Communist slime like you shouldn't be allowed to post on slashdot. If record companies have a monopoly then it's only because they have run their business better than everyone else. They aren't immune to downfall. No one put a gun to Britney Spears' head and said "Sign this contract!" She could have promoted herself if she wanted to, and produced and manufactured her own records.
Britney knew that when she signed the contract her music wouldn't be allowed to be distributed over the internet without hefty costs. But the benifits outweighed this drawback because the record company provided a great service. No one is expolited when both parties are willing participants.
Here's what you should do if you think these record companies are doing things backward: Stop jacking off to penguin porn and get your smelly, red, communist ass away from the computer and START YOUR OWN RECORD COMPANY. If you can provide the same service that the big labels provide AND you allow internet distribution then you should be able to attract all the good artists. So either put up or shut up, Marx boy.
If you don't like the fee structure that the record companies propose then don't pay it and go out of business. Webcasters aren't entitled to the rights to broadcast music that isn't owned by them. As owners of the music, the record industry can and should be allowed to do whatever they want with their property. If they want to charge $1 million per song broadcast then that's their right. Who gave these arbitrators the right to fix the price that an American business charges?
Was slashdot turning a profit before you implemented this annoying advertising/subscription scheme??
If slashdot is in the red then I really can't hate you guys for not paying out of your pockets to keep the site up and running. But I've heard some anecdotal evidence suggesting that slashdot.org is indeed turning a profit. That would mean VA Linux(or whatever they are called now) is taxing the slashdot users to pay for unprofitable ventures elsewhere.
Face it guys: VA has NO CHANCE IN HELL of surviving as a company. Their flagship product, Sourceforge, is a joke. Last I checked, VA's net loss was more than their TOTAL REVENUE. You can't come back from that in a quarter, or even a year. Slashdot will be sold to some other company or spun off or something.
Yup, it's not that useful. About all you can do is watch recorded TV from any computer in your house. You could have multiple people on multiple PCs watching, but they would all be viewing the same thing, so why not just all get together in the living room??
The only good use for this that I can think of is porn. Just put a computer with an 802.11 reciever in the bathroom and you're set.
If you want to do anything "mission critical"(definition: if your device breaks, people will die) then you DON'T use Linux, or Windows or any other popular operating system. You MIGHT use something like VxWorks but that's only if you are doing something complex. Otherwise you don't use any operating system, you just program a microcontroller.
If you take apart 90% of the mission critical systems in the world(ie heart monitors, air bag controller, etc) you'll find an 8051 or something similar inside. I don't want to trust my life to a million lines of spagetti code and neither do most people. Maybe this is why the company can't find a buyer??
Allchin isn't Bill Gates, and he isn't Steve Ballmer. Allchin admitting that Microsoft broke the law would be like if slashdot's janitor came out and said that moderation violates free speech.
Allchin can't speak for Microsoft and he doesn't speak for Microsoft. There's no news here. Move along. Oh, and this isn't a troll.
A simple method for rating potentially revolutionary contributions to physics.
-5 point starting credit.
1 point for every statement that is widely agreed on to be false.
2 points for every statement that is clearly vacuous.
3 points for every statement that is logically inconsistent.
5 points for each such statement that is adhered to despite careful correction.
5 points for using a thought experiment that contradicts the results of a widely accepted real experiment.
5 points for each word in all capital letters (except for those with defective keyboards).
5 points for each mention of "Einstien", "Hawkins" or "Feynmann".
10 points for each claim that quantum mechanics is fundamentally misguided (without good evidence).
10 points for pointing out that you have gone to school, as if this were evidence of sanity.
10 points for beginning the description of your theory by saying how long you have been working on it.
10 points for mailing your theory to someone you don't know personally and asking them not to tell anyone else about it, for fear that your ideas will be stolen.
10 points for offering prize money to anyone who proves and/or finds any flaws in your theory.
10 points for each statement along the lines of "I'm not good at math, but my theory is conceptually right, so all I need is for someone to express it in terms of equations".
10 points for arguing that a current well-established theory is "only a theory", as if this were somehow a point against it.
10 points for arguing that while a current well-established theory predicts phenomena correctly, it doesn't explain "why" they occur, or fails to provide a "mechanism".
10 points for each favorable comparison of yourself to Einstein, or claim that special or general relativity are fundamentally misguided (without good evidence).
10 points for claiming that your work is on the cutting edge of a "paradigm shift".
20 points for suggesting that you deserve a Nobel prize.
20 points for each favorable comparison of yourself to Newton or claim that classical mechanics is fundamentally misguided (without good evidence).
20 points for every use of science fiction works or myths as if they were fact.
