I'm sure googles life-savings will be a bit higher, and I'm sure many people have used it for finding mp3's
I am wondering what it is the RIAA wants to accomplish?
No search-engines?
Maybe they just want to get rid of the internet, that should stop people from pirating music.
It was sad to read the article, the student really didn't do anything wrong.
.. I thought it couldn't sink any further.
I always new there was something fishy in the south side of britain.
Ah well.. atleast now they have showed that it will hit rock bottom soon:)
Whats the point of having excellent karma if not to spend it every once in a while?
People have been asking for MS to open their file formats and api's for years.
I guess I should have been more careful with my wording, I wrote the post in a hurry (was actually just on my way to a meeting). When I said that they always gave users what they wanted, I was refering to average users, which are the majority of computer-users. Most of them don't even know what an API is.
Most ppl know that there is a tradeoff between functionality and security
Again, I should have been more clear in my original post. The tradeoff is, do you create a more secure product, or do you have a more functional product. Buffer overflows (or other "common" exploits) will occur in the beginning for most products, the questions is, how much time do you spend fixing them. Well, if the product functions, and you do not prioritize security, you let the product go knowing it has flaws.
MS's priorities are about marketshare and profit.
The company I work for is not close to as big as MS, but trust me, they (and every other medium to large company) prioritize profits and marketshare above anything else. In the end, I chose to work for this company because I get a part of the profit the company makes and, well, I like getting a decent salary with benefits and stockoptions.
I personally think that IE is crap, and I use MozillaFireBird myself. I use Windows on my desktop, but any server I setup gets to run Linux.
Why do I not use IE on my desktop or Windows on my servers?
Well, it simply doesn't have want I want. However, most people choose to use IE, so it must have what they are looking for in a browser.
Even before I read the comments for this article, I knew I would find lots of comments trashing MS.
MS has always given users what they want, the majority that is (not at the prices they want, but thats a different issue). This is my opinion, and it is based on the number of ppl using MS products.
Now, a few years back, MS was completetly open about the fact that they priorities functionality. Most ppl know that there is a tradeoff between functionality and security, so this simply means they were not prioritising security.
They have just started to focus on securtiy, so it will obviously take them a while to fix it. Just because they have a lot of money doesn't mean it will go quicker. You cant throw 100 developers on one project and expect it to go twice as fast as 50 developers.
/me is looking for Enemy Territory.
I have Doom I&II for trade. I will give leech access to this ftp site as well.
Sorry, just had an IRC-warez flashback:)
Seriously, it looks like a good game, and I'm impressed by the fact that it's free.
This is set to be a big hit, as you can play online with it, which today is the only thing that counts.
I mean, being human I do realize that there are value in history - but am I the only one who thinks that some of this history can be re-created?
Even though it doesn't apply directly to the computers, we sometimes keep historic monuments because we dont want to re-create history. What happened in the 1930's - 1940's is something that should never be re-created. Just forgetting all about it is not the right way to do it. We should remember what happened, keep artifacts in museum and watch Indiana Jones battle the nazi's:)
If we trashed all the old systems, we would forget all the alternative systems that were once designed. If it wasn't for computer and science museums, who would know what an Apple Macintosh looked liked today (man am I gonna be flamed for this). Seriously though, there were a lot of systems designed that never really took off and just kinda died. It is always nice to know how we ended up with the systems we have today.
When reading you're post, an episode of Stargate SG-1 comes to mind. It's the one with the replicating robots. The planet that is being "attacked" by the robots can't get rid of them. In the end, it takes the "primitive" thinking of a human to get rid of them. Point being, more high-tech doesn't always mean better, so don't forget how the basic stuff is done.
I hate the controllers for the xbox. They are too big, and it's difficult to hold them. I would use my PS2 controllers with the xbox if msoft wouldn't have released the small controllers. The SNES controllers were good, and the PS2 controllers are not too bad... but xbox, the controllers suxx!
You can also, after using the buffer-overflow exploit upgrade the firmware in the bios by soldering two of the pins (I'm no X-Box hacker, so I'll not try to say which). So, you won't need a modchip.
Sorry dude, but you have to short the two points BEFORE you can flash the original BIOS, even when using the buffer overflow. It is physically impossible to flash the BIOS on the xbox without shorting the two points.
As you have to open the xbox and short the two points anyways, you might as well just try to borrow the matrix modchip. This chip allows you to flash the orginial BIOS, without having to solder one single point (you just have to screw a component onto the motherboard).
