If a bill were to accually pop up, it would garner the wrath of many large companies as well as the open source community. I hope it would die at that point. Yes, the DMCA bill sure died quick too...
I mean, since the recipient pays for the transfer (especially so if they pay per MB downloaded via modem) and it's not requested (they even say it starts to download AFTER the page has been loaded, hence it's not part of the page requested?). And if that is the case, then doesn't this law apply? Seem to remember something about computers counting as a ''telephone facsimile machine'', or did I miss the point about the law and it has nothing to do with wether or not the recipient is the one paying for it?
[Annoyed grunt], didn't think about that. I thought since it was on my own domain (as can be seen by my emailaddy) no one would think it was goatse man or something.
However, "cartridges and stuff".... I am offended Sir, that is my Nintendo Game & Watch collection, mostly boxed! =)
...from owning all those I couldn't get as a kid. And yes, I do feel SOME guilt over it. But then again, they are all *MINE* (Best part is that it's an old picture, I have more now, muahahaha) =)
I am surprised no one still haven't mentioned the blatand plug for Loom in The Secret of Monkey Island. Or the plug for The Lost Vikings in Rock 'n' Roll Racing (you can unlock Olaf). (Let's not even start on Nintendo referencing every game everywhere basicly).
Sure, it looks like humor or "easter eggs", but in all honesty, it's advertising.
SCO keeps trying to press the issue with companies who may be able to purchase them outright
I don't think they will find any buyers for a company that has a (counter)lawsuit from IBM and a lawsuit from RedHat yet to be decided in court. Could be a VERY costly buy just to save on the "Linux license" fee...
If the attacker is a known rabid "M$" hater, I always respond "Yes, that's what Microsoft say too..", gets them every time. (Exchange "Microsoft" for "Linus Torvalds" if the attacker is a rabid Linux hater)
"Well, that is part of my explanations about spyware... Use freebies and you're screwed" "Usually I point them to Opensource Projects that are safe to my knowledge"
Actually I don't. I *love* the fact that I can play the olden goldies on my GBA. No more hassle with settin up my old NES just to play some SMB3 (or Defender of the Crown etc), just pop the cart in the GBA and away I go, and I can play it on the train.
In fact, I wish they ported MORE old games (preferably Amiga games) to the GBA. All of Koei's titles would be sweet on the GBA for instance. Plus, some of those old games are hard to come by for the original platform (when was the last time I saw someone selling Bandit kings of ancient China for instance?).
Granted, they shouldn't be "full price" if they where "just" ports since all the design and such is already done for them...
So you are one of those people who see a sign in a store that says "Take three, pay for two" and leave the store with five of whatever the offer was for?
What I ment was rather that they don't seem to make the connection necessary for the simple solution of "stop making movies that sucks and relies on special effects and big names".
Then again, what they are saying is basically "usually we managed to fool enough people to watch our crap, this doesn't work any more". Let us hope the solution to that isn't "more advertising".
They are giving AN explanation, not THE explanation.
The real reason is, of course, that the movies sucks, why else would people tell their friends so?
However, this is not easy for some execs to admit, instead they blame everything else, kinda like the record industry does with the "Kazaa stole our profits" nonsense.
(On a side note, death to the persons who sent SMS during the movie, man I hate people who don't turn off their phones when the movie starts.)
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You mean something like the Barcode Battler?
this is what Free Trade is about: people.
*bzzzt*
I'm sorry, the correct answer was "profit".
If a bill were to accually pop up, it would garner the wrath of many large companies as well as the open source community. I hope it would die at that point.
Yes, the DMCA bill sure died quick too...
rot13 is reversible?
I mean, since the recipient pays for the transfer (especially so if they pay per MB downloaded via modem) and it's not requested (they even say it starts to download AFTER the page has been loaded, hence it's not part of the page requested?).
And if that is the case, then doesn't this law apply?
Seem to remember something about computers counting as a ''telephone facsimile machine'', or did I miss the point about the law and it has nothing to do with wether or not the recipient is the one paying for it?
