Well you can ship an envelope via Fedex. It'll cost you about $3.50 to ship across state for likely next day delivery. USPS will be between $.50 to $14 depending on delivery time frame. It is not the "mail" when Fedex delivers it, but it is still delivering a letter.
If you leave a set of keys in an unlocked car, you will be prosecuted. It is called an attractive nuisance. The person who steals your car will also be prosecuted, but will get a reduced sentence from that of one who hotwires the car.
Lowes should have been prosecuted for criminal negligence in leaving an open wifi network. If Lowes left thier doors standing wide open after the close of business, they would be prosecuted for creating an attractive nuisance. Sliding glass doors are simple to open. (For most a good kick to the lock will open the door even if it busts the lock). Same with WEP. But it is a bare minimum of securing property or data.
The crackers deserve to be found guilty, but thier sentence should have been comparable to an attempted white collar crime. Embezzelment carries 5 year term I believe. Is what these guys did any worse than that?
Well. if you actually RTFA, you would see that the card is playable for modern games at 1024x768. Slightly older games at 1280x1024. Seeing how the types of systems the card is meant for the consumer is likely to have an LCD that has a max resolution of 1024x768 or 1280x1024, this means the card will work fine.
Not everyone wants to have an uber gaming card that takes up multiple slots, sounds like a dustbuster, and costs as much an entire mid spec computer. http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-09-21-2 004.ars/2 It wouldn't cost anymore to go socket 939 or 754 now but gives you an idea.
The problem is with closed proprietary software and MS is the biggest example.
If people stay on windows, then MS calls the shots. Who's to say that at some point MS is going to release a patch that disables all Free Software from running on Windows. MS says it is for the protection of users that only software from trusted application developers can be allowed to be executed. Of course RMS et al have not paid MS to be certified trusted application developers.
It doesn't need to go that extreme but when some MS update breaks F/OSS, then the users will be bitching to the F/OSS developers and not rightly at MS.
With all the live CDs available, several quality F/OSS apps such as Firefox and OOo, we don't need to port everything over to entice people to Linux.
People are used to chucking thier old stuff when they move to a new computer with a new OS. doing the same when converting to Linux is not a big deal.
If you let the people get too comfortable though, why will they bother to switch? People switched for LP and cassette to CD because CD's are portable, durable and sound better. I have some CD's and cassette tapes from 1990. The CD's sound fine, not the same with the tapes. Do you see anyone bothering to upgrade to SACD or DVD-Audio? There is no real point as the media only offers a slight improvement ans so people don't want to bother. People are swtiching to MP3 players because they are more portable.
But if you had the KDE desktop in Windows would you bother switching?
I tried FreeBSD. It had GNOME and could run Linux binaries, but was different from Linux. Eventually I said forget it. I would go back to Linux instead of running this clone.
If Linux has 25% market share, then companies could not safely ignore Linux. At that level companies would have to support Linux to be competitive.
A) they won't realize thier stuff is available and designed for Linux.
B) they wil be content to get some free (gratis) software and be able to easily install all sorts of junk.
C) when the software is not windows centric and so "non-intuitive", they will be turned off Free (libre) software.
It might seem contradictory but it is how people think. My parents have a linux desktop and they do not suffer from any of the spyware problems all thier friends do, but when the scanner stopped work they were quick to bitch how it was a Linux problem.
Now they were getting a message about no scanner detected. I advised them to check the connections but they claimed everything was fine. I go over and check it out and see the dc adapter is unplugged. If a device is not getting power it is not going to work.
My point is that it is hard to accidentaly violate Copyright and copyright is very specific.
You patent the wheel and it doesn't matter if the wheel is built from rubber or wood or steel, it is covered. You copyright say a play and the chances of someone else independently coming up with a play is nil.
Throw ontop of that that independant players can not really compete with the big boys as invariably if someone has thousands of patents you will eventually infringe on one of them.
The issue with MP3.com was a distribution problem. Common sense says they were ok but strict legal definition they were wrong.
