Sunday, April the 22nd 2012.
Yeah we used to go oldschool forks and guns on the kings back in the days, but now we're all about elections you know, and they only come every 5 years.
HADOPI is aimed at protecting the rights of the music and film industry.
This same Industry has been ignoring ISP and internet for over a decade before realising they had to stop living in the stone age and now ISP should PAY for the music and film industry own ignorance and lack of vision ?
WTF ?
The Music and film industry doesn't want to hear about global licensing and is still clearly unable to provide consumers with digital offers that would be at least attractive enough to be considered a worthy alternative to committing felony !
Let them die, someone will replace them and artists are not suddenly going to start starving because EMI or Warner closes.
It's not the government roles to enforce a non-sensical law that makes ISP pay for others mistakes.
Christian's official dogma regarding after life has changed so dramatically in the last 2000 years it is pretty hard to take it seriously as a word of god.
Hell was invented in the late 6th century and purgatory in the mid 11th.
With that in mind I ask you do you really believe in God because you have a concern about after life, as some existential quest, or are you just a bigot who doesn't he is one ?
Religion is mostly a social thing.
That's what religious people don't get about atheists. Nobody is trying to limit or judge your thinking, but it would be very reassuring for us if you could sum up your beliefs in non-self-contradicting sentence.
On this side I guess Buddhism is much less scary. It's also mostly based on mythological bullshit but at least it's pretty consistent.
then the same can be said about gravity.
You're missing the point.
Why would it require someone or something to set a rule ?
I think hawking has it wrong though because it just replaced god by gravity, but it changes little (except for the morons who are convinced the universe was created by an anthropomorphic mad creature who is made of pure love but yet created a race full of hate to rule upon the world, a world which is by the way a little small to be as unique as it is said to be in the bible..)
that's the stupid argument the Majors used when they were asked to get their head out of their own ass and embrace internet for the distribution of their media.
Look what they got...
You can't simply say:"Idon't want to evolve and keep up to date with today's technology I want to keep it oldschool".
The world isn't waiting, for anybody.
br> The technology is here, the economic dynamic is obvious (it's much cheaper to sell ebooks than real books)
Hence it's no use to fight against it for the publisher they have to embrace it and make the most of it, and we as citizen have to make sure things are done by the book (unlike what Apple or Barnes and Nooble are doing with their kill switch for example.)
If Linux was 2,5% in 2004 I'm 100% certain it is more than that now.
the numbers of users registered, the number of downloads has increased massively, so either more students are using Linux (even as a 2nd OS) or your grand Pa is the r0x0R of teH OpEnS0urce.... but I doubt it...
How much students in the USA are enrolled in Computer Science ? (in percentage)
And more importantly how much students are nerds ?
BTW : 70% of freshman choosing Mac, wow American students really ARE rich !
Yes I agree, but I was justresponding to the :
"LULZ YOU USEZ TEH INTARWEB AND THINKZ YOU CAN HAV PRIVACY n00bZ rolfmao !"
This is bullshit, end of story. Now of course nobody is entitled to be offered privacy as a service, but anyone encrypting anything on the internet is guaranteed by the laws of (most if not) all the democracies in the world the right for this data to stay encrypted.
Or in other words : it is as illegal to decrypt encrypted data as it is to open a scealed letter that wasn't meant for you after stealing it in a post office.
I just I didn't made myself very clear.
What i'm saying is the following : it's not because you use a public network (internet) that your communications are not private. Indeed Most of the companies and NGO, government agencies and such USE internet with encrypted protocols and they DI intend they telecommunications to stay private (i.e. not decrypted by people who shouldn't)
Now the thing is if private corporations are allowed to encrypt their communications on a public network (and indeed they are) WHY THE FUCK would individuals not be entitled to the same right ?
This is why in most democracies, it's illegal to decrypt encrypted data, wherever it might be from (being your neighbour, Microsoft, or the NSA)
SO yes it is practical to expect privacy while using a public network, because you are entitled to it and protected by the laws of your country.
you fail to understand what technical aspects are at stake.
I access the internet through a corporate ISP but it doesn't mean I cannot use encrypted protocols to communicate.
