The issue isn't over freeware players, it's over the license.
Winamp already has a license, and they don't pay 75 cents per download either. Winamp draws revenue because their mindshare gets people to winamp.com, AOL also pushes Winamp (they own Nullsoft now).
You can pay the one time fee and continue to develop a freeware player, Thomson and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft want you to continue to use mp3, they don't want to kill it. They simply are letting people know that they want everyone to pay up.
Is it kind of dumb to do this? Maybe, but you must understand this won't kill mp3. Your hardware mp3 player will come with the decoder license (of course) and your freeware player will have paid for it first too.
Simply: just because the player is freeware doesn't mean the developers are poor. Nullsoft has AOL/TW behind them and Windows Media Player? I don't know anyone tighter with Fraunhofer.
But, BTW: Ogg is just as good if not better than mp3. Maybe not as popular, but the fidelity is there.
AOL did however get into trouble because they tried to use the fact they owned Nullsoft to get out of buying another, see the license wasn't transferable.
But how can you charge on all those sets which aren't hooked into cable?
See, millions depend on that free (as in commercial) tv. Not everyone has a PVR, cable or exclusivly watches DVD's.
But my real point is in a situation of national security or severe weather the airways are the only dependable way to go.
If you kill the commercials how do plan these stations would survive? They wouldn't unless we paid for them and there is no way to figure who should pay what. If you do want this "flawed" business model to die you will have to come up with a way to find out how many people have sets, what they should pay and then divy up who gets what.
Why does everyone ignore this fact that local stations provide a strategic point to spread valuable information? That point alone nullifies your argument.
Skip commercials, that is fine. But to kill millions of people's only way to get news... that seems quite selfish.
Sorry if I become redundant, it's hard for me to grasp why you would ditch a way to learn of an air raid or tornado which could put your family in harms way.
Cabled systems simply aren't reliable. The first thing that an invader does is kill communications.
We have XM satellite we should get rid of FM just because?
[On being free]it's paid for using a bussiness model that may or may not be able to survive in the future.
Because you want to get it for free! You are saying it's paid for by commercials. Then you want to skip them, so by your own words it would be free. Stop complaining because there is commercial breaks.
Hate to tell you, but African Americans have been enslaved long before any European set foot on African soil. In fact, black slaves were sold to European traders by African Kings and Queens in exchange for guns for their inter-tribal wars.
Yes, but we are talking (early) African-Americans here and their descendants. Rarely was those stories even brought to America with the people. Even if they were, there is little point of using this tired old misplaced argument. "Great, they had a system of slavery there too!", fine I said it. But guess what? They had similar systems in South America, the Early Roman Empire, and even among some Europeans.
Of course there was inner struggle between African peoples. But to turn it into an argument like you've done is similar to saying the Native Americans were savage because their own inner conflict. It's a tired, misplaced argument used to justify a racist belief. To condone the institution of slavery for any reason is wrong[, duh].
In fact, slavery in Africa STILL EXISTS TODAY! You can not BLAME "white america" for the fact that blacks were slaves, or that their ancestors were slaves. Slavery ended in the U.S. 150 years ago! It's time to get over it and move on.
I don't blame today's "white america" for things that happened so many years ago. But I blame those who lived at that time. To go back to your first point, the people who decided to enslave those Africans were colonialists - people who thought they had rule over any place they landed a boat.
The same is true over the slavery that still exists today. Except now the slave traders are Moslem "warlords" who also don't value the life of those people whom they capture. They are either killed or sold into slavery against their will. Remember that this is going on in the Sudan today, all sponsered by Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the rest of the usual players. It hasn't ended. But yet if it has it's important that we not forget anything we can about our history. One way to learn about human life and the choices we should make is history, don't forget that and don't forget your history.
If you could actually get the point of my first post; the problem is the situation that people were put into even after slavery in this country ended. I suspect you know very little about history because what happened to those "freed" slaves was sometimes almost as bad as their situation just years before when they weren't free. I can't believe you haven't seen video tape of people being sprayed with fire-hoses, don't you remember that we didn't let people into schools based on their "shade"?
