The PC also can't replace a console that plugs right into your TV and just works
But MAME for the PC can beat (quoting from the page linked in the original story) "restart the XBox, edit a config file that contains the game name you want to play, and then reload M.A.M.E" everytime you want to play a different game.
ok, ok, i know that it will be fixed and everything will be wonderfull.
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What's a gamer with convictions to do?
How are you a console gamer if you don't own any console gaming systems? And if you do own one, please, which one?!
I'm not really into console games myself, but your post sounds like you are quite interested in an industry that you don't want to support.
btw, i was wondering about the aliased graphics on the ps2 myself the other day while watching my roommate play. It really kind of shoots the whole best-graphics-ever thing in the foot!
I wasn't trying to defend the lawsuit, I was just trying to explain the difference between bands that choose the distrubute their music via mp3.com and artists that choose to make their income sueing companies with services their fans like to use.
I wholehartedly agree, fair use should permit you to listen to a stream of a CD that you paid for.
Seriously. I hope this gets laughed out of court, if not by the judge, the jury come verdict/damage assessment time.
I'm pretty certain it will (get laughed out of court), but even if it does the legal fees will still hurt mp3.com. I like their service, and I think its gonna be a shame if this drives them out of bussiness.
MP3.com made compressed copies of about 900,000 songs, which it placed on its computer servers -- without obtaining the rights to do so.
I wish they gave more details, this makes no sense. mp3.com makes you click-sign an agreement saying that this is all OK.
You are thinking of the mp3.com service that you and other indepenent artists use.
For a while, before getting their pants sued off, mp3.com offered a different service in which you could put a cd you owned into your cdrom drive, let their software would detect it, and then listen to mp3's of it anywhere and anytime without ripping it. This was possible because they already had mp3's of 900,000 songs on their servers. It just didn't let you download them until you demonstrated (by putting in your copy of the cd) that you owned the cd already. Once you proved you owned the cd, the song was on your account and you could stream it anywhere anytime. And you could download it and trade it on various file trading services.
So, while you click-signed an agreement, Britney Spears did not.
Following that logic, shouldn't they be able to also sue the recording industry for releasing their songs on media that allowed, in effect, the same thing (i.e. redistribution via Napster)?
Or maybe the artists should sue themselves for choosing to have their music released on such a format. Or, for even creating the music in the first place!
This "viral" concept is limitless, and I'm sure will be laughed out of court. Then again, with the way tech-related legal cases have gone lately...
Unfortunately, it seems like this is going to come up again and again. The best solution I can think of is a HTML meta tag or HTTP header like "HTTP-Dont-Fuck-With: yes". Adding or replacing content on such a page would be prohibited, and doing so would be considered fraudulent.
What if I build a device for TV sets that, when activated by remote, mutes the TV and blanks out the screen for exactly 30 seconds? Perfect for commercial breaks, and if they are longer than 30 seconds they likely come in 30-second increments so just push the button a couple times. It could even replace the image with a countdown of time remaining.
Is this ilegal? I'm modifying the content of TV programming! I think that since the end user is aware and wants it modified, its still ok.
If an ISP blocked major ad servers, that would probably be lawsuit material (since neither the content provider or content comsumer agreed to it). But with a properly worded member agreement, I bet an ISP could even get away with it.
Microsoft would insist that everyone use ActiveX plugins--only by demonstrating that their forced obsolence is actually driving away customers will stop this kind of practice. Right now, MSFT takes for granted that you will yield to their wishes; prove otherwise.
Your take makes sense on paper, but in reality if he forced students to use netscape he'd just come off looking inept. "Uh, yeah, i made that website you wanted but it doesnt work in 90% of the web browsers in the world". And Bill Gates won't lose any sleep at all because everywhere that matters will continue to bend to his will.
The fact that it's 0wn3d by AOL does suck, but its still the best free mp3 player for windows pc's. And I don't think there is a better commericial player either.
