Same. Server in the basement. Laptops et al stay downstairs. Phone comes with me, but turned face down and in silent mode except for a couple of inbound rules; and the indicator light is set to display for only a few blinks. For that matter, the LED alarm clock goes face-down as well. I've found that even when I do wake up, it's easier to fall back asleep without a) knowing what time it is (and automatically doing the math 'til I have to wake up ) and b) the extra cherry red glow right next to my head.
I remember a time when Americans would be bothered by being detained by any government official for more than 0 minutes. Looks like consent's been well manufactured in you.
You must be a couple hundred years older than your UID indicates!
It seems to me that the industry (music and movie) is relying heavily on the idea of "making available". So if he downloads it only, and doesn't share via P2P, then quite likely he'd never get a summons in the first place. (Though really, he probably wouldn't anyway. There are a lot more downloaders than lawyers...)
You are absolutely correct, if you go into a store and steal a DVD it is exactly the same as any other theft. On the other hand downloading copyright material is not theft. It is copyright infringement. You have not deprived anyone of the original.
Phew, good thing we had you to point that out to us -- surely nobody has ever made that point before!
I would call it more "theft of services" than "theft of goods". (But then this tired reply has been made just about as often as your argument.)
Steeling movies is very different, when you steal somethings you deprive the owner of it.
When you "steal" a movie you are not stealing it, you are copying it.
Phew, good thing we had you to point that out to us -- surely nobody has ever made that point before!
I actually agree with you in part. Steeling is very different from stealing.
As for the rest, I would call it more "theft of services" than "theft of goods". (But then this tired reply has been made just about as often as your argument.)
For as much flack as Google gets around here lately, they do a pretty decent job of selling advertising without completely raping their users' privacy.
You think so? Do you still think so after you remember that every time you view an ad from google, every time you click on an outbound link from google search results, every time you visit a site that uses google syndication, every time you visit a site that uses google analytics... you're telling google that you're there, where you came from, and often where you're going? If you have a google account, this isn't nebulous aggregate data either, it's information about what *you* are doing on the Internet. (Otherwise it's limited to your IP - which can stay unchanging for months or longer under many broadband providers now)
We often think "privacy" concerns are about what providers do in terms about selling our data -- but those same concerns exist in terms of how they use our data. We just don't hear about it as much.
It's true you would only use it for a starting point -- but that in itself is actually fairly important. Just having that starting point can save you hours of digging.
that is, I fail to comprehend. Sony could turn around and sell unlocked machines as "specialized platforms" for many times the price, while imposing restrictive usage conditions, and *still* have it be a bargain. Considering how much the PS3 sales cost them, you'd think they would jump on the opportunity.
Darn, been involved in an currently-internal commercially ran project with very similar goals (to be open sourced if it's ever finished) for the last year but constant schedule slip ups keep dragging it out further and further . I knew that someone would eventually start trying to do the same thing proactively by the time we hit our stride in Implementation.
Anonymous and vague due to standard employment NDA but we have a staff of ~30 if that gives it any context.
The thing with open source is that it either is or it isn't. If it's "going to be" then it's not yet and no guarantees that it every will be; nor are their guarantees that what is shared will be the same as what's worked on internally.
Because Diaspora *is* open source, it already has a better chance of success than an identical project that *will be* open source. The reason is slashdot and similar publicity - for every thousand geeks that disparages the idea, there's probably one saying.. "Hmm, you know... not bad. Maybe I can help." (Heck - I've already gotten two people to help with BBSSH, and I'm not even advertising for the help - just people who see the project, like it, and want to improve it.) In spite of what shortcomings OSS has, the ability to get a project up and running is *not* one of them -- assuming that enough people think the core idea is a good one.
That's a whole other topic. Unsurprising though - when you have a million developers making a million products, and no UI rules enforced at the OS level... it's bound to be a mess. Linux suffers the same problem. I get the impression that Mac may not though? Not sure if it's enforcement is at the OS level, or just really strongly worded suggestions....
Eidetic memory, of course. I absorbed the information but didn't read it. Now that I'm blind, my mind is replaying everything I've ever read. On some level, it recalled this warning - because once my sight was gone, GP's post came immediately into my mental vision.
Hey buddy, how's it feel to be back up to posting all the way up at zero again!? You don't have negative karma anymore... but you're not quite positive yet. Keep up the "Microsoft rocks, you all suck" message and maybe you'll make it!