RIM doesn't provide internet access. It provides comminucation protocoles and server infrastructure for services. (and smartphones)
The same way you could use free FLOSS decentralised solutions for encrypted communication adn that wouldn't be provided by a corporation of any kind. So his point stands.
But seriously the issue here is can a government ban a telecommunication service because they "connot break the encryption" ?
I mean : I wouldn't go as far as to say I would expect them not to be able to (I don't know what my governments exact abilities are, but I would certainly hope they would no DO it even if they could !
most efficient in terms of research results ? most efficient in terms of academic training ?
There is one thing you can't take away from the US Uni though : they are the most expensive and socially segregated in the world, and I think that's mainly the point of the guy from the article.
Lol How is and iPad cheaper than ANY netbook ?
I mean I'm not questioning your liberty to choose whatever product over an other but you said yourself 3 posts before that it wasn't your religion and yet you're defending an non-obvious choice with debatable arguments like it was the word of god.
since you're Facebooking and emailing the iPad is really a crappy choice : you have no real keyboard. For Half that price you can have the same screen, same battery life and a keyboard.
Your argument fells flat. The obvious reason why people get an iPad is because it's hot.
The second is instant access, one-click away, single purpose applications that are supposed to make your life simpler (for a fee)
And again, it's a choice and it's the freedom of each individual to buy whatever he feels is fit for its needs or wants.
What I don't understand is why people try to sell a device they bought to others using arguments that are really debatable.
Or in others words and this isn't aimed at iPad owners in particular : DO YOU HATE ME ? why ? you don't even know me so stop selling me your crap : it's not even you I'm going to give money to if I buy one !
Why is the iPad owned by rich people ? Because it's expensive and Nobody needs it. It doesn't replace any of your other devices. It's an add on. A bonus. And who can buy bonuses ? rich people.
Yeah I mean the iPhone success demonstrate how much Joe HATES app store (wait what package manager is an app store zOMG!!!).
Anyway when someone start a sentence by "Linux devs" it usually ends up pretty bad...
BTW if you had ever used a Debian based Linux distro (e.g. Ubuntu, Linux Mint) you would know that a.deb package you downloaded on the editor's website ( à la setup.exe in windows) can be install by double-clicking on it and clicking install in Gdebi...
I cannot believe someone modded you insightful..
don't take it bad but honestly if you bitch about too much command line in Ubuntu you OBVIOUSLY NEVER USED IT (or at least 2-3 years ago).
Please tell me when did you HAD TO use CLI on Ubuntu ? (except to copy paste something some had told you to do on a forum which IMHO is much easier than going through 10 screen shots of the 10 different GUI to do the exact same thing. Not to mention it's the same on Windows : there is a command line, it just sucks.)
This was to do the incredibly complicated task of playing a video file over the network.
Configuring Samba and crap ?
There are graphical tools to unable media files sharing over the network (nautilus ?), and there are graphical tools to play remotely stored files over the network.
Your argument is the same again : Yes these tools are NOT the same as in Windows. that's because Ubuntu is a fucking different OS.
But don't tell me it's harder to share a file over LAN on Ubuntu than on Win7. It's not harder or more complex, it's done differently and the major difference IMO is you actually see what you do.
The Windows 7 installer is vastly improved.
Yeah... now it's about as easy as it is to install Ubuntu.
Your first argument was really funny and insightfull and to the point and amazing.... in 1999.
COME ON PEOPLE ! I've been hearing the same arguments about Linux since Y2K !
You don't think it has changed since then ?
Nobody EVER tries to convince the newcomers to use the command line anymore. That's why there is a Graphical tool for everything in Ubuntu
Take a random machine, and install Ubuntu 10.04. Don't read a tutorial, don't read anything just try. And tell me how hard it is.
For christ sake my 9 years old brothers did it...
On a not so rusty machine it take less than 20 minutes (compare this to installing Win7 !!!)
once you're done there is an app center that is basically the same as (and the precursor of) the App store. Are you telling me the App store is something HARD to use ?
And then the OS updates your applications, drivers, and core items of the OS by itself, you just need to say "Yes I want to update" enter your password and boom.
You don't have to !!!
