The 1st amendment of the US constitution protects its citizens from their government NOT from corporations.
People tend to forget the "Congress shall make no law..." part of the amendment when they start trying to postulate that someone's first amendment rights were somehow violated.
Let me frame it in more general terms as formalized by the UN, this way everybody can translate this into their respective country's constitution:
It is more accurate that a person's basic human right to free speech (UN article 19) may have been violated if it is shown that it didn't infringe on another person's basic human right to not be falsely accused (UN articles 8,9,10 and most importantly article 30). These are listed within the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In the west this translates into - You have the freedom of expression that can not be suppressed by your government, however your freedom of expression does not grant you immunity for any liability that may result.
Of course don't forget the golden rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
Knowing Best Buy they will charge you the $30, then state it was your fault since it was jail broken and then offer the flat rate repair fee to have Sony service it for you.
I don't know how that is insightful. It's not like there is a car that goes "stand by as I automatically download your oil change."
I change my own oil, but on occasion I take it to a reputable locally owned express lube shop. I exchange the extra $12 dollars in labor I spend for an oil change for time saved and the convenience of not having to drive all-the-way across town to the only oil reclamation center.
A customer paying $30 for a firmware upgrade is actually paying Best Buy for the inconvenience of waiting around the store instead of being at home playing the game.
Except for the part where updates are automatic, and on the off chance that an update actually bricks your brand new PS3 you have 14 days from the date of purchase to return it to Best Buy.
I don't think we are the retarded person in this conversation... Also what does minimum wage have to do with intelligence? It's a bad economy and I know some laid off engineers who's working minimum wage jobs while they wait for the economy to improve (or someone to hire them)..
As an old amateur radio operator I must ask. How is location based social networking different than APRS that's been in use for over a decade?
Operators with an attached GPS had their location updated automatically, Operators without a GPS entered their location manually, and the location was passed with each message packet. There were web pages that allowed people not currently on-the-air to monitor the communications via http.
However, if you need two weeks notice and time to respond then you may need to reconsider running servers. Especially if your network is being infected by a botnet.
Having a traditional dialup modem available for emergency remote access is not a bad idea. On the slight possibility you did get cut off due to a botnet infestation of your network you can simply tell your significant other or child to plug the modem into the phone jack...
I'm not to worried about this situation. I would put it in the same category as a defective cable modem, cut cable, or malfunctioning router. These things are not likely to happen, but it's a good idea to have a backup plan.
Anyway, the ISP would really be doing you a favor. If a botnet had taken over your machine then why risk your personal data being sent without your knowledge?
Anyway, I don't like the idea of being cut off from network access without at least a few weeks' advance notice and time to respond. Which is virtually an eternity in botnet time... which makes that whole approach somewhat pointless.
Only 10 cases have actually been reported, so this might just be a case of media hyping something, or it could be the end of the world with a generation of nerds doomed to sterility and crunchy crotches.
Cool a laptop that is not only powerful, but also eliminates the need for trimming and birth control. Ladies will start looking at the nerd carrying the laptop in a whole new light...;P
We want the carriers to end up like the water and electricity companies. Do you think they should provide unlimited service at a flat rate?
Yes.
It really doesn't cost them that much. You act like they have to actually spend money on every bit they move. Instead they are using metered service as both a way to make profit off of their fixed expense and to social engineer their customers into not using too much of their fixed capacity.
I tend to view metered service as a scam. Like when you go to a car dealership to buy a car. You want to talk total price and they want to talk monthly payments.
Of course you have companies like Virgin Mobile which has an unlimited data plan that requires no contract and is only $40/month.
If more people took advantage of this, other companies will look for ways to offer the same service for $35/month. Without a contract artificially making you a loyal servant, you'll be free to move to a carrier that has the less restrictions for the price.
You joined a guild, paid your dues, and eventually were allowed to participate in the "toon" raid, where, if you were good enough, you were allowed to, eventually, move up to the main raid.
You are correct.
I've been sending Blizzard my money since season 1, and been a guild member most of that time. Lately, I had less time to play and most of the guild members moved on. So now I noticed the trade channel.
But even during the good old days, a pug wasn't as bad as it is now.
You're acting like there was some magical world of pick-up raiding, where you could wander around in greens and get invited to high-level stuff.
No. I'm talking about when you are running around in gear with an average item level of 245 (all purple) and still can't get in a raid pug.
I sit back and laugh when I hear all the bitching on the trade chat about how bad the raid was... karma is a bitch.
