Thing is, he has already been convicted, and he has spent his time behind bars. The case is over, the judge has ruled and Mitnick has had his penalty. What I think about the way the police can take all computer equipment and keep it until it's so old it's useless is not relevant here, what is, is that they are done with the 'evidence'. Now it's time to hand it back.
I have been using Internet for years now, and I have never found anything I considered racism, except for when I explicitly looked for it. I did a project on ku klux klan once, and searched for it. I most definitely found racistic things. It's out there, but you'll have to look for it.
Instead of spending BILLIONS of dollars on researching tiny harddrives, perhaps it would be a better idea to take care of the thousands of people who do not have a home in America? Then again, that's just a thought that crossed my mind....
Why don't you just look at it for what it really is? Nasa spent millions of dollars on a project, and now they failed. That money could have been used to give food to people who are starving, or help build up countries that are struggling. Or something else that would help people who desperately need help right now.
I've had my Colorcase for four months and I'm very happy with it. The quality is good, the design still is hot and it's dead easy to get the case off. Which happens a lot. I would most definitely recommend one.
Why is anyone surprised? Oh, no one is. Well, $96 million is about as silly as $14 million (or was that crowns?) for hot coffee. OK, he should get reimbursed. Give him a buck for every game of pokemon that is sold. And $5000 for the kids harassing him. That's a lot of money. $96 million is just silly.
Well, it's half past two in Sweden and the government has reported that everything works. Apparently my laptop works, as indicated by MiTAC. The mobile phones and cordless phones work. So does the wooden stove. The desktop computer doesn't work though, but that was because I by mistake ripped out a few cords yesterday when I was going to install a second harddrive, so let's not blame Y2K. Live reports from Ericsson's main Y2K center reports that nothing at all has gone wrong. Everything has been going so well that it's almost boring. Well, well, at least there is a screendump of Microsoft's site we all can laugh at @ http://members.xoom.com/_wannabe/images/msy2k.jpg .
Happy new year everyone, and I hope that the rollover will work as painlessly in USA as in the rest of the world.
Considering they're dealing with _drugs_ I'd say it is OK. There is a reason you need a license to sell drugs in a regular store, that reason is at least as strong when dealing with a net-store. My $0.02.
In USA the Y2K-awareness is very high, and has been so for quita a long time. And still, such a key part of the infrastructure has been overlooked. Isn't it *a bit late* to realize that now, less than a month away from the shift? Someone's in big trouble now...
Good that they have taken somehthing that previously could be found in mails and text-files and put it on a site. It's the kind of stuff you want to be able to get back to from anywhere. It'fun as well..
Yes, it's a good thing for us interested in these programs that the companies are porting their programs and giving them away for free. This seems to be happening a lot. There is a downside to it, though. Think about what kind of message this sends to the software world. Remember people, a lot of the influential people just read the very-mainstream-media, and what they report is that "all" (virtually) companies that release (port or make) software for Linux give them away. That's not a good market (at least not in most people's eyes, look at Redhat though) and they will not be very likely to relase _their_ software for Linux. It is important that they realize that programs for Linux don't *have to be* free. And that's not the message these stories send.
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+ It doesn't require it, but it would be nice just having people who can handle the web online. Remember, it's not my idea from the start... + It wouldn't impose on the freedom of rights as once you're online it wouldn't do anything. + It's not my job to work that out, I think (but I'm not sure) the W3C was working on it. Ask them.
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A license to surf? I've read about that idea for many years now, and I say "Yes, a license would be good". I don't say "Yes, every step you take should be traced and reported to the FBI and mr. Gates". I'm saying "Yes, before you are allowed on to the net, you have to identify with your license which you got through a certificate, and once you're online there is no tracing and shit done".
+ You have to take a certificate + AOL may NOT give certificates + You can do training do get this certificate + You should not need to be able to use any Microsoft-crap to get this license + You should have to be able to speak at least one language at least OK (preferably enough to get through primary school) + No tracing should be done at all + You should be able to shop securely through this
Having already experienced the effects of one nuclear meltdown in Tjernobyl I would not like to experience a second one. They need international assistance - now! That's my $0.02...
Well, since the other ones have been around for so long they probably wouldn't be able to use their patent for anything against them at least. Though they might be able to stop new efforts using distributed computing. That's a bad thing IMHO. Still, I don't know if what I've written is true. I'm no legal expert.
Make sure Corel has explained why they have added this clausule, and check whether they might change it. If not, do *something* about it (still not sure suing is the answer, see post below), but don't be too quick with a lawsuit. My two cents...
Whenever processors are said to hit a wall just around the corner there is a new technology fixing the problem. History just keeps repeating itself. History just keeps repeating itself. History just...
Considering how radically the company has changed in recent months it seems very reasonable to replace the CEO with another one. Bob Young was good at Open Source-ish questions, Matthew Szulik is good at the new questions that he is faced with. Nice move.
If that is so, then Kai's Goo-program would be a weapon. And then you would need a license to use it. And it wouldn't be allowed to use in a cafe on a laptop. Now that'd be werd.
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I think your topic pretty much answers your question.
Thing is, he has already been convicted, and he has spent his time behind bars. The case is over, the judge has ruled and Mitnick has had his penalty. What I think about the way the police can take all computer equipment and keep it until it's so old it's useless is not relevant here, what is, is that they are done with the 'evidence'. Now it's time to hand it back.
