If that is indeed the case, perhaps it would be a better idea to program the game to pop up a box saying "Thank you for playing. Please allow the next person in the line/queue to play."
Someone needs to make a parody of the RIAA/MPAA commercials that are like "You wouldn't steal a CD..." It should go something like... You wouldn't steal a kid's lunch money You wouldn't rip people off You wouldn't ruin others' livelihoods Suing innocent people is extortion Extortion is a crime
While it is good for those who do not like off-shoring and those money-grubbing you-know-whats the telecom companies are, it is bad because it will drive prices here up because of the increased costs of service and could cause a loss in jobs. Those ungrateful twots are going to get it soon... I see pink slips being flown in by helicopter.
Since a judge threw out most of NTPs claims against RIM, NTP does not have much to stand on this time around. I think that NTP needs to be put back in its place. How? Heres a hint: RIM and Palm partnership, simultaneous countersuits, and hilarity!
... and we are wondering why kids are becoming more fat these days. Solely taking away "unhealthy" foods will not help. There needs to exist a balance between the healthy and unhealthy stuff.
Given the many available means of securing forms of payment for legitimate music (i.e. getting parents credit card and getting prepaid cards), I think that the alleged inconvenience of paying is simply an excuse. Teens should exploit their power to be able to find ways to circumvent this barrier if they are truly serious about getting legitimate music.
Could these figures be exaggerated? I mean, there still exists the chance that someone made an honest mistake somewhere and is perfectly willing to rectify that once it is pointed out.
Wow... California must be the new Florida or something! The automakers could file suit against the state of California because their stupidity "harms the resources, infrastructure, and environmental health of the state."
I think there is a better way to solve the problem of excessive Caps Lock usage: Making it harder to trigger. There are two ways to go about this:
Make it so that you have to hold the Caps Lock button for 1/2 (half) sec. in order to activate it. On the other hand, it can be canceled without the delay.
Shift key cancels Caps Lock.
Swap the positions of the Caps Lock and Ctrl keys. This could be useful for people who work with CLI a lot.
They reveal this during the "Experience More 2006" event, and yet users are NOT going to experience more with this restriction. I wish I could tag this "DUMBA**" like they do on fark.com. The "IRONIC" tag might work too.
But then again, suppose users are going to "experience more" headaches and nazi-like DRM.
Few people realize that when they buy software or music or movies, they are actually buying a license to use, watch or listen.
I have reason to believe that 90% of people understand that. It holds true when people "buy" software -- they are buying a license to use it. An EULA usually contains something about transferring your license (i.e. wipe out the copy you have and then you can give/sell it to someone else).
It is only the entertainment industry that is totally oblivious to the idea of a person's right to transfer their license to someone else. In any case, Sony will obviously alienate the frugal "try-before-you-buy" types. May I add that you cannot underestimate the number of said type of people.
If my calculations are correct, then as of 7/5/2006, 568 days have passed, and therefore, Microsoft owes the EU $1.42 billion. From this perspective, piracy just might not look that bad of a statistic after all! Additionally, I'm afraid that Microsoft now has an excuse to jack those dang prices up... -.-
Back in 7th grade, I remember reading this story. In essence, the story goes like this: Some aliens land in a town in which the people know each other quite well. The aliens proceed to make a few strange things happen. Eventually, accusations start flying everywhere, and the town essentially destroys itself. Think of those aliens as terrorists, and think of that town as America.
You see, this domestic spying program is a clear indicator that our politicians are living in fear. It is exactly what these terrorists want -- that we live in fear and eventually destroy themselves. 9/11 was the only thing they had to do... now they don't have to lift a finger except for those occasions when they want to taunt us.
I couldn't think of a better subject line, but that about sums it up. Banning VoIP is one thing, but banning IM? That is a big tool in enterprise communications!
I wonder how they're gonna catch you using those apps anyway... there must be a few people with no social life watching over you...
