>And by the way, pinheads like yourself are the reason I have to run ethernet cables all through my house instead of using a nice convenient wireless setup.
Actually, in Canada, it isn't pinheads like him. It's the law. Ask Industry Canada -- if you can pick it up, and it's not encrypted, it's your right to listen to it (or view it). It's a basic tenent of Canadian law that helps separate us from Americans.:-)
Now, as far as selling cellphone numbers, that's not legal (you can't make use of the information gathered). But just scanning for them, that's probably ok, but a good way to get yourself needlessly investigated. No, IANAL.
Now, if you said you built a laser Microphone with 90 dB directional gain and pointed it at the guys window so you could listen to the music he plays, you'd be ok.
What you're saying is equivalent to the guy breaking into someone's house and covertly installing a WAP.
Remember, whatever comparison you want to make, it has to be done without touching the homeowner's property at all.
Sounds like the perfect problem for BitTorrent to solve.
Since there won't always be people keeping the file available, the author could offer a 3 kbits "seed". Slow, but very cheap (I'm sure he could get help like that for free).
And, of course, BitTorrent is available for any major OS.
Did you know I buy items from WalMart at non-sale prices and resell them at higher prices? And that I'm successful at it?
Why scrape the bottom of the barrel when you can simply get out of it?
Buy their stuff and make it worth more. May I suggest buying their DVD players and hacking them? People will pay good money for something they can only buy from you, and that they can't do themselves (This idea not reccomended for Americans, due to the DMCA. I'm sure you can figure out something else you can do instead!)
Stop complaining about WalMart. They're a one trick pony; although they are successful at that, they still only have one trick. The largest complaint, that they hurt local "indie" businesses is a non-sequitur.
If anything, WalMart can help found smart new small businesses. The only businesses it kills off in the long run are those trying to do the same, but failing at it.
I guess this is longer than I wanted, but I do have one last thing to say for the "large" business: If you can build something nobody else can (perhaps using a patent as leverage), and WalMart wants it, you have them by the balls. Too bad the failed companies selling *TO* WalMart never realised that (yay vlassic).
Abuses capitalism? WalMart is the epitome of it, like it or not. Personally, I like it. They put the stupid out of their misery, and force innovation. Only good can come from that.
It even threatens legal action against Asrock customers who associate these motherboards with Asustek, in a surprising example of Chinese Walls.
I have to explain to enough people bamboozled by this sort of half-truth I don't need more people saying that!
>ASRock boards are EOL Asus products.
Now that is completely wrong.
Many AS Rock boards carry PC Chips parts, part numbers, and PC Chips designs. PC Chips and ECS are pretty much the same company (or at least sell identical products, down to everything but the color of PCB), however, ECS is the "high support" (as in they can speak English properly) version of PC Chips.
The quality of Asrock boards is entirely different from the quality of Asustek boards, the memo continues.
>You can get a motherboard w. duron 2000 cpu for $100 CAN (about $75.US). Split the cost in 2 - half for mb, half for cpu, we are under the $40.00 price point already.
Yes, I know about those. They're a scam, there is no such thing as a duron 2000.
They are infact Duron 1.3 processors on PC Chips (aka "ECS") boards with BIOSes hacked to display "PRO 2000+". If you boot such a machine in linux it will disregard the incorrect BIOS info and show you the true speed.
You are right, though, the spilt is roughly half and half between the board and CPU.
>(turns out that msi doesn't have a bios that works with the Barton 2500+ at 333, you have to up the voltage (voids warranty) and use kingston memory - but kingston says they no longer support this (brand-new) motherboard, because they've had too many problems with it)
That's odd. I've sold a lot of those boards using PC2700 RAM without any problems at all. Perhaps kingston is supplying garbage memory. I don't know. I do this without making a single change to the BIOS, except to set the CPU to the proper speed.
You must use an AGP card for video to get this to work if you are talking about PC3200 RAM. AOpen, using the same chipset, warns that you cannot use such highspeed memory and expect stability with the onboard video.
It's all pointless anyways as the speed increases are infinitessimal compared to the heartache of an unstable system.
Ask anyone selling the low end stuff their return rates and compare it to the high end parts. There is a difference. I've seen it as a retailer for both end of the spectrum.
