I'm sure that the RIAA would like everybody to think so, and if they can find a way of defining it as so, then we won't be able to talk about it. I'm sure that this is one of their crack pipe dreams.
But tecnically their is no encryption taking place, just a different format that introduces errors in specific places that audio cd players tend to ignore (as their are some that will probably croak) that computer cdroms can't handle (yet).
I wouldn't get too upset about this. The store owners who have to give countless returns for non-functioning CDs (laptop owners) will let the RIAA know which building they can jump off from.
When the day is done, the only way that the RIAA is going to stop people from recording music (no matter the format) is by not releasing any music. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't give that a try.
instead of using the letter "z" they should have used the letters "FL" so we would have "FLOS". That way users would have a clean feeling in their mouths at boot-up.
I'm in the same boat. I have had problems with my matrox I videocard with redhat 6.2 and mandrake 7.2 both which I _purchased_ off the shelf in the store. If I was a satisfied user of the distro I wouldn't have a problem with this. But as it is I'm not gonna fork over any money to anybody for nonexistant support.
The only distro that has kept up their support promises is Caldera, and they're the only ones that will get my money with their next release, no hesitation. All the others are selling smoke.
This confirms speculation that pre-humans have
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these sub-genus features;
1)Frist Prosters
2)Let's "have a beowolf cluster of these"
3)The now extinct "natalie portman/hot grits" sub-type.
4)The newly discovered variants "OTIII/Xenu" and "All your base belong to us".
While we are not sure if their skulls are really flat, it's clear that the brains are the size of chimpanzees. Scientists say that these creatures are a different genus from that of Lucy, not just beccause of the different shape of their skulls, but because girls wouldn't be caught dead posting to slashdot. Hopefully with this new knowledge we will now be able to understand the relationship between modern humans and these animals.
There needs to be a seperation (if not here on slashdot) between microsofts hardware and software. Their software (especially the upcoming versions with all the content protection crap, back door holes, call in for install permission) deserves to be loathed.
Microsofts hardware though is glorious. It's all beautifully engineered, and works as advertised. It's like they are two different companies.
It's a Dr, Jekyll - Mr. Hyde relationship. So perhaps the don't deserve some of the flames on the hardware side (and do you ever hear any??). But doctoring the photos "because everybody does it" doesn't make it right.
That being said, if you have read slashdot for any length of time, the kind of journalism here is off the cuff and raw, bias built in. Its not meant for the average CNN crowd.
In fact, your post is as flamy as some of the bias you set out to condemn. Your points would carry more weight if they didn't have the flames.
Yeah, that's why the probably had to doctor the photos. Working as an electronic technician I have this image of a bunch of PC Boards laying on a tabe with a bunch of jumper cables tying the mess together. I'm sure the X Box had to go through that stage.
The problem is nobody would want to decode it to read it. The text by all measures is boring and only tells about the theatrics used to rip-off a few unsuspecting individuals. It has no other use. The scripture nazis at scientology showed how incredibly stupid they were by pushing the issue (stupid enough to believe the b.s. in the first place) because now everyone knows what kind of fraud they are (which is A Good Thing (TM)).
Unlike DeCSS where you gzip the prime and get a movie:-)
You can tell that "cult in control" in a religion is in full effect when;
1) They want to hide from you unfavorable opinions - from todays Salt Lake Tribune;
Somebody Blinked
CNN has pulled from its Web site a story alleging Utah is a difficult place to live because of the influence of the LDS Church. It was pulled after a stinging response sent by Bruce Olsen, managing director of the church's Public Affairs Department. He wrote: "Not only have you insulted the 11 million members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but you have done harm to the economic development of Salt Lake City with your misleading report."
Olsen forwarded his response to the Anti-Defamation League, the National Conference for Community and Justice, the Columbia Journalism Review and the Utah Division of Business and Economic Development.
2) Or stop you from learning how to leave their cult (NY times article);
The problem with this is that Senator Hatch _is not_ representing the public interest in his dealings, but rather special interests _just like_ those of scientologists. In fact, when France was investigating scientologist's legal terroism tactics, he defended them.
He is responsible for the CTEA (written by Hatch). More here.
He co-authored the DMCA that's making slashdot fold. More here.
