What? And shed that elitist image by catering to a large segment of the sales population? You must be joking?! Make Linux popular with the masses!?!? And actually compete with MS?! You, my man, are insane.
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"...Freon box will need to be continually updated."
I wouldn't think this is a huge obstacle. Really. If the thing has a hard drive then updating is a issue unless it were something major. Um, I use my XBox (cue flaming) as my primary (read: only) DVD player and i have to ask why is it hype? Kind of a logical step if you ask me. Your console plays DVD games, why not movies in the same format. Damn useful if you ask me. Which you didn't. But if you did...
"So what happens if just one of the 3 components breaks?"
First, what 3 components are you talking about? The DVD, HD and..? Motherboard? But even without knowing what those components are, the answer is simple- Fix/buy a new one or do without. The more capabilities a unit has, the easier it is to stop up the plumbing, naturally. It goes with the territory of any technology and it's something you have to live with. Other technologies have this inherent problem yet they thrive. Go figure.
"Microsofts track record for defects with the XBox"
Huh. Source please. Link it. The only ones I know of was a small batch of the consoles were scratching disks in Japan and I had my friend mention one overheating as a display model, but that's all I've heard, and since I own one, I like to think I listen for that sort of news. And as much as I love the PS1 I have to mention that it had it's share of issues depite it's popularity, namely the laser assembly burning out or jamming prematurally (discounting hot-swapping of import CDs). I know/. is an MS haters club, but come on...
"because they didn't want a hunk of plastic that didn't work after 2 years"
If it's anything close to an Xbox, the damn thing is as close to a computer as it'll get. And unlike a computer, it doesn't nessisarily need to be at the cutting edge of technology. I don't see us moving away from DVDs anytime soon. Will TV be changing that rapidly to make this obsolete in 2 years? What, exactly, will make this hardware obsolete? I agree that ll technology has a finite shelf life, but PVR? As long as you can update the software, technology like this will have a long lifespan.
Maybe it won't work, but your "why" needs a few less holes.
Yeah, he's a good actor... But I guess it's just a matter of opinion as far as casting him in that role... Less pet-detective, more villan, I say. But the Batman movie franchise had already turned to shit, so it's not nessisarily his fault.
FAA? Screw em. Parachutes? Who needs em. My question is what does this guys insurance run him for something like this. In his back yard? Cripes! We're not only talking the potential (not that I'm wishing him ill) destruction of the rocket, but the propery around it for at least 1/4th of a mile or more. That's not even considering all the crap that'll go flying if this thing explodes a mile or so up. Jet engines falling from the sky? Who cares, I got myself an upper stage in MY pool... Of course, if you're dead, then insurance... Well, we won't dwell on that:p
Nononono... Starwars has plot for days; Just you already know what's going to happen. Having three prequels certianly doesn't do anything to enhance that. The producers have their work cut out for them trying to keep an audience intrested when they already know the Emperor is going to feed Anakins ego, the princess is going to die and somehow help tip him to the dark side... What do you want to bet Obi-Wan has to open a can of whoop-ass on him?
You could say that readers already know what's going to happen in the Rings saga, but there is a huge difference between having already seen the vision on the screen, knowing what will probably happen and seeing a masterfully crafted novel done justice on the screen for the first time especially for those of uswhose first exposure to Rings is that screen. Cultural shift? Nah. Star Wars has lots of plot, but after 100's of sci-fi novels and the poor handling in Ep1 (and Ep2; Distinctly different styles from the originals. Overuse of cut sequences), Starwars has lost it's shine to stale franchise whoring.(watching Yoda command a battlefield full of stormtroopers was an unexpect delight:)
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~Ahem~ On the topic, I'm am heartend by the fact by the fact these were all filmed at nearly the same time, by the same director. It'll ensure there is no dumbing down as oft happens in sequels these days... Batman comes to mind... I'm sure Spider Man will suffer the same fate... They go from serious to "lets star Jim Carrie in one of these! Wouldn't that be great?!" or "I like the character design. Name? Ummm.. Jar-Jar. See? Kinda just rolls off the tongue."
oligopoly: a market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the market
While you get credit for employing an obscure, seldom used word, price fixing implies a certain (read "large" in this case) amount of control, which the record companies do wield. They do more than simply affect the market. Since Vivendi Universal and Warner Communications had exclusive control of the Three Tenors recording in question, maybe you should have stuck to the good old fasioned word
monopoly: 1 : exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action 2 : exclusive possession or control 3 : a commodity controlled by one party 4 : one that has a monopoly
"...ironic considering that NASA took something that wasn't under U.S. jurisdiction."
