Actually, I noticed that with IE 5.5, if I type in a a wrong URL, it automatically goes to a MS search site. Maybe it's just me. Try this, though, if you're using IE 5.5: type in www.slash and press enter. Watch the stuff that goes on in the bottom left hand corner (the status bar). You'll see it get confused, and then call home to MS.
I personally think there's a quite a bit of "spyware" going on in IE, but I can't confirm it, and stuff like this doesn't make me feel more comfortable. I wonder if I were to setup a firewall and then read the logs to see just exactly where I connect to "unknowingly". A friend of mine has discovered that IE under Win2K server tries to reach various sites while he's not around that he frequents (page caching?).
Say you owned a diner or pinball alley or something like that. Say a bunch of well known thugs frequented your establishment. Even say that while they are there, they are well mannered and even pay for drinks. However, they sit in the back corner, planning their next hits, and other illegal deeds. Do you, as the establishment owner, have any moral obligation to turn them in? Or do you, as the establishment owner, have any moral obligation to ban them from said establishment?
If Napster wants to pretend that its users aren't trading illegal MP3's (indeed, wasn't that one of it's early "advertising" pushes? "You'll find everything you ever wanted on Napster" kinda attitude?), the fact is, people are. Millions of them, although the number has gone down due to the filtering and such. Honestly, I like it this way. I don't listen to "mainstream" music, anyway, and the stuff I listen to is usually rather obscure and I pretty much own the physical materials as well. For example, I have the It's A Small World punk compilation with a great Jawbreaker song on it, but having no working LP player, I can't rip it to MP3. However, I did find it on Napster, saving me the trouble. I personally don't know where Blake of Jawbreaker stands on trading his bands' MP3's around, but I hope that this falls under "fair use".
Basically, if Napster can't survive with the filters in place, with only independent and pro-napster music being traded over it's network, then it deserves to die. Period. If it requires pirating to justify itself and make the numbers it needs to keep investors happy, then it deserves to die. Period. I'm hoping that's there's enough interest in 'non-mainstream' music to support it, though.
Napster needs to forget about "swooning" Sony, BMI, etc. They won't be happy until they either a) shut Napster down or b) buy Napster outright (ala MP3.com). Napster needs to get back to the grassroots, where it began, and start talking with Merge, Touch and Go, SubPop, Fat Wreck Chords, Dischord and a myriad of other small, independent labels and get their support. When the artists that come from these smaller labels to majors are used to the idea of swapping songs on Napster, they will demand it when they "make it big." Think of it like getting used to an OS. UNIX made it big in the server room because the computer scientists used UNIX in college, it was what they knew. NT is making rather large inroads in middle-line corporations because it's what's on the desktop, it's what the support people know, and through generous college grants, more and more students are being exposed to it. So, we get the future music execs used to the idea of napster, we get the future "big name acts" used to napster, and hey, we might have a winner.
The fact is, everyone knows that's there's a huge number of "hacker groupies" that are dying to get their claws on these "men of men." Not only do they have secure jobs, but they have stock options!
"My last boyfriend was a star football player," says Jenishi Satorrokapu. "He was a real asshole and only wanted me to cook dinner, clean the house, and give him oral sex. There was no feeling or emotion to him, no love at all! Then I discovered "geek-men", guys who are perpetually lonely and desperate for a date. They go all out in making me feel wanted and loved! Why go out with an asshole when you can go out with your best girlfriend, instead? Besides, they work such long hours that a girl can go out and, uh, have a little fun on the side!"
Increasing, these Geek Groupies have been tracking down star video game programmers.
"OH LOOK! There's Jatoro Nagaou, the writer of the Final Phantasy Star XIX soundtrack!" exclaimed Nigiri Sappora as a rush of girls flocked to the front of the KOEI headquarters gate.
KOEI, being wise and prudent, has decided to take action against these Groupies.