Alos, look at all the stories of little Company A files suit against giant Corporation Z. Z pulls a couple of patents off the shelf and says "You violate these patents. Cross licence with us or be sued into oblivion."
A goes "But we don't violate those. Here's the proof."
Z smiles sharkily "You may or may not violate these couple of patents, but we have 50,000. If we have to through all those patents to find an Iron-clad case, we will sue you into bankruptcy."
A folds.
That never seems to happen in copyright. To violate copyright, you need an exact copy, as opposed to say that Ford patents the "automobile". There are many ways to build a car but most likely they would all violate the copyright. Without out and out plagiarizing "Harry Potter" it is pretty hard to violate copyright that does not involve violating the distribution rights. That is why most copyright suits are distribution violation suits like RIAA or ownership suits like between SCO and Novell.
(It is possible for two books to be similiar, as I know of two Scifi books about "beanstalks" where the lead character had a similiar name and was a bridge engineer. There was no question of plaguerism as they were writtne at the same time.)
I had a cocker spaniel that sounded like the Barry White of the canine world. He had this deep bark that sounded like some great Mastiff if not Cerebus. People would come over and be scared of his bark. They would see this cocker and look around nervously for the big dog. Then the cocker would bark again and they would jump out of thier skins.
Depends on the CDRs. The darker the dye, the more dependable the CDRs are. I have some from over 6 years ago that are fine. Also, CDRW seems to have longer shelf life than most of the new dyes.
Replacing your backups regularly is rather reasonable though. And Optical storage is the best easy low cost solution for regular users.
Finally, HERF guns are realistic possibility for use in urban terrorist. HERF guns are low cost and one can realistically create a lot of havoc in a urban/sub-urban enovironment fairly easily. So protecting from an EMP will be important in a couple of years I imagine.
Well there are a couple of different issues going on.
One is that current copyright laws are unjust. The Constitution (ya know that little document we have that defines the power and limitations of the government) allows for copyright and patents for the limited time, to promote the advancement of arts and science.
A) 99+ years is not limited to my sensibilities. When my average lifespan is about 80 years, it means that anything created even before I was conceived will not pass into the public domain, then for all intents and purposes, the copyright is eternal.
B) There are strong arguments that the current copyright (and Patent) structure of laws actually limit creativity and advancement. Why should our cultural heritage be locked up by Corporations? Why is it illegal to sing "Happy Birthday" in public?
C) Check out what happens when the RIAA signs a new Artist. Even if they are popular, they end getting bankrupted. we would do the Artists a better turn if we simply violated copyright distributions (remember "Piracy" is theft on the water) and sent $5 to the Artist, they would probably end up about $6 richer than if we legally bought the CD.
Err, Magnatunes is not DRM'ed, just need a password to access thier servers. They give the option of just about any possible file format including *.wav. So it is dead simple to burn an audio cd if you want. Magnatunes just goes the extra step and lets you redownload your tracks.
As soon as consumers hit a wal with DRM, they say screw it and the store loses another customer. People are used to now being able to do whatever they want with thier music.
You have had some bad experiences with HP, fair enough. My HP printer works well, but anyways...
The other choice would be Epson. The Stylus 1280 or 1290 would be similiar and has similiar print cartridges to Canon. www.linuxprinting.org has a large list of working printers in Linux.
While there are many potential safeguards, your particular solution s poor. The bot is meant to be pointman for a squad of soldiers, ie send it in first to lay down suppression fire so it gets damaged not the soldiers.
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Err, When he was alive, he was considered the smartest man alive.
Well you can ship an envelope via Fedex. It'll cost you about $3.50 to ship across state for likely next day delivery. USPS will be between $.50 to $14 depending on delivery time frame. It is not the "mail" when Fedex delivers it, but it is still delivering a letter.
It is not forgetting to lock the door but leaving the door wide open or leaving your car keys in the ignition.
If you leave a set of keys in an unlocked car, you will be prosecuted. It is called an attractive nuisance. The person who steals your car will also be prosecuted, but will get a reduced sentence from that of one who hotwires the car.
