And not to make light of your accomplishments, but how fucking tough could this be? Seems like they want big holes in their security, doesn't it?
To change the subject slightly, at what point does sabotage become a morally acceptable alternative? I'm assuming that a knife dragged across the touch-screen would ruin the machine, but I won't assume that ruining a voting booth for others would help... any thoughts?
"Hell, I'll piss on the spark plugs if that'll help"
Yeah, my point was really that hate doesn't disappear, it just changes targets.
I don't really understand the whole 'slippery slope' argument, since we're talking about two consenting adults and not an adult and a child (adult and box turtle, etc...). The point that we stop at is two consenting adults. That's it. Your (and I don't mean you particularly) religious beliefs shouldn't trump another citizen's rights. That seems pretty fucking logical, doesn't it?
The Bush line was gratuitous I'll admit, and I just proved the rule about assumptions =)
To take a more recent example: when the US lost a dozen-plus troops in Somalia, we left with our tail tucked between our legs. Same thing a few years earlier in Beirut, when a few hundred troops were killed. But now, after losing several thousand lives in 9/11, we're able to bear the loss of hundreds in Iraq and Afghanistan... instead of turning tail, we're actually debating the issue.
"able to bear the loss" == "don't give a rat's ass" It's not like YOU have any family over there, right? Glad to see you're bearing our losses so well, way to be tough.
Read it, and it only applies if: 1) it's a commercial work, and 2) you don't have permission from the copyright holder
Here's the gist of the bill: Any person, except a minor, who is located in California, who, knowing that a particular recording or audiovisual work is commercial, knowingly electronically disseminates all or substantially all of that commercial recording or audiovisual work to more than 10 other people without disclosing his or her e-mail address and the title of the recording or audiovisual work
So it's just another stick to beat movie traders with. If you live in California just sign up for a Hotmail account at an internet cafe or library, make sure you use that address in your p2p client, and then NEVER CHECK THAT ADDRESS AGAIN.
Again, this is a personall prefference. You are saying that you do not like reading books that are that long-winded.
The longer the book the better if it's a good story, but he really does need an editor. It's not that he's too verbose, it's that he loses focus. Most of his recent doorstops could use some tightening up, plotwise. For an author who can crank out the pages while keeping tight reign on his characters, see Tad Williams.
I'm a pretty calm guy, but the 200+ pages of meandering (although the description of the experiments were interesting) in Quicksilver made me want to break something. How anyone could get past that and even onto two other books needs the literary equivalent of the purple heart for grace under incessant crap
Yeah, if you really need to feel good about yourself why not try volunteering in your community. Opportunities are not limited to feeding scabby victims of Reagan.
If you need to feel superior to your fellow man, just turn on the TV for a bit. I'd recommend 10 minutes of "ElimiDate".
Since NewsForge seems to be down for a lot of ppl, here's another bit from TFA...
I should mention that Connolly has distributed copies of Mambo under the GPL on his homepage (http://www.literatigroup.com/furthermore/, now removed, screenshot available) which means he has acknowledged that Mambo is GPL and Copyright Miro International Pty. Connolly has only contacted Mambo about a year after alleged breach and during this time he was an active forum member knowing of the existence of this functionality in the Mambo core. Connolly also sent threatening emails to mambo users directly and has harassed them (see http://www.mamboportal.com/content/view/1562/). He has been taking my words out of context and posted flat lies in try to prove the claims he can't prove by simply comparing the code in question.
Back in September 2003 Mr Connolly paid me to do the Mambo Open Source customization for his site Literatigroup.com. There was no copyright agreement or contract signed.
Just watched a rerun of that old show The Prisoner. It's an interesting meditation on modern society, and our struggle to retain dignity and humanity in the face of anonymous authority. THIS is the point of the thread, not how comfortable you find your cell.
I know that some high schools in Washington state take part in stream and lake monitoring projects. How cool would it be to know that you are contributing to a body of knowledge in HS?
(Oh, and these kids are having more of an impact on Science than you ever will with your masters thesis. Nobody gives a rat's ass about south pacific mollusk chin-whisker growth. Ok, three people do, but you're one of them.)
I'm wondering how well an IP based blacklist for jerks would work. I'm assuming that an ISP or internet cafe would want to get rid of a customer that poisons any IP address they touch.
"Dear ISP, the user assigned to address X engaged in behavior Y on date Z. Transcript/screenshot follows. As a result I have submitted address X to jerkbuster."
Maybe you cherish your privacy. Maybe you don't trust MS. Or maybe you just want to keep the whole "external company monkeying with my computer" thing to a minimum (yes yes, then i shouldn't install windows. thanks).
I just feel that the tighter Microsoft squeezes their grip, the more desktop systems will slip through their fingers.
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And not to make light of your accomplishments, but how fucking tough could this be? Seems like they want big holes in their security, doesn't it?
To change the subject slightly, at what point does sabotage become a morally acceptable alternative? I'm assuming that a knife dragged across the touch-screen would ruin the machine, but I won't assume that ruining a voting booth for others would help... any thoughts?
"Hell, I'll piss on the spark plugs if that'll help"
You can actually ping the turtle here. Go nuts.
Yeah, my point was really that hate doesn't disappear, it just changes targets.
I don't really understand the whole 'slippery slope' argument, since we're talking about two consenting adults and not an adult and a child (adult and box turtle, etc...). The point that we stop at is two consenting adults. That's it. Your (and I don't mean you particularly) religious beliefs shouldn't trump another citizen's rights. That seems pretty fucking logical, doesn't it?
