The same damn thing happened when people started sharing music over the internet... you can't stop technology, but you can adapt like many successful companies have. Now stop bitching and crying about it and find a solution!
I know it's a slippery slope, but really this technology might make teachers a thing of the past. Looking back on my high school years, the classes I learned more than any others were the classes that had great teachers. Teachers who inspired and were excited about their subject... it was contagious. The human spirit can't be replaced by a machine, but it certainly can be complemented.
converting real money to virtual money is a huge business. look at all the people spending $100 dollars for some World of Warcraft gold for their level 70 mount or whatever. there's a fine line between hobby and sickness.
im definitely not an expert here, but i personally feel if i spend money i want something i can keep, not something i can use for a few times. i think what a lot of people are doing is streaming the music via napster or whomever,then ripping the stream into mp3s and posting the torrent.
I entirely agree with the article, the "buzz" or shift has begun to lean towards Apple. Don't believe me? I'm a student and over the last few years I've noticed Macs starting to pop-up more and more in class. My feeling is with all the problems people have had historically with Windows viruses and now Vista and its incompatability, people are just getting fedup with Microsoft. Eventually a person can only take so much before they think "There's got to be something better!!!" and... there is.
Unfortunately I think a lot of what's seen in China is going to be censored, even if there are ways to get around their firewall (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4496163.s tm). I think most people aren't technically savvy enough or too lazy to bother searching for ways to beat the system, but there are those who will (even if its just a handful) and one can only hope the information will disseminate to the average person in China.
Apple inherently lends itself to this problem by marketing its computers as "easy to use." So, inevitably you get heaps of people buying them who know absolutely nothing about computers and don't want to learn. As long as they can get on the internet they're all smiles!
Have you gone into the Apple Store and seen the populace that buys these computers? I'm not going to say *all* of them are novices, but I've noticed a fair amount of the people are mom-and-pop types who have zero computer experience. These are the same types who at one point will figure out you can resize a browser window by clicking and dragging a corner and think they've discovered the greatest thing since sliced bread.
How can we expect them to secure their Macs, when they barely know how to shutdown or turn on the computer.
If they want me to play they're going to have to put the bugs back into the progy. We're talking back-to-back Royal Flushes and hitting the refresh button on the payout...doubling your money
This all boils down to money, and China is an enormous market. It is not a case of ethics (although I agree it is personally reprehensible), but this was a sensible business decision by Yahoo!.
It seems to me this is the least of their problems. Finding the potential
wrongdoer is much more difficult than actually locating data on their computer.
With anonymous surfing methods Tor and drive
encryption technologies TrueCrypt I
would almost consider an unencrypted/ unsecure system a "non-issue."
/search/*.jpg, *.html, *.gif, *.etc...
Firefox and Opera may use a different method of file structure/ naming, but
they *do* have a fundamental process and that process does not vary from system to system.
I think this coupled with an on-guard lifeguard is the way to go. One shouldn't replace the other. Where I go swimming, during free-swim, sometimes there's so many people in the pool its hard to make sense of anything. I can see where something like this would greatly enhance overall safety.
I agree this is a BS patent, but this is America where you can sue for getting burned from coffee, because it was too HOT. Apple should have covered its ass.
Apple shouldn't have blundered with this patent oversight, but its shit like this that really ends up stifling the market (frivolous lawsuits). If anything I view this patent as Creatives admission to Apples domination in the mp3 market (slow the big-boy down so we can catch-up).
If you put the two players side-by-side Creative has clearly mimicked Apples Ipod. Anyone remember the first generation Creative players? The thing looked like a CD player! Apple has strayed very little from its initial design for its Ipod. Who's copying who?
The company's decision to exit the Rio business followed a determination that the mass-market portable digital audio player market was not a strong enough strategic fit with the company's core and profitable premium consumer electronics brands to warrant additional investment in the category.
Truth is, Apple simply crushed them with superior development, product and marketing. Apple also maintains a strong market share from the popularity of Podcasting (free advertising) and the Apple Music store. Not to mention a generation that embraces the Ipod and its culture, who can blame Rio for jumping ship?
What they did offer was a nice alternative. I owned a Rio mp3 player and functionally it worked just fine, no qualms. In fact, I enjoyed having a unique player, rather than the trendy Ipod. The problem was Rio just didn't offer any compelling "stand-out" features and the pricing was on-par with Apple's Ipod selection (which gave buyers very little reason to migrate to a Rio player).
Yeah, and pacemakers will stop working, birds will crash into windows and the Golden Gate bridge will melt if it stops spinning. Wasn't this already described in the movie, "The Core"?
