Don't ignore the raft of uneducated Joes who slam their CDs in and "just hit Rip in media player, it works for me...", unwittingly ending up with a collection of WMAs.
Yes, and it's one that I think is useful here. I can't "prove" that the Sun will shine tomorrow, but I can prove it beyond reasonable doubt, by referring to the previous 4 billion years of sunshine. To doubt my assertion would be unreasonable.
So with regard to this story, would you say that scientists have disproved that dolphins don't communicate with each other by name? I'm confused. OK, nothing can be proven, but it can be proven beyond reasonable doubt.
I dont have a problem stopping industrialised piracy where the pirate burns off 200 copies and sells them on the street - but there is no profit for anybody in stopping personal piracy
And I'm sure that problem makes up a substantial proportion of the lost sales they claim, yet the focus always seems to be on the little guys trading stuff for nothing. I guess that a major issue for them is the "devaluing" of media content when it gets freely traded. Well, get over that one guys, it's happened.
Use a computer program to store them - e.g. PasswordSafe - the logic of storing all your passwords in a program may seem strange, but if you can keep the database in a safe place - on your USB key, for example - it should be a lot more secure than writing them down. A "cracker" would still need a password to open the database. At least you only have to remember one password.
I believe that the issue in both the/. and Digg cases is not the authority itself, but the fact that the authority is hidden. Doubly so on Digg, if the allegations are true, as they make much out of their policy of letting users decide how good a story is.
Therefore, since all of its occupants are held without trial, a fair description of "Gitmo" could be that it's "one of the worst prisons in the world". There aren't many prisons in democratic countries that hold people captive without a trial. When the UK govt tried it at Belmarsh, our law lords told them it was illegal, and the prisoners had to be released.
if they got a phonecall on their mobile phone by someone saying they were from their bank, would they actually give out their detiails? Sure as hell they wouldn't.
Interestingly, in the UK at least this is becoming a common way for banks to contact you. Usually when they are seeking money, but still. You are correct, given that the callers generally have difficult-to-understand foreign accents (not that it's a real issue, but it increases doubt in you mind), should I automatically assume that they are genuine? The first thing they ask is for ME to confirm MY postcode. Stop right there! I've taken to not proceeding with the call until they can prove to me that they are really my bank. I shouldn't have to give away personal info without being sure of their identity. On some occasions they are able to tell me a detail about my account, but sometimes they become confused, telling me that they cannot give away that info unless they are sure I am really me - well, same here, you prove that you are the bank! At this point they say, "we'll call back later", or "please go to your branch". I'm sure many people give up this info without a thought. It's the phising vector of the future.
I don't see how a pricing model can be described as "evil". The on-line music market is fairly mature. There are lots of competitors all bidding for the consumer's currency. To introduce a new service, with an "alternative" pricing model to competitors, is just that - introducing an alternative. The market will decide whether the new way of pricing is suitable or not. It could only be "evil" in terms of taking money away from artists and giving it to Big Music - but with Google's huge storage capabilities & whatnot, who's to say that they won't introduce a music store for every budding artist, signed or unsigned? They have the e-mail service, they have the web-page creator, they even have somewhere to host videos. This could be great for the struggling bedroom artists.
Yup, sales will need to be reported, for compilation of the download-only chart, but if the rules for the official top 75 or whatever it is today aren't met, a track will be excluded from the chart. They still count the sales, though.
This is the first single to be eligible for the honour as, until last month, download sales would only be counted if the track was also available to be bought as a physical copy.
Readers must note that download-only tracks are not eligible for the UK chart, the rule is that the physical version must be released within one week of the download version. So, it's just a way to get an extra week in the top ten.
And, this song's success isn't solely down to internet hype or hoopla over downloads... it was used on an eye-catching BBC Radio 1 advert that received heavy play on the BBC's channels. Sadly I can't find a link to it, but UK readers will surely know which one I mean. Here's a link to a different Radio 1 ad that uses the same technique.
As if someone tagged this "aprilfools". I mean, it didn't take long to work out what's going on, but why suck all the fun out of it almost immediately?
and would you call this an invention? i mean yeah he invented it... but it seems like it was pretty inevatable, if he wouldn't have done it I'm sure someone else would have in short order...
Hmm. So on that basis, I suppose that... say... television couldn't be called an invention, since two men came up with competing technologies independently... I mean, if one failed the other was bound to have done it "in short order".
don't want to sound like i'm belittling him
That's a pity, because it's exactly what you sounded like. Can I suggest that you're being contrary for the sake of it, desperate to get a first post?
Exactly. The anti-malware guys got lucky, and found a gap in the market that needed filling. Eventually, conditions change and the circs which led to the gap in the market disappear. The anti-malware makers need to start thinking, and find another gap in the market. Don't gripe. They did it before, they can do it again.
