I know exactly what you mean. Bascially the law was made because most girls less than the age of consent in a jurisdiction are susceptable to pressuring by older men. It is assumed that they don't have the maturity to actually consent to an act. Now, of course, some 15 year-olds do have such maturity, some don't. The law just places a hard-coded age limit, even if that means that some 17 year-olds* might have the capacity to consent, many don't. If there wasn't a hard cutoff, then the courts would have to determine each case seperately.
Many things are this way. Some teenagers can use alcohol responsibily. Some middle-aged adults can't. All the same, the cutoff in all 50 of the USA is 21.
I like RMS, his ideas, and his work on GNU, but when he starts spouting off about "Treacherous Computing" and "Digital Restrictions Management" instead of using the traditonally accepted names (trusted computing and digital rights management, respectively), he just marginalizes himself and his positions.
Yes, I agree that TP and DRM are more apropriately called what Stallman calls them, but your average Joe who wants to learn more about FOSS, GNU, etc. hears this and thinks the guy is just some conspiracy loon. Its the same thing with the "there is no such thing as IP" deal. We understand the phrase "intellectual property" is a far from perfect term to describe what it represents. Going off on some tirade about how IP is an imperfect term doesn't answer the questions that people will have about how the changes in copyright law and software patents impact them and their rights. It only seeks to alienate people.
Let the price of gas go up, people use less. Eventually it will get high enough where alternate forms of energy are more feasable.
That isn't necessarily true.
Lets say that I pay about $150/mo to heat my house using my natural gas furnace, which is stretching my budget. I've already spent all I can afford on making my energy use efficient, so I'm completely tapped out. Lets also assume that next month the prices skyrocket, so that using the same amount of gas, my bill is now $300/mo. At this point I have two options:
1) Freeze (I've already got the heat down as far as I can manage) 2) Use credit
I'm in somewhat the same situation. I've opted for #2. Many others who can't afford to pay their heating bills are in the same boat. Some people don't have any credit in order to pay their bills or are already maxed out. These people will freeze. Meanwhile the market has very efficently decided who will live and who will die, based on their ability to pay. The people who can afford the initial investment to use a cheaper method of home heating will be in the free and clear. Those of us who can't... we can stay at the local shelter. The market works again!
You're kidding, right? CEO's don't do a damn thing but find out novel ways of pumping up their corporation's stock price so they can dump it just before the shit hits the fan.
But then the law would be easily interpreted and the lawyers couldn't make any money taking claims to court. Could you imagine any wiggle room in "The importation of goods or contracting of services from the People's Republic of China is hereby prohibited"?
Err... I'm not too sure about that. I don't know your usage situation, but depending on the length of your IV, you could still have problems. Using the same IV with the same key in CBC mode (which it looks like you're using) leaks out some info about the plaintext. This article says so long as you change your key every so often, you should be fine.
Blowfish is nice because its really fast. Depending on the performance of your machine, you could probably "upgrade" to AES or Twofish (the latter being slightly faster under 256-bit keys) and never have to worry about this issue again due to their 128-bit block size.
If you're encrypting with Blowfish, you might want to reconsider.
The small block size (64-bit) of Blowfish lends itself to a birthday attack if you encrypt large amounts of data. Encrypting anything more than about 1 GB of data with Blowfish is slightly dangerous. I don't know if you really need hardcore security, but I figured you might want to know.
I honestly and truely believe that non-commerical copying of copyrighted works is ethical and should be legal. I also believe that copyright shouldn't last for more than about 5 years.
As far as Maynard goes, I can love his music but disagree with his stances on copyright (and, no, I didn't know that).
No government is a legitimate government unless they govern with people's consent. Free and fair elections are all I really care to see there. If the Chinese people decide they really don't want free speech or press, that is their matter to decide.
First, I'm opposed to anyone doing any business in China until they get their act cleaned up. In fact, I'd be for a such a law that bars American businesses from doing any business there.
Second, I don't see anywhere in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that allows for Congress to regulate the activities of private business in foreign countries. Therefore, I am opposed to the bill and for an amendment to the Constitution that will provide Congress with the proper authority to do so.
Is it a good idea? Of course. Is it constitutional? Not a chance.
I'm feeling very young as well. I've even got you beat. My first computer was a Pentium I, 100MHz. My mom still uses it sparingly. I upgraded it to the max amount of RAM it could hold (128MB -- FPM!!) and threw Windows 98 on it for good measure. It works well for word processing and other light duties.
