For the first, academic institutions are generally non-profits and/or government institutions. Thus, they're taxpayer and/or donor supported. Therefore, the research has been funded by taxpayers and/or donors. (If the research can support itself, then perhaps the schools should sell the rights to it and save their money for teaching and service.)
With regard to the second, we're not talking about/. moderation here (Heaven forbid). Peer review could still be accomplished with a reputation-based digital signature scheme. Heck, T:n threshold could be used among several distinuguished scholars, and the votes could be blinded. There's no need for these money-grubbing middlemen anymore.
Then just submit a dispute of the portion of a copy of Windows XP retail to your credit card company. That ought to get their attention, and at least cost the dweebs at CompUSA some bucks in bank fees whether or not the dispute is successful.
No, Ghostscript/Ghostview, in combination with a PostScript printer driver pointing to a file (functionality that comes with Windows, for example), can generate PDFs, depriving the Great Satan of revenue for Distiller.
Why not? The corporations sure like the idea of employers competing for labor on a floating market--nice to see the tables turned on them for once in a small way.
The analogy doesn't hold here. This technology was sold as a solution to China's censorship desires. They didn't just sell the PRC a bunch of routers and off-the-shelf software--they co-conspired with the Chinese government to help create a censorship regime.
Perhaps in twenty years or so, the gray and elderly executives of these companies will be hauled before a tribunal in the Hague and convicted of crimes against humanity. Because what they have done by selling this technology to an oppressive regime is nothing less.
This is true--but I think the distinction between a CO recommended ADSEP and the punishment awarded (gotta love that) at NJP is important. Guess I should have been a sea lawyer:).
A CO cannot issue a punitive discharge as a result of an Article 15--that takes at least an SPCM (Special Courts-Martial) and even then, it must be authorized by the convener.
A CO may recommend separation from military service, but that has nothing to do with an Article 15 proceeding and can in fact happen without NJP.
Oh, please. I agree that these people were carted off to the pokey for what should definitely be a civil matter, but no longer is in our plutocratic republic.
But if you think for one minute that the righteous anger of Joe and Jane sixpack is going to have any economic impact on the scum at Fuckeye, you are sadly mistaken. In fact, the only customers they are likely to lose are the ones using the most bandwidth--whom they will be happy to be without.
Install Linux with encryption for at least/tmp and/home.
Install VMware.
Install the operating system of your choice in that VM, entering no personal information or other identifiers.
Optional: repeat with another VM and find differences in registries/dot files between the two installs and clobber them. (This would give you the oppotunity to change GUIDs, and other unique identifiers).
Install JAP or any other favorite anonymizing proxy.
Assign your VM a static IP on your network.
Turn on all the locked down browser security settings. Don't forget to set proxies for all the protocols, not just http:// and https://. (It'd be a bummer to go through all that trouble and get nailed by loading a 1x1 GIF from an ftp:// or gopher:// link that went around your proxy.)
At your firewall (you're using a separate box for a firewall, right?), block access to all ports and addresses for the VM's static IP save those needed to reach your anonymizing proxy.
Make your VMware settings use non-persistent disks. That virtual machine will remember no changes each use once you've done this. (It keeps track of the state of the disk while running in/tmp--that's why you're using an encrypted filesystem on the host.)
Surf away, secure in the knowledge that it would at least be difficult to find out what nefarious things you're doing from your machine through forensic analysis
Don't get so comfortable that you forget that there are lots of other ways, including subverting your favorite anonymizing proxy (which may well be run by the MIB/TPTB/FBI/NSA/CIA/HSS).
When you've done something that can land you in prison (like violating the DMCA), ideally, physically destroy your hard disk--but if that isn't an option, wipe (dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hd? bs=512 count=? a few times) your host machine and start over, using the VM you saved with the fresh install. Remember that wiping won't overwrite any spare sectors that might contain incriminating stuff. If you're working for the mob or what have you, wiping, then destruction (think grinding to a fine powder or melting to slag) is the most prudent option.
Good luck. Please chip in if you can think of anything I haven't--this is pretty off-the-cuff.
That's not helped by the probablilty that most people using non-IE browsers are spoofing their user agent string (as supported in Opera, for example) to dodge feeble-minded "webmasters" that lock out non-IE browsers.
