Its not an election issue because few people realize how significant fair use is. Congress will pass the INDUCE act when it comes up. Our only hope is that they can't get through in by election time (doubtful) and then it will just die (very, very doubtful). The INDUCE Act is going to pass sadly enough because the issues involved are not of interest to most people except large corporations that have so much to gain from it.
For god sakes, what do you expect of them? They are not in this to make slashdotters safer, they know we can defend ourselves just fine. They have a firewall that, while not perfect, is easy enough for the average and new user to use and provides a decent amount of protection. No its not the second coming but I don't think they ever intended it to be. They did what needed to be done and I applaud them for their effort and end product.
MS bashing on here never bothered me until SP2 came out when A LOT of people mainly wrote it off as crap. They did a damn good job this time and a lot of you people should stop bitching about them.
That is ridiculous if you think that's a derogatory comment. With a non-slashdot audience that is somewhat technologically savvy but is more Newsweek than Wired, deleting Windows and installing Linux sounds incredibly hard. Hell I think installing Linux is a pain (and setting it up correctly) and I'm not exactly a newbie. The guy says you should install firefox. For god sakes, what more do you want?!
You must have the crappiest applications in the history of man. I don't know anybody who has regular blue screens. I only get them on RARE occasions from a bad device driver.
I don't know if these deals are such a bad idea. Yes I hate DRM, yes I hate the RIAA in general but I see this as a service for students along the lines of computer labs or exercise facilities. I do dislike that students are required to pay for something even if they don't use it but I pay almost $1000 for groups and services I could give a shit about (computer labs, MASSIVE exercise facilities that have every gizmo and game you can think of to get buff). I don't mind because I think that we need a diversity of groups and services so everyone can find something for them.
Let's be honest too, napster is about $100 for a year subscription I believe. When I spend $14K a year $100 is a drop in the bucket.
I am not saying that the cost is fair and that artists get their fair share or that I like the RIAA's tactics but I really don't see why some of you people are complaining so much. Fix the real problems (DRM, artists getting fucked over, gag orders and DCMA) and just ignore this one.
I have some minor experience with anti-BPL issues as my father is a ham and he hates it but he understands its potential as well. I think it has a great potential because it allows undeveloped places to get one line and reduce costs. Instead of 2 or 3 or 4 lines you get one that will probably be paid at government expense. It would provide power, Voice over IP and internet access and possibly something akin to a cable service. This has the potential to put information about the entire world at the hands of people who until now won't have even known where to start in many cases. I see this as an early attempt at this technology but we can't let it die now because the first attempt didn't work.
I think the first major use of MRAM would be in the hard disk cache. They're pretty small (2-8MB) so you wouldn't need much and they make a huge difference in your computer's speed BUT if the power goes out or your computer crashes completely you lose whatever's in it.(Not common but does happen and the situation can be severe). If it was non-volatile the computer just could finish the operation after it is restarted and the data wouldn't be corrupted or, at the very least, less likely to be corrupted.
I think that's ridiculous. This has the potential to fix security holes quickly, expand scientific work and in general make the entire project more manageable. If you can't get over a non-profit educational system having a small bit of control over your computer, you're just paranoid.
Kudos to whoever made this, I know you must have put your heart into this. I don't mean this comment as an insult to you or your idea. But really is there a need for this? I like the idea of simplifying the web for people but Passport exists (and failed) and I believe there's a competing group with Sun in it called the Liberty Alliance that has a non-centralized model which I think sounds much safer. A centralized database has too many problems related to it to be useful.
Usually if you click on the link a second time, you can get the window to pop up. If it still doesn't work, just exempt that url or site from the pop-up blocker.
I know what you're going through. Not particularly motivated to do "normal" things or school work yet you know that you're pretty smart (I don't say it, everyone I went to high school did) I've found politics to be my focus but that's just personal preference I think.
Just find something and ignore the bullshit that people tell you. Everyone has a gift and its clear that you realize you have one, which doesn't make you egotistical. Just find a way to make a difference and satisfaction will just come along with the ride.
