I wonder what Microsoft and TiVo will say about this idiotic legislature. Besides, aren't all cable signal "analog" to begin with? So by definition, all digital cable boxes will be outlawed? After all, digital cable boxes are nothing more than RT box, a dumb down "PC".
What makes me tick about this law is that this method of "content protection" isn't to protect content, but to protect "interest" of those who provides content. Meaning, to protect copyright contents which gets to be distributed, lets get rid of ALL "RECORD" buttons since we all know ALL RECORD buttons are to steal their precious "content".
[Good]----- You are fed up. You want to resign. You write a resignation letter and give your boss 2 weeks notice.
Next morning, you found out, all of your access to system is provoked. Your security card to the front door doesn't even work anymore. Security guard watches you with the corner of his eyes constantly. You sweat. You walk over to HR and ask. HR honored your 2 weeks notice 2 weeks early. Now you go home and get paid for 2 weeks vacation.
[Worse]----- You are fed up. You want to resign. You write a resignation letter and give your boss a finger.
Next morning, you find out, all of your access to system is provoked. Your security card signals the alarm. Security Guard draws pepper spray. You panic. You scream and run away like a little girl. You are home and waiting for UI to come.
[Worst]----- You are fed up. You want to resign. You write a resignation letter and mail it to your boss's house via USPS with 35 cents stamp.
Next morning, nothing is changed. You walk into your boss's office, demand higher salary and a chance to sleep with his wife. Your boss is not happy. Matter of fact, he is fuming. You smile and say;
"You Biatch~! You just been PUNK'D! I QUIT!" You laugh sarcastically and walk away from your (ex)boss.
Now you are home without UI. You submit question on Slashdot.
It may be just some lyrics offline by big music publishing company, but to me, it sounds like a conspiracy. By exploiting part of human nature, curiosity, with repeated exposure, the music industry grasps little bit more control over what you hear and see later desire/consume.
Perhaps "brainwash" may sound bit harsh word for this, but that's exactly how you'd brainwash someone. Repeating words that does not make sense, reducing subjective thoughts and contradictory/unpredictable behavior, supressing comprehension and inducing confusion and doubts in order to turn that person into more submissive/subceptable mental state which can be easily manipulated and controlled.
The entertainment and music/publishing/media industry does this all the time to control market trend. I'm not sure about its morality, but surely it's legal as long as their method stays passive.
"Get your lazy ass off the couch and take out the nuclear waste!" "The nuclear waste disposal is broken again!" "That's not a nuclear waste container!" "Oh, on your way home, drop by store and pick up nuclear waste bags and some pampons."
I am 100% all for this guy to stop what he's doing, but there is more to than just less spam in our inbox if this guy goes away.
"Last year, Michigan lawmakers passed legislation that allows parents to put their children's e-mail addresses on do-not-spam lists. Even though he insists he doesn't target kids, Ralsky was an inspiration for the bills."
I'm more afraid of legislature crafting the legal system to catchup to one guy. I mean, this is more freightening thought. No matter how bad this ex-convict asswipe deserves it, our legal system cannot just craft a law in order to make an example out of single case. I am not an expert on law, but shouldn't our legislature think abroad especially when considering this isn't local or state, but FBI, federal enforcement agency is to enact and enforce such ideal?
I'm sure, a lot smarter people than I, thought this law through before passing it, but I'm sorry, I can't justify supporting a law which is crafted to make an example out of one man's action on Federal level. This sounds too close to persecution and walking on really thin line here.
"It's the asphyxiation that usually makes this happen, as pot smoke tends to be held in the lungs (intentionally by the user) than those who smoke tobacco."
My point exactly. You let me know if there are any pot smoker who doesn't hold breath until last THC gets absorbed by lung sack or until eye balls bulge out of socket.
Sounds like someone just got too excited to hear the news, lite up that pipe and start posting news with whatever picture taken from pot party he/she attended.
That just proves pot smoking kills more brain cells than promotes them. I rather eat fish than inject myself with 100 times more potent form of THC into my body on daily basis, thank you very much.
Yes, with money we can buy high land or really high powered freezer which we can freeze the water back and dump it onto EU land. Then again, French women may melt it back with their high powered blow dryer...
"The paleoclimate observations in the Science Express paper come from analysis of foraminifera fossils, from a deep sea core in the equatorial Pacific."
So many hypothesis were proven wrong with analysis based on fossils alone simply due to to many geological variables and conditions. However it's interesting suggestion none the less.
I was doing packaging arch builds on x86 and x86_64 EM64T and ponder if it could be easier to have two types of processor on same board for regression testing and QA. Since cross compile is just a pain in the ass, it would be some what useful if I could flip a BIOS setting to switch between Intel P4 and AMD64 without swapping parts.
