And like breaking and entering, if you should happen to kill somebody through accident or intent (ie; somebody mentioned crashing an air traffic control network) during the act, you should face the real-world consequences everybody else faces
Or did you miss that part of my comment and the legislation?
The Hackers Manifesto Translation Guide Copyright 2002 by Mulletproof. All rights reserved, Callahan!
"Hi. I'm Tommy. I'm a smart boy. You see, I have this skill called "lock picking". Maybe you've heard of it. One of my smart friends got caught yesterday trying to use his skills to get into a bank. Silly guy. It's all over the paper-- "Teenage boy tries to break into bank!" So cool.
"The grown-ups just don't understand. They don't understand what makes me tick. School is boring but luckily I have my lock picking set and friends with lock picking sets of their own. Instead of paying for TVs and electronics we just take em. Why bother, right? After all, they just mark it up anyway. The grown-ups just don't understand. Heck, they don't need to make that money anyway. We explore (illegly, homes, offices, stores, etc) and they call me a criminal. We seek after knowledge (rummaging through other people's belongings without permission) and they call me a criminal. I don't understand. I don't see what the big fuss is about. After all, "they" build atomic bombs, wage wars, murder, and cheat, so can't I break into your house at night? We're all even, right? I just want to look. I'm just a poor, curious, misunderstood boy. You can trust me.
~
MY crime is judging people by what thay say and think, and judging from what good ol Loyd says and thinks, the Hackers Manifesto is nothing but a shit-poor excuse to rationalize his actions because of the "evils of the world". "Since I have the skill and tools, I have a right to break into your house/business and do whatever the fuck I want." Even if it is simply "curiosity". "I'm curious about what is inside your home. I think I'll break in while you're out tonight. Who knows... If I don't like what I find (which is really none of my business in the first place), I'll destroy your house."
The Hacker's Manifesto: Self righteousness masquerading as intelligence. Is this harsh? Yeah. Are all hackers this self-dillusional? No. Thankfully, not all of them buy into this brain-washed BS. Sure the the public education system caters to the mjority of people with average intelligence. Sure you may have had a poor childhood for any number of reasons, including said system. But don't kid yourself in hiding behind curiosity so you can violate other peoples rights because you're more special than they are.
Um, hello? Flamebait? Oh yeah, the American prison system is just chalk full of thirteen year old hackers. Not just a dumbass, but and uninformed dumbass at that.
I guess I'm tending to be pessemistic here, but I have to believe it's a money grab. Really. At best, it's an attempt to balance their fan base with a very lucritive release. Why you couldn't create 2 edits with seamless branching (effectively one movie with bonus material "spliced" in) all under one title is beyond me. And DVDs routinely sell with behind the scenes crap all the time for a negligable increase in price.
I'm betting what they did was the easiest, most profitable thing to do without totally alinating both the passive and hardcore fans. And before I recieve a single fan-boy flame, know that the above is not nessisarily a diss, just that I doubt that they had our best intrests at heart as much as they (or some people here) claim to. When it's all said and done, they have a right to make money and they will... It was an outstanding movie.
"...placement and the 30 second commercial spot are not getting the respect they deserves from us consumers"
Awww... Are profits down? People aren't paying attention to their already intrusive ads? Gee, imagine that. As if interupting your favorite show with 2-5 minutes worth of commercials weren't enough. Or those banners at the bottom of the screens. But pop-ups? I'm picturing MTV-style factoids popping up like the videos...
"Lara!!! He's dead!" "No! That can't be!!" "Maybe you should sit down..."
POP! *Buy Sealy chairs and matteresses from Furniture Direct and save 50%*
"Are... Are you sure it was him?" "Yes, Lara... I'd recognize that sport coat anywhere."
POP! *Mens sports wear at everyday low prices from Jackson's Supply*
I'd like to think no self respecting network would impliment this, but who am I kidding...?
