Then don't let them get on a plane in the first place. There are so many more things that could go wrong than a terrorist on board. It is statistically more likely for a plane to crash due to pilot error or something going wrong on takeoff/landing than it is for it to even be blown up by a terrorist.
I can't even recall the last time a terrorist actually blew up a plane (not attempt, but actually getting to go through with it) instead of hijacking it. And considering multiple multiple people have gotten through the TSA with guns or 4 foot long saw blades, or what have you, I simply don't see the point in the TSA. Hell, as it is, the American public has had a higher success rate than the TSA at thwarting terrorist threats.
Sure everyone would appreciate it. But that would be completely missing the goddamn point. We already know that Google wasn't snooping on us in order to gather passwords or private data, and given that the 3rd party audit seems quite thorough enough, Google releasing their code would just refocus attention on Google capturing public data, and turn away the focus from the fact that publicly broadcasted data is public.
The EFF focusing on Google's code rather than defending Google from the obvious fact that WiFi is radio broadcast is just all kinds of stupid.
I don't even get what the point of releasing the code would do, or how it would benefit Google to do so. It would only just show stuff we already know (that it collects wireless data in order to geolocate WiFi hotspots).
Don't forget that this is code that Google spent time and money developing; why the hell should Google release that for free when it'd get absolutely nothing? Honestly the EFF should be teaching people how to secure their networks, not going after companies who look at publicly broadcasted data.
Could you imagine the ACLU going after civilians recording the police on their cellphones? I'm sorry, I like the EFF and what it does, but this was probably one of the more boneheaded statements it's made.
Why would you need a specific usage to establish fair usage?
According to the fair usage clause:
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
Fair use isn't only defined by it's commercial/non-commercial usage in the world; it's also defined by whether the work it is being contained in is "fair", if you get what I'm saying.
Besides, here's an example of stock photos being covered by fair use:
Every stock photo of a city out there.
Obviously there aren't many lawsuits of stock photos that are covered by fair use, because stock photos that ARE protected by fair use aren't going to get sued in the first place, for the most part.
"I could not take an image of Mike Masnick, at a public event (say a speaking engagement with the "you may be photographed" disclaimer) and then sell that image to a company that is selling AIDS medications or for use in a pro-copyright marketing campaign."
I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do this at all. The company would probably sued for representing him as someone he's not, but that wouldn't be a copyright issue at all.
A bill nearly passed in California which would've killed the import and sales of airsoft guns (replica guns that shoot tiny plastic bbs). There are already existing laws that limit the usage of airsoft guns and ban them in public places, but the newest bill tried to ban them entirely when a dumb teenager got shot and killed when he pointed an airsoft gun at a police officer.
The ban would've killed the airsoft industry and result in the loss of countless tax revenue for the state. I swear, California lawmakers are just a bunch of idiots who do nothing but kneejerk reaction at everything.
I don't know about Google+. It seems kind of desperate on the part of Google. We've seen it's past attempts at social networking fail, and Google just never seemed like a place where you'd "want to hang out". Facebook, for all its evilness, still at least has a "cool hangout" vibe too it.
Google (or at least its front page) has become increasingly irrelevant as a place to stay. If I had to categorize it, it would be like an office. You go to it to get what you need done. You leave as soon as you're finished.
Google has a ways to go before it can even convince me to look at its demo.
As far as the evidence tells us, this was a public meeting, where anyone could enter (see the fact that two reporters were even allowed into the meeting).
New York is also a one party consent state, which means that, as far as I can tell, anyone is free to record the hell they want, barring some contractual rules or other stuff.
Yes, pretty much. With pirated games, you have the ability to just delete your save file (or move it to a different location), so in this case, piracy means adding functionality to a crippled game.
Um, wouldn't that be perfectly acceptable because Google IS showing a ads to a competing advertising business? Rather than unfairly squashing them and showing Google.Advertising instead?
In essence, it's a crowdsourced radio station for basically every interest out there. And the marketing weight of each station holds so much more weight because these songs are being marketed by regular users rather than some commercial shill. It'd be brilliant.... if the music industry had any interest in expanding their horizons.
I got right in, with no problems. Shame you had troubles. I've been listening to music through pandora and last.fm lately, but they have a terrible amount of variety. My experience so far has been pretty good, but the major downside is that you can't manually skip songs (unless the entire room hates it).
In fact, innovation isn't the key to being successful at all. Mike doesn't even suggest that. Reread what he said:
"Money isn't everything, and a company that focuses on providing a better overall experience, rather than worrying about clones, seems like it'll be better positioned to succeed long term."
This is pretty much the case with Blizzard and Valve, the two most successful game companies. They don't do anything amazingly innovative, but the games they put out are of very high quality and experience.
Hmm, every computer I've seen over there has Windows by a long shot still. So I would definitely say that Windows still has market dominance in China. It's just that no one is going to pay $100 for a copy of windows. You could literally feed yourself for a month with that kind of money.
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I can't even recall the last time a terrorist actually blew up a plane (not attempt, but actually getting to go through with it) instead of hijacking it. And considering multiple multiple people have gotten through the TSA with guns or 4 foot long saw blades, or what have you, I simply don't see the point in the TSA. Hell, as it is, the American public has had a higher success rate than the TSA at thwarting terrorist threats.
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The EFF focusing on Google's code rather than defending Google from the obvious fact that WiFi is radio broadcast is just all kinds of stupid.
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Don't forget that this is code that Google spent time and money developing; why the hell should Google release that for free when it'd get absolutely nothing? Honestly the EFF should be teaching people how to secure their networks, not going after companies who look at publicly broadcasted data.
Could you imagine the ACLU going after civilians recording the police on their cellphones? I'm sorry, I like the EFF and what it does, but this was probably one of the more boneheaded statements it's made.
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According to the fair usage clause:
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
Fair use isn't only defined by it's commercial/non-commercial usage in the world; it's also defined by whether the work it is being contained in is "fair", if you get what I'm saying.
Besides, here's an example of stock photos being covered by fair use:
Every stock photo of a city out there.
Obviously there aren't many lawsuits of stock photos that are covered by fair use, because stock photos that ARE protected by fair use aren't going to get sued in the first place, for the most part.
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I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do this at all. The company would probably sued for representing him as someone he's not, but that wouldn't be a copyright issue at all.
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The ban would've killed the airsoft industry and result in the loss of countless tax revenue for the state. I swear, California lawmakers are just a bunch of idiots who do nothing but kneejerk reaction at everything.
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Google (or at least its front page) has become increasingly irrelevant as a place to stay. If I had to categorize it, it would be like an office. You go to it to get what you need done. You leave as soon as you're finished.
Google has a ways to go before it can even convince me to look at its demo.
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New York is also a one party consent state, which means that, as far as I can tell, anyone is free to record the hell they want, barring some contractual rules or other stuff.
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http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/6840184364/hand-pixelated
Pixel art isn't that simple.
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A pixel artist's view on that subject.
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"Money isn't everything, and a company that focuses on providing a better overall experience, rather than worrying about clones, seems like it'll be better positioned to succeed long term."
This is pretty much the case with Blizzard and Valve, the two most successful game companies. They don't do anything amazingly innovative, but the games they put out are of very high quality and experience.
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