Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 1)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-17 09:31 (#2V2Z)
Wow, just visited that article. It's a beaut.
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Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 1)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-17 09:26 (#2V2Y)
Awright - that would explain why Philea is no longer transmitting any images or data! It has discovered the master race and been taken up into the mother ship where it has achieved full consciousness and is now plotting the immediate destruction of the human race.
Can someone tell me how homo sapiens became the species at the top of the food chain? Must be opposable thumbs, not our intellect, because we are capable of believing some extraordinary horse sh*t, that's for sure.
Can someone tell me how homo sapiens became the species at the top of the food chain? Must be opposable thumbs, not our intellect, because we are capable of believing some extraordinary horse sh*t, that's for sure.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 2, Informative)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-17 08:25 (#2V2W)
Ugly? More interesting. Taking down domains is a double bladed sword. Domain names are convenient, but not really necessary. Squeeze too hard, use the take down tool too often and people look for alternatives. Actually this already happens:
http://namecoin.info/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin
So maybe this is also a bit about ICANN or internet control, but IMHO only in a very peripheral way. I am much more concerned about local legislative stupidity, which can hit me hard, than about global internet control, which at worst can be an annoyance.
Btw... I often bring German examples. This is just because I know their laws and regulations best. From what I gather from the news, the UK and Australia are in no way better. More and more it becomes obvious that free speech or other civil rights are no absolute rights, but only opportunity rights.... you only have them, when it is opportune.
http://namecoin.info/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namecoin
So maybe this is also a bit about ICANN or internet control, but IMHO only in a very peripheral way. I am much more concerned about local legislative stupidity, which can hit me hard, than about global internet control, which at worst can be an annoyance.
Btw... I often bring German examples. This is just because I know their laws and regulations best. From what I gather from the news, the UK and Australia are in no way better. More and more it becomes obvious that free speech or other civil rights are no absolute rights, but only opportunity rights.... you only have them, when it is opportune.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 1)
by evilviper@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-17 06:56 (#2V2T)
Where control of ICANN comes into it, is authority to take-down domain names. The US gov doesn't like copyright infringement, so the Pirate Bay is having trouble keeping a domain that points to their servers. If they had a similar position on speech, things could get very ugly.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 1)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-17 00:08 (#2V2R)
This has nothing to do with ICANN or the US. And nothing to do with control over the internet. If the servers stand in Germany or even if your website targets mainly Germans, a site in German might be enough for the courts to assume this, German laws can be applied to you. Sure, this does not mean that people outside Germany have to care, the US Americans would laugh their asses off, when a German court requests an extradition because an American provider refused to remove an insult against a German politician. For a provider within the reach of the German law this is everything, but funny. One can almost say everyone, who hosts a public forum in Germany, which allows users to post uncensored, is an idiot. At least as a hobby project without a huge legal department in the backhand. Hosting a site like pipedot where nothing is really removed, but just down voted, would be legal suicide in Germany.
But apart from that, not only in Germany there are limits to free speech. I really doubt, one would be protected by free speech, and you probably would not want one to be protected, if one for instance publicly makes up claims in forums that you have an unhealthy interest in little children.
So I suppose what it comes to this, the laws in most countries are not that different, there are only gradual differences of what has to be tolerated in the name of free speech. Personally I lean more to the US American interpretation. Especially since with few exceptions only idiots and people, who don't know the Streisand effect, try to take legal actions against unwanted stuff in the internet lightly.
But apart from that, not only in Germany there are limits to free speech. I really doubt, one would be protected by free speech, and you probably would not want one to be protected, if one for instance publicly makes up claims in forums that you have an unhealthy interest in little children.
So I suppose what it comes to this, the laws in most countries are not that different, there are only gradual differences of what has to be tolerated in the name of free speech. Personally I lean more to the US American interpretation. Especially since with few exceptions only idiots and people, who don't know the Streisand effect, try to take legal actions against unwanted stuff in the internet lightly.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 1, Insightful)
by Anonymous Coward in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-16 08:07 (#2V2N)
Perhaps it is best that for now the US retains ICANN control
Re: Editor note! (Score: 2, Interesting)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-15 11:14 (#2V2K)
Germany, for instance. If one member insults another member, the insulted one reports it, but forums owner does nothing, it is possible that he get sued as if he himself did the insult. Does not happen often, but it is possible.
