Fool!.... AOL cd are usefull, simply microwave one for 1 minute and it makes a great reflector for your mailbox. Actually, with enough AOL cd's you can protect lots of stuff from errent drivers, trees , culverts on your driveway, etc.
This is one of those Yaeh!!! the good guys finally one one. But i wounder how are the MPAA & RIAA (I think Ill name them "AE" for access of Evil (along with M$) to save typing going to react to this?
I think they will put some fire under their pet senators (Fritz Hollings D-Disney) for example to push even harder to shove the re-made SSSCA (what ever it is called now) down our throats.
And since M$ has a patent on DRM, it will be a double boon to the evil cabal because it will end this pesky monipoly business at the same time of giving total control to big media/software.
Just think about this... how can big money allow the internet not to be controlled by them. Can any one here imagine cable or TV not being controlled and allowing idividals to post content either not owned by or in opposition to BIG Money?..... No.. this would be silly.
So, this Kazaa victory will end up as the battle cry of the "AE" to make sure they will take total control of this medium as have for all others
I dont think anyone is upset when business is fair. But this is a case of trying to control the use of software some one has bought and paid for and may use anyway they wish.
How can it be legal for blizzard to make people ONLY use their servers?
Perhaps if the client software only worked by some activate key on blizzards servers AND blizzard informed the customers of this BEFORE they sold the game to them... then maybe they would have a point. HOWEVER
They didnt. They NEVER told there customers that the only way they could use it was on blizzard servers, that no one could figure out how to build a server that would work.
I think the point here is more one of deceptive practices on the part of blizzard.
If i did this to my customers they would be running to the better biz beaure and the state atty general on my.
Blizzard thinks they can use deceptive salse practices and since they are big , no one will bother them , then they can use the threat of their wealth and lawyers to come up with ways to control the use of their games that already sold.
If i BUY Blizzard , i should be able to play it ANY way i want.. it's mine.. i purchased it.
Is every one here really thinking that all those funny EULA statements are really legal..... No... they are not legal until a judge says they are.
So companies can put whatever they want in a EULA , and it does not mean u have to follow them or even look at them... without a court order.. they are just.......... some trash that a company makes to intimidate u.
How far have we gone.. thinking that you have to obay corperate babble as if it were law
I remember reading just a few weeks ago that M$ (the great satan) was just granted a PATENT for a "Digital Rhights Management Operationg System" which without a better name for it ill call (scarcasticly) Microsoft Windows Freedom.
The original form of the SSSCA wanted every type of computersystem to include digital rights secutity (which means only... ONLY M$ would be able to provide the OS.
Please read the above paragraph again and think a little.
Not tom mention the disaster this will have in the Industrial Control software business where my company is engaged (Imagine a sewage pump station controller that had to use M$ software (thinking of backed up toliets all over the country when it BSOD's ))
It will be the END of linux, aix, solaris, EVERYTHING non M$.
I know this concept is a little hard for amny of you to grasp... but the evil billy gates and his ilk in redmond never make small plans.
with the support of the riaa, mpaa, disney, intel, and hardware companies like billy gates boot licking lackey Micheal dell, this could happen.
Givin the current administrations to let big $$$ do what ever they want regardless of what that pesky constitution say, this is very possible.
The usual response to this is write letters to our reps , which i plan on doing in spite of its real world futility, and donating $$$ to the EFF which is prolly more effective , which i will also do, it looks like the fix is in.
The only way to actually fight this is to change the patent laws to stop M$ from being able to enforece their will with (M$ Windoze Freedom)
Remember the line where Lando Calrizian was talking to Darth Vader and said "But we had a deal", to which Darth (read billy gates) replied, " I am altering the deal, pray that i do not alter it any further"
News Flash, Computer captured from Al-Queda terrorists for to have sectet plans for (whatever devious act u choose) was using the Linux operating system... software perfered by terrorists.
Is something wrong when the RIAA & Gates have the power to block trade with an emerging nation because they havent passed laws strict enough to satisfy their greed?
Is this the same USA i grew up in?
lastly.. can u imagine having to pass a constitution test in highschool after learning the Fibbies are reading your email, your locker has just been searched, u had to pee in a bottle, and in order to get in the school u went through a metal detector?.... Now explain how the constitution provides u with the freedoms not to put up with this
2 comments.. in the early days of mainfraims IBM was dumbstuck by the fact that CDC could make faster (much faster) mainfraims with a tiny fraction of the manpower and $$$. One IBM exec ask how this could be seeing as how CDC had only 26 employees including the janitor. CDC did have Seymore Cray though.
2: I have been involved with software development since the late 70's and after carefull consideration, I am of the opinion that software is ART not engineering, and teamwork is for sheep and schools of fish.
