As set forth in precedent, it seems okay. There are quite a few of those, few (any?) that have been in court for it. Unfortunately, the people who are nice enough to release software for "free" can't afford legal counsel.
NO, not at all. If you were innocent and had ANYTHING adverse happen to you (excluding work time missed to be in court, and I don't even agree with that) the system did not work. You were bullied into paying $5000 that you should not have. THAT MEANS THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN.
I can't see how you aren't totally pissed off about that. I don't know what kind of job you had in college (or if your parents are/were wealthy), but many college students don't have 5 grand to their name, let alone able to shell it out suddenly due to a wrongful accusal.
Of course, I have my own reasons to believe the system doesn't work. I was accused for possession of pot, although they had no proof that it was mine -- it wasn't on my person or in my car. They said "no charges will be filed," 1 year probation, then it gets expunged, so I took your stance (although I was not fined) -- sure, nothing bad will come of it, so I'll just play along.
Two years later, I have an FBI record and am almost denied a job because of that (I explained the circumstances and our HR director said a similar thing happened to someone else there and basically ignored it). That was the only time I've ever encountered the police for anything other than traffic violations. Certainly not worthy of an FBI record, but there you have it. I'm on par with an international terrorist because I liked smoking pot when I was 23.
> why would anyone pay $5 for a movie when they can get it for free?
Yes, quality is a major concern, but not the only. There's also the case (covers, F&B), inserts, special features that generally are not available for download, commentary, etc. Downloading a decent-quality movie takes quite a while.
If I have friends coming over tonight & I decide we want to watch Robocop. There's no way in hell I could find it for download (well, matbe I can, I haven't actually looked for it), and even if I could, it would take a few days -- too long. If I could get a copy of it for $5, I'd just run to the video store & buy it, and since it's only 5 bucks, I'd probably buy another title too, in case I find out that one of my friends doesn't like Robocop (the heathen).
I don't know if you have experience using any P2P to download movies, but finding a specific title can be very frustrating unless it's very popular or new. If I could get a large selection of movies for $5 to $8, I'd be spending buttloads of cash to get all kinds of 80s movies -- for which the MPAA members involved have already at least broken even (or written off as a loss) and could afford to sell cheaper. It seems that everything goes down in price the older it gets, except collectibles, antiques, movies, and music.
> if I wanted to steal a $5k ring I wouldn't go scanning people for RFIDs. I'd either mug to person wearing it, or follow the person leaving the shop.
You have to identify which potential victim has the item. If you are standing over or staring at them in the jeweler's shop, you are more likely to be considered harmful. Plus, if you know it's in someone's bag, it's quicker, easier, "safer," to snatch a bag than to grab them & try wrestling a ring off their finger before security arrives.
> When you compare the price of RFID tags to the surveillance they accomplish
You will find that having RFID readers every mile (as of now, would have to be more like every 20 feet) all over a country the size of the U.S. would be immediately prohibitive. Considering the price of that vs. the number of ex-cons, you'd probably be better off putting a GPS-type device in them.
> Imagine that all retail businesses decide to replace all the employees with vending machines.
Yeah! Imagine all the vending machine repairmen, stockers, cleaners that would have to be hired!
Your example assumes EVERY CLERK is replaced all at once. In reality, only high-scale stores could use this starting out, then gradually down. Heck, some stores wouldn't use the vending machines for decades. It's a very gradual thing. How many farmers have been displaced by machines? Statistically, ALL OF THEM. How about robots that build cars? One robot can lift & attach a frame that would have taken about 6 people before. Does that mean half of Detroit is out of work directly because of this?
Although I laughed, I wasn't quite sure where the joke was either. It's like looking at a woman and saying "she's beautiful" but not being able to explain why. Maybe it's the "deep appreciation" of DNA...
You know, some of us aren't too involved to look at art from time to time. Regardless of the function (in this case (NPI), a computer), it is a work of art. If the guy had used a dremel to cut out a bunch of strip of metal & riveted them together around their head, it may look stupid (and I would have no desire to see it, probably), but it might be art to someone else. If you wasted your time going to the site... you were already wasting your time on/. so quit whining.
> True, you're not going to get any more ad revenue, but couldn't they at least provide a way for the readers to see your stuff? > Your stuff is what they're making money off.
If the banners never get shown, they aren't making more money. So you steal their content without getting them paid for the content they took the time to post (or in most cases, created). Not to mention the copyright liability of copying an article from another site.
That's one of those things that sounds great at first, but when you hear why, it doesn't look quite as good.
This all assumes you don't believe in the free exchange of information (the lack of which which leads to things like patents and copyright abuse).
