If authors had any sense, they'd be jumping onto the anti-copyright bandwagon.
Well, publishers are beginning to do just that. During the book fair in Frankfurt, Germany (biggest in the world), industry representatives called for unrestricted access to ISP customer data to fight (audio) book piracy, stating that there's no need to involve the courts. This would violate lots of constitutional principles we have here, but noone seemed to care. If they've learned anything from the **AAs, they'll probably get what they want by lobbying and bribes...
New system: EU pushes 34 items of data about each passenger.
... and agrees that the US DHS can share the data with the FBI, other govt agencies are supposed to get access in the future. Best part of it: German minister of justice welcomes the agreement, as a high level of data protection is maintained... she therefore has no objections at all.
You are being very optimistic, I must say - I find it suspicious that there are no details at all about the agreement. Push / pull doesn't matter that much if the amount of data transferred is not reduced to the absolute minimum; also, the US demanded to be allowed to hand the data over to the FBI - no word on that either. When details become available, we'll probably see a deal that circumvents the legal issues in the EU while at the same time the amount of data transferred will increase...
tests/exams like you do in order to get a radio license.(...) the vast majority of people who should not be connected.
what an utterly elitist and brainless snobby "I'm soo 1337" statement! did you realize that the net is supposed to be for everyone - even those that don't meet your standards? what if we said that people with a/. ID higher than 942374 cannot post here unless they take an IQ test and score >90? you wouldn't pass, I guess...
ok sorry it's just that I'm out of mod points to slap you with -1 flamebait...
I share your worries. Those who don't might want to consider this:
The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism
by Dr. Lawrence Britt
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14-defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism -
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights -
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fas
In Germany, all voting is also paper-based only and everything is counted by hand.
Wrong. 2200 of about 80000 electoral districts used Nedap voting machines in the last Bundestag election. Our German readers might find these articles (2005) informative (2006).
It's why I want to shoot anybody who actually buys this sort of phrasing, such as what the RIAA is giving us.
Better shoot those that use such language to achieve their goals - those buying it can still be educated.
How about "We Will Prevail" (by now a whole book full of Newspeak instead of just another rallying cry - read the user reviews at amazon!) or "Islamic Fascism"? Would you shoot?
But exactly what copying should constitute infringement?
Exactly. Most tabs posted state that they are the own work of the submitter (it's usually not just chords or diagrams of where to fret, but also explanations and directions on how to play things in general). I also wonder how they can take down whole sites regardless of non-copyrighted content on them. A huge percentage of tabs available is useless, because they are plain wrong or cannot be used to "reproduce" a certain song without knowing the original work quite well. (ASCII tabs usually have no indication of note/chord durations). This is just another attempt at complete control over consumers. I'm truely disappointed.
"Bill was putting a lot of pressure on us to dominate the web portal business, but we just didn't see how we could build our traffic quickly enough. We turned to Click Monkeys!! to deliver the uniques we needed to show up in the Media Metrix top 20. Thanks to them, I got my bonus, our site is on top of the charts, and Bill thinks I'm great!"
--Product Manager, MSN.com
Microsoft is giving users the option to choose not to install.
It's not like the average user knew what it means to click Yes (or No for that matter) - the vast majority will accept _anything_ coming in via MS Update.
I just had a call from a customer, he had IE7 beta installed. I asked him if he knew what the term "beta" means - of course he didn't. He just kept wondering why IE looked so different lately... . People had told him, Beta 7 is newer and thus better and that he should get it. Now he's kinda screwed and confused because of all the things they changed in IE7. Also, he demanded to know why MS gave him a non-final version of a program!:P
Read the rest of Simon's review?
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I'd rather not, for fear its having more bad spelling in their.
Do they have to? I doubt it, now that they are backed by the U.S. government - they staked their claims long ago. Those numbers are what FUD is all about, aren't they? Makes "sense", in a way. You don't have to be a politician to trust their figures. But it certainly helps.
Seriously, there have been moments in the game that I've hit some tricky combination of chords and just Felt It. And it felt good.
