The owner of the single server (that's right, it was all on one single server, with no backups) posted to WebHostingTalk.com...
Has anyone from "the government" (state, fed, department?) contacted Blogetery.com's owner? I bet BurstNet just messed up and lost the server, and are feeding him a line.
DMCA already provides a clear path to dealing with infringing material, and there's no good reason to keep an anti-piracy action secret. That's the sort of thing authorities and overlords like to advertise.
I bet we'll hear all about the terrorist blog network the quick-thinking government agents shut down once the dust settles.
1. the cable companies have government-mandated local monopolies; there is no choice available. 2. Just because access to the internet in the US is a negative right, doesn't mean it has to stay the way. Changing times requires changes in the law, otherwise we could have stuck with the book of Leviticus and left it at that.
Doesn't sound too different than an auto magazine publishing a teardown of some new truck engine. They've got ads AND you have to buy the magazine. I think we'll find this isn't a very gray area after all.
I would bet everything I could turn to cash that this will fail. As in: Will have the same or less impact on the iPad as mp3 players had on the iPod during the last 10 years.
That's some confident gambling, but I'll put the contents of my billfold on this getting scrapped before it ships. A thousand-dollar video-conferenceing device? Get two netbooks and a coupla six-packs; a much better video-conferencing experience for less!
LyX is the best TeX document processor I've used. This is the 21st century, no need to program and compile your technical documents from the command line using vi and multiple compile steps.
I agree, the more expensive, difficult to use, and legally constricted something becomes, the more appealing the alternatives. And in this case, there are alternatives that will only become better as they become more popular and mainstream. If they happen to become as good (convenient, reliable, features), that is the day copyright loses control of that market. Considering how intent our political leaders on all sides are on pursuing maximum IP controls, it seems likely that this is how it will play out, with Disney Co. ruling a forgotten and irrelevant intellectual empire.
Wikileaks has neither confirmed nor denied that Manning leaked information to the site, but on Sunday it tweeted that "Allegations in Wired that we have been sent 260,000 classified US embassy cables are, as far as we can tell, incorrect." (originally via twitter)
Exactly, Windows XP could actually be very secure but that would break a lot of big-name programs that were written so they can't run without administrative privileges. So the default settings of a typical Windows install is rather insecure. Windows 7 and server versions are much more secure, but it can be painful and de-securing getting things to run.
The fifteen year old is an unlicensed distributor, not a publisher.
He doesn't put anything new on the market - and he has no interest in reprinting anything old. No interest in serving an audience older or younger than himself.
..or at least the usefulness of this one, is to state clearly what is and isn't acceptable in this treaty, make people aware and get a consensus about it. I mean, there are a lot of people here who would agree with the statement, "ACTA is bad, make it go away", but it's not a very constructive way to engage with policy makers or the unaware.
The statement "ACTA must respect sharing and cooperation: it must do nothing that would hinder the unremunerated noncommercial making, copying, giving, lending, owning, using, transporting, importing or exporting of any objects or works." is a lot more specific, and lays out the rights everyone should have. I know the US Constitution is supposed to only spell out the limited rights Congress can take away, but in practice the only rights the U.S. government doesn't take away are the ones that are specifically protected (e.g. Free speech, assembly, and guns). So getting out ahead of this treaty and trying to spell out the rights we want is a good way to keep them. Even better if we can get that into law, which is easier to do if someone has spelled it out already, and everyone has agreed that's what they want.
I forget the specifics, but a local technically minded person had predicted this earthquake, largely based on gas venting. He gave a date and it didn't happen, so the local politicians went about prosecuting him for the equivalent of yelling "fire!". But then the earthquake hit the next day. I assume this is a continuing effort on the part of the local politicians and prosecutor to lay the blame anywhere but on themselves.
Everyone is aware of the police car cams used in traffic stops, but many also are equipped with voice recorders which they turn on at the beginning of every encounter. Some even have personal video recorders. These recordings may be obtained through a freedom-of-information inquiry, although the departments may resist or deny they exist. I think a reasonable law would be to make any recording equally available, which is implied if you are prosecuted (defendant's right to view evidence). Same with the unavoidable recordings that are made when calling customer service, both parties should have access to that recording. Also if someone is recording you, you should be allowed to make your own recording of that encounter. The few times on a customer service call where I announced I might also be recording the conversation "for quality assurance purposes", I was transferred immediately to the completely freaked out boss. I mean really, every conversation he's ever had at work was recorded, and suddenly it's scary?
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Identifying blank passwords as a problem makes him a lot more qualified than the people the feds have been hiring!
The owner of the single server (that's right, it was all on one single server, with no backups) posted to WebHostingTalk.com ...
Has anyone from "the government" (state, fed, department?) contacted Blogetery.com's owner? I bet BurstNet just messed up and lost the server, and are feeding him a line.
