1a) The realspace laws that govern military activities apply to our cyberspace activities. 1b) The same people who oversee us to make sure we comply with the other laws. 1c) We do like we do with realspace things, we turn them over to the appropriate civilian authorities.
2a) We are doing our best to defend the nation's interests. As you can imagine, it is hard and complicated by politics. 2b) Good question, but the military doesn't make those decisions. Ask your democratically elected government.
3a) We are constrained by what Congress, the President, and the rest of the mucky mucks decree. We let in those we can. We also have little say over security clearances. 3b/c) We will attract them as we always have: patriotism, money for college, a chance to learn and earn, and even health care. We are an all volunteer service. Our people will stay because they want to stay. We may not pay the best, but we want loyal servicemen, not mercenaries. Our members will stay because they are making a difference as a part of a larger organization. 3d) We have had, continue to have, and will have a strong connection with the research/academic community. 3e) You are asking the wrong person again. We will work with them, but how much they do is up to the rest of the government.
4) Other people make those decisions. But, even if one is too old to enlist, one can always work for the military as a civilian employee/contractor.
5) We don't make laws and I really can't answer this question without getting my ass in trouble. That said, we will abide by the laws of war and those that don't will be punished.
6) I don't think we should lower fitness requirements, especially for people who are deployed. But, we may want to rethink some of the requirements and how they are measured. And, we should rethink what we look for in recruits. Fitness can be increased, but stupid is forever. And, for some posting, especially ones in the U.S. maybe we can use people who would not be deployable or who may be forced out due to health or weight. We might even want to consider converting those people into civilian employees/
7) You have just mentioned what makes my job hard. How to make cyberwar "terrible" so as to make it undesirable? Right now, it is a matter of a good defense. It may come to trying to isolate countries or enlisting other governments in the hunt for cyberterrrorists. We REALLY want to prevent a cyberwar because war sucks for us more than you will ever appreciate.
8)We are really for defending against outside groups attacking the U.S., but sometimes it is hard to tell that from civil crime. When we investigate, if we determine that it is outside our mandate, we turn it over to the appropriate civilian agency, such as the FBI, CIA, etc.
9)YGTBKM! LOL! I like your enthusiasm, but you know the Air Force neither encourages nor condones criminal activity.
10) We don't decide what constitutes an act of war. That is for the civilian government. We just fight the battles they pick.
11) We are tasked with defending military computers and networks. The other agencies defend other systems. We will work together, but they have their job and we have ours.
12) I don't see the mindset you are talking about. Maybe I am not exposed to it, but I don't think that is the way things are.
12) If I answered this it would be TL:DR. There is an entire process in place which I, and many people in the military, have little to no control over.
that anyone who believes in such a higher power is an idiot.
I am not young, and you are an idiot.
You are an idiot for believing in stories that have no proof other than a heavily edited book of stories, some of which are inconsistent, put together by a committee who kept out stories that did not fit in with their personal beliefs.
And, if you believe in the bible and that it is the true word of god, then I take it you also do not eat pork or shellfish and do no work on the Sabbath. Oh, and you and your church better not have a crucifix or you are all going to hell for be idolaters.
Explain in detail why you would need to run Linux or OSX in a Windows environment. If the rest of the company is using Windows, why should you be any different? Is it because you are a fanboi?
The time to change is when the ROI goes negative. When it costs more to maintain the system than you will make from the system, it is time to scrap the system.
If the cost of changing the platform is less than the cost of maintaining the current platform.
And, really you shouldn't wait that long. If the cost of maintaining the current system is projected to continuously go up, you should be looking at biting the bullet and working to change platforms.
By projecting costs out a few years, you should be able to tell where it becomes more cost effective to change platforms.
Copyright isn't an "inalienable right" that's protected by the government.It's a made up privilege that's just called a right to make people obey it.
No, it is a "civil", revocable right granted by law. Apparently, you do not understand that there are rights other than "inalienable" rights.
