Dude, you need to smoke more crack. I didn't even mention "seperation of church and state" in my post. My main point was more about our how our goverment officials waste time and money debating and enforcing pointless bills, resolutions, and policies when there are clearly more important and pressing matters that need to be addressed.
"I, however, no longer have any investments in SCO. When news of the IBM lawsuit broke, I sold the last of my stock. I no longer have any relationship with the company."
Too bad you didn't wait a few months, ehh Ransom? Could have made a pretty penny.
Dude, The pledge thing was right on the money. They should have never added the "under god" stuff. I don't think, however, that the 9 Circuit used enough discretion in deciding how to spend its court time though (more like none at all). They should be concered with more pressing issues than the pledge. Then again, those whacko congressmen during the red scare should have also spent their time in a more useful manor, instead of decreeing we god-a-cise our pledge and our money (In God we Trust).
This 30 year anniversary reminds me a of a story my father told me about when pc's first became available to consumers (or customers, whatever). He was watching TV with my grandfather and a commercial came on for some IBM home pc. (I really don't know exactly, I wasn't born yet!) My grandfathers response to this advertisement: "Why would *ANYONE* *EVER* want one of those computers!"
My how times have changed. I'm glad someone wanted one of those computer things, or I wouldn't writing this right now. So here's to another 30 years!
Any economist will tell you that this guy has no clue what he's talking about. Maybe robots will be around and maybe not. The fact is that there is an infinate amount of work to be done, not some limited supply that is portioned out. This is basic, basic, economics you'll discover in any book on the subject.
I'm all for something like the ACCC here. I'm just skeptical about the effectivness of lobbying my representative for such an organization. Then after that gets created, I still have to lobby THEM to have something done.
a quasi-government agency (outside the party system etc, but with teeth)
I don't think such a thing could exist in the US government. Outside the party system? Yeah right. Who decides who gets to play for our version of the ACCC? The current establishment. And they've already established they dont give a fuck. And with the ways corps have now 0wN3d our government, the only kind teeth such an agency will have are false teeth.
Well, its 5:30 am EST, so I guess most of us are sleeping. But we seem to be sleeping while this SCO bullshit is going on too. Why can't we get this kind of action going on here? Is it community apathy? Is it that the government won't listen? I know a lot of people are pretty vocal about this, but who's telling anyone in power who cares. Do they care? Honestly, I haven't written my congressmen, so I'm not really helping either, but I think if I did they probably wouldn't read it, or care about the issue, or care what some 20 year old hacker/cracker/slacker thought was the right thing to do about it. Someone or some organization with clout and connections, or a fuck ton of money needs to step forward or I think we're gonna get screwed. Why is it that the biggest and richest nerd of us all has to own Microsoft?
Oh, one last thing. 10 minutes ago, I just finished watching Takedown for the first time and I want to say 'w00t' where someone else will know what I'm talking about. w00t.
Does this really surprise anyone? Most people don't care about the issues in general, much less this one. Those who do care, and try to be vocal about it are simply paid no attention to by our governments, no matter what the nationality. We're slowly losing the ability to control what we do with our technology, our knowledge, and our lives. I keep waiting for something to give, for that final straw where more than just a few of us stand up and say 'No More!' but it hasn't happened. I fear it won't happen in my life time.
Did anyone else vote on on the GameSpot poll "Do you like Real Life?" 37% said no. I wonder how accurate this poll really is, but it certainly might explain to some degree the popularity and addiciton many feel towards MMORPG's like Everquest, etc. I just wish more people could be happier with the way their lives are going.
Why are these people so poor? Maybe cause they sit on their asses, watching their "free tv" all fucking day. Take it away and maybe they'll go to the library, pick up a book, learn a skill, get a better job, and stop being "poor". People not entitled to have access to television, and if you think NBC, FOX, ABC, et al. are "free public television" you need to get with the proverbial program.
This article is just another representative of the facts we've known since the RIAA's crusade against piracy began. Now I have the opportunity to read the same old comments by the same old people saying the same old things. Might as well be a repeat..
The terms Right Wing Conservative and Left Wing Liberal no longer have any relevence in today's political arena. I would say Joe Baca and his buddy Joe Lieberman would be "Left Wing Conservative" but either way, both still fucks.
We do NOT need to waste time on new legislation that serves no purpose but to 'protect' people from themselves. I don't need, nor want this kind of 'protection.' It is the sole responsibility of the parents to be involved and knowledgable about their children's hobbies and interests. If they don't want little Johnny playing GTA then they won't buy it for him. Simple as that.
