I'd be up for neural shunts myself. I'd be able to pipe my sensory data to and from computers for either pass through recording or true VR.
That'd be amazing.. to shunt your senses to the net, connect to a TOR server, and anonymously "in person" communicate with somebody. It'd be a boon for reporters, investigators, and other types who value their identity (Dragon Riders of Pern springs to mind)
Like I said. Some businesses are dicks about wanting 2 pieces of identity. Drivers license + Passport is more handy because of that. And if you lost 1, the other would usually be sufficient in getting the other.
Aside from that, I could care less about the "evul tracking". When you go to another country, you're going to be tracked cause they want you to leave when your time is up. And if you have a drivers license in the USA, they can track you by license #. Oh noes! My securities be all gones! (yeah, wouldnt that be the comment for the lehman corp).
---First of all I am latin american so stop the racist and pseudo-leftist patronizing now. The reasons why peruvian authorities choose Windows over Linux are obvious to me: first, because Windows (whichever version) is the stuff used by characters in tv series from the USA like "Grey' Anatomy", "the Sarah Connors chronicles" etc. Remember when John Connor enters a computer shop? What was the computer running? Vista! And this is the source of information for our decision makers, which are usually the least qualified but best connected people.
And that's why Vista is shown on there. Vista is failing hook, line and sinker. Vista is a turd that Microsoft has to shove on people. And the worst part: you're falling for it.
---The second reason is what I call the "click mentality". All what the people wants is to make a click with the mouse and instantly have their pirated music and games automatically downloaded, and open a messaging session for sharing gossips and trivialities. And in Windows, all the applications that allow this download instantly without asking. Most people, including university students, would not mind a laptop if their cellphone had a bigger screen! Many engineering students make sacrifices for buying a Hp49 or Hp50 scientific calculator and they don't learn how to program it or use the embedded symbolic solver either. What matters is to rub it on others faces. I am cooler than you! This is my experience after installing and writing software, and managing computer systems and networks in latin america since the 80's and that includes DOS, every version of Windows, Netware, SCO and Linux. People don't mind technology. The mind "coolness" and instant gratification.
Try using Ubuntu. It has "click mentality" but no strings attached.
---Not legal possession of the right to use a copyrighted work, but legal possession of a box. The only legal possession of copyrighted works at that point are what's printed on the box. The work is not fixed in the box, and so anything packaged with the copy, that is, the disc, comes as a package deal.
Uh huh. Legal possession of a box. What would a judge say about paying 50$ for a box?
Exactly, I thought so. There's an idea called the "Meeting of the Minds", that even applies in a box store. You THINK you're buying X, but according to you, you're buying a box that a EULA can disclaim all liability. Stupid.
---DFS gives you the full power to sell or transfer that box and its contents. But as long as the package remains sealed, all you've got is the option to assert ownership of a copy.
So ALL used-CD stores are illegal? Or are used DVD stores illegal?
Thats right... THEY ARENT. Stop spreading lies and uncertainty.
---If this puzzles you, consider the following scenario. You are accused of copyright infringement, say unlawful reproduction of a software work. You cannot present a sealed box as evidence in your defense, because a sealed box doesn't give you any copyright interest in the software product tucked inside.
What exactly is the vehicle of copyright? A piece of paper? A legit CD/DVD? A printed receipt? Where can we go to get our copyright enumerated to PROVE that we have a right to our copy?
In the case of the GPL, we know our rights and requirements to uphold. We also understand what is required to break the GPL and repercussions. In many cases, a GPG signed document is enclosed the source code disclaiming that said project is GPL, so we know what to do.
In your case of "software infringement", one could have had a copy of X software, lost the documentation on it, and then be in some sort of quasi-illegality. Then you're saying that re-buying the software (which is legal... or should be) and storing it is STILL illegal? meh.
---Well, since the contract was in the box from the beginning, it's not really a problem. More to the point, though, the timing or indeed the presentation of terms are irrelevant to the issue of consideration. There is no rule that you be presented with terms at all; only that they be made available to you upon request to review in advance. It's your responsibility to know what you're purchasing, and with the wealth of information and opportunities beforehand, not to mention course of trade and decades of industry practice, you'll find little sympathy. It is not possible to say that you felt that the price included an unrestricted copy with no additional terms.
Which is damned sure why we shouldn't follow companies that do such behaviors. The OSS licenses are rather clear on what they permit and restrict. And licenses that have crap "we can change this at any time with no warning to you" are essentially illegal anyways.