The Bush line was gratuitous I'll admit, and I just proved the rule about assumptions =)
$2000s = $1950s;
$2000s =~ s/nigger/faggot/g;
print "vote Bush";
To take a more recent example: when the US lost a dozen-plus troops in Somalia, we left with our tail tucked between our legs. Same thing a few years earlier in Beirut, when a few hundred troops were killed. But now, after losing several thousand lives in 9/11, we're able to bear the loss of hundreds in Iraq and Afghanistan... instead of turning tail, we're actually debating the issue.
"able to bear the loss" == "don't give a rat's ass"
It's not like YOU have any family over there, right? Glad to see you're bearing our losses so well, way to be tough.
Mine goes to 11.
Sorry, am I too late?
I just love how everyone in this thread hopes the other person isn't in IT. I guess this is what a tight job market gets you.
Format ...
Install from original CD
Install updates from CD, not web
Plug in network cable
God dammit
Format
And since there is no legal definition of a 'valid' email address, we'll have to use the technical definition.
/^(\w¦\-¦\_¦\.)+\@((\w¦\-¦\_)+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2, }$/
I'd like to sponsor the following bill:
You're confusing Republican with Conservative. Not the same critter, not by a long shot.
Read it, and it only applies if:
1) it's a commercial work, and
2) you don't have permission from the copyright holder
Here's the gist of the bill:
Any person, except a minor, who is located in
California, who, knowing that a particular recording or audiovisual work is commercial, knowingly electronically disseminates all or
substantially all of that commercial recording or audiovisual work to more than 10 other people without disclosing his or her e-mail address and the title of the recording or audiovisual work
So it's just another stick to beat movie traders with. If you live in California just sign up for a Hotmail account at an internet cafe or library, make sure you use that address in your p2p client, and then NEVER CHECK THAT ADDRESS AGAIN.
Keep their lives simple so they can actually learn what fundamentals, not what YOU think matters.
Thanks for the practical demonstration.
Ahh yes, LawBot. If I remember correctly, there was no right answer to any of it's questions.
Enjoy your cheap plastic replacement!
No one expects the Spammish Inquisition!
Again, this is a personall prefference. You are saying that you do not like reading books that are that long-winded.
The longer the book the better if it's a good story, but he really does need an editor. It's not that he's too verbose, it's that he loses focus. Most of his recent doorstops could use some tightening up, plotwise. For an author who can crank out the pages while keeping tight reign on his characters, see Tad Williams.
I'm a pretty calm guy, but the 200+ pages of meandering (although the description of the experiments were interesting) in Quicksilver made me want to break something. How anyone could get past that and even onto two other books needs the literary equivalent of the purple heart for grace under incessant crap
Stay away from Foucault's Pendulum. You have been warned.
Yeah, if you really need to feel good about yourself why not try volunteering in your community. Opportunities are not limited to feeding scabby victims of Reagan.
If you need to feel superior to your fellow man, just turn on the TV for a bit. I'd recommend 10 minutes of "ElimiDate".
Panic on the streets of Redmond
panic on the streets of San Jose
Bill wonders to himself
could 64k ever be enough again?
I think you're confusing the suicidal lemming with the verbose parrot. However, if both you and the lemming are patient, you might teach it to float.
Since NewsForge seems to be down for a lot of ppl, here's another bit from TFA...
I should mention that Connolly has distributed copies of Mambo under the GPL on his homepage (http://www.literatigroup.com/furthermore/, now removed, screenshot available) which means he has acknowledged that Mambo is GPL and Copyright Miro International Pty. Connolly has only contacted Mambo about a year after alleged breach and during this time he was an active forum member knowing of the existence of this functionality in the Mambo core. Connolly also sent threatening emails to mambo users directly and has harassed them (see http://www.mamboportal.com/content/view/1562/). He has been taking my words out of context and posted flat lies in try to prove the claims he can't prove by simply comparing the code in question.
From the article on NewsForge...
Back in September 2003 Mr Connolly paid me to do the Mambo Open Source customization for his site Literatigroup.com. There was no copyright agreement or contract signed.
Good enough?
Just watched a rerun of that old show The Prisoner. It's an interesting meditation on modern society, and our struggle to retain dignity and humanity in the face of anonymous authority. THIS is the point of the thread, not how comfortable you find your cell.
I know that some high schools in Washington state take part in stream and lake monitoring projects. How cool would it be to know that you are contributing to a body of knowledge in HS?
(Oh, and these kids are having more of an impact on Science than you ever will with your masters thesis. Nobody gives a rat's ass about south pacific mollusk chin-whisker growth. Ok, three people do, but you're one of them.)
I'm wondering how well an IP based blacklist for jerks would work. I'm assuming that an ISP or internet cafe would want to get rid of a customer that poisons any IP address they touch.
"Dear ISP, the user assigned to address X engaged in behavior Y on date Z. Transcript/screenshot follows. As a result I have submitted address X to jerkbuster."
Aaand let's not forget that PA was the first to codify this phenomenon: John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory
Maybe you cherish your privacy. Maybe you don't trust MS. Or maybe you just want to keep the whole "external company monkeying with my computer" thing to a minimum (yes yes, then i shouldn't install windows. thanks).
I just feel that the tighter Microsoft squeezes their grip, the more desktop systems will slip through their fingers.