LOL. That was the best troll I've seen in a long, long time. And it got you modded up! If I ever get into the trolling business, I'm going to use this post as a model.
For those that missed the jokes: the police have never ever tried to actually "get tough on crime", they just pretend to to increase their power- it's way more fun to write traffic tickets. Laws can't be understood because you need a 6 year degree to understand the language, let along the content of the laws, and no one has the time to even read something as basic to a functioning society as the tax code; take a look at the tax code of even your state, I don't read that many pages in a year. The federal tax code takes a big room to even hold it all. Our "democracy" has been a lie for at least 100 years, since the populist movement was beaten down by the robber barons, and even longer if you're partial to arguments of the "separatists". South America is used as an example when basically any society would do, apparently just because it's so much fun to pick on those Spanish and Portuguese speaking people down there (get it?). The people who are holding down the masses are referred to as an "elite", which is great sarcasm, but set up to be misunderstood by those who don't actually know what the word means. And the use of "socialism, poverty, and populism" is great as it mixes political systems, economic conditions, and social philosophy into a melange that seems on it's face to be "bad" but on second glance is a confused muddle of conflicting sentiment and ideas; it reminds me of compassionate-conservative-communist-new-dealer-fascist. Bravo sir, you just passed off the best muddle I've seen in ages as "insightful".
It's sad that this has to be pointed out, but I do understand that it's honestly an odd concept nowadays: You can still carry a cell phone for when you need it and not be "on call" by turning the little sucker off. I get questions sometimes, but when I ask "you got my voicemail, didn't you?" it usually shuts up the inquirer.
OT, I was going to switch to Verizon this spring, but given the crappy service you get at their stores and now this crap, I'll be sticking with something a little bit more private (pay a friend $20 a month for a "family plan" cell phone on a different network. Even if the same data is tracked, it poisons the information pool a bit by having mis-association with owner/activity).
You'll find out just how much private ownership of your land really means when your neighbors do complain about the noise and the sheriff comes to take your business materials away from a lot zoned residential... Or at least at your first zoning board meeting when you attempt to have your lot re-zoned;) (no, I have no idea what your exact circumstances are. I don't care. I just imagined your project in my back yard.)
Yeah, I'll pipe in that you don't deserve a troll mod. You actually make one of the most salient points in this discussion; people, in general, use what's conveniently in front of them whether it's better or not. If Microsoft would simply load every browser alongside IE on their Windows installs, and make a way to set your preferred browser something other than IE, and let people look at them all and choose, then this problem might just go away for them. People would still use IE, 'cause they're used to it, but at least then they'd have a convenient alternative available and it would be closer to a true market choice.
How about when Henry Ford's cheap new gasoline powered vehicle literally drove the electric cars of the day off the road? One hundred years later and cars go only about twice as fast as they did back then, carry the same number of people, and cost a greater percentage of the average yearly income? Not to mention the environmental impact and the geo-politics of having one major energy source. Sure, they're more comfortable, but where's my fraking fusion-powered flying car?
Not to imply that Microsoft has stifled innovation or anything...
technically a republican but he acts like a democrat
Think about that statement for a minute. Really let it sink in. How much self deception does it take to say the equivalent of "well, they call themselves the Republican Party, but they act like Democrats, 'cause they're acting badly, and Democrats are bad and Republicans are good. I guess I have to wait for stink to wear off of the next Republican... too bad because he's not like the rest of the people with whom he chooses to associate."
Then ISPs need to sell bits delivered and sent, not "access". If I knew exactly how much it would cost to send and how much to receive data, be given a metering tool, and have my cost structure built accordingly, then I'd be ok with it. But right now I pay for "access", period. I want the access that I pay for or I want ISPs to be honest and sell a metered service with metered, flexible pricing. I pay about $4 a month in the summer for gas, just to have the pipes hooked up. My bill goes way up in the winter when I use the gas. If the ISPs are all concerned about usage, then meter me so that I can pay $1 to keep the "lights" on when I work all month and don't use any access at home, and charge me per bit for the months when it's slow and I'm sitting around at home downloading movies from iTunes. Right now ISPs want the best of both worlds... for themselves.
