I did a little experimenting myself, and I absolutely cannot believe the ease at which you can get into these systems and download any file you wish (root.exe?/C+copy+file.txt+c:\inetpub\wwwroot). How this is not all over the media, considering the sheer number of infected hosts is beyond me.
What ever happened to the good old days when virii were a thing to be admired, were hand crafted in assembler to use the fewest instructions, and took talent? It seems nowadays everything requires the user to click an attachment in their outlook program. Theres nothing creative about that!
Out of curiosity, being an average Canadian citizen, would writing a letter to your average American politician, serve any purpose? These laws have a tremendous effect on Canadians, and we should have a say as well.
Voting is just a formality, it's not like politicians and laws actually represent what the people believe.
When I saw the comment regarding crossing the border with a suitcase nuke, I immediately thought it was a reference to the recent case of Ahmed Ressam. I didn't think these things actually existed.
And, as a South-Western Ontarian, I recently discovered that I am about as far south as Northern California!! (Point Peely is actually south of the California-Oregon border!)
That is what the acronym (used to) stand for. So you're saying you are an expert at a beginners programming language. In the english language, expert means to "have much training and knoweledge in some special field". Therefore, it is what is known as an oxymoron, hence why it was humorous.
As an aside, I'm very disappointed to have received my first -1 moderation ever on Slashdot. Therefore I will qualify my opinion a little. My problem with Visual BASIC is that it's a Windows only thing, therefore it serves little purpose for me. Therefore, most people who use it are Windows people. Windows people, especially someone who has the nerve to call themselves an expert Windows user, is probably an idiot. Those terms, as well, just don't go together. Windows is designed for idiots, therefore I don't see how you could be an expert (as define above) at it.
Will this simply encourage people to use inferior products, knowing that they will receive large insurance settlements if they indeed ever are cracked?
It's kind of like when you need a new car but can't afford one. You leave it parked unlocked with the keys in the ignition, and hope it doesn't get stolen.
The problem is that I know the software is available and I use it all the time. But after the programs are bundled they & their data formats become ubiquitous.
I routinely use Latex and make beautiful documents with it. But this week, I was made the enemy for even mentioning something other than Word format when I had to work in a 8-10 person group. Thats what pisses me off. Everyone can read Word format because a reader is bundled with Windows, so people think its acceptable to email Word-format documents.
(This is a personal observation of my own, not that of the collective slashdot mentality)
I did my last resume in Word, but I had to fuck around so much that when it came time do to the current one I just said fuck it and did it in LaTeX. And its much more logical because I can comment sections out for different versions, and I get a PDF. (sending PostScript is pushing it).
I think this is a case of a yankee not being able to accept that those socialists to the north who cant own property or guns or disrepect God beat them at something. It must hurt his self-righteous American ego.
If you didn't notice that was a quote (off-topic)
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He was quoting the submitters comments. Who cares.
The way I see it is the equivalent of the United States telling Amsterdam that it is illegal to smoke marijuana in cafes, and then criminally charging these complete foreigners in the US and serving extradition papers. This idea seems ridiculous and I don't see how it is different regarding copyright violations in the States versus an activity that probably isn't a copyright violation in the foreign citizens respective country. (We have no DMCA in Canada, and its legal to make copies of musical works).
Because like I've posted on slash several times before, under our copyright law it is not illegal to make personal copies of any musical work you so desire. That is why we have the infamous levy.... And this copyright act was only passed in 1998.
I think it's very good of you to express your feelings regarding Australia's international IT reputation locally. Because, I can tell you from my vantage point in Canada, it's unbelievable what seems to be going on in places such as Australia and England (for example). And everytime I hear people talking about one of these countries, I make a point of explaining how their citizens are loosing more and more rights everyday.
You're not pirating anything because under our copyright law its completely legal to make personal copies of any musical work. That's why there is a levy in the first place.
Thats also why I think Napster might have more luck up here.. But it would fuck us up because it would piss the americans off, and we wouldnt want that.....
