hear, fucking hear. I'm glad there are more people in this world like me. I was beginning to wonder. Slashbots tend to assume left means everyone wanting freedom and being anti-Dubya and right means goose-stepping, facist control and agreeing blindly with everything the Republican Party does and says, especially President Bush.
No, Its about copyright holders maintaining their rights. All the rhetoric about how evil the RIAA and MPAA are and how they are taking away rights masks the fact that copyright holders are losing their rights too. It is my right to protect my intellectual property from redistribution, public performance, and copying whether you like it or not. Until Copyright Law changes these are MY rights and you can't take them away.
How about you learn how to use the fucking computer yourself? I've been using Windows since 2.0 and have gone through 3.1 and Windows 95 before switching tracks to NT 4, 2000 and now XP. I haven't gotten a virus on my computer since using Windows 95 and the only reason I got those was by using the computer labs on campus (had to for my animation, digital imaging, and midi classses) and using zips and floppies to transfer data back and forth.
How do I keep my system free from these problems? I run MBSA every now and then, I have Widows download and notify me when updates are ready, I check Windows Update about twice a month as well, I use Norton AntiVirus to scan my system once a week and have LiveUpdate check for and install new updates every day, I have an MN700 Firewall/ Router and I use the Windows Firewall as a back-up and notification utility, and lastly I set IE security properly so as to avoid these problems altogether (goes for Outlook as well).
I am by no means a computer geek, I am simply a graphic designer who relies on my PC to work on a daily basis and so far it has flawlessly. If you don't want to take the time to learn how to use Windows, fine, but don't tell the world that Windows sucks when you simply have no clue what you are talking about. I spend maybe an hour a month on all of this because most of it checks my system in the background without my involvement. If you can't be bothered to spend an hour a month on securing your system then nothing, and I do mean nothing, is going to stop you from getting viruses, trojans, and spyware.
Norton 2003 started checking for a much wider array of vulnerabilities than just viruses, trojans and worms. From the Norton 2003 help file:
Virus threats:
Viruses, worms or Trojans: (scanned by default)
Security Risks: Known programs that may or may not be a threat to your computer. For example, an email greeting that acts like a mass mailer, but isn't strictly a worm because you can choose to use it before it activates.
Spyware threats:
Spyware: Stand-alone programs that can secretly monitor system activity and detect information like passwords and other confidential information and relay the information back to another computer.
Adware: Programs that secretly gather personal information through the Internet and relay it back to another computer. This is done by tracking browsing habits, generally for advertising purposes. Spyware and adware can be unknowingly downloaded from Web sites (typically in shareware or freeware), email messages, and instant messengers. Often a user unknowingly downloads adware by accepting an End User License Agreement from a software program.
Additional threats:
Dialers: Programs that use your system, without your permission or knowledge, to dial out through the Internet to a 900 number or FTP site, typically to accrue charges.
Joke Programs: Programs that change or interrupt the normal behavior of your computer, like making the mouse click in reverse.
Remote Access: Programs that allow access over the Internet from another computer to gain information or to attack or alter your computer.
Hack Tools: Tools used by a hacker to gain unauthorized access to your computer. One type of hack tool is a keystroke logger which is a program that tracks and records individual keystrokes and can send this information back to the hacker.
Additional threats can be unknowingly downloaded from Web sites, email messages, or instant messengers.
"The other item was freely released into the Public Domain for the consumption of all (with some limits on who may copy and why for a limited period of time)."
Then it wouldn't have been released into the Public Domain, it woudl have been simply released to the public at large to use under the terms of current copyright law.
"This information that is easily and widely available and broadcast freely numerous times during the day in hundreds of locations and legally coppied thousands of times a day has a copy made from a widely available release in a manner inconsistent with the limits on copies made by others than the one the released it to the Public Domain."
So when Valve ships Half-Life 2 it'll be OK to steal it? Thanks for the clarification, moron.
