And then, in my imaginary world, a judge sees their point of view and rules that once you purchase a piece of software, it's yours to do with as you please.
The OpenMoko article is just below this one. Enjoy ^_^
So you would want a client who is ready to scream 'hack the planet'-type responses at you any time your investors make you protect their investments when the problem seems to be more a fault in the legal system than with your company to begin with?
Protecting their investment is not the problem. The problem is that with the way they're doing it, they're creating legal precedents that will result in draconian laws that will only screw up the population.
Well, any internet meme will beat the crap out of any TV series episode. Just check out the number of views of the following famous youtube videos: Edgar's fall, leave britney alone, giant enemy crab, diabetus, Tuka tuka tun, golimar (I don't like it, but it sure got famous), the Phantom and V stick figures cartoons, the countless incarnations of caramelldansen, dear sister spoofs... and don't forget anime music videos and amv hell, which deserves a place of its own. Even the incomplete "my favorite amv hell 3/4 clips" got over 100,000 views EACH (ah, that reminds me of over 9,000!).
And the greatest thing of internet memes is that they spawn their own derivatives which get famous on their own.
This is what TV producers fail to see. They're no longer the center of the world. For better or for worse, people are getting tired of the same generic old sh*t they watch on TV (and the same old sh*tty commercials, btw), so they search for new content they already like, or produce their own with amazing results. This is youtube's scret recipe: They understand the public's creative potential and their need for new things. There are millions of people who want new pranks / funny stuff, UFO sightings, UFO sighting spoofs, unlicensed anime fansubs, creative AMV's, comedy AMV's, non-anime cartoon music videos, parody commercials, voiceovers of old TV episodes a-la Kung Pow, etc. And there are people who make them... without depending on middlemen who ask for their share of money.
And that was only regarding entertainment. What about free documentaries, user-made videos of politics (Anonymous vs. Scientology, anyone?), videos debunking creationism crap, etc?
And still, Viacom DOESN'T GET IT. They don't know why they're failing, so they blame piracy because that's the only thing they THINK they understand.
And for this, Blizzard deserve ALL cracking they can get. Congratulations, Blizzard. You've just won another declared enemy.
(Legal disclaimer designed to save my arse from stupid legal prosecutions: I do not know how to hack into systems, nor I endorse any crack against Blizzard and associated greedy bastards no matter how much they deserve it.)
The key word here is "SHOULD", not "MUST". Until there are perfect replacements for proprietary software (and video drivers), GNU/Linux distributions MUST please the user. It's no use having a "100% Pure" distro if the user loves youtube and the distro can't play youtube videos.
According to Stallman, the first software freedom is the ability to RUN software. By having only "pure" distros, you strip away that first freedom from the user.
It's not the atoms you moron - it's how they're artificially combined and exposed to the environment.
Want a more common example: chromium picolinate, which is sold as the perfect solution for losing weight. The truth is, in tests done with fruit flies, it generates chromosomal aberrations, impedes progeny development,[13] and causes sterility and lethal mutations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_picolinate#Health_claims_and_debates). And it's already being sold commercially!
I don't have a problem with nanomaterials being manufactured for, say, microprocessors. But adding nanoparticles to common household items like refrigerators, stoves, and even the socks you wear, that's going too far.
Just look where the industry and big corporations have situated us. Without proper safety research in antibiotics, we now have to cope with drug-resistant "superbacteria". Well, these bacteria didn't exist 50 years ago! And yet antibacterial soap, shampoos and whatnot are STILL being sold in mass quantities.
Mankind is destroying the planet because of greedy idiots who only see money. Anyone who says "where are the safety studies?" is called a fearmonger who opposes progress.
I think his main argument is just against proprietary (ie, non-open source) software, meaning that regardless of who's to blame here, this is an example of why FOSS is better.
Slashdot Mirror
And then, in my imaginary world, a judge sees their point of view and rules that once you purchase a piece of software, it's yours to do with as you please.
The OpenMoko article is just below this one. Enjoy ^_^
But it's Apple, so it's OK.
Reality distortion field detected! Raise your shields! Retreat!
Any get one used? Or get a fast PC, and an emulator?
My point is that you shouldn't require an emulator in the first place.
I was meaning a 3D title like Lament of Innocence.
So you would want a client who is ready to scream 'hack the planet'-type responses at you any time your investors make you protect their investments when the problem seems to be more a fault in the legal system than with your company to begin with?
Protecting their investment is not the problem. The problem is that with the way they're doing it, they're creating legal precedents that will result in draconian laws that will only screw up the population.
Well, any internet meme will beat the crap out of any TV series episode. Just check out the number of views of the following famous youtube videos: Edgar's fall, leave britney alone, giant enemy crab, diabetus, Tuka tuka tun, golimar (I don't like it, but it sure got famous), the Phantom and V stick figures cartoons, the countless incarnations of caramelldansen, dear sister spoofs... and don't forget anime music videos and amv hell, which deserves a place of its own. Even the incomplete "my favorite amv hell 3/4 clips" got over 100,000 views EACH (ah, that reminds me of over 9,000!).
And the greatest thing of internet memes is that they spawn their own derivatives which get famous on their own.