I have been using Internet for years now, and I have never found anything I considered racism, except for when I explicitly looked for it. I did a project on ku klux klan once, and searched for it. I most definitely found racistic things. It's out there, but you'll have to look for it.
Instead of spending BILLIONS of dollars on researching tiny harddrives, perhaps it would be a better idea to take care of the thousands of people who do not have a home in America? Then again, that's just a thought that crossed my mind....
Why don't you just look at it for what it really is? Nasa spent millions of dollars on a project, and now they failed. That money could have been used to give food to people who are starving, or help build up countries that are struggling. Or something else that would help people who desperately need help right now.
Not that I want to start a flame or something...
I've had my Colorcase for four months and I'm very happy with it. The quality is good, the design still is hot and it's dead easy to get the case off. Which happens a lot. I would most definitely recommend one.
Why is anyone surprised? Oh, no one is. Well, $96 million is about as silly as $14 million (or was that crowns?) for hot coffee. OK, he should get reimbursed. Give him a buck for every game of pokemon that is sold. And $5000 for the kids harassing him. That's a lot of money. $96 million is just silly.
If I'm not mistaken, this was featured a little less than a year ago.
Well, it's half past two in Sweden and the government has reported that everything works. Apparently my laptop works, as indicated by MiTAC. The mobile phones and cordless phones work. So does the wooden stove. The desktop computer doesn't work though, but that was because I by mistake ripped out a few cords yesterday when I was going to install a second harddrive, so let's not blame Y2K. Live reports from Ericsson's main Y2K center reports that nothing at all has gone wrong. Everything has been going so well that it's almost boring. Well, well, at least there is a screendump of Microsoft's site we all can laugh at @ http://members.xoom.com/_wannabe/images/msy2k.jpg .
Happy new year everyone, and I hope that the rollover will work as painlessly in USA as in the rest of the world.
Considering they're dealing with _drugs_ I'd say it is OK. There is a reason you need a license to sell drugs in a regular store, that reason is at least as strong when dealing with a net-store. My $0.02.
I didn't buy a single thing online. It's just in the states that everyone buys every single christmas present over the Internet.
In the film, he was the creator of the geekiest geek-toys ever. He was great as his role, and no one can fully replace him. He will surely be missed.
You pay tax when you buy in a regular store, shouldn't you then have to pay a similar tax when buying from an online store? If not, why?
In USA the Y2K-awareness is very high, and has been so for quita a long time. And still, such a key part of the infrastructure has been overlooked. Isn't it *a bit late* to realize that now, less than a month away from the shift? Someone's in big trouble now...
Good that they have taken somehthing that previously could be found in mails and text-files and put it on a site. It's the kind of stuff you want to be able to get back to from anywhere. It'fun as well..
Yes, it's a good thing for us interested in these programs that the companies are porting their programs and giving them away for free. This seems to be happening a lot. There is a downside to it, though. Think about what kind of message this sends to the software world. Remember people, a lot of the influential people just read the very-mainstream-media, and what they report is that "all" (virtually) companies that release (port or make) software for Linux give them away. That's not a good market (at least not in most people's eyes, look at Redhat though) and they will not be very likely to relase _their_ software for Linux. It is important that they realize that programs for Linux don't *have to be* free. And that's not the message these stories send.
+ It doesn't require it, but it would be nice just having people who can handle the web online. Remember, it's not my idea from the start...
+ It wouldn't impose on the freedom of rights as once you're online it wouldn't do anything.
+ It's not my job to work that out, I think (but I'm not sure) the W3C was working on it. Ask them.
A license to surf? I've read about that idea for many years now, and I say "Yes, a license would be good". I don't say "Yes, every step you take should be traced and reported to the FBI and mr. Gates". I'm saying "Yes, before you are allowed on to the net, you have to identify with your license which you got through a certificate, and once you're online there is no tracing and shit done".
+ You have to take a certificate
+ AOL may NOT give certificates
+ You can do training do get this certificate
+ You should not need to be able to use any Microsoft-crap to get this license
+ You should have to be able to speak at least one language at least OK (preferably enough to get through primary school)
+ No tracing should be done at all
+ You should be able to shop securely through this
My $0.03. Oops, I spent too much!
Having already experienced the effects of one nuclear meltdown in Tjernobyl I would not like to experience a second one. They need international assistance - now! That's my $0.02...
Well, since the other ones have been around for so long they probably wouldn't be able to use their patent for anything against them at least. Though they might be able to stop new efforts using distributed computing. That's a bad thing IMHO. Still, I don't know if what I've written is true. I'm no legal expert.
Make sure Corel has explained why they have added this clausule, and check whether they might change it. If not, do *something* about it (still not sure suing is the answer, see post below), but don't be too quick with a lawsuit. My two cents...
Whenever processors are said to hit a wall just around the corner there is a new technology fixing the problem. History just keeps repeating itself. History just keeps repeating itself. History just...
Considering how radically the company has changed in recent months it seems very reasonable to replace the CEO with another one. Bob Young was good at Open Source-ish questions, Matthew Szulik is good at the new questions that he is faced with. Nice move.
If the DNA would be flexible enough you could make clothes out of it. That could be neat...
If that is so, then Kai's Goo-program would be a weapon. And then you would need a license to use it. And it wouldn't be allowed to use in a cafe on a laptop. Now that'd be werd.