still it's interesting to see that "one company made the transition from embedded system to desktop operating system." back-to-back articles marveling that Linux is making up ground on a front, with each implying that it had previously only been strong on another front (with one article's front contradicting the other)
While your points are valid, you chose the wrong CONTEXT.
There is NO right to know you are being investigated. I don't know why you think there is, but since you do, it colors the rest of your comment.
i find it hard to believe that you read the context, because i was responding to a post in which someone claimed that we'll know when these laws are being abused when we hear about it from the people being abused. since these laws relate to investigation, and by your own admission we have no right to know we're being investigated, it's unlikely that we'll hear about it from those being abused. my point that i was adding is that you're also not going to hear it from the courts (they're out of the loop) or the press (they have to file complaints to secret committees).
Do you have any idea how idiotic you sound claiming the abuses are covered up, then posting a link to an open website where you can read about them?
i actually posted a link to websites where you can read about the things that could be abused, there are very few instances of actual abuse that anyone can publish. most people look at the articles and claim that "well, just because they can be abused doesn't mean they are" and my point was that if they are being abused right now it'd difficult under the current system for anyone to know about it.
By listening to the people it is happening to.
Or do you think they'll disappear, never to be heard from again?
parts of it are specifically designed to prevent the people that are being investigated from knowing that they're a target, therefore they'd have no way to know that they even have something to complain about :
from EFF's analysis of the Patriot Act:
PATRIOT authorizes the use of "sneak and peek" search warrants in connection with any federal crime, including misdemeanors. A "sneak and peek" warrant authorizes law enforcement officers to enter private premises without the occupant's permission or knowledge and without informing the occupant that such a search was conducted.
so if you don't know it's happening to you, then who is going to complain? will it be your ISP who has had to cough up your records, or maybe the judge that is asked to approve the order? NSL's require no judge and the people compelled to turn over your information are prohibited from talking about it with anyone. apparently even outside observers that want to challenge the law can only do so privately. from ACLU's challenge of the National Security Letter:
The ACLU's legal challenge argues that the amended law violates the First and Fourth Amendments because it does not impose adequate safeguards on the FBI's authority to force disclosure of sensitive and constitutionally protected information. The lawsuit also challenges the constitutionality of the statute's gag provision, which prohibits anyone who receives an NSL from disclosing even the mere fact that the FBI has sought information.
Because of the gag provision, the ACLU was forced to file the case under seal; it was three weeks before the ACLU could announce that it had challenged the law. The government continues to insist that the gag provision prohibits the ISP plaintiff from disclosing its name.
so i'm not sure what venue you expect a complaint to be heard in, but it looks like they've closed lots of them off
Every cop you see on the street has been tazered, tear gassed, shot with rubber bullets, sprayed with pepper spray, you name it. I can't think of any reason why this weapon, in the hands of local law enforcement, would not go through the same process of showing the cops exactly what it's capable of.
right, except in this case they were asked to remove their glasses, contacts and metal objects so as to purposefully create an unrealistic scenario. i think the most interesting part of the article was this quote :
"What happens if someone in a crowd is unable for whatever reason to move away from the beam?"
being told that you're going to have X item used on you in the presence of a bunch of other policemen who are probably all informed ahead of time of what to expect is totally different than being a member of a group on the street that gets zapped with it.
IFilm had a long segment from a talk show where Frank Zappa was debating freedom of speech with some talking heads. it was pretty damned funny, but it was months ago so i don't have the link at hand
you do not belive me? in the USA go ask most of your co-workers how many states there are and how many stars and stripes are on the flag. I did that test 2 years ago when prompted by a friend who wanted to prove to me the utter dumbness of humans in general. less than 25% got it right
where is it that you work? i believe that fewer people know if than we'd like, but less than 25% seems like a vast overstatement.
