If this is meant to be a joke then the author falls woefully short. If it's not meant as a joke then the rest of his site gives solid proof that he is a nut job. Let's start with the blatant attempts to get people to "donate" to him and his site, not all that unusual but it's a good starting point. Next clue is found in part of the URL that leads to the story"crackpots" yeah I think that one is self explanatory. I realize the author was referring to "crackpots" such as Stephen Hawkings and Albert Einstein but he should look in the mirror before tossing that insult out. Then there is the "article" on how the bible talks about Artificial Intelligence. The project that is going to revolutionize the software industry. Problem with that project is that like so many others it comes off as being "to advanced" for anyone but this person to really understand, that is what is normally referred to as Delusions of Grandeur. The whole site and all his ramblings lead me to one conclusion, he is either a woefully bad comedian, a frustrated grifter who lacks sufficient talent to con people face to face, or a a nut job or perhaps a little from all three cloums. If he is indeed serious he belongs in the camp with the people who believe that "intelligent design" is a legitimate branch of science and should be what is taught in school. If it's a joke then I hope he's got a day job.
In the end this is another in an increasing number of "articles" that are nothing more than lame filler here on slashdot. Next thing you know we'll be reading reprinted articles from the National Enquirer and having the slashdot moderators attempt to pass them off as legitimate content. It's sad because the person who runs the site this article was taken from can at least be passed off as a lunatic. However I expect the moderators here to have more intelligence and common sense than the aforementioned loony.
Well despite the rash of the usual slashdot "5uP3r 1337" negative posters who fancy themselves all knowing (and really it wouldn't be slashdot if they all just quit posting and left). You get props in my book, I read that it was a quick mod for a contest but it still looks good. It's unique and definately not the kind of iPod case or mod that is seen every day. You sir are a nerd among nerds, my hats off to ya'.
"He has had to move to satellite radio which is not regulated by the FCC." True but from overtures made in the recent past that might not be the state of things for to much longer. The FCC is constantly over reaching it's power and constantly trying to grab more for itself in what ever area it want's. All the while there are a few voices in the wilderness trying to raise awareness as to what's going on but being shouted out drone of the FCC and it's apologists who throw out "the sky is falling" FUD anytime anyone mentions reigning in the FCC.
While I understand wanting to keep contact information private and have myself used domains by proxy. It was used more as a test than anything else. I registered two domains, one went through domains by proxy and the other I put real contact information in. Three years down the line there was zero difference in the amount of spam in either e-mail or snail mail. I will admit that I've perhaps gotten lucky but I have been operating for two years now with my genuine contact information listed in both domains and have yet to get much spam at all and never one phishing attempt.
IMHO though registrars should be required to give their customers the option of either obfuscating or not listing their contact information at all. As I said there are services out there but if registrars really want to maintain customers trust they should be willing to step up to the plate themselves and offer this as a free or low cost alternative to their customers.
Again for the record I have zero love for M$ and take every pot shot at them I can. However from the total number of people that are reporting units with no problems and those with problems that appear to stem from getting the wrong power supply this really looks to me to be more or less a non issue. From the looks of it, it's more a very vocal minority who are (rightfully so) pissed that the unit they bought is working properly. What's interesting here is that this story seems to be yet another example of a slashdot "reporter" making a mountain out of a mole hill.
Hate to break this to you bubba but Sony was not "slapped down" by PotUS. They were admonished by Stewart Baker from the Department of Homeland Security http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2005/1 1/the_bush_admini.html , huge difference. But more to the point no that isn't being "slapped down" as the Department of Homeland Security has little to no ability to directly impact what Sony is doing. As an aside even if it had been shrub it would have been less effective given the fact that his influence and strong arm tactics are becoming less effective all the time. Sorry to burst your smarmy bubble but that's just the way it is, (save your mod points, I don't give a shit about them). If these companies can be shut down for exploiting computers and installing spyware then Sony can as well, they wont however due to their sheer size.
The people who were prosecuted in this case deserved what they got but Sony et all will go along unscathed because they have deeper pockets and higher paid lawyers. Despite the fact that they deserve the same treatment under the law as this group of companies received.
