I wonder how Microsoft will convince consumers that loss of control is a good thing, and how long the convincing will take
The government's already convinced people that loss of control in the name of "fighting evil" is wonderful, and that it should be accepted openly.
Hopefully people don't follow suit with Palladium, or pretty soon, the government will see that regulation of a person's own computer can be done easily and effectively.
solution: we all start using Linux (or in some cases, use Linux more) and move to Canada (or in some cases, stay there)
note: entire solution does not apply outside of US or Canada, your mileage may vary, see dealer for details, sweepstakes ends 11/05/72. Linux portion of solution applies to all humans, again, see dealer for details.
"** Not to be used for: Business Networks, Web server Hosting, Mail Servers, or Resale."
WEB SERVER HOSTING, the word web seems to be missed by everyone. It's NOT a "no servers" policy, it's a "no http server" policy. There's a world of difference...
If this program works like they say it does, then this could be the final nail in the coffin for the radio. If they made popular music MORE cut and paste, it'd just be some time before more people just quit listening.
Most new music is already cut and paste, and it's bad enough as it is.
If something like this had been in place for the past 30 years, there'd have been no innovation in music, and the music industry would be consolidated into one terrible company emitting pure crap, instead of the 5 or so major labels which emit mostly crap...
There was nothing to this artice. Here is what I learned from reading this article:
1)there's a 64-bit linux port of UT 2003
2)amd likes secrecy
3)the people who were showing off the laptop like Harry Potter
wow. now wasn't that informative?
Remember that "Bones with tits" season-2 doctor? That was a direct result of Roddenberry insisting that Dr. Crusher be written out.
I thought Crusher was removed because Gates McFadden was pregnant, and I'm sure it's rather odd to just see a main character get pregnant for no good reason during a TV series...
If DALnet comes back up because of a policy such as this, then doesn't it indicate that the DoS attackers would benefit by the elimination of file sharing? so then, wouldn't the main groups that would benefit from this new policy the RIAA and the MPAA? hmmm... imagine that... DALnet goes back up, and no filesharing occurs, everyone wins. except the filesharers...
makes you wonder who was actually behind the attacks.
Many English movies have subtitles for deaf people, as many anime DVD's have both english and japanese text AND subtitles. It's interesting watching some anime with the English auido and subtitles, often the script is changed a lot.
And why couldn't the subtitles be in the movie? It's not usually done because people dont like their movie being blocked out by subtitles, but seeing as this is a bootleg, anything goes...
I'm sure having subtitles over the movie isn't a technical impossibility, although it does look unprofessional...
People have been talking about "Free Kevin" for years, now that you are free, where can I get a free Kevin for myself? I could use someone to play starcraft with, hell, their name doesn't even have to be Kevin, a free anyone will do...
hmmm, I can 100% accurately say that... GET READY FOR THIS...
MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD
and...
LESS THAN 400 TRILLION YEARS OLD
anyone can just put up random numbers, there's still such a huge variance in the 2 "guesses" that it really doesn't mean anything. It's like saying that my computer runs at a clock speed of somewhere between 1 khz and 20 Thz. crazy scientists...
you misunderstood my point, my point is that people like buying quality cd's... and if the quality of an entire CD can finally be seen by the music execs, they can see that compared to a CD's sales... and then maybe they'll realize that increased sales can be achieved by releasing good CD's, rather than overbloated singles that they call albums...
cd 1 has low sales, and 2 songs being listened to...
cd 2 has high sales, with many songs being listened to...
cd 3 has low sales, with many songs being listened to...
which would YOU choose to release?
cd 1 can be categorized as a "one hit wonder" cd 2 can be categorized as a good, popular CD. This, in theory, would be the best result. cd 3 can be seen as a quality cd, but maybe it needs more promotion, or the band needs to tour.
this would actually allow the music companies to see what people enjoy, and what they need to give people more of, i dont like the whole privacy invasion thing. the concept of this software is cool, as long as its kept anonymous and confidential.
this may not be all bad..
"Virtually any information you want to know about your fan or the quality of your release can be obtained."
maybe they'll finally realize that everyone knows that the quality of their releases is mostly TERRIBLE... and that most people buy cd's for more than 1 song...
this may actually lead to entire CD's being quality once again...
Roadrunner is so easy to work with!
they want to install PPPoE crap on your system in their self install disk, but it all runs off of dhcp, or in my case, i was given an IP one day, so i changed my settings to specifically use that IP from then on. i've NEVER had a problem and i've got one consistent IP address. the best thing is, roadrunner doesn't seem to care at all...
im not sure, i got it from a friend. i think it came from computerstew.com, but it's currently 404'ing on ZDnet (it must have been hosted there).. if you want it, e-mail me and i can set something up...
