If you buy any product made in Japan, you are paying Japanese taxes, like it or not.
And no, the whole point of research is actually to benefit mankind. The star fountain is cute, but I am appalled to see this kind of thing when so many children are suffering.
Hey, this is cool. Pretty entertaining, I'll grant you that. But aren't there more pressing issues that we should be devoting our resources to? AIDS? Cancer? Genital mutilation? In the grand scheme of things, how much do "space fountains" really matter?
I think the entire scientific community needs to take a step back and rethink their priorities. I like science as much as the next guy, provided that it is science that benefits humanity. This masturbatory gee-whiz hobbyist garbage is a shameful waste of precious resources.
I don't want to have to explain to my grandkids that the reason I'm dying of brain disease in the year 2075 is because we were too busy looking for space waterslides to find a cure.
I'm sorry to see that such promising technology like SMS is being made the domain of druggies and drunk drivers. It's always sad to see good tech be commandeered by lowlifes.
I guess I don't need to remind anyone here about what happened to Linux's reputation when it became associated with "hackers" (media term, not mine!) and software pirates. Of course, Micro$oft's smear campaigns don't help either.
Anyway, let's try not to fuck this one up.
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IANAL, but their claim seems legit. After all, it's their site, so they make the rules. IIRC, other recent so-called "deep linking" suits have been resolved in a similar manner.
It does make sense, if you think about it. Most sites like slashdot and amazon make money from ads on their front page. If another site links into another page, then people following the link don't see the ads, don't click through, etc. The Internet is based on the same kind of implied contract regarding advertising that is present in other media.
Much as I hate to say it, I think this case might represent the end of the free Internet as we know it. Ironic that it would be brought about by NPR, which is usually so supportive of the public. But I guess we all knew that such a demise was inevitable and that change cannot be avoided.
I wonder if this will affect slashdot at all? I hope not, but I'm not optimistic.
It is in writing...it's called the Constitution. You may not have signed it yourself, but by living here you do agree to follow its rule, which includes obeying laws as passed by Congress. Assuming you are not a minor (in which case this applies to your parents), you either accept these contracts or you are a criminal.
We've been reading so much about using Linux for audio processing. Could this be the perfect litmus test? With one concerted effort we could vanquish Microsoft and the GOP for good.
Surely you can't be suggesting that some news item would have exactly zero impact, be it boon or bane, on Linux?
If goodness of news is measured in discrete quanta, then P(goodness=0) = 1 ÷ = 0. If it is measured as a continuous quantity, then it is even smaller.
I foresee the remote effects of many news items on Linux. If you disagree, please explain your reasoning. Otherwise, it is this kind of foreward thinking that may finally make Linux a force to be reckoned with.
Well, I guess it was just a matter of time. Now we have artificial hearts (pop-up warning), artificial lungs, and artificial kidneys. (I mean that we as a society have them available to us as a technology, not that we as individuals actually have those things inside us, though some of us no doubt do.)
The human race is about to step aside to make room for the cybernetically enhanced. May God have mercy on our souls. My one request is that none of my organs run anything made by Microsoft. See you in the future.
I think this bodes well for Linux. Though SourceForge likely features many Open Source projects attempting to provide iPod support on Linux and other free *n*xen, Toshiba is giving us a product that works now. This sure makes Linux look pretty good.
I wouldn't be too sure. Disney depends on copyright to survive, and they have many politicians in their pocket (notice how every time Mickey Mouse is about to become public domain, the law mysteriously changes to prevent it?).
I wouldn't be surprised to see them try the same thing with Linux. I propose that we agree as a community to accept no patches or code from Disney or its employees. This could even be written into the GPL.
While this might indeed be good for P2P, it will also be very dangerous for Linux and Free Software as a whole. Don't believe me? Ask Richard Stollman.
The friend of my friend is not necessarily my friend. I think what we have here is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Be very wary.
I'm sure I am right with the majority of slashdot readers when I say that I was majorly psyched to read this. "Linux takes another company, victory is ours!" But I've since reconsidered, and though I'll probably get modded down for speaking my mind, here she goes.
Disney, as I'm sure you're all aware, has demonstrated time and again that it is against freedom. The very values that we in the Open Source community hold dear are trampled upon by the corporate suits at Disney and their pet politicians.
