Will they ban you for indicating that you're black? If I say I'm caucasian, then I get banned too? "Hi, I'm a heterosexual white man"; does THAT get me banned, because I mentioned my race, sexual orientation, and gender? Come ON! While it's certainly true that some people are guilty of oversharing with some information about themselves, it's just plain out-and-out discrimination we're talking about here. So WHAT if she's a lesbian? Big effing deal!
Would Mr. Blunt like a little CHEESE with his WHINE? Aren't audio books read and recorded by real live human beings? I know that speech synthesis has come a long ways, but it's STILL not as good as having a talented live person do a reading. Oh, and this thing from the previous story on this subject about reading it out loud also being an infringement for "public performance"? GTFO, dude! What, you're going to sue someone for reading to 95 year old Grandmas in the retirement home, who can't see well enough to read or can't hold the book up? You're going to sue Mom and Dad for reading to their kid(s)? Preposterous, stuff, and nonsense! Stop stealing pages from the RIAA's playbook, you schmuck!
Yeah? When the day comes that they want to install cameras in your bathroom and bedroom, we'll see if you're so eager to be compliant. After all, if you're not doing anything naughty with your wife then you shouldn't have any concern over the police watching you sleep with her, right? Sure. If you don't fight these things NOW, you'll be fighting PRECEDENT later, damnit! FIGHT IT NOW!
My router keeps it's logs in RAM and is deleted every time it reboots -- which is more often than I'd like because it's D-Link firmware and it's crap like most other routers out there. Are they going to buy me a shiny new router/WAP that keeps persistent log files in perpetuity? I think not. More bullshit legislation that isn't going to go anywhere because when it comes to technical things they're talking out of their ASSES. MEMO TO LEGISLATORS: Concentrate on getting the country back on it's feet financially and stop wasting time with things nobody cares about and that you're wasting money talking about, k?
I resent the fact that someone had the audacity to mod me down as a "troll". Since when did expressing an opinion make you a troll? BTW if you're not angry over comments like in TFA then maybe you should go back and read it again!
I heard about this on the radio this morning. Apparently they don't want to "legitimize" porn by taxing it, citing that it would "send the wrong message". If you apply that reasoning then they shouldn't tax cigarettes or alcohol either. Stupid!
If that's what they decided they were going to do, then they can go fuck themselves in their fake-assed Pleasantville/Stepford version of cyberspace 'cause I'M NOT PLAYING ALONG WITH IT. What they're suggesting is the absolute antithesis of Net Neutrality!
I hope everyone in their government gets thrown out on their asses when this completely fails and pisses everybody off. They're wasting taxpayer money on a stupid and useless idea that doesn't serve the interests of the population as a whole but instead serves only a special-interest group. Dumbasses!
I'll just stick to printed books like I always have, thank you very much. I didn't see anything positive coming out of e-books the FIRST time around, and now that the shenanigans is starting on the SECOND time around, I'm feeling VERY validated in that original opinion.
So if, say, I'm a father, and I read a bedtime story aloud to my kid, I'm in violation of their precious copyright and can be sued for damages? They can go FUCK themselves!
Instead of wasting your time hacking microcontrollers, why not try something REALLY radical, like, say, a nice dinner out, see a show or go to a comedy club, and maybe a nice little present that she actually wants? Anyone? Bueller?
Seriously, guys. Maybe do this as an extra little kicker, because let's face it, she HAS to appreciate your nerdiness/geekiness or she wouldn't be with you, but make it your LOWEST priority project.
So don't install Google Earth. Wow, that was easy!
Fucking bullshit. What are you, a shill for Google? It's borderline malware, damnit. Every other piece of software I've ever seen allows you to disable automatic updates if that's what you want. Even Windows allows you to stop Automatic Updates!
1) The people who fall for this won't actually learn until they're actually stung
Nope, the people who will fall for this sort of tactic aren't ever going to learn, not even AFTER they've been hurt by it because they've already thoroughly demonstrated that they aren't CAPABLE of learning any better.
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Heh, for once, an AC that I can agree with!
This is a socio-political story, not ANYthing to do with technology. WHY is it even HERE?
Will they ban you for indicating that you're black? If I say I'm caucasian, then I get banned too? "Hi, I'm a heterosexual white man"; does THAT get me banned, because I mentioned my race, sexual orientation, and gender? Come ON! While it's certainly true that some people are guilty of oversharing with some information about themselves, it's just plain out-and-out discrimination we're talking about here. So WHAT if she's a lesbian? Big effing deal!
