Today? Some articles are duplicated twice, even three times. Slashdot lags behind other news sites in stories, the postings are heavy on opinion instead of fact, and the site has a tremendous bias. Stories are submitted days, sometimes weeks in advance, and are rejected only to be posted much later by someone else's submission. Articles are posted without so much as a second thought to grammar and spelling.
Five words: Nevertheless, you are here. Of all the literally *thousands* of news sites available on the web, all the discussion boards, chat rooms, news tickers, etc., you're *here* spending time writing about how much you dislike it.
That's like self-proclaimed anti-Americans who burn flags in protest, but then run back to their nice suburban homes to catch "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."
Or like Slashdot readers who hate Katz, but won't ever filter his stories.
Yeah, it sucks here. But it's better than the alternative. I'm all for trying to improve what we've got, but don't preach about how everything else is better unless you can put your money where your mouth is and actually read those sites instead of Slashdot.
I see no reason why showing an encryption to be faulty and how to circumvent it AS A ACADEMIC STUDY wrong.
I don't think I've ever seen a more grammatically challenged sentence containing the word "academic."
In general, though, I agree with what you're saying. We're allowed to give speeches about how to make nuclear weapons in our garage, how to pick locks, how to have sex with dogs and just about anything else, but a man who gives a speech about a mathematical algorithm goes to jail.
Inventive, good-for-humanity research is secondary. These companies will be allowed to complain on what is going on in Brazil when they have changed their ways.
I don't think that companies should be deprived of their right to complain about theft simply because they advertise their products. That doesn't make any sense.
They have a perfect right to complain. On the other hand, Brazil has a perfect right to tell them to stfu.
Just because software patents are patents on math & therefore stupid doesn't mean all patents are stupid. Pharaceutical R&D is intensely expensive. Screwing the companies that fund research is a bad solution to what is at heart a political problem.
If someone doesn't screw those companies pretty soon, they won't be alive long enough to collect on any of that.
The disturbing thing about most of the comments I've read here have exhibited the same mentality that caused the disease to spread so much in the first place: It's the belief that AIDS is *their* problem.
Brothers and sisters, AIDS is our problem. It makes the bubonic plague look like a bad case of hiccups. After years of being bombarded by pleas to practice abstinence or safe sex, people are still so numbheaded that they go out and spread the disease anyway.
When a city is burning and the guy with the fire truck isn't helping because the citizens can't afford to pay what he thinks he should get for his services, there comes a time when you just have to take the bastard out and steal his truck.
If people cannot sue gun companies for what people do with guns, then I sincerely believe this lawsuit will be fighting an uphill battle trying to sue mp3.com for what other people did with their downloaded files.
Sorry, buddy. Napster tried that excuse and the judges didn't buy it. Not saying that it's not a valid argument, just that judges don't get it.
there's a great quotation that goes something like "Scientific theories are never accepted by their skeptics, they're just embraced by a new generation that has grown up used to hearing them."
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What do others think? Will we see a resurgence of retro gaming should there be no problems with unofficial porting of applications?
We've already been seeing it. The old timey games relied on playability instead of rendered movies, hit soundtracks, and massive ad campaigns. That's why the HDTV in our living room, despite being attached to a PS2 and other fine products, is usually seen sporting Metroid, Metal Gear, or any of the other classics via Nesticle.
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Sure it looks cool and I'll buy it, but must everything (c.f. Enlightment story earlier) "change things"?
I think that Katz has convinced everyone that everyone must appeal to technological idealism to keep readers.
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If anyone understands what this guy just said, send me an e-mail...I need you on my staff of writers.:)
We are *not* living in a democracy. If it was democratic, you'd have a voice in the matter. Did you hear anyone asking you if the DMCA is a good idea?
Yeah, someone did ask actually.
Ever been to a voting booth? No, I didn't think so. Neither have most of the people posting all this crap "let's get up and do something!" rhetoric.
