I remember reading an article on here about some religious school telling its students that they weren't allowed to keep online journals, period. In that case, a private institution doesn't have the authority to dictate a person's rights in non-school related events that take place off of school property, so long as the subject matter in question is not related to the school itself. They were right to complain in that instance.
The 1st amendment prevents the U.S. government (be it at a federal, state, or any level) from passing laws impeding a citizen's freedom of speech. It does NOT, in any way, shape, or form, protect a person's universal right to freedom of speech. If it did, there would be no such thing as libel or slander.
Sorry, guy. It's best not to bite the hand that feeds you.
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That really depends on how they define "their end." Microsoft, for instance, is obviously of the impression that your computer is their computer, and they can install whatever they want on it. Remember when SP2 came out?
Stages of SP2 Installation:
Windows has automatically-downloaded updates waiting to be installed (i.e. SP2). Would you like to install them now?
NO
Now installing Service Pack 2...
CANCEL
Are you sure?
YES
Are you really sure?
Freakin' YES!
*Disable automatic updates*
Two days later...minding your own business...
Windows has automatically-downloaded updates waiting to be installed (i.e. SP2). Would you like to install them now?
NO
Now installing Service Pack 2...
CANCEL
Thank you for installing Service Pack 2! Your machine will now reboot.
You're right, because anyone who knows what they're doing would have built it right in the first place. My last gaming PC lasted 4 years without an upgrade.
Either way, I think you're both missing the point. I never said profit was bad. But of all the people interested in the Xbox 360 (more so, the people interested in getting one right this instant, while it's still super expensive), what percentage of them do you think already have a PC for gaming? Beyond that, how many of them do you think are going to turn around and also buy a PS3, and/or a Nintendo Revolution, and the games associated with them? I can't say anything for certain, of course...but I'm gonna wager those percentages are pretty high.
If console gaming is your thing, by all means, go for it. I've had my share of fun in the glory days of consoles, and contributed to the retirement funds of everyone at Nintendo and Sega. But back in those days, PCs were no match for the capabilities of the consoles. Nowadays, the story is different, and in my mind PCs are much more cost-effective. Besides, it kinda irks me that consoles are trying to be more than just a gaming platform, which is probably what turned me off to them in the first place. Anymore it's like you buy a console for all its cool features...the games are just a bonus.
Microsoft filed suit today against 3M Corporation, claiming that their new technology "tape" violates a patent that Microsoft filed back in 1995. They then, in turn, filed a parallel suit against Sony/BMG for willingly and knowingly encouraging 3M Corporation to violate their "tape" patent by promoting the use of their new "tape" technology in circumventing Sony/BMG's own copy protection and encryption schemes.
Phase 1) Hype up next-gen console, convincing all those gamers that it really is worth having.
Phase 2) Release next-gen console, intentionally undersupplying the retailers to ride that "sold out" hype wave.
Phase 3) Profit.
Phase 4) Release all the games on PC anyways.
Phase 5) More profit.
Phase 6) Suckers realize they wasted $400 on a console whose games are coming out on PC anyways.
Phase 7) "Leak" (a.k.a. plant) information about the NEXT next-gen console onto the web.
Phase 8) Return to Phase 1.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the term "forced donation" sounds a little self-contradictory to me. Something like "forced concession" fits the situation better. A "forced donation" is more like the offering plate at church.
On a side note, how do you force someone to give up their eggs? What's he gonna do, saw her open and steal them if she doesn't hand them over?
Congress looks at a proposed bill, and it magically changes. Now that's what I call quantum legislation!
I'm pretty sure quantum theory is at work in the USPTO as well. The reviewers observe proposed patents, and what was mindless garbage turns into stuff they consider reasonable! No wonder they can approve crappy patents a million times faster than any other country!
....End USER License Agreement. As I understand it, they don't want to use the spyware. Quite the opposite in fact.
Whoa, great idea. I'm gonna genetically engineer a disease, write a EULA for it, and spread it. Then, I'll sue any scientist who attempts to find a cure, or any doctor who attempt to treat it! BRILLIANT!
I had heard that the whole deal is about unemployment and the difficulty of getting a job nowadays. I also heard that the French government just signed some kind of social benefits law or something to help either provide for or help the unemployed get jobs (didn't get a lot of details).
Either way, it's abundantly clear that by doing this, the French have officially surrendered.....to themselves.
I believe that the Democratic party fears a strong Republican win (due to plethora candidate choices as compared to the Democrats, who will undoubtedly run the Hildebeast) during the 2008 election, and are therefore attempting to choke down the lines of communication between registered voters.
Doesn't really effect me that much, I guess. Living in Indiana is an all but guaranteed red win in the electoral college. If I recall correctly, we were the first state to report in in 2004, mere seconds after our polls had closed.
