What 13 yr old is going to want to play a game rated for 12 yr olds? My generation had video nasties, as soon as one was mentioned in the press we all went and got a copy to see what the fuss was about. When a game has been mentioned as causing abberant behaviour in our young people (i.e. as an excuse for taking an axe to annoying little sister) sales have gone through the roof
Its all about marketing
just a thought , but are we tackling the copyright question the wrong way? At the moment what seems to be happening is, industry stooges propose a bill severely limiting/removing our rights, we (that is the interested 'we' not the general public) protest and it gets watered down a bit so we only lose a bit of our rights. then que the next round of bills etc. Joe public doesn't notice much
Would it not be better to let one of these stupid bills pass unaltered then when it is applied Joe public MIGHT actually sit up and take notice. A bit of a risk but it might cause a bit of a culture change. after all the only thing 'our' representatives are scared of is joe public turning on them ( pressure groups can be played off against each other or marginalized as 'terrorists' or 'criminals' especially with all the paranoia around )
Thats the speed at which the maximum number of cars pass a given point, (I know this as I did a study for my degree). Faster than this and the gap between cars increases, and decreaces the number of cars passing the point.
Incidently this (stupid) idea proves the US is not the only country to trample over civil liberties and to be heading the totalitarian route
Now where to emigrate too?
I agree that the first two points are a negative for M$ but surely the last is a positive point? at least M$ is getting their software to their marketplace
Unless parents use this kind of software/hardware we will not help train the next generation of hackers.:)
If you try to ban this or that kids first reaction is to see what all the fuss is about, instead let them know you're unhappy with their choice of game if you don't approve. As a parent I always try all my kids games ( good excuse to the wife for those 6 hr all- night gaming sessions 'it's for the kids!!!)
I often don't agree with classifications anyway, as the parent my views are much more important than some faceless commitee full of 'special interest' and 'friends' of the great and the good, probably with delinquent kids and several failed relationships anyway. I believe my kids respect my opinions because I play the games, thus I can steer them towards the games I approve of.
winxp to processor1 : please open this window.
P1 to winxp: No I'm busy, ask P2
winxp to P2: open this window
P2 to winxp: ask the other lazy sod
winxp to all: please or I'll BOS
P1 and P2: go on then, we don't care
user: ?
History teaches us that an empire rises because of inovation, either in the art of war and/or commerce. Look at the Romans with their legions or the British with their navy and the Americans with their commerce, productivity and armed forces after the second world war.
Similarly an Empire falls when it either fails to deal with new inovation or knowledge, or its people become indolent and self-centered or decadent.
In the Middle age's Arab civilisation was vastly in advance of Dark age Europe, mainly because it had a religious view that respected learning and knowledge and was not afraid of learning from others , even if they were not of the same religion or creed, it saved much knowledge from the Greeks that was lost in Europe due to the actions of religious zealots
I think this is just another indicator of the end of the American century, its a shame because America, whilst far from perfect, has or had a lot of good things to teach the world.
May I just say welcome to the glourious freedom loving USSR ( we haven't invaded anybody, much, recently honest, and we let you fly about our gluorious country without too much an*l probing), and recently we are thinking of opening our holiday camps in siberia to compete with the US's Cuba vacation spot
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..... that what you use to define a constant with doesn't change with time otherwise how do you know which has changed? I remember reading a SiFi story where the universe was shrinking to a point and because it was all contracting at the same rate and all the known constants where the same nothing was noticed until the last few seconds. This is the point at which physics becomes meta-physics.
