Re:wooooooo, so neat and pretty.....too bad
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Well, The man said that preventing and prosecuting cybercrimes is now the FBI's No. 3 priority. So it looks like they'll spend more time chasing 12 year old "pirates" before they start looking for the next John Gotti, or kidnappers, or other "real" criminals.
According to the FA: "criminal copyright infringement is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000." I think you can murder someone and have a lesser punishment than that.
Back in the day (early 80s) we'd copy whole tapes, FBI warning and all. Didn't seem to scare us teenage evildoers.
The Chinese bootlegs usually have that too. Sometimes thay have a high quality FBI warning and a preview which makes you think that you have a DVD dupe if you check it in the shop. Then you get home and find that the actual movie is camcorder video, complete with rustling chip packets, caughing and shadows.
Starnge question maybe, but are King and Hearts going to sue every stagemagician who perform his act in smoking, complete with tophat and mantle? If I am right, that was the reason they sued Mandrake for their first logo, they should do so immediatly, for the same reason.
Not just the costume; the name "Mandrake". A performer has far more licence than a company selling a product anyway. Consider all the "tribute" bands.
from a pragmatic standpoint a little bit of calm and courtesy probably would have prevented things from escalating the way they did. On the video it looks like the man started getting visibly agitated and shouting pretty easily, when he could have just calmly stated his case.
The reason he was standing on the road was that he was having a big argument with his daughter amd had got out to give himself some distance. So he was already far from calm.
I'd assume that a tit-for-tat move would work much better than mandrake trashing their name-recognition for the sake of some weirdo judge who wants to uphold an old, relatively obscure copyright.
Mandrake Linux's orignal logo was a top-hatted penguin with a magic rod, obviously referring to the comic character, which is still in print. Mandrakesoft was very dumb when they built their image around a trademarked character. Any lawyer would have told them they were asking for a suit. The judge wasn't weird; he is upholding the law sensibly.
Scientists you say? UCS is a group of environmentalists, not scientists.
"Among the statement signers are: Philip W. Anderson*, David Baltimore*, Paul Berg*, Lewis Branscomb, Thomas Eisner*, Jerome Friedman, Richard Garwin*, Walter Kohn*, Neal Lane, Leon Lederman*, Mario Molina, W.K.H. Panofsky*, F. Sherwood Rowland, J. Robert Schrieffer*, Richard Smalley, Harold E. Varmus*, Steven Weinberg*, E.O. Wilson*.
* National Medal of Science, Nobel laureate"
Mandrake the Magician was a cartoon when my grandparents were young. Maybe ten people in my generation have even heard of him. How could Mandrakesoft possibly be confused with a yesteryear cartoon character that probably hasn't appeared since the fifties,
Mandrake the Magician has been running continuously since 1934. I used to read it in my childhood in the 60s and 70s.
"The dapper, mustached magician remains one of the most famous characters in the comic strip medium, his adventures appearing in newspapers worldwide. Mandrake uses his legendary powers of hypnotism and illusion to combat crime, and has worked his debonair magic to find a place in the hearts of comic strip fans everywhere.
"[Lee] Falk originally drew the Mandrake strip, but soon turned the job over to artist Phil Davis, who illustrated the silken illusionist's doings for more than 30 years. When Davis passed away, Falk recruited current Mandrake artist Fred Fredericks.
"Lee Falk passed away in March of 1999, but his legacy lives on with Mandrake the Magician."
Anyway, it's quite obvious that Mandrake Linux used the name because of the comic strip, not the mandrake herb. Maybe they could change their name to "Mandragora", which does mean the plant only. Unlike "Windows" which does have a long history as a software term, "Mandrake" has not such defence.
The funny thing is that the Slashdot parter link seems to work as well. The question now is: why don't the editors use it?:-)
The "editors" can't even be bothered to check spelling. Quite often links are completely broken. So expecting them to actually adjust a link is not realistic.
It's a lot like console computing: plug in a cartridge and play. It's so different from the "traditional" computing model where software is carefully installed into an environment...
If by "traditional" you mean Windows or *.ix. But consider good old DOS apps. Unzip to a directory, add it to your path, and run. To uninstall, delete the directory. No registry, config, libraries. And many Mac apps were even simpler: drag off the installer to the hard disk. Run. OSX is a bit more involved.
This is a genuine question : how is it a bad thing ?
Today it's currency. Tomorrow it's anything with the Disney digital watermark. Or Playboy. Next it's illegal to sell hardware or software without this DRM. No need to make it illegal to own or make, it'll just be practically impossible for most people to avoid.
Of course, criminals will still counterfeit and copy whatever they want; it's "users", or as they prefer to call us, "consumers", who will lose out.
how does an executable get downloaded and installed without you clicking yes, install me. Do you have your security set lower than default?
I don't run IE. Usually a Trojan I suppose: "install this plugin for free 3D porn" etc I guess.
Re:However, your rights end. . .
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it saves time and presumably lives
Sure it does.
If you want to block cell phones, at least have the balls to say that is what you are doing. That is, put a big sign up that says "If you have a cell phone I do not want your business."
