Well, at least someone agrees with me. Also, it started as a +2 since I have a karma over 25, and the moderations were as follows:
Troll=2 Redundant=2 Informative=1 Funny=2 Ov errated=1 Total=8
The troll people are smoking crack. They didn't get the joke and assumed they should mod me down. I can understand the redundant people as they saw the other post right above this and didn't think to check the times (I personally never mod anything as redundant until checking that). The informative person is smoking crack. It's a joke (not meant to be informative). The funny people are right on. The overrated person is smoking crack. The first moderations to hit this (and I saw them as they came) were redundant and troll, bringing it down to 0. If he/she thinks 0 is overrated, he/she must be pretty high.
Mod this, I don't care. According to what happened to my last comment, this should be rated funny.
Lyle Lanley: Well sir, there's nothin' on earth like a genuine, bonafide, electrified, six-car monorail! What'd I say? Ned Flanders: Monorail! Lyle: What's it called? Patty & Selma: Monorail Lyle: That's right, monorail! All: Monorail, monorail, monorail... Ms Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud Lyle: It glides as softly as a cloud Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend? Lyle: Not on your life, my Hindu friend Barney: What about us braindead slobs? Lyle: You'll be given cushy jobs Grampa: Were you sent here by the devil? Lyle: No, good sir, I'm on the level Chief Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can Lyle: Take my pen knife, my good man I swear it's Springfield's only choice Throw up your hands and raise your voice! All: Monorail! Lyle: What's it called? All: Monorail! Lyle: Once again! All: Monorail! Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken Bart: Sorry, mom, the mob has spoken All: Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! Homer Mono- d'oh!
Put into English, that means members of Congress will get a small check for their campaigns whenever they vote right. The problem with that approach, however, is that sending out small checks to hundreds of politicians is like peeing in the ocean. It may feel good, but no one notices.
I've got real windows. Somewhat barren terrain. Ahh, there's zerglings storming my command center! Build marines! Oh, wait, that's not my window. Never mind.
Law enforcement is increasingly going to video surveillance nowadays. I've seen a History Channel special on streetlights (nothing else was on), and they mentioned that many big cities are using video cameras to catch people running red lights. One video camera would take a picture of the driver and another would take a picture of the license plate. Then the owner of the car would get a ticket in the mail.
Also, London is filled with tens of thousands of video cameras, and now they all have face recognition software, so they can see a criminal and follow him through various areas of the city on camera until a cop can catch up to him.
And then there's this story about Connecticut doing the roughly the same thing.
And London is filled with thousands of video camaras because of the IRA attacks that used to be frequent. This would significantly decrease the workload on the video monitors.
One could send millions of CDs, containing an idiot proof linux system, to every computer owners and in computer stores. Add on it a free access to the internet for X months with a random isp, and configure it to be the easiest to use as you can.
Why don't we leave MSN out of the list of ISPs.
Also, Linux is a great operating system, but it isn't meant for people who are new to computing or haven't been trained on it. There is no idiot-proofing of Linux. There is with Windows: you know, after you delete a file you have to say "Yes, I'm sure", then "Yes, I know it's an application, and I know I won't be able to run it after I delete it, but I deleted it because I didn't want to run it anymore". Then you go the the recycle bin. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I just realized that there are pictures of the final system, but that they don't seem to show the controller ports for all the systems. I only count two sets of ports on the front (there is one side that I don't see).
How exactly would one keep track of all the wires for controllers coming out of this? I have enough problems with four controllers coming out of a Gamecube and another four coming out of a PS2.
Unfortunately, you don't get great pictures of the final product, just pics of it during production. O well.
This is pretty cool though, and I assume if you could do all of this that you could add a Super NES, an N64 and other gaming platforms. Too bad I don't have the time to do this.
Also, doesn't this fit under Hardware rather than Games?
This bill has nothing to do with Hollings trying to get on the good side of techies. He appears to sincerely hold these beliefs. That said, this bill probably has as much respect for the tenth ammendment as the SSSCA. I haven't seen the details, so I can't say for sure.
