Finally, someone realizes why Libertarians are they way they are, because they are smarter. For God's sake, Toyota had here working as a paint inspector. A paint inspector!!! If that wasn't a union job, it would be some between flipping burgers and airport security. If that isn't some kind of acommadation I don't know what is. And that wasn't good enough because she had to swab the cars to highlight the flaws. What the hell should Toyota do to accomadate her? Make her a professional seat warmer?
At some point, if you can't do your job, your going to have to find a new one. Since when does one's inability to do a job not preclude them from having that job? Raise your hand if you've ever hired a C programmer who can't even turn on a computer, much write a Hello World program.
I'm still waiting for some foreign country to tell the US that they were so impressed with the US Founding Fathers ideas on copyrights and intellectual property, that they feel the same way. What would be the US response to that? I think that if Jefferson had seen what IP law has turned into, he would have said screw the copyright clause.
Very addicting...even the demo. Not much in the action department like some games, but still very fun. The only new thing I would like in it is network play.
If the result is them fixing the vunerabilities, Hell Yeah!! The whole point of full disclosure is to put pressure on the vendors to correct a mistake in programing, not to give hackers a hand in breaking into your system. But with out full disclosure, a vunerability becomes something that can be put off till later. Imagine how bad Red Worm and Nimda might have been had they come out, and Microsoft hadn't had a patch out because they decided there wasn't the pressure to fix the problem. Sticking your head in the sand won't make the problem go away, but it will make Microsoft happy.
OT: I saw an ad attached to the article say "When you're thinking Microsoft Windows XP, think AMD Athlon XP." Kinda makes me want to by an Intel.
Last time I wrote my Senator (Stevens BTW), regarding the SSSCA, I got a nice letter in return thanking me, expressing his concern about the events of September 11th, and that he pledged not to let those events affect our civil liberties too much. Either his staff is just scanning for keywords, or I forgot to include a check.
An oak in a pine forest kinda sticks out. Anyone who reads that is going to come way with a image of RMS as someone who is petty, partisan, and childish. And that is going to taint his whole message, regardless if you think its fair or not. It's like the pope making a plea for world peace and then saying "Poland Rules" at the end (The pope is Polish for those who don't know). Thats the part that sticks out.
Now would be a good time to write your representative and push for a sunset clause to the House version of this bill. If they are going to let the emotion of the moment get the better of them, the least they can do is write an out in the bill. Let them vote on this again when cooler heads prevail.
It will be interesting to see the US response to whatever backwater country might think about harboring anyone connected with this act of terrorism. Especially if this act of terrorism was perpitrated by Bin Laden. The Taliban may want to reconsider its policy on harboring Bin Laden. In any case, I suspect that any US response will involve large holes in small countries.
To have governments embrace and use open source software would be enough for me. To have them fund the development of it is where it gets iffy. Who retains the copyright to the software, the Government or the programmer? What liscense would they use? What happens if the Government suddenly thinks that some encryption software is too good and needs to be closed source? Think about it. What was the last good think any of us had to say regarding the government and technology policy. I think the best thing the government can do is use open source software, the worst thing they can do is make it. Except for the NSA, cause they are just cool.
Can they pay $0.10 and read the book in an hour? Or slow readers? What happens when they get to the last chapter and there ebook reader craps out on them?
Wired has a brief blurb on it below. Brings up the fact that Dmitri ain't in the clear. Call your congress man/woman/vegatable.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45489,00.html
DMCA is still law of the land, and Adobe says they still support it. On the other hand Dmitri can return to his family (I understand he has two kids) which is a good thing.
I can see the need when paper was the only way to get the work out there, but now that any idiot with a computer can pulish to the world for the small cost of server space and internet connectivity. Why can't authors set up a Paypal account and say "make a donation and I will send you the book"? And before we get any of those "Stephen King tried that and failed" posts, the problem with King's experiment was more like cause by people losing interest in the story while waiting for the next chapter rather than them not wanting to pay. Hell I waited until the entire green mile was out before I went and bought it.
Has anyone thought to ask Zero Knowledge (politely) if since they will no longer be supporting linux, would they be willing to open the linux source code for at least previous versions? This may be a good oppurtunity to keep a good project alive with open source.
Aside from the neat factor, the only thing I could see using linux on a PS2 for is to view my Region 2 DVD's. What can a PS2 do that my PC can't? Will Loki games run on it? Will it signifcantly reduce the time it takes to analyze Seti@home packets? or will it just be a neat toy?
