Melantha-whatsit's reply points out the first fallacy in your argument - who cares ifthe record companies go tits-up, 'cause lots of indy labels will start up to market the music that people want to make and hear. Sure, there might not be too many Celine Dion and Mariah Carey albums made or sold, but who gives a damn? It might be just the thing that music needs to liven the show up again.
This link (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26825.html )
points to a (possibly ludicrous, maybe overstated) report claiming that broadband could generate $500bn per annum of economic activity in the US alone. Even if it's only 20% of that, it still kicks the stolid and crass music business into touch - not only will it generate more revenue, but more jobs too.
You can if you're already an EU citizen - just come to the UK, pretend you can't speak English, and that you're opressed in the US, and the PC mob will sort you out with housing, money, and fast-track citizenship.
At least, it seems to work for denizens of most safe countries, so there's no reason why it shouldn't work for the US citizen too.
But they'll soon be stopping you stealing music here, so I'd suggest China - plenty of broadband, no copyright, and unlimited freedom so long as you toe the line (or are high up in the party or military).
There is a windoze vi - I used it for a while while I was converting (dumbing down?) to Windoze from HPUX a long while back, since it was easier than trying to point the damned mouse at the right bit of screen.
The trick is - unplug the goddamn mouse. You the have to alt-tab twixt windows to change focus, and you aren't likely to hit alt-tab in a vi session.
Trouble is - it doesn't work on laptops with built-in pads and shit - you still get the problem.
LOL, ROFLMAO etc... edlin still works in Windoze....
No good telling you to RTFM, then, if it takes you 20 minutes to find a simple thing - hell. it only took me 15 minutes to mount a CD on VMS the first time I saw the (bastard) operating system!
As a 37 yr old, I still find myself doing 'copy con...' for batch files under Windoze - I know what I want to type, and I'm quite capable of typing it....
Similarly under *nix - gimme vi - it's quick, simple, and so long as you know what you want to say, it's good enough.
For programming use an IDE, for quick hacks use a text / hex editor.
Like the fucked-up SSL implementation they aren't going to fix anytime soon, which the KDE guys fixed in 90 minutes?
If a site offers protected content, it's your choice whether to access itor not - I'd rather have a general purpose computer that can access 'pirated' content that a lamed computer that can connect to Sony's (or Disney's, or Fox's) lamed site and have to identify myself / pay for the privilege.
As for your last point, if operating systems were required to be certified as safe, we'd now be on DOS version 1,111,123 or similar - your point appears to be that pissing off the RIAA is as bad as mowing down pedestrians. Bollocks.
The so-called 'Fritz' chip is key to the Palladium implementation of 'trusted computing'.
It's this chip that will provide the crypto for all the DRM, and it's this chip that will be the main target once the hardware is out in the wild.
I'd reckon that a modified Fritz chip will be available before the hardware comes to market - it'll just be a solder job to refit the mobo, and hey presto! an open machine.
There's no need to worry - there are enough people who hate the idea of Sony, Disney, Fox et al stomping on general purpose computers that the hardware won't remain uncracked for long.
You've got exactly the right point - the problem with DRM, the DMCA, Palladium and all the other shit is that the US is asking to lose its lead in technology.
The technology people want *is* open, extensible and 'free' (in the sense of open standards). If the US, suborned by the music and film industry, chooses to negelct the will of the market, the US will lose, in the same way that the auto industry has lost (seen any good American autos recently? I thought not...)
Good luck to China, if she produces what people want to buy - as an American, your priority should be to stop your politicians selling your future to Disney, Sony and all the other arseholes.
Office suite?
Whay the hell does it need to run faster than you can type?
Shit, if it takes a second or two to render a presentation, who cares?
You fucking M$ troll....
2-5x as much? You really think open hardware will be more expensive?
No way - Linux can run on the ARM instruction set, and an i860/960 version isn't impossible.
It's only if you want to run proprietary software that expensive chips would be needed - but then if people wanted them, they'd become cheaper.
And it's not just for copying movies - it's the principle that no damn music/film industry asshole should be allowed to dictate the use of a general purpose computer.
Since corporate 5 year plans, etc. are normally complete bollocks, the value is all imaginary and in the mind (tiny as it is) of the CEO - unlike the stock options with which he is siphoning ever more cash out of your corporation.
Now the CTO, or head of R&D - their laptops are worth nicking.
nah - it's 'cause it's open source - see exploit, read source, slap forehead, fix code, quick test vs. exploit, release.
The longest part would be setting up the test.
Having said that, calling the certificate API 'part of the operating system' in M$ is going a bit far - it's a bit like calling the ignition in your car 'part of the engine'. At least since it's only a couple of DLLs it should be easy for even a Microsoftie to fix - *eg*;)
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WTF is Macrovision????
Oh yeah - it's that feature I turned off on my DVD along with region coding on the day I bought it.
DMCA? KMSA. I live in the UK, so none of this is illegal, yet...
What a load of music-industry BS.
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Melantha-whatsit's reply points out the first fallacy in your argument - who cares ifthe record companies go tits-up, 'cause lots of indy labels will start up to market the music that people want to make and hear. Sure, there might not be too many Celine Dion and Mariah Carey albums made or sold, but who gives a damn? It might be just the thing that music needs to liven the show up again.
This link (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26825.htm
points to a (possibly ludicrous, maybe overstated) report claiming that broadband could generate $500bn per annum of economic activity in the US alone. Even if it's only 20% of that, it still kicks the stolid and crass music business into touch - not only will it generate more revenue, but more jobs too.
Stop talking out yo ass, RIAA lobbyist...
