It's interesting the NY Times focuses on the medical and scientific uses of the technology. If the efficiency of the plastic laser scales well, then defense applications would seem to be a profitable market for the idea. Why don't they mention directed energy weapons?
Of course, the most exciting application of the technology will be the full-color home laser light show from the Sharper Image.
In fact, I had thought this approach might be a good way to foil Metallica's mercinary bot when it was compiling its lists of "bad" Napster users. If hundreds/thousands of users had offered a Metallica mp3's that were really just recordings of a pet conure screeching over and over again Metallica would have had a tough time making a case for infringement. Their method of identifying abusers was far too non-specific.
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but even then only if the parties agree in writing that the work is a work made for hire.
No doubt, and don't think your family will get any sort of discount for you showing up pre-embalmed. Damn funeral directors will soak 'em for every cent they've got. Bastards.
Senryu specifies a strict 5-7-5 syllable structure. In general, Haiku must capture an image (or moment or truth) of nature. Senryu, on the other hand can be about anything. For instance, one could write a senryu to point out that limericks are not haiku even though the senryu itself is not haiku. Of course if one did this, some helpful soul would point out that it is also not a haiku, thus spawning an off-topic thread that builds Slashdot's page views and catapults VA Linux Research to the top of the NASDAQ.
IANAP, but I'm wondering how many times you carried out this experiement yourself before you posted. Your knowledge of space trivia notwithstanding, do you really think that gravity is an electromagnetic force? There are four fundamental forces of nature; gravity, electromagnetic, strong interaction and weak interaction. So, gravity is on its own and not electromagnetic. If you don't believe me you can ask Jeeves.
On to your second assertion, that we can't see those "electromagnetic forces". Just what is it that you think we do see? Light is electromagnetic radiation. Again, if you don't believe me you can ask Jeeves yourself.
I should mention that there is a fifth postulated force of nature, the repulive force.
Of course I'd expect someone studying at Unreal Tournament to put Quake down. Listen pal, diversity in curriculum is essential to a well-rounded education. I'm sure there's plenty of room for a Quake class, even at UT. Think outside the box.
Perhaps just as easy would be to code a true Slashbot. How hard is it to scan Salon, CNet, the NYTimes etc. for relevant article topics, parse them and post a summary with links? Sit back and watch the karma roll in baby!
Although MS Word and the Win* monstrosities likely lead the way to buy bigger hard drives and more memory, IMO it was the desire for better games that drove the consumer demand for better processors. Of course, Intel's (and Apple's, at one time) marketing department gets much of the credit there too.
And just becasue Promega has a patent on Taq polymerase, it doesn't mean you can't make your own. My lab has a freezer full of Taq that we made. It's pretty simple - clone the gene, express it in E. Coli, purify the proteins, heat-kill the unwanted proteins, and viola - hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Taq. As far as I know, as long as we don't try to sell it, this is perfectly legal.
I'm fairly sure that this is incorrect, unless your lab or institution has a unique licensing agreement with Roche. Every unit of Taq comes with a limited license to use it for PCR in an "authorized thermocycler". Some companies (i.e. Visible Genetics) have been granted broader licenses for PCR. Perhaps your lab has this type of agreement? Or perhpas your lab has just been sticking it to The Man (Right on!). In either case, the patent has been invalidated so no harm, no foul. One step closer to hacking the genome at home!
Of course, my original post was intended as a joke. You know, complaining about the potential dearth of footage available for those wacky dumb criminal shows. Apparently an un-funny one. However, your point is well taken.
The baby steps to control seemed to be ignored by most. There is a widespread sense that the laws are passed to control/punish others. This is perhaps best summed up by the common utterace "if you aren't doing anything wrong you don't have anything to worry about". However, years of baby steps to control can culminate in a police state with one "zero tolerance for crime" election.
Many elected officials, including New York's mayor Giuliani and Baltimore's new mayor O'Mally, run on campaigns of "zero tolerance for crime" and "making the streets safe". Guiliani's record of having an overbearing and abusive police force is clear. Keep an eye on the others.
The implication that one is innocent until "appearing not to be" must cause some concern. My greatest fear, however, is that by using video surveillance to prevent crime, the technology will inadvertantly cut down on the number of "stupid criminal acts" caught on video tape. Perhaps network television can invest in the idea to drum up some more prime time content.
No, s/he was RIGHT. In the major programming languages comparing (rather than assigning) the equality of two values, != means "not equal" and == means "is equal". So, the title of the original post was correct in stating that "preliminary injunction is NOT equal to major finding of fact".
Study programming syntax a little bit before you go and make such rash criticisms.
There were only two things in this response that I found plausibly factual or interesting. The first and obvious one is that the FBI will not discuss ongoing investigations. Particularly not with the party under investigation. Big deal. The second is JV's apparent motivation for generating loathing and hatred among Net dwellers (not just crackers as he believes). His goal is to invite attacks on his (and perhaps other) systems in an effort to profile the crackers. This is likely particularly targeted at those who are just starting out and may make errors in covering their tracks. With this information, he no doubt believes that he will be able to track down the perpetrators of future malicious attacks on other systems. Thus he can market himself as a "security expert with the worlds largest database of cracker profiles".
