You know, if they make Pokemon III, I, and millions of other Dads are going to have to buy the little sucker. Rant all you want about Pokemon, but that's what the kids want, and in that market, kids are in the drivers seat!
Yes, they spread, but when you have light years to do it in, it turns out to be pretty big. AND, there's nothing stopping them from setting up a laser-sat, and program it to zap the nearest 1000 stars every 1/10th of a second, and do so for many years.
If their numbers are right in terms of percentage
of workers, vs percentage of managers, then YES,
there is discrimination. The difference in percentages is just too big.
Actually, we were planning on using those laser satelites on you the next time we catch you tailgating on 17. Unless it's ME you are tailgating, in which case I just use those SSRMs I had installed in the back of my pickup for just such an occasion.;-)
>>>>CSG_SurferDude
I'm a parent too....
The point behind what he did was to get his opinion(s) NOTICED. Which he suceeded greatly at. Writing a letter to the school paper would have NOWHERE NEAR the same effect as what he pulled off.
That kid is going places!
>>>>>>>CSG_SurferDude
Now that's an interesting idea... There are allready plenty of "online gaming clubs" (Check out MicroSloths "Zone") As many of these folks allready have 7x24 DSL so they can play, it's not going to be too hard for one of these people to install linux on that old pc of the their's and then install one of the Napster clones.
I'd do it myself, except that Qwest (Formerly known as US West, AKA, US Worst) can't do DSL to my house. Nor do we have cable modems here in New Mexico.:-(
This was suggested months ago, by more than one person....
Here's my cut on it from a while back...
The RIAA Doesn't Really Want to Shut Down MP3 Trading OR Napster....
(Conspiracy Theory ON)
The RIAA Doesn't want to ban MP3s, or the distribution of MP3 files.
Really.
Yes, it sure looks like they do, but they really don't. In fact, it might even be in their best interests to have the widest possible distribution of MP3s possible. (Stay with me on this one.)
For the moment, let us assume the following facts:
RIAA is in legal maneuvers with Napster.
Gnutella has been released, AND is being used by a reasonably sized group of users.
Napster has been released, AND accepted by a large audience, of an unknown distribution ratio of college students, teenagers, and adults of assorted economic means.
Software to convert CDs to MP3 format is available for free from multiple sources on the Internet.
Recording companies are accountable not to the public, but to their stockholders.
Lawyers cost lots of money.
Advertising costs lots of money.
Portable MP3 Players cost lots of money.
There are MANY more CD players than MP3 players.
Companies do things to keep the stockholders happy, NOT to keep the public happy (although the two goals are frequently accomplished at the same time.)
Recording companies have lots of employees with PCs.
Most recording companies have connections to the Internet.
Making CDs in quantities of 1000 or more is relatively cheap. For the purposes of this discussion, we will say it costs $2000 to make 1000 CDs. (My guess)
It takes less than 15 minutes to install, configure, and run Napster from a pre-burned CD copy.
An average employee at a record company makes $25/hour. (My Guess) To have 1000 employees install Napster (at 15 minutes) would cost the company $6,250
To have each company open up their corporate firewalls to Napster would cost approximately $100 per company.
Each time a recording company gets air time about MP3, they can mention 1-3 recording artists (Free advertising about who is HOT HOT HOT this week.
The recording industry proclaims that MP3 distribution is costing them money.
People use a product that is known to work most of the time, and that will produce the desired result most of the time.
People will NOT use a product that does not work as advertised.
So, where does this lead us? (Finally)
Argument) If the Recording industry REALLY wanted to stop MP3 distribution, or to stop people from using Napster, they could EASILY, and CHEAPLY flood the Napster/Gnutella distribution channels with BOGUS MP3s, and at a cost CHEAPER than what they are spending on lawyers. We have proven that it is VERY cheap to install Napster or Gnutella. How hard would it be for each recording company to make CDs with Butchered versions of popular songs that are the right length, bit rate, etc., but are in reality the first 15 seconds of a song, followed by a lecture on theft. (Or dead air, or a Billy Graham sermon, or....)
1000 New Gnutella/Napster sites with bogus MP3 files would VERY quickly discourage people from using either MP3 distribution channel, since who knows what you might wind up spending 5-30 minutes downloading (Especially if you only check the first 10-30 seconds of the MP3 file for legitimacy.)
SO: The RIAA Doesn't Really Want to Shut Down MP3 Trading OR Napster....
As to the questions of WHY they don't really want to shut it down, I leave as an exercise for the reader.
Easy. A small nuke in orbit. As a matter of fact, this was tested sometime in the early 60s.
>>>CSG_SurferDude
How long till Slashdot gets a Cease and Desist..
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How long till Slashdot gets a Cease and Desist letter because there are links to a certain females private parts?
And, as much as I like seeing "Mess with Spammer" articles, I really wish somebody on the Slashdot staff would attempt to do a little verification on this story before some less reputable person does so.
And, I wonder just how long it will be before that picture (you know which one) get's posted up on Usenet (Alt.binaries.you_know_where) as an advertisement for something lewd...
Re:Nine will get you ten, the story's fake.
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NO, they didn't use his site as a relay, they used it as a FORGED return address.
