And a man's honor should know no geographic bounds, especially in this day and age. I would expect anyone considering business with this man (including anyone in Ireland, or elsewhere) to take heed and note that he is not trustworthy.
This situation reminds me of Conrad Black carrying boxes out of the Hollinger offices right in front of G*d, the video cameras and everyone. These guys just believe they are above it all. Modern day libertines.
Where are these companies when it comes to US legislation?
In some respects, I think they would like to see the US adopt a more "Canadian" attitude, specifically with regard to Fair Use/Dealing. I suspect the true motive of these companies becomes clear in the last paragraph:
The submission concludes by noting that Canadian copyright law is more protective of creators in some respects, pointing specifically to the existence of moral rights and the limitations of fair dealing when compared to the U.S. fair use provision.
The only thing they truly like about current Canadian copyright legislation is our watered-down fair dealing provision, which provides a far more restrictive list of non-infringing activities than fair use provisions in US copyright law do.
I think the focus for these "tech" companies is really to ensure that the scope of activities allowed under fair dealing isn't expanded to include things like time/media shifting.
It also appears to confirm that DRM - in its current guise - is dead to these companies. May as well appear to be giving something back by saying Canada shouldn't be shunned for not enacting anti-circumvention legislation, when in fact these schemes are costly to maintain and really bring them no benefit.
The only people actually inconvenienced by DRM is the paying customer, and apparently some of the geniuses running these companies are finally figuring that out.
And "computer" is the monitor, and "hard drive" is the box on the floor, and "download" is anything you do on the computer (as in "I downloaded my printer to my hard drive but I still couldn't make a program").
Pointing out that malware can be a trojan or a virus but normally isn't both seems like a fair enough comment to make on Slashdot. I'm frankly surprised eldavojohn would use that phrase; maybe he hadn't had his coffee yet;)
I register on forums mainly to make it easier to skip straight to new posts in topics I'm following, and I actually like being able to build relationships on some sites.
For example, I belong to a few recording forums. We regularly post projects we're working on, critique and remix each other's work etc... I've gained an enormous amount and all I had to do is come up with a username for the site or area of interest and register.
But also I'm cautious about information leaking out. Until I'm really certain I know who the person I'm interacting with is, I stick to user ids that have no relevance to me. I also create a gmail account with the same username which I can use for more direct communications with others on that forum or in that area of interst. And it's handy to have all the "recording junk" - for example - in one place.
But to each his own, and I'm glad what works for you works for you. I guess I'll be looking for another source of ad-supported, throw-away email addresses.
I registered my first Gmail account in 2004. I also use it for throw-away accounts, when I'm registering for an online forum, for example. That's how I noticed Gmail is doing this, and why I know it's something new.
What, are you actually giving your day-to-day email address out to every site that asks?
when you deprive someone of their exclusive publishing rights, that would be stealing.
When you deprive the general public of the ability to make fair use of a copyrighted work, that would be stealing. If you prevent the copyrighted work from ever entering the Public Domain, that would be stealing. If you use copyright and the hammer of the DMCA to prevent people from watching movies they purchased on the hardware - or in the geographical location - of their choosing, that would be stealing.
Hey, this is starting to sound like one of those "you may be a redneck" rants...
Every class-action against a tech company usually results in (at absolute best) a hundred bucks or so to each class-action participant, while the lawyer(s) leading the charge get to go buy a new yacht/house/jaguar/whatever with their take
They also take all of the risk, and do all of the work. If the suit is not successful, they lose. If they are successful, the participants get a token compensation, and - more importantly - the entity that was sued is punished, giving them an incentive to stop the behaviour that landed them in court in the first place.
Bashing lawyers is usually good for a couple of Insightful mods around here, but you might as well complain about those greedy medical doctors taking money for treating the sick, or - gasp - programmers or musicians or journalists wanting to be paid. If someone is willing to pay them for their services, why is that such a problem for you?
If you're so anti-lawyer, you can choose to not hire one and represent yourself in any litigation you participate in. And good luck with that, by the way.
I know the bug you're talking about, that seems to be more common with firmware versions later than 1.21. Connection to the outside slows to a crawl, then stops altogether. You can still talk to other machines on the LAN, but you can't get to the router's management page, so the only thing you can do is reset the device.
