Well recoding sarien to javascript isn't difficult (especially with the C-to-java converters these days), but putting it on a site WITH the games isn't smart.. These games have still got copyright and aren't freeware..
I don't think that statement is true anymore, as you can see that it's already some time not the case of 1 down 10 up..
With convictions like these more and more people are starting to think before setting up websites.. it's still a long way off before it really does have a big impact, and it will never go away, but it certainly will be much less..
But then again, it's a good thing sites like 'the pirate bay' are being targeted as the only reason for their being is piracy, and piracy is a crime.. Just think if it was your movie/music/whatever your lifelyhood would depend on and people just start to steal your 'bread'.. and that's the biggest problem with a lot of people, they just think of them selves and not of the consequences of their actions..
Uhm... I guess you've never installed linux if you are saying 'on a computer way easier'.. Installing it on the PS3 is about the easiest you can, because distro's like YellowDog are especially for PS3, so no need to go and find some obscure driver to get your old video/sound/networkcard working..
And what's with that respond of 'and keep playing games on the PS3', if you installed Linux on the PS3 you can just switch to regular PS3 gaming whenever you like by restarting the PS3 (which ofcourse is much faster as you would restart a regular old PC)..
I don't know about you, but even though I have some old PC systems laying around I'm not really interested in spending my time getting those up and running and connected to my TV when all I have to do is put in a DVD and just start it..
'Super mario kart' most influential game? with that game at the top you can't take the guinessbook of record serious anymore.. there was nothing new about that game.. I guess Doom or wolfenstein3d should be on position 1 as that one was the most influential game ever (I'm not a Doom fan, but that one really changed the face of computergaming as we know it)..
That's not true..
you download something, you watch/listen to it. the only legal way would have been for you to watch/listen to it if you payed for it.
It's more like sneaking into a movietheater and watch a movie without paying, which is illegal.
"ah but I wouldn't have bought it anyway" isn't a valid anwser, because if you really wouldn't have bought it you also wouldn't have seen it, but you did, so the contentcreator should have received some money for it.
If you wouldn't buy it anyway then you shouldn't download it (or you should just wait till it's on tv/radio).
Stealing is about loosing income, and that's exactly what you are doing, stealing income from the contentcreator. but I guess that's too complicated for people like you to understand.
Finally someone who explains exactly what the effect is of illegally downloading movies/music.
thanx for explaining the real effect, I couldn't have written it better.
But sadly I guess most people don't care about it, they only care about their own wallet, until it hits their own wallet..
And there you are wrong in your 'analogy'. I'm writing text on a public forum which means it's my copyright BUT i'm "giving" permission to 'copy' it onto your computer using your webbrowser. Your 'analogy' only would be right if the rightsholder of the music/movie is putting their content online with the permission to copy/download it (for free), but that's not the case in my text. Because you can get it via a torrentsite/newsgroup/warezsite doesn't mean you are allowed, as 90% of the movies/music available through those sites aren't put there with the permission of the rightsholder..
If contentowners want to ask outrageous prices, it's their right to do so, but it's not your right to steal the content because you think the price is too high. If you don't agree with the price then just don't buy it, but don't go stealing it.. you wouldn't steal a ferrari because you think it's too pricey..
That doesn't mean I'm with the high prices, I also think it's ridiculous to ask $40 for a new BR, but I won't go stealing it, I'll just wait a while until the price has dropped to a price I'm willing to pay..
It's funny how people say 'failed businessmodels' if they are the ones who are ripping those companies off.. There's nothing wrong with their businessmodel, it's a lot of consumers who are just wrong, because it's easy to steal music/movies these days using the internet doesn't mean it is ok to do so..