If the algorithm had a flaw, yes--if the alternative were brute forcing a key, no. Of course, either typing the book from a screen or brute forcing a key could be distributed efforts.
But that calculus no longer works out when it only has to be done once. Look for this thing to happen if truly locked down "e-book" formats ever take hold. Only one person has to type the contents of the book keyboard-to-monitor-encrypted appliance's monitor into an unencumbered machine and share it.
While it's not anonymous, Webcertificate could provide you with an additional level of indirection. Create a bogus identity, give it a Webcertificate for its birthday, and use that to pay for its Yahoo account. Or, better yet, just go with a company that respects your privacy and will accept a money order in payment.
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With regard to the second, we're not talking about /. moderation here (Heaven forbid). Peer review could still be accomplished with a reputation-based digital signature scheme. Heck, T:n threshold could be used among several distinuguished scholars, and the votes could be blinded. There's no need for these money-grubbing middlemen anymore.
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My apologies :).
Then just submit a dispute of the portion of a copy of Windows XP retail to your credit card company. That ought to get their attention, and at least cost the dweebs at CompUSA some bucks in bank fees whether or not the dispute is successful.
But with WPA, how can they give that answer? It's certainly within Microsoft's ability to verify that the product hasn't been activated.
No, Ghostscript/Ghostview, in combination with a PostScript printer driver pointing to a file (functionality that comes with Windows, for example), can generate PDFs, depriving the Great Satan of revenue for Distiller.
Nice troll. But WPA pretty much assures that your normal, garden variety, vegetable-level user isn't going to have that option.
Why not? The corporations sure like the idea of employers competing for labor on a floating market--nice to see the tables turned on them for once in a small way.
The analogy doesn't hold here. This technology was sold as a solution to China's censorship desires. They didn't just sell the PRC a bunch of routers and off-the-shelf software--they co-conspired with the Chinese government to help create a censorship regime.
Perhaps in twenty years or so, the gray and elderly executives of these companies will be hauled before a tribunal in the Hague and convicted of crimes against humanity. Because what they have done by selling this technology to an oppressive regime is nothing less.
This is true--but I think the distinction between a CO recommended ADSEP and the punishment awarded (gotta love that) at NJP is important. Guess I should have been a sea lawyer :).
A CO may recommend separation from military service, but that has nothing to do with an Article 15 proceeding and can in fact happen without NJP.
But if you think for one minute that the righteous anger of Joe and Jane sixpack is going to have any economic impact on the scum at Fuckeye, you are sadly mistaken. In fact, the only customers they are likely to lose are the ones using the most bandwidth--whom they will be happy to be without.
Fair enough--didn't read "for KDE" as "KDE library specific," my bad. However, Pan's worth installing the GNOME libraries by itself :).
You couldn't find Pan?!
Good luck. Please chip in if you can think of anything I haven't--this is pretty off-the-cuff.
That's not helped by the probablilty that most people using non-IE browsers are spoofing their user agent string (as supported in Opera, for example) to dodge feeble-minded "webmasters" that lock out non-IE browsers.
Value of capped broadband to me: $0 per month
No argument from me--Apple does have a monopoly on MacOS, and we don't see the Justice Department breathing down their neck.
If the algorithm had a flaw, yes--if the alternative were brute forcing a key, no. Of course, either typing the book from a screen or brute forcing a key could be distributed efforts.
But that calculus no longer works out when it only has to be done once. Look for this thing to happen if truly locked down "e-book" formats ever take hold. Only one person has to type the contents of the book keyboard-to-monitor-encrypted appliance's monitor into an unencumbered machine and share it.
By your logic, Apple has a monopoly on MacOS, since no other OS can run as many Mac executables
While it's not anonymous, Webcertificate could provide you with an additional level of indirection. Create a bogus identity, give it a Webcertificate for its birthday, and use that to pay for its Yahoo account. Or, better yet, just go with a company that respects your privacy and will accept a money order in payment.
We had a great COB. Saved my ass from going to mast once from going to mast by sticking up for me. Amazing what one remembers.
D'oh! No--MMCM in both cases.
8 hours?! Was the president getting ready to visit or something? I think my record was 5. Lots more than one all-hands drill per week, though.