"Slashdot is really a glorified blog. It aggregates news sources from all over, stories that its members think are interesting. But without the original sources that generate these stories -- media outlets who pay writers to produce stories -- outlets like Slashdot disappear."
Naa, it would be from other sources - and possibly other stories, but that need not be bad.
"The answer is more corporate blogs. And folks like you eat it up."
You who? I read Googles blog once, it was commercial crap, never again.
"Yes, the world of media is going to shit. Yes, I hate it. Damned if I can do anything about it on my own, though."
Bla bla. Swedish law does not allow its citizens to help others comit crimes, therefore its not legal - if you wish to suggest otherwise you'll need to prove it.
"You did not actually support your earlier statement."
Sure I did, I pointed out its their excuse. Its not legal to help with copyright infringement in a country which has signed treaties who say the opposite.
Many people remember the name, so there is bonus PR attached, that is why the remake so much old stuff. Or buy licenses to something they end up totally changing anyway.
Listen to the commentaries on the Stargate SG1 DVD's where they talk about how the big space ships move to fast out of planetary atmospheres etc - they know it, they just can't be bothered because 'it would take to long' to show it realisticly! Totally incompetent in my opnion, if you make a movie about the aircraft carrier Enterprise leaving a harbor you don't just speed up the film - you edit your way out of it, clearly what they should do here as well. Nobody really aims for realism in Hollyweird (like when you get alien spaceships which are Apple mac compatible)
"their only defence has been that what they are doing is not illegal under Swedish law."
That's their excuse, several swedish legal experts says otherwise. But even if it currently is in that state Sweden will be pressured to change their laws since Sweden has signed the Berne convetion - perhaps by the US but more likely when the EU copyright reform has finished, all member countries must conform (or get out)
So now the PirateBay has accept editorial responsiblity and remove offending material? I'm not sure they get to decide what they consider offending in the long run.
You bought the 'DX10' card in order to have faster performance under XP? XP doesn't just become obsolte because Microsoft dictates that. I'm not going to change to vista for the next decade.
Slashdot Mirror
Well slashdot can't design a propersite either, and taco doesn't care as long as it looks good in his browser, so that seems to be going around.
"Slashdot is really a glorified blog. It aggregates news sources from all over, stories that its members think are interesting. But without the original sources that generate these stories -- media outlets who pay writers to produce stories -- outlets like Slashdot disappear."
Naa, it would be from other sources - and possibly other stories, but that need not be bad.
"The answer is more corporate blogs. And folks like you eat it up."
You who? I read Googles blog once, it was commercial crap, never again.
"Yes, the world of media is going to shit. Yes, I hate it. Damned if I can do anything about it on my own, though."
Sure there is, stop fighting global warming.
"The public isn't stupid"
;)
*BEEEEEP* - wrong, but thanks for playing
But how do you find the right forum?
"Allow me to translate: "Since your opinion is informed, it must be biased. I am more trustworthy because I don't know what I'm talking about.""
If you had any education you would have understood that is not what he said.
"So, what if you're dying from the 21st worst ailment on the list?"
What if there is a cure but you can't afford it?
"What incentive is given for firms to find a cure for you then?"
Since they are only in it for the money probably very little, but in time cures are found and ailments are struck of the list.
"The government typically only does one thing well, and that thing is 'screw things up beyond belief.'"
A view usually held by uneducated people.
"Yes, we are all addicted to food, "
No we are not.
"Yeah, a lot of people claim they can't in order to make an excuse for themselves,"
A view held by stupid and evil people *plonk*
"and no concept of portion control."
Some of us are addicted, even if the thin bastards don't accept that. At least death will end it.
"Your original statement was that their only defense is that they don't censor their users."
It is.
"You have not provided any support for this, and as far as I can tell you just refuted it."
Yes many times, sorry you can't understand it.
""No,"
Yes."
Bla bla. Swedish law does not allow its citizens to help others comit crimes, therefore its not legal - if you wish to suggest otherwise you'll need to prove it.
"You did not actually support your earlier statement."
Sure I did, I pointed out its their excuse. Its not legal to help with copyright infringement in a country which has signed treaties who say the opposite.
"why remake it"
Money.
Many people remember the name, so there is bonus PR attached, that is why the remake so much old stuff. Or buy licenses to something they end up totally changing anyway.
Listen to the commentaries on the Stargate SG1 DVD's where they talk about how the big space ships move to fast out of planetary atmospheres etc - they know it, they just can't be bothered because 'it would take to long' to show it realisticly! Totally incompetent in my opnion, if you make a movie about the aircraft carrier Enterprise leaving a harbor you don't just speed up the film - you edit your way out of it, clearly what they should do here as well.
Nobody really aims for realism in Hollyweird (like when you get alien spaceships which are Apple mac compatible)
"After all, we were used to sci-fi of the Star Trek standard where the quality of the writing overcame the poor effects."
The what the what? What were you smoking at the time?
"No,"
Yes.
"their only defence has been that what they are doing is not illegal under Swedish law."
That's their excuse, several swedish legal experts says otherwise. But even if it currently is in that state Sweden will be pressured to change their laws since Sweden has signed the Berne convetion - perhaps by the US but more likely when the EU copyright reform has finished, all member countries must conform (or get out)
"Yes, they do. Why is this surprising?"
Because then they are responsible for copyright violation as well. Their only defence would have been that they don't censor their users.
Make not, that was supposed to me modded "Funny" not "Redundant"
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"They have removed lots of stuff. "
So now the PirateBay has accept editorial responsiblity and remove offending material? I'm not sure they get to decide what they consider offending in the long run.
"'It is not that page views are irrelevant now, but they are a less accurate gauge "
But guessing how long people have been on a page is? These people must be working for RIAA
You bought the 'DX10' card in order to have faster performance under XP? XP doesn't just become obsolte because Microsoft dictates that. I'm not going to change to vista for the next decade.
You won't do it, because you believe it can't be done.
Those who will do it, will do it because they know it can.
Might lend creedence to the theories.
You can not, not choose. Any action, even inaction will choose a side.
But not caring you are letting the system which killed them be in place to kill more.
"Don't facts, by definition, speak for themselves?"
As I said people have different opinions about facts.
Fact: "In the US there were 53 executions in 2006"
One opinion: Great!
Other opnion: Deeply inhumane!