And yes, free speech. I am all for free speech, but there is a line between free speech and senseless insults or even slander.
And yes, free speech. I am all for free speech, but there is a line between free speech and senseless insults or even slander.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 0)
by Anonymous Coward in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-15 09:46 (#2V2J)
Which countries censor free speech in this manner?
Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 1)
by evilviper@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-15 07:49 (#2V2H)
Zaf was dead on about the conspiracy theorists coming out of the woodwork, but it seems everyone was going in the wrong direction...
We've got a probe up there alright, but it's not examining the composition of a comet... No, it's secretly making contact with an alien race.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2834993/Is-comet-67P-actually-alien-spaceship-Conspiracy-theorists-claim-Rosetta-secret-mission-make-contact.html
We've got a probe up there alright, but it's not examining the composition of a comet... No, it's secretly making contact with an alien race.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2834993/Is-comet-67P-actually-alien-spaceship-Conspiracy-theorists-claim-Rosetta-secret-mission-make-contact.html
Re: What language will be used for webdev in 10 years (Score: 0)
by Anonymous Coward in Your poll ideas! Please pipe up. on 2014-11-15 07:25 (#2V2G)
Do you mean SKTN? That is covered by the C#/.NET option
Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 1)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-14 19:48 (#2V2F)
Jeez man, you are a pro!
Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 1)
by billshooterofbul@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-14 17:54 (#2V2E)
Sheeple! The US government is the worlds largest vinegar producer! You're vinegar has been GMO'd to cause autism!!
Re: No relevant option... (Score: -1)
by Anonymous Coward in Mobile OS versions that I use: on 2014-11-14 17:47 (#2V2D)
Yes, it's a stupid poll.
No relevant option... (Score: 1)
by konomi@pipedot.org in Mobile OS versions that I use: on 2014-11-14 16:27 (#2V2C)
Really need a none of the above for the non andorid/iOS users...
Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 0)
by Anonymous Coward in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-14 10:37 (#2V2B)
Nah man, you just spray diluted white vinegar at the sky to dissipate the chemicals!
It's also good for dealing with black spot on your rose bushes, too.
It's also good for dealing with black spot on your rose bushes, too.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 1)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-14 10:34 (#2V2A)
In some countries you are required to delete personal insults anyways. Sure, it is not always an easy decision, but usually one can see, if the moderators have problems to keep up with the insults, or if they participate in the discussion with the ban/delete button.
Re: Interesting (Score: 2, Insightful)
by evilviper@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-14 06:16 (#2V29)
This is the coolest thing ever, and I'm stunned how little coverage it's getting in mainstream American media. This is for me like the moon landing for our generation.I think you're overstating it. Voyager I leaving the solar system is far more interesting.
It's much harder to cover than typical NASA stories, since the ESA is doing this one, and not many news agencies have foreign reporters on the payroll who can head over and send-back footage, while all networks have local stations across the US to pull from.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 1)
by unitron@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-14 03:50 (#2V28)
But deleting *all* insults means making an editorial judgement on what is and what isn't an insult, so the supposed neutrality of it could be questioned.
Too many Cooks (Score: -1, Troll)
by Anonymous Coward in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 23:53 (#2V27)
W: Too many Cooks
B: Too many Cooks
M: Too many Cooks
B: Too many Cooks
W: Too many Cooks
B: Too many Cooks
M: Too many
W: It takes a lot to make a stew
M: When it comes to me and you
W: And him and her and the baby, too
B: Too many Cooks, it's true
M: The saying goes, it'll spoil the broth
W: Honey, I think that's not true
M: Well, maybe too many Cooks will spoil the broth, but they'll fill our hearts with
B: So much, so much lo-o-ove
Too many Cooks
B: Too many Cooks
M: Too many Cooks
B: Too many Cooks
W: Too many Cooks
B: Too many Cooks
M: Too many
W: It takes a lot to make a stew
M: When it comes to me and you
W: And him and her and the baby, too
B: Too many Cooks, it's true
M: The saying goes, it'll spoil the broth
W: Honey, I think that's not true
M: Well, maybe too many Cooks will spoil the broth, but they'll fill our hearts with
B: So much, so much lo-o-ove
Too many Cooks
Re: Beagleboard before Raspberry Pi, really? (Score: 2, Funny)
by axsdenied@pipedot.org in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 22:29 (#2V26)
Ah, I can't even count to 5 properly :-)
Late night.