President Miyamoto Yakarimato stated "The problem is, see, is that these guys don't get out much. They spend 110 hours a week on salary and stock options coding our next game. When one of these wild vixens gets ahold of him, it's all over for him. Instead of jerking off in the bathroom, or using something like the Sony VIBRABO doll, they have a real female to poke an prod around. Job vs. nookie, it's a really easy decision for them to make. It's devastating to their productivity. Even while they're at work, they spend hours browsing porn sites looking for new ideas for their new Rabu girls. We really can't win without drastic measures."
These drastic measure include forbidding the press from taking pictures of the programmers and development team to protect their identity and their productivity.
GNU/FSF founder Richard Stallman stated "FSF is not interested in sex or stock options. Where do I apply, by the way?"
I don't wear Nike's (although I do wear skate shoes.. which are probably made side by side in the same slave labor camps).
I don't wear Abercrombie and Fitch (mainly Dickies and other made in USA stuff.. at least here slave labor is *supposed* to be illegal).
I drink Coke. But I'd like to give the world a Coke, so hey..:)
I drive a Japanese car, but also ride a Trek Mountain Bike whenever I can.
I like to cook my own food and I try to buy local produced goods (nice butcher shop down the street.. massive steaks.. Minimal price! woo!)
I've even had my own zine in the past where I discussed these issues.
I Agree. You don't like shit? Make your own choices! you don't like MS, Write your own OS or use something like Linux! You don't like Budweiser? HOMEBREW! it's all really rather simple...
They weren't? Have *you* ever been in a situation like that? I have. It's scary as shit, you don't know if that person has a weapon, or anything. Besides, if you WATCH THE WHOLE TAPE, the police didn't start beating him until after they hit him 3 TIMES with a taser. THREE! And King refused to go down. (ever notice that the other occupants of the car didn't get beaten when they COMPLIED with the officers? They got out and got down and were left alone). After you hit a man with tasers and he STILL won't go down, you realize that you've got a real fucking whack job on your hands. I say they should've just shot the bastard, but hey, that's why I'm not a cop.
Police are there to detain lawbreakers so that judges and juries can determine punishment. When a man resists arrest, the police then must use physical force.
Get this through your fucking skull: Never fucking argue with a motherfucker who has a badge and a gun and a nightstick and has the AUTHORITY to break any of those on your fucking head and you'll be alot better off.
You gave UP Unix admin for tech support? Jesus, do they not pay you there??? I'd kill for an "apprenticeship" UNIX administration position..:) (and what kind of weed were you smoking when you thought that would be a great idea? If I ever smoke pot, that's the stuff I want..:) )
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Um, hate to break it to you, but pot is at an all-time high in usage amongst teens and young adults, higher than 60's and 70's usage. I can't walk down the fucking block without smelling the foul shit or seeing some "hemp power" sticker.
I'm not against drug use, I'm just against drug use around me.
I thought the exchange with ^boss^ was funny as hell. You could almost read "Jesus, if this guy can fucking hack my bots, spy on my channel, know how many active bots I have, what targets I've hit in the past week, fuck! fuck fuck fuck! I'd better start staying over my friends' house and I'd probably better format and shred my harddrive! Fuck fuck fuck!"
Let's no also mention that's there's millions of Windows and Unix boxen around to be administered, and only (relatively speaking) a few hundred thousand (my guess) really really competent/knowledgeable sysadmins. And are you really going to stop watching Pr0n when someone calls telling you one of the machines used in a DDOS attack is on your network? I'd bet earthlink and/or other ISP's would have to hire a fulltime army of tech support/customer contact reps just to call and tell their customers that they've been trojaned. Have YOU ever worked tech support? Here would be the sample conversation:
"Hello, Sir/Ma'am. This is Joey with Earthlink and..."
"Sorry, I don't want any.." *click*
conversation #2
"Hello, Sir/Ma'm. This is Joey with Earthlink and I'd like to inform you that you have a serious problem with your computer that needs to be fixed"
"Oh really, what's that?"
"It's a program that participates in a distributed denial of.."
"Excuse me? What the hell are you talking about?"
"Distributed Denail of Service.. Think virus and I think we'll be somewhere in the same book.."
"but I have Norton! I don't have a damn virus!"
"Sir, we're receiving numerous complaints that.."
