Exactly. That is one of the reasons why they are pursuing a foreign policy that they know will increase hostility towards America, while at the same time, cutting millions in "anti-terrorism" money from NYC and Washington DC to protect peanut farmers in Georgia.
Your response makes an accusition about the administration and and does more of the "us against them" crap
Huh? I said that the government doesn't see protecting us from terrorism as a high priority. I also stated my opinion that they are exploiting terrorism to pass laws and institute programs that take away our rights. How is that a partisan attack? There are Democrats in the government too.
There are always shades of grey... I do think there is a value in wiretapping suspected terrorists, and that is important to protect our country, I just want it done within the law.
I agree that wiretapping with oversight is sometimes an appropriate tool for law enforcement. I'm saying that the government's interest in being able wiretap us without a warrant doesn't have anything to do with terrorism, not that they shouldn't perform wiretapping with judicial oversight.
I just am taking a point of view that it's the system that is corrupt, not the administration.
I agree that the real problem is systematic, not just one person or group of people. BTW, I'm a big Daily Show fan too.;-)
We just want security WITH protections of our rights.
You're missing the point. They're not interested in protecting you from terrorists at all, they're interested in chipping away the Bill of Rights. Stopping terrorism is just a pretext for a power grab.
the system should pop up a box saying that it needs access to the windows driver to extract and install the firmware. not leave the users guessing and searching forums.
I agree that distros geared towards user-friendliness like Ubuntu should do something like that. I was just trying to help the guy out.
Ubuntu has the same problem as SUSE, it found my card [unlike FC] but refuses to use it...
Some NICs (like anything with a Broadcom chipset) will show up in Ubuntu, but they can't distribute the firmware for these cards - so it won't "just work" out of the box. However, there are plenty of step-by-step guides like this one for manual configuration. Check the status of your NIC on this site; as long your card is not listed as having "red" status, you should be able to get it working without NDISWrapper.
I'm with you. Without Sysinternals software, I would have killed myself when I had to run Windows at work.
I am a little concerned about something else. Russinovich has in the past disclosed certain things (like the Sony rootkit) that he may be in no position to let us in on now that he is a Microsoft employee.
I foresee the DoD changing its tune after Microsoft drops a few million dollars in the right direction
Except a few million is peanuts to the DoD. Their budget for 2006 was well over $400 Billion. I think they're going to make whatever decision will benefit them most, regardless of the cost.
Try telling the average computer user that.mp3's, aac's, or any other proprietary media format won't play out of the box and see how they react.
If installing Automatix or Easyubuntu is too hard for this hypothetical "average computer user", they're probably not going to be the one installing the OS.
did the writers/producers/publishers/broadcasters/distribu ters of the Futurama tune have permission from the Winstons for using the sample "Amen break" for the drums in the theme tune ?
Probably yes, Fox has pretty deep pockets and can afford clearence on a sample. The system is set up so that large companies and wealthy individuals can create whatever art they want, but regular musicians are forbidden to use "illegal" sounds unless they sell themselves to a corporation. Pretty twisted.
I'm in the same boat as you (I don't use Suse), however I'd like to point out that it is still at number 2 on Distrowatch. Apparantly someone's still interested.
It's true that you don't need a GUI to configure Ubuntu. However, in my experience, if you're used to Slackware, the location of some config files in Debian-based distros can seem counterintuitive. Slackware is very simple once you understand it; I especially like the BSD style init system, it just makes sense. Don't get me wrong, Ubuntu is great too (I'm using it right now), and I haven't had much trouble configuring it the way I want. But after using Slackware regularly for a while, I can understand why he feels the way he does.
Isn't this interesting, after all the noise the industry made about going after illegal music downloads, all in the name of helping the artists. They then turn around and pay the artist next to nothing for the iTunes download you are supposed to buy because you want to 'support the artist'. Musicians will continue to "get the shaft" as long as they rely on majors.
the problem lies in the double standard. you know how it works, laws are passed to prevent bad stuff(tm), most people will go on and do bad stuff(tm) and the police won't care, while they will bug to no end the only good guys(tm)
I agree with your statement only if taken out of context. In this case, the double standard is in favor of pharmacuticals. Ephedrine is not only more dangerous than Marijuana, but it is also used to create methamphetamine. I'm not saying I agree with the ID laws, just that you should reconsider which one is really the "bad stuff".
These are amphetamines we are talking about. They're a lot less healthy than the recreational marijuana use favored by other students. Just because they have a brand name, doesn't mean they're safe.
That's my favorite too. I would also recommend giving the 120 IPA a chance if you can get your hands on it - it cost $8 a bottle at my local liquor store, but it really packs a punch (I think it's something like 20% alcohol). It's a great beer, but a little strong for casual drinking.
To any rational person, it doesn't follow that if terrorists use encryption, then everyone who uses encryption is a terrorist. Of coarse, that won't stop the government from making that logical leap...
We're at war with middle eastern Islamic terrorists not white people. Why should a white family be harassed when the people on the watch lists are usually non-white?
So if we go with your plan, all the terrorists have to do is find one white Chechen to join up, and they can walk right on the plane with a bomb while innocent Arabs (and people mistaken for Arabs) have their privacy invaded.
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it serves them if the terrorism continues.
Exactly. That is one of the reasons why they are pursuing a foreign policy that they know will increase hostility towards America, while at the same time, cutting millions in "anti-terrorism" money from NYC and Washington DC to protect peanut farmers in Georgia.
