Will it be shot in 4 bit colour and in a none wide screen format?
It will be filmed in tall screen format, and monochrome. But, there will be strips of transparent colored tape across the screen at various levels to simulate a color display.
Well, Google tried fucking Good, but Good only wanted to do it missionary position with the lights out and no foreplay or any other fun little bedroom games. Boooooooriiiiinnnnng.
Then we need to work on the broad strokes of varying patentable periods depending on the field at hand. Drugs and shoes probably ought to be patentable for differing periods of time.
Fixed that for you. Software should not be patentable at all. It is already protected by copyright.
Why would this be unethical? There is no harm in dropping hints for the masses to engage in activities that are truly good for them and perhaps even (gasp) causing them to actually think about behaviors to which they never previously gave any thought. As long as the message is not deceptive, an outright lie, or encouraging something truly harmful, then carry on.
And really, how is this any different than those Saturday morning PSAs put out by the Ad Council back in the 70s and 80s that encouraged people to take responsibility for their health, safety, etc?
Now, the next time I watch Full Metal Jacket, I will be reminded of this article when the line comes up, "It's a big shit sandwich, and everyone has to take a bite."
That video does indeed show one interesting way to handle the situation. Still, I am not 100% certain the North Korean technique is the best way to go about it.
The Libyan technique, which more closely follows the KISS philosophy, may be more effective in the long run.
Did you not know that most of Firefox's revenue comes from Google? And no vigilant hackers are not what we need. vigilant programmers are. If you bothered to look before you posted you find that Chromium is FOSS under the Apache 2 license. In other words this poast was a waste of electrons and sound like Microsoft level FUD.
My post was about Chrome (which is what I was sure this article was about). I had honestly never heard of Chromium until now. I will check it out sometime when the whim strikes or if Firefox/Iceweasel ever stop being useful to me. And my line about vigilant hackers was merely for dramatically silly effect. Nothing more.
And despite what other posters in this thread mistakenly assumed, I was not insinuating that Google is evil and should be avoided at all costs (I reserve that honor to Sony. Heh). No, I was simply advising caution concerning putting all your eggs in one basket and letting one corporation be the be all and end all of your online activities. I use some of Google's services myself (GMail, Google Checkout, YouTube, and search for example). But I am not going to rely on them for every last activity I may need to engage in online or offline.
I know this may be something that can cause spontaneous cerebral detonation when revealed, but here it goes anyway. I do not engage in brand loyalty or fanboyism. I treat Google the way I treat any other corporation. In other words, I treat them as a corporation, not as some personal friend and confidant who will be there for you through thick and thin. If a corporation has a product or service that I find useful (and if they have not earned a place on my no buy list), I will use them (and will recommend them if someone else is looking for the same). Once they are no longer useful, or if they engage in practices that exceed my threshold of assholeishness, they get dropped and I look for an alternative.
I think the point was that making a Dummy Facebook Account is against the Terms of Use - so you can either risk your account or find out what Facebook is really sharing about you.
It may be against the Terms of Service, but really, so what? How would Facebook's admin even know that you have a second account if they have completely different information?
The only way anyone would find out is if you yourself go blabbing everywhere that, "Hey! Check this out! I'm on Facebook as both dejathoris@helium.net and tarstarkas@thark.net and they are none the wiser. Hee hee. Isn't that cool?"
If you just keep quiet and don't have the two accounts interact, then everyone else will still think that one account is owned by a smokin' hot red skinned Barsoomian prinsess and the other is controlled by a powerful 8 foot tall, green skinned, 4 armed savage.
You should not be losing any sleep over giving the finger to any TOS details that are unreasonable and harm no one by breaking them.
Oh! I never realized Bluefish was available for Windows as well. This may mean retiring Arachnophilia altogether, if the Windows version of Bluefish is as good as the Linux version.
Granted, there's nothing wrong with Arach, but I would rather standardize on the same app across platforms.
I use Bluefish on Ubuntu. It's very functional and has enough longevity as far as I know.