I think Joe Boxer had a similar smiley face (and many varieties) long before Wal-Mart started doing it.
"But in the end, it is what it is: it's a mark that we have a tremendous investment in and is very closely identified with our company." Actually, many people identify the following symbols with Wal-Mart::( and:@. Why don't they trademark those two instead?
Someone ought to invite him to a talk show and "accidentally" introduce him as Yack Thompson... imagine the look on his face, and the hilarity that could ensue!
Sneakernet for the win! Anyways, has it come to RIAA's attention that decreasing sales could be a result of boycott? Do you know what the best way to protect intellectual property is? Keep it to yourself and don't let anybody have it, duh? Oh, my God! That's such a big innovation, I think I deserve the Nobel prize for it!
Restrictions rarely, if ever, fly without stepping on a huge load of people's toes. Take SSH/SFTP for example. Block that and we have irked ITS staff. Or how about BitTorrent? That has legit uses too.
I find it real unfortunate how some people (to be politically correct) will try their best to quash anything that will sting now but will pay off "manyfold" in the long run. What bigots they are, what bigots they are! But don't worry, folks... bigotry costs money too!:D
I think we need some sort of blacklist where we keep track of these politicians, and come election time, vote these n00bs out of office. What do you think?
I used to be really for this guy, but he's really being ungrateful turning down all this help he's been offered. Linux ain't bloated -- it is possible to roll a distro with only what the thing needs! Does he realize that?!
My typical solution for VISTA (Virus Infection Spyware Trojan Adware) has been to format the machine ever since their inception. I _knew_ that this method is a total waste of time for both me and my client. Looks like I had a good bit of practice before this method is really necessary...:(
This is definitely not nice of AOL as this have rammifications such as:
Alienating users who simply can't afford broadband
Alienating users located in places where broadband just can't reach them
But then again, considering that CompUSA employees have loads of trouble getting people to sign up for AOL, that goes far to say just how inferior AOL is and how people using it deserve to pay for their stupidity. Looks like AOL is asking for an even smaller subscription base (or maybe even a death wish)...
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... you get Celebrity Jeopardy!
If that is indeed the case, perhaps it would be a better idea to program the game to pop up a box saying "Thank you for playing. Please allow the next person in the line/queue to play."
Someone needs to make a parody of the RIAA/MPAA commercials that are like "You wouldn't steal a CD..." It should go something like...
You wouldn't steal a kid's lunch money
You wouldn't rip people off
You wouldn't ruin others' livelihoods
Suing innocent people is extortion
Extortion is a crime
Someone take this idea and run with it.
While it is good for those who do not like off-shoring and those money-grubbing you-know-whats the telecom companies are, it is bad because it will drive prices here up because of the increased costs of service and could cause a loss in jobs. Those ungrateful twots are going to get it soon... I see pink slips being flown in by helicopter.
I dont know about you, but this sounds like Senator Ted Stevens. Perhaps HE needs to "get the facts" also.
Since a judge threw out most of NTPs claims against RIM, NTP does not have much to stand on this time around. I think that NTP needs to be put back in its place. How? Heres a hint: RIM and Palm partnership, simultaneous countersuits, and hilarity!
... and we are wondering why kids are becoming more fat these days. Solely taking away "unhealthy" foods will not help. There needs to exist a balance between the healthy and unhealthy stuff.
Given the many available means of securing forms of payment for legitimate music (i.e. getting parents credit card and getting prepaid cards), I think that the alleged inconvenience of paying is simply an excuse. Teens should exploit their power to be able to find ways to circumvent this barrier if they are truly serious about getting legitimate music.
Could these figures be exaggerated? I mean, there still exists the chance that someone made an honest mistake somewhere and is perfectly willing to rectify that once it is pointed out.
Wow... California must be the new Florida or something! The automakers could file suit against the state of California because their stupidity "harms the resources, infrastructure, and environmental health of the state."
