Sorry, let me rephrase that, do you have any "credible" sources for your misinformation?
And by the way, googling biased words will lead to biased sources. And quantity does not equal quality. There is alot of misinformation in the US media about China right now.
Nope. At least not in China. If they try to deny it, they'll earn a visit from the "Ministry of Public Security's Internet and Security Supervision Bureau".
Do you have a source for that misinformation, or is that something you just made up? I see you've been brainwashed by the media here without actually knowing any people from China. They don't care. It says something for itself when the people there don't care about it as much as the people here do.
That's exactly my point - they produce good content - but because of that, their content division is making alot of money for the company. Therefore, the content division has alot of clout on company matters. The content part of Sony is interfering with the electronics division by enforcing DRM on all their electronics. This is the stuggle within Sony. Do you think the electronics division really wants to handicap their technology? They're tech geeks like everyone else on/.
It's the content guys, including Howard Stringer, that's causing Sony to lose badly in the home electronics market.
No, Sony's biggest problem is not it's "contempt". It's their content division taking charge of it's electronics division.
Sony makes very cool gadgets and develops great technology - but they are hindered by the content division adding DRM and other crap that makes it less competitive. Because the content division did so well at the expense of it's electronics division, the suits in charge believe that content should rule. That's why they hired the idiot Howard Stringer as CEO. The guy came from the content side. They should fire him and put an electronics guy in charge or spin off their content division as a separate entity.
As consumers, we should boycott Sony content - movies, music, etc.. and buy Sony electronics.
Statistics are great a manipulating the truth. Why choose those specific years? Why not compare China's economic performance in the past 10 years compared to their neighbours?
Because it doesn't support your cause that's why.
Fact is, China's economy is doing better than most countries in the world today, and NO ONE can deny that. The quality of life is improving more than most countries today. They aren't interested about democracy as much as research pop stars.
In this case, I believe we're focusing too much on a cause that's less important than the internal issues we face in our country. Especially when their own population cares less about it than we do.
"'Some of the people want to query about democracy, but most of them just want to know about their pop stars.'"
From all the whining that goes on here, you would think that the entire population of China is yearning for democracy and searching for any anti-government information, when in fact, people there don't care as much about democracy in China as much as people here do.
Fact is, their authoritarian government is doing a good job at improving their economy and therefore quality of living, so why would they want to change things? People here only see what they get from the media, and what they get from the most vocal protesters. But ask most people in China, and democracy isn't on the top of their list.
It seems "Human Rights" and China is just a case of our "social crusader" culture we've developed here. We would do more good by focusing on internal issues in our own country such as racism, stereotypes, and discrimination.
Is it possible that Sony could create a network the size and scale of Xbox Live in such a short time? It has cost Microsoft, the world's largest software company, billions and taken years just to lay the framework for the current Live service.
Billions? The Xbox or Xbox Live? I would think that the Xbox costs billions, but not the online service.
This would save so much money paid to lawyers. The media industry was created through the advancement of technology (reproduceable media), and now that technoogy has advanced further, they are trying to stop the natural progression.
Artists can still make alot of money by performing in concerts, where people will still pay alot more to see them perform live. Movies can still play in theatres where people will want to see the big screen and hear the big sound. The only areas where they will suffer are in the CDs and DVD market.
Sure there will be some pain (to the RIAA and MPAA), but the economy will adjust, and a new business model will arise.
Well Sony at least allows other companies to compete. You can argue that it's DRM and content protection schemes have bungled their electronics division enough to make them less competitive.
Sony does innovate though, and by doing so, it pushes other companies to innovate as well. Compare this to Microsoft that drives the competition out of the market, and does nothing, until someone comes out with something innovative that can compete with them. (Firefox, Google, Linux)
..but one thing you can't deny is that they innovate, unlike other notorious companies (ie. M$). Their engineers have developed some really great technologies over the years, but unfortunately, some screwballs within the company keep messing things up with excess baggage such as copy protection schemes.
It's funny how their media business has made alot of money, but it's also their media business that is handcuffing their electronics division from doing better. The executives then look at how well their media business is doing and then appoint the person in charge of it all (Howard Stringer) as CEO. So now their electronics business is even more screwed since they have a content guy in charge. So instead of content supporting their electronic sales, they have electronics supporting their content business.
Sony should get back to it's roots (no pun intended), and focus on innovative new technologies, and tell it's content and media business to stay out of it.
