Yeah, but what wasn't said in the above is that the geeks are far smarter in the end then the execs, so the execs continually trying to lock out the geeks just costs them money in the end.
No they don't. Stardock and Steam don't try to charge you a monthly or annual fee for the right to play their games online. All they do is offer standardized online play. The live thing isn't about standardizing (it's just easier to do it all out of one thing for them) but about taking an FPS or a sports game or some other game and charging for online like companies do for MMOs. Except they aren't MMOs.
Well, for him, the chance to make it $3.10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001 billion and expose us to MORE Wookies masturbating is apparently just too tempting...
I mean when he picked good actors (which he DID DO with all of the star wars movies, just look at ANYTHING ELSE they have been in) and didn't direct his movies in such a way that all the characters deliver all the lines with the passion and infliction of a soggy cardboard box. Regarding the new "movies" he is making, the only line I can come up with is "DO NOT WANT!!!!!!"
They ARE sticking to in game rendering, just like they did in Halo 1. It's just that this time around, they actually have the horsepower to not have it look like crap like it did in Halo 2...
...At the end of the day, the RIAA may be a lot of things, but a criminal enterprise engaged in racketeering is not one of them.
They draw that statement essentially as a result of the facts that; (A) a large mass of people who have been individually charged haven't coordinated their efforts and (B) their hasn't been an RIAA whistleblower. I would hardly consider that proof of innocence...
See, I almost agree with you. However, your imaginary murderer would only be able to be extradited to the States if he committed the murder on US soil. If he murdered someone in Australia, he would be tried in Australia under Australian law. If a 16 year old from the US goes to Germany, and drinks, then when he returns to the US, he isn't charged with anything because he didn't break US law on US soil. The problem is, this guy didn't break any US copyright law in the US; he broke US copyright law in Australia. If this guy can be extradited for breaking US law in his own country (regardless of whether there are similar laws in his country or not) then theoretically we could demand extradition of anyone who has broken any US law anywhere in the world, including all the 16 year olds in Germany who drink. Basically, the whole problem in this case is that US law is being used as International Law. The people talking about representation have a valid point here; IF US law is to be elevated to the status of international law, than those nations should have representation within our government.
Your wish runs counter to the fact that people act for their own self interests. The copyright is just a way to make sure that people have incentive, by (theoretically) allowing the amount of money a person makes to be a result of the quality and usefulness of their labor. Those who publish under the GPL and other licenses are people who either are smart enough to build up companies with their own code, let everyone else look at it and do what they want with it, and basically still make money from those their work benefits, or who work for companies already and see their own efforts as volunteerism that will possibly at one point or another offer some return. However, the guy who wrote the article is totally and completely batshiat crazy; he assumes that using the system to produce results closest to those that one desires automatically means one doesn't desire a lack of the system.
Can you explain to me HOW competition could just come along when there is ONE company that has almost complete control over the market. And please, no Microsoft examples (they don't quite qualify as a monopoly yet, not until their is ACTUALLY no competition).
A dissenting opinion would be written by one or all of the justices who disagreed with the majority opinion. A concurring opinion states is from a justice(s) who voted with the majority of the other justices (and hence, voted for the ruling that is final) stating that yes, they do agree with the majority on what should happen, but disagree on why. Sometimes, the person who ends up writing the concurring opinion actually ended up having the same idea about what and why, but the person who wrote the majority opinion (by default the Chief Justice) or whoever is assigned to write the opinion (who is assigned by the Chief Justice) wrote it in such a way that everyone else disagrees with large pieces or all of it. Sometimes, a justices will vote the opposite way that they feel, with the sole goal of getting to write the majority opinion, because then they can water it down so that the opinion leaves broad room for interpretation.
I was speaking metaphorically. Replace the word "raping" in my post with the words "tied to a post, forced to admit what they have done, fully reimburse all affected by it, pay all costs associated with the case, each pay a hefty fine (not an odd sum, but a percentage of of all money taken in by the companies while committing these despicable acts), and have some type of temporary restriction on their ability to conduct business placed on them." The use of the word "raping" was a very poor choice of words, and I apologize, however, I do believe that anybody or thing that commits fraud should have more than just "the book" thrown at them (I think more along the lines of the whole library).
Yeah, well, you aren't supposed to speed either...and if you get caught, nobody claims (unless you pay them) that you shouldn't be punished, yet somehow sending someone to a penitentiary doesn't seem quite appropriate...
