It's simple enough. Since Reagans Star Wars program, the military has been using powered down lightsabers (a star wars spin-off technology) with an extended length modulation for laser tag gear. Unfortunately, the "power down" feature is in reality a highly fragile beam filtering device which, when abused by rough handling, ceases to operate.
They're not. They're simply waiting until the standard is formalised before releasing plugins.net, which varies from the original standard in several technically minor but functionally crucial ways.
If the government can hold an ISP responsible for actions carried out by other people using infrastructure provided by the ISP, surely the goverment can and should be held responsible for actions carried out by other people using infrastructure provided by the government
Notice and takedown procedures are infrastructure provided by the government for the express purpose of rapidly blocking public access to information (look here) without making any provision for rapidly restoring access to information erroneously or mischeivously objected to.
It is highly disturbing to me that the government should be building legislation that provides exceptional protection for copyright holders without providing equal protection for legitimate users of public domain information. One should not be surprised that people with deep pockets get better protection under the law than the rest of us, but we should definitely be making a fuss about it!
Freedom is about choice. What you choose to do in a given situation is not necessarily what another person will choose to do. Giving away your posessions to whoever has the guts to demand them with menace is not everyones cup of tea. Your intolerance of other peoples choices is by no means a reason for other people to give up their freedom.
Sigh, another histrionically irrellevant anti American. Last I heard, the US government wasn't trying to suppress videogames that claim that half of todays United States used to belong to Mexico.
The cost of containment, of course, was the presense of US troops in Saudi Arabia. Al Quaeda and Osama Bin Ladens primary beef with the US was the presense of its armed forces in one of Islams holiest lands. The notion that nothing needed to be done because Iraq was "well contained" ignores the horrific consequences of containment.
A written document only provides clear cut evidence of the existence and terms of the contract. when the cinema advertises it's tickets at $x.yz, that's offer. When you fork over your hard earned, that's acceptance and your half of the consideration. Displaying the movie is the cinemas half of the consideration
the ticket is just a receipt. There's definitely a contract, only the terms of said contract are in question.
Something that you're forgetting is that anyone has the right to observe you using their own fucking equipment. Not mine.
If you want to have a look at what I've recorded on my video camera (or in the black box in my car for that matter) in a public place, get a court order
I'm fairly certain that a straight sysadmin job will most likely not require the same level of programming skill that a job that has programming as a job duty would. My sysadmin job doesn't require it. But it sure beats clicking a dozen times through some GUI on 800 different computers. So first it saves me time, then it saves my organization time, which ultimately saves money.
There's a big difference between understanding a programming language and being able to create large complex software packages, just as there is a big difference between knowing how to find the admin tools and configure a home network and being able to plan, build, configure, protect and manage a corporate network with greater than 10 users or so. The Programmers skill set and the SysAdmins skill set do overlap to some degree, but imo, having the skills required to perform one of these jobs is insufficient to be able to competently perform the other.
How the heck do you think anyone's going to find out about their site if no one can get there from a link, google, etc
Which brings us right back to the deeplinking issue. If The site doesn't want to put registration links on every page, they need people to see the front page before accessing content. Freedom is like that, people get to do things that you or I might consider foolish.
Really... why is this under "your rights online"? Isn't it my right, by FCC rules, that when I pick up the phone I can get emergency service? It shouldn't matter if that's online or not.
That's not a right, it's the FCC taking away a right: your right to choose what services you want when you pay for telecommunication services. Whether this is good or bad is another matter.
To make the database even more interesting, the prophet (whoever that happens to be at the moment) can reassign wives at will. If you (assuming you are a guy) get out of line (question the prophet, etc.) then you lose your wives, your house, your kids, your shiny little thrown in heaven...
Sounds more like listening to country music than a database.
A lot of people seem to complain that we shouldn't do anything since we don't know what the problem is. But what if we find out after it is too late? We don't even know what too late is since small changes on a global scale can throw things way out of whack, possibly in ways we don't even know about.
Part of the problem is that we're like a blind person at the controls of a motor vehicle. We know the vehicles moving, and that's a pretty bad thing as the outcome can only be messy. But there is one control which will fix the problem and many that will either not improve the situation appreciably or possibly make the situation much worse. God forbid we should find the accelerator rather than the brake!
You're more moral than I am because you only do it a little?
No. His actions are moral because he pays for what he uses. The artists, record companies, retail outlets and all the others involved in the process make the profit that they are not only legitimately entitled to but would not otherwise have made; I can't see him paying for an album without any idea what is on it.
The problem with RIAA claiming that their heavy handed tactics are working based on reduced P2P traffic is that their purge of the P2P corps coincides with the introduction of legal music downloads for pay.
So, do the statistics say what RIAA say they do, or is it simply because people don't have to steal to get music online anymore?
