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Fox killed Futurama by bad scheduling. See, they put the show on various slots Sunday nights, but because of the variable length of NFL football game coverage, the Sunday night lineup was often damaged by running late, being joined in progress, not being shown to the whole nation, and other problems. The only rules were that The Simpsons must run untouched at as close to 8pm ET as possible.
Furthermore, they killed several shows by putting them on Friday nights during the spring and summer... because not only is that a traditional slow night for TV viewing, but Fox-owned stations in New York (the biggest local TV area), Boston (4th biggest) and other markets showed local baseball games on most Fridays, causing new episodes of serial series to air in the late-late-night timeslots in those areas.
Fox has fixed these problems by allowing Fox Sports to control the network up until 8pm ET on Sundays, filling the gap between the end of the games and the set signoff time with a postgame show called The OT when needed. West coast affiliates are left on their own until 8pm PT, and the entire nation sees the Sunday lineup from 8/7-to-10/9 as they should. Fox has also stopped buying local baseball packages for their owned stations and encouraged other affiliates to get out of the local sports broadcast business.
Many geek favorites like Futurama and Sliders got caught up in this mess. It's nice to see that the producers of such shows have found other outlets that treat them better.
If the filter vendor agrees this is a rogue use of their technology... why are they cashing the check?
Ban the use of the software that way in the TOS, and the Aussie government can go jump in a lake!
Better yet, send out a rogue update to their servers where it disables the whole internet for the whole country... pirate software users don't have any reason to expect the software is going to behave honestly.
If you do something that tweaks a software vendor, there's no telling that they're not going to tweak you back.
Copyright has no requirement for publishing... there's some works done just to put it in a box and make sure nobody else can do the same.
Let's say you have a job. Your boss, by law, needs to see and retain a copy of either your drivers license or passport, either one of which identifies your birthdate, address (which contains your ZIP code) and gender.
Now let's say he downloads this Netflix data... he's got enough info to be 84% sure that the only record that has your birthdate, gender. and ZIP code, is you. Worse yet, if he had your ZIP+4, the only way there'd be any ambiguity left is if you live with a twin.
The libraries here post signs saying that they'll strictly protect your privacy, but if there's a law enforcement person who cites the PATRIOT Act, they have to give it all away.
If a data set reveals a person's ZIP code, birthdate and gender, there's an 87 percent chance that the person can be uniquely identified
Why does Netflix need to release something as precise as a birthday in order to make movie recommendations? I mean, TV ratings are done in demographic groups. Couldn't Netflix get away by just stating a birth year?
Maybe what this kid needs is a iPod Touch or the upcoming WiFi-only iPad. If data plans are unreasonable with the roaming charges, maybe he can just do the smartphone-like things in WiFi zones, and keep his current phone-only device with a phone-only plan...
Prepaid rates are great if you use a small number (15-30) minutes a month... but anything more and you're better off buying a monthly plan.
And WiFi when you travel isn't so cool... you'll find yourself paying US$15-20 a day if your hotel doesn't include it in the price, and those that do include it tend to charge more so you can't win that game. You can't sit in a coffee shop and get WiFi for multiple hours without running up quite the food bill. Nothing's truely free.
Here's the thing... there is no network that can legally operate in both countries. American interests own the American networks, and Canadian networks are owned by Canadian companies. You're going to be on somebody's roaming network when you're in the other country.
AT&T warns iPhone users that they won't want to take their heavy-data-using phones into Canada, Mexico, or anywhere because they'll be charged high roaming data rates.
I think Verizon might be your best selection because they've at least won't be charging you by the bit. Still, watch your Canadian usage of a US plan carefully because they'll still have to pay roaming rates even if they're not passing them on to you. Too much roaming network usage on an unlimited plan is usually a TOS reason to worm out of the deal.