On the mac side, the best player/converter (imho) is SoundJam MP which is very not-free. But with a fast internet connection and a little determination, just about any software is "free" (free as in borrowed beer).
This hardly hurts apple. They'll have the ActiveX version of quicktime ready in a few days, I'm sure.
This is a nail in the coffin of any non-M$ browser. As more content becomes active X dependant, microsoft's hold on the browser market gets that much stronger.
Netscape-style plugins are independent from the netscape web browser! Back in the day, long long ago, netscape developed a plugin API. It became a standard. When you've used a browser plugin, you used a netscape-style plugin. Plugins ARE netscape-style plugins.
Microsoft removed plugins entirely.
Microsoft's new way to expand browser functionality is Active X. It has its problems, and many companies stuck with the industry standard plugins. Microsoft wants to FORCE companies to use ActiveX instead. And netscape can't support activeX without liscensing it from microsoft.
It used to be possble to write a cross-browser-platform plugin. So if you have a new format, you could add support for it to ALL major browsers. Now, you'll need to write two peices of software to accomplish that. A lot of developers won't bother and will only write for the one with a larger installed base - active X. So, while RIGHT NOW explorer appears to have lost some functionality, in the long run it will end up being a more appealng browser to the desktop consumer. And, if you like the taste of bill gates' d*ck, their stock will be more appealing.
There is more going on here than i-cant-see-my-.mov-files.
OTOH - I am not a big fan of embeddable executable content.. Somehow I do not like when web pages I visit start doing something on my computer...
Thats what ActiveX is all about though! A few apple plugins aren't going to hurt my computer, but every schmuck and his mom writing active X exploits are. Has anyone ever heard of an exploit in the netscape plugin API? No? How about active X? Ah yes!
Obviously, the motivation behind removing plugin support is to force developers (such as Apple) to adopt ActiveX despite its flaws. This further demonstates how the user's experince is lower down on the priority list than M$ strategic objectives. What kind of self-respecting software giant would remove functionality? The microsoft kind.
It also demonstrates how microsoft can get use it's position to get technologies adopted. Imagine if I invented active X and my silicon valley startup were trying to get it adopted. Even if it didn't have the flaws that the real-world active X does, and even if it had more features, it still wouldn't be as big a success because I can't force people to use it. But since almost every new PC has Internet Explorer on it, web content providers have no choice but to support the only expansion option it supports - active X.
I bet that one day, after the fall of the microsoft empire, there will be a paragraph in a history book about this service pack.
Being hostile and abusive doesn't do much for your credibility.
While I see your point, I can't help but point out that when people refer to known scientific facts as 'myth' and present fairy tales as 'science', it doesn't help their credibility either. Anyway, its just/. and being hostile and abusive is what you gotta do sometimes.
Base 16 (hex) is just another number system, like decimal or octal or binary or hands-n-toes (base 20). Any value could be converted into any of those.
Or perhaps your grasping for something to hold on to because, deep down inside, you know that the myths that you've lived your life by are false. You've been had, deal with it.
See, I don't really understand that sentiment. Why is the popularity of Python (or Ruby, or OCaml, or Emacs LISP) something to fear or "hate to see"? If the development of Perl goes a way I don't think is conducive to my use, then of course I'm going to find new tools. If you like Perl 6, by all means use it; I'm just saying that the weirder it is compared to Perl 5, the fewer folks will go along for the ride.
I'm going to take a stab at answering that. The reason that Python's popularity is something Perl fans (including myself) would "hate to see" is because after you write code in a language, watch a language grow, meet others who also love the same language, you grow fond of it! Why do you think there are a bunch of geeks running around with perl obfuscations printed on tshirts? Because the perl community is just that - a community. And seeing a competing technology, such as python, start to move in on Perl's territory causes a knee-jerk negative reaction.
I'm a reasonable person, though, and I gave Python a look. I don't doubt that its a great language, but I wouldn't want to use a language that relies on code formating for actual program structure. C'mon, guido, how are people supposed to make bizare obfuscations to scare newbies?!!
