"All of you "Oh my god the terrorists are going to get us, we better obey anybody!" are letting this go too far in too many areas where it doesn't do any real good and errodes at the very thing we pride ourselves in having: Freedom. Otherwise what are we fighting for?"
Normally I'd be the first to agree with you, but in this specific case what freedom is at risk? The freedom to wear lit breadboards in airport lobbies? Besides, I really think this is something she probably would have gotten in trouble for doing BEFORE the 9-11 attacks. On casual inspection it really does look like a bomb.
Not only that but we, the slashdot readers, are able to make judgments from close up still pictures. A security guard is probably going to be further away, people are going to block his view and I'm sure the object came in and out of view as the girl wearing it turned and walked around. From our point of view, yes, it's easy to see this is no bomb. But it's close enough to look like one at a distance and if I'm a security guard I'm not going to take the 5 minutes to determine exactly what it is because lots of people could die in those 5 minutes.
"Aside from the fact, that I think someone wearing a bomb, wanting to get in as far as possible, would NOT be wearing the mechanism on the outside of their clothing, advertising it for a guard to see"
It's stupid to assume that everyone who has electronics on them is a terrorist, yes, but it equally stupid to assume that just because they're not hiding it they don't have a bomb. How do you know? Crazy people do crazy things.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=RZCD-45716 is a random sampling of the Japanese maxi-single, which is very successful there. A common tactic there is to sell 2 or 3 "lead-in" singles months before the album comes out. Then they will try to sell you the actual album for $20-$25 which often contains all 3 singles and B-sides and perhaps only 4 or 5 new songs. Of course, I can't see the same formula working here, but they were bound to try.
But the mere use of DRM is evil in itself. Ergo, there is no use that is not a misuse. I suppose it wouldn't be bad if it were there and no companies used it, but what's the likelihood of that?
Well, I most likely will. I'm 2/3 of the way there now. But there are a lot of people who don't have the money. There are even strange people out there who think it's possible to spend 'too much' on video games.
True, but if you only have the money for one system what happens if you buy what is eventually the orphaned one? You should definitely consider the 'maybe' or wait for the 'definite'.
Is everyone suing everyone for everything? It's getting to the point where if I hear about a lawsuit my first thought is that the plaintiff is trying to take advantage of someone. If that a sign that I'm an extreme cynic or that there's something really wrong out there?
These laws are getting so out of hand it's become laughable. Why should I pay $15 for a CD when it's almost at the point where it's illegal to take off the shrink-wrap? I pity the artists themselves getting caught in the middle of this, but the sooner we stop giving these companies our money the sooner they die and life can return to normal.
Almost 5% of computers are Vista now? That's interesting because I know a lot of people and of those people Vista penetration is 0%. Of those people that are Windows users most of them are afraid of fixing something that isn't broken(XP). Others are going the wait-and-see route to see if it really is more secure and does what it promises.
PeerGuardian does NOT qualify as port-sniffing software. I was expecting to see Ethereal logs or something. I ran PG for about 10 minutes, decided it was insane and uninstalled it.
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"All of you "Oh my god the terrorists are going to get us, we better obey anybody!" are letting this go too far in too many areas where it doesn't do any real good and errodes at the very thing we pride ourselves in having: Freedom. Otherwise what are we fighting for?"
Normally I'd be the first to agree with you, but in this specific case what freedom is at risk? The freedom to wear lit breadboards in airport lobbies? Besides, I really think this is something she probably would have gotten in trouble for doing BEFORE the 9-11 attacks. On casual inspection it really does look like a bomb.
Not only that but we, the slashdot readers, are able to make judgments from close up still pictures. A security guard is probably going to be further away, people are going to block his view and I'm sure the object came in and out of view as the girl wearing it turned and walked around. From our point of view, yes, it's easy to see this is no bomb. But it's close enough to look like one at a distance and if I'm a security guard I'm not going to take the 5 minutes to determine exactly what it is because lots of people could die in those 5 minutes.
"Aside from the fact, that I think someone wearing a bomb, wanting to get in as far as possible, would NOT be wearing the mechanism on the outside of their clothing, advertising it for a guard to see"
It's stupid to assume that everyone who has electronics on them is a terrorist, yes, but it equally stupid to assume that just because they're not hiding it they don't have a bomb. How do you know? Crazy people do crazy things.
I'll go with CP/M. I'll be the only person at work who can use the computers...
Yep. And what will the parents have to say when their kids scan them and see all the same stuff? :)
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=RZCD-45716 is a random sampling of the Japanese maxi-single, which is very successful there. A common tactic there is to sell 2 or 3 "lead-in" singles months before the album comes out. Then they will try to sell you the actual album for $20-$25 which often contains all 3 singles and B-sides and perhaps only 4 or 5 new songs. Of course, I can't see the same formula working here, but they were bound to try.
You haven't used Linux in a long time.
To you I say: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AmaroK_stable.png
But the mere use of DRM is evil in itself. Ergo, there is no use that is not a misuse. I suppose it wouldn't be bad if it were there and no companies used it, but what's the likelihood of that?
TitanTV, as far as I know, doesn't support downloads from the likes of MythTV. Does MythTV support .tvvi files?
Ooh! The same crap with MORE DRM on it? Sign me up...or not.
...but I do want a cheap burner I can throw 30GB at. Sell THAT to me at $150 and I'll buy.
Wow. And then...and then he can use that as reason to get another subpoena which his opponents can use as evidence..and...and...
BOOM!
Well, I most likely will. I'm 2/3 of the way there now. But there are a lot of people who don't have the money. There are even strange people out there who think it's possible to spend 'too much' on video games.
True, but if you only have the money for one system what happens if you buy what is eventually the orphaned one? You should definitely consider the 'maybe' or wait for the 'definite'.
Jeez. And just when he'd finally gotten the evil thing out of his mind you have to go and remind him all over again. Good job.
...there will be a great battle between the Yodanians and the Jarjarites over possession of the staff of the great Lord Lucas.
You think the Star Wars geeks are scary now. You just wait.
You start a site with live streams of an MPG and I will visit your site to watch the server explode.
...they have Slashdot moderators handing out the stars.
Is everyone suing everyone for everything? It's getting to the point where if I hear about a lawsuit my first thought is that the plaintiff is trying to take advantage of someone. If that a sign that I'm an extreme cynic or that there's something really wrong out there?
...as a web developer I need to find a new IM service? Great move. :P
Pirate everything.
These laws are getting so out of hand it's become laughable. Why should I pay $15 for a CD when it's almost at the point where it's illegal to take off the shrink-wrap? I pity the artists themselves getting caught in the middle of this, but the sooner we stop giving these companies our money the sooner they die and life can return to normal.
Yeah, except those who live in the poorer part of town might object to their inevitable 70s shag.
Almost 5% of computers are Vista now? That's interesting because I know a lot of people and of those people Vista penetration is 0%. Of those people that are Windows users most of them are afraid of fixing something that isn't broken(XP). Others are going the wait-and-see route to see if it really is more secure and does what it promises.
PeerGuardian does NOT qualify as port-sniffing software. I was expecting to see Ethereal logs or something. I ran PG for about 10 minutes, decided it was insane and uninstalled it.