Those are my thoughts exactly. It may be too cynical, but as they say, "it's not paranoia if they're really out to get you." And there are people that are advocating for software patents so we should keep the pressure up.
Whatever case SCO may have with IBM over contract issues or whatnot doesn't warrant $699 license fees for all Linux servers with one CPU. That's just rubbish.
They released their code in GPL and if the GPL fails, then copyright laws will have to be completely rewritten since GPL is BASED upon copyright law. It's been a no-case from the beginning in my opinion.
The jokes in the threads have been great and I can't wait to see SCO get pulverized, but it's getting tiring...
All the real music is on independent label anyway....
If that's the case, why don't people buy more of the independent labels? Oh, obviously you can differentiate between "real" music while the masses can't. I hate this elitest crap.
The RIAA is digging their own graves around the world. If they don't change, people will get tired of them. Black market is already bigger in most countries. But don't think the masses don't like their music. Sure, there are many people that don't like it and many of the masses could appreciate more music. But most of the "pirates" aren't downloading independent labels, even given the opportunities.
This ruling won't affect the RIAA much. But if other places do the same thing, cumulatively, there can be a big effect. RIAA is already betting the farm by going against users in court.
Yup. That's one of the reasons I'm running XP on my Dell Inspiron 4150. I upgraded from a Dell TrueMobile 1150 to an 1180 to find out the 1150 is supported but the 1180 isn't! D'oh! Redhat 9 also had problems with power management and would stall when I closed the screen.
XP works smoothly. Only times I've had stability problems were when I updated the ATI drivers and they were bad, so I rolled back and no problems since (9 months).
Don't get me started on my problems with Linux on Desktop. All Redhat 9, Mandrake 9.1, Suse 8.2 and Debian Woody gave me tons of trouble. I love Linux and OSS. And I still use it on my desktop from time to time. And I'm a computer geek, so I'll keep messing with it. But *when* I get money, my next computer (laptop or desktop) will be a Mac. But I'm starting to believe that "it just works" is worth the money in saved time and hassle.
I'm in East Lansing. Power flickered for a few minutes at 4:10, but it came back. ABC says power is also out in Lansing, but that must be a mix since I'm watching them on TV:)
You say shortcut like it's all possible with hard work. You make the assumption that just because a kid becomes smarter, the adversities will disappear.
If a child is smart already and takes the drug, then they probably want to be more challenged and learn more. Adversity is there. If a child is below average and takes the drugs, they get to average level and face the same adversities. It's just that they won't be left behind or the smart students held back!
People's "I want it now!" attitude is disturbing. But why assume that's what drugs and technology will be used for. Don't hate the drug because you're upset with the attitude of too many people with insatiable thirst and greed and little patience or dedication to do the work. I know there are too many people like that.
But look at the drug as an avenue for people to broaden minds, understand more concepts, share more interests and contribute more to society. If the people become smarter, maybe they'll see things in a better light and improve their look towards life. The technology can be used for many positive things. Humans however will remain humans.
You worked your ass off in school but didn't learn that some are NATURALLY smarter than others? All the time with the books but didn't pay attention to others to notice some are more adept at logic, music, art, athletics, etc.*? That it can take someone hours more to grasp the same concepts as someone else? Maybe some people are tired of being genetically disadvantaged in academics or arts?
You also need to learn that hard work without spending the time correctly slows progress. What's the problem with boosting intelligence so the effort is put to better use?
Life is also about a lot of luck. And if some are luckier than others, what's wrong with trying to spread the wealth? But I'm still quite skeptical of their claims...
*These are still broad categories. There are many aspects to intelligence and this is a simplification.
Books don't ALL cost 20 bucks (in fact much much less normally) and there isn't just one page that is good.
I guess you never looked through National Geographics as a child looking for those "special photos"? or scanned massage books for the pics? Well, those types of pages are quite prevalent on the net anyway so nevermind:)
Alcohol, on the other hand, is. That's an important distinction.
was that sarcasm I missed??? Cigarettes aren't drugs either because of the paper (versus water for beer)? Alcohol is in beer, if alcohol is a drug, then beer is too (unless the amount is so diluted).
But I'm one of those few slashdotters that don't drink alcohol. I wonder how many of us there are...
You're suggesting that people who can afford computers and internet connections can't afford a $15 CD?
I don't endorse copyright infringement/piracy so I don't want this to be construed the wrong way. I've done it in the past but have stopped.
Anyhow, your statment is absurd. One can allocate resources for education (computer, internet, books), housing, food, bare essentials and not any any left over for movies or music. Being able to afford a computer does not imply being able to afford $20 DVDs or $15 CDs.
But there are big differences. Maybe back in 1997 or something, but websites have huge files they serve. It's not just simple html files. and digital cameras are much more popular so people email LOTS of pictures. People chat online and actually use voice much more. I could go on, but the point is, broadband has many benefits. And those people that use it would be losing a lot and unlikely to go back to dialup.
