The government has no balls! Or should I say the justice department doesn't. Microsoft has been declared a monopoly. They have been convicted of crimes and bad business practices.
What has been the outcome: absolutely nothing!
The american government is quick to drop bombs on other countries and people but when dealing with their own they can't do a damn thing.
The convicted party has more rights than the victims (in this case everyone). This is wholly unfair!
How many years has this been in the courts and microsoft isn't doing a damn thing to fix it. They fight and lie, and tie up the court system, and nothing comes of it. The justice department really needs to do something about this case.
If they have been convicted, punish them. Don't let the accused decide their fate. Would the justice department let a killer decide their sentence? I dont think so.
This article just goes to show that nothing will come of this court case. It will have all been a big waste of everyones time and effort, everyone except microsofts that is.
-the opinions expressed above are my own. As this is still a free country(I think) I am entitled to express my rights to free speech. If you don't agree with my comments, then don't; that is your right also.
How about book sellers though. I know for a fact that if you have a "club card", they definitely know what and when you bought it.
Time to start buying everything with $$$ (thats cash only)
Now that Americans have traded away all their civil liberties, I have a question for you:
Do you feel safer?
The government is treating everyone as if they are a criminal. This is percieved security folks. Pretty soon they will make it illegal to read certain books. Does that make everyone feel safer?
Since politics in the states are driven by big business can you trust the politicians to control decisions for science? How about the environment?
This is why we have so many problems. When it is an election year the politicians look to big business to finance their political campaign. They don't give a damn about the environment or the say of the people as they don't get money from them. Its whoever pays them the most. And that statement should scare you!
As long as religious beleifs are kept seperate from state then things won't get any worse!
I remember the days when I used to take those cameras apart to get the film and battery out and get zapped by the capacitor. My arm went numb the first time.
Later on we would purposly charge the capacitor and then throw pennies on them to watch the sparks fly.
Some of us even charged them and zapped others with them.
I've personally placed easter eggs inside of flash movies for commercial sites that I have worked on.
Kind of cool, bug generally hard to find. If they are too hard to find, nobody will. If someone can tell that there is something there then they will try to access it, whereas a casual observer will overlook it.
What really scares me is that your elected officials believe that this is the solution! Do not even consider for a second that this will actually imporve security in the US or anywhere.
You are only trading in your civil liberties (ie: freedom) for a false sense of security. And that is what it is "FALSE".
Terrorists will still get these 'ID cards' just like you and me and what then. How do you distinguish between them and us? You can't. All it really comes down to is more thorough checks for immigrants and border crossings. But hey if you really want into the country to you really think that its going to stop a terrorist?
These people for the most part are professionals, trained by someone who is also a professional who got trained by Americans or British or whoever. Think about it!
There is no quick and easy "fix" for this problem. Hey you could try and put up a barbed wire fence around the whole country. Maybe you should lobby for that!
Thank god I live in Canada where that scheme is totally impractical!
I agree with points 1, 2 and 3. But point 4 will only strengthen their monopoly in the market place.
Making the system modular (which is what the states want) is also a good solution. Make it so that IE, or other systems can be removed. Modular = Good.
Fine them accordingly for bad practices.
Effectively they could keep the court systems tied up for decades and they could continue to practice what they are doing. When a settlement is reached they just get it thrown out again. What was the point.
Why does it take so long to form a punishment when they already know that they broke the law?
Heres what you add: -Fine them 10% of their gross earnings plus court costs up til now. -make the system modular (remove ie, add java, etc.)
You should be careful of certain things you say, but you should also expect some sense of privacy too.
Employers cannot think that all of your time is work related. They check their personal email and surf too.
What kind of environment to they foster by snooping on everyone and taking advantage of that information. I certainly would start looking elsewhere if rumors stated in my personal email came back to haunt me.
What about your lunch break. That is your time, should you still have to follow the same rules then when it is your time? Its their equipment, but its your time. Should those emails be subject to company policy???
They are simple applications that have a limited feature set. If you want something more you purchase an upgrade or buy into 3rd party applications like Adobe Photoshop.
OSX is modular. Modular = GOOD.
Denying modularity is the path of stupidity and leads to redundancy.
In the frenzy that exists in the world to beef up security this will weaken it considerably. Why not just post your passwords on your monitor?
The FBI and other 3 letter organizations known or unknown must be looking forward to this as they will be able to use the Tempest attack against these devices.
Its awful that someone lost their life over a game.
But I must agree that this individual had deeper problems. Whenever something bad happens people always look for someone else to blame. Take responsibility for your actions people!
Maybe we all need to get psychological examinations before we are allowed to play?
Do you think that this will hurt the sales of EverQuest??? Nope probably sell better than hot cakes now.
IT JUST CREATES A 3D IMAGE OF A 3D IMAGE!
-theres no X-Ray vision here! For luggage they would be able to say "I think its a suitcase"
-it does seem "spooky" though -it does have potential uses that could be really cool. Remote surgery, biometrics, 3D video
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Will people be able to be sued for playing their own DNA music? Companies that have already patended certain DNA sequences could sue you for divulging trade secrets!
How will the courts deal with this? Who is the author? You? Them? God?
I'm sure the corporations and the RIAA will have their lawyers hopping on this one.
This would be an aweful predicatment. Everyone loses, but in the end how good can DNA sound?
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What is wrong with the system?
The government has no balls! Or should I say the justice department doesn't. Microsoft has been declared a monopoly. They have been convicted of crimes and bad business practices.
What has been the outcome: absolutely nothing!
The american government is quick to drop bombs on other countries and people but when dealing with their own they can't do a damn thing.
The convicted party has more rights than the victims (in this case everyone). This is wholly unfair!