As stated on a comment above my sister's been using Ubuntu since 8.04 so that would be 2 YEARS as her main OS and she never used the command line.
>br> You don't need it to install apps, you don't need it to update your apps, you don't need it to customize your environnement, you don't need it to upgrade your version of Ubuntu !
There is a graphical tool for each and every general use and maintenance task.
THE ONLY THING needed to use Ubuntu (or fedora, openSuse, etc..) is to be able to remember a password. It's not that hard.
A. there is also such a thing is win7 it's called "Run as administrator". Plus the UAC is a pain in the ass if you do not turn it off which is not "easy" (i.e. hard to find)
B. You can use Ubuntu for years without even knowing what sudo is. I wouldn't say it is the way to do it, nor is it really the spirit but it's totally possible.
My sister has been using Ubuntu everyday as her main OS, since 8.04, and she NEVER used the command line , and she doesn't know what sudo is (although I tried millions of times to explain to her how amazing of a tool the command line is)
If you want to advocate the simplicity of windows over Ubuntu for example I think you're just left with hardware support (especially GPUs) AND the "used to" argument.
This one is totally my favourite : "blahblahblah Win7 is easier because people are used to windows"...
With that kind of reasoning we would all still be using Nokia 3210 or Moto V3...
I mean when they make a phone that drops call when you hold it people defend them.
When they make a "smartphone" in 2007 without 3G everyone says : GENIUS it uses less battery... Yeah and it goes 5 times slower doesn't that count ? NO it's Genius !
When they make it so that nobody can develop an application FOR ITS OWN PHONE without their consent everybody cries GENIUS GENIUS GENIUS !
Bottom line : they can do whatever they want, even a 1 minutes use of your MAC, one minute of advertising, I guarantee you people will buy it.
Because thousands of "journalists" and "tech bloggers" will find a way to sell it.
Yes because denying african americans their right to vote in Florida by getting their names off the voters list is not a fraud. I mean their black so it's not a fraud. right?
there isn't a single democracy in the whole word because democracy is an ideal toward you may go but you will never achieve just like peace or liberty. It is indeed a sign of good health for the American democracy that the Watergate scandal was brought (ultimately) to light by the Post, I agree with you. In some countries this scandal could never have made its way into the press. And indeed the American media do present some of the finest elements (along with some of the worst)
I'm not saying the USA is a terrible democracy, all I'm saying is it's not the best in the world for sure (it's not the least corrupted, nor the fairest)
But of course that's all based on my knowledge of the USA and other wountry while your argument are based on your infinite knowledge of the USA...
I do agree with you that it is safer to assume you are right since you only know about the USA and all the knowledge you have from the rest of the world is through American media which are well known for their objectivity regarding how great the USA are...
Keeping your eyes shut on what problems your country may have isn't going to make ita better country it is just turning you into a worst citizen.
You cannot get addicted to pot.
It's proven scientifically plus I tried for you:)
There is no lethal dosage (or to be more precise it's not attainable by smoking although I suppose it is possible to create a solution of higly concentrated THC oil and inject it into somebody's blood.. maybe that would do the trick but I'm not sure)
Marijuana is much less dangerous for your health than alcohol for instance, which is EXTREMELY addictive(don't take my word for granted just go talk to a real alcoholic...)
For these reasons I respectfully disagree with some of your restrictions :
A. Make that 21 (or 18) whatever the majority is I don't know about the USA.
B. waaaat ? do you need a degree to drink alcohol ? OTOH I do agree the government should use some percentage of the tax income to finance a wide campaign of education on the dangers of pot (and alcohol and such...)
C. waaaat ? (again) two questions : why ? and how do you determine who can smoke and who cannot ?
D. As for alcohol it should be illegal to be totally high on the streets of course. For security reasons only.
E. that's kinda obvious. (see alcohol legislation)
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Sunday, April the 22nd 2012.
Yeah we used to go oldschool forks and guns on the kings back in the days, but now we're all about elections you know, and they only come every 5 years.
HADOPI is aimed at protecting the rights of the music and film industry.
This same Industry has been ignoring ISP and internet for over a decade before realising they had to stop living in the stone age and now ISP should PAY for the music and film industry own ignorance and lack of vision ?
