"Fairly obviously, the enemies of Linux are as follows:"
As if working for Microsoft is a prerequisite to hating Linux. There are those out there that are sick of Linux elitism. There are those out there who don't want Linux to go mainstream. There are those out there who just like to pick sides and fight to the death. These are not limited to Microsoft or SCO. To assume so is dangerous.
"Bleh.... seriously, would anyone *really* want an 82-inch penis?"
Heh. A coworker friend of mine asked one of his coworker friends a hypothetical scenario: "What would you do if a chick you dated ran around telling everybody you had a small penis?""Hit her with it."
" If such a thing really takes off you will NEVER get "stand-by" power consumption and battery life from your (constantly transmitting other people's data) cellphone."
"[tinfoilhat]I am sticking to my 5.25" floppy, it's the only reliable way to backup data.[/tinfoilhat]"
Heh. There was a time on Slashdot where everybody'd poo poo a story to the tune of "This isn't news!!!" If this story were posted 3 years ago, the first +5 response would be like "This isn't news! All you gotta do is use more floppies!"
"so it is better to pay someone, anyone, something to relieve the guilt of stealign music?"
It's hard to feel guilty when I've purchased music I didn't like. (i.e. An album with only 1 song I enjoy, but there are no returns.) Two wrongs don't make a right, yadda yadda yadda, but we're simply talking guilt here.
"It's good too, because I needed a place to see MSNBC tickers and movie trailers and also get money at the same time."
If advertising revenue at ATMs prevents new fees from occuring, I say more power to them. As it is, I find it absolutely irritating that if I withdraw from an ATM my bank doesn't own, I have to pay the owner of the ATM *and* the bank a fee.
"Aren't these the people who are trying to implement broadcast flags for HDTV?"
Eventually they'll realize that demand is high enough that there is profit to be made when they supply it. I had video on demand for a bit while I lived in Portland. Man... I'd pay some serious buckage to have that again. I'm already paying $50 once or twice a month to buy a season of shows on DVD. I'd rather pay that $50 a month (well hopefully not that much..) to Comcast and have entire seasons of shows ready for me to watch. Heck, I'll even let them put 3 commercials at the beginning without complaining.
"Can you really apply the rules of supply and demand to a product that is so easily reproduced and has such a high profit margin?"
Yes. See: Music, Bottled Water, Candy at cinemas...
"It's the art of sqeezing as much out of the market/demand as possible."
There's no squeezing involved. They charge a price, people pay it. People don't pay it, price goes down. Want to talk about squeezing? Look at gasoline or any other product that is a must-have in life.
"Considering that most camera phones are 1 MP, How accurate could this possibly be ?"
Recognition works better with lower res photos than higher res. Added detail means higher capacity for error. It's only looking for basic proportions, it's not matching the pattern of pores on your face. I'd be surprised if it were doing the match at a resolution higher than 320 by 240.
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"Fairly obviously, the enemies of Linux are as follows:"
As if working for Microsoft is a prerequisite to hating Linux. There are those out there that are sick of Linux elitism. There are those out there who don't want Linux to go mainstream. There are those out there who just like to pick sides and fight to the death. These are not limited to Microsoft or SCO. To assume so is dangerous.
"Why? Because it's their site and they are in no need to follow their own rules."
I wonder what this post would have been like if the story was about Microsoft instead.
"This is so typical of Microsoft, they shouldn't get away with it..."
"Bleh.... seriously, would anyone *really* want an 82-inch penis?"
Heh. A coworker friend of mine asked one of his coworker friends a hypothetical scenario: "What would you do if a chick you dated ran around telling everybody you had a small penis?" "Hit her with it."
"And, once again, this has *nothing* to do with my rights online."
Rights as a consumer...
Oh forget it, nobody's every happy so long as they can spot something to bitch about.
"I think that's the first time Google every came up with nothing."
I ran across something once.
" If such a thing really takes off you will NEVER get "stand-by" power consumption and battery life from your (constantly transmitting other people's data) cellphone."
