Has it ever been raised? IANAL, but I don't think courts can just rule on something unless there's a relevant lawsuit in front of them, and I don't remember hearing about any lawsuits involving the constitutionality of DRM, even those from the EFF.
It's not just the FBI.. internal security is a real problem for the corporate and government worlds alike, especially with Windows networks. Attaching a laptop to a wired network, using ARP poisoning, and capturing password hashes is kid's stuff. After that, rainbow tables = plaintext passwords in a matter of seconds. Even before rainbow tables, I did an internal audit and managed to grab 65% of passwords using brute force, including those of CEO and ISO.. (That's the Information Security Officer, not the CD image). New hardware helps some, but government in particular upgrades at the speed of light... divided by 299,792,458.
And frequent upgrading is a double edged sword as well. Not only does it cost beaucoup dollars, which pisses off everybody, but new products will often introduce new vulnerabilities, and may or may not resolve old ones.
I sympathize with the guy who got shitcanned, but security clearances are 99% about trust, and by circumventing the protections -- falliable as they may have been -- he showed that he cannot be trusted to adhere to regulations... if he sacrifices a little security for a little convenience, then what's to say he wouldn't sacrifice a lot of security for a lot of conveniences, in the form of dollars? That's the way the government looks at it anyway.
Yep, nothing says "I'm the bigger [entity]" like tit for tat. Google should just worry about its own business rather than engaging in childish retaliatory efforts.
Traditional auctioneers (like Christie's) tack on buyers fees.. absurdly high fees like 20% up to $200,000, but something like that would work. Make the buyer pay 2-5%.. the idiots bidding 50% over retail shouldn't mind, nor should the people getting bargains. Everybody wins. Of course, I'd prefer no fees, but if they have to charge them, charge the buyers.
A vs. the is pretty much the same in english as un/le in french, uno/el in spanish, etc. The former usually refers to any such instance, and the latter usually refers to a specific.
That's not moral relativism either.. Moral relativism is where any opposing set of morals is okay. For instance, a moral relativist may believe rape is wrong, but if another country wants to say that rape is ok, then that's okay with the moral relativist. That is to say, he believes that morals are neither objective nor immutable. Most people would agree that there is some truth to that; some morals are relative, but many are not.
Saying that it's okay for me to copy you, but not okay for you to copy me is simple hypocracy.
Depends on your admin I guess.. mine investigated an issue of consistantly stuttering performance in Skype and it went away within a few days (packet analysis traffic shaping?). My torrents on the other hand...
Well it doesn't seem unreasonable.. downhill skiiers hit speeds in excess of 80MPH.. granted there's less friction and a smaller footprint, but they're rarely going straight either. Also there's another helpful option besides no wind: tailwind.
Yeah, well, congratulations on educating the world, if that's your mission. Knives are "real weapons" in all 50 states too, but I still wouldn't bring one to a gun fight. People who cycle in the lane -- especially where the speed limits are in excess of 40MPH and/or roads are winding -- are just begging to get hit.
I don't use Linux regularly, although I've played with it extensively in the past. I've been having some network problems in XP, so I decided to install Linux over the weekend as a bit of a troubleshooting aid, and I'd heard a lot of good things about the distro with the Worst Name Ever, so I gave Ubuntu a shot.
My XP installation is on a RAID-0 array (I like to live dangerously), and I decided I wouldn't worry about getting a boot loader menu; I'd just change the boot priority in BIOS. I've had bad experiences mixing OSes in the past, and I prefer to keep them as seperate as possible within one machine. So I downloaded the "Desktop" CD (as opposed to the "Server" CD), which turned out to be a Live CD with a very basic installer on it. I decided to view that as a feature, and sat back and relaxed while the installation made most of the decisions for me. Surprisingly, Ubuntu saw the individual drives on the RAID controller, but I was careful not to do anything with them as I pointed it to the "new" 40GB drive and let it partition it as it saw fit. The installation went off without a hitch, and I was soon rebooting. Little did I know that would be the last time I'd see a functional Ubuntu desktop. After POSTing, the computer hung without any sort of protest. After resetting a couple of times with the same results, I finally raised the boot priority of the RAID array so I could get back into Windows. That's when I discovered that the installer had installed GRUB onto the MBR of the RAID array without asking, God knows why, which of course didn't work.
Despite this setback, I was undeterred, and after repairing the MBR I headed to the Ubuntu forums. After posting my problem, someone suggested I should use the "alternative" installation CD, because it would let me decide where/how to install GRUB. Right then. So I downloaded the alternative installation CD, chose the proper drive for GRUB, and I was on my way. Once again, installation appeared to proceed smoothly, however after rebooting, the system hung at "Mounting root filesystem..." and eventually dropped to a shell, telling me it couldn't find the drive it had just booted from. After searching for "Mounting root filesystem," I found a slew of similar problems on the Ubuntu forums, although the causes and solutions appeared to be many. After making my own request for help, I was greeted with some helpful, but less-than-knowledgable replies.
