The cost of shipping the film itself is what kills any sort of profit possibility.
Are you implying it costs millions of dollars to ship some heavy tin cans around the country? I find that hard to believe. While digital distribution is clearly superior, when the infrastructure is in place, I find it hard to believe that moving the film around is a significant cost compared to producing the film, paying the actors and crew or marketing.
Huh? Capture? I just wrote the damn software, back in 1998, when no one ever heard about Forgent. It's not like I planted a bomb in WTC, you know..
Don't you know? By flouting U.S. patent law, even if you are in another country, you are a now officially a terrorist.
Seriously though, it blows my mind that patents are routinely issued for obvious things that any expert (in the case of software, anyone who's spent a few hours with a compiler) can come up with in a vacuum.
The patent problem is on a slow boil, and it will erupt some day when some company decides to hold a significant part of the U.S. economy hostage. But of course then it will be too late. Like President Bush said about Iraq... we need to do something before the threat becomes imminent.
The problem is, at least with me, I'm a few billion dollars short to get anyone's attention.
I guess Lotus remembered the old "It ain't done till Lotus don't run." It's ironic that 3rd party software is more compatible than Microsoft's. Still, I was relieved when I got laid off from that company. It was a defense contractor, so everything they did was like using Lotus Notes. I never could have imagined being criticized for being too smart and knowing too much, but it happened regularly there.
Ah, yes Lotus Notes. All the advantages of 1980's software with all of the pain. I can't imagine why anyone even uses that hopelessly archaic mishmash of crappy functionality. That stuff would have looked dated 10 years ago.
I was forced to use it back in 1996 and again in 2003, and it was just as horrible in 2003 as it was in '96. It doesn't even conform to the most fundamental Windows UI practices. Of course, the irony is that it's just like everything else IBM makes.
Microsoft at least tries to make their software easy to use, and sometimes they succeed. Notes doesn't even look nice (well, maybe it would if it were 20 years ago) and it's the epitome of user-hostile software.
No, you're still wrong. If I go out and stand on a soap box, or publish a newspaper, and everyone chooses to ignore me, no rights have been violated. You can publish or speak or post to your heart's content but people cannot be forced to listen to you, ergo, you have no right to be heard. You have a reasonable expectation to be heard, but it cannot be guaranteed.
It's just like the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There is no a right to happiness.
You have a right to Speak Freely, but no one has to listen.
Please pay attention to what I'm saying and not what you think I'm saying.
You're absolutely right. The last time I worked in an office the passwords had to changed every month. The first time I commented to a coworker that this was a real hassle, he just pointed out that all you had to do was change it 3 times and you could go back to the original.
I can appreciate the idea of having to change passwords, but since security problems are almost always caused by idiot users, rather than sophisticated attacks or even exploits it seems to me that this, even when implemented correctly, wouldn't help much.
You're right, Liquid. People seem to confuse Freedom of Speech with the Freedom to be heard, or the freedom to access anything they want (copyrights are against the first amendment?). I don't think there's ever been something in the U.S. Constitution that been fallaciously interpreted in more stupid ways by ignorant people than the First Amendment.
...who release a 50-year-old movie on DVD for a limited time until "it goes back into the vaults" to create an artificial demand. If that isn't a big "$^%*&$ you!" to their customers I don't know what is.
Let's face it, Disney once made a lot of great entertainment, and still make some, but they have given up any pretense of being anything but a soulless corporation driven by naked greed.
Kinda like Microsoft, actually.
I also love how every DVD advertisement uses the phrase "OWN IT!" when far from owning it, you are gradually being deprived even of Fair Use rights.
Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. And every time a movie company advertises that you can "OWN IT!" an angel gets kicked in the head.
Meh. The hassles of using ActiveStync and Outlook weren't worth it, so I just don't put e-mail on my PocketPC. Actually I mostly use it as an MP3 player. Winampaq supports OGG, hooray.
I understand that perfectly, and I also understand that despite the fact the member companies were colluding to raise CD prices, I haven't seen CD's get cheaper. So exactly what penalty did they pay?
The RIAA represents these companies and since these companies are huge and have lots of money, they can afford to throw tons of lawyers at anything they wish to effect. You can rail all day about the fact that they "cannot get a real job" (and I agree with you), but they make more money and have more influence than you or I.
I don't think I'm perpetuating anything, because I am speaking about the companies themselves, not the association that represents them, and to be honest, I don't recall anyone ever talking as if they were confused on this issue.