You want to change the world? Then vote for the best man for the job. Anyone who doesn't vote loses their right to complain about what happens when so-and-so gets elected.
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I would hate to see Al Gore's response to this.
Border with Mexico was just shut down.
You want low ID#s? I got 'em right here. Anyone wanna pay $99.95 for this beautiful pre-100000 account with 48-50 karma?
Well I'm Mormon (no coffee, tea, cigarettes, alcohol or premarital sex). Try that! :)
StarOffice never even *had* a paperclip. How's that for innovation and wisdom?
I don't want my MTV.
Ah, geez, there goes the neighborhood.
Yeah, my fault for editing myself in mid-sentence. I hereby append "bitch" to my previous statement.
Five words: Nevertheless, you are here. Of all the literally *thousands* of news sites available on the web, all the discussion boards, chat rooms, news tickers, etc., you're *here* spending time writing about how much you dislike it.
That's like self-proclaimed anti-Americans who burn flags in protest, but then run back to their nice suburban homes to catch "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."
Or like Slashdot readers who hate Katz, but won't ever filter his stories.
Yeah, it sucks here. But it's better than the alternative. I'm all for trying to improve what we've got, but don't preach about how everything else is better unless you can put your money where your mouth is and actually read those sites instead of Slashdot.
I don't think I've ever seen a more grammatically challenged sentence containing the word "academic."
In general, though, I agree with what you're saying. We're allowed to give speeches about how to make nuclear weapons in our garage, how to pick locks, how to have sex with dogs and just about anything else, but a man who gives a speech about a mathematical algorithm goes to jail.
I'll bet Linux is a mean drunk.
Wanna talk about instability? Think about what Windows looked like 10 years ago.
You forgot to cite your quotation:
"This seems like a whole lot of fluff, a romantic idea that will just end up being emotes in tags, and pretty lame."
-- Tim Berners-Lee's mother.Simple: When all the citizens are dead, there's not much need for politicians.
I don't think that companies should be deprived of their right to complain about theft simply because they advertise their products. That doesn't make any sense.
They have a perfect right to complain. On the other hand, Brazil has a perfect right to tell them to stfu.
If someone doesn't screw those companies pretty soon, they won't be alive long enough to collect on any of that.
The disturbing thing about most of the comments I've read here have exhibited the same mentality that caused the disease to spread so much in the first place: It's the belief that AIDS is *their* problem.
Brothers and sisters, AIDS is our problem. It makes the bubonic plague look like a bad case of hiccups. After years of being bombarded by pleas to practice abstinence or safe sex, people are still so numbheaded that they go out and spread the disease anyway.
When a city is burning and the guy with the fire truck isn't helping because the citizens can't afford to pay what he thinks he should get for his services, there comes a time when you just have to take the bastard out and steal his truck.
Sorry, buddy. Napster tried that excuse and the judges didn't buy it. Not saying that it's not a valid argument, just that judges don't get it.
there's a great quotation that goes something like "Scientific theories are never accepted by their skeptics, they're just embraced by a new generation that has grown up used to hearing them."
We've already been seeing it. The old timey games relied on playability instead of rendered movies, hit soundtracks, and massive ad campaigns. That's why the HDTV in our living room, despite being attached to a PS2 and other fine products, is usually seen sporting Metroid, Metal Gear, or any of the other classics via Nesticle.
I think that Katz has convinced everyone that everyone must appeal to technological idealism to keep readers.
If anyone understands what this guy just said, send me an e-mail...I need you on my staff of writers. :)
WTF is going on with the front page?
You just gave away the secret to decrypting Adobe's format. I'm gonna call the feds on you!
Yeah, but the important question is, which one's going to appear in the next Mission: Impossible movie?
Yeah, someone did ask actually.
Ever been to a voting booth? No, I didn't think so. Neither have most of the people posting all this crap "let's get up and do something!" rhetoric.
You want to change the world? Then vote for the best man for the job. Anyone who doesn't vote loses their right to complain about what happens when so-and-so gets elected.