Piracy arose as a response by local fishermen from littoral towns such as Eyl, Kismayo and Harardhere to illegal fishing by foreign trawlers.[97][98][99] An upsurge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean has also been attributed to the effects of the December 26, 2004 tsunami that devastated local fishing fleets and washed ashore containers filled with toxic waste that had been dumped by European fishing vessels.[99][100]--Somalia
"What you mean by seizing the whole earth; but because I do it with a petty ship, I am called a robber, while you, who do it with a great fleet, are called emperor."--You are being lied to about pirates
Because in 2012 the mayan calander ends and well all be dead anyway so who cares...
....for anyone interested: the Mayan calendar is cyclic, like every other one in existance.
The survival of the human race is dependent upon the human race, not the activity of celestial bodies--until the Sun goes to red giant around 5 billion years hence.
That does not, however, mean that we can or should ignore the effects of the activity of celestial bodies upon the Earth.
Communism Is Evil -- Lose The Fucking Red Star (Score:-1, Flamebait) by thinker on Monday April 10, @09:54AM EST (#71) (User Info)
I realize, having used the latest releases of Mozilla, that coherency, presentation, and user interface are given little thought in the project, but, regardless of the intention of the icon's designer, or the fact that it is not quite red, or that it contains a bust of a Tyrannosaurus rex, the red star is associated with communist regimes the world over.
Have an icon design contest, or something.
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Re: Katz--How many typing monkeys, and how many...
on
Middle Media
·
· Score: 1
...minutes?
All hypotheses welcome.
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LOL! A Posters' Liberation Army has evolved...
on
Linux 2.3.48 Released
·
· Score: 0
...since last I frequented this site.
> You CAN do something about it.
No, I cannot.
Neither can you.
Neither can a Posters' Liberation Army.
You see, the solution to Slashdot's moderation and troll problems is both, at once, simple and impossible: prevent illiterate, ignorant trolls from posting articles -- i.e. CmdrTaco, Jon Katz, Hemos, etc.
They set the tone.
That tone, in addition to being ignorant and illiterate, is adolescent. It therefore attracts and encourages the same.
The ridiculously baroque moderation system in place here is absurd. It is only necessary because the posters most in need of moderation are the ones posting articles. --------------------------------------- --- "The Internet interprets censorship as damage, and routes around it."
Do you mean to tell me there actually was a topic in the little brain-fart CmdrTaco felt so compelled to share? ------------------------------------------ "The Internet interprets censorship as damage, and routes around it."
``The Government will introduce stronger measures to protect Australian citizens, especially children, against illegal or highly offensive material on the internet, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, announced today.''
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts?
Minister...minister......ministry...
Let me see...I seem to recall reading something about a ministry somewhere...
Oh, yes!
``1984'', by George Orwell. The ``Ministry of Truth''!
Listen, you beady-eyed little bureaucrats, look at my sig and realize the truth of it. You cannot ``censor the Internet''. You can only restrict people's access to it; restrict the free flow of information. Which makes you no better than the dictator your planes are bombing now, or the people who ordered the tanks into Beijing.
No better.
What is this about? Porn?
Young people are more harmed by guilt that is instilled by a repressive Ministry of Information, than they are by viewing non violent sexual or erotic imagery.
The only persons who have any business protecting children from certain material are the children's parents.
Period.
If your society has declined to the point where the government believes it has any role in how children are raised; keep your guns close, because the time when you must stand with your fellow freedom loving citizens against it is near. --------------------------------- "The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
printf("It's the free software, Stupid. \n"); return 0;
}
Would have posted a diff, but it looked real nasty, as we have no access to the PRE element. --------------------------------- "The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
IBM mainframes. Smurfs, Ewoks, and other forms of offensive cuteness. Bureaucracies. Stupid people. Easy listening music. Television (except for cartoons, movies, and "Star Trek" classic). Business suits. Dishonesty. Incompetence. Boredom. COBOL. BASIC. Character-based menu interfaces.