Your response makes an accusition about the administration and and does more of the "us against them" crap
;-)
Huh? I said that the government doesn't see protecting us from terrorism as a high priority. I also stated my opinion that they are exploiting terrorism to pass laws and institute programs that take away our rights. How is that a partisan attack? There are Democrats in the government too.
There are always shades of grey... I do think there is a value in wiretapping suspected terrorists, and that is important to protect our country, I just want it done within the law.
I agree that wiretapping with oversight is sometimes an appropriate tool for law enforcement. I'm saying that the government's interest in being able wiretap us without a warrant doesn't have anything to do with terrorism, not that they shouldn't perform wiretapping with judicial oversight.
I just am taking a point of view that it's the system that is corrupt, not the administration.
I agree that the real problem is systematic, not just one person or group of people.
BTW, I'm a big Daily Show fan too.
Slashdot, the most left-wing computer-related website in the world!
Nah, Steve Ballmar tells me that this site is a real bastion of communism.
We just want security WITH protections of our rights.
You're missing the point. They're not interested in protecting you from terrorists at all, they're interested in chipping away the Bill of Rights. Stopping terrorism is just a pretext for a power grab.
the system should pop up a box saying that it needs access to the windows driver to extract and install the firmware. not leave the users guessing and searching forums.
I agree that distros geared towards user-friendliness like Ubuntu should do something like that. I was just trying to help the guy out.
Some NICs (like anything with a Broadcom chipset) will show up in Ubuntu, but they can't distribute the firmware for these cards - so it won't "just work" out of the box. However, there are plenty of step-by-step guides like this one for manual configuration.
Check the status of your NIC on this site; as long your card is not listed as having "red" status, you should be able to get it working without NDISWrapper.
Perhaps it's because we've drilled it into their heads for thousands of years that sex is something to be ashamed of.
I'm with you. Without Sysinternals software, I would have killed myself when I had to run Windows at work.
I am a little concerned about something else. Russinovich has in the past disclosed certain things (like the Sony rootkit) that he may be in no position to let us in on now that he is a Microsoft employee.
Except a few million is peanuts to the DoD. Their budget for 2006 was well over $400 Billion. I think they're going to make whatever decision will benefit them most, regardless of the cost.
If installing Automatix or Easyubuntu is too hard for this hypothetical "average computer user", they're probably not going to be the one installing the OS.
Probably yes, Fox has pretty deep pockets and can afford clearence on a sample. The system is set up so that large companies and wealthy individuals can create whatever art they want, but regular musicians are forbidden to use "illegal" sounds unless they sell themselves to a corporation.
Pretty twisted.
I'm in the same boat as you (I don't use Suse), however I'd like to point out that it is still at number 2 on Distrowatch. Apparantly someone's still interested.
It's true that you don't need a GUI to configure Ubuntu. However, in my experience, if you're used to Slackware, the location of some config files in Debian-based distros can seem counterintuitive. Slackware is very simple once you understand it; I especially like the BSD style init system, it just makes sense.
Don't get me wrong, Ubuntu is great too (I'm using it right now), and I haven't had much trouble configuring it the way I want. But after using Slackware regularly for a while, I can understand why he feels the way he does.
Or what about a highmem enabled kernel? At this point, I think it's reasonable for the kernel to support > 1GB RAM out of the box.
The government can put you in jail.
I would also recommend Steve Albini's piece The Problem With Music.
Isn't this interesting, after all the noise the industry made about going after illegal music downloads, all in the name of helping the artists. They then turn around and pay the artist next to nothing for the iTunes download you are supposed to buy because you want to 'support the artist'.
Musicians will continue to "get the shaft" as long as they rely on majors.
Yes.
Well, heroin is a different thing all together. I was addressing the specific situation that was being discussed.
Never claimed it was. I'm not trying to say that there are no negative effects whatsoever - just that it's not as bad as many things that are legal.
BTW, sorry if I came off as insulting towards you, that was not my intention.
the problem lies in the double standard. you know how it works, laws are passed to prevent bad stuff(tm), most people will go on and do bad stuff(tm) and the police won't care, while they will bug to no end the only good guys(tm)
I agree with your statement only if taken out of context. In this case, the double standard is in favor of pharmacuticals. Ephedrine is not only more dangerous than Marijuana, but it is also used to create methamphetamine. I'm not saying I agree with the ID laws, just that you should reconsider which one is really the "bad stuff".
Maybe that was a joke, but check out this article - some people would agree.
These are amphetamines we are talking about. They're a lot less healthy than the recreational marijuana use favored by other students. Just because they have a brand name, doesn't mean they're safe.
That's my favorite too. I would also recommend giving the 120 IPA a chance if you can get your hands on it - it cost $8 a bottle at my local liquor store, but it really packs a punch (I think it's something like 20% alcohol). It's a great beer, but a little strong for casual drinking.
To any rational person, it doesn't follow that if terrorists use encryption, then everyone who uses encryption is a terrorist. Of coarse, that won't stop the government from making that logical leap...
What's the point of a wiretap if we can encrypt?
To spy on regular citizens. Real terrorists and criminals will use encryption, but the average person will not.
We're at war with middle eastern Islamic terrorists not white people. Why should a white family be harassed when the people on the watch lists are usually non-white?
So if we go with your plan, all the terrorists have to do is find one white Chechen to join up, and they can walk right on the plane with a bomb while innocent Arabs (and people mistaken for Arabs) have their privacy invaded.