My understanding is that the "codec" download page is explicitly launched in IE. I/think/ winamp still DirectShow for ASF files; which would mean that WMP is still getting invoked (and thus IE).
If the file handling were based on its actual content instead of a friggin file extension, then this would be a much less serious problem. What bugs me is that after years of infections that can be directly tied to this 'feature', they still haven't changed it.
Hell, the company I work for (financial) won't even let us install google search on the desktop, because I could enable the option to keep the search index on google servers.
People love the percentage game when iit comes to taxes. "Well, the Rich only pay 10% income tax because they know all of the tricks... " ( I exaggerate the claim, but it's one we all hear regularly)
Yer damned skippy the the "rich" try to pay as little as possible. Because... get this... when we take percentages out of the equation, they are paying tens of thousands of dollars in taxes for each dollar everyone of average income pays.
But it's so much easier to decry "tax cuts for the rich" than it is to look at the numbers behind those claims (as you have done).
Eh? That's optional. You can 'add friends' from your address book. You don't have to do it -- but it's kind of logical that if they want your address book from your email provider, they need to be able to access your account, yes?
Anyway, it was pretty clearly marked as something optional you could do to find/invite friends.
"Oh my god, thanks for opening up an old wound! Last time I looked at the cable guide on my television 2/3rd of it was this horrid and annoying ad space, and then there was room for 2 or maybe 3 lines of guide data. The stupidity of it made me want to scream. I have been a Tivo subscriber for a long time now and never have to deal with it, thank goodness."
I think newer tivos have started injecting some ads in the guide haven't they?
So the news here is that bigger companies can negotiate better deals and offer lower prices?
That is the end-stage evolution of any free market - businesses get bigger, consolidate, sell for cheaper because of efficiency gains, and eventually the small sellers can't compete.
Did these same sellers complain when Borders forced their local bookstore out of business? I suspect most just enjoyed the lower prices.
Whether this is a good thing or not is irrelevant to the discussion- whenever there's a completely free market, it will happen.
Right, but what you receive is not that which is copyrighted. You instead receive a binary version of it, which is not usable in terms of 'source material'.
Don't confuse Fox News Channel opinion/editorial shows with actual news carried by local Fox affiliates. (That being said, the things that get picked up in those opinion shows are nearly as ridiculous as your example...)
That's an intriguing idea. Every other medium which is protected by copyright essentially does require the source for it to even make sense:
music
writing
photographs
In fact, Software and Algorithms seem to be something that can be provided to the paying public,/without/ exposing that which is actually copyrighted (the source).
It's offtopic because your reply had nothing to do with what your replied to. Let me remind you:
AC said:
nigger post
You said:
Smells like a wonderful technology to implement as part of a camera sensor (when dealing with very low light, such as in astrophotography, nightshots of nature, etc.)
Why listen to a "pundit" when you can go to the source where the issues are dealt with. Yes, eventually you get to something useful like this to sort the FUD out. Basically, KDE 4.0 is not "ready". Though it is more flexible and has all of the old features and more, not all of those features have been exposed yet. This is not a big deal because reasonable distributions still ship with the still excellent KDE 3.5 applications. Bruce needs to do more research before he spouts off like that.
Except that the post isn't about KDE 4.0 it's about KDE 4.1. ANd what, by the way, does your post have to do the post you replied to?
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My understanding is that the "codec" download page is explicitly launched in IE. I /think/ winamp still DirectShow for ASF files; which would mean that WMP is still getting invoked (and thus IE).
But if you are going to a site that purports to allow you to download MP3s, and you know you can already play MP3s, there's just no excuse...
If the file handling were based on its actual content instead of a friggin file extension, then this would be a much less serious problem. What bugs me is that after years of infections that can be directly tied to this 'feature', they still haven't changed it.
"...A USB collection with *one* infected "mp3" file and your machine's screwed."
Assuming that you download the requested trojan to play an MP3, which you never before needed a codec for...
Hmm. Actually, you're right. Most people won't think twice before installing it.
So what you're saying is that it's better that the artist gets /no/ money instead of just a little bit?
Hell, the company I work for (financial) won't even let us install google search on the desktop, because I could enable the option to keep the search index on google servers.
Yer damned skippy the the "rich" try to pay as little as possible. Because... get this... when we take percentages out of the equation, they are paying tens of thousands of dollars in taxes for each dollar everyone of average income pays.
But it's so much easier to decry "tax cuts for the rich" than it is to look at the numbers behind those claims (as you have done).
Eh? That's optional. You can 'add friends' from your address book. You don't have to do it -- but it's kind of logical that if they want your address book from your email provider, they need to be able to access your account, yes?
Anyway, it was pretty clearly marked as something optional you could do to find/invite friends.
I dunno - last time I tried it (a few months back) I connected directly to my cable line and could not receive any subscription/premium content.
Nice to repeat the same ol' FUD, but you do realize that FF3 memory usage is significantly lower than FF2 and IE, don't you? You /did/ know that, right?
So... reported that yet?
"Oh my god, thanks for opening up an old wound! Last time I looked at the cable guide on my television 2/3rd of it was this horrid and annoying ad space, and then there was room for 2 or maybe 3 lines of guide data. The stupidity of it made me want to scream. I have been a Tivo subscriber for a long time now and never have to deal with it, thank goodness."
I think newer tivos have started injecting some ads in the guide haven't they?
No problems with this on MythTV.
And how many premium/protected channels can MythTV handle again?
So the news here is that bigger companies can negotiate better deals and offer lower prices?
That is the end-stage evolution of any free market - businesses get bigger, consolidate, sell for cheaper because of efficiency gains, and eventually the small sellers can't compete.
Did these same sellers complain when Borders forced their local bookstore out of business? I suspect most just enjoyed the lower prices.
Whether this is a good thing or not is irrelevant to the discussion- whenever there's a completely free market, it will happen.
That rings a bill. The simple illogic of it makes me prone to wishful thinking though...
Right, but what you receive is not that which is copyrighted. You instead receive a binary version of it, which is not usable in terms of 'source material'.
What makes you think all those copies are paid for?
Don't confuse Fox News Channel opinion/editorial shows with actual news carried by local Fox affiliates. (That being said, the things that get picked up in those opinion shows are nearly as ridiculous as your example...)
Ummm.... a bug? Misconfiguration? Occam's Razor, my friend.
But you still get something from which it's possible to create and redistribute a (nearly) exact copy. Same for video, which I forgot to list.
That's an intriguing idea. Every other medium which is protected by copyright essentially does require the source for it to even make sense:
In fact, Software and Algorithms seem to be something that can be provided to the paying public, /without/ exposing that which is actually copyrighted (the source).
The orphan works proposal that so many people love to hate would do just as you requested.
AC said:
nigger post
You said:
Smells like a wonderful technology to implement as part of a camera sensor (when dealing with very low light, such as in astrophotography, nightshots of nature, etc.)
Get it now?
Dude! Gates was probably the one who murdered Nina and framed Hans!
Even more fun for those who have Google set to return 100 search results in each batch...
Why listen to a "pundit" when you can go to the source where the issues are dealt with. Yes, eventually you get to something useful like this to sort the FUD out. Basically, KDE 4.0 is not "ready". Though it is more flexible and has all of the old features and more, not all of those features have been exposed yet. This is not a big deal because reasonable distributions still ship with the still excellent KDE 3.5 applications. Bruce needs to do more research before he spouts off like that.
Except that the post isn't about KDE 4.0 it's about KDE 4.1. ANd what, by the way, does your post have to do the post you replied to?