This is a great service. Well, it's great as long as you only listen to music sitting in front of your computer. And don't use a Mac. Or Linux. And don't mind paying for music that may one day dissapear because the service has been discontinued or you move to a Mac or Linux.
> You are also wrong. > "The rule does not make any statement as to whether any particular reference or comparison to Hitler or the Nazis might be appropriate"
> I think the ramifications and implications of the "I can record my entire life on a wearable device" alone makes for a major revolution. You never have to forget ANYTHING, EVER AGAIN.
Wonderful. It will take approximately ONE LIFETIME to review the recording. Maybe 50% of a lifetime with compression and high speed review.
> You know, I always thought Godwin's Law was a little tongue-in-cheek until today.
Godwin's law is usually applied to conversations that turn to Hitler that should have no relation to Hitler. In this case Henry Ford's anti-semetic writings and remarks happened at the same time in history as WWII. Hitler certainly knew about Ford and his writings, and Ford claimed to know all about the 'hidden masterminds' behind starting the war.
I'd say it is appropriate to bring up Hitler in this discussion of Henry Ford, and in no way invokes Godwin's law.
They believe that absurd fictional super-powered entities are controlling our lives. They indoctrinate their believers to give up their common sense and rely on the group for 'truth'. They suck money out of their victims and they prosecute anyone who opposes their growth! How dare they try to be considered a religion!
> price cuts of up to 33%; the cuts average 20% across the board. The Canadian version of the RIAA is spinning the news as being a direct result of music piracy
They have a good point. Piracy works in favor of the consumer. Keep it up everyone!
Did I mention I would be wondering about this while rappelling down the inside of an active volcano on my way to rescuing a nun and a group of orphans trapped below? Just another day in my life...
> Just what the motoring public needs, another source of distraction. I can see it now. People will hack the fuzzy dice to do all sorts of amusing things
I can't wait to hack into these remotely and turn ALL the pixels opaque black! Or better yet, have a virtual motorcycle turn into your lane and head straight for you!
> Will there be a need for sewer search warrants in the future?
No, they most definitely would not. It has been established that your garbage on the curb is fair game without a warrant. I'm sure being in a sewer is no different from being on the curb-side legally, once it's off your premesis.
We had better face it... with slight increases in technology there will be NO privacy left at all. When we can tell what's going on inside your body from your excrement and odors, can match your face in a crowd to a database, and can reconstruct the movements in your house from audio samples taken down the street... there is no such thing as privacy.
(I used to date a girl who worked for a defense contractor - she was an audio engineer working on a system that took input from a few microphones and laid out on a map where every car, train, tank, person, etc was within several miles radius just from the sound).
> You can break your own bones. People think of conditioning in terms of muscle only but bones also respond to exercise, or the lack of it.... It's not all that hard to get yourself to the condition where your muscles are too strong for your bones
As a kid it used to bug me that superheros would get super strength from the radiation-du-jour and catch falling cars etc, but never break their bones doing it. I don't care how strong your muscles are... a car is made of stronger stuff than your bones.
> proposed watermark doesn't individualize each copy of the song
Yes, this is a preemptive cracking, before there is something to crack. A pre-crack, an antici-crack, a proactive-crack. A preventi-crack. A freedom-crack. An antidisestablishmenarianism-crack. An up-at-bat-crack. An and-or-but-crack.
When I was 12 I didn't join any after-school activities. Our guidance counsellor called me in and asked why I "rushed home right away every day", and if there were any problems at home I was dealing with. I had no idea what she was talking about. She kept pressing the issue trying to figure out what was wrong. Since I was mainly confused I just mumbled something non-committal. But being naive and introverted it got me a little worried. Was there something wrong and I just didn't realize it?
Fast forward one year. I found the computer club and an art club and track. The same guidance counsellor called me in for another chat. This time she noted that I stay after school every day and wanted to know what problem at home I was running away from! To say I was confused would be an understatement! When I reminded her that a year ago she was asking me about the exact opposite behavior she went blank for a moment and then just steamrolled on like I hadn't said anything. Luckily I had gained confidence in myself in that year and I realized she and all the administrators were just digging for some controversy so they could get busy and fill out state forms and have conferences and meetings and generally have something exciting to worry about. I also realized something about her personality when she get mad because I didn't refer to her as "doctor" because of the PHD after her name on her door.
There's nothing worse than bored academic bleeding-hearts looking for a meek defenseless victim to try out their pet theories on.
As an adult I realized that my parents were too polite and respectful of authority to challenge the school administration and that was one of the reasons they often turned their attention to me. Many of the parents in my school disctrict were wealthy obnoxious aggressive type-A personalities would would threaten legal action at the first hint of any interference with their child. They never got bothered. Ever.
> Isn't this basically what that whole "survival of the fittest" thing does?
Actually a lot of the confusion is cleared up by thinking of it as "survival of the fit enough" instead of "the fittest".
