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• On the post: Trent Reznor Continues Business Model Experiments: Releases Latest Album Online

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2008 @ 11:42am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Creative Commons licensed

  whoops replied to the wrong one, that was meant for Liam above (sorry)

• On the post: Trent Reznor Continues Business Model Experiments: Releases Latest Album Online

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 03 Mar, 2008 @ 11:41am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Creative Commons licensed

  A month without music would be boring. A month without food would be fatal.
  
  I really think you need to get your priorities straightened, thievery aside...

• On the post: Yet Another Attempt At Satellite Internet Access

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2008 @ 03:09pm

  My parents use HughesNet

  My parents have used HughesNet now for months with little problems. They were told they wouldn't be able to VPN...not true. They were told they wouldn't be able to use Youtube or Joost or Hulu or......not true. The only thing I'm not sure about would be Vonage or some other VoIP service, and that's just because they wouldn't try (there ARE such things as satellite phones...why not?)
  
  All in all, it's not bad. It's expensive, but now that they don't have to pay for Satellite TV (they use the internet) the cost pretty much evens out. They are also so far out they can't get Cable...so for being their only option I'm pretty sure they are satisfied. Hell of a lot better than the crappy 56k!

• On the post: Man Gets 3 Years In Jail For Fake Facebook Profile

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2008 @ 12:43pm

  Grammar Police!

  Anyway != Any way
  
  ...yeah just saying...

• On the post: Suing Google Because You Don't Like What It Links To

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 11 Feb, 2008 @ 01:37pm

  Re: Re:

  While I agree that google can't be held accountable for the content of others peoples pages, I do believe they should be held accountable for their own content. If they are caching or linking to, say, Tubgirl, I'm pretty sure it falls WELL within 99.9% of everyone's ethical belief system that it SHOULD be removed. Now, then, the line is drawn at the completely subjective "what is unethical?"
  
  The reason I agree with this article is that I don't believe the courts should answer this very important question for us.

• On the post: Yahoo Finally Dumps The Music Service It Never Really Liked

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 05 Feb, 2008 @ 08:47am

  Shenanigans!

  I call shenanigans: "Given this little merger the company may be involved in, it may be difficult to do very much that's unique or innovative."
  
  Microsoft IS unique and innovative... You can't become a monopolistic powerhouse without at least SOME of both. Granted, a lot of it is business/bureaucracy anymore but slamming M$ to sound cool seems beneath you, Mike...

• On the post: No Laughing Matter: Can You Copyright A Joke?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 31 Jan, 2008 @ 12:08pm

  Re:

  Joe Rogan has a DVD of his standup from 2005. I've forgotten the name but it was one of the funniest comedian shows I've ever seen, I still have it and show everyone I can.
  
  Carlos Mencia has nothing on him...nothing!
  
  Offtopic I know but in all honesty when you say "Joe Rogan" people think "douchebag with that dumbass show where people eat gross crap" when in reality he seems very intelligent and his humor is actually based a lot in science!

• On the post: Cop Gets Investigated Because MySpace Friend Links To Porn

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 29 Jan, 2008 @ 10:47am

  Re: HA!!

  3 clicks? Bookmarks > Porn... That's 2 for me!

• On the post: Freemium Models For Video Games — Coming To Annoy At A PC Near You?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 22 Jan, 2008 @ 10:36am

  As a casual gamer

  As a casual gamer I disagree. I would much rather pay NOTHING to experience a game, then maybe pay a little more if I stick with it. All too often I buy a game for $60 to play it twice and move on... If I found something I'd stick with (ahem HALO) then I'd definitely be interested in paying a little more for a bigger experience.
  
  I have no problem with this model at all.

• On the post: RIAA Flubs Chance To Actually Respond To Questions About CD Ripping

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2008 @ 09:18am

  Re: Ummmm?

  There's a difference between being against a philosophy and being against an organization. Better put, you're confusing 2 issues. There's a problem with the HOW, not with the WHY.
  
  I'm on the same page with Mike here.

