I don't think history is on your side here. The average PC user in 1992 knew how to move files around at a DOS prompt, was capable of formatting their own diskettes, etc etc. This is certainly no longer the case. People are working around the clock to make interfaces as idiot-friendly as possible. (I don't think they are succeeding, but they sure are trying.) And the average PC user was also more technically inclined. They were not nearly as commonplace as they keep getting every year. You want to play that game...when the first PC's were developed the average user knew how to build a computer...why? Cause that's they way they came. Kits. That argument is quite invalid.
I agree with you. If you can't understand what a directory structure is, then go use a fscking typewriter or something. The industry, and the average consumer, have different ideas, I guess. What an elitist attitude to have...go read my post ^ there about cars...get over it. There are some things I bet you havent mastered...so we should stop you from using the device or whatever at all? Sure thing.
to an extent. Stuff as basic as file saving..and directory concepts should be known...but then again, if you can develop something that eliminates/simplifies it, that's even better. I disagree that people now a days need to learn more and more about computers. True, they need to learn basic programs like word processors and spreadsheets, etc etc...but it isn't like it once was...where computing was totally cryptic and was only avaliable for technowizzes. In the future it will prolly become even more simplified for the enduser...and rightfully so.
Lets use cars for example...A vast, vast, vast majority of Americans use/own cars. They use them frequently. Most of them have a general understanding of the functional components...ie: what the engine does, what the trans does, why you need to change your oil...etc, etc...basic stuff. Some wont even know that much. But most will....then there will always be two groups above the average...the mechanics who do it for a living, and the weekend mechanics...both have superior knowledge of the automobile...one gets paid..the other does it for a hobby...but the common user doesnt even need to know half what they do.
IMHO this will apply to computing...as it does everything else.
except that it's not photography...you have no control over angle/zoom/distance/lighting/position or anything at all for that matter.... Oh ya...it'd be illegal too;) If you tried to profiteer it atleast...
But back ontopic I don't see where you see anything interesting coming out of this for sports? You print out a frame from a sportscast? Wow. Why not just tape the game?
are you an idiot? Used cds,cars,books,software were, at one time or another, bought and paid for at a retail store...and besides...the retail store is the one who pays the distributors so even if they bought 4000 cds...and ended up marking em down..the company(record) still gets it's cash. When you encode and upload a song from a cd...you still RETAIN the copy of the cd...while another has their own digital copy. This is illegal. Plain and simple. Think before you post.
umm no. Fascisim is at the opposite end of the line compared to socialism. The two extremes are communism and fascism..communism being the extreme of socialism and fascism being the extreme of centralizationism.
The reason socialism tends to be confused with centralization is that there have been no successful implementation of socialism...the problem always lies in the economy(no one *WANTS* to work)...so working gets enforced by violence by the govt..which becomes more and more centralized as time progresses and then appears/is a fascist like state.
I don't think a video card company is going to find some great, hidden knowledge in "bttv.c". I'm sure their programmers could produce something very similar in no time at all. Then why didn't they? They never actually explained how the code got in there. It was a mistake? Explain the mistake, step by step. Including how they missed the the copyrights and gpl at the top of the source, and how they magically copy'n'pasted or however they 'accidentally' duplicated it. It's pure bullshit.
I didn't mean to copy all those mp3s, it was an honest mistake...just slipped by. I'll fix it in a couple weeks.
Along those lines...linux is not a company(aside from distributors). Sure, the community wants to further the acceptance and development of linux into the mainstream. And every company that takes hold of linux for one use or another, can be counted as a 'win' for the community. But in actuality, there is no bottom line that the normal people in the linux world have to meet. The majority of developers are still doing it just because. And though going more mainstream will bring more corporate and $-backed development, in the end there will always be the people that do it because they enjoy it. And not because they are trying to sell a product.
After your call, the WAVE Line prepares a written report and sends it to the responsible person at your school for review. If you choose to remain anonymous, great care is taken to ensure that neither your name nor any identifying details are included in this report. Your school handles reports received from the WAVE Line in the same manner that they handle reports received through other direct communication channels. SO yes, the do take an action. And just yesterday, the supreme court ruled that anonymous tips cannot lead to frisks...this will prolly be precedent for future anti-anon tip crap.
yes, but that will most likely change sometime soon. There are several movements/bills/whatever to eliminate the electoral college. For the very fact that majority doesn't rule in that system. And because states get neglected during campaigns (Ie: Maine compared to California)and the actual majority opinions differ than the outcome sometimes.
