If it was a big heavy book, you could probably do some damage by throwing it in engine's intake, or maybe by dropping it in front of a plane going fast - it might crack the windshield, anyway. Or it if was a large news-paper like book, it might block the windshield and the pilot would crash.
Or, you could kill the pilot with the book, or light the book on fire and shove it in the fuel intake... Or wedge it in the landing gear so the wheel won't turn and the plane spins around and crashes on landing...
If it was a big heavy book, you could probably do some damage by throwing it in engine's intake, or maybe by dropping it in front of a plane going fast - it might crack the windshield, anyway. Or it if was a large news-paper like book, it might block the windshield and the pilot would crash.
Or, you could kill the pilot with the book, or light the book on fire and shove it in the fuel intake...
That's all fine until the CFO says we need to cut costs now... because shareholders and the stock buying public don't understand NPV - they just want to know why you're spending more on infrastructure when the stock price is going down.
It's stupid, but sadly, we are a stupid people, bound by our stupidity to make stupid decisions.
Then most processors work with derailed processes.
It might be nice in a high level language to do things like switch, if..then..else, but at the core of it, the processor is just doing a comparison followed by a "jump if equal", "jump if not equal", "jump if greater than", etc, and finally just a "jump".
In every case, jump = goto.
The if..then..else/switch statements are just high level abstractions that lead to the very thing you say is a derailed thought process - jumps/gotos.
Of course, I prefer nice structures, with functions and all, but don't forget what it really means deep inside the computer.
As for a sentence, it's more like you're reading how to react to a bomb in your office and you get to "if the timer reads less than one minute, then run like hell and get out of here". It's pretty much a one-way goto, and quite practical.
You do realize that many of the fertilizers that give us that technology-punch in agriculture are petroleum-based?
Have we gotten anywhere if we are still trying to use the same amount of petroleum - but now we're just using it to grow more vegetables to make more fuel?
It is, for the most part. But it's nutrient rich and a great source of food for the bacteria living in the bathroom environment. By peeing on the floor, for example, you're not really adding bacteria to the environment, but you're feeding the ones that are already there.
Remember, they're not in the business of making dates. They're in the business of getting people to pay for the prospect of a date.
I know from personal (and other friends' experiences) that just as a membership is about to expire, a "perfect" woman repsonds to your ad (after nothing for the entire subscription) - in a way that does not appear to be a bot. Of course, you can't respsond until you pay for another subscription. Then you never hear from hear from her again.
Where are they going to put it? Looking at the preview of the new office, most of my screen will be taken up by changing menu bars and ribbons. Will there be any space left to actually use my computer?
That aside, the only ad that I consider useful is one that says: Free Beer, Sausage, and drunk sorority girls at ___ Pub, tonight. Bring your thirst, your apetite, your condoms, and a camera...
I think Outlook2003 does some kind of tagging. It likes to underline words that it thinks are related to something else, providing a link to that something else. It's fucking irritating. I don't want formatting or links in my e-mails that I, or someone didn't intend to be there.
Even worse, I work in a division of a company that has the same name as a country. Every time our division name shows up, Outlook wants to send me off to links about the country - we don't even make our shit in that country.
I can't find a way to turn the fucker off anyway. In fact, the whole office 2003 migration has meant nothing but headaches and a lot more sitting around waiting for the computer to do stuff. ARGGHHH!
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That would be the case for normal copyright infringement, which is a civil case. But doesn't the DMCA provide for criminal prosecution? In that case, the government could make a case against Microsoft for violating the DMCA by circumventing Sony's DRM system. It would be the US Government vs. Microsoft, not Sony vs. Microsoft.
If I assault you and put you in the hospital, the DA can still make a case against me, even if you don't want charges pressed. Of course, your refusal to participate weakens the DA's case.
This is going to be waaaay off topic, but karma be damned...
The video linked on that page was pretty disturbing. Here's the "violent, ill tempered" elephant that just kind of walks up like nothing's happening. Then it starts smoking and falls over.
