Thought we hate DMCA notices, and really hated people that abused the system.
We do, as soon as he abuses the system you be sure to let us know.
Use is not abuse. It was a little strong, but it's not out of line. If he started mass sending DMCA notices without checking to see if it was his image, that is abuse. If he used DMCA notices to shut down a site for the sole purpose of shutting down a site, that is abuse. He filed a notice using the tools given to him, GoDaddy are the ones that overreact to DMCA notices.
Would you rather he went straight to a copyright infringement lawsuit? He could have done that. Then the first notice she would have gotten was, 'hi, I'm suing you for using my pictures commercially, see you in court'.
The NYSenate are mostly first rate Republican morons. The NY House are mostly first rate Democratic morons.
Some, however, consist of second or even third rate morons, and the level of moronity varies wildly depending on the amount of grandstanding the moron needs to complete to achieve the next level.
I'm not completely familiar with Microsoft's password recovery practices, but if recovery is something like 'enter your mom's name' then your password is as strong as your mom's name.
And i have 10 legit win7 home premium licenses, why should i have to pay more?
Because Microsoft took the time to design and develop desktop software that runs on server class architecture. Because they took the time to test the features. Because they took the time to support those features. Do you think designing and adding a second CPU is something that just gets slapped in without any extra work?
You essentially have a professional class workstation, you're going to spend more because it takes more to work with your hardware.
How about when it says 'last week and this week' in the story list, you actually use Sunday as the first day of the week. [Mostly because Sunday is the first day of the week.]
The average end user is mentally challenged. That's why facebook was invented.
I wouldn't put it past some of the powers that be to have a few alt accounts for just such an situation. Seriously, it's been done for years, heck, a dial-up chat line company I worked for in 1990 required everyone to have at least 3 accounts. The problem was when people started sharing accounts, you would have a personality that one day could quote Shakespeare and the next day read at JHS level.
I liken someone who insists on continuing to use Windows to someone who insists on their toy
I liken someone who insists on running Linux as a desktop OS to the guy who uses his lucky golf club, even though it's warped and never hits right. He keeps on using it, over and over and over, because it's what he believes in. He secretly hopes one day he'll get a hole in one with it, but the day never comes, because it's broken, and he can't see that.
Either way, it's fitting that you used a toy analogy. After all; Linux is, if anything, a tinker-toy desktop OS.
If you mess with voting software without permission, you might suddenly find the FBI coming through your door at 4 a.m., so please don't do it.
It's always 4am or some other idiotic hour. I know it's to intimidate, but seriously, after a while it wears off. Just start arresting people after breakfast.
While I'm on this subject, who came up with the idea of sending 25 armed agents and a small tank to get some geek out of their basement? Heck, for some of these guys you could just write a note, 'report to jail tomorrow and drop your computer off on the way there' and they would do it.
They'll ignore it and the courts will like you for doing it. It's only the cost of a certified letter, and you can add that to your lawsuit.
Also, if you want to be really annoying, claim copyright on the birdsong video and sue them for infringement, but that costs more and is out of the scope of small claims.
his lawyers convinced an appeals court that coding for a system meant to buy and sell stock across state and international borders wasn't "interstate commerce"
The system itself wasn't being sold, which is what the law protects. Remember, there's usually a somewhat poor real-world analogy (car related, if you're lucky) you can use when dealing with cases like this.
that my specific area of expertise is in recognizing bullshit
You seem to be adept at spewing it as well.
You have no medical background, yet you dismiss ADHD diagnosis and treatments because you don't like the language and the tinfoil hat you're wearing is beeping.
my PhD is in understanding English, critical theory and literary theory.
Have you studied in this field long? When did you graduate medical school, if you don't mind me asking.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you didn't, but you have a little knowledge and that's good enough for you. Boldly going where angels fear to tread!
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Thought we hate DMCA notices, and really hated people that abused the system.
We do, as soon as he abuses the system you be sure to let us know.
Use is not abuse. It was a little strong, but it's not out of line. If he started mass sending DMCA notices without checking to see if it was his image, that is abuse. If he used DMCA notices to shut down a site for the sole purpose of shutting down a site, that is abuse. He filed a notice using the tools given to him, GoDaddy are the ones that overreact to DMCA notices.
Would you rather he went straight to a copyright infringement lawsuit? He could have done that. Then the first notice she would have gotten was, 'hi, I'm suing you for using my pictures commercially, see you in court'.
The NYSenate are mostly first rate Republican morons.
The NY House are mostly first rate Democratic morons.
Some, however, consist of second or even third rate morons, and the level of moronity varies wildly depending on the amount of grandstanding the moron needs to complete to achieve the next level.
For example,
http://www.theagitator.com/2010/03/11/new-york-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-salt/
As you can see, Felix Ortiz needed to graduate to Grand Moron Extraordinaire, and did so with flying colors.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/01/25/ny-sen-wants-ban-on-chatting-while-crossing-street/
In this example, Senator Karl Kruger, also earned the title of Grand Moron Extraordinaire.