This is what TV producers fail to see. They're no longer the center of the world. For better or for worse, people are getting tired of the same generic old sh*t they watch on TV (and the same old sh*tty commercials, btw), so they search for new content they already like, or produce their own with amazing results. This is youtube's scret recipe: They understand the public's creative potential and their need for new things. There are millions of people who want new pranks / funny stuff, UFO sightings, UFO sighting spoofs, unlicensed anime fansubs, creative AMV's, comedy AMV's, non-anime cartoon music videos, parody commercials, voiceovers of old TV episodes a-la Kung Pow, etc.
And there are people who make them... without depending on middlemen who ask for their share of money.
And that was only regarding entertainment. What about free documentaries, user-made videos of politics (Anonymous vs. Scientology, anyone?), videos debunking creationism crap, etc?
And still, Viacom DOESN'T GET IT. They don't know why they're failing, so they blame piracy because that's the only thing they THINK they understand.
Exclusivity contracts.
Wanna play Halo 2? Get an XBOX. Wanna play Eternal Darkness? Get a gamecube. Wanna play Castlevania ? Get a PS2.
If only all game makers were following this example and began producing their games for ALL platforms... PC included.
And for this, Blizzard deserve ALL cracking they can get. Congratulations, Blizzard. You've just won another declared enemy.
(Legal disclaimer designed to save my arse from stupid legal prosecutions: I do not know how to hack into systems, nor I endorse any crack against Blizzard and associated greedy bastards no matter how much they deserve it.)
Assuming he didn't edit it
Isn't that supposed to be, y'know, his job?
In theory :)
I haven't seen anywhere in these documents that says YouTube will takedown any copyrighted material that it's aware of.
Or more precisely, that Youtube will acknowledge being aware of any copyrighted material if it's not properly notified.
I saw the movie already, and this review still spoiled stuff for me.
Me too, I was spoiled with details about the Hobbit movie! >.<
The problem is when the terrorists are already in the Congress and the White House.
The key word here is "SHOULD", not "MUST". Until there are perfect replacements for proprietary software (and video drivers), GNU/Linux distributions MUST please the user. It's no use having a "100% Pure" distro if the user loves youtube and the distro can't play youtube videos.
According to Stallman, the first software freedom is the ability to RUN software. By having only "pure" distros, you strip away that first freedom from the user.
but if nanotech is blocked the way antibiotics apparently should have been, a whole lot of people will die needlessly.
Perhaps in hospitals having antibacterial soap is fine, but not in your house. I'm talking about commercialization.
A problem I see is that the more the industry ignores warnings, the more vocal the opposers will be - and the more they'll be treated like fanatics.
I had lost that particle when returning from work. Glad the researchers found it.
Things like nanotubes, buckyballs and nanosilver particles DON'T EXIST IN NATURE. How do you think nature (even our own cells) will react to them?
I read another article in physorg concerning nanosilver, and how it has the potential to kill soil bacteria, which are a fundamental part of the ecosystem.
It's not the atoms you moron - it's how they're artificially combined and exposed to the environment.
Want a more common example: chromium picolinate, which is sold as the perfect solution for losing weight. The truth is, in tests done with fruit flies, it generates chromosomal aberrations, impedes progeny development,[13] and causes sterility and lethal mutations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_picolinate#Health_claims_and_debates). And it's already being sold commercially!
I don't have a problem with nanomaterials being manufactured for, say, microprocessors. But adding nanoparticles to common household items like refrigerators, stoves, and even the socks you wear, that's going too far.
Just look where the industry and big corporations have situated us. Without proper safety research in antibiotics, we now have to cope with drug-resistant "superbacteria". Well, these bacteria didn't exist 50 years ago! And yet antibacterial soap, shampoos and whatnot are STILL being sold in mass quantities.
Mankind is destroying the planet because of greedy idiots who only see money. Anyone who says "where are the safety studies?" is called a fearmonger who opposes progress.
I prefer SPF 60. It allows me to keep the pasty white, computer nerd complexion that drives the women away.
There, fixed that for ya.
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You, sir, just made my day. Mod parent up.
The whole try-before-you-buy excuse is a very valid one IMHO.
If it's valid, it's no longer an excuse.
Why dont they release the source code to the community?
Fear of embarrassment? :)
Can a spiral really go farther down than 'rock bottom'?
Yes. "Massive Damage" :)
we have been sold out in almost every way imaginable; by our lawmakers, by our reporters, by our consuming public.
I think I believe in evolution; but I KNOW I believe in DE-evolution. I'm seeing it right now, in real life.
Nope. It's evolution at work. If you get out the US you might be able to pass your genes to the next generation.
Good luck with that. Your tireless blogging and /. posting will change the world!
I suppose you're against free speech then, hmmmm?
...or instead of complaining to Microsoft, you can disable ZoneAlarm and enjoy having your connection work again.
Touché. I'd mod you up. Anyway, now that you mention it... the point of zonealarm is that the default firewall that comes with Windows is terribly insecure. It's interesting how a proprietary OS ends up spawning a lot of proprietary firewall and antivirus software.
My point? No point, it's just interesting to see how proprietary spawns proprietary... as if they were living beings.
I think his main argument is just against proprietary (ie, non-open source) software, meaning that regardless of who's to blame here, this is an example of why FOSS is better.
Exactly! That's what I wanted to say.
(whew, that was close!)