Tolkien often said that the ring was symbolic of "the machine". There's a passage in the book that talks about how anyone who wears it will have their life extended, but it will be a shallow one. This article makes it sound like he was right on.
I think part of the problem is that the "good people" in law enforcement (and organizations in general) don't go against the grain when they butt up against something they believe is wrong. They give up one little piece of their moral code today, and maybe another bit a few months down the road, and they end up doing things they would never have done when they started out.
I think I'm finally starting to understand the saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".
Speculation is great, but I think the answer for this question already exists. And I believe the answer is simply that as gamers age, they spend less money on games.
The average gamer is now 33 years old (according to the ESA). People at this age have kids and a mortgage. They aren't straight out of college with disposable income anymore. Blaming your problems on the hot new thing is always fashionable, but I believe the true answer is much simpler.
Hahaha, that's a good one. Seriously though, when Massive RPGs start allowing actual roleplaying, I'll sign up in a heartbeat. As of now, people who want to actually roleplay get nothing. All the quests are pre-defined, etc.
You know, I really don't like the tone of the article. The deputies used the words "knock it off"? Perhaps we have a case here of someone editorializing, I mean besides the fact that he's obviously in the wrong and an idiot and should be shot.
I realize this is a minor point, but the fact remains that these people are presenting themselves as a news organizations. Journalistic integrity must be pretty hard to come by these days...
There are lots of people who intentionally leave connections open for people to use.
There's a cafe near campus I go to sometimes. One day, my friend noticed an unencrypted network. He started using it.
A few weeks later, he met the owner of the connection. The guy walked up to him and asked him if he was using the Internet. The guy then says "oh, that's my network". My friend asked if he should stop. No, he said, he left it on so people could use it. Apparently he lives in the apartment upstairs.
Just remember kids, not everybody is out to get ya!
There are bunch of comments wondering "how can people be so dumb?". I think the problem is a lack of realstandards in software. Microsoft claims.doc is a "standard", when in fact it is only a standard through their marketshare. What I mean by "real standards" is a set of specifications that does not change for the majority of computer users, and is completely free to implement (non-patented, no NDAs).
This set of standards would encompass things like text, audio, and video. Text would be (hypothetically) plain text, OpenDocument and PDF. These things would be how people work with text 95% of the time, and being open standards, could have training manuals written about their structure, how to work with them, how to protect data that you don't want released, etc.
Standardization has happened in other industries. I believe the American accounting industry was at one time extremely proprietary in its methods, requiring NDAs for exiting employees, but are now much more standardized in their practices. Unfortunately, I believe I heard this on NPR or something (Google is turning up nothing). Help me out here.
Except for one thing: people who own IP addresses tend to get them in sequence. All you need to do is run lookups to find large blocks of IPs (large businesses, big telcos, etc) and then iterate over those.
The good pragmatic folk of the real world will continue to use the tools best suited for the task at hand.
So, if you lived in 1930s Germany, and had political aspirations, would you choose a certain political party that was on its way up, just because they seemed the "best tool for the job"?
I doubt the city or the police will forget in a hurry, no matter who was in the right, and that should be the real point of concern.
Any person who wants to raise a concern or stand up for what they believe in is a "troublemaker", and will be dealt with accordingly. It doesn't matter what it is, the fact remains that they oppose someone in power, and will be harassed unless there is massive public outcry (or lawsuits that prevent further harassment).
Also, this isn't limited to police. Any organization, church or business will have a certain code that, when broken, results in labeling the perpetrator a "heretic" or somesuch.
Also also, I'm not being Orwellian here. This is the way things have always been.
This has already happened many times. When George Romero released Night of the Living Dead, they forgot to put a copyright notice on the film. The law back then stated that you must put a copyright notice on your work to maintain copyright. Because of this, this film is now in the public domain.
My example is a bit different, but the main point is this: once something is released to the public, anyone who receives the work gains all the rights of fair use, as well as any others that you give them. The status of your document would be whatever license it got released under. As for you, you would most likely be fired and/or sued for negligence or breach of contract.
The comparison you link to is pretty interesting. The scary part is how little IE has improved (by their metrics) from 6 to 7. We've had version 6 for what, almost five years now? It would be nice if they could get closer to Firefox and Opera's level of HTML and CSS support.
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Tolkien often said that the ring was symbolic of "the machine". There's a passage in the book that talks about how anyone who wears it will have their life extended, but it will be a shallow one. This article makes it sound like he was right on.
Congress either fiddles with the rate of growth, or adds a multi-billion-dollar "Part D" program
It might look like they haven't screwed with Medicare, but that ignores the fact that they're now pushing the costs onto the States.
Fixed.
Groklaw did it with pizza.
