Wow, Do you (RightSaidFred99) think that M$ will be sending you a check for this on your knees yesmassur defense of Microsoft. Microsoft is a monopoly. You can not buy a generic PC without paying an M$ tax, even if you want another OS. They are not just profit oriented but evil in their business practices.
Either you are a paid shill for the evil M$, or just stupid.
The State of Michigan and I believe 6 other states passed laws written by the RIAA to make it a felony to mask your IP address. The laws were written so broadly though, that masking the information about any electronic identity would constitute a crime including caller ID.
Many states modified this before passage, but Michigan and several other states just passed the RIAA bill as submitted.
It is a class 3 felony to block caller ID in Michigan.
This is not a new OS. M$ takes the putrid Vista code, finds the most bloated , slow junk. Does a little fixing to make it seem faster. Put's a pretty face on it. Poof Tada Windows 7.
Really seems like to time to resurrect the Saturn V. Bigger, faster, more payload, and proven. Modern metalurgy and machining techniques would make it better and safer.
Problem? The Bush admin goons have been running around destroying the original plans and specs. My opinion is that none of the usual suspect contractors like Lockheed-Martin own the IP for the design and systems. How coul;d they possible charge 100 times what a part should cost if that part has been already made, and it's price is known. ( Just adjust for inflation ).
This is sad that a 1960's rocket is better than anything we can come up with in the foreseeable future because of rampant greed on the part of LockHeed-Martin and their ilk.
Well, maybe you can trust a German gas company, but if we are talking Verizon?, it would be hard to come up with a more dishonest, greedy, evil, self serving, mean spirited, and arrogant company anywhere on this planet.
I think the point of the PROTECT act is not to stop child pornography, but to make virtually everyone a criminal, and worse a sexual felon.
It lets those in power create fear, and have control. It seams that censorship always rides on the back of things that are distasteful to everyone, like kiddy Pr0n, but it is almost never about that, it is just control of information and the abaility to have3 something to destroy anyone's life they choose.
Think of this and your email archive when some one sent you a (Rule 24) Simpsons, Disney, etc cartoon.
Most of us are now "sexual criminals"
This law needs to be overturned, I hope the Supreme court will do it.
This troll has been used and abused. Changing the main character to Obama does not show any originality. Trolling is an art form when done properly and people will react to wit and originality. This is obviously an amateurish lame attempt.
If you wish to research proper trolling, I suggest that you browse to: http://www.gnaa.us/ and see how it's done.
Please refrain from further posts until you build up your troll skill level.
I was thinking a similar thought. I used to work for SORD Computer in Japan, in the 1980's and it was exciting to come up with new, innovative programs.
One thing I remember was that I never had to fear a patent troll suing me over their "Method to place two or more characters next to each other on a computer display or printout".
How we have slowed to a crawl over silly software patents and corporate fear.
Great abbreviation for the evil, greedy, monopolistic company. Think about all the electrons that are saved by using M$ instead of describing all the wrongs they do in every instance.
I have noticed that the paid/unpaid Microsoft (M$) shills complain about people using "M$" here on a regular basis.
So, you have done your job, hope Gates/Balmer gives you a pat on the head for your good work,
I wish I had mod points right now. High Five to this poster that so accurately and clearly defines what is Microsoft. I also see that the ( What I believe to be ) paid Microsoft shills have modded him down.
This is probably expended at Microsoft, as R & D.
I have been watching this modding down of posts that do not show Microsoft in a favorable light for some time, and I do think it is far to thorough to be just an accident or a few M$ fanbois.
The above post is clear and accurate in it's description of Microsoft, also a little humorous. This is what the M$ Shills have been targeting here.
I hope some one from Slashdot management starts looking into this preversion of their moderating system.
My Nokia N95 8GB can tether on EGPRS or AT&T 3G no problem. And not only in Safari, but mail, SSH whatever. It is just a MODEM.
