Well, if nobody can download the Radiohead album from anywhere except via BitTorrent then that kindof kills there business model where the site was going to ask for a donation.
If people download the album from another place they aren't going to see any donations.
They need to get their site fixed so that it is no longer getting slashdotted or else they areen't going to prove anything.
When XP was first released I heard this exact same argument and XP turned out to be fine. This article is just a repeat of what already happened before and was proved wrong.
well, if you really scored that high then I assume you were smart enough to apply to more than one school... sometimes your score in the test of life is more important.
well, it sounds like a proof based off an invalid assumption. the first assumption of "bush-like branching structure" needs to be proved first, and it isn't. how could it be?
good point but there is a difference between programming "artistically" verses programming "procedurally". i think that if a complex problem is just a bunch of procedures that it would be possible for a group of persons to create something more complicated than a single person ever could create.
the main difference is that artists solve a problem (or show an idea) by the quickest method possible; so quick a method in fact that we might call them a "magician" or "genius".
on the other hand, problems or ideas can also be discovered using brute force and a massive number of persons.
what i mean is that it is possible that 10 average intelligent persons working independently could accidentally discover something that a genius could figure out on their own. statistically, this could be probable enough to make it affordable.
When someone truly figures out how to take a group of beginning programmers and make them able to create something that a complex single programmer could create, then that will be the end of high paying jobs for computer science. At that point, programming jobs will be kinda like jobs at Taco Bell.
If they can prove that the theatre actually let them walk into the theatre without warning them that the camera was illegal, then they might be able to prove that the theatre actually assisted them in filming the 20-second clip.
Also, if the theatre saw the camera, and then decided to follow them and check to see if they were using it in the theatre, you could almost say that they were trapped. If that was the case, they still saw the camera, let them pass the entryway and they still assisted in the filming.
I play a certain style of music, which up until the internet started, was very hard to access, since it is European, and in about 1998 the style exploded because of the internet. If it wasn't for the internet , in bringing a previously separated group of people together, this style of music, called Gypsy Jazz, which died in the late 50's, might never have re-emerged from the dark ages. Countless guitar players cite Django as an influence, especially once Django became popular.
The first think I thought when reading this article is that the author is just trying to drum up fear. What kind of person would create propaganda like this, knowing that many people will read it, and that many of those people might take it seriously?
There is absolutely not factual basis for the authors believe and I am surprised this garbage even got through moderators and made its way to the front page.
Yes you can. All you do is get a Tax id number (ITIN) and on the form where it asks for your SSN, you put in that number. The bank wont be able to determine whether the number is SSN vs. ITIN. Both numbers are 9 digits. The only difference is that the ITIN starts with a "9" , which is the only way to tell. The bank will take your application, most likely NOT realize you used an ITIN, and accept you.
This is slightly untrue. You actually do not need an SSN to get a bank account, a cell phone, or get into a hospital or school. So, your assumption that they have been using fake SSNs is wrong because in fact, they didn't need to give one in the first place.
I like it for the same reasons and also. I havent used 10.x yet, but in 9.x the availability of the "Automatix" script for configuring the browsers, plugins, and system multimedia systems saved me many hours of advanced configuration time after the default installation. Ubuntu rules!
Was this replaced by the "Easy Ubuntu" script in 10.x versions?
The immigration bill failed because of the number of citizens who made noise against the bill. My guess is that more than a few senators were scared into voting differently than they otherwise would have. For now, the people get their way.
I would like to see a Lost online game, where every online game has a 108 character limit and lets you assume one of the game characters . the only problem is how do you deal with Desmonds time travel ability? Oh , when people sign into the game, they get a random character from the show and randomly you can get Desmond and if you use desmonds character to time travel, then everyones time line in the game changes.
funny. great post.:-) my best experience with Linux multimedia was with Ubuntu, but on when using the supplemental Automatix script, which sets up most of the basic multimedia system.
Yeah, the world would be a nicer place for the scammers if we all played nice. Scammers whine when the average joe knows the game they are up to and tries to make a profit also. Its not fair that the "scammer" personality should make all the profits in this world.
But I do agree, that guy should take the $400 and be done with it.
We need to run that thing on George Bush. On the other hand, I guess this device only measures "high level" brain activity, and George has none, evidently.
Someone merely needs to start a custom "DELL distro" for dell computers. Screw letting Dell have control over that... it would be disaster for a distro to allow their grimey fingers into things.
I would rather NOT see Dell get involved with Linux. Dell's influence would ruin any Linux distro associated with it. Open source needs to be unattached to the grimey fingers of corporate america.
When console makers release a game console, they should just charge higher until the demand drops. This way the console maker gets the extra cash and it can go toward getting us the next console faster. There is no reason for them to price low on the initial release and let scalpers profit unless they are trying to get their fans to generate hype for them, which is probably the case.
In the case of other electronics, like cell phones, the pricing schemes are always high at first and then prices slowly slide down.
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Well, if nobody can download the Radiohead album from anywhere except via BitTorrent then that kindof kills there business model where the site was going to ask for a donation.
If people download the album from another place they aren't going to see any donations.
They need to get their site fixed so that it is no longer getting slashdotted or else they areen't going to prove anything.
