Isn't the justice system supposed to make sense as well? Why wouldn't a judge listen to that argument and think to himself, "This is all making very good sense to me."
But as another poster said it's generally not the downloader rather the person making it available that is the one in trouble.
Ever since I signed up for netflix/blockbuster I've wondered..
Is it really pirating by obtaining it someplace else WHILE I'm paying netflix. For example, most of their movies arent available on demand so I have to queue them. Is it really pirating at that point if I download and watch it from say TPB? The DVD will be on its way. Netflix/Blockbuster is still getting their cut as are the studios so how is it that I am in the wrong?
Why wouldn't this line of reasoning stand up in court if you were to be busted for downloading a movie? Really the way I see it is if its rent-able by netflix and I have an account in good standing I should be entitle to watch anything I could rent no matter the means of transfer.
Cool Story Bro time, about time I get to vent about this... despite this one issue I've had I still like directv's services (including support) more than dish networks or comcast.
SO I setup our directv account when I was living with the parents, I was going to take care of the bill for the houshold and set the account up in my name.
I move and setup a new account. I would have used their moving service but I wanted to retain the service at the original location. I figured I would just have the account signed over to my mother who would then take care of the account.
Except that's not so easy.... They have no way to sign over an account unless its your wife/husband. The only way to convert the account from my name would be to cancel the account and setup a new. Pointless hassle but once its done I'm done.
Except that's no so easy.... They require you to send back the equipment and re-lease it! So, I've got to send all the receivers back, wait for some douche to come take the dish, then sign up for a new account and REPAY the deposits, wait for an installer to re-install all the equipment that ALREADY in place!
It should go without saying the account is still in my name.
I wonder if I'll be able to fix the account NOW...
And damn it, since I'm venting... wtf is up with the insane delay slashdot has for showing your preview or submitting your post.... it honestly takes 30 seconds for the preview to, erm, preview the first time. After that its pretty quick... .
Well, since no one you know does it, I guess it doesn't happen. I guess that multi-billion dollar business called "Gamestop" must be part of my imagination. And where can you rent PC games?
Don't be that guy.... really you would have to be trying to be so ignorant as to think any considerable amount of business gamestop does is from PC game resells.
What does that mean? You have dual monitors? Cool, but that's pretty useless for games...not to mention LCDs still suck compared to CRTs/plasmas in terms of motion and color fidelity. But maybe I'm just too picky.
Yes, and one of them is 46", its the one I make games display on. Like I said before, a screen is a screen, you can plug it into anything that has an output for it.
Ignoring backwards compatibility (which is featured more or less in all 3 major consoles), your console doesn't magically stop working when a new one is released. In fact, the only console I've owned that's ever broken is the Xbox 360. I have every console from the NES to the PS3. My PCs on the other hand, die a lot more often, whether it's due to bitrot or hardware failure, and it takes an injection of cash (or warranty replacement) every time.
Yeah, its true... you can keep using your old console... but most people upgrade leaving the matchmaking services with no one to match up to anymore... special controllers begin breaking and since the manufactures have moved on to the next console (which has different standards for input devices each time for some reason...), the devices begin to breakdown after a few years (old systems with pure solid state parts not included).
PC's don't die, parts fail and need to be replaced. Consoles die and you cannot replace the bad part.
Wow, you really can't think of any other genres. RPGs ring a bell? Puzzle games? Music games? RPGs have traditionally been 2d scrollers with a story, they have recently moved to 3d using 3d engines... Music games are just scrollers with a beat that use non-standard controllers... Puzzle games, you got me on that one...
And you don't even have to leave your house to get the games.
And you'll never be able to resell them. And, if Steam decides to ban you, you lose access to your entire library. Even if you're banned because someone stole your credit card, you have no recourse.
No one I know resells their games anyway... PC or Console, if they didn't want to have it they would have rented it.
Since everybody has a computer anyway, a $100 graphics card will get you better graphics than a console at a lower price than a console.
On a much tinier screen, with a far less comfortable input device...and did I mention that your games will get progressively slower unless you plunk down $250 every year for a new video card? And if you have a laptop, you can't upgrade at all.
I have 46 inches of useable space on my desktop, its just a matter of what you plug your screen into...
