That ruling was only against companies who advertised the fact that you could download illegal material (like Grokster did). If your product doesn't advertise the swapping of illegal files, you can't be held responsible (legally, anyway).
This also brings back the old argument: Don't arrest the gun company for making the gun that killed a man.
First of all, the cost of such equipment would be very great, even for only 300 or so students. Secondly, a lot of students will easily be able to goof off and play games, etc. when using them.
That, and you don't have to worry about downed servers, adware, viruses, and the like in textbooks.
I see that Internet Explorer is slowly catching up to other browsers such as Firefox and Opera. The problem is that I'm using Firefox now, and will continue to use it for the next year at least. And then Microsoft is going to release their new browser after I've used Firefox for (at that time it will be) two years. I won't see any reason to switch after using a browser with the same features for that long.
I think that the least privileged account would be used far more often if it did not break programs installed by administrators. It would also help if the method of setting users to this level were much easier, not requiring any sort of programming knowledge to accomplish.
Just like it's the gun company's fault for making the gun.
Seriously, though, fingerpointing is going to get the MPAA nowhere. How about stricter security in the theatres so that the content doesn't even get on the Internet in the first place? They know they can't attack P2P programs (mainly due to the RIAA's actions), so they go after another similar client: Torrents.
That makes sense. Reminds me of that one letter Marge read:
"By reading this letter out loud, you have waived any legal responsability on our part in perpetuity throughout the universe."
This law seems to cover a lot of ground. However, does it affect programs that are installed, technically, by your consent. Most of the time I don't read through the Terms of Service of a program, but if said program says within their TOS that they can, without your prior consent, install crap on the computer, can anything be done about that?
If you have 30,000 people using a single browser, it would make sense to set up a method of downloading the product and a help desk system internally. I know it would take a while to add up, but this move can potentially save a bundle on bandwidth. I imagine they have a similar system already in place for Internet Explorer.
I think that the university has the right to not divulge information of its computer users. However, I believe that the people who did use the computers agree that their activities can be reported. After all, they're using the university's bandwidth, and ultimately their money. Personally, if I owned a company with Internet access, I would make sure that no excess bandwidth is used on illegal activity.
"How many angels can stand on top of a pin at one time?"
"If God is all-powerful, can he break a brick he can't break?"
"Which came first: The Chicken or the egg?"
Many questions like this have been posed over the centuries. Who cares who invented what first? I only care about what features are currently provided or that will be available in the next OS releases.
I believe that using Adblock, Flashblock, or any other extention/enhancement does not violate any social contract. I have just as much of a right to fast-forward through a commercial, change channels, and prevent advertisements from appearing in my browser. I'm running on a dial-up connection (and a crappy one at that). Any advertising just adds to the total time needed to fully load a page.
I don't need offers for free samples of Viagra every 5 minutes I spend online, thanks.
Well, you can't say that you didn't see this coming. I think that's what's going to happen when you sell CDs at $15 a pop.
Looks like the artists are really suffering now.
I'm not sure if this is a good idea. I mean, it sounds reasonable: Saving 10,000 barrels of oil a day, and basically not having to do anything to do so. I think that the costs of switching over to this new method will outweigh the benefits, however.
One of the biggest problems with this is that not everybody would follow it. Many locations don't follow Daylight Savings Time now. I think that this will make things even more confusing than they already are.
I say that since so many events depend on time, and such inconsistancies cause many problems, that we get rid of it altogether, but that's beyond the scope of this topic, so I won't get into it.
Well, it seems that Gmail is going to pull even further ahead of the competition. I don't think that I will ever use 1 GB of space, let alone 2, it will entice those who use email for storage purposes.
And I don't think RTF will waste that much bandwidth. Text formatting shouldn't take up much space.
This could be useful, but I'd probably find myself deleting autocomments more than keeping them. I sparsely comment my code, and only do so when it is necessary. I can't really see this saving me a lot of time.
This could be good or bad. The data, stored on the computer, would not be on the Internet all the time and thus be safer. On the other hand,.Net has great security. A user with little computer knowledge would not protect his/her computer well enough from hackers, etc., which would leave the data "out there." I think that the latter is safer, however.
And, as stated in the article, there had better be a way to destroy all sensitive data if the user wishes to sell the computer.
Sony is right in saying that this problem is universal with all LCD screens. Nintndo face the exact same problem a few months ago (regarding the Nintendo DS), and made pretty much the exact same statements that Sony did. They also did offer free replacements of their systems if the dead pixels were too aggravating. Both Nintendo and Sony made the same decision, and it was the right one.
I hope that they change the way invalid data is handled. Now, if I enter a string into an integer field, it just changes the data to some number (usually zero) instead of throwing an error. I would also like to be able to have some sort of cron job like function in MySQL.
I don't think that this is the 'Most Important Ever' update for MySQL, but it is indeed a needed one.
Google works just fine for me. I frequently use Google at school and have Google Toolbar in my Firefox browser. It has provided what I needed for some time now, and I see no reason to switch search engines for no reason.
There's no reason to investigate whether or not search engines are being objectively compared. Just because one performs well above the rest doesn't mean that there is any bias in the comparisons.
I don't see how any sane person could derive from a videogame that it's okay to, well, break the law. "Well, the guy on the videogame did it, so I can do it without consequence." Seriously.
Additionally, this is the message that I am getting from all of these GTA bashers: "Oh, we can't blame the parents. That will make them feel bad. Let's pick on the videogame industry."
Who's acting like the child here?
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That ruling was only against companies who advertised the fact that you could download illegal material (like Grokster did). If your product doesn't advertise the swapping of illegal files, you can't be held responsible (legally, anyway).
