The money is there for the taking. Clean the bastards out. Who cares? I'm sure your boss wasn't thinking 'Gee, I feel bad that I'm not paying X as much as I am getting paid. Let me give him a few more bucks!' Why should you be nice to them? 2 weeks, that's it. Anything more, and that's $500/hr, please.
Or you can work cheaper, and then cause yourself problems later on when expect more money.
What's to stop someone from creating a fake ID card? See what ID? Your Driver's License? What stops someone from showing a fake non-driver's ID in place of your real DL?
Apparently you've missed all those cluster bombs that are dropped on the loop in Chicago daily. Oh yeah, and the mines in all the parks, bet you missed seeing that on the news too!
... And most people would know how to file all the right papers? Most people know the right words to say?
It's not quite so easy as 'being your own lawyer'. If you act as your own lawyer in a large case like this, you're most likely going to be laughed out of court. It's like having a 5 year old kid playing cards against an adult -- the big guys know how to play, they know how to cheat, and they definately have more resources available to ensure that they'll win.
So yeah, go ahead and represent yourself. I'll be laughing my ass off at you on CourtTV.
You're an idiot, and your comparison is moronic. Switchblades et al are illegal due to the fact that the state found that there is no legitimate use for these items. This article shows that there IS a legitimate use for BT. Once again, you are an idiot.
Well, I guess we should all be like you now. From now on, everyone should listen to you, as obviously you have thought of everything.
Oh wait.. ! What about those who don't have a landline? How are they supposed to get DSL when Verizon is the only show in town (.. and also requires a landline.) What about those who are technically unable to get DSL due to load coils or poor line quality?
Most spam these days isn't coming from China and the far east. Instead, they are coming from zombie PC's haxored by spammers, most likely right in your own backyard. Well, maybe not your backyard, but a lot of it is definately coming from the US again. So much for blocking.cn emails....
I didn't, because it's not really something that will be of any use at all. I thought 'wow, this guy thinks he's smart. let me list the ways that this wouldn't work:'...
1. Change the CMOS battery! That will surely change the jitter, which then changes your 'signature'.
2. Play with the system clock!
3. Rewrite packets so that the timestamp is slightly different!
Need I go on? Seriously, this isn't anything exciting. Whenever you're relying on a remote resource for some sort of information, it's nearly impossible to reliably validate that information without some sort of additional information (crypto, CRC, whatever).
Indeed if a road has sidewalks, typically the sidewalk is not maintained by the road maintainer, but by the entity who owns the land adjacent to the road. In many cases, all costs of road use by pedestrians are footed by individual landowners, and not any public road maintaining entity.
Time to play Devil's Advocate!
Perhaps the gov't is trying to enact measures to ensure its government owned telco stays afloat. Yes, VOIP would be great for those in the cities, but what about the people out in the country? How could the government pay for them to have telecommunications too (at least phones) if it is being run out of business by VOIP firms?
Are there privately held telcos in Costa Rica?
It's not like the Costa Rican government is sitting around, plotting the demise of/. or anything... Get real, buddy.
Very fragile install process (pop in the wrong CD just once, and start over from scratch...)
That's funny, I install Solaris from a Jumpstart server, and it installs fine every time. What are these CDs you mention?
Refuses to create a Solaris partition if a Linux Swap partition is present (... because both share the same partition id 82, but other OS'es at least give you the option of "ignore this partition, and create a new one instead!"
Once again, I never had this problem installing Solaris on top of linux on my Sun Blade 100, Ultra 60, or Ultra 5/10.
Poor dependancy management in the installer (the Solaris installer does flag broken dependancies, but unlike most Linux distros does not have a button to "resolve" these automatically)
Do you really feel comfortable having a program automatically installing packages for you on an ENTERPRISE system? I know exactly what packages I want, and when I want them installed. Having a package manager 'know better' than me would be a huge mistake when people actually rely on your services.
No straightforward way to configure a Swiss-German keyboard These people would probably beg to differ. Also, I think Java Desktop works wonders. Honestly, I know nothing about internationalization, so I'll shutup now.
On one of my two laptops, X Display was all messed up after install. Fortunately, there was still an xf86config-like script lying around.
Good for you! Where's the problem here?
poor hardware support (on both laptops, I had to download extra drivers from the net to get Ethernet... and the only way to get these drivers on the Laptop in the first place was to burn a CD.... One of the two Ethernet cards was a via-rhine, not exactly uncommon hardware!)
A laptop is obviously not the intended installation target machine for Solaris. Please stand by while I cry you a river that you had to install drivers. Don't like it? Use MacOSX or something.
Unobvious paths for some sundry utils/usr/ccs/bin/make,/usr/sfw/bin/gcc. Find is your friend, but locate has left you stranded...
