99% of spyware is installed by the user on purpose. They try and download some free software and don't notice it in the agreement, or knowing install it.
That is not trespassing. Not to mention the constitution is suppose to interpret the INTENTION of the law. There was no intent against spyware.
A better method of eliminating spyware would be to boycott any company that uses the data or ads with the software.
well i'm sure all you american haters won't be affected since the US does and never has offered ANYTHING that the proud europe needs or uses.
That aside, I think news like this is just designed to create hysteria. There is no way the us government or the pentagon is going to let anytihng happen to the gps system.
Ebay is technically the auctioneer, hosts the auction, etc. Shouldn't they be the only ones that need a license. If not a simple change in their user agreement would protect the "auctioneer's" from needing a license.
anyone who fell pray to this scam is stupid. they ALMOST deserve what they got. I'd also like their names and numbers, because I have a "bridge" to sell them. If they aren't interested, I have an operating system that is completely secure and never crashes, only $99.99.
Originally patents were created for mechanical inventions, and designed to protect the creator. The notion that someone can patent software is absurd. Copyright your code sure, patent, no. Patenting a train of thought, or writings, is stupid. Soon we will be seeing companies trying to patent every word in the English dictionary, and idiots defending them saying its their "trademark"... blah blah blah.
A legitimate patent on DNA can only be filed by its creator... since science believes in evolution they are out of luck, the rest of the world can look to God and Allah. If you want to stretch it you could say the first people to use the DNA, and I don't see Adam or Eve's names anywhere on the patent.
Finger Print scanning hasn't taken off? I have sued it with windows and it seems to work pretty well. Its cheap too. Hek, IBM and HP have included it as an option with their laptops for years.
Having to carry around a token is a big pain in the ass, but touching a pad is easy, and nobody is going to easily forge your finger print and combine that with a short password, and you are golden.
You don't hate using all the things we have invented and brought to the world. Phones, Cars, Planes, the use of Electricity (you know like in EVERYTHING you use, starting with that silly thing, the light bulb), of course we should mention the Internet. Not good enough, how about the equation defining energy, e=mc2. Still not good enough, how about lesser things like Air Conditioning (enjoy food not spoiling?), bi-focal lenses, carbon 14 dating, personal computers, the laser!!!! Shall I list some medical advancements? We both know I could go on for hours. Here is a nice link comparing the entire Middle East to 1 us company. http://www.tompeters.com/entries.php?note=006683.p hp
By no means am I saying that no other country has invented something or had a huge impact on the world. The Romans and Egyptians were very great innovators. The Russians and Germans have done lots of awesome stuff. I am saying that the US is without a doubt one of the greatest nations to have ever existed.
The vast majority of things that have radically changed the face of the world today came from the US. I'm not listing stuff to say we are better then you, I'm doing it to make the point that you are an ungrateful snot. YOU CAN'T REWRITE HISTORY BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE GEORGE BUSH.
It pisses me off to know end when you little trolls act all high and mighty and ridicule the US as some evil nation. We spend more money on helping other countries then any other nation in the recorded history of the world, including the makeshift organization you call the EU!
We aren't an imperialistic country conquering the world like the Romans, Persians, or even the British when they were top dogs. Nor are we perfect, but certainly have done enough to earn some F****** respect!
We invented the G** DAMM internet, it works well, and why in the hell would we hand it over to UN to F it UP like they do everything else... or give some third world country that hasn't earned a damm thing control over it.
I usually don't turn to linux for day to day tools, but I have to admit, it is pretty good for editing large audio. Tools are lacking, but its pretty stable doing.
The EU can't even pass a constitution, and they think they should manage the internet. They are out of their mind if they think that the rest of the world isn't going to want to be part of the US internet at the end of the day. We still spend the most money, and provide most of the sites. When the dust settles it will look like it does now, except a few hundred sites on Frances "supa dupa" internet.
I say encourage the split, it will fail miserably, and really won't effect me or my fellow citizens at all. I don't need to read the BBC. Most Americans won't even notice, and only punish people in other countries. If Bush backs down on this he will cement his place with conservatives as one of the worst presidents in US history.
