Is it me or do the police tend to have far less hindsight than everyone else? I mean, call me paranoidette or whatever, but I can already see the following problems:
- If these devices get put in use, sooner or later "everyone" will have one. Or at least relatively easy access to one. Just like police radios. Just like those dingies to control traffic lights. Let the fun begin!
- When "everyone" has this device, thieves could easily use them to stop a cool car and take it.
- The potential for abuse by police officers is high. It's already bad enough that some police officers go around hassling and abusing people just because they don't like their face. Bad cops can stop cars/drivers they suddenly, arbitrarily decided to hate. Another real but underreported problem is police officers stopping women just to rape them; this device would make it a lot easier for them to do it. At the same time, anyone else (people who buy these devices on eBay) could do the same thing.
- Because of the potential for abuse, car owners will carry weapons (guns, pepperspray, whatever) "just in case." You can never be too careful or trusting. Take the rape example above. Before, it would be enough to kick the bastard in the nuts and drive away. Now you have to do him some more serious damage. Things could get messy.
- And just how will police officers avoid ever stopping the wrong car? And will citizens have the right to take action if they are wrongfully stopped?
I already make the Norwegian government send me things in non-M$ format; it usually ends up in.pdf-format. They are required by law to do this for me. Mowahaha.
You just tell them "well, I was going to vote for your candidate, but since you called to pestered me, I'll vote for the opponent instead." *click*
Political spam can be dealt with in a similar manner. "Promise" a vote and then on the day of the election write "Sucka. Did you really think I'd vote for a spammer?"
At the same time, sign these politicians up on mailing lists etc. that guarantee lots and lots of spam. And forward their addresses to those kind Nigerians who have more than enough money to help finance political campaigns.
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Iranians aren't Arabs. In fact, if anyone can be called "Aryan," it's the Iranians.
Within days, two FBI agents visited the Santa Fe library to pick up the scabs. They questioned a surprised Caro for half an hour, asking who had last used the book and whether she felt the borrower may have "planted" the scabs inside
Yep. With all that Arab oil money they are funded with, al Qaida has invented a time machine, gone back to 1888, and planted smallpox in a book they know some woman in the future will pick up and read.
In case you didn't know, a DVD and a car are two different things with (at least) two different uses with (at least) two different ways of dealing with damage. It is and ought to be legally possible to take security and other personal copies of a DVD. If you really want to be bothered with making a copy of your car, well, go for it.
In Norway, it is not illegal to make security copies of DVDs and CDs that you own. It was one of the points made in the DVD-Jon case.
If The Industry doesn't want me making security copies, then they shall provide them. If my CD or DVD got damaged, they should replace them for free. If I want a copy for the flat and one for the car and one for the gym, I should get these for free, as long as I paid for the first one. I really don't get why it would be such a big deal, except I'm not a greedy, unethical weasel. So I guess it's something I'll never understand.
Until The Industry gets rid of their "everyone has to buy several of the same thing if they're going to use them different places" mentality (among the many sick mindsets they need to get rid of), "stealing" will continue.
...boyfriend of tuxette's homemade limoncello. I'm surprised none of the recipients have shown up here to mention it. Maybe they've gone blind hahaha...
But seriously (hi honey, I know you're reading this!), it's actually good stuff:-)
And I'm not talking about that wimpy wannabe crud they sell in the supermarket. I'm talking about the kind with warning labels and legal disclaimers. I'm talking about the kind that can only be used one drop at a time. MMMMMMM!!!!! (thanks little brother of tuxette!)
I got a teeny tiny MP3 player from boyfriend of tuxette, one that is especially made for training/gym use. His motives are, of course, ulterior. He loves my muscles, and anything to get me to enjoy my workouts more which lead to bigger badder muscles...;-)
Being On Microsoft Schools Agreement means that any PC will thus cost money each year in the per-PC fees EVEN IF ITS USED WITH LINUX/*BSD. Don't matter - as long as its a Pentium class PC its fee liable.
Am I understanding this correctly? That you have to pay a fee for every Pentium class PC you have, even if it doesn't have Microsoft crap on it?!
If so, find the moron responsible for signing such a contract, and slap him/her silly.
For those of you not familiar with Bollywood flicks, you kind of have to watch them in a similar way you watch Hong Kong kung-fu flicks. You have similar cheeziness factors, recurring themes (boy meets/loses girl and singing and dancing in one, "you killed my father..." and fighting in the other), and so on. It's good fun actually...
Prosecutors from Norway's white-collar crime unit Oekokrim said they would "carefully evaluate" whether they'd appeal DVD-Jon's latest acquittal to the country's supreme court.
