Imagine the ability to cash in on your "stored" energy, all those hundreds of dollars of Mountain Dew and pizza stored in your big fat ass and convert it into useful household energy. (by "your" I mean "mine")
Actually, the right to due process is granted in the 14th amendment. The 5th protects you from self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
Technically, it's not really a violation of due process since he isn't being punished for buying the cable. If they came to his house and threw him in jail, or even just fined him, then yes, that would be a violation of his rights.
The only thing in the Bill of Rights that the DMCA really violates is the 1st amendment. (DeCSS anyone?)
Depends on what kind of game you're playing. For an RTS, sim or FPS, give me a PC anyday. For a sports game (racing, football, snowboarding, whatever) action game or fighting game (MK, street fighter, etc) I'll take a console please.
Graphics technology continues to improve on PCs where it can't change on consoles until the next generation comes out, granted....but I've found that when you're not programming games that merely take advantage of bells and whistles you tend to make them more fun to play. (Not to say there aren't bad console games, but the crap ratio is definately lower, at least in my experience)
I buy at least 2 new PC games a month. I run Windows 2000. I have yet to have one not work correctly since Win2k FIRST came out and the sound/video drivers still sucked. If I recall correctly, at least half of the games and device drivers I've seen in the last few months have had to have special patches to "make" them work with XP.
It's amazingly fast to type and doesn't require DNS to work. It's one of TW/AOL's internet routers so you get to cost them one billionth of a cent in bandwidth too. Cool.
It's a matter of preference I think. I have yet to find a website that doesn't render properly with Netscape, and I like the look and features of the browser much better, not to mention the email client (Outlook=worm replicator) and newsreader (non-existant in IE).
Sure, there might be websites that don't look quite right in Netscape, but there definately aren't any that I regularly visit. I haven't seen one since I switched.
Oh, and since the browser's not part of the operating system, if it crashes, I don't have to reboot my damn computer.
Yeah, maybe they'll finally let Scooby-fuckin-Doo die already and replace it with SpongeBob and Zim. God knows those are better stoner cartoons than outdated annoying tripe like Scoob.
If they wrap up their payload of anthrax enough to protect it from the beam, then chances are it's not going to be communicable, at least until the unwitting recipient opens the sealed bag o' death.
At least it won't contaminate people in contact with the package. Maybe that's what they're aiming for.
You see, that's the problem EXACTLY. I shouldn't HAVE to watch what I install. (trojans and such aside) An operating system should be able to recover from errors due to poorly written software without having to reboot, or god forbid, reinstall because one or more DLLs got corrupted and the system's no longer usable.
Broken registries and DLL corruption are the primary cause of the operating system going tits-up. You don't see this in *nixes because of permissions on critical system files. Not to mention there are very few files that can get borked that will actually put the system in a non-usable state.
>And don't tell me Slashdotters are against bank robbery. After all, isn't that just another "victimless crime" like software piracy?
Cute argument, but armed robbery still involves threat of physical harm or death in commision of the crime. (not "give me all your money, or....I'll....storm out of here in a tissy.")
There is no potential for someone to be hurt or killed in a software copying racket. No one has a gun pointed at them. At least until these supposed organized crime rings that are getting into it start kneecapping ligitimate software retailers for muscling in on their territory.
It's also entirely possible you were being sarcastic and I'm just too burnt to realize. =)
That's the most intelligent thing I've heard someone say on/. today. Here's $10, go buy yourself a steak.
Anyone who's studied sociology or criminal justice knows that it's the laws that create and define the criminal.
You're just a person going about your life, and if the legal structure in place defines any of your actions to be illegal, you suddenly become a criminal.
Maybe I'm out of line here, but I've always been of the opinion that "crimes" which do not result in harm to a victim should not be punished by jail time. Why incarcerate software pirates, pot smokers, script kiddies, and the like? You're not reforming shit. Give them monetary or civil punishment, community service, or something creative.
Don't make these people who are of little threat to others into a burden to taxpayers and potentially more criminal than before. (Ask any felon where they learned the most about better ways to pull off crimes....99% will say in prison. There's no wiser group than a bunch of guys who are learning from their mistakes.)
