I own my car, can I scratch the VIN off it?
Sure, though selling it might be problematic. I don't think my VIN has ever been inspected in 20 years of automobile ownership.
I own my gas supply, can I leave it running until the street blows up?
What the hell does this have to do with anything?
I own a radio scanner, can I use it to scan police frequencies?
Yes.
Society has rules, if you don't like them, fucking leave it!
i've been trying, but your stupid society also has rules against suicide. don't you think i want to escape sheep like you?
just because something is illegal does not mean it is wrong, and vice versa. most forms of civil disobediance are inherently illegal, but they must be carried out to demonstrate that the law is wrong.
Seems some engineering folks have the 'we can't do it so you can't do it either' attitiude. This guy seems very confident in what he is doing, and I gather that he was probably less candid with his answers because of the questions which were posed. After reading the Darwin Awards query, do you think he's going to grovel and say "i'm hip, please think i'm cool" at the Strangelove one?
Maybe its just me, but I don't think he had a lot of respect for the questions.
And for all the naysayers, do you really think the faa would okay a launch license if we was gonna get killed? something like that would get a career bureaucrat demoted and/or fired, and i doubt an exec is going to put his ass on the line for that.
But the article says the company is into corporate espionage. Many complaints against Echelon have been that it gives US companies an advantge against European competitors. Does anywone think they actually specialize in "travel services"?
Being able to see all the submissions would be real neat.
Also, being able to disregard and all posters who bitch about being modded up or down (esp. those who dare the mods to take 'em down) would be excellent plums.
Thomas E Weber also had a say on it in todays WSJ (sorry no link) in his E-World column. Touches on DSL regulation, streaming-audio royalties and Hollings' efforts as well. Way too much to discuss in such a small column, but still...
According to my university, the difference between science and art is two semesters of a foreign language.
But I'd have to echo the previous sentiments stating that technology and artistic media have always gone hand-in-hand. Artistic concept tends to be quite independent of technology, unless technology is its subject.
How about a plug for Hofstader's excellent "Godel, Esher, Bach"? Great read.
This is precisely why the Bush administration passed on the Kyoto treaty, to my understanding, at least. The treaty would relax environmental regulations in place like India, while tightening them here, making it difficult for manufacturing jobs to be maintained, much less created, in the US. I grew up near Detroit and *lots* of people lost there jobs after NAFTA was passed. This supposedly means lower manufacturing and reatil costs, but the big question is of course, is it worth it? For Corps, undoubtably yes, for Joe Schmoe, I'm not so sure.
Since Katz is Media (or fancies himself as such), shouldn't he consider the hysteria about the hysteria that he is creating?
Katz, please, write something original, something that hasn't already been hashed and rehashed. You know, writing, imagination, primary research, unique insights. Give it a shot.
Perhaps because CDC is located in NIH, and with this crazy bioterrorism frenzy going on about you, security does become a bit overzealous. I myself contract at the *high-profile* target of the Dept of Labor, and am subject to searches as well. One of the costs of living in a capitol city.
I also do some afterhours doorstaff work at a local club, and can understand where the security is coming from. They are not there for your convenience. They are trying to protect you, your coworkers, the (expensive) labs at NIH, and themselves. Unless they're slipping on a latex glove with a dab of lubricant on the index finger, I'd say get used to it.
Agreed. I work for a certain Federal Agency (no, not that one), and everyday I log on to my machine, I have to click past a disclaimer similar to the Prison Bureau one mentioned in the WSJ article. Yet another example of rights being violated for the sake of some etheral "safety" concept. Wvderfvl.
Is Katz a sensationalist or just another troll? He kinda blurs the boundries. And what's this preoccupation with children? Kinda creepy, in that Willy Wonka way.
Yeah, the boy's got it right. Considering the fuss about TOS and such, if you just blaze through on the "Next" button you're an idiot who deserves what you get. The option is fairly obvious
Why do the moderators always mark one whose opinions they do not like as a troll? Hmmm....one senses the trouble with plebicites...er, democracy...where's superman?
I saw someone make the comment that if everyone that read the interview bought one piece of software we would be profitable that day
And seriously, what world do these people live in? I mean Kapital is great, but its hardly "Venus in Furs." Shangra-la-management types hould die now. Peace!
