It depends. Technically, it would be libel, not defemation. And "public figures" are somewhat immune to libel. That is why tabloids can say a witness saw Tom Cruise gutting puppies and not get sued. John Bobbit was in the tabloids, and he tried to sue them for libel, saying they lied about it. A judge ruled that John Bobbit has become a public figure.
If you can prove "actual malice", then you can still sue for libel. But that has proved to be pretty hard. I believe there has only been one case in history where a celebrity successfully sued a tabloid, for instance. Carol Burnett's parents were killed by a drunk driver, and she runs a charity geared towards drunk driving awareness. A tabloid reported she was drunk in public, and she proved that not only was the article full of lies, but it cost her charity financially. The damages proved there was malice, and thusly the basis for her suit.
If Wikipedia donations plummet over this affair, then perhaps they can prove malice and damages.
The correct response is "Good one. That was very funny! We are a project that lives and dies on the contributions of our users. You just demonstrated how quickly people on the internet can be motivated and organized to a single goal. We're hoping some of that energy can be directed towards making Wikipedia a better place. Thanks. -- The Management"
The key to security isn't simply a native client implementation, but also an exceptionally secure OS to accompany it.
You can't just push NaCl apps to every user with every OS and every device as is, but again, the combination of Chrome OS with NaCl is what makes this work.
The issue is that the Wii disc is pretty similar to a DVD, can be read by people at home with the right drive, and people can burn standard DVDs which the Wii will read.
I suggested a scenario where a future console can't read standardized discs.
Didn't PC Linux OS fork off Mandriva? And aren't the two still very similar?
Mandriva still has some loyal users, but they haven't done much in a business deal, nor software innovation lately. Instead of breaking apart in failure, why not fold back with PC Linux OS, or another major shop like openSUSE/Fedora?
You can run all your apps through the browser via NaCl. Except whatever app you need in a given moment can be served up to you as a service. You don't need to install any software, or worry about patches or upgrades. You don't need to worry about security, viruses or malware.
You have a computer that is practically instant-on. You have a single-sign-on to your Google account, which is your PC login. Your apps and data show up wherever you are, on whatever devices you use. The interface is the same everywhere, because the interface is the browser.
I just think Google is smarter than that. Facebook is king of the internet right now, but they are alienating their users at every turn.
They forget that Myspace was once the largest social networking company out there. Facebook could fall to second banana just as easily the second a better alternative shows up.
Google however is smart enough to realize that their entire business model is about getting users to use their products so they can serve up contextual ads. If they piss their users off, it destroys their business model.
Their April Fool's prank was to name themselves Topeka for a day. They were basically saying "we love you too". In fact, they've directly said it to me.
They had award nominations for open source contributers. I nominated Andrew Morton, not realizing at the time that Google was paying him to work on Linux full time. I got an email back from Google explaing that it made Morton ineligible for the award.
I responded saying that it was just one more reason I loved Google, because they pay guys like Andrew Morton. I literally got an email back from Google saying "We love you too."
The world is full of shitty companies that don't care about their customers/users. They just don't get it. I really think Google is the exception to the rule.
Is this the same company that started anonymizing search logs sooner and refused to hand over search data to the US?
Is there a reason why you NEED a more anonymous search engine? And can you trust the other party you're going through isn't logging your search inquiries?
Ultimately it comes down to who you trust more. I just don't understand why no one trusts Google when they have the cleanest track record out there.
The iPad is proving that people are willing to buy a limited device that doesn't run Windows and has set functionality. While on paper, I would personally prefer something like Android with an app store and additional functionality, I think there is a niche for a dedicated device.
How many of us have friends and family members who basically live out of their browser, and don't really use any other apps? How many of these friends and family members complain about updates, security, anti-virus, spyware, etc?
The niche market for this dedicated device might just be the majority of individual users.
The best Slashdot article within the past week was someone stating that since Netbook sales exploded, but then the growth curve slowed down in June of 2009, it was all because of the iPad, which was announced in January of 2010.
Netbooks were clearly dead as a doornail, despite not only still selling, but continuing to GROW in year-over-year sales.
Read up on Google Native Client. Then consider they have a very secure, simple, fast OS that runs on minimal hardware. The OS is treated almost like firmware. Think about what these things have in common with each other.
Google and Mozilla have been working with Adobe on a new plugin API to put Flash in a sandbox. The plugin API also auto-updates to the latest version of Flash at all times, to make sure people aren't running around with old versions that have known exploits.
Apple's hardware is getting faster with newer iterations. Assuming Adobe was willing to meet in the middle and work on performance and stability, I don't think this is an overtly complex issue.
Why bother locking your doors? If an burgler can walk up your car or home, they basically have full access to it!
If the next Xbox had no support for DVD discs, and games were on a proprietary write-once disc that you couldn't read, nor write to from a standard PC, it would seriously curtail piracy for that console.
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It is an odd society that we live in, in which Harry Potter fan-fic is considered child pornography, even though no children were victimized.
It depends. Technically, it would be libel, not defemation. And "public figures" are somewhat immune to libel. That is why tabloids can say a witness saw Tom Cruise gutting puppies and not get sued. John Bobbit was in the tabloids, and he tried to sue them for libel, saying they lied about it. A judge ruled that John Bobbit has become a public figure.
If you can prove "actual malice", then you can still sue for libel. But that has proved to be pretty hard. I believe there has only been one case in history where a celebrity successfully sued a tabloid, for instance. Carol Burnett's parents were killed by a drunk driver, and she runs a charity geared towards drunk driving awareness. A tabloid reported she was drunk in public, and she proved that not only was the article full of lies, but it cost her charity financially. The damages proved there was malice, and thusly the basis for her suit.
