While I agree with you that this is nonsense and should be thrown out of court, I think the cat naming convention has gone beyond code names (which are by definition, supposed to be more on the "under the radar" side). When you begin to market something with a particular name, it becomes, well, it's name (no "code" about it).
Regardless, Tiger Direct are being a BHR (butt head retailer).
it's great for finding what the new music would be named.. not actually for finding great and free music in audio.
Ah, this is true, but Audioscrobbler's sister site, Last.FM features streaming radio that features tracks culled from your "neighbors" library (profile radio) and YOUR library (personal radio). The latter requires a donation after the 30 day trial, but the former is always free, and is a great way to hear new music based on your "musical neighbors".
I'm not totally sure, but I have been asking the same question since this guy was caught. The media has been very focused on the "first convicted spammer" scenario and it seems that's all we get to read about. IANAL, but I imagine that Jaynes was careful to skirt the grey areas of mail fraud legislation and that his business did not *technically* break any laws (indeed, many of the articles cite the fact that Jaynes has been marketing this so-called "FedEx refund processor" via old fashioned bulk mail channels for many years, so I would guess this guy has done his homework regarding fraud laws so the prosecutors decided to attack the case from a different angle (and one that could potentially set a precedent, apparently).
I'm not suggesting that courts stand for "bait and switch" prosecution where certain individuals are imprisoned with trumped up charges that do not reflect the reality of the crime (this seems to happen quite a bit in "hacker" cases). I also do not necessarily agree with the new laws that he has been charged under (the potential for law enforcement and others in power to abuse legislation like this is huge).
Essentially, I see it as a real "bittersweet" victory for spam hating internet users. I'm glad to see a spammer/scammer being punished for spamming/scamming, but I think the media focused too much on the spamming and not enough on the scamming. I can totally see how this is not necessarily a "good thing" overall for "My rights online".
This guy made $750K per month defrauding people with his sham product, so before you say "wow! 9 for just spamming, realize that spoofing email headers was just his mechanism for delivering his con game to millions of people per day in order to take advantage of that "sucker born every minute" that falls for get rich quick schemes that require them to send $30 to "find out how they can get rich quick with FedEx refunds".
I don't feel sorry for this criminal. Considering the guy will be out in 3 years with good behavior, I think the punishment is a fine fit for the crimes this man commited.
Then again, my/. sig (usually) points to a SpamVampire script designed to run up spammer's bandwidth bills, so I suppose you may want to take everything I say with a grain of salt, as I really don't like spammers.
This was why I had to drop Winamp. My choices were to either run Winamp as Administrator or not have access to the media library function.
Winamp is a TOTAL pain in the ass when it comes to running as a limited user, but there are a few ways to get it to work right without running as admin. The first, obviously, is to install Winamp to your user directory. This is not the most secure method, but with some care it can be (relatively) safe and certainly better than logging on as admin. The other way is a bit more complicated and involves a plugin and directions that can be found here.
Perhaps you might enjoy this site: The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. Then again, after re-reading your post, maybe you already have enjoyed that site.
If you need iTunes to use an iPod, APPLE controls what goes on and comes off. Not me. Not you. ONLY Apple.
You DO NOT NEED ITUNES TO USE AN IPOD. On the Windows side of things you can use Anapod Explorer, YamiPod, ml_iPod for Winamp, iPod Agent, or ephPod to name a few. OSX users have choices as well. Furthermore, even if I use iTunes, how is Apple "controling" what I put on my iPod? I buy a CD. I rip it to MP3. I put it on my iPod. End of story. Where is the control? I assume you are referring to the fact that iTMS uses DRM'ed AAC, but the fact is I am in no way forced to use iTMS. iTMS != iTunes.
The fact that you can use it how you want is ONLY due to the fact that Apple lets you.
Um, yeah. I *can* use it how I want, thanks for pointing that out.
I'd never buy a music player where someone else controls the content.
Their hard drives aren't designed for booting OSes from. Too much seeking will fry them.
This sounds right for older iPods, but I'm not so sure this applies to the latest batch. There have been specs passed around via forum threads that claim that the Toshiba drive used in iPods has a 20,000 hour MTBF (mean time between failure) -- which is a far cry from the 300,000+ MTBF for desktop drives. However newer (Gen 4) iPods use the Toshiba MK4004GA, which has a 300,000 hour MTBF, just as good as a laptop drive.
