On the other hand, if you're not doing business with someone on the basis of their actions -- when said actions directly violate the terms of service they agreed to -- then the law allows it.
Telnet clients are useful, especially for testing out text based protocols.
Telnet on the server... well, I run it sandboxed to my LAN for testing BBSSH, but that's about it. However, it's probably safe to say that there are a lot of legacy devices (just just servers) which do provide access via telnet.
So you're comparing file sharing to the holocaust? Aside from that, I'll conveniently not respond to what you actually said, in the same way you've failed to respond to what I actually said.
I am supposed to be one of the lucky ones with a broadband connection. When I do Internet tests it says my download connection is over 20 Mb/s. Nevertheless I have never had a download that goes faster than 2 Mbit/s. In fact I have very rarely had one that goes faster than 1 MB/s. Usually I am happy to get 500 Kb/s. The only downloads that go over 1 mb/s are various ubuntu downloads from canonical.
It is amazing to me that someone could get around 5 Mb/s download.
It's great to look at percentage of population, but broadband penetration is a combination of population and geography. Let's play a numbers game to give an alternative perspective. .
S. Korea: 99,720 sq km - pop 48,636,068 - 72% coverage
71,798 broadband-connected KM
35,018,616 connected people
Japan 377,915 sq km square kilometers - pop 126,804,433- 60% - connected km
226,479 broadband-connected KM
76,082,660 connected people
US 9,826,675 sq km , pop 310,232,863 - 34%- 3,341,070 connected km
I never thought I'd see the day in which a post referencing Glenn Beck* as an authoritative source would get modded up here on Slashdot of all places. Things must be bad...
* I did listen to him 'til they took him off the air here this year - I found him entertaining. Occasionally a bit liberal with his "facts" -- a true master of contextual contortions - but entertaining in spite (or perhaps because) of that.
First - you'd be surprised how few people in the "online community" actually care about RIAA's rather slimy doings. Those who do care do so with passion -- which makes their numbers seem much larger than they are, especially if you're in the category of those people who care. (Perfect example to demonstrate this: Ron Paul supporters.)
Second: do you think that RIAA lawyers do what they do out of some moral conviction regarding the evils of filesharing? I strongly suspect that they're like people everywhere -- they're paid to do a job, and they do it to the best of their ability.
Obama has made so many missteps, I'd rather see focus on the ones that matter. This one... just not in that category.
Only brainless jocks are perceived to have leader quality in the US, as long as you are tough and aggressive.
People think that fear is respect and thus think that the one instilling most fear has to be respected most.
An interesting statement, but not as true as it seems it must be. I can count the number of former-famous-jocks-become-politicians in the last generation on one hand. Recent television shows like Lost, Fringe, Lie to Me, Prison Break, and many others have well-educated, intelligent, *thinking* characters in lead roles. Of course that's not so common in sitcoms anymore -- in sitcoms it's all the rage to make the American male look like a buffoon -- but there are fewer of those than the former. Then we have so-called "reality" TV - but that's no different than the quiz show craze of the 50s, and features the same range of intellect. (Smarter than a 5th grader excluded...) .
I was wondering the same thing. I would assume - once healing is complete - she will sound similar to the donor; not identical though, as she'll still have a unique method of using her vocal cords.
Good for him! Seriously, I think that what he's done is great. However, it doesn't change the problems that exist with this and a couple of his other blog posts.
Neither his stance on Google nor the tone of the article have anything to do with my comment. Instead, it's based on a portion of his post being factually incorrect. So blatantly incorrect I don't see how he could have missed it -- which leads me to thinking that it was intentional.
But yeah, because this is a potentially negative Google submission, people around here are going to attack the messenger and try to dismiss him outright, because they're biased toward pro-Linux companies like Google. This site's comment section is becoming a real trash heap.
For the record, I'm not a huge fan of google, and I gave up on using Linux on my daily desktop a while back, -- after realizing that it would never be developed for people who didn't want messing with various settings to be a requisite portion of accomplishing everyday tasks.
I will also add that a closer read of the blog post shows that I missed a couple of other places in which he's spot on. Not sure that it makes up for the whole "disowned" thing, but it's better than I first assumed;)
Except that as far as I've seen (troll blog post notwithstanding) Google didn't try to blame anything on anyone -- they used the Apache license. ASF independently clarified saying that the choice of Apache license does not mean that it was a part of the ASF-owned Harmony project.
From the referenced ASF blog:
Recent reports on various blogs have attributed to the ASF a number of the source files identified by Oracle as ones that they believe infringe on their copyrights. The code in question has an header that mentions Apache, and perhaps that is the source of the confusion. The code itself is using a license that is named after our foundation, is in fact the license that we ourselves use. Many others use it too, as the license was explicitly designed to allow such uses.
Even though the code in question has an Apache license, it is not part of Harmony. PolicyNodeImpl.java is simply not a Harmony class.
