I know when I went through Power School, then went to NNTP, they made me learn a ridiculous amount of crap that I never thought I'd use. Turns out I never used most of it. Looking back I am grateful they taught me all that they did (although I don't remember most of it now) because it could have saved my life and the lives of those around me.
You hit the nail on the head with term limits. A true good person would say "I have reached the end of my usefulness here and it's time for some new blood and new ides". A bad one says "Here, let me protect you from yourself and maybe make a little money in the process".
What about when they decide that anyone seeing videos of the police committing brutal acts again the people constitute an emergency? What happens then? What about when so many things start being called a cyberemergency that they just get to look at whatever traffic they want, whenever they want? You don't think that will happen? That's exactly why the last administration was so unpopular. Just substitute the words terrorist attack for the word cyberemergency.
I believe now is an appropriate time to cue the "in soviet america..." jokes
If this bill is enacted, what keeps the president from permanently shutting down access to certain "harmful things" just like the great firewall of China?
I want to know who in the unholiest of hells thinks this is a good idea? Even if critical networks and cybersecurity emergency were defined, what the gives them the right? The language scares me to death. The existing laws are there for a purpose. To create a law that circumvents them on a whim, even if it's a whim that has to be defended later, is total bull.
I have been fighting encrypting everything I do for a while now because I had hopes it wouldn't be necessary. Now I see that there is a chance it might be after all.
Power in the modern world comes from directing the efforts of the society of which we are a part. If that power that comes from leverage rather than the abiding support of the people that make up the society, it is tyranny. Contracts are the mechanism by which that tyranny is enforced. They are the mechanism that has been used to turn us against ourselves and cause us to labor relentlessly for arbitrary and wasteful things while the important things are being neglected and allowed to fall apart.
How does a contract constitute tyranny? Let's look at what a contract actually is. From Wikipedia:
A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law
A contract in and of itself is not used to browbeat people. If you enter into a contract by force, it's called coercion and it's not enforceable. However, if two free parties enter into a contract it is nothing more than a promise to hold up your end of a bargain. Living by your word does not equal tyranny.
Yes, shame on the faulty system. However, just because something is done to the letter of the law doesn't mean it's done with the spirit of the law in mind. Of course this may be EXACTLY the kind of thing this loophole was designed for.
Is there any way they can retract it during a vote next week when they thought they were going to vote for it? I don't know how French law works.
While I agree with most of what you're saying (even if I don't agree with where most of the blame goes), I don't know that I agree with the following:
So shame on those living in France expecting anything different from their dumb system.
If you are born somewhere, sometimes it is difficult to leave. Some people just don't have the resources or skills to leave a country and start a new life somewhere else (I know I'm finding it pretty difficult right now). What other choices do they have if the politicians don't listen to the people?
The EU will probably shut this down anyway. We'll just have to see.
No, it isn't. Not ever, and not in either direction (for or against Big Al in this particular case). This is why we have science, which is there to PROVE whether or not a thing is true. Belief is a great starting point, but it will never be enough in and of itself.
Because, believe it or not, things do happen naturally without human intervention sometimes. There could be a lot of things causing it, but it's probably the same things that cause storms here on earth (no, not giant weather making machines). The fact that it's large and red doesn't change how storms are created. It's actually pretty amazing that it's been tracked since the 1870s and is still happening, but that shouldn't affect how it was created in the first place.
I also hold the very unpopular viewpoint that it's basically a slap in the face to an artist to view their work before they're done with it. I also find it laughable that anyone would seek this out aside from people involved in movie production or people interested in this process to study. Do I think it will hurt the movie or cause any amount of financial loss? No, it's merely disrespectful and actually kind of humorous that anyone would ruin the initial exposure of what could amount to a great film.
I don't know about a slap in the face, but even as an amateur artist I don't like people seeing anything I do before it is complete. It's not laughable that someone would seek it out, however, it's human nature. There is a LOT of hype surrounding this film. A lot of people that are interested in the film want to be the first to see it, comment on it, bash it, or whatever. It's the same as the people screaming FIRST POST here.
The fanbois come in two flavors: the biased idiots claiming Linus is the savior of mankind and that anything less is heresy, and what I like to call the anti-fanboi. The anti-fanboi isn't so much a critic as a hateful moron spewing forth the exact opposite of the fanboi. You'll see them say things like "I tried insert distro of choice here) and it couldn't do anything! I don't see what it is you nerds get out of this! You're just stroking your own egos by using it".