How many years has this been in the courts and microsoft isn't doing a damn thing to fix it. They fight and lie, and tie up the court system, and nothing comes of it. The justice department really needs to do something about this case.
If they have been convicted, punish them. Don't let the accused decide their fate. Would the justice department let a killer decide their sentence? I dont think so.
This article just goes to show that nothing will come of this court case. It will have all been a big waste of everyones time and effort, everyone except microsofts that is.
-the opinions expressed above are my own. As this is still a free country(I think) I am entitled to express my rights to free speech. If you don't agree with my comments, then don't; that is your right also.
Thats always a good idea, but I have a deeper question. How do these patches make it into the CVS of these projects and who is doing it?
I can think of some likely players, namely those who feel that Linux/Unix is a threat to them.
Also can't forget about the black hats and chinese/russian/terrorist groups as well.
How about book sellers though. I know for a fact that if you have a "club card", they definitely know what and when you bought it.
Time to start buying everything with $$$ (thats cash only)
Now that Americans have traded away all their civil liberties, I have a question for you:
Do you feel safer?
The government is treating everyone as if they are a criminal. This is percieved security folks. Pretty soon they will make it illegal to read certain books. Does that make everyone feel safer?
Since politics in the states are driven by big business can you trust the politicians to control decisions for science? How about the environment?
This is why we have so many problems. When it is an election year the politicians look to big business to finance their political campaign. They don't give a damn about the environment or the say of the people as they don't get money from them. Its whoever pays them the most. And that statement should scare you!
As long as religious beleifs are kept seperate from state then things won't get any worse!
What do you think that there is a standard zipcode system? Think again. If they can get your card# surely they can get this too.
There is no such thing as security these days.
If you can prove that you weren't in El Paso that day then the Credit Card Co. is SOL!
Ahhhh!
I remember the days when I used to take those cameras apart to get the film and battery out and get zapped by the capacitor. My arm went numb the first time.
Later on we would purposly charge the capacitor and then throw pennies on them to watch the sparks fly.
Some of us even charged them and zapped others with them.
Them were the days....
I've personally placed easter eggs inside of flash movies for commercial sites that I have worked on.
Kind of cool, bug generally hard to find. If they are too hard to find, nobody will. If someone can tell that there is something there then they will try to access it, whereas a casual observer will overlook it.
Yes, its called a trackball.
What really scares me is that your elected officials believe that this is the solution! Do not even consider for a second that this will actually imporve security in the US or anywhere.
You are only trading in your civil liberties (ie: freedom) for a false sense of security. And that is what it is "FALSE".
Terrorists will still get these 'ID cards' just like you and me and what then. How do you distinguish between them and us? You can't. All it really comes down to is more thorough checks for immigrants and border crossings. But hey if you really want into the country to you really think that its going to stop a terrorist?
These people for the most part are professionals, trained by someone who is also a professional who got trained by Americans or British or whoever. Think about it!
There is no quick and easy "fix" for this problem. Hey you could try and put up a barbed wire fence around the whole country. Maybe you should lobby for that!
Thank god I live in Canada where that scheme is totally impractical!
BE VERY AFRAID!!!
I agree with points 1, 2 and 3. But point 4 will only strengthen their monopoly in the market place.
Making the system modular (which is what the states want) is also a good solution. Make it so that IE, or other systems can be removed. Modular = Good.
Fine them accordingly for bad practices.
Effectively they could keep the court systems tied up for decades and they could continue to practice what they are doing. When a settlement is reached they just get it thrown out again. What was the point.
Why does it take so long to form a punishment when they already know that they broke the law?
Heres what you add:
-Fine them 10% of their gross earnings plus court costs up til now.
-make the system modular (remove ie, add java, etc.)
You should be careful of certain things you say, but you should also expect some sense of privacy too.
Employers cannot think that all of your time is work related. They check their personal email and surf too.
What kind of environment to they foster by snooping on everyone and taking advantage of that information. I certainly would start looking elsewhere if rumors stated in my personal email came back to haunt me.
What about your lunch break. That is your time, should you still have to follow the same rules then when it is your time? Its their equipment, but its your time. Should those emails be subject to company policy???
Nikon also made a very nice Titanium camera a few years ago called the Nikon 35mmTi.
Matrix metering, quality optical components, and 1/3 stop settings in a compact camera.
SWEET!
Well you can always REMOVE these applications.
They are simple applications that have a limited feature set. If you want something more you purchase an upgrade or buy into 3rd party applications like Adobe Photoshop.
OSX is modular. Modular = GOOD.
Denying modularity is the path of stupidity and leads to redundancy.
In the frenzy that exists in the world to beef up security this will weaken it considerably. Why not just post your passwords on your monitor?
:-(
The FBI and other 3 letter organizations known or unknown must be looking forward to this as they will be able to use the Tempest attack against these devices.
A sad day for security
Its awful that someone lost their life over a game.
But I must agree that this individual had deeper problems. Whenever something bad happens people always look for someone else to blame. Take responsibility for your actions people!
Maybe we all need to get psychological examinations before we are allowed to play?
Do you think that this will hurt the sales of EverQuest??? Nope probably sell better than hot cakes now.
IT JUST CREATES A 3D IMAGE OF A 3D IMAGE!
-theres no X-Ray vision here! For luggage they would be able to say "I think its a suitcase"
-it does seem "spooky" though
-it does have potential uses that could be really cool. Remote surgery, biometrics, 3D video
Will people be able to be sued for playing their own DNA music? Companies that have already patended certain DNA sequences could sue you for divulging trade secrets! How will the courts deal with this? Who is the author? You? Them? God? I'm sure the corporations and the RIAA will have their lawyers hopping on this one. This would be an aweful predicatment. Everyone loses, but in the end how good can DNA sound?