But far from perfect. Personally, I'm glad to see law moving toward stiffer real world penalties for hacking crimes. Hacking, distilled to it most basic element is breaking and entering. I don't give a shit if curiosity is your only crime; If you're going to break into somebody's electronic house and rifle through, steal and/or destroy somebody's electronic shit, you oughta get smacked down for it. And like breaking and entering, if you should happen to kill somebody through accident or intent (ie; somebody mentioned crashing an air traffic control network) during the act, you should face the real-world consequences everybody else faces. Do somebody actually believe a burgler or an arsenist is somehow justified for breaking into your home or destroying your property by saying tripe like or "curiosity is my only crime"? It's a load of BS and I'm happy to see real world penalties for it.
Like a few other people, this bill needs serious refinement before gtting passed into any sort. I'm all for anit-terrorism and such, but I'm starting to not like the trend in lacking checks and balances in the legistlation lately...
Fear of the unknown??? Come on, that's a phrase you use for giant city destroying lizards, space aliens and under sea monsters, not hacking. Hacking, distilled to it most basic element is breaking and entering. I don't give a shit if curiosity is your only crime; If you're going to break into somebodies electronic house and rifle through, steal and/or destroy somebody's electronic shit, you oughta get smacked down for it. And like breaking and entering, if you should happen to kill somebody through accident or intent (ie; somebody mentioned crashing an air traffic control network) during the act, you should face the real-world consequences everybody else faces. Do you actually believe a burgler or an arsenist is somehow justified for breaking into your home or destroying your property by saying tripe like "You just fear the unknown" or "curiocity is my only crime"? Tme to return to the real world, ace.
It's simply amazing how many people buy into the "China is good to it's people, country X could learn a thing or two..." Damn, I'd love to ship them out to China for a few years and live how the actual citizen lives. When was the last time they had to stare down a tank barrel in hopes of furthering your cause against YOUR government. Or hijack TV and Satillites because it's the ONLY way you can communicate through the oppression? These people are total head cases. I invite them to actually take a look at the Chinese constitution, a document fit for nothing better than to be used as toilet paper seeeing how far it deviates from actual practice. Here's a small introduction to it for anybody who is curious (in last month's ep of/.)
Sure the links are slashdotted. Even I was curious to see what was so special about the thing. But then I saw it was a stapler. Red. It... Stapled things. If your a fan of the movie and want the stapler, that's cool. No disrespect intended. Hell, Fight Club soap is selling on ebay this very minute. But my Martha Stewart mug isn't going to get posted here no matter her popularity, obscurity or nerdy homemaker status and I'm pissed;)
(no, I don't own any sort of Martha Stewert product)
I'd be forgivable it it were funny. Monty Python was funny. Whose Line is it Anyway? is funny. Mr. Bean is irritating, but also funny. The stapler.... Isn't.
My opinion of course. Everybody has two, and like armpits, both stink.
2002-07-11 05:31:21 Mining the Moon for Helium-3 (articles,news) (rejected)
Assuming we could pull together a coherent space program of the Apollo magnitude once again, Helium-3, a cleaner, safer, more stable isotope could be mined from the moon in abundance as an alternate nuclear fuel, according to this story from the Sydney Morning Herald. Also discussed: Lunar Tourism.
You know the shit's deep when a story about red staplers gets posted while one discussing how Helium 3 can be mined from the moon is rejected. I'd laugh if it weren't so damn tragic. Take the Karma. Might as well use it for something.
News is such a relative term here. Something interesting would have sufficed, but I guess if we're digging the bottom of the barrel, overpriced staplers will do handily.
I won't pretend I read all of that, but if they can post stories on the little red stapler that could, you are well within your rights to paste a rant on the various cats of the world... Offtopic, but who cares!/. Obviously doesn't.
Yeah, and my new Martha Stewart Signature Mug has a big cult following too, but somehow i doubt such a worthy item will see the light of slashdot day.
