One IT administrator from an international entertainment company who asked not to be named said that his company has a strict policy against allowing employees to write down passwords. Still, he said, he collates his personal passwords in an encrypted file because it "made more sense" than trying to remember multiple strong passwords.
I agree with writing it down, but storing passwords on your computer, even encrypted, is horrible.
Personally, I'd like a mode that involves a paper bag, a neighbors house, and a built-in lighter. That will show those bastards next door not to let the 255 pound bear they pass off as a dog outside into my lawn.
They can even make the lighter a flame thrower and have it bring out a can of "Robot Warz" whenever an animal attacks it.
What the hell is the point to a "touchless" card if you have to pull it out of protective casing, flip a switch, hold it a centimeter away from a damn reader, wait for it to not fuck up, turn it off and put it back in the casing?
Actually, no, I knew this was how it worked in civil court, and I wish you would stop railing on and on about it.
The nice point of the matter is this: The only person who could really nail you for downloading something would be the person you were downloading from, and if that happens to be the RIAA then they are the copyright holders and are legally allowed to let me download it.
That depends on what we are talking about by performing. The parent post to my comment mentioned something about a boombox, so I assumed playing the recorded material straight-off was the scenario, so I believe that it is legal to do that, however, if you were going to perform a song with your own band, that would be illegal.
(a) The exclusive rights of the owner of copyright in a sound recording are limited to the rights specified by clauses (1), (2), (3) and (6) of section 106, and do not include any right of performance under section 106(4).
AFAIK, Something written down and sold doesn't override the law. What I'm trying to say, is that the RIAA is full of shit.
You have no way to know when downloading something that it is has a copyright. Releasing it into the public is the offending act, not picking it up and listening to it.
Found along side the slender faced rodent was four turtles, with comic head bands. Unfortunatly, the rats previous owner, a martial arts expert, was found killed next to the animals...
I'm no MS troll, but I don't think this is that good of an idea. Most system admins at public schools are used to MS. They would be useless on linux boxes. Same with teachers, same with the school's staff. If we push this too soon, we will give linux a bad name for a very long time.
I'm usually not the first to shout "Conspiracy Theory" but this sounds dangerous.
From TFA, it sounds like they are looking for secret messages in documents in much the same way those programs that gleaned "prophecy" out of the bible worked.
The point is, this has all the engineering of a witch-hunt machine.
This would worsen the situation in regards to asylum, since the department of homeland security could deny asylum for damn near nothing. The most alarming is how they broadened the term "terrorist" to include people who "helped" terrorists even at gunpoint.
I agree. They shouldn't pass bills like this. Wouldn't it be nice if next time the military needs cash, some smart represenative tacks on a bill that prohibits bills like this?
They could say that. But look what happend to Kerry. All that shit about flip flops was caused by him disagreeing with bills just like this the bottom line is that it goes into their records as "He hates the united states military", despite what their rational is.
Lastly, it is refreshing to have any kind of correspondence on slashdot that doesn't disintegrate into name calling and accusation's about the other persons mother.:-p
They did not have the ability to vote on the particular subject. Elected officials should be able to vote on each particular topic at hand individually. Especially when it would be political suicide to vote against the main topic.
RTFA. Since you are not an American, here is what it does for you: If you try to seek asylum in the US, or even just immigrate here, you can, with completely legal and legitimate paperwork, be deported for no reason by the Department of Homeland Security.
The idea here isn't that it is a nation wide drivers license, it is that it's a wolf dressed as such. As far as freedom rape, this bill was stapled to legislation that it has nothing to do with. Not giving elected officials the ability to vote on an issue is totalitarian at best.
And here is why: This will piss people off. Not just/.ers, but anyone with a mild taste for freedom. And if it pisses enough people off, this hole in democracy will be patched up forever. If a senator tacks on federally paid monuments for his hometown; that is corruption but no one will go up in arms.
But challenge our freedom? Time to stop this crap once and for all. Now, if I'm wrong and the people show themselves so docile they would have thier freedoms raped... God help us all.
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I agree with writing it down, but storing passwords on your computer, even encrypted, is horrible.
Personally, I'd like a mode that involves a paper bag, a neighbors house, and a built-in lighter. That will show those bastards next door not to let the 255 pound bear they pass off as a dog outside into my lawn.
They can even make the lighter a flame thrower and have it bring out a can of "Robot Warz" whenever an animal attacks it.
Looks like /.ers are making the news!
