> I say to heck with it. If I cannot get recognition for the good, supportive things I do, then maybe at least I can get recognition of those things I want changed.
I mean no personal offense to you, just a thought floating across my vaccuous mind. If you are doing good, supportive things for recognition, then perhaps you are going about it the wrong way. I do realize you didn't say recognition was the ONLY reason, but try not to be too upset when good goes unnoticed. For me, that's the way of the world -- the good (suffer and) die young.
> I'd be the first in line to drop SETI@Home and sign up for DoStheRIAA@Home.
I'll second that notion. Can you add plugins to KaZaA or whatever? If so, make one (and distribute it, of course) that adds a button "Help me!" and if someone is attacking, it sends out a DoS request to others w/ the plugin. The author might get sued, but hey, don't just talk about making a difference, do it!
Of course, "put your money where your mouth is" would be the proper response, but I am not exactly well-versed enough in any appropriate languages.
> Stallman is one of those guys whose great intelligence is utterly devoted to the spread of a sort of fundamentalist religion, of destroying the unbelievers, and of being worshipped by the True Disciples.
1) It's a philosophy, not a religion -- an easy mistake to make considering his outspokenness
2) Not destroying the unbelievers, but of destroying the unthinking mind. It does not matter to me whether you agree with him or disagree with him, as long as you use your own thoughts to come up with your proposed answer (although getting the input of others is important as well).
3) I missed the part of the article where he either said "Worship me or burn in the pits of Redmond" or "I am your leader, bow down."
Why do people always feel the need to not translate? How many people on here actually know Latin. NOT TO FRIGGIN MANY. Of course, that's why I don't read Poe any more.
> They live everyday with US police (troops) marching around THEIR communities "keeping the peace".
Yes, considering the size of the world and our immense power, we obviously have batallions staged in every city on the continent. Uh, wait, most people have never SEEN a U.S. Military man? Oh, and they don't care either? But they are not heard since they don't care. The ones who care, speak loudest and are in the VERY SMALL MINORITY.
> They live every day with US corporations building McDonalds restaurants and Pepsi machines right next to THEIR mosques.
I don't know the exact specs about McDonalds' outside the US, but I doubt very highly that there is one within 10 miles of even 10% of the Mosques (or other such religious establshments -- I'm open-minded) in the WORLD. Unfortunately I think there might actually be that many Pepsi machines....
> it's important for the USA to see what it is doing to breed this contempt.
Which brings me to my point (haha, j/k I never have any point). The USA does not do anything to breed contempt (purposefully, at least). A democratic country is the people who live there. The US Government is breeding the contempt. The people are contemptible because they are too fscking stupid and ignorant to get vote out the assholes in congress.
Yeah, yeah, people complain about corruption and pork barrel... err, wait my congressman just got my hometown a new Parking Garage for free? Sooo, maybe they are all corrupt unless it comes to me!
Everyone is equally stupid, although some more equally than others?
> But sadly this American Administration is more interested in serving big business and not the people.
If you seriously think that this administration is specifically worse (in regards to big business) than any other, you need to get your head out of your ass. Republican, Democrat... supposedly different, but both are in company pockets. By bending statistics, I could say that Clinton was worse, or that reagan was worse, or that JFK was worse. Kill 'em all and vote Libertarian.
As quoted in ABC story: > Sony launched legal proceedings against a Sydney man, Eddy Stevens, for allegedly selling pirated games and also providing and installing modification chips.
He was selling pirated games as well, so it is a valid analogy.
> Christ, people, read more than the headline next time!
As quoted from the story: > Sony launched legal proceedings against a Sydney man, Eddy Stevens, for allegedly selling pirated games and also providing and installing modification chips.
> if that translated into, say, 1 person out of 100
Actually, it's closer to one in 260, and I don't doubt it at all. But, most places where a 1-bedroom apartment costs a grand have very few minimum-wage jobs. If you are stuck in minimum wage in a place like that, I suggest you move. West Virginia is a nice place (and is NOWHERE near as technologically inept as most think) and you can get a 1-bedroom place in Wheeling for $300 pretty easily.
No, I do not work for any WV Agency and Yes, I know what Off-Topic means.
Why is it that any person who can be remotely considered a member of a group has a day for them. I consider myself appreciated every day that the servers don't go down. Just 'cuz it's not said every day doesn't mean I don't "hear" it. Plus, I am shown appreciation every other Friday when money magically appears in my checking account.