And, furthermore, I'm looking forward to some of perl6's changes. It'll take some getting used to, I'll still learn it. The problem is, there are thousands of perl scripts with that start with #!/usr/bin/perl and unless they are all going to get re-written perl6 is going to have to be installed as #!/usr/bin/perl6 or something like that to avoid confusion.
I don't know the extent of the changes, but does anyone know if it would be possible to write a perl script that rewrote scripts for perl6 compatibility?
Wow. If you view learning new programming languages as a necessary evil, I think you might be in the wrong line of work. For many of us it is a hobby. And I think the best commericial code is the code written by the programmer who would be writing code even if he/she wasn't at work.
I don't know about SoloTrek, but the cars Moller is working on look so very cool I can't wait. I'm very curious as to what Moller's vehicle will cost; I couldn't find mention of price on the website. I think maybe its "if you have to ask you dont want to know".
front parent's sig: actual/. error "This comment has been submitted already, 276695 hours , 47 minutes ago. No need to try again."
I've gotten that one a few times too! It always happens when I try to post, that new 20 second waiting-period stops me, and then I click back and try again. A couple times I was outright unable to post (kept getting the thousands of hours error) without clicking "reply" again and starting over. nobody ever said slashcode wasn't buggy...;-)
Lately everything that the unwashed masses hears about copyright issues involves some compent of ilegality (hacking, mp3 piracy, etc) that a lot of conservative bastards are going to instantly dislike anyway.
Having respectable people, scientists no less, getting up in arms about copyright issues helps a lot.
On the other hand, maybe the old conservative bastards don't respect the scientific community. They certainly plug their collective ears whenever something about evolution comes up!
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The PC also can't replace a console that plugs right into your TV and just works
But MAME for the PC can beat (quoting from the page linked in the original story) "restart the XBox, edit a config file that contains the game name you want to play, and then reload M.A.M.E" everytime you want to play a different game.
ok, ok, i know that it will be fixed and everything will be wonderfull.
What's a gamer with convictions to do?
How are you a console gamer if you don't own any console gaming systems? And if you do own one, please, which one?!
I'm not really into console games myself, but your post sounds like you are quite interested in an industry that you don't want to support.
btw, i was wondering about the aliased graphics on the ps2 myself the other day while watching my roommate play.
It really kind of shoots the whole best-graphics-ever thing in the foot!
I wasn't trying to defend the lawsuit, I was just trying to explain the difference between bands that choose the distrubute their music via mp3.com and artists that choose to make their income sueing companies with services their fans like to use.
I wholehartedly agree, fair use should permit you to listen to a stream of a CD that you paid for.
Seriously. I hope this gets laughed out of court, if not by the judge, the jury come verdict/damage assessment time.
I'm pretty certain it will (get laughed out of court), but even if it does the legal fees will still hurt mp3.com. I like their service, and I think its gonna be a shame if this drives them out of bussiness.
they are different independent artists. The people sueing didn't post their music on mp3.com. It got put up by mp3.com.
There is a lot of confusion about this, but even when you figure it all out the lawsuit is still incredibly stupid.
You are thinking of the mp3.com service that you and other indepenent artists use.
For a while, before getting their pants sued off, mp3.com offered a different service in which you could put a cd you owned into your cdrom drive, let their software would detect it, and then listen to mp3's of it anywhere and anytime without ripping it. This was possible because they already had mp3's of 900,000 songs on their servers. It just didn't let you download them until you demonstrated (by putting in your copy of the cd) that you owned the cd already. Once you proved you owned the cd, the song was on your account and you could stream it anywhere anytime. And you could download it and trade it on various file trading services.
So, while you click-signed an agreement, Britney Spears did not.
Following that logic, shouldn't they be able to also sue the recording industry for releasing their songs on media that allowed, in effect, the same thing (i.e. redistribution via Napster)?
