This article is just stupid. As the guy already addended, it's an extra key to hold down to "Open With..." and calling the File Types tab "hidden" because it's three clicks down is absurd. It takes a few clicks to get to the network settings, but I don't see anyone whining about MS having a monopoly on that.
Or sounds settings.
Or mouse settings.
Or opening a program.
In my opinion it has nothing to do with copyright and everything to do with aesthetic. I read a ton of fiction, sometimes up to 4 books a week. I usually read in bed, or curled up on the couch or while waiting for the frenzied ghoul to spawn in Lower Guk. I don't want to read off a monitor in bed, and when I am waiting for that FBSS I am already using my computer. I like the idea of a hand held e-book reader thing, but it would need to look and feel like a book. Maybe something that cracks open like a book, with a quality LCD on each side and most importantly it needs to be comfortable. I read for hours at a time and don't want to hold something that weighs 5 pounds.
So, give me a eBook device that looks and feels like a $5.99 Dragonlance book, and I'm sold. I'd love to free up the 500 cubic yards it takes to store my books and I would certainly love to not have to move them around with me when I change locations.
Good laser shows aren't shown at concerts, they are shown at laser shows. The eye candy at concerts can be entertaining, but the stuff done for the sake of doing a good laser show can be really, really impressive.
Actually, there is plenty of browser support. Netscape supported client auth with X.509 certs long ago and IE does the same. The main hold back is that no one wants to pay for a password, and it's too complex. If you want to do client auth you need to buy a cert from Verisign or Thawte or whoever and then you need to install it. The first install isn't too bad... but when you are over your friends house and you want to show him the newest porn site you signed up for, you have probally forgotten to export your certificate and carry it around on a floppy.
Until it's possible to remember everything you need to know to auth, or everyone carries some token we're not going to have widespread use of anything more than a password.
If ya look at Ed's site and what it does, it seems like it might be a real copyright infringement. The Geocaching site does say Copyright on each page that Ed gets information from and it also says "To use the services of geocaching.com you must agree to..." and the agreement contains the copyright as well.
I know we all love to rebel against copyright of any type, but this really does seem like a fair, and legit request for the geocaching.com guy to make.
Once again, for those not paying attention. Onstar doesn't track you in real time. It only tracks when you call em say "Where the hell am I?" or when your airbag explodes (and other similar events).
*sigh* What are you going to provide Scott for that information? He uses OnStar so he can be found before he dies and it's HIS CHOICE to use it. By providing you with all that information what are you giving him? Is it something that he would choose to give you information for? If not, your point is invalid.
I assume you mean dumb laws like, "It's illegal to steal stuff that isn't yours?"
Downloading Gameboy roms *is* illegal, whether you want to believe it or not. Stopping theft isn't a dumb law. You will realize this the first time you produce something that you want to sell.
The problem is that you are wrong. People DO want it. YOU might not, but I am guessing you are a geek (like me, and a lot of people on Slashdot). You have the ability to think intelligently and logically about what you want and find it. I know a lot of people who couldn't use a search engine to find the location of Yahoo.com (it's www.yahoo.com). Searching doesn't work for the masses, only the people that know how to use it effectivly.
So, you want the protection from your illness, you just don't wanna pay for it? Keeping that kind of information from your insurance company is why everyone else is paying for your problems. There is a difference between privacy and fraud.
Unless I am mistaken, OnStar does not track you constantly. How would it? As far as I know OnStar uses PCS (or similar cell based technology) to send information. For those that are not aware, GPS is a one way technology. No data is sent from your GPS unit to the sattelites only from the sattelites to you. As far as I know, the way that OnStar works is that certain events cause the system to "call" OnStar, send some information and disconnect. I don't think the $10.00 a month or whatever the cost is affords you unlimited, constant cell/PCS air time.
>Would you like an amulance driver to know your medical record?
Of course.
>How about your prospective boss when he goes to hire you?
Sure, why not?
>Would you like to have a web site offer you choices based upon past purchases?
Yep
>How about if they sell that to every spam vendor an his brother?
