Have you *used* any of the common photo sharing services? I use Flickr. The clients I've worked with that download full 12 megapixel images from my Nikon D90 and 60mm micro-nikkor images would take exception to your resolution characterization.
Flickr *does* has a limitation of JPG only, 20 megabyte maximum per file. I save everything at JPG compression level 12 (i.e. almost no compression) and only the most detail-rich images save out greater than 20megs.
I've had full double-page spreads printed from images the magazine downloaded from Flickr.
It's OK to be stuck in the past (I hate Facebook and Twitter, personally) but dude, at least understand what you're missing out on!
And yes, I've shot Kodachrome and wish my D90 produced images with that 'feel'.
I'm pretty sure state funding for higher education in the USA has fallen to levels below 20% in many states. I know it's really REALLY low in California and tuition is skyrocketing as a result.
The state USED to pay for most of the universities 15-20-25 years ago. No longer. It's now the students, alumni, and research grants from various sources.
Your comment here is exactly why I will never serve on a jury. The last time I was on jury selection we were told to empty our minds of anything we ever knew about the facts surrounding the case and that the lawyers would present their version of reality. It wasn't just "don't go home and research" it was literally "oh, and you can't use any common sense, you have to judge based on the framework we create for you." Yeah, right. That's why they make sure to get the dumbest people on juries. I am a strong believer in Jury Nullification and feel that I am judging the law being applied as equally as the defendant on trial, as our system of laws is way more corrupt than most criminals.
Basically the current thinking out of the US Government is that you are in a legal no-mans land when you re-enter the USA and the 4th amendment does NOT apply to anyone until the US grants them entry into the USA. When you're at an international airport in the USA, all areas before immigration and customs are legally not inside the USA, or so the legal reasoning goes. Furthermore, you have no choice but to submit your laptop for them to copy. I don't even think you have the option of simply returning from where you came, either.
Everyone in the neighborhood saw it in the theatre and so didn't need to rent it from Netflix.
We saw it at the Castro theatre about halfway through its total run and it was a full upper balcony sellout. It really was an important film to see as together as a community and I was glad to have taken part in what I felt was a community viewing.
My guess: medium sized city in a flyover state with low to zero desire to leave friends/family behind to make more money in a city that may or may not be appealing.
I've seen first-hand at two companies that he's got something to worry about. Not during the interview, but before. At my last two employers it was standard process to do a quick google/facebook check and discard any applicants showing anything remotely controversial as part of their public persona. When you get 500+ resumes for one position, you do everything you can to whittle that stack down BEFORE you start bringing people in for interviews.
I'm not saying I agree with any of it, just relaying my bit of anecdotal evidence.
It sounds like you're not living the digital lifestyle. That's OK.
If you're living the digital lifestyle using VLC or other players would be second nature and you'd never turn your computer off. I've not turned my computer off in almost 10 years. Since I got an AppleTV, iTunes stays running all the time, too.
I did some googling myself and didn't come up with anything. It's out there. It was a small company, 100% linux shop, that was turned in by a disgruntled employee and the CEO hated the BSA. CEO refused entry for a voluntary audit and the BSA had US Marshalls arrive within 4 hours and took every computer. He never got them back. I'll keep digging and maybe you'll find something too.
If you report a potential copyright/licensing problem to the right people, and they conclude that it is in the best interest of shareholders to take no action, that's okay. In my view, you have fulfilled your responsibility to bring the issue to their attention. You can only do so much.
I thought that would make you complicit and therefore a party to the crime. I always thought that short of an indemnification letter, once you the lowly IT worker knows laws are being broken you have legal exposure, period.
I mentioned it in an earlier reply to this thread, but the US Courts take the refusal of an audit as probable cause and you'll have US Marshalls at your door a few hours later, ready to take away every computer in the office.
If they show up, tell reception not to let them past the waiting room. Call the cops IMMEDIATELY if they won't follow your instructions or requests (your business is private property.) Fetch the highest person in the company, preferably an officer, and tell them the BSA has no legal ability to search without a warrant or court order (which requires a lawsuit) and they need to shoo them away. The BSA should get nothing but the phone number of your lawyer.
Wrong answer. What will happen in about 4 hours, give or take, is armed US Marshalls arrive at your door with a search warrant. They will proceed to remove every single computer and you probably will never get them back.
I'm lazy but do some googling - a linux shop did exactly what you recommended and the company was destroyed by seizure of their computers a few hours later.
Another tidbit of advice given was to write up a document which essentially held them hostage in return for your reputation: you agree not to report their use of illegitimate software in return for you never being there.
How is this not criminal blackmail? I'm not being snarky, I've always wondered.
All you proved with your anecdote is that you believe in America. I have no problem with that.
I *don't* believe in America.
I think America is run not by the people but by oligarchs. Nothing short of civil war from the people will change that.
Furthermore I have no idea how I would react/act/behave if such a thing came to pass, so yes, I am fully aware of the implications of including myself in my statements about "Americans."
