- hacker == good guy; hobbyist; enginner or technician - cracker == bad guy; thief; like a safecracker
We need to teach the reporters and press the difference between these two words, so they start using "crack" or "cracker" for someone up to no good rather than demeaning us enginners, technicians, and hobbyists.
Not sure what you're talking about, but we were discussing Hulu, Amazon and Comcast video streaming of TV shows/movies. Comcast's cap will eventually drive the other services out-of-business, because customers will be watching Comcast's free service. THEN comcast will raise your rate to ~$100/month (on top of your regular rate) for the privilege of watching video streams from Comcast-video.
And you'll have no other alternatives. This is only a "good deal" for you until Comcast drives-out the competition. And then it will be a bad deal as they use their on-demand monopoly to rape your wallet.
I usually don't read AC posts. Go get a UserID so we can mod you up-or-down rather than hiding.
>>>collectively lobby
You have the right to collectively-lobby. You don't have the right to a corporate voice. The grant of a government corporate license is a Privilege, not a right, and the privileges granted by the license can be revoked/limited at any time (just as the case with your driver's license).
There are many States with the union that are cheaper to live. For example instead of paying $4.50 for gasoline & $2000/month rent in California..... you could move to Oklahoma or Delaware and pay $3.20 and $800.
>>>armed people that actually like bills like this.
That's not what I'm seeing at Infowars.com and other "alt-media" sites with open comments. The people armed to the teeth hate CISPA, Patriot Act, NDAA, etc. Don't be deluded into thinking Republican Party views == the view of gunholders
After this story was published, a Microsoft rep stepped-forward and said they still support CISPA in the Senate. So basically you're quoting a bad report. sssssss
I was never into comics; don't see the appeal. Even now the only comic I've ever enjoyed was "Walking Dead" because of its suspense (never know who will die next).
Ever since I was young I'd always watched sci-fi or fantasy shows like Twilight Zone, Buck Rogers, Star Trek. Also on PBS I liked 3-2-1-Contact and other science shows that satisfied my curiosity.
As I explained in my article submission to slashdot (same topic): "They get immunity from civil and criminal liability in court." - In other words you can't sue your ISP or website corporation, if they reveal your private data, surf history and/or passwords to the U.S. DHS.
And while we're at, because there has been a rampant rash of accidents leading to kids losing parents, I propose we ban all parents (or teachers) from driving a car. And since accounts have been stolen, no more online banking. And because utorrent is used for piracy, forbade U.S. citizens from visiting it. And playboy is sometimes seen by underage students too, so I recommend that & all other nude sites be forbidden.
I'm sure you have no problem with my modest proposal. (Or..... we could start treating children as future adults, and stop trying to take-away their freedoms. When they grow-up I suspect they'll want to have freedom of speech, freedom of travel, and freedom to friend whoever they want..... rather than be treated as children for the rest of their lives.)
I wonder if this includes ex-students? I friended several of my former teachers.
The solution seems simple enough... make your facebook profile private, so the school administrators can't see who you friended. The courts have already ruled employers can't demand your password to see what's behind the privacy wall.
Unless Bush is delusional like our current president (claims to be a "constitutional scholar" while bending-over backwards to strike-out the Bill of Rights). I love how his right-hand advisor claimed he doesn't need the People's Congress for permission to bomb Libya..... he got the permission from the unelected bureaucrats at the U.N.
As I explained in my submission to slashdot (same topic): "They get immunity from civil and criminal liability in the courts." -- In other words you can't sue your ISP or website corporation, if they reveal your private data to the U.S. DHS.
And I was right. Please do NOT repeat lies that have no evidence of being true. It's as bad as citing Alex Jones as a reliable source.
Doug Thompson (original author of that hit piece) says: "This is to let you know that the piece on Bush and the Constitution has been changed and reads: ' This article was based on sources that we thought, at the time, were reliable. We have since discovered reasons to doubt their veracity. For that reason, this article has been removed from our database. ' I no longer stand behind that article or its conclusions and have said so in answers to several recent queries."
Well at least they finally did. This would make me want to use Mozilla browsers while avoiding MS, Google browsers. (No idea where Apple or Opera stands.)
>>>you get the platform that compels users to participate
Funny... I thought the phone belonged to me, not apple. This closed system is like, in the days of VCRs, the company JVC forcing everyone to only buy JVC-approved videotapes..... and all tapes produced by other independent companies would be blocked.
>>>>I don't know about you, but in my reality, the EFF is comprised of individuals.
Yes and so too is Microsoft, Bank of America, General Motors and other corporations that have hijacked our Congressmembers and turned them into puppets. Just because I take-away the megacorps ability to lobby does NOT mean the individuals inside those corps are silent. They are free to open their mouths & speak, so nobody's rights are being trampled.
>>>What we are saying is that, by virtue of being the highest court of the nation, there is no other court to appeal a decision to.
Sure there is.
Just because the Supreme Court ruled ~80 years ago that "commerce among the states" also applies to banning marijuana, alcohol, or natural milk by the Congress, does NOT mean lower level judges must agree. Those lower level judges are free to read the constitution and 10th amendment and reach their own conclusion: "Congress does not have authority to ban commerce inside a state," and let the marijuana, alcohol, or Amish milk farmers go free.
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Exactly!
I'm a CRACKER not a hacker. Get it right. (No just kidding..... but I should post that on news sites just to see what reaction I get.)
- hacker == good guy; hobbyist; enginner or technician
- cracker == bad guy; thief; like a safecracker
We need to teach the reporters and press the difference between these two words, so they start using "crack" or "cracker" for someone up to no good rather than demeaning us enginners, technicians, and hobbyists.
