I'll really appreciate it when my net connection here on campus (or at home) dies an untimely death because of all the fuckwits who don't know how to cap their uploads.
So yay for all the fuckers on the torrent getting 300KB/s, I won't even be able to check my e-mail.
Except that sites HAVE sprung up in SuprNova and LokiTorrent's stead. Just go search for a few and you'll find huge directories that list almost nothing but copyrighted material that's being distributed without authorization.
And I assure you, there are more sites participating in that activity than legit sites, since most people aren't looking for stuff that's legit, but stuff that's popular.
the technology is designed to be somewhat decentralized
Actually it was designed to efficiently and effectively transfer large files to a large audience, not be decentralized. The only thing decentralized was the bandwidth utilization.
A real replacement for suprnova has yet to emerge, indicating that the lawsuits are working.
Which I find highly amusing. So many torrent sites with so many broken trackers. I really have no sympathy.
Well, when you look at the large distribution in terms of desktops, especially the home and office markets, what do you see?
Microsoft. For everything. Most people don't know other options EXIST, which is exactly how they have engineered things to be.
Apple is known simply because they've managed to make a splash. Linux is -trying- to make a splash but isn't quite there yet outside the IS/CS/propellerhead audience.
And to be honest, I use XP with SP2 as well, and it pisses me off more often than not. But the stuff I need to use is only available here so I can't exactly ditch it.
The only reason Microsoft is popular is because they've managed to force themselves into that position. If not for Bill G.'s dumb luck with IBM and the monopolistic tactics they utilized throughout the 90s, they'd be nowhere now.
Apple, on the other hand, has had to build themselves back up over the past 9 years, and they've done a remarkable job of it.
Cause for everything Apple does you can go find an alternative elsewhere......like a Creative Zen, which if it's anything like ones I've seen will break within a week. Which you can pair with your Napster service that you have to pay for ad infinitum if you want to keep your music.
And don't bring up allofmp3.com, they're so unbelievably questionable in their legality I don't accept them as an argument.
So in terms of a music store, music syncing software, and the iPod, there is no competition. If there was, Apple would not have singlehandedly beaten most of their competitors. Apple is making a killing on the iPod because it is selling like crazy, even at current prices. I think it says something about their competitors when they can sell a similar device for more, and beat everyone else at the same time. That's not anti-competitive, that's competition at its finest and Apple has effectively bested everyone.
Microsoft's way is simply that. There is no other option there. Lack of innovation, buggy software, I don't see them winning public favor simply through the release of products like Apple has.
That Gateway is huge, comparatively. And it comes with Windows.
Think of it as a G4 iBook in a small case, designed for desktop use. For $499 I get a more or less feature complete Apple Macintosh with OS X on it, ready to use whatever hardware I already have (for input and display.)
With that other one you'd have to either use Windows or fight to get a useable Linux install.
You're not producing any TV shows with actors, sets, or sufficiently large budgets any time soon, are you?
Unless of course you refer to it in terms of taking the works produced by the major media executive's company and distributing it without authorization, which he can then use to try and put you under his thumb with new (bad) laws.
To protect our rights we must continue to assert individual responsibility as the solution and push for solutions that go after perpetrators of crime, not their tools.
And they're doing this. Why do slashbots bitch like fucking idiots when they go after the sharers?
FUCK THE CREATORS! FUCK YOU FOR MAKING THE THINGS WE ENJOY.
Slashdot is so full of shitfaced hypocrites it's not even funny. What's worse is that they're serious, doubly so cause they don't understand a goddamn thing.
I hope lokitorrent gets strung up for contributory infringement. They deserve it after having shown bad faith by ignoring Cease and Desists.
Recall that the Infinite Improbability field effects the entirety of the universe, the intensity of the randomness growing as you approach the craft.
The only place unaffected by it is the cockpit, so I imagine the "running shoe" only lasted until that first jump. at which point it assumed all possible shapes until it jumped out and was stuck with one.
between systems like BT versus Kazaa and Grokster. Their network structures are inherently different and as such must be considered independently.
Legal uses of BitTorrent have been shown, but legit uses of Kazaa and Grokster are slim from what I've seen.
You might argue that you could distribute public domain works, or GPL works, over Kazaa/Grokster but for things like Linux ISOs, BT works better and for low priority things HTTP and FTP work quite well.
And please, people, don't bring up the "we should make all X illegal" analogy.
I honestly don't believe people here think clearly, whenever a copyright holder goes after people violating their rights they get all up in arms.
Fact is, I doubt they give two shits about P2P, except that the most popular services are carrying materials they haven't authorized for distribution. If it were about controlling distribution methods, they'd have demanded the entire internet be made illegal years ago.
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Thanks.
I'll really appreciate it when my net connection here on campus (or at home) dies an untimely death because of all the fuckwits who don't know how to cap their uploads.
So yay for all the fuckers on the torrent getting 300KB/s, I won't even be able to check my e-mail.
Except that sites HAVE sprung up in SuprNova and LokiTorrent's stead. Just go search for a few and you'll find huge directories that list almost nothing but copyrighted material that's being distributed without authorization.
And I assure you, there are more sites participating in that activity than legit sites, since most people aren't looking for stuff that's legit, but stuff that's popular.
the technology is designed to be somewhat decentralized
Actually it was designed to efficiently and effectively transfer large files to a large audience, not be decentralized. The only thing decentralized was the bandwidth utilization.
A real replacement for suprnova has yet to emerge, indicating that the lawsuits are working.
Which I find highly amusing. So many torrent sites with so many broken trackers. I really have no sympathy.
If they can set up a BT distro then anyone can.
Unless these files are locked up in some with (in)effective DRM, one person can download it and start up an alternative torrent.
Convenience trumps Free, someone said on Slashdot. But what if Free is Convenient?
