Those steps are neither easy nor logical. You're giving wayyyyyyyyyyy too much credit to the average computer user. Most people will not even make the assumption that they have a choice in disabling any of that stuff. It scares the hell out to me to see the amazement of friends and co-workers when I show them how to do things that the average Slashdot reader takes for granted as easy.
The easiest and most logical thing that can be done is NOTHING WHATSOEVER. Most people seem to forget that "do nothing" should always be the first option. If you're putting a music CD in your CDROM drive to listen to music, you'll know that you need to launch your music player.
I still can't figure out the whole "no charging interest" issue. Sure, I believe charging insanely high interest rates (the modern defn of usury) is wrong, but why would I lend out my money to someone for free when I could be investing the money myself (opportunity cost) and the lendee will likely use the money in a for-profit endeavour?
I tried out the online demo that works through the web browser. I wondered what "I hope the weather is clement when you arive" would translate into. You get:
/me thinks you didn't watch Equilibrium close enough...removing all those emotions was a *bad* thing, except for when Christian Bale killed all those guys that tried to take his puppy.
Consoles should be about one-stop shopping and ease of use. Xbox Live lets you create just one online gaming account, versus one for each online game you own. This is one thing that I like about Xbox over PS2 (I own a PS2, but not an Xbox)...all PS2 online titles require separate accounts, unless you get lucky and a couple publishers both use GameSpy.
The autocomplete feature is a *very dangerous* thing to have turned on in Excel by default. Unfortunately, no one knows about it until it bites him in the ass. Now and then we'll have to enter a list of ticker symbols into a column in Excel. If the next ticker symbol is similar to the previous one, autocomplete will automatically fill in the last ticker symbol. If you're working at a brisk pace, it is very easy to notice this error. The end result is that you can get a screwed up portfolio statement because Excel fscked up your tickers.
Lest we forget...Shakespeare's works were written using extremely colloquial language...the Middle Age equivalent of "Ebonics" at that time. You read Shakespeare for the ideas behind stories, not as a shining example of proper 1500's/1600's English, of which it is not.
There is on DRM on AAC files you rip yourself and no such option to even enable DRM on music you rip from CD. iTunes also has built in support for ripping to MP3.
Re:PS3? No thanks, Sony; you screwed the pooch
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The problem is that the music division is crippling the hardware division for no legitimate reason and is not becoming more valuable as a result. In other words, if the music division managed to get the hardware division to completely castrate a new Playstation model, they will still release the same mediocre music and harm their own bottom line.
Re:PS3? No thanks, Sony; you screwed the pooch
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Let's look at this from the stockholder's point of view, as well as the customer's. If that type of conflict of interest exists between Sony's divisions, then that is telling me that management is *not* maximising shareholder value because the music division is harming the Playstation division by reducing the utility of the Playstation console.
That tells me that the only way to increase shareholder value is to break Sony into at least two companies: the entertainment division and the electronics division. Each division will then float on its own merits without impeding the other.
In a nutshell, we can add Sony's own *shareholders* to the list of people that are getting screwed by the management. My prediction? Look for a shareholder suit against the Board of Directors within 3 years to break Sony into two companies.
I can get myself a very nice bicycle or laser printer for free through Amex because of their rewards program. I put all my groceries, gas and business travel on that card and it pays back in a nice way. Having to pay it off at the end of the month also helps to keep my spending in line.
I know they're a big, mid-western hardware store chain, similar to Home Depot. As someone located on the east coast who has only walked past a Menard's once in Illinois, what is wrong with them? The corny jingle perhaps? (Save more money at Menaaaaaards!).
PS3? No thanks, Sony; you screwed the pooch
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I'd like to thank the fine folks at Sony for helping me decide which next-generation gaming console to buy (hint: It doesn't begin with the letter "P" or end in a "3"). It's a sad state of affairs when Microsoft has to come to the rescue and un-fsck your security blunders.
"Essentially, they're trying to hide a key logger behind copyright law."
Copyright law doesn't have provisions for EULAs. They are using faulty contract law logic to harass security vendors. I honestly think people only think an unsigned, after-the-fact EULA means anything because they've been conditioned throughout their lives to blindingly accept authority, whether real or perceived.
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One of the lesser-known assistants had some molten candy explode on her face...that's got to take the cake.
...(otherwise, why wouldn't we have bank robbery corporations?).
We do, but we call them "banks" for short.
I don't broadcast my SSID...will it let me type it in manually?
"It took a California lawsuit, the EFF, and a week of bad press on Slashdot for them to pull this.."
That, and a royal bitch-out by a small, obscure federal bureau called...oh, what's its name? Ah, yes...The Department of Homeland Security!
"How much easier or logical can it get?"
