Pretty much everyone involved here screwed up and it's a horrible tragedy. However, Wikileaks could certainly have handled this better and parent is IMO right about the things he points out that Wikileaks did wrong. The video speaks for itself, we didn't need all the other stuff and we didn't need to be told in advance those objects were cameras and not weapons. They could have told us afterwards instead and perhaps we'd go: "Oh, wow, I too was certain that guy peeking around the corner was pointing an RPG at the chopper!" Also, what was the deal with the son of one of the men who were killed? I mean, this is about the actions of the soldiers. If two soldiers each shoot an unarmed and innocent man, should we then go: "Oh, it's no big deal about this one over here, because he had no kids." How is the soldier supposed to know who has children and who don't?
(Oh, and why is this on every European news site, but not on the major American ones?)
How about everything? If I don't' want to share my code what gives you the right to take it without my consent?
No one is allowed to steal my code by breaking into my house or hacking my server and I will do what I can to prevent that from happening. However, if someone obtains my code, one way or another, they can do anything with it that they want, because it's really just a big number, and I shouldn't be able to sue people for distributing a number, whether it's just one byte, like 0x2F, or millions of bytes.
So I should be able to sue the thief for breaking into my house, but not for putting my code online. The latter would be like if I had a painting hanging in my living room of the number "67". If the thief steals my painting, I can sue him for that, but if he decides to write the number "67" everywhere online, I shouldn't be able to sue him for that. It's just a number and it shouldn't belong to anyone, regardless of how big it is.
I have had data stolen from me in the past, and I only have myself to blame. I would never sell code with the disclaimer: "I like this sequence of 0s and 1s. If you feed it to your computer, it will do some fancy things for you. However, this is a very good number, and I made it up, so you're not allowed to give it to anyone else. They have to buy it from me."
This is of course what's done everywhere. People sell big numbers, known as software, which they then sue other people for distributing.
As it is now, you can't own small numbers, but you can own big numbers. Who set that arbitrary limit? It's certainly not very scientific: "Well, this number is short, so that's for everyone. Oh, you made a big number? Sure, let's sue anyone who shares that number online."
I don't believe that anyone should be able to own a piece of information or a number. I don't care how long my number is or how long it took me or cost me to make that number, it's still just a big number. That is why I no longer sell my code, but now sell my time as a developer instead.
2001-09-11 08:58:33 Skytel [002399634] A ALPHA Initial reports indictate that AAL11, B767, after initial hijacking on flight from BOS-LAX, has crashed into the side of the World Trade Center in NY. ATCSCC/bl
That was an insane amount of detail at a point when everyone else was going: "It's possible something may have happened somewhere."
So there you go. If you want to continue doing basically a front-end to a database on color mixing machines, or a sales system, to earn enough to live, then go ahead, continue doing C++/Java/Delphi.:)
Will do, thanks. The pay is ridiculously high considering how little is required of the brain.:)
Question. If you're as much a nerd as everyone else here, why haven't you a long time ago made some kind of filter for looking at pictures online?
I think if I were colorblind, and could tell red and green apart, but not blue or purple, I would surf the net for a few days with a filter that turned all blues red and all greens purple. Then I would suddenly know the difference between blue and purple, and I would know things like what color the Lakers are.
What's the point? I'm not sure there is one, I think I'd just be curious, like I'm curious and try to find out more about the parts of Earth I haven't seen.
Internet data (who used what IP-adress at what moment, who mailed who, but not what websites were visited, gmail, twitter etc.) will only need to be stored for 6 months.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but are you sure you understood that right? They're obviously against packet inspection if they're not going to save "what websites were visited, gmail, twitter etc.". Why would they inspect e-mail packets then? And why would saving who you e-mailed be any different than saving who you sent a message on MSN?
Really? I have no idea how many times I've heard scientists say that if everything suddenly is dark, it's because the sun burned out 8 minutes earlier, yet what I'm hearing you say is that if the sun burns out at 12:00 my time, I'd see it at 12:00 my time as well.
It's definitely not intuitive then, because the first thing makes a lot more sense to me. Oh, and is this only true for light or for sound as well? If I hear a gun shot from far away, is it then also true that gun wasn't fired until I heard the bang?
What you're saying today is: "It definitely hasn't happened yet." And tomorrow: "It definitely hasn't happened yet." And the day after, if we just happen to see it: "It definitely happened 600 years ago."
It doesn't matter whether we have observed it or not, it might have happened already.
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Pretty much everyone involved here screwed up and it's a horrible tragedy. However, Wikileaks could certainly have handled this better and parent is IMO right about the things he points out that Wikileaks did wrong. The video speaks for itself, we didn't need all the other stuff and we didn't need to be told in advance those objects were cameras and not weapons. They could have told us afterwards instead and perhaps we'd go: "Oh, wow, I too was certain that guy peeking around the corner was pointing an RPG at the chopper!" Also, what was the deal with the son of one of the men who were killed? I mean, this is about the actions of the soldiers. If two soldiers each shoot an unarmed and innocent man, should we then go: "Oh, it's no big deal about this one over here, because he had no kids." How is the soldier supposed to know who has children and who don't?
