As I said here as long as there was a call to/from a US phone, it *IS* domestic in nature. Using the phone company's classification of the call for BILLING purposes is as you say a republican talking point. Sounds good, but completely irrelevant.
So if I'm talking to someone in Syria...I forfeit my rights as an American for the duration of the call?
Cut the BS about using a friggin BILLING classification to justify illegal wiretapping. If only foreign nationals are on the call you've got a marginal case. If a US Citizen is on the call, you simply can't monitor it without a court order no matter what Dubya is trying to say. Congress spoke very clearly on this with the FISA legislation after the last time we had a president taking 'liberties' with Americans liberties.
Perhaps you're not doing anything *illegal* but when there are unchecked powers with no limit (if he can ignore the constitution and congress...) then you can be wiretapped/searched/followed for any reason they like...such as promoting the opposing political party perhaps? Go look up Nixon's fun little exploits. He's the entire reason the FISA court was created.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely is a tried and true cliche...but sadly it also describes human nature pretty well.
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I'm glad to know that I won't be involved in an intelligent discussion this morning
You had taken care of that by typing 'http://slashdot.org';-)
If you remove the electric stuff, and leave the underpowered engine, you'll be run over next time you try to merge onto a busy highway.
I have the Civic hybrid. Comparing the non hybrid to the hybrid is about 6-10 mpg difference in favor of the hybrid. If you removed all the 'lectric, the engine is relatively too small for the car.
Try putting a 4 cyl engine in an old 70s/80s boatmobile. Mileage would probably be great, but you wouldn't be going very far in the long run. (yes it's an excessive example, but the point is the same)
The drive is generally unimportant, since as you say any FileSystem can be used.
However, if your Mac software is capable of *reading* a FAT drive then yes in the future MS can demand royalties on that piece of software.
My guess is they don't go after the various USB drives/storage devices, but more after the software that recognizes/reads/writes TO those devices using the FAT format. Much easier to go after the camera makers than all of the compact flash producers.
I think the issue here is trying to compare sourcing a plane for the military, and sourcing the very tool used to elect our officials.
The latter being very able to be influenced by interactions between the 'for-profit' companies and said officials through contributions, bribes, and other less savory methods.
This is something just too important to put in a black box. To me it's the very fabric of our nation at stake.
Of course why a paper ballot and pen isn't good enough baffles me...
True, a CD takes up more space than a USB stick...
But if I give you 300 CDs and tell you to organize them, it's relatively easy to do, since the names are on the spines and work nicely in your racks.
The USB sticks being so small, have no such handy reference surface available. So you'll be hunting through your 'sticks' for hours trying to find the one you want.
Granted someone would probably make some sort of 'rack' for the 'sticks' but you still wouldn't be able to really tell one from another except by color perhaps.
"Hey grab me the BNL stick"
"What color is it?"
"It's the flesh toned one!";-)
1. WB shares content over 'closed' P2P network
2. Many users d/l DRM'd episodes
3. People break the DRM
4. Now share 'still DRMd' file and people can d/l the hack separately.
5. Apply hack 'locally' and watch unencumbered.
Is it technically 'illegal' to share the still encrypted file? (you're not violating DMCA yet anyway...)
Really? are you planning on visiting anytime soon?
A busted window, while quite the nice irony, has no bearing here. If Ford released a car that *any* key would open and start then you'd have a comparison.
First Point - now, that 'free' system to stop people from exploiting a basic security flaw would be a realistic comparison. And since they built the flawed system, selling or giving away free something others sell to fix THEIR flawed system is very thin legal ice. Fix the Flaw, fine, but not sell a fix for your lack of quality.
Second Point - every hear of Internet Explorer? They put in free but WON'T LET ME swap it out. And on top of that it's amazingly insecure.
Third Point - this is why I can't shoot people like you, the free market DOES need some controls and safety valves to function properly. Otherwise, there's no reason I can't go blow up my competitors facilities...I mean, it's just extreme economic competition isn't it? Your point is even more ridiculous in that Microsoft only GOT to be so big and powerful by being an illegal monopolist.
I'm one of those people who doesn't see why it couldn't be somewhere in the middle.
I think many people would be more than willing to consider something in the middle. However, there is no middle.
We have the theory of evolution, with evidence in the geologic record and in living creatures that suggests its a working, valid theory.
If we had evidence of some supreme being, but no evidence that there was any interaction with life on earth, then yes, the middle would be said supreme being 'nudged' life on earth into what it became today.
But there is no supreme being evidence, so by claiming 'in the middle', you're defining one. That is why most evolution leaning people don't agree with the supreme being.
