(a) In General -- It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified security technologies that adhere to the security system standards adopted under section 104. --
http://216.110.42.179/docs/hollings.090701.html
Making your own machine without including their "technologies" becomes illegal. Buying from Asia to get around it is illegal. Sending copyrighted music and software over the net can put you in jail today. (No Electronic Theft Act, 1997) (1 year for $1000 worth, 3 years for $2500 worth == Slashdot will get really quiet if enforced)
As for someone else's arguement that "I won't buy it"- great, me too. The two of us can spend some serious time trying to keep today's computers running for the rest of our lives because laws make us unwilling to buy new equipment. It will be easy as pie to market ourselves on resume's in a decade. "Still able to operate equipment from the 00's" Windows BlahX experience? nah, I don't have a machine that can run that. Apache 6.03 experience? No, but I've got 10 years experience with version 2.0
I'm trying to find a group that will tell politicans not to abuse me. EFF seems interested in doing that but they move at a snails pace. YourCongress.com seems to be interested in getting the people's voice to the politicans but the editors seem more interested in being funny then talking about issues. What groups do people use/belong to/know about that are active in fighting for geek rights?
Cuz remember programmers: in the real world you are fired if you consult with a co-worker;)
So how exactly does consulting with a fellow student (or co-worker) result in both parties having identical code? I have to say that this is the most ignorant comment I've seen attached to a slashdot story ever.
Hopefully you and your coworkers are working on the same exact code. That's what version control is all about.:)
We also turned off reverse hostname lookups which we use for geotargetting ads: The time required to do the rdns is fine under normal load, but under huge loads we need that extra second to keep up with the primary job: spitting out pages as fast as possible.
I'm wary of this because big corporations seem to love spending large amounts of money making their websites Less usable.
Microsoft Does it....
on
AthlonXP Released
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· Score: 5, Interesting
"1. Motherboards will not pass AMD validation or be posted on the AMD recommended motherboard Web site, if the frequency is displayed by the BIOS during bootup for AMD Athlon Model 6 decktop and multiproccesng processors."
It's one thing to sell it as an 1800+ but I'd still like to know what the MHz is.
Give this report a read, on page 6, they start giving examples of what's good and what's bad. They go on and on and on. I would have Never heard about some of these and now I've got some fun stuff to try to find on napster.
Way to go FCC! Fight the system! Tell us exactly what to search for on the net. Thanks!
(hmmmm, maybe the brief was written by a closet slashdotter.)
2 paragraphs into this review I scrolled back up thinking to myself, "This is why people complain about...It Is JonKatz." Now I understand. Ideas I disagree with written with the -v (verbose) flag turned on.
The very first preview for Titan AE was fabulous. Then I remember later previews looking worse. I think the first time they were aiming for an older group then someone turned it down. I will agree that it could have been a better movie if they had aimed at an older audience.
BUT: The in outer-space physics was the best that I've seen from Hollywould in a Very long time. The humans (for those who haven't seen it) had guns which produced nearly too much kick and when a gravity generator gives out, they have a wonderful retreat mechanism: fire like mad and don't hold on to anything. I Loved It.
The space ships fired thrusters to maneuver. It was entralling to watch a ship behave like a point mass and to scoot around according to the forces acting on it. I didn't think anyone in Hollywould had ever taken a physics class.
I Am getting tired of the myth of the 'female warrior', yes it Is possible, no it almost never actually happens. I was impressed that the characters changed over time and showed depth (the captain was friend and enemy to the boy). I enjoyed the new interactions, "A smart guard, didn't see that coming."
The music just plain rocked. They did all new songs which actually fit the story not just the mood. In a pretty playing-with-the-dolphins scene they play "It's My Turn to Fly" and young Cal seems to change through this one scene. It's the first time someone he didn't know well did something really nice to him like flying an expensive starship through a firestorm.
The ancient, wise and reclusive race
The flying through the ice belt
The flight from earth
The repairing the ship scene
It was really good.
And lastly, if you watch the end, you can figure out that a gravity well in a huge ice/asteriod field could collect enough mass for a planet. Granted that they don't explain the mechanism (no living human knows it.) it does fit into the science fiction possibility category.
Everyone installs crappy product with nice smiley face and no security. Mr. Someone uses huge security hole. Mr. Someone goes to jail.