If Wikipedia donations plummet over this affair, then perhaps they can prove malice and damages.
The iPhone and wall socket computers show that we're not that far from being able to make a fully fledged wrist-watch computer.
The problem is what use would it be?
Again, I said users like full sized keyboards and large screens.
Thirty years ago everything was being miniaturized, and it was theorized we'd all just use wrist watches for computers by now.
Amazingly enough, it turns out for some things people like full size screens and keyboards.
I put very slim odds that tablet devices truly replace personal computers in 10 years.
I put EXTREMELY slim odds that the iPad replaces personal computers in 10 years.
Using the iPad to remote into a real machine would also be cheating.
Tablets are an additional device. They aren't replacing PCs.
When even 10% of the population is saying "I can live my life completely without a typical computer because of the iPad", then we can talk.
You might as well suggest that the PC died years and years ago when the first generation XBox sold millions, since it was basically PC architecture.
Linux is the platform where you can search for porn without fear of malware and viruses.
The correct response is "Good one. That was very funny! We are a project that lives and dies on the contributions of our users. You just demonstrated how quickly people on the internet can be motivated and organized to a single goal. We're hoping some of that energy can be directed towards making Wikipedia a better place. Thanks. -- The Management"
No, but it validates Chrome OS being the most secure means to launch a browser, and a browser alone.
The key to security isn't simply a native client implementation, but also an exceptionally secure OS to accompany it.
You can't just push NaCl apps to every user with every OS and every device as is, but again, the combination of Chrome OS with NaCl is what makes this work.
That's like 50 licenses for Adobe Creative Suite 5!
I, for one, welcome our new erotic Natalie Portman and hot grits overlords!
The issue is that the Wii disc is pretty similar to a DVD, can be read by people at home with the right drive, and people can burn standard DVDs which the Wii will read.
I suggested a scenario where a future console can't read standardized discs.
Didn't PC Linux OS fork off Mandriva? And aren't the two still very similar?
Mandriva still has some loyal users, but they haven't done much in a business deal, nor software innovation lately. Instead of breaking apart in failure, why not fold back with PC Linux OS, or another major shop like openSUSE/Fedora?
There is no porn on Slashdot? Man, am I in the wrong place!
You're still not getting it.
You can run all your apps through the browser via NaCl. Except whatever app you need in a given moment can be served up to you as a service. You don't need to install any software, or worry about patches or upgrades. You don't need to worry about security, viruses or malware.
You have a computer that is practically instant-on. You have a single-sign-on to your Google account, which is your PC login. Your apps and data show up wherever you are, on whatever devices you use. The interface is the same everywhere, because the interface is the browser.
Your apps just load over the net, and just work.
I just think Google is smarter than that. Facebook is king of the internet right now, but they are alienating their users at every turn.
They forget that Myspace was once the largest social networking company out there. Facebook could fall to second banana just as easily the second a better alternative shows up.
Google however is smart enough to realize that their entire business model is about getting users to use their products so they can serve up contextual ads. If they piss their users off, it destroys their business model.
Their April Fool's prank was to name themselves Topeka for a day. They were basically saying "we love you too". In fact, they've directly said it to me.
They had award nominations for open source contributers. I nominated Andrew Morton, not realizing at the time that Google was paying him to work on Linux full time. I got an email back from Google explaing that it made Morton ineligible for the award.
I responded saying that it was just one more reason I loved Google, because they pay guys like Andrew Morton. I literally got an email back from Google saying "We love you too."
The world is full of shitty companies that don't care about their customers/users. They just don't get it. I really think Google is the exception to the rule.
Is this the same company that started anonymizing search logs sooner and refused to hand over search data to the US?
Is there a reason why you NEED a more anonymous search engine? And can you trust the other party you're going through isn't logging your search inquiries?
Ultimately it comes down to who you trust more. I just don't understand why no one trusts Google when they have the cleanest track record out there.
The iPad is proving that people are willing to buy a limited device that doesn't run Windows and has set functionality. While on paper, I would personally prefer something like Android with an app store and additional functionality, I think there is a niche for a dedicated device.
How many of us have friends and family members who basically live out of their browser, and don't really use any other apps? How many of these friends and family members complain about updates, security, anti-virus, spyware, etc?
The niche market for this dedicated device might just be the majority of individual users.
The best Slashdot article within the past week was someone stating that since Netbook sales exploded, but then the growth curve slowed down in June of 2009, it was all because of the iPad, which was announced in January of 2010.
Netbooks were clearly dead as a doornail, despite not only still selling, but continuing to GROW in year-over-year sales.
The logic of that article still hurts my brain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client
Read up on Google Native Client. Then consider they have a very secure, simple, fast OS that runs on minimal hardware. The OS is treated almost like firmware. Think about what these things have in common with each other.
Let me know when you figure it out.
Google and Mozilla have been working with Adobe on a new plugin API to put Flash in a sandbox. The plugin API also auto-updates to the latest version of Flash at all times, to make sure people aren't running around with old versions that have known exploits.
Apple's hardware is getting faster with newer iterations. Assuming Adobe was willing to meet in the middle and work on performance and stability, I don't think this is an overtly complex issue.
Wasn't Sun supposed to revolutionize the world with a similar 3D desktop back in 2004?
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/Desktop/lookingglass/
Why bother locking your doors? If an burgler can walk up your car or home, they basically have full access to it!
If the next Xbox had no support for DVD discs, and games were on a proprietary write-once disc that you couldn't read, nor write to from a standard PC, it would seriously curtail piracy for that console.
Cart loaders make piracy insanely easy on the Nintendo DS.
If you have a system that reads from a proprietary disc format (as opposed to common one like DVD) then you make piracy a little more difficult.