...as long as you don't waste your resources to help them. That's the difference between today's boycott and yesterday's. There doesn't need to be a "cause" or other such self-indulgence.
Right now, I only buy cd's from independent bands (private releases), and don't buy any MPAA-member DVD's. Not because I'm going to "hurt" the bottom line of the enemy, but because I don't want my dollars funding their efforts.
In today's world, that's a meme that can build a snowball.
I can't get DSL where I'm at, so I'm stuck with cable modem. I use a cell phone for work, so I've ditched the hard line service. $30/month I don't have to put up with. But yes, coverage sucks in the US. The concept of "national coverage" is very new here, as opposed to a patchwork of agreements between tower operators, which is still predominant and probably still comprises US national coverage plans.
I've seen it stated as being obvious, But since I haven't seen it explained, I'll throw my hat in... Basically put, prayer is a type of ritual, subject to separation of church and state. Quotations from religious text are speech, protected by the first amendment.
like, carve the mouse and switch from the bumber of a mid-'40's Roadmaster. That would solve most of the durability problems, just don't get it near salt water;)
The main logic I see from people who buy from signed artists is "I like the band" or "I like the band's music."
That makes as much sense as the woman who gives "I love him." as an excuse to not prosecute the boyfriend who beats the shit out of her each night.
People, get some fortitude, and quit being so selfish. That's right, selfish. The RIAA is a pimp cartel. They absolutely depend on being the only ones that can distribute music to the serf^H^H^H^Hpublic market of people so self-centered they would prefer to be ripped off.
Every single dollar you spend on an album or bit of "merchandise" supports the enemy. Period. Don't do it, and be loud about not doing it.
Period. Control of information distribution ("Recording"), as a high-profit industry, is obsolete. Welcome to the not-quite-21st century. Support local bands around the country, and make it very clear that the support will end upon their signing with an RIAA member.
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...at the price of supporting a government that sucks. It's the same reason why we have so many talented "foreigners" (the ones that aren't spies or plants, anyway). Not that a U.S. governemnt at any level is that much better nowadays, but if their actions gall you enough, take your mind and your pay (and associated tax contributions) with you. Think of all the numbers of citizens of a country that are decended from people who immigrated because their original governments sucked.
Problem is, in the U.S, we individuals are just cows for milking. So I don't think moving to another state would help.
That's what y'all posters look like, most of you, anyways. Had to say it. I'd tend to disagree that the movie glorifies the hacker ethic; rather, the movie goes a long way toward describing the sources of what is known as the "hacker ethic", among other things.
12 moderation points were burned on that post...talk about a pissing contest. I do agree, however, that if Jon had a better writing style, the flames wouldn't be quite as high.
The cat scans on sarcasta.net are pretty cool. I didn't know flatbeds had that kind of depth of picture capability. There's all sorts of cool stuff to do with that. That's a mellow cat, too.
Now those are exploitive. I guess the main determinant would be the presence or non-presence of an agenda. One thousand "I was [kicked | beaten | shut out] stories don't make an agenda, however.
I was wondering when these stories were going to be printed. I hope there wasn't much editing of individual comments, and that moderation totals and a url to the archived stories were included. I'll also be mildly dissapointed if grits are not included.;)
A few miscellaneous notes:
-- Andover's PR release (and the book) will keep the anti-intelligence issues on the radar screen. It is always fun to show craniorectalists where their heads are. This, at risk of seeing more of those same masses in this forum.
-- As far as being "behind a glass window", that's a little better than being in a black box, but only a little.
-- I hope Jon's not "trying to make a difference," because it probably won't, although it will probably turn out better than that trip to Charlotte (except for the sweet tea, that's always a good thing).
-- What the hell is the deal with all the copy-patent-wannabe arguments? Sounds like egos going bump in the night.
-- By providing some of our opinions in a form accessible by the non-internet community, Slashdot provides an antidote to the designation of of Slashdot as some 'net version of Los (Mos?) Isley, by the conventional media outlets.
And, in case you filter out.sigs, The computer network is the most important invention since the printing press, but they are most powerful when combined.
