There will never be a revolt, until the government screws up so badly that they can't keep electric service up. People would miss something on TV if they were busy overthrowing the government. But if they don't have all the conveniences that keep the masses docile and which electricity provides, they'll be out in the streets very shortly.
Copyright reform is so badly in need of reform, and this is what we get?
I had high hopes for this case when I first heard of it, but it has turned out worse than I could have possibly imagined, with the Harvard lawyer stepping in to lend a hand pro bono, and all the talk of expert witnesses. But it seems that the judge had it in for the defense, and wouldn't allow them to present the case they wanted, disallowed most of the expert witnesses they talked about calling to the stand, and quashing the Fair Use argument. Then, the defendant commits legal suicide by admitting that he had done what he was accused of, AND admitted to lying about it.
Now he wants people to feel sorry enough to help him pay it off? After this case, it'll only be harder for someone with competent legal counsel to fight the law in the hopes of getting it changed.
To quote Jay and Silent Bob, Fuck Tenenbaum. Fuck him in his stupid ass. And fuck the lawyer he rode in on. Unless you actually downloaded a file for him, don't give this idiot a cent. He hasn't done a thing to earn it.
If you sign up for Microsoft Live Cashback, you can use Bing search to get discounts on stuff you buy.
In effect, Microsoft is bribing the general public to use their search engine. This is not designed to be profitable or sustainable. Of course, I'm sure Microsoft doesn't care, as long as it hurts Google's biggest revenue stream.
I use Bing to "search" for something that I already know I want to buy, and then click on the Cashback link to get anywhere from 2-30% off on my purchase.
This isn't really "searching" the internet. It's jumping through hoops to get a discount. I'd buy the thing anyway whether it was advertised or not, whether I'd get a discount or not. Since the discount's available, I take advantage of it.
Of course, advertisers don't actually care about people searching the internet the real way. They care about people buying stuff from them. If they believe that Bing users are more likely to buy than Google users, they'll probably put a lot of advertising money up at Bing. I actually block advertising in both search results, but I turn it off temporarily if I want to make a Cashback purchase.
Aside from a few accidental uses, and a few test searches to see how the results compared with I *never* use Bing when searching for any kind of information if I'm just doing a general web search, I use google's search engine. I don't know that Bing search results are any better or worse than Google's, but I'm comfortable using Google and I know that I'll usually find what I'm looking for pretty easily once I find the right query terms to enter.
Getting the prices lower is definitely a move in the right direction. I'm looking forward to moving to SSD in the near future, and not having to worry about hard drive crashes anymore.
It's not like this is an RNO story. Chadwick wasn't imprisoned for taking a moral stand. Divorce isn't especially nerdy. What's the relevancy to my life that this story brings?
I'm not trolling, either; I just want to know if there's some angle that I'm missing.
I think it's interesting that you posted a link to LegitTorrents. Considering that these are copyrighted works that have been covered by others without permission of the copyright holder, it's entirely feasible that the copyright holder could cry foul and would have enough legal grounding to bring a case before the courts. Even the use of the trademarked name "Final Fantasy IV" without permission in identifying the original source material from the which the OCRemix derivative works were based could be considered a violation of Square/Enix's trademark.
I of course am stating this because that very state of affairs with regard to the current laws affecting copyright and trademark law to be abhorrent. The work and artistry that goes into re-interpreting and re-performing these works is every bit as legitimate as the work and artistry that goes into re-interpreting and re-performing Shakespeare or Beethoven, and the public should have the right to do this with any published material, without fear of prosecution or legal harrassment.
Here's what would be a "direct attack" on Windows:
Attempting to hack into Microsoft's corporate intranet and delete the source code and documentation for Windows. Releasing into the wild malware that targets windows installed base and destroys systems that run Windows.
Taking on a project to come up with your own operating system isn't an attack on Windows. It's competition. Windows doesn't have any inherent right to its marketshare.
Considering that high-school students in the U.S. have built viable vehicles that get over 1,000 miles per gallon of gasoline. They should be able to do better with hydrogen.
Uh, 568km/l == 1336 mpg.... that IS better than 1000 mpg. And they're thinking that they can almost double it, from 568km/l to 1000km/l.
On the other hand, mercury is toxic forever. It never, ever, becomes safe, no matter how long you wait. When the glass breaks it'll poison you just as well in a million years as it does today.
If Mercury kills me in a million years, I say fuck it. It was my time to go. A million years ought to be enough for anybody.
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There will never be a revolt, until the government screws up so badly that they can't keep electric service up. People would miss something on TV if they were busy overthrowing the government. But if they don't have all the conveniences that keep the masses docile and which electricity provides, they'll be out in the streets very shortly.
Copyright reform is so badly in need of reform, and this is what we get?
I had high hopes for this case when I first heard of it, but it has turned out worse than I could have possibly imagined, with the Harvard lawyer stepping in to lend a hand pro bono, and all the talk of expert witnesses. But it seems that the judge had it in for the defense, and wouldn't allow them to present the case they wanted, disallowed most of the expert witnesses they talked about calling to the stand, and quashing the Fair Use argument. Then, the defendant commits legal suicide by admitting that he had done what he was accused of, AND admitted to lying about it.
Now he wants people to feel sorry enough to help him pay it off? After this case, it'll only be harder for someone with competent legal counsel to fight the law in the hopes of getting it changed.
