...by Mark Danielewski has been a good book thus far. (only 2/3 the way through). Not quite horror, not quite sci-fi, but a big mix of genre. Check out what people on amazon had to say about it.
Had The Blair Witch Project been a book instead of a film, and had it been written by, say, Nabokov at his most playful, revised by Stephen King at his most cerebral, and typeset by the futurist editors of Blast at their most avant-garde, the result might have been something like House of Leaves.
It has a surreal depth of a real story, with the phony footnotes and references. The author set the entire plot so well, I had to track down some of the places mentioned to make sure this was indeed fiction.
And if i was not a slashdot reader, I would not know about this law! The typical lets-not-tell-them-so-they-will-be-screwed-when-we -catch-them mentality. Anyway, I thought that this link might be a good place for fellow Michigan slashdotters to look at. Remember the article on counting machines behind a NAT ? Well, at least counter-inteligence would be less likely to suspect you/me/user as a mulit-machine law breaker.
I guess I really don't care, now do I? Come and find me if you really care that much!
This whole machine-immitation v. real-thing reminds me A LOT of that book that was posted here on slashdot... "The Metamorphasis of Prime Intellect". This brings up another question, what if it's really slower than the real thing? What if an upgrade is necessary in the future because of expanding technology?
what then?
Would that mean i could whip up a small distro install and make my very first mp3/ogg/flac/whatever-the-hell-codec-here player for my car!?! sounds good to me.. cheap and efficient.
What if AOL decided that it was going to take a stand against piracy... what if, the RIAA went after AOL along the same lines that they did Verizon.
Wouldn't that be like me turning around and suing my mom? (AOL is part of Time Warner which is a record company in the RIAA five fingered hand of the future)
Way back when, in the mid 90's when THe Church of Scientology went after, basically, the internet?
http://www.thecia.net/users/rnewman/scientology/er lich/home.html
This man remembers quite well, in fact they go into what happened: He got all of his data at his home/office confiscated,etc. This was just CoS in their way to suppress. It looks like BSA, or whomever is behind/affiliated with them is trying the same tactic. Scare. Shock. Fear.
On a side, got disgruntled workers? Remember that Non-Disclosure form they signed? Dig that bad boy up.
Ah, I hate it when life must come down to these legal stunts. Good thing there's open source.
Is located over here [verizon.com].
Verizon's "Do Not Call" Policy for Consumers
If you don't want to receive sales calls from Verizon business units, you can ask us to place your name on a "Do Not Call" List. In compliance with federal and state laws, we'll document your request immediately. Please allow up to 60 days for your name and telephone number to be removed from any sales programs that are currently underway.
Your request to be on a "Do Not Call" List will be honored by the Verizon company which receives your request. When we solicit new customers, we will also honor "Do Not Call" requests on behalf of consumers from the Direct Marketing Association and various state-agency lists.
* Your request can be in writing or by phone, and must include your name, address, and telephone number.
* If you have multiple telephone numbers, tell us all numbers that you want to be included.
* You'll remain on our "Do Not Call" List for 10 years, unless you ask to be removed.
* If your name, address or telephone number ever changes, you must give us your new information for your "Do Not Call" status to remain in effect.
For more than a century, customers have counted on Verizon's telephone companies to respect and protect the privacy of information we obtain in the normal course of providing service. While we are working hard to serve you in new and exciting ways, our commitment to protecting your privacy remains as strong as ever.
Being on a "Do Not Call" List means that you won't receive sales calls by anybody representing that Verizon company. We may still, however, contact you for non-solicitation purposes, for things like service-related notices and surveys, billing and other communications. Our telemarketers are trained to comply with this policy, and we periodically monitor them to verify that this policy is being followed. We want you to know we appreciate you as a customer and respect your right to privacy.
Hrm.. How interesting.. Damn I'm glad I own a cell phone... if only the majority of the US wasn't considered rural, and I happened to live in a rural area! What a monopoly. What's sad is that it's like this with just about every other utility company in the area (Gas and electric just to name the big ones).
Law should protect the majority, the majority of US citizens live in RURAL areas. Yet, nothing for the rural areas. WTF?
What you don't realize is that the majority of linux users, at SOME point or another, love linux because of its SIZE and the fact that it runs on the not so new, slower machines that most of the population suffer with. From the grievings of a friend of mine, I don't think OSX can even touch that realm.
Those greedy mofo's trying to sell all those CD's should be FORCED to accept the 'dead' 8+ Hr CD's. Then maybe they'd think a little more about the environment. CD Collection services.. There must be a way to recycle those things. (skim off a layer, slap the new data layer on)
I heard from a fairly reputable source that There was a new technology being released where radio would be turned digital... (best example: old cell phones vs. new cell phones) anybody hear about this? I'd think this would be a hit. Then again, everybody would have to replace their fm recievers to pick it up.
What effect will this have on people who want to run multiple OS's (let's just say for lack of argument, OS/2, or older versions of Windows... BeOS, linux doesn't even NEED to fit the picture here...)?
Would this cause problems for re-installs, re-formats, etc. (What effect will this have on the frequency of re-installing?)
