Just blow past the door-nazi's. They will not, and CAN not stop you from exiting the building unless they have 'probable cause' to detain you because they thought you've been shoplifting.
All the people that stop to have their bags checked are volunteering to do so, even if its implicit. If you don't want to be searched, you don't have to be. Unless, again, they have probable cause, and even then they have to let the police search you; they can only detain.
Be really careful with using the term 'public domain'. If you put something into 'the public domain', then all licenses and copyright notices you attach to the program are for naught. 'Public domain' means something very specific in legal terms; it means that anyone can do anything they want, whatsoever, to your code, which includes removing copyright notices.
And won't that just end up with all the heat in the air anyway?
Actually no. Turning water liquid into water gas is an endothermic reaction... it actually/absorbs/ heat to do so. This is why swamp coolers, and in fact your body's sweat system, actually work.
What the article omitted was the IP addresses, and times, that the offenses occurred. Even disregarding the name, a lot of 'seemingly anonymous' users can be tracked down with an IP address and time.
That's not what you said in your previous post, though. In the previous post, the quote from the hosting provider was actually pretty reasonable, but your own thoughts on the matter weren't.
I know this has already been said, but it needs to be said again.
Receiving complaints like this, has NOTHING to do with with your hosting provider. Your hosts could be LOCKED DOWN JUST FINE and you'll still receive complaints like this.
Why? Because it IS possible to fake the address of the 'sender' in an email. Ridiculously easy. The people sending the complaints are ignorant of this fact, so just assume that the spam is coming from you, where in fact its coming from somewhere totally unrelated. Blaming the host in this case is a fallacy, and just demonstrates how ignorant YOU are of how the mail system, and spam, works.
It is unfortunate that your domain has been used as the 'sender' in these spam mails, and the only way to solve that is.... change domain names.
WTF? PDF is a format that renders the same regardless of the program used to view it, and can be generated by open-source linux software. HTML is a format that is viewed differently depending on the program and settings used, especially since the majority of people use IE (not exactly standards compliant).... etc
THat's all very well and fine if the layout of one's document was important. But... this is a research paper for crissakes... there is NO need for pixel-perfect rendering. HTML is just fine.
Based on Perl, Apache, MySQL and Linux, the site gets 200,000 page views a day.
That's really cool... but in a different way. It makes me feel really proud of my Python, Apache, MySQL and (Linux|NetBSD) site (two locations) that gets 400,000 pageviews a day!:)
So... what kinds of things do we REALLY expect from a newly-introduced machine?
- DRM! No, you won't be able to play any of those old C64 games. You'll need to wait for the secret-key-signed versions... that is... until this version's DRM is cracked
- Dolby 5.1! Now you too can play those Bruce Lee games, and Jumpman, in fantastic 3D sound
- 24 bit colour! Okay, so you only get 16 colours total, but... you get a fantastic choice of exactly what shade of red you'd like
- super-basic... does away with basic keywords and reprograms each of the graphic character sets to be a word all of its own
- Games on tape are replaced with a CD rom... AUDIO CD roms:)
- Keyboards no longer a couple of inches high... now a couple of feet high! Who needs a desk!
IIRC, there is a anti-abortion group that was putting information on abortion doctors on the web that was forced to remove the site as they were used for murdering the doctors listed. I wish I could remember the name of the site, and searching for anti-abortion or pro-life will get me more hits than I care to wade through. Anyone remember the case I'm talking about here?
Sorry, you don't recall correctly. The right to list the abortion doctor's names was upheld in just the same way in the case in the article. you can visit the site here if you really want to. Doctors names and addresses are on this page.
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I think you mean 'imply'.
Speakers imply, listeners infer. -- Dct. Robert Goran, Major Crime Squad:)
Oh, I can certainly understand the convenience of having a good book stored on a device you're carrying around with you anyway, but... on a device specifically and exclusively designed for reading books?
If you're carring that around to read books... why not carry a paper book around? The ONLY advantage I see is being able to store more than one book on this device, but you then have all the disadvantages I've cited before. eBooks need to be a LOT cheaper to make them worthwhile over the convenience and flexibility of a paper book.
