Looking at the wording of the law, I think the idea was to make the scammer's own ISP liable, not every ISP in the country. But that's not what it says; the law ends up covering every ISP from the scammer to the customer, including transit providers. Hopefully this thing will get killed.
If Congressmen can't even be bothered to read the bills on which they vote, we have little hope of common sense prevailing.
These illegal tactics must stop and competition must be restored to this vital marketplace.'
With that language, I wonder if he's just going for a consent decree regarding future conduct, and maybe a slap on the wrist. I wonder if this will in any way lead to AMD being made whole.
Anyone who uses any computer (including Mac AND Linux) without anti-virus is asking for what they get
Sure - just that you won't get a virus by running linux. I have yet (in over a decade of tending linux and bsd servers) had a single machine get infected.
Slashdot user B: What a waste of money! We may not even need unmanned missions to space, let alone manned missions. Let's fix earth, instead.
Slashdot user A: You jackass. We need to be able to colonize other planets, either because (1) we such at conservation, or (2) eventually we'll get hit by a killer asteroid, or (3) eventually the sun will go out / go boom.
Slashdot user B: Those are all very speculative or a long time off. We have more pressing problems here and now.
I just wanted to get that preliminary stuff out of the way.
Generally speaking a computer that has (Windows + Crapware) != (Windows clean). And many arguments can be made that (Windows + Crapware) is less valuable than a clean Windows install.
Has anyone sued a manufacturer for false advertising and/or fraud, because they advertise that the computers come with Windows, when in fact they're hobbled by coming with (Windows + Crapware)?
So... the sociologists say there's too many technical scientists? That's just what I'd expect from those namby-pamby girly-haired soft-science types! I'll bet they've got a correlation study and everything. Well, maybe the technical scientists say there are too many sociologists? And we've got freaky equations and stuff.
Holy shit... I just had the best f*cking cage match idea ever.
Just the dissolution of the propaganda machine. Fake outrage, sensationalism, and fear mongering is the only thing those 24/7 "news" channels offer.
The problem is that governments would only kill those propaganda machines that ran against their political goals.
I believe this happens time and time again in places where the press can be curtailed by government-sponsored violence (Russia; much of Africa) or more open forms of censorship (China).
For example, suppose you granted this power to a government, and that particular government wanted to invade Canada. They would apply this rule to the media sites that opposed their plans, but not to those sites that supported their plans. And this would happen regardless of how "fake" and "sensationalist" the two sites' content would be judged by a fair, objective person.
What you would end up with is a country that could not hear opposing points of view and, I'm sure before long, would have one-party rule.
It's funny how the media can be "outraged" about killing civilians in a video game but American soldiers murdering foreign citizens in real life is just Standard Operating Procedure. Not worthy of any outrage apparently. Oh and by funny I mean retarded, they should just shut down every corporate owned "news" studio, it would solve most of societies ills.
Interesting though, because what you're advocating is state censorship of those media outlets that are deemed objectionable.
I think you've made two good points, but only one of them intentionally.
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Looking at the wording of the law, I think the idea was to make the scammer's own ISP liable, not every ISP in the country. But that's not what it says; the law ends up covering every ISP from the scammer to the customer, including transit providers. Hopefully this thing will get killed.
If Congressmen can't even be bothered to read the bills on which they vote, we have little hope of common sense prevailing.
How are we supposed to take you seriously when your tags are unbalanced???
With that language, I wonder if he's just going for a consent decree regarding future conduct, and maybe a slap on the wrist. I wonder if this will in any way lead to AMD being made whole.
EMP bomb.
That takes care of everything except for mascara, breakfast sandwiches, and (shudder) newspapers.
That didn't work for us with the DMCA. I think we lack the clout.
You seem angry.
Sure - just that you won't get a virus by running linux. I have yet (in over a decade of tending linux and bsd servers) had a single machine get infected.
... that you know of.
Slashdot user A: This is great!
Slashdot user B: What a waste of money! We may not even need unmanned missions to space, let alone manned missions. Let's fix earth, instead.
Slashdot user A: You jackass. We need to be able to colonize other planets, either because (1) we such at conservation, or (2) eventually we'll get hit by a killer asteroid, or (3) eventually the sun will go out / go boom.
Slashdot user B: Those are all very speculative or a long time off. We have more pressing problems here and now.
I just wanted to get that preliminary stuff out of the way.
Actually, wasn't the idea that copying a program from disk to RAM need specific permission, something that was ruled on very long ago?
I remember having a serious WTF feeling maybe 10 years ago when reading about a judge's ruling.
NPR came-down on the "government funding is a good idea" viewpoint.
Gee what a surprise.
Really? I didn't get that at all from the segment. I thought Bob Garfield came across as fairly skeptical of the idea.
Specificaly, this segment.
On The Media has pretty good coverage in their October 30'th episode, which you can download as an .mp3.
Generally speaking a computer that has (Windows + Crapware) != (Windows clean). And many arguments can be made that (Windows + Crapware) is less valuable than a clean Windows install.
Has anyone sued a manufacturer for false advertising and/or fraud, because they advertise that the computers come with Windows, when in fact they're hobbled by coming with (Windows + Crapware)?
When you order a computer with OS installation media, do those CD's / DVD's install the crapware as well, or just the basic OS?
I mean, c... c... come on, g-g-g-guys!
So... the sociologists say there's too many technical scientists? That's just what I'd expect from those namby-pamby girly-haired soft-science types! I'll bet they've got a correlation study and everything. Well, maybe the technical scientists say there are too many sociologists? And we've got freaky equations and stuff.
Holy shit... I just had the best f*cking cage match idea ever.
I agree that local reporting is important. But how much do you care about receiving it in print, rather than on a web page?
I'm skeptical that there's an actual decline happening. There was nothing about this on Drudge.
Just the dissolution of the propaganda machine. Fake outrage, sensationalism, and fear mongering is the only thing those 24/7 "news" channels offer.
The problem is that governments would only kill those propaganda machines that ran against their political goals.
I believe this happens time and time again in places where the press can be curtailed by government-sponsored violence (Russia; much of Africa) or more open forms of censorship (China).
For example, suppose you granted this power to a government, and that particular government wanted to invade Canada. They would apply this rule to the media sites that opposed their plans, but not to those sites that supported their plans. And this would happen regardless of how "fake" and "sensationalist" the two sites' content would be judged by a fair, objective person.
What you would end up with is a country that could not hear opposing points of view and, I'm sure before long, would have one-party rule.
It's funny how the media can be "outraged" about killing civilians in a video game but American soldiers murdering foreign citizens in real life is just Standard Operating Procedure. Not worthy of any outrage apparently. Oh and by funny I mean retarded, they should just shut down every corporate owned "news" studio, it would solve most of societies ills.
Interesting though, because what you're advocating is state censorship of those media outlets that are deemed objectionable.
I think you've made two good points, but only one of them intentionally.
Yep. What's wrong with playing a game where you're the bad guy?
My guess is the idea that it would make you more sympathetic to bad-guy tactics.
Sounds like naming it "Modern Warfare" was spot-on.
Yeah, but damn...
Isn't GPG / PGP email signing perfectly suited to handle this?
All you need is a way to build a tree or chain of trusted signatures. The root of the tree could be the person who created the group.
Not a good idea, it'd take 5 days to make a decision and probably end in a draw.
Sounds good to me.