This is exactly what we've been saying is necessary. Instead of mandating spyware on all of our computers or forcing ISP to pay royalties for potential copyright infringement, they're actually trying to stop it at the source.
The penalties may be a bit harsh, but that's better that than curtailing the rest of our freedoms.
There are so many factors that influence mileage that the EPA sticker is an estimate, not a guarantee.
If your tires are underinflated by a couple of PSI you will see a drop in MPG. If your spark plugs are under gapped, you'll see a drop in MPG. If your wheel bearings are not properly packed...If your alignment is off... If you and your passenders are heavier than the EPA took into consideration...If you buy cheap spark plug wires...If there is too much carbon inside of your distributor cap...If your PCV valve isn't properly working...If your oil is too dirty...If your air filter is too dirty...If the gasoline in your area isn't formulated properly...If your transmission isn't filled to the proper level...If your O2 sensor is not operating properly. I could go on for half an hour. Automobiles are more complex than people like to think they are. The ECM measures so much data and makes so many adjustments to improve emissions (and as a side effect fuel mileage) that a couple of little problems can have a MAJOR impact on your fuel economy.
A few after market mods to your car can make it outperform one fresh from the factory. For example, if you replace your ignition coil with a higher voltage model you can set the gaps on your spark plugs wider and increase your fuel economy and horsepower. However that can cause your engine to heat up faster than it was designed to and cause more wear and tear on other engine components. The factories have to come up with a balance that will give decent performance to the greatest number of people.
It's not unlike the CPU market. Some CPUs can be overclocked without any problems, and others can not. Same thing with cars.
Documentary film makers make a nominal attempt to report events accurately. They may take a side, but they don't ignore all evidence that is contrary to their point of view.
...a movie that I believe will make a fundamental impact on the future of how politics are played out in America
This movie is PRECISELY the reason why most people on the right opposed McCain/Feingold. Hollywood is full of people leaning left of center. Within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election no one can run ads. But, this movie will be playing all the way up to election day.
When you mix OSS/Free Software with business interests, the results are usually bad. There are notable exceptions to this, such as IBM's contributions to the Linux kernel. However, I would like to point to the "Post-IPO" Red Hat. Out of a fiduciary obligation to their shareholders Red Hat has shifted focus from the "oridinary" user to the "Corporate" user. I think that this is bad. It may be good for business, but it is bad for all of us who don't have an IT budget.
If Tim O'Reily is to communicate with men wearing suits, it is likely it is to Tim O'Reily's benefit to do so using words that men wearing suits are likely to be accustomed to hearing.
All businesses, and therefore all business people need to adapt or die. Meaning, that those suits who just "don't get it" about OSS/Free Software should just miss the boat. The ones who do understand what it's about and the benefits that they can provide will prosper. When typewriters revolutionized business, did typewriter salesmen have to speak marketese to show the benefits of their products? When automobiles became popular and affordable did Henry Ford need to educate his sales force on the buzzwords of the day?
Paradigm and Enterprise are the two buzzwords that make my blood boil when people try to use them in every day speech.
See how things look when you step outside of the Slashdot bubble and look at why they're doing this?
I don't give a fuck why they're doing it. Every CD I buy gets ripped and encoded to MP3 before the first time I listen to it. My use of ripping software is perfectly legitimate. Once again, I don't give a fuck about what the "bad people" are doing.
If piracy weren't so rampant, this wouldn't be an issue. And blaming the RIAA is a baseless copout.
You sound like all of those hoplophobes who want to take away MY gun rights because of the actions of a few violent criminals.
Enforcement of DRM isn't inherently bad whatsoever. It's when the consumer isn't told about it.
I'm sure that we will all agree that the DVDCA informed the public that DVDs were encrypted so that their content could be controlled. I'm also sure that most of us will agree that it was a bad thing when they invoked the DMCA to prevent people from developing a Linux DVD Player.
DRM is evil. It's an attempt to control when, where and how you can enjoy the content that you've paid to access.
Knowing is not doing. How many people do I know that perfectly know how to install an anti-virus but are just too lazy to do it.
A good friend of mine WILL NOT install AV software on his computer. Even if offered the chance to do so for free. He actually scans his machine across his network from his wife's PC.