(Oh, and why is this on every European news site, but not on the major American ones?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O4mm3hXNgA
I thought the definition of a machine was something about moving parts?
That's how I see it too. The first version was better.
Fair enough, but then what is the point of a statement like: "We're coming to the end of a decade."? Aren't we every year?
Fixing bad moderation.
Are you serious? So all the decades go from xxx0 To xxx9, except the first one, which went from 1 to 10? So the year 10 was in two different decades?
We're only entering the 2010th year now. When it's over, the decade will be over.
How about everything? If I don't' want to share my code what gives you the right to take it without my consent?
No one is allowed to steal my code by breaking into my house or hacking my server and I will do what I can to prevent that from happening. However, if someone obtains my code, one way or another, they can do anything with it that they want, because it's really just a big number, and I shouldn't be able to sue people for distributing a number, whether it's just one byte, like 0x2F, or millions of bytes.
So I should be able to sue the thief for breaking into my house, but not for putting my code online. The latter would be like if I had a painting hanging in my living room of the number "67". If the thief steals my painting, I can sue him for that, but if he decides to write the number "67" everywhere online, I shouldn't be able to sue him for that. It's just a number and it shouldn't belong to anyone, regardless of how big it is.
I have had data stolen from me in the past, and I only have myself to blame. I would never sell code with the disclaimer: "I like this sequence of 0s and 1s. If you feed it to your computer, it will do some fancy things for you. However, this is a very good number, and I made it up, so you're not allowed to give it to anyone else. They have to buy it from me."
This is of course what's done everywhere. People sell big numbers, known as software, which they then sue other people for distributing.
As it is now, you can't own small numbers, but you can own big numbers. Who set that arbitrary limit? It's certainly not very scientific: "Well, this number is short, so that's for everyone. Oh, you made a big number? Sure, let's sue anyone who shares that number online."
I don't believe that anyone should be able to own a piece of information or a number. I don't care how long my number is or how long it took me or cost me to make that number, it's still just a big number. That is why I no longer sell my code, but now sell my time as a developer instead.
2001-09-11 08:58:33 Skytel [002399634] A ALPHA Initial reports indictate that AAL11, B767, after initial hijacking on flight from BOS-LAX, has crashed into the side of the World Trade Center in NY. ATCSCC/bl
That was an insane amount of detail at a point when everyone else was going: "It's possible something may have happened somewhere."
So there you go. If you want to continue doing basically a front-end to a database on color mixing machines, or a sales system, to earn enough to live, then go ahead, continue doing C++/Java/Delphi. :)
Will do, thanks. The pay is ridiculously high considering how little is required of the brain. :)
Ah. Thank you. :)
And if 10% power is enough, why the hell are they making lasers with 10 times that amount of power? Lots of "mirror missiles" in the air already?
Scientists lured 179 great white sharks to their boat
What, no "youregonnaneedabiggerboat" tag? I'm disappointed in you, slashdot. :(
Have you got any actual evidence for this statement?
Never has the comment "You must be new here." been more appropriate.
Read the alt texts on the images on that page to see the funny names they have given the clouds!
Me too, that was awesome. The only other parody of the incident I've found funny was http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20090918
Yes, some people claim that nothing that big can be an island; I'd be curious how many of them are from Greenland. :)"
What are you talking about? Australia is several times the size of Greenland.
Question. If you're as much a nerd as everyone else here, why haven't you a long time ago made some kind of filter for looking at pictures online?
I think if I were colorblind, and could tell red and green apart, but not blue or purple, I would surf the net for a few days with a filter that turned all blues red and all greens purple. Then I would suddenly know the difference between blue and purple, and I would know things like what color the Lakers are.
What's the point? I'm not sure there is one, I think I'd just be curious, like I'm curious and try to find out more about the parts of Earth I haven't seen.
Internet data (who used what IP-adress at what moment, who mailed who, but not what websites were visited, gmail, twitter etc.) will only need to be stored for 6 months.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but are you sure you understood that right? They're obviously against packet inspection if they're not going to save "what websites were visited, gmail, twitter etc.". Why would they inspect e-mail packets then? And why would saving who you e-mailed be any different than saving who you sent a message on MSN?
Please tag this story "it", so it's easier to find other stories about Italy later.
is there life on mars
If there is I wanna go there, just like Elton John, the rocket man.
Really? I have no idea how many times I've heard scientists say that if everything suddenly is dark, it's because the sun burned out 8 minutes earlier, yet what I'm hearing you say is that if the sun burns out at 12:00 my time, I'd see it at 12:00 my time as well.
It's definitely not intuitive then, because the first thing makes a lot more sense to me. Oh, and is this only true for light or for sound as well? If I hear a gun shot from far away, is it then also true that gun wasn't fired until I heard the bang?
How is this insightful?
What you're saying today is:
"It definitely hasn't happened yet."
And tomorrow:
"It definitely hasn't happened yet."
And the day after, if we just happen to see it:
"It definitely happened 600 years ago."
It doesn't matter whether we have observed it or not, it might have happened already.
It seems rather dangerous being the world's oldest blogger. There has been a 100% fatality rate among previous holders of the title.
Isn't that only true if they all blogged until their death?