or their fans. I've been an Apple user since the 80s. Started by comparing IBMs, Tandys, Commodore,a nd the IIe. Apple has always had better machines, better software usability. Sure the price is high, but when you look back over the last 30 years how personal computing has changed, most of those changes are due to Apple's innovation and quality. MS's Windows was unusable until Windows 98 and half a dozen patches. And even now people are rejecting the latest version of Windows.
is that they are luring the curious as much as the perverts. Rather than discovering a crime they are creating a crime. As well as commuting a crime by posting these links. There is no integrity in these actions
You have to read this article and consider demographics at the same time. Slashdot users are not typical or a majority. Babyboomers don't care and those who do not use the internet daily don't care. Republicans don't care (thats at least 50% of the nation.)
You guys get all riled up mostly because many of you are stealing media and dont want to get caught or limited.
HOW IS THIS A TROLL COMMENT? You guys are sure afraid of the truth. The average opinion on Slashdot is that DRM is bad. The average response to DRM on Slashdot is to spread the crack. The average opinion about media piracy on Slashdot is that its OK to do. The average opinion on Slashdot is that open source is better "closed source." Are any of these untrue???
This has got to be one of the dumbest concepts on Slashdot ever. What about all the other phones that limit technology? Game systems? You guys have to learn the difference between proprietary and anti competitive. There are enough options out there that no phone maker should be forced by the government to allow this crap.
Scientists are just as biased and emotion driven as anyone else. Just look at the Slashdot community who claim to be scientists. They are one of the most hateful groups on the internet.
Why would anyone date a scientist. Their story is always changing. Everything is theory rather than fact. You could never trust anything they said. And apparently they think they are superior, too. Scientists kinda sound like assholes.
You have no idea what Christianity is, do you? I'd also like you to explain how every single thing in the universe works. And it can't be a theory, it has to be fact. (Hopefully you understand how your own belief system works.)
User installed base and social demographics. Developing for Linux users is not profitable. Especially since those people who are for open source seem to be more apt to pirate media and and software. Just look at the vocal majority on Slashdot. They dont want pay for media, will openly break DRM. They don't respect private property. Who in their right mind would develop a product who's profit model is based on unit sales for a community of thieves!?
Above all, the goal should be to reach Mars, nothing elese should matter.
I have been following Race to the Moon 2.0 and what stumps is that US is developing new technologies. We got to the moon with an electric soup can, for Christ's sake. 20 years and trillions of dollars is about profit, not progress - not results. If existing technology works, we should reuse it and only re-engineer the functions that failed or severely underperformed.
If we are to get to Mars it should not be a government project, it should be a private Blackwarter-type team of private companies who are not afraid to break finger nails and loose an occasional life.
When you buy a Dell or what ever, you aren't paying $200 for XP, you are paying a lot less. With the E P C its an add-on. Just like adding XP to a Macintosh. If the E P C makers licenced Windows, you might see a $30-50 price jump.
The reality is that the E P C is not a consumer computer at this stage.
Its key to keep evolving. New technology is more flexible. That said, stick to what the web hosts are providing. Your average web developer is going to beable to develop in a Unix environment using PHP and MySql. On the UI side, it's standard compliant CSS and Javascript..NET and ASP seems to either a niche or enterprise solution. Technologies only compatible with with IE will be your down fall.
If all you want is backups then what are you complaining about? Its simple to backup files purchased from Apple. The software HELPS you back up after every purchase.
Don't confuse backups with shifting formats. Thats not a backup. Still, the average music fill can be transferred to an audio CD.
I am sorry but rebroadcasting a live even is distribution. As is bootlegging.
You never own the content. You license to use the content as the content describes as proper use.
Even applying Fair Use to digital file formats you are clearly incorrect about ownership and what you have paid for.
I think much of your comment is subjective interpretation however you do have some disputable points...
"recoup costs to distribute no longer has any meaning."