Staplers, people. It's a frickin' story on a STAPLER. I don't care how interesting the design is or how much of a cult following it has. IT'S A STAPLER!!! Oh, that's right... It has wireless LAN access and a 30 Terabyte disk, right? Imagine a beowolf cluster of these!!!
Flame it, troll it, overrate it or mark it redundant, but damn, what a waste of news space.
A good example of how things can get taken way out of context, but as to how well it pertains in this particular situation is up for debate since the pages in question seem to have been taken down. And while it seems you have a particular beef with Christians in general, I feel obligated to point out (as a Christian) that the story is about the Catholic church, which is very different in practice to the rest of Christianity. Feel converted yet?
"Several customers are suing Budget for the invasion of privacy."
Their car, their property. What is so hard about understanding the need to keep track of that property or keep it secure? I seriously doubt there is someone 24/7 watching your satillite track to see if you buy a McLobster with your rental.
*Yawn* Here, have some Karma.
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Caution, you're about to enter a heavy spin zone... For such a long article, it sure didn't have much to say. Lots of opinions, little substance and nothing anybody with half a brain in their head didn't already know. The Media sucks. Yeah, and....? The media is biased. Sooo...? It's a fickle establishment. Ya think? I'm sorry, but I would think anyone who frequents/. is intelligent enough to already know the injustices of the media. You can have your whine and cheese all day long, but are you going to do something about it??? Because that's all I saw there was a whole lotta bitching and moaning over something he's never going to do anything about but bitch and moan. I would suggest the inclusion of a special "rant" icon beside future articles of this sort. Like the one that should have been displayed next to the U-571 review a month back.
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And like breaking and entering, if you should happen to kill somebody through accident or intent (ie; somebody mentioned crashing an air traffic control network) during the act, you should face the real-world consequences everybody else faces
Or did you miss that part of my comment and the legislation?
Curiousity is my only crime! I'm just curious, that's all! Just like an arsenist is curious about fi-- Oops. too close to home, right?
The Hackers Manifesto Translation Guide
Copyright 2002 by Mulletproof. All rights reserved, Callahan!
"Hi. I'm Tommy. I'm a smart boy. You see, I have this skill called "lock picking". Maybe you've heard of it. One of my smart friends got caught yesterday trying to use his skills to get into a bank. Silly guy. It's all over the paper-- "Teenage boy tries to break into bank!" So cool.
"The grown-ups just don't understand. They don't understand what makes me tick. School is boring but luckily I have my lock picking set and friends with lock picking sets of their own. Instead of paying for TVs and electronics we just take em. Why bother, right? After all, they just mark it up anyway. The grown-ups just don't understand. Heck, they don't need to make that money anyway. We explore (illegly, homes, offices, stores, etc) and they call me a criminal. We seek after knowledge (rummaging through other people's belongings without permission) and they call me a criminal. I don't understand. I don't see what the big fuss is about. After all, "they" build atomic bombs, wage wars, murder, and cheat, so can't I break into your house at night? We're all even, right? I just want to look. I'm just a poor, curious, misunderstood boy. You can trust me.
~
MY crime is judging people by what thay say and think, and judging from what good ol Loyd says and thinks, the Hackers Manifesto is nothing but a shit-poor excuse to rationalize his actions because of the "evils of the world". "Since I have the skill and tools, I have a right to break into your house/business and do whatever the fuck I want." Even if it is simply "curiosity". "I'm curious about what is inside your home. I think I'll break in while you're out tonight. Who knows... If I don't like what I find (which is really none of my business in the first place), I'll destroy your house."
The Hacker's Manifesto: Self righteousness masquerading as intelligence. Is this harsh? Yeah. Are all hackers this self-dillusional? No. Thankfully, not all of them buy into this brain-washed BS. Sure the the public education system caters to the mjority of people with average intelligence. Sure you may have had a poor childhood for any number of reasons, including said system. But don't kid yourself in hiding behind curiosity so you can violate other peoples rights because you're more special than they are.
