There is, for instance, one accident where a group of novice superheroes gets in over its head, leading to the death of a schoolyard full of children.
The politicians are concerned about public safety. So Congress passes a bill forcing all superheroes to register with the government as human weapons of mass destruction, and to work, in effect, for Washington. Superheroes who don't comply will themselves be branded fugitives.
Geez, weren't the X-men already hiding from the government for being dangerous?
Try something more intelligent, people. Talk about the ISPs snooping on you, about the RIAA lobbying the congress, about the Patriot Act, DRM, DMCA and all that stuff that's being shoved down our throats.
But do it in the near future, present a fear-driven country, where all civil liberties are ALREADY lost. We want to see people being arrested for having analog TV's! For copying music in authorized formats! For using encryption in their e-mails! We want Big Brother! (in the comics, that is)
If you will always have crime you need a way to discourage repeat offenders.
Yes, but the main problem is that this is NOT society. This is the INTERNET. There are THOUSANDS of websites promoted by one same anonymous offender. My point is that WAITING for a repeated offense is TOO MUCH. We need to strike at the FIRST offense.
After CAN-SPAM was declared law, spam rates skyrocketted. I believe this gave illegal spammers the opportunity to sneak in. This is because you HAVE to get a second offense to prove that a spammer doesn't comply with CAN SPAM. This means giving them a 3 or 4 day window, providing illegal spammers with the tools they need to remain impune (To distinguish the "good" from the "bad" spammers, you'd need to enter ALL the websites, and opt out to see which ones did not comply).
If an alternative law (say, CANTSPAM) had been approved, we would only need a FIRST offense to sue the spammer, and the authorities would be much more organized than they are right now. Offenses would be persecuted immediately, and more effective measures could have been taken.
I live in Mexico. Here, the extreme left-wing contender didn't go to a debate because he said he would be attacked for no reason by the other contenders, and other lame excuses. (The real reason he didn't go is because his proposals would be bashed and squashed and spitted over - he's been a terrible mayor, to say the least).
So he didn't go. The result? He lost a great deal of supporters, and now the officialist candidate is on the lead
The same could happen to Microsoft. All the excuses will vanish once they get the ODF plugin. What excuse do they have now? They're left with no choice but to shut up and agree.
OH c'mon. We're talking about mistakes here. Nobody was harmed and the damage to Six Apart was temporary, it's fixed now. They should focus on fighting the enemy instead.
...bluesecurity, which claims to be a consumer-friendly anti-spam service, in its time of crisis chose not to just take the hit, but instead shared their misfortune with a huge community of unrelated people.
Sure, they make a mistake ONCE, and suddenly they're a bunch of hypocrites. Go ahead, blame the victim.
But killing people does not solve crime (which is my reason to be against the death penalty).
To put it in other words, shutting down an abuser does not shut down the system that promotes such abuse. The only way to stop spam is to make it non-profitable for spammers. And this is done by cluttering their sales forms with opt out requests (which is what Blue Frog does).
Of course, if SPAM had been declared illegal in the first place... we wouldn't have to deal with this mess.
That most DDOS attacks right now are done using botnets. If we should blame someone (besides our mediocre congress), it's Microsoft for having such a weak security in their desktop OS. And for not updating pirated copies, which are used as botnets too!
I've devised a method to keep opting out while Blue Security's down. I posted it on my journal.
The next step is automating the process, perhaps making a new version of Blue Frog that doesn't rely on a centralized server. Do that, and we'll regain our mailboxes.
All blue frog does is requesting to be opted out. One form send per spam received. No more, no less.
4 of the 10 major spammers had already excluded the blue security list from their mass mailings, and their problem was solved. But this particular spammer, instead of complying, shut down Blue Security.
Just because Blue Frog causes A SIDE EFFECT of disminishing the bandwidth of the spammer's website, is not Blue Security's fault. (It is our LEGAL RIGHT to request for opt-out, and to keep requesting it UNTIL IT IS FULFILLED).
To say opting out is abuse, is nothing but legitimizing illegal (non CAN-SPAM complying) spam.
Sometimes when I open a JPG file or an html with lot of jpegs (or one BIG jpg), the browsing gets very slow, and everytime i move the mouse around, it jitters and kinda freezes.
I agree there's much overhead having to translate between text and binary data, but the point is that XML isn't used for exclusively processing. It's for INFORMATION INTERCHANGE.
OpenDocument is an xml format, but it's an OPEN format, completely documented and with no loose ends. Furthermore, it's very similar to HTML, so the algorithms to process it are similar, too.
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For those who want the spoilers, here's the summarized plot of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
:'( ...
Shinji: My life sucks, I want to die!
Rei:
Asuka: Stupid Shinji.
THE END.
Nowadays there is not much difference between a Democrat and a Republican, is there?
Yes. They're two sides of the same coin. And with "coin", I mean "money".
Funny, when reading the title I thought it was an RPG about being a prostitute. It would be interesting for a change.
Geez, weren't the X-men already hiding from the government for being dangerous?
Try something more intelligent, people. Talk about the ISPs snooping on you, about the RIAA lobbying the congress, about the Patriot Act, DRM, DMCA and all that stuff that's being shoved down our throats.