CBS and NBC are offering me the rare opportunity to "purchase" an episode of one of their shows which I need to watch before it expires. Hummm let me think, "purchase" a time limited show which I can record myself for free??? Humm, nope I think I'll pass on their generous offer. Call me whacky but I'm not in the habit of paying for something when I can get the exact same thing for free and not have to use it in the time frame the company specifies.
for the folks over at SCO. 1: How's that whole being clever thing working for you? 2: Seriously, do you enjoy the horrific PR, tanking stock prices, and inevitable humiliation of a major defeat in the courts?
Having no love at all for MS I have to agree with you. Having read the article I still find myself thinking that this will ultimately not bode well for anyone who has developed or is developing a browser. If this ruling stands I'm afraid that what we may end up with is an entity that may try to use the judicial system as a club in much the same way that the very company it sued has done. I hope I'm wrong or just simply paranoid but in this case MS may indeed been the lesser of two evils.
As others have pointed out this isn't at all surprising given the source. Forbes and the rest of large media have long held sway over public thinking and the glut of blogs which encroach into what they long considered their territory is threatening to them. What we have here is big media mirroring the current political state in the U.S. in that they are threatened by anyone or anything which has a strong public hold and that they don't control. Forbes isn't saying anything unique they are simply parroting what the rest of big media is saying privately. What kills me about the Forbes article is not just the unabashed hubris but the fact that they would actually suggest that companies, news agencies, etc actually abuse the judiciary system by bringing baseless lawsuits against someone for exercising their first amendment rights. This really is hypocrisy at it's finest and a shining example of why alternate news and information services are vital. If we continued to rely on the likes of Forbes and the rest of big media we would end up having the same regurgitated crap thrown at us direct from large corporations, the government, etc.
Personally that Forbes has gone to the trouble of putting this article out there is very telling. It speaks volumes to not just their abject fear of being replaced but their fear of people finding out the truth about those who pad the coffers of places like Forbes.
If Microsoft does indeed pull out of S. Korea that could possibly be a huge boon to the piracy business that I'm sure is already thriving there. I have no love at all for M$ however this may again be Balmer et all shooting themselves in the foot. Would I hate to see them (MS) take a huge hit to their bottom line? Of course I would. However what modicum of respect that I might have had for them will totally disappear if they take it in the shorts because they choose to, yet again act more like arrogant, socially retarded 10 years olds. Rather than semi reasonable adults that are responsible for millions of jobs and billions of dollars in investor money.
Modded down -1, Flamebait, damn I was hoping for -2 or 3 at least. Oh well that will do I guess, ~gives myself a nice pat on the back for maintaining such high standards~
Wow someone on/. making unfounded claims I never would have thought I'd see the day that happened. I mean with such clear and convincing evidence as...... Well... Your emphatic claim, it must be true. Especially since no one any where in the world would have ever used the pseudonym "Wanderer" for anything at all prior to '76. Man you are such an innovator, such a forward thinking nick name genius. I don't know what we would have done for nick names had you not come along. All the internet should bow before you and thank you for your grand and glorious gift. I don't think that people were even using nicknames before '76 were they? That must mean that you invented the use of nicknames as well. Oh and that clever "ByteMe" one that's oh so witty of you. I'll bet no one in the fields of electronics or computing would have ever used such a gosh darn funny play on words in the decades prior to you using it. Damn I'm impressed by your 1337 nickname skillz d00d, your sheer brilliance has pwned us all.
Tell you what bubba I'll make you a deal. You put down the crack pipe and step away from the computer and I promise no one will ever use one of your nick names again. I further promise that no one will ever use the words "nick name" together to denote a personal pseudonym again. Deal?
Has anyone told the writer or writers of that fine piece of fluff that they can be arrested for smoking crack? Because obviously the writer(s) have smoked up a short ton. No no... Seriously they should know, I only say this because I'm looking out for their best interests.
This has nothing to do with "ruining art". This has everything to do with whom ever is airing the simpsons in the arab world making a decision to alter what IT deemed offensive or potentially offensive to it's target audience. It applied the community/cultural standards (or perceived standards) to this program and made what it thought were appropriate adjustments. Like it or not this is a part of the world with different ideas and standards. You bitch and moan about "ruining art" and never consider for a moment that these people may NOT WANT the ideas and values put forth in the original version of the simpson foisted on them! I can't say wether or not they could give a shit one way or another about the content of the simpsons. What I am saying is simple. Different countries hold vastly different ideologies than we do here in the US and it is just as wrong for us to attempt to force our values upon them as it is for the FCC or any other government body to try and dictate what I can or can not watch, listen to, read, etc.