For my purpose, I think, if there was a BIOS flip switch, it would have been worth investment. However there isn't (if I'm wrong on this, correction is welcome), so it's just a fancy board with swappable processor which is fairly easy with any ATX casing with swappable motherboard plane without unscrewing bolts and wire works if such thing exists.
Either way, seems like a horrible way to "DIE". It's like getting lethal injection but 1 million watt electricity rid of 30% of the lethal chemical in your body.
hmm.. did I just invented a new way to execute people?
Matter of fact, neutron star's gravitational force according to Thacker Nuclear Binding Theory of Gravity, once the nuclei are bound very tightly together, become very weak. So it wouldn't be 1.5 times of the Sun even though mass is about equal.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't dinosaurs extinct over a period of time, long enough to evolve and adapt to changing environment?
And not only that, extinction in mass scale doesn't seem to "sanitize", but "life" seems to find its way out of harsh environment or adapt. Matter of fact, didn't theropod dinosaur survive? After all, what are all these birds doing on earth?
Until it is mandated by FCC, I don't think, it's being done in manor where all VoIP providers provides 911 access to customers. Yes, there are few (big ones) provides it, however most cable companies providing VoIP over broadband do not.
We all know that's not going to happen in any immediate future. As far as Level3 and Cogent is concerned, they both suck anyway. I guess, that's when Tier 2/3 providers with multi peering come up with best solution for customers worrying about Tier 1 peering parters acting like 5 year olds on a playground.
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I think the motto for workplaces should be "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Nirvana."
Rough home life with wife and kids? Yeah, my sanctuary is the restroom with bolted lock...
I wonder what Microsoft and TiVo will say about this idiotic legislature. Besides, aren't all cable signal "analog" to begin with? So by definition, all digital cable boxes will be outlawed? After all, digital cable boxes are nothing more than RT box, a dumb down "PC".
What makes me tick about this law is that this method of "content protection" isn't to protect content, but to protect "interest" of those who provides content. Meaning, to protect copyright contents which gets to be distributed, lets get rid of ALL "RECORD" buttons since we all know ALL RECORD buttons are to steal their precious "content".
Kate Bosworth, the new Lois Lane needs your help!
We can rebuild her. Better, Stronger, Bulger!
We all know, Christopher Reeve never had to deal with "bulge" when working with Margot Kidder's boyish build.
For $29.99, I rather get this time keeper.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6e72/
Just look at those gorgeous layout and colors... It's just too bad, it's not on sales any more...
[Good]-----
You are fed up. You want to resign. You write a resignation letter and give your boss 2 weeks notice.
Next morning, you found out, all of your access to system is provoked. Your security card to the front door doesn't even work anymore. Security guard watches you with the corner of his eyes constantly. You sweat. You walk over to HR and ask. HR honored your 2 weeks notice 2 weeks early. Now you go home and get paid for 2 weeks vacation.
[Worse]-----
You are fed up. You want to resign. You write a resignation letter and give your boss a finger.
Next morning, you find out, all of your access to system is provoked. Your security card signals the alarm. Security Guard draws pepper spray. You panic. You scream and run away like a little girl. You are home and waiting for UI to come.
[Worst]-----
You are fed up. You want to resign. You write a resignation letter and mail it to your boss's house via USPS with 35 cents stamp.
Next morning, nothing is changed. You walk into your boss's office, demand higher salary and a chance to sleep with his wife. Your boss is not happy. Matter of fact, he is fuming. You smile and say;
"You Biatch~! You just been PUNK'D! I QUIT!" You laugh sarcastically and walk away from your (ex)boss.
Now you are home without UI. You submit question on Slashdot.
Grand Stand! The Professional Way!
It may be just some lyrics offline by big music publishing company, but to me, it sounds like a conspiracy. By exploiting part of human nature, curiosity, with repeated exposure, the music industry grasps little bit more control over what you hear and see later desire/consume.
Perhaps "brainwash" may sound bit harsh word for this, but that's exactly how you'd brainwash someone. Repeating words that does not make sense, reducing subjective thoughts and contradictory/unpredictable behavior, supressing comprehension and inducing confusion and doubts in order to turn that person into more submissive/subceptable mental state which can be easily manipulated and controlled.
The entertainment and music/publishing/media industry does this all the time to control market trend. I'm not sure about its morality, but surely it's legal as long as their method stays passive.
"Get your lazy ass off the couch and take out the nuclear waste!"
"The nuclear waste disposal is broken again!"
