Ah, yes. Unfortunately I missed this fact until after the story was posted. Perhaps a human wave of Slashdotters can convince Addison-Wesley to make the 2nd addition available online as well?
28. Maximum penalty for having a "pirate" copy of "Planet of the Apes": 10 years jail/$2M fine
29. Average sentence for commiting Rape: 5 years
Comparing the maximum penalty of one thing with the average penalty of another seems a bit biased, doesn't it? Why not quote the max of both...
Someone on the other side of your argument could easily quote the 'average' penalty for both, and cite that the former is zero, as no one on record has been sentenced to jail for pirating that crappy movie.
I'm on your side, just playing Devil's Ad. You could quote facts in an unbiased manner and still be just as convincing.
Well, I tried to post the code, but Slashdot told me I was lame and said "Reason: Please use fewer 'junk' characters." Oh well, you can go to Bugtraq and check it out yourself.
Since when is C code junk? I thought this was News for Nerds. *sigh*
The US did not rely on it's friends, but it did get help. If you think you can go it alone, then you're absolutely insane.
As a former member of special operations (in the US), this point is not lost on me. To the contrary, I thought it was rather obvious. However, the orignal poster was attempting to make the case that the United States Army is in shambles, and wouldn't be anything without relying on "foreign aid". This, as you now, is bullshit... (and probably reflects the views of someone who was !honorably discharged.)
It scares me a little about this Iraq situation. The Army people now days don't know anything. It's sad I think, and I hope they don't go into war, becouse there heads are so stuck up (we *did* kick ass in afganistan, _but_ with the help of the Birts and Canadians) I could go on more about why I feel this way. But I'll save my breath.
This is quite possibly the most uninformed statement
I've ever read on Slashdot. And... surprise! It's got a score of 5.
If you honestly think we're relying on the likes
of Canada to protect our nation, you are absolutely
insane.
Yeah, I was expecting to be modded "minus infinity, was redundant last century." But I couldn't resist. "Insightful" Ye Gods. A further sign of the Decline and Fall of Slashdot.
...just got a sudden flashback of 17 years ago, AOL was spankin' new, and my mom walked in just as somebody started talking about "stimulating g-spots" in some chat room.. Needless to say I was in trouble... ugh
At around $200 US, the Soekris net4501 makes a wonderful platform for firewall/vpn development, and beefier boards are forthcoming (at 500 and 800 MHz) in the near future.
http://www.soekris.com
Additionally, if you're looking for higher end right now, choose one of the many mini-itx configurations available.
http://www.mini-itx.com is a wonderful site based in the UK. Buy directly from them or use one of the vendors they recommend.
Sorry Linus, but people developing for tiny platforms can't afford to spend an extra $400-$500 for a Transmeta solution.
Weird, just five minutes before I read this, I was
wondering what ever happened with the One-Click Patent (!) of lore...
When Amazon started that bullcrap, I switched all
my online book-ordering to a comptetitor (bamm.com) and
badmouthed them to everyone I know, as did many
other geeks who were pissed about it. Then,
suddenly, everyone forgot about it. Not long after,
tons of weblogs once again started sporting Amazon
ads on their site (cough*phpnuke*cough) and totally forgot about the patent idiocy.
This patent, too, will soon disapper from the headlines and from the minds of the people not
long after.
Okay, let's try this again.
Here's the deal: a switch from IRIX to Linux doesn't mean a fucking thing. They've switched from one variant of Unix to another. What was gained in the end? A net gain overall for Unix of not a fucking thing. Zero.
A switch from a shackled proprietary OS to an open one is a major shift.
Sorry, no personal suggestions for you, but I'm glad to see that others found that article as enlightening as I did. It's been years since it was written, and I still find myself thinking about it and recommending it to others. Neal is a truly gifted author.
It's time people realized what DeCSS really is... proof of concept code. There is far better code (that actually works!) in the Ogle DVD player (Linux) that nobody seems to know about.
Flamebate my ass, you shithead moderators. Any idiot can say "that story is bullcrap" and get +3 Informative, but ask the dude to clarify his point and get modded down.
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That which does not kill P2P will only make it stronger. Expect to see an effective MD5 check mechanism in a P2P network near you.
28. Maximum penalty for having a "pirate" copy of "Planet of the Apes": 10 years jail/$2M fine
29. Average sentence for commiting Rape: 5 years
Comparing the maximum penalty of one thing with the average penalty of another seems a bit biased, doesn't it? Why not quote the max of both...
Someone on the other side of your argument could easily quote the 'average' penalty for both, and cite that the former is zero, as no one on record has been sentenced to jail for pirating that crappy movie.
I'm on your side, just playing Devil's Ad. You could quote facts in an unbiased manner and still be just as convincing.
Since when is C code junk? I thought this was News for Nerds. *sigh*
As a former member of special operations (in the US), this point is not lost on me. To the contrary, I thought it was rather obvious. However, the orignal poster was attempting to make the case that the United States Army is in shambles, and wouldn't be anything without relying on "foreign aid". This, as you now, is bullshit... (and probably reflects the views of someone who was !honorably discharged.)
If you honestly think we're relying on the likes of Canada to protect our nation, you are absolutely insane.
Agreed. Slashdot is losing it, bigtime.
(And this was modded Insightful. Look before you mod, forchrisake.)
...just got a sudden flashback of 17 years ago, AOL was spankin' new, and my mom walked in just as somebody started talking about "stimulating g-spots" in some chat room.. Needless to say I was in trouble... ugh
So you're saying the "Crusoe TM5800 System Development Kit" is a consumer board?
And are the mobile versions half the cost of the transmeta chip?
I'm becoming less impressed with Slashdot moderators every day.
(Lemme guess, this will get -1 Troll *sigh*)
Additionally, if you're looking for higher end right now, choose one of the many mini-itx configurations available. http://www.mini-itx.com is a wonderful site based in the UK. Buy directly from them or use one of the vendors they recommend.
Sorry Linus , but people developing for tiny platforms can't afford to spend an extra $400-$500 for a Transmeta solution.
Hmm, wonder if I could get a hold of the ROM image of this and sell that on ebay... mwuhaha
When Amazon started that bullcrap, I switched all my online book-ordering to a comptetitor (bamm.com) and badmouthed them to everyone I know, as did many other geeks who were pissed about it. Then, suddenly, everyone forgot about it. Not long after, tons of weblogs once again started sporting Amazon ads on their site (cough*phpnuke*cough) and totally forgot about the patent idiocy.
This patent, too, will soon disapper from the headlines and from the minds of the people not long after.
I was dissappointed to see no OpenBSD database. :-(
Okay, let's try this again. Here's the deal: a switch from IRIX to Linux doesn't mean a fucking thing. They've switched from one variant of Unix to another. What was gained in the end? A net gain overall for Unix of not a fucking thing. Zero. A switch from a shackled proprietary OS to an open one is a major shift.
Open source, Einstein. Big fucking difference.
Sorry, no personal suggestions for you, but I'm glad to see that others found that article as enlightening as I did. It's been years since it was written, and I still find myself thinking about it and recommending it to others. Neal is a truly gifted author.
According to the MPAA's gestapo, yes. This is the crux of the DMCA issue as it pertains to the use of your own materials.
On the other hand, maybe we should keep it quiet.
Flamebate my ass, you shithead moderators. Any idiot can say "that story is bullcrap" and get +3 Informative, but ask the dude to clarify his point and get modded down.
Argh! Read the article. They're talking about mounting them on Spectre gunship and aircraft carriers, not someone's back.