It's this knee jerk "ruining art" argument that displays the sheer arrogance of americans to the rest of the world in bright neon letters. It sends the message loud and clear that we don't give a fuck how people in other countries live their lives so long as they live them the way that we do and frankly I'm fed the fuck up with it. It's this puerile attitude that so much of america displays and makes us seem to a good portion of the rest of the world not like a country of intelligent adults who deserve our place on the world stage. But more akin to every one's 10 year old brother or sister who constantly pouts and has a temper tantrum every time mommy, daddy, brother, or sister won't give it it's way.
BTW it's the simpsons were talking about here. Funny? Yes. Art? Perhaps. High art? Not even close.
Unless you live in part of the world where this "sanitized" version of the simpsons is being run how exactly are you being subjected to values that aren't your own?
An obscure UK business magazine, an even more obscure blog, techdirt and paul thurrott those two bastions of journalistic integrity all got the story wrong????? Say it aint so! Whoa, did I take the red pill or what.
Seriously folks as has already been said in the OP bogus stories will fly just as fast and gain just as much press time as any legit story will. The problem lies with the fact that not one of the half wits repeating the story (including those that posted it here to slashdot) bothered to check and see if it was corroborated by any major or at least more reputable sources. Then those reading it all jumped on the bandwagon, again without doing any research of their own. Common folks this is common sense 101 stuff here but yet and still people want to get all bent out of shape because they bought into this crap. At times this rabid knee jerk reaction to bash what or who ever is currently fashionable to bash will come around and bit you in the ass. When it does, say ouch and move along but don't go railing away because you let yourself be duped.
No no no. The real question is not "Does the future hold a scenario in which my testicles are split into two separate networks, only to be connected at the whims of large flaps of skin?" The real question is will you need to hire separate lawyers to represent both your right and left testy despite the large flap of skin separating them?
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If this is meant to be a joke then the author falls woefully short. If it's not meant as a joke then the rest of his site gives solid proof that he is a nut job. Let's start with the blatant attempts to get people to "donate" to him and his site, not all that unusual but it's a good starting point. Next clue is found in part of the URL that leads to the story"crackpots" yeah I think that one is self explanatory. I realize the author was referring to "crackpots" such as Stephen Hawkings and Albert Einstein but he should look in the mirror before tossing that insult out. Then there is the "article" on how the bible talks about Artificial Intelligence. The project that is going to revolutionize the software industry. Problem with that project is that like so many others it comes off as being "to advanced" for anyone but this person to really understand, that is what is normally referred to as Delusions of Grandeur. The whole site and all his ramblings lead me to one conclusion, he is either a woefully bad comedian, a frustrated grifter who lacks sufficient talent to con people face to face, or a a nut job or perhaps a little from all three cloums. If he is indeed serious he belongs in the camp with the people who believe that "intelligent design" is a legitimate branch of science and should be what is taught in school. If it's a joke then I hope he's got a day job.
In the end this is another in an increasing number of "articles" that are nothing more than lame filler here on slashdot. Next thing you know we'll be reading reprinted articles from the National Enquirer and having the slashdot moderators attempt to pass them off as legitimate content. It's sad because the person who runs the site this article was taken from can at least be passed off as a lunatic. However I expect the moderators here to have more intelligence and common sense than the aforementioned loony.
Well despite the rash of the usual slashdot "5uP3r 1337" negative posters who fancy themselves all knowing (and really it wouldn't be slashdot if they all just quit posting and left). You get props in my book, I read that it was a quick mod for a contest but it still looks good. It's unique and definately not the kind of iPod case or mod that is seen every day. You sir are a nerd among nerds, my hats off to ya'.
"He has had to move to satellite radio which is not regulated by the FCC." True but from overtures made in the recent past that might not be the state of things for to much longer. The FCC is constantly over reaching it's power and constantly trying to grab more for itself in what ever area it want's. All the while there are a few voices in the wilderness trying to raise awareness as to what's going on but being shouted out drone of the FCC and it's apologists who throw out "the sky is falling" FUD anytime anyone mentions reigning in the FCC.
