That argument would hold more water when talking about TPB if TPB actually hosted links to non-pirated material.
Megaupload and the various services like that store, and share if they wish, whatever its users put up on it, but TPB always was just for the exchange of pirate material.
Except Taiwan really is China, whereas the US has not been a colony for over 200 years.
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC; Chinese: äèæ'åoe; pinyin: ZhÅnghuà MÃnguÃ), is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which makes up over 99% of its territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands.
No kidding. Don't get me started on that damn World Health Organization.
Sweeping generalizations are always wrong. There are programs in the UN that do good work (WHO). Then there is this plan, which is so obviously bad for everyone except the governments asking for it. You can make that case without looking like a fool by dismissing the UN with a handwave.
Updated version of what? Windows isn't distributed as individual packages from desperate sources, it is developed as a single entity. The BSD's ship patches that you apply to local source and deploy from there for much the same reason.
Not that you couldn't change the development process to work that way (Solaris was a little more like this) but it is a non-trivial change to the workflow. It's not something that could be done on a whim.
"New PC with x86-64"
You missed a word there - fast. Is the Core 2 fast enough or do you need a i5 or an i7? Does it have to be an Intel processor or will a recent AMD work? I don't know, but I do see that the supposedly user friendly and entry Linux desktop distos assume that you bought your desktop or laptop in the last 6 months and I would guess most people looking to switch or try something new don't buy a new computer to do it on.
I doubt it's a problem. An Asteroid is not a Meteorite.
"A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface" - Wikipedia - Meteorite
So unless someone plans on mining an asteroid by slamming it into the planet, they probably don't have to deal with laws pertaining to meteorites. There is also the fact that US law does not extend to the Asteroid Belt.
Very good, and I did not intend to suggest that scientists deserve anything special. The GP however, went the other way, scientists getting pubic funding deserve no privacy.
Scientist 1 email: "I don't see how this supports your hypothesis"
Scientist 2 email: "Ya, it was a little messy, I didn't explain it clearly. Here you go"
Scientist 1 email: "A yes, I see what you're seeing now."
Group opposed to Scientist 1 and 2's work subpoenas their emails, public hears this:
Group releases only Scientist 1's first email.
Group: "See Scientist 1 says the data doesn't support their claims. They're lying, follow the money" and so on.
Slashdot Mirror
they've gone to plaid.
I don't even see code anymore. All I see is Blond, Brunette, Redhead ...
Bing is a better porn search engine anyway.
That argument would hold more water when talking about TPB if TPB actually hosted links to non-pirated material.
Megaupload and the various services like that store, and share if they wish, whatever its users put up on it, but TPB always was just for the exchange of pirate material.
See Also: Liqueur License.
Except Taiwan really is China, whereas the US has not been a colony for over 200 years.
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC; Chinese: äèæ'åoe; pinyin: ZhÅnghuà MÃnguÃ), is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China now governs the island of Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa), which makes up over 99% of its territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other minor islands.
No kidding. Don't get me started on that damn World Health Organization.
Sweeping generalizations are always wrong. There are programs in the UN that do good work (WHO). Then there is this plan, which is so obviously bad for everyone except the governments asking for it. You can make that case without looking like a fool by dismissing the UN with a handwave.
Right here from February 2012.
Ah the wonders of the American Education System
Updated version of what? Windows isn't distributed as individual packages from desperate sources, it is developed as a single entity. The BSD's ship patches that you apply to local source and deploy from there for much the same reason.
Not that you couldn't change the development process to work that way (Solaris was a little more like this) but it is a non-trivial change to the workflow. It's not something that could be done on a whim.
"New PC with x86-64" You missed a word there - fast. Is the Core 2 fast enough or do you need a i5 or an i7? Does it have to be an Intel processor or will a recent AMD work? I don't know, but I do see that the supposedly user friendly and entry Linux desktop distos assume that you bought your desktop or laptop in the last 6 months and I would guess most people looking to switch or try something new don't buy a new computer to do it on.
Functions which are important to the project.
What other countries use blue instead of green?
Australia doesn't seem to care for Freedom of Speech, so I doubt that is a really big issue to them.
Yes.
I doubt it's a problem. An Asteroid is not a Meteorite.
"A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface" - Wikipedia - Meteorite
So unless someone plans on mining an asteroid by slamming it into the planet, they probably don't have to deal with laws pertaining to meteorites. There is also the fact that US law does not extend to the Asteroid Belt.
Honestly, no, I believe the average person would be in favor of hiding this as the reason given was 'national security.'
'National Security,' 'For the Children,' and whatnot are magic words that make the average person go along with anything the government says.
I can't wait to see this modded 'Insightful.' Slashdot truly is in decline if it doesn't happen.
I often buy my video cards second hand off ebay. I wonder who's accounts I'd be able to get into one day doing that.
Very good, and I did not intend to suggest that scientists deserve anything special. The GP however, went the other way, scientists getting pubic funding deserve no privacy.
Scientist 1 email: "I don't see how this supports your hypothesis"
Scientist 2 email: "Ya, it was a little messy, I didn't explain it clearly. Here you go"
Scientist 1 email: "A yes, I see what you're seeing now."
Group opposed to Scientist 1 and 2's work subpoenas their emails, public hears this:
Group releases only Scientist 1's first email.
Group: "See Scientist 1 says the data doesn't support their claims. They're lying, follow the money" and so on.
I put AVG Free on the wife's computer. Just make sure to turn off (or don't install) that damn safesearch thing they have.
Meh, screw the whole thing.
I use CentOS, Fedora and Slackware. Where do they fit into your simplified future?
Not very faithful then are they.