Why does crap like this get modded up as informative? Windows 2003 is NOT Windows XP with some goodies for servers. I'm always amazed at how uneducated Slashbots are when it comes to Microsoft products yet they insist on talking about them and modding morons like this up.
"It's a safe bet that the XBox 1080 (or whatever) will have multi cores, and of course the PC industry is full-steam ahead on that front. Granted, the architectures may be completely different, but the principles involved are the same."
It's not just a safe bet, it's a sure thing, unless Microsoft decides to rip the multiple cores out of the current XBOX 360 design and go "old skool" or something. Oh, and the architectures are already completely different between the XBOX 360 and PS3 despite both consoles using the same PowerPC chips.
"...but *actual* lawyers, held on retainer by MegaCorp should be required to ensure that there is a legal basis for their claim..." Spocko used clips of audio from an ABC owned radio station on his web site. The Disney lawyers believes that the clips were substantial enough in length and content to warrant copyright infringement and sued. Spocko declined to defend himself in court so a judge was not able to determine if the clip length was indeed substantial enough in length in content so I don't understand where the system broke down according to you. Spocko removed the content of his own accord, the only force applied was fear of a lawsuit which was, on its face, a legitimate action on the part of Disney. Fear of a lawsuit is not, in my opinion, a legitimate reason to not file charges in a case like this. The whole class thing comes into play because you argued that it's not fair that corporations have more money than god and can sustain a protracted legal campaign against someone of limited financial means.
I'm not against reforming our current legal system to make it harder to abuse the law with frivolous lawsuits but this comment you made disturbs me, "(er... I think, IANAL - by suing over something they know is not illegal)." It is not up to Disney or the armchair lawyers on Slashdot to determine whether or not something illegal has transpired, it is up to a court of law. I don't like the class approach many here want to implement in our legal system which, at its heart, basically says that if you are too poor to be sued you should be allowed to break the law. The system is broken, there is no doubt about it, but telling plaintiffs they cannot sue due to financial hardship on the part of the defendant is just plain wrong.
"However, most studios seem to see a content license as a "get out of work free" card, and expect that the game will sell on name recognition alone, regardless of whether or not it's any good."
Oh, it will sell well. What game publishers truly hope for, however, is the license to make the game play well on name recognition alone.
Why should poor people be allowed to break the law? You've now said it's ok to break the law if you can't afford to protect yourself. I don't like the fact that Disney can quiet this blogger so easily but allowing poor people the ability to break the law simply because they cannot afford the defense in court is not the solution. Fixing the system to make it difficult to use the courts in this manner is.
...I hate the stupid luggage bullshit you have to go through. TSA puts your luggage through x-ray machines yet they feel the necessity to have the ability to go through it by hand. I took a three week trip all over China a little over a year ago and had no trouble with the locks on my suitcases on the numerous flights I took. When I got back in the States nearly all my locks mysteriously disappeared despite the fact that they were TSA approved locks. I don't trust TSA wage slaves with my personal belongings and I trust baggage handlers even less yet I'm now forced to risk loss of personal property on the whims of a high school drop out.
"Do you really mean that if he can't afford to outspend a corporation in a legal battle, he shouldn't be able to criticize that corporation?"
I'm saying that people like Spocko need to more carefully choose their battles. If he doesn't have the funds to fight a protracted legal battle with a large corporation then perhaps, yes, he should not so publicly criticize the corporation. Disney has every right to protect themselves under the law. if Spocko feels he's on solid legal ground then all he needs to do is represent himself Pro Se and file a motion for the case to be dismissed. The judge will look at his evidence, review what KSFO has to say and will make the determination of merit.
This is not to say that I don't think our legal system doesn't need more safety checks to limit frivolous lawsuits or lawsuits meant as end-runs around the Constitution. We do not, however, need to base protection under the law on class or financial well-being.
...the actual duration of the clips used? Perhaps Disney feels Spocko used too long a clip to comment on and it's up to a court of law, not Slashdot (as shocking as that might seem to many here) to decide. If Spocko doesn't want to fight Disney that's his problem. The law works both ways. corporations shouldn't have to allow their poperty to be used without their consent simply because the person violating thel aw doesn't have the finds to defend themselves in court against copyright infringement charges. "If you can't afford to do the time, you can't afford to do the crime" seems a bit apropos here.
