"But the Chinese authorities are less in love with the net. The government regularly tries to block access to material it considers pornographic or politically subversive."
There goes about 80% or more of internet content.
Yeah, that sounds about right. 80% or more of the internet is pornographic material.
Lets see, who else uses their "original" patented idea?
Winamp, Windows Media Player, Shoutcast, Napster, Kazaa...and jsut about every other music player out there that has a playlist.
You know, I've talked to AOL on the phone alot, and I have to agree with this article...it does seem that a high percentage of people working for AOL are zombies.
The trick in this experiment is picking the point at which you don't have a soul, if ever, and identifying the change that caused the soul.
The trick is that the whole expirement relies on a bunch of what ifs that involve technologies that do not exist and might turn out to be impossible to build.
This is way out there on the speculation limb, but maybe rather then switch to Intel, they want to create a separate product that will work with X86...
I don't know about that. My highschool, both colleges I went to, and the three companies that I've worked for all were running Windows servers. I think Linux tends to get a bit overhyped about how much it is used.
There were no "content producers" for most of human history, yet people made music, works of art, and so on.
You forget that until recently, there was no way to mass produce media, other than the printing press. And you can be assured that when media was produced, it wasn't free. Paintings, sculptures, music, etc were never freely made. Artists had patrons who paid them for their works.
It will be different, neither better nor worse, if the world returns to a state where people are not paid for making digital recordings.
I'm not sure what time in history you are referring to where people were not paid for digital recordings. Maybe when they didn't have digital recordings...?
The patch address security vulnerabilities in version 1.0.3 of the Firefox code on which Netscape is based.
Was this vulnerabilty already known and patched in Firefox? And if so, why the heck did they release a program that had a known security hole with a known fix?
Yeah, BitTorrent anonyminity should be a non issue, except there are so many people out there who abuse it to make illegal copies of games/music/movies. When that happens, it becomes a big issue, expecially for those holding copyrights.
"So microsoft says windows is cheaper to patch, whereas Novell (who own Suse) say linux is cheaper to patch."
In reality I think they are both about equal in cost to patch if the person doing the patching knows what they are doing. Sure, Windows has to reboot, but Linux generally releases more patches.
If you felt relieved or happy about this ruling, you were probably concerned about the legality of your actions already.
And also, to respond to a comment I saw about privacy...I really don't think this has anything to do with privacy. Privacy doesn't include the right to hide your crimes. Expecially when you leave your ID (ip address) at the crime scene. I mean, imagine if someone stole your stuff, but the police told you that they would get it back, but they aren't allowed to find out where they live.
By the way, there is no right to steal music or break copyrights. You are NOT entitled to have a copy of that song you like so much. If you obtain a copy of a song without providing compensation to the copyright holder, your are breaking law and stealing from the copyright holder. (if you aren't stealing the song, you are stealing the "right" to make copies)
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While 15 states require companies to tell consumers if their data has been compromised, there's still no national law.
Someone tell me how making a law to inform people that their identities have been stolen prevents identity theft?
Someone sitting next to a computer reading Slashdot is (parent) has their tinfoil hat on a bit too tight...
"But the Chinese authorities are less in love with the net. The government regularly tries to block access to material it considers pornographic or politically subversive."
There goes about 80% or more of internet content.
Yeah, that sounds about right. 80% or more of the internet is pornographic material.
"someone's malicious software"
What the heck is "malicious" about adware? It shows ads on your machine.
Ever checked what malicious means?
"Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip."
I don't think adware qualifies as harmful or spiteful...annoying maybe.
I'm getting tired of it being called "malicious software"...it's not malicious, it's annoying, but it's actually pretty easy to avoid and remove.
When I heard MS was going to get adware and spyware under control, I thought they meant with a program...not by buying the whole adware companies!
explains what it would cost to become a real-world Batman using commercially available training and technology
Kids....I mean Slashdotters!...Don't try this at home.
his genious to organize music by Genere, then artist, and finally album
Yeah, because you know that no one had ever thought of organizing music by genre, or much less ARTIST, before then!