However, if JV's computer security skills are anything like his rhetorical skills, the widespread criticism of his supposed expertise in the field may be justified. Perhaps it is a product of his youth or a sign of inexperience with mass communication, but he has resorted to a number of tactics used commonly by those who don't have a legitimate arguement to present. Here is a brief catalogue of his rhetorical misadventures (I'm certain you can find more):
Ad Hominem attack: Can't dispute the facts? Attack your opponent JV Example: Slashdot posts were "immature" and "stupid". Therefore, despite his expectation of a tough crowd, he will answer none directly.
Better yet, question the common sense of the reader...a lot.
Plausible Deniability: Never admit fault. Deny, deny, deny no matter how thin your alibi. JV Example: "I didn't shut down PacketStorm, and neither did Harvard"
Regarding lawsuits: "I never did any such thing"
Diversionary Blame: Can't defend your behavior? Point the finger at someone else's behavior. JV Example: Ken Williams is responsible for that site being shut down.
Brian Martin was raided by the FBI
"Brian Martin's motives are geared towards protecting his hown ass..."
Self Victimiztion Garner sympathy for your cause. Exagerate if necessary. JV Example: He endured a "mass campaign of harassment" against his family.
It is left as an exercise for the reader to find more tactics and examples.
For comparison with someone who has more than two neurons to rub together, check out Bruce Schneier's interview.
So far, defamation has only been alleged. Is an allegation of harm sufficient grounds to compell a service provider to turn over the identity of an anonymous user? What level of proof should be required? If anonymitiy can be shattered by a simple allegation, then your anonymitiy extends only to those without the means to file suit. For those with attorneys on retainer, your anonymity is fleeting.
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It's interesting the NY Times focuses on the medical and scientific uses of the technology. If the efficiency of the plastic laser scales well, then defense applications would seem to be a profitable market for the idea. Why don't they mention directed energy weapons?
Of course, the most exciting application of the technology will be the full-color home laser light show from the Sharper Image.
Unless you agree with the protest, of course.
In fact, I had thought this approach might be a good way to foil Metallica's mercinary bot when it was compiling its lists of "bad" Napster users. If hundreds/thousands of users had offered a Metallica mp3's that were really just recordings of a pet conure screeching over and over again Metallica would have had a tough time making a case for infringement. Their method of identifying abusers was far too non-specific.
1.a work prepared by an employee within the scope of his or her employment; or
2.a work specially ordered or commissioned for use
as a contribution to a collective work,
as a part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work,
as a translation,
as a supplementary work,
as a compilation,
as an instructional text,
as a test,
as answer material for a test,
or as an atlas,
but even then only if the parties agree in writing that the work is a work made for hire.
No doubt, and don't think your family will get any sort of discount for you showing up pre-embalmed. Damn funeral directors will soak 'em for every cent they've got. Bastards.
Senryu specifies a strict 5-7-5 syllable structure. In general, Haiku must capture an image (or moment or truth) of nature. Senryu, on the other hand can be about anything. For instance, one could write a senryu to point out that limericks are not haiku even though the senryu itself is not haiku. Of course if one did this, some helpful soul would point out that it is also not a haiku, thus spawning an off-topic thread that builds Slashdot's page views and catapults VA Linux Research to the top of the NASDAQ.
Quoth the Tucan man
Limericks are not haiku
Clue in Tau Zero
At the risk of getting trolled...
IANAP, but I'm wondering how many times you carried out this experiement yourself before you posted. Your knowledge of space trivia notwithstanding, do you really think that gravity is an electromagnetic force? There are four fundamental forces of nature; gravity, electromagnetic, strong interaction and weak interaction. So, gravity is on its own and not electromagnetic. If you don't believe me you can ask Jeeves.
On to your second assertion, that we can't see those "electromagnetic forces". Just what is it that you think we do see? Light is electromagnetic radiation. Again, if you don't believe me you can ask Jeeves yourself.
I should mention that there is a fifth postulated force of nature, the repulive force.
Of course I'd expect someone studying at Unreal Tournament to put Quake down. Listen pal, diversity in curriculum is essential to a well-rounded education. I'm sure there's plenty of room for a Quake class, even at UT. Think outside the box.
Perhaps just as easy would be to code a true Slashbot. How hard is it to scan Salon, CNet, the NYTimes etc. for relevant article topics, parse them and post a summary with links? Sit back and watch the karma roll in baby!
You mean like...butane lighters???? Freeze!!! Drop the Zippo! Just drop it!
Although MS Word and the Win* monstrosities likely lead the way to buy bigger hard drives and more memory, IMO it was the desire for better games that drove the consumer demand for better processors. Of course, Intel's (and Apple's, at one time) marketing department gets much of the credit there too.
