Another way to look at it: it attempts to withhold the key from the legitimate user, while the pirate has the skills (or a crack written by someone who does) to strip it away.
No. Since it's beaten eventually. DRM's not even about making the initial sales anymore.. It's about retaining control, post-sale, as a means to rake in even more cash, by protecting their future, inferior products from being trampled by their existing ones. If a useful feature becomes a problem for their new/current business model, it gets removed and the users are shit out of luck. MMO/SaaS is DRM just like the the most invasive versions of starforce, TAGES, or safedisc. Fuck them all.
Trust may not sell copies, but DRM destroys trust, both in the vendor, and in the product's availability post-purchase.
So the only way to have rights in this country is to be rich? We're free until someone starts buying off the government while someone else grows its size and scope.
Yup.. gays are being used to push a pro centralist governmental policy, and they're not the only group abused in this way. -- Basically that's what happens anywhere the games are held.. local businesses get trampled for the sake of the big sponsors with the 'official olympic' products.
Why should anyone have to like someone? Maybe gay people should quit demanding entitlements on others' opinions. Gay athletes, their sponsors, as well as anyone in the would-be audience are free to not attend the games because of the russian government's official position on gays. It boils down to which the athlete thinks is more important: his athletic career or his support of identity politics. That said, the russian government has claimed that the athletes will not be hassled. This is probably a reasonable bet since the ONC is very pro left/PC, and the russians want the economic benefits that come with hosting.
Frankly, I wish the ONC stayed as apolitical as possible and focused on having the best athletes compete, regardless of race, gender, sexual behavior or any other irrelevant attribute.. of course, they don't, and that's why the games are compromised... in the name of 'equality' of course.
Only as long as people have alternatives that work just as well and cost about the same.. Driving up costs for basic shit like lightbulbs doesn't help anyone...and in the case of mr wisconsin, it'll just drive up his heating bills, saving him nothing. The cost in electricity will not override the cost of the bulbs, esp since most of them fail long before their claimed lifespans in typical fixtures, and in places with 'dirty' mains. LED/CFL bulbs have terrible spectrum, cost a lot of money, and have "you're not holding it right" syndrome when installed in enclosed fixtures. They also squeal, buzz, and blast all kinds of RFI. Most of them also cannot be dimmed easily, and inexpensively, without special, expensive, dimmers.
In free societies, the government is not supposed to ban products arbitrarily.. The market decides the fitness of the options on offer, not the state. Banning only happens in countries making the bad assumption that politicians always know what's best.
Easy. Just cultivate a group of people who are easily butthurt, or one that forms a 'survivor-guilt' bond over the 'plight' of another, demand criminal punishments for 'objectionable' behavior. This is the primary functional dynamic of left wing identity politics.
It's already against the law to make threats.. I question whether that's a good idea, because it just gives passive aggressives another outlet to make false accusations.. Laws against 'hate speech' allow even more of this. Fuck that.
I swear, western society is going feral. People need to learn to graduate junior high again, with the lessons they're supposed to learn about handling social adversity intact. The only way this is going to happen is if we take control of school policies away from the soccer moms and the fear mongering politicians they vote for. Thin skins should not be in charge.
as opposed to the racist/sexist democrats who blatantly build race/sex-based protectionist law into the system instead? The fact they do this under the guise of fighting discrimination on these attributes makes it doubly galling.
or, perhaps western society should grow a thicker skin instead of having its governments ruin lives with criminal records just for offhand comments. Coddling these crybabies just give the wannabe tyrants more justification..
I think the gp's point was that it's not his future. I am in full agreement. I will never use 'app' stores and remote access SaaS for critical applications.
This is only useful to vendors who want control over how users use their software. I would never want to depend on such 'services' for critical workflows.
No, I prefer my government strive for objectivity and not pander to the mob's feelings/bandwagons. Meanwhile it's really doing whatever it wants then claiming this 'consensus' between the two big parties as proof that they're doing what the citizens want.
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Another way to look at it: it attempts to withhold the key from the legitimate user, while the pirate has the skills (or a crack written by someone who does) to strip it away.
No. Since it's beaten eventually. DRM's not even about making the initial sales anymore.. It's about retaining control, post-sale, as a means to rake in even more cash, by protecting their future, inferior products from being trampled by their existing ones. If a useful feature becomes a problem for their new/current business model, it gets removed and the users are shit out of luck. MMO/SaaS is DRM just like the the most invasive versions of starforce, TAGES, or safedisc. Fuck them all.