When your country goes to the moon, you can claim your own moon rocks. Until then, suck it up. At least I'm assuming that's what the submitter meant... The context of that comment is so ambiguous as to inspire large quantities of confusion...
Look ma! Advertisements seemlessly woven into movies! This really isNews for Nerds, Stuff that matters!! Slow news day, Michael?
Just so it isn't totally off-topic, seen the new singular wireless commercials? Shamu? MiB2 worms? I think they're opening up a new trend in cross brand commercialization... Surely I can submit that as a story and it will get accepted. Nah...
If this online Magic game were to sponcer a "get-together" like dating clubs, how many people would actually show up after the amount of smack delt online?
"Oh, so you're The Verminator... I'M GONNA RIP YOU STINKIN' HEAD OFF!!! NOBODY TALKS ABOUT MY MOTHER LIKE THAT!!!"
My knowledge on this is a bit thin, so bear with me. When you register a Windows product, doesn't it record your CPU's serial number? I was just thinking this would be a useful way to track abuse and permanently ban some of the @sses that play. Sure, you can register under a different name, but unless you swap out that core... Of course, then you'd be turning away business, even if they are idiots...
Didn't you know everybody is a 6'5" muscle-bound black belt online? And if you troll me, I will so rip open your torso, eat your spinal column for lunch and save the the interstines for my dog, you bitch. Or maybe I'll just type rude obscenities in your general direction; Whichever is the most convenient. But if you were here, boy-oh-boy...
Firefighters died in the World Trade Center *because* the building's construction (the shell had steel vertical beams very close together) blocked the signals from the command on the ground, telling them to evacuate.
What do you suppose those steel vertical beams were used for? Take a guess. Go on. You're right! Just to block fire fighters RF transmissions! Bad, bad, bad analogy, Tex. They couldn't have been used to hold the building up or anything, right? Sorry, but not every structure hundreds of feet high with the ability to withstand minor quakes can be conveniently cell accessable. I would expect firefighters to realize that there is ALWAYS the potential for such risks because of the buildings structual makeup. Using your logic, we shouldn't build buildings hundreds of feet high because they have the potential to collapse and really give somebody an ouchy.
As for being a parent, millions of people actually- get this -survive on a regular basiswithout a cell permanently imbedded in their face. Some of them are even parents! Go figure. As for you father, something tells me an usher wasn't half as intrusive as your cell playing the Hawaii 5-0 theme. I'd like to think everybody had the forsight to set their phones to vibrate and answer the phone outside the theater, but they don't. You expecting a life or death call? Maybe you shouldn't be watching a movie in the first place. Flame all you want, could care less.
If you're that worried something is about to go wrong, what are you doing watching a movie? Like another poster said, millions of people survive without a cellphone implanted into the side of their face.
As far as going to another theater for your coverage, I'm don't think you'll hear too many complaints. The same with people who like to tote their kids to the movies, only to have them yell and cry at certain scenes. Sorry, but people don't pay $8.50 a ticket to hear your cell phone ring "Do-Mi-So" while you fumble around to answer it or listen to little Tommy bawl his head off because the parent didn't have the discretion NOT to bring him.
You have the right to be connected at the hip to your child just like you have the right to choose a non-interference theater. Excercise it. Please. We're begging you.
"The magnetic ferrite absorbs much of the energy of the radio signal, cutting the phone dead in most cases."
