Considering that TV is normally written for "the masses" (as an excuse for them to watch commercials and spend more money), what can we understand about Chris Carter's view of his audience?
That they don't really know much about how computers/networks/games/etc work?
That they might care but will consider it good entertainment anyway?
That they might care but will consider it entertainment anyway?
That there's nothing better on but they will sit through it rather than pick up a book?
My mother used to have an expression she'd use when, for example, someone blew their horn at her (unnecessarily, in her opinion)... "what do you want, egg in your beer?"
Sorry, no relavence (or spell checking), it just came to mind:-)
According to their creator, The Lego Company (formerly The Lego Group), they are "LEGO Bricks"; the term "Lego" is not to be used to refer to a brick nor "Legos" to multiple bricks.
Also, the word LEGO is formed from the Danish words "LEg GOdt" ("play well").
The means now in use, Content Scramble System or CSS, is an encryption-based security and authentication system that requires the use of appropriately configured hardware such as a DVD player or a computer DVD drive to decrypt, unscramble and play back, but not copy, motion pictures on DVDs. (emphesis mine)
note: here he seems to understand that CSS decryption is required to play back but not to make copies.
footnote 14:
"Second, even if DeCSS were intended and usable solely to permit the playing, and not the copying,..." note: now he's parrotting the studio lawyers in claiming that DeCSS is being used to make copies.
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Cool. NASA follows the Prime Directive better than Kirk, Picard or Janeway ever did!
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> But, motive aside, competition is good.
:-)
I find this funny, as part of a posting here
no more than IPX is a Novell "product".
Microsoft has GPL'd the NetBEUI protocol! :-)
Uh, not exactly
Considering that TV is normally written for "the masses" (as an excuse for them to watch commercials and spend more money), what can we understand about Chris Carter's view of his audience?
That they don't really know much about how computers/networks/games/etc work?
That they might care but will consider it good entertainment anyway?
That they might care but will consider it entertainment anyway?
That there's nothing better on but they will sit through it rather than pick up a book?
Remember that "they" is "us"
My mother used to have an expression she'd use when, for example, someone blew their horn at her (unnecessarily, in her opinion)... "what do you want, egg in your beer?"
:-)
Sorry, no relavence (or spell checking), it just came to mind
...or ask N. Tesla, who's work is often ignored and credit given to Edison.
...or ask L. Erikson if he celebrates Columbus Day.
Nope.
According to their creator, The Lego Company (formerly The Lego Group), they are "LEGO Bricks"; the term "Lego" is not to be used to refer to a brick nor "Legos" to multiple bricks.
Also, the word LEGO is formed from the Danish words "LEg GOdt" ("play well").
-Sjev
The means now in use, Content Scramble System or CSS, is an encryption-based security and authentication system that requires the use of appropriately configured hardware such as a DVD player or a computer DVD drive to decrypt, unscramble and play back, but not copy, motion pictures on DVDs. (emphesis mine)
note: here he seems to understand that CSS decryption is required to play back but not to make copies.
footnote 14:
"Second, even if DeCSS were intended and usable solely to permit the playing, and not the copying,..." note: now he's parrotting the studio lawyers in claiming that DeCSS is being used to make copies.