I think the point of this TFS sentence was western media vs middle east/far east one's, as a second spin additionally to private vs state-sponsored broadcasters.
Almost 10 years have past and Linux has gotten worse on the desktop.
nah, this is too harsh.
I don't like Gnome 3 (and switched to LXDE) and hate PulseAudio with all passion, but comparing Fedora Core 3 with Fedora 16 (exactly 7 years of development) I see an amazing improvement.
However, Edskes wasn’t hosting the software, but just redirected to other sites for the actual download. The complaint turned out to be based on a hyperlink to the software.
so far so good: he linked to some software, one can argue if this is illegal - but anyway.
RealNetworks claims Edskes failed to remove the link to the software, and the reference in the DNS directories existed after February 12, 2010. However, the hosting provider checked backups and confirmed the removal of the link.
WTF? either the complaint is based on hyperlinks or DNS redirects (did he use different subdomains for the codec packs?). it shouldn't be too hard to write one stringent and logical artical about this case.
We ask the Executive Director, in consultation with the community, to develop and implement a personal image hiding feature that will enable readers to easily hide images hosted on the projects that they do not wish to view
The foundation wants a filter, the community has no way to stop such a feature.
Barr's world view is IMO too simplistic, the answer to "'Building a better Anonymous.’ Is that possible?" shows his black/white thinking.
the first sentences of the second paragraph read slightly rephrased like: "Anonymous is only a serious activist organization when the targets are political opportune, e.g. Egypt and Tunesia. Attacking Law Enforcement (but not the Egypt and Tunesian ones) or Sony is straight criminal"
AT&T seems to be the company least likely to carry on in that spirit after acquiring T-Mobile.
from a (my) German perspective the whole issue is incredible funny.
here in Germany Deutsche Telekom (with subsidiaries like T-Mobile) is the 800-pound gorilla in telecommunication, formerly a public company, owner of most landlines, slow, bureaucratic,... you name it. to see this shitty shop mentioned as a agile and innovative provider seems ridiculous to me. Is AT&T owner of branches in other countries? It would be interesting to know if Ma Bell is similar flexible outside the ancestral domestic market.
purchase the game, install it, patch up to the latest crack, install the crack, play worry free
I did it this way. and stopped buying games - too much hassle. I'm too lazy to fix broken proprietary software, why should I invest time after I just paid 40EUR?
I was never one of the hardcore gamers so probably the software industry don't needs me as customer; but they lose selling opportunities. if I need some hours of senseless gaming I use my 8+ year old purchased games or opensource software (like UFO:AI or Widelands) - those are enough.
The pirate copy will likely not require Internet at all, so only legitimate users will hurt from this.
exactly. some time ago I started to play Morrowind again (still fun, though the graphics are not competitive anymore) - and it sucks without the no-cd patch/crack; I don't want to plug in the external DVD drive.
the user experience with cracked software is often better than with the original shipment, so it is arguable a sane consumer choice to start with pirating.
according to a pre-release of the 2010 statement of the Verfassungsschutz (German domestic intelligence service) we have a headcount of 5600 neo nazis.
Take this with a grain of salt, like most government agencies the Verfassungsschutz has a political agenda - every publication is announced by the far-(left||right) wing* with "the data is biased"
I can't help myself, "By using the software, Portland confirmed its plan to reduce carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030 would on the whole be a positive outcome." is IMO as news worthy as "By tasking a PwC opportunity analysis, Portland confirmed its plan to reduce carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030 would on the whole be a positive outcome."
the second question should be if the donating is some fire-and-forget action.
are you willing to support the charity? or do you just dump some old hardware at their place? for the second case the pre-installed XP is probably better (I use this word loosely), if you (or another volunteer) is able to assist with software issues a user-friendly Linux (like Ubuntu LTS) would help the charity to use the computers for a long time.
You people without a perspective and treated as second class citizens do not accept the state as their institution. They perceive the state as their enemy. [..] People get even more suppressed (at least they feel that way) which can erupt at any time.
slightly off-topic. this msnbc blog entry shows some interesting insight in the dynamics of the group:
a Londoner when asked by a television reporter: Is rioting the correct way to express your discontent?
"Yes," said the young man. "You wouldn't be talking to me now if we didn't riot, would you?"
The TV reporter from Britain's ITV had no response. So the young man pressed his advantage. "Two months ago we marched to Scotland Yard, more than 2,000 of us, all blacks, and it was peaceful and calm and you know what? Not a word in the press. Last night a bit of rioting and looting and look around you."
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I think the point of this TFS sentence was western media vs middle east/far east one's, as a second spin additionally to private vs state-sponsored broadcasters.
to get a SSN and thus a driver's license.
a DL for a nuclear submarine?
"world"
unfortunately yes, the politicians here in Germany are using the same spins and "rationales"
An Arabic name is bad news at US airports, speaking Farsi is bad news in Apple stores?
The angst-driven post 9/11 world is a shame :/
Downloading a file that is listed in robots.txt (and therefore is by inference available for humans to access through a browser) is illegal?
hmm, dunno. But anti-circumvention (of DMCA fame) seems to be a starting point for a lawyer...
not that I'm highlty interested in a playbook - but does RIM have a contingency plan for insolvency and still outstanding product warranties?
modded as funny? hey, this is informative....
nah, this is too harsh.
