Soon we'll know who's running against these dicks. PLEASE DONATE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU CAN TO THEIR OPPONENTS IN THIS YEARS'S ELECTION!!
In the Congress, money talks; bullshit walks. All this discussion about "IP rights" and "Constitution" is pure bullshit to these leeches. All they care about is money. Well, put your money where your mouths are and donate liberally to their opponents come November. If we can just kick a couple of these bloodsuckers out of Congress, then we'll send a message to the others that these shenanigans won't do.
On the other hand, if they win again, then you might as well kiss the Internet (as we know it) goodbye....
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the CAPTCHA hasn't been "cracked". These people are just using humans to enter the CAPTCHA text; which is the whole point of the CAPTCHA anyways!
Remember: CAPTCHA is an acronym (or backronym, depending on who you believe) for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
The CAPTCHA would be considered cracked if there was a computer algorithm somewhere decoding it autonomously.
You're wrong. Read the whole thing. What it says is that you can't make something a crime post-facto. On the other hand, pardoning past misdeeds is indeed permissible.
If a pharmaceutical company comes up with a cure for (say) AIDS, should they be forced to give it out to the rest of the world for free? I mean, lives are at stake there, and presumably lives are more valuable than Junior's ability to play the latest Brittney hits.
If the prevailing logic (that the Russian company should cough up the goods for free) is applied, all pharma companies would be non-profit charities...
1 bad day, and you're ready to write off the entire company of 15,000+ people.
I applaud you, sir. Please stop wasting your time on this planet of sinners, and just ascend to heaven directly. You, my friend, are a flawless gem who has never made a single mistake in his life. You don't belong here amidst us mere mortals! When Jesus proclaimed "let who is without sin cast the first stone" (paraphrasing, since I wasn't there), no-one threw a pebble; because you weren't there!. Where were you??? History (and religion) would have turned out so different just with your mere presence at that historical moment....
PS: The Yahoo problem? It was a backend issue, idiot. Nothing to do with HTML, CSS, JSON, etc.
And whoever modded this troll "interesting" or "insightful" should just take a rusty nail and pound it into his own head.
This is what happens when the voters stop voting, or vote on the basis of strawman issues like abortion, gay marriage, etc.
Listen up people: *START VOTING* !!!
The *IAA has the money, no doubt; BUT THEY CAN'T VOTE! AND IN THE END, ONLY VOTES COUNT!!!
If you don't have the money to donate to candidates who look after your interests, AT LEAST GET OUT AND SUPPORT THEM IN KIND! VOLUNTEER FOR THEM, WORK FOR THEM.
Shit. I hate to shout, but I am *sick* and *tired* of this bullshit. When will people wake up and pay attention? Most of "citizens" could probably name all the "Dancing with the stars" contestants, but would have no idea who their congressman is. More motherfuckers voted for "American Idol" than in the last election!
Mr. Burdack has been pushing Focus Fusion for some time. For example, his letter to the German Chancellor (translated by Google), saying basically the same thing as the intro to the story.
E = mc^2 ; so m = E/c^2.
Plug in 10^33 for E, and 3x10^8 for c.
You get m = 11111111111111111 Kg.
Assume each book in LoC weighs on average 2Kg to simplify things.
At last count the LoC had about 20M books.
Dividing 11111111111111111 by (20,000,000 * 2), we get 277777777.
In other words, this was equivalent to 277 million libraries of Congress. // E&OE
What is being missed here is Google's complicity in censoring the blog. They (being owners of Blogger) removed the images. Had it been Microsoft or Yahoo, I'm sure the Slashdotizens would have been up in arms ready to lynch them; but since it's Google, it's OK!
R.T.F.A.. His dad was driving the car; he was just a passenger in the back. He is not required to show photo identification; he is just required to give his name, address and DOB if asked. The cop asked him for his name, and then asked for his driver's ID. Michael refused (there are many people who don't have driver's licenses; ask people who live in cities like NYC and SF, with good public transportation systems. And what about the Amish?).
I don't possess a tinfoil hat, or buy into conspiracies. But reading the user comments in his blog, I am shocked to see so many people calling him a "douchebag", a "tool", "smartarse", "attention whore", etc.
I find it hard to believe that there are so many people out there who would willingly bend over and spread their cheeks for anyone in authority who asks for whatever reason. That's such a scary thought, that I'm _hoping_ (and praying, for the future of this country) that it's just a small group of rabble-rousers who are positing those comments.
I'm just sitting back, amazed at the ignorance being displayed here.
Have you all forgotten how AT&T is actively helping the USG wiretap, illegally I might add, 1000s of phone conversations? Including those of American citizens, without a court-authorized warrant? They deserve immunity for their help, says the Man. Now how many of the victims of this wiretapping ended up in Gitmo?
Please read the "subpoena" given to Yahoo China by the authorities. All it says is (basically) we're investigating a theft of "state secrets", and would like your cooperation in this investigation. How many US companies would refuse such a request from a US LEO? Not even one, I can assure you.
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Soon we'll know who's running against these dicks. PLEASE DONATE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU CAN TO THEIR OPPONENTS IN THIS YEARS'S ELECTION!!
In the Congress, money talks; bullshit walks. All this discussion about "IP rights" and "Constitution" is pure bullshit to these leeches. All they care about is money. Well, put your money where your mouths are and donate liberally to their opponents come November. If we can just kick a couple of these bloodsuckers out of Congress, then we'll send a message to the others that these shenanigans won't do.
On the other hand, if they win again, then you might as well kiss the Internet (as we know it) goodbye....
People are too busy with their Britney Spears', their Amy Winehouses, etc. to pay attention.
