I pray to god that they aren't forcing these people to use FrontPage to 'develop' webpages. As an Internet Tech, it's depressing and enraging enough to talk with non-criminals that try to 'develop' webpages without getting down to the nitty-gritty HTML.
FrontPage development should be a crime in and of itself. Hooray for PHP and MySQL. And don't get me started on IIS.
At what point in time shall we, as an American people, say, "I've had it with this bullshit!"? I believe that many follow my lead on this one. Hell, I'm gonna go out and register to vote just so I can smack this proposition down and stick my foot up it's ass. Why. Why do lawmakers feel persistent on invading the simple privacy granted to us through the constitution? What exactly are they afraid of? Did their suppliers unexpectedly cut them off one day, and this, this monstrousity, their way of striking back? Damn, I'm screwed. I've got a 1996 copy of the Anarchist's Cook Book on my system. And I don't even look at it! Does this mean I'm going to jail? Shit, and you thought the book 1984 was so far off. Police my thoughts. I dare you! Strip every piece of evidence that I exist as an individual human-being! How truly untrusting.
"To this world I'm unimportant just because I have nothing to give So you call this your free country tell me why it cost so much to live Tell me why
"This world can turn me down But I won't turn away, oh no I won't turn around" -3 Doors Down
I'll be damned if they're gonna screw me--out of me.
Sooner or later, a great leader will succumb to the dark side of the force. And thus, we've seen the revered nVidia do just that. It looks like us 'jedi' will have only 3dfx to help us combat the evil known as "Darth-Low-Framerates".
It's the neverending attitude of expecting-something-for-nothing-because-we're-Amer icans-dammit that's going to get those same Americans into trouble. Know why? Because a group of people grew up listening to this bullsh*t and got sick of trying to tell people otherwise--so, they figured they'd profit from it.
And why shouldn't they? Teach 'em to change their minds the hard way, that's what I say. Hell, right now I'm selling Air Guitars to anyone fool enough to buy 'em (surprisingly enough, not a single purchase thus far). But in the end, this will all come back to bite them in the a$$--as it's already starting too.
Pretty soon, they will have taught the wrong person the right lesson and they're screwed. Because this person has power. And by golly, they should get something for nothing without having to think about it. So, they're going to 'rectify' the situation by punishing those who take advantage of the mindless masses--as if teaching them to think, albeit the hard way, is a crime.
In America, no good deed goes unpunished.
(The views expressed herein are not necessarily those of the author. More than likely, satire is involved.)
And you thought they were pumped when they detonated their very first nuclear bombs (as if they were the first to accomplish this--let alone think it was something to be proud of), wait'll they step onto the moon; holysh*t! They'll think they own the earth.
Some states are thinking of banning simultaneous car and cellphone usage, because of the increase hazard the users are to the general public. Would this experiment qualify? Hell, I'd hate to be on the receiving end of a ticket for using one cellphone illegally, imagine sixteen! Also, lets say you're not currently connected. What if someone calls you? Could you get frequent driver miles for this? Do your chances of getting cancer increase exponentially with each additional cellphone? ("Don't worry about firin' up the grill Betty! I'll just get online, and you lay them steaks on the hood of the car!") While they're at it, let's put these things into motorcycles, ATVs, VW Beetles, and any other vehicle which could not possibly have a logical use for internet access. (too late) Or, rig the thing so that when the airbag goes off, the car instantly emails copies of your last will and testament to all of your next-of-kin. What's next? A straw that can simultaneously be placed into 16 cups? A toilet with 16 handles? Gene-splicing/mods to produce humans with 160 fingers? Tax collections 16 times a year? Or worse yet, another gene-splicing/mod that gives the woman a menstrual cycle 16 days out of the month!
I have an old HDD in which the heads scrape against the disk (sounds almost identical to vinyl record scratching--ie. rap 'music'). Also, PC speakers that have been blown out, a monitor that flickers audiably, an 8" floppy drive and shimmies and shakes (cool oscillation noises depending on the surface on which it rests), a power supply that shoots sparks, a CDROM that sounds like a blow-dryer, and to top it off: A Windows sound-scheme which consists of only "ding.wav".
Years ago, some aspiring scientist was on a vacation with his family to Disneyland. He was scarred for life, when in one unthinking moment, the Mickey Mouse actor removed his costume head to get a drink of water. The world will never hear the end of this.
So this means what? That instead of mindlessly running in a wheel, mice will be using the wheels to stay fit (because after all, those sunflower seeds go straight to the hips)? Or, instead of running mazes for food, they will acquire jobs in the real world and run rat-races for a quick buck? Instead of multiplying like--for lack of a better term--'mice', they will instead start taking birth-control pills and limit themselves to 2.4 micelings a family? Will white mice hate black mice? Will female mice be underpaid? Will leader mice become impeached because they were only as faithful as their options?
