How can you actually sit there and claim that China has the right idea when it comes to society? When it is illegal to speak against the government, you can damn well be sure that Chinese "journalists" will roll every time the police say so. When all you spew forth is government propoganda drek and have no opinion of your own, you don't deserve to be called a journalist.
Our basic freedom here is that we are allowed to have a bloody opinion. We can say that our government is a piece of shit, and right or not we won't be killed for it.
When the Chinese "officials" raid your home after you do something that big brother doesn't like, we'll see if you are singing the same tune, or if you actually want someone in your corner sticking up for their "lofty goals", eh?
That game company whose name means the top of an arc has made a computer program which is entertaining. This entertaining computer program's name is a combination of a novelty game played by sending a ball through a colored maze and the name describing a man who can do powerful magic.
This program SUCKS!!!!
This concludes my legal game review.
-Militant Elf (a PFY for a BOFH) remove the sos from my email for deliverable flames
If this version becomes Proprietary, then Microsoft controls who can use it. I may be wrong here but... if they control who can use it, they can use their dominance in the desktop market to extend their market share in the *SERVER* market. (By the need to authenticate using M$ proprietary inbred bullshit)
Hmm. Using a monopoly to extend another monopoly... isn't that a law somewhere?
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) remove the sos for deliverable flames
I think that mainly, the best thing we can do is send a message (figuratively here, folks) that not everyone is intimidated by the bully tactics of lawyers. I'd love to see the look on random MS guy's face when he realizes that not only is Slashdot *not* immediately bowing to his demands, but that other media outlets are watching.
What we're dealing with here is the silencing of free thought and expression, and luckily the mainstream media pounces on that stuff like a rabid weasel on some unfortunate rabid-weasel food.
-Militane Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) Remove the sos for deliverable flames)
Okay. We all know of the existence of www.paylars.com, so what do you think about it? Now, before we go naysaying this guy as a smart-ass...
I did a little calculating. I own every album you guys released except for Re-Load. (We won't go into the whys on that, but I don't have it on MP3 either) So... I would have given you guys personally about $110. I clicked through on all of the tracks, I like em all.
So, about $110. This is also about how much I paid for all of them in record stores. Maybe I would have paid a little more, I don't remember.
My point is this... I would RATHER see you guys with my $110 than see Elektra with it. Why? Because I'm paying for YOUR music, not Elektra's paper-pushing.
I support the band. You guys have done some phenominal things. (Though I'd like it if you'd start doing instrumentals again... hehe) If you don't want people copying your stuff, then fine. I'm cool with that. But please answer me this: Is doing it this way really what you want?
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) Remove the sos from my email for deliverable flames
Mr. Katz. Although I feel you have been unfairly persecuted in the past, I must draw the line here. You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Metallica is *NOT* suing the 300k or so users of napster. They are trying to get Napster to make good on its promise to remove anyone trading music illegally. (And yes, as much as we don't want to admit it, this IS illegal at this time)
Even though I like to download music "freely" and expand my collection, I find myself getting things over Napster that I would *NEVER* purchase in a store. Just because I liked that one sound or that little bass riff. I would shudder at the prospect of spending $15 to listen to that crap, but as long as its free I can afford the download time. This is illegal. I'm doing a Bad Thing (TM). But again, this is my problem to deal with, not this forum's.
You Mr Katz, are waving a banner and shouting "What you're doing is okay! We should be allowed to trade MP3s." Is this some desperate attempt to get followers? I personally am repulsed by your misrepresentation of the facts simply to generate outrage and gain a following.
Metallica has claimed that they are simply trying to get Napster to follow it's own Terms of Service. If they do not comply with their posted rules then Metallica will attempt to shut them down.
We can't hide behind bogus Terms of Service anymore people. We write those things, we have to live by them.
Don't get me wrong. I love MP3s, trade em, rip em for my own enjoyment, and think they are a marvelous tool for easy music access and portability. But let's face it, the MP3 culture is Rome, and it's beginnig its decline. We had our fun, downloaded lots of stuff, but now it's over. If we want to keep going, we need a law that says we can, not civil disobedience.