Interesting. Most of the credit unions I've checked out here in the Bay Area are members of a consortioum of CUs and none of them charge to use out of network ATMs or each other's ATMs (hence the consortium) and many of them rebate ATM fees charged by the owner of the ATM. My partner and I are about to make the switch to a CU for all the same reasons on the table.
Everyone is saying this and it really does make sense. Except. I don't trust the American system to fix this once the "sky is falling" danger is passed. I really don't.
Jury Nullification. You are under no legal order to render your personal verdict using a certain set of facts. Life experience cannot be erased from one's memory and those experience I guarantee have not been subject to the rigors of a cross-examination.
Yup - I remember my days in the deep south. Our electric bill in San Francisco never goes above $100 and that's during the winter when we have to turn on the baseboard heaters in the morning. Summertime my bill barely breaks $30, but with the 2 computers it was about $60.
My power bill went down noticeably when I turned off 2 old computers that were running 24/7 for tasks like you describe. Those old 350 watt power supplies are expensive to run 24/7 compared to a netbook-type device.
Unfortunately the Museum Industry in the US feels differently and it took a Supreme Court Case to get them to stop suing people who have photographic reproductions of public-domain items from their collections. It all goes back to money and control.
The Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd., Plaintiff, - versus - Corel Corporation, et ano., Defendants. 97 Civ. 6232 (LAK)
Their decision was one of the most important copyright decision affecting museums ever filed. The decision was based on both US and UK copyright law.
WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE CASE & WHAT WAS IT ABOUT? The Bridgeman Art Library had made photographic reproductions of famous works of art from museums around the world (works already in the public domain.) The Corel Corporation used those reproductions for an educational CD-ROM without paying Bridgeman. Bridgeman claimed copyright infringement.
WHAT DID THE COURT DECIDE? The Court ruled that reproductions of images in the public domain are not protected by copyright if the reproductions are slavish or lacking in originality.
Not picking on you, but your post finally compelled me to chime in - these searches are *NOT* being done by TSA agents. They are done by very highly trained ICE agents (Immigration, Customs, Emigration) from the Department of Homeland Security. I got the twenty questions routine from them when I last returned from an overseas vacation to Borneo. They are polite and professional but very no-nonsense and they establish and maintain absolute control over every microsecond of the interaction with you. They would not take "on vacation" as an answer for why I was in Borneo and I was required to go into some detail about where I visited and what I specifically was doing. It annoyed me but being the diligent./ reader I am I wasn't surprised by it and answered their questions quickly and concisely.
I have no doubt they are or have access to wizard computer nerds if they decided your computer was of interest.
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Have you *used* any of the common photo sharing services? I use Flickr. The clients I've worked with that download full 12 megapixel images from my Nikon D90 and 60mm micro-nikkor images would take exception to your resolution characterization.
Flickr *does* has a limitation of JPG only, 20 megabyte maximum per file. I save everything at JPG compression level 12 (i.e. almost no compression) and only the most detail-rich images save out greater than 20megs.
I've had full double-page spreads printed from images the magazine downloaded from Flickr.
It's OK to be stuck in the past (I hate Facebook and Twitter, personally) but dude, at least understand what you're missing out on!
And yes, I've shot Kodachrome and wish my D90 produced images with that 'feel'.
I'm pretty sure state funding for higher education in the USA has fallen to levels below 20% in many states. I know it's really REALLY low in California and tuition is skyrocketing as a result.
The state USED to pay for most of the universities 15-20-25 years ago. No longer. It's now the students, alumni, and research grants from various sources.
Your comment here is exactly why I will never serve on a jury. The last time I was on jury selection we were told to empty our minds of anything we ever knew about the facts surrounding the case and that the lawyers would present their version of reality. It wasn't just "don't go home and research" it was literally "oh, and you can't use any common sense, you have to judge based on the framework we create for you." Yeah, right. That's why they make sure to get the dumbest people on juries. I am a strong believer in Jury Nullification and feel that I am judging the law being applied as equally as the defendant on trial, as our system of laws is way more corrupt than most criminals.
Are you fully aware of the controversy surrounding laptop searches at US Border points? Here is a quick article to get you up to speed:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/06/AR2008020604763.html
Basically the current thinking out of the US Government is that you are in a legal no-mans land when you re-enter the USA and the 4th amendment does NOT apply to anyone until the US grants them entry into the USA. When you're at an international airport in the USA, all areas before immigration and customs are legally not inside the USA, or so the legal reasoning goes. Furthermore, you have no choice but to submit your laptop for them to copy. I don't even think you have the option of simply returning from where you came, either.
It's disgusting.
Everyone in the neighborhood saw it in the theatre and so didn't need to rent it from Netflix.
We saw it at the Castro theatre about halfway through its total run and it was a full upper balcony sellout. It really was an important film to see as together as a community and I was glad to have taken part in what I felt was a community viewing.
My guess: medium sized city in a flyover state with low to zero desire to leave friends/family behind to make more money in a city that may or may not be appealing.
