Surely the wise course of action would be to deny the existence of all secret US satellites plus a smattering of somebody elses's satellites, too.
If the USA knew about a secret satellite of a hostile country, it would be a poor decision to let them know, that you know. It would be equally unlikey to expect the other country to then respond in kind and let the USA know, that they know, that the USA knows, that they themselves know, about the secret stealth satellite.
FTA - "As long as personal computers are not being monitored. If monitoring is restricted to public computers, it is in the interest of security"
1) Are cafe computers considered public computers, because they are physically in public, or because the government owns them?
2) Does my laptop become a public computer, if I carry it to Starbucks, thus transfering ownership to Big Brother?
3) Who in Inida wishes they had a 4th Amendment in writing?
Anytime there's a story that's not story-worthy, or obviously false politcal propaganda, they use the kdawson account to publish it, thus saving their own reputation. There is no way it could be one man.
It will not only perk interest in the sciences, but has also been shown to increase literacy.
Be prepared for resistance though, as schools are still a female-dominated sector, and sexist sterotypes are as strong as ever. You don't want to become the next whipping boy like Larry Summers.
I have to wonder, after how many overwrites can this system detect data?
I'm thinking zero overwrites. From the article it appears that the system is a portable solution that only plugs into hard drives, and not a reader of the platters themselves. Software alone can analyze deleted files and a reformated file table, but it cannot use the orignal drive to read information that was overwritten.
I know when WWII happened. But this discussion is about a cartoon and a toy
Sorry, I thought we were discussing the summary or the article, and they both refer to the 'American WWII soldier' and the 'Real American Hero G.I. Joe'. They say absolutely nothing about a 'toy' which I only now realize is your area of intense interest, which would explain why you have zero empathy for others.
Does that make Larry Craig a limousine liberal? Or Mark Foley? Or all the other social conservatives with mistresses, hookers, or a penchant for anonymous gay sex?
Nope, the term was created to represent the unrepentant hypocrite, or those maintaining an elitist attitude.
Specifically, Mark Foley apologized and resigned.
As for Larry Craig, maybe, but it's too soon to say because he plead guilty, but now says he only pleaded guilty to avoid a scandal, then he apologized to friends and family, but then denied being gay. (is that not being gay like saying you didn't have sex with Monica Lewinsky, because she had sex with you, arghhh, please America no more lawyers for President)
No, he's an Action Figure. And good people cannot understand why Hollywood won't make a movie from an original idea, but will instead buy the rights to a loved American Icon, and then procede to water down and pervert it, all in order to make a little money overseas.
I suppose some of those terms used in the parent post are American-Centric.
Feminism - the classical definition, refering to the 1960s movement that stood for political and social equality for women.
Feminazi - a newer term, created to preserve the values of the word it's playfully derived from, Feminism. This newer type of 'feminism' holds the belief that men are unreformable, and therefore should be denied politcal and social equality; for example, the choice to become a parent or not (abortion) is to be denied to men.
Limousine Liberal - an oxymoron that refers to the type of activist or politician that preaches one lifestyle for the common folk (you should take a bus to work), but lives in decadent excess themselves (but I'll be taking a limousine, to my private jet, to yet another limousine, to get to my mansion).
(From The Link) - "Godwin's Law does not apply to discussions directly addressing genocide, propaganda, or other mainstays of the Nazi regime."
Next time you want to make a point-by-point flame, try to make sure at least one of your points is accurate. And make extra sure that you don't link to a Wikipedia page on Godwin's law, after finishing off with a Godwin's Law accusation, when you haven't even read the Godwin's Law page that you're linking to.
I'd link to a page telling you to 'get-a-clue' but I doubt you could follow it.
The iPlayer is an opportunity to get it MADE LEGAL - all that is needed is the cross platform support, and then you won't need to break the law to download your tv.
If that happens then they will have a monopoly on the iPlayer, and then every other company would have to come out with their own proprietary version of a DRM media player. If you include audio and text files, your average computer might be required to maintain hundreds of different proprietary players, hardly worth petitioning for that utopia.
VLC cannot play Microsoft DRM encumbered video files, such as the ones the BBC's video on demand service uses. Nor can any other Free video player.
That is virtually NOT true. Pirates share content sans DRM, so the media people download plays just fine on the VLC player. But if you are right, then a petition to require support of multple operating systems would still leave open the insanity of every single company requiring you to install their version of a media player. If you include audio and text files, then the number of players an average person might be required to maintain could easily reach past 100.
I'm don't mean to pick on you, but if Microsoft is the convicted felon, then why are you the one being locked up? Sorry, I'm not familiar with the whole license-payer/BBC/government system, but it looks like it's not your money, because then you would be the one making the decisions.
The BBC (Microsoft) player wraps everything in Microsoft DRM - VLC CANNOT PLAY IT.
If that's true, then why petition only to obtain a different type of lock?
That's like complaining about being locked in a room full of posionous scorpians, and petitioning to be locked in a room full of posionous snakes, please. If you are going to be so incredibly brave, and sign a petition, why not request to not to be locked up at all?
If I needed a player for a non-Microsoft computer, I would simply use VLC as it plays just about anything I throw at it. A petition seems like a lot of pointless work.
Is it possible to believe that reasonable copyright protections can benefit society, while at the same time support a citizens fair-usage of those same materials? Because I don't care much for the either/or extreme positions, that of DRM lockdown of everything, or that of zero protections for ones work.
FTA The plane was carrying Advanced Cruise Missiles from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of a Defense Department policy not to confirm information on nuclear weapons.
An extra flight is serious, but not dangerous.