Please explain your second point, I do not understand what you are trying to say.
it was an (attempt at a) humorous crack at Microsoft/the paperclip
The Microsoft paperclip was an attempt to provide an intelligent assistant for their office programs. Nobody liked it and it has since been dropped from the product.
What we need is a breakthrough as fundamental as the discovery of a new law of nature to get any further.
If manufacturers want more power and are unable to increase the gate density, nothing is stopping them from making larger chips with multiple processors using parallel processing.
Sadly creating artificial intelligence has proven a brick wall that has almost no mainstream spin off so far unless you count Microsofts ghastly paper clip
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60 Minutes?
More than likely the university has terms of use with which the students do not wish to comply (pr0n anyone?)
It's simple enough. Since Reagans Star Wars program, the military has been using powered down lightsabers (a star wars spin-off technology) with an extended length modulation for laser tag gear. Unfortunately, the "power down" feature is in reality a highly fragile beam filtering device which, when abused by rough handling, ceases to operate.
They're not. They're simply waiting until the standard is formalised before releasing plugins.net, which varies from the original standard in several technically minor but functionally crucial ways.
Notice and takedown procedures are infrastructure provided by the government for the express purpose of rapidly blocking public access to information (look here) without making any provision for rapidly restoring access to information erroneously or mischeivously objected to.
It is highly disturbing to me that the government should be building legislation that provides exceptional protection for copyright holders without providing equal protection for legitimate users of public domain information. One should not be surprised that people with deep pockets get better protection under the law than the rest of us, but we should definitely be making a fuss about it!
As evidenced by missing stairs? Seems like something of a stretch to me.
Freedom is about choice. What you choose to do in a given situation is not necessarily what another person will choose to do. Giving away your posessions to whoever has the guts to demand them with menace is not everyones cup of tea. Your intolerance of other peoples choices is by no means a reason for other people to give up their freedom.
If he anticipated their attack, and took steps to improve his chances of survival, good for him!
Sigh, another histrionically irrellevant anti American. Last I heard, the US government wasn't trying to suppress videogames that claim that half of todays United States used to belong to Mexico.
The cost of containment, of course, was the presense of US troops in Saudi Arabia. Al Quaeda and Osama Bin Ladens primary beef with the US was the presense of its armed forces in one of Islams holiest lands. The notion that nothing needed to be done because Iraq was "well contained" ignores the horrific consequences of containment.
A contract has 3 elements:
- Offer
- Acceptance
- Consideration
if all 3 elements exist, that's a contract.A written document only provides clear cut evidence of the existence and terms of the contract. when the cinema advertises it's tickets at $x.yz, that's offer. When you fork over your hard earned, that's acceptance and your half of the consideration. Displaying the movie is the cinemas half of the consideration
the ticket is just a receipt. There's definitely a contract, only the terms of said contract are in question.
If you want to have a look at what I've recorded on my video camera (or in the black box in my car for that matter) in a public place, get a court order
There's a big difference between understanding a programming language and being able to create large complex software packages, just as there is a big difference between knowing how to find the admin tools and configure a home network and being able to plan, build, configure, protect and manage a corporate network with greater than 10 users or so. The Programmers skill set and the SysAdmins skill set do overlap to some degree, but imo, having the skills required to perform one of these jobs is insufficient to be able to competently perform the other.
Which brings us right back to the deeplinking issue. If The site doesn't want to put registration links on every page, they need people to see the front page before accessing content. Freedom is like that, people get to do things that you or I might consider foolish.
That's not a right, it's the FCC taking away a right: your right to choose what services you want when you pay for telecommunication services. Whether this is good or bad is another matter.
That's what your cellphone is for. In any case, what if your friend doesn't even have VOIP? There oughtta be a law!
Sounds more like listening to country music than a database.
Part of the problem is that we're like a blind person at the controls of a motor vehicle. We know the vehicles moving, and that's a pretty bad thing as the outcome can only be messy. But there is one control which will fix the problem and many that will either not improve the situation appreciably or possibly make the situation much worse. God forbid we should find the accelerator rather than the brake!
No. His actions are moral because he pays for what he uses. The artists, record companies, retail outlets and all the others involved in the process make the profit that they are not only legitimately entitled to but would not otherwise have made; I can't see him paying for an album without any idea what is on it.
So, do the statistics say what RIAA say they do, or is it simply because people don't have to steal to get music online anymore?
If manufacturers want more power and are unable to increase the gate density, nothing is stopping them from making larger chips with multiple processors using parallel processing.
It looks like you are trying to post to Slashdot, would you like me to:
help you flame linux
help you sow fear, uncertainty and doubt regarding open source
help you threaten litigation against anyone who suggests that Bill Gates is less than a paragon of saintly virtue?