This is definitly the wave of the future, just not addressing the hard core gamer market since they all use PC's (actually a much smaller market then the consumer market). Good idea..
Not only is he posting to message boards, but he's praising himself under a different name!. Priceless.
I've always thought of the Simpsons as a family show...at least compared with today's South Park, Family Guy etc. Its genius was that it really didn't have to stoop to using swear words to get laughs, and i would be really surprised if fuck was used in the movie.
I'm sure they also released a warning to the general public as well. This looks like it was to supplement that in trying to get most of the beef back as soon as possible.
Most people use the Gordian Knot codec packs which almost standardizes XViD.
(Not to mention the fact that XVID is a total bitch to convert to MPEG, especially KVCD format).
I really don't have any experience with KVCD, but just last night i had no problems converting a dvdrip encoded in XViD -> SVCD. After a few early configuration issues (i've never went divx -> vcd before), I let it go. 5 hours later, perfect svcd dvdrip of kill bill.
Its cool that an online music store has taken off, but this still propagates the Record industry's business model. Its time for all of those who flame at the riaa but at the same time praise Apple to step up.
Nothing has really changed, it just looks prettier with an os x theme.
By the looks of some of these entries, is 10 million dollars really enough to compensate these guys? Sure, alot of them are doing it to live out some childhood dream, but wouldn't a prize >$20 mill give that extra motivation?
From the looks of their craft, 10 mill would hardly make a dent to recoup what some of these companies have put in already, and they haven't even made it to space yet!
A little more sophisticated version is: It's being pocketed by companies in the form of profits. One step further and you say those profits are either going to go as returns to the investors in those companies, or they're going to go into new investment by those companies. Those savings enable me, if I am an investor, to consume more and therefore contribute to job recreation, and if I am a company, to re-invest and create jobs.
But what happens when people stop purchasing goods and services from companys who outsource? Eventually (pretty soon it seems) people are going to stand up and revolt against companies who lay off thousands and move operations where they can pay workers $18000 for doing what a worker here would demand $30000.
A simple "Hey, just play along and eventually, if we make alot of money, we'll give you your job back" doesn't cut it.
What im saying is crime is crime, but some crimes should not be crimes, and certainly a 'crime' that involes the 'potential' loss of a sale that never existed and borders on the restriction of free speech is pushing the limits. The RIAA is paying the government to make laws to suit them and this is not even a secret.
Don't get me wrong here, I am in no way supporting with tactics the RIAA has chosen to deal with filesharing, BUT alot of the suits/arrests have been with MAJOR sharers, 1000+ songs, or people with terrabyte FTP sites (Operation Buccaneer(sp?)). Those people knew the risks (with the exception of the odd 12 year old girl, or 78 year old man) and DESERVED to get caught.
If you or someone you knew was mugged, murdered, raped, conned, assulted, run-down or robbed would you be happy in the knowledge that the police might be spending more time tracking down filesharers than tracking down someone else?
Thats neither here nor there. It's ridiculous to think that the police would treat filesharing as a comparable/greater offence then murder/rape.
I completely agree what everything you said but one:
At best (or worst), you can argue that copiers are causing a potential loss of profit, if you can prove that those receiving the copy would have paid for the "original" instead
This i do not get. You watch a 2 hour long movie for free but its ok since you figure you were not going to pay to see it anyway. Film company A makes Film X. Company A charges 10 dollars a viewing of Film X. Person L downloads it off the internet, watches it for free and thats ok because he didn't really like it?
Actually, maybe i didn't elaborate enough, but my orginal post was to the effect of "white collar crimes are still crimes".
you cant have anyone in a cell for downloading music while there are muggers, murderers and rapists out on the streets
Dumbest argument ever. Crime is crime.
The accountant who helps "erase" millions of dollars of debt from a companys books deserves to go to jail. Scam artists who get old ladies to fork over checks for hundreds on the promise of a big "prize" deserve to go to jail. People who freely copy (physically/digitally) other peoples copyrighted works, deserve to go to jail.
Stupid laws that cost thousands of extra police hours not only waste tax-payers money...