But I don't know the exact nature of the suit. It would appear that plaintiff is filing to prevent the information from being seen by usenet clients that connect to the ISP's server. (I guess he's never heard of Deja, or Deja's next on the suing list). If he's filing to prevent the spread of posts "originating" from that server, well, as you've described, it's probably a little bit late.
as in, rtf post.... We only bring up the market when it deals with specific companies that we're interested in, not when the story is "The Market." What a waste of moderation points.
I've seen some posters equate ISPs with publishers. To them I say, B.S.
To state that a Usenet server is a "publisher", implicitly assumes that an individual has no right at all to be seen or heard by more than one person without sponsorship by a third party, and that an individual Usenet server acts as such a third party. Also assumed is a notion that "the public" does not have a right to obtain information that is not scrubbed by a third party.
There are two responsibilities for any Internet server, be it Gopher, WWW, or Usenet, and those responsibilities are uptime and response time, in that order.
Usenet, in particular, is a forum. It is not a publisher, nor are any of its member servers, nor are any of its myriad clients.
I wonder though, If one can send Usenet-wide kill requests, is it possible to filter such requests?
Let there be no doubt as to the true nature of the issue.
eOrder, as a business concept, provides drastically reduced RFI and order times. eOrder is a network-independent concept.
Internet, as infrastructure, provides mail service with the speed and reliability approaching that of the phone network.
Items 1 and 2, in combination, provide to end-consumers a speedier alternative to paper catalog mail-order.
Consumers' costs of shipping, in some cases, have shrunk enough to undercut sales tax costs, which have risen enough, in some cases, to exceed shipping costs.
There are numerous regions of the country where local governments are agents of local business, and rely on physical and monetary trade barriers to maintain economic control, and therefore political control, of their region. Think of it as the federal model, scaled down.
Another function of the combination of items 1 and 2 is to allow producers of most goods direct market access, which removes the need for separate distribution, and the price markups involved.
In short: eOrder, with the advent of the Internet, poses a direct threat to the gravy train that channel dwellers and local governments have been riding. Particularly threatened, are retailers, who tend to represent two or three levels of markup on goods (as measured from production costs), not including sales taxes.
Local governments that have subsisting on leeching from retail sales are going to feel the most pain, if any, from the dreaded Internet. It's the same pain that any landed noble would feel if all of their serfs just dropped what they were doing and became nomads.
Storefront retailers are in support of "ecommerce tax", because it narrows the potential price gap between mail-order retailers, direct-to-market producers, and storefront retailers. Wal-Mart surprises me, though. I thought they'd use that awesome distribution system of theirs to offer direct shipment. I guess that's a sign that Sam Walton is not only gone, but forgotten.
B.S. Someone please whip out a can of M2 whupass. That post is not insightful, because it is completely incorrect. There is no "double standard". The post lumps together two completely different uses(ordering vs. creating) for a given infrastructure (internet). The same logic would label as double standard the fact that pedestrians can walk on the sidewalk and cross the street, but cars can only drive on the street, and not cross the sidewalk. In other words, bullshit and poppycock.
Yes, the net is driving new forms of commerce... No, it isn't. "eCommerce" is eOrder. it is an improved version of mail-order, that reduces the overhead of marketing and order entry. In-state sales are taxed according to the local/state sales-tax laws, and out of state sales do not apply. Period
When I order pizza from the Papa John's website, I pay local and state(GA) sales tax BECAUSE THE PIZZA IS CONSTRUCTED AND SOLD FROM THE LOCAL STORE.
When I ordered my laptop from a website of a shop in Michigan, I paid no local and no state sales tax BECAUSE THE SHOP IS IN MICHIGAN, and MICHIGAN != GEORGIA.
Harrison Ford is still indy, but he's a little old to be dragged by a truck.;)
I was hoping Tomb Raider wouldn't be a movie, at least not a live action one. I mean, graphics have just about advanced to the point that there's no need to make a live-action film. Sink the millions into cut-scene quality animation and get some voice actors (that were used for the game, if possible). It's just a small beef about CG to live action conversion that rarely, if ever, works.
(like it really matters. At this point, TR is probably a cash cow, so milk away, Eidos.)
But eventually, I'd like to see a few RTS games get converted to movies. Just think: a game's storyline without glitchy AI!.....
