...but where's the "proof"? Is it just in the text? If that's the case, then I have mapped where Russia landed on Mars. You'll just have to believe me on this one.
No matter how "strong" the security, there will always be a way around it. Even if the movies were to be locked behind 4-foot-thick steel walls, and this enclosure stood watch by 20 armored guards, there would still be a way in.
I know that's "physical" security, but virtual security is probably weaker.
I typically avoid social networks at all costs. Due to my friends and family neglecting all other forms of communication, aside from Facebook and MySpace, I've found myself adding these sites to my bookmarks and visiting multiple times a day.
I just fixed the RSS feed for my blog, so that Facebook could resume importing from it. MySpace, on the other hand, isn't going to be so easy. I ended up posting a bulliten on MySpace, informing my friends that they could visit my blog for updates since MySpace doesn't support such a system as RSS.
I think some sort of uniform standard, such as RSS, would be of great benefit for us "more technical" users. Once the youngsters see it in action and see how easy it is to use, I imagine it'll catch on in popularity.
What an incredibly lame analogy. You could have at least used the "guns don't kill people, people do".
I would have, but the primary purpose of a gun is to kill. The primary purpose of a BitTorrent tracker is not to provide warez, unless they explicitly say so. Ease up, though. It's not as "lame" as it appears.
When you are setting up a site in which users exchange torrents with strangers, however, you KNOW that almost everyone is going to be using it for illegitimate purposes. Hardly anyone is going to use this site for legitimate purposes and if they do, it is mostly in order to say that "see it has legitimate uses".
Typically, a site will have a Terms of Service agreement, or an Acceptable Use Policy. These documents will usually deter any illegitimate uses and provide a small amount of legal backing.
If you fire up your own dot-com to share.torrent files, establish a TOS/AUP combination that deems copyrighted material as unacceptable, and attempt to enforce it, then I personally think that you should not be held liable in the event "Revenge of the Sith" is released on your site and the MPAA catches it.
...but isn't this what other torrent sites fought in the past?
They don't actually host the illegal material; just a reference to it. If they're going to arrest admins for that, then why are search engines still indexing crack/serial/warez sites?
If you want to get technical about it, the users submitting the torrents are the ones at fault, here. Granted, if the admin is the submitter, then he has every right to be imprisoned for his doings. But if he simply provided the web space for the torrent of copyrighted material to be hosted, and provided the bandwidth for the same, then his liability is somewhat questionable.
I, personally, don't know how that site operated. If I were running such a site, then I would implement a moderation system. But depending upon the popularity and traffic involved in such a site, that could easily become a daunting task.
I see it in the same light as arresting automobile manufacturers for the hit-and-run death of an innocent pedestrian. Sure, the car was used as the lethal weapon of choice, and it was productive in doing its task, but it's not Chevrolet's fault that their Silverado 1500 was used to kill someone. BitTorrent has a valid use, just as an automobile. When it's misused though, it's not the responsibility of the manufacturer, the used car dealer, or even the gas station!
A lot of people would argue that turning a video game into a movie on the big screen isn't a good idea. I, however, feel as though the Halo storyline (at least from Halo #1) is adequate for a very impressive film.
I was looking forward to the release of the movie, and actually had intention to see it in the theaters. I guess that's a far-fetched idea, now.
Okay, you've got me there. But still, the point is that IE is the most popular browser, AJAX is becoming increasingly popular, and the advisory suggested disabling JavaScript.
Avoid the bug by turning off JavaScripting. Does anyone else see the issue with that?
One acronym: AJAX.
Looking at a variety of server logs for websites I'm currently in charge of, I see that Internet Explorer, even among the "geek" crowd, still has a very strong foothold in the browser market. I've worked closely with customers of my own and even after explaining the threat to them, they continue to use IE.
Thanks to Web2.0 (and various other forms of propganda), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has all but taken over the Internet. Now, with a bug such as this, the AJAX-driven sites are in trouble (assuming every IE user does turn off JS).
I'm not about to start a "Browser War" with this entry, but I have to say; IE is a very volitile threat, and an Open Source replacement would more than benefit the well-being of the Internet as we know it. Pick your poison - Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Lynx, wget - they're all superior to IE in the sense that they are not an integral portion of the operating system, thus they pose less risk to the security of said OS.