Slashdot Mirror
You know, if they make Pokemon III, I, and millions of other Dads are going to have to buy the little sucker. Rant all you want about Pokemon, but that's what the kids want, and in that market, kids are in the drivers seat!
Look at New Zealand. Much less Anal about things, and lotsa pubs too! I'd put up a link, but I don't feel like being a Karma Whore this afternoon.
You should be mod-ed up for that one.
Nothing like a good old fashioned Slashdot DDOS attack at some poor unsuspecting fool's website.
Your age is showing. ;-)
No, I believe all he said was that matter/information could not travel through NORMAL space at faster than the speed of light.
It says nothing about worm holds/warp drive/hyperspace.
That's not funny..
Giggle giggle
I mean, that's just SICK
Giggle giggle
That's not even funny to joke about!
Laugh Laugh, Fall out of chair to the ground...
OK, so what does this do to ALL the other Napster clones out there? OpenNap servers for one, as well as Napster clones operating in other countries?
As has been said before Not only is the Genie out of the bottle, but he's replicated himself a million times over.
"Vibrators in Space", film at 11.
Yes, they spread, but when you have light years to do it in, it turns out to be pretty big. AND, there's nothing stopping them from setting up a laser-sat, and program it to zap the nearest 1000 stars every 1/10th of a second, and do so for many years.
The hard part is to watch for a RETURN signal.
If they are really that bad, and it's going to go belly up, then take the job that let's you bring your friends with you.
Try printing something that's 15 atoms across....
Try aligning your printing presses to that kind of close tolerances....
Try doing multi-layers with this thing...
Sure, it might work, but I doubt it.
If their numbers are right in terms of percentage of workers, vs percentage of managers, then YES, there is discrimination. The difference in percentages is just too big.
Actually, we were planning on using those laser satelites on you the next time we catch you tailgating on 17. Unless it's ME you are tailgating, in which case I just use those SSRMs I had installed in the back of my pickup for just such an occasion. ;-)
>>>>CSG_SurferDude
Now what was that web site again?
www.standonguard.com
Yeah, that's the one.
I'm a parent too.... The point behind what he did was to get his opinion(s) NOTICED. Which he suceeded greatly at. Writing a letter to the school paper would have NOWHERE NEAR the same effect as what he pulled off. That kid is going places! >>>>>>>CSG_SurferDude
Obviously, the only name should be DOGBERT
Well, If I copied Time Magazines design that closely, I'd be expecting a phone call soon.
Moderate that one up, that was funny!
Too bad I used all my points up earlier today.
Now that's an interesting idea... There are allready plenty of "online gaming clubs" (Check out MicroSloths "Zone") As many of these folks allready have 7x24 DSL so they can play, it's not going to be too hard for one of these people to install linux on that old pc of the their's and then install one of the Napster clones.
:-(
I'd do it myself, except that Qwest (Formerly known as US West, AKA, US Worst) can't do DSL to my house. Nor do we have cable modems here in New Mexico.
Here's my cut on it from a while back...
The RIAA Doesn't Really Want to Shut Down MP3 Trading OR Napster....
(Conspiracy Theory ON)
The RIAA Doesn't want to ban MP3s, or the distribution of MP3 files.
Really.
Yes, it sure looks like they do, but they really don't. In fact, it might even be in their best interests to have the widest possible distribution of MP3s possible. (Stay with me on this one.)
For the moment, let us assume the following facts:
So, where does this lead us? (Finally)
Argument) If the Recording industry REALLY wanted to stop MP3 distribution, or to stop people from using Napster, they could EASILY, and CHEAPLY flood the Napster/Gnutella distribution channels with BOGUS MP3s, and at a cost CHEAPER than what they are spending on lawyers. We have proven that it is VERY cheap to install Napster or Gnutella. How hard would it be for each recording company to make CDs with Butchered versions of popular songs that are the right length, bit rate, etc., but are in reality the first 15 seconds of a song, followed by a lecture on theft. (Or dead air, or a Billy Graham sermon, or....)
1000 New Gnutella/Napster sites with bogus MP3 files would VERY quickly discourage people from using either MP3 distribution channel, since who knows what you might wind up spending 5-30 minutes downloading (Especially if you only check the first 10-30 seconds of the MP3 file for legitimacy.)
SO: The RIAA Doesn't Really Want to Shut Down MP3 Trading OR Napster....
As to the questions of WHY they don't really want to shut it down, I leave as an exercise for the reader.
(Conspiracy theory OFF)
Easy. A small nuke in orbit. As a matter of fact, this was tested sometime in the early 60s.
>>>CSG_SurferDude
How long till Slashdot gets a Cease and Desist letter because there are links to a certain females private parts?
And, as much as I like seeing "Mess with Spammer" articles, I really wish somebody on the Slashdot staff would attempt to do a little verification on this story before some less reputable person does so.
And, I wonder just how long it will be before that picture (you know which one) get's posted up on Usenet (Alt.binaries.you_know_where) as an advertisement for something lewd...
NO, they didn't use his site as a relay, they used it as a FORGED return address.
Read the article.
That sounds a lot like my Palm Pilot. ;-)
Geez, I wish he had put this up in his story...
Afterearth.com
The imdb link is
us.imdb.com/Title?0120913
Unfortunately the official site requires Flash AND Quicktime, so I can't see the darn site here at work (On my Sun Ultra60)