"That's not a nuclear waste container!"
"Oh, on your way home, drop by store and pick up nuclear waste bags and some pampons."
I am 100% all for this guy to stop what he's doing, but there is more to than just less spam in our inbox if this guy goes away.
"Last year, Michigan lawmakers passed legislation that allows parents to put their children's e-mail addresses on do-not-spam lists. Even though he insists he doesn't target kids, Ralsky was an inspiration for the bills."
I'm more afraid of legislature crafting the legal system to catchup to one guy. I mean, this is more freightening thought. No matter how bad this ex-convict asswipe deserves it, our legal system cannot just craft a law in order to make an example out of single case. I am not an expert on law, but shouldn't our legislature think abroad especially when considering this isn't local or state, but FBI, federal enforcement agency is to enact and enforce such ideal?
I'm sure, a lot smarter people than I, thought this law through before passing it, but I'm sorry, I can't justify supporting a law which is crafted to make an example out of one man's action on Federal level. This sounds too close to persecution and walking on really thin line here.
That arguement doesn't hold water. Are you saying since food we eat is polluted, we should just smoke pot?
"It's the asphyxiation that usually makes this happen, as pot smoke tends to be held in the lungs (intentionally by the user) than those who smoke tobacco."
My point exactly. You let me know if there are any pot smoker who doesn't hold breath until last THC gets absorbed by lung sack or until eye balls bulge out of socket.
I don't know about lutefisk, but I rather eat fish than use pot.
"No, you just invented a new language and field for psychologial study."
:)
wow, you are one hypocritical spelling Nazi.
Certainly that can't be in a form of inhaling. However why is that this picture is on the news? http://images.theglobeandmail.com/archives/RTGAM/i mages/20051014/wxcanna1014/1014joints.jpg
Sounds like someone just got too excited to hear the news, lite up that pipe and start posting news with whatever picture taken from pot party he/she attended.
That just proves pot smoking kills more brain cells than promotes them. I rather eat fish than inject myself with 100 times more potent form of THC into my body on daily basis, thank you very much.
Yes, with money we can buy high land or really high powered freezer which we can freeze the water back and dump it onto EU land. Then again, French women may melt it back with their high powered blow dryer...
"The paleoclimate observations in the Science Express paper come from analysis of foraminifera fossils, from a deep sea core in the equatorial Pacific."
So many hypothesis were proven wrong with analysis based on fossils alone simply due to to many geological variables and conditions. However it's interesting suggestion none the less.
I was doing packaging arch builds on x86 and x86_64 EM64T and ponder if it could be easier to have two types of processor on same board for regression testing and QA. Since cross compile is just a pain in the ass, it would be some what useful if I could flip a BIOS setting to switch between Intel P4 and AMD64 without swapping parts.
For my purpose, I think, if there was a BIOS flip switch, it would have been worth investment. However there isn't (if I'm wrong on this, correction is welcome), so it's just a fancy board with swappable processor which is fairly easy with any ATX casing with swappable motherboard plane without unscrewing bolts and wire works if such thing exists.
What did the comp. sci. major say to the liberal art major?
"So.. How much do you charge?"
Either way, seems like a horrible way to "DIE". It's like getting lethal injection but 1 million watt electricity rid of 30% of the lethal chemical in your body.
hmm.. did I just invented a new way to execute people?
Matter of fact, neutron star's gravitational force according to Thacker Nuclear Binding Theory of Gravity, once the nuclei are bound very tightly together, become very weak. So it wouldn't be 1.5 times of the Sun even though mass is about equal.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't dinosaurs extinct over a period of time, long enough to evolve and adapt to changing environment?
And not only that, extinction in mass scale doesn't seem to "sanitize", but "life" seems to find its way out of harsh environment or adapt. Matter of fact, didn't theropod dinosaur survive? After all, what are all these birds doing on earth?
Until it is mandated by FCC, I don't think, it's being done in manor where all VoIP providers provides 911 access to customers. Yes, there are few (big ones) provides it, however most cable companies providing VoIP over broadband do not.
good thing for them you can't make 911 call through VoIP yet, huh?
We all know that's not going to happen in any immediate future. As far as Level3 and Cogent is concerned, they both suck anyway. I guess, that's when Tier 2/3 providers with multi peering come up with best solution for customers worrying about Tier 1 peering parters acting like 5 year olds on a playground.
So the perl tool come with MySQL 4.x, mysqlhotcopy isn't "hot copy"? What's so "hot" about the new "hot copy"?
Isn't this epidemic researched to "death" already?
Anyway, this research seems to be pretty safe knowing we are already immune or have access to anti-viral for it.