"But however much the phone companies may profit from the current situation, it is generally bad business to continue a practice that infuriates the vast majority of your customers."
-Yeah, right. Bwahahaha
Tell that to anyone who flies on a regular basis. Or has cable TV, etc, etc.
(an aside- do any other geezers here remember Lily Tomlin's routine way back when: "No, maam, we don't care. We're the phone company, we don't have to.")
This is similar to what I've been proposing all along. we need the.xxx domain;
My reasoning- anything on the.XXX cannot be prosecuted for obscenity or any such thing (perhaps except for kiddie porn).
Anything OUTSIDE of the.XXX domain might (or might not) be game for 'community standards' lawsuits, which is what I think will happen eventually once the prudes take a cue from the anti-Nazi stuff on Yahoo crowd. I mean you can't ban porn from.com or.org, BUT since there would be a 'safe' place for it (both in the sense of those who want to block it and those who want to find it) there would be less of a need to defend sleazy people on free speech principles.
About keeping two or three of whatever devices are used to read the media? Or has anybody ever heard of schematics?.
I mean sheesh, put your data on a few CD-ROM's, invest in a few cheapie PC's with readers and you're set. I still have a doorstop PCXT around somewhere, and can easily get data off any 180K floppies if need be.
And they could find a laser disk reader on EBAY if need be, there are 9 on ther right now.
Re:What are the wood things that forklifts carry?
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look closer, those pallets (or 'skids' for those east of the Rockies) are loaded with the latest and greatest porno DVD's
And rant about all the weenies who are afraid of scientific progress. I hope they do this. AND cloning, AND every other scientific experiment that might be interesting.
There is no such thing as bad knowledge, there is ONLY accurate or inaccurate DATA. ALL knowldege is good, ALL information should be propagated to every last human being on the planet. Holding back from knowledge, or any potential knowldege out of "fear" Religon" "National Security" or any other such quasi Pandorian bullshit is -to me anyway- being a traitor to the whole human race. I hope that every self proclaimed "ethicist" will someday be seen as merely another inquisitor slowing the progress of humanity out of the dark ages.
"Even the console market - Sega and Nintendo are losing out to the playstations and maybe the Xbox(still to be seen)."
As they took over from Atari.
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The robot probably won't be programmed to bring a flamethrower to a kickboxing match. Or an EMP device:-)
Gotta credit Peter Norton
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The first practical book on computers I ever saw: "Peter Norton's guide to DOS". I still remember his premise: you show up to work one day and here is a computer sitting at your desk, you haven't seen one before, don't want one AND the boss is expecting you to become vastly MORE productive. now.
Anyway, that is the supposition he started the book from. Good book as I recall, no BS.So where some people saw panic, or hyped everything up others saw and siezed opportunity.
With all due respect, the point is that the Patriot Act *MUST* be challanged in court, at least the provisions DIRECTLY in violation fo the First Admendment. This is as good of a time and place as any.
"CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW....." Well Congress *DID* , and that needs to get to the courts, the sooner the better.
Not that I would cry if the group of people this linked to in Columbia just disappeared in the night, or got a 5 kiloton enema, but NOTHING is more precious (to me at least) than the right of free speech.
"As to how you can get involved? start with getting political, and voting. Check your own representatives' voting records on issues having to do with this. Support live music, and buy your CD's at the shows - at least then some of the money will funnel right back to the artist!"
Not *THAT* is succinct and comprehensive! IMHO her music is really good,too.
IMHO a lot of spam does fall under the category of "free Speech", which includes the annoying and disgusting as well as the informative. But if they do not give their real address then throw the fucking book at them.
if it was time travel then you could just travel forward and reveal it then. IMHO it would be a bad idea to wait more than a week or two, odds are somebody else is fairly close to coming up with the same thing.
And the fact is that driving is a PRIVILEGE and not a right. You don't have a RIGHT to drive like an asshole, and you sure as hell don't have a right to do so in MY car if I did happen to loan it to you, be you my kid or buddy or GF. What would make really good sense (as a compromise) would be more of a data recorder that cycles through the last 30 seconds, and can be examined in the event of a crash to find out who was at fault, IMHO the son of a bitch that runs a stop sign and tries to blame the other party. I don't see it being any different than using whois to track down a spammer. You have a right to the expectation of privacy INSIDE your car, but I think that any technology that gets assholes off the road (without violating basic constitutional rights) is a good thing.
Well, once you OPEN one of the psuedo-offical enevlopes you can usually figure out it's just an ad, the offical looking stuff is just to get you to open it (although those 'checks' are a rip). But this, from what I have seen, looks like an actual renewal notice, much more sleazy IMHO.
The whole POINT of open Source, to me anyway, is to allow constant improvement via removing roadblocks such as security thru obscurity, binaries only, etc. If it doesn't get in the way of tinkering with code I want to tinker with then it's not an issue. Ads are not in of themselves bad; the ads on Slashdot haven't made one bit of difference in my reading habits here. That said, I doubt that the revenue model they seem to be hinting at in the story is really going to be sa significant source of income. But why not try it.
Slashdot Mirror
Takahashi = Sweet.
Taka's are about as much as you can spend on a scope of a given aperture.
"But however much the phone companies may profit from the current situation, it is generally bad business to continue a practice that infuriates the vast majority of your customers."
:
-Yeah, right. Bwahahaha
Tell that to anyone who flies on a regular basis.
Or has cable TV, etc, etc.
(an aside-
do any other geezers here remember Lily Tomlin's routine way back when
"No, maam, we don't care. We're the phone company, we don't have to.")
