In this case, yes - however, there is a long history of conservatives (both ultra and more moderate) wanting exactly that, to prevent *anyone* from seeing things that they personally deem inappropriate. In that sense, the OP's comment is valid.
For now. Once enough normal people move to Linux though, the malware peddlers will move too. You may be safe from crap that exploits holes (although exploits are found for Linux systems from time to time too), but lots of people will still fall foul of trojans.
Sure, you and I may well be safe, but then I'm safe here on Windows, taking a few sensible precautions (that basically boil down to not using IE/Outlook, not running executables I get in the mail and not installing random crap I find on the net)
especially as it's a UK school and felony isn't a word over here
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary disagrees with you. We don't generally talk of crimes as being felonies, it's true, but the word is still perfectly valid "over here".
The gravitational acceleration anywhere within a uniform sphere is zero. Any areas of higher or lower density in the sphere will cause a stronger/lower field at that point, and thus a net force within the sphere.
Given that the craft needs to do useful things (eg send and recieve radio signals, manoeuvre into and maintain position, etc) it's likely to have stuff bolted to it (radio equipment, engines) and so is unlikely to be uniform. Doubtless this will be taken into account and compensated for, but it's not as easy as making it a uniform sphere.
MS produced and distributed a JVM under licence from Sun. One of the conditions of the licence is that you are not permitted to add classes to the java.* package hierarchy; any classes you want to add must go in your own package hierarchy (eg com.microsoft). That stipulation is to prevent people from introducing new classes to the core API that no-one else implements, thus removing any chance of code being "write once, run anywhere".
However, MS did exactly this, introducing Windows-specific classes into the core API packages. Sun sued for breach of licence and won. MS were prohibited from distributing the infringing JVM and, rather than simply removing the classes and carrying on, devoted their efforts to producing.NET instead.
I have no idea how long it's been since I last had mod points, but I have the distinct feeling that it's longer that that. Certainly I couldn't even meta-mod for a year or more, and I've had that 'privilege' back for a good couple of years.
I too have no idea what I did. I know I read the troll report thread, and I know that an awful lot of people who commented and moderated in it lost mod privs or were even banned outright. I don't remember doing anything but reading, but perhaps I did.
Whatever, I've not been able to mod for years, and have no real idea why. I guess I could ask, but it's unlikely anyone would remember and besides, I don't really care. I have a 5 digit uid and have been at the karma cap almost since it was introduced; if I don't qualify for moderation, then fine.
In essence, the UK has acknowledged supremacy of US law and courts over its own by doing this.
Rubbish. What the man is accused of is illegal in this country as well as in the US - we are not sending an innocent to face trial for actions that we do not recognise as being criminal.
Secondly, we have an extradition treaty with the US, whereby either side can request for the extradition of someone accused (or already found guilty) of a sufficiently serious crime.
Now, I don't think I agree with extradition in this case, but extraditing him is in no way "acknowledg[ing] the supremacy of US law and courts" over ours.
(As it happens, I disagree (with varying degrees of strength) to a lot of Tony Blair's government's actions with regards to the US, but that's off topic)
You kind of imply this in your post, but it bears being explicit about it - companies that regularly quote low then fail to deliver to the quote generally start to get a reputation for themselves. That sort of reputation you don't want.
The problem with a biometric system is that when someone manages to fool it and impersonate someone, you can't change their access token. At least if my password is compromised I can change it; not so with my thumbprint.
I don't know that porn spam is all that common. Thanks to someone deciding to use my domain in their forged From: headers, I now get a couple of thousand spams per day. I don't read through them all (of course!), but the majority are for fake Rolex watches and similar, medication, home loans and degrees. I can only remember ever getting a very small handful of porn spams (less than a dozen).
I laughed when I read it, but you're right - that is a particularly dumb way of putting it. *I* know what he meant, but I suspect that even a lot of techies would be somewhat in the dark.
How does that differ from any other country's copyright law? You own the medium and a licence to use the content on it in certain limited ways. Some countries specifically allow you to (eg) media- or format-shift the content, some (including the UK and apparently Australia) do not.
