It is in the best interest of skilled hackers to make these things available to, essentially, anyone.
In a sea of phishers law enforcement is likely to catch those who have the least amount of skill simply because its easier for them. The time they spend on those cases is less time they have for people who really know what's going on.
A human being neglected to record the votes that the machine tabulated (the 31 votes were actually recorded by the machines). So yes, there is a problem with the system, and in this case the problem appears to be related to people. I don't think I would be very comfortable with eliminating all the people from the vote counting process though.
Yes, your right, that is a big issue but as explained this actually has nothing to do with the machines. The machines correctly counted 31 Ron Paul votes. The humans failed to record that count in the aggregate tabulation.
In fact, that error argues for more automation in the process, not less (although I am not saying I support that).
It's important to note that in all these precincts the exit polls agreed with the actual results. So unless the machines made error s_and_ the voters lied at exit polling this is just sour grapes.
All politicians think some degree of control over society is required. It's not an idea unique to communism, socialism, or fascism. Also, every successful nation engages in 'central planning' to some degree (ever hear of the ECB and the FED).
In respect to your specific point about 'central planning', one can clearly argue that it does work as:
(a) China has raised the standard of living for 100's of millions of people in a few decades by a percentage much larger than what the west has achieved this century. (Admittedly, China only managed this because of the existence of the free market outside it's borders but it was done through 'central planning' nonetheless.)
(b) US managed to avoid a recession in 1995 and in 2001 by effectively managing its monetary policy.
The problem with broad central planning is that it often serves not society but the politicians and their cadre, either directly through corruption or indirectly in support of their position. So in China where central planning is extensive there is a great deal of corruption. In the EU and US there is less corruption but you'll often find many cases where politicians take action largely to secure their re-election (farm subsidies being a prime example).
How much do you earn an hour? If your an average software developer maybe $40-60, so that 20 minutes is $13-20. If your a somewhat experienced 'consultant' maybe you earn $60-$90 so that 20 minutes is $20-$30.
Honestly for me, irrespective of salary, a 20 minute savings would be worth at least $20 because I simply don't have much free time.
I looked at the OpenSocial API. I think any Google initiative has some potential. However, this API is such a mess, really a hodgepodge of cruft, mainly from Orkut, that it won't go anywhere not because it's too late but simply because it's so ill considered.
If they created a well thought out API it would get much more traction.
... also the Europeans have another one of these but it is smaller then Chalk River and is largely for European consumption (and is paid for largely by European socialized medicine).
We ended up with ONE reactor because running a second reactor for this purpose (it does not actually produce energy) would be hugely expensive. Who would pay for this do you suppose? The government (more taxes), the insurance companies (higher premiums, less people able to afford premiums) or the people (less people able to afford scans). Since there are no such reactors in the US, and anyway the US is opposed the socialised medicine, government support in the US is probably out, which means the only way to 'get more stuff' is to basically increase cost to a level that would reduce access to poorer individuals, not just of these scans but medical care in general.
I would wager that in this case, even the legislator did not read the bill (which was probably written for him), until it became clear this could become a major issue for the government.
Then once he read it he realized it was as bad as everyone made it out to be he withdrew it before anyone else could read it to spare himself and the government the controversy.
I am a little confused by your... err... post. You know we're talking about Canada and not the US, right? Also, you know we're talking about digital rights right?
Where does global warming, the UN, the USA and Kofi's son come into it?
... or you can use a more meaningful URL's in many cases like... /users/kristoph
... but if must have a short numerical id can create a 'reference' table which maps a numeric ids to a uuid (one table for all tables using uuid as a key). You can then simply check if you've been passed a valid uuid and, if not, run your query through a join to the reference table.
I think what the post meant - when referring to Vista as a lame duck OS - is that uptake of Vista on machines already running Windows XP is relatively modest. Visa has simply not generated a great deal of enthusiasm and, in the case large enterprises, raised enough concern, that most people would rather no upgrade.
However, this has limited impact on Microsoft's bottom line because most consumer hardware vendors deploy one kind of MS OS or another and Microsoft gets paid and enterprise IT shops have subscriptions to Microsoft gets paid.
So yes, it is possible for Vista to be a 'lame duck' while Microsoft continues to rake in the $$$.
The real mastermind, whomever he or she is, is no doubt laughing his ass off as the policy point the finger at this guy. The sad reality is that law enforcement will never catch the truly talented cyber criminals because they just don't have the in house skills to combat them.