"What? Are you spying on me? I'm calling my lawyer!"
Or, alternative conversation 3:
script kiddie: "Hello, Sir/Ma'am? This is Pines at Earthlink. You have a virus that we've been able to detect on your system and I'm here to help you clean it up.."
/*The real, live breathing men in uniform were both Air Force pilots*/
minor nitpick, but it was the still the Army Air Corps then.
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You gotta admit, if you walked in on the movie, he looked like a goddamned bug.:)
Yes, Dragon, in fact, that's part of the dialogue "Dragon!" And he screwed up with the family ancestors and he tries to make up for it by guiding/helping Mulan.
Evil empire or not, I like Disney and I used to watch the Disney channel everyday. I still think the first few seasons of DuckTales were *superbly* animated, especially for a series, with rich tones and well detailed backgrounds. They got cheap at the end. Same goes for Pooh.
The Ainu are suspected, although not confirmed, of being of caucasian descent. They share many features of caucasians (able to grow a full beard, for one), but they still have some Asian traits as well (to be expected in the region?). I wouldn't call them caucasian, nor would I call them Asian.
Get on #l33t or whatever on IRC. or AOL. AOL is probably better.
List the site in question and the vulnerability.
I guarantee you that the company will know the error of their ways within a couple days, max.
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Actually, I don't think we should do *anything* with China. No war, no trade, no nothing. Allow them to wallow in their own filth with no trade, no income, no infusion of technology and the current regime will crumble.
I agree, Americans are generally despised everywhere, as Americans tend to go everywhere thinking they're the "great saviors" much like Spanish Missionaries did in C. and S. America centuries ago, without bothering to ask if there was indeed anyone that actually *needed* saving.
If we have nukes pointed at China, I'm glad. Again, the reasoning is if a country's government is more than willing to use tanks to crush an unarmed protest/demonstration, that country will not hesitate to use physical force (this includes nuclear exchange) with a country that isn't even under it's own rule. In all honesty, who's more liable to initiate a nuclear exchange, a country that doesn't even acknowledge what we, the western world, recognize as *basic* human rights? Or a country that, although they may be the most heavily armed country in the world, has leadership that is directly accountable to the people and their votes? (it could be argued that the US government today is merely an extension of US Corporate interests, the public be damned, but that's an entirely different subject).
Yes, I in fact did acknowledge that there have been "Human Rights" abuses in this country. I also pointed out that where there was abuse, we know about it or have means to know about it and have the right to voice our opinion (and exercise our vote) regarding it. However, I would also point out that many "human rights" that the current "left" engenders are not rights at all, but privileges. No one *ever* promised you'd be happy, just that you had the right to be so and to pursue it, within a course of reason.
You know, copyright laws or not, I can *still* download pretty much damned near everything I want via Bearster (sad but true), DeCSS or not, and I didn't need a federal court case to tell me that it was illegal. Considering that most of these come in.zip packages, maybe they could hold WinZIP liable for providing a "theft" device, as well.
Or, maybe this judge will tell them to get their heads out of their asses.
Did you see her turn that paper in? Did you see her give you that specific paper
Jesus christ. I feel your pain. I'd almost respond with "Well, your daughter's name's on it, she never bothered to refute that it wasn't hers to begin with, so how about we just say she never turned the paper in and she flunks the class anyway?":)
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I, for one, am a geek. That means I think for myself an I really don't give a fuck what the "average American" thinks. Yeah, we have nukes pointed at China, but you missed everything else in that post to get your little snippet in. People shouldn't undermine the fact that you're trying to be "friendly" with a country that has used sudden, lethal, decisive FORCE against it's own people without feeling bad about it, do you think it will feel the same doing it to another nation?
Yes, we've had similar problems. I can point to countless examples (Waco, the Weavers, etc). The primary difference is, you ask the average Chinese what their opinion on the Tianamen square massacre is. Most will look at you blankly and ask what the fuck you were talking about. Ask the average American what they thought about Waco. Most have an opinion and are probably somewhat-well informed. If they're not, it's from a lack of desire to know what happened. The information is, for the most part, free here.