I second the recommendation for Bluefish on the *nix side of things. That has replaced Quanta Plus as my standard html editor on my Debian systems, since QP is no longer in Sid.
On the Windows side of the house, Arachnophilia is a good one to use.
Is it wise to run a browser (and when Chrome OS comes out, a full fledged operating system) pushed by the biggest advertising, tracking, and marketing company on the web? Wouldn't it be better to use something that does not have a vested interest in tracking everything you do online? Or is the source for this browser fully open so any nasty evil bits would be spotted by vigilant hackers and purged immediately?
I hate to sound like one of "those types", but I have to say that the people who think up these policies, those who approve them, and those who actually implement and carry through with them are enemies of the people. They have no regard for the Constitution and its Bill of Rights which they are expected to uphold. And as such, they should forfeit the protections afforded by said Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The fantasy scenario is that the masses will wake up and see this all for the USDA Grade A bullshit that the powers that be have been feeding them for years, and revolt as one mass of We the People.
The more likely scenario though is that someone well spoken will attempt to open their eyes, and they will respond with a complacent "Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa" and go on with business as usual.
I'm sure bill@smith.com also has a few complaints to file against me.
And likewise, noway@inhell.com probably isn't too happy about all the unwanted spam from when I do fake registrations while trying out assorted bits of shareware and demos.
When the USDA Grade A Bullshit like this gets this thick, I shamefully find myself wishing someone with the means and with the same morals that the execs and lawyers of these corporations who instigate these lawsuits have would engage in some selective assassinations on said execs and lawyers.
And then... You're on an interstate highway at 2 am, 25 miles from the nearest exit, when a deer jumps out in front of your car. BAM! You hit the deer, instantly totaling the car... Worse than that, your ankle is broken from having your foot on the brake pedal at the time of impact. So you can't even think about walking. And because your car isn't functioning, suddenly the fact that it is 15 degrees outside starts to intrude more and more into your thoughts...
And then you look out the broken windshield and see your iphone lying shattered on the road, utterly useless.
Ten to one there are at least two orders of magnitude more iphones broken beyond repair each year than there are deer crashes.
Additionally, deer generally seem to avoid the two major interstates I infrequently travel (I-5 from Tacoma to Portland, and I-84 from Portland to Baker City.) Plus, both of those freeways are pretty active at any time of day or night, so if the above extremely unlikely scenario were to happen, I would have little trouble flagging down help and getting to the next town anyway. The remote possibility of such an inconvenience is more than worth it to me for the freedom to get away from everyone at will.
But you don't have to live in either. There's a whole life out there where you do not need them.
I heartily agree with this. Ever since the dawn of cell phones, I have lived my life just fine without one of any type. It is quite pleasant being untethered to a communications device and being able to be unavailable at will. Need to contact me? Call my home phone and leave a message, send an email, or send a private message on FaceBook, and I will get back to you at my convenience.
The War On Terror was used to justify internal spying and the eradication of checks and balances on the Executive Branch.
The War on Cyber Terror will be used to justify controls on the Internet.
This sounds like another page out of that "How to Run a Government" handbook that George Orwell wrote (1984). This is the bit about keeping the country in a perpetual state of war.
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Will it be shot in 4 bit colour and in a none wide screen format?
It will be filmed in tall screen format, and monochrome. But, there will be strips of transparent colored tape across the screen at various levels to simulate a color display.
Google are fucking evil.
Well, Google tried fucking Good, but Good only wanted to do it missionary position with the lights out and no foreplay or any other fun little bedroom games. Boooooooriiiiinnnnng.
Then we need to work on the broad strokes of varying patentable periods depending on the field at hand. Drugs and shoes probably ought to be patentable for differing periods of time.
Fixed that for you. Software should not be patentable at all. It is already protected by copyright.
I have to ask (since at the time I am writing this, no one else has done so yet)...
Does it run Linux?
And if it does, just imagine a Beowulf cluster of these things.