Why is this insightful? In fact, this comment couldn't be furthr from insightful if the OP tried, "Great. Patent a potential cure for cancer so it benefits no one but them." Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a cure for cancer greatly benefit cancer patients? Sure, Johns Hopkins stands to benefit financially from the patent but its existence is of major importance to those who suffer from the effects of cancer. And do you have any proof that "Big Business" doesn't want a cure for cancer or are you just spouting tinfoil hat conspiracy theories right out of your ass? One corporation will care more about being the company that developed and markets the "Cure for Cancer" than keeping it behind locked doors so they and their competitors can sell pills that cure the symptoms without curing the disease.
Charles Rangel is trying to do that. He claims it's to force the President into sending his daughters into military service. I say it's because Rangel wants to see the Bush twins in tight fitting uniforms.
This is the same demographic who speaks loudly against government yet fails to do the one thing to fix it, vote. Time and again this demographic fails to turn out at the polls despite their intense displeasure of the way things are going. This is the smae generation who has grown up with instaneous gratification and it shows in their demeanor. Fuck 'em I say. They don't want to be a reasonable functioning member of society, then I don't want them deciding things like this for me or my kids.
Well then you're fucking blind. Office 2007 is innovative because it rethinks the toolbar interface. The ribbon is a great UI concept and exposes hidden functionality in the older versions of Office.
ROMS doesn't have the authority to set royalty rates for music they do not have the proper permissions for under copyright law. They can claim they collect money all they want but if thy do not collect the proper royalty rate then it's illegal, period. Last I knew (and this was about 8 years ago) the rate was 6.27 cents per song per album. It could be higher if you were a more well known artist or less if you're just starting out but this was the standard rate in most contracts. This was the royalty rate, not the value of the song, by the way.
When you site a source you often times take a snippet of the work and use it within your own written work to further your argument. The citation is there so anyone can check your use of the original author's work and ensure you didn't misunderstand and take it out of context or to read more about your own arugment.
Linking to an MP3 isn't a citation and when you offer the link inteh context of a site such as the onw found to be infringing copyrighted work, they are not offering a scholarly discussion of music and/or culture with a handful of mp3's linked for reference, they are listing hundreds, if not thousands of songs in their entirety.
not to mention that Windows had desktop search capabilities from Microsoft and Google long before OSX had the Steve Jobs blessed version. Vista's desktop search is simply refined and improved,
Windows Vista is not readily available to the public so any issues with hardware drivers aren't issues until its actual release. If manufacturers can't get their shit together by January 30th and release Vista compatible drivers then it's their fault, not Microsoft's. They've had ample time to develop and deploy drivers to their customers.
...all the jingoism on the internet? Why the hell was this comment even made:
"London cabbies, unlike their American counterparts, have to learn the layout of streets and the locations of thousands of places of interest in order to get a licence."
Does your dick feel bigger now that you've besmirched Americans? Why the comparison to American cabbies? Why not French or Egyptian cabbies? Have you ever been to Cairo? The fact that cabbies can get anyone anywhere in that city amazes me. Perhaps American cabbies just know where the hell they're going, test or no test. I have yet to see a cab GPS in it yet I've always been able to get to my destination with no problems. The aforementioned comment could have been just as insightful, if nor more so, had it simply been "London cabbies have to learn the layout of streets and the locations of thousands of places of interest in order to get a licence."
"One of the many reasons why the original Star Wars trilogy is far better than the new episodes was..."
What part of "one of the many..." did oyu have trouble understanding. Let me explain this in plain english. Lucas relied far too much on CG effects instead of models and costume effects like in his original trilogy. The many part refers to the fact that this is one of, well, many problems with the films. This could certainly include the writing, which was by the way horrible at best.
HTML Dog has a great 12 or so line piece of javascript that you can use to allow hover to work in IE6 for things other than a. IE7 implements hover for everything now. The only downside if you plan on using the javascript as written is you need to create a new function for every element type you want to hover. For instance, if you have a menu and some paragraphs you need to offer a hover state for then you need to copy the function and change the element type and element name parameters. If you don't really care about supporting IE then you shouldn't really care aboutmaking these users deal with a javascript file. For those 2 IE users who turn off javascript, the page should degrade nicely though they will have trouble with the menu.
Yes, but as others have already noted, the site worked in Opera for some people who shared their experiences on the whiner's blog. This menas you need an option 3, something on the guy's computer or browser is misconfigured. Instead of shutting down the entire site, the MBTA should have left it up and running and warned Opera users that they may experience problem with the site and that they should use either Firefox or IE as they are freely available alternatives.
Slashdot Mirror
Why does crap like this get modded up as informative? Windows 2003 is NOT Windows XP with some goodies for servers. I'm always amazed at how uneducated Slashbots are when it comes to Microsoft products yet they insist on talking about them and modding morons like this up.
