Just like in everything else, there are good and bad security guards. You seem like an intelligent person who is dedicated to doing your job. However, I *several* aquaintances who became security guards specifically so that they could have a legal reason to fight people. They joke about intimidating people who look suspicious and tell stories of using more force than necessary just for fun. One story that comes to mind is a "friend" who was chasing a guy who stole some groceries. The guy was running and slowed down slightly to go down some stairs. Instead of taking the opportunity to grab him, he slammed into the back of the guy, knocking him down the stairs. He told his manager that he couldn't stop fast enough to avoid running into the guy, although he told me that he just wanted to bust the guy up.
From what I have seen, generally the security guards who are hired to guard companies are peaceful, qualified individuals. However, the security guards hired to guard retail stores, concerts, and other places where they deal with the general public, are usually poorly trained and either a) looking for a job and don't care what it is, or b) applied because they want a reason to get physical with someone.
Look how crappy Linksys has gotten since Cisco bought them. It's common knowledge among all of my techie friends that Linksys routers aren't what they used to be.
I used to have a work badge that used RFID. When I wanted to get in the doors, I would just turn around and swipe my ass near the scanner instead of taking the card out and swiping it. The card only had a range of a few feet, so I didn't consider it a privacy concern. In fact, I was more than happy to be conveniently broadcasting a radio frequency from my wallet.
Why would a politically unstable country have a seed bank? I can't imagine caring much about how oak trees fare if my government was on the brink of collapse...
//I'm also kind of curious what countries they consider to be "politically unstable."
AFAIK, DJs already need a license to publicly play CDs. I don't see why it should be any different for MP3s.
When I initially read the headline, I was thinking that this fee, to play digital music off a laptop, is charged on top of the normal licensing fees, which would cover the public playing of music in general. After reading the article, it doesn't seem like that's the case. Since all they seem to be doing is applying an existing fee to a new medium, I don't see the problem with it.
I agree that what he did amounts to a DDoS attack. That's what it was, but on a small scale. But I feel like, the punishment should fit the crime.
When someone steals $50000, they get charged with a felony and go to jail.
When someone steals $10, the get charged with a misdemeanor and get community service.
When someone steals $10 at high school, they get suspended.
When someone speeds 50mph over the speed limit, they get their license suspended.
When someone speeds 15mph over the speed limit, they get a $100 ticket.
When someone speeds in the high school parking lot, they get detention.
Now lets try this...
When someone mounts a large-scale DDoS against a major portal, they get arrested and charged with a felony
When someone mounts a tiny DDoS against their high school, they get... arrested and charged with a felony?
//You get my point. He deserved a week suspension. Why can't schools handle things in-house anymore?
Are extreme magnetic fields fatal? I remember watching a show on magnetic fields on TV one time, and some European scientists were levitating a living frog in a machine that could produce enormous magnetic fields. I can't remember anything other than that, but it was pretty cool. And the frog didn't die.
That is true. An obvious example would be that kittens must be taught how to hunt by their mother. Otherwise, they won't know how to catch mice and birds.
More like the most politically-involved scientific achievement of the year. Maybe that's what the were aiming for, but it seems like they're trying to pass it off as if we just figured it out this year.
My job and my hobbies involve typing. There have been days where I spend 16 hours in front of a computer. Despite that, I have never had any symptoms of CTS brought on by my many hours in front of a keyboard. However, I do think that CTS is brought on by repetitive motion. When I was a kid, I spent countless hours playing the original Nintendo. I do remember, at one point, I started getting symptoms of CTS that were aggrivated by playing games. The longer I played, the worse the pain got. Sometimes it would last for several days. In the end, I had to give my wrists time to heal by playing old RPGs, which don't require as much intense use of the gamepad, for a few months. Because of this experience, I do believe that CTS can be brought on by some forms of repetitive motion. Even though I haven't had any problems with a keyboard personally, I certainly think its possible for keyboard use to bring on CTS in some people.
Nearly every (human) male hero is portrayed as a tall, muscular Greek-god-like figure. There are a few exceptions, like the goofy short and/or fat guy, but, in general, male characters, like female characters, have the "perfect" form.
This is becoming more of a problem for me too... I'm an amateur photographer. I have enjoyed photography for about 10 years, but over the last 3 years or so, businesses have become much more paranoid about cameras. Concert venues have cracked down, and many stores will kick you out for walking around with a camera, let alone taking pictures. Personally, I have always thought that (for the most part) you should be able to photograph anything that you are allowed to freely look at, but because of abuses, that isn't usually the case. It's sad really.
While fighting the good fight is important, winning the good fight is more important in cases like this. Unlike the author, I don't consider the EFF to be unreliable, and the author doesn't present enough evidence to convince me. Even though this article may be the author's legitimate opinion, I still can't take him completely seriously as I'm still confused about what "pale vegetarians" have to do with this whole issue.
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Just like in everything else, there are good and bad security guards. You seem like an intelligent person who is dedicated to doing your job. However, I *several* aquaintances who became security guards specifically so that they could have a legal reason to fight people. They joke about intimidating people who look suspicious and tell stories of using more force than necessary just for fun. One story that comes to mind is a "friend" who was chasing a guy who stole some groceries. The guy was running and slowed down slightly to go down some stairs. Instead of taking the opportunity to grab him, he slammed into the back of the guy, knocking him down the stairs. He told his manager that he couldn't stop fast enough to avoid running into the guy, although he told me that he just wanted to bust the guy up.