They make sense to me./usr/sfw -- sunfreeware. It's a pity that Solaris isn't set up exactly like Linux, isn't it? What's stopping you from installing your own Gnu Make (which is better than sun make) somewhere that you'd like?
I'm glad we've come to the same conclusion -- Solaris IS NOT Linux. You're not using it in the way it was intended, so it seems clunky and difficult to manage. Your complaints mostly revolve around the fact that since Solaris is not set up exactly the same, and is not as easy to administer than Linux, that it's unusable. Solaris is a really crummy desktop system. I would say that if you went from Linux to Solaris with no training, reading, or prior preparation, you would probably find it quite unusable.
Solaris is ornery on Intel hardware. Linux was pretty ornery too in its first few years on x86. I run a fairly large Solaris setup (15k+ users) and when we've looked at Linux, it takes a lot more work on the part of the sysadmin to ensure that the system doesn't flake out. Solaris on Sun hardware kicks ass for us. It may not kick ass for you. That doesn't mean it's unusable. I bet a tractor trailer would be unusable at first to your everyday SUV driver!
Whatever the moral status, if one person who would have pirated software otherwise is stopped by the thought that they could be sued, it's effective, even if another person isn't affected.
Do you even read what you write? You're trying to tell me that it's worth financially destroying a 22 year old kid because of some 'youthful indiscretions' just to stop one person from pirating software? First, that sounds pretty 'black and white' to me. In your eyes, the punishment either helps or hinders the cause. Let's discard this point, as it matters neither here nor there. If I'm reading you correctly, your main point is saying that it's worth destroying someone financially to save a corporation some impossible to accurately calculate and ultimately unimportant sum of money. How can taking a person's resonable chance at a productive life (that doesn't involve asking 'do you want fries with that) somehow be worth saving a corporation a few bucks? What gives Apple the right to determine the future of this guy, considering he would have little to no recourse to defend himself in a civil case?
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The money is there for the taking. Clean the bastards out. Who cares? I'm sure your boss wasn't thinking 'Gee, I feel bad that I'm not paying X as much as I am getting paid. Let me give him a few more bucks!' Why should you be nice to them? 2 weeks, that's it. Anything more, and that's $500/hr, please. Or you can work cheaper, and then cause yourself problems later on when expect more money.
What's gald?
Yes.
If I use my new handy-dandy DIGITAL spark-gap transmitter, is that legal? Er, no.
What's to stop someone from creating a fake ID card? See what ID? Your Driver's License? What stops someone from showing a fake non-driver's ID in place of your real DL?
Apparently you've missed all those cluster bombs that are dropped on the loop in Chicago daily. Oh yeah, and the mines in all the parks, bet you missed seeing that on the news too!
As a rate?
Um, no it doesn't. Most ISPs buy bandwidth by throughput, not by MB. But thanks for playing.
Also, what about older copies of windows that do not have SP2?
... no I mean they will lead you down the wrong track.. ahh!
What about older cars that do not have seatbelts or seatbelt 'idiot' lights?
Word to the wise: don't use automobile analogies, they will always drive you nuts
... And most people would know how to file all the right papers? Most people know the right words to say? It's not quite so easy as 'being your own lawyer'. If you act as your own lawyer in a large case like this, you're most likely going to be laughed out of court. It's like having a 5 year old kid playing cards against an adult -- the big guys know how to play, they know how to cheat, and they definately have more resources available to ensure that they'll win. So yeah, go ahead and represent yourself. I'll be laughing my ass off at you on CourtTV.
Did the author come up with this little brainstorm all alone? Cause I've NEVER heard anyone talk about this in the past. Nope.
You're an idiot, and your comparison is moronic. Switchblades et al are illegal due to the fact that the state found that there is no legitimate use for these items. This article shows that there IS a legitimate use for BT. Once again, you are an idiot.
Well, I guess we should all be like you now. From now on, everyone should listen to you, as obviously you have thought of everything.
.. ! What about those who don't have a landline? How are they supposed to get DSL when Verizon is the only show in town (.. and also requires a landline.) What about those who are technically unable to get DSL due to load coils or poor line quality?
Oh wait
-- E. evil-osm@hotmail.com
You have obviously missed the joke.
Most spam these days isn't coming from China and the far east. Instead, they are coming from zombie PC's haxored by spammers, most likely right in your own backyard. Well, maybe not your backyard, but a lot of it is definately coming from the US again. So much for blocking .cn emails....
I didn't, because it's not really something that will be of any use at all. I thought 'wow, this guy thinks he's smart. let me list the ways that this wouldn't work:'...
1. Change the CMOS battery! That will surely change the jitter, which then changes your 'signature'.
2. Play with the system clock!
3. Rewrite packets so that the timestamp is slightly different!
Need I go on? Seriously, this isn't anything exciting. Whenever you're relying on a remote resource for some sort of information, it's nearly impossible to reliably validate that information without some sort of additional information (crypto, CRC, whatever).
