Actually, "theft of service" is a complete non-sequiter. Theft is the taking of real property, while a service is useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity. One cannot steal that which does not physically exist. In this case, one might access servies without permission, but then that brings up the issue of implied consent. If they charged "unauthorized access", then Nokia et.al would have to explain why a node essentially broadcasting a message of "all are welcome" isn't implied consent.
Okay, this is all well and good, but what would you say if I tapped into the telephone box outside my home to get "free" service? I suppose you might say that it doesn't say "all are welcome" on it, especially if it is locked. But what if a technician left it unlocked and I decided to use this opportunity to make long-distance calls to Taiwan? Does the act of leaving the box unlocked constitute implied consent?
Similarly, does an admin who doesn't know how to lock down their wireless network mean that his employer implied consent for the public to use the exposed bandwidth indiscriminately?
In the end, if you steal a service from an individual or a company, somebody will pay the cost. Just because you aren't taking something from them does not mean that they aren't paying the price in the end.
Not strictly true. It's just a convenient way of typing faster than you could otherwise do. It doesn't necessarily have to be at full talking speed (which is *very* hard to achieve without a stenography machine).
I may be in the minority here, but I find it quicker to type "you" than "u". This is because when typing, I think in terms of words rather than letters. To deliberately misspell a word like "you", I have to bypass a mental pattern to make the replacement. Maybe it just has to do with the way I type.
Microsoft has always been slow at moving into the hardware market... could they be testing the waters for making things like switches and routers in the future?
If Microsoft has been slow at entering into a market, it is because they wait for technology to be established, and then they improve on that technology. I don't think that they will be making switches and routers, because they can't really create an improved version of those products that consumers will notice.
On the other hand, wireless technology is starting to become noticed by consumers and Microsoft wants people to associate their name with quality. Of course, it's 90% marketing and 10% actual quality. Look at the Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or the line of Microsoft mice. Sure, they didn't make them right away; they waited for their competitors to make the mistakes that they could then improve upon.
Actually, this strategy could be used to describe pretty much all of their products. They're not the first to do something. Microsoft is very good at reinventing ideas and selling them to consumers.
Hmmm...I would think that warchalking would be closer to vandalism than theft. But then again, this isn't much different in my opinion than what happened to napster.
The same can be said if there is one authoritative chunk. That is the present situation. Not that I'm suggesting that using a chunk of metal to define mass is the best solution, but it isn't any worse than defining it as the mass of a bunch of electrons.
Well, actually, if you type in "Jim Morris CMU" into google, that page comes up at the top of the list. So, I'm not sure posting the link on Slashdot is that much of a faux pas.
I find your post interesting, but I'm curious about one thing: what is ARHA? I have not seen that FLA before and google is not helpful in providing a definition.
By your argument, you shouldn't worry about your credit card number being stolen online. Someone could shoot you and take your card anyway.
Of course, people really shouldn't worry so much about online credit card theft. Many people give away their numbers without giving a second thought when they go out to eat. Do you ever wonder what your server does with your card when you give it to them?
Similarly, people do leave their cellphones unattended and unlocked a surprising amount of the time.
If you're really going to get concerned about computer crime, you should be equally concerned about real world crime.
That comment was not made in February of last year. The comment was from today. The user registered last February. Still doesn't stop it from being funny.
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I would ask you to please produce a police officer who would actually say this. Theft is theft, no matter how you look at it.
If I leave the door to my house unlocked and unguarded and someone walks in and takes my TV, is that not theft?
Just because I didn't secure my house doesn't mean that I wouldn't be offended.
Actually, "theft of service" is a complete non-sequiter. Theft is the taking of real property, while a service is useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity. One cannot steal that which does not physically exist. In this case, one might access servies without permission, but then that brings up the issue of implied consent. If they charged "unauthorized access", then Nokia et.al would have to explain why a node essentially broadcasting a message of "all are welcome" isn't implied consent.
Okay, this is all well and good, but what would you say if I tapped into the telephone box outside my home to get "free" service? I suppose you might say that it doesn't say "all are welcome" on it, especially if it is locked. But what if a technician left it unlocked and I decided to use this opportunity to make long-distance calls to Taiwan? Does the act of leaving the box unlocked constitute implied consent?
Similarly, does an admin who doesn't know how to lock down their wireless network mean that his employer implied consent for the public to use the exposed bandwidth indiscriminately?
