While the responsibility does lie with the consumer to take appropriate technical measures to safeguard his personal information, is it too much to ask for a company to make SSL the default when submitting information?
It only takes adding an "s" in the form element...
...friendly people who would never rockroll or goatse anyone...
Man, I sure hate those rockrollers. Crazy kids and their newfangled music... folks blaring that stuff so loud in the office I can hardly type "grep" without losing track of what I was doing.
Thankfully, I found an excellent instructional video series that helps me block out these unwanted distractions, allowing me to fully focus on my network security tasks.
You apparently misunderstood the story. You see, these wealthy Mexicans are indeed getting chipped as a hedge against being kidnapped, but it's a tactic meant to prolong survival, not assist in their immediate rescue.
They're having large volumes of tortilla chips compressed into small volumes through sophisticated matter reduction technologies. These tortilla chip packets ("microchips", if you will) are then implanted under the skin in various regions of the body. Inadvertent tortilla deployment is prevented through daily exposure to a specific frequency of RF radiation, which ceases upon the individual's kidnapping. The calorie-laden tortilla chiplets begin to expand, releasing a clotting agent and mild anaesthetic into the surrounding tissue to mitigate any unpleasant sensations from their eruption through the skin. After their time-released eruption, the packets expand to their full volume, providing delicious sustenance for the captive.
No shit, reminds me of Bob's apartment in the late 90s. Yes, we had LAN parties. Clothing was optional, and strongly discouraged. Yes, some rather attractive girls were present.
I'm in the Navy now. I've long since become accustomed to the sight of naked men walking around (boot camp kinda fixes any phobias people might have there). It's well worth the occasional glimpse of flabby naked dude to spend the evening with decent looking naked females at a LAN party.
Any modification of comments would probably open Slashdot to greater liability for their site's content. The moderation system is designed to take care of such problems, without actually removing or modifying the content of posts.
Hey man, as a member of the Zoot Suit wearing community, I think you need to calm down with all that jive talk about the band's name. Why don't you just throw back a bottle of beer and relax?
I noticed this myself when submitting the article; it was an amusing bit of irony, considering the subject matter. Be sure to read the New York Times tomorrow, when they'll be reporting on the outcome of the Olympics:).
You've never lived in Oklahoma, have you? Winters there are brutal. I just spent a year and a half in Connecticut (pretty harsh winters), and I'd still take it over much of the midwest.
From a lawyer's point of view, there probably wouldn't be any difference between the two cases.
There's a huge difference. I'm not advocating requiring manufacturers to support every hardware platform under the sun; that would be ridiculous. I'm simply making the observation that Apple has no legal standing to prevent me from running their operating system on other platforms that will support it, regardless of who sold me those platforms.
Emacs actually has a calculator for the meaning of life built in, although it always returns "42" for some reason. Additionally, it contains functionality designed for carnal gratification, along with a module for making you a sandwich after the completion of the act (reference Barefoot::Kitchen::Bedroom for the Perl extension).
Well, I think I'd rather pay a little more to Apple than to have Apple lawyers knocking on my door with a subpoena.
I have never seen a time so apt for this quote by Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Wrong. The GPL simply covers what I can do in terms of distributing copyrighted works covered under the license. This is completely different from shrinkwrap EULA "licenses", which are a different animal entirely. First sale doctrine will defeat the EULA every time, unless the behavior in question constitutes a violation of existing copyright law.
Apple hasn't gone after the company in question yet. This discussion centers around whether they will, and what the outcome of such legal maneuvers might be.
The central issue is this: does Apple have the legal right to dictate what hardware you run their software on? Prior case studies say "no." While copyright law does apply to redistribution of their product (the operating system), nothing in their EULA regarding specific hardware requirements is legally enforceable, as first-sale doctrine will override any attempts in this area.
Apple's practice of tying their operating system to Mac hardware may be a key point of their business model, but that's their problem, not mine. It's not as if they give their product away, either. As I pointed out in response to another comment, I'd love to see a music distribution company try to tell me what specific stereo equipment I can listen to my newly purchased (licensed) CD on.
You are, unfortunately, correct in your assertion that a large percentage of the Slashdot population suffers from chronic immaturity syndrome. The good news is that people tend (largely) to outgrow it:).
Says who? The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, that's who. If a case examining the law from a different angle, but with largely the same result for consumers, it was established that first-sale doctrine will override any EULA-based argument. Credit goes to base3 for reminding me of this. There are other examples available on Groklaw, if you're interested.
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Africa is not a nation. Africa is a continent containing many nations.
While the responsibility does lie with the consumer to take appropriate technical measures to safeguard his personal information, is it too much to ask for a company to make SSL the default when submitting information?
It only takes adding an "s" in the form element...
...friendly people who would never rockroll or goatse anyone...
Man, I sure hate those rockrollers. Crazy kids and their newfangled music... folks blaring that stuff so loud in the office I can hardly type "grep" without losing track of what I was doing.
