Unfortunately I always seem to connect to Nazi trackers that insist that port 31337 be running such-and-such client and port 1337 be this-and-that other client and that I dance while the file downloads, etc... It's a big PITA. I guess I can do without, though.
Really what upsets me is I can't use iChat AV because my friends at other colleges are also firewalled off. Blocking incoming connections BREAKS the Internet and needs to stop!
Also, I believe that it's BSD (and definitely AIX) that makes the arguments come before the filenames, as in "rm -rf *" instead of "rm * -rf" that GNU allows. I run into problems here because I type "rm *" and then realize that I wanted to wipe out the directories too, so I try to type "!! -rf" but rm complains that -rf doesn't exist. *sigh*.
Totally agreed. I bought a lot of my music when I mostly listened through my crappy Logitech Z-680 speakers or the iPod earbuds. I was really impressed with AAC because songs from the iTMS sounded as good as CDs to me. Then I got some Beyerdynamic DT880s and realized that AAC is just as bad as MP3:) Now I have to by CDs and rip them to FLAC or Apple Lossless...
I also noticed how poorly produced some CDs are these days. I bought a recording of Candide and noticed numerous flaws... In one instance the recording clips during a loud section in "Oh Happy We", in another the person mastering the CD can't take his hands off the graphical EQ (noticeably so in "Glitter and Be Gay").
The people who enjoy 64kbps music on their $2 speakers are very very lucky. I think exploding some fireworks in a small room (so as to wipe out my hearing) would be a good thing for me to do:-)
We get 2000MB per netid per day here at UIC in the dorms (so unless you compromise someone else's account you can't exceed this). The fatal issue here is that internal and UIC-UIUC traffic doesn't count:) Therefore with a little bit of ssh-ing and port-forwarding to/from the main servers BitTorrent works GREAT, with no quotas. Hopefully they won't figure that out.
This is the only way to use BitTorrent because all incoming traffic to ResNet is blocked. Is that the case at UIUC also?
q: If a state university calls computer or network access a "privilege", can they remove an individual's access arbitrarily?
a: In most cases no.
Everything in that directory is quite useful for convincing the powers-that-be that their AUP is stupid. I tried here at UIC and just got ignored (and got some BS reply about how the lawyers think it's ok, blah blah blah).
My solution is to publish controversial material and when my account gets shut down I sue the University. If they don't want to talk about it, maybe a judge does:)
Yes. If they were innovative they would have come up with an online version of scrabble that attracted 100,000 users. But they didn't, and when someone else stepped up to do that they sued him. Not that he didn't deserve it by calling it e-scrabble, but if he had called it e-scrumble or something there wouldn't be a case against him. Oh well.
I'm glad that I don't have any state-issued ID... it's easier that way.
Funny tangent. I went to the Apple Store on North Michigan Avenue to buy my Dad an iPod. I asked for the student discount, because, hey, I'm a student. I showed them my student ID and then they asked me for my driver's license. I told them I didn't drive. They asked for state ID and I told them I already showed them ID. I showed them my wallet to show that I didn't have any other ID. They refused my student discount even though they saw my student ID. Makes no sense.
When I bought my Powerbook online I didn't even use a credit card under my name and they were perfectly happy deducting $300. The more I deal with Apple the less I like them...
> What legitimate activities can you do with DRM-free music that you can't do with a song purchased from iTunes Music Store?
How about playing it through filters? Maybe Apple's EQ isn't good enough? Maybe you want real crossfeed or spacialization? Maybe you want speed up/slow down/vocal removal? It annoys the hell out of me that I can't do these things in iTunes.
I was going to mention NPR. There are pretty good shows on during rush hour, and it's certainly more intelligent than the other networks. And it's free.
Most people avoid breaking laws because they don't want to be punished. If you don't get caught, you don't get punished. Thus, the end result is that the same thing happens to a law-breaker that happens to a non-law-breaker (i.e. nothing). Therefore, effectively, a law was not violated.
Which is why I've always used strong encryption to IM my friends. If AOL wants to break my 4096-bit RSA key to sell my "lol"s, then they're welcome to.
Technology is the solution to the erosion of our rights. If it's mathematically impossible to find out what you said, then... they won't know what you said. (Same for P2P. If you use Freenet you can legally share anything. Why? Because nobody knows (or can ever know) what you're sharing and what you're downloading. Laws don't solve problems!)
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Unfortunately I always seem to connect to Nazi trackers that insist that port 31337 be running such-and-such client and port 1337 be this-and-that other client and that I dance while the file downloads, etc... It's a big PITA. I guess I can do without, though.
Really what upsets me is I can't use iChat AV because my friends at other colleges are also firewalled off. Blocking incoming connections BREAKS the Internet and needs to stop!
cp -a.
Also, I believe that it's BSD (and definitely AIX) that makes the arguments come before the filenames, as in "rm -rf *" instead of "rm * -rf" that GNU allows. I run into problems here because I type "rm *" and then realize that I wanted to wipe out the directories too, so I try to type "!! -rf" but rm complains that -rf doesn't exist. *sigh*.
Just download the source code and run the utils under the Terminal. python btdownloadcurses blah.torrent. Easy.
