Bull.... If the ones making the media make the media to accept only DRM enabled software, then yes it will affect you. Every time you have to install the crack in order to see that movie or listen to that song. The battle is just beginning. Whom is quicker? The software maker? or the one trying to keep a working crack to disable the DRM? Time will tell us.
That maybe the credit industry just doesn't want that type of publicity. So they tighten things up before they became a victim spilling the beans to the public, news, and in snail mail to their ill customers.
just shows you how Microsoft feels about software vendors, and the consumer. By giving them second class software, or no means to run their own software business high class to the consumers.
And... So sweet of someone to crack DRM open for the so called second class citizens everywhere.
I had the same problem that you had. All I did was print the page out, and send this to them anonymously. I also made copies and put them in areas like the laundry areas, and anywhere that the tenants congregated. It worked. Like over night, the Landlord had a change of tune. They got all nice, and the tenants had a choice. They dropped putting the cable only rule in our rental contracts too. You probably know already you have the right to file a grievance with the FCC. But please note, most never go that far, as my landlord pointed out they never knew about the rule. They thought it was kind of a myth made up by the tenants, and most tenants never knew where the fact sheet or law existed online. Or where to call etc.
How many assaults, and even murders NYC will have just because someone snapped a pic of someone during a crime? Many will start buying those phones just because of the stats for the picture quality, and hit the streets. I just wonder if this will cause assaults just because the one doing the crime went after the person snapping away?
The other thing I wonder about is... will more people just take pictures of the crime, and ignore trying to give assistance or aide to those that were victims?
They haven't taken into account that other worlds may be far advanced than Earth. They assume that earth is older than any other planetary system. They haven't taken into account of the many UFO sightings. Plus the many UFO's on record as being reported as no explanation other than a UFO. Their report is just biased too me.
Do not meddle with UFO's. For you are crunchy, and good with ketchup.
I used the "window's users" part only because Windows is still too vulnerable on the Internet, and the Windows OS still has too many users not securing their boxes. If they did secure them we wouldn't have half of the crap we have running wild online. We wouldn't have those almost million zombie boxes online either. IMO
Things wont change that much, because most parents don't use that type software. Those that do, don't know how to use it, or don't feel they need to monitor their children. Typical Window's users.
Why are the child porn types writing software that magically puts child porn on random people's computers? They do this for storage, and to keep their computers clean. I believe. Maybe they have other reasons too.
Three years ago or so... A person was not so lucky. They had child porn and about the same amount of spyware etc as you mentioned. They was convicted by a judge that had no idea how a computer works, and by a police department that had no idea on how to check for signs of a computer not protected. They gave the guy 8 to 10 years. The article is no longer online. They convicted this guy just because it was on his computer. No other porn was in the home, no pics, no cds of the stuff.
It seems to me if they are going to go after the so called bad people. They should at least have some type of knowledge on how a computer works, and all police departments should have a team that knows how to tell if a person's computer is infected, or are they actually guilty. If not, then send the tower to someone that knows what they are doing. This is scary stuff. It makes me wonder if one day we will have a bunch of law enforcement convicting people right and left like they did back on those so called bad daycare days that weren't.
Yahoo is one of the largest competitors online. They have a email database and a yahoo groups data base both with ads. They have a lot to loose if the ads are blocked. But this unblocking of ads on their part will only cause a roller coaster ride for users, and for the makers of the ad blocker software. Most block the ads because of a few security reasons. Plus most ads are annoying anyway. It's hard to find a middle ground when most of the places that have ads keep annoying us with popups, and animated banners from hell. Find a less annoying way to display ads, and maybe the public wont block them. Screen whom you allow to sponsor on your websites, and people will trust you more, and your ads. Or don't show them at all, and come up with a better way to make your living online. The ads haven't changed in years, except for more of them. And less trustworthy. Time for a change folks.
Do you have any idea what you're talking about? We balk at privacy invasions all the time. It's in the news. It's in the courts. Your right sure it is and they balk. But CNN did a survey and asked if they was worried about their privacy and a good majority said no. The "no's won.
Let's hear some bitching about North Korea, or China, or some of the other real totalitarians with delusions of grandeur out there... oh wait. They're not American so it's no fun. North Korea, and China are bad, and everyone knows it. This is why we have sanctions on them. Plus the US is good to point it out in case someone in the US decides to do business with them. Plus their crude lifestyles, and dictatorship is all over the Internet for you to read up on in case your one of the few that has no clue. So your right. Hopefully the USA knows when to stop so we don't become "like them". I am not sure if I should hold my breath or not though.
