no kidding... The only thing that made e-music better than any of the other pay sites was the unlimited d/l's. Now they are just anotther iTunes without as much good music. Nice plan there guys!
Then again, I bet most of the people here thanks to P2P haven't paid for CDs for years and unless forced to will never do so. Wouldn't be surprised if a majority of them are the ones calling for the boycott.
calling for a boycott, sounds to me like they are boycotting...
This is the letter I wrote to the contact listed on the young genreation network. I hope it wasn't too heavy handed...
Dear Claire Gallery-Strong,
I am writing because of the recent publicity your
organization has received on http://slashdot.org. I
am sure you have received many inquiries due to this
article, but could find no better link to send this
letter.
I have always believed that nuclear energy would be
the next step in the technological evolution of our
species. Due to this I have always been interested in
the science, but have had no real source of technical
information throughout my school career.
With the recent political upheaval in the United
States I begin to question just how wise it is to
remain in this country. I, as well as many of my
fellow technology advocates have recently been subject
to attack after attack from our own administration,
and from massive exportation of technical jobs
overseas. A mass exodus of skilled workers can only
follow.
I am writing in regard to the Young Generation
Network. I believe this could be a wonderful
opportunity to entice many of the younger technically
minded individuals to become members. The problem is
that, as many of the recent graduating classes have
discovered, that one needs to find employment upon
graduating. I recently graduated from a well
respected university with a degree in math and
computer science. I want to use the skills I have
been trained with to do something productive and, if
at all possible, something to help my fellow humans.
Unfortunately, that becomes harder every day.
Honestly, these days, working overseas to the average
American programmer is an enticement rather than a
problem. You should seize this opportunity to acquire
as many of our talented technical individuals as
possible. I know that I would jump on the
opportunity.
The challenge, I think, to this sort of enterprise is
how not to turn it into just another job BBS. After
having parsed thousands of job posting boards, some
organization actively seeking members would be a
welcome sight. Some sort of mentor or adviser program
where actual representatives wanted to provide a
position would be wonderful.
Anyway... I think that you have an incredible
opportunity to recruit a large amount of intelligent
people to help keep the power flowing, use it! I
would be the first to jump on an opportunity like
this, but I would not be the last.
Hopefully you actually read this far, thanks.
d34thm0nkey..heh...yeah right..my real name on slashdot...
--P.S. please send me info. if you actually implement
any of my suggestions.
hehe, it could be said that the drug cartels have been involved in some questionable business practices as well.. Personally, I always leave my drug dealers a happy kid, whereas paying for crappy software kinda pisses me off.
well... you know, you write software that people want to use or you go out of business. I have a hard time thinking of a situation where being able to run on different OS'es would be a disadvantage. But the real important thing is to decide on the best language for the problem and go with it.
P.S. i like VS but recently switched to Python so I could run on ME and XP without having to compile for each
Actually, maybe it is OK they didn't go through with it. It would have become popular I am sure when people started using it like a used CD store. Ebay (if they managed to defeat the RIAA and Apple) would just have ended up turning into another RIAA...
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, after all, if the word nuclear is in the title it has to be bad.
maybe the joke is that it is true...
The reason the /. crowd has "missed" this point is because all it is is marketing crap. A tiny amount of common sense shows it for what it is.
Keep in mind that as long as you format the information differently you are ok. You can not copyright facts.
hmmm....a mere couple of hours before iTunes announces the Windows version......
no kidding... The only thing that made e-music better than any of the other pay sites was the unlimited d/l's. Now they are just anotther iTunes without as much good music. Nice plan there guys!
Yay, it is y2k all over again! Lets party like its 1999!!
They get your IP as well... Not that that is necissarily a cause for concern.
Well, I am glad we managed to contain the majority of the dirty/sticky/evil bits to this containment area of the thread.
I wonder which one will be fixed first...
Is it really a good idea to let the government of the USA start making laws about the internet?
All word processors are belong to microsoft...
again....sorry...
By the end of 2005 about 270 legacy systems will be retired.
I am just wondering if they are going to be availible as surplus. It would be really fun to play around with that old shit.
Copyright infringement is illegal meh, who cares, I am breaking at least 3 retarded laws right now...
yeah, 'cause everybody knows that every drawing of mickey mouse made by disney has the exact same characteristics....
unless a website or something told them it was completely legal...
Then again, I bet most of the people here thanks to P2P haven't paid for CDs for years and unless forced to will never do so. Wouldn't be surprised if a majority of them are the ones calling for the boycott.
calling for a boycott, sounds to me like they are boycotting...
This is the letter I wrote to the contact listed on the young genreation network. I hope it wasn't too heavy handed...
Dear Claire Gallery-Strong,
I am writing because of the recent publicity your organization has received on http://slashdot.org. I am sure you have received many inquiries due to this article, but could find no better link to send this letter.
I have always believed that nuclear energy would be the next step in the technological evolution of our species. Due to this I have always been interested in the science, but have had no real source of technical information throughout my school career.
With the recent political upheaval in the United States I begin to question just how wise it is to remain in this country. I, as well as many of my fellow technology advocates have recently been subject to attack after attack from our own administration, and from massive exportation of technical jobs overseas. A mass exodus of skilled workers can only follow.
I am writing in regard to the Young Generation Network. I believe this could be a wonderful opportunity to entice many of the younger technically minded individuals to become members. The problem is that, as many of the recent graduating classes have discovered, that one needs to find employment upon graduating. I recently graduated from a well respected university with a degree in math and computer science. I want to use the skills I have been trained with to do something productive and, if at all possible, something to help my fellow humans. Unfortunately, that becomes harder every day.
Honestly, these days, working overseas to the average American programmer is an enticement rather than a problem. You should seize this opportunity to acquire as many of our talented technical individuals as possible. I know that I would jump on the opportunity.
The challenge, I think, to this sort of enterprise is how not to turn it into just another job BBS. After having parsed thousands of job posting boards, some organization actively seeking members would be a welcome sight. Some sort of mentor or adviser program where actual representatives wanted to provide a position would be wonderful.
Anyway... I think that you have an incredible opportunity to recruit a large amount of intelligent people to help keep the power flowing, use it! I would be the first to jump on an opportunity like this, but I would not be the last.
Hopefully you actually read this far, thanks.
d34thm0nkey..heh...yeah right..my real name on slashdot...
--P.S. please send me info. if you actually implement any of my suggestions.
hehe, it could be said that the drug cartels have been involved in some questionable business practices as well.. Personally, I always leave my drug dealers a happy kid, whereas paying for crappy software kinda pisses me off.
oh ya, 'cause we all know that computers don't get old and slow....
umm....
well... you know, you write software that people want to use or you go out of business. I have a hard time thinking of a situation where being able to run on different OS'es would be a disadvantage. But the real important thing is to decide on the best language for the problem and go with it.
P.S. i like VS but recently switched to Python so I could run on ME and XP without having to compile for each
heh... no shit. Too bad so many of them don't live in America anymore. It's even worse that the only ones that stayed were the layers.
They should at least change the acronym.
Actually, maybe it is OK they didn't go through with it. It would have become popular I am sure when people started using it like a used CD store. Ebay (if they managed to defeat the RIAA and Apple) would just have ended up turning into another RIAA...
because if the lefties start dividing the vote again GW friggin Bush will get his ass re-elected!