Why should I pay for some deadbeats who should be punished instead of being rewarded for their actions. If you want to listen to music of want to watch a movie but you are not willing to pay for it then you just wait until it's on the radio/tv or just wait until the price has dropped. There is no reason other than your own lack of moral to steal movies/music..
yes it is necessary to have IE installed on Windows95, because it also has a lot of DLL's which a lot of other programs are using.. for instance if you use a webbrowser control for showing HTML why invent the wheel again, and everyone has IE installed on their windows so why use a browsercomponent a lot of customers don't have and you need to provide extra support when you need to install another browser just for using your program..
What nonsense is this, why would you upgrade if all your needed software is still running. Because a newer version of say Office is out, doesn't mean you've got to use it if your old version still has all the things you need it doing. The problem with newer version is also that you need a complete new supercomputer to run the new application at the same speed as your old version did on you old computer and only have some new features that you propably actually gonna use (and mostly is already available in some other kind of way on your old version)..
We still have clients working with windows95 just because they don't need anything else, they only need office95 for doing their letters and have a financial program that also runs great on their system, and even we use windows95 (ofcourse with all the latest patches including latest IE (5.x)) as a target for our software, because if it runs on that, it runs on every windows, officially we don't support windows95 anymore, but as I said if it runs on that it runs on everything..
Just as people say MS is pushing IE down our throaths we can say that Google is doing the same with their software and their choices..
a lot people just think you need to have the latest of the latest because it is better, now I can say for one that it really isn't.. IMHO it isn't progress to need a new supercomputer just to be able to run the same programs only newer version of it, it's just that programmers have become too lazy these days when it comes to performance.. and.NET is definitly a slow framework...
Uhm.. not a better platform as the Mac? that my friend is nothing but a fanboy speaking.. Why do you think even apple is flocking over to 'pc'-hardware.. A long time ago Mac was the best, but these days it surely isn't, and certainly not the best in regard to financially as apple computers are way overpriced (these days they're nothing more than a regular pc running OSX). The windows platform is an equally if not much better (it's cheaper) platform as the Mac is. But because you like the Mac doesn't make the Mac the best platform for DTP anymore.. If you like your Mac just keep using it, but don't scream it's the best platform as it surely isn't (anymore).. Maybe in a couple of years Linux has become more userfriendly (and with MUCH less different distro's that are slightly incompatible with eachother) it will be one of the best platforms around..
But in the end you just use what you like and works best for you, if it's Mac, use Mac, if it's Linux, use Linux, if it's Windows, use windows, but don't try to enforce your choice on somebody else....
Maybe, but then I won't be stupid by not responding or not turning up at the court. What makes her so special that she shouldn't be sued in comparison to me? because she's ill? that's not an excuse in my book..
I'm sorry for the girl to have this illness, but having an illness doesn't mean you can't be sued and don't have to respond to legal notices.. I'm not saying she did it, but also I'm not saying she didn't. But by not responding to the lawsuit she just dug herself a deeper hole...
what the hell is this of a dumb story and totally NON-informative or real news, unless you are an applefanboy....
What does it matter what kind of MP3 player the guy is using.. I'm even more inclined to think more positive off him BECAUSE he isn't using an iPod.. So GO GO Obama.. at least it seems he isn't a sheep who just followes the rest....
If it was purely for research and education then they shouldn't have published the plugin.. IMHO if it was a project initiated by school they should punish the school, if it was initiated by the students themselves the school should punish them.. this was just unacceptable behaviour.. It seems morale is at it lowest point these days, as long as people can steal games/movies/music/software this easy they bolster at the idea of some authority or company trying to prevent them from doing this illegal thing, but if someone steals those peoples stuff they start screaming..
I wonder what morons those people are.. in theory, you come in, you clock in, you turn your computer on, you work, you turn your computer off, you clock out, you go home... how in the hell can they claim they are not paid for the time spend waiting for booting the system.. unless their boss tells them they must first turn on their computer wait till it is booted and then 'clock in', that's the only time I would agree with the employee's..
wanting developers to go to Mac doesn't make it also true... There aren't "a lot of developers" who are flocking to the Mac.. I personally don't know anyone who is 'flocking over' to the mac, and I know a lot of developers.. Where they are 'flocking' to is linux, not Mac.. but then again, MacFanBoys/Girls really want developers to go to their favorite OS... Remember, the more people are flocking over to the Mac, the more virusses and malware will surface for the Mac, and don't think the Mac is more secure as Windows is, it really isn't..