PayPal should be renamed to PayGuyWhoSaysHeWillHoldYourMoneyButWillUseItForDru gsInsteadOrGiveItAwayToRandomPeopleBecauseTheyDont CareIfItsReallyYouOrNot.
paypal doesn't really care.. neither does ebay.. just look at all the auction fraud going on...
I've got a video clip of a guy trying to TURN HIMSELF IN to all levels of government, he starts with local police, they refer him to the mayors office. the mayors office refers him to the attorny general, and they refer him to the maker of the program he claimed to have been pirating (microsoft)... well, in the end, no one would send a police officer down the street to arrest this guy on software piracy charges, or even file some kind of report! the worst thing they told him was to either delete or buy it, but not once did they offer to arrest or prosecute him. he was even begging to be arrested, and they declined. i know piracy is illegal, but if you dont make profits on it, there's a VERY low chance of anyone getting in trouble from police...
almost every cd that i've purchased i've discovered/previewed with mp3 downloading. i attempt to be one of the semi-honest music downloaders... downloading/listening to lots of stuff, but buying the good cd's. the RIAA is just scared that people wont buy CD's for 1 song anymore.. i sure as hell wont, i'll listen to almost 1/2 of an album before i'll buy it. same thing with many people that I know. I dont think I've met many people who have 400 CD-R collections of full pirated albums.
also, couldn't mp3 recordings be considered "time-shifting"? time-shifting is the same principle that keeps Tivo's legal. you can either listen to crappy radio (or crappy tv/commercials) and wait for the good stuff, or you can just (record it with tivo) download it and listen to it repeatedly, or at your leisure. effectivly, both with tv and music, the conecpt is to record/obtain a recording of a show/song and view/listen to it anytime?
just a few thoughts...
the word is DIVISION... so dont kill me, k?
i do know how to spell it
find the error in the following sentence:
One word in this sentence is Mispelled.
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I'm much more afraid of the government than any terrorists...
The government ruins innocent people's lives daily, terrorists only kill a few thousand every decade...
I'm more afraid of being hit by a car while I'm sitting in my 3rd floor apartment than "those evil terrorists"...
But the government seems to think it has every right to destroy a person's life... just for the hell of it.
They must have some random number generator that picks social security numbers twice a day so they know who to throw in jail for the day...
I wonder how Microsoft will convince consumers that loss of control is a good thing, and how long the convincing will take
The government's already convinced people that loss of control in the name of "fighting evil" is wonderful, and that it should be accepted openly.
Hopefully people don't follow suit with Palladium, or pretty soon, the government will see that regulation of a person's own computer can be done easily and effectively.
solution: we all start using Linux (or in some cases, use Linux more) and move to Canada (or in some cases, stay there)
note: entire solution does not apply outside of US or Canada, your mileage may vary, see dealer for details, sweepstakes ends 11/05/72. Linux portion of solution applies to all humans, again, see dealer for details.
What kind of roll did he have as gollum? does the character of gollum even like rolls? and what about smeagol?
I would think smeagol is more of a donut man... errr... little slinky thing...
they've got water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight...
this whole terraforming thing shouldn't be so hard after all!
"** Not to be used for: Business Networks, Web server Hosting, Mail Servers, or Resale."
WEB SERVER HOSTING, the word web seems to be missed by everyone. It's NOT a "no servers" policy, it's a "no http server" policy. There's a world of difference...
Everyone's discussing mining the moon or mining asteroids...
:)
Personally, I think Asteroids is far easier than Lunar Lander, so I vote for Asteroids
You... uhh... didn't read the article... did you?
public radio is good stuff, and that's probably all that will be left soon.. well, that and news/talk stations...
If this program works like they say it does, then this could be the final nail in the coffin for the radio. If they made popular music MORE cut and paste, it'd just be some time before more people just quit listening.
Most new music is already cut and paste, and it's bad enough as it is.
If something like this had been in place for the past 30 years, there'd have been no innovation in music, and the music industry would be consolidated into one terrible company emitting pure crap, instead of the 5 or so major labels which emit mostly crap...
There was nothing to this artice. Here is what I learned from reading this article: 1)there's a 64-bit linux port of UT 2003 2)amd likes secrecy 3)the people who were showing off the laptop like Harry Potter wow. now wasn't that informative?
I propose that we:
A)Construct a large, white, triangular craft that shoots white dots
B)Launch it
C)Use an Atari 2600 controller to pilot it
Then we find the Twin Galaxies high score holder and get him to save the planet.
Remember that "Bones with tits" season-2 doctor? That was a direct result of Roddenberry insisting that Dr. Crusher be written out.
I thought Crusher was removed because Gates McFadden was pregnant, and I'm sure it's rather odd to just see a main character get pregnant for no good reason during a TV series...
