Exactly. The CDA is a perfect example of how the government cannot distinguish between a legal responsibility and a moral responsibility. Should AOL have a legal responsibility to monitor every transmission across their network? Nope. Now, do they have a moral responsibility to deal with this kind of thing when brought to their attention? Damn straight. But, that is a choice made by AOL. As the saying goes, "You cannot legislate morality."
...of how the CDA really doesn't "protect" anyone and should be stuck down, either by the clueless legislature that originally passed it, or by the courts. I'm all in favor of a slow, painful death for child pornographers and the like, but the CDA is nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to the problem.
OTOH, AOL still sucks, and doom on them for failing to act sooner.
I say no. If Apple and the other firms didn't have the cojones to fight this bogus patent, then doom on them. Maybe this will lead to a kind of patent darwinism; the companies willing to fight bogus patents and not pay major bucks for licensing will end up saving money and become more profitable, while the executives of the companies who gave in will be ruthlessly grilled by their shareholders as to why they threw away large sums of money licensing a bogus patent.
From the article: "In five years we will know if it's an interesting physics problem or if it's really something that we can use"
Unfortunately, this was the general opinion 5 years ago, and it will probably be the general opinion 5 years from now. It's like with AI, we're always on the cusp of a breakthrough, but that breakthrough never seems to come.
Yes, but money is the reason movie companies exist in the first place. You don't really think Hollywood is about artistic fulfillment, do you? From their perspective, less is definitely less, unfortunately.
That's what I get for posting at 3:30am with a coffee deficiency. What I meant to write is that I doubt the "donation box" will cover costs. He will have to charge something etc etc blah blah blah
...from the subscription service that Napster will roll out later this year? This guy has to recoup his costs somehow, and I doubt he will be setting up a "donation box." He'll have to charge something, either metering by bandwidth or by a flat fee. This whole thing seems more along the lines of a upraised finger than a legitimate plan.
Even if Napster is doomed, the subscription model is likely the shape of music distribution will take over the next decade. Either that or advertising based, which you can compare to the TV model of today. Several stations offering free content(NBC,CBS), with other stations offering content for a monthly fee (HBO, ESPN). Even if Napster the company goes under, there will most likely be one major clearinghouse for subscription based service, and one for advertising based service. Either way, the RIAA can be cut out of the picture, the consumer wins, and the artists win.
...to making truely wearable computers a reality. Just think, no messy wires to get snagged on stuff when you're walking down the street. Sweet!
Now I just need a mobile broadband satelite uplink.
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Ok, but how would that make the "geek community" any better than the MPAA? We should be careful that in opposing the "enemy" we do not become them.
Note: When I say "enemy", I am not referring to a group, or an organization, but to an attitude, an outlook. I think everyone can figure out what that attitude is. The task at hand is to figure out how to best fight this way of thinking without succumbing to it ourselves.
True, I couldn't afford one of these by any stretch of the imagination. OTOH, maybe this is something we should be negotiating when a new job offer comes along.
Mr Manager, I'd love to work for your company, but I would need this monitor in order to do my work effectively. My previous company considered it a very reasonable request, honest!
It kinda makes me wonder what code was actually used to depict the Matrix in the movie itself. Now if I could get my hands on that I think we could have some fun!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am please to inform you that the Geek Mafia will be sending a large task force to Aussie land in the near future, there to send the kind of message they deliver so well. However, due to the nature of the Australian legislature, the choice of weaponry will switch from painballs and shaving-cream balloons to the infamous "Clue-by-four". Should this effective tool somehow prove insufficient, the GM will resort to making an 'L' with their thumb and forefinger and holding it to their foreheads, all the while chanting 'LOSERS' in a badly affected Australian accent. The hope is that by performing a pre-emptive strike, the GM can somehow avert this pathetic legislation from taking effect. If not, a fun time will be had by all at the Opera House that following evening.
There are private and public universities. Private universities are indeed not government institutions, but public ones are. Public U's are subject to government regulations, even if they only receive 1% of their funds from the government, and thus come under many of the same obligations as public K-12 schools. Now, as to whether a case like this would have a different result if it were a college student instead of a high school student, I don't know...
Yeah, but the student couldn't suspend him from his job as principal for two weeks, could he? The point being that the principal excercised authority he had no right to. The student would never have the opportunity to do so.
Well thats the whole point of advertising on free sites. The content of the site is considered "payment". That's why you visit the site, right? If the "payment" isn't sufficient, you don't visit the site. Fewer page views, fewer advertising dollars, more imputus to make the payment (content) better. Nice self-correcting system, eh?
Yes, that is true, but the pot calling the kettle black does not invalidate the fact that the kettle is indeed black. To continue the analogy, why should the kettle (open source movement) even care that the pot is black, or that the pot is mouthing off about the kettle in the first place?
The fact that Microsoft is not innovative does not invalidate the observation that Open-Source projects are for the most part not particularly innovative either. As I stated previously in the thread, if someone can point out truly innovative open-source projects, I'll eat my crow and like it too.
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Exactly. The CDA is a perfect example of how the government cannot distinguish between a legal responsibility and a moral responsibility. Should AOL have a legal responsibility to monitor every transmission across their network? Nope. Now, do they have a moral responsibility to deal with this kind of thing when brought to their attention? Damn straight. But, that is a choice made by AOL. As the saying goes, "You cannot legislate morality."
...of how the CDA really doesn't "protect" anyone and should be stuck down, either by the clueless legislature that originally passed it, or by the courts. I'm all in favor of a slow, painful death for child pornographers and the like, but the CDA is nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to the problem.