That was my very first thought. Everyone seemed to be on the wrong side of this debate, if their records have anything to say about it.
Either way, the bill was a waste of time. We don't need a bill to protect our Constitutional rights.
Slashdot is often a large grounds for political debate. It'll be a cold day in Hell before I defer my political opinions on here because a bunch of Democrats are tired of getting ragged on in blogs. It's exactly this kind of behavior that leads people to label them as whiny and rag on them in the first place.
I agree. It's easy to bash on George Lucas for his efforts to "exploit" us as an audience, but if you stop and think about it, was Lucas "exploiting" the audience back in 1977? No, of course not...there wasn't an audience back then. He had to create that audience. What was the price of creating that audience? Every drop of profit from Episode IV being put into Episode V, then the same from Episode V into Episode VI. Oh yeah, Lucas is a real evil man, taking all the money and funding the risky creation of a never-before-attempting space genre out of his own pocket. Real greedy and evil, that.
Ever since 1977, people have been demanding to know the story behind Darth Vader. Now he's given it to his established audience as a true storyteller would, and there are people calling him greedy and an "exploiter" because of it.
At least I can agree on matters like Jar Jar being a flop, hell, even Lucas admitted it. And yes, I do wish he'd stuck with more traditional methods of filmmaking rather than putting so much trust in CGI. Sure, he made some mistakes along the way. God forbid Lucas actually be human like the rest of us. I, for one, wouldn't dare accuse him of "exploiting" the audience. The audience constantly demands more, and he has given up 20 painstaking years of his life to provide it to us.
Yeah...I sometimes forget that the broadcast flag is a US-only issue at this point. I'm just kinda worried that with all this TV/Internet integration going on (not to mention the recent squabbles between the EU and US to take control of the Internet away from the U.S. Commerce Dept. and Icann), that some loophole is going to arise that will allow the MPAA and everyone else in support of the BF to exert their influence on the entire world. I truly hope not.
...if the broadcast flag will affect this Google digital signal. Seems like kinda poor timing on Google's part with the whole broadcast flag issue still up in the air. Maybe they know something we don't.
I can think of a few reasons, first and foremost of which deal with political leanings and biases. Of course, all the networks are that way. It's hard to find a reliable news source anymore, part of the reason I stopped watching television. Especially when Katrina hit, all the networks suddenly became the physical embodiment of their chosen political alignment. It was freakin' freaky.
I still believe in the good old-fashioned newspaper, though you still gotta take the articles in there with a grain of salt as well. Still, it's better than listening to BBC News talking about all the ways the hurricane was Bush's fault.
Why not take it a step further? Everyone bust out your virtual machines, plug in that second monitor, install your favorite Linux distro, and chat to your heart's content. Let's see that little "automated worm" (redundant term in the extreme) execute now, yar har har!
Of course, I'm not being totally serious. Though I can think of a few reasons to do this, unrelated to the article, of course. Either way, I'm not too worried about it.
...but apparently I'm better off burning my time on increasingly repetitive video games, watching TV (90% of which now consists of watching someone else "live" their "real" life), surfing the Net (where anyone can anonymously express their twisted view on reality and facts, much as I'm doing right now), and engaging in other mind-expanding activities.
Lest we forget that as technology grows and expands, the prerequisites for being able to use that technology also grow and expand. TV, the Internet, video games...seems to me all we're learning from these activities are the things we need to know to successfully continue engaging in those activities. How is that not a mind-drain?
We don't need these things to expand our social and intellectual boundaries. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a multi-millenia-old institution known as a library that already does that for us, and the only prerequisite for that is the capability to read; and I'm assuming that if you're here, you're capable of that.
In my mind, Nintendo has surpassed the cell phone industry in cheap ploys. It's bad enough that nowadays they make these handhelds small enough to mistake for your vitaman supplement pill, but now they gotta add touch screens to them too? I can just imagine all the dough they'll be raking in out of kids with rich parents.
*poke poke* Ooooh, kill it harder! *POKE POKE SNAP!* Mommy, I broke it again...
I've been using Windows since my folks dumped our Tandy 1000 in the trash. As the years rolled on I found myself interested being a part of the software creation process rather than just being a user. Once I got to college, I decided to set up a server or two and ran a Jedi Outcast game server; but the extra hardware I had lying around to piece together a server just wasn't up to Windows standards, and my poor game server just couldn't convince Windows to let it have some precious memory and CPU time, so I snagged Mandrake. Ever since I've found little quirks about Linux (I use Fedora now) that just appeal to me over Windows, especially in a development environment. Of course, the fact that it's free helps.
