Or could it be all the consumers suing them that bought into the "download free music" every ISP uses when the consumer can't anymore. Just a idea not saing it's true. When you think about it they also have cellphones, POTS and intenet access all which require a degree of good PR, customer loyalty and happness as well a a good reputation to maintain as a going concern. Getting sued by your own customers isn't good for your PR giving and them up to the much hated RIAA really bites as far at that goes. It's all about their own bottom line. It's still self interest any which way.
How can they ignore people who will not buy their hardware and OSes? I wouldn't by a trusted computing platform or OS period. I will keep all my old stuff untill it dies and then movie on to something else besided computing if it means giving control over what processes run on my computer to someone else. I had a life before computers and I will have one after them as well. I purchase about 3 complete computer systems and OSes for everyone Joe Sixpack buys and I influence a few otehrs in there purchases as well. I am not going to purchase any "trusted computing" system developed by Microsoft and IBM with endorsements form the RIAA, MPAA and Government.
So how can the safely ignore us? They might get the fortune 500 to buy Palladium but getting real people to purchase it will not be easy or I suspect sucessful once they find out what up.
OMG! All Libertarians are evil! OMG! OMG! Libertarian thought is evil thought and must be stameped out. OMG! OMG! Freedom is evil and bad OMG! OMG!
I actually read the articles. The EFF is right. I don't think they are exactly Libertarians though.
We are going to have a left right civil war in this country and the left is going to precipitate it. The A pox on the Democrats and the Republcans. Screw the left right labels. I am proud to be a Libertarian who isn't tring to force or brow beat others into "thinking correctly." That is what the left and right do. Libertarians are not "right wing" they are not leftists either, they are concerned with personal liberty.
The EFF is correct as usual.
Trusted computing = Me knowing what the hell is running on my computer and having control over it.
Anything else is untrustworthy computing.
Anyone that wants to control what I can do with my own property (computer) can stuff it where the sun don't shine.
I don't know if this is a good or bad idea. My emotional gut feeling is yes, screw Microsoft. My practical feeliong is that is Microsoft can be sued eve open source and free software can be sued. That wouldn't be so good.
Boies wakes up and puts his pants on one leg at a time just like anyone else. You call the case against Microsoft a win? Last time I looked it wasn't even a slap on the hand. He is over rated. Have you even heard him speak? Gives us all a break he is no uber lawyer. IBM is going to make him wish he never left the Cravath law firm in the process of grinding the company formerly know as Caldera into squished bug pulp.
The "news" is spun to hell on the net and TV.
Newspapers are some what better. Shortwave radio is almost a must, then you have to filter for the truth. Books are good for learning things. The Net is very entertaining and some good information is there if you can filter out the background noise. The signal to noise ratio is not to good right now on the internet. So nope the internet is not my main source of information.
Actually Arnold is for the last 2. #1 is plain stupid and is nothing be an invatation to fraud.
Most sane people in California have no problem giving domestic partners the same rights as "married" people. They do have problem with gay "marriage" That will not get repealed. #2 is a no brainer, it will not be repealed.
Double taxing VoIP will kill it. VoIP is Dead in California. Actually California is dead too it just hasn't noticed it yet.
The farms are all going to go out of production. The cost of irrigation is going to price them out of existance as well as having to provide health care for all employees. (Davis will sign the bill in spite not because it's a good thing to do.) Food grown in Mexico will be cheaper. All the water rights will be sold to LA. End of story. California is dead. Welcome to Mexico.
It's spelled total one party doninance. One party in power and control of all organs of government. Waste a corruption is rampant. Yes I am in California and a native son. Political monocultures are bad. They stifle and kill technology and business. VoIP is dead in California. Thank the Democratic dominated government for it.
The problem is Californians will bring their wacky ideas and political demands with them. The tax increases will follow. I am a native Californian and I don't think you want most of us. We apperently expect stuff free. We just complain when we have to pay for it after demanding that we have it. Californinas don't want to pay the bills they just want the services.
VoIP is dead in California for sure now as soon as the cost of service doubles due to taxes and tarrifs.
What surplus? You mean the money that is owed to Social Security and other prepaid "investments" that the goverment has borrowed it hasn't paid back? The debt never gets included in the "surplus." There hasn't been a surplus since LBJ period. Get over it all politicians are whores.
I am suprized you have the short sightedness to post such statements. Check the replies below. Soon you will be positing at zero like me. This is Slashdot the moderation is neither fair or unbiased. You are right but all important/. posts include statements that George Bush is a whore for the ruling classes (I actually agree with that one partially and I am a Libertarian) and Republicans are responsible for all evil (the parts evil Libertarians are not responsible for it seems.) Or you get modded 0 and your karma rapidly becomes bad like mine. So make sure to start including those important points to maintain your karma as positive or nutural in the future.
