`It is an absolute. Either you have it 100%, or you don't have it at all.`
Ok, if I incite a crowd to burn down your house(or basement lol) am I protected by my rights to free speech? 100%ists will say yes, I say throw the person who said that in prison. I think that inciting violence is not a right under the free speech umbrella. You can still say what you think, just not incite violence.
In this relationship C -> A and C -> B But in order to pinpoint C, you have to work back from A and B via E,F and D. Verifying a C is relatively easy. Finding C can be very nasty. And if there are loops involved it can be a lot nastier.
Sure, correlation implies causation. But which one?
"Global warming does not fall under this. It has been researched, and retested, and re-challenged numerous times.'
On this point you are walking on loose sands. What do you mean retested? You cannot test Global Warming. You can only make observations about it and then form your own opinion based on those facts. You cannot create 2 identical planets,mess with their CO2 levels and then compare the results. All your data is based on your measurements and conclusions you draw from it. That is where the controversy lies. In order to test the Global Warming theory you need 2 carbon copies of 1900 earth and have only one use massive amounts of carbon fuels and the other next to none. Only then will you truely approach(you cannot mimick everything) how the system works.
And let us not talk about history because that is even more a topic of disputes.
"Munroe was the clear winner. 1999 *BC* was just dumb, as were most of Katz's others. The only lame one of Munroe's was the strange skateboard thing. Somewhat off topic, though it gets points for originality."
Katz was the clear winner. favourite food/animal did not deliver, as did most of Munroe's others. The only lame one of Katz was the 1999 BC. Somewhat off topic, though it gets points for originality.
"the Black Guard and the Knight of the Blazing Sun"
If my 13 year old brother was in charge of making up names for a Warhammerclass it would probably be named like these two. The names lack all forms of inspiration(other than making wads of cash ofcourse).
I had to check what a Firewire cable and port look like. Why? Because it's rare. Sure, there are a lot of cameras with a firewire port but USB is just that more prevalent. There isn't a modern computer in the world without a USB port. Seriously, I took this from wikipedia:
"Full support for IEEE 1394a and 1394b is available for Microsoft Windows XP, FreeBSD, Linux[6], Apple Mac OS 8.6 through to Mac OS 9[7], and Mac OS X as well as NetBSD and Haiku. Historically, performance of 1394 devices may have decreased after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2, but were resolved in Hotfix 885222[8] and in SP3. Some FireWire hardware manufacturers also provide custom device drivers which replace the Microsoft OHCI host adapter driver stack, enabling S800-capable devices to run at full 800 Mbit/s transfer rates on older versions of Windows (XP SP2 w/o Hotfix 885222) and Windows Vista. At the time of its release, Microsoft Windows Vista supported only 1394a, with assurances that 1394b support would come in the next service pack.[9] Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows Vista has since been released, however the addition of 1394b support is not mentioned anywhere in the release documentation.[10][11][12]"
See? They don't care. Nobody cares. Try that with a USB protocol. There would be total outrage at the fact that there would be no proper USB protocol support.
Now let's look at the back of my computers. Count the number of Firewire ports you see and compare them to USB ports. My computers have 0 or 1 fw ports but they all have 3-5 usb ports on the back alone(not including my usb hub for my golden oldie). Then add some usb in front and you know that it is a widespread standard. And you also must not forget usb sticks and usb external hard drives. The whole world runs on usb(including a usb vacuum cleaner;) ).
Sure, firewire might be better but it does not matter. Cut the cord and let it die. This year will not be the year of firewire in the desktop.
"Second, privacy for citizens, openness for the state. Those two go hand in hand, really."
No, it's hypocritical. You are demanding something you do not wish to abide to. It does not matter if they are chosen and whatnot, if you are trying to demand something but think it is a bad thing for you, you have captured the essence of the problem.
Governments do not want to be open, just like you. Demanding it is naive and shows lack of belief in your own words.
"Whole communities might find themselves wrongfully off-limits, as happened a few years ago, when the alt.binaries.pictures.astronomy usenet group was blacklisted by a large US ISP. The ISP did not block all alt.binaries.pictures groups, but chose to lump the astrophotography group in with the porn groups. That's what misinterpretation of phrases such as "heavenly body", "images from last night", "multiple exposure", "open truss", "polar mount", "white dwarf", "full moon" and the like can cause."
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`It is an absolute. Either you have it 100%, or you don't have it at all.`
Ok, if I incite a crowd to burn down your house(or basement lol) am I protected by my rights to free speech? 100%ists will say yes, I say throw the person who said that in prison. I think that inciting violence is not a right under the free speech umbrella. You can still say what you think, just not incite violence.
"This is the kind of guy who would open a restaurant specialized in rare bird meat and then become a member of PETA."
Alan Greenspan, he wants to rescue his bird and eat it too!
"Why I got modded funny is beyond me."
Because of the outright hostility towards open-source and Linux.
"Linux is a cancer" -Steve Ballmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Microsoft_competition_case
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Microsoft_antitrust_case
And don't forget the MS-DOS vs. Dr. DOS debacle.
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Because it is very simplistic.
C -> D
D -> F
D -> E
E -> G
G -> A
F -> B
In this relationship C -> A and C -> B
But in order to pinpoint C, you have to work back from A and B via E,F and D. Verifying a C is relatively easy. Finding C can be very nasty. And if there are loops involved it can be a lot nastier.
