Yes it *does* boil down to all that. I hate to disrpupt your perfect little universe, but just because you can't accept another viewpoint doesn't makes yours the *only* viewpoint.
You can move the whole universe if you view yourself as the center..
You can't move the whole universe if you don't view yourself as the center..
Both are correct statements depending on your viewpoint.
A giant calls me an ant. An ant calls me a giant.
Both statements are true yet they are in opposition.
Communism is an *economic* system...which is about as furthest from what our economic system is.
However, since your reference to communism was to imply censorship, any government is capable of that.
If you want to talk censorship just look around at what our government is doing for "national security" or what businesses are doing for "intellectual property rights".
Censorship is born out of a selfishness desire to control... It has nothing to do with economic systems.
Therefore I think you make a pretty good case against the mertis of capitalism as a whole.
When standing up to the very principles of capitalism is a good thing, doesn't that mean that the principles of capitalism are inherently evil.
Don't get me wrong.. you can have good and moral people exercising captialism in a good way, but the principles of capitalism itself are inherently selfish and corrupt..
If you'll pardon the cliche.. Capitalism is a little bit like the ring of Sauron.. gives you great power but corrupts.
We all *know* it's going to be part of their licensing agreement.
By walking through the store and looking at this package you agree to the following terms.
You allow Sony full access to a listing all of your media materials that can be used with this device. You allow Sony full rights to any information public or private that we deem as important in one way or another. Any thought about getting around this soul binding contract will permit full persecution by the government under which you reside and will persecute you at our request. By agreeing to this contract you agree to plead guilty to any charges brought against you by our company or any of its subsidiaries and pay any damages that we set. You also agree to not speak in a seditious way against our company or any of it's subsidiaries and also agree not to use any competing product or license of any competing company or government.
When an HDTV costs a couple grand and your average TV at Wal-Mart is a couple hundred.. I can see why HDTV has had trouble taking off... Too much $$$ for too little improvement.
So now the government is going to mandate digital receivers..
Increases the price of the TV. Allows wireless carriers to give you more services and more $$$ to use them. Easier to implement DRM.. adding more $$$ to your monthly bills...
Seems to me this goverment mandate spells more $$$ spent by the average citizen all round... but hey.. that's what we have government for right? To make our lives better?
I'd say quite the contrary... yes it's illegal, but it seems to be an appropriate form of protest (for once)
They are for the most part showing them exactly what they are seeking permission for... just the receiving end of it.
What's good enough to do to the people is good enough to do to the corporation. People need to take action when their government fails them.. and since this is a non-violent form of protest.. I'm all for it.
I know this doesn't carry a lot of weight, but its true.. I actually got a chance to play with one of those made by Fujitsu a few weeks ago...and they are sweet.. a little thick but sweet none the less... definitely the future of mobile computing.
Technology changes the rules of the game. Technology used as a freedom enhancing device today is the freedom restricting device of tomorrow (all depends on who's controlling the tech). Do you think the government being able to track your every move as something that would give you or them more control? It seems to me that the government is controlling the citizens more and more every day. Instead of the citizens controlling the government.
Who knows what the hell the NAZI's would have done with today's technology.. I shudder to think. In today's technology laden atmosphere is has become easy if not commonplace to lie and manipulate statistics to back up your arguments.. We're seeing it already in our government and corporations on an alarming scale.
...but what scale will I use to justify how cool I'm trying to be!?!?! How will people be able to judge just how much more successful they are than their fellow human beings.
I guess I'll just go back lifting weights, over compensating cars and the ruler. *sigh* I hate analog.
"Doesn't a demonstration of such kickass tech (especially the database filing system stuff) realised today fro the consumer show just how many streets ahead Microsoft are? "
Slashdot Mirror
If your happy with the "I don't believe it so it can't exist mentality...more power to ya!"
I think that's also known as sticking ones head in the sand.
Yes it *does* boil down to all that. I hate to disrpupt your perfect little universe, but just because you can't accept another viewpoint doesn't makes yours the *only* viewpoint.
You can move the whole universe if you view yourself as the center..
You can't move the whole universe if you don't view yourself as the center..
Both are correct statements depending on your viewpoint.
A giant calls me an ant.
An ant calls me a giant.
Both statements are true yet they are in opposition.
Learn Perspective!
I wasn't trying to be funny. They DO run all over!
I think you need to work on your reading comprehension skills.
Yes AMD is "a" company made up of "many" people.
So what it boils down to is do you define the company as an entity or the sum of it's people.
Sorry, I'm having my pendanticivitis diagnosed tomorrow!
"25,000 transistors would fit into the diameter of a human hair."
They run all over, so be VERY CAREFUL not to spill them!
