Oh yeah. I would definately leak the source code for Windows if I used to work for Micro$oft. That's just the kind of thing I want to do. Annoy the richest guy on earth who just happens to sell software that's running on the majority of desktop/laptop computers on the planet earth. I cannot even begin to imagine the Easter Eggs, hidden registry keys, and other jokes at my expense would be included into the source code! Hell, if I was Bill, I wouldn't even prosecute the guy, I would just haunt him on the majority of desktops for the rest of his life! Using Windows Update as a form of revenge would be the ultimate payback. The next patch could have your name on it. I would hire legions of detectives and investigators to search the Internet for any reference to my name and order programmers to include personalized glitches and other nasty surprises in my operating system. Crush all resistance! Sometimes, I wonder if that's what Gate has done and that's why Windows crashes all the time. Not that I blame him for it though... It was a really, really good idea. I like it a lot and completely respect him for it.
Do you ever feel that the Xanth playground (gotta love Larry Niven!) has been broken by the abundance of magic and related plot twists? I've often felt that the Xanth universe was much better and more fun to read when it was simpler.
I'd like to get www.heroinoverdose.com and direct it to Alice in Chain's Web Page.
While I'm at it, I could also get www.ihaveaholeinmyhead.com and point it to a random Nirvana web page.
Or I could get www.iamnotakidnapper.com and point it to US Rep. Gary Condit's page.
Or www.softwarecrash.com and point it to M$'s page.
Certainly, some of these examples are a bit over the top in terms of appropriateness. But, that's the point. Where do you draw the line between an "appropriate" redirect and an "inappropriate" one? Who is to say what is appropriate and what isn't? Since everyone here seems to have such faith in the US court system (although I'd respectfully disagree with you about that opinion), you wouldn't want to leave it up to the courts. The easiest, and probably the best, method of dealing with it is to ban all such redirects as 2600's. Okay, it was hysterically funny and everyone in my office (even non-techies!) laughed. Definately, Ford handled this completely wrong. But, it was inappropriate and although nowhere near as offensive as some of my examples, why not just nip the problem in the bud?
It's cool to use a laser for a mouse on a cell phone. Whoever said it earlier is right, it wins some serious geek/nerd points. But, why not one of those little dot thingies that some laptops have?
Or, better yet, a little side scroll wheel a la MP3 players?
Not that I see much use for the things anyway... Except for playing Snake or Pong, or whatever game you have on your cell phone. I know that on my Sanyo I have a really crappy game that is really hard to control using the * and # keys.
Why won't someone port Doom to Sanyo?! =0)
Why is it surprising to anyone that local companies are contributing to Rep. Berman's campaign? (He apparently represents an area around or near Hollywood)
Ummm... The US government (and all other governments) does have the power to make laws that affect the entire world. Import laws, tariffs, citizenship laws, and most laws relating to corporations affect the entire world. These are just a few examples off of the top of my head.
An example of import laws affecting non-citizens is easy to come up with. The US prevents cars that do not meet US emission standards from being sold in the US. Therefore, Nissan (a non-US manufacturer) must make cars that meet US laws to sell cars in the US regardless of where the cars are made.
I could've gotten a better example, but I'm sure you've got the general idea.
Gnutella has a program that lets ppl create private P2P networks. I think most ppl are using it for college campuses or situations where firewalls prevent incoming connections to the client.
This isn't exactly putting offenders in jail. I think this is more akin to preventing abuse of the system. Copyright holders do have a legitimate gripe about their intellectual property being stolen.
I don't think it would really be that hard to do. Most of the desireable files on P2P networks tend to be concentrated on a few computers with fast net connections (i.e. college students). DoS them, and the network is toast for practical purposes.
This method, of course, does raise some doubts as to the legality of DoSing a college campus, but IANAL...