The man war brutal and evil, but keeping him in power probably would have helped us in the War on Terror.
If you believe that, you have no idea of how to win the war.
The only way to win the war on terror is to take away the incentives to commit terror. Saddam was paying the families of suicide bombers 25 thousand dollars (US). The next step is to change our Mid East policy so that we're not longer the primary target.
The Spooky Scary soundtrack can be used to frighten children away from prison. ?Listen to Martha screaming as she is tackled by larger more ?friendly? inmates!? Again, point for the RIAA.
I have been using linux for 6 years. I started out on Red Hat, I switched to Mandrake and have promarily been a Mandrake user ever since Mandrake 6.0.
I've dabbled with other Distros like Genoo, Slackware, TurboLinux, and Storm but Mandrake is just what I like.
Right now I'm running Mandrake 9.1 on an AMD x86 box and a PPC. It's so sweet to have the same configuration for two machines with such different architectures.
Time and time again. I see posts indicating that/. regulars don't get laid. I think of myself as an average/.er. I do pretty well in that department. I've been in the game for almost 12 years now and in all that time my longest dry spell was 5 months and 7 days.
Since I was 19 my longest dry spell was less than 3 months.
Is this supposed to be self-deprecating humor, like when jewish people tell lawyer jokes or when black people make jokes about being ghetto?
Even to this day it is still cited as one of the best and most signifigant games made.
Doom is still cited by people who want to blame school shooting on video games. It's a part of the popular culture. Not bad for a game that was released when most US households didn't even have computers.
It was because of Quake that 3d accelleration made it to the big time. When I was 21 I plunked down 200 of my hard earned dollars to buy a Diamond Monster 3d card JUST TO PLAY GL-Quake!
Lots of my buddies did the same. Before Quake 3d accelleration was just a novelty.
The first country to navigate at night was the UK, not the USA, using ground radar (that they invented) and seaplanes.
Flying over the english channel is not naval aviation. I'm talking about launching a plane from and landing a plane on the deck of an aircraft carrier at night.
Maybe you're referring to the fact that in Germany it is illegal to deny the facts of the Holocaust. That is indeed forbidden, as it should be, out of respect for the victims.
Isn't it even illegal to question those facts? For example, couldn't one get in trouble if one were to say "My research has indicated that 5.99 million jewish people were killed by the Nazis. The 6 million figure is wrong."?
It's people like you who make me ashamed to live here.
Feel free to leave.
If it was "the best place" we'd all have free medicine when we need it, a job, food free from chemicals, food period, less violence in the streets, no racism (which is rampant, from all sides), inexpensive quality housing, both parents (if there are two) in any given family wouldn't have to work (if they can find work) to support their children, we'd actually have cars that live up to emissions standards, it would be safe to eat the fish from our waterways, it would be safe to walk through a city (any city) at night, people would be able to hold police accountable to the same laws they supposedly uphold, we'd stop declairing "war" on abstract concepts ("war on terror" is working about as well as "war on drugs" did), we wouldn't have to filter our water to get rid of the poisons our water treatment plants put in it, we'd never have another case of a high school grad who couldn't read (thousands a year), there'd be nearly free quality higher education for average income people, there'd be less homeless...
What place on Earth has all of these things?
If you read my post, you'd see that I admit that my country is far from perfect.
The only country to ever put a human being on the moon. The first country to split the atom. The first country to be able to conduct naval aviation at night.
The USA is far from perfect, but it's the best place around.
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This is exactly what we've been saying is necessary. Instead of mandating spyware on all of our computers or forcing ISP to pay royalties for potential copyright infringement, they're actually trying to stop it at the source.
The penalties may be a bit harsh, but that's better that than curtailing the rest of our freedoms.
LK
There are so many factors that influence mileage that the EPA sticker is an estimate, not a guarantee.