Ofcourse, if you ask me, get a modchip instead of flashing the original BIOS.
All we need know is for a bootloader for the xbox. I hate having to swap HD's when I wanna run linux instead of Evo-X.
IANAL, but as I understand it, any act preventing their BIOS from running in exactly the way they intended is a violation. It doesn't matter what you do afterwards. (Unless that's further criminal activity)
Not really true. You can disable the original BIOS without breaking the DMCA (solder a wire from point "d0" to earth will disable the BIOS, and you have not yet broken the DMCA).
If you felt like it, you are free to flash the original BIOS with complete junk (not that the xbox will work afterwards, but you didn't break the DMCA).
The BIOS that people use (excluding the cromwell BIOS used for Linux) is illegal, because it is a reverse-engineer, modified version of the original BIOS.
I've seen the DVD ripp of this movie floating around. I watched it on a friends xbox, and the picture was really good.
I am wondering, if there's several months to go before the DVD release, how can there be a DVD ripp out on the net??
I think I'll buy this movie when it comes out on DVD, but I'll prolly wait for the special edition. I have both versions of the first one, and it kinda feels like a waste...
Talking about strange keyboards, I was flying with SAS yesterday, and in their in-flight magazine (I was dead bored) they had an article about senseboard
Kinda cool actully... and as ergonomical as you make it:)
Typing in thin air while wearing silver clothes is what will do in the future anyways, so why fight it?
EFF!!
I cannot imagine the EFF not taking on this case. I really hope that they will.
You know, after all these stories about the DMCA being abused by xxAA, I have realized that the only defence is EFF! Hell, time to make another contribution (hint anyone?).
My start-page is http://my.yahoo.com. Still, I can't remember the last time I used yahoo for searching anything. I think Yahoo is great when it comes to reading news, looking at stock, getting travel advice or looking at book reviews. However, at searching the web, I like google.
Maybe yahoo should try to compete with google. Instead, they should focus on what they are good at, being a portal! Yahoo IM is also great, and that is also another component they could try earning money on (create a corporate version of it etc.).
To be honest, I wouldn't mind Yahoo getting a little bigger though. Even though google is pretty good, some competition never hurts!
... because everyone that has a hunting-rifle will use it to shoot people??
I agree with you that the primary use for this seems to be to play illegally copied games. However, it doesn't mean that everyone will use it for that reason.
I actually thought of getting one, just cause my NES is broken, and I have like 30 games for it. I would love to play a little SMB and Ice Climber again!! Playing it on the PC just doesn't feel right:(
The company has to take some responsiblity knowing that 99.9% of the people that buy this our going to do illegal things with it.
Going back to your rifles... if you sell them (legally), you should be well aware of the fact that one of them could potentially be used to kill another person.
If you can sell rifles or guns knowing this, and if a company can produce them knowing this (not to mention pay a lot of people to influence the government), why do you belive this product should be stopped? Why should we stop the production of this product and not all product that are morally wrong?
You argument is the argument RIAA used against Napster...
Sorry for ranting on like this, but then again, I'm sitting with my laptop VPN'ed into work at a quarter past midnight, just finishing my fourth beer on a thursday evening:/
Dude, you're posting on a site called "slashdot, news for nerds, stuff that matters". The decision to cut yourself from the real world (the thing that you see outside the window, where that bright annoying light that reflects on the monitor comes from) was taken a long time ago;)
Actually, if they posted it again, it would be kinda funny again. I think the odd number of times something is posted, it's funny. Even number of times, it's just not as good to read.
I know that men think about sex all the time, but come one, this IS funny:)
Prolly because of all the coffee I drank today...
and as another post above mine said, what't the point of having excellent karma if not to get rid of some every now and then:)
... talking about Germany, I just had to submit this joke...
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy,
the best golfer is a black guy, The Swiss hold the America's Cup,
France is accusing the US of arrogance, and Germany doesn't want to go
to war!
Slashdot Mirror
I'm sure googles life-savings will be a bit higher, and I'm sure many people have used it for finding mp3's
I am wondering what it is the RIAA wants to accomplish?
No search-engines?
Maybe they just want to get rid of the internet, that should stop people from pirating music.
It was sad to read the article, the student really didn't do anything wrong.
.. I thought it couldn't sink any further. :)
I always new there was something fishy in the south side of britain. Ah well.. atleast now they have showed that it will hit rock bottom soon
Whats the point of having excellent karma if not to spend it every once in a while?