Totally agreed. I bought a lot of my music when I mostly listened through my crappy Logitech Z-680 speakers or the iPod earbuds. I was really impressed with AAC because songs from the iTMS sounded as good as CDs to me. Then I got some Beyerdynamic DT880s and realized that AAC is just as bad as MP3 :) Now I have to by CDs and rip them to FLAC or Apple Lossless...
:-)
I also noticed how poorly produced some CDs are these days. I bought a recording of Candide and noticed numerous flaws... In one instance the recording clips during a loud section in "Oh Happy We", in another the person mastering the CD can't take his hands off the graphical EQ (noticeably so in "Glitter and Be Gay").
The people who enjoy 64kbps music on their $2 speakers are very very lucky. I think exploding some fireworks in a small room (so as to wipe out my hearing) would be a good thing for me to do
How can self-signed certs be illegal? Generating a random prime number pair and then encrypting it with another one is illegal? What?
We get 2000MB per netid per day here at UIC in the dorms (so unless you compromise someone else's account you can't exceed this). The fatal issue here is that internal and UIC-UIUC traffic doesn't count :) Therefore with a little bit of ssh-ing and port-forwarding to/from the main servers BitTorrent works GREAT, with no quotas. Hopefully they won't figure that out.
This is the only way to use BitTorrent because all incoming traffic to ResNet is blocked. Is that the case at UIUC also?
Is this a public (state-funded) University? If no, you can take away any rights you want. If yes, the EFF believes that you cannot:
q /just-a-privilege
:)
http://www.eff.org/Censorship/Academic_edu/CAF/fa
q: If a state university calls computer or network access a
"privilege", can they remove an individual's access arbitrarily?
a: In most cases no.
Everything in that directory is quite useful for convincing the powers-that-be that their AUP is stupid. I tried here at UIC and just got ignored (and got some BS reply about how the lawyers think it's ok, blah blah blah).
My solution is to publish controversial material and when my account gets shut down I sue the University. If they don't want to talk about it, maybe a judge does
It can't really, but Apple claimed this when asked :)
> patched with in a week
1 3087.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Feb/10
Yes. If they were innovative they would have come up with an online version of scrabble that attracted 100,000 users. But they didn't, and when someone else stepped up to do that they sued him. Not that he didn't deserve it by calling it e-scrabble, but if he had called it e-scrumble or something there wouldn't be a case against him. Oh well.
Or a capital J and lowercase y.
I'm glad that I don't have any state-issued ID... it's easier that way.
Funny tangent. I went to the Apple Store on North Michigan Avenue to buy my Dad an iPod. I asked for the student discount, because, hey, I'm a student. I showed them my student ID and then they asked me for my driver's license. I told them I didn't drive. They asked for state ID and I told them I already showed them ID. I showed them my wallet to show that I didn't have any other ID. They refused my student discount even though they saw my student ID. Makes no sense.
When I bought my Powerbook online I didn't even use a credit card under my name and they were perfectly happy deducting $300. The more I deal with Apple the less I like them...
Which is why I downloaded the GNU fileutils (etc) and compiled them for my mac. I agree that BSD utils suck.
>Are you joking? The only reason to NOT have a screen is to make it cheap.
What's wrong with cheap? If you wanted expensive, you would have already bought an iPod or iPod Mini!
Alternate steps to an Intel-free life:
:-)
1. Buy an AMD processor.
You'll never look back
> What legitimate activities can you do with DRM-free music that you can't do with a song purchased from iTunes Music Store?
How about playing it through filters? Maybe Apple's EQ isn't good enough? Maybe you want real crossfeed or spacialization? Maybe you want speed up/slow down/vocal removal? It annoys the hell out of me that I can't do these things in iTunes.
Ironically, you've misspelled misspelt.
I was going to mention NPR. There are pretty good shows on during rush hour, and it's certainly more intelligent than the other networks. And it's free.
No, it's not. (Well technically it needs to be qualified with an AM or PM, but that's not what the grandparent is talking about.)
That was the worst joke I've ever heard. Not funny AT ALL.
> Stuff that matters: circuit-breakers vacuum-cleaners coffee makers, calculators generators matching salt&pepper shakers
What about automatic circumcisers?
Sharing bomb-making instructions isn't illegal. Detonating a bomb in a public place, yes, but knowing how to make one is perfectly legal.
Most people avoid breaking laws because they don't want to be punished. If you don't get caught, you don't get punished. Thus, the end result is that the same thing happens to a law-breaker that happens to a non-law-breaker (i.e. nothing). Therefore, effectively, a law was not violated.
Did you write the code for their encryption?
Here's what it looks like, probably:
send_to_server(cleartext ^ non_random_byte);
popup_dialog("Your message was sent securely! No, really!");
Encryption is only as good as the implementation. Why would I trust AOL to do it right?
Which is why I've always used strong encryption to IM my friends. If AOL wants to break my 4096-bit RSA key to sell my "lol"s, then they're welcome to.
Technology is the solution to the erosion of our rights. If it's mathematically impossible to find out what you said, then... they won't know what you said. (Same for P2P. If you use Freenet you can legally share anything. Why? Because nobody knows (or can ever know) what you're sharing and what you're downloading. Laws don't solve problems!)
I use gnuplot.