It's about freedom of choice and convenience, not about free as in $0.
Heck, they won't even quit bugging me on DVDs I bought legally -- notice those stern copyright warnings that you can't skip? Come on, I did what you gives wanted and you *still* have to treat me like a potential criminal??
You give 3 options, but you forgot the most obvious one:
Let *her* walk up to her laptop and follow instructions to demonstrate that it's not a bomb.
It's really simple.
I find it rather concerning how much hate and misogyny is expressed towards her. That's not "her side", that's yours. Is this style of thinking the norm in Israel?
No, the luxury of my place is that freedom of speech and human rights are still respected. Where there is no policing of people's opinions and private pictures. A place where I can be a full citizen regardless of my race. That I can express even unpopular opinions without immediately being seen as a murderous lunatic.
But that's not a luxury, that is a vital component of a free society, which Israel is obviously not.
But hey, very courageous of you to bash the powerless victim. Obviously the "snooty little cunt" had it coming to her, eh? I mean, her opinions *could* be construed as unpopular after all. And she *did* have MacBook, kind of snobby.
But don't worry, I won't be traveling to Israel. You will remain physically safe from my opinions. And I will remain safe both from random explosions and heavily armed police thinking I may actually *want* to cause explosions.
Well, you don't hear many jokes about Poland, The Netherlands or Belgium being invaded by the Germans. Perhaps the French history as a great nation and the cultural arrogance that comes from that makes them more of a valid target to joke about.
But with that said: the French were absolutely right about standing up to Bush against an unnecessary war. All they had to do was commit a symbolic number of troops to "fight" in some relatively peaceful outback region like other countries did. If only more people stood up to the false claims...
Now, years later, we know that the primary achievement of the whole Iraq war effort has been to transform their country from a secular dictatorship to a theocratic dictatorship. This at the mere cost of hundreds of billions of dollars, thousands of US military lives and tens of thousands of civilian lives.
I agree with most of your points, but I can't agree that censorship causes the Chinese population to be simpletons. One need look only at the average person in free societies to conclude that Simpletoniaism survives quite well even with unfettered access to information and education.
Yes, I realize the reason for running it in a VM (although my wording could indeed be interpreted otherwise).
As I understand from this demo, the whole OS is basically a well-contained and optimized browser. We already have browsers. The only advantage I can see is that all the rest is so stripped down, you won't have to worry about viruses or updates... but why can't this be done with a modified Linux kernel?
Maybe I'm just too used to the paradigm of having multiple windows and multiple desktops, but the ChromeOS demo is making me feel claustrophobic. Maybe it's OK for a 8-10" screen, I don't know. It's a bad experience on a 24" screen.
Nice going with the 9/11 argument. Did that take a lot of brain power to come up with?
Have you considered that Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with the people hijacking planes? Heck, if you were an Iraqi living under Saddam's regime, you'd be lucky to even get on a plane.
The country that *does* have a link in terms of origin/nationality is Saudi Arabia. But they are being sold billions of dollars of weapons by the US. Kind of weird, eh?
I think you're right: people get fearful from not having "answers". But they are artificial answers: they merely shift questions into a domain where one accepts that answers cannot be given, i.e. God's grand plan is too complex for us to understand.
Same story with the big "nothing can come out of nothing, so the universe must have been Created" argument. Yet, it turns out that the Creator has always existed. So, logically, why can't the universe (or a parent-universe) always have existed in exactly the same fashion?
But it seems to come down to feeling in control over one's destiny. Yet, no such control exists: life remains filled with semi-random events. After all, the belief is that the entity controlling those events is unpredictable and "moves in mysterious ways".
Ironically, it's easy to see that IF a Creator exists, none of the mainstream religions come remotely close to describing it. The simple fact that all of our discoveries regarding the mechanics of the Universe reveal that it's driven by a deeply mathematical and logical model is proof that any Creator figure loves logic and consistency.
No real Creator would make a beautiful formula like E = mc^2 and at the same time expect us to reject logic.
I don't really understand where you're going with your argument or how it's connected to mine. One doesn't have to know everything in order to know that incoherent and unverifiable claims are effectively worthless.
The only types of proof Mathematics offers are absolute or nothing. There is no "I'm sure it's right, but..." This is because it exists in an abstract and absolutely logical universe.
Interestingly, as the different realms in Physics already taught us: the rules that drive the real universe can be described mathematically as well. Thus, logic appears to be part of the core fabric of the universe.
It's rather trivial to "prove" any random claim when you don't have to bother with the same rigorous criteria for what constitutes valid proof.
Thus, religions appear to have lots of "answers" that science doesn't have. Of course, unlike science, no one - even within the same religion - can come to agreement about the details of those answers, just that they're there.
If you insist on thinking so lightly about throwing away money at poor investments, you are never going to grow your one-person "ocmpamy" into anything bigger.
