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Why Only Music?
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MP3 are ripe for the picking, but DVDs (or even Divx rips) are not so easy. Once bandwidth and cheap media catches up, the story will change. Besides, everyone knows you have to take small steps. First you fight hard to get it approved for music only, then you argue it should be applied for other stuff because it's unfair that only music should be protected. After a few years, people will forget to ask whay any of it should be treated specially. It will all be absorbed into the cost of doing business.
I have the Simpsons Season One on DVD and it most certainly does NOT look good. They compressed the hell out of it just to save pressing a couple more DVDs and do it properly.
SCUMM (LucasArts) games are bound by a certain number of possible actions you can take. All of those actions are predestined to succeed or fail. You can't "think outside of the box" in these games. If the writer of the game doesn't want you to use the pickaxe on the dog, then forget it.
MMORPGs are much more open. Even games like Quake allow for more flexibility. Take Rocket Jumping for example.
If the "Division of Housing" thinks that a router can blow out a network connection for days, then perhaps they should be administering the network. Instead, they should take care of things like make sure there's toilet paper in the bathrooms, etc.
There's some smart mobsters in some African village trying to blik me out of thousands of dollars. I don't need any fancy technology other then a hotmail account to find them, either.
Thank God for the bad voter turnout in this country; imagine if every idiot did excercise his right(which he should have) to vote!
Yeah, politicians would have to cater to the will of the majority instead of concentrating on the ones who actually show up to vote and contribute to their campaign. The founding fathers probably thought that anyone foolish enough not to vote deserves the leaders s/he gets. The problem is that what you end up with vocal minorities that supress candidates that think outside of party lines from running. Remember when John McCain ran for president?
What we're talking about here is predicting human behavior because it acts like the stock market? Screw human behavior! Tell me how to predict the stock market!
Seriously though, I'd be cool to see a website with a graphical view of some of the things he's talking about. Shouldn't be to hard to put together assuming you know the math.
Yeah, but, uh...let's say you do use PAM? I suppose you could change your network to use a different authentication method. Sounds a little like the tail wagging the dog.
Unless your devices have discrete remote codes, macro programming is going to be tough. For example, if you're going to make a macro that switches all your devices on, you'd better hope for more than an on/off toggle feature. If one f your devices is already on, you'll see what I mean.:)
Artistic folk don't like to change their ways too often. Familiarity helps them create. Many writers/artists force themselves into a daily ritual that they adhere to rigorously. They must begin their day at a certain time at a certain location with the same damn fern and mechanical pencil they used in college. It's purely psychological.
Technically inclined people are always looking for better ways to get something done. That isn't to say tech people can't get set in their ways. (People are still using their Amiga?)
A site with the name "HOT" Hardware had to review an AMD chip. Why not just post a Slashdot article asking for AMD overheating jokes? Open the floodgates!
I was at a HOPE meeting a number of years back listening to someone called "Captain something-or-other" talk about how bad HTML was being written. He pointed out the lack of alt tags on image files and such led to improper display for lynx web browsers. This was important because libraries and poor people could only afford 386 machines. That statement may have been true, but within six months to a year, the entire market changed such that just about anyone could run Netscape.
To the grandparent post's point, why are we expending all this energy and research to solve a problem that won't exist in the near future?
What are you worried about? Microsoft is patching their OS to allow Trustworthy computing. That way, only the right version of GPG will run. Let the hackers try to run unregistered software on your box. They won't get very far. Oh wait...
Define what you mean by customizable. Do you mean things like the GUI? The TCP/IP stack? Some things were designed for interoperability and/or to provide a familiar interface. Changing them around doesn't exactly help your users.
This isn't an anti-Linux stance. It's a stance against customizing everything for China. Linux just makes it easier to do. The warning is for China not to close themselves off from the rest of the world by creating a proprietary OS, apps, etc. Wow. China being insular. Who would have thunk it?
Online games. Cable companies scrutinize the upload much more than the download. Try plaing games online for a few hours a day and the cable company may not be too pleased. I've heard of people getting capped simply by hooking up their XBOX and playing online.
You didn't read my comment then.. I said it would be a problem if you WANTED to hit the number and instead hit the letter, which is raised up and surrounds each number.
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Try Irfanview instead. It's free.
MP3 are ripe for the picking, but DVDs (or even Divx rips) are not so easy. Once bandwidth and cheap media catches up, the story will change. Besides, everyone knows you have to take small steps. First you fight hard to get it approved for music only, then you argue it should be applied for other stuff because it's unfair that only music should be protected. After a few years, people will forget to ask whay any of it should be treated specially. It will all be absorbed into the cost of doing business.
