I hope you're willing to be flown all over the country defending anyone who's violating a copyright, because in reality the situation is no different here. Sure, some of those posts were not offending. If Microsoft knew what was smart they'd withdraw their demand to have those posts taken down. But they have every right to demand the withdrawal of the ones that actually do violate the copyrights, and there are some that do.
Well, the problem here is that Slashdot and the editorial staff that work here didn't 'sign' an agreement with Microsoft not to post that information. The 'original sin' in the entire situation was the people who violated their agreement with Microsoft, not us. Does this mean that Slashdot broke a contract with Microsoft? No. Microsoft should be going after the comment posters, not us. Telling us that we're responsible for the content that someone else posted is pretty silly.
For example, I knew this guy named 'Josh'. Josh had responsibility issues, and had trouble driving a car. Josh got into an accident, but Josh didn't face responsibility. Who did Josh's mother blame? Steve, who was supposed to be in the car with Josh to make sure he didn't drive like an idiot. Josh was behind the wheel, and was the responsible party. Josh's mother was a fruitcake, wouldn't you agree?
Your editorial may have been good enough to raise the ire of all of the teenage Katz groupies who think they're so 3l33t because they have Napster and can write 3l33t 5kR1PtZ!!1!, but that's all it's good for. Get off your fucking soapbox, and DO SOMETHING Emmett.
I've written articles about the DMCA, donated money to the EFF, and spent a lot of time talking to my local government about the DMCA and the issues that surround it. Before putting your statement in bold text and accusing me of hypocrisy, why don't you just fire off an E-mail to me, so you don't look like a twit in the comments? Sheesh.
I feel sorry for Bruce's wife. Calling the kid Bruce 2.0 (even as a joke) is completely demeaning and makes it seem like the child is only Bruce's. How blatantly sexist.
Bruce has been calling the kid 'Bruce 2.0' for the past several months, in conversation, and even on the radio show I hosted at Comdex last year. Quit whining.
If you'd been paying attention, you would have noticed that I was referring to advances in cinematography as a whole, and not just for The Matrix. I never said they used Linux on The Matrix.
Hey there. While I tested the site with Linux, It *also* won't render on a Mac using Internet Explorer, or any other OS/browser combination other than the ones it mentions on the site. This is not a Linux problem, this is a poor web design problem, and you've clearly missed the point.
The worst part about this is that I'm a spelling maniac. My grade-school English teachers used to just pit the entire class against me in the spelling bees, because I used to win every single week. I placed fifth in my regional Scripps-Howard spelling bee. Of course, second post to Slashdot, and my skills hit the fan. Thanks for pointing out the error; it's fixed now.
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Well, the problem here is that Slashdot and the editorial staff that work here didn't 'sign' an agreement with Microsoft not to post that information. The 'original sin' in the entire situation was the people who violated their agreement with Microsoft, not us. Does this mean that Slashdot broke a contract with Microsoft? No. Microsoft should be going after the comment posters, not us. Telling us that we're responsible for the content that someone else posted is pretty silly.
For example, I knew this guy named 'Josh'. Josh had responsibility issues, and had trouble driving a car. Josh got into an accident, but Josh didn't face responsibility. Who did Josh's mother blame? Steve, who was supposed to be in the car with Josh to make sure he didn't drive like an idiot. Josh was behind the wheel, and was the responsible party. Josh's mother was a fruitcake, wouldn't you agree?
--Emmett
I've written articles about the DMCA, donated money to the EFF, and spent a lot of time talking to my local government about the DMCA and the issues that surround it. Before putting your statement in bold text and accusing me of hypocrisy, why don't you just fire off an E-mail to me, so you don't look like a twit in the comments? Sheesh.
--Emmett
Bruce has been calling the kid 'Bruce 2.0' for the past several months, in conversation, and even on the radio show I hosted at Comdex last year. Quit whining.
--Emmett
Hey, thanks. I appreciate it.
--Emmett
--Emmett
Hey there. While I tested the site with Linux, It *also* won't render on a Mac using Internet Explorer, or any other OS/browser combination other than the ones it mentions on the site. This is not a Linux problem, this is a poor web design problem, and you've clearly missed the point.
The worst part about this is that I'm a spelling maniac. My grade-school English teachers used to just pit the entire class against me in the spelling bees, because I used to win every single week. I placed fifth in my regional Scripps-Howard spelling bee. Of course, second post to Slashdot, and my skills hit the fan. Thanks for pointing out the error; it's fixed now.
The more we get away from magnetic media, the better we'll all be. It's just too susceptible to shock/temperature/dirty looks.
--E. Charles Plant