You can roughly divide the gene pool into three categories. Those that are not fit enough to survive are quickly weeded out. Those that are very fit to survive prosper and multiply. Those that are fit enough in easy times, but not fit enough during rough times such as famine or plagues or increased competition will probably pass their genes through to future generations, but not in as large numbers as the very fit.
In modern times the middle group is extremely large. Most diseases and deformaties have moved from the 'not fit' group to the 'mostly fit' group. As long as our technology keeps natural disasters and challenges at bay, there is NO reproductive advantage to being 'the most fit'. Therefore we will never evolve into "supermen" or any kind of "advanced" version of the Human race.
This doesn't have to be thought of as 'weakening' the race. Allowing 'mostly fit' individuals to propogate allows other perhaps more important traits to propogate. For example, people like Stephen Hawkin who are physically near the edge of "fit enough" but have high intelligence that may save our race from some types of disasters. For another example 'mostly fit' individuals that may have resistence to some future deadly disease.
> people who have (for all intents and purposes to the layman) magical powers that are so grand they can effect corporations, something most armies would be hard pressed to do. It would be insanity for an individual to deliberately provoke that whole community
Give me an f*ing break. I'm sure everyone at DefCon goes around telling each other they are the highest form of life, but really, the layman doesn't think they have magical powers. They think they are spending all their time screwing with computers because they can't get laid.
If Osama has any sense of humor at all, in his next videos he will be standing in front of The Whitehouse, standing side-by-side with the Statue of Liberty, as a talking head on Mt. Rushmore, on a fake-studio set of a moon landing, etc. Come on, you can't be all 'kill-the-infidels' ALL the time?!
I think the anecdotal evidence is clear that the police are already tasering anyone who doesn't comply quickly. If you haven't seen the videos just google or youtube for them.
So now civil disobedience has been taken away as a viable peaceful method of protest. Try having a "sit-in" now. Everyone will get tased, be writhing on the floor in agony, and dragged away before any news media has a chance to arrive.
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> The total energy required is reportedly far below the threshold for human tissue damage
But you go first.
Almost got me... I was preparing a rant when I noticed your name...
insightful... bah...
> My boss had me label all the software tapes "video games" and bring it in my carry-on luggage to avoid "complications" in customs
You realize, don't you, that your boss set YOU up to take the fall if there had been "complications" in customs?
This is a great service. Well, it's great as long as you only listen to music sitting in front of your computer. And don't use a Mac. Or Linux. And don't mind paying for music that may one day dissapear because the service has been discontinued or you move to a Mac or Linux.
> Chinese secret services are so secret they don't even have a name
The name of the Chinese secret service is so secret you can't even pronounce it.
Umm, well, you probably can't pronounce most Chinese words...
> You are a humorless pedant.
Bite me.
> You are also wrong.
> "The rule does not make any statement as to whether any particular reference or comparison to Hitler or the Nazis might be appropriate"
Well played, sir.
> I think the ramifications and implications of the "I can record my entire life on a wearable device" alone makes for a major revolution. You never have to forget ANYTHING, EVER AGAIN.
Wonderful. It will take approximately ONE LIFETIME to review the recording.
Maybe 50% of a lifetime with compression and high speed review.
> You know, I always thought Godwin's Law was a little tongue-in-cheek until today.
Godwin's law is usually applied to conversations that turn to Hitler that should have no relation to Hitler.
In this case Henry Ford's anti-semetic writings and remarks happened at the same time in history as WWII. Hitler certainly knew about Ford and his writings, and Ford claimed to know all about the 'hidden masterminds' behind starting the war.
I'd say it is appropriate to bring up Hitler in this discussion of Henry Ford, and in no way invokes Godwin's law.
Scientology is NOT a religion!
They believe that absurd fictional super-powered entities are controlling our lives.
They indoctrinate their believers to give up their common sense and rely on the group for 'truth'. They suck money out of their victims and they prosecute anyone who opposes their growth!
How dare they try to be considered a religion!
Umm.. wait a minute.. never mind...
> price cuts of up to 33%; the cuts average 20% across the board. The Canadian version of the RIAA is spinning the news as being a direct result of music piracy
They have a good point. Piracy works in favor of the consumer. Keep it up everyone!
> You must have had an exciting childhood
Did I mention I would be wondering about this while rappelling down the inside of an active volcano on my way to rescuing a nun and a group of orphans trapped below? Just another day in my life...
> Just what the motoring public needs, another source of distraction. I can see it now. People will hack the fuzzy dice to do all sorts of amusing things
I can't wait to hack into these remotely and turn ALL the pixels opaque black!
Or better yet, have a virtual motorcycle turn into your lane and head straight for you!
> Will there be a need for sewer search warrants in the future?
No, they most definitely would not.
It has been established that your garbage on the curb is fair game without a warrant.
I'm sure being in a sewer is no different from being on the curb-side legally, once it's off your premesis.
We had better face it... with slight increases in technology there will be NO privacy left at all. When we can tell what's going on inside your body from your excrement and odors, can match your face in a crowd to a database, and can reconstruct the movements in your house from audio samples taken down the street... there is no such thing as privacy.