Um, hello? Flamebait? Oh yeah, the American prison system is just chalk full of thirteen year old hackers. Not just a dumbass, but and uninformed dumbass at that.
I guess I'm tending to be pessemistic here, but I have to believe it's a money grab. Really. At best, it's an attempt to balance their fan base with a very lucritive release. Why you couldn't create 2 edits with seamless branching (effectively one movie with bonus material "spliced" in) all under one title is beyond me. And DVDs routinely sell with behind the scenes crap all the time for a negligable increase in price.
I'm betting what they did was the easiest, most profitable thing to do without totally alinating both the passive and hardcore fans. And before I recieve a single fan-boy flame, know that the above is not nessisarily a diss, just that I doubt that they had our best intrests at heart as much as they (or some people here) claim to. When it's all said and done, they have a right to make money and they will... It was an outstanding movie.
"How did he die John? How!?"
"It looks like he was shot to death... Probably a drive-by, Lara..."
POP! *Glock semi-automatic 9mm pistols, ammunition and parts availible at Al's Guns and Supply!*
Sorry. I had ta ^__^
"...placement and the 30 second commercial spot are not getting the respect they deserves from us consumers"
Awww... Are profits down? People aren't paying attention to their already intrusive ads? Gee, imagine that. As if interupting your favorite show with 2-5 minutes worth of commercials weren't enough. Or those banners at the bottom of the screens. But pop-ups? I'm picturing MTV-style factoids popping up like the videos...
"Lara!!! He's dead!"
"No! That can't be!!"
"Maybe you should sit down..."
POP! *Buy Sealy chairs and matteresses from Furniture Direct and save 50%*
"Are... Are you sure it was him?"
"Yes, Lara... I'd recognize that sport coat anywhere."
POP! *Mens sports wear at everyday low prices from Jackson's Supply*
I'd like to think no self respecting network would impliment this, but who am I kidding...?
But far from perfect. Personally, I'm glad to see law moving toward stiffer real world penalties for hacking crimes. Hacking, distilled to it most basic element is breaking and entering. I don't give a shit if curiosity is your only crime; If you're going to break into somebody's electronic house and rifle through, steal and/or destroy somebody's electronic shit, you oughta get smacked down for it. And like breaking and entering, if you should happen to kill somebody through accident or intent (ie; somebody mentioned crashing an air traffic control network) during the act, you should face the real-world consequences everybody else faces. Do somebody actually believe a burgler or an arsenist is somehow justified for breaking into your home or destroying your property by saying tripe like or "curiosity is my only crime"? It's a load of BS and I'm happy to see real world penalties for it.
Like a few other people, this bill needs serious refinement before gtting passed into any sort. I'm all for anit-terrorism and such, but I'm starting to not like the trend in lacking checks and balances in the legistlation lately...
Fear of the unknown??? Come on, that's a phrase you use for giant city destroying lizards, space aliens and under sea monsters, not hacking. Hacking, distilled to it most basic element is breaking and entering. I don't give a shit if curiosity is your only crime; If you're going to break into somebodies electronic house and rifle through, steal and/or destroy somebody's electronic shit, you oughta get smacked down for it. And like breaking and entering, if you should happen to kill somebody through accident or intent (ie; somebody mentioned crashing an air traffic control network) during the act, you should face the real-world consequences everybody else faces. Do you actually believe a burgler or an arsenist is somehow justified for breaking into your home or destroying your property by saying tripe like "You just fear the unknown" or "curiocity is my only crime"? Tme to return to the real world, ace.
It's simply amazing how many people buy into the "China is good to it's people, country X could learn a thing or two..." Damn, I'd love to ship them out to China for a few years and live how the actual citizen lives. When was the last time they had to stare down a tank barrel in hopes of furthering your cause against YOUR government. Or hijack TV and Satillites because it's the ONLY way you can communicate through the oppression? These people are total head cases. I invite them to actually take a look at the Chinese constitution, a document fit for nothing better than to be used as toilet paper seeeing how far it deviates from actual practice. Here's a small introduction to it for anybody who is curious (in last month's ep of /.)
