Given this is the agency that says we need to upgrade our 1024 bit keys because they're not strong enough, I don't think we need to worry about them getting whatever they need no matter what we do.
While this is true, consider that if the company imposes bandwidth caps on "internet" while allowing "cable plus" content from that provider to be delivered, one could conceivably make a NN claim on the "same pipes" logic. This is a stretch, I'm not going to lie, but consider that these things are related. Otherwise, the provider could just offer a "internet plus" with no caps and access to limited sites on the same pipes...you see where I'm going with this.
I'm not a windows user but my cash is still lining their pockets. I am prohibited from exercising my RIGHT of first sale by returning the software or selling it by their technical means, which it is illegal to circumvent by the DMCA
I see hte point about it not technically being a tax, but when you follow the chain up, it really is.
VirtualBox can take care of pretty much everything but games (and more games than you think!), so I just use that for all things Windows. Also have a gaming rig set up separately for that that isn't allowed to connect to the internet. Bliss. Let's see you get into my unpatched XP SP1 without network connection.
I think it's more an extortion on the law-abiding clueless to get people to pay yet again for the same software, thus moving toward the renter model MS has been after for years.
As if the windows tax wasn't bad enough. Windows 7 could be nothing more than a picture of Hitler with flashing eyes and still sell millions of copies hitchhiking on new PCs.
Aside from the recent thing in China, can you source that? I was under the impression Google followed spying and censorship laws both in the US and abroad.
This article isn't exactly NPOV, but I do believe it suffices, given how well resourced the section is, to show that these allegations did not originate with me.
To put it another way, it's a hell of a lot more alleged then Glenn Beck's alleged rape and murder of a young girl in 1990.
It's worth noting I've never bought a standard copy of Windows; they've all either been through some institution (free or discount), come with my computer via the windows tax, etc. So maybe you get better luck with their time-bombed crippling extortion if you buy it in a store instead.
1) Use media empire to prop up election campaign and suppress opponents 2) Use government to prop up media empire and bog down competitors in silly regulation (eg YouTube broadcasting license) 3)... 4) Allegedly molest barely legal girl, pissing off wife 5) Profit!
I agree, however whenever any company gets too large in terms of horizontal consolidation I start to get a bit scared. Sure google hasn't done that much to justify this fear *to me* (MS fud aside) yet, but it's a publically-traded company; it's only a matter of time.
Remember that stealing a DVD player from the store deprives the store of a maybe sale AND a tangible good, whre as making an unauthorized copy only deprives the company of a maybe sale. The fallacy of "intellectual property" is that flawless copies can be made at no cost, meaning that supply is infinite. I'm in favor of copyright laws to protect creators, but this insanity of trying to claim it's the same as a physical item needs to end.
I read about vulns in Firefox pretty often too. Granted, IE's tend to be stupider and MS's policy of ignoring vulns until they're shoved in their faces with an in-the-wild exploit (and then only patching once a month) is pretty awful, but it's not like other browsers are a magic bullet.
That said, i wouldn't be caught dead using IE, nor let friends or family do it.
Twitter has no real incentive to make a profit, as contrasted to the others. Keep in mind they have some weird setup with long term VC funding or something and a "worry about it later" attitude to profits.
I'm serious. Only scam in the top ten is getting lonely WoW players to fall for you then scamming their items. Actually looking closer I see the Superman III thing is indeed there, but it was nonobvious when I was skimming.
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Given this is the agency that says we need to upgrade our 1024 bit keys because they're not strong enough, I don't think we need to worry about them getting whatever they need no matter what we do.
While this is true, consider that if the company imposes bandwidth caps on "internet" while allowing "cable plus" content from that provider to be delivered, one could conceivably make a NN claim on the "same pipes" logic. This is a stretch, I'm not going to lie, but consider that these things are related. Otherwise, the provider could just offer a "internet plus" with no caps and access to limited sites on the same pipes...you see where I'm going with this.
