" but I'm pretty violently opposed to them getting automatic royalties on every HD-DVD player manufactured, and getting stuck in the same position we were with decss regarding open source players. "
That's pretty much how it's going to work, man. The industry really wants to prevent competition from their own customers.
That's more a testament to the fans than to the engineering of the product. No doubt Apple is an innovative company, but when you choose the underdog, you fight harder for it.
As a representative for all Nintendo fans everywhere, I would like to extend a hand of friendship towards our brothers, Apple users. Together, we might.. uh... profit?
"Current trends point to a severe overburdening of resources. If we do wish to rise to the challenge we're going to have to do it soon. That or face a catastrophe."
Not it defeats your point, but I don't agree that the edge to catastrophe is that steep. The way the current economic systems work, running out of resources will mean shortages of supply, and thus an increase in pricing. Oil's a good example of this. If it starts running dry, over a period of time, we'll see prices rise, until one day they're just not affordable at all. People see the warning signs and will move to alternative services. Motor companies will be quite happy to provide cars to fill this new demand. Etc.
(Note: I only meant the above as an oversimplified illustration of the way I see it working, stripped of politics etc.)
Truth be told, I find the human part of technology to be more stressful than the technology itself. The gadgets I have around me are tools. The people I have around me are demands. "Get this done by the next trade show! Long term impact of this be damned!"
Maybe I'm oversimplifing a bit. I just find the tappity tap at my keyboard parts of the day to be the most serene for me. Boy do I hate when the phone rings...
"It's truly amazing what solutions there are in nature. It's a shame that we can't live less destructive and more ecologically balanced societies."
On the bright side, when things get perilous, we (as a species) step up to the challenge. The fact that people dedicate their lives to undoing that damage means that something went right somewhere.
Wnat to help fix it? Encourage people you know to watch Discovery Channel. It's a lot easier to think about the enviorment when you respect the creatures that inhabit the sensitive areas of the planet. Need help getting them to watch it? Tell them to watch Myth Busters. It's an addictive show if you like watching stuff get built and then explode. (Bonus points if you frequent snopes.com too.)
"... simply press the 'off' button and go outside."
Am I the only one who thinks modding up of comments like this is ignorant? "Don't do what you enjoy doing, instead, go outside because it's automatically better than using a computer for reasons I won't go into."
"I think it's the sadists that schedule morning meetings -- gets the night owls up too early and interrupts the flow of the morning persons work day; everybody is surly."
I bought a laptop to get work done during those stupid sadist meetings. It worked! I'm not invited to meetings anymore. (True Story.)
"Bootable USB through a buggy game backdoor anyone?"
Who cares?
Honestly, I just don't see the fascination with getting a Linux prompt on a game console. All this work to hack these things and what fun stuff's being done with them? MAME?
I wouldn't mind, but it's exactly the sort of behaviour that gets Microsoft to side with the DMCA. You don't want that.
Illegal content is like child pornography. An MP3 of Britney Spears' latest hit is not. Well the distribution of it is. It is 100% illegal for me to make that MP3 publically available. However, downloading it is a trickier issue. If I download that MP3, but I own the CD that contains that song (perish the thought), then I have the license to hear that MP3.
"How many artists do you know use linux? They all use macs. "
Virtually all the artists I know use Windows 2000 or XP. I'm not talking about a small handful of people, either. The primary app they use is 3D Studio MAX, and that's not available on Mac.
Not that it defeats your point, but it was worth mentioning. I think you're right, GIMP is for engineers. I have no issue with that. It's the "but GIMP is as good as Photoshop" comments, well I take issue with those since they're not specific enough.
In any case, we're not in a huge disagreement here so I just let it settle here. G'nite.
" Clearly you don't know much about the history of the internet if you don't realize that netscape once sold their browser."
Actually, I'm well aware of it, seeing as how I plunked down cash for 3.0 'Gold'.
Maybe you shouldn't let your extreme views get in the way of rational judgement? You just bombarded me with a rebuttal that heavily relied on a false assumption.
Sounds useful. Might download GIMP in case I ever have to go through that sort of business.
I'd like to mention that Adobe has some sort of scripting addon you can download for free from their site. I have no idea how powerful it is, though. (I would expect GIMP's to be stronger given how it's made....)
