Square root on paper isn't really much more difficult than multiplication, when one is used to it, assuming that one doesn't need more than four significant figures; after four sig-figs, it gets to be a genuine PITA. Once mastered, it's fun because so few other people can do it. It's cube roots that are tedious!
Welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism! If you don't like their phone service, start your own!
Your argument could be used for anything! Lets say that slashdot started charging for posts. You could complain about how it locks you out from a wonderful society.
Actually, it sounds like it would be okay according to you if I stole fine china from a fine china store, and smashed it in the driveway (they would loose money, but I didn't get what I would have traded money for), but it would be wrong if I got away with it.
> If you "share" something over P2P, people are losing money.
And you think that's wrong. So anything else that causes someone to lose money is wrong, too? If I recommend that someone not see/rent/buy a movie, the corporation loses money. Is this wrong? No. If I do anything to discourage anyone from not spending as much money as they can on movies, is it wrong? No. Hopefully crypto will defeat all the sharing=pirating fascists.
That wouldn't work. Users would just hack the source to retrieve the ads, maybe even follow them to their webpages, and not display them. So the ad companies think I'm looking at them, and the project gets paid. Cool, huh?
Yes, I `kill -9` programs that allocate memory without telling me. (Just kidding)
I meant that I don't like it when programs intentionally do things to annoy me. Suck as CallWave for MS-Windows. Or when web pages in MSIE try to block 'View Source'.
(Note that I don't use MS-Windows, except for at school)
I don't mind using outdated software. I would use 4.4BSD if I could find a way to install it on an i386. (If you know how, *PLEASE* tell me, I'm dying to know).
I would either avoid such software, or hack it to not display ads. I get really sensitive about programs doing things I don't want them to (ie: controlling my computer). And even then, I am perfectly happy with/bin/sh. (I run NetBSD).
It's more likely he'd just summon them all to secret military tribunals, send over some JBT's to bring them in, and have them quitely executed. Correct me if any of this is not possible by US law.
Wow! I thought it'd never stop. Actually, one of my biggest concerns was money, and my PII was $575, so I was happy. (Actually, I spent another $200 for a 20gig HD).
I wonder, with MS software usually being remotely exploitable, how will they make it so it can't be locally exploited?? Removing that 'XFLAGS=-DBUGS -DRANDOM_INCONSISTENCIES -DREMOTE_ENTRY -DRANDOM_BSOD' line might help. Oh, no! I posted copyrighted parts of Micr0$0ft sourcecode!
I get it. It means that the five computers that I own (the 286 laptop (needs a new $35 motherboard), the 386 desktop, the 486 laptop with slightly messed up screen, the 486 desktop that I accidently messed up while playing with the cards inside, the 586 laptop (which I'm using), and the 686 desktop) are the last ones that I'll buy legally. The rest will come from underground warez'd hardware markets, exchanging anonymous digital cash tax-free.
Don't count on it. I don't think the US gov't will interfere (they _want_ DRM). MS will ignore angry buzz, unless it gets REALLY angry (ie: people taking MS off the shelves, switching to GNU by the thousands, burning MS-Windows CD's, snipers shooting at Bill (YAY!!), etc). MS is fat enough to ignore almost anything.
With the new corporate-gov't 'copying data is thieft' movement, they'll say it's PATRIOTIC (this neo-patriotic thing is REALLY getting to me; it is the US gov't that is attacking our freedoms) and that only TERRORISTS or PIRATES or ANTI-AMERICAN people wouldn't want it...
In Unix, it's called TPE: Trusted Path of Execution. It's used by (lousy IMO) admins who don't want users running games our exploits. Only bin's owned by root and `chmod go-w`. Except for trusted users, who can do whatever they want.
This would work fine, except for the fact that many non-suid/sgid bins haven't been trusted for buffer overflows (normally, it wouldn't matter). Also interpreters (sh,perl,etc...)
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Square root on paper isn't really much more difficult than multiplication, when one is used to it, assuming that one doesn't need more than four significant figures; after four sig-figs, it gets to be a genuine PITA. Once mastered, it's fun because so few other people can do it. It's cube roots that are tedious!
Welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism! If you don't like their phone service, start your own!
Your argument could be used for anything! Lets say that slashdot started charging for posts. You could complain about how it locks you out from a wonderful society.
I think you forgot a 's/don\'t/do/'.
It's the same thing to the company.