Trust may not sell copies, but DRM destroys trust, both in the vendor, and in the product's availability post-purchase.
Hot chicks aren't on slashdot unless they're being paid to post.
So the only way to have rights in this country is to be rich? We're free until someone starts buying off the government while someone else grows its size and scope.
Yup.. gays are being used to push a pro centralist governmental policy, and they're not the only group abused in this way.
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Basically that's what happens anywhere the games are held.. local businesses get trampled for the sake of the big sponsors with the 'official olympic' products.
If that's what's happening, then yes, it's wrong.
Why should anyone have to like someone? Maybe gay people should quit demanding entitlements on others' opinions. Gay athletes, their sponsors, as well as anyone in the would-be audience are free to not attend the games because of the russian government's official position on gays. It boils down to which the athlete thinks is more important: his athletic career or his support of identity politics. That said, the russian government has claimed that the athletes will not be hassled. This is probably a reasonable bet since the ONC is very pro left/PC, and the russians want the economic benefits that come with hosting.
Frankly, I wish the ONC stayed as apolitical as possible and focused on having the best athletes compete, regardless of race, gender, sexual behavior or any other irrelevant attribute.. of course, they don't, and that's why the games are compromised... in the name of 'equality' of course.
The fact it might be unciteable doesn't mean it's not true. These days, a lot of truth is hidden by 'secret' courts and non-disclosure.
Only as long as people have alternatives that work just as well and cost about the same.. Driving up costs for basic shit like lightbulbs doesn't help anyone...and in the case of mr wisconsin, it'll just drive up his heating bills, saving him nothing. The cost in electricity will not override the cost of the bulbs, esp since most of them fail long before their claimed lifespans in typical fixtures, and in places with 'dirty' mains. LED/CFL bulbs have terrible spectrum, cost a lot of money, and have "you're not holding it right" syndrome when installed in enclosed fixtures. They also squeal, buzz, and blast all kinds of RFI. Most of them also cannot be dimmed easily, and inexpensively, without special, expensive, dimmers.
In free societies, the government is not supposed to ban products arbitrarily.. The market decides the fitness of the options on offer, not the state. Banning only happens in countries making the bad assumption that politicians always know what's best.
Yes, if the government succeeds in saddling their indigenous population with sufficient disincentives to breed, work, and be prosperous..
'The People' of course.. For example, north korea is a 'People's Republic'!
Easy. Just cultivate a group of people who are easily butthurt, or one that forms a 'survivor-guilt' bond over the 'plight' of another, demand criminal punishments for 'objectionable' behavior. This is the primary functional dynamic of left wing identity politics.
It's already against the law to make threats.. I question whether that's a good idea, because it just gives passive aggressives another outlet to make false accusations.. Laws against 'hate speech' allow even more of this. Fuck that.
I swear, western society is going feral. People need to learn to graduate junior high again, with the lessons they're supposed to learn about handling social adversity intact. The only way this is going to happen is if we take control of school policies away from the soccer moms and the fear mongering politicians they vote for. Thin skins should not be in charge.
as opposed to the racist/sexist democrats who blatantly build race/sex-based protectionist law into the system instead? The fact they do this under the guise of fighting discrimination on these attributes makes it doubly galling.
or, perhaps western society should grow a thicker skin instead of having its governments ruin lives with criminal records just for offhand comments. Coddling these crybabies just give the wannabe tyrants more justification..
Is there actually a stable, reliable, non-broken X driver for radeon?
I think the gp's point was that it's not his future. I am in full agreement. I will never use 'app' stores and remote access SaaS for critical applications.
This is only useful to vendors who want control over how users use their software. I would never want to depend on such 'services' for critical workflows.
..while reducing the incentives for developing non SaaS software, which protects users from the machinations of google.
If it's a javascript emulator, it's going to be really slow. If it's some hybrid that are JIT, then it's not secure. Speed, security, cheap, pick two.
Except that this feature has nothing to do with the kernel.
not enough.. mechanical noise is cyclical..
Yes, of course, like the USA is the only country with NSA/CIA like organizations right?
This is what happens when Academia becomes beholden to commercial interests.
No, I prefer my government strive for objectivity and not pander to the mob's feelings/bandwagons. Meanwhile it's really doing whatever it wants then claiming this 'consensus' between the two big parties as proof that they're doing what the citizens want.