No 'default' penalties exist for a license violation, unless specified as part of the license. The licensor would need to inform the licensee of a violation then if the licensee ignored the licensor, the licensor could revoke the license and only then could they sue for breach of contract or (less likely) a copyright violation. If the licensee specifically replied and said they did not accept that a license violation occurred the licensor would need to sue and prove a violation occured. In theory one could ask for some sort of remedies during the period where a license violation occurred but if the breach was cured quickly such that you (the licensor) suffered no monetary damage you would be hard pressed to actually win any sort of award if you sued.
The penalties you cite only apply for a willfull violation of copyright which would never apply to a GPL case because the issues are so complex that you would virtually need a letter from the offending party telling you they are fully aware of their requirement are choosing to ignore them.
I get a great deal of gmail spam as well and, like the gp, I very rarely use it. I get much less spam on either my official email account and on yahoo. I don't have hotmail to compare.
I am not sure a sample of 2 makes it any better for you but there you go.
If you read the original blog you will learn they do distribute source, it just does not include the acpi module. The author of the blog suggests this is nothing more then an oversight.
I tend to assume incompetence before malice, and I really do believe they just messed up. (Even the asus_acpi stripping seems more like a botched search-replace job by some overworked driver author than a malicious act. Doesn't make it legit, of course.)
Notice that neither the author of the blog, nor the author of asus_acpi has contacted ASUS and asked them to remedy the issue. It is therefore perhaps premature to talk about a lawsuit. In fact, you cannot even nullify a license without giving some reasonable (or contractually specified) time for remedy and you certainly won't win a lawsuit unless you actually let the offender know in advance what the violation is and what you want done to address it.
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It is in the best interest of skilled hackers to make these things available to, essentially, anyone.
In a sea of phishers law enforcement is likely to catch those who have the least amount of skill simply because its easier for them. The time they spend on those cases is less time they have for people who really know what's going on.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/epolls/index.html#NHDEM
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I RTFA but I have no idea what the problem actually is that he is going to solve. Could someone explain?
A human being neglected to record the votes that the machine tabulated (the 31 votes were actually recorded by the machines). So yes, there is a problem with the system, and in this case the problem appears to be related to people. I don't think I would be very comfortable with eliminating all the people from the vote counting process though.
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Yes, your right, that is a big issue but as explained this actually has nothing to do with the machines. The machines correctly counted 31 Ron Paul votes. The humans failed to record that count in the aggregate tabulation.
In fact, that error argues for more automation in the process, not less (although I am not saying I support that).
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It's important to note that in all these precincts the exit polls agreed with the actual results. So unless the machines made error s_and_ the voters lied at exit polling this is just sour grapes.
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What can you learn about a meteor shower from 47,000ft that you can't learn from the ground?
You can learn if you have what it takes to fly at 47,000ft, at night, above the arctic, while flaming stones fall all around you.
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All politicians think some degree of control over society is required. It's not an idea unique to communism, socialism, or fascism. Also, every successful nation engages in 'central planning' to some degree (ever hear of the ECB and the FED).
In respect to your specific point about 'central planning', one can clearly argue that it does work as:
(a) China has raised the standard of living for 100's of millions of people in a few decades by a percentage much larger than what the west has achieved this century. (Admittedly, China only managed this because of the existence of the free market outside it's borders but it was done through 'central planning' nonetheless.)
(b) US managed to avoid a recession in 1995 and in 2001 by effectively managing its monetary policy.
The problem with broad central planning is that it often serves not society but the politicians and their cadre, either directly through corruption or indirectly in support of their position. So in China where central planning is extensive there is a great deal of corruption. In the EU and US there is less corruption but you'll often find many cases where politicians take action largely to secure their re-election (farm subsidies being a prime example).
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How much do you earn an hour? If your an average software developer maybe $40-60, so that 20 minutes is $13-20. If your a somewhat experienced 'consultant' maybe you earn $60-$90 so that 20 minutes is $20-$30.
Honestly for me, irrespective of salary, a 20 minute savings would be worth at least $20 because I simply don't have much free time.
]{
I looked at the OpenSocial API. I think any Google initiative has some potential. However, this API is such a mess, really a hodgepodge of cruft, mainly from Orkut, that it won't go anywhere not because it's too late but simply because it's so ill considered.
If they created a well thought out API it would get much more traction.
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... also the Europeans have another one of these but it is smaller then Chalk River and is largely for European consumption (and is paid for largely by European socialized medicine).
