Well, I hope they're happy now, because our city sidewalks and parks will be clogged with pedestrians stranded with their broken-down shoes, probably because they ran out of gas, or they're waiting for a tow truck to take them to the nearest service station for repair.
This article smacks of the "same old, same old" mentality to me. Does Jon actually think that OpenMedia is different than the traditional news information sources of today?
Well, I for one do not. So what if if an OpenMedia source serves up information that is pertinent to my interests and values? How can I be sure that they aren't leaving out information that I may be interested in? Sounds like a perverse form of censorship to me. It begs the question of whether these new media sources will or will not abuse their power.
I believe that news should be made available to society in its fullest, but if a person wants to be an educated, informed person, he or she takes the initiative and looks for the news stories that interests him/her.
It would be a murder charge, as your definition of murder states that it would be a killing during commission of another felony.
Murder: The unlawful killing of another human being that is premeditated (planned in advance) or is with malice aforethought (see that word). Most states divide murder into first and second degrees. First degree murder usually involves a willful and deliberate killing, such as by torture or lying in wait, or killing during the commission of another felony such as arson, rape, robbery, and kidnapping. Second degree murder is less serious, but still worse than manslaughter."
I believe that hacking into a government agency is a felony, so applying your definition of murder means the hacker would be charged with...MURDER!
My guess, being a careful student of Law & Order and NYPD Blue (which makes me a legal expert, you know), is that he/she would be charged with Involuntary Manslaughter.
Sorry to disagree, but the hackers would be charged with 1st-degree murder, Party to a Crime. I was the head juror on a murder case where a guy arranged to rob his drug dealer, and in the process, killed him. The law read that if you intend to commit a crime, and another crime is committed as a result of your actions, you are responsible for both crimes. Since hacking into a government agency is considered a crime, if an astronaut died as a result of the hacking, the hacker would be liable for the death(s) of the astronauts.
It just goes to show that television courtroom shows are very inaccurate when it comes to the actual judicial system.
I enjoy a good SF book, and have found that the best SF books are not best-sellers, and not many people are aware of them(excluding the biggies, like Asimov, etc.).
I wonder if this book (I haven't read it) will turn out to be one of those "closet" successes. I'll have to give it a try.
Just because we have the technology to do something, doesn't mean that it will open the floodgates of abuse of that technology. The atom bomb was invented over 50 years ago, and I would say that it isn't readily available by private companies for sale (or by most countries, as well). Space travel is another example. It's just too expensive for the majority of companies out there today.
This technology, while it has the potential for being abused, will be difficult to implement to the point of creating "perfect" people. What companies have the money, resources, and motivation to allow people to do this? Natural procreation will always be around, and will be the main way of furthering the human race (not to mention it's the most fun way too!).
In a nation that has already surrendered many privacy rights to invasive new software technologies,...
I find it interesting that you are using the point of privacy invasion from software technologies, when the main point of this board is to further new software technologies that are available to everyone! Kind of a double standard, don't you think?
Nike has nothing to worry about. It's not their fault that Network Solutions dropped the ball and allowed hackers to mess up their customer's website through crappy security!
If anything, Nike should be able to countersue Network Solutions to cover the legal costs that surely will accrue from this sue-happy idiot Smith, who might just be the hacker that started this whole thing!!
Sheesh! What a money-grubbing grabass! (As Metallica might put it)
Good point! I also remember the good ol' days of BASIC, and it did feel good to write a few lines of code to mess with the screen that way.
I also think that graphical programming has come a long way since those days, and that you need a powerful language like C++ to do that kind of programming today.
I wonder what the Quake graphics engine is written in?
>>But, I am afraid C++ syntax will be too hard for him
Programming language syntax is not the stumbling block that people have when learning to become programmers - it's the failure to understand the concepts of programming.
>>They should've just chosen some obscure language such as Turing or even Eiffel for teaching.
I disagree here, the author chose C++ since it is more of a mainstream language, and more people program in C++ than in Turing or Eiffel.
>>And he wants to become a Java programmer, so he does not really need to know another language
If he doesn't need to learn a different language than Java, why would you recommend a book to him that you think should be written in Turing? Shouldn't you recommend a Java programming book to him?
>>after reading this book he'll have a lot of mess in his head about C++
Once again, the code syntax doesn't matter when you're learning to become a programmer. Use whatever language you feel comfortable with, but make sure you learn the concepts of programming! Once person may be confused learning C++ out of the gate, but another may be confused with Java!
I hope you people realize that this topic is just going to start a verbal war between the C++ purists, the Perl purists, the Java purists, the Pascal purists, ad infinitum.
IMHO, it doesn't matter what language you program in(I progam in several, including C++), the important point is that you understand the basic tenets of programming, and can use these concepts to program in any language! If this book can help people learn that, more power to them!
A full size replica of the Great Pyramids in Egypt! You'd also have to build it with all the passages and rooms in it. You could even have the burial rooms with coffins (and mummies?) made entirely out of Legos.