Not sure what you're talking about, but we were discussing Hulu, Amazon and Comcast video streaming of TV shows/movies. Comcast's cap will eventually drive the other services out-of-business, because customers will be watching Comcast's free service. THEN comcast will raise your rate to ~$100/month (on top of your regular rate) for the privilege of watching video streams from Comcast-video.
And you'll have no other alternatives. This is only a "good deal" for you until Comcast drives-out the competition. And then it will be a bad deal as they use their on-demand monopoly to rape your wallet.
>>>I see you didn't bother to read my post.
I usually don't read AC posts. Go get a UserID so we can mod you up-or-down rather than hiding.
>>>collectively lobby
You have the right to collectively-lobby. You don't have the right to a corporate voice. The grant of a government corporate license is a Privilege, not a right, and the privileges granted by the license can be revoked/limited at any time (just as the case with your driver's license).
There are many States with the union that are cheaper to live. For example instead of paying $4.50 for gasoline & $2000/month rent in California..... you could move to Oklahoma or Delaware and pay $3.20 and $800.
>>>armed people that actually like bills like this.
That's not what I'm seeing at Infowars.com and other "alt-media" sites with open comments. The people armed to the teeth hate CISPA, Patriot Act, NDAA, etc. Don't be deluded into thinking Republican Party views == the view of gunholders
I can't believe you're defending Obama. Both he and Bush should be tried in Nuremberg for war crimes.
After this story was published, a Microsoft rep stepped-forward and said they still support CISPA in the Senate. So basically you're quoting a bad report. sssssss
I was never into comics; don't see the appeal. Even now the only comic I've ever enjoyed was "Walking Dead" because of its suspense (never know who will die next).
Ever since I was young I'd always watched sci-fi or fantasy shows like Twilight Zone, Buck Rogers, Star Trek. Also on PBS I liked 3-2-1-Contact and other science shows that satisfied my curiosity.
As I explained in my article submission to slashdot (same topic): "They get immunity from civil and criminal liability in court." - In other words you can't sue your ISP or website corporation, if they reveal your private data, surf history and/or passwords to the U.S. DHS.
I concur.
And while we're at, because there has been a rampant rash of accidents leading to kids losing parents, I propose we ban all parents (or teachers) from driving a car. And since accounts have been stolen, no more online banking. And because utorrent is used for piracy, forbade U.S. citizens from visiting it. And playboy is sometimes seen by underage students too, so I recommend that & all other nude sites be forbidden.
I'm sure you have no problem with my modest proposal. (Or..... we could start treating children as future adults, and stop trying to take-away their freedoms. When they grow-up I suspect they'll want to have freedom of speech, freedom of travel, and freedom to friend whoever they want..... rather than be treated as children for the rest of their lives.)
I wonder if this includes ex-students? I friended several of my former teachers.
The solution seems simple enough... make your facebook profile private, so the school administrators can't see who you friended. The courts have already ruled employers can't demand your password to see what's behind the privacy wall.
Unless Bush is delusional like our current president (claims to be a "constitutional scholar" while bending-over backwards to strike-out the Bill of Rights). I love how his right-hand advisor claimed he doesn't need the People's Congress for permission to bomb Libya..... he got the permission from the unelected bureaucrats at the U.N.
As I explained in my submission to slashdot (same topic): "They get immunity from civil and criminal liability in the courts." -- In other words you can't sue your ISP or website corporation, if they reveal your private data to the U.S. DHS.
>>> turn it into something that doesn't question corporate and government
They can't take away our first amendment right to speak & publish our thoughts. And if they manage to succeed..... well we still have the second.
And I was right. Please do NOT repeat lies that have no evidence of being true. It's as bad as citing Alex Jones as a reliable source.
Doug Thompson (original author of that hit piece) says: "This is to let you know that the piece on Bush and the Constitution has been changed and reads: ' This article was based on sources that we thought, at the time, were reliable. We have since discovered reasons to doubt their veracity. For that reason, this article has been removed from our database. ' I no longer stand behind that article or its conclusions and have said so in answers to several recent queries."
I cannot find a citation that Bush said this, anymore than I can find a citation that Obama said it. I suspect it's an urban legend.
No Microsoft is still pro-CISPA according to the linked article.
Well at least they finally did. This would make me want to use Mozilla browsers while avoiding MS, Google browsers. (No idea where Apple or Opera stands.)
I wouldn't buy Facebook.
They support CISPA.
LINK - http://slashdot.org/submission/2049919/mozilla-warns-cispa-is-alarming-threat-to-privacy
>>>you get the platform that compels users to participate
Funny... I thought the phone belonged to me, not apple. This closed system is like, in the days of VCRs, the company JVC forcing everyone to only buy JVC-approved videotapes..... and all tapes produced by other independent companies would be blocked.
>>>>I don't know about you, but in my reality, the EFF is comprised of individuals.
Yes and so too is Microsoft, Bank of America, General Motors and other corporations that have hijacked our Congressmembers and turned them into puppets. Just because I take-away the megacorps ability to lobby does NOT mean the individuals inside those corps are silent. They are free to open their mouths & speak, so nobody's rights are being trampled.
Pretty soon if you want to keep your job, you will need to accept a salary equal to what an Indian software engineer would get. ($20,000)
Who wants to retire? You sit in your house. Alone. Nothing to do. Better to just keep going into the office, and sharing your knowledge/skills.
>>>What we are saying is that, by virtue of being the highest court of the nation, there is no other court to appeal a decision to.
Sure there is.
Just because the Supreme Court ruled ~80 years ago that "commerce among the states" also applies to banning marijuana, alcohol, or natural milk by the Congress, does NOT mean lower level judges must agree. Those lower level judges are free to read the constitution and 10th amendment and reach their own conclusion: "Congress does not have authority to ban commerce inside a state," and let the marijuana, alcohol, or Amish milk farmers go free.