I recall looking over the optional upgrades and laughing. "Upgrade to 16MB of RAM for only $249.99!!!"
True, being agnostic is slightly different. Many Jews find that uttering or hearing the word "Yahweh" (YHWH) is extremely offensive. If I was a Jew, I may become offended, but I don't have the right to be violent or to try and censor anyone who says that word.
A good philosopher by the name of George Carlin once said that words themselves are neutral and only the intent is good or bad. I do not use the word "nigger" unless I am using it to quote someone or for satire. My intent is not to offend anyone, but some may become offended by hearing it. Today, I used it in order to make a point about free speech. It is certainly different from someone using it in a disparaging way.
The cartoons in question were not meant to be disparaging or offensive, but to make a commentary on free speech. They are similar to my use of the word "nigger".
I am of the opinion that corporations shouldn't enjoy any protections afforded by the Bill of Rights as they aren't people. I'm also of the opinion that corporate charters should be revoked far more often than they are.
I certainly respect the Muslims who feel offended, but if they are going to live in a liberal democracy, they're going to have to just accept the fact that they're going to be offended.
I'm agnostic. I get offended when my state's motto is "With God, all things are possible". I don't like hearing "God Bless America" every time George Bush opens his mouth. I do understand I live in a country with religious freedom, and I'm just going to have to take it. If I can't take it anymore, I'll move to a country that supresses religious liberties.
Many of the European Muslims think they can get the good benefits of a liberal democracy (decent jobs, market-based economy), while asking for special status for their religious beliefs. Someone needs to tell them part of living in a liberal democracy is having thick skin.
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I know exactly what you mean. Bascially the law was made because most girls less than the age of consent in a jurisdiction are susceptable to pressuring by older men. It is assumed that they don't have the maturity to actually consent to an act. Now, of course, some 15 year-olds do have such maturity, some don't. The law just places a hard-coded age limit, even if that means that some 17 year-olds* might have the capacity to consent, many don't. If there wasn't a hard cutoff, then the courts would have to determine each case seperately.
Many things are this way. Some teenagers can use alcohol responsibily. Some middle-aged adults can't. All the same, the cutoff in all 50 of the USA is 21.
*In the US, the age of consent is set by the state. List of countries' age of consent
I like RMS, his ideas, and his work on GNU, but when he starts spouting off about "Treacherous Computing" and "Digital Restrictions Management" instead of using the traditonally accepted names (trusted computing and digital rights management, respectively), he just marginalizes himself and his positions.
Yes, I agree that TP and DRM are more apropriately called what Stallman calls them, but your average Joe who wants to learn more about FOSS, GNU, etc. hears this and thinks the guy is just some conspiracy loon. Its the same thing with the "there is no such thing as IP" deal. We understand the phrase "intellectual property" is a far from perfect term to describe what it represents. Going off on some tirade about how IP is an imperfect term doesn't answer the questions that people will have about how the changes in copyright law and software patents impact them and their rights. It only seeks to alienate people.
TFA is only the Stallman excerpts. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to read.
Splitter!
it certainly doesn't blow me away
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No shit, its fanless.
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Whatever happened to the principle of minimal government interference in the lives of its people?
It doesn't get the soccer mom and fundamentalist Christian votes.
I've been one to defend Dvorak in the past, but this just takes the cake. That editorial has to be the biggest troll he's written yet.
Why is voting openness and accuracy a partisan issue?
Let the price of gas go up, people use less. Eventually it will get high enough where alternate forms of energy are more feasable.
... we can stay at the local shelter. The market works again!
That isn't necessarily true.
Lets say that I pay about $150/mo to heat my house using my natural gas furnace, which is stretching my budget. I've already spent all I can afford on making my energy use efficient, so I'm completely tapped out. Lets also assume that next month the prices skyrocket, so that using the same amount of gas, my bill is now $300/mo. At this point I have two options:
1) Freeze (I've already got the heat down as far as I can manage)
2) Use credit
I'm in somewhat the same situation. I've opted for #2. Many others who can't afford to pay their heating bills are in the same boat. Some people don't have any credit in order to pay their bills or are already maxed out. These people will freeze. Meanwhile the market has very efficently decided who will live and who will die, based on their ability to pay. The people who can afford the initial investment to use a cheaper method of home heating will be in the free and clear. Those of us who can't
You're kidding, right? CEO's don't do a damn thing but find out novel ways of pumping up their corporation's stock price so they can dump it just before the shit hits the fan.
