Re:Haven't seen the movie, probably won't...
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Seriously, it seems very hypocritical, making a movie condemning violence in the media by... making a violent movie.
There's the whole fiction vs. reality thing.
The way I see it, it could affect people two ways: 1. It could open their eyes to the sensationalism that is the media (as if the supposed "storm of the century" didn't already do so for most north-easterers >:)). Or 2. It's just get a reaction of "awesome!" and the next day the viewers will be telling their friends to go see it because of the gory scenes.
Unfortunatly, for most of the populace, it will be the latter.
By the way, a funny bit, Joel Siegel on Good Morning America gave the movie a bad review >:)
This movie hits the nail on the head. The foreigners' idea of the media being a scapegoat through the race card (ahem, OJ, Puffy, etc >:)) has become so common in our society that we automaticlly look to the media for our opinions. And so we have Micky Mouse (via ABC) telling us all what to do and what to believe, how to feel, what's good and what's bad, who's to blame, etc, etc, etc.
A bit of irony, is that when you confront your generic Oprah-watching middle-American, they may even try to claim that they are a supporter of "fairness" in the justice system. Oh, but then they hear about how the latest school shooter liked Linkin Park (this happened, sorry but lost the link), and so it's off to congress to fight the good fight!
You know who to blame this on? Liberals. Everything has to be dummed down to the lowest common denominator of society, that the principal of Darwanism may as well be eliminated completely. YOU CAN'T SAVE EVERYBODY! Then there's the propogandists, your Al Sharptons and Jessie Jacksons, who make everything an issue of race. "Well, [whoever] did not murder that man, he was protecting himself from the lynching by some cracker!" or something like that. That's all you really have to do, and you'll be able to get away with murder (literally).
And then the judges and the jury, ah those poor souls, forced to decide another persons' fate. Well, those jury members are just like any other human, so if we get the media to pump compassionate bullshit everywhere for months on end, some of it can spill over and penetrate the people who are supposed to be neutral.
It's funny how "neutral" has become a subjective word.
According to sources within the motion picture industry, Hollywood movie studios were informed of Idealab's plans late on Thursday, and the studios immediately came up with objections.
They just can't agree with anything, can they?
Idealab first entered the domain-selling business when it acquired the rights to the dot-TV domain from the country of Tuvalo. But this is totally diffrent..TV did not require users to install plugins. IMHO, a system like this can never work. Notice that the big two (Netscape and M$) apparently have no comment on it. Without their support, it would never last; because they would have to make this plugin a part of their standard browser, so next time people upgrade they will also gain access to all those new TLDs. Even if they do support it, how will the rest of the users know about these new domains and what's required to view them? Assuming the plugin works by capturing all requests sent to these TLDs and then redirects them to a specific DNS, then anyone who does not have the plugin will be screwed. It's not like other plugins, because with Flash, you get a message saying that you need a plugin to view the page. So anyone who tries to view a page on the new TLDs will just be left with an error message and no clues as to what they can do to fix it.
The only thing that would make a lot of users upgrade is the temptation of.xxx >:) Woohoo, a whole TLD full of pr0n.
Think about it; are you going to walk around the with this high-tech eyepatch on? And do you really need to be viewing/. in full color while away from your computer? I just can't see any practicality in these type of devices.
Sure, they look cool, but I won't be buying one anytime soon. Besides, I would probably have to stop paying rent just to afford it anyway... I'd be kicked out of my apartment, but at least I can browse the interet with a headset!
Ah, but what if you also run a webserver from that computer, and they could then run a whois on your website's domain name, producing your physical address, real name, etc.
Not that they would; that would be to time consuming. But still, it is possible (although not a threat because most people don't run webservers from the same computer they work on).
From what I understand, it's more of the same cookie=bug nonsense, although they have a good reason to think so.
To elaborate on that, they are talking about those lovely cookies that places such as amazon.com and banner ad hosts such as doubleclick put place on your drive in order to indentify you for whatver reason (to track buying patterns in order to serve up custom-talored ads is the first thing that comes to mind).
As for an actual "bug" that tracks every site you visit and then processes or sends it somehow in order to do something such as physically locate you and find out who could be "trouble", well, that's just hype.
I remember seeing a blurb on the news about the development of paper cell phones, prepaid, that you can just throw away. The inventor says one day she was calling someone on a cell phone and wanted to throw it out the window, and so she thought "hey, disposable cell phones!" The relevence here is that it contains no actual chips, only a three-layer peice of paper. I could only find a few stories about in, most notably this.
"6 billion weblogs, now that would be a nightmare. Can you imagine all the server space??"
Probably about the same as a few porn sites (but not as usefull... heheh).
