you have got to be kidding me. people have a moral duty to subvert iTMS so long as they think it's unjust? don't get me wrong here; i'm not some sort of apple fanboy leaping to their every defense, but isn't the iPod/iTMS a CHOICE you make? is someone sticking a gun to your head? is mccarthy going to force you to name names of those who don't have iPods? yes, Apple is one step closer to ruling the world. or one step closer to finally going out of business. take your pick.
granted, the marketing is pretty damn slick, but shouldn't users fully understand what they're getting into before they're buying a product/technology? it's not like Apple hides the restrictions FairPlay puts on the downloads.
the iTMS isn't a repressive regime that limits your unalienable rights as a human being - it's an online store to purchase music. you make the choice to use iTunes, you stick by the terms of service, period.
...who happens to read slashdot, let me explain something. first of all, most regional and broadway theatres either have signs that say "please turn off your cell phone, pager, or anything else that beeps," or have a recorded preshow announcement saying the same. does this work? most of the time. but every now and again, some fool thinks to himself, "um, i'm too important to listen to that, and must take my cell phone call." furthermore, many theatres offer a service where you can check your cell phone at the box office or a similar place and leave your seat number (most legit theatres still have assigned seating, yes), and in the event someone calls you, they will answer it, and if it is urgent, send someone to find you, and will pull you out of the theatre. said patrons are in aisle seats, where if this happens, the distraction to other audience members will be minimal. this is particularly useful for doctors, or other professionals "on call." again, this doesn't always prevent cell phones from ringing in the theatre. fishburne isn't the only one to have stopped a performance to yell at someone whose cell phone rang - a few years ago, at a performance by steppenwolf theatre company, the same thing happened, and one of the actors on stage yelled. i forget exactly who it was, but i keep thinking it was gary sinise. as far as "emergencies" go, the law seeks to ban use in a PUBLIC place, where phones are going to be plentiful anyway. the time saved may or may not actually exist, when the caller has to give the address of the building, whereas a land based line would automatically send that information to a 911 dispatcher.
I haven't seen Stephen Hawking listed here, but I think he'd deserve the "honor." Maybe he wouldn't be considered a geek, but still. This page should convince you.
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"The goal is to continue to reduce the risk of a back-end data exposure."
Decide for yourself.
you have got to be kidding me. people have a moral duty to subvert iTMS so long as they think it's unjust? don't get me wrong here; i'm not some sort of apple fanboy leaping to their every defense, but isn't the iPod/iTMS a CHOICE you make? is someone sticking a gun to your head? is mccarthy going to force you to name names of those who don't have iPods? yes, Apple is one step closer to ruling the world. or one step closer to finally going out of business. take your pick.
granted, the marketing is pretty damn slick, but shouldn't users fully understand what they're getting into before they're buying a product/technology? it's not like Apple hides the restrictions FairPlay puts on the downloads.
the iTMS isn't a repressive regime that limits your unalienable rights as a human being - it's an online store to purchase music. you make the choice to use iTunes, you stick by the terms of service, period.
...who happens to read slashdot, let me explain something. first of all, most regional and broadway theatres either have signs that say "please turn off your cell phone, pager, or anything else that beeps," or have a recorded preshow announcement saying the same. does this work? most of the time. but every now and again, some fool thinks to himself, "um, i'm too important to listen to that, and must take my cell phone call." furthermore, many theatres offer a service where you can check your cell phone at the box office or a similar place and leave your seat number (most legit theatres still have assigned seating, yes), and in the event someone calls you, they will answer it, and if it is urgent, send someone to find you, and will pull you out of the theatre. said patrons are in aisle seats, where if this happens, the distraction to other audience members will be minimal. this is particularly useful for doctors, or other professionals "on call." again, this doesn't always prevent cell phones from ringing in the theatre.
fishburne isn't the only one to have stopped a performance to yell at someone whose cell phone rang - a few years ago, at a performance by steppenwolf theatre company, the same thing happened, and one of the actors on stage yelled. i forget exactly who it was, but i keep thinking it was gary sinise.
as far as "emergencies" go, the law seeks to ban use in a PUBLIC place, where phones are going to be plentiful anyway. the time saved may or may not actually exist, when the caller has to give the address of the building, whereas a land based line would automatically send that information to a 911 dispatcher.
just my two cents.
I haven't seen Stephen Hawking listed here, but I think he'd deserve the "honor." Maybe he wouldn't be considered a geek, but still. This page should convince you.