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Yeah, we have this kind of guy as bosses...
Don't ignore the raft of uneducated Joes who slam their CDs in and "just hit Rip in media player, it works for me...", unwittingly ending up with a collection of WMAs.
Now Microsoft engineers sound like my PHB.
My guess is that you know much more about the FCC than I do, but for example it doesn't keep media from criticizing the government.
I agree, the media does a fine job of that all by itself.
Yes, and it's one that I think is useful here. I can't "prove" that the Sun will shine tomorrow, but I can prove it beyond reasonable doubt, by referring to the previous 4 billion years of sunshine. To doubt my assertion would be unreasonable.
So with regard to this story, would you say that scientists have disproved that dolphins don't communicate with each other by name? I'm confused. OK, nothing can be proven, but it can be proven beyond reasonable doubt.
We still need more gadgets with a faux-wood finish though.
Well, now we know that even someone like George Lucas can be influenced by the promise of a ton of money.
You realise that only now? I thought that was the only reason the Ewoks appeared in 1983. Cutesy furry merchandise.
Use a computer program to store them - e.g. PasswordSafe - the logic of storing all your passwords in a program may seem strange, but if you can keep the database in a safe place - on your USB key, for example - it should be a lot more secure than writing them down. A "cracker" would still need a password to open the database. At least you only have to remember one password.
I believe that the issue in both the /. and Digg cases is not the authority itself, but the fact that the authority is hidden. Doubly so on Digg, if the allegations are true, as they make much out of their policy of letting users decide how good a story is.
To save confusion, I say "Microsoft will never release Vista".
If they want to beat me, they're just going to have to patent putting my fingers in my ears and going "lalalala".
I can give that expensive committee a head start - many of the accounts used to gain access had no passwords.
Therefore, since all of its occupants are held without trial, a fair description of "Gitmo" could be that it's "one of the worst prisons in the world". There aren't many prisons in democratic countries that hold people captive without a trial. When the UK govt tried it at Belmarsh, our law lords told them it was illegal, and the prisoners had to be released.
if they got a phonecall on their mobile phone by someone saying they were from their bank, would they actually give out their detiails? Sure as hell they wouldn't.
Interestingly, in the UK at least this is becoming a common way for banks to contact you. Usually when they are seeking money, but still. You are correct, given that the callers generally have difficult-to-understand foreign accents (not that it's a real issue, but it increases doubt in you mind), should I automatically assume that they are genuine? The first thing they ask is for ME to confirm MY postcode. Stop right there! I've taken to not proceeding with the call until they can prove to me that they are really my bank. I shouldn't have to give away personal info without being sure of their identity. On some occasions they are able to tell me a detail about my account, but sometimes they become confused, telling me that they cannot give away that info unless they are sure I am really me - well, same here, you prove that you are the bank! At this point they say, "we'll call back later", or "please go to your branch". I'm sure many people give up this info without a thought. It's the phising vector of the future.
So was that post.
I don't see how a pricing model can be described as "evil". The on-line music market is fairly mature. There are lots of competitors all bidding for the consumer's currency. To introduce a new service, with an "alternative" pricing model to competitors, is just that - introducing an alternative. The market will decide whether the new way of pricing is suitable or not. It could only be "evil" in terms of taking money away from artists and giving it to Big Music - but with Google's huge storage capabilities & whatnot, who's to say that they won't introduce a music store for every budding artist, signed or unsigned? They have the e-mail service, they have the web-page creator, they even have somewhere to host videos. This could be great for the struggling bedroom artists.
Yup, sales will need to be reported, for compilation of the download-only chart, but if the rules for the official top 75 or whatever it is today aren't met, a track will be excluded from the chart. They still count the sales, though.
This is the first single to be eligible for the honour as, until last month, download sales would only be counted if the track was also available to be bought as a physical copy.
Readers must note that download-only tracks are not eligible for the UK chart, the rule is that the physical version must be released within one week of the download version. So, it's just a way to get an extra week in the top ten.
And, this song's success isn't solely down to internet hype or hoopla over downloads... it was used on an eye-catching BBC Radio 1 advert that received heavy play on the BBC's channels. Sadly I can't find a link to it, but UK readers will surely know which one I mean. Here's a link to a different Radio 1 ad that uses the same technique.
I would also say Spongebob, but that show actually ended by the time the movie happened.
Nah, they took a break from the TV show when making the movie, but new eps are being made.
...hammering a joke into the wall until it's flat. Sheesh!
As if someone tagged this "aprilfools". I mean, it didn't take long to work out what's going on, but why suck all the fun out of it almost immediately?
Exactly. The anti-malware guys got lucky, and found a gap in the market that needed filling. Eventually, conditions change and the circs which led to the gap in the market disappear. The anti-malware makers need to start thinking, and find another gap in the market. Don't gripe. They did it before, they can do it again.