The writer makes many good points about living simply I discovered when Jimmy Carter was president and I was unemployed. He however seems to equate his unemployment with George Bush being in office. I equate my unemployment with Gray Davis and his buddies running business out of Califorina leaving jobs only for the illegals ands and the rich bastards who donate to their election campaigns. Apperently the guy had a job when Wilson and that other guy were in office so did I.
NO one is going to hire you forever and most of them will not let you know you are going to be joining the ranks of the unemployed soon if they can help it.
I am very happy to hear how this guy got this spammer.
I have had one of my domains given as the false source of email on several occasion. Since I have never sent any email from that domain any email from that domain is faked. I only recieve email thru that domain and it appears in the reply to my personal emails. I tried all I could think of to track the spammer down and get them dealt with but my efforts were quite unproductive. It is nice to read this guys writing on how he got the bastage.
Spammers are just more low life and like other frauds they belong in ass pounding prison.
Well My argument is that my phone line I pay for but this federal Judge seems to disageree with us. I even have an unlisted phone number. They still call. Guess what he is a Judge, we are cat poop as far as standing in the law is concerned. Looks like we are out numbered by lawyers types.
This is really good for the GPL and Open Source in general. Now to get the rest of Washington, all political parties and, 50 states to do the same kind of thing. I still will vote for one of my cat first however but this is cool.
After reading the article 20 members of fringe group equal a threat to the powers that be. Solution take out a whole service. It shows how weak a grip that most world governments have on reality.
Free though equals terrorism to all governments in the 21st century.
All tags supposedly have a individual ID so the store already knows what has been purchased and what has not. That is the whole supposed idea inventory control.
Cut them up. Beat them with a hammer. Kill them.
Consumers don't need this stuff. The Government and big retailers need that crap they think. It will end up being another reason to fire some workers some place do to "increased efficencies." I say we call for a world wide ban. It's possible abuse out weighs it's benefits. It plain sucks.
Why do you say that. You think they like getting Spamed any more than Libertarians Greens or Democrats?
One can only hope that the law will be enforced. I bet Davis only signed it because he is getting recalled. He has been know as a governor with his hand out for "contributions" most of all not for looking out for Californians most of the time. At this point the law is only worth what the state will allow to be done with it. There is no first amendment issue since the networks the internet and personal email exist on/through are almost 100% privately owned. One can hope the courts stay out of it and let the law function come it's effective date.
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Or could it be all the consumers suing them that bought into the "download free music" every ISP uses when the consumer can't anymore. Just a idea not saing it's true. When you think about it they also have cellphones, POTS and intenet access all which require a degree of good PR, customer loyalty and happness as well a a good reputation to maintain as a going concern. Getting sued by your own customers isn't good for your PR giving and them up to the much hated RIAA really bites as far at that goes. It's all about their own bottom line. It's still self interest any which way.
BZZZZTT Wrong answer again
BZZZZZZT Wrong answer.
How can they ignore people who will not buy their hardware and OSes? I wouldn't by a trusted computing platform or OS period. I will keep all my old stuff untill it dies and then movie on to something else besided computing if it means giving control over what processes run on my computer to someone else. I had a life before computers and I will have one after them as well. I purchase about 3 complete computer systems and OSes for everyone Joe Sixpack buys and I influence a few otehrs in there purchases as well. I am not going to purchase any "trusted computing" system developed by Microsoft and IBM with endorsements form the RIAA, MPAA and Government. So how can the safely ignore us? They might get the fortune 500 to buy Palladium but getting real people to purchase it will not be easy or I suspect sucessful once they find out what up.
OMG! All Libertarians are evil! OMG! OMG! Libertarian thought is evil thought and must be stameped out. OMG! OMG! Freedom is evil and bad OMG! OMG! I actually read the articles. The EFF is right. I don't think they are exactly Libertarians though. We are going to have a left right civil war in this country and the left is going to precipitate it. The A pox on the Democrats and the Republcans. Screw the left right labels. I am proud to be a Libertarian who isn't tring to force or brow beat others into "thinking correctly." That is what the left and right do. Libertarians are not "right wing" they are not leftists either, they are concerned with personal liberty.
The EFF is correct as usual. Trusted computing = Me knowing what the hell is running on my computer and having control over it. Anything else is untrustworthy computing. Anyone that wants to control what I can do with my own property (computer) can stuff it where the sun don't shine.
I don't know if this is a good or bad idea. My emotional gut feeling is yes, screw Microsoft. My practical feeliong is that is Microsoft can be sued eve open source and free software can be sued. That wouldn't be so good.
Boies wakes up and puts his pants on one leg at a time just like anyone else. You call the case against Microsoft a win? Last time I looked it wasn't even a slap on the hand. He is over rated. Have you even heard him speak? Gives us all a break he is no uber lawyer. IBM is going to make him wish he never left the Cravath law firm in the process of grinding the company formerly know as Caldera into squished bug pulp.
