ok i misread, however, the complaint still applies. save a few seconds typing my username and password into the terminal by letting my employer keep my prints in a database? NO THANKS
episode one let alot of people down and i imagine most people are going to see episode two to see if it will be as bad as episode one, not to see it on it's own merits, or the fact that it is a star wars movie alone. with that said, i hope to be pleasently suprised with the outcome.
if these people lose to the DMCA then perhaps we will stop seeing popups for this shit all over the place...
VIVA LA DMCA!
In all sereousness, i believe the software shoud be legal, but the marketing practices are quite deceptive. only after you have paid these people do you find out what the software really is. it is not even software. you get a list of programs you must download, and instructions on how to put it all together to rip a dvd and save it in VCD format. they even imply (without explicitly stating) that you can copy the whole dvd including special features and menus, but i have yet to see a way to do this.
MS may be taking the risk on losing hardware because they know the software sales will be high.
XBox games are basically just directx based games. Windows has directX also. someday soon I expect to find a way to trick an xbox game into thinking it is on an xbox, when it is really on a PC. of course the pc would probably have to have an nvidi video card but many already do. And i don't think MS would mind one bit about this, because the games are still selling, and they are not taking a loss on game sales.
this does not make cell phones more "tapable" than a regular phone. they have thier ways of tapping your land phone already. it does not mean they are listening to it. the same applies here. they will have a way to tap your cell phone, but they are most likely not listening to it anyway...
that aside, i am sure they will be listening to some phone calls regardless of thier content, mostly so they can justify the $500 millon they spent getting such a system in place.
what is the problem? google does the same thing? MS does not collect any personally identifiable information, unless your name and your ip address just happen to be the same.
I tried my hand at telemarketing a few years ago. The first call I made was to an old guy, and I asked to speak with his wife blanche. He proceeded to explain that she had passed away the day before. I started profusely apologizing for disturbing him. he was silent for a few seconds then he started in with wailing laughter and said "don't call me again" and then hung up. I walked out of the office for a smoke break, and never went back. I didn't even cash my $22 paycheck for the paid training.
If more people did this they could get rid of telemarketers for good
unless IBM releases java under some opensource license I don't see how this would benefit anyone.
I also wonder what would happen to solaris or sun's servers after the merger. IBM already has AIX and has been swimming in the Linux lake for quite a while now, and already has a reliable servers division. I don't see the point.
i can see that, but then these people that buy the used one are collectors who would not have bought the retail amazon copy anyway, so i still don't see where they have room to complain. The author already got paid for that copy once, why should they again?
or you could just try ignoring them. would you rather slashdot just got shut down? they probably get paid by the impression rather than the click. no one is asking you to look at, or click it. just ignore it, slashdot gets paid, slashdot stays up, and you can keep trolling another day...
The funny part of this is that the "used price" for the newer books is often higher than the retail price, so why would quick-to-click consumers buy the used version anyway? I can see where the author's guild is coming from, but really, is it that big of a problem?
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unfortunately this would be endlessly abused by trolls who would edit out the whole show and replace it with things like talk of beowulf clusters, or goatse pics.
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according to the site I see 3 words that grab my attention as interesting (and also threatening). ON-DISK EDITING. For one, i think this will be a great feature, however I can see where MPAA or broadcasters could see this in a not-so-brilliant light. Download it soon fellas, before the MAN gets it.
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yeah, but this thing has to be violating the DMCA somewhere...
when traffic is a concern it seems like such a logical idea to put trolley tracks in all the streets so traffic can get even worse
ok i misread, however, the complaint still applies. save a few seconds typing my username and password into the terminal by letting my employer keep my prints in a database? NO THANKS
episode one let alot of people down and i imagine most people are going to see episode two to see if it will be as bad as episode one, not to see it on it's own merits, or the fact that it is a star wars movie alone. with that said, i hope to be pleasently suprised with the outcome.
is just giving them my name not enough when i want to return a suit? save a few seconds of typing by keeping my fingerprint on file? NO THANKS
but any PC that tries to be a media hub like the vaio is.
if these people lose to the DMCA then perhaps we will stop seeing popups for this shit all over the place...
VIVA LA DMCA! In all sereousness, i believe the software shoud be legal, but the marketing practices are quite deceptive. only after you have paid these people do you find out what the software really is. it is not even software. you get a list of programs you must download, and instructions on how to put it all together to rip a dvd and save it in VCD format. they even imply (without explicitly stating) that you can copy the whole dvd including special features and menus, but i have yet to see a way to do this.
littering is not intelligent. :)
and the record companies fought tooth and nail to stop cassettes too.
can't forget commodore either. i saw more commodore's in the 80's than IBM compatibles in homes.
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it is possible that it is php. they can set the server to parse php files with any extension, not just .php
MS may be taking the risk on losing hardware because they know the software sales will be high. XBox games are basically just directx based games. Windows has directX also. someday soon I expect to find a way to trick an xbox game into thinking it is on an xbox, when it is really on a PC. of course the pc would probably have to have an nvidi video card but many already do. And i don't think MS would mind one bit about this, because the games are still selling, and they are not taking a loss on game sales.
my cable company in orange county offered similar service, phone/tv/internet for $130 per month... in 1999. this is news?
this does not make cell phones more "tapable" than a regular phone. they have thier ways of tapping your land phone already. it does not mean they are listening to it. the same applies here. they will have a way to tap your cell phone, but they are most likely not listening to it anyway... that aside, i am sure they will be listening to some phone calls regardless of thier content, mostly so they can justify the $500 millon they spent getting such a system in place.
what is the problem? google does the same thing? MS does not collect any personally identifiable information, unless your name and your ip address just happen to be the same.
the same attitude IBM had when they let MS license dos keep the rights to DOS...
I tried my hand at telemarketing a few years ago. The first call I made was to an old guy, and I asked to speak with his wife blanche. He proceeded to explain that she had passed away the day before. I started profusely apologizing for disturbing him. he was silent for a few seconds then he started in with wailing laughter and said "don't call me again" and then hung up. I walked out of the office for a smoke break, and never went back. I didn't even cash my $22 paycheck for the paid training. If more people did this they could get rid of telemarketers for good
unless IBM releases java under some opensource license I don't see how this would benefit anyone. I also wonder what would happen to solaris or sun's servers after the merger. IBM already has AIX and has been swimming in the Linux lake for quite a while now, and already has a reliable servers division. I don't see the point.
i can see that, but then these people that buy the used one are collectors who would not have bought the retail amazon copy anyway, so i still don't see where they have room to complain. The author already got paid for that copy once, why should they again?
or you could just try ignoring them. would you rather slashdot just got shut down? they probably get paid by the impression rather than the click. no one is asking you to look at, or click it. just ignore it, slashdot gets paid, slashdot stays up, and you can keep trolling another day...
so what happens when it comes crashing back to earth?
The funny part of this is that the "used price" for the newer books is often higher than the retail price, so why would quick-to-click consumers buy the used version anyway? I can see where the author's guild is coming from, but really, is it that big of a problem?
unfortunately this would be endlessly abused by trolls who would edit out the whole show and replace it with things like talk of beowulf clusters, or goatse pics.
according to the site I see 3 words that grab my attention as interesting (and also threatening). ON-DISK EDITING. For one, i think this will be a great feature, however I can see where MPAA or broadcasters could see this in a not-so-brilliant light. Download it soon fellas, before the MAN gets it.