And 250 a year? Not even close... try 250 everytime a console is release AND you get to play your existing games AND the new games. Too bad the console makes all your current games garbage....
smart ass answer = Unless you're playing a 2D scroller, joysticks are for losers.
Unless you're playing RTS or FPS, keyboards are for losers.
(which pretty much just leaves scrollers and sports)
Why would action be taken against the sites with the document and not the person who was responsible for sanitizing the document before putting it out there for the world to see?
Yeah, we're all totally pissed that our extensions take up an added 5% of our memory usage and.00000000005% of our disk space, and the extra 00:00:03 of time the processor spent loading them right?/sarcasm
Why is it that the people here, on a computing and technology based site, have the shittiest, low end, antiquated computer equipment around? The actual users of the extensions don't care AT ALL that it takes that tiny fraction more to view their sites without ads or whatever else it is that helps them get their browsing done better/faster.
I especially like how they document when updates cause you to be unable to use your network card, so that you have to restart in apples version of safe mode and delete a few cached config files.
Oh wait! The 6 months the issue existed didn't provide them enough time to document that....
Average Linux Users Excuse of why "This is A Bad Thing": But.... but.... but.... that's waste and bloated code! My 450KB hard drive will be filled in no time!
Meanwhile the rest of use will go on not caring that the same 30kb of code is being duplicated 10 times on our 2TB disk drive.
Insightful my ass, if you believe the most differences between windows NT and 7 come from the themes its time to pull your fucking head out of the sand.
Oh, you want to consume the goods brought to you by a company who operates outside of your own then blame them for your countries failures? Sounds like a plan, lets hit up slashdot.
That's cool, I'm going to come knock on your door for the next three years. The knocking is just a bit of a nuisance and since you've done your part and locked me out all is well right?
Somehow I feel that if I did that I would be looking at a solution that comes from the point of a government gun.
Something solid state would be my guess. It makes sense to refer to the new solid state drives as a "hard drive" since that is what its replacing but I feel the term "hard drive" is being used to refer to the drives that use platters and other mechanics.
Hard Disk Drive = HDD = Platters Solid State Drive = SDD = Not mechanical.
I'm really hopeful that one day they will increase the size of hard drives, memory density, etc..
I know you Linux folks are ultra cheap and seem to think no new hardware has ben produced in ages, and thats cool. But really, if you ask anyone you know if they recently bought a new computer I'm sure they could give you a hell of a deal on that old P133 Packard Bell.
Well to be fair everything there has to cost less. You people have no money left after your insane tax rates....
Oh wait.. you guys are provided useful services by your government along with the oversight to prevent the general public from being raped by corporations and your not really paying all that much more than the 40% that gets skimmed off every single one of my paychecks.. I think something has gone horribly wrong on this side of the planet...
Except there not even in the same place depending on the area...
Some are red on top green on bottom and I've also seen red on the left and green on the right, i've also seen left turn green on the left, red, yellow, green, right turn green on the right.
Some places have the lights directly overhead, some place them off to the side of the road, some are in the middle of the intersection suspended by crossed wires...
I have traveled extensively inside the USA and have never seen one such occurence. I haven't traveled very extensively at all and have seen all of the above... perhaps you're not paying very close attention? Back to the main point though, I wouldn't exactly call them blue (the ones I've seen anyway) they are just not the same primary green your accustomed too and are more of a teal color.
I just had really good luck with 7 (x64) and some old software today
SO in case anyone is wondering Ultra Viewer IV works in 7, While not all that old, EFI's Color Burst software also runs, I am assuming it rips OK as well.
7 downloads and installs hasp drivers when the usb keys are attached, was pretty nice being able to skip that install.
>Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google StreetView.
These would work.... if they planted the balloons several years ago. The satellite photos aren't anywhere near current and I highly doubt the street view images are updated with any great frequency.
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Thanks for the reply, I'm aware of this. It was mostly a rhetorical question as it seems like the system SHOULD make sense.
Isn't the justice system supposed to make sense as well? Why wouldn't a judge listen to that argument and think to himself, "This is all making very good sense to me."
But as another poster said it's generally not the downloader rather the person making it available that is the one in trouble.
Re-read what I said. I said when I find a DVD , NOT something on demand. If it were on demand I would watch it on netflix.
