I agree fully... and all I have to say about it, is that yesterday a friend of mine and I talked about this. The one thing that really sticks with me on all these subjects is this... (the american point of view) the founders of the real america, the ones that fought off the Kings armies, that had thier sons die for thier freedom, said:
"Revolution was necessary, and it will be necessary again"
I personally think this is the kind of stuff they had in mind. Like I said, this is my point of view living in the US, I know a lot of you don't live in the US, but it seems as though this is where most of these screwy laws are coming from.
Think about it this way... if we have computers that have this copy protection on it, someone if not a lot of people will crack it. Then we will have software/movies/etc... that don't have good software protection because they trust the hardware. So what am I saying... people will crack it.... then everything that you can rent for $2 online, will be copyable, so they will lose the money from trying to sell videos at your local movie store. They can't win either way, if they can actually make something that is not crackable... then they deserve some payment.
I don't understand why people are so worried about all of this. I mean... the people who are going totally pay it seems are the big businesses, the ones that are going to provide "improved" versions are the places like/. and whatnot. Seems to me like the places that actually provide really useful info aren't even talking about it. I could be wrong here... maybe it's just my version of "useful info". I mean,/. rocks... but I wouldn't and couldn't for that matter pay for it. I think most of these places are forgetting that a lot of their readers don't have the money to pay for what they need, let alone what they want. So maybe they will go pay and make millions and it'll be the best thing they did, but I also think they will lose a lot of their readers.
cheat sites. I mean you think about it... some people do reverse engineer games to find the cheats. So when are they going to say that cheat sites and such are bad because people are reversing their games. If you ask me... this is just a bunch of crap. Everyone says that they are going to boycott this game and that. But I say.... I'll play games that are gifts to me for different occasions, and other than that... I'll find something else to do. Man you game companies have just ruined the fun of everything. To me the best part about having a games it the fact of figuring out how it works, protocals an all. I guess we need more open source games out there:).
What about Pay-Per-View.... but with a searchable index of movies.... even if you just put them on a machine in divx format.... and streamed them to the set top box thingy.... just think of how many trips to the video store that would stop:).
That's just my take on it..... screw the news and
whatnot.... don't make it indexed.... just make
a PPV Movie store type thing:).
parenting???? Ok... before I start my rant, I
must say, yes I do have, kids 2 of them. So, I
feel as though I have a right to bitch about these
people:p. #1: There is an easy way to help
protect our children online.... it's called
watching your kids. To put this very simply, when
I was younger, if my mother thought I was getting
into a situation that might have been unsuitable,
she either, took me out of the situation, or just
supervised very closely. Now I know it might
sound like a lot of work to the F*cking people
that start this stuff, but hey kids aren't easy.
#2: This is just my thought on the whole thing.
I don't think the lawmakers are taking into
consideration the problems involved with all of
this stuff. I mean, once upon a time I knew this
girl, her parents sheltered her life from the time
she was born, meaning no TV that was above a PG13
rating, no dating until she was like 104 or
something like that, no going out with the people
her parents deemed trouble makers, etc... The
funny thing about this story, is this, all of my
other friends that were allowed to do all of this
stuff, got older, got a job, and moved on. This
girl had no idea of how the "real world" was. She
stayed living with her parents, but since she was
legaly allowed to do what she wanted she started
going out and partying every night, where she
would do just about and drug that was around, and
any person that was around for that matter. This
is not the way to "protect" your children.
#3 My opinion as a parent:
Everyone is preaching about protect our children,
keep the internet "safe" for children, blah blah
blah. Now in my opinion, I hate seeing the this
happening, I hate the way they are gutting the
internet and any other form of entertainment.
Personally I hate the fact that my children aren't
going to have the option. I mean, seriously now,
if they are going to cut down on pr0n and all of
that online, I think there should be laws for
parents to better hide their own personal pr0n
collection. (Oh, and to all of you kids reading
this.... check your dads closet.... usually the
highest shelf you can get:) I mean, I would
rather for my son get online and do his thing to
pr0n then go out when he comes of age and get some
poor girl pregnant.
All I am saying is that the best fight for the
whole protecting our children thing is this:
EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN!!! tell them what's what.
it'll work a lot better than stealing their
rights.
Sorry for the long post, but this kinda shit gets
by boxers in a bundle:p.
Ok, I hear you all going nuts about how your
broadband connection sucks for DNS res. or what
ever else. I have to tell you that you are nuts.
This is coming from someone that hasn't had the
experience of broadband, except for the 2.5 RL
friends I actually have that have it:). My
friends that have it also complain about down time
and whatever else. But are you people not doing
the math here??? Lets see.... most of the people
I know with cable get average of 30kb sec. I get
at most 5... and they are down maybe for average
of 4 hours or so a week.... even though they are
down that much, they still get more online than I
just because of the speed difference. I just
can't understand why we just can't be happy...
instead of going wow look at the tech involved or
whatever else, you get angry because it takes a
whole.8 seconds more for DNS res:P. Ahhh... if
I could only afford to pay for crappy broadband.