Actually, it sounds like it would be okay according to you if I stole fine china from a fine china store, and smashed it in the driveway (they would loose money, but I didn't get what I would have traded money for), but it would be wrong if I got away with it.
I was discussing the issue of lost money.
Thanks! I'll blame that typo on my text-only web browser (ELinks). I like your sig, too.
'Of course we can't afford to take chances,' agreed Winston dutifully.
'What I mean to say, there is a war on,' said Parsons.
-- 1984, in regard to a strange looking man being shot
> If you "share" something over P2P, people are losing money.
And you think that's wrong. So anything else that causes someone to lose money is wrong, too? If I recommend that someone not see/rent/buy a movie, the corporation loses money. Is this wrong? No. If I do anything to discourage anyone from not spending as much money as they can on movies, is it wrong? No. Hopefully crypto will defeat all the sharing=pirating fascists.
650 GB??? GIGABYTE???
I have a *20* GB harddrive, and it's new.
That wouldn't work. Users would just hack the source to retrieve the ads, maybe even follow them to their webpages, and not display them. So the ad companies think I'm looking at them, and the project gets paid. Cool, huh?
Yes, I `kill -9` programs that allocate memory without telling me. (Just kidding)
I meant that I don't like it when programs intentionally do things to annoy me. Suck as CallWave for MS-Windows. Or when web pages in MSIE try to block 'View Source'.
(Note that I don't use MS-Windows, except for at school)
I don't mind using outdated software. I would use 4.4BSD if I could find a way to install it on an i386. (If you know how, *PLEASE* tell me, I'm dying to know).
The license aggreement might forbid such activity. But then, it wouldn't get OSI's approval.
I would either avoid such software, or hack it to not display ads. I get really sensitive about programs doing things I don't want them to (ie: controlling my computer). And even then, I am perfectly happy with /bin/sh. (I run NetBSD).
It's more likely he'd just summon them all to secret military tribunals, send over some JBT's to bring them in, and have them quitely executed. Correct me if any of this is not possible by US law.
If you look through their website, you will notice that they oppose terrorists, and will help to apprehend them if at all possible.
That was stupid. And ignorant.
Good. What about legalized thieft^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Htaxes?
Wow! I thought it'd never stop. Actually, one of my biggest concerns was money, and my PII was $575, so I was happy. (Actually, I spent another $200 for a 20gig HD).
Yes. The Sept. 11 attacks have made me think more. Now, BB probably didn't want me reading Ayn Rand and Orwell, but...
BTW, do you know where I can find a digital copy of "Atlas Shrugged" (Intellectual Property issues aside)?
I doubt that they'll come for our old hardware. Too great an invasion of privacy for now. Now later, yes.
We, Equality 7-2521, do not like their hardware! We do not think like our brothers. May we be forgiven!
I wonder, with MS software usually being remotely exploitable, how will they make it so it can't be locally exploited?? Removing that 'XFLAGS=-DBUGS -DRANDOM_INCONSISTENCIES -DREMOTE_ENTRY -DRANDOM_BSOD' line might help. Oh, no! I posted copyrighted parts of Micr0$0ft sourcecode!
I get it. It means that the five computers that I own (the 286 laptop (needs a new $35 motherboard), the 386 desktop, the 486 laptop with slightly messed up screen, the 486 desktop that I accidently messed up while playing with the cards inside, the 586 laptop (which I'm using), and the 686 desktop) are the last ones that I'll buy legally. The rest will come from underground warez'd hardware markets, exchanging anonymous digital cash tax-free.
Don't count on it. I don't think the US gov't will interfere (they _want_ DRM). MS will ignore angry buzz, unless it gets REALLY angry (ie: people taking MS off the shelves, switching to GNU by the thousands, burning MS-Windows CD's, snipers shooting at Bill (YAY!!), etc). MS is fat enough to ignore almost anything.
With the new corporate-gov't 'copying data is thieft' movement, they'll say it's PATRIOTIC (this neo-patriotic thing is REALLY getting to me; it is the US gov't that is attacking our freedoms) and that only TERRORISTS or PIRATES or ANTI-AMERICAN people wouldn't want it...
In Unix, it's called TPE: Trusted Path of Execution. It's used by (lousy IMO) admins who don't want users running games our exploits. Only bin's owned by root and `chmod go-w`. Except for trusted users, who can do whatever they want.
This would work fine, except for the fact that many non-suid/sgid bins haven't been trusted for buffer overflows (normally, it wouldn't matter). Also interpreters (sh,perl,etc...)