"The validation period for this heart control software is over, so functioning will be interrupted until this step is complete. Please contact 1800-PIRACY for more information. Thank you for using Super Heart Gold Deluxe edition 3000"
if they need to ask ISP's to retain all this data, then surely the NSA isn't doing what everything thinks they are doing.
From what I remember this isn't quite true... The NSA + AT&T case is about real time data mining, not blind storage of details of every connection made by an user. The case presented in this article enables investigators to get data about the past, even if nothing suspicious was detected at that time.
Now seriously, don't let anyone ignore one of the sentences in the article:
Today, almost 20 years later, reports continue of large ozone holes opening over Antarctica, allowing dangerous UV rays through to Earth's surface. Indeed, the 2005 ozone hole was one of the biggest ever, spanning 24 million sq km in area, nearly the size of North America.
Personally i think the artist should be honored that i enjoyed their music so much that i gave it to a friend to enjoy.
That's very nice and true, but people don't get fed with just honor, they need food as well. Not that most of the money from selling music doesn't go to the labels/distributors/whatever...
That doesn't mean he can't make a true statement about what he thinks about the OS, does it? If you read his post carefully, it seems he's quite sincere, even bashing WinXP at some points, and admitting that many of the changes aren't so important.
DISCLAIMER: I work for Microsoft too (not in the USA, fortunately), but I'm trying to be fair here.
First of all, compression really isn't an issue with digital cameras or image storage. Among other things, the fact that most serious photographers store RAW images is a good indication of that.
Most photographers aren't serious. Most cameras save in JPEG.
The $300 idea is not coming from the MIT, which is the entity making the laptops! The people who had the $300 idea are not even sure that the MIT will agree... A possible reason for them not to agree would be shortage of stock to meet demand...
You have a point if the implementation is crappy, but if it's not, it's IMPOSSIBLE to break a 128 bit key. Even if you had a trillion computers (which the NSA doesn't).
Well, I don't think that getting bug reports and fixing them / telling about their status to the users counts as shepherding the users! In other situations, yeah I agree with you.
Well, this article is about fixing bugs, not about support. Does getting bug reports and fixing them count as support / "holding users hands"?
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That's why I said "If someone complains politely".
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I know that was a joke, but it made me think of something anyway:
People should only develop free (as in beer) software IF THEY REALLY WANT TO. If you're not prepared to not get anything from it, don't do it. If someone complains politely about a problem and you feel angry or make an angered reply, it's because you should have never done it for free or no longer want to do it.
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"The validation period for this heart control software is over, so functioning will be interrupted until this step is complete. Please contact 1800-PIRACY for more information. Thank you for using Super Heart Gold Deluxe edition 3000"
Would it be better if they just trashed the organs?
Read this.
if they need to ask ISP's to retain all this data, then surely the NSA isn't doing what everything thinks they are doing.
From what I remember this isn't quite true... The NSA + AT&T case is about real time data mining, not blind storage of details of every connection made by an user. The case presented in this article enables investigators to get data about the past, even if nothing suspicious was detected at that time.
Now seriously, don't let anyone ignore one of the sentences in the article:
Personally i think the artist should be honored that i enjoyed their music so much that i gave it to a friend to enjoy.
That's very nice and true, but people don't get fed with just honor, they need food as well. Not that most of the money from selling music doesn't go to the labels/distributors/whatever...
Same here :)
Yes.
Argh, when I read this:
... I thought I was bumping into another variation of the freelance gig troll :) Not that it isn't funny...
Right now, i am copying 4GB of files off a usb disk to a network share.
That doesn't mean he can't make a true statement about what he thinks about the OS, does it? If you read his post carefully, it seems he's quite sincere, even bashing WinXP at some points, and admitting that many of the changes aren't so important.
DISCLAIMER: I work for Microsoft too (not in the USA, fortunately), but I'm trying to be fair here.
If Torrentspy is telling the truth about the hacker story, the two cases aren't even remotely comparable...
225/150 = 1.5 so he was claiming 50%, not 100%.
You can always try buying one on ebay... Mmmm, will the customs office fuck you then? I'm not sure, but it might be the case.
Just because he says "Shit" it doesn't mean he's complaining, does it?
BTW, I don't think he was talking about weekly salary. Yes, I'm not kidding.
First of all, compression really isn't an issue with digital cameras or image storage. Among other things, the fact that most serious photographers store RAW images is a good indication of that.
Most photographers aren't serious. Most cameras save in JPEG.
The $300 idea is not coming from the MIT, which is the entity making the laptops! The people who had the $300 idea are not even sure that the MIT will agree... A possible reason for them not to agree would be shortage of stock to meet demand...
You have just replied to a very old troll, which originated here, if I'm not mistaken :)
You have just replied to a very old troll, which originated here, if I'm not mistaken :D
In fact it might be a VERY good idea to require them to have a sperm sample. Reason left as an exercise to the reader.
Neither at home nor in the workplace, actually.
Yeah, I forgot to mention that, of course... The point still stands.
You have a point if the implementation is crappy, but if it's not, it's IMPOSSIBLE to break a 128 bit key. Even if you had a trillion computers (which the NSA doesn't).
Well, I don't think that getting bug reports and fixing them / telling about their status to the users counts as shepherding the users! In other situations, yeah I agree with you.
Well, this article is about fixing bugs, not about support. Does getting bug reports and fixing them count as support / "holding users hands"?
That's why I said "If someone complains politely".
I know that was a joke, but it made me think of something anyway:
People should only develop free (as in beer) software IF THEY REALLY WANT TO. If you're not prepared to not get anything from it, don't do it. If someone complains politely about a problem and you feel angry or make an angered reply, it's because you should have never done it for free or no longer want to do it.