We may see the Chinese embrace open source, in part because it is more in tune with the communitarian nature of their society, but primarily because it will give their mass maunfacturers a competitive edge. There is a built in tension between hardware manufactures and content providers---the easier it is for a platform to share content, the more consumer appeal that platform has. Embracing royalty free formats is in keeping with the open source philosophy----even if their motives are entirely opportunistic.
The MS part is VERY relevant. MS is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of the myelin sheath that protects nerves. Stress is a key trigger that can increase the severity and duration of the excarbations (immune system atacks on the myelin sheaths). Even if she wins the case, the woman will likely suffer physical damage as a result of the stress. If the RIAA has deliberately mischaracterized their case then I would consider them guilty of assault. of course IaNAL---just someone with a conscience who has seen a loved one deteriorate and die from MS.
i am reminded of a story I read about Lee Iacocca while he was in charge of chrysler. An upper level manager made a point of telling Iacocca he hadn't taken a vacation in years, hoping t impress the boss with his devotion to the job---Iacocca cut him down to size by asking him why he thought he deserved to manage a large corporate project if he ccouldn't manage his time well enough to spend a couple of weeks with his family
the administration is apparently following the same plan for cybersecurity that they used to reconstruct Iraq----put it in the hands of people who are cheerleaders for the administration but have no real competence for the job at hand. Expect similar results!
What??? and miss the chance to a high def version of blazing saddles???? I think the high paid suits at the studio are a little smarter than your average/. reader and they realize that the sure way to entice people to buy an overpriced, overhyped, underperfoming, DRM laden, format constrained, cumbersome way to watch overpriced movies is to lead with a film that is best remembered for a cowboy farting contest as ones as one of the first titles to be offered!
The bigger question is how it will spin out when SONY crash dives. To me, the root cause of their problems is an emphasis on proprietary formats, DRM and treating their customers like criminals. Instead of investing in engineering a product the customers want to buy, they are overinvesting in protecting their content.
My question is will old media see it as yet another reason to circle the wagons and try to push even more restrictive legislation or will they finally get a clue about how DRM, the DMCA, the silly RIAA lawsuits, the attempts to buy congress and foreign governments are backfiring on them.
They leave out things like
1) Customers don't own the software: we only license it on terms that we can arbitrarily change at will
2) Eulas are for our benefit not the customers
3) We are not responsible for the design and security flaws that will often make your computer unusable.
4) If our software resides on your machine, then we consider it our machine and will act accordingly.
5) You must run Auto updates so we can monitor you at all times. If you fail to do so we will cripple your computer.
6) Don't attempt to disable applications that we are using to leverage our monopoly. We make it as difficult as possible.
7) We own and control the source code-Trust Us--You never need to know what is going on behind the scenes on your computer
Given that Google is the big dog in most of the areas Yahoo competes in, I don't see the DOJ interfering in a merger. In the past, Microsoft has been very successful at buying or bullying its way to success. I don't see that working this time. MS has never shown an ability to innovate and there is no one they can buy to match Google. MS + Yahoo is like adding crap to crap.
http://redcone.net focuses on the latest developments in robots and robotics
site wise it is not up to the standards most/.'ers expect but it is kept up to date with relevant info
On a similar note, it was reported in todays Dayton Daily News that a 33-year-old Franklin man has joined the growing list of people facing criminal charges as a result of Operation Falcon, a global Internet porn and money-laundering investigation by the federal agency established to combat terrorism.
David Kinnison remained in the Warren County Jail, awaiting arraignment on Wednesday on 200 charges of pandering obscenity involving a minor.
Kinnison, an unemployed teacher living with his mother, is among 70,000 people identified as having purchased child pornography on the Internet as a result of evidence gathered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to Franklin police.
I have zero sympathy for pedophiles and those who financially support them, but why is this a homeland security issue: Is an unemployed teacher, who lives with his mother in some backwater town in southwestern ohio a terrorist threat? Should buying child porn be a crime? Absolutely. I just don't see the homeland security justification any more than i see using the Patriot Act to fight copyright violations.