Disney is a company built on copyright law. Without copyright they would not exist. And one of their recent trademarks? That's right: Lilo. Linux afficionados such as myself don't need to be told that there is a much different Lilo that exists in the computer world.
If Disney decides to enforce their trademark rights here, we Linux users will be in serious trouble. Lilo is essential for booting into Linux, so there would be essentially no way to recover from such a thing.
I urge you all to petition Disney and get them to leave Linux to the hackers who care about its future.
I don't know, I think most of these fancy new phones are ridiculous. Do you really need a PDA in your phone? No. Text messaging? Nope. The *only* thing a good cellular phone needs to do is transmit voice and color video. Anything else is just fluff.
You need to try to adapt each environment towards a single standard that everyone then becomes familiar with. Yes, this will sacrifice some features of each platform, but that is the price you pay for greater scalability and flexibility. This is the kind of thing that made different flavors of Windows so popular with sys admins, and it's high time the Unix world followed suit.
It's good to see sound getting some of the attention that has always been given video in the past.
I've always been impressed with the sound card drivers on Linux. They are usually up to date and reliable, much more so than video cards, especially new ones.
If this article is indicative of a growing interest in PC audio, then I don't see how that can be anything but good for Linux. This is one area where Linux can truly compete against Windows.
I'm troubled with the suggestion that we use still more of the precious limited radio spectrum. What will we do in 5 years when any device you buy intereferes with some other appliance? For Christmas sake, my corded phone sounds like a cell phone thanks to the damned DSL.
However, Bell is still recognized for creating a popular character who sold telephones in radio and telegraph ads with the hip catchphrase, "dude, you're gettin' a Bell."
It's good to see the UK finally catching up with the US on the surveillance front.
Back in World War II, we counted on the British to give us a hand with codebreaking and even the odd invasion. Since then, despite what you see in James Bond movies, the US has been left shouldering an increasing amount of the responsibility inherent in maintaining global peace.
With this move, the UK may start carrying its own weight once again. If we want to wipe out terrorism on a global scale, we'll all need to do our part. So far the UK is the first to follow our lead here, but hopefully France and Canada and other second-world nations will follow suit.
While I'm sure all the Windblowze supporters are crowing about this, I want to make a few points just to put it in perspective.
First of all, this is the first vulnerability in a long time for Apache; contrast that with the number of holes found in IIS just about every time you turn around. Second, notice how quickly it was found and corrected. That's another thing you won't get from Microsoft. Finally, compare the seriousness of the exploit with the crippling effects of having an MS server attacked.
If anything, this hole just serves (ha!) as a reminder of how superior Apache and open source are in general. Only a fool would use anything else.
Man, talk about terrible parents. They locked him out of the house because they thought he was making drugs? No wonder he wanted to a-bomb the neighborhood.
I don't know about this. The immune system is a complicated beast. It involves tens of organs, hundreds of enzymes, and thousands of cells, all acting in harmony to maintain the health of the whole. You can't just throw thymuses at the problem and expect it to go away. We need to look for a more holistic solution, attacking the root problem rather than patching the symptoms.
One of the (many!) drawbacks of VHS is that it is analog; there is no reasonable way of watching a VHS tape on one's computer. With DVDs, of course, all it takes is a cheap drive and a halfway decent video card, and you're set.
It just so happens that one of the many things at which Linux excels is in viewing DVDs (I have seen articles claim 25% better framerates vs. Windows). Not to mention that many of the set-top boxes that people are starting to hook up to their TVs run Linux rather than Windows.
The increased popularity of DVDs over VHS is bound to improve Linux mindshare and marketshare.
This provides welcome refreshment after being spiritually parched by the "Open Source uber Alles" mantra of RMS et al.
I like the idea of OSS and proprietary software coexisting in mutual peace and prosperity. The OSS game industry has latched on to this idea, with commercial game scenarios that depend on open engines to run. Very cool, and moderately successful.
Maybe Microsoft is even on to something with its almost-not-quite-barely-open-source attempts? We'll see. In any case, companies would be unwise to write off open source and Linux yet...we're still fighting!
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If you buy any product made in Japan, you are paying Japanese taxes, like it or not.
And no, the whole point of research is actually to benefit mankind. The star fountain is cute, but I am appalled to see this kind of thing when so many children are suffering.