You must be one of those jackasses who yell at cops when they get pulled over for doing 40 in school zone. "I PUT FOOD ON YOUR TABLE WITH MY TAX DOLLARS! GO CATCH A MURDERER".
for a major cable internet provider in the states...*cough*beep beep*cough*, our policy is to just refer the subscriber to download.com/google for either Adaware or Spybot:S&D. We do not help install the programs, just merely guide them. I don't see anything wrong with that, we even expilictly state that we cannot help them any futher.
It takes 2 minutes and you wouldn't believe how grateful people are, even when you just shove them in a direction.
Dell isn't the only one doing this though, my girlfriend recently worked as a phone tech for Compaq/HP and they have the EXACT same policy.
There really is nothing that can protect against breaches. If person A is able to access computer X, person B will be able to fool X into thinking they're A. There is no way around it.
But if person A isn't able to access computer X, neither will B. So the only way to stop crackers is to get rid of users altogether;)
From zdnet:"To stay on the Microsoft road map, customers must move to.Net, (which) requires significant retraining and redevelopment," Docknevich said in his presentation. Microsoft's.Net initiative provides a new foundation for software that uses next-generation Internet services and other significant changes.
Switching to Linux, instead of learning.net, will somehow save money?
Believe me, I'm not a troll. I just believe that its better to point out your own mistakes, before someone else does.
Slashdot Mirror
are you joking?
read this please.
Of course he does.
Its kinda funny that he has to recommend his own company on the Internet. I wonder when we'll see a 'bgates' recommending MSFT.
Oh, and if anyone has any doubts that TWCBINC is really Tim Roberts...have a look.
here
This is definitly the wave of the future, just not addressing the hard core gamer market since they all use PC's (actually a much smaller market then the consumer market). Good idea..
Not only is he posting to message boards, but he's praising himself under a different name!. Priceless.
I've always thought of the Simpsons as a family show...at least compared with today's South Park, Family Guy etc. Its genius was that it really didn't have to stoop to using swear words to get laughs, and i would be really surprised if fuck was used in the movie.
no no.
:-(
what you have is negative karma.
uh oh....
I'm sure they also released a warning to the general public as well. This looks like it was to supplement that in trying to get most of the beef back as soon as possible.
wow, hostile.
Most people use the Gordian Knot codec packs which almost standardizes XViD.
(Not to mention the fact that XVID is a total bitch to convert to MPEG, especially KVCD format).
I really don't have any experience with KVCD, but just last night i had no problems converting a dvdrip encoded in XViD -> SVCD. After a few early configuration issues (i've never went divx -> vcd before), I let it go. 5 hours later, perfect svcd dvdrip of kill bill.
Not likely. The group who released it (OBUS) has been on a recent oscar screener tear.
The same day Something's Gotta Give was released they also released what looks like 2nd or 3rd generation (copy of a copy) copies of:
- Mystic River
- Master and Commander
- The Last Samurai
and
- Big Fish
Now Mr Caridi must have not liked any of those to have them thrown away as well.
My guess is someone who has regular access to him (grandchild, child) coming over and "borrowing" his tapes.
Doom9 doesn't seem to think so.
Its cool that an online music store has taken off, but this still propagates the Record industry's business model.
Its time for all of those who flame at the riaa but at the same time praise Apple to step up.
Nothing has really changed, it just looks prettier with an os x theme.
Nine Ladies Dancing: 4,230.89
;)
I can just imagine how they found out that price.
Mngmt: umm..$4230 bill from a place called the "Beef Barn?"
Researcher: I swear boss, it was research!
seriously though, $470 just to get a girl to dance? I know some top notch places that'll get you a beer AND a dance for $15
By the looks of some of these entries, is 10 million dollars really enough to compensate these guys? Sure, alot of them are doing it to live out some childhood dream, but wouldn't a prize >$20 mill give that extra motivation?
From the looks of their craft, 10 mill would hardly make a dent to recoup what some of these companies have put in already, and they haven't even made it to space yet!
Is it a prerequisite to own a futuristic jumpsuit to join a professional gaming team or are they forced to wear that thing?...shoulder pads and all.
A little more sophisticated version is: It's being pocketed by companies in the form of profits. One step further and you say those profits are either going to go as returns to the investors in those companies, or they're going to go into new investment by those companies. Those savings enable me, if I am an investor, to consume more and therefore contribute to job recreation, and if I am a company, to re-invest and create jobs.
But what happens when people stop purchasing goods and services from companys who outsource?
