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  • On the post: Can't Stop Social Media-Driven UK Riots? Go After Social Media-Driven Water Gun Fights

    indieThing ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2011 @ 04:11am

    Re:

    If only :)

  • On the post: 'Jonathan's Card' Raises Interesting Ethical Debate: Who Decides Which Uses Of A Shared Resource Are 'Right'?

    indieThing ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2011 @ 04:09am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Flawed premise of atypical group.

    Hey, I generally only post once in articles and don't look back, although, that's probably because I'm in the UK and most comments are from the USA in a different time zone. I like to leave my opinion then scarper!

    Please don't reply, I probably won't see it :)

  • On the post: Stealing Isn't Saving, But Sharing Isn't Stealing

    indieThing ( profile ), 16 Aug, 2011 @ 04:57am

    Re: Re: Re:

    No, no, that's right, Mike's actually a robot and has just switched the file-sharing capability off in his OS :)

  • On the post: Journalist Bemoans Fact People Won't Pay For Online Content; Suggests Users Be Forced To Pay For Online Content

    indieThing ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2011 @ 04:20am

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    Hey, don't forget us game makers - we want our cut too. By my reckoning that should be around the $30 mark, as lets face it games normally cost about 3 times as much as movies ;)

  • On the post: UK Prime Minister Wants To Ban Suspected Rioters From Facebook & Twitter

    indieThing ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2011 @ 03:23am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: yeah, disenfranchised

    Being almost in the heart of some of the riots, I can assure you Nicedoggy, that most of the rioters were opportunists. you can see this by the some of the texts and other messages that have come to light, plus the specific targeting of shops with valuable goods, all others were pretty much left alone.

    I agree, our political system is 'stuck' pretty much like the USA, we need a new political system, not just a new bunch of MPs. We do need something to help young people just starting out in life, it doesn't help that university fees are about to rise 3 fold, and there isn't much help for people wanting to start a small business from scratch.

  • On the post: UK Prime Minister Wants To Ban Suspected Rioters From Facebook & Twitter

    indieThing ( profile ), 12 Aug, 2011 @ 03:16am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: yeah, disenfranchised

    There is a big difference here Lobo, in Libya it's pretty much civil war, in Syria it's been peaceful demonstrations by the populace, with the police shooting peaceful protesters.

    Here in London, most of the rioting was greed motivated, gangs and other eejits took full advantage of the police being slow off the mark, to smash and rob stores of valuable goods like tvs,watches,jewelry,phones,trainers. Some small shops were even robbed at knifepoint or threat of being beat up.

  • On the post: Motion To Quash Against Copyright Troll Explains How IP Address Does Not ID User

    indieThing ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2011 @ 06:19am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: And they STILL miss the much bigger point

    hah, it's not just me getting these calls that say we've detected a problem with your computer and then they can't answer any specific tech questions.

    Such an obvious pathetic attempt at social engineering!

  • On the post: SEC Told Pandora To Be More Explicit In Its IPO That Its Business Is Likely Unsustainable Due To Crazy Licensing Rates

    indieThing ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 06:37am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: The real problem is...

    No copyright, that would suit me just fine, I've been making a very good living off of my games sales for many years now. All without using copyright, I know I have it, but enforcing it doesn't make a blind bit of difference. Copyright doesn't give you the ability to sell more than one item. Putting together a decent business model does though. And yes, my games have been pirated many times. So what ?

  • On the post: When Even Dilbert Is Making Fun Of The Absurdity Of The Patent System…

    indieThing ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 06:15am

    Re: Should there be software patents, a public legal debate

    No, there shouldn't. There that was easy enough !

    As a programmer, I don't know a single programmer who does (and I know hundreds). Funny how it always seems to be the lawyers and execs who want them.

    And if they absoultely have to, they should be for an EXACT specification and implementation, not the vague, overbroad waffle that the patent trolls like to abuse.

  • On the post: Company Claims Patents On Generating A Map From A Database; Getting Real Estate Industry To Pay Up

    indieThing ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 03:10am

    Re: Auther does not know about patents or software engineering !

    Yeah, I thought you'd probably be one of those stuck up egotistical 'software engineers' who think there better than the rest of us 'real programmers'. Let me tell you that in my 30+ years of programming, most of the 'software engineers' I've worked with couldn't code their way out of a paper bag. They tend to be formally taught graduates and generally rely on pre-existing algorithms rather than use their creativity to create new algorithms.

