The whole piracy/peer-to-peer argument has been done and done. And no matter how powerful the argument, the industry believes that every single time you download something, they lose a sale. And that's that.
Statistics and studies do not matter to these people. Your desire to kick the tires before you buy doesn't matter either. You got it - you didn't pay for it - we lost money. Of course the reality of it is something totally different, but these organizations have had a stranglehold on their commodity for so long, they're not comfortable with anything less than a stranglehold.
So they fight. And if that means ignoring studies and taking up ridiculous positoins - so be it. We're convinced - but they are never going to be.
Because things don't just fall together 100% working. It wouldn't make much sense to port the Ethernet driver before you got the basic functionality working, right?
The Ethernet driver will come in time, I'm sure. If you're desperate, get some sort of USB solution until then - USB is reported to work just fine.
Plenty of rant about monopolies and why they're bad, but no info about how they came up with the $10B number.
Don't get me wrong - I'm sure it's at least this much. Hell, if something as simple as an email virus is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars of productivity lost from users around the world having to press the Delete key, then yeah. MS and all the spyware/malware/worms/virii that comes with it would be in the billions, easy. That's what you get with a monoculture. Reminds me of the Gros Michel banana.
But without some sort of info about where the $10B estimate comes from, it's not very useful. You don't know if there are a roomful of industry insiders running simulations on huge mainframes, or some idiot with a dartboard. There is a difference. Hopefully.
I'd hate to be part of the police department that has to handle this one. There is a list of suspects that probably numbers in the hundreds of millions.
And while we're at it, maybe the murderer thought of that too. How the hell do you sort through that many suspects to find the real one?
Ok, everyone knows one of the major arguments against spam is that somebody, somewhere has to pay for all that lost bandwidth.
So...is Massive going to compensate me for my lost bandwidth while I download their trailer? Following the same logic they're appropriating MY bandwidth for their advertising. They've taken something from me, something that I paid for and I should be compensated.
So when can we expect to be compensated for our bandwith losses? I'd guess never, but it's something to think about anyways. They're using your bandwidth to push their advertising. That's very spam-like, IMHO.
I love posting sarcasm and seeing how it gets received. Sometimes people with a clue see it first and it gets Teh Funnae. And sometimes... not.
Another thing, which part of my post is FUD? The main article blurb speaks about the useless Indian help desk workers. All I did was joke about it.
Sounds like you actually knew the people in question and their abilities so you are the authority to speak on this.
And sometimes Dilbert's boss sounds just like my boss. Why? Because Scott Adams writes well and is funny. Having the PHB sound exactly like my boss makes it funnier.
However, in the grand scheme of the virus world, it's the organised crime gangs, which are increasingly emerging to make stacks of money through targeted attacks, that should be dealt the harsh sentences - over and above the dumb teenagers.
Hold on a sec, there. That smacks of logic. And we all know that isn't allowed when the accused is a hacker. You know, the guys that cause kazillions of dollars of damage by fiddling with your email. Somehow.
Keep that line of reasoning up, and pretty soon the entertainment industry will stop suing grandmothers for thousands of dollars worth of lost revenue. You know, 'cause granny is such a huge Linkin Park fan.
Ok, sarcasm mode off.
Honestly, even though this kid is a jerk and what he did was wrong I'm happy the courts decided not to crucify him. He's not a part of organized crime, nor is he selling G3N3R!C V!aGrA.
It's a good trend to see crime and punishment in the tech sector finally starting to get in sync.
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Can anybody actually FIND an example of Freenet being used for political reasons (i.e. dissidence)?
No.
Reason being, it's Freenet's purpose to keep the dissidents anonymous. If you could find an example, it wouldn't be working.
Wile E. Coyote can walk off a cliff and doesn't fall - until the Roadrunner points out there's no ground under his feet.
Apparently the FBI thinks computer security works the same way.
The whole piracy/peer-to-peer argument has been done and done. And no matter how powerful the argument, the industry believes that every single time you download something, they lose a sale. And that's that.
Statistics and studies do not matter to these people. Your desire to kick the tires before you buy doesn't matter either. You got it - you didn't pay for it - we lost money. Of course the reality of it is something totally different, but these organizations have had a stranglehold on their commodity for so long, they're not comfortable with anything less than a stranglehold.
So they fight. And if that means ignoring studies and taking up ridiculous positoins - so be it. We're convinced - but they are never going to be.
Because things don't just fall together 100% working. It wouldn't make much sense to port the Ethernet driver before you got the basic functionality working, right?
The Ethernet driver will come in time, I'm sure. If you're desperate, get some sort of USB solution until then - USB is reported to work just fine.
Dig an old PC out of storage, like maybe something around a P500. Install Linux. Install OpenOffice and Firefox.
