I'm still trying to figure out how the DHS got involved at all. Aren't they supposed to be preventing attacks on US soil? How does running a website in New Zealand have anything to do with "Homeland Security"?
Yep, exactly. Preventing ad block from working is quite easy to do.
Preventing ad-blockers in general is impossible to do. All a web browser needs to do is to block adds from the user's view. There is no way to detect at the server level what gets presented to the user.
Perhaps what you mean is AdBlock Plus as it exists today can be thwarted, but escalate the ass-hattery and a whole new generation of blocking software will soon be developed.
"If your computer has been cracked and subverted for use by a botnet or other remote-access attack, is it legal for you to hack back into the system from which the attack originated?"
I got the tenth degree just for carrying a Fluke 77 multimeter with me. I was an electronic technician at the time on my way to a job. Sure it happens to have a battery, some switches, and and LCD display, but I have no idea what kind of hijinks they thought I could do with one.
Apparently, judging from the article downloading is illegal. Only pirates do that.To see something like this go unchallenged in a Slashdot summary sickens me, but, well we all know what's really going on.
I care not a whit how they are calculating usage. The issue is they are claiming the method they use is "proprietary" and thus not subject to verification.
If I sell you a fleebleblurb's worth of data, and I am the sole arbiter of what a fleebleblurb is, then you're getting whatever it is I decide to give you. Could be a fleebleblurb changes with lunar cycles. You'll never know, as it's proprietary.
Why on earth did they choose to do this based on race rather than poverty?
That was the first thing that came to my mind, until I realized that disablilty is not a race. Also, it's entirely possible to be in more than one of these "special" classes, neccessitating the need for further refinements to this system.
For instance, the deaf white kid gets a pass if he gets just one answer correct, while the half-black half-latino child with ADHD now gets a passing grade if he successfully turns the test back in without somehow managing to shoot somebody.
This is something that can only undermine the process. There is zero public benefit and a real chance of public harm.
There is a world of difference between being forced to prove you voted a certain way, and being told you are not allowed to freely share how you voted. Some Americans, like me, view restrictions on what you can and cannot say publicly as a violation of the first amendment right to free speech. Personally, I don't choose to share how I voted. I do care about my constitutional rights.
Because information is more dangerous than violence.
While I don't disagree, I think it is much more likely that he openly mocked and ridiculed his way into solitary confinement. Prison guards aren't really known to enjoy being challenged.
When companies are small, they actually want to attract customers. For example, small banks still give out incentives to open up accounts, something like a toaster or a few bucks in your account if you stick with them for six months. To small companies, "The customer is always right."
Large companies have lost this ethic. That's why you see big banks piling fees on top of fees just for the "service" of giving them your money, which is really in effect just an interest-free loan.
I'm heartened to see many people taking their money out of bigger banks and into their local, smaller banks. Quite soon, I predict, people will start switching away from the large ISPs. It can't happen soon enough, IMO.
"The ability to search for a person by phone number is intentional behavior and not a bug in Facebook.
"It' s not a bug, it's a feature." I've used this excuse many times - it's an indispensable tool for any software developer. After all, sometimes it goes unchallenged, and you get out of doing actual work.
Of course open wifi, is more akin to leaving the car on the street, door open keys in the ignition, that could be negligence.
How can open internet connections in any way be considered negligent? It's fundamental to the business plan of any internet cafe. Equally as important as selling coffee that cost 15 cents to brew for 5 dollars. And btw, my local library also offers it as a public service. For free
I don't think that's ever been done, and to make things worse how do you get a bot to face penalties of perjury? Pinning responsability for the bot on someone would be difficult and would most likely get put on the most junior coder or somebody that's left MS.
Well if that's the case, what legal standing does a bot have to make a DCMA claim? I would argue - none.
Or just restrict the power of the federal government to be in line with the original intent of the constitution rather than the current "regulate interstate trade" clause means regulate everything. Then let states decided how to distribute power among them selves.
Great idea. Everyone knows that local crazies are less crazy than federal crazies.
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I'm still trying to figure out how the DHS got involved at all. Aren't they supposed to be preventing attacks on US soil? How does running a website in New Zealand have anything to do with "Homeland Security"?
Yep, exactly. Preventing ad block from working is quite easy to do.
Preventing ad-blockers in general is impossible to do. All a web browser needs to do is to block adds from the user's view. There is no way to detect at the server level what gets presented to the user.
Perhaps what you mean is AdBlock Plus as it exists today can be thwarted, but escalate the ass-hattery and a whole new generation of blocking software will soon be developed.
I'll give up my Adblock when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.
Because you have batter understanding of the laws in question and the specific details of this case than the judge?
Mayhaps. Just like Julia Childs has a batter understanding of waffles.>/p>
In the case of the conference at issue, one factor was its claim to be one of the largest and most diverse Ruby conferences in Europe.
