Digging into all the shiney things, colorful examples, and folklore is more than anybody should have to do to expose Bollier for what he is.
Folklore, eh? Such as the fiction of "public" ownership of the airwaves, which congress pays lip service to and which exists only as a legal abstraction today?
There now exists the technology to open the airwaves to the public. Slashdot has covered all of the relevant advances of broadband, multi-spectrum radio communication. Yet encroachment of these resources has already occured, and the establisment is entrenched and not interested in the technology that could put the airwaves back in the control of the people, where it belongs. Will we hear a public discussion of this travesty in the mainstream (ahem "liberal") media?
Not bloody likely. For the same reason that Palmer ignores the issue entirely and focuses on isolated quotations from Bollier's essay, most of which are secondary to the points he so eloquently establishes.
As in many conservative think-tank rebuttals, Palmer ignores (willfully, IMO) the essential arguments of the case, and builds a straw man which he proceeds to tear down.
Anyone can argue convincingly against themselves. Refuting a carefully prepared case based on history, common sense, and true democratic ideas is much harder, as Palmer evidently realizes.
I think it looks rather ugly, personally. It's like making your skin transparent so that everyone could see all the veins and muscles that make up your body.
I've heard good things about the all-in-wonder, and even that there are free data feeds for all the value-added stuff that Tivo brings. You have to set it up yourself, but you don't have to pay for a service either.
"It's a shame. I'm a mile from the Hopkinton town hall, the post office, the police, two miles from the ambulance," says Mrs. Crider. "If they put this house in Connecticut, I'll have to sell. I can't go 15 miles [to town]. I'm in a wheelchair. After 160 years, I think they should just leave it alone."
Why do you have to go to a different town just because they change your border? I'm pretty sure the post office will still accept your mail.
Lobby congress for a specific law that allows them to hack this p2p network, and perhaps sell anyone who uses it into slavery, creating a new world economy!
In order to download PGP from the USA, you must live in the USA (by law). Last time I checked (several years back), the sites that have PGP decide whether you are in the USA based on your IP. So far as I know, this is not handled by Liquid Audio.
Is this not an example of prior art? Are all the sites which have PGP going to have to use Liquid Audio's system to avoid patent infringement?
Cases are not interchangeable. Some people cheap out on the case. It's a big mistake to do that. A case that is hard to work in can make installation very unpleasant. A good case makes it a snap.
I like Antec a lot, they have snap-out slide rails for the drives, snap out drive bays, a handle on the side of the case for easy removal, and a good use of internal space. I'm sure there are other good cases out there. Especially don't buy anything that looks like an IMac case.:) I made the mistake of doing that and, while the carrying handle on the top was nifty, nothing else was.
I agree that all citizens should enjoy the same protection, regardless of race.
My point was that we most likely face the threat of terrorism from Arabs. It's just a fact, the odd Timothy McVeigh is the exception to the rule.
We have enemies, we know what they look like, and where they are from. We should use that knowledge, not pretend that it is false for politically correct reasons.
Perhaps the DOJ should be able to find out the title of every book I purchase, every TV show I watch, what kind of hamburger I buy.
Wholesale spying is not justified by the war on terrorism. Especially for us non-Arab, born and raised in America types. It's just an excuse for the government to do something they've wanted to do for a long time anyway.
Does anyone know if there is an auction site that performs more like a real auction?
The main problem that I have with Ebay is that people can bid one second before the auction closes and get the item. In a real auction, the auctioneer says "Going once... Going twice... gone", to give everyone an opportunity to beat the high bid. Without this, you never have any idea how much the item will sell for, because everyone holds back their bid until the last second, making Ebay, IMHO, worthless.
I shouldn't dignify this with a response, but I guess you pushed my buttons.
Why don't you have a look at my user page and see my previous posts before you slander me by calling me an advertiser? You are posting as anonymous, so I have no way of knowing if you are a frequent troll.
I like Antec so much that I can't ever see myself settling for anything less. I really am interested to hear from anyone who can compare the two. The linked article only talks about the noise reduction and the number of drive bays, and neglects to mention ease of use.
Can't? That's a pretty strong word! There are plenty of people who are reading this discussion who could tell you, I wager, exactly how it could be done.