At least the Wiki mentions that its trainers were abusive to the animal.
This whole thing is disturbing on so many levels.
First, we take an animal out of its natural environment then abuse it, and then decide we have to kill it for our own safety.
Second, why is that that mankind seems so compelled to take every technology it discovers/invents, and quickly tries to find ways to kill and destroy with it?
Really, it makes me feel pretty disgusted to be a member of the human race.
So, back on topic, I've always thought distributed DC in households would be kind of cool. You could have some kind of 3 or 4 prong plug where the device could both tell what power it wanted (12 VDC, or 120VAC) and receive through the plug.
I'd like to recommend the NEC 3520A (maybe old now). It's fast, works well with a variety of media, and has several unauthorized flashroms out there for improving playback with disks of various regions, etc.
I think the installation of their root-kit is a totally separate issue from circumventing the DRM.
Let's assume I put their CD in my computer, and it installs this rootkit without my permission. I agree that this is tresspas.
So, I remove the rootkit.
At this point, I feel I can sue Sony for damages. Stopping here, I've not tried to listen to the CD again on my computer, so I've not circumvented their DRM. I just removed it from my computer.
Of course, this goes to the idiocy of holding the shift key while inserting the CD. Is that circumvention? Or is it using a normal "feature" of the DRM?
Going from there, suppose I DO put the CD back in my computer, holding the shift key, and then listen to the CD. Again, have I really circumvented their DRM? I believe I've used an "undocumented feature" to access the material. Should I be held liable for that? If their DRM is so lame that it can be so easily ignored, have I really circumvented it?
What if Spybot SD can remove this rootkit. Have I violated the DMCA because it does so? What if their rootkit turns my computer into a machine for hacking DOD computers. Does this only leave these choices: 1) violate the DMCA by removing the rootkit 2) violate the USA PATRIOT act by not removing it (proving material support - my computer - to hacker terrorists 3) destroy my computer
Now, I realize that if I burn a copy of that CD and remove the DRM from the copy - then yes, I've violated the DMC. But that's not what we're talking about.
I can disable a copy protection system on my own computer - specifically removing it. They didn't have permission to put it there, and I think it would be a tough case to prosecute me for repairing my own computer. My computer is not Sony's medium to do with as they please - it's MINE - I paid for it, and I licensed the software.
Now, removing the protection from their media - or extracing the content and freeing it from the DRM, yes, that's circumvention, and probably prosecutable under the DMCA.
But my computer is MINE and they don't have the right to secretly fuck with it.
Are you sure they were actually caught on the battlefield? Bounties were put out for "terrorists" where anyone could turn in anyone else for a nice reward.
I wonder how many of the guys held at Guantanamo are there because their neighbor hated the way he parked his camel and wanted to fuck his wife? Get rid of the guy, bang his wife, and get $1000 from the US too? That's a win win win.
The safe thing to do is ask. When you're told "no" or given the indefinite "we'll think about it", you're stuck.
But, if you're sure of yourself and know you can do it - then give it a try. Sure, you might fail, and lose your job, but that's a risk.
In studying succesful people and organizations, the one thing that seems to stand out is that none of them ever did things "the way they're supposed to", and they tended to put everything on the line for a shot at success. Sure, they sometimes fail, but they keep trying, and they are willing to risk everything.
There's a poster on a wall here, in a building named after the athelete who said it that sums it up pretty well:
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Playing it safe gets you a steady paycheck and a steady job. Taking risks may get you burned, but it may also lead to great success.
You're right. But I don't think most people use access to the OS in order to modify the OS.
Having access to the source code that is *not* yours - that your software relies on can help. You can see if the problem is in a misunderstanding of how your software is interacting with the OS/libs. You might find a flaw in the OS, or you might find a better way of having your software interact with the OS.
In any case, you have more information available to you that might help you solve your problem.
