The "keyholders" will dictate what information is acceptable and what is not.
Welcome to the Ministry of Truth, where the past is re-written to correspond to the present. Anyone who objects will never have existed.
Of course, this assumes the worst of our leaders, and humanity in general, so it's not likely to happen that way, is it?
Personally, I hope that an open DRM will also be able to be removed (by the keyholder), and be required to be removed once the copyright expires (which should be at the end of an ever-increasing, but never infinite, term). Of course, there will always be people who create for the joy of it, and release their works into the public domain - by not using DRM at all. Thus, not all culture is lost to us.
Sir Humphrey: Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the rise in crime among teenagers?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think there is lack of discipline and vigorous training in our Comprehensive Schools?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think young people welcome some structure and leadership in their lives?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do they respond to a challenge?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Might you be in favour of reintroducing National Service?
Bernard Woolley: Er, I might be.
Sir Humphrey: Yes or no?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Of course, after all you've said you can't say no to that. On the other hand, the surveys can reach opposite conclusions.
[survey two]
Sir Humphrey: Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the danger of war?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Are you unhappy about the growth of armaments?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think there's a danger in giving young people guns and teaching them how to kill?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think it's wrong to force people to take arms against their will?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Would you oppose the reintroduction of conscription?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
[does a double-take]
Sir Humphrey Appleby: There you are, Bernard. The perfectly balanced sample.
Well, according to Murphy[1], "things equal to nothing else are equal to each other". Extending this, "words that don't have a rhyming word all rhyme with each other".
Therefore all of the following words rhyme:
Month
Orange
Purple
Bulb
Silver
There may be others, but those are all I can think of right now.
[1] All things that have no source can be attributed to Murphy. It's one of Murphy's Laws.[1]
Let me see... Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Doesn't really indicate that it has one source, does it? It really just says that something has lowered your immune system. HIV is something that causes AIDS - it may not be the only thing. Also, AIDS is a syndrome, not a disease/virus/infection.
This message was written without reading medical texts, and created using critical thinking and logic.
It also agrees with the parent post, but not the GP.
"We" (by this I mean the majority) voted in a conservative government, who appears to have the average age of 90 (WARNING: exageration detected), and are the kind of people who would poke a telephone with a stick (from a distance) to see what it does. Don't even get started on computers.
(WARNING: rant and exageration detectors have just red-lined, and are liable to explode)
(Directed to the "flamebait" post not the "funny" post)
1. I am an Aussie, and I found it amazingly funny.
2. Learn to laugh at yourself - if you take yourself too seriously, others will laugh at you instead.
3. WTF does this sentence mean: it is not the internet users that want are complaining, it is the government
I am going to assume that the word "want" should be removed, because then it makes sense. There is a "preview" button, you know.
What I have to say is not as bad, and was from the time of the text MUDs. I guy I know once went without sleep for a few days so he didn't have to log off. The problem with logging off was that your character was asleep, and hence vulnerable to anyone who came along.
It can be a problem, but only if you take it seriously. If you treat it as the fun it should be (and not as a life/career etc), then there is no problem.
This sort of problem is not new, but goes all the way back to D&D, and the suicides of people whose character died. (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01. asp for those of you who have not seen it before) If your only social interaction is virtual (either as packets on a network, or stats on a page), then you may have a serious problem on your hands.
In this case, the freedom to use the bits you need, not everything that's bundled with it.
Also, the freedom to change the bits that you need changed. Don't like that particular piece of software? Change it. Don't ask any other company - just do it.
You can't do that with most commercial products. All you can do is put in a feature request, and hope that it is implemented before the sun goes cold. (Yes, I know that some companies do, but some do not.)
Has no one here watched Gattaca? The completely illegal genetic test can be obtained legally via a drug test, saliva sample on the envelope/stamp, etc.
