The easiest way to cure world hunger is to kill all the hungry people. The easiest way to cure crime is to kill all the criminals. Does that mean these are routes we should pursue?
To paraphrase someone: "We need to destroy the forest to stop forest fires"...Just look around at the examples being set and some of these things you mention are closer to reality then we think....
The main thing stopping me from buying a DVD-R is dual layer support...even though there is supposedly no current way to burn a dual layer disc and they have to physically put togehter, etc,etc....I want to see some kind of solution so I can burn 9.0gb~ or so to a disc...
Maybe instead of bitching about it you could send that info to the guy who made the timeline. He says he does welcome any additions.
You took the words right out of my mouth, timelines are usually not complete but this one seems pretty good to me. It looks like the guy put a lot of work into it anyway...and with slashdot posters filling in the blanks and having it updated there will hopefully be nothing left to complain about.
I should have been more clear, by "our" I meant all the countries that have fully functioning governments and are in a state to deal with these problems. These countries should be able to deal with them.
I hear everyone saying people can DOS this and hack that but the truth is that "non-computerized" are just as vulnerable to manipulation as any other. This has been proven pretty recently with the last presidential election. Now these computerized systems should be so easy that anyone who has ever used an ATM can use it. And who said they had to be networked, let alone to the internet? Just have an electronic ballot replacing the mechanical ones now and printing out the results or write it to a cd (No network involved). So now can someone tell me: "What's the big deal?"
How can you just misplace the blame on China's government like that? If anything, China's corrupt government means that it is even more so _our_ responsibility to keep the world clean and stop people from harming themselves. Don't go around using China's government as a scapegoat...
Re:I think it's finally just time to stop...
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The problem is there is not so much music (in the US) that pokes fun at society today, such as the US Gov't(Bush Administration) and other issues that are going on now....
Damn fine until you realize you can't block popups or have tabs. But then again -- maybe I am the only one who does not liked popups and thinks 1 window is cleaner than 15 windows.
There are front-ends for Internet Explorer that have features that you want, one I know of is CrazyBrowser. Note that I still think Internet Explorer is bad in general however.
That reminds me of another thing, Opera is closed source so if it becomes so big that every website conforms to their standards and they add extensions like microsoft...we have a problem there as well. Whenever a company gets too big this is always a problem....(And this is why I hate closed source software in general)
The real problem with Opera is that no one, and I mean no one wants to actually pay for a web browser. The only people I know who use Opera are using a cracked copy. This fact alone will always keep Opera below other browsers in terms of market saturation.
If the NSA software would compete with MS, then the government has no business releasing it. Government isn't there to compete with private industry. It's unfair, especially considering the fact that the government can subsidize any projects with tax money that comes from it's competitors.
The government gives money to public schools but you still have private schools, is that competing with private industry? The government has recently enforced tariffs on steel and farm subsidies so US markets can succeed, is that competing with private industry? I am not saying any of these things are good or bad, but creating free software is fairly miniscule compared to the economic impact of the other things the government has done.
Strictly economics. The studio wants to control the spread of the movie to maximize profit.
Movies often open in the US 6-9 months before they show in Europe. In many cases, the US DVD is out before the move has opened in Europe. With region codes they make it hard for Europeans to buy the DVD instead of going out to the theater.
There is a sense of irony when you realise region coding has the exact opposite effect on the market when it becomes easier to buy bootlegs with "region 0" rather then going through the movie studios at all...at least that is what people I know do
Why do I mention these? Because they're illustrative of the sort of asshole that's endemic these days; the sort who doesn't give a shit, and who can only be controlled by laws and/or 2x4s.
This is exactly what I have been thinking...the fact that people leave their cell phones on and what not is strictly a cultural problem (over here in the US at least). I don't think any bill or law will help change that either...
Could this kind of thing lead to massive disregard for the law, as I can not see anybody following this kind of law. During the prohibition organized crime became a big thing and very few people ever cracked down on "illegal" alcohol (I put illegal in quotes because everyone was drinking anyway). Could a similar thing like this happen to the online world in the US where crackers run a mok and because everyone breaks the law already by file sharing -- no one cares? Only time will tell....
Please note that donating money is only one way of helping free software. I know it has been mentioned before but I will mention it again. There are many ways to help free software whether it be designing logos, contributing source code, or even just spreading the word around and getting other people to do these things too. Free software is not based around the concept of money but spare time, to look at it otherwise is surly to kill it.
Re:How is that going to work? - Time to hack sega!
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A dreamcast wouldn't be so suspicious in the corporate Sega headquarters now would it?(*evil snicker*)
Actually, cable(and sattelite?, definately cable) signales are not controlled by the FCC, cable operators are still able to have analog signals! This means that no matter what the FCC does, there are several other factors at play here. And my gut feeling tells me that analog TV will be around for a LOT longer then 2006.
not on a regular basis, however, a floppy is useful for the quick transfer of small text/html files and it also is useful to have the LILO bootloader on a disk. Of course, I could see that a floppy drive is not useful for the average person.
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Actually Sega released a (now rare) Sonic Collection containing games 1-3 and sonic and knuckles for sega saturn. They are poised to re-release this collection(also incl. in this are Sonic 3D{from the genesis}, sonic spinball, and Dr. Robotniks mean bean machine{columns ripoff}) for gamecube sometime this year. (Info from the official site)
You know I have been thinking the world would be a better place if there was worldwide legislation that would make it illegal to use closed standards in software, esp. in government. I think a law that banned the use of closed standards would easily level the playing field so that any OS could interlopate with another(in theory, it still takes time and/or money for this to occur however.) Just my 2 Cents....
