> I think that Apple should be allowed to know the sources if it was an Apple employee, if not then they have no reason to know.
Then all Think Secret has to do is tell them whether or not the source is an Apple employee. If the source is employed by Apple, then a name or an email address could be provided and then Apple can take it from there. If the answer is 'no', then Think Secret should have no further obligation toward the issue.
"Liberate music". That's great. Information does want to be free, as the geek maxim goes. Breaking music out of the shakles of DRM seems like the proper geek thing to do. I'm surprised that so many geeks here are squeamish about it. I guess the RIAA's "Pay our prices or YOU'RE the thief" Kool-Aid has been well circulated.
It's funny, but it's also true.. if they start taxing porn, it's just going to push the distribution of porn deeper underground and away from government oversight.
> A company should be responsible for the content of the product that they're marketing.
And they assume that responsibility with massive kickbacks to the government. That's all Big Tobacco is doing now. The only reason cigarettes and cigars aren't outlawed outright is because the government is making money hand over fist on taxes.
As soon as game companies start funneling money into the IRS and padding congressmen's pockets.. well, nothing will change really. They'll just ignore all their criticism like the tobacco companies are and keep raking in the dough.
What I am waiting for are public service messages from EA and other major game companies about the hazards of video games on young impressionable minds. "Play responsibly." Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft regalia: "Remember kids, it's just a game." The day is coming...
I've always kind of assumed that that was what was happening when they ships "jump". I also assumed that is the nature of "warp" in Star Trek (since "warp" means to bend, the "warp factor" is the increase in bending of the space around the ship, hence it "travels" faster). I also took this to be the reason the ship appeared to stretch out suddenly when the warp nacelles fired. To me that special effect was perfectly logical. (Or should I say, "fascinating.")
I tend to think of "true" science fiction as, "what would happen if" stories. Star Trek explores a lot of scientific theory and what-ifs and as such, when not telling the broader story of the Federation and its relationships with its allies and enemies, is a series of cautionary tales. BSG is a very human story about war, sacrifice, genocide and faith that could be told in any time era, past, present or future.
Maybe I should clarify.. BSG is not really "true" science fiction, so in that sense what I said is not really accurate. But as far as space operas go, acting, writing, sfx and general storytelling, BSG is seriously putting other "sci-fi" shows, including Star Trek, in their place. (And this comes from someone who loves Star Trek.)
I know for sure if I were fronting the money for something, I sure as hell would want some voice in how it was used. Firing Berman would be a good start. Maybe the fan-contributed money could be used to pay the salary of someone with a better handle on science fiction.
And yes, Battlestar Galactica is the best sci-fi on TV today.
I consider my point proven. Since you and I are probably the only ones left having this nonsensical argument, allow me to point out that you are the only one here advocating physical abuse while defending your assertion that what *I* said was flamebait. Have a nice day now.
ALL of the RIAA's lawsuits are PR cases. What, you think they need the money? It's all a bogus dog and pony show designed to impose guilt and fear on those who enjoy music and aren't slaves to the RIAA's (exploitative) distribution channels.
I think unless you are both far left wing and American it does. Quite obviously it DID invite a flame throwing contest, which I think is the definition of "flamebait", its saying something designed to provoke anger.
I object to the fact you were trying to do to Slashdot the same thing left wingers do to American media and America in general, start screaming "conservative bias" everytime something doesn't have a blatant left wing bias. It has been a quite successful tactic to pull American media to the left, in the case of CBS to the far left. That in turn has helped pull the whole country so far to the left its officially scary.
Me personally I'm glad Slashdot doesn't have a left wing bias. There still seem to be plenty of thinking, informed, rational people here, who reject fascism and scare mongering. There are also a lot of Slashdot readers who live outside the U.S. who can still recognize what was wrong in the post we are taking about here. Their minds aren't blinded by left wing propaganda, because they don't live in the U.S. They in general seem to have no use for the insanity thats infected the U.S. since the Democrats siezed power and since they were blessed with 9/11 to justify every excess. Thanks be there are still people left in the rest of the world who aren't dumb enough to fall for Democrat propaganda. It a source of woe that the number of Americans who haven't been brainwashed by it appears to dwindle everyday.