If they pay some licensing fee on every DVD rental they are doing it wrong as brick and mortars have no such thing.
Ever since I signed up for netflix/blockbuster I've wondered..
Is it really pirating by obtaining it someplace else WHILE I'm paying netflix. For example, most of their movies arent available on demand so I have to queue them. Is it really pirating at that point if I download and watch it from say TPB? The DVD will be on its way. Netflix/Blockbuster is still getting their cut as are the studios so how is it that I am in the wrong?
Why wouldn't this line of reasoning stand up in court if you were to be busted for downloading a movie? Really the way I see it is if its rent-able by netflix and I have an account in good standing I should be entitle to watch anything I could rent no matter the means of transfer.
Cool Story Bro time, about time I get to vent about this... despite this one issue I've had I still like directv's services (including support) more than dish networks or comcast.
SO I setup our directv account when I was living with the parents, I was going to take care of the bill for the houshold and set the account up in my name.
I move and setup a new account. I would have used their moving service but I wanted to retain the service at the original location. I figured I would just have the account signed over to my mother who would then take care of the account.
Except that's not so easy.... They have no way to sign over an account unless its your wife/husband. The only way to convert the account from my name would be to cancel the account and setup a new. Pointless hassle but once its done I'm done.
Except that's no so easy.... They require you to send back the equipment and re-lease it! So, I've got to send all the receivers back, wait for some douche to come take the dish, then sign up for a new account and REPAY the deposits, wait for an installer to re-install all the equipment that ALREADY in place!
It should go without saying the account is still in my name.
I wonder if I'll be able to fix the account NOW...
And damn it, since I'm venting... wtf is up with the insane delay slashdot has for showing your preview or submitting your post.... it honestly takes 30 seconds for the preview to, erm, preview the first time. After that its pretty quick... .
Just wanted to respond to a few things...
Well, since no one you know does it, I guess it doesn't happen. I guess that multi-billion dollar business called "Gamestop" must be part of my imagination. And where can you rent PC games?
Don't be that guy.... really you would have to be trying to be so ignorant as to think any considerable amount of business gamestop does is from PC game resells.
What does that mean? You have dual monitors? Cool, but that's pretty useless for games...not to mention LCDs still suck compared to CRTs/plasmas in terms of motion and color fidelity. But maybe I'm just too picky.
Yes, and one of them is 46", its the one I make games display on. Like I said before, a screen is a screen, you can plug it into anything that has an output for it.
Ignoring backwards compatibility (which is featured more or less in all 3 major consoles), your console doesn't magically stop working when a new one is released. In fact, the only console I've owned that's ever broken is the Xbox 360. I have every console from the NES to the PS3. My PCs on the other hand, die a lot more often, whether it's due to bitrot or hardware failure, and it takes an injection of cash (or warranty replacement) every time.
Yeah, its true... you can keep using your old console... but most people upgrade leaving the matchmaking services with no one to match up to anymore... special controllers begin breaking and since the manufactures have moved on to the next console (which has different standards for input devices each time for some reason...), the devices begin to breakdown after a few years (old systems with pure solid state parts not included).
PC's don't die, parts fail and need to be replaced. Consoles die and you cannot replace the bad part.
Wow, you really can't think of any other genres. RPGs ring a bell? Puzzle games? Music games? RPGs have traditionally been 2d scrollers with a story, they have recently moved to 3d using 3d engines... Music games are just scrollers with a beat that use non-standard controllers... Puzzle games, you got me on that one...
And you don't even have to leave your house to get the games.
And you'll never be able to resell them. And, if Steam decides to ban you, you lose access to your entire library. Even if you're banned because someone stole your credit card, you have no recourse.
No one I know resells their games anyway... PC or Console, if they didn't want to have it they would have rented it.
Since everybody has a computer anyway, a $100 graphics card will get you better graphics than a console at a lower price than a console.
On a much tinier screen, with a far less comfortable input device...and did I mention that your games will get progressively slower unless you plunk down $250 every year for a new video card? And if you have a laptop, you can't upgrade at all.
I have 46 inches of useable space on my desktop, its just a matter of what you plug your screen into...
And 250 a year? Not even close... try 250 everytime a console is release AND you get to play your existing games AND the new games. Too bad the console makes all your current games garbage....
smart ass answer = Unless you're playing a 2D scroller, joysticks are for losers.