After a couple of days of waiting for more replies and trying to troubleshoot on my own, I decided I had done enough work to try to get a simple installation to work. I downloaded Debian and it installed and booted perfectly the first time -- something I'd expect of any modern distro.
Anyway, your milage may certainly vary, and it could just be the luck of the draw that I picked a bad version to try; nonetheless, it left a bad taste in my mouth. Personally, I've had an easier time installing OSX on non-Apple hardware.
Way to go, you caught the guy trying to get an extra license key! If someone's going through that much trouble, just give them the extra license... he probably needs the 60 bucks more than you do, plus you already sold him one copy. Stop mugging the golden goose.
low frequency ultrasound is like saying: "Thank God, I'm atheist!"
Actually, as it turns out, ultrasound is more than a single frequency, and "low frequency ultrasound" is a perfectly cromulent phrase to denote the lower end of that range.
the publicity can only be worse from trying to localize their lawsuits.
Yeah, and actually the articles provided as examples didn't put the RIAA in a good light at all. Of course, that didn't stop people from whining about them controlling the media even though we all read the articles, right? The first was about a grandma on a fixed income who could barely afford her food and medication. The judge helped her get pro bono representation, and she settled for an undisclosed amount. The second article was ambivalent at best, simply describing the type of music that the accused allegedly downloaded.
At my work if the client treats me like an asshole, I get fired if I return the favor.
So you're saying you're about as indispensible as a 16-year-old burger flipper?
Most people in skilled jobs wouldn't get fired if they consistently produce good results. If they're poor workers or worth less to the company than a random client, then any excuse will do.
Anyway, many police departments will (supposedly) take action if an officer gets enough complaints or any single complaint of a serious nature. But personally, if I'm going to hold police to some sort of "higher standard," and point out occasions where they come up short, then ethically I should be reporting the cops who are doing a good job as well. If I expect fair treatment then I should be acting the same way, otherwise I'm just a hypocrite.
I've experienced both, however there's absolutely nothing to gain from being disrespectful. Being respectful might not get you any slack, but being confrontational will just make things worse.
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the courts have never ruled on that point.
Has it ever been raised? IANAL, but I don't think courts can just rule on something unless there's a relevant lawsuit in front of them, and I don't remember hearing about any lawsuits involving the constitutionality of DRM, even those from the EFF.
It's not just the FBI.. internal security is a real problem for the corporate and government worlds alike, especially with Windows networks. Attaching a laptop to a wired network, using ARP poisoning, and capturing password hashes is kid's stuff. After that, rainbow tables = plaintext passwords in a matter of seconds. Even before rainbow tables, I did an internal audit and managed to grab 65% of passwords using brute force, including those of CEO and ISO.. (That's the Information Security Officer, not the CD image). New hardware helps some, but government in particular upgrades at the speed of light... divided by 299,792,458.
And frequent upgrading is a double edged sword as well. Not only does it cost beaucoup dollars, which pisses off everybody, but new products will often introduce new vulnerabilities, and may or may not resolve old ones.
I sympathize with the guy who got shitcanned, but security clearances are 99% about trust, and by circumventing the protections -- falliable as they may have been -- he showed that he cannot be trusted to adhere to regulations... if he sacrifices a little security for a little convenience, then what's to say he wouldn't sacrifice a lot of security for a lot of conveniences, in the form of dollars? That's the way the government looks at it anyway.
Yep, nothing says "I'm the bigger [entity]" like tit for tat. Google should just worry about its own business rather than engaging in childish retaliatory efforts.
Traditional auctioneers (like Christie's) tack on buyers fees.. absurdly high fees like 20% up to $200,000, but something like that would work. Make the buyer pay 2-5%.. the idiots bidding 50% over retail shouldn't mind, nor should the people getting bargains. Everybody wins. Of course, I'd prefer no fees, but if they have to charge them, charge the buyers.
The second method works best if you know someone in the US military (if you're in the US) since they can just ship it via US Mail.
A vs. the is pretty much the same in english as un/le in french, uno/el in spanish, etc. The former usually refers to any such instance, and the latter usually refers to a specific.
Yeah, and that one to the south of Canada.. can't remember what it's called.
The files are IN the computer???
Oh real nice.. Linus may be damn small, but that's no reason to point it out publicly, or make wisecracks about putting him on a USB key.
That's not moral relativism either.. Moral relativism is where any opposing set of morals is okay. For instance, a moral relativist may believe rape is wrong, but if another country wants to say that rape is ok, then that's okay with the moral relativist. That is to say, he believes that morals are neither objective nor immutable. Most people would agree that there is some truth to that; some morals are relative, but many are not.
Saying that it's okay for me to copy you, but not okay for you to copy me is simple hypocracy.
Depends on your admin I guess.. mine investigated an issue of consistantly stuttering performance in Skype and it went away within a few days (packet analysis traffic shaping?). My torrents on the other hand...
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Well it doesn't seem unreasonable.. downhill skiiers hit speeds in excess of 80MPH.. granted there's less friction and a smaller footprint, but they're rarely going straight either. Also there's another helpful option besides no wind: tailwind.
