I'm guessing an RMS-style response would be: the security of cellphones outweighs liberty? I imagine he's thinking in the longer term and of the bigger picture:
One side of the debate: People kill, tools don't. There is no justification for the restriction of useful tools.
-vs- Possible RMS side: Any tool which can be used for oppression will eventually be used for oppression. So it's in the interest of individuals to avoid such tools from becoming ubiquitous/powerful.
The obvious compromise is to carry a cellphone but keep it unpowered when you're not using it, and to use encryption. But cellphone utility is overrated, and - for many people - it may be just as good (or better, to avoid interruptions to work and leisure) to simply not have one at all.
It's a fairly old list which has been floating on the 'net for a long time. If we still had moderately sane (17 year) copyright terms, I guess it would be public domain right now regardless of whether fiction or collection. The present headline reminded me of it, although it has the bonus of being vacuous and unintentionally self-deprecating.
Does Red Hat own any software patents itself? Surely if it is against the idea of software patents then it would be in its interest to show the wider software community what it has been driven to (if that is how it feels)? Or was it worried that defending itself would be long and complex, and would be ashamed to admit that it gave in? Perhaps it did not want to attract too much anti-patent campaigning, as this might scare away some of its bigger clients?
It would also be interesting to see what efforts were made at uncovering prior art. Speaking as a non-lawyer, I don't see anything particularly novel in the description, but maybe a very specific combination of elements is not considered to have existed previously.
It's nearly impossible to do anything (launch a rocket, build a car, build an airplane) in a low-cost fashion due to the regulations and massive amounts of paperwork the engineers have to fill out.
If you honestly believe that it's almost imposible for any US engineer to do any work at reasonable cost (it may be time-consuming, but is it really that expensive to fill out a form?), what alternative do you propose?
Answer in a way which maintains the occupational safety and environmental standards required of the US, rather than one which gives us the safety and environmental records of India and China.
No. Because there is no reason for the FBI to have any interest in me
You are probably less relevant than RMS. But there are many powerful interests which would have interest in tracking and eavesdropping on him, so his argument is sound.
But your point of view leads to the more worrying conclusion that, because most people lack the talent or the courage to take a stand, it shouldn't matter that those who do make a difference may be prevented from doing so. Essentially, you're scared of freedom and you resent those who want to enjoy it.
Anyway, as a matter of routine I take out my cellphone battery when I don't need to use it. It probably cumulatively wastes an hour a year of quick hand movement, which is less than I waste in a couple of weeks on.. err.. masturbating? I know I'm less relevant than RMS, but being the activist type (in the sense of organisation and publication) I'm probably slightly more interesting than the average lady or gent. I know for certain by questions I've been asked at US immigration that at least someone's paying attention to what I'm doing.
You have the right to be boring. I shall celebrate my freedom not to be.
You are talking as if betrayal is inherently wrong. I realise it's expected, in evolutionary terms, for humans to feel this way. It's the social primate inside you talking: my tribe/country, right or wrong; the death of one of my tribe is worse than the death of a thousand of anyone else.
But there is nothing wrong with betraying something or someone you initially thought to be acting morally but then found to be acting immorally. For they have already betrayed you, and to continue is to betray yourself. Even civilian law mostly understands this: you're not excused because you did something illegal for a friend, nor does the law punish you for reporting your friend for murder. What is more, you're never just following orders, even when a substantial hierarchy is in place to make the order lawful from the point of view of that hierarchy. The extent of your willing participation measures the extent of your guilt.
Lawyers have lawyered the Constitution with absurd interpretations to break its spirit. Constitutionalists sometimes even forget that the document represents a set of principles; it does not generate those principles. Manning was certainly acting morally. Maybe the right combination of judges at some future trial will conclude that he was acting legally (perhaps in terms of international law, or perhaps US Constitutional law).
And, let's not forget that much of the material he would have to release would be diplomatic material that put in jeopardy Cuba's efforts to avoid going to war.
"Diplomatic material" here is a weasel phrase for "secrets which we want to keep to maintain peace in a dishonest manner". There is diplomacy in the sense of everyone sitting down at a table and openly discussing their grievances and finding a peaceful solution. Then there is diplomacy in the Kissinger sense of tricking people with a myriad of under-the-table deals into thinking they've been offered more than nothing at all. Entangling alliances with none.