I've seen first-hand at two companies that he's got something to worry about. Not during the interview, but before. At my last two employers it was standard process to do a quick google/facebook check and discard any applicants showing anything remotely controversial as part of their public persona. When you get 500+ resumes for one position, you do everything you can to whittle that stack down BEFORE you start bringing people in for interviews.
I'm not saying I agree with any of it, just relaying my bit of anecdotal evidence.
That's just setting yourself up for getting fired later for lying to your prospective employer during the interview process.
Wow, the quadruple good luck Google DNS server!
It sounds like you're not living the digital lifestyle. That's OK.
If you're living the digital lifestyle using VLC or other players would be second nature and you'd never turn your computer off. I've not turned my computer off in almost 10 years. Since I got an AppleTV, iTunes stays running all the time, too.
I did some googling myself and didn't come up with anything. It's out there. It was a small company, 100% linux shop, that was turned in by a disgruntled employee and the CEO hated the BSA. CEO refused entry for a voluntary audit and the BSA had US Marshalls arrive within 4 hours and took every computer. He never got them back. I'll keep digging and maybe you'll find something too.
I thought that would make you complicit and therefore a party to the crime. I always thought that short of an indemnification letter, once you the lowly IT worker knows laws are being broken you have legal exposure, period.
I mentioned it in an earlier reply to this thread, but the US Courts take the refusal of an audit as probable cause and you'll have US Marshalls at your door a few hours later, ready to take away every computer in the office.
Wrong answer. What will happen in about 4 hours, give or take, is armed US Marshalls arrive at your door with a search warrant. They will proceed to remove every single computer and you probably will never get them back. I'm lazy but do some googling - a linux shop did exactly what you recommended and the company was destroyed by seizure of their computers a few hours later.
How is this not criminal blackmail? I'm not being snarky, I've always wondered.
All you proved with your anecdote is that you believe in America. I have no problem with that.
I *don't* believe in America.
I think America is run not by the people but by oligarchs. Nothing short of civil war from the people will change that.
Furthermore I have no idea how I would react/act/behave if such a thing came to pass, so yes, I am fully aware of the implications of including myself in my statements about "Americans."
Interesting. Most of the credit unions I've checked out here in the Bay Area are members of a consortioum of CUs and none of them charge to use out of network ATMs or each other's ATMs (hence the consortium) and many of them rebate ATM fees charged by the owner of the ATM. My partner and I are about to make the switch to a CU for all the same reasons on the table.
Everyone is saying this and it really does make sense. Except. I don't trust the American system to fix this once the "sky is falling" danger is passed. I really don't.
Jury Nullification. You are under no legal order to render your personal verdict using a certain set of facts. Life experience cannot be erased from one's memory and those experience I guarantee have not been subject to the rigors of a cross-examination.
Yup - I remember my days in the deep south. Our electric bill in San Francisco never goes above $100 and that's during the winter when we have to turn on the baseboard heaters in the morning. Summertime my bill barely breaks $30, but with the 2 computers it was about $60.
My power bill went down noticeably when I turned off 2 old computers that were running 24/7 for tasks like you describe. Those old 350 watt power supplies are expensive to run 24/7 compared to a netbook-type device.
Educate me on how you can sign an NDA with a granularity that excludes your direct supervisor from learning something you know?
Unfortunately the Museum Industry in the US feels differently and it took a Supreme Court Case to get them to stop suing people who have photographic reproductions of public-domain items from their collections. It all goes back to money and control.
From
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/art.html
The Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd., Plaintiff, - versus - Corel Corporation, et ano., Defendants.
97 Civ. 6232 (LAK)
Their decision was one of the most important copyright decision affecting museums ever filed. The decision was based on both US and UK copyright law.
WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE CASE & WHAT WAS IT ABOUT?
The Bridgeman Art Library had made photographic reproductions of famous works of art from museums around the world (works already in the public domain.) The Corel Corporation used those reproductions for an educational CD-ROM without paying Bridgeman. Bridgeman claimed copyright infringement.
WHAT DID THE COURT DECIDE?
The Court ruled that reproductions of images in the public domain are not protected by copyright if the reproductions are slavish or lacking in originality.
Not picking on you, but your post finally compelled me to chime in - these searches are *NOT* being done by TSA agents. They are done by very highly trained ICE agents (Immigration, Customs, Emigration) from the Department of Homeland Security. I got the twenty questions routine from them when I last returned from an overseas vacation to Borneo. They are polite and professional but very no-nonsense and they establish and maintain absolute control over every microsecond of the interaction with you. They would not take "on vacation" as an answer for why I was in Borneo and I was required to go into some detail about where I visited and what I specifically was doing. It annoyed me but being the diligent ./ reader I am I wasn't surprised by it and answered their questions quickly and concisely.
I have no doubt they are or have access to wizard computer nerds if they decided your computer was of interest.
Oh, and I was in Borneo photographing plants.