Comment Re:Because mathematics runs on proof, not faith. (Score 2, Funny) 201
Ah yes, the pi rounding thing. An ongoing joke here is that biologists use pi = 3 and pi^2 = 10. I've been meaning to ask them, what is pi^3 then?
Comment Re:Can anybody see ... (Score 1) 358
Not really. Brein so far has just threatened random bittorrent sites, and whenever there was an admin not willing to go to court the admin would take the site down and brein noted that down as a victory for them. It would actually be quite stupid for them to attack the Pirate Bay in the Netherlands, because they would go to court, and when that happens brein has zero experience unlike the RIAA.
Comment Re:The opposite of what the EULA was invented for. (Score 1) 116
There is never a EULA on a virus or trojan.
Now there's an idea.
RIAA Hearing Next Week Will Be Televised 291
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "One commentator labels it 'another fly in the RIAA's ointment.' In SONY BMG Music v. Tenenbaum, the Boston, Massachusetts, RIAA case in which the defendant is represented by Harvard law professor Charles Nesson and a group of his students, the Judge has ruled that the hearing scheduled for January 22nd will be televised over the Internet. The hearing will relate to Mr. Tenenbaum's counterclaims against the record companies and against the RIAA. In her 11-page opinion (PDF), District Judge Nancy Gertner labeled as 'curious' the record companies' opposition to televising the proceedings, since their professed reason for bringing the cases is deterrence, 'a strategy [which] effectively relies on the publicity arising from this litigation'."
Comment Re:Document Mirror (Score 1) 315
There's unlimited, and there's Slashdotted. It is obvious which one is larger. At the time of writing that host wasn't down yet, but I wish your webhost best of luck.
ACLU Creates Map of US "Constitution-Free Zone" 979
trackpick points out a recent ACLU initiative to publicize a recent expansion of authority claimed by the Border Patrol to stop and search individuals up to 100 miles from any US border. They have created a map of what they call the US Constitution-Free Zone. "Using data provided by the US Census Bureau, the ACLU has determined that nearly 2/3 of the entire US population (197.4 million people) live within 100 miles of the US land and coastal borders. The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone. This is not just about the border: This 'Constitution-Free Zone' includes most of the nation's largest metropolitan areas.'"
Comment Re:Linux is great, but... (Score 1) 252
I should've been more specific, true. In my opinion it's not the public who have to learn how the system works, it's those who design and defend it against the baddies that need to know the details first and foremost.
You also can't ever prove a paper election was done correctly, unless you count all the votes personally and then make sure you didn't make mistakes while counting either, if you insist on extreme examples.
You also can't ever prove a paper election was done correctly, unless you count all the votes personally and then make sure you didn't make mistakes while counting either, if you insist on extreme examples.
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Thus mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true. -- Bertrand Russell
