DRM doesn't plug the analog hole. If you wan't to copy small snippets from a book, type them in by hand like I do. The trivial cut-and-paste blocks aren't intended to prevent copying, only to make it more inconvenient. Agreed, it would be nice to have technological countermeasures better aligned with the legal restrictions, but the technology changes a lot faster than the legal framework for dealing with technology, and lawyers don't make any effort to align the law with the technology, do they?
Our UX designer decided that a "disabled" button isn't a button that does nothing, but rather means a button that, when you click on it, tells you why you shouldn't click on it. Not a bad idea, but it flies in the face of the last 30 years of GUI design. And of course, the UX team is always right, and you have to implement everything exactly the way they said... even when they reverse themselves and tell you to implement the exact opposite of the way they told you before.
Obviously it is growning, just not in the U.S. But hey, we're still the world's top producer of selfies, and the rate of selfie production is growing my leaps and bounds! Sarcasm aside, perhaps people should be a little less self-absorbed and a little more committed to making the world a better place. Even Apple sucks for innovation now; Samsung, LG, and several Chinese firms are doing much better.
Do they still think a touch screen interface is the best way to control car software? Because forcing drivers to look away from the road to pick the next song to play is BRILLIANT!
It's not going to be destroyed, it's going to fragment An anonymous network full of crap, a trust network that requires positive ID to post anything, a pay-to-play network with much higher bandwidth, etc. The darknet already exists, doesn't it? The internet becomes a William Gibson-esque dystopian future, but it doesn't go away. Isolationism is the inevitable future, whether due to infectious disease or terrorism, it's going to happen. Enjoy the everyone-to-everyone connection you have now, while you still can.
You've got it backwards. Republicans are motivated by hatred of the lower classes, they are motivated by love of money. They simply don't give a shit what happens to other people, as long as they get more money.
That's a mistatement. The problem is that controversy and conflict drives page hits and viewership. so their is a strong economic incentive to present sensational headline, not inciteful journalism. Fix the economic incentives, and you'd get better journalism. Like I say about most of the disreputable aspects of our culture: If there was no demand, there would be no supply. We're evolving into creatures with a 15-second attention span; nobody wants to listen to a long, drawn out reasoned debate with ample supporting evidence. They just one to hear someone shout "Make 'Merica great again! Yeaaaaaaaaaah!"
In snowmobile racing, they used to have "stock" and "supermod" classes. I've always thought the Olympics should do the same and have separate events for those people willing to undergo harmful body modifications in order to win -- no drug testing necessary!
Wanna know the best protection against breast cancer? Popping out a new kid every year. Yeah, environmental factors play a role in cancer, but some of the "controllable" environmental factors may be worse than the cancer risk.
All ciphers can be cracked eventually, but what about one time pads? How does the government put in a back door to attack them? If it's important enough, can't you have secure communication no matter how the intervening points are compromised? (Secure as in not decrypable, of course the government can always block the message from being delivered.)
Or the phone network in India, where you couldn't get service without bribing the technicians, and they periodically disconnected you in order to extort another bribe out of you for service. Apparently it provided a pretty nice supplement to their income. Yes, there is something to be said for economic competition as a factor driving better customer service.
Also, copper is valuable enough that it's worth digging up and stealing, while used fiber is basically worthless. That problem is only going to get worse, especially in developing countries.
You're not factoring the cost of feeding and shearing the sheep/alpaca/goat/dog etc... yes, it's much cheaper to buy knit items then make them yourself, especially if you count the lost opportunity cost of your labor. On the other hand, most experienced knitters can multiplex; they're knitting is so automatic they can do it anywhere while doing other things. My girlfriend used to knit during sex...
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DRM doesn't plug the analog hole. If you wan't to copy small snippets from a book, type them in by hand like I do. The trivial cut-and-paste blocks aren't intended to prevent copying, only to make it more inconvenient. Agreed, it would be nice to have technological countermeasures better aligned with the legal restrictions, but the technology changes a lot faster than the legal framework for dealing with technology, and lawyers don't make any effort to align the law with the technology, do they?
Nah, Slashdot couldn't be Tumblr... Tumblr has much better porn!
