Many people have apps to remove digital litter cluttering their computers. The default settings on many of these apps is to clean up the registry, delete temp files, clean the temp folder, clean the recycle bin, and similar activities. Some can securely delete files on demand. However the existence of such an app does not mean it was ever used to do this.
Duffy is trying to BS Judge Chen and Judge Chen smells the turd pile.
Science relies on the falsification and testing of hypotheses based on observations. The Higgs Boson existence is a prediction of one model of subatomic particles. If it is proven to exist or if the model is invalidated by new observations then a new or heavily revised model must be developed. The problem with economics is that "testing" economic "theories" involves potentially destroying national (at a minimum) economies and attendant social costs.
Economists fool themselves by the fact they have unverified mathematical models which look impressive but are "garbage-in, garbage-out".
History indicates that no country can not continue indefinitely to have spending deficits without severe economic consequences occurring. The exact policy decisions and circumstances will determine the precise consequences. The problem is determining how and when these consequences will occur. I am not making a true scientific argument but one based on seeing similar patterns occur throughout history and noting the eventual results.
If the dismal science were a true science it would predict the consequences of policies with a high degree of mathematical precision.
XEROX did successfully market their own GUI ideas. They languished around for several years (~10) until Apple commercialized them at for a fee. One should wonder how many great ideas are languishing in some corporate lab because the PHB (aka mismanagment) does not and refuses to understand the ideas and thinks the ideas are stupid.
He allowed others and potentially himself to make more money because there was a free standard to use. What is often forgotten with IP issues is that are often more ways to make money from the idea other than selling patent rights. If the underlying standard or technology is it lowers costs to enter the market for derivative product producers and it will be widespread leading to quick consumer acceptance. This, also, leads to a larger consumer market because the derivative devices/technology will more likely be compatible with each other. USB devices are very popular because the USB specification is a standard device interface. As consumer I can confidently buy a USB device and know it will work pending possible driver installation with my computer.
Actually the bans work both ways. Sometimes the US is slow to approve some ingredient or drug that has been approved in Europe. Thalidomide was banned in the US while being approved in many countries.
Regulatory approvals and bans follow statutory procedures and are (allegedly) based on scientific evidence. One confusing problem is most people do not understand that "dose makes the poison" or almost all substances can be poisonous under certain circumstances. Substances normally consider poisons generally are toxic at very small amounts - teaspoon of arsenic or thallium is toxic to an adult many times over but the same amount of sugar is not.
The real question is not "Is it toxic?" but "How much is needed to kill someone?". Related is how much is in food products if one eats a reasonable amount.
Part of the problem is many cops are not trained in how to effectively search the Internet or Facebook. Coupled with a failure to realize how much data the typical person will accidentally provide on Facebook or Twitter openly (no warrant needed) you have very poor usage of potential tools.
True most crimes are solved by a combination of tips and criminal stupidity (like leaving you DNA on a bottle at the crime scene and then trying to claim you were never there).
If the DOInJ can sue/charge a non-US company with no physical presence in the US for violating US laws then the reverse could also be true. Shyster is as shyster does.
One suits against the website, if I remember correctly Prenda wanted all the visiting IP addresses. My guess is the visitors probably mostly US (likely all 50 states) and would include a few international visitors.
I would add that copyrights and patents be used for their Constitutional purpose which to promote the advancement of "arts and sciences". This implies there are whole categories of works that should not be eligible for copyright or patent protection.
The length of a copyright is definitely excessive. With a few exceptions most works (software, music, movies, books, etc) make almost all their money in the first few years after release. My guess is 95%+ of all sales occur within 5 years after release so a copyright of 15 years non-renewable would not affect the incomes or profits for the vast majority.
My question in this debate is define pornography. I have my ideas of what is objectionable and what is not. But what is their definition and are even close?
The idea of "I know it when I see it" is extremely subjective and very imprecise. Thus many items could be called pornography because it offends someone.
I can see that you can not comment on company financial information until it is released to the public. But once it is released one must assume that it is public knowledge.
The problem is the brain-dead idiots at the SEC do not realize that once information is published comments public comments should be expected.