I'm VERY anti-Chinese (at least their government). I'm a proponent of a Chinese boycott AND damn proud to be so. I find it disgusting that people can scream loudly for freedom and yet wear their "made in China" reeboks, a country where people don't know what freedom truly is (of course, it could be argued that the majority of them don't give a damn either way). I've come to this decision after objectively reviewing the material, weighing the options, etc. China, under its current rule, is unequivocally bad, in the freedom sense (and that's all I care about). China, under it's current government, doesn't give a fuck what you or I think. They are damn proud that they have a monopoly on thought, and are damn proud that millions of Chinese citizens at least SAY they're happy for the government to make all those decisions that make life tough. Have you tried reading their websites? You think MSNBC is biased, you should give it a try. Or maybe you should learn some chinese and then give it a try. Usually it's "Glorious governemnt *demands* American apology for their accident with our aircraft!" There's no two sides to the arguement with them. At least here, on slashdot, in the semi-free world, more than one-side to the story can be told.
Here, in Memphis, TN, you are also taxed for equipment, software, etc. We have a declarations form where you have to declare total value of items used for business (including software and the like.. They even want a damn pencil and paper count, go figure). Fortunately for me while I was running my import Super Famicom business, my gear was mostly used for personal and school purposes and I was not required to claim it. YMMV in the area you live.
I've got a Newton MP2100U w/nylon case and keyboard. No PCMCIA cards. I do have boxes, some cd's with software, manuals, all that crap. I may put it on eBay, but email me at sessary@mail.com for details..:P
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Actually, I noticed that with IE 5.5, if I type in a a wrong URL, it automatically goes to a MS search site. Maybe it's just me. Try this, though, if you're using IE 5.5: type in www.slash and press enter. Watch the stuff that goes on in the bottom left hand corner (the status bar). You'll see it get confused, and then call home to MS.
I personally think there's a quite a bit of "spyware" going on in IE, but I can't confirm it, and stuff like this doesn't make me feel more comfortable. I wonder if I were to setup a firewall and then read the logs to see just exactly where I connect to "unknowingly". A friend of mine has discovered that IE under Win2K server tries to reach various sites while he's not around that he frequents (page caching?).
my 2 pence.
Now, here's a thought.
Say you owned a diner or pinball alley or something like that. Say a bunch of well known thugs frequented your establishment. Even say that while they are there, they are well mannered and even pay for drinks. However, they sit in the back corner, planning their next hits, and other illegal deeds. Do you, as the establishment owner, have any moral obligation to turn them in? Or do you, as the establishment owner, have any moral obligation to ban them from said establishment?
If Napster wants to pretend that its users aren't trading illegal MP3's (indeed, wasn't that one of it's early "advertising" pushes? "You'll find everything you ever wanted on Napster" kinda attitude?), the fact is, people are. Millions of them, although the number has gone down due to the filtering and such. Honestly, I like it this way. I don't listen to "mainstream" music, anyway, and the stuff I listen to is usually rather obscure and I pretty much own the physical materials as well. For example, I have the It's A Small World punk compilation with a great Jawbreaker song on it, but having no working LP player, I can't rip it to MP3. However, I did find it on Napster, saving me the trouble. I personally don't know where Blake of Jawbreaker stands on trading his bands' MP3's around, but I hope that this falls under "fair use".
Basically, if Napster can't survive with the filters in place, with only independent and pro-napster music being traded over it's network, then it deserves to die. Period. If it requires pirating to justify itself and make the numbers it needs to keep investors happy, then it deserves to die. Period. I'm hoping that's there's enough interest in 'non-mainstream' music to support it, though.
Napster needs to forget about "swooning" Sony, BMI, etc. They won't be happy until they either a) shut Napster down or b) buy Napster outright (ala MP3.com). Napster needs to get back to the grassroots, where it began, and start talking with Merge, Touch and Go, SubPop, Fat Wreck Chords, Dischord and a myriad of other small, independent labels and get their support. When the artists that come from these smaller labels to majors are used to the idea of swapping songs on Napster, they will demand it when they "make it big." Think of it like getting used to an OS. UNIX made it big in the server room because the computer scientists used UNIX in college, it was what they knew. NT is making rather large inroads in middle-line corporations because it's what's on the desktop, it's what the support people know, and through generous college grants, more and more students are being exposed to it. So, we get the future music execs used to the idea of napster, we get the future "big name acts" used to napster, and hey, we might have a winner.
just a thought.