As I said you have no privacy anymore in the USA. If you believe you do then your just as much in the dark as the rest of the US that are not worried about their privacy.
I would hope they couldn't go after the customers too with them getting such a large amount of money if they ever did win such a case. Wouldn't that be like double jeopardy? paid twice for the same music downloads? They are suing because they are not collecting on those downloads. The RIAA if they won they would be collecting that money. Seems to me the customers would be safe. If Russia has any sense, they will protect those customers if the RIAA wins a judgment against the download site. This is the first time I have been all for a music download site. I gave up on using them long ago. I don't even use the so called legit ones. Radio, and satellite are the best options. RIAA has just got on my last nerve. I see the music industry as the biggest bully there is today. I would like to see a 30 day boycott of any type music that is sold. Let them really suffer as they claim they are. They deserve it. although that will never happen.
That when all is said and done, one of the things the RIAA will walk away with a list of customers who used the service?
I wouldn't go so far to say you would be black listed. But I bet you would be more inclined to be searched. More searches will be done, on the lower middle class, and poor. The ones using the credit cards to purchase 17 to 3500 dollar airline tickets are upper class. Or rare ones in middle class. So if the identity gets stolen by some crazy unsecured incident. The upper class are the ones to get hit the hardest. With the USA's businesses record for securing data it's a matter of time for this to happen. Then the public will know exactly what data is being gathered, and possibly may balk about it.
This is just one of the many things the USA does to violate your privacy. There are many top secret areas too. If you find checking emails and such appalling, just imagine what is never disclosed. Pity that they do this to their own citizens, and there is hardly anyone balking at this. Power grants you many things. All you have to do is make up a valid excuse and people will fall for it. Fools are plentiful in the USA, or their are plenty of blind eyes. The thing is none of them will balk about privacy issues until it happens to them. Then it's too late.
WHY DOESN'T THE CONSUMER BUY THE GENERIC? That is the real problem. The consumer doesn't buy the generic because their doctor gets paid very well offering the expensive newer drugs. I switched doctors because the "other" doctor I had would not offer the generic brands. My new doctor works with me. He told me that he makes a percentage off of the newer drugs. Every time your doctor writes a prescription your doctor could be making money. My doctor is in a Country town competing with a big city close by. He said that he had to make up for the lack of people seeing him. Doctors in larger cities may have their own reason. I also believe some could be just greedy. Others may have to take the money because of finances, and insurance cost.
I would urge Durbin to consider legislation to inform the consumer about non-patent-protected drugs in a reasonable way so they would not waste their money on a slickly marketed new drug that is only just as good as a generic.
The consumer knows about the generic drugs, so if you want this system to change, then you have to change the policy of doctors getting paid for offering the newer drugs.
I don't see this Anti-Phishing as the only thing a user online should be concerned about. I believe if MS just handles this one area, many will fall victim to the many other type scams online. The SiteAdvisor is the one addon for browsers that I have been endorcing for some time now. They do more than accept a little pay, etc and clear your name. They offer the service to all users, and they also are not biased of any type website online. As long as you pass their test of users, and your content passes inspection you then get the green. This test is performed many times, not just one time.
The other thing that bothers me, is that websites come and go on a regular basis. If MS gives a website the green light do they have a protection in place in case the domain is dropped, and a person manages to pick up that domain and use it to their advantage?
I also feel that MS plan is biased against a lot of legit businesses online. Their new tool proves it. I think their idea sucks.
When you purchase a computer for College, or even for at home. The software that you need the most is the most expensive on the market and it runs on Windows. Most Colleges want you to use ONLY MS office software. If you are purchasing all of this software from a list of must have items... You can spend as much for this software as you did for the computer. I added up the cost for all my software I purchased, and it is around $900.00 Others I know, have spent on average of $900.00 to $1200.00 dollars. For a product that is suppose to be cheap to operate, you sure can't convince me of this. BTW schools ask that you use Microsoft Windows. So there is no way around the cost.
I believe most are more worried about abuse. They may set it up as a anti theft device for now... but years from now some idiot decides to add nice features to it. Like um ask the patrons for their phone number as they scan the tags. Many stores do this now. They now know whom bought the item. That is if you was dumb enough to give a REAL phone number. Anyone know the phone number of the inventor of this RFID?
*evil grin"
For years now a few of the manufacturers have been dishing out low end computers with a copy of XP home or the XP pro on them. The parts on these computers are low end parts, with stats that barely made the minimum to support XP. Hell some of them the Operating System cost more than the computer itself. I don't like the idea of having many different versions of Vista. But after thinking about it... I think it makes sense. You buy a cheap computer, then you get the cheap Vista. If that is what these company's want to dish out to the consumer then fine. But it may be the only way to separate a well built computer, from a computer that has cheap parts. Plus the only way for the consumer to know the difference. In the past, 400 bucks got you a computer with XP on it. The consumers always thought it was a good deal...till it broke down.