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) Remove the sos for deliverable flames
As a resident of the great state of Iowa, (and I can finally say that without things being thrown at me) I am on an emotional high. It's good to see some common sense and support of the consumer prevailing amidst the madness that is "e-business". Yeah, yeah. I know... flamebait and a troll, but I'm just excited so shut up.:)
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) (remove the sos from the UIOWA address for deliverable flames)
Is it just me, or is this yet another place for the MPAA to point to "Alternatives" to DeCSS?
If I were the MPAA, I'd keep my big gob shut on this one, and let it slide. This would enable them to say "Look, the Hollywood card (licensed) will let you play DVDs on Linux!"
The only people to complain would be the makers of the card.
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) andrew-galvan@sos.uiowa.edu (remove the sos for deliverable flames)
Okay, I'm an EQ player, (soon to be going into a 12-step program no doubt) and I can tell you that I think Verant was justified in their move to prevent this. Being a player in a zone with the arrogant "k3wl d00dz" is just plain *annoying*. It's bad enough when they shout their drek to the zone and harass people just to prove they are "133t". Having to deal with them "0wning" the zone by knowing the locations of spawns, hitpoints, and experience would be unbearable.
Now don't get me wrong. I *DO NOT* want Verant to do a nice slow scan of my hard drive to find all of my nice security utilities. But looking at my task list before I log on? They should let us know that they're doing it (in a dialog or something) and give us a chance to log off first, but overall I'm fine with that. Hell, I'll email em my task list if they want. If I can actually sit down after work for a few hours and enjoy my latest addiction without being harassed by teenagers with inferiority complexes, I'll give em my measurements and shoe size for Pete's sake.
The issue here is *NOT* that I want Big Brother snooping everywhere. Down with the RIAA, MPAA, UCITA, and all the other acronyms! The issue is simply that it's just a game. A game that *I* (along with just about every other customer of Verant) want to sit and enjoy in peace. We signed a contract. We're paying for this. We should get to have fun. That's key.
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) andrew-galvan@sos.uiowa.edu (remove the sos for deliverable mail)
Seriously, it helps me keep up a nice keystroke beat, the 180bpm or so. Something fast, so maybe a nice Dance or House track as well.
Sometimes hard to find, so I usually spend a few days sifting through crap on MP3.com to find the coolest stuff (phenominal gems in there if you look long enough) to code to.
Can anyone see problems later? Prejudice against any kind of genetic anomaly... I'd feel pretty bad if I had to be a sh*t-mopper instead of a coder just because I had poor fine-motor skills and a stutter.
Anyone can tell you that if you fail a class, it's your own fault. We were taught that from Kindergarten.
If the microsoft propoganda is too hard for them to swallow, then perhaps they should go back to their jobs ("I shoot birds at the airport") in which they're more comfortable.
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How can you actually sit there and claim that China has the right idea when it comes to society? When it is illegal to speak against the government, you can damn well be sure that Chinese "journalists" will roll every time the police say so. When all you spew forth is government propoganda drek and have no opinion of your own, you don't deserve to be called a journalist.
Our basic freedom here is that we are allowed to have a bloody opinion. We can say that our government is a piece of shit, and right or not we won't be killed for it.
When the Chinese "officials" raid your home after you do something that big brother doesn't like, we'll see if you are singing the same tune, or if you actually want someone in your corner sticking up for their "lofty goals", eh?
This program SUCKS!!!!
This concludes my legal game review.
-Militant Elf (a PFY for a BOFH)
remove the sos from my email for deliverable flames
Come ON people! By only correcting his sentence structure you're telling me that all of what he said was completely valid.
At least admit that. Lets say something nice.
Hmm. Using a monopoly to extend another monopoly... isn't that a law somewhere?
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH)
remove the sos for deliverable flames
What we're dealing with here is the silencing of free thought and expression, and luckily the mainstream media pounces on that stuff like a rabid weasel on some unfortunate rabid-weasel food.
-Militane Elf (A PFY for a BOFH)
Remove the sos for deliverable flames)
I did a little calculating. I own every album you guys released except for Re-Load. (We won't go into the whys on that, but I don't have it on MP3 either) So... I would have given you guys personally about $110. I clicked through on all of the tracks, I like em all.
So, about $110. This is also about how much I paid for all of them in record stores. Maybe I would have paid a little more, I don't remember.
My point is this... I would RATHER see you guys with my $110 than see Elektra with it. Why? Because I'm paying for YOUR music, not Elektra's paper-pushing.