But then the law would be easily interpreted and the lawyers couldn't make any money taking claims to court. Could you imagine any wiggle room in "The importation of goods or contracting of services from the People's Republic of China is hereby prohibited"?
I beg TFA's pardon, but isn't any immature software doomed in enterprise-level applications?
If you pass something like that, many companies will just reject all orders from any countries listed on the bad list
That's kinda the idea, at least IMO.
Err ... I'm not too sure about that. I don't know your usage situation, but depending on the length of your IV, you could still have problems. Using the same IV with the same key in CBC mode (which it looks like you're using) leaks out some info about the plaintext. This article says so long as you change your key every so often, you should be fine.
Blowfish is nice because its really fast. Depending on the performance of your machine, you could probably "upgrade" to AES or Twofish (the latter being slightly faster under 256-bit keys) and never have to worry about this issue again due to their 128-bit block size.
If you're encrypting with Blowfish, you might want to reconsider.
The small block size (64-bit) of Blowfish lends itself to a birthday attack if you encrypt large amounts of data. Encrypting anything more than about 1 GB of data with Blowfish is slightly dangerous. I don't know if you really need hardcore security, but I figured you might want to know.
Try again! ;-)
I honestly and truely believe that non-commerical copying of copyrighted works is ethical and should be legal. I also believe that copyright shouldn't last for more than about 5 years.
As far as Maynard goes, I can love his music but disagree with his stances on copyright (and, no, I didn't know that).
No government is a legitimate government unless they govern with people's consent. Free and fair elections are all I really care to see there. If the Chinese people decide they really don't want free speech or press, that is their matter to decide.
I have my facts wrong. Clause 3 allows for this. I apologize.
Let us hope the gentleman from NJ is able to shepherd this bill through Congress and to Mr. Bush.
First, I'm opposed to anyone doing any business in China until they get their act cleaned up. In fact, I'd be for a such a law that bars American businesses from doing any business there.
Second, I don't see anywhere in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that allows for Congress to regulate the activities of private business in foreign countries. Therefore, I am opposed to the bill and for an amendment to the Constitution that will provide Congress with the proper authority to do so.
Is it a good idea? Of course. Is it constitutional? Not a chance.
I'm feeling very young as well. I've even got you beat. My first computer was a Pentium I, 100MHz. My mom still uses it sparingly. I upgraded it to the max amount of RAM it could hold (128MB -- FPM!!) and threw Windows 98 on it for good measure. It works well for word processing and other light duties.
I recall looking over the optional upgrades and laughing. "Upgrade to 16MB of RAM for only $249.99!!!"
True, being agnostic is slightly different. Many Jews find that uttering or hearing the word "Yahweh" (YHWH) is extremely offensive. If I was a Jew, I may become offended, but I don't have the right to be violent or to try and censor anyone who says that word.
A good philosopher by the name of George Carlin once said that words themselves are neutral and only the intent is good or bad. I do not use the word "nigger" unless I am using it to quote someone or for satire. My intent is not to offend anyone, but some may become offended by hearing it. Today, I used it in order to make a point about free speech. It is certainly different from someone using it in a disparaging way.
The cartoons in question were not meant to be disparaging or offensive, but to make a commentary on free speech. They are similar to my use of the word "nigger".
Hi! I'm the first audio CD you ever bought back in the late 80s. I cost you $20. I eventually ... um ... well fuck you ... you're stuck with me!
Dodge v. Ford Motor Company
In theory, you're right. In practice you aren't.
I am of the opinion that corporations shouldn't enjoy any protections afforded by the Bill of Rights as they aren't people. I'm also of the opinion that corporate charters should be revoked far more often than they are.
I certainly respect the Muslims who feel offended, but if they are going to live in a liberal democracy, they're going to have to just accept the fact that they're going to be offended.
I'm agnostic. I get offended when my state's motto is "With God, all things are possible". I don't like hearing "God Bless America" every time George Bush opens his mouth. I do understand I live in a country with religious freedom, and I'm just going to have to take it. If I can't take it anymore, I'll move to a country that supresses religious liberties.
Many of the European Muslims think they can get the good benefits of a liberal democracy (decent jobs, market-based economy), while asking for special status for their religious beliefs. Someone needs to tell them part of living in a liberal democracy is having thick skin.