Somewhere on the Internet I read a article on fingerprints being used in place of the password. Oh sheesh. They said we would have people missing fingers because some jerks would be after important data etc. I can see it now... A conversation of sorts of some poor soul telling his Security department they have to change security strategies because he only has three fingers left!
The disabled are left on their own online. Many can't even find help with their computers too. I once had someone that asked me... "What are blind people doing online anyway? The have no business being online." I told him... "The same things you are doing online."
It is not just stores that leave them out, it is many businesses, support groups, Computer Tech groups, etc that leave them in the cold. Many feel the disabled have no business being online. It's a cruel world we live in, and people can be so ignorant.
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Bull.... If the ones making the media make the media to accept only DRM enabled software, then yes it will affect you. Every time you have to install the crack in order to see that movie or listen to that song. The battle is just beginning. Whom is quicker? The software maker? or the one trying to keep a working crack to disable the DRM? Time will tell us.
We don't have Net Neutrality either, not when Operating Systems can pick what is permitted to run on it.
Shhhh! You hush yo mouth! They already copyrighted "happy birthday to you" song, now here you go giving them more bright ideas!
That maybe the credit industry just doesn't want that type of publicity. So they tighten things up before they became a victim spilling the beans to the public, news, and in snail mail to their ill customers.
just shows you how Microsoft feels about software vendors, and the consumer. By giving them second class software, or no means to run their own software business high class to the consumers.
And... So sweet of someone to crack DRM open for the so called second class citizens everywhere.
*Weebit moons Microsoft*
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You did crack it right? (insert grin here)Here is the rules fact sheet etc: Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule
I had the same problem that you had. All I did was print the page out, and send this to them anonymously. I also made copies and put them in areas like the laundry areas, and anywhere that the tenants congregated. It worked. Like over night, the Landlord had a change of tune. They got all nice, and the tenants had a choice. They dropped putting the cable only rule in our rental contracts too. You probably know already you have the right to file a grievance with the FCC. But please note, most never go that far, as my landlord pointed out they never knew about the rule. They thought it was kind of a myth made up by the tenants, and most tenants never knew where the fact sheet or law existed online. Or where to call etc.
How many assaults, and even murders NYC will have just because someone snapped a pic of someone during a crime? Many will start buying those phones just because of the stats for the picture quality, and hit the streets. I just wonder if this will cause assaults just because the one doing the crime went after the person snapping away?
The other thing I wonder about is... will more people just take pictures of the crime, and ignore trying to give assistance or aide to those that were victims?
They haven't taken into account that other worlds may be far advanced than Earth. They assume that earth is older than any other planetary system. They haven't taken into account of the many UFO sightings. Plus the many UFO's on record as being reported as no explanation other than a UFO. Their report is just biased too me.
Do not meddle with UFO's. For you are crunchy, and good with ketchup.
I used the "window's users" part only because Windows is still too vulnerable on the Internet, and the Windows OS still has too many users not securing their boxes. If they did secure them we wouldn't have half of the crap we have running wild online. We wouldn't have those almost million zombie boxes online either. IMO
Things wont change that much, because most parents don't use that type software. Those that do, don't know how to use it, or don't feel they need to monitor their children. Typical Window's users.
Three years ago or so... A person was not so lucky. They had child porn and about the same amount of spyware etc as you mentioned. They was convicted by a judge that had no idea how a computer works, and by a police department that had no idea on how to check for signs of a computer not protected. They gave the guy 8 to 10 years. The article is no longer online. They convicted this guy just because it was on his computer. No other porn was in the home, no pics, no cds of the stuff.
It seems to me if they are going to go after the so called bad people. They should at least have some type of knowledge on how a computer works, and all police departments should have a team that knows how to tell if a person's computer is infected, or are they actually guilty. If not, then send the tower to someone that knows what they are doing. This is scary stuff. It makes me wonder if one day we will have a bunch of law enforcement convicting people right and left like they did back on those so called bad daycare days that weren't.