Lowes should have been prosecuted for criminal negligence in leaving an open wifi network. If Lowes left thier doors standing wide open after the close of business, they would be prosecuted for creating an attractive nuisance. Sliding glass doors are simple to open. (For most a good kick to the lock will open the door even if it busts the lock). Same with WEP. But it is a bare minimum of securing property or data.
The crackers deserve to be found guilty, but thier sentence should have been comparable to an attempted white collar crime. Embezzelment carries 5 year term I believe. Is what these guys did any worse than that?
Actually, older CDs are better at archiving than new ones. The old slower speed dyes last better than the new stuff being used in 48x discs.
Well. if you actually RTFA, you would see that the card is playable for modern games at 1024x768. Slightly older games at 1280x1024. Seeing how the types of systems the card is meant for the consumer is likely to have an LCD that has a max resolution of 1024x768 or 1280x1024, this means the card will work fine.
2 004.ars/2 It wouldn't cost anymore to go socket 939 or 754 now but gives you an idea.
Not everyone wants to have an uber gaming card that takes up multiple slots, sounds like a dustbuster, and costs as much an entire mid spec computer. http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-09-21-
The problem is with closed proprietary software and MS is the biggest example.
If people stay on windows, then MS calls the shots. Who's to say that at some point MS is going to release a patch that disables all Free Software from running on Windows. MS says it is for the protection of users that only software from trusted application developers can be allowed to be executed. Of course RMS et al have not paid MS to be certified trusted application developers.
It doesn't need to go that extreme but when some MS update breaks F/OSS, then the users will be bitching to the F/OSS developers and not rightly at MS.
With all the live CDs available, several quality F/OSS apps such as Firefox and OOo, we don't need to port everything over to entice people to Linux.
People are used to chucking thier old stuff when they move to a new computer with a new OS. doing the same when converting to Linux is not a big deal.
If you let the people get too comfortable though, why will they bother to switch? People switched for LP and cassette to CD because CD's are portable, durable and sound better. I have some CD's and cassette tapes from 1990. The CD's sound fine, not the same with the tapes. Do you see anyone bothering to upgrade to SACD or DVD-Audio? There is no real point as the media only offers a slight improvement ans so people don't want to bother. People are swtiching to MP3 players because they are more portable.
But if you had the KDE desktop in Windows would you bother switching?
I tried FreeBSD. It had GNOME and could run Linux binaries, but was different from Linux. Eventually I said forget it. I would go back to Linux instead of running this clone.
If Linux has 25% market share, then companies could not safely ignore Linux. At that level companies would have to support Linux to be competitive.
No they won't.
A) they won't realize thier stuff is available and designed for Linux.
B) they wil be content to get some free (gratis) software and be able to easily install all sorts of junk.
C) when the software is not windows centric and so "non-intuitive", they will be turned off Free (libre) software.
It might seem contradictory but it is how people think. My parents have a linux desktop and they do not suffer from any of the spyware problems all thier friends do, but when the scanner stopped work they were quick to bitch how it was a Linux problem.
Now they were getting a message about no scanner detected. I advised them to check the connections but they claimed everything was fine. I go over and check it out and see the dc adapter is unplugged. If a device is not getting power it is not going to work.
About the only other things it could contain are shotguns, chainsaws, and BFG's. Except that it doesn't contain gore so it doesn't have those things.
So yeah, it'll be some guy running around in the dark looking for the yellow key cinematic scenes of lava pits.
And of course: In Korea only the old build Legos.
My point is that it is hard to accidentaly violate Copyright and copyright is very specific.
You patent the wheel and it doesn't matter if the wheel is built from rubber or wood or steel, it is covered. You copyright say a play and the chances of someone else independently coming up with a play is nil.
Throw ontop of that that independant players can not really compete with the big boys as invariably if someone has thousands of patents you will eventually infringe on one of them.
The issue with MP3.com was a distribution problem. Common sense says they were ok but strict legal definition they were wrong.
