Sourceforge just hosts whatever the hell you upload.
Well, that's part of the problem, isn't it? People need a place where they can go to download software with at least a modicum of confidence that they're not getting malware or bloatware. That's the appeal of walled gardens like Apple's app store. If all the more open download sites continue to pulls stunts like CNET, or to just take a "hand-offs" approach like Sourceforge, the walled gardens are going to look more and more appealing. I'd hate to think that my mom may ask me one day "Where can I go to get trustworthy downloads?" and the only answer I can give her is "Get an Apple and use their app store."
Jeez, you expect this stuff out of fly-by-night crapware sites. But even I trusted CNET (until now, anyway), and I'm about as cynical a bastard as there is when it comes to downloading software apps off the net.
So, is Tucows still around? I have occasionally used SourceForge, but I never felt confident they were policing their binaries very well (that could be an unfair presumption on my part).
Probably was from the beginning (just look at how thin his history was before he came to Wikileaks). And when he got there, he almost immediately proceeded to sabotage Wikileaks, (including destroying documents). Then he took part in the effort to discredit Assange. Now he's got his honeypot "OpenLeaks" site, which I hope no one is stupid enough to give any actual secret documents to (unless you want the feds knocking on your door).
The guy is so obvious he may as well be wearing a "I [heart] the CIA" t-shirt to work.
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I still have a subscription to Asimov's and still read Dozois's "Year's Best Science Fiction" anthology every year. It's an excellent way to keep up with modern science fiction without having to read a bunch of novels (though I do think the Asimov's has declined somewhat since Dozois left as editor).
I suppose you got all that education, and still don't understand the meaning of the word "family".
Yep. One of the things they taught me in my big, fancy college was the "Nielsen family" is just an expression. They're actually supposed to do a fair sampling of all demographics, including single people.
For some people like Russell Mulcahy it took the 5 year gap between Highlander and Highlander II.
I'll say this for the guy, at least his director's cut of Highlander was an improvement. For all the silliness and awkward editing of the garage swordfight in the directors cut, at least we finally got what "It's a kind of magic" meant. Of course, that doesn't even BEGIN to make up for the abomination that was Highlander II--for which he will burn in hell for all eternity.
Now that I've said that, name one bad movie directed by Ridley Scott.
It's not so much that he's bad. It's a decline into mediocrity. Alien and Blade Runner are brilliant. His work since has ranged from "okay" to "competent." He's just not the same director he was in his heyday.
True. But viewership is a pretty important part of the equation. I'd hate to think of a good show dying because no one realizes how many people are really watching.
And Lisa Kraft is actually 1/4 Cherokee, and won't shut the fuck up about it. "I'm 1/4 Cherokee," "I'm 1/4 Cherokee," all day long--like she was personally on the Trail of Tears or something. WE'RE NOT IMPRESSED, LISA.
If my viewership can help the obscure shows I like get some advertiser love, I'm fine with my TV "reporting" on me. Back in the day, they apparently only gave Nielsen boxes to hillbillies in trailer parks (who apparently weren't big Firefly fans). I even volunteered to be a "Nielsen family," but I guess they didn't give them to single geeks. In fact, the only Nielsen family I ever even met was a family of local rednecks in my hometown when I was a kid. They were barely literate and I'm not even sure how they filled out their weekly paperwork (this was before the set-top boxes). I think they probably just randomly checked boxes, which may explain how "The Love Boat" ran for eight seasons.
Now, having said that, there *are* limits. DON'T YOU BE REPORTING ON MY PORN! THAT'S WILLIE'S TIME!!!
Scott is WAY past his prime. Like many directors of late (George Lucas--thanks for starting a trend, asshole), he feels the need for whatever reason (financial or otherwise) to go back to the well and fuck with the masterpieces of his youth. Actually, it might be better to say "fuck up" than "fuck with." The only version of Blade Runner available on blu-ray, for example, is his "directors cut"--where he makes little changes like having Roy Batty politely say "I want more life, Father" instead of "I want more life FUCKER!" when he kills Tyrell. Now he apparently wants to do some shitty sequel or prequel to further tarnish the movie he made in his much more talented youth. I trust it will be every bit as great an addition to the Blade Runner canon as "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was to the Indy franchise. Get ready to be raped, Decker!
Greg Egan covered a similar scenario in Quarantine. Only in that one, the aliens decided to quarantine us (by putting a giant impenetrable "blanket" around our solar system) rather than destroy us.
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Sourceforge just hosts whatever the hell you upload.
Well, that's part of the problem, isn't it? People need a place where they can go to download software with at least a modicum of confidence that they're not getting malware or bloatware. That's the appeal of walled gardens like Apple's app store. If all the more open download sites continue to pulls stunts like CNET, or to just take a "hand-offs" approach like Sourceforge, the walled gardens are going to look more and more appealing. I'd hate to think that my mom may ask me one day "Where can I go to get trustworthy downloads?" and the only answer I can give her is "Get an Apple and use their app store."
I really hope you're being sarcastic.
