You know I've been thinking, which I admit may be a bad thing this early in the morning. But, I've noticed more and more devices using USB as not only a data link, but as a power source. Some of them, only as a power source, or so it would appear. Now what's got me bothered, especially as they ramp the bandwidth of the data-transfer up, is the possibility of every device (Cell Phone, Printer, MP3 player, etc) spying on you and transmitting the data back through the power grid. I know its a super-conspiracy theory involving just about everyone except you, but, it still could happen, right?
Now now now, don't be hasty. The only thing we really need to focus on is how to make a nuclear reactor as small as possible, think nano-scale, and how to harness the almost unlimited supply of energy more efficiently than just using the heat to boil water. This reduces the risks to acceptable levels due the small amount of enriched fuel required. If I only knew how, I'd be a multi-billionaire, or someone who never existed, depending on how you look at it.
Yeah, but I think the point trying to be made here is whether or not you can point or direct someone to copyrighted material that someone else is providing (without the permission of the copyright holder). Is providing someone a link to a copyrighted clip hosted on YouTube or any other server, copyright infringement and I'd say no.
You don't need to decrypt the content to copy it. I'm still surprised they haven't released copiers (legal ones), that just create a true copy bit-for-bit. Who needs to decrypt? Leave that to the player when you want to play your copy. I realize the reason is that the industry seems to have a lock down on Drive & Media Manufacturers from letting them make writeable discs and drives that can make a perfect copy of the original....
You know what, that is the most completely baseless opinion I have ever heard. With out the "New England" there would never have been this United States. And yes, there are stupid people living here, but they are everywhere else as well. However, this region still has many true patriots (myself one of them), who despise any impediments to their freedom. I mean look at Maine, the first state with the balls to tell the feds to screw with their National ID cards. They are also one of only two states that do not use a Winner-take-all system for the distribution of electoral votes, which by the way is one the greatest problems in this country when it comes to removing the encumbents (and their parties) from power and getting some real people with good ideas and intentions in who migth actually give a fuck about your or me, and do something to help us, rather than whatever lines their pockets with gold.
Ok, I'm kinda tired of hearing people complain about the BluRay DVD player. It's included, it's included at a very low price, deal with it. Yes, I, apparently for one, will consider the $600 price tag a very fair deal considering I'm getting a very capable (more the 360) game console, as well as a very cheap High-definition DVD (new HD-DVD player = $500, new BluRay Player ~ $500) player for when I get a HDTV.
Also, no one mentions getting an 60GB hard drive which I'm sure is for more than just saving your game (read: built-in DVR). So, also for $600 I'm getting a capable DVR/Tivo.
And enough of the "No one bought a PS2 because it had a DVD Player", as it is a completely false statement. My proof? I bought a PS2 partly because it has a built-in DVD player, and I didn't already own one. In fact I used my PS2 to play movies for at least a year or two before buying a stand-alone player. The only reason I bought the standalone was because the PS2 didn't like DVD+-R's.
Not to mention, I don't recall the Xbox 360 being cheaper, seeing as they sold out in 10 seconds flat and eBay prices were ridiculous. As for it being cheaper because of add-ons, Sony tried that route with the PS2 hard drive with the result of most software companies not developing titles that utilize hardware that wasn't guaranteed to be in the system. So I can easily see the Xbox Addons going by the wayside.
Also, BluRay would allow a game maker to create a very large amount of content that can be accessed on a single disc, which brings down design/implentation costs. Also figure that with multiple-core Cell processors, that games can have alot more going on at the same time. This means that not too far down the road, games developed exclusively for the PS3 will be able to do things that games on no other current-gen system can do (similar to the controller waving of the Wii). So yeah a $300 xbox may be cheaper now, not having to but another $300 xbox down the road to keep up with the PS3 games, sounds liek a deal to me.
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insane and unfounded assertions. Such as....?
