It's not distribution, its ownership of the copyright and the ability to charge $$ for it. The distribution issue is pointless because (as I understand it) the commercial reproduction for profit is where the copyright laws were intended to protect against and "sharing among friends" for free was not protected. Distribution may have brought us all to the point of redefining "friends", but only so we can be charged.
Its clearly a losing battle though. If it hits my audio gear or pc, it's MINE.
Yes, In fact I'd be more supportive of charging manslaughter to the person that didn't yell fire and snuck out while everyone else burned.
That is a point most of the professional welfare recipients would argue. I would counter with the fact that your safety and wellbeing are not my responsibilities.
- There are too many nitwits in the community. So much money has been wasted on the posers.
- Premium capital for "the best protection" (which is still vulnerable) vs. moderate capitol and common sense (which is still vulnerable). The latter wins in this economy.
- Don't play the TJX card, either... their stock went up, their customers numbers have risen; no one cares about that breach (or no one cares thats been LOUD enough). If the bottom line wasn't really affected that much over that breach and exposure, its simple to understand why bean-counters moderate infosec purchases in the name of profit.
- the biggest problem is the users. And nothing infosec does will stop stupid people from being stupid.
Its difficult to counter the above perceptions, regardless if the perception is right or wrong. I don't think it will get much easier to counter those perceptions.
What kind of collector would buy any GM car made after the mid 1970s?
There is probably collector interest for almost any year 'vette, but I think you are right in that after the '74 big block or '75 convertible, there isn't much else. I am not a fan of the anniversary editions, or those stupid pace car editions. What about the 80's Hurst olds 442 or the Buick Gran Sport? Maybe there is niche collectors for those and some of the other "performance" upgraded -- late model impala SS, Monte Carlo SS, etc..
but it seems to me that providing for one's widow and/or children is one of the things that an author would likely be concerned about, and probably even consider to be a "need".
Hows life insurance for satisfying that need? Or does that not create enough income for the little freeloaders? [sarcasm intended]
Probably they should. I have never seen one single credible justification for over 1 second boot time for any desktop operating system.
I don't think the eventual target is desktops.
From TFA:
For industrial automation and other similar applications, fast boot and response time is critical to successful operation. Applications must be fully operational at power on and cannot be delayed due to the volatile nature of the platform and environment. Variables such as power fluctuation, network failure, device availability, and memory management must be responded to with no loss of performance and functionality. These same demanding requirements are found not just in Industrial Automation applications, but automotive, aerospace, and military applications as well.
I can see other reasons for linux based kernel devices like web/net appliances, game consoles, cell phones, etc... to have really low boot times.
The good old US, where you have to have a creditcard if you ever want to apply for a loan on something big
1. Thats what they want you to think.
2. It's not true.
Dig around for the free (its difficult to find since it was removed from the FICO site)[1] version of "Understanding your credit score". It is literally a cheat sheet of what/how/when/why to increase your meaningless credit score, or at least make it meaningless with a top end score. It may be gaming the system, but if someone releases the source code to FICO, then it's relatively easy to see how to increase your score rapidly. FWIW, these are their rules, not mine, so I have no issue keeping my 800 score _without_ owning a single credit card.
Here is 1 link I found that is similar to the Isaac document, but it's a little different.
[1] Maybe one of you "wayback machine" experts can dig it up. I dunno.
Do you have a good idea how it could be made less subjective?
Maybe. Probably not.
Why does there need to be levels (the subjective part of the objective element) of gore, violence, language or nudity? Why can't it just be "there is gore, there is profanity, there is nudity" instead of adding the ages? How do they know my 10 year old can't handle DOOM, or UT3? How does that rating apply to games where the gore and profanity _can be turned off or down_?
My children have been allowed to see what the MPAA categorizes as too mature for them. They ask real questions, they get real answers. They are going to experience this stuff in school, with their peers, with their friends -- why should they not have the tools and definitions of the events they see in games and in movies?
I could cripple them with a heavy dose of Disney (not all that innocent with their adult humor in G movies) or Cartoons (again, not all that innocent either in some cases), but I choose to let them experience, and encourage discussion. Yes, dinner time at my house is often an adventure.
I said they both make no sense. It's not a matter of which is worse, the fact that we need 'ratings' in the first place is the fail; more so when they are subjective and inconsistent.
