The whole paranoid big brother thing does not scare me. Fortunately (and sometimes unfortunately), the government is just not efficient enough to really be all that ominous.
It's common practice for parts of Los Angeles to be closed for movie making, even if the sequence is not that dangerous. When I lived there, there were several times I was unable to get to work or park once I arrived. At least once that I can remember, they shut down all of downtown. It is extremely annoying to have your life interupted for the sake of entertainment. I might have been more forgiving, though, had they been working on the Matrix!
Programmers that make a living leveraging the unique value of their software, do whatever it takes to keep their code secret. As expected, most successful programmers and companies do not disclose their code and sell their software without the source code.
I guess you are probably not successful if you program open source. What do you suppose he means be successful?
I'm not a programmer, but it seems to me that there must be plenty of ways to develop open source and pay programmers to do so. Just because the software is non-proprietary does not mean your primary business using that software is non-profit. Couldn't companies pay coders to develop software specific to their business needs and not be in it to license the software?
Can someone explain to me how Internet2 relates to all of this. Will Internet2 rely on the same pipes, or are they building a whole new network, pipes and all?
Current plans call for the bridge to carry eight traffic lanes, four service lanes and two rail lines. It will have a capacity of about 100,000 cars and trucks and 200 trains a day.
The real concern might be: What happens during a bad derailing?
..because posting this story twice may make the MPAA and RIAA think you're trying to promote circumvention. I mean isn't posting a link to this story essentially the same thing as linking to DeCSS?
"indviduals will be able to contribute to the open source movement by donating their spare bandwidth and disk space to the network. "
Perhaps this is a silly question, but I worried about it with Napster and subsequent file sharing software, too. Is is possible to contribute and be secure?
I'm asking for it, I know, but does it occur to you that must of us women who use this type of technology might have better things to do than ask your (or another man's opinion) on how we look in something?
Of course, I look good in everything, but that's beside the point.:)
I know a biologist who worked on the Apollo missions. She just laughs at me when I ask her if we really went to the moon and says that if we didn't, they sure had NASA fooled.
Any system that doesn't rank Blade Runner as the number one sci-fi movie of all time is flawed. I'm not saying Wired's system is perfect, but Blade Runner as number 11 seems way off. Of course, I am biased, since it's my personal all time fav (in any category).
of the fact that they stole the concept to begin with. My personal favorite quote from the ruling: Even Microsoft's own computer dictionary includes expansive definitions of "windowing environment" and "windowing software.
Yes. I guess my point is that consumer rating companies are pointing the finger, but it's their system that allows consumers to be exploited. They are casting Ford as a victim here, and Ford had the insecure information. Not to mention Ford's host of other general business practices that make me queasy. Let's not forget the tires on those SUV's that killed hundreds. This guy has a really twisted idea of victimization.
Well said, except for this:... this article is so badly written that it's offensive. This conservative fuckhead should go back to the trailer park where he belongs.
I strongly suspect that the article is a bit tongue-in-check. Even if it isn't, it is well written and forces us to think about why we root for our heroes. An excellent exercise any time.
From Mr. Girard, Experian spokesman: "It just shows that today, even big companies can be victimized," he said. "it's a never-ending struggle against the bad guys."
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The whole paranoid big brother thing does not scare me. Fortunately (and sometimes unfortunately), the government is just not efficient enough to really be all that ominous.
Yes, except the government knows less about the Internet, technology, and what's at stake.
It's common practice for parts of Los Angeles to be closed for movie making, even if the sequence is not that dangerous. When I lived there, there were several times I was unable to get to work or park once I arrived. At least once that I can remember, they shut down all of downtown. It is extremely annoying to have your life interupted for the sake of entertainment. I might have been more forgiving, though, had they been working on the Matrix!
I guess you are probably not successful if you program open source. What do you suppose he means be successful?
Beware of the words "think tank." The closest you are going to get to unbiased thinking is from academia, not think tanks.
Anyone have the numbers on how many people use free email like hotmail and yahoo versus paid email?
I'm not a programmer, but it seems to me that there must be plenty of ways to develop open source and pay programmers to do so. Just because the software is non-proprietary does not mean your primary business using that software is non-profit. Couldn't companies pay coders to develop software specific to their business needs and not be in it to license the software?
Can someone explain to me how Internet2 relates to all of this. Will Internet2 rely on the same pipes, or are they building a whole new network, pipes and all?
Current plans call for the bridge to carry eight traffic lanes, four service lanes and two rail lines. It will have a capacity of about 100,000 cars and trucks and 200 trains a day.
The real concern might be: What happens during a bad derailing?
...need to find a new hiding spot for my passwords. Under the monitor maybe?
These tests might be more interesting on a craft traveling deeper into space. Maybe the next Mars mission? You might see greater inconsistancies.
...if they didn't waste so much time and money trying to prevent copyright infringement they'd be so wealthy the could just rely on the honor system.
..because posting this story twice may make the MPAA and RIAA think you're trying to promote circumvention. I mean isn't posting a link to this story essentially the same thing as linking to DeCSS?
Perhaps this is a silly question, but I worried about it with Napster and subsequent file sharing software, too. Is is possible to contribute and be secure?
Unwieldy for whom? TRANSLATION:
Wait! If you start this sort of legislation, other states may follow suit, and then we'll have to be held accountable for our actions.
Actually, the virus could have been a Word macro. It's difficult to infect a Mac, so I have to assume that the aliens were running Windows.
You can check out my bio if you like by checking my user info. If you look hard enough, you can even find me on-line in other places.
Of course, I look good in everything, but that's beside the point. :)
I know a biologist who worked on the Apollo missions. She just laughs at me when I ask her if we really went to the moon and says that if we didn't, they sure had NASA fooled.
I'm replying to the post "What a load of..." In this poster's system, Star Wars is one and Blade Runner is 11.
Any system that doesn't rank Blade Runner as the number one sci-fi movie of all time is flawed. I'm not saying Wired's system is perfect, but Blade Runner as number 11 seems way off. Of course, I am biased, since it's my personal all time fav (in any category).
of the fact that they stole the concept to begin with. My personal favorite quote from the ruling: Even Microsoft's own computer dictionary includes expansive definitions of "windowing environment" and "windowing software.
Yes. I guess my point is that consumer rating companies are pointing the finger, but it's their system that allows consumers to be exploited. They are casting Ford as a victim here, and Ford had the insecure information. Not to mention Ford's host of other general business practices that make me queasy. Let's not forget the tires on those SUV's that killed hundreds. This guy has a really twisted idea of victimization.
I strongly suspect that the article is a bit tongue-in-check. Even if it isn't, it is well written and forces us to think about why we root for our heroes. An excellent exercise any time.
I don't even know where to begin with that one.