I won't do dish because of the stupid contracts - sorry, but I will NOT enter into a contract for freakin' TV.
But in any event - if not for my DVR, I wouldn't watch TV at all. The 'hopper' is the only thing that's ever tempted me to look at dish; and if I had it, I'd watch a lot more TV.
But lengthy commercial breaks... are HISTORY for me, if I'm 'forced' to watch them - I won't watch at all, I'll go Netflix or just video game more.
Keep them short, to the point and I don't mind watching a few ads. Run them long and annoying - like AMC, SciFI, etc - and I won't watch your network at all, because it's just not worth watching the butchering of shows.
They can come up with all the BS in the world - but the police are the ones breaking the law here.
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized"
And as we see - without the 'rule of law' - corruption begins to overwhelm the system.
So yeah, you 'law enforcement' lackeys - do what you will, but realize you are *just as guilty* of breaking laws as those you are jailing. You just have a badge to 'say' you are one of the 'good guys'.
When our society is so ripe with corruption that it can no longer function properly - pat yourself on the back; for a job well done - killing liberty.
And even if this gets fixed, other exploits will be found.
The groups that fluff their chest and make a deal out of it, I don't worry about too much - it's those that don't say anything about what they are hacking into - those worry me.
"I would tend to agree, in which case, at some level, we're all just representations of mathematics and that can certainly be programmed..."
How can you apply love, hate, greed, pride - to mathematics?
You can't even measure the level of 'love' from one person to the next. I mean - can you prove you love your mom more than your sister does? Even if you were to pick-up some 'brainwave' - how can you tell how that specific brain interprets and processes that specific wave? One person might consider that emotion to be 'drastic' from their relative point of view; whereas another considers it 'slight'.
I think AI is a chicken before the egg concept. And we don't have a chicken or an egg.
So then I can torrent all I want? After all; by saying that - theft would mean "taking of one's property" - and in that case, I've taken no property if I torrent something.
Not that I do torrent illegal stuff - just saying... :)
I'll drop cable in response to their permanent placement of their head in their asses. I was on the edge of that anyway; cable's full of commercials anyway now.
There's so much to do in life; without being burdened my Hollywood and it's wallet-leeching mentality.
"what patent trolls do ain't explicitly forbidden by statute."
Maybe not, but if a hole was found in say.... tax code; it would be fixed in minutes, I suspect.
This ability to be a 'patent troll' is contrary to the spirit of the law (to progress innovation) and can easily be looked at as a 'hole' - that needs patching, quick.
So perhaps another agency *does* need to get involved, but then it's handing over "content control" to that same agency. Often, with government, the public is better off when nothing gets done anyway.
Just saying if the laws are tilted towards big corporations, expect the "little guy" to disappear from the world of innovation. And in that world the "little guy" is the important one, with all the new and bright ideas. The big corporations style of "innovation" will be to regurgitate the same content OVER and OVER again - as evidenced by network television, for example.
'too many in Congress had been afraid to say for fear of how the entertainment industry lobbyists would react.'
But when you are losing elections - anyway; it doesn't matter much, if at all. Hollywood by and large, isn't going to support the GOP either way, they are way too left.
It's a pretty calculated move; and this is why I hate both parties - they do not stand on any principle; it's simply a question of pandering for votes.
On the post: Just How Dumb Is It For CBS To Block CNET From Giving Dish An Award?
But in any event - if not for my DVR, I wouldn't watch TV at all. The 'hopper' is the only thing that's ever tempted me to look at dish; and if I had it, I'd watch a lot more TV.
But lengthy commercial breaks... are HISTORY for me, if I'm 'forced' to watch them - I won't watch at all, I'll go Netflix or just video game more.
Keep them short, to the point and I don't mind watching a few ads. Run them long and annoying - like AMC, SciFI, etc - and I won't watch your network at all, because it's just not worth watching the butchering of shows.
On the post: To Boost Its New Crappy DRM, Hollywood Tries Giving Away Free Movies
Oh no way!
I mean - who would buy things they could get for free?
Like - vegetables. I mean, since you can grow them for free, who on earth would buy them....?
On the post: Police Use HIPAA To Justify Charging Citizen For Recording Them
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized"
And as we see - without the 'rule of law' - corruption begins to overwhelm the system.
So yeah, you 'law enforcement' lackeys - do what you will, but realize you are *just as guilty* of breaking laws as those you are jailing. You just have a badge to 'say' you are one of the 'good guys'.
