Well, the government in the US tried a different tactic (perhaps unintentional). It's call incrementalism...
When the Social Security system, everyone received a social security number that we were assured that it would not be used as a personal ID number. But, there was never a law passed to keep it from being an ID number.
Then, of course, we got used to it... everyone has a social security number. It became a defacto ID number. At my school, each student is given an id number, but rarely does anyone know it, because you can use your SS# anywhere you need your id#.
Now, with the war on terrorism, I'm sure someone will get the bright idea of changing the SS# into an identification number, and across the country, millions of people will scratch their heads and say, "What was it before?"
I had to be a nitpicker, but this is really one of my little personal gripes about slashdot.
What does Slashdot think about the issue?
Slashdot doesn't think anything... slashdot does not have an opinion. The members of slashdot, however, have a great multitude of opinions. That's why slashdot is so valuable and interesting. So, if you're looking for some univocal answer, you're not going to get it here. Try asking, "What do the members of slashdot think about the issue?"
Otherwise, we get silly comments like "I thought we were boycotting the MPAA/RIAA/Blizzard this week."
One of the more popular traditions I've started at my office is the 3:30 teatime. A nice cup of Earl Grey with fellow programmers about non-work related subjects (strictly enforced!) is perfect for breaking up the boring afternoon.
According to the bugtraq post, when you downloaded the file, sometimes you received the backdoored version, and other times you didn't.
From the post, "There is something very strange going on with the FTP server on ftp.bitchx.org. In some cases, it serves up the trojaned version; in others, the original, safe version. It seems to be client / client-behavior based (we're not sure exactly what)."
The post continues, "To add a little more to this; we've confirmed that if you come off of what appears to be a cablemodem/dsl IP you are likely to get a trojan'd copy. If you come off of a more static link, you are likely to get a clean copy."
I don't know if 2600 was really even political until they got dragged into court. Many people only become political when it's their asses being fined/sued/pounded in jail.
Quite simple. If you're behind a firewall, just find a site you want to view (even in english) and set the fish to translate from some foreign language to english. Since babelfish will leave words alone it doesn't recognize, as long as your english page doesn't have words in the previously mentioned foreign language, your page will be left alone.
Re:Spielberg annoys to the end
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the sappy/happy ending when this movie really deserved an unhappy one
[SPOILERS]
I think it could have been a lot worse. My evidence being that he didn't find his son in the end, and the pre-cogs were left isolated from the rest of the world.
If this were A.I., Cruise would have ended up with Agatha, and found his son, who it turns out was really helping the whole time. I think the fact that he didn't "redeem" the movie in the end says a lot.
"Daddy, how did the MPAA and the RIAA prevent people from copying music and movies on those computers?"
"Son, at that time, they hadn't yet convinced the government how horrible it is to allow PC's without copy protection to exist. And the people who invented those computers were really communists, intent on destroying America."
"Well, we know better now, right, daddy?"
"Yes, son... of course. The MPAA always knew what was best for us. Bless their wisdom. Let's go listen to your new best of Britney Spears album."
I use netflix only because they cater to my lifestyle... by the time I'm in a mood to watch a movie, I'm not in the mood to go out and rent one. So, with netflix, I've got one or two DVD's sitting on my entertainment center that I've not seen before.
Yes, your local video store is probably cheaper, but only if you return your movies on time. I was habitually late. Again, with netflix, no late fees. I'm actually saving money.
When I signed up for one of the new local boards way a ways back (1993?), I created an account, and they said that someone would call me to verify my account.
A few evenings later, I got called by a guy named Eric who gave me a password.
It was only later that I realized I talked to Eric Raymond, technical wizard and cofounder of the Chester County Interlink. My brush with celebrityhood!
I'm editing this a bit, but I'm keeping the main thoughts in tact. It's incredible when someone admits to doing what they're trying to get something banned. This would be like Jerry Falwell testifying, "Yes, I watch porn, cause you guys haven't banned it yet!"
Valenti If you had the power to sit on a playback of a recording and you could wipe out the commercials or not wipe out the commercials, what would you do? You would do exactly what you said, sir. That is terrific. Of course. We all do it. But when you do it, you strip away the reason for free television. Now, let me --
Kastermeier. Jack, let me ask you. Do you consider yourself and your family infringers when you engage in that practice?
[...snip...]
Valenti. Do I consider myself an infringer?
Kastermeier. When you engage in such practice.
Valenti. Yes, sir, I do. I am taking somebody else's copyrighted material without their consent and I know damn well I am infringing.
This is like the Emperor's New Clothes, right? We all sit around and say, "Yeah, I hear it! It's cool!", and then someone says "There is nothing there." and then Taco pops out and says we're all listening to dead air. APRIL FOOLS!
Does anyone see the bias in the term "Internet Hogs"? It implies somehow that the Internet works like your electricity, and we're all just "consumers". It makes me want to smack them over the head and remind them that the Internet is a peer-to-peer network.
Screw their corporate mentality, and go get your connectivity from a company that has a correct philosophy of what the Internet is, and encourages you to make the most of it.
Does anyone else find this a bit ironic? Isn't the movie about a small group of people trying to unplug humanity from a virtual world? So, now Warner Bros. is creating a virtual world for fans of the movie to plug themselves into.