• On the post: Verizon Wireless's Outrage Over Alltel Ad A Bit Misplaced

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 04 Jan, 2008 @ 08:38am

  Re: Re: Swiss Chz

  No way. Buy a new phone off ebay, you'll pay $50 for something that was 300 a year ago (Razr's are almost NOTHING now.)
  
  Take it to Verizon and make them switch your number over. They can't, under any circumstances FORCE you to extend your contract.
  
  ...only if you buy a phone at a "reduced contract" price (which is bull anyway, they're marked up like CRAZY) will you have to extend or sign a contract

• On the post: IBM Patents 1-And-Only-1-Click Ordering

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 28 Dec, 2007 @ 07:09am

  *sigh*

  I wish I had the resources to patent all my ideas. I'd be one rich guy right now...

• On the post: Get College Credit For Being Famous Online

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 25 Dec, 2007 @ 05:41am

  Re:

  ...oooh I hate you for even thinking...
  
  Just so long as you don't say this same thing on Slashdot, the whole "ooh let's post first for attention" or now this new myminicity thing is really annoying!
  
  on a lighter note, Merry Christmas! :-)

• On the post: News Publishers Want To Change Robots.txt; Want To Make Sure Their Content Is Less Useful

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 30 Nov, 2007 @ 10:25am

  Simple solutions:

  A: Put the content you don't want crawled on a different server and blacklist all known bots from connecting to that server.
  B: Use a login script.

• On the post: Seagate Hard Drives Came With Trojan Pre-Installed

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2007 @ 02:42pm

  Re: FOA

  You know what's fun? Run the "undelete" or "unformat" utilities and see what turns up.
  
  I know this probably applies less to "new" harddrives, but I bought a WD raptor ~a year ago off ebay, unformatted and thank-you-jesus I was awarded a clean XP Pro installation with Microsoft Office and the entire Macromedia suite! I couldn't get into the protected folders (ie: my documents) but the rest (ie: windows, program files, etc) were wiiiiide open!
  
  Needless to say I'm not a fan of XP pro (Win 2000 or BUST!) so I formatted and lost it all again, but it was a fun experiment.

• On the post: Real Police Cross Over Into Virtual World Again; Arrest Teen For Theft Of Virtual Furniture

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2007 @ 03:03pm

  Re: Then don't use real money

  BUT, if you spent money on:
  an infinitely duplicat-able (yes I know it's not a word) good, product or service
  and spend such money in:
  an environment with NO retribution for stealing other peoples said goods, products or services
  
  then I have 2 and a half words: TOO F***IN BAD
  
  until the developers decide to PREVENT the goods from being stolen, then don't buy them. period.
  
  How can police have ANY sort of jurisdiction anyway? I don't get it...do the police LIVE in second life? Is there a court there?

• On the post: Dow Jones Pours Cold Water On Murdoch's Free Journal Plans

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2007 @ 06:29am

  Re: I'm shocked

  A personal opinion is quite often the antithesis of a business opinion. No one is saying he's a nice guy, just that he knows how to run a company. There's no denying that!

• On the post: You Can't Legislate Stupidity Away… But Can You Automate It Away?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2007 @ 09:59am

  Re: Stupid comment post filter test in 3...2..1...

  Test #2:
  
  First post! (in the reply to the second post...)

• On the post: The Register Misunderstands BitTorrent Encryption

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 12 Nov, 2007 @ 09:57am

  Re: Common misconception

  The best way to keep yourself safe? It's still not 100% effective, but like a condom it's pretty damn close:
  
  Peer Guardian.
  
  That's right folks, look it up, download, install, update and USE it. It's the best way to avoid those prying eyes!

• On the post: Sitting At Your Desk Not Good For Productivity?

  

  beckerist ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2007 @ 08:03am

  If you can't sit and think...

  If you can't do the job you were hired for, then find a new job. If you're more productive while walking around, become a postman.
  
  Don't get me wrong. If you need to walk around occasionally to clear your head that's called human nature. If you need to walk around constantly to focus, that's called ADD and a desk job is probably not for you.

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