Or maybe the artists should sue themselves for choosing to have their music released on such a format. Or, for even creating the music in the first place!
This "viral" concept is limitless, and I'm sure will be laughed out of court. Then again, with the way tech-related legal cases have gone lately...
(Could've been like that before but if it was I never noticed).
yes, it was.
Unfortunately, it seems like this is going to come up again and again. The best solution I can think of is a HTML meta tag or HTTP header like "HTTP-Dont-Fuck-With: yes". Adding or replacing content on such a page would be prohibited, and doing so would be considered fraudulent.
What if I build a device for TV sets that, when activated by remote, mutes the TV and blanks out the screen for exactly 30 seconds? Perfect for commercial breaks, and if they are longer than 30 seconds they likely come in 30-second increments so just push the button a couple times. It could even replace the image with a countdown of time remaining.
Is this ilegal? I'm modifying the content of TV programming! I think that since the end user is aware and wants it modified, its still ok.
If an ISP blocked major ad servers, that would probably be lawsuit material (since neither the content provider or content comsumer agreed to it). But with a properly worded member agreement, I bet an ISP could even get away with it.
Microsoft would insist that everyone use ActiveX plugins--only by demonstrating that their forced obsolence is actually driving away customers will stop this kind of practice. Right now, MSFT takes for granted that you will yield to their wishes; prove otherwise.
Your take makes sense on paper, but in reality if he forced students to use netscape he'd just come off looking inept. "Uh, yeah, i made that website you wanted but it doesnt work in 90% of the web browsers in the world". And Bill Gates won't lose any sleep at all because everywhere that matters will continue to bend to his will.
The fact that it's 0wn3d by AOL does suck, but its still the best free mp3 player for windows pc's. And I don't think there is a better commericial player either.
On the mac side, the best player/converter (imho) is SoundJam MP which is very not-free. But with a fast internet connection and a little determination, just about any software is "free" (free as in borrowed beer).
It's really a nail in Apple's coffin.
This hardly hurts apple. They'll have the ActiveX version of quicktime ready in a few days, I'm sure.
This is a nail in the coffin of any non-M$ browser. As more content becomes active X dependant, microsoft's hold on the browser market gets that much stronger.
ok, maybe this isn't clear:
Netscape-style plugins are independent from the netscape web browser! Back in the day, long long ago, netscape developed a plugin API. It became a standard. When you've used a browser plugin, you used a netscape-style plugin. Plugins ARE netscape-style plugins.
Microsoft removed plugins entirely.
Microsoft's new way to expand browser functionality is Active X. It has its problems, and many companies stuck with the industry standard plugins. Microsoft wants to FORCE companies to use ActiveX instead. And netscape can't support activeX without liscensing it from microsoft.
It used to be possble to write a cross-browser-platform plugin. So if you have a new format, you could add support for it to ALL major browsers. Now, you'll need to write two peices of software to accomplish that. A lot of developers won't bother and will only write for the one with a larger installed base - active X. So, while RIGHT NOW explorer appears to have lost some functionality, in the long run it will end up being a more appealng browser to the desktop consumer. And, if you like the taste of bill gates' d*ck, their stock will be more appealing.
There is more going on here than i-cant-see-my-.mov-files.
OTOH - I am not a big fan of embeddable executable content.. Somehow I do not like when web pages I visit start doing something on my computer...
Thats what ActiveX is all about though! A few apple plugins aren't going to hurt my computer, but every schmuck and his mom writing active X exploits are. Has anyone ever heard of an exploit in the netscape plugin API? No? How about active X? Ah yes!
Obviously, the motivation behind removing plugin support is to force developers (such as Apple) to adopt ActiveX despite its flaws. This further demonstates how the user's experince is lower down on the priority list than M$ strategic objectives. What kind of self-respecting software giant would remove functionality? The microsoft kind.