This also brings back the old argument: Don't arrest the gun company for making the gun that killed a man.
Better throw it out and buy a new one.
First of all, the cost of such equipment would be very great, even for only 300 or so students. Secondly, a lot of students will easily be able to goof off and play games, etc. when using them.
That, and you don't have to worry about downed servers, adware, viruses, and the like in textbooks.
I see that Internet Explorer is slowly catching up to other browsers such as Firefox and Opera. The problem is that I'm using Firefox now, and will continue to use it for the next year at least. And then Microsoft is going to release their new browser after I've used Firefox for (at that time it will be) two years. I won't see any reason to switch after using a browser with the same features for that long.
I think that the least privileged account would be used far more often if it did not break programs installed by administrators. It would also help if the method of setting users to this level were much easier, not requiring any sort of programming knowledge to accomplish.
I just hope that nobody will attempt to use this feature while driving.
Just like it's the gun company's fault for making the gun.
Seriously, though, fingerpointing is going to get the MPAA nowhere. How about stricter security in the theatres so that the content doesn't even get on the Internet in the first place? They know they can't attack P2P programs (mainly due to the RIAA's actions), so they go after another similar client: Torrents.
That makes sense. Reminds me of that one letter Marge read: "By reading this letter out loud, you have waived any legal responsability on our part in perpetuity throughout the universe."
This law seems to cover a lot of ground. However, does it affect programs that are installed, technically, by your consent. Most of the time I don't read through the Terms of Service of a program, but if said program says within their TOS that they can, without your prior consent, install crap on the computer, can anything be done about that?
If you have 30,000 people using a single browser, it would make sense to set up a method of downloading the product and a help desk system internally. I know it would take a while to add up, but this move can potentially save a bundle on bandwidth. I imagine they have a similar system already in place for Internet Explorer.
Once again, technology foils a cover-up. You'd think that if people wanted something hidden, they would cover up such security holes.
I think that the university has the right to not divulge information of its computer users. However, I believe that the people who did use the computers agree that their activities can be reported. After all, they're using the university's bandwidth, and ultimately their money. Personally, if I owned a company with Internet access, I would make sure that no excess bandwidth is used on illegal activity.
"How many angels can stand on top of a pin at one time?"
"If God is all-powerful, can he break a brick he can't break?"
"Which came first: The Chicken or the egg?"
Many questions like this have been posed over the centuries. Who cares who invented what first? I only care about what features are currently provided or that will be available in the next OS releases.
I believe that using Adblock, Flashblock, or any other extention/enhancement does not violate any social contract. I have just as much of a right to fast-forward through a commercial, change channels, and prevent advertisements from appearing in my browser. I'm running on a dial-up connection (and a crappy one at that). Any advertising just adds to the total time needed to fully load a page.
I don't need offers for free samples of Viagra every 5 minutes I spend online, thanks.
Well, you can't say that you didn't see this coming. I think that's what's going to happen when you sell CDs at $15 a pop. Looks like the artists are really suffering now.
They didn't happen to check any of the other tells of the bill, did they? "It's fake" says the cashier. Therefore, it must be fake.
I'm not sure if this is a good idea. I mean, it sounds reasonable: Saving 10,000 barrels of oil a day, and basically not having to do anything to do so. I think that the costs of switching over to this new method will outweigh the benefits, however.
One of the biggest problems with this is that not everybody would follow it. Many locations don't follow Daylight Savings Time now. I think that this will make things even more confusing than they already are.
I say that since so many events depend on time, and such inconsistancies cause many problems, that we get rid of it altogether, but that's beyond the scope of this topic, so I won't get into it.
Well, it seems that Gmail is going to pull even further ahead of the competition. I don't think that I will ever use 1 GB of space, let alone 2, it will entice those who use email for storage purposes. And I don't think RTF will waste that much bandwidth. Text formatting shouldn't take up much space.
This could be useful, but I'd probably find myself deleting autocomments more than keeping them. I sparsely comment my code, and only do so when it is necessary. I can't really see this saving me a lot of time.
This could be good or bad. The data, stored on the computer, would not be on the Internet all the time and thus be safer. On the other hand, .Net has great security. A user with little computer knowledge would not protect his/her computer well enough from hackers, etc., which would leave the data "out there." I think that the latter is safer, however.
And, as stated in the article, there had better be a way to destroy all sensitive data if the user wishes to sell the computer.
Sony is right in saying that this problem is universal with all LCD screens. Nintndo face the exact same problem a few months ago (regarding the Nintendo DS), and made pretty much the exact same statements that Sony did. They also did offer free replacements of their systems if the dead pixels were too aggravating. Both Nintendo and Sony made the same decision, and it was the right one.
I hope that they change the way invalid data is handled. Now, if I enter a string into an integer field, it just changes the data to some number (usually zero) instead of throwing an error. I would also like to be able to have some sort of cron job like function in MySQL.
I don't think that this is the 'Most Important Ever' update for MySQL, but it is indeed a needed one.
Google works just fine for me. I frequently use Google at school and have Google Toolbar in my Firefox browser. It has provided what I needed for some time now, and I see no reason to switch search engines for no reason.
There's no reason to investigate whether or not search engines are being objectively compared. Just because one performs well above the rest doesn't mean that there is any bias in the comparisons.
I don't see how any sane person could derive from a videogame that it's okay to, well, break the law. "Well, the guy on the videogame did it, so I can do it without consequence." Seriously. Additionally, this is the message that I am getting from all of these GTA bashers: "Oh, we can't blame the parents. That will make them feel bad. Let's pick on the videogame industry." Who's acting like the child here?
What? A commercial that didn't tell the whole truth? I didn't see that one coming.