I believe eBay would remove the auction, citing safety hazards. There's probably a good bit of bacteria on those clippings (depending if yuo just took of your shoes or just got out of the shower).
> I think it has something to do with analyzing the geology of the Moon's surface by measuring its reflectivity in certain infrared wavelengths
IANA(Planetary Geologist), but I believe you are pretty much spot-on with your description. Different materials reflect different wavelengths. In addition, the difference in times between sending the signals & receiving the reflections can give a very good map of topography. The two of those combined can give very interesting results.
For instance, if most craters of X depth show a rock layer under the surface, but another very similar crater is covered by some other material, it's probably MUCH older than the others. This is very useful information. Unfortunately, since IANAPG, I'm not sure how.
It could conceivably "see" materials or features that "shouldn't be there," (in the unlikely event they are) forcing us to rethink our understanding of the moon.
> Should I stop telling you what a publicity monger you are just because I call you on your shamelessness?
Oh, so helping others when they don't need it is charity. When they DO need it, it's shameless. Fucking trolls... at least TRY to make a little bit of sense from time to time.
> > Like there's a single sole that hasn't already seen the story elsewhre? > Look, "sole" is at the bottom of your feet, "SOUL" is what you're looking for...
It may not be on the soles, but shoes still have eyes! Haha... Eyes... "Seen the..." eh, never mind.
6 characters is one thing, but those extra 8 really take away any incentive to look like I care about my post. I mean, c'mon, that's like 4 seconds taken out of my life that could have been spent cleaning wax out of my ear!
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Wow, I must be selectively blind, I hadn't noticed that before.
As set forth in precedent, it seems okay. There are quite a few of those, few (any?) that have been in court for it. Unfortunately, the people who are nice enough to release software for "free" can't afford legal counsel.
> Did the system work? Kinda.
NO, not at all. If you were innocent and had ANYTHING adverse happen to you (excluding work time missed to be in court, and I don't even agree with that) the system did not work. You were bullied into paying $5000 that you should not have. THAT MEANS THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN.
I can't see how you aren't totally pissed off about that. I don't know what kind of job you had in college (or if your parents are/were wealthy), but many college students don't have 5 grand to their name, let alone able to shell it out suddenly due to a wrongful accusal.
Of course, I have my own reasons to believe the system doesn't work. I was accused for possession of pot, although they had no proof that it was mine -- it wasn't on my person or in my car. They said "no charges will be filed," 1 year probation, then it gets expunged, so I took your stance (although I was not fined) -- sure, nothing bad will come of it, so I'll just play along.
Two years later, I have an FBI record and am almost denied a job because of that (I explained the circumstances and our HR director said a similar thing happened to someone else there and basically ignored it). That was the only time I've ever encountered the police for anything other than traffic violations. Certainly not worthy of an FBI record, but there you have it. I'm on par with an international terrorist because I liked smoking pot when I was 23.
> why would anyone pay $5 for a movie when they can get it for free?
Yes, quality is a major concern, but not the only. There's also the case (covers, F&B), inserts, special features that generally are not available for download, commentary, etc. Downloading a decent-quality movie takes quite a while.
If I have friends coming over tonight & I decide we want to watch Robocop. There's no way in hell I could find it for download (well, matbe I can, I haven't actually looked for it), and even if I could, it would take a few days -- too long. If I could get a copy of it for $5, I'd just run to the video store & buy it, and since it's only 5 bucks, I'd probably buy another title too, in case I find out that one of my friends doesn't like Robocop (the heathen).
I don't know if you have experience using any P2P to download movies, but finding a specific title can be very frustrating unless it's very popular or new. If I could get a large selection of movies for $5 to $8, I'd be spending buttloads of cash to get all kinds of 80s movies -- for which the MPAA members involved have already at least broken even (or written off as a loss) and could afford to sell cheaper. It seems that everything goes down in price the older it gets, except collectibles, antiques, movies, and music.
What if the core of the government IS organized, but makes sure to look the opposite so that no one catches on to its insidious design.
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> we should just implement technology that has unknown problems.
All technology has unknown problems. The issue is perceived value vs. potential abuse. The answer won't be the same for everyone.
> if I wanted to steal a $5k ring I wouldn't go scanning people for RFIDs. I'd either mug to person wearing it, or follow the person leaving the shop.
You have to identify which potential victim has the item. If you are standing over or staring at them in the jeweler's shop, you are more likely to be considered harmful. Plus, if you know it's in someone's bag, it's quicker, easier, "safer," to snatch a bag than to grab them & try wrestling a ring off their finger before security arrives.
