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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:

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.

What does the DMCA have to say about such matters?

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.

A lot of information is also available on 8Chan and r/KotakuInAction (subreddit). There are also facebook groups.

Lots of good info at
Http://gamergatefacts.com
Http://gamergate.me

If you want to look at some of the other cases of collusions collected or donate to one of the charities. Toys-for-tots is the one currently being pushed.

As it turns out it was my interruption of a quote in the article I linked.

"At the end of the pilot test period, WAM will analyze the data collected and use it to work with Twitter to better understand how gendered harassment functions on their platform, and to improve their responses to it."

This is a huge problem for us. No one will talk about the positive effect this issue has had. All the media wants to talk about is the harassment *a few* people are getting.

On top of that, there isn't any more evidence that the harassment is actually coming from member(s) of GamerGate than there is it's MRA or just some random joe. The only thing linking harassment to GamerGate are the women saying it is (Anita, Zoe, and Brianna) and the media agreeing with them. The same media GamerGate found to be corrupt and colluding via the GameJournoPro email list.

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. This was another video someone posted http://youtu.be/B-MufQdCqfQ

This explains much. The anti side might be very loud, but I have yet to see signs of a particular competence in coding. Nevertheless, I never had a twitter account and it does not look like I will ever have one.

It basically just gives WAM first crack at "harassment" cases. Volunteers working with WAM can then make it a priority case for twitter to deal with. I assume at the expense of any other issues reported to twitter.

So far though it's been effective in having non-harassing accounts like @nero and @RogueStarGamez temporarily suspended while twitter did a proper investigation.

There was a tweet circulating with the names of people the "anti" side wanted banned. @nero, @RogueStarGamez, @Sargon_of_Akkad, @Int_Aristocrat are a few I remember out of six or seven

My phone is an HTC One V.

Looks like it's just a simple web form:https://womenactionmedia.wufoo.com/forms/wam-twitter-harassment-reporting-tool/ Not sure why someone would not just use twitter's own mechanisms instead of some third party though.

You need to see what some codemonkeys churn out to understand that ordering

Oh har har. Here I was expecting a round of "Movie ticket prices! because an extra dimension is worth 20% more!" or perhaps "You should ask for a 50% discount then Mr one eye"

I only come here to read the articles. :-)

Treating Internet providers as a utility like the electric company and the water company seems enviable inevitable.

Edit: I'm going to blame auto-correct and my tiny phone screen for that typo and not on my hastiness or crappy spelling.

This would be great. I once thought of writing a tool, which spiders a forum and does statistical analysis on texts. My idea was that this could help to detect double accounts and sock puppets. But... this is a bit beyond my usual work and this for me tremendous effort would be by far not rewarding enough, so I dropped this idea.

Any idea how this tool collects the data?

I'm not really sure off the top of my head. I read it in a different article a few days ago. I'll see if I can track it down and get back to you.

but it's also being used to collect data on "offenders".

This part is interesting. Any idea how this tool collects the data?

One thing I would have liked is if you had of left my disclosure in there. I am a supporter and don't want to give the impression that I'm trying to hide that in anyway. Otherwise I think the updates are fine.

I'm a little shady on the WAM tool, it seems it's not only being abused, but it's also being used to collect data on "offenders". The problem being what some people consider harassment is really broad. I don't like the idea of a radical political organization (of any kind) collecting data on me, especially if the intention is to use it to label me has a harasser for just disagreeing politely with someone.

I'm just pleased you posted it at all ^_^

I think it's an important issue. I know GamerGate has a bad image at the moment, but honestly the people I'm follow are really great. We're all working really hard to try and get this mess cleared up, but it really seems the Gaming Media is just the tip of the ice burg. I really wasn't aware of how little research all media does until this cropped up.

Hopefully not to many supporters/opposition jump in on this and turn it in to a giant flame war ^_^

Really, this story more than any in a while has really depressed me. Sometimes you can just live in the delusion that everyone is cool, but they are not. So Change is required, which pisses people off and brings out the worst in them.

