at some point the lockdown from DRM will be declared illegal.
the way the DMCA expansions are going is looking towards that, specifically.
I'm not saying it will get better right away and it might get worse before it does, but we're looking at a technology that hasn't been in consumer hands for but 20 years.
to say that it's better or worse is not only wrong but also ignorant. Everyone has their preference or a range of preference from either "city guy" to "country guy" to some mix of both. You're full of shit.
Most towns in the 2000's have internet now, you know. Farmers have CSA's supported by folks living the big city for example. Almost everyone in the US has a cellphone now, too.
Who is to say that a racher, logger, farmer, etc doesn't need a cellphone to call for an emergency if something happens? Do you think they're going to send smoke signals or run back to ma and pa at their house? get real. That kind of country life doesn't exist anymore. If you're trying to cite an example of it yourself, shall I remind you that you're posting on slashdot, on the internet?
hint: they build cell towers in rural towns too, just eventually as opposed to priority.
things get a rush of hype, and then it dies down. It doesn't mean the product loses relevance, it means it doesn't keep getting pushed for hype by advertisers.
You don't think this hype actually comes from the public, do you?
No, it comes from advertisers and publishers, driven by the seller of said product. Consumers just carry the hype.
Netbooks are still around, but yes, you don't hear about em as being hyped so much. In a couple years? Same with tablet.
what this really points out is that desktop firewalls are not very effective. Although that's not what the article says, that's what it really boils down to.
I wouldn't argue to get rid of firewalls, but what can you do when a real actual good firewall will run you at least 10 grand?
This isn't even remotely close to what you are implying, of being slowly expanded.
People have been quite attentive of the DRM and the outcry of failed DRM in the past from companies such as ubisoft wasn't quite and/or allowed. The only place most people haven't woken up to the DRM on is mobile phones at the moment.
you might not be the only one to want a particular user name and/or to have the same name as you do (and spelled the same way and/or variations). Also you're essentially trying to copyright your own name, without failing to realize that essentially there is no way to copyright your name. If I wanted to be KlaymenDK I'd just make KlaymenDK_ or Klaym3nDK or something like that. That's a very dickish move to do.
There is no way to "own" your identity. It sounds nice, but it doesn't work. It sure does make it easier if your system gets compromised though, since it's usually pretty easy to compromise just your email address, and look for what sites you have registered to, and bam. This is why I mostly use different usernames for every game account/website/etc. Again, you can't copyright or trademark an identity, so it really is truly useless. If you've put the info on the web, you essentially just gave it away to someone or something. So a quick google search shows a klaymendk at a bunch of places. who is to know whose is whose?
While my name is supposed to be unique as the spelling is essentially incorrect (ellis island translation issues), there are 3 people with the same spelling and 6 with a different spelling, all living within my state. It's also a lot easier to actually hide yourself within a group of people with a common name (anonymous coward) than it is to hide yourself when stating "this is me".
why don't you take a look at what wine has had to deal with as far as directx, not just how directx works. You're missing the forest for the trees, or whatever the expression is.
I didn't say income tax. I said tax (as in total). All witholdings put together average around 25% minimum in the lowest tax brackets. They also have other taxes that I was referring to but didn't feel it was necessary to mention: their tax on cellphones and gasoline are the highest in the country as well.
well lets see: in the country, you typically carry guns or mentioned states where you can carry em.
Good luck even getting a handgun in chicago. Also, population is more dense and so is traffic. Don't think people don't police problems that come up in big cities, it happens there too. People are generally as a society oblivious, but in any given situation it's likely that there are enough people witnessing something that someone will get involved.
Also, small knit communities tend to lack on services - you don't have a lot of stores within walking distance (if any), you're limited when it comes to where to do business, etc. Good luck getting reasonable internet speeds, cable tv, or actual cellphone coverage even today in rural areas as it doesn't exist.
Also this is my perception, and I would agree with Uber that it's not that simple.
one of many large groups of windows users is gamers, another is the folks who are now switching to apple to a degree (clueless users).
