... those of us that can't (or won't) upgrade to the latest and greatest will just be stuck playing yet another FPS. The graphics are what will build the atmosphere, the fancy effects will take the experience and immersion to another level. My Ti4200 will just give me a pixelated experience.
I'll stick with playing Splinter Cell on the PS2 just a bit longer in that case.
Yeah, I was waiting for that one;)
Still, I won't sit and watch a dodgy handycam version of anything at my desk. I'd much rather seek out those leaked screeners. Haven't heard of any big 'cracking down' on those lately...
So you're saying that somebody distributing film has the same adverse affect on a retirement fund as misreporting of figures and stealing from the shareholders?
Can you come over and do my taxes? You appear to be better with magical numbers than my accountant.
30+ years? Excellent. I'm glad punks that beat up on store clerks can potentially get that kind of punishment, but tell me how often that happens in practice.
Someone steals $500 from a convenience store, they're not going to go down for 30 years. They'll get a few months and then maybe 12 months of probation.
Sitting in a cinema with a camcorder should not be punishable by any prison time. It is not a violent act, it makes nobody rich, it isn't going to fund any drug cartel. It is a simple civil violation, not something comitted by a criminal mastermind or a thug with a weapon.
"Let me guess--you're one of those people who thinks that corporate executives should get many years in prison rather than fines because of the economic damage their misdeeds cause." There is real, measurable damage when some clown in a business suit robs someone of their retirement fund. They destroy lives. I'm yet to see a poor starving industry executive begging me for money when I buy my groceries because some kid downloaded a copy of "Crossroads".
"Well, movie pirates likewise cause millions in economic damage."
If I hadn't been able to download a few episodes of The Sopranos, I never would have bought the entire DVD collection. Viewing times just don't suit my work habits unfortunately, and I'm not abou to shell out $100 on something that might just be garbage.
But wait, you're talking about those poor unfortunate people like set builders and painters, the hard workers who make their living supporting the movie industry, and I'm hurting them, right?
If that's the case, they'd have a big complaint to lodge with those behind Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow. The whole movie filmed without a single set being built, everything CG apart from the main actors.
The movie industry is playing catch-up to consumer demands. They either adapt, of their business model dies.
Is it really that hard to grasp?
We're a bit behind the times down here. I can't think of any recent examples of a local company using it's financial power to put draconian laws into affect. Give us another six months or so to catch up on that one.
Hopefully we'll tear up and burn that Fraud Trade Agreement Bush "offered" us, and we won't have to worry about it any time soon either.
I've thought about rigging a PC up in my car(s) on more than one occasion, but with the event of DVD support in head units and audio input options, isn't it just infinitely easier (and gives a better end result) to plug an iPod into your head unit? Hell, with current Australian fuel prices (..and you think you yanks have something to cry about..) I'm critical of carrying around an extra few hundred kilos of hardware just to play some more music...
"You have no idea what happens to that sticky or who might happen to see it. Plus, the person who wrote the message down for you certainly is not obligated to destroy it or face criminal charges."
No, this would be more like 3M helping themselves to a copy of the message for their records, purely because I purchased the sticky-note from them. That just isn't right.
When I go and buy a car, unless I expressly break the law (and get caught doing so) what business is it of Ford motor company how the hell I use their device, who I carry in it, or where I take it?
I'm comfortable with a message I send being stored for a short period of time to allow for network related delivery delays, but anything beyond 12 hours just shouldn't be kept. "They" have no right at all to know what I am saying to my workmates, family or friends, as they do not fit any of those categories.
Exactly whom they want to buy it. This won't hurt geeks straight away, it'll crawl into peoples homes and as a result we soon won't be able to get away from it.
We all know the story of slowly warming the water a frog sits in until its too late for it to realise it's being cooked. Welcome to last week. We're almost done, bring a fork.
... and it makes a huge difference to passengers during the 6+ hour trips I use the car for. It is no more a distraction to me than listening to the radio or a CD.
It's all about self control though. I'm sure some dumbass would try to blame the system for distracting him/her, when they shouldn't have been trying to watch the damn thing in the first place..
So, have you moved out of your parents basement long enough to require a drivers license? Do you currently hold one, or have any idea at all of how the act of driving a vehicle takes place, least of all in Great Britain?
Lets ignore the fact that this is "The Sun" too.
Slashdot Mirror
... I bet next they'll outlaw bigamy in Utah too.
... say what?
... those of us that can't (or won't) upgrade to the latest and greatest will just be stuck playing yet another FPS. The graphics are what will build the atmosphere, the fancy effects will take the experience and immersion to another level. My Ti4200 will just give me a pixelated experience. I'll stick with playing Splinter Cell on the PS2 just a bit longer in that case.
... that I haven't figured out how to cash in on white kids wishing they were black, yet.
... first slashdotted webpage I've ever been able to read!
... to see one of those bastards encased on carbonite.
Here's my $0.0010, my $0.0002 is free.