And if that weren't enough, it leaves no incentive for record companies to do anything useful ever again. They can just kick back and collect their checks.
Oh, the humanity! That made me laugh out loud. Loved it. Will you be here all week? I mean, really, how does someone come up with the crazy idea that record companies do something useful?
So, libraries have been charged with archiving web-sites... and? Libraries have been around for the introduction of newspapers, magazines, audio and video recording.
Someone, quick, post something insightful that will make me care about the centuries old story that libraries will archive whatever new medium comes along. This is even worse than the stories about how people break up over facebook. I mean, did Victorian newspapers run stories about how people would send "Dear John" letters by their new, fancy, twice-a-day postal service?
I'm no expert (Google taught me all I know), but I've read that to purchase Class 3 items completely legally, you need to 1) pay for the item, ie purchase it. 2) get the permits for that specific item 3) have someone who already has the permits "hold" the item until you can legally take possession (have your permit issued). The holding fee is often charged by the person who sold you the item to keep it in their possession until you can legally take possession. It really is "hey, let me sell that to you for x, but I'm gonna also charge you y to hold it until the gov't says that you can receive it". Really, it's my understanding that it's that messed up. If your friend isn't buying armor piercing or explosive ammo, this doesn't apply. While high capacity generally refers to more than 10 rounds, it varies by state, and a Class 3 definition may be different (C-mags?) Maybe online and at gun shows the laws are different for magazines? I've heard that it used to be that way for automatic weapons. Time for you to get out "the Google" or wait for someone with more knowledge than us to come along.
You are absolutely correct. Unfortunately, it's kind of like how cell phones are supposed to be "unlockable". It's illegal for manufacturers/resellers to even tell you how (and just try to get your local storefront, the only ones who can legally unlock it, to have someone who knows how). Some people will be able to do it, but it punishes the legal purchasers by the hurdle created, and rewards only those who are willing to break the law by creating a market for the hacked item (not that the hack is illegal, the sale of the hacked item becomes illegal though).
In the U.S. it's a class 3. It can easily take over 6 months to take possession of something like a silencer... then your application, even when granted by the Federal Gov't, will most likely be refused by the the local law enforcement; even after you've purchased the item, paid the $200 license fee, $100 holding fee, cost of the product, and $50-$100 to the sheriff to run his back ground check. They'll refuse it for some "public safety" reason in most municipalities. Oh, and you have to pay the licensing and holding fee for every product you purchase (silencer, high capacity firearm, short barrel shotgun, box of armor piercing ammunition, etc) so there's effectively a $300 tax on each item as a barrier to ownership as well.
Disclaimer: I don't own a single firearm, bullet, or even an axe. I don't think most people need them. But if we're going to have the right written in the constitution, then we shouldn't have barriers like this. Amend or get out of our way.
In the U.S., if they put encryption on the code that locks the clicking noise in place, then it would be a DMCA violation to hack the phone not to click. Isn't that just the most flexible piece of legislation?
Wow, they must hate me then. I power off my entire entertainment system when I'm going to be away from it for more than a few hours; just one switch on my UPS that every component plugs into. My power bill is about $5/mo lower when I do that than when I let the energy vampyres that are cable boxes/etc. have their way. So to save themselves $2.95 one time on my box I have to power down to save myself $5/mo which then causes faster burnout of even more expensive equipment which costs???/year...a stitch in time could save them some money down the road. Saving that cost on the cable box may look good on their quarterly report, but I'm not going to subsidize their laziness every month with my electric bill, so they can just suck on their faster equipment burn outs.
The US and the UK get away with it because, for reasons that are unclear to me, international airlines insist on making them travel hubs.
Hubs get put where the rich, traveling public live. Pretty clear, isn't it? If you're rich enough to be able to spend the money to avoid such hassles, then you're even richer than most Americans.