20 points for defending yourself by bringing up (real or imagined) ridicule accorded to your past theories.
20 points for each use of the phrase "hidebound reactionary".
20 points for each use of the phrase "self-appointed defender of the orthodoxy".
30 points for suggesting that a famous figure secretly disbelieved in a theory which he or she publicly supported. (E.g., that Feynman was a closet opponent of special relativity, as deduced by reading between the lines in his freshman physics textbooks.)
30 points for suggesting that Einstein, in his later years, was groping his way towards the ideas you now advocate.
30 points for claiming that your theories were developed by an extraterrestrial civilization (without good evidence).
40 points for comparing those who argue against your ideas to Nazis, stormtroopers, or brownshirts.
40 points for claiming that the "scientific establishment" is engaged in a "conspiracy" to prevent your work from gaining its well-deserved fame, or suchlike.
40 points for comparing yourself to Galileo, suggesting that a modern-day Inquisition is hard at work on your case, and so on.
40 points for claiming that when your theory is finally appreciated, present-day science will be seen for the sham it truly is. (30 more points for fantasizing about show trials in which scientists who mocked your theories will be forced to recant.)
50 points for claiming you have a revolutionary theory but giving no concrete testable predictions.
The R&D engineers at Intel have an impressive record of coming up with innovative designs, but I think they have been going in the wrong direction lately. For example, take their research into reducing the size of silicon transistors. Right now they are making transistors at something like.07 micron(I think). How much smaller can we go?? Eventually, we'll make a transistor the size of an atom and then there will be no more advances. And that day could come very soon.
What Intel should be doing is reasearching new materials. For example, silicone. The advantages silicone has over silicon are numerous. For example, if Intel made an entire microprocessor out of silicone then they could corner the market on embedded systems in female breasts. Think of the possibilities: You could expand and shrink the size of your girlfriend's breasts!! By remote control!! So when you are getting nasty in bed you can make then watermellon size, but when she leaves the house make sure to shrink them to almost nothing so studly pimps(like myself) don't steal her. And if you break up then make her breasts the size of skyscrapers!! She won't even be able to walk!! There's no way you could do cool stuff like this with lame old silicon. Remember: Silicone is the future!!
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I posted the parent post AND the reply!! hAHAhahaha!! I was troling you!! And you fwll for it!! hHAhaahahaa
Communist slime like you shouldn't be allowed to post on slashdot. If record companies have a monopoly then it's only because they have run their business better than everyone else. They aren't immune to downfall. No one put a gun to Britney Spears' head and said "Sign this contract!" She could have promoted herself if she wanted to, and produced and manufactured her own records.
Britney knew that when she signed the contract her music wouldn't be allowed to be distributed over the internet without hefty costs. But the benifits outweighed this drawback because the record company provided a great service. No one is expolited when both parties are willing participants.
Here's what you should do if you think these record companies are doing things backward: Stop jacking off to penguin porn and get your smelly, red, communist ass away from the computer and START YOUR OWN RECORD COMPANY. If you can provide the same service that the big labels provide AND you allow internet distribution then you should be able to attract all the good artists. So either put up or shut up, Marx boy.
If you don't like the fee structure that the record companies propose then don't pay it and go out of business. Webcasters aren't entitled to the rights to broadcast music that isn't owned by them. As owners of the music, the record industry can and should be allowed to do whatever they want with their property. If they want to charge $1 million per song broadcast then that's their right. Who gave these arbitrators the right to fix the price that an American business charges?
Wake me up when they come up with a CounterStrike simulator that murders you when you die in the game. I think we'd see a lot more campers.
Was slashdot turning a profit before you implemented this annoying advertising/subscription scheme??
If slashdot is in the red then I really can't hate you guys for not paying out of your pockets to keep the site up and running. But I've heard some anecdotal evidence suggesting that slashdot.org is indeed turning a profit. That would mean VA Linux(or whatever they are called now) is taxing the slashdot users to pay for unprofitable ventures elsewhere.
Face it guys: VA has NO CHANCE IN HELL of surviving as a company. Their flagship product, Sourceforge, is a joke. Last I checked, VA's net loss was more than their TOTAL REVENUE. You can't come back from that in a quarter, or even a year. Slashdot will be sold to some other company or spun off or something.
Yup, it's not that useful. About all you can do is watch recorded TV from any computer in your house. You could have multiple people on multiple PCs watching, but they would all be viewing the same thing, so why not just all get together in the living room??
The only good use for this that I can think of is porn. Just put a computer with an 802.11 reciever in the bathroom and you're set.
If you want to do anything "mission critical"(definition: if your device breaks, people will die) then you DON'T use Linux, or Windows or any other popular operating system. You MIGHT use something like VxWorks but that's only if you are doing something complex. Otherwise you don't use any operating system, you just program a microcontroller.