The fact is, everyone knows that's there's a huge number of "hacker groupies" that are dying to get their claws on these "men of men." Not only do they have secure jobs, but they have stock options!
"My last boyfriend was a star football player," says Jenishi Satorrokapu. "He was a real asshole and only wanted me to cook dinner, clean the house, and give him oral sex. There was no feeling or emotion to him, no love at all! Then I discovered "geek-men", guys who are perpetually lonely and desperate for a date. They go all out in making me feel wanted and loved! Why go out with an asshole when you can go out with your best girlfriend, instead? Besides, they work such long hours that a girl can go out and, uh, have a little fun on the side!"
Increasing, these Geek Groupies have been tracking down star video game programmers.
"OH LOOK! There's Jatoro Nagaou, the writer of the Final Phantasy Star XIX soundtrack!" exclaimed Nigiri Sappora as a rush of girls flocked to the front of the KOEI headquarters gate.
KOEI, being wise and prudent, has decided to take action against these Groupies.
President Miyamoto Yakarimato stated "The problem is, see, is that these guys don't get out much. They spend 110 hours a week on salary and stock options coding our next game. When one of these wild vixens gets ahold of him, it's all over for him. Instead of jerking off in the bathroom, or using something like the Sony VIBRABO doll, they have a real female to poke an prod around. Job vs. nookie, it's a really easy decision for them to make. It's devastating to their productivity. Even while they're at work, they spend hours browsing porn sites looking for new ideas for their new Rabu girls. We really can't win without drastic measures."
These drastic measure include forbidding the press from taking pictures of the programmers and development team to protect their identity and their productivity.
GNU/FSF founder Richard Stallman stated "FSF is not interested in sex or stock options. Where do I apply, by the way?"
I was thinking of just telling the guy to buy an iMac or a Cube. Very quiet bastards.
I'd have to agree.
:)
I don't wear Nike's (although I do wear skate shoes.. which are probably made side by side in the same slave labor camps).
I don't wear Abercrombie and Fitch (mainly Dickies and other made in USA stuff.. at least here slave labor is *supposed* to be illegal).
I drink Coke. But I'd like to give the world a Coke, so hey..
I drive a Japanese car, but also ride a Trek Mountain Bike whenever I can.
I like to cook my own food and I try to buy local produced goods (nice butcher shop down the street.. massive steaks.. Minimal price! woo!)
I've even had my own zine in the past where I discussed these issues.
I Agree. You don't like shit? Make your own choices! you don't like MS, Write your own OS or use something like Linux! You don't like Budweiser? HOMEBREW! it's all really rather simple...
As Ayn Rand said:
Which is the more immoral? The businessman who pays the bribe, or the politician who makes the bribe necessary?
They weren't? Have *you* ever been in a situation like that? I have. It's scary as shit, you don't know if that person has a weapon, or anything. Besides, if you WATCH THE WHOLE TAPE, the police didn't start beating him until after they hit him 3 TIMES with a taser. THREE! And King refused to go down. (ever notice that the other occupants of the car didn't get beaten when they COMPLIED with the officers? They got out and got down and were left alone). After you hit a man with tasers and he STILL won't go down, you realize that you've got a real fucking whack job on your hands. I say they should've just shot the bastard, but hey, that's why I'm not a cop.
Police are there to detain lawbreakers so that judges and juries can determine punishment. When a man resists arrest, the police then must use physical force.
Get this through your fucking skull: Never fucking argue with a motherfucker who has a badge and a gun and a nightstick and has the AUTHORITY to break any of those on your fucking head and you'll be alot better off.
I dunno about that. I consider drive-by's and gang warfare to be right on par with "serial killers/rapists".