From what I have seen, generally the security guards who are hired to guard companies are peaceful, qualified individuals. However, the security guards hired to guard retail stores, concerts, and other places where they deal with the general public, are usually poorly trained and either a) looking for a job and don't care what it is, or b) applied because they want a reason to get physical with someone.
Look how crappy Linksys has gotten since Cisco bought them. It's common knowledge among all of my techie friends that Linksys routers aren't what they used to be.
I used to have a work badge that used RFID. When I wanted to get in the doors, I would just turn around and swipe my ass near the scanner instead of taking the card out and swiping it. The card only had a range of a few feet, so I didn't consider it a privacy concern. In fact, I was more than happy to be conveniently broadcasting a radio frequency from my wallet.
With reasoning like that, I could go to the bar and drink 20 beers and then charge my friends royalties when they tell each other about it.
Seriously, though, do I even need to explain why this is ridiculous? How can publicly broadcasted factual information be property?
Why would a politically unstable country have a seed bank? I can't imagine caring much about how oak trees fare if my government was on the brink of collapse...
//I'm also kind of curious what countries they consider to be "politically unstable."
AFAIK, DJs already need a license to publicly play CDs. I don't see why it should be any different for MP3s.
When I initially read the headline, I was thinking that this fee, to play digital music off a laptop, is charged on top of the normal licensing fees, which would cover the public playing of music in general. After reading the article, it doesn't seem like that's the case. Since all they seem to be doing is applying an existing fee to a new medium, I don't see the problem with it.
I woudln't call it malware. It's not specifically meant to hurt you.
Now adware, spyware, and bloatware... that's a different story.
Ya, I agree with you. The "paper encyclopedia" comment was just the first thing that popped into my head.
Use a paper encyclopedia.
//Sorry, the quote made me laugh.
Have you ever read that the maximum life of a hard drive is 5 years or the maximum life of a processor is 10 years?
I might be temped to believe it if I haven't seen 20 year old computers running fine.
I agree that what he did amounts to a DDoS attack. That's what it was, but on a small scale. But I feel like, the punishment should fit the crime.
//You get my point. He deserved a week suspension. Why can't schools handle things in-house anymore?
When someone steals $50000, they get charged with a felony and go to jail.
When someone steals $10, the get charged with a misdemeanor and get community service.
When someone steals $10 at high school, they get suspended.
When someone speeds 50mph over the speed limit, they get their license suspended.
When someone speeds 15mph over the speed limit, they get a $100 ticket.
When someone speeds in the high school parking lot, they get detention.
Now lets try this...
When someone mounts a large-scale DDoS against a major portal, they get arrested and charged with a felony
When someone mounts a tiny DDoS against their high school, they get... arrested and charged with a felony?
Are extreme magnetic fields fatal? I remember watching a show on magnetic fields on TV one time, and some European scientists were levitating a living frog in a machine that could produce enormous magnetic fields. I can't remember anything other than that, but it was pretty cool. And the frog didn't die.
That depends on what question you're asking. ;)
That is true. An obvious example would be that kittens must be taught how to hunt by their mother. Otherwise, they won't know how to catch mice and birds.
More like the most politically-involved scientific achievement of the year. Maybe that's what the were aiming for, but it seems like they're trying to pass it off as if we just figured it out this year.
Haha... You were aiming for a +1 Funny mod, right? ;)
//all we can do is wish
What will happen if they drill all the way to the mantle? Will the magma harden and plug the hole, or will it turn into a volcano?
My job and my hobbies involve typing. There have been days where I spend 16 hours in front of a computer. Despite that, I have never had any symptoms of CTS brought on by my many hours in front of a keyboard. However, I do think that CTS is brought on by repetitive motion. When I was a kid, I spent countless hours playing the original Nintendo. I do remember, at one point, I started getting symptoms of CTS that were aggrivated by playing games. The longer I played, the worse the pain got. Sometimes it would last for several days. In the end, I had to give my wrists time to heal by playing old RPGs, which don't require as much intense use of the gamepad, for a few months. Because of this experience, I do believe that CTS can be brought on by some forms of repetitive motion. Even though I haven't had any problems with a keyboard personally, I certainly think its possible for keyboard use to bring on CTS in some people.
The program Eraser will do that for you.
I have a better idea.
Disney's version: A customer enters a restaurant and buys a meal, receiving the portable media player...
My version: A customer enters a restaurant and buys a meal, receiving good food.
Isn't that better?
Nearly every (human) male hero is portrayed as a tall, muscular Greek-god-like figure. There are a few exceptions, like the goofy short and/or fat guy, but, in general, male characters, like female characters, have the "perfect" form.
Ultra-intelligent spam filters. //yay!
This is becoming more of a problem for me too... I'm an amateur photographer. I have enjoyed photography for about 10 years, but over the last 3 years or so, businesses have become much more paranoid about cameras. Concert venues have cracked down, and many stores will kick you out for walking around with a camera, let alone taking pictures. Personally, I have always thought that (for the most part) you should be able to photograph anything that you are allowed to freely look at, but because of abuses, that isn't usually the case. It's sad really.
While fighting the good fight is important, winning the good fight is more important in cases like this. Unlike the author, I don't consider the EFF to be unreliable, and the author doesn't present enough evidence to convince me. Even though this article may be the author's legitimate opinion, I still can't take him completely seriously as I'm still confused about what "pale vegetarians" have to do with this whole issue.