This move is because MS was showing interest in AOL and it looked like a deal was going to happen. If it did, it could really hurt google in click revenue, and media content down the road.
I predict MS will win at the end of the day, because AOL can profit more from using MS technology and promotional content. For instance, if AOL got their software included on every copy of Vista like they did with Windows 98. They already use IE, and aol's/time warner getting integrated into Windows Media player would be huge for them. Microsoft's IPTV stuff is one more reason MS will spend whatever it takes to get time warner.
For all you Google lovers, you better hope google doesn't blink here, or they will be in some trouble.
i never said republicans weren't liberal. Many of them say that, but I don't think many people believe them. The fact of the matter is Bush passed campaign finance reform, encouraged the Supreme Court to side towards affirmative action (legalized discrimination), he is spending more then Clinton ever did, social programs like persciption drugs, he doesn't protect the borders, not many conservatives like his latest supreme court pick, etc. etc.
My point is both the dems and the republicans are liberal big government scum. So it really doesn't matter if the guy proposing this was republican or democrat, it's a liberal notion.
the leak is pointless for ms to have done, because there is a new build ctp beta 2 that is getting released next week. Anyone who installs it will just have to do the upgrade again next week, well that assuming you are part of the beta program or an msdn sub. Both of which i am.
Programmers are not a parallel to automotive makers; they are a parallel to Authors, Book writers. Can you think of anything more absurd then suing an Author of a book over typos? Or the reviewer of that book who says "this is the best book of the year" and you thought it was the third best?
This is the same reason patents on software are ridiculous, can you patent a love story plot? It's just absurd. This is another example of our society's run-away liberal government mentality. Big government stifles creativity, freedom, and crushes capitalism.
A case like this should be thrown out of court as a frivolous lawsuit and the lawyer held in contempt, but we won't get that from activist judges.
The biggest problem in society today is our government is out of control. The reason that is the case is because the public is uneducated and lacks the testicular fortitude to take a principled stance without relying solely on how they "feel" at that second. Many of our fellow citizens believe in misguided "good intentions" over principled, moral, and most importantly constitutional stances.
Our politicians pass laws with no regard for what freedoms they violate, what their constitutionally defined role in society is, and laws that promote unconstitutional behavior. Instead of all these "ground breaking laws" they pass every other month, how about we try enforcing the hundreds of thousands of laws already on the books in the country.
It all makes me sick. republican and democrats are both greedy blood sucking traitors that only care about self interest. Our fore fathers would most certainly be rolling over in their graves.
But I think what scares me most is America is the freest nation in the world. Like the policies or not, we offer and defend more freedoms then anyone else. So where were can we go?
I am having trouble believing that the record labels are this stupid... they are going to just drive people back to file sharing/steeling. The level of arrogance they possess is striking. Do they really think they THEY can stop it? Not to mention most of the music I ("would" if i did;) ) download is live stuff, they can't presume to put copyright on all of that.
I think the problem has to do with Hollywood in general. The movie's cost to watch now too. They are all so full of themselves, greedy, and arrogant, its really become quite revolting. I have all but stopped watching new movies until they come out on DVD and just borrow (or copy if I did that kinda thing) it from a friend. As far as music, emule is great.
hahaa... don't worry man, you only get modded for trolling if you are pro MS... since that was anti- you are safe. I'll get modded for saying this though........
AOL provides 40% of google's click revenue, if they start using MS then Yahoo becomes number 1, MS becomes a player, and google loses almost half of its revenue stream all in one clean swoop.
Bow to the communist china's wishes, just like msn did with the "democracy" ban. The real question is will you anti-ms people be just as outraged as you were with MS?
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99% of spyware is installed by the user on purpose. They try and download some free software and don't notice it in the agreement, or knowing install it.
That is not trespassing. Not to mention the constitution is suppose to interpret the INTENTION of the law. There was no intent against spyware.
A better method of eliminating spyware would be to boycott any company that uses the data or ads with the software.
well i'm sure all you american haters won't be affected since the US does and never has offered ANYTHING that the proud europe needs or uses.