You can say all you want that the "white man oppresses the blacks", but the fact is, everyone oppresses everyone! I was once NOT hired by a 7-11 because I wasn't Indian. So does that make me run and try racism? No! It makes me go get a job where I'm appreciated as a person. Instead of complaining about the problem, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
Everyone oppresses everyone? So it makes it okay? We should turn our heads and forget the fact that millions don't have a chance? You likely think that you running to another place was right but it's not. It is your job to help out your fellow man and even yourself if you're being discriminated against.
But...: You're 7-Eleven experience. If it truely happened I mean. It's good you left, but maybe you should have fought to get into the job and work to change people's minds. That is what really makes a difference.
I live in a Black neighborhood by choice, I work (socially) with those people and let them know every chance I get I value them as neighbors and friends. Our city is in a time of racial healing, and I am out there working together with my fellow citizens telling them what rights they have under the Constitution. Many reporting that since then they've not been the subject of police harassment because knowledge is power. They backed off.
I don't just complain.
Ignorance like yours is what makes the situation worse.
so now people are owed free tv, just because they had it in the past?
No, they aren't owed it. But the dream of this country was a television in every home.
Believe it or not there are good things that come through your local TV stations like crime and weather alerts for example.
This country now DEPENDS on free TV, and it's essential that we don't lock out the majority of the population and risk their lives (and our strength) by not wanting to watch ads.
Now that I've looked at it this way you doth protest too much. It takes a cry baby to not want something for free and complain that people still want it.
If cable was to take over because it had better programming or less ads we would see it. Yet, even by your own account, the main networks still rule. And that is in spite of advertising.
If you have the luxury of a PVR, great. But don't think that it's an excuse to get rid of "Major" television.
If you had a plane would you expect that the roads be torn up?
Free TV is essential to our nations survival for many reasons, not only speech issues (presidential debates, whatever) but Emergency Broadcast etc.
And guess what, African Americans are not the victims of the white bigots. African Americans are victims of their own culture, and until you realize that, you will never progress in society as a culture.
How is it that Black culture put up the walls which keep so many of them in poverty?
When a Black family moves into your neighborhood does your property value decline? Yes, sadly it still does in the year 2002. Why is that? Because of racist stereotypes.
I grew up in a white subdivision, yet all the while knew life outside that subdivision. I also grew up with my surrounding neighbors telling me that they wouldn't mind if Blacks moved in as long as they were "clean" or they were "good", as if it was a given that they wouldn't be. Many times this came from people who I wouldn't trust my worst enemies with.
Again, this year a man I know was denied a job he was qualified for because he wouldn't "fit-in". This was at a major Catholic college which you would suspect wouldn't judge one by their race only. Now, you could also think that it wasn't him who would have a problem, but his co-workers. But if this was the case, why should their hateful views be put ahead of a job well done? Because racism still exists. Will it always? Yes, but to ignore it almost puts you in the boat with those racists.
It is the job of everyone to elevate the conditions of your fellow man. If you believe life is lived on an island, you don't belong. No living thing doesn't live within a group, flock, herd, or etc.
The catalyst which started what you call "African-American Culture" is racism. In fact, the term "African-American Culture" starts with slavery. But later on, even after the struggle for freedom and then the fight for civil rights Blacks in this country never got that equal treatment - they were herded into unwanted areas, only allowed the bad jobs, and making it to the top was made impossible.
Since then many have "made it out". Many can get out of areas which have been abandoned by the people who got elected on the hopes they would help. But there is a lowered feeling of worth when you are born into an area and system which is cold and doesn't care. Some may think it's a harsh world, some say "it's a cold world everywhere", but when nothing you seem to do helps, at one point you give up.
Look at areas which you claim are bad because of the people who live there. Then look at the fact that they are the first to turn to drugs, alcohol, prostitution, and violent crime. Why? Because they don't expect to "make it", or even live.