However, those that do have such "fair use" clauses do *not* grant you the copyright on anything you buy. The exception to that, of course, is when you enter into a contract with someone which states that you do own the copyright, but that's only because the person or organisation is specifically selling it to you.
A study that says "The status quo is perfectly fine, carry on as you are" is fine, as long as it was conducted properly and drew valid conclusions.
That is, even if it changes nothing, it doesn't mean it wasn't worth the money. Anyone who doesn't review policies and processes regularly has no idea whether they're even relevant any more. "Carry on as you are" can be just as valid an answer as "change it like this".
Unless you specifically impregnate a woman, bring her to near term then terminate the foetus solely to harvest stem cells, then it's not butchering children. In fact, given the images that the phrase is calculated to produce, even if you *do* do that it's not accurate to describe it that way.
I'm all for reasoned debate and hearing both sides of an argument, but the key word there is reasoned. If you have a moral objection to using foetal stem cells, then (as another poster more or less said) say so. Spouting hyperbole can do nothing but whip up people into unreasoning, knee-jerk reactions (on *both* sides) and kill debate.
My own personal view is that as long as women are going to terminate healthy pregnancies, we might as well learn something from it. At least it's not a total waste then.
How do you know that the AC you're replying to doesn't have a consistent opinion in these matters?
While I do from time to time argue that slashdot as a whole holds certain opinions, even I don't try to argue that any individual slashbot necessarily holds any of them.
I'd be much more impressed if, rather than moving to seal a breach, they were capable of recognising the difference between enemy combatants and civilians who have wandered into the field (usually long after the war has finished).
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In this case, yes - however, there is a long history of conservatives (both ultra and more moderate) wanting exactly that, to prevent *anyone* from seeing things that they personally deem inappropriate. In that sense, the OP's comment is valid.
The few M$ programs you use, the safer you are.
For now. Once enough normal people move to Linux though, the malware peddlers will move too. You may be safe from crap that exploits holes (although exploits are found for Linux systems from time to time too), but lots of people will still fall foul of trojans.
Sure, you and I may well be safe, but then I'm safe here on Windows, taking a few sensible precautions (that basically boil down to not using IE/Outlook, not running executables I get in the mail and not installing random crap I find on the net)
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary disagrees with you. We don't generally talk of crimes as being felonies, it's true, but the word is still perfectly valid "over here".
The gravitational acceleration anywhere within a uniform sphere is zero. Any areas of higher or lower density in the sphere will cause a stronger/lower field at that point, and thus a net force within the sphere.
Given that the craft needs to do useful things (eg send and recieve radio signals, manoeuvre into and maintain position, etc) it's likely to have stuff bolted to it (radio equipment, engines) and so is unlikely to be uniform. Doubtless this will be taken into account and compensated for, but it's not as easy as making it a uniform sphere.
MS produced and distributed a JVM under licence from Sun. One of the conditions of the licence is that you are not permitted to add classes to the java.* package hierarchy; any classes you want to add must go in your own package hierarchy (eg com.microsoft). That stipulation is to prevent people from introducing new classes to the core API that no-one else implements, thus removing any chance of code being "write once, run anywhere".
.NET instead.
However, MS did exactly this, introducing Windows-specific classes into the core API packages. Sun sued for breach of licence and won. MS were prohibited from distributing the infringing JVM and, rather than simply removing the classes and carrying on, devoted their efforts to producing
Two words: Dr Who.
I haven't been given mod points for over 3 years
I have no idea how long it's been since I last had mod points, but I have the distinct feeling that it's longer that that. Certainly I couldn't even meta-mod for a year or more, and I've had that 'privilege' back for a good couple of years.
I too have no idea what I did. I know I read the troll report thread, and I know that an awful lot of people who commented and moderated in it lost mod privs or were even banned outright. I don't remember doing anything but reading, but perhaps I did.
Whatever, I've not been able to mod for years, and have no real idea why. I guess I could ask, but it's unlikely anyone would remember and besides, I don't really care. I have a 5 digit uid and have been at the karma cap almost since it was introduced; if I don't qualify for moderation, then fine.
I think this article is the one you're thinking of.
In essence, the UK has acknowledged supremacy of US law and courts over its own by doing this.
