Good to hear Andy. Now, let's discuss this rock I have that repels Dinosaurs - never been attacked ONCE since I started carrying it - I'll start the bidding at $2000...
Perhaps linking to or publishing the code to DeCSS would have been a better example.
Yes, it would have:)
You have no concept of either A)what a battlefield is, or B)what's REALLY going on in the world.
I agree that the Internet can be and is a battlefield. So can Wall Street or the TSE. Or major media sources. Or the telephone. I don't agree that it is the most active - perhaps from a first world perspective, but I try and think a little more globally than that.
Just a note: We have more attacks per day on one of our public.mil servers than we have had real contingency issues(to include disasters and humanitarian aid) in the whole theater all year.
And how many people died due to those attacks on the public.mil servers? (Yes, I am sure they are important for various reasons, but if I was *attacking* the USA, I would be hacking hospital databases - there is a scary potential for warfare there).
Has anybody else noticed that the internet is currently
the most active battlefield in hostory?
Hacking a.mil server certainly qualifies as warfare but you basically said that the internet is a more active battlefield than, say, WW2. I disagree.
I concede that the Internet certainly *is* a battlefield. However, considering that conflict on the Internet barely affects most of the people of the world, I wouldn't rate it so high.
Please do not equate civil disobedience and P2P. Civil disobedience is essentially something you do in the open with the intention of getting caught and possibly prosecuted.
If you want to learn about what civil disobedience really is, check this or this out.
If you think that the Internet is the most active battlefield today, you need to visitafewplaces.
Actually, I was trying to be funny (ie/ there are reviews for a game that nobody outside of the company has even played yet). The reviews are from consumers, not futureshop.
Neither you nor the moderator got the joke (incidently, how can I be 'overrated' when nobody rated me yet?). Obviously, I'm not as funny as I think I am.
Here's a better question - if the people that play these games lack morals, then why do they pay for it and why can RockStar games stay in business? Obviously, this game is a hit because moral people like to act immorally in a fantasy environment.
Of course... I don't need any sort of headset. I am an excellent driver and I can concentrate on the road without a headset...
Of course you are. And every drunk driver that has ever been pulled over only had a couple beers and was sober enough to drive.
Your overconfidence astounds and frightens me. With your attitude, you are probably more likely to get in an accident.
Human beings are limited in the amount of information they can process at one time. I doubt you've done a controlled, double-blind study to prove you are superior to others in this respect. Perhaps you should read this, this, and this.
I really, really, really hope you were being sarcastic. If you were, please ignore/forgive my tirade. This still applies to any of you that think that you don't have to follow the stupid laws because you are obviously good drivers.
There's also the story about the Novell server at the college that they couldn't find. I think that was on Slashdot too although I'm too lazy to look up the article.
...without leaving your neighborhood, let alone country.
Go to your local library or school or community college and offer to teach free courses or help with the IT infrastructure. Be a guru for some programmer-to-be!
I used to teach at an adult education centre which was free to students (though I did get paid, so I don't claim to be a humanitarian of unequal pedigree here). It was extremely rewarding and I learned a lot as well.
I saw the European Registrar story disappear too - all the more reason it would be nice to know who is moderating if it's an editor - look at all these offtopic posts (like mine:).
And I would rather pay $3 more for a cd that will last 10x as long. A CDR will generally not last as long as a pressed CD. I personally have had cdr backups go bad from 4 years ago.
Personally, I just lurk when it's a topic I don't know about and I may post a lot when it's something I do know about. So some days I don't post at all, and other days I post several times, depending on the content. Your idea would limit my ability to post intelligently and potentially increase the amount of pseudo-intelligent posts from people trying to get karma in a limited amount of time.
Perhaps a banked number of posts based on karma and time spent as a member would be a better solution... if I don't post for a week, I shouldn't lose those posts, although they would have to expire eventually to prevent crapfloods.
Just an idea, I haven't really put much thought into it.
So what, they'll work in Montreal or Toronto and commute back and forth from their Utopian paradise?:)
Alberta is a bit more libertarian (economically speaking, anyhow) - in Alberta, we hate the federal government. Mostly because of the equalization payments that aren't in our favour. But let's not open that can of worms...