It's their product, their design... When you design something yourself then you can be the judge of it yourself how easy some people tend to rip/misuse your designs.. As I said, you may not agree with them...
that's why so many people have trouble getting their 'unusual' device running on linux, while no problem getting it running on say Windows... I certainly would like to see some real prove about his claim, as I'm very positive that his claim is bogus...
But then again, as a spokesperson you have to keep the buzz going.. even if it's a lie...
I really don't see the problem, because I have yet to come by an old fileformat which can't be read by modern programs.. there are so many conversion utilities around and also so much information on old formats.. I really don't see the problem.. This just sounds more like a cry for attention..
What a BS suggestion... That's about the same as suggesting not to use a computer at all...
and how naive can you be.. because there aren't really any anti-virusprograms for linux doesn't mean there aren't any virusses for it either..
The only reason why there aren't many virusses/trojans for linux, is the fact that it's not as popular as windows.. Because linux has just as many holes as windows has (even more if I look around the internet), but malicious people aren't really interested yet because it still isn't used as much as windows (by really dumb people).. So the 'reward' isn't that much as with windows..
But if you think you are safe with Ubuntu, then think again... especially when it really gets used by a lot of people..
The fact you have to ask that question is a sure thing you are not suitable for teaching that course.
Especially when you say 'php & phyton' in a 'basic' programmingcourse, means you are not suitable for teaching it.. those languages are not suitable for learning someone how to program decently..
but hey, that's just my opinion...
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Well recoding sarien to javascript isn't difficult (especially with the C-to-java converters these days), but putting it on a site WITH the games isn't smart.. These games have still got copyright and aren't freeware..
I don't think that statement is true anymore, as you can see that it's already some time not the case of 1 down 10 up.. With convictions like these more and more people are starting to think before setting up websites.. it's still a long way off before it really does have a big impact, and it will never go away, but it certainly will be much less.. But then again, it's a good thing sites like 'the pirate bay' are being targeted as the only reason for their being is piracy, and piracy is a crime.. Just think if it was your movie/music/whatever your lifelyhood would depend on and people just start to steal your 'bread'.. and that's the biggest problem with a lot of people, they just think of them selves and not of the consequences of their actions..
An April's fool joke should at least be a bit believable... this is soooo lame....
Uhm... I guess you've never installed linux if you are saying 'on a computer way easier'.. Installing it on the PS3 is about the easiest you can, because distro's like YellowDog are especially for PS3, so no need to go and find some obscure driver to get your old video/sound/networkcard working.. And what's with that respond of 'and keep playing games on the PS3', if you installed Linux on the PS3 you can just switch to regular PS3 gaming whenever you like by restarting the PS3 (which ofcourse is much faster as you would restart a regular old PC).. I don't know about you, but even though I have some old PC systems laying around I'm not really interested in spending my time getting those up and running and connected to my TV when all I have to do is put in a DVD and just start it..
'Super mario kart' most influential game? with that game at the top you can't take the guinessbook of record serious anymore.. there was nothing new about that game.. I guess Doom or wolfenstein3d should be on position 1 as that one was the most influential game ever (I'm not a Doom fan, but that one really changed the face of computergaming as we know it)..
That's not true.. you download something, you watch/listen to it. the only legal way would have been for you to watch/listen to it if you payed for it. It's more like sneaking into a movietheater and watch a movie without paying, which is illegal. "ah but I wouldn't have bought it anyway" isn't a valid anwser, because if you really wouldn't have bought it you also wouldn't have seen it, but you did, so the contentcreator should have received some money for it. If you wouldn't buy it anyway then you shouldn't download it (or you should just wait till it's on tv/radio). Stealing is about loosing income, and that's exactly what you are doing, stealing income from the contentcreator. but I guess that's too complicated for people like you to understand.