Of course. Lack of cell phones would be an attraction so it should be advertised.
it is generally vitally important (at least to them and their employer) that they get their calls.
Don't go where your cell doesn't work then. Just look at the screen where it will tell you if it has a signal. If no signal, go somewhere else. Everyone is happy. Applies whether the signal problem is deliberate or whatever.
Ummm... because you're an ordinary mortal and don't have your own webspace somewhere, perhaps?
Because, in the case I case I was describing, tech support, having the image integrated into the message -- like saying "click [picture of button]" instead of "click the button that looks like Bugs Bunny on speed" or whatever is a lot more helpful?
But you aren't an "ordinary mortal". You DO have your own webspace. Y (And anyway, any 10-year-old can make a web page on their ISP or a Geocities-kind of site; it was 10 years ago that "having a webpage" required knowhow.)
Unfortunately, despite its promise, HTML email is almost invariably redundnant and ugly (referencing fonts I don't have and looking like shit) and/or spam; not to mention the massive security risks scripting opens the recipient up to as in the FA.
Re:However, your rights end. . .
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I like the way you went from calling me a warmongering fascist to calling me gay. Nice bit of cognitive dissonance, that.
Not at all, you might be a gay warmongering fascist. Most of the Spartans were, for instance.
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C'mere, big guy. Sounds like somebody needs a hug.
However, this raises the question, how could it be cut and tailored? If it's immune to bullets, then one would expect it to resist being cut quite well.
As I recall, Mrs Kent unravelled the baby blanket and wove the costume. Then Superboy used his heat vision to cut the threads. But that doesn't explain how it can withstand nuclear blasts, etc. Maybe she temporarily weakened it with green K.
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Incidentally, if I catch you jamming my (non-existent) cell phone, don't take it personally if I kick you in the nuts.
Don't take it personally if I sue you for assault. We'll see who gets jail time.
Is it something about GWB that has made violence the first resort to solve any dispute?
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How is my action in any way selfish? I do not carry on a conversation in a theater, I take my business outside if such an event happens...
That's wonderful. If everyone was like you, there wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately most cell users aren't. So they piss off people around them and you might suffer as a result of the reaction. Just as you might get fined for going through a red light regardless of there being any other traffic or possible danger. So don't take it personally if widespread jamming should come to pass.
Re:Guess you don't have kids
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unless the kid is dying the medical staff will leave the kid in the waiting room until someone with authority gives the go ahead. Sitting for hours with a broken arm sucks
Don't be ridiculous. One of the forms I signed when I enrolled my daughter at primary school was one that asked what should be done in a medical emergency should they not be able to contact me. I didn't choose "let her suffer till I turn up". Anyway, what kind of medical facility would leave a child to sit for hours with a broken arm unattended? One that would soon be sued for malpractice I think.
Scenario: You're a soccer-mom and your kids are at school. Their listed emergency # is mommy's cell phone. What then?
I'm a soccer-dad. I don't have a cell phone. Will I be arrested for child endangerment?
Anyway, when would a child's life actually be endangered by not being able to get throught to the mother immediately? I'm sure the more imaginative among you can come up with some scenario, but in medical emergencies, assuming the mother has bothered to fill out the forms for allergies and such when she enrolled her child, her main function is to hold the child's hand, important certainly but the child's life doesn't depend on it.
i've been in a few emergencies and having a cell phone may have gotten people there more quickly (moutaineering), but for the most part they are abused by scared newbies.
In Hong Kong teenagers go out in the countryside, get up on a remote hillside and feel too hot and tired, so they make an emergency call for a helicopter evacuation. People in real distress (accident, heat stroke) are put at risk because of this.
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According to the FA: "criminal copyright infringement is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000." I think you can murder someone and have a lesser punishment than that.
The Chinese bootlegs usually have that too. Sometimes thay have a high quality FBI warning and a preview which makes you think that you have a DVD dupe if you check it in the shop. Then you get home and find that the actual movie is camcorder video, complete with rustling chip packets, caughing and shadows.
Not just the costume; the name "Mandrake". A performer has far more licence than a company selling a product anyway. Consider all the "tribute" bands.
The reason he was standing on the road was that he was having a big argument with his daughter amd had got out to give himself some distance. So he was already far from calm.
I'd just like to add that the Stallone/Snipes movie Demolition Man satirically posited a future just like that.
Mandrake Linux's orignal logo was a top-hatted penguin with a magic rod, obviously referring to the comic character, which is still in print. Mandrakesoft was very dumb when they built their image around a trademarked character. Any lawyer would have told them they were asking for a suit. The judge wasn't weird; he is upholding the law sensibly.
Afterall, a "drake" is a man-dragon to begin with, eh? Removes a little redundancy.
More seriously, Mandragora, the botanical name for the plant, might be a good choice.
"Among the statement signers are: Philip W. Anderson*, David Baltimore*, Paul Berg*, Lewis Branscomb, Thomas Eisner*, Jerome Friedman, Richard Garwin*, Walter Kohn*, Neal Lane, Leon Lederman*, Mario Molina, W.K.H. Panofsky*, F. Sherwood Rowland, J. Robert Schrieffer*, Richard Smalley, Harold E. Varmus*, Steven Weinberg*, E.O. Wilson*.