1) All the intrusive security is NOT to stop terrorists, as a friend of mine in the airline security business told me , Its purpose is to reassure passengers that it's safe to fly, which is why airlines don't mind it too much (provided they don't have to bear the cost, which is why they resisted airmarshals for a time , they took up paying passengers seats). Governments especially of the right-wing we know best type, like it for a different reason it keeps security in peoples mind and justifies all sorts of oppressive behavior
when Installing , I happened to read the first page, you know the one with the copyright crap etc. ( strange, and unusual for me and i expect most/. 's ). Correct me if I'm wrong, but is seemed to say patented under U.S. copyright law, I thought the 2 where exclusive i.e you can't have both it's one or the other , or has something changed in the land of the free?
at least it means nothing here as you still can't patent SW in the EU yet:)
I live in the UK, I want to buy some tunes ( somebody must sometime;) ) in the UK I am overcharged ( because they can ), If I connect from here to a Continental website for cheaper tunes I can't buy them ( I know there are other ways around this, but this way seems nice and simple) I could with this software as they wouldn't know my true IP address. This must be legal as what they are doing is illegal under The treaty of Rome re free movement of goods and services in the EU
Anyone wonder why the story has come out now?... could it be that the technology is now redundant? and as for not sending in the registration card.... have you ever checked what info your printer driver is sending out?
Read the licence , seems pretty decent at first glance , they just want acknoledgement of their IP and the licence is p[erpetual so they can't revoke it unless you break their terms
the clue is in the phrase our clients ...its obviously a form letter from their lawers and has cost them approx. zero to send.... and cost nintendo $500 in fees
If you really dislike M$ so much you should buy an Xbox,..... and mod it to run linux... totally legal and it costs M$ money for each box. They only make money on the games..... me I'm indifferent to them, if it wasn't them as a monopoly it'd be another big mega-corp. Don't winge work around the problem;)
Of course a simple solution for this is to require a telephone call from the notice issuer before a takedown, they could then be given a dedicated line to call, probably to a call center somewhere in India and the call could begin with those time honoured words "Your call is important to us please press, one if from the RIAA..... " I don't see why they can't suffer like the rest of us.... and it seems enough to satisfy the various consumer laws in non-corporate land
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Oh right, its capitalism... so thats OK then
Another example of kill the messenger and ignore the problem , which seems so prevalent in western society
What 13 yr old is going to want to play a game rated for 12 yr olds? My generation had video nasties, as soon as one was mentioned in the press we all went and got a copy to see what the fuss was about. When a game has been mentioned as causing abberant behaviour in our young people (i.e. as an excuse for taking an axe to annoying little sister) sales have gone through the roof
Its all about marketing
50% of people are of below average inteligence
just a thought , but are we tackling the copyright question the wrong way? At the moment what seems to be happening is, industry stooges propose a bill severely limiting/removing our rights, we (that is the interested 'we' not the general public) protest and it gets watered down a bit so we only lose a bit of our rights. then que the next round of bills etc.
Joe public doesn't notice much
Would it not be better to let one of these stupid bills pass unaltered then when it is applied Joe public MIGHT actually sit up and take notice.
A bit of a risk but it might cause a bit of a culture change. after all the only thing 'our' representatives are scared of is joe public turning on them ( pressure groups can be played off against each other or marginalized as 'terrorists' or 'criminals' especially with all the paranoia around )
Thats the speed at which the maximum number of cars pass a given point, (I know this as I did a study for my degree). Faster than this and the gap between cars increases, and decreaces the number of cars passing the point.
Incidently this (stupid) idea proves the US is not the only country to trample over civil liberties and to be heading the totalitarian route
Now where to emigrate too?
I agree that the first two points are a negative for M$
but surely the last is a positive point?
at least M$ is getting their software to their marketplace
Unless parents use this kind of software /hardware we will not help train the next generation of hackers. :)
If you try to ban this or that kids first reaction is to see what all the fuss is about, instead let them know you're unhappy with their choice of game if you don't approve. As a parent I always try all my kids games ( good excuse to the wife for those 6 hr all- night gaming sessions 'it's for the kids!!!)
I often don't agree with classifications anyway, as the parent my views are much more important than some faceless commitee full of 'special interest' and 'friends' of the great and the good, probably with delinquent kids and several failed relationships anyway.
I believe my kids respect my opinions because I play the games, thus I can steer them towards the games I approve of.
Communism = Government screws you
Capitalism = Companies screw you
winxp to processor1 : please open this window.