In conclusion, these people are fucking morons, they're elected because they know how to be popular, not because they have a clue.
Are you related to Bobby Tables?
http://xkcd.com/327/
I'm not completely familiar with Microsoft's password recovery practices, but if recovery is something like 'enter your mom's name' then your password is as strong as your mom's name.
It just takes an extra step.
And i have 10 legit win7 home premium licenses, why should i have to pay more?
Because Microsoft took the time to design and develop desktop software that runs on server class architecture. Because they took the time to test the features. Because they took the time to support those features. Do you think designing and adding a second CPU is something that just gets slapped in without any extra work?
You essentially have a professional class workstation, you're going to spend more because it takes more to work with your hardware.
It didn't develop itself.
Just because the feature is in there doesn't mean it didn't cost them time and money to develop and test it.
I don't recommend breathing that in either.
Does someone wake up and say "I was thinking this morning, how could I smell more like a manufacturing center?"
Seriously, I don't recommend breathing that stuff in.
How many people have a dual socket system at home and are not considered a computer professional?
Suck it up and deduct the expense from your business taxes.
My Smartphone, my personal account, everything encrypted.
Don't give out the work address to anyone outside work.
How about when it says 'last week and this week' in the story list, you actually use Sunday as the first day of the week. [Mostly because Sunday is the first day of the week.]
You forgot to add M$, most of the people in 1995 wrote this with M$.
Safemart.com has tons of DIY kits, just pick one you like.
I bought the Simon a few years back, got some motion sensors, door sensors and put in a cellular link and they monitor thru alarm.com.
Even works with x10 sirens, never use x10 to monitor things though and never set external motion sensors to trigger the house alarm.
The average end user is mentally challenged. That's why facebook was invented.
I wouldn't put it past some of the powers that be to have a few alt accounts for just such an situation. Seriously, it's been done for years, heck, a dial-up chat line company I worked for in 1990 required everyone to have at least 3 accounts. The problem was when people started sharing accounts, you would have a personality that one day could quote Shakespeare and the next day read at JHS level.
The thread is about desktops, the comments are about desktops, and Linux has a lousy desktop experience. It has 1% of the market for a reason.
You're running one of the top 500 supercomputers for your home desktop? Wow, you must be very busy.
Nope, the average distro's UI still sucks. It's like someone decided, how can I take the worst parts of MacOS and Windows and shove them together.
Sure thing, I'll search for Linux Year of the Desktop. I'll bet it's fairly popular, they've been predicting it for over 10 years now.
Oh well, maybe 2013. Keep reaching for the stars.
I liken someone who insists on continuing to use Windows to someone who insists on their toy
I liken someone who insists on running Linux as a desktop OS to the guy who uses his lucky golf club, even though it's warped and never hits right. He keeps on using it, over and over and over, because it's what he believes in. He secretly hopes one day he'll get a hole in one with it, but the day never comes, because it's broken, and he can't see that.
Either way, it's fitting that you used a toy analogy. After all; Linux is, if anything, a tinker-toy desktop OS.
If you mess with voting software without permission, you might suddenly find the FBI coming through your door at 4 a.m., so please don't do it.
It's always 4am or some other idiotic hour. I know it's to intimidate, but seriously, after a while it wears off. Just start arresting people after breakfast.
While I'm on this subject, who came up with the idea of sending 25 armed agents and a small tank to get some geek out of their basement? Heck, for some of these guys you could just write a note, 'report to jail tomorrow and drop your computer off on the way there' and they would do it.
I'm not a lawyer, but....
While that might work, it's best to put a step
3a. Send a cease and desist notice to Rumblefish.
They'll ignore it and the courts will like you for doing it. It's only the cost of a certified letter, and you can add that to your lawsuit.
Also, if you want to be really annoying, claim copyright on the birdsong video and sue them for infringement, but that costs more and is out of the scope of small claims.
his lawyers convinced an appeals court that coding for a system meant to buy and sell stock across state and international borders wasn't "interstate commerce"
The system itself wasn't being sold, which is what the law protects. Remember, there's usually a somewhat poor real-world analogy (car related, if you're lucky) you can use when dealing with cases like this.
that my specific area of expertise is in recognizing bullshit
You seem to be adept at spewing it as well.
You have no medical background, yet you dismiss ADHD diagnosis and treatments because you don't like the language and the tinfoil hat you're wearing is beeping.
my PhD is in understanding English, critical theory and literary theory.
That and $1 will get you a cup of coffee.
Have you studied in this field long? When did you graduate medical school, if you don't mind me asking.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you didn't, but you have a little knowledge and that's good enough for you. Boldly going where angels fear to tread!
You have to assume that they're using one as well, since they're optional.
Honestly, there are ways around something like this.
Passwords with drawn password locks in the middle, or multiple keyfiles come to mind.
Although with enough mental discipline it might be possible for a subject to thwart the test.
How would you determine a keyfile or drawn password lock?