So you are against a company that tries to obey the law (per the DMCA) and instead suggest they should have been breaking the law (cracking encryption/not paying DVD license fees). That is illogical.
I was confused too so I read this article: http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_ruling_on_dvd_copying_could_quash_innovation QUOTE: "It is a sad day for innovation when it comes to American-made consumer electronics manufacturers that try to abide by the intent of the law. Kaleidescape makes expensive servers that transfer DVDs âoebit-for-bitâ with CSS encryption intact."
It sounds like it is the equivalent of an iPod or other music server, which rips music from CDs and stores them in digital memory for playback. Except the Keleidoscape does it with DVDs.
And yes it is bogus that this judge thinks that is illegal. Could this case be used for precedent to block US from ripping our DVDs and CDs to home servers or iPods?
Just because the DVD won't be available until the fall is not justification to download it freely. Oftentimes cable channels like HBO want to play the show over-and-over several times (for subscribers) before releasing it to everyone else. Movie studios do the same thing (release to theaters first; DVD later).
Testing and documenting the flaws isn't that bad. It frees you up to listen to news, college lectures, or audiobooks (since testing doesn't require a lot of mental concentration). And if you are getting paid 50-60 an hour, the testing is even less of a chore.
Sadly "This latest version of Firefox doesn't work on my platform (XP with Pentium 3)" or "Safari 4 refuses to work on my MacG5" is usually greeted with "Upgrade it."
And perhaps they're right but I can't help all my hardware refuses to die.;-) I feel no desire to throw-away stuff that isn't broke (why I still use 2 TVs from the 70s and 80s).
If the cops are bringing-out the stun guns and pain givers, I'd rather just re-locate myself (and the protest) to a different location. Like maybe along an interstate highway and hold-up big signs. - "End the TSA"
This reminds me of the Black lady who was fired by the Obama Administration because she gave a speech about how she didn't want to help a white farmer apply for government assistance.
On the surface it LOOKED like she deserved to be fired. But once the full speech was released, it was discovered she was not racist but in fact providing a story about how (in the 1980s) she overcame her prejudices and helped the white farmer & his wife to save their farm. i.e. She didn't deserve to be fired.
I can't help wondering if this NASA firing was the same deal..... a manager too quick to pull the trigger and can an innocent person.
I've had many physics and engineering professors who ALSO believed in Intelligent Design. Hell even Einstein believed in it. Should these people be fired simply because they believe there is a Creator the originated the Big Bang and Evolution?
I think your comment "demoted for rejecting the whole basis?...Who would have thought," shows a definite prejudice against religious persons. Frankly. It disgusts me (as would any prejudice against a group or stereotype).
Not a typo. I almost always refer to the TSA as the SA.;-) Ditto the DHS teams that call themselves VIPR and harass people at train terminals, along highways, at post offices, and wherever else they turn up.
>>>The Supreme Court explicitly rejected nullification in Cooper v. Aaron
They also claimed segregation was fair to blacks, and that speaking-out against World War 1 (or protesting for the women's vote) was a jailable offense. Also the justices declared rounding-up natural-born Americans with japanese grandparents, and throwing them in concentration camps, was acceptable even though the Constitution clearly states it was not. The Supreme Court has made many mistakes in the past, such that I no longer consider their opinion of any real weight.
The 10th amendment clearly states the power of nullification has not been given to Congress. Nor is it forbidden to the States. Therefore the power may be exercised by the States and has been exercised many times over the last 200 years (example: when the Northern states nullified the Fugitive Slave Act & instead provided asylum to escapees).
And of course there's the penultimate power of nullification: The ability of the States to dissolve the central government in the same fashion that they dissolved the central government under the Articles of Confederation. Sometimes I think the Supreme Court forgets that their authority only extends so far (deciding cases, not changing the constitution) and that most of the power lies with the People and their State legislatures (per the 10th).
I really distrust [$megacorpname] because they (mistreat their workers) or (lock their system) or (make insecure products) or (charge too much) or (track surfing habits) or (stole taxpayer dollars in the bailout) or (........).
