A couple days back Slashdot also posted an article on how just 3 cups of coffee can affect the mind by also creating delusions.
Not all delusions are of the "I must be in an alternate universe" type. Some are far more subtle, and may just have the effect of an error in judgment.
This plan to upgrade router security is a plot? Are there some nefarious evil masterminds behind it?
Yeah, that sure put a negative spin on it, didn't it? Fact is, a good chunk of core Internet functionality continues to work only because nobody's yet made a concerted effort to break it on a significant scale. Eventually somebody will, either via a state-sponsored attack of some kind, or a tech-savvy terrorist outfit looking to make a name for itself (the two can't always be easily separated, when you get right down to it.) Either way, hardening this stuff is a good idea. Whether or not the Feds are doing to do it competently is another issue entirely.
We actually are a democracy and don't have hand picked successors.
Well, technically we live in a representative republic, but since George Bush and most of our politicians don't know the difference I don't expect anyone else to, either.
Copyright infringement is copyright infringement. I am not aware of a synonym for it.
Well, Ray, after referring to my handy RIAA pocket Thesaurus, I've discovered that there are, in fact, a number of synonyms for copyright infringement. Here is a representative sample:
The Internet, The World Wide Web, Web Site, Hyperlink, IP Address, Personal Computer, Peer-To-Peer, Bit Torrent, Grokster, Morpheus,
Gnutella, FTP, File Server, Web Server, Broadband, DSL/Cable, Personal Video Recorder, Router, Network, Google, Youtube, Grandmother, 11 Year-old Girl, Dead Person, College Student,
iPod, MP3 Player, Sony Walkman, Cassette Tape,
Digital Audio Tape, CD-R/CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, Reel-to-Reel Tape, Player Piano, Satellite Radio, Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Thumb Drive, RAM, Human Ear, Human Brain, Papyrus, Paper, Pen and Pencil.
It goes on in that vein for quite a while. Apparently, a significant number of technological advances made over the past 120 years directly correlate to copyright infringement in their lexicon.
Although a commonly mentioned other requirement â" that the original owner be deprived of something â" is not, in fact, part of the above quoted Princeton WordNet definition
You do understand that a dictionary definition and a legal definition are not always the same thing?
Those who have aggressively pushed the issue of the dangerous Internet, such as Connecticut's attorney general Richard Blumenthal, are less than happy with the report.
Simply abolish the FCC and replace it with a citizen run mod point system.
Does that mean Olbermann will get cut off on the days that the right-wingers have mod points and O'reilly will get cut off on the days that the left-wingers have em?;)
Yes. And that would probably be a good thing for everyone concerned. And if nobody gets mod points... we get to watch I Love Lucy re-runs instead.
You don't hire a programmer to manage a programming environment, you hire a manager who hires programmers.
I'll buy that to a degree... but if you hire a manager who doesn't know what the engineers are talking about you're in BIG trouble. And that's what I see happening here.
The FCC, huh. I have an idea... how about we appoint a goddamn communications engineer? At least someone with a degree in electronics, RF, microwave tech, networking, something. I'd like to see an individual in this position who isn't yet another MBA-type with political obligations who doesn't grasp either the fundamentals of communications technology, or, perhaps even more importantly, its potential. I mean, we don't need another Esther Dyson clone (look how well that turned out.) Someone who lives in a area that is underserved by the incumbent communications providers would also be a plus.
The FCC wields an awful lot of power, and it's been exercised rather irresponsibly as of late.
The robotic bat-based UAV sounds like a load of eGuano to me.....
Multi-million dollar project that can be defeated by a $100 shotgun and a $.50 shell. Real clever.....
You're assuming that it would be used as a weapon (delivering explosives or some other payload.) As a surveillance/spy device it would be very useful indeed.
Hell, in LA and surrounds you can't even use the term "Master/Slave" in public documentation, because it's too blatantly racist. Or something. I've been to California (and LA in particular) more than once... but damned if I would ever want to live there. Fucknuts, all of them.
Anyone who honestly believes kids are innocent little creations that need to be protected from video games was obviously never a kid. I mean, what the Hell? Video games? Cripes. Never mind the electronic fantasies: how about protecting kids from actual violence? I know I suffered enough of it going through school... yeah, yeah, builds character and all that, but frankly I'd rather not have had the shit kicked out of me by half a dozen other "children" (e.g., psychotic motherfuckers otherwise known as "bullies", "jocks" and/or "emotionally disturbed individuals.")
I truly believe that politicians like this Baca headcase spring forth fully grown from an artificial womb, and thus have no emotional connection with our youth whatsoever. Of course, that means we have a significant number of androids running the country. And what a bang-up job they're doing of it, too.
lead to small, remote controlled aircraft able to move in places where fixed-wing aircraft have a hard time â" like the interiors of buildings, caves, or tunnels.
... and HVAC ductwork, ceiling lamps, cabinet tops, any place people don't regularly look.
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Saxon, with five employees
All IP lawyers, no doubt. Well, okay, maybe four and a secretary.
A couple days back Slashdot also posted an article on how just 3 cups of coffee can affect the mind by also creating delusions.
Not all delusions are of the "I must be in an alternate universe" type. Some are far more subtle, and may just have the effect of an error in judgment.
Don't spout off bullshit when you KNOW you have no idea what you are talking about.
I think the GP was making a joke. Fortunately the mods picked up on it.
This plan to upgrade router security is a plot? Are there some nefarious evil masterminds behind it?
Yeah, that sure put a negative spin on it, didn't it? Fact is, a good chunk of core Internet functionality continues to work only because nobody's yet made a concerted effort to break it on a significant scale. Eventually somebody will, either via a state-sponsored attack of some kind, or a tech-savvy terrorist outfit looking to make a name for itself (the two can't always be easily separated, when you get right down to it.) Either way, hardening this stuff is a good idea. Whether or not the Feds are doing to do it competently is another issue entirely.
