I bought a PS/2 to USB converter at Radio Shack some time ago. It was expensive (~$20-$30) but it worked perfectly and the machine registered my mouse as HID-compliant. Of course, that was after I exchanged my first converter that was DOA.
For some reason, despite the incredibly shaky start USB had...it still managed to beat FireWire to be the most popular data-transfer system. Sure, you could argue popularity isn't everything, but try telling that to all the dorky kids at schools across the world. I'm sure those dorky kids are fans of FireWire, so they'll probably like hearing that.
Think digital cameras vs film. Alot of film corporations (agfa, konica) no longer exist in that aftermath. And yet the big two film companies (Kodak, Fugifilm) had the sense to invest heavily in the digital camera market with cameras, memory cards, and developing kiosks.
The lesson here is that, if you want to keep your business afloat, you need to invest in new technologies when it becomes clear that they will disrupt the current model. The RIAA missed its chance when it sued Napster instead of working with them.
I don't want to see this implemented. I'd much rather see business models that don't depend on distribution control but also don't rely on mandatory payment by everybody - especially non-consumers.
I don't remember meta-moderating anyone with a modifier of "overrated" or seeing a "Score X: Overrated" indicator on any posts. I'm pretty sure that the meta-modder would see "Rating: [original rating]" even if "Overrated" had a majority of the points in the post. Then again, I don't really know how Slashdot operates.
But if it's cable TV, then you do pay directly to the networks. Look at your cable bill when it comes in the mail. It should say "Copyright Fee" or something similar that indicates that a small percentage of your bill goes to the networks directly. It's why I don't get cable: my money shouldn't be supporting networks I don't watch.
If he's getting cable Internet access and doesn't watch cable TV at all, then yes. Most cable providers force you to get their TV service if you want their Internet service.
This is not a science article. Arguably it is a math article to the interested christians on/. but certainly not science. Which is why it isn't tagged with the "science" tag and the picture of Einstein is missing.
Well I haven't developed anything for the OS, so I don't know about software development, but it seems like the desktop distributions have installation mostly fixed by now. Granted, there are many post-installation problems that can arise, but the situation is certainly a lot better than it was a few years ago. You can even bypass the installation issue completely now by buying from an OEM who pre-installs a distribution for you. So yes, it isn't ready now, but given a few more years time things will certainly get better.
If IBM and others are as serious as people like Rob Weir seem to be then I strongly suggest they stop being chicken shits after the way in which they capitulated OS/2 in the face of Windows, start funding a really viable alternative to Windows and start really getting just what is required. This would be a desktop operating system that would circumvent the OEM channels Microsoft controls by being given away freely so that everybody, including OEMs, can install it free of Microsoft's control, and it will be a desktop good enough in terms of developers' tools and installation so software can get to users. With enough effort then you'd definitely carve out a market large enough to make it viable, and you'd then have an office suite with enough of an installed base. Governments and other organisations would then pick it up as a result. There's already an OS like that. It's called GNU/Linux.
Disclaimer: IANAL
I suggest you read up a little. I have included for your perusal section 502 of the California Penal Code, which points out, quite clearly, that is is theft and is punishable by a $10,000.00 fine and or up to 16 months in state prison, but read for yourself California Penal Code Sections 484-502.9 That section (and yes, I read the whole section) deals with typical computer crime acts that harvest data from computers without the knowledge of the owner of the computer or the person who made the source copy. Someone who hacked into your system and copied your MP3s would be guilty of this law, but someone who downloaded them out of your shared folder would not be, because "owned" in this sense is not in the case of copyrights but the case of who is in possession of the copy itself (you). As much as the RIAA would like us to believe otherwise, they don't own our ripped MP3s. We do. They do, however, own the copyrights on the content in those MP3s. The same analogy could be made in the physical world to discs and data on those disks. You own the CD you purchased your software on, however you are licensed the right to use the software contained on it.
Of course if you have a court case that rules otherwise, then please link to it.