If they mention that on the web site as a condition of the service, and I still want that service, sure.
>Do you run your network without a firewall?
No, but not because I don't want people reading my email. I do it because some people are malicious and would destroy my data.
>Do you park your car with the keys still in it?
Nope, see above. I don't care if someone climbs in my car, looks around, listens to my CDs and reads my insurance and registration, but I want it to be there when I come back.
>If you trust everyone with your personal information why then do you protect it?
There is a difference between someone knowing something about me and stealing my car. If you don't realize that... then I just wasted time responding to a troll.
Did you even bother to read the article? The guy is a villain because he likes his OnStar system? Scott has been turned into a privacy monster because of his quote a while back, but the stuff he is talking about has little to do with privacy. If you had read the article you would know that everything he is talking about is OPTIONAL. You have the option to install an OnStar system in your car. You have the option to have your system inform you of movies that are playing and restaurants that you might want to go to. Personally, I buy into most of it cause I like the convenience, but if there is something you don't like... just don't turn it on. I am sure Scott does the same.
Do me a favor? Buy Netscape / Mozilla. Pretend to develop it. Pretend to care. Let it die after about a year. In exchange for this we will put AOL X.0 on the next version of Windows. Cool?
I am going to go ahead and take this into the realm of the far fetched but... With a little bit of habit watching you could find a calibration point.
First, you can take out any channels that home may or may not receive. It's going to be obvious that the person isn't watching channel 6 for 3 hours at a time if it's static.
Next, watch how long they watch a channel. Do they watch a certain channel for 2 hours and 10 minutes and was there just a movie on that was 2 hours and 10 minutes or so? Good starting point.
Anyway, cryptographers perform much more complicated miracles breaking ciphers. It's not too hard...:)
This is a surprise?
Hey! Guess what, that fancy remote control you use for your TV at home can be sniffed too! THEY CAN TELL WHAT YOU ARE WATCHING!
Also! Those walkie talkies you use to talk to your buddies can be sniffed! THEY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!
Hey! This comment isn't encrypted! In fact, most of the Internet isn't encrypted! THEY CAN READ WHAT Yjk2#@!
MacOS X is a OS. You can't port an OS to another OS. Now, perhaps you mean port the desktop and the desktop environment, but it will never happen because it's not Open Source and Apple has no good reason to make it so.
Instead, why not work to make sure your kids don't become another brick? Teach them something they can love. Teach them to love life and to live it as an individual. Teach them to thirst for betterment of themselves and perhaps in a few years you can have a "Proud parent of a honour roll student" and have it actually mean something.
Everything your kids know will come from you for a while... don't waste the chance to give them what they need to love life.
Noooo... sorry. That logic is incorrect. Just because you are taxed on something doesn't mean you can break other laws. Just because you pay sales tax on a rifle doesn't give you free reign over the clock tower.
IMHO The best way to get experience in writing software and in practicle programming is to write as much code as possible that you CARE about. Writing code for a project that you are not interested in will leave you bored and unwilling to finish. Think of a little utility that you are always saying "I wish I had a program that did X" and then write a program that does X. Maybe you want something that renames all your MP3s to their ID3 tags, or maybe you want a little program that reminds you when your girlfriends birthday is by sending you an e-mail. These things have all been done before, but by finding an "itch" and scratching it you gain experience and something new to add to the list on Freshmeat:)
If you can't think of something that you really need, then go to Sourceforge and find something that you are interested in. Or, think of a program you currently use that is not longer being maintained or that doesn't have a feature you need. Maintain it, or add it!
The massive amount of source for Linux can seem overwhelming, but if you can get it to compile you can start making small changes here and there and you are getting experience.
Enjoy programming and you will excel at it!
Thanks for the tip! I will check this out Monday when I get back in. It also looks like the iPlanet solution will work as well, and it runs on UNIX so all the better:)
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This article is just stupid. As the guy already addended, it's an extra key to hold down to "Open With..." and calling the File Types tab "hidden" because it's three clicks down is absurd. It takes a few clicks to get to the network settings, but I don't see anyone whining about MS having a monopoly on that.