Personally the closest you'll come to defining a supreme being is probably closer to a Star Trek episode and some very advanced race did the 'nudging' 4 billion years ago. Because 'supreme' is a relative term anyway. Basically it's just so much more powerful than the less powerful, that the less powerful can't even imagine how things are done.
I love the irony of this though, that while it may have been in the model of 'supreme' being, it was actually just really smart aliens;-)
I'm quite sure the company he works for is paying taxes towards the services they use to make his job exist.
So NY is getting paid for the services, and I'm quite sure that his company is paying tax on the income derived from his work before paying his salary.
statistics also show that a vast majority of 50+ people actually know what the heck is going on in the world.
I'd venture the percentage of 20somethings that do would pale in comparison...(I'm 35 in case it's relevant).
As another poster pointed out...it's the channels that have 'dumbed down' their broadcasts that irk me more than the 'age' or 'appearance' of the presenter. Do we need Rather, or some other elder statesmen fighting hurricane force winds? nope, but they do tend to lend some insight a teeniebopping20yrold just can't do.
There's no technical reason you can't 'NAT' your IPv6 address is there?
The majority in new IP address growth comes from all the future gadgets, your house, the washing machine, fridge, etc. So PCs can still 'hide' behind a NAT if they need protecting.
I'd say this is going to be a huge test of the internet and all the various pieces.
Can IPv4 and IPv6 coexist? When do the root servers transfer over? (have they already?) If they can co-exist, what's the motivation for *everyone* to switch?
What happens to smaller countries that don't have the resources to make hardware changes to keep up to date.
From a laymen's perspetive this seems a lot like Y2K in terms of the scope of changes required.
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As I said here as long as there was a call to/from a US phone, it *IS* domestic in nature. Using the phone company's classification of the call for BILLING purposes is as you say a republican talking point. Sounds good, but completely irrelevant.
So if I'm talking to someone in Syria...I forfeit my rights as an American for the duration of the call?
Cut the BS about using a friggin BILLING classification to justify illegal wiretapping. If only foreign nationals are on the call you've got a marginal case. If a US Citizen is on the call, you simply can't monitor it without a court order no matter what Dubya is trying to say. Congress spoke very clearly on this with the FISA legislation after the last time we had a president taking 'liberties' with Americans liberties.
Perhaps you're not doing anything *illegal* but when there are unchecked powers with no limit (if he can ignore the constitution and congress...) then you can be wiretapped/searched/followed for any reason they like...such as promoting the opposing political party perhaps? Go look up Nixon's fun little exploits. He's the entire reason the FISA court was created.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely is a tried and true cliche...but sadly it also describes human nature pretty well.
I'm glad to know that I won't be involved in an intelligent discussion this morning
;-)
You had taken care of that by typing 'http://slashdot.org'
My guess is it would probably get ZERO mpg.
If you remove the electric stuff, and leave the underpowered engine, you'll be run over next time you try to merge onto a busy highway.
I have the Civic hybrid. Comparing the non hybrid to the hybrid is about 6-10 mpg difference in favor of the hybrid. If you removed all the 'lectric, the engine is relatively too small for the car.
Try putting a 4 cyl engine in an old 70s/80s boatmobile. Mileage would probably be great, but you wouldn't be going very far in the long run. (yes it's an excessive example, but the point is the same)
The drive is generally unimportant, since as you say any FileSystem can be used.
However, if your Mac software is capable of *reading* a FAT drive then yes in the future MS can demand royalties on that piece of software.
My guess is they don't go after the various USB drives/storage devices, but more after the software that recognizes/reads/writes TO those devices using the FAT format. Much easier to go after the camera makers than all of the compact flash producers.
FIOS Prices
$200/month for the 30 down/15 up.
but only $40/month for 5 down/2 up. And gee...since Verizon turned on my neighborhood, my Cable Internet bill droped 35% ($55 to $40).
Competition is a good thing (tm)
you'd use it with one hand
Um...last I checked, 'one handed typing' already has it's connotation thank you very much!
Is it *possible*? Sure. That doesn't make science though.
I just see the irony of someone who lives 'off the grid' calling the power company to come out and install BPL ;-)
Makes Verizon's past insistence that you have a 'home' phone number seem just silly!
So I presume you *didn't* vote for any republican candidates in recent elections? When exactly did you figure out they 'abandoned it's principles'?
I think the issue here is trying to compare sourcing a plane for the military, and sourcing the very tool used to elect our officials.
The latter being very able to be influenced by interactions between the 'for-profit' companies and said officials through contributions, bribes, and other less savory methods.
This is something just too important to put in a black box. To me it's the very fabric of our nation at stake.
