Look at the fine print on most of these: majority of funding for these organizations is from Uncle Sam. And after we pay them money, they'll prosecute with petty unsubtantiated lawsuits. These world treaties are like snake oil salesmen; there's a lot more than meets the eye. Not letting their foot in the door is a Good Thing. If you don't like that, vote for those who follow your views. Or, There is a way out. For me, communist-socialist-libs sucking my hard earned penny is just as leech sucking as your neighborhood monopolist.
Don't group libertarian, green, and dems. Only a slashdot drone or an "anyone-but-Bush" bigot would do that. I suggest you spend more time understanding the party line of each of these. Start with the issue of Gun Control. You'll be amazed at the differences.
I think this announcement construes making it known to the public that the activity of recording will happen. Furthermore, the continued voting in of a particular government leadership that engages in such activity also implies consent.
You still have freedoms:
1. Move.
2. Start an awareness group.
3. Vote the Mayor out of office.
4. Start legal precedence by suing an entity misusing video of you.
You have valid points, but like unto writing a completely bug-free program we cannot hope to engage in enacting every iota of possibilities in our laws and codes. We take it as it comes... just like maintaining a computer program after installation.
There are plenty of thin clients out there that run Linux and support RDP / Tarrantula / X11 / vt220 / tn5250 /.. and the list goes on. Integrating this, for these vendors, would be a piece of cake.
Anyone purchasing a WinCE thin client is really severely limiting their choices. With a linux-based thin client, a flash upgrade would get you the NX you need. With WinCE: sorry.
The numbers. That's it. Look up "actuary" and understand what they do. These statements are no random happenstance, it's based on statistical science. It may not be exact, but it's much more exact than the from-the-hip-slashdot analysis we see around here.
I used to work as a programmer computing insurance costs based on monsterous actuary-generated tables. Each company has their own actuaries and methodologies.
Trust me, all of your concerns are taken into account: age, car type, tickets, wrecks, distance from house, car color, job, marriage, kids. Etc. These guys look at what happens based on all of this information. They do everything to mitigate risks based on this information and they're good, real good. They gather as much information as is necessary for their computations and as much is allowed by law.
No one really cares, since the customer of those non-free OS's are pretty much indemnified of any lawsuits. Usually when there is infringement in a non-free environment, the vendor that did it is solely responsible. In a free environment, there's the question of who to sue.
Company's usually do not go after individual developers that made the infringement, but rather the vendor. But, in the case of Linux, who is the vendor? SCO goes after IBM and then random shotgun lawsuits against end-users because suing the individual developer is currently not en vogue.
SCO is actually pioneering the lawsuit against free software and making some pretty stupid mistakes along the way. I'm sure a lot of people will learn from this in a big way.
But, I agree with the assertion that Linux is safer from the viewpoint that a non-free vendor could actually go south ripping a dependent software from underneath your feet. For free, there usually is a non-monetary remedy to correct infringements. Unless you use the SCO approach, then being protected by Redhat or Novell is your best bet... if you really care.
Some courteous RTFA quotes: 1. "Some hotels and marinas subsidize the wireless service, offering it free to guests."
2. "Monthly prices for always-on broadband Internet starts at $19.99 for 256 kbps, and unlimited mobile VoIP calling is $29.99. Connections up to 1 Mbps and per-day pricing options are also available."
Your right, until it becomes small enough to be a non-issue. Have you seen a Nokia 6600? It's slightly larger than the average phone, but not by much--at least it fits in my pocket better than my wallet. It's only going to get smaller from here on out.
What is your point? Read the article. There are laws at the "State Level" that would "obstruct" creating a database spanning State-lines. So, like good citizens, they're looking to obey the law. I know that is a contrarian concept for some liberal's incessent dogma about life, the universe, and everything.
But, we forgive you, because when most liberals read the word "State", they think about their bygone ideals of Stalinist and Maoist regimes, whose combined might of idealism killed tens of millions of people. So, quit using Houdini dramatics and get informed.
WRONG. Return to grammar school, the last "use" is connected to commercial purposes. If there was a comma in between purposes and the "and", then your interpretation is correct. But, alas, welcome to Slashdot where we like to throw words in the mouths of people to magnify a rather benign situation into a great national calamity.
Folks: the best thing to do is to keep modding your PS2s and don't sell it without written permission from Sony. It's not like the gov't will now setup 24/7 surveillance to enforce this decision.
We wouldn't want you to be the car that rubbernecks the scene of a heinous car wreck where people are trying to dial 911, possibly working through procedures to save a person's life.
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Look at the fine print on most of these: majority of funding for these organizations is from Uncle Sam. And after we pay them money, they'll prosecute with petty unsubtantiated lawsuits. These world treaties are like snake oil salesmen; there's a lot more than meets the eye. Not letting their foot in the door is a Good Thing. If you don't like that, vote for those who follow your views. Or, There is a way out. For me, communist-socialist-libs sucking my hard earned penny is just as leech sucking as your neighborhood monopolist.
Don't group libertarian, green, and dems. Only a slashdot drone or an "anyone-but-Bush" bigot would do that. I suggest you spend more time understanding the party line of each of these. Start with the issue of Gun Control. You'll be amazed at the differences.
