"I honestly don't know, but I would imagine that Apple is concerned about this not because they want to make sure everything stays locked up for the sake of being locked up, but probably because they don't want the RIAA to yank their licenses and cause all of the iTMS to come crashing down."
I think it is worth pointing out that Apple has stated they are in the music download business in order to create a market for iPods. It is definitly not in Apple's interest to allow people to convert DRM'd songs off iTunes to a different choice. Being able to change song format means that iTunes users are no longer locked into iPods for portable listening which is in directly contrary to Apple's stated business model.
So I would think a lot of the pressure to sue is internal to Apple.
All this discussion of rights and DRM and whatnot is very interesting. But the real question is has anyone tried it? Does it work as advertised? Or does it just eat your files?
"The fact that the Sun emits it's rays in every direction possible, makes it quite funny that humanity believes there *might* be life everywhere, when in strict archetypical fact, this systemic nourishment proves that stars shed life-giving energy as a systemic fundamental and therefore these ecosystems are much larger than human perception currently understands. "
I could just as easily argue that because stars shed death-dealing energy (that high energy radiation is killer without an atmosphere to protect you, you know) as a systemic fundamtal therefore ecosystems are much smaller than human perception currently understands. This is just as much a false leap of logic as your statement. You seem to want to imbue photons from the sun with feel good concepts like "life giving energy," and then extend that concept without backing to cover the entire universe.
Who keeps moderating this stuff interesting? It is interesting only in the way false leaps of logic are interesting. There is nothing to what this guy is saying other than a little bit of fuzzy new-agey babble about the strength of life-giving aura crap. It's all spiced up with a few impressive sounding, meaningless phrases like "systemic fundamental," "archetypical fact," and "Microcosm/macrocosm still applies." But it's still content free.
Moderators - do a little critical reading for Christ's sake!
Open Source is NOT about sharing without attribution. Use my code all you want, but I still get credit for the initial work. This article talks about stealing ideas without crediting the originator.
In fact if you read the article, the author only takes the controversial stance that more study is required, and no conclusion can be reached yet.
Basicly the guy says that there is no clear winner in the evolution vs enviroment debate. Then he uses Canada and Japan, where violence in games is common but murder is much more rare than the US, as an example to counter the situation in the U.S. It's a much more reasoned article than the sentationalistic headline would lead one to believe.
I know the poster meant this as a joke, but it raises a question I have had in the past. I have wondered if there are consumer RFID readers available? Also, is it possible to kill tags with a (relatively) large blast of RF power? If so, it would seem there would be a large market in hand-held locate and kill devices.
"selling software to run with windows seems to be going out of style.. "
Other than a few random posts on slashdot, could you please offer a few concrete data points to back up such a sweeping assertion? Some market analysis based on real numbers would be particularly helpful.
Adam_Trask didn't write that summary. Dr David Whitehouse, BBC News Online science editor did, and Adam_Trask just lifted the sentences out of the article. Shouldn't the poster make that clear?
Because it seems to me there are already a lot of both in this thread...
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It sure seems like he couldn't have been bothered to read it. The bulk of the article has next to nothing to do with CGI. It's mostly about the glut of current movies having large scale warfare in them, be they produced with computers or an army of extras.
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"I honestly don't know, but I would imagine that Apple is concerned about this not because they want to make sure everything stays locked up for the sake of being locked up, but probably because they don't want the RIAA to yank their licenses and cause all of the iTMS to come crashing down."
I think it is worth pointing out that Apple has stated they are in the music download business in order to create a market for iPods. It is definitly not in Apple's interest to allow people to convert DRM'd songs off iTunes to a different choice. Being able to change song format means that iTunes users are no longer locked into iPods for portable listening which is in directly contrary to Apple's stated business model.
So I would think a lot of the pressure to sue is internal to Apple.
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Jesus, don't people have a sense of humor around here!?
All this discussion of rights and DRM and whatnot is very interesting. But the real question is has anyone tried it? Does it work as advertised? Or does it just eat your files?
