Anyway, who needs an electronic brain?
Arthur Dent, after the mice take his brain. A simple one would suffice, all it would have to do is say "What?" and "Where's the tea?"
One of their points is that a lot of the separate struggles for freedom have the same enemy, namely the interests of the propertied class.
Another book that makes this argument is The Communist Manifesto. Not saying it's incorrect, just mentioning that the idea that class struggle is a constant feature of history is nothing new. Or, if you want something a bit more modern, you can always read the portion of 1984 that's supposedly by Emmanuel Goldstein.
The problem here is that in this case the emails in question are those sent by officials who are either under Congressional investigation and/or subpoena or likely to be in the near future. This means that these RNC "data losses" look an awful lot like willful destruction of evidence or obstruction of justice, similar to seeing shredding parties in corporate offices.
If you actually follow links from Google, you will discover that he was suspended for failure to pay his dues to the bar. Also, his NY address suggests that he might have decided to no longer practice law in the state of Virginia.
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My favorite line from that: "Russian components, American components. They're all made in Taiwan."
Carnivore was intended as a very different animal from the Bush administration's Total Information Awareness program. (I've debated this very issue formally, so I've spent some time researching it) The main goal of the Carnivore system was to provide a wiretap capability for Internet connections as well as phone lines. The use of Carnivore (or DSC1000) required a warrant, and there was law created for it. It was supposed to be applied so that only the network traffic of the warranted target was being intercepted, and also was supposed to filter out any other traffic that might go through the wiretap. It definitely wasn't perfect, and had privacy issues, but it did make sense in theory, had a law passed by Congress to allow it, and had judicial oversight.
TIA and the warrentless wiretaps going on right now basically aimed to capture anything that might be out on the Internet, without any sort of oversight. And when the Bush administration gets asked about it, the response is along the lines of "So what if it's illegal, you can't stop us".
One of the interesting pieces of this whole story is that according to that testimony John Ashcroft managed to voice his disapproval of the program. I didn't have much use for John Ashcroft, but I definitely gained some respect for him just because of that effort.
Actually, one of the most amusing parts of the ruling was the court citing the fact that the words can't be that bad if George W Bush and Dick Cheney use them (to Tony Blair and Patrick Leahy respectively).
It's been working for Kucinich though, he keeps getting re-elected.
Speaking as one of Congressman Kucinich's constituents, he's getting re-elected because this sort of thing is representative the politics around the area. Go ahead and make fun of his lack of congressional support, but don't think for a minute that he's getting reelected just by pulling stunts. I know, it's unusual, but we actually have a representative who represents the area.
No, if you eat fish for dinner, this is what happens, as described by Dr Rumack:
It starts with a slight fever and dryness of the throat. When the virus penetrates the red blood cells, the victim becomes dizzy begins to experience an itchy rash, then the poison goes to work on the central nervous system, severe muscle spasms followed by the inevitable drooling. At this point, the entire digestive system collapses accompanied by uncontrollable flatulence until finally, the poor bastard is reduced to a quivering wasted piece of jelly.
For those of you not getting the reference, this is from Airplane!.
You forgot a step just before number 6: Get your resume ready
Remember, when it hits the fan, it's going to be propelled down the hierarchy, even if the real problem was that some executive wanted to cut security funds.
For an example of a polar opposite state legislature, check out New Hampshire: - 435 Representatives for roughly a million people. - Pay for representatives is $100 per year. - The legislature is very much part-time.
It's considered the most represented population at the state level in the US. When I was living there as a teenager I knew 4 state reps personally, including a guy who worked as an elevator operator. Say what you want about the area, it does have a government that represents its people.
And the point remains that you haven't agreed to the EULA until you've installed it. I know that you're still out the money unless you can wheedle a refund out of the original seller, but any other terms of the EULA are not enforceable unless you've installed the software somewhere.
And my second point was that the practices have changed over the years, for a combination of marketing and legal reasons.
There already is precedent regarding EULAs. That's why the first part of a EULA is always "By installing this software, you agree to...", and the EULA is always presented before you install the software. Back in the Bad Old Days, you even saw EULAs printed on the box or at least included on a separate sheet inside the package, and you were allowed to return the product for a full refund if you did not agree to the EULA (as long as you did not break the seal on the install disk).
This was all done specifically so you would have a chance to read the agreement before you had agreed to it.
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Anyway, who needs an electronic brain?
Arthur Dent, after the mice take his brain. A simple one would suffice, all it would have to do is say "What?" and "Where's the tea?"
It's not the number of petaflops, it's how you use it.
Geez, Sun and IBM getting into a prick-waving contest.