Exercise: Construct a sentence using at least three of the things hackers detest and avoid.
Example:
Due to the OSI's
dishonesty and incompetence, stupid people in business suits have taken to associating themselves, their businesses, or their political campaigns with ``open source'', in speeches or writings dripping with offensive cuteness; additionally, they (the OSI) seem to believe an organization, acting in no doubt with the efficiency and effect of most bureaucracies, rubber stamping licenses proffered by corporate lawyers*, is the best way to ensure the widespread use and general quality of free software.
*See Aesop's Fables; specifically, those relating to the Fox.
/*remember.c
The quote contained herein is derived from the campaign slogan of the 1992 Democratic party candidates for the presidency of the United States; William Clinton and Albert Gore. It is believed to be in the public domain, and thus derived works do not present any legal problems. If that is not the case, fuck you.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
/* Compile with '-o remember'. Run at least once a day for best results. */
main(){
printf("It's the free software, Stupid. \n");
} --------------------------------- "The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
If that does not work, go to http://www.newsday.com/comics/comics.htm. ------- -------------------------- "The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
No, Macintosh users(I think what he really means here is The Mac Faithful) are like the girlfriend who's a victim of ``domestic violence''.
She's been with him for so long because he tells her ``without me, you'd be nothing''(a `PeeCee' user) and explains away the bruises to her friends and family(David K. Every).
She needs him to justify her self worth. She goes out of her way to please him(goes to CompUSA and tidies up the iMacs when no one is looking), all the while hoping that someday, somehow he'll notice the devoted look in her eyes...oh, yes...if he would only look at her...
But he never does.
Microsoft tells its users to bend over too; the difference is they usually do not end up saying ``More...please,sir..I want more.''
*sigh*
The poor fools who write articles like this DO NOT GET IT. It is not about marketshare, or desktop applications, ``enterprise support'', etcetera. When software is not libre, everybody loses. --------------------------------- "The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
``There are many definitions of open source...,'' Muth said.
That statement is completely true. ``Open Source'' is a pending trademark; `open source' is not. Neither will ever be certified as a trademark. If they are, it will be yet more proof of the USPTO's incompetent boobery.
Whatever ``Open Source'' may have meant, it ceased to mean anything the day Eric Raymond appeared on the same stage as Steve Jobs. --------------------------------- "The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
Slashdot Mirror
Not just any hedge funder: Overthrow Inc.: Peter Ackerman's Quest to Do What the CIA Used to Do, and Make It Seem Progressive
This is just another PSYOP.
--
Ron Paul for U.S. President in 2012
Hospital Turns Away Ambulances
Computers Go Down
Go Boom
Just a gal or guy who loves to hack.
The true spirit of *NIX.
The survival of the human race is dependent upon the human race, not the activity of celestial bodies--until the Sun goes to red giant around 5 billion years hence.
That does not, however, mean that we can or should ignore the effects of the activity of celestial bodies upon the Earth.
Astrology works.
You are as shameless as a panhandler--and
are despised for the same reasons as one
despises a panhandler.
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"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
*sigh*
May as well repost it here:
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"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
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"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
All hypotheses welcome.
------------------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
> You CAN do something about it.
No, I cannot.
Neither can you.
Neither can a Posters' Liberation Army.
You see, the solution to Slashdot's moderation and troll problems is both, at once, simple and impossible: prevent illiterate, ignorant trolls from posting articles -- i.e. CmdrTaco, Jon Katz, Hemos, etc.
They set the tone.
That tone, in addition to being ignorant and illiterate, is adolescent. It therefore attracts and encourages the same.
The ridiculously baroque moderation system in place here is absurd. It is only necessary because the posters most in need of moderation are the ones posting articles.- ---
--------------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
> If you do not like Slashdot don't visit
> Slashdot...
Possibly.
Or, possibly, if CmdrTaco ignores the legitimate complaints of his readers -- he will lose them.
