I hope rockband develops a way to use CDs or mp3s as the track source. No need for individual song development or special download. Just upload your mp3 and play.
This way, the record labels should have no additional licensing rights because the game becomes another player, just like an Ipod, itunes or winamp.
I received a notice from Rogers about paying extra for bandwidth usage above 60G. Since then, I've had monthly usage of 55-58G/month (was around 25-30G before I received the notice). If they're going to cap me, I'm going to make use of it.
What are the fees paid when you download an mp3 or a movie? Is there a levy on the ISP's bandwidth? Is there a levy when you upload on your mp3 to listen? Do you want levies on these products as well?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS?! They wait until the company is huge and has tons of money THEN sue them because...
I don't really understand this kind of reaction. Everyone needs to keep in mind that this is the first news that WE are hearing. Before a lawsuit even happens there are possibly YEARS of negotiations. It usually goes something like this:
1 - Patent holder is granted the patent 2 - years pass, patent infringer starts using the patented technology 3 - years pass, patent holder finds out someone is infringing on his patent and contacts the infringer to negotiate some kind of deal 4 - patent infringer tells the holder to go to hell 5 - after a few years of back and forth, patent holder sues the infringer
I think the MPAA is just trying to get a message across to the ignorant and uninformed.
Most of us on/. know that stealing a car is not the same as pirating a movie. However, I think their point is that both are breaking the law.
They could have used the analogy, "You wouldn't commit murder!" but that's really too extreme and people wouldn't get the point. They could have used the analogy, "You wouldn't pirate music" but they probably figured the uninformed might believe pirating music is allowed.
In my opinion, it's a good ananlogy. I don't need or want to see the ad, but I'm sure the ad is doing it's job of informing the ignorant.
BTW, I think you're incorrect if you think that people who pay for movies (in theatre or buying DVDs) are *always* legitimate customers. Just because a person pays to watch the movie once does not mean that same person does not download the movie. Just because a person buys a DVD does not mean that same person does not download other movies.
I'm not really sure if rewriting the code would solve the situation here.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong...
SCO didn't sue because someone infringed on a particular patent. They sued because, as they claimed, someone added their code into the linux OS.
It seems to me that Ballmer is referring to patent infringement. I.e, it's the method/idea itself that is patented so it doesn't matter how it's coded.
A few years ago, a beer company had a free long-distance promotion called labatt blue line, where you had to listen to a 20 or 30 second ad before making your call.
While I never really used the service, I did have one friend that was willing to spend the time to used it.
I guess the point is, while you value you time, there will always be others that are willing to spend the time to save a buck.
CS is not a ticket to a good high paying job. Before picking it as a course of study, the most important aspect is to have interest in the field. By the sounds of your post, you got into the field because you thought it would be a good career with high demand and pay.
There is abosolutely no reason to have no experience. When we're looking for new-grads and junior developers I always remind the HR resume screener to keep an eye open for those who are proactively working on their own projects. Working on open source projects is an easy way to get experience.
A friend of mine asked me to look at his cousin's resume. At the time, he had graduated from CS and was looking for a job for about 8 months. As a favour to my friend, I brought his cousin in for an interview. What a waste of time for myself. It sounded like he had spent the last 8 months playing computer games. He had not learned anything new in the 8 months since he graduated, he had not done any kind of software development, and he really didn't sound like had any interest in the telecommunications field. I gave him a few suggestions on how to improve his position, like partcipating in open source development, learning new programming languages, or learning about some kind of specific field.
I totally agree! It's only a good career choice if you enjoy doing it. If you hate your job or dislike what you do, no matter what it is, it will be difficult to excel and thus probably not a good career choice.
When I was a kid, I thought that I would be a doctor when I grew up. I always thought that helping people get and stay healthy would be such a great job. While it's a great career choice for some, I changed my mind when I realized that part of being a doctor meant having to deal with blood, barf, rashes, foot fungus, etc... all of which make me cringe.
