Is it my right that I need to know, and get to choose what is installed on my hard drives?
I'd love to see laws that protect our hard drives from being installed spywares, marketing softwares, junks that is vastly inferior to the competition and I don't want to use (e.g. MSN Messanger) and propaganda materials (Software channels, AOL portal links, etc.)
I think I have the "Digital Right" to manage my hard disk space, every byte of which I bought with my own money. Same goes for RAM. I DO hope laws will be passed soon that respect my rights.
To ban "political contributions / donations" (aka BRIBERY) altogether.
Why can't politicians run for elections without donations? If all politicians are stripped off their election donations, we still have a level playing field. They should be paid with TAXDOLLARS, not bribe money.
There is NO valid reason why corporations should contribute. How they're going to survive should be totally dependant on economics, not laws. Governments should not interfere how business is done, well, maybe except anticompetition laws. That's why we should let DRM have its own life, and do nothing with it legally.
How, then, can companies protect their works? Good question. More protections. But they shouldn't depend on laws. There had always been a competition between protectors and crackers. They were doing it purely technically. Which was all good - if you cracked my protection, I'll strengthen it. Only the sucker would want the laws to stand by them, to "outlaw" the crackers - even if they don't steal.
I mean, if you leave your door wide-open, how can you accuse somebody of entering your house to take some notes and then tell his friend what he saw in your house? It should be all legal.
And with corporate (minority) interest out of the question, majority interests will be served better.
LOL. You call that "truth"? Refusing to give in to Slashdot groupthink does not mean outright typing false and retarded utters off your keyboard.
As much as I hate to say it, you have already given in to the "troll" groupthink. This group is even more bland than the Slashdot group. I feel sorry for your personality, or the lack thereof.
That's why my video cards so far have been Voodoo3 2000 and Asus GeForce 2MX.
No fans. For the peace of mind. For the lack of the ugly wire. For _real_ advances from 0.18 to 0.15 microns, not just overclock-it-bruteforce-and-do-some-cooldown-patch work.
Good job! I'm looking forward to seeing faster no-fan video cards.
>(FreeBSD looks as it is made by people for whom
>software freedom is a secondary concern)
Since when was software freedom a primary concern?
The primary concerns are always reliability, robustness and maintainability. I think FreeBSD does a very good job on these regards.
No doubt. In order to be the ultimate platform of corporate choice,.N3T will guarantee backwards compatibility with all Outlook, Windows, DOS and CP/M viruses.
"We're doing this because our customers and the public ask for it. This way, our software can help them avoid hassles associated with incompatibilities among programs." An anonymous spokesbeing says.
I'm not saying that doing nothing is a good idea, just that sensible decisions should be made to minimize the possibility of upraising more bin ladens (well duh!)
In the long run, when brainwashing becomes plausible it should be attemped first. Maybe not directly to Afghans. (I've been to the RAWA web site and know what the Talibans are and what they've done. I agree that they're not approachable) Maybe sutlely introduce alternative cultures into, say, Pakistanis first, because they're the more friendly of them, and have enough people in the west.
When the more rogue states see how their neighbors are prospering, they might change their mind. At least the unchallenged fundamentalist "truths" will be reevaluated in the minds of their people.
terrorists don't consider anywhere "safe".
terrorists are already "outlaws", they don't wait for you to label them.
doing such may enrage otherwise only mildly-violent people and make them terrorists - getting rid of one bin laden may make several more, if it is done the incorrect way.
The best way to combat terrorism is still brainwashing all the would-be terrorists. Is anyone looking into this?
I thought there had to be some form of authorization before you can manually control an aircraft.
Haven't they even implemented password? OMG.
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Don't kill them. Make them kill each other.
I know it takes considerable efforts and wits, it is not impossible to stir up an internal conflicts within the terrorists or their countries.
Let their people know their god Allah does not approve such acts. Make them overthrow their own governments.
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I'm opposed to nuking. However, I'd advocate liberal applications of e-bombs (http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/military/ 2001/9/e-bomb/) into all big cities of the terrorists.
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Solution:
Refund the bundled Windows, whether you think you'll use it or not.
Your refund money will probably be enough for a retail version if you need it.
You comment touches a nerve.
What is "Digital Rights"?
Is it my right that I need to know, and get to choose what is installed on my hard drives?
I'd love to see laws that protect our hard drives from being installed spywares, marketing softwares, junks that is vastly inferior to the competition and I don't want to use (e.g. MSN Messanger) and propaganda materials (Software channels, AOL portal links, etc.)
I think I have the "Digital Right" to manage my hard disk space, every byte of which I bought with my own money. Same goes for RAM. I DO hope laws will be passed soon that respect my rights.
To ban "political contributions / donations" (aka BRIBERY) altogether.
Why can't politicians run for elections without donations? If all politicians are stripped off their election donations, we still have a level playing field. They should be paid with TAXDOLLARS, not bribe money.
