I guess that in the end, it's how you want to look at the issue. I've been telling people for years that the Sony's of the world are a much bigger problem than Microsoft. But since Sony makes popular products, they let them slide.
Blaming Microsoft for the DRM problem is more of the same.
Have fun with your PS2s and WEGAs. You're just funding Sony's effort to control your lives.
DRM is being pushed by Microsoft? I think you need to take your blinders off. It's being pushed by the music and film industry. Microsoft is trying to do business with those entities.
If you're going to complain about the technology, the least you could do is get informed about the issue rather than trot out tired cliches and toss around silly names ("cartel"...gee, that's creative)
I had a conversation with my brother TWICE (he is in construction, and not at all tech-savvy) about how they might call it DSL, but DSL means something, and they are NOT DSL
And your brother is not tech-savvy ?!? What does that make you? The missing link ?
I wouldn't reference Australian law in attempt to determine the legality of any statute. Australian law has passed some of the more reprehensible laws in the world over the past 10 years.
I'd love to have a python if it weren't for the fact that I think they probably like to eat live food. I can't bring myself to kill some poor litte mice
I remember the days where a truly insightful post would deservedly get moderated up. Now all we see are pithy responses no better than the old "First Post" we used to see.
What good is setting your threshold to 2 or 3 when refuse like the parent post get modded up?
Where is the slashdot for the intellectual community? Slashdot has become the stomping ground for the annoying kids who are on break from Everquest.
That may sound altruistic but the truth probably lies more with control rather than benevolence. If something is so inherently good, doesn't it stand to reason that people would jump to support it?
Most of the public television stations are supported by philanthrophic donations. Telling that you equate that with "begging". Also telling that you equate gov't subsidies as "good things". I'm sure that would change if your gov't subsidized something to which you objected.
I'm curious. If the BBC is so wonderful, why is it supported by government licensing? Why doesn't it raise funds like public television in the United States does.
Does Britain support Al Jazeera in a similar manner for the muslim population?
It's kinda weird that the government is in the broadcasting business.
Is that really how it works in Britain? That's a bit odd when you think how the British tv system worked for so long; No commericals, citizens pay an annual fee. Commercialization of schools seems much more insidious. But with many budgets being tapped these days, where else are they going ot get the money?
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Are you suggesting that young kids look up to EQ players and dream of playing in the EQ bowl, and that cheating by these super EQ players will induce these young kids to also cheat and therefore harm their health?
Or were you just using an inappropiate analogy because it took too much work to think of a good one?
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Let me guess. You brought all the bad spellers.
What is the best selling linux game of all time and how does that compare to the best selling PC games?
Just curious. I myself bought the Quake 2 games for Linux but that was a couple of years ago. I primarily play console games now.
This is the funniest post I've read in a long time.
Good luck on your noble journey, Mr. Quixote.
His expression? He's smiling. Is that something unusual for you? Your post is anything but funny.
Slashdot is a weird place when a post like yours can be modded up to 5.
I guess that in the end, it's how you want to look at the issue. I've been telling people for years that the Sony's of the world are a much bigger problem than Microsoft. But since Sony makes popular products, they let them slide.
Blaming Microsoft for the DRM problem is more of the same.
Have fun with your PS2s and WEGAs. You're just funding Sony's effort to control your lives.
DRM is being pushed by Microsoft? I think you need to take your blinders off. It's being pushed by the music and film industry. Microsoft is trying to do business with those entities.
If you're going to complain about the technology, the least you could do is get informed about the issue rather than trot out tired cliches and toss around silly names ("cartel"...gee, that's creative)
Why? Because it will limit the theft of copyrighted materials?
Really?
That's like saying you made the playoffs but lost in the 1st round.
You're still a loser.
Ah, so *that's* what war is good for! And here I thought it was good for absolutely nothing.
Edwin Starr will probably be upset to find out that I was wrong.
God, there should be plenty of them. I'm setting the over at 45 posts.
Who wants a piece?
(Why would they put his name on the site ?!?)
Is there a law similar to Godwin's for anyone who ignorantly references the McDonald's coffee lawsuit?
Whenever someone references that to make a point, they are instantly recognized as an idiot.
And your brother is not tech-savvy ?!? What does that make you? The missing link ?
morality ?!? this is an issue about morality?
some of you people need to get lives. there are real "morality" issues out there. why don't you fight those battles instead.
unfuckingbelievable, the shit that some of you people think.
Then why the hell are we supporting him? If he doesn't want to be associated with us, all he had to do was tell us.
Pffffft !
actually, what's more amazing is a sports reference that was recognized on slashdot. 95% of the people here probably throw like girls.
I wouldn't reference Australian law in attempt to determine the legality of any statute. Australian law has passed some of the more reprehensible laws in the world over the past 10 years.
I'd love to have a python if it weren't for the fact that I think they probably like to eat live food. I can't bring myself to kill some poor litte mice
Australian for homo.
When I read it at Broadband.com
I need to put together a perl script to scrape news stories from over the internet and mass submit them to slashdot. It appears everyone does that.
So who enforces the tv licensing violations? The BBC or the gov't?
I remember the days where a truly insightful post would deservedly get moderated up. Now all we see are pithy responses no better than the old "First Post" we used to see.
What good is setting your threshold to 2 or 3 when refuse like the parent post get modded up?
Where is the slashdot for the intellectual community? Slashdot has become the stomping ground for the annoying kids who are on break from Everquest.
That may sound altruistic but the truth probably lies more with control rather than benevolence. If something is so inherently good, doesn't it stand to reason that people would jump to support it?
Most of the public television stations are supported by philanthrophic donations. Telling that you equate that with "begging". Also telling that you equate gov't subsidies as "good things". I'm sure that would change if your gov't subsidized something to which you objected.
I'm curious. If the BBC is so wonderful, why is it supported by government licensing? Why doesn't it raise funds like public television in the United States does.
Does Britain support Al Jazeera in a similar manner for the muslim population?
It's kinda weird that the government is in the broadcasting business.
Is that really how it works in Britain? That's a bit odd when you think how the British tv system worked for so long; No commericals, citizens pay an annual fee. Commercialization of schools seems much more insidious. But with many budgets being tapped these days, where else are they going ot get the money?
Ahh, life. Quandries abound.
Are you suggesting that young kids look up to EQ players and dream of playing in the EQ bowl, and that cheating by these super EQ players will induce these young kids to also cheat and therefore harm their health?
Or were you just using an inappropiate analogy because it took too much work to think of a good one?