Overall, I think it's a benefit to having access to the source of the OS.
that the people at Guantanamo were all captured on the battlefield against US soldiers, operating under the control of no nation, not signatories to any of the Geneva conventions, are not US citizens, and in many cases have been shown to have attended training events on terrorism tactics.
While your points may be correct, it's difficult to substantiate. The administration says this is the case, but we have no way of verifying it.
But, let's assume that all your points are correct. Given that, while it may be legal to do whatever we want with them, is that really what America stands for? Indefinite detention? No legal representation? Harsh conditions and treatment? Alleged torture?
We have other places too, like Diego Garcia, and probably many more.
These places and ways of treating people are not what I think of when I think of the grand ideals my country was founded on. These are not the things I joined the military to defend. These things are what we accused the Soviets and other communist countries of doing - and held them out as reprehensible. It's disgusting and shameful that our country would act in such a way, and then be brazenly proud of it.
I'm ashamed of what my country does and I'm angry that there seems so little that Americans with a conscience and sense of true patriotism can do about it. And I'm saddened that so many Americans think it's okay that our country does these deplorable things.
Doesn't it bother you that just because the administration has declared someone to be an "enemy combattant" that such a person has no rights and no protections, and that our government feels it has free-reign to abuse and detain them indefinitely?
Oh, and addressing this specifically: if this stands, and other countries follow, no more advances may be made in bird flu research since all private-sector motivation is removed.
All personally all for private enterprise and markets working efficiently to serve the needs and desires of people. But, isn't this an excellent case where a free market is not the most efficient way to meet the needs of the world - and that possibly the need and desire for flu research is a "public good/common" that is best protected and provided for though government-funded research?
We have governmnet imposed land-use laws because, as you sited, people tend to think very short-term and don't respect the impact their decisions will have on the future. I don't believe the government is the best solution for many problems, but this might be one of them. If greed/lack of profit keeps a company from doing vital research, then maybe that's the kind of research that needs to be funded by the commons and for the commons - or by the people and for the people.
Well, sure, they might save some lives from the Pandemic, but how many people are going to die when the patent-holding corporation convinces one of the world super-powers to invade, remove the government, and restore "peace, order, and respect for Intellectual Property Rights"? Isn't that just plain irresponsibility on the part of the Taiwanese leadership?
And shouldn't they be thinking of the lost dividends? How many immigrant workers will lose their jobs and livelihoods when they are fired by the execs and government officials of that world super-power?
Taiwan's a global citizen and has to look out for everyone, not just selfishly looking after only their own citizens.
Quick! We must put GPS trackers, head-mounted cameras, and explosive collars on every person so the government can know what they're doing at any moment and blow their heads off at the first sign of unpatriotic activity.
Seriously, the more we give up our privacy and liberty to "protect our society", the more it becomes a society not worth protecting.
I have never (as far as I know) been victim of identity theft, or fraud and for that I'm grateful.
If you want to keep it that way, the best thing you can do is commit a little fraud.
File a police report (this is the fraud part) saying something like you were on mass transit, carrying copies of your tax returns. You set them down, and then when you turned around, they were gone. "someone took them"
With this police report, file for a permanent fraud alert on your credit reports (all 3). This will almost immediately stop all credit card offers and will prevent someone from being able to open instant-credit in your name. You can still get credit, but it takes a little more time and takes a little more proof of who you are.
The sad thing is that to get this "opt-out" in the credit-reporting system, you have to commit a crime. Without doing so, you can only get a 3-month "opt-out". Lovely country it is where we have to commit crimes to protect ourselves from crime.
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If it was a big heavy book, you could probably do some damage by throwing it in engine's intake, or maybe by dropping it in front of a plane going fast - it might crack the windshield, anyway. Or it if was a large news-paper like book, it might block the windshield and the pilot would crash.
Or, you could kill the pilot with the book, or light the book on fire and shove it in the fuel intake... Or wedge it in the landing gear so the wheel won't turn and the plane spins around and crashes on landing...