Aw, c'mon. Be nice to Eldavo Jr, he's still in training.:D
Until there's an adblocker that prevents content from downloaded, then the one plugin that matters most is not available under Chrome;) (Yes there is an adblock plugin. No, the last I checked it did not stop content from loading, it only prevented it from displaying -- due to limitations in the Chrome plugin architecture. This is a problem both because I don't want to download content I don't need; and because it doesn't let me prevent requests from going out - thus continuing to give data to third part aggregators.)
That's an interesting theory (and... erm... interestingly phrased) but what do you have to back it up?
Having had migraines and accompanying "auras", I can safely say that there's no resemblance between the visual distortions from a pending or in-progress migraine and any external visual phenomena (never mind lightning or ball lightning). The other migraine sufferers ("migraineurs"? really?) I've known can confirm this.
While I am the last to rely on anecdotal evidence, it's an improvement over no evidence.
Using this, suddenly hidden pyramids, agricultural terraces, and ancient roads are revealed
I find that gradually hidden pyramids to be of more architectural interest, while suddenly hidden pyramids are more interesting from an anthropological point of view.
I thought about that, but... personally, I'd rather have an app behave consistently no matter what platform I'm on. If I'm running Firefox, I'm running FF -- not running FF/Windows or FF/Mac.
I understand the argument you're making- and I suspect you're right for most users (which is all that really counts here, of course). If you're not changing platforms frequently as a user then of course it's best to have the app consistent with other apps on that same platform.
Still - it's not like "Tools" is any kind of standard on Windows. I've seen Windows apps put preferences under View as well as under other locations (including File and Help... ).
The menubar is probably hiding under the Alt key. That's something that's possible to do even now (in 3.6 Windows you can hide the menu bar if you want -- it will show when you press Alt; Linux build requires a plugin but does the same thing) and is helpful when you've limited vertical space. IE does something similar as well.
Speaking of Linux, I wonder if they're finally going to change the menu item locations to be the same across platforms... ("Preferences..." I'm looking at you!)
Obviously they'll continue to work on actual performance it's not like they're doing badly in that department to begin with -- but perceived performance is almost as important. And a streamlined interface that "feels" fast will often be reported subjectively as faster than other interfaces (which actually *are* faster).
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The bigger you are, the less likely you are to see that every tiny thing you do is free of someone else's IP.
With v6, that will change. You wait and see.
Same. Server in the basement. Laptops et al stay downstairs. Phone comes with me, but turned face down and in silent mode except for a couple of inbound rules; and the indicator light is set to display for only a few blinks. For that matter, the LED alarm clock goes face-down as well. I've found that even when I do wake up, it's easier to fall back asleep without a) knowing what time it is (and automatically doing the math 'til I have to wake up ) and b) the extra cherry red glow right next to my head.
I jump on my computer in the morning to help me wake up..
I hope you have good insurance coverage
I remember a time when Americans would be bothered by being detained by any government official for more than 0 minutes. Looks like consent's been well manufactured in you.
You must be a couple hundred years older than your UID indicates!
It seems to me that the industry (music and movie) is relying heavily on the idea of "making available". So if he downloads it only, and doesn't share via P2P, then quite likely he'd never get a summons in the first place. (Though really, he probably wouldn't anyway. There are a lot more downloaders than lawyers...)
Phew, good thing we had you to point that out to us -- surely nobody has ever made that point before!
I would call it more "theft of services" than "theft of goods". (But then this tired reply has been made just about as often as your argument.)
You are absolutely correct, if you go into a store and steal a DVD it is exactly the same as any other theft. On the other hand downloading copyright material is not theft. It is copyright infringement. You have not deprived anyone of the original.
Phew, good thing we had you to point that out to us -- surely nobody has ever made that point before!
I would call it more "theft of services" than "theft of goods". (But then this tired reply has been made just about as often as your argument.)
Steeling movies is very different, when you steal somethings you deprive the owner of it. When you "steal" a movie you are not stealing it, you are copying it.
Phew, good thing we had you to point that out to us -- surely nobody has ever made that point before!
I actually agree with you in part. Steeling is very different from stealing.
As for the rest, I would call it more "theft of services" than "theft of goods". (But then this tired reply has been made just about as often as your argument.)
Braille display!
For as much flack as Google gets around here lately, they do a pretty decent job of selling advertising without completely raping their users' privacy.