I agree...it's pretty much unenforcible with the current inet protocols. Specific standards will have to be designed specifically for spam. And of course, place of origin is always a factor...I think we should start thinking in terms of the internet being its own community, where if you violate laws passed specifically for the internet, your liable for those as well as local laws...but then, who gets to pass those laws? The internet is supposed to be the last free playing field. And policing isn't something anyone would want, myself included. Personally, spam isnt *that* big of a problem...thats what email filters are for. Yes, it can be a pain but its not that much different than throwing out directmailings.
The one thing these things are good for is setting precedent. Thats what we need to further any sort of legislation involving the net. This is of course, good and bad...as is the case with UCITA. Thats setting a very bad precedent for ignorance.
I have no doubt this was intentional, but I personally liked DOS and it never seemed to be as constrictive or monopolizing as windows is now. I mean, there were many, many different versions of dos...and most were fairly compatible. Obviously disk operation system/DOS is a pretty generic term but it wasn't as if there was only one version of it.
Though most(all?) of the compatible ones were licensed from Microsoft, right? A-la IBM's dos...which I found an unopened, shrinkwrapped v3.03 box today;)
Correct me if Im a blithering idiot, as the case may well be:)
The Simpsons would easily scale into a full length movie...just think of all the episodes that were 2,3,4 parters. You could probably string together the simpsons for literally hours on end and never lose the humor, its just the way that show is.
And even better is the fact that it would be made specifically as a movie...think of a full scale simpsons plot...without having to wait for the next episode. It'd be awesome.
Theres a reason the simpsons are the longest running active comedy show. And theres a reason why it also appeals to more than just one demographic group...and Im surprised it hasn't been picked up for a movie yet. Maybe the offers have come, but been refused?;)
As messed up as 'the system' may be, it is still pretty functional. The problem is most people are so afraid, untrusting of it...that they dont even use it. And then it all spirals downward from there. The politicians think the people don't care so they do what they want, the people think the politicians are completely corrupt and on and on.
Our government has problems, but our government is the people...and you need to be taking action if you want something to change.
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I don't think history is on your side here. The average PC user in 1992 knew how to move files around at a DOS prompt, was capable of formatting their own diskettes, etc etc. This is certainly no longer the case. People are working around the clock to make interfaces as idiot-friendly as possible. (I don't think they are succeeding, but they sure are trying.)
And the average PC user was also more technically inclined. They were not nearly as commonplace as they keep getting every year. You want to play that game...when the first PC's were developed the average user knew how to build a computer...why? Cause that's they way they came. Kits. That argument is quite invalid.
I agree with you. If you can't understand what a directory structure is, then go use a fscking typewriter or something. The industry, and the average consumer, have different ideas, I guess.
What an elitist attitude to have...go read my post ^ there about cars...get over it. There are some things I bet you havent mastered...so we should stop you from using the device or whatever at all? Sure thing.
to an extent. Stuff as basic as file saving..and directory concepts should be known...but then again, if you can develop something that eliminates/simplifies it, that's even better. I disagree that people now a days need to learn more and more about computers. True, they need to learn basic programs like word processors and spreadsheets, etc etc...but it isn't like it once was...where computing was totally cryptic and was only avaliable for technowizzes. In the future it will prolly become even more simplified for the enduser...and rightfully so.
Lets use cars for example...A vast, vast, vast majority of Americans use/own cars. They use them frequently. Most of them have a general understanding of the functional components...ie: what the engine does, what the trans does, why you need to change your oil...etc, etc...basic stuff. Some wont even know that much. But most will....then there will always be two groups above the average...the mechanics who do it for a living, and the weekend mechanics...both have superior knowledge of the automobile...one gets paid..the other does it for a hobby...but the common user doesnt even need to know half what they do.
IMHO this will apply to computing...as it does everything else.
except that it's not photography...you have no control over angle/zoom/distance/lighting/position or anything at all for that matter.... ;) If you tried to profiteer it atleast...
Oh ya...it'd be illegal too
But back ontopic I don't see where you see anything interesting coming out of this for sports? You print out a frame from a sportscast? Wow. Why not just tape the game?
are you an idiot?
Used cds,cars,books,software were, at one time or another, bought and paid for at a retail store...and besides...the retail store is the one who pays the distributors so even if they bought 4000 cds...and ended up marking em down..the company(record) still gets it's cash.