I've had this problem even with version 1.21 of the firmware, but the frequency has gone down dramatically over the past few months. I've only had to reset it once since the new year, so I am loath to update the firmware to a version that might increase the frequency of this problem. And, since D-Link has not acknowledged that the problem even exists (AFAIK), I doubt any firmware updates will make things better.
Using the command line to read email is hardly a 'good' way to go about it. There are times to use the command line, and times when it is more efficient. Reading your daily email isn't one of those times
Using a text-based interface isn't an efficient way of reading text? You're going to have to go a bit further to explain that position.
Its cute that you think you're bad ass cause you and the parent suggested the command line, but it just shows you're trying too hard to be something you aren't... You aren't old school, you're just dumb and inefficient.
Especially when you consider that the original joke was about a child in Africa dying every time Bono clapped his hands (based on a bit that Bono actually did in his concerts).
Actually, it was based on the Make Poverty History ad campaign, which featured celebrities snapping their fingers every three seconds, and a voice-over telling the viewer that a child dies of poverty every three seconds. Bono was one of many celebrities who participated in the campaign.
Better yet, stream the raw MOCR console data to us so we can crunch the numbers ourselves:-)
I can't find the link now, but I'm sure I remember downloading the Rover Sequence Editor and being able to see actual mission data with it. It was running on an old Mandriva box I don't have any more.
Maybe I'm remembering it incorrectly, but it seems to me they provided access to the same data the scientists at JPL had, as well as the same client they were using. You could use that data and the Hyperdrive visualizer to create your own sequences of commands. I never invested the time to get beyond the basics with it, but it was a lot of fun.
This is what I came here to post. Since you've already done that, I'll add that the submitter can also participate in forums or wikis devoted to FOSS software he uses; beta test new releases; attend LUG or other user group meetings; help spread the word to other potential users of FOSS and teach his kids/nieces & nephews/whatever young people he may encounter in life that there are alternatives to proprietary software.
In order to protect herself from being potentially exposed, she decided to join a high-profile national lawsuit... How many days do you think it'll be before her picture is all over the web
From TFA:
That's why the lesbian mom joined the lawsuit as a Jane Doe, according to the complaint
He didn't steal the network. He stole the passwords.
He didn't "steal" the passwords. He knew them because it was his job to know them. He can't simply "unknow" them once he is fired. Nothing was "taken" from them, their passwords are still there, happily guarding the system against unauthorized access.
As far as being obliged to divulge this information to his former employers, I see no reason he should do so. He is no longer their employee, so they can not compel him to tell them anything. They might have thought to make sure they were in a position to replace him before they fired him.
The only way I see him being liable for anything is if he accessed their systems after leaving their employment. If he didn't, I'd say the city can get stuffed.
Slashdot Mirror
Straight up. Sites that use flash or javascript for navigation are an abomination.
This situation reminds me of Conrad Black carrying boxes out of the Hollinger offices right in front of G*d, the video cameras and everyone. These guys just believe they are above it all. Modern day libertines.
In some respects, I think they would like to see the US adopt a more "Canadian" attitude, specifically with regard to Fair Use/Dealing. I suspect the true motive of these companies becomes clear in the last paragraph:
The only thing they truly like about current Canadian copyright legislation is our watered-down fair dealing provision, which provides a far more restrictive list of non-infringing activities than fair use provisions in US copyright law do.
I think the focus for these "tech" companies is really to ensure that the scope of activities allowed under fair dealing isn't expanded to include things like time/media shifting.
It also appears to confirm that DRM - in its current guise - is dead to these companies. May as well appear to be giving something back by saying Canada shouldn't be shunned for not enacting anti-circumvention legislation, when in fact these schemes are costly to maintain and really bring them no benefit.
The only people actually inconvenienced by DRM is the paying customer, and apparently some of the geniuses running these companies are finally figuring that out.
And "computer" is the monitor, and "hard drive" is the box on the floor, and "download" is anything you do on the computer (as in "I downloaded my printer to my hard drive but I still couldn't make a program").
Pointing out that malware can be a trojan or a virus but normally isn't both seems like a fair enough comment to make on Slashdot. I'm frankly surprised eldavojohn would use that phrase; maybe he hadn't had his coffee yet ;)
I register on forums mainly to make it easier to skip straight to new posts in topics I'm following, and I actually like being able to build relationships on some sites.
For example, I belong to a few recording forums. We regularly post projects we're working on, critique and remix each other's work etc ... I've gained an enormous amount and all I had to do is come up with a username for the site or area of interest and register.
