This would have been much easier if they had used Jini and JavaSpaces technology. There is even a commercial implementation that supports incremental evolution of the distributed model.
Jini and JavaSpaces are being used in a variety of organizations to build large, distributed, reliable, scalable systems that integrate a wide variety of existing systems, including those written in languages other than Java. The technology seems a good match for this problem.
My twelve-year-old daughter has developed a reasonably sophisticated web site complete with chat room and bulletin boards. She wrote all the HTML and Java code in Emacs and runs it under Tomcat. She has learned an incredible amount in a very short period of time and many of those skills will be applicable outside of web development.
Kids are much more capable than most people give them credit for.
I want the supreme court to say once and for all that commercial speech is not protected by the first amendment.
So you want the supreme court to rule (yet again) in direct contradiction to the constitution?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
I don't see any exceptions in there, do you?
If you are willing to use force against people who are merely speaking or writing because they happen to be saying things you don't like, you are the one who should be locked up.
Spammers should be prosecuted for their abuse of other peoples' property, not for their message.
It is being worked on by the IETF. The ASRG working group appears to be making some progress.
There is no way that Microsoft can take over the email system because they simply don't have the near-monopoly on servers that they have on the desktop.
Most micropayment systems for email will attempt to clear the transaction before presenting the email to the intended recipient. If it doesn't clear, the email doesn't get through. The only laws needed are the laws of mathematics.
Actually, some MUDs, including Ancient Anguish encourage experienced players to become developers (a.k.a. wizards). This leads to an ever evolving game with a constant influx of new areas and projects.
if there are a couple hundred million people who would actually *kill* a human being for sending them junk email, then this world really is going to hell.
I wouldn't back the death penalty, after a fair trial of course, for him just for sending spam. I'd support it for the message it would send to other spammers.
If the schools are going to subject my children to this propaganda, they had damn well better be prepared to allow alternative views. I suggest something based on the following:
There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years , the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped,or turned back, for their private benefit.
There are at least two reason why you want secret balloting, one of them rather subtle. . . . the other is to keep people from being able to bring evidence that they voted for a particular candidate outside the confines of the voting booth.
Otherwise, I can park across the street with a sign reading, "$1 Paid For Each Vote for Candidate X"....
Could you explain why, exactly, this is a problem? If someone chooses to sell their vote, why shouldn't they be allowed to do so? This is a serious question.
It already appears that most people vote for the candidate who promises them the most benefits; selling the vote just eliminates the middlemen.
I've tried several mirrors and gotten the same problem during dependency resolution:
The installer was unable to download information about a required channel for this install (Red Hat Linux 7.3 (161)).
This error may be the result of a network failure. Please verify that your network connection is active and that your network settings are correct.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Patrick
Commercial speech is not due the same protections as individual speech.
Really?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
What part of Congress shall make no law is so hard for you to understand?
I have an email address that I've been using for nearly 10 years. It has been on websites and Usenet posts. I can easily believe that someone could get over 200 spam per day because it has happened to me.
I agree that it's important. When I'm MUDding, I need to see that next line of text come up instantly! Otherwise, the next thing I see will be You are looking down at your body from above....
If domain names are found to be entitled to more robust protection under the law, this could make the registrars act more carefully when reassigning names. If the original owner can sue the registrar, the current trend of whoever-has-the-deepest-pockets-gets-the-domain could be reversed.
On the other hand, this could result in more difficulties for owners of domain names that are related to trademarked names. Stronger protection could result in more support for the trademark owner.
I'm not that interested in an on-line game that limits the types of additions that players can add. It looks like I'm staying with Ancient Anguish for a while longer.
While ALICE is somewhat interesting from a natural language processing perspective, the "chatterbot" paradigm limits the types of agents that can be constructed. This is due both to the inherent limitations of the pattern matching approach, however sophisticated an implementation may be, and the effort required to implement complex 'bots.
Do you anticipate incorporating other AI technologies within ALICE to provide functionality such as:
The ability to parse natural language documents and automatically extend a knowledge base.
