Without the freedom to rethink, for instance, Slashdot's comment threading, or its presentation of search results, or its topic pages, the net effect of a redesign will be considerably less impactful than one might hope for...
Inigo Montoya: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
It's not like they make their money selling drivers, so what's the point? They didn't make any money when they told you the Big Secret, so why shouldn't they tell me, Cookie Monster, and anybody else who asks? What are we gonna do -- support their hardware in new applications, possibly increasing sales? Anything but that...!
It's not about making money, it's about not losing money. Specifically, not losing money to lawsuits. Exposing the commands implemented on the chipset may reveal that the hardware manufacturer is using some bit of logic that falls under someone else's patent. By not revealing how you actually talk to the chip, they hope to buy themselves a little safety from the vicious patent land sharks, er, lawyers.
In a URL, + and %20 are equivalent. Both decode to a space. So it doesn't make any difference. Querying Yahoo for breast cancer does not return adult links (at least not within the first 500 responses).
I suspect the GP was using hyperbole to make a point. However, with the literal minded slashdot crowd, this was a complete flop. Perhaps a better example might be the difference between these 2 queries: Asian culture and Asian (results probably NSFW if you have Google's filtering turned off).
Most search engines have some degree of content filtering available, generally via an advanced preferences link.
But this really has no relation to the use of the.xxx TLD. None of these searches is selecting on the basis of the TLD. And, while.xxx may help, no site with a.com domain will give it up. Because if they do, when someone types the sitename into a browser (eg: playboy), the default behavior is to search for.com domains first and it will not lead to their site. I cannot imagine the likes of Playboy even considering using.xxx unless forced to do so. Historically, XXX implied "hardcore" whereas Playboy is definitely "softcore".
Most of the links CNET posted (7 out of 9) were links to press releases and news articles and only 1 link might be construed as being the least bit intrusive.
The links consisted of:
Schmidt's own homepage. Ok, not a news source, but come on, anything there was put there by Schmidt himself.
An article on Forbes.com about tech. CEOs
A post-IPO report at RedHerring.com
A list of insider trades on GOOG at Quote.com (actually published by the SEC and available on a variety of financial information sources)
An article in the AlmanacNews (Menlo Park local paper)
A CNN article on Schmidt holding a Gore fund raiser in his home
A blog that cites a New York Times article
A press release about Schmidt giving a talk at Xerox PARC
And, the only link that is even possibly prying: FundRace.com, a site that tracks campaign contributions.
I would maintain that neither CNET nor Google broke any laws. Both publish links to public information. If there is an issue with illegally publishing an address or other personal information, it lies with the original publisher. But it would probably look bad if Google tried to quash CNN or the NY Times. So, CNET takes the heat.
Well, it kinda depends on the limits of your hearing. Mine fades out around 24KHz, so CDs sound a bit flat when compared to LPs or tape. It took forever for me to get used to the sound of CDs. If I could have the range of an LP or tape in a CD-sized package, I'd be tickled pink. Would it really have been that hard to use 48KHz sampling?
obscure information that wouldn't occur to anyone to search for [...] they're punishing cNet for playing dirty
Except, most of the links in the original CNET article are not to obscure information. There are links to commercially published news articles from recognizable sources such as CNN and Forbes. Some links to lesser known, but still commercial sources such as Red Herring and Quote.com simply list insider trading records. These are public information and are mandated by the SEC for corporate insiders. There's nothing remotely secret or even sensitive about the information they displayed. There were only 1 or 2 links that could be described as "obscure", but again, they were a matter of public record.
Also note that the slashdot crowd went nuts when O'Gara did this to Pamela Jones.
Did you actually read O'Gara's account of that? She tracked PJ to her mother's home, conned her way in to talk to PJ's mother, and published the address and photos of PJ's mother's house. That's stalking. Just a bit of a difference.
Don't rule out the possibility that the warrant was served on a PHB!
I have no difficulty imagining this scenario:
PHB: "Alice, Get me operations!"
PHB: "Operations! The FBI is here and they want the... what was that again?"
FBI: "Log files"
PHB: "Ah yes, log files. Where are those?"
OPs: "On the server hard drives."
PHB: "Great! Give those to the FBI!"
Is the whole design of the shuttle overly fragile?
I understand that there are some sizable forces acting on the launch vehicle, but how can insulating foam do so much damage?
And, if insulating foam can damage the tiles, what about micro meteors or drifting debris from previous flights?
Isn't there a way to put a shrouding over the tiles that would be jettisoned with the fuel tank? Protect the tiles until the shuttle is free of the fuel tank and solid rocket motors.
So, if I throw you off a tall building, you want to fall?
Information does not "want" anything. It simply *is*. It's people that want to control access to information. And regardless of the "hacker creed", no one wants *all* information freely available.
For example: social security number, credit card numbers, the list of pr0n sites visited this week.
Possibly, but are they ready to become less important? The politicians enjoy their prestige and bribes^H^H^H^H^H^H campaign contributions. They have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.
Yeah, leaving a big, nasty pile of highly corrosive sodium hydroxide behind. They still need to figure out what to do with the waste products. We only need just so much drain cleaner.
Ok, water + powder in and energy out. That equation does not balance. What else is on the "out" side of the equation? And, how nasty is that to deal with?
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If a silicon manufacture in Japan/Korea/etc sells chips below cost, it's considered "dumping". Folks start yelling for import tarifs and whatnot. The manufacture is generally painted as being "evil".
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, but the first flash of the camera's strobe during the pr0n shoot and you're a gonner.
(See the link at the bottom of the page for a video clip.)