Command and Conquer: After all the spiel about computer games sucking as movies...a game that used live actors for cut scenes and mission intros. And, for the most part, well acted. Kane's actor nailed Diabolical Evil. And, we'd get to see hapless redshirts get zapped by the Obelisk or squicked by armor. They could save money on production by splicing in ID4's exploding White House scene; ID4 won't be needing it.;)
Starcraft: Sponsorship by the National Propane Board.;) Have the Zerg invade Earth or something similar, expand on the Raynor/Kerrigan relationship, and do something about those underpowered battlecruisers...
Diablo: Oh. hell. yeah. Gauntlet, meet Blair Witch Project. I know it isn't rts, but the BWP angle puts this game on the list.
Earthseige/Starseige: "Little Lord Peter was missing his leader while Harabec played in the red. Down came the glitches, who burned us in ditches. We slept after eating our dead." --Opening cutscene, Starseige. I just want to see Prometheus get wiped out by the Starseige Bus. =O
Warzone 2100: Hello, Eidos...take advantage of the game's crew transfer functionality to send a single set of characters through the tech trees (which might turn the movie into a mini-series, but, Wah!).
For album sales, music on the disc, radio, tv, and sometimes in live performances(!) is just bait to pump up sales volume of those discs (at a huge markup). So there seems to be a pimp-ho relationship going between labels and bands, and an "album" was a label's ticket to pillage, until recently.
Personally, I think the oils may be denser than water, at least at cooking temperatures. They permeate the crust and prevent water from soaking in. But I digress...;)
In recent months, intrepid researchers have discovered the secrets of...
) Cold Pizza. ) Guiness (N2) cascade ) Cookies and milk (or tea)
But we're not done yet. To fully understand the world around us, several mysteries must be uncovered, such as the secrets of...
) Why everything tastes better at 3 am. ) Flavor Fry(tm). ) Chocolate and Peanut Butter. ) Beer and Salt.
I think the above topics alone are grant worthy. Let them eat cake! and milk! and let them figure out why!
That being said, I think comparisons between Slashdot and TeacherReview are limited, in that TeacherReview (a) doesn't provide for user-based moderation (none I could see, anyway), and (b) attempts to quantify poster opinions (similar to having a poll for each slashdot article).
The arguments of the suing professor don't make for a valid lawsuit, but instead illustrate why the professor/class grades should be taken with a large grain of salt. Hence the need for moderation (in the/. sense), to provide some measure of validation and filtering. I do realize that TR's AC Posting has the additional weight of representing the opinions of currently enrolled students.
Also, TR's top and bottom listings don't seem to be implementing a cutoff. I.E. a minimum number of reviews to include a prof in a top/bottom listing. That would also help. It would also eliminate most of the "A" professors. Again, take it with a grain.
I've just noticed that hitting Esc while typing in a comment will erase said comment. Grrrr!!! It's a vi trap! Pull back!;) I've forgotten what I wanted to say. I'll try again later.
Pro: --No distractions from noisy coworkers. --Reduced Commute! --With a wireless LAN, you can work from the porch if the weather allows.:) --Future tax breaks for telecommuting??? There's a bill in the Georgia legislature which would grant a carry-forward income tax credit of $1000 for the employee and $2500 for the employer. Fat chance of actually passing, but it's a start.
Con: --Some lack of contact with valuable coworkers. --Marginalization. --Distractions from pets, children, spouses, pet projects, environmental noise (traffic, construction, etc.). --Time-based projects don't transition as well as goal-based projects.
Miscellaneous things I've discovered while telecommuting: --After work, instead of wanting to return home, I want to leave home for a while. --I've spent enough time on speakerphone to be distracted by background conversation when I do go to the office. --For non-sensitive work that does not require direct network connectivity, "Have laptop, will travel.":) --I've been able to use a PC built out to my specs (PII/350), not the company specs(p-166!). --Running bandwidth-hog distributed apps remotely from an office machine (of whatever type) tends to save runtime.
I want to play Command And Conquer with real tanks, just to get access to auxillary weapons....Why use a gunboat when I can get my hands on a cruiser? Take THAT, Noddies!:) Or alternatively, I think an Abrams would be sufficient to silence your neighbor's aggravating dog.
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Drop a few cockroaches out there and see what happens... :)
...as long as you don't waste your resources to help them. That's the difference between today's boycott and yesterday's. There doesn't need to be a "cause" or other such self-indulgence.