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Oh yeah. I would definately leak the source code for Windows if I used to work for Micro$oft. That's just the kind of thing I want to do. Annoy the richest guy on earth who just happens to sell software that's running on the majority of desktop/laptop computers on the planet earth. I cannot even begin to imagine the Easter Eggs, hidden registry keys, and other jokes at my expense would be included into the source code! Hell, if I was Bill, I wouldn't even prosecute the guy, I would just haunt him on the majority of desktops for the rest of his life! Using Windows Update as a form of revenge would be the ultimate payback. The next patch could have your name on it. I would hire legions of detectives and investigators to search the Internet for any reference to my name and order programmers to include personalized glitches and other nasty surprises in my operating system. Crush all resistance! Sometimes, I wonder if that's what Gate has done and that's why Windows crashes all the time. Not that I blame him for it though... It was a really, really good idea. I like it a lot and completely respect him for it.
Why would I read the article anyway? This is /. !!
To make this first post mine...
Ha!
I like to think of it like a really complicated video game.
1) Use Alt+Tab to switch to the offending window without actually bringing it up. Then, quickly let go and hit Alt+F4 to close the window.
2) Get Pop-Up Stopper. It's free & this article doesn't even mention whether pop-up blockers are effective against it, but I assume they are.
3) ????
4) Profit.
Personally, I look to Street Fighter as my inspiration. I like shouting "HaduuuKen" and shooting fireballs at people.
Tetris is also a great source of moral wisdom. There's nothing like dropping boxes on people's heads...
Do you ever feel that the Xanth playground (gotta love Larry Niven!) has been broken by the abundance of magic and related plot twists? I've often felt that the Xanth universe was much better and more fun to read when it was simpler.
I'd like to get www.heroinoverdose.com and direct it to Alice in Chain's Web Page.
While I'm at it, I could also get www.ihaveaholeinmyhead.com and point it to a random Nirvana web page.
Or I could get www.iamnotakidnapper.com and point it to US Rep. Gary Condit's page.
Or www.softwarecrash.com and point it to M$'s page.
Certainly, some of these examples are a bit over the top in terms of appropriateness. But, that's the point. Where do you draw the line between an "appropriate" redirect and an "inappropriate" one? Who is to say what is appropriate and what isn't? Since everyone here seems to have such faith in the US court system (although I'd respectfully disagree with you about that opinion), you wouldn't want to leave it up to the courts. The easiest, and probably the best, method of dealing with it is to ban all such redirects as 2600's. Okay, it was hysterically funny and everyone in my office (even non-techies!) laughed. Definately, Ford handled this completely wrong. But, it was inappropriate and although nowhere near as offensive as some of my examples, why not just nip the problem in the bud?
You'd think that 2600 could survive the Slashdot effect
It's cool to use a laser for a mouse on a cell phone. Whoever said it earlier is right, it wins some serious geek/nerd points. But, why not one of those little dot thingies that some laptops have? Or, better yet, a little side scroll wheel a la MP3 players? Not that I see much use for the things anyway... Except for playing Snake or Pong, or whatever game you have on your cell phone. I know that on my Sanyo I have a really crappy game that is really hard to control using the * and # keys. Why won't someone port Doom to Sanyo?! =0)
Why is it surprising to anyone that local companies are contributing to Rep. Berman's campaign? (He apparently represents an area around or near Hollywood)
Apparently he represents an area around Hollywood. Why is it surprising that local businesses contributed to their local congressman?
Actually, I think (s)he did read the article. Putting dud files onto P2P networks would slow the network down, wouldn't it?
Ummm... The US government (and all other governments) does have the power to make laws that affect the entire world. Import laws, tariffs, citizenship laws, and most laws relating to corporations affect the entire world. These are just a few examples off of the top of my head. An example of import laws affecting non-citizens is easy to come up with. The US prevents cars that do not meet US emission standards from being sold in the US. Therefore, Nissan (a non-US manufacturer) must make cars that meet US laws to sell cars in the US regardless of where the cars are made. I could've gotten a better example, but I'm sure you've got the general idea.
Gnutella has a program that lets ppl create private P2P networks. I think most ppl are using it for college campuses or situations where firewalls prevent incoming connections to the client.
This isn't exactly putting offenders in jail. I think this is more akin to preventing abuse of the system. Copyright holders do have a legitimate gripe about their intellectual property being stolen.
I don't think it would really be that hard to do. Most of the desireable files on P2P networks tend to be concentrated on a few computers with fast net connections (i.e. college students). DoS them, and the network is toast for practical purposes.
This method, of course, does raise some doubts as to the legality of DoSing a college campus, but IANAL...