Just on a whim, I decided to see how much cheaper titles in microsoft reader format was over a physical book.
I went to the MS Reader site and followed the links to the on-line publishers sites (such as B&N and amazon). In most cases, the reader format is only $1 cheaper, and sometimes $2 more expensive, than the corresponding paper book (soft or hardcover).
So... why in the world would anyone want to use a format that ties them to the computer?? With a paperback, I can read it anywhere, read for as long as I want without having to change batteries, and even pass the book onto a friend.
If they want to make the electonic formats more attractive, they need to make them a LOT cheaper than the corresponding paper version.
Python can be embedded into an application very easily. Yes, this generally adds about 1-2MB to your application size. However, if your application uses enough of it, the python itself is exceptionally compact, especially if you pre-compile the python (it precompiles to a byte-code which can be manipulated like other python types, and then executed at will).
Even though the 'default' behaviour is to have separate python files, I believe it's possible to embed a 'psuedo-directory' of python modules into your application, 'tricking' the python interpretor into thinking it's just another part of the filesystem.
It's not hard to pick up C, or be able to read a C program.
It IS hard to write a large slab of C code that works, is relatively bug-free, easy to maintain, easy to add features to, and easy to 'understand'.
This is why starting a large-scale program in something like Python, and just rewriting the bits you need in C (for speed), is a GOOD idea. Thankfully, languages like Python make this easy.
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Just blow past the door-nazi's. They will not, and CAN not stop you from exiting the building unless they have 'probable cause' to detain you because they thought you've been shoplifting.
All the people that stop to have their bags checked are volunteering to do so, even if its implicit. If you don't want to be searched, you don't have to be. Unless, again, they have probable cause, and even then they have to let the police search you; they can only detain.
6th Amendment Privilege.
USB/Flash drives are MUCH faster than a CD when you consider the necessary spin-up time for the CD.
I'm sure you mean 'cracked' rather than 'hacked' :)
RTFA: Having them stolen from a locked school locker is not 'leaving them around'.
Be really careful with using the term 'public domain'. If you put something into 'the public domain', then all licenses and copyright notices you attach to the program are for naught. 'Public domain' means something very specific in legal terms; it means that anyone can do anything they want, whatsoever, to your code, which includes removing copyright notices.
Just like Linux (and just UNlike Redhat), all the odd numbers are buggy :)
And won't that just end up with all the heat in the air anyway?
/absorbs/ heat to do so. This is why swamp coolers, and in fact your body's sweat system, actually work.
Actually no. Turning water liquid into water gas is an endothermic reaction... it actually
What the article omitted was the IP addresses, and times, that the offenses occurred. Even disregarding the name, a lot of 'seemingly anonymous' users can be tracked down with an IP address and time.
That's not what you said in your previous post, though. In the previous post, the quote from the hosting provider was actually pretty reasonable, but your own thoughts on the matter weren't.
:)
What am I to make of that, hmm?
I know this has already been said, but it needs to be said again.
Receiving complaints like this, has NOTHING to do with with your hosting provider. Your hosts could be LOCKED DOWN JUST FINE and you'll still receive complaints like this.
Why? Because it IS possible to fake the address of the 'sender' in an email. Ridiculously easy. The people sending the complaints are ignorant of this fact, so just assume that the spam is coming from you, where in fact its coming from somewhere totally unrelated. Blaming the host in this case is a fallacy, and just demonstrates how ignorant YOU are of how the mail system, and spam, works.
It is unfortunate that your domain has been used as the 'sender' in these spam mails, and the only way to solve that is.... change domain names.
WTF? PDF is a format that renders the same regardless of the program used to view it, and can be generated by open-source linux software. HTML is a format that is viewed differently depending on the program and settings used, especially since the majority of people use IE (not exactly standards compliant).... etc
THat's all very well and fine if the layout of one's document was important. But... this is a research paper for crissakes... there is NO need for pixel-perfect rendering. HTML is just fine.
