So it doesn't bother you to have lots of PCs on your network with identical SIDs?
If it's a domain based environment, having duplicate SID's shouldn't be a problem at all (since the domain-SID is used). Duplicate SID's are only a problem in a workgroup environment (where the local SID is used), in which case s/he could use Ghostwalker, PowerQuest SID changer, Altiris deployment solution or Sysinternal's newSID.
I gave you numbers that helped to form my opinion, nothing more, nothing less.
If you disagree with my opinion, fine! Excellent. You can give me your opinion and possibly some of the things that helped you to form that opinion in order to be informative (to me - who is wrong - according to you). Instead, you chose to imply that I warped the numbers to fit an opinion I already had. Not only is that untrue - but you did nothing to further the discussion, all you did was attack my character.
Plus, I never said anything about "how much of itunes is representing lost brick and mortar sales". Where did that come from?
As an aside, I don't have a horse in this race. I do not own an iPod, nor do I use iTunes. Also, I do not download music illegally. I do not do it - not because I'm afraid of the big bad RIAA - but because I think it's morally wrong (possibly because I write my own music - for fun). I download only (live) music from bands/artists that have a taper-friendly policy. However, I have quite a few friends and many acquaintances who download music illegally - and I can tell you that litigation has had no impact whatsoever on their file-sharing habits while the ability for them to get music legally through service like iTunes has. That is what prompted me to look into the matter (how many people own iPods, how many legal downloads there have been in the past few years, etc.).
We can agree to disagree - and debate the subject - I just ask that you not attack my character or make blanket statements without justification. I will do the same.
IIRC it's from the Long Kiss Goodnight? Sam rules.
You would expect file sharing to grow naturally as more and more people use the internet. The fact that it has merely stagnated suggests that the litigation is succeeding somewhat. My own mother, who doesn't even use a computer, warned me not to file share the other day. She had "heard that people are getting sued".
I wholeheartedly disagree.
Litigation has nothing to do with it.
The assumption that file sharing would grow naturally as more and more people use the internet is useless without context. I would argue that the reason that file-sharing has not grown is because of iTunes and services like it (mostly iTunes, though). The article even points out that: "[...] and the total number of legal downloads shot up to 420 million in 2005."
Think about it. iTunes launched in mid-2003. 420 million legal downloads (total - supposedly) in 2005 that (at least a large % of) would likely have been from illegal file-sharers a mere two years prior. Also, the Washington Post pointed out,
"During the second half of 2004, more than 91 million digital tracks -- songs downloaded from the Internet -- were sold, compared with 19.2 million in the same period in 2003. That's an increase of 376 percent. More than 140 million digital tracks were purchased during 2004. Plus in the last week of 2004, digital track sales hit a record 6.7 million."
I think it is safe to project this (in the context) to the growth of iPod sales as well. In the holiday season in 2004, 4.5 million iPods were sold. In the holiday season in 2005, 14 million iPods sold. 42 million!! iPods sold to date.
Why do you *really* think the numbers of illegal file-sharing has stayed the same? I'll give you a hint:
It has absolutely nothing to do with RIAA lawsuits.
Whoever modded your post 3, Informative - must not have read it carefully. If your post is not tongue in cheek, I call BS.
"I'm very well versed in Norton Ghost, but I have little experience with Spybot S&D. So, I decided to test out the application."
"Q: How familiar are you with Spybot? A: Very familiar."
So, which is it - do you have "little experience with Spybot" or are you "Very familiar" with Spybot?
And your post just gets worse from there. Spybot corrupts the OS? Problems with Spybot installing toolbars?
What the hell?...Many of us here have used Spybot and have recommended it to users. Trust me when I say we would not do so were it to have all the problems you speak of.
That being said, IMO, Symantec products have sucked for a few years now. We switched to AVG and Acronis True Image years ago and have been much happier since.
I'm not sure whether or not peoples self-confidence in their own driving abilities is as much of a problem as not having enough skepticism about the drivers around you. That, or just flat out not paying attention/not caring.
I always drive with the window open. ALWAYS. Even in winter. Granted, it's not all the way down during the dead of winter but it's open enough to let me hear more road noise.
I NEVER trust other drivers. NONE. I only made that mistake once. How many of you look both ways after a light turns green before crossing an intersection? Not many, I'd bet. The only accident I've been in was because I assumed that another driver/car (actually, it was a minivan) would do what he/it was supposed to.