I get about 460 K/Bs tethered to Windows on 3G with a USB hose. Using the N95 for a modem with my MAC , I get about the same over bluetooth, and about 1.3 M/Bs over USB.
No need to pay someone for an app that should be standard, or at least free.
Nokia even has a cute little webserver (Apache) along with dynamic DNS http://mymobilesite.net/ so I can share my content either locally or over the net on the EGPRS/3G or Wifi.
I know the iPhone is really kewl, however it has some catching up to do with the Nokia. Not technically so much, but in regards to control over who is "doing this cat".
This is a perfect example of bad government. The 'rich' love to offload their expenses onto the taxpayers thereby increasing their already obscene profits at our expense.
This is purely a mater of civil action between the **AA and whoever they are trying to bully. However, the courts are starting to see through this whole bad theory that (sharing == piracy ). The logical next step is to have your sock puppets in congress change the law, and put the burden of expense and bad publicity on the US government.
I still do not think that sharing is piracy, or for that matter even morally wrong. I do not buy the argument that sharing deprives anyone of anything. Just because some music or video reaches my senses, I do not think I owe some one money.
If I like a work, I will buy it. If I download something, listen to it, and decided it's crap, then I really do not think I should have to pay anyone.
I think piracy is when you make counterfeit CD's / DVD's and sell them as if they were genuine.
I see nothing wrong with sharing software, music, videos, etc to try them out.
Anyway, this law just codifies this whole mistaken belief, and criminalizes everyone.
If this passes, it is one of those crucial turning points in our countries history that signifies a complete shift to fascism.
I have been noticing a very organized Microsoft astroturfing effort myself. If I most anything that is derogatory to Microsoft, it is modded down instantly. No matter if the content is a well thought out point, or just an M$ joke, the Microsoft shills seem to swoop in.
At first I thought it was just some fanboys, however it is to quick, and far to thorough.
As long as it is "application agnostic". Comcast or for that matter most large ISP's think the internet is theirs to do with what they want. Laws? phooey, we own it, we will decided who its used in our interest.
Never mind all our wires run on public right of ways.
This is a good post, and I have noticed in recent months that the M$ shills ( perhaps paid shills ) have been modding down all well thought out posts on Slashdot that put Windoze in a bad light.
It is not just a few misinformed fanboys, but a very thorough and complete operation to down mod anything that is not favorable to M$.
Actually , the use of ( M$ ) itself may be one of the keys to an automated system, that alerts the shills to do this.
Has anyone else here seen this? , Is the Slashdot staff aware of this happening?
The DOJ should have split up M$ many years ago. They should have quashed the deals that make computer makers buy a copy of Windoze for every machine no matter what OS is on them. They should have looked at every nefarious deal M$ has made.
But, alas M$ has been, and still is allowed to run rampant killing of inovation and every company they wish.
Boeing should have never been allowed to merge with McDonnell Douglass. Big oil companies are coalescing like mercury at the bottom of a salad bowl, and the Telco industry is back to merging to make the old AT&T look like a nice friendly company.
So, why look at google, and the meaningless Yahoo as a danger?
Slashdot Mirror
Wow, Do you (RightSaidFred99) think that M$ will be sending you a check for this on your knees yesmassur defense of Microsoft. Microsoft is a monopoly. You can not buy a generic PC without paying an M$ tax, even if you want another OS. They are not just profit oriented but evil in their business practices.
Either you are a paid shill for the evil M$, or just stupid.
So there.
The State of Michigan and I believe 6 other states passed laws written by the RIAA to make it a felony to mask your IP address. The laws were written so broadly though, that masking the information about any electronic identity would constitute a crime including caller ID.
Many states modified this before passage, but Michigan and several other states just passed the RIAA bill as submitted.
It is a class 3 felony to block caller ID in Michigan.
Thanks RIAA
http://www.locatik.com/ will do this right now. It uses either cell tower triangulation or a GPS if your phone has one, and places it on a Google Map.
I really wish I had MOD points. Great reply!
