ms is hung up on what is "better", and brand loyalty.. it'd be different if they made coffeemakers, instead of software..
it's about what works, and does not work..
and there is not enough printed proof, either way that could convince an experienced person to sway either way..
it's all in the practical.. the problem in front of you, and the tools to solve that problem..
if the tools you use, create new and more complicated problems, you get a new tool to actually solve the problem at hand..
the base fact is, that there is no situation that is exactly alike in IT.. it maybe very similar, but it's never the exact.. and with as diluded, and confused as ms's software is..
it's no wonder why Linux is where it is..
ms gives you a pair of rusty vicegrips to do everything..
Linux is a fully stocked roll-away toolbox..
for all of ms's money, they still can't buy a clue..
they screwed me on a price match over 3 years ago.. and i DO NOT shop there, for any reason.. i DO NOT recommend my friends and people that i know to shop there..
i will never buy a product from best buy.. ever..
if they have a product that is not available anywhere else, i do without..
investigate best buy's sales/return/price matching policies.. and how you are subject to those "policies"..
investigate any BBB filings against best buy in your local area..
i suggest to everyone to stop purchasing products at best buy..
well these laws are something that Kazaa and the damaged end-users can legally use against the RIAA..
they did not have permission to gain information from Kazaa's database..
it is a clear misuse of the TOS, and without clear permission they are circumventing the network's security (the TOS).. just as copyright(copyleft) are a "protection", so is the "TOS" of a service.. and misuse/enduser misrepresentation is a device of circumvention..
this is Hacking..
"gaining entrance to a computer system without permission" is against computer crimes laws.. both federal and state..
this is the whole point of my original post..
the laws that they are trying to use to stop P2P file sharing, are the laws that protect P2P file sharing..
(a) Offense.--Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section whoever-- (1) intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided; or
(2) intentionally exceeds an authorization to access that facility;
and thereby obtains, alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while it is in electronic storage in such system shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
and the CYBER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002 can be used against them..
is this the New World Order that Shrub's daddy was talking about??
at some point, a good amount of us will need public assistance.. and when and if you do, will you be tracked for the rest of your life through this?? even if you get out of the use of public assistance??
i.e. take food stamps/WIC, and be tracked forever..
it really won't matter once all the tech support is outsourced to india..
not only will you have to deal with someone who doesn't know what the hell they are talking about, you won't understand what the fuck they are saying anyway..
ox cart to tech support in a day, oh we're having fun in Bombay..
so what?? like it's really gonna help.. it's just something else to drain the battery.. and an excuse to pull FireWire support.. to force you to buy the WiFi module..
i expected much more from Nikon..
i like the Nikon-based Kodaks better.. the DCS series..
i wonder when it's going to become a citizen requirement to have one installed..
it's getting to the point that i don't think that this will be reversable..
and if this is the "New USA", i'm not sure if i want to play a part in it..
it's our government whoring out our freedom and ideals to the highest bidder..
it will get to the point that we will not be free in our own country.. check points, papers.. but it will be in a "user friendly", RFID-Digital way.. unobtrusive, but yet required under penalty of a secret military tribunal..
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ms is hung up on what is "better", and brand loyalty.. it'd be different if they made coffeemakers, instead of software..
it's about what works, and does not work..
and there is not enough printed proof, either way that could convince an experienced person to sway either way..
it's all in the practical.. the problem in front of you, and the tools to solve that problem..
if the tools you use, create new and more complicated problems, you get a new tool to actually solve the problem at hand..
the base fact is, that there is no situation that is exactly alike in IT.. it maybe very similar, but it's never the exact.. and with as diluded, and confused as ms's software is..
it's no wonder why Linux is where it is..
ms gives you a pair of rusty vicegrips to do everything..
Linux is a fully stocked roll-away toolbox..
for all of ms's money, they still can't buy a clue..
they both suck..
sure, it's sadistic.. i enjoy watching ms's swirling whirlpool of futility..
nothing would make me more happy if ms was beaten down to submission, and allowed to exist in a broken state..
clip the vulture's wings..
the next pre-built computer i buy is going to be an Apple..
why??
because of my sheer, bold and unbridled hatred of microsoft..
that's all that it is..
hahaha..
i don't need no stinkin' ECUs..
my '67 Impala 327 SC is just fine without sensors..
i have 4 wires that connect to my engine.. and that is the way it was intended..
hahhaaa.. cpu.. ecu.. onstar.. hahahahaaa..
stand behind your work, just long enough to get paid..
hell.. while your changing it, why not expand it to the "Top 20", or 30 or 50 of all time??
i have more respect for 3rd world propogandists than you or your shit-rag that you "work" for..
on your tax return, do you put Asswipe for occupation?? or just dipshit??
