Well, let's see. We know that the recording industry (movies and music) is terrified of abuse of copyright via computer. Why is it necessarily bad that Microsoft do something to appease them in this manner and thus facilitate future gearing of content towards a computer environment.
I think it's not fair to blame Microsoft for this problem; if you want to bitch, bitch about the recording industry requiring this kind of thing. For more examples, cf. iTMS DRM's, Napster DRM's, etc.
I, for one, don't play Microsoft for designing it's OS in such a way as to facilitate the delivery of content desired by the vast majority of it's users.
You forgot to add "and I don't know common idioms used regularly in real life although apparently not the irc channels and web forums in which I spend all meaningful portions of my life."
Personally, I think embarassing posts are more pathetic than posting emabarassingly. But that's because I don't write posts that convey no meaningful information in a transparent attempt at gaining karma.
You probably raise some good points in this post, but it's impossible for me to know because everytime I try to read it, an avalanche of vomit destroys my computer upon reading the phrase "female dog about it"
Insightful? This is painful to read, and factually wrong. There's a central DB. That's the whole freaking point.
What's really galling is that you were sitting at your computer thinking you had foiled this system that a bunch of very smart people invested a ton of time and money in; I bet you call into talk radio too.
Don't bother. I work in a Senator's office and any form letters are thrown in the garbage by the mailroom worker. Best case, if you write a personal letter, an intern will read it and send you a meaningless reply.
If a fellow loser tells you you're not a loser, seek a second opinion or twelve. You're both the two biggest nerds I've ever heard of. I don't know what a wonk is, but I'm guessing y'all are those as well.
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Well, let's see. We know that the recording industry (movies and music) is terrified of abuse of copyright via computer. Why is it necessarily bad that Microsoft do something to appease them in this manner and thus facilitate future gearing of content towards a computer environment.
I think it's not fair to blame Microsoft for this problem; if you want to bitch, bitch about the recording industry requiring this kind of thing. For more examples, cf. iTMS DRM's, Napster DRM's, etc.
I, for one, don't play Microsoft for designing it's OS in such a way as to facilitate the delivery of content desired by the vast majority of it's users.
You forgot to add "and I don't know common idioms used regularly in real life although apparently not the irc channels and web forums in which I spend all meaningful portions of my life."
No problem, I'll add it for you.
Wow, you really missed the crap out of that pint. Impressive.
Personally, I think embarassing posts are more pathetic than posting emabarassingly. But that's because I don't write posts that convey no meaningful information in a transparent attempt at gaining karma.
I know this sounds strange, but this is one of the most upsetting and offensive posts I have ever seen on slashdot. I wish you could unread something.
God forbid they make, say, a flip phone. The horror.
You probably raise some good points in this post, but it's impossible for me to know because everytime I try to read it, an avalanche of vomit destroys my computer upon reading the phrase "female dog about it"
(posting without reading from my third computer)
The dentist. Brilliant. Just like your chinese emperor.
You can't make this shit up.
Appears to be the same guy:
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The purpose of moderation is to make the reading of the comments as enjoyable as possible. You're not being punished, it's not a race.
Hahaha, good one. This is the funniest post I've read all day. I commend you, faux intelligent man.
And that losers who keep track of their gas mileage in a notebook get struck by lightning.
It's kind of pretentious to call someone's article invalid just because you don't understand it.
Grandparent was saying that even if they zombied EVERY mac and linux box it would yield fewer zombies than currently exist in the windows world.
In other words, why work on ways to exploit such marginal OS's.
And just how much does that car have to be worth before you think there's something wrong going on? Not exactly easy to say.
any intellectualy property expectations of a playlist?
What's next? Accusing someone of copying the order of items on a store shelf?
Insightful? This is painful to read, and factually wrong. There's a central DB. That's the whole freaking point.
What's really galling is that you were sitting at your computer thinking you had foiled this system that a bunch of very smart people invested a ton of time and money in; I bet you call into talk radio too.
umm, no you can't. this should be pretty obvious.
He told you to check to see. Did you?
Key word here is probably representative. Senators get a lot more crank mail, and can't take as much time.
Hmmmm....
This must be some new definition of the word funny that I am unfamiliar with.
Don't bother. I work in a Senator's office and any form letters are thrown in the garbage by the mailroom worker. Best case, if you write a personal letter, an intern will read it and send you a meaningless reply.
But who will watch the watchers of the watchers?
General Note:
If a fellow loser tells you you're not a loser, seek a second opinion or twelve. You're both the two biggest nerds I've ever heard of. I don't know what a wonk is, but I'm guessing y'all are those as well.
Hmm, must not be much of a teacher.
All security is security by obscurity. That's the dumbest phrase going. Too bad it rhymes.