I disagree that it's the moderation system (which often punishes people for "wrongthought" such as not liking Apple or Google). I think the superiority of Slashdot is the threading, which makes it easy to jump from topic-to-topic and read in a coherent manner. It's not a mess of confusing posts like Youtube and Facebook and other sites often resemble.
I think at least part of the problem is that most comment sections are poorly designed and provide little ability for actual discussion
You said what I was thinking. (1) I enjoy reading replies to news articles and am disappointed by those that don't allow comments. (2) The problem is not comments sections, but poor programming by those who create them. You CAN have a worthwhile discussion on news articles if the replies are treated as separate posts & replies are directly beneath them (something that has existed since the earliest days on 80s-era Usenet).
Comment sections like those on youtube and many news sites that just dump the posts on the screen haphazardly are an example of laziness by the programmer(s).
Windows 4, 5, and 5.1 (XP) were not bad releases. It is only recently when MS tried to reinvent the wheel that things went bad.
It sounds like I need to buy another Windows 7 machine while they are still available, so I can skip over the Win8 debacle (same way I skipped over vista).
I just installed Firefox 4 on my laptop. I don't see anything wrong with its UI versus the one used in my previous 3.5 version? Why do you hate it so much?
I hope Win8's Metro is better than the sucky "ribbon" interface in office. I just started using it last week, and today I couldn't even figure out how to "undo" a mistake I made in Excel. I'm looking at it right now, and all I see in front of me is a confusing mess of heiroglyphics. Grrr. If I wanted my computer menu to look like the wall of an Egyptian pyramid, I would have imported it from there.
I never thought I'd ever say this... but the Commodore GEOS was actually easier to use. I've hated Microsoft a long, long time and they finally produced a usable OS with Windows 95 (copied the mac), but now they've gone back to my "hate" column with this Office/Ribbon frakup.
Time will tell if my next PC is a Windows 8 or a Mac. (Or maybe even an Amiga or Linux machine.) Whatever I choose it definitely won't have Microsoft Ãffice on it.
Ya know it helps if you read the WHOLE message. I very clearly stated I support a government safety net to help the poor (welfare checks, food stamps, et etera).
As for illness, I have catastrophic insurance. If I did not, and I could not afford the bill, that's where government would step in (after I've exhausted my wealth and become a poor person).
BTW I'm a liberal not a conservative. You missed the mark on that one.
Obama's campaign was & is heavily-funded by the Medical & Insurance industry. He's just returning the favor by hiring one of them. (Note: So too is Romney.)
Aside - Netscape no longer exists (except as a brandname). Most of the former employees of that once-great company moved over to Mozilla circa 1999.
I define it as stealing..... taking money from somebody else. Whether you do it yourself or ask a Congressman to do it for you makes no difference. --- And if we are going to provide for the poor, then let's do that (welfare, food stamps, lowcost housing). Not a universal program that includes the well off. Wouldn't it be silly if I, an engineer, was being given free food stamps by the government?
Of course. It's ridiculous. Government programs should be a last-resort safety net for those who need the help. I should not be eligible for food stamps. Or free hospitalization. I should buy those things directly with my own cash.
Franchise has been around longer than that. JMS started Babylon 5 in 1992 by (1) announcing on the early internet (usenet) that the project was being filmed and (2) saying he would not turn it into a never-ending franchise like Star Trek. That word already had negative connotations 20+ years ago.
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So you are against a company that tries to obey the law (per the DMCA) and instead suggest they should have been breaking the law (cracking encryption/not paying DVD license fees). That is illogical.
Another article worth reading. It does sound similar to a cartel, but I suppose it's no different than the Matsushita/JVC/Mitsubishi/Sharp cartel (which controlled licensing for VHS VCRs): http://www.cepro.com/article/industry_insider_dvd_cca_is_an_innovation_stifling_cartel/
I was confused too so I read this article: http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_ruling_on_dvd_copying_could_quash_innovation QUOTE: "It is a sad day for innovation when it comes to American-made consumer electronics manufacturers that try to abide by the intent of the law. Kaleidescape makes expensive servers that transfer DVDs âoebit-for-bitâ with CSS encryption intact."
