I disagree - I have a 5Gb iPod with a dead battery (replacement costs around $98). While I prefer the Apple interface, there are no other special features about the iPod that aren't duplicated in the Dell player. I don't buy music online (RIAA won't get my money, period) so I'm not losing anything there.
The best bet is to go after the RIAA members for supplying the material in the first place. Go after them under the same laws that allow crime victims to sue drug dealers, or the states to sue tobacco manufacturers.
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I'm seriously debating the idea of suing the entire membership of RIAA, if the bill passes, under the same rules that drug-crime victims are allowed to sue drug dealers.
Basically, sue them for contributory negligence by supplying the music in the first place.
because I measure those things in English that need to be measured in English and those things in Metric that need to be measured in Metric and do not mix the two.
I just slap Litestep on my Windows machine and it fixes everything I hate about the Windows interface.
Add a few bits of software here and there to replace Explorer and Outlook Express and it's like having a whole new OS that can run all my current software.
It's funny because it's happening to someone else.
As for fair punishment - what is the fair punishment? It's the electronic equivalent of breaking and entering, theft, and distribution of stolen goods. If they had done this with physical items of high value, they'd be heading to the pokey, so why not treat it exactly the same?
I suppose the other alternative would be to force them to pay up for the economic losses to the company, but that would take most of the rest of their life.
The other method is to go after the advertisers who hire the spammers in the first place. Spammers are bottom-feeders, for sure, but if you cut off their customers, then you cut off their income.
AFAIK, it's the remains of a Scottish accent from settlers in Canada.
True story - I used to Mac tech support for a small university in West Texas. One of the nursing instructors kept saying "aboot" and when I guessed she was from Scotland, she said she was actually from Canada - somewhere in the middle of Canada, I don't remember where exactly.
Anyway, apparently, there's a lot of it running around up there in mid-western Canada (or whatever the heck it's called).
I get annoyed by the recursive names - it's been done to death. It was interesting the first time, cute the second time; the third time it was annoying, and the fourth - well, I apologize to all the small children and dogs of the world.
they'd just do something about the speed. Java runs like ass on my 500-mHz iBook. I finally gave up on Java apps looking like ass, because there's nothing I can do about that, but if it would just run faster, I might actually start taking it seriously.
Only if they follow actual pricing and don't inflate the charges (a la cell phone bills) to exact extra revenue from customers.
I can easily see some ISP saying "hey, it only costs us 10 cents per user, but hey, let's add a couple of bucks to the bill to cover the inevitable paperwork, and other sundry items that we can make them think are remotely related and we'll call it a filtration surcharge."
Not to mention the problems with space on the card. 2 GB may seem like a lot, but a recording session can eat that up in about a minute if you go multitrack.
While I applaud the idea, a hard disk is the only way to go, esp. when it comes to mixing. If you're editing tracks you rip off a CD, then this is sufficient to handle the load.
They need to go back and re-examine the needs of professional recordists, editors and mixers.
I would say it's also a result of not having a clear goal in mind, as in a defined featureset that determines what will be considered a final release at a given version number. So many projects seem to work toward a set of features, but add in other things in the meantime due to developer whimsy that they never reach the final mark.
What is needed is a clear definition for a given project. Basically, someone saying we're going to implement X-and-such features and anything else can wait for the next release. I realize this is difficult, esp. with Open Source, since a developer may feel ignored and decide to fork the project, when their contributions would be better applied to working in a different area of the main project for a while.
Which is harsher: jail time, or forcing them to repay the economic loss through forfeiture of property and repayment of losses through other means of work?
Personally, I vote for repayment - it would cost the taxpayers less in the long run.
(As of 2001, the internet is used in some form by about 54% of the population).
Perhaps it would be helpful to consider the society being harmed before you get to heavy-handed with spammer removal. A spammer harms only the portion of society that is connected to the internet and which uses email - but not the larger portion of society (connected and unconnected).
So, it would be more beneficial to cut off their access permanently, rather than executing them.
(I have, in the past, called for the summary execution of hackers, spammers, etc. but when it gets down to it, I'd settle for repayment of economic damage.)
I am still disturbed however to be supporting a big, bad (well, in the past), corporation against the little guy
Which suggests that you are biased against large corporations simply because they are large, and biased for small companies because they are small. There is nothing inherently evil about a large corporation - Walmart is large and evil, Costco is large and not evil. Walmart is a slave pit, Costco apparently pays pretty well and succeeds at creating a decent work environment.
Except in a few instances, it's not the corporation that's "evil", but the people running it, or their policies. It's time to get past that simplistic view of big is bad and small is good.
Henry Rollins couldn't act his way out of a wet paper sack with a utility knife. Seriously. I'm not sure what's up with his storytelling tour, but his delivery is neither interesting nor funny.
I rather s*** nails and broken glass than have to listen to Rollins speak another word. He may have great musical talent (don't listen to his music, don't care), but his acting talent is nonexistent.
The writer didn't do much dissecting. It's mostly ridiculing it (which is deserved), but there's definitely no analysis of the document and counterclaims to refute the arguments therein.
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I disagree - I have a 5Gb iPod with a dead battery (replacement costs around $98). While I prefer the Apple interface, there are no other special features about the iPod that aren't duplicated in the Dell player. I don't buy music online (RIAA won't get my money, period) so I'm not losing anything there.
This sounds like a win-win situation for me.
You can get that much for his kidneys on the black market. All you need is a whole bunch of ice and a bathtub.
It takes only one bad officer to ruin everyone's day.
Man, this is mightily worrisome.