Without the freedom to rethink, for instance, Slashdot's comment threading, or its presentation of search results, or its topic pages, the net effect of a redesign will be considerably less impactful than one might hope for ...
Inigo Montoya: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Is the closed source code of Windows preventing us from actively defending our systems?
Windows being closed source in no way prevents me from defending my system. I just insert my Gentoo install disk and reboot.
Always use a condom less you also procure relatives.
%lt;Sigh> Mod points and not a "-1, Clueless" to be found.
It's not like they make their money selling drivers, so what's the point? They didn't make any money when they told you the Big Secret, so why shouldn't they tell me, Cookie Monster, and anybody else who asks? What are we gonna do -- support their hardware in new applications, possibly increasing sales? Anything but that...!
It's not about making money, it's about not losing money. Specifically, not losing money to lawsuits. Exposing the commands implemented on the chipset may reveal that the hardware manufacturer is using some bit of logic that falls under someone else's patent. By not revealing how you actually talk to the chip, they hope to buy themselves a little safety from the vicious patent land sharks, er, lawyers.
In a URL, + and %20 are equivalent. Both decode to a space. So it doesn't make any difference. Querying Yahoo for breast cancer does not return adult links (at least not within the first 500 responses).
.xxx TLD. None of these searches is selecting on the basis of the TLD. And, while .xxx may help, no site with a .com domain will give it up. Because if they do, when someone types the sitename into a browser (eg: playboy), the default behavior is to search for .com domains first and it will not lead to their site. I cannot imagine the likes of Playboy even considering using .xxx unless forced to do so. Historically, XXX implied "hardcore" whereas Playboy is definitely "softcore".
I suspect the GP was using hyperbole to make a point. However, with the literal minded slashdot crowd, this was a complete flop. Perhaps a better example might be the difference between these 2 queries: Asian culture and Asian (results probably NSFW if you have Google's filtering turned off). Most search engines have some degree of content filtering available, generally via an advanced preferences link.
But this really has no relation to the use of the
Most of the links CNET posted (7 out of 9) were links to press releases and news articles and only 1 link might be construed as being the least bit intrusive. The links consisted of:
- Schmidt's own homepage. Ok, not a news source, but come on, anything there was put there by Schmidt himself.
- An article on Forbes.com about tech. CEOs
- A post-IPO report at RedHerring.com
- A list of insider trades on GOOG at Quote.com (actually published by the SEC and available on a variety of financial information sources)
- An article in the AlmanacNews (Menlo Park local paper)
- A CNN article on Schmidt holding a Gore fund raiser in his home
- A blog that cites a New York Times article
- A press release about Schmidt giving a talk at Xerox PARC
- And, the only link that is even possibly prying: FundRace.com, a site that tracks campaign contributions.
I would maintain that neither CNET nor Google broke any laws. Both publish links to public information. If there is an issue with illegally publishing an address or other personal information, it lies with the original publisher. But it would probably look bad if Google tried to quash CNN or the NY Times. So, CNET takes the heat.Well, it kinda depends on the limits of your hearing. Mine fades out around 24KHz, so CDs sound a bit flat when compared to LPs or tape. It took forever for me to get used to the sound of CDs. If I could have the range of an LP or tape in a CD-sized package, I'd be tickled pink. Would it really have been that hard to use 48KHz sampling?
obscure information that wouldn't occur to anyone to search for [...] they're punishing cNet for playing dirty
Except, most of the links in the original CNET article are not to obscure information. There are links to commercially published news articles from recognizable sources such as CNN and Forbes. Some links to lesser known, but still commercial sources such as Red Herring and Quote.com simply list insider trading records. These are public information and are mandated by the SEC for corporate insiders. There's nothing remotely secret or even sensitive about the information they displayed. There were only 1 or 2 links that could be described as "obscure", but again, they were a matter of public record.
Also note that the slashdot crowd went nuts when O'Gara did this to Pamela Jones.
Did you actually read O'Gara's account of that? She tracked PJ to her mother's home, conned her way in to talk to PJ's mother, and published the address and photos of PJ's mother's house. That's stalking. Just a bit of a difference.
I have no difficulty imagining this scenario:
Is the whole design of the shuttle overly fragile?
I understand that there are some sizable forces acting on the launch vehicle, but how can insulating foam do so much damage?
And, if insulating foam can damage the tiles, what about micro meteors or drifting debris from previous flights?
Isn't there a way to put a shrouding over the tiles that would be jettisoned with the fuel tank? Protect the tiles until the shuttle is free of the fuel tank and solid rocket motors.
things "want" to fall to the ground
So, if I throw you off a tall building, you want to fall?
Information does not "want" anything. It simply *is*. It's people that want to control access to information. And regardless of the "hacker creed", no one wants *all* information freely available. For example: social security number, credit card numbers, the list of pr0n sites visited this week.
Possibly, but are they ready to become less important? The politicians enjoy their prestige and bribes^H^H^H^H^H^H campaign contributions. They have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo.
It does work that way with some distros.
I'm running Gentoo and I just ran "emerge sync;emerge -Duv world" and firefox and thunderbird 1.06 are busily compiling
generate hydrogen from water using sodium
Yeah, leaving a big, nasty pile of highly corrosive sodium hydroxide behind. They still need to figure out what to do with the waste products. We only need just so much drain cleaner.
Ok, water + powder in and energy out. That equation does not balance. What else is on the "out" side of the equation? And, how nasty is that to deal with?
There's no way linux can beat windows speed record now!
How come this is ok?
Is it because this is a direct consumer product?
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