If I felt like Slashdot was just a news aggregator, I wouldn't care. But it used to be where viewpoints were shared and yes, other people's blog posts on articles were linked. If you look at the original story, I submitted both the original and my commentary. They should have included both.
As I've said before, this wouldn't have happened in the old days.
Actually, I don't have any ads. What I would like is for my submission to be treated with respect. This wouldn't have happened back in the day. Why submit something that I wrote when it'll just be picked through for the mainstream article?
Please stop mangling my submissions. I did not submit to you the NYT article. I submitted the commentary to the NYT article which I wrote as a tech/public policy blogger reacting to the story. I find the way you guys now strip out submitters content and simply link to the "mainstream" article insulting and really makes me want to contribute to the discussions less and less. Why is my contribution less valuable than the NYT article? I think my commentary as an informed reader adds much to the discussion, and could have done quite a bit to improve the quality of comments here.
Is there a reason you no longer link to other people's submissions, only their mainstream media material?
I have been a Slashdot reader since 1998-1999. I read less and less. This is why. While I took the time to format, edit, and submit a story containing links to both the original NYT article and my own commentary you found it OK to strip out my entire submission and bury it in your worthless "firehose" and instead simply use me as a tip-off instead of a contributor to a community which I have been on for over ten years. Check my UID.
Is original (ie, not from "news sites") content no longer relevant on Slashdot? Hey Malda, Bates? Remember me? When did your site become a news aggregator instead of a place to discuss ideas, not just rehash articles from mainstream press? I don't feel like part of a community right now. I feel like I'm doing work just so someone else can take the credit. I spent a good amount of time writing that post that I linked you to, and you all but ignored it.
That we have a pretty decent commentary on this over at Capitol Valley, so please feel free to discuss it there, too. I'm a little annoyed at the liberties the editors take with submissions these days. I mean, I've been around since '98-99 (see the 4 digit UID, dude?) and there used to be a bit more respect for the submitters instead of just trying to keep traffic on the site.
Hey Zonk, could you at least add my URL to my name on the main post, dude? Come on.
The 'Wag, Scoble and I had this a week ago.
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Basically, they hit the Republican Commissioners over the head with their own free market theories and say that if Comcast creates the market by entering the video distribution world (as opposed to just managing a network and controlling the flow to keep it fair for all users), they have to let the market decide if they are the bes provider of video instead of messing with their competitors under the guise of "network management."
Anyone who likes a clean workstation should use a trackball. Case in point: I work at a dual-headed box at the apex of two "counter-style" desks with a keyboard tray under it. In order to use a mouse, I have to move my hand and wrist under the desk. With a trackball, I don't even have to think about it.
Plus, for some reason, I feel like making small movements with my thumb to move a cursor makes more "sense" than moving my whole hand, but what do I know?
Bills are already drafted using XML assigned numbers. Any amenment to a bill has its own number, bills which are "engrossed" or passed have a different number. They know exactly what they are voting for.
radiohead stopped being interesting when thom yorke became a rock star. he could record himself taking a crap and it'd go platinum...his solo album? terrible.
they have the same curse that Black Flag did in the 80's, mainly that they change styles so often that their fans can't catch their breath.
Ok, want a big reason this failed? College students have varied and wide-ranging tastes in music. Your typical college frat-rocker or indie snob most likely won't like the range of artists offered on the "free" services when compared to itunes or any decent bittorrent tracker.
I guarantee that 90% of music reccomended by sites like Pitchfork aren't available on these services. If they were, people would use them.
Ok, first off, I'll acknoledge that we owe Mr. Stallman a great debt for his early advocacy of Free Software, the GNU Tools, FSF, GPL, etc. However, at this point he reminds me of an ostrich burying his head in the sand.
Seriously, folks. Why do we keep listening to him if it's obvious all he has to say is the same thing he's been saying for 20 some odd years, and no matter how much progress we make towards what were once his goals, he says "not good enough" and alienates more people.
DRM can be a mechanism for protecting legitimate rights that copyrightholders have. I'm sorry, but in order for the market to work and content to move into the digital age and away from physical media, there has to be DRM. Now, there should be provisions for expiration of DRM concurrent with copyright and whatnot, but there is nothing wrong with reasonable use of DRM for protecting intellectual property in a manner consistent with appropriate precedents and law.
Linus is taking a stand against the moral crusaders who don't seem to get that we don't live in academia. Good for him.
By demonstrating they are willing to control the delivery of content, they will lose their common carrier status and be subject to penalties for what they carry depending on violations of local laws.
Responsibility for this should rest with the Linux vendors. Companies can disclose their Linux distributions as packaged by [insert vendor here], the vendor should be able to easily see who write what by an examination of source code and README files.