Hey, this is cool. Pretty entertaining, I'll grant you that. But aren't there more pressing issues that we should be devoting our resources to? AIDS? Cancer? Genital mutilation? In the grand scheme of things, how much do "space fountains" really matter?
I think the entire scientific community needs to take a step back and rethink their priorities. I like science as much as the next guy, provided that it is science that benefits humanity. This masturbatory gee-whiz hobbyist garbage is a shameful waste of precious resources.
I don't want to have to explain to my grandkids that the reason I'm dying of brain disease in the year 2075 is because we were too busy looking for space waterslides to find a cure.
I'm sorry to see that such promising technology like SMS is being made the domain of druggies and drunk drivers. It's always sad to see good tech be commandeered by lowlifes.
I guess I don't need to remind anyone here about what happened to Linux's reputation when it became associated with "hackers" (media term, not mine!) and software pirates. Of course, Micro$oft's smear campaigns don't help either.
Anyway, let's try not to fuck this one up.
:(
IANAL, but their claim seems legit. After all, it's their site, so they make the rules. IIRC, other recent so-called "deep linking" suits have been resolved in a similar manner.
It does make sense, if you think about it. Most sites like slashdot and amazon make money from ads on their front page. If another site links into another page, then people following the link don't see the ads, don't click through, etc. The Internet is based on the same kind of implied contract regarding advertising that is present in other media.
Much as I hate to say it, I think this case might represent the end of the free Internet as we know it. Ironic that it would be brought about by NPR, which is usually so supportive of the public. But I guess we all knew that such a demise was inevitable and that change cannot be avoided.
I wonder if this will affect slashdot at all? I hope not, but I'm not optimistic.
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It is in writing...it's called the Constitution. You may not have signed it yourself, but by living here you do agree to follow its rule, which includes obeying laws as passed by Congress. Assuming you are not a minor (in which case this applies to your parents), you either accept these contracts or you are a criminal.
No doubt this violates the DMCA. Keep dreaming, these loopholes will either be patched, or the fascist DMCA will be repealed.
We've been reading so much about using Linux for audio processing. Could this be the perfect litmus test? With one concerted effort we could vanquish Microsoft and the GOP for good.
Surely you can't be suggesting that some news item would have exactly zero impact, be it boon or bane, on Linux?
If goodness of news is measured in discrete quanta, then P(goodness=0) = 1 ÷ = 0. If it is measured as a continuous quantity, then it is even smaller.
I foresee the remote effects of many news items on Linux. If you disagree, please explain your reasoning. Otherwise, it is this kind of foreward thinking that may finally make Linux a force to be reckoned with.
Well, I guess it was just a matter of time. Now we have artificial hearts (pop-up warning), artificial lungs, and artificial kidneys. (I mean that we as a society have them available to us as a technology, not that we as individuals actually have those things inside us, though some of us no doubt do.)
How long before we also have artificial skin to hold our artificial hair? How long before we decide what to put in our artifcial stomachs with our artificial brains?
The human race is about to step aside to make room for the cybernetically enhanced. May God have mercy on our souls. My one request is that none of my organs run anything made by Microsoft. See you in the future.
I think this bodes well for Linux. Though SourceForge likely features many Open Source projects attempting to provide iPod support on Linux and other free *n*xen, Toshiba is giving us a product that works now. This sure makes Linux look pretty good.
I wouldn't be too sure. Disney depends on copyright to survive, and they have many politicians in their pocket (notice how every time Mickey Mouse is about to become public domain, the law mysteriously changes to prevent it?).
I wouldn't be surprised to see them try the same thing with Linux. I propose that we agree as a community to accept no patches or code from Disney or its employees. This could even be written into the GPL.
While this might indeed be good for P2P, it will also be very dangerous for Linux and Free Software as a whole. Don't believe me? Ask Richard Stollman.
The friend of my friend is not necessarily my friend. I think what we have here is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Be very wary.
I'm sure I am right with the majority of slashdot readers when I say that I was majorly psyched to read this. "Linux takes another company, victory is ours!" But I've since reconsidered, and though I'll probably get modded down for speaking my mind, here she goes.
Disney, as I'm sure you're all aware, has demonstrated time and again that it is against freedom. The very values that we in the Open Source community hold dear are trampled upon by the corporate suits at Disney and their pet politicians.
