People are idiots. Homer isn't real, but he is very representative.. anyone who "becomes" gay isn't having anything happen other than them just accepting their preferences.
Hmm. I guess I was thinking of MS's "Shared Source", which includes 2 OSI certified licenses, but 3 more restrictive licenses. I'd still be wary even of anything that Microsoft has released under an "open source" license..
I always thought it would be funny for parents to create Facebook accounts for their kids when they're born, upload all their pics to it etc.. didn't realise you weren't even allowed an account if you're under 13. The chances that Facebook will still be no 1 when the kid hits 13 aren't astronomical of course..
You're thinking of Free software, not open source. Open source just means the source is open (to anyone, not just governments..). It doesn't necessarily grant you a license to use that source in any projects that you want to distribute.
Nobody has actually mentioned any relevant legislature so far though.
I don't think it's actually illegal for a company to censor such things. If they were censoring things for more political reasons (ie blocking all sites run by Muslims or something silly like that) then there would be recourse against it, but I doubt anyone will actually be willing to put together and fund a cogent case for them not censoring websites involved in illegal activity, in the same way that I doubt many people have tried to convince Google to allow child porn in their search results..
Pah. That's nothing. In my house, when I turn all the lights off, close the blinds, tape around the edges, close all the doors and sit in the inner hallway, I can read a book with my eyes closed. Beat that.
Completely agree. I still remember one night on a long walk in the countryside, with zero moonlight, and miles to even the nearest little streetlit village, the number of stars you can actually see with the naked eye is truly incredible (to a town/city dweller).
Bear in mind that that's a 30 second exposure, the guy even says "I wish we could see the Milky Way that way with our bare eyes". Viewing the sky without light pollution is indeed a beautiful thing, but I don't think a 30 second exposure at F2.8 is exactly analogous to normal eyesight! I'd love if someone who lives in an area with absolutely zero light pollution could tell us different though.
Yeah, by "future designs" I guess I meant "future builds". Thankfully in places like Japan they seem to have their heads screwed on slightly better, and so they might be able to lead by example in rebuilding things with the newer convection-based cooling design.
Many people without a sense of perspective will be against it, but thankfully not all places are inhabited by easily panicked morons. It was amazing to read stories and watch videos of how calmly everyone took things in Japan. Compared to the rest of what has just happened to their country, a few cases of radiation poisoning are going to seem like nothing to them.
Final nail in the coffin? If anything, I now have more faith in nuclear power. Previously, I didn't even consider what would happen if one were hit by an earthquake, but I think they've done pretty well compared to, for an obvious example, Chernobyl. Future designs will only make things even safer.
It would definitely be a breach of copyright though, as I can't see them being able to add/remove books from actual Amazon accounts at will. They'd only be able to change the contents of specific devices. In that case, it would be possible to re-download any currently "lended" book back onto your Kindle enabled devices without taking it back from the person you'd loaned it to, and so two people would be using the same "copy" of the book.
This is making me realise that people could just register a friend's Kindle as one of their own for a while if they really want to "lend" a book..
I get your point about driving responsibility, I did my UK "Advanced Driving" course/test a couple of years ago, but it's a bit harsh to suggest that the guy could have foreseen running over his gf's cat. Even if he checked under and around the car, if the cat was hiding in a bush, and happened to get spooked as he was moving down the driveway at 3mph, he could run it over without ever actually seeing it. There are some things that are truly unavoidable, though I'd say they're less than 1% of all driving "incidents".
I did find our cat dead by the side of the road once (this was in a country area with a speed limit of 60mph). I guess I handled the situation pretty calmly, I just carried him up to the house and told everyone. Don't remember crying about it, though I was obviously sad. I tend to handle relatives dying pretty calmly too - didn't cry about my grandfather dying until his funeral (though Gaelic singing is quite distressing in and of itself). When I found out that my dad had died I did end up in tears within a minute or two though..
FYI, I didn't interpret that as included in one of the "most silly" things.
It is interesting to imagine someone who flips out at the littlest things reacting to something that serious though. What level is there left to go up to when you go batshit crazy at having too big of a clothes pile to wash?
I think saying "I coughed up a load of blood into my hands" is probably enough of a clue to an emergency response.. uh.. technician that you need urgent help.
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If we're going to mention specific OSes that have encryption built in, then I'll add Ubuntu and Windows Vista/7* to your list.
* probably just the more expensive versions, I'm not sure though
Hopefully most Slashdotters would at least make a minimal effort at wiping personal data off of any computer before selling it on.
Yep, that was his point. I just wanted to get the Simpsons quote in there - it's always amused me in an exasperating kind of way :)
"Watch out, it could happen to you."
Homer: He didn't give you gay, did he? Did he?
People are idiots. Homer isn't real, but he is very representative.. anyone who "becomes" gay isn't having anything happen other than them just accepting their preferences.