That aside, I think news like this is just designed to create hysteria. There is no way the us government or the pentagon is going to let anytihng happen to the gps system.
Ebay is technically the auctioneer, hosts the auction, etc. Shouldn't they be the only ones that need a license. If not a simple change in their user agreement would protect the "auctioneer's" from needing a license.
anyone who fell pray to this scam is stupid. they ALMOST deserve what they got. I'd also like their names and numbers, because I have a "bridge" to sell them. If they aren't interested, I have an operating system that is completely secure and never crashes, only $99.99.
The auction technically takes place only where the servers are hosted. The only state that can require it is that state(s).
Anything else is a very slippery slope into an area that will start to hinder the freedom of the internet.
Originally patents were created for mechanical inventions, and designed to protect the creator. The notion that someone can patent software is absurd. Copyright your code sure, patent, no. Patenting a train of thought, or writings, is stupid. Soon we will be seeing companies trying to patent every word in the English dictionary, and idiots defending them saying its their "trademark"... blah blah blah.
A legitimate patent on DNA can only be filed by its creator... since science believes in evolution they are out of luck, the rest of the world can look to God and Allah. If you want to stretch it you could say the first people to use the DNA, and I don't see Adam or Eve's names anywhere on the patent.
Finger Print scanning hasn't taken off? I have sued it with windows and it seems to work pretty well. Its cheap too. Hek, IBM and HP have included it as an option with their laptops for years.
Having to carry around a token is a big pain in the ass, but touching a pad is easy, and nobody is going to easily forge your finger print and combine that with a short password, and you are golden.
has frozen over.
In other news; next week Steve Jobs will be announcing an XPod video player for the Xbox 360.
You don't hate using all the things we have invented and brought to the world. Phones, Cars, Planes, the use of Electricity (you know like in EVERYTHING you use, starting with that silly thing, the light bulb), of course we should mention the Internet. Not good enough, how about the equation defining energy, e=mc2. Still not good enough, how about lesser things like Air Conditioning (enjoy food not spoiling?), bi-focal lenses, carbon 14 dating, personal computers, the laser!!!! Shall I list some medical advancements? We both know I could go on for hours. Here is a nice link comparing the entire Middle East to 1 us company.p hp
http://www.tompeters.com/entries.php?note=006683.
By no means am I saying that no other country has invented something or had a huge impact on the world. The Romans and Egyptians were very great innovators. The Russians and Germans have done lots of awesome stuff. I am saying that the US is without a doubt one of the greatest nations to have ever existed.
The vast majority of things that have radically changed the face of the world today came from the US. I'm not listing stuff to say we are better then you, I'm doing it to make the point that you are an ungrateful snot. YOU CAN'T REWRITE HISTORY BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE GEORGE BUSH.
It pisses me off to know end when you little trolls act all high and mighty and ridicule the US as some evil nation. We spend more money on helping other countries then any other nation in the recorded history of the world, including the makeshift organization you call the EU!
We aren't an imperialistic country conquering the world like the Romans, Persians, or even the British when they were top dogs. Nor are we perfect, but certainly have done enough to earn some F****** respect!
We invented the G** DAMM internet, it works well, and why in the hell would we hand it over to UN to F it UP like they do everything else... or give some third world country that hasn't earned a damm thing control over it.
I usually don't turn to linux for day to day tools, but I have to admit, it is pretty good for editing large audio. Tools are lacking, but its pretty stable doing.
The EU can't even pass a constitution, and they think they should manage the internet. They are out of their mind if they think that the rest of the world isn't going to want to be part of the US internet at the end of the day. We still spend the most money, and provide most of the sites. When the dust settles it will look like it does now, except a few hundred sites on Frances "supa dupa" internet.
I say encourage the split, it will fail miserably, and really won't effect me or my fellow citizens at all. I don't need to read the BBC. Most Americans won't even notice, and only punish people in other countries. If Bush backs down on this he will cement his place with conservatives as one of the worst presidents in US history.