>BTW: Anyone notice the similarity between this article and those discussing the Taliban? Warez is a "loosely affiliated group" with "units" acting all over the world. *snort*
Not to nitpick but...the Taliban is an extreme religious organization that ruled over Afghanistan in place of it's former government. The Al-Qaeda network is the loosely affiliated group with units acting all over the world. It's just as easy to get these things right you know. They can both lick the sweat off my nuts as far as I care though.
Just FYI, it was reported yesterday that the FBI bounty on Bin Laden is $5,000,00.
And I don't think the soldier who takes him down will get it, just as FBI agents who take down perps on the most wanted list don't get the rewards either. It's just a way of motivating civilians to rat out the bad guys.
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Oh well, it's nothink an AK47 and a Rooftop can't fix--right?
An AK47 is really only good to about 200 yards, and that's pushing it. If you want range and high magazine capacity, go with an AR15 with a high powered scope and 24" bull barrel. You'll get better results...good to about 800 yards, maybe 1/2 mile if you're a damn good shot.
But back on topic, I don't see this guy as any kind of hero...he was selling the decryption software for personal gain. If he just released it, that'd be one thing, that would be a statement. This is just plain ol' piracy.
To draw a similar parallel, it'd be akin to breaking into a cosmetics research lab to "free" the poor animals (animals want to be free, don't they) and then selling them on the open market. Pretty shady if you ask me.
Why do you say that's a misnomer? Broadband is technically defined as running different types of signal over one wire. (i.e. cable tv signal or voice signal + ip network signal) Sounds like a fine description of current high-speed internet services to me.
Actually, Hotmail DOES have a spam filter, and it works pretty darn well. The only stuff that actually makes it to my hotmail inbox is stuff that I opted-in for. (wether intentionally or accidentally)
You do have to activate it though, as it's not on by default. But I'm sure someone as technically saavy as yourself already knew that.
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Imagine the ability to cash in on your "stored" energy, all those hundreds of dollars of Mountain Dew and pizza stored in your big fat ass and convert it into useful household energy. (by "your" I mean "mine")
Not being allowed to buy something and having it taken forcefully from you are 2 different things.
Actually, the right to due process is granted in the 14th amendment. The 5th protects you from self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
Technically, it's not really a violation of due process since he isn't being punished for buying the cable. If they came to his house and threw him in jail, or even just fined him, then yes, that would be a violation of his rights.
The only thing in the Bill of Rights that the DMCA really violates is the 1st amendment. (DeCSS anyone?)
I bet that works great when the source address is spoofed.
Because nerds like to get all up in arms about stupid copyright violation lawsuits.
Depends on what kind of game you're playing. For an RTS, sim or FPS, give me a PC anyday. For a sports game (racing, football, snowboarding, whatever) action game or fighting game (MK, street fighter, etc) I'll take a console please.
Graphics technology continues to improve on PCs where it can't change on consoles until the next generation comes out, granted....but I've found that when you're not programming games that merely take advantage of bells and whistles you tend to make them more fun to play. (Not to say there aren't bad console games, but the crap ratio is definately lower, at least in my experience)
I buy at least 2 new PC games a month. I run Windows 2000. I have yet to have one not work correctly since Win2k FIRST came out and the sound/video drivers still sucked. If I recall correctly, at least half of the games and device drivers I've seen in the last few months have had to have special patches to "make" them work with XP.
ping 24.24.1.1
It's amazingly fast to type and doesn't require DNS to work. It's one of TW/AOL's internet routers so you get to cost them one billionth of a cent in bandwidth too. Cool.
It's a matter of preference I think. I have yet to find a website that doesn't render properly with Netscape, and I like the look and features of the browser much better, not to mention the email client (Outlook=worm replicator) and newsreader (non-existant in IE).
Sure, there might be websites that don't look quite right in Netscape, but there definately aren't any that I regularly visit. I haven't seen one since I switched.
Oh, and since the browser's not part of the operating system, if it crashes, I don't have to reboot my damn computer.
Yeah, maybe they'll finally let Scooby-fuckin-Doo die already and replace it with SpongeBob and Zim. God knows those are better stoner cartoons than outdated annoying tripe like Scoob.
If they wrap up their payload of anthrax enough to protect it from the beam, then chances are it's not going to be communicable, at least until the unwitting recipient opens the sealed bag o' death.
At least it won't contaminate people in contact with the package. Maybe that's what they're aiming for.