It also demonstrates how microsoft can get use it's position to get technologies adopted. Imagine if I invented active X and my silicon valley startup were trying to get it adopted. Even if it didn't have the flaws that the real-world active X does, and even if it had more features, it still wouldn't be as big a success because I can't force people to use it. But since almost every new PC has Internet Explorer on it, web content providers have no choice but to support the only expansion option it supports - active X.
I bet that one day, after the fall of the microsoft empire, there will be a paragraph in a history book about this service pack.
This seems sort of pointless to me. If your going to use two drive bays, why not have access to both drives? Lilo isn't that hard to setup!
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Free Skylarov?
/. uses two spellings of his name in the very same post!
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Being hostile and abusive doesn't do much for your credibility.
/. and being hostile and abusive is what you gotta do sometimes.
While I see your point, I can't help but point out that when people refer to known scientific facts as 'myth' and present fairy tales as 'science', it doesn't help their credibility either. Anyway, its just
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since hex is a binary shorthand.
Base 16 (hex) is just another number system, like decimal or octal or binary or hands-n-toes (base 20). Any value could be converted into any of those.
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Perhaps it was a smart Hebrew
Or perhaps your grasping for something to hold on to because, deep down inside, you know that the myths that you've lived your life by are false. You've been had, deal with it.
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See, I don't really understand that sentiment. Why is the popularity of Python (or Ruby, or OCaml, or Emacs LISP) something to fear or "hate to see"? If the development of Perl goes a way I don't think is conducive to my use, then of course I'm going to find new tools. If you like Perl 6, by all means use it; I'm just saying that the weirder it is compared to Perl 5, the fewer folks will go along for the ride.
I'm going to take a stab at answering that. The reason that Python's popularity is something Perl fans (including myself) would "hate to see" is because after you write code in a language, watch a language grow, meet others who also love the same language, you grow fond of it! Why do you think there are a bunch of geeks running around with perl obfuscations printed on tshirts? Because the perl community is just that - a community. And seeing a competing technology, such as python, start to move in on Perl's territory causes a knee-jerk negative reaction.
I'm a reasonable person, though, and I gave Python a look. I don't doubt that its a great language, but I wouldn't want to use a language that relies on code formating for actual program structure. C'mon, guido, how are people supposed to make bizare obfuscations to scare newbies?!!
And, furthermore, I'm looking forward to some of perl6's changes. It'll take some getting used to, I'll still learn it. The problem is, there are thousands of perl scripts with that start with #!/usr/bin/perl and unless they are all going to get re-written perl6 is going to have to be installed as #!/usr/bin/perl6 or something like that to avoid confusion.
I don't know the extent of the changes, but does anyone know if it would be possible to write a perl script that rewrote scripts for perl6 compatibility?
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Wow. If you view learning new programming languages as a necessary evil, I think you might be in the wrong line of work. For many of us it is a hobby. And I think the best commericial code is the code written by the programmer who would be writing code even if he/she wasn't at work.
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I don't know about SoloTrek, but the cars Moller is working on look so very cool I can't wait. I'm very curious as to what Moller's vehicle will cost; I couldn't find mention of price on the website. I think maybe its "if you have to ask you dont want to know".
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overrated? wtf? how the fuck do these people get mod points?
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front parent's sig: /. error "This comment has been submitted already, 276695 hours , 47 minutes ago. No need to try again."
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I've gotten that one a few times too! It always happens when I try to post, that new 20 second waiting-period stops me, and then I click back and try again. A couple times I was outright unable to post (kept getting the thousands of hours error) without clicking "reply" again and starting over. nobody ever said slashcode wasn't buggy...
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This should be on CNN, MSNBC, etc etc.
Lately everything that the unwashed masses hears about copyright issues involves some compent of ilegality (hacking, mp3 piracy, etc) that a lot of conservative bastards are going to instantly dislike anyway.
Having respectable people, scientists no less, getting up in arms about copyright issues helps a lot.
On the other hand, maybe the old conservative bastards don't respect the scientific community. They certainly plug their collective ears whenever something about evolution comes up!
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