Customer X is identified as a copyright violator. The British Phonographic Industry attempts to sue customer X but finds out mid-course that customer X is innocent, but has since been disconnected by their ISP for violating its TOS. Customer wants ISP held accountable for violating their own TOS. ISP says "I'm sorry but if you read our TOS we aren't responsible for anything that we do to you." BPI points at ISP. ISP points at BPI.
/head asplodes
My thoughts exactly. Descent needed a joystick, and was a really fun, and at times challenging, game. Flight sims are just the same thing over and over again. Jet Fighter (the original) was the first one I actually enjoyed, but again you didn't really need a joystick for it, as opposed to more advanced flight sims that had a lot of stuff you would need a joystick for. Hmm I may just be playing Descent in a few days. Sh*t, no joystick!
Your apathy is why they are getting away with stuff like this. Just shrugging your shoulders and in essence saying "Oh well, maybe next time" doesn't make what they are doing OK. Citizens in the US have just been getting so complacent about everything that nothing seems to bother the masses, only those who are fighting for a change to the status quo. I hate to say it, but maybe we need another McCarthy era to wake people out of their stupor and into a sense of urgency about the current fascism that is getting pandered in the name of "freedom," as ironic as that can be. Our "freedoms" are being eroded in the name of "freedom." Yep, I believe that is irony.
Punishing the telecom companies for cooperating with the government wouldn't actually protect anyone's rights anyway.
I disagree with you on that point. If they are granted retroactive immunity to conducting illegal breaches of contract with their customers, and illegal activities, wouldn't that set some sort of precedent that basically allows any service provider (no matter what that service may be) to turn over private information/allow illegal wiretaps in cases of telecoms without having to worry about being dragged into court. The law applies to everyone, and should not be swept aside just because they are supposedly helping with this administration's "war on terror." I for one don't want to wonder every day whether or not someone out there has information about me that they shouldn't, that is the point here. Protection of privacy and our rights granted under the Bill of Rights shouldn't have an asterisk next to it that says "*Only if we say you can."
Methane can be formed by inorganic processes...although how enough of it could be formed to be detectable to us way over here is an intriguing question.
Agree with you there, but if it is in a quantity enough to attribute to microbes in anaerobic conditions it would be interesting to see just what sort of microbes are living on that planet.
Also, the planet is around 700 degrees Celsius...why are we so sure this completely precludes the possibility of life?
Sulfur and hydrothermal vents in the ocean can sustain life at temps around 400 degrees C, so who knows what temps might be able to sustain life elsewhere? (not that I'm an expert on that)
I can't see how modern day subs would have ANY interest in this. Seriously. You would have to modulate your path based on water temperature, and baby-jesus forbid, you are forced to transverse water the same temperature for a few months. This is useless technology unless WWIII starts tomorrow.
You seem to be missing the point, or didn't RTFA. This is a science vessel that uses a hybrid battery/thermal powered propulsion and electronic system. This allows the research vessel to remain submerged longer than normal by not needing to rely completely on battery power.
Nice try though.
I would have to say the method of distributing intellectual property is dead. You can't for one minute make sweeping claims that everyone out there steals just for the sake of getting free stuff. People will support the things they like, whether it's music, movies, software, art, etc. What people like you and the MAFIAA don't get is that this is a sign that something is wrong with the current system. The days when only large record companies can release music into the mainstream is over. Now any regular Joe can release a DIY through an outlet that reaches tons of people. Any independent film that wishes to find a target audience is no longer forced into the shadows by movie theaters or film execs that won't host the film, but can actually find that audience. The fact is that for the most part, while there may be some insignificant, yes I said it, loss to the large corporations out there, it's doing a lot more good than bad, and the accountants that run things need to figure out the right thing to do instead of perpetuating their broken system that has made them millionaires. They keep digging themselves a hole and one day they're gonna hit rock bottom before they realize their mistakes. It will never get rid of piracy, but the volume by which it is happening now should be enough of a wake up call.
Well, that wasn't my intention. The only reason I posted that was because I had no idea who he was and thought I'd enlighten anyone in my similar position, but I guess thanks for clearing up my confusion.
The increase of paedophiles is accompanied by their average age going down. Some are minors themselves.
That little nugget caught my eye. How are minors who have consenting sex with minors paedophiles? Am I missing something there? I would like to see the statistics for how many of these paedophiles are people who are +/-3 years apart, and around the legal age in their respective country.
I'm not quite sure why my parent post is getting modded as flamebait. I gave a description of what he's programmed and why he's on trial without adding any personal bias like I think he's innocent and the prosecution doesn't have anything in the way of evidence.
to have this sort of disdain for the entire justice system because it has human flaws doesn't make you wise, it makes you naive
while that may be true, having a distrust or skepticism I think is wise, rather then the naievity that some people trust it as 100% infallible. Some of these comments have made me think of 12 Angry Men, which in short is about a murder trial where a majority of the jurors decide that the defendant is guilty, and the minority (who think he is innocent) keep going over the facts that they believe point to his innocence. I won't give away the rest of the plot for those who may want to watch it, but my point is sometimes jurors just see what one side, defendant or prosecutor, is telling them to be true without being skeptical and examining the facts themselves. Some people just want to take the quick route and go home rather than being empathetic and imagining what it would feel like to be the defendant wishing that the jurors would give his/her case the time required to come to a sound conclusion (no matter what that is).