We think we're so smart. I say, "Leave mice the way they are." If (insert your deity here) wanted mice to be smart, they would have been made that way.
In reading the previous posts to this news, I have come to one basic conclusion: People think that just because this technology is out there, they must implement it, and forever be cursed with the restrictions associated therewith. Give me a break. Although the possibility exists that some law will be passed forcing every OS in America to include this software--and force it upon the end user--the chances of that range anywhere from slim to none. And despite what Microsoft may want you to believe, you still have control over what software you want to install. Or is that not the case? Did I miss something that everyone else got? The bottom line is: If you don't like it, don't install it!
...is Napster tweaked to use this technology. That way the next big-label band that comes along won't be able to tell what's gettin' traded. I mean honestly, I read Dilbert a few days back, and it encapsulated the same basic principle here. That "data" is merely harmless 1's and 0's resting on (insert any form of data medium here). And it remains that way, until you activate it with a translation device. Not unlike cave paintings and eyeballs. Or better yet--and more appropriate--an inkblot. However, the issue we run into in this digital age, is that everyone's using the same set of eyes, or merely licensed copies of the original set. This technology (or encryption in general) would more or less "toss it up" a bit. Making certain data so that only like 'minds' can distinguish it, and turn it into meaningful information.
I don't have a lot of time, so hear me out. There's something funny going on in the world today, and I've figured it out. But they're on to me, so I must be brief. It all started when buggy Mattell software sold to children in France went haywire, ordering Nazi memorabilia by the metric ton. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, secret goverment agents were attempting track where John Rocker's private stash is disappearing to, when--much to their dismay--all high-tech government computer equipment (Dell machines with Win2k, BIOS-locked, of course) became disrupted by high energy particle-collisions and set themselves on fire. The resulting panic brought several agents to their knees as they prayed... for the computer technicians to quickly remove the hard drives, thus saving complete system images of their OS, and copies every pr0nographic image ever made.
That is my right, as I own one copy of the software. Unfortunately, if you ever read the EULA provided with Microsoft products, you don't. You own a license to use the software. If you think that's bad, read Copyrant, June 8th. And then, if you should wish, read my response.
-={(.Y.)}=-
Sounds like communist computing to me...
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Granted that Microsoft--and a host of other "bully" software companies/markets--may actually implement this communistic-computing system (which grants corporate control over the end-users themselves), without inspiring some form of L.A.-style riots, what do they seek to gain? (Besides an all-access pass into the pocketbooks of America--wait, did I say America? How little-minded of me!)
I guess they are playing their hand on the fact that, as typical human beings, we tend to follow like sheep (or, more appropriately, lambs to the slaughter). However, as history suggests, we will only swallow so much before we incite change. I surmise that it will only take months before parties of face-painted individuals start tossing boxes of Windows 2k out of stores and into the Pudget Sound in some form of a Bellvue Tea Party.
I honestly hope that Microsoft chokes on this decision and its potential aftermath. People will not pay to rent software to operate a piece of machinery they own--and those that will are already used to the idea that they own nothing, and some larger force owns it for them (benevolenty allowing said person to use it in return for monetary compensation). And you think I was so far off with the 'communist' statement.
Suddenly Linux looks more attractive than I had originally thought.
Perhaps I will quell your fears about the future by saying that I love video games, and I also know C/C++. Imagine that! (And to make things worse, yes, I own a Voodoo3 3500). While I support the FreeSoftware community, I also realize (as an amatuer game programmer) that games support 70, if not 80% of the driving force behind the technology growth that we enjoy today. And it could not be possible without monetary input from said parties to the gaming industry and computer manufacturers. FreeSoftware should be used for things like OSs and Email clients, but the entertainment industry should remain within the capital market where it's so firmly seated. (Now, a price drop would be nice... but if you build it, they will come). If you want a discussion about the violence in video games and "it's ability to corrupt the minds of the innocent," see your pastor, rabbi, bishop, whatever. I don't care to become wrapped up in it.
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Listen to the tune, and watch out for the "Smarty Pants".
Just thankfull that the lead nosecone wasn't on at the time
Which is probably why it hit you in the head.
I guess now I know why the British have never been to the moon.
I pray to god that they aren't forcing these people to use FrontPage to 'develop' webpages. As an Internet Tech, it's depressing and enraging enough to talk with non-criminals that try to 'develop' webpages without getting down to the nitty-gritty HTML.
FrontPage development should be a crime in and of itself. Hooray for PHP and MySQL. And don't get me started on IIS.