" but since when is giving it away (aka sharing) the same as selling it?"
It's always been that way. Can't justify it for you, but I can tell you that it's been like that for years.
"Didn't we all learn that prohibition doesn't work?"
Well I don't think that's the same thing. For one thing, the free price tag isn't necessarily the attractive factor of MP3s. Secondly, with services like Rhapsody or iTunes, getting what you want is easy to do legitimately. For it to be like prohibition, music itself would have to become contraband.
"It doesn't matter if it's half their money or all of their money..."
OOooh yes it does, especially in a publically held company in the tech market. This move wouldn't be allowed unless there were assurances that the 10 billion dollars in assets could be quickly turned into 20 billion.
It's a lot easier to take risks like that with tens of millions of dollars, not billions.
... I like the education option. "This is legal, this is not." I think lack of understanding here is a bigger chunk of it than people realize. Especially the "Dont you get us in trouble" bit.
One approach would be to limit the upload capacity, then create a high-speed terminal like in the library or something. If they really need to legitimately get a large file to somebody in a hurry, they can burn a CD/DVD and then carry it down to the terminal to make available on the fast pipe.
I dunno. I'm just glad this isn't my problem to solve. You really need for students to have the best at their fingertips. Cracking down in such a way that the non-guilty peeps get burned is a hard way to solve this problem.
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" but I'm pretty violently opposed to them getting automatic royalties on every HD-DVD player manufactured, and getting stuck in the same position we were with decss regarding open source players. "
That's pretty much how it's going to work, man. The industry really wants to prevent competition from their own customers.
"The iPaq's with ARM chips are basically a Newton with a color screen and more memory. Then we really wouldn't need a GBA. "
A small handful of people who are willing to go with inadequate controls rejoice!!
"...of Apple products having a longer life. "
That's more a testament to the fans than to the engineering of the product. No doubt Apple is an innovative company, but when you choose the underdog, you fight harder for it.
"I just keep a laptop that isn't worth stealing."
Yeah, I run Linux too. The joke's on them when they pop in Vice City!!
(Man I hope the mods are in good humor today.)
"... and if I hear one of these going off during a test, I'll find the engineers and beat them up!"
Or you'll just use the internet to threaten them anonymously.
"What the hell did Nintendo make in 1962??"
Actually their first version of Donkey Kong game was a precursor to virtual reality. Those barrels are a bitch to jump over!
As a representative for all Nintendo fans everywhere, I would like to extend a hand of friendship towards our brothers, Apple users. Together, we might.. uh... profit?
"Current trends point to a severe overburdening of resources. If we do wish to rise to the challenge we're going to have to do it soon. That or face a catastrophe."
Not it defeats your point, but I don't agree that the edge to catastrophe is that steep. The way the current economic systems work, running out of resources will mean shortages of supply, and thus an increase in pricing. Oil's a good example of this. If it starts running dry, over a period of time, we'll see prices rise, until one day they're just not affordable at all. People see the warning signs and will move to alternative services. Motor companies will be quite happy to provide cars to fill this new demand. Etc.
(Note: I only meant the above as an oversimplified illustration of the way I see it working, stripped of politics etc.)
Truth be told, I find the human part of technology to be more stressful than the technology itself. The gadgets I have around me are tools. The people I have around me are demands. "Get this done by the next trade show! Long term impact of this be damned!"
Maybe I'm oversimplifing a bit. I just find the tappity tap at my keyboard parts of the day to be the most serene for me. Boy do I hate when the phone rings...
"It's truly amazing what solutions there are in nature. It's a shame that we can't live less destructive and more ecologically balanced societies."
On the bright side, when things get perilous, we (as a species) step up to the challenge. The fact that people dedicate their lives to undoing that damage means that something went right somewhere.
Wnat to help fix it? Encourage people you know to watch Discovery Channel. It's a lot easier to think about the enviorment when you respect the creatures that inhabit the sensitive areas of the planet. Need help getting them to watch it? Tell them to watch Myth Busters. It's an addictive show if you like watching stuff get built and then explode. (Bonus points if you frequent snopes.com too.)
>Is winamp still kicking their respective ass? Sorry... :)
>> It whips the Llama's ass!
Who read this and imagined it was started by Tommy Lee Jones with Will Smith as the AC?