As far as I know, you are correct about Gen 1 and Gen 2 iPods (I'm not sure about Gen 3).
Journalism is writing about something, be it a journal of your personal hygene habits [or lack thereof] or of Government opression. News is in the eye of the beholder.
Let's not confuse journalism with news.
No dude (or dudette), journaling is what you are talking about. Journalism is something entirely different.
1. The collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts.
2. Material written for publication in a newspaper or magazine or for broadcast.
3. The style of writing characteristic of material in newspapers and magazines, consisting of direct presentation of facts or occurrences with little attempt at analysis or interpretation.
4. Newspapers and magazines.
5. An academic course training students in journalism.
6. Written material of current interest or wide popular appeal.
Why not just use the MAC address for identification? No two computers should have the same one.
Here's one reason, here's another. Furthermore, even my consumer Linksys router has MAC spoofing features to make it easier to connect to ISP that register your MAC address.
I stopped going to Blockbuster and Rogers Video after I found out that they perform their own censoring and scene-removal on films.
Blockbuster does not actually censor the films themselves, but they are a powerful player and have exerted their influence in order to get directors to release "R" version of certain films rather than the "NC-17" unedited cut.
However, I think you are wrong about Rogers. The Rogers Video on Lonsdale in North Vancouver has an adult video room with full fledged porn, so I'm fairly certain they are not cutting scenes from "Boogie Nights"
Jon Stewart is *far* from partisan. If he singles out anyone for a heavier bashing it's extremists on *both* sides of the aisle, be they wildly conservative Repubs or mind-numbingly liberal Dems. This is not "partisan". this is making fun of the bullshit that exists on both sides of the party line.
Unless you are talking about a huge community (such as/.) I can't see why a handful of mods and the ability to IP ban clients from within your CMS couldn't do the trick. It seems to work on most of the community sites I participate in. If you have a particularly unruly bunch trying to ruin it for everyone, then some aggressive mods are in order. Go over to the NetStumbler Forums if you want to see a prime example of moderators who simply do not take ANY shit from ANYone.
My contacts, for example, are marketted as daily wear. However, they're the exact same contacts that the manufacturer sells as their multi-use contacts, just in a different box. For people willing to pay for the "multi-use" contacts, the company simply makes extra money. It doesn't hurt them any.
The thing you need to be careful of is the "invisible stuff" you buy when purchasing a product. like: licences, warranties, etc...
For example, if I buy a processor from Intel in the Intel branded box, I get a warranty. If I buy the *same* processor in an "OEM" box at a discounted rate, no warranty.
This is just one example, but also consider this: You buy these "daily wear" contacts, and they have their usage guidelines printed on the side of the box. The "Multi-use" contacts may allow for the contacts to be worn under certain circumstances that differ from the "daily wear". Now, you, as consumer, save a few bucks on the "same" contacts, but use the "daily wear" in a manner than is inconsistent with their labeling and you go blind one day. You can bet your ass that the contact lens maker is going to claim that you were indeed "using their product in a manner that is inconsistent with the packaging" when you attempt to be compensated for damage to your eyes due to their product.
I am a freelance web developer who is currently in the employ of a production music studio who is looking to get their library online. We have decided on a CMS solution and have been going through the process of deciding how to handle the library itself. I was going to code up something from scratch, but Andromeda seems to be everything we will need! You will be hearing from us shortly regarding licencing!
For once, slacking off on slashdot has actually had a positive effect on my workflow.
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While I agree with you that this is nonsense and should be thrown out of court, I think the cat naming convention has gone beyond code names (which are by definition, supposed to be more on the "under the radar" side). When you begin to market something with a particular name, it becomes, well, it's name (no "code" about it).
Regardless, Tiger Direct are being a BHR (butt head retailer).
Bitchin. Thank you.
Do you happen to know if this "1hr45min keynote from WinHec" is available online?
it's great for finding what the new music would be named.. not actually for finding great and free music in audio.
Ah, this is true, but Audioscrobbler's sister site, Last.FM features streaming radio that features tracks culled from your "neighbors" library (profile radio) and YOUR library (personal radio). The latter requires a donation after the 30 day trial, but the former is always free, and is a great way to hear new music based on your "musical neighbors".