They key here, IMO, is intent. While that single domain may be legitimate under various circumstances, the situation is that it's registered along with hundreds of obvious typosquatting attempts. That constitutes bad faith.
I do not really agree that domains that only bear similarity to a mark should be transferred, but in this case, they are part of a large collection of domains that appear to be very obviously registered in bad faith, with the sole intention of typosquatting.
I wonder if the registrant paid for those domains... this should have set him back at least $5k.
I don't think they should be given the freedom to choose images; this would just create confusion.
Perhaps an even better idea is to restore to the same clean image *every time* they start up. That way, any installs (of malwre) they did on their own would get wiped. You just need to regularly create new images to account for patches. Most activities take place in the browser anyway. You do need to make sure all data they write goes to the NAS and nowhere else.
The only real slowness is going to be graphics; I don't know how advanced some of these VMs are these days, but you're simply not going to get optimal performance. But, again, it depends on usage: are the persons only going to do relatively lightweight work or are they going to play 3D games?
How about running Windows in a virtual machine (e.g. virtualbox.org) in Linux? You just have to configure it so that the VM starts in fullscreen mode automatically.
So, once installed to a state that you know is OK, you can simply make a snapshot image. If need be, it's easy to revert to that snapshot, or any future snapshots.
The only issue is going to be data. Well, you can store that on a separate partition and make daily/weekly backups using cron jobs. Now that 1TB and 1.5TB harddrives are standard, it should be no problem at all to have a liberal backup scheme.
Then, if there's some issue, you can simply SSH into the machine and revert to a working image and the machine will be reset to an acceptable state again.
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I agree.
It's about freedom of choice and convenience, not about free as in $0.
Heck, they won't even quit bugging me on DVDs I bought legally -- notice those stern copyright warnings that you can't skip? Come on, I did what you gives wanted and you *still* have to treat me like a potential criminal??
Dear Courageous Coward,
Paying content creators is fine and honorable. I do it and I like to do it as it encourages them to create more.
Paying people who exploit content creators and lobby for draconian and unpractical laws is not.
Thank you,
Arrogant Thievin' Cunts.
Hilarious :-)
You give 3 options, but you forgot the most obvious one:
Let *her* walk up to her laptop and follow instructions to demonstrate that it's not a bomb.
It's really simple.
I find it rather concerning how much hate and misogyny is expressed towards her. That's not "her side", that's yours. Is this style of thinking the norm in Israel?
According to TFA, she did *not* complain about being scrutinized for two whole hours.
Her complaint was that, in spite of complying with *all* demands, her belongings were *still* destroyed.
No, the luxury of my place is that freedom of speech and human rights are still respected. Where there is no policing of people's opinions and private pictures. A place where I can be a full citizen regardless of my race. That I can express even unpopular opinions without immediately being seen as a murderous lunatic.
But that's not a luxury, that is a vital component of a free society, which Israel is obviously not.
But hey, very courageous of you to bash the powerless victim. Obviously the "snooty little cunt" had it coming to her, eh? I mean, her opinions *could* be construed as unpopular after all. And she *did* have MacBook, kind of snobby.
But don't worry, I won't be traveling to Israel. You will remain physically safe from my opinions. And I will remain safe both from random explosions and heavily armed police thinking I may actually *want* to cause explosions.
Right, the victim is very "stupid" for assuming that the teenage Israeli security forces wouldn't put bullets through her laptop.
Well, you don't hear many jokes about Poland, The Netherlands or Belgium being invaded by the Germans. Perhaps the French history as a great nation and the cultural arrogance that comes from that makes them more of a valid target to joke about.
But with that said: the French were absolutely right about standing up to Bush against an unnecessary war. All they had to do was commit a symbolic number of troops to "fight" in some relatively peaceful outback region like other countries did. If only more people stood up to the false claims...
Now, years later, we know that the primary achievement of the whole Iraq war effort has been to transform their country from a secular dictatorship to a theocratic dictatorship. This at the mere cost of hundreds of billions of dollars, thousands of US military lives and tens of thousands of civilian lives.
So much for them Freedom Fries, eh...
Yeah, but people have to *know* about it before they can choose to not use it, right?
And don't worry, I've stopped whining to my mama about internet trolls many years ago.
Okay, so the text *is* shown to corporate lobbyists, but *not* to the public?
He's worried about people walking away from the table? No kidding. People *should* walk away from such a table!
My first thought was: how strange for a supposed news article to have such a sarcastic and opinionated tone. Oh... foxnews.com.
Might as well link to The Onion, at least they put honest effort into their articles.
In response to your sig: yes, I noticed! We are not the only ones! :-)
I agree with most of your points, but I can't agree that censorship causes the Chinese population to be simpletons. One need look only at the average person in free societies to conclude that Simpletoniaism survives quite well even with unfettered access to information and education.