Thankfully, I found an excellent instructional video series that helps me block out these unwanted distractions, allowing me to fully focus on my network security tasks.
You apparently misunderstood the story. You see, these wealthy Mexicans are indeed getting chipped as a hedge against being kidnapped, but it's a tactic meant to prolong survival, not assist in their immediate rescue.
They're having large volumes of tortilla chips compressed into small volumes through sophisticated matter reduction technologies. These tortilla chip packets ("microchips", if you will) are then implanted under the skin in various regions of the body. Inadvertent tortilla deployment is prevented through daily exposure to a specific frequency of RF radiation, which ceases upon the individual's kidnapping. The calorie-laden tortilla chiplets begin to expand, releasing a clotting agent and mild anaesthetic into the surrounding tissue to mitigate any unpleasant sensations from their eruption through the skin. After their time-released eruption, the packets expand to their full volume, providing delicious sustenance for the captive.
You're assuming The Giver doesn't accompany him to the party.
No shit, reminds me of Bob's apartment in the late 90s. Yes, we had LAN parties. Clothing was optional, and strongly discouraged. Yes, some rather attractive girls were present.
I'm in the Navy now. I've long since become accustomed to the sight of naked men walking around (boot camp kinda fixes any phobias people might have there). It's well worth the occasional glimpse of flabby naked dude to spend the evening with decent looking naked females at a LAN party.
I fully support this "security measure."
Frankly, I was thinking more along the lines of West Virginia.
For people like William Gibson, it's always tomorrow... or close to it.
Nintendo would have to market specially designed tentacle controllers for this concept to be effectively implemented.
I submitted a Slashdot story several months ago on this topic (sans the kids aspect). Reference this article for a basic overview.
Yes, but all tests are orally administered.
Look on the bright side. He's never gonna give you up.
"Comments are owned by the poster."
Any modification of comments would probably open Slashdot to greater liability for their site's content. The moderation system is designed to take care of such problems, without actually removing or modifying the content of posts.
Hey man, as a member of the Zoot Suit wearing community, I think you need to calm down with all that jive talk about the band's name. Why don't you just throw back a bottle of beer and relax?
I noticed this myself when submitting the article; it was an amusing bit of irony, considering the subject matter. Be sure to read the New York Times tomorrow, when they'll be reporting on the outcome of the Olympics :).
You've never lived in Oklahoma, have you? Winters there are brutal. I just spent a year and a half in Connecticut (pretty harsh winters), and I'd still take it over much of the midwest.
You just made it abundantly obvious that you have no comprehension of the submitter's problem.
I'm beginning to suspect you might be employed by Apple, Inc.
From a lawyer's point of view, there probably wouldn't be any difference between the two cases.
There's a huge difference. I'm not advocating requiring manufacturers to support every hardware platform under the sun; that would be ridiculous. I'm simply making the observation that Apple has no legal standing to prevent me from running their operating system on other platforms that will support it, regardless of who sold me those platforms.
Emacs actually has a calculator for the meaning of life built in, although it always returns "42" for some reason. Additionally, it contains functionality designed for carnal gratification, along with a module for making you a sandwich after the completion of the act (reference Barefoot::Kitchen::Bedroom for the Perl extension).
Well, I think I'd rather pay a little more to Apple than to have Apple lawyers knocking on my door with a subpoena.
I have never seen a time so apt for this quote by Benjamin Franklin: "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Wrong. The GPL simply covers what I can do in terms of distributing copyrighted works covered under the license. This is completely different from shrinkwrap EULA "licenses", which are a different animal entirely. First sale doctrine will defeat the EULA every time, unless the behavior in question constitutes a violation of existing copyright law.
They do it through technical means, as opposed to legalistic measures (although I'm sure they include such verbiage in their agreements with users).
Apple hasn't gone after the company in question yet. This discussion centers around whether they will, and what the outcome of such legal maneuvers might be.
:).
The central issue is this: does Apple have the legal right to dictate what hardware you run their software on? Prior case studies say "no." While copyright law does apply to redistribution of their product (the operating system), nothing in their EULA regarding specific hardware requirements is legally enforceable, as first-sale doctrine will override any attempts in this area.
Apple's practice of tying their operating system to Mac hardware may be a key point of their business model, but that's their problem, not mine. It's not as if they give their product away, either. As I pointed out in response to another comment, I'd love to see a music distribution company try to tell me what specific stereo equipment I can listen to my newly purchased (licensed) CD on.
You are, unfortunately, correct in your assertion that a large percentage of the Slashdot population suffers from chronic immaturity syndrome. The good news is that people tend (largely) to outgrow it
Says who? The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, that's who. If a case examining the law from a different angle, but with largely the same result for consumers, it was established that first-sale doctrine will override any EULA-based argument. Credit goes to base3 for reminding me of this. There are other examples available on Groklaw, if you're interested.