That's the problem with most of the IT workers. Most of them came into the field thinking, wow it's a good job and pays $$$. Or they have the idea that, "I can sit at a computer and play games for hours at a time, I must be able to sit there a develop software too". So they learn java or take some IT skills crash course and get a job. They sit in that job for 5 years just doing the minimum, not learning very many new skills and hope for job security.
Most of the truly talented people that I have worked with either have some side project or are constantly reading about different technologies. Often, they are able to apply these new skills to the project at hand. And even if the skills are not applicable, you can clearly see that they are able to learn and pick up new skills.
When hiring programmers/developers, I usually don't worry too much about whether or not they have experience in my field (telecom). Sure it's one of those "nice to have" points you note on a resume but you still have a good chance without.
From the article: Figures for 2005 from the global Business Software Association showing $361 million a year of lost sales
The key being lost sales. Now I'm sure that the number is still inflated, but they're not talking about loss in terms of what they spent in making/shipping the product.
Additionally, one must consider the fact that if an application is popular among pirates, it is also likely to sell more copies of its software, simply because more people spread the word about this particular software.
I would tend to disagree that this is "fact". In the general population, I believe that if a person can get something for "free" then they will not pay for it. Most people either don't know or don't care that they are not following the license agreement.
A perfect example is Photoshop.
Yes, the key is that it's a "free trial". They give you a subset of the software to let you try it, usually for a limited amount of time. When a pirate installs Photoshop from his buddy's CD, what incentive does he have to purchase from Adobe? He already has the full version installed on his computer. An what happens if he does buy his own copy from Adobe? His CD sits there and collects dust, or would he take the time to uninstall the pirated version and install the legal version? I doubt it.
Re:Next in line: Cisco. What about slashdot?
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Universal Tubes actually should be suing Cisco for claiming that their routers power the Internet. Everyone knows Internet is a "Series of Tubes" and UTube manufactures the tubes.
What about suing slashdot? I'm sure being slashdotted causes many users to be unable to access their site.
I went to cheap class at the Y for self-defence. It wasn't my first choice of class but the jiu-jitsu class that I wanted was full. Anyway, the next time a bully harassed me, I yelled at the top of my lungs "that's my purse!" and I kicked him in the testicles.
What different would that make? IE is the default browser when you install Windows. So either way you're stuck with MS by default.
I think it's great that microsoft gives you all those default applications (IE, MSN messenger, Windows Media Player, etc...). It gives the average user a useful computer without having to install all the extras. As a more competent user, I appreciate that I can override those applications with ones of my own choosing.
The one thing that ticks me off is that MSN messenger only runs IE (even if Firefox is the default browser). Without hacking around it, you're stuck with IE.
It really bothers me when someone compares cars to software.
Why do we accept holes in our software that lets crooks in along with their bots, spyware, and adware?
Is your car immune to accidents, getting stolen, having its breaks tampered with, or getting keyed? Of course not. A car theif is like a hacker, if he wants to do something to your property, he won't be stopped by your anti-theft system or firewall.
When someone buys a car, they typically keep it maintained by regular inspections and oil changes. Software users are different because they have a mind set of if it ain't broke don't try to fix it. It's as simple as a few mouse clicks, or turning on auto update, but many users still refuse to do this.
This is exactly the setting that I have on my XP box. I usually get the pop-up for CDs and DVDs, however some of the recent DVDs somehow circumvent this setting. I put the Star Wars EP3 disc in and it automatically plays.
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I hope rockband develops a way to use CDs or mp3s as the track source. No need for individual song development or special download. Just upload your mp3 and play.
This way, the record labels should have no additional licensing rights because the game becomes another player, just like an Ipod, itunes or winamp.
I received a notice from Rogers about paying extra for bandwidth usage above 60G. Since then, I've had monthly usage of 55-58G/month (was around 25-30G before I received the notice). If they're going to cap me, I'm going to make use of it.
Just my way of sticking it back at them.
What are the fees paid when you download an mp3 or a movie? Is there a levy on the ISP's bandwidth? Is there a levy when you upload on your mp3 to listen? Do you want levies on these products as well?
