thank you for finishing my point. i submitted the thing accidentally before i was finished typing. the preview and submit buttons really should be further apart.
I always thought he took credit for it. Anyways, how do they get part of a communications back that was lost during transmission? Did they go back and review the tapes done by the aliens?
i think they were meaning that there was interference (static) that screwed up that part of the transmission and the computer analysis allowed them to clean it up or something.
Since they are legally obligated to shut down accounts that match terrorist names, I wouldn't bet on it stopping (or being substantially different with other services).
referance please? though i really wouldn't be suprised if it actually is true.
Also RIAA is offering amnesty from lawsuits to P2P users who voluntarily identify themselves and pledge not to illegally distribute files again...
and signing that document is likely a very bad idea, unless they changed it recently. it only offers protection from a lawsuit filed by the RIAA. it offers no protection from lawsuits filed by the individual labels (the RIAA members).
Did you go on vacation for a few days this summer? Did you have withdrawal symptoms? (Did you even *wish* to get on the net)
yes, yes, and yes. though for reasons other than just the net itself, as i had stuff regarding my collage application and assosiated info coming in via email, which i really wanted to get ASAP, as i'd be starting less than a week after i got back, and in the mean time i needed to get the financial stuff for it in order, along with supplies and stuff.
It may be worse than you think. According to this article I just read today, the average person watches 4 hours and 35 minutes of TV a day. If watching that much TV qualifies as addictive, then TV would have to qualify as most prevalent addiction out there.
"Television. the 21st century drug of choice.", though hell if i can remember who said it.
The idea that we can end terrorism by treating everyone with "respect" is naïve.
well, the fact that the US pulled out of Afghanistan right after the soviets did, and the soviets basically trashed things on their way out, along with the fact that the various mujahideen groups that were fighting the soviets (some backed by the CIA) started fighting among each other, further screwing the country, which then lead to general dislike of the US as they basically used them as pawns against the soviets, then left when they needed help to pick up the pieces. this lead to the leader of one such group basically took it upon himself to make the US pay for abandoning his country. you might have heard of the guy. he goes by the name of Osama.
you can't end terrorism by treating other countries with respect, but if you had treated them with respect, rather than just packing up and leaving the country in ruins, the terrorism likely wouldn't have started in the first place, or would at least be far more low-key.
i would definitely say that is a distinct possibility. actually, i would say that is the most probable (not to mention least worrying) version of what would have happened to the laptops.
The Electronic Modernization Surveillance Act, opposed by several privacy groups, would also allow federal law enforcement officials to spy on U.S. residents for up to 90 days without a court order
someone correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they already have some power similar to this? where they could obtain a court order retroactively? does this just extend their time limit on it?
i don't imagine they're trying to get on microsoft's good side. i would think that they're basically trying to annoy them, as in "hey! we're a little team of upstarts and we fixed the hole faster than the big guys!".
that reminds me of something with the recent coke-brand bottle machines. if you hit the right sequence of the buttons (which i forget), it'll display how much money is in the machine, in the change and collection bins, along with the number of bottles left in each slot.
The man you call "the only sane person in the US Government" isn't part of the US Government. He's the governor of Maryland.
which, as far as i see, is part of the US government in the same way that the premier of Saskatchewan is part of the Canadian government.
and no, i don't understand the US government. i understand how it is supposed to work, but the way it actually works seems to be significantly different.
that this guy may very well be the only sane person in the US government.
up here in Canada, we're still using paper ballots in every federal election. no need for any error-prone card-punching machine. just take your pen and drawn an X in the circle of you guy you want to vote for. simple!
anyone who advocates computerized voting needs a reality check in the form of a brick upside the head.
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i didn't finish my point (preview and submit buttons are too close, especially when your mouse is acting odd.)
i was going to continue with an "oh, wait, what about...", which you and a few others mentioned.
thank you for finishing my point. i submitted the thing accidentally before i was finished typing. the preview and submit buttons really should be further apart.
"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill"
and who is to say that the youth don't have treachery?
Except boot Knoppix.
CD and USB boot disabled, password on the BIOS, padlock on the case.
any questions?
I always thought he took credit for it. Anyways, how do they get part of a communications back that was lost during transmission? Did they go back and review the tapes done by the aliens?
i think they were meaning that there was interference (static) that screwed up that part of the transmission and the computer analysis allowed them to clean it up or something.
Since they are legally obligated to shut down accounts that match terrorist names, I wouldn't bet on it stopping (or being substantially different with other services).
referance please? though i really wouldn't be suprised if it actually is true.
