"The driving force behind this trend has been the fans themselves, who now have a more educated ear and can tell if something is off-key, industry experts said."
The fans can tell when something's off key, but the people they go see can't sing on-key? Is something wrong with this picture? (No, we're in the USA!)
If everyone obeyed the laws traffic becomes far worse. How much traffic flows on a highway when everyone travels 100kph? Now, slow everyone down to 20 kph. Did the flow rate go up? Now, imagine everyone doing 140kph on that road. The flow rate did go up, didn't it. Now imagine everybody maintaining legal following distances. Thats right, the flow cuts in half, because you could only fit half the cars on the road.
Flow rate in traffic does NOT increase linearly with speed. Because with increased speed come greater following distance and greater reactions to perturbations (quicker to hit the brakes). I remember seeing a traffic dynamics book where all the varibles came together optimially at 35 mph.
The very definition of totalitarianism (the comment was: "Hence, I'm in favour of virtually ANY regulation of motorists.") and no better illustration why the proposed legislation is more dangerous than "two tons of steel".
I thought it sounded more like the bleating of a scared sheep. Definitely good subject matter (subject as in "rule me with an iron fist, please!").
OpenBSD has always been all about giving the end user a complete server-in-a-box, so to speak. In fact, most of this stuff is off by default in FreeBSD and NetBSD.
And OpenBSD's pf makes firewalling and NAT ridiculously easy compared to Linux/iptables. And they're constantly auditing the codebase for security. Linux by comparison is downright Microsoftish.
What makes you think _you_ get to decide what is offensive? It really means offensive to the State. The State always takes care of itself first, even against the people. (For example, it will prosecute counterfeiters more severely than check kiters.)
I agree with this statement (not sure I understand what you're getting at with the rest of your post, though).
Just a comment about how anyone can vote, even masses of absolute dummies. Just like anyone can run a computer, even masses of absolute dummies. Mischief results both times.
When it comes down to it, a worm such as a this (trojan horse) requires a stupid user to execute it - so blame the user for once.
Goodness gracious. In the world of/., the users are the butt of endless jokes and blame. For once? We all know the users are not computer-proficient. But then giving them the computing equivalent of several bottles of nitro-glycerin (that would be Microsoft) certainly doesn't make things safer. So Microsoft's volatility is always part of the blame mix.
It's a good idea as long as I decide who gets to vote.
Certainly almost _any_ intellectual criteria would be better than "18 Years Old". How about, "who are your representatives in Congress and your state gov't?" That would filter out all the riff-raff. Or, how about if you receive Government Money, conflict of interest, can't vote. Oh, wait, that would be just about everybody these days.
I always remember a cartoon I saw at school. A guy is in his cap and gown in the back of a taxi. The driver says, "Yeah, I was worried about getting a job when I got my Ph.D., too."
People should have to have a licence to own a computer and take a test so that they understand security issues. Now I realise that sounds a little extreme but if you take into account the the cost in bussiness that worms cause then it might be a good idea. It would certainly get rid of the ignorance defense.
Clearly the technology's simplicity is oversold. "Anyone can use it!" Hey, how about some intelligence/knowledge requirements for voting? Right now, just anyone can vote.
What kind of question is this to ask on/.? Of _course_ there's a curse! Who doesn't believe in curses and devils and daemons? Many of us like unix-like OSs, which have many daemons in them.
What about politicians? They're the ones with the power to declare war, and they're the ones with access to the big red "launch" button.
Old Russian joke: The Secretary General and his staff are watching the May Day parade in Red Square. Tanks, troops, missiles parade by. Then a single truck with two men standing in the back. The SecGen asks an aide, "who are they, and why are they in this parade?" The aide answers, "they are central planners, no one knows how much damage they can do."
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There has _got_ to be a Godwin's Corollary, except about McCarthy. Is anyone else sick of it?
The fans can tell when something's off key, but the people they go see can't sing on-key? Is something wrong with this picture? (No, we're in the USA!)
Flow rate in traffic does NOT increase linearly with speed. Because with increased speed come greater following distance and greater reactions to perturbations (quicker to hit the brakes). I remember seeing a traffic dynamics book where all the varibles came together optimially at 35 mph.
That's what they're counting on. But the argument becomes, "I think a $50 ticket is worth avoiding my own death."
Just make the country a police state, and you're there.
I thought it sounded more like the bleating of a scared sheep. Definitely good subject matter (subject as in "rule me with an iron fist, please!").
Considering that most of us were raised in government-run schools, simple minded rhetoric is what fits.
There are no fail-safe systems. Your reaction is hysterical.
Then the Americans show up, and get stuck in them.
They're all practicing FPS.
And OpenBSD's pf makes firewalling and NAT ridiculously easy compared to Linux/iptables. And they're constantly auditing the codebase for security. Linux by comparison is downright Microsoftish.
The trump OS: OpenBSD.
My uni uses the rankings ("we're near the top in engineering!") in all their panhandling for funds.
You meant "skin color".
What makes you think _you_ get to decide what is offensive? It really means offensive to the State. The State always takes care of itself first, even against the people. (For example, it will prosecute counterfeiters more severely than check kiters.)
Just a comment about how anyone can vote, even masses of absolute dummies. Just like anyone can run a computer, even masses of absolute dummies. Mischief results both times.
No need to flame Microsoft. They're the nitro-glycerin of computing: inherently unstable and explosive. Flame not needed, only clumsy users.
Goodness gracious. In the world of /., the users are the butt of endless jokes and blame. For once? We all know the users are not computer-proficient. But then giving them the computing equivalent of several bottles of nitro-glycerin (that would be Microsoft) certainly doesn't make things safer. So Microsoft's volatility is always part of the blame mix.
Won't work. Dumb people are incapable of a realistic self-evaluation. Here's why.
Certainly almost _any_ intellectual criteria would be better than "18 Years Old". How about, "who are your representatives in Congress and your state gov't?" That would filter out all the riff-raff. Or, how about if you receive Government Money, conflict of interest, can't vote. Oh, wait, that would be just about everybody these days.
I always remember a cartoon I saw at school. A guy is in his cap and gown in the back of a taxi. The driver says, "Yeah, I was worried about getting a job when I got my Ph.D., too."
Clearly the technology's simplicity is oversold. "Anyone can use it!" Hey, how about some intelligence/knowledge requirements for voting? Right now, just anyone can vote.
And the Gordian Knot: Just hack it through cleanly!
What kind of question is this to ask on /.? Of _course_ there's a curse! Who doesn't believe in curses and devils and daemons? Many of us like unix-like OSs, which have many daemons in them.
Old Russian joke: The Secretary General and his staff are watching the May Day parade in Red Square. Tanks, troops, missiles parade by. Then a single truck with two men standing in the back. The SecGen asks an aide, "who are they, and why are they in this parade?" The aide answers, "they are central planners, no one knows how much damage they can do."