And aside this gobbledegook, this is why we should not support copyright at all in its current form. Copyright serves to screw over people with honest actions and intentions. Instead, we are told that "We have no right to the DVD we bought. We only license it under some special set of rules." yet can be easily proved wrong.
That's why Im an encourager of piracy. Download what you can, at the fastest speed, and share with everybody for free. Im also an encourager of extreme DRM to put the squeeze on every content creator. If people cant even use their legit bought and paid for content, money will dry up. After 200 million refuse to buy that hawt cd of girlie_pop_band, copyright reform and reset will happen, and not before. After all, please explain why DRM isn't a crime under trespass to chattels?
I support the idea of "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Patents, aside from math patents, have been kept at limited times. What promotion of useful arts does a 150+ year term on copyrights serve?
Why doest Pandora just strike up with indie studios and go mono e mono with musicians for play rights?
And if Congress is forcing internet radio companies to pay to some RIAA-hole, countersue them under RICO. After all, they're pooling their money. And isnt payola illegal?
Agreed. I've already did the majority of that on our home networks... We have 2 homes with connectivity between each.
My interest is all the virtualization hardware built in the new cpu's, and whether I can use it to segregate server processes(mounting SAN over nfs, and detecting if process goes down, indicating to run elsewhere).
I already have a small SAN. It's around 1.5~2 TB. I store all my movies, music, cd media, and ubuntu i386/amd64 repos.
So yes, I do believe I am more competent than the rest of IT "professionals".
The only bad thing about that is the screwball laws concerning tax benefits and marriage in the state's eyes. Unless you want to carry around legal documents stating partner status (written by a very competent lawyer) you'll have little to no rights.
And Spain is 95+ % Catholic and even they acknowledge same-sex unions.
Why hasnt this been true in the case of boric acid vs cockroaches? We've used boric acid over 100 years, and no resistances as of yet.
There's just certain chemicals that directly affect the chemistry of a biological critter that I dont think we could ever adapt to.
Well, I was going to say that an example would be sodium cyanide... but this, specifically
and a few species (e.g. the Giant Bamboo in its shoots) are known to contain cyanides. Interestingly, the Golden Bamboo Lemur is able to consume Giant Bamboo shoots containing many times the lethal dose of cyanide for humans and most other animals, with no ill effects. The reason for its immunity is not yet understood.
proves me wrong, at least on -CN. I would still wonder if anything could survive fluorine gas treatments though..
Still, has evolutionary theory gave a timeline in which mutations of such scope would occur? I mean, one would need a mitochrondrial evolution to stop the denaturing of that protein.
What I would love to see is Microsoft changing their activation structure to that of EA.
Once you pass your 2/3/5 installs, you have to beg for activation, which can be denied. One would have to provide the receipts from purchase of computer with OEM license. Now, their policy is to ask, in so many words, "Are you pirating?" I wonder what a user would run if they technically cant run Windows??? U..? U..bu..? Nah.
I'd also like to see HDCP turned on for all Blu-disks. You dont have specific ordained equipment? No-play for you!
I'd also like for SD encryption to take hold and hold your digital camera files in ransom. The SD group built in DRM, but most people dont know that. Linux cant use the DRM either (surprise).
There's a truckload of anti-user tech in the forms of DRM, hidden crippling, and other non-approved actions already installed. I'd like to see the screws that are already present just turned a few cranks to let everybody feel the world of hurt.
Pirates are a cost of business. And even many companies have encouraged pirates (Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia--prior to buyout). Even Metallica supported them, until their Napster blow-out.
What they ought to fear is Customers switching over to the evil side. Crap like DRM encourages behaviors like no-cd cracks, serial gens, and other fixing tech. When the real paying customers realize that the pirate Arrrr versions are without anti-user tech, and simple to install... Well, why pay for crap quality when you can get better quality for free?
That's why I'm pro-DRM. 200 Million pissed off no-longer-buying customers WILL change copyright law and anti-user tech.
---Now I don't hesitate.... except when confronted by this kind of DRM.
Thats precisely what I mean.
There's NO, and I repeat, NO reason to financially reward any company that uses anti-customer software against them. I still get it and use it. They just dont get my money.
Get X versions of the file with watermarks. Now, use diff between them to create a diff on each pair. Determine the relationship of watermarks.
Then remove said watermarks. If removal is not possible, mutilate them so they are unrecoverable. If mutiliation is not possible, copy watermarked file from a fake buyer, "John Q. Public". Disposable "credit cards" are quite nice.
Company sues John Q Public. Nobody knows who that is.