If this worked so well for you, get a cheap electric guitar or even NI's Guitar Rig and play along with a bunch of your favorite MP3s. You're going to be amazed at how easily you can fit some improvised melodies or even chord sequences into most of the (mainstream) music available today - on a real guitar, without being a genius or a rockstar. Start with songs you know well, don't be discouraged by wrong notes - if you keep trying (like in the game), you're gonna find the right ones. Improve the songs and add what you always felt was missing.
In fact, that's how I started to play: listen, find your way on the fretboard, experiment, examine and gradually Feel where to fret next. It works, honest! Give it a try if you can. You're going to get a lot more out of the real thing than out of that (IMHO kinda silly) game! Especially if you use GR2 [/shameless plug]
I do think the Hero series is a great appetizer, but as you said, it's no comparison to the real thing. A real guitar isn't that hard to handle - unless you want to play like Joe Satriani and the likes.
Another key combo that they will outlaw - just like CTRL-C!
Seriously, I bought Meds from Placebo... no BY Placebo, and only noticed afterwards that it has some DRM on it. Without Autorun, it's completely useless because as long as you don't execute what's in the data track, you can rip the whole album to mp3 without the slightest problems.
There are lots of postings on the net about that album, and most don't fail to mention that "I cant rip it to play on my IPod". So the result is: a key combo defeats their DRM, but the average unknowing joe is left with a crippled product. Shame on you, EMI.
I just noticed, they put the blame on apple:
Question:
Can I export tracks to my iPod?
Answer: "Content protection technology does not work with iPods that use iTunes for Windows, as Apple is still not licensing their proprietary rights management system that is used on iPod." (http://www.emimusic.info/us_EN/cds300.html#a6))
"The results are unexpected. Not only did the Arctic heat up to an extent that is inexplicable by current climate models, say the researchers, it also seems that the North Pole began to cool at about the same time as the Antarctic. This timing suggests that climate was being driven by a global factor, such as atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases, rather than something more local, such as geological upheaval."
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Well, publishers are beginning to do just that. During the book fair in Frankfurt, Germany (biggest in the world), industry representatives called for unrestricted access to ISP customer data to fight (audio) book piracy, stating that there's no need to involve the courts. This would violate lots of constitutional principles we have here, but noone seemed to care. If they've learned anything from the **AAs, they'll probably get what they want by lobbying and bribes...
Article in German here
Brigitte Zypries (SPD) begrüßte die Einigung zwischen EU und USA. "Es bleibt bei einem hohen Datenschutz-Niveau", sagte sie heute am Rande des EU-Justizministertreffens in Luxemburg. "Deshalb habe ich keine Bedenken."
Spineless traitors.
You are being very optimistic, I must say - I find it suspicious that there are no details at all about the agreement. Push / pull doesn't matter that much if the amount of data transferred is not reduced to the absolute minimum; also, the US demanded to be allowed to hand the data over to the FBI - no word on that either. When details become available, we'll probably see a deal that circumvents the legal issues in the EU while at the same time the amount of data transferred will increase...
what an utterly elitist and brainless snobby "I'm soo 1337" statement! did you realize that the net is supposed to be for everyone - even those that don't meet your standards? what if we said that people with a /. ID higher than 942374 cannot post here unless they take an IQ test and score >90? you wouldn't pass, I guess...
ok sorry it's just that I'm out of mod points to slap you with -1 flamebait...
yeah, as soon as the world runs out of pubescent teenagers, pedophiles and greedy VCs / media corporations.
The 14 Defining Characteristics Of Fascism by Dr. Lawrence Britt
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14-defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fas
fight for the Arts, too. Read a banned book.
Good thing that this particular feature remains unchanged.
yeah, we all know, it's been done before.
Wrong. 2200 of about 80000 electoral districts used Nedap voting machines in the last Bundestag election. Our German readers might find these articles (2005) informative (2006).
Better shoot those that use such language to achieve their goals - those buying it can still be educated.