The web was designed around the concept of trust and this simply does not work anymore. The only way to fix the internet is to eliminate all form of anonymity and temper this with strong legal protection of private information. Until this happens you will always have to deal with spam, viruses, hackers and the like. Once people can be held accountable for their actions online then, and only then, will the internet work as it was intended.
"Reifman has argued persuasively that the Microsoft experience is not all it's cracked up to be and that alternatives require far less effort to work and are earning loyalty."
No, Reifman has arguned that HIS Microsoft expeeience wasn't all that he had thought it would be. I'm sure you'll find quite a few people whose experiences at Microsoft were just the opposite of Reifman's. I think the parent offered some, albeit circumstantial, evidence to show that perhaps Reifman had ulterior motives for writing this editorial and it should be considered as a whole (the editorial and his background).
There are some differences in the hardware between the EOS 300D and EOS 10D so it's not the same camera with artificial softwrae limits imposed. I know these two cameras like the back of my hand now since I'm looking into buying one or the other and I've had to do my homework on the differences between them.
"The Spirit of Chrostmas" was really pre-internet and was spread around via VHS tape. When "The Spirit of Christmas" was released the internet was still largely on 14.4K dial-up at the high-end, with most still using 9.6k modems, and Netscape was barely past v1.0 and video over the internet was still quite a ways away. I remmeber getting a copy from a friend and nearly pissed my pants laughing so hard at this really irreverant animation.
No,no, no. This new Italian law makes distribution punishable by fines and/or jail time, not downloading content. If I put content on the web site for people to download I am giving them permission to obtain a copy under standard copyright laws. If they turn around and host this content themselves and offer it for downloading by others without my consent then they are distributing content without my permission and punishable by this new law.
Do you have proof that there is a mass lashback towards producers of commercial TV or are you assuming that your personal and anecdotal evidence gleaned from/. truly represents consumer feedback? If you do then you need to get out more because there is a large world full of people who I'd wager disagree with you. People might be sick of the crap that producers are creating these days (e.g. reality" TV) but this is not the same as sick of the way TV is distributed. However, to counter your argument Comcast is distributing some shows through their OnDemand system and the library will likely continue to grow if users take advantage of it. If they don't then there goes your whole argument and we're back to my point that should the illegal distribution of TV shows over the internet continue, advertisers will begin to use product placment or advertisements popping up along the lower third of the screen during the shows.
Yeah, OK, whatever. These things will really net the millions in advertising revenue that advertising already brings in. If you keep pulling crap like this (removing commercials and spreading them on the internet) the shows producers will begin to work in product placement or more likely, they will increase the ads running along the lower third of your screen. If you thought ads were annoying now you haven't seen anythign yet.
..is not coming from the Music Industry, it's coming from those of us who hate cell phones already and this will only serve to exacerbate the problem that much more. I was ready to get out of a long line at the post office (I was second from the front of about twenty in line) the other day just to silence a really annoying cell phone ring someone thought was cute and one everybody else should hear before he answered the call and "invited" everyone to listen in on the conversation as well; half of it anyway.
Let me start off by saying that I think Michael Moore is a fatass windbag who has nothing really interesting or credible to say, merely his comments tend to be controversial just to be controversial. Let me also say he has every right to make these comments; more power to him for doing so.
However, this award was nothig mroe than a political statement and that's sad really. These film festivals are supposed to be about films and the art of filmmaking and giving Michael Moore this award demonstarted just the opposite. I feel bad for the other documnetary filmmakers who try to present their topics in a truthful manner even if it lessens the impact lying might have otherwise caused. I feel bad for the filmmakers who try to tell a story and probably tell a much better story than the one Michael Moore fabricated yet whose works are passed up for recognition they likely deserve because the jurors wanted to make a political statement.