This is a passive jamming scheme that the FCC has no juristiction on. It's not the FCC's job to regulate how RF permeable your offices wall is any more it is to regulate the theaters. If it were broadcasting an active jamming signal, then I could see the FCC getting their shorts in a bind, but this? Nah. It does what any wall does- absorbs RF energy, only more so. No worries for an idea who's time has come. A notice to the effect of "This is a cell/pager dampening zone. Your devices will not work past this point" should do the trick nicely.
Now if they could only have guaranteed child free theaters...
...Is offer up the text "Brought to you by Gator" on every pop-up. as long as Gator doesn't actively alter the content of the site, there shouldn't be a damn thing the webmaster can say about it. As much as I hate Gator, the websites have no right to dictate what you can and can't look at/use while surfing, including 3rd party utilities that offer competitor coupons based on where you surf, just like TV sydicates shouldn't be able to force you to watch their commercials by suing a company who blocks them. in effect, the companies that force these lawsuits are saying you don't have the right to not watch/view our advertisements. You don't have the right to turn off the TV. You don't have the right to run software that features better deals than out product. I don't recommend anyone download Gator, but these lawsuits are the height of hypocrisy.
Really, I have serious doubts on the successful outcome of this lawsuit. First, I hate Gator. Despise it, like nearly all of you. It is a parasite and I question the sanity of anyone who lets it onto their computer (but it helps me remember passwords!).
Gator is a piece of software that monitors where you surf and spawns the appropriate advertisements as you do so for maximum marketing penetration. One of the instances was that every time a gator infested machine visited WeightWatchers.com, a Diet Watchers add popped up. I fail to see the legal grounds for a lawsuit here. Weight Watchers is effectively engaging in anti-competitive practices by trying to keep a 3rd party utility from spawning it's surfer relevant ads? That's called "hypocrisy". That's What Microsoft does when you identify Opera as itself at Hotmail.com instead of an IE. As shity as it is, Gator has every right to operate in the background and display whatever the hell it wants. At most, gator advertisements should come with the tagline "A Gator message..." or such to avoid any confusion.
As far Gator "replacing website ads with it's own" is a bit beyond sensationalism. Infact, both of the articles state quite clearly that Gator profits off the confusion it creates, not by banishing another sites adds. In fact, the only text I could find even coming close to that was "In one extreme example, San Francisco-based eZula has been working with file-sharing networks Kaazaa and iMesh to superimpose links to marketers' sites over text on Web pages." Any site that actually does this or replaces your ads with theirs should be smacked down, and hard. But Gator doesn't. Pop-ups. nothing but annoying pop-ups.
I hate Gator and you hate gator. It's a spyware parasite. But it tells you what it does when you download it-- Remembers your passwords and gives you access to great deals based on your surfing habits. It has a right to operate anywhere because the downloader gave it that right, not the website. If that weren't the case, then programs like the Proximitron should be illegle too. This harks of the people trying to force you to watch their commercials on TV. And if I really wanted to play devils advocate, it may suck for the business being "gatored", but do you lose if you can get the product you're after at a healthy discount? It's called a coupon... Wait... those are anti-competitive too...
Where is that elite squad of hackers and why aren't they hacking the living f!#@$ out of the RIAA? Apparently it's OK to DoS anybody you feel like, even if their service provides legitimate FTP traffic. Don't shut down highways even though thousands of ticketed people transit them daily. You pull over the individual, not close the highway.
A Search Engine allows you access to child porn, warez and Mp3 archives all day long, so WTF? Somebody provide a link to a reflected DoS attack tool and an address that could cripple them as well as that brain dead Senator. They want to play Dirty Harry with a DoS attack on something that nearly everybody supports? Fine. But they should get more than a verbal scathing. After all, it's OK for them. No due process, right?
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What? And shed that elitist image by catering to a large segment of the sales population? You must be joking?! Make Linux popular with the masses!?!? And actually compete with MS?! You, my man, are insane.
"...Freon box will need to be continually updated."
/. is an MS haters club, but come on...
I wouldn't think this is a huge obstacle. Really. If the thing has a hard drive then updating is a issue unless it were something major. Um, I use my XBox (cue flaming) as my primary (read: only) DVD player and i have to ask why is it hype? Kind of a logical step if you ask me. Your console plays DVD games, why not movies in the same format. Damn useful if you ask me. Which you didn't. But if you did...