Why would this be unethical? There is no harm in dropping hints for the masses to engage in activities that are truly good for them and perhaps even (gasp) causing them to actually think about behaviors to which they never previously gave any thought. As long as the message is not deceptive, an outright lie, or encouraging something truly harmful, then carry on.
And really, how is this any different than those Saturday morning PSAs put out by the Ad Council back in the 70s and 80s that encouraged people to take responsibility for their health, safety, etc?
My driving "performance" is a copyrighted work. 'Nuff said.
I believe your driving performance is raw data, which is not copyrightable.
Ok, and exactly WHY as a iPhone customer, would I want such 'feature' on my phone?? Rather limiting I'd say.
I don't want my electronic gadgets to be told what to do by other sources....I want it up to ME what I film and don't film,etc.
If you were a typical iPhone/Apple customer, would you even be considering questioning anything they implement in their products?
Also...
Figures I would hit submit right before coming up with another smartass remark.
This development gives a whole new meaning to Assburgers.
Now, the next time I watch Full Metal Jacket, I will be reminded of this article when the line comes up, "It's a big shit sandwich, and everyone has to take a bite."
I prefer the North Korean accountability. Just shoot the bastard.
That video does indeed show one interesting way to handle the situation. Still, I am not 100% certain the North Korean technique is the best way to go about it.
The Libyan technique, which more closely follows the KISS philosophy, may be more effective in the long run.
It may be against the Terms of Service, but really, so what?
Related (and not a goatse, I swear.)
It's also not a Rickroll either for that matter.
Finally, somebody that knows the difference between French and string instruments! Thank you!
Thanks. That is becoming my standard FTFY miscorrection for viola when voila was intended.
Besides, there's always room for cello.
Did you not know that most of Firefox's revenue comes from Google?
And no vigilant hackers are not what we need. vigilant programmers are. If you bothered to look before you posted you find that Chromium is FOSS under the Apache 2 license. In other words this poast was a waste of electrons and sound like Microsoft level FUD.
My post was about Chrome (which is what I was sure this article was about). I had honestly never heard of Chromium until now. I will check it out sometime when the whim strikes or if Firefox/Iceweasel ever stop being useful to me. And my line about vigilant hackers was merely for dramatically silly effect. Nothing more.
And despite what other posters in this thread mistakenly assumed, I was not insinuating that Google is evil and should be avoided at all costs (I reserve that honor to Sony. Heh). No, I was simply advising caution concerning putting all your eggs in one basket and letting one corporation be the be all and end all of your online activities. I use some of Google's services myself (GMail, Google Checkout, YouTube, and search for example). But I am not going to rely on them for every last activity I may need to engage in online or offline.
I know this may be something that can cause spontaneous cerebral detonation when revealed, but here it goes anyway. I do not engage in brand loyalty or fanboyism. I treat Google the way I treat any other corporation. In other words, I treat them as a corporation, not as some personal friend and confidant who will be there for you through thick and thin. If a corporation has a product or service that I find useful (and if they have not earned a place on my no buy list), I will use them (and will recommend them if someone else is looking for the same). Once they are no longer useful, or if they engage in practices that exceed my threshold of assholeishness, they get dropped and I look for an alternative.
I think the point was that making a Dummy Facebook Account is against the Terms of Use - so you can either risk your account or find out what Facebook is really sharing about you.
It may be against the Terms of Service, but really, so what? How would Facebook's admin even know that you have a second account if they have completely different information?
The only way anyone would find out is if you yourself go blabbing everywhere that, "Hey! Check this out! I'm on Facebook as both dejathoris@helium.net and tarstarkas@thark.net and they are none the wiser. Hee hee. Isn't that cool?"
If you just keep quiet and don't have the two accounts interact, then everyone else will still think that one account is owned by a smokin' hot red skinned Barsoomian prinsess and the other is controlled by a powerful 8 foot tall, green skinned, 4 armed savage.