Right now, I only buy cd's from independent bands (private releases), and don't buy any MPAA-member DVD's. Not because I'm going to "hurt" the bottom line of the enemy, but because I don't want my dollars funding their efforts.
In today's world, that's a meme that can build a snowball.
I can't get DSL where I'm at, so I'm stuck with cable modem. I use a cell phone for work, so I've ditched the hard line service. $30/month I don't have to put up with. But yes, coverage sucks in the US. The concept of "national coverage" is very new here, as opposed to a patchwork of agreements between tower operators, which is still predominant and probably still comprises US national coverage plans.
I've seen it stated as being obvious, But since I haven't seen it explained, I'll throw my hat in... Basically put, prayer is a type of ritual, subject to separation of church and state. Quotations from religious text are speech, protected by the first amendment.
like, carve the mouse and switch from the bumber of a mid-'40's Roadmaster. That would solve most of the durability problems, just don't get it near salt water ;)
The main logic I see from people who buy from signed artists is "I like the band" or "I like the band's music."
That makes as much sense as the woman who gives "I love him." as an excuse to not prosecute the boyfriend who beats the shit out of her each night.
People, get some fortitude, and quit being so selfish. That's right, selfish. The RIAA is a pimp cartel. They absolutely depend on being the only ones that can distribute music to the serf^H^H^H^Hpublic market of people so self-centered they would prefer to be ripped off.
Every single dollar you spend on an album or bit of "merchandise" supports the enemy. Period. Don't do it, and be loud about not doing it.
Period. Control of information distribution ("Recording"), as a high-profit industry, is obsolete. Welcome to the not-quite-21st century. Support local bands around the country, and make it very clear that the support will end upon their signing with an RIAA member.
...at the price of supporting a government that sucks. It's the same reason why we have so many talented "foreigners" (the ones that aren't spies or plants, anyway). Not that a U.S. governemnt at any level is that much better nowadays, but if their actions gall you enough, take your mind and your pay (and associated tax contributions) with you. Think of all the numbers of citizens of a country that are decended from people who immigrated because their original governments sucked.
Problem is, in the U.S, we individuals are just cows for milking. So I don't think moving to another state would help.
That's what y'all posters look like, most of you, anyways. Had to say it. I'd tend to disagree that the movie glorifies the hacker ethic; rather, the movie goes a long way toward describing the sources of what is known as the "hacker ethic", among other things.
And lunch. Occasionaly, for breakfast.
I like the function as lvalue bit, which would probably let me do something like display the fact that I've forgotten basic syntax and functionality:
lookup(%table, $key) += $x;
barf(%table, $x) if ($key == -1);
Excuse me, I need to go hack.
12 moderation points were burned on that post...talk about a pissing contest. I do agree, however, that if Jon had a better writing style, the flames wouldn't be quite as high.
The cat scans on sarcasta.net are pretty cool. I didn't know flatbeds had that kind of depth of picture capability. There's all sorts of cool stuff to do with that. That's a mellow cat, too.
Now those are exploitive. I guess the main determinant would be the presence or non-presence of an agenda. One thousand "I was [kicked | beaten | shut out] stories don't make an agenda, however.
;)
.sigs, The computer network is the most important invention since the printing press, but they are most powerful when combined.
I was wondering when these stories were going to be printed. I hope there wasn't much editing of individual comments, and that moderation totals and a url to the archived stories were included. I'll also be mildly dissapointed if grits are not included.
A few miscellaneous notes:
-- Andover's PR release (and the book) will keep the anti-intelligence issues on the radar screen.
It is always fun to show craniorectalists where their heads are. This, at risk of seeing more of those same masses in this forum.
-- As far as being "behind a glass window", that's a little better than being in a black box, but only a little.
-- I hope Jon's not "trying to make a difference," because it probably won't, although it will probably turn out better than that trip to Charlotte (except for the sweet tea, that's always a good thing).
-- What the hell is the deal with all the copy-patent-wannabe arguments? Sounds like egos going bump in the night.
-- By providing some of our opinions in a form accessible by the non-internet community, Slashdot provides an antidote to the designation of of Slashdot as some 'net version of Los (Mos?) Isley, by the conventional media outlets.
