Could be--but if it's really as you describe, it'd be even more boring that what I do now, so either way, it doesn't seem like it would have been a great career choice.
Please. Adobe knew exactly what they were doing, and exactly what the result of their "backing off" after the PR got hot would be. No sympathy.
They got what they wanted, and decided to sit back and let the feds be the bad guys.
I personally make a point of showing everyone I encounter who's interested in making PDFs the beauty of Ghostscript and Ghostview. Every sale I can cost Adobe makes me feel that much warmer inside.
I look forward to the day when the DMCA wielding jackbooted thugs cease to be relevant, and their stock becomes worthless.
What happens to the people who were foolish enough to actually pay money for music in this locked down, DRM-encumbered format?
Since the company will be dissolved, this precludes anyone stepping up to ensure that this music will be playable on future operating systems, such as the upcoming Microsoft Windows Goatsex Rights Management Edition.
The likelihood that these users will be left out in the cold without being able to use what they bought^W licensed in perpetuity is the kind of argument against DRM/Palladium/TCPA we should be pushing.
Personally, I think any reasonable person would hate themselves, their job, and their lives after several years of doing investigations for macho, greedy, sleazy, or big-brotherish people and organizations, but whatever snaps your socks.
That pretty much sums up how I felt after having looked into the forensics field as a potential career--that I would be lending my technical skills to the guys with mirrored sunglasses when the bust down the doors of 13 year olds for defacing a web site as if they had murdered little old ladies and eaten their innards.
American Express has a similar service, called Private Payments. The number's no good after the first billing--I absolutely love it. The ability to limit the amount charged on a per number basis sounds even better, though--I'll have to look into that.
How about forbidding American corporations from trading censorware goods or services to these "repressive governments," wouldn't that be a good start?
That is a good start. Then immediately thereafter, the senior corporate officers of Cisco and Yahoo, along with the technical staff who were "only following orders" should be delivered to the Hague for trial.
Maybe he wasn't talking about the drinking kind; he was talking about WINE.
Incidentally, why do people think it's cool to comment that others are morons with no life? Do you honestly think people care or actually don't realize that by posting that, you yourself admit that in reality, you're really a moron with no life?
Your story illustrates why I won't buy anything containing an LCD until these secret "dead pixel policies" go away. When they can manufacture them so that they're mostly perfect, and replace them when they aren't, I'll buy one.
Is it not too late to return it to them, then dispute the charge with your credit card company?
Assuming he posted from there, that ISP was Supernews (a.k.a. CriticalPath)
Now there are two uses for a "premium" news server: warez and porn, so I suspect it wouldn't be the smartest business practice for them to rat people out to the feds, so this guy may be blowing smoke.
But something to keep in mind: if they'll rat out a customer for downloading illegal porn, who's to say they won't someday do it for downloading MP3s or a copy of Photoshop?
It's worth considering avoiding Supernews for premium news service if they or a (possibly rogue) employee would give anyone up for any reason without being presented with an airtight subpoena.
and companies who specialize in data recovery have problems with ReiserFS RAID arrays, it looks as if computer forensics people might have the same problem. Thus, a ReiserFS array is the way to go.
Of course, the normal precautions (encryptions, performing sensitive tasks on a machine not on the network, et al) still apply.
Are you aware that to get on an airplane, you now have to pass database checks against "terrorists," and that while they're at it, there's a good chance they'll be checking for convicted felons, fugitives, and deadbeat dads for that matter?
to actually answer questions frankly? Or do sentencing committees/parole boards/etc. still have enough influence that even if you don't feel that way, you would have to state that you believe you are guilty of a heinous crime and your sentence is fair?
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Nicely done :).
Yes, that works very well, also. I'm not sure whether Apple licensed that from Adobe or rolled their own, though.
Could be--but if it's really as you describe, it'd be even more boring that what I do now, so either way, it doesn't seem like it would have been a great career choice.
They got what they wanted, and decided to sit back and let the feds be the bad guys.
I personally make a point of showing everyone I encounter who's interested in making PDFs the beauty of Ghostscript and Ghostview. Every sale I can cost Adobe makes me feel that much warmer inside.
I look forward to the day when the DMCA wielding jackbooted thugs cease to be relevant, and their stock becomes worthless.
Since the company will be dissolved, this precludes anyone stepping up to ensure that this music will be playable on future operating systems, such as the upcoming Microsoft Windows Goatsex Rights Management Edition.
The likelihood that these users will be left out in the cold without being able to use what they bought^W licensed in perpetuity is the kind of argument against DRM/Palladium/TCPA we should be pushing.
That pretty much sums up how I felt after having looked into the forensics field as a potential career--that I would be lending my technical skills to the guys with mirrored sunglasses when the bust down the doors of 13 year olds for defacing a web site as if they had murdered little old ladies and eaten their innards.
From what little reading/talking to people I've done, it really helps to be a cop first.
American Express has a similar service, called Private Payments. The number's no good after the first billing--I absolutely love it. The ability to limit the amount charged on a per number basis sounds even better, though--I'll have to look into that.
Holy crap! I have an AHA-2842 that used to reside in a 486 back in the day. Of course, for file serving, fast disks and a 486 should work fine.
And you could do it again.
That is a good start. Then immediately thereafter, the senior corporate officers of Cisco and Yahoo, along with the technical staff who were "only following orders" should be delivered to the Hague for trial.
And most of them forced bundles when people purchased new hardware, no doubt, since MS strongarmed the OEMs into dropping Win2K.
Incidentally, why do people think it's cool to comment that others are morons with no life? Do you honestly think people care or actually don't realize that by posting that, you yourself admit that in reality, you're really a moron with no life?
for first posts!
Is it not too late to return it to them, then dispute the charge with your credit card company?
Now there are two uses for a "premium" news server: warez and porn, so I suspect it wouldn't be the smartest business practice for them to rat people out to the feds, so this guy may be blowing smoke.
But something to keep in mind: if they'll rat out a customer for downloading illegal porn, who's to say they won't someday do it for downloading MP3s or a copy of Photoshop?
It's worth considering avoiding Supernews for premium news service if they or a (possibly rogue) employee would give anyone up for any reason without being presented with an airtight subpoena.
I imagine the statute of limitations on your BBS activities has long run out :).
Of course, the normal precautions (encryptions, performing sensitive tasks on a machine not on the network, et al) still apply.
I would suspect commercial vessels would be difficult to board, but less so than airplanes. I had not considered the possibility of a homemade raft.
Why? Does eDonkey check for that now?
someone would do this for MAME with about 500 or so great games!
Are you aware that to get on an airplane, you now have to pass database checks against "terrorists," and that while they're at it, there's a good chance they'll be checking for convicted felons, fugitives, and deadbeat dads for that matter?
to actually answer questions frankly? Or do sentencing committees/parole boards/etc. still have enough influence that even if you don't feel that way, you would have to state that you believe you are guilty of a heinous crime and your sentence is fair?
And coming to a weblog near you: another first post!
If Microsoft gets its way and this gets critical mass, that's the only kind of content that will exist.