I get mad at other drivers. I'm not quite as pissed at the fact that the person going 55mph and holding up traffic in the left lane is slowing me down a little bit as I am at the fact that this person obviously isn't paying attention to the cars around him (including behind them!). They think they are alone in the world. Right or wrong. They're gonna do what they do, all others be damned. If you're in the left lane you'd better be ready to move over to the right to let other (faster) traffic pass. Autobahn, anyone? Same kind of law applies here, albeit with less of a penalty attached.
I'm a slightly aggressive, very suspicious, driver. I'm not going to be doing 95mph (99% of the time) for fear of getting a ticket or some douchebag jumping in front of me in the left lane doing 55mph. There are times when I'll be driving and see someone up ahead and say to my passenger "That person is gonna [do x]." Most of the time, they do. More on that in a second.
I assume no one else knows what they're doing. Not because I am a great driver (I wouldn't consider myself that, anyway), but because it helps remind me to be very alert.
Having driven mostly in the following states, I have observed certain propensities for highway driving amongst their respective driving populations:
*New Jersians: 4th Place - Worst of the bunch. 1) Do not move to the right for faster traffic. 2) Seem to have no desire to pass on the left. I'm not talking about when you *have* to pass on the right. I'm talking, with the far left and right lanes open and someone in the middle lane ahead of them, they will choose to pass on the right just as often as the left. 3) Change lanes like idiots. Turn signals are rare. Checking their mirrors before doing so is rare as well. 4) Tailgaters. Worse than anywhere else, much worse. 5) More speeders here than anywhere else. I'm not talkin 15 above the limit, more like 25-35 above the limit. Couple that with the tailgating and lane changing propensities and now you know why everyone thinks Jersey drivers SUCK.
Ohioans: 3rd Place Similar to Jersey drivers except that they have a range of driving way too slow to way too fast. Strangely, I haven't really noticed as much commonality among Ohio drivers except that they (like Jersey drivers) seem to like to pass on the right. They seem suffer from a wide range of issues but a smaller percentage of them suffer than Jersey drivers.
New Yorkers (except upstate): (2nd place) 1) Tend to not want to move over for faster traffic. 2) Love to change lanes in gridlock. Don't ask me why. They think they'll get somewhere? Cue Office Space footage. 3) Follow too closely. Probably because many are used to being in traffic and having other cars in close proximity. False sense of security here. 4) Are either doing (approx.) the speed limit, or are way above. Not much middle ground. All or nothing mentality?
Pennsylvania: Best of the bunch. Other than their average speed being a bit low for me, I don't have much of a problem with their highway driving at all. They are (for the most part) aware and conscientious drivers. Most will move over for faster traffic, and usually do it in advance. They tend to use their signals before changing lanes. 1) Can tend to be too hesitant. If you're gonna do
Difference is, and I hate to burst your bubble here, you're not a Joe Sixpack. You're informed, do research before you buy/use products, are not taken in by gimmicks or trends, etc.
In the area of computers, Joe Sixpack doesn't really think about the correct tool to use for a particular task, Joe Sixpack thinks about what he has heard about through a couple of decent sources and many, many unreliable sources. Joe does not research much before making a decision. Joe does not care that the SUV he is about to buy is unsafe, a gas guzzler, unreliable, overpriced, etc.
What Joe thinks about is, "Wow! SUV's are in, I want one!"/"Everyone I know runs Windows, I will too".
And that's it. He doesn't look into it further. He doesn't do any research into the technology, it's reliabilty and/or safety. He doesn't contemplate the consequences of him buying from Company Z. I don't blame Joe, he's got a lot on his mind and little free time. He says, "I don't have the time to learn how to use another OS". He doesn't realize that although it will take some time to get used to the new OS, that amount of time is dwarfed by the time it takes to properly - hmmm - admin? (protect?) - a Windows PC.
Joe's not a bad person, he is not dumb, nor is he ignorant. At the moment, Joe is a victim of MS's market practices and advertising/lobbying efforts. Joe is just starting to catch on. Joe will eventually find out what has been going on and when he does, Joe will be pissed. Joe will learn. I like that Joe, he's a good guy.