There are many types of diversity. Economic, Religous, Ethnic, Cultural, etc.
If you thought the word "diversity" in this case meant "racially different" in this case you were incorrect.
If you want to grow marijuana in a greenhouse outside your home, you should probable consult a lawyer first.
You: "Is it OK to grow marijuana in a greenhouse outside my home?"
Lawyer: "No, it isn't".
If anyone was considering doing this, I thought I'd save you the trouble.
"If your computer has been cracked and subverted for use by a botnet or other remote-access attack, is it legal for you to hack back into the system from which the attack originated?"
Heavens, no. It is not. Next question.
I got the tenth degree just for carrying a Fluke 77 multimeter with me. I was an electronic technician at the time on my way to a job. Sure it happens to have a battery, some switches, and and LCD display, but I have no idea what kind of hijinks they thought I could do with one.
Apparently, judging from the article downloading is illegal. Only pirates do that.To see something like this go unchallenged in a Slashdot summary sickens me, but, well we all know what's really going on.
I care not a whit how they are calculating usage. The issue is they are claiming the method they use is "proprietary" and thus not subject to verification.
If I sell you a fleebleblurb's worth of data, and I am the sole arbiter of what a fleebleblurb is, then you're getting whatever it is I decide to give you. Could be a fleebleblurb changes with lunar cycles. You'll never know, as it's proprietary.
Why on earth did they choose to do this based on race rather than poverty?
That was the first thing that came to my mind, until I realized that disablilty is not a race. Also, it's entirely possible to be in more than one of these "special" classes, neccessitating the need for further refinements to this system.
For instance, the deaf white kid gets a pass if he gets just one answer correct, while the half-black half-latino child with ADHD now gets a passing grade if he successfully turns the test back in without somehow managing to shoot somebody.
Well, it's not broken for IBM.
In other news, The financial system is not broken for the 1%.
This is something that can only undermine the process. There is zero public benefit and a real chance of public harm.
There is a world of difference between being forced to prove you voted a certain way, and being told you are not allowed to freely share how you voted. Some Americans, like me, view restrictions on what you can and cannot say publicly as a violation of the first amendment right to free speech. Personally, I don't choose to share how I voted. I do care about my constitutional rights.
Because information is more dangerous than violence.
While I don't disagree, I think it is much more likely that he openly mocked and ridiculed his way into solitary confinement. Prison guards aren't really known to enjoy being challenged.
When companies are small, they actually want to attract customers. For example, small banks still give out incentives to open up accounts, something like a toaster or a few bucks in your account if you stick with them for six months. To small companies, "The customer is always right."
Large companies have lost this ethic. That's why you see big banks piling fees on top of fees just for the "service" of giving them your money, which is really in effect just an interest-free loan.
I'm heartened to see many people taking their money out of bigger banks and into their local, smaller banks. Quite soon, I predict, people will start switching away from the large ISPs. It can't happen soon enough, IMO.
It would be a better idea to donate your $35 to the EFF/Pirate Party/pro-electronic-rights-organization-of-your-choice.
Would you guys just stop talking about this? This is how I got my PhD.
The first rule of Mathgen is not to talk about Mathgen!
Great minds think alike.
If this is true, then what about the abilities of magnets, where like poles repel and opposite poles attract?.
Well, you see, magnets can't think. If this analogy is an example of your "brilliance" then count me as a skeptic.
"The ability to search for a person by phone number is intentional behavior and not a bug in Facebook.
"It' s not a bug, it's a feature." I've used this excuse many times - it's an indispensable tool for any software developer. After all, sometimes it goes unchallenged, and you get out of doing actual work.
Of course open wifi, is more akin to leaving the car on the street, door open keys in the ignition, that could be negligence.
How can open internet connections in any way be considered negligent? It's fundamental to the business plan of any internet cafe. Equally as important as selling coffee that cost 15 cents to brew for 5 dollars. And btw, my local library also offers it as a public service. For free
If DNA can, why not IP? Is this a question of fact or law?
Ever been to Starbucks? Hell, any internet cafe. At any given time you've got many people sharing IP addresses. Why is this issue even being debated?
I don't think that's ever been done, and to make things worse how do you get a bot to face penalties of perjury? Pinning responsability for the bot on someone would be difficult and would most likely get put on the most junior coder or somebody that's left MS.
Well if that's the case, what legal standing does a bot have to make a DCMA claim? I would argue - none.
No, ridiculing him in public is much better. This brings his idiocy to the attention of more people. Besides, it's more fun.
Or just restrict the power of the federal government to be in line with the original intent of the constitution rather than the current "regulate interstate trade" clause means regulate everything. Then let states decided how to distribute power among them selves.
Great idea. Everyone knows that local crazies are less crazy than federal crazies.
You are also a moron. IE will not kill you (not that I have found yet). Bad breaks will. Terrible comparison.
Bad brakes can kill you. That would be a bad break. Terrible spelling.