While I understand wanting to keep contact information private and have myself used domains by proxy. It was used more as a test than anything else. I registered two domains, one went through domains by proxy and the other I put real contact information in. Three years down the line there was zero difference in the amount of spam in either e-mail or snail mail. I will admit that I've perhaps gotten lucky but I have been operating for two years now with my genuine contact information listed in both domains and have yet to get much spam at all and never one phishing attempt. IMHO though registrars should be required to give their customers the option of either obfuscating or not listing their contact information at all. As I said there are services out there but if registrars really want to maintain customers trust they should be willing to step up to the plate themselves and offer this as a free or low cost alternative to their customers.
Again for the record I have zero love for M$ and take every pot shot at them I can. However from the total number of people that are reporting units with no problems and those with problems that appear to stem from getting the wrong power supply this really looks to me to be more or less a non issue. From the looks of it, it's more a very vocal minority who are (rightfully so) pissed that the unit they bought is working properly. What's interesting here is that this story seems to be yet another example of a slashdot "reporter" making a mountain out of a mole hill.
Hate to break this to you bubba but Sony was not "slapped down" by PotUS. They were admonished by Stewart Baker from the Department of Homeland Security http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2005/1 1/the_bush_admini.html , huge difference. But more to the point no that isn't being "slapped down" as the Department of Homeland Security has little to no ability to directly impact what Sony is doing. As an aside even if it had been shrub it would have been less effective given the fact that his influence and strong arm tactics are becoming less effective all the time. Sorry to burst your smarmy bubble but that's just the way it is, (save your mod points, I don't give a shit about them). If these companies can be shut down for exploiting computers and installing spyware then Sony can as well, they wont however due to their sheer size.
The people who were prosecuted in this case deserved what they got but Sony et all will go along unscathed because they have deeper pockets and higher paid lawyers. Despite the fact that they deserve the same treatment under the law as this group of companies received.
CBS and NBC are offering me the rare opportunity to "purchase" an episode of one of their shows which I need to watch before it expires. Hummm let me think, "purchase" a time limited show which I can record myself for free??? Humm, nope I think I'll pass on their generous offer. Call me whacky but I'm not in the habit of paying for something when I can get the exact same thing for free and not have to use it in the time frame the company specifies.
This article both sucks and blows. Quite impressive.
for the folks over at SCO. 1: How's that whole being clever thing working for you? 2: Seriously, do you enjoy the horrific PR, tanking stock prices, and inevitable humiliation of a major defeat in the courts?
Having no love at all for MS I have to agree with you. Having read the article I still find myself thinking that this will ultimately not bode well for anyone who has developed or is developing a browser. If this ruling stands I'm afraid that what we may end up with is an entity that may try to use the judicial system as a club in much the same way that the very company it sued has done. I hope I'm wrong or just simply paranoid but in this case MS may indeed been the lesser of two evils.
As others have pointed out this isn't at all surprising given the source. Forbes and the rest of large media have long held sway over public thinking and the glut of blogs which encroach into what they long considered their territory is threatening to them. What we have here is big media mirroring the current political state in the U.S. in that they are threatened by anyone or anything which has a strong public hold and that they don't control. Forbes isn't saying anything unique they are simply parroting what the rest of big media is saying privately. What kills me about the Forbes article is not just the unabashed hubris but the fact that they would actually suggest that companies, news agencies, etc actually abuse the judiciary system by bringing baseless lawsuits against someone for exercising their first amendment rights. This really is hypocrisy at it's finest and a shining example of why alternate news and information services are vital. If we continued to rely on the likes of Forbes and the rest of big media we would end up having the same regurgitated crap thrown at us direct from large corporations, the government, etc.
Personally that Forbes has gone to the trouble of putting this article out there is very telling. It speaks volumes to not just their abject fear of being replaced but their fear of people finding out the truth about those who pad the coffers of places like Forbes.
If Microsoft does indeed pull out of S. Korea that could possibly be a huge boon to the piracy business that I'm sure is already thriving there. I have no love at all for M$ however this may again be Balmer et all shooting themselves in the foot. Would I hate to see them (MS) take a huge hit to their bottom line? Of course I would. However what modicum of respect that I might have had for them will totally disappear if they take it in the shorts because they choose to, yet again act more like arrogant, socially retarded 10 years olds. Rather than semi reasonable adults that are responsible for millions of jobs and billions of dollars in investor money.
