Records show that prisoners in France around the time of the French Revolution were forced to change their names to numbers. One famous person is Jean Valjean or 24601, whose life during this period of French unrest was documented by Victor Hugo in his book "Les Miserables."
Elsewhere, 1UP reports that a Game Developer's Conference lecture by Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma had oblique news on a GameCube Zelda sequel, since he "showed in his presentation a slide reading 'Wind Waker 2: 2XXX,' so we can expect to play the game within the next 996 years."
I don't think "2XXX" is referring to a generic release date, but is actually part of the title. I think it means that there's going to be adult content in the game, like Zelda and Link porn. The '2' just means that it's going to be twice as hardcore as the nudity in "BMX XXX".
If you buy a model that comes in hickory or mesquite, you can use the case as a smoker if you're an overclocker. Imagine playing an extra-long session of your favorite FPS, then turning off your machine, opening the case up, and removing some piping hot smoked sausage.
I, for one, know that I will NEVER purchase UT2004 now because of this. I get the feeling that these guys' arguments are simply too stupid to be real. They MUST be getting payoffs from the copyright holders to be getting this information and posting it publicly. Now the actual copyright holders just have to check out the list, see if it was the download was for one of their programs, and BOOM, they now have publicly available probable cause for suspecting someone of infringement.
Don't buy anything from the makers of UT2004 or any Microsoft products! They're behind all of this!
I would also stress that this information is harmless to them as we proved only that they downloaded a file with the same name as a crack...nothing that poses any kind of threat at all to them.
With the latest laws passed in the EU allowing companies to raid pirates, this IS a threat. You've gathered intelligence illegally, but since you put it in the public domain, you've done software companies in Europe a giant favor! They can now go to the ISPs of any European IPs on your publicly available list and demand user information. Mind you, this is REGARDLESS of whether or not they were downloading the crack with intent of any kind of fair use. Arguing that "cracking is cracking" is not valid because you have no idea what is legal and illegal in all countries.
Also, considering the fact that companies in the US have been suing the pants off of anyone that they have any proof of violating their copyrights (a legal approach, though heavy-handed), you've probably given them enough publicly available probable cause to allow them to seek subpoenas.
Remember: claiming you've done nothing wrong and actually doing nothing wrong are two different things. You've gathered private information (illegally) and spread it about publicly. Even if the former was legal, the latter is unethical.
But if the conclusion of the leaked draft is an accurate reflection of the attorney general's intent, P2P software makers should brace themselves for what could be a significant legal offensive in the immediate future
I bet the first words of said offensive are "Assume the position."
I like your idea about hosting seminars with KDE users bringing friends that have never used KDE before. Another idea would be to check with your local mall and see if they'll let you walk around with a laptop or setting up a machine on a table and just inviting random shoppers over to use it. If bugs come up, you're watching. This would also allow for the general public to become more aware of KDE or any other project, for that matter and would give them a chance to submit their own feature requests and usability complaints/compliments.
This gives a few, possibly stupid/uninformed questions:
1) Are there groups out there (aside from large companies) that are doing focus groups and similar research aimed at the general public? If so, are they publishing this information and where?
2) Is there any kind of tool for submitting bug reports? I hate using Microsoft as an example, but when my Windows machines crash, there is an option to send Microsoft a bug report. What's contained in the reports, I have no idea, but I bet it's got more pertinent information than any general user would be able to give.
I can just imagine Ford's lawyer's contacting my mechanic for violating the DMCA by diabling my monitoring equipment. I can't WAIT for this stuff to come out:P
Something tells me this is going to start a race between hackers trying design something that kills your boss just by wishing it and spyware coders trying to design something that will alert your boss when you're wishing to kill him.
The UI is still clunky and cluttered looking, but overall GIMP is an amazing program for the right price. It may never be a substitute for Photoshop, CAD or Illustrator, but for the weekend graphics hacker who doesn't have 600 dollars, this is a step in the right direction.
The weekend graphics hacker who doesn't have 600 dollars probably has at least one P2P client, not to mention the latest version of Photoshop, CAD, and Illustrator fully registered.
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Records show that prisoners in France around the time of the French Revolution were forced to change their names to numbers. One famous person is Jean Valjean or 24601, whose life during this period of French unrest was documented by Victor Hugo in his book "Les Miserables."
Elsewhere, 1UP reports that a Game Developer's Conference lecture by Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma had oblique news on a GameCube Zelda sequel, since he "showed in his presentation a slide reading 'Wind Waker 2: 2XXX,' so we can expect to play the game within the next 996 years."
I don't think "2XXX" is referring to a generic release date, but is actually part of the title. I think it means that there's going to be adult content in the game, like Zelda and Link porn. The '2' just means that it's going to be twice as hardcore as the nudity in "BMX XXX".