Sure, but the Swedish economy gets a HUGE boost from all them IKEA-furnitur- buyin' US hipsters!
Our UX designer decided that a "disabled" button isn't a button that does nothing, but rather means a button that, when you click on it, tells you why you shouldn't click on it. Not a bad idea, but it flies in the face of the last 30 years of GUI design. And of course, the UX team is always right, and you have to implement everything exactly the way they said... even when they reverse themselves and tell you to implement the exact opposite of the way they told you before.
Right, and there's no way that software jobs can be outsourced!
Obviously it is growning, just not in the U.S. But hey, we're still the world's top producer of selfies, and the rate of selfie production is growing my leaps and bounds! Sarcasm aside, perhaps people should be a little less self-absorbed and a little more committed to making the world a better place. Even Apple sucks for innovation now; Samsung, LG, and several Chinese firms are doing much better.
Do they still think a touch screen interface is the best way to control car software? Because forcing drivers to look away from the road to pick the next song to play is BRILLIANT!
It's not going to be destroyed, it's going to fragment An anonymous network full of crap, a trust network that requires positive ID to post anything, a pay-to-play network with much higher bandwidth, etc. The darknet already exists, doesn't it? The internet becomes a William Gibson-esque dystopian future, but it doesn't go away. Isolationism is the inevitable future, whether due to infectious disease or terrorism, it's going to happen. Enjoy the everyone-to-everyone connection you have now, while you still can.
Obvious Ray Bradbury tribute is obvious. Ray was a great author, he deserves it.
You've got it backwards. Republicans are motivated by hatred of the lower classes, they are motivated by love of money. They simply don't give a shit what happens to other people, as long as they get more money.
That's a mistatement. The problem is that controversy and conflict drives page hits and viewership. so their is a strong economic incentive to present sensational headline, not inciteful journalism. Fix the economic incentives, and you'd get better journalism. Like I say about most of the disreputable aspects of our culture: If there was no demand, there would be no supply. We're evolving into creatures with a 15-second attention span; nobody wants to listen to a long, drawn out reasoned debate with ample supporting evidence. They just one to hear someone shout "Make 'Merica great again! Yeaaaaaaaaaah!"
"Yeah, but practice on a hotdog first..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
In snowmobile racing, they used to have "stock" and "supermod" classes. I've always thought the Olympics should do the same and have separate events for those people willing to undergo harmful body modifications in order to win -- no drug testing necessary!
Wanna know the best protection against breast cancer? Popping out a new kid every year. Yeah, environmental factors play a role in cancer, but some of the "controllable" environmental factors may be worse than the cancer risk.
All ciphers can be cracked eventually, but what about one time pads? How does the government put in a back door to attack them? If it's important enough, can't you have secure communication no matter how the intervening points are compromised? (Secure as in not decrypable, of course the government can always block the message from being delivered.)
Or the phone network in India, where you couldn't get service without bribing the technicians, and they periodically disconnected you in order to extort another bribe out of you for service. Apparently it provided a pretty nice supplement to their income. Yes, there is something to be said for economic competition as a factor driving better customer service.
Also, copper is valuable enough that it's worth digging up and stealing, while used fiber is basically worthless. That problem is only going to get worse, especially in developing countries.
You're not factoring the cost of feeding and shearing the sheep/alpaca/goat/dog etc... yes, it's much cheaper to buy knit items then make them yourself, especially if you count the lost opportunity cost of your labor. On the other hand, most experienced knitters can multiplex; they're knitting is so automatic they can do it anywhere while doing other things. My girlfriend used to knit during sex...
A Netflix condom? When it gets small again, time to turn the pron off...
Security 101: Having the username and password be exactly the same is a bad idea! Which is basically what they are doing by accepting a SSN as id...
Not sure how well basic economicincentives work when your customer base is by definition a self-selecting set of gullible people in the first place...
No, no, no, Barnum said "A fool and his money are soon partying!" Unfortunately, the people around him misunderstood him...
"troubling"??? Ms. Ramirez, I believe the word you're looking for is "ironic"!!! Also kinda funny as hell, at least of you're not a Lifelock customer!
Other TWO campaigns??? Martin O'Who???
But... political parties don't play favorites! Ron Paul was treated just like all the other presidential candidates, right?