I'm VERY MUCH against TC & the TCG. The whole idea is wrong with me. Linus says, it's not the GPL's business to forbid the kind of use he cites. I agree with him. I don't think that v3 should impose those restrictions. I don't think that's the way to win this fight.
Seriously, how can you even consider investing borrowed money if that wasn't your initial purpose behind the loan? You took a loan for business? Ok, you've thought about it, you have a plan, gl with it. You took a mortgage? Ok, you've obviously decided it's time to buy a house, hope it's a nice one.
...but come the fuck on. You took a loan for school, you're in debt, and you want to INVEST it? What if anouther 9/11 happens? What if a major economical crisis hits? What if RE price bubble busts?(I'm not saying ANYTHING like this would happen, but yes, it could). Will you be able to slip when it happens? If the answer is no, just don't do it. NEVER gamble with money you're not prepared to lose. And yes, investement IS a form of gambling and vice versa.
>>Personally, I don't really care about sports betting and related things being illegal, as that isn't my area of interest.
That has to be the most ignorant statement I've seen and attitude like that is what lets politicans push BS laws. You don't care about something BEING ILLEGAL simply because you're not interested? You don't care if it's right & just to criminalize certain activity? How about you wake up and start thinking? How would you feel if drinking milk was made illegal tomorrow, and 90% of the population said "We don't care, we don't drink milk.".
"Even if it was possible to do this, the software code would lack the feature set and reliability of Skype,"
Don't you just love when people speak with certainties about yet unreleased things? Sure, it may well lack it for about 24 days. Then what happens? I'm not convinced that people would base stand alone software on that protocole anyway. More likely soe SIP clients would implement the protocole as an add on.
And even if they can't, carrying around a little transmitter saying 'I'm an American! I'm an American!' isn't a fun and safe thing to do in all parts of the world."
So, the issue, you consider is that the transmitter is giving away your nationality and NOT that it's a....I dunno. a BLOODY TRANSMITTER?( worst case scenaria, and I'm really going off the top of my head here, how about professional passport thieves:"Hey, there is a city building with 24 passports in there, let's see which suits are empty at the moment, and do some damage."(I'd think anybody smart enough to detect the signal would be smart enough to block it afterwards)).
I'd be appalled if other countries follow suit, I fear that they will. Let's just hope that there is enough damage done the moment they try to use RFID's so the launch fails.
I dunno if you're serious, but I'd be damn surprised if google & MS are the losers of eventual internet laws.....WE, those who USE will lose. Not those who offer.
Any technology vulnerable to governmental and corporate interference is insufficiently advanced.
Can you please give me an example of a technology NOT vulnerable to governmental interference? It's nice to drop out one liners like that, except when they have no cover whatsoever. If government wants to get involved and regulate a tech field, chance are it will. On my side, I'd rather see a split internet then face regulations imposed by the US on a global network.
.....we won't see ONE permissive regulation. We'll see MANY restrictive regulations. If lawmaking comes to the internet, I for one am looking forward to the next big thing.
woah, woah, woah...have you played Re-Volt? I don't care how outdated graphics, sounds etc are. The game is PURE arcade fun. Less than a month ago I played it with friends(none of us are regular gamers...) and it was the one game which everybody enjoyed. I for one would not hesitate a moment spending my buck on a Re-Volt sequel if it manages to keep the spirit of the game.
>>.but how exactly does one heuristically determine a persons 'terror score' without bio data?
So, we should be ready to provide bio data, place & date of birth and all that just to send 200 USD to a person on the other side of the world AND we should pretend the whole system is actually making our lives more secure?? Anybody who believes that money transfer control has anything to do with terrorrists needs a headcheck. Sure, criminals are not brilliant, but NOBODY is that dumb. As it has already been pointed out, fake identites go 2 for dollar in most parts of the world.
...desperate.
I know getting a date is hard job(almost as hard as taking a bath....), and summer is a hard time for us to get dates, but do we have to go this low???;o))
Why I don't agree on some of the generalizations you've made(there ARE good universities in the US...), you strike a lot closer than the actual article, which is basicly a bunch of wishful thinking. Would have been getting my mod points.
300$?
Get real. I can't imagine myself spending 3 figures on a keyboard, let alone 300 - 800. I'd expect a price in the 150-200 range and as far as casual user is concerned buying it will be throwing money away on another cool gadget. There certainly will be some benfits for professionals dealing with complex and/or new applications each month(although I still have my doubts...), but the benefit of this keyboard is well below the actual cost, IMO.
....were not technology retarded, cared about their computer, had a running and well set up firewall, an alternative to IE web browser. Strangely, they have never ever confronted malware on their own machine before.
Put that $21 million into the 3 big shows, $7 mil tob each and watch the ratings jump!
21/3 = 7 mil per show.
Good shows usually(HBO's Carnivale, e.g.) are around the 1.5/2 mil mark per episode. So, they could not only put the money into 3 "big shows" but shoot a whole 5 episodes of each. Rrrrrrright.
If by big & good show you mean a cheap script with cheap actors & cheap everything, being shot in one room with no outside shots, then yeah, they could do something like this.
I'd guess a sysadmin or their hosting company got scared.
I was able to visit it shortly after the article was fresh new. The third link I clicked on their page got me the 403-ed.
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I'm VERY MUCH against TC & the TCG. The whole idea is wrong with me.
Linus says, it's not the GPL's business to forbid the kind of use he cites. I agree with him. I don't think that v3 should impose those restrictions. I don't think that's the way to win this fight.
