But even if the citizenry are against this nonsense, will the politicians actually follow through and not pass this proposed legislation? It isn't so much about the whether or not the citizenry of Canada has the balls, but moreso whether or not the parliamentarians have the guts to say "NO! We will NOT stand for this bullshit!"
(Troy McClure)
The Canadian Government as seen in such films as:
"Star Wars II: The Missle Defence Sheild"
"Golf War II: Operation Iraqui Liberaty"
I like to think of it at cry-ah as cry a lot. Because they do cry a lot, costs this, expenses that - artists that suck (errr did I just say that out loud?).
They loby the government for the tax that we pay on burnable media, then they get it they complain about downloading.
Thank-you for posting that link. I hadent read it, and realy REALY should have!
I kinda wish that it had touched a bit on news media. Talking about people not only getting more, and more of their news online, but getting more indepth news, about wider topic's and getting it from multiple sources.
After what the provincial NDP did to Ontario, you think they should get a chance at federal power? No bloody way!
WHAT??
After what the provincial NDP did (and are doing) to Manitoba, you think they should get a chance at federal power? Any bloody day of the week!
Seriously, if the Conservatives had remained in power in Manitoba for another term, I would not still live in my home province, and the Liberals, what Liberals?
"The RIAA doesn't sue downloaders. They sue people who upload music. Yes I know, some programs upload what you download by default, but that change what they sue people for. You can't get the right to upload music for $5 a month. Even if you could, the RIAA can always sue for statutory damages, which are a lot higher than $5 a month even for downloading."
Then why are charges determined by the number of songs on the "uploader's" hard drive?
Try watching a space battle in a movie or a TV show with out audio. It sucks. Movies and TV shows are meant to entertain not to enlighten...lighten up!
I agree, in the past I might have donated to something like this, not any more. I would be willing to pledge as these people have done, but no more of my money is going to the latest scam on the net.
When I made my comment, I was thinking of the average home luser, who NEVER does any updates, who still uses KaZaA, and who is not running any virus protection at all. These are the systems I see daily.
I did consider enterprise networks, but assumed that any competent admin would be running a firewall, and decent antivirus package whose heuristic analysis would obviously detect any white worm. Because I also assumed that any (truly) white worm would be using an old exploit that most systems should be patched against, and be easily picked up by an antivirus scanner, or blocked by a firewall (indicating that the system is protected).
Though I guess that there are some server room admin's whose production equipment is not protected by firewall and antivirus, and whose updates are 6 months or more out of date... Gods, I hope not.
But like I said I am not a server room administrator, I interned as one for a few months, but that by no means makes me experienced in the field in any way. Too bad we cant just eliminate the treat all together.
Let each person decide if/when the patch is needed
What kind of sewed vision of the world do you have that would allow you to make such a comment?
If a person is intelligent enough to patch their system, then they need not worry about the worm, as they will have patched their systems against it! Those not intelligent enough to patch their systems will get infected, and then have their system patched, its win-win.
It is a similar concept to those bar code scanners we have at work: The letters of the alphabet are arranged in alphabetical order (used to input username and password), ostensibly so that those who are not familiar with QWERTY keyboards can find the letters easier, which is the stupidest idea I have ever heard of, and seen implemented, because _EVERYONE_ now has to hunt and peck on those dammed things, even those who are familiar with QWERTY keyboards. I know the alphabet, but try to find a single letter on those scanners is maddening.
The point is that the BitTorrent groups don't have to have deep pockets to pay for bandwidth because the screen saver used to attack *AA would be distributed as a.Torrent.
I think the main reason for this is that the show was designed with a 5 year (or was that 2000 year?) story arc. There is simply no way that a two hour movie can do that justice. This is probably why the Star Trek movies are always so disappointing, they end up feeling like just another episode, a long episode at that. The difference with Babylon 5 is that they don't reset to zero at the end of each episode, which means that this will further the mythology of an already good story...bring it on!
of Life the Universe and Everything is 42.
Any one else spot it written in stars in the top left corner in the last few seconds of the clip?
Go watch it again, its there.
Can I get the car to say "Danger Will Robinson, Danger" when Joe Jaywalker croses the street, and I am not paying attention?
Or will it just beep at me like my alarm clock, that I have gotten so used to that I don't even wake up the first 3 times I hit the snooze button?
I second the recommendation for Canon's A80; I think they very recently released a successor, I think it's A95. Believe me, the swivel LCD makes a HUGE difference, it's not a gimmick.
As you have to be looking directly at an LCD to be able to see the picture clearly, a swivel lets you put the camera on a ledge or something (tripod), and still see what kind of picture you are going to get. You can also close it to protect the screen from scratching, etc.