Watermarks assume that I cannot transfer OWNERSHIP from myself to somebody else. I can, and I will.
---By pirating a game, you hurt the game company less than by not playing it at all. Pirate players sometimes cause extra sales or adds value to the game in mods or forum contributions. Non-players don't.
Bull shit. I want a game. Instead of buying it off the shelf, I download it in the fixed, nonDRM version. I pass on the image to all my friends who want to play it. Nobody ends up buying legit game.
Next, you claim that mindshare is some sort of plus. Stupid marketer. It costs for server hardware. I'm using their resources, bitching about a game I didnt even pay for. I end up downloading patches either directly, or hacked. I end up costing them more money because they have to put up resources for ME.
And I download all the mods I want. If some are allowed to charge for them, I download them anyways. I got the game free, mods are "free" too.
---By not pirating a game, you will also not give the game company statistical ammunition to add even more DRM to their next release.
I didnt know we sent statistical info describing what pirate games we play. And more DRM is good anyway. DRM harasses the real customer... the one who paid. When they quit buying, the product will dry up.
I like using other peoples loot. I also like making my own loot.
Games like that are ones that allow hacking around with the game to make new mods and redesign the game.
Who here still lays Mechwarrior 3? Betcha not many. Now, how many play Total Annihilation? Knowing about the multitude of mod sites and Spring, quite a lot.
There's no unlockables in TA, other than mission mode and the tiers of technology, but that's expected in RTS'es. There's no hidden 3rd faction or hidden maps.
And trust me, loading a completely new mod on the network and playing 6 friends on a mod that we've never seen is crazy as hell in a great way.
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I'd be up for neural shunts myself. I'd be able to pipe my sensory data to and from computers for either pass through recording or true VR.
That'd be amazing.. to shunt your senses to the net, connect to a TOR server, and anonymously "in person" communicate with somebody. It'd be a boon for reporters, investigators, and other types who value their identity (Dragon Riders of Pern springs to mind)
The mesh-network is a complete binary blob pile of shit.
Because we dont know how it works, we cant make it better, fix it if it has problems, or most likely even disseminate it.
We'd be better off buying hardware that we knows work with mesh right now, rather than having some obfuscation layer.
Like I said. Some businesses are dicks about wanting 2 pieces of identity. Drivers license + Passport is more handy because of that. And if you lost 1, the other would usually be sufficient in getting the other.
Aside from that, I could care less about the "evul tracking". When you go to another country, you're going to be tracked cause they want you to leave when your time is up. And if you have a drivers license in the USA, they can track you by license #. Oh noes! My securities be all gones! (yeah, wouldnt that be the comment for the lehman corp).
What a waste then.
Why not just get a regular drivers license and a passport as two different pieces of identity.
---First of all I am latin american so stop the racist and pseudo-leftist patronizing now. The reasons why peruvian authorities choose Windows over Linux are obvious to me: first, because Windows (whichever version) is the stuff used by characters in tv series from the USA like "Grey' Anatomy", "the Sarah Connors chronicles" etc. Remember when John Connor enters a computer shop? What was the computer running? Vista! And this is the source of information for our decision makers, which are usually the least qualified but best connected people.
And that's why Vista is shown on there. Vista is failing hook, line and sinker. Vista is a turd that Microsoft has to shove on people. And the worst part: you're falling for it.
---The second reason is what I call the "click mentality". All what the people wants is to make a click with the mouse and instantly have their pirated music and games automatically downloaded, and open a messaging session for sharing gossips and trivialities. And in Windows, all the applications that allow this download instantly without asking. Most people, including university students, would not mind a laptop if their cellphone had a bigger screen! Many engineering students make sacrifices for buying a Hp49 or Hp50 scientific calculator and they don't learn how to program it or use the embedded symbolic solver either. What matters is to rub it on others faces. I am cooler than you!
This is my experience after installing and writing software, and managing computer systems and networks in latin america since the 80's and that includes DOS, every version of Windows, Netware, SCO and Linux. People don't mind technology. The mind "coolness" and instant gratification.
Try using Ubuntu. It has "click mentality" but no strings attached.
---Not legal possession of the right to use a copyrighted work, but legal possession of a box. The only legal possession of copyrighted works at that point are what's printed on the box. The work is not fixed in the box, and so anything packaged with the copy, that is, the disc, comes as a package deal.
Uh huh. Legal possession of a box. What would a judge say about paying 50$ for a box?
