Good thing that the people we're up against in this 'war on terror' aren't willing to sacrifice their lives in order to achieve their goal.
Oh wait...
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I go to the University of Toronto, and a girl from my college, Vic, got her internet connection suspended after a round of threats from, if I remember correctly, Paramount. I guess it could have just been scare tactics, but you wouldn't think the university would be willing to set a precident like that if they didn't feel like they had a reason to back down.
The Vic newspaper said she was using Kazaa, which doesn't make much sense as we have our own UToronto-wide file-sharing network using DC++ that goes at like 7mpbs and has a huge selection...
The article you cite is dated March 31, so maybe the instance I'm referencing took place prior to that date.
A little far-fetched, but this does tie in with the thread: read my post before you mod me offtopic please.
Scenario: you are taken hostage with a dozen of your fellow coworkers.
The hostage-takers give you a gun and tell you that, unless you execute a coworker of your choice, they will all be killed.
Using the logic attributed to the record companies in your post, if you refused to pull the trigger, you would then be responsible for the ensuing massacre, not the hostage-takers.
This is grade-school level thinking: the teacher says 'if X doesn't clean up his mess, none of you can go for recess.'
The blame for the rest of the kids not being able to go for recess lies at the feet of the teacher, not the misbehaving student.
Another example: a US contractor, Paul Johnson, was taken hostage by terrorists in Saudi Arabia. The terrorists demanded that some of their comrades be freed from Saudi jails in exchange for Johnson's life. The US and the Saudi's refused to cooperate, and Johnson was executed earlier today. Again, plugging in the same logic used above would mean that it was the US and Saudi Arabia who were responsible for Johnson's death, rather than the terrorists who slit his throat.
Umn... you do realize that I used the traffic exaxmple as a way of discussing principle - I wasn't trying to make any sort of even remotely literal point.
They said they won't sue people using SCO Linux, not that it was ok with them for the code to be used. There's a difference. If I jaywalk and don't get charged, it's not that jaywalking is not illegal, it's that the law was not enforced. Big difference.
I can see what you're saying. I'm pretty much ambivalent to both styles, but they should absolutely give people the option, especially if they're going to change from one to the other. Brushed steel look aside, from what I saw in that screenshot, the new finder looks far more streamlined and less confusing than it is now - my only experience with OSX is through the eyes and complaints of my technically inept mother.
"... the reason why America is targeted by terrorists is that "certain elements" are simply jealous of our outstanding quality of life. They want to destroy what they can't build for themselves. "
No.
They hate America because of American foreign policy. Hell, America has troops near Mecca - you've all seen that video on CNN of what happens when 50 US soldiers go near a mosque, imagine what happens when we build airbases and station troops in and around the absolute holiest site in the Islamic faith.
I think it is a smart move on the part of the record industry to start with Apple.
a) 3% marketshare is small, yes, but that's a good thing, as far as the record industry is concerned: if this is found to increase the levels of piracy, at least it won't spread to the other 97%.
b) Apple consumers are, generally speaking, probably more likely to go for something like this; Apple's products cost more, therefore the odds of Apple customers having broadband and iPods is higher, plus they are less likely to be using p2p becuase it is free if they have more money than the average computer user.
Perhaps I should have said 'if you wish for Salon to survive because you wish to continue to read it rather than because you feel that it, as a company, somehow deserves it, you should subscribe to it.'
But then that seemed slightly excessive. And obvious.
a) a readership anywhere near that of Salon
b) a very similar readership to Slashdot
If yes, then I'm puzzled.
I don't think anybody is saying you should get 'all weepy' over the fact taht they are going under, but the idea is very simple: if you wish for Salon to survive, subscribe to it.
I noticed, posted, and got modded down by some brilliant moderator. I guess I'll take out my anger by incorrectly moderating someone elses posts. Hmm... maybe that's what's wrong with the slashdot community.
Why did you put, in bold, the letters g, O, O, and k? Are you calling people gook's? For someone calling the 'M$' people childish (I agree on that point) that seems pretty immature...