No way! The last 5 sequels I purchased were great! Madden 2002, Madden 2003, Madden 2004, Madden 2005, Madden 2006...
:)
Money well spent
Is that pronounced booty-rate?
You science types are hilarious!
Makes me think of Thebacon Hydrochloride... seriously, the-bacon?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS?! They wait until the company is huge and has tons of money THEN sue them because...
I don't really understand this kind of reaction. Everyone needs to keep in mind that this is the first news that WE are hearing. Before a lawsuit even happens there are possibly YEARS of negotiations. It usually goes something like this:
1 - Patent holder is granted the patent
2 - years pass, patent infringer starts using the patented technology
3 - years pass, patent holder finds out someone is infringing on his patent and contacts the infringer to negotiate some kind of deal
4 - patent infringer tells the holder to go to hell
5 - after a few years of back and forth, patent holder sues the infringer
I think the MPAA is just trying to get a message across to the ignorant and uninformed.
/. know that stealing a car is not the same as pirating a movie. However, I think their point is that both are breaking the law.
Most of us on
They could have used the analogy, "You wouldn't commit murder!" but that's really too extreme and people wouldn't get the point. They could have used the analogy, "You wouldn't pirate music" but they probably figured the uninformed might believe pirating music is allowed.
In my opinion, it's a good ananlogy. I don't need or want to see the ad, but I'm sure the ad is doing it's job of informing the ignorant.
BTW, I think you're incorrect if you think that people who pay for movies (in theatre or buying DVDs) are *always* legitimate customers. Just because a person pays to watch the movie once does not mean that same person does not download the movie. Just because a person buys a DVD does not mean that same person does not download other movies.
If you think you cannot stand after being tased, check out these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cQtknwiMtE&NR
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YvlkwiPkToY
The function of a Taser shock is to disable by disrupting nerve and muscle function.
Yes, but it only disables for the time that the shock is induced (plus some recovery time of course).
I'm not really sure if rewriting the code would solve the situation here.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong...
SCO didn't sue because someone infringed on a particular patent. They sued because, as they claimed, someone added their code into the linux OS.
It seems to me that Ballmer is referring to patent infringement. I.e, it's the method/idea itself that is patented so it doesn't matter how it's coded.
A few years ago, a beer company had a free long-distance promotion called labatt blue line, where you had to listen to a 20 or 30 second ad before making your call.
While I never really used the service, I did have one friend that was willing to spend the time to used it.
I guess the point is, while you value you time, there will always be others that are willing to spend the time to save a buck.
CS is not a ticket to a good high paying job. Before picking it as a course of study, the most important aspect is to have interest in the field. By the sounds of your post, you got into the field because you thought it would be a good career with high demand and pay.
There is abosolutely no reason to have no experience. When we're looking for new-grads and junior developers I always remind the HR resume screener to keep an eye open for those who are proactively working on their own projects. Working on open source projects is an easy way to get experience.
A friend of mine asked me to look at his cousin's resume. At the time, he had graduated from CS and was looking for a job for about 8 months. As a favour to my friend, I brought his cousin in for an interview. What a waste of time for myself. It sounded like he had spent the last 8 months playing computer games. He had not learned anything new in the 8 months since he graduated, he had not done any kind of software development, and he really didn't sound like had any interest in the telecommunications field. I gave him a few suggestions on how to improve his position, like partcipating in open source development, learning new programming languages, or learning about some kind of specific field.
I totally agree! It's only a good career choice if you enjoy doing it. If you hate your job or dislike what you do, no matter what it is, it will be difficult to excel and thus probably not a good career choice.
When I was a kid, I thought that I would be a doctor when I grew up. I always thought that helping people get and stay healthy would be such a great job. While it's a great career choice for some, I changed my mind when I realized that part of being a doctor meant having to deal with blood, barf, rashes, foot fungus, etc... all of which make me cringe.