All counter-revolutionaries are given the harshest treatment. Remember: all their rights respected until somebody we like gets elected. You can spread your opinion from the rooftops as loudly as you like, as long as it is either (i) pro-government; or (ii) of no consequence to the government. The US government is clever to realise that most speech comes under (ii).
For an example closer to Western home, check out what's happening to Bradley Manning.
I used to use the Compaq TC1000 as a tablet for business and pleasure. But I have never been able to get to grips with the iPad: I find handwriting more useful than fingerpainting, there's a lack of hardware expandability, and it just doesn't have the software base of Windows. Can people tell me what experiences they've had using an iPad in a commercial environment for getting work done? Thanks.
The power belongs to whoever translates "mcdonalds" into "www.mcdonalds.com" when you type the former into your url bar / search box. That'd be browser writers (e.g. Google), search engine providers (e.g. Google) and "smart" DNS server providers (e.g. Google).
As availability of multimedia increases, what was once an unusually excessive user (subsidised by everyone else) becomes a regular user. Now I hope we all agree that words like "unlimited" are false advertising, but what should be in its place? The two obvious possibilities are capping - with possible charge for overage - and shaping. Or both.
What do geeks want to see? What do you perceive the wider Internet using community wants to see?
Indeed. It would help probably the global set of journalists to just refresh this page every hour or so. It was obvious for quite a while that an explosion outside the third reactor was likely, since it was experiencing exactly the same sequence as the first reactor.
I would like to understand clearly and concisely why it has not been possible after so many days to maintain levels of coolant. I know the batteries are dead; I know the on-site generators all failed; I know there was some problem with connectivity on the generators shipped in... but why hasn't this problem been solved yet? Is it because, for each reactor, they're waiting until the last possible moment before they do the seawater+boron thing which will kill it forever? Even if that means a bit of venting and risking a hydrogen explosion in the outer building?
But already Japan is facing rolling blackouts, electricity rationing, evacuating the area around the plant, and thousands dead already.
But also many people died of the Plague also. Is this an attempt at nuclear power scaremongery? Hardly any death or injury has to do with the nuclear plant.
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the utility of cellphones outweighs their danger.
I'm guessing an RMS-style response would be: the security of cellphones outweighs liberty? I imagine he's thinking in the longer term and of the bigger picture:
One side of the debate: People kill, tools don't. There is no justification for the restriction of useful tools.
-vs-
Possible RMS side: Any tool which can be used for oppression will eventually be used for oppression. So it's in the interest of individuals to avoid such tools from becoming ubiquitous/powerful.
The obvious compromise is to carry a cellphone but keep it unpowered when you're not using it, and to use encryption. But cellphone utility is overrated, and - for many people - it may be just as good (or better, to avoid interruptions to work and leisure) to simply not have one at all.
It's a fairly old list which has been floating on the 'net for a long time. If we still had moderately sane (17 year) copyright terms, I guess it would be public domain right now regardless of whether fiction or collection. The present headline reminded me of it, although it has the bonus of being vacuous and unintentionally self-deprecating.
Does Red Hat own any software patents itself? Surely if it is against the idea of software patents then it would be in its interest to show the wider software community what it has been driven to (if that is how it feels)? Or was it worried that defending itself would be long and complex, and would be ashamed to admit that it gave in? Perhaps it did not want to attract too much anti-patent campaigning, as this might scare away some of its bigger clients?
It would also be interesting to see what efforts were made at uncovering prior art. Speaking as a non-lawyer, I don't see anything particularly novel in the description, but maybe a very specific combination of elements is not considered to have existed previously.
If we're going to write inane headlines, let's at least try to be funny...
1. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies
2. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say
3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
4. Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case
5. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
6. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
7. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
8. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
9. Teacher Strikes Idle Kids
10. Clinton Wins Budget; More Lies Ahead
11. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
12. Miners Refuse to Work After Death
13. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
14. Stolen Painting Found by Tree
15. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout Counter
16. War Dims Hope for Peace
17. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
18. Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
19. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge
20. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
21. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space
22. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
23. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
24. Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
It's nearly impossible to do anything (launch a rocket, build a car, build an airplane) in a low-cost fashion due to the regulations and massive amounts of paperwork the engineers have to fill out.
