I for one, will be the first to agree that stealing is wrong. Whether its a 1969 Corvette or the latest Britany Spears song in mp3, stealing is stealing.
BUT!!!
Once I pay for something, I should not have to pay for THE EXACT SAME THING again.
Here's a test. Next time one of your Star Wars DVDs gets a scratch on it and no longer works (because the media is absolute crap), try running back to your local *Mart or Bust Buy and say, "I'd like to get a new one - this one's faulty".
You'll get laughed right out of the store. So there you are, stuck with a DVD that you paid good money for and you can't use it. So my question is: Should I be able to download a copy of it off the net now? My answer: Hell yes.
The *AA a$$holes have made and continue to make a crap media format. If I can't reliably play a DVD / CD for more than 6 months, then I have no problem downloading the music from the internet. In fact, one of the first things I do with CDs is mp3ify it for my local computer. Illeagle? DMCA says so, but I say screw them. It's fair use and I paid for it.
I think the key now in any upcoming litigation will be the "just compensation" clause. Folks - keep ALL of your receipts for EVERYTHING you do to your house. Did you clean it today? Write down how long it took and what your hourly rate was at the time. Keep track of EVERYTHING. Then when Wal-Mart comes and wants to demolish the home you've had for 10 years to build another anti-union sweat shop of a store, go to court with your 10 years of receipts. Probably worth millions and demant "Just Compensation"!!!
I can't believe I'm agreeing with conservatives on this.
I mean come on. From the article the compared enviroments are:
Windows Server 2003 (their latest) IIS 6.0 (the latest)
vs.
Apache 1.3.23 What is that, like 2 - 3 years old now? RedHat 2.1 . Last I checked, they were on 3.0. 2.1 is also 2-3 years old.
Now, if they had RedHat3.0 with Apache 2, well, maybe I'd read further. But comparing a 2-3 year old configuration with the latest and greatest from your company seems to make the whole premise invalid.
Fashion Designer Louis Vuitton sue google because they noticed a "recent and dramitic drop" in their web site visitor statistics.
Said B.S. Manager of Louis Vuitton, "We've noticed a significant drop in our referrer logs. It seems that we are no longer getting 100,000+ referrals from google. They must have changed their search algorithm".
I really feel for Scott Bakula, I absolutely loved Quantum Leap and it's really too bad that he ended up as the lead in Enterprise.
Maybe they should do a "Quatum Leap / Enterprise". I think having Al walk in and explain to Sam that this was just a "bad leap" would do wonders to fix the premise of the entire show!
I too use linux (Mandrake 1) as my primary development environment and have been using bluefish almost exclusively on my local box (when I ssh, I use vi). It is a fantastic editor for linux, but I must admit that I think textpad is better, but it only runs on Windows.
I work in a shop that is exclusively IE. In fact, they have a militant attitude to anything non-MS. Needless to say, I downloaded Firefox onto my workstation and opened up our corporate intranet site, the thing was a mess. Turns out the developers decided to use non-standard HTML and CSS along with sloppy coding practices. Of course, I'm sure someone got a huge contract for developing the site, but I fear that heads will roll once IE catches up to actually implementing standards.
I only wish I didn't submit my resignation last week, because it would have been fun to watch the IT head honchos get it when IE 7 comes out. Of course that assumes that IE 7 might implement standards. Not holding my breath though!
Under Henry's plan, each new 12-month period is identical to the one that came before. Each month has either 30 or 31 days. January, for instance, would have 30 days, as would February, April, May, July, August, October, and November. March, June, September, and December would all have 31 days.
What about the gool 'ol...
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November ...
That's what I need! I mean, I'm running OOo 1.1.something (do minor minor versions really mean anything anyway?), and I just can't get that authentic MS feel without Clippy.
The link in the story just looks like another phishing scam to me. Nothing about the site says, "No really, we're the official one that's not gonna sell all your information to whomever wants it." What's "official" about it?
Good point, I would expect an "official" government site to end in a.gov tld.
Here, and in other places, I keep hearing the word "liberal" used as a put-down. Some how insinuating that being a "liberal" is bad. My question to all of you is... Why?
Seven Towns Limited has a trademark on the terms "Rubik" and "Rubik's Cube" as well as on the appearance of the Rubik's cube.
