Don't contribute to projects that claim ownership of your code as a condition of contributing.
I guess that precludes contributing to most GNU projects, as they want you to assign copyright to the FSF. OTOH, I tend to trust that the FSF believes in continuing the cause of free softwware and I doubt they'll be making anybody's code proprietary anytime soon.
Dude, this was AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. They treat us like Bin Laden's favorite, too.
Right. It's not about paranoia regarding 9/11 or anything else. It's about control. Scare everyone to death, make everyone walk around with papers, take away everyone's rights and tell them it has it's for their own protection against the big, bad ugly terrorists.
Anyone know the last time this tactic was used? Oh yeah, Nazi Germany.
I would rather they couldn't search laptops, but I don't understand the argument put forward here. For example, if I had "privileged legal communications" in my suitcase they could still open it, right?
The reason they can search your suitcase is that it might have a bomb in it. Of course, I think that violates the 4th Amendment too (and I think many would agree), but I understand their point.
OTOH, a file on the HDD can't contain a real bomb, only a virtual bomb. Virtual bombs don't blow up airplanes.
But to stretch your argument until it breaks, if you buy a gun then it's yours, but you still aren't allowed to modify it in such a way that it is illegal (eg upgrade it to semi automatic,
Actually, in the U.S., it is legal to upgrade a gun. Selling a certain semi-automatics and fully-automatics is illegal, but changing parts out to turn a gun into a semi or even a fully automatic is not illegal. In fact, gun manufacturers have even made a point of making such modifications easier.
Also, the reason you saw off the barrels of a shotgun is not soley to make it easier to conceal -- it also causes the charges to spread more.
Likewise if a law is introduced that says you cannot modify your games console to allow it to play illegal games then your argument is incorrect, and I think that is what was being tested here
Under the DMCA in the U.S., it's illegal to modify an Xbox because it (potentially) bypasses DRM. I think what was being tested in the U.K. was a very similar law.
I disagree. I worked in an office where they bought ALL of the IT workers these Aeron chairs, and while, at first, I thought I liked it, in the end I ended up hating it. The seat is a bit too stiff for my tastes and the adjustments can sometimes get in the way -- you rest your arm on the armrest and it slides around sideways if you're not careful.
CxOs don't read things like this. Instead, they usually read advertisements that say BS things like "buy our product and you'll never have any security problems again!"
That's why 9/10 attacks involved totally preventable breaches -- if reasonable security had been in place.
What is wrong with using a vegetable oil in a diesel engine? That is a bio-fuel with low processing requirements. For one thing, most diesel engines can't run on biodiesel unmodified. Yes, the modifications are fairly simple, but they still must be made. In addition, you can't use your existing gasoline infrastructure to distribute vegetable oil.
And, you can't use "fresh" vegetable oil, either. It has to sit in barrels and ferment in the sun.
They're not looking to install a remote-control "off" switch in your plane/boat/car. This is a proposal to develop a weapon that can stop a vehicle, rather than setting it ablaze with a missile. which is a lot more difficult than it sounds. How do you cause a commercial jetliner, for instance, stop or divert in mid-flight without causing the plane to crash? Ever play Flight Simulator? A Boeing 747 doesn't exactly turn on a dime.
What ever happened to the ElectroMagnet Pulise (EMP) gun that can disable cars, planes, boats, etc.... Well, if they had one, they wouldn't be asking for this, now would they?
I'M POSTING ANONYMOUSLY FOR OBVIOUS REASONS!! We know who you are.
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That's actually what Ward Cunningham had in mind when he invented the Wiki What is it with guys named 'Ward' and software written to support communications anyway?
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Step 5: Profit!!!!
Seriously, I don't care if anyone calls me a crackpot. Go for it. But don't expect me to help you when the revolution comes.
Could this be the year of OpenMoko on the smartphone? :)
Anyone know the last time this tactic was used? Oh yeah, Nazi Germany.
(first Godwin!)
OTOH, a file on the HDD can't contain a real bomb, only a virtual bomb. Virtual bombs don't blow up airplanes.
He's got NAKED PEOPLE on his laptop! Detain him!
Seriously, the ruling is un-Constitutional and clearly in violation of the 4th Amendment. Maybe it's time we start asserting our 2nd Amendment rights.
Also, the reason you saw off the barrels of a shotgun is not soley to make it easier to conceal -- it also causes the charges to spread more. Under the DMCA in the U.S., it's illegal to modify an Xbox because it (potentially) bypasses DRM. I think what was being tested in the U.K. was a very similar law.
I disagree. I worked in an office where they bought ALL of the IT workers these Aeron chairs, and while, at first, I thought I liked it, in the end I ended up hating it. The seat is a bit too stiff for my tastes and the adjustments can sometimes get in the way -- you rest your arm on the armrest and it slides around sideways if you're not careful.
That's why 9/10 attacks involved totally preventable breaches -- if reasonable security had been in place.
There's also jatropha, which will grow like a weed almost anywhere. It's looking like it's going to become a cash crop in places like the Deep South.
And, you can't use "fresh" vegetable oil, either. It has to sit in barrels and ferment in the sun.
Huh. All the kittens around suddenly dropped dead. Nobody get on any airplanes!
So the fact that your MBP is better than your work-issued Dell means that it's superior to all other notebooks on the market?
It also happens to be about $2 a gallon cheaper than gasoline for the next five minutes."
There. Fixed it for ya.
*sniff* *sniff*
Hmmm. Smells like french fries.
Well, at least we know where Jimmy Wales gets his spending habits from.
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The Spooks.
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Doesn't work on Epiphany. (Maybe they fixed it since you posted that?)
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