Looks like the new CEO isn't doing his job. Or maybe he's doing exactly that. He comes from the media business and he's pushing the company toward being a content company, rather than an electronics company. Installing content-protection software was probably one of his initiatives.
So instead of getting rid of what was hurting Sony (content protection), they're embracing it by hiring this bozo for their top position, just because his division "made the most money". Nevermind that it was hurting Sony's other businesses, which was the reason why it made more money.
Epoch Times is run by an anti-China group, why link to an article there? It's like sourcing a negative article about Linux from a Microsoft Magazine....or a negative article about PS3 from Redmond Magazine....or an anti-immigrant article from a KKK site...an anti-Conservative article from a gay-rights article....you get the idea. Everything contains bias, but some at least try to be impartial and objective. The linking to biased sources tells more about the reader than about the situation.
One causes bodily harm, the other doesn't. If some software that was written for a flight navigation goes haywire and the plane crashes, you can be the software company will be held liable.
Personal safety is held in much higher importance than financial loss.
How many people can produce a fire out of just sticks?
Fact is, our society is becoming increasingly specialized, and it's no surprise that some people won't understand the technology behind it even though they use it frequently. They're just specialized in other things, that's all.
As long as *somebody* knows how the technology works (engineers and scientists), there isn't a need to worry.
1) Alot of work 2) Alot of theory with little practice 3) Less time to socialize (alot of work) 4) Pay is less than other professions that require less work. 5) No girls in class, and at work after you graduate.
They have an authoritarian government with a capitalist economic system. "State capitalist" is the more correct term. (authoritarian states are not necessarily communist, although the reverse is generally true).
This may be offtopic, but usually the conversation always manages to drift towards this anyways regardless of the original topic.
The danger of linking to these kind of sites is the extreme amounts of misinformation that is delivered. They only look at one side of the coin because it supports their agenda. "Solid" evidence is not as solid as you would like to believe, but they use tactics such as exaggeration, ommission of facts, emotion, lack of perspective, etc.. all to get their agenda across. It may be fine for technology sites where we can all laugh at it, but the implications for racially biased sites are far greater.
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Sorry, let me rephrase that, do you have any "credible" sources for your misinformation?
And by the way, googling biased words will lead to biased sources. And quantity does not equal quality. There is alot of misinformation in the US media about China right now.
That's exactly my point - they produce good content - but because of that, their content division is making alot of money for the company. Therefore, the content division has alot of clout on company matters. The content part of Sony is interfering with the electronics division by enforcing DRM on all their electronics. This is the stuggle within Sony. Do you think the electronics division really wants to handicap their technology? They're tech geeks like everyone else on /.
It's the content guys, including Howard Stringer, that's causing Sony to lose badly in the home electronics market.
No, Sony's biggest problem is not it's "contempt". It's their content division taking charge of it's electronics division.
Sony makes very cool gadgets and develops great technology - but they are hindered by the content division adding DRM and other crap that makes it less competitive. Because the content division did so well at the expense of it's electronics division, the suits in charge believe that content should rule. That's why they hired the idiot Howard Stringer as CEO. The guy came from the content side. They should fire him and put an electronics guy in charge or spin off their content division as a separate entity.
As consumers, we should boycott Sony content - movies, music, etc.. and buy Sony electronics.
Statistics are great a manipulating the truth. Why choose those specific years? Why not compare China's economic performance in the past 10 years compared to their neighbours?
Because it doesn't support your cause that's why.
Fact is, China's economy is doing better than most countries in the world today, and NO ONE can deny that. The quality of life is improving more than most countries today. They aren't interested about democracy as much as research pop stars.
In this case, I believe we're focusing too much on a cause that's less important than the internal issues we face in our country. Especially when their own population cares less about it than we do.
From all the whining that goes on here, you would think that the entire population of China is yearning for democracy and searching for any anti-government information, when in fact, people there don't care as much about democracy in China as much as people here do.
Fact is, their authoritarian government is doing a good job at improving their economy and therefore quality of living, so why would they want to change things? People here only see what they get from the media, and what they get from the most vocal protesters. But ask most people in China, and democracy isn't on the top of their list. It seems "Human Rights" and China is just a case of our "social crusader" culture we've developed here. We would do more good by focusing on internal issues in our own country such as racism, stereotypes, and discrimination.
I didn't have to send any money, and I still got a free copy of Internet Explorer when I bought Windows XP!
..otherwise you'll end up waiting for eternity to buy as each new technology coming out sounds more promising.
And once you do buy something, don't check prices.
