From one of TFAs: --- Why the monetization of music file sharing is good for me if I am an Internet Service Provider: Monetization will dramatically lower ISP bandwidth costs. Once file sharing is an authorized activity, ISPs can establish their own proprietary servers to service the bulk of file sharing activities. Since users would access the most shared songs on this "internal" system, it would lead to a dramatic reduction in the need for bandwidth to the world wide web, and a considerable cost saving to providers. ---
Yes, I can just see Rogers doing this in a responsible and fair manner. ~
Also, correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like "sharing" is being dragged back into the 90's in this scenario - all the advancements of p2p out the window as we all connect to the approved legal internal download server to get our "most shared" music.
No no no That's not how Slashdot works. Everyone knows not to RTFM; people need these wildly inaccurate, speculative comments to generate flame wars and such. Why else would anyone want to read this?
Let's focus on this innovative design for a minute, shall we:
I can put the player away, in a pocket or something, and I never have to take it out to change tracks or volume or anything. Of course, we still know it's there, thanks to the bright white wires. I guess that the Apple designers have figured out that it looks uncool if I have to go fiddling around with this sleek button-free nexus of art and technology.
Instead, I now have a remote that interfaces with the headphones and not the base unit itself. (I didn't RTFM; I am basing this only on previous comments.) Of course, a remote is so cool that you never look dorkish pulling one out of your pocket or fiddling around with it, or trying to find it when it slips into the leather couch. The remote does have buttons, but it can be hidden out of sight when guests arrive, oh, in a pocket or behind a vase or something. And being wireless, I can now lose it anywhere!
Dude, you broke his seriousright: as such any attempts to derive humour are doomed to instant failure. No more mango juice for you; it's off to jail, you backwards Kcing! (Great catch though!)
Let the name-calling and finger-pointing begin. These WordPress folks can be pretty touchy too.
My comparison: Joomla! vs. WordPress -Joomla! forces me to say "Joomla!" every time in an exclamatory voice, which can be annoying especially when reading technical documentation in my head. Sometimes, I involuntarily raise my arm with my index finger extended, and my eyebrows go up all by themselves. -WordPress does not impose any of this on me
Conclusion: Choose Joomla! to add interest to your life! It's full of win!
--- Why is Google covering up the story about the grassy knoll known as Atlantis? Why? "Sonar tracks", yeah right....
critical internet infrastructure needs to be *easy*,
and
we need to start doing Very Bad Things to those that
don't implement BCP-38,
egress filtering,
automated up-to-date bogon filtering,
and strict BGP filtering...
--- I would find it more hilarious if it wasn't so culturally imperialistic.
Americans: "We do it our way. They do it their way. Their way gives them an advantage so it must be a subsidy. They will have to do it our way.
Yes, as the de-facto world government, we would like foreigners in their own coutries to do things our way. It's the American Way."
The American way: auction to the highest bidder, and winner take all. The Canadian way: set fees
Watch out, Canadians! The current government is experimenting with auctioning things (radio spectrum?) so they can get along better with their American buddies. Can stumpage auctions be far behind?
--- Factoid 'o the day: Buttons spelled backwards is "SnotTub"
Compared with other species, I think that some humans have better cognitive abilities and communication skills. Even if we lose the technology, we can still dream about it and discuss it on Slashdot.
...some unscrupulous government could install a wall-mounted "smart meter" outside your home that could have the capability to eavesdrop on private conversations inside, sending out private info, possibly over the powerline.
They don't need to do that. Why do you think these things are called "monitors" ??
INTRUDER ALERT!! Someone from "the Outside" has wandered in by mistake, and provided a situation that may disturb and alarm some readers. Please clear your cache and try this new and improved version 2.0 situation:
You see that the microwave turntable isn't too cruddy, so life is good. While enjoying your Hot Pocket directly off the turntable (your "dinnerware"), you think about going out someplace in public, but that would require, like, cleaner clothing and washing and stuff, so back to the basement it is. Going out just makes things way too complicated.
