I think this bill is exactly what is needed, in fact, we needed this 20 years ago. Unfortunately, I believe the sway of the copyright companies will probably see this bill neutered, if it passes at all.
Hopefully the Congressional soft money restrictions (starting next year) will actually work to bring government back to the people.
So the recording industry is found guilty of price fixing, and they get a litte smack on the wrist? (which is what a $67M fine is to them, really) I would have thought this would involve the Sherman anti-trust act at least..
You're joking, right? Pirating music could drop to zero and CD prices wouldn't decrease by a single red cent. At that point, they would really have us over the barrel.
Good question! That wiring block could very easily be standardized.
On a similar note, what's with the different standards between manufacturers for wiring serial and USB ports? Ever try to migrate old serial and USB headers to a new box, only to find that the new box conforms to a different wiring standard??
Anybody else think Mr. A.C. is a shill for the RIAA?
I love how he claims the recording insustry is just barely holding on. What, Hillary had to sell one of her Rolls Royces? Are they running out of new artists who are desperate enough to sign any contract that's before them??
Hurry up and die, RIAA. I want to buy CDs, just not from you.
Ah yes, the home computer where the printer is a very necessary periphial, seeing as it contains the power supply for the entire computer!
Another fun fact of the Adam, is it's annoying tendancy to zap any tape left in the drive when powering up the computer. Remember kids, power up the computer, and then insert the operating system tape!:P
I'm 29 now and played E.T. on the Atari when I was a kid. IMHO, it was crap then and it's crap now. My cousin, on the other hand, loved it. So whether it is a good game or not is subjective.
But it is a fact that millions of copies of E.T. were buried in the Arizona desert because they could not be sold. In fact, Atari first paid way WAY too much for video game rights to the title, then actually produced more copies of the game than there were Atari systems in existence at the time. Too bad they didn't put that kind of effort into the gameplay. And that is what really contributed to the failure of Atari as a company: they stopped making great games.
Their half-assed port of Pac-Man, the E.T. debacle, and a dozen other crap games reveal what must have been serious management problems. In that light, games like E.T. were the symptom, not the disease itself.
..but I think they require the Flash plugin. It's like a gateway drug, first you play some stupid Flash game, next thing you know you're staring stupidly at Flash advertisements. Ohh Look! Shiny things!
18. I do not have physical access to the PC I wish to monitor. Does
eBlaster support remote installation?
eBlaster can be configured to send the program installation file to another email address.
Assuming that the receiving email client will allow the receipt of a.EXE file attachment and that the user opening the email clicks on the file attachment, then eBlaster will automatically install itself on that computer. Once installed on the remote computer, eBlaster will send recordings from that computer to your email address.
VERY IMPORTANT: You MUST be the owner of the computer to which you are remotely installing eBlaster. If you are NOT the owner, or have not received permission from the owner to install eBlaster on that computer, you could be in violation of state or local law by monitoring the activities of property that does not belong to you.
My school had crappy 286's, and I had a C64 at home. I would design programs for it in study hall, and write the program on a piece of paper for when I got home. Suprisingly, the programs would usually only require minor bugfixes.
Tangent: The 286 network at my school had only one 20 MB hard drive (in a server machine). One day I discovered the key repeat function in Wordperfect, naturally I thought to test the limits of the system. Next day the teacher mentions that she had to delete my file, as it was taking up the entire filesystem. Oops!!
Oh, you young guys with your Internet-wired high schools. Sometimes I think Internet access stifiles creativitiy, why develop anything when you can surf all day? (BTW I am not claiming exempting from this)
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::shudders:: Corel Draw.. eww..
I think this bill is exactly what is needed, in fact, we needed this 20 years ago. Unfortunately, I believe the sway of the copyright companies will probably see this bill neutered, if it passes at all.
Hopefully the Congressional soft money restrictions (starting next year) will actually work to bring government back to the people.
Good job, now the scumbag will probably try to sue /. for DDOSing his pathetic web site!
I haven't bought a (new) CD since Napster either. Now all my music comes from used record stores. Those price fixing bastards in the RIAA can suck it.
