Thanks. In general, I find that the more that a subject is explained to the nitty-gritty, the easier it is for me to understand (probably the same for most engineers). Most explanations of foreign trade are simplified by journalists to the point where you can't quite know what they're talking about (like when they try to explain computers or the Internet).
Can someone post a comprehensive list of URLs we're not supposed to follow (Anarchist's cookbook, WikiLeaks, and all the rest)? So we can avoid them, of course.
Yeah, just like the Saudis, and the Iranian government, and the Chinese firewall guys, North Korea's Dear Leader, and the Justice Department's IPR task force get special unrestricted Internetz, while the people make do with what they are allowed.
Are you saying that I took verbiage from the 14th amendment, and mis-attributed it to the 5th?
In fact, I took the words from the 5th (excerpted with ellipses).
If you don't for some reason like constitution.org, check it out on Wikipedia.
Secondly, the verbiage of the 14th tracks that of the 5th amendment.
Finally, the 14th refers to the states while (according to some) the 5th refers to the government of the united States, which is what took the action in this case.
The difference being that those other things, like bridges and buildings, if they collapse have an immediate affect, not 4000 miles around and 10k years into the future.
This is not necessarily directed at you, because your post was kind of witty:
It's funny when there's a warm stretch, global warming promoters cry "global warming!"
But if there's a cold stretch, and global warming deniers say "so much for that theory", promoters say "you don't know the difference between climate and weather."
So how come it's climate when it's warm, and weather when it's cold?
When everybody's money is 'stored' in a government computer somewhere saying how much money you have, imagine what happens when there's a glitch putting your money in someone else's account.
Yeah, I know, bank accounts.
But, glitches happen there, too. At least you have a little cash to get to and from the bank to pursue the matter. When it's digital all the way down, what will you do?
There's another blog post by the same author (as in the summary) talking about the new Nokia 808 Pureview, which, with 41MP, Xenon flash, microSD, no Windows, etc. is a great phone, but Nokia is stupidly not going to sell it in the US.
I'd say you wouldn't need more than a few meters below the seabed.
On the other hand, since the depth of the ocean may vary considerably, what sense does it even make to say they're burying it hundreds of meters below the surface of the water?
That's like specifying underground land line depth in feet below the mesosphere.
Yeah, if you go by the rule "the Constitution is whatever the Supreme Court says it is."
But nothing says the people cannot discuss what the Constitution means. And then vote in Presidents and Senators who will appoint the Supreme Court justices that agree with the people's interpretation of the Constitution.
So what I did was the first step in that process: advance an opinion. And I'd encourage anybody who cares about the right to communicate to propagate the notion that the 1st amendment amends the copyright clause.
Somehow or another, the copyright MAFIAA has managed to hijack the public conversation such that the only value or goal of public telecom policy is to stop copyright violations.
It's time to stop fighting defensive battles on "what's the best way to stop copyright violations".
A better question is, "What should be the goal of telecom policy". My view: freer communication.
Just as we accept that some people will die on the highways, but we don't shut them down. Some people may be offended by various speech, but we don't shut down the 1st amendment. Some people may get shot, but we don't abridge the right to bear arms.
Well, when you have to make a call to someone in a field you don't know much about (for whatever reason), how do you know who to call?
The Yellow Pages provide at least a level of confidence of business continuity as in 1. they're perhaps a year old (to be in the this year's directory). 2. they have at least enough money coming in to buy an ad
the Internet was just "our little private world", like Second Life.
It wasn't "real life". It was just a separate little thing.
Nobody (especially governments) cared about since, mostly since they didn't even know about it.
Now that everybody's on it, they want:
-Nothing exposing misdeeds (US) -Nothing about the Nazis (Germany) -Nothing about competing brands (France) -Nothing offensive (India) -Nothing about how the rest of the world lives (China)
and so on.
If only there, there were another interconnected network... hmm.
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Thanks. In general, I find that the more that a subject is explained to the nitty-gritty, the easier it is for me to understand (probably the same for most engineers). Most explanations of foreign trade are simplified by journalists to the point where you can't quite know what they're talking about (like when they try to explain computers or the Internet).
Hey, you have a link to a source that explains international trade in way which doesn't assume you already know everything about the topic?
Can someone post a comprehensive list of URLs we're not supposed to follow (Anarchist's cookbook, WikiLeaks, and all the rest)? So we can avoid them, of course.
Yeah, just like the Saudis, and the Iranian government, and the Chinese firewall guys, North Korea's Dear Leader, and the Justice Department's IPR task force get special unrestricted Internetz, while the people make do with what they are allowed.
Wait, what are you talking about?
Are you saying that I took verbiage from the 14th amendment, and mis-attributed it to the 5th?