If it was a big heavy book, you could probably do some damage by throwing it in engine's intake, or maybe by dropping it in front of a plane going fast - it might crack the windshield, anyway. Or it if was a large news-paper like book, it might block the windshield and the pilot would crash.
Or, you could kill the pilot with the book, or light the book on fire and shove it in the fuel intake...
That's all fine until the CFO says we need to cut costs now... because shareholders and the stock buying public don't understand NPV - they just want to know why you're spending more on infrastructure when the stock price is going down.
It's stupid, but sadly, we are a stupid people, bound by our stupidity to make stupid decisions.
Then most processors work with derailed processes.
It might be nice in a high level language to do things like switch, if..then..else, but at the core of it, the processor is just doing a comparison followed by a "jump if equal", "jump if not equal", "jump if greater than", etc, and finally just a "jump".
In every case, jump = goto.
The if..then..else/switch statements are just high level abstractions that lead to the very thing you say is a derailed thought process - jumps/gotos.
Of course, I prefer nice structures, with functions and all, but don't forget what it really means deep inside the computer.
As for a sentence, it's more like you're reading how to react to a bomb in your office and you get to "if the timer reads less than one minute, then run like hell and get out of here". It's pretty much a one-way goto, and quite practical.
You do realize that many of the fertilizers that give us that technology-punch in agriculture are petroleum-based?
Have we gotten anywhere if we are still trying to use the same amount of petroleum - but now we're just using it to grow more vegetables to make more fuel?
It is, for the most part. But it's nutrient rich and a great source of food for the bacteria living in the bathroom environment. By peeing on the floor, for example, you're not really adding bacteria to the environment, but you're feeding the ones that are already there.
Remember, they're not in the business of making dates. They're in the business of getting people to pay for the prospect of a date.
I know from personal (and other friends' experiences) that just as a membership is about to expire, a "perfect" woman repsonds to your ad (after nothing for the entire subscription) - in a way that does not appear to be a bot. Of course, you can't respsond until you pay for another subscription. Then you never hear from hear from her again.
Where are they going to put it? Looking at the preview of the new office, most of my screen will be taken up by changing menu bars and ribbons. Will there be any space left to actually use my computer?
That aside, the only ad that I consider useful is one that says: Free Beer, Sausage, and drunk sorority girls at ___ Pub, tonight. Bring your thirst, your apetite, your condoms, and a camera...
Any other ads are just a waste of my time.
I spend my weekends down at the Widmer Brother's Gasthaus. It's hard to beat getting it straight from the brewery - and at $2/pint.
The snowplow milkstout is so full of good flavor - and packs a punch as well. Their KGB Imperial Stout is also nice and strong.
Yum... can't wait for Friday!
I think Outlook2003 does some kind of tagging. It likes to underline words that it thinks are related to something else, providing a link to that something else. It's fucking irritating. I don't want formatting or links in my e-mails that I, or someone didn't intend to be there.
Even worse, I work in a division of a company that has the same name as a country. Every time our division name shows up, Outlook wants to send me off to links about the country - we don't even make our shit in that country.
I can't find a way to turn the fucker off anyway. In fact, the whole office 2003 migration has meant nothing but headaches and a lot more sitting around waiting for the computer to do stuff. ARGGHHH!
That would be the case for normal copyright infringement, which is a civil case. But doesn't the DMCA provide for criminal prosecution? In that case, the government could make a case against Microsoft for violating the DMCA by circumventing Sony's DRM system. It would be the US Government vs. Microsoft, not Sony vs. Microsoft.
If I assault you and put you in the hospital, the DA can still make a case against me, even if you don't want charges pressed. Of course, your refusal to participate weakens the DA's case.
This is going to be waaaay off topic, but karma be damned...
The video linked on that page was pretty disturbing. Here's the "violent, ill tempered" elephant that just kind of walks up like nothing's happening. Then it starts smoking and falls over.