This is not a new OS. M$ takes the putrid Vista code, finds the most bloated , slow junk. Does a little fixing to make it seem faster. Put's a pretty face on it. Poof Tada Windows 7.
What was that comment about lipstick on a pig?
Not a problem at all. If they want to use it as evidence, just release the full source code. Want to keep it secret, don't try to use it as evidence.
It is the only fair way.
Cheers
Really seems like to time to resurrect the Saturn V. Bigger, faster, more payload, and proven. Modern metalurgy and machining techniques would make it better and safer.
Problem? The Bush admin goons have been running around destroying the original plans and specs. My opinion is that none of the usual suspect contractors like Lockheed-Martin own the IP for the design and systems. How coul;d they possible charge 100 times what a part should cost if that part has been already made, and it's price is known. ( Just adjust for inflation ).
This is sad that a 1960's rocket is better than anything we can come up with in the foreseeable future because of rampant greed on the part of LockHeed-Martin and their ilk.
Well, maybe you can trust a German gas company, but if we are talking Verizon?, it would be hard to come up with a more dishonest, greedy, evil, self serving, mean spirited, and arrogant company anywhere on this planet.
I think the point of the PROTECT act is not to stop child pornography, but to make virtually everyone a criminal, and worse a sexual felon.
It lets those in power create fear, and have control. It seams that censorship always rides on the back of things that are distasteful to everyone, like kiddy Pr0n, but it is almost never about that, it is just control of information and the abaility to have3 something to destroy anyone's life they choose.
Think of this and your email archive when some one sent you a (Rule 24) Simpsons, Disney, etc cartoon.
Most of us are now "sexual criminals"
This law needs to be overturned, I hope the Supreme court will do it.
This troll has been used and abused. Changing the main character to Obama does not show any originality. Trolling is an art form when done properly and people will react to wit and originality. This is obviously an amateurish lame attempt.
If you wish to research proper trolling, I suggest that you browse to: http://www.gnaa.us/ and see how it's done.
Please refrain from further posts until you build up your troll skill level.
To bad I don't have any mod points, this one (above troll) is better than the usual.
Granny: Operator, my husband was shot, I think he is dead.
Operator: Please calm down mam. First, let's make sure he is really dead and not just injured.
Noise in background: click, fumble, another click, BANG!!!
Granny: ( Out of breath wheeze ) , OK I am sure he is dead, now what?
He he
I was thinking a similar thought. I used to work for SORD Computer in Japan, in the 1980's and it was exciting to come up with new, innovative programs.
One thing I remember was that I never had to fear a patent troll suing me over their "Method to place two or more characters next to each other on a computer display or printout".
How we have slowed to a crawl over silly software patents and corporate fear.
Cheers
What is wrong with " M$ "?
Great abbreviation for the evil, greedy, monopolistic company. Think about all the electrons that are saved by using M$ instead of describing all the wrongs they do in every instance.
I have noticed that the paid/unpaid Microsoft (M$) shills complain about people using "M$" here on a regular basis.
So, you have done your job, hope Gates/Balmer gives you a pat on the head for your good work,
Cheers
Oh right. "and is on the level of the sort of thing that the President might want to know about".
I can just see some NASA type holding up a 'Periodic Table' and trying to explain to "W" chemical interaction.
He (The President) couldn't even pronounce perchlorate, let along understand any explanation of what this means.
So, what was NASA doing, giving him a briefing?
I wish I had mod points right now. High Five to this poster that so accurately and clearly defines what is Microsoft. I also see that the ( What I believe to be ) paid Microsoft shills have modded him down.
This is probably expended at Microsoft, as R & D.
I have been watching this modding down of posts that do not show Microsoft in a favorable light for some time, and I do think it is far to thorough to be just an accident or a few M$ fanbois.
The above post is clear and accurate in it's description of Microsoft, also a little humorous. This is what the M$ Shills have been targeting here.
I hope some one from Slashdot management starts looking into this preversion of their moderating system.