Yeah, well, congratulations on educating the world, if that's your mission. Knives are "real weapons" in all 50 states too, but I still wouldn't bring one to a gun fight. People who cycle in the lane -- especially where the speed limits are in excess of 40MPH and/or roads are winding -- are just begging to get hit.
Lots of people in Japan drive too.
I don't use Linux regularly, although I've played with it extensively in the past. I've been having some network problems in XP, so I decided to install Linux over the weekend as a bit of a troubleshooting aid, and I'd heard a lot of good things about the distro with the Worst Name Ever, so I gave Ubuntu a shot.
My XP installation is on a RAID-0 array (I like to live dangerously), and I decided I wouldn't worry about getting a boot loader menu; I'd just change the boot priority in BIOS. I've had bad experiences mixing OSes in the past, and I prefer to keep them as seperate as possible within one machine. So I downloaded the "Desktop" CD (as opposed to the "Server" CD), which turned out to be a Live CD with a very basic installer on it. I decided to view that as a feature, and sat back and relaxed while the installation made most of the decisions for me. Surprisingly, Ubuntu saw the individual drives on the RAID controller, but I was careful not to do anything with them as I pointed it to the "new" 40GB drive and let it partition it as it saw fit. The installation went off without a hitch, and I was soon rebooting. Little did I know that would be the last time I'd see a functional Ubuntu desktop. After POSTing, the computer hung without any sort of protest. After resetting a couple of times with the same results, I finally raised the boot priority of the RAID array so I could get back into Windows. That's when I discovered that the installer had installed GRUB onto the MBR of the RAID array without asking, God knows why, which of course didn't work.
Despite this setback, I was undeterred, and after repairing the MBR I headed to the Ubuntu forums. After posting my problem, someone suggested I should use the "alternative" installation CD, because it would let me decide where/how to install GRUB. Right then. So I downloaded the alternative installation CD, chose the proper drive for GRUB, and I was on my way. Once again, installation appeared to proceed smoothly, however after rebooting, the system hung at "Mounting root filesystem..." and eventually dropped to a shell, telling me it couldn't find the drive it had just booted from. After searching for "Mounting root filesystem," I found a slew of similar problems on the Ubuntu forums, although the causes and solutions appeared to be many. After making my own request for help, I was greeted with some helpful, but less-than-knowledgable replies.
After a couple of days of waiting for more replies and trying to troubleshoot on my own, I decided I had done enough work to try to get a simple installation to work. I downloaded Debian and it installed and booted perfectly the first time -- something I'd expect of any modern distro.
Anyway, your milage may certainly vary, and it could just be the luck of the draw that I picked a bad version to try; nonetheless, it left a bad taste in my mouth. Personally, I've had an easier time installing OSX on non-Apple hardware.
I'll do it for 10 rupees. Thanks!
-India
Way to go, you caught the guy trying to get an extra license key! If someone's going through that much trouble, just give them the extra license... he probably needs the 60 bucks more than you do, plus you already sold him one copy. Stop mugging the golden goose.
Well, first you have to accept Microsoft into your heart as your personal savior. Microsoft doesn't answer the prayers of the heathens.
So you agree.. the less valuable you are to the company, the less you can get away with. Thanks for backing me up.
low frequency ultrasound is like saying: "Thank God, I'm atheist!"
Actually, as it turns out, ultrasound is more than a single frequency, and "low frequency ultrasound" is a perfectly cromulent phrase to denote the lower end of that range.
Sorry for picking the nit of the nit.
The advantage of this, especially in the U.S., is that it is so much easier to manipulate local news.
I can tell from your insightful comment that it's clear you actually RTFA, entitled Music downloads hit sour note for sued ordinary folks.
Good work replying to the summary though. A+ for effort.
the publicity can only be worse from trying to localize their lawsuits.
Yeah, and actually the articles provided as examples didn't put the RIAA in a good light at all. Of course, that didn't stop people from whining about them controlling the media even though we all read the articles, right? The first was about a grandma on a fixed income who could barely afford her food and medication. The judge helped her get pro bono representation, and she settled for an undisclosed amount. The second article was ambivalent at best, simply describing the type of music that the accused allegedly downloaded.
At my work if the client treats me like an asshole, I get fired if I return the favor.
So you're saying you're about as indispensible as a 16-year-old burger flipper?
Most people in skilled jobs wouldn't get fired if they consistently produce good results. If they're poor workers or worth less to the company than a random client, then any excuse will do.
Anyway, many police departments will (supposedly) take action if an officer gets enough complaints or any single complaint of a serious nature. But personally, if I'm going to hold police to some sort of "higher standard," and point out occasions where they come up short, then ethically I should be reporting the cops who are doing a good job as well. If I expect fair treatment then I should be acting the same way, otherwise I'm just a hypocrite.
I've experienced both, however there's absolutely nothing to gain from being disrespectful. Being respectful might not get you any slack, but being confrontational will just make things worse.