While P2P and HTTP may be excellent ways of file sharing, for better or for worse, the RIAA _will_ stop them. Right now they have attacked legally, which is leading P2P developers to make some advancements in the way of encryption, anonymity, etc. The RIAA seems to realize, now, that there really is no way to stop technology. We have already won.
Now they are taking the overused advice of "adopt a new business model", which seems to be services such as Apple's iTunes Music Store, BuyMusic.com , Rhapsody, and soon Roxio Napster 2.0.
The new RIAA attack plan is to offer B2P services. The problem? DRM. If I buy a CD from iTMS, for example, it may be $9.99. I would buy the same CD in store for $14.99. No, I'm NOT paying five bucks for the album art, professionally burned CD, etc. I'm paying for the right to do with it what I want. There's something about having "SOMETHING" in your hands. They can't take that away from you, like they can with digital music.
P2P for me is a way of sampling music before buying the CD. This will never be replaced by a $0.99 deal, since I like to download it, and listen to the song throughout the day. At work I listen to different music than at home. At night, different music from the day. Walking music is different from sittin' or driving music. Rhapsody fails here, so does iTMS... you can only sample certain portions, while in front of your computer. It's not the same.
Why P2P is better than HTTP? It's easier. More people use it, than HTTP was used for MP3 trading. Does it matter? No, B2P will overtake them both. There IS a large number of people who ONLY want digital music, that's why they turn to P2P. These people will turn to B2P once it becomes "mainstream."
For the most part the RIAA doesn't have to do legal battles any more (though it is a nice source of income), they can attack it by offering new online services, just as EVERYONE has been saying for years. Me, I'll stick to brick and mortar, and P2P though.
Yeah, just like the "The doument you are opening contains macros or customizations. Some macros may contain viruses that could harm your computer. [...]" warnings prevented Word macro viruses...
A user naive enough to click on such a link does, in some important sense, _want_ to visit that page. Your suggested warning is just another thing that such users see as "getting in the way of doing what I want to do". Therefore, if implemented it would become more part of the problem than the solution (as users will become ever more familiar with ignoring "warnings" and clicking through them). If you understand users, you will know that in helping them to not shoot themselves in the feet, the only useful appraoch is to remove everything capable of firing the bullets (and quite a few things beside!)...
On the Word macro virus front, things got notably better _NOT_ when MS implemented the above warning (that the users could blithely ignore and even _disable_ right there on the warning dialog -- what a travesty of mis-design that was!) but when it released a version of Word that defaulted to not running macros unless they were signed with an acceptable (as configured by the user/admin) key (there are legion flaws in the design of this feature, but it was strong enough to significantly impact the Word macro virus problem). In IE, removing support for this mis-feature (read RFC 2616) will have a much greater impact than trying to "direct" users who don't want to be directed with "warnings" and other stuff that "gets in their way".
obligitory simpsonsScullyThis is a simple lie detector, i'll ask you a few yes or no questions and you just answer truthfully, do you understand? HomerYes lie detector explodes
"Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Google engineers use Python, and we're looking for more people with skills in this language." said Peter Norvig, director of search quality at Google, Inc.
Open source, expressive (very short code can achieve a lot), readable (very short expressive code is easily groked -- fewer bugs), no direct pointer manipulation (safe -- fewer bugs), integrates nicely with other languages, runs on a variety of platforms, very easy to learn.
I, too would recommend learning python. It is a very good, language. Zeolotry is another thing though. Keep your mind open. Learn all the languages you can. This book, I can't comment, although I received it a week ago I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.
I imagine the managers of failing tech firms may have the same desperation and confusion that a hostage taker might. Letting go of the failing business model would be analogous to giving up the hostages.
These guys should be in Lindon, Utah, not Palo Alto.
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Tom's hardware is most definately not the most reliable source for information regarding AMD processors. They are a tad biased in that department.
While P2P and HTTP may be excellent ways of file sharing, for better or for worse, the RIAA _will_ stop them. Right now they have attacked legally, which is leading P2P developers to make some advancements in the way of encryption, anonymity, etc. The RIAA seems to realize, now, that there really is no way to stop technology. We have already won.
Now they are taking the overused advice of "adopt a new business model", which seems to be services such as Apple's iTunes Music Store, BuyMusic.com , Rhapsody, and soon Roxio Napster 2.0.
The new RIAA attack plan is to offer B2P services. The problem? DRM. If I buy a CD from iTMS, for example, it may be $9.99. I would buy the same CD in store for $14.99. No, I'm NOT paying five bucks for the album art, professionally burned CD, etc. I'm paying for the right to do with it what I want. There's something about having "SOMETHING" in your hands. They can't take that away from you, like they can with digital music.
