I can't provide a citation but I'm sure that when they were pushed in the 1980s part of the marketing was that unlike tape or vinyl they would not wear out from use and that they would last about 100 years.
If the disposable addresses are created on the fly to a straightforward pattern, what stops an evil spammer from parsing *.*.*@spamgourmet.com addresses and adding, for example, p3n1sgrowth.9999.mbloore@spamgourmet.com to his mailing list?
You would then have to cancel that subaddress manually, but in the meantime he would have added p3n1sgrowtha.9999.mbloore@spamgourmet.com, p3n1sgrowthb.9999.mbloore@spamgourmet.com, etc.
Just parroting the industries' deceptive terminology. Copyright infringement is not theft; the two things are entirely different and criminal law should have nothing to do with the first one.
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The Prime Directive is an ethical cop out.
Kirk certainly agreed with that! He violated it several times and each time it all worked out in the end.
In the UK, some environmentalists advocate measures to encourage motorists to get rid of their old, polluting "bangers" and buy newer models with better emissions and mileage.
On the other hand, I'm sure that a new car produces a lot of pollution before it's even started -- because of the manufacturing processes (plastics, steel, aluminium, etc.). (I've even heard criticism of requiring catalytic converters because the metallurgy produces a lot of pollution -- although I personally believe this comes from cranks who think that catalytic converters reduce their power and "performance"). And of course disposing of old cars produces pollution too.
Fox News and Talk Radio is popular beacuse there IS something wrong with television/print journalism. For twenty years I've heard over and over again "Democrat good, Republican bad" I saw the elite left wing media trounce everything I believed in.
I've also heard this canard about the "left-wing media" for twenty years. Apart from NPR and PBS, what left-wing media has the US had? Would the corporate networks support anything other than the economic status quo? Of course not. (I admit that there are minor exceptions such as Michael Moore's shows, but those were (for lack of a better word) exceptional and their content was restricted by the network.)
Sure, let's subject the pupils to more batteries of standardized tests!
Payments and fines for parents based on results would make a lot more sense. Unqualified and incompetent parents screw kids up a lot more seriously than teachers, who are left trying to repair the damage.
If I invite, say, a plumber or electrician into my house, I'm going to have to accept the fact that they may see (shock! horror!) me going about my normal everyday business.
While they're doing the work, yes.
But you don't expect your new toilet to send "usage reports" to your plumber forever about what goes through it.
When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. (old saying)
Prohibition and respect for the law.
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One of his most persuasive arguments is that the current law becomes more marginalized as it becomes increasingly less fair. Prohibition of alcohol corroded the law and now the increasing prohibition of fair use is eroding respect for copyright.
The key to understanding the comment as given is that it is the exact same people, over and over again, downloading the BonziBuddy this week, spreading MyDoom next week, and installing three other pieces of spy ware the week after.
Not many plumbers have to "support users" who repeatedly try to flush grapefruit down the toilet.
There's no legitimate reason for webmasters to abuse the "referer" value in this way. If they do so, they deserve to get bad referrer data, just like the sleazy webmasters to abuse the user-agent string to restrict access and get bad data because users spoof it.
I used Edward Stoddard's Speed Mathematics Simplified (Teach Yourself Books, 1964). I don't know if it's still in print but it's pretty good if you can find it.
What about the taps? You turn on the water to wash your hands, then touch the same knobs with your now clean hands, potentially picking up whatever was on your hands before.
Foot-controlled taps have been invented, but they have never caught on.
Yes! "Intellectual property" is a grossly misleading term, used to promote the idea that it is a right. It is not a right: it is merely a privilege granted by the state in order to promote innovation for the long-term benefit of the public.
I strongly believe that the state should restrict patents and copyrights to protect the public, and should even revoke specific ones in certain cases (e.g. Monsanto's "Terminator" gene, software containing spyware).
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I can't provide a citation but I'm sure that when they were pushed in the 1980s part of the marketing was that unlike tape or vinyl they would not wear out from use and that they would last about 100 years.
Is it "bestiality" with a plant instead of an animal?
You would then have to cancel that subaddress manually, but in the meantime he would have added p3n1sgrowtha.9999.mbloore@spamgourmet.com, p3n1sgrowthb.9999.mbloore@spamgourmet.com, etc.
Sun didn't even create StarOffice: they bought the company that had created it, but they did then open most of it up for OpenOffice.
No. Since legislative corruption beats freedom of speech and protection against unreasonable searches, it beats freedom of religion too.
I wish I had a mod point for you: that's a brilliant summary of the situation.
Just parroting the industries' deceptive terminology. Copyright infringement is not theft; the two things are entirely different and criminal law should have nothing to do with the first one.
Kirk certainly agreed with that! He violated it several times and each time it all worked out in the end.
The problem is getting other people (friends, relatives) to use it.
On the other hand, I'm sure that a new car produces a lot of pollution before it's even started -- because of the manufacturing processes (plastics, steel, aluminium, etc.). (I've even heard criticism of requiring catalytic converters because the metallurgy produces a lot of pollution -- although I personally believe this comes from cranks who think that catalytic converters reduce their power and "performance"). And of course disposing of old cars produces pollution too.
So where's the balance?
I've also heard this canard about the "left-wing media" for twenty years. Apart from NPR and PBS, what left-wing media has the US had? Would the corporate networks support anything other than the economic status quo? Of course not. (I admit that there are minor exceptions such as Michael Moore's shows, but those were (for lack of a better word) exceptional and their content was restricted by the network.)
Payments and fines for parents based on results would make a lot more sense. Unqualified and incompetent parents screw kids up a lot more seriously than teachers, who are left trying to repair the damage.
While they're doing the work, yes.
But you don't expect your new toilet to send "usage reports" to your plumber forever about what goes through it.
When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. (old saying)
That alone is an incredibly brilliant statement.
Not many plumbers have to "support users" who repeatedly try to flush grapefruit down the toilet.
So it's curry-powered?
It amazes me that any webmaster thinks he/she will get good data that way. Just bang on the num pad and hit return.
There's no legitimate reason for webmasters to abuse the "referer" value in this way. If they do so, they deserve to get bad referrer data, just like the sleazy webmasters to abuse the user-agent string to restrict access and get bad data because users spoof it.
I used Edward Stoddard's Speed Mathematics Simplified (Teach Yourself Books, 1964). I don't know if it's still in print but it's pretty good if you can find it.
With adblock, flash click-to-play, tabbrowser extensions and needlesearch, Firefox is the perfect browser.
Foot-controlled taps have been invented, but they have never caught on.
I was under the impression that vacuum cleaners were dangerous to computer equipment because of static electricity?!
Hmm: I think reading on the toilet might be considered DoS.
Spamfilter is more efficient
Yes: in general 100% of "downloads" are deleted and the user wants to retain 0%.
I strongly believe that the state should restrict patents and copyrights to protect the public, and should even revoke specific ones in certain cases (e.g. Monsanto's "Terminator" gene, software containing spyware).