That's all. No "blaming" involved on Google's part. No "disowning" on ASF's part. Just one annoying blogger trying for ad impressions.
What's wrong with the grammar? I mean, it doesn't scan well (mostly because of the title caps) but it's correct: Does Google pin copyright violations on the ASF?
Look at Steam. Steam charges for games, but the level of service is high enough to justify the cost, or "you get what you pay for.
You realize that most if not all games hosted by Steam is also available pirated elsewhere, right? They haven't beaten the pirates when pirate downloads still outnumber legit downloads -- they've just found a way to reach a different market segment. There may be some people who use Steam instead of pirating -- but most of what I hear is further excuses as to how Steam is just another form of DRM, thus justifying the actions of the people who feel entitled to entertainment for free.
Beating piracy is easy. Pay musicians their fair share so they will make music with originality, creativity, and integrity featuring talented musicians using actual instruments without autotuning bad vocals.
You know, music that people actually want to BUY.
Wait, what? I... um... missed the logic here. People download music without paying for it because they don't like it? I mean, if I don't like music I... erm, don't bother wasting my time with it. But maybe I've been doing something wrong?
ke for example the Samsung app store for Android. It's pre-installed on all Samsung Android devices. There's only a handful of apps in it, and sales through this store are abysmal - so bad it's not worth the effort to have your apps available in there. And we sell quite some apps across various platforms!
Clearly this is a prelude to an Amazon Android phone.
Breaking news! Tools can be used for anything!
Do you require pre-approval to use a hammer since it can be used to kill someone? What about the knives in your house?
Guns, cars, and just about anything else that provides an "obvious" means of inflicting harm on others fall into the same category, but undoubtedly-well-meaning folks always manage to get them regulated.
If you like midpssh for blackberry, you'll love it's successor BBSSH -- built atop midpssh with a serious compoinent rewrite/overhaul for BlackBerry device integration. I'm posting mobilke so I can't wax too poetic -- but try out the 2.0.1 release that I just posted yesterday -- you won't be disappointed. You can grab it here from you bb web browser.
http://bbssh.org/ota
best of all, it's still under active development. A ton of features have been added in 2.0 and more are planned
I would say that broadcasting availability is not the same as broadcasting an invitation.
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree - both on the suitable analogy front (as I don't think yours fit very well, and I can come up with a ton more than you don't agree with) and on the actual issue we're talking about. We both know we're not going to convince each other; and this is an old enough discussion that we no longer have an audience reading our undoubtedly brilliant and enlightened commentary.
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On the other hand, if you're not doing business with someone on the basis of their actions -- when said actions directly violate the terms of service they agreed to -- then the law allows it.
Telnet on the server... well, I run it sandboxed to my LAN for testing BBSSH, but that's about it. However, it's probably safe to say that there are a lot of legacy devices (just just servers) which do provide access via telnet.
Also kinda ironic attacking people's freedom to do business with who they want in the name of protecting free speech.
The word for that isn't irony, it's hypocrisy.
So you're comparing file sharing to the holocaust? Aside from that, I'll conveniently not respond to what you actually said, in the same way you've failed to respond to what I actually said.
I am supposed to be one of the lucky ones with a broadband connection. When I do Internet tests it says my download connection is over 20 Mb/s. Nevertheless I have never had a download that goes faster than 2 Mbit/s. In fact I have very rarely had one that goes faster than 1 MB/s. Usually I am happy to get 500 Kb/s. The only downloads that go over 1 mb/s are various ubuntu downloads from canonical.
It is amazing to me that someone could get around 5 Mb/s download.
Simplified slightly: 2MB/s = 2mbit ... 500kb/s = 5mbit ... 1MB = 10mbit 5MB = 50mbit . 100kb/s = 1mbit.
In other words, you're getting between 5-10mbit speeds. Not as advertised, but also not 1mbit.
I never thought I'd see the day in which a post referencing Glenn Beck* as an authoritative source would get modded up here on Slashdot of all places. Things must be bad...
* I did listen to him 'til they took him off the air here this year - I found him entertaining. Occasionally a bit liberal with his "facts" -- a true master of contextual contortions - but entertaining in spite (or perhaps because) of that.
Second: do you think that RIAA lawyers do what they do out of some moral conviction regarding the evils of filesharing? I strongly suspect that they're like people everywhere -- they're paid to do a job, and they do it to the best of their ability.
Obama has made so many missteps, I'd rather see focus on the ones that matter. This one... just not in that category.
Only brainless jocks are perceived to have leader quality in the US, as long as you are tough and aggressive. People think that fear is respect and thus think that the one instilling most fear has to be respected most.