"Before anyone even considers making digital signatures legally binding, how about requiring this binding to only take effect if the document was signed by an approved smart card? Make it a parameter of the signature, and make it illegal to write software or create unapproved smart cards that set that parameter."
Pardon my ignorance, but how in the world would you prevent people from creating illegal smart cards to forge digital signatures? Seems to me that this solution just creates new avenues of digital fraud.
Doesn't matter where MS goes. The US government would put such pressure on Canada (or whomever) to 'bring the criminals to justice' that they (Canada) would relent, and allow extradition to the US.
Nice try, MS, but you might as well get used to the fact that you're going to be whacked but good!
Project A-Ko series have to be my favorite! I think this is very funny, and the action is good too!
New Dominion Tank Police is also good, and has a decent storyline!
Dark Themes:
Ninja Scroll is very good, but is graphic enough to make sure that children do not see it (I have little ones, and this tape is definitely out of their reach!)
Casshan:Robot Hunter - I liked this one for the story, and the anime is decent too.
Armitage III - Great anime, lots of action! (Yeah, A3 is a spinoff of GitS, but for some reason, I liked A3 better).
Others I recommend:
Evangelion (even though I haven't finished the series yet - bummer), great story and graphics!
I haven't seen alot of titles that others have seen, these are just my favorites at this time!
Why doesn't it default to 640x480@60 and let me tell it to run at 1600x1200@80? That would be the smart thing to do.
One could argue that they want the software to default to 1600x1200@80 and let the user change it to 640x480@60! No matter what you default to, someone's not going to be satisfied with it. So, instead of guessing what a good default should be, I think it's better to ask the user for information to determine what he or she wants!
My hardware works, it performs predictably, why doesn't my software? Come on programmers, get off of your asses and do things RIGHT.
It may perform predictably, but that doesn't mean it works right all the time! Why do programmers need to write drivers for your hardware? Can't you design hardware that works in any system without a driver? If you get off you a**, maybe we wouldn't have to code so much to support your bad designs!
Oh, and Dos 6 running win 3.1 worked JUST FINE without knowing what my monitor was.
Despite motions in the direction of the Open Source model, Sun Microsystems and Apple Computer are just as guilty as Microsoft in establishing a closed proprietary environment. Microsoft is just the most widespread 800-pound gorilla.
It's refreshing to hear others out there who think that there are other companies doing the same thing as Microsoft. I loathe people who bash companies just for the sake of bashing them! Microsoft may be the scapegoat of the Open Source community, but they are not the only company out there doing that sort of thing!
While I agree that petroleum products have benefited our society by providing fuel for cars, and introduced other great inventions, what they fail to mention is that these services and advantages have come with a heavy price on the environment. Petroleum has also contributed an enormous amount of pollution from the exhaust of our cars, as well as waste from our industries.
Unfortunately, our society is now very dependent on petroleum and its byproducts, and it's bound to get worse unless a suitable alternative is found (who among us likes paying upwards of $2 per gallon of gas?).
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I agree with the idea that the crappy software protected by UCITA will eventually disappear from the marketplace, due to lack of sales over a longer period of time. Unfortunately, a few (or more than a few?) users who buy the software will get burned when it doesn't work on their PCs.
I think it would be less painful, on the whole, to stop state legislatures from passing UCITA before users have to buy UCITA protected software.
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And I used to enjoy walking through the park!
Well, I for one do not. So what if if an OpenMedia source serves up information that is pertinent to my interests and values? How can I be sure that they aren't leaving out information that I may be interested in? Sounds like a perverse form of censorship to me. It begs the question of whether these new media sources will or will not abuse their power.
I believe that news should be made available to society in its fullest, but if a person wants to be an educated, informed person, he or she takes the initiative and looks for the news stories that interests him/her.
Murder: The unlawful killing of another human being that is premeditated (planned in advance) or is with malice aforethought (see that word). Most states divide murder into first and second degrees. First degree murder usually involves a willful and deliberate killing, such as by torture or lying in wait, or killing during the commission of another felony such as arson, rape, robbery, and kidnapping. Second degree murder is less serious, but still worse than manslaughter."
I believe that hacking into a government agency is a felony, so applying your definition of murder means the hacker would be charged with...MURDER!
Sorry to disagree, but the hackers would be charged with 1st-degree murder, Party to a Crime. I was the head juror on a murder case where a guy arranged to rob his drug dealer, and in the process, killed him. The law read that if you intend to commit a crime, and another crime is committed as a result of your actions, you are responsible for both crimes. Since hacking into a government agency is considered a crime, if an astronaut died as a result of the hacking, the hacker would be liable for the death(s) of the astronauts.
It just goes to show that television courtroom shows are very inaccurate when it comes to the actual judicial system.
I wonder if this book (I haven't read it) will turn out to be one of those "closet" successes. I'll have to give it a try.