In the end, if you steal a service from an individual or a company, somebody will pay the cost. Just because you aren't taking something from them does not mean that they aren't paying the price in the end.
Not strictly true. It's just a convenient way of typing faster than you could otherwise do. It doesn't necessarily have to be at full talking speed (which is *very* hard to achieve without a stenography machine).
I may be in the minority here, but I find it quicker to type "you" than "u". This is because when typing, I think in terms of words rather than letters. To deliberately misspell a word like "you", I have to bypass a mental pattern to make the replacement. Maybe it just has to do with the way I type.
One thing that wasn't mentioned - contractions weren't allowed at one point, but now they most definately are.
They weren't allowed when I was writing assignments for school, and that wasn't that long ago.
Different strokes, I guess.
* kids started using calculators instead of slide rules
* kids started typing homework on PCs with spell checkers
* kids started using the 'net as their research source, rather than the library
All of these things have degraded the efficacy of educating our children. Shouldn't teachers do their best to discourage netspeak in assignments?
Microsoft has always been slow at moving into the hardware market... could they be testing the waters for making things like switches and routers in the future?
If Microsoft has been slow at entering into a market, it is because they wait for technology to be established, and then they improve on that technology. I don't think that they will be making switches and routers, because they can't really create an improved version of those products that consumers will notice.
On the other hand, wireless technology is starting to become noticed by consumers and Microsoft wants people to associate their name with quality. Of course, it's 90% marketing and 10% actual quality. Look at the Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or the line of Microsoft mice. Sure, they didn't make them right away; they waited for their competitors to make the mistakes that they could then improve upon.
Actually, this strategy could be used to describe pretty much all of their products. They're not the first to do something. Microsoft is very good at reinventing ideas and selling them to consumers.
Just my opinion.
Well, yes. At the very least you would be trespassing and/or loitering. Many companies have protection from such theft of service.
Hmmm...I would think that warchalking would be closer to vandalism than theft. But then again, this isn't much different in my opinion than what happened to napster.
Hmmm...I'd rather have a real degree than a BS one. Well, I guess beggars can't be choosers.
Uh huh. How about those without Microsoft operating systems installed?
The headline: Enterprise Season Premier Tonight.
Part of speech of "Premier" in the headline: noun.
Part of speech highlighted in Slashdot post: adjective.
Your definition does not give a noun form of "premier" with the required meaning. As far as I know, there isn't one.
Am I the only one that finds it interesting that Forbes didn't mention this as one of the ways to spend a billion dollars?
Must've been a slip-up there somewhere.
I would sell my ticket to Lance for a measly $5 million. That's 75% off the MSRP! I would sooner have the cash.
This is great; more filesystem support is always good in my opinion. Now if we could just get some stable NTFS read/write support I would be set.
The same can be said if there is one authoritative chunk. That is the present situation. Not that I'm suggesting that using a chunk of metal to define mass is the best solution, but it isn't any worse than defining it as the mass of a bunch of electrons.
How is that any different than defining it as the mass of an arbitrary chunk of platinum-iridium?
I believe the name of the IBM Personal System 2 was abbreviated PS/2, not PS2. Here's hoping you can keep them straight!
Cheers!
Well, actually, if you type in "Jim Morris CMU" into google, that page comes up at the top of the list. So, I'm not sure posting the link on Slashdot is that much of a faux pas.
And just in time so that you can now dial those 877 and 866 numbers!
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1. Release music under GPL license.
2. ???
3. Profit!
I find your post interesting, but I'm curious about one thing: what is ARHA? I have not seen that FLA before and google is not helpful in providing a definition.
By your argument, you shouldn't worry about your credit card number being stolen online. Someone could shoot you and take your card anyway.
Of course, people really shouldn't worry so much about online credit card theft. Many people give away their numbers without giving a second thought when they go out to eat. Do you ever wonder what your server does with your card when you give it to them?
Similarly, people do leave their cellphones unattended and unlocked a surprising amount of the time.
If you're really going to get concerned about computer crime, you should be equally concerned about real world crime.
Oh, great. As if the air industry didn't have enough troubles. Now you want people to bring Tesla coils onto planes?
I'll take the non-smoking section.
That comment was not made in February of last year. The comment was from today. The user registered last February. Still doesn't stop it from being funny.