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Librarians may be depicted in a less than flattering way in the media, but how many people actually visit libraries outside of schooling these days? I myself visit Borders book store, browse, listen to music, have a coffee and chat with my friends most saturdays, but in a library I wouldn't be able to find the latest titles or enjoy myself. Compared to retail a library is a staid boring authoritarian place, which is why the staff of these valuable institutions are depicted in this way.
I visit the local libraries here in Calgary, AB all the time. We have great libraries with great programs and classes, computers for students and the less fortunate, an excellent selection of books (both old and new) - and I believe that there are even coffee shops attached to some of the newer ones (one I know of downtown, anyhow).
I was poor (by Canadian standards) growing up and if it hadn't been for libraries, I would not be in the line of work I am - there is no way I could have bought all the programming and computer books I took out on loan. Being able to access the Internet was also quite useful.
Now that I make a disproportionately large amount of money for my age (double income, no kids) my better half and I donate many of the books we buy every year to the local libraries (at least 50 this year). Before you bemoan the lack of books at your local library, why not donate some books?
And don't even get me started on the staff of your average retail bookstore. They are often the most unhelpful group of slackers I have ever met (at least in the three large bookstores I frequent).
I'll take staid, boring, authoritarian, and useful over useless and costly anyday.
In any case, a lot of people use libraries for things unrelated to school. Just because a hip, young, modern guy like you won't be caught dead in one doesn't mean the rest of us don't recognise the value of such an institution.
One last thing you forgot - libraries are pretty much the last place you can find many examples of old information - old newspapers, out of print books, etc.
(This isn't a flame - I just think that you haven't been in a library for quite awhile or the libraries in your town are a bit behind the times - pretend I peppered this text with winky smiley's, k?)
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If I get an offtopic here, i'm gonna snap.
No, no, no, NO! Have I taught you nothing? What you should have said was:
"slower than a one legged cat trying to bury a turd on a frozen pond."
Oh, and who the fuck is Deadpool? Is he from GI Joe?
And CowboyNeal is a baja chicken chalupa. Yummy!
We should call him CmdrChalupa.
Oh, and I wanna be Steve.
Thanks.
I'm more afraid of the big dude in the blue suit myself.
Good to hear Andy. Now, let's discuss this rock I have that repels Dinosaurs - never been attacked ONCE since I started carrying it - I'll start the bidding at $2000...
:)
I agree that the Internet can be and is a battlefield. So can Wall Street or the TSE. Or major media sources. Or the telephone. I don't agree that it is the most active - perhaps from a first world perspective, but I try and think a little more globally than that.
And how many people died due to those attacks on the public
Hacking a
(And anyone considering invoking Godwin's law... piss off
I concede that the Internet certainly *is* a battlefield. However, considering that conflict on the Internet barely affects most of the people of the world, I wouldn't rate it so high.
Please do not equate civil disobedience and P2P. Civil disobedience is essentially something you do in the open with the intention of getting caught and possibly prosecuted.
If you want to learn about what civil disobedience really is, check this or this out.
If you think that the Internet is the most active battlefield today, you need to visit a few places.
Actually, I was trying to be funny (ie/ there are reviews for a game that nobody outside of the company has even played yet). The reviews are from consumers, not futureshop.
Neither you nor the moderator got the joke (incidently, how can I be 'overrated' when nobody rated me yet?). Obviously, I'm not as funny as I think I am.
... what would that say about me?
Here's a better question - if the people that play these games lack morals, then why do they pay for it and why can RockStar games stay in business? Obviously, this game is a hit because moral people like to act immorally in a fantasy environment.
What are you complaining about? The reviews say it's 5/5!
Yeesh!
Of course you are. And every drunk driver that has ever been pulled over only had a couple beers and was sober enough to drive.
Your overconfidence astounds and frightens me. With your attitude, you are probably more likely to get in an accident.
Human beings are limited in the amount of information they can process at one time. I doubt you've done a controlled, double-blind study to prove you are superior to others in this respect. Perhaps you should read this, this, and this.
I really, really, really hope you were being sarcastic. If you were, please ignore/forgive my tirade. This still applies to any of you that think that you don't have to follow the stupid laws because you are obviously good drivers.
...is not to play.
That's like playing MMORPGs - the only way to win is to walk away. Sounds like a koan or something.
I remember that - it got sealed into a wall.