It sounds evil if you ask me
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It encourages people to whine and complain. In fact, I think this whole trend towards people communicating online about personal relationships is bad. I'd almost go as far as to say it is dangerous. Whether it is emailing long rants to friends, on public forums, or in these so called weblogs. It is not healthy.
It also reminds me of a Slashdot article not so long ago, regarding the guy who said he would have found Ted Kazinski (or whoever) before the FBI given a little more time, based on the references to certain historical things, or the requisite knowlege to have certain insights (in other words, they could deduce where you were educated, where you grew up, and so on.) My point is that it will come back to haunt you one day, even if you are posting these things anonymously. Thats the thing about the Internet, what you post is here forever..
Just today I was searching google on my real name and the first things that come up are Slashdot posts from 1998 (before we had user accounts), and they're posts Id rather not have prospective employers see in the future..
If that's the case, that has to extend to data CDs, too.
Why? Copying data CD's is illegal. Making a personal copy of an audio "musical work" is not. Maybe you didn't know that.
A copyright tax on blank media is merely a way that the government can legalize piracy as long as they get the proceeds. Like a lottery is a way that the government can legalize gambling as long as they get the cash.
It is a levy not a tax. None of the money goes to the government, it goes to the Canadian Private Copying Collective. Also, are you implying that gambling is outlawed in Socialist Canada? Here in Ontario I can think of large Casinos in Orilla, Niagra Falls, Windsor, Sue-Saint Marie, and countless slots at all the race tracks..
Now, if the socialists hadn't taxed blank media, then a pirate couldn't argue that he'd paid his royalties, and therefore copyright law would remain fully enforceable.
"In 1997 the Canadian Copyright Act was amended to allow individuals to make copies of sound recordings for private use. Prior to the passage of the amendments it was an infringement of copyright to make such copies.
When legal protection was removed, the Act provided rightsholders with compensation in the form of a levy on blank audio recording media." --From the CPCC website.
FWIW, the person you quoted yourself was wrong in that you can't make copies for your friends, you can only let them borrow the disc to make the copy themself.
I see people posting negative comments. However, I was very impressed myself with the last release. It is January 10th 2001, and I have had it running as my only browser process since 2000 (ps aux doesn't give the exact dates for last years processes). I don't understand some of the comments. If a page doesn't follow standards and is designed for IE5 only, its not worth my while if it doesn't render correctly on my platform. It's their loss. With that said, I have never noticed any problems yet. I also use the mail and news for reading news.groupstudy.com. It works fine, never has crashed, however periodically it gets damn slow and I hear my hard drive thrashing like crazy. But then it stops. Anyway, I'd like to reiterate my thanks and appreciation for this project.
(Im running on a P166, 64megs Ram, Redhat 6.2)
I got this strange problem with XFree 4.0.2 though, my mouse pointer doesn't redraw correctly when the image below it changes.
You're supposing people grow up with Windows then switch to Linux. Anyone who grows up with Linux should know the difference and will know the difference. Personally I don't really care about the former in the context of Joe desktop user.
It's hard being female you say. But females roughly make up 50% of the worlds population. How can you say 50% of people are discriminated against, or something else along those lines. This is a concept I have a very hard time grasping.
I think crying racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination, even reverse racism, its all a form of coping socially. It identifies you with a group in either a conscious or unconscious way. Humans have a natural desire to belong.
Consider that 50% of the population can identify with a group based on their sex, and have it viewed credibly (any asian, white, or african female for example.). In addition many males can identify with a group based on their non-majority racial group. This too is viewed credibly. This leaves white males. If they were to form an exclusive group, it is blatant racism.
I've seen someone say in these comments before that white people are now outnumbered in all of California. I know first hand that I've seen news reports here in Canada that white people are just about outnumbered in Toronto now (if they aren't already). So how can everyone blame us white males for everything, when really we are only a small portion of the demographic makeup of our society.