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So it doesn't bother you to have lots of PCs on your network with identical SIDs?
If it's a domain based environment, having duplicate SID's shouldn't be a problem at all (since the domain-SID is used). Duplicate SID's are only a problem in a workgroup environment (where the local SID is used), in which case s/he could use Ghostwalker, PowerQuest SID changer, Altiris deployment solution or Sysinternal's newSID.
It's my opinion and nothing more.
I gave you numbers that helped to form my opinion, nothing more, nothing less.
If you disagree with my opinion, fine! Excellent. You can give me your opinion and possibly some of the things that helped you to form that opinion in order to be informative (to me - who is wrong - according to you). Instead, you chose to imply that I warped the numbers to fit an opinion I already had. Not only is that untrue - but you did nothing to further the discussion, all you did was attack my character.
Plus, I never said anything about "how much of itunes is representing lost brick and mortar sales". Where did that come from?
As an aside, I don't have a horse in this race. I do not own an iPod, nor do I use iTunes. Also, I do not download music illegally. I do not do it - not because I'm afraid of the big bad RIAA - but because I think it's morally wrong (possibly because I write my own music - for fun). I download only (live) music from bands/artists that have a taper-friendly policy. However, I have quite a few friends and many acquaintances who download music illegally - and I can tell you that litigation has had no impact whatsoever on their file-sharing habits while the ability for them to get music legally through service like iTunes has. That is what prompted me to look into the matter (how many people own iPods, how many legal downloads there have been in the past few years, etc.).
We can agree to disagree - and debate the subject - I just ask that you not attack my character or make blanket statements without justification. I will do the same.
IIRC it's from the Long Kiss Goodnight? Sam rules.
You would expect file sharing to grow naturally as more and more people use the internet. The fact that it has merely stagnated suggests that the litigation is succeeding somewhat. My own mother, who doesn't even use a computer, warned me not to file share the other day. She had "heard that people are getting sued".
I wholeheartedly disagree.
Litigation has nothing to do with it.
The assumption that file sharing would grow naturally as more and more people use the internet is useless without context. I would argue that the reason that file-sharing has not grown is because of iTunes and services like it (mostly iTunes, though). The article even points out that: "[...] and the total number of legal downloads shot up to 420 million in 2005."
Think about it. iTunes launched in mid-2003. 420 million legal downloads (total - supposedly) in 2005 that (at least a large % of) would likely have been from illegal file-sharers a mere two years prior. Also, the Washington Post pointed out,
"During the second half of 2004, more than 91 million digital tracks -- songs downloaded from the Internet -- were sold, compared with 19.2 million in the same period in 2003. That's an increase of 376 percent. More than 140 million digital tracks were purchased during 2004. Plus in the last week of 2004, digital track sales hit a record 6.7 million."
I think it is safe to project this (in the context) to the growth of iPod sales as well. In the holiday season in 2004, 4.5 million iPods were sold. In the holiday season in 2005, 14 million iPods sold. 42 million!! iPods sold to date.
Why do you *really* think the numbers of illegal file-sharing has stayed the same? I'll give you a hint:
It has absolutely nothing to do with RIAA lawsuits.
Whoever modded your post 3, Informative - must not have read it carefully. If your post is not tongue in cheek, I call BS.
"I'm very well versed in Norton Ghost, but I have little experience with Spybot S&D. So, I decided to test out the application."
"Q: How familiar are you with Spybot?
A: Very familiar."
So, which is it - do you have "little experience with Spybot" or are you "Very familiar" with Spybot?
And your post just gets worse from there. Spybot corrupts the OS? Problems with Spybot installing toolbars?
What the hell?...Many of us here have used Spybot and have recommended it to users. Trust me when I say we would not do so were it to have all the problems you speak of.
That being said, IMO, Symantec products have sucked for a few years now. We switched to AVG and Acronis True Image years ago and have been much happier since.
I'm not sure whether or not peoples self-confidence in their own driving abilities is as much of a problem as not having enough skepticism about the drivers around you. That, or just flat out not paying attention/not caring.
I always drive with the window open. ALWAYS. Even in winter. Granted, it's not all the way down during the dead of winter but it's open enough to let me hear more road noise.