If you have a single entry point of Internet into the country, by way of a huge trunk, you can control it as you please.
Did you ever read 1984? Orwell has a point, control the middle class, and you control everyone. I wish I could be as confident as you in saying it is impossible, but I am afraid it is all too possible, and if anyone will find a way, it will be the Chinese.
I want an Antec designed case. I've been through many a case in my lifetime, and Antec is by far the best I've ever used. I'm sure this case really does muffle the sound, but how can I be sure the rest of the case is up to my modern (Antec) standards?
Little things make the biggest difference when it comes to cases, flip out drive bays, drive slide rails, efficient use of available space, easy access to the motherboard side (my Antec has a handle).
Is there anyone who could compare it to an Antec? Probably wishful thinking
You have a point, but do you really want to ride in a decomposable airplane? Operated on by a decomposable knife? Obtain life support from a decomposable machine?
If you spill a glass of water on the sofa, will it begin to decompose?
Realistically, can we make a Gameboy Advance out of materials that will decompose if you throw them on the ground, but not if you just use the system normally? I refuse to give up my GBA.
Stuff that easily decomposes is going to be less durable. Period.
Some people can't tell the difference between an MP3 and a cd audio recording. I sure as hell can.
I've heard Super-Audio CD, and I can tell a definate difference. Have you heard one?
It has also been said that the human eye cannot detect more than 30 FPS.
I guarantee you that I can tell 60 hz from 30 hz, from 70+ hz.
Besides, maybe they can put all kinds of new data on the cd other than just the raw sound data, such as the direction of the sound, timbre, etc. Don't dismiss this technology out of hand because of some sound byte!
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Folklore, eh? Such as the fiction of "public" ownership of the airwaves, which congress pays lip service to and which exists only as a legal abstraction today?
There now exists the technology to open the airwaves to the public. Slashdot has covered all of the relevant advances of broadband, multi-spectrum radio communication. Yet encroachment of these resources has already occured, and the establisment is entrenched and not interested in the technology that could put the airwaves back in the control of the people, where it belongs. Will we hear a public discussion of this travesty in the mainstream (ahem "liberal") media?
Not bloody likely. For the same reason that Palmer ignores the issue entirely and focuses on isolated quotations from Bollier's essay, most of which are secondary to the points he so eloquently establishes.
As in many conservative think-tank rebuttals, Palmer ignores (willfully, IMO) the essential arguments of the case, and builds a straw man which he proceeds to tear down.
Anyone can argue convincingly against themselves. Refuting a carefully prepared case based on history, common sense, and true democratic ideas is much harder, as Palmer evidently realizes.
I think it looks rather ugly, personally. It's like making your skin transparent so that everyone could see all the veins and muscles that make up your body.
I've heard good things about the all-in-wonder, and even that there are free data feeds for all the value-added stuff that Tivo brings. You have to set it up yourself, but you don't have to pay for a service either.
"It's a shame. I'm a mile from the Hopkinton town hall, the post office, the police, two miles from the ambulance," says Mrs. Crider. "If they put this house in Connecticut, I'll have to sell. I can't go 15 miles [to town]. I'm in a wheelchair. After 160 years, I think they should just leave it alone."
Why do you have to go to a different town just because they change your border? I'm pretty sure the post office will still accept your mail.
Lobby congress for a specific law that allows them to hack this p2p network, and perhaps sell anyone who uses it into slavery, creating a new world economy!
If they run a DOS attack on me, it costs me bandwidth, and certainly does not make my ISP happy.
By attacking me they are actually attacking my ISP, an innocent third party.
We have the best gov't money can buy!
In order to download PGP from the USA, you must live in the USA (by law). Last time I checked (several years back), the sites that have PGP decide whether you are in the USA based on your IP. So far as I know, this is not handled by Liquid Audio.
Is this not an example of prior art? Are all the sites which have PGP going to have to use Liquid Audio's system to avoid patent infringement?
One of those snakey thingeys that have all those sections you twist go back into the container?
I could NEVER figure that out.
Timothy's far reaching generalizations, extrapolations and interpretations lead many Slashdotters to believe that he is actually the evil JOHN KATZ. :)
/.'ers as just "too eerie" to be coincidence.
