Corporations have more money today, and they buy more government regulation, like the DMCA. Government regulation hasn't necessarily increased for corporations themselves.
People have the right to vote, and they don't use it responsibly. Lots of people don't vote, and the ones that do either vote for a Democrat or Republican they like, or vote against the other party. It's and endless game of Democrats VS Republicans, and nothing changes.
If people wanted change, they'd vote for third party. But to them it's a "wasted vote".
You're encouraging exactly what allows laws like these to be proposed and passed. Politicians get bribed by corporations to pass laws like these because there's not enough government regulation when it comes to bribes and what corporations can do.
The vast majority of Internet users doesn't know their DNS, they probably don't even know what DNS is. They just open their browser (better known as "the Internet"), enter slashdot into Google (which is likely the homepage), click on the first result and expect to be able to read News for Nerds, Stuff that matters.
Perhaps the browser should do something to keep a leash on its plugins? We expect a modern browser to sandbox and contain misbehaving pages, why not the same for plugins?
Firefox already does this since at least version 4. Check your processes list.
Not at all. Sure, its main CPU wasn't as powerful, but it was compensated by the amount of main RAM and video RAM. Do not discount the importance of video RAM!
Games on the Dreamcast have long looked better than the PS2's because it did something the PS2 didn't: anti-aliasing. PS2 developers eventually solved this by copying the current frame to main memory, applying a filter on it, then copying it back to video memory before sending it to the screen.
Not to mention PS2 developers struggled with its weird architecture, only receiving help from Sony three years in with improved development libraries.
Issue I have is that Firefox 4 does not accelerate video on Linux so if you have Ubuntu or Fedora you are stuck with Chrome if you want a semi good browsing experience which is annoying.
Only if you aren't using an nVidia card, the only graphics card on Linux that has drivers that don't suck.
You underestimate the Internet, and how it easily allows bad people from all over the world to do something. There's no web police, after all. That's why we have tons of spam to deal with, and botnets.
Remember: normal person + anonimity + audience = total fuckwad (source: Penny Arcade).
That being said, I think it is a good thing that younger people are choosing to immerse themselves in Facebook and other forms of social media.
I don't think so. They're not old enough to use it with even a shred of responsibility. As the article notes, most of those kids are even unsupervised.
I've been told the power pin at the back isn't replaceable unlike with IBM's ThinkPads. This is important, as it seems to me that most laptops (especially Acer's) become unusable thanks to it breaking.
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That doesn't defeat my point, though. :)
The real world has changed a lot in the past 50 years. There's such a thing called globalisation.
Corporations have more money today, and they buy more government regulation, like the DMCA. Government regulation hasn't necessarily increased for corporations themselves.
People have the right to vote, and they don't use it responsibly. Lots of people don't vote, and the ones that do either vote for a Democrat or Republican they like, or vote against the other party. It's and endless game of Democrats VS Republicans, and nothing changes.
If people wanted change, they'd vote for third party. But to them it's a "wasted vote".
If you twist reality, sure. *rolls eyes*
To add to my comment:
You're encouraging exactly what allows laws like these to be proposed and passed. Politicians get bribed by corporations to pass laws like these because there's not enough government regulation when it comes to bribes and what corporations can do.
Government isn't the enemy; corporations are.
No thanks. We have enough crazy Republicans that fuck the public in the ass as it is.
The less government there is, the more freedom everyone else has to screw you. Corporate America is a fine example of this.
Fixed!
That's only in Europe. They still aren't a bank in the USA, as the article you linked points out.
I have an even better idea to save trees.
Stop doing that.
Firefox already does this since at least version 4. Check your processes list.
No need for that. Just try SeaMonkey.
Not at all. Sure, its main CPU wasn't as powerful, but it was compensated by the amount of main RAM and video RAM. Do not discount the importance of video RAM!
Games on the Dreamcast have long looked better than the PS2's because it did something the PS2 didn't: anti-aliasing. PS2 developers eventually solved this by copying the current frame to main memory, applying a filter on it, then copying it back to video memory before sending it to the screen.
Not to mention PS2 developers struggled with its weird architecture, only receiving help from Sony three years in with improved development libraries.
I wish people would drop this nonsense. You're talking as if Windows XP was released 10 years ago without a single noteworthy update or service pack.
By the same logic, I could tell Linux users that they should quit using it because the 2.6 kernel is 7 years old!
A rather silly and inappropriate car analogy, if you ask me.
You're funny.
Perfectly valid and sourced edits being reverted is not uncommon on Wikipedia. Where have you been the past 5 years?
Try SeaMonkey (http://www.seamonkey-project.org/). Same technology, saner interface.
Only to be immediately reverted by a 13-year-old.
Only if you aren't using an nVidia card, the only graphics card on Linux that has drivers that don't suck.
Really? Because last I knew, there is still a similar tax on blank media here in Belgium.
And parents have also been predators. Your point?
You underestimate the Internet, and how it easily allows bad people from all over the world to do something. There's no web police, after all. That's why we have tons of spam to deal with, and botnets.
Remember: normal person + anonimity + audience = total fuckwad (source: Penny Arcade).
School is supervised, and not the entire world. Big difference.
I don't think so. They're not old enough to use it with even a shred of responsibility. As the article notes, most of those kids are even unsupervised.
I've been told the power pin at the back isn't replaceable unlike with IBM's ThinkPads. This is important, as it seems to me that most laptops (especially Acer's) become unusable thanks to it breaking.