I think it'd be much wiser and beneficial to the world to have someone working for Microsoft, then not working at all. If a 'geek' wasn't working for MS, he'd have more spare time on his hands... time that could be used to do malicious things. Didn't you ever hear the phrase - "idle hands are the devil's work?" Having someone, anyone, working is better than having them unemployed on the street or clogging our already pathetic welfare system.
Personally, I get some innate pleasure from watching paranoid freaks believe that everyone on the Internet is out to get them.
The -real- paranoid freaks aren't on the Internet. Somehow, I doubt that filling in fake db info constitutes '[believing] everyone on the Internet is out to get them.' It makes me feel more comfortable, knowing that advertisers/marketers have to work just a bit harder to get my real personal information.
I mean, how important is your data anyway? If advertisers want to find your home address, they'll find it.
I certainly wouldn't go giving out my real name, address, and other personal information to anyone on the street - why would you do it on the Internet?
I, personally, enter fake information into 90% of the forms I fill out on the 'net. There's no reason these people need detailed information about me, and I suppose I get some innate pleasure from entering 'Joe Smoe' '123 Main St.' 'Los Angeles, CA' '90210' Anyone else do this?
You think a kid, at least kids this software is designed to protect, will want to look up sites for the political parties? I'm sure they're being deprived by not being able to access these sites. The author also mentions gun sites, as if children will get ideas of shooting other kids by being able to access these sites - you think the NRA would advocate something like that? Think before you start flaming.
"We're going to go through at least a year of this," Moglen warns. "That's because this is the year in which a whole range of intellectual property owners -- everybody from software developers to movie studios to book publishers -- realize that free software is the problem."
Yes, we must exterminate free software, the root of all evil in the world.
No, they're not making decisions for you. It still -remains- your choice whether or not to install the Deep Thought filter. If it was mandatory, it'd be very unacceptable (think how easy it would to censor other "unsavory" content!), but you can't complain if the only people using it are people doing so for the protection of their children.
Intel said it will offer only minimal help to Sun because Sun wasn't doing enough to encourage software companies to use Intel chips instead of Sun's own UltraSparc chips. Sun isn't too popular lately, eh? They're charging Java developers and now this... McNealy doesn't seem to care about public opinion - yet.
"Dear Microsoft, I live in Virginia. Your latest product is shoddy and I want my money back. Its crashed my computer and given me hours of downtime that I've never recovered from.
-Dissatisfied Customer"
Now MS replies back:
"Dear Dissatisfied Customer, We've been examing our records and found that you have been complaining no numerous message boards and Usenet groups about our product. This is damaging and inflammatory to us. We're going to take away your software and there's nothing you can do about it. You'll be lucky if we don't call the police on you either.
MS might be ignorant and not fix these "bugs" before the public release, but service packs -will- come out out that address them. They're ignorant and think people won't notice/care(hah)/believe until they start getting numerous requests for the same things. They'll fix them, but they'll wait as long as possible before doing so.
While DOS attacks are usually viewed as pranks by bored teenagers (which they usually are) these attacks seem to be much more serious. In your opinion, what is the motivation behind the people/group behind these attacks? What exactly are they trying to accomplish?
Well, if they're factoring in clicks, does typing something count? Yahoo!'s database is huge, some categories require 19 clicks themselves to get to. I don't think that's accurate at all...
I have also been in search of a new job, and I have run into similar problems. It is no secret that a lot of the recruiters and temp agencies are staffed with morons who can barely operatate their fancy telephones, let alone their PCs. I always get a chuckle when a recruiter starts to ask me UNIX questions because I know he/she has no clue if my answer is correct or not, they just write down my answer and submit it through their "system". There is a huge problem with this system as you've pointed out. We are trusting that these recruiters can represent us properly to the companies we actually want to be employed by!
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I think it'd be much wiser and beneficial to the world to have someone working for Microsoft, then not working at all. If a 'geek' wasn't working for MS, he'd have more spare time on his hands... time that could be used to do malicious things. Didn't you ever hear the phrase - "idle hands are the devil's work?" Having someone, anyone, working is better than having them unemployed on the street or clogging our already pathetic welfare system.