And just becasue Promega has a patent on Taq polymerase, it doesn't mean you can't make your own. My lab has a freezer full of Taq that we made. It's pretty simple - clone the gene, express it in E. Coli, purify the proteins, heat-kill the unwanted proteins, and viola - hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Taq. As far as I know, as long as we don't try to sell it, this is perfectly legal.
I'm fairly sure that this is incorrect, unless your lab or institution has a unique licensing agreement with Roche. Every unit of Taq comes with a limited license to use it for PCR in an "authorized thermocycler". Some companies (i.e. Visible Genetics) have been granted broader licenses for PCR. Perhaps your lab has this type of agreement? Or perhpas your lab has just been sticking it to The Man (Right on!). In either case, the patent has been invalidated so no harm, no foul.
One step closer to hacking the genome at home!
Of course, my original post was intended as a joke. You know, complaining about the potential dearth of footage available for those wacky dumb criminal shows. Apparently an un-funny one. However, your point is well taken.
The baby steps to control seemed to be ignored by most. There is a widespread sense that the laws are passed to control/punish others. This is perhaps best summed up by the common utterace "if you aren't doing anything wrong you don't have anything to worry about". However, years of baby steps to control can culminate in a police state with one "zero tolerance for crime" election.
Many elected officials, including New York's mayor Giuliani and Baltimore's new mayor O'Mally, run on campaigns of "zero tolerance for crime" and "making the streets safe". Guiliani's record of having an overbearing and abusive police force is clear. Keep an eye on the others.
The implication that one is innocent until "appearing not to be" must cause some concern. My greatest fear, however, is that by using video surveillance to prevent crime, the technology will inadvertantly cut down on the number of "stupid criminal acts" caught on video tape. Perhaps network television can invest in the idea to drum up some more prime time content.
Typically, when someone famous contracts or dies from cancer, public awareness of these diseases is raised (if only briefly). Considering that more than 8.2 million Americans alive today have a history of cancer, ./ers almost certainly know, or will know, someone who has had cancer. Prehaps more importantly, statistically 25% of /.ers are likely to eventually die from cancer. Any who are interested in learning more about cancer may want to check out some of these American Cancer Society links.
Basic cancer facts.
Leading New Cancer Cases
Ovarian Cancer Information
Graph of Cancer Deaths in Women"
Graph of Cancer Deaths in Men"
No, s/he was RIGHT. In the major programming languages comparing (rather than assigning) the equality of two values, != means "not equal" and == means "is equal". So, the title of the original post was correct in stating that "preliminary injunction is NOT equal to major finding of fact".
Study programming syntax a little bit before you go and make such rash criticisms.
There were only two things in this response that I found plausibly factual or interesting. The first and obvious one is that the FBI will not discuss ongoing investigations. Particularly not with the party under investigation. Big deal.
The second is JV's apparent motivation for generating loathing and hatred among Net dwellers (not just crackers as he believes). His goal is to invite attacks on his (and perhaps other) systems in an effort to profile the crackers. This is likely particularly targeted at those who are just starting out and may make errors in covering their tracks. With this information, he no doubt believes that he will be able to track down the perpetrators of future malicious attacks on other systems. Thus he can market himself as a "security expert with the worlds largest database of cracker profiles".
However, if JV's computer security skills are anything like his rhetorical skills, the widespread criticism of his supposed expertise in the field may be justified. Perhaps it is a product of his youth or a sign of inexperience with mass communication, but he has resorted to a number of tactics used commonly by those who don't have a legitimate arguement to present. Here is a brief catalogue of his rhetorical misadventures (I'm certain you can find more):
Ad Hominem attack:
Can't dispute the facts? Attack your opponent
JV Example: Slashdot posts were "immature" and "stupid". Therefore, despite his expectation of a tough crowd, he will answer none directly.
Better yet, question the common sense of the reader...a lot.
Plausible Deniability:
Never admit fault. Deny, deny, deny no matter how thin your alibi.
JV Example:
"I didn't shut down PacketStorm, and neither did Harvard"
Regarding lawsuits: "I never did any such thing"
Diversionary Blame:
Can't defend your behavior? Point the finger at someone else's behavior.
JV Example: Ken Williams is responsible for that site being shut down.
Brian Martin was raided by the FBI
"Brian Martin's motives are geared towards protecting his hown ass..."
Self Victimiztion
Garner sympathy for your cause. Exagerate if necessary.
JV Example: He endured a "mass campaign of harassment" against his family.
It is left as an exercise for the reader to find more tactics and examples.
For comparison with someone who has more than two neurons to rub together, check out Bruce Schneier's interview.
So far, defamation has only been alleged. Is an allegation of harm sufficient grounds to compell a service provider to turn over the identity of an anonymous user? What level of proof should be required? If anonymitiy can be shattered by a simple allegation, then your anonymitiy extends only to those without the means to file suit. For those with attorneys on retainer, your anonymity is fleeting.