Oh sure, a "What the FUCK?!?!" reaction is totally warranted.
It's just the "I thought the Communist Islamo-Fascist Terrorists had launched a Nukaler Chemical Weapon at my barn!" shit that's pathetic and particularly Red State.
Just like here in FL, in a redder area of a red state, some guy did a base jump off a tower with a parachute, and bunches of people called 911 thinking it was a fucking invasion.
THAT kind of crazy doesn't happen in the North. Officials overreacting, sure - like the LEDS on the bridges shit. Officials are dipshits. But the general public in the north thinking Osama is targeting their Walmart? Nope.
Dear Greater Waco Area Residents,
We appreciate your feedback regarding our recent test as it allows us to improve our notification process to the surrounding community.
Since we began operations in 2003, SpaceX has conducted over 2000 tests, and nearly ten have been multiple engine tests at similar times of day. During these previous tests, we did not receive complaints from citizens in your area. The weather on November 22, with low clouds and cool temperatures, drastically affected the distance the sound and light travelled. We began test procedures for this particular test at 7:00am on Friday, Nov. 21 and executed it as quickly as possible, working through hundreds of pages of procedures designed to keep the community, staff, and hardware safe. While no further tests are planned for this stage in McGregor, in the future we will increase our notification to include local news media and law enforcement in McLennan, Coryell, Bell, and Falls counties.
As a resident of Central Texas for over 25 years, with family in the area, it is extremely important to me, as well as all of SpaceX, who choose to raise their families in the area, that our testing is safe for local residents. The propellants used are non-toxic and environmentally friendly, In factâ"the Falcon 9 burns a higher grade of kerosene (more environmentally friendly) than a 747 and burns only about half of what a single 747 flight does. The smoke you may have seen was composed mostly of steam and dust.
SpaceX strives to be a good corporate neighbor, bring high technology jobs to the area, and stimulate the local economy. We are proud to have operations in McGregor and make use of facilities which have historically played such an important role in American history. Engines which propelled American astronauts to the moon and back were developed and tested here, as well as the Sidewinder and Phoenix missiles.
The launch vehicle engines tested last night will soon take cargo, and eventually crew, to the International Space Station. Falcon 9 represents the only medium to heavy lift rocket that is 100 percent Made in America and with this vehicleâ"SpaceX will bring leadership in launch back to the US. The leadership role is currently held by former Soviet Republics, France, and China.
http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/11/23/spacex_issues_statement_on_con.html
Shit... the comments are funny. I've heard sounds and explosions that had me thinking "WTF?!?!" before - from a massive propane tank explosion, to unexpected sonic booms, to an earthquake, to a tank surprisingly rumbling down the street... but worrying that it's an ATTACK, or a nuclear explosion???
No wonder they all voted for Bush... fearful idiots.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. When hundreds of millions of children can "manufacture and distribute" copies of works more easily than they can tie their shoes, with no cost to themselves, then the only way to stop it is with a government powerful enough to know when they do it and stop them or prosecute them.
The only government that could have such power is a global totalitarian state. I used to use that as an argument for why copyright law cannot be enforced.
Now we have a copyright "czar," felony charges, and a push for global synchronicity of copyright laws... why am I not comforted?
Man, I thought for a moment this was a story about another dangerous flaw being suppressed and denied by Apple. Case leaks. Some mysterious goo or battery acid comes pouring out of your macbook.
Only until it becomes practical to do that. When it does, expect the market of all sorts of airs ("Wisconsin Pasture", "Vermont Forest") — and expect people trying to sneak into the crops-covering air-collecting canopy for a sniff to get busted (deservingly).
Which is also a good example of why copyright law as it currently stands is not only bad, it's downright dangerous.
As it stands, it is illegal for you to distribute an MP3 that you don't "own." But how hard is it to distribute it? It's now easier to "manufacture" and distribute a work to hundreds of thousands of people than it is to tie your shoes.
Millions of children around the world can do this effortlessly with no real cost to themselves. When that is that case, and when an effortless act that hundreds of millions can freely do is illegal, how do you stop them?
It seems to me that the only way to stop it or even put a slight dent in it is to give government the POWER to detect when hundreds of millions of people, regardless of "country" happen to make the wrong kind of mouseclick, and then prevent them from doing it or punish them.
Copyright law as it currently exists requires either that the law be ignored and irrelevant, or that there be a worldwide totalitarian state. I humbly submit therefore that the laws are dangerous.
The way I think about it is like this - copyright was essentially invented to stop someone from killing your market for your stuff. (temporarily)
If you record a song and someone else manufactures copies of your song and sells them, they are killing your market.
If someone samples your song and uses a 3-second blip of sound to create their own work and sells it, there's no way in hell they are killing your market.
NOBODY has ever decided not to buy a pop CD because they already have a recording of their aunt singing the song in a karaoke bar.
I have an ipod, it was given to me. I never use it. I HATE the interface. It takes too much stupid scrolling to get to what I want.
