Yes, they have to remember against what they compete. And I still have deezer available.
I am disappointed but hardly surprised. I wonder how long last.fm could sustain itself with close to no source of revenue. It should be something that is sponsored by records not something they make pay for. Thanks to last.fm, there are three new great groups I discover that I am willing to sponsor. How, a perfect "ask slashdot" moment : Will the artists get a bigger share of my money if I buy a tour ticket or a CD ? I'll listen to mp3 anyway but I want to pay them something...
"they", "we" are a public effort of a great scale only because they openly share information. Being public is the only way of having enough momentum to fight back.
Also, one day your internet access will be down, or (gasp) the steam servers will go down. That day, my pentacle which I designed to be fueled by pure anti-DRM hate will become live and I'll be able to open a gate to the communist parallel planes of copyleft games (That Were Not Meant For Manking To Know)
The difference with hippie communes is the use of a trust metrics. It is very fundamental in that it still allows for evaluation and makes cheating far more difficult. Hopefully at least as difficult as it is in the current corporate world.
Here is my policy : Don't ask, don't tell, but be sure that you got your ass covered by not being responsible of software installations (don't put your name as the user in the installs).
However, whenever possible, use OSS software. And when asked why you use Blender or Open Office instead of the standard installation everyone uses in the burrowed shared directory of the obscure internal server, answer, simply, as if it were non important and self-evident "well, it is the legal way". Observe and savor the uncomfortable silence after that, go back to the meeting's main subject. Observe after that, in the next days, your colleagues coming discreetly to you, asking where they can get this legal alternative.
I wonder... What would happen if a "gravitational-wave-insulated" box was closed at, say, Moon's surface and brought back to Earth. Would its interior behave like it was under Moon's gravity ?
IANA Physicist but my understanding is that while gravitational waves can be reflected, it does not affect gravity at all. It is akin to having a grid reflect waves on the sea but still letting water flow through it (yes I know, these metaphors suck)
In the free software community, the idea that non-free programs mistreat their users is familiar. Some of us refuse entirely to install proprietary software, and many others consider non-freedom a strike against the program. Many users are aware that this issue applies to the plug-ins that browsers offer to install, since they can be free or non-free.
But browsers run other non-free programs which they don't ask you about or even tell you about--programs that web pages contain or link to. These programs are most often written in Javascript, though other languages are also used.
The distinction between pages and code becomes more and more blurry every day. Does Stallman agree to read non-CCed content on his web browser ? Things like the New York Times website ? or even Slashdot ? I'll take this problem seriously when someone begins to try and enforce copyright on a javascript code. It will surely happen, but right now most javascripts lack a proper license.
Probably for reasons like this
Imagine a hidden closed-version of this. Also:
Why do we care about open source software anyway ? We have the bytecode after all...
Well, when an attacker gained root access over one of your machines, the procedure until recently was to wipe its disks completely. Now, even that fails.
It does not make privilege escalation easier, it just makes it more serious.
It could be that area with high pollution level are the area that also harbors certain life endangering factors (like high population density). Once again, correlation is not causation.
I'm unsure that politicians and soldiers are more qualified. People did not applaud an actor. They applauded a beautiful idea told by a great orator. That is no acting, that is what politics is since the word exists.
Re:Were nerds here... use the f'ing metric system
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Obligatory XKCD:
"The key to converting to metric is establishing new reference points" http://xkcd.com/526/
"-40C : spit goes 'clink'"
Be careful Shell : investors are not family ! Once oil will not be profitable enough, they'll take their shares back and go see a company that spent 10 years building a good solar array network... Don't think that by obeying them, you buy their loyalty.
We need a new slang designed for this kind of snooping. From now on I'll call a party a jihad, I'll try to bomb girls, I'll get martyred out of booze and I'll stop lol'ing and replace that with Allah Akbar'ing...
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Yes, they have to remember against what they compete. And I still have deezer available.
I am disappointed but hardly surprised. I wonder how long last.fm could sustain itself with close to no source of revenue. It should be something that is sponsored by records not something they make pay for. Thanks to last.fm, there are three new great groups I discover that I am willing to sponsor. How, a perfect "ask slashdot" moment : Will the artists get a bigger share of my money if I buy a tour ticket or a CD ? I'll listen to mp3 anyway but I want to pay them something...
