And as i look around, i see 3 ipods and a powerbook.. ( not to mention at least 15 older Apple items out in the garage.. Do you still have your first ][? Your Newton? )
I'm not in anyway a Apple hater, and have always been a fan of their technology. But i do dislike some of their business practices, especially when Steve J. gets too closely involved.
No of cousre they should get reimbursed, but they should bundle ALL the features into the inital cost of the OS, not tons of 'extra charges' that piss off their users.
If they want to charge the extra few bucks upfont that is one thing, but i agree all this garbage with 'fringe costs' is really annoying.
1 - I think it is fitting for the crime. It is not my fault the punishment is not fitting for others. 2- i said *prove* they used spam, so 'joe jobs' wouldnt apply here ( yes i know its hard to do, we are just dreaming here anyway ) 3 - the goverment already does that..
There are 2 steps to stop this ( well 3, actually )
1 - death ( yes, death, not jail ) for conviced spammers ( oh, and make it painful and long too ) 2 - any company caught knowingly using spam as a way to advertise is forced to shut down and they lose all thier assets ( including personal )
Optional:
3 - anyone caught buying from a spam ad should be humiliated in public.
While i cant comment on the 2d grapic scene, and you may be correct that GIMP dies on large files, i dont agree about the 3d world.
Ever hear of Blender? In the old days it was a commecial product, so to speak ( ok, it wasnt for sale as it was in house, but is the same idea ). Since then it has only grown in ablity. Sure, it takes some getting used to, ( like any 3d package does ) but it is as capable as most anything else out there is you want to try.
But then again, you are out just to bash things and wont even listen to reason.
One thing the camera phone has accomplished is a general 'dumbing down' of peoples sence of quality of photos, which has nearly killed the film camera industry.
They get used to poor quality since its *everywhere*, and accept it as 'good enough' since its more convenient..
I dont think it will be the solution we all want. Draconinan DRM is the future, its coming from more angles then just the RIAA.
Combined have a lot more money then the rest of us to push their DRM and intrim law suits. The suits are just a delay tactic anyway, until they get total control of our data.
Aside from being somewhat ineffective, it also tends to get you air time. More people hear about what is going on and want to join in.
This is what happened with Napster in the beginning. Few 'average' people knew what the entire download 'scene' was until the RIAA drug their butts to court, and then the nightly news. "wow, i can download music on that internet thing.. where do i sign up".
I also think the extra press it generated had a lot to do with the inital movement of the mp3 player industry in general. oops:)
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I'm typing this from a G4 now.
And as i look around, i see 3 ipods and a powerbook.. ( not to mention at least 15 older Apple items out in the garage.. Do you still have your first ][? Your Newton? )
I'm not in anyway a Apple hater, and have always been a fan of their technology. But i do dislike some of their business practices, especially when Steve J. gets too closely involved.
No of cousre they should get reimbursed, but they should bundle ALL the features into the inital cost of the OS, not tons of 'extra charges' that piss off their users.
If they want to charge the extra few bucks upfont that is one thing, but i agree all this garbage with 'fringe costs' is really annoying.
When they advertise it as a feature and something you might want to do... uhhh ya id expect it.
Cut off his nose in spite of his face.
1 - I think it is fitting for the crime. It is not my fault the punishment is not fitting for others.
2- i said *prove* they used spam, so 'joe jobs' wouldnt apply here ( yes i know its hard to do, we are just dreaming here anyway )
3 - the goverment already does that..
Ya, i noticed i left out the 't' as i hit send..
:)
I must get in the habit of proofreading
There are 2 steps to stop this ( well 3, actually )
1 - death ( yes, death, not jail ) for conviced spammers ( oh, and make it painful and long too )
2 - any company caught knowingly using spam as a way to advertise is forced to shut down and they lose all thier assets ( including personal )
Optional:
3 - anyone caught buying from a spam ad should be humiliated in public.
While i cant comment on the 2d grapic scene, and you may be correct that GIMP dies on large files, i dont agree about the 3d world.
Ever hear of Blender? In the old days it was a commecial product, so to speak ( ok, it wasnt for sale as it was in house, but is the same idea ). Since then it has only grown in ablity. Sure, it takes some getting used to, ( like any 3d package does ) but it is as capable as most anything else out there is you want to try.
But then again, you are out just to bash things and wont even listen to reason.
Will never fail us. Its the people that are sworn to abide by it who will fail. ( and have )
One thing the camera phone has accomplished is a general 'dumbing down' of peoples sence of quality of photos, which has nearly killed the film camera industry.
:)
They get used to poor quality since its *everywhere*, and accept it as 'good enough' since its more convenient..
ya, its a rant.. so sue me
From what i read, 'squirting' was pretty worthless anyway.
Now you get duped on top of it.
Basic tactics of war, overpower your enemy to the extent sthat even if they are right, they cant outlast you.
Sad really.
Yep, cant have that pesky free content floating around legally, as it might eat into our obscene profits.
What a farce.
Expect that regardless of 'how its done' or the outcome. The attorneys make more money that way.
Hes an evil pirate, you cant be sure about those guys.
WTF? When the hell were they granted arrest powers?
Not to me it doesnt. And that is all that matters.
We should shoot down ALL thier birds. And refuse them access to global markets.
Send them back to the dark ages!
Once you have news that a country that actually matters is swtiching, then great.. Utill then, who really cares?
Will we, as a populace let it get to phase 3 before we stop this madness?
I dont think it will be the solution we all want. Draconinan DRM is the future, its coming from more angles then just the RIAA.
Combined have a lot more money then the rest of us to push their DRM and intrim law suits. The suits are just a delay tactic anyway, until they get total control of our data.
Aside from being somewhat ineffective, it also tends to get you air time. More people hear about what is going on and want to join in.
:)
This is what happened with Napster in the beginning. Few 'average' people knew what the entire download 'scene' was until the RIAA drug their butts to court, and then the nightly news. "wow, i can download music on that internet thing.. where do i sign up".
I also think the extra press it generated had a lot to do with the inital movement of the mp3 player industry in general. oops
Host, yes. Guest, no. It runs other OS's as guests.
I still prefer VMware or Qrmu ( depending on host platform ) but what you say isnt true.
If you want a full featured product, then use VMware 'server' instead. Its actually 'more free' then player.
Assuming you are on a windows host, Virtual PC is also free and fully functional..
You also have QEMU..
So either i totally misunderstood your post or you havent been trying very hard.
I always thought Congress was there to do the bidding of the people. Sounds like its once again time to clean house.