You know, I just installed XP the other day to play some games, and I was doing some browsing while I was running Windows Update. I must have gotten hit with requests to install adware ten times in about ten minutes! What I really like about non-IE web browsers is you don't even get asked to install that stuff. That's worth it to me.
I'm pretty sure that if Moore released a DVD rip of his movie to P2P networks, he would have legal action brought on him by his distributors and financiers. He's not the sole owner of the movie. It's not really up to him to decide where/how it's shown.
Opiates are drugs derived from poppies. Like opium. Cocaine's derived from the coca plant. It's a stimulant, not a narcotic like opiates are. ADD medication is also a stimulant, it has more in common with amphetamines than it does opiates.
If you're a guy and you're hugging your other male friends, you're either gay or a sad example of masculinity. What is with people these days? Twenty years ago, that sort of thing just wasn't done. Now we've got to "be in touch with our feminine side" and be sensitive men, and some have stooped so low as to hug one another. No thank you.
However, you did say you took a couple of dance classes in college, and a relaxation class where you gave massages. I see where you're coming from. You must be a VERY sensitive male. If you're a female, this comment can be ignored.
I used to report spam more diligently than I do now. Nowadays my filtering does a pretty good job, and only occasionally when I am bored do I report spam. And I've given up on the Chinese spam. Those servers have admins who don't care. I used to think maybe it was the language barrier, but they must get enough e-mails with the word spam in them that it's got to be a word they recognize. So I think it's just people are reporting less spam.
Whatever happened to "Piracy is why you pay so much for software. If there were less pirates, the price would drop" mantra that Microsoft and the other heavy hitters used to preach?
Thailand has tons of piracy going on there, and they're rewarded with a cheap version of Windows. GO FUCK YOURSELF MICROSOFT. You lying pieces of shit. We reward you by buying your software and you renege on your side of the deal, doing the exact opposite of what you said. Tonight I'm dropping Windows altogether. You won't see a penny of my money anymore.
This pretty much forces users to take one of 4 paths 1) reinstall 2) buy software at the store 3) switch to linux (same as 1 really) 4) find another net connected computer
4 is easy for people like/.ers, but almost impossible for average folk, like my parents. 2 really shouldn't be encouraged, ever. Why not tell them to buy software? Wouldn't it be a good idea to get these infected computers some antivirus software? I work at an ISP, and we handle zombie spamming PCs by first sending them a notice saying that their computer is infected with a virus, and if they don't clean it, they're cut off. In a while, they are. Or they call us, and we tell them to go to the store and buy some antivirus software. I don't know why you don't think that buying AV software should be encouraged. It's the most logical idea for an infected PC. That's what the software is designed for, getting rid of viruses. And it's easier for customers than all three of your other ideas.
I hear you. If they wanted to do it right, they should have had the singing done by the synthesized Mac voices, or that Dr. Zbatso or however you spell it!
They don't do it to prevent you from making copies of the music, they do it because it's a slicker way to DJ. It sounds better, and more importantly, it prevents dead air. Dead air's a real no-no if you're a radio DJ.
That's interesting. There are a few things that I think would have to be worked out, though. 1. Is it going to be a record label? Or just a collective of home recording artists? If I were in a band, and I had to choose between a record label which would promote me and a collective which would rely on donations and word of mouth, I'd pick the label. Since I would want this to be my job, I'd want to guarantee myself some money rather than just rely on the goodwill of others.
2. The bandwidth issue: don't just encourage the artists to help pay with bandwidth, their priorities are paying their own bills, not the organization's. You have to MAKE them pay for the bandwidth by setting up the payment structure properly. I've known people who are in touring bands. When they tour, the goal is to leave the show with enough money for food and gas. Laundry and showers next. Fat chance they'll be paying for your bandwidth voluntarily.
3. People without internet access who enjoy music. You're alienating a large part of the prospective audience if you just distribute via the internet. Another reason why a conventional label wins out. A regular record label can put CDs in stores and press them for the band to bring on tour. The internet cannot, or would rely on the artist doing that work themselves. Not convenient.
I think the best way to do this is to do it like Emusic.com, where they have set up deals with record labels to sell access to mp3s of bands who have a record label deal already. That way there are CDs in the stores and mp3s being sold. And you don't have to rely on the generosity of the community to download files, as you would with BitTorrent. The "alternative path" that you are thinking of MUST include CDs in stores, or some kind of kiosk sort of device, so people can easily get a hold of albums. But I agree, more choice is good. I think there is a decent alternative, though, and that includes independent record labels. I think Warp Records has it right, offer digital downloads as well as provide a good distribution system for brick and mortar stores.