(BTW: Some PC Chips boards that don't include hacked and pirated BIOSes have been known to have bad IDE controllers that randomly corrupt data, due to their false advertising. I've been bitten by this a few years ago. Never again.)
PC Chips mode of business:
- Fake Cache
- BIOS Hacking (as above)
- "Customizable" chipsets (translate to: We use our inhouse garbage chipset with broken IDE support and remark it to whatever you like)
- Fake CPU speeds (*STILL!* K7SOM/K7SEM users beware)
- Paper thin PCBs (my experience)
- Website served from 56k modem (or so it seems), written by ESL students.
- No support after you buy it (If you get more than 1 working BIOS update you are so very lucky)
- Above is likely due to them PIRATING BIOSes from other boards (own experience, not unusual)
- Deceiving naming of products (That's a 666 Mhz VIA board)
There's also unverified rumours that the owners of PC Chips were into CPU remarking.
Think about that next time you buy PC Chips (or, *shudder* ASRock or ECS [same company, PC Chips has a need to change their name often, I wonder why!])
Oh, and before you think I'm just doing this for my business, I try to add more margin in for the junk parts as I know I'll just need to deal with returns right away.
>It's to get you thinking about what the fuck you're doing with your life and the world around you.
I can do that while shopping, TYVM. Too busy to sit about wallowing on my laurels.
>Why are you filling your life up with useless shit (made by slave-labor in China)?
Useless shit like my computer? Like the TV I watch TLC on? What useless shit are you talking about? The stuff I sold? I guess that is useless now, but I don't keep that stuff about.
>What's the point?
Furthering the economy thereby furthering society. To not live in trees. To enjoy the fruits of society's labour. Etc, etc, etc.
>Are you charging it to a credit card that you've never had a zero balance on?
I don't get credit cards to purchase items (you know, those "Save $5 when you get it on your NEW xyz card), so no. Generally those cards are a rip off. If they weren't, sure I'd do it. Why not?
>Does it make you feel happier than no-money fun with friends/family?
Yes.
>Why is that?
Because kicking cans down the street lacks the challenge, and doesn't draw my interest. Which is difficult, considering the lack of challenge in finding a good "deal". Also, my friends like to contribute to our economy, so, in general, there's enough disposable income between us to do more than drink water from the water fountain and chat it up in the park. Like doing the same at a bar, but with beers instead of water. Or better yet, taking in a movie. Whatever works. You know.
You don't have to spend money on "useless" stuff, but it certainly is good to spend it on stuff you want. It helps everyone out.
>And anyway, "dis-" and "anti-" don't exactly mean the same thing, so your point is slightly less than valid. Of course, you were probably going for what they call a "joke" so I guess we can let it slide.
Irregardless of your correction, you'd be right.:)
>When you download from Kazaa, the files are (by default) placed in your "shared" folder. That is, once you download, you automatically become a distributor.
That's true, but offtopic. Here's a quote from the article:
Ng ran the Napster-style website from his bedroom at his family's home in Blacktown, and while none of the students made any money out of the site, the music industry alleges the pirated music cost it at least $60 million.
Sounds to me he ran a napster-style website, ie, a napster server with a web interface.
How, exactly, did you get Kazaa from that?
The article doesn't mention Kazaa anywhere at all. For Ng, the man in question, this is the only charge they have against him.
The people being sued by the RIAA are those that they feel are the top distributors, not top downloaders.
Then why is it only Tommy Le was convicted on this charge? Why isn't Ng charged with this?
>Shoplift a few CDs from HMV, then copy them freely onto 10000 CD-Rs, then stand outside of HMV and hand them to anyone who walks by, and see what you're charged with. It won't be a $250 fine.
Yeah, you'll get another $100 fine for standing in a public place.
That being said, it seems they never distributed the music. If it truly was, as they say it is, "Napster Style", they only offered an index of available music. That's a lot like standing in front of HMV handing out flyers on how you shoplifted some CDs from them. Stupid, but just a $100 (or so) fine.
The article could be in error, though. I've never visited MP3WMAland. I can only go by what the article says.
Download them from Kazaa? Only god can save you now.
