It's because the damn thing will totally lock you out of doing just about anything if you have the misfortune of trying to contact a server that won't respond immediately. IE just sits there, waiting for a timeout instead of letting you do something.
On the other hand, I usually get a few thousand refer logs, and I *already* get a bunch of bogus refer logs from buggy browsers or something (like, a refer from a site I link to, I guess from people hitting the back button, that kind of thing).
Most probably buggy IE; I've seen this happen on my system. Gets worse if you use frames too.
I always thought that those damn logos in the corner of the screen networks put in should be treated as unauthorized modification of the work being displayed, and hence be considered a copyright enfringment.
Might finally get rid of those stupid things once and for all...
You forgot to mention overpriced, and underpowered.
That's not to say I don't love my iMac, but it does cost more than an equivalent system that is more powerful. If course, I wouldn't have as cool a system, but to a lot of people, 'coolness' doesn't justify the extra price.
Apple can keep arguing the megahertz myth if they want, but they should stop being hypocrites and stop crippling their G3 products to below G4-speeds
And, very importantly, any brief testimonials from indepenedant developers who have not intentionally stolen intellectual property, but have actually been squashed under patent laws."
I remember reading a ton of these on Slashdot's patent topic; all I can say is read the articles and comments to get plenty of examples...
Just wondering: could the patent office be sued if it was found that it didn't do its job properly (easy enough to do), and robbed someone/company revenue as a result of their ineptness?
tell that to the guy that just purchased his mac on the 15th and now has to shell out another $129 (outside USA) for what will essentially a 1 month old machine.
MS has had upgrade pricing for 'old' OS users whenever they had new upgrades (even for OEM machines) for purchased OS/systems within about 2 months from the release, but not Apple.
Why is everybody saying 10.2 is worth the upgrade price? 10.1 WAS NOT COMPLETE, all current 10.1x users should be able to have 10.2 at a discounted price (and I do mean ALL, even non-US countries).
But everybody seems to ignore that fact, instead comparing the Jaguar upgrade price to that of Microsoft's, again ignoring that their upgrade are for already COMPLETE versions of the OS.
And Apple expects to gain more than 5% marketshare. I'd question their statements that they actually have that much right now.
Seriously, with a lot of stuff coming out on DVD (Simpsons, StarTrek Next Gen, etc...), I can say that I watch less and less TV (also because of it being crap these days).
If they start doing this kinda stuff, they either: 1 - better start offering their services for free (no, I don't want to hear that 'value added service' crap) 2 - are going to loose even more viewers to the DVD compilation sales.
To me, the crappyness of Robber^H^H^H^Hgers is already making me switch, even if I can't see the newest shows *right* *now*
Besides, I'm sure Junkyard Wars & RobotWars will come to DVD eventually, I can wait.
which is why webmasters can also put stuff in the protected areas of their site if it's really that critical that noone else links to it (as suggested above). This is very difficult to fake depending on the mechanism chosen
considering that it's fairly easy to check the referrer and deny the page based on the result.
And besides, if you don't want people to see the content from just anywhere else, then put it in a protected area of the site! Don't rely on some 'judge' and 'laws' to help you and set dangerous precedents.
So return the DVD (if you've bought it), and then write a letter to the producers, writers of the movie/show, as well as to the production house that mastered the DVD explaining why you've returned it - that's what I did with several movies, and a Thomas Tank Engine DVD I bought for my nephew; he especially didn't like having to wait 5 mins to get to the actual stories watching commercials for other DVDs
The way I see it, I've bought the right (license, whatever...) to see the content of the disc, I should be able to see it the way/when I want.
Of course, you could always get a better DVD player that allows you to skip anything, instead of having it obey what Hollywood tells it to do:)
Frankly, I think patents, especially software patents, should be treated like trademarks: if you don't protect them from the get-go, you loose your right to them. This should apply even before the patent has been granted...
Since there's most probably prior-art for this patent, I wonder if the companies being pursued could file suit against the PTO to recover defense costs if it is indeed found that the patent is invalid.
Maybe then the PTO would actually start doing its work instead of pretending to....
Won't this law make the digital divide even greater?
The poorer people won't be able to afford the new, more expensive CBDTPA hardware/software under this new law, have to resort to pre-CBDTPA hardware/software, thereby instantly making them criminals.
Or is this Hollings' master plan? Make a whole bunch of people 'criminals', to support his new law?
