I'll continue downloading DRM free BBC shows via bittorrent just as I have for a while now. I have no moral objection to doing this since I've paid for the content anyway.
Notice that the BBC have never pursued those who upload their programmes onto p2p except in one case, when ep1 of New Dr Who was leaked before transmission. I'd argue that, like yourself, the BBC has no moral objections to the sharing of its content after transmission. In my view the iPlayer service is aimed squarely at the everyday user who has no interest in or knowledge of p2p. Plus the range of programmes on iPlayer will still be wider than what can be found on p2p, even the private trackers.
The BBC are well aware that p2p sharing will continue. They don't appear to be too concerned about it. One of the good things about an organisation that isn't solely interested in the bottom line.
OT: There's another downer with these new type of entertainment boxes - something touched on in Dragons' Den recently. Many of these Freeview boxes eat 100% or near of their max power take even in standby. It got me thinking, why is that? These are effectively small computers decoding over-the-air MPEG - they need to boot up, test & calibrate, and many don't appear to have sufficient component sleep ability. Once again, it's a trade-off - a few seconds of boot-up time coming out of standby vs sucking more power than it needs. They went for the latter. The other digiboxes are not doubt the same, I know that if I crash my cable box I can knock it into standby and the display merrily goes on & off but the box remains crashed. The 'standby' appears to operate the front display and nothing more.
Which is why the CD version wins because it's been vetted by intelligent people. I'm going to try it now, I suggest you do the same. I'd be surprised if there's any such vandalism in the CD blend.
However, isn't it now generally accepted that the K-T event was caused by a comet or asteroid or something slamming into the planet? If that was the case, how does the cycle bear any relation to lack of biodiversity?
This much is clear. I expect the killer app will be Xbox Live on your PC - with these certified games. However this doesn't preclude the gaming scene as it stands. EA and others try to develop their own on-line arena.
Here's me and a million other Brits aged 25-35 saying 'thank you' for the Spectrum. If it wasn't for this little rubber wonder I doubt I'd be sat at this desk today, working in IT as a career. I'll be botting up the emulator" tonight to celebrate!
It's also worth noting Amstrad's healthy attitude to the retro scene (they bought Sinclair Research in 1986, and many of those million Brits will think of Spectra every time they watch The Apprentice...). Anyway, the Spectrum ROM was cracked & emulated before permission was sought. When someone decided to approach Amstrad to seek permission, one Cliff Wilson stepped forward with a simple reply: "Yes, do what you like with the Spectrum ROM, just don't charge money for it and don't remove our copyright message." Such an open attitude towards the scene in 1999 means that it's still thriving today.
Because of increasing awareness in the general public about energy conservation, the ability to utilize low power states on desktop PCs is incredibly underdocumented and widely unused.
The opening sentence fails to compile in my logic parser - there is little documentation because of increasing awareness? Better would have been: "Because of increasing awareness in the general public about energy conservation, people want to know more about the ability to utilize low power states on desktop PCs. What they're finding is that it's incredibly underdocumented and widely unused." Oh, and "underdocumented" doesn't appear to be a word.
Maybe many other people searched for Eva Whatzisname then your second celebrity in quick succession (do they look the same, share similar features?) Enough people searched for two different people in successive visits that datamining software made a link between the two. Could be an alternative explanation.
I'm unsure how Google could reliably track an individual across a time period of months or even weeks unless one of the following is true: 0) IP address is same on both visits; 1) Google retrieved cookie from previous visit; 2) User was logged on with Google Account during both visits; 3) User has Google Toolbar or some other software on top of the browser. So, if this is really a worry (and it would surely be detailed in their privacy policy), just use Google without being logged in, without any Toolbar software and clear cookies after each visit. As long as they don't deploy additional covert measures and as long as everything the do operate is outlined it the privacy policy, they 'do no evil' line cannot be called into question.
If you're talking about Vista, maybe it makes more sense from their perspective to sit on the exploits until Vista is more widespread, if they can keep a secret that long.
Take comfort in the fact that if they did allow voice calls, at the international rates someone jabbering all the way to Australia will be bankrupt by the time they touch down.
Agreed. Everything might be hunky-dory now, but what will the future hold? The bank can easily solve this by providing the wife with her own logon account, then attaching the various bank accounts she has authority over. At the very least it will maintain a proper audit trial, if the relationship went bad and the wife used the husband's logon to empty all the accounts, could he prove that it wasn't him who did the deed?
Sure, if I'm about to drive an unfamiliar route, I can fire up GE and check out all the waypoints & landmarks on the route. Much better than a map when you can see the orchard or the huge building just before your turn-off.
In the later 90s I was hooking up a turntable to line in and grabbing my favourite bits of vinyl that way. The idea of a USB turntable makes me scratch my head at first, what benefit can it bring? Then I think about control via the computer - finally, a skip function for vinyl! But that's about it. That does it, I'm off to RTFA.
cherry pick the songs you like (or take the whole collection if you prefer). Compared to downloading, this is a far safer way to pirate on a huge quantity of music.
