Perhaps this spending is actually going into the black budget, or maybe its just going into the pockets of a well-connected reseller buddy of a US congress person.
Whatever the case, it reminds me of us giving a lot of money to other evil people.
Hmm.. Your entire premise is based on the idea that those who download works don't buy them in the future.
I think you are way off base. Lots of people download things and try them out. If those users then decide they like what they see/hear, they tend to appreciate the artist and feel a natural desire to financially assist her/him.
However, I bet you don't care. You would rather make an ass of yourself rather than actually consider another possibility.
Downloading a facsimile of a work is really not a replacement for the work it's self. You have to be kidding if you say people who like comic books will be happy looking at scans.
Comics are a collectible, and they are best enjoyed on paper. Even if you print them out, you can't get the effect of the real thing.
The "piracy" argument is even weaker here than in the music biz. I'd call it free advertising.
I disagree. Implementing this kind of draconian solution to a fear of reprisal just invites the employee to create security holes he can later use to extract revenge.
A large.com I worked at even had a ritual of employees who thought their jobs were on the line madly trying to copy sensitive documents onto CDâ(TM)s that they then carried off-site.
A better way to do things is to work with IT and have access to systems turned off when the employee is terminated. That way the employee can still recover personal data and his effects without the potential to damage production machines.
One place I worked at actually removed the cat 5 cable from workstations of terminated employees to solve this problem in a rather low-tech fashion.
If you just want to drop all tcp connections there are much easier ways to do this.
Also, if you find unknown connections in a log file for that time frame you are so worried about, it's real easy to get more information on them.
A script that uses cutter to terminate all connections will be slow, presents no new security, and serves to really screw up my day if/usr fills up at 4:59.
Don't get me wrong, cutter is a good tool. It's just not the right tool for that job.
Now, you would have had to read a whole 6 words to figgure that out, so posting a question was so much easier.
Just to clear things up a bit more, since you won't read the article, here is a quote:
" The defendants â" Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music Distribution, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp., Universal Music Group and Bertelsmann Music Group, and retailers Tower Records, Musicland Stores and Transworld Entertainment â" deny any wrongdoing. Attorneys representing the companies declined to testify in court. "
Being that I'm not clear on the scenario NASA is concerned about I can only speculate, but I would assume that any incident where nav systems are down would prevent the docking maneuvers anyway.
I would suspect that EVA gear may be beneficial, but I don't think the docking fixture is valuable when the shuttle is immobilized.
And, answering my own question here, I bet you did read the article. Sorry. I read it on the BBC news site first and confused the two articles.
If anyone is interested, this article is more descriptive of the changes proposed.
The relevant quote: "Another important change will be that space shuttles will, with one exception, only fly in orbits that allow docking with the International Space Station (ISS) so that astronauts can use it as a refuge in case of an emergency." (emphasis mine)
The shuttle is not going to be used as a "taxi service for the ISS"
They are just suggesting that it be limited to the same orbital plane as the ISS so if something catastrophic happens there is a better chance of getting to the ISS and surviving.
I have to say you are way off base here.
The fact is that unless you let your 12 year old break/fix pc stuff, providing they show an interest in it, you are telling them not to be interested in science.
When I was 12, I was building clones from components, at 16 I was selling beige box's for a tidy profit. If my father had told me no when I wanted to see how the family machine worked, I would never have played with electronics very much.
Today itâ(TM)s so much easier. Just buy them a cheep ebay throw away, an you have nothing to worry about. They will learn more from an old DOS machine then the bloated XP box you probably run anyway.
While you guys gripe about cable internet costing you ~$40, I'm still paying around $70 for my DSL (I count the phone line I have to buy and never use here).
I like this part of the article:
"One important point to note: If the FCC goes ahead with its proposal and cable users end up paying more in taxes, DSL users will end up paying less. Because more people will be contributing to the same $6 billion fund, under FCC procedures, each person's contribution gets reduced. So, while DSL taxes currently are 9.1 percent, that rate could fall substantially."
I noticed in Denver the other day that AT&T is now sponsoring wireless access in the Stapleton Airport. I recognize that this has nothing to do with calling one's aunt long distance but it beats paying $10/hr for inroom broadband!
Bullshit. There is no Stapleton Airport. It's been closed for years and redevloped into housing.
I agree with your points, and I think I could have phrased my argument better.
I guess I would have to say that some of the shows I listen to aren't really paid for all that well just by their syndication fees and need some external support.
I like to accomplish that by sending them a check in exchange for media of some kind (typically books, but I buy the occasional bumper sticker too).
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Most of the time, not-for-profit calls, polls (except those that try to sell things), and electorial calls are not covered by no-call lists.
Or, you could look at this another way.
Perhaps this spending is actually going into the black budget, or maybe its just going into the pockets of a well-connected reseller buddy of a US congress person.
Whatever the case, it reminds me of us giving a lot of money to other evil people.
Hmm.. Your entire premise is based on the idea that those who download works don't buy them in the future.
I think you are way off base. Lots of people download things and try them out. If those users then decide they like what they see/hear, they tend to appreciate the artist and feel a natural desire to financially assist her/him.
However, I bet you don't care. You would rather make an ass of yourself rather than actually consider another possibility.
Most notably, 19 times from space.
It's _not_ "piracy".
Downloading a facsimile of a work is really not a replacement for the work it's self. You have to be kidding if you say people who like comic books will be happy looking at scans.
Comics are a collectible, and they are best enjoyed on paper. Even if you print them out, you can't get the effect of the real thing.
