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by literalusername 15y ago
As much as I want to refute this, I have to admit you have a good point.
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by literalusername 15y ago
I've been very happy with vlock. What hangups did you run into? I admit that it has required some scripting to avoid launching it twice concurrently (via xautolock and pm-utils), and to clear its console before locking, but overall I find i
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by literalusername 15y ago
Never use an X11 screen locker. Use vlock -san. Problem solved, and several other problems with it.
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by literalusername 15y ago
I get the error message " Please select at least one legislator. " Sure thing, but where do I select them from? I don't see any listed anywhere. Edit: I tried again and it worked. The problem was probably an unanswered JSON request for the
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by literalusername 15y ago
Unalienable rights can not be created or destroyed; the law only attempts to offer legal protection for them. Furthermore, if an artist wants to sell IP ownership of his work then there's no reason he shouldn't be free to do so. Your main p
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by literalusername 15y ago
…most media will start to look a lot more like youtube and less like hollywood. The difference between youtube and Hollywood is such a chasm only because of IP laws. Hollywood is a superstar market. It's filled with aspiring artists waiti
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by literalusername 15y ago
To use software as an example, it's much easier to improve upon someone else's work when their work is open source. You fork it and improve it -- much easier than building it from scratch. This process also aids in learning how to write goo
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by literalusername 15y ago
The anti-piracy mentality is so evil. Right now we have a few small categories of goods with zero marginal cost of production -- software, books, movies, and music. But we're setting precedents that can have long-lasting negative consequenc
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by literalusername 15y ago
…without copyright laws, there would be a significant decline in the production of movies, music, games, and many other costly mediums. I disagree. What were talking about here is art, and mankind has been producing art since long before
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by literalusername 15y ago
Big Content haven't just declared war on Boing Boing and Reddit and the rest of the "fun" Internet If it's war, then we ought to develop some kind of offensive strategy.
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by literalusername 15y ago
"Are you a small business with questions about your FDA-regulated product? Or, do you wonder if your product needs to be approved by the FDA? Contact us!" http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/SmallBusinessAssistance/Small...
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by literalusername 15y ago
So, rather than just look at how legislation can be stopped, ask yourself: Where do we go from here? I want you to go home, and stop legislating the Internet.