> If we had more people willing to do this sort of thing
Heck, I'd be willing to do something like that in a second, but unfortunately I am not as well known as Mr. Perens, and the effect would be nowhere near as grand. That said, hats off to you, Bruce!
Not really worth the mention since no one will read it, but I don't slash(dot) my brain on the weekends.
If an American citizen overseas wants to vote (say, a large part of our military, or those working on visas or whatnot), do they have to go find an American-accepted voting machine? Or are they just stuck because they are outside the US?
Not to say that the whole idea is void because of one oversight (which is usually what people suggest), just something else to "wrap your mind around."
> You make this point yourself when you say, "Our rampant consumerism may cause our downfall..." It's consumerism at fault, not technology.
I would take that a step further. Since consumerism is the actions of the "consumers," the consumers are at fault. But, as we all know, no one likes to take blame (myself included).
: For that reason alone MS and it's employees deserve every rotten egg, tomato or a fist thrown in their direction.
I am decidedly anti-MS and wish horrible things upon the company and the people who make real decisions. That said, how much management power (ie true responsibility for the company) do you think MS's LinuxWorld booth trolls have? Very little, probably; abusing them really says nothing about a person's dislike for MS, it shows a disdain for people just because of where they work. Tell them in no uncertain terms that their company is not welcome, but don't attack them personally. Burn down the booth, just rescue the innocent brainwashed MS-ployees so they aren't killed (since Bill won't be there himself to allow them to run for their lives).
Maybe I'm missing something, but Why is it the drive itself that is important? I would think most CDs are pretty much the same (correct me if I'm wrong), so after doing a bit of math, properly enhanced CD-burning software should be able to do this, right? Well, maybe not, I never claimed to be a genius.
IANAL Blah blah... but there must be a showing that the resulting lawsuit was totally groundless.
The problem with barratry in this case is that the claims are not groundless. They may be acting in poor taste socially and morally, but they are enforcing a patent they legally own the rights to. Whether the patent should have been granted is another question entirely.
Amazon won't do anything about this because they (and all other really big companies) know that PanIP is not stupid enough to try and attack them, even if they win a large number of settlements (obviously they won't win any cases).
>Do you use the typing skills taught to you in school? nope, typists arent needed anymore
I never learned typing in school. I taught myself to type (which is probably why I stare at the keyboard). I never owned a computer until I was 18 (I'm now 24). I hadn't even really used a PC unti I was in college. Somehow, I am now a System Administrator. My point is, children should have the option of learning about computers at home if they want to. They shouldn't be forced to use them at school, although they SHOULD be encouraged to.
I realize that this article is from 3 days ago so I probably won't get a reply, but I'll try anyway.
I am (very) obviously not a scientist, although I do rely on scientific method for my logic. I am also not a good writer, so my thoughts are rather hard to portray in words. With that said, why do people have a need for order, and to describe things in an orderly fashion? I don't believe there is any such thing as real order or real chaos. Each individual particle in existence moves about in its own "orderly" way, and so even if two particles collide, they will still follow their own rules (excluding outside forces, which still seem to follow "rules"). Why, then is it so hard to believe that things aren't meant to line up exactly and become "orderly"? Every atomic piece (atomic as in smallest particle, not "atoms") will always go the way it should and therefore chaos is impossible. Am I missing something, or is my life a hallucinating and I am actually riding a galactic Carousel inside God's left middle toe?
> if you were a divinity, wouldn't you be able to make it seem as though you don't exist to test the faith of those who are less powerful?
IANAC (Christian), although it remains to be seen whether or not I am simple minded.
If I were a divinity truly interested in creating a species, then wanting them to adore me -- or at the very least, acknowledge my existence -- I would have no interest in trying to hide myself from them. Especially if you beleive in Hell. "I'll give no clue to anyone that I exist, but if they question my existence they'll be really, really bummed for all eternity."
But I digress... Oops, I better redress too, my boss doesn't like me being naked at work.
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> I say to heck with it. If I cannot get recognition for the good, supportive things I do, then maybe at least I can get recognition of those things I want changed.
