Next the "media companies" will be pushing to have us all use "approved" wiring to connect from our DVD players to our TVs.
This whole digital "rights" crap has gotten so out of hand it isn't even funny.
We need to find a collaborative way to EFFECTIVELY let these idiots at these large companies know that we are not going to stand by while they slowly chip away at our rights...
.... As long as Universal charges a fair price. Say, $2-$3 per "uncopy-able" CD... If they charge more than that - then I won't purchase them. Although I really like the idea of buying several and then taking them back....:o)
So, does this also mean that if we send "illegal" material, such as the DeCSS code, through it that Microsoft then owns it - and would therefore be in violation of the law?
Yes, I did get the image from modernhumorist and modify it.
I have the original image hanging in my office. I thought that it was so perfect for this that it *had* to be done!
I am totally graphically retarded, I am sure that someone, perhaps the original artist, could make it into a "real" picture - I'd love to see that. (Notice how the characters have no ears? =)
I have since modified the image so that it lists where I originally got the image (something I should have done in the first place)
As for the "rip-off" comments. Pthbthbth... You are just jealous that you didn't think of it first.
Show me. Perl is the duct tape of the internet. If it was so vulnerable it wouldn't be so widely used. (ok, windows is vulnerable - but that is different. People use Perl by choice.)
If you show me ANY of these "root exploits" with a recent version of Perl, you may have a leg to stand on, troll.
This is just stupid. My GOD, we should sue all people running news servers! They can be, and are, used for trafficking illegal data!
Let's sue the small aircraft makers. Those things are only used to traffic drugs anyway.
Why don't we sue those responsible for the TCP/IP protocol too? Without it, illegal data would be much harder to transfer. Hell, it is only used to transfer data anyway - they should be responsible if it is illegal.
Man, I am so fed up with all of this shit from the RIAA and now Metallica. I had originally only 100% legal MP3 files. But, even those are being attacked, I can't even get (legally) music that I rightfully own permissions to.
I have no more sympathy for the RIAA and Metallica can kiss my ass. I may still listen to the music, but I'll never buy another Metallica CD.
The music industry needs to wake up and quit raping the consumers. Until that happens, I will happily download any/all music I can.
Signed, Music lover who's tired of being shit upon. (figuratively)
I'll never tell another blonde joke, lawyer joke or, better yet, ANY joke ever again! Someone might not think it is funny and feel sorry for those who the joke was about!
We should all live in a society where we are *told* what is funny and what isn't. That way, we wouldn't have people like Scott Kurtz telling us that things *we* may think are funny, really aren't!
Yeah, right. Perlguy
P.S.: Q) How many Scott Kutrz' does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Since I normally am pretty calm, I wanted to break from the norm today. My goal is to use at least 30 explitives in my explaination...
What the fuck is wrong with you assholes who cannot figure out that this fucking awesome hack was done not to fuck you over. God forbid anyone fuck *you* over. It is about *us* getting fucked over all the fucking time! We are sick and tired of having to fucking play by *your* rules all the time and wait for *you* to decide when you fucking feel like releasing a player for Linux. (9)
This is about fucking freedom of choice. I don't give a fuck if you are afraid of pirating. I give a fuck about *me* being able to use *MY* (get this, I have legally purchased several fucking DVDs! *even some non-fucking ones*) DVDs. I want the ability to play *MY* DVDs on my Linux boxes. I am sick and tired of having to boot into a fucking Microsoft product to watch "The Matrix". (15)
These are *MY* fucking DVDs and I can do whatever the fuck I want with them, as long as I don't give copies away to people. If I want to use my DVD's as nipple rings, I can - and you can't do a fucking thing about it! (18)
Have you guys had your fucking heads in a hole the past year? Open Source fucking works! People just want choices. If I feel like changing part of a product that I fucking own, and then post instructions to tell others how to do it too, I should not have to worry about some fuckhead coming along and hitting me with a fucking lawsuit. (23)
So, in fucking conclusion. You can bet your fucking sweet ass that the hack will show up on my website. If they close it down, then fuck you very much. Show me some fucking *proof* that *my* posting instuctions to help others has caused others to pirate DVD's and cheat those who deserve the money out of it. (27)
Fuck, I need another fucking paragraph to complete my fucking quest for 30. (30)
I really do hope that the DVD pricks are listening. If they'd like an edited version, I could probably come up with one when I am not so pissed about my fucking RIGHTS being trampled upon!