Rather than disable JavaScript in every IE install in the world, take the time to replace IE with something far less dangerous and educate the user on the dangers of using IE over the replacement.
Thinking about it that way, it would probably be fine. Reading the original post though, I have an image burned in my mind of the steam being mixed with the final product. It's not a pretty sight.
I'm sorry, but I highly doubt I'll be consuming any more Tropicana products if they're going to be made from steam of vaporized landfill waste... There's just something unsettling about that.
Sleep Hygienests will argue that doing anything in the bed, outside of sexual activity or sleeping, is harmful to your sleep habits. It will "pollute" (for lack of a better word) your mind such that you are expecting to do something other than sleep in the bed, which will cause your mind to be stimulated each time you enter the bed in the same manner it was stimulated when you were doing whatever you were doing, be it reading, watching TV, or surfing the Internet.
Everyone is likely to be familiar with the battle for "Net Neutrality". Keep this battle in mind when you think of why the price of broadband is dropping. I mean, if the ISP's are getting the money out of the toll (premium content delivery, whatever you want to call it) costs, why should they continue to hit the end user, you, with high prices?
Don't get me wrong now, I'm all for the neutrality myself, and I'm also all for low cost broadband. I'm currently paying $34/mo for 1.5Mbit from Embarq.
I received my Associate's of Applied Science (Read: Toilet Paper) degree in CIS with a speciality in computer programming. Of course, the college I went to pushed the career services they offered, and boasted a 99% placement rate for everyone in the CIS department. After 2 years of rather dilligent job hunting, interviewing, etc., I found myself back where I started: Working in the automotive field. As much as I love my job right now, it's not where I want to spend the rest of my life.
I moved up the seniority ladder rather quickly and became the manager of a 2-bay Quick Lube. Today, I'm going to a management meeting to discuss the possibility of taking over the boss' postion as the Manager of Operations for the entire (soon-to-be) 3-shop chain.
This may seem like a stupid move, but let me tell you something: Of the jobs I have worked, the jobs I have applied for, and the jobs I've been denied, I have never been so comfortable and happy in my working life. My current employers recognize hard work, they give promotions based on merit, and they actually care about their employees' needs.
I'm actually in the process of deveopling some software that will aid the quick-lube industry immensely, which I hope to use as my "foot in the door" to either start my own respected software firm or to land a job with an already established, well respected firm.
If Microsoft is successful in the acquisition of eBay, then they will in turn acquire Pay-Pal and Skype. I'm sure that's more of a "well duh" statement than anything, but think of what it would do to Microsoft's monoplistic nature.
I have been waiting for the release of this movie for the last 6 months, and I have personally been pretty hyped up about it. Now, after seeing it in its complete form, I feel pretty underwhelmed...
I realize that Orange has done a lot for the Blender community, in terms of development of Blender itself. But I feel that with the time and effort that has been put into "Elephant's Dream", it could have been, well... better.
What was the movie about? Even after seeing it, I feel as though the story needs to be explained.
The old man's actions seem to be a bit overdone (his head jerking, looking around, etc.), while the other dude(?) appeared to be rigid as a board.
The mouths moved absolutely nowhere near how they should have. Emu(Emo? Freddie? What's his name?) screamed or something at one point, and his(from here-out I will refer to this character as a male) lips hardly moved.
The length of the movie, considering it is called a movie, and that it took so long to develop, leaves me a bit dumbfounded. I was under the impression that it was to be a full-length movie. Last I checked, nobody wants to sit down with their family on a Friday evening to watch a 10 minute movie (including credits and titles)...
I know I seem to be a bit whiny about this, but given the hype and such, I expected quite a bit more. Perhaps Orange felt that if nobody liked the movie they could modify it to fit their needs... Had I the spare time, manpower, and overall skill, I would gladly embark on such a task. However, I don't know that the 425MB over my 256Kbit DSL was worth it, not to mention the $40USD I nearly spent on the pre-order of the DVD.
I hate to give this movie negative marks, but aside from the pretty renderings, I can't justify promoting it based on anything.