NTSC: Never Twice the Same Colo(u)r
PAL: Picture Always Lousy
SECAM: System Even Crappier than American Method
Or, more accurately:
National Television Standard (Council? I can't remember the last word - it's been far too long)
Phase Alternating Line
I don't know what secam really stands for (if anything)
not hitler, but one of his men (can't remember which, don't want to look it up from work). It was said to a reporter at Nuremburg (sp?), but not actually during the proceedings.
1. "Hmmm, I wonder how far I can get from the office, and still be connected to the network..."
And you can tell its YOUR network how?
Well, it lets me log in with my username/password, so I should see my home direc... Nuts. I just gave my work username/password to the identity theif that runs this network next to ours.
2. "I wonder if someone else has a WiFi connection in my appartment block that is causing problems with my laptop connection to my home network" (do they interfere? Or can you just choose which to connect to?)
And you can tell its not your network how?
"Hmm, what does this switch on the back of my WiFi hub do?"
3. "Does this library have WiFi?" (Yeah, I know. Ask at the desk. But what kind of self-respecting geek asks, when he/she can find out for him/herself?)
And you can tell its the library network and not the people nextdoor how?
Fire up laptop. Attempt to connect. "Well, it says 'pulic library WiFi hotspot' in the connection name. Must be them guys at the coffee store next door. Seriously, though - in this case it doesn't really matter who owns it if it is a public hotspot - but if you are next to Starbucks (or someone who is known to have hotspots), ask at the desk anyway. They might not like it if you use their connection without buying a coffee.
I never said that they were good uses, or that these uses will work, they are just examples.
NOTE TO MODs: This is humour (yes, I'm Australian. We spell it like that). Not flame/troll.
1. "Hmmm, I wonder how far I can get from the office, and still be connected to the network..."
2. "I wonder if someone else has a WiFi connection in my appartment block that is causing problems with my laptop connection to my home network" (do they interfere? Or can you just choose which to connect to?)
3. "Does this library have WiFi?" (Yeah, I know. Ask at the desk. But what kind of self-respecting geek asks, when he/she can find out for him/herself?)
These could be a great idea if you live in an area that has some WiFi, but only sometimes. Also great for when you are out and about, or in another city/state/whatever.
If you are somewhere that you know has WiFi (office, known hotspot, Starbucks etc), it is not much use.
Slashdot Mirror
Welcome to the Ministry of Truth, where the past is re-written to correspond to the present. Anyone who objects will never have existed.
Of course, this assumes the worst of our leaders, and humanity in general, so it's not likely to happen that way, is it?
Personally, I hope that an open DRM will also be able to be removed (by the keyholder), and be required to be removed once the copyright expires (which should be at the end of an ever-increasing, but never infinite, term). Of course, there will always be people who create for the joy of it, and release their works into the public domain - by not using DRM at all. Thus, not all culture is lost to us.
Sir Humphrey: Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the rise in crime among teenagers?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think there is lack of discipline and vigorous training in our Comprehensive Schools?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think young people welcome some structure and leadership in their lives?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do they respond to a challenge?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Might you be in favour of reintroducing National Service?
Bernard Woolley: Er, I might be.
Sir Humphrey: Yes or no?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Of course, after all you've said you can't say no to that. On the other hand, the surveys can reach opposite conclusions.
[survey two]
Sir Humphrey: Mr. Woolley, are you worried about the danger of war?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Are you unhappy about the growth of armaments?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think there's a danger in giving young people guns and teaching them how to kill?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Do you think it's wrong to force people to take arms against their will?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
Sir Humphrey: Would you oppose the reintroduction of conscription?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
[does a double-take]
Sir Humphrey Appleby: There you are, Bernard. The perfectly balanced sample.
But the rest of the words still stand.
Oh, and a note to mods: The parent post is not "Flamebait", nor is it "Troll". Mod it "Funny" if you must mod it at all.
Therefore all of the following words rhyme:
Month
Orange
Purple
Bulb
Silver
There may be others, but those are all I can think of right now.
[1] All things that have no source can be attributed to Murphy. It's one of Murphy's Laws.[1]
Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Doesn't really indicate that it has one source, does it? It really just says that something has lowered your immune system. HIV is something that causes AIDS - it may not be the only thing. Also, AIDS is a syndrome, not a disease/virus/infection.