This is similar to what I've been proposing all along. we need the .xxx domain;
.XXX cannot be prosecuted for obscenity or any such thing (perhaps except for kiddie porn).
.XXX domain might (or might not) be game for 'community standards' lawsuits, which is what I think will happen eventually once the prudes take a cue from the anti-Nazi stuff on Yahoo crowd. I mean you can't ban porn from .com or .org, BUT since there would be a 'safe' place for it (both in the sense of those who want to block it and those who want to find it) there would be less of a need to defend sleazy people on free speech principles.
My reasoning- anything on the
Anything OUTSIDE of the
About keeping two or three of whatever devices are used to read the media? Or has anybody ever heard of schematics?.
I mean sheesh, put your data on a few CD-ROM's, invest in a few cheapie PC's with readers and you're set. I still have a doorstop PCXT around somewhere, and can easily get data off any 180K floppies if need be.
And they could find a laser disk reader on EBAY if need be, there are 9 on ther right now.
look closer, those pallets (or 'skids' for those east of the Rockies) are loaded with the latest and greatest porno DVD's
And rant about all the weenies who are afraid of scientific progress.
I hope they do this. AND cloning, AND every other scientific experiment that might be interesting.
There is no such thing as bad knowledge, there is ONLY accurate or inaccurate DATA. ALL knowldege is good, ALL information should be propagated to every last human being on the planet. Holding back from knowledge, or any potential knowldege out of "fear" Religon" "National Security" or any other such quasi Pandorian bullshit is -to me anyway- being a traitor to the whole human race. I hope that every self proclaimed "ethicist" will someday be seen as merely another inquisitor slowing the progress of humanity out of the dark ages.
"Even the console market - Sega and Nintendo are losing out to the playstations and maybe the Xbox(still to be seen)."
As they took over from Atari.
The robot probably won't be programmed to bring a flamethrower to a kickboxing match. Or an EMP device :-)
The first practical book on computers I ever saw: "Peter Norton's guide to DOS". I still remember his premise:
you show up to work one day and here is a computer sitting at your desk, you haven't seen one before, don't want one AND the boss is expecting you to become vastly MORE productive. now.
Anyway, that is the supposition he started the book from. Good book as I recall, no BS.So where some people saw panic, or hyped everything up others saw and siezed opportunity.
Evaluation: It sucks
Yep.
let the Columbians take care of their own, it's everything I can do to try to keep tabs on my OWN damn government.
With all due respect, the point is that the Patriot Act *MUST* be challanged in court, at least the provisions DIRECTLY in violation fo the First Admendment. This is as good of a time and place as any.
"CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW....."
Well Congress *DID* , and that needs to get to the courts, the sooner the better.
Not that I would cry if the group of people this linked to in Columbia just disappeared in the night, or got a 5 kiloton enema, but NOTHING is more precious (to me at least) than the right of free speech.
It really *IS* a case of "It's not a bug-it's a security feature".
"As to how you can get involved? start with getting political, and voting. Check your own representatives' voting records on issues having to do with this. Support live music, and buy your CD's at the shows - at least then some of the money will funnel right back to the artist!"
,too.
Not *THAT* is succinct and comprehensive!
IMHO her music is really good
a Very Good Thing.
IMHO a lot of spam does fall under the category of "free Speech", which includes the annoying and disgusting as well as the informative. But if they do not give their real address then throw the fucking book at them.
Well, yes.
Anyone stupid enough to believe any claim of a spammer is going to be separated from their money sooner or later (most likley sooner)
if it was time travel then you could just travel forward and reveal it then. IMHO it would be a bad idea to wait more than a week or two, odds are somebody else is fairly close to coming up with the same thing.
Because has more brain cells working right now than you ever will.
Glad to find out I *DON'T* live in San Francisco after all, couldn't take another one of those summers
And the fact is that driving is a PRIVILEGE and not a right. You don't have a RIGHT to drive like an asshole, and you sure as hell don't have a right to do so in MY car if I did happen to loan it to you, be you my kid or buddy or GF.
What would make really good sense (as a compromise) would be more of a data recorder that cycles through the last 30 seconds, and can be examined in the event of a crash to find out who was at fault, IMHO the son of a bitch that runs a stop sign and tries to blame the other party.
I don't see it being any different than using whois to track down a spammer.
You have a right to the expectation of privacy INSIDE your car, but I think that any technology that gets assholes off the road (without violating basic constitutional rights) is a good thing.
Well, once you OPEN one of the psuedo-offical enevlopes you can usually figure out it's just an ad, the offical looking stuff is just to get you to open it (although those 'checks' are a rip). But this, from what I have seen, looks like an actual renewal notice, much more sleazy IMHO.
Very Good Point! "Self Selecting Bias" if I remember it from poli-sci.
The whole POINT of open Source, to me anyway, is to allow constant improvement via removing roadblocks such as security thru obscurity, binaries only, etc. If it doesn't get in the way of tinkering with code I want to tinker with then it's not an issue. Ads are not in of themselves bad; the ads on Slashdot haven't made one bit of difference in my reading habits here.
That said, I doubt that the revenue model they seem to be hinting at in the story is really going to be sa significant source of income. But why not try it.
shuffling off to the tar pits.
Good riddance.
Dumfucks who don't even deserve to be consigned to the dustbin of history.
If not traitors to the potential of the human race.
Curses be upon them.
a hard drive tied to each testicle and tossed in the Thames. Or sat the very least a nice little midnoght visit from the SAS, and some 'questioning'.