I saw this trailer before batman. I thought (for a second) that they were bringing val kilmer back as batman... in the funny suit. Turns out, it wasn't batman... it was Nite Owl.
Most of the people whining about how their game is ruined by others ARE jerks, assholes, and selfish pricks out to ruin everyone else's day. Normal people just stop playing.
I pay for very little of the music I listen to - unless I plan on continuously listening to it, or feel that the artist deserves compensation. I don't pay for it the first time I hear it, I download it to see if I like it. Same with movies. If I download a cam of a movie and the movie sucks, I'd feel cheated of my money - I will pay for the experience of seeing it on the big screen, however, if it is good.
Same with software - if I use it, and it sucks, I would be upset if I paid for it, and never use it again.
If your software sucks, and I pay for it, you've been paid for your work, but I get no benefit. Then it was not a fair transaction, and I would feel cheated.
So, I treat all music/movies/software are shareware. If I like it, I buy it. If not, then I don't care how much work you put into it... it isn't worth a cent to me - and asking me to pay for it before I know if I'll use it / like it isn't fair.
I'm sure my kids will be smart enough to get around any half-assed attempts at "parenting" I throw at them... I'd only truly limit their freedom if it was going to be a danger to someone.
Although, I still think if **I** buy the car, **I** can do whatever I want to it. If they want a lojack - free car, they can pay for it themselves.
maybe I will mess up, one day. Except, I don't usually screw with people unless they've screwed with me. And I make sure I cover my tracks. Maybe talking about it on slashdot will come back to haunt me. Probably not... the BSA has bigger fish to fry, and they *did* catch someone. They're kinda like the RIAA, they don't need to catch the RIGHT person, just so long as they appear to be effective.
I only mentioned it here because it was relevant and interesting. If everyone abstained from 'bragging', as you put it, there would be very few posts, and very little of it would be interesting.
It has been over a year, and the BSA hasn't had a problem with it so far... if they do come knockin', I'll let you know... but they've got bigger fish to fry and probably won't bother (as you can see from the article).
ah, but a debt-free, stick it to the man, rebel with a cause liar type. Besides, I know I'm a liar, so does he... he just can't prove it, and I don't think he's in business anymore because he screwed the wrong person.
Your reasoning isn't correct for business users. Most businesses, even if they are pirating software, don't want garbage (or even unused software) on their computers.
So.. you're saying I should have accepted the surprise pay 'cut', and avoided my civic duty to report a crime?;)
Hmm.. well, I guess if you're too smart to turn autoplay off on your cd drive, then you're too smart for me.
Then again, maybe you're just emo - I read your journal, and it seems to say "Oh, my suburban rich lifestyle is soooo hard... booo hooo". Not all of us have an easy ride in life, and some of us have to work. If you get screwed out of a paycheck and can't pay rent because you just paid tuition, you'd be upset too. I guess not as upset about losing a date with Kathy, but then again, you've always got your hot hooker-married-to-a-politician friend to rely on.
I didn't get paid one paycheck, and got told I'd get it on the next one. Since I had unofficially done some of their IT fixing (basic networking stuff), when I offered to upgrade the office to Vista (from XP) for the boss, he jumped on the opportunity. I also switched office 03 to office 07, installed norton and acrobat 8. It was only about 40 computers.
Two weeks later, when they 'forgot' to give me my commission from the previous paycheck, so I cashed the check, called the BSA and reported the problem. When they called to let my boss know they'd be investigating, he asked me if he should be worried. I told him that I was sure that our windows licenses were good for ANY version of windows, and not to worry.
A few weeks went by, and another paycheck,... but eventually, I got to sit back and wonder what my boss was going through in the office, and when he finally stormed out and demanded the licenses from me, I asked him what he was talking about, and said 'Hey, I'm just a sales guy, I don't know!'
Since it was my word against my bosses word and he couldn't provide the licenses, he opted to have the computers confiscated (maybe because he didn't have the money?). He told everyone that they could work from home, and he'd continue to pay them. I'm not sure how many people got paychecks after that, but I never tried... I figured he'd be just a little upset.
I guess I could have taken him to court for the backpay, but that wouldn't have been very nice.
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I saw this trailer before batman. I thought (for a second) that they were bringing val kilmer back as batman ... in the funny suit. Turns out, it wasn't batman ... it was Nite Owl.
Uh... did you read the post? obviously not. I didn't get laid off.
... uh, small cities are 'ghetto' (90s slang), but not 'a ghetto' (a poor, rundown neighborhood within a large city).
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Maybe you'd do better as an english 'author' if you bothered to learn some english first.
wtf is this? Havn't we met before? ... oh wait. YES. Why don't you discuss the article (or at least something slightly relevant?)
Oh wait. Maybe its the 'rootkit' on your computer, allowing 'hackers' to 'ruin' your live journal and 'accidentally' post it on slashdot.
The moment you accept killing one innocent person is OK to save many more innocent people, then how do you propose we weigh their lives?
... do you watch the steven colbert show? (lol) ...
The funny part? It is true..
it just goes to prove that IMDB is a popularity contest, not actually about 'good movies'.
