It seems to me that this is a weakness in your hardware device (not properly supporting the mass-storage device standards) more so than that of Linux. Not that that functionally helps -you- all that much, but blame where blame is due.
Well.... I live in Denver, and aside from the occasional major accident, well, the freeways move.
Sadly there are lots of folks coming here from California bringing... well... California (yuck, sorry Silicon Valley folks) here. I can't really complain since I originate in Michigan, but still.
If you're colorblind how did you monitor the changes for your very precise graphics program?
This isn't intended to be a troll, I'm just not sure I'm following you.
I mean illusions are fun and all but you want the real thing if you're working on important art peices or photos
I'm no MAC defender (my skin burns when I go into an Apple store), but don't you see the irony in that statement?
A computer monitor -is- an illusion of "the real thing". Any display is simply a representation of reality - yes, I think the lawsuit has a point, but you have to admit that -any- computer monitor, no matter how great is still displaying an "illusion".
Furthermore, how much of it is an illusion if the human eye is physically incapable of telling the difference? Are the people filing the lawsuit taking high-quality pictures of their monitors in order to edit the photos? Are the colors being stored any less real? I just don't see the impact, even to higher end artists, if the monitor communicates the information to the human brain.
You know, this may be being implemented with the best of intentions (stopping illegal workers, etc), but do we really want to give the government an easy way to "flip a switch" (or bit) and make it impossible for any one person to earn a living?
This isn't just a "don't fly" list, and I suspect that in its initial incarnation it wouldn't have the same.... due process that the local police arresting someone would.
If not this government what about the one that is elected five years from now? Nine? What about the (admittedly hypothetical) government that is elected in 2020 that wants to prevent convicted felons from holding certain classes of jobs (more so than stigma already does?) Political dissidents?
...I've heard that the COMCAST software sucks. It's more or less an out of the frying pan into the fire situation. And to be honest, given their incredibly lousy customer service, what makes you think they're going to develop reliable software?
Or software that will allow you to do anything -more- useful than the Microsoft offering?
A quick google search showed as much (if not more) complaining about Guideworks on -current- comcast boxes versus the Microsoft software.
Sadly, this likely won't end careers.
See, the RIAA and other folks who are lobbying this have a lot of money. And enough people vote on sound clips and "hot button" issues (you know, the ones that candidates talk about for 12 months while campaigning and then become the non-issues to them that they always were, aside from some token legislation?) that unless this directly impacts a large number of people, or something hideous (like death penalty for pirates) happens it won't get the attention of -most- people. The problem being, you or I and our circle of friends who for the most part *think* about what is going on (no matter the conclusion - I have friends who think that piracy in any form is bad for the economy, the idiots:) ) are not in the majority.
I don't have a problem with differing, reasoning opinions, but it's far to clear that in the human population most people don't want to deal with anything outside of their bubble.
All considerations about copyright infringement aside (legal, illegal, etc), this just makes my blood boil:
" Require Homeland Security to alert the Recording Industry Association of America. That would happen when compact discs with "unauthorized fixations of the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance" are attempted to be imported. Neither the Motion Picture Association of America nor the Business Software Alliance (nor any other copyright holder such as photographers, playwrights, or news organizations, for that matter) would qualify for this kind of special treatment."
Since when did Copyright Infringement become an issue for Homeland Security to work directly with a specific corporation?
Why give only the RIAA this treatment? Do they notify Tropicana when off-brand OJ is smuggled in from Mexico?
Well....
If they're interested in preventing pre-release copies being available, I guess it kind-of makes sense. Don't show movies in theaters that aren't enforcing camcorder bans, etc.
If they're trying to prevent piracy in general, it's not going to help much.
The world is starting to becoming a very dark place as of late.
Perhaps that would explain that rather horrendous misspelling of "speech"? Lack of light to use your dictionary?
That sounds like a step forward. At least, until you consider that anyone working on them would get coated in oil... and frankly, server admins coated in oil are really something nobody wants to see.
NPR still exists.
