Take a tiny peek into the history of GIF and jpeg(amongst others) to see what can happen if we let ourselves get taken in. If you're looking for a profit motive for doing this, think about this, if we allow our software to become contaminated, and with software patents looming, everything we ever make will become illegal. Then SUN and IBM and the others will finally be able to get back to business as usual. They will have gotten rid of all those OSS "commies". Granted OSS can and will exist as a hobby, but it will no longer threaten the corporate enviroment. Through attrition the present day OSS projects already on line will be replaced with proprietary machinery once again and we'll be back where we are "supposed" to be.
But they're always going to tell you that it's the government's fault. Or the corps. It's never, ever their own fault. Just like negligent parents. DCFS should come and take your gov't away from you. You constantly let it get into the kitchen cabinet and swallow half a bottle of Drano, and then you have to rush it to the emergency ward to have its stomach pumped. Then you let it fall face down into the inflatable pool with only one inch of water in it because you were busy trying to hump the babysitter. Back to the ER. The next trip is reported as an "accident" when it was pushed...er...I mean "fell" down the stairs(this relates to the assasinations or attempted ones). This isn't governance. It's Goodfellas!
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It's records that are available through individuals that have access to databases like Lexis Nexis.
The problem is that SUN can remove all distribution rights after this really catches on. Didn't we learn anything from mp3.com or that big community created CD database? If you want to use other peoples stuff, fine, but protect yourself, and make sure they can never take it back.
the movement is getting too big to keep it together. Why does every single man made orgaanization suffer this fate? Is it all about egos and public displays of power? Definitely impresses the chicks, eh? That's really what it boils down to here. Everything that we accuse the corps of doing, we are going to do ourselves, apparently. Once again, we are proving that we are all the same in every way...All of us. Watch Animal planet for a week. You will see the exact same behavior amongst the chimps. Oh well At least I can say thanks for giving me all this free stuff to play with.
You don't see many commercial operations using ham radio either. Why? Because it exists as a hobby for the hobbyists. I don't see OSS "competing" for the desktop. For me, and possibly others, OSS as an alternative. Not a replacement. Peices of it are being used commercially, just like some technologies from amateur radio are being used commercially. People here are just telling you what you're always telling us about the music scene. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
You see, it goes like this. The less paperwork that there is on you, the more suspicious you are of commiting something wrong. For example, I have no credit history or card. That's almost a punishable offense to customs when re-entering the country. You're not a worthy citizen if you don't leave a huge paper trail behind you. They will think you're hiding something. To those who vote to maintain this way of doing things, I say, Thanks! You're creating a real paradise for all of us.
Democracy is an illusion. People are cattle. Yes, it's true that on a deep level, this is as they choose to be, but it doesn't make me content to play along just because my soul-sleeping neighbors are willing to be slaughtered. Emphasis mine.
Glad to see that you understand, along with a few others that put up some disagreement. This is really my whole point. My whole tirade is more directed at those who continue to believe in their system.
I'll keep yelling about this, but I'll be abandoning ship when the critical time comes, and everybody left aboard can drown as they will.
That is exactly what I have done, and am doing. I've taken solice in that I'm minimizing my support for such systems. It's useless to argue with people who simply wno't hear you. My somewhat less kind words I have for them are, "Fine, then you can rot and die in your own feces. Just keep your distance...please." So, now I'm here, throwing out occassional rants to the drones.
It's almost like they want you to *pay* for the music.
I, for one, will be happy to pay... For a performance. Maybe even a T-shirt, a poster, or a CD of the event(at the event). Not the demos. Actually, I could concievably buy a demo. Just don't tell me what I am allowed or not allowed to do with it. Or anything else that I buy.
So very right on. This is exactly the event I'm hoping for. I'm pretty sure the RIAA needs Apple more than the other way around, and we should not be concerned about the welfare of the labels in any way, shape, or form. Let them rot! The musicians won't miss them one bit.
Evidently the sarcasm went over most everybody's head. My complaint was that they putting all their efforts into what you see on the screen while the underlying infrastructure still rots. They seem to have some of the slickest(not saying the best) artists in the business. A pretty face is nice and all, but I would like to know that they put some work into the "motor". Sorry if I mislead you.
The only reason XP and later Windows OSs have/will have polish is because of Mac OS X.
Agreed. That's why the snide remarks in the original comment.
It's called "hutzpa",... "chutzpa",... "chutzpah"...something like that. And boy, they've got plenty of that! Without a doubt. I would call this one of the more comedic events of our times.
If one votes for a crook, what does that say about the voter?