Personally, I get some innate pleasure from watching paranoid freaks believe that everyone on the Internet is out to get them.
The -real- paranoid freaks aren't on the Internet. Somehow, I doubt that filling in fake db info constitutes '[believing] everyone on the Internet is out to get them.' It makes me feel more comfortable, knowing that advertisers/marketers have to work just a bit harder to get my real personal information.
I mean, how important is your data anyway? If advertisers want to find your home address, they'll find it.
I certainly wouldn't go giving out my real name, address, and other personal information to anyone on the street - why would you do it on the Internet?
I, personally, enter fake information into 90% of the forms I fill out on the 'net. There's no reason these people need detailed information about me, and I suppose I get some innate pleasure from entering 'Joe Smoe' '123 Main St.' 'Los Angeles, CA' '90210' Anyone else do this?
You think a kid, at least kids this software is designed to protect, will want to look up sites for the political parties? I'm sure they're being deprived by not being able to access these sites. The author also mentions gun sites, as if children will get ideas of shooting other kids by being able to access these sites - you think the NRA would advocate something like that? Think before you start flaming.
"We're going to go through at least a year of this," Moglen warns. "That's because this is the year in which a whole range of intellectual property owners -- everybody from software developers to movie studios to book publishers -- realize that free software is the problem."
Yes, we must exterminate free software, the root of all evil in the world.
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Micheal bought the domain name for $1000 and his wife thought he was crazy... I bet she hasn't complained for a while ;)
No, they're not making decisions for you. It still -remains- your choice whether or not to install the Deep Thought filter. If it was mandatory, it'd be very unacceptable (think how easy it would to censor other "unsavory" content!), but you can't complain if the only people using it are people doing so for the protection of their children.
Intel said it will offer only minimal help to Sun because Sun wasn't doing enough to encourage software companies to use Intel chips instead of Sun's own UltraSparc chips. Sun isn't too popular lately, eh? They're charging Java developers and now this... McNealy doesn't seem to care about public opinion - yet.
OpenMS. -- Its inevitable.
What if this happened?
"Dear Microsoft,
I live in Virginia. Your latest product is shoddy and I want my money back. Its crashed my computer and given me hours of downtime that I've never recovered from.
-Dissatisfied Customer"
Now MS replies back:
"Dear Dissatisfied Customer,
We've been examing our records and found that you have been complaining no numerous message boards and Usenet groups about our product. This is damaging and inflammatory to us. We're going to take away your software and there's nothing you can do about it. You'll be lucky if we don't call the police on you either.
-Your Friendly MS Representative"
ACK! 1984, anyone?
MS might be ignorant and not fix these "bugs" before the public release, but service packs -will- come out out that address them. They're ignorant and think people won't notice/care(hah)/believe until they start getting numerous requests for the same things. They'll fix them, but they'll wait as long as possible before doing so.
While DOS attacks are usually viewed as pranks by bored teenagers (which they usually are) these attacks seem to be much more serious. In your opinion, what is the motivation behind the people/group behind these attacks? What exactly are they trying to accomplish?
Another human rights violation, another reason China shouldn't be allowed in the WTO. Bleh.
So what happens if this sphere 'thinks' and decides to kill off the astronauts? NASA wouldn't be too happy then... :)
Well, if they're factoring in clicks, does typing something count? Yahoo!'s database is huge, some categories require 19 clicks themselves to get to. I don't think that's accurate at all...
I have also been in search of a new job, and I have run into similar problems. It is no secret that a lot of the recruiters and temp agencies are staffed with morons who can barely operatate their fancy telephones, let alone their PCs. I always get a chuckle when a recruiter starts to ask me UNIX questions because I know he/she has no clue if my answer is correct or not, they just write down my answer and submit it through their "system". There is a huge problem with this system as you've pointed out. We are trusting that these recruiters can represent us properly to the companies we actually want to be employed by!