If I am neither ashamed of the activity, nor it is illegal, how can it be used against me?
unscrupulous officials or others who gain access to such data
Now we're getting somewhere. Now it seems like we are talking about someone stealing my credit card numbers or identity. There are existing laws to prosecute such activities.
I guarantee you can't "fsck" "underage girlies" all you want. If there is a definition of "underage" then you are likely committing a serious crime, no matter what country you are in.
What defines "underage" varies greatly from country to country, and even in the US varies greatly from state to state.
If you are "fscking" 9-year old girls, then you are the one making me sick.
the point I was trying to make at the end of my comment is that some Joe Schmoe officer could just as easily mar somebody's reputation based on an 'anonymous tip' as he could from some privacy-invading wiretap.
I don't agree with invasions of privacy, but arguing along these lines just isn't persuasive to me.
My laptop is plugged into a Cisco Catalyst 2900 series XL switch. From there it hits the Cisco Catalyst 6500 box, and then the wire goes downstairs, presumably through more Cisco equipment, across the Internet full of Cisco equipment.
Note that I didn't advocate the violent overthrow of the government, only revolution. Big difference. I've been advocating that publicly for several years.
Incremental changes to our completely hosed system doesn't cut it. The Constitution was a fine document, too bad it wasn't even 20 years before it was spoilt by the greed of men.
not to debate the point (privacy is hugely important) but if you are doing things which you are ashamed of, maybe you should ask yourself a few questions.
In Scott Ritter's case, he was accused propositioned sex from (who he thought) an underage girl over the internet. In fact it was an undercover police officer.
Either the charges are true, or they aren't. If they are true, Ritter should go to prison. If they aren't, then his name is cleared. Otherwise, from your example, Inspector Plod could just make up any old charge he wanted to and "leak it to the media" anyway.
not to mention second amendment rights [...] Be afraid... and for God's sake, don't vote Republican.
The Democrats want to take away the second amendment rights. The Republicans want to take away the 1st, 4th, abortion, etc.
Wisen up and rise up. Revolution is the only way. Those in power will fight very hard to stay in power. You end up having to ask yourself one question: How much do you value the rights for which millions have fought and died for?
As for me, I'm going to just use a bit of double-think and forget that I had that thought, so I can go on being a happy little sheep in my comfy white-collar suburban world.
If on the one hand you have hordes of lawyers yelling "trademark infringement" and on the other hand you have mass e-mail campaigns and public outcry to force the hand of the offending party, I for one vote for the public outcry, not the hordes of lawyers.
Maybe I'll be able to run X in something other than 640x480 on my 3DLabs Wildcat Pro 4210. Great OpenGL card, sucky everything else (no drivers at all).
No, the comparison was being made to "terminating a pregnancy," not to "killing babies."
My wife and I are both pro-choice, but dress it up however you want and "terminating a pregnancy" would still equal "killing babies". If you're pro-choice and don't accept that fact, you're deluding yourself.
When companies discover how inefficient it is to communicate work overseas, then you'll see the whole outsourcing thing quietly shrink and jobs pick up wherever there is IT work to be found.
This hasn't been the case where I work... outsourcing has been showing HUGE cost gains in both development and verification (India) as well as translation services (Japan).
Frankly, companies cannot even develop efficiently in-house yet.
Exactly. Large software companies (like the one I work for) have products which are developed in multiple sites already, tested in other multiple sites, translated and built in yet more sites. Going global isn't that big of a deal at this point, we've already become accustomed to sending the code to the west coast at lunch, so when they wake up, they start coding and we go back to refactoring in the afternoon.
Now, we work on the code all day, then India takes over when we go home. We pick it up in the morning. Process repeats.
Outsourcing is here to stay because it is helping the bottom line, no matter what the perceived 'cost' at 'home' is. The stockholders call the shots, and the stockholders invariably want more money, period.
Company: We have all these jobs, but can't find anybody qualified here in the US. Issue more H1B so we can fill these jobs!