It's interesting, levies on blank media are not something that particularly concern me: pay your 23 cents and get on with your life. Besides, we in Canada are legally allowed under the copyright act to copy any musical work for personal use. When I saw that a week or so ago in another slashdot comment (with a link to verify it) I was very impressed and happy that my country has not disappointed me in this respect.
On the other hand, I have a very hard time swallowing our firearms laws. To tell you the truth, its not necessarily the fact that we have to register our firearms, its the fact that all handguns are at least classified as "Restricted", and therefore you must have them locked up tight at all times, and can only use them at registered shooting ranges for sport purposes only. No self defense anywhere in that. In addition, many many firearms available in the US are outright banned here. That is where my problem is.
It follows a common theme I'm finding in this discussion: there is a tradeoff with every country you consider. I have just about no doubt whatsoever that North America is the best continent in the world. I just can't decide whether Canada is better with high taxes and universal health care, or the US is better with the War on Drugs but constutional right to bear arms. I hear Mexico is nice too.
If you had read that link just posted by someone just above, you'd realize that it is legal to copy music recordings you do not own for PERSONAL USE anyway. Here in Canada, at least...
I am a resident of Ontario. Personally it would not really bother me if the fact that I use a ventalin inhaler every other day or something similar was disclosed to the Lung Association. But a couple years back I was given an anti-depressant drug for a year or so. First of all, if I knew that the information I discussed regarding that to my doctor was going to be made next to public, I most likely would have been much more relunctant to discuss anything with my doctor in the first place. In fact, I knew many other people back then who should have been getting such help who were scared of info getting back to their parents and what not. I think in this area it could cause some serious problems down the road with teens and others.
Second, it scares me that the potential exists for me to be accused of a crime 15 years down the road, and the police look back at the records and say "when so-and-so was 18 he did this and that and felt such a way, so why would this be that far of a stretch?". (BTW, I have never done anything even remotely criminal besides possibly speeding and smoking a little weed -- which is hardly even illegal here anyway).
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I did a little experimenting myself, and I absolutely cannot believe the ease at which you can get into these systems and download any file you wish (root.exe?/C+copy+file.txt+c:\inetpub\wwwroot). How this is not all over the media, considering the sheer number of infected hosts is beyond me.
What ever happened to the good old days when virii were a thing to be admired, were hand crafted in assembler to use the fewest instructions, and took talent? It seems nowadays everything requires the user to click an attachment in their outlook program. Theres nothing creative about that!
Out of curiosity, being an average Canadian citizen, would writing a letter to your average American politician, serve any purpose? These laws have a tremendous effect on Canadians, and we should have a say as well.
Voting is just a formality, it's not like politicians and laws actually represent what the people believe.
Today the Globe and Mail is proclaiming that Canadian Internet usage has made a record leap!
When I saw the comment regarding crossing the border with a suitcase nuke, I immediately thought it was a reference to the recent case of Ahmed Ressam. I didn't think these things actually existed.
I guess it was bigger news here...
And, as a South-Western Ontarian, I recently discovered that I am about as far south as Northern California!! (Point Peely is actually south of the California-Oregon border!)
That is what the acronym (used to) stand for. So you're saying you are an expert at a beginners programming language. In the english language, expert means to "have much training and knoweledge in some special field". Therefore, it is what is known as an oxymoron, hence why it was humorous.
As an aside, I'm very disappointed to have received my first -1 moderation ever on Slashdot. Therefore I will qualify my opinion a little. My problem with Visual BASIC is that it's a Windows only thing, therefore it serves little purpose for me. Therefore, most people who use it are Windows people. Windows people, especially someone who has the nerve to call themselves an expert Windows user, is probably an idiot. Those terms, as well, just don't go together. Windows is designed for idiots, therefore I don't see how you could be an expert (as define above) at it.
Do you understand my reasoning yet?
What exactly do you consider a "hack" language?
Will this simply encourage people to use inferior products, knowing that they will receive large insurance settlements if they indeed ever are cracked?