Finally someone who explains exactly what the effect is of illegally downloading movies/music. thanx for explaining the real effect, I couldn't have written it better. But sadly I guess most people don't care about it, they only care about their own wallet, until it hits their own wallet..
And there you are wrong in your 'analogy'. I'm writing text on a public forum which means it's my copyright BUT i'm "giving" permission to 'copy' it onto your computer using your webbrowser. Your 'analogy' only would be right if the rightsholder of the music/movie is putting their content online with the permission to copy/download it (for free), but that's not the case in my text. Because you can get it via a torrentsite/newsgroup/warezsite doesn't mean you are allowed, as 90% of the movies/music available through those sites aren't put there with the permission of the rightsholder.. If contentowners want to ask outrageous prices, it's their right to do so, but it's not your right to steal the content because you think the price is too high. If you don't agree with the price then just don't buy it, but don't go stealing it.. you wouldn't steal a ferrari because you think it's too pricey.. That doesn't mean I'm with the high prices, I also think it's ridiculous to ask $40 for a new BR, but I won't go stealing it, I'll just wait a while until the price has dropped to a price I'm willing to pay..
It's funny how people say 'failed businessmodels' if they are the ones who are ripping those companies off.. There's nothing wrong with their businessmodel, it's a lot of consumers who are just wrong, because it's easy to steal music/movies these days using the internet doesn't mean it is ok to do so.. Why should I pay for some deadbeats who should be punished instead of being rewarded for their actions. If you want to listen to music of want to watch a movie but you are not willing to pay for it then you just wait until it's on the radio/tv or just wait until the price has dropped. There is no reason other than your own lack of moral to steal movies/music..
I guess it's time for us eurotrash to put the same restrictions on US-travellers.
yes it is necessary to have IE installed on Windows95, because it also has a lot of DLL's which a lot of other programs are using.. for instance if you use a webbrowser control for showing HTML why invent the wheel again, and everyone has IE installed on their windows so why use a browsercomponent a lot of customers don't have and you need to provide extra support when you need to install another browser just for using your program..
What nonsense is this, why would you upgrade if all your needed software is still running. Because a newer version of say Office is out, doesn't mean you've got to use it if your old version still has all the things you need it doing. The problem with newer version is also that you need a complete new supercomputer to run the new application at the same speed as your old version did on you old computer and only have some new features that you propably actually gonna use (and mostly is already available in some other kind of way on your old version).. We still have clients working with windows95 just because they don't need anything else, they only need office95 for doing their letters and have a financial program that also runs great on their system, and even we use windows95 (ofcourse with all the latest patches including latest IE (5.x)) as a target for our software, because if it runs on that, it runs on every windows, officially we don't support windows95 anymore, but as I said if it runs on that it runs on everything.. Just as people say MS is pushing IE down our throaths we can say that Google is doing the same with their software and their choices.. a lot people just think you need to have the latest of the latest because it is better, now I can say for one that it really isn't.. IMHO it isn't progress to need a new supercomputer just to be able to run the same programs only newer version of it, it's just that programmers have become too lazy these days when it comes to performance.. and .NET is definitly a slow framework...
Uhm.. not a better platform as the Mac? that my friend is nothing but a fanboy speaking.. Why do you think even apple is flocking over to 'pc'-hardware.. A long time ago Mac was the best, but these days it surely isn't, and certainly not the best in regard to financially as apple computers are way overpriced (these days they're nothing more than a regular pc running OSX). The windows platform is an equally if not much better (it's cheaper) platform as the Mac is. But because you like the Mac doesn't make the Mac the best platform for DTP anymore.. If you like your Mac just keep using it, but don't scream it's the best platform as it surely isn't (anymore).. Maybe in a couple of years Linux has become more userfriendly (and with MUCH less different distro's that are slightly incompatible with eachother) it will be one of the best platforms around.. But in the end you just use what you like and works best for you, if it's Mac, use Mac, if it's Linux, use Linux, if it's Windows, use windows, but don't try to enforce your choice on somebody else....