Government: OK, obviously we need to keep advertising in the US about getting tech training, since there are no qualified applicants here. (STAMPS FORM). Here are your H1B's.
Company: Thanks. (Hires a bunch of H1B applicants). (Cuts half of the workforce, all "overpaid" US citizens).
never underestimate the ability of the politicians to appeal to the Christian majority to build more prisons and put more "violent marijuana smokers" behind bars.
totally on the mark with that comment about selective enforcement.
In North Carolina, we had a law against "open alcoholic beverages" in automobiles, much like any state. For about a month, there was a lot of publicity about how the law was no longer in effect. However, without much fanfare, the law is back in effect.
My wife works in the courthouse, and the district attorneys and police officers don't even know whether it is a law or not. So basically, instead of even having to know the law (hard enough with all the changes), you basically instead have to weigh whether or not Joe Policeman thinks you've broken a law or not, and when he pulls you over to harrass you over some supposed law, shoots your dog, etc.
if someone can buy and sell the JPEG patent, then naturally there can be patent trouble. There isn't a publicly known patent involved with PNG or OGG.
Bottom line, you can't trust that a 'friendly' company won't end up selling its 'friendly' patents to a 3rd party which doesn't feel like being so friendly any more.
Don't use any patented code, whatsoever, for any reason, unless there is a legal basis for believing that the patent will not be used against you. Don't trust the goodwill of a company.
MP3. Get it through your heads, people. Using these patent-encumbered tech only comes back to bite you where it hurts -- 5 years down a committed tech track. PNG, OGG,... support open standards in your products NOW while you can choose to do it.
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things which could be used against you
If I am neither ashamed of the activity, nor it is illegal, how can it be used against me?
unscrupulous officials or others who gain access to such data
Now we're getting somewhere. Now it seems like we are talking about someone stealing my credit card numbers or identity. There are existing laws to prosecute such activities.
I guarantee you can't "fsck" "underage girlies" all you want. If there is a definition of "underage" then you are likely committing a serious crime, no matter what country you are in.
What defines "underage" varies greatly from country to country, and even in the US varies greatly from state to state.
If you are "fscking" 9-year old girls, then you are the one making me sick.
the point I was trying to make at the end of my comment is that some Joe Schmoe officer could just as easily mar somebody's reputation based on an 'anonymous tip' as he could from some privacy-invading wiretap.
I don't agree with invasions of privacy, but arguing along these lines just isn't persuasive to me.
Sometimes even if the crime is a felony, the DA may choose to prosecute for a lesser crime if it is much more likely to get a conviction.
My laptop is plugged into a Cisco Catalyst 2900 series XL switch. From there it hits the Cisco Catalyst 6500 box, and then the wire goes downstairs, presumably through more Cisco equipment, across the Internet full of Cisco equipment.
Note that I didn't advocate the violent overthrow of the government, only revolution. Big difference. I've been advocating that publicly for several years.
Incremental changes to our completely hosed system doesn't cut it. The Constitution was a fine document, too bad it wasn't even 20 years before it was spoilt by the greed of men.
not to debate the point (privacy is hugely important) but if you are doing things which you are ashamed of, maybe you should ask yourself a few questions.
In Scott Ritter's case, he was accused propositioned sex from (who he thought) an underage girl over the internet. In fact it was an undercover police officer.
Either the charges are true, or they aren't. If they are true, Ritter should go to prison. If they aren't, then his name is cleared. Otherwise, from your example, Inspector Plod could just make up any old charge he wanted to and "leak it to the media" anyway.
not to mention second amendment rights [...] Be afraid... and for God's sake, don't vote Republican.
The Democrats want to take away the second amendment rights. The Republicans want to take away the 1st, 4th, abortion, etc.
Wisen up and rise up. Revolution is the only way. Those in power will fight very hard to stay in power. You end up having to ask yourself one question: How much do you value the rights for which millions have fought and died for?
As for me, I'm going to just use a bit of double-think and forget that I had that thought, so I can go on being a happy little sheep in my comfy white-collar suburban world.
