Then you can set up a dyndns style server and allow people to register "ihate.steve.jobs", "Ireceivedanalfrom.steve.jobs" and "allmymoneywentto.steve.jobs"
nobody's registering, just going there to try to, and being shown the door.
From the site: orkut is unique, because it's an organically growing network of trusted friends. That way we won't grow too large, too quickly and everyone will have at least one person to vouch for them.
If you know someone who is a member of orkut, that person can invite you to join as well. If you don't know an orkut member, wait a bit and most likely you soon will.
We look forward to having you as part of the orkut community.
dark dungeons with decapitated penguins, Steve Ballmer banging Bill Gates with both of them wearing S/M leather, Masonic rituals empahisizing their desire to establish a New World Order based on oppression & greed, George Bush fundraisers, black-clas programmers baking soap from the fat of newborn babies...
If this is what really goes on, I'd gain a whole lot of respect for them. After all, the baby-soap isn't all that bad compared to what they've done to competition.
That's not a link, that's an integral part of the Operating System. The same part that the "Connect to the Internet" link suddenly started pimping MS's internet service, and buried the real way to connect your computer down in the control panel.
I am neither justifying nor admonishing the law, I am merely stating that the public is more sympathetic towards it due to the fact that they could be considered guilty as well.
The facts are that these are computer crimes, and boundaries are somewhat gray when it comes to jurisdiction. If the guy was a virus writer, even if the virus was essentially harmless, we would be screaming at the top of our lungs for the chair. Spammers, same thing. The DOD warez group? They gave me all those cool games. They should get medals for fighting the Corporate Interests which are taking away my rights!
See, it's all in the perception of the law, not the letter of the law, and not the spirit. We can get outraged and call a law unjust, but we are not always objective. Pot Laws are a perfect example of this. We have large groups fighting for the right to smoke pot. Should we legalize it because a lot of people want to smoke up? Did the editors at high times give this a lot of thought, or do they just want to smoke pot?
Now, I'm all for legalizing it, but I want the same controls as alcohol. Give me a roadside test for it, that does not involve a blood test or urine test, and I'll be the the guy in the first row of the march on the capitol. Until then, simply legalizing it, even if half the population smokes, would be irresponsible. In North America, we do not have the public transportation infrastructure to give pot smokers options to travel, and we have no yardstick to measure when it's dangerous to drive under the influence.
That's enough ranting. In summary, Democracy is about being fair and responsible. Changing the laws to prevent people from becoming criminals will only lead to a land of no laws to infringe, denegrating into a cultural hedonism.
Most of the "Prisioners" as you call them, were tax evaders. People who could not grow enough crop for their landowner. "Real" criminals were executed.
And yes, Australia does have extradition arrangements with the U.S. But was he in the U.S. when he did the crime? And if not, is that a valid defense? If he hacked into a bank, we would want him sent to face the charges. But, not all of us have hacked into banks, but all of us have pirated software or music, therefore we want to be leanient with his sentence.
wouldn't a base in orbit around earth be more practical?
As opposed to that giant thing orbiting the earth called 'The Moon'? And you can shoot down something like the ISS with less difficulty than blowing up the moon.
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Heh, Free and Bush in the same sentence on Slashdot. Man that's funny.
It all comes down to the adage, "if you can't innovate, legislate!"
I hear Osama is hiding in a specifically crafted xml document.
That should read Dee-eee-ell-tee-arr-eee-eee Cee colon back-slash windows enter
Then you can set up a dyndns style server and allow people to register "ihate.steve.jobs", "Ireceivedanalfrom.steve.jobs" and "allmymoneywentto.steve.jobs"
but I think that the IT community aspires to be more than what their career generally denegrates to, tech support monkeys.
Put the resources towards someting that can actually do the company some good. I don't know what that is, but it couldn't be this.
Think 'Minority Report'...
Is make a processor that will run it!
Where's my 3GHz Sparc?
There's a fine line between funny and flamebait. Apparently I blew past it with the DNC referece. Maybe I should have said Republicons?