And, in case you filter out
But I don't know the exact nature of the suit. It would appear that plaintiff is filing to prevent the information from being seen by usenet clients that connect to the ISP's server. (I guess he's never heard of Deja, or Deja's next on the suing list). If he's filing to prevent the spread of posts "originating" from that server, well, as you've described, it's probably a little bit late.
as in, rtf post.... We only bring up the market when it deals with specific companies that we're interested in, not when the story is "The Market." What a waste of moderation points.
I've seen some posters equate ISPs with publishers. To them I say, B.S.
To state that a Usenet server is a "publisher", implicitly assumes that an individual has no right at all to be seen or heard by more than one person without sponsorship by a third party, and that an individual Usenet server acts as such a third party. Also assumed is a notion that "the public" does not have a right to obtain information that is not scrubbed by a third party.
There are two responsibilities for any Internet server, be it Gopher, WWW, or Usenet, and those responsibilities are uptime and response time, in that order.
Usenet, in particular, is a forum. It is not a publisher, nor are any of its member servers, nor are any of its myriad clients.
I wonder though, If one can send Usenet-wide kill requests, is it possible to filter such requests?
- eOrder, as a business concept, provides drastically reduced RFI and order times. eOrder is a network-independent concept.
- Internet, as infrastructure, provides mail service with the speed and reliability approaching that of the phone network.
- Items 1 and 2, in combination, provide to end-consumers a speedier alternative to paper catalog mail-order.
- Consumers' costs of shipping, in some cases, have shrunk enough to undercut sales tax costs, which have risen enough, in some cases, to exceed shipping costs.
- There are numerous regions of the country where local governments are agents of local business, and rely on physical and monetary trade barriers to maintain economic control, and therefore political control, of their region. Think of it as the federal model, scaled down.
- Another function of the combination of items 1 and 2 is to allow producers of most goods direct market access, which removes the need for separate distribution, and the price markups involved.
In short: eOrder, with the advent of the Internet, poses a direct threat to the gravy train that channel dwellers and local governments have been riding. Particularly threatened, are retailers, who tend to represent two or three levels of markup on goods (as measured from production costs), not including sales taxes.Local governments that have subsisting on leeching from retail sales are going to feel the most pain, if any, from the dreaded Internet. It's the same pain that any landed noble would feel if all of their serfs just dropped what they were doing and became nomads.
Storefront retailers are in support of "ecommerce tax", because it narrows the potential price gap between mail-order retailers, direct-to-market producers, and storefront retailers. Wal-Mart surprises me, though. I thought they'd use that awesome distribution system of theirs to offer direct shipment. I guess that's a sign that Sam Walton is not only gone, but forgotten.
B.S. Someone please whip out a can of M2 whupass. That post is not insightful, because it is completely incorrect. There is no "double standard". The post lumps together two completely different uses(ordering vs. creating) for a given infrastructure (internet). The same logic would label as double standard the fact that pedestrians can walk on the sidewalk and cross the street, but cars can only drive on the street, and not cross the sidewalk. In other words, bullshit and poppycock.
Yes, the net is driving new forms of commerce... No, it isn't. "eCommerce" is eOrder. it is an improved version of mail-order, that reduces the overhead of marketing and order entry. In-state sales are taxed according to the local/state sales-tax laws, and out of state sales do not apply. PeriodWhen I order pizza from the Papa John's website, I pay local and state(GA) sales tax BECAUSE THE PIZZA IS CONSTRUCTED AND SOLD FROM THE LOCAL STORE.
When I ordered my laptop from a website of a shop in Michigan, I paid no local and no state sales tax BECAUSE THE SHOP IS IN MICHIGAN, and MICHIGAN != GEORGIA.
Harrison Ford is still indy, but he's a little old to be dragged by a truck. ;)
;)
;) Have the Zerg invade Earth or something similar, expand on the Raynor/Kerrigan relationship, and do something about those underpowered battlecruisers...
I was hoping Tomb Raider wouldn't be a movie, at least not a live action one. I mean, graphics have just about advanced to the point that there's no need to make a live-action film. Sink the millions into cut-scene quality animation and get some voice actors (that were used for the game, if possible). It's just a small beef about CG to live action conversion that rarely, if ever, works.
(like it really matters. At this point, TR is probably a cash cow, so milk away, Eidos.)
