We just disable this part of the printer/copier/scanner. Time and time again we learn the collegtive intelligence of people who believe in freedom and "fair use" is much higher than the companies trying to stop us. Perhaps someday, someone other than ourselves will realize this.
...Now I ask you, where else can a band attract over-weight white guys from another time zone to come to a club, buy some drinks, and pick up a waiter to take home?
Oh, so any electronic, synthesised or dance music is crap?
Not what I said and quit being so damn offendable.
I happen to like music in that genre, but not what I here on mp3.com. Most of it sounds like someone hit the demo button on a casio keyboard encoded it into a mp3.
I guess I have a different take on all this. I've uploaded some of my bands songs to mp3.com and I've been happy. No, I haven't made any money to speak of, but that wasn't my intent. I figured I do so my friends can download some songs and maybe some new people will here them. I never looked at mp3.com as a way to make a living.
90% of what is on mp3.com is crap anyway (my stuff probably falls into that, but hey, it's for fun). Lots of it is just dance mixes and synth tunes that some kid programmed into a shareware MIDI sequencer. You really have to search for the gems, the actual bands that put together some good songs.
Bottom line, if people are encoding mp3's with the hope of "going big time" it's probably not going to happen. Despite the hype, mp3.com (and others) are just places to to put music so people can find them, they are NOT a record label. If they didn't pay out AT ALL, I'm sure that people would still be uploading songs.
Like open source coding, most of us are just doing it for fun and to see what we can do, not money.
"Agent Smith, we are going to have to shut this guy up before he reaches a large audience."
I agree, we no not need a revolution (not yet, anyway, the trend isn't looking so good for the future). But do you think the IRS is going to stand for that kind of talk or planning. They will discover child porn on your computer and you'll be wisked away before you have a chance to organize something like that. The rest of the world will go on as usual and you will become a radical right wing legend, only to be laughed off as "that can't happen here".
The government is full of layers of security that look out for the government.
Here's a wierd thought...the Matrix is real, just not the way they showed it in the movie.
You know, you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, a certain story is posted so slashdot, and a mild mannered man becomes a political dissident. I need coffee.:)
Ehhh Last I looked it lacked the usual browser features (including bookmarks like you said). Also I don't think it had forward or back buttons, or any other navigation tools. I'm not complaining about the web browser part of Mozilla, just the integration with poor internet clients that have much better counterparts elsewhere. Opera look's like just want I want except for the closed source and MDA windows.
Why are you acting like the US is a place where the government is out to protect the citizens. Government agencies believe to the core that they know better than us. That's why they take our money and spend it better than we would, take our children and send them off to die someplace that hates us, take our guns since we can't be trusted with them, and take out privacy because who knows what damage we might be planning behind closed doors.
Our system of government once worked, and worked pretty good. But like all governments eventually do, it became corrupted and ceased to work for the people, it now works for itself.
Our rights have pretty much become non existant. What were once considered unalienable rights that could not be taken away are now dangerous to the public (or to the government), and must be regulated, or removed. We won't miss them, we'll be given promises of safety in return.
Maybe someday there will be another Declaration of Independance. Perhaps even a Revloutionary war where people who still want live free from oppression and fear might fight for their beliefs.
Nope, not in this age. We'll just express outrage today then vote the same people into office because they belong to the party that once held the ideals we believed in.
I've read several articles mentioning the fact that IE is eclipsing NN/C in the intranet/internal development marketplace (some posted here) and I agree totally. If I had to support netscape right now it'd double my work. I'd have to write everything twice, AND some things I couldn't do at all.
You made some good points, but this one bothers me. Why not just adhere to the industry standards you mentioned above? No supporting specific browsers, just working within the guidelines of the established standards. W3C HTML 4.0 code works in both browsers. If you need database access (I'm assuming you do for an intranet) PHP3 works on all browsers.
So we can very well build custom versions of Mozilla without any AIM or other annoyances.
