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PM?... AM?... September the 9th?... 2009?
Re:Freenet - dodging the issue
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I'm skeptical of just how easily Gnutella is shut down. Ok, so its using some key nodes to increase its performance, but that doesn't mean they're essential.
Also, it didn't say who owns these servers. Now with Napster, you had one company running the whole thing. If these servers are owned by various companies (bearshare, limeware, etc.) or are independently owned, then at least that gives the lawyers mutliple targets to aim for. Its not impossible, but more difficult than Napster. Likewise, I can't imagine that it would be all that difficult to set up such a node, which means anyone could do it (I'm speculating here though). So even if there aren't than many active nodes at one time, if its easy to create one, then it because a game of whack-a-mole for the lawyers, because if you take one down more will just pop up elsewhere.
Re:Freenet - dodging the issue
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Well there are key servers, such as Snarfu, which collect new keys (URLs in freenet speak, essentially), so you can get an idea of what's there by looking at the keys post. After all, there has to be SOME way of accessing the content, or its pointless. And sure there's a lot of porn, but there's a lot of other illegal stuff too. Music, SDMI cracks, scientology. All kinds of good stuff there, not just porn.
Wait wait... Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought Freenet was encrypted, so how would ISPs filter it? What would using SSL do?
Re:As long as I can connect...
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This article makes me sick. I hope and believe that this article is mostly FUD. There's a large sense of "You'd better watch out, 'cause They can do this and They can do that" without any hint of just how practical trying to do such a thing. They basically condemn those of the broad opinion that the internet can't be controlled with only a slightly less broad answer which is summed up as "Yes they can" without anything to back it up.
What really makes me sick though is that this just goes to show how more and more these days, corporations are running the world. Its truly frightening. Microsoft is no doubt having a good chuckle at the sorry attempt of the justice system to have any effect whatsoever, and that's just one example.
Face it, the government is not in control. The people are not in control. The government is just a pawn of the corporations, as are the PR machines that warp the minds of the people. Corporations create whatever reality they want by convincing the people or government of whatever suits them, or by leveraging the government into legislating whatever they need. They're slowly gaining ground now, but how long will it be before Open Source is deemed to be anti-capitalist and becomes illegal? At the very least I can forsee a time when companies start whining that they can't compete with the OS model, and so government will start to place restrictions on it in the name of fair play against those mean hackers and their socialist software. How dare they push out those poor, good old capitalist companies who believe in the good old American values that the country was founded on? Call me crazy, or call it a conspiracy theory, but at this point in time I wouldn't put it out of the question.
Now comes the flames, but I have to place the blame for this squarely on the US. Its all starting there. The US is always leading in making companies more powerful. Patents, the DMCA, everything. And then everyone else just feels obliged to join in, through pressure being placed on them by the corporations, but as well as with that mentality that the States are doing it, and so should we. The US is the Jones next door of the world, with everyone trying to keep up, without every questioning if the Jones are actually psychotic murderers. (Let me just say that there's probably nothing inherently wrong with the US in that all this is starting there, aside perhaps from their extremely capitalist nature, and lack of stopping it. The fact is that the US is the most technologically advanced, with the largest corporations, and so they are fighting the battles in their homeland first, then moving abroad.)
So what remains the only hope for the rest of us? By "us" I mean those of us who are fortunate enough not to live in the States and live in countries where, although its being looked at, so far we haven't seen the same laws enacted. Well I guess all we can do is hope that our own governments have the intelligence, the foresight, and the balls to stand up to what is clearly destructive to our free world. Clearly the US has failed in this respect.
Maybe this a low blow, but this is a country who elected George W. to the thrown of Most Powerful Man in the World. Albeit it was a narrow victory, but still, roughly half of the country was responsible for that. I just hope he has some good advisors, because the man is clearly an idiot.
At any rate, something needs to be done to change where we're headed, and in my opinion, it needs to be done soon. I feel more and more like I'm on the verge of getting up on my roof and screaming at the corporate government machine to come get me too, cause i'm starting to feel that the battle has already been lost. All hail the mighty buck.
But seriously, who would put up $million for no profit? Even if they get that million back, they still won't make anything with it, like they could have been doing had they invested it in something else. People with $million to throw around tend not to make poor investments, which is how they gained that money.
IMHO, you're totally wrong. The fact that the "teachers" in this experiment thought they were truly inflicting pain on the "learner" makes it just as valid as though they actually were. There's no way you can say that someone would react differently simply because they believed to be the truth, wasn't actually the truth. Their belief makes it a reality for them.
Secondly, the fact that they thought they were taking a part in a different experiment is the perfect veil to administer this experiment without their knowledge or suspicion, or without them trying to think around the experiment, thereby skewing their reaction.
Unless you're confusing authority with expertise or validity (or maybe that's the point?) Some people might have believed that the experimenter was indeed an expert in the field and that his study is a valid and interesting one, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they feel he has authority.
