There are other services much more suitable for piracy. Megaupload is really not something you would want to use for downloading large amounts of data, or multiple files. I doubt they have that many pirates.
Most MMO games don't allow selling of digital "properties" so that reasoning would not hold up in court. If it wasn't a criminal case the guy could sue for emotional damages at most. But in this case the fact that threating someone with a knife happened in order to "obtain" virtual "goods" made the verdict harsher.
If you are trying to draw parallels with IT you are making the same mistake as those who think theft and copyright infringement are the same or those who want physical retaliation against a "cyberwar". In IT we can have bulletproof defences, but IRL sadly we can't. Biological warfare is a very real threat that could destroy the current nuclear peace we live in. We shouldn't make it easier for the bad guys by doing the research for them. Now if this paper turns out to be unharmful it can always be released later.
Medicine is still mostly trial and error because the human body is very complex. That doesn't mean it's failing, in fact it had developed a lot. There are also many other areas of science which the author conveniently fails to mention.
However, you make a specific claim. Care to back it up? Name a few examples where science "completely fails". I don't mind stuff where scientists are still working on the answers, that is not failure.
But that is one of the biggest failures that it doesn't allow saying that we haven't found the answers yet (although as all theories are just models, 'answer' is relative). The scientific method doesn't have a part to say "we don't know yet", as according to it at any time the most likely theory is true. This is fine when we have enough information to at least build a basic model out of it, but in cases where we don't stuff like dark matter or dark energy theories arise because scientists are not permitted to say "we don't know at the moment why our observations don't match our model".
Another example could be the contradiction between quantum mechanics and general relativity. The scientific method wouldn't allow the use of a contradictory theory yet we are still able to make precise predictions based on it between certain boundaries.
This is the second specific claim you make. Please name a few other processes that also produce results.
The process most often used is asking other people. Even science itself depends on it: you can't replicate every experiment ever made by yourself. In most cases, you have to BELIEVE that the results of other scientists are true.
Corporations are not people, there is no such thing as self-defence in the corporate world. We should be happy that the courts got at least one of the two trolls, it shows far more sense than they usually have.
If they don't take it seriously, and it turns out to be a valid threat, then the press would have a field day with DHS.
You can't be serious. No terrorist is stupid enough to announce what will they do before doing it. Joking about it might be stupid, but saying stupid things is still protected by free speech.
While circumventing censorship is better than nothing this is not technical problem but a legal one. We need to stand up against censorship on the streets, not on some dark unknown meshnet.
Actually you can also ask for an extension that you have to assemble onto the tap after which you can use it like it was a normal one. Then simply wash your hand, separate the extension and bring it back. Good old English comfort.
Believe me I speak to my friends often, but sometimes I just don't feel like traveling to the other side of the country just to have a talk. There is a reason communication tools were invented, and while you are lucky to have all your friends within speaking distance back in the cave most people are not like that. Email and IM are good for different purposes, but the nice thing about Twitter is that it combines the advantages of both. It's fast enough for realtime chat but does not require all parties to be online all the time, and it's trivial to have a conversation with multiple people.
Many people use social sites as a communication tool. It might not be optimal, but for communication you need a platform that most people can and do use, otherwise you will have lengthy discussions with yourself on a service nobody uses.
And by 'fools' I guess you mean 'people with social lives'. Also, if you look at the state of p2p communication tools you will see why they are done by big companies: they have the evil money to actually develop them.
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There are other services much more suitable for piracy. Megaupload is really not something you would want to use for downloading large amounts of data, or multiple files. I doubt they have that many pirates.
Most MMO games don't allow selling of digital "properties" so that reasoning would not hold up in court. If it wasn't a criminal case the guy could sue for emotional damages at most. But in this case the fact that threating someone with a knife happened in order to "obtain" virtual "goods" made the verdict harsher.
All software is vulnerable- "secure" is just a way of saying "has not been proven insecure yet".
Which is much more than what you can hope for in real life situations.