BTW, the author of the magic switch story is Guy Steele.
This reminds me of a humorous story:
The Magic Switch
I can't remember the author (GLS) but if you google you'll probably find a more original version.
...without leaving your neighborhood, let alone country.
Go to your local library or school or community college and offer to teach free courses or help with the IT infrastructure. Be a guru for some programmer-to-be!
I used to teach at an adult education centre which was free to students (though I did get paid, so I don't claim to be a humanitarian of unequal pedigree here). It was extremely rewarding and I learned a lot as well.
I saw the European Registrar story disappear too - all the more reason it would be nice to know who is moderating if it's an editor - look at all these offtopic posts (like mine :).
And I would rather pay $3 more for a cd that will last 10x as long. A CDR will generally not last as long as a pressed CD. I personally have had cdr backups go bad from 4 years ago.
See excellent posts below for more info.
Personally, I just lurk when it's a topic I don't know about and I may post a lot when it's something I do know about. So some days I don't post at all, and other days I post several times, depending on the content. Your idea would limit my ability to post intelligently and potentially increase the amount of pseudo-intelligent posts from people trying to get karma in a limited amount of time.
Perhaps a banked number of posts based on karma and time spent as a member would be a better solution... if I don't post for a week, I shouldn't lose those posts, although they would have to expire eventually to prevent crapfloods.
Just an idea, I haven't really put much thought into it.
Or maybe they'll die of a common human cold, saving us from the brink of destruction at their cruel martian hands.
Time will tell.
I remember everyone accusing anyone that was any good of being a cheater two years ago. I heard it's worst now.
Now I am reading there are methods to ban players - Punk Buster and now this.
Just one problem:
Are we going to have courts? Evidence? Or are people to be banned based solely on the testimony of "Nadbuster "?
Hell, in real life, with professional law enforcement personnel, mistakes happen - even in CAPITAL CRIME trials.
Glad I only play online with friends now...
Especially if they had real incomes.
:)
So what, they'll work in Montreal or Toronto and commute back and forth from their Utopian paradise?
Alberta is a bit more libertarian (economically speaking, anyhow) - in Alberta, we hate the federal government. Mostly because of the equalization payments that aren't in our favour. But let's not open that can of worms...
Good luck finding a state in Canada.
Seriously though, given that we are a little more socialist than the US, Canada would be a poor choice to promote a libertarian agenda.
Keep digging, Watson.
Librarians may be depicted in a less than flattering way in the media, but how many people actually visit libraries outside of schooling these days? I myself visit Borders book store, browse, listen to music, have a coffee and chat with my friends most saturdays, but in a library I wouldn't be able to find the latest titles or enjoy myself. Compared to retail a library is a staid boring authoritarian place, which is why the staff of these valuable institutions are depicted in this way.
I visit the local libraries here in Calgary, AB all the time. We have great libraries with great programs and classes, computers for students and the less fortunate, an excellent selection of books (both old and new) - and I believe that there are even coffee shops attached to some of the newer ones (one I know of downtown, anyhow).
I was poor (by Canadian standards) growing up and if it hadn't been for libraries, I would not be in the line of work I am - there is no way I could have bought all the programming and computer books I took out on loan. Being able to access the Internet was also quite useful.
Now that I make a disproportionately large amount of money for my age (double income, no kids) my better half and I donate many of the books we buy every year to the local libraries (at least 50 this year). Before you bemoan the lack of books at your local library, why not donate some books?
And don't even get me started on the staff of your average retail bookstore. They are often the most unhelpful group of slackers I have ever met (at least in the three large bookstores I frequent).
I'll take staid, boring, authoritarian, and useful over useless and costly anyday.
In any case, a lot of people use libraries for things unrelated to school. Just because a hip, young, modern guy like you won't be caught dead in one doesn't mean the rest of us don't recognise the value of such an institution.
One last thing you forgot - libraries are pretty much the last place you can find many examples of old information - old newspapers, out of print books, etc.
(This isn't a flame - I just think that you haven't been in a library for quite awhile or the libraries in your town are a bit behind the times - pretend I peppered this text with winky smiley's, k?)
Damn im lucky that crusing around on slashdot is homework.
That's funny, because Slashdot probably drops my productivity at work by at least 10%...