"We now want to take some time to think about this and study the grounds on which the verdict was based," Oekokrim prosecutor Inger Marie Sunde told news bureau NTB.
She believes Johansen would have been convicted if the court had believed he intended to use his decryption program for pirate copying.
GAAAAWWWWWD! Did she learn anything in law school, or did she get in (and her job) on the dumb bimbo quota? If you want to get someone convicted on something, if you want the court to believe your claims, PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE!
According to this article, she's going to think over whether or not she wants to appeal. Again, I have the feeling she will. After following both trials and her actions in general and from the information I have been given by former colleagues, this whole thing seems like one big personal agenda for her actually. However, for the sake of her name and career, she ought to learn when to stop...
I guess some people enjoy being humiliated over again, and over again, and...
The prosecution didn't come up with anything new in this appeal, at least not anything that could contribute significantly to the case. It was a "no-brainer" for the judge and jury.
A few points that are in an article in Norwegian and not the English article (translated directly, I'm not responsible for journalists' errors):
40-bit crypto is too weak (export maximum); you need a minimum of 64-bit; CSS is 16-bit
Johansen was not required to used "authorized" equipment to play the DVD.
You have the right to take a copy of the DVD for private use.
It is not illegal to break the copy-protection code.
Unfortunately, despite a second humiliation, I have a feeling they're going to appeal this to the Supreme Court. And waste more taxpayer's money.
I wonder if Inger Marie Sunde is going to take another "sabbatical" now, like last time hehe...
Microsoft asks Linux users, "How can we get your business?'
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They apparently don't plan to release the results of their surveys...
They just don't get it, do they?
Otherwise, I agree with some of the respondants on NewsForge - don't do the survey. It's just free marketing etc. info for Microsoft. They're not worth it.
The next generation (which is already here anyhow) will have GPS watches that can be tracked and they send out an alert if cut or taken off.
So kids are going to have to wear GPS watches in the same way criminals have to wear those radio ankle-bracelets? And the world would be a better, safer place? Keep dreaming.
When thinking of this on mdeical data and this on credit information (both which I believe have been on slashdot earlier), I wonder if part of the reason for outsourcing is to pulverize corporate responsibility in case something such as identity theft or the release of personal data to unauthorized parties takes place. The parent corporation can claim that the incident happened in India or Pakistan or wherever and that one would have to first go through Indian/Pakistani authorities. (This may be more of an American problem, as EU/EEA countries cannot send personal data to third countries that don't provide an adequate level of protection, see EU Data Protection Directive Article 25.)
In connection with the above, I wonder to what extent corporations deliberately release personal data to third parties via third countries, usually "partnership corporations," where this would be illegal in the home country.
And of course, the data subjects don't have a clue as to what is going on. Until they get screwed over in whatever way.
If any of you out there has any concrete information about this subject, please let me know (links, books, whatever).
Helpdesk analysts who could not be understood by a western ear,
The analysts would identify themselves as "Jim" and "Bob". Just this is insulting - as if we can't learn how to pronounce or recognize the name of someone from a different culture than ours? It's just a sign of not understanding the needs and/or culture of the clients.
Speaking of that, one of the more popular activities these days for people doing a gap year or just looking for adventure abroad, is not just teaching English abroad, but accent coaching in places like India and China. To get them to speak English like Americans or Brits.
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Of course I meant foresight. Excuse me while I scuffle to the corner and put on my dunce cap :-/
- If these devices get put in use, sooner or later "everyone" will have one. Or at least relatively easy access to one. Just like police radios. Just like those dingies to control traffic lights. Let the fun begin!
- When "everyone" has this device, thieves could easily use them to stop a cool car and take it.
- The potential for abuse by police officers is high. It's already bad enough that some police officers go around hassling and abusing people just because they don't like their face. Bad cops can stop cars/drivers they suddenly, arbitrarily decided to hate. Another real but underreported problem is police officers stopping women just to rape them; this device would make it a lot easier for them to do it. At the same time, anyone else (people who buy these devices on eBay) could do the same thing.
- Because of the potential for abuse, car owners will carry weapons (guns, pepperspray, whatever) "just in case." You can never be too careful or trusting. Take the rape example above. Before, it would be enough to kick the bastard in the nuts and drive away. Now you have to do him some more serious damage. Things could get messy.
- And just how will police officers avoid ever stopping the wrong car? And will citizens have the right to take action if they are wrongfully stopped?
I already make the Norwegian government send me things in non-M$ format; it usually ends up in .pdf-format. They are required by law to do this for me. Mowahaha.
Political spam can be dealt with in a similar manner. "Promise" a vote and then on the day of the election write "Sucka. Did you really think I'd vote for a spammer?"
