"Consider this: If one has to pay property tax on intellectual property, one would also have to pay property tax on cars.."
I just DID pay a property tax on my car. I was just told by the state that my car is worth $7300 and I have to pay $25 for every $1000 of value. Even if it just sits in the garage. It's not a road use tax, it's a "value of the item" tax. Don't pay it and you can lose it.
Well, seeing as how the servers were overwhelmed with people trying to download the album, chances are that the people who were overwhelming the servers are now doing that to the support email since they can't download the album. If you paid, most people who have download troubles are downloading the FLAC version from TPB, and rumor has it that the download links for everyone will be reset next week.
No proof of infant circumcision hurting in the long run? How about when the kid realizes his genitals were mutilated and can NEVER be how they were supposed to be?
I love how you people dismiss this going "ZOMG MOAR IMPURTENT DINGZ LAWL" like this isn't an issue that needs to be addressed. Sure, it's not going to change the world in general, but for the first kid who is protected from this "Well, my father did it to me and his father to him, and his to him" bullshit by LAW will be thankful that we talked about this topic.
I didn't opt in for this specific service, no. I want the service I paid for. If they had asked the customers "Do you want to enable this 'feature'?" before turning it on for everyone, I'd be okay with it since I'd just say "No."
Their "service packs" are the 10.5.x updates. Those are free and add features on top of bug fixes. Something Microsoft has promised the Vista Ultimate customers and failed to follow through with. The 10.x updated are the updates you're thinking about, and they're released every couple of years. We just got Leopard after 2-3 years of Tiger. They're not just bug fixes or UI changes, unlike Microsoft, when Apple says "we're going to add a new file system and change the OS in x, y, and z ways, they change them. Vista is XP with a new hat and a STD.
Really? I use RoadRunner (Used to be Adelphia) and I don't force encryption on my torrents and they run just fine. Your issue sounds like PEBKAC to me.
You opt in to OpenDNS service. You have to opt OUT of the Time Warner service. They should have, at the very least, asked us if we wanted this before making it on by default.
The problem is that the choice is taken away from the person being mutilated. You never knew how it felt to have sex with your genitals intact, so you can't know what you're missing.
The problem is that circumcision is done because when the tradition started, people were filthy. Also, it helped keep the kids from playing with themselves.
Today neither of those points matter. We have antibacterial soap, and oppressing sexual feelings only hurts people in the long run. Let the kid grow up without being mutilated and let them make the choice.
Yes, because it means that people look HARDER for the bugs in both browsers and release information about them to the public faster, meaning they'll be patched MUCH faster than a bug report sent through some behind the scenes emails.
Because good karma helps get posts noticed, and having excellent karma with room to spare means you can post unpopular but true comments and still be seen by people before some jackass with mod points dumps a "overrated" mod on you before any other moderation has taken place.
Prince, the Village People, and ABBA are not the most torrented artists on TPB right now. They're old and the people who know enough about computers to torrent don't care enough about them to download. This is more of a "I'M STILL AROUND PAY ATTENTION TO ME" move, just like Janet Jackson's wardrobe "malfunction."
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
So, because corporations are less likely to fund it, you support robbing the citizens of a country (at gunpoint) to fund the toys you love to play with?
Odd, I've been running Leopard since it was leaked to TPB and I've never had my wireless drop out. I've had nothing but a good experience with Leo so far.
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"Consider this: If one has to pay property tax on intellectual property, one would also have to pay property tax on cars.."
I just DID pay a property tax on my car. I was just told by the state that my car is worth $7300 and I have to pay $25 for every $1000 of value. Even if it just sits in the garage. It's not a road use tax, it's a "value of the item" tax. Don't pay it and you can lose it.
Well, seeing as how the servers were overwhelmed with people trying to download the album, chances are that the people who were overwhelming the servers are now doing that to the support email since they can't download the album. If you paid, most people who have download troubles are downloading the FLAC version from TPB, and rumor has it that the download links for everyone will be reset next week.
No proof of infant circumcision hurting in the long run? How about when the kid realizes his genitals were mutilated and can NEVER be how they were supposed to be?
I love how you people dismiss this going "ZOMG MOAR IMPURTENT DINGZ LAWL" like this isn't an issue that needs to be addressed. Sure, it's not going to change the world in general, but for the first kid who is protected from this "Well, my father did it to me and his father to him, and his to him" bullshit by LAW will be thankful that we talked about this topic.
I didn't opt in for this specific service, no. I want the service I paid for. If they had asked the customers "Do you want to enable this 'feature'?" before turning it on for everyone, I'd be okay with it since I'd just say "No."
Their "service packs" are the 10.5.x updates. Those are free and add features on top of bug fixes. Something Microsoft has promised the Vista Ultimate customers and failed to follow through with. The 10.x updated are the updates you're thinking about, and they're released every couple of years. We just got Leopard after 2-3 years of Tiger. They're not just bug fixes or UI changes, unlike Microsoft, when Apple says "we're going to add a new file system and change the OS in x, y, and z ways, they change them. Vista is XP with a new hat and a STD.
The race is on before Family Guy.
Really? I use RoadRunner (Used to be Adelphia) and I don't force encryption on my torrents and they run just fine. Your issue sounds like PEBKAC to me.
You opt in to OpenDNS service. You have to opt OUT of the Time Warner service. They should have, at the very least, asked us if we wanted this before making it on by default.
The problem is that the choice is taken away from the person being mutilated. You never knew how it felt to have sex with your genitals intact, so you can't know what you're missing.
The problem is that circumcision is done because when the tradition started, people were filthy. Also, it helped keep the kids from playing with themselves.
Today neither of those points matter. We have antibacterial soap, and oppressing sexual feelings only hurts people in the long run. Let the kid grow up without being mutilated and let them make the choice.
Yes, because it means that people look HARDER for the bugs in both browsers and release information about them to the public faster, meaning they'll be patched MUCH faster than a bug report sent through some behind the scenes emails.
People who are computer savvy enough to torrent music aren't the people who listen to prince. Period.
Because good karma helps get posts noticed, and having excellent karma with room to spare means you can post unpopular but true comments and still be seen by people before some jackass with mod points dumps a "overrated" mod on you before any other moderation has taken place.
Prince, the Village People, and ABBA are not the most torrented artists on TPB right now. They're old and the people who know enough about computers to torrent don't care enough about them to download. This is more of a "I'M STILL AROUND PAY ATTENTION TO ME" move, just like Janet Jackson's wardrobe "malfunction."
The problem is that no karma is rewarded for a 'funny' moderation. I tend to use insightful or underrated for jokes when I get mod points.
Spoiled for choice? I see it as "talent spread too thin."
Here in the states, where slashdot is located, we call Football Football and nobody talks about Rugby or Soccer.
http://slashdot.org/faq/editorial.shtml#ed850
Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
So, because corporations are less likely to fund it, you support robbing the citizens of a country (at gunpoint) to fund the toys you love to play with?
Good to know.
If you're going to spend all that time and effort, possibly getting an entire IP range banned from slashdot, just to troll... You have failed at life.
Don't encourage Twitter. Pity him, sure, but don't encourage him.
Snickered?
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Odd, I've been running Leopard since it was leaked to TPB and I've never had my wireless drop out. I've had nothing but a good experience with Leo so far.
Maybe you have a PEBKAC problem?
I'm sure that their inexperience with electronics won't harm them later in life. Yup. Knots are going to be really important 20 years from now.
Problem with things like Joost and Hulu is that all they do is replay TV shows.
When I was in High School, the head of IT called NICs "Network NIC Cards."