Yes, computers and Hi-Tech machine are available to almost everyone (well, in developed country) but what we see happening more and more isn't that far from the vision he had at that time.
Yes, the book talked about government controling everything.
But replace government by international corporation and isn't it almost the same thing?
Denying the right to the population to say what they want or to transfer knowledge, being it only about computers (for now) is already a way
to create a gap between what the population and the "Big Brother" possibilities are.
And once the gap is big enough, it is just harder and harder to protect what is left from your rights.
Imagine it, today, the DMCA forbids you from divulgating how to circumvent a protection device.
The law has been passed and applied in many case already. So it is no sci-fi!
And then, what's next? In the name of security, You will not be able to publish how to use pick-locks?
You will not be allowed to tell someone how nuclear energy work? And you wont be allowed to teach kungfu either.
And in the same name of security,
some licensed corporation, or government, will have the right to spy on you and to use those things which you can't! The last Cruise movie will became a reality and you will be guilty of things which you have not done yet, based on vision from the leaders. Anyway, what's 1 error out of a 100!
Sorry, but I think that the book wasn't so far from the truth.
it may have been wrong in the details, but the concept was so true. As much has technologies can help a society to evolve, laws to prevent informations to be passed freely and law forbiding the use of this same technologies will only create wider gaps between who controls and who is controled. And I don't know if someone remember, but the government is suppose to represent its population, not to control it as he wish. Corporation are entities and should be treated as such.
Letting them do what ever they want because it could stimulate the economy is NOT a solution, it is the source of the problem.
Yeah... I live in Canada. How long o you think it will take before "we" catch on with those ridiculous laws? Current Canada administration would do anything that the US ask just to make good impressions so that the US treat us like their little brother... Nah, stay were you are, at least your contry is not affraid to the point of not even defending it's own teritorial waters when some fisher boats don't want to leave...
Maybe you were joking, but to succeed in today's world, the above are so much real...
And about point c, I really think that to know how and where to search is as important as knowing a lot. It's good to know many things, but if you have no methodology when it is time to discover new thing, you will get stuck to where you are.
Yeah, but at work, I do not make my clients sign contracts which forbid them to hire any other programmers but me. I do not stay silent when my coworkers, who need to interoperate, ask me about how I implemented a certain module in order to steal their idea, devellop it and them go to my boss saying that I did it because they could not. I do not charge 3x my salary if my employer ever break the agreement. And I have never ever sued someone because they had reverse engenired a previous application I made so they could integrate their new one with it. Anyway, I don't have the power neither the motive to do so.
Get a clue, it's not them trying to be successfull, it's them being everywhere, playing the king of the hill and pushing everyone else down. That game may have be fun as a kid, but when you talk about economy and consumers rights, it is not a game anymore.
I guess it's very "controlable". If it is "designed" to kill only cancer cell based on certain criteria, it will never mistake a normal cell from a cancer cell...
You just have to wish that the algorithm is good enough hehe
But on another note, why are you all so scared at things like that? I mean, normal vaccins do not scares you? And hey, they inject you the real virus! Science is ghoing forward, but I think that peoples will never change. We are afraid of the things we don't know, and we will be afraid of those things as long as it will not have been "mainstream" for a while...
Some time ago, I was really disgusted about some things which were happening in the US. (Read DMCA, SSSCA,...). And I was afraid that it would come to Canada soon. But then, I tough that those law would be ruled out and that everything would come back to normal. Then, here in Canada, they put a tax on blank CD's... And then, one day, my first day at work after some wonderfull vacations in another world(country), I read things like that...
I know some folks are saying that we shouldn't be crying and whining about those things, but as I see it, everyday there is a new case. It's just a "bit" worse each times and peoples seems not to react because they are becoming used to see life that way. I live in Montreal, and I assure you, it is a strange feeling to read things like that this morning. I really wonder where are the ones who used to beleive in the new world, where are now the ideals we all had when we were younger? Have they all been killed by being repressed so much? I dunno... I sure would like to see things change, It still makes me angry, but I guess I'm just to weak to put up a fight. Just as everybody else I guess.
So I'll just go back to work, trying to accept that we are no more human being, but rather ants working for the success of the Queen, the economy, the success and the world ego. I'll forget about it and just live a bit more sad everyday, until the life which made me human until now ain't no more but a rationalized resource...