Thanks.
Late night.
Thanks.
Re: Pictures (Score: 1, Interesting)
by Anonymous Coward in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 20:52 (#2V25)
Thanks, guys. What an achievement that is! I remember watching the Halley encounter back in 1986, I still have it on video tape somewhere.
Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 1)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 20:20 (#2V24)
billshooterofbul: I tip my hat to you. That was really good stuff.
Re: Beagleboard before Raspberry Pi, really? (Score: 1)
by bryan@pipedot.org in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 18:50 (#2V23)
The Beagleboards sold for over $100 while the Pi was $25-$35. Then again, you do get a better system - such as real gigabit Ethernet instead of something tacked onto the USB bus.
Re: Utility (Score: 1)
by moveonover@pipedot.org in Obama speaks out on Network Neutrality on 2014-11-13 18:01 (#2V22)
My point exactly. Monopolies are never good for consumers. (Except maybe AT&T in the early decades. But even in that case, who knows what would have happened with multiple competitors? Very possibly faster, but likely more chaotic, innovation.)
Re: Utility (Score: 2, Informative)
by tqk@pipedot.org in Obama speaks out on Network Neutrality on 2014-11-13 17:13 (#2V21)
"How often do protected monopolies result in innovation, lower prices, or good customer service?"
It's certainly not working so far. You do realize that most of North America is currently "served" by essentially protected monopolies and duopolies, yes? It's hardly a free market. The telcos have bought politicians who write laws in their favour, they've divvied up the market between each other and only barely (if at all) bother to compete. Europeans get far better at a much lower price, and they have real competition between providers.
Google's shown them what's not only possible but what's achievable with their Gb fibre experiments. Only then do the telcos feel threatened enough to say they'll match it.
It's a "regulatory captured" market. The head of the agency that's supposed police the industry to protect consumers is a former telco lobbyist.
It's certainly not working so far. You do realize that most of North America is currently "served" by essentially protected monopolies and duopolies, yes? It's hardly a free market. The telcos have bought politicians who write laws in their favour, they've divvied up the market between each other and only barely (if at all) bother to compete. Europeans get far better at a much lower price, and they have real competition between providers.
Google's shown them what's not only possible but what's achievable with their Gb fibre experiments. Only then do the telcos feel threatened enough to say they'll match it.
It's a "regulatory captured" market. The head of the agency that's supposed police the industry to protect consumers is a former telco lobbyist.
Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 2, Funny)
by billshooterofbul@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 16:56 (#2V20)
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Re: Beagleboard before Raspberry Pi, really? (Score: 2, Informative)
by fnj@pipedot.org in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 16:23 (#2V1Z)
4 only. 2013 does not predate 2012.
Re: Conspiracy theorists (Score: 2, Funny)
by billshooterofbul@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 15:57 (#2V1Y)
Eh, not enough Obama in that. Today's nut jobs need to have their fears about his skin color and middle name confirmed in really bizarre and obscene ways.
It also needs to be self contradictory like blaming big government, while suggesting that NASA should be funded by Giving everyone tax cuts to boost tax revenue. Oh, NASA also does atmosphere stuff, tie that in with global warming and hit the UN, and ebola. Don't forget HAARP and chemtrails. Those are vital components. What do comets have? Tails made out of chemicals which sound like chemtrails. They must be doing research on comet tails to figure out how they are able to control our fates through astrology! So you see the chemtrails of the future won't just control our minds and bodys, but they'll have the power of astrology to control our future!
It also needs to be self contradictory like blaming big government, while suggesting that NASA should be funded by Giving everyone tax cuts to boost tax revenue. Oh, NASA also does atmosphere stuff, tie that in with global warming and hit the UN, and ebola. Don't forget HAARP and chemtrails. Those are vital components. What do comets have? Tails made out of chemicals which sound like chemtrails. They must be doing research on comet tails to figure out how they are able to control our fates through astrology! So you see the chemtrails of the future won't just control our minds and bodys, but they'll have the power of astrology to control our future!