Yes, I realize the reason for running it in a VM (although my wording could indeed be interpreted otherwise).
As I understand from this demo, the whole OS is basically a well-contained and optimized browser. We already have browsers. The only advantage I can see is that all the rest is so stripped down, you won't have to worry about viruses or updates... but why can't this be done with a modified Linux kernel?
Maybe I'm just too used to the paradigm of having multiple windows and multiple desktops, but the ChromeOS demo is making me feel claustrophobic. Maybe it's OK for a 8-10" screen, I don't know. It's a bad experience on a 24" screen.
Well, call me old-fashioned for not understanding new trends, but I have to say that I'm deeply unimpressed by what I've seen so far.
Basically, it's just a browser that you can't minimize or resize. What the hell?
No need to run this in a virtual box. I already have a browser, thanks.
Nice going with the 9/11 argument. Did that take a lot of brain power to come up with?
Have you considered that Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with the people hijacking planes? Heck, if you were an Iraqi living under Saddam's regime, you'd be lucky to even get on a plane.
The country that *does* have a link in terms of origin/nationality is Saudi Arabia. But they are being sold billions of dollars of weapons by the US. Kind of weird, eh?
I think you're right: people get fearful from not having "answers". But they are artificial answers: they merely shift questions into a domain where one accepts that answers cannot be given, i.e. God's grand plan is too complex for us to understand.
Same story with the big "nothing can come out of nothing, so the universe must have been Created" argument. Yet, it turns out that the Creator has always existed. So, logically, why can't the universe (or a parent-universe) always have existed in exactly the same fashion?
But it seems to come down to feeling in control over one's destiny. Yet, no such control exists: life remains filled with semi-random events. After all, the belief is that the entity controlling those events is unpredictable and "moves in mysterious ways".
Ironically, it's easy to see that IF a Creator exists, none of the mainstream religions come remotely close to describing it. The simple fact that all of our discoveries regarding the mechanics of the Universe reveal that it's driven by a deeply mathematical and logical model is proof that any Creator figure loves logic and consistency.
No real Creator would make a beautiful formula like E = mc^2 and at the same time expect us to reject logic.
Again, it's unclear what point you're trying to make.
I'm not going to educate you on the Scientific Method.
And stop pretending to be a scientist, you're not.
I don't really understand where you're going with your argument or how it's connected to mine. One doesn't have to know everything in order to know that incoherent and unverifiable claims are effectively worthless.
The only types of proof Mathematics offers are absolute or nothing. There is no "I'm sure it's right, but..." This is because it exists in an abstract and absolutely logical universe.
Interestingly, as the different realms in Physics already taught us: the rules that drive the real universe can be described mathematically as well. Thus, logic appears to be part of the core fabric of the universe.
It's rather trivial to "prove" any random claim when you don't have to bother with the same rigorous criteria for what constitutes valid proof.
Thus, religions appear to have lots of "answers" that science doesn't have. Of course, unlike science, no one - even within the same religion - can come to agreement about the details of those answers, just that they're there.
Eh, no need to get uptight with me, stranger.
If you insist on thinking so lightly about throwing away money at poor investments, you are never going to grow your one-person "ocmpamy" into anything bigger.
They key here, IMO, is intent. While that single domain may be legitimate under various circumstances, the situation is that it's registered along with hundreds of obvious typosquatting attempts. That constitutes bad faith.
I do not really agree that domains that only bear similarity to a mark should be transferred, but in this case, they are part of a large collection of domains that appear to be very obviously registered in bad faith, with the sole intention of typosquatting.
I wonder if the registrant paid for those domains... this should have set him back at least $5k.
You bring up some interesting points.
I don't think they should be given the freedom to choose images; this would just create confusion.
Perhaps an even better idea is to restore to the same clean image *every time* they start up. That way, any installs (of malwre) they did on their own would get wiped. You just need to regularly create new images to account for patches. Most activities take place in the browser anyway. You do need to make sure all data they write goes to the NAS and nowhere else.
The only real slowness is going to be graphics; I don't know how advanced some of these VMs are these days, but you're simply not going to get optimal performance. But, again, it depends on usage: are the persons only going to do relatively lightweight work or are they going to play 3D games?
How about running Windows in a virtual machine (e.g. virtualbox.org) in Linux? You just have to configure it so that the VM starts in fullscreen mode automatically.
So, once installed to a state that you know is OK, you can simply make a snapshot image. If need be, it's easy to revert to that snapshot, or any future snapshots.
The only issue is going to be data. Well, you can store that on a separate partition and make daily/weekly backups using cron jobs. Now that 1TB and 1.5TB harddrives are standard, it should be no problem at all to have a liberal backup scheme.
Then, if there's some issue, you can simply SSH into the machine and revert to a working image and the machine will be reset to an acceptable state again.