Note that the summary says "Australia's five major ISPs" - the only way they can do this is by sticking together.
If just one ISP doesn't do this then they'll have all the other ISPs customers in a couple of months. If the major ISPs do manage to stick together then they open the door for a small ISP to become a big ISP.
I propose building a network of proxies which transmit encrypted data 24/7. If nobody's downloading then they transmit random data so the ISPs are unable to tell if you're actually downloading anything or not.
The ISPs could collapse, but that's the price they pay for their cooperation.
Sounds mean? It's the logical result of actions like this. The only certainty of the piracy vs. copyright war is that that the piracy won't stop. Ever.
although, I am just considering a whole bunch of proxies and Tor.
...and this is where their master plan breaks down.
If they squeeze too hard the piracy networks will just add another layer of obfuscation. Everybody's bandwidth requirements could double because they're all part of a network of proxies and the ISPs will lose out long term. I wonder if anybody's pointed this out to them yet...?
(2) I don't understand how a group of ISPs in cooperation with "rights holders" could get to decide when "rights holders are able to pursue court action" unless there is some legislation behind it - ideas?
Even so, it's still a lot more sensible than bailing out the banks and auto industries, going to war in Iraq, the war on drugs, militarizing the police force, handing the money to the TSA, etc.
It's a lot cheaper, too, and might actually be useful to somebody if they build it.
A few years ago? Huh? Having 128MB of RAM hasn't been considered "high end" for well more than a decade.
Closer to two decades.... 128MB RAM machines would have been around at the launch of Windows 95.
The CPU speed isn't too bad but with only 128Mb RAM and SD cards for storage the Raspberry PI is going to disappoint a lot of people in terms of performance. Even if you upgrade to 256Mb RAM and USB hard drives (which drives the price up perilously close to a real PC) I can't imagine many people using it as their main machine if they've got used to even the cheapest modern PC.
I'm not hatin' on the PI, just being realistic. I think it's an amazing device for $25 and will sell by the truckload for use as media players, public terminals, embedded processing, etc. As a workstation? Not so much.
This seems like it could blow the Arduino out of the water... a mature IDE that'll facilitate designing GUIs,
Do Arduino projects have GUIs?
I think the simplicity of Arduino is the key to its success, not the processing power. Most of the Arduino users I've met didn't really have a clue about programming but they managed to hack something together despite that.
The programming chasm between 'Arduino' and 'Linux' is massive. Most people who are cobbling things together on Arduinos simply wouldn't be able to cope.
Plus the PI is a whole new computer whereas the Arduino is a ting on the end of a USB cable. Plus the PI will be very sluggish compared to everybody's desktop PCs, very few people will enjoy using it as their main machine.
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The problem as I see it is we in the west can't really do shit.
Stop buying Chinese goods and stop outsourcing to India?
Mod up!
I'm betting:
a) He's not working 80 hour weeks
b) He leaves right after the IPO
A good programmer can reduce the number of lines of code in a project.
A dozen teenagers being exploited by an employer doesn't worry me much, it's normal for most industries.
I'm more worried that people are throwing away their lives playing crappy Zynga games. How much is *that* costing the economy?
One of the ISPs can grab all the other four ISP's customers overnight? I wonder if they'll sleep at night thinking about that.
Note that the summary says "Australia's five major ISPs" - the only way they can do this is by sticking together.
If just one ISP doesn't do this then they'll have all the other ISPs customers in a couple of months. If the major ISPs do manage to stick together then they open the door for a small ISP to become a big ISP.
Which part of "can penetrate a few millimeters of skin" is 'interesting' rather than 'scary'?
Yep.
I assume the ISPs have seen a downside to handing all their customer's asses over to the MAFIAA so they're negotiated the terms of the deal.
No legislation is needed for this sort of thing. I don't know about you but for most people and corporations, negotiation is part of everyday life.
Yes it is! Look on the map, it's just to the right of Germany...
I propose building a network of proxies which transmit encrypted data 24/7. If nobody's downloading then they transmit random data so the ISPs are unable to tell if you're actually downloading anything or not.
The ISPs could collapse, but that's the price they pay for their cooperation.
Sounds mean? It's the logical result of actions like this. The only certainty of the piracy vs. copyright war is that that the piracy won't stop. Ever.
although, I am just considering a whole bunch of proxies and Tor.
...and this is where their master plan breaks down.
If they squeeze too hard the piracy networks will just add another layer of obfuscation. Everybody's bandwidth requirements could double because they're all part of a network of proxies and the ISPs will lose out long term. I wonder if anybody's pointed this out to them yet...?
(2) I don't understand how a group of ISPs in cooperation with "rights holders" could get to decide when "rights holders are able to pursue court action" unless there is some legislation behind it - ideas?
It's called 'negotiation'.
OK...point conceded.
Even so, 1996 is still closer to two decades than one decade...
Sure, but many 486DX2 machines had 8Mb RAM.
Even so, it's still a lot more sensible than bailing out the banks and auto industries, going to war in Iraq, the war on drugs, militarizing the police force, handing the money to the TSA, etc.
It's a lot cheaper, too, and might actually be useful to somebody if they build it.
I haven't seen the plans, but: Tunnel?
Around here the trains go underground when they reach the city.
Just being herded through that bright yellow tunnel would freak me out enough to set off all the alarms in the building.
A few years ago? Huh? Having 128MB of RAM hasn't been considered "high end" for well more than a decade.
Closer to two decades.... 128MB RAM machines would have been around at the launch of Windows 95.
The CPU speed isn't too bad but with only 128Mb RAM and SD cards for storage the Raspberry PI is going to disappoint a lot of people in terms of performance. Even if you upgrade to 256Mb RAM and USB hard drives (which drives the price up perilously close to a real PC) I can't imagine many people using it as their main machine if they've got used to even the cheapest modern PC.
I'm not hatin' on the PI, just being realistic. I think it's an amazing device for $25 and will sell by the truckload for use as media players, public terminals, embedded processing, etc. As a workstation? Not so much.
This seems like it could blow the Arduino out of the water ... a mature IDE that'll facilitate designing GUIs,
Do Arduino projects have GUIs?
I think the simplicity of Arduino is the key to its success, not the processing power. Most of the Arduino users I've met didn't really have a clue about programming but they managed to hack something together despite that.
The programming chasm between 'Arduino' and 'Linux' is massive. Most people who are cobbling things together on Arduinos simply wouldn't be able to cope.
Plus the PI is a whole new computer whereas the Arduino is a ting on the end of a USB cable. Plus the PI will be very sluggish compared to everybody's desktop PCs, very few people will enjoy using it as their main machine.
What if you are too slow or someone puts their foot into the gap, or if there is a stone or wobble on the neighbouring track?
Oh you Americans ... always letting liability lawsuits stand in the way of progress!
You can argue the cleverness of it all day but Windows servers don't work without graphics. AFAIK they don't even boot.
Given that, you want the graphics with the lowest power consumption.
I still don't understand why a windows computer is used for fileserver purposes.
Because most servers are serving to Windows desktop machines. Even for pure 'files' that still means lots of Microsoft proprietary protocols.
Plus most people also want Exchange, Access, etc.
Destroy the drive, and invoice the government for the cost of it's replacement. They'll pay it.
...and people still wonder why the economy is swirling the drain.
The real problem is in the definition of 'long trip'.
You'd think a geeky thing like "ask slashdot" would be able to phrase a precise question.
Don't hold your breath though. I've been reading slashdot for about ten years and I don't think I've ever seen one.