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I believe the alternative is called "Copyright Law" which is in of itself in need of a major overhaul, especially where the DRM mongers see copyright as a one-way street and oh-so-conveniently forget about Fair Use and also about expiration of the copyright down the road, which DRM effectively prevents.
DRM should be outlawed since it allows copyright holders to violate copyright law by preventing a work from ever becoming public domain. Period.
Unlike previous deals, these will be full purchase downloads, and not merely for a rental period.
Which is DoubleSpeak, because it's untrue. If you can't transcode it to run on other devices, extract clips for purposes allowed under Fair Use, and the DRM prevents you from playing a restored backup on an upgraded or reinstalled purchase, it's not a full purchase now, is it. . .
Also, if you still have a BP6 lying around with a 300A or 366 overclocked to 450Mhz or better, it will run Windows XP respectably well - and if you install Linux and a reasonably good videocard, you can get a decent framerate in Linux with OpenGL applications.
Why can't Microsoft scale their software to run so well on older hardware? Linux with OpenGL runs more responsively on that machine compared to Windows XP. it won't run Windows Vista at all (unless you like click. (wait, wait) . . menu finally starts to pop up. . (wait, wait) . . NOW you can click a menuitem. . . etc.).
And look at OS X - it runs reasonably well on the lowly G3. it runs the interface just fine, even Expose runs reasonably well. The G3 is roughly comparable to the Celeron A, and yet Apple still manages to support those machines with reasonably good performance. Granted, you won't want to use a G3 for 3D modeling any more, but for day-to-day clerical work and some gaming, they're still quite serviceable.
Bottom line: Come 06/07, you're going to have people with machines that are as new as 9 months old AND that they payed decent money for (not an eMachine) who are going to get screwed in the ass by the cost-cutting decisions made by Dell.
Let's inject a bit of reality here:
When folks compare a subsidized-by-spyware SiS-chipset-equipped $299 or $599 PC (with free dell-cartridge-only printer and free 15" LCD monitor with up to 10% defective pixels) to a high-quality $900 to $1,500 whitebox, they see the Dell brand name, the ads on TV and they think "The local guy is a ripoff, I'm buying a dell. They have a good name. Hell, they're even on tee vee!!"
In other words: shop based solely on price, you deserve what you get.
DirectX9 capable does NOT mean it will run DirectX9 well. If it can muster rendering DirectX9 features at a fraction of 1fps, it's compatible but that doesn't mean that you will want to be running Aero Glass on it, will you?
I have a motherboard with an ATI Radeon 9100 IGP chipset in one of my machines at the office - the video chipset is a pig. The board was a mistake; I figured we'd try it out for DVRs, and it turns out data acquisition and video concentrator cards puke on it. It's a DirectX 9 compatible chipset but that doesn't mean I'll want to take it home and use it for gaming. Right now I have Ubuntu on it and OpenGL runs far more slowly on that than it does on the antiquated Radeon 7500 and 8500 chipsets, and it's far, far slower than even the NVidia GeForce fx5200 chipset.
Sure, embedded ATI video chipsets are faster than Intel Extreme/Extreme2/ExtreamCrap(tm) chipsets, but it's like comparing a VW Rabbit to a Ford Pinto. Yeah, one will go a little faster than the other, both will run on gasoline, and both will get you from point A to point B, but really, would you want to drive either one?
Now instead of making the sign, can I now BUY an "OMG Ponies!" sign?
I tried making one but ran out of glitter halfway through, and had to use nail polish to finish it. It's a bit of a hack, and I mean the worst connotation of the word "hack":(
No, I think you missed my point. If you're going to do the format/reinstall as a solution, you may as well shove a more secure solution down their throats; one where if they ignore you they'll still be somewhat secure, short of doing a chmod -R 777 / like one of my idiot clients loves to do to his OS X boxes.
Or "Read my lips: no new taxes" or "I did not have sex with that woman Monica Lewinski" or "This war is about oi- er, Weapons of Mass Destruction"
Last week chocolate rations were lowered from 60g to 40g.
Orwell's DoubleThink can be enforced with a centralized recording system like this. Granted, we're already dangerously close to that as it is with existing DRM schemes and with media owners being able to buy multiple outlets (print, TV and radio stations) within the same given market.