In fact, I took the words from the 5th (excerpted with ellipses).
If you don't for some reason like constitution.org, check it out on Wikipedia.
Secondly, the verbiage of the 14th tracks that of the 5th amendment.
Finally, the 14th refers to the states while (according to some) the 5th refers to the government of the united States, which is what took the action in this case.
The difference being that those other things, like bridges and buildings, if they collapse have an immediate affect, not 4000 miles around and 10k years into the future.
"No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law ..."
constitution.org
Seems like a dead letter these days. Encryption keys, laptop seizures, cloud seizures, warrantless email searches, GPS tagging, etc.
pro-science? You're kidding, right?
Anyway, what would constitute falsification of the theory?
If it's warm, it confirms the theory. If it's cold, that also confirms the theory. Same for rain and drought.
An unfalsifiable theory is indistinguishable from a belief.
This is not necessarily directed at you, because your post was kind of witty:
It's funny when there's a warm stretch, global warming promoters cry "global warming!"
But if there's a cold stretch, and global warming deniers say "so much for that theory", promoters say "you don't know the difference between climate and weather."
So how come it's climate when it's warm, and weather when it's cold?
When everybody's money is 'stored' in a government computer somewhere saying how much money you have, imagine what happens when there's a glitch putting your money in someone else's account.
Yeah, I know, bank accounts.
But, glitches happen there, too. At least you have a little cash to get to and from the bank to pursue the matter. When it's digital all the way down, what will you do?
There's another blog post by the same author (as in the summary) talking about the new Nokia 808 Pureview, which, with 41MP, Xenon flash, microSD, no Windows, etc. is a great phone, but Nokia is stupidly not going to sell it in the US.
It would have:
1. Nokia's excellent call quality
2. Great camera like Nokia's latest 41 megapixel phone with a huge sensor
3. Replaceable battery.
4. Nice, open Linux setup with easy API (like WebOS HTML/Javascript).
5. WebOS-style UI (especially cards)
6. Not needing to be tied into an account like Google/Android or iPhone/Apple in order to simply use it.
Slashdot should post half as many links to NyTimes.com per month?
Surface of the water or of the seabed?
I'd say you wouldn't need more than a few meters below the seabed.
On the other hand, since the depth of the ocean may vary considerably, what sense does it even make to say they're burying it hundreds of meters below the surface of the water?
That's like specifying underground land line depth in feet below the mesosphere.
Every movement must begin first with moral persuasion.
If you think the MAFIAA has gone too far, you're ready for this:
Coypright violates the 1st and 8th amendments
http://c4sif.org/2011/11/copyright-is-unconstitutional/
Yeah, if you go by the rule "the Constitution is whatever the Supreme Court says it is."
But nothing says the people cannot discuss what the Constitution means. And then vote in Presidents and Senators who will appoint the Supreme Court justices that agree with the people's interpretation of the Constitution.
So what I did was the first step in that process: advance an opinion. And I'd encourage anybody who cares about the right to communicate to propagate the notion that the 1st amendment amends the copyright clause.
Somehow or another, the copyright MAFIAA has managed to hijack the public conversation such that the only value or goal of public telecom policy is to stop copyright violations.
It's time to stop fighting defensive battles on "what's the best way to stop copyright violations".
A better question is, "What should be the goal of telecom policy". My view: freer communication.
Just as we accept that some people will die on the highways, but we don't shut them down. Some people may be offended by various speech, but we don't shut down the 1st amendment. Some people may get shot, but we don't abridge the right to bear arms.
So, similarly, some copyright violations may occur, but we don't abridge the right to communicate. Also the 1st amendment amends the copyright clause.
Middle of the Arabian Sea?
I'm wondering if you're referring to the US base at the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
Well, when you have to make a call to someone in a field you don't know much about (for whatever reason), how do you know who to call?
The Yellow Pages provide at least a level of confidence of business continuity as in
1. they're perhaps a year old (to be in the this year's directory).
2. they have at least enough money coming in to buy an ad
Get 'em from /dev/urandom (or random if you feel like waiting).
Right, it was a play on words.
Finally, a judge who isn't bought out!
the Internet was just "our little private world", like Second Life.
It wasn't "real life". It was just a separate little thing.
Nobody (especially governments) cared about since, mostly since they didn't even know about it.
Now that everybody's on it, they want:
-Nothing exposing misdeeds (US)
-Nothing about the Nazis (Germany)
-Nothing about competing brands (France)
-Nothing offensive (India)
-Nothing about how the rest of the world lives (China)
and so on.
If only there, there were another interconnected network ... hmm.
Will a Canon Ion also work?
How does Sharepoint cause programs to terminate abnormally? I hadn't heard that.