Raise the fine for false accusement (yes, I made that up) to 20,000 and we suddenly have a new business plan:
1. Set up RIAA honeypot
2. Hire lawyer on retainer.
3. Profit!
At last, artists could get paid for their work - even when the RIAA uses accounting practices from the devil.
Geek Squad absolutely RAPED a friend of mine.
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Geek Squad charged a friend's dad (who admittedly was an idiot for not calling me first) 1500 dollars for 'upgrading' his recent infomercial computer (again admittedly an idiot).
This was a PC that didn't *need* anything, except a fresh install of Windows and a more clueful user.
As I used to live in Minneapolis (the birthplace of the Geek Squad), I recall when they were trustworthy, and cool. The guy who started it occasionally came on MPR and answered call in questions with mostly good advice..
Geek Squad completely BLEW it with this. My friend's dad is out 1500 dollars (because he's an idiot), and Geek Squad STOLE it. (because he's an idiot.)
At least I know that whats-his-nuts reads slashdot when he's not counting his zillion dollars, or marveling at the uselessness of his flash-ridden website.
It pisses me off that in order to use Kismac fully, I have to get another wireless card - even though I have Airport Extreme. Just release the specs already - what is the point of keeping them closed source?
The 20 dollar RCA DirectTV box we had before did it automatically, then let you go through and delete channels via a thumbnail that showed what was on at the time.
For something that cost so little, it kicked ass in the functionally department.
After sitting and trying to remember what's on a channel by its 3-4 letter name (and having no easy way to flip to the channel to see what's on it) so I can delete it, I want to go to Direct TV and kick some ass in their Department of Functionality. I really don't want to spend the ample amount of time and effort that this worthless 'Channels I Receive' demands. Crap - I'd have to take notes, for god's sake.
of Tivos knowing when it's on a channel that is showing nothing or one I'm not subscribed for, *And Not Recording It*?
And an easy way of deleting channels - with a thumbnail that shows what's on it?
And the prevention of third parties removing all sorts of useful features like home media option, networking, ect. (DirectTV, you dirty SOBs).
Admittedly, these are the big 3 things that annoy me about my Tivo - I don't know if they are common to standalones, but IMHO DirectTV has really wrecked something good
Instead, because of the unnecessary limitations introduced in XPSE, Microsoft will likely be perceived as pushing an upgrade path and frustrating users.
Isn't this in their mission statement or something?
there are at least 15 scantily-clad 19 year olds browsing on an iBook looking at the stats from Slashdot.
"OMG, look at the size of their *logs*!!"
"Tee-Hee!"
"Good one, Melanie! Now who's going to come over and rub oil on my legs?"
"Better Idea, Sandra! NAKED PILLOW FIGHT!!"
"w000t! wheeeee!"
A guy can dream, can't he?
Re:theft or copyright infringement.
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I'll bite - grabbing a mp3 and selling a GPL app as your own are different - I say that 98% of every mp3 downloaded are never resold. The difference is in the profit. People who close source GPL software and sell it for a profit are taking the work of those who have already decided to donate their time and code for the common good and using it for their own selfish gain.
It's the difference between photocopying a book, and plagiarizing one.
Hill expects visitors will find the lockers easier once they get used to them. Representatives from the locker maker, Smarte Carte Inc., say the biometric aspect often requires a fair amount of coaching, especially for people who aren't very familiar with computers.
How many times do people visit the SoL? Once? Twice? Three times a Lady?
How are they going to get used to them? Unless, of course, these lockers will eventually be installed everywhere...(cue theater organ)
I'm still surprised that the morons who changed French Fries to 'Freedom Fries' haven't tried to get the SoL taken down and shipped back to France - after all, 'They are against us'.
Three years ago, I was forced (yes - forced) to use a Mac (clone) at work.
I hated OS 8.1, and I thought the machine was slow (it was - 200 mhz) - I was in the midst of convincing my (then) boss that a PC would wipe the floor with it, but she insisted that the Mac was the way to go. Period.
So, when we finally got a new Mac (733 Quicksilver), I found a CD of OS X in the box and tried it.
Wow. All the annoyances of OS 8.1-9.22 were gone (instabillity, no multitasking, no multiuser).
My old boss was an idiot, and so was I. She was an idiot because all she knew of Mac was what others told her - 'Desktop Publishing REQUIRES a Mac'.
I was an idiot because I rejected the Mac 'that was no more' (OS 9) due to my experience with Windows.
Now, my old boss has gone off to make yet more babies with some idiot that she just met, and I am working on a Powerbook.
I am still an idiot, but I'm an idiot that has seen the light. OS X is the closest I've found to computer nirvana. (Unless you count BeOS, which still amazes me...)
My suggestion to you: kill the Windows partition, and only use Linux. You will get used to it, and your experience will improve - just like exercise, it sucks at first, then you wonder why you didn't always do it.
