"Yes, we'd like to incorporate our Visual Studio Free Demo campaign in your installer... yes, the one we run on Slashdot! How'd you notice it! Isn't it persuasive? $7,000? The check's in the mail! Thanks for your business."
It is a difficult position. I'm not disputing that point in the least. And hopefully the courts will mitigate according to the situation described in the article.
Having said that, if her daughter had downloaded credit card numbers, instead of music, (or did any of the physical acts you mention) someone would still be responsible. Unfortunately, its the parents (or single parent in this case), no matter what torrid situation they are in.
Under law at the moment, she's screwed. I understand your point.
Would you mind covering her shift so she can watch her kids 24x7?
Careful with your tone. I may be a single parent as well that watches kids 24 x 7. I'm not, but I have done the same favor (often) for my extended family - and they are in the same situation. You do what you can to help in the realm where it matters most.
I feel bad for the girl, and I know we've been down this road on other RIAA threads, but where were the parents? And speaking as a parent, how do you keep up with all this tech stuff?
I am assuming her parents will get sued. If Little Timmy steals something from the 7-11, the parents usually have to cough up the dough. The same should hold true for cable theft, letting your kids drive drunk, and a whole slew of other offenses. I don't know if the RIAA's "remedy" is in this circumstance, and *that* will probably be unfair in a huge way, but that doesn't take away from the fact that someone somewhere wasn't getting their money.
The fact that the product is overpriced in an outdated financial model with draconian legislation makes little difference (unfortunately). Brianna's family is going to get the screw.
Twists/Turns....
on
Bay of Souls
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· Score: 4, Funny
My brain hit a brick wall imagining all that... and then midway through I have to change from Bond to a professor.
Knowing how to collect Black Widow silk is essential if you are repairing and restoring old microscopes and other optical equipment. They are not aggressive, and live a long time, and are content in a very small container.
... has to be the first one on the page where it has the Microsoft Microvault which was marked unavailable in the screenshot. Reminds me of Seinfeld... "I'm putting it in the vault."... especially Seinfeld, because stuff comes out of the vault all the time.
Medtronic, a make of medical devices, announces that voice box orders in their United Kingdom division have increased ten-fold from the third quarter of the previous year.
"We have no idea how this happened, but we're happy to provide our technology to whoever needs it."
- Strongly typed. Or weakly typed, but have a smart compiler that could figure out what you mean. (Java/.NET)
- Generic design patterns that you could "plug" into via some sort of object and run from there. (Sorta future Java/.Net, but more ambitious).
- *Simple* GUI classes included to get a GUI up and running (old VB). Facade pattern to get under the hood and hit native libraries if need be. (SWT, perhaps, but that's a stretch)
- A GUI library that reads XML definitions either at design/run time as well. (Mozilla)
- No monster corporation owning it. (Python and other OSS!)
- Braces (Java/C#) - optional Python:-)
- A language that *forces* refactorings, i.e., you can only have four temp variables per subroutine, loops that can only span so many lines, etc.
- With/End With syntax (although, again, if you refactor properly, you don't really need this).
- Checked exceptions (Java).
- Centralized error handling (no language really does that natively -.NET is a hack for WinForms and you could probably sneak it in Java, but there should be something that easily catches everything).
- Did I mention OOP? That *has* to be there.
- Allow for global spaces. Singleton/Borg patterns are messy. Sometimes you just want to declare the damn thing and be done with it.
Would I want speed for all this? It almost doesn't matter because we have chips that are nearing Mach 3.
There's my list. When the language is done, let me know and I'll shell out (or sell out) for it.
I don't know which gets more trolls... Perl or VB6... or VB.Net or C# or Java or Python.
I think it merits a poll.
My vote: Perl.
Most languages have regular expression components now to help with text processing.... so can someone tell me why you would pick up Perl when other languages are prototypical (VB/Python), strongly OOP (Java/C#), or need to be around forever because people have been coding them for decades(COBOL, C, C++)?
Note: Personal preference is Java, Python, and VB.Net in that order. I am now entering the bunker to avoid thermonuclear flaming.
Slashdot Mirror
The bad thing is, I still use my S3 Virge.
Blech.
"Yes, we'd like to incorporate our Visual Studio Free Demo campaign in your installer... yes, the one we run on Slashdot! How'd you notice it! Isn't it persuasive? $7,000? The check's in the mail! Thanks for your business."
... Do I have to wear tight red shorts to use it? That would be distracting as it is.
Looks like some R&D team has too much time on their hands.
It is a difficult position. I'm not disputing that point in the least. And hopefully the courts will mitigate according to the situation described in the article.
Having said that, if her daughter had downloaded credit card numbers, instead of music, (or did any of the physical acts you mention) someone would still be responsible. Unfortunately, its the parents (or single parent in this case), no matter what torrid situation they are in.
Under law at the moment, she's screwed. I understand your point.
Would you mind covering her shift so she can watch her kids 24x7?
Careful with your tone. I may be a single parent as well that watches kids 24 x 7. I'm not, but I have done the same favor (often) for my extended family - and they are in the same situation. You do what you can to help in the realm where it matters most.
