That is a common misinterpretation. Most legal understandings of the second amendment allude to that right as being the right for the country to build and maintain a military; not your personal right to own a gun.
No, I don't think most gun laws are bad. Do you think that felons deserve guns? I don't. Do you think everyone should be able to carry a gun, all the time? I don't. Most gun laws are pretty reasonable. There are a few that aren't though.
I just think that something shouldn't be outlawed because it is *capable* of committing a crime, such as computer programs.
The DMCA will *Not* be turned over because of this case. I think he has a good chance of winning. He isn't contesting the constitutionality of the DMCA. He's claiming that it isn't covered by it because the bits aren't strictly for 'copy controls' as defined by the DMCA.
If he loses, I'll be sorely disappointed. The tool shouldn't be censored because it could possible be used to break the law. That's like outlawing guns because someone might get shot!
It is a *profitable* business move, I don't know how good or ethical it is. Microsoft would be happier with everyone using their products, even if theirs aren't the ideal product for the problem. They want people to be happy with their products too. And, if you can't at least be happy with them, at least have you be tied to them. Their products are tightly integrated for two reasons:
1. Make it difficult to seperate the pieces and introduce non-MS made add-ons. This is a big one. Microsoft has never released the exact specs for MS Office file formats because they don't *want* compatible prducts on the market.
2. It's easier for the user if everything 'goes together'. This is a byproduct of #1.
You have to think about this from a political standpoint as well. Who has the most to lose from Microsoft's restraining? The United States of America economy. The US government must protect the economy from the backlash that follows with the DoJ settlement. Microsoft is financially a *huge* company. Other countries will care far less about Microsoft because they have no agenda with economy. The american economy does very much affect everyone elses, but it's a less direct relationship when it comes to this corporation. The mexican govt. couldn't give two shits about Microsoft, they just don't want their hands tied together sitting in a corner like the rest of the Microsofts pawn^h^h^h^h customers.
Whoever said 'There's no press like bad press' was wrong. Bad press has got to suck for them. Slashdot is a forum for geeks, but when I see this shit on my local news broadcast, they really fucked up.
Maybe they should just slow down for a while, let this blow over?
Microsoft needs to help the developers. Give them free dev kits. Give them free support. If you built it, they will come.
Without massive developer interest like there was with the Sony PS1, you end up with a flop like the Dreamcast. Good games are the only thing that will keep the customers interested.
No amount of advertising can compensate for mediocrity...
No, and seeing as that most of the internet backbone is not controlled by the government, I think its a good idea. Most of the backbone is controlled by telecom's. I trust telecom's more than the government because pissed off customers will find the alternative.
Hey, if they wanna be seperate from the world, I say let 'em. They have tightly controlled borders. They control the media. They are a socialist country. Can't we just pull the plug? No more internet sounds good to me.
The USA PATRIOT Act denies us the opportunity for judicial review. In cases of abuse, we may never hear about it. Neither will the courts. Law enforcement have overreaching authority now. They can get a wiretap or e-mail tap on someone merely by saying it is 'in connection' with an ongoing investigation, without providing evidence. There is also no performance review. They are under no obligation to tell the courts how fruitful the search was or what, if anything they found. These 'checks and balances' have been in place for over 25 years and had really changed a lot.
Maybe I'm being paranoid. But, maybe I'd just like there to be no opportunity for abuse. I have to assume that the fact there are 100's of thousands of requests by the justice department for new information on online users that in some way, they are too broadly searching the net.
This is all based on the premise that the terrorists aren't using any type of concealment such as PGP(which we know they are). The invasion of privacy is unwarranted. There was no real review process for the PATRIOT act. It has some really good provisions. And a bunch that are blatantly 'over the line'. I want a safe homeland just as much as the next guy. I'm just hoping that fear similar to that felt during the cold war doesn't well up again. Our own fear is our worst enemy.
These Orwellian news stories are becoming more frequent. They are beginning to scare me. Average American citizens believe that because they've done nothing wrong that this invasion of privacy does not affect them. That's what eastern europeans thought before WWII. Think about this: So, you have some unfounded trust in your current government. You think that the invasion of privacy will only lead to greater safety. This is laid on the premise that the current government is the only one to ever lay hands on the sensitive information. Can you say now that you trust any future governments to use the information for the greater good?