The similarities in writing style were described by some
Cases are not interchangeable. Some people cheap out on the case. It's a big mistake to do that. A case that is hard to work in can make installation very unpleasant. A good case makes it a snap.
:) I made the mistake of doing that and, while the carrying handle on the top was nifty, nothing else was.
I like Antec a lot, they have snap-out slide rails for the drives, snap out drive bays, a handle on the side of the case for easy removal, and a good use of internal space. I'm sure there are other good cases out there. Especially don't buy anything that looks like an IMac case.
This was a fairly funny comment, however I would be more careful with my jokes, were I you.
The government does not find them funny.
I agree that all citizens should enjoy the same protection, regardless of race.
My point was that we most likely face the threat of terrorism from Arabs. It's just a fact, the odd Timothy McVeigh is the exception to the rule.
We have enemies, we know what they look like, and where they are from. We should use that knowledge, not pretend that it is false for politically correct reasons.
Perhaps the DOJ should be able to find out the title of every book I purchase, every TV show I watch, what kind of hamburger I buy.
Wholesale spying is not justified by the war on terrorism. Especially for us non-Arab, born and raised in America types. It's just an excuse for the government to do something they've wanted to do for a long time anyway.
Logging such a huge volume of data requires massive hard-drive space, extra CPU power, extra manpower. All of those things cost money.
Considering how little money ISP's tend to make, I don't see this as at all fair, unless the government will pony up the cash.
I think I misplaced mine! I hope they don't take too long to grow because I'm really starting to miss it, and my friends are making fun of me.
Windows itself is a virus.
Does anyone know if there is an auction site that performs more like a real auction?
The main problem that I have with Ebay is that people can bid one second before the auction closes and get the item. In a real auction, the auctioneer says "Going once... Going twice... gone", to give everyone an opportunity to beat the high bid. Without this, you never have any idea how much the item will sell for, because everyone holds back their bid until the last second, making Ebay, IMHO, worthless.
Is there a better site out there?
Don't we all know that the real problem is with thirteen year-olds?
I shouldn't dignify this with a response, but I guess you pushed my buttons.
Why don't you have a look at my user page and see my previous posts before you slander me by calling me an advertiser? You are posting as anonymous, so I have no way of knowing if you are a frequent troll.
I like Antec so much that I can't ever see myself settling for anything less. I really am interested to hear from anyone who can compare the two. The linked article only talks about the noise reduction and the number of drive bays, and neglects to mention ease of use.
Can't? That's a pretty strong word! There are plenty of people who are reading this discussion who could tell you, I wager, exactly how it could be done.
If you have a single entry point of Internet into the country, by way of a huge trunk, you can control it as you please.
Did you ever read 1984? Orwell has a point, control the middle class, and you control everyone. I wish I could be as confident as you in saying it is impossible, but I am afraid it is all too possible, and if anyone will find a way, it will be the Chinese.
I want an Antec designed case. I've been through many a case in my lifetime, and Antec is by far the best I've ever used. I'm sure this case really does muffle the sound, but how can I be sure the rest of the case is up to my modern (Antec) standards?
Little things make the biggest difference when it comes to cases, flip out drive bays, drive slide rails, efficient use of available space, easy access to the motherboard side (my Antec has a handle).
Is there anyone who could compare it to an Antec? Probably wishful thinking
You have a point, but do you really want to ride in a decomposable airplane? Operated on by a decomposable knife? Obtain life support from a decomposable machine?
If you spill a glass of water on the sofa, will it begin to decompose?
Realistically, can we make a Gameboy Advance out of materials that will decompose if you throw them on the ground, but not if you just use the system normally? I refuse to give up my GBA.
Stuff that easily decomposes is going to be less durable. Period.
Some people can't tell the difference between an MP3 and a cd audio recording. I sure as hell can.
I've heard Super-Audio CD, and I can tell a definate difference. Have you heard one?
It has also been said that the human eye cannot detect more than 30 FPS.
I guarantee you that I can tell 60 hz from 30 hz, from 70+ hz.
Besides, maybe they can put all kinds of new data on the cd other than just the raw sound data, such as the direction of the sound, timbre, etc. Don't dismiss this technology out of hand because of some sound byte!