This is almost certain to get me modded troll, but what the hell, i'm not posting AC just because people don't like the truth.
Current Capitalist societies lean no more prevalently to Freedom than do communist ones. The much vaunted freedom of the western world is an illusion. Internally to the United States this can be seen with the careful "arrangements" between the Democrat and Republican parties for electoral boundaries that effectively ensures that neither party can become overshadowed by any other political force.
External to the US the same holds true due to factors of economic and military dominance.
Most of the reason that large parts of the rest of the World are inimical to the United States is due to the entirely correct perception that the US is a dominant force in the arena of capitalism and has no moral qualms about using that dominance to subdue any alternate memes.
The United States Government (and other "Capitalist" Governments) are authorities - and with that status goes Authoritarianism. A choice between A & B is not a choice at all when A & B have the same opinion of subject X, and I disagree and want to vote for C, who represents my opinion.
The citizens of the United States really need to get over this "Land of the Free" bullshit and realise that their government is just as tyranical, expansionistic and controlling as any other.
I believe it is from the Science of Discworld book, where (i think) Terry Pratchett relates a story about somebody who believed the world was flat and supprted on the back of a turtle - with the caveat that the turtle had to be supported by something, so it was obviously supported by a turtle, which had to be supported by something, so it was obviously supported by a turtle, which had to be supported by something...
Hence, it is turtles all the way down:D
I do think that outsourcing government fuctions is the epitomy of stupidity however. It weakens your economy threefold:
1) By removing money from the US economy. 2) By reducing the US tax base, because less internal jobs = less taxation 3)By reducing the skills base of your country in the long term.
The US economy seems to be surviving more or less on arms sales, advertising, and illegal tarriffs as far as its economy goes.
That bit is the result. The anti-American sentiment is that people dislike the fact that the US has too much power and likes to garner more by using its massive economy to subsidise US based industries into out-competing the local version.
As an example, take how it is cheaper for Mexico to import subsidised US corn than it is to grow it themselves, thus driving the Mexican farmers out of business and making Mexico dependant on the US, and also burdening Mexico with a negative balance of import/export.
Basically, foreign governments don't want to spend money on Software when that money goes outside their own country - governments don't like upsetting their balance of payments themselves.
Using Open Source means that the money stays in the Local economy, not going to Redmond.
A lot of countries, particually in asia and the third world, don't like the economic dominance the US has and any chance to keep money in their own economy instead of owing it to the US is a good deal for them.
That is probably another reason for the increasing use of Linux in China, Israel, and even the EU.
Customization.
Not so important for joe public, but a great boon to the office side of the market, which is what originally drove Windows into the home, and will drive Linux in the same direction.
In fact if you are involved with an Open Source project (especially Kernel and Window Manager projects) I suggest you do everything possible to avoid seeing this code.
Accusations of Taint are undoubtedly going to spring up from this, and you would be better to be well clear.
I will confess to a certain curiosity as to what the results of a comparator test would be though.
I'm a reg on a DoD server Tanelorn - the website has all the details and other stuff). There are 2 DoD servers (and a BF1942 server as well). The gameserver itself is in Atlanta, USA
The MAIN server rules are;
We do not tolerate bigotry in any form
FF is OFF
Don't complain about the weapon limits
Teamplay is mandatory - no score whores allowed
No firing in spawn (it masks enemy fire)
Don't use your teammates as target practice
No excessive camping.
Tanelorn practices a zero-tolerance policy towards arseholes and cheaters.
See the forums for more detailed discussion of our rules.
Both gs1.tanelorn.org.uk & gs3 are STEAMed DoD servers. gs3 has a couple of differences - FF is on, and only custom maps are in rotation. The map pack is downloadable from the website.
As soon as I saw the story - Please, for the love of whichever god you happen to believe in and/or live in fear of, be polite and give them references - the guy that wrote this article is obviously living stateside and Darl must have corrupted him.
the actual e-mail sending isn't case sensitive (i get all of them, SKARCHER, skarcher and SkArcher) - but I can filter in case sensitive terms on the To: header, which is what I do - because spammers e-mail programs almost always are case insensitive in either "grab" or "send" mode
if Message header = "type = text/html" then send to "Spam"
It works a treat:)
The other trick I have found useful is the CamelCase nature of my name - spammers tend to mail me either as skarcher or SKARCHER, and both trip filters on my mailbox.