WTF ?
The Music and film industry doesn't want to hear about global licensing and is still clearly unable to provide consumers with digital offers that would be at least attractive enough to be considered a worthy alternative to committing felony !
Let them die, someone will replace them and artists are not suddenly going to start starving because EMI or Warner closes.
It's not the government roles to enforce a non-sensical law that makes ISP pay for others mistakes.
Christian's official dogma regarding after life has changed so dramatically in the last 2000 years it is pretty hard to take it seriously as a word of god.
Hell was invented in the late 6th century and purgatory in the mid 11th.
With that in mind I ask you do you really believe in God because you have a concern about after life, as some existential quest, or are you just a bigot who doesn't he is one ?
Religion is mostly a social thing.
That's what religious people don't get about atheists. Nobody is trying to limit or judge your thinking, but it would be very reassuring for us if you could sum up your beliefs in non-self-contradicting sentence.
On this side I guess Buddhism is much less scary. It's also mostly based on mythological bullshit but at least it's pretty consistent.
then the same can be said about gravity.
You're missing the point.
Why would it require someone or something to set a rule ?
I think hawking has it wrong though because it just replaced god by gravity, but it changes little (except for the morons who are convinced the universe was created by an anthropomorphic mad creature who is made of pure love but yet created a race full of hate to rule upon the world, a world which is by the way a little small to be as unique as it is said to be in the bible..)
that's the stupid argument the Majors used when they were asked to get their head out of their own ass and embrace internet for the distribution of their media.
:"Idon't want to evolve and keep up to date with today's technology I want to keep it oldschool".
Look what they got...
You can't simply say
The world isn't waiting, for anybody.
br> The technology is here, the economic dynamic is obvious (it's much cheaper to sell ebooks than real books)
Hence it's no use to fight against it for the publisher they have to embrace it and make the most of it, and we as citizen have to make sure things are done by the book (unlike what Apple or Barnes and Nooble are doing with their kill switch for example.)
You're OK with it because you don't run a 24/7 server for instance.
No reboot = more uptime.
Generally speaking innovation in IT comes from people adding features a very small minority will use.
If Linux was 2,5% in 2004 I'm 100% certain it is more than that now. .... but I doubt it...
the numbers of users registered, the number of downloads has increased massively, so either more students are using Linux (even as a 2nd OS) or your grand Pa is the r0x0R of teH OpEnS0urce
How much students in the USA are enrolled in Computer Science ? (in percentage)
And more importantly how much students are nerds ?
BTW : 70% of freshman choosing Mac, wow American students really ARE rich !
Or a random malware. It's windows...
Yes I agree, but I was justresponding to the :
"LULZ YOU USEZ TEH INTARWEB AND THINKZ YOU CAN HAV PRIVACY n00bZ rolfmao !"
This is bullshit, end of story. Now of course nobody is entitled to be offered privacy as a service, but anyone encrypting anything on the internet is guaranteed by the laws of (most if not) all the democracies in the world the right for this data to stay encrypted.
Or in other words : it is as illegal to decrypt encrypted data as it is to open a scealed letter that wasn't meant for you after stealing it in a post office.
Except lobster man doesn't get homeless when fractal guys become to greedy and FUCK the whole worlds economy for a decade...
I just I didn't made myself very clear.
What i'm saying is the following : it's not because you use a public network (internet) that your communications are not private.
Indeed Most of the companies and NGO, government agencies and such USE internet with encrypted protocols and they DI intend they telecommunications to stay private (i.e. not decrypted by people who shouldn't)
Now the thing is if private corporations are allowed to encrypt their communications on a public network (and indeed they are) WHY THE FUCK would individuals not be entitled to the same right ?
This is why in most democracies, it's illegal to decrypt encrypted data, wherever it might be from (being your neighbour, Microsoft, or the NSA)
SO yes it is practical to expect privacy while using a public network, because you are entitled to it and protected by the laws of your country.
braodcasting on a private network with encrypted protocols ?
Try to hack encrypted information from any company in the world and we'll see if someone wasn't expecting "privacy"... when your ass rots in jail.
you fail to understand what technical aspects are at stake.
