There is no faster way to make enemies than to point out someone's stupidity, and then prove it publicly. But I am on your side. Companies that market security products that aren't are committing fraud, IMO. And I'd rather have you publish the vulnerability than someone else publish the automated exploit.
But I'd like to believe it's true. I had my cable disconnected, I can't get any local stations, and I don't care (it's been over a year since I watched the tube). People describe the latest hit programs to me, and I can feel myself slip into coma. There's nothing there that interests me. I get local news from AM radio, and most of my entertainment via the Internet. The nice thing about content on the Internet is that there is usually more than one source on the same topic, and I can "watch" it when I damn well please.
When I can get "TV" programs like I can get music on Magnatune, then maybe I'll be interested.
I think I'll disregard further studies, because a crucial piece of information is missing. Stop me if I'm wrong here, but the only way to actually show that CD sales were hurt is by showing that a poorly-selling CD's tracks happened to be very popular on P2P networks. That would also eliminate the "shoddy quality" argument. Last I checked, popularity has more to do with commercial "brainwashing" than with artistic achievement.
I don't do it for fun, but it largely depends on what distro is used. I can't rely on package managers because frankly, I don't like waiting. I use Slackware, so that's part of my problem. But for certain things, like vulnerabilities in Apache, PHP, Sendmail, OpenSSL or OpenSSH, I grab the source (or patches) and compile ASAP.
Right, Webmin is pretty much the end-all of administration tools, mainly because it isn't specifically taylored to one operating system. I am now using it on my newest production Slackware-based file server, and it has incredible utility, and even recognizes that it is running on Slack (with special care given to BSD-style init scripts).
IMHO, the two greatest features (as if there were only two): 1. It comes with a Java filemanager application. Although it's not much to look at, it is the only tool I've seen so far that allows for easy editing of extended attributes and also ACLs on my Samba shares. I'm planning on splitting up my administration duties with other folks, now I have a tool that doesn't require a login via VNC or X, or using the root account via SSH to 'setfacl' on files and folders.
2. The ACLs for the Webmin modules. Talk about finely-grained security. I can give my lesser admins root-like power, but severly restrict it to only areas that they need. It's like the Webmin developers read my mind! For example, my under-admins will need to add and delete user accounts. This requires superuser privileges. Webmin allows me to hide a whole chunk of standard system accounts so that I never have to worry about someone inadvertently deleting them.
That's one step worse that just redistributing illegal copies via P2P, because they were actually collecting money. Consumers want a) a big catalog, b) lower prices than just buying the CD, and c) no DRM. Sorry, but it can't be "choose any two", that area is already occupied by Apple. Maybe, since a ton of redistribution costs are eliminated, and since the music has already been published... Maybe, just maybe, the record labels might want consider lowering their cut of the sale. After all, the hosting fees are being soaked up by the company that's hosting the files and running the ebiz site. Bandwidth costs could be added as a subscription fee, the more you pay, the more files you can download a month/day/week.
However, I'm fairly certain this isn't going to fly with the big record labels until the computing public stops getting a free lunch with downloads of copyrighted material. We've got a credibility problem while that's still going on. Every generation of legislation is going to be worse than the one before, until it's a felony. Anyone can look at the progression of these laws and see that the slippery slope argument does apply. And "use-prevention" (i.e. DRM) gets worse, too.
This is the kind of thing that Frank Zappa warned us was going to happen.
I was thinking the same thing. In "tiny paragraphs so they won't conflict with the Constitution", and such. Uh oh, I could get jailed for posting that, couldn't I?
We've got a problem: Some folks want to legalize gambling everywhere because it generates tax revenue. Other folks have are morally against gambling, as it bleeds dry the compulsive gamblers, and invites organized crime. Now we're hearing about overseas, Internet-based gambling.
I have the solution: Give those who beat the system a slap on the wrist (assuming they don't actually steal from accounts, but figure out how to beat the odds), and let them keep their winnings. Eventually it won't be profitable to be in the casino business.
I'm really starting to wonder just exactly how long the RIAA intends to keep on their rampage of lawsuits against their own would-be customers.
The answer to this one is simple. They will continue to do so as long as 1) people continue to redistribute without permission mass amounts of copyrighted material, 2) as long as regular consumers continue to buy products that provide the RIAA's legal offense fund coffers. At this point, I think we can all stop complaining about this. There isn't going to be a federal law that outlaws the music industries, or forces them to work for free. There aren't going to be any major overhauls to copyright law (copyright extension isn't a major overhaul). So, just drop it.
When the price of music reaches the cost which a consumer is not willing to play, the problem will take care of itself. Obviously consumers are either unaware of what's going on, don't care what's going on, and think that the price is fair. We can bitch and moan all we want, this issue has had sufficient time to mature, and sufficient news coverage to raise awareness. Obviously it was not important enough for the consumer to remember.