Why did anybody think that they'd allow users to tether the iPad to anything when it's 3G data plan only costs $30 a month? With its limited OS, you can only run official apps that can't have high-bandwidth uses (like streaming video) on 3G. That's the reason you get such a discount compared to a $60 a month 5 GB plan...
If you want to tether a computer and have iPad and iPhone and let them think they're on WiFi, you want a $60 a month plan and a MiFi device from either Verizon or Sprint.
Having an anti-virus updated as of last week is no good at today's malware discovery... update as often as they push out updates and you should be okay.
Let's add an apprenticeship rule... let people who have a press pass bring in an intern/trainee so they can learn the job. Either that, or have people write about police events without the pass, and then one day when they walk up to the line hand them their pass.
If you've got enough attention on Slashdot, and you've got something to say... register a domain name, get a $20-40/mo. hosting package, and link to it in your Slashdot signature. If people like you here, they'll love you there.
Yeah... I think the press pass should be limited to people who:
1. Have covered such events in the past. 2. Have a measurable audience somehow... be it web, print, TV, radio, etc. 3. Haven't caused problems at previous events.
This is starting to become the new form of journalism. The "big guys" like TV and radio owners are starting to lay off their full time staff, and replacing them with people who can report, record, and edit their own pieces who get paid by the number of reports they generate that make air.
To the average news viewer, this is almost transparent... so the standard shouldn't be "I work for CNN," but "CNN uses my iReports regularly."
I'm running a free copy of McAffe provided by VMWare Fusion... and it screams nice and loud when it's about to expire. They also have a habit of pushing an updated Fusion just short of the 1-year mark so that it's easy to restart to the trial clock.
I have no pity for Windows pirates. So, let's fine them $100 per incident for each time their box attacks somebody else's system, and then see how quickly they run to Best Buy.
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We could discuss this further, but I'm afraid it'd be a Moot point.
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Fox killed Futurama by bad scheduling. See, they put the show on various slots Sunday nights, but because of the variable length of NFL football game coverage, the Sunday night lineup was often damaged by running late, being joined in progress, not being shown to the whole nation, and other problems. The only rules were that The Simpsons must run untouched at as close to 8pm ET as possible.
Furthermore, they killed several shows by putting them on Friday nights during the spring and summer... because not only is that a traditional slow night for TV viewing, but Fox-owned stations in New York (the biggest local TV area), Boston (4th biggest) and other markets showed local baseball games on most Fridays, causing new episodes of serial series to air in the late-late-night timeslots in those areas.
Fox has fixed these problems by allowing Fox Sports to control the network up until 8pm ET on Sundays, filling the gap between the end of the games and the set signoff time with a postgame show called The OT when needed. West coast affiliates are left on their own until 8pm PT, and the entire nation sees the Sunday lineup from 8/7-to-10/9 as they should. Fox has also stopped buying local baseball packages for their owned stations and encouraged other affiliates to get out of the local sports broadcast business.
Many geek favorites like Futurama and Sliders got caught up in this mess. It's nice to see that the producers of such shows have found other outlets that treat them better.
Well, it seems like California got one right for once. Now, how many more places need similar laws to solve this worldwide problem?
Uhm, you're supposed to post an web or e-mail address link so people can reach you in the summary.
If the filter vendor agrees this is a rogue use of their technology... why are they cashing the check?
Ban the use of the software that way in the TOS, and the Aussie government can go jump in a lake!
Better yet, send out a rogue update to their servers where it disables the whole internet for the whole country... pirate software users don't have any reason to expect the software is going to behave honestly.
If you do something that tweaks a software vendor, there's no telling that they're not going to tweak you back.
Copyright has no requirement for publishing... there's some works done just to put it in a box and make sure nobody else can do the same.
when the ruling was headlined iDon'tThinkSo.
Let's say you have a job. Your boss, by law, needs to see and retain a copy of either your drivers license or passport, either one of which identifies your birthdate, address (which contains your ZIP code) and gender.