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We may see the Chinese embrace open source, in part because it is more in tune with the communitarian nature of their society, but primarily because it will give their mass maunfacturers a competitive edge. There is a built in tension between hardware manufactures and content providers---the easier it is for a platform to share content, the more consumer appeal that platform has. Embracing royalty free formats is in keeping with the open source philosophy----even if their motives are entirely opportunistic.
The MS part is VERY relevant. MS is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of the myelin sheath that protects nerves. Stress is a key trigger that can increase the severity and duration of the excarbations (immune system atacks on the myelin sheaths). Even if she wins the case, the woman will likely suffer physical damage as a result of the stress. If the RIAA has deliberately mischaracterized their case then I would consider them guilty of assault. of course IaNAL---just someone with a conscience who has seen a loved one deteriorate and die from MS.
i am reminded of a story I read about Lee Iacocca while he was in charge of chrysler. An upper level manager made a point of telling Iacocca he hadn't taken a vacation in years, hoping t impress the boss with his devotion to the job---Iacocca cut him down to size by asking him why he thought he deserved to manage a large corporate project if he ccouldn't manage his time well enough to spend a couple of weeks with his family
the administration is apparently following the same plan for cybersecurity that they used to reconstruct Iraq----put it in the hands of people who are cheerleaders for the administration but have no real competence for the job at hand. Expect similar results!
What??? and miss the chance to a high def version of blazing saddles???? I think the high paid suits at the studio are a little smarter than your average /. reader and they realize that the sure way to entice people to buy an overpriced, overhyped, underperfoming, DRM laden, format constrained, cumbersome way to watch overpriced movies is to lead with a film that is best remembered for a cowboy farting contest as ones as one of the first titles to be offered!
The bigger question is how it will spin out when SONY crash dives. To me, the root cause of their problems is an emphasis on proprietary formats, DRM and treating their customers like criminals. Instead of investing in engineering a product the customers want to buy, they are overinvesting in protecting their content. My question is will old media see it as yet another reason to circle the wagons and try to push even more restrictive legislation or will they finally get a clue about how DRM, the DMCA, the silly RIAA lawsuits, the attempts to buy congress and foreign governments are backfiring on them.
They leave out things like 1) Customers don't own the software: we only license it on terms that we can arbitrarily change at will 2) Eulas are for our benefit not the customers 3) We are not responsible for the design and security flaws that will often make your computer unusable. 4) If our software resides on your machine, then we consider it our machine and will act accordingly. 5) You must run Auto updates so we can monitor you at all times. If you fail to do so we will cripple your computer. 6) Don't attempt to disable applications that we are using to leverage our monopoly. We make it as difficult as possible. 7) We own and control the source code-Trust Us--You never need to know what is going on behind the scenes on your computer
Given that Google is the big dog in most of the areas Yahoo competes in, I don't see the DOJ interfering in a merger. In the past, Microsoft has been very successful at buying or bullying its way to success. I don't see that working this time. MS has never shown an ability to innovate and there is no one they can buy to match Google. MS + Yahoo is like adding crap to crap.
http://redcone.net focuses on the latest developments in robots and robotics site wise it is not up to the standards most /.'ers expect but it is kept up to date with relevant info
On a similar note, it was reported in todays Dayton Daily News that a 33-year-old Franklin man has joined the growing list of people facing criminal charges as a result of Operation Falcon, a global Internet porn and money-laundering investigation by the federal agency established to combat terrorism. David Kinnison remained in the Warren County Jail, awaiting arraignment on Wednesday on 200 charges of pandering obscenity involving a minor. Kinnison, an unemployed teacher living with his mother, is among 70,000 people identified as having purchased child pornography on the Internet as a result of evidence gathered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to Franklin police. I have zero sympathy for pedophiles and those who financially support them, but why is this a homeland security issue: Is an unemployed teacher, who lives with his mother in some backwater town in southwestern ohio a terrorist threat? Should buying child porn be a crime? Absolutely. I just don't see the homeland security justification any more than i see using the Patriot Act to fight copyright violations.