"Ve half vays off making you vant the music." Use the same technique RIAA labels use in motor vehicles and grocery stores: advertise to a captive audience. Play the music in the hallways after class. Play it in the dining halls.
off-topic: i was looking in your journal and found this entry :
Ellen Feiss: She did one of the Apple "Switch" ads. Here's a link to the page on Apple.com for her. You used to be able to watch the videos there, but I didn't see them now (after only a quick look). She became an internet sensation, unlike most of the rest of the Switch people, because...well, because these things happen and no one can explain them.
the reason that she became a sensation and not the rest of the Switch crew was because she was the one that was clearly on drugs when filming her video. i hope you're able to track it down because it's hilarious, i could email it to you to watch if you like.
it'd be interesting to see what portion of that multi-billion is movies sold on disc. it IS a large industry, but a lot of it is online or in pay-per-view and other outlets that wouldn't be at all affected by HD-DVD or Blu-Ray
i can't imagine that they don't share a large number of parts, even if those parts don't operate under the same logic. some portion of any laser disc drive's is devoted to just spinning and stabilizing the disc, and some portion of the drive is dedicated to feeding the data to the output port that connects to your PC. since those portions could surely be used for both formats, production cost should be less than double if only for that.
otoh, i thought i heard that one of the two consortiums had vowed not to certify drives by manufacturers in the other consortium. it'll probably be non-technical barriers like this that ultimately slow down production of dual drives.
I feel that if Karl Rove knew what he was doing, and I suspect he was, that he should be fired and prosecuted to the full extent of the law, including fines and prison. If somehow it comes around that the leak was traceable to President Bush, then I feel he should be impeached and removed from office. You don't mess with the lives of covert operatives, whether or not they're in the field at the time.
Even though I'm a tranquil guy now at this stage of my life, I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious, of traitors.
Natalie looked great in III. The outfits maybe weren't as hot as II
right, because somewhere in the awful dialogue they mentioned that she was pregnant, and so in their single bow to believability they decided that bare midriff outfits were probably not going to work
Natalie's not the hottest girl in Hollywood, anyway. She's very pretty, but she's not particularly "hot" in the sense that, say, Andrea Corr is hot. Not that I wouldn't do Natalie in an instant.
i thought she was particularly hot in Closer, about the only reason to watch that movie as a matter of fact
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still it's interesting to see that "one company made the transition from embedded system to desktop operating system." back-to-back articles marveling that Linux is making up ground on a front, with each implying that it had previously only been strong on another front (with one article's front contradicting the other)
awesome! dc works way better than my old calculator, wc, which only seems to be able to answer a couple problems like 1+2
there's a little link on the right that is labeled "Link to this page" that you can copy as a bookmark
IFilm had a long segment from a talk show where Frank Zappa was debating freedom of speech with some talking heads. it was pretty damned funny, but it was months ago so i don't have the link at hand
Tipper Gore was also actively involved in ratings boards on the music front, wasn't she?
from the photos you can clearly see that only 80% into it did he decide to alter his "giant bowling ball speaker" into a "death star speaker"
1. release the game
2. ??
3. profit!
0. use the proceeds to hire minions to go back and fix the bugs pre-release
that chick you're so excited about is Blaise Pascal
i tried to click that link to see what your complaint was, but it was slashdotted
that's all well and good, but where's my atomic car?
i imagine it is more like "free beer as in freedom", in that you're welcome to drink a beer at the after-party
it'd be interesting to see what portion of that multi-billion is movies sold on disc. it IS a large industry, but a lot of it is online or in pay-per-view and other outlets that wouldn't be at all affected by HD-DVD or Blu-Ray
otoh, i thought i heard that one of the two consortiums had vowed not to certify drives by manufacturers in the other consortium. it'll probably be non-technical barriers like this that ultimately slow down production of dual drives.
compass, graph paper, No. 2 pencil (if it's a small village, you can get away with one of those golf scorecard pencils for more portability)
or how about i see Worlds of Warcraft and my boss sees a spreadsheet being updated