If that's the case- how many people here think that this little incident will be completely expunged from their records?
Anyone?
I didn't think so. This little 'innocent incident' and their reaction will be quietly filed away with the feds, their banks, and most likely Equifax, Experian, etc.
So, what we have here is something that will be on their federal & financial records for the rest of their lives- and they did nothing wrong.
What happens the next time they decide to throw $3k at their credit card? Someone runs a credit check? They want to pay cash for a car?
This explains the following in my firewall's logs:
Jun 19 00:29:17/bsd: arp info overwritten for 24.196.80.1 by 00:04:9b:eb:c4:54 on xl0
Jun 19 04:28:16/bsd: arp info overwritten for 24.196.80.1 by 00:04:9b:eb:c4:70 on xl0
I'm on Charter cable also, and these have been showing up in my logs since at least May 31st (which is as long as I keep logs). These two MAC addresses keep fighting over the IP address.
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To specifically prevent Microsoft, or thier toadies, from including any code, technology, or algroithms that are BSD licensed in Microsoft products. Turnabout is fair play, they want to 'embrace and extend'? Prevent them from using any freely available code. Let anyone not associated with Microsoft freely use the code (within the specifics of the BSD license) but specifically exclude Microsoft from using it. Just like the new license that came out of Redmond last week that prevents 'viral' assocations with Microsoft giveaways.
That all these corporations are more interested in patenting anything that has anything remotely similar to their business. You would think that they would be better off on actually creating something worth patenting, rather than trying to patent the "all new" and "better than before" e-toaster (Patent Pending) Plug it in to any 120VAC (USA Only) outlet and a new 'Toasterable' PC (available soon) and you can watch "color video" of your toast toasting!
Using odd languages. Some of my relatives decided to play this game a long time ago. One of the best to get through was a envelope that was entirely addressed in Tolkein's runes- address, return address and letter inside. The USPS managed to decode and deliver the letter in less than a week.
As i see it they are making a very calculated step around your rights.
We have the 'fair use' right because we can purchase equipment that allows us to make copies of digital content.
So the Entertainment Industry (EI) can't break/challenge the courts ruling that allows consumers to have 'fair use' (personal use, archiving, time shifting, etc). So what does the EI do? Lobby the hardware standards bodies to create a method to control content in the hardware that consumers use to copy content (for whatever reason). Bingo, they neatly bypass any 'fair use' problems. Sure you have the RIGHT to make copies of content, but you do not have the RIGHT to equipment that will make copies of content. Once they remove the equipment that anyone can use for copying, the EI neatly excises the 'fair use' thorn that has been in it's side for the last 20 years, neatly putting any/all control back in their hands.
Modify the hardware to make copies of content that has been marked 'do not copy' or 'copy once'? Oops, that falls under the DMCA.
A nice, calculated one-two punch to give the control of 'content' back to the media houses. Stop and take the long term view of the situation. The EI is doing everything that they can to become big brother to all the consumers in the world.
Does any part of the students tuition go to pay for the Internet access? And if so, does that change the picture, as the students are paying for the service. Would your average ISP be willing to censor your Internet viewing? (I dont think so)
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$5 says that this won't apply to Alexander Lukashenko, his cronies, or anyone else in a position of power in the government of Belarus.
What are the chances that the local court system happens to use a Spamhaus list or two?
If that's the case- how many people here think that this little incident will be completely expunged from their records?
Anyone?
I didn't think so. This little 'innocent incident' and their reaction will be quietly filed away with the feds, their banks, and most likely Equifax, Experian, etc.
So, what we have here is something that will be on their federal & financial records for the rest of their lives- and they did nothing wrong.
What happens the next time they decide to throw $3k at their credit card? Someone runs a credit check? They want to pay cash for a car?
Actually it occurs more frequently than the log shows- the change occurs in under a second. I grabbed the wrong two lines.
Thanks for the info. I was just offfering another datapoint (before I read about the LOP connection). Occam's Razor strikes again.
To specifically prevent Microsoft, or thier toadies, from including any code, technology, or algroithms that are BSD licensed in Microsoft products. Turnabout is fair play, they want to 'embrace and extend'? Prevent them from using any freely available code. Let anyone not associated with Microsoft freely use the code (within the specifics of the BSD license) but specifically exclude Microsoft from using it. Just like the new license that came out of Redmond last week that prevents 'viral' assocations with Microsoft giveaways.
That all these corporations are more interested in patenting anything that has anything remotely similar to their business. You would think that they would be better off on actually creating something worth patenting, rather than trying to patent the "all new" and "better than before" e-toaster (Patent Pending) Plug it in to any 120VAC (USA Only) outlet and a new 'Toasterable' PC (available soon) and you can watch "color video" of your toast toasting!
Using odd languages. Some of my relatives decided to play this game a long time ago. One of the best to get through was a envelope that was entirely addressed in Tolkein's runes- address, return address and letter inside. The USPS managed to decode and deliver the letter in less than a week.
As i see it they are making a very calculated step around your rights.
We have the 'fair use' right because we can purchase equipment that allows us to make copies of digital content.
So the Entertainment Industry (EI) can't break/challenge the courts ruling that allows consumers to have 'fair use' (personal use, archiving, time shifting, etc). So what does the EI do? Lobby the hardware standards bodies to create a method to control content in the hardware that consumers use to copy content (for whatever reason). Bingo, they neatly bypass any 'fair use' problems. Sure you have the RIGHT to make copies of content, but you do not have the RIGHT to equipment that will make copies of content. Once they remove the equipment that anyone can use for copying, the EI neatly excises the 'fair use' thorn that has been in it's side for the last 20 years, neatly putting any/all control back in their hands.
Modify the hardware to make copies of content that has been marked 'do not copy' or 'copy once'? Oops, that falls under the DMCA.
A nice, calculated one-two punch to give the control of 'content' back to the media houses. Stop and take the long term view of the situation. The EI is doing everything that they can to become big brother to all the consumers in the world.
Does any part of the students tuition go to pay for the Internet access? And if so, does that change the picture, as the students are paying for the service. Would your average ISP be willing to censor your Internet viewing? (I dont think so)