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I remember reading an article on here about some religious school telling its students that they weren't allowed to keep online journals, period. In that case, a private institution doesn't have the authority to dictate a person's rights in non-school related events that take place off of school property, so long as the subject matter in question is not related to the school itself. They were right to complain in that instance.
The 1st amendment prevents the U.S. government (be it at a federal, state, or any level) from passing laws impeding a citizen's freedom of speech. It does NOT, in any way, shape, or form, protect a person's universal right to freedom of speech. If it did, there would be no such thing as libel or slander.
Sorry, guy. It's best not to bite the hand that feeds you.
Stages of SP2 Installation:
- Windows has automatically-downloaded updates waiting to be installed (i.e. SP2). Would you like to install them now?
- NO
- Now installing Service Pack 2...
- CANCEL
- Are you sure?
- YES
- Are you really sure?
- Freakin' YES!
- *Disable automatic updates*
Two days later...minding your own business...You're right, because anyone who knows what they're doing would have built it right in the first place. My last gaming PC lasted 4 years without an upgrade.
Either way, I think you're both missing the point. I never said profit was bad. But of all the people interested in the Xbox 360 (more so, the people interested in getting one right this instant, while it's still super expensive), what percentage of them do you think already have a PC for gaming? Beyond that, how many of them do you think are going to turn around and also buy a PS3, and/or a Nintendo Revolution, and the games associated with them? I can't say anything for certain, of course...but I'm gonna wager those percentages are pretty high.
If console gaming is your thing, by all means, go for it. I've had my share of fun in the glory days of consoles, and contributed to the retirement funds of everyone at Nintendo and Sega. But back in those days, PCs were no match for the capabilities of the consoles. Nowadays, the story is different, and in my mind PCs are much more cost-effective. Besides, it kinda irks me that consoles are trying to be more than just a gaming platform, which is probably what turned me off to them in the first place. Anymore it's like you buy a console for all its cool features...the games are just a bonus.
And in OTHER news...
Microsoft filed suit today against 3M Corporation, claiming that their new technology "tape" violates a patent that Microsoft filed back in 1995. They then, in turn, filed a parallel suit against Sony/BMG for willingly and knowingly encouraging 3M Corporation to violate their "tape" patent by promoting the use of their new "tape" technology in circumventing Sony/BMG's own copy protection and encryption schemes.
Phase 1) Hype up next-gen console, convincing all those gamers that it really is worth having.
Phase 2) Release next-gen console, intentionally undersupplying the retailers to ride that "sold out" hype wave.
Phase 3) Profit.
Phase 4) Release all the games on PC anyways.
Phase 5) More profit.
Phase 6) Suckers realize they wasted $400 on a console whose games are coming out on PC anyways.
Phase 7) "Leak" (a.k.a. plant) information about the NEXT next-gen console onto the web.
Phase 8) Return to Phase 1.
Here is the solution to preventing idiocy in children: Proper Discipline
They didn't turn down the detail...someone turned up the contrast! I've been staring for 3 hours now and all I see is a big white dot!
Whoa, if I look away all I see is a big black dot. Damn you, you who messes with the contrast in my head!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the term "forced donation" sounds a little self-contradictory to me. Something like "forced concession" fits the situation better. A "forced donation" is more like the offering plate at church.
On a side note, how do you force someone to give up their eggs? What's he gonna do, saw her open and steal them if she doesn't hand them over?
Oh, wait.....
Congress looks at a proposed bill, and it magically changes. Now that's what I call quantum legislation!
I'm pretty sure quantum theory is at work in the USPTO as well. The reviewers observe proposed patents, and what was mindless garbage turns into stuff they consider reasonable! No wonder they can approve crappy patents a million times faster than any other country!
....End USER License Agreement. As I understand it, they don't want to use the spyware. Quite the opposite in fact.
Whoa, great idea. I'm gonna genetically engineer a disease, write a EULA for it, and spread it. Then, I'll sue any scientist who attempts to find a cure, or any doctor who attempt to treat it! BRILLIANT!
I had heard that the whole deal is about unemployment and the difficulty of getting a job nowadays. I also heard that the French government just signed some kind of social benefits law or something to help either provide for or help the unemployed get jobs (didn't get a lot of details).
Either way, it's abundantly clear that by doing this, the French have officially surrendered.....to themselves.
I believe that the Democratic party fears a strong Republican win (due to plethora candidate choices as compared to the Democrats, who will undoubtedly run the Hildebeast) during the 2008 election, and are therefore attempting to choke down the lines of communication between registered voters.
Doesn't really effect me that much, I guess. Living in Indiana is an all but guaranteed red win in the electoral college. If I recall correctly, we were the first state to report in in 2004, mere seconds after our polls had closed.