Agreed. Many tyrannical states have relied upon overly complex laws and regulations that can be used to ensnare anyone the government deems dangerous. One US defence attorney wrote about this stating that average, law-abiding US citizen commits about 3 felonies everyday because of the convoluted nature of US laws and regulations. The only saving grace for most is they are too unimportant to prosecute - no headlines possible.
Anger, frustration, and impoverishment is the historical precursor to rebellions. If the elites continue on the same path in the Western countries the situation will explode rather suddenly and I am afraid very violently. I could cite numerous rebellions and civil wars in the last 200 or so years that followed the path we are seeing unfold. What can not seen is timing, will be the immediate cause, and where it occur first.
My take on the "cloud" and "software as service" is both are primarily ways to fleece me monthly rather than sell me something. Most of us have copies of software on some disk that can be installed at any time.
Another issue with the cloud is when the vendor goes out of business or one fails to pay the rent.
And do not forget Megaupload when it was shut down how many innocent users lost immediate access to their data?
The puzzler to me how anyone would know what was in the package without opening it. Yes, illegal shipments are made every day but the courier does not know what is inside a sealed package unless the contents break or someone tells them.
A related issue is whether any of the shipments met the requirements for hazardous material labeling and were not labeled correctly. This is solely the responsibility of the shipper.
I think the proposed changes indirectly address the Schwartz case. Having a narrower legal framework of what is illegal under the statute means by default other actions are not criminal under this statute. So if under the propose revisions what Aaron did is not criminal then the problem disappears.
These revisions are a reaction to the sloppy current law and is an attempt to narrow the focus of the law to what it probably really was intended to do.
They are two different scenarios actually. One requires an internet connection while the other damage caused by defective product. The CFAA and related laws deal with online situations, very poorly. The second scenario is covered by existing laws (mostly), both criminal and civil. In the Sony rootkit fiasco Sony could have faced numerous civil suits for malicious damage to property with the possibility that some criminal activity would be uncovered - I do not remember the details.
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CCleaner and Similar App Capabilities
Duffy is trying to BS Judge Chen and Judge Chen smells the turd pile.
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Economics is not science
Economists fool themselves by the fact they have unverified mathematical models which look impressive but are "garbage-in, garbage-out".
History indicates that no country can not continue indefinitely to have spending deficits without severe economic consequences occurring. The exact policy decisions and circumstances will determine the precise consequences. The problem is determining how and when these consequences will occur. I am not making a true scientific argument but one based on seeing similar patterns occur throughout history and noting the eventual results.
If the dismal science were a true science it would predict the consequences of policies with a high degree of mathematical precision.
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Languishing Ideas
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MDID standard
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Bans
Regulatory approvals and bans follow statutory procedures and are (allegedly) based on scientific evidence. One confusing problem is most people do not understand that "dose makes the poison" or almost all substances can be poisonous under certain circumstances. Substances normally consider poisons generally are toxic at very small amounts - teaspoon of arsenic or thallium is toxic to an adult many times over but the same amount of sugar is not.
The real question is not "Is it toxic?" but "How much is needed to kill someone?". Related is how much is in food products if one eats a reasonable amount.
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Dim flatfoots
True most crimes are solved by a combination of tips and criminal stupidity (like leaving you DNA on a bottle at the crime scene and then trying to claim you were never there).
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Re: Re: @#$##@ lawmakers
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DOJ idiocy
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The length of a copyright is definitely excessive. With a few exceptions most works (software, music, movies, books, etc) make almost all their money in the first few years after release. My guess is 95%+ of all sales occur within 5 years after release so a copyright of 15 years non-renewable would not affect the incomes or profits for the vast majority.
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Define Porn
The idea of "I know it when I see it" is extremely subjective and very imprecise. Thus many items could be called pornography because it offends someone.
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PICNIC
The problem is the brain-dead idiots at the SEC do not realize that once information is published comments public comments should be expected.
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Re: Re: Ignorance of the law
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Cloud = Fraudulent Marketing
Another issue with the cloud is when the vendor goes out of business or one fails to pay the rent.
And do not forget Megaupload when it was shut down how many innocent users lost immediate access to their data?
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How does on know?
A related issue is whether any of the shipments met the requirements for hazardous material labeling and were not labeled correctly. This is solely the responsibility of the shipper.
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Re: A problem of scale.
These revisions are a reaction to the sloppy current law and is an attempt to narrow the focus of the law to what it probably really was intended to do.
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