Maybe we shouldn't rely on phone service or power service either then. Last time I checked phones were more critical to most companies than being able to access the internet.
You simply need to recognize the risk if you internet goes down and have back up plans to work around it.
The difference is that power, phone, and internet connections can't be done any more reliably currently, whereas software CAN, by allowing you to run it on whatever machine you want. You have a choice with software, which I think is RMS's point.
The government said it's not looking to see what you're saying, just to whom and when and how.
So this basically means that you won't want to continue talking to or make new friends with anyone who seems at all odd, for fear that he might be someone they've flagged and who would cause you to be flagged if you communicated. Nice way to encourage everyone to start enforcing ostracization for anything out of the ordinary.
500GB disks that will cost 10 cents a GB to produce at launch. GE will first focus on selling the technology to commercial markets like movie studios
While they're launching the disks, there is unfortunately no drive to read them yet. The movie studios have no problem with that, though; they actually see this as a strong positive.
I have little doubt that if people could get sales by knocking on your door and punching you in the face to make a sale, they would do exactly that. They don't care about the harm they cause.
Don't give the MAFIAA any more ideas! They already sue their customers; punching their customers in the face would be less harsh.
And if you do use e-voting, why can't anyone do something cool with it? Like support anonymous voting
Is voting not anonymous in your country? Or do you mean that someone just walks in with a ski mask on and places a vote, without the need to identify himself at all? If so, how do you prevent said person from repeating that at each polling place?
Someone once posted some information about the average income for copyright holders past certain timeframes. IIRC, the average residual income for most performers after something like 20 years was very little, basically amounting to a few dollars per year.
Is this your argument that increasing the copyright term isn't a big deal? The issue isn't that performers are making more money; it's that the songs get locked away for two more decades (and the way it's been going, possibly indefinitely).
You may want to talk to your retarded little brother USA, and see how that worked out for them.
Gov'ner: Here's 250$ million, Broadband for all, yea!
Telcos: Yea!
Pleabs: Yea!
Gov'ner: Where is our Broadband?
Telcos: What broadband?
Gov'ner: Where is our money?
Telcos: What money?
Gov'ner: *shrugs*
Pleabs::(
But the US is fixing that by putting together another government funding effort so telcos can build good networks for real this time. Honest!
Hopefully the videos are simply used to generate leads, since as evidence there is no way to verify their authenticity. But it seems that it'd be more productive to simple have the people, you know, call on the phone to report suspicious activity. They could send a patrol to check it within the hour, rather than waiting for it to show up on YouTube.
This message is to inform you that your credit card can be protected for FREE by simply responding with your full name, social security number, credit card number, and the security code.
I mean really, this is obviously a submission that was meant for April 1, but got delayed for some reason (or maybe it's just the obligatory dupe of it, and I missed the original). If not, hand in your computer operator's license immediately (this goes way beyond just handing in your geek card).
Ugg, be careful what you wish for: DRM systems are exactly designed to 'compel' you to pay money for things which were previously your fair use rights.
The problem with DRM isn't the technology, since that can be broken; it's that it's illegal to break it and publish how. (not that you were saying otherwise, just noting)
Reducing single points of failure is what is needed, which is not the same thing as multiplying the places it is possible to have failure.
But all the methods you describe have merit, but they also have a huge drawback -- cost. It's hard to get private entities to absorb the cost of redundant fiber, etc, since they will see very little gain from them.
So is the answer to nationalize our fiber infrastructure? Is that the only way we can make our systems secure?
I think I found a single point of failure in your message, just after the word "Reducing". We need redundant HTML bold end tags!
This came up in a previous discussion. The SMM is simply a part of the normal RAM, used for the CPUs own purposes. While the OS can't normally touch it, it's still RAM and doesn't persist across reboots.
Rebooting doesn't usually cause the hardware to clear memory, so if the OS doesn't clear said memory, it DOES persist across reboots.
And be SURE to breakthem in. It takes at least a week of constant data transfer to properly condition the wires for error-free transmission, and they can get out of shape if you don't transfer data regularly.
The FSF's centerpiece, the GPL, depends wholly on copyright for enforcement.
Yep; they should have criticized those BSD people for their license which basically allows an author to turn his work into the virtual equivalent of that nasty abomination that is known as public domain!
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The difference is that power, phone, and internet connections can't be done any more reliably currently, whereas software CAN, by allowing you to run it on whatever machine you want. You have a choice with software, which I think is RMS's point.
So this basically means that you won't want to continue talking to or make new friends with anyone who seems at all odd, for fear that he might be someone they've flagged and who would cause you to be flagged if you communicated. Nice way to encourage everyone to start enforcing ostracization for anything out of the ordinary.
While they're launching the disks, there is unfortunately no drive to read them yet. The movie studios have no problem with that, though; they actually see this as a strong positive.
Don't give the MAFIAA any more ideas! They already sue their customers; punching their customers in the face would be less harsh.
Yes, don't use RapidShare, because all the other file hosting services would never disclose your IP address.
Is voting not anonymous in your country? Or do you mean that someone just walks in with a ski mask on and places a vote, without the need to identify himself at all? If so, how do you prevent said person from repeating that at each polling place?
Is this your argument that increasing the copyright term isn't a big deal? The issue isn't that performers are making more money; it's that the songs get locked away for two more decades (and the way it's been going, possibly indefinitely).
And if signed, two's complement or sign-magnitude?
I'm still waiting on Mojave. There was a demo last year but they have kept quiet on its progress, kind of like Apple does. I can't wait!
No, it's obviously where you get Apple's Tiger operating system. Or wait, it's Apple who does mail-order for them. It's so confusing!
But the US is fixing that by putting together another government funding effort so telcos can build good networks for real this time. Honest!
Hopefully the videos are simply used to generate leads, since as evidence there is no way to verify their authenticity. But it seems that it'd be more productive to simple have the people, you know, call on the phone to report suspicious activity. They could send a patrol to check it within the hour, rather than waiting for it to show up on YouTube.
This message is to inform you that your credit card can be protected for FREE by simply responding with your full name, social security number, credit card number, and the security code.
I mean really, this is obviously a submission that was meant for April 1, but got delayed for some reason (or maybe it's just the obligatory dupe of it, and I missed the original). If not, hand in your computer operator's license immediately (this goes way beyond just handing in your geek card).
The problem with DRM isn't the technology, since that can be broken; it's that it's illegal to break it and publish how. (not that you were saying otherwise, just noting)
It's because the laws allow it. We just need to get some lobbyists to help us change those laws!
I think I found a single point of failure in your message, just after the word "Reducing". We need redundant HTML bold end tags!
Rebooting doesn't usually cause the hardware to clear memory, so if the OS doesn't clear said memory, it DOES persist across reboots.
At least the iCar's windshield won't get scratched at the slightest touch.
Sharks with frikin' lasers in the meme list for Slashdot on Wikipedia.
The only question I have involves sharks, and when.
And be SURE to break them in. It takes at least a week of constant data transfer to properly condition the wires for error-free transmission, and they can get out of shape if you don't transfer data regularly.
LEGALLY limiting. A publication or school can reject a paper or give a student a failing grade for whatever reasons it pleases.
Only if you can never have zero applications running, which I guess is the case because there will always be at least one malware process.
Yep; they should have criticized those BSD people for their license which basically allows an author to turn his work into the virtual equivalent of that nasty abomination that is known as public domain!
Agreed, then we could round up all those commies, and commend those consuming corporate content (even if they aren't paying for some of it)!