Parent was modded funny, and I really hope he was joking, but if you really prefer to sign away your freedoms than to stay unemployed for a couple of months, then that explains why the US is so screwed up.
I'm sure if you look hard enough, you can find anything you want
This is also called the "Infinite Monkey theorem", which states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a particular chosen text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.
I'm tired of nutjobs claiming to find a secret code by a man who can't confirm it because he's dead! So I'm going to find the truth at the source. *Searches yellow pages for mediums*
Wow, so all these countries are just super-cool with the fact that their leaders are puppets and their country is riddled with US military bases?
And don't forget Pinochet. The US has been trying to control all the world: Vietnam, middle east, South America, Cuba, etc. Is it wrong that the US has gained enemies ALL AROUND THE WORLD?
ZOMG, the terrorists want to kill us all!!!!111one Gee, I wonder why...
Dear sir: I am the former CEO of a Nigerian IT company. Lately we had been offered a large amount of money by Microsoft Corporation in order to install Microsoft Windows on very cheap laptops, but due to excessive government regulations, the deal has been ruined. Now I have been forced to leave the country, along with a hundred million dollars, that I'm willing to share, provided that...
Many people (myself included) would love nothing more than to move away from M$ products but, sadly, are trapped in them because of the applications we use.
There is a solution. Linux + (Windows inside VirtualBox).
Haven't tested it yet because I've come to hate windows so much that I don't want ANY of it installed in my system. But I've read a couple of VirtualBox reviews, and they're all positive.
A more useful version would be one that used solar cells
*AHEM* From TFA:
A relay cuts off the mains power whenever the video stream stops; capacitors store enough charge to flick the relay back when the signal returns. Solar panels provide enough power to maintain zero consumption mode for up to five days, after which you have to press a regular power button to bring the machine out of standby.
The article author has a very good point. People tend to become paranoid of robots. Robots are slaves (in fact, that's what the name "robot" means), they don't achieve AI by "accident", much less the sudden burst of consciousness in the movies I-Robot or Terminator. Being attacked by a Rumba Vacuum cleaner? Now that'd be a youtube clip I'd like to watch.
But then I thought of it a little more, and I came out with some japanese sci-fi robot rebellions: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Ergo Proxy.
In SAC, robots often went out of control, but this was usually due to criminal activities by people who implanted an intrusive program into the recipient robot. In Ergo Proxy, robots achieved consciousness by being infected with the "cogito" virus. In turn, these could activate other robots and give them self-consciousness. However, this is still sci-fi.
Now, I wouldn't mind having a humanoid robot helping doing the chores at home - as long as it doesn't have a wireless internet connection, and it's not programmed by Microsoft;-)
In the end, it's the government's responsibility (for spying too much) if the people in general (and pedophiles) end up using more powerful encryption for their activities, but that's not the point.
By applying the Sony Betamax decision to encryption, can we say that encryption has substantial non-evil (evil as child molesters and such) uses to support it?
Privacy at home? Check. Preventing competitors from playing dirty? Check. Help fight for human rights in totalitarian countries? Check.
Let's compare encryption to the subway. With enough justifiable legitimate use (transportation), does it matter if criminals use it for evil stuff (i.e. molesting women at peak hours)? It's not the population that's helping the criminals, it's the criminals that use a relatively-neutral medium to commit outright evil acts.
It may be that most people use it for file sharing or even unnamed acts of cruelty against children, but if encrypting your information helps you to support human rights against Orwellian nightmares like the Bush administration, then you shouldn't worry about your conscience for "supporting evil". I know, it's sad, I wish there weren't any pedophiles on the internet, but what if this "encryption helps pedophiles" statement is just a lame excuse from the government to control their people? Encryption is a medium to achieve privacy, and privacy is a constitutional right (at least for now). It's wrong and manipulative to label people as "pedophile supporters" just because they promote privacy and encryption.
Think of encryption as the Guy Fawkes mask in V for Vendetta. Yes, some anarchists used it to rob convenience stores, but the rest of the citizens used it to protect themselves - AND their families - from government abuse, and to safely protest against human rights violations.
So kind of like when you steal a candy bar from a store and the only punishment is to pay back the 55 cents for the candy bar?