20M? That's cool :)
My site is the VCL, a community anthro-artwork site. It's a totally private run site... no big company paying for the gear, etc.
Gah, I'm stupid, it's PostgreSQL, not MySQL.
Based on Perl, Apache, MySQL and Linux, the site gets 200,000 page views a day.
:)
That's really cool... but in a different way. It makes me feel really proud of my Python, Apache, MySQL and (Linux|NetBSD) site (two locations) that gets 400,000 pageviews a day!
So... what kinds of things do we REALLY expect from a newly-introduced machine?
:)
- DRM! No, you won't be able to play any of those old C64 games. You'll need to wait for the secret-key-signed versions... that is... until this version's DRM is cracked
- Dolby 5.1! Now you too can play those Bruce Lee games, and Jumpman, in fantastic 3D sound
- 24 bit colour! Okay, so you only get 16 colours total, but... you get a fantastic choice of exactly what shade of red you'd like
- super-basic... does away with basic keywords and reprograms each of the graphic character sets to be a word all of its own
- Games on tape are replaced with a CD rom... AUDIO CD roms
- Keyboards no longer a couple of inches high... now a couple of feet high! Who needs a desk!
- And other fantastic improvements...
IIRC, there is a anti-abortion group that was putting information on abortion doctors on the web that was forced to remove the site as they were used for murdering the doctors listed. I wish I could remember the name of the site, and searching for anti-abortion or pro-life will get me more hits than I care to wade through. Anyone remember the case I'm talking about here?
Sorry, you don't recall correctly. The right to list the abortion doctor's names was upheld in just the same way in the case in the article. you can visit the site here if you really want to. Doctors names and addresses are on this page.
I think you mean 'imply'.
:)
Speakers imply, listeners infer. -- Dct. Robert Goran, Major Crime Squad
The historically inclined might want to read Slashdot's previous coverage of a very similiar article.
:)
But... surprisingly... not identical
Oh yeah... well... that's actually a decent answer. Pity you screwed it up by looking like a troll :)
(No, I wasn't the one to mod you)
That would only make sense if Linux itself is being undermined by something or someone... which is... what exactly?
Oh, I can certainly understand the convenience of having a good book stored on a device you're carrying around with you anyway, but... on a device specifically and exclusively designed for reading books?
If you're carring that around to read books... why not carry a paper book around? The ONLY advantage I see is being able to store more than one book on this device, but you then have all the disadvantages I've cited before. eBooks need to be a LOT cheaper to make them worthwhile over the convenience and flexibility of a paper book.
Just on a whim, I decided to see how much cheaper titles in microsoft reader format was over a physical book.
I went to the MS Reader site and followed the links to the on-line publishers sites (such as B&N and amazon). In most cases, the reader format is only $1 cheaper, and sometimes $2 more expensive, than the corresponding paper book (soft or hardcover).
So... why in the world would anyone want to use a format that ties them to the computer?? With a paperback, I can read it anywhere, read for as long as I want without having to change batteries, and even pass the book onto a friend.
If they want to make the electonic formats more attractive, they need to make them a LOT cheaper than the corresponding paper version.
Python can be embedded into an application very easily. Yes, this generally adds about 1-2MB to your application size. However, if your application uses enough of it, the python itself is exceptionally compact, especially if you pre-compile the python (it precompiles to a byte-code which can be manipulated like other python types, and then executed at will).
Even though the 'default' behaviour is to have separate python files, I believe it's possible to embed a 'psuedo-directory' of python modules into your application, 'tricking' the python interpretor into thinking it's just another part of the filesystem.
It's not hard to pick up C, or be able to read a C program.
It IS hard to write a large slab of C code that works, is relatively bug-free, easy to maintain, easy to add features to, and easy to 'understand'.
This is why starting a large-scale program in something like Python, and just rewriting the bits you need in C (for speed), is a GOOD idea. Thankfully, languages like Python make this easy.
Why don't they go after Spam Remedy first? That horrible, horrible program that actually uses spam to advertise itself!