Just my thought on this. It's the people like you that are causing the terrorism to win. What was the reason everyone says was behind this attack? It's because the terrorist hate america, the way we do things, our way of life. So by not going about life the way you normally do, not playing some video games and caring what software contributions nasa does, you are doing exactly what they want. That's what they want to happen, for America to no longer be free, no long be caught up in all of this stuff, but without it, we wouldn't be where we are right now. Without this way of life there would be no PS2, there would be no PC's there would be no/., and you wouldn't have half the knowledge you do. So to all of you people saying we're not doing things right, because we're not in tears every day... I say you are causing the problem.
I noticed that a lot of the errors he was talking about were missing files, blah blah blah. This I have had problems with in X using various managers. Here are some answers... a lot of the time missing files are do to lack of checking the required packages. Also it can have to do with the way different Window Managers handle different things. I would like to see the results of these little tests done on machines that were running every available WM. I bet most of the problems with the GUI based programs that he is reporting are due to the fact that they were written on a machine running a different WM. Just my thoughts.... if you don't like it don't read it:P.
I think it's more along the lines of keeping track of the donations/blood/people/whatever. I mean lets face it... they do have to keep track of the stuff the receive, and if I'm not mistaken the are having a lot of other involvments in this than just donations and such. Which I think it's just the fact of data entry on paper vs. data entry on a computer. The time factor involved could, seriously in this case, mean lives.
I have to agree... there are a lot of people that just aren't looking at this the right way. I mean even here on/. there are posts of linux vs. m$, how much pay is involved, and on and on... do you people have no hearts? I mean I must say that most of the time I don't feel things the way most do, but if your having problems understanding, next time you see the images on TV/Streaming video/etc... just think that's not an empty building falling down.... that plane has more that one person in it, children, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and on and on. I think a lot of you need to get your thoughts out of the data layer for just a second and think about the people. Damn... never thought I'd hear myself say something like that.
I actually just wanted to know if they needed people to pull the cable, set up systems and such... whatever... I'm sure I'm not the only one that would be willing to drive up there and help.
Rather interesting ideas from the/. users. But has anyone thought of the interference factors involved in this project? I mean sat. uplinks I wouldnt' think would be very good in this situation only because of the data loss, I mean anyone that has watched sat. tv durring a storm understands what I'm talking about. Also, how well would a wireless wan work in this situation? Sorry... broke ass geek here... can't afford to play with wireless stuff. I just want to know how bad the dust clouds and such will interfere.
Slashdot Mirror
I agree fully... and all I have to say about it,
is that yesterday a friend of mine and I talked
about this. The one thing that really sticks with
me on all these subjects is this... (the american
point of view) the founders of the real america,
the ones that fought off the Kings armies, that
had thier sons die for thier freedom, said:
"Revolution was necessary, and it will be
necessary again"
I personally think this is the kind of stuff they
had in mind. Like I said, this is my point of
view living in the US, I know a lot of you don't
live in the US, but it seems as though this is
where most of these screwy laws are coming from.
l8rs
Think about it this way... if we have computers that have this copy protection on it, someone if not
:P
a lot of people will crack it. Then we will have
software/movies/etc... that don't have good software
protection because they trust the hardware. So
what am I saying... people will crack it.... then
everything that you can rent for $2 online, will be
copyable, so they will lose the money from trying
to sell videos at your local movie store. They
can't win either way, if they can actually make
something that is not crackable... then they deserve some payment.
Can anyone say modchip for PCs
L8r
You mean the little faries that live in my puter aren't real??? *Wimper* :(
I don't understand why people are so worried about /. and whatnot. Seems to me /. rocks... but I wouldn't
all of this. I mean... the people who are going
totally pay it seems are the big businesses, the
ones that are going to provide "improved" versions
are the places like
like the places that actually provide really useful
info aren't even talking about it. I could be
wrong here... maybe it's just my version of
"useful info". I mean,
and couldn't for that matter pay for it. I think
most of these places are forgetting that a lot
of their readers don't have the money to pay for
what they need, let alone what they want. So
maybe they will go pay and make millions and
it'll be the best thing they did, but I also
think they will lose a lot of their readers.
Just my opinion.
L8rs
cheat sites. I mean you think about it... some :).
people do reverse engineer games to find the cheats.
So when are they going to say that cheat sites and
such are bad because people are reversing their
games. If you ask me... this is just a bunch of
crap. Everyone says that they are going to boycott
this game and that. But I say.... I'll play games
that are gifts to me for different occasions, and
other than that... I'll find something else to do.
Man you game companies have just ruined the fun of
everything. To me the best part about having a
games it the fact of figuring out how it works,
protocals an all. I guess we need more open
source games out there
L8rs
What about Pay-Per-View.... but with a searchable index of movies.... even if you just put them on a machine in divx format.... and streamed them to the set top box thingy.... just think of how many trips to the video store that would stop :).
.... just make
:).