Or unless your agenda is to force compatibility with lossless formats into portable players.
"they", "we" are a public effort of a great scale only because they openly share information. Being public is the only way of having enough momentum to fight back.
Hell yeah ! Carry on little skynet !
Also, one day your internet access will be down, or (gasp) the steam servers will go down. That day, my pentacle which I designed to be fueled by pure anti-DRM hate will become live and I'll be able to open a gate to the communist parallel planes of copyleft games (That Were Not Meant For Manking To Know)
The difference with hippie communes is the use of a trust metrics. It is very fundamental in that it still allows for evaluation and makes cheating far more difficult. Hopefully at least as difficult as it is in the current corporate world.
Here is my policy : Don't ask, don't tell, but be sure that you got your ass covered by not being responsible of software installations (don't put your name as the user in the installs).
However, whenever possible, use OSS software. And when asked why you use Blender or Open Office instead of the standard installation everyone uses in the burrowed shared directory of the obscure internal server, answer, simply, as if it were non important and self-evident "well, it is the legal way". Observe and savor the uncomfortable silence after that, go back to the meeting's main subject. Observe after that, in the next days, your colleagues coming discreetly to you, asking where they can get this legal alternative.
I wonder... What would happen if a "gravitational-wave-insulated" box was closed at, say, Moon's surface and brought back to Earth. Would its interior behave like it was under Moon's gravity ?
They are beowulf clusters of anti-lulz.
IANA Physicist but my understanding is that while gravitational waves can be reflected, it does not affect gravity at all. It is akin to having a grid reflect waves on the sea but still letting water flow through it (yes I know, these metaphors suck)
Come on, emacs does web browsing by now
Which is a good idea until you get an accident in a place that doesn't have contracts with your healthcare company.
In the free software community, the idea that non-free programs mistreat their users is familiar. Some of us refuse entirely to install proprietary software, and many others consider non-freedom a strike against the program. Many users are aware that this issue applies to the plug-ins that browsers offer to install, since they can be free or non-free. But browsers run other non-free programs which they don't ask you about or even tell you about--programs that web pages contain or link to. These programs are most often written in Javascript, though other languages are also used.
The distinction between pages and code becomes more and more blurry every day. Does Stallman agree to read non-CCed content on his web browser ? Things like the New York Times website ? or even Slashdot ? I'll take this problem seriously when someone begins to try and enforce copyright on a javascript code. It will surely happen, but right now most javascripts lack a proper license.
Probably for reasons like this
Imagine a hidden closed-version of this. Also:
Why do we care about open source software anyway ? We have the bytecode after all...
Well, when an attacker gained root access over one of your machines, the procedure until recently was to wipe its disks completely. Now, even that fails.
It does not make privilege escalation easier, it just makes it more serious.
It could be that area with high pollution level are the area that also harbors certain life endangering factors (like high population density). Once again, correlation is not causation.
The series aren't really pure sci-fi stuff, don't let the spaceships fool you.
Don't let starwars fool you. sci-fi is not about spaceships. It is about mankind and its future.
Well, technically the discussion can continue but it must continue at the bank and usually involves torches and pitchforks
I'm unsure that politicians and soldiers are more qualified. People did not applaud an actor. They applauded a beautiful idea told by a great orator. That is no acting, that is what politics is since the word exists.
Obligatory XKCD :
"The key to converting to metric is establishing new reference points"
http://xkcd.com/526/
"-40C : spit goes 'clink'"
Good luck buying a strategical Chinese company
Why do you think the market will stay captive ?
Be careful Shell : investors are not family ! Once oil will not be profitable enough, they'll take their shares back and go see a company that spent 10 years building a good solar array network... Don't think that by obeying them, you buy their loyalty.
That, and the people who tested and certified the machines were usable in an election.
We need a new slang designed for this kind of snooping. From now on I'll call a party a jihad, I'll try to bomb girls, I'll get martyred out of booze and I'll stop lol'ing and replace that with Allah Akbar'ing...
You wanted Myspace ? You have to take all of it!