Now let's say he downloads this Netflix data... he's got enough info to be 84% sure that the only record that has your birthdate, gender. and ZIP code, is you. Worse yet, if he had your ZIP+4, the only way there'd be any ambiguity left is if you live with a twin.
Well, Netflix needs to at least start over because the data set they disclosed is the point of the issue here.
The libraries here post signs saying that they'll strictly protect your privacy, but if there's a law enforcement person who cites the PATRIOT Act, they have to give it all away.
From the linked to previous story...
If a data set reveals a person's ZIP code, birthdate and gender, there's an 87 percent chance that the person can be uniquely identified
Why does Netflix need to release something as precise as a birthday in order to make movie recommendations? I mean, TV ratings are done in demographic groups. Couldn't Netflix get away by just stating a birth year?
Maybe what this kid needs is a iPod Touch or the upcoming WiFi-only iPad. If data plans are unreasonable with the roaming charges, maybe he can just do the smartphone-like things in WiFi zones, and keep his current phone-only device with a phone-only plan...
Worst ideas I've seen in a while...
Prepaid rates are great if you use a small number (15-30) minutes a month... but anything more and you're better off buying a monthly plan.
And WiFi when you travel isn't so cool... you'll find yourself paying US$15-20 a day if your hotel doesn't include it in the price, and those that do include it tend to charge more so you can't win that game. You can't sit in a coffee shop and get WiFi for multiple hours without running up quite the food bill. Nothing's truely free.
Here's the thing... there is no network that can legally operate in both countries. American interests own the American networks, and Canadian networks are owned by Canadian companies. You're going to be on somebody's roaming network when you're in the other country.
AT&T warns iPhone users that they won't want to take their heavy-data-using phones into Canada, Mexico, or anywhere because they'll be charged high roaming data rates.
I think Verizon might be your best selection because they've at least won't be charging you by the bit. Still, watch your Canadian usage of a US plan carefully because they'll still have to pay roaming rates even if they're not passing them on to you. Too much roaming network usage on an unlimited plan is usually a TOS reason to worm out of the deal.
Why did anybody think that they'd allow users to tether the iPad to anything when it's 3G data plan only costs $30 a month? With its limited OS, you can only run official apps that can't have high-bandwidth uses (like streaming video) on 3G. That's the reason you get such a discount compared to a $60 a month 5 GB plan...
If you want to tether a computer and have iPad and iPhone and let them think they're on WiFi, you want a $60 a month plan and a MiFi device from either Verizon or Sprint.
Wow... am I the only one in this thread at this time of day?
Having an anti-virus updated as of last week is no good at today's malware discovery... update as often as they push out updates and you should be okay.
Let's add an apprenticeship rule... let people who have a press pass bring in an intern/trainee so they can learn the job. Either that, or have people write about police events without the pass, and then one day when they walk up to the line hand them their pass.
If you've got enough attention on Slashdot, and you've got something to say... register a domain name, get a $20-40/mo. hosting package, and link to it in your Slashdot signature. If people like you here, they'll love you there.
Yeah... I think the press pass should be limited to people who:
1. Have covered such events in the past.
2. Have a measurable audience somehow... be it web, print, TV, radio, etc.
3. Haven't caused problems at previous events.
This is starting to become the new form of journalism. The "big guys" like TV and radio owners are starting to lay off their full time staff, and replacing them with people who can report, record, and edit their own pieces who get paid by the number of reports they generate that make air.
To the average news viewer, this is almost transparent... so the standard shouldn't be "I work for CNN," but "CNN uses my iReports regularly."
Some mod must think the PayGo rule is funny...
I'm running a free copy of McAffe provided by VMWare Fusion... and it screams nice and loud when it's about to expire. They also have a habit of pushing an updated Fusion just short of the 1-year mark so that it's easy to restart to the trial clock.
I have no pity for Windows pirates. So, let's fine them $100 per incident for each time their box attacks somebody else's system, and then see how quickly they run to Best Buy.
Citation needed.