Comment Re:Vested Interest (Score 1) 72
Grasping for straw...
Comment Re:mainstream tech reporting is poor... (Score 1) 72
Reporting is bad these days? Was it better at some previous point? And at which paragraph does the journalist clue the reader into his superior tech knowledge?
Comment Re:big picture (Score 1) 72
I've read the article and no where is it doom and gloom. You don't have to read your own personal biases into the story.
Comment Re:But this is what 'we' want, right? (Score 1) 567
My thoughts precisely. Thanks for spelling it out so nicely.
Comment Re:Watch it when you want to (Score 1) 1004
Soap operas have public executions? I might have to give the genre another go!
Comment Re:Offer people what they want (Score 2) 1004
Artificial scarcity makes Time-Warner more money right now. Plus they might be able to pull off some huge win copyright lawsuits. They'll wait for someone else to create a successful business model before they change.
Comment Re:I would love to pay for GoT. (Score 1) 1004
What do you think the last mile people have to do with this? Cable companies have no love of bundling. They have to do it or they lose large swathes of content. If you're like me and won't pay for a cable subscription just to watch Game of Thrones blame Time-Warner, owners of HBO, and the people that ensure you are paying a cable company for all their other channels before you get HBO.
Comment Re:I have HBO... (Score 3, Funny) 1004
As the GP pointed, he's time-shifting. Nothing illegal here.
Submission + - All 19 Studies on What FileSharing Studies Really Say Posted (zeropaid.com)
Dangerous_Minds writes: You might remember a series of studies that was started earlier this month that promises to reveal what filesharing studies really say. The series was in reaction to a study that was used to promote SOPA. This morning, the series was concluded with some final thoughts from the author, links and full citations for additional review. The author found overwhelmingly that enforcement of copyright was not the answer to the industries woes, but rather, adaptation to a changing technological environment. He also found that, although some studies did comment that file-sharing may have displaced sales, the level of displacement was negligible at worst and had a good positive impact on sales at best. He also found that the only artists that could possibly be harmed by filesharing are the biggest superstars in the industry. Meanwhile, lesser known artists are actually benefiting from filesharing. Those are just a few of the findings. Here's links to the parts of the whole series: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.
Comment Re:Another ridiculous lawsuit (Score 1) 257
Let absurdity reign through the rule of law.
Comment Re:Don't blame math (Score 1) 371
The math has as many contradictions as any mainstream religion. Complex systems are complex systems, no matter the starting point.
Comment Re:Don't blame math (Score 1) 371
What, you're trying to add some intelligence to this thread?
Comment Re:Don't blame math (Score 1) 371
I want him to show that empathy is somehow a new trait...that'd be some finely tune BS.
Comment Re:Don't blame math (Score 1) 371
No need to feed the trolls.
Comment Re:Don't blame math (Score 2) 371
Reality distortion field? I'd have to say it's the rest of us in the distortion fields. We don't have enough information to understand the system, yet many of the people on this topic have decided they know who to blame for the crash. I've come to accept that reality distortion fields are a necessary part of belonging to the human race. The few of us that can get past them are likely to hold power over the rest of us. Using reality to one's advantage is of course the ultimate power.