If DALnet comes back up because of a policy such as this, then doesn't it indicate that the DoS attackers would benefit by the elimination of file sharing?
so then, wouldn't the main groups that would benefit from this new policy the RIAA and the MPAA? hmmm... imagine that... DALnet goes back up, and no filesharing occurs, everyone wins. except the filesharers...
makes you wonder who was actually behind the attacks.
Many English movies have subtitles for deaf people, as many anime DVD's have both english and japanese text AND subtitles. It's interesting watching some anime with the English auido and subtitles, often the script is changed a lot.
And why couldn't the subtitles be in the movie? It's not usually done because people dont like their movie being blocked out by subtitles, but seeing as this is a bootleg, anything goes...
I'm sure having subtitles over the movie isn't a technical impossibility, although it does look unprofessional...
People have been talking about "Free Kevin" for years, now that you are free, where can I get a free Kevin for myself? I could use someone to play starcraft with, hell, their name doesn't even have to be Kevin, a free anyone will do...
hmmm, I can 100% accurately say that... GET READY FOR THIS...
MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD
and...
LESS THAN 400 TRILLION YEARS OLD
anyone can just put up random numbers, there's still such a huge variance in the 2 "guesses" that it really doesn't mean anything. It's like saying that my computer runs at a clock speed of somewhere between 1 khz and 20 Thz.
crazy scientists...
then you tape it and make people pay to watch it online, right?
you misunderstood my point, my point is that people like buying quality cd's... and if the quality of an entire CD can finally be seen by the music execs, they can see that compared to a CD's sales... and then maybe they'll realize that increased sales can be achieved by releasing good CD's, rather than overbloated singles that they call albums...
cd 1 has low sales, and 2 songs being listened to...
cd 2 has high sales, with many songs being listened to...
cd 3 has low sales, with many songs being listened to...
which would YOU choose to release?
cd 1 can be categorized as a "one hit wonder"
cd 2 can be categorized as a good, popular CD. This, in theory, would be the best result.
cd 3 can be seen as a quality cd, but maybe it needs more promotion, or the band needs to tour.
this would actually allow the music companies to see what people enjoy, and what they need to give people more of, i dont like the whole privacy invasion thing. the concept of this software is cool, as long as its kept anonymous and confidential.
this may not be all bad.. "Virtually any information you want to know about your fan or the quality of your release can be obtained." maybe they'll finally realize that everyone knows that the quality of their releases is mostly TERRIBLE... and that most people buy cd's for more than 1 song... this may actually lead to entire CD's being quality once again...
Roadrunner is so easy to work with! they want to install PPPoE crap on your system in their self install disk, but it all runs off of dhcp, or in my case, i was given an IP one day, so i changed my settings to specifically use that IP from then on. i've NEVER had a problem and i've got one consistent IP address. the best thing is, roadrunner doesn't seem to care at all...
One more week and this story'll get posted a 3rd time..
have any other stories out there been triple posted? Quadruple posted?
im not sure, i got it from a friend. i think it came from computerstew.com, but it's currently 404'ing on ZDnet (it must have been hosted there).. if you want it, e-mail me and i can set something up...
PayPal should be renamed to PayGuyWhoSaysHeWillHoldYourMoneyButWillUseItForDru gsInsteadOrGiveItAwayToRandomPeopleBecauseTheyDont CareIfItsReallyYouOrNot.
paypal doesn't really care.. neither does ebay.. just look at all the auction fraud going on...
I've got a video clip of a guy trying to TURN HIMSELF IN to all levels of government, he starts with local police, they refer him to the mayors office. the mayors office refers him to the attorny general, and they refer him to the maker of the program he claimed to have been pirating (microsoft)... well, in the end, no one would send a police officer down the street to arrest this guy on software piracy charges, or even file some kind of report! the worst thing they told him was to either delete or buy it, but not once did they offer to arrest or prosecute him. he was even begging to be arrested, and they declined. i know piracy is illegal, but if you dont make profits on it, there's a VERY low chance of anyone getting in trouble from police... almost every cd that i've purchased i've discovered/previewed with mp3 downloading. i attempt to be one of the semi-honest music downloaders... downloading/listening to lots of stuff, but buying the good cd's. the RIAA is just scared that people wont buy CD's for 1 song anymore.. i sure as hell wont, i'll listen to almost 1/2 of an album before i'll buy it. same thing with many people that I know. I dont think I've met many people who have 400 CD-R collections of full pirated albums. also, couldn't mp3 recordings be considered "time-shifting"? time-shifting is the same principle that keeps Tivo's legal. you can either listen to crappy radio (or crappy tv/commercials) and wait for the good stuff, or you can just (record it with tivo) download it and listen to it repeatedly, or at your leisure. effectivly, both with tv and music, the conecpt is to record/obtain a recording of a show/song and view/listen to it anytime? just a few thoughts...
the word is DIVISION... so dont kill me, k? i do know how to spell it find the error in the following sentence: One word in this sentence is Mispelled.