(I used to date a girl who worked for a defense contractor - she was an audio engineer working on a system that took input from a few microphones and laid out on a map where every car, train, tank, person, etc was within several miles radius just from the sound).
> You can break your own bones. People think of conditioning in terms of muscle only but bones also respond to exercise, or the lack of it. ... It's not all that hard to get yourself to the condition where your muscles are too strong for your bones
As a kid it used to bug me that superheros would get super strength from the radiation-du-jour and catch falling cars etc, but never break their bones doing it. I don't care how strong your muscles are... a car is made of stronger stuff than your bones.
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> proposed watermark doesn't individualize each copy of the song
Yes, this is a preemptive cracking, before there is something to crack.
A pre-crack, an antici-crack, a proactive-crack.
A preventi-crack.
A freedom-crack. An antidisestablishmenarianism-crack.
An up-at-bat-crack.
An and-or-but-crack.
1. Buy two copies of a song.
2. Find the bits that are different.
3. Randomize those bits.
4. Post to LimeMuleKazDonkeyTorrent.
5. Profit!
Ah memories...
When I was 12 I didn't join any after-school activities. Our guidance counsellor called me in and asked why I "rushed home right away every day", and if there were any problems at home I was dealing with. I had no idea what she was talking about. She kept pressing the issue trying to figure out what was wrong. Since I was mainly confused I just mumbled something non-committal. But being naive and introverted it got me a little worried. Was there something wrong and I just didn't realize it?
Fast forward one year. I found the computer club and an art club and track. The same guidance counsellor called me in for another chat. This time she noted that I stay after school every day and wanted to know what problem at home I was running away from!
To say I was confused would be an understatement! When I reminded her that a year ago she was asking me about the exact opposite behavior she went blank for a moment and then just steamrolled on like I hadn't said anything. Luckily I had gained confidence in myself in that year and I realized she and all the administrators were just digging for some controversy so they could get busy and fill out state forms and have conferences and meetings and generally have something exciting to worry about. I also realized something about her personality when she get mad because I didn't refer to her as "doctor" because of the PHD after her name on her door.
There's nothing worse than bored academic bleeding-hearts looking for a meek defenseless victim to try out their pet theories on.
As an adult I realized that my parents were too polite and respectful of authority to challenge the school administration and that was one of the reasons they often turned their attention to me. Many of the parents in my school disctrict were wealthy obnoxious aggressive type-A personalities would would threaten legal action at the first hint of any interference with their child. They never got bothered. Ever.
> Isn't this basically what that whole "survival of the fittest" thing does?
Actually a lot of the confusion is cleared up by thinking of it as "survival of the fit enough" instead of "the fittest".
You can roughly divide the gene pool into three categories. Those that are not fit enough to survive are quickly weeded out. Those that are very fit to survive prosper and multiply. Those that are fit enough in easy times, but not fit enough during rough times such as famine or plagues or increased competition will probably pass their genes through to future generations, but not in as large numbers as the very fit.
In modern times the middle group is extremely large. Most diseases and deformaties have moved from the 'not fit' group to the 'mostly fit' group. As long as our technology keeps natural disasters and challenges at bay, there is NO reproductive advantage to being 'the most fit'. Therefore we will never evolve into "supermen" or any kind of "advanced" version of the Human race.
This doesn't have to be thought of as 'weakening' the race. Allowing 'mostly fit' individuals to propogate allows other perhaps more important traits to propogate. For example, people like Stephen Hawkin who are physically near the edge of "fit enough" but have high intelligence that may save our race from some types of disasters. For another example 'mostly fit' individuals that may have resistence to some future deadly disease.
You can be sure their piece would include videos of exploding vans with no explanation at all.
> the layman doesn't think they have magical powers
OK whoever did that, ha ha very funny. I take it back.
Now unencrypt my USB drive please.
> people who have (for all intents and purposes to the layman) magical powers that are so grand they can effect corporations, something most armies would be hard pressed to do. It would be insanity for an individual to deliberately provoke that whole community
Give me an f*ing break. I'm sure everyone at DefCon goes around telling each other they are the highest form of life, but really, the layman doesn't think they have magical powers. They think they are spending all their time screwing with computers because they can't get laid.
Yes, the NSA has done significant steganographic analysis of the videos.
They found the hidden subtext: 'BUY MORE OVALTINE'
If Osama has any sense of humor at all, in his next videos he will be standing in front of The Whitehouse, standing side-by-side with the Statue of Liberty, as a talking head on Mt. Rushmore, on a fake-studio set of a moon landing, etc.
Come on, you can't be all 'kill-the-infidels' ALL the time?!
I think the anecdotal evidence is clear that the police are already tasering anyone who doesn't comply quickly.
If you haven't seen the videos just google or youtube for them.
So now civil disobedience has been taken away as a viable peaceful method of protest.
Try having a "sit-in" now. Everyone will get tased, be writhing on the floor in agony, and dragged away before any news media has a chance to arrive.