Yes, we plant many more trees in the clear-cut land because a lot of them will not survive to grow. Also, "more trees" does not necessarily mean "healthier ecosystem." If you cut down a working, diverse ecosystem and replace it with a monoculture of economically advantageous trees, it is bad for life in the forest. Also, cutting down large swaths of trees changes soil PH, etc. and generally is not good for the environment.
So, More Trees =! Better environment And Planting Trees =! Planting a Forest (thriving, diverse ecosystem that supports life). What you get is a tree farm, which is totally different.
It wouldn't work to make "false" passports, because in the future, terminals will be connected to a live database that could check if your passport matches the valid one in the database.
However, you could in theory copy existing ones and then put a different picture on it. The problem with that though, is that since the government now keeps track of when you enter and exit the country, it would be possible for person A to leave the UK, only to have person B with the same passport also leave afterwards, before person A has come back.
It'd be just as easy to have a bangladeshi passport or something...
Well RIAA ARE reacting logically, and not emotionally, to the situation.
Logic: 1. Given they must make as much profit as possible for their shareholders, they must then find any method they can to keep the money coming in. 2. This means bribing politicians in pathetic attempts to make oppressive DRM laws like making every single electronic device having built-in DRM and things like the DMCA to make "breaking copyright protection" a criminal act. Then work with companies like microsoft to create DRM standards in Vista to lock people into buying DRM-ready hardware that is extremely limiting in functionality in an attempt to force people to buy your shitty intellectual property products at obscene prices. 3. Profit.
Why doesn't FF adopt a similar "page zoom" or page scaling feature to the one Opera uses (entire website gets larger instead of just the text)? I find it annoying to have my websites look totally different depending on how much I want to zoom in.
Is that even a word? Is anyone else reading this word for the first time? It shows up in the dictionary.com database as a completely unrelated word. So how long has "instantiated" been the passive voice of "to load an instance of"?
I loved timewarp... I thought it was great melee action. But does anyone play it online? I've been wanting to play SC2 against other people since I was a kid.
P.S. I rule at melee with the Earthling Cruiser.
this sound like corporate self-promotion
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You know, more and more I am reading news articles on slashdot that seem to be PR press releases more than they are "news". I mean, this is an interesting article and all, but it seems like shameless corporate patting yourself on the back.
(Police knock on the door...) "Sir, according to the National Data Terrorism Act of 2025, you must now submit to a brainscan to reveal the encrypted data stored in your Microsoft On-Board(tm) Neuro-Chip. Never fear, though, you are still protected from self-incrimination in court--you won't hve to reveal your private thoughts. Well, voluntarily, anyway. And don't worry, this will only hurt a bit."
On the other hand, the original student was extremely foolish to tell anyone this, since doing so is a Federal felony in itself. We won't be hearing from him again, I'm afraid.
I imagine it was the professor who released this to the news media--the article says that the student refused to talk about it in public.
Given that it was illegal to tell anyone about this, I wonder how many other similar stories there are that we never get to hear about since the student/library borrower in question is too intimdated to say anything. I'll bet the federal agents told the kid to shut up and not mention the visit to anyone.
People have been convicted in Canada of denying the holocaust in recent history. Google for it.
No, you're wrong. You're referring to Ernst Zundel, no doubt. Actually he was never convicted of anything. A "security certificate" was issued for him by the Canadian Government, somewhat akin to America declaring you an "enemy combatant." He was deemed a threat to the security of the country and deported back to Germany. An editorial said that this was going a little too far but mostly press reports about what was happening were vague about the charges and didn't make a big deal about the fact that these weren't criminal proceedings. His lawyer said afterwards "I will never do a security certificate case again", citing the fact that he was not allowed to see any of the classified "evidence" against him, which was only shown to the prosecutor and judge and thus he was essentially useless. He felt that he was there merely to give legitimacy to a rigged trial.
Actually, it is illegal to advocate genocide, not to deny that the holocaust happened. That is the main law against freedom of speech in Canada. You can't advocate violence against a specific ethnic group. Holocaust denial is still 100% legal and should be.
For those who don't know, there are 3 states you can be in with relation to a police officer: Free to go Detained Arrested
Free means if a cop asks you something on the street, you can keep walking and ignore him.
If a cop detains you, you have to stay put until he lets you go. This can be on the street or when you're in your car. When you are pulled over by a cop in your car, you are being detained. The law on this is fairly complex about when they have to let you go and how long they can hold you, but they don't need "probable cause" like in an arrest situationto detain you, "articulable cause" where they can articulate their reasons for suspecting you of a crime (but this can't be merely a "hunch").
Arrest is the next level, and we're all familiar with that.