Sure, correlation implies causation. But which one?
A nuanced opinion?! Blasphemy!
You need to remember that you don't have that costly climb to 10 km. It will probably be a lot cleaner.
Or maybe boardgames.
Yeah yeah, get off of my lawn!
If it is possible to do, higher speed tapping will be just a matter of time. This is just a proof-of-concept setup.
" Given the Conservative Party's historic disregard of public opinion"
And give Slashdot's historic disregard of non-bias, I think we're tied.
"Global warming does not fall under this. It has been researched, and retested, and re-challenged numerous times.'
On this point you are walking on loose sands. What do you mean retested? You cannot test Global Warming. You can only make observations about it and then form your own opinion based on those facts. You cannot create 2 identical planets ,mess with their CO2 levels and then compare the results. All your data is based on your measurements and conclusions you draw from it. That is where the controversy lies. In order to test the Global Warming theory you need 2 carbon copies of 1900 earth and have only one use massive amounts of carbon fuels and the other next to none. Only then will you truely approach(you cannot mimick everything) how the system works.
And let us not talk about history because that is even more a topic of disputes.
"Munroe was the clear winner. 1999 *BC* was just dumb, as were most of Katz's others. The only lame one of Munroe's was the strange skateboard thing. Somewhat off topic, though it gets points for originality."
Katz was the clear winner. favourite food/animal did not deliver, as did most of Munroe's others. The only lame one of Katz was the 1999 BC. Somewhat off topic, though it gets points for originality.
"the Black Guard and the Knight of the Blazing Sun"
If my 13 year old brother was in charge of making up names for a Warhammerclass it would probably be named like these two. The names lack all forms of inspiration(other than making wads of cash ofcourse).
I had to check what a Firewire cable and port look like. Why? Because it's rare. Sure, there are a lot of cameras with a firewire port but USB is just that more prevalent. There isn't a modern computer in the world without a USB port. Seriously, I took this from wikipedia:
"Full support for IEEE 1394a and 1394b is available for Microsoft Windows XP, FreeBSD, Linux[6], Apple Mac OS 8.6 through to Mac OS 9[7], and Mac OS X as well as NetBSD and Haiku. Historically, performance of 1394 devices may have decreased after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2, but were resolved in Hotfix 885222[8] and in SP3. Some FireWire hardware manufacturers also provide custom device drivers which replace the Microsoft OHCI host adapter driver stack, enabling S800-capable devices to run at full 800 Mbit/s transfer rates on older versions of Windows (XP SP2 w/o Hotfix 885222) and Windows Vista. At the time of its release, Microsoft Windows Vista supported only 1394a, with assurances that 1394b support would come in the next service pack.[9] Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows Vista has since been released, however the addition of 1394b support is not mentioned anywhere in the release documentation.[10][11][12]"
See? They don't care. Nobody cares. Try that with a USB protocol. There would be total outrage at the fact that there would be no proper USB protocol support.
Now let's look at the back of my computers. Count the number of Firewire ports you see and compare them to USB ports. My computers have 0 or 1 fw ports but they all have 3-5 usb ports on the back alone(not including my usb hub for my golden oldie). Then add some usb in front and you know that it is a widespread standard. And you also must not forget usb sticks and usb external hard drives. The whole world runs on usb(including a usb vacuum cleaner ;) ).
Sure, firewire might be better but it does not matter. Cut the cord and let it die. This year will not be the year of firewire in the desktop.
"'But let this be a lesson for you.'"
Yes, the security checks are total bogus. Glad we have shown that in the open right now...
"Second, privacy for citizens, openness for the state. Those two go hand in hand, really."
No, it's hypocritical. You are demanding something you do not wish to abide to. It does not matter if they are chosen and whatnot, if you are trying to demand something but think it is a bad thing for you, you have captured the essence of the problem.
Governments do not want to be open, just like you. Demanding it is naive and shows lack of belief in your own words.
"Then that brings us to to the fact that no filtering software works 100% so you get:
(A) legit websites get blocked too
(B) "Bad Stuff" still gets through
When this happens, what is the point of filtering it anyway?"
The police doesn't have a 100% success rate
(A) They arrest innocent people sometimes
(B) Criminals still exist
When this happens, what is the point of having a police force anyway?
Nope, it doesn't cut it.
"Whole communities might find themselves wrongfully off-limits, as happened a few years ago, when the alt.binaries.pictures.astronomy usenet group was blacklisted by a large US ISP. The ISP did not block all alt.binaries.pictures groups, but chose to lump the astrophotography group in with the porn groups. That's what misinterpretation of phrases such as "heavenly body", "images from last night", "multiple exposure", "open truss", "polar mount", "white dwarf", "full moon" and the like can cause."
I don't want to know
Thank God I live in good old England where this surely won't happen.
But what about the porn?
I think the step from ASCII-girls was a big improvement.
Yay for vid pron!!1!
Should I tag this story noshit or !shit?
Because this is NOT news and I have no sympathy with those people who screw their own ears with music that is way too loud.
That's not a truck, that's a transformer!
Yeah, it's a typo. 26*2 for the letters including caps and 10 for the numbers.
True, buy most people will use a alphanum pass with 10 characters or less.
(26*2+1)^10 = 839299365868340224
Which is a lot more crackable.