OTOH, AOL still sucks, and doom on them for failing to act sooner.
I say no. If Apple and the other firms didn't have the cojones to fight this bogus patent, then doom on them. Maybe this will lead to a kind of patent darwinism; the companies willing to fight bogus patents and not pay major bucks for licensing will end up saving money and become more profitable, while the executives of the companies who gave in will be ruthlessly grilled by their shareholders as to why they threw away large sums of money licensing a bogus patent.
From the article:
"In five years we will know if it's an interesting physics problem or if it's really something that we can use"
Unfortunately, this was the general opinion 5 years ago, and it will probably be the general opinion 5 years from now. It's like with AI, we're always on the cusp of a breakthrough, but that breakthrough never seems to come.
Ah well, someday...
Ok, how many of you network geeks out there took a look at the summary and (like me) the first thing that entered your mind was "Dirty fiber"?
This gives a whole new perspective to the term "laying pipe".
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Yes, but money is the reason movie companies exist in the first place. You don't really think Hollywood is about artistic fulfillment, do you? From their perspective, less is definitely less, unfortunately.
Yes, those who have no 'skilz' attend university, where they learn to spell 'skills' correctly.
``These kids are splitting atoms and stuff, so a lock poses no barrier to them,''
I guess that would explain the reports of glowing undergrads at MIT.
Hmmmm, if you think about it, that would be the ultimate senior hack.
That's what I get for posting at 3:30am with a coffee deficiency. What I meant to write is that I doubt the "donation box" will cover costs. He will have to charge something etc etc blah blah blah
...from the subscription service that Napster will roll out later this year? This guy has to recoup his costs somehow, and I doubt he will be setting up a "donation box." He'll have to charge something, either metering by bandwidth or by a flat fee. This whole thing seems more along the lines of a upraised finger than a legitimate plan.
Even if Napster is doomed, the subscription model is likely the shape of music distribution will take over the next decade. Either that or advertising based, which you can compare to the TV model of today. Several stations offering free content(NBC,CBS), with other stations offering content for a monthly fee (HBO, ESPN). Even if Napster the company goes under, there will most likely be one major clearinghouse for subscription based service, and one for advertising based service. Either way, the RIAA can be cut out of the picture, the consumer wins, and the artists win.
...to making truely wearable computers a reality. Just think, no messy wires to get snagged on stuff when you're walking down the street. Sweet!
Now I just need a mobile broadband satelite uplink.
Ok, but how would that make the "geek community" any better than the MPAA? We should be careful that in opposing the "enemy" we do not become them.
Note: When I say "enemy", I am not referring to a group, or an organization, but to an attitude, an outlook. I think everyone can figure out what that attitude is. The task at hand is to figure out how to best fight this way of thinking without succumbing to it ourselves.
OK, I'm done now.
True, I couldn't afford one of these by any stretch of the imagination. OTOH, maybe this is something we should be negotiating when a new job offer comes along.
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Mr Manager, I'd love to work for your company, but I would need this monitor in order to do my work effectively. My previous company considered it a very reasonable request, honest!
And while I'm at it, I'd like a pony too
You can have all my base, but touch my monitor and you'll really be on the path to destruction!
Yeah, I see your point, but I remember saying the same thing about 19in CRTs about 5 years ago. Now I can't live without serious screen real estate.
It kinda makes me wonder what code was actually used to depict the Matrix in the movie itself. Now if I could get my hands on that I think we could have some fun!
At last, now my mock up of the Nebuchanezzer's bridge will be complete! Twelve copies of the Matrix screen saver and I'm good to go!
What's that Neo? Ah yes, "Whoah" indeed.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am please to inform you that the Geek Mafia will be sending a large task force to Aussie land in the near future, there to send the kind of message they deliver so well. However, due to the nature of the Australian legislature, the choice of weaponry will switch from painballs and shaving-cream balloons to the infamous "Clue-by-four". Should this effective tool somehow prove insufficient, the GM will resort to making an 'L' with their thumb and forefinger and holding it to their foreheads, all the while chanting 'LOSERS' in a badly affected Australian accent. The hope is that by performing a pre-emptive strike, the GM can somehow avert this pathetic legislation from taking effect. If not, a fun time will be had by all at the Opera House that following evening.
Whoa, slow down there hoss.
There are private and public universities. Private universities are indeed not government institutions, but public ones are. Public U's are subject to government regulations, even if they only receive 1% of their funds from the government, and thus come under many of the same obligations as public K-12 schools. Now, as to whether a case like this would have a different result if it were a college student instead of a high school student, I don't know...
Yeah, but the student couldn't suspend him from his job as principal for two weeks, could he? The point being that the principal excercised authority he had no right to. The student would never have the opportunity to do so.
Well thats the whole point of advertising on free sites. The content of the site is considered "payment". That's why you visit the site, right? If the "payment" isn't sufficient, you don't visit the site. Fewer page views, fewer advertising dollars, more imputus to make the payment (content) better. Nice self-correcting system, eh?
How the hell can this be overrated if it wasn't modded up to begin with? Hello? Is there anybody.................out there?
Yes, that is true, but the pot calling the kettle black does not invalidate the fact that the kettle is indeed black. To continue the analogy, why should the kettle (open source movement) even care that the pot is black, or that the pot is mouthing off about the kettle in the first place? The fact that Microsoft is not innovative does not invalidate the observation that Open-Source projects are for the most part not particularly innovative either. As I stated previously in the thread, if someone can point out truly innovative open-source projects, I'll eat my crow and like it too.
And I read in Nested mode, thank you very much.