Companies never want you to SAY you are willing to sacrifice quality for speed
Of course, even if you know the correct attitude or answers, you may still just be dealing with idiots. I was once censured at work for doing more work than anyone else and with a lower error rate. Because I did so much work, even with a lower error rate, I still had a higher total number of errors than anyone else. I was told that I had an unacceptable number of errors. I was then told that I should work more slowly and it would be ok to have the same number of errors as everyone else because "quality comes first"; ie I was told to work more slowly with more errors per unit of work and conform to the average all because some idiot didn't understand what a rate was (and that wasn't the only time I ran into that at that particular company). Even if you think you know all of the answers, the grader may still just be stupid.
It's clear. A certain percentage of slashdotters act all surprised every time it's repeated though. Of course, most/.'ers also act all surprised every time some wack-job blames video games for violence too. At least some people are pointing out that the account information has been part of iTunes files for forever and isn't news to most people who know how to do a Google search.
Do you understand that running the lamp at lower power would mean lower pollution from power plants (as less energy would be needed to power the lights already in existence) and lower light pollution? I'm giving the the benefit of the doubt here that you really misread and aren't just trolling...
Wow, I sure am glad that the law isn't based on what'd make you happier then. Civil rights laws are in place because of people who's "happiness" depended on persecuting others in order make themselves more comfortable for their own twisted ideas. Your being afraid of shadows does not trump our rights to perform lawful actions... yet. Please don't hope for that day.
Yup. I'm just being argumentative to point out how screwed up our legal system is... You can bet the "manufacturers" of AV 2009 would use some equally screwed up argument if they were every brought to the bar. I would love to see the makers of AV 2009 in court though. For anything.
Technically the owner of the computer is responsible for all operations on and communication to/from their computer. IANAL, but wouldn't that (in this highly theoretical scenario) make Microsoft guilty of fraud for acting as the computer user and forcing the user to violate the TOS?;)
He spelled "less" correctly. His was a grammar, not a spelling error. Oh, and they released this to subtly remind us that they can break (or think that they can break) any crypto out there and so don't have to worry about people using math. Hey, at least now people may be more able to use it correctly.
Casualty: (n) person killed or injured in a war or accident. So, it's the people killed (and in American media often refers only to the dead) or injured. Not just due to war. It's inclusive of both. 'nough said?
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LOL. That was the best troll I've seen in a long, long time. And it got you modded up! If I ever get into the trolling business, I'm going to use this post as a model.
For those that missed the jokes: the police have never ever tried to actually "get tough on crime", they just pretend to to increase their power- it's way more fun to write traffic tickets. Laws can't be understood because you need a 6 year degree to understand the language, let along the content of the laws, and no one has the time to even read something as basic to a functioning society as the tax code; take a look at the tax code of even your state, I don't read that many pages in a year. The federal tax code takes a big room to even hold it all. Our "democracy" has been a lie for at least 100 years, since the populist movement was beaten down by the robber barons, and even longer if you're partial to arguments of the "separatists". South America is used as an example when basically any society would do, apparently just because it's so much fun to pick on those Spanish and Portuguese speaking people down there (get it?). The people who are holding down the masses are referred to as an "elite", which is great sarcasm, but set up to be misunderstood by those who don't actually know what the word means. And the use of "socialism, poverty, and populism" is great as it mixes political systems, economic conditions, and social philosophy into a melange that seems on it's face to be "bad" but on second glance is a confused muddle of conflicting sentiment and ideas; it reminds me of compassionate-conservative-communist-new-dealer-fascist. Bravo sir, you just passed off the best muddle I've seen in ages as "insightful".
It's sad that this has to be pointed out, but I do understand that it's honestly an odd concept nowadays: You can still carry a cell phone for when you need it and not be "on call" by turning the little sucker off. I get questions sometimes, but when I ask "you got my voicemail, didn't you?" it usually shuts up the inquirer.
OT, I was going to switch to Verizon this spring, but given the crappy service you get at their stores and now this crap, I'll be sticking with something a little bit more private (pay a friend $20 a month for a "family plan" cell phone on a different network. Even if the same data is tracked, it poisons the information pool a bit by having mis-association with owner/activity).