If your tires are underinflated by a couple of PSI you will see a drop in MPG. If your spark plugs are under gapped, you'll see a drop in MPG. If your wheel bearings are not properly packed...If your alignment is off... If you and your passenders are heavier than the EPA took into consideration...If you buy cheap spark plug wires...If there is too much carbon inside of your distributor cap...If your PCV valve isn't properly working...If your oil is too dirty...If your air filter is too dirty...If the gasoline in your area isn't formulated properly...If your transmission isn't filled to the proper level...If your O2 sensor is not operating properly. I could go on for half an hour. Automobiles are more complex than people like to think they are. The ECM measures so much data and makes so many adjustments to improve emissions (and as a side effect fuel mileage) that a couple of little problems can have a MAJOR impact on your fuel economy.
A few after market mods to your car can make it outperform one fresh from the factory. For example, if you replace your ignition coil with a higher voltage model you can set the gaps on your spark plugs wider and increase your fuel economy and horsepower. However that can cause your engine to heat up faster than it was designed to and cause more wear and tear on other engine components. The factories have to come up with a balance that will give decent performance to the greatest number of people.
It's not unlike the CPU market. Some CPUs can be overclocked without any problems, and others can not. Same thing with cars.
LK
the difference being ..... ?
Documentary film makers make a nominal attempt to report events accurately. They may take a side, but they don't ignore all evidence that is contrary to their point of view.
LK
Al Gore is also a technology advisor for Google.
Since he invented the internet, who better to advise Google?
LK
The film is classified as a documentary.
It is a propaganda film, not a documentary.
LK
...a movie that I believe will make a fundamental impact on the future of how politics are played out in America
This movie is PRECISELY the reason why most people on the right opposed McCain/Feingold. Hollywood is full of people leaning left of center. Within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election no one can run ads. But, this movie will be playing all the way up to election day.
LK
Also, at some point it may become necessary to actually communicate things to men wearing suits.
Desirable? Maybe. Preferable? Maybe. Necessary? Never.
When you mix OSS/Free Software with business interests, the results are usually bad. There are notable exceptions to this, such as IBM's contributions to the Linux kernel. However, I would like to point to the "Post-IPO" Red Hat. Out of a fiduciary obligation to their shareholders Red Hat has shifted focus from the "oridinary" user to the "Corporate" user. I think that this is bad. It may be good for business, but it is bad for all of us who don't have an IT budget.
If Tim O'Reily is to communicate with men wearing suits, it is likely it is to Tim O'Reily's benefit to do so using words that men wearing suits are likely to be accustomed to hearing.
All businesses, and therefore all business people need to adapt or die. Meaning, that those suits who just "don't get it" about OSS/Free Software should just miss the boat. The ones who do understand what it's about and the benefits that they can provide will prosper. When typewriters revolutionized business, did typewriter salesmen have to speak marketese to show the benefits of their products? When automobiles became popular and affordable did Henry Ford need to educate his sales force on the buzzwords of the day?
Paradigm and Enterprise are the two buzzwords that make my blood boil when people try to use them in every day speech.
LK
Fucking disagee with me and I'll shoot you and then take your fucking mp3s. So fucking there.
I have body armor. Make your first shot a good one, you won't get a second one.
LK
"Windows"
"Apex"
"Camel"
"Gateway"
There is no shortage of "regular" words that are trademarks in certain industries.
LK
See how things look when you step outside of the Slashdot bubble and look at why they're doing this?
I don't give a fuck why they're doing it. Every CD I buy gets ripped and encoded to MP3 before the first time I listen to it. My use of ripping software is perfectly legitimate. Once again, I don't give a fuck about what the "bad people" are doing.
If piracy weren't so rampant, this wouldn't be an issue. And blaming the RIAA is a baseless copout.
You sound like all of those hoplophobes who want to take away MY gun rights because of the actions of a few violent criminals.
LK
Enforcement of DRM isn't inherently bad whatsoever. It's when the consumer isn't told about it.
I'm sure that we will all agree that the DVDCA informed the public that DVDs were encrypted so that their content could be controlled. I'm also sure that most of us will agree that it was a bad thing when they invoked the DMCA to prevent people from developing a Linux DVD Player.
DRM is evil. It's an attempt to control when, where and how you can enjoy the content that you've paid to access.
LK
Virus/Worm/Trojan? Nope.
Trojan, yes. All that is required for a trojan is that it masquerades as something else (music) and causes an undesired effect (enforcement of DRM).
This is definitely a trojan.
