That's a funny statement coming from Microsoft. Just like in choice of OS's or choice in Web Browser's. Yeah... I noticed how you liked those choices. When it's not a Microsoft thing, the answer is always "more choices is better". While you embrace and extend, then kill it, so the only choice is a Microsoft choice.
Was excited about this until I saw Disney is making this movie. Great, another CG movie that would be great for adults, being "dumbed" down for the kiddies.
Blizzard will you PLEASE just make a Warcraft movie and prove that CG movies will make money in the PG-17 realm (adult themed). I don't know why I am the only that is tired of CG movies (Toy Story, Sharks Tale, Incredibles and "insert CG kiddie movie here")!
It is nice to see that even some of the bigger corporations are noticing that software patents stifle innovation and just not us. It seems lately that only companies on a downward spiral use IP litigation as a means of revenue or companies that can't innovate and are holding onto their monopoly until it's ripped from their dead whiteknockled fingers. I hope this brings attention to this issue.
so let's please see it in writing
IBM has stated before that they will not use their patent portfolio against Linux, well... let's see that in writing! Make some type of good faith towards OSS as well. If software IP and litigation continue down this road, then we ALL lose in the long run.
Just imagine watching the Superbowl or some other sports on this.
A few people already metioned porn. I didn't think of that at first, but WOW, great idea! The porn industry is always first to take up technology.*starts looking for porn DVDs*
Republicans have done more damage to the liberty, safety, and overall strength of the USA than anyone else has in recent history.
Really? How/What/When, give examples! Sticking with "recent history", I guess the last Democrat president was never for the "glory, power and wealth of the few": Clinton Scandals
When was the last time someone poor ever gave you a job? Don't totally knock the rich.
From this link here It states "Microsoft has software called.Net that's similar to Java. However, the software giant, like Hewlett-Packard and IBM, has licensed Kodak's patents, Lanzillo said".
I do understand the issue, do YOU? What are the words that are being bleepped. I get his Philadelphia broadcast and have only noticed that curse words have been bleepped (and only a handful at that over the years). I agree that what is decent is a moving target with the FCC, but Viacom HAS crossed the line and theyve been fined for it. OK, move on. I don't see Howard defending Rush Limbaugh when he was fired from ESPN/Fox (Don't remember which station) for his comments about Donaven McNabb (Eagles QB). Or rushing out saying that songs that have bad words or indecent content are being bleepped out during the daytime. I agree with freedom of speech, my criticizim with Howard is that it only became an issue when HIS money was involved, nothing more. So you can't curse or say anything indecent (moving target or not, common sense would help there!). So, "mister I understand the issue", tell me where or what has been bleepped? Where is the encroachment of freedom of speech. I laid out mutlitple reasons for this in my original post, you didn't even touch on any of those issues.
I've been listening to Howard ever since he's been in Philly and I agree that if you don't like it change it. If it's offending, there are plenty of other stations out there. BUT, don't try and hide behind freedom of speech (when he actually DOES have it and excercises it every day by crticizing the president, religion, wishing cancer on ppl, talking about anal). Let me ask you this; I don't see him defending fair use rights, even though he's not allowed to play anal ring toss anymore, because the guy that showed him it, has got the copyright and now he can't play it anymore!
Your problem is that you've heard Howard cry so much about the FCC and Freedom of Speech that he says he doesn't have, you actually believe it to be true! Do YOU really understand the issue? I do and I've put it all up for your to read and comment on. Howards been in trouble with the FCC long before Powell was in office. So this has nothing to do with Powell getting laid or not? Nice argument there! I can see your very good at mimicing what Howard feeds you ever morning.
Come back and post when you actually have your own well informed opinion! It's unfair to have a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed!
OK, what has been censored? Does he get to trash the president? How many other politicians has he made fun of? Has he ever tried to swing elections for his own (private) benefit over (free) public airways? Does he mock religion? Does he get girls naked and make them do all kinds of stupid things? Does he have contests on "Who's got the biggest hemorroid? Has Howard Stern ever promoted his fans calling or spoofing other TV/Radio shows, yelling Bababoey? YES! No one is censoring him, no one is taking him off the air (Howard admitted today it was a voluntary choice). Are there black helicopters flying around his house? Anyone trying to sabotage him or his show? NO. His radio show is broadcast over FREE PUBLIC airwaves during the morning (which is definitely different that after 9/10pm, like it or not). Every radio station plays songs, during the moringing/day, that have curses bleepped out? Where's Howard been all these years on that issue... OH, that's right, that never effected his pocket book. Only when it started to affect him, did it become an issue. So all that is happening is profanity and indecent sexual content (mostly a word or 2) gets bleepped, and he's been able to find substitute words for all these years without a single problem. So don't give me censorship. How many times have you heard "so, do you do anal?" Where's the censorship? Really, where is it? Howards been able to say and do what he likes all these years! He's just crying because they're taking his MONEY! That's all this is about, nothing more!
