Re:Another news: US 'abused rights post-9/11'
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I'm curious (if only a little). Do you know what the reasons were for their detainment?
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People held without being charged? We hear about this all the time. I'm not saying that any of this is right... I'm saying that it happens regularly. Where's everyones bleeding heart for them?
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I'm thinking they "were fully within the law" because they were "people who were living in the US illegally". They probably have severely limited rights, just like the rest of our criminals. I'm pretty certain there are more than 84 prisoners in our country that have "suffered a pattern of physical and verbal abuse" in jail. We just don't (as a society) give a shit. I'm also going to bet that nearly every civilized nation in the world has similar problems.
Or with M$, they could decide to make their next wave of software upgrades a total deviation from the somewhat open nature of modern computing... and dead-end your ability to follow along. I see a number of companies I've worked for ready bring their sensless M$ upgrade policies to a screetching halt with Palladium. This would never happen in OSS. You can't sue M$ because you don't like what they've decided to do with their next round of crap.
I agree with the purpose, I disagree with the method. If you have such severe problems with self control, owning a computer that is too fast is the least of your problems. You should ENJOY getting out and doing college stuff. You should ENJOY learning things, instead of playing stupid-ass games. I was there. I did that. It caused me alot of problems... so I know what he's talking about. However, it's an issue of control... not handicapping your resources to protect you from yourself. Just be aware of what can happen with newfound freedoms. I'm doing college for the second time now, and doing well. It's maturity that helps you know when to fuck around, and when to work.
Yeah, seriously, what does it REALLY take to make a "hacking school". We're not talking about a functional space program here. A few grand, a low speed net connection, and some people willing to work could constitute this "school". I mean, I'm going to bet that most of the kids in our ridiculously wealthy country have a much better foundation, and better resources available to do what they're talking about here. I'm not too concerned.
Oh yeah, cool.... then we can get to all their porn, future p2p fileswapping (-10,000 day movie releases), and access to spam methods we can't even begin to cope with. Like I didn't have enough to do, now I have to figure out how to stop hyper-mega-global-virii from the year 9000.
-SIGH- I'm gunna need a couple cases of RedBull and a carton of smokes.
You're staying up too late. I said it doesn't matter if there is free will or not. As far as everyone knows, we do. Which means we can only function on the idea that all people are responsible for their actions. You just flamed me irresponsibly for arguing the same thing you believe.
I'm going to take the, "it doesn't matter so long as you have free will" statement one step further and say... It doesn't matter if you have free will or not. What matters is that you don't know. Tell me, what's the difference? You may be destined to decide to take the rotten apple tomorrow... but it doesn't matter... because you didn't KNOW you were destined to get the rotten apple. As far as you're concerned, you made a real decision to take that apple. Barring religious ramifications (the contexts of which would make this whole conversation moot), there is no real difference. In fact, knowing would only be torture. I'm sure everyone has seen movies and TV shows that illustrate that.
His name will either be "Linub Tervalds" or "Amanuel Goldstin" He will be played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a pair of glasses, and they'll borrow that ridiculous VR interface from "Hackers".
I'm trying to imagine how a company that has a massive database of clients with constantly changing email address, would pull this off without the clients getting irritating challeges.
Note that technical support IS often on hand, and more capable, with many of the OS choices you have. Of course, these cost some money. They are, however, cheaper than the M$ alternative. And the community is generally more capable than any M$ trolls you'll find on IRC at 3am.
I'm with you. I don't know how I ever ignored the pan n' scan of 'formatted'... but I'd much rather watch a small widescreen, than a big chopped screen (well, to a certain degree).
Besides, a viewing aspect closer to real human vision helps the film maker pierce the "fourth wall".
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I'm curious (if only a little). Do you know what the reasons were for their detainment?
People held without being charged? We hear about this all the time. I'm not saying that any of this is right... I'm saying that it happens regularly. Where's everyones bleeding heart for them?
I'm thinking they "were fully within the law" because they were "people who were living in the US illegally". They probably have severely limited rights, just like the rest of our criminals. I'm pretty certain there are more than 84 prisoners in our country that have "suffered a pattern of physical and verbal abuse" in jail. We just don't (as a society) give a shit. I'm also going to bet that nearly every civilized nation in the world has similar problems.
