wow.. I've never seen integrity and company on 1 line. let's face it: 99.9% of all companies have NO integrity.
I would think this of a person who's main motivation is money, and I think this of companies whose entire motivation usually IS money.
What I really can't wait for is that helpful paperclip! It's so cute!... Go MS! The only thing that's bloated about office is that you can turn off the clip.. but they'll fix that soon...
>Why did y'all not also point out that said code is a reverse engineering of the DVD encryption process?
the reverse engineering probably took place in Norway, and that legality is not a question: it's legal. even if it wasn't in the US, no US judge has jurisdiction in Norway.
>The reason groceries stores are doing more profiling that others is because of the need to move merchandise in higher volumes in order to maintain a profit. The store want to know you so that the can get stock for what you want, and NOTHING else.
they don't need my name for that either.. they can easily see: Oh we're selling lots of banana flavoured condoms! maybe people like strawberry and chocolate too..
I still dont see why they would need any data other than the data used for sending the stuff. and from me they wont get any as long as I can still walk to the store myself.
online stores only NEED 1 piece of information you order: a shipping address. with just a valid address the entire transaction can take place: pay the mailman or courier or whatever they use in cash at the door. In dutch this is called 'onder rembours' but I have no idea what it is in english.
//rdj
P.S.
For all you smartasses out there (and there are some on/.): yes, rembours is actually french.
just say you want the card, and don't give any info. in the netherlands they are then required by law to give it to you. giving false info can be more fun though. Also, any entity keeping data on you is required to inform you exactly what data they have on you, if you ask about it. Too bad privacy laws in the US suck hairy donkey's balls, so you probably don't have much choice..
Ask your friendly neighbourhood cop to come with you. Or claim you are recovering from being burnt in the face by throwing a full bottle of lighter-fuel on your barbecue.
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. spread liberally about the quality of your competitor's product, this is an oft-used marketing tool, and usually not considered a Good(tm) thing.
saudi arabia just completely blocked all of yahoo for nudity.. btw.. selling marihuana over the web from amsterdam probably WILL get you arrested: marihuana in the netherlands is officially still a controlled substance. Only officially though;)
I don't agree with either, but banning 'heil-hitler.de' (the URL that caused all the ruckus) makes more sense to me than banning stuff like microsof.com (no, I don't know whether it's a real case.. but it could be..)
I'm dutch, not french. but on the nazi-related stuff: in the netherlands 'Mein Kampf' in it's original form is outlawed. However.. an annotated version is NOT. Basically it has some views added from the other side(tm). It's not censored. The laws here are not against nazi-related, they are against Nazi-propaganda, and I wouldn't be surprised if french laws were something like that too.
I can do a portscan on my box, from a friend's box, to show him how much more secure my system is. perfectly legit. I can do it the other way round, from my box to his, to show how insecure it is. Both legit. And luckily pulling a gun on someone IS a crime in most of europe.
>The fact the a copyright holder no longer wishes to provide copies is not an abuse of their right, it is straightforward exercise
In many cases the copyright holder has stated in the license that I am entitled to replacement copies if the media breaks, becomes corrupt or something. Thus, by not providing replacements, they are infringing on rights they explicitly gave me.
intent isnt sufficient. a newspaper is intended to be read, but newspapers are also used to roll up and swat flies. They may not like it, but they cant stop it. If they want a server for authorized use only, protect it.
I never paid for newspapers I read for free in a coffee-shop, newscafe or bar. I dont see why I should start now. so I'm getting for free what I always got for free. If NYT didn't intend for the non-reg servers to be used they wouldn't have them.
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wow.. I've never seen integrity and company on 1 line. let's face it: 99.9% of all companies have NO integrity.
I would think this of a person who's main motivation is money, and I think this of companies whose entire motivation usually IS money.
//rdj
What I really can't wait for is that helpful paperclip! It's so cute!... Go MS! The only thing that's bloated about office is that you can turn off the clip.. but they'll fix that soon...
a commy mutant fag. Oh wait.. the mutant is from Paranoia.. just a pinko commy fag then
//rdj
>Why did y'all not also point out that said code is a reverse engineering of the DVD encryption process?
the reverse engineering probably took place in Norway, and that legality is not a question: it's legal. even if it wasn't in the US, no US judge has jurisdiction in Norway.
