When Geeks Protest
They flood websites to fight 'the man'.
Namely - www.digg.com, right now. Go there for a larf.
Q for discussion - did the peoples overreact? Are calls for the end of digg.com premature, or too late? Should the founder be praised or scorned for his actions? Why can't companies make up copy protection that isn't laughingly easy?
CR
Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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Uh? I don't get it.
#Hillary4prism
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And hold that everything depends upon having the “right” religion.
But when one really knows, one has no need of religion. - Mahavyuha Sutra
Freedom necessarily involves risk. - Alan Watts
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Neither do I.
I don't see "the man" there, I just see some seemingly normal news and the top ten are full of HD-DVD topics which don't really interest me until the prices are somewhat normal and they got rid of DRM.
"Topic is tired and needs a nap." - Tosa Inu
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For those who don't understand what this is about
And an official change of stance
I don't really have an opinion on this - both sides are right, in their own way.
The final decision - listen to the community - is probably the best outcome they could have hoped for.
Stuff the litigators
Last edited by sapi; 05-02-2007 at 11:05.
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The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions, a statistic -Stalin
We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area -UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer
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From wise men, O Lord, protect us -anon
The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions, a statistic -Stalin
We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area -UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer
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Sapi's already posted the story - the numbers aren't random.Originally Posted by Husar
CR
Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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what a great move......they just took a fact that was known by a handfull of hackers and turned into something that thousands of people will look into now.
score another point for the corporate think tank
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They handled it poorly. Instead of secretly (not so after all) deleting the posts/thread, they should have come out and said they were being served a cease and desist order from the MPAA and put forth the consequences of further posts along those lines. Their actions got a bunch of geeks thinking censorship and corporate kowtowing, which was bound to get a reaction like this.
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The AACS handled it great, it could boost HD-DVD sales.
If people know they can crack the HD-DVDs, they are more likely to buy them because when they buy Blu-Ray discs, they won't be able to copy them.
"Topic is tired and needs a nap." - Tosa Inu
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Nonsense - Blu-Ray won't last more than a few minutes before being cracked
Last edited by sapi; 05-03-2007 at 11:34.
From wise men, O Lord, protect us -anon
The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions, a statistic -Stalin
We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area -UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer
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Edit: Nevermind.
BD:TW
Some piously affirm: "The truth is such and such. I know! I see!"
And hold that everything depends upon having the “right” religion.
But when one really knows, one has no need of religion. - Mahavyuha Sutra
Freedom necessarily involves risk. - Alan Watts
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