More competition in this market means more choices for consumers. I hope the new Galaxy & its data plans are priced a bit better in the US than its predecessor's. The data plans for it that Verizon offers certainly make it less desirable.
Is Anonymous planning to deploy Stuxnet on, um, hacked sites? Stuxnet is really bad for people who tend to collect centrifuges, but it's just another virus when it comes to people with PC's. Doesn't every AV application check for this yet?
So what you're saying is, if a movie company anonymously posts a video they own the copyright to, how are other people to know it's not ok to post the same video for which they DON'T own the copyright to?
Well, I think the very basics of copyright law cover that: if you don't own the copyright, don't post it. In fact YouTube has a terms of service that specifies just that. Just because it's on YouTube, doesn't mean it's public domain. That should clear up any confusion you may have.
They aren't posting it anonymously - they're posting it under many fake personas pretending to be people who liked it. Now, I don't support anybody uploading/downloading/copying/stealing/etc anybody else's work, but I can certainly see how these companies can mislead people (can you say kids?) who might think it's OK because so many others are doing it. This AC put it pretty well.
BTW, can you imagine if the RIAA seeded a bunch of their own music to torrents and then started suing kids who downloaded them?
While I agree with you there, often Pandora will play stuff that's just ridiculous. I've got a progressive metal channel I listen to and at least once a day it throws in Justin Beiber or something equally insane.
In some households that Beiber kid is just as 'dangerous' as progressive metal. His commercial with Ozzy only solidifies his metalness (even though it did look like an outtake from the Michael & Janet Jackson Scream video). Just wait another 40 years and you'll see drug ravaged Beiber, draped with sagging tattoos, doing his 80's style midi-sequenced version of War Pigs and spouting off about his 3rd ex-wife in a drunken rage. Ahh, good times are just around the corner.
If this gives them a shot at growth & profitability and it means they get to stick around since they're not profitable yet. You can count on one hand the chances of them being here in another year or two if they keep losing money. If they close their doors you can say "I listened to Pandora since almost its birth... to its death.
On a side note, the folks at Pandora are trying to change 'radio', which works out for all of us in the end. Don't deny them a little treasure for all their hard work and their perseverance.
It depends on what they are doing. People have the right to privacy and anonymity in most circumstances. But, I don't want to do business with someone who is pretending to be someone else, and I don't to read news/blogs/fill-in-the-blank by someone who is pretending to be someone they are not (which is different from a blogger, etc using a pseudonym) or is being paid/sponsored by an undisclosed company.
If they aren't being upfront about what they're doing then there's a reason to suspect they're hiding something. It's different when someone is posting using a username or AC on a place like/.
If you post good videos, they're still good regardless of who you are, your agenda, or if everything in your profile is made up. I don't see how they're manipulating anyone.
Well, if they don't accurately and honestly identify themselves then how are others who upload supposed to know that the videos by the movie companies are not violating any copyrights? If it's OK for some random people (aka the movie studios hiding behind fake personas) who's to say other videos of the same movie aren't allowed?
BTW, if it isn't clear that they have something to hide by doing it this way then ask yourself: Why are they hiding behind many fake YouTube accounts in order to post their content? If they weren't trying to pull a fast one then why not just post it as themselves/their company?
Can't we just do this the old fashion way? Two guys get into a knock-down-drag-out fight and someone else cleans up the blood?
Person #1: That's a lot of blood. Whose is it?
Person #2: Does it really matter?
Person #1: I guess not - as long as it's not mine.
As an American I'd like to defend this policy, um, but I can't. WTF? Hmm... I wonder if we can get.gov to transition over to the newly proposed (as in right here, right now).wtf TLD?
I'm pretty sure that your using the internet to investigate an applicant would be counted as "cybercheating" the hiring process. Way to be a hypocrite.
The whole idea of penalizing people for using the internet to produce answers in today's world sounds silly now doesn't it?
It's the cheating that differentiates the actions.
As more and more people are using the Internet illegally (i.e. limewire etc.), I feel that the chances of being caught or the consequences of my actions are almost insignificant. So I feel no pressure in doing what ever everybody else is doing/using the Internet for."
Those of you who agree with this student please stand up and be counted. Post it on your Facebook pages, MySpace thingies, personal blogs, etc. I want to know who you are when I'm interviewing to hire new talent.
I always love when a browser company gives me more versions (and their individual idiosyncrasies) to test and support. At least Chrome back doors updates to their browser so anything out there should be the current version (like it or not).
In a month or two there will be at least as many high quality Android tablets on the market as there are iPads.
Um, that would be one. There is one iPad at the moment. Sure, there are a few different configuration options (more GB's and/or 3G connectivity), but there is only the 1st generation iPad right now. If you mean units then they better sell a shit load in the next two months.
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Not everybody has the same sense of humor ... especially politicians and those who's job it is to protect them.
Is there an SD slot? Please tell me there's an SD slot at least.
It doesn't look like it ... though it does have a SIM slot. SIM generates more revenue than SD ...
More competition in this market means more choices for consumers. I hope the new Galaxy & its data plans are priced a bit better in the US than its predecessor's. The data plans for it that Verizon offers certainly make it less desirable.
If they can get a pubic perception of having some vaguely cool smartphones to help drive the brand, they have no problems really.
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Don't write Nokia off yet.
If they have a great 'vibrate' feature then the reports of their demise are definitely, um, premature?