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Re:Online Journals are asking for TROUBLE
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I've been keeping somewhat of a journal (well, it's updated about twice a month) / observations on life / rant page for almost a year now, and even though nearly no one except people I tell about it have seen it, it's just good to know that I have someplace to put my writing. It's a creative output and nothing more, so let me respond to your points in a similar form, respectivly:
In most of the journals I've seen, the authors don't just come out and blantently state their secrets; they hide them in metaphors and such. They would be of no intrest if they just came right out and told their secrets. Besides, "every lamer in the world" won't see it, let alone understand it, or even care.
You're not writing a journal for money or recognition. Personally, I wouldn't like it if I was plagerized, but it's still better than having no presence at all (and besides, the lamer might actually give you credit and a link, therefore publicity).
Police = crim.... nevermind. >:) Well, honestly, if you divulge your plans to bomb the white house all over your website, you're an idiot and deserve what you get. Same thing if you're bragging of your 1337-ness. As for using the info for preditory purposes, I don't think anyone would go through the trouble when there are other ways of finding out information on a person.
Yes, self-delusion does seem to go hand in hand with putting your writing out there (especially if you recieve compliments), but it's really just a phase. I had it myself. Also, I don't think anything I write is "helpful"... it's not supposed to be. You're misguided (to say the least) if you look to online journals for advice and leadership.
The only thing on the internet that's a waste of bandwith is the marketing filth and hundreds of e-commerce sites, complete with pretty little flash graphics and streaming video. Comparativly, a few measily graphics and text are nothing in terms of bandwith use.
If you don't like it, then you don't have to read it. That's all there is to it. No matter how poorly written, it's still stomeone's opinion put into so many words, and who are you to judge?
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Re:Why is it only psychotics post stuff online?
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That said, maybe it's just because all the happy people are too busy picking dasies and singing sweet songs about rays of sunshine. Seriously though, most creative writing (or anything that you would put up because someone else might actually take interest in it) comes out of depression or sheer boredom, because if you're riding high on the reigns of your ego, what's there to write about? How glorious the flowers look popping up on a hazy spring morn?
Just because you are buying the DSL service from the owner of the lines does not mean you are getting better service.
Case and point: Bell Atl... excuse me... Verizon DSL has to be the worst excuse for DSL there is. Not only is the service flaky (at times I wondered why I ever switched from my dialup), but they had other little sneaky tricks too. My favorite being this seemingly insignificant piece of software that when they install it claim that "it helps troubleshoot any problems you may face with your Verizon Online DSL connection". What they don't tell you is that it also somehow only allows one connection to the modem at the same time!
What's funny, is that they didn't activate this "feature" immediatly; they waited until it was widely installed and forgotten about, then it was turned on. Luckily, you can just remove this software and still be able to connect.
The only problem I could forsee is that it would have to have a seperate power source, because a tazer needs 9VDC. But I think it is possible and could be relativly small (being your probably only going to want about 10,000 volts). Also, what do you think the best way of triggering it would be? Personally I think it would be best placed somewhere your index finger can hit it from, that way you can hold it casually and shock someone, or you could grab it like a real tazer.
Hmm... well I think I'll start on it after work tommorow. If I ever get a nice looking (and working!) version, I'll make some pages on my website dedicated to it and submit it to/.
I was at H2K (no pun intended) and there was a point that one of Emanuel's attorneys made during the mock trial which is really interesting and true...
"Remember you are not here to decide if my client is guilty or not, you are here to decide if the DMCA is just and constitutional."
That probably wasn't his exact wording but you get the jist of it. I think the jurors should be aware of this fact; but then again they may not even know what the DMCA entails beyond this specific case.
Of course in the mock trial, he was found innocent (hmm.. i wonder if there was a biased jury? hehe) and a good time was had by all (even Bernie S. who was playing the role of Jack Valenti...who BTW had a "stop the mpaa" t-shirt on). However I now fear the worst, and can only hope that this case is moved up to the higher courts.
"Microsoft.NET is a revolutionary new platform, built on open Internet protocols and standards, with tools and services that meld computing and communications in new ways."
The part that gets me is the "built on open protocols". Hmm, how can they take open protocols (such as XML, which they mention in the white papers) that are freely used and distributed, bunch them together loosely with some unstable code, put in in a box and stick it on store shelves for $500 (or whatever the price will be)? Well, they did it with Kerbos so i guess they can do it again...
This USB trend really is a pain in the ass for now, but since USB will be supported in the next kernel, I'm sure there's gonna be a port eventually. Or maybe it would work with a USB-to-parallel converter cable.
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Seriously, it seems very hypocritical, making a movie condemning violence in the media by... making a violent movie.
There's the whole fiction vs. reality thing.
The way I see it, it could affect people two ways:
1. It could open their eyes to the sensationalism that is the media (as if the supposed "storm of the century" didn't already do so for most north-easterers >:)). Or
2. It's just get a reaction of "awesome!" and the next day the viewers will be telling their friends to go see it because of the gory scenes.
