Yes, but don't forget to move the computer to the bedroom when he/she's 16. Teens want privacy, you know - not for watching porn, but to speak freely with their friends without mommy eavesdropping in private conversations.
However - How does one define 'porn' or adult content? Who decides what goes on a.xxx domain and what is fine on a.com?
You must be new here:)
Joke aside, the legislation should be 100% explicit, as:
--- WARNING: The following definitions are not to be read by minors due to their explicit nature. -- A pornographic website is defined to have pictures,video or animations of one or more or the following:"
* People engaging in copulation * People engaging in oral sex * People being penetrated or excited (either by natural or artificial means) in their erogenous zones * Explicit fondling of breasts * People getting in physical contact with sperm
Additionally, sites dedicated to provide audio usually associated with sexual acts (i.e. moaning) [note: if you don't ban it, they'll do it] , and sites which provide lists of links to aforementioned sites (even in third-party advertisements) should also be included as "pornographic sites".
As an exception, sites dealing with various kinds of content (which might include pornographic content) MUST provide an adult verification page (with no images) before granting access to the pornographic section, or be classified as pornographic sites themselves.
Sites with portray nudity MUST NOT show the following, or be classified pornographic: * Close up of genitalia or anus * poses inviting to copulation, including but not limited to: (insert list of poses commonly seen in porn sites) ---
* Fetishes subsection. The following describes explicit acts which are to be classified as pornographic: (Insert list of dirty, explicit fetishes often seen in porn pages here) --- There.
The problem with legislation is that they're not explicit enough to say what's pornographic and what's not.
Well, that's what I've seen in my experience. Now the tricky question is how to add exceptions to this (as "how-to" sites, etc). But these could be whitelisted, as they're the exception rather than the rule.
* Link sites. Youknow, those with lots of links to pics / movie samples * The ones with pics / movie samples (usually they're hidden pages inside paysites - but sometimes they're hosted by the same company) * paysites or AVS * And in the future: websites with.xxx domains.
A little analysis could be made to detect these easily. Anyway, it's not fair to dismiss a law because it can't be implemented yet (remember the "who needs 4-cores, anyway" discussion?). One thing is sure: if it's not allowed to be implemented, it CAN'T be implemented.
Frankly, I don't see the problem saying "hello, this is Ms. Smith and I'd like to block porn sites from your ISP. Thank you".
Just because (AFAIK) most ppl in here like porn, doesn't make porn censorship "the boogeyman". Sure, the parents have lots of responsibility regarding their children, but give them a break. How're parents supposed to watch over their child if they're denied the tools needed for it?
Can good storytelling save a company which has focused more and more on story clichés?
Hmmmm, tough one. And no, I'm not joking. On one side, we have a public which has never appreciated japanese animation. On the other hand, they're yearning for more, and are sick tired of hollow stories. Make up your minds guys.
Processors with lots of thread parallelism will probably be useful in some niche applications, but they will not become a staple of high-end computing.
Image rendering would benefit A LOT from parallel processing. People who would benefit: Image designers, game players.
Yeah, the niché is almost negligible. Who needs high speed rendering, anyway?
Bins that sing and chuckle are going to be safer from theft? In what alternate universe does the article writer live in?
HELLO THERE!!! LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO STEAL ME!!! Would you like to know more about: Stealing, Robbing, prison, the cops that are coming from the left and were just alerted by me...?
Grevious was not a droid. Didnt you see his heart in III?
After screwing up the Han-Greedo, the Han-steps-on-Java,the R2D2-has-to-be-everywhere-because-hes-the-hero crap, and oh no please, that Vader NOOOO, I'm beginning to wonder if Lucas is not a droid himself.
Didn't ecology activists protest against the use of other non-biodegradable materials?
Anyway, so far the greatest danger I see is a gradual environmental pollution with fullerenes (nanotubes, buckyballs). But can this risk be prevented? And will the nanotech advances be able to actually help fight pollution (i.e. more efficient fuel cells, solar cells, etc)?
Of course the industry must be controlled. I wouldn't like thousands of animals dying due to a fullerene outbreak, but I certainly don't want millions of SPECIES to be EXTINGUISHED because of global warming, either.