Those steps are neither easy nor logical. You're giving wayyyyyyyyyyy too much credit to the average computer user. Most people will not even make the assumption that they have a choice in disabling any of that stuff. It scares the hell out to me to see the amazement of friends and co-workers when I show them how to do things that the average Slashdot reader takes for granted as easy.
The easiest and most logical thing that can be done is NOTHING WHATSOEVER. Most people seem to forget that "do nothing" should always be the first option. If you're putting a music CD in your CDROM drive to listen to music, you'll know that you need to launch your music player.
I still can't figure out the whole "no charging interest" issue. Sure, I believe charging insanely high interest rates (the modern defn of usury) is wrong, but why would I lend out my money to someone for free when I could be investing the money myself (opportunity cost) and the lendee will likely use the money in a for-profit endeavour?
Nope...XML Parsing. Anything else you heard were lies from the marketing department.
"The music labels figure that a song will be popular because it is more expensive,"
Wow, cocaine is a helluva drug!
I tried out the online demo that works through the web browser. I wondered what "I hope the weather is clement when you arive" would translate into. You get:
"durka durka mohammed jihad durka durka"
Super!
/me thinks you didn't watch Equilibrium close enough...removing all those emotions was a *bad* thing, except for when Christian Bale killed all those guys that tried to take his puppy.
True, but what you have to consider is...hold on....FFFSSSZZZT...MMMMMM, THAT'S THE STUFF!
Consoles should be about one-stop shopping and ease of use. Xbox Live lets you create just one online gaming account, versus one for each online game you own. This is one thing that I like about Xbox over PS2 (I own a PS2, but not an Xbox)...all PS2 online titles require separate accounts, unless you get lucky and a couple publishers both use GameSpy.
I think he's just down to "Fiddy" by now.
The autocomplete feature is a *very dangerous* thing to have turned on in Excel by default. Unfortunately, no one knows about it until it bites him in the ass. Now and then we'll have to enter a list of ticker symbols into a column in Excel. If the next ticker symbol is similar to the previous one, autocomplete will automatically fill in the last ticker symbol. If you're working at a brisk pace, it is very easy to notice this error. The end result is that you can get a screwed up portfolio statement because Excel fscked up your tickers.
Wait, how many is a brazillian?
Regards,
George
Can you buy PCI tuners with cable card slots yet? I haven't seen any, but I might not be looking hard enough.
Lest we forget...Shakespeare's works were written using extremely colloquial language...the Middle Age equivalent of "Ebonics" at that time. You read Shakespeare for the ideas behind stories, not as a shining example of proper 1500's/1600's English, of which it is not.
"rips to vendor locked-in AAC, etc. etc?"
There is on DRM on AAC files you rip yourself and no such option to even enable DRM on music you rip from CD. iTunes also has built in support for ripping to MP3.
The problem is that the music division is crippling the hardware division for no legitimate reason and is not becoming more valuable as a result. In other words, if the music division managed to get the hardware division to completely castrate a new Playstation model, they will still release the same mediocre music and harm their own bottom line.
Let's look at this from the stockholder's point of view, as well as the customer's. If that type of conflict of interest exists between Sony's divisions, then that is telling me that management is *not* maximising shareholder value because the music division is harming the Playstation division by reducing the utility of the Playstation console.
That tells me that the only way to increase shareholder value is to break Sony into at least two companies: the entertainment division and the electronics division. Each division will then float on its own merits without impeding the other.
In a nutshell, we can add Sony's own *shareholders* to the list of people that are getting screwed by the management. My prediction? Look for a shareholder suit against the Board of Directors within 3 years to break Sony into two companies.
I can get myself a very nice bicycle or laser printer for free through Amex because of their rewards program. I put all my groceries, gas and business travel on that card and it pays back in a nice way. Having to pay it off at the end of the month also helps to keep my spending in line.
"I won't buy anything from Menard's either."
I know they're a big, mid-western hardware store chain, similar to Home Depot. As someone located on the east coast who has only walked past a Menard's once in Illinois, what is wrong with them? The corny jingle perhaps? (Save more money at Menaaaaaards!).
I'd like to thank the fine folks at Sony for helping me decide which next-generation gaming console to buy (hint: It doesn't begin with the letter "P" or end in a "3"). It's a sad state of affairs when Microsoft has to come to the rescue and un-fsck your security blunders.
"Mini Me"
"Essentially, they're trying to hide a key logger behind copyright law."
Copyright law doesn't have provisions for EULAs. They are using faulty contract law logic to harass security vendors. I honestly think people only think an unsigned, after-the-fact EULA means anything because they've been conditioned throughout their lives to blindingly accept authority, whether real or perceived.