But do it in the near future, present a fear-driven country, where all civil liberties are ALREADY lost. We want to see people being arrested for having analog TV's! For copying music in authorized formats! For using encryption in their e-mails! We want Big Brother! (in the comics, that is)
....anyone but parents being the responsible party.
So, who'll stay at home? The father? NO WAY! The mother? That's sexism!(/sarcasm)
When a country is forcing BOTH parents to work so they can "raise" their children, you know that country is screwed up to the limit.
Do you mean This one?
If you will always have crime you need a way to discourage repeat offenders.
Yes, but the main problem is that this is NOT society. This is the INTERNET. There are THOUSANDS of websites promoted by one same anonymous offender. My point is that WAITING for a repeated offense is TOO MUCH. We need to strike at the FIRST offense.
You don't honestly believe that do you?!?!
After CAN-SPAM was declared law, spam rates skyrocketted. I believe this gave illegal spammers the opportunity to sneak in. This is because you HAVE to get a second offense to prove that a spammer doesn't comply with CAN SPAM. This means giving them a 3 or 4 day window, providing illegal spammers with the tools they need to remain impune (To distinguish the "good" from the "bad" spammers, you'd need to enter ALL the websites, and opt out to see which ones did not comply).
If an alternative law (say, CANTSPAM) had been approved, we would only need a FIRST offense to sue the spammer, and the authorities would be much more organized than they are right now. Offenses would be persecuted immediately, and more effective measures could have been taken.
I live in Mexico. Here, the extreme left-wing contender didn't go to a debate because he said he would be attacked for no reason by the other contenders, and other lame excuses. (The real reason he didn't go is because his proposals would be bashed and squashed and spitted over - he's been a terrible mayor, to say the least).
So he didn't go. The result? He lost a great deal of supporters, and now the officialist candidate is on the lead
The same could happen to Microsoft. All the excuses will vanish once they get the ODF plugin. What excuse do they have now? They're left with no choice but to shut up and agree.
OH c'mon. We're talking about mistakes here. Nobody was harmed and the damage to Six Apart was temporary, it's fixed now. They should focus on fighting the enemy instead.
Yeah, I loved it. Specially the part that starts with "Dear Attackers". Isn't that SWEET? ^_^
...bluesecurity, which claims to be a consumer-friendly anti-spam service, in its time of crisis chose not to just take the hit, but instead shared their misfortune with a huge community of unrelated people.
Sure, they make a mistake ONCE, and suddenly they're a bunch of hypocrites. Go ahead, blame the victim.
Sorry to disagree with you...
But killing people does not solve crime (which is my reason to be against the death penalty).
To put it in other words, shutting down an abuser does not shut down the system that promotes such abuse. The only way to stop spam is to make it non-profitable for spammers. And this is done by cluttering their sales forms with opt out requests (which is what Blue Frog does).
Of course, if SPAM had been declared illegal in the first place... we wouldn't have to deal with this mess.
*Puts on asbesto suit*
That most DDOS attacks right now are done using botnets. If we should blame someone (besides our mediocre congress), it's Microsoft for having such a weak security in their desktop OS. And for not updating pirated copies, which are used as botnets too!
I've devised a method to keep opting out while Blue Security's down. I posted it on my journal.
The next step is automating the process, perhaps making a new version of Blue Frog that doesn't rely on a centralized server. Do that, and we'll regain our mailboxes.
All blue frog does is requesting to be opted out. One form send per spam received. No more, no less.
4 of the 10 major spammers had already excluded the blue security list from their mass mailings, and their problem was solved. But this particular spammer, instead of complying, shut down Blue Security.
Just because Blue Frog causes A SIDE EFFECT of disminishing the bandwidth of the spammer's website, is not Blue Security's fault. (It is our LEGAL RIGHT to request for opt-out, and to keep requesting it UNTIL IT IS FULFILLED).
To say opting out is abuse, is nothing but legitimizing illegal (non CAN-SPAM complying) spam.
no good movies in theaters recently.
:( The whole plot sucks!
:) Let's hope the sequel is at least 10 times better.
Including Silent Hill.
Someone put Roger Avary to walk the bloody plank! (arr)
Well, at least I give it a 7. Cool graphics and sounds
Sometimes when I open a JPG file or an html with lot of jpegs (or one BIG jpg), the browsing gets very slow, and everytime i move the mouse around, it jitters and kinda freezes.
Has it happened to anyone of you guys?
Please fix the crashing!
On what webpages? What does one have to do to reproduce the crash?
Interoperability.
I agree there's much overhead having to translate between text and binary data, but the point is that XML isn't used for exclusively processing. It's for INFORMATION INTERCHANGE.
OpenDocument is an xml format, but it's an OPEN format, completely documented and with no loose ends. Furthermore, it's very similar to HTML, so the algorithms to process it are similar, too.
On the other hand, Microsoft's "Open"XML... eew.
What do you think about the recent Apple events?
1. We surrender! ************* 99%
2. Eat this, RIAA! ************ 1%
3. CowboyNeal 0%
C'mon guys, you can do better than that.
For everyone here that is dogging Vista, you sure are pissed when it gets delayed even more.
:) )
Yeah, but what about those of us dodging it? (More Vista delays, more chances for Linux and ReactOS!
FOSS Funded FUD
Excuse me, but since when are good news classified as "FUD"?
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I thought they were talking about their still-alive programmers. Nevermind.