If you take apart 90% of the mission critical systems in the world(ie heart monitors, air bag controller, etc) you'll find an 8051 or something similar inside. I don't want to trust my life to a million lines of spagetti code and neither do most people. Maybe this is why the company can't find a buyer??
Allchin isn't Bill Gates, and he isn't Steve Ballmer. Allchin admitting that Microsoft broke the law would be like if slashdot's janitor came out and said that moderation violates free speech.
Allchin can't speak for Microsoft and he doesn't speak for Microsoft. There's no news here. Move along. Oh, and this isn't a troll.
FOUR acronyms in the story title. Compared to three non-acronyms. That's some kind of record, IIRC.
THE CRACKPOT INDEX by John Baez
A simple method for rating potentially revolutionary contributions to physics.
-5 point starting credit.
1 point for every statement that is widely agreed on to be false.
2 points for every statement that is clearly vacuous.
3 points for every statement that is logically inconsistent.
5 points for each such statement that is adhered to despite careful correction.
5 points for using a thought experiment that contradicts the results of a widely accepted real experiment.
5 points for each word in all capital letters (except for those with defective keyboards).
5 points for each mention of "Einstien", "Hawkins" or "Feynmann".
10 points for each claim that quantum mechanics is fundamentally misguided (without good evidence).
10 points for pointing out that you have gone to school, as if this were evidence of sanity.
10 points for beginning the description of your theory by saying how long you have been working on it.
10 points for mailing your theory to someone you don't know personally and asking them not to tell anyone else about it, for fear that your ideas will be stolen.
10 points for offering prize money to anyone who proves and/or finds any flaws in your theory.
10 points for each statement along the lines of "I'm not good at math, but my theory is conceptually right, so all I need is for someone to express it in terms of equations".
10 points for arguing that a current well-established theory is "only a theory", as if this were somehow a point against it.
10 points for arguing that while a current well-established theory predicts phenomena correctly, it doesn't explain "why" they occur, or fails to provide a "mechanism".
10 points for each favorable comparison of yourself to Einstein, or claim that special or general relativity are fundamentally misguided (without good evidence).
10 points for claiming that your work is on the cutting edge of a "paradigm shift".
20 points for suggesting that you deserve a Nobel prize.
20 points for each favorable comparison of yourself to Newton or claim that classical mechanics is fundamentally misguided (without good evidence).
20 points for every use of science fiction works or myths as if they were fact.
20 points for defending yourself by bringing up (real or imagined) ridicule accorded to your past theories.
20 points for each use of the phrase "hidebound reactionary".
20 points for each use of the phrase "self-appointed defender of the orthodoxy".
30 points for suggesting that a famous figure secretly disbelieved in a theory which he or she publicly supported. (E.g., that Feynman was a closet opponent of special relativity, as deduced by reading between the lines in his freshman physics textbooks.)
30 points for suggesting that Einstein, in his later years, was groping his way towards the ideas you now advocate.
30 points for claiming that your theories were developed by an extraterrestrial civilization (without good evidence).
40 points for comparing those who argue against your ideas to Nazis, stormtroopers, or brownshirts.
40 points for claiming that the "scientific establishment" is engaged in a "conspiracy" to prevent your work from gaining its well-deserved fame, or suchlike.
40 points for comparing yourself to Galileo, suggesting that a modern-day Inquisition is hard at work on your case, and so on.
40 points for claiming that when your theory is finally appreciated, present-day science will be seen for the sham it truly is. (30 more points for fantasizing about show trials in which scientists who mocked your theories will be forced to recant.)
50 points for claiming you have a revolutionary theory but giving no concrete testable predictions.
The R&D engineers at Intel have an impressive record of coming up with innovative designs, but I think they have been going in the wrong direction lately. For example, take their research into reducing the size of silicon transistors. Right now they are making transistors at something like .07 micron(I think). How much smaller can we go?? Eventually, we'll make a transistor the size of an atom and then there will be no more advances. And that day could come very soon.
What Intel should be doing is reasearching new materials. For example, silicone. The advantages silicone has over silicon are numerous. For example, if Intel made an entire microprocessor out of silicone then they could corner the market on embedded systems in female breasts. Think of the possibilities: You could expand and shrink the size of your girlfriend's breasts!! By remote control!! So when you are getting nasty in bed you can make then watermellon size, but when she leaves the house make sure to shrink them to almost nothing so studly pimps(like myself) don't steal her. And if you break up then make her breasts the size of skyscrapers!! She won't even be able to walk!! There's no way you could do cool stuff like this with lame old silicon. Remember: Silicone is the future!!