Gives a whole new meaning to giving someone the evil eye.:o)
that allow them to aim their weapons and sensors simply by looking at potential targets on the ground or in the air.
So this begs the question, where the hell can I get this stuff for my car? I'm sure it would help immensly for getting the attention of the idiot driver infront of me putzing along in the passing/fast lane.
Until what solution? DTV has (for the past several years) had nearly 150 local network broadcast channels available to it's subscribers. As for those 36 on Dish Network, those were _just_ the NBC's in each of the areas, and each area had 6 or more network stations, making it around 216 channels in total.
Would they drop them in a heart beat? Why would they, by selling them they are bringing in additional revenue for the satellite provider, which is also the reason both providers put extra birds in the sky, so they _could_ serve up those extra channels.
You made out your reply to make it sound like I was attacking something you said.. I wasn't.. I was mearly stating that both providers have been already providing those channels to their markets, for quite some time.
Your comments make absolutely no sense, as your asking "why would they do it" when they "have been doing it" for a couple years now.
So mabey you can explain to me, since I'm obviously too stupid to understand, the business and legal case.:o)
Guys, do you really think that the Sat. companies are going to broadcast 100s of NBC stations instead of 2 (New York and LA, to get the east coast and west coast network stuff) and provice 198 more pay per view channels?
Uhh.. actually, they already do. Granted, it's not 100's (only 36 of each right now), but they are already limited by the number they can carry because of regulations regarding programming markets. I'm not sure how long Dish Network has been doing this, but DirecTV has been doing the same thing for atleast two years. Right now, you have to qualify for the right to receive them via satellite based on your location and how far from the over-air broadcast transmitter you reside.
And just remember, if you live in Canada, come January 1st. 2003, you'll likely be paying an extra $210 GOV'T REGULATED MUSIC TAX ($21/gig) on that shiney new MP3 player. Arg!
Guess I'm going to have to break down and buy one before xmas.
Also, there must be still a way for free software to escape liability. If you're getting something for free, you can't expect the author to take liability.
The problem though is that companies, say Microsoft, could claim that their most buggy piece of software, say Outlook Express, is free (given away without cost) thus exempt from legal prosecution. I believe that certain such a law would have to clearly define what is and what isn't 'free' software.
Colonists protested unjust taxation on Tea imports by breaking into a tea shipment and throwing it into the ocean
So your suggesting we should throw our politicians into the ocean? Considering they're already as useful as a wet tea bag, I can't see such an action having any benefit.:o)
If you read the.pdf, you will notice that it is a PROPOSED leavy -- it hasn't been implemented yet.
Yeah, the GST was a proposed leavy too, and there was HUGE public outcry when it was up for comments.. and it made absolutely NO difference.. The gov't does whatever the hell it feels like up here, but hey, might as well go through the motions of submitting comments, even if they land on deaf ears.
Now that this tax has extended itself from 'audio only' cd's (yes, there is such a thing and those that say otherwise are talking out of their asses) to encompass every form of recordable media.
Now, I use roughly 50 blank CD's a week as a backup medium for our servers. What department of the government do I send the bill to for the extra costs associated with doing my backups? AND, more importantly, you KNOW for a fact they will be charging GST on the entire cost of the CD at the retail level.. which means you'll be paying the goods and services tax ON the media tax.. WHICH IS ILLEGAL!
There are plenty of companies making commercial advance VCR's these days. You don't have to even lift a finger when watching a show.. commercial comes on, it automatically starts whirring along in fast-forward until the show comes back on.. VERY effective I might add.
So the question becomes, what else are they trying to stop.. the fact that people are going to be able to freely pirate shows on their new boxes? Hmmm..
If your genuinely concerned, then I recommend you contact the department (below) responsible for implementing this tax in Canada, and ask them what THEY are going to do about it.
I could care less about going to the arcade to play video games.. My PS2 fills all my needs.
But what about those of us that are passionate about pinball games? A game console just can replicate the enjoyment and simplicity of a well-designed pinball game.. lord knows many have tried..
You just can't get the same "feel" that made playing pinball enjoyable.. the feel of the machine, the sound smacking against the glass on a wicked flipper move, the subtle jostling of the machine to save your ball..
*sighs* This is truely a sad day for pinball enthusiates..
I can't comment for all Canadians, however I know myself, and many of my friends have severly reduced the number of CD's we've purchased over the last year.
Why? As a statement to the RIAA.