By the way: Chocolate rations are up to 40g this week. Hurrah for Big Brother!
Considering that Microsoft is filing thousands of patents on software techniques and ideas per year, could it be that they want to strengthen what little argument they have to support their frivilous patents (which all cover prior art) so that when they start to lose market share and start firing shots at Linux in the guise of patent infringement suits, they can point at this particular case and say "See? We had to change our WEB BROWSER to conform with software patents. If WE have to do it, we expect Linux and other open source products to honor OUR patents as well."
If they keep getting hit with spyware, eliminate MSIE as an option. This means switching to Mac OS X, Linux, BSD, or other. There are more secure options out there you know.:)
I'm no fan of Microsoft (coming from a former Microserf AND Microsoft fanatic that's saying a lot) ever since they started treating every customer like a criminal. However I was sure that the public trusted Microsoft a heck of a lot more - in a survey like this I would have been positive they'd have to score an A+++++ because their name is so ubiquitous nowadays; you simply cannot avoid Microsoft advertisements, products, or having to interact with their products in some way.
Do you mean to say that made-in-Canada (Well, in reality, "slapped together in Canada using parts from the Far East" like most goods "manufactured" in North America) ATI All in Wonder cards and ATI Tuner cards were unavailable in Canada, only everywhere else in the world?
if history serves as an indicator of future performance. I'm sure that Microsoft will stick to the first Tuesday of every month (or whenever it is) to release signature updates, security patches, etc., which will give third-party vendors the upper hand - or worst case should Microsoft totally blow it, potentially drive up the market share for OS/X and Linux migrations.
"We need to be focused on bringing the wow factor back to the experience," she said. "Movies are meant to be seen in the theater."
seeing a movie in the theater is a 'fuller, more entertaining experience'
I prefer watching movies at home with friends. Here's why:
- I keep my floors clean.
- My chairs, sofa, futon, etc. are very comfortable - unlike backache-inducing, more-cramped-than-coach-seats-on-commercial-airlin er seats at a theater (and while I'm slightly overweight I'm no fatty, only a size 12. Buying an elliptical to shed the fat, BTW)
- I can put my feet up, stretch, lie down, hop on one foot, or stand on my head while watching a movie at home
- No annoying people yelling "Oh no you di'nt" at the screen
- film's superior resolution is more than negated relative to DVD by perpetually-out-of-focus projectors. If my television ever goes out of focus I'll crack it open and adjust it, or replace it. Theaters never bother to pay a "projectionist" to maintain focus throughout a movie - or even adjust focus beforehand
- Even stadium seating sucks
- I can pause DVDs for pee breaks
- I can eat whatever I want during a movie at home, drink water without paying $3.00 for 16oz of tap water, make a milkshake, or whatever
- My sound system at home (mostly Pioneer Elite components) is far superior to typical movie theater systems
Now, if they were to keep the movies in focus, push seat rows slightly further apart so I can put my feet up (or let the seat lean back a little more), either clean up the floor or throw out punks who leave a mess (or preferably both), oh, and did I mention actually focusing the projector? Then, a theater experience might be better than a DVD. I've seen only ONE movie in the last few years that was very crisply focus, and it went out of focus just a few minutes into it.
I really would like to know why paying $11/person to watch an out-of-focus movie on a big screen is superior to OWNING the DVD for between $9.00 and $25.00 and watching it in very crisp focus on a 36" screen. Somebody please explain this to me. I've only bothered going to one movie in the last year (Chronicles of Narnia/The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe) and that's ONLY because I've been a fan of the Narnia books for 23 years. I usually wait for the movie to hit DVD before seeing it.
But what happens when lots of relatively dumb drones have to share airspace with aircraft carrying passengers? A pilot's association is worried."
In Bush's mindset the answer is easy: simply issue an executive order outlawing general aviation, and commercial aviation for companies worth less than $5bil. That'll definitely solve the problem.