Even though I am deeply hurt by your insulting tone, I will concede that you are at least open to the possibility of humour. Other hints might be the use of "organical" and "lifes" in the subject line.
I haven't heard "educatify me" before, but I maybe you can learn me about it.
Mmmmm.... I can just picture it in my mind. It's so heart-warming - li'l Janie reloading by the fireplace for Grandma by the bay window in her rocker, so she can mow down more of the hordes. I don't recall seeing any Norman Rockwells like that, though.
Come to think of it, most of the US Civil and Revolutionary battles were army vs. army, weren't they? On a battlefield, maybe? Not this family-in-a-house kind of stuff - that sounds more like Bonnie and Clyde style fighting. A family feud, perhaps.
But you make a valid point - have at least one weapon for potentially anyone that shows up, and a bunch of extras, so that the people at the back windows upstairs can have a fresh supply being reloaded by the designated non-combat member - who would be pretty busy, in anything but a one-room shack.
Lesson for today: buy more weapons - you never know how many will show up!
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From one of TFAs:
---
Why the monetization of music file sharing is good for me if I am an Internet Service Provider:
Monetization will dramatically lower ISP bandwidth costs. Once file sharing is an authorized activity, ISPs can establish their own proprietary servers to service the bulk of file sharing activities. Since users would access the most shared songs on this "internal" system, it would lead to a dramatic reduction in the need for bandwidth to the world wide web, and a considerable cost saving to providers.
---
Yes, I can just see Rogers doing this in a responsible and fair manner. ~
Also, correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like "sharing" is being dragged back into the 90's in this scenario - all the advancements of p2p out the window as we all connect to the approved legal internal download server to get our "most shared" music.
False dichotomy. I am living proof that you can have both creativity AND obscurity.
No no no
That's not how Slashdot works. Everyone knows not to RTFM; people need these wildly inaccurate, speculative comments to generate flame wars and such. Why else would anyone want to read this?
Accuracy? pifts I say!
Gosh ... I wonder how so many people missed that.
Let's focus on this innovative design for a minute, shall we:
I can put the player away, in a pocket or something, and I never have to take it out to change tracks or volume or anything. Of course, we still know it's there, thanks to the bright white wires. I guess that the Apple designers have figured out that it looks uncool if I have to go fiddling around with this sleek button-free nexus of art and technology.
Instead, I now have a remote that interfaces with the headphones and not the base unit itself. (I didn't RTFM; I am basing this only on previous comments.) Of course, a remote is so cool that you never look dorkish pulling one out of your pocket or fiddling around with it, or trying to find it when it slips into the leather couch. The remote does have buttons, but it can be hidden out of sight when guests arrive, oh, in a pocket or behind a vase or something. And being wireless, I can now lose it anywhere!
That's brilliant. Thanks Apple!
Note: only makes sense if you have sigs enabled (and even then ... )
Dude, you broke his seriousright:
as such any attempts to derive humour are doomed to instant failure.
No more mango juice for you; it's off to jail, you backwards Kcing!
(Great catch though!)
in a car,
then you'd be okay and the analogy would too!
An open-source car, of course.
Let the name-calling and finger-pointing begin.
These WordPress folks can be pretty touchy too.
My comparison:
Joomla! vs. WordPress
-Joomla! forces me to say "Joomla!" every time in an exclamatory voice, which can be annoying especially when reading technical documentation in my head. Sometimes, I involuntarily raise my arm with my index finger extended, and my eyebrows go up all by themselves.
-WordPress does not impose any of this on me
Conclusion:
Choose Joomla! to add interest to your life! It's full of win!
--- ....
Why is Google covering up the story about the grassy knoll known as Atlantis? Why? "Sonar tracks", yeah right
critical internet infrastructure needs to be *easy*,
and
we need to start doing Very Bad Things to those that
don't implement BCP-38,
egress filtering,
automated up-to-date bogon filtering,
and strict BGP filtering...