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Analysis shows that all other sites on that router ring are working properly, that the net is no slower than usual and that You can still download SCO Linux from their site.
SCO Linux includes all the SCO disputed IP under the GPL, so download it now and burn to CD - keep it on a shelf and if anyone tries to claim money show that SCO have given you a license to use the code under the GPL.
What might get more people to at least try GNU/Linux is putting either Live CD distros or full distro installer packs in shops, a la AOL CDs.
Sure, it will require a lot of CDs, but it is in a good cause.
I think AOL gives away about 1000 CDs for every new user (and less than that once you take into account people who just use AOL for the free time and then chuck it away) - does anyone know a CD manufacturer who can do us a good deal on a LOT of CDs?
Clam Antivirus is a GPL anti-virus scanner that can be set to scan all passing mail.
Oh, and it was the first AV software to have a working definition of MyDoom (which they labeled "Worm.SCO.A") - faster than all of the commercial antivirus vendors.
Chalk another one up for Open Software. Working together you can analyse virus code faster!
I am an American, and I like the USA, but the imbalance of the InterNet into the USA always worried itself me. At me it has to always seem that it would have to be a completely global enterprise, and, i.e. continuously rather even with the whole sphere. Dns host are probable a good indicator of the InterNet customs/participation, and the fact that other countries are highly sticking on, is a good thing; however, just shy of half the dns host always are in the USA. Rather more sadly us represent less than 5% of the global population consider. Here different countries to hope develop further in their participation. In addition I hope that Babelfish improves, while the globalizations continue.....
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This is almost certain to get me modded troll, but what the hell, i'm not posting AC just because people don't like the truth.
Current Capitalist societies lean no more prevalently to Freedom than do communist ones. The much vaunted freedom of the western world is an illusion. Internally to the United States this can be seen with the careful "arrangements" between the Democrat and Republican parties for electoral boundaries that effectively ensures that neither party can become overshadowed by any other political force.
External to the US the same holds true due to factors of economic and military dominance.
Most of the reason that large parts of the rest of the World are inimical to the United States is due to the entirely correct perception that the US is a dominant force in the arena of capitalism and has no moral qualms about using that dominance to subdue any alternate memes.
The United States Government (and other "Capitalist" Governments) are authorities - and with that status goes Authoritarianism. A choice between A & B is not a choice at all when A & B have the same opinion of subject X, and I disagree and want to vote for C, who represents my opinion.
The citizens of the United States really need to get over this "Land of the Free" bullshit and realise that their government is just as tyranical, expansionistic and controlling as any other.
You may now proceed to Mod me Troll.
I believe it is from the Science of Discworld book, where (i think) Terry Pratchett relates a story about somebody who believed the world was flat and supprted on the back of a turtle - with the caveat that the turtle had to be supported by something, so it was obviously supported by a turtle, which had to be supported by something, so it was obviously supported by a turtle, which had to be supported by something... Hence, it is turtles all the way down :D
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Is anyone else sensing the likelyhood that compromised MyDoom machines were the ground zero hosts?
You are failing to consider the extent to which Windows internal architecture dictates the software running on the platform.
No, i'm EUian :)
I do think that outsourcing government fuctions is the epitomy of stupidity however. It weakens your economy threefold:
1) By removing money from the US economy.
2) By reducing the US tax base, because less internal jobs = less taxation
3)By reducing the skills base of your country in the long term.
The US economy seems to be surviving more or less on arms sales, advertising, and illegal tarriffs as far as its economy goes.
That bit is the result. The anti-American sentiment is that people dislike the fact that the US has too much power and likes to garner more by using its massive economy to subsidise US based industries into out-competing the local version.
As an example, take how it is cheaper for Mexico to import subsidised US corn than it is to grow it themselves, thus driving the Mexican farmers out of business and making Mexico dependant on the US, and also burdening Mexico with a negative balance of import/export.
Basically, foreign governments don't want to spend money on Software when that money goes outside their own country - governments don't like upsetting their balance of payments themselves.