When our society is so ripe with corruption that it can no longer function properly - pat yourself on the back; for a job well done - killing liberty.
On the post: Developer Of Bookmaking Software Gets Full Kim Dotcom Treatment For 'Promoting Gambling'
No surprise.
On the post: It's Time For A New, Copyright-Free Happy Birthday Song, So Help Write One
Warner Chappell screwed up the old tune.
Because of greed and control.
So no Happy Birthday tune for you.
On the post: Smart TV Exploit Means Hackers Can Watch You Watch TV
On the post: Smart TV Exploit Means Hackers Can Watch You Watch TV
The groups that fluff their chest and make a deal out of it, I don't worry about too much - it's those that don't say anything about what they are hacking into - those worry me.
On the post: The Pirate Bay's Perfectly Legal 'The Promo Bay' Blocked By UK ISPs
Kudos to our 'leaders' for putting the world of politics back into 1400 AD.
On the post: First Amendment Concerns About Internet Radio Bill Not Just Overblown But Completely Backwards
Step 2. Tax people the amount.
Not hard to see where this is going.
On the post: The Internet Isn't Broken; So Why Is The ITU Trying To 'Fix' It?
On the post: Cambridge Proposes New Centre To Study Ways Technology May Make Humans Extinct
How can you apply love, hate, greed, pride - to mathematics?
You can't even measure the level of 'love' from one person to the next. I mean - can you prove you love your mom more than your sister does? Even if you were to pick-up some 'brainwave' - how can you tell how that specific brain interprets and processes that specific wave? One person might consider that emotion to be 'drastic' from their relative point of view; whereas another considers it 'slight'.
I think AI is a chicken before the egg concept. And we don't have a chicken or an egg.
On the post: Barnes & Noble Decides That Purchased Ebooks Are Only Yours Until Your Credit Card Expires
I refuse to buy books now because of all of this - I just go 'pirate' them by checking them out and reading them FOR FREE at the Library.
And no, I don't need to make a copy, I can just check it out again later.
On the post: Open Letter To Human Synergistics International In Response To Your Accusation That Techdirt Is Infringing
Isn't that also infringing?
If they didn't get permission....
On the post: Open Letter To Human Synergistics International In Response To Your Accusation That Techdirt Is Infringing
Honestly; this claim would never hold up on court - and if it did, in no way could they show damages that would make it worth the time and cost.
On the post: Copyright Maximalists Attempt To Downplay Significance Of RSC Report By Chanting Their Mantra: Copyright Is Property
So then I can torrent all I want? After all; by saying that - theft would mean "taking of one's property" - and in that case, I've taken no property if I torrent something.
Not that I do torrent illegal stuff - just saying... :)
On the post: New Study: Megaupload Shutdown May Have Hurt Box Office For Smaller Movies
It seems going there; gives them more money to be asshats and that's not in my "personal use policy" for money.
On the post: That Was Fast: Hollywood Already Browbeat The Republicans Into Retracting Report On Copyright Reform
I'll drop cable in response to their permanent placement of their head in their asses. I was on the edge of that anyway; cable's full of commercials anyway now.
There's so much to do in life; without being burdened my Hollywood and it's wallet-leeching mentality.
On the post: Can The FTC And DOJ Do What The USPTO Won't? Crack Down On Patent Trolls
Maybe not, but if a hole was found in say.... tax code; it would be fixed in minutes, I suspect.
This ability to be a 'patent troll' is contrary to the spirit of the law (to progress innovation) and can easily be looked at as a 'hole' - that needs patching, quick.
So perhaps another agency *does* need to get involved, but then it's handing over "content control" to that same agency. Often, with government, the public is better off when nothing gets done anyway.
Just saying if the laws are tilted towards big corporations, expect the "little guy" to disappear from the world of innovation. And in that world the "little guy" is the important one, with all the new and bright ideas. The big corporations style of "innovation" will be to regurgitate the same content OVER and OVER again - as evidenced by network television, for example.
On the post: Stuxnet's Infection Of Chevron Shows Why 'Weaponized' Malware Is A Bad Idea
On the post: House Republicans: Copyright Law Destroys Markets; It's Time For Real Reform
But when you are losing elections - anyway; it doesn't matter much, if at all. Hollywood by and large, isn't going to support the GOP either way, they are way too left.
It's a pretty calculated move; and this is why I hate both parties - they do not stand on any principle; it's simply a question of pandering for votes.