So the recording industry is found guilty of price fixing, and they get a litte smack on the wrist? (which is what a $67M fine is to them, really) I would have thought this would involve the Sherman anti-trust act at least..
Looks like a Commodore 1902 or 1084!
You're joking, right? Pirating music could drop to zero and CD prices wouldn't decrease by a single red cent. At that point, they would really have us over the barrel.
Actually, that should be spelled, "YeeHaw!".
And you don't have to worry about your game being pre-empted for fscking American Football.
Too bad there's not a PC version lined up..It would have been nice if SuSE had included the current version of GCC though. :/
(currently compiling 3.2)
touche :)
On a similar note, what's with the different standards between manufacturers for wiring serial and USB ports? Ever try to migrate old serial and USB headers to a new box, only to find that the new box conforms to a different wiring standard??
I've rewired both before and it's a real PITA.Anybody else think Mr. A.C. is a shill for the RIAA?
I love how he claims the recording insustry is just barely holding on. What, Hillary had to sell one of her Rolls Royces? Are they running out of new artists who are desperate enough to sign any contract that's before them??
Hurry up and die, RIAA. I want to buy CDs, just not from you.
And then someone mods you offtopic. That's ironic, eh? I suppose this post is also. Goodbye Karma, it's been fun!
Ah yes, the home computer where the printer is a very necessary periphial, seeing as it contains the power supply for the entire computer!
Another fun fact of the Adam, is it's annoying tendancy to zap any tape left in the drive when powering up the computer. Remember kids, power up the computer, and then insert the operating system tape! :P
I'm 29 now and played E.T. on the Atari when I was a kid. IMHO, it was crap then and it's crap now. My cousin, on the other hand, loved it. So whether it is a good game or not is subjective.
But it is a fact that millions of copies of E.T. were buried in the Arizona desert because they could not be sold. In fact, Atari first paid way WAY too much for video game rights to the title, then actually produced more copies of the game than there were Atari systems in existence at the time. Too bad they didn't put that kind of effort into the gameplay. And that is what really contributed to the failure of Atari as a company: they stopped making great games.
Their half-assed port of Pac-Man, the E.T. debacle, and a dozen other crap games reveal what must have been serious management problems. In that light, games like E.T. were the symptom, not the disease itself.
I love that ad, it's pure 80's!
BTW, I own 2 of those SX-64 computers, they're grreat!
..but I think they require the Flash plugin. It's like a gateway drug, first you play some stupid Flash game, next thing you know you're staring stupidly at Flash advertisements. Ohh Look! Shiny things!
Thanks, but no thanks.18. I do not have physical access to the PC I wish to monitor. Does eBlaster support remote installation? eBlaster can be configured to send the program installation file to another email address. Assuming that the receiving email client will allow the receipt of a .EXE file attachment and that the user opening the email clicks on the file attachment, then eBlaster will automatically install itself on that computer. Once installed on the remote computer, eBlaster will send recordings from that computer to your email address.
VERY IMPORTANT: You MUST be the owner of the computer to which you are remotely installing eBlaster. If you are NOT the owner, or have not received permission from the owner to install eBlaster on that computer, you could be in violation of state or local law by monitoring the activities of property that does not belong to you.
My school had crappy 286's, and I had a C64 at home. I would design programs for it in study hall, and write the program on a piece of paper for when I got home. Suprisingly, the programs would usually only require minor bugfixes.
Tangent: The 286 network at my school had only one 20 MB hard drive (in a server machine). One day I discovered the key repeat function in Wordperfect, naturally I thought to test the limits of the system. Next day the teacher mentions that she had to delete my file, as it was taking up the entire filesystem. Oops!!Oh, you young guys with your Internet-wired high schools. Sometimes I think Internet access stifiles creativitiy, why develop anything when you can surf all day? (BTW I am not claiming exempting from this)
But I can't drive 55!
What Sony lackey modded the above flamebait? I think he has a point.
I would just like to point out that "no one" is actually two words, not one. I realize that many Slashdotters are not native to the English language.
No, No, No! The correct quote should be: The Moon will rise again!
And don't let me catch you foolin' around with my fem-bots, got it?