Maybe with more large corps getting hit with DMCA violations, there will be stronger lobbying against it.
I for one like to see the DMCA used against companies that could possibly aid in its downfall.
You're giving american students too much credit...
I've asked kids where Washington was... and they didn't know the location of state or the (District of Columbia)
To ask about a foreign country's location gets you a blank stare and an arrogant "Why should I care where 'x' is...."
I'm not joking.. this is the general response I get to geographical let alone policial or social questions from kids today.
I saw a bumper sticker on a red pickup truck that says..
"I hate faggits"
The sad part is, I don't know whether that was clever or ignorant!
Communism is an *economic* system...which is about as furthest from what our economic system is.
However, since your reference to communism was to imply censorship, any government is capable of that.
If you want to talk censorship just look around at what our government is doing for "national security" or what businesses are doing for "intellectual property rights".
Censorship is born out of a selfishness desire to control... It has nothing to do with economic systems.
"When the leaders become oppressive, it means their time is drawing to a close"
This holds true for governments as well as corporations.
It's only a matter of time.
I don't know about them... but most of my spam seems to come from Russia!
Therefore I think you make a pretty good case against the mertis of capitalism as a whole.
When standing up to the very principles of capitalism is a good thing, doesn't that mean that the principles of capitalism are inherently evil.
Don't get me wrong.. you can have good and moral people exercising captialism in a good way, but the principles of capitalism itself are inherently selfish and corrupt..
If you'll pardon the cliche.. Capitalism is a little bit like the ring of Sauron.. gives you great power but corrupts.
We all *know* it's going to be part of their licensing agreement.
By walking through the store and looking at this package you agree to the following terms.
You allow Sony full access to a listing all of your media materials that can be used with this device. You allow Sony full rights to any information public or private that we deem as important in one way or another. Any thought about getting around this soul binding contract will permit full persecution by the government under which you reside and will persecute you at our request. By agreeing to this contract you agree to plead guilty to any charges brought against you by our company or any of its subsidiaries and pay any damages that we set. You also agree to not speak in a seditious way against our company or any of it's subsidiaries and also agree not to use any competing product or license of any competing company or government.
You'll also notice that the less money you have the more detail the media will give on your "alleged" crimes.
After all.. what company would deny (lie about) working on a project that's in early development!?
Reminds me of the Bungie denials about Microsoft only days before the buyout was announced.
When an HDTV costs a couple grand and your average TV at Wal-Mart is a couple hundred.. I can see why HDTV has had trouble taking off... Too much $$$ for too little improvement.
So now the government is going to mandate digital receivers..
Increases the price of the TV.
Allows wireless carriers to give you more services and more $$$ to use them.
Easier to implement DRM.. adding more $$$ to your monthly bills...
Seems to me this goverment mandate spells more $$$ spent by the average citizen all round... but hey.. that's what we have government for right? To make our lives better?
I'd say quite the contrary... yes it's illegal, but it seems to be an appropriate form of protest (for once)
They are for the most part showing them exactly what they are seeking permission for... just the receiving end of it.
What's good enough to do to the people is good enough to do to the corporation. People need to take action when their government fails them.. and since this is a non-violent form of protest.. I'm all for it.
WRITE... YOUR... CONGRESSMAN!!!
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http://www.berkshire.net/~ifas/activist/index1.
If artificial intelligence fails in the middle of a forest with no one to think about it...
Does it make a sound?
I know this doesn't carry a lot of weight, but its true.. I actually got a chance to play with one of those made by Fujitsu a few weeks ago...and they are sweet.. a little thick but sweet none the less... definitely the future of mobile computing.
Technology changes the rules of the game. Technology used as a freedom enhancing device today is the freedom restricting device of tomorrow (all depends on who's controlling the tech). Do you think the government being able to track your every move as something that would give you or them more control? It seems to me that the government is controlling the citizens more and more every day. Instead of the citizens controlling the government.
Who knows what the hell the NAZI's would have done with today's technology.. I shudder to think. In today's technology laden atmosphere is has become easy if not commonplace to lie and manipulate statistics to back up your arguments.. We're seeing it already in our government and corporations on an alarming scale.
Take the reigns before they reign you in.
...but what scale will I use to justify how cool I'm trying to be!?!?! How will people be able to judge just how much more successful they are than their fellow human beings.
I guess I'll just go back lifting weights, over compensating cars and the ruler. *sigh* I hate analog.
"Doesn't a demonstration of such kickass tech (especially the database filing system stuff) realised today fro the consumer show just how many streets ahead Microsoft are? "
No.. but a *release* would!
That's funny... I seem to be running OS X / Linux just fine on my G4 that I bought almost 3 years ago.
you were saying?
There's nowhere to put the golden spike!