School funding is not a problem. It's what they do with the funding they get, that's a problem.
I was going to liken it to ICQ on quaaludes.
Or with M$, they could decide to make their next wave of software upgrades a total deviation from the somewhat open nature of modern computing... and dead-end your ability to follow along. I see a number of companies I've worked for ready bring their sensless M$ upgrade policies to a screetching halt with Palladium. This would never happen in OSS. You can't sue M$ because you don't like what they've decided to do with their next round of crap.
I agree with the purpose, I disagree with the method. If you have such severe problems with self control, owning a computer that is too fast is the least of your problems. You should ENJOY getting out and doing college stuff. You should ENJOY learning things, instead of playing stupid-ass games. I was there. I did that. It caused me alot of problems... so I know what he's talking about. However, it's an issue of control... not handicapping your resources to protect you from yourself. Just be aware of what can happen with newfound freedoms. I'm doing college for the second time now, and doing well. It's maturity that helps you know when to fuck around, and when to work.
Yeah, seriously, what does it REALLY take to make a "hacking school". We're not talking about a functional space program here. A few grand, a low speed net connection, and some people willing to work could constitute this "school". I mean, I'm going to bet that most of the kids in our ridiculously wealthy country have a much better foundation, and better resources available to do what they're talking about here. I'm not too concerned.
Oh yeah, cool....
then we can get to all their porn, future p2p fileswapping (-10,000 day movie releases), and access to spam methods we can't even begin to cope with. Like I didn't have enough to do, now I have to figure out how to stop hyper-mega-global-virii from the year 9000.
-SIGH- I'm gunna need a couple cases of RedBull and a carton of smokes.
You're staying up too late. I said it doesn't matter if there is free will or not. As far as everyone knows, we do. Which means we can only function on the idea that all people are responsible for their actions. You just flamed me irresponsibly for arguing the same thing you believe.
I better be written in something cool... like PERL!!!
I'm going to take the, "it doesn't matter so long as you have free will" statement one step further and say...
It doesn't matter if you have free will or not. What matters is that you don't know. Tell me, what's the difference? You may be destined to decide to take the rotten apple tomorrow... but it doesn't matter... because you didn't KNOW you were destined to get the rotten apple. As far as you're concerned, you made a real decision to take that apple. Barring religious ramifications (the contexts of which would make this whole conversation moot), there is no real difference. In fact, knowing would only be torture. I'm sure everyone has seen movies and TV shows that illustrate that.
Now, I need an exit.
I suppose some people would say, "start a war".
His name will either be
"Linub Tervalds" or "Amanuel Goldstin"
He will be played by Leonardo DiCaprio in a pair of glasses, and they'll borrow that ridiculous VR interface from "Hackers".
H4xx0r the Gibson!
Actually, it's "1337, 1337, 1337 - 1337".
Wait... I think we're admitting something terrible here.
Sounds like a weapon concept.
Defense contractors: send checks payable to [name masked]
...if my network connection is down? Will my machine refuse to boot?
I'm trying to imagine how a company that has a massive database of clients with constantly changing email address, would pull this off without the clients getting irritating challeges.
Not everyone wants their house to look like an ISP
Whoa, whoa, whoa... wha?? Who??
I figured their gaming console department would be on the back burner, finacially, after the XBox fiasco.
Note that technical support IS often on hand, and more capable, with many of the OS choices you have. Of course, these cost some money. They are, however, cheaper than the M$ alternative. And the community is generally more capable than any M$ trolls you'll find on IRC at 3am.
I'm with you. I don't know how I ever ignored the pan n' scan of 'formatted'... but I'd much rather watch a small widescreen, than a big chopped screen (well, to a certain degree).
Besides, a viewing aspect closer to real human vision helps the film maker pierce the "fourth wall".
Couldn't they bend 'spam' into a legally actionable offense by calling it 'terrorism'?
I know the idea of a site that sells penis enlarging devices and offers college degrees for $19.95, terrorizes me.
28 years from now?
Let's see... I'll be 51 years old... in desperate need of "Fortran in a Nutshell", and notice the slashdot article about it coming off copyright.
..cruise missles are cool, but do they run on linux? You may have gotten a slashdot posting under false pretenses.