You should not be losing any sleep over giving the finger to any TOS details that are unreasonable and harm no one by breaking them.
Fucking faggot. Real men use Ed.
Obligatory joke for fagots who have not read it yet
Wouldn't that be Edwina (or whatever the female counterpart to the name Ed is?)
I then transfer the mp3 to the machine and the script listens to it and Cello! creates the website exactly the way the customer describes it!
Fixed that for you. :p
Third it. Feature list.
Oh! I never realized Bluefish was available for Windows as well. This may mean retiring Arachnophilia altogether, if the Windows version of Bluefish is as good as the Linux version.
Granted, there's nothing wrong with Arach, but I would rather standardize on the same app across platforms.
I use Bluefish on Ubuntu. It's very functional and has enough longevity as far as I know.
I second the recommendation for Bluefish on the *nix side of things. That has replaced Quanta Plus as my standard html editor on my Debian systems, since QP is no longer in Sid.
On the Windows side of the house, Arachnophilia is a good one to use.
Is it wise to run a browser (and when Chrome OS comes out, a full fledged operating system) pushed by the biggest advertising, tracking, and marketing company on the web? Wouldn't it be better to use something that does not have a vested interest in tracking everything you do online? Or is the source for this browser fully open so any nasty evil bits would be spotted by vigilant hackers and purged immediately?
I hate to sound like one of "those types", but I have to say that the people who think up these policies, those who approve them, and those who actually implement and carry through with them are enemies of the people. They have no regard for the Constitution and its Bill of Rights which they are expected to uphold. And as such, they should forfeit the protections afforded by said Constitution and Bill of Rights.
The fantasy scenario is that the masses will wake up and see this all for the USDA Grade A bullshit that the powers that be have been feeding them for years, and revolt as one mass of We the People.
The more likely scenario though is that someone well spoken will attempt to open their eyes, and they will respond with a complacent "Baaaaaaaaaaaaaa" and go on with business as usual.
I'm sure bill@smith.com also has a few complaints to file against me.
And likewise, noway@inhell.com probably isn't too happy about all the unwanted spam from when I do fake registrations while trying out assorted bits of shareware and demos.
When the USDA Grade A Bullshit like this gets this thick, I shamefully find myself wishing someone with the means and with the same morals that the execs and lawyers of these corporations who instigate these lawsuits have would engage in some selective assassinations on said execs and lawyers.
And then... You're on an interstate highway at 2 am, 25 miles from the nearest exit, when a deer jumps out in front of your car. BAM! You hit the deer, instantly totaling the car... Worse than that, your ankle is broken from having your foot on the brake pedal at the time of impact. So you can't even think about walking. And because your car isn't functioning, suddenly the fact that it is 15 degrees outside starts to intrude more and more into your thoughts...
And then you look out the broken windshield and see your iphone lying shattered on the road, utterly useless.
Ten to one there are at least two orders of magnitude more iphones broken beyond repair each year than there are deer crashes.
Additionally, deer generally seem to avoid the two major interstates I infrequently travel (I-5 from Tacoma to Portland, and I-84 from Portland to Baker City.) Plus, both of those freeways are pretty active at any time of day or night, so if the above extremely unlikely scenario were to happen, I would have little trouble flagging down help and getting to the next town anyway. The remote possibility of such an inconvenience is more than worth it to me for the freedom to get away from everyone at will.
But you don't have to live in either. There's a whole life out there where you do not need them.
I heartily agree with this. Ever since the dawn of cell phones, I have lived my life just fine without one of any type. It is quite pleasant being untethered to a communications device and being able to be unavailable at will. Need to contact me? Call my home phone and leave a message, send an email, or send a private message on FaceBook, and I will get back to you at my convenience.
The War On Terror was used to justify internal spying and the eradication of checks and balances on the Executive Branch.
The War on Cyber Terror will be used to justify controls on the Internet.
This sounds like another page out of that "How to Run a Government" handbook that George Orwell wrote (1984). This is the bit about keeping the country in a perpetual state of war.