WoW jumped the shark when Blizzard created achievements and players started to use them as a criteria to participate in a raid.
Gear-score came along and gave the finishing blow.
I have nothing against requiring some prerequisites like completed a lower level raid or have a reasonable gear score. Unfortunately most players who spam the trade channel for a raid pug require that you've already achieved that particular raid instance or a gear score so high that requires you to have farmed that raid repeatedly.
GCC is what it is because of the license. Without the license, it would just be another compiler most likely closed or restricted in some way. That it isn't is because of the license, not because of the code.
GCC was created by the FSF and was always open source. I think you've overlooked the most important attribute - it's free as in beer.
And of course Stallman didn't do it all alone. But he has been the most central figure who has stood firm for 25 years. He and everyone else who has helped create the idea of software not as an owned and controlled resource has made the world we live in today. How could countless websites have gotten started without free Apache, free Perl/PHP/Python/etc, free databases yes even free OS'es?
Free and Open Source software existed before GPL existed. Also Python, Apache, and PHP are do not have a GPL license. Perl is dual licensed with GPL and the Artistic license.
Nice propaganda piece...
Some of us used to share source code and publish software in magazines long before the internet was available to the masses and before GPL.
There are a lot of mom-n-pop corporations that are small privately held family owned business. It's common for these to "die" when the head of the family passes away and the rest of the family have no interest in continuing on.
A family company with lots of assets or name recognition can be resold and live long past the original owner. However not all corporations are worthy enough to live longer than their owners.
An LLC doesn't guarantee complete immunity. If there's evidence that you not only knew about the exploding batteries but also demanded they be sold anyway, you may be held liable. I believe LLC is supposed to protect the investors and officers from liability due to an unintentional or unforeseen event.
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC didn't keep Bernard Madoff from going to jail for operating a Ponzi scheme.
For crying out loud, the assumption where based on..nothing.
The estimate of 25% of all crashes -- or 1.4 million crashes -- caused by cell phone use was derived from NHTSA data showing 11% of drivers at any one time are using cell phones and from peer-reviewed research reporting cell phone use increases crash risk by four times. The estimate of an additional minimum 3% of crashes -- or 200,000 crashes -- caused by texting was derived by NHTSA data showing 1% of drivers at any one time are manipulating their device in ways that include texting and from research reporting texting increases crash risk by 8 times. Using the highest risk for texting reported by research of 23 times results in a maximum of 1 million crashes due to texting; still less than the 1.4 million crashes caused by other cell phone use.
it specifically says the study does NOT address whether a cell phone, or texting, was a contributing factor.
Well I'm pretty sure in all cases a cell phone is involved, since you can't text without one. I'm also sure that the most distracting part of the phone (that requires most to take their eyes off the road) is either dialing or texting. Since texting requires extended "dialing", I would assume that texting is more dangerous than talking on a cell phone. In fact the peer-reviewed NHTSA report says that texting increases the risk of crashing by 8 times.
More condemning evidence can be found at the NHTSA when you look only at fatalities:
* In 2008, there were a total of 34,017 fatal crashes in which 37,261 individuals were killed.
* In 2008, 5,870 people were killed in crashes involving driver distraction (16% of total fatalities).
* The proportion of drivers reportedly distracted at the time of the fatal crashes has increased from 8 percent in 2004 to 11 percent in 2008.
* The under-20 age group had the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes (16%). The age group with the next greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the 20- to-29-year-old age group (12%).
* Motorcyclists and drivers of light trucks had the greatest percentage of total drivers reported as distracted at the time of the fatal crashes (12%).
* An estimated 21 percent of 1,630,000 injury crashes were reported to have involved distracted driving.
there is no a single good study that actually show how dangerous...
A report by the National Safety Council found cell phone use leads to about 1.6 million crashes a year. About 200,000 of those accidents are caused by texting while driving. Studies show teenagers are especially prone to text and drive.
My point was that it appears you didn't catch the humor of the parent post, and despite the negligible delay if you could measure it you would call it latency.
If Oracle said that they could have it for $1000 I would tell them to turn it sideways and shove it up their asses. Oracle has basically given the finger to FOSS so why deal with them at all unless they are truly willing to give up something of value?
Well... The only reason OpenOffice exists is because the company that Oracle purchased spent money to purchase StarDivision and its StarOffice, open sourced the source code, and form OpenOffice.org.
You act like FOSS did all the work and spent all the money.
Yeah, really. It was either this, or see the project get scrapped and a new, proprietary "OracleOffice.org" get released a few weeks later.