However, some may not particularly believe in the validity of the experiment, but would feel, probably subconciously, that the experimenter has some kind of authority because of his status, title or knowledge, when really, why should a scientist have authority?
If you're looking to rebuild your engine, an older Camaro/Firebird or even a Corvette is the way to go. Chevy small blocks like those are extremely popular for that purpose and hence its easy to find parts, modification kits and resources for those engines. They're also quite simple and very reliable. BMW and Volkswagens are also popular cars for modification, but their engines are much more complicated and delicate, and would require much more skill to rebuild or modify one.
Well you'll probably want to start off with something small. It'll be easier to drive while you get used to handling it. Small cars tend to come with small engines, which is ok for now, as a smaller engine is also good for getting used to. Once you're more experienced you'll be able to handle the power of a larger engine better.
There are a few key features that you should look for that will simplify driving for you until you get used to the basics. An automatic transmission, ABS brakes, front-wheel drive and traction control are all good choices. Fuel injection is also helpful, and comes on almost all new cars today.
Safety features are also important for new drivers, as they're more likely to be involved in an accident. Newer versions come with features such as both front and side airbags, seat-belt pretensioners, active headrests and more. Crash ratings are provided by the government to help you decide which cars are the safest.
Another thing to remember is not to be fooled by fancy gizmos. Things like in-dash navigation units are expensive and really have nothing to do with driving at all.
Once you've started to get the feel of driving, then you'll be ready to step into some more complicated machines, and you'll have a better idea as to which will suit your needs. Hope this helps.
Well, longer than that. And i've been an AC for a fairly long time too. What I meant is i'm getting to the point of where I'm reading/. A LOT (evidently more than michael), and am becoming so anal that I have to point out small errors like this.
They fail to mention that many people are running it and aren't even aware. They should have suggested that each person running NT or 2000 should (somehow) check to make sure they aren't infected.
Excellent point. We all know that managers and the like are queasy about buying into a free OS without having some company selling it and backing it up. This support from a well known company like IBM could really make a difference.
One point he failed to make concerning the Freenet issue was with nodes B and C passing traffic, and the DMCA. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aside from it being difficult for the node operators to know about what traffic they're passing along and to remove infrigning material, would it not be illegal, since the traffic is encrypted, for the node operator to find out what that traffic is, and hence filter it?
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If a slashdotter tries to email me, can I sue them under the DMCA?
They should hold a pool to guess at when it will be up.
PM?... AM?... September the 9th?... 2009?
I'm skeptical of just how easily Gnutella is shut down. Ok, so its using some key nodes to increase its performance, but that doesn't mean they're essential. Also, it didn't say who owns these servers. Now with Napster, you had one company running the whole thing. If these servers are owned by various companies (bearshare, limeware, etc.) or are independently owned, then at least that gives the lawyers mutliple targets to aim for. Its not impossible, but more difficult than Napster. Likewise, I can't imagine that it would be all that difficult to set up such a node, which means anyone could do it (I'm speculating here though). So even if there aren't than many active nodes at one time, if its easy to create one, then it because a game of whack-a-mole for the lawyers, because if you take one down more will just pop up elsewhere.
Well there are key servers, such as Snarfu, which collect new keys (URLs in freenet speak, essentially), so you can get an idea of what's there by looking at the keys post. After all, there has to be SOME way of accessing the content, or its pointless. And sure there's a lot of porn, but there's a lot of other illegal stuff too. Music, SDMI cracks, scientology. All kinds of good stuff there, not just porn.
Wait wait... Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought Freenet was encrypted, so how would ISPs filter it? What would using SSL do?
This article makes me sick. I hope and believe that this article is mostly FUD. There's a large sense of "You'd better watch out, 'cause They can do this and They can do that" without any hint of just how practical trying to do such a thing. They basically condemn those of the broad opinion that the internet can't be controlled with only a slightly less broad answer which is summed up as "Yes they can" without anything to back it up.
What really makes me sick though is that this just goes to show how more and more these days, corporations are running the world. Its truly frightening. Microsoft is no doubt having a good chuckle at the sorry attempt of the justice system to have any effect whatsoever, and that's just one example.
Face it, the government is not in control. The people are not in control. The government is just a pawn of the corporations, as are the PR machines that warp the minds of the people. Corporations create whatever reality they want by convincing the people or government of whatever suits them, or by leveraging the government into legislating whatever they need. They're slowly gaining ground now, but how long will it be before Open Source is deemed to be anti-capitalist and becomes illegal? At the very least I can forsee a time when companies start whining that they can't compete with the OS model, and so government will start to place restrictions on it in the name of fair play against those mean hackers and their socialist software. How dare they push out those poor, good old capitalist companies who believe in the good old American values that the country was founded on? Call me crazy, or call it a conspiracy theory, but at this point in time I wouldn't put it out of the question.