You can if you're already an EU citizen - just come to the UK, pretend you can't speak English, and that you're opressed in the US, and the PC mob will sort you out with housing, money, and fast-track citizenship.
At least, it seems to work for denizens of most safe countries, so there's no reason why it shouldn't work for the US citizen too.
But they'll soon be stopping you stealing music here, so I'd suggest China - plenty of broadband, no copyright, and unlimited freedom so long as you toe the line (or are high up in the party or military).
That's 'knobheads' you knobhead.
i've written some quite complicated Java code in Notepad - only single classes, mind - but it does the job.
If you're pushed for time, a simple editor and a lot of thought is better than an IDE and a little thought.
Why is this so much easier that xx(lines)yy?
Can't you youngsters count anymore?
hope you get modded up - arrogant bloody sysadmins need putting down.
I like sendmail, cause it sends mail. I don't give a fuck about how it handles regexes - if I want to proces regexes, I use sed.
If I want to edit a text file (or a source file where I know all the classes and methods), I'll use vi. If not, I'll use an IDE for the purpose.
EMACS can go hang (unless I'm using Scheme, in which case it is the IDE).
It looks a lot smaller that the vi reference I used to carry about 12 years back - looks like this minaturisation shit is working...
There is a windoze vi - I used it for a while while I was converting (dumbing down?) to Windoze from HPUX a long while back, since it was easier than trying to point the damned mouse at the right bit of screen.
The trick is - unplug the goddamn mouse. You the have to alt-tab twixt windows to change focus, and you aren't likely to hit alt-tab in a vi session.
Trouble is - it doesn't work on laptops with built-in pads and shit - you still get the problem.
LOL, ROFLMAO etc... edlin still works in Windoze....
No good telling you to RTFM, then, if it takes you 20 minutes to find a simple thing - hell. it only took me 15 minutes to mount a CD on VMS the first time I saw the (bastard) operating system!
Trolling under my own name, 'cause IDGAF...'
lmfao - you da man!
As a 37 yr old, I still find myself doing 'copy con ...' for batch files under Windoze - I know what I want to type, and I'm quite capable of typing it....
Similarly under *nix - gimme vi - it's quick, simple, and so long as you know what you want to say, it's good enough.
For programming use an IDE, for quick hacks use a text / hex editor.
KISS - the mantra of the lazy.
HaHaHa - built into Windows?
Like the fucked-up SSL implementation they aren't going to fix anytime soon, which the KDE guys fixed in 90 minutes?
If a site offers protected content, it's your choice whether to access itor not - I'd rather have a general purpose computer that can access 'pirated' content that a lamed computer that can connect to Sony's (or Disney's, or Fox's) lamed site and have to identify myself / pay for the privilege.
As for your last point, if operating systems were required to be certified as safe, we'd now be on DOS version 1,111,123 or similar - your point appears to be that pissing off the RIAA is as bad as mowing down pedestrians. Bollocks.
The so-called 'Fritz' chip is key to the Palladium implementation of 'trusted computing'.
It's this chip that will provide the crypto for all the DRM, and it's this chip that will be the main target once the hardware is out in the wild.
I'd reckon that a modified Fritz chip will be available before the hardware comes to market - it'll just be a solder job to refit the mobo, and hey presto! an open machine.
There's no need to worry - there are enough people who hate the idea of Sony, Disney, Fox et al stomping on general purpose computers that the hardware won't remain uncracked for long.
You've got exactly the right point - the problem with DRM, the DMCA, Palladium and all the other shit is that the US is asking to lose its lead in technology.
The technology people want *is* open, extensible and 'free' (in the sense of open standards). If the US, suborned by the music and film industry, chooses to negelct the will of the market, the US will lose, in the same way that the auto industry has lost (seen any good American autos recently? I thought not...)
Good luck to China, if she produces what people want to buy - as an American, your priority should be to stop your politicians selling your future to Disney, Sony and all the other arseholes.
Office suite? Whay the hell does it need to run faster than you can type? Shit, if it takes a second or two to render a presentation, who cares? You fucking M$ troll....
2-5x as much? You really think open hardware will be more expensive?
No way - Linux can run on the ARM instruction set, and an i860/960 version isn't impossible.
It's only if you want to run proprietary software that expensive chips would be needed - but then if people wanted them, they'd become cheaper.
And it's not just for copying movies - it's the principle that no damn music/film industry asshole should be allowed to dictate the use of a general purpose computer.
Ten million pounds -
May we use your bank account
For large commission?
Seventeen more bytes
Not a lot more bandwidth used
Users more calm though.
assymetric (adj). Of or pertaining to the measuring of asses.(n) A measurement (in standard units J-Lo) of butt size.
danged spull chickers.
Mental intent? Is that an Arabian concept?
Over here, we keep our loonies in asylums - there's a space waiting for people who can use phrases like 'wacko sceptics' and mean them...
The 'tit' being the FBI agent, the 'tat' the DMCA, I presume....
Since corporate 5 year plans, etc. are normally complete bollocks, the value is all imaginary and in the mind (tiny as it is) of the CEO - unlike the stock options with which he is siphoning ever more cash out of your corporation.
Now the CTO, or head of R&D - their laptops are worth nicking.
nah - it's 'cause it's open source - see exploit, read source, slap forehead, fix code, quick test vs. exploit, release.
;)
The longest part would be setting up the test.
Having said that, calling the certificate API 'part of the operating system' in M$ is going a bit far - it's a bit like calling the ignition in your car 'part of the engine'. At least since it's only a couple of DLLs it should be easy for even a Microsoftie to fix - *eg*
it's doing it from the UK too - from a tracert, it looks like there's some router confusion somewhere along the line, too.
Perhaps the ISPs have caved in already?