I think everyone reading slashdot wants this to happen, and knows what would make it happen. The only question here is can government ignore the lobbyists long enough to do the right thing.
For those that need a monetary reason to save the environment, this is a poster child. We can learn a huge amount of useful things from studying nature. If that nature is allowed to die out, then we will miss out on the hidden knowledge.
I have long thought that IBM or Oracle would buy Sun to control Java. Yes there are innovations that come out of Sun, but hold long can Sparc compete with Intel/AMD and Solaris compete with Linux. Sun just doesn't have the resources to win both of those battles. Java is their trump card, and they don't know how to monetize it. Unless they figure out how to profit off of Java, I see them dieing a slow death.
Can companies that use bit-torrent to do legitimate work speak out in its defense? I fear the "guilty by association" is much more along the lines of "you use bit-torrent, therefore your guilty".
Frankly if this improves upon that, it might be a help to bit-torrent users that aren't pirates.
We haven't really evolved much since the days of the Roman Colosseum. At least we are not flying "insurgents" here to be killed live before large audiences. Its a small step forward. Still RE is a lot of fun, and the enemy there is always some unfortunate zombie creature.
Are we really surprised that LARGE American companies keep whining that its too hard or expensive to offer high quality service that their customers want?
We are into 40 years of Detroit automakers largely ignoring what their customers want. As a result they were already in serious trouble before the current financial mess. Mean while Toyota and Honda were giving people what they wanted. High quality reasonably priced cars in the sizes and shapes people wanted. When we come out the other end of this mess its likely only Ford will survive and hopefully they will be more responsive to market demands.
I just hope someone American or foreign, comes in and shakes up the ISP/Cable/Phone market here the way that the Japanese car companies did the automotive industry.
My understanding of the Fiber to the home projects is that it is a legal maneuver to re-establish absolute monopoly on services to the home. I have heard that as they bring the fiber in they are ripping the copper out to ensure it is VERY expensive for you to decide to switch back to your old provider.
This is because of a law/regulation that says networks laid down during the telco-monopoly days must be shared with competitors at market rates. If they put in a new network for the "last mile" (or 100 feet) then they don't have to share.
This desire for monopoly pricing is driving American companies to invest huge amounts of money for technology that isn't technically superior any more.
Do the Americans now live in a police state that is controlled by the RIAA. This may sound alarmist but when innocent companies are hurt by the use of FBI force - how far away is it?
Apparently the answer is yes.
Forget money, some data can cost lives. While rare, I have worked on databases of information that a few times a year save the lives of people in hospitals. What if that type of info is unavailable due to this type of fishing net equipment grab?
Very soon there will be 3 OS's: Windows, Linux, OS X
Of course windows will have 7 to 14 flavors; Linux will have 700 to 14,000 different distributions. OS X will run on all of your All-White appliances, but you won't know its there.
This possibility is very plausible. I went scuba diving once with the guy from the EPA who discovered toxins released into the air by carpets. He got death threats from the carpet industry.
More research is needed, but it would not surprise me for this link to be real. Given that knowledge of gases and toxins from man made fibers in carpet, its not hard to believe that the Vinyl flooring could cause similar problems.
If the App Store has taught us anything, its that lowering the price to get more sells works. And since software (even games on Physical media) are nearly free to make replicate copies lowering the price to raise sells is a viable option. Unlike in cars....
As I understand it most of my favorite "violent" games aren't legal for sale in Germany (or France) because they reference the Nazi movement and are variations on WWII simulations or story lines.
I suppose though that all of the modern and futuristic military campaigns are perfectly legal. I just have preferred things like Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor, and Call of Duty.
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Love RD! When will it be on DVD or Bit Torrent (about 30 minutes after UK airing?).
This looks like an April 1st press release. Or a sad company looking for every movie tie in they could find.
If its real, I guess we can expect 400 new super villains per year. Who is working on Spiderman suits and genetic engineering?
Perhaps we will need the Qualcomm Crocaeagles sooner than we expected!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3agYeT-T9co
Really when do they want to do this?
I think everyone reading slashdot wants this to happen, and knows what would make it happen. The only question here is can government ignore the lobbyists long enough to do the right thing.
For those that need a monetary reason to save the environment, this is a poster child. We can learn a huge amount of useful things from studying nature. If that nature is allowed to die out, then we will miss out on the hidden knowledge.
I have long thought that IBM or Oracle would buy Sun to control Java. Yes there are innovations that come out of Sun, but hold long can Sparc compete with Intel/AMD and Solaris compete with Linux. Sun just doesn't have the resources to win both of those battles. Java is their trump card, and they don't know how to monetize it. Unless they figure out how to profit off of Java, I see them dieing a slow death.
