Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, November 19 2012 @ 10:00 PM EST |
Very soon the six strikes anti-piracy program will kick off in the
United States but the RIAA isn’t just sitting back and presuming that it will be
an anti-piracy cure-all. Since early November the recording industry group has
massively upped the number of DMCA notices it issues to make content harder to
find. From an average of between 200,000 and 240,000 URL requests sent every
week to Google, the RIAA has just posted 463,000 and 666,000 in successive
weeks.
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- So now we know the Beast n/t - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, November 19 2012 @ 10:12 PM EST
- Six Strikes - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 08:48 AM EST
- Hard to prove - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, November 21 2012 @ 05:32 PM EST
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Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, November 19 2012 @ 10:51 PM EST |
A perfect four-of-four. Awesome. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 02:22 AM EST |
The Register
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Authored by: Gringo_ on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 02:44 AM EST |
The phony "Smoked By Windows Phone"
challenge was broadly panned after it
was learned that it
was rigged. Now M$FT is back at it
again...
Microsoft, over recent times, has been keen
to
humiliate [] people in public. First, there was the
"Smoked By Windows Phone"
challenge, in which Redmond's
indefatigable Ben Rudolph proved that Microsoft's
phones
were so much faster than iPhones or Samsungs.
With the advent
of Windows Phone 8, you are invited to a new
challenge. This is called "Meet
Your Match."
It is similar to the "Smoked By Windows Phone" challenge in
that
Rudolph and friends will prove that your iPhone 5s and
Androids are mere lumps
of plastic.
There are link to the new Microsoft ads, which
are in the
typical distasteful, nauseating Microsoft style. Microsoft
just
have no class at all. Remember when Nokia was found out
photo-shopping an image
that was supposed to be a real photo
from its new camera? Maybe some good
sleuth out there can
similarly expose Microsoft's latest scam. I suspect the
trick was slight of hand - or rather, a slight change in
angle to make a worse
image, at least in the first case.
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 03:23 AM EST |
For Orphan Works, which in China also includes popular works
written
anonymously. Now the anonymous authors can be paid
via their writers
collective....
People's Daily
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 03:39 AM EST |
Redmond
hopes not.
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Authored by: macrorodent on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 05:56 AM EST |
A very critical review of Windows 8 usability here:
http://www.useit.com/alertbo
x/windows-8.html
(Nielsen is not just any flamer, but a recognized
usability expert). [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 08:27 AM EST |
Not because I think it's best, or because I like it
especially, but because of Apple.
While I was shopping around, I overheard a salesman telling
another customer not to buy Apple products because of Apple
v. Samsung, and explaining about rounded corners. They
wanted a tablet and were diverted from buying Apple.
Apple, Microsoft got on the wrong side of the public. Take
the lesson. You can't make money from people who oppose or
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 12:22 PM EST |
commentary-One of the areas where Google has
attracted antitrust attention is "vertical" search. There are
good reasons why
it shouldn't be hindered from offering this.
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 01:58 PM EST |
This regulation follows the unilateral and rightless cutoff of donations to
WikiLeaks, as well as similar trampling on small entrepreneurs. The Pirate Party
took the initiative to the new regulation.
It has become an increasingly large problem that Visa, MasterCard, and Paypal
control the valve to any money flow on the planet. Today, the European
Parliament established this as a clear problem, and initiated regulation of the
companies, limiting and strictly regulating their right to refuse service.
The Pirate Party was the initiator of this regulation, following the damaging
cutoff of donations to WikiLeaks after said organization had performed
journalism that was embarrassing to certain governments.
http://falkvinge.net/2012/11/20/europarliament-scolds-visa-mastercard-paypal-for
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Authored by: Gringo_ on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 02:04 PM EST |
The tide is turning. Just a few days ago, it seems,
though there were plenty
of criticisms of Window8, most
analysts were saying "...but it's still too soon
to call
Windows8 DOA". Now doubt has been replaced by resignation -
Win8
is DOA, and will impact negatively on PC sales.
The first reason Deutsche Bank listed today
for cutting its
PC estimates this quarter was a "lackluster
initial uptake of Windows 8," in a
research note from
analyst Chris Whitmore.
After citing the impact of
amorphous factors like "macro
weakness" and the "fiscal cliff," Whitmore
continues.
As in past cycles we expect the introduction of a new
Microsoft OS
to spur an increase in PC demand. However...we
believe Win8 will have a more
muted impact than prior cycles
for a several reasons: 1) Win8 reviews are mixed
due to a
confusing UI; 2) there is a lack of Enterprise interest in
Window 8;
3) tablet form factor complicates positioning
(Win8 vs. Windows RT), 4)
continued substitution of PCs by
iPads/tablets 4). [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: IMANAL_TOO on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 03:59 PM EST |
www.metafil
ter.com/95152/Userdriven-discontent#3256046:
If you are not
paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being
sold.
posted by blue_beetle at 1:41 PM on August 26,
2010
While catchy put, I don't think blue_beetle knew about Linux,
or the GPL.
--- ______
IMANAL
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 06:44 PM EST |
The previous message was:
> Another stream is available
> Authored by: gibus on Friday, November 16 2012 @ 03:59 PM > EST
> You can watch the conference with Free software (mplayer, > vlc...) on
> mms://ammsmedia.scu.edu/mobile2
I was at the conference and took notes about which I am supposed to report. I
would not mind all if I can also have this resource available for comparison.
But, ...
Here is what I get. Perhaps I am not following the instructions correctly, so
further advice would be appreciated:
kilgota@khayyam:~$ mplayer mms://ammsmedia.scu.edu/mobile2
MPlayer 1.1-4.7.1 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team
Playing mms://ammsmedia.scu.edu/mobile2.
STREAM_ASF, URL: mms://ammsmedia.scu.edu/mobile2
Resolving ammsmedia.scu.edu for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: ammsmedia.scu.edu
Resolving ammsmedia.scu.edu for AF_INET...
Connecting to server ammsmedia.scu.edu[129.210.252.69]: 1755...
Connected
read error:: Operation now in progress
pre-header read failed
Resolving ammsmedia.scu.edu for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: ammsmedia.scu.edu
Resolving ammsmedia.scu.edu for AF_INET...
Connecting to server ammsmedia.scu.edu[129.210.252.69]: 80...
Server returned 500:Internal Server Error
Failed to parse header.
Failed, exiting.
Resolving ammsmedia.scu.edu for AF_INET6...
Couldn't resolve name for AF_INET6: ammsmedia.scu.edu
Resolving ammsmedia.scu.edu for AF_INET...
Connecting to server ammsmedia.scu.edu[129.210.252.69]: 80...
Cache size set to 320 KBytes
Cache fill: 0.04% (117 bytes)
Exiting... (End of file)
kilgota@khayyam:~$ [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 11:13 PM EST |
Truth is stranger than fiction:
http://imgur.com/gallery/Swtc9[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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