I think part of the problem is that the "good people" in law enforcement (and organizations in general) don't go against the grain when they butt up against something they believe is wrong. They give up one little piece of their moral code today, and maybe another bit a few months down the road, and they end up doing things they would never have done when they started out.
I think I'm finally starting to understand the saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".
Is the Aqua layer Free Software? Alternatively, are the specs freely available (no NDA) and free to implement (no patents)?
Also, PS: follow the sig.
Fixed.
Speculation is great, but I think the answer for this question already exists. And I believe the answer is simply that as gamers age, they spend less money on games.
The average gamer is now 33 years old (according to the ESA). People at this age have kids and a mortgage. They aren't straight out of college with disposable income anymore. Blaming your problems on the hot new thing is always fashionable, but I believe the true answer is much simpler.
Hahaha, that's a good one. Seriously though, when Massive RPGs start allowing actual roleplaying, I'll sign up in a heartbeat. As of now, people who want to actually roleplay get nothing. All the quests are pre-defined, etc.
Um, maybe because you're burning? If I want to start an optical media distribution center, I think stamped discs would be the way to go.
You know, I really don't like the tone of the article. The deputies used the words "knock it off"? Perhaps we have a case here of someone editorializing, I mean besides the fact that he's obviously in the wrong and an idiot and should be shot.
I realize this is a minor point, but the fact remains that these people are presenting themselves as a news organizations. Journalistic integrity must be pretty hard to come by these days...
There are lots of people who intentionally leave connections open for people to use.
There's a cafe near campus I go to sometimes. One day, my friend noticed an unencrypted network. He started using it.
A few weeks later, he met the owner of the connection. The guy walked up to him and asked him if he was using the Internet. The guy then says "oh, that's my network". My friend asked if he should stop. No, he said, he left it on so people could use it. Apparently he lives in the apartment upstairs.
Just remember kids, not everybody is out to get ya!
Unfortunately, this is the attitude many are taking these days. Mark this one +1 Sad.
There are bunch of comments wondering "how can people be so dumb?". I think the problem is a lack of realstandards in software. Microsoft claims .doc is a "standard", when in fact it is only a standard through their marketshare. What I mean by "real standards" is a set of specifications that does not change for the majority of computer users, and is completely free to implement (non-patented, no NDAs).
This set of standards would encompass things like text, audio, and video. Text would be (hypothetically) plain text, OpenDocument and PDF. These things would be how people work with text 95% of the time, and being open standards, could have training manuals written about their structure, how to work with them, how to protect data that you don't want released, etc.
Standardization has happened in other industries. I believe the American accounting industry was at one time extremely proprietary in its methods, requiring NDAs for exiting employees, but are now much more standardized in their practices. Unfortunately, I believe I heard this on NPR or something (Google is turning up nothing). Help me out here.
Except for one thing: people who own IP addresses tend to get them in sequence. All you need to do is run lookups to find large blocks of IPs (large businesses, big telcos, etc) and then iterate over those.
And the Apple "apple" is a symbol of The Fall! Oh no!
They're still building their tanks. Should be done any time now. Yep.
Oh wait, they forgot bullets. It'll be a few more minutes while they whip some up.
Um yeah. And to actually build things for OS X, you must use tons of proprietary layers unless you like coding all your libraries yourself.
BTW, that's FS/OS. Not everyone agrees with gun-toting racists and the OSI does not represent those with morals.
So, if you lived in 1930s Germany, and had political aspirations, would you choose a certain political party that was on its way up, just because they seemed the "best tool for the job"?
Godwin lives...
Any person who wants to raise a concern or stand up for what they believe in is a "troublemaker", and will be dealt with accordingly. It doesn't matter what it is, the fact remains that they oppose someone in power, and will be harassed unless there is massive public outcry (or lawsuits that prevent further harassment).
Also, this isn't limited to police. Any organization, church or business will have a certain code that, when broken, results in labeling the perpetrator a "heretic" or somesuch.
Also also, I'm not being Orwellian here. This is the way things have always been.
Film at 11.
This has already happened many times. When George Romero released Night of the Living Dead, they forgot to put a copyright notice on the film. The law back then stated that you must put a copyright notice on your work to maintain copyright. Because of this, this film is now in the public domain.
My example is a bit different, but the main point is this: once something is released to the public, anyone who receives the work gains all the rights of fair use, as well as any others that you give them. The status of your document would be whatever license it got released under. As for you, you would most likely be fired and/or sued for negligence or breach of contract.
The comparison you link to is pretty interesting. The scary part is how little IE has improved (by their metrics) from 6 to 7. We've had version 6 for what, almost five years now? It would be nice if they could get closer to Firefox and Opera's level of HTML and CSS support.
Sounds like you have a future at Fox News.
OK, we GET your POINT. You DON'T need to use CAPS in EVERY OTHER WORD.