Using Open Source means that the money stays in the Local economy, not going to Redmond.
A lot of countries, particually in asia and the third world, don't like the economic dominance the US has and any chance to keep money in their own economy instead of owing it to the US is a good deal for them.
That is probably another reason for the increasing use of Linux in China, Israel, and even the EU.
Customization. Not so important for joe public, but a great boon to the office side of the market, which is what originally drove Windows into the home, and will drive Linux in the same direction.
Exactly
In fact if you are involved with an Open Source project (especially Kernel and Window Manager projects) I suggest you do everything possible to avoid seeing this code.
Accusations of Taint are undoubtedly going to spring up from this, and you would be better to be well clear.
I will confess to a certain curiosity as to what the results of a comparator test would be though.
The MAIN server rules are;
- We do not tolerate bigotry in any form
- FF is OFF
- Don't complain about the weapon limits
- Teamplay is mandatory - no score whores allowed
- No firing in spawn (it masks enemy fire)
- Don't use your teammates as target practice
- No excessive camping.
- Tanelorn practices a zero-tolerance policy towards arseholes and cheaters.
See the forums for more detailed discussion of our rules.Both gs1.tanelorn.org.uk & gs3 are STEAMed DoD servers. gs3 has a couple of differences - FF is on, and only custom maps are in rotation. The map pack is downloadable from the website.
Say hello on the forums
P.S. Camperstrike Sux
just see a Microsoft "get the facts" advert on /.?!?!
As soon as I saw the story - Please, for the love of whichever god you happen to believe in and/or live in fear of, be polite and give them references - the guy that wrote this article is obviously living stateside and Darl must have corrupted him.
Yes, very funny.
How about "In Soviet Russia the swarmbots are YOU!
Oh wait, thats a little to close to true...
the actual e-mail sending isn't case sensitive (i get all of them, SKARCHER, skarcher and SkArcher) - but I can filter in case sensitive terms on the To: header, which is what I do - because spammers e-mail programs almost always are case insensitive in either "grab" or "send" mode
if Message header = "type = text/html" then send to "Spam"
:)
It works a treat
The other trick I have found useful is the CamelCase nature of my name - spammers tend to mail me either as skarcher or SKARCHER, and both trip filters on my mailbox.
For evil contains the seeds of its own destruction...
just press enter, it isn't passworded
oh and here is a link to The Groklaw analysis of the situation.
Analysis shows that all other sites on that router ring are working properly, that the net is no slower than usual and that You can still download SCO Linux from their site.
SCO Linux includes all the SCO disputed IP under the GPL, so download it now and burn to CD - keep it on a shelf and if anyone tries to claim money show that SCO have given you a license to use the code under the GPL.
What might get more people to at least try GNU/Linux is putting either Live CD distros or full distro installer packs in shops, a la AOL CDs.
Sure, it will require a lot of CDs, but it is in a good cause.
I think AOL gives away about 1000 CDs for every new user (and less than that once you take into account people who just use AOL for the free time and then chuck it away) - does anyone know a CD manufacturer who can do us a good deal on a LOT of CDs?
Clam Antivirus is a GPL anti-virus scanner that can be set to scan all passing mail.
Oh, and it was the first AV software to have a working definition of MyDoom (which they labeled "Worm.SCO.A") - faster than all of the commercial antivirus vendors.
Chalk another one up for Open Software. Working together you can analyse virus code faster!
Well shit, who would have thought it...
This guy is military - somebody quick, write up a proposal on how Hubble can be adapted to function as an orbital death laser.
...if it could do this.
as it is... it's impressive, but it isn't the graffiti 'Birth of Venus'
I am an American, and I like the USA, but the imbalance of the InterNet into the USA always worried itself me. At me it has to always seem that it would have to be a completely global enterprise, and, i.e. continuously rather even with the whole sphere. Dns host are probable a good indicator of the InterNet customs/participation, and the fact that other countries are highly sticking on, is a good thing; however, just shy of half the dns host always are in the USA. Rather more sadly us represent less than 5% of the global population consider. Here different countries to hope develop further in their participation. In addition I hope that Babelfish improves, while the globalizations continue.....