I hope these morins put themselves out of business!
What corporation would be willing to take this risk? Not a smart one I hope...
Consider this: Disgruntled employee acquires companies list of serial #'s and posts them on the 'net. Then the corporations software could be remotely shutdown by the software vendor for license violations...
Bring it on, I am moving more and more to a complete OSS working environment, this should help speed the process!
"How much of that LINUX phenomenon is attributable to a circling of the wagons by those who simply hate Microsoft?"
What I *really* hate is that people always seem to lable you a "Microsoft Hater" just because you want to use R-E-L-I-A-B-L-E software instead of a Microsoft product.
By no means am I a "Microsoft Hater", I am not a "Microsoft Lover" either. I am still new to Linux but in the past 3 months I've been continually running it, I have not had a single crash or application failure! I can't even go a single day without something dying on me in Windows.
Everyone is free to choose the software that they want to run. Just because someone doesn't like to or want to run a Microsoft doesn't mean that they are a Microsoft Hater. Many people are just fed up with running buggy software.
In my eyes, these people are just being smarter than those who keep rebooting.
If you don't have a Rio and are just relaying rumors, stop relying on rumors and try one out! I use mine EVERY day and have never even had a spot that "slowed down" because it was too busy processing. The only time I've had it skip is when rip songs from scratched CD's and that isn't the Rio's fault.
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Next the "media companies" will be pushing to have us all use "approved" wiring to connect from our DVD players to our TVs.
This whole digital "rights" crap has gotten so out of hand it isn't even funny.
We need to find a collaborative way to EFFECTIVELY let these idiots at these large companies know that we are not going to stand by while they slowly chip away at our rights...
Grrrr.....
.... As long as Universal charges a fair price. Say, $2-$3 per "uncopy-able" CD... If they charge more than that - then I won't purchase them. Although I really like the idea of buying several and then taking them back.... :o)
So, does this also mean that if we send "illegal" material, such as the DeCSS code, through it that Microsoft then owns it - and would therefore be in violation of the law?
Yes, I did get the image from modernhumorist and modify it.
I have the original image hanging in my office. I thought that it was so perfect for this that it *had* to be done!
I am totally graphically retarded, I am sure that someone, perhaps the original artist, could make it into a "real" picture - I'd love to see that. (Notice how the characters have no ears? =)
I have since modified the image so that it lists where I originally got the image (something I should have done in the first place)
As for the "rip-off" comments. Pthbthbth... You are just jealous that you didn't think of it first.
;)
Perlguy
Yeah, right.
Show me. Perl is the duct tape of the internet. If it was so vulnerable it wouldn't be so widely used. (ok, windows is vulnerable - but that is different. People use Perl by choice.)
If you show me ANY of these "root exploits" with a recent version of Perl, you may have a leg to stand on, troll.
No, it is all of the hi-tech companies...
I don't care if they abused them physically on a regular basis. 5 Billion is just plain stupid.
It's not as if they spilled hot coffee on their own lap or anything like that...
We all know that Microsoft's strongest security is "obscurity". They can't have us publishing all of their "trade secrets"...
Thankfully I get all of my online music via usenet...
First!
Yeah, I know all about it. Aren't you glad I never turned you in!
When I was in the Air Force, the very first webserver that was sent to us from headquarters was a Linux box!
This was back around 1993. I remember it well because I set it up at our base.
I guess as long as everyone stays quiet about it, then it is ok, right? *nudge* *nudge*
This is just stupid. My GOD, we should sue all people running news servers! They can be, and are, used for trafficking illegal data!
Let's sue the small aircraft makers. Those things are only used to traffic drugs anyway.
Why don't we sue those responsible for the TCP/IP protocol too? Without it, illegal data would be much harder to transfer. Hell, it is only used to transfer data anyway - they should be responsible if it is illegal.
Man, I am so fed up with all of this shit from the RIAA and now Metallica. I had originally only 100% legal MP3 files. But, even those are being attacked, I can't even get (legally) music that I rightfully own permissions to.
I have no more sympathy for the RIAA and Metallica can kiss my ass. I may still listen to the music, but I'll never buy another Metallica CD.