Re: I love this place (Score: 2, Informative)
by vanderhoth@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-13 15:38 (#2V1X)
I'd like to say, "you have no idea", but you probably do... and it's sad all around.
If GamerGate wasn't being painted as a harassment campaign, we'd be even more effective, but just look at what Gawker did to Intel and other advertisers when they started pulling out, misogyny left and right. So other (smaller) advertisers, IMHO, may be waiting for things to die down before pulling out so they can't be linked to GamerGate as the reason for it. We have gotten a lot of big ones though, Mercedes, BMW, Nissan, Intel, Dyson, Kellogs, and the list goes on.
We also found out they listed advertisers and partners that didn't advertise or partner with them so we're working to have an FTC investigation launched (http://wiki.gamergate.me/index.php/Operation_UV), oh the joy ^_^
On top of Operation Disrespectful Nod we're working to have Google and Amazon adsense programs pulled (http://wiki.gamergate.me/index.php/Operation_Baby_Seal), we've compiled a whole host of ToS violations. It's quite spectacular.
I know I'm having a little too much fun with this, but it's one of the best games I think I've played in a long time. I know, sad v_v
Edit: I should have also thrown in the Dossier that was compiled by 8Chan. It's a very long boring read, but lots of great press information for if/when the mainstream realizes the harassment narrative is BS and they need information to parrot quickly to save face - http://press.gamergate.me/dossier/
If GamerGate wasn't being painted as a harassment campaign, we'd be even more effective, but just look at what Gawker did to Intel and other advertisers when they started pulling out, misogyny left and right. So other (smaller) advertisers, IMHO, may be waiting for things to die down before pulling out so they can't be linked to GamerGate as the reason for it. We have gotten a lot of big ones though, Mercedes, BMW, Nissan, Intel, Dyson, Kellogs, and the list goes on.
We also found out they listed advertisers and partners that didn't advertise or partner with them so we're working to have an FTC investigation launched (http://wiki.gamergate.me/index.php/Operation_UV), oh the joy ^_^
On top of Operation Disrespectful Nod we're working to have Google and Amazon adsense programs pulled (http://wiki.gamergate.me/index.php/Operation_Baby_Seal), we've compiled a whole host of ToS violations. It's quite spectacular.
I know I'm having a little too much fun with this, but it's one of the best games I think I've played in a long time. I know, sad v_v
Edit: I should have also thrown in the Dossier that was compiled by 8Chan. It's a very long boring read, but lots of great press information for if/when the mainstream realizes the harassment narrative is BS and they need information to parrot quickly to save face - http://press.gamergate.me/dossier/
Re: Interesting (Score: 1)
by axsdenied@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 14:44 (#2V1W)
And even more interesting, the first bounce was about 1km into space!!!
source: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30034060
source: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30034060
Re: Beagleboard before Raspberry Pi, really? (Score: 2, Insightful)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 14:39 (#2V1V)
Shows again how important a good marketing is. One can only speculate, but the BB would most likely be still widely unknown without the RasPi,
Re: Beagleboard before Raspberry Pi, really? (Score: 4, Informative)
by axsdenied@pipedot.org in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 14:39 (#2V1T)
Actually 4 BB boards + 1 revision update pre-dated Raspberry Pi:
- BeagleBoard, July 28, 2008
- BeagleBoard rev.C, May 13, 2009
- BeagleBoard-xM, September 14, 2010
- BeagleBone, October 31, 2011
- BeagleBone Black, April 23, 2013
FYI (I got confused) (Score: 1)
by seriously@pipedot.org in Microsoft vulnerability allows remote code execution via a malformed SSL packet on 2014-11-13 14:36 (#2V1R)
For the record, this is about CVE-2014-6321 (aka MS14-066) , which is different from CVE-2014-6332 (aka MS14-064), both released last Patch Tuesday
I say this simply to avoid confusion, it seems that so far the news focused on CVE-2014-6332 (national news only talked about that one over here, especially the "19-year old bug" part) whereas CVE-2014-6321 went quite unnoticed.