Yahoo is one of the largest competitors online. They have a email database and a yahoo groups data base both with ads. They have a lot to loose if the ads are blocked. But this unblocking of ads on their part will only cause a roller coaster ride for users, and for the makers of the ad blocker software. Most block the ads because of a few security reasons. Plus most ads are annoying anyway. It's hard to find a middle ground when most of the places that have ads keep annoying us with popups, and animated banners from hell. Find a less annoying way to display ads, and maybe the public wont block them. Screen whom you allow to sponsor on your websites, and people will trust you more, and your ads. Or don't show them at all, and come up with a better way to make your living online. The ads haven't changed in years, except for more of them. And less trustworthy. Time for a change folks.
As I said you have no privacy anymore in the USA. If you believe you do then your just as much in the dark as the rest of the US that are not worried about their privacy.
I wouldn't go so far to say you would be black listed. But I bet you would be more inclined to be searched. More searches will be done, on the lower middle class, and poor. The ones using the credit cards to purchase 17 to 3500 dollar airline tickets are upper class. Or rare ones in middle class. So if the identity gets stolen by some crazy unsecured incident. The upper class are the ones to get hit the hardest. With the USA's businesses record for securing data it's a matter of time for this to happen. Then the public will know exactly what data is being gathered, and possibly may balk about it.
This is just one of the many things the USA does to violate your privacy. There are many top secret areas too. If you find checking emails and such appalling, just imagine what is never disclosed. Pity that they do this to their own citizens, and there is hardly anyone balking at this. Power grants you many things. All you have to do is make up a valid excuse and people will fall for it. Fools are plentiful in the USA, or their are plenty of blind eyes. The thing is none of them will balk about privacy issues until it happens to them. Then it's too late.
I would urge Durbin to consider legislation to inform the consumer about non-patent-protected drugs in a reasonable way so they would not waste their money on a slickly marketed new drug that is only just as good as a generic.The consumer knows about the generic drugs, so if you want this system to change, then you have to change the policy of doctors getting paid for offering the newer drugs.
I don't see this Anti-Phishing as the only thing a user online should be concerned about. I believe if MS just handles this one area, many will fall victim to the many other type scams online. The SiteAdvisor is the one addon for browsers that I have been endorcing for some time now. They do more than accept a little pay, etc and clear your name. They offer the service to all users, and they also are not biased of any type website online. As long as you pass their test of users, and your content passes inspection you then get the green. This test is performed many times, not just one time.
The other thing that bothers me, is that websites come and go on a regular basis. If MS gives a website the green light do they have a protection in place in case the domain is dropped, and a person manages to pick up that domain and use it to their advantage?
I also feel that MS plan is biased against a lot of legit businesses online. Their new tool proves it. I think their idea sucks.
When you purchase a computer for College, or even for at home. The software that you need the most is the most expensive on the market and it runs on Windows. Most Colleges want you to use ONLY MS office software. If you are purchasing all of this software from a list of must have items... You can spend as much for this software as you did for the computer. I added up the cost for all my software I purchased, and it is around $900.00 Others I know, have spent on average of $900.00 to $1200.00 dollars. For a product that is suppose to be cheap to operate, you sure can't convince me of this. BTW schools ask that you use Microsoft Windows. So there is no way around the cost.
keep your friends close to you, and your enemies even closer.
I believe most are more worried about abuse. They may set it up as a anti theft device for now... but years from now some idiot decides to add nice features to it. Like um ask the patrons for their phone number as they scan the tags. Many stores do this now. They now know whom bought the item. That is if you was dumb enough to give a REAL phone number. Anyone know the phone number of the inventor of this RFID? *evil grin"
For years now a few of the manufacturers have been dishing out low end computers with a copy of XP home or the XP pro on them. The parts on these computers are low end parts, with stats that barely made the minimum to support XP. Hell some of them the Operating System cost more than the computer itself. I don't like the idea of having many different versions of Vista. But after thinking about it... I think it makes sense. You buy a cheap computer, then you get the cheap Vista. If that is what these company's want to dish out to the consumer then fine. But it may be the only way to separate a well built computer, from a computer that has cheap parts. Plus the only way for the consumer to know the difference. In the past, 400 bucks got you a computer with XP on it. The consumers always thought it was a good deal ...till it broke down.
Somewhere on the Internet I read a article on fingerprints being used in place of the password. Oh sheesh. They said we would have people missing fingers because some jerks would be after important data etc. I can see it now... A conversation of sorts of some poor soul telling his Security department they have to change security strategies because he only has three fingers left!
The disabled are left on their own online. Many can't even find help with their computers too. I once had someone that asked me... "What are blind people doing online anyway? The have no business being online." I told him... "The same things you are doing online." It is not just stores that leave them out, it is many businesses, support groups, Computer Tech groups, etc that leave them in the cold. Many feel the disabled have no business being online. It's a cruel world we live in, and people can be so ignorant.