My point is a bit more relevant when dealing with a crypto situation directly, because in my world (and the idealist world of accountability) it would make more sense that, if your communications are sensitive enough to warrant cryptography that you should know the very basics about how keys work. I still learnt how to drive a car before taking it for the first spin. If I were to do anything more advanced with the car, you can damn well bet that I will be learning all that I can about it. I'd complain some about laziness and apathy but I can't be arsed..
I guess my point was that if your communications are sensitive enough to warrant cryptography, you should probably at least know the basics about how keys work.
I originally saw the story on Reddit as a warning that they were actually scamming customers, but now it just seems like shitty PR.. I don't know what to believe. It's not the first time he's done this, either.. I can't believe Paul was still working for n-control after the last incident!
I am of the opinion that one should know as much as possible about the world that surrounds them, including how things work.. It's not so difficult to learn. I love learning.
If I hadn't posted in this thread, you'd receive mod points from me.
I agree that we need to fight the establishment, since the people in charge almost invariably try to strip away rights to protect their own interests. If an eBook is being lent out, I think that the author deserves some sort of royalty at a fraction of the cost of the paperback/hardcove ( simply because the electronic copy costs the author a lot less capital to produce and distribute (near-$0))
I'm at a loss as to how I should generalize this though. Maybe if the author disagrees with the royalty agreements for their eBooks they can merely NOT release one; but it will be converted into one and pirated regardless. The alternative would be to self-publish on your own terms, negotiating royalties or handling payment on your own.
Libraries receive money through late fees; eBooks can't be returned late, can they?
Shouldn't changing dynamics of supply and demand dictate the market needs? It sounds like these companies are simply grasping at straws to hold onto the last vestige of their current position by artifically creating demand. It's bollocks, if you can't make a living as a writer then you probably shouldn't be..
or he could have adapted his operating system to provide hooks for the hardware-assisted decoding of these codecs.. oh wait, no, because that would be intelligent.
It won't be an android copy -- it will likely have different goals, different implementation, different backing.. This is what Google was trying to accomplish with the introduction of Android, a wider, more open phone market. More Linux-based phone systems equals more choice for the consumer, aka us!
I think it's somewhat an issue where people think "If I vote Libertarian, my vote will be wasted because no one else will.. So I'll just vote between the two dildos in the huge parties and hope for the best". Since everyone feels the same way, no one ever votes for the Green party except those who realise this can only be countered by actually voting.
Just to clarify, I'm not anti-Apple; I'm anti-Jobs. His wishes to keep Apple extremely exclusive are what is killing the company. I have an iPhone. I don't see how anyone could use the device if it weren't jailbroken due to the number of things you can't do with it (On the iPhoneOS vs. Android issue: who gives a damn?) due to Apple's restrictiveness. You can't even sync an iPod Touch or iPhone using Linux anymore unless you jailbreak, SSH in, and change a config file to revert to an old DB version that doesn't have their hash check.
Back to the topic though, the iPhone would be awesome, and certainly less made fun of, if Apple would get off of their high horse about their products.. But the customer attitudes probably fuel this.
I was mostly referring to desktop or server hardware, but notebook-wise, it's still a huge rip-off. Here are two alternatives:
It's not 1/4th the price, but it is also not $2799; How about the Voodoo Envy? Or the Dell Studio ($799 CAD)?
If by "thin and cool", you mean "trendy fashion statement that runs OS X", then no, these machines are not for you.. I mean, they might run OS X. But if you meant a machine that has a favourable price per performance ratio, forget the MBP. It's just not worth it.
If you don't mind using a 15.4" LCD instead of 17", the Lenovo T61p is a nice machine (Oh, and it includes firewire!)
Usually it's not so much the 'scraps' left behind by Apple as the groups that either dislike Apple, or have such a hardon for open-source software and standards that they won't succumb to it.
For instance, whenever asking someone why they have X brand audio device instead of Apple, the answer is "Apple is too expensive", "it doesn't play OGG", "Apple sucks".. Sure, Apple likes to maintain tight control on everything they sell. Sure, Apple likes profits, but who doesn't these days?
Once Apple realises that they can make even more money and have greater market share by reducing prices (maybe drop the price of every computer by $1000, and every audio device/phone by $200), then their marketing will be that much more effective. The problem with Apple vs. Microsoft is justifying spending $2000 on an OS. That's all you're doing. Any Apple machine can be found in Microsoft land with similar specs for 1/4th the cost.
The iPhone jailbreak process installs Cydia, which is a GUI frontend for aptitude, which was ported to the platform by Jay (Gordon) Freeman. Once Cydia's installed, you can install Terminal.app to have a command prompt and 'apt-get' to your heart's desire.
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Who decided to award this to Microsoft? Why not a smaller firm?
My point is a bit more relevant when dealing with a crypto situation directly, because in my world (and the idealist world of accountability) it would make more sense that, if your communications are sensitive enough to warrant cryptography that you should know the very basics about how keys work. I still learnt how to drive a car before taking it for the first spin. If I were to do anything more advanced with the car, you can damn well bet that I will be learning all that I can about it. I'd complain some about laziness and apathy but I can't be arsed..
