"I've been curious about Google's attempts to do email (introduce a new paradigm and confuse users), and photo management (buy a desktop product - wtf does Picass have to do with web?)"
Care to explain how gmail confuses users? Google's stated motto is to organize the world's information. For me, Picassa helps organize my photos and it does a kickass job of it. If you still need a connection between Picassa and the web, there's their 'Hello' service that lets you blog your pictures directly.
At the end of a year if you decide not to subscribe any longer, you have lost 12*$15=$180 worth of music, while you could have invested it in iTunes and obtained 180 songs = ~500MB of music. Napster is definitely not teh future of music. When I buy something I want to keep it irrespective of whether I stop subscribing. The longer I subscribe to Napster, the more I have to lose when I stop my subscription.
this article came out on January 31.. and it has no basis - why on earth do we have a statement like "Is apple getting commissions?" Is slashdot trying to go lower than the National Enquirer?
What kind of legal precedent would this create if it ever came to court? On one hand he has probably violated the DMCA by circumventing the copy-protection on the song. On the other hand, all he has is a song that is devoid of any content. (Could you compare it to a thief who broke into a house only to find it empty - would it not be a crime, if he knew beforehand that the house was empty?)
Except for the fact that many people use SD/XD/Memory stick etc instead of CF. Hard to satisfy everyone. Also, it would take up a significant chunk of pod real estate - things are already quite packed in there.
I pay via my phone company and ISP - I'm not paying any more once I'm online. But I don't look at adverts - it's AdBlock all the way."
You use adblock, which probably means that you do not watch any of the adverts (including text ads) right? The money you pay to your phone company and ISP does not go to the website content creators, so how do you expect to justify using their content? (It is not like pay TV where you the money you pay for the channel goes in part to the channel itself).
From experience, putting up a website is a lot of work and involves expenses too.
Google has to follow the law of the land. Now we may not like it, but it is not like Google has a choice. If you think the law sucks, criticize the law makers and try to get the laws changed, but do not critize businesses for having to follow laws.
I believe porn is illegal, but I never found any shortage of porn:-) It can be found quite openly too. If you look around on the Indian torrent sites you can find plenty of Indian stuff (meaning stuff shot in India). The rules are there (since they were framed during British India and no one will change them now - seriously, which politician wants to campaign for legalizing porn?), but porn, like prostitution is just a part of life that is always going to be there (though no one will openly admit to liking/buying it).
About movies, the adult movies get away with an 'a' certificate, but the amount of stuff you can get away with in an 'a' movie varies from movie to movie. I have seen English and other foreign movies get away with a lot of explicit stuff. Hardcore stuff cannot be shown in theatres though. One of the censor board chiefs (Vijay Anand) wanted porn to be legalized (with certain theatres given permission to show them), but the government would not agree, and he resigned in protest. (This was a year or so back).
" i did a "search discussion" and it seems no one has mentioned the sexual repression and severe censorship of all media"
What, sir, are you smoking, and where can I have some of it?
Seriously though, the only media that is subject to censorship is movies since all movies have to go through the Central Board of Film Certification to get a U (universal) or A (adult) certificate. (There are more categories). (If you do watch Indian movies though, you will find that it is a very loose form of censorship).
No media including newspapers, or magazines or the Internet is subject to even the feeblest form of censorship in India. And I have spent a good part of my life in India and I know what I talking about.
For regular Daily Show torrents that can be downloaded straight without going through a login, use btefnet. Shows can usually be found the same night itself and are of a good video quality.
Not only are they smart, they know how to create the most painless user experience. For example, if you do a local search, it puts those tiny bubbles over the locations returned, and if you just click on any link, it scrolls smoothly and shows the exact location. It is hard to believe that it is a browser app, and not a desktop one. Google is really pushing the limits of what people believe is possible with just a browser.
On top of it, the maps generated are the cleanest maps I have ever seen. On mapquest and yahoo, if you try to find a route, it puts an ugly fat curve showing your route that obscures everything in the way. Google puts a line within the street that actually gives you an idea of how to travel down the road. Very neat, and very very very impressive!
Somehow I find it hard to believe that Microsoft management would frown upon their employees' usage of iPods since it is after all a personal accesory of choice. Note that Microsoft does not make any music players though it does license media player technology.
Slashdot Mirror
Here's where you can file a report.
Look at him signing autographs at Pixar (and the commment.. priceless)
and here's the pic
"I've been curious about Google's attempts to do email (introduce a new paradigm and confuse users), and photo management (buy a desktop product - wtf does Picass have to do with web?)"
