Perhaps we could modify this idea, and someone could swallow a Wi-fi access point, powered by a chemical reaction within the body, and you'd always have wireless internet access for your laptop?
If I didn't have a rule about never buying anything in a Slashvertisement, then I'd have given any company my Christmas credit card for an iDrive about 2 minutes ago.
There is a levy collected on recordable music CDs [don't ask me how the data CDs are different?]. This does go to the music industry somehow, and goes to artists deemed rich enough to deserve more money. But common sense anyway tells me that it's still free choice of the music distributors to put DRM on their CDs as long as they don't break people's computers without warning them sufficiently [which of course doesn't happen]. People don't have to buy crappy DRM infected CDs, but as it stands they aren't aware of the fact that they are being screwed. When they find out in bigger numbers, expect the poop to hit the rotating blades.
Yahoo Personals has been accused of scamming people by sending them fake flirting messages to trick them into signing up. If the accusations are true, then Yahoo truely is crap.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, trying to reference the "I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter" Homer/Bart clip or not:-)
If you're serious, I have my blog linked as my home page, and for now you just have to old-fashoned bookmark it but it will have an RSS feed eventually.
I might not be able to change society, especially with my current limited readership, but I can affect individuals. And saving a dozen people from buying Sony crap is better than doing nothing and whining about it later. I've also influenced mass media in SK to publicize the Sony Boycott, so it's not like it can't be done. In the range of "influencial bloggers" in SK, I'm hardly in the top 100 as far as I know.
Slashdot has been overrun by old people. They know nothing about podcasting, and are so against learning about it, they rile against the word even being considered for a dictionary. Slashdot is now officially overrun by 80 year olds.
I'm almost part of this group of old people since I'm in my mid-20s, and have never downloaded a podcast via an RSS feed. I don't think I even have an RSS feed reader on my computer, unless Firefox counts some how. I thought it was like live bookmarks for a long time, but I guess that's not it?
I don't think many people understand what a podjacking is. Does it mean someone else distributes an identical podcast file as their own, or does it mean they make their own podcast and pretent is comes from another source?
I didn't know what took priority, the sarcasm as a Sony exec, or the Sarcasm-point itself. We may never know as the author remained hidden and won't likely return to explain what they meant.
Excuse me? The AC's sarcasm was that blogs have some effect, implying they don't. I was demonstrating that they DO, because the in case of mine, I know it's influenced the course of events here because Glyn Hotz on my province's news radio station thanks in part to my emailing them, is evidence of that.
Well, considering my blog was singled out by Glyn Hotz as the force that got him on the air in Saskatoon and Regina this week, broadcasting his news of a Canadian class action lawsuit to a potential 700,000 people in Saskatchewan, I'd have to say it's not completely gone unnoticed by consumers here anyway.
Not that I'm getting all self-important mind you, but you just shouldn't completely discount the possibility that a blog is backed with action behind the scenes by opening up communication between motivated individuals.
I even went to the bother of giving the EFF, Sony, and "independent 3rd pary verification" the benefit of the doubt that they wouldn't frick things up AGAIN after their XCP DRM patch hole. Now I have to update my blog to say the MediaMax patch is hosed.
I use a program that locks the computer's data and system in place while it's turned on, so each reboot is like a new computer. I try to patch every couple of months anyway, but behind a router if you don't have infcted machines coming in, there's little reason to patch under most cases.
The downside to Steadfast is that you can't use Antivirus updates with it unless you figure out which files need direct access to the disk, and spyware updates are hard to apply too. These days it's more important on public machines to have spyware than antivirus protection.
"Most ppl don't give a damn about Rootkit, people have actual real issues to deal with."
Sorry, I didn't realize you worked for Sony. I'll use smaller words now.
People do care when they can't burn CDs any more because they bought the newest Neil Diamond CD. That's why they care about rootkits from Sony.
And there are no lawsuits regarding the flaw in MediaMax [not yet anyway, and I agree Microsoft is much more guilty than Sony in the Holes department], the lawsuits are for installing a rootkit on purpose, which break California and other jurisdiction's laws for computer use, and anti-spyware laws. Sony also used copyrighted code in their's, which was a violation of the LGPL. They willfully damaged people's computers in anattempt to control them and conceal what they were doing from anti-spyware programs.
If you can call that "BS", then you better stand up and explain how it is. It isn't BS.
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Perhaps we could modify this idea, and someone could swallow a Wi-fi access point, powered by a chemical reaction within the body, and you'd always have wireless internet access for your laptop?
If I didn't have a rule about never buying anything in a Slashvertisement, then I'd have given any company my Christmas credit card for an iDrive about 2 minutes ago.
There is a levy collected on recordable music CDs [don't ask me how the data CDs are different?]. This does go to the music industry somehow, and goes to artists deemed rich enough to deserve more money. But common sense anyway tells me that it's still free choice of the music distributors to put DRM on their CDs as long as they don't break people's computers without warning them sufficiently [which of course doesn't happen]. People don't have to buy crappy DRM infected CDs, but as it stands they aren't aware of the fact that they are being screwed. When they find out in bigger numbers, expect the poop to hit the rotating blades.
"I digg it."