Well isn't that called restitution? yes, there must be a punitive damage. But come on, two fucking hundred dollars? The punishment does NOT fit the "crime" (it was NOT a crime, the lawsuit was civil, not criminal) in any way.
yet somehow SHE is innocent and the people representing the artists are the thieves? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON?
Well, if you think paying $20 for a DRM'ed CD full of crappy, with low-audio quality music at the same price that a vinyl disc in the old times is NOT a ripoff, then I ask what the fuck are YOU on.
And here's a proof that the RIAA are *NOT* representing the artists:
"Has anyone seen the price come down? Okay, well, you know what that means - STEAL IT. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin'. Because one way or another these motherfuckers will get it through their head that they're ripping people off and that that's not right." Trent Reznor. Frontman of Nine Inch Nails.
In the way that she was asked to pay $222,000 instead of a couple thousand (or even some hundred dollars, taking into account the price of $0.70 per downloaded song the RIAA gets).
In short, the RIAA wants her not to pay them back what they "lost", but they want to make an example of her. Just like the UFO hacker who was treated like a terrorist by the Bush administration.
She's NOT a victim for having to pay $222,000 because she was "making available" 24 songs? Give me a break. The RIAA are THIEVES and murderers of family lives. They deserve utter and complete financial destruction. With fireworks if possible.
Aw, poor Alice! She's so clueless and disappointed because she hasn't found Wonderland... yet;-)
Yes, Alice, I do know something you don't. Freenet is for posting stuff, but there are OTHER similar (anonymous) networks around... some haven't made it to the public, and some are still in beta (but already working imho). They implement onion routing, and are very secure. Some are used for file transfer, others for general purpose (to host websites, forums, etc). Yes, they work. Just search for the rabbit hole (hint: Steganographed text inside), Alice. Just keep it secret until the time comes.
Slashdot Mirror
"just die already" in the list? :( I feel betrayed!
Why does China deserve a big Fuck You, as you so eloquently put it? China is a sovereign nation
:D
Mod parent funny!
Good luck on your job search.
Parent was modded funny, and I really hope he was joking, but if you really prefer to sign away your freedoms than to stay unemployed for a couple of months, then that explains why the US is so screwed up.
I'm sure if you look hard enough, you can find anything you want
This is also called the "Infinite Monkey theorem", which states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a particular chosen text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare.
I'm tired of nutjobs claiming to find a secret code by a man who can't confirm it because he's dead! So I'm going to find the truth at the source. *Searches yellow pages for mediums*
Wow, so all these countries are just super-cool with the fact that their leaders are puppets and their country is riddled with US military bases?
And don't forget Pinochet. The US has been trying to control all the world: Vietnam, middle east, South America, Cuba, etc. Is it wrong that the US has gained enemies ALL AROUND THE WORLD?
ZOMG, the terrorists want to kill us all!!!!111one
Gee, I wonder why...
Dear sir: I am the former CEO of a Nigerian IT company. Lately we had been offered a large amount of money by Microsoft Corporation in order to install Microsoft Windows on very cheap laptops, but due to excessive government regulations, the deal has been ruined. Now I have been forced to leave the country, along with a hundred million dollars, that I'm willing to share, provided that...
Many people (myself included) would love nothing more than to move away from M$ products but, sadly, are trapped in them because of the applications we use.
There is a solution. Linux + (Windows inside VirtualBox).
Haven't tested it yet because I've come to hate windows so much that I don't want ANY of it installed in my system. But I've read a couple of VirtualBox reviews, and they're all positive.
*AHEM* From TFA:
The article author has a very good point. People tend to become paranoid of robots. Robots are slaves (in fact, that's what the name "robot" means), they don't achieve AI by "accident", much less the sudden burst of consciousness in the movies I-Robot or Terminator. Being attacked by a Rumba Vacuum cleaner? Now that'd be a youtube clip I'd like to watch.
;-)
But then I thought of it a little more, and I came out with some japanese sci-fi robot rebellions: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Ergo Proxy.
In SAC, robots often went out of control, but this was usually due to criminal activities by people who implanted an intrusive program into the recipient robot. In Ergo Proxy, robots achieved consciousness by being infected with the "cogito" virus. In turn, these could activate other robots and give them self-consciousness. However, this is still sci-fi.
