Too bad the 'media' will rebroadcast this, and the average joe will believe it. Causing more legislature members to jump for joy, knowing they can pass more stupid restrictive legislation to restrict our rights some more.
If they hadnt all be bought, id say write your congressperson.. But they have, so why bother.
Except that cars are dirt simple too, if you dont understand how they work i would wonder about you. Now, do you remember the torque setting for the bolts that hold on the oil pump, or exactally how to adjust the toe on a 88 280z? Well that dont make you stupid, but not understanding how the car works does.
Nothing on earth Is like rocket science if you slow down and use your head.. ( well, thats not too complex either really, as it all boils down in the end to basic things such as chemistry and physics )
For the average person it will just morph into some bastardized version of cable tv, with all the commercials and 'recording restrictions' and external content control.
For the big corporation it will be a new tool to invade our homes and coerce consumers into parting with their money, on a monthly basis.
I have that turned off. You will never know:) And no one can even read my calendar, let alone insert ( except the exchange admin of course, which i am one )
Oh, and if you tag it as important. i ignore it that much faster.
Curious, if a student 'squeals' on the school, do they need more permission to go in and verify? Most schools are funded in part by public funds so its not like they are a 'coroporation' where you need a warrant ( not that its hard to get one of course ).
Since we are giving people ides of what to attack next:
1 - IRC The old stand by 2 - FTP Even older 3 - HTTP Yes, y ou can get files from a web page using this format 4 - SMB Well, doesnt work across the internet but it can on those evil LANs 5 - CDROMs oh god, you can copy a cd and give it to a friend and never touch a network?
etc etc etc
Point is its a losing battle, until they totally outlaw unencumbered A/D and D/A converters ( and CPU"s ).. Even then it will be possible, but not for 'everyone' as you will actually have to work at copying someting.
When that happens, and it will eventually 'for the children/terrorist/pirates/etc', content wont even matter, just the very act of communication can get you in trouble.
Dont have DSL service available here. I had it years ago in another location, and with it, upload had much less of an impact.
But i have friends with DSL in the area, and they have the same problems.
If you complain to the cable co, all you get is 'we dont have QoS for consumer grade line, other then having service', so its something we have to live with. Gotta love monopolies.
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Too bad the 'media' will rebroadcast this, and the average joe will believe it. Causing more legislature members to jump for joy, knowing they can pass more stupid restrictive legislation to restrict our rights some more.
If they hadnt all be bought, id say write your congressperson.. But they have, so why bother.
Except that cars are dirt simple too, if you dont understand how they work i would wonder about you. Now, do you remember the torque setting for the bolts that hold on the oil pump, or exactally how to adjust the toe on a 88 280z? Well that dont make you stupid, but not understanding how the car works does.
Nothing on earth Is like rocket science if you slow down and use your head.. ( well, thats not too complex either really, as it all boils down in the end to basic things such as chemistry and physics )
There is no true future of the 'internet'.
For the average person it will just morph into some bastardized version of cable tv, with all the commercials and 'recording restrictions' and external content control.
For the big corporation it will be a new tool to invade our homes and coerce consumers into parting with their money, on a monthly basis.
They dont have enough staff *today*, but its a good excuse to get more..
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This would also spill over to OSS, 'fair market value'
Nah i didnt really forget, but instead figured most on here would have no clue what i was talking about.
:)
As a side note, I think kermit predates x/y/zmodem? And i could have pulled out archie out of the dust too
Would be great for rush hour traffic.
Well, i believe what i does help. Only time will tell if I'm right or wrong.
And i dont make money 'off' helping them, I'm just a workerbee that as a by product of my work helps people in need..
Too bad i make my living helping people. Try again.
Yes, that is what i said. I wont go into why i say that he was. Done that in the past. I hate repeating myself.
And how the hell does 'wtf' get modded as interesting? Should be a level called 'annoying'.
I have that turned off. You will never know :) And no one can even read my calendar, let alone insert ( except the exchange admin of course, which i am one )
Oh, and if you tag it as important. i ignore it that much faster.
Yes i know you were joking.. however i wasnt...
Sure, 'auto car' is cool, but with the world today why not shift to something that will help us all, like a new energy source, food, etc..
Curious, if a student 'squeals' on the school, do they need more permission to go in and verify? Most schools are funded in part by public funds so its not like they are a 'coroporation' where you need a warrant ( not that its hard to get one of course ).
So, it seems you believe the garbage that is being fed to the public?
When they tell you having cameras in your home will make you safer will you buy that too? I hope you have a limit somewhere, I do.
Or did i just feed a troll? With some subjects you can never tell..
Since we are giving people ides of what to attack next:
1 - IRC The old stand by
2 - FTP Even older
3 - HTTP Yes, y ou can get files from a web page using this format
4 - SMB Well, doesnt work across the internet but it can on those evil LANs
5 - CDROMs oh god, you can copy a cd and give it to a friend and never touch a network?
etc etc etc
Point is its a losing battle, until they totally outlaw unencumbered A/D and D/A converters ( and CPU"s ).. Even then it will be possible, but not for 'everyone' as you will actually have to work at copying someting.
"Use of unencumbered encryption is illegal"
When that happens, and it will eventually 'for the children/terrorist/pirates/etc', content wont even matter, just the very act of communication can get you in trouble.
No, they will try to make it mandatory for all LAN's.
Any router or swtich made will have to filter content, if they have their way. Be it at a megacorp or in your own home.
Dont trust statements like that, they will find another way to take control.
Anything that pisses off the RIAA im all for :)
No, its plain and obvious this is how the market works now.
Yup its cable
Dont have DSL service available here. I had it years ago in another location, and with it, upload had much less of an impact.
But i have friends with DSL in the area, and they have the same problems.
If you complain to the cable co, all you get is 'we dont have QoS for consumer grade line, other then having service', so its something we have to live with. Gotta love monopolies.
Skills and expirence always trump paper.
But paper often gets you in the door for the interview.
Even tho in theory I'm 'not using it', almost any upstream useage totally hoses my total bandwidth.
So my 'sharing' greatly effects me. So ill pass.
How can you consider wiretapping 'freedom'?
Or were you just trying to be cute?
They will just pass it along to the students.
Id rather not share my bandwidth with anyone. Its mine, i paid for it.
As the threat of 'metererd service' looms over the horizon, this might be a great idea anyway.
Yes i know you can just choose not to use it, but it becomes a useless feature.. wasted effort..