I really don't CARE. I watch mainly torrents because the shows I am interested in are never ON: "Go Open" out of S Africa,. DL.TV, Cranky Geeks, Way cool documentaries from Sweden, BBC, and Poland, some fine movies from Hong Kong New Deli and Singapore... World Wide shows. You know...the sort of thing that was PROMISED by televison, and started to happen in the 1950s but was immediately crushed: World wide, information flow... That stuff which was squashed by the needs of commercial interests, propaganda machines, government, and NY executives. Turning off analog TV (I have a roof top antena) would only stop me from watching the morning weather report. Thankfully, AM radio is still available so. the only looser here is the morning news advertisers...
If I recall correctly; the last time this occured and was observed was right in the middle of the Little Ice Age. Causal relationship? probably not...unless I can get some cool grant money to study it that is...
After the Dot Crash you thoguht all those idgits who IPOed a idea to sell kitty litter with built in USB, then spent their VC candy on Nose candy just went away? NOOOO! they now wear tan slacks and blue shirts...
I see one major issue; The internet is a interlink of many computers of many makes and types... One vendor's software on that mesh of machines was designed from the get-go without thought one of security. One vendor. Unfortunately, that vendor is the major software vendor of the world in terms of machines using their product. Regardless; if that vendor was either removed from the Net or, made financially libel for damages to other computers on that net caused by their negligence, me thinks this issue would resolve somewhat quicker.
At one time there was a thriving business in the Nile Delta. People gathered up papyrus stalks, flattened them, wove and glued. In the early days, this was the most common data storage medium. Then some bright lad figured out how to grind, bleach, and flatten pulped sawdust mixed with linen. A bitter standards war erupted with both sides claiming theirs was better for reasons ranging from historical use, to long time archival quality.
Finally, the pulp and linen product, dubbed with the new marketing name "Paper" won out. The draw back of paper that this new product had to be artificially rolled into scrolls for storage. Papyrus did this function automatically. Then another bright person came up with the concept of leaving it flat and binding it in a new storage format called "Books". When stored in Libraries the "Book" could hold far more data then the scroll. All over, Library Directors needed to allocate funding. The conversion process required the implementation of new structures called "shelves" which had to supplant the older niche storage for scrolls. These of course required upgrade. Not to mention scriptorium fees for conversion of old data to the new format.....
Nothing, NOTHING is new under the sun... Let me know when the latest standards war is over so I can feel free to move stuff off my 8 inch floppies...
In the early days of commercial radio, the AM radio commercial broadcast stations were limited to 50k watts due to the networks (Mutual CBS NBC) hammering down one station (WLW; Crosley Brodcasting) which had a 200kw transitter and could run advertising cheaper and guarantee a greater audiance share. In like manner the commercial interests today will hammer any tech edge anyone develops. The someone will get the idea of setting up a huge broadcast farm in Tijuana pointed north....
I miss the days of a avi mpg or mov YOU COULD DOWNLOAD and play instead of horrid bad codec rendered streamed dreck cut to heck. Oh yes I cna get usilt which allow me to download the dreck but WHY? I will wait till someome finally archives the real thing and
Why provide a money pit for Lawyers to wallow in? The true victory is this: the name of the store is "Circuit City" make a note of that "Circuit City". Got that? Now you out there, oh slash dot geek buing public: know the name of this -soon-to-hurt-badly retailer and...... DO NOT BUY THEIR PRODUCTS! go to PC Club or Best Buy or whatever but shop ELSEWHERE. -THAT is the true way to get back at this sort of situation.
Personally I prefer meassuring the dollar as how many engraved pictures of Paul Kruger they will buy. I have used this particular art form as a meassure of comparison for decades and it seems to work well.
I am not a law expert but isn't there some provision about ATT being a common carrier that gives them certain privileges and responsibilities. The later pertaining to being not concerned with content on the lines? If ATT can filter content then does that mean she is NOT a common carrier and not allowed the benefits (easements through private property without paying rent for it, use of governmental immanent domain to gain easements, etc?
How is your web design in DOS 3.0 with Windows for Work Groups, and are you capable of swapping 8 bit ISA boards on a 8086 based box? -these are ESENTIAL skills aboard our high priced high tech Shuttle.
I have the $20 royalty check for my plus 130,000 sold albums. McCartney is not a normal musician and I do nto abide by slashdot wisdom bunkie. been there, but I could not AFFORD the teeshirt. -nuff said.
Royalties? you are enjoying that smoke I hope... Having been in the biz I know why he said that at a concert; he gets NOT ONE DIDDLY PENNY for those CDs. nada, nothing nyet! that is the way it works. All your uber stars get nothing more then a screw job for the recordings which is why they go on tour. Life on the road sucks but at least you DO get a percentage of the concert take. Remember that band from the 60s you loved? They are playing the county fair in Backwoods Iowa today and may get 20% of the gate or if they are lucky car fair, and a straight grand or so for a week's performances. Music biz is a reality check; The record companys get the other sort of chequeues.
Does anyone recall when FPM DRAM cost a 2nd mortgage for 64K? Memory has ALWAYS been expensive. Most of that cost is hype and nonsense but it still coems out of my pocket...
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I really don't CARE. I watch mainly torrents because the shows I am interested in are never ON: "Go Open" out of S Africa,. DL.TV, Cranky Geeks, Way cool documentaries from Sweden, BBC, and Poland, some fine movies from Hong Kong New Deli and Singapore... World Wide shows. You know...the sort of thing that was PROMISED by televison, and started to happen in the 1950s but was immediately crushed: World wide, information flow... That stuff which was squashed by the needs of commercial interests, propaganda machines, government, and NY executives.