Constitution actually abridges the First Amendment right to freedom of the press, which would have no restrictions, to compromise with the late-1700s commercial necessity of a monopoly on copying printed matter so competitors don't have lower costs just reprinting material that cost the author more to create and print.
No, the Constitution does not abridge the First Amendment rights. This has nothing to do with "free press". Your argument is a red herring and is obviously misinformed, because you apparently do not understand the term "freedom of the press".
Freedom of the press is about preventing government censorship and has nothing to do with copyright.
Please go back and actually learn about the subject before opening your mouth and making a fool of yourself.
They could always find a new way of making their money back. -gasp-
Please explain in detail how?
Hell, "blockbuster movies" generally make their money back from theatre ticket sales, before even going to DVD. As long as you had a law in place that gave them control over public displays at theatres, in airplanes, satellite subscription services, etc they'd survive, and there would still be adequate incentive to make new movies.
So, you would support moving every work into public domain once said work has made back the money invested in creating the work, yes? Which would mean that Linux gets put in the public domain because it has made back the money invested in creating it. Why should anyone invest in creating CDs and DVDs if one is not going to make money?
"That's the silliest argument ever - somehow, if a publisher lets everyone else duplicate their stuff, then, they will get more money"
Please explain in detail how a publisher will get more money if everyone is able to duplicate "their stuff" without paying anything to the publisher and then give it away to other who also do not pay the publisher?
DMCA aside, the only time one violates copyright is when one copies a work so there are two copies of the work and then gives one copy to someone else and keeps the other for one's self.
The DMCA and the rest of the copyright enforcement laws all follow from arrogant people violating the legal right of the copyright holders by doing exactly what I outlined above. It doesn't matter if it is Napster, LimeWire, BitTorrent; the moment you down load a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder, you are violating the (civil) rights of the copyright holder. You are still breaking the law by violating someone's rights.
You are using the same fallacious logic IDiots use when referring to evolution as a "theory".
Property has multiple meanings. The "property" in "property tax" has specific meaning. But, property has a different meaning when used in "intellectual property".
Consider this: If one has to pay property tax on intellectual property, one would also have to pay property tax on cars, bikes, books, furniture, and everything else one owns.
I think their conclusion is wrong because, as demonstrated repeatedly by comments on/. and other sites, users only feel copyright should be respected when it is to THEIR benefit.
Oh dear. You mean my calling another poster the idiot he is might get me fired from Slashdot.... Oh wait, I don't work for Slashdot and I can't get fired for what I post here. I guess that might be why I didn't bother with the tact.
It is bad enough I have to do it at work, I am not going to do it here.
Apparently, you are either a dumbass, a liar, or both.
First, you not only quote out of context, but you completely fail to understand the poster's point. In the grandparent post, it says "People who do care about what other people wear are ignorant and should spend their time on things that actually matter" and the parent poster responds "Unfortunately your boss is one of those idiots that pays attention to what other people wear". This says nothing about working with one's boss, nor does it say he thinks his boss is an idiot.
Second, you are wrong when you say impressing one's boss won't lead to a management positions. You mistake looking professional and impressing one's boss with sucking up and being a yes-man. One does not imply or require the other. Also, you state you have been offered "management position offers, being 26, in international companies", but I noticed you didn't say you were being promoted inside your company. This leads me to believe that you are not progressing inside your company but rather companies are trying to hire you away. That is not getting a promotion, and getting promoted is what the other poster was talking about.
And, to be honest, I find it amazing that any company would want you in a management position given your attitude, poor reading comprehension, and poor communication skills. I am willing to bet what you consider a "management" position is really a low-level mid-management position where you would not be making decisions, but rather herding other programmers or acting as a project manager.
I have no idea why you were modded up, because your comment is stupid.