Jeez, you expect this stuff out of fly-by-night crapware sites. But even I trusted CNET (until now, anyway), and I'm about as cynical a bastard as there is when it comes to downloading software apps off the net.
So, is Tucows still around? I have occasionally used SourceForge, but I never felt confident they were policing their binaries very well (that could be an unfair presumption on my part).
Hey, there is no need to run down Upper Bucksnort State Teachers College. They've got a great football team.
He's not retarded. What he's doing makes perfect sense if you consider the possibility that he's working for the CIA, and was all along.
The CIA started, is continuing to run, and will to continue to run Openleaks. They never had to break it up because it's their baby.
FTFY
Probably was from the beginning (just look at how thin his history was before he came to Wikileaks). And when he got there, he almost immediately proceeded to sabotage Wikileaks, (including destroying documents). Then he took part in the effort to discredit Assange. Now he's got his honeypot "OpenLeaks" site, which I hope no one is stupid enough to give any actual secret documents to (unless you want the feds knocking on your door).
The guy is so obvious he may as well be wearing a "I [heart] the CIA" t-shirt to work.
What if they're SPACE vampires?
I still have a subscription to Asimov's and still read Dozois's "Year's Best Science Fiction" anthology every year. It's an excellent way to keep up with modern science fiction without having to read a bunch of novels (though I do think the Asimov's has declined somewhat since Dozois left as editor).
Just go to the doctor and he'll give you some cream for it.
I suppose you got all that education, and still don't understand the meaning of the word "family".
Yep. One of the things they taught me in my big, fancy college was the "Nielsen family" is just an expression. They're actually supposed to do a fair sampling of all demographics, including single people.
Hillbillies". "Trailer parks". "Rednecks". Wow, keep the class-based racial hatred flowing, shall we?
I apologize for insulting the redneck race.
For some people like Russell Mulcahy it took the 5 year gap between Highlander and Highlander II.
I'll say this for the guy, at least his director's cut of Highlander was an improvement. For all the silliness and awkward editing of the garage swordfight in the directors cut, at least we finally got what "It's a kind of magic" meant. Of course, that doesn't even BEGIN to make up for the abomination that was Highlander II--for which he will burn in hell for all eternity.
Now that I've said that, name one bad movie directed by Ridley Scott.
It's not so much that he's bad. It's a decline into mediocrity. Alien and Blade Runner are brilliant. His work since has ranged from "okay" to "competent." He's just not the same director he was in his heyday.
I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't let you do that.
True. But viewership is a pretty important part of the equation. I'd hate to think of a good show dying because no one realizes how many people are really watching.
Just because they make less money than you or may be less educated than you doesn't mean that they are stupid
They wouldn't let their kids watch Buck Rogers because his robot friend was an affront to Jesus. I wish I were joking.
Steve Davidson is clearly the negro.
And Lisa Kraft is actually 1/4 Cherokee, and won't shut the fuck up about it. "I'm 1/4 Cherokee," "I'm 1/4 Cherokee," all day long--like she was personally on the Trail of Tears or something. WE'RE NOT IMPRESSED, LISA.
the most racist thing on the internet
No, that's Tyler Perry.
If my viewership can help the obscure shows I like get some advertiser love, I'm fine with my TV "reporting" on me. Back in the day, they apparently only gave Nielsen boxes to hillbillies in trailer parks (who apparently weren't big Firefly fans). I even volunteered to be a "Nielsen family," but I guess they didn't give them to single geeks. In fact, the only Nielsen family I ever even met was a family of local rednecks in my hometown when I was a kid. They were barely literate and I'm not even sure how they filled out their weekly paperwork (this was before the set-top boxes). I think they probably just randomly checked boxes, which may explain how "The Love Boat" ran for eight seasons.
Now, having said that, there *are* limits. DON'T YOU BE REPORTING ON MY PORN! THAT'S WILLIE'S TIME!!!
Hush! If someone hears you, we might miss out on a Megaforce remake.
when are they gonna re-make star wars
They already did, in 1997.
Scott is WAY past his prime. Like many directors of late (George Lucas--thanks for starting a trend, asshole), he feels the need for whatever reason (financial or otherwise) to go back to the well and fuck with the masterpieces of his youth. Actually, it might be better to say "fuck up" than "fuck with." The only version of Blade Runner available on blu-ray, for example, is his "directors cut"--where he makes little changes like having Roy Batty politely say "I want more life, Father" instead of "I want more life FUCKER!" when he kills Tyrell. Now he apparently wants to do some shitty sequel or prequel to further tarnish the movie he made in his much more talented youth. I trust it will be every bit as great an addition to the Blade Runner canon as "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was to the Indy franchise. Get ready to be raped, Decker!
It's not payback. Apple just has to pay drivers a lot extra to transport them past The Humungus and his dune buggies.
Today it is, anyway.
Hey, anyone remember when banning users was solely an ISP decision, not a government mandate? Boy, those were the days.
Greg Egan covered a similar scenario in Quarantine. Only in that one, the aliens decided to quarantine us (by putting a giant impenetrable "blanket" around our solar system) rather than destroy us.