It's really important we discuss these issues. While distasteful, it was wise of the moderators to mod up, as it has generated a livley discussion with many different view points being aired.
It's hard I know, but when some one disagrees with you, don't pull the wool over your eyes and say "oh thats a terrible view point, I'm not listening to you!"
Embrace, argue, debate, prove. Educate.
A lack of discussion pretty much caused WW2. I'm not talking about Germany discussing things with England. I'm talking about the people of these countries discussing the issues amongst themselves. As far as I can tell, most were so sucked in by the propaganda that to this day we hear "the war just had to be won."
I think there is an agenda behind this to wipe free software off the face of the Earth.
Oh come on! There is no way they can stop us writing programs, any more than they could stop us writing books, or stop us speaking.
While there may be a market for disposable computers, which is what rented software will mean, it's never going to be the only market, and probably not even the biggest market.
Just because someone's selling something doesn't mean you have to buy!
And decided that PCI-X is a better marketing term, more easily grasped by consumers as something "good."
As a result, much confusion will arise, we know. But, pretty much from here on in, when you here "PCI-X," it's referring to the newer technology of PCI-eXpress.
Shouldn't be. Segate SATA HDD's are simply old stock with a new interface - ie. they took some existing PATA HDD's, unscrewed the interface, and plugged the new SATA one in.
By default, the ISP should block inbound ports. All of them. The user should be able to selectivly disable the blocking on individual ports through their account management page. Why is this not done? It's so simple!
If this application suite, as stated, works offline in a disconnected envrionment, how is it not just a standard application?
Word currently works offline, you can open and save files from the network if your connected, get help or clipart etc.
So what's the big deal? It installs over the network? So? Any app can be setup to install over the network...
This is all hype over nothing good. At worst, it's a local copy of a web page, at best it's a local copy of a compiled application, as per usual!
There really is no good reason for X-Style computing in these days of high horsepower machines. Sure, centraly locate the document directories or whatever, but there's just no point in putting running a word processor in X when any computer manufactured post 1988 will happliy run it locally. It's just going to generate heaps of unnessesary network traffic!
This reward program from Microsoft does mean that people who find exploits in their software will keep them more to themselves.
Rather than coding a virus with the exploit hacker John finds, he may now just keep the code to himself. Which sure, stops a new virus coming onto the net... But...
Now John has an exploit in his hands he can use at any time on any one he likes. Rather than being enouraged by the underground community to write a virus (therefore alerting everyone else to the vulnurability,) John is now encouraged to shut up and not tell anyone, as his hacker friends are the most likley to lag.
My company manufactures speakers for the Australian market. They are assembled in Australia, but all the parts come from China.
Trust me, our Chinese friends will happily continue to make devices with analogue inputs and outputs as long as we continue to order them.
What's more, the Chinese don't give a shit about American patent and copyright issues. Where do you think those region free DVD players come from? Do you think they're approved by the DVD consortium? But can you get one? Of course you can!
And this situation will remain. Even when DVDii (I like that:-) becomes available, the market will demmand features we all love, like being able to copy things, and the consumer will simply choose the device which meets their needs; of course, as the device they need will be a 'grey-import,' it will be much cheaper than the alternative, just as region free DVD players are cheaper now.
Plus the fact that many, many people will interpret any restriction on our digital freedoms as a challenge, new firmware and hacks will be available to 'unlock' your devices so quickly that it will appear within 24 hours as the top response for the google search term 'unlock my tv.'
You Americans need to start using real *cane* sugar instead of the corn syrup crap your government mandates for you!
Why? It's very healthy, very tasty, completly natural, quite cheap, won't give you cancer, doesn't rot your teeth like corn syrup will, is less fattening than corn syrup, provides more raw energy than corn syrup, and is a natural part of a human diet!
When you eat a teaspoon of cane sugar, it is not converted by your body into a poison. All current artifical sweeteners are.
You know what we'll need then? Magnets. BIG fucking magnets.
Or EMF. Or microwaves. Or X-Rays.
Something so small will also be very delicate, and I'm sure there are plenty of inventions that could be created to protect the other side, or the whole of humanity, from little machines.
