Indeed. Any webserver lets you do this with relative ease. Don't allow any referrer other than your own site. Redirect all referred hits to/index.html or whatever. But for the love of $deity, stop trying to legislate things that have absolutely no reason to be legislated.
Maybe people who are on call should stay out of movie theatres? Is there really a *need* to go to a movie? Is it something you can go see when you're *not* on call? What about the on call sys admin? Should he take his laptop to the theatre so he can work on any problems that my arise? Gah...here comes the clue-by-four...
I don't think the state-wide ban in NY is on using a cell while driving, it's on using the handset. If you use a hands-free, you're fine. It's always the idiots trying to hold the phone to their ear while shifting, eating a doughnut, flipping the radio stations or changing cds, and drinking a coffee that forget to steer the fucking car.
There is still a way to get these licenses back and it is pretty easy using our Personal License Migration Service (PLMS), [which] was designed to address the exact situation you outline. The customer just has to be connected to the internet, then they can automatically restore their licenses just by playing the music files in question.
How exactly did Microsoft get the job of maintaining my licenses? If I pay for a cd and rip it to mp3 for my own use, why do I need MS to "license" me the ability to play it? They didn't pay for the cd, I did! How is it that the duty of maintaining my licenses for non-MS data can belong to MS? This is just silly...
Sure, they *claim* it won't be used for anything other than finding which employees are closest to the customers so they can reduce travel times, etc. but think of the possible abuse of this. Mind you, you could always forward calls from your work cell to your personal cell, leave the work cell at home, and then even if they do call you, you're covered.
...but not outright monopolistic. They're not preventing Dell from selling Non-MS machines. Only models that ship with Windows can no longer ship with anything else. And Dell has offered up replacement models that will be OS-less. So while it may seem dirty (and stupid) it's not horribly anti-competitive. You want an OS-less Dell pc? Buy a different model.
According to imax.com, it's 70mm film that's three times larger (wider) than the 70mm film sometimes used for movies. They have a whole section on their site about the tech behind imax flicks.
Ok, 23 minutes later and my reloading of their page is taking forever. Of course, any site would take a long time to load at 50 bytes/sec. Looks like the RIAA can't handle their website's popularity.
But this idea won't help at all. It's only a change in format. It's still being streamed, it's still content that the RIAA owns rights to, no matter how much any of us hate that. Encoding it into a different format, no matter what that format is, doesn't change the fact that you're still streaming music.
Good plan. Then, how about instead of sharing mp3s on p2p networks, we share zip files of the mp3s. That way, we're not actually handing out copyrighted music to anyone who wants it for free. They could get some software to "decode" the files and we'd be free and clear.
I found a pretty good way to deal with this addiction. I buy cases of bottled water and keep them at work. $6 CDN for a case of bottled water is only a quarter per bottle (500 mL). Sure, I drink five or six bottles a day (just at work), but at least this way I won't sugar myself into a life of insulin shots.
It's not about YOU editing something that you purchased, it's about some company editing someone else's work and reselling it. Oh, and when you say things like "consumer rights" you give yourself away as a sheep. I prefer not to be referred to as a "consumer".
So the FCC mandates that we all need to upgrade to high-def, but the quality of high-def content will be crappier than what we get now. I think we're being hosed. I think I'll stop watching tv in 2006.
If you had to purchase a new license every two months, wouldn't you try to find a new vendor? I don't see that being an issue since most people would just find software that's got a lower TCO, as many seem to be doing now by moving to free software.
That's different though. How often do you see cars with a warranty to the effect of "powertrain only"? Most often, the warranty on your car isn't bumper to bumper. So if the A/C goes, or the windshield falls out, you're screwed. Also, if Ford said up front that that's all the warranty covers, what does it matter. IANAL, but is there actually a law requiring manufacturers to warranty their products, or do they do it because it's good business?
This is all fine and dandy by me, PROVIDED that the warranty is null and void if you haven't updated the software to the latest version. Onus for that should be entirely on the head of the end user. Then I guess there should be some reasonable period of time where updates are free, so somebody can't release a $10 updated once a week, and claim that your warranty is hosed if you don't pay it. Other than that, I can see this working out.
Ok, but I have a question then: how much of the Windows OS do you actually pay for? If MS says they're only charging for kernel32.dll and everything else that installs with it (IE, notepad, solitaire, all other DLLs...) is a "free bonus", what recourse does anyone have? Unless you can *prove* that the damage was done by the kernel itself. It would be easier to make claims on things like Office, I suppose.
