If I invent a replicator and make an exact, atom by atom copy (yes, this would be impossible space magic, just go with me here) of something with a copyright on it, is that copyright infringement?
If yes, then how can an exact digital copy of a series of 1's and 0's with a copyright on them not be copyright infringement?
Note: this wasn't really the conclusion I was aiming for... stupid thought experiment...
Both would be copyright infringement. I don't know who said it wouldn't be. It doesn't even have to be an exact duplicate to be copyright infringement. The GP was simply pointing out that copyright infringement is not theft. Theft is when the item is removed from its original owner's possession.
Here's a couple side by side examples:
If you walk into a shop, grab a DVD, and sneak it out without paying for it, then you have committed theft. You have stolen the item from the shop.
If someone goes into the shop and purchases that DVD, creates an ISO of it on their home computer, and sends it to you over the internet, then you have committed copyright infringement. You have infringed upon the rights of whoever holds the copyright over it. They are in control of how copies of the item are allowed to be produced, and you disobeyed them.
Oh, and another thing; multihoming. If you need multiple IPs, there is NO way to set it up in the GUI. You need to go to the shell prompt to do that, and create your forwarding rules in iptables. If you need to do that, you may as well set up a full-blown PC and forget about WRT altogether.
Why? The hardware cost would be higher, the power consumption would be dramatically higher, it would generate much more noise, and it would require more space. Either way, I'd still be adding a second IP to the external interface and configuring static NAT via a shell.
Generally, people who have multiple public IPs also have someone on staff who configures their equipment for them. That kind of a configuration is also relatively trivial. On the other hand, improving DD-WRT's GUI for QoS/traffic shaping would probably benefit more users. That's something, which is quite a bit more complicated to do from a shell, that could benefit many less-knowledgeable users who use their connection for VoIP and online gaming.
Why no warranty? I would call Buffalo anyhow, since they actively support DD-WRT financially and make sure their routers are fully compatible.
Where did you hear that? From what I read, it just sounds like they sell two models with support for DD-WRT, and have a third coming out in July. No mention of retroactively providing support older devices that have been reflashed by the consumer to run firmware which it was not designed to officially support.
It might not hurt to try giving Buffalo a call, but don't assume that you're entitled to the same level of support as someone using one of their devices intended to run that firmware. The hardware is different, and was designed to meet different requirements, even if the firmware is still compatible with the cheaper hardware. Don't give them motivation to break that compatibility on their low-end devices in the future.
Don't blame the Jews. Also, your data looks scrubbed because "born-again" and "agnostic" isn't an objective denomination, and you are missing religions that represent larger portions of the population as compared with atheists. Why clump agnostic with atheist.
Those numbers seem to be from a study done in 1999 by an evangelical Christian research organization (Barna Research Group). I doubt any part of the study was intended to paint atheists/agnostics in a favorable light. They do not host it on their website, however they really did get those numbers.
"Why is it that in 2010 we still try to create even more victimless crimes?"
Online gambling is a haven of criminal activity, many of the games are rigged easily, not to mention the hacking of other peoples computers that happens through the software or website to unsuspecting visitors. I know tonne of people who got ripped off through online casino's who had their computers hacked their email passwords stolen and as well as bank/financial data were cleaned out.
It's not that gambling isn't a "victimless crime" it's that online gambling is just so inherently corrupt.
How does that compare to the number of people who had money stolen by someone who obtained their online banking credentials? Or people whose credit card information was stolen and used? Or even people who had debt built up in their name after their identity was stolen?
These are more common than the crime you described. Does that mean we should outlaw online banking, online shopping, or storing personal information on personal computers? That would be much more effective at preventing these common online crimes, as well as many less common scenarios like you described.
Our analysis is based on federal funds, which do not include trust funds — such as Social Security — that are raised separately from income taxes for specific purposes."
Have fun explaining to the boss why he can't use facebook... and good luck when he needs you to restore something important he lost and never backed up.
Why not? I built my office around my toilet. That way when I sit down to work, I don't have to stop for anything. Less distractions too, since people rarely come into my office anymore unless they have a good reason.
try: first, last = [int(x) for x in sys.argv[1:3]] except: print 'usage: %s [first#] [last#]' sys.exit(1) url = 'http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/ajax/ajax-transcript.php?progid=%06i' headers = {'User-Agent':'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)'} print first print last for i in range(first, last + 1): print 'Fetching %06i' % i data = urllib2.urlopen(urllib2.Request(url % i,None,headers)).read() print 'Saving %i bytes' % len(data) fileobj = open('cspan_transript%06i.txt' % i, 'w') fileobj.write(data) fileobj.close()
The purpose of that is to remove the copyrighted artwork and trademarked name to comply with the Debian Free Software Guidelines... If Firefox added support for a patented codec, they could remove that too.