//rdj
>The reason groceries stores are doing more profiling that others is because of the need to move merchandise in higher volumes in order to maintain a profit. The store want to know you so that the can get stock for what you want, and NOTHING else.
they don't need my name for that either.. they can easily see: Oh we're selling lots of banana flavoured condoms! maybe people like strawberry and chocolate too..
I still dont see why they would need any data other than the data used for sending the stuff. and from me they wont get any as long as I can still walk to the store myself.
//rdj
Things like this best show why self-regulation doesn't work. the US needs privacy laws.
//rdj
online stores only NEED 1 piece of information you order: a shipping address. with just a valid address the entire transaction can take place: pay the mailman or courier or whatever they use in cash at the door. In dutch this is called 'onder rembours' but I have no idea what it is in english.
/.): yes, rembours is actually french.
//rdj
P.S.
For all you smartasses out there (and there are some on
try it with lynx :)
//rdj
just say you want the card, and don't give any info. in the netherlands they are then required by law to give it to you. giving false info can be more fun though. Also, any entity keeping data on you is required to inform you exactly what data they have on you, if you ask about it. Too bad privacy laws in the US suck hairy donkey's balls, so you probably don't have much choice..
//rdj
Ask your friendly neighbourhood cop to come with you. Or claim you are recovering from being burnt in the face by throwing a full bottle of lighter-fuel on your barbecue.
//rdj
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. spread liberally about the quality of your competitor's product, this is an oft-used marketing tool, and usually not considered a Good(tm) thing.
//rdj
[post above +1, insightful]
damn.. just used up my last mod point.. remind me to give you one next time..
//rdj
as long as it's not released it's still research which is (AFAIK) allowed. It may already exist though.. RSA isn't encumbered in europe.
//rdj
saudi arabia just completely blocked all of yahoo for nudity.. btw.. selling marihuana over the web from amsterdam probably WILL get you arrested: marihuana in the netherlands is officially still a controlled substance. Only officially though ;)
//rdj
I don't agree with either, but banning 'heil-hitler.de' (the URL that caused all the ruckus) makes more sense to me than banning stuff like microsof.com (no, I don't know whether it's a real case.. but it could be..)
//rdj
I'm dutch, not french. but on the nazi-related stuff: in the netherlands 'Mein Kampf' in it's original form is outlawed. However.. an annotated version is NOT. Basically it has some views added from the other side(tm). It's not censored. The laws here are not against nazi-related, they are against Nazi-propaganda, and I wouldn't be surprised if french laws were something like that too.
//rdj
I'm glad I won't get shot for being a poor neighbour..
//rdj
>Scanning without permission is being a very poor neighbor.
I agree. But it's still a big step from being a nasty neigbour or complete bastard to being a criminal.
//rdj
I can do a portscan on my box, from a friend's box, to show him how much more secure my system is. perfectly legit. I can do it the other way round, from my box to his, to show how insecure it is. Both legit. And luckily pulling a gun on someone IS a crime in most of europe.
//rdj
or write just anything in intercal...
ever tried reading how responsible the large manufacturers are, according to their shrinkwrap licenses? they aren't.
//rdj
>The fact the a copyright holder no longer wishes to provide copies is not an abuse of their right, it is straightforward exercise
In many cases the copyright holder has stated in the license that I am entitled to replacement copies if the media breaks, becomes corrupt or something. Thus, by not providing replacements, they are infringing on rights they explicitly gave me.
//rdj
intent isnt sufficient. a newspaper is intended to be read, but newspapers are also used to roll up and swat flies. They may not like it, but they cant stop it. If they want a server for authorized use only, protect it.
//rdj
I never paid for newspapers I read for free in a coffee-shop, newscafe or bar. I dont see why I should start now. so I'm getting for free what I always got for free. If NYT didn't intend for the non-reg servers to be used they wouldn't have them.
//rdj
have them come round for demonstrations and the likes each time they offer it.. and make sure you're not home.
//rdj