What about the cost of the original production. The estimated value of the production takes in to the account the estimated profitability. Who would pay for media production if there was no profit in it? Would you give me money to make an album, today? Especially if you knew I was just going to give the music away and you would have no ownership of the songs I write?
The point of copyright was indeed to make it distributable... by protecting ownership of the concept to ensure that there would be profit from the distribution. Here you err in logic. The lack of profit does not eliminate ownership, rather it eliminated the desire to share concepts that are valuable.
Additionally, distributors pay for the rights to distribute. That's how the music company makes money. Take a look at the business section of the paper: media sales (distribution) is major part of our economy. Larger that the mortgage industry. Without copyright and distribution rights there would be no professional sports either.
What do you think would happen to Microsoft, Apple, AP news, TV, Activision (and other game makers)?
From a personal perspective: Do you leave your name of your school work? Do you share your homework and papers in school knowing the class is graded on a curve? If you did, you only reduce your own grade in the process - and at graduation you'll have less of a chance getting a job because your grades would be average instead of notable. Putting your name on it establishes ownership. It limits others ability to profit from your hard work. Whether there is 1 or 1 gazillion copies is irrelevent.
Frankly, I think you just want free stuff and don't understand the cost and the sacrifice it takes to reach your hands.
It doesn't change the fact that you don't own the content. If you bought a book, you own the paper. If you bought a cd, you own the plastic. You don't have a right to distribute that content to 100s of thousands of people. The efforlessness of reproduction does not nullify the ownership of content.
Light effects productivity, consumerism, personal health, and other aspects of the economy. Running this computer I am typing on wastes electricity, but this computer generates revenue for me that makes the cost of electricity acceptable.
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or their fans. I've been an Apple user since the 80s. Started by comparing IBMs, Tandys, Commodore,a nd the IIe. Apple has always had better machines, better software usability. Sure the price is high, but when you look back over the last 30 years how personal computing has changed, most of those changes are due to Apple's innovation and quality. MS's Windows was unusable until Windows 98 and half a dozen patches. And even now people are rejecting the latest version of Windows.
Buy a Mac. We have a checkbox to de-select if we don't want the update.
At least Apple software works on Windows. Try getting Windows apps on a Mac.
is that they are luring the curious as much as the perverts. Rather than discovering a crime they are creating a crime. As well as commuting a crime by posting these links. There is no integrity in these actions
we're developing a MEGA super-duper 3D camera.
When and where is it necessary - or allowed - to drive 100 mph? 80 mph is top.
The choice to press charges is the owner of the computer, network, database, or software. Some of us are OK with sharing wifi.
You have to read this article and consider demographics at the same time. Slashdot users are not typical or a majority. Babyboomers don't care and those who do not use the internet daily don't care. Republicans don't care (thats at least 50% of the nation.)
You guys get all riled up mostly because many of you are stealing media and dont want to get caught or limited.
Thats new to me.
HOW IS THIS A TROLL COMMENT? You guys are sure afraid of the truth. The average opinion on Slashdot is that DRM is bad. The average response to DRM on Slashdot is to spread the crack. The average opinion about media piracy on Slashdot is that its OK to do. The average opinion on Slashdot is that open source is better "closed source." Are any of these untrue???
This has got to be one of the dumbest concepts on Slashdot ever. What about all the other phones that limit technology? Game systems? You guys have to learn the difference between proprietary and anti competitive. There are enough options out there that no phone maker should be forced by the government to allow this crap.
Scientists are just as biased and emotion driven as anyone else. Just look at the Slashdot community who claim to be scientists. They are one of the most hateful groups on the internet.
Why would anyone date a scientist. Their story is always changing. Everything is theory rather than fact. You could never trust anything they said. And apparently they think they are superior, too. Scientists kinda sound like assholes.
You have no idea what Christianity is, do you? I'd also like you to explain how every single thing in the universe works. And it can't be a theory, it has to be fact. (Hopefully you understand how your own belief system works.)
Isn't creating a law to force people to do something just because you think it is right a form of bullying!?