I mean no personal offense to you, just a thought floating across my vaccuous mind. If you are doing good, supportive things for recognition, then perhaps you are going about it the wrong way. I do realize you didn't say recognition was the ONLY reason, but try not to be too upset when good goes unnoticed. For me, that's the way of the world -- the good (suffer and) die young.
> I'd be the first in line to drop SETI@Home and sign up for DoStheRIAA@Home.
I'll second that notion. Can you add plugins to KaZaA or whatever? If so, make one (and distribute it, of course) that adds a button "Help me!" and if someone is attacking, it sends out a DoS request to others w/ the plugin. The author might get sued, but hey, don't just talk about making a difference, do it!
Of course, "put your money where your mouth is" would be the proper response, but I am not exactly well-versed enough in any appropriate languages.
> Stallman is one of those guys whose great intelligence is utterly devoted to the spread of a sort of fundamentalist religion, of destroying the unbelievers, and of being worshipped by the True Disciples.
1) It's a philosophy, not a religion -- an easy mistake to make considering his outspokenness
2) Not destroying the unbelievers, but of destroying the unthinking mind. It does not matter to me whether you agree with him or disagree with him, as long as you use your own thoughts to come up with your proposed answer (although getting the input of others is important as well).
3) I missed the part of the article where he either said "Worship me or burn in the pits of Redmond" or "I am your leader, bow down."
> have never been even indirectly observed.
Umm, not to be an obvious troll or nothing *snicker*, but has a space-time bend due to mass ever been observed in any way? Hmmm, how do you know?
If your analogy is correct, I have a %2 chance of getting laid? Woo hoo, my luck has just quadrupled!
> Meine Hühner lachen nicht!
Err... Foot... mouf... Oh damn....
Well, FYI that means "My chickens aren't laughing."
Why do people always feel the need to not translate? How many people on here actually know Latin. NOT TO FRIGGIN MANY. Of course, that's why I don't read Poe any more.
> They live everyday with US police (troops) marching around THEIR communities "keeping the peace".
Yes, considering the size of the world and our immense power, we obviously have batallions staged in every city on the continent. Uh, wait, most people have never SEEN a U.S. Military man? Oh, and they don't care either? But they are not heard since they don't care. The ones who care, speak loudest and are in the VERY SMALL MINORITY.
> They live every day with US corporations building McDonalds restaurants and Pepsi machines right next to THEIR mosques.
I don't know the exact specs about McDonalds' outside the US, but I doubt very highly that there is one within 10 miles of even 10% of the Mosques (or other such religious establshments -- I'm open-minded) in the WORLD. Unfortunately I think there might actually be that many Pepsi machines....
> it's important for the USA to see what it is doing to breed this contempt.
Which brings me to my point (haha, j/k I never have any point). The USA does not do anything to breed contempt (purposefully, at least). A democratic country is the people who live there. The US Government is breeding the contempt. The people are contemptible because they are too fscking stupid and ignorant to get vote out the assholes in congress.
Yeah, yeah, people complain about corruption and pork barrel... err, wait my congressman just got my hometown a new Parking Garage for free? Sooo, maybe they are all corrupt unless it comes to me!
Everyone is equally stupid, although some more equally than others?
> But sadly this American Administration is more interested in serving big business and not the people.
If you seriously think that this administration is specifically worse (in regards to big business) than any other, you need to get your head out of your ass. Republican, Democrat... supposedly different, but both are in company pockets. By bending statistics, I could say that Clinton was worse, or that reagan was worse, or that JFK was worse. Kill 'em all and vote Libertarian.
As quoted in ABC story:
> Sony launched legal proceedings against a Sydney man, Eddy Stevens, for allegedly selling pirated games and also providing and installing modification chips.
He was selling pirated games as well, so it is a valid analogy.
> Christ, people, read more than the headline next time!
As quoted from the story:
> Sony launched legal proceedings against a Sydney man, Eddy Stevens, for allegedly selling pirated games and also providing and installing modification chips.
Try following your own advise first.
> if that translated into, say, 1 person out of 100
Actually, it's closer to one in 260, and I don't doubt it at all. But, most places where a 1-bedroom apartment costs a grand have very few minimum-wage jobs. If you are stuck in minimum wage in a place like that, I suggest you move. West Virginia is a nice place (and is NOWHERE near as technologically inept as most think) and you can get a 1-bedroom place in Wheeling for $300 pretty easily.
