In the spirit of the original article, recycling isn't just for Mountain Dew cans! Try to reduce consumption by reusing names of variables as often as possible. Sometimes you can even use the same names for global variables, local variables, and parameters! Confusion shouldn't be a problem, since scope is obvious to a good programmer.
I'm sorry that you're unhappy about your post being modded down. The website is an open publishing newswire. As such, the quality of submissions varies widely. Moderators usually remove posts that violate policy, and users can always add comments to challenge or clarify posts. Our local IMC's print group produces a monthly paper, and the articles in there do go through a careful editing process because we care about producing material that is well-written and factually accurate.
I'm part of Urbana-Champaign Indy Media (http://www.ucimc.org). Thanks for your backhanded support, I guess. There's quite a variety of people in IMC, and some identify themselves as anarchists, socialists, libertarians, etc. I'd probably consider myself a Democrat, though I'm not heavily involved with the party.
The "Moonlight Sonata" background music seemed strange to me, since I played the first movement in a recital when I was in junior high. I was sort of confused - were they trying to find really cheap public domain background music so that nobody could accuse them of infringing?
No, it means that you, like the vast majority of reporters, will just not actually be in the debate hall. The media center is in a separate building, and they're not credentialed to get into the actual debate.
There will be various live feeds all over the campus, so you can cover it all you want.
No, I don't think you understand. I can't even get onto campus at all, let alone into the media center. I even asked a Wash U official if we could just watch it on the big screens and got turned down. Here's the text of the email:
Dear Wendy,
On Friday, October 8, 2004, the Campus will only be accessible to those
people with a current Washington University identification card, ticket
holders to the debate and media with the proper credentials.
One frustrating thing about this restriction on debates is that it gives CPD a lot of power over media coverage, since they also control the media credentials. For example, I'm part of Independent Media Center, specifically, the U-C IMC. Essentially, media have to be credentialled by the CPD to even get into the debate, so I filled out the application (which made me specify my race and SSN, among other things).
Monday, I got an email from them saying,
To all recipients on this list:
The Commission on Presidential Debates appreciates your interest in covering the debates. However, at this time, your application has been denied.
Applications are declined due to security concerns, space limitations, or other reasons.
Thank you,
The Commission on Presidential Debates
To the best of my knowledge, CPD didn't give credentials to any other Indy Media reporters either. So that means that we can't cover it, because we won't even be admitted to the event.
Thanks! Actually, some people affiliated with UC-IMC did go to the RNC, and five were arrested for some rather dubious reasons. Here are a couple of related stories:
We'll probably end up covering the protest events outside the debate. The basic plan will probably be keeping a relatively low profile and trying to avoid arrest. Our role is to report news, not create it. For anyone interested in the St. Louis Presidential Debate protests, the URL is http://www.stlo8.org.
As a bit of background, I'm involved in Indy Media, which essentially tries to provide alternatives to mainstream/corporately-owned media. Since I was hoping to cover the debate and some of the surrounding events, I applied for media credentials. Yesterday, I got the following email from the commission:
To all recipients on this list:
The Commission on Presidential Debates appreciates your interest in covering the debates. However, at this time, your application has been denied.
Applications are declined due to security concerns, space limitations, or other reasons.
Here's a hint: next time a guy takes the time to get to know you and is actually a nice guy, don't brush him off with the 'I see you as a friend' routine while you fall in love with the first unemployed alcoholic that crosses your path.
But why would I settle for an unemployed alcoholic when I could write love letters to a death row inmate instead?
Walmart is not known for compensating its employees well, and the turnover rate seems to be high. (Its economic impact on communities is generally not good either, that that's another topic.) It doesn't seem too surprising that insider theft might be a problem for them.
A coworker was talking about webpages that contain a collection of large images from spammers websites. Although the basic idea is the same as the "while...wget" in Saint Aardvark's post, it's apparently quite legal since the spammers had been aggressively inviting the public to view these images. Does anyone know anything more about this?
The news story linked to a thread about Scientologists using copyrights to silence critics. Ironically enough, the Cult Awareness Network used to be a vocal critic of Scientology. However, between 1991 and 1996, people connected with Scientology filed 50 lawsuits against the organization. Most were dismissed, but the organization was still bankrupted. Scientology ended up taking over the Cult Awareness Network.
The authors also point out that in countries with weak economies, e.g. Romania, hackers are often interested in financial gain. Not too surprising. If the computer-related job market keeps getting worse, I wonder if there will be an increase in hacking for money.
I looked at the PDF of Chapter 8, and it seemed a little vague. It stated that intruders do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy and owners have a right to monitor their networks, but that there could still be some issues, especially on government-owned networks. They recommended a banner saying that by logging on, the user consented to monitoring. It was still a little confusing; I would have liked to see an example of a court case that found in favor of the intruder.
Should it make a difference why the employee leaves? It seems like an employee who's been laid off shouldn't be blocked from finding a new job, but I'm not sure whether someone should just be able to quit and demand full wages and benefits for the non-compete period.
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In the spirit of the original article, recycling isn't just for Mountain Dew cans! Try to reduce consumption by reusing names of variables as often as possible. Sometimes you can even use the same names for global variables, local variables, and parameters! Confusion shouldn't be a problem, since scope is obvious to a good programmer.
