What stops Microsoft from appending some legal agreement in an EULA that specifies that their software can not be used by any individuals for the purpose of proliferating spam email. Define spam. Define a harsh penalty per email sent. Then try to enforce it.
What might stop this from happening? Why wouldn't we make this a part of the GPL? I think everybody besides spammers hates spam, right?
I used to love working as a radio station DJ because I could take home all the cd's that I wanted each week. The new releases were off limits, but I was more interested in having the opportunity to listen to a new album in its entirety on a whim during the week.
So, lets assume that I was given access to a library of thousands of cd's. I could have copied them all, sure. Instead, I listened to what was of interest, then later made an effort to pick up a copy when I decided that it would make a good addition to my library.
I don't want it all for free, but why not drop prices online to the point that I can download several albums for a few bucks. If I like it enough, sure, I'll go buy the CD. If it is a waste of my time, don't worry, it will be deleted soon.
Picking up a CD that you haven't heard before is such a gamble these days. At current prices, it is hardly worth the risk.
I'm too lazy to police my own kid. Let's pass some laws to do it. How about one that makes it illegal for him to have a messy room. Then I don't have to nag him about that, either!
Besides flinging people around in the air, I just can't see the connection here. How would this ever replace a real coaster?
Think about it.
This thing is an arm with a central axis. To simulate forward motion it would have to do this in a circle. At speed it would feel like being in a centrifuge.
The videos show it whipping people in the air. It is neat, but it is not roller coaster like. At all.
Tech companies should develop blazing fast technologies complete with super-high quality delivery of content.
Media companies should distribute their media in a format that can be thoroughly raped by users. Er, I mean a completely open format so that we may take advantage of the quality of the media format....
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What stops Microsoft from appending some legal agreement in an EULA that specifies that their software can not be used by any individuals for the purpose of proliferating spam email. Define spam. Define a harsh penalty per email sent. Then try to enforce it.
What might stop this from happening? Why wouldn't we make this a part of the GPL? I think everybody besides spammers hates spam, right?
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We can buy trashed houses and fix them up to our hearts content... will these new Software Craftsmen also be open source advocates?
It would be pretty hard to repair the shoddy 'windows' on our 'house' if they are all licensed by Microsoft.
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If I can't get to weirdstuff.com, how the HELL am I supposed to buy that JATO I needed for this weekend!?
Hmmm, maybe the Russians will sell me a V2 rocket.
weirdstuff.ru here I come!
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P.S. Too much repetition. Too much repetition. How the hell do you call that repetitive?
Didn't Keanu Reeves figure out how to separate the hydrogen from water a few years ago?
I swear I saw it on The Discovery Channel a while back.
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No, I definately mean Croquet. Does nobody in america play croquet anymore? I mean wicket too, not cricket.
http://www.croquetamerica.com/gams-rls.asp
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Insert witty Wicket joke here.
And what happens if two Croquet machines have packet collisions? Which one gets to make the croquet shot?
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The government subsidizes the airlines, so why not the video game industry? I know that I play video games a lot more often than I fly on planes.
I'm going to go call my congressman.
Oh, the games should be free too!
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I don't leave my computers at home on all that much, though. Saving electricity and all.
I'm not quite sure how you are going to get the RIAA clan to trade cycles for music. They much prefer dollars.
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I thought about posting a comment about the neat places that you can find O'Reilly books cheaply... less than %25 of cover price.
Not new... but, still.
Then I realized that all of my favorite stores would be Slashdotted and there would be no O'Reilly books left for me.
Scott: 1 - Slashdot: 0
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I used to love working as a radio station DJ because I could take home all the cd's that I wanted each week. The new releases were off limits, but I was more interested in having the opportunity to listen to a new album in its entirety on a whim during the week.
So, lets assume that I was given access to a library of thousands of cd's. I could have copied them all, sure. Instead, I listened to what was of interest, then later made an effort to pick up a copy when I decided that it would make a good addition to my library.
I don't want it all for free, but why not drop prices online to the point that I can download several albums for a few bucks. If I like it enough, sure, I'll go buy the CD. If it is a waste of my time, don't worry, it will be deleted soon.
Picking up a CD that you haven't heard before is such a gamble these days. At current prices, it is hardly worth the risk.
-S
What, you can't link to Wired?
;-) Hey, at least you spelled Wired right!
What's up with that?
Oh, right. Bad journalism
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Uh, 5 years in jail for a powerbook? Where do I sign up?
Can I make license plates, too?
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I'm too lazy to police my own kid. Let's pass some laws to do it. How about one that makes it illegal for him to have a messy room. Then I don't have to nag him about that, either!
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I honestly expected Sklyarov to humbly search for all those people who might be exploiting his software.
"I don't know who pirated, but I'm gonna get them for improperly using my software"
At least until he got back to mother Russia.
Hey, it worked for OJ.
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I had my preorder in 6 months ago, damnit.
I bet the next thing you know my Segway isn't going to arrive.
How the hell am I going to get around at the speed of sound and torment the world by crushing the toes of those that oppose me?
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Rollercoaster?
Besides flinging people around in the air, I just can't see the connection here. How would this ever replace a real coaster?
Think about it.
This thing is an arm with a central axis. To simulate forward motion it would have to do this in a circle. At speed it would feel like being in a centrifuge.
The videos show it whipping people in the air. It is neat, but it is not roller coaster like. At all.
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Now if only I could actually find a job where I could use it.
:-)
Anybody?
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Sure, it can handle my load, but can I afford it?
Amazon - 110/220GB Sdlt Internal SCSI Tape Drive
Not all of us home computer users with 200GB of files happen to have $5,000 in their back pockets for a backup device.
Is there any way to do this much backup, say, for less than $500?
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I made a cool kickass train cam.
But the pictures are MINE! ALLL MINE! YOU MUST BUILD YOUR OWN TO ENJOY MY KICKASS TRAIN GOODNESS.
Signed,
The X10 Train Mastermind.
Seriously. I've got a GPS, and a link cable for my PC. I want to make a map of my life travels :-)
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Does it bother you that all of these people are whining about a level playing field and fairness?
Who said life was fair?
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I never though I would see Microsoft telling us NOT to check the box:
"Always trust content from Microsoft Corporation"
I guess with the next version of IE they will be changing it to:
"Never trust content from Microsoft Corporation"
Now that's the kind of checkbox I'm talking about.
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Tech companies should develop blazing fast technologies complete with super-high quality delivery of content.
Media companies should distribute their media in a format that can be thoroughly raped by users. Er, I mean a completely open format so that we may take advantage of the quality of the media format....
Right.
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http://www.onid.orst.edu/~boyechky/open.html
I would rather have my hard drive formatted. -S