I can't help it but to wonder, who are those days heroes?
Well, It is popular in Canada EXCLUDING Quebec... I don't understand, but there is no "I am Canadian" publicity here;)
As for being better, If you want to talk about real beers, please do not include Molson or any other canadian mass-produced beer. Want to taste some real beers? Try "micro-brewery" ones. No matter from where in the world, those are simply the best!
Sorry for the introdution sentense, it's just my patriotic feelings coming out sometimes...
One of my favorite Digital Camera related web site. The guy isn't making money, or very little (has he once said in a thread on his forum), but it pays for the infrastructure. There is also many others. I give you that you don't stand much chance to become rich that way, but if you have good content, good and regular users, a non-obstrusive way of displaying the ads and a relationship with the one who advertise, it can work well. For you, and the one advertising. For exemple, if people can get a 10% discount or a free shipping promotion if they order thru your website, it won't harm...
Sory for that question, but I don't know much about laptops...
What exactly is a X86 laptop? Is it a normal laptop running any linux flavor and Xfree86/KDE/Gnome/etc etc... Or is it something else which I don't know about?
Don't whant to go off-topic, but I agree with you on that one. Not the best movie I saw in my life, but it was good. And now, I want the same "mouse" as tom for my computer!
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The article isn't wrong from my point of view,
Yes, computers and Hi-Tech machine are available to almost everyone (well, in developed country) but what we see happening more and more isn't that far from the vision he had at that time. Yes, the book talked about government controling everything. But replace government by international corporation and isn't it almost the same thing? Denying the right to the population to say what they want or to transfer knowledge, being it only about computers (for now) is already a way to create a gap between what the population and the "Big Brother" possibilities are. And once the gap is big enough, it is just harder and harder to protect what is left from your rights. Imagine it, today, the DMCA forbids you from divulgating how to circumvent a protection device. The law has been passed and applied in many case already. So it is no sci-fi!
And then, what's next? In the name of security, You will not be able to publish how to use pick-locks? You will not be allowed to tell someone how nuclear energy work? And you wont be allowed to teach kungfu either. And in the same name of security, some licensed corporation, or government, will have the right to spy on you and to use those things which you can't! The last Cruise movie will became a reality and you will be guilty of things which you have not done yet, based on vision from the leaders. Anyway, what's 1 error out of a 100!
Sorry, but I think that the book wasn't so far from the truth. it may have been wrong in the details, but the concept was so true. As much has technologies can help a society to evolve, laws to prevent informations to be passed freely and law forbiding the use of this same technologies will only create wider gaps between who controls and who is controled. And I don't know if someone remember, but the government is suppose to represent its population, not to control it as he wish. Corporation are entities and should be treated as such. Letting them do what ever they want because it could stimulate the economy is NOT a solution, it is the source of the problem.
Big Brother exist, and who it is has the money.
What?!? It's not the case?!?
I thought that the "grit" "grit" sound my computer make was them trying to escape!
Wasn't that a justified question? Why was it moderated as being a troll?
I think the guy was sarcastic...
Jython... Nothings stops you from porting a language to run on a java platform.
The onboard video card is optional... Get the board without the integratedgraphic card and buy the card you want afterward...
It depends if they would standardize the whole thing... Which I seriously doubt :(
I'm not sure i would want electromagnetic flywheels in my HD...
I tought about it, and yes, I think it was meant to be funny! Sorry 'bout that...
OTOH, I'm pretty sure the CVS dev team uses CVS...
Yeah... I live in Canada. How long o you think it will take before "we" catch on with those ridiculous laws? Current Canada administration would do anything that the US ask just to make good impressions so that the US treat us like their little brother... Nah, stay were you are, at least your contry is not affraid to the point of not even defending it's own teritorial waters when some fisher boats don't want to leave...
Maybe you were joking, but to succeed in today's world, the above are so much real...
And about point c, I really think that to know how and where to search is as important as knowing a lot. It's good to know many things, but if you have no methodology when it is time to discover new thing, you will get stuck to where you are.
He will not fly, he will fall!