LK
Knowing is not doing. How many people do I know that perfectly know how to install an anti-virus but are just too lazy to do it.
A good friend of mine WILL NOT install AV software on his computer. Even if offered the chance to do so for free. He actually scans his machine across his network from his wife's PC.
I no longer get patches or updates from this man.
LK
The man war brutal and evil, but keeping him in power probably would have helped us in the War on Terror.
If you believe that, you have no idea of how to win the war.
The only way to win the war on terror is to take away the incentives to commit terror. Saddam was paying the families of suicide bombers 25 thousand dollars (US). The next step is to change our Mid East policy so that we're not longer the primary target.
LK
The Spooky Scary soundtrack can be used to frighten children away from prison. ?Listen to Martha screaming as she is tackled by larger more ?friendly? inmates!? Again, point for the RIAA.
This would qualify as audio pornography.
LK
Home users want the kind of power that will decode an Mpeg-4 stream smoothly.
Some of us want enough power to decode MP3s.
LK
I have been using linux for 6 years. I started out on Red Hat, I switched to Mandrake and have promarily been a Mandrake user ever since Mandrake 6.0.
I've dabbled with other Distros like Genoo, Slackware, TurboLinux, and Storm but Mandrake is just what I like.
Right now I'm running Mandrake 9.1 on an AMD x86 box and a PPC. It's so sweet to have the same configuration for two machines with such different architectures.
LK
Time and time again. I see posts indicating that /. regulars don't get laid. I think of myself as an average /.er. I do pretty well in that department. I've been in the game for almost 12 years now and in all that time my longest dry spell was 5 months and 7 days.
Since I was 19 my longest dry spell was less than 3 months.
Is this supposed to be self-deprecating humor, like when jewish people tell lawyer jokes or when black people make jokes about being ghetto?
Seriously. I just don't get it.
LK
Even to this day it is still cited as one of the best and most signifigant games made.
Doom is still cited by people who want to blame school shooting on video games. It's a part of the popular culture. Not bad for a game that was released when most US households didn't even have computers.
LK
It was because of Quake that 3d accelleration made it to the big time. When I was 21 I plunked down 200 of my hard earned dollars to buy a Diamond Monster 3d card JUST TO PLAY GL-Quake!
Lots of my buddies did the same. Before Quake 3d accelleration was just a novelty.
LK
The first country to navigate at night was the UK, not the USA, using ground radar (that they invented) and seaplanes.
Flying over the english channel is not naval aviation. I'm talking about launching a plane from and landing a plane on the deck of an aircraft carrier at night.
LK
Maybe you're referring to the fact that in Germany it is illegal to deny the facts of the Holocaust. That is indeed forbidden, as it should be, out of respect for the victims.
Isn't it even illegal to question those facts? For example, couldn't one get in trouble if one were to say "My research has indicated that 5.99 million jewish people were killed by the Nazis. The 6 million figure is wrong."?
LK
It's people like you who make me ashamed to live here.
Feel free to leave.
If it was "the best place" we'd all have free medicine when we need it, a job, food free from chemicals, food period, less violence in the streets, no racism (which is rampant, from all sides), inexpensive quality housing, both parents (if there are two) in any given family wouldn't have to work (if they can find work) to support their children, we'd actually have cars that live up to emissions standards, it would be safe to eat the fish from our waterways, it would be safe to walk through a city (any city) at night, people would be able to hold police accountable to the same laws they supposedly uphold, we'd stop declairing "war" on abstract concepts ("war on terror" is working about as well as "war on drugs" did), we wouldn't have to filter our water to get rid of the poisons our water treatment plants put in it, we'd never have another case of a high school grad who couldn't read (thousands a year), there'd be nearly free quality higher education for average income people, there'd be less homeless...
What place on Earth has all of these things?
If you read my post, you'd see that I admit that my country is far from perfect.
LK
Whoever uses inches anywa.... oh. *those* people. *sigh*
Yep. WE do. The USA.
The only country to ever put a human being on the moon.
The first country to split the atom.
The first country to be able to conduct naval aviation at night.
The USA is far from perfect, but it's the best place around.
LK
Bitch, I'm an American.
I think in feet, pounds, and miles.
The only time I do metric is in chemistry or bio lab.
LK