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To paraphrase someone: "We need to destroy the forest to stop forest fires"...Just look around at the examples being set and some of these things you mention are closer to reality then we think....
The main thing stopping me from buying a DVD-R is dual layer support...even though there is supposedly no current way to burn a dual layer disc and they have to physically put togehter, etc ,etc....I want to see some kind of solution so I can burn 9.0gb~ or so to a disc...
You took the words right out of my mouth, timelines are usually not complete but this one seems pretty good to me. It looks like the guy put a lot of work into it anyway...and with slashdot posters filling in the blanks and having it updated there will hopefully be nothing left to complain about.
I should have been more clear, by "our" I meant all the countries that have fully functioning governments and are in a state to deal with these problems. These countries should be able to deal with them.
I hear everyone saying people can DOS this and hack that but the truth is that "non-computerized" are just as vulnerable to manipulation as any other. This has been proven pretty recently with the last presidential election. Now these computerized systems should be so easy that anyone who has ever used an ATM can use it. And who said they had to be networked, let alone to the internet? Just have an electronic ballot replacing the mechanical ones now and printing out the results or write it to a cd (No network involved). So now can someone tell me: "What's the big deal?"
How can you just misplace the blame on China's government like that? If anything, China's corrupt government means that it is even more so _our_ responsibility to keep the world clean and stop people from harming themselves. Don't go around using China's government as a scapegoat...
The problem is there is not so much music (in the US) that pokes fun at society today, such as the US Gov't(Bush Administration) and other issues that are going on now....
isn't that seriously disturbing to anyone besides me? Turning dead bodies into diamonds....*shudder*
There are front-ends for Internet Explorer that have features that you want, one I know of is CrazyBrowser. Note that I still think Internet Explorer is bad in general however.
That reminds me of another thing, Opera is closed source so if it becomes so big that every website conforms to their standards and they add extensions like microsoft...we have a problem there as well. Whenever a company gets too big this is always a problem....(And this is why I hate closed source software in general)
The real problem with Opera is that no one, and I mean no one wants to actually pay for a web browser. The only people I know who use Opera are using a cracked copy. This fact alone will always keep Opera below other browsers in terms of market saturation.
Would that eliminate the mac?
Why does this whole thing on "oppression and how to make the masses scream for it" eerily remind me of microsoft's tactics...hmm..
The government gives money to public schools but you still have private schools, is that competing with private industry? The government has recently enforced tariffs on steel and farm subsidies so US markets can succeed, is that competing with private industry? I am not saying any of these things are good or bad, but creating free software is fairly miniscule compared to the economic impact of the other things the government has done.
Movies often open in the US 6-9 months before they show in Europe. In many cases, the US DVD is out before the move has opened in Europe. With region codes they make it hard for Europeans to buy the DVD instead of going out to the theater.
There is a sense of irony when you realise region coding has the exact opposite effect on the market when it becomes easier to buy bootlegs with "region 0" rather then going through the movie studios at all...at least that is what people I know do
This is exactly what I have been thinking...the fact that people leave their cell phones on and what not is strictly a cultural problem (over here in the US at least). I don't think any bill or law will help change that either...
Could this kind of thing lead to massive disregard for the law, as I can not see anybody following this kind of law. During the prohibition organized crime became a big thing and very few people ever cracked down on "illegal" alcohol (I put illegal in quotes because everyone was drinking anyway). Could a similar thing like this happen to the online world in the US where crackers run a mok and because everyone breaks the law already by file sharing -- no one cares? Only time will tell....
First one who tells me how I can pronounce this guy's name without butchering it gets a nickle.
Please note that donating money is only one way of helping free software. I know it has been mentioned before but I will mention it again. There are many ways to help free software whether it be designing logos, contributing source code, or even just spreading the word around and getting other people to do these things too. Free software is not based around the concept of money but spare time, to look at it otherwise is surly to kill it.
A dreamcast wouldn't be so suspicious in the corporate Sega headquarters now would it?(*evil snicker*)
Actually, cable(and sattelite?, definately cable) signales are not controlled by the FCC, cable operators are still able to have analog signals! This means that no matter what the FCC does, there are several other factors at play here. And my gut feeling tells me that analog TV will be around for a LOT longer then 2006.
I am curious which part of the DMCA would be violated in exposing this security flaw?
not on a regular basis, however, a floppy is useful for the quick transfer of small text/html files and it also is useful to have the LILO bootloader on a disk. Of course, I could see that a floppy drive is not useful for the average person.
Actually Sega released a (now rare) Sonic Collection containing games 1-3 and sonic and knuckles for sega saturn. They are poised to re-release this collection(also incl. in this are Sonic 3D{from the genesis}, sonic spinball, and Dr. Robotniks mean bean machine{columns ripoff}) for gamecube sometime this year. (Info from the official site)
You know I have been thinking the world would be a better place if there was worldwide legislation that would make it illegal to use closed standards in software, esp. in government. I think a law that banned the use of closed standards would easily level the playing field so that any OS could interlopate with another(in theory, it still takes time and/or money for this to occur however.) Just my 2 Cents....