Big whoop. Just because it gets downloaded to your computer doesn't mean you have the right to watch it as many times as you want, as often as you want, for the rest of your life.
Its my computer, therefore my computer should not do anything to try and prevent me doing that with any of the data on it. NBC did not subsidise my computer nor do they own any part of it. sure they own the movie once they "hand it over" its also mine, if i go handing out copies of it and then sue me thats fair enough but not making my own property work against me.
I can understand if they had a story for 1.5 beta 1 or something, but jeez when release candidates are considered news it must be a slow day, when mandriva has a new release candidate it doesnt make the news.
Most people (me included) generally wont notice the difference between RC2 and 3. I updated from RC1 to RC2 because of a bug but it wasnt fixed.
Installers would be copying windows, we need something like OS X applications folder, a similar Drivers folder and a integrated automatic update system for this & also libraries. apt/yum rely too much on repositories, there should be a tag in every library & application with an url & encryption keys to download updates.
Wizards are also annoying and a windows thing, they have very limited functionality. widgets/applets or whatever they are called these days are better.
At first i misread this for "digital rights management" i thought they had invented a DRM scheme that will only play music if the person who bought it is looking into the camra
Operator phone manufacturers
Sure the operators have some say in what certain less reputable phone manufacturers make, but the smart consumer will always choose an unlocked, uncrippled phone. Vodafone cant do much about nokia making phones that play mp3. if vodafone wont sell the phone because it can play mp3's instead of vodafone's copy protected ringtones they loose out, people will get them unlocked, possibly on other networks.
soldering irons are next.. stock up while you can. The RIAA isnt going to stop there. if the riaa had their way anyone who supplies the materials to an unlicensed individual who could possibly make rogue DRM-free soldering irons would get the death penalty
This probably wont go down very well in europe, there will probably be *illegal* imported recorders for americans out there. America is slowly dieing, they no longer have as much power to push other countries around so there will probably be perfectly legal recording equipment here in europe. I dont plan to go to america.. ever so I dont need to worry.
I wouldn't. But then again, I use a cell phone to just make and receive calls. Not to take pictures, or function as a PDA, or annoy people with custom ring tones.
You're boring. I use mine to ssh into my machines & send emails. custom ringtones arent annoying, that way you always know its your phone and other people dont think its theirs. but the stuff that is sold through operators is hardly "custom" is it? its just a generic extention of what you had when you bought the phone
That is really quite sad, a few seconds with a midi editor & musicrobot i can get a superior ringtone for free, mobile content providers probably have a bunch of people doing exactly that. Backgrounds are even worse, google or even the shittyest digicam will get you one in a few seconds. Its sad that teenyboppers are willing to pay as much as 4 euros over here for a 128x128 Jape Egg.
Are any slashdotters willing to pay this price per song? (Not to mention the selection is less than half the other major players.)
No. Especially not while it has DRM. Of course if it was lossless or 256k stereo mp3 i would, but not very often.
My computer is mine, they shouldnt even be allowed to put code on it that limits what I do with my own computer. They dont have the right to fuck with it, secretly or not.
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miniSD are ridiculously expensive though.. and not all that fast. there isnt much of a market for miniSD except for mobile phones.
microdrives are only good for mp3 players and other embedded devices but not cameras.they are too slow compared to regular CF cards.
like the white-balance encryption?
The witnesses bully you into perjury!
In Soviet Russia IE buys YOU!
Looks like its time to drop the "A" from "BSA"
Dubya will be dissapointed... if it isnt oil
.. maybe after they illegaly circumvent the anti-linux^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H copy protection features
Big whoop. Just because it gets downloaded to your computer doesn't mean you have the right to watch it as many times as you want, as often as you want, for the rest of your life.
Its my computer, therefore my computer should not do anything to try and prevent me doing that with any of the data on it. NBC did not subsidise my computer nor do they own any part of it. sure they own the movie once they "hand it over" its also mine, if i go handing out copies of it and then sue me thats fair enough but not making my own property work against me.
I can understand if they had a story for 1.5 beta 1 or something, but jeez when release candidates are considered news it must be a slow day, when mandriva has a new release candidate it doesnt make the news. Most people (me included) generally wont notice the difference between RC2 and 3. I updated from RC1 to RC2 because of a bug but it wasnt fixed.
Installers would be copying windows, we need something like OS X applications folder, a similar Drivers folder and a integrated automatic update system for this & also libraries. apt/yum rely too much on repositories, there should be a tag in every library & application with an url & encryption keys to download updates. Wizards are also annoying and a windows thing, they have very limited functionality. widgets/applets or whatever they are called these days are better.
uhh.. wtf is a faucet?
At first i misread this for "digital rights management" i thought they had invented a DRM scheme that will only play music if the person who bought it is looking into the camra
Operator phone manufacturers Sure the operators have some say in what certain less reputable phone manufacturers make, but the smart consumer will always choose an unlocked, uncrippled phone. Vodafone cant do much about nokia making phones that play mp3. if vodafone wont sell the phone because it can play mp3's instead of vodafone's copy protected ringtones they loose out, people will get them unlocked, possibly on other networks.
IE7 beta has the search bar like firefox, but with MSN search default (i dont know if you can even change it to anything else)
...And which wonderful BroadCast Flag Enhanced+ CSSHDWMACPSRM protection scheme does this come with?
It looks like the site is having a hard time putting up with its slashdotting session. that can mean one of 2 things.
It is hosted on a really slow server
They are using IIS
soldering irons are next.. stock up while you can. The RIAA isnt going to stop there. if the riaa had their way anyone who supplies the materials to an unlicensed individual who could possibly make rogue DRM-free soldering irons would get the death penalty
This probably wont go down very well in europe, there will probably be *illegal* imported recorders for americans out there. America is slowly dieing, they no longer have as much power to push other countries around so there will probably be perfectly legal recording equipment here in europe. I dont plan to go to america.. ever so I dont need to worry.
With some watermark that the camcorder pics up, which instantly makes it behave like a little 2 yer old kiddy that wont do what he's told.
How predictable.. MSNBC? i think illl keep watching http://www.rte.ie/
Heh... the Nokia 9500 doesnt have vibrate. but ssh with 600x200 screen & a full qwerty keyboard is a lot better than 128x128 :P
I wouldn't. But then again, I use a cell phone to just make and receive calls. Not to take pictures, or function as a PDA, or annoy people with custom ring tones.
You're boring. I use mine to ssh into my machines & send emails. custom ringtones arent annoying, that way you always know its your phone and other people dont think its theirs. but the stuff that is sold through operators is hardly "custom" is it? its just a generic extention of what you had when you bought the phone
That is really quite sad, a few seconds with a midi editor & musicrobot i can get a superior ringtone for free, mobile content providers probably have a bunch of people doing exactly that. Backgrounds are even worse, google or even the shittyest digicam will get you one in a few seconds. Its sad that teenyboppers are willing to pay as much as 4 euros over here for a 128x128 Jape Egg.
Are any slashdotters willing to pay this price per song? (Not to mention the selection is less than half the other major players.) No. Especially not while it has DRM. Of course if it was lossless or 256k stereo mp3 i would, but not very often.
My computer is mine, they shouldnt even be allowed to put code on it that limits what I do with my own computer. They dont have the right to fuck with it, secretly or not.