Oh, almost forgot the most important part. If it *ever* stops spinning, drill down to the core and set it spinning again with nuclear warheads.
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The same damn thing happened when people started sharing music over the internet... you can't stop technology, but you can adapt like many successful companies have. Now stop bitching and crying about it and find a solution!
I know it's a slippery slope, but really this technology might make teachers a thing of the past. Looking back on my high school years, the classes I learned more than any others were the classes that had great teachers. Teachers who inspired and were excited about their subject... it was contagious. The human spirit can't be replaced by a machine, but it certainly can be complemented.
converting real money to virtual money is a huge business. look at all the people spending $100 dollars for some World of Warcraft gold for their level 70 mount or whatever. there's a fine line between hobby and sickness.
im definitely not an expert here, but i personally feel if i spend money i want something i can keep, not something i can use for a few times. i think what a lot of people are doing is streaming the music via napster or whomever,then ripping the stream into mp3s and posting the torrent.
I entirely agree with the article, the "buzz" or shift has begun to lean towards Apple. Don't believe me? I'm a student and over the last few years I've noticed Macs starting to pop-up more and more in class. My feeling is with all the problems people have had historically with Windows viruses and now Vista and its incompatability, people are just getting fedup with Microsoft. Eventually a person can only take so much before they think "There's got to be something better!!!" and... there is.
idiots
the porcelain palace and your ps2 and you can relax for hours. make sure to grab the luxurious handicap stall.
Is there even a market for Blu or HD-DVD's? I would think the market is shifting to downloads.
Unfortunately I think a lot of what's seen in China is going to be censored, even if there are ways to get around their firewall (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4496163.s tm). I think most people aren't technically savvy enough or too lazy to bother searching for ways to beat the system, but there are those who will (even if its just a handful) and one can only hope the information will disseminate to the average person in China.
I've been riding past a black hole on my Kodo for months now in Silithus. For the Horde!!!
anyone know if google has a science-nerd-jargon translator?
MMMMmmMM HmmMMM I can't hear you!!! Viruses don't exist HHHHMMMMMMMM LA LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAAA!
Durrrrr, it's thinking like that that leads to compromises.
Have you gone into the Apple Store and seen the populace that buys these computers? I'm not going to say *all* of them are novices, but I've noticed a fair amount of the people are mom-and-pop types who have zero computer experience. These are the same types who at one point will figure out you can resize a browser window by clicking and dragging a corner and think they've discovered the greatest thing since sliced bread.
How can we expect them to secure their Macs, when they barely know how to shutdown or turn on the computer.
Goodbye Karma, but its sooooo true!
If they want me to play they're going to have to put the bugs back into the progy. We're talking back-to-back Royal Flushes and hitting the refresh button on the payout...doubling your money
This all boils down to money, and China is an enormous market. It is not a case of ethics (although I agree it is personally reprehensible), but this was a sensible business decision by Yahoo!.
Firefox and Opera may use a different method of file structure/ naming, but they *do* have a fundamental process and that process does not vary from system to system.
complacency, dill.
My point was one shouldn't replace the other. I'd hate to see a situation where lifeguards aren't as attentive, because they're using this technology.
I think this coupled with an on-guard lifeguard is the way to go. One shouldn't replace the other. Where I go swimming, during free-swim, sometimes there's so many people in the pool its hard to make sense of anything. I can see where something like this would greatly enhance overall safety.
I agree this is a BS patent, but this is America where you can sue for getting burned from coffee, because it was too HOT. Apple should have covered its ass.
If you put the two players side-by-side Creative has clearly mimicked Apples Ipod. Anyone remember the first generation Creative players? The thing looked like a CD player! Apple has strayed very little from its initial design for its Ipod. Who's copying who?
My buddies and I already use Teamspeak for playing games like WoW.
Umm.. Car charger?
Truth is, Apple simply crushed them with superior development, product and marketing. Apple also maintains a strong market share from the popularity of Podcasting (free advertising) and the Apple Music store. Not to mention a generation that embraces the Ipod and its culture, who can blame Rio for jumping ship?
What they did offer was a nice alternative. I owned a Rio mp3 player and functionally it worked just fine, no qualms. In fact, I enjoyed having a unique player, rather than the trendy Ipod. The problem was Rio just didn't offer any compelling "stand-out" features and the pricing was on-par with Apple's Ipod selection (which gave buyers very little reason to migrate to a Rio player).
Oh, almost forgot the most important part. If it *ever* stops spinning, drill down to the core and set it spinning again with nuclear warheads.