Think about it. Who let all those botnets break loose? Microsoft. And who let Microsoft break loose? The U.S. government. And who let the U.S. government, with George and Dick on top of it, break loose?
The voters. And with voters i mean this and the past generations. Like it or not, we're ALL partially responsible for SPAM.
And this is why Blue Security's approach was the correct one. It delivered justice in a bloodless way. Now that Blue Security's gone, and that the code is lost, we're back to the drawing board.
That's one game i'd love to see remade. Westwood's engine had so much potential. If the engine was open, we would see tons of custom made adventures and dungeons.
There's a guy making an EOB2 remake, but he's working all alone, and I doubt he'll ever get it finished.
Usually when you rip a CD, where does the software put it? In "my music", of course. That's the default for music - and most Joe users put their documents in guess where? "My documents"
And when you install kazaa, doesn't it automatically scan for music in "my music"? In fact, I think it scans "my documents", too!
She could easily have alleged ignorance of how the software worked, i.e. she ignored she was sharing it and was only using it for downloading.
OK, let's assume there were 50 to 100 total downloads.
100 downloads, at 0.99 cents a piece (let's be realistic here), equal = 100 dollars!
So, what's the basis to affirm that she should pay $222,000 for 24 songs? This is where the RIAA's case is illogical. They assume that the downloaders will distribute and that this will cause them many losses. But that's THE DOWNLOADERS' FAULT, not hers.
They're making her responsible for what EVERY DOWNLOADER DID. Instead of downloading from her they could have bought a CD (even pirated!) or downloaded from someone else.
And this is where "making available" doesn't equal massive infringement. The fines MUST BE PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS.
The Nobel committee gives prizes not based on whether it benefits the average prole, but whether it advanced the knowledge of physics, chemistry and so on.
I agree with you on a 50%. See, Smaller storage => lesser energy consumption => more trees saved => benefits for all mankind.
I knew the Hilbert curve could fill the space by replacing each segment with a copy of itself (a basic concept in fractal theory, self similarity). But I didn't know that the curve had this interesting property: Similar addresses had nearby locations in two-dimensional space. The XKCD guy is a genius.
Anyway, here's more info on the Hilbert Curve. Enjoy.
I wrote a small composition in my journal regarding this situation. Does it depict the things that will happen, or only the things that COULD happen? You decide.
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The voters. And with voters i mean this and the past generations. Like it or not, we're ALL partially responsible for SPAM.
It's a human life lost. But another spammer will take his place. Why do you think that drug trafficking never stops?
The only good solution is to change the infrastructure of e-mail delivery, and to start cleaning the botnets out there.
And this is why Blue Security's approach was the correct one. It delivered justice in a bloodless way. Now that Blue Security's gone, and that the code is lost, we're back to the drawing board.
:(
If only Google took on the project...
I love how today is "politics trolling" on slashdot.
Blasphemy!!! To the bonfire!!!
Wiki my vote? I though Diebold had a patent on that?
:)
No, their patent is for Search and Replace
That's one game i'd love to see remade. Westwood's engine had so much potential. If the engine was open, we would see tons of custom made adventures and dungeons.
There's a guy making an EOB2 remake, but he's working all alone, and I doubt he'll ever get it finished.
Don't forget to include the switch to CSS in the next part! (or the next's next) :)
I'm thinking about something here.
Usually when you rip a CD, where does the software put it? In "my music", of course. That's the default for music - and most Joe users put their documents in guess where? "My documents"
And when you install kazaa, doesn't it automatically scan for music in "my music"? In fact, I think it scans "my documents", too!
She could easily have alleged ignorance of how the software worked, i.e. she ignored she was sharing it and was only using it for downloading.
Well, yeah, she was pretty clearly guilty (e.g. wiping the hard drive after she got in trouble).
She wiped the HD *before* being notified.
let's assume that the woman DID share the files.
OK, let's assume there were 50 to 100 total downloads.
100 downloads, at 0.99 cents a piece (let's be realistic here), equal = 100 dollars!
So, what's the basis to affirm that she should pay $222,000 for 24 songs? This is where the RIAA's case is illogical. They assume that the downloaders will distribute and that this will cause them many losses. But that's THE DOWNLOADERS' FAULT, not hers.
They're making her responsible for what EVERY DOWNLOADER DID. Instead of downloading from her they could have bought a CD (even pirated!) or downloaded from someone else.
And this is where "making available" doesn't equal massive infringement. The fines MUST BE PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS.
The Nobel committee gives prizes not based on whether it benefits the average prole, but whether it advanced the knowledge of physics, chemistry and so on.
I agree with you on a 50%. See,
Smaller storage => lesser energy consumption => more trees saved => benefits for all mankind.
I knew the Hilbert curve could fill the space by replacing each segment with a copy of itself (a basic concept in fractal theory, self similarity). But I didn't know that the curve had this interesting property: Similar addresses had nearby locations in two-dimensional space. The XKCD guy is a genius.
Anyway, here's more info on the Hilbert Curve. Enjoy.
Not really a need, but a *.asia will look just fine in my host file.
I thought the host file didn't accept wildcards...
"F***, there's a bomb in the ship!"
*Fastens seatbelt for the chute*
"OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII...."
(Insert giant explosion in the background)
Am I missing something?
Yes, the price is for the "Pro" version, which includes: Annotation, Text viewer and text converter, form filler, etc. etc. etc.
The free version, if you're only reading and printing PDF's, should suffice.
It is an Adobe vulnerability if, after saving said PDF and opening it, you get infected.
Has this been confirmed?
- My name is Hobbit Skywalker - I've come to rescue you!
- Are you sure you're not an Ewok in disguise?
I wrote a small composition in my journal regarding this situation. Does it depict the things that will happen, or only the things that COULD happen? You decide.
I'm adding your post to my blog. This is a very good summary.
I downloaded this antivirus from this webpage that told me "YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED! DOWNLOAD FREE ANTIVIRUS!". :(
Why do I keep getting popups?
At least someone has seen the light! :') I'm moved.
If EMI does this well, i might buy a song from them.
The video was incomplete. Obviously they cut the frames where the X-Wing was hit by a Tie Fighter's laser beams!
Um... no? You're at work, do your job. Don't screw off editing Gundam articles on Wiki.
:P
CmdrTaco said it best: Our uptime, your downtime
they've fixed also the bugs that made it possible to work around the bugs that they have NOT fixed yet! :-/