I think you've hit it on the mark there with the irremediable harm bit.
In any case the story-submission's analogy of what Vivendi is doing is strictly trying to appeal to anti-big-brother emotions, and isn't very accurate.
No - it isn't complicated... Why do you think drinking and driving is illegal? It is illegal BECAUSE of what 'MIGHT' happen.
By your arguments, all they'd have to do to make everyone happy is make what BNetD is doing illegal. But you don't want that.. similarly, you would like drinking and driving to NOT be illegal.
It only goes to show that you should read everything before you sign it. This is similar to discovering on your car lease that the company reserves the right to use the car when you aren't.
I've always wondered if the "click if you agree" thing is enough. I remember learning once in my highschool law class that when it came to contracts etc, both parties had to fully understand the extent of the wording - in order to protect people from "fine print" trickery.
It would seem to me that these over-complicated EULAs are an attempt to either confuse users, or get them to click "Agree" without understanding the terms.
If I "trick" you into signing something, you should still be legally protected. Granted of course that you can afford to take it to court.
But that's what class action suits are for right? IADNAL (D==Definitely)
Don't knock it cuz it's MS. People knocked the PS1 because it was Sony ("what does Sony know about video game?") Don't knock it cuz it has less games right now. (PS1's launch was ass, as was PS2's).
The PS2 is looking older and older all the time. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of fun games on the PS2, but they can't get by on near-flat-shaded cartoonish games forever.
Halo has sold a million copies. That's all I need to know.
> As far as I understand it, the radio is more or > less one long commercial for music.
That's a big load of horse-shit...
That's like saying TV is just a big commercial for television shows.
If that were the case, why would you bother watching/listening? Maybe actors should be paying us for watching TV, since we then go out and buy their posters and magazines?
Hmm, the last time Sony announced their "Next Generation Console" (aka PS2), it was still over a year away, while the PS1 was still selling well. The real kicker (aka purpose) though was that it was enough to keep a large number of gamers away from the DreamCast, which was a great system.
It would appear to me that hyping a PS3 while the PS2 is still selling strong would be an attempt at keeping people from getting an Xbox or GameCube.
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Hmm, I know a few guys who drive the "New Beetle" and get called "fag" quite often, in their fag-wagons.
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE the old beetle, it was a culture thing. The new beetle's curves seem to give it a feminine feel over the more angular designs of other "European-influenced" cars. For example, compare the Bug with the Jetta.
Anyhow, if it's curvy and can be described as "cute", it's probably feminine.
Your computer may be asexual, but if it's pink with sparkles - it looks feminine.
Actually, one of the comments I made to my buddies after watching the movie, was that I was impressed how _not_ slimy the Morlocks were.
They were downright creepy, a sort of cross between the "Grey Alien" look and neanderthal.
Slime is usually used to _hide_ poor costumes/effects for bad guys; it's hard to screw-up dripping. The only goo in Time Machine is the dart-poison, and the "pit".
Just like in the latest movie version of "The Count of Monte Cristo", I found they wrapped things up far too soon. Just as you start to really get into it - they realize they want to end in 5 minutes, and it's bang-bang-save-the-girl-THE-END-roll-credits.
Book adaptations should be required to be a minimum 3 hours.
Taco would like you to believe that MS only controls the Office market because of Windows. I guess that's why it's the most popular office suite for Macs too?
Windows lets MS control the server market? Ummm, how about (cross platform) Apache? Aren't you the one that posts surveys every two months about how Apache dominates? Maybe you mean that since MS only needs to write for one OS, they can focus their energy on things other than porting?
I of course can't really argue the "zillion other markets." I guess he means hardware, and games, and a zillion minus 2 other things.
God forbid they control those by making excellent products (mouse wheel, optical mouse), and excellent libraries (DirectX). Don't forget, Windows didn't always rule the gamers world.
> It does not take a lawyer to know that bnetd is not a "circumvention device" under the DMCA
You don't think so? I'd say that a reverse-engineered server that makes pirated software functional by bypassing a CD-KEY check fits that description exactly.