Crime happens. White/black/yellow/red. Get over it.
You gave UP Unix admin for tech support? Jesus, do they not pay you there??? I'd kill for an "apprenticeship" UNIX administration position.. :) (and what kind of weed were you smoking when you thought that would be a great idea? If I ever smoke pot, that's the stuff I want.. :) )
Um, hate to break it to you, but pot is at an all-time high in usage amongst teens and young adults, higher than 60's and 70's usage. I can't walk down the fucking block without smelling the foul shit or seeing some "hemp power" sticker.
I'm not against drug use, I'm just against drug use around me.
I thought the exchange with ^boss^ was funny as hell. You could almost read "Jesus, if this guy can fucking hack my bots, spy on my channel, know how many active bots I have, what targets I've hit in the past week, fuck! fuck fuck fuck! I'd better start staying over my friends' house and I'd probably better format and shred my harddrive! Fuck fuck fuck!"
Let's no also mention that's there's millions of Windows and Unix boxen around to be administered, and only (relatively speaking) a few hundred thousand (my guess) really really competent/knowledgeable sysadmins. And are you really going to stop watching Pr0n when someone calls telling you one of the machines used in a DDOS attack is on your network? I'd bet earthlink and/or other ISP's would have to hire a fulltime army of tech support/customer contact reps just to call and tell their customers that they've been trojaned. Have YOU ever worked tech support? Here would be the sample conversation:
"Hello, Sir/Ma'am. This is Joey with Earthlink and..."
"Sorry, I don't want any.." *click*
conversation #2
"Hello, Sir/Ma'm. This is Joey with Earthlink and I'd like to inform you that you have a serious problem with your computer that needs to be fixed"
"Oh really, what's that?"
"It's a program that participates in a distributed denial of.."
"Excuse me? What the hell are you talking about?"
"Distributed Denail of Service.. Think virus and I think we'll be somewhere in the same book.."
"but I have Norton! I don't have a damn virus!"
"Sir, we're receiving numerous complaints that.."
"What? Are you spying on me? I'm calling my lawyer!"
Or, alternative conversation 3:
script kiddie: "Hello, Sir/Ma'am? This is Pines at Earthlink. You have a virus that we've been able to detect on your system and I'm here to help you clean it up.."
customer "Oh really? Wow! I'd really appreciate it!"
script kiddie "What I need you to do is go to www.mybotsonline.com and download the "Clean.exe" file and that will patch it right up for you!"
customer: "OH! THank you very much! I'll do it right away!"
Sigh.
/*The real, live breathing men in uniform were both Air Force pilots*/
minor nitpick, but it was the still the Army Air Corps then.
You gotta admit, if you walked in on the movie, he looked like a goddamned bug. :)
Yes, Dragon, in fact, that's part of the dialogue "Dragon!" And he screwed up with the family ancestors and he tries to make up for it by guiding/helping Mulan.
Evil empire or not, I like Disney and I used to watch the Disney channel everyday. I still think the first few seasons of DuckTales were *superbly* animated, especially for a series, with rich tones and well detailed backgrounds. They got cheap at the end. Same goes for Pooh.
And when the hell did Annette get old?
::sigh::
The Ainu are suspected, although not confirmed, of being of caucasian descent. They share many features of caucasians (able to grow a full beard, for one), but they still have some Asian traits as well (to be expected in the region?). I wouldn't call them caucasian, nor would I call them Asian.
An orgy room? Oh yeah, that's exactly what *I* want to see in such a facility.
"Oh My God! Who shaved the fucking walruses?"
Get on #l33t or whatever on IRC. or AOL. AOL is probably better.
List the site in question and the vulnerability.
I guarantee you that the company will know the error of their ways within a couple days, max.
Actually, I don't think we should do *anything* with China. No war, no trade, no nothing. Allow them to wallow in their own filth with no trade, no income, no infusion of technology and the current regime will crumble.
I agree, Americans are generally despised everywhere, as Americans tend to go everywhere thinking they're the "great saviors" much like Spanish Missionaries did in C. and S. America centuries ago, without bothering to ask if there was indeed anyone that actually *needed* saving.