At what point in time shall we, as an American people, say, "I've had it with this bullshit!"? I believe that many follow my lead on this one. Hell, I'm gonna go out and register to vote just so I can smack this proposition down and stick my foot up it's ass. Why. Why do lawmakers feel persistent on invading the simple privacy granted to us through the constitution? What exactly are they afraid of?
Did their suppliers unexpectedly cut them off one day, and this, this monstrousity, their way of striking back?
Damn, I'm screwed. I've got a 1996 copy of the Anarchist's Cook Book on my system. And I don't even look at it! Does this mean I'm going to jail? Shit, and you thought the book 1984 was so far off.
Police my thoughts. I dare you! Strip every piece of evidence that I exist as an individual human-being!
How truly untrusting.
"To this world I'm unimportant just
because I have nothing to give
So you call this your free country
tell me why it cost so much to live
Tell me why
"This world can turn me down
But I won't turn away, oh no
I won't turn around"
-3 Doors Down
I'll be damned if they're gonna screw me--out of me.
-={(.Y.)}=-
Sooner or later, a great leader will succumb to the dark side of the force. And thus, we've seen the revered nVidia do just that. It looks like us 'jedi' will have only 3dfx to help us combat the evil known as "Darth-Low-Framerates".
-={(.Y.)}=-
It's the neverending attitude of expecting-something-for-nothing-because-we're-Amer icans-dammit that's going to get those same Americans into trouble. Know why? Because a group of people grew up listening to this bullsh*t and got sick of trying to tell people otherwise--so, they figured they'd profit from it.
And why shouldn't they? Teach 'em to change their minds the hard way, that's what I say. Hell, right now I'm selling Air Guitars to anyone fool enough to buy 'em (surprisingly enough, not a single purchase thus far). But in the end, this will all come back to bite them in the a$$--as it's already starting too.
Pretty soon, they will have taught the wrong person the right lesson and they're screwed. Because this person has power. And by golly, they should get something for nothing without having to think about it. So, they're going to 'rectify' the situation by punishing those who take advantage of the mindless masses--as if teaching them to think, albeit the hard way, is a crime.
In America, no good deed goes unpunished.
(The views expressed herein are not necessarily those of the author. More than likely, satire is involved.)
-={(.Y.)}=-
And you thought they were pumped when they detonated their very first nuclear bombs (as if they were the first to accomplish this--let alone think it was something to be proud of), wait'll they step onto the moon; holysh*t! They'll think they own the earth.
-={(.Y.)}=-
Did they learn nothing from the Rocky series?
-={(.Y.)}=-
Some states are thinking of banning simultaneous car and cellphone usage, because of the increase hazard the users are to the general public. Would this experiment qualify? Hell, I'd hate to be on the receiving end of a ticket for using one cellphone illegally, imagine sixteen!
Also, lets say you're not currently connected. What if someone calls you?
Could you get frequent driver miles for this?
Do your chances of getting cancer increase exponentially with each additional cellphone? ("Don't worry about firin' up the grill Betty! I'll just get online, and you lay them steaks on the hood of the car!")
While they're at it, let's put these things into motorcycles, ATVs, VW Beetles, and any other vehicle which could not possibly have a logical use for internet access. (too late)
Or, rig the thing so that when the airbag goes off, the car instantly emails copies of your last will and testament to all of your next-of-kin.
What's next?
A straw that can simultaneously be placed into 16 cups?
A toilet with 16 handles?
Gene-splicing/mods to produce humans with 160 fingers?
Tax collections 16 times a year?
Or worse yet, another gene-splicing/mod that gives the woman a menstrual cycle 16 days out of the month!
More is not necessarily better.
-={(.Y.)}=-
I have an old HDD in which the heads scrape against the disk (sounds almost identical to vinyl record scratching--ie. rap 'music'). Also, PC speakers that have been blown out, a monitor that flickers audiably, an 8" floppy drive and shimmies and shakes (cool oscillation noises depending on the surface on which it rests), a power supply that shoots sparks, a CDROM that sounds like a blow-dryer, and to top it off:
A Windows sound-scheme which consists of only "ding.wav".
-={(.Y.)}=-
The day they find interstellar paprika, that's when I head for the hills.
-={(.Y.)}=-
Yeah, it was a joke... the whole thing was a humor stunt. That's what I do.
-={(.Y.)}=-
Years ago, some aspiring scientist was on a vacation with his family to Disneyland. He was scarred for life, when in one unthinking moment, the Mickey Mouse actor removed his costume head to get a drink of water.
The world will never hear the end of this.
