Technology will always be one step ahead of whatever is trying to squash it. The government wants to control encryption to save them the trouble of cracking new techniques, but it's never going to be that easy for them. They'd be better off accepting the technological advances and working around them, instead of focusing so much on the past and hoping that nothing changes.
Hooray for Slashdot Reviews!
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If there's one thing I love about Slashdot, it's the fact that they're not afraid to remind us of the things we already have. Every newspaper and magazine in the world reviews the latest bestsellers, in an effort to promote what is already selling; Slashdot, however, often reviews things in a completely anachronistic manner, and makes us aware of some of the great works of our geeky past.
This post will almost certainly get modded down as trolling or kissing up, but I just wanted to say hooray for Slashdot!:o)
Sweet! Now in addition to playing videogames, I can actually look stuff up while I'm taking an exam! The night before I can just post all my notes on a web page, and then access it with my calculator.
In the latest installment of the Dune series, Frank Herbert takes science fiction in a new direction by exploring the troubled private life of Muad'Dib.
Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Lars Ulrich and Dr. Dre. Soundtrack available on local Hotline servers.
You Gotta Get Yourself Connected....
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Being connected is a personal thing.
One's connection should not depend upon one's current employer, as this would only (as many here have pointed out) result in an Internet controlled by corporations. At first it seems as though it would be nice to have *everyone* online, but at this point in society, maybe everyone doesn't *belong* online.
Piracy is a bad thing, from an American capitalist point of view. The principle behind it is that artists should be able to make as much money as they want from their product, while everyone else should be forced to pay for it.
Unfortunately, the principles of geekhood (which are typically not quite as capitalist) support freedom of information in the form of the GPL, copylefting, etc.
These two things are not compatible. People are forced to choose between two things that are acceptable to varying degrees by different people.
I suggest that everyone go out and buy an NES. You'll be surprised how good the games are. I can sit in front of an NES a lot longer than in front of a Dreamcast, I tell you what.
1. Old games had to get by on creativity, cleverness, and playability. These days, most games are simply rehashes of older games -- same engine, different graphics. Hi-res movies have replaced captivating plotlines. I think that game designers would only benefit from having older games to tinker with. Perhaps looser copyright regulations would let them re-release old games with new tech. Bring back the classics!
2. Nobody is really losing any money by having old games become more "public"; If anything (as with the Mp3 controversy) it's only giving them some free publicity. My brother recently went out to purchase an old NES system and a whole mess of games after screwing around with Nesticle for a while. MAME, likewise, brings arcade games to home, but is that really taking anything away from the Pac Man terminal at your local supermarket?
3. Old games, instead of fading into oblivion, can be revived, bringing new publicity and respect for the companies that originally created them.
I think that Intel is going to be stuck in the personal computer market for a while. They just don't have what it takes (yet) to play with the big boys.
Policy will never travel at the speed of technology. No matter how restrictive the regulations, we'll always have p2p sharing, we'll always have free music, and we'll always have 1337 w@r3z d00dz.
That's what technolust is all about. No matter what they do, we'll always be free because we're always one step ahead of them.
The only thing Linux about Linux *is* the kernel (more or less). If Lineo wants to take the closed-source path, let them. They're not doing anything wrong by doing so. They're not violating the GPL. I'm afraid that I don't quite see your point.
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Technology will always be one step ahead of whatever is trying to squash it. The government wants to control encryption to save them the trouble of cracking new techniques, but it's never going to be that easy for them. They'd be better off accepting the technological advances and working around them, instead of focusing so much on the past and hoping that nothing changes.
This post will almost certainly get modded down as trolling or kissing up, but I just wanted to say hooray for Slashdot! :o)
Technology just keeps making easy things easier!
How did you come to be the project's chief designer? I'm curious to know the background of anyone who gets to work on such an interesting project.
Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Lars Ulrich and Dr. Dre. Soundtrack available on local Hotline servers.
This guy was probably huddled over the warm, friendly glow of his monitor when they busted in the door. Must not have been a pretty sight!
Anyone know where I can get Dr. Dre and Metallica songs dubbed into Korean?
Warning -- don't let the Man get you down!
One's connection should not depend upon one's current employer, as this would only (as many here have pointed out) result in an Internet controlled by corporations. At first it seems as though it would be nice to have *everyone* online, but at this point in society, maybe everyone doesn't *belong* online.
(Not free as in beer, necessarily, just free)
Unfortunately, the principles of geekhood (which are typically not quite as capitalist) support freedom of information in the form of the GPL, copylefting, etc.
These two things are not compatible. People are forced to choose between two things that are acceptable to varying degrees by different people.
I suggest that everyone go out and buy an NES. You'll be surprised how good the games are. I can sit in front of an NES a lot longer than in front of a Dreamcast, I tell you what.
In this day and age, copyrights should last maybe 10 years. They've got it all backwards!
2. Nobody is really losing any money by having old games become more "public"; If anything (as with the Mp3 controversy) it's only giving them some free publicity. My brother recently went out to purchase an old NES system and a whole mess of games after screwing around with Nesticle for a while. MAME, likewise, brings arcade games to home, but is that really taking anything away from the Pac Man terminal at your local supermarket?
3. Old games, instead of fading into oblivion, can be revived, bringing new publicity and respect for the companies that originally created them.
(It'd prolly be faster, too)
I think that Intel is going to be stuck in the personal computer market for a while. They just don't have what it takes (yet) to play with the big boys.
Maybe we should get presidential candidates for a /. interview!
That's what technolust is all about. No matter what they do, we'll always be free because we're always one step ahead of them.
Imagine the changes!
Now why can't Metallica have that kind of attitude??
Maybe you should go see a doctor about that... :o)
What's everyone else's opinion on this?
Just wondering...
Reminds me of where my ex-girlfriend used to live. Damn that was a long drive.
The only thing Linux about Linux *is* the kernel (more or less). If Lineo wants to take the closed-source path, let them. They're not doing anything wrong by doing so. They're not violating the GPL. I'm afraid that I don't quite see your point.