DMCA already provides a clear path to dealing with infringing material, and there's no good reason to keep an anti-piracy action secret. That's the sort of thing authorities and overlords like to advertise. I bet we'll hear all about the terrorist blog network the quick-thinking government agents shut down once the dust settles.
about 150ms for instinctive (spinal/stem) response, 300ms for a conscious(cortical) response, 400ms to be aware of what you decided to do.
...and the Godless Communist Muslims.
1. the cable companies have government-mandated local monopolies; there is no choice available.
2. Just because access to the internet in the US is a negative right, doesn't mean it has to stay the way. Changing times requires changes in the law, otherwise we could have stuck with the book of Leviticus and left it at that.
Doesn't sound too different than an auto magazine publishing a teardown of some new truck engine. They've got ads AND you have to buy the magazine. I think we'll find this isn't a very gray area after all.
+1 insightful
I would bet everything I could turn to cash that this will fail. As in: Will have the same or less impact on the iPad as mp3 players had on the iPod during the last 10 years.
That's some confident gambling, but I'll put the contents of my billfold on this getting scrapped before it ships. A thousand-dollar video-conferenceing device? Get two netbooks and a coupla six-packs; a much better video-conferencing experience for less!
I'm a developer ... I'm looking into something more formal like a research paper.
LaTeX. Here's a template (you wanted article.ltx). Some distributions of LaTeX come with templates as well. Here's a quick guide (PDF).
LyX is the best TeX document processor I've used. This is the 21st century, no need to program and compile your technical documents from the command line using vi and multiple compile steps.
I agree, the more expensive, difficult to use, and legally constricted something becomes, the more appealing the alternatives. And in this case, there are alternatives that will only become better as they become more popular and mainstream. If they happen to become as good (convenient, reliable, features), that is the day copyright loses control of that market.
Considering how intent our political leaders on all sides are on pursuing maximum IP controls, it seems likely that this is how it will play out, with Disney Co. ruling a forgotten and irrelevant intellectual empire.
ha!
Wikileaks has neither confirmed nor denied that Manning leaked information to the site, but on Sunday it tweeted that "Allegations in Wired that we have been sent 260,000 classified US embassy cables are, as far as we can tell, incorrect."
(originally via twitter)
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Exactly, Windows XP could actually be very secure but that would break a lot of big-name programs that were written so they can't run without administrative privileges. So the default settings of a typical Windows install is rather insecure. Windows 7 and server versions are much more secure, but it can be painful and de-securing getting things to run.
exactly
The fifteen year old is an unlicensed distributor, not a publisher.
He doesn't put anything new on the market - and he has no interest in reprinting anything old. No interest in serving an audience older or younger than himself.
The product he offers is second-rate.
Clearly you were unaware of this.
..or at least the usefulness of this one, is to state clearly what is and isn't acceptable in this treaty, make people aware and get a consensus about it. I mean, there are a lot of people here who would agree with the statement, "ACTA is bad, make it go away", but it's not a very constructive way to engage with policy makers or the unaware.
The statement "ACTA must respect sharing and cooperation: it must do nothing that would hinder the unremunerated noncommercial making, copying, giving, lending, owning, using, transporting, importing or exporting of any objects or works." is a lot more specific, and lays out the rights everyone should have. I know the US Constitution is supposed to only spell out the limited rights Congress can take away, but in practice the only rights the U.S. government doesn't take away are the ones that are specifically protected (e.g. Free speech, assembly, and guns). So getting out ahead of this treaty and trying to spell out the rights we want is a good way to keep them. Even better if we can get that into law, which is easier to do if someone has spelled it out already, and everyone has agreed that's what they want.
an independent invention defense.
Good idea, I hope it gets around.
I forget the specifics, but a local technically minded person had predicted this earthquake, largely based on gas venting. He gave a date and it didn't happen, so the local politicians went about prosecuting him for the equivalent of yelling "fire!". But then the earthquake hit the next day. I assume this is a continuing effort on the part of the local politicians and prosecutor to lay the blame anywhere but on themselves.
These judges just made some potent enemies...
Everyone is aware of the police car cams used in traffic stops, but many also are equipped with voice recorders which they turn on at the beginning of every encounter. Some even have personal video recorders. These recordings may be obtained through a freedom-of-information inquiry, although the departments may resist or deny they exist.
I think a reasonable law would be to make any recording equally available, which is implied if you are prosecuted (defendant's right to view evidence). Same with the unavoidable recordings that are made when calling customer service, both parties should have access to that recording. Also if someone is recording you, you should be allowed to make your own recording of that encounter. The few times on a customer service call where I announced I might also be recording the conversation "for quality assurance purposes", I was transferred immediately to the completely freaked out boss. I mean really, every conversation he's ever had at work was recorded, and suddenly it's scary?
The Fed's mathematical model could use some finesse; increments of 0.5% don't make much sense when you're hovering around zero.
I could see the cord to my daughter pulsing after the placenta was delivered. I'm sure it's not hard to find a youtube video of this.
exactly
+1 funny