Brianna and the others sued yesterday under federal copyright law could face penalties of up to $150,000 per song, but the RIAA has already settled some cases for as little as $3,000.
Why the huge discrepancy when, arguably, far less harm is caused to the victim by illicit downloading?
>So the audio can still be copied, but they're giving the consumer extras: pre-compressed music files and access to exclusive online content.
Well, the submitter might have read it like that, but the following quotes (which comprise almost the complete article) don't follow that conclusion at all:
Sony Music, home to such artists as Beyonce Knowles and Bruce Springsteen, says it plans to introduce new CD technology in Germany that prevents users from copying songs to file-sharing sites, but allows them to make copies for their personal use.
Last year, major labels issued "copy-protected" CDs that prevent them from being played on computers.
The copy-protected discs faced a backlash from customers and music fans, and several lawsuits emerged from some customers that complained these CDs caused their computers and other devices to malfunction.
But Sony thinks it has an appealing approach: Give customers added incentives to buy copy-protected CDs.
A label on the disc will say it includes the new copy protection software features.
The digital files will only play on Sony-licensed digital music players.
Wiser said Sony is working on "plug-in's" that will allow the files to be played on more popular players like Microsoft's Windows Media.
To copy the music to the Sony portable player, the technology requires an extra step to copy the files to a separate program to transfer the music to the portable player.
Earlier this year, BMG introduced similar technology with its hip-hop performer Anthony Hamilton.
BMG, which announced plans to merge with Sony Music last week, is using software from SunnComm Technologies to restrict the amount of copies that could be made of Hamilton's music. The software, however, was quickly hacked.
BMG spokesman Nathaniel Brown noted sales of Hamilton's copy-protected disc did not fall off in the weeks following its release as dramatically as most releases often do in part due to file sharing. Brown suggested this was partly the result of the copy-protection software. "Consumer and retail response has been positive," he said.
"All copy-protections can be hacked," Wiser said. "But if give people what they are asking for in terms of value, they won't go out and steal it. It's called trusting the consumer."
Where, exactly, in that article, do they discuss how the disc is copyable, apart from hacking it? It's nothing new that it's hackable. It always was and will be.
However, I highly doubt consumers want "hackable" discs. I think they'd rather have "working" discs. As I've said, that's why it's "hilarious" for BMG to make that satement.
>So what stops any other piece of code running on the host from pulling the same trick, but worse? Or for that matter, a _remote_ exploit that spoofs a local IP address, and tells requests the router to free up or block off 0-65535?
A router configred not to allow traffic from IPs that are outside, which _should_ be inside.
One would hope that would be all of them. But with belkin, god only knows.
>Why anyone feels sorry for someone who knowingly and willingly breaks the law so that they can save themselves from buying a $15 CD (face it, 95% of the people downloading are doing it for selfish reasons) is beyond me.
For the same reason I feel sorry for a black man receiving jail time for breaking the speed limit, while a white man gets a warning.
Of course, to the international traveller who may purchase this phone so they can use a cell phone in North America (because, of course, theirs likely won't work here), 911 means as much to them as 999 means to you.
A picture of a police car would make a much better button that could be understood worldwide.
Microsoft's monopoly has been built on easy access to their software. Very few customers buying $199 PCs would consider buying windows. Instead, they pirate it. Even a lot of users buying high end machines do that. Some simply "pirate" it by installing it on more than one machine they own and use exclusively (note: I don't consider that piracy).
Wether Microsoft likes it or not, those users have helped drive their bottom line by increasing awareness of Microsoft products, and also by increasing the pre-educated pool of workers employers can draw from. Without those, Microsoft would be in as tough a position as Apple (worse, as Microsoft's marketing has never been as good as Apple's).
When Microsoft becomes "The OS that only works on *those* machines", they've become Apple.
Toady, toady, toady. Pathetic little toady. That's what I'll call you. Because that's all you are, a little toad. Better yet, a little toad who squeals on things that, interestingly enough, are legal!
What a waste of time you are to others. Not much point in talking with you, if you plan to "get me in trouble" every time you get into a debate with me.
Imagine if Gorbachev and Reagan "got each other's countries into trouble" each time there was a debate! LOL! That'd be fresh, wouldn't it! It'd accomplish so much! Not!