An interesting statement, but not as true as it seems it must be. I can count the number of former-famous-jocks-become-politicians in the last generation on one hand. Recent television shows like Lost, Fringe, Lie to Me, Prison Break, and many others have well-educated, intelligent, *thinking* characters in lead roles. Of course that's not so common in sitcoms anymore -- in sitcoms it's all the rage to make the American male look like a buffoon -- but there are fewer of those than the former. Then we have so-called "reality" TV - but that's no different than the quiz show craze of the 50s, and features the same range of intellect. (Smarter than a 5th grader excluded...) .
I was wondering the same thing. I would assume - once healing is complete - she will sound similar to the donor; not identical though, as she'll still have a unique method of using her vocal cords.
Neither his stance on Google nor the tone of the article have anything to do with my comment. Instead, it's based on a portion of his post being factually incorrect. So blatantly incorrect I don't see how he could have missed it -- which leads me to thinking that it was intentional.
But yeah, because this is a potentially negative Google submission, people around here are going to attack the messenger and try to dismiss him outright, because they're biased toward pro-Linux companies like Google. This site's comment section is becoming a real trash heap.
For the record, I'm not a huge fan of google, and I gave up on using Linux on my daily desktop a while back, -- after realizing that it would never be developed for people who didn't want messing with various settings to be a requisite portion of accomplishing everyday tasks.
I will also add that a closer read of the blog post shows that I missed a couple of other places in which he's spot on. Not sure that it makes up for the whole "disowned" thing, but it's better than I first assumed ;)
Oh, I wasn't going to try to attribute logical meaning to that technically correct sentence.
From the referenced ASF blog:
Recent reports on various blogs have attributed to the ASF a number of the source files identified by Oracle as ones that they believe infringe on their copyrights. The code in question has an header that mentions Apache, and perhaps that is the source of the confusion. The code itself is using a license that is named after our foundation, is in fact the license that we ourselves use. Many others use it too, as the license was explicitly designed to allow such uses. Even though the code in question has an Apache license, it is not part of Harmony. PolicyNodeImpl.java is simply not a Harmony class.
That's all. No "blaming" involved on Google's part. No "disowning" on ASF's part. Just one annoying blogger trying for ad impressions.
What's wrong with the grammar? I mean, it doesn't scan well (mostly because of the title caps) but it's correct: Does Google pin copyright violations on the ASF?
"by Steam *are also "
FTFM.
Look at Steam. Steam charges for games, but the level of service is high enough to justify the cost, or "you get what you pay for.
You realize that most if not all games hosted by Steam is also available pirated elsewhere, right? They haven't beaten the pirates when pirate downloads still outnumber legit downloads -- they've just found a way to reach a different market segment. There may be some people who use Steam instead of pirating -- but most of what I hear is further excuses as to how Steam is just another form of DRM, thus justifying the actions of the people who feel entitled to entertainment for free.
Beating piracy is easy. Pay musicians their fair share so they will make music with originality, creativity, and integrity featuring talented musicians using actual instruments without autotuning bad vocals. You know, music that people actually want to BUY.
Wait, what? I ... um... missed the logic here. People download music without paying for it because they don't like it? I mean, if I don't like music I... erm, don't bother wasting my time with it. But maybe I've been doing something wrong?
ke for example the Samsung app store for Android. It's pre-installed on all Samsung Android devices. There's only a handful of apps in it, and sales through this store are abysmal - so bad it's not worth the effort to have your apps available in there. And we sell quite some apps across various platforms!
Clearly this is a prelude to an Amazon Android phone.
Breaking news! Tools can be used for anything! Do you require pre-approval to use a hammer since it can be used to kill someone? What about the knives in your house?
Guns, cars, and just about anything else that provides an "obvious" means of inflicting harm on others fall into the same category, but undoubtedly-well-meaning folks always manage to get them regulated.
Figured I'd engage in another bit of shameless self promotion - check out bbssh, midpssh's successor :)
http://bbssh.org/ota
best of all, it's still under active development. A ton of features have been added in 2.0 and more are planned
Another sycophantic (and self-promoting) Michael J Ross review of a Packt Publishing book. Color me surprised.
I would say that broadcasting availability is not the same as broadcasting an invitation.
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree - both on the suitable analogy front (as I don't think yours fit very well, and I can come up with a ton more than you don't agree with) and on the actual issue we're talking about. We both know we're not going to convince each other; and this is an old enough discussion that we no longer have an audience reading our undoubtedly brilliant and enlightened commentary.
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vcomes after profits, in united states of capitalica ..
Wait, now it's up to businesses to enforce freedom and liberty? I thought that was the citizen's jobs via their elected representatives?
. i dont know there is an economic system which encourages lack of spine more than capitalism.
A much more challenging proposition is to name one that encourages having a spine more than capitalism.
The idea that Wikileaks has been indiscriminate with releasing the cables is simply not true.
Erm, this time. The last release, not so true. Glad to see that they *have* learned something from that debacle though.