I know this because I'm someone who has a mental illness. When it started to take over and my *planned* life was taken from me I turned to drugs and drinking. It's because at one point you realize there isn't anything you can do.
Can that attitude change? It's changed in me. But going around and blaming Blacks' problems which started with their oppression on their "culture" isn't going to help.
Your use of the word culture isn't correct. What Blacks do in spite of their oppression is culture, but using the term correctly would force me to say that you should use "cultured" as in a Petri dish.
Since you brought up Tupac: "How about a war on poverty, instead of a war on drugs so the police can bother me"
Simply: Don't waste money fighting consensual crimes when you could fight death, disease and illiteracy.
Yeah, how did I know Cincinnati would come into this?
I live in the "City" now, but grew up mainly in the City of Cheviot. Those cops were wicked, and would step on your face if you looked funny.
I have a good friend who shoplifted a bottle of Sprite and had his ribs kicked in and his arm broken. Afterward he was charged with assulting an officer. He was black (of course, that is how our cities here go). [btw: there were several witnesses who said he didn't do anything to resist - but his mother was too afraid to go forward with charges]
Another good friend was luckier because he was white. He challenged an officer and the officer accepted, took his belt off and fought the man. When he lost they took him in but the county was overbooked. Eventually they just took him back home because they didn't want to take him to Ky or Indy and pay to keep him there.
I just think it's about hilarious that the word "standards" is actually used.
If there is more than one, how can it even be standard? Sure, I realize that they individally have their own protocol, but having more than one nullifies the word standard right? Or no?
The question is why would we want to put "free" tv out of business?
Regardless if you think that their business model is out of date (which it isn't), millions of people rely on local tv for news, severe weather alerts and the like.
It seems quite selfish for PVR owners to ruin television for those people too poor to own such devices. If they choose to not watch commercials, great... but there is no reason to kill my local stations who bring me free programming.
The sick thing is this: Cable TV shouldn't charge you for channels, many are commercially supported. The only thing you should pay for is HBO, etc (actually, they should charge only a modest amount for those Comedy Centrals and etc., although we pay out the ying-yang).
What is bothersome is when you pay for something and you get commercials... other than that how can my local NBC station collect money on every set out there with rabbit ears? Exactly! they can't!
Really, it's like web sites who provide information or entertainment but don't sell a product: how can they expect to survive? Donation? Give me a break.
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But seriously. The idea's I've seen on time travel aren't really based on going "back" or "forward" in time, but actually inventing a device which would need a 100% identical device to travel too.
For example (because sometimes I can't be clear enough): A equal pair of machines would be built. One would be sent into space and likely be sent at speeds approaching light speed. Then we could travel to that device (and back) and use that shortcut to save time in travel, and depending on the speed it flys maybe into the past or whatever.
Please correct me... I never understood this approach.
But Feynman Diagrams show that theoretically matter travels back and forth through time all the time.
But also since we are made of "star dust" we've already sort of time traveled. We are made up of particles (or waves for the cry babies) which existed forever, we can look at ourselves and see the big bang.
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I also loved the first player option of quake. Although I got into TCP/IP and rarely played afterwards it was fun.
My favorite part was playing with the CD going in the background. My favorite soundtrack had to be Bone's "E. 1999 Eternal" ( Track List )
They still claim their copyright over almost exact duplicates of XviD code.
I always thought this was funny. When someone (like NeoAudio for example) rips off code and takes out the copyright notices why doesn't someone just put them back in... maybe even adding in that the code has been completely ripped off and if they like said product they should help support the real holders.
My point was really just that we shouldn't have this "they deserve it" attitude against other humans, simply because they don't belong to the same fatherland.
Life is life. However I'm very schooled in history and the forces that drive the events in history. It's always been okay to kill the other guy but taboo to kill our own. We've used a number of tools to tell people it's okay, "terrorists", "pinko's", and all that jazz.