Hey, for once the mods give something that is actually funny some mod points. I've gotten used to these rehashes of the same lame jokes, that's a breath of fresh air!
I read that downhill battle site and thought the same thing. Why single out the Apple Music Store when the real problem is that musicians are signing contracts that give them a raw deal? Fuck that noise.
I've seen that done in a museum near me. Basically, they had an auto-rewinding tape and a VCR. The external button was just an extender to the play button. Kind of like what PC cases have. As long as you don't have any shifting of the VCR so it lines up, you're good to go. They just enclosed the VCR in a wooden box with a padlock. The padlock was unlocked, which is how I got to look at all of this.
Or, it could be that modern medicine cured him. I guess we'll never know. While we're speculating, maybe he psychically zapped the cancer cells. Hey, maybe a cleric blessed him and that fixed it. Who knows. Maybe he just thought up a video game idea that he ripped off from Innerspace.
The article discusses how much money was paid to these informants.
"Aware of this program, individuals in Germany approached Microsoft investigators," Smith said. "We did not hesitate and made a decision to offer a reward of $250,000."
Smith wouldn't say how many people came forward, except to indicate it was fewer than five. Moreover, while he would not comment on whether a relationship existed between the Sasser suspect and the informants, he did say that they both live in the same part of Germany.
What do you mean money didn't come? I know a bunch of people who bought the game.
Also, since when do opinionated Internet gamers cause game companies to go bankrupt? I can see if they don't recoup their expenses, but it'll take more than complaining to get that to happen.
I hope this newfound popularity doesn't cause the libraries to neglect the books. At my college, this happened. They hyped their new "information center" and talked about how high-tech it was, but all they did was replace the books with connections to the internet. It's hard to write a paper when the best reference you have is the Internet. The information is so sparse on the Internet, compared to a book which tends to have pages and pages on a topic. Luckily, I was on my way out when I transferred there and never needed to write any heavy-duty papers on anything that wasn't computer-related. Books beat out PCs any day.
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You know, I just installed XP the other day to play some games, and I was doing some browsing while I was running Windows Update. I must have gotten hit with requests to install adware ten times in about ten minutes! What I really like about non-IE web browsers is you don't even get asked to install that stuff. That's worth it to me.
I'm pretty sure that if Moore released a DVD rip of his movie to P2P networks, he would have legal action brought on him by his distributors and financiers. He's not the sole owner of the movie. It's not really up to him to decide where/how it's shown.
Opiates are drugs derived from poppies. Like opium. Cocaine's derived from the coca plant. It's a stimulant, not a narcotic like opiates are. ADD medication is also a stimulant, it has more in common with amphetamines than it does opiates.
If you're a guy and you're hugging your other male friends, you're either gay or a sad example of masculinity. What is with people these days? Twenty years ago, that sort of thing just wasn't done. Now we've got to "be in touch with our feminine side" and be sensitive men, and some have stooped so low as to hug one another. No thank you.
However, you did say you took a couple of dance classes in college, and a relaxation class where you gave massages. I see where you're coming from. You must be a VERY sensitive male. If you're a female, this comment can be ignored.
I used to report spam more diligently than I do now. Nowadays my filtering does a pretty good job, and only occasionally when I am bored do I report spam. And I've given up on the Chinese spam. Those servers have admins who don't care. I used to think maybe it was the language barrier, but they must get enough e-mails with the word spam in them that it's got to be a word they recognize. So I think it's just people are reporting less spam.
Whatever happened to "Piracy is why you pay so much for software. If there were less pirates, the price would drop" mantra that Microsoft and the other heavy hitters used to preach?
Thailand has tons of piracy going on there, and they're rewarded with a cheap version of Windows. GO FUCK YOURSELF MICROSOFT. You lying pieces of shit. We reward you by buying your software and you renege on your side of the deal, doing the exact opposite of what you said. Tonight I'm dropping Windows altogether. You won't see a penny of my money anymore.
I'd be happy with just the mention that it IS a file system. I had no idea what GFS was until I read your post.
Holy shit... I hadn't read that article. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
This pretty much forces users to take one of 4 paths
/.ers, but almost impossible for average folk, like my parents. 2 really shouldn't be encouraged, ever.
1) reinstall
2) buy software at the store
3) switch to linux (same as 1 really)
4) find another net connected computer
4 is easy for people like
Why not tell them to buy software? Wouldn't it be a good idea to get these infected computers some antivirus software? I work at an ISP, and we handle zombie spamming PCs by first sending them a notice saying that their computer is infected with a virus, and if they don't clean it, they're cut off. In a while, they are. Or they call us, and we tell them to go to the store and buy some antivirus software. I don't know why you don't think that buying AV software should be encouraged. It's the most logical idea for an infected PC. That's what the software is designed for, getting rid of viruses. And it's easier for customers than all three of your other ideas.