Where as a leak may not seem serious, but be entirely dangerous.
1) Ask your friends (people that think like you) what they think (call this process a diverse survey of experts)
2) Obscure the fact that it was a Popularity-Contest by using an official sounding acroynym like CPI (Contest Popularity Index)
3) Now compare CPI numbers to other numbers, and produce percentage numbers (percentages also sound very official)
4) Profit!!! as you have now created Real-Proof(TM) to support your preconceived beliefs (I knew it all along, and feel so superior)
Some people use statistics like a drunk uses a lamp post; for support rather than illumination.
Is it okay to make fun of fat people still? Some people say it's not. What about minorities? Are they fair game?
I named 6 religious groups, the last of which LoS (Libertarians on Slashdot) was the punchline (to some). But your inquiry of a religion based on fat worshipers (sexual fetish), or a religion based upon race didn't really seem on topic, or relative to the Slashdot audience.
Though, since you asked, I suppose racial supremisists would qualify. I don't see what would be so wrong with making fun of racist groups that preach hate, violence, and world domination like Neo-Nazis, the Muslim Brotherhood, or the Ku Klux Klan.
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2) Does my laptop become a public computer, if I carry it to Starbucks, thus transfering ownership to Big Brother?
3) Who in Inida wishes they had a 4th Amendment in writing?
Anytime there's a story that's not story-worthy, or obviously false politcal propaganda, they use the kdawson account to publish it, thus saving their own reputation. There is no way it could be one man.
and after you pay, then you'll need a proprietary reader to read it.
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It will not only perk interest in the sciences, but has also been shown to increase literacy.
Be prepared for resistance though, as schools are still a female-dominated sector, and sexist sterotypes are as strong as ever. You don't want to become the next whipping boy like Larry Summers.
I'm thinking zero overwrites. From the article it appears that the system is a portable solution that only plugs into hard drives, and not a reader of the platters themselves. Software alone can analyze deleted files and a reformated file table, but it cannot use the orignal drive to read information that was overwritten.
Sorry, I thought we were discussing the summary or the article, and they both refer to the 'American WWII soldier' and the 'Real American Hero G.I. Joe'. They say absolutely nothing about a 'toy' which I only now realize is your area of intense interest, which would explain why you have zero empathy for others.
No, the toy arrived a couple decades later in the 1960s, World War II happened in the 30s-40s.
Nope, the term was created to represent the unrepentant hypocrite, or those maintaining an elitist attitude.
Specifically, Mark Foley apologized and resigned.
As for Larry Craig, maybe, but it's too soon to say because he plead guilty, but now says he only pleaded guilty to avoid a scandal, then he apologized to friends and family, but then denied being gay. (is that not being gay like saying you didn't have sex with Monica Lewinsky, because she had sex with you, arghhh, please America no more lawyers for President)
I suppose some of those terms used in the parent post are American-Centric.
Feminism - the classical definition, refering to the 1960s movement that stood for political and social equality for women.
Feminazi - a newer term, created to preserve the values of the word it's playfully derived from, Feminism. This newer type of 'feminism' holds the belief that men are unreformable, and therefore should be denied politcal and social equality; for example, the choice to become a parent or not (abortion) is to be denied to men.
Limousine Liberal - an oxymoron that refers to the type of activist or politician that preaches one lifestyle for the common folk (you should take a bus to work), but lives in decadent excess themselves (but I'll be taking a limousine, to my private jet, to yet another limousine, to get to my mansion).
I for one welcome the mass exodus of our cursing, pointless, threatening, whining-for-attention, anonymous coward overlords!!!
(From The Link) - "Godwin's Law does not apply to discussions directly addressing genocide, propaganda, or other mainstays of the Nazi regime."
Next time you want to make a point-by-point flame, try to make sure at least one of your points is accurate. And make extra sure that you don't link to a Wikipedia page on Godwin's law, after finishing off with a Godwin's Law accusation, when you haven't even read the Godwin's Law page that you're linking to.
I'd link to a page telling you to 'get-a-clue' but I doubt you could follow it.
If that's true, then why petition only to obtain a different type of lock?
That's like complaining about being locked in a room full of posionous scorpians, and petitioning to be locked in a room full of posionous snakes, please. If you are going to be so incredibly brave, and sign a petition, why not request to not to be locked up at all?
If I needed a player for a non-Microsoft computer, I would simply use VLC as it plays just about anything I throw at it. A petition seems like a lot of pointless work.
Is it possible to believe that reasonable copyright protections can benefit society, while at the same time support a citizens fair-usage of those same materials? Because I don't care much for the either/or extreme positions, that of DRM lockdown of everything, or that of zero protections for ones work.
If everyone that purchased an iPhone, goes out and purchases an iTouch for $100 less, how will Apple ever make any money?
Professionals treat any gun like it's loaded, always.
An extra flight is serious, but not dangerous.
Where as a leak may not seem serious, but be entirely dangerous.
1) Ask your friends (people that think like you) what they think (call this process a diverse survey of experts)
2) Obscure the fact that it was a Popularity-Contest by using an official sounding acroynym like CPI (Contest Popularity Index)
3) Now compare CPI numbers to other numbers, and produce percentage numbers (percentages also sound very official)
4) Profit!!! as you have now created Real-Proof(TM) to support your preconceived beliefs (I knew it all along, and feel so superior)
Some people use statistics like a drunk uses a lamp post; for support rather than illumination.
Though, since you asked, I suppose racial supremisists would qualify. I don't see what would be so wrong with making fun of racist groups that preach hate, violence, and world domination like Neo-Nazis, the Muslim Brotherhood, or the Ku Klux Klan.