This is the way Zune should have gone (of course it wouldn't). But imagine turning your media player into a trade box with the addition of wifi or some simple high b/w protocol. Everyone meets up at a party with one of these, and they can swap to their heart's content (storage is an issue, maybe in two years we'll be seeing 50GB+ standard). It could be the next killer device, if it can skirt the RIAA's clutches. And here I am shouting about it loudly on/.
Might even make sence for them to produce two versions of the movies: # Free Electronically distributed , with ads maybe non skipable commercials between chapters
Sure, they can knock themselves out, but I reserve the right to close my eyes and put my fingers in my ears.
Slashdot Mirror
Person A: See this Bible? It's the truth I tells yer!
Person B: Actually I've analysed it a bit and there are many inaccuracies and false statements, look I can prove it with these tests.
Person A: Well, when I said 'truth', I actually meant 'fiction' but it's the message that's important.
Person B: Please go away.
Ha, so that's why I only ever see a vicar riding a bike, never driving a car.
The BBC are well aware that p2p sharing will continue. They don't appear to be too concerned about it. One of the good things about an organisation that isn't solely interested in the bottom line.
OT: There's another downer with these new type of entertainment boxes - something touched on in Dragons' Den recently. Many of these Freeview boxes eat 100% or near of their max power take even in standby. It got me thinking, why is that? These are effectively small computers decoding over-the-air MPEG - they need to boot up, test & calibrate, and many don't appear to have sufficient component sleep ability. Once again, it's a trade-off - a few seconds of boot-up time coming out of standby vs sucking more power than it needs. They went for the latter. The other digiboxes are not doubt the same, I know that if I crash my cable box I can knock it into standby and the display merrily goes on & off but the box remains crashed. The 'standby' appears to operate the front display and nothing more.
Didn't need to once they got in!
Journalism rule no.1: Know your audience. Ensure your work can be understood by your audience. Slashdot is read by people outside the USA.
Which is why the CD version wins because it's been vetted by intelligent people. I'm going to try it now, I suggest you do the same. I'd be surprised if there's any such vandalism in the CD blend.
However, isn't it now generally accepted that the K-T event was caused by a comet or asteroid or something slamming into the planet? If that was the case, how does the cycle bear any relation to lack of biodiversity?
This much is clear. I expect the killer app will be Xbox Live on your PC - with these certified games. However this doesn't preclude the gaming scene as it stands. EA and others try to develop their own on-line arena.
Here's me and a million other Brits aged 25-35 saying 'thank you' for the Spectrum. If it wasn't for this little rubber wonder I doubt I'd be sat at this desk today, working in IT as a career. I'll be botting up the emulator" tonight to celebrate!
It's also worth noting Amstrad's healthy attitude to the retro scene (they bought Sinclair Research in 1986, and many of those million Brits will think of Spectra every time they watch The Apprentice...). Anyway, the Spectrum ROM was cracked & emulated before permission was sought. When someone decided to approach Amstrad to seek permission, one Cliff Wilson stepped forward with a simple reply: "Yes, do what you like with the Spectrum ROM, just don't charge money for it and don't remove our copyright message." Such an open attitude towards the scene in 1999 means that it's still thriving today.
Welcome to the exciting new world of UGC.
Maybe many other people searched for Eva Whatzisname then your second celebrity in quick succession (do they look the same, share similar features?) Enough people searched for two different people in successive visits that datamining software made a link between the two. Could be an alternative explanation.
I'm unsure how Google could reliably track an individual across a time period of months or even weeks unless one of the following is true: 0) IP address is same on both visits; 1) Google retrieved cookie from previous visit; 2) User was logged on with Google Account during both visits; 3) User has Google Toolbar or some other software on top of the browser. So, if this is really a worry (and it would surely be detailed in their privacy policy), just use Google without being logged in, without any Toolbar software and clear cookies after each visit. As long as they don't deploy additional covert measures and as long as everything the do operate is outlined it the privacy policy, they 'do no evil' line cannot be called into question.
If you're talking about Vista, maybe it makes more sense from their perspective to sit on the exploits until Vista is more widespread, if they can keep a secret that long.
So now there's a good reason to stop encryption to the eyeballs, it'll help the terrierists...
Take comfort in the fact that if they did allow voice calls, at the international rates someone jabbering all the way to Australia will be bankrupt by the time they touch down.
I spent three minutes wondering why someone would want to hold an American Idol-style vote on public rights of way. "Poles" not "polls"
Agreed. Everything might be hunky-dory now, but what will the future hold? The bank can easily solve this by providing the wife with her own logon account, then attaching the various bank accounts she has authority over. At the very least it will maintain a proper audit trial, if the relationship went bad and the wife used the husband's logon to empty all the accounts, could he prove that it wasn't him who did the deed?
Sure, if I'm about to drive an unfamiliar route, I can fire up GE and check out all the waypoints & landmarks on the route. Much better than a map when you can see the orchard or the huge building just before your turn-off.
In the later 90s I was hooking up a turntable to line in and grabbing my favourite bits of vinyl that way. The idea of a USB turntable makes me scratch my head at first, what benefit can it bring? Then I think about control via the computer - finally, a skip function for vinyl! But that's about it. That does it, I'm off to RTFA.
Google News offered me this link, a way to see the story without logging in.