http://m.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/12/driveby_unicorn_0day_beats_emet_affects_all_windows_versions
I say this simply to avoid confusion, it seems that so far the news focused on CVE-2014-6332 (national news only talked about that one over here, especially the "19-year old bug" part) whereas CVE-2014-6321 went quite unnoticed.
http://m.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/12/driveby_unicorn_0day_beats_emet_affects_all_windows_versions
Re: Beagleboard before Raspberry Pi, really? (Score: 3, Informative)
by axsdenied@pipedot.org in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 14:35 (#2V1S)
I was surprised as well.
According to Wikipedia the release date of the original Beagleboard was July 28 2008. Raspberry Pi was released in February 2012.
RasPi came almost four years later!!!
I think that lots of people (including me) didn't hear about the BB until after the release of the RasPi. Hence the wrong assumption.
According to Wikipedia the release date of the original Beagleboard was July 28 2008. Raspberry Pi was released in February 2012.
RasPi came almost four years later!!!
I think that lots of people (including me) didn't hear about the BB until after the release of the RasPi. Hence the wrong assumption.
Re: Interesting (Score: 1)
by axsdenied@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 14:28 (#2V1Q)
Unfortunately Kardashian's butt is a much better headline than landing on a comet.
They should have said that the comet/asteroid was on the collision course with Earth and that Bruce Willis was on the lander to blow it up :-)
They should have said that the comet/asteroid was on the collision course with Earth and that Bruce Willis was on the lander to blow it up :-)
Re: I love this place (Score: 2)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-13 13:40 (#2V1P)
Watch Pakman's interview with Brianna, when he ask her how she knows the harassment was from GamerGate she accuses him of running a hit piece. Members of GamerGate even tracked down one of Anita's harassers, Brazilian Game journalist who admitted to it, and she's done nothing except cover it up. She issued a DMCA take down of a YouTube video of the Gamer that recording the chat session. We had a mass report campaign to the FBI, but my understanding is they can't/won't do anything unless Anita reports it.Jeez, what a pissing match!
Beagleboard before Raspberry Pi, really? (Score: 1)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in New BeagleBoard-X15 announced on 2014-11-13 13:36 (#2V1N)
Does anyone have any insight into whether the BB really predates the RaspberryPi? That was a surprise to me.
Fastmail (Score: 2, Interesting)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in ISPs caught stripping STARTTLS from email on 2014-11-13 13:35 (#2V1M)
Interesting. I use Fastmail (fastmail.com, was fastmail.fm before last month) and they not only insist on SSL connection for IMAP but refuse to use StartTLS, and now I understand why. I didn't before. Too bad we're learning everything the hard way!
It pisses me off - you can no longer trust your machine, can't trust your connection, can't trust your ISP, and can definitely not trust your government. Now what? I'm off to buy a typewriter and kickstart a FIDOnet replacement via a RaspbPi node I can run from an underground bunker. We're going from bad to worse here.
It pisses me off - you can no longer trust your machine, can't trust your connection, can't trust your ISP, and can definitely not trust your government. Now what? I'm off to buy a typewriter and kickstart a FIDOnet replacement via a RaspbPi node I can run from an underground bunker. We're going from bad to worse here.
Conspiracy theorists (Score: 2, Funny)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 13:27 (#2V1K)
Given that some conspiracy theorists insist to this day the moon landing never happened and was instead staged in a California laboratory, I think I'll get a headstart on this one and start insisting the entire voyage is a fiction, that there is no lander, no comet, and the whole thing is just a hoax by German scientists cooked up to conceal their secret underground Nazi laboratory where they have brought Hitler back to life ... help me out here, a good conspiracy theory has to be better than this, although I think a Nazi reference is fairly obligatory to these nutcases.
Oh, I've got it - it's a fake mission created because behind the real comet is actually a space ship full of aliens who are going to obliterate the earth, saving only those who prepared for the voyage by wearing white Nike sneakers and carrying a picture of Kim Kardashian in their left pocket ... help me out here, |.ers.