I have no objection to the government taxing my income at 0.484%
Child porn works over here too, you just have to use sudo.
I'm not a windows user but my cash is still lining their pockets. I am prohibited from exercising my RIGHT of first sale by returning the software or selling it by their technical means, which it is illegal to circumvent by the DMCA
I see hte point about it not technically being a tax, but when you follow the chain up, it really is.
It nags the non computer-elite into picking up your tab, and hating your for it.
VirtualBox can take care of pretty much everything but games (and more games than you think!), so I just use that for all things Windows. Also have a gaming rig set up separately for that that isn't allowed to connect to the internet. Bliss. Let's see you get into my unpatched XP SP1 without network connection.
I think it's more an extortion on the law-abiding clueless to get people to pay yet again for the same software, thus moving toward the renter model MS has been after for years.
As if the windows tax wasn't bad enough. Windows 7 could be nothing more than a picture of Hitler with flashing eyes and still sell millions of copies hitchhiking on new PCs.
We must dissent.
Four legs bad.
Yeah, that was propaganda spread by the facist controlled media to aid their grip on power: http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/trains.asp
>> 4) Keep changing formats so people have to buy new players *and DVDs of the same movies*
Fixed that for you.
I use gmail. Let's just say I get a lot of ads for buying PGP encryption software based on their targeted advertising;P
Aside from the recent thing in China, can you source that? I was under the impression Google followed spying and censorship laws both in the US and abroad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi#Prostitution_accusations_and_divorce_case
This article isn't exactly NPOV, but I do believe it suffices, given how well resourced the section is, to show that these allegations did not originate with me.
To put it another way, it's a hell of a lot more alleged then Glenn Beck's alleged rape and murder of a young girl in 1990.
It's worth noting I've never bought a standard copy of Windows; they've all either been through some institution (free or discount), come with my computer via the windows tax, etc. So maybe you get better luck with their time-bombed crippling extortion if you buy it in a store instead.
I think that's obvious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi
How to Be a Facist Leader:
1) Use media empire to prop up election campaign and suppress opponents ...
2) Use government to prop up media empire and bog down competitors in silly regulation (eg YouTube broadcasting license)
3)
4) Allegedly molest barely legal girl, pissing off wife
5) Profit!
I agree, however whenever any company gets too large in terms of horizontal consolidation I start to get a bit scared. Sure google hasn't done that much to justify this fear *to me* (MS fud aside) yet, but it's a publically-traded company; it's only a matter of time.
Remember that stealing a DVD player from the store deprives the store of a maybe sale AND a tangible good, whre as making an unauthorized copy only deprives the company of a maybe sale. The fallacy of "intellectual property" is that flawless copies can be made at no cost, meaning that supply is infinite. I'm in favor of copyright laws to protect creators, but this insanity of trying to claim it's the same as a physical item needs to end.
I've never had a WGA problem with an invalid key, only when I try to use legal ones (through my school, etc).
I read about vulns in Firefox pretty often too. Granted, IE's tend to be stupider and MS's policy of ignoring vulns until they're shoved in their faces with an in-the-wild exploit (and then only patching once a month) is pretty awful, but it's not like other browsers are a magic bullet.
That said, i wouldn't be caught dead using IE, nor let friends or family do it.
Does there need to be "approved brains" on the other side, that report how many of them there are to ensure licensing compliance?
Mandatory XKCD reference.
Twitter has no real incentive to make a profit, as contrasted to the others. Keep in mind they have some weird setup with long term VC funding or something and a "worry about it later" attitude to profits.
http://www.google.com/search?q=superman+scam&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial&client=iceweasel-a
I'm serious. Only scam in the top ten is getting lonely WoW players to fall for you then scamming their items. Actually looking closer I see the Superman III thing is indeed there, but it was nonobvious when I was skimming.
The office space thing makes sense though.
What's a superman scam? Google isn't helpful.