I gotta agree with you on this one; I haven't read the book you mention, true, but this piece had, what, three sentences from the guy and then a whole lotta handwaving from the author. It was basically an editorial, nothing more.
And it's not that there's anything wrongwith that, mind; it's just that, in this case, we're basing all this discussion on what is, essentially, one (out-of-context? who knows?) short quote that seems meant to conjure up the entirety of what's-his-face's point of view. Not unreasonable...if you've read the rest of what he has to say. I would dearly love to do just that at some point.
I guess that explains why ftp.ca.debian.org doesn't point to ftp.stormix.com anymore...
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I'm with you on this one. I got a free Stormix cd w/MaxLinux last year, and it was great. I'd been using Slackware before that, and the ease of installation was enough to take me away from it. The introduction to Debian was great too -- I abs. love apt-get install.
Weird thing is that I really wanted to work for them (I live in Vancouver), but never got around to sending a resume...guess it was for the best.
But if you're looking for a good commentary on the TCP/IP stack, check out "Linux IP Stacks Commentary", published by CoriolisOpen Press and written by Satchell & Clifford. 42k lines of code plus explanation.
And, *if* you live in Vancouver, BC, check out London Drugs: they're selling copies of this book for ~$20 inc. tax. Just picked up mine...
"Nothing in real life is like Atlas Shrugged?" That's where you're wrong, boyo. Do yourself
a favour and check out The Floating Head of Ayn Rand: A Timeline. This was all PREDICTED by the good and the great Ayn herself.
I know, I know, you don't believe me. You think it's "satire". You think it's "all a big joke". You think it's "just some peurile wanna-be irony maven looking for quick hits on his website". So help me, nothing would give me
more pleasure. Nothing would make me happier. I want more than any of you to believe that it's wrong!why would a woman like Ayn Rand -- a successful author and a happy wife, a philosopher and intellectual of the first order, and a fiercely devoted critic of the existing social order -- have her head severed unless there was some awful calamity approaching that she could see, but we ignored?
Hm, I don't remember anything from the post you're replying to that made adherence to the proposed boycots mandatory...maybe you saw some stormtrooper-esque subtext that I missed.
Of course any website will be the product of the mind(s) behind it. Of course some boycots will be suggested that you or I or Linux or Dubya or someone won't agree with. Of course boycots are the products of personal ethical choices. And of course there is always the possibility that some dumbfuck really will take seriously the straw men you threw up: MacOS UI vs. MacOS limitatations, for example, or expensive or tackily coloured equipment.
But what I found valuable in the original post was the idea that one website, replete with information about and reasons to avoid dangerous technology like this -- one central and focussed source of information, not approval (another straw man) -- would be a good and useful and potentially very valuable thing.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America held a joint news conference today to announce that, as "proof of concept," they had drafted the Terms of Service contract for Pagecreators.net.
The TOS agreement, which forbids any criticism of the webhosting company, was hailed by Jack Valenti as "a sterling example of the bold future available to all content providers."
"It was a long shot actually," said Valenti. "We were getting pretty pissed off about all the flak we were getting about DeCSS- and Napster-related lawsuits, and so we were just blue-skying one day about what to do. The idea came up, and since everyone was coked up at the time we just went with it, you know? We found a pissant little webhosting service, offered the contract, and waited to see how far it would go."
"We had no idea it would be so successful," he added. "But we're definitely happy it did."
A spokesman for the two agencies would not speculate further on where the agreement might be used next. When asked just how far punishment for criticism would go, he replied cryptically, "Just watch us."
Free Software Foundation programmer and founder Richard M. Stallman could not be reached for comment. Said a source close to him, "He's desperately grepping all the click-wrap agreements on his hard drive."
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a surprise move, a coalition of hard drive manufacturers anounced that, beginning in the third quarter of 2001, all new humans would have copy protection implemented at the genetic level. The copy protection scheme would prohibit unauthorized reproduction of humans by parents, or "genome hackers" as they are known in the industry.
"It's quite simple," said a spokeswoman for the group. "The Human Genome Project was in some financial difficulty, so we stepped in and cut a deal. By leveraging the techonology already in place in hard drive copy protection, we will be preventing unauthorized duplication of humans."
Unauthorized human reproduction -- also known as "childbearing" to hackers -- has been estimated to cost content producers over $3 billion per year. Implementing copy protection at the genome level, the Holy Grail of the industry, is predicted to prevent up to 97% of "childbearing".