As a driver, many things compete for my attention. Other drivers. Street signs. Traffic lights. Emergency vehicles that need the right-of-way. Pedestrians need to understand that by inserting themselves into a driver's awareness, they are trusting--foolishly--that the driver a) is aware of them and b) will watch out for them until they are out of the driver's range. These can be fatal assumptions for pedestrians, at worst. At best, they are needlessly annoying to drivers who suddenly have been entrusted with the unsolicited responsibility for that pedestrian's well-being. That responsibility is a distraction that was not their choice.
Yes, but banning bumper stickers, children, radios, DVD players, air conditioners, those little dashboard note pads and fuzzy dice don't bring out the class-warfare umbrage in people like cell phones and SUVs do. Hell, cell phones aren't any more distracting than the moron joggers who won't stay on the sidewalk because it's too lumpy, but nobody talks about how "distracting" they are. For cripe's sake, driving is a risky business and if you want to stay absolutely, positively, 100% safe at all times, then just don't go anywhere.
That's just one service OnStar offers. it is actually a full concierge service for your vehicle. You can hit the OnStar button and get all kinds of information about where nearby hotels are, restaurants, best routes to suchandthus, places to park, and so on. GM touts the emergency services because they make better commercials (and more people will buy it if they think they might NEED it than if they think it is just a frivolous extra they probably won't use). So, yes, it is an appropriate comparison.
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> I think that Apple should be allowed to know the sources if it was an Apple employee, if not then they have no reason to know.
Then all Think Secret has to do is tell them whether or not the source is an Apple employee. If the source is employed by Apple, then a name or an email address could be provided and then Apple can take it from there. If the answer is 'no', then Think Secret should have no further obligation toward the issue.
"Liberate music". That's great. Information does want to be free, as the geek maxim goes. Breaking music out of the shakles of DRM seems like the proper geek thing to do. I'm surprised that so many geeks here are squeamish about it. I guess the RIAA's "Pay our prices or YOU'RE the thief" Kool-Aid has been well circulated.
You might want to hurry up and patent that technique before Amazon.com does and starts suing people ..
I have to agree with you there. If it's gonna include toys, then this and this should have made the list far afront of Elmo.
By the same criteria, even this qualifies.
It's funny, but it's also true .. if they start taxing porn, it's just going to push the distribution of porn deeper underground and away from government oversight.
What the hell does Christianity have to do with fat kids and access to guns? Explain that one to me ..
> A company should be responsible for the content of the product that they're marketing.
And they assume that responsibility with massive kickbacks to the government. That's all Big Tobacco is doing now. The only reason cigarettes and cigars aren't outlawed outright is because the government is making money hand over fist on taxes.
As soon as game companies start funneling money into the IRS and padding congressmen's pockets .. well, nothing will change really. They'll just ignore all their criticism like the tobacco companies are and keep raking in the dough.
What I am waiting for are public service messages from EA and other major game companies about the hazards of video games on young impressionable minds. "Play responsibly." Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft regalia: "Remember kids, it's just a game." The day is coming ...
I like those names a lot better than "Space Ship One", the most unoriginal spacecraft name in history.
I've always kind of assumed that that was what was happening when they ships "jump". I also assumed that is the nature of "warp" in Star Trek (since "warp" means to bend, the "warp factor" is the increase in bending of the space around the ship, hence it "travels" faster). I also took this to be the reason the ship appeared to stretch out suddenly when the warp nacelles fired. To me that special effect was perfectly logical. (Or should I say, "fascinating.")
Very well said.
I tend to think of "true" science fiction as, "what would happen if" stories. Star Trek explores a lot of scientific theory and what-ifs and as such, when not telling the broader story of the Federation and its relationships with its allies and enemies, is a series of cautionary tales. BSG is a very human story about war, sacrifice, genocide and faith that could be told in any time era, past, present or future.