...considering how your average Dell customer is probably not the most tech literate, might have boogeyman type issues with buying something online, and might not have a Dell booth at a mall near them.
All this thread is is one giant continual flame war. You have people on one side arguing that the new UI is better than before, and offering "reasons" why. You have people who argue that the old UI worked better before. Thing is, nobody is going to actually change anybodies mind. Those who like the old UI will find reasons why it is better, and those who like the new UI will find reasons why it is better. I know Slashdot is about the discussion, but this is nothing more than a blatant attempt set off a flame war. People like me read Slashdot because we look for insightful and interesting opinions and the occasional obscure but highly relevant fact on current tech and related topics. Mod me down, I don't care, I have Karma to burn. Doesn't make the thread suddenly more intelligent or important or insightful or anything other than garbage.
...until teh compatability is at 100%. With no errors. Sorry, but any console that advertises backwards compatability, in any way shape and or form, should not require one to connect to the net to download needed files to make the feature work OR wade through a too short list of games on a website to see what in their collection works.
IDE Zip 100 - Virtually useless (of course the same holds true now)
3.5" Floppy - Not virtually useless (schools/libraries/workplaces where the USB ports are disabled and the BIOS has a password)
200 GB IDE HD - Not useless (external USB enclosure lets you use it as an external mass-storage solution)
ATAPI DVD Burner - Not useless (external USB enclosure lets you use it as an external optical drive)
ATAPI CDRW Burner - Not useless (external USB enclosure lets you use it as an external optical drive)
512 MB DDR RAM - Useless (DDR2 needed now)
Radeon 9250 AGP - Not useless (low end card that can be placed in http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8 2E16813153051 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8 2E16813153051 )
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Yeah, but what wasn't said in the above is that the geeks are far smarter in the end then the execs, so the execs continually trying to lock out the geeks just costs them money in the end.
No they don't. Stardock and Steam don't try to charge you a monthly or annual fee for the right to play their games online. All they do is offer standardized online play. The live thing isn't about standardizing (it's just easier to do it all out of one thing for them) but about taking an FPS or a sports game or some other game and charging for online like companies do for MMOs. Except they aren't MMOs.
Calling DRM "Digital Consumer Enablement" is the same as calling the rape and assault of a woman "Automatic soul-mate bonding".
Well, for him, the chance to make it $3.10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000001 billion and expose us to MORE Wookies masturbating is apparently just too tempting...
I mean when he picked good actors (which he DID DO with all of the star wars movies, just look at ANYTHING ELSE they have been in) and didn't direct his movies in such a way that all the characters deliver all the lines with the passion and infliction of a soggy cardboard box. Regarding the new "movies" he is making, the only line I can come up with is "DO NOT WANT!!!!!!"
They ARE sticking to in game rendering, just like they did in Halo 1. It's just that this time around, they actually have the horsepower to not have it look like crap like it did in Halo 2...
...At the end of the day, the RIAA may be a lot of things, but a criminal enterprise engaged in racketeering is not one of them.
They draw that statement essentially as a result of the facts that; (A) a large mass of people who have been individually charged haven't coordinated their efforts and (B) their hasn't been an RIAA whistleblower. I would hardly consider that proof of innocence...
I believe the Brits have an expression for situations like this: "Fuck off!"
I think we in the states used to have that one too...
What is it like setting up, using, maintaining, etc...?
See, I almost agree with you. However, your imaginary murderer would only be able to be extradited to the States if he committed the murder on US soil. If he murdered someone in Australia, he would be tried in Australia under Australian law. If a 16 year old from the US goes to Germany, and drinks, then when he returns to the US, he isn't charged with anything because he didn't break US law on US soil. The problem is, this guy didn't break any US copyright law in the US; he broke US copyright law in Australia. If this guy can be extradited for breaking US law in his own country (regardless of whether there are similar laws in his country or not) then theoretically we could demand extradition of anyone who has broken any US law anywhere in the world, including all the 16 year olds in Germany who drink. Basically, the whole problem in this case is that US law is being used as International Law. The people talking about representation have a valid point here; IF US law is to be elevated to the status of international law, than those nations should have representation within our government.