IANAL nor do I live the U.S btw...
Heh, "Insightful".
You people...
=)
[Annoyed grunt], didn't think about that.
I thought since it was on my own domain (as can be seen by my emailaddy) no one would think it was goatse man or something.
However, "cartridges and stuff"....
I am offended Sir, that is my Nintendo Game & Watch collection, mostly boxed!
=)
Makes it easier to spot them as well, they all look like Fabio, only with a constant boner...
...from owning all those I couldn't get as a kid.
And yes, I do feel SOME guilt over it.
But then again, they are all *MINE*
(Best part is that it's an old picture, I have more now, muahahaha)
=)
I am surprised no one still haven't mentioned the blatand plug for Loom in The Secret of Monkey Island.
Or the plug for The Lost Vikings in Rock 'n' Roll Racing (you can unlock Olaf).
(Let's not even start on Nintendo referencing every game everywhere basicly).
Sure, it looks like humor or "easter eggs", but in all honesty, it's advertising.
SCO keeps trying to press the issue with companies who may be able to purchase them outright
I don't think they will find any buyers for a company that has a (counter)lawsuit from IBM and a lawsuit from RedHat yet to be decided in court.
Could be a VERY costly buy just to save on the "Linux license" fee...
If the attacker is a known rabid "M$" hater, I always respond "Yes, that's what Microsoft say too..", gets them every time.
(Exchange "Microsoft" for "Linus Torvalds" if the attacker is a rabid Linux hater)
Yes, but I can imagine the confusion that might arise if the distinction isn't explained properly.
"Well, that is part of my explanations about spyware... Use freebies and you're screwed"
"Usually I point them to Opensource Projects that are safe to my knowledge"
Am I the only one who see a conflict here?
"I want cars that drive themselves so I can take a nap or read a book""
We call a car like that a "TAXI".
"Size doesn't matter."
(Freud would have a field day with reading things into customizable MMORPGs options)
Actually I don't.
I *love* the fact that I can play the olden goldies on my GBA.
No more hassle with settin up my old NES just to play some SMB3 (or Defender of the Crown etc), just pop the cart in the GBA and away I go, and I can play it on the train.
In fact, I wish they ported MORE old games (preferably Amiga games) to the GBA. All of Koei's titles would be sweet on the GBA for instance. Plus, some of those old games are hard to come by for the original platform (when was the last time I saw someone selling Bandit kings of ancient China for instance?).
Granted, they shouldn't be "full price" if they where "just" ports since all the design and such is already done for them...
I can warmly recommend www.kohina.com myself. ;)
A nice webcast that I basicly always have on, and if you don't like MP3 they have an OGG stream.
"That missing 10 gigabytes, they claim, could store an extra 2,000 digitized songs"
"Your honour, we couldn't download as many songs from kazaa as we hoped when we bought the drives."
So you are one of those people who see a sign in a store that says "Take three, pay for two" and leave the store with five of whatever the offer was for?
Oh come on....women can't resist a man in uniform.... :)
A woman can resist a man dressed as a level 5 wizard, though....
If it wasn't for my policy never to moderate anything funny you would so get one of my modpoints.
This picture says it all. =)
What I ment was rather that they don't seem to make
the connection necessary for the simple solution of "stop making movies that sucks and relies on special effects and big names".
Then again, what they are saying is basically "usually we managed to fool enough people to watch our crap, this doesn't work any more". Let us hope the solution to that isn't "more advertising".
They are giving AN explanation, not THE explanation.
The real reason is, of course, that the movies sucks, why else would people tell their friends so?
However, this is not easy for some execs to admit, instead they blame everything else, kinda like the record industry does with the "Kazaa stole our profits" nonsense.
(On a side note, death to the persons who sent SMS during the movie, man I hate people who don't turn off their phones when the movie starts.)
*sob* The last starfighter.
Recently managed to get it on Laserdisc.. aaah, the memories (hadn't seen it since "back then")...