I don't know why Slashdot is still tagging this 'wikileaks' when it's clearly no longer about wikileaks at all.
Where have you been? In 2011 everything is about WikiLeaks.
Is Anonymous planning to deploy Stuxnet on, um, hacked sites? Stuxnet is really bad for people who tend to collect centrifuges, but it's just another virus when it comes to people with PC's. Doesn't every AV application check for this yet?
So what you're saying is, if a movie company anonymously posts a video they own the copyright to, how are other people to know it's not ok to post the same video for which they DON'T own the copyright to? Well, I think the very basics of copyright law cover that: if you don't own the copyright, don't post it. In fact YouTube has a terms of service that specifies just that. Just because it's on YouTube, doesn't mean it's public domain. That should clear up any confusion you may have.
They aren't posting it anonymously - they're posting it under many fake personas pretending to be people who liked it. Now, I don't support anybody uploading/downloading/copying/stealing/etc anybody else's work, but I can certainly see how these companies can mislead people (can you say kids?) who might think it's OK because so many others are doing it. This AC put it pretty well.
BTW, can you imagine if the RIAA seeded a bunch of their own music to torrents and then started suing kids who downloaded them?
While I agree with you there, often Pandora will play stuff that's just ridiculous. I've got a progressive metal channel I listen to and at least once a day it throws in Justin Beiber or something equally insane.
In some households that Beiber kid is just as 'dangerous' as progressive metal. His commercial with Ozzy only solidifies his metalness (even though it did look like an outtake from the Michael & Janet Jackson Scream video). Just wait another 40 years and you'll see drug ravaged Beiber, draped with sagging tattoos, doing his 80's style midi-sequenced version of War Pigs and spouting off about his 3rd ex-wife in a drunken rage. Ahh, good times are just around the corner.
Other then greed, why do this?
If this gives them a shot at growth & profitability and it means they get to stick around since they're not profitable yet. You can count on one hand the chances of them being here in another year or two if they keep losing money. If they close their doors you can say "I listened to Pandora since almost its birth ... to its death.
On a side note, the folks at Pandora are trying to change 'radio', which works out for all of us in the end. Don't deny them a little treasure for all their hard work and their perseverance.
It depends on what they are doing. People have the right to privacy and anonymity in most circumstances. But, I don't want to do business with someone who is pretending to be someone else, and I don't to read news/blogs/fill-in-the-blank by someone who is pretending to be someone they are not (which is different from a blogger, etc using a pseudonym) or is being paid/sponsored by an undisclosed company.
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If they aren't being upfront about what they're doing then there's a reason to suspect they're hiding something. It's different when someone is posting using a username or AC on a place like
I agree with you, though not everyone thinks about this the same way we do.
If you post good videos, they're still good regardless of who you are, your agenda, or if everything in your profile is made up. I don't see how they're manipulating anyone.
Well, if they don't accurately and honestly identify themselves then how are others who upload supposed to know that the videos by the movie companies are not violating any copyrights? If it's OK for some random people (aka the movie studios hiding behind fake personas) who's to say other videos of the same movie aren't allowed?
BTW, if it isn't clear that they have something to hide by doing it this way then ask yourself: Why are they hiding behind many fake YouTube accounts in order to post their content? If they weren't trying to pull a fast one then why not just post it as themselves/their company?
Let's not forget Steve Austin
Come on now, give him a brake.
I'm from Schenectady - Zip Code 12345 (I'm not really from Schenectady but their zip really is 12345).
Can't we just do this the old fashion way? Two guys get into a knock-down-drag-out fight and someone else cleans up the blood?
Person #1: That's a lot of blood. Whose is it?
Person #2: Does it really matter?
Person #1: I guess not - as long as it's not mine.
Best of luck with your recovery.
First post!
Your failure to properly encrypt your post has left it vulnerable to many eyes. Maybe you should have RTFA?
As an American I'd like to defend this policy, um, but I can't. WTF? Hmm ... I wonder if we can get .gov to transition over to the newly proposed (as in right here, right now) .wtf TLD?
I'm pretty sure that your using the internet to investigate an applicant would be counted as "cybercheating" the hiring process. Way to be a hypocrite.
The whole idea of penalizing people for using the internet to produce answers in today's world sounds silly now doesn't it?
It's the cheating that differentiates the actions.
As more and more people are using the Internet illegally (i.e. limewire etc.), I feel that the chances of being caught or the consequences of my actions are almost insignificant. So I feel no pressure in doing what ever everybody else is doing/using the Internet for."
Those of you who agree with this student please stand up and be counted. Post it on your Facebook pages, MySpace thingies, personal blogs, etc. I want to know who you are when I'm interviewing to hire new talent.
I've used my secret decoder to decipher your message. It says "Hello Streisand Effect, Goody Bye Sony".
I always love when a browser company gives me more versions (and their individual idiosyncrasies) to test and support. At least Chrome back doors updates to their browser so anything out there should be the current version (like it or not).
Seriously? Plurals are not denoted by apostrophes. Apostrophes are for possessives and contractions. 3rd grade stuff, that.
Don't you mean apostrophe's? ;-)
In a month or two there will be at least as many high quality Android tablets on the market as there are iPads.
Um, that would be one. There is one iPad at the moment. Sure, there are a few different configuration options (more GB's and/or 3G connectivity), but there is only the 1st generation iPad right now. If you mean units then they better sell a shit load in the next two months.