I think RMS has a point. While I'm sure everyone knows this, it's important to repeat. RMS (and the rest of the GNU team) wrote all the GNU applications... that is, all the applications that we're used to running on the Linux Kernel. The kernel really makes up a small (though important) part of the distribution as a whole.
Of course, RMS' argument becomes even more valid when we talk about distributions. We call them Mandrake Linux and Red Hat Linux and Gentoo Linux and SUSE Linux, even though the Linux kernel has nothing to do with their distinctions. The difference lies in the tools, packaging, installation, etc., most of which are GNU tools.
RMS is in a lose-lose situation. Either he's going to confuse people, or piss them off.
If you go to this page at Fileplanet.com, they have a CD burning service where you can fill up a CD with files and they'll mail it to you. I'm not sure how much the CD costs, though.
Re:"Single" user license.
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The Office EULA allows you to install it on two computers... your desktop and your laptop.
That used to be the case, but I don't think it is anymore. I seem to remember my dad bitching that he couldn't take his work copy of office home, and this back around Office 97ish.
Re:"Single" user license.
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Here is the quote from the Press Release. Doesn't directly answer your question, but it doesn't seem to limit who can actually use it.
"At an MSRP of $75.95 U.S., the StarOffice 6.0 software is priced at a fraction of the cost of competing desktop productivity suites. A single-user license lets you load the StarOffice office suite onto as many as five individual workstations or PCs, giving you the flexibility to run the software on multiple machines at work, at home. Wherever you want. That's your business."
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When the Social Security system, everyone received a social security number that we were assured that it would not be used as a personal ID number. But, there was never a law passed to keep it from being an ID number.
Then, of course, we got used to it... everyone has a social security number. It became a defacto ID number. At my school, each student is given an id number, but rarely does anyone know it, because you can use your SS# anywhere you need your id#.
Now, with the war on terrorism, I'm sure someone will get the bright idea of changing the SS# into an identification number, and across the country, millions of people will scratch their heads and say, "What was it before?"
"I am looking for the tobacconist."
"I need some matches."
"How much do I own you?"
The entire dictionary can be found here.
Anyone who can point out the hypocracy of others deserves it, IMO.
Slashdot doesn't think anything... slashdot does not have an opinion. The members of slashdot, however, have a great multitude of opinions. That's why slashdot is so valuable and interesting. So, if you're looking for some univocal answer, you're not going to get it here. Try asking, "What do the members of slashdot think about the issue?"
Otherwise, we get silly comments like "I thought we were boycotting the MPAA/RIAA/Blizzard this week."
Actually, scones would be very nice. Might have to pick some up.
Maybe you should stop breathing then...
From the post, "There is something very strange going on with the FTP server on ftp.bitchx.org. In some cases, it serves up the trojaned version; in others, the original, safe version. It seems to be client / client-behavior based (we're not sure exactly what)."
The post continues, "To add a little more to this; we've confirmed that if you come off of what appears to be a cablemodem/dsl IP you are likely to get a trojan'd copy. If you come off of a more static link, you are likely to get a clean copy."
Very strange.
I don't know if 2600 was really even political until they got dragged into court. Many people only become political when it's their asses being fined/sued/pounded in jail.
Go here and enter the sourceforge URL. On the right, "Suggest a Change" and tell them that it should not be on their list. Make your voice heard!
Quite simple. If you're behind a firewall, just find a site you want to view (even in english) and set the fish to translate from some foreign language to english. Since babelfish will leave words alone it doesn't recognize, as long as your english page doesn't have words in the previously mentioned foreign language, your page will be left alone.
[SPOILERS] I think it could have been a lot worse. My evidence being that he didn't find his son in the end, and the pre-cogs were left isolated from the rest of the world.
If this were A.I., Cruise would have ended up with Agatha, and found his son, who it turns out was really helping the whole time. I think the fact that he didn't "redeem" the movie in the end says a lot.
"Son, at that time, they hadn't yet convinced the government how horrible it is to allow PC's without copy protection to exist. And the people who invented those computers were really communists, intent on destroying America."
"Well, we know better now, right, daddy?"
"Yes, son... of course. The MPAA always knew what was best for us. Bless their wisdom. Let's go listen to your new best of Britney Spears album."
Yes, your local video store is probably cheaper, but only if you return your movies on time. I was habitually late. Again, with netflix, no late fees. I'm actually saving money.
A few evenings later, I got called by a guy named Eric who gave me a password.
It was only later that I realized I talked to Eric Raymond, technical wizard and cofounder of the Chester County Interlink. My brush with celebrityhood!
Screw their corporate mentality, and go get your connectivity from a company that has a correct philosophy of what the Internet is, and encourages you to make the most of it.
Oh... POS is short for "Point of Sale"... I thought you meant... oh, nevermind.
Weird.
Of course, RMS' argument becomes even more valid when we talk about distributions. We call them Mandrake Linux and Red Hat Linux and Gentoo Linux and SUSE Linux, even though the Linux kernel has nothing to do with their distinctions. The difference lies in the tools, packaging, installation, etc., most of which are GNU tools.
RMS is in a lose-lose situation. Either he's going to confuse people, or piss them off.
If you go to this page at Fileplanet.com, they have a CD burning service where you can fill up a CD with files and they'll mail it to you. I'm not sure how much the CD costs, though.