The "piracy" argument is even weaker here than in the music biz. I'd call it free advertising.
I disagree. Implementing this kind of draconian solution to a fear of reprisal just invites the employee to create security holes he can later use to extract revenge.
.com I worked at even had a ritual of employees who thought their jobs were on the line madly trying to copy sensitive documents onto CDâ(TM)s that they then carried off-site.
A large
A better way to do things is to work with IT and have access to systems turned off when the employee is terminated. That way the employee can still recover personal data and his effects without the potential to damage production machines.
One place I worked at actually removed the cat 5 cable from workstations of terminated employees to solve this problem in a rather low-tech fashion.
Like the "safe deposit box" part.
Yeah, CDs will fall apart or die faster in non-optimal environments. But a safe deposit box is not one of those.
Oh you mean a nice safe environment like the "Lock-Box"?
I'd suggest the transistor.
You would have a hard time getting to the moon without a lot of transistors.
Not to beat a dead horse here, but this is silly.
/usr fills up at 4:59.
If you just want to drop all tcp connections there are much easier ways to do this.
Also, if you find unknown connections in a log file for that time frame you are so worried about, it's real easy to get more information on them.
A script that uses cutter to terminate all connections will be slow, presents no new security, and serves to really screw up my day if
Don't get me wrong, cutter is a good tool. It's just not the right tool for that job.
Yes you could - it's just that any connections open at 5 would be closed and you'd have to re-establish them.
That's just great. If that's what the poster intended, it sounds almost completely useless.
If I can just reconnect, the script kiddy will too.
This looks worse than simple logging.
Then you could just ignore your outages after hours since you couldn't ssh in anymore.
I always wanted to work 9 to 5 like the executives
It's a troll.
Please read comments before you mod. Thanks.
It clearly says it's a settlement.
Now, you would have had to read a whole 6 words to figgure that out, so posting a question was so much easier.
Just to clear things up a bit more, since you won't read the article, here is a quote:
" The defendants â" Sony Music Entertainment, EMI Music Distribution, Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corp., Universal Music Group and Bertelsmann Music Group, and retailers Tower Records, Musicland Stores and Transworld Entertainment â" deny any wrongdoing. Attorneys representing the companies declined to testify in court. "
Being that I'm not clear on the scenario NASA is concerned about I can only speculate, but I would assume that any incident where nav systems are down would prevent the docking maneuvers anyway.
I would suspect that EVA gear may be beneficial, but I don't think the docking fixture is valuable when the shuttle is immobilized.
And, answering my own question here, I bet you did read the article. Sorry. I read it on the BBC news site first and confused the two articles.
If anyone is interested, this article is more descriptive of the changes proposed.
The relevant quote:
"Another important change will be that space shuttles will, with one exception, only fly in orbits that allow docking with the International Space Station (ISS) so that astronauts can use it as a refuge in case of an emergency." (emphasis mine)
Did you even read the article?
The shuttle is not going to be used as a "taxi service for the ISS"
They are just suggesting that it be limited to the same orbital plane as the ISS so if something catastrophic happens there is a better chance of getting to the ISS and surviving.
I see noting wrong with a little safety here.
"I wouldn't let my 12 year old inside my pc"
I have to say you are way off base here.
The fact is that unless you let your 12 year old break/fix pc stuff, providing they show an interest in it, you are telling them not to be interested in science.
When I was 12, I was building clones from components, at 16 I was selling beige box's for a tidy profit. If my father had told me no when I wanted to see how the family machine worked, I would never have played with electronics very much.
Today itâ(TM)s so much easier. Just buy them a cheep ebay throw away, an you have nothing to worry about. They will learn more from an old DOS machine then the bloated XP box you probably run anyway.
Not as long as Comcast's AUP forbids 'running servers' and blocks inbound port 80 / 443 / 23
Nope. If I can't use common services, it ain't broadband.
While you guys gripe about cable internet costing you ~$40, I'm still paying around $70 for my DSL (I count the phone line I have to buy and never use here).
I like this part of the article:
"One important point to note: If the FCC goes ahead with its proposal and cable users end up paying more in taxes, DSL users will end up paying less. Because more people will be contributing to the same $6 billion fund, under FCC procedures, each person's contribution gets reduced. So, while DSL taxes currently are 9.1 percent, that rate could fall substantially."
Took two minutes but it is Michael Bruce Sterling.
Really? All I did was search for 'bruce sterling pseudonym'
Try "I'm feeling lucky" next time.
I noticed in Denver the other day that AT&T is now sponsoring wireless access in the Stapleton Airport. I recognize that this has nothing to do with calling one's aunt long distance but it beats paying $10/hr for inroom broadband!
Bullshit. There is no Stapleton Airport. It's been closed for years and redevloped into housing.
I agree with your points, and I think I could have phrased my argument better.
I guess I would have to say that some of the shows I listen to aren't really paid for all that well just by their syndication fees and need some external support.
I like to accomplish that by sending them a check in exchange for media of some kind (typically books, but I buy the occasional bumper sticker too).
It just seems like a big contrast with the couple hundred dollar fine at the State level.
Thats because your state sucks buddy. In Colorado I can sue for up to $2,000. I like the big penalty. If you call me and I'm on list, burn baby burn.
Yes.
It will cost you 5$ however.
Next time, google.
If they are NPR news shows you can download any of them for free already.
If the show is syndicated and not available online for free, you really should just ante-up and buy tapes to support it don't you think?