Unbelievers are going to be shitting their pants if the Ark is found.
Ah, no. It doesn't take a god for a crazy man to build a wooden boat. It doesn't even take god to put two of every animal on said boat. It certainly doesn't take god to make it rain.
Simply finding the "ark" at best could indicate that there was a guy called Noah. And you couldn't even be sure of that.
It is so important that kids are taught to keep away from the drugs that will actually end their lives... heroin, coke and inhalants.
It's pretty hard to die from any other drug. You have to try. But heroin can even kill a full blown addict, even if he only has half of his regular dose, as each dose acts differently.
The addictive properties of these drugs is other the other problem. Smack and coke are the two that people will rob for. People don't rob a service station because they need to smoke some green. But they will happily mug and old lady to get their next fix.
No, no, no. Every CD sold is due to marketing. There is no other reason to buy CD's.
Hearing a song on radio / P2P / in an elevator is marketing, and probably the marketing which convinced you to part with your money.
Seeing a band poster is marketing. Reading a review in a mag is marketing.
In fact, there's a very good case that says the content of a CD is actually marketing. Case in point, the lyrics at the end of Eminems new song, something along the lines of "my salsa, my salsa gets the girls dancing, my salsa, my salsa, keep you eyes out for my next single it's called my salsa" Now *that's* marketing. Sublimination at it's best.
I put it to you that you would not "like" or "want" any CD if it were not marketed to you. It's a luxury product. Not required for your existance. Not required for your loved ones existance.
You would not pay the premium charged for luxury products unless marketing convinced you the premium was worth paying.
It is logical to assume that downloading a song would increase the chances of a particular consumer parting with their money to actually purchase the product. There's a million reasons the consumer would think they're parting with their money, ie. like the song, like the band, think they're cool, want to support, friends have it, status or whatever. But in actual fact, they paid a premium price for a luxury product because of the marketing they were exposed to - in the case of P2P, they heard the song.
Hahaha... Brittney and Justin don't get royalties! They've never *created* anything, and there's no way they'd get distributed by their particular record companies. Hehehe.
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But position: absolute works fine so just out of interest what's the problem? :-)
It's really important we discuss these issues. While distasteful, it was wise of the moderators to mod up, as it has generated a livley discussion with many different view points being aired.
It's hard I know, but when some one disagrees with you, don't pull the wool over your eyes and say "oh thats a terrible view point, I'm not listening to you!"
Embrace, argue, debate, prove. Educate.
A lack of discussion pretty much caused WW2. I'm not talking about Germany discussing things with England. I'm talking about the people of these countries discussing the issues amongst themselves. As far as I can tell, most were so sucked in by the propaganda that to this day we hear "the war just had to be won."
red1.jpg == h.o.t :-)
While there may be a market for disposable computers, which is what rented software will mean, it's never going to be the only market, and probably not even the biggest market.
Just because someone's selling something doesn't mean you have to buy!
You should clean up their computer for them. Install a virus scanner or something.
This "invention" is just full of hot air!
Boom, tish :-)
As a result, much confusion will arise, we know. But, pretty much from here on in, when you here "PCI-X," it's referring to the newer technology of PCI-eXpress.
That is all.
Shouldn't be. Segate SATA HDD's are simply old stock with a new interface - ie. they took some existing PATA HDD's, unscrewed the interface, and plugged the new SATA one in.
He's only purple in NTSC. Here in PAL world, the colour is much closer to pink.
By default, the ISP should block inbound ports. All of them. The user should be able to selectivly disable the blocking on individual ports through their account management page. Why is this not done? It's so simple!
If you click on a link using your mouse wheel, the link will automaticaly open in a new tab!
Yes, you mouse wheel *will* click - try it now!
Word currently works offline, you can open and save files from the network if your connected, get help or clipart etc.
So what's the big deal? It installs over the network? So? Any app can be setup to install over the network...
This is all hype over nothing good. At worst, it's a local copy of a web page, at best it's a local copy of a compiled application, as per usual!