But still really important to know, I think. Thanks.

700 microsatellites sounds scary. Even now space junk is dangerous for manned space flight. And if other countries start to deploy their satellite cloud...

And even if there is... is it valid? I don't know much about US laws, but e.g. in Germany there is a high probability that such an unexpected condition would be invalid. High probability =In court and on the high seas, a man's fate lies in god's hands.

Is there a condition in the T&C's giving these ISPs permission to intercept and modify users network traffic?

How is that trolling?

on my beloved N9 with native root access. I really enjoy having a busybox with ssh in my pocket ;)

We don't feed trolls here, so it looks like you're going hungry here..

What a surprise, GamerGate supporter is incoherent.

Indirectly linked from the Gizmodo article was Elon Musk's confirmation via his twitter account:

SpaceX is still in the early stages of developing advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations. Announcement in 2 to 3 months.

Slashdot's been posting these click-baity stories on this issue for a while now. It's great to see a thorough look at the impacts of this movement.

It's really unfortunate to see David Parkman getting flak for staying neutral on this issue. He's doing his job, foks...

I'm not sure what you mean by "enviable" in this context, but having broadband providers treated like utilities sounds awful! How often do protected monopolies result in innovation, lower prices, or good customer service?Please see http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/10/swiss_neutrality_code/ for a good article making some interesting points.

On what device?

How is it the story whether or not Obama has made a bold political move? I thought the story was about how the President's adding his voice to the debate might affect the FCC's decision on Net Neutrality.

Now, the whole Net Neutrality debate is certainly political in nature. However, you said you hate politics, and yet you made a political story with technical elements even MORE political. I don't get it. I would have thought someone who hated politics would have made edits in the direction of making it LESS political and more technical.

This story is impressive for the range of info. Thanks!

Because that's the story.

If you hate politics, why would you add a politically-charged statement to the article?

I used to think imessage was a neat program, because it seemed to work so effortlessly. In an age where you paid top dollar for a limited number of SMSes per month, being able to imessage your friends all day, every day, was a huge draw to iphones for the teenage set.

In light of this though, I retract my enthusiasm. Seems they forgot to design for something pretty big and important, and that is by software standards, a pretty public and pretty obvious blunder.

Good point. That sentence was my addition to the submitted article, and my point was that it's hard to have hope when Congress is now in the hands of the Republicans, whose sole purpose on earth is to defeat anything Obama proposes. But maybe you're right, and I hope you are! [I also hope this story remains about tech, and steers clears of politics. I hate politics.]

Vanderhoth - Hope my edits made this story more understandable without distorting anything! I spent a lot of time trying to get it into shape. It's an interesting story - thanks for all the time you put into it.

Really? As non-American I follow American internal politics only superficially, so I might miss something, but does he still has something to lose? IMHO one can only be bold, if there is something to lose.

I thought about publishing the same story a couple days ago, but found it too much smoke and mirrors, with no actual news.

Elon Musk certainly didn't "announce" it... He's not even really involved at all: This is just a sad attempt from WorldVu to drum-up investors for their existing old crazy business-plan:

"the venture is in its formative stages, and Mr. Musk's participation isn't certain."

And it's a decidedly poor investment at that... Companies that have attempted similar business models tend to go bankrupt. See: Iridium. It's a hard business having to pay to launch hundreds of satellites, while not being able to sell to customers until completed, and most everyone with significant money to spend have other, better, local options (wired or cellular).

I'd like to see it go up, personally... Shortwave broadcasting is in steep decline and the internet isn't currently an option in remote areas of the world that are far off-the-grid. And text or audio services require only a very slow trickle of data, equivalent to dial-up or even 2G cell service speeds. The astronomical costs for current satellite internet is not viable for the impoverished people that WorldVu & O3b's model is meant to serve.

