I'm a little confused here. You think hobbyists needd DRM. It was my impression that hobbyists are againts DRM. So what does that have to do with anything your concerned about? It sounds to me like people just want to complain when they hear Microsoft doesn't want to share something no matter what it is.
This article isn't saying Microsoft wants to shut out hobbyist altogether. Hell they are giving away development software in the form of Express editions and hopping on the DIY band wagon with their coding4fun website.
So really, take a careful look at what they are really doing. Shutting you out of something you don't want anyway.
Is this the same Cato institute that supports Wal-Marts idea of free trade? I would find this article highly suspect if I were you. Take it with a rock quary of salt.
And just how exactly is the UN going to accomplish this security? And your first statement...ICANN took over long after the Net was crucial.. crucial to what? In what way? The ICANN was crucial to the growth of the net which them became more crucial over time. Get your facts straight. What downtime threats? I haven't seen any major down time disasters in a while. Maybe the sky is falling. Sounds like more "Be scared America, the world hates you garbage."
Can you say tax incentives. Can you say research grant. No, all you can say is "a typical response..." Well here is a typical response for you. It was paid for in so many different ways by US companies and tax payers that ownership really does lie with the US. I know that's hard for you to believe because you probably don't believe in ownership. I've said it before I'll say it now. Build your own. This amounts to international highway robbery.
This isn't going to mean you aren't going to be able to use your computer unless you have a new monitor. It just means the Multimedia capabilities for video are going to be more restrictive. Big deal. DVD players ect. are so cheap now who cares. So you won't be able to rip off protected content. Oh well. What a bunch of chicken little BS.
I've found a great way for Microsoft to get buyers to adopt thier now OSes. Drop the damn prices to something somewhat resonable and stop trying to fleece small to medium size businesses. Wow that was easy.
Your insulting tone and assumptions tell me scores about your abilities and intelligence. The server was a linux server and was provided by the ISP with assurances that they would secure it. They didn't, we suffered for it and both the ISP and the Blacklist did little to nothing to help us out.
In the ISPs defense at least they had a rep I could speak and reason with. The blacklist mine as well have been a faceless machine. Wait correction it was a faceless machine. If you are going to run process with so profound an effect on an organization you should at least have enough staff on hand to email a poor soul.
Questioning a process, entity or event does not make me an asshat nor an idiot. If we all just sat around waiting to "Get over it" I think we'd still be in the dark ages.
Thank you for taking the time to reply with so lengthy a post. Taking me to task as if I were a child to be lectured to was great fun for me.
I'm not going to defend myself however because the situations was complex and so frustrating that I'm turning red in the face right now just thinking about it. All of the things you mentioned were done. The problem wasn't getting on the list, braniac, IT WAS GETTING OFF!!
You can't possibly be working in a real world job, because one does not revoke the network priveleges of a managing partner in a major law firm.
I've had problems with blacklists in the past and though some may think it's a great idea, when you've made the list it makes you think twice. I went in circles between our ISP and the Blacklist website trying to work things out. We had our mail server hijacked and in the end the draconian rules of the blacklister forced us to purchase a entirely new email system. In my opinion, Hijackers 1 Good Netizens 0. There has got to be a better way.
Anyone else got any sob stories? Maybe we could start a coalition of the pissed off.
So your saying that God gave us free will... but not really.
Ummm yes... no....oh I'm confused.
If my local mob boss tells me that I should pay him extortion money because I love him and then I don't, does his blowing my brains out mean that I don't love him or that I have no free will or... Please explain this whole confusing mess to me oh great religious sage.
Life is full of paradox's and inconsistensies, but that doesn't mean that nothing exists.
That doesn't mean that nothing exists??
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Just because you have the ability to talk in circles doens't mean that you've disproven the existance of God, or anything like that
Like most religious view points I've read or heard, I don't get most of what this person is saying. Maybe I just can't visualize lying to myself.
Since when did the limitation of humans perceptual faculties mean that we should just stop and say, well, the rest of the answer is GOD? I can imagine the scientists now saying..." you know that Quantum Mechanics stuff is just too hard...let's just say God and go have a beer." Is this some intellectual way of saying Uncle?
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Ever think that certain things are beyond the full understanding of the human mind?
Yes, that's why we have science. To discover and understand what is out there.
