if i had studied music seriously, i wouldn't be taking recommendations from/.
i'd also have better things to do on a sunday morning - like practice, or try to get rid of the groupies i picked up at last night's gig.
what about the rights of individuals and citizens to transmit their culture? (aka 'media' or 'IP' - you know, the stuff that gets copyrighted)
wait... i'm not a citizen, i'm a consumer/taxpayer
i exist to provide revenue streams for corporations and governments... which no longer exist to fulfill social needs like useful goods or services, but to perpetuate their own power
Damn you Marx !! How could you let us down like this ??!!
/rant
long week in the cubicle forest. i'll shut up and go home now... and drown my angst with... consumption
Editorial
Beijing's New Enforcer: Microsoft
Published: January 17, 2006
Microsoft has silenced a well-known blogger in China for committing journalism. At the Chinese government's request, the company closed the blog of Zhao Jing on Dec. 30 after he criticized the government's firing of editors at a progressive newspaper. Microsoft, which also acknowledges that its MSN Internet portal in China censors searches and blogs, is far from alone. Recently Yahoo admitted that it had helped China sentence a dissident to 10 years in prison by identifying him as the sender of a banned e-mail message.
Even as Internet use explodes in China, Beijing is cracking down on free expression, and Western technology firms are leaping to help. The companies block access to political Web sites, censor content, provide filtering equipment to the government and snitch on users. Companies argue that they must follow local laws, but they are also eager to ingratiate themselves with a government that controls access to the Chinese market.
Such obvious disregard for users' privacy and ethical standards may make it easier to do business in China, but it also aids a repressive regime. Some in the American Congress are talking about holding hearings. Microsoft has responded to criticism by saying, "We think it's better to be there with our services than not be there." This is a false choice. China needs Internet companies as much as they need China.
A decade ago, consumers began to rebel against the sweatshop practices of Western manufacturers that made clothes and toys in China and elsewhere. The smart businesses cleaned up. They formed associations to adopt codes of good labor practices and set up independent monitoring.
Reporters Without Borders, a group advocating press freedom, recommends that Internet companies also adopt a good conduct code, pledging not to filter out words like "democracy" and "human rights" from search engines and maintaining their e-mail and Internet servers outside China.
Western businesses have always overestimated the price of defending human rights in China. Some have done it effectively - privately and respectfully - and paid no cost. But the beauty of such an industrywide code of conduct for Internet companies is that it would put no company at a disadvantage.
Western technology companies could have a powerful case if they acted as a group in telling China that they are under tremendous consumer and political pressure to stick up for free expression.
for those not intereseted in RTFA, the punchline is
"Until we demand that corporations start acting like real citizens at home, it's a little hard to expect that they are going to be good guys abroad."
That sounds to me like the definition of what government is supposed to do: provide essential services with a focus on maximising service, not profit.
not in this country (USoA) - in this country the function of gov't is to provide the opportunity for private monoplies to reap obscene profits while saddling future generations with a poisoned environment and bankrupt economy
hear hear
tom's has become a total bummer with all the ads, i can't tell what's a review and what's an ad anymore. and it takes forever to load.
a bit off topic... but did anyone else see the BSA flash ad? c'mon, a geek site using flash ads from them? we should revoke their geek card.
#1) Calm, rational discussion has no place in discussions of ideology (or/. for that matter)
#2) I am always right
#3)????
#4) Profit !!!
#5) see rule #2
Apple doesn't wait months to fix vulnerabilities
Mac OS X doesn't have the structural vulnerabilities of Windows/IE/Office - e.g., active x
from change log re VPN update...
"This issue cannot be exploited remotely"
that's the only update that mentions root user
(ok, semantics... but notice that the changelog specifies 'local hackers' in many of the bug descriptions)
ergo, assuming equal size user base, Apple's quicker response time and more secure architecture would result in less 'root' compromises
your points? your post is an unsubstantiated assertion.
Do the companies really believe this? That blocking a little copying is more important in ANYONE's mind than being unable to display the full resolution of consumers' new $5000 television set?
Slashdot Mirror
... buggy whip makers upset about new-fangled "auto-mobiles"
well, when it jumps the Watcher in the Water, it'll have more than bad reviews to worry about
waaaaay too much information !!
But can you build a Beow ...
o wait I guess you can
if i had studied music seriously, i wouldn't be taking recommendations from /.
i'd also have better things to do on a sunday morning - like practice, or try to get rid of the groupies i picked up at last night's gig.
wait ... i'm not a citizen, i'm a consumer/taxpayer
i exist to provide revenue streams for corporations and governmentsDamn you Marx !! How could you let us down like this ??!!
