From the posting at the top of the page (my emphasis):
Ronin writes "The DenverPost reports that 'A California man on Thursday sued a slew of international companies, including a Greeley distributor, alleging the penis-enlargement products they market and distribute do not work.' One of the highlights of the article is when the man says "I was wondering for a long time why no one has gotten around to suing these penis-enlargement guys, because it seems like a pretty blatant... fraud."
Probably cause people are too embarrased to say they've tried it."
For those of you who want to check out the band and support this action, but aren't really familiar with them, they're one of the top bands right now in the german rap scene. While they've branched out and included things like guitars and synthesized melodies into their music, they still have krauthop roots. But nevertheless, check them out, they're definitely a little different.
A little different compared to other German rappers? Because, from your description, they sound like the German Linkin Park. Or am I wrong?
Surely this is consumer ignorance, not manufacturers putting extra "doohicky's" in there ?
No, it's manufacturers selling "HD-Ready" televisions, which are really EDTV (480p) not HDTV(720p) and including a 3:2 pulldown filter.
Yes, customers may not completely understand every technical aspect of the purchase. However, manufacturers aren't doing that great of a job publishing realistic specs and educating the customers on what the real deal is, and what's "close enough"
Actually, the buymusic.com site designers were too lazy or stupid to force the redirect using the webserver. It's just an EMCAScript that identifies the browser. If you turn of scripting, the site works fine (if you really want to use it.)
So now, when you get mugged, the mugger strips you naked, leaves you in an alley, and runs off wearing your clothes to signup for all sorts of pr0n sites, credit cards, etc. in your name.
No, you didn't miss anything. The article is about software simulation and cross-industry licensing. However, it is a way to show how diverse problems can be modeled using similar techniques.
HTML I'll give you as a well-supported open standard file format. PDF, not as much, but better supported than the MS formats.
I suppose for balance, supported documented file formats would include:
JPEG
HTML
CSS
Mpeg video
RTF
Text (duh)
And, for further comparison, well documented open formats that somehow just don't seem to be as widespread as you might hope:
TeX
PNG
Postscript
The slashdot favorite Ogg Vorbis or just plain OGG
A blanket statement really can't cover all the possibilities. It just seems that despite the advantages to open formats, the market just doesn't seem to care right now.
"AppWeb deploys an Apache-style configuration schema"
along with
"Existing enterprise HTTP servers are poorly suited for embedding, while current embedded web servers have made compromises on security and functionality to meet memory footprint requirements," according to Mbedthis.
So, while it's cool, it's not a port of Apache to an embeded environment.
From a recent article in DesignFax Magazine, you might be surprised at the kinds of things you can model using simple bouncing-ball-like objects. Everything from giant dump trucks to laser toner.
After all, when you run a network tool to setup your firewall, and you accidentally block yourself from the net, how do you generate another set of rules to get back online? (I know,/etc/init.d/iptables stop)
What the RIAA doesn't seem to realize is that, people are able to block certain IP addresses in many of the client programs. Thus, when the RIAA goes online looking for traffic, they see fewer clients.
The other thing they don't seem to realize is that, there's more to "illegal file sharing" than Kazaa. It could be that people have cut down on their Kazaa use and have gone to other P2P programs.
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Read the intro to Bittorrent and then understand why torrent links were requested.
BitTorrent does not always equal warez/moviez/gamez/etc. This would be a prime example of a legitimate use for the software.
I'm sorry, but "Beam me up" is a Trademark of Star Trek Enterprises, Inc. For your unauthorised use of this phrase, you owe us a Darl McBridely sum of $699.
Debian. Stable is too old. What I like about Redhat on our servers is that it is up-to-date enough that when I want to use something, it is there.
And I'm sure you're aware that you don't have to run "stable." Just because debian calls it "testing" doesn't mean that the packages aren't stable to use.
Slackware. Looks promising. Only noticed two annoyances on my brief test so far. First, it doesn't set up each user in their own group. Second, it uses LILO rather than GRUB.
Have to investigate the user per group thing, see if it would break much to switch a Slackware installation over to that. For booting, I tried installing GRUB, and something wasn't happy--haven't had time to investigate that yet.
Ok, I'm confused. You tried GRUB, something didn't work, and you're upset that Slackware uses LILO? Did I miss something?
Gentoo. Didn't have time to go through all the install steps, so have to come back to this one. It seemed to me I was doing a lot of things that would be common to many people installing it, leaving me wondering why the heck I'm having to waste my time. A good install should only make me do things or specify things concerning the ways my setup is going to be different from other people's.
Consider using a Stage-3 install. Most packages are pre-compiled, for your architecture. Working from that, it's almost just another binary package distro.
SuSE. Not a contender until YaST is released under a free license.
Ok.
Mandrake. I've never been impressed by them in the past, and so haven't really looked into them since their financial troubles. Still, probably worth another look.
I'm not really sure about their server setup. I like urpmi more than I like trying to use up2date or apt-rpm on Redhat. Seems like their package repository is better than that of Redhat.
