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The Supreme Court declines Falwell's Appeal. yEvb0 writes "The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of Jerry Falwell, who claims that "gripe site" http://www.fallwell.com/ infringes on his trademark by luring surfers away from his own site. Despite winning a case in federal court, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with Falwell last year and said that operator Christopher Lamparello was free to operate his site about Falwell's views on gays because he 'clearly created his Web site intending only to provide a forum to criticize ideas, not to steal customers.'"
GP2X now shipping in the US. An anonymous reader writes "The Gamepark GP2X, a Linux-based handheld gaming platform that runs native and emulated games, is now shipping in the US, according to LinuxDevices. The device can reportedly run more than a thousand classic arcade games, through open-source console game emulators such as MAME, SNES, Genesis, and PC Engine. It has a 3.5-inch QVGA (320x240) color TFT LCD screen, and includes a media player supporting MPEG, JPEG, and MP3 formats."
New version of Systrace released. Niels writes "I just recently released a new version of Systrace that runs on Linux without requiring any kernel patches. I termed it the Phoenix release because it has been almost three years since I did any work on Systrace. However, I finally had the need to do some sandboxing on Linux without being able to change the kernel. So, voila, after a few late nights, here we go: Systrace for Linux using a ptrace back end."
Lessig and Stallman look back at Sun's OpenDRM. H4x0r Jim Duggan writes "The Register has an excellent article featuring Lessig and Stallman on 'Open Source' DRM. The spark for the article came from comments made about Sun's 'OpenDRM' by Lessig which were not wholly negative and were interpreted by some as an endorsement. Lessig clarifies: 'There's no disagreement about where we should end up - No DRM.'"
NASA jumps on the anti-matter propulsion bandwagon. steveo777 writes "NASA has an interesting read about creating yet another form of rocket propulsion. They plan on using Anti-electrons (positrons) combine with normal electrons to release enough energy to fuel the way to Mars and back. Its byproduct will be lower energy gamma radiation. From the article, '"Our advanced designs, like the gas core and the ablative engine concepts, could take astronauts to Mars in half that time, and perhaps even in as little as 45 days," said Kirby Meyer, an engineer with Positronics Research on the study.'"
GoDaddy donates $10,000 to OpenSSH. wcbrown writes "Go Daddy has donated $10,000 to the OpenSSH project, which is apparently used extensively within the company." This is another great donation in what hopefully will continue to be a trend within the community. No word on when the blinking will stop.
Ellison explains why he would NOT acquire Novell or Red Hat. Robert writes to tell us CBROnline is reporting that a recent statement by Larry Ellison covered so extensively in the news regarding speculation about why Oracle might be "planning to buy Novell or Red Hat" may have been a little off base. The full transcript of his interview with the FT is illuminating precisely because it reveals why the company would NOT acquire either Novell or Red Hat, and - apparently - why the company did not buy JBoss.
Pictures of the Ball State Wireless 'sculpture'. popeguilty writes "Slashdot readers may recall the story about the Wireless 'Sculpture' at Ball State University. The artwork is up and running, and I've got a few pictures posted for general consumption."
Here come the Contra-Terrene Matter bombs (Score:2)
Slashdot Jeopardy (Score:5, Funny)
Trebek: OpenSSH, Falwell, OpenDRM
Contestant: What are plugged, ass, and analog?
Trebek: Congratulations, all are examples of different types of holes!
Correction (Score:5, Funny)
Space is the Place (Score:5, Insightful)
This is a perfect project to perform in space. The base lab should be on the Moon, using the vast incoming solar energy for power, lasered past the far side to power the reactor creating the antimatter. The antimatter industry is anticipating a large scale anyway, which justifies launching whatever equipment and personnel to the Moon is necessary. That should be small, because the Moon is made of materials useable for the project, including that abundant energy. And the minimization of risk of catastrophic antimatter "pollution" on (in) Earth is priceless. The launch of a new chapter in human industry in space, with specific immediate benefits including environmental protection and energy freedom, can transform our entire society for the better.
eerrr (Score:2, Informative)
Re:eerrr (Score:2)
Re:eerrr (Score:2)
My apologies for being to obtuse for you.
Re:eerrr (Score:2)
My apologies for using the ":" character, commonly understood to mean a ratio [wikipedia.org]. You do understand the distinction between the "M" and "m" charact
Re:Space is the Place (Score:3, Informative)
With reasonable care, it's not really any different than any other kind of
ssh donation (Score:2, Flamebait)
For-profit companies don't donate out of alturism.