And nobody has the balls to do anything about it.
Least of all the people who re-elect him, or support his political party.
There was no way to vote against this.
What? Are you under a dictatorship and nobody told me? Can't you vote them out of office? If you or your neighbors won't do that, then how can you possibly blame your gov't? I've been on this tirade for a while now, but nobody will believe me when I tell them that they do have the power, and they continue to complain. My ongoing question is, how do you spend so much time defending your democracies and then continue to vote for people you hate? This is madness. Gore Vidal had a write up on this, and he nailed it to the tee. I can't find the specific article, and it's pure flamebait in all its glory. But many times truth=flamebait.
I don't know what the word is for this form of space travel, but I'm also pretty sure I heard about this before any of the moon launches. Maybe only the "crackpots" were discussing it. I don't remember. If we were ever to travel to other systems, it seems that the gravity well would only be a problem for a small portion of the trip, and wouldn't effect overall efficiency. The link was meant as a joke. You did know that, right? The mods with a sense of humor are taking the holidays off. I wish I could attach a laugh track to my posts. Damn spring breakers cluttering up our beaches:-)
I would never give Microsoft any scientific credibility. That would be silly. They are a business, not a science lab. Fermilab is a science lab. JPL is a science lab. They need and have scientific credibility. In the typical business atmosphere of today, they have all the credibility they need. They might be using science to make money, but that's all. The post I replied to didn't specify. It doesn't mean I approve. But they hardly need my approval for anything. I guess I should have been more specific in my original post. I just have a hard time putting Microsoft and science in the same sentence, but I just did.
Not really. I can make KDE look almost as nice by playing with the colors and stuff. Unfortunately, once again, I forgot it's "No Jokes Saturday". Must go double on the holidays.
Pure waist of screen space...
Worse than that is the waste of RAM just to make that pretty face.
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Take a tiny peek into the history of GIF and jpeg(amongst others) to see what can happen if we let ourselves get taken in. If you're looking for a profit motive for doing this, think about this, if we allow our software to become contaminated, and with software patents looming, everything we ever make will become illegal. Then SUN and IBM and the others will finally be able to get back to business as usual. They will have gotten rid of all those OSS "commies". Granted OSS can and will exist as a hobby, but it will no longer threaten the corporate enviroment. Through attrition the present day OSS projects already on line will be replaced with proprietary machinery once again and we'll be back where we are "supposed" to be.
The general public never catches on, it's normal.
But they're always going to tell you that it's the government's fault. Or the corps. It's never, ever their own fault. Just like negligent parents. DCFS should come and take your gov't away from you. You constantly let it get into the kitchen cabinet and swallow half a bottle of Drano, and then you have to rush it to the emergency ward to have its stomach pumped. Then you let it fall face down into the inflatable pool with only one inch of water in it because you were busy trying to hump the babysitter. Back to the ER. The next trip is reported as an "accident" when it was pushed...er...I mean "fell" down the stairs(this relates to the assasinations or attempted ones). This isn't governance. It's Goodfellas!
It's records that are available through individuals that have access to databases like Lexis Nexis.
That shouldn't be too difficult.
The problem is that SUN can remove all distribution rights after this really catches on. Didn't we learn anything from mp3.com or that big community created CD database? If you want to use other peoples stuff, fine, but protect yourself, and make sure they can never take it back.
What SUN giveth, SUN can take away. That should be a good reason to stay away.
the movement is getting too big to keep it together. Why does every single man made orgaanization suffer this fate? Is it all about egos and public displays of power? Definitely impresses the chicks, eh? That's really what it boils down to here. Everything that we accuse the corps of doing, we are going to do ourselves, apparently. Once again, we are proving that we are all the same in every way...All of us. Watch Animal planet for a week. You will see the exact same behavior amongst the chimps. Oh well At least I can say thanks for giving me all this free stuff to play with.
You don't see many commercial operations using ham radio either. Why? Because it exists as a hobby for the hobbyists. I don't see OSS "competing" for the desktop. For me, and possibly others, OSS as an alternative. Not a replacement. Peices of it are being used commercially, just like some technologies from amateur radio are being used commercially. People here are just telling you what you're always telling us about the music scene. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
You see, it goes like this. The less paperwork that there is on you, the more suspicious you are of commiting something wrong. For example, I have no credit history or card. That's almost a punishable offense to customs when re-entering the country. You're not a worthy citizen if you don't leave a huge paper trail behind you. They will think you're hiding something. To those who vote to maintain this way of doing things, I say, Thanks! You're creating a real paradise for all of us.