Yahoo Personals has been accused of scamming people by sending them fake flirting messages to trick them into signing up. If the accusations are true, then Yahoo truely is crap.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, trying to reference the "I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter" Homer/Bart clip or not :-)
If you're serious, I have my blog linked as my home page, and for now you just have to old-fashoned bookmark it but it will have an RSS feed eventually.
I might not be able to change society, especially with my current limited readership, but I can affect individuals. And saving a dozen people from buying Sony crap is better than doing nothing and whining about it later. I've also influenced mass media in SK to publicize the Sony Boycott, so it's not like it can't be done. In the range of "influencial bloggers" in SK, I'm hardly in the top 100 as far as I know.
Good point. I'd give you +1 Insightful, but I've posted, and don't have mod points either.
On a related note:
Mary had a little lamb...
But I ate it.
Sorry, but it has to be said:
Save a cow...Eat a Vegan!
-/Karma burning calories
Slashdot has been overrun by old people. They know nothing about podcasting, and are so against learning about it, they rile against the word even being considered for a dictionary. Slashdot is now officially overrun by 80 year olds.
I'm almost part of this group of old people since I'm in my mid-20s, and have never downloaded a podcast via an RSS feed. I don't think I even have an RSS feed reader on my computer, unless Firefox counts some how. I thought it was like live bookmarks for a long time, but I guess that's not it?
I don't think many people understand what a podjacking is. Does it mean someone else distributes an identical podcast file as their own, or does it mean they make their own podcast and pretent is comes from another source?
I didn't know what took priority, the sarcasm as a Sony exec, or the Sarcasm-point itself. We may never know as the author remained hidden and won't likely return to explain what they meant.
More importantly though, what DRM are these lyrics protected by, or did you release it under Creative Commons?
Excuse me? The AC's sarcasm was that blogs have some effect, implying they don't. I was demonstrating that they DO, because the in case of mine, I know it's influenced the course of events here because Glyn Hotz on my province's news radio station thanks in part to my emailing them, is evidence of that.
Well, considering my blog was singled out by Glyn Hotz as the force that got him on the air in Saskatoon and Regina this week, broadcasting his news of a Canadian class action lawsuit to a potential 700,000 people in Saskatchewan, I'd have to say it's not completely gone unnoticed by consumers here anyway.
Not that I'm getting all self-important mind you, but you just shouldn't completely discount the possibility that a blog is backed with action behind the scenes by opening up communication between motivated individuals.
I even went to the bother of giving the EFF, Sony, and "independent 3rd pary verification" the benefit of the doubt that they wouldn't frick things up AGAIN after their XCP DRM patch hole. Now I have to update my blog to say the MediaMax patch is hosed.
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http://www.independentbands.com/cd/switchfoot/not
Some interesting info was brought to my attention today by http://www.glynhotz.com/ the lawyer in Ontario suing Sony over XCP for consumers in Canada. EMI issued a recall on a DRM infected CD, on October 6, shortly after Sony was notified of the rootkit in their XCP CDs.
Any one care to investigate this further?
http://www.boycottsony.us/
If you don't want an air attack from the USA now, all you have to do is block their IP range!
-/What do you mean there's Internet from satellites now?! Damn!
Is the notice pushed, or the actual update?
If you leave Firefox open 24/7 does it ever check for updates automatically?
I use a program that locks the computer's data and system in place while it's turned on, so each reboot is like a new computer. I try to patch every couple of months anyway, but behind a router if you don't have infcted machines coming in, there's little reason to patch under most cases.
The downside to Steadfast is that you can't use Antivirus updates with it unless you figure out which files need direct access to the disk, and spyware updates are hard to apply too. These days it's more important on public machines to have spyware than antivirus protection.
They might do something crazy and start making their own:
http://sask.sasktelwebsite.net/wordporn.html
The colour laser version only prints 4 squares per minute. And it doesn't work if your toilet runs Linux.
But they have a working OpenBSD driver, go figure.
The only blog feed worth wiping with is Bill O'Idiot's from Fox News.
It has the bonus effect of being a puff of hot air to dry your bottom.
"but there are a ton of smart people who post comments here, which I find very valuable."
Why, you're very welcome.
-/I'm part of the arrogant Slashdot crowd.
Back On Topic, arrogance never caused or spread cancer, unless you're a smoker.
"I would be very surprised if the term "MP3 player" remains in use if they become terribly popular."
I call my portable digital audio player an OGG player you insensitive clod!
-/Wonders why other Slashdot readers don't too...
As long as the funding comes from somewhere, it's not bad news really.
n storms.htm
And yes there is good news out there, just not on Slashdot tonight:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07dec_moo
"Most ppl don't give a damn about Rootkit, people have actual real issues to deal with."
Sorry, I didn't realize you worked for Sony. I'll use smaller words now.
People do care when they can't burn CDs any more because they bought the newest Neil Diamond CD. That's why they care about rootkits from Sony.
And there are no lawsuits regarding the flaw in MediaMax [not yet anyway, and I agree Microsoft is much more guilty than Sony in the Holes department], the lawsuits are for installing a rootkit on purpose, which break California and other jurisdiction's laws for computer use, and anti-spyware laws. Sony also used copyrighted code in their's, which was a violation of the LGPL. They willfully damaged people's computers in anattempt to control them and conceal what they were doing from anti-spyware programs.
If you can call that "BS", then you better stand up and explain how it is. It isn't BS.