Even if the BNETD guys/could/ validate cd-keys, the service (being open source) would obviously expose the mechanism that checks the key, and let anyone just add a/* */ around it.
The problem with software is that you can't/physically/ protect yourself from hobbyists while preventing piracy.
I'm actually surprised MS has been able to keep the codebase under wraps for as long as it has!
With all the 1337 0-Day w4r3z folks trading stuff before it's even released, how does microsoft keep it's stuff securely trade-secret, and still have tons of people working on it.
Same goes for any product really... why does the source get "leaked" more often?
> the Google Sponsored Links are much more effective than any other online advertising out there
I guess you have some data to back that up? Why are googles ads better than others? Because they annoy you less? When's the last time _you_ clicked on a google sponsor because of their compelling attraction.
> Fact is, Google's already profitable.
I guess you know that from their public financial statements right? (sarcasm) Or maybe because you'r on the board? Hmm, didn't think so.
So, aside from being a google fan-boy (of which I am one myself), where to you get these wonderfully objective facts?
You've got to be kidding! I tried reading Don Quixote on my Palm a while back.. and I don't think I got past the first chapter:
1) Super-low res text KILLS your eyes
2) That single book took up almost all of my palm's memory (8mb)
3) You can only fit about a paragraph per screen.
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I think you've hit it on the mark there with the irremediable harm bit.
In any case the story-submission's analogy of what Vivendi is doing is strictly trying to appeal to anti-big-brother emotions, and isn't very accurate.
No - it isn't complicated... Why do you think drinking and driving is illegal? It is illegal BECAUSE of what 'MIGHT' happen.
By your arguments, all they'd have to do to make everyone happy is make what BNetD is doing illegal. But you don't want that.. similarly, you would like drinking and driving to NOT be illegal.
> Kind of like arresting someone because they
> might get in a car accident 10 years down the
> road.
I guess you're also against arresting someone who's drinking and driving only because they "might" kill someone.
> If CmdrTaco wrote a book, I'd expect a writeup
> about it here
If Taco wrote a book, I expect you'd have to buy a copy of it to avoid seeing popup ads.
I think that would be a good news story
It only goes to show that you should read everything before you sign it. This is similar to discovering on your car lease that the company reserves the right to use the car when you aren't.
I've always wondered if the "click if you agree" thing is enough. I remember learning once in my highschool law class that when it came to contracts etc, both parties had to fully understand the extent of the wording - in order to protect people from "fine print" trickery.
It would seem to me that these over-complicated EULAs are an attempt to either confuse users, or get them to click "Agree" without understanding the terms.
If I "trick" you into signing something, you should still be legally protected. Granted of course that you can afford to take it to court.
But that's what class action suits are for right?
IADNAL (D==Definitely)
Don't knock it cuz it's MS. People knocked the PS1 because it was Sony ("what does Sony know about video game?")
Don't knock it cuz it has less games right now. (PS1's launch was ass, as was PS2's).
The PS2 is looking older and older all the time. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of fun games on the PS2, but they can't get by on near-flat-shaded cartoonish games forever.
Halo has sold a million copies.
That's all I need to know.
Obviously he's not getting any advice from anybody.
"ungrounded" isn't even a word.
Perhaps he meant groundless? Or unFOUNDed.
Ugh is right.
> As far as I understand it, the radio is more or > less one long commercial for music.
That's a big load of horse-shit...
That's like saying TV is just a big commercial for television shows.
If that were the case, why would you bother watching/listening? Maybe actors should be paying us for watching TV, since we then go out and buy their posters and magazines?
Will's Operating system should be called:
Wheatabix!!
There's nothing creative about a DNA secuence, it's just a statement of fact, no matter in what form it is encoded
I dunno about you, but I can think of some creative ways in which to share my DNA.
Hmm, the last time Sony announced their "Next Generation Console" (aka PS2), it was still over a year away, while the PS1 was still selling well. The real kicker (aka purpose) though was that it was enough to keep a large number of gamers away from the DreamCast, which was a great system.