I access the internet through a corporate ISP but it doesn't mean I cannot use encrypted protocols to communicate.
RIM doesn't provide internet access. It provides comminucation protocoles and server infrastructure for services. (and smartphones) The same way you could use free FLOSS decentralised solutions for encrypted communication adn that wouldn't be provided by a corporation of any kind. So his point stands.
But seriously the issue here is can a government ban a telecommunication service because they "connot break the encryption" ?
I mean : I wouldn't go as far as to say I would expect them not to be able to (I don't know what my governments exact abilities are, but I would certainly hope they would no DO it even if they could !
define : best.
most efficient in terms of research results ? most efficient in terms of academic training ?
There is one thing you can't take away from the US Uni though : they are the most expensive and socially segregated in the world, and I think that's mainly the point of the guy from the article.
Lol How is and iPad cheaper than ANY netbook ?
I mean I'm not questioning your liberty to choose whatever product over an other but you said yourself 3 posts before that it wasn't your religion and yet you're defending an non-obvious choice with debatable arguments like it was the word of god.
since you're Facebooking and emailing the iPad is really a crappy choice : you have no real keyboard. For Half that price you can have the same screen, same battery life and a keyboard.
Your argument fells flat. The obvious reason why people get an iPad is because it's hot.
The second is instant access, one-click away, single purpose applications that are supposed to make your life simpler (for a fee)
And again, it's a choice and it's the freedom of each individual to buy whatever he feels is fit for its needs or wants.
What I don't understand is why people try to sell a device they bought to others using arguments that are really debatable.
Or in others words and this isn't aimed at iPad owners in particular : DO YOU HATE ME ? why ? you don't even know me so stop selling me your crap : it's not even you I'm going to give money to if I buy one !
Why is the iPad owned by rich people ? Because it's expensive and Nobody needs it. It doesn't replace any of your other devices. It's an add on. A bonus. And who can buy bonuses ? rich people.
No need for statistics...
Yeah I mean the iPhone success demonstrate how much Joe HATES app store (wait what package manager is an app store zOMG!!!).
.deb package you downloaded on the editor's website ( à la setup.exe in windows) can be install by double-clicking on it and clicking install in Gdebi...
Anyway when someone start a sentence by "Linux devs" it usually ends up pretty bad...
BTW if you had ever used a Debian based Linux distro (e.g. Ubuntu, Linux Mint) you would know that a
That's for all your "insight"
I cannot believe someone modded you insightful..
don't take it bad but honestly if you bitch about too much command line in Ubuntu you OBVIOUSLY NEVER USED IT (or at least 2-3 years ago).
Please tell me when did you HAD TO use CLI on Ubuntu ? (except to copy paste something some had told you to do on a forum which IMHO is much easier than going through 10 screen shots of the 10 different GUI to do the exact same thing. Not to mention it's the same on Windows : there is a command line, it just sucks.)
This was to do the incredibly complicated task of playing a video file over the network.
Configuring Samba and crap ?
There are graphical tools to unable media files sharing over the network (nautilus ?), and there are graphical tools to play remotely stored files over the network.
Your argument is the same again : Yes these tools are NOT the same as in Windows. that's because Ubuntu is a fucking different OS.
But don't tell me it's harder to share a file over LAN on Ubuntu than on Win7. It's not harder or more complex, it's done differently and the major difference IMO is you actually see what you do.
The Windows 7 installer is vastly improved.
Yeah... now it's about as easy as it is to install Ubuntu.
Your first argument was really funny and insightfull and to the point and amazing.... in 1999.
COME ON PEOPLE ! I've been hearing the same arguments about Linux since Y2K !
You don't think it has changed since then ?
Nobody EVER tries to convince the newcomers to use the command line anymore. That's why there is a Graphical tool for everything in Ubuntu
Take a random machine, and install Ubuntu 10.04. Don't read a tutorial, don't read anything just try. And tell me how hard it is.
For christ sake my 9 years old brothers did it...
On a not so rusty machine it take less than 20 minutes (compare this to installing Win7 !!!)
once you're done there is an app center that is basically the same as (and the precursor of) the App store. Are you telling me the App store is something HARD to use ?