The problem isn't that there are no critics as it is the loudmouths on both sides of the spectrum drowning out the quieter middle voices. The last time I spent any time on a *nix forum was shortly after Ubuntu came out (I was using Linux long before that, but I always like to try out new distros...Slackware is still my one true love). I was trying to offer helpful suggestions, but the comments and replies ranged from idiotic fanboism about how if it were necessary someone would create it to people "agreeing" with how Ubuntu couldn't do ANTYHINGOMGBBQ!!!1!1!!ELEVENTYONE!!! The constructive criticism was lost amid a thousand voices screaming about how great or awful it is without any real content.
Honestly? It is probably something that happened in a back room somewhere. It certainly sounds like the same nonsense a lot of other people are spewing to get money. If I had an unreasonable hatred of Microsoft, I'd say they submitted the story as an April Fools joke just to keep anyone from reporting the real story, but I'm as unbiased as the rest of the commenters here at Slashdot....oh, wait....
Would depend on the location of the device using this kind of power I would think. A small unidirectional shunt from the base of the spine to the bladder doesn't sound incredibly difficult (I am not a surgeon), but anything longer than that is something I wouldn't personally want going on in my body. What about a very tiny system modeled after what they do for people with a colostomy? There can't be that much waste, it would be something people could change out for themselves every day, and for some people (myself at least) it would be preferable to surgery.
Honestly this is the whole reason for the lawsuits. It was to devalue TPB so that WB or one of the other big media groups could purchase them on the cheap. I can't believe no one saw this coming.
How the hell are you supposed to see the ponies if you don't have a graphical browser? ASCII art? There aren't any ASCII ponies, and if I have my way there never will be.
DOWN WITH ASCII PONIES!!!
There is no good reason for tons and tons of information in news articles. This boils everything down to the essentials and puts it into a format that everyone can understand. Good for you The Guardian!/joke
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I know when I went through Power School, then went to NNTP, they made me learn a ridiculous amount of crap that I never thought I'd use. Turns out I never used most of it. Looking back I am grateful they taught me all that they did (although I don't remember most of it now) because it could have saved my life and the lives of those around me.
You hit the nail on the head with term limits. A true good person would say "I have reached the end of my usefulness here and it's time for some new blood and new ides". A bad one says "Here, let me protect you from yourself and maybe make a little money in the process".
Hey, guess what you're accessories to?
What about when they decide that anyone seeing videos of the police committing brutal acts again the people constitute an emergency? What happens then? What about when so many things start being called a cyberemergency that they just get to look at whatever traffic they want, whenever they want? You don't think that will happen? That's exactly why the last administration was so unpopular. Just substitute the words terrorist attack for the word cyberemergency.
I believe now is an appropriate time to cue the "in soviet america..." jokes
If this bill is enacted, what keeps the president from permanently shutting down access to certain "harmful things" just like the great firewall of China?
I want to know who in the unholiest of hells thinks this is a good idea? Even if critical networks and cybersecurity emergency were defined, what the gives them the right? The language scares me to death. The existing laws are there for a purpose. To create a law that circumvents them on a whim, even if it's a whim that has to be defended later, is total bull.
I have been fighting encrypting everything I do for a while now because I had hopes it wouldn't be necessary. Now I see that there is a chance it might be after all.
Power in the modern world comes from directing the efforts of the society of which we are a part. If that power that comes from leverage rather than the abiding support of the people that make up the society, it is tyranny. Contracts are the mechanism by which that tyranny is enforced. They are the mechanism that has been used to turn us against ourselves and cause us to labor relentlessly for arbitrary and wasteful things while the important things are being neglected and allowed to fall apart.
How does a contract constitute tyranny? Let's look at what a contract actually is. From Wikipedia:
A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law
A contract in and of itself is not used to browbeat people. If you enter into a contract by force, it's called coercion and it's not enforceable. However, if two free parties enter into a contract it is nothing more than a promise to hold up your end of a bargain. Living by your word does not equal tyranny.
Is there any way they can retract it during a vote next week when they thought they were going to vote for it? I don't know how French law works.
While I agree with most of what you're saying (even if I don't agree with where most of the blame goes), I don't know that I agree with the following:
So shame on those living in France expecting anything different from their dumb system.
