I just want to say, I think the DMCA is the scariest thing Congress has done in a long time. It's being abused so much, it's begining to interfere with freedom of speech, as with this incident. If people would just apply the standard of criminal intent when judging DMCA violations, it wouldn't be so bad, but they don't. The result is that legitimate work which is in no way intended as a criminal act is treated as one.
I suppose I should have credited it. The original quote reads: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like...like...victory."
By the way, apocalypse now redux is coming out soon. See it, it should kick arse.
Not necessary, if people would only research
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There are a lot of good legal resources out there, both internet law libraries, the supreme court web site, and actual "meatspace" libraries. If people would just do a little research before posting, we would have a lot fewer "it seems to me that" posts and a lot more informative "if we apply the ruling in blank V blank" posts. I can dream, can't I?
...they're called "partition tools". Not only do they destroy windows completely and utterly, but the very FAT32 filesystem itself. It's a thing ob beauty, man. A thing of beauty.
I love the smell of Linux in the morning. It smells like...like...victory.
"almost every home user gets his software illegally."
Umm...no. MOst of the non-techies I know are terrified at the idea of "pirating" software. "My god, what happens if I get caught?" They don't understand that getting caught is very rare, and they don't know where to find pirated software anyway. You are unfairly maligning the average user, my friend.
Look at betamax vs. VHS (I know, I'm the umpteenth person to say that, but bear with me here). Betamax had superior playback quality, but it bombed. Why? Two reasons. It was less convenient to record in, because there weren't 6-hour tapes like there were for VHS. And VHS was pushed in a way betamax never was. People tend to follow the path of least resistance, buying the technology and using the formats that are placed in front of them without really thinking about it. Regardless of quality, Ogg will never take off unless it's included in windows, just like mp3 and wma. And that's not bloody likely.
Or at least not entirely. Two reasons: One, porn is a multimedia product. Sound alone just won't cut it. Two, it's not enough to just get people listening to OGG. We need them encoding in it, and not just porn.
In addition, with the way congress is not-thinking these days, we might end up getting Vorbis banned as a "purely pornographic and immoral medium", or some such crap.
The concept is sound, though. The porn industry certainly has done a lot of pioneering work with multimedia formats. Come to think of it, maybe someone should talk to playboy, see what they think...
How is the FSF going to compete with microsoft and other closed-source-companies in public relations with the non-tech-savvy masses? Microsoft has legions of corporate and individual clients (and partners in other projects) extolling the virtues of closed-source, and spreading all sorts of vile lies about the Free Software Movement. How do you and Stallman plan to bring the goals and ideology of the FSF to the average person in a way he/she can understand and appreciate? It seems to me that without widespread public support of the FSF, judges and legislatures will tend to support the big corporate interests that (in the case of the legislaters) pay for their campaigns in any conflict, such as a GPL violation case or software laws.
So, how will you rally the non-techie public to the FSF and GPL, dispelling the image of both as the product of socialist, somewhat freaky nerds? And how will you pay for such a campaign?
Why does Red Hat hate us? Is it that not enough people are buying boxed distros? Hell, I'll buy one! I'll buy three! Whatever you want, guys, I'll buy it, just make the whining, screeching music not be shipped with Red Hat! For the love of decency, stop! (Collapses into pathetic crying fetal position)
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have said it before and I will say it again. Free discussion is what Slashdot is all about, but if you think this site is so terrible or that Taco and the other editors are such idiots/snobs/nazis/whatever, either keep it to yourself or just leave. Questioning their opinions is fine, and to be encourage, but personal comments are not. It's unprofessional, it takes away from the main topic of the discussion, and it's irritating. If Malda is being arrogant, there's no need to post that fact - we see it, and calling him an "asshole" is just childish.
Many of us are respected IT professionals, and many others like to think of ourselves as being intelligent, mature people. Let's try to act like it, eh?
"RedHat 8.0 probably won't be 100% stable, but it should be a cool new bit of software! "
How is that cool? Most linux users use it as a server OS, where stability is everything and coolness matters not a whit. Myself, I use Red Hat in "embedded-type" applications such as MP3 jukeboxes, really cheap pc-based DVD players, etc. And the big advantage Linux has over windows on the desktop is its improved stability. What is the point of unstable linux in the name of coolness?
When I want to download a linux distro, I just use a download manager and content myself with downloading about fifty megs a night over my dial-up connection. It takes a couple weeks, but as long as I remember to start the download, it's fairly hassle-free, and far cheaper than buying the CDs.
I sewed a huge segment of velcro onto the left sleeve of my jacket and a couple of informal shirts. I originally tried the self-adhesive velcro, but that stuff tends not to handle the washing machine very well. Anyway, the velcro is all along my forearm, and I used the self-adhesive stuff on the back of my Mako, Palm3C, and Jornada, as well as a few remote controls and my walkman. It looks a little odd, but I can do one-handed tasks very easily on my arm, and I always have whatever's on my velcro shirt scrolling weather, reminders, whatever. I'm planning to get a blackberry so I can have constant stock updates on my arm. I could just get a watch with text-messaging, but I hate the tiny screens.
