As a specialist in computer security, one of the first things we learn is that "security by obscurity" is the worst possible way of achieving security. There never has been such a thing as true privacy and there never will be. Everything leaves a trace one way or another, that's physics.
What paranoiacs don't understand is that nobody cares. ( or perhaps that's what they fear most )
A perfect example is an older friend of mine, who soon after discovering email, came to constantly with his/her troubling discovery that "someone has been breaking into my email and reading my messages". Not only was the notion absurd, but the only thing I could think was "there's no way anybody is doing that, because nobody cares enough to go through the trouble" and with that, it was done.
I know, we all have a lot to hide, often not because it's illegal, but mostly because of embarrassment, or the notion that we can continue letting people think what we want them to think. Well it's rubbish. If we could have been raised in a society where honesty was the norm and people didn't take pride too far, maybe we'd live in a better world. Of course now the big problem isn't privacy, or security, it's "greater than though" mentality that has brought countless useless rules and regulations that prevent us from being and acting as we truly are, imperfect humans.
It takes time for ideas to catch on and really come into their own. All the various precursors to the internet were necessary steps in the process of delivering what we have today. I suppose it all started with television in a way. Call it what you will, but isn't that pretty much what we're all sitting in front of right now?
Would that law really be wrong though? What makes Joe so special that he should have more than everyone else? The fact that he had more money? I thought that was exactly the sort of problem we were trying to solve these days...
What I find disturbing is how much money and effort is put into this 'race' to the top. If half that money or energy was put into actually making things better, the country would be in much better order. What ever happened to people doing good things without doing so in the only way that ensures THEY get credit. What we need are more "do-gooders" and less "talkers-about-doing-good".
The dark side of Touch Racing Nitro. This is the second article on slashdot in two days with a greatly overgeneralized title. Just because one developer is an a$$hole, doesn't mean the whole industry has this evil dark side we need to fear.
where patents and copyrights are laughable exercises in greed and have no place in civilized society. They exist to make sure people have incentives to be creative and that people don't get rich off of other people's ideas. Are either of those goals really met in our current landscape? I think not.
But then I guess I'm going against the status-quo just by 'thinking' to begin with.
If the work you want to do at home is based heavily on what you do at work, I can see your employer having a problem with it. If it's totally independant, get a lawyer, cover your ass and do what you will. I'm sure that it is illegal to retain ownership of something you invent while not being paid, but that implies that you aren't directly benefitting from your paid time to invent something when you aren't on the clock.
For example, if you learn to build a Web 2.0 style website at work, and build a monetized web 2.0 website while at home, there's a problem there. But if you're an accountant and you build a website in your spare time, I would find it hard to believe that your company could claim any sort of ownership.
I hope that all forms of greed and unjust enrichment are shot down like this. Listen Artists, if you aren't making enough money, it's not because people are stealing from you, it's because you suck. (either at marketing your production or your productions themselves)
I believe that people do pay for materials they believe justify it, and if it's not up to the customer what things should cost, then our whole economic system is based on BS.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKxDJpqK468
thanks for the heads up!
As a specialist in computer security, one of the first things we learn is that "security by obscurity" is the worst possible way of achieving security. There never has been such a thing as true privacy and there never will be. Everything leaves a trace one way or another, that's physics. What paranoiacs don't understand is that nobody cares. ( or perhaps that's what they fear most ) A perfect example is an older friend of mine, who soon after discovering email, came to constantly with his/her troubling discovery that "someone has been breaking into my email and reading my messages". Not only was the notion absurd, but the only thing I could think was "there's no way anybody is doing that, because nobody cares enough to go through the trouble" and with that, it was done. I know, we all have a lot to hide, often not because it's illegal, but mostly because of embarrassment, or the notion that we can continue letting people think what we want them to think. Well it's rubbish. If we could have been raised in a society where honesty was the norm and people didn't take pride too far, maybe we'd live in a better world. Of course now the big problem isn't privacy, or security, it's "greater than though" mentality that has brought countless useless rules and regulations that prevent us from being and acting as we truly are, imperfect humans.
Sounds like not enough for me to care.
Define "bigger".
Couldn't we first ensure that we don't destroy this planet and perhaps feed every one on it first?
It takes time for ideas to catch on and really come into their own. All the various precursors to the internet were necessary steps in the process of delivering what we have today. I suppose it all started with television in a way. Call it what you will, but isn't that pretty much what we're all sitting in front of right now?
Would that law really be wrong though? What makes Joe so special that he should have more than everyone else? The fact that he had more money? I thought that was exactly the sort of problem we were trying to solve these days...
Which is horrible if this thing is advertising itself as being 'like' Siri.
What I find disturbing is how much money and effort is put into this 'race' to the top. If half that money or energy was put into actually making things better, the country would be in much better order. What ever happened to people doing good things without doing so in the only way that ensures THEY get credit. What we need are more "do-gooders" and less "talkers-about-doing-good".
Yeah, like, another country.
Wasn't the Zune brown?! What can brown do for anybody? It's the color of... mud.
The dark side of Touch Racing Nitro. This is the second article on slashdot in two days with a greatly overgeneralized title. Just because one developer is an a$$hole, doesn't mean the whole industry has this evil dark side we need to fear.
flash used to steal data. Nothing [new] to see here, move along.
Actually, myth busters did the raft from plane thing, if I remember correctly it actually sorta worked...
and not a single feature described. *sigh*
It's not hard to believe that something suddenly appeared from a great void. After all, those words magically came from your brain!
and fighting this fact is really stupid. Eventually everyone will know everything they want to know, no one can stop this.
at least you have the meaning of "pointless noise making" down pat.
Since when does anyone pay for music?
where patents and copyrights are laughable exercises in greed and have no place in civilized society. They exist to make sure people have incentives to be creative and that people don't get rich off of other people's ideas. Are either of those goals really met in our current landscape? I think not. But then I guess I'm going against the status-quo just by 'thinking' to begin with.
when a company can sue a farmer for growing crops. I don't care how, where, when and why.
If you're not with us, you're against us.
If the work you want to do at home is based heavily on what you do at work, I can see your employer having a problem with it. If it's totally independant, get a lawyer, cover your ass and do what you will. I'm sure that it is illegal to retain ownership of something you invent while not being paid, but that implies that you aren't directly benefitting from your paid time to invent something when you aren't on the clock. For example, if you learn to build a Web 2.0 style website at work, and build a monetized web 2.0 website while at home, there's a problem there. But if you're an accountant and you build a website in your spare time, I would find it hard to believe that your company could claim any sort of ownership.
I hope that all forms of greed and unjust enrichment are shot down like this. Listen Artists, if you aren't making enough money, it's not because people are stealing from you, it's because you suck. (either at marketing your production or your productions themselves) I believe that people do pay for materials they believe justify it, and if it's not up to the customer what things should cost, then our whole economic system is based on BS.