Not for me. The "subscribe" banner does not go away and the answer underneath that is a blurred image. When I use the google cache link, that page shows multiple answers, but the texts are replaced by "only available to premium members" messages.
My guess you have some kind of browser extension that fools the site into thinking you are the google bot or something.
> How is this different from legal messages arriving in your physical mailbox when you are away (in hospital/on vacation)?
You claim to the sender (and have to prove if he disagrees) that you were not able to retrieve the letter for that reason and any deadline has to be restarted. The legal term is restitutio in integrum (although it seems the US uses restitutio in integrum only for demages?).
Natürlich unterstützen wir die De-Mail-Initiative des Bundes und werden – sobald das Gesetz in Kraft ist – eine Akkreditierung als De-Mail-Anbieter beantragen. Schon jetzt erfüllt der E-POSTBRIEF die hierfür erforderlichen Standards, soweit sie nach dem derzeitigen Gesetzesentwurf absehbar sind.
(Loose translation: We support the de-mail intiative and will apply for an accredition as soon as the law is enacted. e-postbrief already meets all criteria of the upcoming law.)
They were stalling the legislation, but they have no chance but to participate as they could not stop it.
> I hired the guy that develops Paint.Net > Don't compete with Microsoft. People will not get permission for this. For example, I wouldnt get permission to write a new word processor thus competing with word.
So what will happen in his involvment with Paint.Net when MS buys a image editor and starts to sell it? Must he stop or can he continue?
Do you have an alternative to OneNote? I failed to find anything having the organizing capabilities combined with a capability to mix text and drawings and place them freely on a page.
How did an Islandic member of parliament get access to the Swedish police records in the first place? This is the part that the OP refers to saying "In most civilized countries that would be cause for an investigation into the police".
> I've driven those roads. They were no more stressful than any given highway in the US.
Anecdote: The sister of my former boss works at Porsche. She hosts Americans who who personally fly in to pick up their cars (they have a vacation then get the car shipped to the US). Of cause, most of them drive straight from the factory to the Autobahn. And many of them do not manage to switch from the acceleration lane to the main lanes. So she has to picked them up. They are shocked and overwhelmed by dense yet fast traffic.
I truly believe it is a cultural difference with the people. Comment http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1762764&cid=33337868 has it quite right, I believe. Companies are not placed equal to or above people's needs. Corporations are not people, they do not have equal rights. A popular argument in the U.S. is that investors' money and therefore their will is behind corporations. Corporations are mere extensions/avatars of people, and thus the legal construct "corporation" has to be treated as a placeholder of the people behind it and has to have equal rights and standing. In Europe, corporations are regarded more as a cumulation of money, not as a person and not as an extension of the investors mind and body.
Further. the power difference between an individual and a corporation is not taken as a force of nature but as something that can and should be countered. Whereas in the U.S., people seem to think "Well, corporation have these powers and resources, but that is because of the free market, therefore it is all good. We are not to interfere with that."
BTW: The article is a piss-poor automatic translation which does not convey the proper intentions of the proposed law, like forbidding cameras in wash rooms, changing rooms or rest rooms and generally allowing cameras in other areas (entrances, QA, etc.).
Exactly my thoughts. The whole thing is bat-shit crazy-scary. The rationalization put forward by these people is unbelievable.
"The banks already know more about what we do in our daily life--they know what we eat, where we go, what we purchase--our deepest secrets," he says. "We're not talking about anything different here--just a system that's good for all of us."
Ad 1) Not anything different. Yeah, equally bad.
Ad 2) No, they do not. At least not in my country, Germany. Data transmitted to the bank for payment processing is only the amount due and the recipient. The bank can see that I was shopping in store X, but not what I bought. And they cannot use this information in any way that is not related to complete the transaction. They cannot sell the information, not even in aggregated and anonymized form.
And this is a very good thing. I feel sorry for anyone living in a place with lesser protection.
Well yeah, but here is the typical technical slashdot crowd. So we have to over-think, over-complicate and find the most contrived possible way to mis-interpret the statement. We are also very good at nit-picking;-)
What about audio? I tolerate dropped video frames, but if the audio stutters, I will stop watching very quickly. Often seen with screencasts or demonstration videos: Buzzing or humming because of low quality or built-in micro or loud fans. I cannot stand that, but do not mind if the video is a bit blurry.
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Not for me. The "subscribe" banner does not go away and the answer underneath that is a blurred image. When I use the google cache link, that page shows multiple answers, but the texts are replaced by "only available to premium members" messages.
My guess you have some kind of browser extension that fools the site into thinking you are the google bot or something.
> How is this different from legal messages arriving in your physical mailbox when you are away (in hospital/on vacation)?
You claim to the sender (and have to prove if he disagrees) that you were not able to retrieve the letter for that reason and any deadline has to be restarted. The legal term is restitutio in integrum (although it seems the US uses restitutio in integrum only for demages?).
http://service.deutschepost.de/faq/wie-steht-die-deutsche-post-zum-geplanten-de-mail-gesetz
Natürlich unterstützen wir die De-Mail-Initiative des Bundes und werden – sobald das Gesetz in Kraft ist – eine Akkreditierung als De-Mail-Anbieter beantragen.
