All part of the learning process, my good fellow:P
Yes, there are leaks, sometimes because people make mistakes, sometimes because a poorly documented API is used, sometimes because a programmer is inexperienced or feeling lazy that day.
That doesn't change the fact that a language is a tool, and using a difficult tool requires discipline, while using a more friendly tool makes for lax behaviour and hides the cause of errors.
I'd rather use a sharp kife than a food processor, for example - it's easy to produce amorphous mush if you're lazy with the food processor, while a good knife chops only what you ask it to.
What does Kyocera get? The right to use patented Microsoft technology in its printers, copiers and "certain Linux-based embedded devices."
Note the phrasing carefully - it specifically does not say that embedded Linux uses patented Microsoft technology, rather that Kyocera may use the technology in some of its applications of embedded Linux.
Of course, Microsoft try to spin it the other way, but it's pure FUD. No more, no less.
Personally, I remember Joseph Swan for the light bulb - Edison was about a year later, and copied his bulbs from Swan's patent while claiming the work as his own.
Don't worry though - Edison did invent the phonograph, which led to the formation of the RIAA, who will control the music that you listen to in your flying cars, so you can remember him through them.
I think that if you take the time to read the motion itself, you will see that Jon Doe #3 actually contests whether any copyright infringement can be considered to have happened, citing specific court judgements to eliminate the 'making available' argument, and asserting that the 'making available' argument is the only possible substantive claim of the plaintifs.
Now if Congress so wishes, it may introduce new law whereby 'making available' (via P2P or other means) becomes copyright infringement (despite the obvious objection that those making the copyrighted works available do not do so for commercial gain).
Until such law is introduced, John Doe #3's position, which the judge in this case seems to think has merit, is that no infringement has in fact taken place, so the plaintiffs do not have a case.
Genuine copyright infringement is a problem for the coyright holders - the sale of copied CDs at car boot sales or on market stalls being the prime example.
But it appears that the law as it stands does not prohibit 'making available' (excluding the perverse judgement of one jury), so the RIAA will have to go back to bribing congressmen to get that fixed, or perhaps admit that their business model is unsupportable in the digital age.
'Jives' is not a particularly useful term to use when describing financial dealings.
As in the following financial dealng?
Give me the fucking money, you jive-ass muthafucka!
Seems perfect in that context, and as someone else has pointed out, the word they were looking for was 'jibes', which normally has the sense of not agreeing with.
I think the point of Schneier's article is that everybody (i.e. everybody who means anybody in terms of cryptoanalysis) has crawled over each algorithm, and there's only one that has failed the peer review.
It's somewhat surprising that an algorithm with a documented flaw made it through to the standard, but Schneier makes it clear that the NSA pressured NIST to let it through, so there are grounds for concern.
it does not require more than one dimension of time and three of space
then...
E8 encapsulates the symmetries of a geometric object that is 57-dimensional and is itself is 248-dimensional. Lisi says "I think our universe is this beautiful shape."
Well, am I alone in thinking that invoking another 244 dimensions is rather excessive?
Especially when an extension of spinor theory to only 6 dimensions (3 time, 3 space) looks to provide a more elegant explanation?
Ha! Not only that, but my partner has a pet rat by the name of Harry Potter, so your client can possibly sue for damages relating to the devaluation of the character's value by association with a rodent:P
How is Dullard, by the way? I haven't seen him since he gave up ambulance chasing for health reasons:)
What you are trying to claim is that an 'opportunity cost' (which is what the selling of a copied CD amounts to, from the standpoint of the original producer) should have the same (or in the US, due to a broken political system that enacts legislation on behalf of lobbyists, a greater) value as the original item.
This is ridiculous, as it assumes that all those who bought copies would have purchased the item from the original producer had the copies not been available at lower cost to them.
The true cost to the original producer is actually a fraction of the opportunity cost, which can only be estimated but is certainly less than unity.
I won't argue with you on the semantics of taking (substantively copying is taking, without the element of physical deprivation that theft implies), but the deprivation suffered by the copyright holder is in no way equal to the number of copies multiplied by their original asking price, and it is patently ridiculous to have laws that make that assumption.
Re: fucking her, that may still be an option. Is she cute?
She's an animal rights activist, so chances are she'll be hairy, unwashed and have cabbage breath.
If that floats your boat, go for it!
You're spot on about the law being wrong, though - do you realise that even a council parking official is entitled under RIPA to require you to hand over your passwords?
He will have to do a RIPA risk assessment, though:)
In the UK, this particular bunch of 'animal rights' activists have been implicated in activities that fit the definition of terrorism - car bombings, arson attacks, physical attacks against Huntingdon Life Sciences personnel, the digging up and removal of the body of the mother of a guinea pig breeder, letter bomb campaigns, etc. etc.
While I strongly disagree with this law (and would refuse point blank to hand over my passwords), the group that this woman belongs to has passed far beyond the bounds of legitimate protest, and needs to be investigated and disrupted by all legal means.
Access to financial data, call records etc. is already a key tool in criminal investigations, and is covered by RIPA in it's less draconian sections.
So long as the provisions of RIPA are adhered to, I see nothing wrong in police officers using such powers proportionately (i.e. only in cases where the seriousness of the offence merits such intrusion into my privacy) - most policemen that I have come across are professional, intelligent men and women who do a good job trying to keep the peace.