No, I do not work for any WV Agency and Yes, I know what Off-Topic means.
Why is it that any person who can be remotely considered a member of a group has a day for them. I consider myself appreciated every day that the servers don't go down. Just 'cuz it's not said every day doesn't mean I don't "hear" it. Plus, I am shown appreciation every other Friday when money magically appears in my checking account.
> you're never quite sure if it's real or spin. .... It's spin ....
> If we had more people willing to do this sort of thing
Heck, I'd be willing to do something like that in a second, but unfortunately I am not as well known as Mr. Perens, and the effect would be nowhere near as grand. That said, hats off to you, Bruce!
Who said his brother was charging him to see it?
Not really worth the mention since no one will read it, but I don't slash(dot) my brain on the weekends.
If an American citizen overseas wants to vote (say, a large part of our military, or those working on visas or whatnot), do they have to go find an American-accepted voting machine? Or are they just stuck because they are outside the US?
Not to say that the whole idea is void because of one oversight (which is usually what people suggest), just something else to "wrap your mind around."
> You make this point yourself when you say, "Our rampant consumerism may cause our downfall..." It's consumerism at fault, not technology.
I would take that a step further. Since consumerism is the actions of the "consumers," the consumers are at fault. But, as we all know, no one likes to take blame (myself included).
: For that reason alone MS and it's employees deserve every rotten egg, tomato or a fist thrown in their direction.
I am decidedly anti-MS and wish horrible things upon the company and the people who make real decisions. That said, how much management power (ie true responsibility for the company) do you think MS's LinuxWorld booth trolls have? Very little, probably; abusing them really says nothing about a person's dislike for MS, it shows a disdain for people just because of where they work. Tell them in no uncertain terms that their company is not welcome, but don't attack them personally. Burn down the booth, just rescue the innocent brainwashed MS-ployees so they aren't killed (since Bill won't be there himself to allow them to run for their lives).
I was hoping that I wouldn't have to yell about that moderation myself :)
Maybe I'm missing something, but Why is it the drive itself that is important? I would think most CDs are pretty much the same (correct me if I'm wrong), so after doing a bit of math, properly enhanced CD-burning software should be able to do this, right? Well, maybe not, I never claimed to be a genius.
IANAL Blah blah...
but there must be a showing that the resulting lawsuit was totally groundless.
The problem with barratry in this case is that the claims are not groundless. They may be acting in poor taste socially and morally, but they are enforcing a patent they legally own the rights to. Whether the patent should have been granted is another question entirely.
Amazon won't do anything about this because they (and all other really big companies) know that PanIP is not stupid enough to try and attack them, even if they win a large number of settlements (obviously they won't win any cases).
>Do you use the typing skills taught to you in school? nope, typists arent needed anymore
I never learned typing in school. I taught myself to type (which is probably why I stare at the keyboard). I never owned a computer until I was 18 (I'm now 24). I hadn't even really used a PC unti I was in college. Somehow, I am now a System Administrator. My point is, children should have the option of learning about computers at home if they want to. They shouldn't be forced to use them at school, although they SHOULD be encouraged to.
I realize that this article is from 3 days ago so I probably won't get a reply, but I'll try anyway.
I am (very) obviously not a scientist, although I do rely on scientific method for my logic. I am also not a good writer, so my thoughts are rather hard to portray in words. With that said, why do people have a need for order, and to describe things in an orderly fashion? I don't believe there is any such thing as real order or real chaos. Each individual particle in existence moves about in its own "orderly" way, and so even if two particles collide, they will still follow their own rules (excluding outside forces, which still seem to follow "rules"). Why, then is it so hard to believe that things aren't meant to line up exactly and become "orderly"? Every atomic piece (atomic as in smallest particle, not "atoms") will always go the way it should and therefore chaos is impossible. Am I missing something, or is my life a hallucinating and I am actually riding a galactic Carousel inside God's left middle toe?
IANAC (Christian), although it remains to be seen whether or not I am simple minded.
If I were a divinity truly interested in creating a species, then wanting them to adore me -- or at the very least, acknowledge my existence -- I would have no interest in trying to hide myself from them. Especially if you beleive in Hell. "I'll give no clue to anyone that I exist, but if they question my existence they'll be really, really bummed for all eternity."
But I digress... Oops, I better redress too, my boss doesn't like me being naked at work.