Taking all morality and/or copyright factors out of the entire situation. Do you really think it's a good business decision to deceive and piss-off your consumers?
"I want you to buy this CD, but if you do - I'll kill this kitten."
I can understand their need to protect their own intellectual property, but I don't think their doing it the correct way. Adding malicious, and deceptive software to CDs doesn't seem like a way to become favorable with your consumer-base.
On the upside, maybe this DRM crap will spark the Linux Revolution (TM). We can finally rid the planet of Windows for good!
After reading all of this, I've decided to patent nose-picking. I've decided to implement a limited-use policy - it's free, up until the first knuckle; then it costs a dollar.
I apologize for the back-to-back posting.. but I figured I'd throw in a bit of my pharmacy background.
I'm sure by your text-book definition of cancer, you're correct. However, I've seen may patients on Tamoxifen. I've been with them througout their battle(s) with cancer. Tamoxifen doesn't work for every type of breast cancer, obviously. It does work for some types, however, cancer cells do adapt (despite what you say) to conditions within the body. Suddenly, the Tamoxifen may no longer work. It's not that the body has built a tolerance to the drug, it's that the cancer cells have adapted and... evolved beyond the affects of the medicine - in order to survive.
This of course won't be passed from person to person, though, I have my theory on cancer/genetics.. but that's another matter. However, I do think that if the trait for cancer (likelihood.. if you don't like the word trait) is passed down, would the cell's adaptation be passed too? Guess that's kind of a rhetorical question, I don't claim to know the answer.
There are many types of cancer that DO evolve, exactly in the sense of an organism as well. TGCT is a perfect example of this.
Your body adapts, and how cancer affects your body does in a sense evolve. Not every person with prostate cancer exhibits exactly the same as the other. How your body fights the cancer, forces the cells to malfunction in a different manner. Your body is essentially fighting itself - your body's reaction does evolve.
I guess I may be using the word 'evolve' a little too loosely for the hardcore-Darwinians out there.
The only thing wrong with this is the fact that cancer doesn't necessarily manifest itself the same every time. Cancer, just like any other disease is evolving and will evolve... and very well could have already evolved in many people.
Will this computer adapt to ever-changing possibilities of cancer/cancer types?
Flu shots are never the same every year, but they work pretty well. Let's hope this works just as well too.
This is an issue, like a lot of things - where we seem to be going backwards. We're peddling backwards.
The greed of major companies, and civil litigations have caused technology and communications to become relatively stagnant. It's nearly becoming a crime to invent and expand.
I'm still pondering whether or not it's illegal to actually watch movies, or listen to music. I find myself quoting movies, replaying scenes in my mind... and whistling songs I've heard previously in the day. Is that wrong? Am I violating any kind of copyright law by closing my eyes, and visualizing a scene of a movie? Sure seems like I would be...
We're being systematically stripped of all our rights as citizens and consumers. A product you purchase, is really no longer your product. You're just using it. As the rate of artificial inflation grows (the inflation growth also applies to movies, music, other), it makes the luxury portion of budgets much smaller. As the prices of these items go up (big surprise), and the ability to buy them goes down.. what's going to happen? It's definitely not right to steal, but it's an interesting situation.
I'm just waiting for the day when you have to register your DVD on your DVD player.. and they use a DRM-like system to track it.
"I'm sorry, you've already watched this movie today."
I think that's strike three for the geeks & nerds. Yep, geeks & nerds... no women for you. Just as the first post indicated, this is just another reason to avoid women.
As a person in a committed relationship, I can tell you that the ultimate goal is to have the woman get you the beer. This robot is contradictory to man's goal of subservient women.
I'm not really sure of the point of this article. We all should know by now that technology is limited by knowledge and by other technology.
The more knowledge we attain, the better our technology becomes - therefore this speculation takes into account absolutely no technological advancement.
I do wonder exactly how much money they RIAA has spent on copy-protection, DRM and like technologies.. also on commercials, publications and other 'propaganda'?
They use figures to describe how much piracy hurts their profits.. I wonder if that includes their investment AGAINST piracy? Should seem fitting for the RIAA that it does.. because I'd imagine it's into the billions by now.
What about a real estimation of the damage piracy inflicts? I'm wagering in dollars, it's far less than the amount spent to stop it.
"Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the Stream-ripping software will be found illegal under the DMCA as a technology that enables piracy..."
Wouldn't that mean that all of the software, even back to the BIOS would be illegal? Seems like a large daisy-chain to me...
The BIOS allows the installation and operation of hardware, the hardware allows the installation and operation of an operating system, the operating system allows the installation and operation of the offending software.
Heck, the hardware manufacturers allow the installation of the BIOS. What's next, suing computer retailers for aiding piracy?
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Taking all morality and/or copyright factors out of the entire situation. Do you really think it's a good business decision to deceive and piss-off your consumers?
"I want you to buy this CD, but if you do - I'll kill this kitten."