This message was written without reading medical texts, and created using critical thinking and logic.
It also agrees with the parent post, but not the GP.
(WARNING: rant and exageration detectors have just red-lined, and are liable to explode)
1. I am an Aussie, and I found it amazingly funny.
2. Learn to laugh at yourself - if you take yourself too seriously, others will laugh at you instead.
3. WTF does this sentence mean:
it is not the internet users that want are complaining, it is the government
I am going to assume that the word "want" should be removed, because then it makes sense. There is a "preview" button, you know.
Your sig works so well for this story...
Been done: Reg link
It can be a problem, but only if you take it seriously. If you treat it as the fun it should be (and not as a life/career etc), then there is no problem.
This sort of problem is not new, but goes all the way back to D&D, and the suicides of people whose character died. (http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01. asp for those of you who have not seen it before) If your only social interaction is virtual (either as packets on a network, or stats on a page), then you may have a serious problem on your hands.
Apart from the fact that the one at my work has a "donations for hearing aid fund" on it (put on there by the guy who sits right next to it).
They're great: they turn whole pieces of paper into lots of tiny things this big -->.<--
Also, the freedom to change the bits that you need changed. Don't like that particular piece of software? Change it. Don't ask any other company - just do it.
You can't do that with most commercial products. All you can do is put in a feature request, and hope that it is implemented before the sun goes cold. (Yes, I know that some companies do, but some do not.)
Just a thought...
PAL: Picture Always Lousy
SECAM: System Even Crappier than American Method
Or, more accurately:
National Television Standard (Council? I can't remember the last word - it's been far too long)
Phase Alternating Line
I don't know what secam really stands for (if anything)
you wont like Slashdot when Slashdot is angry
It's right there, on http://slashdot.org/users.pl?op=edithome. Just select "None" for Ask Slashdot
You let your S.O. grab other guy's packages?
Can you give her the address of guys on this site? They'll thank you for ever.
It's humour. Laugh. Nothing offensive I say is serious.
And now that beer is free as in speech, what can we use to mean free as in beer?
They're spelt differently...
You do realise that we don't have the right to free speech in this country (Australia), don't you?
And you can tell its YOUR network how?
Well, it lets me log in with my username/password, so I should see my home direc... Nuts. I just gave my work username/password to the identity theif that runs this network next to ours.
2. "I wonder if someone else has a WiFi connection in my appartment block that is causing problems with my laptop connection to my home network" (do they interfere? Or can you just choose which to connect to?)
And you can tell its not your network how?
"Hmm, what does this switch on the back of my WiFi hub do?"
3. "Does this library have WiFi?" (Yeah, I know. Ask at the desk. But what kind of self-respecting geek asks, when he/she can find out for him/herself?)
And you can tell its the library network and not the people nextdoor how?
Fire up laptop. Attempt to connect. "Well, it says 'pulic library WiFi hotspot' in the connection name. Must be them guys at the coffee store next door.
Seriously, though - in this case it doesn't really matter who owns it if it is a public hotspot - but if you are next to Starbucks (or someone who is known to have hotspots), ask at the desk anyway. They might not like it if you use their connection without buying a coffee.
I never said that they were good uses, or that these uses will work, they are just examples.
NOTE TO MODs: This is humour (yes, I'm Australian. We spell it like that). Not flame/troll.
2. "I wonder if someone else has a WiFi connection in my appartment block that is causing problems with my laptop connection to my home network" (do they interfere? Or can you just choose which to connect to?)
3. "Does this library have WiFi?" (Yeah, I know. Ask at the desk. But what kind of self-respecting geek asks, when he/she can find out for him/herself?)
Laugh. It's funny.
These could be a great idea if you live in an area that has some WiFi, but only sometimes. Also great for when you are out and about, or in another city/state/whatever.
If you are somewhere that you know has WiFi (office, known hotspot, Starbucks etc), it is not much use.