the kicker for me is the "a recording industry entity" part.
there's been plenty of articles and such (even on/.) about how recording industry entities for distributing royalties is...well....distributing to themselves and not to the artists. What was that organization that the RIAA made....SonicExchange? or SoundExchange? whatever it was...it wasn't distributing funds to where it was truly due.
Even if they change it to be an independent, non-profit collection organization/entity, I still won't bite. What about privacy issues? What about misuse/abuse by the authorities? Is there an opt-out clause? A "covenant" isn't as binding as I would like.
The RIAA and the automotive industry is starting to look like they are using same guiding principle....continue to use a failing business model in favor of short term profits but long term losses and ask for a bailout while they don't actually do any work.
I've been using the latest version of MediaMonkey which supports iPhone 2.0/2.1. The moment I found out, I was hella happy; dTunes (not iTunes) has it's advantages but it isn't as integrated as "Mobile Player" dTunes for one, doesn't support categorization of any sort, let alone any of the advanced features such as play/stop via the mic "squeeze" switch.
Do like what the guy from those AT&T commercials who has cable internet does.....get a LONG ethernet cable.....and borrow a neighbor's connection. Shoot...even offer to pay like 10 bucks a month for the privilege.
It's either that or learn how to cantenna and war-drive.
Maybe these guys are smoking the same stuff that the guys at Fanny Mae, Freddy Mac, AIG, and WAMU have been smoking.
In this economy and the fact that tech giants have recently announced major lay-offs and down-sizing and what not (plus Circuit City is in the brink of bankruptcy according to the evening news), what company has the the money to spend on an expo that has diminishing returns and in the eyes of many if not all techies, a dead show? They are more likely to spend what little and precious funds they have on PAX and other more "successful" shows.
I have to agree. It's like saying ur poop don't stink (it may be of a "different" funk).
Now if the "killswitch" comes up on the phone as an "urgent" advisory and giving/enabling the user to decide, then it won't be as bad. (like lighting a match)
Of course, how they implement the dialog/alert is another issue (there was a previous story on slashdot about how ppl tend to ignore dialog boxes and just click anything to get rid of it)
this is the reason why the brits have to spy more....'cuz it's about quantity.....if u have more data coming in.....than that is going out (aka losing)...then u'r golden.
(I don't think it's a coincidence that this was posted after the bit about the brits needing to spy more)
I know the desire to promote the sales of their products but I get the feeling this sort of promo that applies only to the original purchaser of the game may run afoul of the First Sale doctrine of the US copyright law.
I personally like "physical" promo bonuses, such as a free copy of another (older) game...or a limited edition widget/whachamacallits, etc. Or even a game poster.
but the best bet is to use RivaTuner as described here.
But how CS4 does its detection is another thing. Normally, (at least for games) D3D caps detection is used instead of using device ID's and such. But if they are only supporting nvidia pro stuff, it might be device id based.
"I was just standing here... Tom Cruise locked himself in the closet... I asked myself 'Why won't Tom Cruise just come out of the closet?'... Nobody has no answers... So I PULL OUT MY GUN!!! Tell my why Tom Cruise's in the closet or I'm gonna shoot someone!"
"I was just standing here... Tom Cruise locked himself in the closet... Then John Travolta comes now... John Travolta in the closet too... PLEASE!! Tom Cruise and John Travolta come out of the closet! I'm going to calm myself down... And I PULL OUT MY GUN!!! If Tom Cruise and John Travolta don't come out, I'm gonna cap this bitch..."
Kelly: "I've been asked to come up here, get you both out of the closet... Man, this is some crazy sh*t... Why won't you both just come out of the closet? And they said..." John and Tom: "We're not coming out of the closet... so you can just go away." Kelly: "But everyone wants you out of the closet..." John and Tom: "That doesn't matter 'cause we're gonna stay." Kelly: "Now I'm starting to get angry....so I PULL OUT MY GUN!! I'm gonna give you count to 3 to open this closet door.... 1, I'm gonna shoot you both... 2, I'm gonna cap some bitch... 3.... Now I'm in the closet... I'm in the closet too..."
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the kicker for me is the "a recording industry entity" part.
there's been plenty of articles and such (even on /.) about how recording industry entities for distributing royalties is...well....distributing to themselves and not to the artists.
What was that organization that the RIAA made....SonicExchange? or SoundExchange? whatever it was...it wasn't distributing funds to where it was truly due.
Even if they change it to be an independent, non-profit collection organization/entity, I still won't bite.
What about privacy issues?
What about misuse/abuse by the authorities?
Is there an opt-out clause?
A "covenant" isn't as binding as I would like.
The RIAA and the automotive industry is starting to look like they are using same guiding principle....continue to use a failing business model in favor of short term profits but long term losses and ask for a bailout while they don't actually do any work.
doesn't Hitachi's watercooled laptop from a few years ago count as "prior art"?
"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it."
I've been using the latest version of MediaMonkey which supports iPhone 2.0/2.1.