Until last year, I used to purchase an average of 10 cd's a year (pre-Napster era), however over the last 2-3 years the numbers have been much higher with estimates in the 40-50 range. And finally this past year my purchases have totalled a whopping ZERO.
The industry can cry all it wants now, but I refuse to purchase another CD until they "back-off" with the law suits, and I can one again freely download music to sample before I waist my money on something I really didn't want.
I'm not one to usually get excited about spam.. usually quite the opposite, however I received one advertising eTin.com a, free & totally anonymous, Usenet service. They have a decent interface, and very fast server(s).
They don't retain binaries for much more than 3-4 days, but they keep everything else indefinately.
Like all good things, I'm sure they'll start charging after they get you hooked.. but it's a much better alternative to Google in the interm.
Even the PS2 is firmware updateable. Sony has been slipping code on new games to update the firmware. I've noticed a few revisions change since I originally bought mine.
My biggest problem with the X86Box is the list of XBox developers.. Console game developers are used to releasing throughly tested games, because there is no way to patch them afterwards.. you only get one shot at a release.. However in the case of the XBox, ALOT of them are PC developers who are used to releasing games prematurely (to meet deadlines, public pressure or whatever), then releasing a 'patch-of-the-week' to make it work properly (anyone remember Ultima Online?). The fact that each and every XBox will have a hard drive builtin will, IMHO, only propagate this problem.
On the bright side, once someone hacks Linux onto the beast, it will make a kick-arse cheap webserver.. all courtesy of Billy..:o)
Slashdot Mirror
turned into this huge project of building an MP3 Jukebox out of an arcade machine
:o)
Does it play Styx's "Too Much Time On My Hands"?
Gives a whole new meaning to giving someone the evil eye. :o)
that allow them to aim their weapons and sensors simply by looking at potential targets on the ground or in the air.
So this begs the question, where the hell can I get this stuff for my car? I'm sure it would help immensly for getting the attention of the idiot driver infront of me putzing along in the passing/fast lane.
Until what solution? DTV has (for the past several years) had nearly 150 local network broadcast channels available to it's subscribers. As for those 36 on Dish Network, those were _just_ the NBC's in each of the areas, and each area had 6 or more network stations, making it around 216 channels in total.
:o)
Would they drop them in a heart beat? Why would they, by selling them they are bringing in additional revenue for the satellite provider, which is also the reason both providers put extra birds in the sky, so they _could_ serve up those extra channels.
You made out your reply to make it sound like I was attacking something you said.. I wasn't.. I was mearly stating that both providers have been already providing those channels to their markets, for quite some time.
Your comments make absolutely no sense, as your asking "why would they do it" when they "have been doing it" for a couple years now.
So mabey you can explain to me, since I'm obviously too stupid to understand, the business and legal case.
Guys, do you really think that the Sat. companies are going to broadcast 100s of NBC stations instead of 2 (New York and LA, to get the east coast and west coast network stuff) and provice 198 more pay per view channels?
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Uhh.. actually, they already do. Granted, it's not 100's (only 36 of each right now), but they are already limited by the number they can carry because of regulations regarding programming markets. I'm not sure how long Dish Network has been doing this, but DirecTV has been doing the same thing for atleast two years. Right now, you have to qualify for the right to receive them via satellite based on your location and how far from the over-air broadcast transmitter you reside.
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/programming/
I'll use that guy from goat.cx... That'll keep people out of my computer :) :o)
Well, it would a suitable replacement for "OpenSesame".
And just remember, if you live in Canada, come January 1st. 2003, you'll likely be paying an extra $210 GOV'T REGULATED MUSIC TAX ($21/gig) on that shiney new MP3 player. Arg!
Guess I'm going to have to break down and buy one before xmas.
Yeah, notice how the same thing affected Intel's sales? Hell, almost nobody's buying from Intel anymore. ;o)
People seem to all but forget about these things, when the next shiney bobble is released from the same manufacturer.
Also, there must be still a way for free software to escape liability. If you're getting something for free, you can't expect the author to take liability.
The problem though is that companies, say Microsoft, could claim that their most buggy piece of software, say Outlook Express, is free (given away without cost) thus exempt from legal prosecution. I believe that certain such a law would have to clearly define what is and what isn't 'free' software.
Colonists protested unjust taxation on Tea imports by breaking into a tea shipment and throwing it into the ocean
:o)
So your suggesting we should throw our politicians into the ocean? Considering they're already as useful as a wet tea bag, I can't see such an action having any benefit.
