As a retired software engineer this issue falls into what I call 'The Imagination Gap'.
Software engineers test for all the conditions they can imagine, unfortunately they can't imagine all the conditions that the software will face in the real world
I've already installed the DRM removal plugin unfortunately there is a new version of DRM being used that doesn't yet have a plugin available. It's being worked on but it's not there yet
I'm not terribly interested in computer games but I am interested in e-books. I subscribe to several mailing lists that send me tailored e-mails giving me titles that I may be interested in, mostly obtained via Amazon.
I've got a Linux system and use Calibre as my library/reader.
I tend to download free offer books from authors I've not heard of before as a sort of 'try-before-you-buy' approach. Lately a lot of these 'free' offer books come infected with DRM that makes them unreadable on a Linux system.
I'm baffled as to why an obscure author I've never heard of would make a free offer book unreadable.
It also means I'm much less likely to buy e-books if I'm not sure I'll be able to read them. I realise that we are talking of books at a 99p price point but I don't want to waste my money on something I can't read.
We need a consistent way for individuals to show disapproval of articles
Social Media sites often allow reader to enter a 'thumbs up' or 'clap' to show approval of articles, some even allow you to vote multiple times to show your level of appreciation. What is not so common is allowing you to enter a sign of disapproval. What we need to become common is the 'thumbs down' or 'boo' icon where you can register disapproval of an article. If we couple this with the ability for an individual user to 'block' a particular author or authors we then have a system that puts the power where it belongs; in the hands of the individual users. This would give the needed level of granularity whereby a user could show disapproval of individual articles or shun an author completely.
I've been using the internet more or less since it became publicly available, I don't think I've ever been to either site before and I can't think of a reason to go in the future. No loss then.
The thing that's puzzling me the most is that nobody seems to be investigating or prosecuting something that on the face of it seems to be very illegal. There's a lot of political posturing but not a lot of criminal investigation when are we going to see some indictments?
How about making the liar subject to the sentence for the crime he/she was lying about? If you're lying about drug possession then subject the lies to those sentences, if you're lying about murder then lies become subject to that sentencing regime.
Your Honour, the defendant is accused of attempting to evade a speeding fine by driving slower than the posted speed limit. Defendant how do you plead. Not guilty your honour. OK, you've admitted you were speeding. You are fined $100. Next case please
Re: Reducing the level of ignorance in the discussion
So according to your logic Einstein shouldn't have been allowed to voice his opinion on relativity because he didn't have an appropriate degree and wasn't employed in an appropriate job?
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Why should successful companies fund failing ones
Was the motor industry asked to fund the buggy- whip makers?
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I need to watch more TV
I think I must be one of the few people who have never heard of this person.
I think I need to dust off the TV and start watching it again.
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Imagination gap
As a retired software engineer this issue falls into what I call 'The Imagination Gap'.
Software engineers test for all the conditions they can imagine, unfortunately they can't imagine all the conditions that the software will face in the real world
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Re: Re: It's not just games though
It's being worked on but it's not there yet
On the post: Latest Denuvo Version Cracked Again By One Solo Hacker On A Personal Mission
It's not just games though
I subscribe to several mailing lists that send me tailored e-mails giving me titles that I may be interested in, mostly obtained via Amazon.
I've got a Linux system and use Calibre as my library/reader.
I tend to download free offer books from authors I've not heard of before as a sort of 'try-before-you-buy' approach.
Lately a lot of these 'free' offer books come infected with DRM that makes them unreadable on a Linux system.
I'm baffled as to why an obscure author I've never heard of would make a free offer book unreadable.
It also means I'm much less likely to buy e-books if I'm not sure I'll be able to read them. I realise that we are talking of books at a 99p price point but I don't want to waste my money on something I can't read.
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We need a consistent way for individuals to show disapproval of articles
What is not so common is allowing you to enter a sign of disapproval.
What we need to become common is the 'thumbs down' or 'boo' icon where you can register disapproval of an article.
If we couple this with the ability for an individual user to 'block' a particular author or authors we then have a system that puts the power where it belongs; in the hands of the individual users.
This would give the needed level of granularity whereby a user could show disapproval of individual articles or shun an author completely.
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setting an example?
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Who?
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Responsibility?
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A Good Decision
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Why hasn't anybody been charged?
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Re: Re: Cops and Perjury
If you're lying about drug possession then subject the lies to those sentences, if you're lying about murder then lies become subject to that sentencing regime.
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Evading Speeding Fines
Defendant how do you plead.
Not guilty your honour.
OK, you've admitted you were speeding. You are fined $100.
Next case please
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Re: Reducing the level of ignorance in the discussion
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Re: The guy is evil.
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Re:
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Didn't you mean to say former rather than latter?
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Contempt of Court
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Re: What?
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