When I was in college, I lived in the dorms with a bunch of grad students from India. I had curry dinner with them, and that's about as far removed from american as you can get. Obviously if the geek bar is going to attract the mainstream geek, then you are going to need to bring your own curry in a thermos.
I'm truly glad somebody has taken the time to express these very same sentiments that I have had during the past week as I try to install linux for the first time.
It's about changing screen resolution. Mandrake has a control panel that lets you change every little detail of the window in look n'feel, but the panel has no mention of how to change the screen resolution. (I know about Xconfigurator now, but they were laughing at me in the slashdot irc forum)
It's about clicking a box to turn on the sound without having to install additional software / or visiting the command line as "super user". It's about not having to "compile" applications for your particular distro.
I know that in time I will become proficient at linux, but that's because I have the technical inclination to do so. Forget those people who just want to "get something done" (like my mom).
I agree that linux is terrific for it's endless configurability, but that is it's death knell.
McDonalds is not a success for it's "endless selection," but it's consistency of product. You can go to any McDonalds in the world and get the same exact thing. That is one of the primary driving factors to it's success.
The success of Linux is not due to its configurability and quality of the kernel, but instead a testament to the microsoft hegemony, and that a few people will take _any_ half baked (escuse me, beta) alternative.
Thst's where the "4centity" comes in. A group of manufactures that define hard drive/cdrom interfaces like the nasty CRPM. The manufacturers think it's a great idea because then they will sell a lot more devices if content is readily available for you to purchase (a self-feeding vicious loop). You will need to buy more of these copy - protected devices because you won't be able to copy from one from another. And forget about that basement operation that provides a way around it. Because of the DMCA circumventing something like that is a federal felony now, with criminal prosecution - even for "fair use" (like DeCSS). Too bad congress is bunch of freakin' whores in this area.
So you can see, the crack sniffing music business has all of its bases covered.
I just bought 7.2. and tried 8.0beta download. I am new to linux so I appreciate the easy install. But the sound doesn't work in either of these distrobutions.
Going to their bugzilla page and doing a search on "sound", there are open bugs that go back to last october with soundblaster cards and getting them to work. I'm no rocket scientist, but they need to have a "version freeze" until they take care of all the soundcard problems.
My thoughts exactly. But all you do is make it like a sumo match or restricted rules and the match wouldn't last that long. This size takes exotic manufacturing techniques. A two inch size will still be fun and doable for most hobbyists
Do actions speak louder than words?? I think so. The difference between a whore on the street corner and Senator Hatch is at least the whore is honest about what she does.
I would invite other's in Utah to go have a beer with me where we can talk about Senator Hatch, but I'm the only one who drinks beer here and who didn't vote for Hatch.
The only problem is that the music companies will say that their decreased revenue is due to "illegal file sharing over the internet" (not neccessarily Napster).
Actually, you can do a couple of things to prevent your hard earned dollars from reaching the RIAA and stil have full music enjoyment;
1)Buy used CDs. The studios don't get any money from this kind of sale.
2)Discover the perfectly legal activity of taping FM Radio. High quality receivers can be had at the thrift store for a song. Use metal tape, and use that to cut your own CDs.
3)Rediscover older music. Vinyl records are a fraction of the retail price of CDs at thrift stores and garage sales.
Between all of these options, you can throw a punch to the RIAA where it hurts. The secondary market is a big thorn for the RIAA (and one that they will continue to try to squelch)
The fact of the matter is that Napster was actually helping CD sales.
The only thing you can count on is the lies that the RIAA will spew forth in order to achieve total control.
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Aren't they violating the DCMA
I'm sure that the RIAA would like everybody to think so, and if they can find a way of defining it as so, then we won't be able to talk about it. I'm sure that this is one of their crack pipe dreams.
But tecnically their is no encryption taking place, just a different format that introduces errors in specific places that audio cd players tend to ignore (as their are some that will probably croak) that computer cdroms can't handle (yet).
I wouldn't get too upset about this. The store owners who have to give countless returns for non-functioning CDs (laptop owners) will let the RIAA know which building they can jump off from.
When the day is done, the only way that the RIAA is going to stop people from recording music (no matter the format) is by not releasing any music. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't give that a try.
instead of using the letter "z" they should have used the letters "FL" so we would have "FLOS". That way users would have a clean feeling in their mouths at boot-up.