Your wish runs counter to the fact that people act for their own self interests. The copyright is just a way to make sure that people have incentive, by (theoretically) allowing the amount of money a person makes to be a result of the quality and usefulness of their labor. Those who publish under the GPL and other licenses are people who either are smart enough to build up companies with their own code, let everyone else look at it and do what they want with it, and basically still make money from those their work benefits, or who work for companies already and see their own efforts as volunteerism that will possibly at one point or another offer some return. However, the guy who wrote the article is totally and completely batshiat crazy; he assumes that using the system to produce results closest to those that one desires automatically means one doesn't desire a lack of the system.
...different than a thin client, really? All this seems like is a thin client/server in one box? Or in other words, one mobo, double the ports.
Can you explain to me HOW competition could just come along when there is ONE company that has almost complete control over the market. And please, no Microsoft examples (they don't quite qualify as a monopoly yet, not until their is ACTUALLY no competition).
A dissenting opinion would be written by one or all of the justices who disagreed with the majority opinion. A concurring opinion states is from a justice(s) who voted with the majority of the other justices (and hence, voted for the ruling that is final) stating that yes, they do agree with the majority on what should happen, but disagree on why. Sometimes, the person who ends up writing the concurring opinion actually ended up having the same idea about what and why, but the person who wrote the majority opinion (by default the Chief Justice) or whoever is assigned to write the opinion (who is assigned by the Chief Justice) wrote it in such a way that everyone else disagrees with large pieces or all of it. Sometimes, a justices will vote the opposite way that they feel, with the sole goal of getting to write the majority opinion, because then they can water it down so that the opinion leaves broad room for interpretation.
I was speaking metaphorically. Replace the word "raping" in my post with the words "tied to a post, forced to admit what they have done, fully reimburse all affected by it, pay all costs associated with the case, each pay a hefty fine (not an odd sum, but a percentage of of all money taken in by the companies while committing these despicable acts), and have some type of temporary restriction on their ability to conduct business placed on them." The use of the word "raping" was a very poor choice of words, and I apologize, however, I do believe that anybody or thing that commits fraud should have more than just "the book" thrown at them (I think more along the lines of the whole library).
If the accusations of signing people up without their consent is true, both companies should be judicially raped for it.
This sounds more like a bad job on the manufacturers side than a problem with linux itself.
Yeah, well, you aren't supposed to speed either...and if you get caught, nobody claims (unless you pay them) that you shouldn't be punished, yet somehow sending someone to a penitentiary doesn't seem quite appropriate...
...considering how your average Dell customer is probably not the most tech literate, might have boogeyman type issues with buying something online, and might not have a Dell booth at a mall near them.
All this thread is is one giant continual flame war. You have people on one side arguing that the new UI is better than before, and offering "reasons" why. You have people who argue that the old UI worked better before. Thing is, nobody is going to actually change anybodies mind. Those who like the old UI will find reasons why it is better, and those who like the new UI will find reasons why it is better. I know Slashdot is about the discussion, but this is nothing more than a blatant attempt set off a flame war. People like me read Slashdot because we look for insightful and interesting opinions and the occasional obscure but highly relevant fact on current tech and related topics. Mod me down, I don't care, I have Karma to burn. Doesn't make the thread suddenly more intelligent or important or insightful or anything other than garbage.
If you didn't see the note, article prices are not USD, they are AUD.
Question: What hardware DRM is built into the machines, specifically video/display related?
...until teh compatability is at 100%. With no errors. Sorry, but any console that advertises backwards compatability, in any way shape and or form, should not require one to connect to the net to download needed files to make the feature work OR wade through a too short list of games on a website to see what in their collection works.
IDE Zip 100 - Virtually useless (of course the same holds true now) 3.5" Floppy - Not virtually useless (schools/libraries/workplaces where the USB ports are disabled and the BIOS has a password) 200 GB IDE HD - Not useless (external USB enclosure lets you use it as an external mass-storage solution) ATAPI DVD Burner - Not useless (external USB enclosure lets you use it as an external optical drive) ATAPI CDRW Burner - Not useless (external USB enclosure lets you use it as an external optical drive) 512 MB DDR RAM - Useless (DDR2 needed now) Radeon 9250 AGP - Not useless (low end card that can be placed in http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8 2E16813153051 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8 2E16813153051 )
I just vote for touchpads themselves. Grr, pains in the arses, they are. I'll take a nice trackstick over a touchpad any day.