> Clue... CmdrTaco wasn't making a Bevis and
> Butthead comment and short attention span
> brainfart posts like that ARE off topic..
Agreed.
So why did CmdrTaco post it, then?
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"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
CmdrTaco himself brought it up.
Do you mean to tell me there actually was a topic in the
little brain-fart CmdrTaco felt so compelled to share?
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"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
He said "woody."
Heh heh, heh heh, uh heh heh, heh heh
------------------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship
as damage, and routes around it."
("Check it once, post it twice.
Question the source?
That wouldn't be nice.")
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
What was the example?
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
Yes, Ted Bundy, one of our more prominent sociologists.
Bzzzt!
Try again!
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts?
Minister...minister......ministry...
Let me see...I seem to recall reading something about a ministry somewhere...
Oh, yes!
``1984'', by George Orwell. The ``Ministry of Truth''!
Listen, you beady-eyed little bureaucrats, look at my sig and realize the truth of it. You cannot ``censor the Internet''. You can only restrict people's access to it; restrict the free flow of information. Which makes you no better than the dictator your planes are bombing now, or the people who ordered the tanks into Beijing.
No better.
What is this about? Porn?
Young people are more harmed by guilt that is instilled by a repressive Ministry of Information, than they are by viewing non violent sexual or erotic imagery.
The only persons who have any business protecting children from certain material are the children's parents.
Period.
If your society has declined to the point where the government believes it has any role in how children are raised; keep your guns close, because the time when you must stand with your fellow freedom loving citizens against it is near.
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
GNUstep
Available via http, ftp, and cvs without any
annoying licences to agree to, or registration to
sign.
Most importantly, it compiles, and most of the
test applications run successfully.
They could use some help, if you are willing
and able.
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
#include "/usr/include/stdio.h"
int main()
}{
Would have posted a diff, but it looked real nasty, as we have no access to the PRE element.
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
Exercise: Construct a sentence using at least three of the things hackers detest and avoid.
Example:
*See Aesop's Fables; specifically, those relating to the Fox.
The quote contained herein is derived from the campaign slogan of the 1992 Democratic party candidates for the presidency of the United States; William Clinton and Albert Gore. It is believed to be in the public domain, and thus derived works do not present any legal problems. If that is not the case, fuck you.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
/* Compile with '-o remember'. Run at least once a day for best results.
*/
main(){
}
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
Damn you, uclick.com!
If that does not work, go to http://www.newsday.com/comics/comics.htm.- --------------------------
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"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
Doonesbury 19990409
The URL will probably change tomorrow.
Trudeau is a commie ass wipe.
I always preferred Bloom County.
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
No, Macintosh users(I think what he really
means here is The Mac Faithful) are like the
girlfriend who's a victim of ``domestic
violence''.
She's been with him for so long because he
tells her ``without me, you'd be nothing''(a
`PeeCee' user) and explains away the bruises to
her friends and family(David K. Every).
She needs him to justify her self worth.
She goes out of her way to please him(goes to
CompUSA and tidies up the iMacs when no one is
looking), all the while hoping that someday,
somehow he'll notice the devoted look in her
eyes...oh, yes...if he would only look at her...
But he never does.
Microsoft tells its users to bend over too; the
difference is they usually do not end up saying
``More...please,sir..I want more.''
*sigh*
The poor fools who write articles like this DO
NOT GET IT. It is not about marketshare, or
desktop applications, ``enterprise support'',
etcetera. When software is not libre, everybody
loses.
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
As a mascot, that is.
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,
That statement is completely true. ``Open
Source'' is a pending trademark; `open source' is
not. Neither will ever be certified as a
trademark. If they are, it will be yet more proof
of the USPTO's incompetent boobery.
Whatever ``Open Source'' may have meant, it
ceased to mean anything the day Eric Raymond
appeared on the same stage as Steve Jobs.
---------------------------------
"The Internet interprets censorship as damage,