The moment I found out, I was hella happy; dTunes (not iTunes) has it's advantages but it isn't as integrated as "Mobile Player"
dTunes for one, doesn't support categorization of any sort, let alone any of the advanced features such as play/stop via the mic "squeeze" switch.
urs too?
maybe we'll get Venom first.
step 1, remove batteries.
or get a potato chip (mylar) bag and stuff it inside. (who know that the movie "Enemy of the State" would be so handy).
this is Slashdot....news for nerds, stuff that matters.
Emphasis on "news for nerds"....it's not news for "stocktraders" or "economists" or even "lawyers".
shouldn't it be "was"?
Barack Hussein Obama (aka Barack Obama, Sr) passed away when Barack Obama II was 21.
He might up there with the 72 Virginians having a beer and discussing his son's political career.
Do like what the guy from those AT&T commercials who has cable internet does.....get a LONG ethernet cable.....and borrow a neighbor's connection. Shoot...even offer to pay like 10 bucks a month for the privilege.
It's either that or learn how to cantenna and war-drive.
I see that it has the "skynet" tag...but what about the "whatcouldpossiblygowrong" tag?
nevermind...looks like someone added.
strange thing too...I was watching T3 (bluray) just a few hours ago.
User-agent: * /robots.txt
Disallow:
the self-fulfilling contradiction!
or just hire a "canned tuna" company
and how they had to have this cyborg dolphin with cracking it...
so...if the dolphins go extinct....then it'll be secure?
Maybe these guys are smoking the same stuff that the guys at Fanny Mae, Freddy Mac, AIG, and WAMU have been smoking.
In this economy and the fact that tech giants have recently announced major lay-offs and down-sizing and what not (plus Circuit City is in the brink of bankruptcy according to the evening news), what company has the the money to spend on an expo that has diminishing returns and in the eyes of many if not all techies, a dead show? They are more likely to spend what little and precious funds they have on PAX and other more "successful" shows.
I have to agree.
It's like saying ur poop don't stink (it may be of a "different" funk).
Now if the "killswitch" comes up on the phone as an "urgent" advisory and giving/enabling the user to decide, then it won't be as bad. (like lighting a match)
Of course, how they implement the dialog/alert is another issue (there was a previous story on slashdot about how ppl tend to ignore dialog boxes and just click anything to get rid of it)
this is the reason why the brits have to spy more....'cuz it's about quantity.....if u have more data coming in.....than that is going out (aka losing)...then u'r golden.
(I don't think it's a coincidence that this was posted after the bit about the brits needing to spy more)
I know the desire to promote the sales of their products but I get the feeling this sort of promo that applies only to the original purchaser of the game may run afoul of the First Sale doctrine of the US copyright law.
I personally like "physical" promo bonuses, such as a free copy of another (older) game...or a limited edition widget/whachamacallits, etc.
Or even a game poster.
turn off "safe search" (and wear a rubba)
814,000 in 2001
87,000,000 in 2008
Entering the keywords "porn" into it in 2001 generates 4,490,000 hits vs 236,000,000 hits in
2008
or a hard-mod.
but the best bet is to use RivaTuner as described here.
But how CS4 does its detection is another thing.
Normally, (at least for games) D3D caps detection is used instead of using device ID's and such.
But if they are only supporting nvidia pro stuff, it might be device id based.
or use exlax
no....triumph will poop on anything...if he can get away with it.
Looks like it's another city to add to Triumph's blacklist.
Now I can just imagine irate neighbors taking poop and planting them to get their neighbors in trouble.
Also...wonder how this will affect that dog-poop in the mail business.
Wait...the DNA sampling is "voluntary" right? It's not required to register your dog's DNA?
btw, the mainstream news had a segment on it.
"I was just standing here...
Tom Cruise locked himself in the closet...
I asked myself 'Why won't Tom Cruise just come out of the closet?'...
Nobody has no answers...
So I PULL OUT MY GUN!!!
Tell my why Tom Cruise's in the closet or
I'm gonna shoot someone!"
"I was just standing here...
Tom Cruise locked himself in the closet...
Then John Travolta comes now...
John Travolta in the closet too...
PLEASE!! Tom Cruise and John Travolta come out of the closet!
I'm going to calm myself down...
And I PULL OUT MY GUN!!!
If Tom Cruise and John Travolta don't come out, I'm gonna cap this bitch..."
Kelly: "I've been asked to come up here, get you both out of the closet...
Man, this is some crazy sh*t...
Why won't you both just come out of the closet?
And they said..."
John and Tom: "We're not coming out of the closet...
so you can just go away."
Kelly: "But everyone wants you out of the closet..."
John and Tom: "That doesn't matter 'cause we're gonna stay."
Kelly: "Now I'm starting to get angry....so I PULL OUT MY GUN!!
I'm gonna give you count to 3 to open this closet door....
1, I'm gonna shoot you both...
2, I'm gonna cap some bitch...
3....
Now I'm in the closet...
I'm in the closet too..."
man...classic south park.
u have to turn tracemonkey on (even in the tracemonkey capable builds).
see this guy's post