Basically this article says that if you are detained OR arrested, your DNA can be forcibly collected. That is scary. It doesn't take anything at all to get detained by a police officer. In other words, this bill essentially means "we can take the DNA of anyone we want at any time". So much for DNA warrants. If they want your DNA, they got it. I know some people are saying "come on guys, we can trust our government--do you really think they'd abuse this wealth of information they're getting?" Well call me paranoid but YES!!! Look at the government's track record. They want Total Information Awareness, in case you haven't been paying attention, and no, it's not just to "catch terrorists".
Anyone played Star Control 2? Came out in 1992 and had some great music made by some well known MOD music composers. I still listen to it sometimes... brings me back. It really added a distinctive atmosphere and feel to the game that it wouldn't have had otherwise.
The best way to make schools more effective is to remove the mind-numbing disciplinarian structure and make school an environment where kids actually enjoy learning instead of having regimented work set out for them that they must complete in a drone-like manner.
Sudbury valley school http://www.sudval.org/ is a school that teaches kids to think for themselves while making sure they are well educated and have a solid grasp of the fundamentals. Their studies show that 80% of their graduates go on to post-secondary school and more often get into the first school they apply to.
Sudbury Valley School is a place where people decide for themselves how to spend their days. Here, students of all ages determine what they will do, as well as when, how, and where they will do it. This freedom is at the heart of the school; it belongs to the students as their right, not to be violated.
The fundamental premises of the school are simple: that all people are curious by nature; that the most efficient, long-lasting, and profound learning takes place when started and pursued by the learner; that all people are creative if they are allowed to develop their unique talents; that age-mixing among students promotes growth in all members of the group; and that freedom is essential to the development of personal responsibility.
In practice this means that students initiate all their own activities and create their own environments. The physical plant, the staff, and the equipment are there for the students to use as the need arises.
The school provides a setting in which students are independent, are trusted, and are treated as responsible people; and a community in which students are exposed to the complexities of life in the framework of a participatory democracy.
"At Sudbury Valley School, students learn to think for themselves, and learn to use Information Age tools to unearth the knowledge they need from multiple sources. They develop the ability to make clear logical arguments, and deal with complex ethical issues. Through self-initiated activities, they pick up the basics; as they direct their lives, they take responsibility for outcomes, set priorities, allocate resources, and work with others in a vibrant community. Children ages 4-19 explore the world freely, at their own pace and in their own unique ways."
So getting people to think for themselves AND having a better overall education. It's what you guys all say you want without the regimented authoritarian classrom. You should encourage your school system to take on this kind of model.
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Yes, we plant many more trees in the clear-cut land because a lot of them will not survive to grow. Also, "more trees" does not necessarily mean "healthier ecosystem." If you cut down a working, diverse ecosystem and replace it with a monoculture of economically advantageous trees, it is bad for life in the forest. Also, cutting down large swaths of trees changes soil PH, etc. and generally is not good for the environment.
So, More Trees =! Better environment
And Planting Trees =! Planting a Forest (thriving, diverse ecosystem that supports life). What you get is a tree farm, which is totally different.
It wouldn't work to make "false" passports, because in the future, terminals will be connected to a live database that could check if your passport matches the valid one in the database.
However, you could in theory copy existing ones and then put a different picture on it. The problem with that though, is that since the government now keeps track of when you enter and exit the country, it would be possible for person A to leave the UK, only to have person B with the same passport also leave afterwards, before person A has come back.
It'd be just as easy to have a bangladeshi passport or something...
Well RIAA ARE reacting logically, and not emotionally, to the situation.
Logic:
1. Given they must make as much profit as possible for their shareholders, they must then find any method they can to keep the money coming in.
2. This means bribing politicians in pathetic attempts to make oppressive DRM laws like making every single electronic device having built-in DRM and things like the DMCA to make "breaking copyright protection" a criminal act. Then work with companies like microsoft to create DRM standards in Vista to lock people into buying DRM-ready hardware that is extremely limiting in functionality in an attempt to force people to buy your shitty intellectual property products at obscene prices.
3. Profit.
Why doesn't FF adopt a similar "page zoom" or page scaling feature to the one Opera uses (entire website gets larger instead of just the text)? I find it annoying to have my websites look totally different depending on how much I want to zoom in.
"Hitler started with an idea, slavery started with an idea, so it is good that this was stopped in time."
*Shudder*
Eerie resemblance to "thoughtcrime"...
Is that even a word? Is anyone else reading this word for the first time? It shows up in the dictionary.com database as a completely unrelated word. So how long has "instantiated" been the passive voice of "to load an instance of"?
I loved timewarp... I thought it was great melee action. But does anyone play it online? I've been wanting to play SC2 against other people since I was a kid.
P.S. I rule at melee with the Earthling Cruiser.
You know, more and more I am reading news articles on slashdot that seem to be PR press releases more than they are "news". I mean, this is an interesting article and all, but it seems like shameless corporate patting yourself on the back.
(Police knock on the door...)
