Did everyone fail their statistics class? Did nobody do any analyses of sample sets? Do you remember that above a certain sample size (or percent of population) the results are about 99.99999999999% confident? 25% is a huge chunk of the population. IOW, election results wouldn't really vary much whether there was 20% turnout or 100% turnout. (Of course, there are odd cases like the Florida 2000 election situation, but those are rather rare.)
Why should people who don't know/care be allowed to vote, let alone encouraged to vote? These are the same people who 'chose' Windows as the dominant operating system. They didn't know, so they just went along with what a friend/boss/salesdrone told them. The same thing will happen with voting.
How much of this really matters? What does the kernel itself have to do with DRM stuff? Isn't most of the 'rights stealing' effect of DRM going to be found in userland tools? If the kernel passes some sort of blessing on a document or program, isn't it still up to the userland stuff to use/ignore it as is appropriate?
Further, why should anyone expect a 'pure' DRM implementation in the kernel? Shouldn't it be configurable so that you can be 'pure', totally ignore it (ie, don't compile it in at all), but have some middle ground that fakes out the binary bits of DRM software, while really giving all the power and control to the user?
I'm sorry, but this all seems to be much ado about nothing, given the Open nature of the linux kernel. Either that, or I'm a total feeb who has 100% missed the point; this is a distinct possibility.
If it weren't for that, you and Jennifer Lopez wouldn't be quite so famous. Just admit that you're making it all up Cartman.
(Now, now, before we get into another little tiff, last week's South Park featured a story revolving around Mr. Cartman annoying the fuck out of lots of people by painting his hand like a puppet, calling it Jennifer Lopez, and probably having it give Ben Affleck a blowjob.)
I never caught the article on their business model, but it makes sense. I keep thinking about a subscription, but figured that I would need about 6-7 rentals per month to make it worth it for me. Curious that I need enough for them to lose money:)
Don't forget that needles in the US used to be over the counter items that didn't require a prescription. It was only because of the war on drugs that this became necessary. In the past, a druggie could either buy a few needles, or shoplift them.
In the US, if you sell products, and the products are stolen, you can take a business loss on them. Not sure how far beyond that simple example it goes, but there's at least a bit of plausibility in the suggestion.
"Hulk Hounds" or something similar. I think the army (or badguys?) figured out what/how Banner got his Hulkiness and applied it to some pitbulls. Someone said that these actually existed at one point or another in the comics.
Theme from the "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not) - Joey Scarbury
Look at what's happened to me I can't believe it myself Suddenly I'm on top of the world Shoulda been somebody else
CHORUS: Believe it or not I'm walking on air I never thought I could feel so free Flying away on a wing and a prayer Who could it be? Believe it or not it's just me
Just like the light of a new day It hit me from out of the blue Breaking me out of the spell I was in Making all of my wishes come true
My old.sig was a search for such things. There are some things available. My old journal articles are the best place to look for such things.
One of the more interesting tools (and one which we will soon get, hopefully) is a braille display. Search for 'brl-tty' for the Linux drivers. It's a keyboard (with braille on it:) and a row of ~80 'characters'. Each character has six bumps (or eight, depending on the type of Braille you use) and a solenoid for each bump. When you get stuff over the line (typically a serial line, I believe) it is converted to the appropriate braille characters. That probably doesn't make a great deal of sense. Sorry.
There are also Braille TDD's. Same deal as above, but hooks up to a phone line. For some reason, these are cheaper than the above. Hmm, that gives me an idea or three...
The other nifty bit of tech is about the size of a TI-89. There are six display cells (IOW it shows 6 Braille characters at a time) and a rocker switch. Use the rocker to scroll through the text. The device has a good sized memory chip, and you can load straight ASCII files into it. So I've been going to various book warez sites for when we inevitably get one of these. (Why warez? Straight eBooks of any flavor don't cut it, and very, VERY few books are printed in Braille.)
Text to speech is a curious thing. The brain processes speech different than it does text. Some in the Braille using community have done studies showing entirely different comprehension. The meme they are trying to put forth is that 'text to speech is killing literacy and literature in the blind community'. And, as my wife exemplifies, going in that direction is leaving behind some folks.
Anyway, having a deaf-blind wife, I could go on on this topic (and similar) forever. Just tell me when to stop.
My wife is deaf blind. Currently, I write each letter on her forehead (using a finger, not a pen). Ideally, I/we will learn hand signing. Very similar to ASL, but done in a manner that the deaf-blind person can feel the signs instead of see them.
As a proud American, I'd be more than happy to lend Canada some bombers to take care of their Quebec problem. All I ask is that they spare Mont Tremblant.
Might I suggest you seek out your nearest pacifica branch? True, there's as much in fighting as at your average University, but corporate shills they aren't. (I mention this solely as a point of reference. I can't tolerate them.)
The law isn't unclear. It's stupid. What is a reasonable accomadation (sp) is largely an excercise for the disabled person. Because of the impossiblity of this being 'hard coded', the law can appear vague on one side, and crystal clear on the other.
Slashdot Mirror
Methinks Cliff is on duty this Friday evening...
wget is your friend:
wget -r -np -nH --cut-dirs=2 ftp://sailor.gutenberg.org/pub/gutenberg/
If I could easily get all of gutenberg's stuff (I will go look after I post this:) I'd dump it into a kazaa share list.
Like the AC said, they are still out there. Unlike the AC, if you aren't retarded, you can launch them much further with pressure than by hand.
Did everyone fail their statistics class? Did nobody do any analyses of sample sets? Do you remember that above a certain sample size (or percent of population) the results are about 99.99999999999% confident? 25% is a huge chunk of the population. IOW, election results wouldn't really vary much whether there was 20% turnout or 100% turnout. (Of course, there are odd cases like the Florida 2000 election situation, but those are rather rare.)
