In other news, someone figures out how to turn the port on with a paper clip triggering legislation to add paperclips (and sharpies) to the list of circumvention devices
the first thing I woudl do is issue an executive order stating that no agency, department or NGO may use.doc formatted texts.
I would rather this be phrased, 'no agency, department or NGO may use proprietary or licensed formats.' Any format is fine as long as it has a good standard and you can't be backed into a corner legally by using it.
AOL's proposed solution, which was submitted to the IETF. Nobody, including AOL, really takes it seriously. I'm not entirely sure why
Imagine if you will that most users use their email for their IM account. Not much of a strech, that would be the easiest thing for them to remember. Now, recall the amount of spam you get from a normal email. Take that number and apply it to your new IM account? Let's see, a medium, easy math number would be 24 a day. Every hour you get a popup asking you if you want to accept a message from getfreestuff@mycoolwebsite.com. Now if you aren't logged in all day and the server supports delayed messages like icq, you will get all your missed spam when you log in. Then, some brilliant person will release a client that displayed html messages and... do I really need to continue?
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So, when do we get our mithril and adamantium?
In other news, someone figures out how to turn the port on with a paper clip triggering legislation to add paperclips (and sharpies) to the list of circumvention devices
Under the new hacking legislation reported in slashdot earlier, could this make the creator liable for the death penalty?
Does this same legislation say anything about the responsibility of the developer if any?
the first thing I woudl do is issue an executive order stating that no agency, department or NGO may use .doc formatted texts.
I would rather this be phrased, 'no agency, department or NGO may use proprietary or licensed formats.' Any format is fine as long as it has a good standard and you can't be backed into a corner legally by using it.
AOL's proposed solution, which was submitted to the IETF. Nobody, including AOL, really takes it seriously. I'm not entirely sure why
... do I really need to continue?
Imagine if you will that most users use their email for their IM account. Not much of a strech, that would be the easiest thing for them to remember. Now, recall the amount of spam you get from a normal email. Take that number and apply it to your new IM account? Let's see, a medium, easy math number would be 24 a day. Every hour you get a popup asking you if you want to accept a message from getfreestuff@mycoolwebsite.com. Now if you aren't logged in all day and the server supports delayed messages like icq, you will get all your missed spam when you log in. Then, some brilliant person will release a client that displayed html messages and
This sounds a lot like the Shire Calendar from the hobbit/lotr. Sounds like Tolkien was ahead of his time.