Jeff Epler's blog2012-08-15T13:01:50ZPhotos, electronics, cnc, and moreJeff Eplerjepler@unpythonic.netHow to become a felon: by reading the newspaper edition2012-08-15T13:01:50Z2012-08-15T13:01:50Zhttps://gamma.unpythonic.net/01345035710
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<li> Read our <a href="http://journalstar.com/">local news paper on
its website</a>
<li> Receive a message that you've read your limit of articles this
month
<li> Open "Private Browsing" (Mozilla Firefox), "InPrivate Filtering"
(Internet Explorer) or "Incognito mode" (Google Chrome)
<li> Return to the local paper's website and read another story
</ol>
<p>It is possible that you are now a felon under <a href="http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-1344">Nebraska Revised Statute 28-1344</a>, which says:
<blockquote>Any person who intentionally accesses…
any computer… without authorization… shall be guilty of a class IV felony if
he or she intentionally: … (2) obtains property or services of
another</blockquote>
Need another reminder to steer clear of non-Free software?2011-12-18T14:42:35Z2011-12-18T14:42:35Zhttps://gamma.unpythonic.net/01324219355It's played out over and over again on proprietary platforms: the
vendor decides that this or that component should be deleted from user
machines, and as if by magic it happens, without regard to the fact
that user systems will encounter reduced functionality as a result.
<p>Well, through its "Partner" archive, Ubuntu is in the <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-December/001528.html">unenviable position of doing the same thing.</a>