It's easier in the sense that it takes 5 seconds to learn the interface compared to the 10 seconds to learn the interface on my Muvo (which I DO use). But once you've learned the interface, the ipod is slower and more cumbersome.
My ipod hasn't been touched in a year, whereas my muvo goes everywhere with me. Actually, one of my muvos. I have bought several.
Although I think NASA has lost its way in the last few decades, and I'm pretty critical of the shuttle program, etc., I think in general NASA is a victim of its on success. The dollars spent through NASA have very visible results, so people think "wow, they're spending a fortune" whereas the Defense Dept. has more that just disappears into black programs and since there's no visible return, people don't think of what has been spent or wasted.
He says "Oracle's Ellison is selling cloud computing products and poking fun at his own marketing. Stallman is opposed to the cloud because he thinks it locks users into proprietary, non-open source software. Guess which one is a billionaire?"
Regardless of the merits of Stallman's views, that's just a fucking stupid statement. Like someone defending Rush Limbaugh's factual accuracy by pointing to his ratings.
Like someone rebutting concerns over monopolies by pointing out the existence of robber-barons.
Yeah... in my 30s I was busy working and didn't find too much new music... just new stuff by my old favorites.
Now I'm retired (so to speak) and in my late 30s and early 40s I've discovered scads of great music - much of it made in the 90s when I thought there was no good music being made.
None of it is the kind of thing ever to have made the radio here, of course.
In that case, all of human advancement from the caves to about 150 years ago was something "pretty close" to theft... because what is now called "property" used to just be known as culture. You figure out how to make a wheel, I see yours and copy it. I find out that you can eat tomatoes without dying, I pass the word on to you.
The very thing that built all of human culture - the free flow of information from person to person - the thing that built language, art, science, technology... is now being artificially restricted.
Its literally an attempt to change the very basis of human culture, to throw out the way we got here in favor of short term profits for a few.
Not much different than charging people to breathe - now, in order to be an informed active member of our human culture, you have to PAY an admission fee.
Well, Valve has already announced their contingency plan: if they're on the way out, they'll release a final patch to steam that disables the phoning home.
Yeah, and companies that are going out of business are always able to see it ahead of time, wrap things up neatly and wind the business down gracefully. They're always able to implement their "going out of business scenario."
It never happens that things just spiral out of control and one day they find that their creditors have locked the doors.
well of course, you put the hair in a trash bag straight into your stolen van, then you burn the van and all clothes worn on the job, shower, etc. Hopefully none gets into your house.
I wondered once... if you were going to commit a crime, and minimized your chances of leaving DNA (shaved head, etc. you STILL leave some... so, what if you raided the dumpster behind a barbershop, got hair from dozens of different people, and blew it around the crime scene with a fan?
Even if they spotted your hair, you would have deniability, if it's your own barber.
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It's just the "I thought the Communist Islamo-Fascist Terrorists had launched a Nukaler Chemical Weapon at my barn!" shit that's pathetic and particularly Red State.
Just like here in FL, in a redder area of a red state, some guy did a base jump off a tower with a parachute, and bunches of people called 911 thinking it was a fucking invasion.
THAT kind of crazy doesn't happen in the North. Officials overreacting, sure - like the LEDS on the bridges shit. Officials are dipshits. But the general public in the north thinking Osama is targeting their Walmart? Nope.
Nope, I didn't decide TX was worthless from this news report. I decided it from having lived there.
I've lived in TX, it's a shithole. I'm not saying it's THE shithole, just one of them.
Dear Greater Waco Area Residents, We appreciate your feedback regarding our recent test as it allows us to improve our notification process to the surrounding community. Since we began operations in 2003, SpaceX has conducted over 2000 tests, and nearly ten have been multiple engine tests at similar times of day. During these previous tests, we did not receive complaints from citizens in your area. The weather on November 22, with low clouds and cool temperatures, drastically affected the distance the sound and light travelled. We began test procedures for this particular test at 7:00am on Friday, Nov. 21 and executed it as quickly as possible, working through hundreds of pages of procedures designed to keep the community, staff, and hardware safe. While no further tests are planned for this stage in McGregor, in the future we will increase our notification to include local news media and law enforcement in McLennan, Coryell, Bell, and Falls counties. As a resident of Central Texas for over 25 years, with family in the area, it is extremely important to me, as well as all of SpaceX, who choose to raise their families in the area, that our testing is safe for local residents. The propellants used are non-toxic and environmentally friendly, In factâ"the Falcon 9 burns a higher grade of kerosene (more environmentally friendly) than a 747 and burns only about half of what a single 747 flight does. The smoke you may have seen was composed mostly of steam and dust. SpaceX strives to be a good corporate neighbor, bring high technology jobs to the area, and stimulate the local economy. We are proud to have operations in McGregor and make use of facilities which have historically played such an important role in American history. Engines which propelled American astronauts to the moon and back were developed and tested here, as well as the Sidewinder and Phoenix missiles. The launch vehicle engines tested last night will soon take cargo, and eventually crew, to the International Space Station. Falcon 9 represents the only medium to heavy lift rocket that is 100 percent Made in America and with this vehicleâ"SpaceX will bring leadership in launch back to the US. The leadership role is currently held by former Soviet Republics, France, and China. http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/breakingnews/entries/2008/11/23/spacex_issues_statement_on_con.html
Bush was President because Texans (and others like them) were overwhelmingly fearful idiots and voted for him.
