Hahahaha. The truth is that most of these supporters probably are 'leachers', unwilling to actually expend their own effort to support it.
If the fact that they expressed their opinion by joining a political party doesn't send a strong enough message, only a revolution will. Especially if you consider how many are also outraged but don't want to join.
Their customers have rights now? Did I wake up in the wrong universe?
All they did was go after a website that was promoting itself as a place to commit crime. Did you seriously think that was okay?
Yes, it was, because it shouldn't be a crime. Repeat after me: the concept of copyright predates the internet, and as such, it needs to be revisited, because the internet will not become less free. It was designed that way.
The court admitted that this was not an appropriate case for a 'prerogative writ' of 'mandamus,' but claimed to have authority to issue a writ of 'advisory mandamus.'
And wtf does that mean if legalese is not my native language?
If the CPU clock is under software control then I could see that would be possible create a scheduler that would dynamically alter the clock speed as each process was scheduled.
It was a toggle button, so it would slow or speed the CPU depending on it's state when you pushed the button. Of course, few wanted to run in "normal" speed unless they had to.
Not quite. The one I had had a distinct "on" state, which slowed the CPU, and an "off" state, which let the CPU run normally, i.e. fast.
The users still want to get things done as fast as possible, and they're right, because they're the users. However they can't be bothered to press a battery saver button anymore, and they're right again, because it can be automated.
The last time I bothered to turn my MP3 player off was last summer, I think.
I'm thinking more that it might be like the Turbo button that PCs had in the semi-old days, when CPU speeds were in the 5-16MHz range.
The Turbo button slowed the CPU. And it was a good thing, because many applications used CPU speed for timing. You bought a new computer, and suddenly your favorite game ran too fast to be enjoyable.
But if his fingerprints were just a substitute nickname/login id, even after they are posted online we'd still have to crack the secret to convince the system we're the real enchilada.
I'd argue against even that.
1. It creates too much correspondance with the real world. 2. If you use it everywhere, chances are you're lazy and have the same password as well... (Remember why the first worm was so successful? All it did was try PASSWORD=$USERNAME and PASSWORD="password".) So if they crack one of your accounts, they now have a reasonable attack vector everywhere else. 3. If an account with your fingerprint on it gets compromsed, what do you do? Cut that finger off and grow a new one? Even so, what do you do with all the other accounts you use with that same finger?
There are only two credible reasons to use biometrics I've encountered so far: the coolness factor, and nobody wants to tell the Big Boss he can't use his initials as password anymore.
Your comment is like saying that an Abrams Tank is more secure than a Mustang.
True, but can a tank get on the freeway without causing a traffic jam?
If the internet was a warzone, would you take the tank which is impervious to nearly everything they'll shoot at you with, or would you take the Mustang, paint a target on the back of your head, and relax, knowing you can have air conditioning while trying to dodge the bullets?
See all those wrecked Mustangs on the side of the road? They too can cause a traffic jam. It's called a botnet.
Unfortunately, I've dealt with far more who were completely unintelligible, and for whom writing comprehensible documentation that would pass a second grade English class is an impossible feat.
If they fix twitter to support links with proper labels or tag contents --- Oh, I don't know, like HTML has supported from the very beginning --- then there wouldn't be a problem.
So you're proposing we don't fix the entire internet so a pointless little social service doesn't have to bugfix? Blasphemy!
Encryption doesn't really do you any good in the legal department. It only makes it more difficult for your ISP to identifyg BitTorrent connections.
How are they going to convict me if there are no identifiable law-breaking files on my hard drive? I hope my right to not testify against myself is still stronger than a copyright claim.
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Hahahaha. The truth is that most of these supporters probably are 'leachers', unwilling to actually expend their own effort to support it.
If the fact that they expressed their opinion by joining a political party doesn't send a strong enough message, only a revolution will. Especially if you consider how many are also outraged but don't want to join.
Restrict and attack the rights of its customers?
Their customers have rights now? Did I wake up in the wrong universe?
All they did was go after a website that was promoting itself as a place to commit crime. Did you seriously think that was okay?
Yes, it was, because it shouldn't be a crime. Repeat after me: the concept of copyright predates the internet, and as such, it needs to be revisited, because the internet will not become less free. It was designed that way.
The universe is mocking us for not thinking ahead. Again.
And our reaction? "Let's make those pieces bigger!"
whoosh
The court admitted that this was not an appropriate case for a 'prerogative writ' of 'mandamus,' but claimed to have authority to issue a writ of 'advisory mandamus.'