If you read the .pdf, you will notice that it is a PROPOSED leavy -- it hasn't been implemented yet.
Yeah, the GST was a proposed leavy too, and there was HUGE public outcry when it was up for comments.. and it made absolutely NO difference.. The gov't does whatever the hell it feels like up here, but hey, might as well go through the motions of submitting comments, even if they land on deaf ears.
Now that this tax has extended itself from 'audio only' cd's (yes, there is such a thing and those that say otherwise are talking out of their asses) to encompass every form of recordable media.
Now, I use roughly 50 blank CD's a week as a backup medium for our servers. What department of the government do I send the bill to for the extra costs associated with doing my backups? AND, more importantly, you KNOW for a fact they will be charging GST on the entire cost of the CD at the retail level.. which means you'll be paying the goods and services tax ON the media tax.. WHICH IS ILLEGAL!
There are plenty of companies making commercial advance VCR's these days. You don't have to even lift a finger when watching a show.. commercial comes on, it automatically starts whirring along in fast-forward until the show comes back on.. VERY effective I might add.
So the question becomes, what else are they trying to stop.. the fact that people are going to be able to freely pirate shows on their new boxes? Hmmm..
I was wondering how long it would take for Microsoft to come out with the XBox SE. :o)
Actually as far as CDR's are concerned you are free to avoid paying the tax, just buy Data CDRs instead of Music CDRs.
Except in Canada
If your genuinely concerned, then I recommend you contact the department (below) responsible for implementing this tax in Canada, and ask them what THEY are going to do about it.
Here's the original news release from our lovely government.
Mr. Claude Majeau
Secretary General
Copyright Board of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C9
Tel: (613) 952-8621
Fax: (613) 952-8630
E-mail: majeau.claude@cb-cda.gc.ca
...so it's not the games that cause violence, but the actual game consoles .
:o)
Actually, from what I understand, it's part of the EULA. Right under the line about giving up your first born.
Has anyone told Compaq they used the wrong bovine output when they built the iPaq?
I could care less about going to the arcade to play video games.. My PS2 fills all my needs.
But what about those of us that are passionate about pinball games? A game console just can replicate the enjoyment and simplicity of a well-designed pinball game.. lord knows many have tried..
You just can't get the same "feel" that made playing pinball enjoyable.. the feel of the machine, the sound smacking against the glass on a wicked flipper move, the subtle jostling of the machine to save your ball..
*sighs* This is truely a sad day for pinball enthusiates..
I can't comment for all Canadians, however I know myself, and many of my friends have severly reduced the number of CD's we've purchased over the last year.
Why? As a statement to the RIAA.
Until last year, I used to purchase an average of 10 cd's a year (pre-Napster era), however over the last 2-3 years the numbers have been much higher with estimates in the 40-50 range. And finally this past year my purchases have totalled a whopping ZERO.
The industry can cry all it wants now, but I refuse to purchase another CD until they "back-off" with the law suits, and I can one again freely download music to sample before I waist my money on something I really didn't want.
I'm not one to usually get excited about spam.. usually quite the opposite, however I received one advertising eTin.com a, free & totally anonymous, Usenet service. They have a decent interface, and very fast server(s).
They don't retain binaries for much more than 3-4 days, but they keep everything else indefinately.
Like all good things, I'm sure they'll start charging after they get you hooked.. but it's a much better alternative to Google in the interm.
Cheers.
GB.
I'm not going to be pegged as another beta tester for Microsoft.. Dammit, I'm going to wait for XBox SE!
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Just my 2 bits, or half a nibble.
GrBear.
Even the PS2 is firmware updateable. Sony has been slipping code on new games to update the firmware. I've noticed a few revisions change since I originally bought mine.
:o)
My biggest problem with the X86Box is the list of XBox developers.. Console game developers are used to releasing throughly tested games, because there is no way to patch them afterwards.. you only get one shot at a release.. However in the case of the XBox, ALOT of them are PC developers who are used to releasing games prematurely (to meet deadlines, public pressure or whatever), then releasing a 'patch-of-the-week' to make it work properly (anyone remember Ultima Online?). The fact that each and every XBox will have a hard drive builtin will, IMHO, only propagate this problem.
On the bright side, once someone hacks Linux onto the beast, it will make a kick-arse cheap webserver.. all courtesy of Billy..
In all the reviews of the Duron chips, there was not a single mention of dual cpu capabilities.
Personally, I'll take a dual Celery 566 @ 800 over any Athlon or P3 for both performance and cost.