I never got mine and since those the RIAA colluded to the tune of about $5 a CD, I figure those bastards really owe me about $3000... actually a lot more since CD prices haven't actually gone down.
Um. I don't want to sound stupid, but what infinitive did he split?
Yeah, I didn't pick up on the "to boldly go" thing until I heard it mentioned a few years ago. Now it really bugs me... almost as much as "10 Items or Less"
Then I think people would be more likely to go with VMWare, or (gasp!) get rid of Windows entirely.
MS shouldn't have to support other OS's, but to me, it would be in their best interests to maximize compatibility. But then I'm not evil so my opinions might be skewed.
Liddy aslso stressed to make sure the guy's dead. Otherwise he will testify that he was "looking for Mother Teresa" or something. That's pretty sad advice, but it's also pragmatic.
That's why the conventional wisdom among some people is that if something like that happens in your home, make sure the intruder is dead. It's ironic that there are people who would suggest you kilkl someone rather than drive him off to help protect you from lawsuits. Of course, these days, the family sues.
Face it, in this legal system (the U.S.) a lot of crime victims then become victimized again by the court system.
Actually, that's exactly how I ended up with wifi. I was flashing the router to try to fix a problem that was Adelphia's fault all along. Too bad they couldn't figure that out or fix it for me.
Seems to me if you run a buld eraser or some other device with a string magnetic field, you'll fry any embedded electronics... unless of course the item itself is electronic.
I'm sure soon after RFID's start showing up, products to disable, remove or alter them will start appearing too.
From what I understand he's a major software architect for Microsoft. And since their architecture is complete garbage, leading to weekly exploits, because they've been shoehorning in security fixes for years because... it never occurred to them to build it in in the first place.
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The cost of shipping the film itself is what kills any sort of profit possibility.
Are you implying it costs millions of dollars to ship some heavy tin cans around the country? I find that hard to believe. While digital distribution is clearly superior, when the infrastructure is in place, I find it hard to believe that moving the film around is a significant cost compared to producing the film, paying the actors and crew or marketing.
Huh? Capture? I just wrote the damn software, back in 1998, when no one ever heard about Forgent. It's not like I planted a bomb in WTC, you know..
Don't you know? By flouting U.S. patent law, even if you are in another country, you are a now officially a terrorist.
Seriously though, it blows my mind that patents are routinely issued for obvious things that any expert (in the case of software, anyone who's spent a few hours with a compiler) can come up with in a vacuum.
The patent problem is on a slow boil, and it will erupt some day when some company decides to hold a significant part of the U.S. economy hostage. But of course then it will be too late. Like President Bush said about Iraq... we need to do something before the threat becomes imminent.
The problem is, at least with me, I'm a few billion dollars short to get anyone's attention.
Maybe I should be more clear. Notes lacks most GUI conventions from the last 20 years regardless of the platform.
;-)
Besides, Unix users should be real familiar with a lack of UI standards, since every X app ever written has its own standard.
Well, good. Then Unix users can share the pain.
I guess Lotus remembered the old "It ain't done till Lotus don't run." It's ironic that 3rd party software is more compatible than Microsoft's. Still, I was relieved when I got laid off from that company. It was a defense contractor, so everything they did was like using Lotus Notes. I never could have imagined being criticized for being too smart and knowing too much, but it happened regularly there.
Ah, yes Lotus Notes. All the advantages of 1980's software with all of the pain. I can't imagine why anyone even uses that hopelessly archaic mishmash of crappy functionality. That stuff would have looked dated 10 years ago.
I was forced to use it back in 1996 and again in 2003, and it was just as horrible in 2003 as it was in '96. It doesn't even conform to the most fundamental Windows UI practices. Of course, the irony is that it's just like everything else IBM makes.
Microsoft at least tries to make their software easy to use, and sometimes they succeed. Notes doesn't even look nice (well, maybe it would if it were 20 years ago) and it's the epitome of user-hostile software.
What if Wesley Snipes pulls out your eye and sticks it in front of the scanner?
Someone said it was a violation of Free Speech (i.e., censorship).
No, you're still wrong. If I go out and stand on a soap box, or publish a newspaper, and everyone chooses to ignore me, no rights have been violated. You can publish or speak or post to your heart's content but people cannot be forced to listen to you, ergo, you have no right to be heard. You have a reasonable expectation to be heard, but it cannot be guaranteed.
It's just like the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There is no a right to happiness.
You have a right to Speak Freely, but no one has to listen.