Re:ssh donation (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:ssh donation (Score:2)
Re:ssh donation (Score:3, Insightful)
If nothing else, there's always the deduction for charitable donations they get on their taxes.
blinking? I don't see any blinking... (Score:3, Interesting)
'zap cheap effects' *bliss*
I also like zap colors, zap plugins, restore context menu, and restore selecting. Lots of nice bookmarklets there. I put a small folder menu of those on my toolbar for easy access for dumb sites.
Fallwell a church or a store? (Score:5, Funny)
Customers? Sounds more like a store to me than a church. I say cede the domain to Fallwell and start taxing the bejeezus out of him.
Re:Fallwell a church or a store? (Score:2)
Amen, Brother!
(Yes, this comment is aimed at televangelists)
Re:Fallwell a church or a store? (Score:2)
Hands on GP2X experience? (Score:2)
I like playing and writing games. I think I might get one.
-geekd
Re:Hands on GP2X experience? (Score:5, Informative)
It's not without its issues; you can learn more by checking out the wiki [gp2x.org] and also visiting #gp2xdev and #gp2x on EFNet.
Re:Hands on GP2X experience? (Score:3, Informative)
A few
What blinking? (Score:2)
What app made these call traces maps? (Score:2, Interesting)
What app made the graphics in the above story. They display all the systems calls in a graphical map like format that are used during the process of serving a web page.
Respect for RMS (Score:5, Insightful)
I think this issue is similar to trade-unions. Sure, they can be corrupt (and full of nepotism), but criticising the _concept_ based on the _implementation_ is crazy. People died fighting for workers rights, and now we are notchalently throwing them away.
Similarly (though not to quite the same extreme) people have sacrificed lots of time to produce free (libre) software tools for everybody. Yes, it's an idealistic goal. Yes, Stallman is an idealist, and can be a PITA. But freedom is lost incrementally. Just look at Naz...
Oops! Almost did a Godwin!
Anyway Ritchie, I've got a lot of respect for you - please keep being a stickler on our behalf!
Cheers.
Re:Respect for RMS (Score:2, Insightful)
That's a strange way to write "the Soviet Union."
Agreed... (Score:3, Insightful)
The top five (Score:2, Funny)
5. RedHat won't take an I.O.U.
4. To pay for Novell he'd have to have "Golden Palace" tattooed on his face.
3. "Buy an island near Japan? S
Falwell?? (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Falwell?? (Score:4, Insightful)
Because Jerry Fallwell is a hate mongering bigot who likes to tell people how to live their lives and PETA is...uhhh....
Hmmmm, good question.
Oh LARRY Ellison (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I know this will be an unpopular position... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:I know this will be an unpopular position... (Score:3, Funny)
to the point where it doesn't even have a "U" in it anymore...
Re:I know this will be an unpopular position... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:I know this will be an unpopular position... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I know this will be an unpopular position... (Score:3, Insightful)
Er, because actual "cyber-misspelling" trap sites don't have disclaimers in bold red lettering right at the top of the page with a link to the correct
Re:Denying Jerry Falwell's appeal (Score:3, Insightful)
Err... so the Republican Party are atheist, socialist left-wing types?
I hope
Re:Denying Jerry Falwell's appeal (Score:2)
Repent!
Re:Denying Jerry Falwell's appeal (Score:4, Interesting)
I used to think I was a conservative. Then I worked for one. He was trying to put together a cable channel devoted to Conservatives. After getting to know him and a few of his friends, I realized that not only wasn't I a conservative, I was glad of it.
Now, I realize that I'm a moderate, slightly right of center.
Re:Why the fuck would a gay person (Score:5, Insightful)
Religion is chosen. Homosexuality is not. And only the looniest christian churches condemn people just because "they're gay" and try to threaten them with hell to convert.
An example of a homosexual christian is this guy [beyondgay.com].
Re:Why the fuck would a gay person (Score:3, Insightful)
I can see why someone who is
Re:Why the fuck would a gay person (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:homosexuality != alcoholism (Score:4, Interesting)
Curiosity? You think people become homosexual because they are "curious" about other mens genitals? Because they wonder what it would be like to sleep with a sweaty, hairy man? I think someone here is in denial. I'm quite serious.
Some people are homosexual. They are sexually attracted to members of the same sex and desire sex and relationships with them. This isn't some kind of choice, although like anything, one does have to choose to go out and find a partner. Homosexuals will continue to be attracted to members of the same sex no matter how much they try and repress their feelings, "turn heterosexual", or go along with the precepts of some religion.
No one should have to do this. Homosexuality isn't wrong. They shouldn't have to try and become heterosexual or try not to act on their desires. In fact, this would be a terrible things as it would simply lead to greater problems down the line. Homosexuals should act on their desires and form relationships with people of the opposite sex.
