'I'm forced to "pirate" this movie to remove the fricking anti-piracy message'
Don't fall into their verbal hole. You did NOT pirate the movie. Modifying content you PAID for is NOT pirating. Part of the whole problem with dealing with the media companies is keeping straight what is being addressed, by allowing them to redefine terms, we lose.
Taking another's content and selling it for profit is pirating.
Not just Vid Games, but games in general. Hell, I didn't start playing miniature games (40k, warmachine) until my late thirties.
It's natural for us parental types to try to interest their kids in activities we remember fondly from our youth. And in my opinion (nothing humble about it), gaming, be it board, vid, classic, role playing...whatever, is in general a good thing.
Just remember, it ain't about winning, it's how you play the game!
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Having just been through the pain of watching our developers switch from Sun 1.3 to IBM 1.4.2, I think your experience is out of the ordinary.
Ask anyone running Tivoli what they think about JVMs.
This is no different than any other issue, if one chooses to DIY, one accepts the screw ups. Claiming someone took advantage when one fubarred is just not cool.
"It seems more reasonable to just hold people accountable for the behavior in the first place."
This is the key. Wikipedia needs to attribute all edits to a person. I'm all for anyone's right to say anything; however, they need to be accountable for that speech. That's the check to keep the balance.
Now, I also understand there is sometimes a need for anonymous speech. Wikipedia could adopt a model similiar to Slashdot and the Anonymous Coward. The key is to make sure anonymous content is marked as such so that the reader can form a valid opinion or even select not to "listen" to anyone who won't identify themselves. Seems like such a solution would kill several birds on Wikipedia's lawn.
The REAL problem is there aren't "customers" and "developers". There are only users. Some of those users know how to code, some of those users only know how to complain.
Seriously think about this. Complaining gets you no where, sponsoring code or learning to do it is much more useful. At some point users need to invest in their software, whether it's money, time or skull sweat.
Of course, the manufacturers, especially HP, can't do this as then you would find out how little their hardware actually does and how much they leech off your system.
Sorry, that still fits in the "small shop" catergory. The point is Joe Consumer can't get'er done, mostly because 80% places Joe would purchase from do not offer an option.So Joe doesn't even know he has a choice. Did I mention middle man?
Personally, I prefer to build my own machines, mostly to avoid the MS tax.
The problem is We (the people who watch) aren't in the market any more. Rather, the cable companies are now "the demand". And evidently they are getting what they want. The Watchers have no recourse other than to not participate (or complain, which does nothing).
Personally I think any market where a middle man exists eventually favors the middle man, the examples keep building up. Such as the pork market several years ago, the gasoline hike this summer, even the PC industry (try to get a PC without MS Windows).
Having your log watching depend on your actual eyeballs is bad. Using something like logcheck to sift threw the junk and highlight the critical is much more effective.
Just make sure your email subsystem is rock solid.
Better yet, make sure the ductwork is connected to the real (furnance/central air)'s cold air return. The excess heat will help heat the house in the winter and your furnance fan should be able to pull the needed CFM.
The catch is making sure your furnance fan cycles even when no heating/cooling is going on, check into controlling your furnance via computer interface. One could setup the system that the furnance fan is tripped based on the server closet temp!
I suppose you like Internet Explorer as well, I mean all websites work well in it, nice to be able to design for just one spec, right?
PDF isn't portable to all platforms. The typical response to problems with PDFs is "upgrade to latest Acrobat Reader". Guess what, some of us don't use Reader to view PDFs. And there are plenty of folks who can't upgrade Reader for technical or administrative reasons.
PDF most certainly does NOT guarantee "the exact replication of how a document is intended to apperar". And it certainly isn't web-friendly. Why do I need to download a 6 MB PDF when all I want is the info on page 55?
The final icing is that the PDF format is controlled by one company, a recipe that has shown time and time again to be undesirable.
Personally, I prefer LILO because I prefer the way it handles things. The config file is straight forward and most importantly, doing remote kernel upgrades is a lot less prone to failing with LILO's -R option.