I'm by no means a die-hard Simpsons fan, but I do very much enjoy the show. This little video clip was entertaining and worth watching. Yes, I did see a lot of inaccuracies, but where did anything say it was 100% exact? Very good work, IMHO.
Okay, let me give you a little bit of advice: Never tell me my opinion is wrong. Opinions are not supposed to be classified as "right" or "wrong"; they're opinions and are to be classified as "opinionated".
The fact that you just up and stated that my opinion...is absolutely wrong. Not morally wrong, but factually entirely incorrect... makes me harbor much disrespect for you and will prevent me from responding any further to any content authored by you.
I am open to anyone disagreeing with my opinion, but I will not tolerate anyone flat out stating that my opinion is wrong.
You think that you know what's right and anybody who disagrees is wrong and has no right to express their opinion.
[sarcasam]Thanks for making an assumption about me. I really appreciate it.[/sarcasam] I welcome anyone to disagree or challenge my opinion, or likewise state their own. However, I reiterate that I will not tolerate my opinion being labeled as wrong.
And in regards to my original post, I still stand by what I said. It is my opinion - my belief - and I maintain it: Prostitution is wrong.
You have GOT to be fucking kidding me. There's an association for "Sex Workers", and they have the gumption to claim discrimination? What bullshit.
I can understand racial discrimination, and the likes, and how associations may be formed to counter their effects, but this is absolutely fucking retarded. I have never in my life seen such an absolutely stupid idea, let alone a reality.
Prostitution is wrong on many many levels, including various areas (if not all) of law, religion, ethics, and culture. Having a skin color different than someone in country-x isn't a choice, but puting yourself out on the street corners to compete for the "business" of other hormonally-driven people is an abomination of humanity.
If you disagree with me, fine. That's your choice. This is just my opinion and I needed to state it.
On the topic of the game: What are we going to see next, little, purple-purse-carrying, old ladies suing Take Two/Rockstar for the violent portrayal of their death by Vercetti? What about us gearheads suing because we don't all use our shops as chop shops and whore houses?
Having been in various different occupations, I've experienced this with everything.
Automotive: I've been in parts stores that make you wish you were in the BMV. Education: I've had to visit offices that make me want to stand on my chair in fear of the minions of the underworld who may scurry about the floor and gnaw on my legs. Computing: The local Radio Shack makes the local Chinese food joint look like a doctor's office.
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...but where's the "proof"? Is it just in the text? If that's the case, then I have mapped where Russia landed on Mars. You'll just have to believe me on this one.
...the I-Ball (http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/11/17/1629223.shtml)
No matter how "strong" the security, there will always be a way around it. Even if the movies were to be locked behind 4-foot-thick steel walls, and this enclosure stood watch by 20 armored guards, there would still be a way in.
I know that's "physical" security, but virtual security is probably weaker.
Just my $0.02 USD.
I typically avoid social networks at all costs. Due to my friends and family neglecting all other forms of communication, aside from Facebook and MySpace, I've found myself adding these sites to my bookmarks and visiting multiple times a day.
I just fixed the RSS feed for my blog, so that Facebook could resume importing from it. MySpace, on the other hand, isn't going to be so easy. I ended up posting a bulliten on MySpace, informing my friends that they could visit my blog for updates since MySpace doesn't support such a system as RSS.
I think some sort of uniform standard, such as RSS, would be of great benefit for us "more technical" users. Once the youngsters see it in action and see how easy it is to use, I imagine it'll catch on in popularity.
What an incredibly lame analogy. You could have at least used the "guns don't kill people, people do".
.torrent files, establish a TOS/AUP combination that deems copyrighted material as unacceptable, and attempt to enforce it, then I personally think that you should not be held liable in the event "Revenge of the Sith" is released on your site and the MPAA catches it.
I would have, but the primary purpose of a gun is to kill. The primary purpose of a BitTorrent tracker is not to provide warez, unless they explicitly say so. Ease up, though. It's not as "lame" as it appears.
When you are setting up a site in which users exchange torrents with strangers, however, you KNOW that almost everyone is going to be using it for illegitimate purposes. Hardly anyone is going to use this site for legitimate purposes and if they do, it is mostly in order to say that "see it has legitimate uses".
Typically, a site will have a Terms of Service agreement, or an Acceptable Use Policy. These documents will usually deter any illegitimate uses and provide a small amount of legal backing.