But I'm in the school of those who think this doesn't have to be the case. In order for us as a species to work together we need to shed those boundries, we need to care for all.
Still, I don't bother about worrying where the blame should go: doesn't matter.
If there were a natural disaster in China or elsewhere would you simply say: "Oh well, they aren't 'mericans!"
Your view on human life really makes me ashamed of being a fellow countrymen of yours.
Plus you obviously don't realize the situation in China. I don't think you can just get up and leave China if you'd like. You don't wake up and say "I think I'm going to America to start a new life!"
But this issue has been brought up before on slashdot. "last time I looked China wasn't the 51st state" Then why should we have a right to dump our waste there. Not In My Back Yard! But to make it worse... when the kids play in the dump you think they deserve it.
Is it America's fault? I don't really know the _truth_, yet I don't see why I shouldn't care about my fellow man either way.
I think people get mad because it's all real time.
Also the fact that many think that irc is hard, so when they figure it out they feel "1337" and act like asses.
Now throw in the power structure *poof* there goes niceness.
I, otoh, have always helped people on irc and never abused my power when I was acting as an operator. That, in fact, is what gets you more of that power those "kiddies" crave.
Go and talk with the IRCops... sometimes they'll hook you up with work. Of course when you join a channel and say "I want OPs" or someother crap expect to be laughed out.
It just seems like everyone is drunk, yet acting very... ah, I guess the word would be clearly.
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Yes, no one seems to remember the case where AOL was in hot water because they believe holding a license for Nullsoft was enough.
Isn't it nice to have the mpg123 source around on disk waiting to be compiled at anytime?
The issue isn't over freeware players, it's over the license.
Winamp already has a license, and they don't pay 75 cents per download either. Winamp draws revenue because their mindshare gets people to winamp.com, AOL also pushes Winamp (they own Nullsoft now).
You can pay the one time fee and continue to develop a freeware player, Thomson and Fraunhofer Gesellschaft want you to continue to use mp3, they don't want to kill it. They simply are letting people know that they want everyone to pay up.
Is it kind of dumb to do this? Maybe, but you must understand this won't kill mp3. Your hardware mp3 player will come with the decoder license (of course) and your freeware player will have paid for it first too.
Simply: just because the player is freeware doesn't mean the developers are poor. Nullsoft has AOL/TW behind them and Windows Media Player? I don't know anyone tighter with Fraunhofer.
But, BTW: Ogg is just as good if not better than mp3. Maybe not as popular, but the fidelity is there.
Winamp has already bought a license.
AOL did however get into trouble because they tried to use the fact they owned Nullsoft to get out of buying another, see the license wasn't transferable.
I just lost a NIC to a power surge, I could only imagine what is going to happen now.
But how can you charge on all those sets which aren't hooked into cable?
See, millions depend on that free (as in commercial) tv. Not everyone has a PVR, cable or exclusivly watches DVD's.
But my real point is in a situation of national security or severe weather the airways are the only dependable way to go.
If you kill the commercials how do plan these stations would survive? They wouldn't unless we paid for them and there is no way to figure who should pay what. If you do want this "flawed" business model to die you will have to come up with a way to find out how many people have sets, what they should pay and then divy up who gets what.
Why does everyone ignore this fact that local stations provide a strategic point to spread valuable information? That point alone nullifies your argument.
Skip commercials, that is fine. But to kill millions of people's only way to get news... that seems quite selfish.
Sorry if I become redundant, it's hard for me to grasp why you would ditch a way to learn of an air raid or tornado which could put your family in harms way.
Cabled systems simply aren't reliable. The first thing that an invader does is kill communications.
We have XM satellite we should get rid of FM just because?
[On being free]it's paid for using a bussiness model that may or may not be able to survive in the future.
Because you want to get it for free! You are saying it's paid for by commercials. Then you want to skip them, so by your own words it would be free. Stop complaining because there is commercial breaks.