How would this be different than the OpenOffice.org v. StarOffice.org?
You talk as if this is a new thing. The fact that there can be a libreOffice should be evidence enough that open office has no real threat. I for one would wait until Oracle actually pulled the trigger. Why bite the hand that feeds you?
Oracle (ex. Sun) gave OpenOffice.org full-time support and credibility. What will libreOffice provide?
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The 1st amendment of the US constitution protects its citizens from their government NOT from corporations.
People tend to forget the "Congress shall make no law..." part of the amendment when they start trying to postulate that someone's first amendment rights were somehow violated.
Let me frame it in more general terms as formalized by the UN, this way everybody can translate this into their respective country's constitution:
It is more accurate that a person's basic human right to free speech (UN article 19) may have been violated if it is shown that it didn't infringe on another person's basic human right to not be falsely accused (UN articles 8,9,10 and most importantly article 30). These are listed within the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In the west this translates into - You have the freedom of expression that can not be suppressed by your government, however your freedom of expression does not grant you immunity for any liability that may result.
Of course don't forget the golden rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules.
Knowing Best Buy they will charge you the $30, then state it was your fault since it was jail broken and then offer the flat rate repair fee to have Sony service it for you.
I don't know how that is insightful. It's not like there is a car that goes "stand by as I automatically download your oil change."
I change my own oil, but on occasion I take it to a reputable locally owned express lube shop. I exchange the extra $12 dollars in labor I spend for an oil change for time saved and the convenience of not having to drive all-the-way across town to the only oil reclamation center.
A customer paying $30 for a firmware upgrade is actually paying Best Buy for the inconvenience of waiting around the store instead of being at home playing the game.
Except for the part where updates are automatic, and on the off chance that an update actually bricks your brand new PS3 you have 14 days from the date of purchase to return it to Best Buy.
I don't think we are the retarded person in this conversation... Also what does minimum wage have to do with intelligence? It's a bad economy and I know some laid off engineers who's working minimum wage jobs while they wait for the economy to improve (or someone to hire them)..
What a prick.
We used it on our Palm pilots in the mid 90s.
As an old amateur radio operator I must ask. How is location based social networking different than APRS that's been in use for over a decade?
Operators with an attached GPS had their location updated automatically, Operators without a GPS entered their location manually, and the location was passed with each message packet. There were web pages that allowed people not currently on-the-air to monitor the communications via http.
I do run servers.
However, if you need two weeks notice and time to respond then you may need to reconsider running servers. Especially if your network is being infected by a botnet.
Having a traditional dialup modem available for emergency remote access is not a bad idea. On the slight possibility you did get cut off due to a botnet infestation of your network you can simply tell your significant other or child to plug the modem into the phone jack...
I'm not to worried about this situation. I would put it in the same category as a defective cable modem, cut cable, or malfunctioning router. These things are not likely to happen, but it's a good idea to have a backup plan.
Anyway, the ISP would really be doing you a favor. If a botnet had taken over your machine then why risk your personal data being sent without your knowledge?
few weeks advance notice?!?!?
BS
Cool a laptop that is not only powerful, but also eliminates the need for trimming and birth control. Ladies will start looking at the nerd carrying the laptop in a whole new light... ;P
Yes.
It really doesn't cost them that much. You act like they have to actually spend money on every bit they move. Instead they are using metered service as both a way to make profit off of their fixed expense and to social engineer their customers into not using too much of their fixed capacity.
I tend to view metered service as a scam. Like when you go to a car dealership to buy a car. You want to talk total price and they want to talk monthly payments.
Of course you have companies like Virgin Mobile which has an unlimited data plan that requires no contract and is only $40/month.
If more people took advantage of this, other companies will look for ways to offer the same service for $35/month. Without a contract artificially making you a loyal servant, you'll be free to move to a carrier that has the less restrictions for the price.
Let me introduce you to the wonderful world of pay-as-you-go data plans with an android phone.
You are correct.
I've been sending Blizzard my money since season 1, and been a guild member most of that time. Lately, I had less time to play and most of the guild members moved on. So now I noticed the trade channel.
But even during the good old days, a pug wasn't as bad as it is now.
No. I'm talking about when you are running around in gear with an average item level of 245 (all purple) and still can't get in a raid pug.
I sit back and laugh when I hear all the bitching on the trade chat about how bad the raid was... karma is a bitch.
Not necessarily true. A good GUI could allow for the changes and outcomes to be logged in a text file.
