Comment Re:Remember the old addage (Score 1) 488
I thought Hotel California had a patent on this functionality
Comment Ooops, Slashdoted already (Score 1) 100
Damn, coldn't read the original
Submission + - Is Panama about to pass the Worst Copyright Law in History in the world? (infojustice.org)
Pepebuho writes: Enjoy Hadopi? Panama is about to one-up them with a new Copyright Law. According to this Law, (Law bill 510 http://www.asamblea.gob.pa/apps/seg_legis/PDF_SEG/PDF_SEG_2010/PDF_SEG_2012/PROYECTO/2012_P_510.pdf) The Law gives new powers to the DGDA (Dirección Geneal de Derechos de Autor, an administrative office) to fine you up to $100k regardless of any other criminal/civil action against you (Article 157). Second, You are assumed Guilty unless you can demonstrate your innocence (Art. 157) Also, the "guilty" party has to pay a publication in the media to tell everyone about what a rotten pirate they are. (Reminds me of the tale about the Chinese charging the family of the deceased for the bullets of the firing squad)
Worse, the proceedings of the fine does not go to the injured Authors, it goes to the DGDA and its employees (Art. 153). But we know it won't be abused, right?
Worse, the proceedings of the fine does not go to the injured Authors, it goes to the DGDA and its employees (Art. 153). But we know it won't be abused, right?
Comment Blocking these ads (Score 0) 646
How can I block and take out of my system those Ads?
Comment Re:Probably (Score 1) 761
It may very well happen that sometime along your life, your "crime" may become legal. With Death Penalty, you are fucked up. With Life without Parole, you may get a chance and eventually get free. Ask Nelson Mandela about it.
Comment Re:Why not a vacuum (Score 4, Interesting) 356
Well, this means that NOW I can submerge reliably the whole PC into Mineral Oil without fear of oil getting into the only moving part, the hard drive. Can't wait to try this out!
Comment Go Panama young one! (Score 1) 999
Go to Panama.
Strongest growing country in the middle of America with easy connections around the world and an American standard of living with a third world country cost of living. Your money will go very far there without the paranoia you will find in other countries.
Our only curse is the politicians....
Comment Re:Is that even possible? (Score 2) 153
Unless everyone forgets: http://crysp.uwaterloo.ca/courses/cs458/F08-lectures/local/www.acm.org/classics/sep95/
Reflections on Trusting Trust by Ken Thompson
Comment Re:Here we go! (Score 4, Interesting) 303
I want to see the Silmarillion but in Series format (like Game of Thrones or similar). It is long enough for at lest 4 or 5 seasons of 8-10 episodes each. I would really look forward to watch that!
Comment Re:Not really surprising. (Score 0) 473
Ditto Civ V. I have them all but the last one because of DRM. I refuse to purchase a DRMd game, specially any with calls back to the mothership
JP
Submission + - How will the Olympic flame be kindled?
Pepebuho writes: A. Bow and Arrow
B. A Hobbit will climb up
C. Magic wand
D. Pirate Cannon shot
E. Obus + Bengala+ OMG!
F. Cowboy Neal's fire-throwing dragon
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B. A Hobbit will climb up
C. Magic wand
D. Pirate Cannon shot
E. Obus + Bengala+ OMG!
F. Cowboy Neal's fire-throwing dragon
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Submission + - Microsoft Office 2013 not compatible with Windows XP, Vista (paritynews.com) 2
hypnosec writes: The newly unveiled productivity suite from Microsoft, Office 2013, won’t be running on older operating systems like Windows XP and Vista it has been revealed. Office 2013 is said to be only compatible with PCs, laptops or tablets that are running on the latest version of Windows i.e. either Windows 7 or not yet released Windows 8. According to a systems requirements page for Microsoft for Office 2013 customer preview, the Office 2010 successor is only compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012. This was confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson. Further the minimum requirements states that systems need to be equipped with at least a 1 GHz processor and should have 1 GB of RAM for 32-bit systems or 2 GB for 64-bit hardware. The minimum storage space that should be available is 3 GB along with a DirectX 10-compatible graphics card for users wanting hardware acceleration.
Submission + - Sale of IPv4 Addresses Hindering IPv6 adoption (datacenterknowledge.com)
hal9000(jr) writes: While IPv6 day was a successful marketing campaign, is anyone really moving to IPv6? On World Launch Day, Arbor Networks noted a peak of only .2% of ipv6 network traffic. It appears that IPv4 addresses are still valuable and are driving hosting acquistions. Windows 8 will actually prefer IPv6 over IPv4. If you want IPv6, here's what to do about it.
Submission + - Is Yahoo email having trouble?
Pepebuho writes: Scripts are not working with Yahoo
The mail app scripts are not working from Firefox.
-That is I cannot see more than the intital emails on the inbox.
-If I want to select all messages, I cannot click on the box on the headings line
-I cannot interact with a selected message (reply, forward, spam, etc.) those buttons are dead.
etc.etc.
If you go to the help screen, the scripts ot the Form for asking for help are not working for any browser. I tried Explorer, firefox, Chrome and nothing, they are all dead.
Is it happening to someone else?
I already cleaned the cache, disabled all plugins etc. and the result is the same. Did mozilla pass an update (now that updates are silent) that broke things up? My Firefox says 13.0.1
The mail app scripts are not working from Firefox.
-That is I cannot see more than the intital emails on the inbox.
-If I want to select all messages, I cannot click on the box on the headings line
-I cannot interact with a selected message (reply, forward, spam, etc.) those buttons are dead.
etc.etc.
If you go to the help screen, the scripts ot the Form for asking for help are not working for any browser. I tried Explorer, firefox, Chrome and nothing, they are all dead.
Is it happening to someone else?
I already cleaned the cache, disabled all plugins etc. and the result is the same. Did mozilla pass an update (now that updates are silent) that broke things up? My Firefox says 13.0.1
Comment Re:Mixed feelings ... (Score 1) 312
Are you naive?
Regarding your second argument, "need for evidence", It is collected AFTER a crime has been convicted AND someone is a SUSPECT. It has never been our western tradition to go and treat the innocent like guilty. That is why you have forensic sciences and such to gather evidence, and believe me, there is nothing as resilient as a disk drive. You would have to melt down your drive for someone not to be able to read it. That's why police are making their job HARDER, not easier with such laws. Now it will be more prevalent the use of encrypted drives and VPNs out of the country, raising the bar for snooping around.
The argument that it is necessary to MONITOR 24/7 in order to enforce the laws is patently false and absurd.
