> And I'm sick and tired of this entitlement meme.
It's not "entitlement" to desire control of one's own property.
Yes: an iPhone becomes my property when I buy it.
So does a copy of "The Martian Chronicles" (on book, ebook or DVD).
Does the iPhone becomes yours when you buy it? Yes... but only when that is the full retail price of the device. Purchasing it from AT&T with a 2 year guaranteed service contract for 200 bucks... is not full retail price.
Further, just because you bought the device, does not mean you bought the software it runs. That, my friend, is licensed to you.
The app store is a service owned by Apple, and licensed for your use, on their software, on their terms.
Apple can decide to have whatever the hell they want in their store... without worrying about your hurt feelings, because the App Store is their property.
Actually, I am one of those people that this type of vehicle would be perfect for.
My daily commute to work is 26 miles... one way. There is no one close enough to me, on a similar enough schedule, to warrant or justify ride-sharing/carpooling. Since I am the sole person in said vehicle, and often when I leave work, I amy stop for a minimum of groceries/household supplies (read: whatever my wife and I didn't get at the store over the weekend), a small car like this, traveling on country highways, getting crazy gas mileage... is damn near a perfect fit.
I do realize, however, that this type of vehicle would fit everyone's lifestyle, however, for my wife and I (we don't have, and aren't going to have, children) this is the perfect commuter type vehicle for us.
Doesn't change the fact that wanton P2P downloading of copyright-protected mp3, et al, isn't in the slightest bit legal.
And, it also doesn't change the fact that, for the OP, he is jacking into a netowrk owned by comeone else... and thus, for the privilege of access, he has to agree to the terms as set forth.
No, no... not insane. Probably, pretty damn smart of them. Rationale? Legal expense of having to deal with media company lawyers every time a college kid mistakenly believes that they can download whatever they want from the internet, and it's okay. "Fair Use" and all that other bullshit that/.'ers have a tendency to spout.
Fact remains, the university's network is their network. If you want access to it, you have to play by their rules. End of story.
Oh, and before any of the less informed and more opinionated members decide to respond with more typical/. nonsense, remember... despite the fact that "taxpayer" dollars do fund the institution, that does not give a student unlimited rights to whatever the fuck they want to.
Public university, private network. Access to it, is subject to their needs from a security/legal/privacy aspect.
In short, OP... you are stuck with it. Move along, move along.
I recently just terminated a part-time gig with a major US Retailer (low prices always anyone?), and went rounds and rounds with management over the sheer stupidity of having a physical person from Security to escort all AT&T Go Phone purchases from register to front door for the last six months.
Since the Nokia 1100 was our most popular seller (and stolen, but w/e), things make a bit more sense now. Because, regardless of whether or not the hack is viable, or ever was in the US, chances are some script kiddie heard about it on a warez/ l334 haxors site (sarcasm fully intended), and tried to get their hands on a few to WOW their idiot friends. Enter mommy/daddy, game over.
Seems I feel like a bit of ass now... nah. I was still right more times than not. But, when arguing with idiots, don't. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
I am intrigued... IF (and that is a very very big IF) Win7 is half of what it is supposed to be, I may upgrade my wife's Win2K machine to it.
Might.
If it comes out like Vista... I swear to God I will drop the machine on Redmond from 20K feet.
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> And I'm sick and tired of this entitlement meme.
It's not "entitlement" to desire control of one's own property.
Yes: an iPhone becomes my property when I buy it.
So does a copy of "The Martian Chronicles" (on book, ebook or DVD).
Does the iPhone becomes yours when you buy it? Yes... but only when that is the full retail price of the device. Purchasing it from AT&T with a 2 year guaranteed service contract for 200 bucks... is not full retail price. Further, just because you bought the device, does not mean you bought the software it runs. That, my friend, is licensed to you. The app store is a service owned by Apple, and licensed for your use, on their software, on their terms. Apple can decide to have whatever the hell they want in their store... without worrying about your hurt feelings, because the App Store is their property.
Actually, I am one of those people that this type of vehicle would be perfect for.
My daily commute to work is 26 miles... one way. There is no one close enough to me, on a similar enough schedule, to warrant or justify ride-sharing/carpooling. Since I am the sole person in said vehicle, and often when I leave work, I amy stop for a minimum of groceries/household supplies (read: whatever my wife and I didn't get at the store over the weekend), a small car like this, traveling on country highways, getting crazy gas mileage... is damn near a perfect fit.
I do realize, however, that this type of vehicle would fit everyone's lifestyle, however, for my wife and I (we don't have, and aren't going to have, children) this is the perfect commuter type vehicle for us.
Too bad I'll never see it in the States.
Of an old saying... "There's power in the motion of the ocean". Though I think that quote referred to something completely different.
Yes... he was the example I was citing.
Doesn't change the fact that wanton P2P downloading of copyright-protected mp3, et al, isn't in the slightest bit legal.
And, it also doesn't change the fact that, for the OP, he is jacking into a netowrk owned by comeone else... and thus, for the privilege of access, he has to agree to the terms as set forth.
No, no ... not insane. Probably, pretty damn smart of them. Rationale? Legal expense of having to deal with media company lawyers every time a college kid mistakenly believes that they can download whatever they want from the internet, and it's okay. "Fair Use" and all that other bullshit that /.'ers have a tendency to spout.
Fact remains, the university's network is their network. If you want access to it, you have to play by their rules. End of story.
Oh, and before any of the less informed and more opinionated members decide to respond with more typical /. nonsense, remember... despite the fact that "taxpayer" dollars do fund the institution, that does not give a student unlimited rights to whatever the fuck they want to.
Public university, private network. Access to it, is subject to their needs from a security/legal/privacy aspect.
In short, OP... you are stuck with it. Move along, move along.
... for the next time I am at work, and some drone asks me how to use the funny-named Linux disk they found in their kids computer.
/sigh.
I recently just terminated a part-time gig with a major US Retailer (low prices always anyone?), and went rounds and rounds with management over the sheer stupidity of having a physical person from Security to escort all AT&T Go Phone purchases from register to front door for the last six months.
Since the Nokia 1100 was our most popular seller (and stolen, but w/e), things make a bit more sense now. Because, regardless of whether or not the hack is viable, or ever was in the US, chances are some script kiddie heard about it on a warez/ l334 haxors site (sarcasm fully intended), and tried to get their hands on a few to WOW their idiot friends. Enter mommy/daddy, game over.
Seems I feel like a bit of ass now... nah. I was still right more times than not. But, when arguing with idiots, don't. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
I am intrigued... IF (and that is a very very big IF) Win7 is half of what it is supposed to be, I may upgrade my wife's Win2K machine to it. Might. If it comes out like Vista... I swear to God I will drop the machine on Redmond from 20K feet.
"The spice must flow." Obligatory Herbert reference, my apologies to the /. crowd.