Here's a semi-rhetorical question... how much of the $7 goes towards bandwidth costs? You know that these are going to pop up on public torrent trackers, so if I'm not using Guardian's bandwidth (or whoever will host the paid versions) to snag these, is it that big of a deal?
Good God! How many of you slashbot jerks even bother to sniff the article before launching into a tirade about structured programming etc.
Actually on articles like these, I sprint to the comments sections to make my dumb jokes before someone else takes them and *then* read the article to see if it's any good. I find I'm much better at making people laugh instead of making them smarter (as the predicted mod score of this post will surely attest to).
They can still leave the data officially anonymous while using it against an individual person. This would be an unbelievable tool to catch speeders. If i'm flying down the interstate doing 85 in a 65, they don't know who I am on the map but they can tell the cop stationed about 2 miles ahead that at present velocity I'm due to reach him in 84 seconds. And since this would directly increase revenue and incidentally make the roads safer, don't think for a second they wouldn't do it.
Boy, you aren't kidding! For those who forgot, when someone would join your corp, they had complete access to everything and if you let the wrong guy in he could rape your planet, citadel and resources to bits (yes, I learned that one the hard way).
Can you imagine the anarchy in the modern MMORPG era of "wtfpwn'ers" if the same level of trust was allowed for the current games out there?
Could we see pro-democracy people in China meeting in some strange dungeon or cave in the game to talk about things the Chinese gov does not want them to?
Probably, until half way through their revolutionary coup de tat, two enemy rogues named "Leetdude" and "Pwnzor" storm through and kill them for in-game kill points. Doh!
Let's face it, businesses are becoming more dependent on their computers...
Yes, businesses. BUSINESSES. Corrupt CEOs completely wipe out their own businesses, and are punished by spending a number of years in a low security prison resort. So why sentence a kid to death for causing several sys admins grief?
That being said, if a Sasser-type worm had caused planes to crash or was otherwise responsible for death, then throw the book at him. But, this article really comes across as some guy in a suit going off the deep end.
If you need more proof of this, look no further than one of the lines in the article:
I'm almost convinced by Steven Landsburg's cost-benefit analysis showing that the spreaders of computer viruses and worms are more logical candidates for capital punishment than murderers are.
If you are one of those who think gun control stops gun crime, wait 20 years or so until people start advocating "computer control" to stop cyber crime. You'll have a blast with that one.
Your analogy is insightful, but it's a heck of alot easier to protect myself from a cracker trying to wreck my computer than it is to protect myself from a guy firing a glock in my direction.
In the sea of dupe hate mail, I have a real question so I am sorry if this was already discussed in length yesterday.
Intrusively enterring a network can be deemed illegal since it would be analogous to going door to door and enterring the house of the first unlocked door. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. But, what of the non-intrusive folks such as us who wardrive with our network NICs in promiscuous mode? Could anybody see any possible way that the authorities could prosecute or convict when your NIC has it's transmit portion completely turned off??
Movies have been downloadable for years now, so why suddenly have the feds gone apeshit over Episode 3??
And from TFA:
Those groups are believed responsible for stealing and distributing copyrighted works including films "Star War Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,"...
It's not like these warez groups broke into George's office and stole his film reel.. why don't they focus on the person that leaked it from Lucasfilm in the first place?
And if a company sprang up that built garages, the home builder would leverage their status to build garages that come tightly integrated with the houses and force the other garage builders out of business.
Here is another reason to consider this as dubious at best. I don't know Vonage's upstream requirements but Broadvoice prefers 150 kb/s upstream for their service. You have virtually no guantee that these free wi-fi hot spots have that available. Meanwhile, your cellphone service in that area (for better or for worse) will be rather predictable.
We're really starting to slide off topic, but it's like an itch that I can't stop scratching..
If the movie is well made with an entertaining story line, the gratuitous scenes are not necessary.
While that's often true, it isn't the rule. Great examples are The Godfather, Glory and Saving Private Ryan. Copious amounts of blood and other unpleasantries are great ways to accurately illustrate the grotesqueries of real life events.