What the hell is the point to a "touchless" card if you have to pull it out of protective casing, flip a switch, hold it a centimeter away from a damn reader, wait for it to not fuck up, turn it off and put it back in the casing?
So we are going to take out our "Touchless" credit card when we want to use it? Seems familiar... oh wait, thats what I do now...
Actually, no, I knew this was how it worked in civil court, and I wish you would stop railing on and on about it.
The nice point of the matter is this: The only person who could really nail you for downloading something would be the person you were downloading from, and if that happens to be the RIAA then they are the copyright holders and are legally allowed to let me download it.
Nonsense, with logic like this we soon may have to stop generalizing products from certain companies as being inherently evil/good.
That depends on what we are talking about by performing. The parent post to my comment mentioned something about a boombox, so I assumed playing the recorded material straight-off was the scenario, so I believe that it is legal to do that, however, if you were going to perform a song with your own band, that would be illegal.
Maybe, but prove it in a court of law.
It is actually legal to hold a public performance with copyright material you legal own.
I just read a bit of the US Copyright law to make sure I was right on something else I posted earlier.
You have no way to know when downloading something that it is has a copyright. Releasing it into the public is the offending act, not picking it up and listening to it.
From TFA:
Found along side the slender faced rodent was four turtles, with comic head bands. Unfortunatly, the rats previous owner, a martial arts expert, was found killed next to the animals...
I agree.
I'm no MS troll, but I don't think this is that good of an idea. Most system admins at public schools are used to MS. They would be useless on linux boxes. Same with teachers, same with the school's staff. If we push this too soon, we will give linux a bad name for a very long time.
Remember, only fools rush in.
I'm usually not the first to shout "Conspiracy Theory" but this sounds dangerous.
From TFA, it sounds like they are looking for secret messages in documents in much the same way those programs that gleaned "prophecy" out of the bible worked.
The point is, this has all the engineering of a witch-hunt machine.
This would worsen the situation in regards to asylum, since the department of homeland security could deny asylum for damn near nothing. The most alarming is how they broadened the term "terrorist" to include people who "helped" terrorists even at gunpoint.
:-p
I agree. They shouldn't pass bills like this. Wouldn't it be nice if next time the military needs cash, some smart represenative tacks on a bill that prohibits bills like this?
They could say that. But look what happend to Kerry. All that shit about flip flops was caused by him disagreeing with bills just like this the bottom line is that it goes into their records as "He hates the united states military", despite what their rational is.
Lastly, it is refreshing to have any kind of correspondence on slashdot that doesn't disintegrate into name calling and accusation's about the other persons mother.
Check this out: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/asylum/asylum_10_s ensenbr.asp
They did not have the ability to vote on the particular subject. Elected officials should be able to vote on each particular topic at hand individually. Especially when it would be political suicide to vote against the main topic.
Ahhh, but this legislation requires more time to be spent at the department of motor vehicles.
They will riot in the streets for this.
RTFA. Since you are not an American, here is what it does for you: If you try to seek asylum in the US, or even just immigrate here, you can, with completely legal and legitimate paperwork, be deported for no reason by the Department of Homeland Security.
The idea here isn't that it is a nation wide drivers license, it is that it's a wolf dressed as such. As far as freedom rape, this bill was stapled to legislation that it has nothing to do with. Not giving elected officials the ability to vote on an issue is totalitarian at best.
If it's not broke, don't fix it.
This goes the other way on securing our identification, it gives out more information in one little card than anything else.
This won't even help us out on the terrorist front because we have restrictions in place already, they just were not followed.
It is about time to ask "What is wrong with taking basic steps to secure our rights?"
And here is why: This will piss people off. Not just /.ers, but anyone with a mild taste for freedom. And if it pisses enough people off, this hole in democracy will be patched up forever. If a senator tacks on federally paid monuments for his hometown; that is corruption but no one will go up in arms.
But challenge our freedom? Time to stop this crap once and for all. Now, if I'm wrong and the people show themselves so docile they would have thier freedoms raped... God help us all.
Despite the number of points made in the post, there was no question as to who the author of that post would have refered to as idiots.
They were the only idiots in the thread -- until you posted of course.
Are you serious? Somehow you mixed up my post with the parent post and constructed some form of elaborate world where you were right and witty.
Unfortunatly, you lack the cognitive ability to figure out context and are flaming someone who is more or less on your side of this debate.
I would recommend that you stop letting the idiots drag you down to thier level.
The trick then is to make it so legitimate in appearance that they stop looking.