Can you trust all new administrations to do only good? McCarthy is a prime example of what happens when you let paranoia feed on patriotism. What if in the future a fascist(in the true sense) governemnt controls america. What will you do then? By this time, you've already been catalogued and filed and triplicated in every possible way; you gave up your right to privacy years ago.
Round two: A computer cracker or a corporate spy thieves the database for their own personal gain. You, and all 249 million of your neighbors are now in the hands of the highest bidding corporation or marketing firm. What are you gonna do? Nothing. You don't have any rights. You gave them away already.
Although the right to electronic privacy is not in the constitution for obvious reasons, the true intent of the bill of rights is obvious. The Bush Legislation Regime is feeding on our own fear of the enemy(whoever that is) to take away our rights. Everything from Carnivore to the SSSCA(or whatever new derivative is in the works) to the USA Patriot Act, our rights are being eroded away one law at a time. Americans are like frogs, they'll sit in their apathetic zombie worlds letting their rights vaporize while calmly waiting for the water to boil.
I may be a elitist prick; but the apathy, disillusionment, and ignorance surrounding me makes me want to vomit.
Un-American? He's being down right UNPATRIOTIC. How dare all you fuckers; privacy? You don't get no stinking privacy! If you are innocent, you have nothing to hide, right? [/sarcasm]
Your wrong about Mouser. I use them frequently and rarely need more than 2 or three parts. My average order price is probably about $10. Their entire catalog is available online too:)
You know, 20mpg city is pretty bad. Even for a sports car. The Boxster is fairly light and the engine pretty small. Isn't that a 2.8 or 3.0 Inline 6? Must be that long duration cam... bad porsche, bad.
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Exactly. And if a user is looking for legitimate software and comes across something that isn't legal, are they going to know it? Probably not. A lot of people come across stuff and don't know it's commercial.
'Sides, who looks for warez on the web? Ten minutes on IRC or a P2P net and you'll find 10x the warez you'll find in an hour on the web.
Fine. Be ticked. Even, get pissed. Cry. Jump up and down. It'll do no good. Look at the money Coke and Pepsi have payed for product placements in movies; this advertising doesn't come for free. There is no legal basis for this lawsuit and the lawyers who filed it on behalf of the billboard owners could get into trouble for this.
In most states, frivolous lawsuits are against the law. As is barratry.
If you want to see some real acting by Kirsten Dunst, you're watching the wrong movies of hers.
Try these: "Crazy Beautiful" - She plays a self-destructive troubled young teen daughter to a suicided mother. Kirsten did a great job on this one. Although there are a few 'cheeze' moments, overall this was a very dynamic role in comparison to most of her work.
"Virgin Suicides" - Again, she plays a self-destructive teen hell-bent on killing herself. A very complicated movie, sad and dramatic. With an allstar cast featuring James Wood, Kathleen Turner, Josh Hartnett and narrated by Giovanni Ribisi, this movie was very well made. A+ to Kirsten.
"Bring It On" - Nevermind. This one sucked. I think those two were her only really good roles.
Exactly. There is no way a consumer could confuse the trademarked 'Monopoly' with the website. It is barratry merely on the grounds that there is no trademark infringement and the Cease and Desist letter has no legal merits. I was hoping for an exciting legal trial, guess I'm outta luck...
Hotplugging is very important. It's one of the most touted features of USB. It works most of the time.
My only really serious problem was getting my Epson 777 usb printer to work. I tried newsgroups, and getting support but I couldn't make it work. It's a nice printer, with built-in support for text. That's why I thought it was weird that it wouldn't work, because even set up as a generic text printer, it still wouldn't work. Oh well...
Actually, I think that is the board. I've had it for two or three years now. Works flawlessly. With updated Via 4in1 drivers for Win98, it works great under windows. Unfortunately, I'm bound to Windows because of work. I have to use SolidWorks and 3dStudio Max 4, both Windows only.
Titanium dioxide is *extremely* brittle. There are many different welding certifications for different processes, and Ti is never welded by novices. It's a little difficult for a novice to get good penetration as well as bead regularity and good overall strength. I recommend welding Aluminum for any welders looking for a challenge. It's easier than Ti, that's for sure.
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That is a common misinterpretation. Most legal understandings of the second amendment allude to that right as being the right for the country to build and maintain a military; not your personal right to own a gun.
No, I don't think most gun laws are bad. Do you think that felons deserve guns? I don't. Do you think everyone should be able to carry a gun, all the time? I don't. Most gun laws are pretty reasonable. There are a few that aren't though.