Unless standby-mode turns off the outbound stuff.
" or do some people really get a sore wrist from mousing?"
Err.. before I explain this to you, are you above the age of 18?
"[tinfoilhat]I am sticking to my 5.25" floppy, it's the only reliable way to backup data.[/tinfoilhat]"
Heh. There was a time on Slashdot where everybody'd poo poo a story to the tune of "This isn't news!!!" If this story were posted 3 years ago, the first +5 response would be like "This isn't news! All you gotta do is use more floppies!"
"They're not CDs."
Are they compact? Are they discs?
"so it is better to pay someone, anyone, something to relieve the guilt of stealign music?"
It's hard to feel guilty when I've purchased music I didn't like. (i.e. An album with only 1 song I enjoy, but there are no returns.) Two wrongs don't make a right, yadda yadda yadda, but we're simply talking guilt here.
"Why does it need to be based on VB?"
A.) There are apps already using it. Switching over means a rewrite.
B.) The people using VB(A) wouldn't need to learn a new language.
C.) The best way to get something like this to de-throne Office is to remove every 'difference' between the two.
"I don't believe they edited me out! I was the trooper in the back row saying "who the hell is that guy in black?"
I can't believe they replaced my blaster with a walkie talkie!
Thanks for the info. :)
"Fight for what you enjoy, regardless"
Then get criticized for not fighting for other causes.
"It's good too, because I needed a place to see MSNBC tickers and movie trailers and also get money at the same time."
If advertising revenue at ATMs prevents new fees from occuring, I say more power to them. As it is, I find it absolutely irritating that if I withdraw from an ATM my bank doesn't own, I have to pay the owner of the ATM *and* the bank a fee.
"There have only been TWO Halo's so far. Let's at least wait until number 3 comes out before we pass judgment."
The fan boys have been saying the same thing about Star Wars.
Gee, three mods for 'trolling'. So, who'd I piss off and why? Unless you're too chickenshit to tell me what you're beef is.
"Aren't these the people who are trying to implement broadcast flags for HDTV?"
Eventually they'll realize that demand is high enough that there is profit to be made when they supply it. I had video on demand for a bit while I lived in Portland. Man... I'd pay some serious buckage to have that again. I'm already paying $50 once or twice a month to buy a season of shows on DVD. I'd rather pay that $50 a month (well hopefully not that much..) to Comcast and have entire seasons of shows ready for me to watch. Heck, I'll even let them put 3 commercials at the beginning without complaining.
"Can you really apply the rules of supply and demand to a product that is so easily reproduced and has such a high profit margin?"
Yes. See: Music, Bottled Water, Candy at cinemas...
"It's the art of sqeezing as much out of the market/demand as possible."
There's no squeezing involved. They charge a price, people pay it. People don't pay it, price goes down. Want to talk about squeezing? Look at gasoline or any other product that is a must-have in life.
"Giggle giggle, snort. I say Microsoft's bad, do you like me yet?"
"Considering that most camera phones are 1 MP, How accurate could this possibly be ?"
Recognition works better with lower res photos than higher res. Added detail means higher capacity for error. It's only looking for basic proportions, it's not matching the pattern of pores on your face. I'd be surprised if it were doing the match at a resolution higher than 320 by 240.
"What if you are having a 'bad face day'?"
I imagine the first step would be to ask about it on Slashdot.
"But what if you have to call an ambulance after getting into a car accident that damaged your face? :)"
As if they wouldn't exempt 911 calls.
"But I sure as hell ain't gonna donate money to a company that's practically ripping its fans off at the DVD store after the show!"
Ripping them off? Please.
A.) If the fans are paying for it, then supply and demand.
B.) You can easily find re-runs of ANY of the Trek series (- animated) nearly any time of day.
Calm down, man.
" but not if I knew it was going to be marketed to kids."
I wonder how many kids now wanna play San Andreas because of the hubub about it.