Start your activity by having everyone use the PC for a bit, then have them try to guess the MHz of the machine.
Give the winner the PC. Give everyone who attends a copy of TheOpenCD.
Plenty of rant about monopolies and why they're bad, but no info about how they came up with the $10B number.
Don't get me wrong - I'm sure it's at least this much. Hell, if something as simple as an email virus is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars of productivity lost from users around the world having to press the Delete key, then yeah. MS and all the spyware/malware/worms/virii that comes with it would be in the billions, easy. That's what you get with a monoculture. Reminds me of the Gros Michel banana.
But without some sort of info about where the $10B estimate comes from, it's not very useful. You don't know if there are a roomful of industry insiders running simulations on huge mainframes, or some idiot with a dartboard. There is a difference. Hopefully.
I'd hate to be part of the police department that has to handle this one. There is a list of suspects that probably numbers in the hundreds of millions.
And while we're at it, maybe the murderer thought of that too. How the hell do you sort through that many suspects to find the real one?
Ok, everyone knows one of the major arguments against spam is that somebody, somewhere has to pay for all that lost bandwidth.
So...is Massive going to compensate me for my lost bandwidth while I download their trailer? Following the same logic they're appropriating MY bandwidth for their advertising. They've taken something from me, something that I paid for and I should be compensated.
So when can we expect to be compensated for our bandwith losses? I'd guess never, but it's something to think about anyways. They're using your bandwidth to push their advertising. That's very spam-like, IMHO.
...serious bonus points for using the word "humdinger" in a tech review.
At least you're not calling it something stupid like the Patriot Act. Or bullshitting yourselves by claiming to be the land of the free.
Sorry it had to happen to you folks, too.
Why extend them?
Or to ask it in a more direct manner, exactly what terrorist activities have these bills stopped since they were enacted? Any?
What's the benefit? How has the Patriot act helped us so far?
Has it done any good at all yet - or is it just rights erosion for the expediency of law enforcement?
The trouble begins when you want to add things to it...(due to) the brittle nature of the platform, when you do that, other things break.
Well thank God that Windows doesn't do that.
...but for some reason, the whole thing didn't really hit me until I read your observation. I'm sitting my cube right now blinking them back.
Why does IE heading towards its next release trundle, whereas Firefox heading towards its next release moves swiftly?
Both are having a new release that is currently being worked on. What's the difference?
...because it's illegal to castrate them.
...it's as if a million kittens cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.
Just wanted to say that your post should be /.'s first +6 Insightful.
You're *exactly* right.
Argh! You're right...I did slip an extra letter in there, didn't I? *oops*
Tell you what. Let's make them pure virtual boarders. They'll be empty rooms that somehow still pay rent. ;^)
...otherwise how in the world can we arrest an Australian for software piracy???
FUDding Troll.
I love posting sarcasm and seeing how it gets received. Sometimes people with a clue see it first and it gets Teh Funnae. And sometimes... not.
Another thing, which part of my post is FUD? The main article blurb speaks about the useless Indian help desk workers. All I did was joke about it.
Sounds like you actually knew the people in question and their abilities so you are the authority to speak on this.
And sometimes Dilbert's boss sounds just like my boss. Why? Because Scott Adams writes well and is funny. Having the PHB sound exactly like my boss makes it funnier.
They've got a lot of nerve actually expecting outsourced help desk services to be of any use! Who the hell do these "engineers" think they are?
If these guys actually knew how to help, they'd cost more. Duh. Think of the bottom line, people!
I mean, c'mon... this can't be the first pure virtual function you've ever come across.
Picture a world without Google, without eBay or Amazon or broadband
Well, it'd make Jeff Bezos patent portfolio look a lot different. That's for sure.
Having the print head be part of the printer instead of a cartridge???
Wow.
Every 9 and 24 pin ribbon printer I've ever had could claim the same thing.
Let's say the cameras spot something fishy, like another strike to the tiles during liftoff.
What next?
However, in the grand scheme of the virus world, it's the organised crime gangs, which are increasingly emerging to make stacks of money through targeted attacks, that should be dealt the harsh sentences - over and above the dumb teenagers.
Hold on a sec, there. That smacks of logic. And we all know that isn't allowed when the accused is a hacker. You know, the guys that cause kazillions of dollars of damage by fiddling with your email. Somehow.
Keep that line of reasoning up, and pretty soon the entertainment industry will stop suing grandmothers for thousands of dollars worth of lost revenue. You know, 'cause granny is such a huge Linkin Park fan.
Ok, sarcasm mode off.
Honestly, even though this kid is a jerk and what he did was wrong I'm happy the courts decided not to crucify him. He's not a part of organized crime, nor is he selling G3N3R!C V!aGrA.
It's a good trend to see crime and punishment in the tech sector finally starting to get in sync.