If he could demonstrate mastery of the force, he'd be a million dollars richer thanks to James Randi.
That prize is available to anyone who could prove their superstitions in reality. Just because nobody has ever done so hasn't stopped people from believing in them.
My point was that there are already ARM-powered tablets on the market running linux, and they aren't locked down like the GP was thinking. This is simply an outdated pocket-sized tablet I'm using as an easy example, since I'm already familiar with it. It's not a perfect 1:1 comparison to the iPad. After all, this device was released more than 2 years ago, and had reached it's end-of-life before the iPad was announced. Yet, at least for myself, the functionality it offers still far exceeds that of the iPad.
The left-wing cooks have been trying to spread their socialism and atheism through schools for a long time. It's about time we got back to good, old-fashioned American, Christian values
Wow, and all of this time I thought the idea behind cheap school lunches was simply to ensure that all of the students were fed.
What with all the other tablets coming out that let me install whatever the hell I want on them
Not necessarily. The mention of "ARM-powered entertainment tablets" makes me think some of these tablets will be locked up like a TiVo DVR: running a GPLv2 Linux kernel digitally signed by the manufacturer and GPLv2 apps digitally signed by the manufacturer. The compliance and robustness requirements of the digital restrictions management systems used by the publishers of non-free works on "entertainment tablets" might prohibit any environment that isn't suitably Tivoized so that someone can't just tee(1) the cleartext of a non-free work to a file.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDe1gd-pBRo -- There have been ARM-powered tablets on the market for quite awhile now, and they don't have the limitations you mention... Unlike the iPad, this one not only supports tethering to cell phones, it even steps you through BT pairing and configuring the DUN connection during the out-of-box setup wizard. You can also dual-boot different operating systems (Android, Ubuntu, Mer, etc.) stored internally or on removable SD cards. Not bad for something that costs less than half the price of the iPad. There are surely better ones available if one were to look around.
Plus, if you're a geek that wants versatility, wouldn't you be better off with a netbook running Linux? Touchscreen keyboards just slow computer geeks down.
There are linux tablets with sliding hardware keyboards. Much easier to carry around in your pocket than a netbook.
Maybe what this kid needs is a iPod Touch or the upcoming WiFi-only iPad. If data plans are unreasonable with the roaming charges, maybe he can just do the smartphone-like things in WiFi zones, and keep his current phone-only device with a phone-only plan...
Or if you want a device that can actually do stuff and aren't worried about whether or not it's fashionable, look at some older handheld devices with wifi. Currently, I'm using an n810 that I bought a year ago for ~$200. Sliding hardware keyboard, 800x480 display, wifi, gps, bluetooth, runs a linux distro based on debian, etc. The out-of-box setup wizard will even step you through tethering to your phone via bluetooth. Then when there's no wifi around for your 'smartphone-like things', you can tether to any handset with bluetooth DUN to get online. If you don't care about speed and want to go really cheap, you can activate an old Verizon handset with Page Plus Cellular (pre-paid, available at many gas stations or online) for $10 every 180 days, then dial-up via QNC(14.4k, but does not use up your minutes).
Speak for youself, I am a proud geek CS major (posting from a CS lab now) and guess what? I'm with FRIENDS right now.
Then you don't really need a smartphone to communicate with them. Without even moving your hands away from the keyboard, you could probably speak to both of them simultaneously.
Why do you insist on blaming 'everyone' for the stupid actions of a few?
Keep your hands off our black lists dammit!
It sounds like he was simply pointing out the likelihood that some idiot mail admins will end up misusing this in a way that punishes everyone for the actions of a few. Unless you were intending on doing that, it was not referring to you.
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Here's a thought experiment:
If I invent a replicator and make an exact, atom by atom copy (yes, this would be impossible space magic, just go with me here) of something with a copyright on it, is that copyright infringement?
If yes, then how can an exact digital copy of a series of 1's and 0's with a copyright on them not be copyright infringement?
Note: this wasn't really the conclusion I was aiming for... stupid thought experiment...
Both would be copyright infringement. I don't know who said it wouldn't be. It doesn't even have to be an exact duplicate to be copyright infringement. The GP was simply pointing out that copyright infringement is not theft. Theft is when the item is removed from its original owner's possession.
