I'd be really curious to see if rampant_mac would sully his Apple goods (including his latest iMac) with free software, including a free operating system. And if he is, why is he bothering to pay for a Mac instead of buying a generic computer.
unlikely given you can afford to post on slashdot, but even so...
Huh? I can afford an ISP plan that gives me enough bandwidth (but only enough), and yet this makes it impossible for me to afford posting on a free website?
What I'm saying is that such a selfish attitude, with no sense of charity or sharing (even on a small or seemingly inconsequential scale, like that of bittorrent sharing), truly limits certain aspects of life.
If someone can't afford it, they can't afford it. My parents can afford to give money to those in poverty in Africa. I can't. Does this mean I'm somehow selfish?
And yet, somehow, all of these people with bandwidth limits still manage to upload with their torrents.
That's because they're either: a) Paying too much for bandwidth they don't use and so should save their money OR b) Have a time period in which downloads aren't included OR c) Have a plan where uploads aren't included in the bandwidth allocation and actually do have unlimited uploads.
Maybe you should consider reducing how much you download a little so that you can contribute to others ability to get a file? You know, "sharing", the very philosophy that underpins bittorrent.
I'm on a limited budget. I'm not going to give money away that I could put to better uses. If you can afford to give money to strangers who aren't in poverty, then kudos to you.
I try rather hard to share my beer (which is good), because I acquire beer faster than I drink it. I make 5 gallon batches, and can do 1-2 a month but make fewer than that; as it turns out, over time I collect more and more beer. By sharing my beer, I can run out; this means I have more free empty bottles, and can make another batch and bottle it without getting more bottles, which in turn means my apartment doesn't become a sea of full beer bottles.
Why can't you make 1 batch, wait until you finish it (or are very close) and THEN make a new batch?
Or was this some analogy? Because it makes no sense.
Its unamerican to ration your three apples over a month because you know you're going to need all 3 and that you won't be getting any more apples until the following month?
When was the amnesty given? Before or after the draft was abolished?
For amnesty to be given to pirates, we'll first need to legalise piracy or somehow make piracy impossible. Otherwise they'll just keep doing what they're doing now and continue to get sued.
Depends on how long ago they were bombed. They clearly DID have WMDs at some point. You lot gave them the weapons. However they clearly lost them at some point as well.
Oh my mistake. I thought the summary was saying that he has changed his opinion which originally was you couldn't opt-out, meaning his current opinion was you COULD opt-out.
Thanks for correcting me. I'll see what I can do to try to stop this:)
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But a CD is normally played while doing some OTHER form of entertainment. So you have to factor in those costs.
I'd be really curious to see if rampant_mac would sully his Apple goods (including his latest iMac) with free software, including a free operating system. And if he is, why is he bothering to pay for a Mac instead of buying a generic computer.
I don't like encoding my music into a proprietary format.
You don't seem to have a problem using it on proprietary devices.
Its saying the file is 100% compatible with the MP3 format. As in, there's no additional DRM that has been tacked onto the MP3 file.
So you'd still have been once. Unless you were conceived in-vitro and inserted through a C-Section.
Just as my arm isn't a person, neither is sperm, nor is an fertilised egg one.
How the fuck was she killing zombies without a DM?
unlikely given you can afford to post on slashdot, but even so...
Huh? I can afford an ISP plan that gives me enough bandwidth (but only enough), and yet this makes it impossible for me to afford posting on a free website?
What I'm saying is that such a selfish attitude, with no sense of charity or sharing (even on a small or seemingly inconsequential scale, like that of bittorrent sharing), truly limits certain aspects of life.
If someone can't afford it, they can't afford it. My parents can afford to give money to those in poverty in Africa. I can't. Does this mean I'm somehow selfish?
I'm somewhat baffled by the notion that creating an excess and sharing it is somehow bad or irrational.
Well I've never considered making a beer a hobby that imparts enjoyment besides drinking the stuff. But I'll give it to you.
However how the heck is buying an ISP plan that has double the bandwidth you need a hobby?
Do you even drink beer?
No, no I don't. All I see is someone throwing money away.
And yet, somehow, all of these people with bandwidth limits still manage to upload with their torrents.
That's because they're either:
a) Paying too much for bandwidth they don't use and so should save their money
OR
b) Have a time period in which downloads aren't included
OR
c) Have a plan where uploads aren't included in the bandwidth allocation and actually do have unlimited uploads.
Maybe you should consider reducing how much you download a little so that you can contribute to others ability to get a file? You know, "sharing", the very philosophy that underpins bittorrent.
I'm on a limited budget. I'm not going to give money away that I could put to better uses. If you can afford to give money to strangers who aren't in poverty, then kudos to you.
I try rather hard to share my beer (which is good), because I acquire beer faster than I drink it. I make 5 gallon batches, and can do 1-2 a month but make fewer than that; as it turns out, over time I collect more and more beer. By sharing my beer, I can run out; this means I have more free empty bottles, and can make another batch and bottle it without getting more bottles, which in turn means my apartment doesn't become a sea of full beer bottles.
Why can't you make 1 batch, wait until you finish it (or are very close) and THEN make a new batch?
Or was this some analogy? Because it makes no sense.
You're saying someone got fat by eating 3 apples within a month?
Its unamerican to ration your three apples over a month because you know you're going to need all 3 and that you won't be getting any more apples until the following month?
I'd agree with you if you hadn't erroneously equated piracy with stealing.
Yeah, don't let the 98% of bad lawyers cause you to judge all their kind unfavourably.
They aren't suing their customers. They're suing the people who aren't customers.
So you're saying breaking the law is equivalent to wearing short dresses and makeup?
is a despicable way to attempt to solve their problems.
How else should they deal with it? Push district attorneys to prosecute the cases criminally?
And if the plaintiff's not going to do it, then the defendant polluters get off scot free.
Really? Pouring led and mercury into the water supply isn't illegal where you live? Your country is fucked.
Good luck with that.
When was the amnesty given? Before or after the draft was abolished?
For amnesty to be given to pirates, we'll first need to legalise piracy or somehow make piracy impossible. Otherwise they'll just keep doing what they're doing now and continue to get sued.
It would be righter if ISPs would honor rebuttal DMCA notices and put the content back up, as the DMCA requires.
Yeah, but if we're suppose to get power from niggers then chances are they're not going to be volunteering to become human batteries ;)
Depends on how long ago they were bombed. They clearly DID have WMDs at some point. You lot gave them the weapons. However they clearly lost them at some point as well.
Oh my mistake. I thought the summary was saying that he has changed his opinion which originally was you couldn't opt-out, meaning his current opinion was you COULD opt-out.
Thanks for correcting me. I'll see what I can do to try to stop this :)