And wtf does that mean if legalese is not my native language?
It'll be many years and many legal battles before your new generation get to turn their first clump of dirt.
Nah. This pile of crap that is the world economy will collapse much sooner.
Fun fact: The US is bankrupt since 1971.
If the CPU clock is under software control then I could see that would be possible create a scheduler that would dynamically alter the clock speed as each process was scheduled.
And how is that news? Even Vista can do that.
It was a toggle button, so it would slow or speed the CPU depending on it's state when you pushed the button. Of course, few wanted to run in "normal" speed unless they had to.
Not quite. The one I had had a distinct "on" state, which slowed the CPU, and an "off" state, which let the CPU run normally, i.e. fast.
The users still want to get things done as fast as possible, and they're right, because they're the users. However they can't be bothered to press a battery saver button anymore, and they're right again, because it can be automated.
The last time I bothered to turn my MP3 player off was last summer, I think.
I'm thinking more that it might be like the Turbo button that PCs had in the semi-old days, when CPU speeds were in the 5-16MHz range.
The Turbo button slowed the CPU. And it was a good thing, because many applications used CPU speed for timing. You bought a new computer, and suddenly your favorite game ran too fast to be enjoyable.
include a button to boost the energy allocated to that application
I thought the chip gets the power, not the application. Am I reading this right?
But if his fingerprints were just a substitute nickname/login id, even after they are posted online we'd still have to crack the secret to convince the system we're the real enchilada.
I'd argue against even that.
1. It creates too much correspondance with the real world.
2. If you use it everywhere, chances are you're lazy and have the same password as well... (Remember why the first worm was so successful? All it did was try PASSWORD=$USERNAME and PASSWORD="password".) So if they crack one of your accounts, they now have a reasonable attack vector everywhere else.
3. If an account with your fingerprint on it gets compromsed, what do you do? Cut that finger off and grow a new one? Even so, what do you do with all the other accounts you use with that same finger?
There are only two credible reasons to use biometrics I've encountered so far: the coolness factor, and nobody wants to tell the Big Boss he can't use his initials as password anymore.
Duh. He wants a Conflicker-based OS.
Your comment is like saying that an Abrams Tank is more secure than a Mustang.
True, but can a tank get on the freeway without causing a traffic jam?
If the internet was a warzone, would you take the tank which is impervious to nearly everything they'll shoot at you with, or would you take the Mustang, paint a target on the back of your head, and relax, knowing you can have air conditioning while trying to dodge the bullets?
See all those wrecked Mustangs on the side of the road? They too can cause a traffic jam. It's called a botnet.
Did Mozilla get taken over by Microsoft or something?
Amen brother. What kind of moron had the idea not to support XP SP2?
You might as well drop Vista support as well. And Linux. Just move to Haiku and die like you deserve for thoughts like that.
The question is how much more roads, schools, libraries, etc. we'd have if the gov didn't take the money from the people and spend it wastefully.
What's this obsession with libraries? Wouldn't it be better to keep the existing ones and do something Gutenberg project-like?
Liar.
This is Slashdot.
Perhaps all this new supercomputing power can be devoted to creating a Trek-esque universal translator.
A telepathic fish is a much feasible idea. Remember, your translator has to decode Busta Rhymes too.
Unfortunately, I've dealt with far more who were completely unintelligible, and for whom writing comprehensible documentation that would pass a second grade English class is an impossible feat.
Oh, so you're in the UK?
Admins who depend on TOS policies and their nation's legal framework to defend against networked threats are negligent in their duties.
True. But if I don't lock my front door, that doesn't mean it's ok for you to take my stuff.
Cygwin did something like that.
The fact that some "admin" abandoned a site, with open privileges to post on it, does not constitute theft.
It's clearly abuse though, and if the site has any terms of use, this one's in there.
and internet porn. Well, that's some improvement!
Telltale Signs You're On Slashdot, Vol. 3.
If they fix twitter to support links with proper labels or tag contents --- Oh, I don't know, like HTML has supported from the very beginning --- then there wouldn't be a problem.
So you're proposing we don't fix the entire internet so a pointless little social service doesn't have to bugfix? Blasphemy!
Encryption doesn't really do you any good in the legal department. It only makes it more difficult for your ISP to identifyg BitTorrent connections.
How are they going to convict me if there are no identifiable law-breaking files on my hard drive? I hope my right to not testify against myself is still stronger than a copyright claim.
Yeah, it isn't even an April Fool achievement.