No wonder they all voted for Bush... fearful idiots.
What you don't get is that unless MS fully supports silverlight in Linux, that guy that has that website that uses silverlight will lose viewers.
Well, personally I hope you are successful enough that the word "Beckerman" strikes terror in the hearts of all RIAA members and their lawyers.
Plasmonics is very neat though...
It's also a great name for a band.
...
Yahoo please die already, noone has liked you since '96.
People said stuff like that to Apple and Atari as well :)
I'm still saying it.
The only government that could have such power is a global totalitarian state. I used to use that as an argument for why copyright law cannot be enforced.
Now we have a copyright "czar," felony charges, and a push for global synchronicity of copyright laws... why am I not comforted?
Man, I thought for a moment this was a story about another dangerous flaw being suppressed and denied by Apple. Case leaks. Some mysterious goo or battery acid comes pouring out of your macbook.
Only until it becomes practical to do that. When it does, expect the market of all sorts of airs ("Wisconsin Pasture", "Vermont Forest") — and expect people trying to sneak into the crops-covering air-collecting canopy for a sniff to get busted (deservingly).
Which is also a good example of why copyright law as it currently stands is not only bad, it's downright dangerous.
As it stands, it is illegal for you to distribute an MP3 that you don't "own." But how hard is it to distribute it? It's now easier to "manufacture" and distribute a work to hundreds of thousands of people than it is to tie your shoes.
Millions of children around the world can do this effortlessly with no real cost to themselves. When that is that case, and when an effortless act that hundreds of millions can freely do is illegal, how do you stop them?
It seems to me that the only way to stop it or even put a slight dent in it is to give government the POWER to detect when hundreds of millions of people, regardless of "country" happen to make the wrong kind of mouseclick, and then prevent them from doing it or punish them.
Copyright law as it currently exists requires either that the law be ignored and irrelevant, or that there be a worldwide totalitarian state. I humbly submit therefore that the laws are dangerous.
If you record a song and someone else manufactures copies of your song and sells them, they are killing your market.
If someone samples your song and uses a 3-second blip of sound to create their own work and sells it, there's no way in hell they are killing your market.
NOBODY has ever decided not to buy a pop CD because they already have a recording of their aunt singing the song in a karaoke bar.
Do you seriously think the DRM servers will be running in 20 years? No way.
It's easier in the sense that it takes 5 seconds to learn the interface compared to the 10 seconds to learn the interface on my Muvo (which I DO use). But once you've learned the interface, the ipod is slower and more cumbersome.
My ipod hasn't been touched in a year, whereas my muvo goes everywhere with me. Actually, one of my muvos. I have bought several.
Although I think NASA has lost its way in the last few decades, and I'm pretty critical of the shuttle program, etc., I think in general NASA is a victim of its on success. The dollars spent through NASA have very visible results, so people think "wow, they're spending a fortune" whereas the Defense Dept. has more that just disappears into black programs and since there's no visible return, people don't think of what has been spent or wasted.
He says "Oracle's Ellison is selling cloud computing products and poking fun at his own marketing. Stallman is opposed to the cloud because he thinks it locks users into proprietary, non-open source software. Guess which one is a billionaire?"
Regardless of the merits of Stallman's views, that's just a fucking stupid statement. Like someone defending Rush Limbaugh's factual accuracy by pointing to his ratings.
Like someone rebutting concerns over monopolies by pointing out the existence of robber-barons.
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Now I'm retired (so to speak) and in my late 30s and early 40s I've discovered scads of great music - much of it made in the 90s when I thought there was no good music being made.
None of it is the kind of thing ever to have made the radio here, of course.
The very thing that built all of human culture - the free flow of information from person to person - the thing that built language, art, science, technology... is now being artificially restricted.
Its literally an attempt to change the very basis of human culture, to throw out the way we got here in favor of short term profits for a few.
Not much different than charging people to breathe - now, in order to be an informed active member of our human culture, you have to PAY an admission fee.
Well, Valve has already announced their contingency plan: if they're on the way out, they'll release a final patch to steam that disables the phoning home.
Yeah, and companies that are going out of business are always able to see it ahead of time, wrap things up neatly and wind the business down gracefully. They're always able to implement their "going out of business scenario."
It never happens that things just spiral out of control and one day they find that their creditors have locked the doors.
Somewhere there's a website with a list of companies that participate in the program.
well of course, you put the hair in a trash bag straight into your stolen van, then you burn the van and all clothes worn on the job, shower, etc. Hopefully none gets into your house.
Even if they spotted your hair, you would have deniability, if it's your own barber.