In this you are incorrect. In such debates, this deeper question always comes up and is never satisfactorily answered. Here we enter the realm of personal beliefs, and though debating these can be beneficial, it must be in a conducive environment.
Slashdot is not that environment. Here there be dragons.
I was with you until you mentioned RTS. I don't understand the attraction to that genre at all - as soon as the "RT" is added the "S" takes a huge fall IMO. If anything, I'd look for a first-person adventure that oozes atmosphere and begs for world interaction. Think Grim Fandango crossed with Myst, only a little more action-oriented. Unfortunately, I don't think id is up to the task of developing a good tale, so I'll have to wait until the (hypothetical) engine is licensed to someone else.
We'll take the best of the lot and put them to Mr. Anderson in a phone interview later this week. Tell me, Mr. Anderson, what good is a phone call when you are unable to speak?
nice revisionism, but it seems to contradict some list I heard of that had a load of commands in it, That list was only given because people are stupid, and "just love everybody" wasn't specific enough. Close, but you've got it backwards. That list was given because of various Jewish beliefs about their god. Christ came along later and did preach "just love everybody;" the only trouble is that everybody took what he said and shoehorned it into the old Jewish religion just because Jesus was a Jew, and then a bunch of other dudes (Paul and his crew) had their own ideas that involved a lot more rules than "just love everybody." Centuries of small deviations from Jesus' actual message (somebody say "evolution"?) have given us the First Mainstream Church of America, the one that preaches love and practices hatred at worst, and a sickeningly merit-based kind of counterfeit love at best. Here I am speaking of the organization as a whole; I know individuals within the establishment that do truly care for and love others; it pains me to see them held back by their dogma.
I hope that within my lifetime I get to see more people become actual followers of Christ, actual bearers of his message (the one about love, not the one about avoiding hell). I have a feeling that, as in Jesus' own time, their most vocal opponents will be the established religion that shapes their culture.
This whole thing is a bit off-topic I know, so feel free to mod appropriately. Sometimes I think what I have to say is important, so I take the soapboxes I can get.
The precedent sounds rather strange to me though, it's like saying "if enough people are breaking the law, the law doesn't apply". It sounds pretty reasonable to me. One of the main reasons to have laws is to provide an agreeable structure for a society. If a sizeable chunk of the population is breaking (perhaps it is more illustrative to say "ignoring") law X, that's a good indicator that law X is unnecessary or unwanted. The wisest course of action for the governing body is to repeal such laws because that is what the people want.
And if they're making up patent infringement claims, does that count as a form of libel? Could they be sued (the American answer for everything =)) to put up or shut up? Would it be worthwhile to pursue such a course?
his judgment has confirmed that it commits a crime and violates copyright laws for the act of using (BitTorrent) software to upload and distribute ...for great justice?
[W]hatever the nature of reality is, there is a nature, and everything stems from it. That's the only thing that makes sense. And where does the requirement that reality must make sense come from? You think that you, an infinitesimal pile of animated stardust, around for 100 years at most, can know that reality makes sense? That it has a consistent nature?
Don't misunderstand me - I enjoy science and find the pursuit of all types of knowledge both useful and fulfilling, but to learn as much as I have and still be convinced of anything, especially when it "makes sense," takes a lot of faith and/or hubris. And I'm at the ripe old age of 25, so I should know;)
And why must the universe obey your "laws"? Why must it be consistent? Do you really think we humans can simply catalog every phenomenon and neatly line them up for a sum total view of our universe? The fact that we are inside of it makes this seem highly unlikely to me (see Godel's incompleteness theorem).
There are souls and magic and God(s) and hundreds of other wonders unseen; you may simply be too science-blind to experience them. In your universe, do love and curiosity and unease and boredom consist of nothing more than chemicals? The richness of human experience cannot be fully analyzed, and if you try to do so you become a little less alive.
Because every game should be mindlessly shooting anything that moves and nothing more, right? Certainly not nothing more! You're missing more than half the gameplay unless you shoot things that don't move, too.
How does it go? "If it moves, kill it. If it doesn't move, shoot it until it does, then kill it."
As someone else pointed out; CDs usually come with 7/10 tracks that aren't worth listening to. Good lord! What kind of shitty music are we talking about here? What kind of band has so little self-respect as to put seven filler tracks on an album?
So if you like the full CD, buy it. But if you like that one song on the radio-- Aah, that explains it.;)
On a more serious note, track-by-track purchases are a good thing for the music market. Bands who fill their discs with junk and rely on their hit single to sell records will no longer be able to get away with it. I think that means we'll see some talented acts picking up the spotlight instead of the industry-created fluff of recent years. I just hope that artists don't abandon the idea of the album as a cohesive whole - when you're in the mood for something a little deeper than top 40, nothing beats putting on a well-executed musical journey from one of your favorite bands.
