'The same technology also can be used to ensure that content such as music or movies is used in a way dictated by the copyright holder. A purchased song, for instance, would not play unless it's sure that it's authorized and running on secure hardware.'"
Right, unless you hold down the Shift key when you put the CD in... honestly people, as long as its digital, people will discover loopholes around the system and break it. I don't want to say the effort is pointless, but it definitely is a losing battle.
Actually, I know some people who set up Hotmail accounts as "road accounts" so that when they are travelling and going between desktop and laptop, they can synch their e-mail via "copy and paste." (Consequently, they are just discovering services that do a better job at it...)
Yeah, I usually don't start with an insult, but you're an idiot.
Microsoft isn't lowering the price of their system because they "care" about consumers and want everyone to drink from their goblet... they just want everyone to drink from their goblet whether they like them or not.
Every major video game console on the market right now is sold at a loss (analysis of hardware for the systems show that Nintendo has the lowest loss margin even at their $100 price tag as a side note. Then PS2, then X-Box.) Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft all sell these systems at a loss in order to get licensing fees out of game producing companies. They essentially do nothing, and get paid for it.
Microsoft lowering the price is pure economics. The cost of $200 is too much for some people. They realize if they drop it $50, they can sell more consoles. By selling more consoles, more games (theoretically) will get moved off the shelf and more licensing fees are paid to Microsoft.
Microsoft lowering the price has nothing to do with caring about people. Its about caring about profit. (How any good business is run.)
Comparison of Janet Jackson's nipple and football... wow... that's great. Do I want my kid watching what Bertuzzi did to that Avalanche player? Nope. Wouldn't want it. But it's something I would EXPECT to see. The thing is, awards show generally aren't the place you hear the F word and CBS generally isn't the place you see nipples. Much less on prime time. Things like this need to be put in check however dumb you think I am.
Despite what these other people are saying, I firmly agree with you. The excuse can be made that you should monitor what your children watch, but anyone who thought their child would be exposed to the F word or Janet Jackson's nipple shield in primetime, atenna television is either Ms. Cleo or paranoid. It's not that people like this guy aren't monitoring what his children are watching, its that it is too late to turn it off after you realize it should be turned off...
I'm so torn on this subject. It's something that I think has so many valid points on either side. If I plan on watching something like the Grammy's or some other award shows (or the Super Bowl halftime show) I don't at all expect to be seeing or hearing some of the crap I have seen. With that, I can see how regulations and stricter rules are a must. But then I see how far government agencies can take things...
*sigh* A struggle more eternal than Linux and SCO...
Sorry buddy, but I don't know where you're pulling your numbers. Nintendo is #2 worldwide, in the US, and in Japan to Sony and is lagging behind in Europe. Otherwise, the X-Box is lagging behind everyone else. Nintendo is far from dead... troll.
Seriously, Jackson has set a huge standard for himself here. He has the three movies that progressively got better, ending in a movie that won 11 awards. People's expectations will be high (cough*EpisodeOne*cough) and if he doesn't deliver, it won't matter how good of a movie it is, he's going to get ripped a new one.
I live on campus at Brigham Young University. Between me and the 40 other guys on my floor, I'd say about everyone has experienced Spyware, but everyone has removed it just with a little help from someone mentioning Ad Aware to them.
Really, Spyware is like the 8th deadly sin, spread the word and help people get Ad-Aware on their computer.
(As an aftertroll thougt, I should say this. I find it funny that/.ers will admit that tons of people don't know about Spyware and what not, showing their ignorance towards computers, but are still angered by things like Clippy the MS icon who helps people with Office and with the simplicity of Windows XP.)
Please, some people are at work (or just plain don't want to see that) so at least warn people when you post a link like that. Don't mean to come across as a jerk, but it is sensitive material you're passing along (pun intended... but only after I thought about it.)
Which, by that logic, Webster, Brittanica, and Encarta all assume we're complete morons too. Clippy is a resource tool to use, not a replacement of brain power.
For instance, you assume that everyone who ownas a computer is completely capable of using it. This really isn't the case. I know relatives who are completely literate, good people who use clippy to quick search help things. (1/4 times, it ends in a phone call to me seeing if I can help.) But, just because YOU are insulted by Clippy doesn't mean he doesn't help thousands of other people (and save me dozens of questions from my non-computer savvy uncle and grandparents). It says nothing of their intelligence, just their familiarity with computers.
While I understand it's a joke (good one too!) I counter with, you're both new to economics. Basic idea of a sunk cost. Basically, the amount we've spent on the program means NOTHING. It is only the benefit we will get in return for the rest of the project. In other words, is the money we'll pay to get the rest of the project finish worth the outcome? They decided no. THerefore, the program has been scrapped.
Alright, Jim Carrey plays a minor role in the film, but the part he plays he is amazing for and the movie is a work of art. It was a low budget movie from the early 90s and it is hillarious! Definitely check it out if you ever get the chance.
Is the backlash that will come from a lot of the/.ers who act as if everything that is run with a 1 or a 0 should be free or open source. This kind of model is necessary for online publications to continue to thrive. Hearing that consumers are buying into it is extremely heartening news.
Alright, I am pretty ignorant when it comes to this matter, but do any of our other plans that have to deal with space actually have any sort of economic reasoning behind them? I mean, it really isn't cost effective to mine the moon or get to Mars, but/.ers are all over that...
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'The same technology also can be used to ensure that content such as music or movies is used in a way dictated by the copyright holder. A purchased song, for instance, would not play unless it's sure that it's authorized and running on secure hardware.'"
Right, unless you hold down the Shift key when you put the CD in... honestly people, as long as its digital, people will discover loopholes around the system and break it. I don't want to say the effort is pointless, but it definitely is a losing battle.