P1 to winxp: No I'm busy, ask P2
winxp to P2: open this window
P2 to winxp: ask the other lazy sod
winxp to all: please or I'll BOS
P1 and P2: go on then, we don't care
user: ?
History teaches us that an empire rises because of inovation, either in the art of war and/or commerce. Look at the Romans with their legions or the British with their navy and the Americans with their commerce, productivity and armed forces after the second world war.
Similarly an Empire falls when it either fails to deal with new inovation or knowledge, or its people become indolent and self-centered or decadent.
In the Middle age's Arab civilisation was vastly in advance of Dark age Europe, mainly because it had a religious view that respected learning and knowledge and was not afraid of learning from others , even if they were not of the same religion or creed, it saved much knowledge from the Greeks that was lost in Europe due to the actions of religious zealots
I think this is just another indicator of the end of the American century, its a shame because America, whilst far from perfect, has or had a lot of good things to teach the world.
May I just say welcome to the glourious freedom loving USSR ( we haven't invaded anybody, much, recently honest, and we let you fly about our gluorious country without too much an*l probing), and recently we are thinking of opening our holiday camps in siberia to compete with the US's Cuba vacation spot brought to you by intourist
..... that what you use to define a constant with doesn't change with time otherwise how do you know which has changed? I remember reading a SiFi story where the universe was shrinking to a point and because it was all contracting at the same rate and all the known constants where the same nothing was noticed until the last few seconds. This is the point at which physics becomes meta-physics.
one day I'll get first post lol, but then I read the article so lost out :(
not bad for a sat morning, hasn't brought the trans-adlantic link down yet tho' :)
1) All the intrusive security is NOT to stop terrorists, as a friend of mine in the airline security business told me , Its purpose is to reassure passengers that it's safe to fly, which is why airlines don't mind it too much (provided they don't have to bear the cost, which is why they resisted airmarshals for a time , they took up paying passengers seats). Governments especially of the right-wing we know best type, like it for a different reason it keeps security in peoples mind and justifies all sorts of oppressive behavior
when Installing , I happened to read the first page, you know the one with the copyright crap etc. ( strange, and unusual for me and i expect most /. 's ).
:)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but is seemed to say patented under U.S. copyright law, I thought the 2 where exclusive i.e you can't have both it's one or the other , or has something changed in the land of the free?
at least it means nothing here as you still can't patent SW in the EU yet
I live in the UK, I want to buy some tunes ( somebody must sometime ;) ) in the UK I am overcharged ( because they can ), If I connect from here to a Continental website for cheaper tunes I can't buy them ( I know there are other ways around this, but this way seems nice and simple) I could with this software as they wouldn't know my true IP address. This must be legal as what they are doing is illegal under The treaty of Rome re free movement of goods and services in the EU
This story seems to verify that Scott Adams Dilbert is a real character http://dilbert.com/
1. Contact unfriendly government
2. sell very loud RF generator as anti-robot weapon
3. PROFIT!!!!
Isn't capitalism wonderful?
Anyone wonder why the story has come out now? ... could it be that the technology is now redundant? and as for not sending in the registration card.... have you ever checked what info your printer driver is sending out?
Read the licence , seems pretty decent at first glance , they just want acknoledgement of their IP and the licence is p[erpetual so they can't revoke it unless you break their terms
the clue is in the phrase our clients ...its obviously a form letter from their lawers and has cost them approx. zero to send .... and cost nintendo $500 in fees
If you really dislike M$ so much you should buy an Xbox,..... and mod it to run linux... totally legal and it costs M$ money for each box. They only make money on the games. .... me I'm indifferent to them, if it wasn't them as a monopoly it'd be another big mega-corp. Don't winge work around the problem ;)
Of course a simple solution for this is to require a telephone call from the notice issuer before a takedown, they could then be given a dedicated line to call, probably to a call center somewhere in India and the call could begin with those time honoured words "Your call is important to us please press, one if from the RIAA ..... " I don't see why they can't suffer like the rest of us .... and it seems enough to satisfy the various consumer laws in non-corporate land