I had one also. I was living in Japan working for SORD computer and found the Casio watch that had addresses and a calculator the let you draw the numbers an letters on the face.
I dont know what ever hapened to it.. it was great
A good friend of mine who is a former legislator in Illinois told me "The only law i ever passed that i was sure was constitutional was a pay raise for the Supreme Court"
no really.. i had Northpoint DSL which was great for $400.00 BUX* a month... bye bye Northpoint.. then came pacwest/covad... it sucked hte big one for $500.00 BUX a month.
Now i have a T1 from UU.net ate between $1000.00 and $1500.00 BUX a month.
seems to me the internet isnt getting cheaper and easier
Oh my GOD...... after all this time i find out im ruined..... now i will have to go out and buy all the properlicensed WIN2K things to replace the evil, slow, pre-mature, hack of linux i have on my machines...... my poor mail server has been up for 186 days and now ill have to switch to Win2K because i didnt realize lixux wasnt any good.......... wait.. the old mail server is running RH 6.0... hmmmm ok ill just have to replace linux on my machine then
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Fool! .... AOL cd are usefull, simply microwave one for 1 minute and it makes a great reflector for your mailbox. Actually, with enough AOL cd's you can protect lots of stuff from errent drivers, trees , culverts on your driveway, etc.
So, I like the free reflectors AOL sends out
Are u kidding. Your statement was a joke or an attempt at scarcasm isnt it?
This is one of those Yaeh!!! the good guys finally one one. But i wounder how are the MPAA & RIAA (I think Ill name them "AE" for access of Evil (along with M$) to save typing going to react to this?
... how can big money allow the internet not to be controlled by them. Can any one here imagine cable or TV not being controlled and allowing idividals to post content either not owned by or in opposition to BIG Money? ..... No .. this would be silly.
I think they will put some fire under their pet senators (Fritz Hollings D-Disney) for example to push even harder to shove the re-made SSSCA (what ever it is called now) down our throats.
And since M$ has a patent on DRM, it will be a double boon to the evil cabal because it will end this pesky monipoly business at the same time of giving total control to big media/software.
Just think about this
So, this Kazaa victory will end up as the battle cry of the "AE" to make sure they will take total control of this medium as have for all others
Software doesnt steal IP content, people steal IP content
If it was me, i would call this stuff:
.. if it was freeze dried it would be:
Meat_0.85-BETA
and
Meat_0.85-BETA.tar.gz
lol!!!!!!!
All i have to say on this subject is:
Soylent Green is made of People !!!!!
They spelled my 1st name Kua instead of Kurt
I dont think anyone is upset when business is fair. But this is a case of trying to control the use of software some one has bought and paid for and may use anyway they wish.
... then maybe they would have a point. HOWEVER
How can it be legal for blizzard to make people ONLY use their servers?
Perhaps if the client software only worked by some activate key on blizzards servers AND blizzard informed the customers of this BEFORE they sold the game to them
They didnt. They NEVER told there customers that the only way they could use it was on blizzard servers, that no one could figure out how to build a server that would work.
I think the point here is more one of deceptive practices on the part of blizzard.
If i did this to my customers they would be running to the better biz beaure and the state atty general on my.
Blizzard thinks they can use deceptive salse practices and since they are big , no one will bother them , then they can use the threat of their wealth and lawyers to come up with ways to control the use of their games that already sold.
Something is very wrong here
If i BUY Blizzard , i should be able to play it ANY way i want .. it's mine .. i purchased it.
..... No ... they are not legal until a judge says they are.
... without a court order .. they are just .......... some trash that a company makes to intimidate u.
.. thinking that you have to obay corperate babble as if it were law
Is every one here really thinking that all those funny EULA statements are really legal
So companies can put whatever they want in a EULA , and it does not mean u have to follow them or even look at them
How far have we gone
I remember reading just a few weeks ago that M$ (the great satan) was just granted a PATENT for a "Digital Rhights Management Operationg System" which without a better name for it ill call (scarcasticly) Microsoft Windows Freedom.
... ONLY M$ would be able to provide the OS.
... but the evil billy gates and his ilk in redmond never make small plans.
The original form of the SSSCA wanted every type of computersystem to include digital rights secutity (which means only
Please read the above paragraph again and think a little.
Not tom mention the disaster this will have in the Industrial Control software business where my company is engaged (Imagine a sewage pump station controller that had to use M$ software (thinking of backed up toliets all over the country when it BSOD's ))
It will be the END of linux, aix, solaris, EVERYTHING non M$.
I know this concept is a little hard for amny of you to grasp
with the support of the riaa, mpaa, disney, intel, and hardware companies like billy gates boot licking lackey Micheal dell, this could happen.