There is NO valid reason why corporations should contribute. How they're going to survive should be totally dependant on economics, not laws. Governments should not interfere how business is done, well, maybe except anticompetition laws. That's why we should let DRM have its own life, and do nothing with it legally.
How, then, can companies protect their works? Good question. More protections. But they shouldn't depend on laws. There had always been a competition between protectors and crackers. They were doing it purely technically. Which was all good - if you cracked my protection, I'll strengthen it. Only the sucker would want the laws to stand by them, to "outlaw" the crackers - even if they don't steal.
I mean, if you leave your door wide-open, how can you accuse somebody of entering your house to take some notes and then tell his friend what he saw in your house? It should be all legal.
And with corporate (minority) interest out of the question, majority interests will be served better.
>Whatever happened to government not being above
>the people?"
I think it is about the government being separated from the people. So this sentense per se is irrelevant.
"I post only the truth"
LOL. You call that "truth"? Refusing to give in to Slashdot groupthink does not mean outright typing false and retarded utters off your keyboard.
As much as I hate to say it, you have already given in to the "troll" groupthink. This group is even more bland than the Slashdot group. I feel sorry for your personality, or the lack thereof.
Donation allocation, maybe?
ThIs LiNe Is HeRe To ByPaSs FiLtEr
Brainwashing is nothing new and can be really effective in the current war...
In fact, the US is already doing this in the name of "humanitarian aid" and "food dropping".
What I don't understand, is why they haven't dropped booklets in ARABICS as well.
Printing in English on the food packs is as stupid a move as you can make. With their literacy level how are they going to understand English?
You cannot base laws on statistics of behavior because the statistics change over time.
Let's say, should we say we're to ban www altogether when "oh, now that 99% of the surfers are downloading pr0n!!"??
Or, should we ban the use of public washrooms because "99% of the users don't flush the toilets"?
Does anyone see that???
h work.
NO FAN !!!!
That's why my video cards so far have been Voodoo3 2000 and Asus GeForce 2MX.
No fans. For the peace of mind. For the lack of the ugly wire. For _real_ advances from 0.18 to 0.15 microns, not just overclock-it-bruteforce-and-do-some-cooldown-patc
Good job! I'm looking forward to seeing faster no-fan video cards.
Use Alt-F4 instead. I remember it always works faster than popups pop up.
copyright the themes as GPL too...and when Apple finally gets their own theming engine, sue them with anything that looks familiar.
No this is Chinese.
VMware?
What is the postercomment compression filter?
HAHAHAHA
if only karmas can go over 5...
>(FreeBSD looks as it is made by people for whom
>software freedom is a secondary concern)
Since when was software freedom a primary concern?
The primary concerns are always reliability, robustness and maintainability. I think FreeBSD does a very good job on these regards.
No doubt. In order to be the ultimate platform of corporate choice, .N3T will guarantee backwards compatibility with all Outlook, Windows, DOS and CP/M viruses.
"We're doing this because our customers and the public ask for it. This way, our software can help them avoid hassles associated with incompatibilities among programs." An anonymous spokesbeing says.
Has anybody thought about ebombs? These things can immobilize enemies before invasions...
I don't know.
I'm not saying that doing nothing is a good idea, just that sensible decisions should be made to minimize the possibility of upraising more bin ladens (well duh!)
In the long run, when brainwashing becomes plausible it should be attemped first. Maybe not directly to Afghans. (I've been to the RAWA web site and know what the Talibans are and what they've done. I agree that they're not approachable) Maybe sutlely introduce alternative cultures into, say, Pakistanis first, because they're the more friendly of them, and have enough people in the west.
When the more rogue states see how their neighbors are prospering, they might change their mind. At least the unchallenged fundamentalist "truths" will be reevaluated in the minds of their people.
well.
terrorists don't consider anywhere "safe".
terrorists are already "outlaws", they don't wait for you to label them.
doing such may enrage otherwise only mildly-violent people and make them terrorists - getting rid of one bin laden may make several more, if it is done the incorrect way.
The best way to combat terrorism is still brainwashing all the would-be terrorists. Is anyone looking into this?
>terrorism at its roots - thereby slowing (if not
>stopping) these heinous acts.
How do you know it cannot be "accelerating"?
Hm...isn't the plane on autopilot as default?
The cheerful innocents are brain-washed. Take a look at the words of the media in the Middle East.
Think what will happen to you if you are someone in the Middle East and repeatedly exposed to media like that.
The only cure is counter brainwash, but it is very hard to implement.
I thought there had to be some form of authorization before you can manually control an aircraft.
Haven't they even implemented password? OMG.
Don't kill them. Make them kill each other.
I know it takes considerable efforts and wits, it is not impossible to stir up an internal conflicts within the terrorists or their countries.
Let their people know their god Allah does not approve such acts. Make them overthrow their own governments.
I'm opposed to nuking. However, I'd advocate liberal applications of e-bombs (http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/military/ 2001/9/e-bomb/) into all big cities of the terrorists.