"So what happens if just one of the 3 components breaks?"
First, what 3 components are you talking about? The DVD, HD and..? Motherboard? But even without knowing what those components are, the answer is simple- Fix/buy a new one or do without. The more capabilities a unit has, the easier it is to stop up the plumbing, naturally. It goes with the territory of any technology and it's something you have to live with. Other technologies have this inherent problem yet they thrive. Go figure.
"Microsofts track record for defects with the XBox"
Huh. Source please. Link it. The only ones I know of was a small batch of the consoles were scratching disks in Japan and I had my friend mention one overheating as a display model, but that's all I've heard, and since I own one, I like to think I listen for that sort of news. And as much as I love the PS1 I have to mention that it had it's share of issues depite it's popularity, namely the laser assembly burning out or jamming prematurally (discounting hot-swapping of import CDs). I know
"because they didn't want a hunk of plastic that didn't work after 2 years"
If it's anything close to an Xbox, the damn thing is as close to a computer as it'll get. And unlike a computer, it doesn't nessisarily need to be at the cutting edge of technology. I don't see us moving away from DVDs anytime soon. Will TV be changing that rapidly to make this obsolete in 2 years? What, exactly, will make this hardware obsolete? I agree that ll technology has a finite shelf life, but PVR? As long as you can update the software, technology like this will have a long lifespan.
Maybe it won't work, but your "why" needs a few less holes.
We're talking about hollywood here... Hellloooooo? ;)
Yeah, he's a good actor... But I guess it's just a matter of opinion as far as casting him in that role... Less pet-detective, more villan, I say. But the Batman movie franchise had already turned to shit, so it's not nessisarily his fault.
The Hamburgler helped me right that comment, thanks.
What can I say? :p
FAA? Screw em. Parachutes? Who needs em. My question is what does this guys insurance run him for something like this. In his back yard? Cripes! We're not only talking the potential (not that I'm wishing him ill) destruction of the rocket, but the propery around it for at least 1/4th of a mile or more. That's not even considering all the crap that'll go flying if this thing explodes a mile or so up. Jet engines falling from the sky? Who cares, I got myself an upper stage in MY pool... Of course, if you're dead, then insurance... Well, we won't dwell on that :p
God speed, Astro Chicken ^__^
Nononono... Starwars has plot for days; Just you already know what's going to happen. Having three prequels certianly doesn't do anything to enhance that. The producers have their work cut out for them trying to keep an audience intrested when they already know the Emperor is going to feed Anakins ego, the princess is going to die and somehow help tip him to the dark side... What do you want to bet Obi-Wan has to open a can of whoop-ass on him?
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You could say that readers already know what's going to happen in the Rings saga, but there is a huge difference between having already seen the vision on the screen, knowing what will probably happen and seeing a masterfully crafted novel done justice on the screen for the first time especially for those of uswhose first exposure to Rings is that screen. Cultural shift? Nah. Star Wars has lots of plot, but after 100's of sci-fi novels and the poor handling in Ep1 (and Ep2; Distinctly different styles from the originals. Overuse of cut sequences), Starwars has lost it's shine to stale franchise whoring.(watching Yoda command a battlefield full of stormtroopers was an unexpect delight
Anal typo bitches unite! Now is your chance to display your stupendous powers of observation, your razor sharp intellect and Sahara dry wit as you keenly point out Who, not What is wrong with this article! Be the envy of your friends,your family, even your dog! Be the first to score a redundant toda-- er... um... ok, nevermind. Join ATB now and recieve a 30% discount off our already low membership rates!