I'm pretty sure submitting this to slashdot.org will not resolve the issue. Not sure though.
WTF? By this heuristic ...
Don't worry, he just invented it for this book review. Sounds a bit like my computer science alogrithm proofs.
Thanks for the great tool Fyodor!
I think this announcement construes making it known to the public that the activity of recording will happen. Furthermore, the continued voting in of a particular government leadership that engages in such activity also implies consent. You still have freedoms: 1. Move. 2. Start an awareness group. 3. Vote the Mayor out of office. 4. Start legal precedence by suing an entity misusing video of you. You have valid points, but like unto writing a completely bug-free program we cannot hope to engage in enacting every iota of possibilities in our laws and codes. We take it as it comes ... just like maintaining a computer program after installation.
There are plenty of thin clients out there that run Linux and support RDP / Tarrantula / X11 / vt220 / tn5250 / .. and the list goes on. Integrating this, for these vendors, would be a piece of cake.
Anyone purchasing a WinCE thin client is really severely limiting their choices. With a linux-based thin client, a flash upgrade would get you the NX you need. With WinCE: sorry.
Hmm.. where do we dispose of it when the fuel is spent? Yucca Mountain?
Who says that 'speeding equates to accidents?'
The numbers. That's it. Look up "actuary" and understand what they do. These statements are no random happenstance, it's based on statistical science. It may not be exact, but it's much more exact than the from-the-hip-slashdot analysis we see around here.
I used to work as a programmer computing insurance costs based on monsterous actuary-generated tables. Each company has their own actuaries and methodologies.
Trust me, all of your concerns are taken into account: age, car type, tickets, wrecks, distance from house, car color, job, marriage, kids. Etc. These guys look at what happens based on all of this information. They do everything to mitigate risks based on this information and they're good, real good. They gather as much information as is necessary for their computations and as much is allowed by law.
No one really cares, since the customer of those non-free OS's are pretty much indemnified of any lawsuits. Usually when there is infringement in a non-free environment, the vendor that did it is solely responsible. In a free environment, there's the question of who to sue.
... if you really care.
Company's usually do not go after individual developers that made the infringement, but rather the vendor. But, in the case of Linux, who is the vendor? SCO goes after IBM and then random shotgun lawsuits against end-users because suing the individual developer is currently not en vogue.
SCO is actually pioneering the lawsuit against free software and making some pretty stupid mistakes along the way. I'm sure a lot of people will learn from this in a big way.
But, I agree with the assertion that Linux is safer from the viewpoint that a non-free vendor could actually go south ripping a dependent software from underneath your feet. For free, there usually is a non-monetary remedy to correct infringements. Unless you use the SCO approach, then being protected by Redhat or Novell is your best bet
Some courteous RTFA quotes:
1. "Some hotels and marinas subsidize the wireless service, offering it free to guests."
2. "Monthly prices for always-on broadband Internet starts at $19.99 for 256 kbps, and unlimited mobile VoIP calling is $29.99. Connections up to 1 Mbps and per-day pricing options are also available."
take care.
Your right, until it becomes small enough to be a non-issue. Have you seen a Nokia 6600? It's slightly larger than the average phone, but not by much--at least it fits in my pocket better than my wallet. It's only going to get smaller from here on out.
So, is Claudio Destro from Milan, Italy just an AstroTurf(TM) or a devout follower?
To top things off, Democrats can't fight wars: Look at Vietnam.
So, when you hear liberals begin making the Iraq/Vietnam comparison just tell them they're jealous and be done with the discussion.
Hmm, sounds like the following places:
1. Antartica
2. Bottom of the Ocean in a Sub living for 365 days.
We've done those and the moon. Time to show them up.
Doesn't apply here. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=guys
See definition #2.
What is your point? Read the article. There are laws at the "State Level" that would "obstruct" creating a database spanning State-lines. So, like good citizens, they're looking to obey the law. I know that is a contrarian concept for some liberal's incessent dogma about life, the universe, and everything.
But, we forgive you, because when most liberals read the word "State", they think about their bygone ideals of Stalinist and Maoist regimes, whose combined might of idealism killed tens of millions of people. So, quit using Houdini dramatics and get informed.
Last time I checked, the Fourth Amendment wasn't a "State Law". Get a clue and stop rewording what others have said.
My tinfoil hat just came in from Amazon. Ask Slashdot: Should I return it? Is that question Googleable?
Thanks
"commercials purposes" and "commercial use" is redundant.
Read a EULA sometime, it's educational.
Got some big words, but, man, get a spell checker.
WRONG. Return to grammar school, the last "use" is connected to commercial purposes. If there was a comma in between purposes and the "and", then your interpretation is correct. But, alas, welcome to Slashdot where we like to throw words in the mouths of people to magnify a rather benign situation into a great national calamity.
Folks: the best thing to do is to keep modding your PS2s and don't sell it without written permission from Sony. It's not like the gov't will now setup 24/7 surveillance to enforce this decision.
We wouldn't want you to be the car that rubbernecks the scene of a heinous car wreck where people are trying to dial 911, possibly working through procedures to save a person's life.
I ask: where was Lindows shut down?
Enough said.
It was a joke. Ha ha.
FYI--Elvis has already entered the public domain.