If their games ran under linux, you could scratch a lot of word of mouth support and a lot of marketshare right there. So I'd love to see this work, but I'll remain extra skeptical because Microsoft will intentionally change DX calls once wine is able to use them, and has done that for a while.
yeah, vat is ridiculous, although I recognize it's purpose. However, don't feel bad. Illinois will hit probably $4 or $5/gallon this winter, so the only difference is tax which you get even more than we do, apparently.
That's like the argument for leaving the country, and doesn't really make sense. Also, anything under 200k/yr is a drop in a bucket for taxes and stuff anyway.
Why not to leave? Most people like to be employed, especially when they have a job with benefits. Duh. Moving does not necessarily equate with finding a new job, and considering the economy as well it wouldn't be a great prospect. You'd also be giving the finger to all your friends in order to make new ones, and any options for education are different.
Gee, why don't you just move from your state to (another state)? Oh right, it's not that simple for anyone.
Additionally, living in a populated state does have it's advantages in terms of services. There's a reason people live in large communities, and security/services are two of the big reasons (even if both are not consistent across the board).
I love how people complain about tax. Illinois has some of the highest tax rates in the country. People usually end up around 25% tax, and 9.25% sales tax. So spending your money you lose 1/3 of it right off the top, and don't forget highest gas tax plus a city tax in chicago of another 5-10% depending on what it is.
So for people in Washington state to complain cracks me up. Have them lop off a third of their salary and then talk to me about whether 5% sounds reasonable. Illinoisians would celebrate in an instant to have no income tax on sub-200k.
People might send attachments via email, might upload videos to youtube, might tether, voip, video chat, maybe they're streaming audio for a few people, this is a few obvious things.
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and so would expecting some IT dude to be able to pick up military terminology without previous experience.
it goes both ways.
In both situations it becomes the same thing. You have someone familiar with the combat perspective and someone with the tech perspective.
What does it matter which comes first? This is like a chicken and egg argument which doesn't make any sense.
ahahaha well done.
oh, who knows, maybe things that aren't also on the same local private network?
I don't take your comment as an insult, but it is probably accurate.
at some point the lockdown from DRM will be declared illegal.
the way the DMCA expansions are going is looking towards that, specifically.
I'm not saying it will get better right away and it might get worse before it does, but we're looking at a technology that hasn't been in consumer hands for but 20 years.
to say that it's better or worse is not only wrong but also ignorant. Everyone has their preference or a range of preference from either "city guy" to "country guy" to some mix of both. You're full of shit.
Most towns in the 2000's have internet now, you know. Farmers have CSA's supported by folks living the big city for example. Almost everyone in the US has a cellphone now, too.
Who is to say that a racher, logger, farmer, etc doesn't need a cellphone to call for an emergency if something happens? Do you think they're going to send smoke signals or run back to ma and pa at their house? get real. That kind of country life doesn't exist anymore. If you're trying to cite an example of it yourself, shall I remind you that you're posting on slashdot, on the internet?
hint: they build cell towers in rural towns too, just eventually as opposed to priority.
so what consumer product can do what an enterprise firewall can do again? Care to remind me?
things get a rush of hype, and then it dies down. It doesn't mean the product loses relevance, it means it doesn't keep getting pushed for hype by advertisers.
You don't think this hype actually comes from the public, do you?
No, it comes from advertisers and publishers, driven by the seller of said product. Consumers just carry the hype.
Netbooks are still around, but yes, you don't hear about em as being hyped so much. In a couple years? Same with tablet.
what this really points out is that desktop firewalls are not very effective. Although that's not what the article says, that's what it really boils down to.
I wouldn't argue to get rid of firewalls, but what can you do when a real actual good firewall will run you at least 10 grand?
we have to believe it! It hasn't been snopes'd yet!
This isn't even remotely close to what you are implying, of being slowly expanded.
People have been quite attentive of the DRM and the outcry of failed DRM in the past from companies such as ubisoft wasn't quite and/or allowed. The only place most people haven't woken up to the DRM on is mobile phones at the moment.
Or did you forget what happened?
That was an easy and recent example of no, people didn't notice until too late.
oh noes! people are speaking freely! what a catastrophe!
sheesh.