I'm in the same boat. I have had problems with my matrox I videocard with redhat 6.2 and mandrake 7.2 both which I _purchased_ off the shelf in the store. If I was a satisfied user of the distro I wouldn't have a problem with this. But as it is I'm not gonna fork over any money to anybody for nonexistant support.
The only distro that has kept up their support promises is Caldera, and they're the only ones that will get my money with their next release, no hesitation. All the others are selling smoke.
these sub-genus features;
1)Frist Prosters
2)Let's "have a beowolf cluster of these"
3)The now extinct "natalie portman/hot grits" sub-type.
4)The newly discovered variants "OTIII/Xenu" and "All your base belong to us".
While we are not sure if their skulls are really flat, it's clear that the brains are the size of chimpanzees. Scientists say that these creatures are a different genus from that of Lucy, not just beccause of the different shape of their skulls, but because girls wouldn't be caught dead posting to slashdot. Hopefully with this new knowledge we will now be able to understand the relationship between modern humans and these animals.
There needs to be a seperation (if not here on slashdot) between microsofts hardware and software. Their software (especially the upcoming versions with all the content protection crap, back door holes, call in for install permission) deserves to be loathed.
Microsofts hardware though is glorious. It's all beautifully engineered, and works as advertised. It's like they are two different companies.
It's a Dr, Jekyll - Mr. Hyde relationship. So perhaps the don't deserve some of the flames on the hardware side (and do you ever hear any??). But doctoring the photos "because everybody does it" doesn't make it right.
That being said, if you have read slashdot for any length of time, the kind of journalism here is off the cuff and raw, bias built in. Its not meant for the average CNN crowd.
In fact, your post is as flamy as some of the bias you set out to condemn. Your points would carry more weight if they didn't have the flames.
Yeah, that's why the probably had to doctor the photos. Working as an electronic technician I have this image of a bunch of PC Boards laying on a tabe with a bunch of jumper cables tying the mess together. I'm sure the X Box had to go through that stage.
The only problem is that's the basis for PGP. Something hidden so well nobody could ever find it!
The problem is nobody would want to decode it to read it. The text by all measures is boring and only tells about the theatrics used to rip-off a few unsuspecting individuals. It has no other use. The scripture nazis at scientology showed how incredibly stupid they were by pushing the issue (stupid enough to believe the b.s. in the first place) because now everyone knows what kind of fraud they are (which is A Good Thing (TM)).
:-)
Unlike DeCSS where you gzip the prime and get a movie
You can tell that "cult in control" in a religion is in full effect when;
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1) They want to hide from you unfavorable opinions - from todays Salt Lake Tribune;
Somebody Blinked
CNN has pulled from its Web site a story alleging Utah is a difficult place to live because of the influence of the LDS Church. It was pulled after a stinging response sent by Bruce Olsen, managing director of the church's Public Affairs Department. He wrote: "Not only have you insulted the 11 million members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but you have done harm to the economic development of Salt Lake City with your misleading report."
Olsen forwarded his response to the Anti-Defamation League, the National Conference for Community and Justice, the Columbia Journalism Review and the Utah Division of Business and Economic Development.
2) Or stop you from learning how to leave their cult (NY times article);
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/cyber/c
Compared to CNN, the guys at Slashdot are true warriors.
The problem with this is that Senator Hatch _is not_ representing the public interest in his dealings, but rather special interests _just like_ those of scientologists. In fact, when France was investigating scientologist's legal terroism tactics, he defended them.
He is responsible for the CTEA (written by Hatch). More here.
He co-authored the DMCA that's making slashdot fold. More here.
He's also responsible for this juicy piece
You can count on only one thing from this politician.
When I was in college, I lived in the dorms with a bunch of grad students from India. I had curry dinner with them, and that's about as far removed from american as you can get. Obviously if the geek bar is going to attract the mainstream geek, then you are going to need to bring your own curry in a thermos.
I'm truly glad somebody has taken the time to express these very same sentiments that I have had during the past week as I try to install linux for the first time.
It's about changing screen resolution. Mandrake has a control panel that lets you change every little detail of the window in look n'feel, but the panel has no mention of how to change the screen resolution. (I know about Xconfigurator now, but they were laughing at me in the slashdot irc forum)
It's about clicking a box to turn on the sound without having to install additional software / or visiting the command line as "super user". It's about not having to "compile" applications for your particular distro.