Hans Reiser is a programmer who developed the ReiserFS file system as well as Reiser4. He's on trial for the murder of his wife who disappeared in 2006.
And thanks to all those budget cuts for science I'm having one hell of a time trying to get into graduate school. EVERY single professor has been telling me there is no room in their lab due to a lack of funding, and these are researchers highly regarded in their field (marine biology/science). So my life is basically in limbo while I wait to see whether I get accepted, which won't happen without being sponsored by a professor. Thanks war budget!!
I, as an owner of a small business, would like to archive everything hosted on the entire internet. So 600 petabytes is included in that "unlimited" figure right?
How about the use of redundant? I have noticed some posts of mine that were originally tagged "interesting" or "insightful" eventually get tagged redundant because people fail to look around at timestamps and replies to parents above mine say the same thing cause my post lower down the chain to get dubbed redundant. /Again not in the least off topic. -1 Offtopic.
I did RTFA as well as the page on ebay outlining things. The part I was questioning does not specifically mention only seller's negative feedback removal. It simply says if a member has been suspended any negative feedback he/she has left will be removed. I do realize I misspoke about the leaving negative feedback in the future, but I still think it's ambiguous for past negative feedback.
Thanks, that does clear things up a bit. I didn't realize how far down the rabbit hole the complexity of this actually goes. I didn't know either that you can host all your identities rather than giving it to a third party to handle, I was under the impression that it was just another 3rd party that controlled it all. After looking into it more and more it does look like a good alternative to current systems. I'll definitely check out the phpMYID and see which method I like.
If there is a broad implementation across these sites would there be an opt out option for those who do not have an OpenID or would I actually be forced to gain one in order to go about my business? This sounds like the REALID of the intarwebs to me.
since authentication is handled by openid and not the scummy web server itself.
But what implications would it have for your account at any of those sites if your OpenID account is compromised or you password is cracked? I'm not too familiar with OpenID but it seems like an accident waiting to happen to me, but again I'm sure the security or protocol involved with all of this. I would rather have multiple accounts with different passwords, but I'm aware that some people use the same pass for all logins.
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Customer X is identified as a copyright violator. The British Phonographic Industry attempts to sue customer X but finds out mid-course that customer X is innocent, but has since been disconnected by their ISP for violating its TOS. Customer wants ISP held accountable for violating their own TOS. ISP says "I'm sorry but if you read our TOS we aren't responsible for anything that we do to you." BPI points at ISP. ISP points at BPI.
/head asplodes
My thoughts exactly. Descent needed a joystick, and was a really fun, and at times challenging, game. Flight sims are just the same thing over and over again. Jet Fighter (the original) was the first one I actually enjoyed, but again you didn't really need a joystick for it, as opposed to more advanced flight sims that had a lot of stuff you would need a joystick for. Hmm I may just be playing Descent in a few days. Sh*t, no joystick!
Nice try though.
Well, that wasn't my intention. The only reason I posted that was because I had no idea who he was and thought I'd enlighten anyone in my similar position, but I guess thanks for clearing up my confusion.
I'm not quite sure why my parent post is getting modded as flamebait. I gave a description of what he's programmed and why he's on trial without adding any personal bias like I think he's innocent and the prosecution doesn't have anything in the way of evidence.
Thanks for making me aware of that. indymedia.org was what I meant to type. guess I got in that '.com' habit when I made my sig. /fixed it
Hans Reiser is a programmer who developed the ReiserFS file system as well as Reiser4. He's on trial for the murder of his wife who disappeared in 2006.
And thanks to all those budget cuts for science I'm having one hell of a time trying to get into graduate school. EVERY single professor has been telling me there is no room in their lab due to a lack of funding, and these are researchers highly regarded in their field (marine biology/science). So my life is basically in limbo while I wait to see whether I get accepted, which won't happen without being sponsored by a professor. Thanks war budget!!
I, as an owner of a small business, would like to archive everything hosted on the entire internet. So 600 petabytes is included in that "unlimited" figure right?
There was already a post linking to the article at the Times Online. Seems redundant to me.
How about the use of redundant? I have noticed some posts of mine that were originally tagged "interesting" or "insightful" eventually get tagged redundant because people fail to look around at timestamps and replies to parents above mine say the same thing cause my post lower down the chain to get dubbed redundant.
/Again not in the least off topic. -1 Offtopic.
I did RTFA as well as the page on ebay outlining things. The part I was questioning does not specifically mention only seller's negative feedback removal. It simply says if a member has been suspended any negative feedback he/she has left will be removed. I do realize I misspoke about the leaving negative feedback in the future, but I still think it's ambiguous for past negative feedback.
Thanks, that does clear things up a bit. I didn't realize how far down the rabbit hole the complexity of this actually goes. I didn't know either that you can host all your identities rather than giving it to a third party to handle, I was under the impression that it was just another 3rd party that controlled it all. After looking into it more and more it does look like a good alternative to current systems. I'll definitely check out the phpMYID and see which method I like.
If there is a broad implementation across these sites would there be an opt out option for those who do not have an OpenID or would I actually be forced to gain one in order to go about my business? This sounds like the REALID of the intarwebs to me.
Is this the same deal as this older post on /.?http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/08/1641209 I thought the supreme court agreed about the legality of this.
Obviously you've never played http://games.cosmopolitan.com/games/boy-toy/
/Haven't either, don't worry.