Hate to tell you, but African Americans have been enslaved long before any European set foot on African soil. In fact, black slaves were sold to European traders by African Kings and Queens in exchange for guns for their inter-tribal wars.
Yes, but we are talking (early) African-Americans here and their descendants. Rarely was those stories even brought to America with the people. Even if they were, there is little point of using this tired old misplaced argument. "Great, they had a system of slavery there too!", fine I said it. But guess what? They had similar systems in South America, the Early Roman Empire, and even among some Europeans.
Of course there was inner struggle between African peoples. But to turn it into an argument like you've done is similar to saying the Native Americans were savage because their own inner conflict. It's a tired, misplaced argument used to justify a racist belief. To condone the institution of slavery for any reason is wrong[, duh].
In fact, slavery in Africa STILL EXISTS TODAY! You can not BLAME "white america" for the fact that blacks were slaves, or that their ancestors were slaves. Slavery ended in the U.S. 150 years ago! It's time to get over it and move on.
I don't blame today's "white america" for things that happened so many years ago. But I blame those who lived at that time. To go back to your first point, the people who decided to enslave those Africans were colonialists - people who thought they had rule over any place they landed a boat.
The same is true over the slavery that still exists today. Except now the slave traders are Moslem "warlords" who also don't value the life of those people whom they capture. They are either killed or sold into slavery against their will. Remember that this is going on in the Sudan today, all sponsered by Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the rest of the usual players. It hasn't ended. But yet if it has it's important that we not forget anything we can about our history. One way to learn about human life and the choices we should make is history, don't forget that and don't forget your history.
If you could actually get the point of my first post; the problem is the situation that people were put into even after slavery in this country ended. I suspect you know very little about history because what happened to those "freed" slaves was sometimes almost as bad as their situation just years before when they weren't free. I can't believe you haven't seen video tape of people being sprayed with fire-hoses, don't you remember that we didn't let people into schools based on their "shade"?
You can say all you want that the "white man oppresses the blacks", but the fact is, everyone oppresses everyone! I was once NOT hired by a 7-11 because I wasn't Indian. So does that make me run and try racism? No! It makes me go get a job where I'm appreciated as a person. Instead of complaining about the problem, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
Everyone oppresses everyone? So it makes it okay? We should turn our heads and forget the fact that millions don't have a chance? You likely think that you running to another place was right but it's not. It is your job to help out your fellow man and even yourself if you're being discriminated against.
But...: You're 7-Eleven experience. If it truely happened I mean. It's good you left, but maybe you should have fought to get into the job and work to change people's minds. That is what really makes a difference.
I live in a Black neighborhood by choice, I work (socially) with those people and let them know every chance I get I value them as neighbors and friends. Our city is in a time of racial healing, and I am out there working together with my fellow citizens telling them what rights they have under the Constitution. Many reporting that since then they've not been the subject of police harassment because knowledge is power. They backed off.
I don't just complain.
Ignorance like yours is what makes the situation worse.
so now people are owed free tv, just because they had it in the past?
No, they aren't owed it. But the dream of this country was a television in every home.
Believe it or not there are good things that come through your local TV stations like crime and weather alerts for example.
This country now DEPENDS on free TV, and it's essential that we don't lock out the majority of the population and risk their lives (and our strength) by not wanting to watch ads.
Now that I've looked at it this way you doth protest too much. It takes a cry baby to not want something for free and complain that people still want it.
If cable was to take over because it had better programming or less ads we would see it. Yet, even by your own account, the main networks still rule. And that is in spite of advertising.
If you have the luxury of a PVR, great. But don't think that it's an excuse to get rid of "Major" television.
If you had a plane would you expect that the roads be torn up?
Free TV is essential to our nations survival for many reasons, not only speech issues (presidential debates, whatever) but Emergency Broadcast etc.
You have no clue
And guess what, African Americans are not the victims of the white bigots. African Americans are victims of their own culture, and until you realize that, you will never progress in society as a culture.