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I'm a little confused here. You think hobbyists needd DRM. It was my impression that hobbyists are againts DRM. So what does that have to do with anything your concerned about? It sounds to me like people just want to complain when they hear Microsoft doesn't want to share something no matter what it is. This article isn't saying Microsoft wants to shut out hobbyist altogether. Hell they are giving away development software in the form of Express editions and hopping on the DIY band wagon with their coding4fun website. So really, take a careful look at what they are really doing. Shutting you out of something you don't want anyway.
Is this the same Cato institute that supports Wal-Marts idea of free trade? I would find this article highly suspect if I were you. Take it with a rock quary of salt.
The White house closes lemonade stand to send a message to other kids "no selling without a merchants license"
Here, Here excellent post. I couldnt't agree more. The anti-american retoric is getting a bit old.
And just how exactly is the UN going to accomplish this security? And your first statement...ICANN took over long after the Net was crucial.. crucial to what? In what way? The ICANN was crucial to the growth of the net which them became more crucial over time. Get your facts straight. What downtime threats? I haven't seen any major down time disasters in a while. Maybe the sky is falling. Sounds like more "Be scared America, the world hates you garbage."
Can you say tax incentives. Can you say research grant. No, all you can say is "a typical response..." Well here is a typical response for you. It was paid for in so many different ways by US companies and tax payers that ownership really does lie with the US. I know that's hard for you to believe because you probably don't believe in ownership. I've said it before I'll say it now. Build your own. This amounts to international highway robbery.
Bull is right. It is easy; develop your own frickin' infrastructure and stop trying to rip it off. Usage does not equal ownership.
This isn't going to mean you aren't going to be able to use your computer unless you have a new monitor. It just means the Multimedia capabilities for video are going to be more restrictive. Big deal. DVD players ect. are so cheap now who cares. So you won't be able to rip off protected content. Oh well. What a bunch of chicken little BS.
I've found a great way for Microsoft to get buyers to adopt thier now OSes. Drop the damn prices to something somewhat resonable and stop trying to fleece small to medium size businesses. Wow that was easy.
Your insulting tone and assumptions tell me scores about your abilities and intelligence. The server was a linux server and was provided by the ISP with assurances that they would secure it. They didn't, we suffered for it and both the ISP and the Blacklist did little to nothing to help us out.
In the ISPs defense at least they had a rep I could speak and reason with. The blacklist mine as well have been a faceless machine. Wait correction it was a faceless machine. If you are going to run process with so profound an effect on an organization you should at least have enough staff on hand to email a poor soul.
Questioning a process, entity or event does not make me an asshat nor an idiot. If we all just sat around waiting to "Get over it" I think we'd still be in the dark ages.
Thank you for taking the time to reply with so lengthy a post. Taking me to task as if I were a child to be lectured to was great fun for me.
I'm not going to defend myself however because the situations was complex and so frustrating that I'm turning red in the face right now just thinking about it. All of the things you mentioned were done. The problem wasn't getting on the list, braniac, IT WAS GETTING OFF!!
You can't possibly be working in a real world job, because one does not revoke the network priveleges of a managing partner in a major law firm.
Ummm was this moderated??
I've had problems with blacklists in the past and though some may think it's a great idea, when you've made the list it makes you think twice. I went in circles between our ISP and the Blacklist website trying to work things out. We had our mail server hijacked and in the end the draconian rules of the blacklister forced us to purchase a entirely new email system. In my opinion, Hijackers 1 Good Netizens 0. There has got to be a better way.
Anyone else got any sob stories? Maybe we could start a coalition of the pissed off.
HAN SHOT FIRST.
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So your saying that God gave us free will... but not really.
... no....oh I'm confused.
Ummm yes
If my local mob boss tells me that I should pay him extortion money because I love him and then I don't, does his blowing my brains out mean that I don't love him or that I have no free will or... Please explain this whole confusing mess to me oh great religious sage.
Excellent links, thanks. Though, I would argue the simplicity of some of the information provided.
Life is full of paradox's and inconsistensies, but that doesn't mean that nothing exists.
That doesn't mean that nothing exists??
followed by.
Just because you have the ability to talk in circles doens't mean that you've disproven the existance of God, or anything like that
Like most religious view points I've read or heard, I don't get most of what this person is saying. Maybe I just can't visualize lying to myself.
Since when did the limitation of humans perceptual faculties mean that we should just stop and say, well, the rest of the answer is GOD? I can imagine the scientists now saying..." you know that Quantum Mechanics stuff is just too hard...let's just say God and go have a beer." Is this some intellectual way of saying Uncle?
FreakyControl writes Ever think that certain things are beyond the full understanding of the human mind?
Yes, that's why we have science. To discover and understand what is out there.