    A method is obvious if after some brainstorming and coding we come up with the same method without referring to the disputed method. I've had this happen many times, mainly in the 3D graphics field, where most algorithms were discovered in the 60's. When I was teaching myself 3D programming, I worked out how to perform the basic calculations all by myself, then found out 6 months later that most of my algorithms already existed!

  • On the post: Apple Wins Europe-Wide Blockade Of Samsung Tablets; Guess Which Tablet Apple Is Scared Of Most?

    indieThing ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 02:51am

    Re: Re: Not really

    Ahh, beat me to it. Yeah I had a LG Prada before the iPhone was released. The interface was a bit clumsy, but a nice phone.

  • On the post: British MP Calls On RIM To Shut Down Messenger Services To Stop Riots; Because Pissing Off Rioters Calms Them Down?

    indieThing ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 02:06am

    This isn't political as such

    All this rioting isn't really political, it's a bunch of yobs mainly looting and robbing and generally taking advantage of the chaos. I live around the corner from where some of the action has been, and I can assure you that the only shops that were touched have some value such as electronic goods, jewelry and bicycles.

    Regarding the BB and other social media I have to disagree with you on this one Mike, the police are'nt saying that the tech is responsible, they're just stating that was what was used. They are also saying that the tech is useful to them to capture the yobs by posting pictures on Flickr and trawling through tweets etc. So far they've had 3,000,000+ vistors helping identify the culprits.

  • On the post: Artists In The US Want To Get Paid Multiple Times For A Single Work

    indieThing ( profile ), 06 Aug, 2011 @ 07:09am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    I'll bite: Depends on how much it cost to design, market, manufacture and store. You could be a carpenter at home who doesn't pay for design or marketing and knock it out for ?100 say to a friend or passerby. However, most furniture sellers spend money on design and marketing etc.

    And it's exactly the same for music, you can spend ?30,000 on making an album, or you could spend ?100.

  • On the post: BPI Using Newzbin2 Ruling To Seek Much Broader Censorship Of Sites It Doesn't Like In The UK

    indieThing ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2011 @ 04:11am

    Re: Re: fought and died for a free country

    I think that was his point !

  • On the post: Court Shuts Down Zediva: Apparently The Length Of The Cable Determines If Something Is Infringing

    indieThing ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2011 @ 06:34am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Glad to see you're still posting though, shouldn't let a few insensitive souls put you off, it is rather a passionate subject round these parts.

    I for one appreciate you explaining the law and case precedents in a clear way. Especially not having too much knowledge of American law, being from the UK.

  • On the post: Court Shuts Down Zediva: Apparently The Length Of The Cable Determines If Something Is Infringing

    indieThing ( profile ), 03 Aug, 2011 @ 06:20am

    Re: Re: Re: Re:

    As a coder, I know what you mean, but if they've just been hooking up to the signal output from standard DVD players, then the signal has already been decoded and is being sent in a TV/monitor friendly format ready for display, this would then need to be re-encoded for internet transmission.

    Also, it seems to me from what DandonTRJ was saying, is that the definition of distribution lies with the physical object (DVD/DVDPlayer) leaving your possession and off the premises.

  • On the post: Why People Pay More For Access To Infringing Content

    indieThing ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2011 @ 07:33am

    Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

    Yeah I do, god told me I could download whatever I like if I can find it ! Don't divine rights supercede government mandated rights ?

  • On the post: Intellectual Ventures' Response To This American Life: Oh Those Crazy Reporters Don't Understand Disruption

    indieThing ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2011 @ 04:47am

    Re: IV is an Insurance Company - Patents are Key to Progress and Innovation

    You may very well have done, but I've also introduced a few 'new things' to the world as well, and you know what, I did it totally without any patents :)

  • On the post: Music Industry Wants To Put 'Red Lights' In Google For Sites It Says Support Infringement

    indieThing ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2011 @ 02:59am

    Re:

    I disagree totally. The internet is a communication platform - just because I can buy goods over the phone network by calling a shop, doesn't mean the phone system is fucked.

    If anything, the internet gives the comman person more power, people now know more about what their government is doing for example.

    There are also more 'little' people making a good living without having to be a wage slave to some faceless corporation.

    In my book, this adds up to a more powerful, more informed and wealthier populace.

  • On the post: Anheuser-Busch Trying To Trademark Area Codes For Local Beers

    indieThing ( profile ), 22 Jul, 2011 @ 03:42am

    If you believe the Google ads

    3, the mobile operator have a trademark on this number :)

    I think it may be the particular expression though, as their logo is a nicely designed number 3.

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