The "shot heard round the world" refers to the shots fired at Lexington and Concord that started the American Revolutionary War. It is metaphor for something that starts a major change. It does not mean that it will effect the entire world.
Apparently you have never heard of torts and contingency fee based lawsuits. In fact, the lawyer would jump at that case and do it on a contingency basis because it would be so easy to get at least a settlement.
The fun part for the lawyer would be when he started running commercials stating anyone who was injured by glass in MegaFoodCorp's products should call him to see about joining a class action lawsuit. Hell, just the thought of commercials like that would have MegaFoodCorp shitting their pants and offering high 6 figure settlements. After all, look what happened to Wendy's after the "finger in the chili". They were hurt badly, with sales down for months. And, no one was hurt in that one.
It would go more like this:
Average Joe: I want to sue MegaFoodCorp. Lawyer: Why? Average Joe: There was glass in the food I bought from them. It severally cut my throat and stomach, I had to be rushed to hospital for surgery. I missed 3 weeks of work and lost my job. Now I have $80,000 hospital bill that I can't pay. Also since I lost my job my house is in forclosure and my wife left me. Lawyer: I will take 30% of what we get. *calls MegaFood* Lawyer: Hi, we are suing you. We have evidence of glass contamination resulting in injury. We will be running commercials nationally to find other victims. MegaFood Lawyer: We will give you 600,000 shut up, never speak of this again, and go away. Lawyer: ChaChing!
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1a) The realspace laws that govern military activities apply to our cyberspace activities.
1b) The same people who oversee us to make sure we comply with the other laws.
1c) We do like we do with realspace things, we turn them over to the appropriate civilian authorities.
2a) We are doing our best to defend the nation's interests. As you can imagine, it is hard and complicated by politics.
2b) Good question, but the military doesn't make those decisions. Ask your democratically elected government.
3a) We are constrained by what Congress, the President, and the rest of the mucky mucks decree. We let in those we can. We also have little say over security clearances.
3b/c) We will attract them as we always have: patriotism, money for college, a chance to learn and earn, and even health care. We are an all volunteer service. Our people will stay because they want to stay. We may not pay the best, but we want loyal servicemen, not mercenaries. Our members will stay because they are making a difference as a part of a larger organization.
3d) We have had, continue to have, and will have a strong connection with the research/academic community.
3e) You are asking the wrong person again. We will work with them, but how much they do is up to the rest of the government.
4) Other people make those decisions. But, even if one is too old to enlist, one can always work for the military as a civilian employee/contractor.
5) We don't make laws and I really can't answer this question without getting my ass in trouble. That said, we will abide by the laws of war and those that don't will be punished.
6) I don't think we should lower fitness requirements, especially for people who are deployed. But, we may want to rethink some of the requirements and how they are measured. And, we should rethink what we look for in recruits. Fitness can be increased, but stupid is forever. And, for some posting, especially ones in the U.S. maybe we can use people who would not be deployable or who may be forced out due to health or weight. We might even want to consider converting those people into civilian employees/
7) You have just mentioned what makes my job hard. How to make cyberwar "terrible" so as to make it undesirable? Right now, it is a matter of a good defense. It may come to trying to isolate countries or enlisting other governments in the hunt for cyberterrrorists. We REALLY want to prevent a cyberwar because war sucks for us more than you will ever appreciate.
8)We are really for defending against outside groups attacking the U.S., but sometimes it is hard to tell that from civil crime. When we investigate, if we determine that it is outside our mandate, we turn it over to the appropriate civilian agency, such as the FBI, CIA, etc.
9)YGTBKM! LOL! I like your enthusiasm, but you know the Air Force neither encourages nor condones criminal activity.
10) We don't decide what constitutes an act of war. That is for the civilian government. We just fight the battles they pick.
11) We are tasked with defending military computers and networks. The other agencies defend other systems. We will work together, but they have their job and we have ours.
12) I don't see the mindset you are talking about. Maybe I am not exposed to it, but I don't think that is the way things are.
