Come on, I hear this all the time. That would never happen to me... It always happens to someone else. I got news for you. Not all criminals are stupid. Most aren't. And if 1 guy can get a complete bank to fall (and this happened multiple times in history by now) with all their know-how and security and yet you still aren't vulnerable? Think again mate. You will be ripped off when someone wants to put the effort in. And you won't know what hit you until it's too late.
Yes problem is, that in between fixing my guitar, my laptop, my tv and my fridge, I need to find some time to become skilled in fixing the hairdryer. My family wants some time from me. And the government wants me to put into some time to pay them for whatever service it is they tell me I just bought.
In the end... I think I'd just let a qualified mechanic look at the car I transport my kids in;)
Seriously, the guys from TFA should not be allowed on the streets. They need patience and a kindly hug. And a huge bag'o'medicine to go along with the mandatory refrains.
As a musician I assure you, as long as I am alive, you'll get some music. Not a Jingle. And there are more like me;) making music is for the most of us, even the once that make some money with it, something we enjoy so much that we would pay for it;)
Yes I do agree that in a trial you need expert-witnesses. But the problem you have is the very basis of your system... your civil judges. These are per definition non-experts on anything important in any case they have to sit through. Let me add, imho;)
Stop raining on my parade you insensitive anonymous clod! Neh but seriously, I do make my money with music. It's called a performing art for nothing. Wanna make money with music? Do as I do and many many others have done before. Go out, sell tickets and play! That's how you make money:) And for movie-actors: you cheesy son of a bitches... try it on a stage! You'll only get 1 take there! I'll pay you to come see it! And I'll take my wife.
It's funny you say that about the not-so-tech juries. Here we look upon citizens juries with precisely the same in mind. How can one person that is not trained for it, every be in place that he can convict someone. It's no problem that they aren't tech-savvy. It IS however a problem that they don't know shit about crime and/or law. That should be you concern.
Ah sorry mate, I come from the time that you had 360kb floppies. You would call those 360kb or single sided floppies. Later we got doubles sided, 1.44Mb You would call that doublesided or 1.4 megabyte. I know this isnt your fault but mine, but I never got adopted to the way they sell internet. I know I have 5Mb per second because I can tell in my torrents. They come in at 5000kb/s. My bad, but I hope it's clear now. It's 5 megabyte per second. And if that makes 40mbps that's fine with me:)
Yeah you are right. I am not assaulting them for it. It's just that I noticed this response and had to react. But indeed. It's cool of them to think of and provide of ways that will lead to a better, safer product for all of us.
Ah ok, I always found it sort of not telling the truth to speak in bits instead of bytes. But you are right, it's 5 megabytes a second. I can upload a screen if someone really wants prove. I didn't realize that the connections over there are so much slower. I was thinking you would be leading on this field.
Fair enough mate. Always brings a smile to my face when I see an AC contribute to a discussion. You are right btw, it is illegal in the Netherlands to upload the movies or music. Downloading however is legal. You have some valid points there.
Depends... if that same company tried to sell me a home with a unsafe oven I would think twice about the value of that free thing. In my world, where we use linux or bsd, we have no viruses because the system has been build like a house with a very very safe oven that can not overheat and burst into flames. What MS is doing here is first sell you a lacking product (lacking in safety) and than years later (it has been years) supply you with a free patch that stops SOME but not all of the spontaneous fires in your oven. And somehow, in not completely giving you what you paid for - they make you say thanks and applaud them. It's just to fucking weird to even be real:S No, I really don't think MS is doing this for charity;)
I have a steady 5 Megabytes per second here. Not sure if that's 12 minutes or 15. But about 15 minutes is the time it takes to get a well seeded (max of my line) 4.7 gig dvd. Sometimes 27, if there is less seeding. But it's really that fast. It's come to a point I tell to my other tech-friends that I am no longer in need of faster internet. And they tend to agree.
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Come on, I hear this all the time. That would never happen to me... It always happens to someone else. I got news for you. Not all criminals are stupid. Most aren't. And if 1 guy can get a complete bank to fall (and this happened multiple times in history by now) with all their know-how and security and yet you still aren't vulnerable? Think again mate. You will be ripped off when someone wants to put the effort in. And you won't know what hit you until it's too late.