I NEVER trust other drivers. NONE. I only made that mistake once. How many of you look both ways after a light turns green before crossing an intersection? Not many, I'd bet. The only accident I've been in was because I assumed that another driver/car (actually, it was a minivan) would do what he/it was supposed to.
I get mad at other drivers. I'm not quite as pissed at the fact that the person going 55mph and holding up traffic in the left lane is slowing me down a little bit as I am at the fact that this person obviously isn't paying attention to the cars around him (including behind them!). They think they are alone in the world. Right or wrong. They're gonna do what they do, all others be damned. If you're in the left lane you'd better be ready to move over to the right to let other (faster) traffic pass. Autobahn, anyone? Same kind of law applies here, albeit with less of a penalty attached.
I'm a slightly aggressive, very suspicious, driver. I'm not going to be doing 95mph (99% of the time) for fear of getting a ticket or some douchebag jumping in front of me in the left lane doing 55mph. There are times when I'll be driving and see someone up ahead and say to my passenger "That person is gonna [do x]." Most of the time, they do. More on that in a second.
I assume no one else knows what they're doing. Not because I am a great driver (I wouldn't consider myself that, anyway), but because it helps remind me to be very alert.
Having driven mostly in the following states, I have observed certain propensities for highway driving amongst their respective driving populations:
*New Jersians: 4th Place - Worst of the bunch.
1) Do not move to the right for faster traffic.
2) Seem to have no desire to pass on the left. I'm not talking about when you *have* to pass on the right. I'm talking, with the far left and right lanes open and someone in the middle lane ahead of them, they will choose to pass on the right just as often as the left.
3) Change lanes like idiots. Turn signals are rare. Checking their mirrors before doing so is rare as well.
4) Tailgaters. Worse than anywhere else, much worse.
5) More speeders here than anywhere else. I'm not talkin 15 above the limit, more like 25-35 above the limit. Couple that with the tailgating and lane changing propensities and now you know why everyone thinks Jersey drivers SUCK.
Ohioans: 3rd Place
Similar to Jersey drivers except that they have a range of driving way too slow to way too fast. Strangely, I haven't really noticed as much commonality among Ohio drivers except that they (like Jersey drivers) seem to like to pass on the right. They seem suffer from a wide range of issues but a smaller percentage of them suffer than Jersey drivers.
New Yorkers (except upstate): (2nd place)
1) Tend to not want to move over for faster traffic.
2) Love to change lanes in gridlock. Don't ask me why. They think they'll get somewhere? Cue Office Space footage.
3) Follow too closely. Probably because many are used to being in traffic and having other cars in close proximity. False sense of security here.
4) Are either doing (approx.) the speed limit, or are way above. Not much middle ground. All or nothing mentality?
Pennsylvania: Best of the bunch. Other than their average speed being a bit low for me, I don't have much of a problem with their highway driving at all. They are (for the most part) aware and conscientious drivers. Most will move over for faster traffic, and usually do it in advance. They tend to use their signals before changing lanes.
1) Can tend to be too hesitant. If you're gonna do
Difference is, and I hate to burst your bubble here, you're not a Joe Sixpack. You're informed, do research before you buy/use products, are not taken in by gimmicks or trends, etc. In the area of computers, Joe Sixpack doesn't really think about the correct tool to use for a particular task, Joe Sixpack thinks about what he has heard about through a couple of decent sources and many, many unreliable sources. Joe does not research much before making a decision. Joe does not care that the SUV he is about to buy is unsafe, a gas guzzler, unreliable, overpriced, etc. What Joe thinks about is, "Wow! SUV's are in, I want one!"/"Everyone I know runs Windows, I will too". And that's it. He doesn't look into it further. He doesn't do any research into the technology, it's reliabilty and/or safety. He doesn't contemplate the consequences of him buying from Company Z. I don't blame Joe, he's got a lot on his mind and little free time. He says, "I don't have the time to learn how to use another OS". He doesn't realize that although it will take some time to get used to the new OS, that amount of time is dwarfed by the time it takes to properly - hmmm - admin? (protect?) - a Windows PC. Joe's not a bad person, he is not dumb, nor is he ignorant. At the moment, Joe is a victim of MS's market practices and advertising/lobbying efforts. Joe is just starting to catch on. Joe will eventually find out what has been going on and when he does, Joe will be pissed. Joe will learn. I like that Joe, he's a good guy.