The heading may be a little misleading. You would do well to read the text of the posting. What they are saying is that the mp3's become illegal copies when placed into a "shared" folder.
"converted Plaintiffs' recordings into the compressed.mp3 format and they are in his shared folder, they are no longer the authorized copies"
"As for the volcanoes, you need to read more. That fallacy has been debunked unconuntable times, you should be able to find rebuttals better than I can write in a/. comment."
Sorry. I should have made the sarcasm a little more obvious. I would mod him up to a 2. He's given his comments some thought and can make a rational argument on his behalf, which is more than can be said for many others who get modded up to 5.
So if you agree with the media touted version of the global warming debate, you're modded up? And if you agree with the skeptics that believe global warming is primarily a natural cycle, you're modded down? Seems pretty clear to me that this is a political issue first and a scientific debate second. Whatever, either way, both sides are protected by freedom of religion!
Now if you really want to fight global warming, we gotta plug those active volcanoes! Man those things spew out enough greenhouse gases to account for millions of cars, or at least three Hummers.
As I read most of the comments, the impression I get is that
Users can be too computer literate to use Linux if they've learned a lot about using Windows or its supported apps.
Users can be too computer illiterate to use Linux if they don't know how computers work, how to compile drivers, how to use the command line, how to write scripts, etc.
Power users aren't really power users unless they understand the architecture of the operating system and why things work the way they do. They are actually just "users" who have learned a lot about their chosen application or OS.
People don't use Linux because manufacturers don't support it and the best way to get manufacturers to support Linux is to get people to use it.
People who don't use Linux are not using Linux because they are used to using inferior applications which do things differently than the superior applications available on Linux. Therefore they choose the inferior product because they know how to use it, not because it is the best tool for the job.
Sounds to me like Linux has become a victim of its own superiority. No one who chooses not to use it is intelligent enough to use it and the evidence that they are complete idiots is that they choose not to use Linux.
There's a lot of wisdom in the phrase, "the customer is always right." If someone tells you they want to paint a portrait and you give them a camera, who is the idiot? The person who knows what they want or the person who gives them what they think they need?
Windows is extremely good at giving a lot of people what they want. Linux needs to learn a little humility and give the customer what he asks for.
As an owner of an iPod and a Creative MuVo, I can tell you that moving in either direction is a problem with regards to DRM. Ultimately, the only tried and true solution for moving DRM files from one device to another is to burn and then rip. The key is to burn from the application/player where you bought the tune. If you bought it from MusicMatch, use their burner. The WM Burner will have problems with a MusicMatch DRM file. Same goes for files purchased from MSN, you have to use Windows Media Player to burn the CD. DRM protected music generally has some type of limit on how many times you can burn it, so keep this in mind. I shop for the best deal among several online music stores. E.g. I just bought an album from MusicMatch at $8.50 that costs $9.99 at iTMS. Just consider your music the same as your software. If you download it, burn a backup copy and put it in a safe place. Then you'll also have it to rip later if you want to play it on a different device. If you don't have time for that, then you can afford to pay for the same music again when your hard drive crashes.
I have a Sprint PCS phone with the locator feature. You can turn it off, for now. The question is, will future upgrades/updates of the phones/software disable this.
I just took a placement exam which consisted of 25 multiple choice algebra problems. There was a 30 minute time limit on the exam. It takes a little longer than a minute or so per question for me to shake the cobwebs off of what I learned over ten years ago, but it is still there. The point is that all of us taking the test were pretty much in the same boat, and the time limit didn't do anything to "test" our knowledge of the subject, other than to point out how little we use it. Given all of the time needed to complete the exam, I'd estimate 45-60 minutes, I would've probably aced it. With the time limit, I will most likely be told that I should take a remedial math course. Hey, that's another three semester hours in the coffers of the university. Anybody see a conflict of interest here?
At least she took the time to sign her research. What is your name again?
Much of her research was anecdotal and came from people she knew or from personal reflection. Sometimes it's hard to do a google search on friends, associates, and aquaintances to get their input.