And you think pulling out the "straw man" (in your erroneous opinion) makes me look bad? ROTFLMAO. Such hypocrisy I've not seen in a long time.
Oh, and, BTW, HAND. I'm so glad I kept that link handy, because every time you plan to pull out your bullshit "straw man" argument, I plan to show how much of a stoolie you are. Thank god it never got modded down, because that way it'll be in the slashdot database forever. Never going away, that mistake.
Don't like being called a rat, huh?
Don't be one. And, no, I don't forgive anymore. Don't reply if you don't like this answer. Because it's all I have for you. Apart from my spite and vitriol.
In fact, maybe I'll keep this post's source handy. That way I don't have to waste any more time (why the hell do you spend your time reviewing my user page for posts, anyways?).
Can I give you a suggestion? If you like debating with others, don't debate with me. It's a real show stopper when people on slashdot learn about your weasel nature. And, like I've said, they'll know every single time you reply to one of my posts! It's only fair that everyone on slashdot knows how low you'll stoop when you get into an argument with a random stranger.
God only knows how popular you must be at work with such a snitch attitude. Do you let the boss know everytime someone drinks a coke near a computer? Because hey, they might not be breaking the law, but they are certainly breaking your moral standards (not that people respect the moral standards of a snake)!
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>you are only being asked to pay for the music you download
And provide a guarantee you won't ever play the original files on anything but DRM enabled computers (if you choose to play it on a computer).
Which is, pretty much, exactly what DeCSS was all about.
>And by the way, pinheads like yourself are the reason I have to run ethernet cables all through my house instead of using a nice convenient wireless setup.
:-)
Actually, in Canada, it isn't pinheads like him. It's the law. Ask Industry Canada -- if you can pick it up, and it's not encrypted, it's your right to listen to it (or view it). It's a basic tenent of Canadian law that helps separate us from Americans.
Now, as far as selling cellphone numbers, that's not legal (you can't make use of the information gathered). But just scanning for them, that's probably ok, but a good way to get yourself needlessly investigated. No, IANAL.
That's way off...
Now, if you said you built a laser Microphone with 90 dB directional gain and pointed it at the guys window so you could listen to the music he plays, you'd be ok.
What you're saying is equivalent to the guy breaking into someone's house and covertly installing a WAP.
Remember, whatever comparison you want to make, it has to be done without touching the homeowner's property at all.
Sounds like the perfect problem for BitTorrent to solve.
Since there won't always be people keeping the file available, the author could offer a 3 kbits "seed". Slow, but very cheap (I'm sure he could get help like that for free).
And, of course, BitTorrent is available for any major OS.
A few simple words:
Value Added Services.
Did you know I buy items from WalMart at non-sale prices and resell them at higher prices? And that I'm successful at it?
Why scrape the bottom of the barrel when you can simply get out of it?
Buy their stuff and make it worth more. May I suggest buying their DVD players and hacking them? People will pay good money for something they can only buy from you, and that they can't do themselves (This idea not reccomended for Americans, due to the DMCA. I'm sure you can figure out something else you can do instead!)
Stop complaining about WalMart. They're a one trick pony; although they are successful at that, they still only have one trick. The largest complaint, that they hurt local "indie" businesses is a non-sequitur.
If anything, WalMart can help found smart new small businesses. The only businesses it kills off in the long run are those trying to do the same, but failing at it.
I guess this is longer than I wanted, but I do have one last thing to say for the "large" business: If you can build something nobody else can (perhaps using a patent as leverage), and WalMart wants it, you have them by the balls. Too bad the failed companies selling *TO* WalMart never realised that (yay vlassic).
Abuses capitalism? WalMart is the epitome of it, like it or not. Personally, I like it. They put the stupid out of their misery, and force innovation. Only good can come from that.
>ASRock are actually 100% owned by AsusTek
*Were* owned by them. Don't go about saying that!
It even threatens legal action against Asrock customers who associate these motherboards with Asustek, in a surprising example of Chinese Walls.
I have to explain to enough people bamboozled by this sort of half-truth I don't need more people saying that!
>ASRock boards are EOL Asus products.
Now that is completely wrong.
