This has been gone over repeatedly over at blenderartists.org .... Basically they're selling tutorials (many if not most of which are also freely downloadable) and including Blender, making brief note of the GPL as required. Not quite a scam, not quite legit, but legal ..... but also not really a problem ultimately because, as mentioned, it is NOT the most up-to-date version; nor are the tutorials and plug-ins. Kinda sux, but what can ya do? And who's really going to buy it anyhow? ... meh :D

Everyone seems to be forgetting that the internet was originally a military endeavor ( ARPAnet, then DARPAnet, the the Internet, now the Internet 2 and the darknet ), with specific design goals of NOT being able to be crippled or shut down. They hired geeks and hackers to make it so .... and the geeks and hackers HAVE made it so. Sure, government could limit and hurt standard access. They could attempt to shut down DNS servers, etc .... but geeks and hackers would have it back up in no time. Your general tech-ignorant user may not be able to ... i don't know ... use Netflix or watch porn (oh, wait ... that would pop right back up too ;^p ) ........ but the 'net cannot be 'shut down', as it were. What a silly idea. Especially for the reasons given for the need. Them's what they claim they want to stop could EASILY find ways around any so-called kill-switch. people people people ... know yer history, know the tech ..... trust in the geeks and hackers that made this thing real in the first place .... :D :D :D

Thank you. I was going to post this myself, but decided to look thru here and see if anyone else brought this up. sure, the internet as it is now is quite complex. However, the lines over which it runs still exist, so there's nothing to stop (and nothing CAN stop) people from booting up new DNS servers, etc ... if some sort of 'kill switch' attempt was made. Just. Not. Possible. Period. Geeks and hackers BUILT and DESIGNED the internet .... and they will keep it alive. period. exclamation point. It's worth stating again (and again) that THE INTERNET WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED SO IT COULD NOT BE SHUT DOWN. ... besides which, there's always the darknet ....

I was going to post the exact same title. you beat me to it. There's also another thread on this topic. Leave it to the /. crowd!! :D :D

The moon is near the top of Earth's gravity well. The ditch you refer to is the Moon's own gravity, which is relatively easy to overcome. Once under the influence of Earth's own gravity, it's nothing but downhill .... with energy potential accumulating all the way ... creates a big boom if not put to use in any other manner ...

The moon hasn't "fallen" into the ocean recently because it's moving fast enough that it's constantly "falling" over the horizon of Earth. That's how an orbit works. The moon is near the top of Earth's gravity well, and in that sense it IS downhill; and while it has it's own gravity to deal with to get anything into Earth's influence, that doesn't take a helluva lot of energy comparatively, and the proper trajectory is easily calculable.

As far as I know, there's no way for me (or you) to have any influence or input into the FCC's decisions. I would LOVE to have someone prove me wrong. PLEASE prove me wrong !!! Who or what do I phone or write to to get this horrible horrible idea to die quietly and without a funeral ?? If this were to happen, I may well have to cut my 'net off or risk going completely broke!! BOOOOO!!! Haven't they learned anything?? as cell phone companies are dropping pay-as-you go in favor of unlimited access, 'net providers are looking for pay-as-you-go. LAME LAME LAME LAME LAME!!! .. of course, cyberpunk always predicted this ....

Um, please inform yerself before posting such things. Backscatter X-Ray scanner. notice the word "x-ray" in there ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backscatter_X-ray

"These TSA guys are simply doing their jobs." .... that excuse has been used repeatedly for some of the most horrific crimes ever committed by humanity. And it always starts innocuous enough. Pat downs->X-rays->Cavity Search->Profiling->Pre-Emptive Detention->Death Squads ... think it won't happen? so did 30's germany, or stalin's russia, or mao's china ... even in the U.S., the country of ultimate freedom, legitimate Japanese Americans were interred in camps without trial or legitimate suspicion during WWII ... but HEY! It's OK because it's "for our own good" ..

um, So What? it still happened, and it was still the TSA. Also, being Nov. 17, 2010 today, April 9, 2009 (original date from what I've read) was only about 20 months ago, nowhere near "3 years" (36 months). I had at first heard over 2 years old, and now it's over 3 years old. Soon this video will be from the 80s. Yes, objectionable. And YES!, even if that old, it's still relevant!!!!

um, So What? it still happened, and it was still the TSA. Also, being Nov. 17, 2010 today, April 9, 2009 was only about 20 months ago, not 'over' two years (24 months). Yes, upsetting. Yes, even if that old, it's still relevant.

Hey, thanks for being willing to sacrifice freedom for illusory security. Tell me, when was the last time someone tried to use a child to initiate a terrorist attack within the U.S. Oh yeah, NEVER!! RE: your statement, "I hate this mentality that flying on an airplane suddenly is in the bill of rights next to freedom of speech. Its a privilege and if you don't want to be searched and have the government violate your privacy then drive yourself or walk" It's called the 4th Amendment. Would you object if/when the government starts randomly searching people driving or walking near an airport, or a government building? This is a rather large step in that direction. Furthermore, a few pounds of C4 could easily fit up most people's asses, and NONE of our current security measures could stop that. So, should we start allowing / accepting body cavity searches as well?? It's fools like you who are willingly driving this country straight to hell. Thanks!!

Yeah, Tribune keeps removing it, and 'they' keep putting it back up. ... This link works(ed) as of 6:50pm CST 11/17/10 :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJNY_PTULO4

YES, exactly!! Thank you!! Couldn't agree more. I don't know how to increase the 'score' of this post, or i would. you are a rare bird, one that thinks reasonably and realistically :D :D