And then the OS updates your applications, drivers, and core items of the OS by itself, you just need to say "Yes I want to update" enter your password and boom.
How easier can it get honestly ?
You don't have to !!!
As stated on a comment above my sister's been using Ubuntu since 8.04 so that would be 2 YEARS as her main OS and she never used the command line. >br> You don't need it to install apps, you don't need it to update your apps, you don't need it to customize your environnement, you don't need it to upgrade your version of Ubuntu !
There is a graphical tool for each and every general use and maintenance task.
THE ONLY THING needed to use Ubuntu (or fedora, openSuse, etc..) is to be able to remember a password. It's not that hard.
lol what terrible argument to make your case...
A. there is also such a thing is win7 it's called "Run as administrator". Plus the UAC is a pain in the ass if you do not turn it off which is not "easy" (i.e. hard to find)
B. You can use Ubuntu for years without even knowing what sudo is. I wouldn't say it is the way to do it, nor is it really the spirit but it's totally possible.
My sister has been using Ubuntu everyday as her main OS, since 8.04, and she NEVER used the command line , and she doesn't know what sudo is (although I tried millions of times to explain to her how amazing of a tool the command line is)
If you want to advocate the simplicity of windows over Ubuntu for example I think you're just left with hardware support (especially GPUs) AND the "used to" argument.
This one is totally my favourite : "blahblahblah Win7 is easier because people are used to windows"...
With that kind of reasoning we would all still be using Nokia 3210 or Moto V3...
Madness ? THIS IS SPARTA.
And NO, I'll NEVER get tired of this one.
You totally forgot one thing : it's APPLE.
I mean when they make a phone that drops call when you hold it people defend them.
When they make a "smartphone" in 2007 without 3G everyone says : GENIUS it uses less battery... Yeah and it goes 5 times slower doesn't that count ? NO it's Genius !
When they make it so that nobody can develop an application FOR ITS OWN PHONE without their consent everybody cries GENIUS GENIUS GENIUS !
Bottom line : they can do whatever they want, even a 1 minutes use of your MAC, one minute of advertising, I guarantee you people will buy it.
Because thousands of "journalists" and "tech bloggers" will find a way to sell it.
Yes because denying african americans their right to vote in Florida by getting their names off the voters list is not a fraud. I mean their black so it's not a fraud. right?
there isn't a single democracy in the whole word because democracy is an ideal toward you may go but you will never achieve just like peace or liberty. It is indeed a sign of good health for the American democracy that the Watergate scandal was brought (ultimately) to light by the Post, I agree with you. In some countries this scandal could never have made its way into the press. And indeed the American media do present some of the finest elements (along with some of the worst)
I'm not saying the USA is a terrible democracy, all I'm saying is it's not the best in the world for sure (it's not the least corrupted, nor the fairest)
But of course that's all based on my knowledge of the USA and other wountry while your argument are based on your infinite knowledge of the USA...
I do agree with you that it is safer to assume you are right since you only know about the USA and all the knowledge you have from the rest of the world is through American media which are well known for their objectivity regarding how great the USA are...
Keeping your eyes shut on what problems your country may have isn't going to make ita better country it is just turning you into a worst citizen.
You cannot get addicted to pot. :)
It's proven scientifically plus I tried for you
There is no lethal dosage (or to be more precise it's not attainable by smoking although I suppose it is possible to create a solution of higly concentrated THC oil and inject it into somebody's blood.. maybe that would do the trick but I'm not sure)
Marijuana is much less dangerous for your health than alcohol for instance, which is EXTREMELY addictive(don't take my word for granted just go talk to a real alcoholic...)
For these reasons I respectfully disagree with some of your restrictions :
A. Make that 21 (or 18) whatever the majority is I don't know about the USA.
B. waaaat ? do you need a degree to drink alcohol ? OTOH I do agree the government should use some percentage of the tax income to finance a wide campaign of education on the dangers of pot (and alcohol and such...)
C. waaaat ? (again) two questions : why ? and how do you determine who can smoke and who cannot ?
D. As for alcohol it should be illegal to be totally high on the streets of course. For security reasons only.
E. that's kinda obvious. (see alcohol legislation)