> When you compare the price of RFID tags to the surveillance they accomplish
You will find that having RFID readers every mile (as of now, would have to be more like every 20 feet) all over a country the size of the U.S. would be immediately prohibitive. Considering the price of that vs. the number of ex-cons, you'd probably be better off putting a GPS-type device in them.
> Imagine that all retail businesses decide to replace all the employees with vending machines.
Yeah! Imagine all the vending machine repairmen, stockers, cleaners that would have to be hired!
Your example assumes EVERY CLERK is replaced all at once. In reality, only high-scale stores could use this starting out, then gradually down. Heck, some stores wouldn't use the vending machines for decades. It's a very gradual thing. How many farmers have been displaced by machines? Statistically, ALL OF THEM. How about robots that build cars? One robot can lift & attach a frame that would have taken about 6 people before. Does that mean half of Detroit is out of work directly because of this?
Although I laughed, I wasn't quite sure where the joke was either. It's like looking at a woman and saying "she's beautiful" but not being able to explain why. Maybe it's the "deep appreciation" of DNA...
Depressingly true, but lawyers get in on it too. Do you have any idea how many lawsuits a company like Wal*Mart gets served with every year?
I agree that isorecorder is a wonderful piece of software, but it only works on Win XP :(
As much as I dislike "me too"-style worthless posts (mine, not yours), I still have to say that is hysterically funny :)
Who cares? I care, you pompous bitch.
/. so quit whining.
You know, some of us aren't too involved to look at art from time to time. Regardless of the function (in this case (NPI), a computer), it is a work of art. If the guy had used a dremel to cut out a bunch of strip of metal & riveted them together around their head, it may look stupid (and I would have no desire to see it, probably), but it might be art to someone else. If you wasted your time going to the site... you were already wasting your time on
> True, you're not going to get any more ad revenue, but couldn't they at least provide a way for the readers to see your stuff?
> Your stuff is what they're making money off.
If the banners never get shown, they aren't making more money. So you steal their content without getting them paid for the content they took the time to post (or in most cases, created). Not to mention the copyright liability of copying an article from another site.
That's one of those things that sounds great at first, but when you hear why, it doesn't look quite as good.
This all assumes you don't believe in the free exchange of information (the lack of which which leads to things like patents and copyright abuse).
> URLs http://example.com/ will auto-link a URL
Is that a Slashdot feature or something? I've never seen that before.
> a bo[r]g themed case, though it isn't actually a cube.
Nor does it resemble anything borg-ish...
What's sad about that is, there appear to be three bidders, all male, one labelled (unsurprisingly) as a "priest."
> Please put your toe nail clippings on Ebay.
I believe eBay would remove the auction, citing safety hazards. There's probably a good bit of bacteria on those clippings (depending if yuo just took of your shoes or just got out of the shower).
Sorry if it was a rhetorical Q.
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> Dei Thevdiya paiyallae.Velai vetti illaya
Hehe, that's great... uh, what's it mean?
> I think it has something to do with analyzing the geology of the Moon's surface by measuring its reflectivity in certain infrared wavelengths
IANA(Planetary Geologist), but I believe you are pretty much spot-on with your description. Different materials reflect different wavelengths. In addition, the difference in times between sending the signals & receiving the reflections can give a very good map of topography. The two of those combined can give very interesting results.
For instance, if most craters of X depth show a rock layer under the surface, but another very similar crater is covered by some other material, it's probably MUCH older than the others. This is very useful information. Unfortunately, since IANAPG, I'm not sure how.
It could conceivably "see" materials or features that "shouldn't be there," (in the unlikely event they are) forcing us to rethink our understanding of the moon.
> Should I stop telling you what a publicity monger you are just because I call you on your shamelessness?
Oh, so helping others when they don't need it is charity. When they DO need it, it's shameless. Fucking trolls... at least TRY to make a little bit of sense from time to time.
> > Like there's a single sole that hasn't already seen the story elsewhre?
> Look, "sole" is at the bottom of your feet, "SOUL" is what you're looking for...
It may not be on the soles, but shoes still have eyes! Haha... Eyes... "Seen the..." eh, never mind.
At least 14!
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shift, <, A, [space], H, R, E, F, =,
Then the closing tag: <,
16 characters, if you use quotes around the URL.
6 characters is one thing, but those extra 8 really take away any incentive to look like I care about my post. I mean, c'mon, that's like 4 seconds taken out of my life that could have been spent cleaning wax out of my ear!
> Not only that, but it should have been modded down anyway for being in bad taste.
No, it should not. "Taste" is purely subjective. Your initial analysis was correct, though.