How about "We Will Prevail" (by now a whole book full of Newspeak instead of just another rallying cry - read the user reviews at amazon!) or "Islamic Fascism"? Would you shoot?
Exactly. Most tabs posted state that they are the own work of the submitter (it's usually not just chords or diagrams of where to fret, but also explanations and directions on how to play things in general). I also wonder how they can take down whole sites regardless of non-copyrighted content on them. A huge percentage of tabs available is useless, because they are plain wrong or cannot be used to "reproduce" a certain song without knowing the original work quite well. (ASCII tabs usually have no indication of note/chord durations). This is just another attempt at complete control over consumers. I'm truely disappointed.
how about this one then (also from the site):
Does it? There is some debate going on about how constant the Constants of the Universe really were in the past, so the GP might actually be on to something...
It's not like the average user knew what it means to click Yes (or No for that matter) - the vast majority will accept _anything_ coming in via MS Update.
I just had a call from a customer, he had IE7 beta installed. I asked him if he knew what the term "beta" means - of course he didn't. He just kept wondering why IE looked so different lately... . People had told him, Beta 7 is newer and thus better and that he should get it. Now he's kinda screwed and confused because of all the things they changed in IE7. Also, he demanded to know why MS gave him a non-final version of a program! :P
I'd rather not, for fear its having more bad spelling in their.
you sure?
as far as I can gather, that was the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1910-11).
>Oh, wait, human knowledge isn't static.
Quite right. That might be the reason for WP's success, because it's built to represent that fact.
2. Use the RMB and select "Open in background page" or hold CTRL and SHIFT when clicking a link.
3. Use opera:config (Opera 9)
yes - no, I didn't RTFA.
it's from the bible, of course.
Do they have to? I doubt it, now that they are backed by the U.S. government - they staked their claims long ago. Those numbers are what FUD is all about, aren't they? Makes "sense", in a way. You don't have to be a politician to trust their figures. But it certainly helps.
If this worked so well for you, get a cheap electric guitar or even NI's Guitar Rig and play along with a bunch of your favorite MP3s. You're going to be amazed at how easily you can fit some improvised melodies or even chord sequences into most of the (mainstream) music available today - on a real guitar, without being a genius or a rockstar. Start with songs you know well, don't be discouraged by wrong notes - if you keep trying (like in the game), you're gonna find the right ones. Improve the songs and add what you always felt was missing.
In fact, that's how I started to play: listen, find your way on the fretboard, experiment, examine and gradually Feel where to fret next. It works, honest! Give it a try if you can. You're going to get a lot more out of the real thing than out of that (IMHO kinda silly) game! Especially if you use GR2 [/shameless plug]
I do think the Hero series is a great appetizer, but as you said, it's no comparison to the real thing. A real guitar isn't that hard to handle - unless you want to play like Joe Satriani and the likes.
Bagpipes Hero? *shivers*
Another key combo that they will outlaw - just like CTRL-C!
Seriously, I bought Meds from Placebo... no BY Placebo, and only noticed afterwards that it has some DRM on it. Without Autorun, it's completely useless because as long as you don't execute what's in the data track, you can rip the whole album to mp3 without the slightest problems.
There are lots of postings on the net about that album, and most don't fail to mention that "I cant rip it to play on my IPod". So the result is: a key combo defeats their DRM, but the average unknowing joe is left with a crippled product. Shame on you, EMI.
I just noticed, they put the blame on apple:
Question:
Can I export tracks to my iPod?
Answer: "Content protection technology does not work with iPods that use iTunes for Windows, as Apple is still not licensing their proprietary rights management system that is used on iPod." (http://www.emimusic.info/us_EN/cds300.html#a6))
It's been done in the Arctic Ocean, Nature reported recently.
"The results are unexpected. Not only did the Arctic heat up to an extent that is inexplicable by current climate models, say the researchers, it also seems that the North Pole began to cool at about the same time as the Antarctic. This timing suggests that climate was being driven by a global factor, such as atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases, rather than something more local, such as geological upheaval."