Wait, so someone who claims, without providing proof, that they found/created a vulnerability in an operating system is now claiming to have received death threats and claiming that their blog was hacked? Again, without providing any real proof?
You go granny! We need more lawyers to recognize the potential massive financial benefit of stepping in and represeting the RIAA's targets and swamp them with counter-suits.
'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince should know that with behavior like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores.
Sure. Feel free to stop selling one of the more successful artists in the business. I'm sure that will encourage customers to come running to your store when they're looking to make a music purchase.
Also, in case you haven't figured it out, Mr Quirk, Prince has figured out the dirty little secret of the music industry - he doesn't need you any more. In fact, he's been doing quite well ever since he told the music industry as a whole to get bent. In case you haven't been paying attention for the last few years...
"Last month's revelations that the DRM-free files sold by EMI on iTunes Plus came with user's full name and account e-mail embedded in them..."
Revelation to whom? People who had their head jammed in the sand for the past few years? That information has been in iTunes purchases for years - it's nothing new. Anyone shocked by this "revelation" needs to change their calendar because they're a bit behind...
She's suing Atlantic Records. I guess you didn't RTFA.
I guess you didn't read the article either. From the article, "...it is now Andersen v. Atlantic and the defendants are the music companies making up the RIAA -- Atlantic, Priority Records, Capitol Records, UMG and BMG -- the RIAA itself."
By your arguement, nobody should expect privacy when talking on the phone since they didn't take steps to encrypt their phonecalls so wiretapping should be enirely acceptable. Or if your arguement only applicable to emails?...
The iPhone has already been revolutionary. It's not even out and how many manufacturers are releasing products that are "iPhone killers"? When a product sends other companies into a tizzy before the product even hits the shelves, it has revolutionized the industry in some way.
For an average hardcore-lite gamer (20-ish hours a week), what is the realistic play cycle for the game? How many months of play, for one character, before a player has accomplished the majority of what the game has (and is planned) to offer? (For example, for many such players, WoW (imho) has about a two year play cycle before a player has achieved the majority of what the game has to offer.)
Translation: FUD takes just long enough to make a "claim" to the press. Doing research to possibly substantiate those claims is not effecient allocation of FUD resources - there are other "claims" that could be made during that time.
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Irony is that I had to watch an ad when I clicked the link...
Wait, so someone who claims, without providing proof, that they found/created a vulnerability in an operating system is now claiming to have received death threats and claiming that their blog was hacked? Again, without providing any real proof?
Uh, yeah. Count me skeptical.
Can anyone say "attention whore."
I know a bunch of old drugs that are great for dampening memories and I didn't even have to go to school to learn what they were.
Well, going to school helped introduce me to the drugs...
You go granny! We need more lawyers to recognize the potential massive financial benefit of stepping in and represeting the RIAA's targets and swamp them with counter-suits.
...or could have been included to create a 'false trail' for hackers."
Or it was created to generate topics on Slashdot when it's discovered...
'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince should know that with behavior like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores.
Sure. Feel free to stop selling one of the more successful artists in the business. I'm sure that will encourage customers to come running to your store when they're looking to make a music purchase.
Also, in case you haven't figured it out, Mr Quirk, Prince has figured out the dirty little secret of the music industry - he doesn't need you any more. In fact, he's been doing quite well ever since he told the music industry as a whole to get bent. In case you haven't been paying attention for the last few years...
This is one of the weaker examples of "News for nerds. Stuff that matters." that I've seen in a while...
"Last month's revelations that the DRM-free files sold by EMI on iTunes Plus came with user's full name and account e-mail embedded in them..."
Revelation to whom? People who had their head jammed in the sand for the past few years? That information has been in iTunes purchases for years - it's nothing new. Anyone shocked by this "revelation" needs to change their calendar because they're a bit behind...
She's suing Atlantic Records. I guess you didn't RTFA.
I guess you didn't read the article either. From the article, "...it is now Andersen v. Atlantic and the defendants are the music companies making up the RIAA -- Atlantic, Priority Records, Capitol Records, UMG and BMG -- the RIAA itself."
By your arguement, nobody should expect privacy when talking on the phone since they didn't take steps to encrypt their phonecalls so wiretapping should be enirely acceptable. Or if your arguement only applicable to emails?...
The iPhone has already been revolutionary. It's not even out and how many manufacturers are releasing products that are "iPhone killers"? When a product sends other companies into a tizzy before the product even hits the shelves, it has revolutionized the industry in some way.
I, for one, welcome our underground Martian... Ah, never mind...
Subject says it all.
Currently missing functionality includes printing, pdf export, copy/pasting...
If someone uses the alpha, with these limitations, in a production environment, then crashing will be the least of their worries...
Still, I'm damn glad to see the (real) Mac version is finally moving forward. It'll be nice to switch when it's out of testing.
Feel free to exercise your right to privacy - close your drapes.
If you have nothing to hide, who cares? If you have something to hide, close the drapes.
Then again, I'm Canadian, so what do I know?
For an average hardcore-lite gamer (20-ish hours a week), what is the realistic play cycle for the game? How many months of play, for one character, before a player has accomplished the majority of what the game has (and is planned) to offer? (For example, for many such players, WoW (imho) has about a two year play cycle before a player has achieved the majority of what the game has to offer.)
All I want to know is when the iPhone is coming to Canada...
The problem wasn't the wiring in the car.
The problem was that your mom owns a Ford.
Translation: FUD takes just long enough to make a "claim" to the press. Doing research to possibly substantiate those claims is not effecient allocation of FUD resources - there are other "claims" that could be made during that time.
"The SEC has dropping charges against HP..."
Slashdot does have editors, right?
Right?
Nice to see that the Mafia's muscle has been replaced by lawyers.
Will Moreno be able to pilot the penguin-tipped Indy car to victory next week at the 91st Indianapolis 500?
I'm going to go with my gut instinct as a casual Indy fan and answer "no."
Why does the phrase "more money than brains" come to mind?...
"Owners of first-generation Intel Macs ... may not be so happy knowing that Vista will be the last Windows they will be able to run."
But they will take solace in the fact that they can still run OSX which is better.