That was my very first thought. Everyone seemed to be on the wrong side of this debate, if their records have anything to say about it. Either way, the bill was a waste of time. We don't need a bill to protect our Constitutional rights. Slashdot is often a large grounds for political debate. It'll be a cold day in Hell before I defer my political opinions on here because a bunch of Democrats are tired of getting ragged on in blogs. It's exactly this kind of behavior that leads people to label them as whiny and rag on them in the first place.
I agree. It's easy to bash on George Lucas for his efforts to "exploit" us as an audience, but if you stop and think about it, was Lucas "exploiting" the audience back in 1977? No, of course not...there wasn't an audience back then. He had to create that audience. What was the price of creating that audience? Every drop of profit from Episode IV being put into Episode V, then the same from Episode V into Episode VI. Oh yeah, Lucas is a real evil man, taking all the money and funding the risky creation of a never-before-attempting space genre out of his own pocket. Real greedy and evil, that.
Ever since 1977, people have been demanding to know the story behind Darth Vader. Now he's given it to his established audience as a true storyteller would, and there are people calling him greedy and an "exploiter" because of it.
At least I can agree on matters like Jar Jar being a flop, hell, even Lucas admitted it. And yes, I do wish he'd stuck with more traditional methods of filmmaking rather than putting so much trust in CGI. Sure, he made some mistakes along the way. God forbid Lucas actually be human like the rest of us. I, for one, wouldn't dare accuse him of "exploiting" the audience. The audience constantly demands more, and he has given up 20 painstaking years of his life to provide it to us.
Yeah...I sometimes forget that the broadcast flag is a US-only issue at this point. I'm just kinda worried that with all this TV/Internet integration going on (not to mention the recent squabbles between the EU and US to take control of the Internet away from the U.S. Commerce Dept. and Icann), that some loophole is going to arise that will allow the MPAA and everyone else in support of the BF to exert their influence on the entire world. I truly hope not.
...if the broadcast flag will affect this Google digital signal. Seems like kinda poor timing on Google's part with the whole broadcast flag issue still up in the air. Maybe they know something we don't.
I can think of a few reasons, first and foremost of which deal with political leanings and biases. Of course, all the networks are that way. It's hard to find a reliable news source anymore, part of the reason I stopped watching television. Especially when Katrina hit, all the networks suddenly became the physical embodiment of their chosen political alignment. It was freakin' freaky. I still believe in the good old-fashioned newspaper, though you still gotta take the articles in there with a grain of salt as well. Still, it's better than listening to BBC News talking about all the ways the hurricane was Bush's fault.
Why not take it a step further? Everyone bust out your virtual machines, plug in that second monitor, install your favorite Linux distro, and chat to your heart's content. Let's see that little "automated worm" (redundant term in the extreme) execute now, yar har har!
Of course, I'm not being totally serious. Though I can think of a few reasons to do this, unrelated to the article, of course. Either way, I'm not too worried about it.
...but apparently I'm better off burning my time on increasingly repetitive video games, watching TV (90% of which now consists of watching someone else "live" their "real" life), surfing the Net (where anyone can anonymously express their twisted view on reality and facts, much as I'm doing right now), and engaging in other mind-expanding activities. Lest we forget that as technology grows and expands, the prerequisites for being able to use that technology also grow and expand. TV, the Internet, video games...seems to me all we're learning from these activities are the things we need to know to successfully continue engaging in those activities. How is that not a mind-drain? We don't need these things to expand our social and intellectual boundaries. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a multi-millenia-old institution known as a library that already does that for us, and the only prerequisite for that is the capability to read; and I'm assuming that if you're here, you're capable of that.
Coming from a couple of ACs, I'll take that as a compliment. Not going for the flamebait, though.
In my mind, Nintendo has surpassed the cell phone industry in cheap ploys. It's bad enough that nowadays they make these handhelds small enough to mistake for your vitaman supplement pill, but now they gotta add touch screens to them too? I can just imagine all the dough they'll be raking in out of kids with rich parents.
*poke poke* Ooooh, kill it harder! *POKE POKE SNAP!* Mommy, I broke it again...
Windows uses old people!
Screw you guys! I'm going home!
I've been using Windows since my folks dumped our Tandy 1000 in the trash. As the years rolled on I found myself interested being a part of the software creation process rather than just being a user. Once I got to college, I decided to set up a server or two and ran a Jedi Outcast game server; but the extra hardware I had lying around to piece together a server just wasn't up to Windows standards, and my poor game server just couldn't convince Windows to let it have some precious memory and CPU time, so I snagged Mandrake. Ever since I've found little quirks about Linux (I use Fedora now) that just appeal to me over Windows, especially in a development environment. Of course, the fact that it's free helps.
My name is Mayhem, and I'm a software engineer.
Think free. linux.org
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Obviously this is why there hasn't been a study since 1997. It took them this long to filter through the BS.