I don't like Gnome 3 (and switched to LXDE) and hate PulseAudio with all passion, but comparing Fedora Core 3 with Fedora 16 (exactly 7 years of development) I see an amazing improvement.
hmm, I was born in 1980. oops. so sorry, America - it wasn't intentional...
according to boingboing Google will reply "soon"
I don't get, how is DNS involved in this?
However, Edskes wasn’t hosting the software, but just redirected to other sites for the actual download. The complaint turned out to be based on a hyperlink to the software.
so far so good: he linked to some software, one can argue if this is illegal - but anyway.
RealNetworks claims Edskes failed to remove the link to the software, and the reference in the DNS directories existed after February 12, 2010. However, the hosting provider checked backups and confirmed the removal of the link.
WTF? either the complaint is based on hyperlinks or DNS redirects (did he use different subdomains for the codec packs?). it shouldn't be too hard to write one stringent and logical artical about this case.
the referendum was not about "should we add a filter" but "how should a filter implemented".
the resolution "controversial content" was approved 10:0 in May 2010
We ask the Executive Director, in consultation with the community, to develop and implement a personal image hiding feature that will enable readers to easily hide images hosted on the projects that they do not wish to view
The foundation wants a filter, the community has no way to stop such a feature.
the paper describes plenty of contact scenarios, but I like the cherry-picking: only doomsday references are TFS-worthy
crowdsourcing is already obsolete?
Barr's world view is IMO too simplistic, the answer to "'Building a better Anonymous.’ Is that possible?" shows his black/white thinking.
the first sentences of the second paragraph read slightly rephrased like: "Anonymous is only a serious activist organization when the targets are political opportune, e.g. Egypt and Tunesia. Attacking Law Enforcement (but not the Egypt and Tunesian ones) or Sony is straight criminal"
AT&T seems to be the company least likely to carry on in that spirit after acquiring T-Mobile.
from a (my) German perspective the whole issue is incredible funny.
here in Germany Deutsche Telekom (with subsidiaries like T-Mobile) is the 800-pound gorilla in telecommunication, formerly a public company, owner of most landlines, slow, bureaucratic, ... you name it. to see this shitty shop mentioned as a agile and innovative provider seems ridiculous to me. Is AT&T owner of branches in other countries? It would be interesting to know if Ma Bell is similar flexible outside the ancestral domestic market.
brausse@auedv23:~$ echo $DEITY
brausse@auedv23:~$
Nietzsche was right :)
purchase the game, install it, patch up to the latest crack, install the crack, play worry free
I did it this way. and stopped buying games - too much hassle. I'm too lazy to fix broken proprietary software, why should I invest time after I just paid 40EUR?
I was never one of the hardcore gamers so probably the software industry don't needs me as customer; but they lose selling opportunities. if I need some hours of senseless gaming I use my 8+ year old purchased games or opensource software (like UFO:AI or Widelands) - those are enough.
The pirate copy will likely not require Internet at all, so only legitimate users will hurt from this.
exactly. some time ago I started to play Morrowind again (still fun, though the graphics are not competitive anymore) - and it sucks without the no-cd patch/crack; I don't want to plug in the external DVD drive.
the user experience with cracked software is often better than with the original shipment, so it is arguable a sane consumer choice to start with pirating.
according to a pre-release of the 2010 statement of the Verfassungsschutz (German domestic intelligence service) we have a headcount of 5600 neo nazis.
Take this with a grain of salt, like most government agencies the Verfassungsschutz has a political agenda - every publication is announced by the far-(left||right) wing* with "the data is biased"
*) and everyone else...
I can't help myself, "By using the software, Portland confirmed its plan to reduce carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030 would on the whole be a positive outcome." is IMO as news worthy as "By tasking a PwC opportunity analysis, Portland confirmed its plan to reduce carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030 would on the whole be a positive outcome."
What makes IBM's modelling so special?
the second question should be if the donating is some fire-and-forget action.
are you willing to support the charity? or do you just dump some old hardware at their place? for the second case the pre-installed XP is probably better (I use this word loosely), if you (or another volunteer) is able to assist with software issues a user-friendly Linux (like Ubuntu LTS) would help the charity to use the computers for a long time.
You people without a perspective and treated as second class citizens do not accept the state as their institution. They perceive the state as their enemy. [..] People get even more suppressed (at least they feel that way) which can erupt at any time.
slightly off-topic. this msnbc blog entry shows some interesting insight in the dynamics of the group:
a Londoner when asked by a television reporter: Is rioting the correct way to express your discontent?
"Yes," said the young man. "You wouldn't be talking to me now if we didn't riot, would you?"
The TV reporter from Britain's ITV had no response. So the young man pressed his advantage. "Two months ago we marched to Scotland Yard, more than 2,000 of us, all blacks, and it was peaceful and calm and you know what? Not a word in the press. Last night a bit of rioting and looting and look around you."
C) God created Man by throwing rocks at the Earth.
hmm, so the objective of throwing stones in Populous was not based on the scientific facts?
FTFA: "It added together 100 numbers, each 128 binary digits long, in 20 milliseconds."
wow. just wow.
It works, but at this speed not production-ready. a proof of concept, not much more.
(otoh, it is nice to see that MS still invests in basic research)