That's the problem with most of the IT workers. Most of them came into the field thinking, wow it's a good job and pays $$$. Or they have the idea that, "I can sit at a computer and play games for hours at a time, I must be able to sit there a develop software too". So they learn java or take some IT skills crash course and get a job. They sit in that job for 5 years just doing the minimum, not learning very many new skills and hope for job security.
Most of the truly talented people that I have worked with either have some side project or are constantly reading about different technologies. Often, they are able to apply these new skills to the project at hand. And even if the skills are not applicable, you can clearly see that they are able to learn and pick up new skills.
When hiring programmers/developers, I usually don't worry too much about whether or not they have experience in my field (telecom). Sure it's one of those "nice to have" points you note on a resume but you still have a good chance without.
From the article:
Figures for 2005 from the global Business Software Association showing $361 million a year of lost sales
The key being lost sales. Now I'm sure that the number is still inflated, but they're not talking about loss in terms of what they spent in making/shipping the product.
Additionally, one must consider the fact that if an application is popular among pirates, it is also likely to sell more copies of its software, simply because more people spread the word about this particular software.
I would tend to disagree that this is "fact". In the general population, I believe that if a person can get something for "free" then they will not pay for it. Most people either don't know or don't care that they are not following the license agreement.
A perfect example is Photoshop.
Yes, the key is that it's a "free trial". They give you a subset of the software to let you try it, usually for a limited amount of time. When a pirate installs Photoshop from his buddy's CD, what incentive does he have to purchase from Adobe? He already has the full version installed on his computer. An what happens if he does buy his own copy from Adobe? His CD sits there and collects dust, or would he take the time to uninstall the pirated version and install the legal version? I doubt it.
Universal Tubes actually should be suing Cisco for claiming that their routers power the Internet. Everyone knows Internet is a "Series of Tubes" and UTube manufactures the tubes.
What about suing slashdot? I'm sure being slashdotted causes many users to be unable to access their site.
That's a great idea! We could get the US patent office to monitor it!
taught me some self-defense
I went to cheap class at the Y for self-defence. It wasn't my first choice of class but the jiu-jitsu class that I wanted was full. Anyway, the next time a bully harassed me, I yelled at the top of my lungs "that's my purse!" and I kicked him in the testicles.
There is no tuition in China. It's paid for by the government.
Apparently "Chinese Slashdot" http://slashdot.cn/ is self-censoring as well.
:)
I tried to load the page, but I get lots of '????' and squares where articles should be....
Google should go out and make it's own browser
What different would that make? IE is the default browser when you install Windows. So either way you're stuck with MS by default.
I think it's great that microsoft gives you all those default applications (IE, MSN messenger, Windows Media Player, etc...). It gives the average user a useful computer without having to install all the extras. As a more competent user, I appreciate that I can override those applications with ones of my own choosing.
The one thing that ticks me off is that MSN messenger only runs IE (even if Firefox is the default browser). Without hacking around it, you're stuck with IE.
It really bothers me when someone compares cars to software.
Why do we accept holes in our software that lets crooks in along with their bots, spyware, and adware?
Is your car immune to accidents, getting stolen, having its breaks tampered with, or getting keyed? Of course not. A car theif is like a hacker, if he wants to do something to your property, he won't be stopped by your anti-theft system or firewall.
When someone buys a car, they typically keep it maintained by regular inspections and oil changes. Software users are different because they have a mind set of if it ain't broke don't try to fix it. It's as simple as a few mouse clicks, or turning on auto update, but many users still refuse to do this.
Yeah, and I'm just waiting for NTP or Visto to sue google. NTP must be salivating everytime they hear a large company say mobile mail.
France hostile? Yes, Open Source software is quaking in their boots!
This is exactly the setting that I have on my XP box. I usually get the pop-up for CDs and DVDs, however some of the recent DVDs somehow circumvent this setting. I put the Star Wars EP3 disc in and it automatically plays.
After reading a few posts on this article, I've confirmed what I've believed all along.
There are A LOT of bad programmers out there.