Here are the facts, which I'm going to lay out to you, plain and simple. Why do religions, societies and individuals constantly protest and rail against homosexuals, ostrasise them, punish them even kill them? Why do so many come up with such flawed arguments as you have been setting forth in this thread? Why are homosexuals so hated?
The answer simply goes back to adolesent insecurity. While developing, homophobes felt tremendously insecure in their sexuality. They derided homosexuality and lauded heterosexuality as a part of the teenage instinct to conform. They created in their minds the mythos of the homosexual fall from grace, so that they, no matter how far they fell would always be above those who "chose" homosexuality. Even many homosexuals come to believe in this flawed adolesent hierarchy, to their own detreiment.
Some people never grow out of this. They panic at the thought that anyone might think they are homosexual and fear homosexuals will try and "make them gay". This fallacy extends to such ridiculous proportions that someone who is raped by a member of the same sex is often assummed to have been "converted" into a homosexual. This is where such juvinile thinking leads.
Of course, many of these people are in fact homosexual, yet consistantly deny this fact. Like a priest who condenms an attractive young woman from "tempting men", they blame homosexuals for their unbidden, yet natural thoughts, and thus accuse them of trying to convert people to homosexuality. In reality of course, just like the priest, these thoughts come from within, and are only "wrong" in the mind of the thinker.
Such people will probably live an unhappy lie for the rest of their lives. Occassionally they will make the odd freudian slip as you did above when you spoke of homosexuality "starting out" as "curiosity". As a heterosexual, I can tell you that curiosity is most certainly not a motivator for sexual attraction. As I mentioned, the thought of a a hairy, sweaty man with a five o'clock shadow is not a titillating image. I'm not going to go on a crusade against it, and in fact I would encourage homosexual people to form relationships, but the act of homosexual intercourse itself is about as sexually stimulating as the thought of parental intercourse.
You may feel that I am degenerating the debate by somehow accusing you of having homosexual desire or being homosexual. That is not my intent. However, I felt it important to clarify the situation with regard to the source of much of your arguments, and to refute your own misunderstandings with regard to the source of homosexuality, and indeed, sexuality in general. I cannot tell someones sexual orientation from a few post on Slashdot. In any case, you are applying a different logic to the sexual development of homosexuals than is applied to hetrosexuals.
Re:Why the fuck would a gay person (Score:5, Insightful)
The justification Christian churches use when they declare homosexuality to be a sin is from Leviticus 18:22, "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination". Sounds fair. That means Homosexuality is bad, doesn't it?
Well, what about Leviticus 21:5, "They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh"? That means shaving is a sin. Similarly, other passages from this book prohibit tattoos, eating of shellfish and pork, clothes made of more than one fabric, and other common activities.
Since these other passages are commonly ignored by Christians out of convenience, all a gay Christian has to do is ignore one more, 18:22, and they're in the clear. It's extremely hypocritical for Christian churches to pick and choose parts of this book to obey or disobey. If you're going to consider Leviticus holy, abide by the whole thing. If you're going to ignore it, ignore the whole damned book. You can't have it both ways.
Ceremonial law vs. common law. Learn the diffrence (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Why the fuck would a gay person (Score:3, Insightful)
If the only reason you act morally is the threat of supernatural fury and eternal damnation, then you are not a moral person. A truly moral person
Re:Why the fuck would a gay person (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Why the fuck would a gay person (Score:3, Insightful)
Indeed. Here in the US, the UU (Unitarian-Universalist) and UCC (United Church of Christ) are both openly welcoming to and supportive of homosexuals. Many American Episcopal (i.e., Anglican) church
Re:DRM haters are idiots (Score:3, Insightful)
"If they don't trust you, why should you trust them?" [youtube.com]
WTF? (Score:5, Insightful)
Sure, its a technology. It uses crypto, but...
Lets go back to basics. Crypto means A wants to send a message to B, and C is not allowed to read it. A, B, and C are different. A and B can share keys (say, using RSA).
No problems.
DRM means A wants to send a message to B, and B is not allowed to read it. Really. This is NOT a typo.
How to do this? B is given information by A, locked into hardware, that B doesn't have access to. Really. This is NOT a typo.
Go figure. A doesn't trust B, and yet B is the receiver of the message. A wants to control B at a level that B has no say over.
It may only be a technology, but *I* don't want to deal with a paranoid like A. And, if I buy something, I want to use it for MY benefit, and not have it reserved for someone elses.
Ratboy.
Re:DRM haters are idiots (Score:3, Interesting)
He's not against keeping information secret. He's against selling people only partial access to information.
DRM simply adds different layers of
Re:Proton-Antiproton Anihilation (Score:3, Insightful)
You seem to be just showing off here. Whatever the details of the reaction, if the end result innclud