Poor comparison. The "Einsteins and Hawkins of the world" are producing content while audiophiles (in this instance) are consuming it. They simply don't represent enough of a market share to make a difference, unless you count all 11 albums out on SACD and DVD-A.
Why not instead go to the Obama website and ask for a video response to the situation from Barack Obama himself? Perhaps someone in his campaign team was fully responsible. Perhaps Obama believes he is justified. In any case, I'd like to hear from him directly.
I see what you're saying. I agree that if all he does is make a statement without any follow-up, he's full of hot air. I'm hoping for more than that, but it's a bit too soon to tell. We should know if he's serious or not within a month or two.
How do you define "more good" and "more bad?" And doesn't current action affect things as well? Let's say I grew up mean, and for my first 23 years I was a violent criminal. Maybe I even killed somebody. Then I find Jesus or Gandhi or myself or whatever and change my ways. For the last 10 years I've done nothing but good. Am I now a good or a bad person?
There are good people and there are bad people, but figuring out who's who at any given moment is usually a fiendishly difficult task.
It's fine and dandy to talk about wanting CC applied to debates, but he's in a position to make far more fundamental changes in his current Congressional position. This is where I believe you are mistaken. It's going to take more than one man in Congress to take on "cartels" and "insanely huge corporations." They simply have too many politicians in their pocketses, precious. I believe others have tried to introduce copyright reform, and it would be illuminating to check Obama's voting record on them, but in the current political environment I would consider those votes to be the lip service and this CC request to be the action.
As a Democratic presidential hopeful, Obama carries weight with the DNC. The availability of presidential debates is important for the American people to make an informed decision. This cannot be denied, which should put pressure on the DNC to get behind Obama's proposal. This seems like a smaller step than a sweeping copyright reform bill, but it's a smarter step because it's far more likely to succeed. Big Media is still affected because none of them can secure exclusive rights to the footage, and if a big enough deal is made out of it perhaps the copyright issue will become mainstream -- something that could then enable a sane copyright reform bill to pass if the American people clamor enough for it.
By that logic, every time I decline to purchase an RIAA backed artist and instead buy from an Indie band, I'm stealing from the afore mentioned RIAA artist. Thanks for the tip!
Seriously. Pd is like audio assembly language. Well, I take that back - that would be CSound. But it's remarkably close.
I think that the stuff you can do with Pd, Max, Reaktor and their ilk is pretty fantastic. I also know that I will never, ever sit down and put in the time to learn it. I love experimenting with sounds, but at the end of the day I also want to be able to play something without first building a whole instrument.
To the GP: definitely take parent's advice and have a look at PureData. If you find that it's more low-level than you would like, I'm afraid there aren't a whole lot of OSS options. I've heard good things about Rosegarden for working with MIDI and Ardour for general recording / audio, but that's about it. Truth be told, after I bought Propellerhead Software's Reason, I have barely touched anything else.
I recall a Slashdot post from a while back in which a British citizen poked fun at our American use of the word "burglarized." A burglar burgles! There's no need for the extra syllable! (The reason I remember this was the humorous follow-up of, "You're right; we apogle.")
Seeing a word in the dictionary doesn't automatically make it a good word. Sure, it's in use, sure some group of people decided it should be put there, but that doesn't make it any less foolish. Language is a living, growing thing, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't prune out the rotten bits.
I, for one, don't want to give the Brits any more ammo for their merciless mockery.
WTF does that mean? The lefties are less tight than what? How does being loose make them sore? If there were ever a proper time for a Goatse link, this would be it.
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In this you are incorrect. In such debates, this deeper question always comes up and is never satisfactorily answered. Here we enter the realm of personal beliefs, and though debating these can be beneficial, it must be in a conducive environment.
Slashdot is not that environment. Here there be dragons.
I was with you until you mentioned RTS. I don't understand the attraction to that genre at all - as soon as the "RT" is added the "S" takes a huge fall IMO. If anything, I'd look for a first-person adventure that oozes atmosphere and begs for world interaction. Think Grim Fandango crossed with Myst, only a little more action-oriented. Unfortunately, I don't think id is up to the task of developing a good tale, so I'll have to wait until the (hypothetical) engine is licensed to someone else.
I hope that within my lifetime I get to see more people become actual followers of Christ, actual bearers of his message (the one about love, not the one about avoiding hell). I have a feeling that, as in Jesus' own time, their most vocal opponents will be the established religion that shapes their culture.
This whole thing is a bit off-topic I know, so feel free to mod appropriately. Sometimes I think what I have to say is important, so I take the soapboxes I can get.