My serious point came after 'Seriously...', which was that the interface seems not to have been fully tested before release - not what I'd expect from Apple.
I think it must be a fabrication - what mother would call her son 'Adolph', as the mother of the head MP officer named in the introduction to the document presumably did?
Adolph McQueen - that just has to be a made-up name, right?
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Yes, there are leaks, sometimes because people make mistakes, sometimes because a poorly documented API is used, sometimes because a programmer is inexperienced or feeling lazy that day.
That doesn't change the fact that a language is a tool, and using a difficult tool requires discipline, while using a more friendly tool makes for lax behaviour and hides the cause of errors.
I'd rather use a sharp kife than a food processor, for example - it's easy to produce amorphous mush if you're lazy with the food processor, while a good knife chops only what you ask it to.
A better fix, less likely to offend non-Nazis of the German persuasion :P
From the article:
Note the phrasing carefully - it specifically does not say that embedded Linux uses patented Microsoft technology, rather that Kyocera may use the technology in some of its applications of embedded Linux.
Of course, Microsoft try to spin it the other way, but it's pure FUD. No more, no less.
Try here
Yes, I was surprised too - I've always thought of Dell servers as pretty low-end :P
Personally, I remember Joseph Swan for the light bulb - Edison was about a year later, and copied his bulbs from Swan's patent while claiming the work as his own.
Don't worry though - Edison did invent the phonograph, which led to the formation of the RIAA, who will control the music that you listen to in your flying cars, so you can remember him through them.
:P
If it's a crack pipe, perhaps Cockaigne would be more apt than Utopia.
Obviously some mods on crack again...
:P
Now if Congress so wishes, it may introduce new law whereby 'making available' (via P2P or other means) becomes copyright infringement (despite the obvious objection that those making the copyrighted works available do not do so for commercial gain).
Until such law is introduced, John Doe #3's position, which the judge in this case seems to think has merit, is that no infringement has in fact taken place, so the plaintiffs do not have a case.
Genuine copyright infringement is a problem for the coyright holders - the sale of copied CDs at car boot sales or on market stalls being the prime example.
But it appears that the law as it stands does not prohibit 'making available' (excluding the perverse judgement of one jury), so the RIAA will have to go back to bribing congressmen to get that fixed, or perhaps admit that their business model is unsupportable in the digital age.
Garbage collection invites laziness and mistakes, and is generally a bad thing.
:P
After the raging success (not) of the last effort, they're looking for somewhere soft to land.
As in the following financial dealng?
Give me the fucking money, you jive-ass muthafucka!
Seems perfect in that context, and as someone else has pointed out, the word they were looking for was 'jibes', which normally has the sense of not agreeing with.
Kudos, man - kudos!
It's somewhat surprising that an algorithm with a documented flaw made it through to the standard, but Schneier makes it clear that the NSA pressured NIST to let it through, so there are grounds for concern.
then...
Well, am I alone in thinking that invoking another 244 dimensions is rather excessive?
Especially when an extension of spinor theory to only 6 dimensions (3 time, 3 space) looks to provide a more elegant explanation?
Sorry, surfer dude - you fail it!
;)
And as any fule kno, encryption==piracy.
Didn't know BT could use Lorentz encryption, though - hardcore!
I can't find the actual takedown notice, but a congressional committee hearing isn't a bad source.
The issuer of the notice wasn't Rowling, but Warner Bros., so it's perhaps unfair to blame her for this one.
How is Dullard, by the way? I haven't seen him since he gave up ambulance chasing for health reasons :)
Probably one of the most inspirational speeches ever made, and you can find it here in full.
Enjoy!
This is ridiculous, as it assumes that all those who bought copies would have purchased the item from the original producer had the copies not been available at lower cost to them.
The true cost to the original producer is actually a fraction of the opportunity cost, which can only be estimated but is certainly less than unity.
I won't argue with you on the semantics of taking (substantively copying is taking, without the element of physical deprivation that theft implies), but the deprivation suffered by the copyright holder is in no way equal to the number of copies multiplied by their original asking price, and it is patently ridiculous to have laws that make that assumption.
She's an animal rights activist, so chances are she'll be hairy, unwashed and have cabbage breath.
If that floats your boat, go for it!
You're spot on about the law being wrong, though - do you realise that even a council parking official is entitled under RIPA to require you to hand over your passwords?
He will have to do a RIPA risk assessment, though :)
While I strongly disagree with this law (and would refuse point blank to hand over my passwords), the group that this woman belongs to has passed far beyond the bounds of legitimate protest, and needs to be investigated and disrupted by all legal means.
Access to financial data, call records etc. is already a key tool in criminal investigations, and is covered by RIPA in it's less draconian sections.
So long as the provisions of RIPA are adhered to, I see nothing wrong in police officers using such powers proportionately (i.e. only in cases where the seriousness of the offence merits such intrusion into my privacy) - most policemen that I have come across are professional, intelligent men and women who do a good job trying to keep the peace.
<Harry:> Wow, Hernione, you fixed that for them!
:P
My serious point came after 'Seriously...', which was that the interface seems not to have been fully tested before release - not what I'd expect from Apple.
Glad to see at least one person bit, though :P
Adolph McQueen - that just has to be a made-up name, right?