What's interesting is in the interview the story links to the guy actually blames the loss of HR people on this. According to him in the old days an HR manager would go to the manager looking to fill the vacancy and say "do you really need someone with ALL these qualifications?"
"FALSE. We believe the "people who made the thing" are not making enough off it, while the middle men that sit between the artist and consumer use their power and influence to extract money from the process, are."
So the answer is to make sure the "people who made the thing" make NOTHING off it instead of too little. All I know about the people at TPB is they deserve my money even less than the middlemen.
"if you support the artists, pirate every fucking thing you can, and spend that money on live shows instead."
My favorite artists don't do live shows, or don't do them near me.
Supercomputers are going to use software written from scratch to access the GPUs, I don't think an over-the-counter driver is going to do much. I don't know much about GPUs used in servers but I can't really see you accessing the GPUs through the general desktop drivers Torvalds seems to be complaining about. And finally, android doesn't really follow the development model of mainstream linux, nvidia is going to work closely with the large manufacturers who actually create the android devices.
If the Court issues a written order granting the motion to quash, then yes, it can become ammunition in other court cases. It wouldn't be binding authority, but federal courts have no problem following the reasoning set forth in other federal courts.
"What would stop someone who knows some guy with a machine shop from etching *different* numbers on the end of a firing pin with a die-sinking EDM?"
Ahhh, the sheltered suburbanite slashdot demographic, blessedly unfamiliar with the real world...
Guys, the vast majority of criminals are not planning out everything with meticulous detail. In fact, most criminals are criminals because they are uneducated and never learned impulse control, and act irrationally and emotionally. They're not going to forge different numbers on the gun. The vast majority of them will not understand even the basic structure of the gun in the first place.
"but what bugs me is the usage of the term "American" by US people. I moved to Central America and noticed how the term American is only used for US by the US, while the whole FSCKIN continent is America."
There is no better option. It's the United States of America. Only one of those words makes sense to use as a national identifier.
Ugh, I remember wondering at the time why TSR selected SSI (which was a fine wargame developer) to make RPGs. Predictably, they created wargame-like RPGs that didn't really feel like real RPGs. I have never really understood the nostalgia for them.
I have been buying from newegg for the past 12 years and in all that time I have never, ever had a problem with them. A single story on slashdot is not going to change that.
Newegg is not a manufacturer, they're a retailer. They shouldn't be responsible for restoration media, particularly because that would likely require them to actually buy a license for it.
"How middle/upper class white men convince themselves that doing anything for other people is morally wrong."
Atlas Shrugged also provides an excuse as to why they're not more successful; because those terrible statist parasites are dragging them down, not their own incompetence.
"And judging by 99% of the music today... any retard can make music."
Nonsense. Pick the most obnoxious, mass-market, suburban Florida pop singer. Her session musicians, backup singers, producers, and recording engineers are going to be extremely skilled; you couldn't manage what they do. Of all the people you're hearing, only the singer herself sucks.
The order is wrong. Verizon provided the identities before the judge ever entered an order on the subpoena. Definitely bad form to provide the information with a motion to quash pending, though I don't know if there's anything per se unlawful about it.
"the Talmud was written at a time when non-Jews were pagans whose rituals would be disgusting by modern standards"
Uh...huh? You have got to be kidding me. All non-Jews were pagans with disgusting rituals? ALL of them? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen on slashdot.
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What's interesting is in the interview the story links to the guy actually blames the loss of HR people on this. According to him in the old days an HR manager would go to the manager looking to fill the vacancy and say "do you really need someone with ALL these qualifications?"
You don't need to block EVERY user grabbing copyrighted material, you just need to block the casual ones.
"FALSE. We believe the "people who made the thing" are not making enough off it, while the middle men that sit between the artist and consumer use their power and influence to extract money from the process, are."
So the answer is to make sure the "people who made the thing" make NOTHING off it instead of too little. All I know about the people at TPB is they deserve my money even less than the middlemen.
"if you support the artists, pirate every fucking thing you can, and spend that money on live shows instead."
My favorite artists don't do live shows, or don't do them near me.