I don't see this as being bad for Open Source - because if Open Source is truly the best option for the state, they will choose it. It won't force the state to use it if it isn't right. That will make the software better in the long run - if it needs to improve to compete.
Exactly. No software, open or closed source, should be given preferential treatment. Honestly look at what it does, what it costs, and what it will take to implement and make the decision from there.
Ah, if only companies were willing to work like that instead of on the "buddy system" (Here's some tickets to the Beatles reunion, Buddy [wink, wink, nudge, nudge])
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An Anon. Coward asked:
From the posting at the top of the page (my emphasis):
Hopefully, this question is now answered.
If I just fed a troll, well, too bad.
A little different compared to other German rappers? Because, from your description, they sound like the German Linkin Park. Or am I wrong?
No, it's manufacturers selling "HD-Ready" televisions, which are really EDTV (480p) not HDTV(720p) and including a 3:2 pulldown filter.
Yes, customers may not completely understand every technical aspect of the purchase. However, manufacturers aren't doing that great of a job publishing realistic specs and educating the customers on what the real deal is, and what's "close enough"
I don't know if I trust my finances to a guy who, when you look him up in the phone book is listed as Strong, Dick.
The guy's probably pretty good at "screwing" his investors.
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Actually, the buymusic.com site designers were too lazy or stupid to force the redirect using the webserver. It's just an EMCAScript that identifies the browser. If you turn of scripting, the site works fine (if you really want to use it.)
So now, when you get mugged, the mugger strips you naked, leaves you in an alley, and runs off wearing your clothes to signup for all sorts of pr0n sites, credit cards, etc. in your name.
Thanks, but no thanks.
If by "killer" you mean stability killer, then yes. Yes it would.
No, you didn't miss anything. The article is about software simulation and cross-industry licensing. However, it is a way to show how diverse problems can be modeled using similar techniques.
From the AC:
HTML I'll give you as a well-supported open standard file format. PDF, not as much, but better supported than the MS formats.
I suppose for balance, supported documented file formats would include:
And, for further comparison, well documented open formats that somehow just don't seem to be as widespread as you might hope:
A blanket statement really can't cover all the possibilities. It just seems that despite the advantages to open formats, the market just doesn't seem to care right now.
From the article,
along withSo, while it's cool, it's not a port of Apache to an embeded environment.
Examples of widespread file formats:
I'm sorry to say, but marketing seems to have a much more profound effect on the spread of a file format than its openness and freedom.
From a recent article in DesignFax Magazine, you might be surprised at the kinds of things you can model using simple bouncing-ball-like objects. Everything from giant dump trucks to laser toner.
Am I the only one who read that as "into a geo sync LEGO "?
If you can create a telecom satelite out of a Mindstorms kit, you should be working for LEGO (or the government)
Yes, but the average American can spell.
Apple: We're all going somewhere different. But trust us, it'll be really cool when we get there.
I'm thinking along the lines of Guarddog and Guidedog for KDE/Linux or KMyFirewall
After all, when you run a network tool to setup your firewall, and you accidentally block yourself from the net, how do you generate another set of rules to get back online? (I know, /etc/init.d/iptables stop)
If you have to ask, then "Yes"
I just tried this, running Mozilla on Linux with Privoxy, and I can't even click the links to load the ads. I feel like I'm pretty safe.
Note: I could probably do it if I disabled Privoxy, but why bother?
What the RIAA doesn't seem to realize is that, people are able to block certain IP addresses in many of the client programs. Thus, when the RIAA goes online looking for traffic, they see fewer clients.
The other thing they don't seem to realize is that, there's more to "illegal file sharing" than Kazaa. It could be that people have cut down on their Kazaa use and have gone to other P2P programs.
Read the intro to Bittorrent and then understand why torrent links were requested.
BitTorrent does not always equal warez/moviez/gamez/etc. This would be a prime example of a legitimate use for the software.
You bastard!
I'm sorry, but "Beam me up" is a Trademark of Star Trek Enterprises, Inc. For your unauthorised use of this phrase, you owe us a Darl McBridely sum of $699.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Star Trek Enterprises, Inc. Legal Dept.
And I'm sure you're aware that you don't have to run "stable." Just because debian calls it "testing" doesn't mean that the packages aren't stable to use.
Ok, I'm confused. You tried GRUB, something didn't work, and you're upset that Slackware uses LILO? Did I miss something?
Consider using a Stage-3 install. Most packages are pre-compiled, for your architecture. Working from that, it's almost just another binary package distro.
Ok.
I'm not really sure about their server setup. I like urpmi more than I like trying to use up2date or apt-rpm on Redhat. Seems like their package repository is better than that of Redhat.
Hey, if you're into regular man porn, that's fine by me. Personally, hot female redheads with large breasts are my kind of thing, but to each his own.
Exactly. No software, open or closed source, should be given preferential treatment. Honestly look at what it does, what it costs, and what it will take to implement and make the decision from there.
Ah, if only companies were willing to work like that instead of on the "buddy system" (Here's some tickets to the Beatles reunion, Buddy [wink, wink, nudge, nudge])