Well we will wait to see when false positives are brought to court I guess.
As for the SNES games retort. If they didn't cripple the GBA [small data bus, latency, small amount of ram] they could do more challenging games then DKL rehashes.
Nobody and certainly not the RIAA is saying that making private copies of songs is bad. E.g. if you have bought a crippled CD [I would just return it personally] you can always rip it and burn a fresh audio CD.
It's when you feel the need to "share" [re: pirate] it with a P2P network is what people are suing over.
hehehe, how many people outside of/. have 10 "best friends" [e.g. more than just people you know who drink the same poison at a bar with you]???
The college I'm at [more like a high school] has "cliques" of people whom I doubt are close friends. Just they all weigh the same [e.g. 65 lbs] and suck the same prof's cock to get ahead [er... punny!].
By "1000 of your closest friends" I meant form a group under your line of thinking and get people to join it.
Then do what all democratically formed nations do and protest. Get a few 1000 of your closest buddies to petition the station. I bet if the station was facing a listner drop and bad publicity it would go to hell.
Also petition your govt to make laws requiring a diversity of music on the limited FM bands [e.g. you not going to share the band, you share the time].
That's because you're supposed to be enlighten. The truth of the matter is quite simply this.
You live in a democracy right? Who are *you* to tell the rest of society how to live? If the majority of americans hated the RIAA they wouldn't buy their stuff.
The truth of the matter is the majority don't care and will blindly follow the hype. This is why people smoke, drink pepsi [I'm guilty of that], watch cable television and read books only Oprah subscribes to.
So I would be very offended if you solely took up arms against the government because you decided by yourself that the government must change [or any other part of society].
Fucking rednecks... I swear, if you stop marrying your sisters you won't have all them there brain defects!
That and its a hell of alot easier to get songs off WinMX, Kazaa, etc.. than it is off IRC.
Back in the day I tried to get mp3s via IRC and let me say "in queue, 96 of 115" is a lousy thing to see on dialup.
If they can get people to fear P2P networks there will be fewer sources for those geeks who feel it's their duty to uphold the network. Fewer sources means fewer songs available which in turn lowers the usefulness of the network.
Sounds like they figured it out.
What I can't figure out is Sony is part of this group against piracy but they sell CD-R mp3 players. I guess they assume everyone will mp3'ize their own audio cds? hehehehe.
Let's see, you can cram about 200 mp3s on a 700MB CD. 200 mp3s [of stuff you want to listen to] amounts to maybe 3 songs per CD. That's 66 CDs. How many 12 year olds have 66 CDs lying around?
I'm fairly certain if you asked your radiostation to play local bands they would. The whole reason why radiostations are in business is because people listen to the BS they put out. So if people don't complain why change it?
"people who pirate aren't customers". What does that have todo with anything? Can I kill your parents if you don't like them?
Admitedly radio sucks [I haven't listened to it in over ten years or so] and admitedly most "popular" music is teeny-bopper. But that isn't the RIAA's fault. Its the fault of all the stupid teenagers who get so utterly wrapped up in the moment that they don't step back to realize it sucks.
I mean how many screaming fans are at a Spears concert? How many of them are so vain, shallow and stupid to fall for that gimmick BS? If people spent 1/10th the money on door fees for local bands we wouldn't be in this mess. But alas people are overwhelmingly stupid. This is also why Intel for example, can get away with selling the P4 and still have "fan users". Or how Nintendo can make a fairly crappy GBA [it has many flaws like a 16-bit data bus], recycle SNES games and still make a profit.
If consumers had an ounce of critical thinking the world would be VERY much different.
Regardless of the motives for the RIAA, pirating is illegal and they have the right to sue them. Tired BS arguments.
I'm fairly certain once a couple dozen 15yr olds get sued [re: their parents will get the bill] there will be a bit more apprehension with pirating media.
Actually no. If there other guy doesn't own them [and how would you know?] it's still piracy. Even better, if you download an mp3 *then* by the CD you have still pirated the audio.
Making a *private* MP3 copy of a song isn't illegal [despite what contrived BS the zealots will bring up]. Provided you legally owned a copy of the CD/tape/record/media you are entitled to make your own private copies to your heart desires.
The trick, don't download mp3s off P2P networks. Really that simple. If you want to know what a song sounds like request it from your local radio station, if you want a your radiostation to play "indie/newbie" groups petition them [or a NPR station] to play them. There are legal ways to sample a song before buying it.