It sounds like it is the equivalent of an iPod or other music server, which rips music from CDs and stores them in digital memory for playback. Except the Keleidoscape does it with DVDs.
And yes it is bogus that this judge thinks that is illegal. Could this case be used for precedent to block US from ripping our DVDs and CDs to home servers or iPods?
My only disagreement is this:
Just because the DVD won't be available until the fall is not justification to download it freely. Oftentimes cable channels like HBO want to play the show over-and-over several times (for subscribers) before releasing it to everyone else. Movie studios do the same thing (release to theaters first; DVD later).
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones
Testing and documenting the flaws isn't that bad. It frees you up to listen to news, college lectures, or audiobooks (since testing doesn't require a lot of mental concentration). And if you are getting paid 50-60 an hour, the testing is even less of a chore.
Sadly "This latest version of Firefox doesn't work on my platform (XP with Pentium 3)" or "Safari 4 refuses to work on my MacG5" is usually greeted with "Upgrade it."
And perhaps they're right but I can't help all my hardware refuses to die. ;-) I feel no desire to throw-away stuff that isn't broke (why I still use 2 TVs from the 70s and 80s).
You can list "Uncovered and documented bugs on Firefox" on your resume? I thought only paid work experience applied.
Darn.
I read that wrong.
I say we stick with pi. It's too labor-intensive to rewrite all the textbooks to read "tau" instead of "2*pi" and reteach everyone the new formulas.
If the cops are bringing-out the stun guns and pain givers, I'd rather just re-locate myself (and the protest) to a different location. Like maybe along an interstate highway and hold-up big signs. - "End the TSA"
This reminds me of the Black lady who was fired by the Obama Administration because she gave a speech about how she didn't want to help a white farmer apply for government assistance.
On the surface it LOOKED like she deserved to be fired. But once the full speech was released, it was discovered she was not racist but in fact providing a story about how (in the 1980s) she overcame her prejudices and helped the white farmer & his wife to save their farm. i.e. She didn't deserve to be fired.
I can't help wondering if this NASA firing was the same deal..... a manager too quick to pull the trigger and can an innocent person.
I've had many physics and engineering professors who ALSO believed in Intelligent Design. Hell even Einstein believed in it. Should these people be fired simply because they believe there is a Creator the originated the Big Bang and Evolution?
I think your comment "demoted for rejecting the whole basis? ...Who would have thought," shows a definite prejudice against religious persons. Frankly. It disgusts me (as would any prejudice against a group or stereotype).
Not a typo. ;-) Ditto the DHS teams that call themselves VIPR and harass people at train terminals, along highways, at post offices, and wherever else they turn up.
I almost always refer to the TSA as the SA.
>>>The Supreme Court explicitly rejected nullification in Cooper v. Aaron
They also claimed segregation was fair to blacks, and that speaking-out against World War 1 (or protesting for the women's vote) was a jailable offense. Also the justices declared rounding-up natural-born Americans with japanese grandparents, and throwing them in concentration camps, was acceptable even though the Constitution clearly states it was not. The Supreme Court has made many mistakes in the past, such that I no longer consider their opinion of any real weight.
The 10th amendment clearly states the power of nullification has not been given to Congress. Nor is it forbidden to the States. Therefore the power may be exercised by the States and has been exercised many times over the last 200 years (example: when the Northern states nullified the Fugitive Slave Act & instead provided asylum to escapees).
And of course there's the penultimate power of nullification: The ability of the States to dissolve the central government in the same fashion that they dissolved the central government under the Articles of Confederation. Sometimes I think the Supreme Court forgets that their authority only extends so far (deciding cases, not changing the constitution) and that most of the power lies with the People and their State legislatures (per the 10th).
I really distrust [$megacorpname] because they (mistreat their workers) or (lock their system) or (make insecure products) or (charge too much) or (track surfing habits) or (stole taxpayer dollars in the bailout) or (........).