Yeah, but at work, I do not make my clients sign contracts which forbid them to hire any other programmers but me. I do not stay silent when my coworkers, who need to interoperate, ask me about how I implemented a certain module in order to steal their idea, devellop it and them go to my boss saying that I did it because they could not. I do not charge 3x my salary if my employer ever break the agreement. And I have never ever sued someone because they had reverse engenired a previous application I made so they could integrate their new one with it. Anyway, I don't have the power neither the motive to do so.
Get a clue, it's not them trying to be successfull, it's them being everywhere, playing the king of the hill and pushing everyone else down. That game may have be fun as a kid, but when you talk about economy and consumers rights, it is not a game anymore.
Well, it's hard here sometimes to discern between jokes and real comments you know.
;-)
Maybe everyone should enclose their comment in XML tags to describe the nature of the content
I guess it's very "controlable". If it is "designed" to kill only cancer cell based on certain criteria, it will never mistake a normal cell from a cancer cell...
You just have to wish that the algorithm is good enough hehe
But on another note, why are you all so scared at things like that? I mean, normal vaccins do not scares you? And hey, they inject you the real virus! Science is ghoing forward, but I think that peoples will never change. We are afraid of the things we don't know, and we will be afraid of those things as long as it will not have been "mainstream" for a while...
Stop bitching like that, what they are doing could save you from cancer some day. Imagine being able to kill only selected cancer cells?
I'm not a biologist, but I'm sure that if he is working on the next mass-weapon, he would not post the details on slashdot, don't you think?
Some time ago, I was really disgusted about some things which were happening in the US. (Read DMCA, SSSCA, ...). And I was afraid that it would come to Canada soon. But then, I tough that those law would be ruled out and that everything would come back to normal. Then, here in Canada, they put a tax on blank CD's... And then, one day, my first day at work after some wonderfull vacations in another world(country), I read things like that...
I know some folks are saying that we shouldn't be crying and whining about those things, but as I see it, everyday there is a new case. It's just a "bit" worse each times and peoples seems not to react because they are becoming used to see life that way. I live in Montreal, and I assure you, it is a strange feeling to read things like that this morning. I really wonder where are the ones who used to beleive in the new world, where are now the ideals we all had when we were younger? Have they all been killed by being repressed so much? I dunno... I sure would like to see things change, It still makes me angry, but I guess I'm just to weak to put up a fight. Just as everybody else I guess.
So I'll just go back to work, trying to accept that we are no more human being, but rather ants working for the success of the Queen, the economy, the success and the world ego. I'll forget about it and just live a bit more sad everyday, until the life which made me human until now ain't no more but a rationalized resource...
I can't help it but to wonder, who are those days heroes?
Well, It is popular in Canada EXCLUDING Quebec... I don't understand, but there is no "I am Canadian" publicity here ;)
As for being better, If you want to talk about real beers, please do not include Molson or any other canadian mass-produced beer. Want to taste some real beers? Try "micro-brewery" ones. No matter from where in the world, those are simply the best!
Sorry for the introdution sentense, it's just my patriotic feelings coming out sometimes...
I was telling roly's that the AC was joking...
www.dpreview.com
One of my favorite Digital Camera related web site. The guy isn't making money, or very little (has he once said in a thread on his forum), but it pays for the infrastructure. There is also many others. I give you that you don't stand much chance to become rich that way, but if you have good content, good and regular users, a non-obstrusive way of displaying the ads and a relationship with the one who advertise, it can work well. For you, and the one advertising. For exemple, if people can get a 10% discount or a free shipping promotion if they order thru your website, it won't harm...
was obviously a joke...
Sory for that question, but I don't know much about laptops...
What exactly is a X86 laptop? Is it a normal laptop running any linux flavor and Xfree86/KDE/Gnome/etc etc... Or is it something else which I don't know about?
So, in the futur, we could see the Googles pigeon ranking system
running on chicken feather CPU, using RFC 1149 in conjunction with the BIRD Internet Routing Daemon for communications...
Now, this could help all those rednecks to enter the new millenium!
Anyway, they are already on the move, learning from all the successfull IT companies out there...
this is the slashdot effect you clown...
Don't whant to go off-topic, but I agree with you on that one. Not the best movie I saw in my life, but it was good. And now, I want the same "mouse" as tom for my computer!