<spoiler> We won't win this fight. </spoiler>
Seriously, how can you even consider investing borrowed money if that wasn't your initial purpose behind the loan? You took a loan for business? Ok, you've thought about it, you have a plan, gl with it. You took a mortgage? Ok, you've obviously decided it's time to buy a house, hope it's a nice one.
...but come the fuck on. You took a loan for school, you're in debt, and you want to INVEST it? What if anouther 9/11 happens? What if a major economical crisis hits? What if RE price bubble busts?(I'm not saying ANYTHING like this would happen, but yes, it could). Will you be able to slip when it happens? If the answer is no, just don't do it. NEVER gamble with money you're not prepared to lose. And yes, investement IS a form of gambling and vice versa.
>>Personally, I don't really care about sports betting and related things being illegal, as that isn't my area of interest. That has to be the most ignorant statement I've seen and attitude like that is what lets politicans push BS laws. You don't care about something BEING ILLEGAL simply because you're not interested? You don't care if it's right & just to criminalize certain activity? How about you wake up and start thinking? How would you feel if drinking milk was made illegal tomorrow, and 90% of the population said "We don't care, we don't drink milk.".
"Even if it was possible to do this, the software code would lack the feature set and reliability of Skype,"
Don't you just love when people speak with certainties about yet unreleased things? Sure, it may well lack it for about 24 days. Then what happens? I'm not convinced that people would base stand alone software on that protocole anyway. More likely soe SIP clients would implement the protocole as an add on.
And even if they can't, carrying around a little transmitter saying 'I'm an American! I'm an American!' isn't a fun and safe thing to do in all parts of the world."
So, the issue, you consider is that the transmitter is giving away your nationality and NOT that it's a....I dunno. a BLOODY TRANSMITTER?( worst case scenaria, and I'm really going off the top of my head here, how about professional passport thieves:"Hey, there is a city building with 24 passports in there, let's see which suits are empty at the moment, and do some damage."(I'd think anybody smart enough to detect the signal would be smart enough to block it afterwards)). I'd be appalled if other countries follow suit, I fear that they will. Let's just hope that there is enough damage done the moment they try to use RFID's so the launch fails.
..... I'm sure all 4 guys on /. who didn't get the reference have mod points and you'll end +5....
I dunno if you're serious, but I'd be damn surprised if google & MS are the losers of eventual internet laws.....WE, those who USE will lose. Not those who offer.
Probably, however that's not quiet an internet issue unless I'm missing your point? Also, AFAIK, video franchising is a federal jurisdiction.
Any technology vulnerable to governmental and corporate interference is insufficiently advanced.
Can you please give me an example of a technology NOT vulnerable to governmental interference? It's nice to drop out one liners like that, except when they have no cover whatsoever. If government wants to get involved and regulate a tech field, chance are it will. On my side, I'd rather see a split internet then face regulations imposed by the US on a global network.
.....we won't see ONE permissive regulation. We'll see MANY restrictive regulations. If lawmaking comes to the internet, I for one am looking forward to the next big thing.
woah, woah, woah...have you played Re-Volt? I don't care how outdated graphics, sounds etc are. The game is PURE arcade fun. Less than a month ago I played it with friends(none of us are regular gamers...) and it was the one game which everybody enjoyed. I for one would not hesitate a moment spending my buck on a Re-Volt sequel if it manages to keep the spirit of the game.
>>.but how exactly does one heuristically determine a persons 'terror score' without bio data?
So, we should be ready to provide bio data, place & date of birth and all that just to send 200 USD to a person on the other side of the world AND we should pretend the whole system is actually making our lives more secure?? Anybody who believes that money transfer control has anything to do with terrorrists needs a headcheck. Sure, criminals are not brilliant, but NOBODY is that dumb. As it has already been pointed out, fake identites go 2 for dollar in most parts of the world.
...if it's the last time we haer of him.
...desperate. I know getting a date is hard job(almost as hard as taking a bath....), and summer is a hard time for us to get dates, but do we have to go this low???;o))
...is that you???;o)
Why I don't agree on some of the generalizations you've made(there ARE good universities in the US...), you strike a lot closer than the actual article, which is basicly a bunch of wishful thinking. Would have been getting my mod points.
....I don't get it.....I know I'm knew, but I still don't get it. Which part isn't true and invokes teh funniest?
No, you got it wrong. It isn't worth the price. Period.
...Your average college student isn't like us. The average college student listens to RIAA artists like Metallica, Britney Spears, etc.
...the average /. reader doesn't?
Yup.
Right.
I hear you loud and clear.
300$? Get real. I can't imagine myself spending 3 figures on a keyboard, let alone 300 - 800. I'd expect a price in the 150-200 range and as far as casual user is concerned buying it will be throwing money away on another cool gadget. There certainly will be some benfits for professionals dealing with complex and/or new applications each month(although I still have my doubts...), but the benefit of this keyboard is well below the actual cost, IMO.
....were not technology retarded, cared about their computer, had a running and well set up firewall, an alternative to IE web browser. Strangely, they have never ever confronted malware on their own machine before.
21/3 = 7 mil per show. Good shows usually(HBO's Carnivale, e.g.) are around the 1.5/2 mil mark per episode. So, they could not only put the money into 3 "big shows" but shoot a whole 5 episodes of each. Rrrrrrright. If by big & good show you mean a cheap script with cheap actors & cheap everything, being shot in one room with no outside shots, then yeah, they could do something like this.
I'd guess a sysadmin or their hosting company got scared. I was able to visit it shortly after the article was fresh new. The third link I clicked on their page got me the 403-ed.
.....your server goes down.