If it still bothers you and you want to do something about it, then stop buying CDs/tapes/whatever, and don't use illegal copies either. If you're still downloading copies, then that tells us you actually want the product. At that point we'll know that you don't oppose the current state of copyright on principle, but are actually just looking for a handout.
Nice to see that people are still using it. But, like Applescript, it is most useful when lots of applications support it. Because it doesn't really have that support anymore, it is pretty much useless on the "Big Three": Windows, MacOS 10, Linux x86.
If you're looking for a simple scripting language, look at Tcl. The newest Activestate 8.4.6 release has a bunch of great stuff in it, but still support all the classic functions.
Um, who would approve that buyout? The only competing product against IE with any recognition is Netscape. And AOL owns that. AOL is also a top-tier nationwide ISP, and so is MSN. Perhaps the browsers wars are over (unless you want a secure browsing experience sans spyware), but letting a deal like this go through is definitely bad.
American companys are legendary for exporting crap. They don't even begin to understand local sensibilitys and insult or piss off everyone.
It's not intentional. Americans use plenty of foreign products with poorly translated English in product literature. Usually we don't go and Slashdot and accuse the authors of being ignorant of our culture. We just laugh it off.
I suppose that if you don't like American products, you can start your own company and do it right. Please, I encourage you! It's bad enough that Microsoft steers the direction of desktop computing here in the US. I'd hate to think how shitty the market would be if they also controlled the manufacturers overseas.
I agree with the author. I would protest loudly about that policy. I pay for my own wireless phone at work. I've been considering dropping the service to save a few bucks, but I think my co-workers would lynch me as a result. It is just too useful a tool for a system administrator who needs to move between four buildings.
Since I'm also technically the boss of my IT department, I do have some rules in place. Namely, a "minimal intrusion" policy. That includes turning off audible ringers in areas where the noise would interrupt regular activities, (as well as doing certain types of work off-hours).
E-mail is not nearly as efficient or convenient (I can't sit down at any PC and read confidential material in front of someone else). Voice mail is just plain annoying (I have three voicemail boxes, but I only use the one tied to my wireless service, because I don't have to go to a certain location to check it). I also have three regular inter-office mailboxes. Beepers are like the idiot lights of the communication industry: "Something's wrong? What?! Ohmygod, where's the nearest landline!?"
Hey that's a great question. And how does linking to an offsite image constitute a copyright violation? It's not actually being "reproduced" without permission.
No, battery life is the problem too. These laptop batteries lose much of their capacity within a year if used on a daily basis. They're outrageously expensive. When are fuel cells coming?
A lot of laws passed are pretty obviously penned by lobbyists. I wouldn't be surprised if the people voting on it even read the thing all the way through. You'd think that laws would be influenced by two main groups: Regular citzens, and law enforcement. But really, you don't have to be a Supreme Court Justice to figure this one out. As if the people of California are picketting in the streets asking for an end to P2P programs.
At least the blood isn't on my hands. I don't download copyrighted songs off of p2p networks, and I don't buy any music on any media that is produced and distributed through channels associated with the RIAA.
Hmmm, these kind of sites are becoming a nuisance.
Sorry, that website uses broken embed tags and Windows-specific registry CLSIDs to point to quicktime player. I don't have a "registry" or a "quick time" player. For those of us who choose our own browser helper applications (instead of it being decided by a "registry") here is the relevant link.
For those of you with a "registry" that decides which applications will open what, and when, you might want to go here.
The most distressing thing I see from this trailer is the fact that they have in one of their text snippets "Rules are made to be broken" or some equally stupid garbage.
Wow, I certainly hope not. Wouldn't that pretty much destory any chance of an interesting story? The whole premise of Asimov's mystery-genre robot stories is that the machines don't break these fundamental laws. The enjoyment of a mystery-suspense plot is that when the author reveals what exactly happened, the reader is surprised by what is hopefully a clever resolution to the mystery. So if this how they're going to advertise it, what is the point of the movie? How could it possibly have a plot? Why not just cut out all the actors, and release a movie called "2 Hours of CGI Robots Beating the Crap Out of People."
Actually, after viewing the trailer, it occurs to me that the CGI robots are styled after the iMac. Maybe the title was "iRobot", and someone in post-production made a goof with the titles?
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There is no faster way to make enemies than to point out someone's stupidity, and then prove it publicly. But I am on your side. Companies that market security products that aren't are committing fraud, IMO. And I'd rather have you publish the vulnerability than someone else publish the automated exploit.