You think so? Do you still think so after you remember that every time you view an ad from google, every time you click on an outbound link from google search results, every time you visit a site that uses google syndication, every time you visit a site that uses google analytics... you're telling google that you're there, where you came from, and often where you're going? If you have a google account, this isn't nebulous aggregate data either, it's information about what *you* are doing on the Internet. (Otherwise it's limited to your IP - which can stay unchanging for months or longer under many broadband providers now)
We often think "privacy" concerns are about what providers do in terms about selling our data -- but those same concerns exist in terms of how they use our data. We just don't hear about it as much.
It's true you would only use it for a starting point -- but that in itself is actually fairly important. Just having that starting point can save you hours of digging.
that is, I fail to comprehend. Sony could turn around and sell unlocked machines as "specialized platforms" for many times the price, while imposing restrictive usage conditions, and *still* have it be a bargain. Considering how much the PS3 sales cost them, you'd think they would jump on the opportunity.
Darn, been involved in an currently-internal commercially ran project with very similar goals (to be open sourced if it's ever finished) for the last year but constant schedule slip ups keep dragging it out further and further . I knew that someone would eventually start trying to do the same thing proactively by the time we hit our stride in Implementation.
Anonymous and vague due to standard employment NDA but we have a staff of ~30 if that gives it any context.
The thing with open source is that it either is or it isn't. If it's "going to be" then it's not yet and no guarantees that it every will be; nor are their guarantees that what is shared will be the same as what's worked on internally.
Because Diaspora *is* open source, it already has a better chance of success than an identical project that *will be* open source. The reason is slashdot and similar publicity - for every thousand geeks that disparages the idea, there's probably one saying .. "Hmm, you know... not bad. Maybe I can help." (Heck - I've already gotten two people to help with BBSSH, and I'm not even advertising for the help - just people who see the project, like it, and want to improve it.) In spite of what shortcomings OSS has, the ability to get a project up and running is *not* one of them -- assuming that enough people think the core idea is a good one.
That's a whole other topic. Unsurprising though - when you have a million developers making a million products, and no UI rules enforced at the OS level... it's bound to be a mess. Linux suffers the same problem. I get the impression that Mac may not though? Not sure if it's enforcement is at the OS level, or just really strongly worded suggestions....
So long, and thank you for playing.
Hey buddy, how's it feel to be back up to posting all the way up at zero again!? You don't have negative karma anymore ... but you're not quite positive yet. Keep up the "Microsoft rocks, you all suck" message and maybe you'll make it!
Aw, c'mon. Be nice to Eldavo Jr, he's still in training. :D
There's a simple solution to this problem: they just need to create an ILoveDiaspora facebook group.
Until there's an adblocker that prevents content from downloaded, then the one plugin that matters most is not available under Chrome ;) (Yes there is an adblock plugin. No, the last I checked it did not stop content from loading, it only prevented it from displaying -- due to limitations in the Chrome plugin architecture. This is a problem both because I don't want to download content I don't need; and because it doesn't let me prevent requests from going out - thus continuing to give data to third part aggregators.)
(Don't stare into the sun or a laser or anything... I don't want people responding with "OMG now I'm blind!"
Oh. Crap.
Having had migraines and accompanying "auras", I can safely say that there's no resemblance between the visual distortions from a pending or in-progress migraine and any external visual phenomena (never mind lightning or ball lightning). The other migraine sufferers ("migraineurs"? really?) I've known can confirm this.
While I am the last to rely on anecdotal evidence, it's an improvement over no evidence.
Using this, suddenly hidden pyramids, agricultural terraces, and ancient roads are revealed
I find that gradually hidden pyramids to be of more architectural interest, while suddenly hidden pyramids are more interesting from an anthropological point of view.
I understand the argument you're making- and I suspect you're right for most users (which is all that really counts here, of course). If you're not changing platforms frequently as a user then of course it's best to have the app consistent with other apps on that same platform.
Still - it's not like "Tools" is any kind of standard on Windows. I've seen Windows apps put preferences under View as well as under other locations (including File and Help... ).
Speaking of Linux, I wonder if they're finally going to change the menu item locations to be the same across platforms... ("Preferences..." I'm looking at you!)
Obviously they'll continue to work on actual performance it's not like they're doing badly in that department to begin with -- but perceived performance is almost as important. And a streamlined interface that "feels" fast will often be reported subjectively as faster than other interfaces (which actually *are* faster).
A perfect example of why this type of joke flies right over the average /.er's head.
So perfect, indeed...