Yeah, I was waiting for that one ;)
Still, I won't sit and watch a dodgy handycam version of anything at my desk. I'd much rather seek out those leaked screeners. Haven't heard of any big 'cracking down' on those lately...
So you're saying that somebody distributing film has the same adverse affect on a retirement fund as misreporting of figures and stealing from the shareholders?
Can you come over and do my taxes? You appear to be better with magical numbers than my accountant.
A little from column A, a little from column B.
30+ years? Excellent. I'm glad punks that beat up on store clerks can potentially get that kind of punishment, but tell me how often that happens in practice.
Someone steals $500 from a convenience store, they're not going to go down for 30 years. They'll get a few months and then maybe 12 months of probation.
Sitting in a cinema with a camcorder should not be punishable by any prison time. It is not a violent act, it makes nobody rich, it isn't going to fund any drug cartel. It is a simple civil violation, not something comitted by a criminal mastermind or a thug with a weapon.
I stand by my original comment.
"Let me guess--you're one of those people who thinks that corporate executives should get many years in prison rather than fines because of the economic damage their misdeeds cause."
There is real, measurable damage when some clown in a business suit robs someone of their retirement fund. They destroy lives. I'm yet to see a poor starving industry executive begging me for money when I buy my groceries because some kid downloaded a copy of "Crossroads".
"Well, movie pirates likewise cause millions in economic damage."
If I hadn't been able to download a few episodes of The Sopranos, I never would have bought the entire DVD collection. Viewing times just don't suit my work habits unfortunately, and I'm not abou to shell out $100 on something that might just be garbage.
But wait, you're talking about those poor unfortunate people like set builders and painters, the hard workers who make their living supporting the movie industry, and I'm hurting them, right?
If that's the case, they'd have a big complaint to lodge with those behind Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow. The whole movie filmed without a single set being built, everything CG apart from the main actors.
The movie industry is playing catch-up to consumer demands. They either adapt, of their business model dies.
Is it really that hard to grasp?
I live in that big brown land of Australia.
We're a bit behind the times down here. I can't think of any recent examples of a local company using it's financial power to put draconian laws into affect. Give us another six months or so to catch up on that one.
Hopefully we'll tear up and burn that Fraud Trade Agreement Bush "offered" us, and we won't have to worry about it any time soon either.
... if you beat up a video store clerk and steal some real, actual copies of a film on DVD or VHS.
I'm not standing up for the crime, but isn't the punishment supposed to match it?
Sickening...
I've thought about rigging a PC up in my car(s) on more than one occasion, but with the event of DVD support in head units and audio input options, isn't it just infinitely easier (and gives a better end result) to plug an iPod into your head unit? Hell, with current Australian fuel prices (..and you think you yanks have something to cry about..) I'm critical of carrying around an extra few hundred kilos of hardware just to play some more music...
"You have no idea what happens to that sticky or who might happen to see it. Plus, the person who wrote the message down for you certainly is not obligated to destroy it or face criminal charges."
No, this would be more like 3M helping themselves to a copy of the message for their records, purely because I purchased the sticky-note from them. That just isn't right.
When I go and buy a car, unless I expressly break the law (and get caught doing so) what business is it of Ford motor company how the hell I use their device, who I carry in it, or where I take it?
I'm comfortable with a message I send being stored for a short period of time to allow for network related delivery delays, but anything beyond 12 hours just shouldn't be kept. "They" have no right at all to know what I am saying to my workmates, family or friends, as they do not fit any of those categories.
"Humans dating robots is sick. You people wonder why I'm still single? It's 'cos all the fine robot sisters are datin' humans"
... my CD collection has never killed anybody, dickhole.
You're comparing apples and organges there son.
Ma and Pa consumer.
Exactly whom they want to buy it. This won't hurt geeks straight away, it'll crawl into peoples homes and as a result we soon won't be able to get away from it.
We all know the story of slowly warming the water a frog sits in until its too late for it to realise it's being cooked. Welcome to last week. We're almost done, bring a fork.
"Despite the fact that this car screams "cheesy," the attentino to detail is remarkable."
;)
Read further. This guy is a toy and model maker by trade, so he should know how to detail something like that
He was also the builder of a scale AT-ST walker model sold on eBay recently, but the link escapes me right now.
... and it makes a huge difference to passengers during the 6+ hour trips I use the car for. It is no more a distraction to me than listening to the radio or a CD.
It's all about self control though. I'm sure some dumbass would try to blame the system for distracting him/her, when they shouldn't have been trying to watch the damn thing in the first place..
... with all those photos, I'd be more worried about preserving his webserver.
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The exploits are endless.
Even easier if the PHB's password is the ever popular "password".
Don't fear the technology, fear the end users.
So, have you moved out of your parents basement long enough to require a drivers license? Do you currently hold one, or have any idea at all of how the act of driving a vehicle takes place, least of all in Great Britain? Lets ignore the fact that this is "The Sun" too.
But if we slashdot them, how will they spread their lies on the interweby?
This is an important community service.
I bet you still think the war with Iraq did the rest of the world a massive favour too, right?
C'mon, break out of the box a little.