* Installation and use. You may install, use, access, display and run one copy of the Product on a single computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other device ("Workstation Computer"). A "License Pack" allows you to install, use, access, display and run additional copies of the Product up to the number of "Licensed Copies" specified above. The Product may not be used by more than two (2) processors at any one time on any single Workstation Computer. You may permit a maximum of ten (10) computers or other electronic devices (each a "Device")to connect to the Workstation Computer to utilize the services of the Product solely for file and print services, internet information services, and remote access (including connection sharing and telephony services). The ten connection maximum includes any indirect connections made through "multiplexing" or other software or hardware which pools or aggregates connections. You may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access, display or run other executable software residing on the Workstation Computer, nor may you permit any Device to display the Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate license for the Product.
In the emphasized area, doesn't this mean that you cannot download, run, etc.. from a telnet, FTP or etc session running on a windows 2000 machine if you don't have Windows 2000?
4. TRANSFER-Internal. You may move the Product to a different Workstation Computer. Transfer to Third Party. The initial user of the Product may make a one-time transfer of the Product to another end user. The transfer has to include all component parts, media, printed materials, this EULA, and if applicable, the Certificate of Authenticity. The transfer may not be an indirect transfer, such as a consignment. Prior to the transfer, the end user receiving the transferred Product must agree to all the EULA terms. No Rental. You may not rent, lease, or lend the Product.
What, If I sell (err.. transfer) this to Joe down the hall from me, Joe can't sell (err..transfer) it to someone else? What a crock!
7. CONSENT TO USE OF DATA. You agree that Microsoft and its affiliates may collect and use technical information you provide as a part of support services related to the Product. Microsoft agrees not to use this information in a form that personally identifies you.
Just your standard "we can collect any information on you that we wish only for some vaguely stated purpose, as long as you are "anonymous"
Then, of course it goes on and on with the standard "you can't sue us for anything" crap.
I would imagine that an EULA is looked on the exact same way that a rental agreement, or any other contract in the USA is looked at. If the contract violates the law, or your rights you do not have to abide by that contract.
Most software (and website) EULAs have an explicit clause that says that if any clause in the EULA turns out to be illegal, the rest of the EULA remains in effect.
YES! It exists in many forms. The most interesting form I have seen is done by some folks over at MIT. It's called StarLOGO. It takes the LOGO concept to the extreme -- where you don't just control one turtle in the environment, you control an arbitrary number of them, into the thousands.
Each turtle has a duplicate set of instructions -- and interacts with the other turtles, and the environment that its in. This has been used in a number of graduate research projects, and it's most noted for exploring emergent systems. Higher levels of order coming out of relative chaos. It is quite interesting.
It is more advanced than the LOGO us 20 somethings remember, but still may be good to start kids off with -- maybe after they've had a bit of experience with regular logo.
Originally it was only for Macintosh, but just recently they released a Java version that seems to work quite well. The Java version works quite well under solaris, linux, and windows 98 (my experience with it).
As they quote it on their website, StarLOGO is a PG-13 rated LOGO, and the others are G rated LOGOs.
This technology should be adopted to work with frequencies for cell phones. Put a short range frequency blocker in every restaurant, moviie theater, and bar, and I'll be happy! Damn people talking on their cell phones while eating dinner... man that pisses me off! At least people should have the courtesy to take their conversation outside, or in the lobby.
I seem to remember a few years back when he started donating stuff.
I seem to remember that he donated some fairly substantial number of computers (wintel boxes of course) to some schools (again, can't remember the details)...
When I first heard of it, and even now I do, I believe that that whole donation was just to benefit himself and microsoft. Think about it: increased beneficial PR saying Bill is nice to his neighbors, and, think a year or two down the road: those schools are going to have to upgrade their software/computers... well... oh boy, microsoft just made a pile of money, that well paid for the "donation".
Now, I haven't yet investigated these medical donations that he has made, but I wouldn't be suprised to find some sort of conditions to get them.. something along the lines of only being able to use the money at companies that use MS products or something. Let me know if I'm wrong.