The use of prediction tools to anticipate the direction a conversation may take.
The use of automatic planning mechanisms to aid users in resolving problems.
An expert system interface to answer users' questions and justify the response.
Additions such as these would make ALICE much more useful both for research and for industry applications.
Thank you for your time.
Heck, it seems that U.S. laws don't always apply in the U.S., unless some government agent allows them to.
My basic point is that sending men with guns to use force against men with words is a gross overreaction and not the act of freedom-loving people. It should be condemned regardless of where it happens.
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Jini and JavaSpaces are being used in a variety of organizations to build large, distributed, reliable, scalable systems that integrate a wide variety of existing systems, including those written in languages other than Java. The technology seems a good match for this problem.
Patrick
Check out my signature. Text-based sex, man. Try it.
Kids are much more capable than most people give them credit for.
Regards,
Patrick
So you want the supreme court to rule (yet again) in direct contradiction to the constitution?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
I don't see any exceptions in there, do you?
If you are willing to use force against people who are merely speaking or writing because they happen to be saying things you don't like, you are the one who should be locked up.
Spammers should be prosecuted for their abuse of other peoples' property, not for their message.
There is no way that Microsoft can take over the email system because they simply don't have the near-monopoly on servers that they have on the desktop.
Patrick
Most micropayment systems for email will attempt to clear the transaction before presenting the email to the intended recipient. If it doesn't clear, the email doesn't get through. The only laws needed are the laws of mathematics.
Sincerely,
Patrick
Why does it have to be the same for everyone? If I want to configure my mail agent to only accept email that:
- Comes from someone on a whitelist OR
- Is signed with a PGP or GPG key on my keyring OR
- Includes a micropayment from a mint on my approved list
then where is the need for any involvement of anyone else, including the government?Using the force of government should be the last resort, not the first. It always results in unintended, negative consequences.
Sincerely,
Patrick
I wouldn't back the death penalty, after a fair trial of course, for him just for sending spam. I'd support it for the message it would send to other spammers.
RFLMAO! Mod parent up as funny!
Good luck.
There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years , the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped ,or turned back, for their private benefit.
Robert Heinlein
Otherwise, I can park across the street with a sign reading, "$1 Paid For Each Vote for Candidate X"....
Could you explain why, exactly, this is a problem? If someone chooses to sell their vote, why shouldn't they be allowed to do so? This is a serious question.
It already appears that most people vote for the candidate who promises them the most benefits; selling the vote just eliminates the middlemen.
I've tried several mirrors and gotten the same problem during dependency resolution:
The installer was unable to download information about a required channel for this install (Red Hat Linux 7.3 (161)).
This error may be the result of a network failure. Please verify that your network connection is active and that your network settings are correct.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Patrick
Really?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
What part of Congress shall make no law is so hard for you to understand?
Patrick
Today is a good day: only about 40 so far.
The only unbreakable encryption is the one-time pad, used correctly. Anyone claiming otherwise is either a fool or trying to sell something to fools.
I agree that it's important. When I'm MUDding, I need to see that next line of text come up instantly! Otherwise, the next thing I see will be You are looking down at your body from above....
The average VB Developer doesn't understand words with as many syllables as "redundant."
On the other hand, this could result in more difficulties for owners of domain names that are related to trademarked names. Stronger protection could result in more support for the trademark owner.
As usual, either way, the lawyers win.
Patrick
Ancient Anguish: Free, fun, open-ended.
- The ability to parse natural language documents and automatically extend a knowledge base.
- The use of prediction tools to anticipate the direction a conversation may take.
- The use of automatic planning mechanisms to aid users in resolving problems.
- An expert system interface to answer users' questions and justify the response.
Additions such as these would make ALICE much more useful both for research and for industry applications. Thank you for your time.My basic point is that sending men with guns to use force against men with words is a gross overreaction and not the act of freedom-loving people. It should be condemned regardless of where it happens.
Regards,
Patrick