Just like when the Japanese isolated themselves from foreign powers so too does Microsoft follow. However, unlike the physical guns back then, they will be dealing with metaphorical ones and they are asking for suicide. They're not going to fall or collapse. No, they are going to blow up and take as many people with them as possible. The industry's death looms ever near, Microsoft is just going to make it spectacular.
What is even the point of this? Has Hollywood finally just lost their last brain cell?
Hollywood: This Pirate Bay Documentary is ruining our business!
Executives: We'll censor it!
Hollywood: Hell Yeah
Movie-Goer:...it's already been seen by milions
Hollywood: Sorry, can't hear you over the sounds of the billions that we'll rake in once we take down those scoundrels!
I'm not too particularly keen on the idea that you have to have an implant in your cerebellum. Seems like so much can go wrong. That is not to say that's a not a great idea, but it'd sure beat the hell out of trying to learn geometry (my brain refuses to learn it).
Manufacturing, tattoo removal, and eye surgery by lasers so far and now this? I have trouble with Geometry and Trigonometry, but I'd rather have someone teach me instead of paying several grand to have a concentrated beam of energy shot into my brain.
Wouldn't HBO profit better as a standalone channel purchase than a 6 or 12 moth subscription? If we have to pay a few cents per channel, a lot more people would be willing to drop the sports channels which come standard so as to buy HBO and Showtime.
Surprised by the under-handed tactic? I'm not. I've known that another bill would come along, but from which direction I couldn't have guess, Canada least of all. Here in America, we can't do shit because it's not on our soil. Because major corporations are overseas, I believe that they finally found the weak point of the world. Should it pass, the dominos shall fall and we will have to submit to a Dictatorship rule.
I pray to whatever Gods or Goddesses will listen to me ask them to Not Pass this Bill!
Yes I have considered that, but the majority of Americans would say that safety is more important than privacy. Wasn't there a slashdot article covering this very specific topic?
Yes, they're invading people's privacy, but they do target Foreign calls. Last time I checked, every other nation does this. It's not Big Brother, it's simple information gathering. If I make a call to England, I know with good certainty that my call is being monitored. Are you going to go against spies in other countries? What about over-seas informants? There are risks and I'm fine with the US saying "Hey, we'll be watching your international calls."
Just my opinion, no need to get into a flame war over it.
Slashdot Mirror
I heard of crapware, but this takes the cake.
Seems that the world is turning into Futurama. Where are our hypnotoads and drunken robots burping fire?
Just like when the Japanese isolated themselves from foreign powers so too does Microsoft follow. However, unlike the physical guns back then, they will be dealing with metaphorical ones and they are asking for suicide. They're not going to fall or collapse. No, they are going to blow up and take as many people with them as possible. The industry's death looms ever near, Microsoft is just going to make it spectacular.
What is even the point of this? Has Hollywood finally just lost their last brain cell?
...it's already been seen by milions
Hollywood: This Pirate Bay Documentary is ruining our business!
Executives: We'll censor it!
Hollywood: Hell Yeah
Movie-Goer:
Hollywood: Sorry, can't hear you over the sounds of the billions that we'll rake in once we take down those scoundrels!
I was expecting the CDC to pull this stunt, but the IRS?
I'm not too particularly keen on the idea that you have to have an implant in your cerebellum. Seems like so much can go wrong. That is not to say that's a not a great idea, but it'd sure beat the hell out of trying to learn geometry (my brain refuses to learn it).
Manufacturing, tattoo removal, and eye surgery by lasers so far and now this? I have trouble with Geometry and Trigonometry, but I'd rather have someone teach me instead of paying several grand to have a concentrated beam of energy shot into my brain.
This doesn't really surprise me as governments are against piracy yet they steal from it's people every day.
*cough*FCC*cough* I'm in full support of this. TV might actually make a slight return because you don't have to buy so many "useless" channels.
Barber Shop Quartets, can't get any geekier than that.
Want to keep the public in the dark and ill-informed? This is the perfect way!
Wouldn't HBO profit better as a standalone channel purchase than a 6 or 12 moth subscription? If we have to pay a few cents per channel, a lot more people would be willing to drop the sports channels which come standard so as to buy HBO and Showtime.
Aren't they a couple years late on this front?
Blame the editor.
Surprised by the under-handed tactic? I'm not. I've known that another bill would come along, but from which direction I couldn't have guess, Canada least of all. Here in America, we can't do shit because it's not on our soil. Because major corporations are overseas, I believe that they finally found the weak point of the world. Should it pass, the dominos shall fall and we will have to submit to a Dictatorship rule.
I pray to whatever Gods or Goddesses will listen to me ask them to Not Pass this Bill!
Yes I have considered that, but the majority of Americans would say that safety is more important than privacy. Wasn't there a slashdot article covering this very specific topic?
And I believe that too, but I have yet to see anyone rising up and saying that they can't do it.
Americans did this to themselves, I've been trying to smack them awake. Nope, internet crushes willpower.
So, if there was absolutely no surveillance on the American people and one day every major city was bombed, who will you blame then?
I don't see in black and white, I see in gray. Tell me, how's it feel thinking in the extremes 24/7?
I thought the people superceded the Government?
Paranoia
Been that way since the Founding of the nation.
I'm not deciding for anyone but myself. You're the one taking it too far.
Yes, they're invading people's privacy, but they do target Foreign calls. Last time I checked, every other nation does this. It's not Big Brother, it's simple information gathering. If I make a call to England, I know with good certainty that my call is being monitored. Are you going to go against spies in other countries? What about over-seas informants? There are risks and I'm fine with the US saying "Hey, we'll be watching your international calls."
Just my opinion, no need to get into a flame war over it.
Life plus 70 isn't enough? Where will they stop? Life of the Universe + a couple of centuries?