Amen brother. The problem is in polite conversation (and slashdot too, for that matter) "I know a guy..." trumps statistics every time.
OK then, elaborate on this statement of yours:
"The fact that the Sun emits it's rays in every direction possible, makes it quite funny that humanity believes there *might* be life everywhere, when in strict archetypical fact, this systemic nourishment proves that stars shed life-giving energy as a systemic fundamental and therefore these ecosystems are much larger than human perception currently understands. "
I could just as easily argue that because stars shed death-dealing energy (that high energy radiation is killer without an atmosphere to protect you, you know) as a systemic fundamtal therefore ecosystems are much smaller than human perception currently understands. This is just as much a false leap of logic as your statement. You seem to want to imbue photons from the sun with feel good concepts like "life giving energy," and then extend that concept without backing to cover the entire universe.
Who keeps moderating this stuff interesting? It is interesting only in the way false leaps of logic are interesting. There is nothing to what this guy is saying other than a little bit of fuzzy new-agey babble about the strength of life-giving aura crap. It's all spiced up with a few impressive sounding, meaningless phrases like "systemic fundamental," "archetypical fact," and "Microcosm/macrocosm still applies." But it's still content free.
Moderators - do a little critical reading for Christ's sake!
Mustm orrowwwww......
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Apparantly some phrases, such as "surprisingly affordable," translate better than others...
$650 as surprisingly afforadble? Sheesh.
And (according to the article) they are no longer Slashdot "editors", they are "aggregators"!
Open Source is NOT about sharing without attribution. Use my code all you want, but I still get credit for the initial work. This article talks about stealing ideas without crediting the originator.
Because it would have deprived hundreds of posters an extra opportunity for "All your probes are belong to us" jokes.
You sir are absolutely correct. Without all the uppercase MICHAEL MIGHT BE IN DANGER OF ALMOST APPEARING SOMEWHAT PROFESSIONAL.
Nah. On second thought, there was never any danger of that.
In fact if you read the article, the author only takes the controversial stance that more study is required, and no conclusion can be reached yet.
Basicly the guy says that there is no clear winner in the evolution vs enviroment debate. Then he uses Canada and Japan, where violence in games is common but murder is much more rare than the US, as an example to counter the situation in the U.S. It's a much more reasoned article than the sentationalistic headline would lead one to believe.
I know the poster meant this as a joke, but it raises a question I have had in the past. I have wondered if there are consumer RFID readers available? Also, is it possible to kill tags with a (relatively) large blast of RF power? If so, it would seem there would be a large market in hand-held locate and kill devices.
"selling software to run with windows seems to be going out of style.. "
Other than a few random posts on slashdot, could you please offer a few concrete data points to back up such a sweeping assertion? Some market analysis based on real numbers would be particularly helpful.
I feel a song coming on....
We are the Borg,
We are the children
We are the ones who assimilate
So quit resistin'
It's a choice we're makin,
Connecting our own brains,
But it's true we'll make a bigger hive
Just you and me!
True. But it will still be embarrasing if they have to backtrack on any of these grand claims.
Not to announce major scientific discoveries in the press before they have been properly peer-reviewed?
Cold fusion, anyone?
That's funny, I always thought it had something to do with waffles...
Not sure why...
Comic book guy says,
"Best player EVER"
Adam_Trask didn't write that summary. Dr David Whitehouse, BBC News Online science editor did, and Adam_Trask just lifted the sentences out of the article. Shouldn't the poster make that clear?
Well said!
Did you mean that to read
"Insert ignorant-American, beer-joke here"
or
"Insert ignorant, American-beer joke here"?
Because it seems to me there are already a lot of both in this thread...
It sure seems like he couldn't have been bothered to read it. The bulk of the article has next to nothing to do with CGI. It's mostly about the glut of current movies having large scale warfare in them, be they produced with computers or an army of extras.
Could the article have been more misleading?
"5. Cowboyneil is my interface"
I feel dirty. I need a shower now. UUUGGGGH