The problem with a guide like this is that it returns too many false positives.
What do you mean "problem"? - J Edgar Hoover
The problem here is that in this case the emails in question are those sent by officials who are either under Congressional investigation and/or subpoena or likely to be in the near future. This means that these RNC "data losses" look an awful lot like willful destruction of evidence or obstruction of justice, similar to seeing shredding parties in corporate offices.
If you actually follow links from Google, you will discover that he was suspended for failure to pay his dues to the bar. Also, his NY address suggests that he might have decided to no longer practice law in the state of Virginia.
My favorite line from that: "Russian components, American components. They're all made in Taiwan."
Glad someone got to it before I did.
Carnivore was intended as a very different animal from the Bush administration's Total Information Awareness program. (I've debated this very issue formally, so I've spent some time researching it) The main goal of the Carnivore system was to provide a wiretap capability for Internet connections as well as phone lines. The use of Carnivore (or DSC1000) required a warrant, and there was law created for it. It was supposed to be applied so that only the network traffic of the warranted target was being intercepted, and also was supposed to filter out any other traffic that might go through the wiretap. It definitely wasn't perfect, and had privacy issues, but it did make sense in theory, had a law passed by Congress to allow it, and had judicial oversight.
TIA and the warrentless wiretaps going on right now basically aimed to capture anything that might be out on the Internet, without any sort of oversight. And when the Bush administration gets asked about it, the response is along the lines of "So what if it's illegal, you can't stop us".
One of the interesting pieces of this whole story is that according to that testimony John Ashcroft managed to voice his disapproval of the program. I didn't have much use for John Ashcroft, but I definitely gained some respect for him just because of that effort.
Supreme Court to FCC: "Fuck off"
Actually, one of the most amusing parts of the ruling was the court citing the fact that the words can't be that bad if George W Bush and Dick Cheney use them (to Tony Blair and Patrick Leahy respectively).
Why not link to here instead?
Another factor here: Hills
Providence has lots of ups and downs. Ann Arbor, like most of the Midwest, is really flat by New England standards.
If by "sack" you mean "tie up in a sack" then I'm all for it.
It's been working for Kucinich though, he keeps getting re-elected.
Speaking as one of Congressman Kucinich's constituents, he's getting re-elected because this sort of thing is representative the politics around the area. Go ahead and make fun of his lack of congressional support, but don't think for a minute that he's getting reelected just by pulling stunts. I know, it's unusual, but we actually have a representative who represents the area.
Wasn't that ESR's analysis of the Halloween documents, not RMS? Give credit where credit is due.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/
Umm, did any of the mods notice that the parent is a GNAA troll with bad karma, and quite a bit offtopic?
No, if you eat fish for dinner, this is what happens, as described by Dr Rumack:
It starts with a slight fever and dryness of the throat. When the virus penetrates the red blood cells, the victim becomes dizzy begins to experience an itchy rash, then the poison goes to work on the central nervous system, severe muscle spasms followed by the inevitable drooling. At this point, the entire digestive system collapses accompanied by uncontrollable flatulence until finally, the poor bastard is reduced to a quivering wasted piece of jelly.
For those of you not getting the reference, this is from Airplane!.
You forgot a step just before number 6: Get your resume ready
Remember, when it hits the fan, it's going to be propelled down the hierarchy, even if the real problem was that some executive wanted to cut security funds.
For an example of a polar opposite state legislature, check out New Hampshire:
- 435 Representatives for roughly a million people.
- Pay for representatives is $100 per year.
- The legislature is very much part-time.
It's considered the most represented population at the state level in the US. When I was living there as a teenager I knew 4 state reps personally, including a guy who worked as an elevator operator. Say what you want about the area, it does have a government that represents its people.
In Soviet Russia, data hoard leads to you!
Sorry, we'd just gotten well into commenting without a decent Russian reversal yet.
Yaaaaaaaay!
You are trying to cover your own ass. Cancel or Allow?
And the point remains that you haven't agreed to the EULA until you've installed it. I know that you're still out the money unless you can wheedle a refund out of the original seller, but any other terms of the EULA are not enforceable unless you've installed the software somewhere.
And my second point was that the practices have changed over the years, for a combination of marketing and legal reasons.
There already is precedent regarding EULAs. That's why the first part of a EULA is always "By installing this software, you agree to ...", and the EULA is always presented before you install the software. Back in the Bad Old Days, you even saw EULAs printed on the box or at least included on a separate sheet inside the package, and you were allowed to return the product for a full refund if you did not agree to the EULA (as long as you did not break the seal on the install disk).
This was all done specifically so you would have a chance to read the agreement before you had agreed to it.