I can understand their need to protect their own intellectual property, but I don't think their doing it the correct way. Adding malicious, and deceptive software to CDs doesn't seem like a way to become favorable with your consumer-base.
On the upside, maybe this DRM crap will spark the Linux Revolution (TM). We can finally rid the planet of Windows for good!
After reading all of this, I've decided to patent nose-picking. I've decided to implement a limited-use policy - it's free, up until the first knuckle; then it costs a dollar.
Pay up!
Why doesn't everyone sign up for an account here for the free month. Send a month's worth of faxes to the company... everyone.
After a few hundred thousand faxes, I bet the company would reconsider it's marketing practices.
I apologize for the back-to-back posting.. but I figured I'd throw in a bit of my pharmacy background.
I'm sure by your text-book definition of cancer, you're correct. However, I've seen may patients on Tamoxifen. I've been with them througout their battle(s) with cancer. Tamoxifen doesn't work for every type of breast cancer, obviously. It does work for some types, however, cancer cells do adapt (despite what you say) to conditions within the body. Suddenly, the Tamoxifen may no longer work. It's not that the body has built a tolerance to the drug, it's that the cancer cells have adapted and... evolved beyond the affects of the medicine - in order to survive.
This of course won't be passed from person to person, though, I have my theory on cancer/genetics.. but that's another matter. However, I do think that if the trait for cancer (likelihood.. if you don't like the word trait) is passed down, would the cell's adaptation be passed too? Guess that's kind of a rhetorical question, I don't claim to know the answer.
There are many types of cancer that DO evolve, exactly in the sense of an organism as well. TGCT is a perfect example of this.
Anyway...
Your body adapts, and how cancer affects your body does in a sense evolve. Not every person with prostate cancer exhibits exactly the same as the other. How your body fights the cancer, forces the cells to malfunction in a different manner. Your body is essentially fighting itself - your body's reaction does evolve.
I guess I may be using the word 'evolve' a little too loosely for the hardcore-Darwinians out there.
The only thing wrong with this is the fact that cancer doesn't necessarily manifest itself the same every time. Cancer, just like any other disease is evolving and will evolve... and very well could have already evolved in many people.
Will this computer adapt to ever-changing possibilities of cancer/cancer types?
Flu shots are never the same every year, but they work pretty well. Let's hope this works just as well too.
This is an issue, like a lot of things - where we seem to be going backwards. We're peddling backwards.
The greed of major companies, and civil litigations have caused technology and communications to become relatively stagnant. It's nearly becoming a crime to invent and expand.
I'm still pondering whether or not it's illegal to actually watch movies, or listen to music. I find myself quoting movies, replaying scenes in my mind... and whistling songs I've heard previously in the day. Is that wrong? Am I violating any kind of copyright law by closing my eyes, and visualizing a scene of a movie? Sure seems like I would be...
We're being systematically stripped of all our rights as citizens and consumers. A product you purchase, is really no longer your product. You're just using it. As the rate of artificial inflation grows (the inflation growth also applies to movies, music, other), it makes the luxury portion of budgets much smaller. As the prices of these items go up (big surprise), and the ability to buy them goes down.. what's going to happen? It's definitely not right to steal, but it's an interesting situation.
I'm just waiting for the day when you have to register your DVD on your DVD player.. and they use a DRM-like system to track it.
"I'm sorry, you've already watched this movie today."
I think that's strike three for the geeks & nerds. Yep, geeks & nerds... no women for you. Just as the first post indicated, this is just another reason to avoid women.
As a person in a committed relationship, I can tell you that the ultimate goal is to have the woman get you the beer. This robot is contradictory to man's goal of subservient women.
Down with the bot! Down!
Everybody grab your pitchforks and torches...
I'm not really sure of the point of this article. We all should know by now that technology is limited by knowledge and by other technology.
The more knowledge we attain, the better our technology becomes - therefore this speculation takes into account absolutely no technological advancement.
Thank you Captain Obvious!
I know this article was copied from somewhere. I don't know where.. but I'll find it, maybe.
Meanwhile... give me all your money.
I do wonder exactly how much money they RIAA has spent on copy-protection, DRM and like technologies.. also on commercials, publications and other 'propaganda'?
They use figures to describe how much piracy hurts their profits.. I wonder if that includes their investment AGAINST piracy? Should seem fitting for the RIAA that it does.. because I'd imagine it's into the billions by now.
What about a real estimation of the damage piracy inflicts? I'm wagering in dollars, it's far less than the amount spent to stop it.
Hmm?
"Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the Stream-ripping software will be found illegal under the DMCA as a technology that enables piracy..."
Wouldn't that mean that all of the software, even back to the BIOS would be illegal? Seems like a large daisy-chain to me...
The BIOS allows the installation and operation of hardware, the hardware allows the installation and operation of an operating system, the operating system allows the installation and operation of the offending software.
Heck, the hardware manufacturers allow the installation of the BIOS. What's next, suing computer retailers for aiding piracy?