Not this argument again! DRM doesn't stop you from doing anything with media you own, it only allows you to play media that has DRM on it. So, a Windows computer with DRM support lets you have more media than one without DRM support.
The RNLI also has lifeguards to save people swimming off beaches. They are not the same as the 'lifeboat crew', which is what they like to be called. (Disclaimer - I have 3 cousins in the RNLI).
Most folks don't give a crap about Adobe owning Flash - they just want stuff to work. If Adobe tanks, and no one buys them out, and they're stuck, then they'll start to care. But until then, don't expect anyone to lose any sleep over Flash being closed source. And yes, Flash is muuuch faster when it comes to particles. here is a demo that has over 300,000 particles, compared to the 100 or so in the HTML5 demo, and it runs faster, and with less CPU usage. So you're right - in this highly-arbitrary test you proposed it's not twice as fast, flash is at least 1,000 times as fast;). I'm sure HTML5 will get better, but it's definitely not there yet. Flash is decent, if used correctly. Just like a car, just like a computer, just like an internet connection, just like everything else in the world.
It'd be more useful at the DNS server, as a DNS server, by its very definition, knows more about domain names than a client. I can understand why folks on slashdot have a problem with this, but for grannies mis-typing a domain name and getting a gentle shove in the right direction is better than telling them to download a plugin and train it for use. All the software is there in the DNS-server approach. Personally I don't care about this at all. Most folks get nothing from requesting a domain that doesn't exist. At least this way they might get something useful. I'd take something useful over nothing any day.
That's kind of the issue. They had no way to know if he'd damaged anything, and so they had to check everything out, which costs time and money. They screwed up, but he knew he shouldn't be in their systems. I don't think he should be sent to the US, but he's not innocent.
What he did was the moral equivalent of walking through an unlocked, unguarded door marked "stay the fuck out", where sensitive equipment is kept that must not be tampered with, and having a look around. He's facing jail time because even though the door was unlocked, he knew he shouldn't have been in there, and the only way to determine whether said sensitive equipment had been tampered with is by manually checking every last piece.
Or just add a different yum repo, say Utter Ramblings, and you're set. Modern MySQL and PHP, not to mention modern everything else. CentOS is a decent distribution.
The Vikings, prior to the ~1250 onset of global cooling, routinely used a northern route to reach Siberia and sometimes even China during the 900s, 1000s, and 1100s
That's all well and good, but most people just don't give a damn. They want the content, and they want it now. DRM allows for that, so they'll flock to it.
Yes you can, but that's hardly a good comparison. Electronic books are hardly the same as a paper version. Copies of electronic books are a damn sight easier to make, which is the entire reason for DRM.
If there were no DRM on the Kindle, all the users complaining about their copy of 1984 being deleted wouldn't have ever had a copy of 1984 on there in the first place. The choice is not between "content with DRM" and "content with no DRM", but "content with DRM" and "less content with no DRM". DRM allowed (and still allows) the users to have books on their devices, as it allows rights-holders to feel secure that their works are protected. It'd be great to have no DRM anywhere, but until the rights holders appreciate that, if you want decent content, you're going to have to have DRM.
No, it's nothing of the sort. What happened last time was a new driver model. This time, they're using the same driver model as Vista. DRM has nothing to do with it.
No, the size of the files listed in the torrent doesn't make a difference to the filesize. The number of trackers, nodes, and piece size (etc.), however, does. I just downloaded a.torrent file describing an 8GB 1080p movie, and it was 41KB in size.
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It's not even close to being the same thing. Jesus you're really trying hard to make something out of this, and failing massively.
[citation needed]. Seriously.
Not this argument again! DRM doesn't stop you from doing anything with media you own, it only allows you to play media that has DRM on it. So, a Windows computer with DRM support lets you have more media than one without DRM support.
The RNLI also has lifeguards to save people swimming off beaches. They are not the same as the 'lifeboat crew', which is what they like to be called. (Disclaimer - I have 3 cousins in the RNLI).