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that's out of 21 people... not hard to make the values jump one way or the other due to the lack of sample size
I don't like the idea of Microsoft controlling gaming but maybe they're on to something. This could help small developers because they won't have to create a new game for every platform on a limited budget. I think it's an ingenious idea, I just wish it wasn't done with continued world domination in mind.
Really they do! Domain Keys makes having an email list nearly impossible while SPF destroys forwarding. You know I hate spam as much as anyone else but we're going to wreck one of the most useful parts of internet because of some dicks who want to make ours bigger.,
I don't see what this accomplishes. Granted if you do hacking, it might be harder to get you but if you're downloading music/movies/child porn all they have to do is check your computer. It might be harder to convict that person than normal, but as the saying goes "possession is 9/10ths of the law." If you delete the illegal material then they can still probably get it using data recovery techniques and on top of it, you're breaking the law.
Check out XGI. They're an upstart company trying to compete with Nvidia and ATI. They're using a dual core GPU for their fastest cards. Granted they're doing that to catch up with the big two but in the future it could still be used with more powerful GPUs.
I'm not saying the 'britney spears' mp3's are at all legal. I'm saying that if you are on a mass scale telling people something is what it isn't and having them spend money on it (using bandwidth) aren't you committing fraud?
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this but couldn't this be illegal? You're lying and making someone spend money ( bandwidth=money) for something that is just a waste. Whether you're trying to commit a crime or not, its still fraud. Isn't it possible that its also violating laws regarding computer communications crimes?
It has to do with some various extensions of WinFS I'm assuming. Integration with the Address Book and other integration features I assume. It would seem to make much more sense to integrate WinFS into Thunderbird or Mozilla as a whole, not Firefox exclusively. Of course WinFS could be really useful but its not like Mozilla would use it... that would mean making the user experience easier and better. (Note: I am a Firefox user myself)
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you have got to be kidding right?
Was I the only one who immediately thought crackers was referring to white people?
Its not an election issue because few people realize how significant fair use is. Congress will pass the INDUCE act when it comes up. Our only hope is that they can't get through in by election time (doubtful) and then it will just die (very, very doubtful). The INDUCE Act is going to pass sadly enough because the issues involved are not of interest to most people except large corporations that have so much to gain from it.
Of course not. We're just a bunch of wimps.
For god sakes, what do you expect of them? They are not in this to make slashdotters safer, they know we can defend ourselves just fine. They have a firewall that, while not perfect, is easy enough for the average and new user to use and provides a decent amount of protection. No its not the second coming but I don't think they ever intended it to be. They did what needed to be done and I applaud them for their effort and end product.
MS bashing on here never bothered me until SP2 came out when A LOT of people mainly wrote it off as crap. They did a damn good job this time and a lot of you people should stop bitching about them.
That is ridiculous if you think that's a derogatory comment. With a non-slashdot audience that is somewhat technologically savvy but is more Newsweek than Wired, deleting Windows and installing Linux sounds incredibly hard. Hell I think installing Linux is a pain (and setting it up correctly) and I'm not exactly a newbie. The guy says you should install firefox. For god sakes, what more do you want?!
You must have the crappiest applications in the history of man. I don't know anybody who has regular blue screens. I only get them on RARE occasions from a bad device driver.
Orrin Hatch I'm SURE will fix that loophole in the law soon enough.
I don't know if these deals are such a bad idea. Yes I hate DRM, yes I hate the RIAA in general but I see this as a service for students along the lines of computer labs or exercise facilities. I do dislike that students are required to pay for something even if they don't use it but I pay almost $1000 for groups and services I could give a shit about (computer labs, MASSIVE exercise facilities that have every gizmo and game you can think of to get buff). I don't mind because I think that we need a diversity of groups and services so everyone can find something for them. Let's be honest too, napster is about $100 for a year subscription I believe. When I spend $14K a year $100 is a drop in the bucket. I am not saying that the cost is fair and that artists get their fair share or that I like the RIAA's tactics but I really don't see why some of you people are complaining so much. Fix the real problems (DRM, artists getting fucked over, gag orders and DCMA) and just ignore this one.