Since when has this been a social problem in the first place? What citizens are up in arms about the violent content in games? No one I know. I've been seeing increase in news "reporting" about the increased violence in American Entertainment, but really, isn't this what we WANT? Isn't this what we're throwing our extra dollars at? Companies are making millions selling violent content, but its the market that demands such content. No one is forcing ANYONE to watch or play anything violent, but, it being so profitable, just goes to show how much we like it. But, now, just because these things don't live up to some asshat politicians moral code, we're going to waste time and money debating a pointless bill about a subject that practically no one in the country really gives a shit about. I shudder at the thought of someone penalized for selling a customer a product that they wanted to buy. I mean really, what the hell is the big difference between a 17 year old and an 18 year old trying to buy a violent game. How do you draw these lines. It's absolutly rediculous. And don't start talking to me about selling GTA and 11 year olds. When I was 11, I never had 50 bucks to blow on a game anyway. I don't know any 11 year olds with jobs. Furthurmore, how do they get to the store to buy the game. I don't know any 11 year olds who drive either. It's the parents who are getting them the games. They obviously don't see anything wrong with them, and if there isn't anything wrong with them, we DON'T NEED A LAW. Parents buying their kids games will still be perfectly legal under the law as well, so kids will still have the same acess to violent content as the had before. The people who are going to get screwed are the 15-17 teenagers who have shitty low-wage summer jobs cause mommy and daddy won't pay for everything for them anymore. This is one of the core markets FOR games in the first place. "Gee Congress, thanks for helping to screw our industry a bit. But at least now I can sleep at night, knowing that 16 year old couldn't watch a rendered scene of a zombie exploding. I feel so moral now."
*whew* Sorry for the long rant but this stuff makes my blood boil. Congress, just Fuck OFF will you?
Just what I need. Not only are these jerks interupting my theater experience when their cell phones go off, but now they have the added bonus anoyance of laser beams shooting all over the screen. All the more reason to boycott the RIAA and avoid the theaters I suppose...
Sure they do. Think about elections..
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If negative attacks don't work well for either position, then why do we get overwhelmed with them every year around election time. This year was practically record setting in terms of negative attack ads. If these types of ads didn't work, we wouldn't see them used all the time. The truth is, to the average, uninformed person, these are probably the most influencial advertisements that are produced.
Whether its politics, or business, its all the same. Hell, in this case of Microsoft vs. OSS, it is really a lot of both. Microsoft finds it easier not to make its products better, but to spend lots of money to make the perception of their products better. Microsoft really can't say "our 'this' is better than their 'that', and here's why.." because they really don't offer a better product. Instead they use their incredible monopolistic influence combined with severe mudslinging (FUDslinging?) to remain the most dominant company on earth. It just blows my mind that there exists all this wondeful FREE software (as in both beer and in speech), yet businesses still roll over, sit-up, and beg for Microsoft, just they have the privledge of buying overpriced, inferior products, FROM Microsoft...
At 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific), United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly released Opinions in the Microsoft antitrust case.
Bill Gates issued the following initial statement:
"The Settlement is a tough, but fair compromise. It imposes requirements on Microsoft, but it enables us to continue to innovate, and create products that address the changing needs of our customers. We recognize that we will be closely scrutinized by the government and our competitors, and we will devote all the time, energy and resources needed to ensure that we meet our responsibilities."
Shortly after the decision was issued by the Court, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft made this statement:
"The Department is pleased with the court's decision approving the department's settlement with Microsoft. That decision confirms that the final judgment furthers the public interest by fully and effectively addressing Microsoft's unlawful conduct and restoring the competitive conditions in the computer software industry."
We will continue to update FIN members throughout the weekend and next week. Additional information is also available at these sites:
At 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific), United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly released Opinions in the Microsoft antitrust case.
Bill Gates issued the following initial statement:
"The Settlement is a tough, but fair compromise. It imposes requirements on Microsoft, but it enables us to continue to innovate, and create products that address the changing needs of our customers. We recognize that we will be closely scrutinized by the government and our competitors, and we will devote all the time, energy and resources needed to ensure that we meet our responsibilities."
Shortly after the decision was issued by the Court, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft made this statement:
"The Department is pleased with the court's decision approving the department's settlement with Microsoft. That decision confirms that the final judgment furthers the public interest by fully and effectively addressing Microsoft's unlawful conduct and restoring the competitive conditions in the computer software industry."
We will continue to update FIN members throughout the weekend and next week. Additional information is also available at these sites:
MORE FROM MICROSOFT
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/legalnews.asp
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/microsoft-2001.html
FREEDOM TO INNOVATE NETWORK WEB SITE
http://www.microsoft.com/freedomtoinnovate
Ashcroft can bite me!