Hmm. I guess I was thinking of MS's "Shared Source", which includes 2 OSI certified licenses, but 3 more restrictive licenses. I'd still be wary even of anything that Microsoft has released under an "open source" license..
I always thought it would be funny for parents to create Facebook accounts for their kids when they're born, upload all their pics to it etc.. didn't realise you weren't even allowed an account if you're under 13. The chances that Facebook will still be no 1 when the kid hits 13 aren't astronomical of course..
You're thinking of Free software, not open source. Open source just means the source is open (to anyone, not just governments..). It doesn't necessarily grant you a license to use that source in any projects that you want to distribute.
Nobody has actually mentioned any relevant legislature so far though.
I don't think it's actually illegal for a company to censor such things. If they were censoring things for more political reasons (ie blocking all sites run by Muslims or something silly like that) then there would be recourse against it, but I doubt anyone will actually be willing to put together and fund a cogent case for them not censoring websites involved in illegal activity, in the same way that I doubt many people have tried to convince Google to allow child porn in their search results..
Pah. That's nothing. In my house, when I turn all the lights off, close the blinds, tape around the edges, close all the doors and sit in the inner hallway, I can read a book with my eyes closed. Beat that.
Completely agree. I still remember one night on a long walk in the countryside, with zero moonlight, and miles to even the nearest little streetlit village, the number of stars you can actually see with the naked eye is truly incredible (to a town/city dweller).
Bear in mind that that's a 30 second exposure, the guy even says "I wish we could see the Milky Way that way with our bare eyes". Viewing the sky without light pollution is indeed a beautiful thing, but I don't think a 30 second exposure at F2.8 is exactly analogous to normal eyesight! I'd love if someone who lives in an area with absolutely zero light pollution could tell us different though.
First off, this is in the UK, so why bring American law into it?
Secondly, the government isn't involved in this censorship, so how would the First Amendment apply even if this was in the US?
What about your "not even open source" comment? If the source is available to read, it's "open source".
Surely wires are much more efficient? Especially if we had superconducting cables..
Tesla is giggling in his grave
Yeah, by "future designs" I guess I meant "future builds". Thankfully in places like Japan they seem to have their heads screwed on slightly better, and so they might be able to lead by example in rebuilding things with the newer convection-based cooling design.
Many people without a sense of perspective will be against it, but thankfully not all places are inhabited by easily panicked morons. It was amazing to read stories and watch videos of how calmly everyone took things in Japan. Compared to the rest of what has just happened to their country, a few cases of radiation poisoning are going to seem like nothing to them.
Final nail in the coffin? If anything, I now have more faith in nuclear power. Previously, I didn't even consider what would happen if one were hit by an earthquake, but I think they've done pretty well compared to, for an obvious example, Chernobyl. Future designs will only make things even safer.
It would definitely be a breach of copyright though, as I can't see them being able to add/remove books from actual Amazon accounts at will. They'd only be able to change the contents of specific devices. In that case, it would be possible to re-download any currently "lended" book back onto your Kindle enabled devices without taking it back from the person you'd loaned it to, and so two people would be using the same "copy" of the book.
This is making me realise that people could just register a friend's Kindle as one of their own for a while if they really want to "lend" a book..
What if you're trying to fire a rocket out of your ass, and using your keyboard as a target?
Suddenly, I'm reminded of Jackass 3D.. it involved a blow dart, and a balloon..
I get your point about driving responsibility, I did my UK "Advanced Driving" course/test a couple of years ago, but it's a bit harsh to suggest that the guy could have foreseen running over his gf's cat. Even if he checked under and around the car, if the cat was hiding in a bush, and happened to get spooked as he was moving down the driveway at 3mph, he could run it over without ever actually seeing it. There are some things that are truly unavoidable, though I'd say they're less than 1% of all driving "incidents".
I did find our cat dead by the side of the road once (this was in a country area with a speed limit of 60mph). I guess I handled the situation pretty calmly, I just carried him up to the house and told everyone. Don't remember crying about it, though I was obviously sad. I tend to handle relatives dying pretty calmly too - didn't cry about my grandfather dying until his funeral (though Gaelic singing is quite distressing in and of itself). When I found out that my dad had died I did end up in tears within a minute or two though..
I thought he was referring to the change when we hit quantum computing, and if that is the case then.. no. I didn't RTFA or the comments of course.
I don't think it's "true" anywhere..!
FYI, I didn't interpret that as included in one of the "most silly" things.
It is interesting to imagine someone who flips out at the littlest things reacting to something that serious though. What level is there left to go up to when you go batshit crazy at having too big of a clothes pile to wash?
I think saying "I coughed up a load of blood into my hands" is probably enough of a clue to an emergency response .. uh.. technician that you need urgent help.
That's unthinkable to me!
Stressing you out a little, is it? ;)