Now comes the flames, but I have to place the blame for this squarely on the US. Its all starting there. The US is always leading in making companies more powerful. Patents, the DMCA, everything. And then everyone else just feels obliged to join in, through pressure being placed on them by the corporations, but as well as with that mentality that the States are doing it, and so should we. The US is the Jones next door of the world, with everyone trying to keep up, without every questioning if the Jones are actually psychotic murderers. (Let me just say that there's probably nothing inherently wrong with the US in that all this is starting there, aside perhaps from their extremely capitalist nature, and lack of stopping it. The fact is that the US is the most technologically advanced, with the largest corporations, and so they are fighting the battles in their homeland first, then moving abroad.)
So what remains the only hope for the rest of us? By "us" I mean those of us who are fortunate enough not to live in the States and live in countries where, although its being looked at, so far we haven't seen the same laws enacted. Well I guess all we can do is hope that our own governments have the intelligence, the foresight, and the balls to stand up to what is clearly destructive to our free world. Clearly the US has failed in this respect.
Maybe this a low blow, but this is a country who elected George W. to the thrown of Most Powerful Man in the World. Albeit it was a narrow victory, but still, roughly half of the country was responsible for that. I just hope he has some good advisors, because the man is clearly an idiot.
At any rate, something needs to be done to change where we're headed, and in my opinion, it needs to be done soon. I feel more and more like I'm on the verge of getting up on my roof and screaming at the corporate government machine to come get me too, cause i'm starting to feel that the battle has already been lost. All hail the mighty buck.
But seriously, who would put up $million for no profit? Even if they get that million back, they still won't make anything with it, like they could have been doing had they invested it in something else. People with $million to throw around tend not to make poor investments, which is how they gained that money.
Hmm.... The Offspring have already shown some rebellion by putting up their singles for free download in mp3 format.
Secondly, the fact that they thought they were taking a part in a different experiment is the perfect veil to administer this experiment without their knowledge or suspicion, or without them trying to think around the experiment, thereby skewing their reaction.
However, some may not particularly believe in the validity of the experiment, but would feel, probably subconciously, that the experimenter has some kind of authority because of his status, title or knowledge, when really, why should a scientist have authority?
Hey, lay off the punch bowl man... its not as dumb as it looks.
If you're looking to rebuild your engine, an older Camaro/Firebird or even a Corvette is the way to go. Chevy small blocks like those are extremely popular for that purpose and hence its easy to find parts, modification kits and resources for those engines. They're also quite simple and very reliable. BMW and Volkswagens are also popular cars for modification, but their engines are much more complicated and delicate, and would require much more skill to rebuild or modify one.
Well you'll probably want to start off with something small. It'll be easier to drive while you get used to handling it. Small cars tend to come with small engines, which is ok for now, as a smaller engine is also good for getting used to. Once you're more experienced you'll be able to handle the power of a larger engine better.
There are a few key features that you should look for that will simplify driving for you until you get used to the basics. An automatic transmission, ABS brakes, front-wheel drive and traction control are all good choices. Fuel injection is also helpful, and comes on almost all new cars today.
Safety features are also important for new drivers, as they're more likely to be involved in an accident. Newer versions come with features such as both front and side airbags, seat-belt pretensioners, active headrests and more. Crash ratings are provided by the government to help you decide which cars are the safest.
Another thing to remember is not to be fooled by fancy gizmos. Things like in-dash navigation units are expensive and really have nothing to do with driving at all.
Once you've started to get the feel of driving, then you'll be ready to step into some more complicated machines, and you'll have a better idea as to which will suit your needs. Hope this helps.
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Well, longer than that. And i've been an AC for a fairly long time too. What I meant is i'm getting to the point of where I'm reading /. A LOT (evidently more than michael), and am becoming so anal that I have to point out small errors like this.
Ugh, I can't believe I''m becoming one of THOSE Slashdotters.
They fail to mention that many people are running it and aren't even aware. They should have suggested that each person running NT or 2000 should (somehow) check to make sure they aren't infected.
Excellent point. We all know that managers and the like are queasy about buying into a free OS without having some company selling it and backing it up. This support from a well known company like IBM could really make a difference.
One point he failed to make concerning the Freenet issue was with nodes B and C passing traffic, and the DMCA. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aside from it being difficult for the node operators to know about what traffic they're passing along and to remove infrigning material, would it not be illegal, since the traffic is encrypted, for the node operator to find out what that traffic is, and hence filter it?
Shaw here in Winnipeg hasn't cut me off yet either.
Well, I am one person that is using Windows and has not caved and started using IE. I've been using Mozilla happily for months now.
On a qwerty keyboard, yes.
Not to mention that it wouldn't look good when it ran so much better on Linux than on Windows.
Does anyone know what build of Mozilla this is based on?
There already is only five Netscape users left.