Actually it's not hackers or crackers, it's 'computer tresspasers'--according to the language of the bill. And from what I could garner out of the rest of it--if you do anything that the government doesn't like "you might be a terrorist". Wahoo.
Just to add my 2 cents worth(which don't go very far nowadays), the EFF is organizing a letter writing/email campaign. I don't think it helps, but do it anyways. Download PGP and any other encryption software that you can think of. Let people know why not giving up your rights is important. Our government is saying one thing, and doing something completely different (not at all unusual). If you value security over freedom you will have neither. The founding fathers valued freedom--not safety. Why should we do any less?
Google does have a business plan, and a good one at that. Lots of sites are losing advertising dollars, but google is making money with targeted ads. Look the next time you do a search.
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Opera: Not free The adware version is.
Netscape 4.x: Not free, and buggy as hell Well, yes it is free. I will admit, though, it is quite buggy.
I prefer Opera. It's fast, you can have as many windows as you want open, and switch between them quickly. Good multitasking. I also find the interface easier to use than Netscape.
Konquerer is good but it can't render some web pages.
Fundamentalist Muslims believe in the Koran, and the Koran says that killing,esp. in this manner is wrong. These people aren't fundamentalist anything--except fundamentalist assholes.
I wonder how long it would have taken Hitler to conquer the world if Slashdot editors were in charge.
Hitler got his chance take over the world because of a situation similar to this. He used it to clamp down on freedoms in Germany and make it a police state. Restricting our freedoms is not the solution. I will sacrifice many things to put these terrorists in their place, but I'll be damned if I sacrifice my freedom.
To answer the question posed above: Probably he never would have got the chance if everyone thought like the Slashdot editors.
That's because Matt Groenig keeps a tight fist on it. Talk about somebody who keeps an eye on his copyright. And, just think, he started out as an underground/alternative cartoonist. This makes me wanna go out and get a gamecube, the game should be cool.
Thanks for this post. I'm kinda new to the programming stuff, and this clarified some stuff for me. I think that you pointed out one of the biggest problems in the open source community, and linux in particular. I think that in the next few months, or years, that this will be the big discussion in the open source community. Ie.--where are we going and why. It's already started as we can see from a few discussions from the past week. Are we going to reinvent the wheel over and over, or are we going to forge ahead and get on with the future? I think that the next year or so is going to define the open source community, even more than the last ten.
I notice that everyone went off topic here. So is the topic changed? Anyways, hurray for Slashdot! Good job guys! You kept good tabs on the news, and kept your servers up. Thank you. That's all. Peace out.
...not just in high tech jobs. The bosses want things fast and on(or under)budget, and the workers want to do a good job. Yes, even the jaded ones--like me. That's why I work for myself now, I make my own hours (yes, sometimes long ones) and I'm the only one who has to worry about the bottom line. Let your boss know what you think, the worst that could happen is you might be looking for another job. If you have talent you'll get one, trust me.
music was free, and not copyrighted. Tribal music was for everyone to share. The old folk musicians, union organizers,anarchists, etc., made songs and let anyone use them, and build on them or even change them. Music wasn't about big bucks until the big companies got into it. It sounds like the OAL is trying to steer us back to sharing music, it may not be perfect, but first attempts at complicated stuff usually isn't.
From the summary of the critique(the page is slashdotted so I didn't read it) it sounds like the critique is not about the method of sharing, but, rather, about the sharing itself. If you don't want to share your stuff--don't. Just don't tell other people that they can't, or shouldn't.
is going to be insecure. You're broadcasting radio waves that anyone can pick up--and with the right equipment decipher. It's the same with cell phones, cordless phones, cb radio, walkie talkies,etc.. If you want security, connect the communication devices physically. It ain't foolproof, but it's a lot harder to get into the system if you have to hook into something, rather than set up a remote receiver somewhere. This is why my networks are all through CATv--I like my privacy.
speaking, if they didn't get a warrant to use this keylogger, it is just as illegal as a wiretap without a warrant. It is a case of illegal search and seizure which the US Constitution prohibits in the fourth amendment, which reads:
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported
by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be
searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
This is just FBI legal maneuvering, and we all know it, because keylogger tech is quite common. I know of at least 10 different keyloggers that you can download off the web.
As a side comment--this is another case of new technology that the average person doesn't understand well(or at all), being used to degrade our rights.
Good design work can be done in HTML, with no, or minimal, animations (of the various types). You'd be suprised at how good a static page can look, and they are much easier to use also. Entertainment in education is all well and good, but don't forget that education is the goal here.