I do note that GRUB has finally added a "boot once" option, as documented here:
I think this is a good example of what could be improved in GRUB; having to set the next-boot-default by an index number in the config file rather than using the nice label. UI does matter.
People complain that one has to run 'lilo' after updating the kernel, etc, but they are missing the point of why that is good; lilo does all kinds of sanity checks. With GRUB, sure you get a menu for when you've goofed something in the config file, which you typically find out when on the next reboot. But that menu doesn't help much when the machine is 600 miles away without console access.
Guide a non-linux person over the phone through GRUB's menu? No thanks.
How many times have you had to explain "Yes, press Start and then Shutdown. No, really. Yes, START then SHUTDOWN."
It's not that Windows is easy to use, it's that folks have been using it for a long time, are used to how it works. Mac folks can make the same argument. A change to something else would require a lot of effort compared to figuring out the latest and greatest [Platform Choice Here].
Gasoline doesn't just flow up from the ground. It would be education to look at how much energy is needed to produce a "consumer-ready" gallon of gasoline.
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'I'm forced to "pirate" this movie to remove the fricking anti-piracy message'
Don't fall into their verbal hole. You did NOT pirate the movie. Modifying content you PAID for is NOT pirating. Part of the whole problem with dealing with the media companies is keeping straight what is being addressed, by allowing them to redefine terms, we lose.
Taking another's content and selling it for profit is pirating.
Sync under Linux?
I use to love the Timex data Ironman, the one with the funky "point at screen" data transfer method.
*sigh*
Second. I've setup Citadel, one can use ssh as the incoming method as well as https.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Not just Vid Games, but games in general. Hell, I didn't start playing miniature games (40k, warmachine) until my late thirties.
It's natural for us parental types to try to interest their kids in activities we remember fondly from our youth. And in my opinion (nothing humble about it), gaming, be it board, vid, classic, role playing...whatever, is in general a good thing.
Just remember, it ain't about winning, it's how you play the game!
Having just been through the pain of watching our developers switch from Sun 1.3 to IBM 1.4.2, I think your experience is out of the ordinary.
Ask anyone running Tivoli what they think about JVMs.
Again, this is not a new problem. There are solutions and is very situation specific.
One needs to understand the issues and make a choice.
Personally, I have lots of issues with RSS and related "technologies", and this complaint just adds to the list.
MOD UP.
Pretty soon someone will figure out audio streaming is easy now as well and will invent some bogus term for that.
And it won't be internet radio.
Whatever.
Then why is the non technical user podcaster:
a) podcasting
or
b) doing podcasting without technical support
????
This is no different than any other issue, if one chooses to DIY, one accepts the screw ups. Claiming someone took advantage when one fubarred is just not cool.
You miss the point. One can tell what url the visitor was looking for or check the referrer and deny access based on that information.
This is no more than deep linking revisited in a slightly different context.
"It seems more reasonable to just hold people accountable for the behavior in the first place."
This is the key. Wikipedia needs to attribute all edits to a person. I'm all for anyone's right to say anything; however, they need to be accountable for that speech. That's the check to keep the balance.
Now, I also understand there is sometimes a need for anonymous speech. Wikipedia could adopt a model similiar to Slashdot and the Anonymous Coward. The key is to make sure anonymous content is marked as such so that the reader can form a valid opinion or even select not to "listen" to anyone who won't identify themselves. Seems like such a solution would kill several birds on Wikipedia's lawn.
The REAL problem is there aren't "customers" and "developers". There are only users. Some of those users know how to code, some of those users only know how to complain.
Seriously think about this. Complaining gets you no where, sponsoring code or learning to do it is much more useful. At some point users need to invest in their software, whether it's money, time or skull sweat.
I see your complaint and raise you a whine!
Of course, the manufacturers, especially HP, can't do this as then you would find out how little their hardware actually does and how much they leech off your system.
"they have 25 locations in SE Wisconsin."