Why should people who don't know/care be allowed to vote, let alone encouraged to vote? These are the same people who 'chose' Windows as the dominant operating system. They didn't know, so they just went along with what a friend/boss/salesdrone told them. The same thing will happen with voting.
How much of this really matters? What does the kernel itself have to do with DRM stuff? Isn't most of the 'rights stealing' effect of DRM going to be found in userland tools? If the kernel passes some sort of blessing on a document or program, isn't it still up to the userland stuff to use/ignore it as is appropriate?
Further, why should anyone expect a 'pure' DRM implementation in the kernel? Shouldn't it be configurable so that you can be 'pure', totally ignore it (ie, don't compile it in at all), but have some middle ground that fakes out the binary bits of DRM software, while really giving all the power and control to the user?
I'm sorry, but this all seems to be much ado about nothing, given the Open nature of the linux kernel. Either that, or I'm a total feeb who has 100% missed the point; this is a distinct possibility.
If it weren't for that, you and Jennifer Lopez wouldn't be quite so famous. Just admit that you're making it all up Cartman.
(Now, now, before we get into another little tiff, last week's South Park featured a story revolving around Mr. Cartman annoying the fuck out of lots of people by painting his hand like a puppet, calling it Jennifer Lopez, and probably having it give Ben Affleck a blowjob.)
I never caught the article on their business model, but it makes sense. I keep thinking about a subscription, but figured that I would need about 6-7 rentals per month to make it worth it for me. Curious that I need enough for them to lose money:)
Damned MBA...
Don't forget that needles in the US used to be over the counter items that didn't require a prescription. It was only because of the war on drugs that this became necessary. In the past, a druggie could either buy a few needles, or shoplift them.
In the US, if you sell products, and the products are stolen, you can take a business loss on them. Not sure how far beyond that simple example it goes, but there's at least a bit of plausibility in the suggestion.
No mod points, I just wanted to say: damn, dude, that's a great idea.
if Mr. Barge agrees to a lifetime membership in Columbia House or the BMG Group's record club."
If you've ever been a member, you know that that is the only type of membership they offer.
Yes, the UCITA is law in Maryland. That's why, every couple of months, I try to run some of our business software through WINE.
"Hulk Hounds" or something similar. I think the army (or badguys?) figured out what/how Banner got his Hulkiness and applied it to some pitbulls. Someone said that these actually existed at one point or another in the comics.
Ben Affleck is pretty dreamy. He almost makes me forget about tacos.
And there's already an ass kicking theme song:
Duh nuh nuh nuh nuh. Nunna nunna nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh.
Theme from the "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not) - Joey Scarbury
Look at what's happened to me
I can't believe it myself
Suddenly I'm on top of the world
Shoulda been somebody else
CHORUS:
Believe it or not I'm walking on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flying away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me
Just like the light of a new day
It hit me from out of the blue
Breaking me out of the spell I was in
Making all of my wishes come true
CHORUS
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me
Thank you.
My old .sig was a search for such things. There are some things available. My old journal articles are the best place to look for such things.
One of the more interesting tools (and one which we will soon get, hopefully) is a braille display. Search for 'brl-tty' for the Linux drivers. It's a keyboard (with braille on it:) and a row of ~80 'characters'. Each character has six bumps (or eight, depending on the type of Braille you use) and a solenoid for each bump. When you get stuff over the line (typically a serial line, I believe) it is converted to the appropriate braille characters. That probably doesn't make a great deal of sense. Sorry.
There are also Braille TDD's. Same deal as above, but hooks up to a phone line. For some reason, these are cheaper than the above. Hmm, that gives me an idea or three...
The other nifty bit of tech is about the size of a TI-89. There are six display cells (IOW it shows 6 Braille characters at a time) and a rocker switch. Use the rocker to scroll through the text. The device has a good sized memory chip, and you can load straight ASCII files into it. So I've been going to various book warez sites for when we inevitably get one of these. (Why warez? Straight eBooks of any flavor don't cut it, and very, VERY few books are printed in Braille.)
Text to speech is a curious thing. The brain processes speech different than it does text. Some in the Braille using community have done studies showing entirely different comprehension. The meme they are trying to put forth is that 'text to speech is killing literacy and literature in the blind community'. And, as my wife exemplifies, going in that direction is leaving behind some folks.
Anyway, having a deaf-blind wife, I could go on on this topic (and similar) forever. Just tell me when to stop.
My wife is deaf blind. Currently, I write each letter on her forehead (using a finger, not a pen). Ideally, I/we will learn hand signing. Very similar to ASL, but done in a manner that the deaf-blind person can feel the signs instead of see them.
Ditto, but in our house, it's a bit of envy. To paraphrase my wife: ahh, to only be [blind|deaf].
Why don't one of you whiners do something like stand for election youselves, instead of posting about it on Slashdot?
Ahem.
Everyone else in this thread has latched on to your comments concerning US Military targets. I refuse. Why?
Theo has class.
Yes. Theo de Raadt has class.
Clearly, you are a troll.
Canada's biggest enemy is Quebec.
As a proud American, I'd be more than happy to lend Canada some bombers to take care of their Quebec problem. All I ask is that they spare Mont Tremblant.
Might I suggest you seek out your nearest pacifica branch? True, there's as much in fighting as at your average University, but corporate shills they aren't. (I mention this solely as a point of reference. I can't tolerate them.)
The law isn't unclear. It's stupid. What is a reasonable accomadation (sp) is largely an excercise for the disabled person. Because of the impossiblity of this being 'hard coded', the law can appear vague on one side, and crystal clear on the other.