Hmm-- my kid is _really_ smart, he's been playing in the same room as the tv practically since birth, and for the most part, he's completely bored by it. Would rather play with Daddy and Mommy and his toys than spend time watching tv.
As you offered nothing in return to us, the public, when you extended your copyrights, there was no "consideration" exchanged for what you wanted us to "grant" you. Ergo, because of YOUR actions, the entire contract is *null and void*. You have NO claim to copyright now, thus there can BE no copyright infringement... because YOU broke the contract. I - and the rest of the public - am no longer beholden to adhere to the terms of a contract once YOU refused to uphold your end of the bargain.
Uh, actually they probably did... to our "public representatives" in the form of "gifts" and "contributions"...
We need to stop electing representatives with an affinity for shiny stuff...
My guess is MOST of "you" could do better than the TSA, especially if whatever classified information the TSA gets is included in the deal.
In many or perhaps even most of the situations I've encountered, when a facility is engineered BY THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT, it is typically better designed, better staffed, better tuned to solve the actual problems, and less prone to greed, graft and corruption. When a problem or flaw is found the user community typically responds pretty quickly to address it and create a fix for it.
In contrast, in my experience, whenever a mostly disinterested party (i.e., the government) gets involved, you typically get bloat, bureaucracy, corruption, apathy, half-assed attempts at sort of doing something that resembles taking action to consider thinking about maybe possibly doing something about it, someday, maybe, after we study the problem some more and assign it to a few more select committees, and then no-bid outsource it to a third-party contracting firm, who also happens to be a large contributor to the campaign...
So thanks for pointing that out-- but now my question is, which system would YOU rather have to keep YOU safe ???
What do Slashdot readers suggest for a large company that needs to balance legal risks against the daily information and communication needs of its staff?"
How about not doing anything illegal, immoral or questionable in the first place. Then you wouldn't have to cover anything up 180 days later.
How did this development fly under the radar for over two months without anybody noticing?"
Lessee... could it be that Best Buy is a lousy place to shop with over-bloated prices, yesterday's hardware, smug little geek-lets you'd pay real money for to punch in the face, customer service that leaves you slack-jawed with outrage, and generally lacking attention to detail that ends up costing you money... so nobody with a clue really shops there?
Wow-- they could get Verizon for the same thing. Have you ever tried to get one of those folks on the phone? I called them to ADD services and I was on hold from 10:30am till 3:30pm (when my phone battery died). I have tried many other occasions with similar results. When my FIOS Internet went o the blitz, I called to get it fixed. They kept telling me that someone would get back to me within 24 hours. And then backed it up with their computer phone tree... I loved their computerized responses: "We are committed to fixing your problem by Monday (today's date)"... then tomorrow: "We are committed to fixing your problem by Tuesday (tuesday date)"... then wednesday: "We are committed to fixing your problem by Wednesday (wednesday date)"... fuckers never called me back until Friday night... told them I'd already had Comcast fix the problem-- stupid tech actually protested that Comcast couldn't have solved it since they didn't own their (Verizon's) equipment! It was a long ten-count before it dawned on him what I meant.
When Verizon works, their service is fine. But as a company, THEY SUCK ASS.
Prodigy had links to other places via images-- that would have been 1990-91 ish... Lots of BBS's had similar features in the late 80's. And I think (not sure) that Apple had technology like this with the early Mac in the form of "Hypercard" and Xerox did stuff like this in the GEM Operating System. I think there are lots of examples of prior art. Tell that company in Singapore to go pound sand.
I don't see how it could be any worse than what the Bushit Administration and Repugnicants have already done to national security and the economy. (Oh and I guess we should blame some of those do-nothing Demoflats too)
It might be interesting to point out that for years the British (in Egypt) and the Egyptians used Mummies as fuel for their steam locomotives-- of course we have Mark Twain to thank for that tale-- undoubtedly one of those "facts" he so cleverly twisted at his leisure... but hey, all in the name of biomass and good fun I say!
Why not go a step further and toss an RFID chip in along with the body-- or attach it to the body. Then you could loan the loved ones a GPS and an RFID reader-- make it cool-looking like a Star Trek tricorder (Original Series or Next Gen...??? Hmmm...)
The Internet, for me, is a Religious Experience. I believe in the power of the all-knowing Google,the all-seeing Google-Van, draw wisdom from the endless stream of Yahoo-Answers. Lo, though I surf through the valley of p0rn, tempted and beguiled by wicked temptresses (in their shiny latex and supple leather garments), I am soothed by the visions of Angels sent to comfort me and guide me and stroke me and deliver me to the promised land.
On top of that, the "tangible property" must be "countable" in order for it to satisfy the "tangible" aspect. Thus the sellers of music will have to serialize their music and _declare it ahead-of-time__ so as to be able to catalog them as separate inventory items (under the same sku of course). So that means that Sony (or whomever) will have to report to the government exactly how many serialized copies of each song they own and are selling to consumers.
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Hmm-- my kid is _really_ smart, he's been playing in the same room as the tv practically since birth, and for the most part, he's completely bored by it. Would rather play with Daddy and Mommy and his toys than spend time watching tv.
Uh, actually they probably did... to our "public representatives" in the form of "gifts" and "contributions"...
We need to stop electing representatives with an affinity for shiny stuff...
Plus it makes somebody money.