How in the name of all that is greasy and good...
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...are they going to recoup their losses? I don't care how much pizza they sell, broadband is expensive. I just don't see how this can work. USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
No matter what we say about how often we buy linux distros compared to windows, the fact remains that we are simply not a representative sample. Most people don't even know how to pronounce linux, let alone use it, or have any interest in buying it. USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
I just had a thought. Could this system be used to launch the breadbox-sized minisats mit is working on? Once the main space capsule left the atmosphere, couldn't it release a small satellite with a small engine before it re-entered the atmosphere. Even if you couldn't get the minisat in orbit, might it still be usefull for some minutes/hours/whatever before it came down?
Please note, I am not a rocket scientist, just an overcaffeinated nerd.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
From the article: "However, no PDA, according to my research, comes complete with a spreadsheet or presentation application."
My Diamond Mako (a psion revo+ clone, for those not in the know) has a built-in spreadsheet program, Sheet. It's fully compatible with Excel, very user-friendly, and I like it very much. How dare the author of this article claim that one of my favorite Mako programs doesn't exist?:-)
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
Um, I don't see how Scully is supposed to be a sex object. Gentlemen, she is not hot. At all. She's also occasionally whiny, and often irritating. I cannot see her as a sex object.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
Since the propane gas tank on the cart would be experiencing cooling effects, the guy really could put that tank in a large bucket of water and put beers in it. Of course, the water might slosh a bit...and the extra mass might be excessive.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
He already explained that the acceleration produced by the pulse-jet on this kart is so slight, you could stop the darn thing by standing in front of it. The brakes are more than adequate, and in fact are routinely used on the "go-karts" you buy at Sears. All this is explained in his series of posts - so read them.
That said, the throttle does need work, but you have to admit there is something to be said for the adrenaline rush of trying to control a homemade jet engine that backfires like crazy while steering a go-kart one-handed at 30mph.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
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I just want to say, I think the DMCA is the scariest thing Congress has done in a long time. It's being abused so much, it's begining to interfere with freedom of speech, as with this incident. If people would just apply the standard of criminal intent when judging DMCA violations, it wouldn't be so bad, but they don't. The result is that legitimate work which is in no way intended as a criminal act is treated as one.
RIP, first amendment. You were loved.
I suppose I should have credited it. The original quote reads: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like...like...victory."
By the way, apocalypse now redux is coming out soon. See it, it should kick arse.
There are a lot of good legal resources out there, both internet law libraries, the supreme court web site, and actual "meatspace" libraries. If people would just do a little research before posting, we would have a lot fewer "it seems to me that" posts and a lot more informative "if we apply the ruling in blank V blank" posts. I can dream, can't I?
...they're called "partition tools". Not only do they destroy windows completely and utterly, but the very FAT32 filesystem itself. It's a thing ob beauty, man. A thing of beauty.
I love the smell of Linux in the morning. It smells like...like...victory.
"almost every home user gets his software illegally."
Umm...no. MOst of the non-techies I know are terrified at the idea of "pirating" software. "My god, what happens if I get caught?" They don't understand that getting caught is very rare, and they don't know where to find pirated software anyway. You are unfairly maligning the average user, my friend.
Look at betamax vs. VHS (I know, I'm the umpteenth person to say that, but bear with me here). Betamax had superior playback quality, but it bombed. Why? Two reasons. It was less convenient to record in, because there weren't 6-hour tapes like there were for VHS. And VHS was pushed in a way betamax never was. People tend to follow the path of least resistance, buying the technology and using the formats that are placed in front of them without really thinking about it. Regardless of quality, Ogg will never take off unless it's included in windows, just like mp3 and wma. And that's not bloody likely.
Or at least not entirely. Two reasons: One, porn is a multimedia product. Sound alone just won't cut it. Two, it's not enough to just get people listening to OGG. We need them encoding in it, and not just porn.
In addition, with the way congress is not-thinking these days, we might end up getting Vorbis banned as a "purely pornographic and immoral medium", or some such crap.
The concept is sound, though. The porn industry certainly has done a lot of pioneering work with multimedia formats. Come to think of it, maybe someone should talk to playboy, see what they think...
...but as they say, "No pain, no gain", right?
I do indeed. Fortunatly, I telecommute, so I don't end up looking unprofessional in a work environment. Instead, I look slightly odd everywhere I go.