You'll find out just how much private ownership of your land really means when your neighbors do complain about the noise and the sheriff comes to take your business materials away from a lot zoned residential... Or at least at your first zoning board meeting when you attempt to have your lot re-zoned ;) (no, I have no idea what your exact circumstances are. I don't care. I just imagined your project in my back yard.)
Yeah, I'll pipe in that you don't deserve a troll mod. You actually make one of the most salient points in this discussion; people, in general, use what's conveniently in front of them whether it's better or not. If Microsoft would simply load every browser alongside IE on their Windows installs, and make a way to set your preferred browser something other than IE, and let people look at them all and choose, then this problem might just go away for them. People would still use IE, 'cause they're used to it, but at least then they'd have a convenient alternative available and it would be closer to a true market choice.
How about when Henry Ford's cheap new gasoline powered vehicle literally drove the electric cars of the day off the road? One hundred years later and cars go only about twice as fast as they did back then, carry the same number of people, and cost a greater percentage of the average yearly income? Not to mention the environmental impact and the geo-politics of having one major energy source. Sure, they're more comfortable, but where's my fraking fusion-powered flying car?
Not to imply that Microsoft has stifled innovation or anything...
Think about that statement for a minute. Really let it sink in. How much self deception does it take to say the equivalent of "well, they call themselves the Republican Party, but they act like Democrats, 'cause they're acting badly, and Democrats are bad and Republicans are good. I guess I have to wait for stink to wear off of the next Republican... too bad because he's not like the rest of the people with whom he chooses to associate."
Then ISPs need to sell bits delivered and sent, not "access". If I knew exactly how much it would cost to send and how much to receive data, be given a metering tool, and have my cost structure built accordingly, then I'd be ok with it. But right now I pay for "access", period. I want the access that I pay for or I want ISPs to be honest and sell a metered service with metered, flexible pricing. I pay about $4 a month in the summer for gas, just to have the pipes hooked up. My bill goes way up in the winter when I use the gas. If the ISPs are all concerned about usage, then meter me so that I can pay $1 to keep the "lights" on when I work all month and don't use any access at home, and charge me per bit for the months when it's slow and I'm sitting around at home downloading movies from iTunes. Right now ISPs want the best of both worlds... for themselves.
Oh, the humanity! That made me laugh out loud. Loved it. Will you be here all week? I mean, really, how does someone come up with the crazy idea that record companies do something useful?
Thanks, sounds like I needed to be corrected.
So, libraries have been charged with archiving web-sites... and? Libraries have been around for the introduction of newspapers, magazines, audio and video recording.
Someone, quick, post something insightful that will make me care about the centuries old story that libraries will archive whatever new medium comes along. This is even worse than the stories about how people break up over facebook. I mean, did Victorian newspapers run stories about how people would send "Dear John" letters by their new, fancy, twice-a-day postal service?
I'm no expert (Google taught me all I know), but I've read that to purchase Class 3 items completely legally, you need to 1) pay for the item, ie purchase it. 2) get the permits for that specific item 3) have someone who already has the permits "hold" the item until you can legally take possession (have your permit issued). The holding fee is often charged by the person who sold you the item to keep it in their possession until you can legally take possession. It really is "hey, let me sell that to you for x, but I'm gonna also charge you y to hold it until the gov't says that you can receive it". Really, it's my understanding that it's that messed up. If your friend isn't buying armor piercing or explosive ammo, this doesn't apply. While high capacity generally refers to more than 10 rounds, it varies by state, and a Class 3 definition may be different (C-mags?) Maybe online and at gun shows the laws are different for magazines? I've heard that it used to be that way for automatic weapons. Time for you to get out "the Google" or wait for someone with more knowledge than us to come along.
You are absolutely correct. Unfortunately, it's kind of like how cell phones are supposed to be "unlockable". It's illegal for manufacturers/resellers to even tell you how (and just try to get your local storefront, the only ones who can legally unlock it, to have someone who knows how). Some people will be able to do it, but it punishes the legal purchasers by the hurdle created, and rewards only those who are willing to break the law by creating a market for the hacked item (not that the hack is illegal, the sale of the hacked item becomes illegal though).