And if they're making up patent infringement claims, does that count as a form of libel? Could they be sued (the American answer for everything =)) to put up or shut up? Would it be worthwhile to pursue such a course?
I hadn't thought of that angle. Very good point.
Don't misunderstand me - I enjoy science and find the pursuit of all types of knowledge both useful and fulfilling, but to learn as much as I have and still be convinced of anything, especially when it "makes sense," takes a lot of faith and/or hubris. And I'm at the ripe old age of 25, so I should know
Had I not already posted, you'd be getting a well-deserved mod point. Very funny =)
And why must the universe obey your "laws"? Why must it be consistent? Do you really think we humans can simply catalog every phenomenon and neatly line them up for a sum total view of our universe? The fact that we are inside of it makes this seem highly unlikely to me (see Godel's incompleteness theorem).
There are souls and magic and God(s) and hundreds of other wonders unseen; you may simply be too science-blind to experience them. In your universe, do love and curiosity and unease and boredom consist of nothing more than chemicals? The richness of human experience cannot be fully analyzed, and if you try to do so you become a little less alive.
My handkerchief will wipe up your blood!
Apparently that sort of thing happens all the time in Soviet Russia.
How does it go? "If it moves, kill it. If it doesn't move, shoot it until it does, then kill it."
On a more serious note, track-by-track purchases are a good thing for the music market. Bands who fill their discs with junk and rely on their hit single to sell records will no longer be able to get away with it. I think that means we'll see some talented acts picking up the spotlight instead of the industry-created fluff of recent years. I just hope that artists don't abandon the idea of the album as a cohesive whole - when you're in the mood for something a little deeper than top 40, nothing beats putting on a well-executed musical journey from one of your favorite bands.
Poor comparison. The "Einsteins and Hawkins of the world" are producing content while audiophiles (in this instance) are consuming it. They simply don't represent enough of a market share to make a difference, unless you count all 11 albums out on SACD and DVD-A.
Why not instead go to the Obama website and ask for a video response to the situation from Barack Obama himself? Perhaps someone in his campaign team was fully responsible. Perhaps Obama believes he is justified. In any case, I'd like to hear from him directly.
I see what you're saying. I agree that if all he does is make a statement without any follow-up, he's full of hot air. I'm hoping for more than that, but it's a bit too soon to tell. We should know if he's serious or not within a month or two.
How do you define "more good" and "more bad?" And doesn't current action affect things as well? Let's say I grew up mean, and for my first 23 years I was a violent criminal. Maybe I even killed somebody. Then I find Jesus or Gandhi or myself or whatever and change my ways. For the last 10 years I've done nothing but good. Am I now a good or a bad person?
There are good people and there are bad people, but figuring out who's who at any given moment is usually a fiendishly difficult task.
As a Democratic presidential hopeful, Obama carries weight with the DNC. The availability of presidential debates is important for the American people to make an informed decision. This cannot be denied, which should put pressure on the DNC to get behind Obama's proposal. This seems like a smaller step than a sweeping copyright reform bill, but it's a smarter step because it's far more likely to succeed. Big Media is still affected because none of them can secure exclusive rights to the footage, and if a big enough deal is made out of it perhaps the copyright issue will become mainstream -- something that could then enable a sane copyright reform bill to pass if the American people clamor enough for it.
Expect a summons within the week.
- The RIAA
...and lots, and lots, and lots of time.
Seriously. Pd is like audio assembly language. Well, I take that back - that would be CSound. But it's remarkably close.
I think that the stuff you can do with Pd, Max, Reaktor and their ilk is pretty fantastic. I also know that I will never, ever sit down and put in the time to learn it. I love experimenting with sounds, but at the end of the day I also want to be able to play something without first building a whole instrument.
To the GP: definitely take parent's advice and have a look at PureData. If you find that it's more low-level than you would like, I'm afraid there aren't a whole lot of OSS options. I've heard good things about Rosegarden for working with MIDI and Ardour for general recording / audio, but that's about it. Truth be told, after I bought Propellerhead Software's Reason, I have barely touched anything else.
Hmm, seems more like a Truck to me.
"I read it in the papers, it must be true!"
I recall a Slashdot post from a while back in which a British citizen poked fun at our American use of the word "burglarized." A burglar burgles! There's no need for the extra syllable! (The reason I remember this was the humorous follow-up of, "You're right; we apogle.")
Seeing a word in the dictionary doesn't automatically make it a good word. Sure, it's in use, sure some group of people decided it should be put there, but that doesn't make it any less foolish. Language is a living, growing thing, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't prune out the rotten bits.
I, for one, don't want to give the Brits any more ammo for their merciless mockery.
WTF does that mean? The lefties are less tight than what? How does being loose make them sore? If there were ever a proper time for a Goatse link, this would be it.