When I first read the post about the shift key disabling the "copy protection", I said to myself "I bet that is technically a violation of the DMCA." Now, I know this is rude to the student who published it, but I was semi-hoping he would get sued, so that everyone could see the lunacy of the DMCA.
Hopefully, the fact they "almost sued", will have at least some of the same effect (as in people going, "that is crazy, I need to tell my congressperson/senator to get rid of that silly law right now!"), without the poor kid having to go about putting up a legal defense.
I would suggest that in any election where there are a small number of candidates, you need to aim at the majority. However, with hundreds of candidates (and thus having the mainstream vote so diluted as to be less of a factor) it is much more possible that a candidate will receive "block voting" from an extremist group or two, and sneak in as the winner.
Scary stuff.
It seems as though you are making the assumption that the people doing the research know, going in, what the results will be. You are also apparently assuming that someone who wants to question statis quo/politically correct viewpoints on this issue would automatically not have moral issues taking funding money from energy companies or other sources with an obvious agenda.
While it is true that research begins with a hypothesis, good (and unbiased) researchers find either proving or disproving them educational.
I would posit that the problems are with the funding coming with someoen with a idealogical axe to grind: it doesn't matter if the grinder eats granola or smokes cigars.
Seriously, some legal-eagle has to figure out a strategy that will tie up the RIAA's legal team's CPU cycles. The RIAA assumes these individual's resources are limited, so they will fold. Someone needs to disabuse the RIAA of the notion that they are immune to similar tactics.
Try "Linux Administration Handbook"
Author: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein
Copyright 2002, 924 pp.
Paper format
ISBN 0-13-008466-2
It does a great job of giving you insite into mail, security, and file/print servers, as well as helping to understand what being a SysAdmin is all about, which can't hurt.
22 dead out of 750 infected is definitely not insignificant. Assuming a rate of 20 deaths out of 1000 infections, and a 30% infection rate, equals what, 150k deaths in the US?
Not trivial.
lasted way longer than any other CPU I've ever had in my main, gaming machine. Something like two years.
And by "last", I mean was able to play whatever games I wanted to play on it, without getting my but kicked.
Obviously, I had it overclocked to 450mhz, but it was rock stable in my system. Best of all, I think I paid like 90 bucks for it, plus another 30 for a fancy-schmancy fan.
FYI, it is more a function of the network than the phone. Newer phones - I believe they call the network TDMA - don't have to constantly broadcast "here I am" to the local cell in order to let the network know where to send a call. I think they broadcast only when they change cells. This is why the 'standby' time for these new phones rocks. Their 'talk' time is generally no better than the old style phones,
Of course, newer phones are more likely to have better batteries, too, but it is mostly a function of the network.
FYI, my 8260 is tiny and lasts 3-4 days on a charge, if I don't use it much.
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When I first read the post about the shift key disabling the "copy protection", I said to myself "I bet that is technically a violation of the DMCA." Now, I know this is rude to the student who published it, but I was semi-hoping he would get sued, so that everyone could see the lunacy of the DMCA.
Hopefully, the fact they "almost sued", will have at least some of the same effect (as in people going, "that is crazy, I need to tell my congressperson/senator to get rid of that silly law right now!"), without the poor kid having to go about putting up a legal defense.
homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck species. Links and pictures are available...
I got spam with that same line in the header yesterday.
...and no, the links didn't work.
...will undermine their long-term legal case. I love it.
I would suggest that in any election where there are a small number of candidates, you need to aim at the majority. However, with hundreds of candidates (and thus having the mainstream vote so diluted as to be less of a factor) it is much more possible that a candidate will receive "block voting" from an extremist group or two, and sneak in as the winner. Scary stuff.
Of course, were I a SCO insider that also read Slashdot, when the inevitable investigations came, I would have a response ready:
"It wasn't insider trading! I sold because it was common knowledge that we were fscked; hell, I read it on Slashdot fuhchrissakes."
It seems as though you are making the assumption that the people doing the research know, going in, what the results will be. You are also apparently assuming that someone who wants to question statis quo/politically correct viewpoints on this issue would automatically not have moral issues taking funding money from energy companies or other sources with an obvious agenda.
While it is true that research begins with a hypothesis, good (and unbiased) researchers find either proving or disproving them educational.
I would posit that the problems are with the funding coming with someoen with a idealogical axe to grind: it doesn't matter if the grinder eats granola or smokes cigars.
That is brilliant. Call a patent attorney, quick!
Patent xxxxxx covers the business model of thinking of business models to patent.
Anyone who tries to patent another business model will owe me a royalty!
Seriously, some legal-eagle has to figure out a strategy that will tie up the RIAA's legal team's CPU cycles. The RIAA assumes these individual's resources are limited, so they will fold. Someone needs to disabuse the RIAA of the notion that they are immune to similar tactics.
Try "Linux Administration Handbook"
Author: Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein
Copyright 2002, 924 pp.
Paper format
ISBN 0-13-008466-2
It does a great job of giving you insite into mail, security, and file/print servers, as well as helping to understand what being a SysAdmin is all about, which can't hurt.
Oh Sh**, I'm as good as dead!
Except, of course, that I never leave the house.
And the sound coming out of the headset plugged into the PC/Zaurus in conducted to you how, via thoughtwaves?
22 dead out of 750 infected is definitely not insignificant. Assuming a rate of 20 deaths out of 1000 infections, and a 30% infection rate, equals what, 150k deaths in the US? Not trivial.
lasted way longer than any other CPU I've ever had in my main, gaming machine. Something like two years. And by "last", I mean was able to play whatever games I wanted to play on it, without getting my but kicked. Obviously, I had it overclocked to 450mhz, but it was rock stable in my system. Best of all, I think I paid like 90 bucks for it, plus another 30 for a fancy-schmancy fan.
FYI, it is more a function of the network than the phone. Newer phones - I believe they call the network TDMA - don't have to constantly broadcast "here I am" to the local cell in order to let the network know where to send a call. I think they broadcast only when they change cells. This is why the 'standby' time for these new phones rocks. Their 'talk' time is generally no better than the old style phones, Of course, newer phones are more likely to have better batteries, too, but it is mostly a function of the network. FYI, my 8260 is tiny and lasts 3-4 days on a charge, if I don't use it much.