"Sir, according to the National Data Terrorism Act of 2025, you must now submit to a brainscan to reveal the encrypted data stored in your Microsoft On-Board(tm) Neuro-Chip. Never fear, though, you are still protected from self-incrimination in court--you won't hve to reveal your private thoughts. Well, voluntarily, anyway. And don't worry, this will only hurt a bit."
On the other hand, the original student was extremely foolish to tell anyone this, since doing so is a Federal felony in itself. We won't be hearing from him again, I'm afraid.
I imagine it was the professor who released this to the news media--the article says that the student refused to talk about it in public.
Given that it was illegal to tell anyone about this, I wonder how many other similar stories there are that we never get to hear about since the student/library borrower in question is too intimdated to say anything. I'll bet the federal agents told the kid to shut up and not mention the visit to anyone.
People have been convicted in Canada of denying the holocaust in recent history. Google for it.
No, you're wrong. You're referring to Ernst Zundel, no doubt. Actually he was never convicted of anything. A "security certificate" was issued for him by the Canadian Government, somewhat akin to America declaring you an "enemy combatant." He was deemed a threat to the security of the country and deported back to Germany. An editorial said that this was going a little too far but mostly press reports about what was happening were vague about the charges and didn't make a big deal about the fact that these weren't criminal proceedings. His lawyer said afterwards "I will never do a security certificate case again", citing the fact that he was not allowed to see any of the classified "evidence" against him, which was only shown to the prosecutor and judge and thus he was essentially useless. He felt that he was there merely to give legitimacy to a rigged trial.
Actually, it is illegal to advocate genocide, not to deny that the holocaust happened. That is the main law against freedom of speech in Canada. You can't advocate violence against a specific ethnic group. Holocaust denial is still 100% legal and should be.
For those who don't know, there are 3 states you can be in with relation to a police officer:
Free to go
Detained
Arrested
Free means if a cop asks you something on the street, you can keep walking and ignore him.
If a cop detains you, you have to stay put until he lets you go. This can be on the street or when you're in your car. When you are pulled over by a cop in your car, you are being detained. The law on this is fairly complex about when they have to let you go and how long they can hold you, but they don't need "probable cause" like in an arrest situationto detain you, "articulable cause" where they can articulate their reasons for suspecting you of a crime (but this can't be merely a "hunch").
Arrest is the next level, and we're all familiar with that.
Basically this article says that if you are detained OR arrested, your DNA can be forcibly collected. That is scary. It doesn't take anything at all to get detained by a police officer. In other words, this bill essentially means "we can take the DNA of anyone we want at any time". So much for DNA warrants. If they want your DNA, they got it.
I know some people are saying "come on guys, we can trust our government--do you really think they'd abuse this wealth of information they're getting?" Well call me paranoid but YES!!! Look at the government's track record. They want Total Information Awareness, in case you haven't been paying attention, and no, it's not just to "catch terrorists".
Anyone played Star Control 2? Came out in 1992 and had some great music made by some well known MOD music composers. I still listen to it sometimes... brings me back. It really added a distinctive atmosphere and feel to the game that it wouldn't have had otherwise.
The best way to make schools more effective is to remove the mind-numbing disciplinarian structure and make school an environment where kids actually enjoy learning instead of having regimented work set out for them that they must complete in a drone-like manner. Sudbury valley school http://www.sudval.org/ is a school that teaches kids to think for themselves while making sure they are well educated and have a solid grasp of the fundamentals. Their studies show that 80% of their graduates go on to post-secondary school and more often get into the first school they apply to. Sudbury Valley School is a place where people decide for themselves how to spend their days. Here, students of all ages determine what they will do, as well as when, how, and where they will do it. This freedom is at the heart of the school; it belongs to the students as their right, not to be violated. The fundamental premises of the school are simple: that all people are curious by nature; that the most efficient, long-lasting, and profound learning takes place when started and pursued by the learner; that all people are creative if they are allowed to develop their unique talents; that age-mixing among students promotes growth in all members of the group; and that freedom is essential to the development of personal responsibility. In practice this means that students initiate all their own activities and create their own environments. The physical plant, the staff, and the equipment are there for the students to use as the need arises. The school provides a setting in which students are independent, are trusted, and are treated as responsible people; and a community in which students are exposed to the complexities of life in the framework of a participatory democracy. "At Sudbury Valley School, students learn to think for themselves, and learn to use Information Age tools to unearth the knowledge they need from multiple sources. They develop the ability to make clear logical arguments, and deal with complex ethical issues. Through self-initiated activities, they pick up the basics; as they direct their lives, they take responsibility for outcomes, set priorities, allocate resources, and work with others in a vibrant community. Children ages 4-19 explore the world freely, at their own pace and in their own unique ways." So getting people to think for themselves AND having a better overall education. It's what you guys all say you want without the regimented authoritarian classrom. You should encourage your school system to take on this kind of model.