It's kind of like when you need a new car but can't afford one. You leave it parked unlocked with the keys in the ignition, and hope it doesn't get stolen.
The problem is that I know the software is available and I use it all the time. But after the programs are bundled they & their data formats become ubiquitous. I routinely use Latex and make beautiful documents with it. But this week, I was made the enemy for even mentioning something other than Word format when I had to work in a 8-10 person group. Thats what pisses me off. Everyone can read Word format because a reader is bundled with Windows, so people think its acceptable to email Word-format documents.
(This is a personal observation of my own, not that of the collective slashdot mentality)
I did my last resume in Word, but I had to fuck around so much that when it came time do to the current one I just said fuck it and did it in LaTeX. And its much more logical because I can comment sections out for different versions, and I get a PDF. (sending PostScript is pushing it).
I think this is a case of a yankee not being able to accept that those socialists to the north who cant own property or guns or disrepect God beat them at something. It must hurt his self-righteous American ego.
He was quoting the submitters comments. Who cares.
The way I see it is the equivalent of the United States telling Amsterdam that it is illegal to smoke marijuana in cafes, and then criminally charging these complete foreigners in the US and serving extradition papers. This idea seems ridiculous and I don't see how it is different regarding copyright violations in the States versus an activity that probably isn't a copyright violation in the foreign citizens respective country. (We have no DMCA in Canada, and its legal to make copies of musical works).
Because like I've posted on slash several times before, under our copyright law it is not illegal to make personal copies of any musical work you so desire. That is why we have the infamous levy.... And this copyright act was only passed in 1998.
I think it's very good of you to express your feelings regarding Australia's international IT reputation locally. Because, I can tell you from my vantage point in Canada, it's unbelievable what seems to be going on in places such as Australia and England (for example). And everytime I hear people talking about one of these countries, I make a point of explaining how their citizens are loosing more and more rights everyday.
You're not pirating anything because under our copyright law its completely legal to make personal copies of any musical work. That's why there is a levy in the first place.
Thats also why I think Napster might have more luck up here.. But it would fuck us up because it would piss the americans off, and we wouldnt want that.....
It encourages people to whine and complain. In fact, I think this whole trend towards people communicating online about personal relationships is bad. I'd almost go as far as to say it is dangerous. Whether it is emailing long rants to friends, on public forums, or in these so called weblogs. It is not healthy.
It also reminds me of a Slashdot article not so long ago, regarding the guy who said he would have found Ted Kazinski (or whoever) before the FBI given a little more time, based on the references to certain historical things, or the requisite knowlege to have certain insights (in other words, they could deduce where you were educated, where you grew up, and so on.) My point is that it will come back to haunt you one day, even if you are posting these things anonymously. Thats the thing about the Internet, what you post is here forever..
Just today I was searching google on my real name and the first things that come up are Slashdot posts from 1998 (before we had user accounts), and they're posts Id rather not have prospective employers see in the future..
If that's the case, that has to extend to data CDs, too.
Why? Copying data CD's is illegal. Making a personal copy of an audio "musical work" is not. Maybe you didn't know that.
A copyright tax on blank media is merely a way that the government can legalize piracy as long as they get the proceeds. Like a lottery is a way that the government can legalize gambling as long as they get the cash.
It is a levy not a tax. None of the money goes to the government, it goes to the Canadian Private Copying Collective. Also, are you implying that gambling is outlawed in Socialist Canada? Here in Ontario I can think of large Casinos in Orilla, Niagra Falls, Windsor, Sue-Saint Marie, and countless slots at all the race tracks..
Now, if the socialists hadn't taxed blank media, then a pirate couldn't argue that he'd paid his royalties, and therefore copyright law would remain fully enforceable.
"In 1997 the Canadian Copyright Act was amended to allow individuals to make copies of sound recordings for private use. Prior to the passage of the amendments it was an infringement of copyright to make such copies.
When legal protection was removed, the Act provided rightsholders with compensation in the form of a levy on blank audio recording media." --From the CPCC website.