Actually, I know some people who set up Hotmail accounts as "road accounts" so that when they are travelling and going between desktop and laptop, they can synch their e-mail via "copy and paste." (Consequently, they are just discovering services that do a better job at it...)
I'm gonna go for sex. The answer is sex.
Yeah, I usually don't start with an insult, but you're an idiot.
Microsoft isn't lowering the price of their system because they "care" about consumers and want everyone to drink from their goblet... they just want everyone to drink from their goblet whether they like them or not.
Every major video game console on the market right now is sold at a loss (analysis of hardware for the systems show that Nintendo has the lowest loss margin even at their $100 price tag as a side note. Then PS2, then X-Box.) Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft all sell these systems at a loss in order to get licensing fees out of game producing companies. They essentially do nothing, and get paid for it.
Microsoft lowering the price is pure economics. The cost of $200 is too much for some people. They realize if they drop it $50, they can sell more consoles. By selling more consoles, more games (theoretically) will get moved off the shelf and more licensing fees are paid to Microsoft.
Microsoft lowering the price has nothing to do with caring about people. Its about caring about profit. (How any good business is run.)
It's kinda like the lottery except in reverse... and no powerball.
Comparison of Janet Jackson's nipple and football... wow... that's great. Do I want my kid watching what Bertuzzi did to that Avalanche player? Nope. Wouldn't want it. But it's something I would EXPECT to see. The thing is, awards show generally aren't the place you hear the F word and CBS generally isn't the place you see nipples. Much less on prime time. Things like this need to be put in check however dumb you think I am.
Despite what these other people are saying, I firmly agree with you. The excuse can be made that you should monitor what your children watch, but anyone who thought their child would be exposed to the F word or Janet Jackson's nipple shield in primetime, atenna television is either Ms. Cleo or paranoid. It's not that people like this guy aren't monitoring what his children are watching, its that it is too late to turn it off after you realize it should be turned off...
I'm so torn on this subject. It's something that I think has so many valid points on either side. If I plan on watching something like the Grammy's or some other award shows (or the Super Bowl halftime show) I don't at all expect to be seeing or hearing some of the crap I have seen. With that, I can see how regulations and stricter rules are a must. But then I see how far government agencies can take things...
*sigh* A struggle more eternal than Linux and SCO...
And you don't have a bigger vocabularly outside of the f word... did you just stop reading or something?
Sorry buddy, but I don't know where you're pulling your numbers. Nintendo is #2 worldwide, in the US, and in Japan to Sony and is lagging behind in Europe. Otherwise, the X-Box is lagging behind everyone else. Nintendo is far from dead... troll.
Good call. Definitely agree with you here. I withdraw my statement regarding Episode 1. :)
Seriously, Jackson has set a huge standard for himself here. He has the three movies that progressively got better, ending in a movie that won 11 awards. People's expectations will be high (cough*EpisodeOne*cough) and if he doesn't deliver, it won't matter how good of a movie it is, he's going to get ripped a new one.
I live on campus at Brigham Young University. Between me and the 40 other guys on my floor, I'd say about everyone has experienced Spyware, but everyone has removed it just with a little help from someone mentioning Ad Aware to them.
/.ers will admit that tons of people don't know about Spyware and what not, showing their ignorance towards computers, but are still angered by things like Clippy the MS icon who helps people with Office and with the simplicity of Windows XP.)
Really, Spyware is like the 8th deadly sin, spread the word and help people get Ad-Aware on their computer.
(As an aftertroll thougt, I should say this. I find it funny that
Had a friend switch from XP to Linux on his laptop and it double his battery life... change to Linux maybe?
Please, some people are at work (or just plain don't want to see that) so at least warn people when you post a link like that. Don't mean to come across as a jerk, but it is sensitive material you're passing along (pun intended... but only after I thought about it.)
Which, by that logic, Webster, Brittanica, and Encarta all assume we're complete morons too. Clippy is a resource tool to use, not a replacement of brain power.
Well why would anyone use iTunes to try and browse the internet....
For instance, you assume that everyone who ownas a computer is completely capable of using it. This really isn't the case. I know relatives who are completely literate, good people who use clippy to quick search help things. (1/4 times, it ends in a phone call to me seeing if I can help.) But, just because YOU are insulted by Clippy doesn't mean he doesn't help thousands of other people (and save me dozens of questions from my non-computer savvy uncle and grandparents). It says nothing of their intelligence, just their familiarity with computers.
The prize is shared amongst two ex-Xerox people...
Headling which was a prelude to this one...
Two Xerox Employees Fired Over Butt-Copying Incident, footage at 11....
While I understand it's a joke (good one too!) I counter with, you're both new to economics. Basic idea of a sunk cost. Basically, the amount we've spent on the program means NOTHING. It is only the benefit we will get in return for the rest of the project. In other words, is the money we'll pay to get the rest of the project finish worth the outcome? They decided no. THerefore, the program has been scrapped.
Alright, Jim Carrey plays a minor role in the film, but the part he plays he is amazing for and the movie is a work of art. It was a low budget movie from the early 90s and it is hillarious! Definitely check it out if you ever get the chance.
Is the backlash that will come from a lot of the /.ers who act as if everything that is run with a 1 or a 0 should be free or open source. This kind of model is necessary for online publications to continue to thrive. Hearing that consumers are buying into it is extremely heartening news.
I for one welcome our Nazi, eye-scanning German overlords.
Alright, I am pretty ignorant when it comes to this matter, but do any of our other plans that have to deal with space actually have any sort of economic reasoning behind them? I mean, it really isn't cost effective to mine the moon or get to Mars, but /.ers are all over that...
We do have a Jon 2.0... http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/02/01/offbeat.b aby.version2.0.ap/