People who resort to personal attacks, ie. "not very intelligent" generally do so from a lack of any viable arguments to support their assertions.
Finally, it has been my experience that "common sense" is not all that common. There was a time when all a song would get you was something to eat and maybe a bed for the night. Things change. Wake up and smell the latte. (Err, didn't that used to be 'coffee')
"The guy who coined the phrase 'dirt cheap', never bought a load of dirt."
I will gladly exchange some of the lame songs I'm forced to buy on the CD's they offer for more of the cool songs I bought the CD for in the first place. The lack of a system for delivering their music electronically is the primary source of the problem.
Would you buy a cheesburger if all you really wanted was the pickle on top? If that's your only option, you might, but all the time you would resent having to pay for a burger just to get a pickle and you'd wonder why they couldn't just offer the pickle separately.
I use an HP Jornada 548 with 32 MB of RAM. I use the Adobe Access plug-in Acrobat to convert from PDF to text, then use the Microsoft Reader plug-in in Word to convert it to Microsoft Reader format. I sometimes have to go through it and remove page numbers, headers, or footers to make it more legible. Try sticking even a paper back in your shirt pocket. I carry around ten books on my Jornada. Once you get used to it, paper books just seem annoying.
I used to print out my code to read it before IDE's got to where they are now. I guess its just human nature to resist change. But I wouldn't have expected it from Slashdot readers.
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I heartily agree. A good friend worked for the local telco as a summer intern, and was nearly run out on a rail for being non-union, in spite of the fact that he had higher qualifications than most of the union techs working there and got more work done in a day than they did.
The last thing geeks need is a union. Our hours might suck sometimes, but we command a much higher salary than the average Joe ever will. We also don't need some dumbass, politically-minded fools running the show, as is the case with almost all large unions. Right now, there are way more jobs than geeks--depending on your experience and qualifications, you can name your price!
I, too, am sure as hell not going on strike for any other programmers.
Damn!! I almost had to read that twice, just to make sure I was really seeing what you wrote! I hope you stand corrected of such ignorance, but in case you missed it, the only all original product to ever leave the hallowed halls of Redmond was Bob... and what a raging success that was. Took the market by storm, it did!
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"As for the volcanoes, you need to read more. That fallacy has been debunked unconuntable times, you should be able to find rebuttals better than I can write in a /. comment."
Sorry. I should have made the sarcasm a little more obvious. I would mod him up to a 2. He's given his comments some thought and can make a rational argument on his behalf, which is more than can be said for many others who get modded up to 5.
So if you agree with the media touted version of the global warming debate, you're modded up? And if you agree with the skeptics that believe global warming is primarily a natural cycle, you're modded down? Seems pretty clear to me that this is a political issue first and a scientific debate second. Whatever, either way, both sides are protected by freedom of religion!
Now if you really want to fight global warming, we gotta plug those active volcanoes! Man those things spew out enough greenhouse gases to account for millions of cars, or at least three Hummers.
As I read most of the comments, the impression I get is that
Users can be too computer literate to use Linux if they've learned a lot about using Windows or its supported apps.
Users can be too computer illiterate to use Linux if they don't know how computers work, how to compile drivers, how to use the command line, how to write scripts, etc.
Power users aren't really power users unless they understand the architecture of the operating system and why things work the way they do. They are actually just "users" who have learned a lot about their chosen application or OS.
People don't use Linux because manufacturers don't support it and the best way to get manufacturers to support Linux is to get people to use it.
People who don't use Linux are not using Linux because they are used to using inferior applications which do things differently than the superior applications available on Linux. Therefore they choose the inferior product because they know how to use it, not because it is the best tool for the job.
Sounds to me like Linux has become a victim of its own superiority. No one who chooses not to use it is intelligent enough to use it and the evidence that they are complete idiots is that they choose not to use Linux.
There's a lot of wisdom in the phrase, "the customer is always right." If someone tells you they want to paint a portrait and you give them a camera, who is the idiot? The person who knows what they want or the person who gives them what they think they need?