Many AS Rock boards carry PC Chips parts, part numbers, and PC Chips designs. PC Chips and ECS are pretty much the same company (or at least sell identical products, down to everything but the color of PCB), however, ECS is the "high support" (as in they can speak English properly) version of PC Chips.
The quality of Asrock boards is entirely different from the quality of Asustek boards, the memo continues.
>You can get a motherboard w. duron 2000 cpu for $100 CAN (about $75.US). Split the cost in 2 - half for mb, half for cpu, we are under the $40.00 price point already.
Yes, I know about those. They're a scam, there is no such thing as a duron 2000.
They are infact Duron 1.3 processors on PC Chips (aka "ECS") boards with BIOSes hacked to display "PRO 2000+". If you boot such a machine in linux it will disregard the incorrect BIOS info and show you the true speed.
You are right, though, the spilt is roughly half and half between the board and CPU.
The common names for such boards:
K7SOM+
K7SEM
>(turns out that msi doesn't have a bios that works with the Barton 2500+ at 333, you have to up the voltage (voids warranty) and use kingston memory - but kingston says they no longer support this (brand-new) motherboard, because they've had too many problems with it)
That's odd. I've sold a lot of those boards using PC2700 RAM without any problems at all. Perhaps kingston is supplying garbage memory. I don't know. I do this without making a single change to the BIOS, except to set the CPU to the proper speed.
You must use an AGP card for video to get this to work if you are talking about PC3200 RAM. AOpen, using the same chipset, warns that you cannot use such highspeed memory and expect stability with the onboard video.
It's all pointless anyways as the speed increases are infinitessimal compared to the heartache of an unstable system.
Ask anyone selling the low end stuff their return rates and compare it to the high end parts. There is a difference. I've seen it as a retailer for both end of the spectrum.
(BTW: Some PC Chips boards that don't include hacked and pirated BIOSes have been known to have bad IDE controllers that randomly corrupt data, due to their false advertising. I've been bitten by this a few years ago. Never again.)
PC Chips mode of business:
- Fake Cache
- BIOS Hacking (as above)
- "Customizable" chipsets (translate to: We use our inhouse garbage chipset with broken IDE support and remark it to whatever you like)
- Fake CPU speeds (*STILL!* K7SOM/K7SEM users beware)
- Paper thin PCBs (my experience)
- Website served from 56k modem (or so it seems), written by ESL students.
- No support after you buy it (If you get more than 1 working BIOS update you are so very lucky)
- Above is likely due to them PIRATING BIOSes from other boards (own experience, not unusual)
- Deceiving naming of products (That's a 666 Mhz VIA board)
There's also unverified rumours that the owners of PC Chips were into CPU remarking.
Think about that next time you buy PC Chips (or, *shudder* ASRock or ECS [same company, PC Chips has a need to change their name often, I wonder why!])
Oh, and before you think I'm just doing this for my business, I try to add more margin in for the junk parts as I know I'll just need to deal with returns right away.
>You have to contact the merchant.
Or "lose" your credit card and ask for a new one. The new number isn't given to the scumbags, and recurring charges bounce forever on.
>It's to get you thinking about what the fuck you're doing with your life and the world around you.
I can do that while shopping, TYVM. Too busy to sit about wallowing on my laurels.
>Why are you filling your life up with useless shit (made by slave-labor in China)?
Useless shit like my computer? Like the TV I watch TLC on? What useless shit are you talking about? The stuff I sold? I guess that is useless now, but I don't keep that stuff about.
>What's the point?
Furthering the economy thereby furthering society. To not live in trees. To enjoy the fruits of society's labour. Etc, etc, etc.
>Are you charging it to a credit card that you've never had a zero balance on?
I don't get credit cards to purchase items (you know, those "Save $5 when you get it on your NEW xyz card), so no. Generally those cards are a rip off. If they weren't, sure I'd do it. Why not?
>Does it make you feel happier than no-money fun with friends/family?
Yes.
>Why is that?
Because kicking cans down the street lacks the challenge, and doesn't draw my interest. Which is difficult, considering the lack of challenge in finding a good "deal". Also, my friends like to contribute to our economy, so, in general, there's enough disposable income between us to do more than drink water from the water fountain and chat it up in the park. Like doing the same at a bar, but with beers instead of water. Or better yet, taking in a movie. Whatever works. You know.