Nice comment. Now remember that when you all vote.
Democracy is an illusion. People are cattle. Yes, it's true that on a deep level, this is as they choose to be, but it doesn't make me content to play along just because my soul-sleeping neighbors are willing to be slaughtered. Emphasis mine.
Glad to see that you understand, along with a few others that put up some disagreement. This is really my whole point. My whole tirade is more directed at those who continue to believe in their system.
I'll keep yelling about this, but I'll be abandoning ship when the critical time comes, and everybody left aboard can drown as they will.
That is exactly what I have done, and am doing. I've taken solice in that I'm minimizing my support for such systems. It's useless to argue with people who simply wno't hear you. My somewhat less kind words I have for them are, "Fine, then you can rot and die in your own feces. Just keep your distance...please." So, now I'm here, throwing out occassional rants to the drones.
Oh, Christ! Groklaw
It's almost like they want you to *pay* for the music.
I, for one, will be happy to pay... For a performance. Maybe even a T-shirt, a poster, or a CD of the event(at the event). Not the demos. Actually, I could concievably buy a demo. Just don't tell me what I am allowed or not allowed to do with it. Or anything else that I buy.
the only way for google to be lawsuit-safe is to...
Turn off the computers, lock up, and go home.
...sob...
:-) Gotta try to head 'em off, sometimes. I doubt it will work.
It doesn't mean "sons of bitches". It was me crying
You got it. The moderator didn't. They hate me...sob...
So very right on. This is exactly the event I'm hoping for. I'm pretty sure the RIAA needs Apple more than the other way around, and we should not be concerned about the welfare of the labels in any way, shape, or form. Let them rot! The musicians won't miss them one bit.
Evidently the sarcasm went over most everybody's head. My complaint was that they putting all their efforts into what you see on the screen while the underlying infrastructure still rots. They seem to have some of the slickest(not saying the best) artists in the business. A pretty face is nice and all, but I would like to know that they put some work into the "motor". Sorry if I mislead you.
The only reason XP and later Windows OSs have/will have polish is because of Mac OS X.
Agreed. That's why the snide remarks in the original comment.
You definitely should not pay taxes for the state to indoctrinate someone else's spawn.
I kinda think of it as a weak insurance policy in the hopes he would be educated enough to slightly reduce his chances of becoming a criminal.
It's called "hutzpa",... "chutzpa",... "chutzpah"...something like that. And boy, they've got plenty of that! Without a doubt. I would call this one of the more comedic events of our times.
...they are also claiming copyright on the "borrowed" work.
Isn't that what they're doing with Linux, also? I expect Growlaw to recieve a take down notice anytime now.
If one votes for a crook, what does that say about the voter?
And nobody has the balls to do anything about it.
Least of all the people who re-elect him, or support his political party.
There was no way to vote against this.
What? Are you under a dictatorship and nobody told me? Can't you vote them out of office? If you or your neighbors won't do that, then how can you possibly blame your gov't? I've been on this tirade for a while now, but nobody will believe me when I tell them that they do have the power, and they continue to complain. My ongoing question is, how do you spend so much time defending your democracies and then continue to vote for people you hate? This is madness. Gore Vidal had a write up on this, and he nailed it to the tee. I can't find the specific article, and it's pure flamebait in all its glory. But many times truth=flamebait.
I don't know what the word is for this form of space travel, but I'm also pretty sure I heard about this before any of the moon launches. Maybe only the "crackpots" were discussing it. I don't remember. If we were ever to travel to other systems, it seems that the gravity well would only be a problem for a small portion of the trip, and wouldn't effect overall efficiency. The link was meant as a joke. You did know that, right? The mods with a sense of humor are taking the holidays off. I wish I could attach a laugh track to my posts. Damn spring breakers cluttering up our beaches :-)
I would never give Microsoft any scientific credibility. That would be silly. They are a business, not a science lab. Fermilab is a science lab. JPL is a science lab. They need and have scientific credibility. In the typical business atmosphere of today, they have all the credibility they need. They might be using science to make money, but that's all. The post I replied to didn't specify. It doesn't mean I approve. But they hardly need my approval for anything. I guess I should have been more specific in my original post. I just have a hard time putting Microsoft and science in the same sentence, but I just did.
To today's mods: WELL, EXCUUUUUSE ME!
You really think so?
Not really. I can make KDE look almost as nice by playing with the colors and stuff. Unfortunately, once again, I forgot it's "No Jokes Saturday". Must go double on the holidays.
Pure waist of screen space...
Worse than that is the waste of RAM just to make that pretty face.
And you can put your weed in there!