This movie was going to be viewed in theaters across America despite Disney not being willing to promote and distribute the film (which Moore knew a year before the film was completed). His movie was going to be a realtively big hit despite his lack of truthfulness in his films, which makes his comments at Cannes rather hypocritical really; "There was a great Republican president who once said, if you just give the people the truth, the republicans, the Americans will be saved. [...]" OK Michael, thanks for being honest to us too.
I thikn Bush is an asswipe but if he gets elected to the White House for another four years I hope some one puts together a "documentary" explaining how Michael Moore's film stirred up a huge hornets nest of republican voters and even turned some on-the-fence democrats against Kerry. I'd pay good money to see Moore blamed for four more years of Bush simply because he couldn't keep his fat ass shut.
I was flying around in my A-Wing the other day thinking the exact same thing. Damn Lucas for inserting unrealistic environmentel and plot elements into a already realistic environment and plot. I'll never visit Hoth again for my yearly ski trips. That'll show him.
Does anyone know if this version of Fedora Core works at a higher-res than 1024 in Virtual PC? When I tried using a higher-res the screen went nuts and nothing short of blowing the virtual drive away and reinstalling Fedora Core would fix this. I'm assuing this is a problem with the S3 emulated video card in Virtual PC and the drivers being used by FC.
They have a Serial ATA version as well. I'm looking at getting this one now that I'm addicted to SATA. It's super fast and easy to hook up drives, what more coudl you want?
Actually I really got out of the ticket because the cop put the wrong information on the ticket. He identified my vehicle as a blue Ford F-150 when it was in actuality a blue Chevy S-10. I told the judge, given the weather conditions (dark and rainy night), I felt the cop saw a Ford F-150 speeding but pulled me over by mistake as it was impossible that I was speeding because my speedometer didn't say I was going as fast as the cop claimed. The cop had no evidence other than an improperly filled out ticket so the judge tossed it out. All the cop had to do was look down and left to see the little badge that says S-10.
Always check your ticket for inaccuracies. I learned this from a friend who was identified as being an American Indian simply because he had long black hair and darker olive skin; his last name was Rodella and he's obviously of italian decent. He got out of the ticket because he was improperly identified.
As for Dan Spillane, you forget he only worked there 6 months and if you're a pain in the ass from the get go, chances are you're not going to be there very long. His version of the events are just that, his version of the events and they are likely going through a filtering process much like my speedometer story did. Only tell the court enough to get by, never offer information that could come back to haunt you. Did Dan Spillane offer performance reports or evaluations? Perhaps he just sucked at his job and going over his bosses head straight to the GAO was the straw that broke the camel's back. Even Wired leaves out key information like this and paints the story as one would expect assuming the typical reader of Wired online is like that of Slashdot.
You're assuming that Dan Spillane's court complaint is truthful and contains no spin. I once got out of a speeding ticket by telling the judge my speedometer didn't say I was going as fast as the cop claimed; I failed to mention that my speedometer wasn't working. Did I lie? Nope. Did I tell the whole truth? I only told the court enough to make myself appear innocent. How do you know Dan Spillane is telling the court "his speedometer isn't working", so to speak?
I think it's obvious the poster added the DRM bit to be inflammatory but why does/. insist on using these submissions? Nowhere in the article does it mention or refer to DRM yet there it is, like the ugly weed sitting in the crack of the sidewalk for all to see. Not even the VoteHere website mentions DRM in their products decriptions.
After checking the VoteHere website I also discovered some discrpencies between what Dan Spillane is claiming in his suit and the products VoteHere is offering. According to the company their voting system called VHTi includes a verifiable paper trail. Their other product called RemoteVote was a bit sketchier about the audit trail but considering you can use means of voting that make printingvery difficult or impossible (cell phones, PDAs, etc.) this is not surprising. Perhaps Dan Spillane was simply an annoying prick that tried to make a mountain out of a molehill and got fired for it.