User installed base and social demographics. Developing for Linux users is not profitable. Especially since those people who are for open source seem to be more apt to pirate media and and software. Just look at the vocal majority on Slashdot. They dont want pay for media, will openly break DRM. They don't respect private property. Who in their right mind would develop a product who's profit model is based on unit sales for a community of thieves!?
the vocal majority of Slashdot will do what ever they please because they equate access to ownership. Your silly ruled don't mean anything!
Above all, the goal should be to reach Mars, nothing elese should matter.
I have been following Race to the Moon 2.0 and what stumps is that US is developing new technologies. We got to the moon with an electric soup can, for Christ's sake. 20 years and trillions of dollars is about profit, not progress - not results. If existing technology works, we should reuse it and only re-engineer the functions that failed or severely underperformed.
If we are to get to Mars it should not be a government project, it should be a private Blackwarter-type team of private companies who are not afraid to break finger nails and loose an occasional life.
When you buy a Dell or what ever, you aren't paying $200 for XP, you are paying a lot less. With the E P C its an add-on. Just like adding XP to a Macintosh. If the E P C makers licenced Windows, you might see a $30-50 price jump.
The reality is that the E P C is not a consumer computer at this stage.
Its key to keep evolving. New technology is more flexible. That said, stick to what the web hosts are providing. Your average web developer is going to beable to develop in a Unix environment using PHP and MySql. On the UI side, it's standard compliant CSS and Javascript. .NET and ASP seems to either a niche or enterprise solution. Technologies only compatible with with IE will be your down fall.
If all you want is backups then what are you complaining about? Its simple to backup files purchased from Apple. The software HELPS you back up after every purchase.
Don't confuse backups with shifting formats. Thats not a backup. Still, the average music fill can be transferred to an audio CD.
I am sorry but rebroadcasting a live even is distribution. As is bootlegging.
You never own the content. You license to use the content as the content describes as proper use.
Even applying Fair Use to digital file formats you are clearly incorrect about ownership and what you have paid for.
I think much of your comment is subjective interpretation however you do have some disputable points...
"recoup costs to distribute no longer has any meaning."
What about the cost of the original production. The estimated value of the production takes in to the account the estimated profitability. Who would pay for media production if there was no profit in it? Would you give me money to make an album, today? Especially if you knew I was just going to give the music away and you would have no ownership of the songs I write?
The point of copyright was indeed to make it distributable... by protecting ownership of the concept to ensure that there would be profit from the distribution. Here you err in logic. The lack of profit does not eliminate ownership, rather it eliminated the desire to share concepts that are valuable.
Additionally, distributors pay for the rights to distribute. That's how the music company makes money. Take a look at the business section of the paper: media sales (distribution) is major part of our economy. Larger that the mortgage industry. Without copyright and distribution rights there would be no professional sports either.
What do you think would happen to Microsoft, Apple, AP news, TV, Activision (and other game makers)?
From a personal perspective: Do you leave your name of your school work? Do you share your homework and papers in school knowing the class is graded on a curve? If you did, you only reduce your own grade in the process - and at graduation you'll have less of a chance getting a job because your grades would be average instead of notable. Putting your name on it establishes ownership. It limits others ability to profit from your hard work. Whether there is 1 or 1 gazillion copies is irrelevent.
Frankly, I think you just want free stuff and don't understand the cost and the sacrifice it takes to reach your hands.
It doesn't change the fact that you don't own the content. If you bought a book, you own the paper. If you bought a cd, you own the plastic. You don't have a right to distribute that content to 100s of thousands of people. The efforlessness of reproduction does not nullify the ownership of content.
Light effects productivity, consumerism, personal health, and other aspects of the economy. Running this computer I am typing on wastes electricity, but this computer generates revenue for me that makes the cost of electricity acceptable.
I could have told you this for a lot less money. Seriously, re-invent the wheel much?
Anyone accepting Evolution without question is just making a leap of faith. Scientists accept Evolution as the most probable theory.