If you fire up your own dot-com to share
Har har. You know what I mean.
...but isn't this what other torrent sites fought in the past?
They don't actually host the illegal material; just a reference to it. If they're going to arrest admins for that, then why are search engines still indexing crack/serial/warez sites?
If you want to get technical about it, the users submitting the torrents are the ones at fault, here. Granted, if the admin is the submitter, then he has every right to be imprisoned for his doings. But if he simply provided the web space for the torrent of copyrighted material to be hosted, and provided the bandwidth for the same, then his liability is somewhat questionable.
I, personally, don't know how that site operated. If I were running such a site, then I would implement a moderation system. But depending upon the popularity and traffic involved in such a site, that could easily become a daunting task.
I see it in the same light as arresting automobile manufacturers for the hit-and-run death of an innocent pedestrian. Sure, the car was used as the lethal weapon of choice, and it was productive in doing its task, but it's not Chevrolet's fault that their Silverado 1500 was used to kill someone. BitTorrent has a valid use, just as an automobile. When it's misused though, it's not the responsibility of the manufacturer, the used car dealer, or even the gas station!
That's just my two copper pieces.
A lot of people would argue that turning a video game into a movie on the big screen isn't a good idea. I, however, feel as though the Halo storyline (at least from Halo #1) is adequate for a very impressive film.
I was looking forward to the release of the movie, and actually had intention to see it in the theaters. I guess that's a far-fetched idea, now.
Okay, you've got me there. But still, the point is that IE is the most popular browser, AJAX is becoming increasingly popular, and the advisory suggested disabling JavaScript.
Avoid the bug by turning off JavaScripting. Does anyone else see the issue with that?
One acronym: AJAX.
Looking at a variety of server logs for websites I'm currently in charge of, I see that Internet Explorer, even among the "geek" crowd, still has a very strong foothold in the browser market. I've worked closely with customers of my own and even after explaining the threat to them, they continue to use IE.
Thanks to Web2.0 (and various other forms of propganda), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) has all but taken over the Internet. Now, with a bug such as this, the AJAX-driven sites are in trouble (assuming every IE user does turn off JS).
I'm not about to start a "Browser War" with this entry, but I have to say; IE is a very volitile threat, and an Open Source replacement would more than benefit the well-being of the Internet as we know it. Pick your poison - Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Lynx, wget - they're all superior to IE in the sense that they are not an integral portion of the operating system, thus they pose less risk to the security of said OS.
Rather than disable JavaScript in every IE install in the world, take the time to replace IE with something far less dangerous and educate the user on the dangers of using IE over the replacement.
Thinking about it that way, it would probably be fine. Reading the original post though, I have an image burned in my mind of the steam being mixed with the final product. It's not a pretty sight.
I'm sorry, but I highly doubt I'll be consuming any more Tropicana products if they're going to be made from steam of vaporized landfill waste... There's just something unsettling about that.
Sleep Hygienests will argue that doing anything in the bed, outside of sexual activity or sleeping, is harmful to your sleep habits. It will "pollute" (for lack of a better word) your mind such that you are expecting to do something other than sleep in the bed, which will cause your mind to be stimulated each time you enter the bed in the same manner it was stimulated when you were doing whatever you were doing, be it reading, watching TV, or surfing the Internet.
Your response bothers me. :P
Everyone is likely to be familiar with the battle for "Net Neutrality". Keep this battle in mind when you think of why the price of broadband is dropping. I mean, if the ISP's are getting the money out of the toll (premium content delivery, whatever you want to call it) costs, why should they continue to hit the end user, you, with high prices?
Don't get me wrong now, I'm all for the neutrality myself, and I'm also all for low cost broadband. I'm currently paying $34/mo for 1.5Mbit from Embarq.
I received my Associate's of Applied Science (Read: Toilet Paper) degree in CIS with a speciality in computer programming. Of course, the college I went to pushed the career services they offered, and boasted a 99% placement rate for everyone in the CIS department. After 2 years of rather dilligent job hunting, interviewing, etc., I found myself back where I started: Working in the automotive field. As much as I love my job right now, it's not where I want to spend the rest of my life.
