Piracy.....

I have been analyzing the whole "copywrite" thing in the US throughout these last couple of months.... there has been numerous cases that pertain the piracy issue in the US. Like the guy that got finned over half a million dolla, for downloading some songs over the P2P network limewire (which eventually made the network shut down).

This reminds me of the time of Napster.... it was a great time to live, at 13 with a telephone modem computer, with AOL... good times, yes. But that didn't last.

The matter in question is, why can't people upload their files to share without making a profit off it. It's just like sharing a dvd to a friend so he can watch a movie, I'm not making a profit off it. That criteria should be used in these cases. If I upload a cd I bought so people can download it and enjoy it as much as I do, they should be able to, I'm not charging them.

For example, the latest controversy is upload servers like Megaupload, Rapidshare and Hotfile... they are really making a profit with the stuff that's uploaded, but the users aren't. The scenario is painted like so: individual A, uploads to server B content C..... individual D finds the content on the server and downloads it, but the server B gives you the option to have an account to download the content at a faster speed, so technically they aren't making a profit with the content but they are with a "service". Although in most cases, user A and D get penalized because of uploading and downloading the content, being that they aren't making any money off it. I find it quite unfair.

Don't get me wrong, I know the music industry, movie industry and tv productions are suffering, but seriously you can't blame piracy for that, that's because these industries have been trying the same models for selling content, and it's getting old for users. You really don't want to see these industries affected, but there's technological advances that allow you to record TV shows?? Really, so who's fault is it??

You should have thought of that before, because like many things in technology, there's no way back. I love technology, I will always be for it, no matter what Herbet Marcuse says in the Unidimensional Man, it is a sign of progress, and information is power. Society and it's laws are always behind technology, if you really want to regulate you have to be a lot more on the verge of the newest things. And that goes out to the governments, industries and tech companies.... so quit complaining......

Angry people do stupid things

Well, I've been living here for a month now, it's great. I have a good time, I'm getting my dissertation done and going to class. I get to talk to my friends almost everyday. New York is closer by the minuet. I have a wonderful roommate.

I do like US college life, even if it's in a small town. It's quite nice, good installations, lots of activities (yes, by that I mean parties). I could seriously get use to this. I know I will hate going back to "my home country". But ohh well, that's the way life is.

On the other hand, things didn't end good at all with a guy, and I must confess that I have been angry with him and with myself since I got here. No one had to prove anything to anyone but he decided to prove something, and he sure as hell did it!! And now, we don't speak, and I'm pissed as hell. And that's when anger makes me do stupid things that only screw me over, no one else but me. It's really pathetic that out of anger I screw myself over, and more so when it's due to my anger to a guy who's having the time of his life.

I really must get that part of my life in order.

And I insist, February even though it's only 28 days long, it manages to be the crappiest month eveeer. Every crappy thing in my life has happened in February. A bad thing you name it, February.... so I'm not a fan of this month. I just hope no more bad news comes my way!!

Well, enough procrastinating for one day!! It is Super Bowl Weekend, and the PACKS are up for the title so I must get to it.

The American Dream, thanks to bad advice

Hell has broken out

This has been quite a week, all hell broke out. 1st of all the Rams defeated the Cowboy's 2 weeks ago, this made me quite happy, tough I know the Rams don't have a chance. But more importantly the end of this god awful semester is finally coming to an end, therefore I have to take advantage of this weekend to hang around and do nothing, because when finals start, I just won't have the time to do the things I love. Even more importantly, Barack Obama, on Tuesday, won the election, thing that I have been predicting for a couple of months, hell I know the man isn't santa, but I'm ´pretty sure the USA will be better off with him in the oval office. And might I add, I have been with the guy for nearly two years, waaaayyy before lots of people in this city ever even heard his name, and as it turns out, now everyone was behind him (hahaha it's kind of funny when politicians become "in").

And last but not least, our (Mexican) Head of the State Department, Mouriño has tragically "died", in a jet "accident", two circumstances which I hardy doubt... that shizzz was most certainly NOT an accident, beware people... if he isn't safe.... who the hell is?? And the other theory I have, is that the man is actually alive sippin some rum and cokes in the Bahamas (I've seen Alias, waay to much) but hey a girl can dream!!! I rally do hope the guy is alive and laughing at everything.

My childhood team...

Ok, thanks to popular demand... I will no longer speak about "LOVE". So today was a good day though I know that tommorow will totaaallly BRING IT All. I know Sunday will be tight. You see, my all time favorite football team will play against the Dallas Cowboys. That means, this next sunday afternoon football... the RAMS will play against the almost undefeated Cowboys.
It's going to be a great game, although I know that the Cowboys don't have very difficult win. The Cowboys is lining up to be a great team this season, they only lost one game against Washington. While the Rams have been defeated every single game of the season.
The RAMS' old coach was even kicked out, after the terrible game against the Bills. And plus all that, the injuries, ugh.

1. Randy McMichael suffered a broken tibia and torn ligament in his right leg in the Rams' 31-14 loss to the Bills.

2. A spot was found in Derek Stanley's brain , and his true conditions is yet unknown.
O well, we'll have to see what Jim Haslett can do for this team. I blame the Rams' administration for all the mishaps. I miss the days of Warner, and Faulk, when the team had it all. O well, we'll see, kick off on sunday at 3:20 central.

My drunken life form quantified…

Hahaha… I was pondering… “Damn yaAzZz, you don’t really feel when you’re extreeeemly drunk, until you drop!” And I thought, “that can’t be good there’s got to be a way to know”…. A few moments later I found my self wandering in facebook, one of my many addictions, and I found a photo of Andy with an authentic breathalyzer, and WoooooW!!! I was truly amazed, I really want one, I would really like to check my true alcoholic level when it’s necessary, a true friend would get me one!!! And we could compete legally on how drunk we truly are!! Hahaha.

As the 2nd Super Tuesday: APROACHES....