In the not so distant future

[WilHarris]

http://www.bit-tech.net/columns/2005..._future/1.html

[Sim0n]

Can i have some of what KNA is on, it must be dutch :P

[mclean007]

I love these flights of fancy, because, while Chris's tongue is clearly planted firmly in cheek, the irony is that so much of that stuff is inevitably going to happen in some form or other.

[SyxPak]

/mode #life +oppress

[Hybr1d]

Hahaha, I sincerely hope your wrong but the way things are this could be fairly plausible

[allforcarrie]

Its so true!

[zr_ox]

Interesting read but I think you've been watching way to many sci-fi movies!

Originally Posted by mclean007

so much of that stuff is inevitably going to happen in some form or other.

lmfao.....Remeber the Y2K Bug scenario ah ha ha ha

Not for the next 40 generations....thats if we have not been hit by an asteroid, or have been swallowed up by the ocean, or have been made into batteries or are in the middle of an ice-age.....oh my god!

Not a chance!

[_DTM2000_]

I would be very supprised if things don't end up like that. If M$ and $ony (to name a couple) get their way, we wouldn't own anything anymore but still have to pay the same.

As Steve comes in the music shuts off, his RFID tag triggering the Transmission Rights scanner in my stereo (to ensure that only those who've paid for the music can listen to it).

Thats exactly the type of thing that is likely to happen and it makes my blood boil when I think about it.
I can only hope that if any company tries to use technology like this, everyone will stop buying their products. If everyone complians enough and doesn't buy the products, this sort of nonsense will never become a reality.

Viva la resistance!

[mclean007]

Originally Posted by zr_ox

lmfao.....Remeber the Y2K Bug scenario ah ha ha ha

Not for the next 40 generations....thats if we have not been hit by an asteroid, or have been swallowed up by the ocean, or have been made into batteries or are in the middle of an ice-age.....oh my god!

Not a chance!

Okay, I'm not a sci-fi believing, conspiracy theorist muppet, but some of the stuff in that article is already on the way:

(1) oppressive DRM;
(2) content providers shifting their 'sales' model to one where you never own the content, you rent it from them;
(3) attempts by games producers to restrict access to the game to the original purchaser (by prohibiting resale);
(4) ludicrously over-zealous censorship (hence the blue blood reference - who remembers that version of Carmageddon?);
(5) local councils taxing people for not recycling, yet providing woeful pick-up services;
(6) government taxing the heck out of everything they can - congestion charging, stealth tax rises, speed cameras, parking permits, increased public transport costs, proposals to charge for road use by mileage;
(7) product placement and unskippable ads

It's all there. Chris's article may be lighthearted, but he's making some serious points too. In the words of David Brent "I am not a plonker". I consider my words carefully before writing, so I'd appreciate it if you actually read and thought about things before ridiculing someone else's opinion.

[Monkey200SX]

that was a good read, and i agree with mclean007,

i just hope it doesnt happen in my life time

[MiNiMaL_FuSS]

the penguins, they killed...my god..its alreayd begun..send help! dear god no...ahhh....

[kickarse]

Great faux editorial on where things are heading..

[LoneArchon]

mclean007 you forgot the degrade in media quality. how all music cds cost the same and you are getting less overall songs and there is only a 1 or 2 good songs. I recently got an import cd from japan(Anime OST) and it had some type of sony DRM on it. I didn't install it i couldn't it read the promts anyway. I looked in nero at the track list and i was able to rip just the audio track to a new cd with out an issue and now can play the copy in WMP with out installing the sony crap. But thy are becoming over protective of there content but with this effort the content quality is degrading and costs for the service are increasing.

[Reaper_Unreal]

Please don't give them any more ideas. The problem with that is that it all seems so possible. If things like that start to happen, I'll simply move into the forest, without electricity and live off of the land. I'll be an unnamed hermit.

The worst part of all that if you ask me, is the part where they nickle and dime you to death. How long before you have to hack your own RFID chip to be able to watch TV?

[RotoSequence]

That was damned scary. I pray to God things dont go that way.

[Firehed]

I'd like to think there will be a mass revolt before that time. Perhaps Democracy 2.0 will take over by that time (google it, wiki-based government). It's rather sad how we're headed that way...

[zr_ox]

Originally Posted by mclean007

so I'd appreciate it if you actually read and thought about things before ridiculing someone else's opinion.

You cannot be sane saying what you did and then end your rant with that statement.......shame on you! hypocrite

I'm entitled to my opinion!

The trouble is that the majority of poeple want everything for free, hack this crack that to save some money.

If people started buying more music, films & software it WOULD be much easier to drive the prices down. Economies would be more stable and generally life would be better....bla bla bla!

What do you expect manufacturers to do! They need to safe-guard their investment. When they have to start aggressivley protecting this it lets you see just big a problem piracy has become. How many of you all have pirate movies, software & music at home?

My guess....ALL OF YOU! Cant complain about the problem when your part of the root cause!

As for violence censorship..."Numerous studies have proved that When large numbers of youths (including young adults) are exposed to many hours of media violence, even a small effect can have extremeley large societal consequences". - C.A. Anderson Journal of Adolescence 27 (2004)

I could go on, but wont. Its my opinion, choosing not to say something when I disagree would be wrong! And anyway did I disagree with it...no! I just think the time frame is wrong.

[mclean007]

Originally Posted by zr_ox

You cannot be sane saying what you did and then end your rant with that statement.......shame on you! hypocrite

Er...what? How about explaining what you're talking about?

I'm entitled to my opinion!

Yes, you are, and I welcome intelligent contribution to the debate. What I object to, however, is the fact that you quoted me and then wrote something totally vacuous - "lmfao.....Remeber the Y2K Bug scenario ah ha ha ha" - which comes across as very disrespectful.

[Hybr1d]

Enough of the flame war, eh guys? Opinions differ and people's views clash, just move on

[zr_ox]

Okay:

You complained that I ridiculed his opinion, and then you go ahead and ridicule my opinion - thats called hypocracy!

Your second gripe is a mater of interpretation!