I used to like Bush, but with the way he's been treating the Constitution of The united States of America like toilet paper, I actually have become somewhat of a fan of Clinton. Although he (allegedly) sold secrets to China, abused his privileges in the white house by getting interns to, uh, "service" him, and so forth, at least he wasn't squashing essential liberties left and right. I've grown to truly hate George "Dubya" Bush, and I now think the two-faced jackass from my state (Taxachusetts) would have been a better choice in 2004 - there's only so much damage that someone who misses 2/3 to 3/4 of his meetings can actually do.
Sorry, if it comes to choosing between morals and essential liberties, I'll take the liberties every time. Besides, people who want a moral society should lead by example, not through legislation and executive orders.
I tried to be a little more diplomatic and comprehensive in my email, but. . . I doubt he'll get replaced. Very likely he'll be rewarded for a job well done, in typical bureaucratic fashion.:(
Send it to the Mayor. Town managers can be fired by the mayor and the town council.:) If you send it to Jerry, he's likely to send the email to the bit bucket unread. Better off sending it TO Lonnie Paxton and CCing Jerry Taylor.
All I can say is, if I do purchase a HD-disc and then discover it won't play at full resolution on my hardware, I'll simply download a free-market copy. I'm sure they'll still be available.
I downloaded the high-definition version of Terminator 2 when I discovered the "Windowqs Media 9" 1080i version of the film included on the second DVD was:
- Interactual's proprietary format, NOT Windows Media (it was WMV in name only) and
- Viewing was limited to 5(!!) days
Nowhere on the box was either mentioned. So. upon discovering (upon rebooting to Windows) a) that I had to install Interactual's player and b) I had only five ****ing days to watch the thing, what did I do?
That's right, I went to a torrent site and downloaded the thing. I'm sorry I wasted my money on the ****ing "ExtremeDVD" because nowhere was the REQUIREMENT of Interactual (it was listed only as "recommended") nor the five-day limit on viewing ever mentioned on the packaging.
It wasn't much money, but the deceptive marketing STILL has me pissed off. Thank GOD for BitTorrent!!:D
#4) He should resign as he acted in a manner unbecoming an elected official and for making false statements in an official capacity, which could cost Tuttle a heap of money were the CentOS team inclined to sue
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I believe the alternative is called "Copyright Law" which is in of itself in need of a major overhaul, especially where the DRM mongers see copyright as a one-way street and oh-so-conveniently forget about Fair Use and also about expiration of the copyright down the road, which DRM effectively prevents.
DRM should be outlawed since it allows copyright holders to violate copyright law by preventing a work from ever becoming public domain. Period.
Which is DoubleSpeak, because it's untrue. If you can't transcode it to run on other devices, extract clips for purposes allowed under Fair Use, and the DRM prevents you from playing a restored backup on an upgraded or reinstalled purchase, it's not a full purchase now, is it. . .
Also, if you still have a BP6 lying around with a 300A or 366 overclocked to 450Mhz or better, it will run Windows XP respectably well - and if you install Linux and a reasonably good videocard, you can get a decent framerate in Linux with OpenGL applications.
Why can't Microsoft scale their software to run so well on older hardware? Linux with OpenGL runs more responsively on that machine compared to Windows XP. it won't run Windows Vista at all (unless you like click. (wait, wait) . . menu finally starts to pop up. . (wait, wait) . . NOW you can click a menuitem. . . etc.).
And look at OS X - it runs reasonably well on the lowly G3. it runs the interface just fine, even Expose runs reasonably well. The G3 is roughly comparable to the Celeron A, and yet Apple still manages to support those machines with reasonably good performance. Granted, you won't want to use a G3 for 3D modeling any more, but for day-to-day clerical work and some gaming, they're still quite serviceable.
Let's inject a bit of reality here:
When folks compare a subsidized-by-spyware SiS-chipset-equipped $299 or $599 PC (with free dell-cartridge-only printer and free 15" LCD monitor with up to 10% defective pixels) to a high-quality $900 to $1,500 whitebox, they see the Dell brand name, the ads on TV and they think "The local guy is a ripoff, I'm buying a dell. They have a good name. Hell, they're even on tee vee!!"
In other words: shop based solely on price, you deserve what you get.