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Here's a semi-rhetorical question... how much of the $7 goes towards bandwidth costs? You know that these are going to pop up on public torrent trackers, so if I'm not using Guardian's bandwidth (or whoever will host the paid versions) to snag these, is it that big of a deal?
That's the shittiest design I've ever seen!
This must be why my wife says I always act like an 8 year old..
Actually on articles like these, I sprint to the comments sections to make my dumb jokes before someone else takes them and *then* read the article to see if it's any good. I find I'm much better at making people laugh instead of making them smarter (as the predicted mod score of this post will surely attest to).
I believe you are referring to Kazushige's cousin, Mr. Gosub.
They can still leave the data officially anonymous while using it against an individual person. This would be an unbelievable tool to catch speeders. If i'm flying down the interstate doing 85 in a 65, they don't know who I am on the map but they can tell the cop stationed about 2 miles ahead that at present velocity I'm due to reach him in 84 seconds. And since this would directly increase revenue and incidentally make the roads safer, don't think for a second they wouldn't do it.
Somewhere in the world, a science teacher just became depressed and doesn't know why.
Convict me of copyright infringement and I shall become more powerful than you ever imagined.
Would that make our email addresses username@mail.google.com? :-)
Boy, you aren't kidding! For those who forgot, when someone would join your corp, they had complete access to everything and if you let the wrong guy in he could rape your planet, citadel and resources to bits (yes, I learned that one the hard way).
Can you imagine the anarchy in the modern MMORPG era of "wtfpwn'ers" if the same level of trust was allowed for the current games out there?
Probably, until half way through their revolutionary coup de tat, two enemy rogues named "Leetdude" and "Pwnzor" storm through and kill them for in-game kill points. Doh!
Yes, businesses. BUSINESSES. Corrupt CEOs completely wipe out their own businesses, and are punished by spending a number of years in a low security prison resort. So why sentence a kid to death for causing several sys admins grief?
That being said, if a Sasser-type worm had caused planes to crash or was otherwise responsible for death, then throw the book at him. But, this article really comes across as some guy in a suit going off the deep end.
If you need more proof of this, look no further than one of the lines in the article:
I'm almost convinced by Steven Landsburg's cost-benefit analysis showing that the spreaders of computer viruses and worms are more logical candidates for capital punishment than murderers are.
Your analogy is insightful, but it's a heck of alot easier to protect myself from a cracker trying to wreck my computer than it is to protect myself from a guy firing a glock in my direction.
Intrusively enterring a network can be deemed illegal since it would be analogous to going door to door and enterring the house of the first unlocked door. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD. But, what of the non-intrusive folks such as us who wardrive with our network NICs in promiscuous mode? Could anybody see any possible way that the authorities could prosecute or convict when your NIC has it's transmit portion completely turned off??
And from TFA:
Those groups are believed responsible for stealing and distributing copyrighted works including films "Star War Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,"...
It's not like these warez groups broke into George's office and stole his film reel.. why don't they focus on the person that leaked it from Lucasfilm in the first place?
From what I understand, the dogs can't fetch very far either.
Hey, I thought my entry was rather useful!
Perhaps he was just a very depressed robot that sounds awfully close to Alan Rickman.
I can't figure out if you guys are watching too much Star Trek: Enterprise, or too much Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
And if a company sprang up that built garages, the home builder would leverage their status to build garages that come tightly integrated with the houses and force the other garage builders out of business.
She's 48 factorial?? My god, what an old hag!!
Excuse me while I light my eyeballs on fire with kerosene, or at least a variant of what those wacky Jedi teenagers came up with.
As sad as it sounds I must admit, I actually searched news.google.com for "Nick and Jessica" upon reading this.
(Score:-4, Pathetic)
Here is another reason to consider this as dubious at best. I don't know Vonage's upstream requirements but Broadvoice prefers 150 kb/s upstream for their service. You have virtually no guantee that these free wi-fi hot spots have that available. Meanwhile, your cellphone service in that area (for better or for worse) will be rather predictable.
If the movie is well made with an entertaining story line, the gratuitous scenes are not necessary.
While that's often true, it isn't the rule. Great examples are The Godfather, Glory and Saving Private Ryan. Copious amounts of blood and other unpleasantries are great ways to accurately illustrate the grotesqueries of real life events.