I hear you. If they wanted to do it right, they should have had the singing done by the synthesized Mac voices, or that Dr. Zbatso or however you spell it!
Shit, for a second, I was getting really excited for an Ubik movie. Dang.
They don't do it to prevent you from making copies of the music, they do it because it's a slicker way to DJ. It sounds better, and more importantly, it prevents dead air. Dead air's a real no-no if you're a radio DJ.
That's interesting. There are a few things that I think would have to be worked out, though.
1. Is it going to be a record label? Or just a collective of home recording artists? If I were in a band, and I had to choose between a record label which would promote me and a collective which would rely on donations and word of mouth, I'd pick the label. Since I would want this to be my job, I'd want to guarantee myself some money rather than just rely on the goodwill of others.
2. The bandwidth issue: don't just encourage the artists to help pay with bandwidth, their priorities are paying their own bills, not the organization's. You have to MAKE them pay for the bandwidth by setting up the payment structure properly. I've known people who are in touring bands. When they tour, the goal is to leave the show with enough money for food and gas. Laundry and showers next. Fat chance they'll be paying for your bandwidth voluntarily.
3. People without internet access who enjoy music. You're alienating a large part of the prospective audience if you just distribute via the internet. Another reason why a conventional label wins out. A regular record label can put CDs in stores and press them for the band to bring on tour. The internet cannot, or would rely on the artist doing that work themselves. Not convenient.
I think the best way to do this is to do it like Emusic.com, where they have set up deals with record labels to sell access to mp3s of bands who have a record label deal already. That way there are CDs in the stores and mp3s being sold. And you don't have to rely on the generosity of the community to download files, as you would with BitTorrent. The "alternative path" that you are thinking of MUST include CDs in stores, or some kind of kiosk sort of device, so people can easily get a hold of albums. But I agree, more choice is good. I think there is a decent alternative, though, and that includes independent record labels. I think Warp Records has it right, offer digital downloads as well as provide a good distribution system for brick and mortar stores.
In Soviet Russia, lame jokes rehash you. ;)
That hurt me physically. I had a tiny seizure when I read that.
Hey, for once the mods give something that is actually funny some mod points. I've gotten used to these rehashes of the same lame jokes, that's a breath of fresh air!
You ought to have your teacher teach you how to spell the word "weird".
Bad ass. Thank you, I'll try this file out when I get home to a Windows PC.
I read that downhill battle site and thought the same thing. Why single out the Apple Music Store when the real problem is that musicians are signing contracts that give them a raw deal? Fuck that noise.
YES! I couldn't put my finger on what it was that was missing from the new Star Wars movies. I knew they were crappy, but not why.
Way to plagiarize, buddy.
http://www.metricsucks.com
At least cite your sources if you're going to pass off others' humor as your own.
I've seen that done in a museum near me. Basically, they had an auto-rewinding tape and a VCR. The external button was just an extender to the play button. Kind of like what PC cases have. As long as you don't have any shifting of the VCR so it lines up, you're good to go. They just enclosed the VCR in a wooden box with a padlock. The padlock was unlocked, which is how I got to look at all of this.
Or, it could be that modern medicine cured him. I guess we'll never know. While we're speculating, maybe he psychically zapped the cancer cells. Hey, maybe a cleric blessed him and that fixed it. Who knows.
Maybe he just thought up a video game idea that he ripped off from Innerspace.
The article discusses how much money was paid to these informants.
"Aware of this program, individuals in Germany approached Microsoft investigators," Smith said. "We did not hesitate and made a decision to offer a reward of $250,000."
Smith wouldn't say how many people came forward, except to indicate it was fewer than five. Moreover, while he would not comment on whether a relationship existed between the Sasser suspect and the informants, he did say that they both live in the same part of Germany.
What do you mean money didn't come? I know a bunch of people who bought the game.
Also, since when do opinionated Internet gamers cause game companies to go bankrupt? I can see if they don't recoup their expenses, but it'll take more than complaining to get that to happen.
I hope this newfound popularity doesn't cause the libraries to neglect the books. At my college, this happened. They hyped their new "information center" and talked about how high-tech it was, but all they did was replace the books with connections to the internet. It's hard to write a paper when the best reference you have is the Internet. The information is so sparse on the Internet, compared to a book which tends to have pages and pages on a topic. Luckily, I was on my way out when I transferred there and never needed to write any heavy-duty papers on anything that wasn't computer-related. Books beat out PCs any day.