At least the Wiki mentions that its trainers were abusive to the animal.
This whole thing is disturbing on so many levels.
First, we take an animal out of its natural environment then abuse it, and then decide we have to kill it for our own safety.
Second, why is that that mankind seems so compelled to take every technology it discovers/invents, and quickly tries to find ways to kill and destroy with it?
Really, it makes me feel pretty disgusted to be a member of the human race.
So, back on topic, I've always thought distributed DC in households would be kind of cool. You could have some kind of 3 or 4 prong plug where the device could both tell what power it wanted (12 VDC, or 120VAC) and receive through the plug.
I'd like to recommend the NEC 3520A (maybe old now). It's fast, works well with a variety of media, and has several unauthorized flashroms out there for improving playback with disks of various regions, etc.
If you need to automate something like telnet or ftp (or anything interactive on the command line), "expect" allows for some very powerful scripting.
It "expects" certain things and provides an appropriate output.
I think the installation of their root-kit is a totally separate issue from circumventing the DRM.
Let's assume I put their CD in my computer, and it installs this rootkit without my permission. I agree that this is tresspas.
So, I remove the rootkit.
At this point, I feel I can sue Sony for damages. Stopping here, I've not tried to listen to the CD again on my computer, so I've not circumvented their DRM. I just removed it from my computer.
Of course, this goes to the idiocy of holding the shift key while inserting the CD. Is that circumvention? Or is it using a normal "feature" of the DRM?
Going from there, suppose I DO put the CD back in my computer, holding the shift key, and then listen to the CD. Again, have I really circumvented their DRM? I believe I've used an "undocumented feature" to access the material. Should I be held liable for that? If their DRM is so lame that it can be so easily ignored, have I really circumvented it?
What if Spybot SD can remove this rootkit. Have I violated the DMCA because it does so? What if their rootkit turns my computer into a machine for hacking DOD computers. Does this only leave these choices:
1) violate the DMCA by removing the rootkit
2) violate the USA PATRIOT act by not removing it (proving material support - my computer - to hacker terrorists
3) destroy my computer
Now, I realize that if I burn a copy of that CD and remove the DRM from the copy - then yes, I've violated the DMC. But that's not what we're talking about.
Doug, I think you're wrong.
I can disable a copy protection system on my own computer - specifically removing it. They didn't have permission to put it there, and I think it would be a tough case to prosecute me for repairing my own computer. My computer is not Sony's medium to do with as they please - it's MINE - I paid for it, and I licensed the software.
Now, removing the protection from their media - or extracing the content and freeing it from the DRM, yes, that's circumvention, and probably prosecutable under the DMCA.
But my computer is MINE and they don't have the right to secretly fuck with it.
Are you sure they were actually caught on the battlefield? Bounties were put out for "terrorists" where anyone could turn in anyone else for a nice reward.
I wonder how many of the guys held at Guantanamo are there because their neighbor hated the way he parked his camel and wanted to fuck his wife? Get rid of the guy, bang his wife, and get $1000 from the US too? That's a win win win.
And that's why most people "play it safe" - and then enjoy a life of mediocrity.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained...
The safe thing to do is ask. When you're told "no" or given the indefinite "we'll think about it", you're stuck.
But, if you're sure of yourself and know you can do it - then give it a try. Sure, you might fail, and lose your job, but that's a risk.
In studying succesful people and organizations, the one thing that seems to stand out is that none of them ever did things "the way they're supposed to", and they tended to put everything on the line for a shot at success. Sure, they sometimes fail, but they keep trying, and they are willing to risk everything.
There's a poster on a wall here, in a building named after the athelete who said it that sums it up pretty well:
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career.
I've lost almost 300 games.
26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life.
And that is why I succeed.
Playing it safe gets you a steady paycheck and a steady job. Taking risks may get you burned, but it may also lead to great success.
You're right. But I don't think most people use access to the OS in order to modify the OS.
