Have you ever had someone try to explain to you the complexities of a door frame? What clearances you should allow, what the throat size of a frame is, what rebates you need, whether it is a timber stud frame, screwfixed or welded hinges?
If you had someone try to explain it you would not be interested in the slightest. Why? because you just want a door frame. Its the same with cars and with computers, people just want it to work.
Also I can tell you now someone who is willing to ask questions on how a car works is 10 times more likely to be someone who is likely to be interested in how a computer works. Most people aren't that curious though.
I think a major issue is that the soundtrack music that plays in the back of most television shows is only licensed for broardcast distribution, not internet distribution.
Your in a darkened room, perhaps its 30 floors below sea level, perhaps its your parents basement, you sit down on your most comfortable chair that even contains a keyboard split into both arm rests. You look up at your large screen TV with a beasty sound system. You quietly clear your throat and bark one order.
"Engage!"
Your TV comes to life and begins a Star Trek marathon. Its perfect I tell you... almost too perfect.
Thats stupid, This device would not land you in gaol in the UK. A very popular party game is sold over there that basically involves watching a flashing light and when it stops everyone has to press their buzzer. The last person to press it gets an electric shock. Its aparently very fun.
This reminds me of a little experiment I did with my universities ID card system. When you first enrol they ask you to supply, electronically, an image of your face so they can make you an ID card. I thought it was odd that they would ask for an image and not even check to see if it was of you.
Now I'm white, small and not very built at all so naturally the only real option was for me to submit an image of Mr T. A fortnight passed with anticipation and soon my new ID was ready to be picked up. I had this whole bogus "There must have been some mistake here! This isn't me" speech ready or if I felt funny on the day I had the "This is so me, I pitty the foo who be discriminating against my people" speech. I go to pick up the ID, the lady asks for my student number, name, dob etc. Takes a look at the ID to see the details match and hands it over...
nothing.
She didn't even question the fact that there was a huge black man with bulk bling on my ID and it was clearly not me.
I went home with my new souveneer, resubmitted my real photo and got a replacement ID two weeks later. I still bring the thing out for laughs.
Well the Itunes software sucks for one. Its like the newspeak dictionary, its remarkable because every new version released limits functionality more.
Prime example: Sharing your library, firstly it lets you share with no limits, then only on your local subnet, then only to five people simultaniously, then five people a day. What next? Five people and only songs purchased at the itunes store?
Spelling and grammar are completly redudant. Especially in an informal setting. If you can understand what is written but think to yourself "Gee that had bad grammar" then the grammar wasn't needed. Grammar and spelling are only relevant and needed if you read a sentence and can't understand it.
I think the main objection people have to the distribution of Child Pornography is that it creates a market for the stuff. Freenet aside generally people actually pay for Child Pornography and in poorer countries the ammounts they are paying can be a great deal more then a monthly wage if they could get work at all.
Generally most child porn comming out of the former USSR is done purely for the money and not the sexual gratification of the perpitrator.
So by buying the stuff you are feeding the market meaning more child porn will be produced to meet demand. This means that more children will be molested.
However if you are getting the stuff for free off freenet then that argument kinda goes out the window.
Well you are clearly not Australian and don't know who Dr. Karl is. He is the smartest man alive, he knows everything about everything and is absolutly infallable. Ask him anything about quantum physics to muscular distrophy and he will have an easy to understand explanation for it right away.
I, for one, would be honored to have a potentially dangerious experiment performed on me for no good reason by Dr. Karl.
Seriously though, have a listen for yourself in real or wma
I good example would be that Pornography in Australia has a minimum age of 16 whereas in America is 18, therefore sites like hushhush.com are illegal in the states. Should the webmasters be extrodited as child pornographers?
Also if you don't think there is any hot chicks in Australia you are clearly from Victoria or South Australia. Move to Queensland and enjoy the scenery.
Furthermore I should add that the main channels in australia are owned by Rupert Merdoc and Kerry Packer, both are huge supporters of the Howard government.
The countries state funded channels, SBS and ABC, and the State funded radio station, Triple J, have the most vocal critizims of the government. The problem is that people do not see the censorship going on and honestly believe the things Howard says.
He is a terrible person, honestly he is completly selling out our country and most Australians are just letting it happen.
The problem here is that addiction has become a negitive word rarther then an observation. People are often "addicted" to many normal things, however most of the attention is givin to harmful addictions such as smoking or drug use. In reality we are all addicted to things like brushing our teeth and showering (or should be) I know I feel crusty if I haven't done those things in a while, and that is a perfect example of a withdrawal.
Well what if you took their DNA and put it into growing stem cells, effectively cloning you, then there would be no problems with your body accepting the stem cells.
It would only break the DMCA in America there is a huge world wide market that is not in America. This could be just like the whole DVD region encoding debarkl, DVD manufacturers inclueded "Engineering codes" and "leaked" them on the internet, therefore people who cared bought those players. If Sony was to release software that you were only offically allowed to use in, to pick a country at random, south africa. They wouldn't be breaking the DMCA if someone in America decided to download it.
Slashdot Mirror
Have you ever had someone try to explain to you the complexities of a door frame? What clearances you should allow, what the throat size of a frame is, what rebates you need, whether it is a timber stud frame, screwfixed or welded hinges?
If you had someone try to explain it you would not be interested in the slightest. Why? because you just want a door frame. Its the same with cars and with computers, people just want it to work.
Also I can tell you now someone who is willing to ask questions on how a car works is 10 times more likely to be someone who is likely to be interested in how a computer works. Most people aren't that curious though.
I think a major issue is that the soundtrack music that plays in the back of most television shows is only licensed for broardcast distribution, not internet distribution.
