Given the appearance of the various OS-tans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS-tan I would expect to see J. Edgar Hoover on that list, not Herbert Hoover.
I think this is a bad idea. Content owners/producers have a huge control fetish. I could see them going into debt to keep their content, then blaming pirates for their lack of profitability. That, or they would raise prices/lobby for reduced fees. This plan makes it too easy for them to hold onto the copyrights. We want them to enter public domain. It doesn't help us too much for them to keep the stuff out of public domain and pay some organization a fee.
You have to admit that Star Wars is pretty extraordinary, though. For instance, Jurassic Park (the movie) came out 14 years ago. I think that movie has made about all it ever will, despite its success and popularity. It's had time for two sequels. Very little profit will be lost by its entering public domain.
Those settlements where the plaintiffs only get some product with little real monetary value (coupons for PPV, free song downloads, etc.) are ridiculous. They hardly cost the company anything. What then is the incentive to not fuck up again? I'm sure the lawyers filing the class-action suit gets paid in cash, though. They should have to be paid in the same way as the plaintiffs are, so if they all get PPV coupons, they lawyers just get a bunch of them. Perhaps then the lawyers would try harder for a cash settlement.
I've got 4 disks. 2 in raid 0, another internal, and an external. I've tried installing XP on the raid array and ubuntu on the other internal before but wasn't able to get a menu at boot to select which OS to boot to. Would this be a matter of just going into the grub config and changing it?
I'm looking to dual-boot Ubuntu and XP/Vista (for games only). How do I go about setting it up so I can choose an OS at startup? Do both OS's have to be installed on the same hard drive for that to work, and if so, how well does that work these days?
By turning the guy in the proved he does have morals. Surely he knew he would get in trouble for snooping, and while he could have gotten away with it he chose to turn the guy in anyhow and get caught for peeking.
Yeah, like it or not there's a good deal of trust involved for sites like eBay. I don't think that's going to work when extortion and thousands of dollars are on the line.
Well, they've gone and shut down ALL the sites where you can buy reasonably priced mp3s! There are NONE LEFT. Darn. I guess the Russian government can go on some other kick now that we're thoroughly beaten... Yep, none left. They don't have to worry or be vigilant any more. *hopes they're using slashdot as their sole source to find these sites*
Hey, Seinfeld was right. Sex does make women smarter. Will they find evidence now that it makes men dumber, and abstaining causes increases, thus explaining/.?
Apparently our leader has decided that being shamed in front of your family and having your reputation tarnished plus being fined a nominal fee is enough of a punishment for high crimes against the government. Surely such things a possessing a few ounces of pot then deserve nothing more than a vicious finger-wagging, right?....right?
Slashdot Mirror
You're thinking of whitehouse.com. Whitehouse.org is a parody site, last time I checked.
Given the appearance of the various OS-tans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS-tan I would expect to see J. Edgar Hoover on that list, not Herbert Hoover.
I think this is a bad idea. Content owners/producers have a huge control fetish. I could see them going into debt to keep their content, then blaming pirates for their lack of profitability. That, or they would raise prices/lobby for reduced fees. This plan makes it too easy for them to hold onto the copyrights. We want them to enter public domain. It doesn't help us too much for them to keep the stuff out of public domain and pay some organization a fee.
You have to admit that Star Wars is pretty extraordinary, though. For instance, Jurassic Park (the movie) came out 14 years ago. I think that movie has made about all it ever will, despite its success and popularity. It's had time for two sequels. Very little profit will be lost by its entering public domain.
Those settlements where the plaintiffs only get some product with little real monetary value (coupons for PPV, free song downloads, etc.) are ridiculous. They hardly cost the company anything. What then is the incentive to not fuck up again? I'm sure the lawyers filing the class-action suit gets paid in cash, though. They should have to be paid in the same way as the plaintiffs are, so if they all get PPV coupons, they lawyers just get a bunch of them. Perhaps then the lawyers would try harder for a cash settlement.
I've got 4 disks. 2 in raid 0, another internal, and an external. I've tried installing XP on the raid array and ubuntu on the other internal before but wasn't able to get a menu at boot to select which OS to boot to. Would this be a matter of just going into the grub config and changing it?
I'm looking to dual-boot Ubuntu and XP/Vista (for games only). How do I go about setting it up so I can choose an OS at startup? Do both OS's have to be installed on the same hard drive for that to work, and if so, how well does that work these days?
Those cops should know that porn on p2p is _never_ properly named! That was a pretty stupid move.
If only it had an e-ink screen I'd be sorely tempted.
By turning the guy in the proved he does have morals. Surely he knew he would get in trouble for snooping, and while he could have gotten away with it he chose to turn the guy in anyhow and get caught for peeking.
Those record companies are the "industry". Independent artists doing their thing isn't an industry.
$1500/week + 5% gross + being a photographer in the adult industly? Sir please hand in your geek card and kindly strap yourself in to this rack.
Yeah, like it or not there's a good deal of trust involved for sites like eBay. I don't think that's going to work when extortion and thousands of dollars are on the line.
What gives them the right to demand those fees? Did you sign some kind of shitty contract or is it stipulated by law?
Well, they've gone and shut down ALL the sites where you can buy reasonably priced mp3s! There are NONE LEFT. Darn. I guess the Russian government can go on some other kick now that we're thoroughly beaten... Yep, none left. They don't have to worry or be vigilant any more. *hopes they're using slashdot as their sole source to find these sites*
Ah, beat me to it. Having to replace the batteries in my mouse frequently, I often thing a self-charging wireless mouse would be sweet.
Hey, given the formatting, your post demonstrates time-reversal!
Ah, RingTFA tells me it's the former. I suppose that's what I get.
That's kind of how I always imagined it. Is it that they just hadn't measured it until now, or that they just realized it?
Hey, Seinfeld was right. Sex does make women smarter. Will they find evidence now that it makes men dumber, and abstaining causes increases, thus explaining /.?
Wow, that's pretty fucked up. Some born-again Christian he is...
Perjury and obstruction of justice are perjury and obstruction of justice, especially when committed in front of congress.
Apparently our leader has decided that being shamed in front of your family and having your reputation tarnished plus being fined a nominal fee is enough of a punishment for high crimes against the government. Surely such things a possessing a few ounces of pot then deserve nothing more than a vicious finger-wagging, right? ....right?
Showing goodwill toward your enemies is a good way to make them less murderous.