And if you don't think Howard himself lies, he said one show "The religous right is trying to make you pay for email now to fund their cause!", after everyone in the news took Bill Gates talk on paying for email to help stop spam, out of context. Bill Gates said it, so Howard sings the songs that best suit him too. He's not above that, his listeners are just to stupid to realize.
Who is the parent company of MTV, who broadcasted the Superbowl half-time show last year? Viacom!
Who is the parent company of Infinity Broadcasting? Viacom! So what, we're just gonna let them show/do whatever they want over FREE PUBLIC airwaves where anyone can see it? Seriously, at what point is it enough? How much should it take before anyone steps in and says "enough is enough"?
2 more things:
1. I am not saying remove him from the airwaves, just don't curse and you won't get fined. Simple. No censorship has hapened, just a fine. He's still on the airwaves, no one is forcing him off.
2. Howard Stern doesn't hate religion... just Christianity!
I've been listening to Howard since he came on in Philadelphia (where I lived all my life). He used to be funny and original 10 years ago, now it's just a big whine fest; What made him famous and rich is now getting him fined and all he does is cry about! This all about his wallet, nothing more. Over the last 5 years how times has he said "that's it I'm quitting!", well quit already then. Does he? No, because he wants to get paid.
I hope I am wrong, I like Sun and I want to see them
continue to survive, but I don't see that happening. I don't know first hand, about Sun's HW or Solaris, but from what I read, it seems that they had excellent engineering and great products. But now, they seem to be throwing their fists at everyone. How can such a company, that was so highly thought of, act like such a cornered rat?
Within the last 1-1/2 years or so, it's been hard to tell where Sun stands. Bill Joy no longer works for Sun. With the cancellation of UltraSPARC V and joint venture of between Sun and Fujitsu (here) and from this
AMD news link, can anyone say "HP and Itanium". Sun's talent pool has gotten considerably smaller and now management is scared, so they play the FUD card. Anyone really surprised? Management has watered down the talent, taken the Darl Mcbride school of business 101 class and is hanging on to Uncle Bill's pants hoping to catch a crumb or 2, by bashing GNU/Linux - oops- I mean Red Hat and taking on IBM.
To all you anti-IBMers, if you've read the "fists" link above, you'll catch that Sun is porting Solaris to the POWER architecture (guess it ain't that bad after all).
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That's a funny statement coming from Microsoft. Just like in choice of OS's or choice in Web Browser's. Yeah ... I noticed how you liked those choices. When it's not a Microsoft thing, the answer is always "more choices is better". While you embrace and extend, then kill it, so the only choice is a Microsoft choice.
Skipping commercials or promotional annoucements is bad, mmmkay!
Was excited about this until I saw Disney is making this movie. Great, another CG movie that would be great for adults, being "dumbed" down for the kiddies.
Blizzard will you PLEASE just make a Warcraft movie and prove that CG movies will make money in the PG-17 realm (adult themed). I don't know why I am the only that is tired of CG movies (Toy Story, Sharks Tale, Incredibles and "insert CG kiddie movie here")!
Seriouly, am I alone on this?
AGAIN .... Where's my pitchfork?
It is nice to see that even some of the bigger corporations are noticing that software patents stifle innovation and just not us. It seems lately that only companies on a downward spiral use IP litigation as a means of revenue or companies that can't innovate and are holding onto their monopoly until it's ripped from their dead whiteknockled fingers. I hope this brings attention to this issue.
so let's please see it in writing
IBM has stated before that they will not use their patent portfolio against Linux, well... let's see that in writing! Make some type of good faith towards OSS as well. If software IP and litigation continue down this road, then we ALL lose in the long run.
Just imagine watching the Superbowl or some other sports on this.
A few people already metioned porn. I didn't think of that at first, but WOW, great idea! The porn industry is always first to take up technology.*starts looking for porn DVDs*
Republicans have done more damage to the liberty, safety, and overall strength of the USA than anyone else has in recent history.
Really? How/What/When, give examples!
Sticking with "recent history", I guess the last Democrat president was never for the "glory, power and wealth of the few": Clinton Scandals
When was the last time someone poor ever gave you a job? Don't totally knock the rich.
From this link here .Net that's similar to Java. However, the software giant, like Hewlett-Packard and IBM, has licensed Kodak's patents, Lanzillo said".
It states "Microsoft has software called
IBM, MS and HP are safe.
I do understand the issue, do YOU? What are the words that are being bleepped. I get his Philadelphia broadcast and have only noticed that curse words have been bleepped (and only a handful at that over the years). I agree that what is decent is a moving target with the FCC, but Viacom HAS crossed the line and theyve been fined for it. OK, move on. I don't see Howard defending Rush Limbaugh when he was fired from ESPN/Fox (Don't remember which station) for his comments about Donaven McNabb (Eagles QB). Or rushing out saying that songs that have bad words or indecent content are being bleepped out during the daytime. I agree with freedom of speech, my criticizim with Howard is that it only became an issue when HIS money was involved, nothing more. So you can't curse or say anything indecent (moving target or not, common sense would help there!). So, "mister I understand the issue", tell me where or what has been bleepped? Where is the encroachment of freedom of speech. I laid out mutlitple reasons for this in my original post, you didn't even touch on any of those issues.