How is it that Black culture put up the walls which keep so many of them in poverty?
When a Black family moves into your neighborhood does your property value decline? Yes, sadly it still does in the year 2002. Why is that? Because of racist stereotypes.
I grew up in a white subdivision, yet all the while knew life outside that subdivision. I also grew up with my surrounding neighbors telling me that they wouldn't mind if Blacks moved in as long as they were "clean" or they were "good", as if it was a given that they wouldn't be. Many times this came from people who I wouldn't trust my worst enemies with.
Again, this year a man I know was denied a job he was qualified for because he wouldn't "fit-in". This was at a major Catholic college which you would suspect wouldn't judge one by their race only. Now, you could also think that it wasn't him who would have a problem, but his co-workers. But if this was the case, why should their hateful views be put ahead of a job well done? Because racism still exists. Will it always? Yes, but to ignore it almost puts you in the boat with those racists.
It is the job of everyone to elevate the conditions of your fellow man. If you believe life is lived on an island, you don't belong. No living thing doesn't live within a group, flock, herd, or etc.
The catalyst which started what you call "African-American Culture" is racism. In fact, the term "African-American Culture" starts with slavery. But later on, even after the struggle for freedom and then the fight for civil rights Blacks in this country never got that equal treatment - they were herded into unwanted areas, only allowed the bad jobs, and making it to the top was made impossible.
Since then many have "made it out". Many can get out of areas which have been abandoned by the people who got elected on the hopes they would help. But there is a lowered feeling of worth when you are born into an area and system which is cold and doesn't care. Some may think it's a harsh world, some say "it's a cold world everywhere", but when nothing you seem to do helps, at one point you give up.
Look at areas which you claim are bad because of the people who live there. Then look at the fact that they are the first to turn to drugs, alcohol, prostitution, and violent crime. Why? Because they don't expect to "make it", or even live.
I know this because I'm someone who has a mental illness. When it started to take over and my *planned* life was taken from me I turned to drugs and drinking. It's because at one point you realize there isn't anything you can do.
Can that attitude change? It's changed in me. But going around and blaming Blacks' problems which started with their oppression on their "culture" isn't going to help.
Your use of the word culture isn't correct. What Blacks do in spite of their oppression is culture, but using the term correctly would force me to say that you should use "cultured" as in a Petri dish.
Since you brought up Tupac:
"How about a war on poverty, instead of a war on drugs so the police can bother me"
Simply: Don't waste money fighting consensual crimes when you could fight death, disease and illiteracy.
Yeah, how did I know Cincinnati would come into this?
I live in the "City" now, but grew up mainly in the City of Cheviot. Those cops were wicked, and would step on your face if you looked funny.
I have a good friend who shoplifted a bottle of Sprite and had his ribs kicked in and his arm broken. Afterward he was charged with assulting an officer. He was black (of course, that is how our cities here go). [btw: there were several witnesses who said he didn't do anything to resist - but his mother was too afraid to go forward with charges]
Another good friend was luckier because he was white. He challenged an officer and the officer accepted, took his belt off and fought the man. When he lost they took him in but the county was overbooked. Eventually they just took him back home because they didn't want to take him to Ky or Indy and pay to keep him there.
I just think it's about hilarious that the word "standards" is actually used.
If there is more than one, how can it even be standard? Sure, I realize that they individally have their own protocol , but having more than one nullifies the word standard right? Or no?
Prehaps it would be better if countries actually used it's soldiers for defense?
As I'm watching the M*A*S*H marathon on F/X I can't help but to think that it's just silly to keep building up.
Of course we can also look forward to a Dr. Strangelove type of future.
The question is why would we want to put "free" tv out of business?
Regardless if you think that their business model is out of date (which it isn't), millions of people rely on local tv for news, severe weather alerts and the like.
It seems quite selfish for PVR owners to ruin television for those people too poor to own such devices. If they choose to not watch commercials, great... but there is no reason to kill my local stations who bring me free programming.
