US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan also presided over the 2600 magazine DMCA case, where he famously (and ridiculously) ruled that 2600 could not published the DeCSS code or even link to it.
Anyone seeing a pattern hear (read: "Hi I am Lewis Kaplan and I love big corporations.")
Yes, this is a great law. Even if spammers follow the law, you'd have to opt-out for every "company" spams you.
That is going to work great. Put this one right up there with the Medicare Bill on the list of "2003 Who Cares If It Doesn't Work, We Passed It" legislation.
Nope. What Garfinkel is calling hacking old style elections has nothing to do with electronic voting problems.
Those same old techniques - tampering with voter rolls, discouraging minorities from voting and so on - those can all STILL happen with electronic voting.
Apples and oranges.
Electronic voting will just add another way to tamper with elections.
His essay does not make much sense at all.
Re:802.11g is not and never has been 54Mps
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802.11g Slows Down
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The above should say: "The effective throughput of 802.11G is about 22Mps."
802.11g is not and never has been 54Mps
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802.11g Slows Down
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802.11g is not and never has been 54Mps.
The effective throughput of 802.11 is about 22Mps.
54Mps is the effective raw bandwidth.
I have no idea what the new changes will do the speeds of 802.11g, but no one is or has ever gotten 54Mps.
Although I agree that there were times I wondered if it was a sequel and I missed something.
People don't want Graffiti, Jot and so on
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Palm Kills Off Graffiti
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· Score: 4, Interesting
I love Graffiti, but I have noticed that most people do not use it or similar applications. They want little thumb keyboards.
Now hold on a sec - those of us SlashDot faithful are not representative of the average Palm user. But if you look at your sister or boss or the guy on the train, very few of them like or bothered to learn Graffiti.
Oh well.
Nehmen die Plakate viel der Drogen k�rzlich?
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You Can't Link Here
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Nehmen die Plakate viel der Drogen kürzlich? Mit allem passenden Respekt uns ist zu informieren über jemand anderes, das bereits erfolgtes etwas tut - auf Deutsch nichtsdestoweniger - nicht dieses germane. Ich würde nicht sein, also störte, wenn ich nicht mehrere meiner eigenen Unterordnungen - die gute - zusammenfassend vor kurzem zurückgewiesen gesehen hatte.
Add the words "Star Wars" to get submission posted
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Star Wars Action Figures
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Ah, I just figured out the secret.
If you think you have a really good submission but it keeps getting rejected, just add change it to "STAR WARS [rest of original title]."
Farscape will not be renewed and here's why
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Still Hope for Farscape
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USA Networks (which owns channels like Sci-Fi and USA) is following the current trend of "own your own shows and make more money."
USA Networks does not own Farscape.
USA would rather pump out garbage like Tremors: The Series, The Dream Team with Anna and Michael and other crap... because they own it and would reap the windfall if the shows become syndicated later on.
Now I did not say this plan makes sense. It doesn't. Disney has tried this with ABC and fallen to the bottom of the ratings heap. Far to the bottom. So much so that they are losing a tremendous amount of money on ABC. How is this better than working with a variety of production companies to create hits and making money the old way? It isn't.
But that is the current wisdom.
Also, USA Networks thinks showing the same programs on USA and Sci-Fi is a good idea and so is showing cheap black-and-white shows that get low ratings.
This is "smart."
Seconding "Complete Waste of SlashDot Space" gripe
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Star Wars Origami
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I now officially join the ranks of confused and irate Slashdoters who scratch their heads daily trying to figure out why their submission was rejected for this kind of material.
December 19, 2002... Last weekend's net for Star Trek: Nemesis was the poorest showing for Paramount's long-running space franchise. Nemesis only took in $18.5 million and second place at the box office, edged out by Jennifer Lopez's Maid in Manhattan. That's not exactly a positive sign for the studio to rush ahead and develop a new adventure.
But even if Paramount decides to make Star Trek XI, there's new indication that the Enterprise's captain won't be coming back. At the London premiere of Nemesis, Patrick Stewart told reporters that Nemesis would be his last trip as Picard. "You never want to outstay your welcome. Just like an athlete, it's horrible to go on when the best is over," said Stewart. [Originally reported by Studio Briefing and Coming Soon.]
The opening weekend box office estimate for Nemesis is about $19 million. I have no idea what that is you linked to.
You seem to think having a discussion is about poking someone in the eye or being "right" or "wrong." Or rather, I don't even know what you are trying to accomplish.
My opinion is that Star Trek is in trouble. I have that justified that well enough, even I misread a box office chart in a Time article. How you take that and turn it into "exposed for lying" is just bizarre. You are bizarre. Goodbye.
Slashdot Mirror
PayPal was recently fined $10 MILLION for violating the US Patriot Act.
It's not a company I do business with.
If the original submission is entirely off-topic for SlashDot, how could a post pointing this out be off-topic?
Isn't that a paradox? The submission should not be here. SlashDot still needs a way to mod the people who post the submissions themselves.
Until then, sometimes ya gotta sacrifice those karma points to make a statement.
A year ago, you couldn't get even the most interesting stories posted if they were not within a narrow range.
Now it seems almost anything goes.
