I think Internet ownership pretty much ends at the borders. Perhaps it's time for alternate root DNS? Sounds a lot like a job for the UN. Sure they'd probably fuck it up with even more politics than US ownership, but it still sounds like a UN project.
If mainstream sites close (and they could well be forced to close on a permament basis thanks to software patents), more people will become informed and the corrupt civil servants who put their names to this garbage directive will be held accountable. Such a result can only be achieved with a groundswell of public support, 2400 websites is a good start towards that end.
Support your argument. Can't? Because it's crap. How will 2400 obscure web sites "going black" inform anyone about anything, other than the people who already know what,s going on? It won't.
The Slashdot game crowd doesn't like to hear this type of thing, and no question, Zonk and his boy Timmy will log in under assumed names and use their unlimited mod points, but MOST people including a lot of Slashdot regulars, don't give two shits in Hell about video games. Believe it or not, there are a shit-load of people out there that dig Doom95 and Solitaire, and then after a few rounds go back to normal things like socializing with real humans, writing code, doing sports, and other non-game shit.
So I can't help but wonder if there's going to be a follow-up about how at this moment you're personally grilling the stomachs of script kiddies in hell or something.
At this moment you're personally grilling the stomachs of script kiddies in Hell.
I'm sure you are right. But my set-up can't be that different than "average" users, since really that's what I am. I'll have to look into the "NAT" thing. I'm not a hardware guy. That's a little of why I find it hard to believe that there can be so many "open" machines out there.
I wonder if there is an intelligent tutorial for non-hardware people that explains all this...
I really do not believe this. My PC has been Windows XP for years. I have no firewall. I have a static IP. I have an ActionTec modem and Cisco router. I have Norton Corporate. I have no problems, and I do know how to tell. So why have I been so problem free? WHY? I don't know... I think it is "security" companies that blow a problem out of preportion.
If anyone is interested in conversing with James Gosling one-on-one, he (amazingly) hangs out at DevShed.com in the forums, likes to aswer questions, and my guess is he knows what he's talking about when it comes to Java. Even more amazing is that as smart a guy as he is, his social skills leave a lot to be desired (read some of his posts in the Lounge).
Slashdotter's love to bash Roland. But it's not Roland, it's the Slashdot "editors". Why do I say that? 5 of the last 7 stories I have had accepted by Slashdot (under different User Names) where pulled straight from Rolands web site (without any links). I think you all just like to hate Roland because he get's a lot of stories accepted.
And let's be honest . It's not like most of the stories here are that much better than Rolands, and if Tim is the editor, usually worse.
Nobody will press your government to "bring you to justice", but Amazon is free to bring a civil suit against you in your country, and my guess is they have more money than you. So, even if they might possibly lose, they almost certainly will win because you simply do not have the cash to win. You lose. We all lose. It's not much different an than organized crime game.
It's easy to say things like that, "I used to remember". Memory is a different issue. What do solid records say? What they do not say is that there has been any significant warming of the environment to date that is not part os a natural cycle.
Yes, but it is still very questionable exactly what is causing our patterns to change. Is it us or is it nature? People who do not froth at the mouth still debate the question.
Global Warming is not science; it is pushed by the PETA crowd, who have been proven to be animal killers.
Honestly, this is pseudo science; it is not yet fully accepted by anyone accept extreme environmentalists. In fact, there is a lot of evidence that global warming does not exist.
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I think Internet ownership pretty much ends at the borders. Perhaps it's time for alternate root DNS? Sounds a lot like a job for the UN. Sure they'd probably fuck it up with even more politics than US ownership, but it still sounds like a UN project.
It's a troll , that's what they do. Feeding the trolls is to be avoided.
Maybe you shouldn't teach what you don't know? How about that?
Support your argument. Can't? Because it's crap. How will 2400 obscure web sites "going black" inform anyone about anything, other than the people who already know what,s going on? It won't.
Meaningless.
The Slashdot game crowd doesn't like to hear this type of thing, and no question, Zonk and his boy Timmy will log in under assumed names and use their unlimited mod points, but MOST people including a lot of Slashdot regulars, don't give two shits in Hell about video games. Believe it or not, there are a shit-load of people out there that dig Doom95 and Solitaire, and then after a few rounds go back to normal things like socializing with real humans, writing code, doing sports, and other non-game shit.
Because it's Super Fantastic Amazing, rock on.
At this moment you're personally grilling the stomachs of script kiddies in Hell.
I wonder if there is an intelligent tutorial for non-hardware people that explains all this...
I really do not believe this. My PC has been Windows XP for years. I have no firewall. I have a static IP. I have an ActionTec modem and Cisco router. I have Norton Corporate. I have no problems, and I do know how to tell. So why have I been so problem free? WHY? I don't know... I think it is "security" companies that blow a problem out of preportion.
Oh, if only 1/16 of the people here got that joke.
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No, I think he likes attention. And anyway, my guess is that a lot of people already know he hangs there. It's not like it's a private club...
But yes, my comment about social skills was a little stupid.
If anyone is interested in conversing with James Gosling one-on-one, he (amazingly) hangs out at DevShed.com in the forums, likes to aswer questions, and my guess is he knows what he's talking about when it comes to Java. Even more amazing is that as smart a guy as he is, his social skills leave a lot to be desired (read some of his posts in the Lounge).
Google for the "GS" scale. Most government employees are anywhere from GS-5 to GS-9. Executives are around GS-13 to GS-15. It's not that much.
And let's be honest . It's not like most of the stories here are that much better than Rolands, and if Tim is the editor, usually worse.
...It wasn't posted by Timmothy. What's with that?
Years ago, I had one of these things, Moterola made it, just "the tit" for the time. Loved it. But than, that was 1989...
I believe Amazon has already patented this idea, maybe you should send them a check for disclosing proprietary information.
Friend, it's bitter grapes ramblings from a has-been on a GeoCities web site, for Christ's sake. Get a grip.
Nobody will press your government to "bring you to justice", but Amazon is free to bring a civil suit against you in your country, and my guess is they have more money than you. So, even if they might possibly lose, they almost certainly will win because you simply do not have the cash to win. You lose. We all lose. It's not much different an than organized crime game.
So Timmy, when's the next Roland "story"?
It's easy to say things like that, "I used to remember". Memory is a different issue. What do solid records say? What they do not say is that there has been any significant warming of the environment to date that is not part os a natural cycle.
Yes, but it is still very questionable exactly what is causing our patterns to change. Is it us or is it nature? People who do not froth at the mouth still debate the question.
Honestly, this is pseudo science; it is not yet fully accepted by anyone accept extreme environmentalists. In fact, there is a lot of evidence that global warming does not exist.