Now I'm just wondering how long will it take for the board our our Government or someone to sell out vast proportions of available internet bandwidth or addressing to large media companies "in the spirit to increase the public benefit" much like what happened to another of our 'public' resources, the television broadcast spectrum. The last thing I want to see is "internet TV brought to you by MSNBC" and the rest of us getting 5 minutes of public access...
The public should be involved in what direction public resources take, either directly or indirectly. Getting cut out of the loop means we're gonna get screwed somehow, somewhere down the line.
This is a GREAT analogy to use when considering this bill. Authorizing criminal activity to prevent/counter other criminal activity is only going to result in MORE law breaking, not less. We've all heard that two wrongs don't make a right, and it's no different in this situation. Authorizing large Media Corporations to hack Joe Users box because he is 'suspected' of illegally distributing is an absurd solution to this 'problem.'
These sound like they'd be useful at the airport or on the train or somewhere without a good sized flat surface. If I'm at home though, I can't image i want to be waving my hands out in front of me manipulating a pointer. It's such much easier to have my hand resting on the desk,
If anyone has seen the movie "Vanilla Sky," they might recall the big birthday party scene where there is a hologram of John Coltrane playing the sax. If that's the kind of technology we can expect in real life, then I'm without a doubt excited by it.
I wonder how long it will take this kind of technology to really take off and start to infiltrate the average home. If it's done well enough, I imagine it could have to potential to send our old TV's to obsolete land. Imagine 3D TV. Hell, in enough time (far into the future here) we could be wasting our lives away in a holodeck type environment instead of on the couch. Remember that LCD-Paint that people were talking about a while back? These kinds of technologies in conjunction could change our lives, much the way tv and radio changed the lives of people when they were first introduced.
I suppose this is a bit of a futurist vision, but when you hear about stuff like this, how can you not get excited by the possibilities? These are very exciting times my friends... very exciting..
"Literally, our very lives are at stake now. George and I are just praying that we can finish 'Episode III' in time, before it's all over."
Thats right, they NEED this money, their lives are at stake!. They'll be dead men if they can't pay off Jabba the Hutt. Maybe a long nap in some carbonite will give George enough time to think about a career change.
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this sucks.
But when does he turn into Dr. Strange?
Dude, you need to smoke more crack. I didn't even mention "seperation of church and state" in my post. My main point was more about our how our goverment officials waste time and money debating and enforcing pointless bills, resolutions, and policies when there are clearly more important and pressing matters that need to be addressed.
"I, however, no longer have any investments in SCO. When news of the IBM lawsuit broke, I sold the last of my stock. I no longer have any relationship with the company."
Too bad you didn't wait a few months, ehh Ransom? Could have made a pretty penny.
Dude, The pledge thing was right on the money. They should have never added the "under god" stuff. I don't think, however, that the 9 Circuit used enough discretion in deciding how to spend its court time though (more like none at all). They should be concered with more pressing issues than the pledge. Then again, those whacko congressmen during the red scare should have also spent their time in a more useful manor, instead of decreeing we god-a-cise our pledge and our money (In God we Trust).
This 30 year anniversary reminds me a of a story my father told me about when pc's first became available to consumers (or customers, whatever). He was watching TV with my grandfather and a commercial came on for some IBM home pc. (I really don't know exactly, I wasn't born yet!) My grandfathers response to this advertisement: "Why would *ANYONE* *EVER* want one of those computers!" My how times have changed. I'm glad someone wanted one of those computer things, or I wouldn't writing this right now. So here's to another 30 years!
Any economist will tell you that this guy has no clue what he's talking about. Maybe robots will be around and maybe not. The fact is that there is an infinate amount of work to be done, not some limited supply that is portioned out. This is basic, basic, economics you'll discover in any book on the subject.
These people are so clueless. I'm surprised they haven't run these at the theater with the previews before the film.
I'm all for something like the ACCC here. I'm just skeptical about the effectivness of lobbying my representative for such an organization. Then after that gets created, I still have to lobby THEM to have something done.
a quasi-government agency (outside the party system etc, but with teeth)
I don't think such a thing could exist in the US government. Outside the party system? Yeah right. Who decides who gets to play for our version of the ACCC? The current establishment. And they've already established they dont give a fuck. And with the ways corps have now 0wN3d our government, the only kind teeth such an agency will have are false teeth.