I know that in time I will become proficient at linux, but that's because I have the technical inclination to do so. Forget those people who just want to "get something done" (like my mom).
I agree that linux is terrific for it's endless configurability, but that is it's death knell.
McDonalds is not a success for it's "endless selection," but it's consistency of product. You can go to any McDonalds in the world and get the same exact thing. That is one of the primary driving factors to it's success.
The success of Linux is not due to its configurability and quality of the kernel, but instead a testament to the microsoft hegemony, and that a few people will take _any_ half baked (escuse me, beta) alternative.
Thst's where the "4centity" comes in. A group of manufactures that define hard drive/cdrom interfaces like the nasty CRPM. The manufacturers think it's a great idea because then they will sell a lot more devices if content is readily available for you to purchase (a self-feeding vicious loop). You will need to buy more of these copy - protected devices because you won't be able to copy from one from another. And forget about that basement operation that provides a way around it. Because of the DMCA circumventing something like that is a federal felony now, with criminal prosecution - even for "fair use" (like DeCSS). Too bad congress is bunch of freakin' whores in this area.
So you can see, the crack sniffing music business has all of its bases covered.
I just bought 7.2. and tried 8.0beta download. I am new to linux so I appreciate the easy install. But the sound doesn't work in either of these distrobutions. Going to their bugzilla page and doing a search on "sound", there are open bugs that go back to last october with soundblaster cards and getting them to work. I'm no rocket scientist, but they need to have a "version freeze" until they take care of all the soundcard problems.
maybe because I work in surface mount electronics that size seems easy.
My thoughts exactly. But all you do is make it like a sumo match or restricted rules and the match wouldn't last that long. This size takes exotic manufacturing techniques. A two inch size will still be fun and doable for most hobbyists
since a lot of projects like linuxBIOS and real time linux are starting to mature. Why use "somewhat free" when you can have "all free."
'Enhancements' to MS means 'It will not work unless you are on a MS approved platform'
and then it follows that "freedom to innovate" means people have to use microsoft products if 'they want to use a computer'.
a [truly enterprise-ready] Linux kernel."
and what he really meant to say;
"It will be three years before linux has all the wizards that windows has"
that you have to worry about, but the day that they want to implant it.
This magazine had a couple of good qualities that other linux magazines didn't have;
1) It didn't "talk down" to new users (such as myself).
2) Each issue came with a CD that had current apps on it. Saves a lot of downloading.
3) The hardware/software reviews were in-depth, complete, and interesting to read.
There really is nothing comparable for the newbies among us.
I live in Utah, and every time I hear "fair use" come out of Hatch's mouth I hurl the technicolor yawn (excuse me, puke)
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He is responsible for the CTEA (written by Hatch), in which we all ironically know about today. More here.
http://www.eagleforum.org/column/1998/nov98/98-
He co-authored the DMCA that's gonna throw a lot of slashdotters in jail for wearing the DeCSS t-shirt. More here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14179.ht
He's also responsible for this juicy piece
Do actions speak louder than words?? I think so. The difference between a whore on the street corner and Senator Hatch is at least the whore is honest about what she does.
I would invite other's in Utah to go have a beer with me where we can talk about Senator Hatch, but I'm the only one who drinks beer here and who didn't vote for Hatch.
The MPAA has hired hands whose job it is to troll the boards like slashdot. Yes virginia, there really are slashwhores.
Really Annoying SHell
The only problem is that the music companies will say that their decreased revenue is due to "illegal file sharing over the internet" (not neccessarily Napster).
Actually, you can do a couple of things to prevent your hard earned dollars from reaching the RIAA and stil have full music enjoyment;
1)Buy used CDs. The studios don't get any money from this kind of sale.
2)Discover the perfectly legal activity of taping FM Radio. High quality receivers can be had at the thrift store for a song. Use metal tape, and use that to cut your own CDs.
3)Rediscover older music. Vinyl records are a fraction of the retail price of CDs at thrift stores and garage sales.
Between all of these options, you can throw a punch to the RIAA where it hurts. The secondary market is a big thorn for the RIAA (and one that they will continue to try to squelch)
The fact of the matter is that Napster was actually helping CD sales.
The only thing you can count on is the lies that the RIAA will spew forth in order to achieve total control.