Now, I wouldn't mind having a humanoid robot helping doing the chores at home - as long as it doesn't have a wireless internet connection, and it's not programmed by Microsoft
In the end, it's the government's responsibility (for spying too much) if the people in general (and pedophiles) end up using more powerful encryption for their activities, but that's not the point.
By applying the Sony Betamax decision to encryption, can we say that encryption has substantial non-evil (evil as child molesters and such) uses to support it?
Privacy at home? Check.
Preventing competitors from playing dirty? Check.
Help fight for human rights in totalitarian countries? Check.
Let's compare encryption to the subway. With enough justifiable legitimate use (transportation), does it matter if criminals use it for evil stuff (i.e. molesting women at peak hours)? It's not the population that's helping the criminals, it's the criminals that use a relatively-neutral medium to commit outright evil acts.
It may be that most people use it for file sharing or even unnamed acts of cruelty against children, but if encrypting your information helps you to support human rights against Orwellian nightmares like the Bush administration, then you shouldn't worry about your conscience for "supporting evil". I know, it's sad, I wish there weren't any pedophiles on the internet, but what if this "encryption helps pedophiles" statement is just a lame excuse from the government to control their people? Encryption is a medium to achieve privacy, and privacy is a constitutional right (at least for now). It's wrong and manipulative to label people as "pedophile supporters" just because they promote privacy and encryption.
Think of encryption as the Guy Fawkes mask in V for Vendetta. Yes, some anarchists used it to rob convenience stores, but the rest of the citizens used it to protect themselves - AND their families - from government abuse, and to safely protest against human rights violations.
Built on the same technologies as Flash, but with the focus on application-style GUIs rather than animations.
And if I'm interested precisely in animations?
Ever hear of Gnash?
No, I hadn't. Thanks for the info. Now what we need is a Flash Professional (you know, the Flash editor/maker) equivalent for Linux.
Eternal Darkness was one of the best games ever on the GC. I can't imagine it would pass the Nintendo censors on the Wii.
:)
Well, first they would have to restore their lost sanity
Just make sure it's not one of those primitive 21st century microwaves ;-)
So kind of like when you steal a candy bar from a store and the only punishment is to pay back the 55 cents for the candy bar?
Well isn't that called restitution? yes, there must be a punitive damage. But come on, two fucking hundred dollars? The punishment does NOT fit the "crime" (it was NOT a crime, the lawsuit was civil, not criminal) in any way.
Well, if you think paying $20 for a DRM'ed CD full of crappy, with low-audio quality music at the same price that a vinyl disc in the old times is NOT a ripoff, then I ask what the fuck are YOU on.
And here's a proof that the RIAA are *NOT* representing the artists:
So in what way is she the victim, again?
In the way that she was asked to pay $222,000 instead of a couple thousand (or even some hundred dollars, taking into account the price of $0.70 per downloaded song the RIAA gets).
In short, the RIAA wants her not to pay them back what they "lost", but they want to make an example of her. Just like the UFO hacker who was treated like a terrorist by the Bush administration.
She's NOT a victim for having to pay $222,000 because she was "making available" 24 songs? Give me a break. The RIAA are THIEVES and murderers of family lives. They deserve utter and complete financial destruction. With fireworks if possible.
Yes, but what about hollow objects, like an egg? Will the inside contain the "filler" sand?
Just like DRM can't be bullet proof, and neither can any routing.
You're absolutely right... IF what you're looking for is OUTSIDE the encrypted network. B-)
Ah-ha, perhaps we can have a "sideboob" slashdot section. sideboob.slashdot.org.
:)
How about "slutdot"?
Do you know something I don't?
;-)
Aw, poor Alice! She's so clueless and disappointed because she hasn't found Wonderland... yet
Yes, Alice, I do know something you don't. Freenet is for posting stuff, but there are OTHER similar (anonymous) networks around... some haven't made it to the public, and some are still in beta (but already working imho). They implement onion routing, and are very secure. Some are used for file transfer, others for general purpose (to host websites, forums, etc). Yes, they work.
Just search for the rabbit hole (hint: Steganographed text inside), Alice. Just keep it secret until the time comes.
It's a shame that all that extra productivity will be completely negated when everybody gets addicted to Duke Nukem Forever.
...included in the Spore doublepack!
Telling Microsoft to take their software to the dumpster: Priceless.