I whole-heartedly agree with you. However, consider this scenario:
If every time you reported a problem to your boss and he/she laughed in your face, after about a dozen time or so you'd be fed up. No doubt you'd forgo the customary warning and go above that person's head (which in this case just happens to be the public).
Let's not even mention how long it takes Microsoft to get around to bug reports on thier own betas. I mean the entire purpose of these programs is to find problems, and I have waited a month+ for some issues to be addressed.
Maybe they're dumb, stupid, or slow... or maybe over the years they've gained the beaurocracy(sp?) of IBM.
I have power outlets about every 6 feet in my apartment/dorm (more of the former than the latter). Normally this would be enough, except not all my electronics are spread evenly throughout the room. For example, by my bed, I have a cellphone charger, phone, caller ID, and lamp all plugged in. Oh yes, let's not forget my precious computer's need; however that is handled by the battery backup. The only thing I really long for is multiple ethernet and cable jacks. Right now, I only have 1 of each and my computer and TV are confined to thier seperate corners.
I don't blame this guy for not going to Microsoft first. Given thier track record, more than likely, they would have ignored him until someone publicly announced the problems.
i don't feel like reading through 602 comments here, but i must mention that a document is only DRM-protected if the author chooses it to be. this makes sense in a corperate environment where sensitive information is sent out routinly. hourever, joe average user won't know how to DRM a document and thus shouldn't be a major problem./me wonders of the implications for teachers and students. think of a teacher letting out notes or outlines to thier "ISM3005 2003 Fall" group.. this way no other group can look at it... interesting, and very worthwhile in my opinion
the idea of random proxies passing around the download a few times is a nice idea, but very doubtful that the idea could ever be implemented successully on a large scale. the bandwidth would be a problem instantly.
is not bittorrent safer from the evil industry, since you're only uploading pieces of a file? what's fair use? 10 or 20 seconds? if no one uploaded more than thier share of the fair use time, then the uploading [of music] wouldn't in and of itself be illeal, no?
that is a very interesting idea of a system for downloading. i wonder what a lawyer or judge might say about what constitutes illegal downloading. although you're not the destination of the data, you're still assisting in the act, which sounds like an accomplice to me.
additionally, the system that you talk about still requires the final user to download the data eventually. even if it's run through another person as a tunnel or something, it takes twice the data. since it is hitting an extra node.
additionally, as far as FPS-type games go, BF1942 is pretty much why I dropped major coin for my Radeon 9700. it's a beautiful game with a nice flare of strategy and team play. sure you can play solo, but once you work as a team and take advantage of the class system, it's crazy awesome
a lot of people like the DC mod as well. it's great and all, but i prefer the original BF1942
lastly, RtCW is also a great game. i've lost insterest in it since i purchased BF, but i'm getting ready to pick it back up as soon at RtCW: ET is released
...which is just fine because most peeople won't be using the xml stuff anyways. those who do will have access to a copy no matter what (advanced users warezing the programs) or a corp. with an it department devoted to dealing with the documents and setting up document definitions and whatnot.
in any case fromt he lips of a beta tester, it does have legitimate cool uses if used properly
Programs, like paintings or poems are expressions of an art. Just as there are 20 different ways to paint a person's head, each one is unique and a piece of art. Such it is with programs. There are often many ways to accomplish the same task, and usually several ways are developed by different people. The same thing is true in language. How many ways can one descibe an apple? Probably several thousand. As it is with programs. They are used to describe a task - how to accomplish that task. Each way is different and should be considered personal expression. Are websites protected under copyright law due to thier nature (as publications)? Websites are created in a quasi-computer language. And beyond that... you can use a language (like PHP) to produce customized HTML (the 'language' of websites). Is this not still a website? Is it still considered a publication? It was created with a program to create something else to be interpretted. So why whould that be any different from any other piece of code being considered expressive or individual? I don't see why it wouldn't.
I don't know aout elsewhere, but I know that Target in Stuart, FL has been carrying a copy of Corel Linux for several months now... which of course was to my surprise. Anybody spot copies of anyhtign else anywhere else?
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An R/C car that becomes a streetsweeper that becomes a lawnmower that becomes a hot air balloon that becomes a figure-8 car.
I whole-heartedly agree with you. However, consider this scenario:
If every time you reported a problem to your boss and he/she laughed in your face, after about a dozen time or so you'd be fed up. No doubt you'd forgo the customary warning and go above that person's head (which in this case just happens to be the public).
Let's not even mention how long it takes Microsoft to get around to bug reports on thier own betas. I mean the entire purpose of these programs is to find problems, and I have waited a month+ for some issues to be addressed.
Maybe they're dumb, stupid, or slow... or maybe over the years they've gained the beaurocracy(sp?) of IBM.