But also I'm cautious about information leaking out. Until I'm really certain I know who the person I'm interacting with is, I stick to user ids that have no relevance to me. I also create a gmail account with the same username which I can use for more direct communications with others on that forum or in that area of interst. And it's handy to have all the "recording junk" - for example - in one place.
But to each his own, and I'm glad what works for you works for you. I guess I'll be looking for another source of ad-supported, throw-away email addresses.
Late to the party?
I registered my first Gmail account in 2004. I also use it for throw-away accounts, when I'm registering for an online forum, for example. That's how I noticed Gmail is doing this, and why I know it's something new.
What, are you actually giving your day-to-day email address out to every site that asks?
They're asking for cell phone numbers to "activate" new Gmail accounts too.
When you deprive the general public of the ability to make fair use of a copyrighted work, that would be stealing. If you prevent the copyrighted work from ever entering the Public Domain, that would be stealing. If you use copyright and the hammer of the DMCA to prevent people from watching movies they purchased on the hardware - or in the geographical location - of their choosing, that would be stealing.
Hey, this is starting to sound like one of those "you may be a redneck" rants ...
They also take all of the risk, and do all of the work. If the suit is not successful, they lose. If they are successful, the participants get a token compensation, and - more importantly - the entity that was sued is punished, giving them an incentive to stop the behaviour that landed them in court in the first place.
Bashing lawyers is usually good for a couple of Insightful mods around here, but you might as well complain about those greedy medical doctors taking money for treating the sick, or - gasp - programmers or musicians or journalists wanting to be paid. If someone is willing to pay them for their services, why is that such a problem for you?
If you're so anti-lawyer, you can choose to not hire one and represent yourself in any litigation you participate in. And good luck with that, by the way.
Now cut that out
I know the bug you're talking about, that seems to be more common with firmware versions later than 1.21. Connection to the outside slows to a crawl, then stops altogether. You can still talk to other machines on the LAN, but you can't get to the router's management page, so the only thing you can do is reset the device.
I've had this problem even with version 1.21 of the firmware, but the frequency has gone down dramatically over the past few months. I've only had to reset it once since the new year, so I am loath to update the firmware to a version that might increase the frequency of this problem. And, since D-Link has not acknowledged that the problem even exists (AFAIK), I doubt any firmware updates will make things better.
Kevin Mitnick begs to differ.
Using a text-based interface isn't an efficient way of reading text? You're going to have to go a bit further to explain that position.
What are you, 12? Grow up, for fuck sakes.
He could have at least given you a little warning
+1 Insightful
Great.
Let me know when I can plug a keyboard in to it.
Haven't you ever heard of kitty pr0n?
Actually, it was based on the Make Poverty History ad campaign, which featured celebrities snapping their fingers every three seconds, and a voice-over telling the viewer that a child dies of poverty every three seconds. Bono was one of many celebrities who participated in the campaign.
I can't find the link now, but I'm sure I remember downloading the Rover Sequence Editor and being able to see actual mission data with it. It was running on an old Mandriva box I don't have any more.
Maybe I'm remembering it incorrectly, but it seems to me they provided access to the same data the scientists at JPL had, as well as the same client they were using. You could use that data and the Hyperdrive visualizer to create your own sequences of commands. I never invested the time to get beyond the basics with it, but it was a lot of fun.
Mine is working too, and I received two messages at 3:00 AM.
This is what I came here to post. Since you've already done that, I'll add that the submitter can also participate in forums or wikis devoted to FOSS software he uses; beta test new releases; attend LUG or other user group meetings; help spread the word to other potential users of FOSS and teach his kids/nieces & nephews/whatever young people he may encounter in life that there are alternatives to proprietary software.
It was Carik (205890)'s word choice, not mine. But yep, that was the joke.
From TFA:
But bonus points for "lemme get this straight"
On my Mandriva Spring 2006 system my user accounted needed to be a member of the wheel group in order to use sudo.
He didn't "steal" the passwords. He knew them because it was his job to know them. He can't simply "unknow" them once he is fired. Nothing was "taken" from them, their passwords are still there, happily guarding the system against unauthorized access.
As far as being obliged to divulge this information to his former employers, I see no reason he should do so. He is no longer their employee, so they can not compel him to tell them anything. They might have thought to make sure they were in a position to replace him before they fired him.
The only way I see him being liable for anything is if he accessed their systems after leaving their employment. If he didn't, I'd say the city can get stuffed.