Givin the current administrations to let big $$$ do what ever they want regardless of what that pesky constitution say, this is very possible.
The usual response to this is write letters to our reps , which i plan on doing in spite of its real world futility, and donating $$$ to the EFF which is prolly more effective , which i will also do, it looks like the fix is in.
The only way to actually fight this is to change the patent laws to stop M$ from being able to enforece their will with (M$ Windoze Freedom)
I hope others here can see the danger of this
thanks all
I am sorry but ........ my opinion on this is those that have the mental capacity to use Linux , DO , and those that dont , use windows.
... this is a pretty scarry though
Looking at the percentages of desktop use
Didnt the 'Great Satan) aka Microsoft just get a patent on a 'Digital rights Management OS' ???
This goes along with the MPAA, and gives little billy gates what he wanted, to kill ALL other OS's in one shot.
This is the M$ way , dont not underestimate M$'s plans.
Just pass the SSSCA , and force everyone to use ONLY the new Windows Freedom edition.
( I use Freedom the way home developers us xxx Oaks after they cut down the trees)
I think this scenerio is very likely.
lastly to however mods me down to - whatever no matter what i post about, lay off. It isnt funny any more
makes a lot of sense
y pay trolltech for a QT license even if KDE is an order of magnitude better
Am i the only one wondering y sun isnt using KDE to replace cde?
.net is going to be the competitor to java ... y is sun messing with Gnome?
Let me preface the following statement with the fact that i am glad i have the choice (on linux) of both Gnome and KDE
However:
Gnome SUX
KDE is just so much farther advanced as an integrated desk top , i dont even see y anyone bothers with Gnome.
Also, if
Remember the line where Lando Calrizian was talking to Darth Vader and said "But we had a deal", to which Darth (read billy gates) replied, " I am altering the deal, pray that i do not alter it any further"
This looks like another Right Handed biased product. I have a Kyocera Smart Fone, and being Palm dirived it is also Right Handed biased ...
Well We left handers have jut been ignored one more time aka BVD underwear with the flap in the wrong direction
prolly less than the paint on a B2 bomber
Next we will hear on the new improved CNN
... software perfered by terrorists.
.. can u imagine having to pass a constitution test in highschool after learning the Fibbies are reading your email, your locker has just been searched, u had to pee in a bottle, and in order to get in the school u went through a metal detector? .... Now explain how the constitution provides u with the freedoms not to put up with this
News Flash, Computer captured from Al-Queda terrorists for to have sectet plans for (whatever devious act u choose) was using the Linux operating system
Is something wrong when the RIAA & Gates have the power to block trade with an emerging nation because they havent passed laws strict enough to satisfy their greed?
Is this the same USA i grew up in?
lastly
2 comments .. in the early days of mainfraims IBM was dumbstuck by the fact that CDC could make faster (much faster) mainfraims with a tiny fraction of the manpower and $$$. One IBM exec ask how this could be seeing as how CDC had only 26 employees including the janitor. CDC did have Seymore Cray though.
2: I have been involved with software development since the late 70's and after carefull consideration, I am of the opinion that software is ART not engineering, and teamwork is for sheep and schools of fish.
To many cooks spoil the broth.
I had one also. I was living in Japan working for SORD computer and found the Casio watch that had addresses and a calculator the let you draw the numbers an letters on the face.
.. it was great
I dont know what ever hapened to it
This was 1984
Prior art anyone?
A good friend of mine who is a former legislator in Illinois told me "The only law i ever passed that i was sure was constitutional was a pay raise for the Supreme Court"
no really .. i had Northpoint DSL which was great for $400.00 BUX* a month ... bye bye Northpoint .. then came pacwest/covad ... it sucked hte big one for $500.00 BUX a month.
Now i have a T1 from UU.net ate between $1000.00 and $1500.00 BUX a month.
seems to me the internet isnt getting cheaper and easier
* BUX = $1.00 (USD)
Now the FBI has the legal tools it needs to protect American Citizens in the same manner as the old KBG was able to protect the people of the old USSR
Kurt proclaims this version of StarOffice ....... GOOD!!!!
.. It did a powerpoint corectly
They lost the stuff that made it agrivating, and
Ya Hooooo
Go Get em Sun
Oh my GOD ...... after all this time i find out im ruined ..... now i will have to go out and buy all the properlicensed WIN2K things to replace the evil, slow, pre-mature, hack of linux i have on my machines...... my poor mail server has been up for 186 days and now ill have to switch to Win2K because i didnt realize lixux wasnt any good .......... wait .. the old mail server is running RH 6.0 ... hmmmm ok ill just have to replace linux on my machine then
/. ?????
does M$ pay these guys to troll