But where would the customers go? if the RIAA can subpoena SBC and Verizon, why can't they do the same to the other providers, especially if they're smaller? And with SBC costing $30/month, would AOl at $23/month be better when you've also lost out on other non p2p broadband benefits? I can't see losing customers as being their motive. maybe I'm wrong.
Conversion by the masses from Napster should teach people something. IM programs can EASILY be changed. There are some competing services and though Yahoo!, AOL and MS aren't the best of companies, if they try something stupid, people will jump ship fast because there are already millions of users on something else. If they ALL do this, then we might have a problem. But noticing how Trillian is spreading, you can bet they'd take advantage of the foolishness.
Obviously, the amount of time one spends in an online "life" is time spent away from real life. Turn the game off, go outside and enjoy the real life -- problems and all.
How the heck can someone escapre "real life"? Where do they go? "fake life"? Whether we're spending time outside or indoors, playing sports or reading a book, on the computer or off, we're in real life. Any form of entertainment is just that, and it's real life. What others do during their lives may not appeal to you, but as long as they don't harm anyone, why should they live their lives to your satisfaction?
As a young female scientist, I object to the slightest intimation of the idea that the only way good science gets done is because young (presumably male) scientists are trying to compete for female attention. How many young male scientists out their have managed to impress girls with their thesis results anyway?
Damn! So me doing my masters with the thesis track isn't going to impress the chicks!:o How about if it gets published, can I impress a chick to sleep with me then?
Well, I guess I'll just do the course work and then get a cushy job that pays, cuz at least women still are impressed by money and materialistic goods, right?:p
I may be deaf, but I don't think most people are audiophiles. So motherboard sound is good enough. I think nvidia2 graphics cards are good enough for the masses because they don't play the latest and greatest games.
BTW, how many slots do we really need? With so many USB peripherals, PCI and especially ISA slots aren't the important resources they once were.
True Slashdotter. You have billions so you can impress ladies and get many hot girls to have wild unimaginable sex with you. But you prefer to get porn and watch others:p
You're a slashdotter (like me), so you may have forgotten this activity that many humans find pleasurable. It's called sex.:p
Sure, 100 years from now, they might be able to replicate the chemical feel of sex, but damn, I doubt people would be willing. Sure, I never had sex, but damn, I hear it's great!:D
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Right there is where most problems will occur. Also, after reading enough of /., lack of support of VBScript would be another obstacle.
Also, I wonder how KOffice will do after they switch their file formats and stuff. It could only help, right?
Those are my thoughts exactly. It may be too cynical, but as they say, "it's not paranoia if they're really out to get you." And there are people that are advocating for software patents so we should keep the pressure up.
Whatever case SCO may have with IBM over contract issues or whatnot doesn't warrant $699 license fees for all Linux servers with one CPU. That's just rubbish.
They released their code in GPL and if the GPL fails, then copyright laws will have to be completely rewritten since GPL is BASED upon copyright law. It's been a no-case from the beginning in my opinion.
The jokes in the threads have been great and I can't wait to see SCO get pulverized, but it's getting tiring...
All the real music is on independent label anyway....
If that's the case, why don't people buy more of the independent labels? Oh, obviously you can differentiate between "real" music while the masses can't. I hate this elitest crap.
The RIAA is digging their own graves around the world. If they don't change, people will get tired of them. Black market is already bigger in most countries. But don't think the masses don't like their music. Sure, there are many people that don't like it and many of the masses could appreciate more music. But most of the "pirates" aren't downloading independent labels, even given the opportunities.
This ruling won't affect the RIAA much. But if other places do the same thing, cumulatively, there can be a big effect. RIAA is already betting the farm by going against users in court.
Advocating security through obscurity? On SLASHDOT? tsk tsk. :p
Yup. That's one of the reasons I'm running XP on my Dell Inspiron 4150. I upgraded from a Dell TrueMobile 1150 to an 1180 to find out the 1150 is supported but the 1180 isn't! D'oh! Redhat 9 also had problems with power management and would stall when I closed the screen.
XP works smoothly. Only times I've had stability problems were when I updated the ATI drivers and they were bad, so I rolled back and no problems since (9 months).
Don't get me started on my problems with Linux on Desktop. All Redhat 9, Mandrake 9.1, Suse 8.2 and Debian Woody gave me tons of trouble. I love Linux and OSS. And I still use it on my desktop from time to time. And I'm a computer geek, so I'll keep messing with it. But *when* I get money, my next computer (laptop or desktop) will be a Mac. But I'm starting to believe that "it just works" is worth the money in saved time and hassle.
thanks to those who answered. Now I remember the episode. Doh!