Have you considered how much fuel is burned to power the millions of computers in the world? Now imagine a world where computers use nanotech batteries which can be recharged by a mere 5 minutes exposure to the sunlight.
So, will the benefits outweight the potential risks?
Background on the GPL
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Drafting GPL3
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· Score: 4, Informative
GPL v2 doesn't specifically address the patent problem. Anyway, here's the story on Revising the GPL.
People who, for example, compile Linux builds on a weekly basis to test for bugs. It's always been this way in the Open Source world.
"Oh look, a new patch for WinXP! Let me update my CVS repository..." "Alright, now it's just time to compile the DLL." (5 minutes later) "Okay, now let's make the winxp installer patch" (5 minutes later) Reboot.
It's not like they're being forced to pay outrageous prices for their sole source of food or something.
No, they're just forced to pay for the software they use at the job where they get their sole source of food.
You americans are so quick to think every country is like yours, with people affording expensive software. Hellooooo we're talking about DEVELOPING countries here!
They have a choice of software, They didn't a few years ago.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca.nyud.net:8090/~gmilbur n/ac/
Will someone edit the submission to replace the URL, please? Sheesh.
Yes, but don't forget to move the computer to the bedroom when he/she's 16. Teens want privacy, you know - not for watching porn, but to speak freely with their friends without mommy eavesdropping in private conversations.
However - How does one define 'porn' or adult content? Who decides what goes on a .xxx domain and what is fine on a .com?
:)
You must be new here
Joke aside, the legislation should be 100% explicit, as:
---
WARNING: The following definitions are not to be read by minors due to their explicit nature.
--
A pornographic website is defined to have pictures,video or animations of one or more or the following:"
* People engaging in copulation
* People engaging in oral sex
* People being penetrated or excited (either by natural or artificial means) in their erogenous zones
* Explicit fondling of breasts
* People getting in physical contact with sperm
Additionally, sites dedicated to provide audio usually associated with sexual acts (i.e. moaning) [note: if you don't ban it, they'll do it] , and sites which provide lists of links to aforementioned sites (even in third-party advertisements) should also be included as "pornographic sites".
As an exception, sites dealing with various kinds of content (which might include pornographic content) MUST provide an adult verification page (with no images) before granting access to the pornographic section, or be classified as pornographic sites themselves.
Sites with portray nudity MUST NOT show the following, or be classified pornographic:
* Close up of genitalia or anus
* poses inviting to copulation, including but not limited to:
(insert list of poses commonly seen in porn sites)
---
* Fetishes subsection. The following describes explicit acts which are to be classified as pornographic:
(Insert list of dirty, explicit fetishes often seen in porn pages here)
---
There.
The problem with legislation is that they're not explicit enough to say what's pornographic and what's not.
Well, that's what I've seen in my experience. Now the tricky question is how to add exceptions to this (as "how-to" sites, etc). But these could be whitelisted, as they're the exception rather than the rule.
Porn sites can be classified in the following:
.xxx domains.
* Link sites. Youknow, those with lots of links to pics / movie samples
* The ones with pics / movie samples (usually they're hidden pages inside paysites - but sometimes they're hosted by the same company)
* paysites or AVS
* And in the future: websites with
A little analysis could be made to detect these easily. Anyway, it's not fair to dismiss a law because it can't be implemented yet (remember the "who needs 4-cores, anyway" discussion?). One thing is sure: if it's not allowed to be implemented, it CAN'T be implemented.
Frankly, I don't see the problem saying "hello, this is Ms. Smith and I'd like to block porn sites from your ISP. Thank you".
Just because (AFAIK) most ppl in here like porn, doesn't make porn censorship "the boogeyman". Sure, the parents have lots of responsibility regarding their children, but give them a break. How're parents supposed to watch over their child if they're denied the tools needed for it?
Can good storytelling save a company which has focused more and more on story clichés?
Hmmmm, tough one. And no, I'm not joking. On one side, we have a public which has never appreciated japanese animation. On the other hand, they're yearning for more, and are sick tired of hollow stories. Make up your minds guys.
Processors with lots of thread parallelism will probably be useful in some niche applications, but they will not become a staple of high-end computing.