Oh, and we will:) You think it's small and fast now? Wait until I get done with it. After ripping out the "cram every internet client we can think of" code, it will be one fast, small, WEB BROWSER. Nothing else, just a web browser.
Again, it needs to be said to all you whiners who complain about certain stories (who curiously not only read the story, but feel the need to post as well), This is not your website. The owners are going to post news that interests THEM, that is how it's always been. Please learn to pass up stories that do not interest you. It's not a difficult skill.
Have you ever SEEN a Co$ intro video? They can only be described as comedies:) I've visited a local recruiting house and after what I saw and listened to, I still cannot imagine anyone joining with these people. However, it's possible that my experience was not representative of how they normaly work.
We need a free market, not more government control, and this is one of the goals of the WTO.
And in this free market, who will dictate all the rules? The WTO perhaps. Don't get me wrong, I agree in principle with what you said, but the WTO is just going to be another big government. As for evidence, simply look at the stated goals of the World Bank, UN, WTO, etc. Seperate, national governments making independent decisions is just not part of their stated plans.
I have mixed feelings about the free market, especially in terms of labor. It seems the third world countries will be exploited as much as helped. Sweatshops will take jobs away from devloped countries and be used to enslave 3rd world countries to work for big corporations. I don't need to submit proof of this, it already happens.
The Co$ is pretty much a terrorist cult that uses money, lawsuits, and worse to silence opposition. They basically prey on weak minded people and exploit them for money, work, you name it. Basically, they are a corporation pretending to be a religion to get tax breaks. There are lots of sites on the net dealing with these people, the largest of which is Operation Clambake. An interesting note is that the Co$ distributes internet software to it's drones that have nearly all of these sites, newsgroups, and such filtered out.
That's complete b*llsh*t. To start, the US owes the UN more money than any other country. I think they haven't paid a cent of the UN dues since the organization was started.
No, it's not. We do "donate" more of our resources than ANY other UN country. Who makes up a massive percentage of every "peacekeeping" force?
As for the dues, that is all bullshit. We were owed many times more than our UN dues by many other countries, debts that we chose to let go. (It seems our leaders are morons, who knew?)
You need to learn that there is a distinct difference between the US population and government. The government abuses the UN, bombs other countries, etc. The population (most that I know) say "Fuck the UN" stop bombing other countries every time Clinton needs to divert attention from a scandel, stop sending our kids to die trying to perserve peace in some backwoods country that considers burning out flag a national pasttime, and leave us the hell alone. We don't need yet another layer of ineffective government telling us we have too much freedom.
Well, conspiracy theory or now, it is correct. That sure seems to be what is happening.
The term conspiracy theory is a funny term. It seems to be applied to anything that people do not want to listen to, think about, or believe. I'm sure there was once a bunch of conspiracy theory nuts all over Germany during Hitler's rise to power. And I'm sure they were were brushed off as such and ignored.
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We just disable this part of the printer/copier/scanner. Time and time again we learn the collegtive intelligence of people who believe in freedom and "fair use" is much higher than the companies trying to stop us.
Perhaps someday, someone other than ourselves will realize this.
Finkployd
I'm only here 'cause it makes me feel cool :)
Finkployd
...Now I ask you, where else can a band attract over-weight white guys from another time zone to come to a club, buy some drinks, and pick up a waiter to take home?
Finkployd
Oh, so any electronic, synthesised or dance music is crap?
Not what I said and quit being so damn offendable.
I happen to like music in that genre, but not what I here on mp3.com. Most of it sounds like someone hit the demo button on a casio keyboard encoded it into a mp3.
Geeze, read what I post before you just attack.
Finkployd
I guess I have a different take on all this. I've uploaded some of my bands songs to mp3.com and I've been happy. No, I haven't made any money to speak of, but that wasn't my intent.
I figured I do so my friends can download some songs and maybe some new people will here them. I never looked at mp3.com as a way to make a living.
90% of what is on mp3.com is crap anyway (my stuff probably falls into that, but hey, it's for fun). Lots of it is just dance mixes and synth tunes that some kid programmed into a shareware MIDI sequencer. You really have to search for the gems, the actual bands that put together some good songs.