What's the reference for this quote? There are so many allusions used for jokes on slashdot, I lose my cool geeky feeling :(
I'm in East Lansing. Power flickered for a few minutes at 4:10, but it came back. ABC says power is also out in Lansing, but that must be a mix since I'm watching them on TV :)
They are not sure the cause of the Niagra outage but they do not have any indication of terrorism at this time.
In related news, Mayor Bloomberg has annouced that Niagra will be powering their systems with Linux in the future.
In response to the three people that responded:
You say shortcut like it's all possible with hard work. You make the assumption that just because a kid becomes smarter, the adversities will disappear.
If a child is smart already and takes the drug, then they probably want to be more challenged and learn more. Adversity is there. If a child is below average and takes the drugs, they get to average level and face the same adversities. It's just that they won't be left behind or the smart students held back!
People's "I want it now!" attitude is disturbing. But why assume that's what drugs and technology will be used for. Don't hate the drug because you're upset with the attitude of too many people with insatiable thirst and greed and little patience or dedication to do the work. I know there are too many people like that.
But look at the drug as an avenue for people to broaden minds, understand more concepts, share more interests and contribute more to society. If the people become smarter, maybe they'll see things in a better light and improve their look towards life. The technology can be used for many positive things. Humans however will remain humans.
You worked your ass off in school but didn't learn that some are NATURALLY smarter than others? All the time with the books but didn't pay attention to others to notice some are more adept at logic, music, art, athletics, etc.*? That it can take someone hours more to grasp the same concepts as someone else? Maybe some people are tired of being genetically disadvantaged in academics or arts?
You also need to learn that hard work without spending the time correctly slows progress. What's the problem with boosting intelligence so the effort is put to better use?
Life is also about a lot of luck. And if some are luckier than others, what's wrong with trying to spread the wealth? But I'm still quite skeptical of their claims...
*These are still broad categories. There are many aspects to intelligence and this is a simplification.
I guess you never looked through National Geographics as a child looking for those "special photos"? or scanned massage books for the pics? Well, those types of pages are quite prevalent on the net anyway so nevermind :)
was that sarcasm I missed??? Cigarettes aren't drugs either because of the paper (versus water for beer)? Alcohol is in beer, if alcohol is a drug, then beer is too (unless the amount is so diluted).
But I'm one of those few slashdotters that don't drink alcohol. I wonder how many of us there are...
I don't endorse copyright infringement/piracy so I don't want this to be construed the wrong way. I've done it in the past but have stopped.
Anyhow, your statment is absurd. One can allocate resources for education (computer, internet, books), housing, food, bare essentials and not any any left over for movies or music. Being able to afford a computer does not imply being able to afford $20 DVDs or $15 CDs.
I can't believe you forgot... you insensitive clod!
But there are big differences. Maybe back in 1997 or something, but websites have huge files they serve. It's not just simple html files. and digital cameras are much more popular so people email LOTS of pictures. People chat online and actually use voice much more. I could go on, but the point is, broadband has many benefits. And those people that use it would be losing a lot and unlikely to go back to dialup.
But where would the customers go? if the RIAA can subpoena SBC and Verizon, why can't they do the same to the other providers, especially if they're smaller? And with SBC costing $30/month, would AOl at $23/month be better when you've also lost out on other non p2p broadband benefits? I can't see losing customers as being their motive. maybe I'm wrong.
Conversion by the masses from Napster should teach people something. IM programs can EASILY be changed. There are some competing services and though Yahoo!, AOL and MS aren't the best of companies, if they try something stupid, people will jump ship fast because there are already millions of users on something else. If they ALL do this, then we might have a problem. But noticing how Trillian is spreading, you can bet they'd take advantage of the foolishness.
How the heck can someone escapre "real life"? Where do they go? "fake life"? Whether we're spending time outside or indoors, playing sports or reading a book, on the computer or off, we're in real life. Any form of entertainment is just that, and it's real life. What others do during their lives may not appeal to you, but as long as they don't harm anyone, why should they live their lives to your satisfaction?
um, isn't "su" fast user switching? Doesn't that have prior art?
Damn! So me doing my masters with the thesis track isn't going to impress the chicks! :o How about if it gets published, can I impress a chick to sleep with me then?
Well, I guess I'll just do the course work and then get a cushy job that pays, cuz at least women still are impressed by money and materialistic goods, right? :p
BTW, how many slots do we really need? With so many USB peripherals, PCI and especially ISA slots aren't the important resources they once were.
True Slashdotter. You have billions so you can impress ladies and get many hot girls to have wild unimaginable sex with you. But you prefer to get porn and watch others :p
You're a slashdotter (like me), so you may have forgotten this activity that many humans find pleasurable. It's called sex. :p
:D
Sure, 100 years from now, they might be able to replicate the chemical feel of sex, but damn, I doubt people would be willing. Sure, I never had sex, but damn, I hear it's great!