You're assuming that the status quo for creative endeaavors will remain the same. The day it's becomes easy for anyone to create the entertainment you enjoy today, the entire entertainment industry will have moved well beyond what's going on now. Look at the state of games these days compared to just a couple years ago. Movies have progressed quite a bit from ten years ago as well, partially because they are becoming more accurate (WWII movies for instance), partially because they are improving the craft of film making (Lord of the Rings for instance).
It's roughly the same size as the iPod accounting for difference in hard drive sizes. The Zens start at 30GB and are less than the iPods at 15GB. In my opinion it's better looking than the iPod too though I prefer stylized aluminum cases to cheap white plastic. Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot this was the home of the/. mac zealots, carry on with your pointless, reality distortion field induced rant fan boy.
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hear, fucking hear. I'm glad there are more people in this world like me. I was beginning to wonder. Slashbots tend to assume left means everyone wanting freedom and being anti-Dubya and right means goose-stepping, facist control and agreeing blindly with everything the Republican Party does and says, especially President Bush.
No, Its about copyright holders maintaining their rights. All the rhetoric about how evil the RIAA and MPAA are and how they are taking away rights masks the fact that copyright holders are losing their rights too. It is my right to protect my intellectual property from redistribution, public performance, and copying whether you like it or not. Until Copyright Law changes these are MY rights and you can't take them away.
How about you learn how to use the fucking computer yourself? I've been using Windows since 2.0 and have gone through 3.1 and Windows 95 before switching tracks to NT 4, 2000 and now XP. I haven't gotten a virus on my computer since using Windows 95 and the only reason I got those was by using the computer labs on campus (had to for my animation, digital imaging, and midi classses) and using zips and floppies to transfer data back and forth.
How do I keep my system free from these problems? I run MBSA every now and then, I have Widows download and notify me when updates are ready, I check Windows Update about twice a month as well, I use Norton AntiVirus to scan my system once a week and have LiveUpdate check for and install new updates every day, I have an MN700 Firewall/ Router and I use the Windows Firewall as a back-up and notification utility, and lastly I set IE security properly so as to avoid these problems altogether (goes for Outlook as well).
I am by no means a computer geek, I am simply a graphic designer who relies on my PC to work on a daily basis and so far it has flawlessly. If you don't want to take the time to learn how to use Windows, fine, but don't tell the world that Windows sucks when you simply have no clue what you are talking about. I spend maybe an hour a month on all of this because most of it checks my system in the background without my involvement. If you can't be bothered to spend an hour a month on securing your system then nothing, and I do mean nothing, is going to stop you from getting viruses, trojans, and spyware.
"The other item was freely released into the Public Domain for the consumption of all (with some limits on who may copy and why for a limited period of time)."
Then it wouldn't have been released into the Public Domain, it woudl have been simply released to the public at large to use under the terms of current copyright law.
"This information that is easily and widely available and broadcast freely numerous times during the day in hundreds of locations and legally coppied thousands of times a day has a copy made from a widely available release in a manner inconsistent with the limits on copies made by others than the one the released it to the Public Domain."
So when Valve ships Half-Life 2 it'll be OK to steal it? Thanks for the clarification, moron.
The web was designed around the concept of trust and this simply does not work anymore. The only way to fix the internet is to eliminate all form of anonymity and temper this with strong legal protection of private information. Until this happens you will always have to deal with spam, viruses, hackers and the like. Once people can be held accountable for their actions online then, and only then, will the internet work as it was intended.
"Reifman has argued persuasively that the Microsoft experience is not all it's cracked up to be and that alternatives require far less effort to work and are earning loyalty."
No, Reifman has arguned that HIS Microsoft expeeience wasn't all that he had thought it would be. I'm sure you'll find quite a few people whose experiences at Microsoft were just the opposite of Reifman's. I think the parent offered some, albeit circumstantial, evidence to show that perhaps Reifman had ulterior motives for writing this editorial and it should be considered as a whole (the editorial and his background).