-={(.Y.)}=-
So this means what? That instead of mindlessly running in a wheel, mice will be using the wheels to stay fit (because after all, those sunflower seeds go straight to the hips)? Or, instead of running mazes for food, they will acquire jobs in the real world and run rat-races for a quick buck? Instead of multiplying like--for lack of a better term--'mice', they will instead start taking birth-control pills and limit themselves to 2.4 micelings a family? Will white mice hate black mice? Will female mice be underpaid? Will leader mice become impeached because they were only as faithful as their options?
We think we're so smart. I say, "Leave mice the way they are." If (insert your deity here) wanted mice to be smart, they would have been made that way.
-={(.Y.)}=-
In reading the previous posts to this news, I have come to one basic conclusion: People think that just because this technology is out there, they must implement it, and forever be cursed with the restrictions associated therewith.
Give me a break.
Although the possibility exists that some law will be passed forcing every OS in America to include this software--and force it upon the end user--the chances of that range anywhere from slim to none.
And despite what Microsoft may want you to believe, you still have control over what software you want to install. Or is that not the case? Did I miss something that everyone else got?
The bottom line is: If you don't like it, don't install it!
-={(.Y.)}=-
...is Napster tweaked to use this technology. That way the next big-label band that comes along won't be able to tell what's gettin' traded.
I mean honestly, I read Dilbert a few days back, and it encapsulated the same basic principle here. That "data" is merely harmless 1's and 0's resting on (insert any form of data medium here). And it remains that way, until you activate it with a translation device. Not unlike cave paintings and eyeballs. Or better yet--and more appropriate--an inkblot.
However, the issue we run into in this digital age, is that everyone's using the same set of eyes, or merely licensed copies of the original set.
This technology (or encryption in general) would more or less "toss it up" a bit. Making certain data so that only like 'minds' can distinguish it, and turn it into meaningful information.
Kinda weird when you think about it that way, eh?
-={(.Y.)}=-
If Napster wins, will they force Metallica to split up into two different bands?
-={(.Y.)}=-
I don't have a lot of time, so hear me out. There's something funny going on in the world today, and I've figured it out. But they're on to me, so I must be brief.
It all started when buggy Mattell software sold to children in France went haywire, ordering Nazi memorabilia by the metric ton. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, secret goverment agents were attempting track where John Rocker's private stash is disappearing to, when--much to their dismay--all high-tech government computer equipment (Dell machines with Win2k, BIOS-locked, of course) became disrupted by high energy particle-collisions and set themselves on fire. The resulting panic brought several agents to their knees as they prayed... for the computer technicians to quickly remove the hard drives, thus saving complete system images of their OS, and copies every pr0nographic image ever made.
And you thought your week was hell.
-={(.Y.)}=-
That is my right, as I own one copy of the software. Unfortunately, if you ever read the EULA provided with Microsoft products, you don't. You own a license to use the software. If you think that's bad, read Copyrant, June 8th. And then, if you should wish, read my response.
-={(.Y.)}=-
Granted that Microsoft--and a host of other "bully" software companies/markets--may actually implement this communistic-computing system (which grants corporate control over the end-users themselves), without inspiring some form of L.A.-style riots, what do they seek to gain? (Besides an all-access pass into the pocketbooks of America--wait, did I say America? How little-minded of me!)
I guess they are playing their hand on the fact that, as typical human beings, we tend to follow like sheep (or, more appropriately, lambs to the slaughter). However, as history suggests, we will only swallow so much before we incite change. I surmise that it will only take months before parties of face-painted individuals start tossing boxes of Windows 2k out of stores and into the Pudget Sound in some form of a Bellvue Tea Party.
I honestly hope that Microsoft chokes on this decision and its potential aftermath. People will not pay to rent software to operate a piece of machinery they own--and those that will are already used to the idea that they own nothing, and some larger force owns it for them (benevolenty allowing said person to use it in return for monetary compensation). And you think I was so far off with the 'communist' statement.
Suddenly Linux looks more attractive than I had originally thought.
-=:{(~)}:=-
Perhaps I will quell your fears about the future by saying that I love video games, and I also know C/C++. Imagine that! (And to make things worse, yes, I own a Voodoo3 3500). While I support the FreeSoftware community, I also realize (as an amatuer game programmer) that games support 70, if not 80% of the driving force behind the technology growth that we enjoy today. And it could not be possible without monetary input from said parties to the gaming industry and computer manufacturers. FreeSoftware should be used for things like OSs and Email clients, but the entertainment industry should remain within the capital market where it's so firmly seated. (Now, a price drop would be nice... but if you build it, they will come). If you want a discussion about the violence in video games and "it's ability to corrupt the minds of the innocent," see your pastor, rabbi, bishop, whatever. I don't care to become wrapped up in it.