Sorry, that still fits in the "small shop" catergory. The point is Joe Consumer can't get'er done, mostly because 80% places Joe would purchase from do not offer an option.So Joe doesn't even know he has a choice. Did I mention middle man?
Personally, I prefer to build my own machines, mostly to avoid the MS tax.
Actually the market is working just fine.
The problem is We (the people who watch) aren't in the market any more. Rather, the cable companies are now "the demand". And evidently they are getting what they want. The Watchers have no recourse other than to not participate (or complain, which does nothing).
Personally I think any market where a middle man exists eventually favors the middle man, the examples keep building up. Such as the pork market several years ago, the gasoline hike this summer, even the PC industry (try to get a PC without MS Windows).
MOD UP
Having your log watching depend on your actual eyeballs is bad. Using something like logcheck to sift threw the junk and highlight the critical is much more effective.
Just make sure your email subsystem is rock solid.
Better yet, make sure the ductwork is connected to the real (furnance/central air)'s cold air return. The excess heat will help heat the house in the winter and your furnance fan should be able to pull the needed CFM.
The catch is making sure your furnance fan cycles even when no heating/cooling is going on, check into controlling your furnance via computer interface. One could setup the system that the furnance fan is tripped based on the server closet temp!
BULLSHIT.
An open standard is not "a standard controlled by one company"
Yes, you may be able to VIEW the standard, that does NOT make it open.
I suppose Microsoft is open source by your definition, since under the right conditions and legal filings, their source is viewable.
Please stop spreading this.
I suppose you like Internet Explorer as well, I mean all websites work well in it, nice to be able to design for just one spec, right?
PDF isn't portable to all platforms. The typical response to problems with PDFs is "upgrade to latest Acrobat Reader". Guess what, some of us don't use Reader to view PDFs. And there are plenty of folks who can't upgrade Reader for technical or administrative reasons.
PDF most certainly does NOT guarantee "the exact replication of how a document is intended to apperar". And it certainly isn't web-friendly. Why do I need to download a 6 MB PDF when all I want is the info on page 55?
The final icing is that the PDF format is controlled by one company, a recipe that has shown time and time again to be undesirable.
Personally, I prefer LILO because I prefer the way it handles things. The config file is straight forward and most importantly, doing remote kernel upgrades is a lot less prone to failing with LILO's -R option.
/ Booting-once_002donly.html#Booting-once_002donly
I do note that GRUB has finally added a "boot once" option, as documented here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node
I think this is a good example of what could be improved in GRUB; having to set the next-boot-default by an index number in the config file rather than using the nice label. UI does matter.
People complain that one has to run 'lilo' after updating the kernel, etc, but they are missing the point of why that is good; lilo does all kinds of sanity checks. With GRUB, sure you get a menu for when you've goofed something in the config file, which you typically find out when on the next reboot. But that menu doesn't help much when the machine is 600 miles away without console access.
Guide a non-linux person over the phone through GRUB's menu? No thanks.
Ease of use? Windows?
How many times have you had to explain "Yes, press Start and then Shutdown. No, really. Yes, START then SHUTDOWN."
It's not that Windows is easy to use, it's that folks have been using it for a long time, are used to how it works. Mac folks can make the same argument. A change to something else would require a lot of effort compared to figuring out the latest and greatest [Platform Choice Here].
ical (not related to iCal or iCalendar) is my calendar/todo alert tool of choice. Lightweight, simple and just works.
Email notifications? Are you kidding? Maybe you've heard of this thing called google.
Gasoline doesn't just flow up from the ground. It would be education to look at how much energy is needed to produce a "consumer-ready" gallon of gasoline.
u -bm9102603.php
Link for thought:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-10/uo
Man, I thought comments from ACs were bad, but story submissions from ACs REALLY suck.
I guess it's too late to Not Feed The Troll.
From what I have been able to find, this exploit affects Firefox ONLY, not the Mozilla Suite (Seamonkey?).
1. This is not PR, it's making fun of Apple.
2. Mr. Young is not acting as Red Hat, but rather as the owner of a football team.