Comment It's interesting you should say that... (Score 2, Insightful) 708
As someone pointed out in the last article about this asshat, he used to be the CEO of AOL Europe
Comment Re:2D vs. 3D platforming - why not both? (Score 1) 249
same here...wish i had some mod points for you.
Comment The world is bigger than the USA alone... (Score 2, Informative) 321
Every person I know says "March fourteenth two thousand nine", not "fourteenth March two thousand nine".
This means that every person you know speaks English. This is not the case in Europe...
This means that every person you know speaks English. This is not the case in Europe...
Comment Re:So, change the data. (Score 1) 378
"If you want to take 5 minutes to eat a sandwich before taking the train home, make sure you show up at SandwichShop on platform 3 at 16:55!"
or some such...
or some such...
Comment Re:Rational (Score 1) 807
...I wish we got this published, but we were somewhat paranoid about someone coming after us...
After smoking a lot of pot? You don't say...
Comment Re:Good foil for Seagate (Score 1) 454
Seagate does not own Western Digital. You are likely thinking of Maxtor.
Maxtor doesn't own Western Digital either
Comment Given his analysis of the subject matter... (Score 1) 436
...it's still not enough for him!
Comment Re:Their site, their right. (Score 1, Insightful) 202
Totally agree with you. Especially because as soon as you upload anything to the internet you've pretty much waived any of your content rights you had.
Now when I say that I don't mean it in the legal sense but in the realistic practical sense. Anything digital is pirated and shared.
We even have karma whores that copy & paste other peoples insightful comments.
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There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Those that can keep their train of thought,
Now when I say that I don't mean it in the legal sense but in the realistic practical sense. Anything digital is pirated and shared.
We even have karma whores that copy & paste other peoples insightful comments.
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There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Those that can keep their train of thought,
Comment automawhat? (Score 1, Funny) 198
I've been reading too much slashdot lately. I saw the title and immediately my brain said 'automagically.'
ugh.
ugh.
Comment Re:Downloading isn't even illegal... (Score 1) 294
You are correct, however there are still many ways to get files without participating in the distribution of them (rapidshare, newsgroups for example).
And it's really only Western/industrialized countries that forbid the distribution of copyrighted content. Places like Egypt and Colombia (IIRC) have no copyright laws whatsoever so if the uploader and host are in such places, no law is broken. That said, those are big "If's" -- but welcome to the problems of information technology in a globalized society...
And it's really only Western/industrialized countries that forbid the distribution of copyrighted content. Places like Egypt and Colombia (IIRC) have no copyright laws whatsoever so if the uploader and host are in such places, no law is broken. That said, those are big "If's" -- but welcome to the problems of information technology in a globalized society...
Comment Downloading isn't even illegal... (Score 5, Insightful) 294
I know that Slashdot is US-centric, but it should be pointed out that in many other countries it is not illegal to download a copy of content that you already legally own.
I can't be bothered to learn how to properly rip HD content from a blu-ray when there are already experts who can do/have done it for me.
I can't be bothered to learn how to properly rip HD content from a blu-ray when there are already experts who can do/have done it for me.
Comment Re:parenting and learning tools (Score 1) 504
him playing HALO, a first person shooter. i used it to encourage him to learn to read (which was a problem), and to teach him to follow directions, as well as--through online play--to work as a group...
your 5 year old plays Halo online?? I'm pretty sure I've had that guy on my team before...
come to think of it, more than once actually....
What's the Right Amount of Copy Protection? 561
WPIDalamar writes "I'm currently working on a piece of commercial software that will be available through a download and will use a license key to activate it. The software is aimed at helping people schedule projects and will be targeted mostly to corporate users. With the recent Windows Vista black screen of death, it got me thinking about what sort of measures I should go through to prevent unauthorized users from using the software. While I don't wish to burden legitimate users, I do want to prevent most piracy. How much copy protection is appropriate? Is it acceptable for the software to phone home? If so, what data is appropriate to report on? The license key? Software version? What about a unique installation ID? Should I disable license keys for small amounts of piracy, like when there's 3 active installations of the software? What about widespread piracy where we detect dozens or hundreds of uses of the same license key? Would a simple message stating the software may be pirated with instructions on how to purchase a valid license be sufficient?"
Submission + - Canadian DMCA To Be Introduced This Spring
Random Guru 42 writes: "Michael Geist informs that the Conservative government in Canada is planning to introduce its own DMCA this spring, as well as providing a list of supporters and detractors of this move. Of course, he also offers advice to Canadians on how to be heard about this bad move."
Submission + - McCain MySpace hacker raided by FBI
Shatter36 writes: "Following on from the clever hack of John McCain's MySpace page on Wednesday, a slashdot subscriber decided to do a follow up, tricking the page maintainers into displaying an embarrassing comment on McCain's page for 18 hours. Not that exciting, except that today he was raided by the FBI and had all of his computer equipment seized, even though he didn't actually "hack" anything! — all the images that appeared in the comment were hosted on his website. He's posted a short account of the afternoon's events on his website (probably NSFW — he sounds a little upset). This is just ridiculous. I am lost for words, though I guess one should never underestimate the stupidity of politicians..."