"It's a safe bet that the XBox 1080 (or whatever) will have multi cores, and of course the PC industry is full-steam ahead on that front. Granted, the architectures may be completely different, but the principles involved are the same."
It's not just a safe bet, it's a sure thing, unless Microsoft decides to rip the multiple cores out of the current XBOX 360 design and go "old skool" or something. Oh, and the architectures are already completely different between the XBOX 360 and PS3 despite both consoles using the same PowerPC chips.
You mean the same Germany that is stomping all over free speech by banning violent video games?
"...but *actual* lawyers, held on retainer by MegaCorp should be required to ensure that there is a legal basis for their claim..."
Spocko used clips of audio from an ABC owned radio station on his web site. The Disney lawyers believes that the clips were substantial enough in length and content to warrant copyright infringement and sued. Spocko declined to defend himself in court so a judge was not able to determine if the clip length was indeed substantial enough in length in content so I don't understand where the system broke down according to you. Spocko removed the content of his own accord, the only force applied was fear of a lawsuit which was, on its face, a legitimate action on the part of Disney. Fear of a lawsuit is not, in my opinion, a legitimate reason to not file charges in a case like this. The whole class thing comes into play because you argued that it's not fair that corporations have more money than god and can sustain a protracted legal campaign against someone of limited financial means.
I'm not against reforming our current legal system to make it harder to abuse the law with frivolous lawsuits but this comment you made disturbs me, "(er... I think, IANAL - by suing over something they know is not illegal)." It is not up to Disney or the armchair lawyers on Slashdot to determine whether or not something illegal has transpired, it is up to a court of law. I don't like the class approach many here want to implement in our legal system which, at its heart, basically says that if you are too poor to be sued you should be allowed to break the law. The system is broken, there is no doubt about it, but telling plaintiffs they cannot sue due to financial hardship on the part of the defendant is just plain wrong.
"However, most studios seem to see a content license as a "get out of work free" card, and expect that the game will sell on name recognition alone, regardless of whether or not it's any good."
Oh, it will sell well. What game publishers truly hope for, however, is the license to make the game play well on name recognition alone.
Why should poor people be allowed to break the law? You've now said it's ok to break the law if you can't afford to protect yourself. I don't like the fact that Disney can quiet this blogger so easily but allowing poor people the ability to break the law simply because they cannot afford the defense in court is not the solution. Fixing the system to make it difficult to use the courts in this manner is.
...I hate the stupid luggage bullshit you have to go through. TSA puts your luggage through x-ray machines yet they feel the necessity to have the ability to go through it by hand. I took a three week trip all over China a little over a year ago and had no trouble with the locks on my suitcases on the numerous flights I took. When I got back in the States nearly all my locks mysteriously disappeared despite the fact that they were TSA approved locks. I don't trust TSA wage slaves with my personal belongings and I trust baggage handlers even less yet I'm now forced to risk loss of personal property on the whims of a high school drop out.
"Do you really mean that if he can't afford to outspend a corporation in a legal battle, he shouldn't be able to criticize that corporation?"
I'm saying that people like Spocko need to more carefully choose their battles. If he doesn't have the funds to fight a protracted legal battle with a large corporation then perhaps, yes, he should not so publicly criticize the corporation. Disney has every right to protect themselves under the law. if Spocko feels he's on solid legal ground then all he needs to do is represent himself Pro Se and file a motion for the case to be dismissed. The judge will look at his evidence, review what KSFO has to say and will make the determination of merit.
This is not to say that I don't think our legal system doesn't need more safety checks to limit frivolous lawsuits or lawsuits meant as end-runs around the Constitution. We do not, however, need to base protection under the law on class or financial well-being.
...the actual duration of the clips used? Perhaps Disney feels Spocko used too long a clip to comment on and it's up to a court of law, not Slashdot (as shocking as that might seem to many here) to decide. If Spocko doesn't want to fight Disney that's his problem. The law works both ways. corporations shouldn't have to allow their poperty to be used without their consent simply because the person violating thel aw doesn't have the finds to defend themselves in court against copyright infringement charges. "If you can't afford to do the time, you can't afford to do the crime" seems a bit apropos here.
Why is this insightful? In fact, this comment couldn't be furthr from insightful if the OP tried, "Great. Patent a potential cure for cancer so it benefits no one but them." Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a cure for cancer greatly benefit cancer patients? Sure, Johns Hopkins stands to benefit financially from the patent but its existence is of major importance to those who suffer from the effects of cancer. And do you have any proof that "Big Business" doesn't want a cure for cancer or are you just spouting tinfoil hat conspiracy theories right out of your ass? One corporation will care more about being the company that developed and markets the "Cure for Cancer" than keeping it behind locked doors so they and their competitors can sell pills that cure the symptoms without curing the disease.
