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• On the post: CDs Have Another Thing To Fear: Vinyl?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 11 Jun, 2008 @ 11:52am

  Re: New "Old" Stuff

  I still haven't gotten rid of my Beta-Max...

• On the post: Bad Ideas: Instituting Artificial Scarcity To Annoy Fans Into Buying Now

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2008 @ 02:21pm

  Re: all that would do is promote piracy

  No. Then you get it popping up on eBay. See what happened for the Wii, PS3, 360 launches...etc...
  
  In a different note, I DO believe it worked well for the Wii. I don't believe they really WERE having trouble with production, they just wanted people to drool over it for a while before making them available. Now that the craze is dying down, you can walk into almost any store and pick one up. Up until this spring, it was impossible, even though it was almost 18 months old.
  
  Software, though, is a different story. Much like music, you can reproduce it to a physical medium as many times as you like. Unless there's a sudden unforeseen demand for plastic in which case we could switch to digital distribution. Restricting such equates to restricting information and knowledge...which doesn't fly with me.

• On the post: Time Warner Cable Tiered Broadband Test Begins

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 03 Jun, 2008 @ 06:19am

  Re: Re: Doesn't TW know there are alternatives

  I use TW...though...Verizon DSL is looking mighty tasty in these here parts...

• On the post: EU Officials Way Too Worried About Social Networks

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 29 May, 2008 @ 09:57am

  Re: It is obvious you don't "get" the european mindset

  Privacy would be the government giving you the freedom to do what you want in private. This has nothing to do with European mindset and everything to do with European control.

• On the post: LaLa's Latest Trick: Rent A Totally Limited Song For $0.10

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 29 May, 2008 @ 09:55am

  Re: Pay for renting...

  2 things:
  
  "At the very least, you have to give them credit for trying."
  --ZING! Psyche!
  
  Also, to reply more specifically to you, Rob:
  http://www.pandora.com/
  Can't go wrong.

• On the post: Does Anyone Really Care Where Google Places Its Privacy Policy?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 28 May, 2008 @ 09:38am

  Re: Readability Issue

  anything published? even an informal blog...that'd be an interesting read

• On the post: RIM Tells India That It Simply Cannot Snoop On Blackberry Email

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 27 May, 2008 @ 02:36pm

  Re: duh!

  I know you're mostly kidding, but seriously YOU try learning a second language. No, scrap that, the TECHNICAL side of a second language. Got that? Ok now, here's a book in that language of software you've never used. Read the whole thing yet? Alright now you're going to have 30 to 100 people a day calling you up, yelling at you for something you don't have ANYTHING to do with and saying that they want to speak to someone named Joe...
  
  ...not an easy job my friend. It's why they get paid the "big bucks" to do it, even though it's still peanuts compared to us over here.

• On the post: Are People In China Happy With The Great Firewall?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 16 May, 2008 @ 02:28pm

  Re:

  I remember that, I'll see if I can dig it up.

• On the post: Mormons The Latest To Make Their Secret Documents More Popular By Trying To Take Them Down

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 14 May, 2008 @ 01:30pm

  Re: Re: Culpable Mike

  MOTHER %!$^!& #!@$&! ^!@#^&@# &@#%@@!% BARBARA STREISAND!!!

• On the post: New York Wants To Punish Criminals For Incriminating Selves On YouTube

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 13 May, 2008 @ 09:45am

  Re: Busy Work

  Actually, I read the same comment in regards to an expiration date. It might even be on this site, and I agree, it makes an awful lot of sense and would basically mean job security for politicians!

• On the post: The Non-Controversy: No, Wikipedia Authors Should Not Get Paid

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 08 May, 2008 @ 09:46am

  Re: The book remains the intellectual property of its contributors

  People do this with bibles every day. They don't sell the scripture, they "sell the bindings" that just happen to have scripture in them.

• On the post: Viacom Agrees With NBC Universal: Our Business Model Problems Need To Be Fixed By Everyone Else

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 08 May, 2008 @ 09:42am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Same ol' misleading comments

  Better analogy: requiring Delta Airlines to check the validity of every piece of clothing of anyone who flies in their planes. If they can't prove their shoes were legally acquired, Delta then arrests them (or find someone who will.)