Eventually (pretty soon it seems) people are going to stand up and revolt against companies who lay off thousands and move operations where they can pay workers $18000 for doing what a worker here would demand $30000.
A simple "Hey, just play along and eventually, if we make alot of money, we'll give you your job back" doesn't cut it.
What im saying is crime is crime, but some crimes should not be crimes, and certainly a 'crime' that involes the 'potential' loss of a sale that never existed and borders on the restriction of free speech is pushing the limits. The RIAA is paying the government to make laws to suit them and this is not even a secret.
Don't get me wrong here, I am in no way supporting with tactics the RIAA has chosen to deal with filesharing, BUT alot of the suits/arrests have been with MAJOR sharers, 1000+ songs, or people with terrabyte FTP sites (Operation Buccaneer(sp?)). Those people knew the risks (with the exception of the odd 12 year old girl, or 78 year old man) and DESERVED to get caught.
If you or someone you knew was mugged, murdered, raped, conned, assulted, run-down or robbed would you be happy in the knowledge that the police might be spending more time tracking down filesharers than tracking down someone else?
Thats neither here nor there. It's ridiculous to think that the police would treat filesharing as a comparable/greater offence then murder/rape.
I completely agree what everything you said but one: At best (or worst), you can argue that copiers are causing a potential loss of profit, if you can prove that those receiving the copy would have paid for the "original" instead This i do not get. You watch a 2 hour long movie for free but its ok since you figure you were not going to pay to see it anyway. Film company A makes Film X. Company A charges 10 dollars a viewing of Film X. Person L downloads it off the internet, watches it for free and thats ok because he didn't really like it? Actually, maybe i didn't elaborate enough, but my orginal post was to the effect of "white collar crimes are still crimes".
I'll bite.
you cant have anyone in a cell for downloading music while there are muggers, murderers and rapists out on the streets
Dumbest argument ever. Crime is crime.
The accountant who helps "erase" millions of dollars of debt from a companys books deserves to go to jail. Scam artists who get old ladies to fork over checks for hundreds on the promise of a big "prize" deserve to go to jail. People who freely copy (physically/digitally) other peoples copyrighted works, deserve to go to jail.
Stupid laws that cost thousands of extra police hours not only waste tax-payers money...
You must be one of those jackasses who yell at cops when they get pulled over for doing 40 in school zone. "I PUT FOOD ON YOUR TABLE WITH MY TAX DOLLARS! GO CATCH A MURDERER".
for a major cable internet provider in the states...*cough*beep beep*cough*, our policy is to just refer the subscriber to download.com/google for either Adaware or Spybot:S&D. We do not help install the programs, just merely guide them. I don't see anything wrong with that, we even expilictly state that we cannot help them any futher.
It takes 2 minutes and you wouldn't believe how grateful people are, even when you just shove them in a direction.
Dell isn't the only one doing this though, my girlfriend recently worked as a phone tech for Compaq/HP and they have the EXACT same policy.
There really is nothing that can protect against breaches. If person A is able to access computer X, person B will be able to fool X into thinking they're A. There is no way around it.
;)
But if person A isn't able to access computer X, neither will B. So the only way to stop crackers is to get rid of users altogether
Food sales and supercomputers are definately not connected
:-p.
And where do you think the geeks who built this cluster went for lunch breaks. Someone i see a definate connection between computers and junk food
But how is that an incentive to switch your entire workstation line to a different operating system?
Linux is almost there. Almost. Right now, people are content in their Microsoft World (TM).
There isn't that ONE thing that makes people go oooOOOh.
Not sure how ontopic this is but..
.Net, (which) requires significant retraining and redevelopment," Docknevich said in his presentation. Microsoft's .Net initiative provides a new foundation for software that uses next-generation Internet services and other significant changes.
.net, will somehow save money?
From zdnet:"To stay on the Microsoft road map, customers must move to
Switching to Linux, instead of learning
Believe me, I'm not a troll. I just believe that its better to point out your own mistakes, before someone else does.
errr the quote i was referring to is actually:
Your mother was a snowblower.
My bad.
What movie/book was "Your mother wears army boots" from? I have no idea where i got that one.
how long until they can get it to say "Your mother wears army boots!"?
By definition, that does make it "better".
No. It makes it better for YOU. 0.5% of people who use a computer. How is that BETTER?