Microsoft already released this UI and it nearly destroyed them. It was called Microsoft Bob.
I think Microsoft Bob might have been a better choice for the UI.
Charles Rangel is trying to do that. He claims it's to force the President into sending his daughters into military service. I say it's because Rangel wants to see the Bush twins in tight fitting uniforms.
This is the same demographic who speaks loudly against government yet fails to do the one thing to fix it, vote. Time and again this demographic fails to turn out at the polls despite their intense displeasure of the way things are going. This is the smae generation who has grown up with instaneous gratification and it shows in their demeanor. Fuck 'em I say. They don't want to be a reasonable functioning member of society, then I don't want them deciding things like this for me or my kids.
Well then you're fucking blind. Office 2007 is innovative because it rethinks the toolbar interface. The ribbon is a great UI concept and exposes hidden functionality in the older versions of Office.
No, it's distribution. Timeshifting is done by the individual who is going to consumer the content, not by others who provide the content for them.
ROMS doesn't have the authority to set royalty rates for music they do not have the proper permissions for under copyright law. They can claim they collect money all they want but if thy do not collect the proper royalty rate then it's illegal, period. Last I knew (and this was about 8 years ago) the rate was 6.27 cents per song per album. It could be higher if you were a more well known artist or less if you're just starting out but this was the standard rate in most contracts. This was the royalty rate, not the value of the song, by the way.
When you site a source you often times take a snippet of the work and use it within your own written work to further your argument. The citation is there so anyone can check your use of the original author's work and ensure you didn't misunderstand and take it out of context or to read more about your own arugment.
Linking to an MP3 isn't a citation and when you offer the link inteh context of a site such as the onw found to be infringing copyrighted work, they are not offering a scholarly discussion of music and/or culture with a handful of mp3's linked for reference, they are listing hundreds, if not thousands of songs in their entirety.
not to mention that Windows had desktop search capabilities from Microsoft and Google long before OSX had the Steve Jobs blessed version. Vista's desktop search is simply refined and improved,
Windows Vista is not readily available to the public so any issues with hardware drivers aren't issues until its actual release. If manufacturers can't get their shit together by January 30th and release Vista compatible drivers then it's their fault, not Microsoft's. They've had ample time to develop and deploy drivers to their customers.
...all the jingoism on the internet? Why the hell was this comment even made:
"London cabbies, unlike their American counterparts, have to learn the layout of streets and the locations of thousands of places of interest in order to get a licence."
Does your dick feel bigger now that you've besmirched Americans? Why the comparison to American cabbies? Why not French or Egyptian cabbies? Have you ever been to Cairo? The fact that cabbies can get anyone anywhere in that city amazes me. Perhaps American cabbies just know where the hell they're going, test or no test. I have yet to see a cab GPS in it yet I've always been able to get to my destination with no problems. The aforementioned comment could have been just as insightful, if nor more so, had it simply been "London cabbies have to learn the layout of streets and the locations of thousands of places of interest in order to get a licence."
"One of the many reasons why the original Star Wars trilogy is far better than the new episodes was..."
What part of "one of the many..." did oyu have trouble understanding. Let me explain this in plain english. Lucas relied far too much on CG effects instead of models and costume effects like in his original trilogy. The many part refers to the fact that this is one of, well, many problems with the films. This could certainly include the writing, which was by the way horrible at best.
HTML Dog has a great 12 or so line piece of javascript that you can use to allow hover to work in IE6 for things other than a. IE7 implements hover for everything now. The only downside if you plan on using the javascript as written is you need to create a new function for every element type you want to hover. For instance, if you have a menu and some paragraphs you need to offer a hover state for then you need to copy the function and change the element type and element name parameters. If you don't really care about supporting IE then you shouldn't really care aboutmaking these users deal with a javascript file. For those 2 IE users who turn off javascript, the page should degrade nicely though they will have trouble with the menu.
1. The website is doing something wrong
2. The browser is doing something wrong
Yes, but as others have already noted, the site worked in Opera for some people who shared their experiences on the whiner's blog. This menas you need an option 3, something on the guy's computer or browser is misconfigured. Instead of shutting down the entire site, the MBTA should have left it up and running and warned Opera users that they may experience problem with the site and that they should use either Firefox or IE as they are freely available alternatives.