Exactly, I thought so. There's an idea called the "Meeting of the Minds", that even applies in a box store. You THINK you're buying X, but according to you, you're buying a box that a EULA can disclaim all liability. Stupid.
---DFS gives you the full power to sell or transfer that box and its contents. But as long as the package remains sealed, all you've got is the option to assert ownership of a copy.
So ALL used-CD stores are illegal? Or are used DVD stores illegal?
Thats right... THEY ARENT. Stop spreading lies and uncertainty.
---If this puzzles you, consider the following scenario. You are accused of copyright infringement, say unlawful reproduction of a software work. You cannot present a sealed box as evidence in your defense, because a sealed box doesn't give you any copyright interest in the software product tucked inside.
What exactly is the vehicle of copyright? A piece of paper? A legit CD/DVD? A printed receipt? Where can we go to get our copyright enumerated to PROVE that we have a right to our copy?
In the case of the GPL, we know our rights and requirements to uphold. We also understand what is required to break the GPL and repercussions. In many cases, a GPG signed document is enclosed the source code disclaiming that said project is GPL, so we know what to do.
In your case of "software infringement", one could have had a copy of X software, lost the documentation on it, and then be in some sort of quasi-illegality. Then you're saying that re-buying the software (which is legal... or should be) and storing it is STILL illegal? meh.
---Well, since the contract was in the box from the beginning, it's not really a problem. More to the point, though, the timing or indeed the presentation of terms are irrelevant to the issue of consideration. There is no rule that you be presented with terms at all; only that they be made available to you upon request to review in advance. It's your responsibility to know what you're purchasing, and with the wealth of information and opportunities beforehand, not to mention course of trade and decades of industry practice, you'll find little sympathy. It is not possible to say that you felt that the price included an unrestricted copy with no additional terms.
Which is damned sure why we shouldn't follow companies that do such behaviors. The OSS licenses are rather clear on what they permit and restrict. And licenses that have crap "we can change this at any time with no warning to you" are essentially illegal anyways.
And aside this gobbledegook, this is why we should not support copyright at all in its current form. Copyright serves to screw over people with honest actions and intentions. Instead, we are told that "We have no right to the DVD we bought. We only license it under some special set of rules." yet can be easily proved wrong.
That's why Im an encourager of piracy. Download what you can, at the fastest speed, and share with everybody for free. Im also an encourager of extreme DRM to put the squeeze on every content creator. If people cant even use their legit bought and paid for content, money will dry up. After 200 million refuse to buy that hawt cd of girlie_pop_band, copyright reform and reset will happen, and not before. After all, please explain why DRM isn't a crime under trespass to chattels?
I support the idea of "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." Patents, aside from math patents, have been kept at limited times. What promotion of useful arts does a 150+ year term on copyrights serve?
Why doest Pandora just strike up with indie studios and go mono e mono with musicians for play rights?
And if Congress is forcing internet radio companies to pay to some RIAA-hole, countersue them under RICO. After all, they're pooling their money. And isnt payola illegal?
Agreed. I've already did the majority of that on our home networks... We have 2 homes with connectivity between each.
My interest is all the virtualization hardware built in the new cpu's, and whether I can use it to segregate server processes(mounting SAN over nfs, and detecting if process goes down, indicating to run elsewhere).
I already have a small SAN. It's around 1.5~2 TB. I store all my movies, music, cd media, and ubuntu i386/amd64 repos.
So yes, I do believe I am more competent than the rest of IT "professionals".
I click a little button in Firefox.
Suddenly, Im in another country, no cookies or anything.
Oh yeah, it's torbutton. You control what you want websites to see. Take control.
The only bad thing about that is the screwball laws concerning tax benefits and marriage in the state's eyes. Unless you want to carry around legal documents stating partner status (written by a very competent lawyer) you'll have little to no rights.
And Spain is 95+ % Catholic and even they acknowledge same-sex unions.
And my GF is a nympho. Im so fucking lucky :)
Are you really sure about that?
Why hasnt this been true in the case of boric acid vs cockroaches? We've used boric acid over 100 years, and no resistances as of yet.
There's just certain chemicals that directly affect the chemistry of a biological critter that I dont think we could ever adapt to.
Well, I was going to say that an example would be sodium cyanide... but this, specifically
proves me wrong, at least on -CN. I would still wonder if anything could survive fluorine gas treatments though..
Still, has evolutionary theory gave a timeline in which mutations of such scope would occur? I mean, one would need a mitochrondrial evolution to stop the denaturing of that protein.
What I would love to see is Microsoft changing their activation structure to that of EA.