If on the one hand you have hordes of lawyers yelling "trademark infringement" and on the other hand you have mass e-mail campaigns and public outcry to force the hand of the offending party, I for one vote for the public outcry, not the hordes of lawyers.
Maybe I'll be able to run X in something other than 640x480 on my 3DLabs Wildcat Pro 4210. Great OpenGL card, sucky everything else (no drivers at all).
the more people who waste mod points on my stupid ass means fewer people to mod down AC's like you.
have a nice day.
It's probably not worth arguing with anyone who uses either one of these tricks.
well said.
Here's a link to those who'd like a non-slashdotted .mov download of the ad.
Thanks be to widepipe.org for the link...
whoop-i-tee-doo.
How did the part with the tires work? It didn't make sense to me that they would roll up-hill the way they did.
No, the comparison was being made to "terminating a pregnancy," not to "killing babies."
My wife and I are both pro-choice, but dress it up however you want and "terminating a pregnancy" would still equal "killing babies". If you're pro-choice and don't accept that fact, you're deluding yourself.
When companies discover how inefficient it is to communicate work overseas, then you'll see the whole outsourcing thing quietly shrink and jobs pick up wherever there is IT work to be found.
This hasn't been the case where I work... outsourcing has been showing HUGE cost gains in both development and verification (India) as well as translation services (Japan).
Frankly, companies cannot even develop efficiently in-house yet.
Exactly. Large software companies (like the one I work for) have products which are developed in multiple sites already, tested in other multiple sites, translated and built in yet more sites. Going global isn't that big of a deal at this point, we've already become accustomed to sending the code to the west coast at lunch, so when they wake up, they start coding and we go back to refactoring in the afternoon.
Now, we work on the code all day, then India takes over when we go home. We pick it up in the morning. Process repeats.
Outsourcing is here to stay because it is helping the bottom line, no matter what the perceived 'cost' at 'home' is. The stockholders call the shots, and the stockholders invariably want more money, period.
I see it now:
Company: We have all these jobs, but can't find anybody qualified here in the US. Issue more H1B so we can fill these jobs!
Government: OK, obviously we need to keep advertising in the US about getting tech training, since there are no qualified applicants here. (STAMPS FORM). Here are your H1B's.
Company: Thanks. (Hires a bunch of H1B applicants). (Cuts half of the workforce, all "overpaid" US citizens).
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Lucky enough to be born with the initials "EEK".
Unlucky enough to be born with the name "Eugene".
holy. shit.
The Web would be useful in the absence of Google.com
I disagree. Without Google, the web is nearly useless.
never underestimate the ability of the politicians to appeal to the Christian majority to build more prisons and put more "violent marijuana smokers" behind bars.
totally on the mark with that comment about selective enforcement.
In North Carolina, we had a law against "open alcoholic beverages" in automobiles, much like any state. For about a month, there was a lot of publicity about how the law was no longer in effect. However, without much fanfare, the law is back in effect.
My wife works in the courthouse, and the district attorneys and police officers don't even know whether it is a law or not. So basically, instead of even having to know the law (hard enough with all the changes), you basically instead have to weigh whether or not Joe Policeman thinks you've broken a law or not, and when he pulls you over to harrass you over some supposed law, shoots your dog, etc.
if someone can buy and sell the JPEG patent, then naturally there can be patent trouble. There isn't a publicly known patent involved with PNG or OGG.
Bottom line, you can't trust that a 'friendly' company won't end up selling its 'friendly' patents to a 3rd party which doesn't feel like being so friendly any more.
Don't use any patented code, whatsoever, for any reason, unless there is a legal basis for believing that the patent will not be used against you. Don't trust the goodwill of a company.
GIF, JPEG, ...
... support open standards in your products NOW while you can choose to do it.
MP3. Get it through your heads, people. Using these patent-encumbered tech only comes back to bite you where it hurts -- 5 years down a committed tech track. PNG, OGG,
a selective layer X-Ray machine with OCR
hot damn that would rock. then add text-to-speech and my library becomes a set of books on tape. how sweet would that be.