Well, its 5:30 am EST, so I guess most of us are sleeping. But we seem to be sleeping while this SCO bullshit is going on too. Why can't we get this kind of action going on here? Is it community apathy? Is it that the government won't listen? I know a lot of people are pretty vocal about this, but who's telling anyone in power who cares. Do they care? Honestly, I haven't written my congressmen, so I'm not really helping either, but I think if I did they probably wouldn't read it, or care about the issue, or care what some 20 year old hacker/cracker/slacker thought was the right thing to do about it. Someone or some organization with clout and connections, or a fuck ton of money needs to step forward or I think we're gonna get screwed. Why is it that the biggest and richest nerd of us all has to own Microsoft?
Oh, one last thing. 10 minutes ago, I just finished watching Takedown for the first time and I want to say 'w00t' where someone else will know what I'm talking about. w00t.
Does this really surprise anyone? Most people don't care about the issues in general, much less this one. Those who do care, and try to be vocal about it are simply paid no attention to by our governments, no matter what the nationality. We're slowly losing the ability to control what we do with our technology, our knowledge, and our lives. I keep waiting for something to give, for that final straw where more than just a few of us stand up and say 'No More!' but it hasn't happened. I fear it won't happen in my life time.
Did anyone else vote on on the GameSpot poll "Do you like Real Life?" 37% said no. I wonder how accurate this poll really is, but it certainly might explain to some degree the popularity and addiciton many feel towards MMORPG's like Everquest, etc. I just wish more people could be happier with the way their lives are going.
Why are these people so poor? Maybe cause they sit on their asses, watching their "free tv" all fucking day. Take it away and maybe they'll go to the library, pick up a book, learn a skill, get a better job, and stop being "poor". People not entitled to have access to television, and if you think NBC, FOX, ABC, et al. are "free public television" you need to get with the proverbial program.
This article is just another representative of the facts we've known since the RIAA's crusade against piracy began. Now I have the opportunity to read the same old comments by the same old people saying the same old things. Might as well be a repeat..
The terms Right Wing Conservative and Left Wing Liberal no longer have any relevence in today's political arena. I would say Joe Baca and his buddy Joe Lieberman would be "Left Wing Conservative" but either way, both still fucks.
We do NOT need to waste time on new legislation that serves no purpose but to 'protect' people from themselves. I don't need, nor want this kind of 'protection.' It is the sole responsibility of the parents to be involved and knowledgable about their children's hobbies and interests. If they don't want little Johnny playing GTA then they won't buy it for him. Simple as that.
Since when has this been a social problem in the first place? What citizens are up in arms about the violent content in games? No one I know. I've been seeing increase in news "reporting" about the increased violence in American Entertainment, but really, isn't this what we WANT? Isn't this what we're throwing our extra dollars at? Companies are making millions selling violent content, but its the market that demands such content. No one is forcing ANYONE to watch or play anything violent, but, it being so profitable, just goes to show how much we like it. But, now, just because these things don't live up to some asshat politicians moral code, we're going to waste time and money debating a pointless bill about a subject that practically no one in the country really gives a shit about. I shudder at the thought of someone penalized for selling a customer a product that they wanted to buy. I mean really, what the hell is the big difference between a 17 year old and an 18 year old trying to buy a violent game. How do you draw these lines. It's absolutly rediculous. And don't start talking to me about selling GTA and 11 year olds. When I was 11, I never had 50 bucks to blow on a game anyway. I don't know any 11 year olds with jobs. Furthurmore, how do they get to the store to buy the game. I don't know any 11 year olds who drive either. It's the parents who are getting them the games. They obviously don't see anything wrong with them, and if there isn't anything wrong with them, we DON'T NEED A LAW. Parents buying their kids games will still be perfectly legal under the law as well, so kids will still have the same acess to violent content as the had before. The people who are going to get screwed are the 15-17 teenagers who have shitty low-wage summer jobs cause mommy and daddy won't pay for everything for them anymore. This is one of the core markets FOR games in the first place. "Gee Congress, thanks for helping to screw our industry a bit. But at least now I can sleep at night, knowing that 16 year old couldn't watch a rendered scene of a zombie exploding. I feel so moral now."
*whew*
Sorry for the long rant but this stuff makes my blood boil. Congress, just Fuck OFF will you?
Ack, I can't get the main rpm with XFS support now. (Slashdotted?) I know someone out there has these files mirrored. Would be greatly appreciated..
Just what I need. Not only are these jerks interupting my theater experience when their cell phones go off, but now they have the added bonus anoyance of laser beams shooting all over the screen. All the more reason to boycott the RIAA and avoid the theaters I suppose...