Disney is a company built on copyright law. Without copyright they would not exist. And one of their recent trademarks? That's right: Lilo. Linux afficionados such as myself don't need to be told that there is a much different Lilo that exists in the computer world.
If Disney decides to enforce their trademark rights here, we Linux users will be in serious trouble. Lilo is essential for booting into Linux, so there would be essentially no way to recover from such a thing.
I urge you all to petition Disney and get them to leave Linux to the hackers who care about its future.
I don't know, I think most of these fancy new phones are ridiculous. Do you really need a PDA in your phone? No. Text messaging? Nope. The *only* thing a good cellular phone needs to do is transmit voice and color video. Anything else is just fluff.
You need to try to adapt each environment towards a single standard that everyone then becomes familiar with. Yes, this will sacrifice some features of each platform, but that is the price you pay for greater scalability and flexibility. This is the kind of thing that made different flavors of Windows so popular with sys admins, and it's high time the Unix world followed suit.
It's good to see sound getting some of the attention that has always been given video in the past.
I've always been impressed with the sound card drivers on Linux. They are usually up to date and reliable, much more so than video cards, especially new ones.
If this article is indicative of a growing interest in PC audio, then I don't see how that can be anything but good for Linux. This is one area where Linux can truly compete against Windows.
Open source, victorious once more!
Wow, this is crazy. Like something out of a 60's sci-fi flick.
I guess now people are going to be fined for core dumping.
I'm troubled with the suggestion that we use still more of the precious limited radio spectrum. What will we do in 5 years when any device you buy intereferes with some other appliance? For Christmas sake, my corded phone sounds like a cell phone thanks to the damned DSL.
When will it end?
Most software is made by Microsoft. Nuff said.
However, Bell is still recognized for creating a popular character who sold telephones in radio and telegraph ads with the hip catchphrase, "dude, you're gettin' a Bell."
It's good to see the UK finally catching up with the US on the surveillance front.
Back in World War II, we counted on the British to give us a hand with codebreaking and even the odd invasion. Since then, despite what you see in James Bond movies, the US has been left shouldering an increasing amount of the responsibility inherent in maintaining global peace.
With this move, the UK may start carrying its own weight once again. If we want to wipe out terrorism on a global scale, we'll all need to do our part. So far the UK is the first to follow our lead here, but hopefully France and Canada and other second-world nations will follow suit.
While I'm sure all the Windblowze supporters are crowing about this, I want to make a few points just to put it in perspective.
First of all, this is the first vulnerability in a long time for Apache; contrast that with the number of holes found in IIS just about every time you turn around. Second, notice how quickly it was found and corrected. That's another thing you won't get from Microsoft. Finally, compare the seriousness of the exploit with the crippling effects of having an MS server attacked.
If anything, this hole just serves (ha!) as a reminder of how superior Apache and open source are in general. Only a fool would use anything else.
Man, talk about terrible parents. They locked him out of the house because they thought he was making drugs? No wonder he wanted to a-bomb the neighborhood.
I don't know about this. The immune system is a complicated beast. It involves tens of organs, hundreds of enzymes, and thousands of cells, all acting in harmony to maintain the health of the whole. You can't just throw thymuses at the problem and expect it to go away. We need to look for a more holistic solution, attacking the root problem rather than patching the symptoms.
One of the (many!) drawbacks of VHS is that it is analog; there is no reasonable way of watching a VHS tape on one's computer. With DVDs, of course, all it takes is a cheap drive and a halfway decent video card, and you're set.
It just so happens that one of the many things at which Linux excels is in viewing DVDs (I have seen articles claim 25% better framerates vs. Windows). Not to mention that many of the set-top boxes that people are starting to hook up to their TVs run Linux rather than Windows.
The increased popularity of DVDs over VHS is bound to improve Linux mindshare and marketshare.
This provides welcome refreshment after being spiritually parched by the "Open Source uber Alles" mantra of RMS et al.
I like the idea of OSS and proprietary software coexisting in mutual peace and prosperity. The OSS game industry has latched on to this idea, with commercial game scenarios that depend on open engines to run. Very cool, and moderately successful.
Maybe Microsoft is even on to something with its almost-not-quite-barely-open-source attempts? We'll see. In any case, companies would be unwise to write off open source and Linux yet...we're still fighting!