The rest of your post is a straw man. I wasn't arguing that everyone has the inherent right to distribute in my post, and if that was the implication then I'm sorry for not making myself clearer. What you were suggesting is that distribution of copyrighted material without a license or other written permission that isn't protected under the terms of fair use is somehow not an infringement but falls under a different law dealing with a different concept of property. Even if that were the case, at the very least the act is still copyright infringement in addition to whatever other laws apply to the situation. However I would like to apologize for my rudeness. It was late and I couldn't get to sleep.
I guess they fixed it then. This was about a year ago and I can't check now because Ubuntu makes the Apple site think I'm on Mac OS X. Yes, I could install a user agent switcher, but I'm not going to do that just to look up one thing.
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VGA isn't dead. I see it all the time on modern laptops.
I bought a PS/2 to USB converter at Radio Shack some time ago. It was expensive (~$20-$30) but it worked perfectly and the machine registered my mouse as HID-compliant. Of course, that was after I exchanged my first converter that was DOA.
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The lesson here is that, if you want to keep your business afloat, you need to invest in new technologies when it becomes clear that they will disrupt the current model. The RIAA missed its chance when it sued Napster instead of working with them.
I don't want to see this implemented. I'd much rather see business models that don't depend on distribution control but also don't rely on mandatory payment by everybody - especially non-consumers.
I don't remember meta-moderating anyone with a modifier of "overrated" or seeing a "Score X: Overrated" indicator on any posts. I'm pretty sure that the meta-modder would see "Rating: [original rating]" even if "Overrated" had a majority of the points in the post. Then again, I don't really know how Slashdot operates.
Well, Time Warner and Comcast are already both ISPs and media companies, so that isn't as far fetched as it might sound.
But if it's cable TV, then you do pay directly to the networks. Look at your cable bill when it comes in the mail. It should say "Copyright Fee" or something similar that indicates that a small percentage of your bill goes to the networks directly. It's why I don't get cable: my money shouldn't be supporting networks I don't watch.
If he's getting cable Internet access and doesn't watch cable TV at all, then yes. Most cable providers force you to get their TV service if you want their Internet service.
Both.
I thought NORAD only still existed to track Santa.
Not interested. I'd rather have a hoverboard.
Tell that to the "think of the children" groups and everyone else who thinks the government has the right to protect us from ourselves.
Well McCain already has the amount of votes needed to win the nomination, I'd say it's a pretty safe bet.
I call bullshit. Geeks are just as influenced by their geek peers as anybody else.
In his defense, the picture tagged with the story is pi.
You guys get two weeks off? Lucky Brits.
I always thought it was based on when the Hebrew calendar said the week of Passover was.
Well I haven't developed anything for the OS, so I don't know about software development, but it seems like the desktop distributions have installation mostly fixed by now. Granted, there are many post-installation problems that can arise, but the situation is certainly a lot better than it was a few years ago. You can even bypass the installation issue completely now by buying from an OEM who pre-installs a distribution for you. So yes, it isn't ready now, but given a few more years time things will certainly get better.
QuickTime. I believe iTunes uses QuickTime to play the files in its library, so there is no standalone iTunes.
Of course if you have a court case that rules otherwise, then please link to it.
The rest of your post is a straw man. I wasn't arguing that everyone has the inherent right to distribute in my post, and if that was the implication then I'm sorry for not making myself clearer. What you were suggesting is that distribution of copyrighted material without a license or other written permission that isn't protected under the terms of fair use is somehow not an infringement but falls under a different law dealing with a different concept of property. Even if that were the case, at the very least the act is still copyright infringement in addition to whatever other laws apply to the situation. However I would like to apologize for my rudeness. It was late and I couldn't get to sleep.
I guess they fixed it then. This was about a year ago and I can't check now because Ubuntu makes the Apple site think I'm on Mac OS X. Yes, I could install a user agent switcher, but I'm not going to do that just to look up one thing.