What ever happened to Robert Frist? King of TV?
I have the Simpsons Season One on DVD and it most certainly does NOT look good. They compressed the hell out of it just to save pressing a couple more DVDs and do it properly.
SCUMM (LucasArts) games are bound by a certain number of possible actions you can take. All of those actions are predestined to succeed or fail. You can't "think outside of the box" in these games. If the writer of the game doesn't want you to use the pickaxe on the dog, then forget it. MMORPGs are much more open. Even games like Quake allow for more flexibility. Take Rocket Jumping for example.
If the "Division of Housing" thinks that a router can blow out a network connection for days, then perhaps they should be administering the network. Instead, they should take care of things like make sure there's toilet paper in the bathrooms, etc.
Dude!
So the answer to #2 in:
1. Make Linux distro.
2. ???
3. Profit!
was "declare bankrupcy." Please tell me, how do I invest in this new startup?
There's some smart mobsters in some African village trying to blik me out of thousands of dollars. I don't need any fancy technology other then a hotmail account to find them, either.
Thank God for the bad voter turnout in this country; imagine if every idiot did excercise his right(which he should have) to vote!
Yeah, politicians would have to cater to the will of the majority instead of concentrating on the ones who actually show up to vote and contribute to their campaign. The founding fathers probably thought that anyone foolish enough not to vote deserves the leaders s/he gets. The problem is that what you end up with vocal minorities that supress candidates that think outside of party lines from running. Remember when John McCain ran for president?
Must be another glitch in the matrix.
What we're talking about here is predicting human behavior because it acts like the stock market? Screw human behavior! Tell me how to predict the stock market!
Seriously though, I'd be cool to see a website with a graphical view of some of the things he's talking about. Shouldn't be to hard to put together assuming you know the math.
Yeah, but, uh...let's say you do use PAM? I suppose you could change your network to use a different authentication method. Sounds a little like the tail wagging the dog.
Unless your devices have discrete remote codes, macro programming is going to be tough. For example, if you're going to make a macro that switches all your devices on, you'd better hope for more than an on/off toggle feature. If one f your devices is already on, you'll see what I mean. :)
This vulnerability apparently has to do with PAM, so you can use the 'UsePam no' option in your config file.
Wouldn't that prevent anyone from loging-in? I guess that's a solution. Why not disconnect the network cable, too?
Artistic folk don't like to change their ways too often. Familiarity helps them create. Many writers/artists force themselves into a daily ritual that they adhere to rigorously. They must begin their day at a certain time at a certain location with the same damn fern and mechanical pencil they used in college. It's purely psychological.
Technically inclined people are always looking for better ways to get something done. That isn't to say tech people can't get set in their ways. (People are still using their Amiga?)
A site with the name "HOT" Hardware had to review an AMD chip. Why not just post a Slashdot article asking for AMD overheating jokes? Open the floodgates!
I was at a HOPE meeting a number of years back listening to someone called "Captain something-or-other" talk about how bad HTML was being written. He pointed out the lack of alt tags on image files and such led to improper display for lynx web browsers. This was important because libraries and poor people could only afford 386 machines. That statement may have been true, but within six months to a year, the entire market changed such that just about anyone could run Netscape.
To the grandparent post's point, why are we expending all this energy and research to solve a problem that won't exist in the near future?
What are you worried about? Microsoft is patching their OS to allow Trustworthy computing. That way, only the right version of GPG will run. Let the hackers try to run unregistered software on your box. They won't get very far. Oh wait...
Define what you mean by customizable. Do you mean things like the GUI? The TCP/IP stack? Some things were designed for interoperability and/or to provide a familiar interface. Changing them around doesn't exactly help your users.
Try being the server.
Let me guess...you were the fat little cub scout with the conch.
This isn't an anti-Linux stance. It's a stance against customizing everything for China. Linux just makes it easier to do. The warning is for China not to close themselves off from the rest of the world by creating a proprietary OS, apps, etc. Wow. China being insular. Who would have thunk it?
Online games. Cable companies scrutinize the upload much more than the download. Try plaing games online for a few hours a day and the cable company may not be too pleased. I've heard of people getting capped simply by hooking up their XBOX and playing online.
You didn't read my comment then.. I said it would be a problem if you WANTED to hit the number and instead hit the letter, which is raised up and surrounds each number.