DirectX9 capable does NOT mean it will run DirectX9 well. If it can muster rendering DirectX9 features at a fraction of 1fps, it's compatible but that doesn't mean that you will want to be running Aero Glass on it, will you?
I have a motherboard with an ATI Radeon 9100 IGP chipset in one of my machines at the office - the video chipset is a pig. The board was a mistake; I figured we'd try it out for DVRs, and it turns out data acquisition and video concentrator cards puke on it. It's a DirectX 9 compatible chipset but that doesn't mean I'll want to take it home and use it for gaming. Right now I have Ubuntu on it and OpenGL runs far more slowly on that than it does on the antiquated Radeon 7500 and 8500 chipsets, and it's far, far slower than even the NVidia GeForce fx5200 chipset.
Sure, embedded ATI video chipsets are faster than Intel Extreme/Extreme2/ExtreamCrap(tm) chipsets, but it's like comparing a VW Rabbit to a Ford Pinto. Yeah, one will go a little faster than the other, both will run on gasoline, and both will get you from point A to point B, but really, would you want to drive either one?
Can I buy a Roomba and reprogram it to think it's a pony? OMG!!!
re: Now they can start figuring out ways to fuck over customers.
They've been doing that for years, hence projects like asterisk and ser
. . . if it's matter, isn't it required by definition to have mass?
Now instead of making the sign, can I now BUY an "OMG Ponies!" sign?
:(
I tried making one but ran out of glitter halfway through, and had to use nail polish to finish it. It's a bit of a hack, and I mean the worst connotation of the word "hack"
Ooooh look at the purty pink colors!
This is a great hack but it only begs the question:
Does it run Linux?
No, I think you missed my point. If you're going to do the format/reinstall as a solution, you may as well shove a more secure solution down their throats; one where if they ignore you they'll still be somewhat secure, short of doing a chmod -R 777 / like one of my idiot clients loves to do to his OS X boxes.
Or "Read my lips: no new taxes" or "I did not have sex with that woman Monica Lewinski" or "This war is about oi- er, Weapons of Mass Destruction"
Last week chocolate rations were lowered from 60g to 40g.
Orwell's DoubleThink can be enforced with a centralized recording system like this. Granted, we're already dangerously close to that as it is with existing DRM schemes and with media owners being able to buy multiple outlets (print, TV and radio stations) within the same given market.
By the way: Chocolate rations are up to 40g this week. Hurrah for Big Brother!
Considering that Microsoft is filing thousands of patents on software techniques and ideas per year, could it be that they want to strengthen what little argument they have to support their frivilous patents (which all cover prior art) so that when they start to lose market share and start firing shots at Linux in the guise of patent infringement suits, they can point at this particular case and say "See? We had to change our WEB BROWSER to conform with software patents. If WE have to do it, we expect Linux and other open source products to honor OUR patents as well."
Just a hunch. . .
Comic Sans is reserved for the City of Tuttle web site (which, incidentally, was hacked by Centos, at least according to Jerry A. Taylor)
If they keep getting hit with spyware, eliminate MSIE as an option. This means switching to Mac OS X, Linux, BSD, or other. There are more secure options out there you know. :)
I'm no fan of Microsoft (coming from a former Microserf AND Microsoft fanatic that's saying a lot) ever since they started treating every customer like a criminal. However I was sure that the public trusted Microsoft a heck of a lot more - in a survey like this I would have been positive they'd have to score an A+++++ because their name is so ubiquitous nowadays; you simply cannot avoid Microsoft advertisements, products, or having to interact with their products in some way.
Do you mean to say that made-in-Canada (Well, in reality, "slapped together in Canada using parts from the Far East" like most goods "manufactured" in North America) ATI All in Wonder cards and ATI Tuner cards were unavailable in Canada, only everywhere else in the world?
if history serves as an indicator of future performance. I'm sure that Microsoft will stick to the first Tuesday of every month (or whenever it is) to release signature updates, security patches, etc., which will give third-party vendors the upper hand - or worst case should Microsoft totally blow it, potentially drive up the market share for OS/X and Linux migrations.