12) If I answered this it would be TL:DR. There is an entire process in place which I, and many people in the military, have little to no control over.
Apparently you are either ignorant of Scientology or are a low level Scientologist, which implies the same, or a high level Scientologist trolling.
.45 caliber pistol)
Any group that encourages it's members to harass, threaten, and kill said groups detractors and ex-members is a danger to the rest of the community.
Check out the Scientology doctrine of "Fair Game" and "2R45" (Hint: 2R45 = 2 rounds from a
Personally, I think ever single one of them should be rounded up and executed.
I am not young, and you are an idiot.
You are an idiot for believing in stories that have no proof other than a heavily edited book of stories, some of which are inconsistent, put together by a committee who kept out stories that did not fit in with their personal beliefs.
And, if you believe in the bible and that it is the true word of god, then I take it you also do not eat pork or shellfish and do no work on the Sabbath. Oh, and you and your church better not have a crucifix or you are all going to hell for be idolaters.
Assholes like you are the cause of the mess. Perhaps we should tax being an asshole.
Go for it dumbass. Then, those thousands of people can counter-sue you and they will win.
Now, STFU and go back to your homework.
Wow. You didn't even bother to RTFA. That or you are a dumbass. To be honest, I think it is be both.
The chip is activated after manufacture but before shipping to the consumer. After it is activated, it never has to contact the patent holder again.
This is a technology to stop industrial espionage and has nothing to do with DRM or trusted computing.
Now, please, stop being a reactionary dumbass and STFU.
Explain in detail why you would need to run Linux or OSX in a Windows environment. If the rest of the company is using Windows, why should you be any different? Is it because you are a fanboi?
The time to change is when the ROI goes negative. When it costs more to maintain the system than you will make from the system, it is time to scrap the system.
If the cost of changing the platform is less than the cost of maintaining the current platform.
And, really you shouldn't wait that long. If the cost of maintaining the current system is projected to continuously go up, you should be looking at biting the bullet and working to change platforms.
By projecting costs out a few years, you should be able to tell where it becomes more cost effective to change platforms.
actually, it is not stupid and I bet it has nothing to do with security.
He is looking for an objective measure. He doesn't want the ideologues spouting off that he should drop his current system for their favorite system.
He wants a way to make the decision himself.
No, it is a "civil", revocable right granted by law. Apparently, you do not understand that there are rights other than "inalienable" rights.
No, the Constitution does not abridge the First Amendment rights. This has nothing to do with "free press". Your argument is a red herring and is obviously misinformed, because you apparently do not understand the term "freedom of the press".
Freedom of the press is about preventing government censorship and has nothing to do with copyright.
Please go back and actually learn about the subject before opening your mouth and making a fool of yourself.
The point of my post, you missed it.
Please explain in detail how?
So, you would support moving every work into public domain once said work has made back the money invested in creating the work, yes? Which would mean that Linux gets put in the public domain because it has made back the money invested in creating it. Why should anyone invest in creating CDs and DVDs if one is not going to make money?
"That's the silliest argument ever - somehow, if a publisher lets everyone else duplicate their stuff, then, they will get more money"
Please explain in detail how a publisher will get more money if everyone is able to duplicate "their stuff" without paying anything to the publisher and then give it away to other who also do not pay the publisher?
DMCA aside, the only time one violates copyright is when one copies a work so there are two copies of the work and then gives one copy to someone else and keeps the other for one's self.
The DMCA and the rest of the copyright enforcement laws all follow from arrogant people violating the legal right of the copyright holders by doing exactly what I outlined above. It doesn't matter if it is Napster, LimeWire, BitTorrent; the moment you down load a copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder, you are violating the (civil) rights of the copyright holder. You are still breaking the law by violating someone's rights.
And intellectual property is personal property. The OP suggests that IP == Real estate property, when in reality IP == personal property.
Get your own definitions straight.
