These universities have not broken any laws, just like all the other ISPs that allow people to use Napster. If something like Napster has legal uses and the program itself is legal, how could they get away with a ban? If someone downloads child porn, do we say, "Let's ban browsers so they nobody has access"?
For example: In three hundred years, pornography is viewed as a valuable cultural resource. A historian wishes to study subject of pornography over the ages and relate it to the prevailing attitudes in those ages. The historian will be stuffed, because to a librarian now, pornography is clearly not suitable for inclusion.
I don't know about you, but my porn will always be in my library:)
That does seem like a very questionable statement to me. The top ten web sites are potentially powerful, but it depends what content they are serving up. If they are selling things, like Amazon, would that be so powerful? Sure, you can push certain things, but ultimately it's up to the buyer. Of course portals like Yahoo are powerful, but only when it comes to the content they are providing. Do they really have any power over my everyday life? What about people and cultures without so much internet access? Are they not even considered in this discussion?
I would have to disagree with the comment about source code. As we know from/., open source has a lot of supporters. The organization I work for uses Netscape and IE, but Netscape Messenger is the official mail client. One thing that's good right now, we get very few instances of these Outlook viruses.
But, since we're talking about browsers, the Caldera OpenLinux I have at home included Netscape. People use Netscape, and using Mozilla is a way to try to get more to use it.
I don't even know where to begin, but luckily everyone else has taken care of it. I'll just add that I know people running software on image files that can be ub to a GB, and some of the jobs take 8-10 hours on dual 600s.
BTW, this posting is a troll- To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies" which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling", a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite.,
There are certain books that have made their mark among hackers over the years...
Here's another excellent one. It's mainly on the technical aspect, including how-to and countermeasures. I can't recommend it enough. Hacking Exposed. Lots of tools on the website, too.
Whether it makes sense or not, the bottom line is, if they did pay for it, that's what they are going to stick with. And, having been a contractor for the government, I can tell you they rarely buy anything without including a support contract. I don't know if they could do that with something like this, but if they could, it would be easier and cheaper because they would not have to keep as many people on staff to troubleshoot and/or further develop Carnivore. Most government agencies can't afford to pay people like that anyway, although I don't claim to know anything about the FBI.
You can argue either way, but I will say this- they are not going to ditch Carnivore for an open source version. (Who knows, maybe Carnivore is based on the open source version.)
They have to keep using Carnivore because they paid for it. They bought it from some company in (who would've guessed) California. At least I assume they bought it. I read an article, I think in the Washington Post, stating that some company out there had been developing something like Carnivore for a while and a lot of people think that's where it came from.
In an unprecedented move today, Intel announced that they would be taking the processor battle to another level, changing there previous policy of one press release a month to one a week. They stated that they will be announcing the release of faster processors weekly, a move that clearly has competitors worried.
In related news, AMD quickly responded by announcing a new, faster processor press release will go out twice a week, a policy that could be revised as soon as December.
That check they are cutting her is an advance. Her contract gives her a certain amount per album. If she doesn't sell enough albums to make up for the advance, she ends up owing the record company money. Not only that, they charge her part of the cost of advertising, probably the whole cost for the recording studio, etc. Of course, if you're not an idiot, you won't end up bankrupt like so many musicians do.
I totally agree with her that they have no intentions of sharing the cash. Even if they do, it will be at those piss-poor rates that musicians get stuck with when they are nobody and have to sign a record deal
You know why Metallica is one of the few bands to sue Napster? Because they're one of the few that actually own their music and master tracks... Not that it means they are right to sue, but that's another/.
``High-quality infringements have increased during the past couple of months leading up to the games,'' said Catherine McGill, legal counsel and brand protection manager for the Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Detail-oriented counterfeiters ``copy the swing tags, sewn-in labels and packaging. That is where the DNA comes into its own as being the absolutely foolproof, sure way to determine if something is fake.