You don't have to spend money on "useless" stuff, but it certainly is good to spend it on stuff you want. It helps everyone out.
Why the animosity towards buying things?
I just want to know what the hullabaloo about buy nothing day really is.
>And anyway, "dis-" and "anti-" don't exactly mean the same thing, so your point is slightly less than valid. Of course, you were probably going for what they call a "joke" so I guess we can let it slide.
:)
Irregardless of your correction, you'd be right.
While I respect what you're saying, if you were right, antidisestablishmentarianism would be a pointless word. :-)
I'd have to say it's a lot more like letting a teenager loose in the library of congress. You never know what they might learn.
>When you download from Kazaa, the files are (by default) placed in your "shared" folder. That is, once you download, you automatically become a distributor.
That's true, but offtopic. Here's a quote from the article:
Ng ran the Napster-style website from his bedroom at his family's home in Blacktown, and while none of the students made any money out of the site, the music industry alleges the pirated music cost it at least $60 million.
Sounds to me he ran a napster-style website, ie, a napster server with a web interface.
How, exactly, did you get Kazaa from that?
The article doesn't mention Kazaa anywhere at all. For Ng, the man in question, this is the only charge they have against him.
The people being sued by the RIAA are those that they feel are the top distributors, not top downloaders.
Then why is it only Tommy Le was convicted on this charge? Why isn't Ng charged with this?
>What about a book or music?
:-)
Reading books while being driven about causes motion sickness.
Listening to Raffi all day causes homicidal rage.
>Shoplift a few CDs from HMV, then copy them freely onto 10000 CD-Rs, then stand outside of HMV and hand them to anyone who walks by, and see what you're charged with. It won't be a $250 fine.
Yeah, you'll get another $100 fine for standing in a public place.
That being said, it seems they never distributed the music. If it truly was, as they say it is, "Napster Style", they only offered an index of available music. That's a lot like standing in front of HMV handing out flyers on how you shoplifted some CDs from them. Stupid, but just a $100 (or so) fine.
The article could be in error, though. I've never visited MP3WMAland. I can only go by what the article says.
>Are you trying to say that only black men are getting sued by RIAA or something loony?
Not at all.
I'm simply pointing out (not so clearly) that the same crime carries different punishments depending on if one is computer-knowledgeable or not.
Shoplift a few CDs from HMV? $250 fine.
Download them from Kazaa? Only god can save you now.
Brianna and the others sued yesterday under federal copyright law could face penalties of up to $150,000 per song, but the RIAA has already settled some cases for as little as $3,000.
Why the huge discrepancy when, arguably, far less harm is caused to the victim by illicit downloading?
>So the audio can still be copied, but they're giving the consumer extras: pre-compressed music files and access to exclusive online content.
Well, the submitter might have read it like that, but the following quotes (which comprise almost the complete article) don't follow that conclusion at all:
Sony Music, home to such artists as Beyonce Knowles and Bruce Springsteen, says it plans to introduce new CD technology in Germany that prevents users from copying songs to file-sharing sites, but allows them to make copies for their personal use.
Last year, major labels issued "copy-protected" CDs that prevent them from being played on computers.
The copy-protected discs faced a backlash from customers and music fans, and several lawsuits emerged from some customers that complained these CDs caused their computers and other devices to malfunction.
But Sony thinks it has an appealing approach: Give customers added incentives to buy copy-protected CDs.
A label on the disc will say it includes the new copy protection software features.
The digital files will only play on Sony-licensed digital music players.
Wiser said Sony is working on "plug-in's" that will allow the files to be played on more popular players like Microsoft's Windows Media.
To copy the music to the Sony portable player, the technology requires an extra step to copy the files to a separate program to transfer the music to the portable player.
Earlier this year, BMG introduced similar technology with its hip-hop performer Anthony Hamilton.
Reference
BMG, which announced plans to merge with Sony Music last week, is using software from SunnComm Technologies to restrict the amount of copies that could be made of Hamilton's music. The software, however, was quickly hacked.