Also checkout the S1iS , which retails for ~ 700.00 up here in Canada.
Slashdot Mirror
9/11
How about National Geographic?
But even if the citizenry are against this nonsense, will the politicians actually follow through and not pass this proposed legislation? It isn't so much about the whether or not the citizenry of Canada has the balls, but moreso whether or not the parliamentarians have the guts to say "NO! We will NOT stand for this bullshit!"
(Troy McClure)
The Canadian Government as seen in such films as:
"Star Wars II: The Missle Defence Sheild"
"Golf War II: Operation Iraqui Liberaty"
I like to think of it at cry-ah as cry a lot. Because they do cry a lot, costs this, expenses that - artists that suck (errr did I just say that out loud?).
They loby the government for the tax that we pay on burnable media, then they get it they complain about downloading.
Could someone post the content of the book in a comment, the webpage seem's to have been slashdotted.
Thank-you for posting that link. I hadent read it, and realy REALY should have! I kinda wish that it had touched a bit on news media. Talking about people not only getting more, and more of their news online, but getting more indepth news, about wider topic's and getting it from multiple sources.
WHAT??
After what the provincial NDP did (and are doing) to Manitoba, you think they should get a chance at federal power? Any bloody day of the week!
Seriously, if the Conservatives had remained in power in Manitoba for another term, I would not still live in my home province, and the Liberals, what Liberals?
"The RIAA doesn't sue downloaders. They sue people who upload music. Yes I know, some programs upload what you download by default, but that change what they sue people for. You can't get the right to upload music for $5 a month. Even if you could, the RIAA can always sue for statutory damages, which are a lot higher than $5 a month even for downloading." Then why are charges determined by the number of songs on the "uploader's" hard drive?
and
Try watching a space battle in a movie or a TV show with out audio. It sucks. Movies and TV shows are meant to entertain not to enlighten...lighten up!
I agree, in the past I might have donated to something like this, not any more. I would be willing to pledge as these people have done, but no more of my money is going to the latest scam on the net.
Don't you mean Cashdot? (.ca!)
You are right. I am not.
When I made my comment, I was thinking of the average home luser, who NEVER does any updates, who still uses KaZaA, and who is not running any virus protection at all. These are the systems I see daily.
I did consider enterprise networks, but assumed that any competent admin would be running a firewall, and decent antivirus package whose heuristic analysis would obviously detect any white worm. Because I also assumed that any (truly) white worm would be using an old exploit that most systems should be patched against, and be easily picked up by an antivirus scanner, or blocked by a firewall (indicating that the system is protected).
Though I guess that there are some server room admin's whose production equipment is not protected by firewall and antivirus, and whose updates are 6 months or more out of date... Gods, I hope not.
But like I said I am not a server room administrator, I interned as one for a few months, but that by no means makes me experienced in the field in any way. Too bad we cant just eliminate the treat all together.
What kind of sewed vision of the world do you have that would allow you to make such a comment?
If a person is intelligent enough to patch their system, then they need not worry about the worm, as they will have patched their systems against it! Those not intelligent enough to patch their systems will get infected, and then have their system patched, its win-win.
It is a similar concept to those bar code scanners we have at work: The letters of the alphabet are arranged in alphabetical order (used to input username and password), ostensibly so that those who are not familiar with QWERTY keyboards can find the letters easier, which is the stupidest idea I have ever heard of, and seen implemented, because _EVERYONE_ now has to hunt and peck on those dammed things, even those who are familiar with QWERTY keyboards. I know the alphabet, but try to find a single letter on those scanners is maddening.
The point is that the BitTorrent groups don't have to have deep pockets to pay for bandwidth because the screen saver used to attack *AA would be distributed as a .Torrent.
I think the main reason for this is that the show was designed with a 5 year (or was that 2000 year?) story arc. There is simply no way that a two hour movie can do that justice. This is probably why the Star Trek movies are always so disappointing, they end up feeling like just another episode, a long episode at that. The difference with Babylon 5 is that they don't reset to zero at the end of each episode, which means that this will further the mythology of an already good story...bring it on!
of Life the Universe and Everything is 42. Any one else spot it written in stars in the top left corner in the last few seconds of the clip? Go watch it again, its there.
Can I get the car to say "Danger Will Robinson, Danger" when Joe Jaywalker croses the street, and I am not paying attention? Or will it just beep at me like my alarm clock, that I have gotten so used to that I don't even wake up the first 3 times I hit the snooze button?
As you have to be looking directly at an LCD to be able to see the picture clearly, a swivel lets you put the camera on a ledge or something (tripod), and still see what kind of picture you are going to get. You can also close it to protect the screen from scratching, etc.
Also checkout the S1iS , which retails for ~ 700.00 up here in Canada.