People have been asking for MS to open their file formats and api's for years.
I guess I should have been more careful with my wording, I wrote the post in a hurry (was actually just on my way to a meeting). When I said that they always gave users what they wanted, I was refering to average users, which are the majority of computer-users. Most of them don't even know what an API is.
Most ppl know that there is a tradeoff between functionality and security
Again, I should have been more clear in my original post. The tradeoff is, do you create a more secure product, or do you have a more functional product. Buffer overflows (or other "common" exploits) will occur in the beginning for most products, the questions is, how much time do you spend fixing them. Well, if the product functions, and you do not prioritize security, you let the product go knowing it has flaws.
MS's priorities are about marketshare and profit.
The company I work for is not close to as big as MS, but trust me, they (and every other medium to large company) prioritize profits and marketshare above anything else. In the end, I chose to work for this company because I get a part of the profit the company makes and, well, I like getting a decent salary with benefits and stockoptions.
I personally think that IE is crap, and I use MozillaFireBird myself. I use Windows on my desktop, but any server I setup gets to run Linux.
Why do I not use IE on my desktop or Windows on my servers?
Well, it simply doesn't have want I want. However, most people choose to use IE, so it must have what they are looking for in a browser.
Even before I read the comments for this article, I knew I would find lots of comments trashing MS.
MS has always given users what they want, the majority that is (not at the prices they want, but thats a different issue). This is my opinion, and it is based on the number of ppl using MS products.
Now, a few years back, MS was completetly open about the fact that they priorities functionality. Most ppl know that there is a tradeoff between functionality and security, so this simply means they were not prioritising security.
They have just started to focus on securtiy, so it will obviously take them a while to fix it. Just because they have a lot of money doesn't mean it will go quicker. You cant throw 100 developers on one project and expect it to go twice as fast as 50 developers.
/me is looking for Enemy Territory.
:)
I have Doom I&II for trade. I will give leech access to this ftp site as well.
Sorry, just had an IRC-warez flashback
Seriously, it looks like a good game, and I'm impressed by the fact that it's free.
This is set to be a big hit, as you can play online with it, which today is the only thing that counts.
I mean, being human I do realize that there are value in history - but am I the only one who thinks that some of this history can be re-created?
:)
Even though it doesn't apply directly to the computers, we sometimes keep historic monuments because we dont want to re-create history. What happened in the 1930's - 1940's is something that should never be re-created. Just forgetting all about it is not the right way to do it. We should remember what happened, keep artifacts in museum and watch Indiana Jones battle the nazi's
If we trashed all the old systems, we would forget all the alternative systems that were once designed. If it wasn't for computer and science museums, who would know what an Apple Macintosh looked liked today (man am I gonna be flamed for this). Seriously though, there were a lot of systems designed that never really took off and just kinda died. It is always nice to know how we ended up with the systems we have today.
When reading you're post, an episode of Stargate SG-1 comes to mind. It's the one with the replicating robots. The planet that is being "attacked" by the robots can't get rid of them. In the end, it takes the "primitive" thinking of a human to get rid of them. Point being, more high-tech doesn't always mean better, so don't forget how the basic stuff is done.
It also IMO has the best controler
I hate the controllers for the xbox. They are too big, and it's difficult to hold them. I would use my PS2 controllers with the xbox if msoft wouldn't have released the small controllers. The SNES controllers were good, and the PS2 controllers are not too bad... but xbox, the controllers suxx!
You can also, after using the buffer-overflow exploit upgrade the firmware in the bios by soldering two of the pins (I'm no X-Box hacker, so I'll not try to say which). So, you won't need a modchip.
Sorry dude, but you have to short the two points BEFORE you can flash the original BIOS, even when using the buffer overflow. It is physically impossible to flash the BIOS on the xbox without shorting the two points.
As you have to open the xbox and short the two points anyways, you might as well just try to borrow the matrix modchip. This chip allows you to flash the orginial BIOS, without having to solder one single point (you just have to screw a component onto the motherboard).
Ofcourse, if you ask me, get a modchip instead of flashing the original BIOS.
All we need know is for a bootloader for the xbox. I hate having to swap HD's when I wanna run linux instead of Evo-X.