Hmm, yeah French literature slid all the way down to Rimbaud, Artaud, Genet, Celine, et al...an admittedly sordid bunch, but all artistes cannot be arrogant sacks of shit like Hugo, nor pamapered courtiers like Voltaire...
If a writer has starving children, he should get a goddam job. And learn to write better. Just because you can produce something does not necessarily mean it is worth anything. The law of supply and demand applies to artistic goods as well as consumer goods. I think Ronny'll back me up on that one...
ahh, gentlemen, you've already taken the bait...
what is/. without its apolgists. you're not french are you? haha
a parting note, english seems to be the laguage of choice around here, not latin. its bad form to use it, and no one is really impressed. you're a terribel writer, sir, and i'll leave you with that
Slashdot talking about noncomliance? You boys sure complied with the Scientolgists...
Reminds me of an old addage, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. As much as/. comes off as being concerned about these issues, they're also an example of how things really work; eg, if/. doesn't pull a user comment, the Corp that owns/. gets mad, maybe there's some legal action, servers and ads could get ganked, etc. You've already been screwed, and you laid down like a sheep. This is why the battle has already been lost. Do something or shut the hell up.
I work for a certain government Agency (no, not THAT one, mine's on the mundane side) and am involved in the transistion from paper-based to electronic record keeping. The transient nature of the storage media is certainly an issue, although I beleive NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) advises folks to back up disks with paper.
Verifying the integrity of a record is also an issue, one that comes into play mostly when a record is referenced in Federal Courts...for more info, try NARA's website http://www.nara.gov/records/index.html
doesn't seem too likely...hmm let's see, a company with massive debts (AMD) would be able to buy out a company with large cash reserves (Transmeta)? And AMD just announced that it has to buy back its own stocks to stay afloat in a dodgy loophole...one should take cnet with a grain of salt, eh?
if doctored images were considered censorable, would erotic fiction depicting child-related sex acts be next? Is there a difference bewteen imaginary images and imaginary text? between a fantasized mock-rape and an actual violation?
me thinks the problem here is excessive media pandering to obsessively-worried suburban parents.
but don't most incidents of childhood sexual abuse occur in the home?
Perhaps you've heard of the H1-B work visa? It has education requirements, but I don't think it specifically targets any particular nation of origin, making it a little easier for EU citizens to work in the US.
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worked for the israelis, didn't it?
I own my car, can I scratch the VIN off it?
Sure, though selling it might be problematic. I don't think my VIN has ever been inspected in 20 years of automobile ownership.
I own my gas supply, can I leave it running until the street blows up?
What the hell does this have to do with anything?
I own a radio scanner, can I use it to scan police frequencies?
Yes.
Society has rules, if you don't like them, fucking leave it!
i've been trying, but your stupid society also has rules against suicide. don't you think i want to escape sheep like you?
Because it's illegal, that's why
just because something is illegal does not mean it is wrong, and vice versa. most forms of civil disobediance are inherently illegal, but they must be carried out to demonstrate that the law is wrong.
Seems some engineering folks have the 'we can't do it so you can't do it either' attitiude. This guy seems very confident in what he is doing, and I gather that he was probably less candid with his answers because of the questions which were posed. After reading the Darwin Awards query, do you think he's going to grovel and say "i'm hip, please think i'm cool" at the Strangelove one?
Maybe its just me, but I don't think he had a lot of respect for the questions.
And for all the naysayers, do you really think the faa would okay a launch license if we was gonna get killed? something like that would get a career bureaucrat demoted and/or fired, and i doubt an exec is going to put his ass on the line for that.
But the article says the company is into corporate espionage. Many complaints against Echelon have been that it gives US companies an advantge against European competitors. Does anywone think they actually specialize in "travel services"?
soap and water, baby.
sure there isn't a caveat that says they are only supposed to be used for like five hours a day or something?
Being able to see all the submissions would be real neat.
Also, being able to disregard and all posters who bitch about being modded up or down (esp. those who dare the mods to take 'em down) would be excellent plums.
Thomas E Weber also had a say on it in todays WSJ (sorry no link) in his E-World column. Touches on DSL regulation, streaming-audio royalties and Hollings' efforts as well. Way too much to discuss in such a small column, but still...
According to my university, the difference between science and art is two semesters of a foreign language.
But I'd have to echo the previous sentiments stating that technology and artistic media have always gone hand-in-hand. Artistic concept tends to be quite independent of technology, unless technology is its subject.