It's only in the US that people care about this. Irony of freedom of speech, huh.
uh, what?
you might think that is the case but the consumer outcry for this would be enormous to say the least.
Oh, and it will never happen.
also I have no idea why that was posted anonymous.
you might not be the only one to want a particular user name and/or to have the same name as you do (and spelled the same way and/or variations). Also you're essentially trying to copyright your own name, without failing to realize that essentially there is no way to copyright your name. If I wanted to be KlaymenDK I'd just make KlaymenDK_ or Klaym3nDK or something like that. That's a very dickish move to do.
There is no way to "own" your identity. It sounds nice, but it doesn't work. It sure does make it easier if your system gets compromised though, since it's usually pretty easy to compromise just your email address, and look for what sites you have registered to, and bam. This is why I mostly use different usernames for every game account/website/etc. Again, you can't copyright or trademark an identity, so it really is truly useless. If you've put the info on the web, you essentially just gave it away to someone or something. So a quick google search shows a klaymendk at a bunch of places. who is to know whose is whose?
While my name is supposed to be unique as the spelling is essentially incorrect (ellis island translation issues), there are 3 people with the same spelling and 6 with a different spelling, all living within my state. It's also a lot easier to actually hide yourself within a group of people with a common name (anonymous coward) than it is to hide yourself when stating "this is me".
why don't you take a look at what wine has had to deal with as far as directx, not just how directx works. You're missing the forest for the trees, or whatever the expression is.
again, go read above please. I wasn't just talking about income tax.
please read carefully.
I didn't say income tax. I said tax (as in total). All witholdings put together average around 25% minimum in the lowest tax brackets. They also have other taxes that I was referring to but didn't feel it was necessary to mention: their tax on cellphones and gasoline are the highest in the country as well.
well lets see: in the country, you typically carry guns or mentioned states where you can carry em.
Good luck even getting a handgun in chicago. Also, population is more dense and so is traffic. Don't think people don't police problems that come up in big cities, it happens there too. People are generally as a society oblivious, but in any given situation it's likely that there are enough people witnessing something that someone will get involved.
Also, small knit communities tend to lack on services - you don't have a lot of stores within walking distance (if any), you're limited when it comes to where to do business, etc. Good luck getting reasonable internet speeds, cable tv, or actual cellphone coverage even today in rural areas as it doesn't exist.
Also this is my perception, and I would agree with Uber that it's not that simple.
one of many large groups of windows users is gamers, another is the folks who are now switching to apple to a degree (clueless users).
If their games ran under linux, you could scratch a lot of word of mouth support and a lot of marketshare right there. So I'd love to see this work, but I'll remain extra skeptical because Microsoft will intentionally change DX calls once wine is able to use them, and has done that for a while.
yeah, vat is ridiculous, although I recognize it's purpose. However, don't feel bad. Illinois will hit probably $4 or $5/gallon this winter, so the only difference is tax which you get even more than we do, apparently.
That's like the argument for leaving the country, and doesn't really make sense. Also, anything under 200k/yr is a drop in a bucket for taxes and stuff anyway.
Why not to leave? Most people like to be employed, especially when they have a job with benefits. Duh. Moving does not necessarily equate with finding a new job, and considering the economy as well it wouldn't be a great prospect. You'd also be giving the finger to all your friends in order to make new ones, and any options for education are different.
Gee, why don't you just move from your state to (another state)? Oh right, it's not that simple for anyone.
Additionally, living in a populated state does have it's advantages in terms of services. There's a reason people live in large communities, and security/services are two of the big reasons (even if both are not consistent across the board).
I love how people complain about tax. Illinois has some of the highest tax rates in the country. People usually end up around 25% tax, and 9.25% sales tax. So spending your money you lose 1/3 of it right off the top, and don't forget highest gas tax plus a city tax in chicago of another 5-10% depending on what it is.
So for people in Washington state to complain cracks me up. Have them lop off a third of their salary and then talk to me about whether 5% sounds reasonable. Illinoisians would celebrate in an instant to have no income tax on sub-200k.
People might send attachments via email, might upload videos to youtube, might tether, voip, video chat, maybe they're streaming audio for a few people, this is a few obvious things.