You are using the same fallacious logic IDiots use when referring to evolution as a "theory".
Property has multiple meanings. The "property" in "property tax" has specific meaning. But, property has a different meaning when used in "intellectual property".
Consider this: If one has to pay property tax on intellectual property, one would also have to pay property tax on cars, bikes, books, furniture, and everything else one owns.
Are you sure you want that?
I think their conclusion is wrong because, as demonstrated repeatedly by comments on /. and other sites, users only feel copyright should be respected when it is to THEIR benefit.
Different != better. Putting videos up reeks of laziness and change for change sake.
As many other have said, if I wanted to watch a video, I would go to youtube. More importantly, I can read faster than most people can talk.
I hope it does follow his worthless ass around for the rest of his life so people will know they are dealing with a vicious sociopath.
What's the matter, little fella?
Did the big, bad policeman catch you jerking off to donkey porn while smoking pot in your mom's basement?
There, there, we know how hard it is for you being a loser criminal and all.
Oh dear. You mean my calling another poster the idiot he is might get me fired from Slashdot.... Oh wait, I don't work for Slashdot and I can't get fired for what I post here. I guess that might be why I didn't bother with the tact.
It is bad enough I have to do it at work, I am not going to do it here.
Is it really an insult if it is the truth? I see it as stating the obvious.
Apparently, you are either a dumbass, a liar, or both.
First, you not only quote out of context, but you completely fail to understand the poster's point. In the grandparent post, it says "People who do care about what other people wear are ignorant and should spend their time on things that actually matter" and the parent poster responds "Unfortunately your boss is one of those idiots that pays attention to what other people wear". This says nothing about working with one's boss, nor does it say he thinks his boss is an idiot.
Second, you are wrong when you say impressing one's boss won't lead to a management positions. You mistake looking professional and impressing one's boss with sucking up and being a yes-man. One does not imply or require the other. Also, you state you have been offered "management position offers, being 26, in international companies", but I noticed you didn't say you were being promoted inside your company. This leads me to believe that you are not progressing inside your company but rather companies are trying to hire you away. That is not getting a promotion, and getting promoted is what the other poster was talking about.
And, to be honest, I find it amazing that any company would want you in a management position given your attitude, poor reading comprehension, and poor communication skills. I am willing to bet what you consider a "management" position is really a low-level mid-management position where you would not be making decisions, but rather herding other programmers or acting as a project manager.
I have no idea why you were modded up, because your comment is stupid.
The "shot heard round the world" refers to the shots fired at Lexington and Concord that started the American Revolutionary War. It is metaphor for something that starts a major change. It does not mean that it will effect the entire world.
Apparently you have never heard of torts and contingency fee based lawsuits. In fact, the lawyer would jump at that case and do it on a contingency basis because it would be so easy to get at least a settlement.
The fun part for the lawyer would be when he started running commercials stating anyone who was injured by glass in MegaFoodCorp's products should call him to see about joining a class action lawsuit. Hell, just the thought of commercials like that would have MegaFoodCorp shitting their pants and offering high 6 figure settlements. After all, look what happened to Wendy's after the "finger in the chili". They were hurt badly, with sales down for months. And, no one was hurt in that one.
It would go more like this:
Average Joe: I want to sue MegaFoodCorp.
Lawyer: Why?
Average Joe: There was glass in the food I bought from them. It severally cut my throat and stomach, I had to be rushed to hospital for surgery. I missed 3 weeks of work and lost my job. Now I have $80,000 hospital bill that I can't pay. Also since I lost my job my house is in forclosure and my wife left me.
Lawyer: I will take 30% of what we get. *calls MegaFood*
Lawyer: Hi, we are suing you. We have evidence of glass contamination resulting in injury. We will be running commercials nationally to find other victims.
MegaFood Lawyer: We will give you 600,000 shut up, never speak of this again, and go away.
Lawyer: ChaChing!