Here's a couple side by side examples:
If you walk into a shop, grab a DVD, and sneak it out without paying for it, then you have committed theft. You have stolen the item from the shop.
If someone goes into the shop and purchases that DVD, creates an ISO of it on their home computer, and sends it to you over the internet, then you have committed copyright infringement. You have infringed upon the rights of whoever holds the copyright over it. They are in control of how copies of the item are allowed to be produced, and you disobeyed them.
Oh, and another thing; multihoming. If you need multiple IPs, there is NO way to set it up in the GUI. You need to go to the shell prompt to do that, and create your forwarding rules in iptables. If you need to do that, you may as well set up a full-blown PC and forget about WRT altogether.
Why? The hardware cost would be higher, the power consumption would be dramatically higher, it would generate much more noise, and it would require more space. Either way, I'd still be adding a second IP to the external interface and configuring static NAT via a shell.
Generally, people who have multiple public IPs also have someone on staff who configures their equipment for them. That kind of a configuration is also relatively trivial. On the other hand, improving DD-WRT's GUI for QoS/traffic shaping would probably benefit more users. That's something, which is quite a bit more complicated to do from a shell, that could benefit many less-knowledgeable users who use their connection for VoIP and online gaming.
Why no warranty? I would call Buffalo anyhow, since they actively support DD-WRT financially and make sure their routers are fully compatible.
Where did you hear that? From what I read, it just sounds like they sell two models with support for DD-WRT, and have a third coming out in July. No mention of retroactively providing support older devices that have been reflashed by the consumer to run firmware which it was not designed to officially support.
It might not hurt to try giving Buffalo a call, but don't assume that you're entitled to the same level of support as someone using one of their devices intended to run that firmware. The hardware is different, and was designed to meet different requirements, even if the firmware is still compatible with the cheaper hardware. Don't give them motivation to break that compatibility on their low-end devices in the future.
"It's times like this that I feel lied to by the Jetsons."
"The Flying Car" by Kevin Smith
NWN was very fun but too expensive so I played Dark Sun Online on the TEN Network.
Didn't TEN require a paid account at $20/mo to play AD&D: DSO? Although, that restriction was client side... heh
How much was NWN?
Don't blame the Jews. Also, your data looks scrubbed because "born-again" and "agnostic" isn't an objective denomination, and you are missing religions that represent larger portions of the population as compared with atheists. Why clump agnostic with atheist.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm
Those numbers seem to be from a study done in 1999 by an evangelical Christian research organization (Barna Research Group). I doubt any part of the study was intended to paint atheists/agnostics in a favorable light. They do not host it on their website, however they really did get those numbers.
"Why is it that in 2010 we still try to create even more victimless crimes?"
Online gambling is a haven of criminal activity, many of the games are rigged easily, not to mention the hacking of other peoples computers that happens through the software or website to unsuspecting visitors. I know tonne of people who got ripped off through online casino's who had their computers hacked their email passwords stolen and as well as bank/financial data were cleaned out.
It's not that gambling isn't a "victimless crime" it's that online gambling is just so inherently corrupt.
How does that compare to the number of people who had money stolen by someone who obtained their online banking credentials? Or people whose credit card information was stolen and used? Or even people who had debt built up in their name after their identity was stolen?
These are more common than the crime you described. Does that mean we should outlaw online banking, online shopping, or storing personal information on personal computers? That would be much more effective at preventing these common online crimes, as well as many less common scenarios like you described.
The article was published on 31 March.
Sometimes April Fools jokes are posted early.
Near the bottom:
A version of this article appeared in print on April 1, 2010, on page A1 of the New York edition.
From the paragraph immediately below the chart:
Our analysis is based on federal funds, which do not include trust funds — such as Social Security — that are raised separately from income taxes for specific purposes."
Have fun explaining to the boss why he can't use facebook... and good luck when he needs you to restore something important he lost and never backed up.
Why not? I built my office around my toilet. That way when I sit down to work, I don't have to stop for anything. Less distractions too, since people rarely come into my office anymore unless they have a good reason.
(I'm not American so I don't have the same 'horror' of the N word BTW, round here it's the C word that's the 'uh-oh' one).