Perhaps an exercise simile was the wrong one to use on Slashdot...;)
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Wait. That's just like real life.
yet you'll still be paying for it! Hooray!
Unless of course, they are innocent. But that is just sophistry, as the RIAA is above reproach, and never makes mistakes.
You admit you were sharing 'Now That's What I Call Music #23' and you can kiss your legal defense fund goodbye.
How about starving to death because you can't afford to defend, and you can't afford to settle?
It seems to me that the basis for comparison should not be the crime, but the hope of an average person to defend themselves from it.
When you look at it that way, there's no difference.
1. Set up RIAA honeypot
2. Hire lawyer on retainer.
3. Profit!
At last, artists could get paid for their work - even when the RIAA uses accounting practices from the devil.
This was a PC that didn't *need* anything, except a fresh install of Windows and a more clueful user.
As I used to live in Minneapolis (the birthplace of the Geek Squad), I recall when they were trustworthy, and cool. The guy who started it occasionally came on MPR and answered call in questions with mostly good advice..
Geek Squad completely BLEW it with this. My friend's dad is out 1500 dollars (because he's an idiot), and Geek Squad STOLE it. (because he's an idiot.)
At least I know that whats-his-nuts reads slashdot when he's not counting his zillion dollars, or marveling at the uselessness of his flash-ridden website.
Not cool, guy.
I have my music on an old G3 in the basement, and want to play it over the network from my powerbook.
As it stands, I can listen to what ever I click on, or in the default order - but no custom playlist or random order.
Again, DRM and 'copy-protection' annoys the casual user, without providing any return.
It pisses me off that in order to use Kismac fully, I have to get another wireless card - even though I have Airport Extreme. Just release the specs already - what is the point of keeping them closed source?
I've only got one eye, you insensitive clod!
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Thank you for the best thread on /. for the last 7.4 months.
You want to put Windows ME on Tivos?
Let's /. them until they fix the annoying little stuff! Hold them accountable! Make their servers smoke like a Scorched 3d game!
For something that cost so little, it kicked ass in the functionally department.
After sitting and trying to remember what's on a channel by its 3-4 letter name (and having no easy way to flip to the channel to see what's on it) so I can delete it, I want to go to Direct TV and kick some ass in their Department of Functionality. I really don't want to spend the ample amount of time and effort that this worthless 'Channels I Receive' demands. Crap - I'd have to take notes, for god's sake.
And an easy way of deleting channels - with a thumbnail that shows what's on it?
And the prevention of third parties removing all sorts of useful features like home media option, networking, ect. (DirectTV, you dirty SOBs).
Admittedly, these are the big 3 things that annoy me about my Tivo - I don't know if they are common to standalones, but IMHO DirectTV has really wrecked something good
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Stop trying to infect me with your spyware! I'm wise to your tricks!
Methinks you took a wrong turn by the AOL boards.
Isn't this in their mission statement or something?
Apparently, a guy can't dream.
Just don't tell my mom! She'll take away my Compaq, or make me install SP2!
"OMG, look at the size of their *logs*!!"
"Tee-Hee!"
"Good one, Melanie! Now who's going to come over and rub oil on my legs?"
"Better Idea, Sandra! NAKED PILLOW FIGHT!!"
"w000t! wheeeee!"
A guy can dream, can't he?
It's the difference between photocopying a book, and plagiarizing one.
All statistics are from here.
How many times do people visit the SoL? Once? Twice? Three times a Lady?
How are they going to get used to them? Unless, of course, these lockers will eventually be installed everywhere...(cue theater organ)
I'm still surprised that the morons who changed French Fries to 'Freedom Fries' haven't tried to get the SoL taken down and shipped back to France - after all, 'They are against us'.
I hated OS 8.1, and I thought the machine was slow (it was - 200 mhz) - I was in the midst of convincing my (then) boss that a PC would wipe the floor with it, but she insisted that the Mac was the way to go. Period.
So, when we finally got a new Mac (733 Quicksilver), I found a CD of OS X in the box and tried it.
Wow. All the annoyances of OS 8.1-9.22 were gone (instabillity, no multitasking, no multiuser).
My old boss was an idiot, and so was I. She was an idiot because all she knew of Mac was what others told her - 'Desktop Publishing REQUIRES a Mac'.
I was an idiot because I rejected the Mac 'that was no more' (OS 9) due to my experience with Windows. Now, my old boss has gone off to make yet more babies with some idiot that she just met, and I am working on a Powerbook.
I am still an idiot, but I'm an idiot that has seen the light. OS X is the closest I've found to computer nirvana. (Unless you count BeOS, which still amazes me...)
My suggestion to you: kill the Windows partition, and only use Linux. You will get used to it, and your experience will improve - just like exercise, it sucks at first, then you wonder why you didn't always do it.
Perhaps an exercise simile was the wrong one to use on Slashdot... ;)