If we have nukes pointed at China, I'm glad. Again, the reasoning is if a country's government is more than willing to use tanks to crush an unarmed protest/demonstration, that country will not hesitate to use physical force (this includes nuclear exchange) with a country that isn't even under it's own rule. In all honesty, who's more liable to initiate a nuclear exchange, a country that doesn't even acknowledge what we, the western world, recognize as *basic* human rights? Or a country that, although they may be the most heavily armed country in the world, has leadership that is directly accountable to the people and their votes? (it could be argued that the US government today is merely an extension of US Corporate interests, the public be damned, but that's an entirely different subject).
Yes, I in fact did acknowledge that there have been "Human Rights" abuses in this country. I also pointed out that where there was abuse, we know about it or have means to know about it and have the right to voice our opinion (and exercise our vote) regarding it. However, I would also point out that many "human rights" that the current "left" engenders are not rights at all, but privileges. No one *ever* promised you'd be happy, just that you had the right to be so and to pursue it, within a course of reason.
You know, copyright laws or not, I can *still* download pretty much damned near everything I want via Bearster (sad but true), DeCSS or not, and I didn't need a federal court case to tell me that it was illegal. Considering that most of these come in .zip packages, maybe they could hold WinZIP liable for providing a "theft" device, as well.
Or, maybe this judge will tell them to get their heads out of their asses.
Here's to hoping for the latter.
Did you see her turn that paper in? Did you see her give you that specific paper
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Jesus christ. I feel your pain. I'd almost respond with "Well, your daughter's name's on it, she never bothered to refute that it wasn't hers to begin with, so how about we just say she never turned the paper in and she flunks the class anyway?"
I, for one, am a geek. That means I think for myself an I really don't give a fuck what the "average American" thinks. Yeah, we have nukes pointed at China, but you missed everything else in that post to get your little snippet in. People shouldn't undermine the fact that you're trying to be "friendly" with a country that has used sudden, lethal, decisive FORCE against it's own people without feeling bad about it, do you think it will feel the same doing it to another nation?
Yes, we've had similar problems. I can point to countless examples (Waco, the Weavers, etc). The primary difference is, you ask the average Chinese what their opinion on the Tianamen square massacre is. Most will look at you blankly and ask what the fuck you were talking about. Ask the average American what they thought about Waco. Most have an opinion and are probably somewhat-well informed. If they're not, it's from a lack of desire to know what happened. The information is, for the most part, free here.
I'm VERY anti-Chinese (at least their government). I'm a proponent of a Chinese boycott AND damn proud to be so. I find it disgusting that people can scream loudly for freedom and yet wear their "made in China" reeboks, a country where people don't know what freedom truly is (of course, it could be argued that the majority of them don't give a damn either way). I've come to this decision after objectively reviewing the material, weighing the options, etc. China, under its current rule, is unequivocally bad, in the freedom sense (and that's all I care about). China, under it's current government, doesn't give a fuck what you or I think. They are damn proud that they have a monopoly on thought, and are damn proud that millions of Chinese citizens at least SAY they're happy for the government to make all those decisions that make life tough. Have you tried reading their websites? You think MSNBC is biased, you should give it a try. Or maybe you should learn some chinese and then give it a try. Usually it's "Glorious governemnt *demands* American apology for their accident with our aircraft!" There's no two sides to the arguement with them. At least here, on slashdot, in the semi-free world, more than one-side to the story can be told.
Here, in Memphis, TN, you are also taxed for equipment, software, etc. We have a declarations form where you have to declare total value of items used for business (including software and the like.. They even want a damn pencil and paper count, go figure). Fortunately for me while I was running my import Super Famicom business, my gear was mostly used for personal and school purposes and I was not required to claim it. YMMV in the area you live.
The Big Lebowski?
:)
Great great flick.
I've got a Newton MP2100U w/nylon case and keyboard. No PCMCIA cards. I do have boxes, some cd's with software, manuals, all that crap. I may put it on eBay, but email me at sessary@mail.com for details.. :P