Whether its politics, or business, its all the same. Hell, in this case of Microsoft vs. OSS, it is really a lot of both. Microsoft finds it easier not to make its products better, but to spend lots of money to make the perception of their products better. Microsoft really can't say "our 'this' is better than their 'that', and here's why.." because they really don't offer a better product. Instead they use their incredible monopolistic influence combined with severe mudslinging (FUDslinging?) to remain the most dominant company on earth. It just blows my mind that there exists all this wondeful FREE software (as in both beer and in speech), yet businesses still roll over, sit-up, and beg for Microsoft, just they have the privledge of buying overpriced, inferior products, FROM Microsoft...
Bill Gates issued the following initial statement:
"The Settlement is a tough, but fair compromise. It imposes requirements on Microsoft, but it enables us to continue to innovate, and create products that address the changing needs of our customers. We recognize that we will be closely scrutinized by the government and our competitors, and we will devote all the time, energy and resources needed to ensure that we meet our responsibilities."
Shortly after the decision was issued by the Court, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft made this statement:
"The Department is pleased with the court's decision approving the department's settlement with Microsoft. That decision confirms that the final judgment furthers the public interest by fully and effectively addressing Microsoft's unlawful conduct and restoring the competitive conditions in the computer software industry."
We will continue to update FIN members throughout the weekend and next week. Additional information is also available at these sites:
MORE FROM MICROSOFT
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/legalnews.asp
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/microsoft-2001.html
FREEDOM TO INNOVATE NETWORK WEB SITE
http://www.microsoft.com/freedomtoinnovate
sorry about ugly first post of this
At 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific), United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly released Opinions in the Microsoft antitrust case. Bill Gates issued the following initial statement: "The Settlement is a tough, but fair compromise. It imposes requirements on Microsoft, but it enables us to continue to innovate, and create products that address the changing needs of our customers. We recognize that we will be closely scrutinized by the government and our competitors, and we will devote all the time, energy and resources needed to ensure that we meet our responsibilities." Shortly after the decision was issued by the Court, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft made this statement: "The Department is pleased with the court's decision approving the department's settlement with Microsoft. That decision confirms that the final judgment furthers the public interest by fully and effectively addressing Microsoft's unlawful conduct and restoring the competitive conditions in the computer software industry." We will continue to update FIN members throughout the weekend and next week. Additional information is also available at these sites: MORE FROM MICROSOFT http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/legalnews.asp FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/microsoft-2001.html FREEDOM TO INNOVATE NETWORK WEB SITE http://www.microsoft.com/freedomtoinnovate Ashcroft can bite me!
Now I'm just wondering how long will it take for the board our our Government or someone to sell out vast proportions of available internet bandwidth or addressing to large media companies "in the spirit to increase the public benefit" much like what happened to another of our 'public' resources, the television broadcast spectrum. The last thing I want to see is "internet TV brought to you by MSNBC" and the rest of us getting 5 minutes of public access... The public should be involved in what direction public resources take, either directly or indirectly. Getting cut out of the loop means we're gonna get screwed somehow, somewhere down the line.
This is a GREAT analogy to use when considering this bill. Authorizing criminal activity to prevent/counter other criminal activity is only going to result in MORE law breaking, not less. We've all heard that two wrongs don't make a right, and it's no different in this situation. Authorizing large Media Corporations to hack Joe Users box because he is 'suspected' of illegally distributing is an absurd solution to this 'problem.'
These sound like they'd be useful at the airport or on the train or somewhere without a good sized flat surface. If I'm at home though, I can't image i want to be waving my hands out in front of me manipulating a pointer. It's such much easier to have my hand resting on the desk,
If anyone has seen the movie "Vanilla Sky," they might recall the big birthday party scene where there is a hologram of John Coltrane playing the sax. If that's the kind of technology we can expect in real life, then I'm without a doubt excited by it.
I wonder how long it will take this kind of technology to really take off and start to infiltrate the average home. If it's done well enough, I imagine it could have to potential to send our old TV's to obsolete land. Imagine 3D TV. Hell, in enough time (far into the future here) we could be wasting our lives away in a holodeck type environment instead of on the couch. Remember that LCD-Paint that people were talking about a while back? These kinds of technologies in conjunction could change our lives, much the way tv and radio changed the lives of people when they were first introduced.
I suppose this is a bit of a futurist vision, but when you hear about stuff like this, how can you not get excited by the possibilities? These are very exciting times my friends... very exciting..
"Literally, our very lives are at stake now. George and I are just praying that we can finish 'Episode III' in time, before it's all over."
Thats right, they NEED this money, their lives are at stake!. They'll be dead men if they can't pay off Jabba the Hutt. Maybe a long nap in some carbonite will give George enough time to think about a career change.