That was the comment of the person who provided the story, not Slashdot. I didn't see the Slashdot folks provide any commentary whatsoever. So, where did you get this "sounds like a conservative thinktank" view?
You're a little late on number 6. 1+1 has been shown to be equal to 2, but the proof took 211 pages in Principia Mathematica. You can also find the proof for 2+2=4 here. 2+2=4 is obviously related to 1+1=2, with a few extra steps.
The Smartfilter web filter list is over 5 meg, with close to a million entries, and it's updated weekly. Which open source individuals are going to maintain that list?
If you are having problems with your neighbor's transmissions, you should go talk to them. To a person, amateur radio operators are always glad to help resolve interference problems (they are required to, by law).
On the other hand, you might have a CBer who doesn't give a flying f*ck about the law, in which case you will have to call cops (or the FCC).
Totally unlikely. The moon's gravity is 1/6 that of earth, meaning that the escape velocity is 1/6 that of earth as well. Escape velocity of earth is 7 miles per second, which means that your "rebound" would have to be on the order of 1 1/6 mile per second for the rebounding satellite to escape the moon's gravity well. I don't think so.
Do just a little math, and you can figure these things out.
No, tax forms are not public information. Politicians will release them as part of their public disclosure (makes them look good) but that's their choice.
Did you read any of the other messages, particularly about fair use? Under terms of fair use, it may be permissible to quote the entire text, for purposes of criticism and analysis. The posting on Slashdot may qualify. The whole thing is certainly not a black-and-white issue.
this method has promise... that is until they make napster clients that filp a random bit in the id3 tag.
Don't even have to do that. Different people will put different info in the ID3 tag, so my version of an MP3 will have a different MD5 signature than yours will of the same song.
Found an article here, that ought to be good to print out and put on your CIO's desk. It's titled Microsoft: A Proven Danger to National Security. (Warning - it's a PDF file.) Microsoft ought to find it interesting reading, anyway.
But what if this "No part of this publication may be reproduced..." was written in arabic letters while the rest is in english, is it still legal binding in the US?
Yes. As was pointed out above, it's a reminder, not a license.
Um, given the choice between blowing up a communications facility and unplugging a cable, I'm willing to bet the testers went for the cable every time. (Despite the visceral thrill of blowing up your workplace.)
I tend to thing of Science explaining HOW the universe works/exists, and religion explaing WHY the universe exists/works.;-)
Thats fine, as long as you acknowledge the possibility that the answer to the "why" question is that there could very well BE no "why", that a mechanistic universe is all there is. I know that possibility upsets a lot of people, who typically respond with a "then what is there that gives our life meaning?" type question. But, to be totally honest, we have to acknowledge the possibility exists.
Actually, much more attention is paid to letters that are different, especially if they are hand-written. Zillions of copies of identical letters are properly discounted as a campaign.
The problem with your analysis is that Slashdot moderates comments...
We've had this debate before. Slashdot does not moderate comments. Slashdot allows readers to assign scores to comments, and you can adjust the score you are willing to look at. If you browse at -1, then you'll see Slashdot in all of its unmoderated hot grits glory. Your choice.
Windows is open enough that Novell can plug in the stuff it takes to support Novell networking without active cooperation from Microsoft.
Microsoft is in enough trouble already - if they took active steps to prevent Novell from interoperating, the anti-trust sh*tstorm would be orders of magnitude worse than it is now.
Yes, Microsoft would like to take away business from Novell, so MS does *just* enough to barely operate.
They *are* getting it, exactly the way they want it. Remember, they don't care about us consumers - they only have to satisfy us enough to pry the money out of our pocket, so they can keep their shareholders happy. That means the software has to be just good enough, and no more.
Despite what you say, mymp3.com was distributing CDs. Doesn't matter if you already owned the CD - you weren't listening to your copy, you were getting another copy from someone who was not licensed to distribute it to you.
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MickeySoft and MinneSoft.
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That was the comment of the person who provided the story, not Slashdot. I didn't see the Slashdot folks provide any commentary whatsoever. So, where did you get this "sounds like a conservative thinktank" view?
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No, vote for ME! I have no constituency to speak of, therefore I have no baggage. Vote for me!
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You're a little late on number 6. 1+1 has been shown to be equal to 2, but the proof took 211 pages in Principia Mathematica . You can also find the proof for 2+2=4 here. 2+2=4 is obviously related to 1+1=2, with a few extra steps.
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The Smartfilter web filter list is over 5 meg, with close to a million entries, and it's updated weekly. Which open source individuals are going to maintain that list?
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On the other hand, you might have a CBer who doesn't give a flying f*ck about the law, in which case you will have to call cops (or the FCC).
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Do just a little math, and you can figure these things out.
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I thought that restriction had been recently lifted, like within the past couple of years.
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Well, I'm glad that SOMEBODY doesn't.
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No, tax forms are not public information. Politicians will release them as part of their public disclosure (makes them look good) but that's their choice.
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Did you read any of the other messages, particularly about fair use? Under terms of fair use, it may be permissible to quote the entire text, for purposes of criticism and analysis. The posting on Slashdot may qualify. The whole thing is certainly not a black-and-white issue.
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Don't even have to do that. Different people will put different info in the ID3 tag, so my version of an MP3 will have a different MD5 signature than yours will of the same song.
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Found an article here, that ought to be good to print out and put on your CIO's desk. It's titled Microsoft: A Proven Danger to National Security. (Warning - it's a PDF file.) Microsoft ought to find it interesting reading, anyway.
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Yes. As was pointed out above, it's a reminder, not a license.
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Um, given the choice between blowing up a communications facility and unplugging a cable, I'm willing to bet the testers went for the cable every time. (Despite the visceral thrill of blowing up your workplace.)
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I think they'd be more interested in viewing the flash and resulting dust cloud, not the mushroom cloud.
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Thats fine, as long as you acknowledge the possibility that the answer to the "why" question is that there could very well BE no "why", that a mechanistic universe is all there is. I know that possibility upsets a lot of people, who typically respond with a "then what is there that gives our life meaning?" type question. But, to be totally honest, we have to acknowledge the possibility exists.
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Um, it's a reposting of the original article, not a commentary on it.
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Actually, much more attention is paid to letters that are different, especially if they are hand-written. Zillions of copies of identical letters are properly discounted as a campaign.
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We've had this debate before. Slashdot does not moderate comments. Slashdot allows readers to assign scores to comments, and you can adjust the score you are willing to look at. If you browse at -1, then you'll see Slashdot in all of its unmoderated hot grits glory. Your choice.
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Because it's a prototype?
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Yes, Microsoft would like to take away business from Novell, so MS does *just* enough to barely operate.
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They *are* getting it, exactly the way they want it. Remember, they don't care about us consumers - they only have to satisfy us enough to pry the money out of our pocket, so they can keep their shareholders happy. That means the software has to be just good enough, and no more.
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No, in fact the trend appears to be the opposite. UCITA pretty much enshrines shrink-wrap licenses as solid law.
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Despite what you say, mymp3.com was distributing CDs. Doesn't matter if you already owned the CD - you weren't listening to your copy, you were getting another copy from someone who was not licensed to distribute it to you.
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