But my comment about the government was talking about places outside of the US. Here, they are chasing $$$$ which ultimately means businesses (advertising dollars) tied to ratings.
The news, however, isn't about "viewpoint", or shouldn't be.
If you're a political commentary show, that's one thing. I wouldn't watch "The O'Reily Factor" or "Countdown with Keith Oberman" to get an unbiased reporting of the news, but really, your 9pm news broadcast shouldn't pander to a political agenda, even if the producers have mores based in that agenda.
So, is intelligent satire that lampoons BOTH sides, yet somehow manages to cover the news more clearly than most news outlets Kool-Aid? If it is, I'd rather be drinking that than the ditch-water folks like you seem to hold so highly. Face it, the news media has sold out to government and industry across the planet - and subscriptions are starting to feel it. Look at the viewer numbers for most national "news" programs! It's insanity, but with respect to news, the world culture has turned into the Jerry Springer show circa 1994.
Well, remember the focus of this is on Software, not movies (IIRC), so in the case of software, things like support, etc. Not to mention some level of guilt in not paying for something that's actually useful to you (especially in the case of reasonably priced software).
I'm not a lawyer, but I can't see this being embraced by many copyright holders for the simple reason that accepting this would to some degree weaken a legal defense of their copyright and/or damages in future litigation.
3) Most players currently in the hands of the market (which is dominated by the iPod) play AACs and not ogg.
I'm assuming you mean IPod? What about home stereos, etc? My car plays MP3/WMA native in it's player, as does my fairly high-end home stereo, but neither of them play AAC. I love my IPod, but having songs in AAC, at least for the moment, is kindof a pain, as the only thing that tends to play AAC is MAC.
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It seems to me that this is a weakness in your hardware device (not properly supporting the mass-storage device standards) more so than that of Linux. Not that that functionally helps -you- all that much, but blame where blame is due.
...what's to say that they aren't already encoding this into the audio? If they really want to "nail" people, there are better ways to do it.
Well.... I live in Denver, and aside from the occasional major accident, well, the freeways move. Sadly there are lots of folks coming here from California bringing ... well... California (yuck, sorry Silicon Valley folks) here. I can't really complain since I originate in Michigan, but still.
Query:
If you're colorblind how did you monitor the changes for your very precise graphics program?
This isn't intended to be a troll, I'm just not sure I'm following you.
I mean illusions are fun and all but you want the real thing if you're working on important art peices or photos
I'm no MAC defender (my skin burns when I go into an Apple store), but don't you see the irony in that statement?
A computer monitor -is- an illusion of "the real thing". Any display is simply a representation of reality - yes, I think the lawsuit has a point, but you have to admit that -any- computer monitor, no matter how great is still displaying an "illusion".
Furthermore, how much of it is an illusion if the human eye is physically incapable of telling the difference? Are the people filing the lawsuit taking high-quality pictures of their monitors in order to edit the photos? Are the colors being stored any less real? I just don't see the impact, even to higher end artists, if the monitor communicates the information to the human brain.
You know, this may be being implemented with the best of intentions (stopping illegal workers, etc), but do we really want to give the government an easy way to "flip a switch" (or bit) and make it impossible for any one person to earn a living?
.... due process that the local police arresting someone would.
This isn't just a "don't fly" list, and I suspect that in its initial incarnation it wouldn't have the same
If not this government what about the one that is elected five years from now? Nine? What about the (admittedly hypothetical) government that is elected in 2020 that wants to prevent convicted felons from holding certain classes of jobs (more so than stigma already does?) Political dissidents?
To quote Animal Farm: All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others..
So... you've been busily securing them, have you?
...I've heard that the COMCAST software sucks. It's more or less an out of the frying pan into the fire situation. And to be honest, given their incredibly lousy customer service, what makes you think they're going to develop reliable software? Or software that will allow you to do anything -more- useful than the Microsoft offering? A quick google search showed as much (if not more) complaining about Guideworks on -current- comcast boxes versus the Microsoft software.