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This issue about the hoops a library must jump though to get federal funding for Internet access overshadows the larger issue of why the federal government is shelling out this money at all. Libraries should not be getting thier funding from simians in Washington in exchange for doing tricks (Roll Over, Play Dead, Install Filters). They should be getting thier funding and policies from the local communities that they serve. And if people don't like they idea of coughing up the dosh to support thier local library, maybe they just don't want one.
This brings up the issue of the US Constitution versus Int. Treaties. Does the Senate have the right or ability to approve a treaty that directly contradicts the United States Constitution without amend the USC?
Though the idea of the Chinese government dragging MPAA members off to prison for portraying the PRC in a negative light does bring a smile to my face.
It was the LDAP support that kept us using Netscape 4.7x as our Web and E-Mail clients. Now PHBs, noting the stablity and lack of LDAP in Netscape 6 have decided to charge forward and switch to Outlook 98 and IE despite even the latest virus. Of course the techies will still be running thier rouge linux boxes.
Any time I need to post or give out my email address or do anything that might result in me getting spam I use my Hotmail account. And once a month I delete EVERYTHING. If Microsoft wants that, they can have it. Hell, sometimes I randomly reply to spam to get my self taken of thier list.
The big deal is that some guy who doesn't know the difference between a bit and a byte is attempting to force a private enterprise and end-users to pay for a product that has been shown not to work as expected, and thinking he can and should do it. Even the suggestion that a law should be passed to make sellers ask if the buyer wants the filter is bad.
<RANT> The two things that make me want to run out and beat this guy with tuna is this "There ought to be a law" attitude and the FM attitude towards computer use. Just because he is too stupid to install a piece of software or even pay a geek to install it doesn't mean that everyone else might be. And the idea he need government intervention because he got some porno spam makes me wonder how the hell did he get the majority of votes in his district, did he run against a turnip? And if so how close was it? And the idea that a 30 year old can't figure out how to install a program...WTF!! If he can't RTFM then he should ATG(Ask the Geek). </RANT>
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Finally, someone realizes why Libertarians are they way they are, because they are smarter. For God's sake, Toyota had here working as a paint inspector. A paint inspector!!! If that wasn't a union job, it would be some between flipping burgers and airport security. If that isn't some kind of acommadation I don't know what is. And that wasn't good enough because she had to swab the cars to highlight the flaws. What the hell should Toyota do to accomadate her? Make her a professional seat warmer?
At some point, if you can't do your job, your going to have to find a new one. Since when does one's inability to do a job not preclude them from having that job? Raise your hand if you've ever hired a C programmer who can't even turn on a computer, much write a Hello World program.
The ADA is an execllent example of the road the hell being paved with good intentions. I'm all for reasonable accomadations for diabilites, but at some point, your gonna have to be the asshole and say enough.
It only has ONE button.
I'm still waiting for some foreign country to tell the US that they were so impressed with the US Founding Fathers ideas on copyrights and intellectual property, that they feel the same way. What would be the US response to that? I think that if Jefferson had seen what IP law has turned into, he would have said screw the copyright clause.
Very addicting...even the demo. Not much in the action department like some games, but still very fun. The only new thing I would like in it is network play.
If the result is them fixing the vunerabilities, Hell Yeah!! The whole point of full disclosure is to put pressure on the vendors to correct a mistake in programing, not to give hackers a hand in breaking into your system. But with out full disclosure, a vunerability becomes something that can be put off till later. Imagine how bad Red Worm and Nimda might have been had they come out, and Microsoft hadn't had a patch out because they decided there wasn't the pressure to fix the problem. Sticking your head in the sand won't make the problem go away, but it will make Microsoft happy.
OT: I saw an ad attached to the article say "When you're thinking Microsoft Windows XP, think AMD Athlon XP." Kinda makes me want to by an Intel.
Last time I wrote my Senator (Stevens BTW), regarding the SSSCA, I got a nice letter in return thanking me, expressing his concern about the events of September 11th, and that he pledged not to let those events affect our civil liberties too much. Either his staff is just scanning for keywords, or I forgot to include a check.
Wasn't the term of copyrights retroactivly increased?
An oak in a pine forest kinda sticks out. Anyone who reads that is going to come way with a image of RMS as someone who is petty, partisan, and childish. And that is going to taint his whole message, regardless if you think its fair or not. It's like the pope making a plea for world peace and then saying "Poland Rules" at the end (The pope is Polish for those who don't know). Thats the part that sticks out.