It's on par with leaving your car unlocked in the city. Sure we Might be able to catch the guy who stole your briefcase from your unlocked car. We Might even be able to put him in jail. But why didn't you lock your car? If keys are that hard to use, hire someone to lock your car for you.:)
Many of you have admitted that you've carried Metallica over that ugly weekend. Has anyone been banned yet? And if you were, so what? Start a new userid and get back to the music. What's new? The foggies are complaining about what the world is coming to. New set of foggies that's all.
Slashdot Mirror
Sharing music can take away my right to own firearms? It's a felony now and <sarcasm>felons are all dangerous criminals who shouldn't have guns</sarcasm>. In 15 states, a felony conviction removes your right to vote forever. LOSING THE VOTE:The Impact of Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States
As for someone else's arguement that "I won't buy it"- great, me too. The two of us can spend some serious time trying to keep today's computers running for the rest of our lives because laws make us unwilling to buy new equipment. It will be easy as pie to market ourselves on resume's in a decade. "Still able to operate equipment from the 00's" Windows BlahX experience? nah, I don't have a machine that can run that. Apache 6.03 experience? No, but I've got 10 years experience with version 2.0
I'm trying to find a group that will tell politicans not to abuse me. EFF seems interested in doing that but they move at a snails pace. YourCongress.com seems to be interested in getting the people's voice to the politicans but the editors seem more interested in being funny then talking about issues. What groups do people use/belong to/know about that are active in fighting for geek rights?
Hopefully you and your coworkers are working on the same exact code. That's what version control is all about.
What OS are you running on your ARM processor?
:)
"1. Motherboards will not pass AMD validation or be posted on the AMD recommended motherboard Web site, if the frequency is displayed by the BIOS during bootup for AMD Athlon Model 6 decktop and multiproccesng processors."
It's one thing to sell it as an 1800+ but I'd still like to know what the MHz is.
Way to go FCC! Fight the system! Tell us exactly what to search for on the net. Thanks!
(hmmmm, maybe the brief was written by a closet slashdotter.)
>Uggg
2 paragraphs into this review I scrolled back up thinking to myself, "This is why people complain about...It Is JonKatz." Now I understand. Ideas I disagree with written with the -v (verbose) flag turned on.
The very first preview for Titan AE was fabulous. Then I remember later previews looking worse. I think the first time they were aiming for an older group then someone turned it down. I will agree that it could have been a better movie if they had aimed at an older audience.
BUT: The in outer-space physics was the best that I've seen from Hollywould in a Very long time. The humans (for those who haven't seen it) had guns which produced nearly too much kick and when a gravity generator gives out, they have a wonderful retreat mechanism: fire like mad and don't hold on to anything. I Loved It.
The space ships fired thrusters to maneuver. It was entralling to watch a ship behave like a point mass and to scoot around according to the forces acting on it. I didn't think anyone in Hollywould had ever taken a physics class.
I Am getting tired of the myth of the 'female warrior', yes it Is possible, no it almost never actually happens. I was impressed that the characters changed over time and showed depth (the captain was friend and enemy to the boy). I enjoyed the new interactions, "A smart guard, didn't see that coming."
The music just plain rocked. They did all new songs which actually fit the story not just the mood. In a pretty playing-with-the-dolphins scene they play "It's My Turn to Fly" and young Cal seems to change through this one scene. It's the first time someone he didn't know well did something really nice to him like flying an expensive starship through a firestorm.
The ancient, wise and reclusive race
The flying through the ice belt
The flight from earth
The repairing the ship scene
It was really good.
And lastly, if you watch the end, you can figure out that a gravity well in a huge ice/asteriod field could collect enough mass for a planet. Granted that they don't explain the mechanism (no living human knows it.) it does fit into the science fiction possibility category.
Watch it AND think about it.
It's on par with leaving your car unlocked in the city. Sure we Might be able to catch the guy who stole your briefcase from your unlocked car. We Might even be able to put him in jail. But why didn't you lock your car? If keys are that hard to use, hire someone to lock your car for you. :)
Many of you have admitted that you've carried Metallica over that ugly weekend. Has anyone been banned yet? And if you were, so what? Start a new userid and get back to the music. What's new? The foggies are complaining about what the world is coming to. New set of foggies that's all.