Image rendering would benefit A LOT from parallel processing. People who would benefit: Image designers, game players.
Yeah, the niché is almost negligible. Who needs high speed rendering, anyway?
I'd love to see a good, objective comparison of M$ Office and Open Office...too bad this article ain't it.
:)
Here's one.
"I like Microsoft, but..." then paste the info
To the submitter (or editor?) :
Imagine compiling the Linux kernel 32 times faster. w00t.
The children watched Black Beauty
:P
And you call that a reward?
Hmmm this gives me an idea.
"SILENCE!!! Or I'll show you the [censored] on the screen!"
(Kids shut up and gasp in horror)
(Professor calms down, clears his throat and beginst to talk) "As I was saying..."
Bins that sing and chuckle are going to be safer from theft? In what alternate universe does the article writer live in?
HELLO THERE!!! LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO STEAL ME!!! Would you like to know more about: Stealing, Robbing, prison, the cops that are coming from the left and were just alerted by me...?
Grevious was not a droid. Didnt you see his heart in III?
After screwing up the Han-Greedo, the Han-steps-on-Java,the R2D2-has-to-be-everywhere-because-hes-the-hero crap, and oh no please, that Vader NOOOO, I'm beginning to wonder if Lucas is not a droid himself.
That,and of course stop all those comments regarding dubya's intelligence :)
:P
That reminds me of the Dear Dalai Lama joke
(I know, he didn't say that, but i wonder if it's funny because the stupid things he DID say?)
welcome our new longhorn overl - what? Oh nevermind, they're not here yet.
http://www.cits.rub.de.nyud.net:8090/MD5Collisions /
Isn't this protest about the toxicity of Teflon, not nanotechnology?
Dude, teflon is WAY outdated. In fact, Dupont already created genetically engineered bacteria that degrade teflon (hence, it's biodegradable now).
Nanopants use specially designed molecules that make them stain-proof because of their hydrophobic properties.
Didn't ecology activists protest against the use of other non-biodegradable materials?
Anyway, so far the greatest danger I see is a gradual environmental pollution with fullerenes (nanotubes, buckyballs). But can this risk be prevented? And will the nanotech advances be able to actually help fight pollution (i.e. more efficient fuel cells, solar cells, etc)?
Of course the industry must be controlled. I wouldn't like thousands of animals dying due to a fullerene outbreak, but I certainly don't want millions of SPECIES to be EXTINGUISHED because of global warming, either.
Have you considered how much fuel is burned to power the millions of computers in the world? Now imagine a world where computers use nanotech batteries which can be recharged by a mere 5 minutes exposure to the sunlight.
So, will the benefits outweight the potential risks?
GPL v2 doesn't specifically address the patent problem. Anyway, here's the story on Revising the GPL.
I say the opposite is true, we need to get rid of copyrights here first and the rest of the world will take care of itself in due time.
Why don't you start by setting a TRUE democratic system, i.e. get rid of that "electoral votes" bull?
You forgot a very important weapon in the opponents arsenal.
And they CAN'T be stopped.
who's going to want to install it?
:(
People who, for example, compile Linux builds on a weekly basis to test for bugs. It's always been this way in the Open Source world.
"Oh look, a new patch for WinXP! Let me update my CVS repository..."
"Alright, now it's just time to compile the DLL."
(5 minutes later)
"Okay, now let's make the winxp installer patch"
(5 minutes later)
Reboot.
Yeah it's a pipe dream, I know...
It's not like they're being forced to pay outrageous prices for their sole source of food or something.
No, they're just forced to pay for the software they use at the job where they get their sole source of food.
You americans are so quick to think every country is like yours, with people affording expensive software. Hellooooo we're talking about DEVELOPING countries here!
They have a choice of software,
They didn't a few years ago.
That's still more than the average /. user values it at.
You mean "my 2 cents"?
Yes, but those hardsuits actually LOOKED good. I won't accept "suits" that give you strength by hindering your mobility.
Canada To Introduce Copyright Law Next Week
don't they already have one?
Yeah , but they hadn't introduced it anywhere. (Ouch)
And don't forget The Frogger episode. Made me laugh my arse off at the final "frogging" scene with the videogame in the middle of the street :)