FWIW, the person you quoted yourself was wrong in that you can't make copies for your friends, you can only let them borrow the disc to make the copy themself.
I see people posting negative comments. However, I was very impressed myself with the last release. It is January 10th 2001, and I have had it running as my only browser process since 2000 (ps aux doesn't give the exact dates for last years processes). I don't understand some of the comments. If a page doesn't follow standards and is designed for IE5 only, its not worth my while if it doesn't render correctly on my platform. It's their loss. With that said, I have never noticed any problems yet. I also use the mail and news for reading news.groupstudy.com. It works fine, never has crashed, however periodically it gets damn slow and I hear my hard drive thrashing like crazy. But then it stops. Anyway, I'd like to reiterate my thanks and appreciation for this project.
(Im running on a P166, 64megs Ram, Redhat 6.2)
I got this strange problem with XFree 4.0.2 though, my mouse pointer doesn't redraw correctly when the image below it changes.
You're supposing people grow up with Windows then switch to Linux. Anyone who grows up with Linux should know the difference and will know the difference. Personally I don't really care about the former in the context of Joe desktop user.
It's hard being female you say. But females roughly make up 50% of the worlds population. How can you say 50% of people are discriminated against, or something else along those lines. This is a concept I have a very hard time grasping.
I think crying racism, sexism, sexual orientation discrimination, even reverse racism, its all a form of coping socially. It identifies you with a group in either a conscious or unconscious way. Humans have a natural desire to belong.
Consider that 50% of the population can identify with a group based on their sex, and have it viewed credibly (any asian, white, or african female for example.). In addition many males can identify with a group based on their non-majority racial group. This too is viewed credibly. This leaves white males. If they were to form an exclusive group, it is blatant racism.
I've seen someone say in these comments before that white people are now outnumbered in all of California. I know first hand that I've seen news reports here in Canada that white people are just about outnumbered in Toronto now (if they aren't already). So how can everyone blame us white males for everything, when really we are only a small portion of the demographic makeup of our society.
It's interesting, levies on blank media are not something that particularly concern me: pay your 23 cents and get on with your life. Besides, we in Canada are legally allowed under the copyright act to copy any musical work for personal use. When I saw that a week or so ago in another slashdot comment (with a link to verify it) I was very impressed and happy that my country has not disappointed me in this respect.
On the other hand, I have a very hard time swallowing our firearms laws. To tell you the truth, its not necessarily the fact that we have to register our firearms, its the fact that all handguns are at least classified as "Restricted", and therefore you must have them locked up tight at all times, and can only use them at registered shooting ranges for sport purposes only. No self defense anywhere in that. In addition, many many firearms available in the US are outright banned here. That is where my problem is.
It follows a common theme I'm finding in this discussion: there is a tradeoff with every country you consider. I have just about no doubt whatsoever that North America is the best continent in the world. I just can't decide whether Canada is better with high taxes and universal health care, or the US is better with the War on Drugs but constutional right to bear arms. I hear Mexico is nice too.
If you had read that link just posted by someone just above, you'd realize that it is legal to copy music recordings you do not own for PERSONAL USE anyway. Here in Canada, at least...
I am a resident of Ontario. Personally it would not really bother me if the fact that I use a ventalin inhaler every other day or something similar was disclosed to the Lung Association. But a couple years back I was given an anti-depressant drug for a year or so. First of all, if I knew that the information I discussed regarding that to my doctor was going to be made next to public, I most likely would have been much more relunctant to discuss anything with my doctor in the first place. In fact, I knew many other people back then who should have been getting such help who were scared of info getting back to their parents and what not. I think in this area it could cause some serious problems down the road with teens and others. Second, it scares me that the potential exists for me to be accused of a crime 15 years down the road, and the police look back at the records and say "when so-and-so was 18 he did this and that and felt such a way, so why would this be that far of a stretch?". (BTW, I have never done anything even remotely criminal besides possibly speeding and smoking a little weed -- which is hardly even illegal here anyway).