Schon jetzt erfüllt der E-POSTBRIEF die hierfür erforderlichen Standards, soweit sie nach dem derzeitigen Gesetzesentwurf absehbar sind.
(Loose translation: We support the de-mail intiative and will apply for an accredition as soon as the law is enacted. e-postbrief already meets all criteria of the upcoming law.)
They were stalling the legislation, but they have no chance but to participate as they could not stop it.
You mean that cardbord that has a plastic bag laminated inside?
> I hired the guy that develops Paint.Net
> Don't compete with Microsoft. People will not get permission for this. For example, I wouldnt get permission to write a new word processor thus competing with word.
So what will happen in his involvment with Paint.Net when MS buys a image editor and starts to sell it? Must he stop or can he continue?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_pipeline_sabotage
How does that explain the fact that I had to manually type in the above quote, and I'm running Windows 7?
Pasting in an empty textbox. Typing first, then pasting. All works just fine for me. Chrome 8.0.552.215 on Windows 7 64-bit.
Testing a link
Yep, works just fine in Chrome 8.0.552.215 on Windows 7.
MechWarrior 2? Yeah, that was a good one.
I remember that game for its red/green 3D mode. Fun :-)
Good observation. So it was a circus act. Somewhat entertaining though.
Reminds me of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maox0X8EELY :-)
Disassembling and reassembling a jeep in 3:30. Although the jeep is a very simple construction.
Do you have an alternative to OneNote? I failed to find anything having the organizing capabilities combined with a capability to mix text and drawings and place them freely on a page.
Greetings from Germany and a special shout-out to ze narrator who has ze proper aczent for demonstrating zis particular game :-)
And do not forget King Ralph! ;-)
There is Ribbon Hero for MS Office that uses similar mechanics: http://www.officelabs.com/ribbonhero
How did an Islandic member of parliament get access to the Swedish police records in the first place? This is the part that the OP refers to saying "In most civilized countries that would be cause for an investigation into the police".
Agreed. More relevant are bi-yearly vehicle safety inspections. And there was a big cash-for-clunkers program just recently.
> I've driven those roads. They were no more stressful than any given highway in the US.
Anecdote:
The sister of my former boss works at Porsche. She hosts Americans who who personally fly in to pick up their cars (they have a vacation then get the car shipped to the US). Of cause, most of them drive straight from the factory to the Autobahn. And many of them do not manage to switch from the acceleration lane to the main lanes. So she has to picked them up. They are shocked and overwhelmed by dense yet fast traffic.
It is a pretty funny picture for any German :-)
Warning: Generalisations ahead.
I truly believe it is a cultural difference with the people. Comment http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1762764&cid=33337868 has it quite right, I believe. Companies are not placed equal to or above people's needs. Corporations are not people, they do not have equal rights. A popular argument in the U.S. is that investors' money and therefore their will is behind corporations. Corporations are mere extensions/avatars of people, and thus the legal construct "corporation" has to be treated as a placeholder of the people behind it and has to have equal rights and standing. In Europe, corporations are regarded more as a cumulation of money, not as a person and not as an extension of the investors mind and body.
Further. the power difference between an individual and a corporation is not taken as a force of nature but as something that can and should be countered. Whereas in the U.S., people seem to think "Well, corporation have these powers and resources, but that is because of the free market, therefore it is all good. We are not to interfere with that."
BTW: The article is a piss-poor automatic translation which does not convey the proper intentions of the proposed law, like forbidding cameras in wash rooms, changing rooms or rest rooms and generally allowing cameras in other areas (entrances, QA, etc.).
Exactly my thoughts. The whole thing is bat-shit crazy-scary. The rationalization put forward by these people is unbelievable.
"The banks already know more about what we do in our daily life--they know what we eat, where we go, what we purchase--our deepest secrets," he says. "We're not talking about anything different here--just a system that's good for all of us."
Ad 1) Not anything different. Yeah, equally bad.
Ad 2) No, they do not. At least not in my country, Germany. Data transmitted to the bank for payment processing is only the amount due and the recipient. The bank can see that I was shopping in store X, but not what I bought. And they cannot use this information in any way that is not related to complete the transaction. They cannot sell the information, not even in aggregated and anonymized form.
And this is a very good thing. I feel sorry for anyone living in a place with lesser protection.
No.
Hey grandpa ;-)
Well yeah, but here is the typical technical slashdot crowd. So we have to over-think, over-complicate and find the most contrived possible way to mis-interpret the statement. We are also very good at nit-picking ;-)
What about audio?
I tolerate dropped video frames, but if the audio stutters, I will stop watching very quickly. Often seen with screencasts or demonstration videos: Buzzing or humming because of low quality or built-in micro or loud fans. I cannot stand that, but do not mind if the video is a bit blurry.