Unfortunatly, for most of the populace, it will be the latter.
By the way, a funny bit, Joel Siegel on Good Morning America gave the movie a bad review >:)
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This movie hits the nail on the head. The foreigners' idea of the media being a scapegoat through the race card (ahem, OJ, Puffy, etc >:)) has become so common in our society that we automaticlly look to the media for our opinions. And so we have Micky Mouse (via ABC) telling us all what to do and what to believe, how to feel, what's good and what's bad, who's to blame, etc, etc, etc.
A bit of irony, is that when you confront your generic Oprah-watching middle-American, they may even try to claim that they are a supporter of "fairness" in the justice system. Oh, but then they hear about how the latest school shooter liked Linkin Park (this happened, sorry but lost the link), and so it's off to congress to fight the good fight!
You know who to blame this on? Liberals. Everything has to be dummed down to the lowest common denominator of society, that the principal of Darwanism may as well be eliminated completely. YOU CAN'T SAVE EVERYBODY! Then there's the propogandists, your Al Sharptons and Jessie Jacksons, who make everything an issue of race. "Well, [whoever] did not murder that man, he was protecting himself from the lynching by some cracker!" or something like that. That's all you really have to do, and you'll be able to get away with murder (literally).
And then the judges and the jury, ah those poor souls, forced to decide another persons' fate. Well, those jury members are just like any other human, so if we get the media to pump compassionate bullshit everywhere for months on end, some of it can spill over and penetrate the people who are supposed to be neutral.
It's funny how "neutral" has become a subjective word.
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they've been at the forefront of DVD, wireless internet, etc. pushing the envelope on all of them
Wireless internet? So _that's_ what made color PDAs possible. If you don't belive me, just look at the name, "Palm Pilot"... double entendre?
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I couldn't agree with you more.
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According to sources within the motion picture industry, Hollywood movie studios were informed of Idealab's plans late on Thursday, and the studios immediately came up with objections.
.TV did not require users to install plugins. IMHO, a system like this can never work. Notice that the big two (Netscape and M$) apparently have no comment on it. Without their support, it would never last; because they would have to make this plugin a part of their standard browser, so next time people upgrade they will also gain access to all those new TLDs. Even if they do support it, how will the rest of the users know about these new domains and what's required to view them? Assuming the plugin works by capturing all requests sent to these TLDs and then redirects them to a specific DNS, then anyone who does not have the plugin will be screwed. It's not like other plugins, because with Flash, you get a message saying that you need a plugin to view the page. So anyone who tries to view a page on the new TLDs will just be left with an error message and no clues as to what they can do to fix it.
.xxx >:) Woohoo, a whole TLD full of pr0n.
They just can't agree with anything, can they?
Idealab first entered the domain-selling business when it acquired the rights to the dot-TV domain from the country of Tuvalo.
But this is totally diffrent.
The only thing that would make a lot of users upgrade is the temptation of
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Think about it; are you going to walk around the with this high-tech eyepatch on? And do you really need to be viewing /. in full color while away from your computer? I just can't see any practicality in these type of devices.
Sure, they look cool, but I won't be buying one anytime soon. Besides, I would probably have to stop paying rent just to afford it anyway... I'd be kicked out of my apartment, but at least I can browse the interet with a headset!
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Gee, just what I always wanted. A wearable iMac.
If you really have a need for colorfull shells, then check out the Visor.
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Ah, but what if you also run a webserver from that computer, and they could then run a whois on your website's domain name, producing your physical address, real name, etc.
Not that they would; that would be to time consuming. But still, it is possible (although not a threat because most people don't run webservers from the same computer they work on).
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Well, you could put them all in a line and test out how many people a real railgun could shoot through.
It's not without purpose either! Based on the result, iD Software would be able to make the next Quake's railgun more realistic.
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From what I understand, it's more of the same cookie=bug nonsense, although they have a good reason to think so.
To elaborate on that, they are talking about those lovely cookies that places such as amazon.com and banner ad hosts such as doubleclick put place on your drive in order to indentify you for whatver reason (to track buying patterns in order to serve up custom-talored ads is the first thing that comes to mind).
As for an actual "bug" that tracks every site you visit and then processes or sends it somehow in order to do something such as physically locate you and find out who could be "trouble", well, that's just hype.
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I remember seeing a blurb on the news about the development of paper cell phones, prepaid, that you can just throw away. The inventor says one day she was calling someone on a cell phone and wanted to throw it out the window, and so she thought "hey, disposable cell phones!" The relevence here is that it contains no actual chips, only a three-layer peice of paper. I could only find a few stories about in, most notably this.
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"6 billion weblogs, now that would be a nightmare. Can you imagine all the server space??"
Probably about the same as a few porn sites (but not as usefull... heheh).