If you buy a model that comes in hickory or mesquite, you can use the case as a smoker if you're an overclocker. Imagine playing an extra-long session of your favorite FPS, then turning off your machine, opening the case up, and removing some piping hot smoked sausage.
Old Slashdot editors already double articles!
I, for one, know that I will NEVER purchase UT2004 now because of this. I get the feeling that these guys' arguments are simply too stupid to be real. They MUST be getting payoffs from the copyright holders to be getting this information and posting it publicly. Now the actual copyright holders just have to check out the list, see if it was the download was for one of their programs, and BOOM, they now have publicly available probable cause for suspecting someone of infringement.
Don't buy anything from the makers of UT2004 or any Microsoft products! They're behind all of this!
I would also stress that this information is harmless to them as we proved only that they downloaded a file with the same name as a crack...nothing that poses any kind of threat at all to them.
With the latest laws passed in the EU allowing companies to raid pirates, this IS a threat. You've gathered intelligence illegally, but since you put it in the public domain, you've done software companies in Europe a giant favor! They can now go to the ISPs of any European IPs on your publicly available list and demand user information. Mind you, this is REGARDLESS of whether or not they were downloading the crack with intent of any kind of fair use. Arguing that "cracking is cracking" is not valid because you have no idea what is legal and illegal in all countries.
Also, considering the fact that companies in the US have been suing the pants off of anyone that they have any proof of violating their copyrights (a legal approach, though heavy-handed), you've probably given them enough publicly available probable cause to allow them to seek subpoenas.
Remember: claiming you've done nothing wrong and actually doing nothing wrong are two different things. You've gathered private information (illegally) and spread it about publicly. Even if the former was legal, the latter is unethical.
Looks like someone has a bandwidth cap!
Mine goes through the 28-day lock-up cycle, but doesn't suck. Am I pushing the wrong buttons?
But if the conclusion of the leaked draft is an accurate reflection of the attorney general's intent, P2P software makers should brace themselves for what could be a significant legal offensive in the immediate future
I bet the first words of said offensive are "Assume the position."
"I have to kill stupid users everyday for work...and I know 73 ways to kill a man with a USB key."
Sounds like some fancy-shmancy psychobabble for "weird" to me.
1. Post on Slashdot?
2. ?
3. You're a terrorist!
Pffft...it's in the subject. Sheesh...I've heard of people replying before reading articles, but replying before reading the parent?
My latest attempt at getting my first article post just got rejected, you insensitive clod!
I like your idea about hosting seminars with KDE users bringing friends that have never used KDE before. Another idea would be to check with your local mall and see if they'll let you walk around with a laptop or setting up a machine on a table and just inviting random shoppers over to use it. If bugs come up, you're watching. This would also allow for the general public to become more aware of KDE or any other project, for that matter and would give them a chance to submit their own feature requests and usability complaints/compliments.
This gives a few, possibly stupid/uninformed questions:
1) Are there groups out there (aside from large companies) that are doing focus groups and similar research aimed at the general public? If so, are they publishing this information and where?
2) Is there any kind of tool for submitting bug reports? I hate using Microsoft as an example, but when my Windows machines crash, there is an option to send Microsoft a bug report. What's contained in the reports, I have no idea, but I bet it's got more pertinent information than any general user would be able to give.
Top reason against (for?) outsourcing: "All your base are belong to us."
On a side note, this is my second Zero-Wing joke in one afternoon...I'm starting to feel very dirty. Maybe I should try something different:
In Soviet Russia, the programs develop YOU!
(that works on +funny AND +interesting levels!)
In A.D. 2004
KEB was firing
Worker: What happen?
Cellphone: Somebody set up us the IM.
AIM: We get message.
Worker: What!
AIM: Main screen turn on.
Worker: It's you!!
HR: How are you gentlemen!!
HR: All your jobs are belong to us!
Remember kids...preview your posts or you'll end up looking like an ass that can't type and/or spell, like I did.
I can just imagine Ford's lawyer's contacting my mechanic for violating the DMCA by diabling my monitoring equipment. I can't WAIT for this stuff to come out :P
Something tells me this is going to start a race between hackers trying design something that kills your boss just by wishing it and spyware coders trying to design something that will alert your boss when you're wishing to kill him.
I'd like to be able to timeshift my /. posts. Then I can always have "First Post"!
Et tu, Mariella?
I printed out the leaked Windows NT/2K source code using that template. Now, I can violate Microsoft copyrights and crap at the same time!
The UI is still clunky and cluttered looking, but overall GIMP is an amazing program for the right price. It may never be a substitute for Photoshop, CAD or Illustrator, but for the weekend graphics hacker who doesn't have 600 dollars, this is a step in the right direction.
The weekend graphics hacker who doesn't have 600 dollars probably has at least one P2P client, not to mention the latest version of Photoshop, CAD, and Illustrator fully registered.