That's when you use a BLACKLIST though. What they're doing is a WHITELIST, where only people who are certified/paid up/whatever can get their components working. It's collusion.
A phone shouldn't be allowed to call any number it's dialled to call? Does that sounds a little big-brother-ish? What if I bring my computer over to the UK, where the emergency number isn't 911?
How we just build a system that makes it difficult for people to run arbitrary attachments and unsafe programs? Oh, wait... that's just not running as administrator and/or using something like Linux.
But by all means, let's make MORE laws. Just what we need.
Then they go to where you were last seen, and arrest you as soon as you are found. You think people haven't tried to run while out on probation before? Oh, wait... my bad. This is/., where you're required to post before thinking.
The problem with your argument is that you fail to take into account WHO is monitoring. And who makes sure they're on the up-and-up?
It's not that we have the right to break the law. It's just that we shouldn't always blindly trust those who enforce the laws, especially with technology that could be very easily abused. I want to make sure there are safeguards in place before I'll allow myself to be tracked via GPS.
I'm skeptical of their claims, since historically Macrovision's anti-copying measures have been little more than easily circumvented snake oil
Well, yeah. But you have to go out of your way to circumvent it, which is more than 99% of people know how to or care to do. It's like locking your door. I guarantee you I could get in, but it's just another slightly more complicated step I'd have to take instead of simply turning the handle and opening it.
Oh, local service is free. It's the long-distance to home and such that is what they've been feeding off of up until now. And now that people use cell phones for that stuff, it's making them much less money.
The issue isn't that it contains the programs. It's that they integrate the programs into the monolith. You can't replace Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer with something that does the same job. With most Linux distros, there are very few things you can't just get rid of, and there's nothing as user-level as a web/file browser or media player that is a required component in any Linux distro I know of.
Starting to make sense?
Unfortunately, you're wrong. The address space is only 2GB, unless you start with the/3GB switch, which only works on certain flavors of Windows OS's. Virtual Memory management is also a little more complex than just swapping the oldest page to disk, but we'll let that slide, too.
The trick is the 2-layer: Something you have, and something you know. You have a key, and you know where it goes. A key should be minimally labeled, so if someone just finds it on the street, they can't guess where it belongs.
So what we need is a ubiquitous standard, some kinda USB key, or something that can't be lost, like a fingerprint. Not that other people can't get copies, just that you can't lose your copy. Couple that with knowing something, like which terminal to log onto, or, say, have 5 fingerprint scanners, and it'll only accept your fingerprint on a specific one of them, and you have pretty good security. Maybe a number that it tells you as you log off that you have to dial in along with your fingerprint. That'd be kinda cool, actually... hrm...
...print? Dude, this is the same kinda thing they do on the other side of the CD to burn the data. There is no ink, other than changing the properties of the ink that's on the label side of the disc.
So why do you know that 150,000 asians died? You mean, it's because that was in the news? News flash: American news channels tend to focus on issues affecting AMERICANS. Yeah, it's sad that so many people died overall. But we're interested in our "own" people mostly. Get foreign channels or move elsewhere if you don't want to hear about Americans.
No, what you do is leave it there, notify the administrators, and notify the police. Let them watch to see who comes and picks it up. Maybe set an "out of order" sign on the computer until then.
So the next step is to prevent people from being able to see you when you're outside? Seriously. Don't go outside, and just don't do shit you are ashamed of if there's a chance you might get a picture taken of you. Not that hard.
But when they're high courts that are going against the obvious spirit of the law, then they are "legislating from the bench" because their decisions have much more far-reaching effects.
But IBM's business is growing, not being leveraged off of other, market-monopolizing products. Hell, even look at the XBox... Microsoft bought Bungie to get the Halo franchise. "GTA: San Andreas" is beating "Halo 2" like a redheaded stepchild in sales. However, IBM's new ventures actually go under their own steam, rather than limping along with transfusions from a single money-making source.
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That's when you use a BLACKLIST though. What they're doing is a WHITELIST, where only people who are certified/paid up/whatever can get their components working. It's collusion.
