> They'd be brilliant if he wanted to do a general physics degree, but there are far > better specialist texts which don't require all the pain of quantum.
It's first year general physics. I can't believe that a astrophysicist wouldn't benefit from it. I'm surprised that his astrophysics program doesn't require at least first year physics as a prerequisite.
Any router that has to be rebooted because some device speaks crossly to it is buggy. I've never had to reboot the old Aptiva running Debian that I use as a router.
> My guess would be Orrin Hatch, or maybe Berman or Coble.
Or one of the two senators from Hollywood.
> They're all foreign-owned...
It doesn't matter who owns them. It matters where most of their employees are and which celebrities have common interests with them. Celebrity and union endorsements are worth far more than PAC contributions.
I see I was not entirely clear. What I mean is that Viacom is excluded from using any of the log data handed over to their lawyers to identify targets for infringement suits.
A question to think about: what if the court order was exactly the same but the data was being requested by an unemployed single mother defending herself against a copyright infringement suit brought by Viacom? Would you be equally outraged by the irfringement of your privacy?
> As Viacom is granted access to YouTube user records...
Viacom has not been granted access to YouTube user records. Experts to be hired by their outside attorneys have. They are under court order not to disclose any user identifying information to any one, including Viacom. They, the lawyers, and Viacom are also under court order not to use any of the information for any purpose other than that specified in the order (which excludes using it to identify people to sue).
Don't get too excited. It will be difficult to make a "biofuel" engine that won't run just fine on petroleum. And they won't try. As soon as they have biofuel capability across their product lines they will declare themselves "green" regardless of what the customers are actually putting in the tanks.
Spanish is the primary language spoken at home by over 34 million people aged 5 or older.[1] The U.S. is home to more than 40 million Hispanics, making it the world's fifth-largest Spanish-speaking community after Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Argentina.[6][7] Roughly half of all U.S. Spanish speakers also speak English "very well", based on the self-assessment Census question respondents.
Spanish speakers are the largest linguistic minority in the US. Their number, median income, and level of education is rising rapidly. Spanish is the second language of the United States and anyone entering university now should learn it. You are going to be working with (and perhaps for) Spanish speakers. They will know your native language. You would be well-advised to know theirs.
Anyone know a good company to buy a cheap block access (*not* monthly) usenet account from?
I don't know what you mean by "block access" but I get excellent service from Newsguy for $40/year. They offer a number of different plans at various rates.
> But they still have your IP address. Which yes, is not as personally identifiable as a > username, but it is identifying enough to get sued by the **AA.
Why would the **AA sue me? I've never uploaded, downloaded, or sideloaded any of their stuff. They have nothing I want. If they sue me it will be because they fucked up and confounded me with someone else.
> Also this is not talking about google searches, but youtube searches.
So you have to be logged in to do a YouTube search?
They can't and won't. Apparently these guys fear that Viacom's outside experts will ruin their careers and get themselves in trouble with the court by publishing a list of everyone who has ever watched a Hello Kitty porno clip.
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> Not even my employer has any right to demand that I keep a secret
No one can demand that you keep a secret: you can decline when they offer to pay you money to do so.
> ...especially if one day I might be in court to testify about something that happened
> in the workplace.
No contract keep you from answering any questions you are ordered by a court to answer nor can it penalize you for doing so.
> NDA is meaningless.
A properly drafted and executed NDA is an enforceable contract.
> They'd be brilliant if he wanted to do a general physics degree, but there are far
> better specialist texts which don't require all the pain of quantum.
It's first year general physics. I can't believe that a astrophysicist wouldn't benefit from it. I'm surprised that his astrophysics program doesn't require at least first year physics as a prerequisite.
> Sounds like a fairly good reason.
Sounds like a bug. The router should start killing old connections rather than crashing or locking up.
Any router that has to be rebooted because some device speaks crossly to it is buggy. I've never had to reboot the old Aptiva running Debian that I use as a router.
> My guess would be Orrin Hatch, or maybe Berman or Coble.
Or one of the two senators from Hollywood.
> They're all foreign-owned...
It doesn't matter who owns them. It matters where most of their employees are and which celebrities have common interests with them. Celebrity and union endorsements are worth far more than PAC contributions.
I see I was not entirely clear. What I mean is that Viacom is excluded from using any of the log data handed over to their lawyers to identify targets for infringement suits.
A question to think about: what if the court order was exactly the same but the data was being requested by an unemployed single mother defending herself against a copyright infringement suit brought by Viacom? Would you be equally outraged by the irfringement of your privacy?
> As Viacom is granted access to YouTube user records...
Viacom has not been granted access to YouTube user records. Experts to be hired by their outside attorneys have. They are under court order not to disclose any user identifying information to any one, including Viacom. They, the lawyers, and Viacom are also under court order not to use any of the information for any purpose other than that specified in the order (which excludes using it to identify people to sue).
> He's had some good press lately with the consumer protection stuff, this is just
> completely insane and should be laughed out of court.
It isn't in court.
I wonder what the connections are between Cuomo and the **AA?
There are no official mirrors of security.debian.org which is the only source of official updates to Debian Stable.
> As owners of new Mercedes can't find places to fill up their cars.
Their "green" "biodiesel" vehicles will run just fine on petroleum.
Local temperature been below average for the last two weeks? So much for global warming!
Don't get too excited. It will be difficult to make a "biofuel" engine that won't run just fine on petroleum. And they won't try. As soon as they have biofuel capability across their product lines they will declare themselves "green" regardless of what the customers are actually putting in the tanks.
> Focusing on ... biofuels, the company is revving up research in
> alternative fuel sources and efficiency.
Haven't they heard? Biofuels are now officially evil.
Spanish speakers are the largest linguistic minority in the US. Their number, median income, and level of education is rising rapidly. Spanish is the second language of the United States and anyone entering university now should learn it. You are going to be working with (and perhaps for) Spanish speakers. They will know your native language. You would be well-advised to know theirs.
> I just want to see people compete at the highest level so I can see what something look
> likes when it's done "the best" it can be done.
If it is indeed "the best".
If you intend to stay in the US you'll want to learn Spanish.
Hwo do they come up with the requisite $5000 in damage?
The system works by way of microwave pulses absorbed by your head. An aluminum foil hat would be quite effective against it.
> Do Slashdotters have any better ideas?
File libel lawsuits.
We'll miss you. Terribly. Just terribly.
I don't know what you mean by "block access" but I get excellent service from Newsguy for $40/year. They offer a number of different plans at various rates.
> But they still have your IP address. Which yes, is not as personally identifiable as a
> username, but it is identifying enough to get sued by the **AA.
Why would the **AA sue me? I've never uploaded, downloaded, or sideloaded any of their stuff. They have nothing I want. If they sue me it will be because they fucked up and confounded me with someone else.
> Also this is not talking about google searches, but youtube searches.
So you have to be logged in to do a YouTube search?
They can't and won't. Apparently these guys fear that Viacom's outside experts will ruin their careers and get themselves in trouble with the court by publishing a list of everyone who has ever watched a Hello Kitty porno clip.
...if you don't have a Google login name. Google search works just fine without one. It even works fine without any Google cookies.