But eventually, I'd like to see a few RTS games get converted to movies. Just think: a game's storyline without glitchy AI!.....
Command and Conquer: After all the spiel about computer games sucking as movies...a game that used live actors for cut scenes and mission intros. And, for the most part, well acted. Kane's actor nailed Diabolical Evil. And, we'd get to see hapless redshirts get zapped by the Obelisk or squicked by armor. They could save money on production by splicing in ID4's exploding White House scene; ID4 won't be needing it.
Starcraft: Sponsorship by the National Propane Board.
Diablo: Oh. hell. yeah. Gauntlet, meet Blair Witch Project. I know it isn't rts, but the BWP angle puts this game on the list.
Earthseige/Starseige:
"Little Lord Peter was missing his leader
while Harabec played in the red.
Down came the glitches,
who burned us in ditches.
We slept after eating our dead." --Opening cutscene, Starseige.
I just want to see Prometheus get wiped out by the Starseige Bus. =O
Warzone 2100: Hello, Eidos...take advantage of the game's crew transfer functionality to send a single set of characters through the tech trees (which might turn the movie into a mini-series, but, Wah!).
For album sales, music on the disc, radio, tv, and sometimes in live performances(!) is just bait to pump up sales volume of those discs (at a huge markup). So there seems to be a pimp-ho relationship going between labels and bands, and an "album" was a label's ticket to pillage, until recently.
Personally, I think the oils may be denser than water, at least at cooking temperatures. They permeate the crust and prevent water from soaking in. But I digress... ;)
In recent months, intrepid researchers have discovered the secrets of...
) Cold Pizza.
) Guiness (N2) cascade
) Cookies and milk (or tea)
But we're not done yet. To fully understand the world around us, several mysteries must be uncovered, such as the secrets of...
) Why everything tastes better at 3 am.
) Flavor Fry(tm).
) Chocolate and Peanut Butter.
) Beer and Salt.
I think the above topics alone are grant worthy. Let them eat cake! and milk! and let them figure out why!
The lawsuit is, very plainly, b.s.
/. sense), to provide some measure of validation and filtering.
That being said, I think comparisons between Slashdot and TeacherReview are limited, in that TeacherReview (a) doesn't provide for user-based moderation (none I could see, anyway), and (b) attempts to quantify poster opinions (similar to having a poll for each slashdot article).
The arguments of the suing professor don't make for a valid lawsuit, but instead illustrate why the professor/class grades should be taken with a large grain of salt. Hence the need for moderation (in the
I do realize that TR's AC Posting has the additional weight of representing the opinions of currently enrolled students.
Also, TR's top and bottom listings don't seem to be implementing a cutoff. I.E. a minimum number of reviews to include a prof in a top/bottom listing. That would also help. It would also eliminate most of the "A" professors. Again, take it with a grain.
I've just noticed that hitting Esc while typing in a comment will erase said comment. Grrrr!!! It's a vi trap! Pull back! ;) I've forgotten what I wanted to say. I'll try again later.
Pro: :)
:)
--No distractions from noisy coworkers.
--Reduced Commute!
--With a wireless LAN, you can work from the porch if the weather allows.
--Future tax breaks for telecommuting??? There's a bill in the Georgia legislature which would grant a carry-forward income tax credit of $1000 for the employee and $2500 for the employer. Fat chance of actually passing, but it's a start.
Con:
--Some lack of contact with valuable coworkers.
--Marginalization.
--Distractions from pets, children, spouses, pet projects, environmental noise (traffic, construction, etc.).
--Time-based projects don't transition as well as goal-based projects.
Miscellaneous things I've discovered while telecommuting:
--After work, instead of wanting to return home, I want to leave home for a while.
--I've spent enough time on speakerphone to be distracted by background conversation when I do go to the office.
--For non-sensitive work that does not require direct network connectivity, "Have laptop, will travel."
--I've been able to use a PC built out to my specs (PII/350), not the company specs(p-166!).
--Running bandwidth-hog distributed apps remotely from an office machine (of whatever type) tends to save runtime.
I want to play Command And Conquer with real tanks, just to get access to auxillary weapons....Why use a gunboat when I can get my hands on a cruiser? Take THAT, Noddies!:) Or alternatively, I think an Abrams would be sufficient to silence your neighbor's aggravating dog.