A Nig?
But picture this:
Your in a darkened room, perhaps its 30 floors below sea level, perhaps its your parents basement, you sit down on your most comfortable chair that even contains a keyboard split into both arm rests. You look up at your large screen TV with a beasty sound system. You quietly clear your throat and bark one order.
"Engage!"
Your TV comes to life and begins a Star Trek marathon. Its perfect I tell you... almost too perfect.
Thats stupid, This device would not land you in gaol in the UK. A very popular party game is sold over there that basically involves watching a flashing light and when it stops everyone has to press their buzzer. The last person to press it gets an electric shock. Its aparently very fun.
The lesson I've just learnt is to wear a suit everywhere and never tell anyone your first name.
This reminds me of a little experiment I did with my universities ID card system. When you first enrol they ask you to supply, electronically, an image of your face so they can make you an ID card. I thought it was odd that they would ask for an image and not even check to see if it was of you.
Now I'm white, small and not very built at all so naturally the only real option was for me to submit an image of Mr T. A fortnight passed with anticipation and soon my new ID was ready to be picked up. I had this whole bogus "There must have been some mistake here! This isn't me" speech ready or if I felt funny on the day I had the "This is so me, I pitty the foo who be discriminating against my people" speech. I go to pick up the ID, the lady asks for my student number, name, dob etc. Takes a look at the ID to see the details match and hands it over...
nothing.
She didn't even question the fact that there was a huge black man with bulk bling on my ID and it was clearly not me.
I went home with my new souveneer, resubmitted my real photo and got a replacement ID two weeks later. I still bring the thing out for laughs.
Well the Itunes software sucks for one. Its like the newspeak dictionary, its remarkable because every new version released limits functionality more.
Prime example: Sharing your library, firstly it lets you share with no limits, then only on your local subnet, then only to five people simultaniously, then five people a day. What next? Five people and only songs purchased at the itunes store?
The only "useful" function this serice will provide is for spam and advertising. I can see it now.
SMS "happymeal" to the thing and it comes back "H0t nude teens 4 free!!!"
Spelling and grammar are completly redudant. Especially in an informal setting. If you can understand what is written but think to yourself "Gee that had bad grammar" then the grammar wasn't needed. Grammar and spelling are only relevant and needed if you read a sentence and can't understand it.
I think the main objection people have to the distribution of Child Pornography is that it creates a market for the stuff. Freenet aside generally people actually pay for Child Pornography and in poorer countries the ammounts they are paying can be a great deal more then a monthly wage if they could get work at all.
Generally most child porn comming out of the former USSR is done purely for the money and not the sexual gratification of the perpitrator.
So by buying the stuff you are feeding the market meaning more child porn will be produced to meet demand. This means that more children will be molested.
However if you are getting the stuff for free off freenet then that argument kinda goes out the window.
Replying to myself.
There is even a podcast. here
Well you are clearly not Australian and don't know who Dr. Karl is. He is the smartest man alive, he knows everything about everything and is absolutly infallable. Ask him anything about quantum physics to muscular distrophy and he will have an easy to understand explanation for it right away.
I, for one, would be honored to have a potentially dangerious experiment performed on me for no good reason by Dr. Karl.
Seriously though, have a listen for yourself in real or wma
Says the guy reading about a Starwars fan fiction movie on slashdot at 2:13am.
Yes because nero completely failed to compete with Windows XP's built in CD burning.
I good example would be that Pornography in Australia has a minimum age of 16 whereas in America is 18, therefore sites like hushhush.com are illegal in the states. Should the webmasters be extrodited as child pornographers?
Also if you don't think there is any hot chicks in Australia you are clearly from Victoria or South Australia. Move to Queensland and enjoy the scenery.
The Singaporian and Australian armys are good friends they are often over here doing traing exercises at shoalwater bay.
Furthermore I should add that the main channels in australia are owned by Rupert Merdoc and Kerry Packer, both are huge supporters of the Howard government.
The countries state funded channels, SBS and ABC, and the State funded radio station, Triple J, have the most vocal critizims of the government. The problem is that people do not see the censorship going on and honestly believe the things Howard says.
He is a terrible person, honestly he is completly selling out our country and most Australians are just letting it happen.
Firstly there has been exactly zero coverage of this trial on our nation media. None, honestly the first most have heard of this is on slashdot.
Second our government is a majority government, meaning they can do what ever they want for the next three years unopposed.
Thirdly Howard lies a lot. No one likes it but for some reason no one does anything.
Honestly the man could not disgust 49% of the population more.
PS/2 Mice have twice the sample rate as USB mice, and therefore are much better at playing games. So there is still a need for PS/2 Ports for mice.
The problem here is that addiction has become a negitive word rarther then an observation. People are often "addicted" to many normal things, however most of the attention is givin to harmful addictions such as smoking or drug use. In reality we are all addicted to things like brushing our teeth and showering (or should be) I know I feel crusty if I haven't done those things in a while, and that is a perfect example of a withdrawal.
Buy an Xbox, put Xbox Media Centre on it and your set. Its perhaps the more useful app for the Xbox ever written.
Well what if you took their DNA and put it into growing stem cells, effectively cloning you, then there would be no problems with your body accepting the stem cells.
*Sigh*
It would only break the DMCA in America there is a huge world wide market that is not in America. This could be just like the whole DVD region encoding debarkl, DVD manufacturers inclueded "Engineering codes" and "leaked" them on the internet, therefore people who cared bought those players. If Sony was to release software that you were only offically allowed to use in, to pick a country at random, south africa. They wouldn't be breaking the DMCA if someone in America decided to download it.