I've been listening to Howard ever since he's been in Philly and I agree that if you don't like it change it. If it's offending, there are plenty of other stations out there. BUT, don't try and hide behind freedom of speech (when he actually DOES have it and excercises it every day by crticizing the president, religion, wishing cancer on ppl, talking about anal). Let me ask you this; I don't see him defending fair use rights, even though he's not allowed to play anal ring toss anymore, because the guy that showed him it, has got the copyright and now he can't play it anymore!
Your problem is that you've heard Howard cry so much about the FCC and Freedom of Speech that he says he doesn't have, you actually believe it to be true! Do YOU really understand the issue? I do and I've put it all up for your to read and comment on. Howards been in trouble with the FCC long before Powell was in office. So this has nothing to do with Powell getting laid or not? Nice argument there! I can see your very good at mimicing what Howard feeds you ever morning.
Come back and post when you actually have your own well informed opinion! It's unfair to have a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed!
OK, what has been censored? Does he get to trash the president? How many other politicians has he made fun of? Has he ever tried to swing elections for his own (private) benefit over (free) public airways? Does he mock religion? Does he get girls naked and make them do all kinds of stupid things? Does he have contests on "Who's got the biggest hemorroid? Has Howard Stern ever promoted his fans calling or spoofing other TV/Radio shows, yelling Bababoey? YES! No one is censoring him, no one is taking him off the air (Howard admitted today it was a voluntary choice). Are there black helicopters flying around his house? Anyone trying to sabotage him or his show? NO. His radio show is broadcast over FREE PUBLIC airwaves during the morning (which is definitely different that after 9/10pm, like it or not). Every radio station plays songs, during the moringing/day, that have curses bleepped out? Where's Howard been all these years on that issue ... OH, that's right, that never effected his pocket book. Only when it started to affect him, did it become an issue. So all that is happening is profanity and indecent sexual content (mostly a word or 2) gets bleepped, and he's been able to find substitute words for all these years without a single problem. So don't give me censorship. How many times have you heard "so, do you do anal?" Where's the censorship? Really, where is it? Howards been able to say and do what he likes all these years! He's just crying because they're taking his MONEY! That's all this is about, nothing more!
... just Christianity!
And if you don't think Howard himself lies, he said one show "The religous right is trying to make you pay for email now to fund their cause!", after everyone in the news took Bill Gates talk on paying for email to help stop spam, out of context. Bill Gates said it, so Howard sings the songs that best suit him too. He's not above that, his listeners are just to stupid to realize.
Who is the parent company of MTV, who broadcasted the Superbowl half-time show last year? Viacom! Who is the parent company of Infinity Broadcasting? Viacom! So what, we're just gonna let them show/do whatever they want over FREE PUBLIC airwaves where anyone can see it? Seriously, at what point is it enough? How much should it take before anyone steps in and says "enough is enough"?
2 more things:
1. I am not saying remove him from the airwaves, just don't curse and you won't get fined. Simple. No censorship has hapened, just a fine. He's still on the airwaves, no one is forcing him off.
2. Howard Stern doesn't hate religion
Let me get this out of the way first.
I've been listening to Howard since he came on in Philadelphia (where I lived all my life). He used to be funny and original 10 years ago, now it's just a big whine fest; What made him famous and rich is now getting him fined and all he does is cry about! This all about his wallet, nothing more. Over the last 5 years how times has he said "that's it I'm quitting!", well quit already then. Does he? No, because he wants to get paid.
I hope I am wrong, I like Sun and I want to see them continue to survive, but I don't see that happening. I don't know first hand, about Sun's HW or Solaris, but from what I read, it seems that they had excellent engineering and great products. But now, they seem to be throwing their fists at everyone. How can such a company, that was so highly thought of, act like such a cornered rat?
Within the last 1-1/2 years or so, it's been hard to tell where Sun stands. Bill Joy no longer works for Sun. With the cancellation of UltraSPARC V and joint venture of between Sun and Fujitsu (here) and from this AMD news link, can anyone say "HP and Itanium". Sun's talent pool has gotten considerably smaller and now management is scared, so they play the FUD card. Anyone really surprised? Management has watered down the talent, taken the Darl Mcbride school of business 101 class and is hanging on to Uncle Bill's pants hoping to catch a crumb or 2, by bashing GNU/Linux - oops- I mean Red Hat and taking on IBM.
To all you anti-IBMers, if you've read the "fists" link above, you'll catch that Sun is porting Solaris to the POWER architecture (guess it ain't that bad after all).