There really is no good reason for X-Style computing in these days of high horsepower machines. Sure, centraly locate the document directories or whatever, but there's just no point in putting running a word processor in X when any computer manufactured post 1988 will happliy run it locally. It's just going to generate heaps of unnessesary network traffic!
Rather than coding a virus with the exploit hacker John finds, he may now just keep the code to himself. Which sure, stops a new virus coming onto the net... But...
Now John has an exploit in his hands he can use at any time on any one he likes. Rather than being enouraged by the underground community to write a virus (therefore alerting everyone else to the vulnurability,) John is now encouraged to shut up and not tell anyone, as his hacker friends are the most likley to lag.
My company manufactures speakers for the Australian market. They are assembled in Australia, but all the parts come from China.
Trust me, our Chinese friends will happily continue to make devices with analogue inputs and outputs as long as we continue to order them.
What's more, the Chinese don't give a shit about American patent and copyright issues. Where do you think those region free DVD players come from? Do you think they're approved by the DVD consortium? But can you get one? Of course you can!
And this situation will remain. Even when DVDii (I like that :-) becomes available, the market will demmand features we all love, like being able to copy things, and the consumer will simply choose the device which meets their needs; of course, as the device they need will be a 'grey-import,' it will be much cheaper than the alternative, just as region free DVD players are cheaper now.
Plus the fact that many, many people will interpret any restriction on our digital freedoms as a challenge, new firmware and hacks will be available to 'unlock' your devices so quickly that it will appear within 24 hours as the top response for the google search term 'unlock my tv.'
Why? It's very healthy, very tasty, completly natural, quite cheap, won't give you cancer, doesn't rot your teeth like corn syrup will, is less fattening than corn syrup, provides more raw energy than corn syrup, and is a natural part of a human diet!
When you eat a teaspoon of cane sugar, it is not converted by your body into a poison. All current artifical sweeteners are.
Fnord! Fnord! :-)
Or EMF. Or microwaves. Or X-Rays.
Something so small will also be very delicate, and I'm sure there are plenty of inventions that could be created to protect the other side, or the whole of humanity, from little machines.
It's "quoh-chsssezsssss"
Simply finding the "ark" at best could indicate that there was a guy called Noah. And you couldn't even be sure of that.
It is so important that kids are taught to keep away from the drugs that will actually end their lives... heroin, coke and inhalants.
It's pretty hard to die from any other drug. You have to try. But heroin can even kill a full blown addict, even if he only has half of his regular dose, as each dose acts differently.
The addictive properties of these drugs is other the other problem. Smack and coke are the two that people will rob for. People don't rob a service station because they need to smoke some green. But they will happily mug and old lady to get their next fix.
Hearing a song on radio / P2P / in an elevator is marketing, and probably the marketing which convinced you to part with your money.
Seeing a band poster is marketing. Reading a review in a mag is marketing.
In fact, there's a very good case that says the content of a CD is actually marketing. Case in point, the lyrics at the end of Eminems new song, something along the lines of "my salsa, my salsa gets the girls dancing, my salsa, my salsa, keep you eyes out for my next single it's called my salsa" Now *that's* marketing. Sublimination at it's best.
I put it to you that you would not "like" or "want" any CD if it were not marketed to you. It's a luxury product. Not required for your existance. Not required for your loved ones existance.
You would not pay the premium charged for luxury products unless marketing convinced you the premium was worth paying.
It is logical to assume that downloading a song would increase the chances of a particular consumer parting with their money to actually purchase the product. There's a million reasons the consumer would think they're parting with their money, ie. like the song, like the band, think they're cool, want to support, friends have it, status or whatever. But in actual fact, they paid a premium price for a luxury product because of the marketing they were exposed to - in the case of P2P, they heard the song.
Sony also manufactures MP3 players, CD Burners, DVD burners, blank cd's and blank dvd's.
Hahaha... Brittney and Justin don't get royalties! They've never *created* anything, and there's no way they'd get distributed by their particular record companies. Hehehe.
Sounds like a fantasy of yours
1. Nobody wants to be the softest record / CD / whatever in the deck.
2. Phat pumping bass track, and assume your radio listener has an average 2" tweeter. You want them to hear more than "buzz, buzz, buzz" don't ya.