The sick thing is this: Cable TV shouldn't charge you for channels, many are commercially supported. The only thing you should pay for is HBO, etc (actually, they should charge only a modest amount for those Comedy Centrals and etc., although we pay out the ying-yang).
What is bothersome is when you pay for something and you get commercials... other than that how can my local NBC station collect money on every set out there with rabbit ears? Exactly! they can't!
Really, it's like web sites who provide information or entertainment but don't sell a product: how can they expect to survive? Donation? Give me a break.
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Fucking troll, they already made them once!
Get to know those terms you use so easily.
I realize this, but they are now also called P4, P3, PII (wtf?)
It was simply a joke (kinda), but at least I posted under my account!
Check out time travel here.
But seriously. The idea's I've seen on time travel aren't really based on going "back" or "forward" in time, but actually inventing a device which would need a 100% identical device to travel too.
For example (because sometimes I can't be clear enough): A equal pair of machines would be built. One would be sent into space and likely be sent at speeds approaching light speed. Then we could travel to that device (and back) and use that shortcut to save time in travel, and depending on the speed it flys maybe into the past or whatever.
Please correct me... I never understood this approach.
But Feynman Diagrams show that theoretically matter travels back and forth through time all the time.
But also since we are made of "star dust" we've already sort of time traveled. We are made up of particles (or waves for the cry babies) which existed forever, we can look at ourselves and see the big bang.
I also loved the first player option of quake. Although I got into TCP/IP and rarely played afterwards it was fun.
My favorite part was playing with the CD going in the background. My favorite soundtrack had to be Bone's "E. 1999 Eternal" ( Track List )
Very creepy on a few maps.
P100?
Damn, that is at least a few years ahead from now...
I think we all knew that you meant Pentium 100 Mhz though (my first quake machine)
They still claim their copyright over almost exact duplicates of XviD code.
I always thought this was funny. When someone (like NeoAudio for example) rips off code and takes out the copyright notices why doesn't someone just put them back in... maybe even adding in that the code has been completely ripped off and if they like said product they should help support the real holders.
My point was really just that we shouldn't have this "they deserve it" attitude against other humans, simply because they don't belong to the same fatherland.
Life is life. However I'm very schooled in history and the forces that drive the events in history. It's always been okay to kill the other guy but taboo to kill our own. We've used a number of tools to tell people it's okay, "terrorists", "pinko's", and all that jazz.
But I'm in the school of those who think this doesn't have to be the case. In order for us as a species to work together we need to shed those boundries, we need to care for all.
Still, I don't bother about worrying where the blame should go: doesn't matter.
If there were a natural disaster in China or elsewhere would you simply say: "Oh well, they aren't 'mericans!"
Your view on human life really makes me ashamed of being a fellow countrymen of yours.
Plus you obviously don't realize the situation in China. I don't think you can just get up and leave China if you'd like. You don't wake up and say "I think I'm going to America to start a new life!"
But this issue has been brought up before on slashdot. "last time I looked China wasn't the 51st state" Then why should we have a right to dump our waste there. Not In My Back Yard! But to make it worse... when the kids play in the dump you think they deserve it.
Is it America's fault? I don't really know the _truth_, yet I don't see why I shouldn't care about my fellow man either way.
Yep, your right.
Although I would be interested in running an IRC network... I only want $50,000/yr for the job.
I think people get mad because it's all real time.
Also the fact that many think that irc is hard, so when they figure it out they feel "1337" and act like asses.
Now throw in the power structure *poof* there goes niceness.
I, otoh, have always helped people on irc and never abused my power when I was acting as an operator. That, in fact, is what gets you more of that power those "kiddies" crave.
Go and talk with the IRCops... sometimes they'll hook you up with work. Of course when you join a channel and say "I want OPs" or someother crap expect to be laughed out.
It just seems like everyone is drunk, yet acting very... ah, I guess the word would be clearly.
This is fscking great