WoW jumped the shark when Blizzard created achievements and players started to use them as a criteria to participate in a raid.
Gear-score came along and gave the finishing blow.
I have nothing against requiring some prerequisites like completed a lower level raid or have a reasonable gear score. Unfortunately most players who spam the trade channel for a raid pug require that you've already achieved that particular raid instance or a gear score so high that requires you to have farmed that raid repeatedly.
GCC was created by the FSF and was always open source. I think you've overlooked the most important attribute - it's free as in beer.
Free and Open Source software existed before GPL existed. Also Python, Apache, and PHP are do not have a GPL license. Perl is dual licensed with GPL and the Artistic license.
Nice propaganda piece...
Some of us used to share source code and publish software in magazines long before the internet was available to the masses and before GPL.
Let's not forget BSD...
There are a lot of mom-n-pop corporations that are small privately held family owned business. It's common for these to "die" when the head of the family passes away and the rest of the family have no interest in continuing on.
A family company with lots of assets or name recognition can be resold and live long past the original owner. However not all corporations are worthy enough to live longer than their owners.
IANAL:
An LLC doesn't guarantee complete immunity. If there's evidence that you not only knew about the exploding batteries but also demanded they be sold anyway, you may be held liable. I believe LLC is supposed to protect the investors and officers from liability due to an unintentional or unforeseen event.
Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC didn't keep Bernard Madoff from going to jail for operating a Ponzi scheme.
The estimate of 25% of all crashes -- or 1.4 million crashes -- caused by cell phone use was derived from NHTSA data showing 11% of drivers at any one time are using cell phones and from peer-reviewed research reporting cell phone use increases crash risk by four times. The estimate of an additional minimum 3% of crashes -- or 200,000 crashes -- caused by texting was derived by NHTSA data showing 1% of drivers at any one time are manipulating their device in ways that include texting and from research reporting texting increases crash risk by 8 times. Using the highest risk for texting reported by research of 23 times results in a maximum of 1 million crashes due to texting; still less than the 1.4 million crashes caused by other cell phone use.
Well I'm pretty sure in all cases a cell phone is involved, since you can't text without one. I'm also sure that the most distracting part of the phone (that requires most to take their eyes off the road) is either dialing or texting. Since texting requires extended "dialing", I would assume that texting is more dangerous than talking on a cell phone. In fact the peer-reviewed NHTSA report says that texting increases the risk of crashing by 8 times.
More condemning evidence can be found at the NHTSA when you look only at fatalities:
* In 2008, there were a total of 34,017 fatal crashes in which 37,261 individuals were killed.
* In 2008, 5,870 people were killed in crashes involving driver distraction (16% of total fatalities).
* The proportion of drivers reportedly distracted at the time of the fatal crashes has increased from 8 percent in 2004 to 11 percent in 2008.
* The under-20 age group had the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes (16%). The age group with the next greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the 20- to-29-year-old age group (12%).
* Motorcyclists and drivers of light trucks had the greatest percentage of total drivers reported as distracted at the time of the fatal crashes (12%).
* An estimated 21 percent of 1,630,000 injury crashes were reported to have involved distracted driving.
This is all can be found here.
A report by the National Safety Council found cell phone use leads to about 1.6 million crashes a year. About 200,000 of those accidents are caused by texting while driving. Studies show teenagers are especially prone to text and drive.
Link is Here.
Sure there is.... Why should I be ignored and listen to my teenager talk to her friends on the phone. ;)
My point was that it appears you didn't catch the humor of the parent post, and despite the negligible delay if you could measure it you would call it latency.
Out of curiosity, what would you call the "fixed time it takes to strip the v6 packet out of a v4 packet" ?
Well... The only reason OpenOffice exists is because the company that Oracle purchased spent money to purchase StarDivision and its StarOffice, open sourced the source code, and form OpenOffice.org.
You act like FOSS did all the work and spent all the money.
How would this be different than the OpenOffice.org v. StarOffice.org?
You talk as if this is a new thing. The fact that there can be a libreOffice should be evidence enough that open office has no real threat. I for one would wait until Oracle actually pulled the trigger. Why bite the hand that feeds you?
Oracle (ex. Sun) gave OpenOffice.org full-time support and credibility. What will libreOffice provide?
let's see:
Apple iPhone versus other brands of Android phones: Apple iPhone is more popular.
Apple iOS versus Google Android: Google Android has the plurality of the installed base.
Perceived leader in the smart phone market: Apple iPhone since EVERYBODY seems to compare their phone to the iPhone.