They reveal this during the "Experience More 2006" event, and yet users are NOT going to experience more with this restriction. I wish I could tag this "DUMBA**" like they do on fark.com. The "IRONIC" tag might work too.
But then again, suppose users are going to "experience more" headaches and nazi-like DRM.
Colbert may be banned from Wikipedia, but he's always welcome at Uncyclopedia (www.uncyclopedia.org).
As the article says,
I have reason to believe that 90% of people understand that. It holds true when people "buy" software -- they are buying a license to use it. An EULA usually contains something about transferring your license (i.e. wipe out the copy you have and then you can give/sell it to someone else).It is only the entertainment industry that is totally oblivious to the idea of a person's right to transfer their license to someone else. In any case, Sony will obviously alienate the frugal "try-before-you-buy" types. May I add that you cannot underestimate the number of said type of people.
Better hope they take Visa... rake in those frequent flyer miles!
If my calculations are correct, then as of 7/5/2006, 568 days have passed, and therefore, Microsoft owes the EU $1.42 billion. From this perspective, piracy just might not look that bad of a statistic after all! Additionally, I'm afraid that Microsoft now has an excuse to jack those dang prices up... -.-
Back in 7th grade, I remember reading this story. In essence, the story goes like this: Some aliens land in a town in which the people know each other quite well. The aliens proceed to make a few strange things happen. Eventually, accusations start flying everywhere, and the town essentially destroys itself. Think of those aliens as terrorists, and think of that town as America.
You see, this domestic spying program is a clear indicator that our politicians are living in fear. It is exactly what these terrorists want -- that we live in fear and eventually destroy themselves. 9/11 was the only thing they had to do... now they don't have to lift a finger except for those occasions when they want to taunt us.
I couldn't think of a better subject line, but that about sums it up. Banning VoIP is one thing, but banning IM? That is a big tool in enterprise communications!
I wonder how they're gonna catch you using those apps anyway... there must be a few people with no social life watching over you...
I think Joe Boxer had a similar smiley face (and many varieties) long before Wal-Mart started doing it. "But in the end, it is what it is: it's a mark that we have a tremendous investment in and is very closely identified with our company." Actually, many people identify the following symbols with Wal-Mart: :( and :@. Why don't they trademark those two instead?
Someone ought to invite him to a talk show and "accidentally" introduce him as Yack Thompson... imagine the look on his face, and the hilarity that could ensue!
Sneakernet for the win! Anyways, has it come to RIAA's attention that decreasing sales could be a result of boycott? Do you know what the best way to protect intellectual property is? Keep it to yourself and don't let anybody have it, duh? Oh, my God! That's such a big innovation, I think I deserve the Nobel prize for it!
Restrictions rarely, if ever, fly without stepping on a huge load of people's toes. Take SSH/SFTP for example. Block that and we have irked ITS staff. Or how about BitTorrent? That has legit uses too.
I find it real unfortunate how some people (to be politically correct) will try their best to quash anything that will sting now but will pay off "manyfold" in the long run. What bigots they are, what bigots they are! But don't worry, folks... bigotry costs money too! :D
I think we need some sort of blacklist where we keep track of these politicians, and come election time, vote these n00bs out of office. What do you think?
I used to be really for this guy, but he's really being ungrateful turning down all this help he's been offered. Linux ain't bloated -- it is possible to roll a distro with only what the thing needs! Does he realize that?!
My typical solution for VISTA (Virus Infection Spyware Trojan Adware) has been to format the machine ever since their inception. I _knew_ that this method is a total waste of time for both me and my client. Looks like I had a good bit of practice before this method is really necessary... :(
- Alienating users who simply can't afford broadband
- Alienating users located in places where broadband just can't reach them
But then again, considering that CompUSA employees have loads of trouble getting people to sign up for AOL, that goes far to say just how inferior AOL is and how people using it deserve to pay for their stupidity. Looks like AOL is asking for an even smaller subscription base (or maybe even a death wish)...