I know remarkably few people who learnt a language for trading with america or britain. people learn languages to communicate. companies hire people who know languages for trade. But I don't know anybody who learnt a language for trade.
alt tags can help a lot. they can explain what's on the picture. e.g. a page says: click the rose to continue. but a blind person can hear the alt-tag read aloud by a voice synthesizer or a braille-unit (no I don't know what it's really called). surf with lynx, and you get a decent idea what a blind person 'sees'. (or so I was told by the blind guy who was on work-experience with the company I work for)
latest news on the quagga apparently is that it was a subspecies, not a species. I think they're already quite far recreating the quagga through normal breeding techniques.
Sure you can trust TRUSTe. They can be trusted to sell every scrap of info they have on you, they can be trusted to ignore what the consumer want. They can be trusted. just not on anything that would actually make a difference.
when pgp went corporate, some companies wanted a backdoor to their worker's email. So this was built in. gpg on the other hand is not written with companies in mind, it was written with privacy in mind. I would be surprised if gpg had this vulnerability too.
so now napster distributes not only information on the growing and production of pot (Nederwiet by Doe Maar) but also on the viewing of DVDs. Wonder when they'll take that route.
it's not about the blocked porn, it's about the other useful material that is blocked. and you're spending library money on porn the moment you start blocking it. And I don't want to spend money on making it impossible for people to look at naked chicks. why should I? In my mind there is more to say for blocking the 'aryan trailerpark supremacist' then there is for porn. for one thing, porn is a lot more educational, (Hey.. I didn't know a clitoris could get THAT big! - human anatomy) and the most education you're gonna get from ATS is 'jews suck, blacks suck, the chinese suck, we're cool and really smart cos we're white'. Even aside from misinformation, which really has no place in a library. Yeah yeah.. now start flaming me cos I'm acting un-american. Probably cause I'm one of those communist europeans.
hmm.. that suddenly makes me wonder.. would whipped cream cakes make a suitable weapon? would they be solid enough to get out under the 'no liquids' rule? it's certainly tasteful.. and suitable for minors..
I may feel like it later. I found the coverage of IT from NRC quite decent, Marie-Jose Klaver does seem to 'get it'. interesting side-fact: the Volkskrant's copyright page specifically states that deep linking is allowed..
>We have no right to use IP in ways other than how the licensor intends.
wrong. very wrong. I cannot use it for just anything I want, but I am NOT bound by what the licensor INTENDS me to do with the stuff. Just like with real property. Webster's dictionary is INTENDED to look up words. But it also comes in handy to prop up a chair with half a leg missing. And I can freely use it as a leg-replacement.
They cant write drivers to make stuff work under linux, so how are they going to justify a working product on linux that only restricts, instead of doing something constructive? Not that anyone will use it...
maybe it is in the US (but I doubt it)... but I'm not a lawyer, let alone a US lawyer. we just had some short lessons on dutch copyright law. It just plagues me if I get called a thief. And better this than go off on some crazy crusade against someone for silly reasons:)
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I know remarkably few people who learnt a language for trading with america or britain. people learn languages to communicate. companies hire people who know languages for trade. But I don't know anybody who learnt a language for trade.
//rdj
alt tags can help a lot. they can explain what's on the picture. e.g. a page says: click the rose to continue. but a blind person can hear the alt-tag read aloud by a voice synthesizer or a braille-unit (no I don't know what it's really called). surf with lynx, and you get a decent idea what a blind person 'sees'. (or so I was told by the blind guy who was on work-experience with the company I work for)
//rdj
Jon Johansen (I think that was his name) actually DID do the reverse engineering in europe. Norway to be a bit more precise...
//rdj
only if it harms some companie's revenue-stream. You can legally shoot someone for ringing your doorbell though..
//rdj
latest news on the quagga apparently is that it was a subspecies, not a species. I think they're already quite far recreating the quagga through normal breeding techniques.
//rdj
Sure you can trust TRUSTe. They can be trusted to sell every scrap of info they have on you, they can be trusted to ignore what the consumer want. They can be trusted. just not on anything that would actually make a difference.
//rdj
This one is getting burnt straight on me next CD.. I already feel sorry for my neighbours..
//rdj
>fancies gerbils up his butt as long as he does a decent job running the country.
as long as he doesn't fidget too much during peace-talks...
//rdj
ok, this may not be true, but...
when pgp went corporate, some companies wanted a backdoor to their worker's email. So this was built in. gpg on the other hand is not written with companies in mind, it was written with privacy in mind. I would be surprised if gpg had this vulnerability too.
//rdj
so now napster distributes not only information on the growing and production of pot (Nederwiet by Doe Maar) but also on the viewing of DVDs. Wonder when they'll take that route.
//rdj
according to some, every european is a communist.
//rdj
it's not about the blocked porn, it's about the other useful material that is blocked. and you're spending library money on porn the moment you start blocking it. And I don't want to spend money on making it impossible for people to look at naked chicks. why should I? In my mind there is more to say for blocking the 'aryan trailerpark supremacist' then there is for porn. for one thing, porn is a lot more educational, (Hey.. I didn't know a clitoris could get THAT big! - human anatomy) and the most education you're gonna get from ATS is 'jews suck, blacks suck, the chinese suck, we're cool and really smart cos we're white'. Even aside from misinformation, which really has no place in a library. Yeah yeah.. now start flaming me cos I'm acting un-american. Probably cause I'm one of those communist europeans.
//rdj
I prefer a more hands-on approach. stick to a kukri.
//rdj
hmm.. that suddenly makes me wonder.. would whipped cream cakes make a suitable weapon? would they be solid enough to get out under the 'no liquids' rule? it's certainly tasteful.. and suitable for minors..
>who reads porn sites anyway?
Doesn't everyone? I mean.. you go there for the deep interviews and insightful articles... right?
//rdj
translate pictures? just ask jesus!
//rdj
I may feel like it later. I found the coverage of IT from NRC quite decent, Marie-Jose Klaver does seem to 'get it'. interesting side-fact: the Volkskrant's copyright page specifically states that deep linking is allowed..
//rdj
or european movies.. and there's a lot of good ones, although you may have to read subtitles (oh.. booohooohooo.. what a terrible disaster)
//rdj
>We have no right to use IP in ways other than how the licensor intends.
wrong. very wrong. I cannot use it for just anything I want, but I am NOT bound by what the licensor INTENDS me to do with the stuff. Just like with real property. Webster's dictionary is INTENDED to look up words. But it also comes in handy to prop up a chair with half a leg missing. And I can freely use it as a leg-replacement.
//rdj
They cant write drivers to make stuff work under linux, so how are they going to justify a working product on linux that only restricts, instead of doing something constructive? Not that anyone will use it...
//rdj
If you're in the netherlands, you can listen to VPRO radio. they've been boycotting sony over their malicious policies towards the net.
;)
//rdj
PS did anyone hear a rumour about sony having problems with quality? - nothing but FUD..
maybe it is in the US (but I doubt it)... but I'm not a lawyer, let alone a US lawyer. we just had some short lessons on dutch copyright law. It just plagues me if I get called a thief. And better this than go off on some crazy crusade against someone for silly reasons :)
//rdj
it may be piracy, but it's not theft. Those are 2 different things by law.
//rdj
Kennis.. I like that.. it means knowledge in dutch..
//rdj
it might be piracy, but it's not stealing. those are by law 2 distinct things.
//rdj