Cheers
My Nokia N95 8GB can tether on EGPRS or AT&T 3G no problem. And not only in Safari, but mail, SSH whatever. It is just a MODEM.
I get about 460 K/Bs tethered to Windows on 3G with a USB hose. Using the N95 for a modem with my MAC , I get about the same over bluetooth, and about 1.3 M/Bs over USB.
No need to pay someone for an app that should be standard, or at least free.
Nokia even has a cute little webserver (Apache) along with dynamic DNS http://mymobilesite.net/ so I can share my content either locally or over the net on the EGPRS/3G or Wifi.
I know the iPhone is really kewl, however it has some catching up to do with the Nokia. Not technically so much, but in regards to control over who is "doing this cat".
This is a perfect example of bad government. The 'rich' love to offload their expenses onto the taxpayers thereby increasing their already obscene profits at our expense.
This is purely a mater of civil action between the **AA and whoever they are trying to bully. However, the courts are starting to see through this whole bad theory that (sharing == piracy ). The logical next step is to have your sock puppets in congress change the law, and put the burden of expense and bad publicity on the US government.
I still do not think that sharing is piracy, or for that matter even morally wrong. I do not buy the argument that sharing deprives anyone of anything. Just because some music or video reaches my senses, I do not think I owe some one money.
If I like a work, I will buy it. If I download something, listen to it, and decided it's crap, then I really do not think I should have to pay anyone.
I think piracy is when you make counterfeit CD's / DVD's and sell them as if they were genuine.
I see nothing wrong with sharing software, music, videos, etc to try them out.
Anyway, this law just codifies this whole mistaken belief, and criminalizes everyone.
If this passes, it is one of those crucial turning points in our countries history that signifies a complete shift to fascism.
I hope it does not make it. I really do.
I have been noticing a very organized Microsoft astroturfing effort myself. If I most anything that is derogatory to Microsoft, it is modded down instantly. No matter if the content is a well thought out point, or just an M$ joke, the Microsoft shills seem to swoop in.
At first I thought it was just some fanboys, however it is to quick, and far to thorough.
I wonder if other here have seen this also?
Cheers
As long as it is "application agnostic". Comcast or for that matter most large ISP's think the internet is theirs to do with what they want. Laws? phooey, we own it, we will decided who its used in our interest.
Never mind all our wires run on public right of ways.
this is truely getting out of hand.
Now I can be protected from alt.rec.motorcycles
I'll miss it, but after all, it's for the children.
Also, there should be no "content" on the internet not owned by a benevolent large corporation.
Losing alt.rec.motorcycles is worth it to serve our new masters.
This is a good post, and I have noticed in recent months that the M$ shills ( perhaps paid shills ) have been modding down all well thought out posts on Slashdot that put Windoze in a bad light.
It is not just a few misinformed fanboys, but a very thorough and complete operation to down mod anything that is not favorable to M$.
Actually , the use of ( M$ ) itself may be one of the keys to an automated system, that alerts the shills to do this.
Has anyone else here seen this? , Is the Slashdot staff aware of this happening?
To much coincidence for me.
When I was teen, I read every one of Burroughs Mars, Venus, Pelucidor , actually once I got started I read every work he did.
I found myself sitting on a glass incubator looking out over the plains watching thoats and Mad Zitidars fight.
Wow, this brings back memories
The DOJ should have split up M$ many years ago. They should have quashed the deals that make computer makers buy a copy of Windoze for every machine no matter what OS is on them. They should have looked at every nefarious deal M$ has made.
But, alas M$ has been, and still is allowed to run rampant killing of inovation and every company they wish.
Boeing should have never been allowed to merge with McDonnell Douglass. Big oil companies are coalescing like mercury at the bottom of a salad bowl, and the Telco industry is back to merging to make the old AT&T look like a nice friendly company.
So, why look at google, and the meaningless Yahoo as a danger?
Guess who!
Powell was just the Bushies "designated lair".