To quote Jay and Silent Bob, Fuck Tenenbaum. Fuck him in his stupid ass. And fuck the lawyer he rode in on. Unless you actually downloaded a file for him, don't give this idiot a cent. He hasn't done a thing to earn it.
For all the oxygen I've processed into carbon dioxide?
Don't expect your copyrighted works to remain copyrighted forever.
It's because users of Microsoft services are more stupid than the general population. There, I said it!
It's because users of Microsoft services are more stupider than the general population. There, fixed that for you!
P.S. They are really a bunch of dumb dumbs! Total dooty heads!
If you sign up for Microsoft Live Cashback, you can use Bing search to get discounts on stuff you buy.
In effect, Microsoft is bribing the general public to use their search engine. This is not designed to be profitable or sustainable. Of course, I'm sure Microsoft doesn't care, as long as it hurts Google's biggest revenue stream.
I use Bing to "search" for something that I already know I want to buy, and then click on the Cashback link to get anywhere from 2-30% off on my purchase.
This isn't really "searching" the internet. It's jumping through hoops to get a discount. I'd buy the thing anyway whether it was advertised or not, whether I'd get a discount or not. Since the discount's available, I take advantage of it.
Of course, advertisers don't actually care about people searching the internet the real way. They care about people buying stuff from them. If they believe that Bing users are more likely to buy than Google users, they'll probably put a lot of advertising money up at Bing. I actually block advertising in both search results, but I turn it off temporarily if I want to make a Cashback purchase.
Aside from a few accidental uses, and a few test searches to see how the results compared with I *never* use Bing when searching for any kind of information if I'm just doing a general web search, I use google's search engine. I don't know that Bing search results are any better or worse than Google's, but I'm comfortable using Google and I know that I'll usually find what I'm looking for pretty easily once I find the right query terms to enter.
Getting the prices lower is definitely a move in the right direction. I'm looking forward to moving to SSD in the near future, and not having to worry about hard drive crashes anymore.
For Microsoft, complying with the law *is* going to extraordinary lengths to engage with the open source community.
What, was Uwe Boll too busy?
It's not like this is an RNO story. Chadwick wasn't imprisoned for taking a moral stand. Divorce isn't especially nerdy. What's the relevancy to my life that this story brings?
I'm not trolling, either; I just want to know if there's some angle that I'm missing.
I think it's interesting that you posted a link to LegitTorrents. Considering that these are copyrighted works that have been covered by others without permission of the copyright holder, it's entirely feasible that the copyright holder could cry foul and would have enough legal grounding to bring a case before the courts. Even the use of the trademarked name "Final Fantasy IV" without permission in identifying the original source material from the which the OCRemix derivative works were based could be considered a violation of Square/Enix's trademark.
I of course am stating this because that very state of affairs with regard to the current laws affecting copyright and trademark law to be abhorrent. The work and artistry that goes into re-interpreting and re-performing these works is every bit as legitimate as the work and artistry that goes into re-interpreting and re-performing Shakespeare or Beethoven, and the public should have the right to do this with any published material, without fear of prosecution or legal harrassment.
They were including the story about it surviving the magnitude 7.5 quake.
And the space station toilet is broken. Coincidence?
I wonder how many people will get fired as a result of reading this article, and then googling for "wet venus" at work, and getting NSFW results.
GTG, KTHXBAI.
Here's what would be a "direct attack" on Windows:
Attempting to hack into Microsoft's corporate intranet and delete the source code and documentation for Windows.
Releasing into the wild malware that targets windows installed base and destroys systems that run Windows.
Taking on a project to come up with your own operating system isn't an attack on Windows. It's competition. Windows doesn't have any inherent right to its marketshare.
ORLY?
WTF BBQ!
TL;DR.
Seriously. I mean, when are they going to port Mozilla to the Commodore 64? Oh, there'll be cheers that day...
I was concerned that Firefox wasn't using as much of my system's RAM as it could. I bought 8GB, and I intend to use it.
In all seriousness, this is good. It should handle crashes and frozen processes better, like Chrome.
Thanks google, and thanks mozilla, for helping to drive competition and make the web browser better.
I am 192.168.0.1!
No, I am 192.168.0.1!
No, I am 192.168.0.1!
No, I am!
I am!
Considering that high-school students in the U.S. have built viable vehicles that get over 1,000 miles per gallon of gasoline. They should be able to do better with hydrogen.
Uh, 568km/l == 1336 mpg.... that IS better than 1000 mpg. And they're thinking that they can almost double it, from 568km/l to 1000km/l.
The cost of development for the SAHÄMO wasnâ(TM)t cheap â" amounting to $170,000.
Who the hell thinks that $170,000 to develop a prototype vehicle is expensive? That sounds incredibly cheap, to me.
On the other hand, mercury is toxic forever. It never, ever, becomes safe, no matter how long you wait. When the glass breaks it'll poison you just as well in a million years as it does today.
If Mercury kills me in a million years, I say fuck it. It was my time to go. A million years ought to be enough for anybody.
To borrow a phrase from Michael Jackson.. What have you done for me lately?
Ah, nope, that's Janet. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty.
Yes, it's the came as the combination on my luggage. No, the government won't issue a new one.