~Ahem~ On the topic, I'm am heartend by the fact by the fact these were all filmed at nearly the same time, by the same director. It'll ensure there is no dumbing down as oft happens in sequels these days... Batman comes to mind... I'm sure Spider Man will suffer the same fate... They go from serious to "lets star Jim Carrie in one of these! Wouldn't that be great?!" or "I like the character design. Name? Ummm.. Jar-Jar. See? Kinda just rolls off the tongue."
oligopoly: a market situation in which each of a few producers affects but does not control the market
While you get credit for employing an obscure, seldom used word, price fixing implies a certain (read "large" in this case) amount of control, which the record companies do wield. They do more than simply affect the market. Since Vivendi Universal and Warner Communications had exclusive control of the Three Tenors recording in question, maybe you should have stuck to the good old fasioned word
monopoly: 1 : exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action 2 : exclusive possession or control 3 : a commodity controlled by one party 4 : one that has a monopoly
~sigh~ A fool and his big words are soon parted.
"...ironic considering that NASA took something that wasn't under U.S. jurisdiction."
When your country goes to the moon, you can claim your own moon rocks. Until then, suck it up. At least I'm assuming that's what the submitter meant... The context of that comment is so ambiguous as to inspire large quantities of confusion...
Look ma! Advertisements seemlessly woven into movies! This really is News for Nerds, Stuff that matters!! Slow news day, Michael?
Just so it isn't totally off-topic, seen the new singular wireless commercials? Shamu? MiB2 worms? I think they're opening up a new trend in cross brand commercialization... Surely I can submit that as a story and it will get accepted. Nah...
If this online Magic game were to sponcer a "get-together" like dating clubs, how many people would actually show up after the amount of smack delt online?
"Oh, so you're The Verminator... I'M GONNA RIP YOU STINKIN' HEAD OFF!!! NOBODY TALKS ABOUT MY MOTHER LIKE THAT!!!"
Hell, I'd pay just to watch....
Nigger? Common man, when was the lst time you saw Will Smith nig? I mean, i haven't nigged in ages...
Dumbass.
But can you cast Jebediah's 5th level Mystical Scortcher without untapping? I think not!!
My knowledge on this is a bit thin, so bear with me. When you register a Windows product, doesn't it record your CPU's serial number? I was just thinking this would be a useful way to track abuse and permanently ban some of the @sses that play. Sure, you can register under a different name, but unless you swap out that core... Of course, then you'd be turning away business, even if they are idiots...
Didn't you know everybody is a 6'5" muscle-bound black belt online? And if you troll me, I will so rip open your torso, eat your spinal column for lunch and save the the interstines for my dog, you bitch. Or maybe I'll just type rude obscenities in your general direction; Whichever is the most convenient. But if you were here, boy-oh-boy...
Firefighters died in the World Trade Center *because* the building's construction (the shell had steel vertical beams very close together) blocked the signals from the command on the ground, telling them to evacuate.
What do you suppose those steel vertical beams were used for? Take a guess. Go on. You're right! Just to block fire fighters RF transmissions! Bad, bad, bad analogy, Tex. They couldn't have been used to hold the building up or anything, right? Sorry, but not every structure hundreds of feet high with the ability to withstand minor quakes can be conveniently cell accessable. I would expect firefighters to realize that there is ALWAYS the potential for such risks because of the buildings structual makeup. Using your logic, we shouldn't build buildings hundreds of feet high because they have the potential to collapse and really give somebody an ouchy.
As for being a parent, millions of people actually- get this -survive on a regular basis without a cell permanently imbedded in their face. Some of them are even parents! Go figure. As for you father, something tells me an usher wasn't half as intrusive as your cell playing the Hawaii 5-0 theme. I'd like to think everybody had the forsight to set their phones to vibrate and answer the phone outside the theater, but they don't. You expecting a life or death call? Maybe you shouldn't be watching a movie in the first place. Flame all you want, could care less.
Yeah. You take that mobile jammer and irradiate yourself. Have fun.
If you're that worried something is about to go wrong, what are you doing watching a movie? Like another poster said, millions of people survive without a cellphone implanted into the side of their face.
As far as going to another theater for your coverage, I'm don't think you'll hear too many complaints. The same with people who like to tote their kids to the movies, only to have them yell and cry at certain scenes. Sorry, but people don't pay $8.50 a ticket to hear your cell phone ring "Do-Mi-So" while you fumble around to answer it or listen to little Tommy bawl his head off because the parent didn't have the discretion NOT to bring him.
