oh, but don't you see? it is soooooo much better to make a law, based on the lowest common denominator (i.e. the idiots who have no clue what referrer means), waste everyone's time and money, and get a little free publicity. Jackasses...all of them. I am usually far from an elitist, but these idiots do not deserve to share the planet with those of us who 'get it'.
I believe the story mentioned the entrapment angle, and I don't believe that applies. Anyway, it's pretty cut and dried, it wasn't his car, and he took it. Where are the blurry lines there? I've had a car's and goods from cars stolen more than once, and the insurance on my Toyota Celica GTS is higher just because there is a threat of theft. I think this is great technology to use.
based on just the success of t. townsend brown's experiments 50 years ago, how could anyone really think that the world has come no farther in the pursuit of gravity and energy than burning fossil fuels, and general aerodynamics? we know so little (in the popular realm) about gravity, yet we are convinced that we know so much, and that what we know only limits our abilities, rather than freeing us from the forces of gravity.
one thing that we do say we know is that the force of electromagnetism is substantially stronger than that of gravity. given the idea that they are similar forces, why is it so hard to believe that electromagnetism could be used to negate the forces of gravity?
this stuff is all fairly simple really, but then look at the pursuits of today, with string theory and all of this overly dreamy, complex theoretical eleven dimensional horse hockey (to quote sherman potter) and science buys it. it all stinks to me. the economy is the grandest scientific pursuit, and everything else that's considered revolutionary will be squashed if it's a threat. http://www.seaspower.com/
I agree 100% that this makes a nice business model, trading cycles for service, just do it over the table. EULA's are not 'over the table', and it's a bad argument to defend them. Anyone who's worked in this industry knows that this goes on, and getting a lawyer is NOT an option for those who don't understand this jargon. I don't have this problem, and obviously you don't either. Many people do however, and I think they deserve a little compassion. If you live a dog eat dog life, you are nothing more than that, a dog.
Flash is hardly comparable to making your system a node in a distributed environment and using your precious resources. Most people are lacking resources anyway. Throw ads and pop-ups in my face all day long, I'll give you that; but using my resources??? hell no!
This is so ridiculous. Trust is soon to become a thing of the distant past. The last shreds of it are slipping away. Modern cannibalism for the sake of the dollar. So sad.
"Brilliant, whose Altnet peer-to-peer software piqued consumer fears, says it is committed to telling people exactly how their computers will be used via new agreements and pop-up boxes as it loads more software and starts using consumers' computer resources."
If they were so committed to telling people, why the hell didn't they? All of these companies set out to decieve, then lie and manipulate to cover their asses. I can't even imagine the discussions that these people had to plan such an underhanded ploy.
You can't even hum two bars of a song without someone looking for royalties. Do you think these companies intent to pay up when they use your computer to solve a million dollar math problem? hell no! damn the man..haha
Well, while I have to agree that people are a bit quick to call someone "dumb", there is a heck of a differece between swapping out a tranny, and doing a little PMCS...preventative maintanence checks and service. Checking the oil, so your "dumb" ass doesn't get stuck on the freeway...filling the washer fluid, so your "dumb" ass can see from the windshield...these are not, in my opinion, too much to ask...just as, asking someone to please not drag all of their registered windows programs to the recycle bin...go to the control panel...do it right...don't call me everytime you put oil in your washer resevoir...I am tired of constantly telling people where the "start" button is...and I don't think it's too much to learn how to operate a computer properly, just like we were all taught with cars. Personal responsibility people...computers are part of your life...deal with it.
If you are inspired by it...it is art...it is an age old dispute, whether or not those who define public opinion of art are correct. Why did the impressionists have their own showings??? Because they didn't agree with the popular opinion of what made art ART. All of that plays into their work, their cause, their emotion, their style...not their process...it's what they meant to say...do...mean. Do you consider a replication of the Mona Lisa fine art??? Does the content, context, or meaning change because it wasn't straight from the hands of Leo? The original wasn't even from the hands of only Leonardo...he used a whole team of assistants to create "art". I only use this as an example, because I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who would agree that the Mona Lisa was not "fine art", in any form. Undoing, process, effort...all crap...art is a look into a brief moment in someone else's mind...shut up and look...you might learn something.
