Because of the current trend in blogs and other "Web 2.0" (I hate that phrase) endevours, I see people publishing original content on other people's servers. Look at/. for example. We are not using our own servers right now, regardless of how many of us have one at home. And like you said, ISPs are restricting home servers in the status quo without net nutrality or other government interference.
I interned for a congressman last year. My former boss is in charge of a lot of the tech stuff coming out, but I can tell you that most congressmen could not care less about most tech. For example, I heard a congressman ranting about how consumers don't have a right to choice in telco providers. I have also seen that many policies are nothing more than clunky attempts to maintain the status quo of regulation in an era of never before seen change. It is nice to see government trying hard to catch up with the times, but the minority of uber-users, hackers, and/.ers need to watch out to maintain what we love doing. I do not see any major problems (like China's level of Internet control) coming, but there are issues that could prove quite annoying at least. The most important thing that we can do is vote. Early and often.:)
Well, I'm hoping for a pair of brunettes and a sports car, but it's not happening. I don't know how Bill Gates can even estimate the chance at this point. He says that it keeps getting sent back from testing.
Windows Vista = new Windows();
Vista.announceWayTooEarlyReleaseDate()
Vista.test();
I doubt that the government will go that far. It seems that the link removal will be primarily voluntary. It would require way too much effort to set up a monitoring system for all Internet traffic. Also, why on Earth would they use this cause instead of terrorism? They are putting pressure on ISPs to remove links to objectionable content, not preventing people from complaining about the government.
The government is not simply trying to block the sites, they are working with financial institutions to stop payment. They have been using this tactic against terrorists and other criminals for years, what's to say that it is doomed to failure here? In any case, I highly doubt that there will be a simple workaround, though there are usually people who manage to find some way around anything.
This is different. If you have to manipulate the means of payment so that your bank or credit company does not find out what you are doing, it becomes entirely different than merely doing something without risk or consequence.
I thought that some mainstream computer pre-loaded with Linux cost roughly the same or even more than their Windows counterparts. The lazy will not migrate, even if given the option.
Whenever any aspect of computer science or telecommunications faces any form of government regulation, there are always those who cry out, "People will find a way around it!" The majority of people, however, want to work within the law or are just too lazy to circumvent it. Remember, many Internet gamblers are not even interested in spending the energy to go to a real casino. Although there are surely many exceptions, Internet gamers are largely casual gamblers and will not want to risk violating the law for a hand of Texas Hold'em.
I think that people generally believe what they post on Wikipedia. What really bothers me is when college professors do not realize how easy it is to fake information. I am glad that they have locked some posts when they are fairly accurate to prevent vandalism.
I am an EMT but I am not allowed to perform IVs in the field. Only paramedics are allowed to do that (more training). I am licensed to perform intramuscular injections, however (think EpiPen) and I would be allowed to use one of these. The point? If there were ever a need for rapid vacinations, more people would be able to administer using this technology.
After several successful games, it seems natural that their development staff would consider doing other things now that there is a lull in the action. Besides, their resume's can probably get them some great jobs.
The Chinese government's ideals directly counter those on which the Internet was founded. Internet users need to realize that their standard operations often should not be used with China. Probing for holes and publishing the results is a fairly common practice in the free world, but it endangers freedom in the tyrannical communist state.
I agree with that completely. I go to college in Washington DC where I see the full divide between powerful and homeless on a daily basis. The nation's capital has such retched comditions on the "wrong side of the tracks" while there are expensive trendy clubs, bars, and hotels on the "right" side of things.
Slashdot Mirror
Of course. It can't be a server unles it serves, now can it?
No, that's just Harvard.
Because of the current trend in blogs and other "Web 2.0" (I hate that phrase) endevours, I see people publishing original content on other people's servers. Look at /. for example. We are not using our own servers right now, regardless of how many of us have one at home. And like you said, ISPs are restricting home servers in the status quo without net nutrality or other government interference.
I interned for a congressman last year. My former boss is in charge of a lot of the tech stuff coming out, but I can tell you that most congressmen could not care less about most tech. For example, I heard a congressman ranting about how consumers don't have a right to choice in telco providers. I have also seen that many policies are nothing more than clunky attempts to maintain the status quo of regulation in an era of never before seen change. It is nice to see government trying hard to catch up with the times, but the minority of uber-users, hackers, and /.ers need to watch out to maintain what we love doing. I do not see any major problems (like China's level of Internet control) coming, but there are issues that could prove quite annoying at least. The most important thing that we can do is vote. Early and often. :)
Well, now that we solved that glitch maybe Vista will launch by January!
I was aiming for Java, and I did consider using this.shoot(foot);
Windows Vista = new Windows();
Vista.announceWayTooEarlyReleaseDate()
Vista.test();
public void test()
{
test();
}
I doubt that the government will go that far. It seems that the link removal will be primarily voluntary. It would require way too much effort to set up a monitoring system for all Internet traffic. Also, why on Earth would they use this cause instead of terrorism? They are putting pressure on ISPs to remove links to objectionable content, not preventing people from complaining about the government.
The government is not simply trying to block the sites, they are working with financial institutions to stop payment. They have been using this tactic against terrorists and other criminals for years, what's to say that it is doomed to failure here? In any case, I highly doubt that there will be a simple workaround, though there are usually people who manage to find some way around anything.
I think it goes something like this:
if(typo)
{
programmer.shoot(foot);
}
Maybe they can grab employees from the Rockstar exedous reported on /. the other day.
This is different. If you have to manipulate the means of payment so that your bank or credit company does not find out what you are doing, it becomes entirely different than merely doing something without risk or consequence.
I thought that some mainstream computer pre-loaded with Linux cost roughly the same or even more than their Windows counterparts. The lazy will not migrate, even if given the option.
Whenever any aspect of computer science or telecommunications faces any form of government regulation, there are always those who cry out, "People will find a way around it!" The majority of people, however, want to work within the law or are just too lazy to circumvent it. Remember, many Internet gamblers are not even interested in spending the energy to go to a real casino. Although there are surely many exceptions, Internet gamers are largely casual gamblers and will not want to risk violating the law for a hand of Texas Hold'em.
I think that people generally believe what they post on Wikipedia. What really bothers me is when college professors do not realize how easy it is to fake information. I am glad that they have locked some posts when they are fairly accurate to prevent vandalism.
I am an EMT but I am not allowed to perform IVs in the field. Only paramedics are allowed to do that (more training). I am licensed to perform intramuscular injections, however (think EpiPen) and I would be allowed to use one of these. The point? If there were ever a need for rapid vacinations, more people would be able to administer using this technology.
How many people thought that Timothy McVay was utterly harmless?
I need to think about this: is it worth free?
After several successful games, it seems natural that their development staff would consider doing other things now that there is a lull in the action. Besides, their resume's can probably get them some great jobs.
The Chinese government's ideals directly counter those on which the Internet was founded. Internet users need to realize that their standard operations often should not be used with China. Probing for holes and publishing the results is a fairly common practice in the free world, but it endangers freedom in the tyrannical communist state.
Will it run Duke Nukem Forever?
Agreed. Let's see a stable Windows driver before we start screaming for Linux
I think that this is important, as there are many people out there (like me) who play older games and still greatly enjoy them.
I agree with that completely. I go to college in Washington DC where I see the full divide between powerful and homeless on a daily basis. The nation's capital has such retched comditions on the "wrong side of the tracks" while there are expensive trendy clubs, bars, and hotels on the "right" side of things.
More ironic if he stabs himself with a stapler.