I disagree. The Liberals released the NetAlert opt-in, downloadable filter back when they were in power. It fell flat on it's face - nobody downloaded it, and it was broken within two days by a teenager. But at least it kept to the principles of democracy. Repeat after me:
There are better ways to deal with "protecting the children" then creating a police state
There are better ways to deal with "protecting the children" then creating a police state
There are better ways to deal with "protecting the children" then creating a police state
The scheme is currently voluntary for the ISPs (Internet Service Providers) as there is no law to force them to use it.
I'm hoping that this causes non-cooperating ISPs to start advertising the fact to attract customers. That, and that this falls flat on it's face and injects some sense into the Australian filter plan.
If it's physical, then I should not need permission to sketch it. The fact that you have it on display and that my eyes can see it is all the "permission" I need.
I swear this society is pretty screwed up if it is illegal to draw a picture.
While this was modded down, it does have a point. Now, IANAL, but a quick google found this:
You can take photos of almost anything in a public place. Buildings may be copyrighted but that applies to their design and photography does not violate the copyright of a building. It is not against copyright to take a photo of any architectural work or piece of art or sculpture in a permanent public place.
Mod parent up.
There's no way to know for sure anything we know is true unless one of the countries involved in it releases it. And does anyone want to take a guess about the chances of that happening?
I'm a Christian. My view of it is that the answer to whether God exists or doesn't exist can't be found. God is unknowable.
Physics, mathematics, philosophy - these explain the mechanics of the universe, but they can't explain it's purpose.
Although, perhaps in this case their age was an advantage. To try and create a terribly labored analogy:
If you think of learning an OS like learning a language, we've been surrounded by technology for the majority of our lives. So, we've learned Windows as our primary language.
Now it's harder to learn another language once you're older, because you are accustomed to thinking in one language. Similarly, if you are accustomed to thinking in terms of one OS, you'll find it harder to operate another.
Now, your 65 year old parents won't have been learning windows as a primary language since they were children, which means that they don't have to shift out of the windows framework of thinking in order to use Ubuntu.
More likely it uses a seperate account, and it's rigged up to automatically transfer 85% of the payment to the current owners paypal account, once the thing's been posted. Something like that.
While you have a point, keep in mind that it's something like 4 grand. If you sell it at the same price, you're losing $600 in the name of foolish fun.
Asmodee`: ibm said they were investing 1 billion $ into open source projects
DAL9000: Asmodee`: do you know what happens when you invest money in opensource projects?
DAL9000: NOTHING! it buys the coders some beer, nachos, and porn to watch instead of coding.
Yeah, but since when did the record industry play fair?
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That "clever stealth" is, by any other name, still stealing.
Why does this sound awfully close to the RIAA motto of "downloading movies is stealing"? I agree with you on the "if you don't like it, don't use it" line, but you're blowing it a tad out of proportion.
Actually, I remember hearing/reading/something somewhere that there are prototype robots that can scavenge wood, etc. to burn for fuel. Sure, it's not bullets, but it does make a point. A quick google got me this.
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The patent system is fucked up.
And to think that the EU had taken such a great stand with the ACTA. Then this has to happen.
Agreed. It's only morally wrong if it's forced on the patient.
I actually agree with this approach.
I disagree. The Liberals released the NetAlert opt-in, downloadable filter back when they were in power. It fell flat on it's face - nobody downloaded it, and it was broken within two days by a teenager. But at least it kept to the principles of democracy. Repeat after me:
There are better ways to deal with "protecting the children" then creating a police state
There are better ways to deal with "protecting the children" then creating a police state
There are better ways to deal with "protecting the children" then creating a police state
I'm not saying you're wrong, but could you source this? It's not in the article.
I'm going to go ahead and say he's wrong. Pulled from this page, it was linked to in another comment:
The scheme is currently voluntary for the ISPs (Internet Service Providers) as there is no law to force them to use it.
I'm hoping that this causes non-cooperating ISPs to start advertising the fact to attract customers. That, and that this falls flat on it's face and injects some sense into the Australian filter plan.
It always happens in these sorts of situations. Australia's clean feed filter, Iran, the list goes on.
If it's physical, then I should not need permission to sketch it. The fact that you have it on display and that my eyes can see it is all the "permission" I need.
I swear this society is pretty screwed up if it is illegal to draw a picture.
While this was modded down, it does have a point. Now, IANAL, but a quick google found this:
You can take photos of almost anything in a public place. Buildings may be copyrighted but that applies to their design and photography does not violate the copyright of a building. It is not against copyright to take a photo of any architectural work or piece of art or sculpture in a permanent public place.
Mod parent up.
There's no way to know for sure anything we know is true unless one of the countries involved in it releases it. And does anyone want to take a guess about the chances of that happening?
I'm not sure if that's funny or sad.
I'm a Christian. My view of it is that the answer to whether God exists or doesn't exist can't be found. God is unknowable.
Physics, mathematics, philosophy - these explain the mechanics of the universe, but they can't explain it's purpose.
Although, perhaps in this case their age was an advantage. To try and create a terribly labored analogy:
If you think of learning an OS like learning a language, we've been surrounded by technology for the majority of our lives. So, we've learned Windows as our primary language.
Now it's harder to learn another language once you're older, because you are accustomed to thinking in one language. Similarly, if you are accustomed to thinking in terms of one OS, you'll find it harder to operate another.
Now, your 65 year old parents won't have been learning windows as a primary language since they were children, which means that they don't have to shift out of the windows framework of thinking in order to use Ubuntu.
More likely it uses a seperate account, and it's rigged up to automatically transfer 85% of the payment to the current owners paypal account, once the thing's been posted. Something like that.
While you have a point, keep in mind that it's something like 4 grand. If you sell it at the same price, you're losing $600 in the name of foolish fun.
I should have read TFA. Still, it seems foolish, seeing as you need to sell it for at least 118% of the price you paid for it, just to break even.
If you can only own it for a week, then why the hell would you buy it in the first place?!
You forgot that one of them goes crazy and tries to murder the others.
I wonder how similar the blog will be...
http://xkcd.com/399/
Asmodee`: ibm said they were investing 1 billion $ into open source projects
DAL9000: Asmodee`: do you know what happens when you invest money in opensource projects?
DAL9000: NOTHING! it buys the coders some beer, nachos, and porn to watch instead of coding.
yeah, but you can bet that if something happened as a result of said master password, then FB would be sued to hell over it...
If you use firefox, there's a greasefire script called Moderatrix that adds a confirmation button to the /. moderating system.
Yeah, but since when did the record industry play fair?
That "clever stealth" is, by any other name, still stealing.
Why does this sound awfully close to the RIAA motto of "downloading movies is stealing"? I agree with you on the "if you don't like it, don't use it" line, but you're blowing it a tad out of proportion.
Assuming that they were vulnerable to EMPs and the like, wouldn't the use of these robots basically be giving away free ammo, etc. to the enemy?
Actually, I remember hearing/reading/something somewhere that there are prototype robots that can scavenge wood, etc. to burn for fuel. Sure, it's not bullets, but it does make a point. A quick google got me this.