Maybe I should clarify .. BSG is not really "true" science fiction, so in that sense what I said is not really accurate. But as far as space operas go, acting, writing, sfx and general storytelling, BSG is seriously putting other "sci-fi" shows, including Star Trek, in their place. (And this comes from someone who loves Star Trek.)
Mod poster insightful, please.
I know for sure if I were fronting the money for something, I sure as hell would want some voice in how it was used. Firing Berman would be a good start. Maybe the fan-contributed money could be used to pay the salary of someone with a better handle on science fiction.
And yes, Battlestar Galactica is the best sci-fi on TV today.
I consider my point proven. Since you and I are probably the only ones left having this nonsensical argument, allow me to point out that you are the only one here advocating physical abuse while defending your assertion that what *I* said was flamebait. Have a nice day now.
ALL of the RIAA's lawsuits are PR cases. What, you think they need the money? It's all a bogus dog and pony show designed to impose guilt and fear on those who enjoy music and aren't slaves to the RIAA's (exploitative) distribution channels.
You know, I never thought of it that way. 100% of all file swappers die. That's just as many deaths as people who smoke. That's a scary statistic!
As far as I know, the Boy Scouts of America isn't a bunch of lawyers ..
Maybe the RIAA thinks St Peter will judge you harsher for swapping than any judge down here would.
I think unless you are both far left wing and American it does. Quite obviously it DID invite a flame throwing contest, which I think is the definition of "flamebait", its saying something designed to provoke anger.
I object to the fact you were trying to do to Slashdot the same thing left wingers do to American media and America in general, start screaming "conservative bias" everytime something doesn't have a blatant left wing bias. It has been a quite successful tactic to pull American media to the left, in the case of CBS to the far left. That in turn has helped pull the whole country so far to the left its officially scary.
Me personally I'm glad Slashdot doesn't have a left wing bias. There still seem to be plenty of thinking, informed, rational people here, who reject fascism and scare mongering. There are also a lot of Slashdot readers who live outside the U.S. who can still recognize what was wrong in the post we are taking about here. Their minds aren't blinded by left wing propaganda, because they don't live in the U.S. They in general seem to have no use for the insanity thats infected the U.S. since the Democrats siezed power and since they were blessed with 9/11 to justify every excess. Thanks be there are still people left in the rest of the world who aren't dumb enough to fall for Democrat propaganda. It a source of woe that the number of Americans who haven't been brainwashed by it appears to dwindle everyday.
Now tell me who's flamebaiting whom.
All you've shown is that you disagree with the poster. That doesn't make it flamebait.
Ohhh, yeah that really looked like flamebait. "I am proud of my President and here's why."
Oh, right, this is Slashdot.
Indeed it is!
As a driver, many things compete for my attention. Other drivers. Street signs. Traffic lights. Emergency vehicles that need the right-of-way. Pedestrians need to understand that by inserting themselves into a driver's awareness, they are trusting--foolishly--that the driver a) is aware of them and b) will watch out for them until they are out of the driver's range. These can be fatal assumptions for pedestrians, at worst. At best, they are needlessly annoying to drivers who suddenly have been entrusted with the unsolicited responsibility for that pedestrian's well-being. That responsibility is a distraction that was not their choice.
Yes, but banning bumper stickers, children, radios, DVD players, air conditioners, those little dashboard note pads and fuzzy dice don't bring out the class-warfare umbrage in people like cell phones and SUVs do. Hell, cell phones aren't any more distracting than the moron joggers who won't stay on the sidewalk because it's too lumpy, but nobody talks about how "distracting" they are. For cripe's sake, driving is a risky business and if you want to stay absolutely, positively, 100% safe at all times, then just don't go anywhere.
That's just one service OnStar offers. it is actually a full concierge service for your vehicle. You can hit the OnStar button and get all kinds of information about where nearby hotels are, restaurants, best routes to suchandthus, places to park, and so on. GM touts the emergency services because they make better commercials (and more people will buy it if they think they might NEED it than if they think it is just a frivolous extra they probably won't use). So, yes, it is an appropriate comparison.
One of the best posts I've seen on this (constantly and mercilessly rehashed) topic.