Sadly, this likely won't end careers. See, the RIAA and other folks who are lobbying this have a lot of money. And enough people vote on sound clips and "hot button" issues (you know, the ones that candidates talk about for 12 months while campaigning and then become the non-issues to them that they always were, aside from some token legislation?) that unless this directly impacts a large number of people, or something hideous (like death penalty for pirates) happens it won't get the attention of -most- people. The problem being, you or I and our circle of friends who for the most part *think* about what is going on (no matter the conclusion - I have friends who think that piracy in any form is bad for the economy, the idiots :) ) are not in the majority.
I don't have a problem with differing, reasoning opinions, but it's far to clear that in the human population most people don't want to deal with anything outside of their bubble.
All considerations about copyright infringement aside (legal, illegal, etc), this just makes my blood boil:
" Require Homeland Security to alert the Recording Industry Association of America. That would happen when compact discs with "unauthorized fixations of the sounds or sounds and images of a live musical performance" are attempted to be imported. Neither the Motion Picture Association of America nor the Business Software Alliance (nor any other copyright holder such as photographers, playwrights, or news organizations, for that matter) would qualify for this kind of special treatment."
Since when did Copyright Infringement become an issue for Homeland Security to work directly with a specific corporation?
Why give only the RIAA this treatment? Do they notify Tropicana when off-brand OJ is smuggled in from Mexico?
Well.... If they're interested in preventing pre-release copies being available, I guess it kind-of makes sense. Don't show movies in theaters that aren't enforcing camcorder bans, etc. If they're trying to prevent piracy in general, it's not going to help much.
Read the article - they're talking about pre-release showings (previews) of movies.
The world is starting to becoming a very dark place as of late. Perhaps that would explain that rather horrendous misspelling of "speech"? Lack of light to use your dictionary?
Damn preview button. That *woosh* is the sound of both the sarcasm going over your head AND my speedy click on submit.
*whoosh*
They tried using motor oil initially. How cutting edge can they be?
That sounds like a step forward. At least, until you consider that anyone working on them would get coated in oil... and frankly, server admins coated in oil are really something nobody wants to see.
NPR still exists. But my comment about the government was talking about places outside of the US. Here, they are chasing $$$$ which ultimately means businesses (advertising dollars) tied to ratings.
Take Two is making a game for the Wii?? I have two words for that: Hot Coffee.
And why was Monkey Island not mentioned in the main post? For shame!
The news, however, isn't about "viewpoint", or shouldn't be.
If you're a political commentary show, that's one thing. I wouldn't watch "The O'Reily Factor" or "Countdown with Keith Oberman" to get an unbiased reporting of the news, but really, your 9pm news broadcast shouldn't pander to a political agenda, even if the producers have mores based in that agenda.
It seems that nearly every news organization on the planet does so. Even the BBC is only telling you want they want you to hear.
So, is intelligent satire that lampoons BOTH sides, yet somehow manages to cover the news more clearly than most news outlets Kool-Aid? If it is, I'd rather be drinking that than the ditch-water folks like you seem to hold so highly. Face it, the news media has sold out to government and industry across the planet - and subscriptions are starting to feel it. Look at the viewer numbers for most national "news" programs! It's insanity, but with respect to news, the world culture has turned into the Jerry Springer show circa 1994.
Well, remember the focus of this is on Software, not movies (IIRC), so in the case of software, things like support, etc. Not to mention some level of guilt in not paying for something that's actually useful to you (especially in the case of reasonably priced software).
I'm not a lawyer, but I can't see this being embraced by many copyright holders for the simple reason that accepting this would to some degree weaken a legal defense of their copyright and/or damages in future litigation.
3) Most players currently in the hands of the market (which is dominated by the iPod) play AACs and not ogg. I'm assuming you mean IPod? What about home stereos, etc? My car plays MP3/WMA native in it's player, as does my fairly high-end home stereo, but neither of them play AAC. I love my IPod, but having songs in AAC, at least for the moment, is kindof a pain, as the only thing that tends to play AAC is MAC.
Now, let's hope the albums cost less than the current store CDs, given the reduced material and sales costs. I'm sure that's what will happen, right?