Or sounds settings.
Or mouse settings.
Or opening a program.
Stupid.
In my opinion it has nothing to do with copyright and everything to do with aesthetic. I read a ton of fiction, sometimes up to 4 books a week. I usually read in bed, or curled up on the couch or while waiting for the frenzied ghoul to spawn in Lower Guk. I don't want to read off a monitor in bed, and when I am waiting for that FBSS I am already using my computer. I like the idea of a hand held e-book reader thing, but it would need to look and feel like a book. Maybe something that cracks open like a book, with a quality LCD on each side and most importantly it needs to be comfortable. I read for hours at a time and don't want to hold something that weighs 5 pounds.
So, give me a eBook device that looks and feels like a $5.99 Dragonlance book, and I'm sold. I'd love to free up the 500 cubic yards it takes to store my books and I would certainly love to not have to move them around with me when I change locations.
Good laser shows aren't shown at concerts, they are shown at laser shows. The eye candy at concerts can be entertaining, but the stuff done for the sake of doing a good laser show can be really, really impressive.
Actually, there is plenty of browser support. Netscape supported client auth with X.509 certs long ago and IE does the same. The main hold back is that no one wants to pay for a password, and it's too complex. If you want to do client auth you need to buy a cert from Verisign or Thawte or whoever and then you need to install it. The first install isn't too bad... but when you are over your friends house and you want to show him the newest porn site you signed up for, you have probally forgotten to export your certificate and carry it around on a floppy.
Until it's possible to remember everything you need to know to auth, or everyone carries some token we're not going to have widespread use of anything more than a password.
If ya look at Ed's site and what it does, it seems like it might be a real copyright infringement. The Geocaching site does say Copyright on each page that Ed gets information from and it also says "To use the services of geocaching.com you must agree to..." and the agreement contains the copyright as well.
I know we all love to rebel against copyright of any type, but this really does seem like a fair, and legit request for the geocaching.com guy to make.
And this tirade has /what/ to do with stealing Gameboy roms?
The "thought police"? Please, give me a break.
Once again, for those not paying attention. Onstar doesn't track you in real time. It only tracks when you call em say "Where the hell am I?" or when your airbag explodes (and other similar events).
*sigh* What are you going to provide Scott for that information? He uses OnStar so he can be found before he dies and it's HIS CHOICE to use it. By providing you with all that information what are you giving him? Is it something that he would choose to give you information for? If not, your point is invalid.
I assume you mean dumb laws like, "It's illegal to steal stuff that isn't yours?"
Downloading Gameboy roms *is* illegal, whether you want to believe it or not. Stopping theft isn't a dumb law. You will realize this the first time you produce something that you want to sell.
The problem is that you are wrong. People DO want it. YOU might not, but I am guessing you are a geek (like me, and a lot of people on Slashdot). You have the ability to think intelligently and logically about what you want and find it. I know a lot of people who couldn't use a search engine to find the location of Yahoo.com (it's www.yahoo.com). Searching doesn't work for the masses, only the people that know how to use it effectivly.
So, you want the protection from your illness, you just don't wanna pay for it? Keeping that kind of information from your insurance company is why everyone else is paying for your problems. There is a difference between privacy and fraud.
Unless I am mistaken, OnStar does not track you constantly. How would it? As far as I know OnStar uses PCS (or similar cell based technology) to send information. For those that are not aware, GPS is a one way technology. No data is sent from your GPS unit to the sattelites only from the sattelites to you. As far as I know, the way that OnStar works is that certain events cause the system to "call" OnStar, send some information and disconnect. I don't think the $10.00 a month or whatever the cost is affords you unlimited, constant cell/PCS air time.
>Would you like an amulance driver to know your medical record?
Of course.
>How about your prospective boss when he goes to hire you?
Sure, why not?
>Would you like to have a web site offer you choices based upon past purchases?
Yep
>How about if they sell that to every spam vendor an his brother?
If they mention that on the web site as a condition of the service, and I still want that service, sure.