Turning off analog TV (I have a roof top antena) would only stop me from watching the morning weather report. Thankfully, AM radio is still available so. the only looser here is the morning news advertisers...
If I recall correctly; the last time this occured and was observed was right in the middle of the Little Ice Age. Causal relationship? probably not...unless I can get some cool grant money to study it that is...
After the Dot Crash you thoguht all those idgits who IPOed a idea to sell kitty litter with built in USB, then spent their VC candy on Nose candy just went away? NOOOO! they now wear tan slacks and blue shirts...
I only play acoustic so this leaves me flat....
I see one major issue; The internet is a interlink of many computers of many makes and types... One vendor's software on that mesh of machines was designed from the get-go without thought one of security. One vendor. Unfortunately, that vendor is the major software vendor of the world in terms of machines using their product. Regardless; if that vendor was either removed from the Net or, made financially libel for damages to other computers on that net caused by their negligence, me thinks this issue would resolve somewhat quicker.
Off drugs but on CNN? this is an improvement? Hey he is installing Linux and spreading the good word, for that I will forgive.
run a line thru 90% of the contract. inital the line. then sign. And remember: SMILE!
Vir is man. Viri is men (Latin)
At one time there was a thriving business in the Nile Delta. People gathered up papyrus stalks, flattened them, wove and glued. In the early days, this was the most common data storage medium. Then some bright lad figured out how to grind, bleach, and flatten pulped sawdust mixed with linen. A bitter standards war erupted with both sides claiming theirs was better for reasons ranging from historical use, to long time archival quality.
Finally, the pulp and linen product, dubbed with the new marketing name "Paper" won out. The draw back of paper that this new product had to be artificially rolled into scrolls for storage. Papyrus did this function automatically. Then another bright person came up with the concept of leaving it flat and binding it in a new storage format called "Books". When stored in Libraries the "Book" could hold far more data then the scroll. All over, Library Directors needed to allocate funding. The conversion process required the implementation of new structures called "shelves" which had to supplant the older niche storage for scrolls. These of course required upgrade. Not to mention scriptorium fees for conversion of old data to the new format.....
Nothing, NOTHING is new under the sun...
Let me know when the latest standards war is over so I can feel free to move stuff off my 8 inch floppies...
In the early days of commercial radio, the AM radio commercial broadcast stations were limited to 50k watts due to the networks (Mutual CBS NBC) hammering down one station (WLW; Crosley Brodcasting) which had a 200kw transitter and could run advertising cheaper and guarantee a greater audiance share. In like manner the commercial interests today will hammer any tech edge anyone develops. The someone will get the idea of setting up a huge broadcast farm in Tijuana pointed north....
obviously you could use mine; I use a rotary land lien telephone. and I am not alone; many still do.
Slide Rule vs Excel? would that be a Slip Stick vs Slap Schtick?
"- continues to fail to predict ... consequences"
which is why Microsoft
predictably and consequentially continues to fail
I miss the days of a avi mpg or mov YOU COULD DOWNLOAD and play instead of horrid bad codec rendered streamed dreck cut to heck. Oh yes I cna get usilt which allow me to download the dreck but WHY? I will wait till someome finally archives the real thing and
Why provide a money pit for Lawyers to wallow in? The true victory is this: the name of the store is "Circuit City" make a note of that "Circuit City". Got that? Now you out there, oh slash dot geek buing public: know the name of this -soon-to-hurt-badly retailer and...... DO NOT BUY THEIR PRODUCTS! go to PC Club or Best Buy or whatever but shop ELSEWHERE. -THAT is the true way to get back at this sort of situation.
Reforming patent law won't be ANY problem at all After all, look at coyright; they reformed it and everything there worked out ok.
I bought this 2600 in the news stand at the airport HONEST!!
Personally I prefer meassuring the dollar as how many engraved pictures of Paul Kruger they will buy. I have used this particular art form as a meassure of comparison for decades and it seems to work well.
I am not a law expert but isn't there some provision about ATT being a common carrier that gives them certain privileges and responsibilities. The later pertaining to being not concerned with content on the lines? If ATT can filter content then does that mean she is NOT a common carrier and not allowed the benefits (easements through private property without paying rent for it, use of governmental immanent domain to gain easements, etc?
only 3 Editions?
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Yeah and its not like they would put a RFID number in you with a cross-ref to a DNA database or something that Joe Trooper could scan on the street...
How is your web design in DOS 3.0 with Windows for Work Groups, and are you capable of swapping 8 bit ISA boards on a 8086 based box? -these are ESENTIAL skills aboard our high priced high tech Shuttle.
I have the $20 royalty check for my plus 130,000 sold albums. McCartney is not a normal musician and I do nto abide by slashdot wisdom bunkie. been there, but I could not AFFORD the teeshirt. -nuff said.
Royalties? you are enjoying that smoke I hope...
Having been in the biz I know why he said that at a concert; he gets NOT ONE DIDDLY PENNY for those CDs. nada, nothing nyet! that is the way it works. All your uber stars get nothing more then a screw job for the recordings which is why they go on tour. Life on the road sucks but at least you DO get a percentage of the concert take. Remember that band from the 60s you loved? They are playing the county fair in Backwoods Iowa today and may get 20% of the gate or if they are lucky car fair, and a straight grand or so for a week's performances. Music biz is a reality check; The record companys get the other sort of chequeues.
Does anyone recall when FPM DRAM cost a 2nd mortgage for 64K? Memory has ALWAYS been expensive. Most of that cost is hype and nonsense but it still coems out of my pocket...