I moved up the seniority ladder rather quickly and became the manager of a 2-bay Quick Lube. Today, I'm going to a management meeting to discuss the possibility of taking over the boss' postion as the Manager of Operations for the entire (soon-to-be) 3-shop chain.
This may seem like a stupid move, but let me tell you something: Of the jobs I have worked, the jobs I have applied for, and the jobs I've been denied, I have never been so comfortable and happy in my working life. My current employers recognize hard work, they give promotions based on merit, and they actually care about their employees' needs.
I'm actually in the process of deveopling some software that will aid the quick-lube industry immensely, which I hope to use as my "foot in the door" to either start my own respected software firm or to land a job with an already established, well respected firm.
If Microsoft is successful in the acquisition of eBay, then they will in turn acquire Pay-Pal and Skype. I'm sure that's more of a "well duh" statement than anything, but think of what it would do to Microsoft's monoplistic nature.
I imagine someone, if not more, has said this already, but I feel the need to share as well:
I recently bought a Inspiron b130 notebook, and it had Google Desktop and Google Toolbar installed, directly out of the box.
I realize that Orange has done a lot for the Blender community, in terms of development of Blender itself. But I feel that with the time and effort that has been put into "Elephant's Dream", it could have been, well... better.
I know I seem to be a bit whiny about this, but given the hype and such, I expected quite a bit more. Perhaps Orange felt that if nobody liked the movie they could modify it to fit their needs... Had I the spare time, manpower, and overall skill, I would gladly embark on such a task. However, I don't know that the 425MB over my 256Kbit DSL was worth it, not to mention the $40USD I nearly spent on the pre-order of the DVD.
I hate to give this movie negative marks, but aside from the pretty renderings, I can't justify promoting it based on anything.
I'm by no means a die-hard Simpsons fan, but I do very much enjoy the show. This little video clip was entertaining and worth watching. Yes, I did see a lot of inaccuracies, but where did anything say it was 100% exact? Very good work, IMHO.
Okay, let me give you a little bit of advice: Never tell me my opinion is wrong. Opinions are not supposed to be classified as "right" or "wrong"; they're opinions and are to be classified as "opinionated".
...is absolutely wrong. Not morally wrong, but factually entirely incorrect... makes me harbor much disrespect for you and will prevent me from responding any further to any content authored by you.
The fact that you just up and stated that my opinion
I am open to anyone disagreeing with my opinion, but I will not tolerate anyone flat out stating that my opinion is wrong.
You think that you know what's right and anybody who disagrees is wrong and has no right to express their opinion.
[sarcasam]Thanks for making an assumption about me. I really appreciate it.[/sarcasam] I welcome anyone to disagree or challenge my opinion, or likewise state their own. However, I reiterate that I will not tolerate my opinion being labeled as wrong.
And in regards to my original post, I still stand by what I said. It is my opinion - my belief - and I maintain it: Prostitution is wrong.
You have GOT to be fucking kidding me. There's an association for "Sex Workers", and they have the gumption to claim discrimination? What bullshit.
I can understand racial discrimination, and the likes, and how associations may be formed to counter their effects, but this is absolutely fucking retarded. I have never in my life seen such an absolutely stupid idea, let alone a reality.
Prostitution is wrong on many many levels, including various areas (if not all) of law, religion, ethics, and culture. Having a skin color different than someone in country-x isn't a choice, but puting yourself out on the street corners to compete for the "business" of other hormonally-driven people is an abomination of humanity.
If you disagree with me, fine. That's your choice. This is just my opinion and I needed to state it.
On the topic of the game: What are we going to see next, little, purple-purse-carrying, old ladies suing Take Two/Rockstar for the violent portrayal of their death by Vercetti? What about us gearheads suing because we don't all use our shops as chop shops and whore houses?
Good lord, I hope not. Where's the new topics?
I do, actually.
Having been in various different occupations, I've experienced this with everything.
Automotive: I've been in parts stores that make you wish you were in the BMV.
Education: I've had to visit offices that make me want to stand on my chair in fear of the minions of the underworld who may scurry about the floor and gnaw on my legs.
Computing: The local Radio Shack makes the local Chinese food joint look like a doctor's office.
I could continue, but I think you get the point.