Bottom line, if people are encoding mp3's with the hope of "going big time" it's probably not going to happen. Despite the hype, mp3.com (and others) are just places to to put music so people can find them, they are NOT a record label.
If they didn't pay out AT ALL, I'm sure that people would still be uploading songs.
Like open source coding, most of us are just doing it for fun and to see what we can do, not money.
Finkployd
I'm guessing you are talking about the (Congressional) Republicans.
Mostly, but it applies to most who are in office these days.
Finkployd
Come on, moderators, that was clearly a joke.
Finkployd
I wonder if Echelon monitors Slashdot posts as well?
:)
I'm kind of waiting to see that myself.
Finkployd
"Agent Smith, we are going to have to shut this guy up before he reaches a large audience."
:)
I agree, we no not need a revolution (not yet, anyway, the trend isn't looking so good for the future). But do you think the IRS is going to stand for that kind of talk or planning.
They will discover child porn on your computer and you'll be wisked away before you have a chance to organize something like that. The rest of the world will go on as usual and you will become a radical right wing legend, only to be laughed off as "that can't happen here".
The government is full of layers of security that look out for the government.
Here's a wierd thought...the Matrix is real, just not the way they showed it in the movie.
You know, you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, a certain story is posted so slashdot, and a mild mannered man becomes a political dissident. I need coffee.
Finkployd
They're probably already knocking on his door and hacking his box as we speak, just to "ask some questions" about revolutionary movements...
:)
No, I was just kidding about it all. I actually like the government, I mean they do great work.
It was all sarcasm.
Look, taxes are good. They pay for roads and welfare and midnight basketball.
Gun control is necessary after all the school shootings we've been seeing. Besides, what kind of barbarian needs a gun in this day and age
The Constitution was created by a bunch of dead white guys, they gave way too much freedom to overcompansate for the little they had before.
Government has shown us the follow of our ways, we need some control.
So forget all I said. I was just in a bad mood. I didn't mean any of it. There is no revolution, false alarm everyone.
Finkployd
Now maybe that damn van will go away....
:)
Ehhh
Last I looked it lacked the usual browser features (including bookmarks like you said). Also I don't think it had forward or back buttons, or any other navigation tools.
I'm not complaining about the web browser part of Mozilla, just the integration with poor internet clients that have much better counterparts elsewhere.
Opera look's like just want I want except for the closed source and MDA windows.
Finkployd
Why are you acting like the US is a place where the government is out to protect the citizens. Government agencies believe to the core that they know better than us. That's why they take our money and spend it better than we would, take our children and send them off to die someplace that hates us, take our guns since we can't be trusted with them, and take out privacy because who knows what damage we might be planning behind closed doors.
Our system of government once worked, and worked pretty good. But like all governments eventually do, it became corrupted and ceased to work for the people, it now works for itself.
Our rights have pretty much become non existant. What were once considered unalienable rights that could not be taken away are now dangerous to the public (or to the government), and must be regulated, or removed. We won't miss them, we'll be given promises of safety in return.
Maybe someday there will be another Declaration of Independance. Perhaps even a Revloutionary war where people who still want live free from oppression and fear might fight for their beliefs.
Nope, not in this age. We'll just express outrage today then vote the same people into office because they belong to the party that once held the ideals we believed in.
Finkployd
Hey why not just start another Open Source project dedicated to doing just that?
I might. Or jump onto someone else's. I'm sure there will probably be quite a few people willing to rip the bulk out of the monster.
Plus what's keeping you from starting now?
I've thought about it, but I'd rather wait until the final 5.0 version comes out.
Finkployd
Mozilla beta will still be released b4 christmas? please tell me yes
Well, if it's pushed back two months, and it's December now....I'm going to have to go with no.
There probably should be another milestone around that time though.
Finkployd
I've read several articles mentioning the fact that IE is eclipsing NN/C in the intranet/internal development marketplace (some posted here) and I agree totally. If I had to support netscape right now it'd double my work. I'd have to write everything twice, AND some things I couldn't do at all.