There are heavy elements that the Sun doesn't contain.
If you are trying to draw parallels with IT you are making the same mistake as those who think theft and copyright infringement are the same or those who want physical retaliation against a "cyberwar". In IT we can have bulletproof defences, but IRL sadly we can't. Biological warfare is a very real threat that could destroy the current nuclear peace we live in. We shouldn't make it easier for the bad guys by doing the research for them. Now if this paper turns out to be unharmful it can always be released later.
But if it's not easy to get a pilot's licence then stupid people wouldn't be able to get one.
Medicine is still mostly trial and error because the human body is very complex. That doesn't mean it's failing, in fact it had developed a lot. There are also many other areas of science which the author conveniently fails to mention.
However, you make a specific claim. Care to back it up? Name a few examples where science "completely fails". I don't mind stuff where scientists are still working on the answers, that is not failure.
But that is one of the biggest failures that it doesn't allow saying that we haven't found the answers yet (although as all theories are just models, 'answer' is relative). The scientific method doesn't have a part to say "we don't know yet", as according to it at any time the most likely theory is true. This is fine when we have enough information to at least build a basic model out of it, but in cases where we don't stuff like dark matter or dark energy theories arise because scientists are not permitted to say "we don't know at the moment why our observations don't match our model".
Another example could be the contradiction between quantum mechanics and general relativity. The scientific method wouldn't allow the use of a contradictory theory yet we are still able to make precise predictions based on it between certain boundaries.
This is the second specific claim you make. Please name a few other processes that also produce results.
The process most often used is asking other people. Even science itself depends on it: you can't replicate every experiment ever made by yourself. In most cases, you have to BELIEVE that the results of other scientists are true.
It's not the failure of science, personal flying vehicles have been around for quite a while. The problems are the costs and government regulations.
Corporations are not people, there is no such thing as self-defence in the corporate world. We should be happy that the courts got at least one of the two trolls, it shows far more sense than they usually have.
If they don't take it seriously, and it turns out to be a valid threat, then the press would have a field day with DHS.
You can't be serious. No terrorist is stupid enough to announce what will they do before doing it. Joking about it might be stupid, but saying stupid things is still protected by free speech.
While circumventing censorship is better than nothing this is not technical problem but a legal one. We need to stand up against censorship on the streets, not on some dark unknown meshnet.
"Decent standard of living" is not an objective term. The workers of Foxconn still live good compared to Chinese standards, at least they have a job.
What's wrong with PGP?
The problem is that they have offices in many countries which makes them liable.
Exactly. If a game is good and has high replayability, people won't sell it. Used games market only hurts the creators of bad games.
It does of you are an exhibitionist teen or use Twitter as a RSS substitute. I use it to communicate with people I know.
Actually you can also ask for an extension that you have to assemble onto the tap after which you can use it like it was a normal one. Then simply wash your hand, separate the extension and bring it back. Good old English comfort.
Believe me I speak to my friends often, but sometimes I just don't feel like traveling to the other side of the country just to have a talk. There is a reason communication tools were invented, and while you are lucky to have all your friends within speaking distance back in the cave most people are not like that. Email and IM are good for different purposes, but the nice thing about Twitter is that it combines the advantages of both. It's fast enough for realtime chat but does not require all parties to be online all the time, and it's trivial to have a conversation with multiple people.
Many people use social sites as a communication tool. It might not be optimal, but for communication you need a platform that most people can and do use, otherwise you will have lengthy discussions with yourself on a service nobody uses.
And by 'fools' I guess you mean 'people with social lives'. Also, if you look at the state of p2p communication tools you will see why they are done by big companies: they have the evil money to actually develop them.
Luckily Twitter has a private option that allows me to whitelist the people who can see my messages.
So do English women's bathrooms have taps that allow you to mix hot and cold water?
There are alternatives, but Youtube has far the biggest userbase, so if they can't use it to reach people that's doing them a lot of harm.
I guess you have missed the whole web2.0 that is based on it.