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Gee...you're so smart, please forgive me for feeling.
oh my...can we say crusade? help is what they need; love, compassion, and help...leave the dieties/martyrs out of it.
oh, but don't you see? it is soooooo much better to make a law, based on the lowest common denominator (i.e. the idiots who have no clue what referrer means), waste everyone's time and money, and get a little free publicity. Jackasses...all of them. I am usually far from an elitist, but these idiots do not deserve to share the planet with those of us who 'get it'.
I believe the story mentioned the entrapment angle, and I don't believe that applies. Anyway, it's pretty cut and dried, it wasn't his car, and he took it. Where are the blurry lines there? I've had a car's and goods from cars stolen more than once, and the insurance on my Toyota Celica GTS is higher just because there is a threat of theft. I think this is great technology to use.
right on, maybe people will think before taking other people's stuff.
based on just the success of t. townsend brown's experiments 50 years ago, how could anyone really think that the world has come no farther in the pursuit of gravity and energy than burning fossil fuels, and general aerodynamics? we know so little (in the popular realm) about gravity, yet we are convinced that we know so much, and that what we know only limits our abilities, rather than freeing us from the forces of gravity.
one thing that we do say we know is that the force of electromagnetism is substantially stronger than that of gravity. given the idea that they are similar forces, why is it so hard to believe that electromagnetism could be used to negate the forces of gravity?
this stuff is all fairly simple really, but then look at the pursuits of today, with string theory and all of this overly dreamy, complex theoretical eleven dimensional horse hockey (to quote sherman potter) and science buys it. it all stinks to me. the economy is the grandest scientific pursuit, and everything else that's considered revolutionary will be squashed if it's a threat. http://www.seaspower.com/
I agree 100% that this makes a nice business model, trading cycles for service, just do it over the table. EULA's are not 'over the table', and it's a bad argument to defend them. Anyone who's worked in this industry knows that this goes on, and getting a lawyer is NOT an option for those who don't understand this jargon. I don't have this problem, and obviously you don't either. Many people do however, and I think they deserve a little compassion. If you live a dog eat dog life, you are nothing more than that, a dog.
Flash is hardly comparable to making your system a node in a distributed environment and using your precious resources. Most people are lacking resources anyway. Throw ads and pop-ups in my face all day long, I'll give you that; but using my resources??? hell no!
I use this and it does a pretty good job, keeps you informed if nothing else.
nice, simple lil' app
This is so ridiculous. Trust is soon to become a thing of the distant past. The last shreds of it are slipping away. Modern cannibalism for the sake of the dollar. So sad.
"Brilliant, whose Altnet peer-to-peer software piqued consumer fears, says it is committed to telling people exactly how their computers will be used via new agreements and pop-up boxes as it loads more software and starts using consumers' computer resources."
If they were so committed to telling people, why the hell didn't they? All of these companies set out to decieve, then lie and manipulate to cover their asses. I can't even imagine the discussions that these people had to plan such an underhanded ploy.
You can't even hum two bars of a song without someone looking for royalties. Do you think these companies intent to pay up when they use your computer to solve a million dollar math problem? hell no! damn the man..haha
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Does U-haul have boats?
Well, while I have to agree that people are a bit quick to call someone "dumb", there is a heck of a differece between swapping out a tranny, and doing a little PMCS...preventative maintanence checks and service. Checking the oil, so your "dumb" ass doesn't get stuck on the freeway...filling the washer fluid, so your "dumb" ass can see from the windshield...these are not, in my opinion, too much to ask...just as, asking someone to please not drag all of their registered windows programs to the recycle bin...go to the control panel...do it right...don't call me everytime you put oil in your washer resevoir...I am tired of constantly telling people where the "start" button is...and I don't think it's too much to learn how to operate a computer properly, just like we were all taught with cars. Personal responsibility people...computers are part of your life...deal with it.
If you are inspired by it...it is art...it is an age old dispute, whether or not those who define public opinion of art are correct. Why did the impressionists have their own showings??? Because they didn't agree with the popular opinion of what made art ART. All of that plays into their work, their cause, their emotion, their style...not their process...it's what they meant to say...do...mean. Do you consider a replication of the Mona Lisa fine art??? Does the content, context, or meaning change because it wasn't straight from the hands of Leo? The original wasn't even from the hands of only Leonardo...he used a whole team of assistants to create "art". I only use this as an example, because I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who would agree that the Mona Lisa was not "fine art", in any form. Undoing, process, effort...all crap...art is a look into a brief moment in someone else's mind...shut up and look...you might learn something.