How is the FSF going to compete with microsoft and other closed-source-companies in public relations with the non-tech-savvy masses? Microsoft has legions of corporate and individual clients (and partners in other projects) extolling the virtues of closed-source, and spreading all sorts of vile lies about the Free Software Movement. How do you and Stallman plan to bring the goals and ideology of the FSF to the average person in a way he/she can understand and appreciate? It seems to me that without widespread public support of the FSF, judges and legislatures will tend to support the big corporate interests that (in the case of the legislaters) pay for their campaigns in any conflict, such as a GPL violation case or software laws.
So, how will you rally the non-techie public to the FSF and GPL, dispelling the image of both as the product of socialist, somewhat freaky nerds? And how will you pay for such a campaign?
Why does Red Hat hate us? Is it that not enough people are buying boxed distros? Hell, I'll buy one! I'll buy three! Whatever you want, guys, I'll buy it, just make the whining, screeching music not be shipped with Red Hat! For the love of decency, stop! (Collapses into pathetic crying fetal position)
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have said it before and I will say it again. Free discussion is what Slashdot is all about, but if you think this site is so terrible or that Taco and the other editors are such idiots/snobs/nazis/whatever, either keep it to yourself or just leave. Questioning their opinions is fine, and to be encourage, but personal comments are not. It's unprofessional, it takes away from the main topic of the discussion, and it's irritating. If Malda is being arrogant, there's no need to post that fact - we see it, and calling him an "asshole" is just childish.
Many of us are respected IT professionals, and many others like to think of ourselves as being intelligent, mature people. Let's try to act like it, eh?
"RedHat 8.0 probably won't be 100% stable, but it should be a cool new bit of software! "
How is that cool? Most linux users use it as a server OS, where stability is everything and coolness matters not a whit. Myself, I use Red Hat in "embedded-type" applications such as MP3 jukeboxes, really cheap pc-based DVD players, etc. And the big advantage Linux has over windows on the desktop is its improved stability. What is the point of unstable linux in the name of coolness?
When I want to download a linux distro, I just use a download manager and content myself with downloading about fifty megs a night over my dial-up connection. It takes a couple weeks, but as long as I remember to start the download, it's fairly hassle-free, and far cheaper than buying the CDs.
I sewed a huge segment of velcro onto the left sleeve of my jacket and a couple of informal shirts. I originally tried the self-adhesive velcro, but that stuff tends not to handle the washing machine very well. Anyway, the velcro is all along my forearm, and I used the self-adhesive stuff on the back of my Mako, Palm3C, and Jornada, as well as a few remote controls and my walkman. It looks a little odd, but I can do one-handed tasks very easily on my arm, and I always have whatever's on my velcro shirt scrolling weather, reminders, whatever. I'm planning to get a blackberry so I can have constant stock updates on my arm. I could just get a watch with text-messaging, but I hate the tiny screens.
...are they going to recoup their losses? I don't care how much pizza they sell, broadband is expensive. I just don't see how this can work.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
No matter what we say about how often we buy linux distros compared to windows, the fact remains that we are simply not a representative sample. Most people don't even know how to pronounce linux, let alone use it, or have any interest in buying it.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
And I have to say, there's no great loss to the open-source community here.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
It's just a camera, not a computer. They could put seti@home on the workstation, but...why?
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
I just had a thought. Could this system be used to launch the breadbox-sized minisats mit is working on? Once the main space capsule left the atmosphere, couldn't it release a small satellite with a small engine before it re-entered the atmosphere. Even if you couldn't get the minisat in orbit, might it still be usefull for some minutes/hours/whatever before it came down?
Please note, I am not a rocket scientist, just an overcaffeinated nerd.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
From the article: "However, no PDA, according to my research, comes complete with a spreadsheet or presentation application."
:-)
My Diamond Mako (a psion revo+ clone, for those not in the know) has a built-in spreadsheet program, Sheet. It's fully compatible with Excel, very user-friendly, and I like it very much. How dare the author of this article claim that one of my favorite Mako programs doesn't exist?
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
Um, I don't see how Scully is supposed to be a sex object. Gentlemen, she is not hot. At all. She's also occasionally whiny, and often irritating. I cannot see her as a sex object.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
Since the propane gas tank on the cart would be experiencing cooling effects, the guy really could put that tank in a large bucket of water and put beers in it. Of course, the water might slosh a bit...and the extra mass might be excessive.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
He already explained that the acceleration produced by the pulse-jet on this kart is so slight, you could stop the darn thing by standing in front of it. The brakes are more than adequate, and in fact are routinely used on the "go-karts" you buy at Sears. All this is explained in his series of posts - so read them.
That said, the throttle does need work, but you have to admit there is something to be said for the adrenaline rush of trying to control a homemade jet engine that backfires like crazy while steering a go-kart one-handed at 30mph.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.
He's been programming since god was a lad, builds custom PCs in his spare time, and is still a badass at god-only-knows how old.
USA Intellectual Property Laws: 5 monkeys, 1 hour.