What exactly is the point of a content rating value (regardless of who rates it), that I cannot derive from:
- The box artwork
- The box descriptive paragraph
- The game website
- The plethora of gaming review websites
- The demo (like actually playing the demo;))
Why do I need a useless badge of 'acceptance' or 'description' from some turnkey outfit like the ESRB or the MPAA? If the goal is really to protect children, as a parent I clearly have several ways to do that without any help.
I completely understand that Government controlling the ratings/review would probably lead to asshat legislation. The ratings still fail for the same reason, not by who is in charge of the review.
I don't buy or play games based on their ESRB rating. I do not judge games or content for my children based on the ohsosubjective ratings process. These guys provide no value-add, just seems to be a money catch.
Oh, MPAA, you can lose your ratings as well... I'm an adult, a participating parent, and I prefer to allow my children to experience and ask questions rather than become numb little fat kids with Nicktoons as a babysitter and therefore do not need your assistance in choosing appropriate content for my children.
They really are living on past reputation only as their content has really gone down hill the past couple years.
This isn't the 80's... we will all survive without Berman, his tired old football shtick with that mouth Tom Jackson, and that racist prick, Michael Irvin. That show made ESPN what it is... and now revenue humping to pay the the lifetime contracts will kill it.
In all the brouhaha from the payout, to wall street vs main, TARP, GM, Chryseler, Sotamayor, and great big plans for the new Health care... if the Republicans couldn't find something to take a stand on, anything... then they deserve what they get. Outvoted and silenced.
I find it odd, from news a few weeks back that the recognized "voice of the Republican party" is Rush Limbaugh; and Mr. Limbaugh is a self-proclaimed "non-party" conservative.
Is there is point in defending Republicans? Sadly, they are leaderless, clueless, and helpless. I have faith in conservatism, but no faith in Republicans to bring about conservatism.
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Now it seems like every CD is marketed by TV ads
Where are you still seeing TV ads? Even on channels I watch that actually have them, they are unceremoniously ignored. ;)
Thats probably why marketing is so expensive. LOL.
It's not distribution, its ownership of the copyright and the ability to charge $$ for it. The distribution issue is pointless because (as I understand it) the commercial reproduction for profit is where the copyright laws were intended to protect against and "sharing among friends" for free was not protected. Distribution may have brought us all to the point of redefining "friends", but only so we can be charged.
Its clearly a losing battle though. If it hits my audio gear or pc, it's MINE.
This story is fucking priceless.
Did the apps you installed in 10.4 stop working or were you one of those "trendy" people?
Yes, In fact I'd be more supportive of charging manslaughter to the person that didn't yell fire and snuck out while everyone else burned.
That is a point most of the professional welfare recipients would argue. I would counter with the fact that your safety and wellbeing are not my responsibilities.
Infosec has jumped the shark.
- There are too many nitwits in the community. So much money has been wasted on the posers.
- Premium capital for "the best protection" (which is still vulnerable) vs. moderate capitol and common sense (which is still vulnerable). The latter wins in this economy.
- Don't play the TJX card, either... their stock went up, their customers numbers have risen; no one cares about that breach (or no one cares thats been LOUD enough). If the bottom line wasn't really affected that much over that breach and exposure, its simple to understand why bean-counters moderate infosec purchases in the name of profit.
- the biggest problem is the users. And nothing infosec does will stop stupid people from being stupid.
Its difficult to counter the above perceptions, regardless if the perception is right or wrong. I don't think it will get much easier to counter those perceptions.
What kind of collector would buy any GM car made after the mid 1970s?
There is probably collector interest for almost any year 'vette, but I think you are right in that after the '74 big block or '75 convertible, there isn't much else. I am not a fan of the anniversary editions, or those stupid pace car editions. What about the 80's Hurst olds 442 or the Buick Gran Sport? Maybe there is niche collectors for those and some of the other "performance" upgraded -- late model impala SS, Monte Carlo SS, etc..
I would rather drive it, than L@@K at it, myself.
We tried to nail Jane Fonda.
1. buy camera
2. take pictures for a fee I decide on
3. tell photo assocs to eat shit
4. ???
5. profit
The /. editors just got to it?
but it seems to me that providing for one's widow and/or children is one of the things that an author would likely be concerned about, and probably even consider to be a "need".
Hows life insurance for satisfying that need? Or does that not create enough income for the little freeloaders? [sarcasm intended]
Probably they should. I have never seen one single credible justification for over 1 second boot time for any desktop operating system.