At the same time, sign these politicians up on mailing lists etc. that guarantee lots and lots of spam. And forward their addresses to those kind Nigerians who have more than enough money to help finance political campaigns.
Yep. With all that Arab oil money they are funded with, al Qaida has invented a time machine, gone back to 1888, and planted smallpox in a book they know some woman in the future will pick up and read.
In case you didn't know, a DVD and a car are two different things with (at least) two different uses with (at least) two different ways of dealing with damage. It is and ought to be legally possible to take security and other personal copies of a DVD. If you really want to be bothered with making a copy of your car, well, go for it.
If The Industry doesn't want me making security copies, then they shall provide them. If my CD or DVD got damaged, they should replace them for free. If I want a copy for the flat and one for the car and one for the gym, I should get these for free, as long as I paid for the first one. I really don't get why it would be such a big deal, except I'm not a greedy, unethical weasel. So I guess it's something I'll never understand.
Until The Industry gets rid of their "everyone has to buy several of the same thing if they're going to use them different places" mentality (among the many sick mindsets they need to get rid of), "stealing" will continue.
You can also make lovely weapons out of tax-free booze bottles.
But seriously (hi honey, I know you're reading this!), it's actually good stuff :-)
I got a teeny tiny MP3 player from boyfriend of tuxette, one that is especially made for training/gym use. His motives are, of course, ulterior. He loves my muscles, and anything to get me to enjoy my workouts more which lead to bigger badder muscles...;-)
All in all, cool gifts this year!
The Martians destroyed the Beagle 2. They don't want us f-ing up Mars the way we've f-ed up Earth. Don't blame 'em really.
Am I understanding this correctly? That you have to pay a fee for every Pentium class PC you have, even if it doesn't have Microsoft crap on it?!
If so, find the moron responsible for signing such a contract, and slap him/her silly.
I'm a Yank but have been living in Europe for 10 of the last 11 years.
But I know why you thought I was from the UK ;-)
For those of you not familiar with Bollywood flicks, you kind of have to watch them in a similar way you watch Hong Kong kung-fu flicks. You have similar cheeziness factors, recurring themes (boy meets/loses girl and singing and dancing in one, "you killed my father..." and fighting in the other), and so on. It's good fun actually...
This is becoming very entertaining! And it's a lot better than the Christmas crud they're showing on TV now!
From the article:
Prosecutors from Norway's white-collar crime unit Oekokrim said they would "carefully evaluate" whether they'd appeal DVD-Jon's latest acquittal to the country's supreme court.
"We now want to take some time to think about this and study the grounds on which the verdict was based," Oekokrim prosecutor Inger Marie Sunde told news bureau NTB.
She believes Johansen would have been convicted if the court had believed he intended to use his decryption program for pirate copying.
GAAAAWWWWWD! Did she learn anything in law school, or did she get in (and her job) on the dumb bimbo quota? If you want to get someone convicted on something, if you want the court to believe your claims, PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE!
According to this article, she's going to think over whether or not she wants to appeal. Again, I have the feeling she will. After following both trials and her actions in general and from the information I have been given by former colleagues, this whole thing seems like one big personal agenda for her actually. However, for the sake of her name and career, she ought to learn when to stop...
I guess some people enjoy being humiliated over again, and over again, and...
A few points that are in an article in Norwegian and not the English article (translated directly, I'm not responsible for journalists' errors):
Unfortunately, despite a second humiliation, I have a feeling they're going to appeal this to the Supreme Court. And waste more taxpayer's money.
I wonder if Inger Marie Sunde is going to take another "sabbatical" now, like last time hehe...
(Just kidding...)
They apparently don't plan to release the results of their surveys...
They just don't get it, do they?
Otherwise, I agree with some of the respondants on NewsForge - don't do the survey. It's just free marketing etc. info for Microsoft. They're not worth it.
So kids are going to have to wear GPS watches in the same way criminals have to wear those radio ankle-bracelets? And the world would be a better, safer place? Keep dreaming.
In connection with the above, I wonder to what extent corporations deliberately release personal data to third parties via third countries, usually "partnership corporations," where this would be illegal in the home country.
And of course, the data subjects don't have a clue as to what is going on. Until they get screwed over in whatever way.
If any of you out there has any concrete information about this subject, please let me know (links, books, whatever).
The analysts would identify themselves as "Jim" and "Bob". Just this is insulting - as if we can't learn how to pronounce or recognize the name of someone from a different culture than ours? It's just a sign of not understanding the needs and/or culture of the clients.
Speaking of that, one of the more popular activities these days for people doing a gap year or just looking for adventure abroad, is not just teaching English abroad, but accent coaching in places like India and China. To get them to speak English like Americans or Brits.