Yes problem is, that in between fixing my guitar, my laptop, my tv and my fridge, I need to find some time to become skilled in fixing the hairdryer. My family wants some time from me. And the government wants me to put into some time to pay them for whatever service it is they tell me I just bought. In the end... I think I'd just let a qualified mechanic look at the car I transport my kids in ;)
If he was successful as composer and had signed a deal with any of the big labels he would have been left empty-handed by now.
I should have known you are woman, considering your previous posts here on slashdot with that account.
Did I wrote refrains? I'm gonna hide under that nice little rock I have here.
Seriously, the guys from TFA should not be allowed on the streets. They need patience and a kindly hug. And a huge bag'o'medicine to go along with the mandatory refrains.
That's a lie sir. My niece called me today and assured me 'we' are a little pregnant. So it is possible.
I can honestly say I don't understand it. But it does sound like something that I end up paying for. Santax is Dutch and hates paying.
Not so enthusiastically anymore now are you?
It is scaring me that you are right.
Because I don't want to be the person ruining The Queen her fun. She can be rather cranky you know.
That I'm not the guy that came up with the idea to sue facebook today.
Depends, are you in a Texascourt and the shopowner happens to have the same face and family name as the judge?
As a musician I assure you, as long as I am alive, you'll get some music. Not a Jingle. And there are more like me ;) making music is for the most of us, even the once that make some money with it, something we enjoy so much that we would pay for it ;)
Yes I do agree that in a trial you need expert-witnesses. But the problem you have is the very basis of your system... your civil judges. These are per definition non-experts on anything important in any case they have to sit through. Let me add, imho ;)
Stop raining on my parade you insensitive anonymous clod! Neh but seriously, I do make my money with music. It's called a performing art for nothing. Wanna make money with music? Do as I do and many many others have done before. Go out, sell tickets and play! That's how you make money :) And for movie-actors: you cheesy son of a bitches... try it on a stage! You'll only get 1 take there! I'll pay you to come see it! And I'll take my wife.
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It's funny you say that about the not-so-tech juries. Here we look upon citizens juries with precisely the same in mind. How can one person that is not trained for it, every be in place that he can convict someone. It's no problem that they aren't tech-savvy. It IS however a problem that they don't know shit about crime and/or law. That should be you concern.
Ah sorry mate, I come from the time that you had 360kb floppies. You would call those 360kb or single sided floppies. Later we got doubles sided, 1.44Mb You would call that doublesided or 1.4 megabyte. I know this isnt your fault but mine, but I never got adopted to the way they sell internet. I know I have 5Mb per second because I can tell in my torrents. They come in at 5000kb/s. My bad, but I hope it's clear now. It's 5 megabyte per second. And if that makes 40mbps that's fine with me :)
Try using that free handset with their network and you'll soon find out ;)
Yeah you are right. I am not assaulting them for it. It's just that I noticed this response and had to react. But indeed. It's cool of them to think of and provide of ways that will lead to a better, safer product for all of us.
Ah ok, I always found it sort of not telling the truth to speak in bits instead of bytes. But you are right, it's 5 megabytes a second. I can upload a screen if someone really wants prove. I didn't realize that the connections over there are so much slower. I was thinking you would be leading on this field.
Fair enough mate. Always brings a smile to my face when I see an AC contribute to a discussion. You are right btw, it is illegal in the Netherlands to upload the movies or music. Downloading however is legal. You have some valid points there.
Depends... if that same company tried to sell me a home with a unsafe oven I would think twice about the value of that free thing. In my world, where we use linux or bsd, we have no viruses because the system has been build like a house with a very very safe oven that can not overheat and burst into flames. What MS is doing here is first sell you a lacking product (lacking in safety) and than years later (it has been years) supply you with a free patch that stops SOME but not all of the spontaneous fires in your oven. And somehow, in not completely giving you what you paid for - they make you say thanks and applaud them. It's just to fucking weird to even be real :S No, I really don't think MS is doing this for charity ;)
I have a steady 5 Megabytes per second here. Not sure if that's 12 minutes or 15. But about 15 minutes is the time it takes to get a well seeded (max of my line) 4.7 gig dvd. Sometimes 27, if there is less seeding. But it's really that fast. It's come to a point I tell to my other tech-friends that I am no longer in need of faster internet. And they tend to agree.