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- In most of the journals I've seen, the authors don't just come out and blantently state their secrets; they hide them in metaphors and such. They would be of no intrest if they just came right out and told their secrets. Besides, "every lamer in the world" won't see it, let alone understand it, or even care.
- You're not writing a journal for money or recognition. Personally, I wouldn't like it if I was plagerized, but it's still better than having no presence at all (and besides, the lamer might actually give you credit and a link, therefore publicity).
- Police = crim.... nevermind. >:) Well, honestly, if you divulge your plans to bomb the white house all over your website, you're an idiot and deserve what you get. Same thing if you're bragging of your 1337-ness. As for using the info for preditory purposes, I don't think anyone would go through the trouble when there are other ways of finding out information on a person.
- Yes, self-delusion does seem to go hand in hand with putting your writing out there (especially if you recieve compliments), but it's really just a phase. I had it myself. Also, I don't think anything I write is "helpful"... it's not supposed to be. You're misguided (to say the least) if you look to online journals for advice and leadership.
- The only thing on the internet that's a waste of bandwith is the marketing filth and hundreds of e-commerce sites, complete with pretty little flash graphics and streaming video. Comparativly, a few measily graphics and text are nothing in terms of bandwith use.
If you don't like it, then you don't have to read it. That's all there is to it. No matter how poorly written, it's still stomeone's opinion put into so many words, and who are you to judge?--
I'm not psycotic >:)
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That said, maybe it's just because all the happy people are too busy picking dasies and singing sweet songs about rays of sunshine. Seriously though, most creative writing (or anything that you would put up because someone else might actually take interest in it) comes out of depression or sheer boredom, because if you're riding high on the reigns of your ego, what's there to write about? How glorious the flowers look popping up on a hazy spring morn?
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Just because you are buying the DSL service from the owner of the lines does not mean you are getting better service.
Case and point: Bell Atl... excuse me... Verizon DSL has to be the worst excuse for DSL there is. Not only is the service flaky (at times I wondered why I ever switched from my dialup), but they had other little sneaky tricks too. My favorite being this seemingly insignificant piece of software that when they install it claim that "it helps troubleshoot any problems you may face with your Verizon Online DSL connection". What they don't tell you is that it also somehow only allows one connection to the modem at the same time!
What's funny, is that they didn't activate this "feature" immediatly; they waited until it was widely installed and forgotten about, then it was turned on. Luckily, you can just remove this software and still be able to connect.
Long story short, I switched to cable >:)
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Thanks for the idea... seriously.
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The only problem I could forsee is that it would have to have a seperate power source, because a tazer needs 9VDC. But I think it is possible and could be relativly small (being your probably only going to want about 10,000 volts). Also, what do you think the best way of triggering it would be? Personally I think it would be best placed somewhere your index finger can hit it from, that way you can hold it casually and shock someone, or you could grab it like a real tazer.
Hmm... well I think I'll start on it after work tommorow. If I ever get a nice looking (and working!) version, I'll make some pages on my website dedicated to it and submit it to
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I was at H2K (no pun intended) and there was a point that one of Emanuel's attorneys made during the mock trial which is really interesting and true...
"Remember you are not here to decide if my client is guilty or not, you are here to decide if the DMCA is just and constitutional."
That probably wasn't his exact wording but you get the jist of it. I think the jurors should be aware of this fact; but then again they may not even know what the DMCA entails beyond this specific case.
Of course in the mock trial, he was found innocent (hmm.. i wonder if there was a biased jury? hehe) and a good time was had by all (even Bernie S. who was playing the role of Jack Valenti...who BTW had a "stop the mpaa" t-shirt on). However I now fear the worst, and can only hope that this case is moved up to the higher courts.
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Um, why don't you just ask Red Hat how they manage to do it?
Good point... but then again RedHat is freely distributed and open source, so that may provide the loophole they need...
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I was looking over the .net front page and I noticed this:
.NET is a revolutionary new platform, built on open Internet protocols and standards, with tools and services that meld computing and communications in new ways."
"Microsoft
The part that gets me is the "built on open protocols". Hmm, how can they take open protocols (such as XML, which they mention in the white papers) that are freely used and distributed, bunch them together loosely with some unstable code, put in in a box and stick it on store shelves for $500 (or whatever the price will be)? Well, they did it with Kerbos so i guess they can do it again...
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What would be the point of going to pr0n sites in lynx, since you wouldn't be able to look at the pictures/movies? >:)
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Well, assuming that the webserver is being run on AtheOS, I don't think this is a good sign for the stability of the OS.
/. effect really is terrible today.
The
This USB trend really is a pain in the ass for now, but since USB will be supported in the next kernel, I'm sure there's gonna be a port eventually. Or maybe it would work with a USB-to-parallel converter cable.