Given the numerous politicians and media figures calling for the assassination and persecution of Julian Assange, these companies are just protecting themselves from the very real threat of insane, shouty lawmakers harming their reputations. This is the very essence of a "Chilling Effect": Threatening JA on TV has little to do with JA himself, and everything to do with scaring the shit out of people so that they don't dare support Wikileaks in any manner - in the press, on the/., or financially.
...Heckenkamp challenged the indictment against him on the grounds that it spells his name, Jerome T. Heckenkamp, in all capital letters, while he spells it with the first letter capitalized, and subsequent letters in lower case.
The sort-of "local CDDB cache" part of the article is not as troubling to me as is MS's response.
"If you're watching DVDs you don't want your wife to know about, you might not want to give her your password," said David Caulton, Microsoft's lead program manager for Windows Media.
Arrrghh! Does EVERYONE who speaks publicly for Microsoft have to be a callous prick??!!!
The company said Wednesday it was changing its privacy statement to notify customers about the technology after inquiries from The Associated Press.
Arrrghh! Why is it always AFTER someone calls public attention to the issue?! Can't they do privacy and security in the open? Shouldn't the fscking privacy statement reflect REALITY?!
Minor point: BMI is not a record company. They are (sort of) a "union" for songwriters, composers, and publishers. They collect license fees (see "micropayments") for performances from radio stations, etc. on behalf of the composers. When the pennies add up, they pay the composers.
From the CNN article: For the launch of Windows 2000 in New York, Star Trek's Patrick Stewart was beamed down though the one star definitely ruled out is the London-based material girl on the ad-track.
Like so much of the crap in the mainstream press about XP... I can't parse this, but it sounds GREAT, yet horribly confused.
It's funny how, when I call Qwest (the RBOC), the recording tells me about how they, QWEST, are switching to MSN. It's virtually (but not entirely) impossible to find someone at Qwest (the phone company) who knows that Qwest (the phone company) is DIFFERENT from Qwest.net (the ISP).
When I called and asked them to change the ISP on my DSL line, the a-hole I talked to put in an order to disconnect my DSL and phone service. He had no idea that you could have Qwest DSL with another ISP. Arrrrrghhhhh.
You don't know the shit we've had to deal with with Qwest!
Of course, you could just run RegEdit and set up all of this yourself in a few minutes
Or hose your machine, in the case of the people he's talking about.
So, what exactly/the hell does RegEdit have to do with using Windows? Administering, yes. Configing, yes. Hacking (traditional meaning), yes. *Using*? Oh I hope not.
On October 11th (seven days from now), mail addressed to an identity/nym will start bouncing, and users will no longer be able to send mail from an identity/nym. That is, all functionality will end on Oct. 11th. Users will still be able to view mail (but neither send nor receive) until the 22nd.
The real victim here is Ed Foster, who selflessly prostrated himself on the alter of Microsoft for the betterment of us all. Who among us had the sense to track down a copy of the FP2002 EULA and actually VERIFY WHAT IT SAYS before commenting authoritatively about it?! Much less the glandular fortitude to go out and actually purchase a copy of FrontPage?
The Constitution doesn't prevent MS putting the clause in the contract and threatening people with lawsuits. The Constitution may, however, prevent the courts (read: the government) from abridging free speech by *upholding* the contract. No recourse through the courts, no way to enforce (that part of) the contract against a user.
Maybe he is referring to the as yet "unelected president," who will come from the ranks of the (currently) "elected representatives" whom we should contact. And that we should be sure to contact him or her too, you know, while we're contacting the other elected...
I like SUSE. It's the niche distro for folks who want every-dang-thing-ever-written-for-Linux: Slackware + everything else + the kitchen sink on 9 CDs.
The install is smooth, although decidedly germanic. Package "live updates" are smooth. Debian, RPM, and other packagers are supported. And I think it conforms well to the standards (e.g., it doesn't overwrite motd just for kicks)
I really like having a choice of distros. I think we as a community should simultaneously encourage standards *and* competition among the distros. Their continued survival insures we don't have another 800-pound gorilla of the OS world.
She talks about Excite@Home's focus on "pirated" material - Suggesting that the ISP knows, or can determine, whether the downloader has the copyright holder's permission to use the material.
Nope, she's not talking about "illegal" material, she is just confusing civil and criminal law.