Now would be a good time to write your representative and push for a sunset clause to the House version of this bill. If they are going to let the emotion of the moment get the better of them, the least they can do is write an out in the bill. Let them vote on this again when cooler heads prevail.
It will be interesting to see the US response to whatever backwater country might think about harboring anyone connected with this act of terrorism. Especially if this act of terrorism was perpitrated by Bin Laden. The Taliban may want to reconsider its policy on harboring Bin Laden. In any case, I suspect that any US response will involve large holes in small countries.
To have governments embrace and use open source software would be enough for me. To have them fund the development of it is where it gets iffy. Who retains the copyright to the software, the Government or the programmer? What liscense would they use? What happens if the Government suddenly thinks that some encryption software is too good and needs to be closed source? Think about it. What was the last good think any of us had to say regarding the government and technology policy. I think the best thing the government can do is use open source software, the worst thing they can do is make it. Except for the NSA, cause they are just cool.
Can they pay $0.10 and read the book in an hour? Or slow readers? What happens when they get to the last chapter and there ebook reader craps out on them?
Wired has a brief blurb on it below. Brings up the fact that Dmitri ain't in the clear. Call your congress man/woman/vegatable. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45489,00 .html
DMCA is still law of the land, and Adobe says they still support it. On the other hand Dmitri can return to his family (I understand he has two kids) which is a good thing.
I can see the need when paper was the only way to get the work out there, but now that any idiot with a computer can pulish to the world for the small cost of server space and internet connectivity. Why can't authors set up a Paypal account and say "make a donation and I will send you the book"? And before we get any of those "Stephen King tried that and failed" posts, the problem with King's experiment was more like cause by people losing interest in the story while waiting for the next chapter rather than them not wanting to pay. Hell I waited until the entire green mile was out before I went and bought it.
I prefer KnotIllustrator mysself.
Has anyone thought to ask Zero Knowledge (politely) if since they will no longer be supporting linux, would they be willing to open the linux source code for at least previous versions? This may be a good oppurtunity to keep a good project alive with open source.
Aside from the neat factor, the only thing I could see using linux on a PS2 for is to view my Region 2 DVD's. What can a PS2 do that my PC can't? Will Loki games run on it? Will it signifcantly reduce the time it takes to analyze Seti@home packets? or will it just be a neat toy?
This issue about the hoops a library must jump though to get federal funding for Internet access overshadows the larger issue of why the federal government is shelling out this money at all. Libraries should not be getting thier funding from simians in Washington in exchange for doing tricks (Roll Over, Play Dead, Install Filters). They should be getting thier funding and policies from the local communities that they serve. And if people don't like they idea of coughing up the dosh to support thier local library, maybe they just don't want one.
This brings up the issue of the US Constitution versus Int. Treaties. Does the Senate have the right or ability to approve a treaty that directly contradicts the United States Constitution without amend the USC?
Though the idea of the Chinese government dragging MPAA members off to prison for portraying the PRC in a negative light does bring a smile to my face.
It was the LDAP support that kept us using Netscape 4.7x as our Web and E-Mail clients. Now PHBs, noting the stablity and lack of LDAP in Netscape 6 have decided to charge forward and switch to Outlook 98 and IE despite even the latest virus. Of course the techies will still be running thier rouge linux boxes.
Are they on napster yet?
Any time I need to post or give out my email address or do anything that might result in me getting spam I use my Hotmail account. And once a month I delete EVERYTHING. If Microsoft wants that, they can have it. Hell, sometimes I randomly reply to spam to get my self taken of thier list.
The big deal is that some guy who doesn't know the difference between a bit and a byte is attempting to force a private enterprise and end-users to pay for a product that has been shown not to work as expected, and thinking he can and should do it. Even the suggestion that a law should be passed to make sellers ask if the buyer wants the filter is bad.
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The two things that make me want to run out and beat this guy with tuna is this "There ought to be a law" attitude and the FM attitude towards computer use. Just because he is too stupid to install a piece of software or even pay a geek to install it doesn't mean that everyone else might be. And the idea he need government intervention because he got some porno spam makes me wonder how the hell did he get the majority of votes in his district, did he run against a turnip? And if so how close was it? And the idea that a 30 year old can't figure out how to install a program...WTF!! If he can't RTFM then he should ATG(Ask the Geek).
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Slap on filter that blocks all of three sites and call it a day. No one said you had to have a good filter.