Oh well, I made the Bushies smile. So what's a little Karma.
nobody's registering, just going there to try to, and being shown the door.
From the site:
orkut is unique, because it's an organically growing network of trusted friends. That way we won't grow too large, too quickly and everyone will have at least one person to vouch for them.
If you know someone who is a member of orkut, that person can invite you to join as well. If you don't know an orkut member, wait a bit and most likely you soon will.
We look forward to having you as part of the orkut community.
We need a Slashdot Orkut whore!
Orkut is an elitist group that you have to know a member of in order to join. It's like the freemasons or the DNC.
Thanks! I will no longer be pantless! My co-workers thank you!
you could just link to my comment, instead of cutting and pasting it...
Thanks for the props tho.
dark dungeons with decapitated penguins, Steve Ballmer banging Bill Gates with both of them wearing S/M leather, Masonic rituals empahisizing their desire to establish a New World Order based on oppression & greed, George Bush fundraisers, black-clas programmers baking soap from the fat of newborn babies...
If this is what really goes on, I'd gain a whole lot of respect for them. After all, the baby-soap isn't all that bad compared to what they've done to competition.
That's not a link, that's an integral part of the Operating System. The same part that the "Connect to the Internet" link suddenly started pimping MS's internet service, and buried the real way to connect your computer down in the control panel.
That's not bill gates fault.
I'm waiting for the plague of locusts...
Same shit, different day. Like AOL-TW is impartial, same goes for anything that GE owns.
*hic* is Massachusetts, *hick* is Arkansas. And if you were wondering, *Phhhbbbt* is DC.
Yeah, a wood chipper works better for destroying them. It's good to know that your mom is doing her part to fight evil though.
Microsoft is a verb as well, although it generally only has negative connotations.
You're in Minnesota. That's instant punishment. If it weren't for their hockey team, it would have been labelled 'Hell' a long time ago.
I am neither justifying nor admonishing the law, I am merely stating that the public is more sympathetic towards it due to the fact that they could be considered guilty as well.
The facts are that these are computer crimes, and boundaries are somewhat gray when it comes to jurisdiction. If the guy was a virus writer, even if the virus was essentially harmless, we would be screaming at the top of our lungs for the chair. Spammers, same thing. The DOD warez group? They gave me all those cool games. They should get medals for fighting the Corporate Interests which are taking away my rights!
See, it's all in the perception of the law, not the letter of the law, and not the spirit. We can get outraged and call a law unjust, but we are not always objective. Pot Laws are a perfect example of this. We have large groups fighting for the right to smoke pot. Should we legalize it because a lot of people want to smoke up? Did the editors at high times give this a lot of thought, or do they just want to smoke pot?
Now, I'm all for legalizing it, but I want the same controls as alcohol. Give me a roadside test for it, that does not involve a blood test or urine test, and I'll be the the guy in the first row of the march on the capitol. Until then, simply legalizing it, even if half the population smokes, would be irresponsible. In North America, we do not have the public transportation infrastructure to give pot smokers options to travel, and we have no yardstick to measure when it's dangerous to drive under the influence.
That's enough ranting. In summary, Democracy is about being fair and responsible. Changing the laws to prevent people from becoming criminals will only lead to a land of no laws to infringe, denegrating into a cultural hedonism.
Most of the "Prisioners" as you call them, were tax evaders. People who could not grow enough crop for their landowner. "Real" criminals were executed.
And yes, Australia does have extradition arrangements with the U.S. But was he in the U.S. when he did the crime? And if not, is that a valid defense? If he hacked into a bank, we would want him sent to face the charges. But, not all of us have hacked into banks, but all of us have pirated software or music, therefore we want to be leanient with his sentence.
being pretty much total crap, I'd really hate to see the other 90%!
Most studies sole purpose is to validate the career of the person doing the study. Any useful results are incidental.
wouldn't a base in orbit around earth be more practical?
As opposed to that giant thing orbiting the earth called 'The Moon'? And you can shoot down something like the ISS with less difficulty than blowing up the moon.