While Slashdot's volume of readership should encourage a healthy attention to detail on the part of the "editors," as someone who briefly worked for Andover way back when, I can tell you that the title Editor is a misnomer. Rob, Jeff, et al aren't here to edit people's submissions, the whole point of the site is to post links and host discussions. The gramatic structure of the blurbs accompanying the articles is not that important. The important part is the selection of articles that are posted.
This is simply how it's supposed to be. I know we all love to think we live in "cyberspace" etc etc but behind the bits are physical networks and governments. ccTLD's are supposed to be soverign to the country that they stand for. What is so horrible about that? If governments use their ccTLD to be more repressive, take it up with the government not with ICANN.
Amazing how some people scream censorship at the drop of a hat but can't see where they censor each other.
I'm sorry, but you completely misunderstood what I'm saying.
Fair Use has NEVER been considered a "right" as in the Bill of Rights. The concept of Fair Use originated as a defense against civil and criminal charges of copyright infringement.
As for your invocation of Amendments IX and X, you're way off base. Congress has the explicit power to make laws regarding Copyright, even stupid ones like the DTCSA. There is no question of enumerated versus implied powers here, nor state versus federal.
I'll say it again: The concept of Fair Use originated in Common Law as a defense against charges of infringement. You do not have a RIGHT to Fair Use. You do, however, have the right to defend yourself against lawsuits using the DEFENSE of Fair Use.
There is a difference. Learn it, and you'll understand copyright law.
I buy a CD on iTunes. I live in Wisconsin. Therefore, I am depriving the state of tax revenue. It's fair that the state ask for the same sales tax it would otherwise...I really don't get these moratoria, all the do is deprive states of tax revenue they could use for good...
If you're near water, try finding a rowing club. yeah. rowing.
it's an incredibly easy sport for someone to pick up even with very little coordination, and it is one of the few sports that will help him get into a top level college.
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Tom,
If I felt like Slashdot was just a news aggregator, I wouldn't care. But it used to be where viewpoints were shared and yes, other people's blog posts on articles were linked. If you look at the original story, I submitted both the original and my commentary. They should have included both.
As I've said before, this wouldn't have happened in the old days.
Actually, I don't have any ads. What I would like is for my submission to be treated with respect. This wouldn't have happened back in the day. Why submit something that I wrote when it'll just be picked through for the mainstream article?
I drink Diet Coke.
Dear Slashdot Editors,
Please stop mangling my submissions. I did not submit to you the NYT article. I submitted the commentary to the NYT article which I wrote as a tech/public policy blogger reacting to the story. I find the way you guys now strip out submitters content and simply link to the "mainstream" article insulting and really makes me want to contribute to the discussions less and less. Why is my contribution less valuable than the NYT article? I think my commentary as an informed reader adds much to the discussion, and could have done quite a bit to improve the quality of comments here.
Is there a reason you no longer link to other people's submissions, only their mainstream media material?
I have been a Slashdot reader since 1998-1999. I read less and less. This is why. While I took the time to format, edit, and submit a story containing links to both the original NYT article and my own commentary you found it OK to strip out my entire submission and bury it in your worthless "firehose" and instead simply use me as a tip-off instead of a contributor to a community which I have been on for over ten years. Check my UID.
Is original (ie, not from "news sites") content no longer relevant on Slashdot? Hey Malda, Bates? Remember me? When did your site become a news aggregator instead of a place to discuss ideas, not just rehash articles from mainstream press? I don't feel like part of a community right now. I feel like I'm doing work just so someone else can take the credit. I spent a good amount of time writing that post that I linked you to, and you all but ignored it.
Why?
Andrew Feinberg
Angry Slashdot Veteran
That we have a pretty decent commentary on this over at Capitol Valley, so please feel free to discuss it there, too. I'm a little annoyed at the liberties the editors take with submissions these days. I mean, I've been around since '98-99 (see the 4 digit UID, dude?) and there used to be a bit more respect for the submitters instead of just trying to keep traffic on the site.
Hey Zonk, could you at least add my URL to my name on the main post, dude? Come on.
This is old news. We've been talking about it for a while.
Over at Capitol Valley they've got a pretty good clue about how strong Vuze's reply is.
Basically, they hit the Republican Commissioners over the head with their own free market theories and say that if Comcast creates the market by entering the video distribution world (as opposed to just managing a network and controlling the flow to keep it fair for all users), they have to let the market decide if they are the bes provider of video instead of messing with their competitors under the guise of "network management."
I (heart) irony.
Anyone who likes a clean workstation should use a trackball. Case in point: I work at a dual-headed box at the apex of two "counter-style" desks with a keyboard tray under it. In order to use a mouse, I have to move my hand and wrist under the desk. With a trackball, I don't even have to think about it.