IANAL, but as I understand it, any act preventing their BIOS from running in exactly the way they intended is a violation. It doesn't matter what you do afterwards. (Unless that's further criminal activity)
Not really true. You can disable the original BIOS without breaking the DMCA (solder a wire from point "d0" to earth will disable the BIOS, and you have not yet broken the DMCA).
If you felt like it, you are free to flash the original BIOS with complete junk (not that the xbox will work afterwards, but you didn't break the DMCA).
The BIOS that people use (excluding the cromwell BIOS used for Linux) is illegal, because it is a reverse-engineer, modified version of the original BIOS.
...and mistakingly developed a life!
This is not good, but I think you're still in the early stages. If you act quickly, there is a chance that you may be cured!!
I've seen the DVD ripp of this movie floating around. I watched it on a friends xbox, and the picture was really good.
I am wondering, if there's several months to go before the DVD release, how can there be a DVD ripp out on the net??
I think I'll buy this movie when it comes out on DVD, but I'll prolly wait for the special edition. I have both versions of the first one, and it kinda feels like a waste...
Talking about strange keyboards, I was flying with SAS yesterday, and in their in-flight magazine (I was dead bored) they had an article about senseboard :)
Kinda cool actully... and as ergonomical as you make it
Typing in thin air while wearing silver clothes is what will do in the future anyways, so why fight it?
Crack it once
Watch out, the DMCA is coming... ahh.. it's righ...
As usual with articles on New York Times, you can swap out 'www' to 'archive' and no reg is required.
EFF!!
I cannot imagine the EFF not taking on this case. I really hope that they will.
You know, after all these stories about the DMCA being abused by xxAA, I have realized that the only defence is EFF! Hell, time to make another contribution (hint anyone?).
My start-page is http://my.yahoo.com. Still, I can't remember the last time I used yahoo for searching anything. I think Yahoo is great when it comes to reading news, looking at stock, getting travel advice or looking at book reviews. However, at searching the web, I like google.
Maybe yahoo should try to compete with google. Instead, they should focus on what they are good at, being a portal! Yahoo IM is also great, and that is also another component they could try earning money on (create a corporate version of it etc.).
To be honest, I wouldn't mind Yahoo getting a little bigger though. Even though google is pretty good, some competition never hurts!
Does this not pave the way for MS to enforce patents on anyone implementing their .Net functionality?
... don't think they'll do that. They can't convince people to use .Net the way it is, imagine if they started suing people for using it.
...I'm DEFINATELY contributing to murders
... because everyone that has a hunting-rifle will use it to shoot people??
:(
:/
I agree with you that the primary use for this seems to be to play illegally copied games. However, it doesn't mean that everyone will use it for that reason. I actually thought of getting one, just cause my NES is broken, and I have like 30 games for it. I would love to play a little SMB and Ice Climber again!! Playing it on the PC just doesn't feel right
The company has to take some responsiblity knowing that 99.9% of the people that buy this our going to do illegal things with it.
Going back to your rifles... if you sell them (legally), you should be well aware of the fact that one of them could potentially be used to kill another person.
If you can sell rifles or guns knowing this, and if a company can produce them knowing this (not to mention pay a lot of people to influence the government), why do you belive this product should be stopped? Why should we stop the production of this product and not all product that are morally wrong?
You argument is the argument RIAA used against Napster...
Sorry for ranting on like this, but then again, I'm sitting with my laptop VPN'ed into work at a quarter past midnight, just finishing my fourth beer on a thursday evening
I still find it amusing that people have comments the third time this article is posted :)
At least we know, because real articles are usually posted twice.
Oh shit, I better update my L33t H4xx0r t001 to include the evil bit.
One
Two
Insert next dupe here--->
...i'm gonna have to cut myself off from society
;)
Dude, you're posting on a site called "slashdot, news for nerds, stuff that matters". The decision to cut yourself from the real world (the thing that you see outside the window, where that bright annoying light that reflects on the monitor comes from) was taken a long time ago
Actually, if they posted it again, it would be kinda funny again. I think the odd number of times something is posted, it's funny. Even number of times, it's just not as good to read.
Check the download.com april first joke.
Incase it gets /.'ed, here's another link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/01/133217 &mode=thread&tid=95
Trust Windows for sensitive application.
:)
:)
I know that men think about sex all the time, but come one, this IS funny
Prolly because of all the coffee I drank today... and as another post above mine said, what't the point of having excellent karma if not to get rid of some every now and then
... talking about Germany, I just had to submit this joke...
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, The Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, and Germany doesn't want to go to war!