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We ended up with ONE reactor because running a second reactor for this purpose (it does not actually produce energy) would be hugely expensive. Who would pay for this do you suppose? The government (more taxes), the insurance companies (higher premiums, less people able to afford premiums) or the people (less people able to afford scans). Since there are no such reactors in the US, and anyway the US is opposed the socialised medicine, government support in the US is probably out, which means the only way to 'get more stuff' is to basically increase cost to a level that would reduce access to poorer individuals, not just of these scans but medical care in general.
]{
I would wager that in this case, even the legislator did not read the bill (which was probably written for him), until it became clear this could become a major issue for the government.
Then once he read it he realized it was as bad as everyone made it out to be he withdrew it before anyone else could read it to spare himself and the government the controversy.
]{
I am a little confused by your ... err ... post. You know we're talking about Canada and not the US, right? Also, you know we're talking about digital rights right?
Where does global warming, the UN, the USA and Kofi's son come into it?
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Well ...
...
/users/123H4D838AD232848492238
... or you can use a more meaningful URL's in many cases like ...
/users/kristoph
... but if must have a short numerical id can create a 'reference' table which maps a numeric ids to a uuid (one table for all tables using uuid as a key). You can then simply check if you've been passed a valid uuid and, if not, run your query through a join to the reference table.
First, you can use the compressed UUID form so
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You most certainly can use a UUID in Rails as a key. I've done it many a time.
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I think what the post meant - when referring to Vista as a lame duck OS - is that uptake of Vista on machines already running Windows XP is relatively modest. Visa has simply not generated a great deal of enthusiasm and, in the case large enterprises, raised enough concern, that most people would rather no upgrade.
However, this has limited impact on Microsoft's bottom line because most consumer hardware vendors deploy one kind of MS OS or another and Microsoft gets paid and enterprise IT shops have subscriptions to Microsoft gets paid.
So yes, it is possible for Vista to be a 'lame duck' while Microsoft continues to rake in the $$$.
]{
The real mastermind, whomever he or she is, is no doubt laughing his ass off as the policy point the finger at this guy. The sad reality is that law enforcement will never catch the truly talented cyber criminals because they just don't have the in house skills to combat them.
]{
No 'default' penalties exist for a license violation, unless specified as part of the license. The licensor would need to inform the licensee of a violation then if the licensee ignored the licensor, the licensor could revoke the license and only then could they sue for breach of contract or (less likely) a copyright violation. If the licensee specifically replied and said they did not accept that a license violation occurred the licensor would need to sue and prove a violation occured. In theory one could ask for some sort of remedies during the period where a license violation occurred but if the breach was cured quickly such that you (the licensor) suffered no monetary damage you would be hard pressed to actually win any sort of award if you sued.
The penalties you cite only apply for a willfull violation of copyright which would never apply to a GPL case because the issues are so complex that you would virtually need a letter from the offending party telling you they are fully aware of their requirement are choosing to ignore them.
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I get a great deal of gmail spam as well and, like the gp, I very rarely use it. I get much less spam on either my official email account and on yahoo. I don't have hotmail to compare.
I am not sure a sample of 2 makes it any better for you but there you go.
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If you read the original blog you will learn they do distribute source, it just does not include the acpi module. The author of the blog suggests this is nothing more then an oversight.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
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... or you know, maybe a polite letter noting that the source is missing and asking them for it.
Because, you know, WE WANT ASUS TO SHIP HARDWARE FOR LINUX IN THE FUTURE.
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From the blog that started all this ...
I tend to assume incompetence before malice, and I really do believe they just messed up. (Even the asus_acpi stripping seems more like a botched search-replace job by some overworked driver author than a malicious act. Doesn't make it legit, of course.)
Notice that neither the author of the blog, nor the author of asus_acpi has contacted ASUS and asked them to remedy the issue. It is therefore perhaps premature to talk about a lawsuit. In fact, you cannot even nullify a license without giving some reasonable (or contractually specified) time for remedy and you certainly won't win a lawsuit unless you actually let the offender know in advance what the violation is and what you want done to address it.
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PS. Company X makes hot Linux platform. Company X neglects to release source for a module. Linux advocates call for lawsuit. It's not exactly a great way to promote Linux. I am not suggesting we should ignore GPL violations but we should at least be a touch more civilized about it. (Maybe, in this case, someone should contact ASUS and (gasp) offer to help them maintain the module in the proper way.)
from the article ....
Magnets provide its attitude control instead of jets, so there are no propellants onboard to explode.
How do they manage this?
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Canadians are exempt. It is the only country which is.
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