This move is because MS was showing interest in AOL and it looked like a deal was going to happen. If it did, it could really hurt google in click revenue, and media content down the road. I predict MS will win at the end of the day, because AOL can profit more from using MS technology and promotional content. For instance, if AOL got their software included on every copy of Vista like they did with Windows 98. They already use IE, and aol's/time warner getting integrated into Windows Media player would be huge for them. Microsoft's IPTV stuff is one more reason MS will spend whatever it takes to get time warner. For all you Google lovers, you better hope google doesn't blink here, or they will be in some trouble.
i never said republicans weren't liberal. Many of them say that, but I don't think many people believe them. The fact of the matter is Bush passed campaign finance reform, encouraged the Supreme Court to side towards affirmative action (legalized discrimination), he is spending more then Clinton ever did, social programs like persciption drugs, he doesn't protect the borders, not many conservatives like his latest supreme court pick, etc. etc.
My point is both the dems and the republicans are liberal big government scum. So it really doesn't matter if the guy proposing this was republican or democrat, it's a liberal notion.
the leak is pointless for ms to have done, because there is a new build ctp beta 2 that is getting released next week. Anyone who installs it will just have to do the upgrade again next week, well that assuming you are part of the beta program or an msdn sub. Both of which i am.
Programmers are not a parallel to automotive makers; they are a parallel to Authors, Book writers. Can you think of anything more absurd then suing an Author of a book over typos? Or the reviewer of that book who says "this is the best book of the year" and you thought it was the third best?
This is the same reason patents on software are ridiculous, can you patent a love story plot? It's just absurd. This is another example of our society's run-away liberal government mentality. Big government stifles creativity, freedom, and crushes capitalism.
A case like this should be thrown out of court as a frivolous lawsuit and the lawyer held in contempt, but we won't get that from activist judges.
once again, anything that isn't I hate ms gets a troll modding.
they just say stuff to stay on the front page of the news. If MS did this kind of thing you anti-ms people would be screaming bloddy murder.
Very well put. Too bad slashdot mods rate the truth they disagree with as trolling.
The biggest problem in society today is our government is out of control. The reason that is the case is because the public is uneducated and lacks the testicular fortitude to take a principled stance without relying solely on how they "feel" at that second. Many of our fellow citizens believe in misguided "good intentions" over principled, moral, and most importantly constitutional stances.
Our politicians pass laws with no regard for what freedoms they violate, what their constitutionally defined role in society is, and laws that promote unconstitutional behavior. Instead of all these "ground breaking laws" they pass every other month, how about we try enforcing the hundreds of thousands of laws already on the books in the country.
It all makes me sick. republican and democrats are both greedy blood sucking traitors that only care about self interest. Our fore fathers would most certainly be rolling over in their graves.
But I think what scares me most is America is the freest nation in the world. Like the policies or not, we offer and defend more freedoms then anyone else. So where were can we go?
I am having trouble believing that the record labels are this stupid... they are going to just drive people back to file sharing/steeling. The level of arrogance they possess is striking. Do they really think they THEY can stop it? Not to mention most of the music I ("would" if i did ;) ) download is live stuff, they can't presume to put copyright on all of that.
I think the problem has to do with Hollywood in general. The movie's cost to watch now too. They are all so full of themselves, greedy, and arrogant, its really become quite revolting. I have all but stopped watching new movies until they come out on DVD and just borrow (or copy if I did that kinda thing) it from a friend. As far as music, emule is great.
hahaa... don't worry man, you only get modded for trolling if you are pro MS... since that was anti- you are safe. I'll get modded for saying this though........
AOL is owned by Time Warner smart ass. You know, one of the world largest media companies... Gee there is no content there.
AOL provides 40% of google's click revenue, if they start using MS then Yahoo becomes number 1, MS becomes a player, and google loses almost half of its revenue stream all in one clean swoop.
this is months old, and no new twist, how did it make it to the main page again?
Bow to the communist china's wishes, just like msn did with the "democracy" ban. The real question is will you anti-ms people be just as outraged as you were with MS?