You know I've been thinking, which I admit may be a bad thing this early in the morning. But, I've noticed more and more devices using USB as not only a data link, but as a power source. Some of them, only as a power source, or so it would appear. Now what's got me bothered, especially as they ramp the bandwidth of the data-transfer up, is the possibility of every device (Cell Phone, Printer, MP3 player, etc) spying on you and transmitting the data back through the power grid. I know its a super-conspiracy theory involving just about everyone except you, but, it still could happen, right?
Now now now, don't be hasty. The only thing we really need to focus on is how to make a nuclear reactor as small as possible, think nano-scale, and how to harness the almost unlimited supply of energy more efficiently than just using the heat to boil water. This reduces the risks to acceptable levels due the small amount of enriched fuel required. If I only knew how, I'd be a multi-billionaire, or someone who never existed, depending on how you look at it.
Yeah, but I think the point trying to be made here is whether or not you can point or direct someone to copyrighted material that someone else is providing (without the permission of the copyright holder). Is providing someone a link to a copyrighted clip hosted on YouTube or any other server, copyright infringement and I'd say no.
You don't need to decrypt the content to copy it. I'm still surprised they haven't released copiers (legal ones), that just create a true copy bit-for-bit. Who needs to decrypt? Leave that to the player when you want to play your copy. I realize the reason is that the industry seems to have a lock down on Drive & Media Manufacturers from letting them make writeable discs and drives that can make a perfect copy of the original....
You know what, that is the most completely baseless opinion I have ever heard. With out the "New England" there would never have been this United States. And yes, there are stupid people living here, but they are everywhere else as well. However, this region still has many true patriots (myself one of them), who despise any impediments to their freedom. I mean look at Maine, the first state with the balls to tell the feds to screw with their National ID cards. They are also one of only two states that do not use a Winner-take-all system for the distribution of electoral votes, which by the way is one the greatest problems in this country when it comes to removing the encumbents (and their parties) from power and getting some real people with good ideas and intentions in who migth actually give a fuck about your or me, and do something to help us, rather than whatever lines their pockets with gold.
Nice, a Kings Quest 3 Reference! :)
By the way, how about "Put in Disk 3 and Press Enter"?
Except for the PS2 Optical Audio Out connector, that was a standard fiber connector....
Ok, I'm kinda tired of hearing people complain about the BluRay DVD player. It's included, it's included at a very low price, deal with it. Yes, I, apparently for one, will consider the $600 price tag a very fair deal considering I'm getting a very capable (more the 360) game console, as well as a very cheap High-definition DVD (new HD-DVD player = $500, new BluRay Player ~ $500) player for when I get a HDTV. Also, no one mentions getting an 60GB hard drive which I'm sure is for more than just saving your game (read: built-in DVR). So, also for $600 I'm getting a capable DVR/Tivo. And enough of the "No one bought a PS2 because it had a DVD Player", as it is a completely false statement. My proof? I bought a PS2 partly because it has a built-in DVD player, and I didn't already own one. In fact I used my PS2 to play movies for at least a year or two before buying a stand-alone player. The only reason I bought the standalone was because the PS2 didn't like DVD+-R's. Not to mention, I don't recall the Xbox 360 being cheaper, seeing as they sold out in 10 seconds flat and eBay prices were ridiculous. As for it being cheaper because of add-ons, Sony tried that route with the PS2 hard drive with the result of most software companies not developing titles that utilize hardware that wasn't guaranteed to be in the system. So I can easily see the Xbox Addons going by the wayside. Also, BluRay would allow a game maker to create a very large amount of content that can be accessed on a single disc, which brings down design/implentation costs. Also figure that with multiple-core Cell processors, that games can have alot more going on at the same time. This means that not too far down the road, games developed exclusively for the PS3 will be able to do things that games on no other current-gen system can do (similar to the controller waving of the Wii). So yeah a $300 xbox may be cheaper now, not having to but another $300 xbox down the road to keep up with the PS3 games, sounds liek a deal to me.