Are you really looking for a point to this article? Here, I'll sum it up for you:
The Internet changed everything. Here's one more subset of "everything" that was changed. Here at Slashdot, we'll (somewhat ironically) take the position that all change is bad. Get off my lawn.
You know, you're right. Neither Microsoft nor Nintendo are perfect, so I should just shut up and accept whatever assfucking Sony decides I deserve. After all, they're awesome! Right?
In my experience, working the way you like is vastly superior to working the way some Internet stranger likes, regardless of the geek cred it'll give you on Slashdot.
They're all evil, entertainment wants to be free. Anyone who expects to be paid for being creative simply hasn't had the right morals educated into them yet.
Yeah, the movies are so terrible and no one wants to watch them, that's why piracy is so rampant.
That argument is retarded on its face and I really wish you free entertainment types would give it up. It ranks on the stupidity scale right up there with the potheads who think the whole "you can't tax a plant" argument makes sense.
They probably just don't care enough. Serving such a tiny market isn't worth the expense, particularly considering that this market is mainly made up of people who are inclined to bitch about having to pay for anything.
You'd be surprised how little many of us care. There are plenty of things on the Internet for non-Americans to do. We don't have to include everyone all the time.
As a nerd, I demand that my excessive non-typical use patterns are subsidized by the general market, because I deserve everything for free or as near as possible, because I have decided that is ethical. You cannot deny me, because I am right, because I have said so.
I can't imagine why they got tired of catering to whiny pirates who refuse to pay for anything and turn every game into a cheating contest. That must have been such an awesome market to serve. How could anyone voluntarily give that up is beyond me.
If you want absolute control over every detail related to your life, then good luck. Remember, unrealistic expectations are the first step to disappointment
There was a time when you could have any color on your monitor that you wanted, as long as it was green. Things weren't better back then, except in the minds of the self-appointed "elite" who bemoan that technology is no long the sole province of the unwashed neckbeards.
Oh, you made the mistake of believing that society is paying them. Yeah, that's not how it works. They are paid by their clients. They don't get your money, for instance, unless you give it to them. They have to prove their own value, at great risk, so they get great rewards.
Teaching, on the other hand, is paid via gov't coercion and is a safe, simple job (albeit frustrating to the unskilled) and as such, has a very low reward.
But the people "pissing away money" (which is a vastly negative misstatement of the general reality) are taking a percentage of other people's money willingly given to them, while the teachers are essentially no-skill babysitters who spend their time making kids memorize useless bullshit. Any old monkey can teach, but it takes a certain rare skill to convince people to hand you large amounts of money.
The ability to easily swap hardware in a full desktop rig will trump laptops any time.
Yeah, for the enthusiast market. For the general population, swapping computer hardware is on the same level as tweaking the dishwasher for more hot-water spraying action.
The problem with calling it "doublespeak" is that it's true. If piracy wasn't so rampant, DRM never would have happened. Napster did this to all of us by demonstrating to the content industries that unprotected media was vulnerable. Bam, the race was on. Acting like piracy has no blame at all is disingenuous at best and is in all reality the example of doublespeak in your post.
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So it's identical only different? What's your address, I have this awesome dictionary I want to send to you.
Are you really looking for a point to this article? Here, I'll sum it up for you:
The Internet changed everything. Here's one more subset of "everything" that was changed. Here at Slashdot, we'll (somewhat ironically) take the position that all change is bad. Get off my lawn.
You know, you're right. Neither Microsoft nor Nintendo are perfect, so I should just shut up and accept whatever assfucking Sony decides I deserve. After all, they're awesome! Right?
In my experience, working the way you like is vastly superior to working the way some Internet stranger likes, regardless of the geek cred it'll give you on Slashdot.
Relax, fanboy. One person having a bad experience with Apple won't negate your whole life.
You know, that's a lot of words to say "people like free shit."
Education ruins discourse.
If there were repercussions every time someone was an asshole and abused power, we'd all be in prison.
fuck em
They fine the spectrum license holder for violating the terms of the license agreement. It's not the mechanism you think it is by a longshot.
They're all evil, entertainment wants to be free. Anyone who expects to be paid for being creative simply hasn't had the right morals educated into them yet.
Yeah, the movies are so terrible and no one wants to watch them, that's why piracy is so rampant.
That argument is retarded on its face and I really wish you free entertainment types would give it up. It ranks on the stupidity scale right up there with the potheads who think the whole "you can't tax a plant" argument makes sense.
They probably just don't care enough. Serving such a tiny market isn't worth the expense, particularly considering that this market is mainly made up of people who are inclined to bitch about having to pay for anything.
You'd be surprised how little many of us care. There are plenty of things on the Internet for non-Americans to do. We don't have to include everyone all the time.
As a nerd, I demand that my excessive non-typical use patterns are subsidized by the general market, because I deserve everything for free or as near as possible, because I have decided that is ethical. You cannot deny me, because I am right, because I have said so.
I can't imagine why they got tired of catering to whiny pirates who refuse to pay for anything and turn every game into a cheating contest. That must have been such an awesome market to serve. How could anyone voluntarily give that up is beyond me.
If you want absolute control over every detail related to your life, then good luck. Remember, unrealistic expectations are the first step to disappointment
There was a time when you could have any color on your monitor that you wanted, as long as it was green. Things weren't better back then, except in the minds of the self-appointed "elite" who bemoan that technology is no long the sole province of the unwashed neckbeards.
To be fair, math is really hard to understand through a veil of Apple-incited hatred.
Oh, you made the mistake of believing that society is paying them. Yeah, that's not how it works. They are paid by their clients. They don't get your money, for instance, unless you give it to them. They have to prove their own value, at great risk, so they get great rewards.
Teaching, on the other hand, is paid via gov't coercion and is a safe, simple job (albeit frustrating to the unskilled) and as such, has a very low reward.
But the people "pissing away money" (which is a vastly negative misstatement of the general reality) are taking a percentage of other people's money willingly given to them, while the teachers are essentially no-skill babysitters who spend their time making kids memorize useless bullshit. Any old monkey can teach, but it takes a certain rare skill to convince people to hand you large amounts of money.
And if you're not a FOSS zealot, this isn't even a compromise. It's just a good idea.
Ideals are lovely, but in reality, people get compensated for their work.
The ability to easily swap hardware in a full desktop rig will trump laptops any time.
Yeah, for the enthusiast market. For the general population, swapping computer hardware is on the same level as tweaking the dishwasher for more hot-water spraying action.
The problem with calling it "doublespeak" is that it's true. If piracy wasn't so rampant, DRM never would have happened. Napster did this to all of us by demonstrating to the content industries that unprotected media was vulnerable. Bam, the race was on. Acting like piracy has no blame at all is disingenuous at best and is in all reality the example of doublespeak in your post.
Yeah, iTunes.
Isn't it just the worst when people don't recognize the obvious superiority of your opinions and get in line? Stupid fucking free will.