Alos, look at all the stories of little Company A files suit against giant Corporation Z. Z pulls a couple of patents off the shelf and says "You violate these patents. Cross licence with us or be sued into oblivion."
A goes "But we don't violate those. Here's the proof."
Z smiles sharkily "You may or may not violate these couple of patents, but we have 50,000. If we have to through all those patents to find an Iron-clad case, we will sue you into bankruptcy."
A folds.
That never seems to happen in copyright. To violate copyright, you need an exact copy, as opposed to say that Ford patents the "automobile". There are many ways to build a car but most likely they would all violate the copyright. Without out and out plagiarizing "Harry Potter" it is pretty hard to violate copyright that does not involve violating the distribution rights. That is why most copyright suits are distribution violation suits like RIAA or ownership suits like between SCO and Novell.
(It is possible for two books to be similiar, as I know of two Scifi books about "beanstalks" where the lead character had a similiar name and was a bridge engineer. There was no question of plaguerism as they were writtne at the same time.)
I had a cocker spaniel that sounded like the Barry White of the canine world. He had this deep bark that sounded like some great Mastiff if not Cerebus. People would come over and be scared of his bark. They would see this cocker and look around nervously for the big dog. Then the cocker would bark again and they would jump out of thier skins.
Depends on the CDRs. The darker the dye, the more dependable the CDRs are. I have some from over 6 years ago that are fine. Also, CDRW seems to have longer shelf life than most of the new dyes.
Replacing your backups regularly is rather reasonable though. And Optical storage is the best easy low cost solution for regular users.
Finally, HERF guns are realistic possibility for use in urban terrorist. HERF guns are low cost and one can realistically create a lot of havoc in a urban/sub-urban enovironment fairly easily. So protecting from an EMP will be important in a couple of years I imagine.
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/errata.php3
Oh, you mean like an errata page?
And the attacker needs you use a javascript link from his site.
So it is one more way that phishers can gather logins and passwords but not much else that can be done with it.
Even in IE it is trivial to work around:
Follow instructions by left licking on link.
In new Citibank window refresh page before clicking on the spoof site site link. Popup comes up normally.
Well there are a couple of different issues going on.
One is that current copyright laws are unjust. The Constitution (ya know that little document we have that defines the power and limitations of the government) allows for copyright and patents for the limited time, to promote the advancement of arts and science.
A) 99+ years is not limited to my sensibilities. When my average lifespan is about 80 years, it means that anything created even before I was conceived will not pass into the public domain, then for all intents and purposes, the copyright is eternal.
B) There are strong arguments that the current copyright (and Patent) structure of laws actually limit creativity and advancement. Why should our cultural heritage be locked up by Corporations? Why is it illegal to sing "Happy Birthday" in public?
C) Check out what happens when the RIAA signs a new Artist. Even if they are popular, they end getting bankrupted. we would do the Artists a better turn if we simply violated copyright distributions (remember "Piracy" is theft on the water) and sent $5 to the Artist, they would probably end up about $6 richer than if we legally bought the CD.
Err, Magnatunes is not DRM'ed, just need a password to access thier servers. They give the option of just about any possible file format including *.wav. So it is dead simple to burn an audio cd if you want. Magnatunes just goes the extra step and lets you redownload your tracks.
As soon as consumers hit a wal with DRM, they say screw it and the store loses another customer. People are used to now being able to do whatever they want with thier music.
And if they were including used games with the system?
Of course it is a bit short sighted of the Game shop as once you can copy games to the HDD; why not rent games and do that instead of buy games?
You have had some bad experiences with HP, fair enough. My HP printer works well, but anyways...
The other choice would be Epson. The Stylus 1280 or 1290 would be similiar and has similiar print cartridges to Canon. www.linuxprinting.org has a large list of working printers in Linux.
I saw several hp wide formats for $499. They seem to have similiar specs.
While there are many potential safeguards, your particular solution s poor. The bot is meant to be pointman for a squad of soldiers, ie send it in first to lay down suppression fire so it gets damaged not the soldiers.