Well, make up your mind. Can't have both.
Yelp.com just neglected to pay _their_ protection money. This "exposé" (essentially a negative review) is just to show them what can happen.
That's precisely the same thing an auto mechanic does, only with cars instead of people.
Important difference: the doctor has to do everything while the car is still running.
Thear, thear. Don't get all in a knot over spelling.
Veering Further OffTopic -1
Sunday Afternoon -1
Bonus rantiness modifier -1
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I would find it more hilarious if it wasn't so culturally imperialistic.
Americans:
"We do it our way. They do it their way. Their way gives them an advantage so it must be a subsidy. They will have to do it our way.
Yes, as the de-facto world government, we would like foreigners in their own coutries to do things our way. It's the American Way."
The American way: auction to the highest bidder, and winner take all.
The Canadian way: set fees
Watch out, Canadians! The current government is experimenting with auctioning things (radio spectrum?) so they can get along better with their American buddies. Can stumpage auctions be far behind?
---
Factoid 'o the day: Buttons spelled backwards is "SnotTub"
Compared with other species, I think that some humans have better cognitive abilities and communication skills. Even if we lose the technology, we can still dream about it and discuss it on Slashdot.
--
Why does "lose" look wrong now?
They don't need to do that. Why do you think these things are called "monitors" ??
---
Grassy knoll. Yeah.
INTRUDER ALERT!!
Someone from "the Outside" has wandered in by mistake, and provided a situation that may disturb and alarm some readers. Please clear your cache and try this new and improved version 2.0 situation:
You see that the microwave turntable isn't too cruddy, so life is good. While enjoying your Hot Pocket directly off the turntable (your "dinnerware"), you think about going out someplace in public, but that would require, like, cleaner clothing and washing and stuff, so back to the basement it is. Going out just makes things way too complicated.
---
? chr(07)
I thought it was like a series of tubes.
I'm pretty sure it's not like a truck.
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No.... didn't you?
CAT THREAD !!!1
/. ??
Wuddaya mean, no graphics on
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I can has cheezburger, then?
From TFB (blurb): ... about the economic impact of FLOSS, not excluding the hidden indirect impact.
Sounds like a Real Networks EULA or something; I guess I won't not be staying away from the article.
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All-Bran is people! All-Bran is people!
Now I'm modded Flamebait.
It just gets wronger and wronger.
*ding*
We have a winner!
Even though I am deeply hurt by your insulting tone, I will concede that you are at least open to the possibility of humour. Other hints might be the use of "organical" and "lifes" in the subject line.
I haven't heard "educatify me" before, but I maybe you can learn me about it.
Cheers!
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Dave - putting the 'pro' in procrastinate
WRONG: ...
...
My life sci 101 class teached me that
CORRECT:
My life sci 101 class learned me that
Let's get it right, people.
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Oh Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots defeat me
Mmmmm.... I can just picture it in my mind. It's so heart-warming - li'l Janie reloading by the fireplace for Grandma by the bay window in her rocker, so she can mow down more of the hordes. I don't recall seeing any Norman Rockwells like that, though.
... for YOU!
Come to think of it, most of the US Civil and Revolutionary battles were army vs. army, weren't they? On a battlefield, maybe? Not this family-in-a-house kind of stuff - that sounds more like Bonnie and Clyde style fighting. A family feud, perhaps.
But you make a valid point - have at least one weapon for potentially anyone that shows up, and a bunch of extras, so that the people at the back windows upstairs can have a fresh supply being reloaded by the designated non-combat member - who would be pretty busy, in anything but a one-room shack.
Lesson for today: buy more weapons - you never know how many will show up!
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Each sig personally hand-crafted
Oh yeah?
b ert-20061028.html
Well, how would you like it if Hitler killed you?
I win!
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Serial emergency: any old port in a storm