Supercomputers are going to use software written from scratch to access the GPUs, I don't think an over-the-counter driver is going to do much. I don't know much about GPUs used in servers but I can't really see you accessing the GPUs through the general desktop drivers Torvalds seems to be complaining about. And finally, android doesn't really follow the development model of mainstream linux, nvidia is going to work closely with the large manufacturers who actually create the android devices.
So they can benefit from that sweet 1% linux desktop share!!!
So, you are accusing Richard Feynman of being a shill...in his grave?
Why would I go to a long-dead particle physicist for climate predictions?
"1. I'm a machinist."
That doesn't preclude living in the suburbs.
"2. I live in a state where we have the mob."
That's just silly. Every state has the mob.
"It would be trivial to make an electrode and stick it in the EDM and burn for less than a few seconds and have different numbers."
Not for someone with a 6th-grade education who bought the first gun he could find off the streets because his girlfriend got insulted at a party.
Like I said, sheltered.
If the Court issues a written order granting the motion to quash, then yes, it can become ammunition in other court cases. It wouldn't be binding authority, but federal courts have no problem following the reasoning set forth in other federal courts.
"What would stop someone who knows some guy with a machine shop from etching *different* numbers on the end of a firing pin with a die-sinking EDM?"
Ahhh, the sheltered suburbanite slashdot demographic, blessedly unfamiliar with the real world...
Guys, the vast majority of criminals are not planning out everything with meticulous detail. In fact, most criminals are criminals because they are uneducated and never learned impulse control, and act irrationally and emotionally. They're not going to forge different numbers on the gun. The vast majority of them will not understand even the basic structure of the gun in the first place.
"but what bugs me is the usage of the term "American" by US people. I moved to Central America and noticed how the term American is only used for US by the US, while the whole FSCKIN continent is America."
There is no better option. It's the United States of America. Only one of those words makes sense to use as a national identifier.
I don't understand a single thing you said. Then again I never played WoW.
Ugh, I remember wondering at the time why TSR selected SSI (which was a fine wargame developer) to make RPGs. Predictably, they created wargame-like RPGs that didn't really feel like real RPGs. I have never really understood the nostalgia for them.
I have been buying from newegg for the past 12 years and in all that time I have never, ever had a problem with them. A single story on slashdot is not going to change that.
Newegg is not a manufacturer, they're a retailer. They shouldn't be responsible for restoration media, particularly because that would likely require them to actually buy a license for it.
"How middle/upper class white men convince themselves that doing anything for other people is morally wrong."
Atlas Shrugged also provides an excuse as to why they're not more successful; because those terrible statist parasites are dragging them down, not their own incompetence.
"lol If you know well about how the system works, this donation thing and personal foundations is a tax evasion scheme"
Why don't you explain it for us then.
"Except Macs it was and almost IS impossible to buy a ready-made computer without Windows."
So....you WEREN'T forced to buy Windows.
"Malcolm Gladwell is a niche tech journalist"
Huh?? Malcolm Gladwell is one of the most widely read mainstream journalists around these days. His books sell in the millions of copies.
"b) he gets to keep and control large amounts of money without regulator oversight and without having to deal with annoying things like taxes."
It's a 501(c)(3) organization; its "regulator" is the IRS.
"War of 1812, Vietnam war, Bay of Pigs... shall I continue?"
Uhhh...CAN you continue?
"And judging by 99% of the music today... any retard can make music."
Nonsense. Pick the most obnoxious, mass-market, suburban Florida pop singer. Her session musicians, backup singers, producers, and recording engineers are going to be extremely skilled; you couldn't manage what they do. Of all the people you're hearing, only the singer herself sucks.
"Banning Xbox360 will do serious damage. If you want to play any current generation AAA games, then your choice is Sony's PS3."
You could go outside and take a nice walk in the park. Being unable to play a specific type of video game doesn't really count as "serious damage."
"In this case a corporation complied with a request and didn't cause a drawn out battle"
There was already a battle; all Verizon did was complicate it.
The order is wrong. Verizon provided the identities before the judge ever entered an order on the subpoena. Definitely bad form to provide the information with a motion to quash pending, though I don't know if there's anything per se unlawful about it.
"the Talmud was written at a time when non-Jews were pagans whose rituals would be disgusting by modern standards"
Uh...huh? You have got to be kidding me. All non-Jews were pagans with disgusting rituals? ALL of them? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen on slashdot.