There are some differences in the hardware between the EOS 300D and EOS 10D so it's not the same camera with artificial softwrae limits imposed. I know these two cameras like the back of my hand now since I'm looking into buying one or the other and I've had to do my homework on the differences between them.
You can pick up a USB to parallel connector to allow you to keep using your printer.
"The Spirit of Chrostmas" was really pre-internet and was spread around via VHS tape. When "The Spirit of Christmas" was released the internet was still largely on 14.4K dial-up at the high-end, with most still using 9.6k modems, and Netscape was barely past v1.0 and video over the internet was still quite a ways away. I remmeber getting a copy from a friend and nearly pissed my pants laughing so hard at this really irreverant animation.
No,no, no. This new Italian law makes distribution punishable by fines and/or jail time, not downloading content. If I put content on the web site for people to download I am giving them permission to obtain a copy under standard copyright laws. If they turn around and host this content themselves and offer it for downloading by others without my consent then they are distributing content without my permission and punishable by this new law.
Do you have proof that there is a mass lashback towards producers of commercial TV or are you assuming that your personal and anecdotal evidence gleaned from /. truly represents consumer feedback? If you do then you need to get out more because there is a large world full of people who I'd wager disagree with you. People might be sick of the crap that producers are creating these days (e.g. reality" TV) but this is not the same as sick of the way TV is distributed. However, to counter your argument Comcast is distributing some shows through their OnDemand system and the library will likely continue to grow if users take advantage of it. If they don't then there goes your whole argument and we're back to my point that should the illegal distribution of TV shows over the internet continue, advertisers will begin to use product placment or advertisements popping up along the lower third of the screen during the shows.
Yeah, OK, whatever. These things will really net the millions in advertising revenue that advertising already brings in. If you keep pulling crap like this (removing commercials and spreading them on the internet) the shows producers will begin to work in product placement or more likely, they will increase the ads running along the lower third of your screen. If you thought ads were annoying now you haven't seen anythign yet.
And Slashdot wonders why their favorite shows keep getting cancelled. With comments like this is it truly any wonder?
..is not coming from the Music Industry, it's coming from those of us who hate cell phones already and this will only serve to exacerbate the problem that much more. I was ready to get out of a long line at the post office (I was second from the front of about twenty in line) the other day just to silence a really annoying cell phone ring someone thought was cute and one everybody else should hear before he answered the call and "invited" everyone to listen in on the conversation as well; half of it anyway.
Let me start off by saying that I think Michael Moore is a fatass windbag who has nothing really interesting or credible to say, merely his comments tend to be controversial just to be controversial. Let me also say he has every right to make these comments; more power to him for doing so.
However, this award was nothig mroe than a political statement and that's sad really. These film festivals are supposed to be about films and the art of filmmaking and giving Michael Moore this award demonstarted just the opposite. I feel bad for the other documnetary filmmakers who try to present their topics in a truthful manner even if it lessens the impact lying might have otherwise caused. I feel bad for the filmmakers who try to tell a story and probably tell a much better story than the one Michael Moore fabricated yet whose works are passed up for recognition they likely deserve because the jurors wanted to make a political statement.
This movie was going to be viewed in theaters across America despite Disney not being willing to promote and distribute the film (which Moore knew a year before the film was completed). His movie was going to be a realtively big hit despite his lack of truthfulness in his films, which makes his comments at Cannes rather hypocritical really; "There was a great Republican president who once said, if you just give the people the truth, the republicans, the Americans will be saved. [...]" OK Michael, thanks for being honest to us too.
I thikn Bush is an asswipe but if he gets elected to the White House for another four years I hope some one puts together a "documentary" explaining how Michael Moore's film stirred up a huge hornets nest of republican voters and even turned some on-the-fence democrats against Kerry. I'd pay good money to see Moore blamed for four more years of Bush simply because he couldn't keep his fat ass shut.
I was flying around in my A-Wing the other day thinking the exact same thing. Damn Lucas for inserting unrealistic environmentel and plot elements into a already realistic environment and plot. I'll never visit Hoth again for my yearly ski trips. That'll show him.