I mean, for the decades before P2P what do you think people did to hear a song? [This coming from a 21 yr old "kid" should tell you something]
99.999% of all P2P users are pirates. Their benevolent intentions aside there is no excuse for it./rant
Adultery is by far way worse than say embezling a few billion from the govt.
And stem cell research is immoral because... because... I say so! God forbids it!
And Saddam is bad, because... because I say so!.
Brought to you by one pissed of cannuck who thinks Dubya should be hanged in the middle of that capital thingy of Iraq... oh yeah "Dubya times square".
Yeah but many of the core useful projects are C or C++ [mostly C].
For example, linux kernel, gcc, gzip, bzip2, tar, [all the default userland tools], etc...
Also people who tend to know how to use sed/byson/flex/etc tend to also be a bit more apt at software development and computer science than the typical dime-a-dozen VB hacker.
Well my limited experience shows that often people who are proficient in these "run-of-the-week" languages are not typically well versed in computer science [e.g. how to solve problems not covered in a programming for idiots book].
My rant was geared towards promoting well balanced languages like Perl and C [over VB or MFC based MS bs].
No matter what OS you run you do need people to keep tabs on it. Most users are very stupid [re: running all email attachments] and are prone to damaging computer systems.
Even if they were using Linux they would need someone around to make sure everything runs smoothly.
The trick is to multi-task. Once the system is running, a small business sysadmin is not a full time job. They can also program or PR or...
Also the benefit of not using MSFT tools is the weaker propagation of acronymedics. E.g. I can code DOM SOAP.NET ASP super programs. oh yeah
You're under the assumption that drivers are paying that much attention. I don't want to be hit by a car at 50KM/h just like I don't want to be hit by a car at 5KM/h. Who cares if the hit is fatal. I shouldn't have to walk around the city under fear of being hit by arrogant stupid fucking drivers who don't know how to drive.
Oh yeah, and technically its not illegal to drive the speed limit in the left lane. If you have to speed to pass a car, guess what, you've broken the law! OMG. Little known secret.
As for the lady that hit you, if it was at 50MPH I would have strung her up by an apple tree. If she had hit you at 5MPH I would have fined her a few thousand dollars. Stupid people who can't judge distances shouldn't drive. There is no excuse for poor driving.
I've never been pulled over for doing the speed limit, nor have any of my friends.
However, even if you were you can still contest the ticket. Chances are if you are presentable in court you will win.
People who drop 10mph when they see a speed trap should have their licence revoked and fined 100$.
As for the "50 to 30" in Canada we always have warning signs for that reason. E.g. if you see a "60 KM/h begins" sign it's a good idea to start slowing down to 60.
Speed limits in the states are fucked up [well in New York anyways]. The last time I visited I was on highway 37 [east] for nearly 30 minutes before seeing a speed limit sign. I don't know what the assumed speed limit is [its 80KM/h for country roads and 50KM/h for city] in the states but it would be a good idea to lobby the state government to post more signs. Specially near the border so us tourists know what speed to drive!
Whatever. Bad cops can exist anywhere. That doesn't mean driving erratically and lax police powers is the solution. If you weren't speeding contest it. If you do speed, stop.
My god, am I the only one with fucking common sense nowadays?
Except if he was in the military [before vietnam] he must have **voluntarily** given his DNA to the military.
In which case how is this an abuse of his rights to privacy?
I don't think the grand-parent poster was suggesting its a good idea to randomly poke people and steal a sample of their dna. But if you willingly give it out [e.g. use a public restaurant or give it as part of a job] why not use it if you can provably connect the dots?
We've been collecting fingerprints for eons now and you still cannot force someone to give one on their own.
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Can we bee friends? Teehee.
And I am not french, hon hon, I's am English non?
Tom
Well we will wait to see when false positives are brought to court I guess.
As for the SNES games retort. If they didn't cripple the GBA [small data bus, latency, small amount of ram] they could do more challenging games then DKL rehashes.
Tom
Linux must be d3ztr0y3d....
As if Linux wasn't in their minds since day one. This is just MSFT trying to act all big, oh pshaw, Linux, one can hardly muster a whim about it.
E.g. if MSFT doesn't really care about Linux then MSFT customers will think "hey I've got it good".
Tom
Nobody and certainly not the RIAA is saying that making private copies of songs is bad. E.g. if you have bought a crippled CD [I would just return it personally] you can always rip it and burn a fresh audio CD.
It's when you feel the need to "share" [re: pirate] it with a P2P network is what people are suing over.
Tom
Hey look, we've apologized for Bryan Adams already!! Celine Deon was totally unpredicted!!