But then, why not charge him with fraud?
I'm not totally sure, but I have been asking the same question since this guy was caught. The media has been very focused on the "first convicted spammer" scenario and it seems that's all we get to read about. IANAL, but I imagine that Jaynes was careful to skirt the grey areas of mail fraud legislation and that his business did not *technically* break any laws (indeed, many of the articles cite the fact that Jaynes has been marketing this so-called "FedEx refund processor" via old fashioned bulk mail channels for many years, so I would guess this guy has done his homework regarding fraud laws so the prosecutors decided to attack the case from a different angle (and one that could potentially set a precedent, apparently).
I'm not suggesting that courts stand for "bait and switch" prosecution where certain individuals are imprisoned with trumped up charges that do not reflect the reality of the crime (this seems to happen quite a bit in "hacker" cases). I also do not necessarily agree with the new laws that he has been charged under (the potential for law enforcement and others in power to abuse legislation like this is huge).
Essentially, I see it as a real "bittersweet" victory for spam hating internet users. I'm glad to see a spammer/scammer being punished for spamming/scamming, but I think the media focused too much on the spamming and not enough on the scamming. I can totally see how this is not necessarily a "good thing" overall for "My rights online".
Keep in mind that this guy was not just "being a mass annoyance", he was defrauding 10,000 to 17,000 individuals a month selling a "FedEx refund processor" that promised $75-an-hour work but did little more than give buyers access to a Web site of delinquent FedEx accounts.
/. sig (usually) points to a SpamVampire script designed to run up spammer's bandwidth bills, so I suppose you may want to take everything I say with a grain of salt, as I really don't like spammers.
This guy made $750K per month defrauding people with his sham product, so before you say "wow! 9 for just spamming, realize that spoofing email headers was just his mechanism for delivering his con game to millions of people per day in order to take advantage of that "sucker born every minute" that falls for get rich quick schemes that require them to send $30 to "find out how they can get rich quick with FedEx refunds".
I don't feel sorry for this criminal. Considering the guy will be out in 3 years with good behavior, I think the punishment is a fine fit for the crimes this man commited.
Then again, my
This was why I had to drop Winamp. My choices were to either run Winamp as Administrator or not have access to the media library function.
Winamp is a TOTAL pain in the ass when it comes to running as a limited user, but there are a few ways to get it to work right without running as admin. The first, obviously, is to install Winamp to your user directory. This is not the most secure method, but with some care it can be (relatively) safe and certainly better than logging on as admin. The other way is a bit more complicated and involves a plugin and directions that can be found here.
Perhaps you might enjoy this site: The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. Then again, after re-reading your post, maybe you already have enjoyed that site.
Maybe you can sell your wife the same way I did.
Damn. You sold your wife? Ruthless.
You don't get it.
No, YOU don't get it.
If you need iTunes to use an iPod, APPLE controls what goes on and comes off. Not me. Not you. ONLY Apple.
You DO NOT NEED ITUNES TO USE AN IPOD. On the Windows side of things you can use Anapod Explorer, YamiPod, ml_iPod for Winamp, iPod Agent, or ephPod to name a few. OSX users have choices as well. Furthermore, even if I use iTunes, how is Apple "controling" what I put on my iPod? I buy a CD. I rip it to MP3. I put it on my iPod. End of story. Where is the control? I assume you are referring to the fact that iTMS uses DRM'ed AAC, but the fact is I am in no way forced to use iTMS. iTMS != iTunes.
The fact that you can use it how you want is ONLY due to the fact that Apple lets you.
Um, yeah. I *can* use it how I want, thanks for pointing that out.
I'd never buy a music player where someone else controls the content.
Neither would I.
Their hard drives aren't designed for booting OSes from. Too much seeking will fry them.
This sounds right for older iPods, but I'm not so sure this applies to the latest batch. There have been specs passed around via forum threads that claim that the Toshiba drive used in iPods has a 20,000 hour MTBF (mean time between failure) -- which is a far cry from the 300,000+ MTBF for desktop drives. However newer (Gen 4) iPods use the Toshiba MK4004GA, which has a 300,000 hour MTBF, just as good as a laptop drive.
As far as I know, you are correct about Gen 1 and Gen 2 iPods (I'm not sure about Gen 3).