I don't think the eventual target is desktops.
From TFA:
For industrial automation and other similar applications, fast boot and response time is critical to successful operation. Applications must be fully operational at power on and cannot be delayed due to the volatile nature of the platform and environment. Variables such as power fluctuation, network failure, device availability, and memory management must be responded to with no loss of performance and functionality. These same demanding requirements are found not just in Industrial Automation applications, but automotive, aerospace, and military applications as well.
I can see other reasons for linux based kernel devices like web/net appliances, game consoles, cell phones, etc... to have really low boot times.
The only problem is that then everyone would go to the most reliable carrier with the best service.
That doesn't sound, look, or feel like a problem unless the rates changed as a result.
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The good old US, where you have to have a creditcard if you ever want to apply for a loan on something big
1. Thats what they want you to think.
2. It's not true.
Dig around for the free (its difficult to find since it was removed from the FICO site)[1] version of "Understanding your credit score". It is literally a cheat sheet of what/how/when/why to increase your meaningless credit score, or at least make it meaningless with a top end score. It may be gaming the system, but if someone releases the source code to FICO, then it's relatively easy to see how to increase your score rapidly. FWIW, these are their rules, not mine, so I have no issue keeping my 800 score _without_ owning a single credit card.
Here is 1 link I found that is similar to the Isaac document, but it's a little different.
[1] Maybe one of you "wayback machine" experts can dig it up. I dunno.
Do you have a good idea how it could be made less subjective?
Maybe. Probably not.
Why does there need to be levels (the subjective part of the objective element) of gore, violence, language or nudity? Why can't it just be "there is gore, there is profanity, there is nudity" instead of adding the ages? How do they know my 10 year old can't handle DOOM, or UT3? How does that rating apply to games where the gore and profanity _can be turned off or down_?
My children have been allowed to see what the MPAA categorizes as too mature for them. They ask real questions, they get real answers. They are going to experience this stuff in school, with their peers, with their friends -- why should they not have the tools and definitions of the events they see in games and in movies? I could cripple them with a heavy dose of Disney (not all that innocent with their adult humor in G movies) or Cartoons (again, not all that innocent either in some cases), but I choose to let them experience, and encourage discussion. Yes, dinner time at my house is often an adventure.
I said they both make no sense. It's not a matter of which is worse, the fact that we need 'ratings' in the first place is the fail; more so when they are subjective and inconsistent.
;))
What exactly is the point of a content rating value (regardless of who rates it), that I cannot derive from:
- The box artwork
- The box descriptive paragraph
- The game website
- The plethora of gaming review websites
- The demo (like actually playing the demo
Why do I need a useless badge of 'acceptance' or 'description' from some turnkey outfit like the ESRB or the MPAA? If the goal is really to protect children, as a parent I clearly have several ways to do that without any help.
I completely understand that Government controlling the ratings/review would probably lead to asshat legislation. The ratings still fail for the same reason, not by who is in charge of the review.
I don't buy or play games based on their ESRB rating. I do not judge games or content for my children based on the ohsosubjective ratings process. These guys provide no value-add, just seems to be a money catch.
... I'm an adult, a participating parent, and I prefer to allow my children to experience and ask questions rather than become numb little fat kids with Nicktoons as a babysitter and therefore do not need your assistance in choosing appropriate content for my children.
Oh, MPAA, you can lose your ratings as well
They really are living on past reputation only as their content has really gone down hill the past couple years.
This isn't the 80's... we will all survive without Berman, his tired old football shtick with that mouth Tom Jackson, and that racist prick, Michael Irvin. That show made ESPN what it is... and now revenue humping to pay the the lifetime contracts will kill it.
In all the brouhaha from the payout, to wall street vs main, TARP, GM, Chryseler, Sotamayor, and great big plans for the new Health care... if the Republicans couldn't find something to take a stand on, anything ... then they deserve what they get. Outvoted and silenced.
I find it odd, from news a few weeks back that the recognized "voice of the Republican party" is Rush Limbaugh; and Mr. Limbaugh is a self-proclaimed "non-party" conservative.
Is there is point in defending Republicans? Sadly, they are leaderless, clueless, and helpless. I have faith in conservatism, but no faith in Republicans to bring about conservatism.
^^ Mod up.
(Maybe if we built a huge wooden badger.)
FTFY. ;)
And Tivo, or any other set-top box is apparently A-OK. ;)
We just discussed this 2 days ago.