And no, the super-stretch in an attempt to make the story about accuracy (which the story isn't about) still doesn't make it fit into SlashDot.
Hey what happened to rest of my post?
(Act Two: military commander gets infected with alien zymbote)
(Act Three: good looking girl and guy are the only ones to survive and blow up installation)
I saw this movie before. There will be about nine scientists at the drilling site. One will warn everyone "you don't know what you're dealing with!"
I emailed you the info...
If ICANN incorporates already existing TLDs how will this impact those who have already registered for domain on these TLDs?
Um, ICAAN will just ignore the other registrars?
Um, ICAAN will have a meeting in [nice country to visit]?
Um, ICAAN will see if we need another museum TLD?
And so on..?
Holy urban legends.
Kurt Vonnegut did not write that speech either.
Man, that stupid Vonnegut speech urban legend will not die!
Don't be fooled how much clearer the Real site is now (in regards to finding the free player).
Real already changed their site in response to this public embarrassment. Though they will probably never admit it...
'Nuff said.
US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan also presided over the 2600 magazine DMCA case, where he famously (and ridiculously) ruled that 2600 could not published the DeCSS code or even link to it.
Anyone seeing a pattern hear (read: "Hi I am Lewis Kaplan and I love big corporations.")
Yes, this is a great law. Even if spammers follow the law, you'd have to opt-out for every
"company" spams you.
That is going to work great. Put this one right up there with the Medicare Bill on the list of "2003 Who Cares If It Doesn't Work, We Passed It" legislation.
Nope. What Garfinkel is calling hacking old style elections has nothing to do with electronic voting problems.
Those same old techniques - tampering with voter rolls, discouraging minorities from voting and so on - those can all STILL happen with electronic voting.
Apples and oranges.
Electronic voting will just add another way to tamper with elections.
His essay does not make much sense at all.
The above should say: "The effective throughput of 802.11G is about 22Mps."
802.11g is not and never has been 54Mps.
The effective throughput of 802.11 is about 22Mps.
54Mps is the effective raw bandwidth.
I have no idea what the new changes will do the speeds of 802.11g, but no one is or has ever gotten 54Mps.
Book review for book that came out 2 years ago?
Huh?
I still have a crush on Sheba
I liked it. Is there going to be a sequel?
Although I agree that there were times I wondered if it was a sequel and I missed something.
I love Graffiti, but I have noticed that most people do not use it or similar applications. They want little thumb keyboards.
Now hold on a sec - those of us SlashDot faithful are not representative of the average Palm user. But if you look at your sister or boss or the guy on the train, very few of them like or bothered to learn Graffiti.
Oh well.
Nehmen die Plakate viel der Drogen kürzlich? Mit allem passenden Respekt uns ist zu informieren über jemand anderes, das bereits erfolgtes etwas tut - auf Deutsch nichtsdestoweniger - nicht dieses germane. Ich würde nicht sein, also störte, wenn ich nicht mehrere meiner eigenen Unterordnungen - die gute - zusammenfassend vor kurzem zurückgewiesen gesehen hatte.
Ah, I just figured out the secret.
If you think you have a really good submission but it keeps getting rejected, just add change it to "STAR WARS [rest of original title]."
USA Networks (which owns channels like Sci-Fi and USA) is following the current trend of "own your own shows and make more money."
USA Networks does not own Farscape.
USA would rather pump out garbage like Tremors: The Series, The Dream Team with Anna and Michael and other crap... because they own it and would reap the windfall if the shows become syndicated later on.
Now I did not say this plan makes sense. It doesn't. Disney has tried this with ABC and fallen to the bottom of the ratings heap. Far to the bottom. So much so that they are losing a tremendous amount of money on ABC. How is this better than working with a variety of production companies to create hits and making money the old way? It isn't.
But that is the current wisdom.
Also, USA Networks thinks showing the same programs on USA and Sci-Fi is a good idea and so is showing cheap black-and-white shows that get low ratings.
This is "smart."
I now officially join the ranks of confused and irate Slashdoters who scratch their heads daily trying to figure out why their submission was rejected for this kind of material.
From Coming Attractions
December 19, 2002... Last weekend's net for Star Trek: Nemesis was the poorest showing for Paramount's long-running space franchise. Nemesis only took in $18.5 million and second place at the box office, edged out by Jennifer Lopez's Maid in Manhattan. That's not exactly a positive sign for the studio to rush ahead and develop a new adventure.
But even if Paramount decides to make Star Trek XI, there's new indication that the Enterprise's captain won't be coming back. At the London premiere of Nemesis, Patrick Stewart told reporters that Nemesis would be his last trip as Picard. "You never want to outstay your welcome. Just like an athlete, it's horrible to go on when the best is over," said Stewart. [Originally reported by Studio Briefing and Coming Soon.]
The opening weekend box office estimate for Nemesis is about $19 million. I have no idea what that is you linked to.
You seem to think having a discussion is about poking someone in the eye or being "right" or "wrong." Or rather, I don't even know what you are trying to accomplish.
My opinion is that Star Trek is in trouble. I have that justified that well enough, even I misread a box office chart in a Time article. How you take that and turn it into "exposed for lying" is just bizarre. You are bizarre. Goodbye.