Rural areas of the US could seriously use something faster and cheaper than HugesNet. Even some urban areas have only one high-speed internet service provider available, and that may be with old & slow DSL at high prices. The large number of medium-orbit satellites with modern technology offers the potential for high speeds. But that requires getting prices below competing cellular offerings (eg. $30/month for 5GB+ data), and THAT price-point will probably require the first round of investors to go bankrupt, as it might never be viable to repay the initial cost plus interest with the small number of customers they can sign-up.

And THEN they'll still need government subsidies from around the world, on an ongoing basis, to make it economical for their stated target market. I think it's a more viable option than the solar-powered drones or balloons that Google and Facebook are toying with, but they'll need the cash reserves of those two huge companies to make it workable.

But I did my fare share of trolling on /. today. Generally necessary to report something like that. Only thing I would change: I just would leave out the very last sentence.

On my phone I switch ROMs quite often but for the moment i am on Android 4.2.2. I expect my Nexus 7 will get Android 5.0 soon.

Anything for a buck, especially off the hard work and sweat of others. Very sad.

Give it a try? Walk into a phone store and have a play with a demo model then let us know how you go. We will be here. Watching, warning against surprise attacks by alien galaxies beyond space. Always without the slant, acting as one. Dedicated! Inseparable! Invincible!

I upgraded my Nokia C6 with a Nokia 630 about a month a go. And going from S60 (also not on the list) to WP8 was a big improvement. I have no experience with iOS or Android, so I can't compare.

I had devised a ray gun with an intergrated can of silly string. I had blue, green, and red ammo for the contraption, but alas, I ran out of time during the construction. Garden hose sprayer was my last minute, but much simpler, plan B.

Raspberry Pi Model A+ out now. 20% cheaper, 24% shorter and 42% thinner!
You can buy a Raspberry Pi Model A+ right now. It costs around $20/£15, it's just 56mm long, 12mm thick and uses up to 45% less power than a Model B+"¦
Model A+ Specs:
Dimensions: 65x56x12mm
Memory: 256MB RAM
Expansion: Micro SD slot,
1x USB, 40x GPIO
Networking: None
Price: ~$20/£15
Weight:

The freshly updated version of the Model A does much more than simply bring it in line with the Raspberry Pi Model B+ released in the summer.
The Raspberry Pi Model A+ is the same dimensions as a HAT (Hardware Attached on Top) add-on board, the same price as two cinema tickets and can run at nearly half the power consumption as the Model B+.

Since it uses the same improved power chain as the Model B+, the Model A+ consumes much less power than any other Raspberry Pi. According to its designer, James Adams, running the same 'hello_teapot' demo with a USB keyboard and a HDMI monitor connected the Model B+ consumes 370mA, while the A+ consumes just 200mA - 45% less power under the same conditions.

I'll kind of miss projectors destroying film. I was in a couple movies where that happened. Usually we were given free tickets as compensation.

The best/scariest though was in high school history. We were watching a film on concentration camps, when the projector screwed up and the beam of light projected on a single frame for an extended period of time was so intense that it burned a whole through the film, starting a fire. Its like the horrible images of what man did to his fellow man were so evil that they burst into flames. And of course, we thought it was a special effect in the film. So we sat there for a while before it was apparent that the projector was in full blaze and the room was full of smoke.

You are correct on film, I've melted film (on purpose) by stopping the projector without closing the protective damper. My projectors were 3KW output Xenon Arc bulbs, hot enough that the film gate had to be water cooled. The shutter was a spinning disk that was spun such that each frame was illuminated twice (48 Hz), I forget if that was to limit power output and melting film or if that was to help "smooth" the on screen image. For IMAX film projectors they'll use a 15 KW bulb that is watercooled.

A five second google search shows Christie makes digital projectors with KW+ Xenon bulbs, so presumably they could also throw a mechanical shutter in there and replicate film blanking periods. I'm not sure if they actually do that though.

In any case, in front of a 3KW bulb film melts pretty quick, less than a second for irreversible damage, and maybe 2 or 3 seconds until it's literally melted away.