No one cares, and it's not a compelling problem. Hell, I kinda care and I don't find it compelling. Sorry. You'll just have to come up with a better battle plan.
The way to make it supercheap is by selling it. Economies of scale will take over, and the price drop is likely to be precipitous, if history is any guide. I think a decade might be a little long, considering how much flash prices have dropped already.
Just so I understand: in your mind, the inability to explain something can only be explained by something inexplicable, and this somehow is an argument in favor of supreme beings?
The biggest reason for pirating movies is the inconvenience of the legal alternatives.
Bullshit. If it was about convenience, people wouldn't be downloading video recorded copies of in-theater movies with an "audience-enhanced" soundtrack. They'd just go to the theater. People don't want to pay.
Weird how we react when attacked, huh? You'd think we would just roll over and take it, instead of unleashing holy hell. At least it seems that's what people think we should do.
I'm not much a fan of military response, but it's not exactly unknown that as a country, we will fight back, often with excessive force and utter disregard for anything but our own interests.
Actually, no, I've never tried that. It's just nothing something I personally care about doing. I back up onsite, and if I need something available, I make it so from my home servers. Sure, the bandwidth isn't great, but I get about 2Mbps out so it's not that bad, either.
I'm sure people can throw me all sorts of one-offs and corner cases for things they'd like to do, and they're all legitimate and should probably be served, but they're also not all that interesting for the general population. This is a terrible place for me to make my argument, being that we're nearly all enthusiasts here, but honestly, super fast access isn't really a priority for most people.
I found it very telling that they had a bunch of theoretical uses for all the bandwidth, and one actual case - a clueless EverQuest player who somehow thinks having a 100 megabit connection helps. Sure, they have super fast Internet. The big question right now is "so what?"
I suppose eventually some sort of service will take off that makes it worthwhile, but for now, it's just not happening.
Sorry, bullshit. You're just being a get-off-my-lawn-elitist. Kids today are no worse than they were 20, 50, or 100 years ago. It's the same mix of some brilliant, some stupid, and a bunch of average that it's always been. Believing that your generation is somehow smarter is an incredibly common blindspot. Everyone likes to think it, but no one can ever actually prove it.
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How many lawyers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Two, but getting them in there is tricky.
No one cares, and it's not a compelling problem. Hell, I kinda care and I don't find it compelling. Sorry. You'll just have to come up with a better battle plan.
When you're 90, you're going to be really thankful for that 15 seconds.
Somebody has a dim view of marriage, sex, or both.
This country was built on slave labor, tax avoidance, and near genocide. Don't be too enamored with history.
Are you playing my game to spin up the pirates a little? I sorta remember arguing with you about this once, with you on the opposite end.
I could be wrong, though. Modern pharmacopoeia has destroyed my memory.
On Slashdot, evil is entirely related to how much money someone has made. Only the poor have any morals.
Never mind that the myth of the noble poor is an insidious lie. It's just something you have to accept around here.
The way to make it supercheap is by selling it. Economies of scale will take over, and the price drop is likely to be precipitous, if history is any guide. I think a decade might be a little long, considering how much flash prices have dropped already.
Of course, I know nothing. I'm just guessing.
Just so I understand: in your mind, the inability to explain something can only be explained by something inexplicable, and this somehow is an argument in favor of supreme beings?
It's probably as they want to piss you off.
(This is not a defense of Darl, although I'm sure many of you will take it as such in a blind nerdrage.)
So basically, he's saying he did what he believes is right in the face of opposition, and you call him a self-righteous asshole.
Tell me, when RMS does what he believes is right in the face of opposition, what is he?
I've said it before - "WE WANT FREE ENTERTAINMENT" isn't exactly one of the great rallying cries.
Well I'm no lawyer. Can you cite this responsibility for me?
The RIAA wouldn't sabotage their own chances in court? The humanity!
The biggest reason for pirating movies is the inconvenience of the legal alternatives.
Bullshit. If it was about convenience, people wouldn't be downloading video recorded copies of in-theater movies with an "audience-enhanced" soundtrack. They'd just go to the theater. People don't want to pay.
It certainly can be legally unlocked. Plenty of people have done that with no legal repercussions at all.
Weird how we react when attacked, huh? You'd think we would just roll over and take it, instead of unleashing holy hell. At least it seems that's what people think we should do.
I'm not much a fan of military response, but it's not exactly unknown that as a country, we will fight back, often with excessive force and utter disregard for anything but our own interests.
That sounds like a grudge against Apple to me.
Actually, no, I've never tried that. It's just nothing something I personally care about doing. I back up onsite, and if I need something available, I make it so from my home servers. Sure, the bandwidth isn't great, but I get about 2Mbps out so it's not that bad, either.
I'm sure people can throw me all sorts of one-offs and corner cases for things they'd like to do, and they're all legitimate and should probably be served, but they're also not all that interesting for the general population. This is a terrible place for me to make my argument, being that we're nearly all enthusiasts here, but honestly, super fast access isn't really a priority for most people.
It's understood that it happens, but yes, it is still uncommon.
I found it very telling that they had a bunch of theoretical uses for all the bandwidth, and one actual case - a clueless EverQuest player who somehow thinks having a 100 megabit connection helps. Sure, they have super fast Internet. The big question right now is "so what?"
I suppose eventually some sort of service will take off that makes it worthwhile, but for now, it's just not happening.
Sorry, bullshit. You're just being a get-off-my-lawn-elitist. Kids today are no worse than they were 20, 50, or 100 years ago. It's the same mix of some brilliant, some stupid, and a bunch of average that it's always been. Believing that your generation is somehow smarter is an incredibly common blindspot. Everyone likes to think it, but no one can ever actually prove it.
our money is pretty worthless
Just send all your money to me then, I still seem to be able to buy stuff with it.
Who cares about silencing them? They're harmless and amusingly ignorant.
Why? Is the asteroid gay?