But I'd like to believe it's true. I had my cable disconnected, I can't get any local stations, and I don't care (it's been over a year since I watched the tube). People describe the latest hit programs to me, and I can feel myself slip into coma. There's nothing there that interests me. I get local news from AM radio, and most of my entertainment via the Internet. The nice thing about content on the Internet is that there is usually more than one source on the same topic, and I can "watch" it when I damn well please.
When I can get "TV" programs like I can get music on Magnatune, then maybe I'll be interested.
I think I'll disregard further studies, because a crucial piece of information is missing. Stop me if I'm wrong here, but the only way to actually show that CD sales were hurt is by showing that a poorly-selling CD's tracks happened to be very popular on P2P networks. That would also eliminate the "shoddy quality" argument. Last I checked, popularity has more to do with commercial "brainwashing" than with artistic achievement.
I don't do it for fun, but it largely depends on what distro is used. I can't rely on package managers because frankly, I don't like waiting. I use Slackware, so that's part of my problem. But for certain things, like vulnerabilities in Apache, PHP, Sendmail, OpenSSL or OpenSSH, I grab the source (or patches) and compile ASAP.
Right, Webmin is pretty much the end-all of administration tools, mainly because it isn't specifically taylored to one operating system. I am now using it on my newest production Slackware-based file server, and it has incredible utility, and even recognizes that it is running on Slack (with special care given to BSD-style init scripts).
IMHO, the two greatest features (as if there were only two):
1. It comes with a Java filemanager application. Although it's not much to look at, it is the only tool I've seen so far that allows for easy editing of extended attributes and also ACLs on my Samba shares. I'm planning on splitting up my administration duties with other folks, now I have a tool that doesn't require a login via VNC or X, or using the root account via SSH to 'setfacl' on files and folders.
2. The ACLs for the Webmin modules. Talk about finely-grained security. I can give my lesser admins root-like power, but severly restrict it to only areas that they need. It's like the Webmin developers read my mind! For example, my under-admins will need to add and delete user accounts. This requires superuser privileges. Webmin allows me to hide a whole chunk of standard system accounts so that I never have to worry about someone inadvertently deleting them.
Oh, real nice. >:o/
That's one step worse that just redistributing illegal copies via P2P, because they were actually collecting money. Consumers want a) a big catalog, b) lower prices than just buying the CD, and c) no DRM. Sorry, but it can't be "choose any two", that area is already occupied by Apple. Maybe, since a ton of redistribution costs are eliminated, and since the music has already been published... Maybe, just maybe, the record labels might want consider lowering their cut of the sale. After all, the hosting fees are being soaked up by the company that's hosting the files and running the ebiz site. Bandwidth costs could be added as a subscription fee, the more you pay, the more files you can download a month/day/week.
However, I'm fairly certain this isn't going to fly with the big record labels until the computing public stops getting a free lunch with downloads of copyrighted material. We've got a credibility problem while that's still going on. Every generation of legislation is going to be worse than the one before, until it's a felony. Anyone can look at the progression of these laws and see that the slippery slope argument does apply. And "use-prevention" (i.e. DRM) gets worse, too.
Let's hope that at least the meta-moderators do their job with regard to the parent post. :-/
This is the kind of thing that Frank Zappa warned us was going to happen.
I was thinking the same thing. In "tiny paragraphs so they won't conflict with the Constitution", and such. Uh oh, I could get jailed for posting that, couldn't I?
We've got a problem: Some folks want to legalize gambling everywhere because it generates tax revenue. Other folks have are morally against gambling, as it bleeds dry the compulsive gamblers, and invites organized crime. Now we're hearing about overseas, Internet-based gambling.
I have the solution: Give those who beat the system a slap on the wrist (assuming they don't actually steal from accounts, but figure out how to beat the odds), and let them keep their winnings. Eventually it won't be profitable to be in the casino business.
Problem solved.
Yeah, I remember DirectX. It rendered at about 30-60% slower than OpenGL, and didn't support all of the same effects.
As the kids say in online games: DirectX - Die pls.
I'm really starting to wonder just exactly how long the RIAA intends to keep on their rampage of lawsuits against their own would-be customers.
The answer to this one is simple. They will continue to do so as long as 1) people continue to redistribute without permission mass amounts of copyrighted material, 2) as long as regular consumers continue to buy products that provide the RIAA's legal offense fund coffers. At this point, I think we can all stop complaining about this. There isn't going to be a federal law that outlaws the music industries, or forces them to work for free. There aren't going to be any major overhauls to copyright law (copyright extension isn't a major overhaul). So, just drop it.
When the price of music reaches the cost which a consumer is not willing to play, the problem will take care of itself. Obviously consumers are either unaware of what's going on, don't care what's going on, and think that the price is fair. We can bitch and moan all we want, this issue has had sufficient time to mature, and sufficient news coverage to raise awareness. Obviously it was not important enough for the consumer to remember.