Oh, I've got it - it's a fake mission created because behind the real comet is actually a space ship full of aliens who are going to obliterate the earth, saving only those who prepared for the voyage by wearing white Nike sneakers and carrying a picture of Kim Kardashian in their left pocket ... help me out here, |.ers.
Re: Interesting (Score: 1)
by zafiro17@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 13:23 (#2V1J)
Given the lag in radio communications, I think that means that at the time the scientists were hugging and giving high-fives, Philae was actually airborn again - kind of neat to think about. Seems the comet has a very weak gravitational field and it's a non-negligible risk Philae could just drift off the surface again.
This is the coolest thing ever, and I'm stunned how little coverage it's getting in mainstream American media. This is for me like the moon landing for our generation.
This is the coolest thing ever, and I'm stunned how little coverage it's getting in mainstream American media. This is for me like the moon landing for our generation.
Re: Pictures (Score: 1)
by engblom@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 13:16 (#2V1F)
Interesting (Score: 1)
by axsdenied@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 12:55 (#2V1E)
UPDATE: A magnetic sensor aboard Philae apparently recorded three separate landings, one each at 15:33, 17:26, and 17:33 UTC. That suggests the first bounce was nearly two hours long.
Re: Pictures (Score: 1)
by axsdenied@pipedot.org in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 12:53 (#2V1D)
Not yet.
The first images from the surface are being downlinked to Earth and should be available within a few hours of touchdown.
Pictures (Score: 0)
by Anonymous Coward in Philae lander: touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 2014-11-13 11:25 (#2V1C)
Have they published any pictures from the surface of the comet? I haven't been able to find any. The closest I've come to are photos during the lower stages of the descent.
Waste of time (Score: 1)
by maxim@pipedot.org in Halloween Friday Distro: Ubuntu Satanic Edition on 2014-11-13 08:50 (#2V1B)
Just pick any disto that uses systemd and gnome3. This is satanic enough.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 2, Informative)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-13 01:29 (#2V1A)
The Amazing Atheist, Thunderf00t, MundaneMatt, InternetAristocrat, The Justicar, American Enterprise Institute, Sargon of Akkad,
Re: Editor note! (Score: 1)
by vanderhoth@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-13 01:03 (#2V19)
I have to ask, who?
If you don't mind. I've been eating this stuff up. I find it a lot of fun ^_^
If you don't mind. I've been eating this stuff up. I find it a lot of fun ^_^
Re: Editor note! (Score: 2, Insightful)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-13 00:09 (#2V18)
No fecesbook either. ;-)
But I think I am quite well informed. More than enough very good blogger on YouTube.
But I think I am quite well informed. More than enough very good blogger on YouTube.
Re: Yes but... (Score: 1, Informative)
by Anonymous Coward in ISPs caught stripping STARTTLS from email on 2014-11-13 00:08 (#2V17)
And even if there is... is it valid?Not legally, not in the UK:
New s. 296ZG of the 1988 Act created new rights in respect of electronic rights management information metadata. The right is infringed by:What does the DMCA have to say about such matters?
the person who knowingly removes electronic copyright management information which is associated with a copy of a copyright work, or appears in connection with the communication to the public of a copyright work;
the person who knowingly distributes or communicates to the public copies of a work from which electronic rights management information has been removed.
Re: Editor note! (Score: 1)
by tanuki64@pipedot.org in GamerGate, two months on: a story of change in the industry on 2014-11-13 00:04 (#2V16)
Ok, this is easy. I interpreted this 'collect data' as in 'collect data and identify the poster', which would be a tremendous feat.
I always wondered if one can sue twitter or other internet services if they delete some insults, but not others. If they delete nothing, one can say they just provide the platform. If they delete all insults, they are a neutral party. But if they delete some insults and harassment tweets and let other stand, one can argue, that they agree with the latter and adopt them as their own. So they should be treated as if the insults or harassments come from twitter (or other services) itself.
I always wondered if one can sue twitter or other internet services if they delete some insults, but not others. If they delete nothing, one can say they just provide the platform. If they delete all insults, they are a neutral party. But if they delete some insults and harassment tweets and let other stand, one can argue, that they agree with the latter and adopt them as their own. So they should be treated as if the insults or harassments come from twitter (or other services) itself.