>Do you run your network without a firewall?
No, but not because I don't want people reading my email. I do it because some people are malicious and would destroy my data.
>Do you park your car with the keys still in it?
Nope, see above. I don't care if someone climbs in my car, looks around, listens to my CDs and reads my insurance and registration, but I want it to be there when I come back.
>If you trust everyone with your personal information why then do you protect it?
There is a difference between someone knowing something about me and stealing my car. If you don't realize that... then I just wasted time responding to a troll.
Did you even bother to read the article? The guy is a villain because he likes his OnStar system? Scott has been turned into a privacy monster because of his quote a while back, but the stuff he is talking about has little to do with privacy. If you had read the article you would know that everything he is talking about is OPTIONAL. You have the option to install an OnStar system in your car. You have the option to have your system inform you of movies that are playing and restaurants that you might want to go to. Personally, I buy into most of it cause I like the convenience, but if there is something you don't like... just don't turn it on. I am sure Scott does the same.
Dear AOL,
Do me a favor? Buy Netscape / Mozilla. Pretend to develop it. Pretend to care. Let it die after about a year. In exchange for this we will put AOL X.0 on the next version of Windows. Cool?
-Bill
I am going to go ahead and take this into the realm of the far fetched but... With a little bit of habit watching you could find a calibration point. :)
First, you can take out any channels that home may or may not receive. It's going to be obvious that the person isn't watching channel 6 for 3 hours at a time if it's static.
Next, watch how long they watch a channel. Do they watch a certain channel for 2 hours and 10 minutes and was there just a movie on that was 2 hours and 10 minutes or so? Good starting point.
Anyway, cryptographers perform much more complicated miracles breaking ciphers. It's not too hard...
Damn. Chopped off my [NO CARRIER]. Oh well.
This is a surprise?
Hey! Guess what, that fancy remote control you use for your TV at home can be sniffed too! THEY CAN TELL WHAT YOU ARE WATCHING!
Also! Those walkie talkies you use to talk to your buddies can be sniffed! THEY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING!
Hey! This comment isn't encrypted! In fact, most of the Internet isn't encrypted! THEY CAN READ WHAT Yjk2#@!
Man, that's a good point. And you are marked as a troll. Oh well. Good point anyway.
MacOS X is a OS. You can't port an OS to another OS. Now, perhaps you mean port the desktop and the desktop environment, but it will never happen because it's not Open Source and Apple has no good reason to make it so.
Oh, has cancer been cured? That should definitly get a front page story. Wonder how they missed it.
Instead, why not work to make sure your kids don't become another brick? Teach them something they can love. Teach them to love life and to live it as an individual. Teach them to thirst for betterment of themselves and perhaps in a few years you can have a "Proud parent of a honour roll student" and have it actually mean something.
Everything your kids know will come from you for a while... don't waste the chance to give them what they need to love life.
Noooo... sorry. That logic is incorrect. Just because you are taxed on something doesn't mean you can break other laws. Just because you pay sales tax on a rifle doesn't give you free reign over the clock tower.
IMHO The best way to get experience in writing software and in practicle programming is to write as much code as possible that you CARE about. Writing code for a project that you are not interested in will leave you bored and unwilling to finish. Think of a little utility that you are always saying "I wish I had a program that did X" and then write a program that does X. Maybe you want something that renames all your MP3s to their ID3 tags, or maybe you want a little program that reminds you when your girlfriends birthday is by sending you an e-mail. These things have all been done before, but by finding an "itch" and scratching it you gain experience and something new to add to the list on Freshmeat :)
If you can't think of something that you really need, then go to Sourceforge and find something that you are interested in. Or, think of a program you currently use that is not longer being maintained or that doesn't have a feature you need. Maintain it, or add it!
The massive amount of source for Linux can seem overwhelming, but if you can get it to compile you can start making small changes here and there and you are getting experience.
Enjoy programming and you will excel at it!
Thanks for the tip! I will check this out Monday when I get back in. It also looks like the iPlanet solution will work as well, and it runs on UNIX so all the better :)