I think "missle defense" in this context is a metaphor for junk science, FUD, pointy-headed management, beauracracy, sheep mentality, obtuse obfuscation, downright cheating, and other topics that are sadly relevant to that sector of the geek population forced to have day jobs.
A few months ago, I slapped a "Powered by Red Hat" sticker on the outside of my silver Motorola Timeport cell phone. Everywhere I go, it seems, someone asks me about my LinuxPhone(tm). Sadly, I have to reply that "No, it's not really powered by RedHat, but maybe someday!"
It's ok, though. I figure if I'd put a "Windows 98 Ready" sticker on it, I'd have to endure people laughing and pointing at me as I walk through airports... Moreso than usual, that is.
Hell, if I went to a country that had laws that I didn't agree with, they'd have every right to jail me if I broke that law while I was in their country.
OK... What if they arrested and prosecuted you for telling someone that you might have broken their laws before you came to their country?
e.g., You visit a strictly Islamic country and they arrest you for telling a story about getting smashed on Sloe Gin Fizzes back in college?
Dmitri's conduct in the US involved giving a speech about Adobe's encryption.
Doesn't it seem that he's in jail because he told a story about how, in the past, he (possibly) broke a law that didn't apply to him when he was in another country.
Anyway, Adobe's big grumble seems to be that Dmitri was selling software that circumvented their encryption. But it was the company he worked for, and not "him", that was doing that. Even in the US we don't hold employees of a company criminally responsible for the company's violations of federal law.
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Given the numerous politicians and media figures calling for the assassination and persecution of Julian Assange, these companies are just protecting themselves from the very real threat of insane, shouty lawmakers harming their reputations. This is the very essence of a "Chilling Effect": Threatening JA on TV has little to do with JA himself, and everything to do with scaring the shit out of people so that they don't dare support Wikileaks in any manner - in the press, on the /., or financially.
Young man, the law is not case sensitive.
Baliff, whack his pee-pee.
The sort-of "local CDDB cache" part of the article is not as troubling to me as is MS's response.
Arrrghh! Does EVERYONE who speaks publicly for Microsoft have to be a callous prick??!!!
Arrrghh! Why is it always AFTER someone calls public attention to the issue?! Can't they do privacy and security in the open? Shouldn't the fscking privacy statement reflect REALITY?!
Gates = Nixon?!
sigh. Sorry, had to vent.
Minor point:
BMI is not a record company. They are (sort of) a "union" for songwriters, composers, and publishers. They collect license fees (see "micropayments") for performances from radio stations, etc. on behalf of the composers. When the pennies add up, they pay the composers.
It's a quote from the article.
/. community. Thanks for the demonstration.
Now I see what you mean about the decline of the intelligence of the
From the CNN article: For the launch of Windows 2000 in New York, Star Trek's Patrick Stewart was beamed down though the one star definitely ruled out is the London-based material girl on the ad-track.
Like so much of the crap in the mainstream press about XP... I can't parse this, but it sounds GREAT, yet horribly confused.
How (HTF) is POP3 going to verify (and require) that your email client is Outlook/ish?! Poor little protocol - it doesn't know what it's in for!
... then call you state's Attorney General.
Of course, when they say "POP3" I guess they mean "MSPOP" or "POP-sharp-dot-net" or somesuch proprietary nonsense.
Think Java/JScript
It's funny how, when I call Qwest (the RBOC), the recording tells me about how they, QWEST, are switching to MSN. It's virtually (but not entirely) impossible to find someone at Qwest (the phone company) who knows that Qwest (the phone company) is DIFFERENT from Qwest.net (the ISP).
When I called and asked them to change the ISP on my DSL line, the a-hole I talked to put in an order to disconnect my DSL and phone service. He had no idea that you could have Qwest DSL with another ISP. Arrrrrghhhhh.
You don't know the shit we've had to deal with with Qwest!
Of course, you could just run RegEdit and set up all of this yourself in a few minutes
Or hose your machine, in the case of the people he's talking about.
So, what exactly/the hell does RegEdit have to do with using Windows? Administering, yes. Configing, yes. Hacking (traditional meaning), yes. *Using*? Oh I hope not.
On October 11th (seven days from now), mail addressed to an identity/nym will start bouncing, and users will no longer be able to send mail from an identity/nym. That is, all functionality will end on Oct. 11th. Users will still be able to view mail (but neither send nor receive) until the 22nd.