The "news" is spun to hell on the net and TV. Newspapers are some what better. Shortwave radio is almost a must, then you have to filter for the truth. Books are good for learning things. The Net is very entertaining and some good information is there if you can filter out the background noise. The signal to noise ratio is not to good right now on the internet. So nope the internet is not my main source of information.
Actually Arnold is for the last 2. #1 is plain stupid and is nothing be an invatation to fraud. Most sane people in California have no problem giving domestic partners the same rights as "married" people. They do have problem with gay "marriage" That will not get repealed. #2 is a no brainer, it will not be repealed. Double taxing VoIP will kill it. VoIP is Dead in California. Actually California is dead too it just hasn't noticed it yet.
The farms are all going to go out of production. The cost of irrigation is going to price them out of existance as well as having to provide health care for all employees. (Davis will sign the bill in spite not because it's a good thing to do.) Food grown in Mexico will be cheaper. All the water rights will be sold to LA. End of story. California is dead. Welcome to Mexico.
It's spelled total one party doninance. One party in power and control of all organs of government. Waste a corruption is rampant. Yes I am in California and a native son. Political monocultures are bad. They stifle and kill technology and business. VoIP is dead in California. Thank the Democratic dominated government for it.
The problem is Californians will bring their wacky ideas and political demands with them. The tax increases will follow. I am a native Californian and I don't think you want most of us. We apperently expect stuff free. We just complain when we have to pay for it after demanding that we have it. Californinas don't want to pay the bills they just want the services. VoIP is dead in California for sure now as soon as the cost of service doubles due to taxes and tarrifs.
What surplus? You mean the money that is owed to Social Security and other prepaid "investments" that the goverment has borrowed it hasn't paid back? The debt never gets included in the "surplus." There hasn't been a surplus since LBJ period. Get over it all politicians are whores.
I am suprized you have the short sightedness to post such statements. Check the replies below. Soon you will be positing at zero like me. This is Slashdot the moderation is neither fair or unbiased. You are right but all important /. posts include statements that George Bush is a whore for the ruling classes (I actually agree with that one partially and I am a Libertarian) and Republicans are responsible for all evil (the parts evil Libertarians are not responsible for it seems.) Or you get modded 0 and your karma rapidly becomes bad like mine. So make sure to start including those important points to maintain your karma as positive or nutural in the future.
The writer makes many good points about living simply I discovered when Jimmy Carter was president and I was unemployed. He however seems to equate his unemployment with George Bush being in office. I equate my unemployment with Gray Davis and his buddies running business out of Califorina leaving jobs only for the illegals ands and the rich bastards who donate to their election campaigns. Apperently the guy had a job when Wilson and that other guy were in office so did I.
NO one is going to hire you forever and most of them will not let you know you are going to be joining the ranks of the unemployed soon if they can help it.
I am very happy to hear how this guy got this spammer. I have had one of my domains given as the false source of email on several occasion. Since I have never sent any email from that domain any email from that domain is faked. I only recieve email thru that domain and it appears in the reply to my personal emails. I tried all I could think of to track the spammer down and get them dealt with but my efforts were quite unproductive. It is nice to read this guys writing on how he got the bastage. Spammers are just more low life and like other frauds they belong in ass pounding prison.
Well My argument is that my phone line I pay for but this federal Judge seems to disageree with us. I even have an unlisted phone number. They still call. Guess what he is a Judge, we are cat poop as far as standing in the law is concerned. Looks like we are out numbered by lawyers types.
This is really good for the GPL and Open Source in general. Now to get the rest of Washington, all political parties and, 50 states to do the same kind of thing. I still will vote for one of my cat first however but this is cool.
Unlike the leadership of SCO and the RIAA most people doing P2P music trading are not smoking crack.
After reading the article 20 members of fringe group equal a threat to the powers that be. Solution take out a whole service. It shows how weak a grip that most world governments have on reality. Free though equals terrorism to all governments in the 21st century.
All tags supposedly have a individual ID so the store already knows what has been purchased and what has not. That is the whole supposed idea inventory control.
Mod this parent up Informative.
Cut them up. Beat them with a hammer. Kill them. Consumers don't need this stuff. The Government and big retailers need that crap they think. It will end up being another reason to fire some workers some place do to "increased efficencies." I say we call for a world wide ban. It's possible abuse out weighs it's benefits. It plain sucks.
I wouldn't do her with your dick let alone mine.
Why do you say that. You think they like getting Spamed any more than Libertarians Greens or Democrats? One can only hope that the law will be enforced. I bet Davis only signed it because he is getting recalled. He has been know as a governor with his hand out for "contributions" most of all not for looking out for Californians most of the time. At this point the law is only worth what the state will allow to be done with it. There is no first amendment issue since the networks the internet and personal email exist on/through are almost 100% privately owned. One can hope the courts stay out of it and let the law function come it's effective date.