I don't think the RIAA lawyers even understand what you just said. Thats my point.
Can companies that use bit-torrent to do legitimate work speak out in its defense? I fear the "guilty by association" is much more along the lines of "you use bit-torrent, therefore your guilty".
Frankly if this improves upon that, it might be a help to bit-torrent users that aren't pirates.
We haven't really evolved much since the days of the Roman Colosseum. At least we are not flying "insurgents" here to be killed live before large audiences. Its a small step forward. Still RE is a lot of fun, and the enemy there is always some unfortunate zombie creature.
I hate to think about it, but a Cisco Sun merger might make sense. At least at first glance.
You make a very valid point. The "Detroit" companies made cars that people wanted to buy, they just refused to sell them in the US market.
Are we really surprised that LARGE American companies keep whining that its too hard or expensive to offer high quality service that their customers want?
We are into 40 years of Detroit automakers largely ignoring what their customers want. As a result they were already in serious trouble before the current financial mess. Mean while Toyota and Honda were giving people what they wanted. High quality reasonably priced cars in the sizes and shapes people wanted. When we come out the other end of this mess its likely only Ford will survive and hopefully they will be more responsive to market demands.
I just hope someone American or foreign, comes in and shakes up the ISP/Cable/Phone market here the way that the Japanese car companies did the automotive industry.
My understanding of the Fiber to the home projects is that it is a legal maneuver to re-establish absolute monopoly on services to the home. I have heard that as they bring the fiber in they are ripping the copper out to ensure it is VERY expensive for you to decide to switch back to your old provider.
This is because of a law/regulation that says networks laid down during the telco-monopoly days must be shared with competitors at market rates. If they put in a new network for the "last mile" (or 100 feet) then they don't have to share.
This desire for monopoly pricing is driving American companies to invest huge amounts of money for technology that isn't technically superior any more.
I'm surprised this isn't more common. Sadly this will probably cost him in legal fees, and both he and the company are victims of a 3rd scam artist.
That they won't back down with presented with proof, ways against them. Do they think he is making it up or are they afraid of losing face?
Its good to have other options, my last PC had Chrome, Firefox, and Safari for windows on it. And I used all 3 of them for different things.
Do the Americans now live in a police state that is controlled by the RIAA. This may sound alarmist but when innocent companies are hurt by the use of FBI force - how far away is it?
Apparently the answer is yes.
Forget money, some data can cost lives. While rare, I have worked on databases of information that a few times a year save the lives of people in hospitals. What if that type of info is unavailable due to this type of fishing net equipment grab?
One step forward, two steps back. Lets just turn around and look the other way.
Very soon there will be 3 OS's: Windows, Linux, OS X
Of course windows will have 7 to 14 flavors;
Linux will have 700 to 14,000 different distributions.
OS X will run on all of your All-White appliances, but you won't know its there.
Based on yesterday's post. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/31/1332257
This possibility is very plausible. I went scuba diving once with the guy from the EPA who discovered toxins released into the air by carpets. He got death threats from the carpet industry.
More research is needed, but it would not surprise me for this link to be real. Given that knowledge of gases and toxins from man made fibers in carpet, its not hard to believe that the Vinyl flooring could cause similar problems.
On a side note, some areas are banning vinyl mini blinds because they contain lead.
http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bsafety/0,,429c,00.html
Is lead in vinyl flooring also?
This could get very ugly in the future. Lets just hope people REALLY think of the children, instead of using that as a political sound bite.
If the App Store has taught us anything, its that lowering the price to get more sells works. And since software (even games on Physical media) are nearly free to make replicate copies lowering the price to raise sells is a viable option. Unlike in cars....
Is it time for Obi Wan and Qui Gon Jin to show up to help resolve matters?
One article linked to says Amazon is an author of the manifesto. (http://www.itworld.com/windows/65198/cloud-computing-linux-has-microsoft-blogging)
Another article says Amazon is against it (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10206077-56.html), but doesn't link to a reference.
I suppose both could be true, but then I would expect to know why Amazon changed their mind.
Thats a good idea, but is 5 seconds really long enough to go "DOH!"?
As I understand it most of my favorite "violent" games aren't legal for sale in Germany (or France) because they reference the Nazi movement and are variations on WWII simulations or story lines.
I suppose though that all of the modern and futuristic military campaigns are perfectly legal. I just have preferred things like Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor, and Call of Duty.