I just think that something shouldn't be outlawed because it is *capable* of committing a crime, such as computer programs.
The DMCA will *Not* be turned over because of this case. I think he has a good chance of winning. He isn't contesting the constitutionality of the DMCA. He's claiming that it isn't covered by it because the bits aren't strictly for 'copy controls' as defined by the DMCA.
If he loses, I'll be sorely disappointed. The tool shouldn't be censored because it could possible be used to break the law. That's like outlawing guns because someone might get shot!
It is a *profitable* business move, I don't know how good or ethical it is. Microsoft would be happier with everyone using their products, even if theirs aren't the ideal product for the problem. They want people to be happy with their products too. And, if you can't at least be happy with them, at least have you be tied to them. Their products are tightly integrated for two reasons:
1. Make it difficult to seperate the pieces and introduce non-MS made add-ons. This is a big one. Microsoft has never released the exact specs for MS Office file formats because they don't *want* compatible prducts on the market.
2. It's easier for the user if everything 'goes together'. This is a byproduct of #1.
You have to think about this from a political standpoint as well. Who has the most to lose from Microsoft's restraining? The United States of America economy. The US government must protect the economy from the backlash that follows with the DoJ settlement. Microsoft is financially a *huge* company. Other countries will care far less about Microsoft because they have no agenda with economy. The american economy does very much affect everyone elses, but it's a less direct relationship when it comes to this corporation. The mexican govt. couldn't give two shits about Microsoft, they just don't want their hands tied together sitting in a corner like the rest of the Microsofts pawn^h^h^h^h customers.
Whoever said 'There's no press like bad press' was wrong. Bad press has got to suck for them. Slashdot is a forum for geeks, but when I see this shit on my local news broadcast, they really fucked up.
Maybe they should just slow down for a while, let this blow over?
With todays prices, why not?
In the words of some famous person, 'You can never have enough.'
Grow a brain. Find me funny.
Microsoft needs to help the developers. Give them free dev kits. Give them free support. If you built it, they will come.
Without massive developer interest like there was with the Sony PS1, you end up with a flop like the Dreamcast. Good games are the only thing that will keep the customers interested.
No amount of advertising can compensate for mediocrity...
Wait a minute. Did I just say that about MS?
No, and seeing as that most of the internet backbone is not controlled by the government, I think its a good idea. Most of the backbone is controlled by telecom's. I trust telecom's more than the government because pissed off customers will find the alternative.
With the government, there is no alternative.
Hey, if they wanna be seperate from the world, I say let 'em. They have tightly controlled borders. They control the media. They are a socialist country. Can't we just pull the plug? No more internet sounds good to me.
Fuck em
Pong? At least give us UT tournaments.
I'll pay only for the very best.
The USA PATRIOT Act denies us the opportunity for judicial review. In cases of abuse, we may never hear about it. Neither will the courts. Law enforcement have overreaching authority now. They can get a wiretap or e-mail tap on someone merely by saying it is 'in connection' with an ongoing investigation, without providing evidence. There is also no performance review. They are under no obligation to tell the courts how fruitful the search was or what, if anything they found. These 'checks and balances' have been in place for over 25 years and had really changed a lot.
Maybe I'm being paranoid. But, maybe I'd just like there to be no opportunity for abuse. I have to assume that the fact there are 100's of thousands of requests by the justice department for new information on online users that in some way, they are too broadly searching the net.
This is all based on the premise that the terrorists aren't using any type of concealment such as PGP(which we know they are). The invasion of privacy is unwarranted. There was no real review process for the PATRIOT act. It has some really good provisions. And a bunch that are blatantly 'over the line'. I want a safe homeland just as much as the next guy. I'm just hoping that fear similar to that felt during the cold war doesn't well up again. Our own fear is our worst enemy.
These Orwellian news stories are becoming more frequent. They are beginning to scare me. Average American citizens believe that because they've done nothing wrong that this invasion of privacy does not affect them. That's what eastern europeans thought before WWII. Think about this: So, you have some unfounded trust in your current government. You think that the invasion of privacy will only lead to greater safety. This is laid on the premise that the current government is the only one to ever lay hands on the sensitive information. Can you say now that you trust any future governments to use the information for the greater good?