You have the right to be connected at the hip to your child just like you have the right to choose a non-interference theater. Excercise it. Please. We're begging you.
"The magnetic ferrite absorbs much of the energy of the radio signal, cutting the phone dead in most cases."
This is a passive jamming scheme that the FCC has no juristiction on. It's not the FCC's job to regulate how RF permeable your offices wall is any more it is to regulate the theaters. If it were broadcasting an active jamming signal, then I could see the FCC getting their shorts in a bind, but this? Nah. It does what any wall does- absorbs RF energy, only more so. No worries for an idea who's time has come. A notice to the effect of "This is a cell/pager dampening zone. Your devices will not work past this point" should do the trick nicely.
Now if they could only have guaranteed child free theaters...
...Is offer up the text "Brought to you by Gator" on every pop-up. as long as Gator doesn't actively alter the content of the site, there shouldn't be a damn thing the webmaster can say about it. As much as I hate Gator, the websites have no right to dictate what you can and can't look at/use while surfing, including 3rd party utilities that offer competitor coupons based on where you surf, just like TV sydicates shouldn't be able to force you to watch their commercials by suing a company who blocks them. in effect, the companies that force these lawsuits are saying you don't have the right to not watch/view our advertisements. You don't have the right to turn off the TV. You don't have the right to run software that features better deals than out product. I don't recommend anyone download Gator, but these lawsuits are the height of hypocrisy.
Really, I have serious doubts on the successful outcome of this lawsuit. First, I hate Gator. Despise it, like nearly all of you. It is a parasite and I question the sanity of anyone who lets it onto their computer (but it helps me remember passwords!).
Gator is a piece of software that monitors where you surf and spawns the appropriate advertisements as you do so for maximum marketing penetration. One of the instances was that every time a gator infested machine visited WeightWatchers.com, a Diet Watchers add popped up. I fail to see the legal grounds for a lawsuit here. Weight Watchers is effectively engaging in anti-competitive practices by trying to keep a 3rd party utility from spawning it's surfer relevant ads? That's called "hypocrisy". That's What Microsoft does when you identify Opera as itself at Hotmail.com instead of an IE. As shity as it is, Gator has every right to operate in the background and display whatever the hell it wants. At most, gator advertisements should come with the tagline "A Gator message..." or such to avoid any confusion.
As far Gator "replacing website ads with it's own" is a bit beyond sensationalism. Infact, both of the articles state quite clearly that Gator profits off the confusion it creates, not by banishing another sites adds. In fact, the only text I could find even coming close to that was "In one extreme example, San Francisco-based eZula has been working with file-sharing networks Kaazaa and iMesh to superimpose links to marketers' sites over text on Web pages." Any site that actually does this or replaces your ads with theirs should be smacked down, and hard. But Gator doesn't. Pop-ups. nothing but annoying pop-ups.
I hate Gator and you hate gator. It's a spyware parasite. But it tells you what it does when you download it-- Remembers your passwords and gives you access to great deals based on your surfing habits. It has a right to operate anywhere because the downloader gave it that right, not the website. If that weren't the case, then programs like the Proximitron should be illegle too. This harks of the people trying to force you to watch their commercials on TV. And if I really wanted to play devils advocate, it may suck for the business being "gatored", but do you lose if you can get the product you're after at a healthy discount? It's called a coupon... Wait... those are anti-competitive too...
And the flames come rolling in! ^__^
Where is that elite squad of hackers and why aren't they hacking the living f!#@$ out of the RIAA? Apparently it's OK to DoS anybody you feel like, even if their service provides legitimate FTP traffic. Don't shut down highways even though thousands of ticketed people transit them daily. You pull over the individual, not close the highway.
A Search Engine allows you access to child porn, warez and Mp3 archives all day long, so WTF? Somebody provide a link to a reflected DoS attack tool and an address that could cripple them as well as that brain dead Senator. They want to play Dirty Harry with a DoS attack on something that nearly everybody supports? Fine. But they should get more than a verbal scathing. After all, it's OK for them. No due process, right?
Somebody had to.