I support the band. You guys have done some phenominal things. (Though I'd like it if you'd start doing instrumentals again... hehe) If you don't want people copying your stuff, then fine. I'm cool with that. But please answer me this:
Is doing it this way really what you want?
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH) Remove the sos from my email for deliverable flames
Even though I like to download music "freely" and expand my collection, I find myself getting things over Napster that I would *NEVER* purchase in a store. Just because I liked that one sound or that little bass riff. I would shudder at the prospect of spending $15 to listen to that crap, but as long as its free I can afford the download time. This is illegal. I'm doing a Bad Thing (TM). But again, this is my problem to deal with, not this forum's.
You Mr Katz, are waving a banner and shouting "What you're doing is okay! We should be allowed to trade MP3s." Is this some desperate attempt to get followers? I personally am repulsed by your misrepresentation of the facts simply to generate outrage and gain a following.
Metallica has claimed that they are simply trying to get Napster to follow it's own Terms of Service. If they do not comply with their posted rules then Metallica will attempt to shut them down.
We can't hide behind bogus Terms of Service anymore people. We write those things, we have to live by them.
Don't get me wrong. I love MP3s, trade em, rip em for my own enjoyment, and think they are a marvelous tool for easy music access and portability. But let's face it, the MP3 culture is Rome, and it's beginnig its decline. We had our fun, downloaded lots of stuff, but now it's over. If we want to keep going, we need a law that says we can, not civil disobedience.
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH)
Remove the sos for deliverable flames
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH)
(remove the sos from the UIOWA address for deliverable flames)
IANAL, but...
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH)
(remove the sos for deliverable mail)
If I were the MPAA, I'd keep my big gob shut on this one, and let it slide. This would enable them to say "Look, the Hollywood card (licensed) will let you play DVDs on Linux!"
The only people to complain would be the makers of the card.
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH)
andrew-galvan@sos.uiowa.edu
(remove the sos for deliverable flames)
Now don't get me wrong. I *DO NOT* want Verant to do a nice slow scan of my hard drive to find all of my nice security utilities. But looking at my task list before I log on? They should let us know that they're doing it (in a dialog or something) and give us a chance to log off first, but overall I'm fine with that. Hell, I'll email em my task list if they want. If I can actually sit down after work for a few hours and enjoy my latest addiction without being harassed by teenagers with inferiority complexes, I'll give em my measurements and shoe size for Pete's sake.
The issue here is *NOT* that I want Big Brother snooping everywhere. Down with the RIAA, MPAA, UCITA, and all the other acronyms! The issue is simply that it's just a game. A game that *I* (along with just about every other customer of Verant) want to sit and enjoy in peace. We signed a contract. We're paying for this. We should get to have fun. That's key.
-Militant Elf (A PFY for a BOFH)
andrew-galvan@sos.uiowa.edu
(remove the sos for deliverable mail)
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Seriously, it helps me keep up a nice keystroke beat, the 180bpm or so. Something fast, so maybe a nice Dance or House track as well.
Sometimes hard to find, so I usually spend a few days sifting through crap on MP3.com to find the coolest stuff (phenominal gems in there if you look long enough) to code to.
Can anyone see problems later?
Prejudice against any kind of genetic anomaly... I'd feel pretty bad if I had to be a sh*t-mopper instead of a coder just because I had poor fine-motor skills and a stutter.
(Which I do)
There is what appears to be a Webcam shot of one of the computers in the house at ralph.cx
/. it too quickly, eh?
Let's not
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I can see the show bombing out after a few months, or it could do really well.
It depends if they can dig a little of that Simpsons humor out of the back files and successfully port it to Futurama.
I mean, if I see old Simpsons stuff appearing, I'd get tired but if I see stuff on par with the Simpsons, I'll be content.
I mean, any group that came up with Homer Simpson and Ralph Wiggum should be able to take this show to the top.
But it would be just as easy to fail miserably, if the wrong things are done...
Why is the world full of stupid people?
Anyone can tell you that if you fail a class, it's your own fault. We were taught that from Kindergarten.
If the microsoft propoganda is too hard for them to swallow, then perhaps they should go back to their jobs ("I shoot birds at the airport") in which they're more comfortable.
Sorry... PO'd this morning.