It would appear to me that hyping a PS3 while the PS2 is still selling strong would be an attempt at keeping people from getting an Xbox or GameCube.
Hmm, I know a few guys who drive the "New Beetle" and get called "fag" quite often, in their fag-wagons.
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE the old beetle, it was a culture thing. The new beetle's curves seem to give it a feminine feel over the more angular designs of other "European-influenced" cars. For example, compare the Bug with the Jetta.
Anyhow, if it's curvy and can be described as "cute", it's probably feminine.
Your computer may be asexual, but if it's pink with sparkles - it looks feminine.
Actually, one of the comments I made to my buddies after watching the movie, was that I was impressed how _not_ slimy the Morlocks were.
They were downright creepy, a sort of cross between the "Grey Alien" look and neanderthal.
Slime is usually used to _hide_ poor costumes/effects for bad guys; it's hard to screw-up dripping. The only goo in Time Machine is the dart-poison, and the "pit".
Just like in the latest movie version of "The Count of Monte Cristo", I found they wrapped things up far too soon. Just as you start to really get into it - they realize they want to end in 5 minutes, and it's bang-bang-save-the-girl-THE-END-roll-credits.
Book adaptations should be required to be a minimum 3 hours.
I'm still waiting for someone to air episodes of the original Voltron series.
>morpheus switches to gnutella and will probably survive the onslaught.
Yes, but will they survive the fact that Gnutella suxx0rs.
It's curious to see how netscape 4.x isn't even included [...]
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Wow.. professional journalism at its best.
Taco would like you to believe that MS only controls the Office market because of Windows. I guess that's why it's the most popular office suite for Macs too?
Windows lets MS control the server market? Ummm, how about (cross platform) Apache? Aren't you the one that posts surveys every two months about how Apache dominates? Maybe you mean that since MS only needs to write for one OS, they can focus their energy on things other than porting?
I of course can't really argue the "zillion other markets." I guess he means hardware, and games, and a zillion minus 2 other things.
God forbid they control those by making excellent products (mouse wheel, optical mouse), and excellent libraries (DirectX). Don't forget, Windows didn't always rule the gamers world.
It would make a big difference only if you were planning to sommersault down the hill.
Excuse this for being flamebait.
Warcraft III monopoly? Mute point?
Are you by any chance retarded?
> It does not take a lawyer to know that bnetd is not a "circumvention device" under the DMCA
/could/ validate cd-keys, the service (being open source) would obviously expose the mechanism that checks the key, and let anyone just add a /* */ around it.
/physically/ protect yourself from hobbyists while preventing piracy.
You don't think so? I'd say that a reverse-engineered server that makes pirated software functional by bypassing a CD-KEY check fits that description exactly.
Even if the BNETD guys
The problem with software is that you can't
I wonder if Taco actually bought his mouse through them to show his support, or if he goes to ... We need more sousveillance!!
I'm actually surprised MS has been able to keep the codebase under wraps for as long as it has!
With all the 1337 0-Day w4r3z folks trading stuff before it's even released, how does microsoft keep it's stuff securely trade-secret, and still have tons of people working on it.
Same goes for any product really... why does the source get "leaked" more often?
> the Google Sponsored Links are much more effective than any other online advertising out there
I guess you have some data to back that up? Why are googles ads better than others? Because they annoy you less? When's the last time _you_ clicked on a google sponsor because of their compelling attraction.
> Fact is, Google's already profitable.
I guess you know that from their public financial statements right? (sarcasm) Or maybe because you'r on the board? Hmm, didn't think so.
So, aside from being a google fan-boy (of which I am one myself), where to you get these wonderfully objective facts?
You've got to be kidding! I tried reading Don Quixote on my Palm a while back.. and I don't think I got past the first chapter:
1) Super-low res text KILLS your eyes
2) That single book took up almost all of my palm's memory (8mb)
3) You can only fit about a paragraph per screen.
Give me REAL paper anyday.