But "engine" does not equate to "source". Having said that, if you gave me ALL of the schematics for the everything in the car (fluids, electrical system, every single part number, fault tolerances...) then I just might take you up on your warranty-free car. But car manufacturers only provide us with a manual that tells you how to replace fuses, check washer fluid, and directions to the nearest "certified mechanic". Nice try on that analogy though...
Bloody right. I think I'm gonna see if I can blow the dust out of my NES and fire it up for some old school Super Dodge Ball action. It just seems that everything Nintendo does comes out right. The games are more fun. The story lines are more engaging. Even the controllers are more comfortable. I can't tell you how many times I've beaten Goldeneye on my N64, but I still play it. There's just something about Nintendo games that always keep me coming back.
Then I just have to ask, when game consoles power the realization of our imaginations, whose world are we going to be living in? [hint: this is rhetorical, don't answer, just think about it]
But if we think about it, won't it become the game? Our video gaming experience will be like some sort of existential nightmare about whether or not we're playing a game. You'll be trapped, unable to beat the level until you answer the question, but unable to answer the question until you beat the level. And we thought games were addictive now...
Yeah, you fit the age bracket. I'm 23 too. I remember all the NES classics (and my 2600). The only thing I've found that amuses me in the way of console games anymore are the Zelda games for the N64 and Smash Brothers for the N64 and GameCube. Super Smash Brothers has to be one of the best games *ever*. Nintendo seems to be the only company that cares about fun anymore, instead of just eye candy. Somebody around here has a.sig that says something about Nintendo being about quality rather than quantity. That guy's got it right. I've yet to find a PS2 game other than Devil May Cry that can hold my attention for more than a day.
The only way the "media giants" will ever embrace the internet is when they can do it in the same fashion that Microsoft "embraces". They want to extinguish it. You think media companies want to give up their current distribution model? If that was the case, why the hell would they be spending so much effort and money to copy-protect cds? They want nothing to do with internet business. For the most part, DRM has nothing to do with the rights of the artist, it's only about protecting the dollars of the corporations. How does DVD region coding protect the artist? Thanks, but no thanks. I don't think I need the U.S. gov't managing MY digital rights - I'm doing a fine job on my own.
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Indeed. Any webserver lets you do this with relative ease. Don't allow any referrer other than your own site. Redirect all referred hits to /index.html or whatever. But for the love of $deity, stop trying to legislate things that have absolutely no reason to be legislated.
To hell with burgers. I want me some big frickin' ribs! And a car with no floor boards, so I can power it by running...
Maybe people who are on call should stay out of movie theatres? Is there really a *need* to go to a movie? Is it something you can go see when you're *not* on call? What about the on call sys admin? Should he take his laptop to the theatre so he can work on any problems that my arise? Gah...here comes the clue-by-four...
I don't think the state-wide ban in NY is on using a cell while driving, it's on using the handset. If you use a hands-free, you're fine. It's always the idiots trying to hold the phone to their ear while shifting, eating a doughnut, flipping the radio stations or changing cds, and drinking a coffee that forget to steer the fucking car.
There is still a way to get these licenses back and it is pretty easy using our Personal License Migration Service (PLMS), [which] was designed to address the exact situation you outline. The customer just has to be connected to the internet, then they can automatically restore their licenses just by playing the music files in question.
How exactly did Microsoft get the job of maintaining my licenses? If I pay for a cd and rip it to mp3 for my own use, why do I need MS to "license" me the ability to play it? They didn't pay for the cd, I did! How is it that the duty of maintaining my licenses for non-MS data can belong to MS? This is just silly...
Sure, they *claim* it won't be used for anything other than finding which employees are closest to the customers so they can reduce travel times, etc. but think of the possible abuse of this. Mind you, you could always forward calls from your work cell to your personal cell, leave the work cell at home, and then even if they do call you, you're covered.
...but not outright monopolistic. They're not preventing Dell from selling Non-MS machines. Only models that ship with Windows can no longer ship with anything else. And Dell has offered up replacement models that will be OS-less. So while it may seem dirty (and stupid) it's not horribly anti-competitive. You want an OS-less Dell pc? Buy a different model.
According to imax.com, it's 70mm film that's three times larger (wider) than the 70mm film sometimes used for movies. They have a whole section on their site about the tech behind imax flicks.
Ok, 23 minutes later and my reloading of their page is taking forever. Of course, any site would take a long time to load at 50 bytes/sec. Looks like the RIAA can't handle their website's popularity.
But this idea won't help at all. It's only a change in format. It's still being streamed, it's still content that the RIAA owns rights to, no matter how much any of us hate that. Encoding it into a different format, no matter what that format is, doesn't change the fact that you're still streaming music.