3) One of the key benefits is that his solution CANNOT be blocked by a firewall, nor does any NAT block his detection system.
What about a firewall that dissassembles incoming packets and rewrites them (not just readdressing/forwarding them...)?
Indeed if a road has sidewalks, typically the sidewalk is not maintained by the road maintainer, but by the entity who owns the land adjacent to the road. In many cases, all costs of road use by pedestrians are footed by individual landowners, and not any public road maintaining entity.
Typical flyover country comment.
Ooh, you really got me good! The smiley means I'm joking, you dick.
Time to play Devil's Advocate! Perhaps the gov't is trying to enact measures to ensure its government owned telco stays afloat. Yes, VOIP would be great for those in the cities, but what about the people out in the country? How could the government pay for them to have telecommunications too (at least phones) if it is being run out of business by VOIP firms? Are there privately held telcos in Costa Rica? It's not like the Costa Rican government is sitting around, plotting the demise of /. or anything... Get real, buddy.
You've obviously never seen a default red hat 7 installation. :)
Very fragile install process (pop in the wrong CD just once, and start over from scratch...)
/usr/ccs/bin/make, /usr/sfw/bin/gcc. Find is your friend, but locate has left you stranded... /usr/sfw -- sunfreeware. It's a pity that Solaris isn't set up exactly like Linux, isn't it? What's stopping you from installing your own Gnu Make (which is better than sun make) somewhere that you'd like?
That's funny, I install Solaris from a Jumpstart server, and it installs fine every time. What are these CDs you mention?
Refuses to create a Solaris partition if a Linux Swap partition is present (... because both share the same partition id 82, but other OS'es at least give you the option of "ignore this partition, and create a new one instead!"
Once again, I never had this problem installing Solaris on top of linux on my Sun Blade 100, Ultra 60, or Ultra 5/10.
Poor dependancy management in the installer (the Solaris installer does flag broken dependancies, but unlike most Linux distros does not have a button to "resolve" these automatically)
Do you really feel comfortable having a program automatically installing packages for you on an ENTERPRISE system? I know exactly what packages I want, and when I want them installed. Having a package manager 'know better' than me would be a huge mistake when people actually rely on your services.
No straightforward way to configure a Swiss-German keyboard
These people would probably beg to differ. Also, I think Java Desktop works wonders. Honestly, I know nothing about internationalization, so I'll shutup now.
On one of my two laptops, X Display was all messed up after install. Fortunately, there was still an xf86config-like script lying around.
Good for you! Where's the problem here?
poor hardware support (on both laptops, I had to download extra drivers from the net to get Ethernet... and the only way to get these drivers on the Laptop in the first place was to burn a CD.... One of the two Ethernet cards was a via-rhine, not exactly uncommon hardware!)
A laptop is obviously not the intended installation target machine for Solaris. Please stand by while I cry you a river that you had to install drivers. Don't like it? Use MacOSX or something.
Unobvious paths for some sundry utils
They make sense to me.
I'm glad we've come to the same conclusion -- Solaris IS NOT Linux. You're not using it in the way it was intended, so it seems clunky and difficult to manage. Your complaints mostly revolve around the fact that since Solaris is not set up exactly the same, and is not as easy to administer than Linux, that it's unusable. Solaris is a really crummy desktop system. I would say that if you went from Linux to Solaris with no training, reading, or prior preparation, you would probably find it quite unusable.
Solaris is ornery on Intel hardware. Linux was pretty ornery too in its first few years on x86. I run a fairly large Solaris setup (15k+ users) and when we've looked at Linux, it takes a lot more work on the part of the sysadmin to ensure that the system doesn't flake out. Solaris on Sun hardware kicks ass for us. It may not kick ass for you. That doesn't mean it's unusable. I bet a tractor trailer would be unusable at first to your everyday SUV driver!
Whatever the moral status, if one person who would have pirated software otherwise is stopped by the thought that they could be sued, it's effective, even if another person isn't affected.
Do you even read what you write? You're trying to tell me that it's worth financially destroying a 22 year old kid because of some 'youthful indiscretions' just to stop one person from pirating software? First, that sounds pretty 'black and white' to me. In your eyes, the punishment either helps or hinders the cause. Let's discard this point, as it matters neither here nor there. If I'm reading you correctly, your main point is saying that it's worth destroying someone financially to save a corporation some impossible to accurately calculate and ultimately unimportant sum of money. How can taking a person's resonable chance at a productive life (that doesn't involve asking 'do you want fries with that) somehow be worth saving a corporation a few bucks? What gives Apple the right to determine the future of this guy, considering he would have little to no recourse to defend himself in a civil case?
...and mandatory minimum sentencing for potheads really works now. No one ever smokes pot anymore. It's a good thing punishment works there.