My guess is MOST of "you" could do better than the TSA, especially if whatever classified information the TSA gets is included in the deal.
In many or perhaps even most of the situations I've encountered, when a facility is engineered BY THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT, it is typically better designed, better staffed, better tuned to solve the actual problems, and less prone to greed, graft and corruption. When a problem or flaw is found the user community typically responds pretty quickly to address it and create a fix for it.
In contrast, in my experience, whenever a mostly disinterested party (i.e., the government) gets involved, you typically get bloat, bureaucracy, corruption, apathy, half-assed attempts at sort of doing something that resembles taking action to consider thinking about maybe possibly doing something about it, someday, maybe, after we study the problem some more and assign it to a few more select committees, and then no-bid outsource it to a third-party contracting firm, who also happens to be a large contributor to the campaign...
So thanks for pointing that out-- but now my question is, which system would YOU rather have to keep YOU safe ???
What's the potential for life in the White House?
This technology will also come in handy on Yahoo Personals...
(at least it will as soon as its able to deal with barnyard animals...)
It is not a troll. It is a perfectly legitimate response to the post.
Whoever modded it a troll-- go fuck yourself.
Its all about the money, man!
People keep acting and voting for things that enrich their pocketbooks instead of their lives.
In the quest for the almighty dollar, inevitably a few things are going to get left behind.
Morals, scruples, family, friendship, honesty, integrity-- all weigh you down, they gotta go.
I feel badly for my son. He's innocent and yet this is the world he'll inherit. Probably your son or daughter too.
But I don't have time to think about that right now, there's money to make and times a'wastin.
Yeah, but what about all those ALIENS in OUTER SPACE???
Since we're broadcasting all this crap to every blessed quadrant of the universe, how come the fucktard RIAA & MPAA aren't going after THEM !?!?!
Filing anonymous John Doe suits might actually work then.... ... and where are they going to find a lawyer anyway?
Really? In my experience whenever there is an opportunity to:
A) Make something less expensively and give the difference to the customer
or
B) Make something less expensively and give the senior mgmt raises
Item 'B' wins most of the time.
That's all very nice but Windows can't do that-- ever. Because then it would be Linux.
How did this development fly under the radar for over two months without anybody noticing?"
Lessee... could it be that Best Buy is a lousy place to shop with over-bloated prices, yesterday's hardware, smug little geek-lets you'd pay real money for to punch in the face, customer service that leaves you slack-jawed with outrage, and generally lacking attention to detail that ends up costing you money... so nobody with a clue really shops there?
Or maybe its something else.
Body?
What Body...???
(blinks)
Oh, wait a minute-- now I remember, THAT body! Why didn't you just say so in the first place?
This has got to be one of the very best comments/suggestions I have read on the whole e-voting business.
MOD THIS GUY UP -- he deserves a FIVE not a ZERO.
And if any election workers are reading this-- this is the money shot.
Wow-- they could get Verizon for the same thing. Have you ever tried to get one of those folks on the phone? I called them to ADD services and I was on hold from 10:30am till 3:30pm (when my phone battery died). I have tried many other occasions with similar results. When my FIOS Internet went o the blitz, I called to get it fixed. They kept telling me that someone would get back to me within 24 hours. And then backed it up with their computer phone tree... I loved their computerized responses: "We are committed to fixing your problem by Monday (today's date)"
When Verizon works, their service is fine. But as a company, THEY SUCK ASS.
Prodigy had links to other places via images-- that would have been 1990-91 ish... Lots of BBS's had similar features in the late 80's. And I think (not sure) that Apple had technology like this with the early Mac in the form of "Hypercard" and Xerox did stuff like this in the GEM Operating System. I think there are lots of examples of prior art. Tell that company in Singapore to go pound sand.
I don't see how it could be any worse than what the Bushit Administration and Repugnicants have already done to national security and the economy. (Oh and I guess we should blame some of those do-nothing Demoflats too)
Now I can run my Linux apps as slowly as my Windows apps!
Yay!!!
It might be interesting to point out that for years the British (in Egypt) and the Egyptians used Mummies as fuel for their steam locomotives-- of course we have Mark Twain to thank for that tale-- undoubtedly one of those "facts" he so cleverly twisted at his leisure... but hey, all in the name of biomass and good fun I say!
Why not go a step further and toss an RFID chip in along with the body-- or attach it to the body. Then you could loan the loved ones a GPS and an RFID reader-- make it cool-looking like a Star Trek tricorder (Original Series or Next Gen...??? Hmmm...)
Or tasty.
Just eat PETA the volunteers instead.
solve two problems at once
The Internet, for me, is a Religious Experience. I believe in the power of the all-knowing Google,the all-seeing Google-Van, draw wisdom from the endless stream of Yahoo-Answers. Lo, though I surf through the valley of p0rn, tempted and beguiled by wicked temptresses (in their shiny latex and supple leather garments), I am soothed by the visions of Angels sent to comfort me and guide me and stroke me and deliver me to the promised land.
On top of that, the "tangible property" must be "countable" in order for it to satisfy the "tangible" aspect. Thus the sellers of music will have to serialize their music and _declare it ahead-of-time__ so as to be able to catalog them as separate inventory items (under the same sku of course). So that means that Sony (or whomever) will have to report to the government exactly how many serialized copies of each song they own and are selling to consumers.