That's just my take on it..... screw the news and
whatnot.... don't make it indexed
a PPV Movie store type thing
L8rs
parenting???? Ok... before I start my rant, I :p. #1: There is an easy way to help
:) I mean, I would
:p.
must say, yes I do have, kids 2 of them. So, I
feel as though I have a right to bitch about these
people
protect our children online.... it's called
watching your kids. To put this very simply, when
I was younger, if my mother thought I was getting
into a situation that might have been unsuitable,
she either, took me out of the situation, or just
supervised very closely. Now I know it might
sound like a lot of work to the F*cking people
that start this stuff, but hey kids aren't easy.
#2: This is just my thought on the whole thing.
I don't think the lawmakers are taking into
consideration the problems involved with all of
this stuff. I mean, once upon a time I knew this
girl, her parents sheltered her life from the time
she was born, meaning no TV that was above a PG13
rating, no dating until she was like 104 or
something like that, no going out with the people
her parents deemed trouble makers, etc... The
funny thing about this story, is this, all of my
other friends that were allowed to do all of this
stuff, got older, got a job, and moved on. This
girl had no idea of how the "real world" was. She
stayed living with her parents, but since she was
legaly allowed to do what she wanted she started
going out and partying every night, where she
would do just about and drug that was around, and
any person that was around for that matter. This
is not the way to "protect" your children.
#3 My opinion as a parent:
Everyone is preaching about protect our children,
keep the internet "safe" for children, blah blah
blah. Now in my opinion, I hate seeing the this
happening, I hate the way they are gutting the
internet and any other form of entertainment.
Personally I hate the fact that my children aren't
going to have the option. I mean, seriously now,
if they are going to cut down on pr0n and all of
that online, I think there should be laws for
parents to better hide their own personal pr0n
collection. (Oh, and to all of you kids reading
this.... check your dads closet.... usually the
highest shelf you can get
rather for my son get online and do his thing to
pr0n then go out when he comes of age and get some
poor girl pregnant.
All I am saying is that the best fight for the
whole protecting our children thing is this:
EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN!!! tell them what's what.
it'll work a lot better than stealing their
rights.
Sorry for the long post, but this kinda shit gets
by boxers in a bundle
L8r
Ok, I hear you all going nuts about how your :). My
.8 seconds more for DNS res :P. Ahhh... if
broadband connection sucks for DNS res. or what
ever else. I have to tell you that you are nuts.
This is coming from someone that hasn't had the
experience of broadband, except for the 2.5 RL
friends I actually have that have it
friends that have it also complain about down time
and whatever else. But are you people not doing
the math here??? Lets see.... most of the people
I know with cable get average of 30kb sec. I get
at most 5... and they are down maybe for average
of 4 hours or so a week.... even though they are
down that much, they still get more online than I
just because of the speed difference. I just
can't understand why we just can't be happy...
instead of going wow look at the tech involved or
whatever else, you get angry because it takes a
whole
I could only afford to pay for crappy broadband.
L8r
Just my thought on this. It's the people like you that are causing the terrorism to win. What was the reason everyone says was behind this attack? It's because the terrorist hate america, the way we do things, our way of life. So by not going about life the way you normally do, not playing some video games and caring what software contributions nasa does, you are doing exactly what they want. That's what they want to happen, for America to no longer be free, no long be caught up in all of this stuff, but without it, we wouldn't be where we are right now. Without this way of life there would be no PS2, there would be no PC's there would be no /., and you wouldn't have half the knowledge you do. So to all of you people saying we're not doing things right, because we're not in tears every day... I say you are causing the problem.
Later
I noticed that a lot of the errors he was talking about were missing files, blah blah blah. This I have had problems with in X using various managers. Here are some answers... a lot of the time missing files are do to lack of checking the required packages. Also it can have to do with the way different Window Managers handle different things. I would like to see the results of these little tests done on machines that were running every available WM. I bet most of the problems with the GUI based programs that he is reporting are due to the fact that they were written on a machine running a different WM. Just my thoughts.... if you don't like it don't read it :P.
Later
I think it's more along the lines of keeping track of the donations/blood/people/whatever. I mean lets face it... they do have to keep track of the stuff the receive, and if I'm not mistaken the are having a lot of other involvments in this than just donations and such. Which I think it's just the fact of data entry on paper vs. data entry on a computer. The time factor involved could, seriously in this case, mean lives.
I have to agree... there are a lot of people that just aren't looking at this the right way. I mean even here on /. there are posts of linux vs. m$, how much pay is involved, and on and on... do you people have no hearts? I mean I must say that most of the time I don't feel things the way most do, but if your having problems understanding, next time you see the images on TV/Streaming video/etc... just think that's not an empty building falling down.... that plane has more that one person in it, children, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and on and on. I think a lot of you need to get your thoughts out of the data layer for just a second and think about the people. Damn... never thought I'd hear myself say something like that.
I actually just wanted to know if they needed people to pull the cable, set up systems and such... whatever... I'm sure I'm not the only one that would be willing to drive up there and help.
Rather interesting ideas from the /. users. But has anyone thought of the interference factors involved in this project? I mean sat. uplinks I wouldnt' think would be very good in this situation only because of the data loss, I mean anyone that has watched sat. tv durring a storm understands what I'm talking about. Also, how well would a wireless wan work in this situation? Sorry... broke ass geek here... can't afford to play with wireless stuff. I just want to know how bad the dust clouds and such will interfere.