Please pay attention to what I'm saying and not what you think I'm saying.
You're absolutely right. The last time I worked in an office the passwords had to changed every month. The first time I commented to a coworker that this was a real hassle, he just pointed out that all you had to do was change it 3 times and you could go back to the original.
I can appreciate the idea of having to change passwords, but since security problems are almost always caused by idiot users, rather than sophisticated attacks or even exploits it seems to me that this, even when implemented correctly, wouldn't help much.
You're right, Liquid. People seem to confuse Freedom of Speech with the Freedom to be heard, or the freedom to access anything they want (copyrights are against the first amendment?). I don't think there's ever been something in the U.S. Constitution that been fallaciously interpreted in more stupid ways by ignorant people than the First Amendment.
...who release a 50-year-old movie on DVD for a limited time until "it goes back into the vaults" to create an artificial demand. If that isn't a big "$^%*&$ you!" to their customers I don't know what is.
Let's face it, Disney once made a lot of great entertainment, and still make some, but they have given up any pretense of being anything but a soulless corporation driven by naked greed.
Kinda like Microsoft, actually.
I also love how every DVD advertisement uses the phrase "OWN IT!" when far from owning it, you are gradually being deprived even of Fair Use rights.
Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings. And every time a movie company advertises that you can "OWN IT!" an angel gets kicked in the head.
Meh. The hassles of using ActiveStync and Outlook weren't worth it, so I just don't put e-mail on my PocketPC. Actually I mostly use it as an MP3 player. Winampaq supports OGG, hooray.
apparently it's some kind of rap thing.
Meaning the quality of the music is the same regardless of which side you play in your CD player...
I understand that perfectly, and I also understand that despite the fact the member companies were colluding to raise CD prices, I haven't seen CD's get cheaper.
So exactly what penalty did they pay?
The RIAA represents these companies and since these companies are huge and have lots of money, they can afford to throw tons of lawyers at anything they wish to effect. You can rail all day about the fact that they "cannot get a real job" (and I agree with you), but they make more money and have more influence than you or I.
I don't think I'm perpetuating anything, because I am speaking about the companies themselves, not the association that represents them, and to be honest, I don't recall anyone ever talking as if they were confused on this issue.
You're absolutely right, and how long would such an attempt last?
Besides, think about it for a minute: Micro? Soft? Not exactly a good name for pornography.
I feel for poor Katie. Yet another example of bullying the small guy because you can.
I never got mine and since those the RIAA colluded to the tune of about $5 a CD, I figure those bastards really owe me about $3000... actually a lot more since CD prices haven't actually gone down.
Um. I don't want to sound stupid, but what infinitive did he split?
Yeah, I didn't pick up on the "to boldly go" thing until I heard it mentioned a few years ago. Now it really bugs me... almost as much as "10 Items or Less"
Then I think people would be more likely to go with VMWare, or (gasp!) get rid of Windows entirely.
MS shouldn't have to support other OS's, but to me, it would be in their best interests to maximize compatibility. But then I'm not evil so my opinions might be skewed.
What's even worse is the phrase "virii writers"... would you say "worms writers" (unless it has to do with that amusing game), or "trojans writers"?
I swear, people seem to go out of their way to use a word with two i's, even when it doesn't make sense on multiple levels.
His statement was correct:
People don't go to college to major in football, typically.
You are saying:
Football players do go to college to major in football, typically.
A much different statement.
Liddy aslso stressed to make sure the guy's dead. Otherwise he will testify that he was "looking for Mother Teresa" or something. That's pretty sad advice, but it's also pragmatic.
That's why the conventional wisdom among some people is that if something like that happens in your home, make sure the intruder is dead. It's ironic that there are people who would suggest you kilkl someone rather than drive him off to help protect you from lawsuits. Of course, these days, the family sues.
Face it, in this legal system (the U.S.) a lot of crime victims then become victimized again by the court system.
Actually, that's exactly how I ended up with wifi. I was flashing the router to try to fix a problem that was Adelphia's fault all along. Too bad they couldn't figure that out or fix it for me.
Seems to me if you run a buld eraser or some other device with a string magnetic field, you'll fry any embedded electronics... unless of course the item itself is electronic.
I'm sure soon after RFID's start showing up, products to disable, remove or alter them will start appearing too.
From what I understand he's a major software architect for Microsoft. And since their architecture is complete garbage, leading to weekly exploits, because they've been shoehorning in security fixes for years because... it never occurred to them to build it in in the first place.