"We need to be focused on bringing the wow factor back to the experience," she said. "Movies are meant to be seen in the theater."
n er seats at a theater (and while I'm slightly overweight I'm no fatty, only a size 12. Buying an elliptical to shed the fat, BTW)
seeing a movie in the theater is a 'fuller, more entertaining experience'
I prefer watching movies at home with friends. Here's why:
- I keep my floors clean.
- My chairs, sofa, futon, etc. are very comfortable - unlike backache-inducing, more-cramped-than-coach-seats-on-commercial-airli
- I can put my feet up, stretch, lie down, hop on one foot, or stand on my head while watching a movie at home
- No annoying people yelling "Oh no you di'nt" at the screen
- film's superior resolution is more than negated relative to DVD by perpetually-out-of-focus projectors. If my television ever goes out of focus I'll crack it open and adjust it, or replace it. Theaters never bother to pay a "projectionist" to maintain focus throughout a movie - or even adjust focus beforehand
- Even stadium seating sucks
- I can pause DVDs for pee breaks
- I can eat whatever I want during a movie at home, drink water without paying $3.00 for 16oz of tap water, make a milkshake, or whatever
- My sound system at home (mostly Pioneer Elite components) is far superior to typical movie theater systems
Now, if they were to keep the movies in focus, push seat rows slightly further apart so I can put my feet up (or let the seat lean back a little more), either clean up the floor or throw out punks who leave a mess (or preferably both), oh, and did I mention actually focusing the projector? Then, a theater experience might be better than a DVD. I've seen only ONE movie in the last few years that was very crisply focus, and it went out of focus just a few minutes into it.
I really would like to know why paying $11/person to watch an out-of-focus movie on a big screen is superior to OWNING the DVD for between $9.00 and $25.00 and watching it in very crisp focus on a 36" screen. Somebody please explain this to me. I've only bothered going to one movie in the last year (Chronicles of Narnia/The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe) and that's ONLY because I've been a fan of the Narnia books for 23 years. I usually wait for the movie to hit DVD before seeing it.
In Bush's mindset the answer is easy: simply issue an executive order outlawing general aviation, and commercial aviation for companies worth less than $5bil. That'll definitely solve the problem.
I used to like Bush, but with the way he's been treating the Constitution of The united States of America like toilet paper, I actually have become somewhat of a fan of Clinton. Although he (allegedly) sold secrets to China, abused his privileges in the white house by getting interns to, uh, "service" him, and so forth, at least he wasn't squashing essential liberties left and right. I've grown to truly hate George "Dubya" Bush, and I now think the two-faced jackass from my state (Taxachusetts) would have been a better choice in 2004 - there's only so much damage that someone who misses 2/3 to 3/4 of his meetings can actually do.
Sorry, if it comes to choosing between morals and essential liberties, I'll take the liberties every time. Besides, people who want a moral society should lead by example, not through legislation and executive orders.
I tried to be a little more diplomatic and comprehensive in my email, but. . . I doubt he'll get replaced. Very likely he'll be rewarded for a job well done, in typical bureaucratic fashion. :(
Send it to the Mayor. Town managers can be fired by the mayor and the town council. :) If you send it to Jerry, he's likely to send the email to the bit bucket unread. Better off sending it TO Lonnie Paxton and CCing Jerry Taylor.
I downloaded the high-definition version of Terminator 2 when I discovered the "Windowqs Media 9" 1080i version of the film included on the second DVD was:
- Interactual's proprietary format, NOT Windows Media (it was WMV in name only)
and
- Viewing was limited to 5(!!) days
Nowhere on the box was either mentioned. So. upon discovering (upon rebooting to Windows) a) that I had to install Interactual's player and b) I had only five ****ing days to watch the thing, what did I do?
That's right, I went to a torrent site and downloaded the thing. I'm sorry I wasted my money on the ****ing "ExtremeDVD" because nowhere was the REQUIREMENT of Interactual (it was listed only as "recommended") nor the five-day limit on viewing ever mentioned on the packaging.
It wasn't much money, but the deceptive marketing STILL has me pissed off. Thank GOD for BitTorrent!!
Works here using Linux/Firefox/mPlayer :)
#4) He should resign as he acted in a manner unbecoming an elected official and for making false statements in an official capacity, which could cost Tuttle a heap of money were the CentOS team inclined to sue