* National Medal of Science, Nobel laureate"
Mandrake the Magician has been running continuously since 1934. I used to read it in my childhood in the 60s and 70s.
"The dapper, mustached magician remains one of the most famous characters in the comic strip medium, his adventures appearing in newspapers worldwide. Mandrake uses his legendary powers of hypnotism and illusion to combat crime, and has worked his debonair magic to find a place in the hearts of comic strip fans everywhere.
"[Lee] Falk originally drew the Mandrake strip, but soon turned the job over to artist Phil Davis, who illustrated the silken illusionist's doings for more than 30 years. When Davis passed away, Falk recruited current Mandrake artist Fred Fredericks.
"Lee Falk passed away in March of 1999, but his legacy lives on with Mandrake the Magician."
Lee Falk also created the Phantom.
Anyway, it's quite obvious that Mandrake Linux used the name because of the comic strip, not the mandrake herb. Maybe they could change their name to "Mandragora", which does mean the plant only. Unlike "Windows" which does have a long history as a software term, "Mandrake" has not such defence.
The "editors" can't even be bothered to check spelling. Quite often links are completely broken. So expecting them to actually adjust a link is not realistic.
If by "traditional" you mean Windows or *.ix. But consider good old DOS apps. Unzip to a directory, add it to your path, and run. To uninstall, delete the directory. No registry, config, libraries. And many Mac apps were even simpler: drag off the installer to the hard disk. Run. OSX is a bit more involved.
Today it's currency. Tomorrow it's anything with the Disney digital watermark. Or Playboy. Next it's illegal to sell hardware or software without this DRM. No need to make it illegal to own or make, it'll just be practically impossible for most people to avoid.
Of course, criminals will still counterfeit and copy whatever they want; it's "users", or as they prefer to call us, "consumers", who will lose out.
I don't run IE. Usually a Trojan I suppose: "install this plugin for free 3D porn" etc I guess.
Sure it does.
If you want to block cell phones, at least have the balls to say that is what you are doing. That is, put a big sign up that says "If you have a cell phone I do not want your business."
Of course. Lack of cell phones would be an attraction so it should be advertised. it is generally vitally important (at least to them and their employer) that they get their calls.
Don't go where your cell doesn't work then. Just look at the screen where it will tell you if it has a signal. If no signal, go somewhere else. Everyone is happy. Applies whether the signal problem is deliberate or whatever.
Here's a whole page of dialers that do stuff like that. A bigger problem in Europe I've heard.
Because, in the case I case I was describing, tech support, having the image integrated into the message -- like saying "click [picture of button]" instead of "click the button that looks like Bugs Bunny on speed" or whatever is a lot more helpful?
But you aren't an "ordinary mortal". You DO have your own webspace. Y (And anyway, any 10-year-old can make a web page on their ISP or a Geocities-kind of site; it was 10 years ago that "having a webpage" required knowhow.)
Unfortunately, despite its promise, HTML email is almost invariably redundnant and ugly (referencing fonts I don't have and looking like shit) and/or spam; not to mention the massive security risks scripting opens the recipient up to as in the FA.
Not at all, you might be a gay warmongering fascist. Most of the Spartans were, for instance.
Sounds like you'd enjoy your jail time then...
As I recall, Mrs Kent unravelled the baby blanket and wove the costume. Then Superboy used his heat vision to cut the threads. But that doesn't explain how it can withstand nuclear blasts, etc. Maybe she temporarily weakened it with green K.
Don't take it personally if I sue you for assault. We'll see who gets jail time.
Is it something about GWB that has made violence the first resort to solve any dispute?
That's wonderful. If everyone was like you, there wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately most cell users aren't. So they piss off people around them and you might suffer as a result of the reaction. Just as you might get fined for going through a red light regardless of there being any other traffic or possible danger. So don't take it personally if widespread jamming should come to pass.
Don't be ridiculous. One of the forms I signed when I enrolled my daughter at primary school was one that asked what should be done in a medical emergency should they not be able to contact me. I didn't choose "let her suffer till I turn up". Anyway, what kind of medical facility would leave a child to sit for hours with a broken arm unattended? One that would soon be sued for malpractice I think.
I'm a soccer-dad. I don't have a cell phone. Will I be arrested for child endangerment?
Anyway, when would a child's life actually be endangered by not being able to get throught to the mother immediately? I'm sure the more imaginative among you can come up with some scenario, but in medical emergencies, assuming the mother has bothered to fill out the forms for allergies and such when she enrolled her child, her main function is to hold the child's hand, important certainly but the child's life doesn't depend on it.
I wonder how many have died becasue they were talking on a cell while in control of a car. Or how many pedestrians or cyclists they've ran over.
In Hong Kong teenagers go out in the countryside, get up on a remote hillside and feel too hot and tired, so they make an emergency call for a helicopter evacuation. People in real distress (accident, heat stroke) are put at risk because of this.