My thoughts exactly. If you're actually trying to save money because paper billing is expensive, then you're better off telling customers they can reduce their bill by going paperless.
Sounds like a competition one of my professors told us about when I was at school. He said they had a competition at school about sending data from point A on campus to point B. I supposed the idea was to test compression algorithms or something on the data and who could send the most data. My professor said they just started copying files on to a bunch of hard drives. Went to the bar and had drinks while they copied. Then came back, put the hard drives in the car and drove to point B. They won but were disqualified because it wasn't in the spirit of the competition.
By, look at where we are now, you mean making MS include an absolutely retarded browser choosing screen? It's not an anti-competitive to include a browser in your OS it's practically a requirement. Now go off and fine Canonical for including Firefox and Apple for including Safari.
Just wondering, wouldn't this break a lot of bookmarklets since they are essentially javascript being run from a different location on the site. Correct me if I'm wrong (I probably am). Just wondering
There's that term again. "Reason to buy." Why would a publisher want to do that? Isn't it better to make the game, then complain about being entitled to money without providing any reason. Clearly, treating all your customers as criminals is the answer.
Yes, instead of treating the people who legitimately buy things as what they are, Paying customers who as the saying goes, "are always right", let's just the assume the people who are buying the thing are the ones that are going to pirate it. That makes perfect sense.
Sorry, that's what I meant. I've listened to Chris Anderson a few times and it always seemed like he supported the whole free for anyone to use thing. When I said free that's what I meant, not as in price.
I thought wikipedia was free to use however people want as long as the people who use it do the same? Wouldn't this fall under that situation since the guy is offering the digital copy of the book for free. Correct me if I'm wrong which I probably am.
This movie will definitely be a financial success consider the majority of the people that went to see it are fans. Most of them will likely buy the DVD. I have every intention of buying the directors cut regardless of price just to see the parts that were cut.
I'm gonna reform copyright. The laws are faulty. - Let me fill the DOJ with RIAA lawyers.
The current tech laws need reform. - Let me appoint another windbag politician to do it instead of someone who actually knows what the hell bittorrent is.
I kinda thought it was funny. Cmon, "my expert police training." More like the cop was walking by when my idiot friend shouted at the top of his lungs for my other idiot friend to give him some of the whiskey.
Maybe these cops should confer with the guys who wrote that terrorist document in Virginia. The one that points out that Anonymous is organizing on slashdot.
Police reports are always funny because the cops love to toot their own horns. I remember when a buddy got arrested for carrying a bottle of whiskey when I was in high school (Beach week). This was what the police report stated. "The suspect was carrying a clear bottle with dark brown liquid. Through my expert police training I was able to deduce the liquid contained alcohol"
I'm the annonymous coward that posted this initially, just forgot to login. Gonna reference an article on techdirt.com where they talk about an interesting solution. Government funded companies lay down fiber and lease it to ISP's. This would be similar to how ISP's handled dial-up connections in the 90's using the existing phone lines.
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090408/2138164440.shtml
I feel insulted as a techy and I don't even watch the Sci Fi channel. And seriously, why would people identify more with SyFy. That just looks like a retarded way to spell Sci-Fi
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Then will Mr. Childs employ the Chewbacca Defense?
My thoughts exactly. If you're actually trying to save money because paper billing is expensive, then you're better off telling customers they can reduce their bill by going paperless.
Funny my prof said the same thing
Sounds like a competition one of my professors told us about when I was at school. He said they had a competition at school about sending data from point A on campus to point B. I supposed the idea was to test compression algorithms or something on the data and who could send the most data. My professor said they just started copying files on to a bunch of hard drives. Went to the bar and had drinks while they copied. Then came back, put the hard drives in the car and drove to point B. They won but were disqualified because it wasn't in the spirit of the competition.
Screw this. I'm waiting for all progamming to just be holograms ala The Jetsons. Until then, I'l stick with my standard HDTV thank you very much.
By, look at where we are now, you mean making MS include an absolutely retarded browser choosing screen? It's not an anti-competitive to include a browser in your OS it's practically a requirement. Now go off and fine Canonical for including Firefox and Apple for including Safari.
Um, we have something for that. It's called taxing electricity which most states do if I'm not mistaken.
Just wondering, wouldn't this break a lot of bookmarklets since they are essentially javascript being run from a different location on the site. Correct me if I'm wrong (I probably am). Just wondering
There's that term again. "Reason to buy." Why would a publisher want to do that? Isn't it better to make the game, then complain about being entitled to money without providing any reason. Clearly, treating all your customers as criminals is the answer.
Yes, instead of treating the people who legitimately buy things as what they are, Paying customers who as the saying goes, "are always right", let's just the assume the people who are buying the thing are the ones that are going to pirate it. That makes perfect sense.
Sorry, that's what I meant. I've listened to Chris Anderson a few times and it always seemed like he supported the whole free for anyone to use thing. When I said free that's what I meant, not as in price.
I thought wikipedia was free to use however people want as long as the people who use it do the same? Wouldn't this fall under that situation since the guy is offering the digital copy of the book for free. Correct me if I'm wrong which I probably am.
I think if you painted cool flames on the sides it would scare birds away. Maybe a shark mouth on the nose.
No I think he's saying that they'd be the kind of company that forces all their employees to stuff the ballot box for that award.
This movie will definitely be a financial success consider the majority of the people that went to see it are fans. Most of them will likely buy the DVD. I have every intention of buying the directors cut regardless of price just to see the parts that were cut.
Someone's been watching too much Swordfish. Oh wait the blowjob was after the gun to the head wasn't it.
I'm sorry, have you ever been to Virginia. There really aren't many bright politicians there.
I'm gonna reform copyright. The laws are faulty.
- Let me fill the DOJ with RIAA lawyers.
The current tech laws need reform.
- Let me appoint another windbag politician to do it instead of someone who actually knows what the hell bittorrent is.
I kinda thought it was funny. Cmon, "my expert police training." More like the cop was walking by when my idiot friend shouted at the top of his lungs for my other idiot friend to give him some of the whiskey.
Maybe these cops should confer with the guys who wrote that terrorist document in Virginia. The one that points out that Anonymous is organizing on slashdot.
Police reports are always funny because the cops love to toot their own horns. I remember when a buddy got arrested for carrying a bottle of whiskey when I was in high school (Beach week). This was what the police report stated. "The suspect was carrying a clear bottle with dark brown liquid. Through my expert police training I was able to deduce the liquid contained alcohol"
Members of the group, posting in various websites under the handle, Guest, often post provocative and sometimes unlawful comments.
That's hilarious. Just plain hilarious. Posts like this are why I bother reading the comments after the article.
I'm the annonymous coward that posted this initially, just forgot to login. Gonna reference an article on techdirt.com where they talk about an interesting solution. Government funded companies lay down fiber and lease it to ISP's. This would be similar to how ISP's handled dial-up connections in the 90's using the existing phone lines. http://techdirt.com/articles/20090408/2138164440.shtml
I feel insulted as a techy and I don't even watch the Sci Fi channel. And seriously, why would people identify more with SyFy. That just looks like a retarded way to spell Sci-Fi