The best bet is to go after the RIAA members for supplying the material in the first place. Go after them under the same laws that allow crime victims to sue drug dealers, or the states to sue tobacco manufacturers.
I'm seriously debating the idea of suing the entire membership of RIAA, if the bill passes, under the same rules that drug-crime victims are allowed to sue drug dealers.
Basically, sue them for contributory negligence by supplying the music in the first place.
Too bad they don't have the IE-lookalike theme anymore. It was nearly impossible to tell the difference.
Well, you know, except for the lack of popups, no Active-X, and you could tell who was designing to proper standards.
But certainly nothing a casual user would notice.
because I measure those things in English that need to be measured in English and those things in Metric that need to be measured in Metric and do not mix the two.
Ever.
I just slap Litestep on my Windows machine and it fixes everything I hate about the Windows interface.
Add a few bits of software here and there to replace Explorer and Outlook Express and it's like having a whole new OS that can run all my current software.
It's funny because it's happening to someone else.
As for fair punishment - what is the fair punishment? It's the electronic equivalent of breaking and entering, theft, and distribution of stolen goods. If they had done this with physical items of high value, they'd be heading to the pokey, so why not treat it exactly the same?
I suppose the other alternative would be to force them to pay up for the economic losses to the company, but that would take most of the rest of their life.
The other method is to go after the advertisers who hire the spammers in the first place. Spammers are bottom-feeders, for sure, but if you cut off their customers, then you cut off their income.
No, but thank you. I prefer cuisine that's not based on a dare.
AFAIK, it's the remains of a Scottish accent from settlers in Canada.
True story - I used to Mac tech support for a small university in West Texas. One of the nursing instructors kept saying "aboot" and when I guessed she was from Scotland, she said she was actually from Canada - somewhere in the middle of Canada, I don't remember where exactly.
Anyway, apparently, there's a lot of it running around up there in mid-western Canada (or whatever the heck it's called).
I get annoyed by the recursive names - it's been done to death. It was interesting the first time, cute the second time; the third time it was annoying, and the fourth - well, I apologize to all the small children and dogs of the world.
they'd just do something about the speed. Java runs like ass on my 500-mHz iBook. I finally gave up on Java apps looking like ass, because there's nothing I can do about that, but if it would just run faster, I might actually start taking it seriously.
Realistically, though, how many people will make the connection between getting ripped off on their credit card and getting a virus on their computer?
Only if they follow actual pricing and don't inflate the charges (a la cell phone bills) to exact extra revenue from customers.
I can easily see some ISP saying "hey, it only costs us 10 cents per user, but hey, let's add a couple of bucks to the bill to cover the inevitable paperwork, and other sundry items that we can make them think are remotely related and we'll call it a filtration surcharge."
Not to mention the problems with space on the card. 2 GB may seem like a lot, but a recording session can eat that up in about a minute if you go multitrack.
While I applaud the idea, a hard disk is the only way to go, esp. when it comes to mixing. If you're editing tracks you rip off a CD, then this is sufficient to handle the load.
They need to go back and re-examine the needs of professional recordists, editors and mixers.
I would say it's also a result of not having a clear goal in mind, as in a defined featureset that determines what will be considered a final release at a given version number. So many projects seem to work toward a set of features, but add in other things in the meantime due to developer whimsy that they never reach the final mark.
What is needed is a clear definition for a given project. Basically, someone saying we're going to implement X-and-such features and anything else can wait for the next release. I realize this is difficult, esp. with Open Source, since a developer may feel ignored and decide to fork the project, when their contributions would be better applied to working in a different area of the main project for a while.
Which is harsher: jail time, or forcing them to repay the economic loss through forfeiture of property and repayment of losses through other means of work?
Personally, I vote for repayment - it would cost the taxpayers less in the long run.
(As of 2001, the internet is used in some form by about 54% of the population).
Perhaps it would be helpful to consider the society being harmed before you get to heavy-handed with spammer removal. A spammer harms only the portion of society that is connected to the internet and which uses email - but not the larger portion of society (connected and unconnected).
So, it would be more beneficial to cut off their access permanently, rather than executing them.
(I have, in the past, called for the summary execution of hackers, spammers, etc. but when it gets down to it, I'd settle for repayment of economic damage.)
Why doesn't CNN march into Area 51 and refuse to leave then because the "public wants to know the truth".
Because Area 51 is one installation where the "hands off" rules about shooting civilians don't apply?!
I am still disturbed however to be supporting a big, bad (well, in the past), corporation against the little guy
Which suggests that you are biased against large corporations simply because they are large, and biased for small companies because they are small. There is nothing inherently evil about a large corporation - Walmart is large and evil, Costco is large and not evil. Walmart is a slave pit, Costco apparently pays pretty well and succeeds at creating a decent work environment.
Except in a few instances, it's not the corporation that's "evil", but the people running it, or their policies. It's time to get past that simplistic view of big is bad and small is good.
Heck... these whipper-snappers today all want their fancy-schmancy pictures and animated graphics. In my day we used LYNX and LIKED IT!!!
Perhaps you'd like to be threatened with another trip to the Soylent Corporation's euthanasia chambers, old man.
Henry Rollins couldn't act his way out of a wet paper sack with a utility knife. Seriously. I'm not sure what's up with his storytelling tour, but his delivery is neither interesting nor funny.
I rather s*** nails and broken glass than have to listen to Rollins speak another word. He may have great musical talent (don't listen to his music, don't care), but his acting talent is nonexistent.
The writer didn't do much dissecting. It's mostly ridiculing it (which is deserved), but there's definitely no analysis of the document and counterclaims to refute the arguments therein.