Unless you're playing RTS or FPS, keyboards are for losers.
(which pretty much just leaves scrollers and sports)
I don't get it.
Why would action be taken against the sites with the document and not the person who was responsible for sanitizing the document before putting it out there for the world to see?
Yeah, we're all totally pissed that our extensions take up an added 5% of our memory usage and .00000000005% of our disk space, and the extra 00:00:03 of time the processor spent loading them right? /sarcasm
Why is it that the people here, on a computing and technology based site, have the shittiest, low end, antiquated computer equipment around? The actual users of the extensions don't care AT ALL that it takes that tiny fraction more to view their sites without ads or whatever else it is that helps them get their browsing done better/faster.
Apple's online knowledgebase is unsurpassed,
I especially like how they document when updates cause you to be unable to use your network card, so that you have to restart in apples version of safe mode and delete a few cached config files.
Oh wait! The 6 months the issue existed didn't provide them enough time to document that....
Sorry, I find the apple KB to be mostly useless.
Average Linux Users Excuse of why "This is A Bad Thing": But.... but.... but.... that's waste and bloated code! My 450KB hard drive will be filled in no time!
Meanwhile the rest of use will go on not caring that the same 30kb of code is being duplicated 10 times on our 2TB disk drive.
Insightful my ass, if you believe the most differences between windows NT and 7 come from the themes its time to pull your fucking head out of the sand.
What the hell mods, +5 funny, this is defentily off topic.
The Modern Warfare article is this way. ;)
Oh, you want to consume the goods brought to you by a company who operates outside of your own then blame them for your countries failures? Sounds like a plan, lets hit up slashdot.
Thank you.
That's cool, I'm going to come knock on your door for the next three years. The knocking is just a bit of a nuisance and since you've done your part and locked me out all is well right?
Somehow I feel that if I did that I would be looking at a solution that comes from the point of a government gun.
Something solid state would be my guess. It makes sense to refer to the new solid state drives as a "hard drive" since that is what its replacing but I feel the term "hard drive" is being used to refer to the drives that use platters and other mechanics.
Hard Disk Drive = HDD = Platters
Solid State Drive = SDD = Not mechanical.
Yeah, it really sucks.
I'm really hopeful that one day they will increase the size of hard drives, memory density, etc..
I know you Linux folks are ultra cheap and seem to think no new hardware has ben produced in ages, and thats cool. But really, if you ask anyone you know if they recently bought a new computer I'm sure they could give you a hell of a deal on that old P133 Packard Bell.
Interesting
Well to be fair everything there has to cost less. You people have no money left after your insane tax rates....
Oh wait.. you guys are provided useful services by your government along with the oversight to prevent the general public from being raped by corporations and your not really paying all that much more than the 40% that gets skimmed off every single one of my paychecks.. I think something has gone horribly wrong on this side of the planet...
Except there not even in the same place depending on the area...
Some are red on top green on bottom and I've also seen red on the left and green on the right, i've also seen left turn green on the left, red, yellow, green, right turn green on the right.
Some places have the lights directly overhead, some place them off to the side of the road, some are in the middle of the intersection suspended by crossed wires...
I have traveled extensively inside the USA and have never seen one such occurence.
I haven't traveled very extensively at all and have seen all of the above... perhaps you're not paying very close attention? Back to the main point though, I wouldn't exactly call them blue (the ones I've seen anyway) they are just not the same primary green your accustomed too and are more of a teal color.
I just had really good luck with 7 (x64) and some old software today
SO in case anyone is wondering Ultra Viewer IV works in 7, While not all that old, EFI's Color Burst software also runs, I am assuming it rips OK as well.
7 downloads and installs hasp drivers when the usb keys are attached, was pretty nice being able to skip that install.
Well, it's obvious why DARPA would care how quickly the internet can become aware of accurate and specific information such as 'where is unit X'.
Hmmm.... I can picture it now...
Internet! Find my keys!
>Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google StreetView.
These would work.... if they planted the balloons several years ago. The satellite photos aren't anywhere near current and I highly doubt the street view images are updated with any great frequency.
>>One bin full of badly sorted waste can contaminate an entire truck of recyclable material.
Biggest load of BS ever.