Hmmm. How about a distro of Linux that has everything built to do crypto out of the box. No dl'ing ssh and compiling, getting pgp and tweaking, just roll. I'd imagine the hassle is the biggest reason people don't use crypto.
Big corporations are forcing nothing. At worst, various 3rd world countries are begging for it. If you want this problem fixed, A) get your government to ban such young labor, and B) if you are young, refuse to work for them.
I dunno, the Thai government doesn't seem to be terribly interested in stamping out child prostitution. I mean, tourists are forcing nothing, at worst the Thai government is loving the tourism dollars.
But think for a moment. The music industry at present is fuelled by large amount of cash. Sure, much of it is corporate gluttony, but can you imagine what would happen to music as an industry if musical copyright went flying right out the window?
Hm. "Love". "Music". "Passion". "Black Ink".
Now sing along with me, could you?
One of these things just doesn't belong here, one of these things just isn't the same, cuz one of these things just doesn't belong here, now it's time to play our game...
But seriously...
I think that a system by which music is judged purely on merit can't be that bad. I don't begrudge those trying to make a buck from the market, I just don't see how losing the system would be detremental to music.
Parachuting, huh? I believe that terminal velocity of a human body at that height - due to the lack of an atmosphere - is something like 350mph. Whee. Lets see if the XGames have any testicles...
Why stop at $5?? I list $1,000.00 or whatever is allowed by federal/state law, whichever is lower. I recall a person nailed Radio Shack a few years back by putting "by cashing this check, you agree that my name will not be added to a mailing list" clause on the check (or similar), took them to court, and won. I don't remember the details tho.
By sheer coincidence (or so I guess), I've yet to bill anyone - they haven't repeated the action yet.
You wrote: Free speech is great, but should you be sued just because *you* don't want to risk your livelyhood/life/whatever to protect it?
I replied: His question remains. Would you advocate a bank not servicing a black customer because of the high expense of windows and arson insurance? After all, if the bank gets burned by klan members then everyone loses out, right?
You replied: Analogies are useful for conveying concepts, but they don't prove anything. Please stop acting as if they do.
It's a completely valid question that you're avoiding for obvious reasons. This is not apples vs. oranges. Do business have moral high ground if they refuse customers (blacks/dialups) on the grounds that attackers will cause the business more harm than they're "worth"?
Basically, if someone wants an anonymous internet, too bad. No one (who is sane) wants that.
No, we want anonimity. Maybe you could start by backing up your assertion that wanting anonimity = insanity, possibly the most head-in-the-sand statement I can think of in today's global political situation (think China).
Free speech is great, but should you be sued just because *you* don't want to risk your livelyhood/life/whatever to protect it?
His question remains. Would you advocate a bank not servicing a black customer because of the high expense of windows and arson insurance? After all, if the bank gets burned by klan members then everyone loses out, right?
Would you also agree that free speech should be curbed or banned if the speech got ugly enough? You don't seem to understand (or perhaps reject) the idea that this isn't a matter of which does less harm. This is about my right, not a privelage, my right to transfer a perfectly legitimate format over the internet - ie, my right to communicate.
" In the most striking of the new experiments a pulse of light that enters a transparent chamber filled with specially prepared cesium gas is pushed to speeds of 300 times the normal speed of light. That is so fast that, under these peculiar circumstances, the main part of the pulse exits the far side of the chamber even before it enters at the near side.
...But Einstein's theory, and at least a shred of common sense, seem to survive because the effect could never be used to signal back in time to change the past--avert the accident, in the example."
Well, why? If the beam exits before it enters, just have a sensor at the end of the container shut off the machine when it detects the pulse. In this way, it will turn it off before the pulse is ever sent.
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Your logic is truly dizzying.
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Besides, about 80% of what he pointed out I never thought of. If you have a criticism, perhaps you could be a little more specific.
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Hmmm. How about a distro of Linux that has everything built to do crypto out of the box. No dl'ing ssh and compiling, getting pgp and tweaking, just roll. I'd imagine the hassle is the biggest reason people don't use crypto.
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You have no idea how safe I feel now.
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I dunno, the Thai government doesn't seem to be terribly interested in stamping out child prostitution. I mean, tourists are forcing nothing, at worst the Thai government is loving the tourism dollars.
Nitwit.
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Hm. "Love". "Music". "Passion". "Black Ink".
Now sing along with me, could you?
One of these things just doesn't belong here, one of these things just isn't the same, cuz one of these things just doesn't belong here, now it's time to play our game...
But seriously...
I think that a system by which music is judged purely on merit can't be that bad. I don't begrudge those trying to make a buck from the market, I just don't see how losing the system would be detremental to music.
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Nitinol.
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And no, this isn't worthy of moderating up. =)
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Drat. You beat me to it. =)
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Kuro5hin was mentioned here on May 29th of this year on Slashdot. And it didn't take a lot to find this either...[hint/nudge].
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I wasn't aware a human could do much beyond 210mph or so in a pure vertical dive. Can any physics guys take this?
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Parachuting, huh? I believe that terminal velocity of a human body at that height - due to the lack of an atmosphere - is something like 350mph. Whee. Lets see if the XGames have any testicles...
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[nostalgic sigh]
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The question is, could you sneak this description by the folks over at the patent office? =P
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When I had to pee and when the credits rolled.
Now where is my !@#$ing prize? =)
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By sheer coincidence (or so I guess), I've yet to bill anyone - they haven't repeated the action yet.
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I've used this tool myself and obtained screenshots. It's silly easy to use too.
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Free speech is great, but should you be sued just because *you* don't want to risk your livelyhood/life/whatever to protect it?
I replied:
His question remains. Would you advocate a bank not servicing a black customer because of the high expense of windows and arson insurance? After all, if the bank gets burned by klan members then everyone loses out, right?
You replied:
Analogies are useful for conveying concepts, but they don't prove anything. Please stop acting as if they do.
It's a completely valid question that you're avoiding for obvious reasons. This is not apples vs. oranges. Do business have moral high ground if they refuse customers (blacks/dialups) on the grounds that attackers will cause the business more harm than they're "worth"?
The cheeziest brushoffs come from AC's.
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Or Forbidden Zone with Danny Elfman and Herve Villechaize (circa 1980). Or for those more curious about Danny Elfman's earlier days...
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No, we want anonimity. Maybe you could start by backing up your assertion that wanting anonimity = insanity, possibly the most head-in-the-sand statement I can think of in today's global political situation (think China).
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Ah, the joys of proofreading.
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His question remains. Would you advocate a bank not servicing a black customer because of the high expense of windows and arson insurance? After all, if the bank gets burned by klan members then everyone loses out, right?
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I'm not sure our HR department is going to get too cozy with something that you "squeeze, stroke or fondle".
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Well, why? If the beam exits before it enters, just have a sensor at the end of the container shut off the machine when it detects the pulse. In this way, it will turn it off before the pulse is ever sent.
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