P2P for me is a way of sampling music before buying the CD. This will never be replaced by a $0.99 deal, since I like to download it, and listen to the song throughout the day. At work I listen to different music than at home. At night, different music from the day. Walking music is different from sittin' or driving music. Rhapsody fails here, so does iTMS... you can only sample certain portions, while in front of your computer. It's not the same.
Why P2P is better than HTTP? It's easier. More people use it, than HTTP was used for MP3 trading. Does it matter? No, B2P will overtake them both. There IS a large number of people who ONLY want digital music, that's why they turn to P2P. These people will turn to B2P once it becomes "mainstream."
For the most part the RIAA doesn't have to do legal battles any more (though it is a nice source of income), they can attack it by offering new online services, just as EVERYONE has been saying for years. Me, I'll stick to brick and mortar, and P2P though.
This is Slashdot, Not dash-dot!
I'll get my coat
unzip;strip;touch;finger;mount;fsck;more;yes;unmou nt;sleep
Anyone else notice the irony of potraying in Unix commands what many Unix admins will never experience?
Spam is bad! If you mod me down, you agree with spammers!
Yes, an incomprehensible bracket spaghetti of recursive, inefficient, zeolotrous poetry.
Does this mean we'll finally get clippy?
WOOHOO!
The one day of the year where I am not the tarket market.
Love injection? No need. Attractiveness injection? Now there's a seller.
Wikicola was going so well until someone changed the recipe to include anthrax.
>> Now, it is just text and most people don't like copy-pasting. What about IE users?
>> Hacking is very legal.
Have you even read the DMCA?
5. ??? 6. Profit!
Yeah, just like the "The doument you are opening contains macros or
customizations. Some macros may contain viruses that could harm your
computer. [...]" warnings prevented Word macro viruses...
A user naive enough to click on such a link does, in some important
sense, _want_ to visit that page. Your suggested warning is just
another thing that such users see as "getting in the way of doing what
I want to do". Therefore, if implemented it would become more part of
the problem than the solution (as users will become ever more familiar
with ignoring "warnings" and clicking through them). If you understand
users, you will know that in helping them to not shoot themselves in
the feet, the only useful appraoch is to remove everything capable of
firing the bullets (and quite a few things beside!)...
On the Word macro virus front, things got notably better _NOT_ when MS
implemented the above warning (that the users could blithely ignore and
even _disable_ right there on the warning dialog -- what a travesty of
mis-design that was!) but when it released a version of Word that
defaulted to not running macros unless they were signed with an
acceptable (as configured by the user/admin) key (there are legion
flaws in the design of this feature, but it was strong enough to
significantly impact the Word macro virus problem). In IE, removing
support for this mis-feature (read RFC 2616) will have a much greater
impact than trying to "direct" users who don't want to be directed with
"warnings" and other stuff that "gets in their way".
Cowpox doesn't protect against smallpox. It just lets your body know what to expect.
They cost way too much to be a router. $150-200k according to howstuffworks.com. Mainly due to radiation shielding or something.
Nasa should've gone to transmeta.
Good luck trying to get through airport security...
obligitory simpsons ScullyThis is a simple lie detector, i'll ask you a few yes or no questions and you just answer truthfully, do you understand?
HomerYes
lie detector explodes
That's what I meant. I did not intend to imply that you should learn Visual Basic or Pascal. :)
"Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Google engineers use Python, and we're looking for more people with skills in this language." said Peter Norvig, director of search quality at Google, Inc.
Open source, expressive (very short code can achieve a lot), readable (very short expressive code is easily groked -- fewer bugs), no direct pointer manipulation (safe -- fewer bugs), integrates nicely with other languages, runs on a variety of platforms, very easy to learn.
I, too would recommend learning python. It is a very good, language. Zeolotry is another thing though. Keep your mind open. Learn all the languages you can. This book, I can't comment, although I received it a week ago I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.
I call troll. But otherwise, grow up. Not all porn is kiddie porn and not everybody who looks at porn is a pedophile.
That is, until your nads become a microwave dinner.
:)
Running a webserver other than a paid IIS is against the windows EULA
You should read it sometime
I imagine the managers of failing tech firms may have the same desperation and confusion that a hostage taker might. Letting go of the failing business model would be analogous to giving up the hostages.
These guys should be in Lindon, Utah, not Palo Alto.
I pre-ordered my 21" telescreen yesterday, I bought myself a newspeak dictionary and enrolled my daughter in the Junior Anti-Sex League.
"First they ignore you.
Then they laugh at you.
Then they fight you.
Then you win."
-- Ghandi
Ever wanted an easy-to-configure, whole-house, internet-accessible, Linux-based VOIP PBX with video, PVR, firewall/router, security system, MP3 player, file server, personal web server, home automation (lights, thermostat) controller?
No.
Not for $15,000 anyway.