No, most people in the business will say it's at least 13 billion years old. So it's 93% complete.
Most folks don't give a crap about Adobe owning Flash - they just want stuff to work. If Adobe tanks, and no one buys them out, and they're stuck, then they'll start to care. But until then, don't expect anyone to lose any sleep over Flash being closed source. And yes, Flash is muuuch faster when it comes to particles. here is a demo that has over 300,000 particles, compared to the 100 or so in the HTML5 demo, and it runs faster, and with less CPU usage. So you're right - in this highly-arbitrary test you proposed it's not twice as fast, flash is at least 1,000 times as fast ;). I'm sure HTML5 will get better, but it's definitely not there yet. Flash is decent, if used correctly. Just like a car, just like a computer, just like an internet connection, just like everything else in the world.
That was fixed over 2 years ago.
It'd be more useful at the DNS server, as a DNS server, by its very definition, knows more about domain names than a client. I can understand why folks on slashdot have a problem with this, but for grannies mis-typing a domain name and getting a gentle shove in the right direction is better than telling them to download a plugin and train it for use. All the software is there in the DNS-server approach. Personally I don't care about this at all. Most folks get nothing from requesting a domain that doesn't exist. At least this way they might get something useful. I'd take something useful over nothing any day.
That's kind of the issue. They had no way to know if he'd damaged anything, and so they had to check everything out, which costs time and money. They screwed up, but he knew he shouldn't be in their systems. I don't think he should be sent to the US, but he's not innocent.
What he did was the moral equivalent of walking through an unlocked, unguarded door marked "stay the fuck out", where sensitive equipment is kept that must not be tampered with, and having a look around. He's facing jail time because even though the door was unlocked, he knew he shouldn't have been in there, and the only way to determine whether said sensitive equipment had been tampered with is by manually checking every last piece.
Not really. Just set up a premium-rate phone line, pwn some iphones, and make them all call the premium-rate number repeatedly. You pocket the cash.
Mental illness could explain this guy's situation.
LinkedIn says he's the founder of CentOS, and that he stopped working there in 2008. Oops.
Or just add a different yum repo, say Utter Ramblings, and you're set. Modern MySQL and PHP, not to mention modern everything else. CentOS is a decent distribution.
The Vikings, prior to the ~1250 onset of global cooling, routinely used a northern route to reach Siberia and sometimes even China during the 900s, 1000s, and 1100s
[citation needed]
That's all well and good, but most people just don't give a damn. They want the content, and they want it now. DRM allows for that, so they'll flock to it.
And you're only allowed to download it in Australia. My point still stands :)
Yes you can, but that's hardly a good comparison. Electronic books are hardly the same as a paper version. Copies of electronic books are a damn sight easier to make, which is the entire reason for DRM.
No, it's not listed in their archives.
If there were no DRM on the Kindle, all the users complaining about their copy of 1984 being deleted wouldn't have ever had a copy of 1984 on there in the first place. The choice is not between "content with DRM" and "content with no DRM", but "content with DRM" and "less content with no DRM". DRM allowed (and still allows) the users to have books on their devices, as it allows rights-holders to feel secure that their works are protected. It'd be great to have no DRM anywhere, but until the rights holders appreciate that, if you want decent content, you're going to have to have DRM.
No, it's nothing of the sort. What happened last time was a new driver model. This time, they're using the same driver model as Vista. DRM has nothing to do with it.
Did you try using the files and settings transfer wizard? It does all of that for you.
No, the size of the files listed in the torrent doesn't make a difference to the filesize. The number of trackers, nodes, and piece size (etc.), however, does. I just downloaded a .torrent file describing an 8GB 1080p movie, and it was 41KB in size.
The header used by the format already describes where the data is in the image, so it already has the ability to ignore other stuff in the image.
Breeder reactors? They'd do the trick.
A lot.