ApplyYourself web service isn't actually a web service (not SOAP, not REST).
It's a service. It's on the web. It's a web service.
An *anonymous* hacker *known* as "brookbond."
You're picking nits. The point is, they don't know his *real* name
Their letters weren't *at* BusinessWeek Forums.
The write up said instructions were at the BE forums, not their letters. Jeez.
Ahem...fp
J00 phail it!
Journalism is writing about something, be it a journal of your personal hygene habits [or lack thereof] or of Government opression. News is in the eye of the beholder.
Let's not confuse journalism with news.
No dude (or dudette), journaling is what you are talking about. Journalism is something entirely different.
Journalism:
1. The collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in newspapers and magazines and in radio and television broadcasts.
2. Material written for publication in a newspaper or magazine or for broadcast.
3. The style of writing characteristic of material in newspapers and magazines, consisting of direct presentation of facts or occurrences with little attempt at analysis or interpretation.
4. Newspapers and magazines.
5. An academic course training students in journalism.
6. Written material of current interest or wide popular appeal.
His link is correct. Read the blurb, there are TWO patents, parent is referring to the SECOND patent in the blurb
no no no...it's eXPerience
Why not just use the MAC address for identification? No two computers should have the same one.
Here's one reason, here's another. Furthermore, even my consumer Linksys router has MAC spoofing features to make it easier to connect to ISP that register your MAC address.
For those of you keeping score at home, an "illeagle" is either a sick bird or the Beastie Boy's dog.
Not sure which.
I stopped going to Blockbuster and Rogers Video after I found out that they perform their own censoring and scene-removal on films.
Blockbuster does not actually censor the films themselves, but they are a powerful player and have exerted their influence in order to get directors to release "R" version of certain films rather than the "NC-17" unedited cut.
However, I think you are wrong about Rogers. The Rogers Video on Lonsdale in North Vancouver has an adult video room with full fledged porn, so I'm fairly certain they are not cutting scenes from "Boogie Nights"
Jon Stewart is *far* from partisan. If he singles out anyone for a heavier bashing it's extremists on *both* sides of the aisle, be they wildly conservative Repubs or mind-numbingly liberal Dems. This is not "partisan". this is making fun of the bullshit that exists on both sides of the party line.
anybody know of any good MAC address spoofing apps out there?
Like these?
Unless you are talking about a huge community (such as /.) I can't see why a handful of mods and the ability to IP ban clients from within your CMS couldn't do the trick. It seems to work on most of the community sites I participate in. If you have a particularly unruly bunch trying to ruin it for everyone, then some aggressive mods are in order. Go over to the NetStumbler Forums if you want to see a prime example of moderators who simply do not take ANY shit from ANYone.
Parent meant I2P.net
Is this somehow different from the actual post on his blog?
My contacts, for example, are marketted as daily wear. However, they're the exact same contacts that the manufacturer sells as their multi-use contacts, just in a different box. For people willing to pay for the "multi-use" contacts, the company simply makes extra money. It doesn't hurt them any.
The thing you need to be careful of is the "invisible stuff" you buy when purchasing a product. like: licences, warranties, etc...
For example, if I buy a processor from Intel in the Intel branded box, I get a warranty. If I buy the *same* processor in an "OEM" box at a discounted rate, no warranty.
This is just one example, but also consider this: You buy these "daily wear" contacts, and they have their usage guidelines printed on the side of the box. The "Multi-use" contacts may allow for the contacts to be worn under certain circumstances that differ from the "daily wear". Now, you, as consumer, save a few bucks on the "same" contacts, but use the "daily wear" in a manner than is inconsistent with their labeling and you go blind one day. You can bet your ass that the contact lens maker is going to claim that you were indeed "using their product in a manner that is inconsistent with the packaging" when you attempt to be compensated for damage to your eyes due to their product.
Just some food for thought (IANAL, however).
Hey!!! *So* glad you "plugged".
I am a freelance web developer who is currently in the employ of a production music studio who is looking to get their library online. We have decided on a CMS solution and have been going through the process of deciding how to handle the library itself. I was going to code up something from scratch, but Andromeda seems to be everything we will need! You will be hearing from us shortly regarding licencing!
For once, slacking off on slashdot has actually had a positive effect on my workflow.