"Save more time by using software to strip out the pauses and slightly speed up the audio.. up to about 1.5x..."
He'srightitworksfortexttoo!!! LookatthebandwidthIsaved!
"... simply press the 'off' button and go outside."
Am I the only one who thinks modding up of comments like this is ignorant? "Don't do what you enjoy doing, instead, go outside because it's automatically better than using a computer for reasons I won't go into."
"I think it's the sadists that schedule morning meetings -- gets the night owls up too early and interrupts the flow of the morning persons work day; everybody is surly."
I bought a laptop to get work done during those stupid sadist meetings. It worked! I'm not invited to meetings anymore. (True Story.)
"Then why not just call you in the first place, and do away with the email?"
"Hey Nano! I got a cool picture for you! Ready to jot this down? Okay... 01100100 01010010 001010101 0010101001 011001011 0110101...."
"Bootable USB through a buggy game backdoor anyone?"
Who cares?
Honestly, I just don't see the fascination with getting a Linux prompt on a game console. All this work to hack these things and what fun stuff's being done with them? MAME?
I wouldn't mind, but it's exactly the sort of behaviour that gets Microsoft to side with the DMCA. You don't want that.
Priorities.
"If this is true, this is an absolutely brilliant idea."
Not so brilliant for Microsoft. Memory cards have made quite a lot a money for Sony.
Illegal content is like child pornography. An MP3 of Britney Spears' latest hit is not. Well the distribution of it is. It is 100% illegal for me to make that MP3 publically available. However, downloading it is a trickier issue. If I download that MP3, but I own the CD that contains that song (perish the thought), then I have the license to hear that MP3.
"How many artists do you know use linux? They all use macs. "
Virtually all the artists I know use Windows 2000 or XP. I'm not talking about a small handful of people, either. The primary app they use is 3D Studio MAX, and that's not available on Mac.
Not that it defeats your point, but it was worth mentioning. I think you're right, GIMP is for engineers. I have no issue with that. It's the "but GIMP is as good as Photoshop" comments, well I take issue with those since they're not specific enough.
In any case, we're not in a huge disagreement here so I just let it settle here. G'nite.
" Clearly you don't know much about the history of the internet if you don't realize that netscape once sold their browser."
Actually, I'm well aware of it, seeing as how I plunked down cash for 3.0 'Gold'.
Maybe you shouldn't let your extreme views get in the way of rational judgement? You just bombarded me with a rebuttal that heavily relied on a false assumption.
Thanks for the info. :)
Sounds useful. Might download GIMP in case I ever have to go through that sort of business.
I'd like to mention that Adobe has some sort of scripting addon you can download for free from their site. I have no idea how powerful it is, though. (I would expect GIMP's to be stronger given how it's made....)
Cheers
" but since when is giving it away (aka sharing) the same as selling it?"
It's always been that way. Can't justify it for you, but I can tell you that it's been like that for years.
"Didn't we all learn that prohibition doesn't work?"
Well I don't think that's the same thing. For one thing, the free price tag isn't necessarily the attractive factor of MP3s. Secondly, with services like Rhapsody or iTunes, getting what you want is easy to do legitimately. For it to be like prohibition, music itself would have to become contraband.
"You're right... IE 4 didn't just crash, it exploded spectacularly, and took down your whole desktop to boot."
Heh. Perhaps. (Way to dodge my "wasn't stable in Linux" comment.) That's still far less frequent than what happened with NS.
"It doesn't matter if it's half their money or all of their money..."
OOooh yes it does, especially in a publically held company in the tech market. This move wouldn't be allowed unless there were assurances that the 10 billion dollars in assets could be quickly turned into 20 billion.
It's a lot easier to take risks like that with tens of millions of dollars, not billions.
... I like the education option. "This is legal, this is not." I think lack of understanding here is a bigger chunk of it than people realize. Especially the "Dont you get us in trouble" bit.
One approach would be to limit the upload capacity, then create a high-speed terminal like in the library or something. If they really need to legitimately get a large file to somebody in a hurry, they can burn a CD/DVD and then carry it down to the terminal to make available on the fast pipe.
I dunno. I'm just glad this isn't my problem to solve. You really need for students to have the best at their fingertips. Cracking down in such a way that the non-guilty peeps get burned is a hard way to solve this problem.