You're being idealistic. A government that elects its representatives by plurality vote will always degenerate into a two-party system. People would rather vote for a lesser evil than "throw their vote away".
You have to keep in mind that a significant chunk of P2P traffic (WoW patches, Linux distros, etc) is completely legal. It might be more reasonable for the school just to block sources that provide illegal content, or allow students to request that legal sources be added to a whitelist.
Why do you say that? I'm running Linux on a Toshiba Satellite, and have had ZERO issues with the BIOS. It even tells me what button to press to get to the boot device selection menu (the only part of the BIOS I regularly use).
Here is an interesting article about the regulation of prices in monopolies. The RIAA and MPAA realize that they will not make as much profit selling for $20 as they would for $5 in China. However, there is no way whatsoever they can compete with the black market if the law is not enforced.
Doesn't WoW have anti-addictive features? I remember reading somewhere that you would get less experience after playing for a long time, and would have to wait in town or log off in order to "rest".
He wasn't talking about the freedom of the press. He was talking about freedom of speech for ordinary citizens. Freedom of the press is specifically NOT infringed upon in this law.
I don't think that's an accurate comparison. Many people stick with Windows and MS Office because they are locked into it, but there is nothing stopping your from buying independent music.
Since when does an industry that pioneers the use of DRM care about freedom? The gaming industry is only following in the footsteps of the film industry; only the smaller artists will fight for their freedom of speech, because they're more interested in saying something worthwhile than making big bucks.
fucking IP bullshit, people patent stuff just for patenting it so they can rape people later maybe someone should shoot them in the motherfucking head.
Slashdot: Where defining "patent trolling" with the language of an asinine thirteen-year-old will get you modded "insightful"! Hooray!
You could tax marijuana to high hell, and still not generate the same amount of income. Are you sure about that? Drugs have a much less elastic demand than other luxuries, so it could be an efficient and profitable tax. Do you have a source?
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OH FUCK! I'm using free software right now! Someone, find me a pirated copy of Vista, quick!
Diablo II. Randomized maps and items = infinite replayability.
It is ridiculous to expect any IT department to mirror every Linux distro, and most schools permit online gaming.
You're being idealistic. A government that elects its representatives by plurality vote will always degenerate into a two-party system. People would rather vote for a lesser evil than "throw their vote away".
You have to keep in mind that a significant chunk of P2P traffic (WoW patches, Linux distros, etc) is completely legal. It might be more reasonable for the school just to block sources that provide illegal content, or allow students to request that legal sources be added to a whitelist.
Well, the world is a cruel, unforgiving, and unjust place... so I'm guessing Direct3D.
Why do you say that? I'm running Linux on a Toshiba Satellite, and have had ZERO issues with the BIOS. It even tells me what button to press to get to the boot device selection menu (the only part of the BIOS I regularly use).
Here is an interesting article about the regulation of prices in monopolies. The RIAA and MPAA realize that they will not make as much profit selling for $20 as they would for $5 in China. However, there is no way whatsoever they can compete with the black market if the law is not enforced.
Doesn't WoW have anti-addictive features? I remember reading somewhere that you would get less experience after playing for a long time, and would have to wait in town or log off in order to "rest".
Good thinking! Let us know when you're done.
I get "Index of file:///" and then folders called "bin", "boot", "cdrom", "dev", "etc". I honestly have to say I liked the old /. layout better.
This practice comes from the early days of the United States, when not all representatives could read well (poor reading skills, poor eyesight, etc).
He wasn't talking about the freedom of the press. He was talking about freedom of speech for ordinary citizens. Freedom of the press is specifically NOT infringed upon in this law.
I don't think that's an accurate comparison. Many people stick with Windows and MS Office because they are locked into it, but there is nothing stopping your from buying independent music.
In America we have laws protecting the rights of Satanists and public Satanist organizations, so I don't think that's a very good analogy.
Mr. Ballmer, is that you?
Since when does an industry that pioneers the use of DRM care about freedom? The gaming industry is only following in the footsteps of the film industry; only the smaller artists will fight for their freedom of speech, because they're more interested in saying something worthwhile than making big bucks.
Thanks for the spoiler, you BASTARD! I thought everything would turn out fine!
What, you can't come up with anything new to say?
No, cite the exact revision. The "permanent link" on the left is there for a reason!
MOD PARENT UP! He hits the nail on the head.