it is defn. important to have a list of the worst offenders, but even more useful would be the best of the bunch! knowing who to support is more effective than knowing who to trash - the truth is that this battle is going to need help from the inside, so lets recognize those lawmakers who can help.
one that i can identify is Orrin Hatch. i hear he is very distrustful of the MPAA, RIAA, and others who want to use their lobby money to preserve their dinosaur business models.
public works and government programs are defn. useful things, but to discount *knowledge* as a potential payoff from scientific discovery is shortsighted. honestly, this taxpayer would gladly see some pork barrel spending diverted to NASA (or education, or welfare to work programs).
"Microsoft said RealNetworks' Helix initiative is a ploy."
MS should know. Lets see: 1) Ploy #1: bundling IE, WM Player, Outlook Express, etc. with Windows. 2) Ploy #2: using its billion in cash to enlist the help of politicians. 3) Ploy #3: calling open-source a 'virus'. 4) Ploy #4: due to the failure of Ploy #3, sharing some of its source in its shared-source initiative.
As Lessig has written in 'Code' and RMS writes here, government and commerce feel that imposing control structures on users is a good thing. The government likes it because control enhances their regulatory power. Commerce needs control so their 'property' will be defensible from piracy, etc.
RMS should really be taken seriously - web services is the next step for commerce that the government will attempt to promote. Web Services will enhance our PKI, allowing for identification, and it will also add controlling code to many devices and systems. Not only developers but the average citizen should be lobbying hard for open networks and open systems. If we don't, the Internet will become the perfect control structure to regulate our lives.
if we only focused our minds and money on problems that are immediate to us, we would be making a grave mistake. if we DID find evidence of another civilization, the philosophical ramifications would be enormous.
It was only a few months ago that others told me that Mandrake was the Linux way to go. After having checked out RedHat 8 and SuSe, I guess Mandrake has fallen behind. Hopefully they'll regroup and start churning out better releases - competition in the Linux distro world is always good...
i think what all the doomsayers are forgetting is that the important thing - the demand for films/stories that people like to watch - will (prolly) never die. so long as that demand exists, there will be a market for films. everyone seems to forget simple economics.
suppose rick m. is right - dvds and piracy effectively reduce all incentives to produce films (or music). what happens then? consumers still demand these things but a system to make a profit/deliver these goods has died. well, guess what - the 'invisible hand' will strut its stuff and a new market, which gives incentives to producers and content to consumers, will spring up. that is the way a market economy works.
to rick: so stop lamenting your death, and perhaps poise yourself for the new market. then you can really make out. just keep producing good stories and you'll be ok, guy.
the scientists in the article seem to assert that this is CONCLUSIVE proof of a black hole's existence. but i remember reading a few months ago about a schism in the physics community - a sizable segment of the community is disputing the theoretical existence of black holes! i wonder how this discovery will affect that debate....
i like enterprise. then again, i'm a sucker for anything that takes place on a spaceship. as bad as you may think it is, at least it isn't a reality show. THOSE are the worst....
there was a Star Wars mythology exhibit here in NYC at the Museum of NH. i didn't catch it personally, but i think it was appreciated as a bonafied exhibit by many. my friend who told me about it even hates the current Lucas agenda and production, so i don't think it is a profit/marketing ploy. i also just want to say that phantom menace was OK (good in beginning, got weaker) and that AOTC was awesome.
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Forget netscape - we need to get the word out about how good Mozilla is. As a tech guy I've heard all about Mozilla and I use it all the time - but the average user thinks it is a new monster in JP4 or something! If Mozilla could get its name out (ie Super Bowl Ad), it would REALLY catch on....
You are right - this is NO surprise. So what can we do about it? Well, first of all, we need to get some hackers trained in the letters of the law. I'm a open source developer, and I'm hoping to go to law school next year. Our cause has less of a chance if we don't have well trained technologists who can analyze issues from a JDs perspective. MS has a ton of money to hire lawyers to attack us directly or indirectly, and we need smart people trained to counter that.
I've had my iPod with XPlay for about a week now, and it is simply amazing. What I'm most excited about is that being able to carry 1000-2000 songs in your pocket is a true innovation. Digital Music is here to stay simply because it is way too convenient compared to the other alternatives - the RIAA may try to sue small tech companies out of existence, but it won't matter. Consumers will demand digital music for years.
yeah, they've been in stealth mode for a while. that is why they were so hyped - what the frick were these guys doing kooked up for 5 years?
anyways, i'm not sure if ditzel's claim is correct, but maybe he knows something we don't (ie internal designs for next-gen chip)??