Modded down -1, Flamebait, damn I was hoping for -2 or 3 at least. Oh well that will do I guess, ~gives myself a nice pat on the back for maintaining such high standards~
Wow someone on /. making unfounded claims I never would have thought I'd see the day that happened. I mean with such clear and convincing evidence as...... Well ... Your emphatic claim, it must be true. Especially since no one any where in the world would have ever used the pseudonym "Wanderer" for anything at all prior to '76. Man you are such an innovator, such a forward thinking nick name genius. I don't know what we would have done for nick names had you not come along. All the internet should bow before you and thank you for your grand and glorious gift. I don't think that people were even using nicknames before '76 were they? That must mean that you invented the use of nicknames as well. Oh and that clever "ByteMe" one that's oh so witty of you. I'll bet no one in the fields of electronics or computing would have ever used such a gosh darn funny play on words in the decades prior to you using it. Damn I'm impressed by your 1337 nickname skillz d00d, your sheer brilliance has pwned us all.
Tell you what bubba I'll make you a deal. You put down the crack pipe and step away from the computer and I promise no one will ever use one of your nick names again. I further promise that no one will ever use the words "nick name" together to denote a personal pseudonym again. Deal?
Has anyone told the writer or writers of that fine piece of fluff that they can be arrested for smoking crack? Because obviously the writer(s) have smoked up a short ton. No no... Seriously they should know, I only say this because I'm looking out for their best interests.
~Yawns~ Huh... Devorak spouting more bull shit again.... ~yawns~ Wake me when he says something worth either reading or reporting on.
This has nothing to do with "ruining art". This has everything to do with whom ever is airing the simpsons in the arab world making a decision to alter what IT deemed offensive or potentially offensive to it's target audience. It applied the community/cultural standards (or perceived standards) to this program and made what it thought were appropriate adjustments. Like it or not this is a part of the world with different ideas and standards. You bitch and moan about "ruining art" and never consider for a moment that these people may NOT WANT the ideas and values put forth in the original version of the simpson foisted on them! I can't say wether or not they could give a shit one way or another about the content of the simpsons. What I am saying is simple. Different countries hold vastly different ideologies than we do here in the US and it is just as wrong for us to attempt to force our values upon them as it is for the FCC or any other government body to try and dictate what I can or can not watch, listen to, read, etc. It's this knee jerk "ruining art" argument that displays the sheer arrogance of americans to the rest of the world in bright neon letters. It sends the message loud and clear that we don't give a fuck how people in other countries live their lives so long as they live them the way that we do and frankly I'm fed the fuck up with it. It's this puerile attitude that so much of america displays and makes us seem to a good portion of the rest of the world not like a country of intelligent adults who deserve our place on the world stage. But more akin to every one's 10 year old brother or sister who constantly pouts and has a temper tantrum every time mommy, daddy, brother, or sister won't give it it's way. BTW it's the simpsons were talking about here. Funny? Yes. Art? Perhaps. High art? Not even close.
Unless you live in part of the world where this "sanitized" version of the simpsons is being run how exactly are you being subjected to values that aren't your own?
Slashdot News for grammar nazis. Stuff ... Oh never mind you know the rest.
An obscure UK business magazine, an even more obscure blog, techdirt and paul thurrott those two bastions of journalistic integrity all got the story wrong????? Say it aint so! Whoa, did I take the red pill or what. Seriously folks as has already been said in the OP bogus stories will fly just as fast and gain just as much press time as any legit story will. The problem lies with the fact that not one of the half wits repeating the story (including those that posted it here to slashdot) bothered to check and see if it was corroborated by any major or at least more reputable sources. Then those reading it all jumped on the bandwagon, again without doing any research of their own. Common folks this is common sense 101 stuff here but yet and still people want to get all bent out of shape because they bought into this crap. At times this rabid knee jerk reaction to bash what or who ever is currently fashionable to bash will come around and bit you in the ass. When it does, say ouch and move along but don't go railing away because you let yourself be duped.
No no no. The real question is not "Does the future hold a scenario in which my testicles are split into two separate networks, only to be connected at the whims of large flaps of skin?" The real question is will you need to hire separate lawyers to represent both your right and left testy despite the large flap of skin separating them?