Wait a sec... are you saying that ST-TNG can be sued because of the Borg? I mean really, a cube is a cube. So what's so unique about the "appearance"? The fact that is has a different color on each side? The fact that is has 9 smaller squares on each side?
I'm going to go and patent the "appearance" of a Pyramid, oh wait prior art there (Egypt), perhaps the sphere, nope prior art there (Earth). I know, the icosahedron!
Don't mean to troll, but the "appearance" patent sounds awfully flaky to me.
If you're genuinely interested in knowing what's really happening in the world, I would suggest looking beyond CNN, FOX, Wall Street journal and the New York Times. All of America's big media is owned by a very small group with very strong political leanings. When you look to them, you only get one side of the story.
That's why I get my news from slashdot! No bias there!
Not sure if those two are related, but there was an interesting article in Scientific American a few months back that was showing a link between a large earthquack in Alaska and increased geyser eruptions in yellowstone.
Seems an earthquake 1000s of miles away "jarred the pipes" powering the geysers in yellowstone.
I don't suppose its out of the realm of possibility that St. Helens is related to the earthquake in CA.
It's aimed at small business and people who conduct large transactions online
Just a comment (read opinion), but unless you have no other options, why would you, as a small business owner, use AOL to "conduct large transactions" online.
Mod me troll if you like, but I don't consider AOL to be a very "business friendly" organization.
Ok, now that I know the (MP|RI)AA is simply scanning web sites for file names and sending out bogus infringement emails, I want a list of file names that they are using?
Why? Because I need to make sure the file names I'm using on my clients' sites don't match the (MP|RI)AA lists and the clients don't incur legal fees because of my naming a file "matrix.zip" for a shipping matrix file on a web site.
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I for one, will be the first to agree that stealing is wrong. Whether its a 1969 Corvette or the latest Britany Spears song in mp3, stealing is stealing.
BUT!!!
Once I pay for something, I should not have to pay for THE EXACT SAME THING again.
Here's a test. Next time one of your Star Wars DVDs gets a scratch on it and no longer works (because the media is absolute crap), try running back to your local *Mart or Bust Buy and say, "I'd like to get a new one - this one's faulty".
You'll get laughed right out of the store. So there you are, stuck with a DVD that you paid good money for and you can't use it. So my question is: Should I be able to download a copy of it off the net now? My answer: Hell yes.
The *AA a$$holes have made and continue to make a crap media format. If I can't reliably play a DVD / CD for more than 6 months, then I have no problem downloading the music from the internet. In fact, one of the first things I do with CDs is mp3ify it for my local computer. Illeagle? DMCA says so, but I say screw them. It's fair use and I paid for it.
Just my 2 cents.
I think the key now in any upcoming litigation will be the "just compensation" clause. Folks - keep ALL of your receipts for EVERYTHING you do to your house. Did you clean it today? Write down how long it took and what your hourly rate was at the time. Keep track of EVERYTHING. Then when Wal-Mart comes and wants to demolish the home you've had for 10 years to build another anti-union sweat shop of a store, go to court with your 10 years of receipts. Probably worth millions and demant "Just Compensation"!!!
I can't believe I'm agreeing with conservatives on this.
I mean come on. From the article the compared enviroments are:
Windows Server 2003 (their latest)
IIS 6.0 (the latest)
vs.
Apache 1.3.23 What is that, like 2 - 3 years old now?
RedHat 2.1 . Last I checked, they were on 3.0. 2.1 is also 2-3 years old.
Now, if they had RedHat3.0 with Apache 2, well, maybe I'd read further. But comparing a 2-3 year old configuration with the latest and greatest from your company seems to make the whole premise invalid.
Funny, I've already run the Microsoft AV program on my windows boxes. It's acutally quite easy.
;)
Go to...
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt (on winXP) and type:
deltree c:
Then just install your favorite *nix!
Ok, fine, mod me troll. I just couldn't resist.
"Deep down, ISPs know that widespread consumer adoption of high speed internet is ONLY fueled by three things: video, music, and games."
And Pron!
Fashion Designer Louis Vuitton sue google because they noticed a "recent and dramitic drop" in their web site visitor statistics.
Said B.S. Manager of Louis Vuitton, "We've noticed a significant drop in our referrer logs. It seems that we are no longer getting 100,000+ referrals from google. They must have changed their search algorithm".
More news as it develops....