I'm sorry that you're unhappy about your post being modded down. The website is an open publishing newswire. As such, the quality of submissions varies widely. Moderators usually remove posts that violate policy, and users can always add comments to challenge or clarify posts. Our local IMC's print group produces a monthly paper, and the articles in there do go through a careful editing process because we care about producing material that is well-written and factually accurate.
I'm part of Urbana-Champaign Indy Media (http://www.ucimc.org). Thanks for your backhanded support, I guess. There's quite a variety of people in IMC, and some identify themselves as anarchists, socialists, libertarians, etc. I'd probably consider myself a Democrat, though I'm not heavily involved with the party.
The "Moonlight Sonata" background music seemed strange to me, since I played the first movement in a recital when I was in junior high. I was sort of confused - were they trying to find really cheap public domain background music so that nobody could accuse them of infringing?
There will be various live feeds all over the campus, so you can cover it all you want.
No, I don't think you understand. I can't even get onto campus at all, let alone into the media center. I even asked a Wash U official if we could just watch it on the big screens and got turned down. Here's the text of the email:
Dear Wendy,
On Friday, October 8, 2004, the Campus will only be accessible to those people with a current Washington University identification card, ticket holders to the debate and media with the proper credentials.
Thank you for your interest.
Sue Nickrent
Director of Event Services
That phrase probably would have gone through my head repeatedly if I'd actually gotten to watch the debate, but I'd been planning to behave. :)
Monday, I got an email from them saying,
To all recipients on this list:
The Commission on Presidential Debates appreciates your interest in covering the debates. However, at this time, your application has been denied. Applications are declined due to security concerns, space limitations, or other reasons.
Thank you,
The Commission on Presidential Debates
To the best of my knowledge, CPD didn't give credentials to any other Indy Media reporters either. So that means that we can't cover it, because we won't even be admitted to the event.
http://www.ucimc.org/feature/display/20179/index.p hp
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http://www.ucimc.org/feature/display/20151/index.
We'll probably end up covering the protest events outside the debate. The basic plan will probably be keeping a relatively low profile and trying to avoid arrest. Our role is to report news, not create it. For anyone interested in the St. Louis Presidential Debate protests, the URL is http://www.stlo8.org.
To all recipients on this list:
The Commission on Presidential Debates appreciates your interest in covering the debates. However, at this time, your application has been denied. Applications are declined due to security concerns, space limitations, or other reasons.
Thank you,
The Commission on Presidential Debates
See also http://www.ucimc.org/newswire/display/20590/index. php
and
http://stlouis.indymedia.org/
Here's a hint: next time a guy takes the time to get to know you and is actually a nice guy, don't brush him off with the 'I see you as a friend' routine while you fall in love with the first unemployed alcoholic that crosses your path. But why would I settle for an unemployed alcoholic when I could write love letters to a death row inmate instead?
Walmart is not known for compensating its employees well, and the turnover rate seems to be high. (Its economic impact on communities is generally not good either, that that's another topic.) It doesn't seem too surprising that insider theft might be a problem for them.
No one here actually believes that you are a woman.
That's OK. My gynecologist does.
Do you know this from personal experience, or is this just theoretical?
Where can I find a boyfriend who actually cares where I am?
I never saw fear.com, but I kept wondering whether the lethal website had been created with Microsoft FrontPage.
Thanks! It looks like the main page is http://www.aa419.org/ and it looks like the page you were talking about has been changed to http://www.aa419.org/monthly419flashmob.shtml
A coworker was talking about webpages that contain a collection of large images from spammers websites. Although the basic idea is the same as the "while...wget" in Saint Aardvark's post, it's apparently quite legal since the spammers had been aggressively inviting the public to view these images. Does anyone know anything more about this?
This is fairly old, but in case anyone hasn't seen it, here are some accounts of people trolling Nigerian spammers. http://sweetchillisauce.com/nigeria.html This one is probably my favorite: http://sweetchillisauce.com/ntales/CK2-1.html.
Now that messages can be hidden in executable files, I feel a lot better about opening .exe files that are mailed to me!
The news story linked to a thread about Scientologists using copyrights to silence critics. Ironically enough, the Cult Awareness Network used to be a vocal critic of Scientology. However, between 1991 and 1996, people connected with Scientology filed 50 lawsuits against the organization. Most were dismissed, but the organization was still bankrupted. Scientology ended up taking over the Cult Awareness Network.
http://www.rickross.com/groups/newcan.html
Here's an image that triggered an earlier Falwell lawsuit against Larry Flynt and Hustler magazine:
f licts/print/falwell.html
http://www.hfac.uh.edu/comm/media_libel/cases-con
Ironically enough, Falwell lost that one.
The authors also point out that in countries with weak economies, e.g. Romania, hackers are often interested in financial gain. Not too surprising. If the computer-related job market keeps getting worse, I wonder if there will be an increase in hacking for money.
The chapter mentioned child porn, and suggested that the administrators should quickly contact law enforcement if they find this on the network.
I looked at the PDF of Chapter 8, and it seemed a little vague. It stated that intruders do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy and owners have a right to monitor their networks, but that there could still be some issues, especially on government-owned networks. They recommended a banner saying that by logging on, the user consented to monitoring. It was still a little confusing; I would have liked to see an example of a court case that found in favor of the intruder.
Should it make a difference why the employee leaves? It seems like an employee who's been laid off shouldn't be blocked from finding a new job, but I'm not sure whether someone should just be able to quit and demand full wages and benefits for the non-compete period.