Yes I have downloaded mp3's. Yes I still do buy cd's(even at $14 and up,up,up). They happen to be more convenient for me. Something really needs to happen. There is mucho wrongness on both sides. I know that I like to get compensated for my work. Don't you? Someone said in a post that the record companies and the artists have agreed on this system. I think that is not necessarily so. It's basically the only game in town so they have to play it. If there was some other way to distribute their music they would, and you can see that many of them are starting to. Now the riaa is getting into the act and forcing licensing on napster, etal.. I can see licensing, but the fees are exorbitant. They will be charging as much, or more, to down load electrons, than to buy a cd. This is totally bogus.
I have my favorite artists, and I support them. I support them by buying cds. I hate doing this because it puts most of the money in the record companies hands(except for some who have their own labels. Also there are some really good companies out there, that don't screw the artists at every chance, don't forget that), but that's the set up
for now.
It's time for a change. I think that the internet is going to provide a chance at that. Getting your name and sound out is easier now, because of the internet. Home studios are becoming more prevalent as recording technology gets cheaper. It's not going to be business as usual, and the record compnaies are fighting to the end, just like the dieing whales that they are. We need to be Ahab to their Moby Dick. Just don't forget--screw the companies, not the artists.
"It pisses me off every time I think about anybody thinking that work will liberate."
--bell hooks
See also Bob Black's "The Abolition of Work"
You can find more here:The Zero Work Movement
Actually the Luddites were against the technology, because of the social changes that it brought about. ie....luring people off the farms and into the cities, 12-14 hr working days, etc..
You'd never have to worry about incontinence because your clothes cold eat anything excreted. You could have built in pacemakers and biometric monitors. Nobody (male or female)m would ever have to "stuff" anything again--just set the parameters and be any size you want.
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Just to add my 2 cents worth(which don't go very far nowadays), the EFF is organizing a letter writing/email campaign.
I don't think it helps, but do it anyways. Download PGP and any other encryption software that you can think of. Let people know why not giving up your rights is important. Our government is saying one thing, and doing something completely different (not at all unusual). If you value security over freedom you will have neither. The founding fathers valued freedom--not safety. Why should we do any less?
Google does have a business plan, and a good one at that. Lots of sites are losing advertising dollars, but google is making money with targeted ads. Look the next time you do a search.
The adware version is.
Netscape 4.x: Not free, and buggy as hell
Well, yes it is free. I will admit, though, it is quite buggy.
I prefer Opera. It's fast, you can have as many windows as you want open, and switch between them quickly. Good multitasking. I also find the interface easier to use than Netscape.
Konquerer is good but it can't render some web pages.
Hitler got his chance take over the world because of a situation similar to this. He used it to clamp down on freedoms in Germany and make it a police state. Restricting our freedoms is not the solution. I will sacrifice many things to put these terrorists in their place, but I'll be damned if I sacrifice my freedom.
To answer the question posed above: Probably he never would have got the chance if everyone thought like the Slashdot editors.
From the summary of the critique(the page is slashdotted so I didn't read it) it sounds like the critique is not about the method of sharing, but, rather, about the sharing itself. If you don't want to share your stuff--don't. Just don't tell other people that they can't, or shouldn't.
but what do you expect, I was on the pooper.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported
by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be
searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
This is just FBI legal maneuvering, and we all know it, because keylogger tech is quite common. I know of at least 10 different keyloggers that you can download off the web.
As a side comment--this is another case of new technology that the average person doesn't understand well(or at all), being used to degrade our rights.
"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance."
I have my favorite artists, and I support them. I support them by buying cds. I hate doing this because it puts most of the money in the record companies hands(except for some who have their own labels. Also there are some really good companies out there, that don't screw the artists at every chance, don't forget that), but that's the set up for now.
It's time for a change. I think that the internet is going to provide a chance at that. Getting your name and sound out is easier now, because of the internet. Home studios are becoming more prevalent as recording technology gets cheaper. It's not going to be business as usual, and the record compnaies are fighting to the end, just like the dieing whales that they are. We need to be Ahab to their Moby Dick. Just don't forget--screw the companies, not the artists.
"It pisses me off every time I think about anybody thinking that work will liberate." --bell hooks
See also Bob Black's "The Abolition of Work"
You can find more here:The Zero Work Movement
OOH Bayybee!!
And they went trudgin'
...Until they came to...
Bit after bit
Across the vast internet
Bit after bit
St. Alfonzo's internet breakfast
Where I found a unix machine
and wheedled in a coke can
In lieu of the latrine...
(Thank you Mr. Zappa)