Of course why a paper ballot and pen isn't good enough baffles me...
NoScript is also #2 on the default Extensions list when you choose 'Get More Extensions' from Firefox.
Is this true? My (quite limited) understanding was that our 'type' of reactors produced waste so that it couldn't be used for bomb material.
The 'breeder' reactors that you describe also produce weapons grade material and so we haven't actually been building that type.
True, a CD takes up more space than a USB stick...
;-)
But if I give you 300 CDs and tell you to organize them, it's relatively easy to do, since the names are on the spines and work nicely in your racks.
The USB sticks being so small, have no such handy reference surface available. So you'll be hunting through your 'sticks' for hours trying to find the one you want.
Granted someone would probably make some sort of 'rack' for the 'sticks' but you still wouldn't be able to really tell one from another except by color perhaps.
"Hey grab me the BNL stick"
"What color is it?"
"It's the flesh toned one!"
care to share which projector you have?
I see something rather ironic coming with this...
1. WB shares content over 'closed' P2P network
2. Many users d/l DRM'd episodes
3. People break the DRM
4. Now share 'still DRMd' file and people can d/l the hack separately.
5. Apply hack 'locally' and watch unencumbered.
Is it technically 'illegal' to share the still encrypted file? (you're not violating DMCA yet anyway...)
(until a hack is found)
;-)
Shall we synchronize stop watches now?
welcome to the real world!
Really? are you planning on visiting anytime soon?
A busted window, while quite the nice irony, has no bearing here. If Ford released a car that *any* key would open and start then you'd have a comparison.
First Point - now, that 'free' system to stop people from exploiting a basic security flaw would be a realistic comparison. And since they built the flawed system, selling or giving away free something others sell to fix THEIR flawed system is very thin legal ice. Fix the Flaw, fine, but not sell a fix for your lack of quality.
Second Point - every hear of Internet Explorer? They put in free but WON'T LET ME swap it out. And on top of that it's amazingly insecure.
Third Point - this is why I can't shoot people like you, the free market DOES need some controls and safety valves to function properly. Otherwise, there's no reason I can't go blow up my competitors facilities...I mean, it's just extreme economic competition isn't it? Your point is even more ridiculous in that Microsoft only GOT to be so big and powerful by being an illegal monopolist.
Sheesh
I'm one of those people who doesn't see why it couldn't be somewhere in the middle.
;-)
I think many people would be more than willing to consider something in the middle. However, there is no middle.
We have the theory of evolution, with evidence in the geologic record and in living creatures that suggests its a working, valid theory.
If we had evidence of some supreme being, but no evidence that there was any interaction with life on earth, then yes, the middle would be said supreme being 'nudged' life on earth into what it became today.
But there is no supreme being evidence, so by claiming 'in the middle', you're defining one. That is why most evolution leaning people don't agree with the supreme being.
Personally the closest you'll come to defining a supreme being is probably closer to a Star Trek episode and some very advanced race did the 'nudging' 4 billion years ago. Because 'supreme' is a relative term anyway. Basically it's just so much more powerful than the less powerful, that the less powerful can't even imagine how things are done.
I love the irony of this though, that while it may have been in the model of 'supreme' being, it was actually just really smart aliens
I'm quite sure the company he works for is paying taxes towards the services they use to make his job exist.
So NY is getting paid for the services, and I'm quite sure that his company is paying tax on the income derived from his work before paying his salary.
statistics also show that a vast majority of 50+ people actually know what the heck is going on in the world.
I'd venture the percentage of 20somethings that do would pale in comparison...(I'm 35 in case it's relevant).
As another poster pointed out...it's the channels that have 'dumbed down' their broadcasts that irk me more than the 'age' or 'appearance' of the presenter. Do we need Rather, or some other elder statesmen fighting hurricane force winds? nope, but they do tend to lend some insight a teeniebopping20yrold just can't do.
I suspect the fine print would say that you "Own" the DVD, and "License" the content on the disc...
Just my $0.025 (inflation ya know!)
There's no technical reason you can't 'NAT' your IPv6 address is there?
The majority in new IP address growth comes from all the future gadgets, your house, the washing machine, fridge, etc. So PCs can still 'hide' behind a NAT if they need protecting.
I'd say this is going to be a huge test of the internet and all the various pieces.
Can IPv4 and IPv6 coexist? When do the root servers transfer over? (have they already?) If they can co-exist, what's the motivation for *everyone* to switch?
What happens to smaller countries that don't have the resources to make hardware changes to keep up to date.
From a laymen's perspetive this seems a lot like Y2K in terms of the scope of changes required.