You made some good points, but this one bothers me. Why not just adhere to the industry standards you mentioned above? No supporting specific browsers, just working within the guidelines of the established standards. W3C HTML 4.0 code works in both browsers. If you need database access (I'm assuming you do for an intranet) PHP3 works on all browsers.
Finkployd
So we can very well build custom versions of Mozilla without any AIM or other annoyances.
:)
Oh, and we will
You think it's small and fast now? Wait until I get done with it. After ripping out the "cram every internet client we can think of" code, it will be one fast, small, WEB BROWSER. Nothing else, just a web browser.
Finkployd
Again, it needs to be said to all you whiners who complain about certain stories (who curiously not only read the story, but feel the need to post as well), This is not your website. The owners are going to post news that interests THEM, that is how it's always been.
Please learn to pass up stories that do not interest you. It's not a difficult skill.
Finkployd
Have you ever SEEN a Co$ intro video? They can only be described as comedies :) I've visited a local recruiting house and after what I saw and listened to, I still cannot imagine anyone joining with these people.
However, it's possible that my experience was not representative of how they normaly work.
Finkployd
How about stupid logos? Let's not forget Lucent's coffee-mug-stain-on-a-napkin logo :)
I think that was the butt of a Dilbert joke once too.
Finkployd
A good game and good Linux distro for under the price of RedHat 6.x....
:) Just an observation.
Something to think about Redhat...
*note* I'm not bashing RH, they're my distro of choice
Finkployd
You're a right wing, isolationist, wacko!
:)
And you said it much better than I did, thanks
Finkployd
We need a free market, not more government control, and this is one of the goals of the WTO.
And in this free market, who will dictate all the rules? The WTO perhaps.
Don't get me wrong, I agree in principle with what you said, but the WTO is just going to be another big government.
As for evidence, simply look at the stated goals of the World Bank, UN, WTO, etc. Seperate, national governments making independent decisions is just not part of their stated plans.
I have mixed feelings about the free market, especially in terms of labor. It seems the third world countries will be exploited as much as helped. Sweatshops will take jobs away from devloped countries and be used to enslave 3rd world countries to work for big corporations.
I don't need to submit proof of this, it already happens.
Finkployd
The Co$ is pretty much a terrorist cult that uses money, lawsuits, and worse to silence opposition. They basically prey on weak minded people and exploit them for money, work, you name it.
Basically, they are a corporation pretending to be a religion to get tax breaks. There are lots of sites on the net dealing with these people, the largest of which is Operation Clambake. An interesting note is that the Co$ distributes internet software to it's drones that have nearly all of these sites, newsgroups, and such filtered out.
Finkployd
That's complete b*llsh*t. To start, the US owes the UN more money than any other country. I think they haven't paid a cent of the UN dues since the organization was started.
No, it's not. We do "donate" more of our resources than ANY other UN country. Who makes up a massive percentage of every "peacekeeping" force?
As for the dues, that is all bullshit. We were owed many times more than our UN dues by many other countries, debts that we chose to let go. (It seems our leaders are morons, who knew?)
You need to learn that there is a distinct difference between the US population and government. The government abuses the UN, bombs other countries, etc. The population (most that I know) say "Fuck the UN" stop bombing other countries every time Clinton needs to divert attention from a scandel, stop sending our kids to die trying to perserve peace in some backwoods country that considers burning out flag a national pasttime, and leave us the hell alone. We don't need yet another layer of ineffective government telling us we have too much freedom.
Finkployd
Ok...This is conspiracy theory here so be warned:
Well, conspiracy theory or now, it is correct. That sure seems to be what is happening.
The term conspiracy theory is a funny term. It seems to be applied to anything that people do not want to listen to, think about, or believe. I'm sure there was once a bunch of conspiracy theory nuts all over Germany during Hitler's rise to power. And I'm sure they were were brushed off as such and ignored.
Finkployd