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 I wish I could work for free and still manage to survive. Don't we all?
I'm just pointing out in what direction the internet is heading. All the technology for creating such a plugin already exists, and the grass root movement is already in place, which can be seen at sites like Kickass Torrents. So eventually someone will do it.
And the rest of us (programmers, media production companies, etc) will have to figure out a way to adjust.
Regards,
Björn Morén
Stockholm, Sweden
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bjoernen wrote: I wish I could work for free and still manage to survive. Don't we all?
NO. I like earning more than the average wage.
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bjoernen wrote: I'm just pointing out in what direction the internet is heading.
Much more optimistic than I was reading the other day. Lots of doom and gloom over throttled speeds and content restrictions. Even Google fighting to be able to control how much bandwidth they give what content, the rest of the pack doing the same they have been doing for ages.
But by adjust I assume you mean write custom commercial software rather than ever bothering to write something for people's home use again. Unless it's a personal project maybe.
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Why do people believe that because it is easy to share copyrighted content -- with advent of digital sharing systems -- that it means it is morally or legally okay to do so?
A magazine did a study with brand new iPods where they placed them in easy to get to locations with no one watching. When they were easily stolen iPods were taken. For example leave the iPod on the dash with windows down and someone walking by takes it. Simply raise the windows and the iPod goes untouched.
They also placed iPods in top of shopping bag in a food court and they were stolen. In both instances the thieves say, "well, I thought someone had lost it?" Lost it on the dash of their car? It is an easier lie to tell yourself and believe that because it is easy and you didn't hurt anyone or smash anyone's windows, that you didn't really steal it.
The people in the world who believe that they are just helping you share your stuff by stealing it are the worst people in the world, because they cannot even be convinced that they are doing anything wrong.
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If all content was free its quality would be so crap it wouldnt be worth having so no, your idea is stupid.
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Not necessarily: Google is free. (ad supported)
FarceBook is free, YouTube also, Skype, Wiki, ITV in the UK, ...
(ok, the last one is a problem: ITV only shows cr@p, but then so do most of the other channels, including ones you have to pay for)
Free doesn't automatically mean rubbish, any more than buying a ticket to see a movie automatically makes it worth watching! 
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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Free in exchange for all the data they can gather from you for marketing purposes. Which is a rather frightening amount. It's worth more than anyone would be willing to pay themselves for any of the services you list, and you can sell it to anyone who asks.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Not necessarily: Google is free. (ad supported)
FarceBook is free, YouTube
also, Skype, Wiki, ITV in the UK, ...
Quite. A convincing list of crap.
if you really think the likes of Terminator can be produced and paid for by adverts and product placement you are wrong. Not only would the quality of the product be so low as to be crap the constant breaks for adverts would render the experience horrible.
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Erudite_Eric wrote: the constant breaks for adverts would render the experience horribl
So you have watched a movie on ITV then?
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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... CodeProject is free  !
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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What? 
They didn't get your credit card info when you signed up?
I shall notify the hamsters immediately!
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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OriginalGriff wrote: I shall notify the hamsters immediately!
I bribed them with used toilet rolls...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I am sooooo glad you deleted that word...
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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FYI - These are not actually free, they are paid for by advertising. It's an important distinction, really, because somewhere, somehow someone is getting paid. With everything is shared, no one is making any money. But, sharing is good if you're on the getting side.
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Yes, just imagine somene walking into your house, eating your food, leaving their garbage behind and saying, "But, it's all free, right? Isn't that would you espoused?"
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This already exists as an app that you can install rather than a plugin.
It's name... I forgot... mostly because it's only useful for downloading prawn movies...
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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GuyThiebaut wrote: it's only useful for downloading prawn movies
What a shellfish application!
Never underestimate the power of stupid things in large numbers
--- Serious Sam
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GuyThiebaut wrote: it's only useful for downloading prawn movies...
Who'd want to watch movies about small crustaceans? .. oh dear… never mind. 
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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S Houghtelin wrote: Who'd want to watch movies about small crustaceans?
Idi Amin for one.
speramus in juniperus
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This kind[^]?
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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GuyThiebaut wrote: forgot... mostly because it's only useful for downloading prawn movies
The crabs put me off those....
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Back in my must much younger days such a plugin existed. It was great for downloading ... um content.
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Hi All,
I you remember I made a faux pas in the lounge and said lang XX.net is not for release, got flamed apologised (I blame, too little sleep & too much caffine!). The 'thing' was fixed given to the client it ran he was happy (!) I was a hero, until they realised that it did not record the results and failures, I did say this at the time ('well the screen goes green, the animation stops, and the PC will make a 'ping' sound if the unit under test passes' reply was 'don't alter anything, it the way its wanted') So I sent emails to people about it not recording the results, the failures are the main thing (you would like to know where it failed, rather than have to go through every possible failure) they were ignored until this went into production, now they have boards piling up (this box passes, that box fails) and no way of sorting out what broke where if anything! 'How hard is to properly record everything? is the question now, me pleased they ignored the guy who said 'But...' and it came to bite them.... 
Also Darlek Dave are you around I feel I need to ask a question regarding table etiquette you are the only person I can think of (other than my Mum!) who could answer the question. 
modified 9-Jan-14 6:13am.
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