I have some minor experience with anti-BPL issues as my father is a ham and he hates it but he understands its potential as well. I think it has a great potential because it allows undeveloped places to get one line and reduce costs. Instead of 2 or 3 or 4 lines you get one that will probably be paid at government expense. It would provide power, Voice over IP and internet access and possibly something akin to a cable service. This has the potential to put information about the entire world at the hands of people who until now won't have even known where to start in many cases. I see this as an early attempt at this technology but we can't let it die now because the first attempt didn't work.
I think the first major use of MRAM would be in the hard disk cache. They're pretty small (2-8MB) so you wouldn't need much and they make a huge difference in your computer's speed BUT if the power goes out or your computer crashes completely you lose whatever's in it.(Not common but does happen and the situation can be severe). If it was non-volatile the computer just could finish the operation after it is restarted and the data wouldn't be corrupted or, at the very least, less likely to be corrupted.
Good guess, I have a computer with cheap RAM and its not that reliable. I'm lucky if I could make it a day.
I think that's ridiculous. This has the potential to fix security holes quickly, expand scientific work and in general make the entire project more manageable. If you can't get over a non-profit educational system having a small bit of control over your computer, you're just paranoid.
GUIs are mightily complex and those bloated IM programs that take over 10MBs of RAM... How do I make it on my computer with 512MBs? How do I do it?
Kudos to whoever made this, I know you must have put your heart into this. I don't mean this comment as an insult to you or your idea. But really is there a need for this? I like the idea of simplifying the web for people but Passport exists (and failed) and I believe there's a competing group with Sun in it called the Liberty Alliance that has a non-centralized model which I think sounds much safer. A centralized database has too many problems related to it to be useful.
Usually if you click on the link a second time, you can get the window to pop up. If it still doesn't work, just exempt that url or site from the pop-up blocker.
I know what you're going through. Not particularly motivated to do "normal" things or school work yet you know that you're pretty smart (I don't say it, everyone I went to high school did) I've found politics to be my focus but that's just personal preference I think.
Just find something and ignore the bullshit that people tell you. Everyone has a gift and its clear that you realize you have one, which doesn't make you egotistical. Just find a way to make a difference and satisfaction will just come along with the ride.
that's out of 21 people... not hard to make the values jump one way or the other due to the lack of sample size
I don't like the idea of Microsoft controlling gaming but maybe they're on to something. This could help small developers because they won't have to create a new game for every platform on a limited budget. I think it's an ingenious idea, I just wish it wasn't done with continued world domination in mind.
Really they do! Domain Keys makes having an email list nearly impossible while SPF destroys forwarding. You know I hate spam as much as anyone else but we're going to wreck one of the most useful parts of internet because of some dicks who want to make ours bigger.,
I don't see what this accomplishes. Granted if you do hacking, it might be harder to get you but if you're downloading music/movies/child porn all they have to do is check your computer. It might be harder to convict that person than normal, but as the saying goes "possession is 9/10ths of the law." If you delete the illegal material then they can still probably get it using data recovery techniques and on top of it, you're breaking the law.
Check out XGI. They're an upstart company trying to compete with Nvidia and ATI. They're using a dual core GPU for their fastest cards. Granted they're doing that to catch up with the big two but in the future it could still be used with more powerful GPUs.
I'm not saying the 'britney spears' mp3's are at all legal. I'm saying that if you are on a mass scale telling people something is what it isn't and having them spend money on it (using bandwidth) aren't you committing fraud?
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this but couldn't this be illegal? You're lying and making someone spend money ( bandwidth=money) for something that is just a waste. Whether you're trying to commit a crime or not, its still fraud. Isn't it possible that its also violating laws regarding computer communications crimes?
It has to do with some various extensions of WinFS I'm assuming. Integration with the Address Book and other integration features I assume. It would seem to make much more sense to integrate WinFS into Thunderbird or Mozilla as a whole, not Firefox exclusively. Of course WinFS could be really useful but its not like Mozilla would use it... that would mean making the user experience easier and better. (Note: I am a Firefox user myself)