As they say, evil triumphs when good men do nothing.
What you are seeing, with your own eyes, is good (and mediocre) men doing nothing.
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- Downloads of copyrightable materials purchased through the Site are downloaded to your account's Personal Server Space and include a security framework using technology that protects digital information and imposes usage rules established by la la and its licensors ("Usage Rules")
- You can upload your music to their service; but there's a catch:
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No thanks... I'll pass!Only 5?
Wait: I thought the stuff you bought was DRM-free ??
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And when Google does the same thing, everyone nods approvingly.
What a bunch of brainwashed people.
Here are some highly-rated comments on Yahoo's story, to refresh everyone's memory: 1 , 2 , 3 .
Keep drinking that "don't be evil" koolaid!
I've been looking for one, but with mixed results.
How can 400 fps be 'only'?
You are responding to the following (hypothetical) statement:
but it can be rendered at only 400 fps
Which is different from the one written:
but it can only be rendered at 400 fps
See the difference?
Adblock is your friend. :-)
I block any 3rd-party site that takes too long to respond.
Remember: CAPTCHA is an acronym (or backronym, depending on who you believe) for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart".
The CAPTCHA would be considered cracked if there was a computer algorithm somewhere decoding it autonomously.
The end result will be that lawyers will make some money, and noone else.
That's the way it has been; that's the way it always will be....
Sigh... Take a look at this chart: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=YHOO&t=3m See that huge (60%) jump on Friday, 02/01 ? That was the day Microsoft made the offer.
You're wrong. Read the whole thing. What it says is that you can't make something a crime post-facto. On the other hand, pardoning past misdeeds is indeed permissible.
If the prevailing logic (that the Russian company should cough up the goods for free) is applied, all pharma companies would be non-profit charities...
It was on Digg more than a year ago. And we all know how prompt Digg is, so this is quite old news.
You should read my journal entry.
Anonymity on Slashdot is a sham unless you've blocked all cookies from Slashdot and aren't logged in.
What is missing in the summary is that Google owns YouTube. But the Google fanboys here would not want admit that the Almighty Google is fallible.
Please provide proof of Yahoo's complicity, or fix the summary and the headline.
I applaud you, sir. Please stop wasting your time on this planet of sinners, and just ascend to heaven directly. You, my friend, are a flawless gem who has never made a single mistake in his life. You don't belong here amidst us mere mortals! When Jesus proclaimed "let who is without sin cast the first stone" (paraphrasing, since I wasn't there), no-one threw a pebble; because you weren't there!. Where were you??? History (and religion) would have turned out so different just with your mere presence at that historical moment....
PS: The Yahoo problem? It was a backend issue, idiot. Nothing to do with HTML, CSS, JSON, etc.
And whoever modded this troll "interesting" or "insightful" should just take a rusty nail and pound it into his own head.
Listen up people: *START VOTING* !!!
The *IAA has the money, no doubt; BUT THEY CAN'T VOTE! AND IN THE END, ONLY VOTES COUNT!!!
If you don't have the money to donate to candidates who look after your interests, AT LEAST GET OUT AND SUPPORT THEM IN KIND! VOLUNTEER FOR THEM, WORK FOR THEM.
Shit. I hate to shout, but I am *sick* and *tired* of this bullshit. When will people wake up and pay attention? Most of "citizens" could probably name all the "Dancing with the stars" contestants, but would have no idea who their congressman is. More motherfuckers voted for "American Idol" than in the last election!
Well, Google could lead by example and make Orkut compatible with their open API. Open up Orkut and show us how it's done, Google!
Mr. Burdack has been pushing Focus Fusion for some time. For example, his letter to the German Chancellor (translated by Google), saying basically the same thing as the intro to the story.
Glad you asked.
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// E&OE
E = mc^2 ; so m = E/c^2
Plug in 10^33 for E, and 3x10^8 for c.
You get m = 11111111111111111 Kg.
Assume each book in LoC weighs on average 2Kg to simplify things.
At last count the LoC had about 20M books.
Dividing 11111111111111111 by (20,000,000 * 2), we get 277777777.
In other words, this was equivalent to 277 million libraries of Congress.
What is being missed here is Google's complicity in censoring the blog. They (being owners of Blogger) removed the images. Had it been Microsoft or Yahoo, I'm sure the Slashdotizens would have been up in arms ready to lynch them; but since it's Google, it's OK!
R.T.F.A.. His dad was driving the car; he was just a passenger in the back. He is not required to show photo identification; he is just required to give his name, address and DOB if asked. The cop asked him for his name, and then asked for his driver's ID. Michael refused (there are many people who don't have driver's licenses; ask people who live in cities like NYC and SF, with good public transportation systems. And what about the Amish?).
I find it hard to believe that there are so many people out there who would willingly bend over and spread their cheeks for anyone in authority who asks for whatever reason. That's such a scary thought, that I'm _hoping_ (and praying, for the future of this country) that it's just a small group of rabble-rousers who are positing those comments.
Have you all forgotten how AT&T is actively helping the USG wiretap, illegally I might add, 1000s of phone conversations? Including those of American citizens, without a court-authorized warrant? They deserve immunity for their help, says the Man. Now how many of the victims of this wiretapping ended up in Gitmo?
Please read the "subpoena" given to Yahoo China by the authorities. All it says is (basically) we're investigating a theft of "state secrets", and would like your cooperation in this investigation. How many US companies would refuse such a request from a US LEO? Not even one, I can assure you.
Its funny how everyone's getting all bent out of shape about this 1 case, when the FBI issues over 30000 National Security Letters a year, trolling through US citizens' records.
This sounds familiar...