Does anyone know if this version of Fedora Core works at a higher-res than 1024 in Virtual PC? When I tried using a higher-res the screen went nuts and nothing short of blowing the virtual drive away and reinstalling Fedora Core would fix this. I'm assuing this is a problem with the S3 emulated video card in Virtual PC and the drivers being used by FC.
They have a Serial ATA version as well. I'm looking at getting this one now that I'm addicted to SATA. It's super fast and easy to hook up drives, what more coudl you want?
The guy who started this is Lawrence Laffer....Larry Laffer...Leisure Suit Larry..am I getting through? Hello, is this mic on?
Actually I really got out of the ticket because the cop put the wrong information on the ticket. He identified my vehicle as a blue Ford F-150 when it was in actuality a blue Chevy S-10. I told the judge, given the weather conditions (dark and rainy night), I felt the cop saw a Ford F-150 speeding but pulled me over by mistake as it was impossible that I was speeding because my speedometer didn't say I was going as fast as the cop claimed. The cop had no evidence other than an improperly filled out ticket so the judge tossed it out. All the cop had to do was look down and left to see the little badge that says S-10.
Always check your ticket for inaccuracies. I learned this from a friend who was identified as being an American Indian simply because he had long black hair and darker olive skin; his last name was Rodella and he's obviously of italian decent. He got out of the ticket because he was improperly identified.
As for Dan Spillane, you forget he only worked there 6 months and if you're a pain in the ass from the get go, chances are you're not going to be there very long. His version of the events are just that, his version of the events and they are likely going through a filtering process much like my speedometer story did. Only tell the court enough to get by, never offer information that could come back to haunt you. Did Dan Spillane offer performance reports or evaluations? Perhaps he just sucked at his job and going over his bosses head straight to the GAO was the straw that broke the camel's back. Even Wired leaves out key information like this and paints the story as one would expect assuming the typical reader of Wired online is like that of Slashdot.
You're assuming that Dan Spillane's court complaint is truthful and contains no spin. I once got out of a speeding ticket by telling the judge my speedometer didn't say I was going as fast as the cop claimed; I failed to mention that my speedometer wasn't working. Did I lie? Nope. Did I tell the whole truth? I only told the court enough to make myself appear innocent. How do you know Dan Spillane is telling the court "his speedometer isn't working", so to speak?
I think it's obvious the poster added the DRM bit to be inflammatory but why does /. insist on using these submissions? Nowhere in the article does it mention or refer to DRM yet there it is, like the ugly weed sitting in the crack of the sidewalk for all to see. Not even the VoteHere website mentions DRM in their products decriptions.
After checking the VoteHere website I also discovered some discrpencies between what Dan Spillane is claiming in his suit and the products VoteHere is offering. According to the company their voting system called VHTi includes a verifiable paper trail. Their other product called RemoteVote was a bit sketchier about the audit trail but considering you can use means of voting that make printingvery difficult or impossible (cell phones, PDAs, etc.) this is not surprising. Perhaps Dan Spillane was simply an annoying prick that tried to make a mountain out of a molehill and got fired for it.
You're assuming that the status quo for creative endeaavors will remain the same. The day it's becomes easy for anyone to create the entertainment you enjoy today, the entire entertainment industry will have moved well beyond what's going on now. Look at the state of games these days compared to just a couple years ago. Movies have progressed quite a bit from ten years ago as well, partially because they are becoming more accurate (WWII movies for instance), partially because they are improving the craft of film making (Lord of the Rings for instance).
It's roughly the same size as the iPod accounting for difference in hard drive sizes. The Zens start at 30GB and are less than the iPods at 15GB. In my opinion it's better looking than the iPod too though I prefer stylized aluminum cases to cheap white plastic. Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot this was the home of the /. mac zealots, carry on with your pointless, reality distortion field induced rant fan boy.