Use Opera. Open the RIAA site in five or six tabs. Set them all to refresh every three seconds. Tell the guy in the next cube down.
Good plan. Then, how about instead of sharing mp3s on p2p networks, we share zip files of the mp3s. That way, we're not actually handing out copyrighted music to anyone who wants it for free. They could get some software to "decode" the files and we'd be free and clear.
I found a pretty good way to deal with this addiction. I buy cases of bottled water and keep them at work. $6 CDN for a case of bottled water is only a quarter per bottle (500 mL). Sure, I drink five or six bottles a day (just at work), but at least this way I won't sugar myself into a life of insulin shots.
It's not about YOU editing something that you purchased, it's about some company editing someone else's work and reselling it. Oh, and when you say things like "consumer rights" you give yourself away as a sheep. I prefer not to be referred to as a "consumer".
So the FCC mandates that we all need to upgrade to high-def, but the quality of high-def content will be crappier than what we get now. I think we're being hosed. I think I'll stop watching tv in 2006.
If you had to purchase a new license every two months, wouldn't you try to find a new vendor? I don't see that being an issue since most people would just find software that's got a lower TCO, as many seem to be doing now by moving to free software.
That's different though. How often do you see cars with a warranty to the effect of "powertrain only"? Most often, the warranty on your car isn't bumper to bumper. So if the A/C goes, or the windshield falls out, you're screwed. Also, if Ford said up front that that's all the warranty covers, what does it matter. IANAL, but is there actually a law requiring manufacturers to warranty their products, or do they do it because it's good business?
This is all fine and dandy by me, PROVIDED that the warranty is null and void if you haven't updated the software to the latest version. Onus for that should be entirely on the head of the end user. Then I guess there should be some reasonable period of time where updates are free, so somebody can't release a $10 updated once a week, and claim that your warranty is hosed if you don't pay it. Other than that, I can see this working out.
Ok, but I have a question then: how much of the Windows OS do you actually pay for? If MS says they're only charging for kernel32.dll and everything else that installs with it (IE, notepad, solitaire, all other DLLs...) is a "free bonus", what recourse does anyone have? Unless you can *prove* that the damage was done by the kernel itself. It would be easier to make claims on things like Office, I suppose.
But "engine" does not equate to "source". Having said that, if you gave me ALL of the schematics for the everything in the car (fluids, electrical system, every single part number, fault tolerances...) then I just might take you up on your warranty-free car. But car manufacturers only provide us with a manual that tells you how to replace fuses, check washer fluid, and directions to the nearest "certified mechanic". Nice try on that analogy though...
Don't be so sure. It was raining frogs here this morning, and Lake Erie looks an awful lot like blood...
Bloody right. I think I'm gonna see if I can blow the dust out of my NES and fire it up for some old school Super Dodge Ball action. It just seems that everything Nintendo does comes out right. The games are more fun. The story lines are more engaging. Even the controllers are more comfortable. I can't tell you how many times I've beaten Goldeneye on my N64, but I still play it. There's just something about Nintendo games that always keep me coming back.
Then I just have to ask, when game consoles power the realization of our imaginations, whose world are we going to be living in? [hint: this is rhetorical, don't answer, just think about it]
But if we think about it, won't it become the game? Our video gaming experience will be like some sort of existential nightmare about whether or not we're playing a game. You'll be trapped, unable to beat the level until you answer the question, but unable to answer the question until you beat the level. And we thought games were addictive now...
Yeah, you fit the age bracket. I'm 23 too. I remember all the NES classics (and my 2600). The only thing I've found that amuses me in the way of console games anymore are the Zelda games for the N64 and Smash Brothers for the N64 and GameCube. Super Smash Brothers has to be one of the best games *ever*. Nintendo seems to be the only company that cares about fun anymore, instead of just eye candy. Somebody around here has a .sig that says something about Nintendo being about quality rather than quantity. That guy's got it right. I've yet to find a PS2 game other than Devil May Cry that can hold my attention for more than a day.
The only way the "media giants" will ever embrace the internet is when they can do it in the same fashion that Microsoft "embraces". They want to extinguish it. You think media companies want to give up their current distribution model? If that was the case, why the hell would they be spending so much effort and money to copy-protect cds? They want nothing to do with internet business. For the most part, DRM has nothing to do with the rights of the artist, it's only about protecting the dollars of the corporations. How does DVD region coding protect the artist? Thanks, but no thanks. I don't think I need the U.S. gov't managing MY digital rights - I'm doing a fine job on my own.