If you are born somewhere, sometimes it is difficult to leave. Some people just don't have the resources or skills to leave a country and start a new life somewhere else (I know I'm finding it pretty difficult right now). What other choices do they have if the politicians don't listen to the people?
The EU will probably shut this down anyway. We'll just have to see.
Haha, yeah I misread that one. Sorry about that. Please return to your regularly scheduled Slashdot posting.
Isn't it enough just not to believe?
No, it isn't. Not ever, and not in either direction (for or against Big Al in this particular case). This is why we have science, which is there to PROVE whether or not a thing is true. Belief is a great starting point, but it will never be enough in and of itself.
Because, believe it or not, things do happen naturally without human intervention sometimes. There could be a lot of things causing it, but it's probably the same things that cause storms here on earth (no, not giant weather making machines). The fact that it's large and red doesn't change how storms are created. It's actually pretty amazing that it's been tracked since the 1870s and is still happening, but that shouldn't affect how it was created in the first place.
I also hold the very unpopular viewpoint that it's basically a slap in the face to an artist to view their work before they're done with it. I also find it laughable that anyone would seek this out aside from people involved in movie production or people interested in this process to study. Do I think it will hurt the movie or cause any amount of financial loss? No, it's merely disrespectful and actually kind of humorous that anyone would ruin the initial exposure of what could amount to a great film.
I don't know about a slap in the face, but even as an amateur artist I don't like people seeing anything I do before it is complete. It's not laughable that someone would seek it out, however, it's human nature. There is a LOT of hype surrounding this film. A lot of people that are interested in the film want to be the first to see it, comment on it, bash it, or whatever. It's the same as the people screaming FIRST POST here.
The fanbois come in two flavors: the biased idiots claiming Linus is the savior of mankind and that anything less is heresy, and what I like to call the anti-fanboi. The anti-fanboi isn't so much a critic as a hateful moron spewing forth the exact opposite of the fanboi. You'll see them say things like "I tried insert distro of choice here) and it couldn't do anything! I don't see what it is you nerds get out of this! You're just stroking your own egos by using it".
The problem isn't that there are no critics as it is the loudmouths on both sides of the spectrum drowning out the quieter middle voices. The last time I spent any time on a *nix forum was shortly after Ubuntu came out (I was using Linux long before that, but I always like to try out new distros...Slackware is still my one true love). I was trying to offer helpful suggestions, but the comments and replies ranged from idiotic fanboism about how if it were necessary someone would create it to people "agreeing" with how Ubuntu couldn't do ANTYHINGOMGBBQ!!!1!1!!ELEVENTYONE!!! The constructive criticism was lost amid a thousand voices screaming about how great or awful it is without any real content.
Honestly? It is probably something that happened in a back room somewhere. It certainly sounds like the same nonsense a lot of other people are spewing to get money. If I had an unreasonable hatred of Microsoft, I'd say they submitted the story as an April Fools joke just to keep anyone from reporting the real story, but I'm as unbiased as the rest of the commenters here at Slashdot....oh, wait....
Would depend on the location of the device using this kind of power I would think. A small unidirectional shunt from the base of the spine to the bladder doesn't sound incredibly difficult (I am not a surgeon), but anything longer than that is something I wouldn't personally want going on in my body. What about a very tiny system modeled after what they do for people with a colostomy? There can't be that much waste, it would be something people could change out for themselves every day, and for some people (myself at least) it would be preferable to surgery.
Honestly this is the whole reason for the lawsuits. It was to devalue TPB so that WB or one of the other big media groups could purchase them on the cheap. I can't believe no one saw this coming.
Unlike a lot of people around here I have really enjoyed today's April Fool's jokes. However, this is just lazy.
New? Where have you been?
That's it. I don't want to be your friend anymore.
How the hell are you supposed to see the ponies if you don't have a graphical browser? ASCII art? There aren't any ASCII ponies, and if I have my way there never will be. DOWN WITH ASCII PONIES!!!
The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention....now that IS irony. --Bender
There is no good reason for tons and tons of information in news articles. This boils everything down to the essentials and puts it into a format that everyone can understand. Good for you The Guardian! /joke
You read the f'ing article?!?
No, I did that on my way out this morning. By the way, tell your mom I said hey.
Yeah, because stroking something is EXACTLY what slashdotters need more of.....