So one day, thousands (millions?) of years from now some scientists will be looking at my pale, naked body inside a shell of delicious hardened maple syrup, in which I died doing what I loved.
Then they'd bring me to some scientific symposium, and present me up on stage.
"Here you can see an ancient human, most likely in the 'geek' class. You can tell by his white skin, lack of muscles, and raw skin on his penis from over-masturbation"
Especially when I can get it in a much friendlier format for free.
Now, I'm not trying to advocate piracy of any sorts in this post. But EVERYBODY knows about the popular P2P networks. If you raise the prices, more people will stop buying.
It is like the classic supply and demand scenario, but there isn't much demand, and the guy next door is handing out stuff for free.
makes no attempt to describe the specific acts of infringement
Now, IANAL, but how much more descriptive can you be? They're practically handing them a printout with what illegal files had been being shared, are they not? What else is necessary?
One or more of the following must apply for a post to be accepted:
a. Does the post concern Google? b. Does the post concern VOIP? c. Does the post concern Microsoft in a negative manner? d. Does the post concern Apple and/or Linux in a positive manner? e. Does the post concern any randomly picked open source product? e2. Bonus points if nobody has ever heard of it before. f. Does the post rate Firefox as the best internet browser? g. Does the post blatantly state or strongly suggest that the modern world is stripping away our rights? h. Does the post discuss a minor nuisance that IT geeks may or may not have personally experienced? i. Is the post asking a question that can only truly be answered by a lawyer, or other professional, who would likely not be found on Slashdot?
In these days, there are public computers just about everywhere you turn. Public libraries, schools, internet cafes, I've even seen some coffee shops which have a few usable desktops. Not to mention that almost all people have their own PC.
I don't think portability should be a huge concern. Personally, I wouldn't even consider buying a laptop until they are guaranteed a much longer battery life. 2 or 3 hours max while playing something like WoW? No thank you!
If a multi-million (billion?) dollar corporation goes out of their way to sue a minor, it is effectively delivering the message 'Don't fuck with us or your ass is ours'.
13 year old girls - 1 The **AA - 3247923874932749782365926323
We're catching up!
Seriously though, I hope these rulings keep coming. Although it is wrong to pirate music and other media, you shouldn't have to pay thousands of dollars in fines.
So with a few low-res pictures of some metal objects in Iraq we can determine they have biological weapons... but the 'trained professionals' working for the police can't figure out how to find Firefox's internet logs?
I might be speaking out of my ass, but I've noticed a large slowdown on my Comcast as well. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, with school starting up again and all, but it annoys me nonetheless.
I'm thinking he is using them for a company he is part of, which needs the documents to be stored under Department of Defense standards, to prevent stealing of their data.
But nobody thinks of it like that anymore, it has transformed itself into a normal word in the English language. Check your friendly neighborhood dictionary.
If it were not for the independence of the current Internet, groups such as the 9/11 truth movement would never have been able to deliver their message to so many people.
Slashdot Mirror
Because we really couldn't see that in the original post's text. ;)
I, for one, welcome our new disgusting assholed overlords.
So one day, thousands (millions?) of years from now some scientists will be looking at my pale, naked body inside a shell of delicious hardened maple syrup, in which I died doing what I loved.
Then they'd bring me to some scientific symposium, and present me up on stage.
"Here you can see an ancient human, most likely in the 'geek' class. You can tell by his white skin, lack of muscles, and raw skin on his penis from over-masturbation"
*Audience oooh's and aaah's*
Especially when I can get it in a much friendlier format for free.
Now, I'm not trying to advocate piracy of any sorts in this post. But EVERYBODY knows about the popular P2P networks. If you raise the prices, more people will stop buying.
It is like the classic supply and demand scenario, but there isn't much demand, and the guy next door is handing out stuff for free.
makes no attempt to describe the specific acts of infringement
Now, IANAL, but how much more descriptive can you be? They're practically handing them a printout with what illegal files had been being shared, are they not? What else is necessary?
which means providing access to law enforcement for trap-and-trace on all traffic on broadband connections.
Goddamnit, I swear, the last few decades in America have been more like an Orwell book than the books themselves.
I'm moving up to Canada, the worst they have there is stray polar bears. Who's coming with me?
One or more of the following must apply for a post to be accepted:
a. Does the post concern Google?
b. Does the post concern VOIP?
c. Does the post concern Microsoft in a negative manner?
d. Does the post concern Apple and/or Linux in a positive manner?
e. Does the post concern any randomly picked open source product?
e2. Bonus points if nobody has ever heard of it before.
f. Does the post rate Firefox as the best internet browser?
g. Does the post blatantly state or strongly suggest that the modern world is stripping away our rights?
h. Does the post discuss a minor nuisance that IT geeks may or may not have personally experienced?
i. Is the post asking a question that can only truly be answered by a lawyer, or other professional, who would likely not be found on Slashdot?
Perhaps including a disclaimer like this with all my programs would help reduce the criticism:
The next one who will say shot about him or any respectable devlopper will get my kick on his ass.
I like it!
In these days, there are public computers just about everywhere you turn. Public libraries, schools, internet cafes, I've even seen some coffee shops which have a few usable desktops. Not to mention that almost all people have their own PC.
I don't think portability should be a huge concern. Personally, I wouldn't even consider buying a laptop until they are guaranteed a much longer battery life. 2 or 3 hours max while playing something like WoW? No thank you!
If a multi-million (billion?) dollar corporation goes out of their way to sue a minor, it is effectively delivering the message 'Don't fuck with us or your ass is ours'.
13 year old girls - 1
The **AA - 3247923874932749782365926323
We're catching up!
Seriously though, I hope these rulings keep coming. Although it is wrong to pirate music and other media, you shouldn't have to pay thousands of dollars in fines.
Whether it be your spoiled kids who are pirating the latest media garbage, or you, somebody is going to be held responsible.
Get that into your heads.
Insert risque anti-Microsoft, pro-Linux comment here.
This is Slashdot! You're not allowed to talk about Mozilla like that!!!
So it looks like I wouldn't have been able to score with a dinosaur, either...
So with a few low-res pictures of some metal objects in Iraq we can determine they have biological weapons... but the 'trained professionals' working for the police can't figure out how to find Firefox's internet logs?
Now instead of the crackers finding out my password and stealing my data, they'll have to kill me to get the fingerprint scan as well.
Oh joy, the wonders of modern technology.
I might be speaking out of my ass, but I've noticed a large slowdown on my Comcast as well. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, with school starting up again and all, but it annoys me nonetheless.
Sounds reasonable. It would be interpereted as 'VI' then 'IV', for you slow folks out there who can't stray from the rules a bit.
I'm thinking he is using them for a company he is part of, which needs the documents to be stored under Department of Defense standards, to prevent stealing of their data.
But nobody thinks of it like that anymore, it has transformed itself into a normal word in the English language. Check your friendly neighborhood dictionary.
I'm sorry, is that a good or a bad thing?
No way.
The mindless drones who bought an Xbox solely to buy the newest sports games every year will gobble this up as soon as it comes out.
Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these clusters for virtual servers?!?
I wonder if they mean a 5 sided geometrical shape, or the headquarters for the United States Department of Defense.
Either way, its equally incomparable.