I disagree. Hollings is a politician, therefore he holds no absolute beliefs--except that him in office is best for the country. He will go with whatever his constituents and financiers (not necessarily in that order) tell him to go with.
Here's how it works: An Internet service provider, university or corporation could choose to record all activities of people using the network. The data would be encrypted, with the only key able to unlock the information kept by the vault.
An FBI agent who wanted to access the information would obtain a search order that was digitally signed by a judge. The vault would recognize that signature and divulge only the information specified by the court. There would be no chance -- assuming the vault was programmed properly -- for a fishing expedition.
Even if the FBI physically seized the vault, legally or otherwise, it's supposed to be just about impossible for the cops to crack. Iliev's program runs on an IBM 4758 cryptographic coprocessor, designed to destroy itself if it detects an intrusion attempt.
I'm sure the government could get into this without too much trouble--I'm not completely sure about this, but I think the US Government employs more mathematicians than any other single entity in the world.
Also, if the program will destroy itself and all the data it controls, can a beginning hacker get in to wipe the data?
This is the time when we need GeekPAC to start lobbying Congress. They've been deciding whether or not to accept money from corporations for awhile now. When will they start actually doing work?
And fourth of all... what if the private property the taping is taking place on is your OWN? Would it be legal to invite someone into your house and tape them without their knowledge?
Yes. As long as you're not taping them for "lewd or lascivious purpose[s]", you're okay.
[The government] does no such thing. The MPAA ratings are voluntarily enforced by the theater chains (and not very stringently, either -- it's been better lately but it's still quite easy to get around the restrictions). The MPAA is a private organization to which most large movie studios belong voluntarily, and they agree to abide by its rules.
I'm sure if the movie industry didn't regulate itself that the government would.
I think a TLD specifically for porn is a good idea, just like we have r- and x- rated movies. (Of course, those are run by industry groups, not mandated by congress.)
I would bet that if the MPAA didn't regulate itself that Congress would.
Finding a way to block these would also be much harder than with movies, because the MPAA requires that theaters only show movies with MPAA ratings and conform to the rules of those ratings (e.g. no one under 17 allowed).
But for internet sites, new ones are being created every day, and if a C&D/move to ____.prn letter is sent from a government agency to a prOn site, they'll just close up shop and open somewhere else. This bill would not work simply because of that.
I am a student at a major, top-10 computer science university. Personally, I would NEVER ever discuss homework or even class materials with any student. You see, it only hurts me. Teachers usually adjust my grade to something known as a "bell curve," which means I am not evaluated by my work alone, but by my work compared to the work of others. So, giving any help to any student whatsoever is akin to shooting yourself in the foot. Life sucks, don't it?
Understandable, but if my best friend was really struggling with an assignment I believe I would help him. I wouldn't give him the answers--I would just show him how to do the work himself. Odds are that if I showed him he probably won't get as good a grade as me, just as a teacher generally understands the subject he/she teaches better than the students (except for my high school's Web Page Design teacher: "Robert, I don't know what is doing wrong, can you look at it?"). Therefore, I wouldn't be hurt much at all by my friend getting a higher score.
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Well, at least someone agrees with me. Also, it started as a +2 since I have a karma over 25, and the moderations were as follows:
v errated=1
Troll=2
Redundant=2
Informative=1
Funny=2
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Total=8
The troll people are smoking crack. They didn't get the joke and assumed they should mod me down. I can understand the redundant people as they saw the other post right above this and didn't think to check the times (I personally never mod anything as redundant until checking that). The informative person is smoking crack. It's a joke (not meant to be informative). The funny people are right on. The overrated person is smoking crack. The first moderations to hit this (and I saw them as they came) were redundant and troll, bringing it down to 0. If he/she thinks 0 is overrated, he/she must be pretty high.
Mod this, I don't care. According to what happened to my last comment, this should be rated funny.
Lyle Lanley: Well sir, there's nothin' on earth like a genuine, bonafide, electrified, six-car monorail!
What'd I say?
Ned Flanders: Monorail!
Lyle: What's it called?
Patty & Selma: Monorail
Lyle: That's right, monorail!