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It's because the damn thing will totally lock you out of doing just about anything if you have the misfortune of trying to contact a server that won't respond immediately. IE just sits there, waiting for a timeout instead of letting you do something.
This is what makes it totally unusable.
available here Tell them what you think.
My Sony DAV-S500 does have digital out, as well as support for SACD.
Didn't you read the article? We're always ending up as guinea pigs for the US experiments :)
I always thought that those damn logos in the corner of the screen networks put in should be treated as unauthorized modification of the work being displayed, and hence be considered a copyright enfringment.
Might finally get rid of those stupid things once and for all...
That's not to say I don't love my iMac, but it does cost more than an equivalent system that is more powerful. If course, I wouldn't have as cool a system, but to a lot of people, 'coolness' doesn't justify the extra price.
Apple can keep arguing the megahertz myth if they want, but they should stop being hypocrites and stop crippling their G3 products to below G4-speeds
if Apple doesn't attend the biggest shows for their own products, how do they expect consumers to take them seriously?
so send this info to eBay!
And, very importantly, any brief testimonials from indepenedant developers who have not intentionally stolen intellectual property, but have actually been squashed under patent laws."
I remember reading a ton of these on Slashdot's patent topic; all I can say is read the articles and comments to get plenty of examples...
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Just wondering: could the patent office be sued if it was found that it didn't do its job properly (easy enough to do), and robbed someone/company revenue as a result of their ineptness?
Could make for an interesting business model....
tell that to the guy that just purchased his mac on the 15th and now has to shell out another $129 (outside USA) for what will essentially a 1 month old machine.
MS has had upgrade pricing for 'old' OS users whenever they had new upgrades (even for OEM machines) for purchased OS/systems within about 2 months from the release, but not Apple.
Dare I say it: "Even Microsoft doesn't to that!"
Ah yes, the typical rantings of an AC
<fuck>you</fuck>
Why is everybody saying 10.2 is worth the upgrade price? 10.1 WAS NOT COMPLETE, all current 10.1x users should be able to have 10.2 at a discounted price (and I do mean ALL, even non-US countries).
But everybody seems to ignore that fact, instead comparing the Jaguar upgrade price to that of Microsoft's, again ignoring that their upgrade are for already COMPLETE versions of the OS.
And Apple expects to gain more than 5% marketshare. I'd question their statements that they actually have that much right now.
There IS a CDROM, look in the gallery, you'll see a picture with the slim CD next to the HD (towards the left of the picture)
consumers.
(sorry, had to)
Seriously, with a lot of stuff coming out on DVD (Simpsons, StarTrek Next Gen, etc...), I can say that I watch less and less TV (also because of it being crap these days).
If they start doing this kinda stuff, they either:
1 - better start offering their services for free (no, I don't want to hear that 'value added service' crap)
2 - are going to loose even more viewers to the DVD compilation sales.
To me, the crappyness of Robber^H^H^H^Hgers is already making me switch, even if I can't see the newest shows *right* *now*
Besides, I'm sure Junkyard Wars & RobotWars will come to DVD eventually, I can wait.
which is why webmasters can also put stuff in the protected areas of their site if it's really that critical that noone else links to it (as suggested above). This is very difficult to fake depending on the mechanism chosen
considering that it's fairly easy to check the referrer and deny the page based on the result.
And besides, if you don't want people to see the content from just anywhere else, then put it in a protected area of the site! Don't rely on some 'judge' and 'laws' to help you and set dangerous precedents.
So return the DVD (if you've bought it), and then write a letter to the producers, writers of the movie/show, as well as to the production house that mastered the DVD explaining why you've returned it - that's what I did with several movies, and a Thomas Tank Engine DVD I bought for my nephew; he especially didn't like having to wait 5 mins to get to the actual stories watching commercials for other DVDs
:)
The way I see it, I've bought the right (license, whatever...) to see the content of the disc, I should be able to see it the way/when I want.
Of course, you could always get a better DVD player that allows you to skip anything, instead of having it obey what Hollywood tells it to do
It took them 3 years to finally think this up???
Since there's most probably prior-art for this patent, I wonder if the companies being pursued could file suit against the PTO to recover defense costs if it is indeed found that the patent is invalid.
Maybe then the PTO would actually start doing its work instead of pretending to....
The poorer people won't be able to afford the new, more expensive CBDTPA hardware/software under this new law, have to resort to pre-CBDTPA hardware/software, thereby instantly making them criminals.
Or is this Hollings' master plan? Make a whole bunch of people 'criminals', to support his new law?