... lest they download stuff they shouldn't have.
I feel bad for the girl, and I know we've been down this road on other RIAA threads, but where were the parents? And speaking as a parent, how do you keep up with all this tech stuff?
I am assuming her parents will get sued. If Little Timmy steals something from the 7-11, the parents usually have to cough up the dough. The same should hold true for cable theft, letting your kids drive drunk, and a whole slew of other offenses. I don't know if the RIAA's "remedy" is in this circumstance, and *that* will probably be unfair in a huge way, but that doesn't take away from the fact that someone somewhere wasn't getting their money.
The fact that the product is overpriced in an outdated financial model with draconian legislation makes little difference (unfortunately). Brianna's family is going to get the screw.
My brain hit a brick wall imagining all that... and then midway through I have to change from Bond to a professor.
I'll go back to my Spongebob now. Ouch.
TV Tray + wireless-enabled notebook = paperless newspaper.
Knowing how to collect Black Widow silk is essential if you are repairing and restoring old microscopes and other optical equipment. They are not aggressive, and live a long time, and are content in a very small container.
Sounds like most cubicle-buddies I know....
A testament to true love, no doubt.
:-)
I am in the other camp, and the only thing I can get her tuned into is a Palm with a wireless keyboard.
I still get help desk calls from home at work at least once a day.
How many /.'ers actually own a lava lamp?
Good.
Now, how many of those who raised their hand are involved in a relationship with someone.
Ahhh. You in the back. Anyone else? Good.
Thanks.
Ahhh...
Maybe I was seeing the device name then.
Now it makes sense.
Duh. All apologies.
I'm still not that crazy about it, but that's just me.
Well then why don't they call it a separate drive like it really is now?
Microvault?
Isn't that confusing the issue?
Here's a toast - to usability.
... has to be the first one on the page where it has the Microsoft Microvault which was marked unavailable in the screenshot. Reminds me of Seinfeld... "I'm putting it in the vault."... especially Seinfeld, because stuff comes out of the vault all the time.
I'm assuming this is the DRM portion candied up?
T.
... there's an ad for MS Small Business Server 2003 at the top of the article.
It's like advertizing space on a blue screen.
... if it were completely lacking taste, it would have had some sort of "Shaft" theme going on in the background.
Time to go to the attic, hook up the phono, and get down with the "collection."
Medtronic, a make of medical devices, announces that voice box orders in their United Kingdom division have increased ten-fold from the third quarter of the previous year.
"We have no idea how this happened, but we're happy to provide our technology to whoever needs it."
... is this SCO's property, too?
If they can harness the amazing power of the Gravitron, then I and Joe Sixpack will stand up and take notice.
"Because it's devastating to my case!"
- Jim Carey, Liar, Liar
You can draw lines in GIMP? I honestly couldn't figure it out...
Novell Vice Chairman on Ximian, SCO
I'm sure it was just me, but did a first glance at this headline read sorta like "Novell Vice Chairman on Ximian *and* SCO?
I got chills up and down, but then I read the article.
Whew. Close one.
That's .Netware.NET to you, Polly. :-)
Everyone has a different wish list, and most of mine was fiction.... I was trying to be - you know - pragmatic. :-)
- Strongly typed. Or weakly typed, but have a smart compiler that could figure out what you mean. (Java/.NET)
:-)
.NET is a hack for WinForms and you could probably sneak it in Java, but there should be something that easily catches everything).
- Generic design patterns that you could "plug" into via some sort of object and run from there.
(Sorta future Java/.Net, but more ambitious).
- *Simple* GUI classes included to get a GUI up and running (old VB). Facade pattern to get under the hood and hit native libraries if need be. (SWT, perhaps, but that's a stretch)
- A GUI library that reads XML definitions either at design/run time as well. (Mozilla)
- No monster corporation owning it. (Python and other OSS!)
- Braces (Java/C#) - optional Python
- A language that *forces* refactorings, i.e., you can only have four temp variables per subroutine, loops that can only span so many lines, etc.
- With/End With syntax (although, again, if you refactor properly, you don't really need this).
- Checked exceptions (Java).
- Centralized error handling (no language really does that natively -
- Did I mention OOP? That *has* to be there.
- Allow for global spaces. Singleton/Borg patterns are messy. Sometimes you just want to declare the damn thing and be done with it.
Would I want speed for all this? It almost doesn't matter because we have chips that are nearing Mach 3.
There's my list. When the language is done, let me know and I'll shell out (or sell out) for it.
I don't know which gets more trolls... Perl or VB6... or VB.Net or C# or Java or Python.
I think it merits a poll.
My vote: Perl.
Most languages have regular expression components now to help with text processing.... so can someone tell me why you would pick up Perl when other languages are prototypical (VB/Python), strongly OOP (Java/C#), or need to be around forever because people have been coding them for decades(COBOL, C, C++)?
Note: Personal preference is Java, Python, and VB.Net in that order. I am now entering the bunker to avoid thermonuclear flaming.
(waits)