When you encode and upload a song from a cd...you still RETAIN the copy of the cd...while another has their own digital copy. This is illegal. Plain and simple.
Think before you post.
umm no. Fascisim is at the opposite end of the line compared to socialism. The two extremes are communism and fascism..communism being the extreme of socialism and fascism being the extreme of centralizationism.
The reason socialism tends to be confused with centralization is that there have been no successful implementation of socialism...the problem always lies in the economy(no one *WANTS* to work)...so working gets enforced by violence by the govt..which becomes more and more centralized as time progresses and then appears/is a fascist like state.
I don't think a video card company is going to find some great, hidden knowledge in "bttv.c". I'm sure their programmers could produce something very similar in no time at all.
Then why didn't they? They never actually explained how the code got in there. It was a mistake? Explain the mistake, step by step. Including how they missed the the copyrights and gpl at the top of the source, and how they magically copy'n'pasted or however they 'accidentally' duplicated it. It's pure bullshit.
I didn't mean to copy all those mp3s, it was an honest mistake...just slipped by. I'll fix it in a couple weeks.
Final Fantasy is an original concept? You are kidding, right?
i hope you're just playing dumb
Along those lines...linux is not a company(aside from distributors). Sure, the community wants to further the acceptance and development of linux into the mainstream. And every company that takes hold of linux for one use or another, can be counted as a 'win' for the community. But in actuality, there is no bottom line that the normal people in the linux world have to meet. The majority of developers are still doing it just because. And though going more mainstream will bring more corporate and $-backed development, in the end there will always be the people that do it because they enjoy it. And not because they are trying to sell a product.
After your call, the WAVE Line prepares a written report and sends it to the responsible person at your school for review. If you choose to remain anonymous, great care is taken to ensure that neither your name nor any identifying details are included in this report. Your school handles reports received from the WAVE Line in the same manner that they handle reports received through other direct communication channels.
SO yes, the do take an action.
And just yesterday, the supreme court ruled that anonymous tips cannot lead to frisks...this will prolly be precedent for future anti-anon tip crap.
yes, but that will most likely change sometime soon. There are several movements/bills/whatever to eliminate the electoral college. For the very fact that majority doesn't rule in that system. And because states get neglected during campaigns (Ie: Maine compared to California)and the actual majority opinions differ than the outcome sometimes.
I agree...it's pretty much unenforcible with the current inet protocols. Specific standards will have to be designed specifically for spam. And of course, place of origin is always a factor...I think we should start thinking in terms of the internet being its own community, where if you violate laws passed specifically for the internet, your liable for those as well as local laws...but then, who gets to pass those laws? The internet is supposed to be the last free playing field. And policing isn't something anyone would want, myself included. Personally, spam isnt *that* big of a problem...thats what email filters are for. Yes, it can be a pain but its not that much different than throwing out directmailings.
The one thing these things are good for is setting precedent. Thats what we need to further any sort of legislation involving the net. This is of course, good and bad...as is the case with UCITA. Thats setting a very bad precedent for ignorance.
I have no doubt this was intentional, but I personally liked DOS and it never seemed to be as constrictive or monopolizing as windows is now. I mean, there were many, many different versions of dos...and most were fairly compatible. Obviously disk operation system/DOS is a pretty generic term but it wasn't as if there was only one version of it.
;)
:)
Though most(all?) of the compatible ones were licensed from Microsoft, right? A-la IBM's dos...which I found an unopened, shrinkwrapped v3.03 box today
Correct me if Im a blithering idiot, as the case may well be
The Simpsons would easily scale into a full length movie...just think of all the episodes that were 2,3,4 parters. You could probably string together the simpsons for literally hours on end and never lose the humor, its just the way that show is.
;)
And even better is the fact that it would be made specifically as a movie...think of a full scale simpsons plot...without having to wait for the next episode. It'd be awesome.
Theres a reason the simpsons are the longest running active comedy show. And theres a reason why it also appeals to more than just one demographic group...and Im surprised it hasn't been picked up for a movie yet. Maybe the offers have come, but been refused?
I just have two questions:
Whens the IPO?
And how do you know my mother can use it?! You talking bout my mamma?!?!
Exactly.
Vote, vote and vote.
As messed up as 'the system' may be, it is still pretty functional. The problem is most people are so afraid, untrusting of it...that they dont even use it. And then it all spirals downward from there. The politicians think the people don't care so they do what they want, the people think the politicians are completely corrupt and on and on.
Our government has problems, but our government is the people...and you need to be taking action if you want something to change.