If it still bothers you and you want to do something about it, then stop buying CDs/tapes/whatever, and don't use illegal copies either. If you're still downloading copies, then that tells us you actually want the product. At that point we'll know that you don't oppose the current state of copyright on principle, but are actually just looking for a handout.
Nice to see that people are still using it. But, like Applescript, it is most useful when lots of applications support it. Because it doesn't really have that support anymore, it is pretty much useless on the "Big Three": Windows, MacOS 10, Linux x86.
If you're looking for a simple scripting language, look at Tcl. The newest Activestate 8.4.6 release has a bunch of great stuff in it, but still support all the classic functions.
Um, who would approve that buyout? The only competing product against IE with any recognition is Netscape. And AOL owns that. AOL is also a top-tier nationwide ISP, and so is MSN. Perhaps the browsers wars are over (unless you want a secure browsing experience sans spyware), but letting a deal like this go through is definitely bad.
American companys are legendary for exporting crap. They don't even begin to understand local sensibilitys and insult or piss off everyone.
It's not intentional. Americans use plenty of foreign products with poorly translated English in product literature. Usually we don't go and Slashdot and accuse the authors of being ignorant of our culture. We just laugh it off.
I suppose that if you don't like American products, you can start your own company and do it right. Please, I encourage you! It's bad enough that Microsoft steers the direction of desktop computing here in the US. I'd hate to think how shitty the market would be if they also controlled the manufacturers overseas.
There is nothing monopolistic about making your product available to as many people/organizations/governments that you can.
Sure there is, especially if you control all the main distribution channels (i.e. OEMs).
I agree with the author. I would protest loudly about that policy. I pay for my own wireless phone at work. I've been considering dropping the service to save a few bucks, but I think my co-workers would lynch me as a result. It is just too useful a tool for a system administrator who needs to move between four buildings.
Since I'm also technically the boss of my IT department, I do have some rules in place. Namely, a "minimal intrusion" policy. That includes turning off audible ringers in areas where the noise would interrupt regular activities, (as well as doing certain types of work off-hours).
E-mail is not nearly as efficient or convenient (I can't sit down at any PC and read confidential material in front of someone else). Voice mail is just plain annoying (I have three voicemail boxes, but I only use the one tied to my wireless service, because I don't have to go to a certain location to check it). I also have three regular inter-office mailboxes. Beepers are like the idiot lights of the communication industry: "Something's wrong? What?! Ohmygod, where's the nearest landline!?"
How safe is the handling of that fuel?
Hey that's a great question. And how does linking to an offsite image constitute a copyright violation? It's not actually being "reproduced" without permission.
No, battery life is the problem too. These laptop batteries lose much of their capacity within a year if used on a daily basis. They're outrageously expensive. When are fuel cells coming?
A lot of laws passed are pretty obviously penned by lobbyists. I wouldn't be surprised if the people voting on it even read the thing all the way through. You'd think that laws would be influenced by two main groups: Regular citzens, and law enforcement. But really, you don't have to be a Supreme Court Justice to figure this one out. As if the people of California are picketting in the streets asking for an end to P2P programs.
At least the blood isn't on my hands. I don't download copyrighted songs off of p2p networks, and I don't buy any music on any media that is produced and distributed through channels associated with the RIAA.
Hmmm, these kind of sites are becoming a nuisance.
Sorry, that website uses broken embed tags and Windows-specific registry CLSIDs to point to quicktime player. I don't have a "registry" or a "quick time" player. For those of us who choose our own browser helper applications (instead of it being decided by a "registry") here is the relevant link.
For those of you with a "registry" that decides which applications will open what, and when, you might want to go here.
The most distressing thing I see from this trailer is the fact that they have in one of their text snippets "Rules are made to be broken" or some equally stupid garbage.
Wow, I certainly hope not. Wouldn't that pretty much destory any chance of an interesting story? The whole premise of Asimov's mystery-genre robot stories is that the machines don't break these fundamental laws. The enjoyment of a mystery-suspense plot is that when the author reveals what exactly happened, the reader is surprised by what is hopefully a clever resolution to the mystery. So if this how they're going to advertise it, what is the point of the movie? How could it possibly have a plot? Why not just cut out all the actors, and release a movie called "2 Hours of CGI Robots Beating the Crap Out of People."
Actually, after viewing the trailer, it occurs to me that the CGI robots are styled after the iMac. Maybe the title was "iRobot", and someone in post-production made a goof with the titles?
This is actually I, Robot. I just watched the trailer. I don't recognize anything from the book. Well, other than that it's apparently about robots.
I think I'll pass on this one.
no plasma tv's. no rackmount servers.
In a travel bag?
easing censorship of "bad" websites, easier disabling of internet access to undesirables.
Yes, with the use of the "evil" and "immoral" bits. How exactly would this be accomplished?