BMG spokesman Nathaniel Brown noted sales of Hamilton's copy-protected disc did not fall off in the weeks following its release as dramatically as most releases often do in part due to file sharing. Brown suggested this was partly the result of the copy-protection software. "Consumer and retail response has been positive," he said.
"All copy-protections can be hacked," Wiser said. "But if give people what they are asking for in terms of value, they won't go out and steal it. It's called trusting the consumer."
Where, exactly, in that article, do they discuss how the disc is copyable, apart from hacking it? It's nothing new that it's hackable. It always was and will be.
However, I highly doubt consumers want "hackable" discs. I think they'd rather have "working" discs. As I've said, that's why it's "hilarious" for BMG to make that satement.
It is accurate, but pointless.
:-)
He makes a good point, yes, give the consumer the mp3s, then they won't "steal" them.
However, they still aren't doing that. One can therefore assume that BMG wants users to "steal". Which therefore renders the comment hilarious.
Catch the drift?
>So what stops any other piece of code running on the host from pulling the same trick, but worse? Or for that matter, a _remote_ exploit that spoofs a local IP address, and tells requests the router to free up or block off 0-65535?
A router configred not to allow traffic from IPs that are outside, which _should_ be inside.
One would hope that would be all of them. But with belkin, god only knows.
>Why anyone feels sorry for someone who knowingly and willingly breaks the law so that they can save themselves from buying a $15 CD (face it, 95% of the people downloading are doing it for selfish reasons) is beyond me.
For the same reason I feel sorry for a black man receiving jail time for breaking the speed limit, while a white man gets a warning.
Of course, to the international traveller who may purchase this phone so they can use a cell phone in North America (because, of course, theirs likely won't work here), 911 means as much to them as 999 means to you.
A picture of a police car would make a much better button that could be understood worldwide.
>It's a great thing for them
Really, I doubt that.
Microsoft's monopoly has been built on easy access to their software. Very few customers buying $199 PCs would consider buying windows. Instead, they pirate it. Even a lot of users buying high end machines do that. Some simply "pirate" it by installing it on more than one machine they own and use exclusively (note: I don't consider that piracy).
Wether Microsoft likes it or not, those users have helped drive their bottom line by increasing awareness of Microsoft products, and also by increasing the pre-educated pool of workers employers can draw from. Without those, Microsoft would be in as tough a position as Apple (worse, as Microsoft's marketing has never been as good as Apple's).
When Microsoft becomes "The OS that only works on *those* machines", they've become Apple.
Who do you plan to call today, toady?
Toady, toady, toady. Pathetic little toady. That's what I'll call you. Because that's all you are, a little toad. Better yet, a little toad who squeals on things that, interestingly enough, are legal!
What a waste of time you are to others. Not much point in talking with you, if you plan to "get me in trouble" every time you get into a debate with me.
Imagine if Gorbachev and Reagan "got each other's countries into trouble" each time there was a debate! LOL! That'd be fresh, wouldn't it! It'd accomplish so much! Not!
And you think pulling out the "straw man" (in your erroneous opinion) makes me look bad? ROTFLMAO. Such hypocrisy I've not seen in a long time.
Oh, and, BTW, HAND. I'm so glad I kept that link handy, because every time you plan to pull out your bullshit "straw man" argument, I plan to show how much of a stoolie you are. Thank god it never got modded down, because that way it'll be in the slashdot database forever. Never going away, that mistake.
Don't like being called a rat, huh?
Don't be one. And, no, I don't forgive anymore. Don't reply if you don't like this answer. Because it's all I have for you. Apart from my spite and vitriol.
In fact, maybe I'll keep this post's source handy. That way I don't have to waste any more time (why the hell do you spend your time reviewing my user page for posts, anyways?).
Can I give you a suggestion? If you like debating with others, don't debate with me. It's a real show stopper when people on slashdot learn about your weasel nature. And, like I've said, they'll know every single time you reply to one of my posts! It's only fair that everyone on slashdot knows how low you'll stoop when you get into an argument with a random stranger.
God only knows how popular you must be at work with such a snitch attitude. Do you let the boss know everytime someone drinks a coke near a computer? Because hey, they might not be breaking the law, but they are certainly breaking your moral standards (not that people respect the moral standards of a snake)!