Oh and our Reese PB cups [candy bar] has three cups not two! Hahaha americans with only two. Hahahaha!
Tom
hehehe, how many people outside of /. have 10 "best friends" [e.g. more than just people you know who drink the same poison at a bar with you]???
The college I'm at [more like a high school] has "cliques" of people whom I doubt are close friends. Just they all weigh the same [e.g. 65 lbs] and suck the same prof's cock to get ahead [er... punny!].
By "1000 of your closest friends" I meant form a group under your line of thinking and get people to join it.
Tom
Not really. The same people who don't care about this P2P hype are the same people who won't care when P2P dorks are sued.
Tom
Then do what all democratically formed nations do and protest. Get a few 1000 of your closest buddies to petition the station. I bet if the station was facing a listner drop and bad publicity it would go to hell.
Also petition your govt to make laws requiring a diversity of music on the limited FM bands [e.g. you not going to share the band, you share the time].
Tom
That's because you're supposed to be enlighten. The truth of the matter is quite simply this.
You live in a democracy right? Who are *you* to tell the rest of society how to live? If the majority of americans hated the RIAA they wouldn't buy their stuff.
The truth of the matter is the majority don't care and will blindly follow the hype. This is why people smoke, drink pepsi [I'm guilty of that], watch cable television and read books only Oprah subscribes to.
So I would be very offended if you solely took up arms against the government because you decided by yourself that the government must change [or any other part of society].
Fucking rednecks... I swear, if you stop marrying your sisters you won't have all them there brain defects!
Tom
That and its a hell of alot easier to get songs off WinMX, Kazaa, etc.. than it is off IRC.
Back in the day I tried to get mp3s via IRC and let me say "in queue, 96 of 115" is a lousy thing to see on dialup.
If they can get people to fear P2P networks there will be fewer sources for those geeks who feel it's their duty to uphold the network. Fewer sources means fewer songs available which in turn lowers the usefulness of the network.
Sounds like they figured it out.
What I can't figure out is Sony is part of this group against piracy but they sell CD-R mp3 players. I guess they assume everyone will mp3'ize their own audio cds? hehehehe.
Let's see, you can cram about 200 mp3s on a 700MB CD. 200 mp3s [of stuff you want to listen to] amounts to maybe 3 songs per CD. That's 66 CDs. How many 12 year olds have 66 CDs lying around?
Tom
I'm sorry... what?
I'm fairly certain if you asked your radiostation to play local bands they would. The whole reason why radiostations are in business is because people listen to the BS they put out. So if people don't complain why change it?
"people who pirate aren't customers". What does that have todo with anything? Can I kill your parents if you don't like them?
Admitedly radio sucks [I haven't listened to it in over ten years or so] and admitedly most "popular" music is teeny-bopper. But that isn't the RIAA's fault. Its the fault of all the stupid teenagers who get so utterly wrapped up in the moment that they don't step back to realize it sucks.
I mean how many screaming fans are at a Spears concert? How many of them are so vain, shallow and stupid to fall for that gimmick BS? If people spent 1/10th the money on door fees for local bands we wouldn't be in this mess. But alas people are overwhelmingly stupid. This is also why Intel for example, can get away with selling the P4 and still have "fan users". Or how Nintendo can make a fairly crappy GBA [it has many flaws like a 16-bit data bus], recycle SNES games and still make a profit.
If consumers had an ounce of critical thinking the world would be VERY much different.
Regardless of the motives for the RIAA, pirating is illegal and they have the right to sue them. Tired BS arguments.
Tom
Actually google for cannuck you will see many people spell it both ways. For good reason, it's not a real word ya hockey hoser, eh!
Can we be friends now? I'm so lonely!
Do you want to be one of those 871?
I'm fairly certain once a couple dozen 15yr olds get sued [re: their parents will get the bill] there will be a bit more apprehension with pirating media.
Tom
Actually no. If there other guy doesn't own them [and how would you know?] it's still piracy. Even better, if you download an mp3 *then* by the CD you have still pirated the audio.
/rant
Making a *private* MP3 copy of a song isn't illegal [despite what contrived BS the zealots will bring up]. Provided you legally owned a copy of the CD/tape/record/media you are entitled to make your own private copies to your heart desires.
The trick, don't download mp3s off P2P networks. Really that simple. If you want to know what a song sounds like request it from your local radio station, if you want a your radiostation to play "indie/newbie" groups petition them [or a NPR station] to play them. There are legal ways to sample a song before buying it.
I mean, for the decades before P2P what do you think people did to hear a song? [This coming from a 21 yr old "kid" should tell you something]
99.999% of all P2P users are pirates. Their benevolent intentions aside there is no excuse for it.