Once you pass your 2/3/5 installs, you have to beg for activation, which can be denied. One would have to provide the receipts from purchase of computer with OEM license. Now, their policy is to ask, in so many words, "Are you pirating?" I wonder what a user would run if they technically cant run Windows??? U..? U..bu..? Nah.
I'd also like to see HDCP turned on for all Blu-disks. You dont have specific ordained equipment? No-play for you!
I'd also like for SD encryption to take hold and hold your digital camera files in ransom. The SD group built in DRM, but most people dont know that. Linux cant use the DRM either (surprise).
There's a truckload of anti-user tech in the forms of DRM, hidden crippling, and other non-approved actions already installed. I'd like to see the screws that are already present just turned a few cranks to let everybody feel the world of hurt.
Lets give people lead in small dosages from age of a baby to 18.
Whoever we dont kill will make the rest of them immune.
Or shall we say that boric acid with cockroaches will make boric acid resistant cockroaches? I think not.
Some things in biology are terminal, regardless of dose
Pirates are a cost of business. And even many companies have encouraged pirates (Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia--prior to buyout). Even Metallica supported them, until their Napster blow-out.
What they ought to fear is Customers switching over to the evil side. Crap like DRM encourages behaviors like no-cd cracks, serial gens, and other fixing tech. When the real paying customers realize that the pirate Arrrr versions are without anti-user tech, and simple to install... Well, why pay for crap quality when you can get better quality for free?
That's why I'm pro-DRM. 200 Million pissed off no-longer-buying customers WILL change copyright law and anti-user tech.
---Now I don't hesitate .... except when confronted by this kind of DRM.
Thats precisely what I mean.
There's NO, and I repeat, NO reason to financially reward any company that uses anti-customer software against them. I still get it and use it. They just dont get my money.
It's not hard to remove watermarks.
Get X versions of the file with watermarks. Now, use diff between them to create a diff on each pair. Determine the relationship of watermarks.
Then remove said watermarks. If removal is not possible, mutilate them so they are unrecoverable. If mutiliation is not possible, copy watermarked file from a fake buyer, "John Q. Public". Disposable "credit cards" are quite nice.
Company sues John Q Public. Nobody knows who that is.
Watermarks assume that I cannot transfer OWNERSHIP from myself to somebody else. I can, and I will.
So what about First Sale Doctrine?
I have a RIGHT to sell whatever I want, especially what I buy from a boxed store.
Why even buy it?
Pirate version on Piratebay is pre-cracked and works 100%.
Your paid for version doesnt work 100%.
Whatever floats your boat.
That's why the source is open. Make your own decision.
Dont trust anybody what they say about your "privacy".
Install Firefox 3, AdBlock+, noscript, and torbutton.
You want complete anonymity, click torbutton (you have to set up tor). You're now damned hidden. No cookie leaks and stuff;.
---By pirating a game, you hurt the game company less than by not playing it at all. Pirate players sometimes cause extra sales or adds value to the game in mods or forum contributions. Non-players don't.
Bull shit. I want a game. Instead of buying it off the shelf, I download it in the fixed, nonDRM version. I pass on the image to all my friends who want to play it. Nobody ends up buying legit game.
Next, you claim that mindshare is some sort of plus. Stupid marketer. It costs for server hardware. I'm using their resources, bitching about a game I didnt even pay for. I end up downloading patches either directly, or hacked. I end up costing them more money because they have to put up resources for ME.
And I download all the mods I want. If some are allowed to charge for them, I download them anyways. I got the game free, mods are "free" too.
---By not pirating a game, you will also not give the game company statistical ammunition to add even more DRM to their next release.
I didnt know we sent statistical info describing what pirate games we play. And more DRM is good anyway. DRM harasses the real customer... the one who paid. When they quit buying, the product will dry up.
That's called Leisure Suit Larry.
I like using other peoples loot. I also like making my own loot.
Games like that are ones that allow hacking around with the game to make new mods and redesign the game.
Who here still lays Mechwarrior 3? Betcha not many. Now, how many play Total Annihilation? Knowing about the multitude of mod sites and Spring, quite a lot.
There's no unlockables in TA, other than mission mode and the tiers of technology, but that's expected in RTS'es. There's no hidden 3rd faction or hidden maps.
And trust me, loading a completely new mod on the network and playing 6 friends on a mod that we've never seen is crazy as hell in a great way.
Naaah. Pile on the DRM
Because the more DRM we see, the more pirates we create. I teach them where to get stuff and how.