We actually are a democracy and don't have hand picked successors.
Well, technically we live in a representative republic, but since George Bush and most of our politicians don't know the difference I don't expect anyone else to, either.
Copyright infringement is copyright infringement. I am not aware of a synonym for it.
Well, Ray, after referring to my handy RIAA pocket Thesaurus, I've discovered that there are, in fact, a number of synonyms for copyright infringement. Here is a representative sample:
The Internet, The World Wide Web, Web Site, Hyperlink, IP Address, Personal Computer, Peer-To-Peer, Bit Torrent, Grokster, Morpheus, Gnutella, FTP, File Server, Web Server, Broadband, DSL/Cable, Personal Video Recorder, Router, Network, Google, Youtube, Grandmother, 11 Year-old Girl, Dead Person, College Student, iPod, MP3 Player, Sony Walkman, Cassette Tape, Digital Audio Tape, CD-R/CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, Reel-to-Reel Tape, Player Piano, Satellite Radio, Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Thumb Drive, RAM, Human Ear, Human Brain, Papyrus, Paper, Pen and Pencil.
It goes on in that vein for quite a while. Apparently, a significant number of technological advances made over the past 120 years directly correlate to copyright infringement in their lexicon.
You learn something new every day.
Although a commonly mentioned other requirement â" that the original owner be deprived of something â" is not, in fact, part of the above quoted Princeton WordNet definition
You do understand that a dictionary definition and a legal definition are not always the same thing?
They'll continue to push the issue. People don't change their opinions based upon facts.
True ... but sometimes, if you're very lucky, you get to shoot them.
Just about any word can be vulgar or obscene to someone and all they need is that someone.
Holly Genaro: "Hello, dick. That is your name, isn't it ... dick?"
... Richard."
Clarence Boddiker: "Well, I guess we're going to be friends after all
He could use that disgusting sentence in a nice anti-intellectualism banner.
No kidding. That's really a choice quote on Blumenthal's part. Kinda makes you want to throw up.
I find that accusation of others is often an admission of ones own struggle.
It means you're a lying weasel attempting to ride a wave ignorance and fear into higher office.
Those who have aggressively pushed the issue of the dangerous Internet, such as Connecticut's attorney general Richard Blumenthal, are less than happy with the report.
Fuck 'em.
Or maybe:
Head: WTF are you doing left?
Left Hand: *bitchslap*
Head (shakes it off): Yeah, ok.
Dare to attack American Football. I'd pitch in to buy some ad time at the superbowl final to present that study nationwide.
Me too. Where's the Paypal button?
Simply abolish the FCC and replace it with a citizen run mod point system.
Does that mean Olbermann will get cut off on the days that the right-wingers have mod points and O'reilly will get cut off on the days that the left-wingers have em? ;)
Yes. And that would probably be a good thing for everyone concerned. And if nobody gets mod points ... we get to watch I Love Lucy re-runs instead.
You don't hire a programmer to manage a programming environment, you hire a manager who hires programmers.
I'll buy that to a degree ... but if you hire a manager who doesn't know what the engineers are talking about you're in BIG trouble. And that's what I see happening here.
The FCC, huh. I have an idea ... how about we appoint a goddamn communications engineer? At least someone with a degree in electronics, RF, microwave tech, networking, something. I'd like to see an individual in this position who isn't yet another MBA-type with political obligations who doesn't grasp either the fundamentals of communications technology, or, perhaps even more importantly, its potential. I mean, we don't need another Esther Dyson clone (look how well that turned out.) Someone who lives in a area that is underserved by the incumbent communications providers would also be a plus.
The FCC wields an awful lot of power, and it's been exercised rather irresponsibly as of late.
The robotic bat-based UAV sounds like a load of eGuano to me.....
Multi-million dollar project that can be defeated by a $100 shotgun and a $.50 shell. Real clever.....
You're assuming that it would be used as a weapon (delivering explosives or some other payload.) As a surveillance/spy device it would be very useful indeed.
It would be fitting if his name meant "stupid" in English.
It does now.
Hell, in LA and surrounds you can't even use the term "Master/Slave" in public documentation, because it's too blatantly racist. Or something. I've been to California (and LA in particular) more than once ... but damned if I would ever want to live there. Fucknuts, all of them.
Congressman Joe Baca's brother Chew is known to be quite agressive.
Yeah ... and when he loses a video game he pulls his opponents arms off.
Anyone who honestly believes kids are innocent little creations that need to be protected from video games was obviously never a kid. I mean, what the Hell? Video games? Cripes. Never mind the electronic fantasies: how about protecting kids from actual violence? I know I suffered enough of it going through school ... yeah, yeah, builds character and all that, but frankly I'd rather not have had the shit kicked out of me by half a dozen other "children" (e.g., psychotic motherfuckers otherwise known as "bullies", "jocks" and/or "emotionally disturbed individuals.")
I truly believe that politicians like this Baca headcase spring forth fully grown from an artificial womb, and thus have no emotional connection with our youth whatsoever. Of course, that means we have a significant number of androids running the country. And what a bang-up job they're doing of it, too.
Hell I know I did everything I could to find a playboy back in the day...
I know I did everything I could to find a girl.
lead to small, remote controlled aircraft able to move in places where fixed-wing aircraft have a hard time â" like the interiors of buildings, caves, or tunnels.
... and HVAC ductwork, ceiling lamps, cabinet tops, any place people don't regularly look.
I patented that idea and am looking to seek damages for illegal/uncompensated use of said concept.
My attorney says you can compensate THIS.