You've got my vote, man. Those posts are a damn sight better than a few I've seen.
Sure the links are slashdotted. Even I was curious to see what was so special about the thing. But then I saw it was a stapler. Red. It... Stapled things. If your a fan of the movie and want the stapler, that's cool. No disrespect intended. Hell, Fight Club soap is selling on ebay this very minute. But my Martha Stewart mug isn't going to get posted here no matter her popularity, obscurity or nerdy homemaker status and I'm pissed ;)
(no, I don't own any sort of Martha Stewert product)
I'd be forgivable it it were funny. Monty Python was funny. Whose Line is it Anyway? is funny. Mr. Bean is irritating, but also funny. The stapler.... Isn't.
My opinion of course. Everybody has two, and like armpits, both stink.
2002-07-11 05:31:21 Mining the Moon for Helium-3 (articles,news) (rejected)
Assuming we could pull together a coherent space program of the Apollo magnitude once again, Helium-3, a cleaner, safer, more stable isotope could be mined from the moon in abundance as an alternate nuclear fuel, according to this story from the Sydney Morning Herald. Also discussed: Lunar Tourism.
You know the shit's deep when a story about red staplers gets posted while one discussing how Helium 3 can be mined from the moon is rejected. I'd laugh if it weren't so damn tragic. Take the Karma. Might as well use it for something.
Articles rejected to date: 10/10
News is such a relative term here. Something interesting would have sufficed, but I guess if we're digging the bottom of the barrel, overpriced staplers will do handily.
I won't pretend I read all of that, but if they can post stories on the little red stapler that could, you are well within your rights to paste a rant on the various cats of the world... Offtopic, but who cares! /. Obviously doesn't.
Yeah, and my new Martha Stewart Signature Mug has a big cult following too, but somehow i doubt such a worthy item will see the light of slashdot day.
Staplers, people. It's a frickin' story on a STAPLER. I don't care how interesting the design is or how much of a cult following it has. IT'S A STAPLER!!! Oh, that's right... It has wireless LAN access and a 30 Terabyte disk, right? Imagine a beowolf cluster of these!!!
Flame it, troll it, overrate it or mark it redundant, but damn, what a waste of news space.
A good example of how things can get taken way out of context, but as to how well it pertains in this particular situation is up for debate since the pages in question seem to have been taken down. And while it seems you have a particular beef with Christians in general, I feel obligated to point out (as a Christian) that the story is about the Catholic church, which is very different in practice to the rest of Christianity. Feel converted yet?
I have two words for yas baby...
"Force Feedback"
Er, right. I'll be going now.
"Several customers are suing Budget for the invasion of privacy."
Their car, their property. What is so hard about understanding the need to keep track of that property or keep it secure? I seriously doubt there is someone 24/7 watching your satillite track to see if you buy a McLobster with your rental.
News for nerds, stuff that... Nevermind.
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by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03, @10:01AM
Watch the news lately?
I try not to be a picketing, rallying, tree hugging type. I'm aiming more for the patriotic capitalist pig side of things ;)
Caution, you're about to enter a heavy spin zone... For such a long article, it sure didn't have much to say. Lots of opinions, little substance and nothing anybody with half a brain in their head didn't already know. The Media sucks. Yeah, and....? The media is biased. Sooo...? It's a fickle establishment. Ya think? I'm sorry, but I would think anyone who frequents /. is intelligent enough to already know the injustices of the media. You can have your whine and cheese all day long, but are you going to do something about it??? Because that's all I saw there was a whole lotta bitching and moaning over something he's never going to do anything about but bitch and moan. I would suggest the inclusion of a special "rant" icon beside future articles of this sort. Like the one that should have been displayed next to the U-571 review a month back.
:D
Karma? I use that stuff for bait.