No no, HANCOCK was the movie that makes parallels to bush. The forgetful drunk who can change the face of the moon if he was so inclined.
Most of the people whining about how their game is ruined by others ARE jerks, assholes, and selfish pricks out to ruin everyone else's day. Normal people just stop playing.
I pay for very little of the music I listen to - unless I plan on continuously listening to it, or feel that the artist deserves compensation. I don't pay for it the first time I hear it, I download it to see if I like it. Same with movies. If I download a cam of a movie and the movie sucks, I'd feel cheated of my money - I will pay for the experience of seeing it on the big screen, however, if it is good.
Same with software - if I use it, and it sucks, I would be upset if I paid for it, and never use it again.
If your software sucks, and I pay for it, you've been paid for your work, but I get no benefit. Then it was not a fair transaction, and I would feel cheated.
So, I treat all music/movies/software are shareware. If I like it, I buy it. If not, then I don't care how much work you put into it... it isn't worth a cent to me - and asking me to pay for it before I know if I'll use it / like it isn't fair.
uh ... no. Thinking about others doesn't put food on my table. I was a salesman at the time, which means I thought even LESS about others.
Can we stop playing that stupid starspankled banner at baseball games already? NO ONE FUCKING CARES ABOUT OUR COUNTRY.
Correction: No one cares about baseball *in* our country.
I'm sure my kids will be smart enough to get around any half-assed attempts at "parenting" I throw at them... I'd only truly limit their freedom if it was going to be a danger to someone.
Although, I still think if **I** buy the car, **I** can do whatever I want to it. If they want a lojack - free car, they can pay for it themselves.
It depends on the amount of piracy involved, they pay you based on what they get from the company you rat out.
maybe I will mess up, one day. Except, I don't usually screw with people unless they've screwed with me. And I make sure I cover my tracks. Maybe talking about it on slashdot will come back to haunt me. Probably not... the BSA has bigger fish to fry, and they *did* catch someone. They're kinda like the RIAA, they don't need to catch the RIGHT person, just so long as they appear to be effective.
I only mentioned it here because it was relevant and interesting. If everyone abstained from 'bragging', as you put it, there would be very few posts, and very little of it would be interesting.
It has been over a year, and the BSA hasn't had a problem with it so far... if they do come knockin', I'll let you know... but they've got bigger fish to fry and probably won't bother (as you can see from the article).
I got about $8,500 ... I have NO idea how much it was worth to my old boss.
ah, but a debt-free, stick it to the man, rebel with a cause liar type. Besides, I know I'm a liar, so does he... he just can't prove it, and I don't think he's in business anymore because he screwed the wrong person.
Yeah, but what they require for proof isn't substantial.
Your reasoning isn't correct for business users. Most businesses, even if they are pirating software, don't want garbage (or even unused software) on their computers.
So.. you're saying I should have accepted the surprise pay 'cut', and avoided my civic duty to report a crime? ;)
Hmm.. well, I guess if you're too smart to turn autoplay off on your cd drive, then you're too smart for me.
Then again, maybe you're just emo - I read your journal, and it seems to say "Oh, my suburban rich lifestyle is soooo hard... booo hooo". Not all of us have an easy ride in life, and some of us have to work. If you get screwed out of a paycheck and can't pay rent because you just paid tuition, you'd be upset too. I guess not as upset about losing a date with Kathy, but then again, you've always got your hot hooker-married-to-a-politician friend to rely on.
He never thought he'd get caught, and when they called, I assured him it was no big deal because the upgrades were legal, just like 98 to 98se.
and yes, they screwed me out of money, so I screwed them and got paid. I thought it was all even in the end...
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extremely over-protective parents = just as bad as extremely under-protective parents.
Thats a flawed argument. Both are bad, you can't justify ONE of them by demonizing the other.
yup, last year. use www.nopiracy.com
... but eventually, I got to sit back and wonder what my boss was going through in the office, and when he finally stormed out and demanded the licenses from me, I asked him what he was talking about, and said 'Hey, I'm just a sales guy, I don't know!'
... I figured he'd be just a little upset.
I didn't get paid one paycheck, and got told I'd get it on the next one. Since I had unofficially done some of their IT fixing (basic networking stuff), when I offered to upgrade the office to Vista (from XP) for the boss, he jumped on the opportunity. I also switched office 03 to office 07, installed norton and acrobat 8. It was only about 40 computers.
Two weeks later, when they 'forgot' to give me my commission from the previous paycheck, so I cashed the check, called the BSA and reported the problem. When they called to let my boss know they'd be investigating, he asked me if he should be worried. I told him that I was sure that our windows licenses were good for ANY version of windows, and not to worry.
A few weeks went by, and another paycheck,
Since it was my word against my bosses word and he couldn't provide the licenses, he opted to have the computers confiscated (maybe because he didn't have the money?). He told everyone that they could work from home, and he'd continue to pay them. I'm not sure how many people got paychecks after that, but I never tried
I guess I could have taken him to court for the backpay, but that wouldn't have been very nice.
Well, they're not as bad as the RIAA, but they certainly don't support customer interests.
The only use I've ever had for the business software alliance is to report a bad employer to them, and get 'paid' for the tip.