I really feel for Scott Bakula, I absolutely loved Quantum Leap and it's really too bad that he ended up as the lead in Enterprise. Maybe they should do a "Quatum Leap / Enterprise". I think having Al walk in and explain to Sam that this was just a "bad leap" would do wonders to fix the premise of the entire show!
Sorry, that should be Mandrake 10! :D
I too use linux (Mandrake 1) as my primary development environment and have been using bluefish almost exclusively on my local box (when I ssh, I use vi). It is a fantastic editor for linux, but I must admit that I think textpad is better, but it only runs on Windows.
I'd like to see a textpad port to linux!
litigous bastards? Or miserable failure? Will I still be able to find relevant information on these terms???
I work in a shop that is exclusively IE. In fact, they have a militant attitude to anything non-MS. Needless to say, I downloaded Firefox onto my workstation and opened up our corporate intranet site, the thing was a mess. Turns out the developers decided to use non-standard HTML and CSS along with sloppy coding practices. Of course, I'm sure someone got a huge contract for developing the site, but I fear that heads will roll once IE catches up to actually implementing standards.
I only wish I didn't submit my resignation last week, because it would have been fun to watch the IT head honchos get it when IE 7 comes out. Of course that assumes that IE 7 might implement standards. Not holding my breath though!
Under Henry's plan, each new 12-month period is identical to the one that came before. Each month has either 30 or 31 days. January, for instance, would have 30 days, as would February, April, May, July, August, October, and November. March, June, September, and December would all have 31 days.
What about the gool 'ol...
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November
...
Do they have a "clippy-like" help system?
That's what I need! I mean, I'm running OOo 1.1.something (do minor minor versions really mean anything anyway?), and I just can't get that authentic MS feel without Clippy.
Sure this is nice and show what we already knew, but the burning question is:
Did Stanford pay tthe $699 fee to SCO???
The link in the story just looks like another phishing scam to me. Nothing about the site says, "No really, we're the official one that's not gonna sell all your information to whomever wants it." What's "official" about it? Good point, I would expect an "official" government site to end in a .gov tld.
I mean really, what is that brown pointy haired beast anyway? Is it a rat, or some twisted BSD ripoff?
Here, and in other places, I keep hearing the word "liberal" used as a put-down. Some how insinuating that being a "liberal" is bad. My question to all of you is... Why?
Definition of Liberal
I'm actually quite proud to be a liberal. Seems to be a more accepting, forward thinking type of person.
Seven Towns Limited has a trademark on the terms "Rubik" and "Rubik's Cube" as well as on the appearance of the Rubik's cube.
Wait a sec... are you saying that ST-TNG can be sued because of the Borg? I mean really, a cube is a cube. So what's so unique about the "appearance"? The fact that is has a different color on each side? The fact that is has 9 smaller squares on each side?
I'm going to go and patent the "appearance" of a Pyramid, oh wait prior art there (Egypt), perhaps the sphere, nope prior art there (Earth). I know, the icosahedron!
Don't mean to troll, but the "appearance" patent sounds awfully flaky to me.
Holy crap, what ever happened to the design philosophie of no more than one motion ad per page!
If you're genuinely interested in knowing what's really happening in the world, I would suggest looking beyond CNN, FOX, Wall Street journal and the New York Times. All of America's big media is owned by a very small group with very strong political leanings. When you look to them, you only get one side of the story.
That's why I get my news from slashdot! No bias there!
Not sure if those two are related, but there was an interesting article in Scientific American a few months back that was showing a link between a large earthquack in Alaska and increased geyser eruptions in yellowstone.
Seems an earthquake 1000s of miles away "jarred the pipes" powering the geysers in yellowstone.
I don't suppose its out of the realm of possibility that St. Helens is related to the earthquake in CA.
Oh wiat, this isn't a /. poll.
Timberlodge Steakhous
It's aimed at small business and people who conduct large transactions online
Just a comment (read opinion), but unless you have no other options, why would you, as a small business owner, use AOL to "conduct large transactions" online.
Mod me troll if you like, but I don't consider AOL to be a very "business friendly" organization.
Ok, now that I know the (MP|RI)AA is simply scanning web sites for file names and sending out bogus infringement emails, I want a list of file names that they are using?
Why? Because I need to make sure the file names I'm using on my clients' sites don't match the (MP|RI)AA lists and the clients don't incur legal fees because of my naming a file "matrix.zip" for a shipping matrix file on a web site.