I have power outlets about every 6 feet in my apartment/dorm (more of the former than the latter). Normally this would be enough, except not all my electronics are spread evenly throughout the room. For example, by my bed, I have a cellphone charger, phone, caller ID, and lamp all plugged in.
Oh yes, let's not forget my precious computer's need; however that is handled by the battery backup.
The only thing I really long for is multiple ethernet and cable jacks. Right now, I only have 1 of each and my computer and TV are confined to thier seperate corners.
I don't blame this guy for not going to Microsoft first. Given thier track record, more than likely, they would have ignored him until someone publicly announced the problems.
P.S. Is it news anymore that IE has holes?
And I'm sure that the Patriot Act was never used to obtain information. Yeah Right.
Furthermore, The Sims Online seems to have been completely forgotten
just put a period there. nothing more to say
i mean really, everybody all of a sudden starts selling music?
i don't plan to, nor do i know anyone who plans to purchase from online music ventures.
i think it works out this way:
the stupid users are too stupid/afraid
the smart users know how to get it for free
how does that make a good business model?
how about shrinking thier response to 0%?
if everybody was smart enough to not respond, there would be no market.
besides, spam assassin works great for me
i mean what is this?
l d=-1&commentsort=0&tid=100&tid=106&tid=137&tid=185 &mode=thread&pid=0
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=85708&thresho
what the hell?
i don't feel like reading through 602 comments here, but i must mention that a document is only DRM-protected if the author chooses it to be. this makes sense in a corperate environment where sensitive information is sent out routinly. hourever, joe average user won't know how to DRM a document and thus shouldn't be a major problem. /me wonders of the implications for teachers and students. think of a teacher letting out notes or outlines to thier "ISM3005 2003 Fall" group.. this way no other group can look at it... interesting, and very worthwhile in my opinion
there was a girl downstairs of me that swore up and down she had a patch cable in her computer... i just walked out of the room
the idea of random proxies passing around the download a few times is a nice idea, but very doubtful that the idea could ever be implemented successully on a large scale. the bandwidth would be a problem instantly.
is not bittorrent safer from the evil industry, since you're only uploading pieces of a file? what's fair use? 10 or 20 seconds? if no one uploaded more than thier share of the fair use time, then the uploading [of music] wouldn't in and of itself be illeal, no?
that is a very interesting idea of a system for downloading. i wonder what a lawyer or judge might say about what constitutes illegal downloading. although you're not the destination of the data, you're still assisting in the act, which sounds like an accomplice to me.
additionally, the system that you talk about still requires the final user to download the data eventually. even if it's run through another person as a tunnel or something, it takes twice the data. since it is hitting an extra node.
yes you can
:)
i mean, really, if you are a person that needs to know HTTP, you probably already know it. if you don't need to know it, well, you don't
i've learned a little through the use of manually sending headers in PHP, but it's more than enough for me
additionally, as far as FPS-type games go, BF1942 is pretty much why I dropped major coin for my Radeon 9700. it's a beautiful game with a nice flare of strategy and team play. sure you can play solo, but once you work as a team and take advantage of the class system, it's crazy awesome
a lot of people like the DC mod as well. it's great and all, but i prefer the original BF1942
lastly, RtCW is also a great game. i've lost insterest in it since i purchased BF, but i'm getting ready to pick it back up as soon at RtCW: ET is released
...which is just fine because most peeople won't be using the xml stuff anyways. those who do will have access to a copy no matter what (advanced users warezing the programs) or a corp. with an it department devoted to dealing with the documents and setting up document definitions and whatnot.
in any case fromt he lips of a beta tester, it does have legitimate cool uses if used properly
Whoa, to think, my school board is on slashdot... I'm defo getting a screencap and bookmark of this. I actually went to Martin County High School.
P.S. Fix it, it's Martin, not Matrin
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Programs, like paintings or poems are expressions of an art. Just as there are 20 different ways to paint a person's head, each one is unique and a piece of art. Such it is with programs. There are often many ways to accomplish the same task, and usually several ways are developed by different people. The same thing is true in language. How many ways can one descibe an apple? Probably several thousand. As it is with programs. They are used to describe a task - how to accomplish that task. Each way is different and should be considered personal expression. Are websites protected under copyright law due to thier nature (as publications)? Websites are created in a quasi-computer language. And beyond that... you can use a language (like PHP) to produce customized HTML (the 'language' of websites). Is this not still a website? Is it still considered a publication? It was created with a program to create something else to be interpretted. So why whould that be any different from any other piece of code being considered expressive or individual? I don't see why it wouldn't.
I don't know aout elsewhere, but I know that Target in Stuart, FL has been carrying a copy of Corel Linux for several months now... which of course was to my surprise. Anybody spot copies of anyhtign else anywhere else?