How about a plug for Hofstader's excellent "Godel, Esher, Bach"? Great read.
This is precisely why the Bush administration passed on the Kyoto treaty, to my understanding, at least. The treaty would relax environmental regulations in place like India, while tightening them here, making it difficult for manufacturing jobs to be maintained, much less created, in the US. I grew up near Detroit and *lots* of people lost there jobs after NAFTA was passed. This supposedly means lower manufacturing and reatil costs, but the big question is of course, is it worth it? For Corps, undoubtably yes, for Joe Schmoe, I'm not so sure.
Since Katz is Media (or fancies himself as such), shouldn't he consider the hysteria about the hysteria that he is creating?
Katz, please, write something original, something that hasn't already been hashed and rehashed. You know, writing, imagination, primary research, unique insights. Give it a shot.
Perhaps because CDC is located in NIH, and with this crazy bioterrorism frenzy going on about you, security does become a bit overzealous. I myself contract at the *high-profile* target of the Dept of Labor, and am subject to searches as well. One of the costs of living in a capitol city.
I also do some afterhours doorstaff work at a local club, and can understand where the security is coming from. They are not there for your convenience. They are trying to protect you, your coworkers, the (expensive) labs at NIH, and themselves. Unless they're slipping on a latex glove with a dab of lubricant on the index finger, I'd say get used to it.
Agreed. I work for a certain Federal Agency (no, not that one), and everyday I log on to my machine, I have to click past a disclaimer similar to the Prison Bureau one mentioned in the WSJ article. Yet another example of rights being violated for the sake of some etheral "safety" concept. Wvderfvl.
Is Katz a sensationalist or just another troll? He kinda blurs the boundries. And what's this preoccupation with children? Kinda creepy, in that Willy Wonka way.
Yeah, the boy's got it right. Considering the fuss about TOS and such, if you just blaze through on the "Next" button you're an idiot who deserves what you get. The option is fairly obvious
Why do the moderators always mark one whose opinions they do not like as a troll? Hmmm....one senses the trouble with plebicites...er, democracy...where's superman?
I saw someone make the comment that if everyone that read the interview bought one piece of software we would be profitable that day
And seriously, what world do these people live in? I mean Kapital is great, but its hardly "Venus in Furs." Shangra-la-management types hould die now. Peace!
Hmm, yeah French literature slid all the way down to Rimbaud, Artaud, Genet, Celine, et al...an admittedly sordid bunch, but all artistes cannot be arrogant sacks of shit like Hugo, nor pamapered courtiers like Voltaire... If a writer has starving children, he should get a goddam job. And learn to write better. Just because you can produce something does not necessarily mean it is worth anything. The law of supply and demand applies to artistic goods as well as consumer goods. I think Ronny'll back me up on that one...
ahh, gentlemen, you've already taken the bait... what is /. without its apolgists. you're not french are you? haha
a parting note, english seems to be the laguage of choice around here, not latin. its bad form to use it, and no one is really impressed. you're a terribel writer, sir, and i'll leave you with that
Slashdot talking about noncomliance? You boys sure complied with the Scientolgists... /. comes off as being concerned about these issues, they're also an example of how things really work; eg, if /. doesn't pull a user comment, the Corp that owns /. gets mad, maybe there's some legal action, servers and ads could get ganked, etc. You've already been screwed, and you laid down like a sheep. This is why the battle has already been lost. Do something or shut the hell up.
Reminds me of an old addage, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. As much as
I work for a certain government Agency (no, not THAT one, mine's on the mundane side) and am involved in the transistion from paper-based to electronic record keeping. The transient nature of the storage media is certainly an issue, although I beleive NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) advises folks to back up disks with paper. Verifying the integrity of a record is also an issue, one that comes into play mostly when a record is referenced in Federal Courts...for more info, try NARA's website http://www.nara.gov/records/index.html
doesn't seem too likely...hmm let's see, a company with massive debts (AMD) would be able to buy out a company with large cash reserves (Transmeta)? And AMD just announced that it has to buy back its own stocks to stay afloat in a dodgy loophole...one should take cnet with a grain of salt, eh?
me thinks the problem here is excessive media pandering to obsessively-worried suburban parents.
but don't most incidents of childhood sexual abuse occur in the home?