Cracker? Communist?
append " % sys.arg[0]" to line 9
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
import urllib2
try:
first, last = [int(x) for x in sys.argv[1:3]]
except:
print 'usage: %s [first#] [last#]'
sys.exit(1)
url = 'http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/ajax/ajax-transcript.php?progid=%06i'
headers = {'User-Agent':'Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1)'}
print first
print last
for i in range(first, last + 1):
print 'Fetching %06i' % i
data = urllib2.urlopen(urllib2.Request(url % i,None,headers)).read()
print 'Saving %i bytes' % len(data)
fileobj = open('cspan_transript%06i.txt' % i, 'w')
fileobj.write(data)
fileobj.close()
iceweasel is one. Default browser on debian.
The purpose of that is to remove the copyrighted artwork and trademarked name to comply with the Debian Free Software Guidelines... If Firefox added support for a patented codec, they could remove that too.
If he could demonstrate mastery of the force, he'd be a million dollars richer thanks to James Randi.
That prize is available to anyone who could prove their superstitions in reality. Just because nobody has ever done so hasn't stopped people from believing in them.
As an athiest, I can not wear anything that may have a religious significance to anyone or anything.
Why not? Is satire not a good enough reason? As an atheist, you wouldn't be afraid of upsetting any supernatural creatures, being cursed, etc.
My point was that there are already ARM-powered tablets on the market running linux, and they aren't locked down like the GP was thinking. This is simply an outdated pocket-sized tablet I'm using as an easy example, since I'm already familiar with it. It's not a perfect 1:1 comparison to the iPad. After all, this device was released more than 2 years ago, and had reached it's end-of-life before the iPad was announced. Yet, at least for myself, the functionality it offers still far exceeds that of the iPad.
The left-wing cooks have been trying to spread their socialism and atheism through schools for a long time. It's about time we got back to good, old-fashioned American, Christian values
Wow, and all of this time I thought the idea behind cheap school lunches was simply to ensure that all of the students were fed.
What with all the other tablets coming out that let me install whatever the hell I want on them
Not necessarily. The mention of "ARM-powered entertainment tablets" makes me think some of these tablets will be locked up like a TiVo DVR: running a GPLv2 Linux kernel digitally signed by the manufacturer and GPLv2 apps digitally signed by the manufacturer. The compliance and robustness requirements of the digital restrictions management systems used by the publishers of non-free works on "entertainment tablets" might prohibit any environment that isn't suitably Tivoized so that someone can't just tee(1) the cleartext of a non-free work to a file.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDe1gd-pBRo -- There have been ARM-powered tablets on the market for quite awhile now, and they don't have the limitations you mention... Unlike the iPad, this one not only supports tethering to cell phones, it even steps you through BT pairing and configuring the DUN connection during the out-of-box setup wizard. You can also dual-boot different operating systems (Android, Ubuntu, Mer, etc.) stored internally or on removable SD cards. Not bad for something that costs less than half the price of the iPad. There are surely better ones available if one were to look around.
Plus, if you're a geek that wants versatility, wouldn't you be better off with a netbook running Linux? Touchscreen keyboards just slow computer geeks down.
There are linux tablets with sliding hardware keyboards. Much easier to carry around in your pocket than a netbook.
How about being able to port over existing existing software more easily?
Maybe what this kid needs is a iPod Touch or the upcoming WiFi-only iPad. If data plans are unreasonable with the roaming charges, maybe he can just do the smartphone-like things in WiFi zones, and keep his current phone-only device with a phone-only plan...
Or if you want a device that can actually do stuff and aren't worried about whether or not it's fashionable, look at some older handheld devices with wifi. Currently, I'm using an n810 that I bought a year ago for ~$200. Sliding hardware keyboard, 800x480 display, wifi, gps, bluetooth, runs a linux distro based on debian, etc. The out-of-box setup wizard will even step you through tethering to your phone via bluetooth. Then when there's no wifi around for your 'smartphone-like things', you can tether to any handset with bluetooth DUN to get online. If you don't care about speed and want to go really cheap, you can activate an old Verizon handset with Page Plus Cellular (pre-paid, available at many gas stations or online) for $10 every 180 days, then dial-up via QNC(14.4k, but does not use up your minutes).
Speak for youself, I am a proud geek CS major (posting from a CS lab now) and guess what? I'm with FRIENDS right now.
Then you don't really need a smartphone to communicate with them. Without even moving your hands away from the keyboard, you could probably speak to both of them simultaneously.
Why do you insist on blaming 'everyone' for the stupid actions of a few? Keep your hands off our black lists dammit!
It sounds like he was simply pointing out the likelihood that some idiot mail admins will end up misusing this in a way that punishes everyone for the actions of a few. Unless you were intending on doing that, it was not referring to you.