Hopefully one fine day they might realise that this is almost certainly not going to succeed. What they need to be focusing on is how they can "add value" to their product to make users *want* to purchase it. Novel concept I know.
I'm not sure adding value will entice more potential buyers, but if the MPAA was to lower the price of movie DVDs so that more people buy them, then this would cut into the movie rental business, which depends on the fact that movies are too expensive for common folk to buy.
If the average price of a movie DVD was the same as the average movie rental price, what's to prevent people from buying it and never have to worry about returning it to the rental store?
I think it was last week or two weeks ago, I opened one of the many emails in my inbox at work, which was about the spam problem.
Long story short, from what I read, I think that when spam reaches the point where it's impossible for the government to effectively use the current email infrastructure, someone somewhere is going to call in the Mounties, no doot aboot it, eh.
French Canadians and French Europeans (as well as people from other former French colonies) are perfectly able to understand each other, provided they don't use regionalisms.
Of course some idioms are difficult to get around, but if the goal of both parties is to communicate, as opposed to snobbing each other out, they'll make allowances for each other.
I have a (formerly unused) room, where I put the computer case, and fed the (slightly extended) wires through a hole in the wall.
I haven't turned on the thermostat in that room all winter, and every once in a while, I even had to vent the heat out, either to the rest of my home or outside.
Yea, it's called jurisprudence, which translates in English as judicial precedent, defined as a judgment or decision of a court of law cited as an authority for deciding a similar state of facts in the same manner, or on the same principle, or by analogy.
Well, I think it's part of the issue because if the people in charge of firing him based their decision on erroneous information, then the guy should probably also sue his former employer for wrongful dismissal.
However, the fact that the guy isn't suing the people who fired him raises some questions in itself.
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Social engineering is where the real action is at.
Typing? Luxury!
back in my day, we had a wall of plugs and had to pull out and insert a bunch of wired jacks.
You kids these days never had it rough...
and according to the playa's handbook, if you're a fairy, you get +1 Dex. I bet it helps them locate the male g-spot.
are you making a subtle reference to that inflatable space hotel project?
but I think most of us knew that already, based on the seeder/leecher ratio of most BitTorrent files.
And don't get me started on the "hit & run" non-sharers.
I doubt it.
I noticed a few days ago that the 10 leftover invites I had were removed from my account.
Made me wonder if something was up, but having no one else to invite, I just shrugged it off.
Hopefully one fine day they might realise that this is almost certainly not going to succeed. What they need to be focusing on is how they can "add value" to their product to make users *want* to purchase it. Novel concept I know.
I'm not sure adding value will entice more potential buyers, but if the MPAA was to lower the price of movie DVDs so that more people buy them, then this would cut into the movie rental business, which depends on the fact that movies are too expensive for common folk to buy.
If the average price of a movie DVD was the same as the average movie rental price, what's to prevent people from buying it and never have to worry about returning it to the rental store?
The MPAA will still want to charge about the same price for a download as a store-bought movie.
Unless they prove me wrong, their torrent distribution model is not viable.
what surprises me is that there arent any antibot /.ers who'll log on those botnets and self-destruct them.
that is, if any 13 yo can do it... but IANASK (I am not a script kiddie), so...
I've been called on my cellphone by scammers that my callerID identified as 1-305-675-6263.
Those scumbags aren't above using wardialers.
Really.
I've always wondered why there werent any cellphones with a white-listing feature in them.
switching away from IE does not give adequate projection
What do I need to be able to project my fears of infection adequately?
I think it was last week or two weeks ago, I opened one of the many emails in my inbox at work, which was about the spam problem.
Long story short, from what I read, I think that when spam reaches the point where it's impossible for the government to effectively use the current email infrastructure, someone somewhere is going to call in the Mounties, no doot aboot it, eh.
French Canadians and French Europeans (as well as people from other former French colonies) are perfectly able to understand each other, provided they don't use regionalisms.
Of course some idioms are difficult to get around, but if the goal of both parties is to communicate, as opposed to snobbing each other out, they'll make allowances for each other.
I can confirm this.
I have a (formerly unused) room, where I put the computer case, and fed the (slightly extended) wires through a hole in the wall.
I haven't turned on the thermostat in that room all winter, and every once in a while, I even had to vent the heat out, either to the rest of my home or outside.
Go AMD Athlon!
That word would never fly in French Canada...
:)
We'd say "une patche".
the new drive with blu-ray support should be called "Ludicrous drive"!
and the marketing slogan should be: Go from Suck to Blu!
Yea, it's called jurisprudence, which translates in English as judicial precedent, defined as a judgment or decision of a court of law cited as an authority for deciding a similar state of facts in the same manner, or on the same principle, or by analogy.
(from my handy legal bilingual dictionary)
Apple plus IBM's support
BigBluRay and iBluRay.
Sounds like prison love to me.
so if you open the DNF box, it ruins it?
Darth Sidious: I'm going to have a nice suit designed for you, my young apprentice.
Darth Vader: Ok, but I want it black!
Darth Sidious: How much more black could this suit be?
Darth Vader: None more black!
Well, I think it's part of the issue because if the people in charge of firing him based their decision on erroneous information, then the guy should probably also sue his former employer for wrongful dismissal.
However, the fact that the guy isn't suing the people who fired him raises some questions in itself.
Will the money saved enable NASA to save the Hubble Space Telescope?
If not, then what is NASA planning to study after everything shuts down? I mean the shuttles arent flying, Hubble's about to be scrapped...
Hey here's an idea, let's fake another landing on another solar system body!
well the Globe & Mail is one of the organizations that is appealing the ruling, so you wouldn't expect them to be 100% impartial.
I'd like to read the original Washington Post article to see for myself how the "accusations" are worded.
protection against libel is the truth.
Was the media telling the truth about this guy's character or action or whatever?