How will this help the growth of private building of systems, existing hardware, hobbyist usage of BASIC stamp kits, etc.?
need i go on?
Why should manufacturers of various computer components/accesories follow suit?
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And if i was not a slashdot reader, I would not know about this law! The typical lets-not-tell-them-so-they-will-be-screwed-when-we -catch-them mentality. Anyway, I thought that this link might be a good place for fellow Michigan slashdotters to look at. Remember the article on counting machines behind a NAT ? Well, at least counter-inteligence would be less likely to suspect you/me/user as a mulit-machine law breaker.
I guess I really don't care, now do I? Come and find me if you really care that much!
does this mean that spam is a form of terrorism ?
This whole machine-immitation v. real-thing reminds me A LOT of that book that was posted here on slashdot... "The Metamorphasis of Prime Intellect". This brings up another question, what if it's really slower than the real thing? What if an upgrade is necessary in the future because of expanding technology? what then?
Would that mean i could whip up a small distro install and make my very first mp3/ogg/flac/whatever-the-hell-codec-here player for my car!?! sounds good to me.. cheap and efficient.
What if AOL decided that it was going to take a stand against piracy... what if, the RIAA went after AOL along the same lines that they did Verizon. Wouldn't that be like me turning around and suing my mom? (AOL is part of Time Warner which is a record company in the RIAA five fingered hand of the future)
Way back when, in the mid 90's when THe Church of Scientology went after, basically, the internet? http://www.thecia.net/users/rnewman/scientology/er lich/home.html
This man remembers quite well, in fact they go into what happened: He got all of his data at his home/office confiscated,etc. This was just CoS in their way to suppress. It looks like BSA, or whomever is behind/affiliated with them is trying the same tactic. Scare. Shock. Fear.
On a side, got disgruntled workers? Remember that Non-Disclosure form they signed? Dig that bad boy up.
Ah, I hate it when life must come down to these legal stunts. Good thing there's open source.
Is located over here [verizon.com]. Verizon's "Do Not Call" Policy for Consumers If you don't want to receive sales calls from Verizon business units, you can ask us to place your name on a "Do Not Call" List. In compliance with federal and state laws, we'll document your request immediately. Please allow up to 60 days for your name and telephone number to be removed from any sales programs that are currently underway. Your request to be on a "Do Not Call" List will be honored by the Verizon company which receives your request. When we solicit new customers, we will also honor "Do Not Call" requests on behalf of consumers from the Direct Marketing Association and various state-agency lists. * Your request can be in writing or by phone, and must include your name, address, and telephone number. * If you have multiple telephone numbers, tell us all numbers that you want to be included. * You'll remain on our "Do Not Call" List for 10 years, unless you ask to be removed. * If your name, address or telephone number ever changes, you must give us your new information for your "Do Not Call" status to remain in effect. For more than a century, customers have counted on Verizon's telephone companies to respect and protect the privacy of information we obtain in the normal course of providing service. While we are working hard to serve you in new and exciting ways, our commitment to protecting your privacy remains as strong as ever. Being on a "Do Not Call" List means that you won't receive sales calls by anybody representing that Verizon company. We may still, however, contact you for non-solicitation purposes, for things like service-related notices and surveys, billing and other communications. Our telemarketers are trained to comply with this policy, and we periodically monitor them to verify that this policy is being followed. We want you to know we appreciate you as a customer and respect your right to privacy. Hrm.. How interesting.. Damn I'm glad I own a cell phone... if only the majority of the US wasn't considered rural, and I happened to live in a rural area! What a monopoly. What's sad is that it's like this with just about every other utility company in the area (Gas and electric just to name the big ones). Law should protect the majority, the majority of US citizens live in RURAL areas. Yet, nothing for the rural areas. WTF?
What you don't realize is that the majority of linux users, at SOME point or another, love linux because of its SIZE and the fact that it runs on the not so new, slower machines that most of the population suffer with. From the grievings of a friend of mine, I don't think OSX can even touch that realm.
What can I do about all these stupid clouds?!? Stupid Michigan weather! It _was_ nice today... I don't wanna wait 30 more years...
Those greedy mofo's trying to sell all those CD's should be FORCED to accept the 'dead' 8+ Hr CD's. Then maybe they'd think a little more about the environment. CD Collection services.. There must be a way to recycle those things. (skim off a layer, slap the new data layer on)
I heard from a fairly reputable source that There was a new technology being released where radio would be turned digital... (best example: old cell phones vs. new cell phones) anybody hear about this? I'd think this would be a hit. Then again, everybody would have to replace their fm recievers to pick it up.
What effect will this have on people who want to run multiple OS's (let's just say for lack of argument, OS/2, or older versions of Windows... BeOS, linux doesn't even NEED to fit the picture here...)? Would this cause problems for re-installs, re-formats, etc. (What effect will this have on the frequency of re-installing?) How will this help the growth of private building of systems, existing hardware, hobbyist usage of BASIC stamp kits, etc.? need i go on? Why should manufacturers of various computer components/accesories follow suit?
Aren't those the bacteria that started growing on my 1.4 GHz Athlon after I installed it during my lunch hour?