If you honestly believe that it's almost imposible for any US engineer to do any work at reasonable cost (it may be time-consuming, but is it really that expensive to fill out a form?), what alternative do you propose?
Answer in a way which maintains the occupational safety and environmental standards required of the US, rather than one which gives us the safety and environmental records of India and China.
No. Because there is no reason for the FBI to have any interest in me
You are probably less relevant than RMS. But there are many powerful interests which would have interest in tracking and eavesdropping on him, so his argument is sound.
But your point of view leads to the more worrying conclusion that, because most people lack the talent or the courage to take a stand, it shouldn't matter that those who do make a difference may be prevented from doing so. Essentially, you're scared of freedom and you resent those who want to enjoy it.
Anyway, as a matter of routine I take out my cellphone battery when I don't need to use it. It probably cumulatively wastes an hour a year of quick hand movement, which is less than I waste in a couple of weeks on.. err.. masturbating? I know I'm less relevant than RMS, but being the activist type (in the sense of organisation and publication) I'm probably slightly more interesting than the average lady or gent. I know for certain by questions I've been asked at US immigration that at least someone's paying attention to what I'm doing.
You have the right to be boring. I shall celebrate my freedom not to be.
You are talking as if betrayal is inherently wrong. I realise it's expected, in evolutionary terms, for humans to feel this way. It's the social primate inside you talking: my tribe/country, right or wrong; the death of one of my tribe is worse than the death of a thousand of anyone else.
But there is nothing wrong with betraying something or someone you initially thought to be acting morally but then found to be acting immorally. For they have already betrayed you, and to continue is to betray yourself. Even civilian law mostly understands this: you're not excused because you did something illegal for a friend, nor does the law punish you for reporting your friend for murder. What is more, you're never just following orders, even when a substantial hierarchy is in place to make the order lawful from the point of view of that hierarchy. The extent of your willing participation measures the extent of your guilt.
Lawyers have lawyered the Constitution with absurd interpretations to break its spirit. Constitutionalists sometimes even forget that the document represents a set of principles; it does not generate those principles. Manning was certainly acting morally. Maybe the right combination of judges at some future trial will conclude that he was acting legally (perhaps in terms of international law, or perhaps US Constitutional law).
And, let's not forget that much of the material he would have to release would be diplomatic material that put in jeopardy Cuba's efforts to avoid going to war.
"Diplomatic material" here is a weasel phrase for "secrets which we want to keep to maintain peace in a dishonest manner". There is diplomacy in the sense of everyone sitting down at a table and openly discussing their grievances and finding a peaceful solution. Then there is diplomacy in the Kissinger sense of tricking people with a myriad of under-the-table deals into thinking they've been offered more than nothing at all. Entangling alliances with none.
For an example closer to Western home, check out what's happening to Bradley Manning.
I used to use the Compaq TC1000 as a tablet for business and pleasure. But I have never been able to get to grips with the iPad: I find handwriting more useful than fingerpainting, there's a lack of hardware expandability, and it just doesn't have the software base of Windows. Can people tell me what experiences they've had using an iPad in a commercial environment for getting work done? Thanks.
The power belongs to whoever translates "mcdonalds" into "www.mcdonalds.com" when you type the former into your url bar / search box. That'd be browser writers (e.g. Google), search engine providers (e.g. Google) and "smart" DNS server providers (e.g. Google).
As availability of multimedia increases, what was once an unusually excessive user (subsidised by everyone else) becomes a regular user. Now I hope we all agree that words like "unlimited" are false advertising, but what should be in its place? The two obvious possibilities are capping - with possible charge for overage - and shaping. Or both. What do geeks want to see? What do you perceive the wider Internet using community wants to see?
Indeed. It would help probably the global set of journalists to just refresh this page every hour or so. It was obvious for quite a while that an explosion outside the third reactor was likely, since it was experiencing exactly the same sequence as the first reactor.
But already Japan is facing rolling blackouts, electricity rationing, evacuating the area around the plant, and thousands dead already.
But also many people died of the Plague also. Is this an attempt at nuclear power scaremongery? Hardly any death or injury has to do with the nuclear plant.