So how does this matter to me? Is someone going to check the DNA to see if I'm buying a counterfeit? Do I care if someone is going to check the DNA to see if I'm buying a counterfeit? It's absolutely foolproof-- all you have to do is be able to analyze DNA. Wow, those counterfeiters must be scared!
Speaking from experience, you are partially correct. Government might be a good place to start, but they can't always keep those recruiters that have buckets of cash at bay. But I would say, at least where I have been, the biggest problem is the users. Every time you try to do something to tighten security, you won't hear the end of it.
"You mean you have to change something? I don't know about that. Could we do it in a couple of weeks? I'm really busy right now."
This goes from managers on down. The only way to make sure it gets done is give them no warning. Otherwise someone will put up a fight. After all, they've got to be able to see the latest picture from stinkymeat.net without interruption.
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I don't know about you, but my porn will always be in my library:)
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I agree, but I think they're talking about power in general, not military power. There's a big difference.
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That does seem like a very questionable statement to me. The top ten web sites are potentially powerful, but it depends what content they are serving up. If they are selling things, like Amazon, would that be so powerful? Sure, you can push certain things, but ultimately it's up to the buyer. Of course portals like Yahoo are powerful, but only when it comes to the content they are providing. Do they really have any power over my everyday life? What about people and cultures without so much internet access? Are they not even considered in this discussion?
Besides, power is fleeting.
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I would have to disagree with the comment about source code. As we know from /., open source has a lot of supporters. The organization I work for uses Netscape and IE, but Netscape Messenger is the official mail client. One thing that's good right now, we get very few instances of these Outlook viruses.
But, since we're talking about browsers, the Caldera OpenLinux I have at home included Netscape. People use Netscape, and using Mozilla is a way to try to get more to use it.
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I don't even know where to begin, but luckily everyone else has taken care of it. I'll just add that I know people running software on image files that can be ub to a GB, and some of the jobs take 8-10 hours on dual 600s.
BTW, this posting is a troll- To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. Derives from the phrase "trolling for newbies" which in turn comes from mainstream "trolling", a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite.,
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There are certain books that have made their mark among hackers over the years...
Here's another excellent one. It's mainly on the technical aspect, including how-to and countermeasures. I can't recommend it enough. Hacking Exposed. Lots of tools on the website, too.
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Whether it makes sense or not, the bottom line is, if they did pay for it, that's what they are going to stick with. And, having been a contractor for the government, I can tell you they rarely buy anything without including a support contract. I don't know if they could do that with something like this, but if they could, it would be easier and cheaper because they would not have to keep as many people on staff to troubleshoot and/or further develop Carnivore. Most government agencies can't afford to pay people like that anyway, although I don't claim to know anything about the FBI.
You can argue either way, but I will say this- they are not going to ditch Carnivore for an open source version. (Who knows, maybe Carnivore is based on the open source version.)
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In an unprecedented move today, Intel announced that they would be taking the processor battle to another level, changing there previous policy of one press release a month to one a week. They stated that they will be announcing the release of faster processors weekly, a move that clearly has competitors worried.
In related news, AMD quickly responded by announcing a new, faster processor press release will go out twice a week, a policy that could be revised as soon as December.
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That check they are cutting her is an advance. Her contract gives her a certain amount per album. If she doesn't sell enough albums to make up for the advance, she ends up owing the record company money. Not only that, they charge her part of the cost of advertising, probably the whole cost for the recording studio, etc. Of course, if you're not an idiot, you won't end up bankrupt like so many musicians do.
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I totally agree with her that they have no intentions of sharing the cash. Even if they do, it will be at those piss-poor rates that musicians get stuck with when they are nobody and have to sign a record deal
You know why Metallica is one of the few bands to sue Napster? Because they're one of the few that actually own their music and master tracks... Not that it means they are right to sue, but that's another /.
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So how does this matter to me? Is someone going to check the DNA to see if I'm buying a counterfeit? Do I care if someone is going to check the DNA to see if I'm buying a counterfeit? It's absolutely foolproof-- all you have to do is be able to analyze DNA. Wow, those counterfeiters must be scared!
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