Windows is extremely good at giving a lot of people what they want. Linux needs to learn a little humility and give the customer what he asks for.
As an owner of an iPod and a Creative MuVo, I can tell you that moving in either direction is a problem with regards to DRM. Ultimately, the only tried and true solution for moving DRM files from one device to another is to burn and then rip. The key is to burn from the application/player where you bought the tune. If you bought it from MusicMatch, use their burner. The WM Burner will have problems with a MusicMatch DRM file. Same goes for files purchased from MSN, you have to use Windows Media Player to burn the CD. DRM protected music generally has some type of limit on how many times you can burn it, so keep this in mind. I shop for the best deal among several online music stores. E.g. I just bought an album from MusicMatch at $8.50 that costs $9.99 at iTMS. Just consider your music the same as your software. If you download it, burn a backup copy and put it in a safe place. Then you'll also have it to rip later if you want to play it on a different device. If you don't have time for that, then you can afford to pay for the same music again when your hard drive crashes.
I have a Sprint PCS phone with the locator feature. You can turn it off, for now. The question is, will future upgrades/updates of the phones/software disable this.
I just took a placement exam which consisted of 25 multiple choice algebra problems. There was a 30 minute time limit on the exam. It takes a little longer than a minute or so per question for me to shake the cobwebs off of what I learned over ten years ago, but it is still there. The point is that all of us taking the test were pretty much in the same boat, and the time limit didn't do anything to "test" our knowledge of the subject, other than to point out how little we use it. Given all of the time needed to complete the exam, I'd estimate 45-60 minutes, I would've probably aced it. With the time limit, I will most likely be told that I should take a remedial math course. Hey, that's another three semester hours in the coffers of the university. Anybody see a conflict of interest here?
At least she took the time to sign her research. What is your name again?
Much of her research was anecdotal and came from people she knew or from personal reflection. Sometimes it's hard to do a google search on friends, associates, and aquaintances to get their input.
People who resort to personal attacks, ie. "not very intelligent" generally do so from a lack of any viable arguments to support their assertions.
Finally, it has been my experience that "common sense" is not all that common. There was a time when all a song would get you was something to eat and maybe a bed for the night. Things change. Wake up and smell the latte. (Err, didn't that used to be 'coffee')
"The guy who coined the phrase 'dirt cheap', never bought a load of dirt."
I will gladly exchange some of the lame songs I'm forced to buy on the CD's they offer for more of the cool songs I bought the CD for in the first place. The lack of a system for delivering their music electronically is the primary source of the problem.
Would you buy a cheesburger if all you really wanted was the pickle on top? If that's your only option, you might, but all the time you would resent having to pay for a burger just to get a pickle and you'd wonder why they couldn't just offer the pickle separately.
I use an HP Jornada 548 with 32 MB of RAM. I use the Adobe Access plug-in Acrobat to convert from PDF to text, then use the Microsoft Reader plug-in in Word to convert it to Microsoft Reader format. I sometimes have to go through it and remove page numbers, headers, or footers to make it more legible. Try sticking even a paper back in your shirt pocket. I carry around ten books on my Jornada. Once you get used to it, paper books just seem annoying.
I used to print out my code to read it before IDE's got to where they are now. I guess its just human nature to resist change. But I wouldn't have expected it from Slashdot readers.
I heartily agree. A good friend worked for the local telco as a summer intern, and was nearly run out on a rail for being non-union, in spite of the fact that he had higher qualifications than most of the union techs working there and got more work done in a day than they did.
The last thing geeks need is a union. Our hours might suck sometimes, but we command a much higher salary than the average Joe ever will. We also don't need some dumbass, politically-minded fools running the show, as is the case with almost all large unions. Right now, there are way more jobs than geeks--depending on your experience and qualifications, you can name your price!
I, too, am sure as hell not going on strike for any other programmers.
Damn!! I almost had to read that twice, just to make sure I was really seeing what you wrote! I hope you stand corrected of such ignorance, but in case you missed it, the only all original product to ever leave the hallowed halls of Redmond was Bob... and what a raging success that was. Took the market by storm, it did!