The creators, whoever they may be, get fucked. And that's -already- happening now.
Just providing equal yet opposite pull!
Well, when you look at the large distribution in terms of desktops, especially the home and office markets, what do you see?
Microsoft. For everything. Most people don't know other options EXIST, which is exactly how they have engineered things to be.
Apple is known simply because they've managed to make a splash. Linux is -trying- to make a splash but isn't quite there yet outside the IS/CS/propellerhead audience.
And to be honest, I use XP with SP2 as well, and it pisses me off more often than not. But the stuff I need to use is only available here so I can't exactly ditch it.
The only reason Microsoft is popular is because they've managed to force themselves into that position. If not for Bill G.'s dumb luck with IBM and the monopolistic tactics they utilized throughout the 90s, they'd be nowhere now.
Apple, on the other hand, has had to build themselves back up over the past 9 years, and they've done a remarkable job of it.
Well, it's not.
...like a Creative Zen, which if it's anything like ones I've seen will break within a week. Which you can pair with your Napster service that you have to pay for ad infinitum if you want to keep your music.
Cause for everything Apple does you can go find an alternative elsewhere...
And don't bring up allofmp3.com, they're so unbelievably questionable in their legality I don't accept them as an argument.
So in terms of a music store, music syncing software, and the iPod, there is no competition. If there was, Apple would not have singlehandedly beaten most of their competitors. Apple is making a killing on the iPod because it is selling like crazy, even at current prices. I think it says something about their competitors when they can sell a similar device for more, and beat everyone else at the same time. That's not anti-competitive, that's competition at its finest and Apple has effectively bested everyone.
Microsoft's way is simply that. There is no other option there. Lack of innovation, buggy software, I don't see them winning public favor simply through the release of products like Apple has.
I've never had windows just randomly corrupt any drivers.
I suggest checking your hard disk, if that's the case.
I hope you're not telling us pirates who don't want to pay that we should pay?
I'd say go fuck yourself. If you aren't going to pay them for their effort you can stuff your head up your ass.
If you don't like their scheme, stay the fuck away.
Well considering the only problem here is abuse of the DMCA by BayTSP, I don't really see the problem.
Fix the DMCA, but stop giving them excuses to have laws like it passed.
IIRC, Dish also uses linux in all of their set top boxes, including their DVR units.
So yeah, linux seems seriously popular in the various DVRs that are available. Is there a source that lists known hacks/mods available for them?
That Gateway is huge, comparatively. And it comes with Windows.
Think of it as a G4 iBook in a small case, designed for desktop use. For $499 I get a more or less feature complete Apple Macintosh with OS X on it, ready to use whatever hardware I already have (for input and display.)
With that other one you'd have to either use Windows or fight to get a useable Linux install.
There are media companies with spare cash who don't want to spend jillions hyping a sitcom with a theme that will flop.
I believe, sir, that you have just answered your own question.
I wouldn't.
You're not producing any TV shows with actors, sets, or sufficiently large budgets any time soon, are you?
Unless of course you refer to it in terms of taking the works produced by the major media executive's company and distributing it without authorization, which he can then use to try and put you under his thumb with new (bad) laws.
So protecting their copyrights is bad.
Even if they offered them up for legitimate download, people still would violate their copyrights, as we can see today.
Even if they increased the quality 100x, people would still violate their copyrights.
This is because some people feel justified in not paying for anything they can download, and it's pathetic.
To protect our rights we must continue to assert individual responsibility as the solution and push for solutions that go after perpetrators of crime, not their tools.
And they're doing this. Why do slashbots bitch like fucking idiots when they go after the sharers?
I love how it's already in beta and already the most common thing available is warez.
GO COPYRIGHT VIOLATION!
Show those creators just who's boss!
FUCK THE CREATORS! FUCK YOU FOR MAKING THE THINGS WE ENJOY.
Slashdot is so full of shitfaced hypocrites it's not even funny. What's worse is that they're serious, doubly so cause they don't understand a goddamn thing.
I hope lokitorrent gets strung up for contributory infringement. They deserve it after having shown bad faith by ignoring Cease and Desists.
Recall that the Infinite Improbability field effects the entirety of the universe, the intensity of the randomness growing as you approach the craft.
The only place unaffected by it is the cockpit, so I imagine the "running shoe" only lasted until that first jump. at which point it assumed all possible shapes until it jumped out and was stuck with one.
What would you prefer we run?
IIS?
Thanks but I'll run Apache.
between systems like BT versus Kazaa and Grokster. Their network structures are inherently different and as such must be considered independently.
Legal uses of BitTorrent have been shown, but legit uses of Kazaa and Grokster are slim from what I've seen.
You might argue that you could distribute public domain works, or GPL works, over Kazaa/Grokster but for things like Linux ISOs, BT works better and for low priority things HTTP and FTP work quite well.
And please, people, don't bring up the "we should make all X illegal" analogy.
I honestly don't believe people here think clearly, whenever a copyright holder goes after people violating their rights they get all up in arms.
Fact is, I doubt they give two shits about P2P, except that the most popular services are carrying materials they haven't authorized for distribution. If it were about controlling distribution methods, they'd have demanded the entire internet be made illegal years ago.
2. The iPod gets 12 hours now. The iPod Photo gets 15. Whaddaya want? A micro-fusion-reactor?
YES
where piracy is GOOD and great and companies are evil for enforcing their copyrights...
Unless it's GPL licensed material, then they're GOOD and GREAT and people are evil for violating the GPL.
just do not allow for duplication and transmission of copyrighted works on the level that the P2P networks do.
Drawing comparisons between the two is BAD.
And like I said in a previous thread, the tool is the network, not the software. Kazaa/Grokster are nothing without unauthorized materials.