A phone shouldn't be allowed to call any number it's dialled to call? Does that sounds a little big-brother-ish? What if I bring my computer over to the UK, where the emergency number isn't 911? How we just build a system that makes it difficult for people to run arbitrary attachments and unsafe programs? Oh, wait... that's just not running as administrator and/or using something like Linux. But by all means, let's make MORE laws. Just what we need.
It equates to kids attempting to get their parents' attention by being successful.
Then they go to where you were last seen, and arrest you as soon as you are found. You think people haven't tried to run while out on probation before? Oh, wait... my bad. This is /., where you're required to post before thinking.
The problem with your argument is that you fail to take into account WHO is monitoring. And who makes sure they're on the up-and-up? It's not that we have the right to break the law. It's just that we shouldn't always blindly trust those who enforce the laws, especially with technology that could be very easily abused. I want to make sure there are safeguards in place before I'll allow myself to be tracked via GPS.
Not just XP, but it has to be XP Service Pack 2. I know a few people who just won't run it.
Pay $10 for the fuckers to freeze the info they have about me? What the hell?
Cheaper? My cat brings home half her food. And has the sense to not eat her own shit.
Wasn't that quote from Yoda? And Spock from Star Trek was never a doctor. Dr. Spock was a child psychologist.
Either your sig is stunningly brilliant or stupid. I can't decide which.
Oh, local service is free. It's the long-distance to home and such that is what they've been feeding off of up until now. And now that people use cell phones for that stuff, it's making them much less money.
The issue isn't that it contains the programs. It's that they integrate the programs into the monolith. You can't replace Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer with something that does the same job. With most Linux distros, there are very few things you can't just get rid of, and there's nothing as user-level as a web/file browser or media player that is a required component in any Linux distro I know of. Starting to make sense?
Piss him off? If I were the contractor, I'd sub-contract it to some high school kids for $8/hr, and sit on my ass laughing.
Yeah. Because destroying shit just to destroy it, no matter who is paying for it, is a good idea kids. No wonder the world is so fucked up.
Unfortunately, you're wrong. The address space is only 2GB, unless you start with the /3GB switch, which only works on certain flavors of Windows OS's. Virtual Memory management is also a little more complex than just swapping the oldest page to disk, but we'll let that slide, too.
The trick is the 2-layer: Something you have, and something you know. You have a key, and you know where it goes. A key should be minimally labeled, so if someone just finds it on the street, they can't guess where it belongs. So what we need is a ubiquitous standard, some kinda USB key, or something that can't be lost, like a fingerprint. Not that other people can't get copies, just that you can't lose your copy. Couple that with knowing something, like which terminal to log onto, or, say, have 5 fingerprint scanners, and it'll only accept your fingerprint on a specific one of them, and you have pretty good security. Maybe a number that it tells you as you log off that you have to dial in along with your fingerprint. That'd be kinda cool, actually... hrm...
...print? Dude, this is the same kinda thing they do on the other side of the CD to burn the data. There is no ink, other than changing the properties of the ink that's on the label side of the disc.
So why do you know that 150,000 asians died? You mean, it's because that was in the news? News flash: American news channels tend to focus on issues affecting AMERICANS. Yeah, it's sad that so many people died overall. But we're interested in our "own" people mostly. Get foreign channels or move elsewhere if you don't want to hear about Americans.
Does the phrase "population density" mean anything to you? Of course not. This is a pissing contest. My bad.
No, what you do is leave it there, notify the administrators, and notify the police. Let them watch to see who comes and picks it up. Maybe set an "out of order" sign on the computer until then.
So the next step is to prevent people from being able to see you when you're outside? Seriously. Don't go outside, and just don't do shit you are ashamed of if there's a chance you might get a picture taken of you. Not that hard.
But when they're high courts that are going against the obvious spirit of the law, then they are "legislating from the bench" because their decisions have much more far-reaching effects.
But IBM's business is growing, not being leveraged off of other, market-monopolizing products. Hell, even look at the XBox... Microsoft bought Bungie to get the Halo franchise. "GTA: San Andreas" is beating "Halo 2" like a redheaded stepchild in sales. However, IBM's new ventures actually go under their own steam, rather than limping along with transfusions from a single money-making source.
You're actually admitting that you work for G4? Here? Do you not know the lions den you just stepped into? Poor guy...
I think it's fair that I get to take your stuff. You don't? Too bad. Don't force your morality on me.