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it is defn. important to have a list of the worst offenders, but even more useful would be the best of the bunch! knowing who to support is more effective than knowing who to trash - the truth is that this battle is going to need help from the inside, so lets recognize those lawmakers who can help.
one that i can identify is Orrin Hatch. i hear he is very distrustful of the MPAA, RIAA, and others who want to use their lobby money to preserve their dinosaur business models.
public works and government programs are defn. useful things, but to discount *knowledge* as a potential payoff from scientific discovery is shortsighted. honestly, this taxpayer would gladly see some pork barrel spending diverted to NASA (or education, or welfare to work programs).
"Microsoft said RealNetworks' Helix initiative is a ploy."
MS should know. Lets see:
1) Ploy #1: bundling IE, WM Player, Outlook Express, etc. with Windows.
2) Ploy #2: using its billion in cash to enlist the help of politicians.
3) Ploy #3: calling open-source a 'virus'.
4) Ploy #4: due to the failure of Ploy #3, sharing some of its source in its shared-source initiative.
As Lessig has written in 'Code' and RMS writes here, government and commerce feel that imposing control structures on users is a good thing. The government likes it because control enhances their regulatory power. Commerce needs control so their 'property' will be defensible from piracy, etc.
RMS should really be taken seriously - web services is the next step for commerce that the government will attempt to promote. Web Services will enhance our PKI, allowing for identification, and it will also add controlling code to many devices and systems. Not only developers but the average citizen should be lobbying hard for open networks and open systems. If we don't, the Internet will become the perfect control structure to regulate our lives.
if we only focused our minds and money on problems that are immediate to us, we would be making a grave mistake. if we DID find evidence of another civilization, the philosophical ramifications would be enormous.
It was only a few months ago that others told me that Mandrake was the Linux way to go. After having checked out RedHat 8 and SuSe, I guess Mandrake has fallen behind. Hopefully they'll regroup and start churning out better releases - competition in the Linux distro world is always good...
i think what all the doomsayers are forgetting is that the important thing - the demand for films/stories that people like to watch - will (prolly) never die. so long as that demand exists, there will be a market for films. everyone seems to forget simple economics.
suppose rick m. is right - dvds and piracy effectively reduce all incentives to produce films (or music). what happens then? consumers still demand these things but a system to make a profit/deliver these goods has died. well, guess what - the 'invisible hand' will strut its stuff and a new market, which gives incentives to producers and content to consumers, will spring up. that is the way a market economy works.
to rick: so stop lamenting your death, and perhaps poise yourself for the new market. then you can really make out. just keep producing good stories and you'll be ok, guy.
the scientists in the article seem to assert that this is CONCLUSIVE proof of a black hole's existence. but i remember reading a few months ago about a schism in the physics community - a sizable segment of the community is disputing the theoretical existence of black holes! i wonder how this discovery will affect that debate....
Once again Lessig makes a good point. For more info, please purchase Lessig's books at Amazon....
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i like enterprise. then again, i'm a sucker for anything that takes place on a spaceship. as bad as you may think it is, at least it isn't a reality show. THOSE are the worst....
there was a Star Wars mythology exhibit here in NYC at the Museum of NH. i didn't catch it personally, but i think it was appreciated as a bonafied exhibit by many.
my friend who told me about it even hates the current Lucas agenda and production, so i don't think it is a profit/marketing ploy.
i also just want to say that phantom menace was OK (good in beginning, got weaker) and that AOTC was awesome.
Forget netscape - we need to get the word out about how good Mozilla is. As a tech guy I've heard all about Mozilla and I use it all the time - but the average user thinks it is a new monster in JP4 or something! If Mozilla could get its name out (ie Super Bowl Ad), it would REALLY catch on....
You are right - this is NO surprise. So what can we do about it? Well, first of all, we need to get some hackers trained in the letters of the law. I'm a open source developer, and I'm hoping to go to law school next year. Our cause has less of a chance if we don't have well trained technologists who can analyze issues from a JDs perspective. MS has a ton of money to hire lawyers to attack us directly or indirectly, and we need smart people trained to counter that.
I've had my iPod with XPlay for about a week now, and it is simply amazing. What I'm most excited about is that being able to carry 1000-2000 songs in your pocket is a true innovation. Digital Music is here to stay simply because it is way too convenient compared to the other alternatives - the RIAA may try to sue small tech companies out of existence, but it won't matter. Consumers will demand digital music for years.
yeah, they've been in stealth mode for a while. that is why they were so hyped - what the frick were these guys doing kooked up for 5 years? anyways, i'm not sure if ditzel's claim is correct, but maybe he knows something we don't (ie internal designs for next-gen chip)??