Care to explain how gmail confuses users? Google's stated motto is to organize the world's information. For me, Picassa helps organize my photos and it does a kickass job of it. If you still need a connection between Picassa and the web, there's their 'Hello' service that lets you blog your pictures directly.
At the end of a year if you decide not to subscribe any longer, you have lost 12*$15=$180 worth of music, while you could have invested it in iTunes and obtained 180 songs = ~500MB of music. Napster is definitely not teh future of music. When I buy something I want to keep it irrespective of whether I stop subscribing. The longer I subscribe to Napster, the more I have to lose when I stop my subscription.
Seriously
is being developed at iDash (http://www.idash.sourceforge.net/
"Apple is *way* too marketing savvy to release a product on April Fool's Day"
Is it so bad to release a product on April Fool's day? hmm... should've told that to Google before they released Gmail.
Grandparent is talking about Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld, not Jim Kramer
China has around ~100 (plans ~1500 by 2009) and India already has over 130 cinemas with digital projection and distribution.
this article came out on January 31.. and it has no basis - why on earth do we have a statement like "Is apple getting commissions?" Is slashdot trying to go lower than the National Enquirer?
What kind of legal precedent would this create if it ever came to court? On one hand he has probably violated the DMCA by circumventing the copy-protection on the song. On the other hand, all he has is a song that is devoid of any content. (Could you compare it to a thief who broke into a house only to find it empty - would it not be a crime, if he knew beforehand that the house was empty?)
Plenty of questions to be debated here..
Except for the fact that many people use SD/XD/Memory stick etc instead of CF. Hard to satisfy everyone. Also, it would take up a significant chunk of pod real estate - things are already quite packed in there.
Not to be a troll, but that title has nothing to do with the article summary...
I pay via my phone company and ISP - I'm not paying any more once I'm online. But I don't look at adverts - it's AdBlock all the way."
You use adblock, which probably means that you do not watch any of the adverts (including text ads) right? The money you pay to your phone company and ISP does not go to the website content creators, so how do you expect to justify using their content? (It is not like pay TV where you the money you pay for the channel goes in part to the channel itself).
From experience, putting up a website is a lot of work and involves expenses too.
Google has to follow the law of the land. Now we may not like it, but it is not like Google has a choice. If you think the law sucks, criticize the law makers and try to get the laws changed, but do not critize businesses for having to follow laws.
I believe porn is illegal, but I never found any shortage of porn :-) It can be found quite openly too. If you look around on the Indian torrent sites you can find plenty of Indian stuff (meaning stuff shot in India). The rules are there (since they were framed during British India and no one will change them now - seriously, which politician wants to campaign for legalizing porn?), but porn, like prostitution is just a part of life that is always going to be there (though no one will openly admit to liking/buying it).
About movies, the adult movies get away with an 'a' certificate, but the amount of stuff you can get away with in an 'a' movie varies from movie to movie. I have seen English and other foreign movies get away with a lot of explicit stuff. Hardcore stuff cannot be shown in theatres though. One of the censor board chiefs (Vijay Anand) wanted porn to be legalized (with certain theatres given permission to show them), but the government would not agree, and he resigned in protest. (This was a year or so back).
" i did a "search discussion" and it seems no one has mentioned the sexual repression and severe censorship of all media"
What, sir, are you smoking, and where can I have some of it?
Seriously though, the only media that is subject to censorship is movies since all movies have to go through the Central Board of Film Certification to get a U (universal) or A (adult) certificate. (There are more categories). (If you do watch Indian movies though, you will find that it is a very loose form of censorship).
No media including newspapers, or magazines or the Internet is subject to even the feeblest form of censorship in India. And I have spent a good part of my life in India and I know what I talking about.
For regular Daily Show torrents that can be downloaded straight without going through a login, use btefnet. Shows can usually be found the same night itself and are of a good video quality.
will soon give away to no-handed typing :-)
Please remind me, why exactly is this front page Slashdot news?
The map url is provided on the top right corner under "link to this page".
Not only are they smart, they know how to create the most painless user experience. For example, if you do a local search, it puts those tiny bubbles over the locations returned, and if you just click on any link, it scrolls smoothly and shows the exact location. It is hard to believe that it is a browser app, and not a desktop one. Google is really pushing the limits of what people believe is possible with just a browser.
On top of it, the maps generated are the cleanest maps I have ever seen. On mapquest and yahoo, if you try to find a route, it puts an ugly fat curve showing your route that obscures everything in the way. Google puts a line within the street that actually gives you an idea of how to travel down the road. Very neat, and very very very impressive!
to break their system
Somehow I find it hard to believe that Microsoft management would frown upon their employees' usage of iPods since it is after all a personal accesory of choice. Note that Microsoft does not make any music players though it does license media player technology.