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The Vic newspaper said she was using Kazaa, which doesn't make much sense as we have our own UToronto-wide file-sharing network using DC++ that goes at like 7mpbs and has a huge selection...
The article you cite is dated March 31, so maybe the instance I'm referencing took place prior to that date.
Scenario: you are taken hostage with a dozen of your fellow coworkers.
The hostage-takers give you a gun and tell you that, unless you execute a coworker of your choice, they will all be killed.
Using the logic attributed to the record companies in your post, if you refused to pull the trigger, you would then be responsible for the ensuing massacre, not the hostage-takers.
This is grade-school level thinking: the teacher says 'if X doesn't clean up his mess, none of you can go for recess.'
The blame for the rest of the kids not being able to go for recess lies at the feet of the teacher, not the misbehaving student.
Another example: a US contractor, Paul Johnson, was taken hostage by terrorists in Saudi Arabia. The terrorists demanded that some of their comrades be freed from Saudi jails in exchange for Johnson's life. The US and the Saudi's refused to cooperate, and Johnson was executed earlier today. Again, plugging in the same logic used above would mean that it was the US and Saudi Arabia who were responsible for Johnson's death, rather than the terrorists who slit his throat.
Can anyone else not get the streaming to work? Is the site slashdotted, or is it just the blaster-ridden connection in my dorm?
offtopic, but I liked your pictures, especially the black and white infared ones.
I was oot and aboot in nunavut and this moose came up to me and pooped in my tuque. Eh?
You would think that was obvious....
The analogy is apt for what I was saying. It would not have been apt for what you were saying but, of course, I was not trying to prove your point.
They said they won't sue people using SCO Linux, not that it was ok with them for the code to be used. There's a difference. If I jaywalk and don't get charged, it's not that jaywalking is not illegal, it's that the law was not enforced. Big difference.
I can see what you're saying. I'm pretty much ambivalent to both styles, but they should absolutely give people the option, especially if they're going to change from one to the other. Brushed steel look aside, from what I saw in that screenshot, the new finder looks far more streamlined and less confusing than it is now - my only experience with OSX is through the eyes and complaints of my technically inept mother.
His pseudonym is Vincent Omniveritas.
The transcript gets updated with correct spelling, grammer, etc periodically - as stated at the top of the linked page.
No.
They hate America because of American foreign policy. Hell, America has troops near Mecca - you've all seen that video on CNN of what happens when 50 US soldiers go near a mosque, imagine what happens when we build airbases and station troops in and around the absolute holiest site in the Islamic faith.
If only ReplayTV didn't pretty much just go down the crapper...
a) 3% marketshare is small, yes, but that's a good thing, as far as the record industry is concerned: if this is found to increase the levels of piracy, at least it won't spread to the other 97%.
b) Apple consumers are, generally speaking, probably more likely to go for something like this; Apple's products cost more, therefore the odds of Apple customers having broadband and iPods is higher, plus they are less likely to be using p2p becuase it is free if they have more money than the average computer user.
Then again, I could be talking out of my ass.
To quote the article:
A Japan Times article suggests the problem may be related to upgrades on a system which exchanges flight plans with the Defense Agency.
To quote the article:
A Japan Times article suggests the problem may be related to upgrades on a system which exchanges flight plans with the Defense Agency.
But then that seemed slightly excessive. And obvious.
a) a readership anywhere near that of Salon b) a very similar readership to Slashdot
If yes, then I'm puzzled.
I don't think anybody is saying you should get 'all weepy' over the fact taht they are going under, but the idea is very simple: if you wish for Salon to survive, subscribe to it.
I'm waiting for Apple to adopt this slogan.
I'm sorry, I would have to say that the Scottish are the best engineers out there. No one can beat Scotty.
Prevents the MP and RI AA from legally targeting him and his ISP.
Hey, at least you're straightforward.
I noticed, posted, and got modded down by some brilliant moderator. I guess I'll take out my anger by incorrectly moderating someone elses posts. Hmm... maybe that's what's wrong with the slashdot community.
Why did you put, in bold, the letters g, O, O, and k? Are you calling people gook's? For someone calling the 'M$' people childish (I agree on that point) that seems pretty immature...