Yea..They really need a new.. fair approach to it.
why the heck would they want it to be fair? once they run out of sharers to sue, they send the labels after those who admitted to it!
as is the case with any public corperation, they will continue any profitable venture until forced to stop by law or by a majority of shareholders.
How convenient. Extremists don't seem to follow their respective books very much.
i would think that their copies of the books seem to be missing some pages.
Also RIAA is offering amnesty from lawsuits to P2P users who voluntarily identify themselves and pledge not to illegally distribute files again...
and signing that document is likely a very bad idea, unless they changed it recently. it only offers protection from a lawsuit filed by the RIAA. it offers no protection from lawsuits filed by the individual labels (the RIAA members).
RIAA is an association not a company. They represent the artists.
the RIAA represents the record companies, who then in turn represent the artists, theoretically at least, though it rarely seems to be the case.
well, the Maginot line was a pretty impressive piece of defense, though they never took into account the possibility of being flanked.
kinda like having a foot-thick steel door, then someone breaking a side window to get in.
Did you go on vacation for a few days this summer? Did you have withdrawal symptoms? (Did you even *wish* to get on the net)
yes, yes, and yes. though for reasons other than just the net itself, as i had stuff regarding my collage application and assosiated info coming in via email, which i really wanted to get ASAP, as i'd be starting less than a week after i got back, and in the mean time i needed to get the financial stuff for it in order, along with supplies and stuff.
It may be worse than you think. According to this article I just read today, the average person watches 4 hours and 35 minutes of TV a day. If watching that much TV qualifies as addictive, then TV would have to qualify as most prevalent addiction out there.
"Television. the 21st century drug of choice.", though hell if i can remember who said it.
The idea that we can end terrorism by treating everyone with "respect" is naïve.
well, the fact that the US pulled out of Afghanistan right after the soviets did, and the soviets basically trashed things on their way out, along with the fact that the various mujahideen groups that were fighting the soviets (some backed by the CIA) started fighting among each other, further screwing the country, which then lead to general dislike of the US as they basically used them as pawns against the soviets, then left when they needed help to pick up the pieces. this lead to the leader of one such group basically took it upon himself to make the US pay for abandoning his country. you might have heard of the guy. he goes by the name of Osama.
you can't end terrorism by treating other countries with respect, but if you had treated them with respect, rather than just packing up and leaving the country in ruins, the terrorism likely wouldn't have started in the first place, or would at least be far more low-key.
just my $0.02.
i would definitely say that is a distinct possibility. actually, i would say that is the most probable (not to mention least worrying) version of what would have happened to the laptops.
I've always felt gridlock makes for good government
i'd certainly agree with this. this why i've been happy that there's been a minorty government in canada for the past couple years.
from TFA
The Electronic Modernization Surveillance Act, opposed by several privacy groups, would also allow federal law enforcement officials to spy on U.S. residents for up to 90 days without a court order
someone correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they already have some power similar to this? where they could obtain a court order retroactively? does this just extend their time limit on it?
i don't imagine they're trying to get on microsoft's good side. i would think that they're basically trying to annoy them, as in "hey! we're a little team of upstarts and we fixed the hole faster than the big guys!".
well, honestly, remove the IE icon from the desktop, put the firefox icon where the IE icon goes, and most users i know wouldn't know the differance.
if they do, direct them to the themes download section or to the useless extentions. that'll get em to switch.
that reminds me of something with the recent coke-brand bottle machines. if you hit the right sequence of the buttons (which i forget), it'll display how much money is in the machine, in the change and collection bins, along with the number of bottles left in each slot.
no. my bank (RBC) allows pins between 4 and 8 digits long.
The man you call "the only sane person in the US Government" isn't part of the US Government. He's the governor of Maryland.
which, as far as i see, is part of the US government in the same way that the premier of Saskatchewan is part of the Canadian government.
and no, i don't understand the US government. i understand how it is supposed to work, but the way it actually works seems to be significantly different.
you do have more than 2 parties. it's just that no one from the other parties ever seems to get elected.
that this guy may very well be the only sane person in the US government.
up here in Canada, we're still using paper ballots in every federal election. no need for any error-prone card-punching machine. just take your pen and drawn an X in the circle of you guy you want to vote for. simple!
anyone who advocates computerized voting needs a reality check in the form of a brick upside the head.
why no one can clue in on this down there...
Don't they sell books all over vegas about different "systems" to use?
"if you've got money and a system, we'll send a limo to pick you up."