Rubbish. What the man is accused of is illegal in this country as well as in the US - we are not sending an innocent to face trial for actions that we do not recognise as being criminal.
Secondly, we have an extradition treaty with the US, whereby either side can request for the extradition of someone accused (or already found guilty) of a sufficiently serious crime.
Now, I don't think I agree with extradition in this case, but extraditing him is in no way "acknowledg[ing] the supremacy of US law and courts" over ours.
(As it happens, I disagree (with varying degrees of strength) to a lot of Tony Blair's government's actions with regards to the US, but that's off topic)
Round where I live we still have to deal with witches and their pagan rituals.
Well, I lived in Cornwall (Connor Downs to be precise) for about 10 years, and saw no evidence of any witchcraft or related activities.
Then again, I spent a fair amount of my time either drunk or stoned...
Create a "Legal" topic.
This no more belongs in YRO than would an article about the latest Linux kernel release.
You kind of imply this in your post, but it bears being explicit about it - companies that regularly quote low then fail to deliver to the quote generally start to get a reputation for themselves. That sort of reputation you don't want.
So why would they need skype?
I don't know - how much cheaper are long distance/international calls by Skype than by more traditional means?
The problem with a biometric system is that when someone manages to fool it and impersonate someone, you can't change their access token. At least if my password is compromised I can change it; not so with my thumbprint.
I don't know that porn spam is all that common. Thanks to someone deciding to use my domain in their forged From: headers, I now get a couple of thousand spams per day. I don't read through them all (of course!), but the majority are for fake Rolex watches and similar, medication, home loans and degrees. I can only remember ever getting a very small handful of porn spams (less than a dozen).
Of course, YMMV.
I laughed when I read it, but you're right - that is a particularly dumb way of putting it. *I* know what he meant, but I suspect that even a lot of techies would be somewhat in the dark.
you do not own the copyright to anything you buy
How does that differ from any other country's copyright law? You own the medium and a licence to use the content on it in certain limited ways. Some countries specifically allow you to (eg) media- or format-shift the content, some (including the UK and apparently Australia) do not.
However, those that do have such "fair use" clauses do *not* grant you the copyright on anything you buy. The exception to that, of course, is when you enter into a contract with someone which states that you do own the copyright, but that's only because the person or organisation is specifically selling it to you.
The *employees* thought they were going to get rich quick?
The enemy of my enemy may also be my enemy.
Not saying that that's the case in this case, just that that saying is a little simplistic.
However, the BBC article linked to says:
Kinds of malware means categories - eg trojans, viruses, etc. That's absolutely not what the BBC article says.
A study that says "The status quo is perfectly fine, carry on as you are" is fine, as long as it was conducted properly and drew valid conclusions.
That is, even if it changes nothing, it doesn't mean it wasn't worth the money. Anyone who doesn't review policies and processes regularly has no idea whether they're even relevant any more. "Carry on as you are" can be just as valid an answer as "change it like this".
Unless you specifically impregnate a woman, bring her to near term then terminate the foetus solely to harvest stem cells, then it's not butchering children. In fact, given the images that the phrase is calculated to produce, even if you *do* do that it's not accurate to describe it that way.
I'm all for reasoned debate and hearing both sides of an argument, but the key word there is reasoned. If you have a moral objection to using foetal stem cells, then (as another poster more or less said) say so. Spouting hyperbole can do nothing but whip up people into unreasoning, knee-jerk reactions (on *both* sides) and kill debate.
My own personal view is that as long as women are going to terminate healthy pregnancies, we might as well learn something from it. At least it's not a total waste then.
How do you know that the AC you're replying to doesn't have a consistent opinion in these matters?
While I do from time to time argue that slashdot as a whole holds certain opinions, even I don't try to argue that any individual slashbot necessarily holds any of them.
I'd be much more impressed if, rather than moving to seal a breach, they were capable of recognising the difference between enemy combatants and civilians who have wandered into the field (usually long after the war has finished).
Which old way would that be? Hard tabs or soft tabs? 2, 4, 8 or X spaces wide. How about a mix of hard tabs and spaces?
Yes, that's the old way.