Can you trust all new administrations to do only good? McCarthy is a prime example of what happens when you let paranoia feed on patriotism. What if in the future a fascist(in the true sense) governemnt controls america. What will you do then? By this time, you've already been catalogued and filed and triplicated in every possible way; you gave up your right to privacy years ago.
Round two: A computer cracker or a corporate spy thieves the database for their own personal gain. You, and all 249 million of your neighbors are now in the hands of the highest bidding corporation or marketing firm. What are you gonna do? Nothing. You don't have any rights. You gave them away already.
Although the right to electronic privacy is not in the constitution for obvious reasons, the true intent of the bill of rights is obvious. The Bush Legislation Regime is feeding on our own fear of the enemy(whoever that is) to take away our rights. Everything from Carnivore to the SSSCA(or whatever new derivative is in the works) to the USA Patriot Act, our rights are being eroded away one law at a time. Americans are like frogs, they'll sit in their apathetic zombie worlds letting their rights vaporize while calmly waiting for the water to boil.
I may be a elitist prick; but the apathy, disillusionment, and ignorance surrounding me makes me want to vomit.
Un-American? He's being down right UNPATRIOTIC. How dare all you fuckers; privacy? You don't get no stinking privacy! If you are innocent, you have nothing to hide, right?
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I'm 1/4 Australian. When can I move?
Nothing. P0rn is awesome. I was hoping for a zero-effort pOrn delivery system. Maybe this is it?
Great, push technology again. This time, they can IM you big files. So, can I get p0rn pushed to my computer?
Your wrong about Mouser. I use them frequently and rarely need more than 2 or three parts. My average order price is probably about $10. Their entire catalog is available online too :)
You know, 20mpg city is pretty bad. Even for a sports car. The Boxster is fairly light and the engine pretty small. Isn't that a 2.8 or 3.0 Inline 6? Must be that long duration cam... bad porsche, bad.
Exactly. And if a user is looking for legitimate software and comes across something that isn't legal, are they going to know it? Probably not. A lot of people come across stuff and don't know it's commercial.
'Sides, who looks for warez on the web? Ten minutes on IRC or a P2P net and you'll find 10x the warez you'll find in an hour on the web.
Fine. Be ticked. Even, get pissed. Cry. Jump up and down. It'll do no good. Look at the money Coke and Pepsi have payed for product placements in movies; this advertising doesn't come for free. There is no legal basis for this lawsuit and the lawyers who filed it on behalf of the billboard owners could get into trouble for this.
In most states, frivolous lawsuits are against the law. As is barratry.
If you want to see some real acting by Kirsten Dunst, you're watching the wrong movies of hers.
Try these:
"Crazy Beautiful" - She plays a self-destructive troubled young teen daughter to a suicided mother.
Kirsten did a great job on this one. Although there are a few 'cheeze' moments, overall this was a very dynamic role in comparison to most of her work.
"Virgin Suicides" - Again, she plays a self-destructive teen hell-bent on killing herself. A very complicated movie, sad and dramatic. With an allstar cast featuring James Wood, Kathleen Turner, Josh Hartnett and narrated by Giovanni Ribisi, this movie was very well made. A+ to Kirsten.
"Bring It On" - Nevermind. This one sucked. I think those two were her only really good roles.
anti-climactic, I hope you mean. anti-climatic? Is that some sort of freezer?
Exactly. There is no way a consumer could confuse the trademarked 'Monopoly' with the website. It is barratry merely on the grounds that there is no trademark infringement and the Cease and Desist letter has no legal merits. I was hoping for an exciting legal trial, guess I'm outta luck...
Hotplugging is very important. It's one of the most touted features of USB. It works most of the time.
My only really serious problem was getting my Epson 777 usb printer to work. I tried newsgroups, and getting support but I couldn't make it work. It's a nice printer, with built-in support for text. That's why I thought it was weird that it wouldn't work, because even set up as a generic text printer, it still wouldn't work. Oh well...
Actually, I think that is the board. I've had it for two or three years now. Works flawlessly. With updated Via 4in1 drivers for Win98, it works great under windows. Unfortunately, I'm bound to Windows because of work. I have to use SolidWorks and 3dStudio Max 4, both Windows only.
Titanium dioxide is *extremely* brittle. There are many different welding certifications for different processes, and Ti is never welded by novices. It's a little difficult for a novice to get good penetration as well as bead regularity and good overall strength. I recommend welding Aluminum for any welders looking for a challenge. It's easier than Ti, that's for sure.