In the U.S. it's a class 3. It can easily take over 6 months to take possession of something like a silencer... then your application, even when granted by the Federal Gov't, will most likely be refused by the the local law enforcement; even after you've purchased the item, paid the $200 license fee, $100 holding fee, cost of the product, and $50-$100 to the sheriff to run his back ground check. They'll refuse it for some "public safety" reason in most municipalities. Oh, and you have to pay the licensing and holding fee for every product you purchase (silencer, high capacity firearm, short barrel shotgun, box of armor piercing ammunition, etc) so there's effectively a $300 tax on each item as a barrier to ownership as well.
Disclaimer: I don't own a single firearm, bullet, or even an axe. I don't think most people need them. But if we're going to have the right written in the constitution, then we shouldn't have barriers like this. Amend or get out of our way.
In the U.S., if they put encryption on the code that locks the clicking noise in place, then it would be a DMCA violation to hack the phone not to click. Isn't that just the most flexible piece of legislation?
Wow, they must hate me then. I power off my entire entertainment system when I'm going to be away from it for more than a few hours; just one switch on my UPS that every component plugs into. My power bill is about $5/mo lower when I do that than when I let the energy vampyres that are cable boxes/etc. have their way. So to save themselves $2.95 one time on my box I have to power down to save myself $5/mo which then causes faster burnout of even more expensive equipment which costs???/year...a stitch in time could save them some money down the road. Saving that cost on the cable box may look good on their quarterly report, but I'm not going to subsidize their laziness every month with my electric bill, so they can just suck on their faster equipment burn outs.
Thanks for your informative post.
Hubs get put where the rich, traveling public live. Pretty clear, isn't it? If you're rich enough to be able to spend the money to avoid such hassles, then you're even richer than most Americans.
Of course, even if you know the correct attitude or answers, you may still just be dealing with idiots. I was once censured at work for doing more work than anyone else and with a lower error rate. Because I did so much work, even with a lower error rate, I still had a higher total number of errors than anyone else. I was told that I had an unacceptable number of errors. I was then told that I should work more slowly and it would be ok to have the same number of errors as everyone else because "quality comes first"; ie I was told to work more slowly with more errors per unit of work and conform to the average all because some idiot didn't understand what a rate was (and that wasn't the only time I ran into that at that particular company). Even if you think you know all of the answers, the grader may still just be stupid.
It's clear. A certain percentage of slashdotters act all surprised every time it's repeated though. Of course, most /.'ers also act all surprised every time some wack-job blames video games for violence too. At least some people are pointing out that the account information has been part of iTunes files for forever and isn't news to most people who know how to do a Google search.
Do you understand that running the lamp at lower power would mean lower pollution from power plants (as less energy would be needed to power the lights already in existence) and lower light pollution? I'm giving the the benefit of the doubt here that you really misread and aren't just trolling...
Errr, and that's a problem? Sounds like a win-win to me!
Wow, I sure am glad that the law isn't based on what'd make you happier then. Civil rights laws are in place because of people who's "happiness" depended on persecuting others in order make themselves more comfortable for their own twisted ideas. Your being afraid of shadows does not trump our rights to perform lawful actions... yet. Please don't hope for that day.
Yup. I'm just being argumentative to point out how screwed up our legal system is... You can bet the "manufacturers" of AV 2009 would use some equally screwed up argument if they were every brought to the bar. I would love to see the makers of AV 2009 in court though. For anything.
Technically the owner of the computer is responsible for all operations on and communication to/from their computer. IANAL, but wouldn't that (in this highly theoretical scenario) make Microsoft guilty of fraud for acting as the computer user and forcing the user to violate the TOS? ;)
He spelled "less" correctly. His was a grammar, not a spelling error. Oh, and they released this to subtly remind us that they can break (or think that they can break) any crypto out there and so don't have to worry about people using math. Hey, at least now people may be more able to use it correctly.
Casualty: (n) person killed or injured in a war or accident. So, it's the people killed (and in American media often refers only to the dead) or injured. Not just due to war. It's inclusive of both. 'nough said?