When XP was first released I heard this exact same argument and XP turned out to be fine. This article is just a repeat of what already happened before and was proved wrong.
well, if you really scored that high then I assume you were smart enough to apply to more than one school... sometimes your score in the test of life is more important.
well, it sounds like a proof based off an invalid assumption. the first assumption of "bush-like branching structure" needs to be proved first, and it isn't. how could it be?
good point but there is a difference between programming "artistically" verses programming "procedurally". i think that if a complex problem is just a bunch of procedures that it would be possible for a group of persons to create something more complicated than a single person ever could create.
the main difference is that artists solve a problem (or show an idea) by the quickest method possible; so quick a method in fact that we might call them a "magician" or "genius".
on the other hand, problems or ideas can also be discovered using brute force and a massive number of persons.
what i mean is that it is possible that 10 average intelligent persons working independently could accidentally discover something that a genius could figure out on their own. statistically, this could be probable enough to make it affordable.
When someone truly figures out how to take a group of beginning programmers and make them able to create something that a complex single programmer could create, then that will be the end of high paying jobs for computer science. At that point, programming jobs will be kinda like jobs at Taco Bell.
your are exactly right. when this article was posted to Slashdot it is nothing but a waste of time for everyone.
its kindof like saying that we should start open source "banks" where everyone can store money and you can give access to your account to everyone...
lol lol
yes, this article is ridiculous. even Carl Sagan was wrong on this point. how did this get past moderators?
If they can prove that the theatre actually let them walk into the theatre without warning them that the camera was illegal, then they might be able to prove that the theatre actually assisted them in filming the 20-second clip.
Also, if the theatre saw the camera, and then decided to follow them and check to see if they were using it in the theatre, you could almost say that they were trapped. If that was the case, they still saw the camera, let them pass the entryway and they still assisted in the filming.
I play a certain style of music, which up until the internet started, was very hard to access, since it is European, and in about 1998 the style exploded because of the internet. If it wasn't for the internet , in bringing a previously separated group of people together, this style of music, called Gypsy Jazz, which died in the late 50's, might never have re-emerged from the dark ages. Countless guitar players cite Django as an influence, especially once Django became popular.
The first think I thought when reading this article is that the author is just trying to drum up fear. What kind of person would create propaganda like this, knowing that many people will read it, and that many of those people might take it seriously?
There is absolutely not factual basis for the authors believe and I am surprised this garbage even got through moderators and made its way to the front page.
Yes you can. All you do is get a Tax id number (ITIN) and on the form where it asks for your SSN, you put in that number. The bank wont be able to determine whether the number is SSN vs. ITIN. Both numbers are 9 digits. The only difference is that the ITIN starts with a "9" , which is the only way to tell. The bank will take your application, most likely NOT realize you used an ITIN, and accept you.
This is slightly untrue. You actually do not need an SSN to get a bank account, a cell phone, or get into a hospital or school. So, your assumption that they have been using fake SSNs is wrong because in fact, they didn't need to give one in the first place.
I like it for the same reasons and also. I havent used 10.x yet, but in 9.x the availability of the "Automatix" script for configuring the browsers, plugins, and system multimedia systems saved me many hours of advanced configuration time after the default installation. Ubuntu rules!
Was this replaced by the "Easy Ubuntu" script in 10.x versions?
The immigration bill failed because of the number of citizens who made noise against the bill. My guess is that more than a few senators were scared into voting differently than they otherwise would have. For now, the people get their way.
I would like to see a Lost online game, where every online game has a 108 character limit and lets you assume one of the game characters . the only problem is how do you deal with Desmonds time travel ability? Oh , when people sign into the game, they get a random character from the show and randomly you can get Desmond and if you use desmonds character to time travel, then everyones time line in the game changes.
lol
i say screw Reason and port FruityLoops first!
funny. great post. :-) my best experience with Linux multimedia was with Ubuntu, but on when using the supplemental Automatix script, which sets up most of the basic multimedia system.
Yeah, the world would be a nicer place for the scammers if we all played nice. Scammers whine when the average joe knows the game they are up to and tries to make a profit also. Its not fair that the "scammer" personality should make all the profits in this world.
But I do agree, that guy should take the $400 and be done with it.
We need to run that thing on George Bush. On the other hand, I guess this device only measures "high level" brain activity, and George has none, evidently.
Someone merely needs to start a custom "DELL distro" for dell computers. Screw letting Dell have control over that... it would be disaster for a distro to allow their grimey fingers into things.
I would rather NOT see Dell get involved with Linux. Dell's influence would ruin any Linux distro associated with it. Open source needs to be unattached to the grimey fingers of corporate america.
oops... im wrong... there are 6 lander sites on the visible side of the moon.
we always see the same side of the moon. the landers landed on a lighted part of the moon that is just on the far side that is visible from earth.
When console makers release a game console, they should just charge higher until the demand drops. This way the console maker gets the extra cash and it can go toward getting us the next console faster. There is no reason for them to price low on the initial release and let scalpers profit unless they are trying to get their fans to generate hype for them, which is probably the case.
In the case of other electronics, like cell phones, the pricing schemes are always high at first and then prices slowly slide down.