All: Monorail, monorail, monorail...
Ms Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud
Lyle: It glides as softly as a cloud
Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?
Lyle: Not on your life, my Hindu friend
Barney: What about us braindead slobs?
Lyle: You'll be given cushy jobs
Grampa: Were you sent here by the devil?
Lyle: No, good sir, I'm on the level
Chief Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can
Lyle: Take my pen knife, my good man
I swear it's Springfield's only choice
Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
All: Monorail!
Lyle: What's it called?
All: Monorail!
Lyle: Once again!
All: Monorail!
Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken
Bart: Sorry, mom, the mob has spoken
All: Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!
Homer Mono- d'oh!
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Gotta love the Onion.
And on the way you'll run into your friend's stolen car and another friend's boss's JFK golf clubs.
Yes, but in order to make a profit you'd have to get a free truck from your neighborhood mailman.
I've got real windows. Somewhat barren terrain. Ahh, there's zerglings storming my command center! Build marines! Oh, wait, that's not my window. Never mind.
The only real video game is pong. The rest are just updates.
Law enforcement is increasingly going to video surveillance nowadays. I've seen a History Channel special on streetlights (nothing else was on), and they mentioned that many big cities are using video cameras to catch people running red lights. One video camera would take a picture of the driver and another would take a picture of the license plate. Then the owner of the car would get a ticket in the mail.
Also, London is filled with tens of thousands of video cameras, and now they all have face recognition software, so they can see a criminal and follow him through various areas of the city on camera until a cop can catch up to him.
And then there's this story about Connecticut doing the roughly the same thing.
And London is filled with thousands of video camaras because of the IRA attacks that used to be frequent. This would significantly decrease the workload on the video monitors.
Also, Linux is a great operating system, but it isn't meant for people who are new to computing or haven't been trained on it. There is no idiot-proofing of Linux. There is with Windows: you know, after you delete a file you have to say "Yes, I'm sure", then "Yes, I know it's an application, and I know I won't be able to run it after I delete it, but I deleted it because I didn't want to run it anymore". Then you go the the recycle bin. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I just realized that there are pictures of the final system, but that they don't seem to show the controller ports for all the systems. I only count two sets of ports on the front (there is one side that I don't see).
How exactly would one keep track of all the wires for controllers coming out of this? I have enough problems with four controllers coming out of a Gamecube and another four coming out of a PS2.
Unfortunately, you don't get great pictures of the final product, just pics of it during production. O well.
This is pretty cool though, and I assume if you could do all of this that you could add a Super NES, an N64 and other gaming platforms. Too bad I don't have the time to do this.
Also, doesn't this fit under Hardware rather than Games?
I bet Disney'll vote in a new rep when Hollings's term is up.
Or insert location.refresh("/newstuff.html");
Also, if the program will destroy itself and all the data it controls, can a beginning hacker get in to wipe the data?
This is the time when we need GeekPAC to start lobbying Congress. They've been deciding whether or not to accept money from corporations for awhile now. When will they start actually doing work?
I'm sure if the movie industry didn't regulate itself that the government would.
I wouldn't know.
Finding a way to block these would also be much harder than with movies, because the MPAA requires that theaters only show movies with MPAA ratings and conform to the rules of those ratings (e.g. no one under 17 allowed).
But for internet sites, new ones are being created every day, and if a C&D/move to ____.prn letter is sent from a government agency to a prOn site, they'll just close up shop and open somewhere else. This bill would not work simply because of that.
I just ignore the ads--it's just fun to cuss at SmarterChild and see what he says.
/. is behind [I didn't think there was a news article in it]).
BTW, SmarterChild has been around a long time (at least six months, so
Understandable, but if my best friend was really struggling with an assignment I believe I would help him. I wouldn't give him the answers--I would just show him how to do the work himself. Odds are that if I showed him he probably won't get as good a grade as me, just as a teacher generally understands the subject he/she teaches better than the students (except for my high school's Web Page Design teacher: "Robert, I don't know what is doing wrong, can you look at it?"). Therefore, I wouldn't be hurt much at all by my friend getting a higher score.