The music industry needs to wake up and quit raping the consumers. Until that happens, I will happily download any/all music I can.
Signed,
Music lover who's tired of being shit upon. (figuratively)
I also have the aviator and this thing reallu kicks ass! I have it in a RH 5.2 box and a RH 6.1 laptop.
It is inexpensive, and truly amazing! Get one!
...
Perl Mongers outing...
http://www.inlink.com/~perlguy/campcamel
Check out the above site. We blew the living shit out of an old IBM PS/2. We also did a few "book reviews" of Perl books that suck...
The Perl Mongers know how to get together and have fun!
We also did some skeet shooting with a bunch of those free CD's you get in the mail.
Wow, he's right. *Please* forgive me!
I'll never tell another blonde joke, lawyer joke or, better yet, ANY joke ever again! Someone might not think it is funny and feel sorry for those who the joke was about!
We should all live in a society where we are *told* what is funny and what isn't. That way, we wouldn't have people like Scott Kurtz telling us that things *we* may think are funny, really aren't!
Yeah, right.
Perlguy
P.S.:
Q) How many Scott Kutrz' does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A) None, because he has no sense of humor!
Since I normally am pretty calm, I wanted to break from the norm today. My goal is to use at least 30 explitives in my explaination...
What the fuck is wrong with you assholes who cannot figure out that this fucking awesome hack was done not to fuck you over. God forbid anyone fuck *you* over. It is about *us* getting fucked over all the fucking time! We are sick and tired of having to fucking play by *your* rules all the time and wait for *you* to decide when you fucking feel like releasing a player for Linux. (9)
This is about fucking freedom of choice. I don't give a fuck if you are afraid of pirating. I give a fuck about *me* being able to use *MY* (get this, I have legally purchased several fucking DVDs! *even some non-fucking ones*) DVDs. I want the ability to play *MY* DVDs on my Linux boxes. I am sick and tired of having to boot into a fucking Microsoft product to watch "The Matrix". (15)
These are *MY* fucking DVDs and I can do whatever the fuck I want with them, as long as I don't give copies away to people. If I want to use my DVD's as nipple rings, I can - and you can't do a fucking thing about it! (18)
Have you guys had your fucking heads in a hole the past year? Open Source fucking works! People just want choices. If I feel like changing part of a product that I fucking own, and then post instructions to tell others how to do it too, I should not have to worry about some fuckhead coming along and hitting me with a fucking lawsuit. (23)
So, in fucking conclusion. You can bet your fucking sweet ass that the hack will show up on my website. If they close it down, then fuck you very much. Show me some fucking *proof* that *my* posting instuctions to help others has caused others to pirate DVD's and cheat those who deserve the money out of it. (27)
Fuck, I need another fucking paragraph to complete my fucking quest for 30. (30)
I really do hope that the DVD pricks are listening. If they'd like an edited version, I could probably come up with one when I am not so pissed about my fucking RIGHTS being trampled upon!
Fuck you very much.
Brent (Perlguy)
What corporation would be willing to take this risk? Not a smart one I hope...
Consider this:
Disgruntled employee acquires companies list of serial #'s and posts them on the 'net. Then the corporations software could be remotely shutdown by the software vendor for license violations...
Bring it on, I am moving more and more to a complete OSS working environment, this should help speed the process!
"How much of that LINUX phenomenon is attributable to a circling of the wagons by those who simply hate Microsoft?"
What I *really* hate is that people always seem to lable you a "Microsoft Hater" just because you want to use R-E-L-I-A-B-L-E software instead of a Microsoft product.
By no means am I a "Microsoft Hater", I am not a "Microsoft Lover" either. I am still new to Linux but in the past 3 months I've been continually running it, I have not had a single crash or application failure! I can't even go a single day without something dying on me in Windows.
Everyone is free to choose the software that they want to run. Just because someone doesn't like to or want to run a Microsoft doesn't mean that they are a Microsoft Hater. Many people are just fed up with running buggy software.
In my eyes, these people are just being smarter than those who keep rebooting.
If you don't have a Rio and are just relaying rumors, stop relying on rumors and try one out! I use mine EVERY day and have never even had a spot that "slowed down" because it was too busy processing. The only time I've had it skip is when rip songs from scratched CD's and that isn't the Rio's fault.
The Rio RULES, don't let anyone B.S. you...