There will always be people who can hack into computer systems, regardless of the protocols used.
My 2 cents.
Just because we have the technology to do something, doesn't mean that it will open the floodgates of abuse of that technology. The atom bomb was invented over 50 years ago, and I would say that it isn't readily available by private companies for sale (or by most countries, as well). Space travel is another example. It's just too expensive for the majority of companies out there today.
This technology, while it has the potential for being abused, will be difficult to implement to the point of creating "perfect" people. What companies have the money, resources, and motivation to allow people to do this? Natural procreation will always be around, and will be the main way of furthering the human race (not to mention it's the most fun way too!).
In a nation that has already surrendered many privacy rights to invasive new software technologies,...
I find it interesting that you are using the point of privacy invasion from software technologies, when the main point of this board is to further new software technologies that are available to everyone! Kind of a double standard, don't you think?
If anything, Nike should be able to countersue Network Solutions to cover the legal costs that surely will accrue from this sue-happy idiot Smith, who might just be the hacker that started this whole thing!!
Sheesh! What a money-grubbing grabass! (As Metallica might put it)
The Necromancer
I also think that graphical programming has come a long way since those days, and that you need a powerful language like C++ to do that kind of programming today.
I wonder what the Quake graphics engine is written in?
Programming language syntax is not the stumbling block that people have when learning to become programmers - it's the failure to understand the concepts of programming.
>>They should've just chosen some obscure language such as Turing or even Eiffel for teaching.
I disagree here, the author chose C++ since it is more of a mainstream language, and more people program in C++ than in Turing or Eiffel.
>>And he wants to become a Java programmer, so he does not really need to know another language
If he doesn't need to learn a different language than Java, why would you recommend a book to him that you think should be written in Turing? Shouldn't you recommend a Java programming book to him?
>>after reading this book he'll have a lot of mess in his head about C++
Once again, the code syntax doesn't matter when you're learning to become a programmer. Use whatever language you feel comfortable with, but make sure you learn the concepts of programming! Once person may be confused learning C++ out of the gate, but another may be confused with Java!
How offensive! I think that erotic photos of trees mating should be censored!
IMHO, it doesn't matter what language you program in(I progam in several, including C++), the important point is that you understand the basic tenets of programming, and can use these concepts to program in any language! If this book can help people learn that, more power to them!
Cool!
John
Pardon my ignorance, but how in the world would you prevent people from creating illegal smart cards to forge digital signatures? Seems to me that this solution just creates new avenues of digital fraud.
John
Nice try, MS, but you might as well get used to the fact that you're going to be whacked but good!
My favorite animes are as follows:
Light comedy:
Project A-Ko series have to be my favorite! I think this is very funny, and the action is good too!
New Dominion Tank Police is also good, and has a decent storyline!
Dark Themes:
Ninja Scroll is very good, but is graphic enough to make sure that children do not see it (I have little ones, and this tape is definitely out of their reach!)
Casshan:Robot Hunter - I liked this one for the story, and the anime is decent too.
Armitage III - Great anime, lots of action! (Yeah, A3 is a spinoff of GitS, but for some reason, I liked A3 better).
Others I recommend:
Evangelion (even though I haven't finished the series yet - bummer), great story and graphics!
I haven't seen alot of titles that others have seen, these are just my favorites at this time!
John
One could argue that they want the software to default to 1600x1200@80 and let the user change it to 640x480@60! No matter what you default to, someone's not going to be satisfied with it. So, instead of guessing what a good default should be, I think it's better to ask the user for information to determine what he or she wants!
My hardware works, it performs predictably, why doesn't my software? Come on programmers, get off of your asses and do things RIGHT.
It may perform predictably, but that doesn't mean it works right all the time! Why do programmers need to write drivers for your hardware? Can't you design hardware that works in any system without a driver? If you get off you a**, maybe we wouldn't have to code so much to support your bad designs!
Oh, and Dos 6 running win 3.1 worked JUST FINE without knowing what my monitor was.
Okay, go ahead and play Quake 3 on that!
The Necromancer
Despite motions in the direction of the Open Source model, Sun Microsystems and Apple Computer are just as guilty as Microsoft in establishing a closed proprietary environment. Microsoft is just the most widespread 800-pound gorilla.
It's refreshing to hear others out there who think that there are other companies doing the same thing as Microsoft. I loathe people who bash companies just for the sake of bashing them! Microsoft may be the scapegoat of the Open Source community, but they are not the only company out there doing that sort of thing!
Oh, my wife would kill me if she read this post, heh heh.
Brain on! Brain off!
Unfortunately, our society is now very dependent on petroleum and its byproducts, and it's bound to get worse unless a suitable alternative is found (who among us likes paying upwards of $2 per gallon of gas?).
I think it would be less painful, on the whole, to stop state legislatures from passing UCITA before users have to buy UCITA protected software.