Having access to the source code that is *not* yours - that your software relies on can help. You can see if the problem is in a misunderstanding of how your software is interacting with the OS/libs. You might find a flaw in the OS, or you might find a better way of having your software interact with the OS.
In any case, you have more information available to you that might help you solve your problem.
Overall, I think it's a benefit to having access to the source of the OS.
I'm way off topic here...
that the people at Guantanamo were all captured on the battlefield against US soldiers, operating under the control of no nation, not signatories to any of the Geneva conventions, are not US citizens, and in many cases have been shown to have attended training events on terrorism tactics.
While your points may be correct, it's difficult to substantiate. The administration says this is the case, but we have no way of verifying it.
But, let's assume that all your points are correct. Given that, while it may be legal to do whatever we want with them, is that really what America stands for? Indefinite detention? No legal representation? Harsh conditions and treatment? Alleged torture?
We have other places too, like Diego Garcia, and probably many more.
These places and ways of treating people are not what I think of when I think of the grand ideals my country was founded on. These are not the things I joined the military to defend. These things are what we accused the Soviets and other communist countries of doing - and held them out as reprehensible. It's disgusting and shameful that our country would act in such a way, and then be brazenly proud of it.
I'm ashamed of what my country does and I'm angry that there seems so little that Americans with a conscience and sense of true patriotism can do about it. And I'm saddened that so many Americans think it's okay that our country does these deplorable things.
Doesn't it bother you that just because the administration has declared someone to be an "enemy combattant" that such a person has no rights and no protections, and that our government feels it has free-reign to abuse and detain them indefinitely?
Oh, and addressing this specifically: if this stands, and other countries follow, no more advances may be made in bird flu research since all private-sector motivation is removed.
All personally all for private enterprise and markets working efficiently to serve the needs and desires of people. But, isn't this an excellent case where a free market is not the most efficient way to meet the needs of the world - and that possibly the need and desire for flu research is a "public good/common" that is best protected and provided for though government-funded research?
We have governmnet imposed land-use laws because, as you sited, people tend to think very short-term and don't respect the impact their decisions will have on the future. I don't believe the government is the best solution for many problems, but this might be one of them. If greed/lack of profit keeps a company from doing vital research, then maybe that's the kind of research that needs to be funded by the commons and for the commons - or by the people and for the people.
Well, sure, they might save some lives from the Pandemic, but how many people are going to die when the patent-holding corporation convinces one of the world super-powers to invade, remove the government, and restore "peace, order, and respect for Intellectual Property Rights"? Isn't that just plain irresponsibility on the part of the Taiwanese leadership?
And shouldn't they be thinking of the lost dividends? How many immigrant workers will lose their jobs and livelihoods when they are fired by the execs and government officials of that world super-power?
Taiwan's a global citizen and has to look out for everyone, not just selfishly looking after only their own citizens.
What if a citizen is plotting a terrorist act?
Quick! We must put GPS trackers, head-mounted cameras, and explosive collars on every person so the government can know what they're doing at any moment and blow their heads off at the first sign of unpatriotic activity.
Seriously, the more we give up our privacy and liberty to "protect our society", the more it becomes a society not worth protecting.
I have never (as far as I know) been victim of identity theft, or fraud and for that I'm grateful.
If you want to keep it that way, the best thing you can do is commit a little fraud.
File a police report (this is the fraud part) saying something like you were on mass transit, carrying copies of your tax returns. You set them down, and then when you turned around, they were gone. "someone took them"
With this police report, file for a permanent fraud alert on your credit reports (all 3). This will almost immediately stop all credit card offers and will prevent someone from being able to open instant-credit in your name. You can still get credit, but it takes a little more time and takes a little more proof of who you are.
The sad thing is that to get this "opt-out" in the credit-reporting system, you have to commit a crime. Without doing so, you can only get a 3-month "opt-out". Lovely country it is where we have to commit crimes to protect ourselves from crime.