Billions? The Xbox or Xbox Live? I would think that the Xbox costs billions, but not the online service.
Short wide glasses are easier to wash than tall, narrow glasses. Tall, narrow glasses are also easier to knock over.
This would save so much money paid to lawyers. The media industry was created through the advancement of technology (reproduceable media), and now that technoogy has advanced further, they are trying to stop the natural progression.
Artists can still make alot of money by performing in concerts, where people will still pay alot more to see them perform live. Movies can still play in theatres where people will want to see the big screen and hear the big sound. The only areas where they will suffer are in the CDs and DVD market.
Sure there will be some pain (to the RIAA and MPAA), but the economy will adjust, and a new business model will arise.
Actually what you're doing most likely is search Google, the search engine.
When you search Google News, you won't see a single ad. So therefore, that statement above is correct.
Well Sony at least allows other companies to compete. You can argue that it's DRM and content protection schemes have bungled their electronics division enough to make them less competitive.
Sony does innovate though, and by doing so, it pushes other companies to innovate as well. Compare this to Microsoft that drives the competition out of the market, and does nothing, until someone comes out with something innovative that can compete with them. (Firefox, Google, Linux)
..but one thing you can't deny is that they innovate, unlike other notorious companies (ie. M$). Their engineers have developed some really great technologies over the years, but unfortunately, some screwballs within the company keep messing things up with excess baggage such as copy protection schemes.
It's funny how their media business has made alot of money, but it's also their media business that is handcuffing their electronics division from doing better. The executives then look at how well their media business is doing and then appoint the person in charge of it all (Howard Stringer) as CEO. So now their electronics business is even more screwed since they have a content guy in charge. So instead of content supporting their electronic sales, they have electronics supporting their content business.
Sony should get back to it's roots (no pun intended), and focus on innovative new technologies, and tell it's content and media business to stay out of it.
Looks like the new CEO isn't doing his job. Or maybe he's doing exactly that. He comes from the media business and he's pushing the company toward being a content company, rather than an electronics company. Installing content-protection software was probably one of his initiatives.
So instead of getting rid of what was hurting Sony (content protection), they're embracing it by hiring this bozo for their top position, just because his division "made the most money". Nevermind that it was hurting Sony's other businesses, which was the reason why it made more money.
Epoch Times is run by an anti-China group, why link to an article there? It's like sourcing a negative article about Linux from a Microsoft Magazine. ...or a negative article about PS3 from Redmond Magazine. ...or an anti-immigrant article from a KKK site ...an anti-Conservative article from a gay-rights article. ...you get the idea. Everything contains bias, but some at least try to be impartial and objective. The linking to biased sources tells more about the reader than about the situation.
Well they did put it on their front page. So anyone who regularly visits the site gets to see the retraction and apology.
On the other hand, people who read the article once after a search and didn't come back, hold biased information in their heads.
Unfortunately, this topic will probably turn into a political discussion.
One causes bodily harm, the other doesn't. If some software that was written for a flight navigation goes haywire and the plane crashes, you can be the software company will be held liable.
Personal safety is held in much higher importance than financial loss.
How many people can produce a fire out of just sticks?
Fact is, our society is becoming increasingly specialized, and it's no surprise that some people won't understand the technology behind it even though they use it frequently. They're just specialized in other things, that's all.
As long as *somebody* knows how the technology works (engineers and scientists), there isn't a need to worry.
Oh damn. I guess my computer engineering degree doesn't count as a "basic education".
Make that reason #6.
1) Alot of work
2) Alot of theory with little practice
3) Less time to socialize (alot of work)
4) Pay is less than other professions that require less work.
5) No girls in class, and at work after you graduate.
Did I miss something?
China is NOT a "communist" country.
They have an authoritarian government with a capitalist economic system. "State capitalist" is the more correct term. (authoritarian states are not necessarily communist, although the reverse is generally true).
This may be offtopic, but usually the conversation always manages to drift towards this anyways regardless of the original topic.
You mean "lasers" don't you?
...the grandkids finally being able to play the digital "document"
--and it ends up being a porn video shot by their grandparents.
"Wow grandma, you looked really good back then!"
The danger of linking to these kind of sites is the extreme amounts of misinformation that is delivered. They only look at one side of the coin because it supports their agenda. "Solid" evidence is not as solid as you would like to believe, but they use tactics such as exaggeration, ommission of facts, emotion, lack of perspective, etc.. all to get their agenda across. It may be fine for technology sites where we can all laugh at it, but the implications for racially biased sites are far greater.