NTFS is a butchered HPFS..
so, i figure that IBM could charge a tax to ms for using it's FS to base NTFS on..
fuck best buy..
they screwed me on a price match over 3 years ago.. and i DO NOT shop there, for any reason..
i DO NOT recommend my friends and people that i know to shop there..
i will never buy a product from best buy.. ever..
if they have a product that is not available anywhere else, i do without..
investigate best buy's sales/return/price matching policies.. and how you are subject to those "policies"..
investigate any BBB filings against best buy in your local area..
i suggest to everyone to stop purchasing products at best buy..
hahaha..
Canadian War Jerking..
hahaha...
McDonalds sucks..
even if they *did* do the deal for the music, i would not frequent McD's..
especially with the new advertising campaign..
i find it demeaning and offensive..
and McD's food sucks.. it's the worst in the fast food industry..
a 3 gallon container of greasy, oversalted fries.. mmmmmmmm good..
it's ghastly, horrible food..
that goes good with all the plastic crap from WalMart..
is it me?? or did they change the entire page??
Apple is the first to bring to market a complete 64-bit *PERSONAL* computer..
Apple is the first to bring to market a complete 64-bit computer..
AMD IS NOT A COMPUTER MANUFACTURER..
64-bit AXP-based DECs were never consumer PCs.. they were workstations, at a price point much higher than $3000.00..
like you could pick an Alpha up a CompUSA with a copy of DOOM to run on it.. for less than $3000.00..
so many people are now threatened by Apple.. the same people that said Apple was dead, multiple times, and years ago..
what it is, is that you (most users), are just realizing that you got fucked by the Wintel cartel..
sifting through the lies.. picking the ones that suit your situation to salve your wounded geek-pride..
more FUD..
the x86 is dead..
it's been dead for a long time now..
the only people bitching about if Apple should have run x86 chips are the ones that said that Apple was going to run AMD CPUs in the new G5 boxes..
it's just bullshit to cover over how wrong they were about Apple, and how wrong they are now..
it's just the Chewbacca defense for deadass x86s..
well these laws are something that Kazaa and the damaged end-users can legally use against the RIAA..
they did not have permission to gain information from Kazaa's database..
it is a clear misuse of the TOS, and without clear permission they are circumventing the network's security (the TOS).. just as copyright(copyleft) are a "protection", so is the "TOS" of a service.. and misuse/enduser misrepresentation is a device of circumvention..
this is Hacking..
"gaining entrance to a computer system without permission" is against computer crimes laws.. both federal and state..
this is the whole point of my original post..
the laws that they are trying to use to stop P2P file sharing, are the laws that protect P2P file sharing..
the law is on the side of P2P networks..
they can't use information illegally gathered against you..
you can't hack... period.. if the RIAA is hacking networks to get usernames, and IPs.. they are in direct violation of current computer crimes laws..
federal and state..
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/ECPA2701_ 2712.htm
n d_ CSEA.htm
2701. Unlawful access to stored communications
(a) Offense.--Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section whoever--
(1) intentionally accesses without authorization a facility through which an electronic communication service is provided; or
(2) intentionally exceeds an authorization to access that facility;
and thereby obtains, alters, or prevents authorized access to a wire or electronic communication while it is in electronic storage in such system shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
and the CYBER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2002 can be used against them..
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/homela
and the Patriot Act can used against them..
http://www.cybercrime.gov/PatriotAct.htm
Section 212 Emergency Disclosures by Communications Providers
Section 217 Intercepting the Communications of Computer Trespassers
so, by the way that the current computer laws are written, the RIAA could be prosecuted for Hacking under the "Terror Laws"..
the blade cuts BOTH ways..
that's all this guy is doing.. it's a total load of shit to "license" the net..
something else to "fence in" the net..
i hope that everyone has a pair of wirecutters in their back pocket..
why hasn't anyone applied the RICO statue to the RIAA??
it's seems to be in the business of extortion and racketeering..
is this the New World Order that Shrub's daddy was talking about??
at some point, a good amount of us will need public assistance.. and when and if you do, will you be tracked for the rest of your life through this?? even if you get out of the use of public assistance??
i.e. take food stamps/WIC, and be tracked forever..
it really won't matter once all the tech support is outsourced to india..
not only will you have to deal with someone who doesn't know what the hell they are talking about, you won't understand what the fuck they are saying anyway..
ox cart to tech support in a day, oh we're having fun in Bombay..
so what?? like it's really gonna help.. it's just something else to drain the battery.. and an excuse to pull FireWire support.. to force you to buy the WiFi module..
i expected much more from Nikon..
i like the Nikon-based Kodaks better.. the DCS series..
i wonder when it's going to become a citizen requirement to have one installed..
it's getting to the point that i don't think that this will be reversable..
and if this is the "New USA", i'm not sure if i want to play a part in it..
it's our government whoring out our freedom and ideals to the highest bidder..
it will get to the point that we will not be free in our own country.. check points, papers.. but it will be in a "user friendly", RFID-Digital way.. unobtrusive, but yet required under penalty of a secret military tribunal..
it's a police state.. Welcome..
Fascists Uber Alles..
worldwide..