/rant
long week in the cubicle forest. i'll shut up and go home now ... and drown my angst with ... consumption
Microsoft has silenced a well-known blogger in China for committing journalism. At the Chinese government's request, the company closed the blog of Zhao Jing on Dec. 30 after he criticized the government's firing of editors at a progressive newspaper. Microsoft, which also acknowledges that its MSN Internet portal in China censors searches and blogs, is far from alone. Recently Yahoo admitted that it had helped China sentence a dissident to 10 years in prison by identifying him as the sender of a banned e-mail message.
Even as Internet use explodes in China, Beijing is cracking down on free expression, and Western technology firms are leaping to help. The companies block access to political Web sites, censor content, provide filtering equipment to the government and snitch on users. Companies argue that they must follow local laws, but they are also eager to ingratiate themselves with a government that controls access to the Chinese market.
Such obvious disregard for users' privacy and ethical standards may make it easier to do business in China, but it also aids a repressive regime. Some in the American Congress are talking about holding hearings. Microsoft has responded to criticism by saying, "We think it's better to be there with our services than not be there." This is a false choice. China needs Internet companies as much as they need China.
A decade ago, consumers began to rebel against the sweatshop practices of Western manufacturers that made clothes and toys in China and elsewhere. The smart businesses cleaned up. They formed associations to adopt codes of good labor practices and set up independent monitoring.
Reporters Without Borders, a group advocating press freedom, recommends that Internet companies also adopt a good conduct code, pledging not to filter out words like "democracy" and "human rights" from search engines and maintaining their e-mail and Internet servers outside China.
Western businesses have always overestimated the price of defending human rights in China. Some have done it effectively - privately and respectfully - and paid no cost. But the beauty of such an industrywide code of conduct for Internet companies is that it would put no company at a disadvantage.
Western technology companies could have a powerful case if they acted as a group in telling China that they are under tremendous consumer and political pressure to stick up for free expression.
By the way, my first slashdot post
it's not too late !!
you can still get away and have some semblance of a normal life !!
run !! run while you still can !!
I thought this from Salon was interesting ...
for those not intereseted in RTFA, the punchline is
"Until we demand that corporations start acting like real citizens at home, it's a little hard to expect that they are going to be good guys abroad."
go out and buy the DVDs.
i'm thoroughly enjoying watching them again, and every dollar tells the market that this sort of show is worth their while.
That sounds to me like the definition of what government is supposed to do: provide essential services with a focus on maximising service, not profit.
not in this country (USoA) - in this country the function of gov't is to provide the opportunity for private monoplies to reap obscene profits while saddling future generations with a poisoned environment and bankrupt economy
and yes, i am a pinko bleeding heart liberal
hear hear ... but did anyone else see the BSA flash ad? c'mon, a geek site using flash ads from them? we should revoke their geek card.
tom's has become a total bummer with all the ads, i can't tell what's a review and what's an ad anymore. and it takes forever to load.
a bit off topic
I've used this procedure on friends and family (whom I support for free or a meal, as long as they do what they're told) with great success ....
... which is ok, 'cause they pay for the rest of the meals
I gently suggest this to paying clients. They usually ignore me
... i can buy an x86 Mac in 2006
... i can install suse 10 today
or a dual core 64 bit PPC one today
o wait i'm broke
or install ubuntu today
that gets exploited by Win32.Rommel
"The Man Sold the Moon"
Robert Heinlein, 1950 (Street & Smith 1939)
then how come he couldn't hack it as a business man?
that's not the part of the ex's anatomy that had the chill ...
my time on the internet is research
... on /.
your time on the internet is wasted AND a threat to network security
get back to work!
i'm researching productivity issues
#1) Calm, rational discussion has no place in discussions of ideology (or /. for that matter)
#2) I am always right
#3)????
#4) Profit !!!
#5) see rule #2
good luck with the quitting let me know how it goes. i really should try.
not quite
... ... but notice that the changelog specifies 'local hackers' in many of the bug descriptions)
Apple doesn't wait months to fix vulnerabilities
Mac OS X doesn't have the structural vulnerabilities of Windows/IE/Office - e.g., active x
from change log re VPN update
"This issue cannot be exploited remotely"
that's the only update that mentions root user
(ok, semantics
ergo, assuming equal size user base, Apple's quicker response time and more secure architecture would result in less 'root' compromises
your points? your post is an unsubstantiated assertion.
Do the companies really believe this? That blocking a little copying is more important in ANYONE's mind than being unable to display the full resolution of consumers' new $5000 television set?
yes
"After all, it is not the government's job to ensure the wealth of certain people/organizations"
....
It appears to me that this is exactly what the US gov't is about
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tbray. org accessible
joemarini.com
insert obligatory bad puns about slashdot effect, tennis, and web server OSes here