Lets see, who else uses their "original" patented idea? Winamp, Windows Media Player, Shoutcast, Napster, Kazaa...and jsut about every other music player out there that has a playlist.
Internet connection - $30
Homemade Computer - $700
2 Liters of Mountain Dew - $2
Stealing 40 Million people's credit card information with your 1337 h@x0r s|i77z - Priceless.
There's somethings that money can't buy, but for everything else, there's MasterCard.
What exacty does "securing the internet" mean? Sounds to me like a bunch of people clamoring for something they don't even know what it means/is.
Perhaps the fabled North Korean Super Hackers at work?
So sending mass spoofed emails is what it takes to be a North Korean Super Hacker, eh? Now those are 1337 H@x0rz.
You know, I've talked to AOL on the phone alot, and I have to agree with this article...it does seem that a high percentage of people working for AOL are zombies.
Microsoft loved to put out something that was just good enough, but free to kill off everything else.
Free...kinda. You still have to own a copy of Windoze.
I hear PCillen works good on computer bacteria...
The trick in this experiment is picking the point at which you don't have a soul, if ever, and identifying the change that caused the soul.
The trick is that the whole expirement relies on a bunch of what ifs that involve technologies that do not exist and might turn out to be impossible to build.
This is way out there on the speculation limb, but maybe rather then switch to Intel, they want to create a separate product that will work with X86...
Unix rules the server room.
I don't know about that. My highschool, both colleges I went to, and the three companies that I've worked for all were running Windows servers. I think Linux tends to get a bit overhyped about how much it is used.
I think Linkin Park had a line in a song that described the choice between Windows and Linux...
"In the end, it doesn't even matter"
My fridge got too cold once and froze my eggs, and I can attest that freshly harvested eggs ARE better!
There were no "content producers" for most of human history, yet people made music, works of art, and so on.
You forget that until recently, there was no way to mass produce media, other than the printing press. And you can be assured that when media was produced, it wasn't free. Paintings, sculptures, music, etc were never freely made. Artists had patrons who paid them for their works.
It will be different, neither better nor worse, if the world returns to a state where people are not paid for making digital recordings.
I'm not sure what time in history you are referring to where people were not paid for digital recordings. Maybe when they didn't have digital recordings...?
The patch address security vulnerabilities in version 1.0.3 of the Firefox code on which Netscape is based.
Was this vulnerabilty already known and patched in Firefox? And if so, why the heck did they release a program that had a known security hole with a known fix?
THIS IS NOT FLAMEBAIT!!!
Yeah, BitTorrent anonyminity should be a non issue, except there are so many people out there who abuse it to make illegal copies of games/music/movies. When that happens, it becomes a big issue, expecially for those holding copyrights.
"So microsoft says windows is cheaper to patch, whereas Novell (who own Suse) say linux is cheaper to patch." In reality I think they are both about equal in cost to patch if the person doing the patching knows what they are doing. Sure, Windows has to reboot, but Linux generally releases more patches.
You provide a proxy for a nominal fee and downloaders and uploaders can proxy through you without fear of reprisal.
You forget, my friend, the reason these people would need such a service is because they don't want to pay.
If you felt relieved or happy about this ruling, you were probably concerned about the legality of your actions already.
And also, to respond to a comment I saw about privacy...I really don't think this has anything to do with privacy. Privacy doesn't include the right to hide your crimes. Expecially when you leave your ID (ip address) at the crime scene. I mean, imagine if someone stole your stuff, but the police told you that they would get it back, but they aren't allowed to find out where they live.
By the way, there is no right to steal music or break copyrights. You are NOT entitled to have a copy of that song you like so much. If you obtain a copy of a song without providing compensation to the copyright holder, your are breaking law and stealing from the copyright holder. (if you aren't stealing the song, you are stealing the "right" to make copies)