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Comment: Re:Violates human rights? (Score 3, Insightful) 188

by smartr (#38752528) Attached to: Sir Tim Berners-Lee Speaks Out On SOPA
So if we shut down television, radio, and all digital networks - we haven't violated free speech, because people can still speak. If we ban printing presses, we haven't violated free speech because people can still speak. If we ban all writing and recordings, because recorded information allows piracy, we haven't violated free speech because people can still speak. If we ban words and ideas, we haven't violated free speech, because people can still speak. If we ban speech entirely, we haven't violated free speech, because we can still use grunts and gestures. We don't need to be more advanced than dolphins, that's why we should only use grunts and gestures.

Comment: Re:It's not lying (Score 2) 359

by smartr (#38384016) Attached to: Oracle Sued For 'Extortion, Lies' By Montclair State University

they documented ALL interaction with Oracle

With a bigger multimillion dollar budget to have document drones documenting everything? I'm not saying Oracle is in the right here, but I believe the article said they initially made a spec with 3200 items, which apparently became a moving target. Perhaps the school should have contemplated a bit more before biting into a massive ERP cookie provided by Oracle. Caveat Emptor.

Comment: Re:Teach it to yourself. TIY? (Score 1) 185

by smartr (#37973758) Attached to: Analyzing StackOverflow Users' Programming Language Leanings
Sure stack overflow is a great place for people who teach themselves, but I think it's funny to assume stack overflow is the best place to learn a language for oneself online. It seems to me more like the languages best represented there lack sufficient documentation and other means of getting answers. Java, for example, has some nice beginner forums, sites like JavaRanch for more stack-overflow like questions, good free documentation and tutorials, various open source project forums, etc... I mean, we may as well be asking - who is best represented on expertsexchange... I think it just shows a lack of a better open community to get answers from.

Comment: Re:His is this any different from other TLDs? (Score 1) 245

I'm sure the holders of trademarks will really like having a cheap obvious porno parody site where all you have to do is change dot com to dot xxx. MyLittlePony.xxx... It's way too obvious of a thing. Basically the .xxx domain sounds like an excuse to have a massive shakedown of companies.

Comment: Re:Annnnd? (Score 1) 204

by smartr (#36924092) Attached to: Oracle Announces Java SE 7
The better question would be *Why the hell do you want to start developing something so heavyweight you would need to use these servers?" What are you going to achieve that can't be done faster with Spring, and/or Struts2 on Tomcat? Tomcat can host a ton of web apps, but it's nicer to hook a ton of them through Apache server.

Comment: Re:Still violates the 5th (Score 2) 887

by smartr (#36723586) Attached to: DOJ: We Can Force You To Decrypt That Laptop
There is no such thing as a physical lock that cannot be forced. Warrants don't force you to give a key up, they give cops permission to do whatever is necessary to search. I don't see how a warrant requires anyone to help the police do their work. Anyhow, what if you don't have a key to your unbreakable lock? Should you be compelled to reveal who does? I plea the 5th... I plea the 5th... I don't know it. I don't have it. The criminal I paid has it.

Comment: Re:Comcast isn't a monopoly everywhere (Score 1) 366

by smartr (#36075448) Attached to: Netflix CEO Hesitant To Fight Cable
A competitive market has higher anarchic potential than democracy. Democracy without limits is more tyrannical than the worst of fascist monarchies. Unlike a democracy, your dollar is much more your power than any diluted power you may receive from a vote. By voting with your dollar in a competitive market, you are influencing other people's behaviors. Certainly, non-competition and over concentration of wealth erode this liberty to tyranny, but at its very core - Democracy is no means to attain personal power but instead a means to subject the individual to the collective regional preference. I find it curious that to escape deleterious laws and cable providers your best bet would be to move.

Comment: Re:Can someone tell me how "form stealing" works? (Score 1) 202

by smartr (#36005484) Attached to: OS X Crimeware Kit Emerges
It sounds more like a CSRF, a sort of link-jack you might say. I believe the damage would be contained to the browser. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_request_forgery I suppose the whole grab part means there's an additional ability to scrub whatever the user is doing for other sites.

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