• On the post: Will Psystar Represent A Key Case Concerning Enforceability Of EULAs?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 05 May, 2008 @ 03:27pm

  Re: Re: Re: Apple is on a slippery slope...

  I thought the idea wasn't that "if you do this then you are breaking the law" but that "if you do this then you are voiding all contracts we have with you including warranties and service agreements."

• On the post: Trent Reznor Gives Away New Album As A Completely Free Download

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 05 May, 2008 @ 11:26am

  Re: Re: too bad

  I've been downloading NIN since I learned what Napster was. Now I don't feel so guilty about it, and I can also send all my friends the link so they can hear it...
  
  Still haven't purchased an album but I would definitely buy tickets to see him live, or maybe a live DVD.

• On the post: Older Gas Pumps Don't Go Above $4; But Don't Expect To Get Cheap Gas Out Of Them

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 03 May, 2008 @ 10:14am

  Re: Deja vu all over again

  Y2K.8, only affects Gas Stations.

• On the post: Instant Messaging Eating Into SMS Text Messaging

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2008 @ 07:20pm

  Re: Re: txtmsg/IM

  Last post, I promise. While I use Ethereal in Kubuntu, there is also a Windows port! Just throwing that out there.

• On the post: Instant Messaging Eating Into SMS Text Messaging

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2008 @ 07:09pm

  Re: txtmsg/IM

  Sorry to double post in the same article, but I have to agree. I can sit on my network watching in plain text what people are sending via AIM*. I just read an article where it's nearly impossible to retrieve texts. I can't find the article now (just spent a few searching) but it was basically saying that in the event a crime was committed, if the perp used text messages it's not easy to retrieve the texts, and that they are rarely stored for more than a few minutes, let alone days or weeks on any "central server."
  
  BTW: for you *nix users, check out Ethereal. It's the tool I use to see AIM messages (handy if you have someone backpacking on your network and they happen to be...dumb)

• On the post: Instant Messaging Eating Into SMS Text Messaging

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2008 @ 07:02pm

  cell vs internet

  My experience:
  America:
  Cheapest cell phone plan (not prepaid): I've found a 500 minute Verizon family plan. 2 phones, unlimited texting, unlimited Verizon calls, unlimited nights and weekends: I pay $130 a month.
  Cheapest internet plan: Currently we have 2 broadband options here, Time Warner Roadrunner and Verizon DSL. RR is $60 a month (which I have,) VDSL $40. I can find multiple sources for $10/$15 a month unlimited dialup.
  
  Germany:
  Cheapest cell: My cousin pays 15 Euro (roughly $30) for a single cell phone, no texting but if he added it it'd be about another $5 a month. Even 2 phones means $70, and that's not a "deal" by any means
  Cheapest internet: My cousin HAS to pay for dialup as there are no other offerings. ~$55 a month, THEN he has to pay by Kb used (not sure of the rate, but everyone over there is scared to use it due to cost)
  
  So in conclusion:
  America: Internet cheap, Cell phones expensive
  Germany: Cell phones cheap, Internet expensive
  
  It only seems logical it evolved like that...

• On the post: Marvel Should Keep A Tighter Leash On Its Lawyers

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2008 @ 11:21am

  Re: iron man...defense

  A: Marvel, yeah...not much literary substance but you have to admit those artists are talented!
  
  B: Americans, Bush, whatever, he'll be gone in a few months and as for Vista? Everyone I know that used Vista has since reverted to XP and everyone I know that currently uses XP has no plans to upgrade. Blame Dell, or HP. Not Americans for that.
  
  C: Comics are just another form of entertainment. No need to hate, just ignore it if it's not your cup o' tea!
  
  By the way, saying any single nationality as "stupid" goes about as far as saying any single ANYTHING is stupid. Feel free to throw me into any box you like, just don't be surprised if I (or any one of us) happens to change your mind.

• On the post: Marvel Should Keep A Tighter Leash On Its Lawyers

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2008 @ 11:07am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  I share feelings about the Baldwins (who hail from near my hometown.) While I would never listen to any of their advice on parenting, voting or ANYTHING to do with Hillary, I think 30 Rock is one of the funniest shows on TV right now.
  
  Hate the player, not the game.
  
  Besides, I got GTA4 so I'll wait until FXG or AXXO gets a hold of Iron man first anyway ;) ...or not.

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