I guess my point was that if your communications are sensitive enough to warrant cryptography, you should probably at least know the basics about how keys work.
I originally saw the story on Reddit as a warning that they were actually scamming customers, but now it just seems like shitty PR.. I don't know what to believe. It's not the first time he's done this, either.. I can't believe Paul was still working for n-control after the last incident!
I am of the opinion that one should know as much as possible about the world that surrounds them, including how things work.. It's not so difficult to learn. I love learning.
If I hadn't posted in this thread, you'd receive mod points from me.
I agree that we need to fight the establishment, since the people in charge almost invariably try to strip away rights to protect their own interests. If an eBook is being lent out, I think that the author deserves some sort of royalty at a fraction of the cost of the paperback/hardcove ( simply because the electronic copy costs the author a lot less capital to produce and distribute (near-$0))
I'm at a loss as to how I should generalize this though. Maybe if the author disagrees with the royalty agreements for their eBooks they can merely NOT release one; but it will be converted into one and pirated regardless. The alternative would be to self-publish on your own terms, negotiating royalties or handling payment on your own.
Libraries receive money through late fees; eBooks can't be returned late, can they?
Shouldn't changing dynamics of supply and demand dictate the market needs? It sounds like these companies are simply grasping at straws to hold onto the last vestige of their current position by artifically creating demand. It's bollocks, if you can't make a living as a writer then you probably shouldn't be..
At least one company, Microsoft, is making money off of Linux :D
or he could have adapted his operating system to provide hooks for the hardware-assisted decoding of these codecs.. oh wait, no, because that would be intelligent.
What would stop the launching of the satellite from a country that does not enforce such restrictions?
It won't be an android copy -- it will likely have different goals, different implementation, different backing.. This is what Google was trying to accomplish with the introduction of Android, a wider, more open phone market. More Linux-based phone systems equals more choice for the consumer, aka us!
In a world with Mesh routing, this wouldn't be an issue.
They tried that, but the chimps don't know their limits and things just got too.. wild.
Over RDP? Riiiight.
And? What happened next?
What about people that don't have routers? They can be even easier to penetrate (lol) and "use".
I think it's somewhat an issue where people think "If I vote Libertarian, my vote will be wasted because no one else will.. So I'll just vote between the two dildos in the huge parties and hope for the best". Since everyone feels the same way, no one ever votes for the Green party except those who realise this can only be countered by actually voting.
Not to mention folks that never vote at all.
Also, they have pills to fix this now.
And the DRM, and the kill switches, and the FUD..
I really do not see how that MBP is worth $2800.
But patents are awesome! More fun to abuse than tor.
Just to clarify, I'm not anti-Apple; I'm anti-Jobs. His wishes to keep Apple extremely exclusive are what is killing the company. I have an iPhone. I don't see how anyone could use the device if it weren't jailbroken due to the number of things you can't do with it (On the iPhoneOS vs. Android issue: who gives a damn?) due to Apple's restrictiveness. You can't even sync an iPod Touch or iPhone using Linux anymore unless you jailbreak, SSH in, and change a config file to revert to an old DB version that doesn't have their hash check.
Back to the topic though, the iPhone would be awesome, and certainly less made fun of, if Apple would get off of their high horse about their products.. But the customer attitudes probably fuel this.
I was mostly referring to desktop or server hardware, but notebook-wise, it's still a huge rip-off. Here are two alternatives:
It's not 1/4th the price, but it is also not $2799; How about the Voodoo Envy? Or the Dell Studio ($799 CAD)?
If by "thin and cool", you mean "trendy fashion statement that runs OS X", then no, these machines are not for you.. I mean, they might run OS X. But if you meant a machine that has a favourable price per performance ratio, forget the MBP. It's just not worth it.
If you don't mind using a 15.4" LCD instead of 17", the Lenovo T61p is a nice machine (Oh, and it includes firewire!)
Obviously, out buying some Intel STDs.
Usually it's not so much the 'scraps' left behind by Apple as the groups that either dislike Apple, or have such a hardon for open-source software and standards that they won't succumb to it.
For instance, whenever asking someone why they have X brand audio device instead of Apple, the answer is "Apple is too expensive", "it doesn't play OGG", "Apple sucks".. Sure, Apple likes to maintain tight control on everything they sell. Sure, Apple likes profits, but who doesn't these days?
Once Apple realises that they can make even more money and have greater market share by reducing prices (maybe drop the price of every computer by $1000, and every audio device/phone by $200), then their marketing will be that much more effective. The problem with Apple vs. Microsoft is justifying spending $2000 on an OS. That's all you're doing. Any Apple machine can be found in Microsoft land with similar specs for 1/4th the cost.
The iPhone jailbreak process installs Cydia, which is a GUI frontend for aptitude, which was ported to the platform by Jay (Gordon) Freeman. Once Cydia's installed, you can install Terminal.app to have a command prompt and 'apt-get' to your heart's desire.