Plus, for some reason, I feel like making small movements with my thumb to move a cursor makes more "sense" than moving my whole hand, but what do I know?
Sadly, this is a bit alarmist.
Bills are already drafted using XML assigned numbers. Any amenment to a bill has its own number, bills which are "engrossed" or passed have a different number. They know exactly what they are voting for.
http://xml.house.gov/
radiohead stopped being interesting when thom yorke became a rock star. he could record himself taking a crap and it'd go platinum...his solo album? terrible.
they have the same curse that Black Flag did in the 80's, mainly that they change styles so often that their fans can't catch their breath.
Ok, want a big reason this failed? College students have varied and wide-ranging tastes in music. Your typical college frat-rocker or indie snob most likely won't like the range of artists offered on the "free" services when compared to itunes or any decent bittorrent tracker.
I guarantee that 90% of music reccomended by sites like Pitchfork aren't available on these services. If they were, people would use them.
...it's boring and noone wants to see it? not everyone the museum owns is displayed...generally it is in response to demand.
The 1961 Rome Convention was never ratified by the Senate. It would have created broadcast rights and bound signatories to uphold them 30 years ago.
Ok, first off, I'll acknoledge that we owe Mr. Stallman a great debt for his early advocacy of Free Software, the GNU Tools, FSF, GPL, etc. However, at this point he reminds me of an ostrich burying his head in the sand.
Seriously, folks. Why do we keep listening to him if it's obvious all he has to say is the same thing he's been saying for 20 some odd years, and no matter how much progress we make towards what were once his goals, he says "not good enough" and alienates more people.
No, you're wrong.
DRM can be a mechanism for protecting legitimate rights that copyrightholders have. I'm sorry, but in order for the market to work and content to move into the digital age and away from physical media, there has to be DRM. Now, there should be provisions for expiration of DRM concurrent with copyright and whatnot, but there is nothing wrong with reasonable use of DRM for protecting intellectual property in a manner consistent with appropriate precedents and law.
Linus is taking a stand against the moral crusaders who don't seem to get that we don't live in academia. Good for him.
By demonstrating they are willing to control the delivery of content, they will lose their common carrier status and be subject to penalties for what they carry depending on violations of local laws.
This is a non-starter.
Responsibility for this should rest with the Linux vendors. Companies can disclose their Linux distributions as packaged by [insert vendor here], the vendor should be able to easily see who write what by an examination of source code and README files.
Yes, and no.
While Slashdot's volume of readership should encourage a healthy attention to detail on the part of the "editors," as someone who briefly worked for Andover way back when, I can tell you that the title Editor is a misnomer. Rob, Jeff, et al aren't here to edit people's submissions, the whole point of the site is to post links and host discussions. The gramatic structure of the blurbs accompanying the articles is not that important. The important part is the selection of articles that are posted.
With a lower UID than mine, you should know that.
This is simply how it's supposed to be. I know we all love to think we live in "cyberspace" etc etc but behind the bits are physical networks and governments. ccTLD's are supposed to be soverign to the country that they stand for. What is so horrible about that? If governments use their ccTLD to be more repressive, take it up with the government not with ICANN.
Amazing how some people scream censorship at the drop of a hat but can't see where they censor each other.
I'm sorry, but you completely misunderstood what I'm saying.
Fair Use has NEVER been considered a "right" as in the Bill of Rights. The concept of Fair Use originated as a defense against civil and criminal charges of copyright infringement.
As for your invocation of Amendments IX and X, you're way off base. Congress has the explicit power to make laws regarding Copyright, even stupid ones like the DTCSA. There is no question of enumerated versus implied powers here, nor state versus federal.
I'll say it again: The concept of Fair Use originated in Common Law as a defense against charges of infringement. You do not have a RIGHT to Fair Use. You do, however, have the right to defend yourself against lawsuits using the DEFENSE of Fair Use.
There is a difference. Learn it, and you'll understand copyright law.
Fair Use is a defense against civil and/or criminal liability for copyright infringement. Not a right.
Not only that, but each small chunk of the country down to the city level has different regulations for laying new infrastructure.
I buy a CD on iTunes. I live in Wisconsin. Therefore, I am depriving the state of tax revenue. It's fair that the state ask for the same sales tax it would otherwise...I really don't get these moratoria, all the do is deprive states of tax revenue they could use for good...
Get Renter's Insurance. That way you no matter if your security fails or not, you can still replace your stuff.
If you're near water, try finding a rowing club. yeah. rowing.
it's an incredibly easy sport for someone to pick up even with very little coordination, and it is one of the few sports that will help him get into a top level college.