Maybe, but then I won't be stupid by not responding or not turning up at the court. What makes her so special that she shouldn't be sued in comparison to me? because she's ill? that's not an excuse in my book..
I'm sorry for the girl to have this illness, but having an illness doesn't mean you can't be sued and don't have to respond to legal notices.. I'm not saying she did it, but also I'm not saying she didn't. But by not responding to the lawsuit she just dug herself a deeper hole...
what the hell is this of a dumb story and totally NON-informative or real news, unless you are an applefanboy.... What does it matter what kind of MP3 player the guy is using.. I'm even more inclined to think more positive off him BECAUSE he isn't using an iPod.. So GO GO Obama.. at least it seems he isn't a sheep who just followes the rest....
If it was purely for research and education then they shouldn't have published the plugin.. IMHO if it was a project initiated by school they should punish the school, if it was initiated by the students themselves the school should punish them.. this was just unacceptable behaviour.. It seems morale is at it lowest point these days, as long as people can steal games/movies/music/software this easy they bolster at the idea of some authority or company trying to prevent them from doing this illegal thing, but if someone steals those peoples stuff they start screaming..
I wonder what morons those people are.. in theory, you come in, you clock in, you turn your computer on, you work, you turn your computer off, you clock out, you go home... how in the hell can they claim they are not paid for the time spend waiting for booting the system.. unless their boss tells them they must first turn on their computer wait till it is booted and then 'clock in', that's the only time I would agree with the employee's..
wanting developers to go to Mac doesn't make it also true... There aren't "a lot of developers" who are flocking to the Mac.. I personally don't know anyone who is 'flocking over' to the mac, and I know a lot of developers.. Where they are 'flocking' to is linux, not Mac.. but then again, MacFanBoys/Girls really want developers to go to their favorite OS... Remember, the more people are flocking over to the Mac, the more virusses and malware will surface for the Mac, and don't think the Mac is more secure as Windows is, it really isn't..
It's their product, their design... When you design something yourself then you can be the judge of it yourself how easy some people tend to rip/misuse your designs.. As I said, you may not agree with them...
You may not agree with Toyota, but they are fully in their right to demand it..
that's why so many people have trouble getting their 'unusual' device running on linux, while no problem getting it running on say Windows... I certainly would like to see some real prove about his claim, as I'm very positive that his claim is bogus... But then again, as a spokesperson you have to keep the buzz going.. even if it's a lie...
I really don't see the problem, because I have yet to come by an old fileformat which can't be read by modern programs.. there are so many conversion utilities around and also so much information on old formats.. I really don't see the problem.. This just sounds more like a cry for attention..
What a BS suggestion... That's about the same as suggesting not to use a computer at all... and how naive can you be.. because there aren't really any anti-virusprograms for linux doesn't mean there aren't any virusses for it either.. The only reason why there aren't many virusses/trojans for linux, is the fact that it's not as popular as windows.. Because linux has just as many holes as windows has (even more if I look around the internet), but malicious people aren't really interested yet because it still isn't used as much as windows (by really dumb people).. So the 'reward' isn't that much as with windows.. But if you think you are safe with Ubuntu, then think again... especially when it really gets used by a lot of people..
The fact you have to ask that question is a sure thing you are not suitable for teaching that course. Especially when you say 'php & phyton' in a 'basic' programmingcourse, means you are not suitable for teaching it.. those languages are not suitable for learning someone how to program decently.. but hey, that's just my opinion...