You see, that's the problem EXACTLY. I shouldn't HAVE to watch what I install. (trojans and such aside) An operating system should be able to recover from errors due to poorly written software without having to reboot, or god forbid, reinstall because one or more DLLs got corrupted and the system's no longer usable.
Broken registries and DLL corruption are the primary cause of the operating system going tits-up. You don't see this in *nixes because of permissions on critical system files. Not to mention there are very few files that can get borked that will actually put the system in a non-usable state.
>And don't tell me Slashdotters are against bank robbery. After all, isn't that just another "victimless crime" like software piracy?
Cute argument, but armed robbery still involves threat of physical harm or death in commision of the crime. (not "give me all your money, or....I'll....storm out of here in a tissy.")
There is no potential for someone to be hurt or killed in a software copying racket. No one has a gun pointed at them. At least until these supposed organized crime rings that are getting into it start kneecapping ligitimate software retailers for muscling in on their territory.
It's also entirely possible you were being sarcastic and I'm just too burnt to realize. =)
That's the most intelligent thing I've heard someone say on /. today. Here's $10, go buy yourself a steak.
Anyone who's studied sociology or criminal justice knows that it's the laws that create and define the criminal.
You're just a person going about your life, and if the legal structure in place defines any of your actions to be illegal, you suddenly become a criminal.
Maybe I'm out of line here, but I've always been of the opinion that "crimes" which do not result in harm to a victim should not be punished by jail time. Why incarcerate software pirates, pot smokers, script kiddies, and the like? You're not reforming shit. Give them monetary or civil punishment, community service, or something creative.
Don't make these people who are of little threat to others into a burden to taxpayers and potentially more criminal than before. (Ask any felon where they learned the most about better ways to pull off crimes....99% will say in prison. There's no wiser group than a bunch of guys who are learning from their mistakes.)
>BTW: Anyone notice the similarity between this article and those discussing the Taliban? Warez is a "loosely affiliated group" with "units" acting all over the world. *snort*
Not to nitpick but...the Taliban is an extreme religious organization that ruled over Afghanistan in place of it's former government. The Al-Qaeda network is the loosely affiliated group with units acting all over the world. It's just as easy to get these things right you know. They can both lick the sweat off my nuts as far as I care though.
Same place the money for just about ANY tournament comes from....sponsors.
>Brandon Reinhart
>3D Realms Entertainment
>Programmer, Duke Nukem Forever
So that's why this damn game has been delayed for an eternity, because you were busy camping Lower Guk? It's true, EQ addiction DOES affect others!
Actually, the cardboard is layered and fire/water proofed. But of course, you already knew that since you've obviously read the article.
They're considered by many to be Exodus's chief competition. Watch these guys get huge.
Just FYI, it was reported yesterday that the FBI bounty on Bin Laden is $5,000,00.
And I don't think the soldier who takes him down will get it, just as FBI agents who take down perps on the most wanted list don't get the rewards either. It's just a way of motivating civilians to rat out the bad guys.
Oh well, it's nothink an AK47 and a Rooftop can't fix--right?
An AK47 is really only good to about 200 yards, and that's pushing it. If you want range and high magazine capacity, go with an AR15 with a high powered scope and 24" bull barrel. You'll get better results...good to about 800 yards, maybe 1/2 mile if you're a damn good shot.
But back on topic, I don't see this guy as any kind of hero...he was selling the decryption software for personal gain. If he just released it, that'd be one thing, that would be a statement. This is just plain ol' piracy.
To draw a similar parallel, it'd be akin to breaking into a cosmetics research lab to "free" the poor animals (animals want to be free, don't they) and then selling them on the open market. Pretty shady if you ask me.
(mis-named broadband).
Why do you say that's a misnomer? Broadband is technically defined as running different types of signal over one wire. (i.e. cable tv signal or voice signal + ip network signal) Sounds like a fine description of current high-speed internet services to me.
I can see the public schooling in Canada isn't any better than here in the U.S. That is both refreshing and reassuring.
Actually, Hotmail DOES have a spam filter, and it works pretty darn well. The only stuff that actually makes it to my hotmail inbox is stuff that I opted-in for. (wether intentionally or accidentally)
You do have to activate it though, as it's not on by default. But I'm sure someone as technically saavy as yourself already knew that.
but speaking as a teen
As a teen, it's apparent you have no grasp of satirical humor. Go read some Voltaire, Trevor, and get back to me when you've grown a few more pubes.
I weep for the future.