But not all industry figures are thought to be onside. Microsoft in particular has been vociferous in its opposition to the plan, saying that it would effectively eliminate the potential market for its software rental scheme.
"We demand the freedom to innovate," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently. "And that means being free to innovate for lots and lots of paying customers."
Free Software Foundation guru Richard M. Stallman was unavailable for comment. A source close to the programmer said he was "scanning the personal ads frantically."
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And it's not that there's anything wrongwith that, mind; it's just that, in this case, we're basing all this discussion on what is, essentially, one (out-of-context? who knows?) short quote that seems meant to conjure up the entirety of what's-his-face's point of view. Not unreasonable...if you've read the rest of what he has to say. I would dearly love to do just that at some point.
Weird thing is that I really wanted to work for them (I live in Vancouver), but never got around to sending a resume...guess it was for the best.
I am in your debt.
And, *if* you live in Vancouver, BC, check out London Drugs: they're selling copies of this book for ~$20 inc. tax. Just picked up mine...
I know, I know, you don't believe me. You think it's "satire". You think it's "all a big joke". You think it's "just some peurile wanna-be irony maven looking for quick hits on his website". So help me, nothing would give me more pleasure. Nothing would make me happier. I want more than any of you to believe that it's wrong!why would a woman like Ayn Rand -- a successful author and a happy wife, a philosopher and intellectual of the first order, and a fiercely devoted critic of the existing social order -- have her head severed unless there was some awful calamity approaching that she could see, but we ignored?
Of course any website will be the product of the mind(s) behind it. Of course some boycots will be suggested that you or I or Linux or Dubya or someone won't agree with. Of course boycots are the products of personal ethical choices. And of course there is always the possibility that some dumbfuck really will take seriously the straw men you threw up: MacOS UI vs. MacOS limitatations, for example, or expensive or tackily coloured equipment.
But what I found valuable in the original post was the idea that one website, replete with information about and reasons to avoid dangerous technology like this -- one central and focussed source of information, not approval (another straw man) -- would be a good and useful and potentially very valuable thing.
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.ve.kernel .org/mirrors/+mirrors+United+States+site:kernel.or g&hl=en
And I'll post a mirror of the kernel when it's done downloading, too (25% there...)
A ``barebones'' kit is available for $40 less, but requires such actions as gluing connectors and wiring a cable.
Sounds like someone's catering to the PHBs. Imagine selling them an OS:
Me: Well, Linux is available if you want, but it requires such actions as reading text files and editing them.
PHB: You make a good point. Windows it is, then.
(Yah, I know, -1 MS-Bashing...)
The TOS agreement, which forbids any criticism of the webhosting company, was hailed by Jack Valenti as "a sterling example of the bold future available to all content providers."
"It was a long shot actually," said Valenti. "We were getting pretty pissed off about all the flak we were getting about DeCSS- and Napster-related lawsuits, and so we were just blue-skying one day about what to do. The idea came up, and since everyone was coked up at the time we just went with it, you know? We found a pissant little webhosting service, offered the contract, and waited to see how far it would go."
"We had no idea it would be so successful," he added. "But we're definitely happy it did."
A spokesman for the two agencies would not speculate further on where the agreement might be used next. When asked just how far punishment for criticism would go, he replied cryptically, "Just watch us."
Free Software Foundation programmer and founder Richard M. Stallman could not be reached for comment. Said a source close to him, "He's desperately grepping all the click-wrap agreements on his hard drive."
"It's quite simple," said a spokeswoman for the group. "The Human Genome Project was in some financial difficulty, so we stepped in and cut a deal. By leveraging the techonology already in place in hard drive copy protection, we will be preventing unauthorized duplication of humans."
Unauthorized human reproduction -- also known as "childbearing" to hackers -- has been estimated to cost content producers over $3 billion per year. Implementing copy protection at the genome level, the Holy Grail of the industry, is predicted to prevent up to 97% of "childbearing".
But not all industry figures are thought to be onside. Microsoft in particular has been vociferous in its opposition to the plan, saying that it would effectively eliminate the potential market for its software rental scheme.
"We demand the freedom to innovate," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently. "And that means being free to innovate for lots and lots of paying customers."
Free Software Foundation guru Richard M. Stallman was unavailable for comment. A source close to the programmer said he was "scanning the personal ads frantically."
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