Would Mr. Blunt like a little CHEESE with his WHINE? Aren't audio books read and recorded by real live human beings? I know that speech synthesis has come a long ways, but it's STILL not as good as having a talented live person do a reading. Oh, and this thing from the previous story on this subject about reading it out loud also being an infringement for "public performance"? GTFO, dude! What, you're going to sue someone for reading to 95 year old Grandmas in the retirement home, who can't see well enough to read or can't hold the book up? You're going to sue Mom and Dad for reading to their kid(s)? Preposterous, stuff, and nonsense! Stop stealing pages from the RIAA's playbook, you schmuck!
I'm not an Apple user, but isn't the current incarnation of Apple's OS based on a flavor of Linux or Unix? If so, funny that they wouldn't count it..
Why give in to their tactics though? From what the original post has to say, it sounds like if he gives them an inch, they'll try to take a mile.
I'll pay them $100 to get rid of Wal-Mart! :D
Yeah? When the day comes that they want to install cameras in your bathroom and bedroom, we'll see if you're so eager to be compliant. After all, if you're not doing anything naughty with your wife then you shouldn't have any concern over the police watching you sleep with her, right? Sure. If you don't fight these things NOW, you'll be fighting PRECEDENT later, damnit! FIGHT IT NOW!
Haven't they been using things like this for decades? Sure, it works, but I don't think it's an original concept, is it?
My router keeps it's logs in RAM and is deleted every time it reboots -- which is more often than I'd like because it's D-Link firmware and it's crap like most other routers out there. Are they going to buy me a shiny new router/WAP that keeps persistent log files in perpetuity? I think not. More bullshit legislation that isn't going to go anywhere because when it comes to technical things they're talking out of their ASSES. MEMO TO LEGISLATORS: Concentrate on getting the country back on it's feet financially and stop wasting time with things nobody cares about and that you're wasting money talking about, k?
I resent the fact that someone had the audacity to mod me down as a "troll". Since when did expressing an opinion make you a troll? BTW if you're not angry over comments like in TFA then maybe you should go back and read it again!
but a porn tax is bad.
I heard about this on the radio this morning. Apparently they don't want to "legitimize" porn by taxing it, citing that it would "send the wrong message". If you apply that reasoning then they shouldn't tax cigarettes or alcohol either. Stupid!
If that's what they decided they were going to do, then they can go fuck themselves in their fake-assed Pleasantville/Stepford version of cyberspace 'cause I'M NOT PLAYING ALONG WITH IT. What they're suggesting is the absolute antithesis of Net Neutrality!
I would even go so far as to say that for the most part, people would literally prefer free beer over free speech.
That's because, sadly, the average person (documentably!) isn't very smart. :-/
I hope everyone in their government gets thrown out on their asses when this completely fails and pisses everybody off. They're wasting taxpayer money on a stupid and useless idea that doesn't serve the interests of the population as a whole but instead serves only a special-interest group. Dumbasses!
I'll just stick to printed books like I always have, thank you very much. I didn't see anything positive coming out of e-books the FIRST time around, and now that the shenanigans is starting on the SECOND time around, I'm feeling VERY validated in that original opinion.
So if, say, I'm a father, and I read a bedtime story aloud to my kid, I'm in violation of their precious copyright and can be sued for damages? They can go FUCK themselves!
Instead of wasting your time hacking microcontrollers, why not try something REALLY radical, like, say, a nice dinner out, see a show or go to a comedy club, and maybe a nice little present that she actually wants? Anyone? Bueller?
Seriously, guys. Maybe do this as an extra little kicker, because let's face it, she HAS to appreciate your nerdiness/geekiness or she wouldn't be with you, but make it your LOWEST priority project.
..that I should pull my CP/M disks (8" DSDD floppies) and IMSAI 8080 out of storage again?
Dialup costs me just $7 plus what my landline costs.
DSL costs me just $15 plus what my landline costs.
How much is the Wireless Service Provider?
There, fixed that for you.
So don't install Google Earth. Wow, that was easy!
Fucking bullshit. What are you, a shill for Google? It's borderline malware, damnit. Every other piece of software I've ever seen allows you to disable automatic updates if that's what you want. Even Windows allows you to stop Automatic Updates!
..containing immortalized human liver cells..
I, for one, welcome our new zombified-liver-cell overlords!
In my opinion you're insane if you allow anybody to track you. It ***WILL*** get abused by somebody.
But does it tell you who she is with?
If she's spending money at a hotel, then you can make a fairly accurate guess who she's with..
1) The people who fall for this won't actually learn until they're actually stung
Nope, the people who will fall for this sort of tactic aren't ever going to learn, not even AFTER they've been hurt by it because they've already thoroughly demonstrated that they aren't CAPABLE of learning any better.