I made this point in the submission, but Michael took it out. I have also asked ZeroKnowledge the same question, but have not received an answer yet.
Nope. $59.95 for 5 identities - each good for a maximum of 1 year.
You're dumb.
And you're mean. You do not have to be conscious or "willing" (whatever that means) for fp scanners to work. You saying so doesn't make it true.
You've never used a fingerprint scanner.
Talk about passing off your guesses as fact!
I for one would like to hear what you have to say. That is, if you can inform folks without insulting them.
Three words:
Male pattern baldness.
aka, "the curse" of aging errrr veteran actors playing virile young space warrior-recruit explorer dudes.
The real victim here is Ed Foster, who selflessly prostrated himself on the alter of Microsoft for the betterment of us all. Who among us had the sense to track down a copy of the FP2002 EULA and actually VERIFY WHAT IT SAYS before commenting authoritatively about it?! Much less the glandular fortitude to go out and actually purchase a copy of FrontPage?
Ed should get a cookie. From adserver.com
The Constitution doesn't prevent MS putting the clause in the contract and threatening people with lawsuits. The Constitution may, however, prevent the courts (read: the government) from abridging free speech by *upholding* the contract. No recourse through the courts, no way to enforce (that part of) the contract against a user.
Maybe he's not commenting on Bush at all.
Maybe he is referring to the as yet "unelected president," who will come from the ranks of the (currently) "elected representatives" whom we should contact. And that we should be sure to contact him or her too, you know, while we're contacting the other elected...
Owwwwwwwww!
I think I pulled something.
It's "Melinda", dude.
I like SUSE. It's the niche distro for folks who want every-dang-thing-ever-written-for-Linux: Slackware + everything else + the kitchen sink on 9 CDs.
The install is smooth, although decidedly germanic. Package "live updates" are smooth. Debian, RPM, and other packagers are supported. And I think it conforms well to the standards (e.g., it doesn't overwrite motd just for kicks)
I really like having a choice of distros. I think we as a community should simultaneously encourage standards *and* competition among the distros. Their continued survival insures we don't have another 800-pound gorilla of the OS world.
She talks about Excite@Home's focus on "pirated" material - Suggesting that the ISP knows, or can determine, whether the downloader has the copyright holder's permission to use the material.
Nope, she's not talking about "illegal" material, she is just confusing civil and criminal law.
This is one of the regular features of The Onion that is not made up.
Their interviews are (almost) always insightful (mod +1) and intelligent, and their subjects ecclectic.
They also review actual albums by actual bands. AND they provide some of the best reviews anywhere -- of real live movies that you too can go and see.
There aren't enough downward mod points in all of /. to adequately deal with the sheer volume of toilet humor that is about to ensue on this topic.
I think "missle defense" in this context is a metaphor for junk science, FUD, pointy-headed management, beauracracy, sheep mentality, obtuse obfuscation, downright cheating, and other topics that are sadly relevant to that sector of the geek population forced to have day jobs.
:-)
Anyway, I dig it. It's slapstick.
A few months ago, I slapped a "Powered by Red Hat" sticker on the outside of my silver Motorola Timeport cell phone. Everywhere I go, it seems, someone asks me about my LinuxPhone(tm). Sadly, I have to reply that "No, it's not really powered by RedHat, but maybe someday!"
It's ok, though. I figure if I'd put a "Windows 98 Ready" sticker on it, I'd have to endure people laughing and pointing at me as I walk through airports... Moreso than usual, that is.
Hell, if I went to a country that had laws that I didn't agree with, they'd have every right to jail me if I broke that law while I was in their country.
OK... What if they arrested and prosecuted you for telling someone that you might have broken their laws before you came to their country?
e.g., You visit a strictly Islamic country and they arrest you for telling a story about getting smashed on Sloe Gin Fizzes back in college?
Dmitri's conduct in the US involved giving a speech about Adobe's encryption.
Doesn't it seem that he's in jail because he told a story about how, in the past, he (possibly) broke a law that didn't apply to him when he was in another country.
Anyway, Adobe's big grumble seems to be that Dmitri was selling software that circumvented their encryption. But it was the company he worked for, and not "him", that was doing that. Even in the US we don't hold employees of a company criminally responsible for the company's violations of federal law.