There that should cover it all.
I disagree that it's the moderation system (which often punishes people for "wrongthought" such as not liking Apple or Google). I think the superiority of Slashdot is the threading, which makes it easy to jump from topic-to-topic and read in a coherent manner. It's not a mess of confusing posts like Youtube and Facebook and other sites often resemble.
I think at least part of the problem is that most comment sections are poorly designed and provide little ability for actual discussion
You said what I was thinking. (1) I enjoy reading replies to news articles and am disappointed by those that don't allow comments. (2) The problem is not comments sections, but poor programming by those who create them. You CAN have a worthwhile discussion on news articles if the replies are treated as separate posts & replies are directly beneath them (something that has existed since the earliest days on 80s-era Usenet).
Comment sections like those on youtube and many news sites that just dump the posts on the screen haphazardly are an example of laziness by the programmer(s).
>>>" East Coast idiots who think they are doing the world a favor by turning on their hazard lights during a rain storm"
20 years of east coast driving, and I've never seen that. They turn-on their headlights/tailights when it rains, not hazard lights.
Windows 4, 5, and 5.1 (XP) were not bad releases. It is only recently when MS tried to reinvent the wheel that things went bad.
It sounds like I need to buy another Windows 7 machine while they are still available, so I can skip over the Win8 debacle (same way I skipped over vista).
I just installed Firefox 4 on my laptop. I don't see anything wrong with its UI versus the one used in my previous 3.5 version? Why do you hate it so much?
I hope Win8's Metro is better than the sucky "ribbon" interface in office. I just started using it last week, and today I couldn't even figure out how to "undo" a mistake I made in Excel. I'm looking at it right now, and all I see in front of me is a confusing mess of heiroglyphics. Grrr. If I wanted my computer menu to look like the wall of an Egyptian pyramid, I would have imported it from there.
I never thought I'd ever say this... but the Commodore GEOS was actually easier to use. I've hated Microsoft a long, long time and they finally produced a usable OS with Windows 95 (copied the mac), but now they've gone back to my "hate" column with this Office/Ribbon frakup.
Time will tell if my next PC is a Windows 8 or a Mac. (Or maybe even an Amiga or Linux machine.) Whatever I choose it definitely won't have Microsoft Ãffice on it.
Ya know it helps if you read the WHOLE message. I very clearly stated I support a government safety net to help the poor (welfare checks, food stamps, et etera).
As for illness, I have catastrophic insurance. If I did not, and I could not afford the bill, that's where government would step in (after I've exhausted my wealth and become a poor person).
BTW I'm a liberal not a conservative.
You missed the mark on that one.
Obama's campaign was & is heavily-funded by the Medical & Insurance industry. He's just returning the favor by hiring one of them. (Note: So too is Romney.)
Aside - Netscape no longer exists (except as a brandname). Most of the former employees of that once-great company moved over to Mozilla circa 1999.
(1) We already have that - minimum level of food (stamps) and lowcost housing. Also shelters for homeless and orphanages for kids.
(2) Our society is wealthy? Is that why our almost-all our EU and US governments owe money to China and Arabia? I don't define that as wealth.
I define it as stealing..... taking money from somebody else. Whether you do it yourself or ask a Congressman to do it for you makes no difference. --- And if we are going to provide for the poor, then let's do that (welfare, food stamps, lowcost housing). Not a universal program that includes the well off. Wouldn't it be silly if I, an engineer, was being given free food stamps by the government?
Of course. It's ridiculous. Government programs should be a last-resort safety net for those who need the help. I should not be eligible for food stamps. Or free hospitalization. I should buy those things directly with my own cash.
Past decade?
Franchise has been around longer than that. JMS started Babylon 5 in 1992 by (1) announcing on the early internet (usenet) that the project was being filmed and (2) saying he would not turn it into a never-ending franchise like Star Trek. That word already had negative connotations 20+ years ago.
Watch out for the California sun. It too is cancerous (as is the sunblock which damages the skin).
And I bet California girls have a shorter lifespan due to their manmade chests. (ducking and running)