Tom
And just think if "file-swapping" [re: piracy] was not so popular there wouldn't be a need for this "tiranny".
When verizon did to PA is just absurd. They should have their business license revoked and be sued for double the amount.
That aside, if the RIAA is legally filing their court documents, more power to them. I hope they sue a dozen pirates [successfully] a day.
Tom
The US govt is christian though, didn't you know?
Adultery is by far way worse than say embezling a few billion from the govt.
And stem cell research is immoral because... because... I say so! God forbids it!
And Saddam is bad, because... because I say so!.
Brought to you by one pissed of cannuck who thinks Dubya should be hanged in the middle of that capital thingy of Iraq... oh yeah "Dubya times square".
Tom
Don't forget the "Great Canadian Seal Hunt". Woowee, this year I bagged me a 6" flipper!
Also the cable companies are usually pretty good about routing fast inet to our igloos.
Tom
Yeah but many of the core useful projects are C or C++ [mostly C].
For example, linux kernel, gcc, gzip, bzip2, tar, [all the default userland tools], etc...
Also people who tend to know how to use sed/byson/flex/etc tend to also be a bit more apt at software development and computer science than the typical dime-a-dozen VB hacker.
Tom
Hehehe.
Well my limited experience shows that often people who are proficient in these "run-of-the-week" languages are not typically well versed in computer science [e.g. how to solve problems not covered in a programming for idiots book].
My rant was geared towards promoting well balanced languages like Perl and C [over VB or MFC based MS bs].
Tom
No matter what OS you run you do need people to keep tabs on it. Most users are very stupid [re: running all email attachments] and are prone to damaging computer systems.
...
.NET ASP super programs. oh yeah
Even if they were using Linux they would need someone around to make sure everything runs smoothly.
The trick is to multi-task. Once the system is running, a small business sysadmin is not a full time job. They can also program or PR or
Also the benefit of not using MSFT tools is the weaker propagation of acronymedics. E.g. I can code DOM SOAP
10 print 'hello world'
L33t!
Tom
You're under the assumption that drivers are paying that much attention. I don't want to be hit by a car at 50KM/h just like I don't want to be hit by a car at 5KM/h. Who cares if the hit is fatal. I shouldn't have to walk around the city under fear of being hit by arrogant stupid fucking drivers who don't know how to drive.
Oh yeah, and technically its not illegal to drive the speed limit in the left lane. If you have to speed to pass a car, guess what, you've broken the law! OMG. Little known secret.
As for the lady that hit you, if it was at 50MPH I would have strung her up by an apple tree. If she had hit you at 5MPH I would have fined her a few thousand dollars. Stupid people who can't judge distances shouldn't drive. There is no excuse for poor driving.
Tom
I've never been pulled over for doing the speed limit, nor have any of my friends.
However, even if you were you can still contest the ticket. Chances are if you are presentable in court you will win.
People who drop 10mph when they see a speed trap should have their licence revoked and fined 100$.
As for the "50 to 30" in Canada we always have warning signs for that reason. E.g. if you see a "60 KM/h begins" sign it's a good idea to start slowing down to 60.
Speed limits in the states are fucked up [well in New York anyways]. The last time I visited I was on highway 37 [east] for nearly 30 minutes before seeing a speed limit sign. I don't know what the assumed speed limit is [its 80KM/h for country roads and 50KM/h for city] in the states but it would be a good idea to lobby the state government to post more signs. Specially near the border so us tourists know what speed to drive!
Whatever. Bad cops can exist anywhere. That doesn't mean driving erratically and lax police powers is the solution. If you weren't speeding contest it. If you do speed, stop.
My god, am I the only one with fucking common sense nowadays?
Tom
If you knew my mother you wouldn't think that's funny.
Actually unless I was 3 or something I couldn't see where your comment would be funny ever.
That is unless you like nearly 60 year old women.... nasty!
Or just grab a bottle/can/cup from a public food court or cigarette butt or ...
There are many ways to get peoples DNA without their explicit consent.
Tom
Except if he was in the military [before vietnam] he must have **voluntarily** given his DNA to the military.
In which case how is this an abuse of his rights to privacy?
I don't think the grand-parent poster was suggesting its a good idea to randomly poke people and steal a sample of their dna. But if you willingly give it out [e.g. use a public restaurant or give it as part of a job] why not use it if you can provably connect the dots?
We've been collecting fingerprints for eons now and you still cannot force someone to give one on their own.
Tom