I would like to know if they can get a meaningful distance between the two ends of the 'hole'. A meaningful distance in this instance would have to be extraplanetary, as light does travel pretty damn quick.
But, think about it, you could just use multiple units and band them together into repeaters... Then, even if the distance isn't too great, you can get some improvement.
Now, of course, the time gained by the instantaneous gap would have to be greater than the time that it takes to read the signal, and relay it to the next transmitter, or else this is moot.
I'm guessing from the way Emmett worded it, I'm guessing that Universities haven't banned DeCSS due to bandwidth issues, but if they have, they sure are braindead.
I mean, how many people out there use DeCSS to rip DVDs and then post them for DL, and also, who in their right mind would spend the time to DL a DVD image?
It may happen sometime in the near future, but I don't think it's happening now. (now, is someone going to prove me wrong?)
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On the down side, the designers are text-typists, it seems, and the Esc is miniscule so it's cumbersome to use with everyone's favorite editor, 'vi'.
I love vim (and thus, can use vi as well), and I was quite bothered myself with having to use the <esc> key which is so far from the home keys, to switch modes. A few weeks ago, I found a nice key-combo that serves as a synonym for <esc>. This key combo is:
<ctrl>[
It appears to be an original vi feature, so you won't have to worry about it not working when all you have is vi instead of vim.
Now, if you ask me, I think it was really stupid of the first IBM PCs and clones to ship floppy drives that did not have auto-detect of media. Amigas (and Macs) had them ever since their beginning. When I was forced/enticed to switch over to the x86 architecture, I was also forced over to use these brain dead floppy drives. Still, even with smarter removable devices like CD-ROMs, Zip drives, et al, unix and linux distros do not ship with automounting/unmounting of these media upon insert/eject.
I really enjoyed being able to plop my floppy in the drive on my amiga, and actually get some feedback (a floppy icon on the workbench) that the OS did indeed know that a disk was inserted. This also eliminates all these stupid "Insert disk # in the drive and press OK" requesters (EVEN ON CDs! -- in windows).
well, I've ranted enough on this (sort of) off-topic thing.
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* Installation and use. You may install, use, access, display and run one copy of the Product on a single computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other device ("Workstation Computer"). A "License Pack" allows you to install, use, access, display and run additional copies of the Product up to the number of "Licensed Copies" specified above. The Product may not be used by more than two (2) processors at any one time on any single Workstation Computer. You may permit a maximum of ten (10) computers or other electronic devices (each a "Device")to connect to the Workstation Computer to utilize the services of the Product solely for file and print services, internet information services, and remote access (including connection sharing and telephony services). The ten connection maximum includes any indirect connections made through "multiplexing" or other software or hardware which pools or aggregates connections. You may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access, display or run other executable software residing on the Workstation Computer, nor may you permit any Device to display the Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate license for the Product.
In the emphasized area, doesn't this mean that you cannot download, run, etc.. from a telnet, FTP or etc session running on a windows 2000 machine if you don't have Windows 2000?
4. TRANSFER-Internal. You may move the Product to a different Workstation Computer. Transfer to Third Party. The initial user of the Product may make a one-time transfer of the Product to another end user. The transfer has to include all component parts, media, printed materials, this EULA, and if applicable, the Certificate of Authenticity. The transfer may not be an indirect transfer, such as a consignment. Prior to the transfer, the end user receiving the transferred Product must agree to all the EULA terms. No Rental. You may not rent, lease, or lend the Product.
What, If I sell (err.. transfer) this to Joe down the hall from me, Joe can't sell (err..transfer) it to someone else? What a crock!
7. CONSENT TO USE OF DATA. You agree that Microsoft and its affiliates may collect and use technical information you provide as a part of support services related to the Product. Microsoft agrees not to use this information in a form that personally identifies you.
Just your standard "we can collect any information on you that we wish only for some vaguely stated purpose, as long as you are "anonymous"
Then, of course it goes on and on with the standard "you can't sue us for anything" crap.
-Keithel
I would imagine that an EULA is looked on the exact same way that a rental agreement, or any other contract in the USA is looked at. If the contract violates the law, or your rights you do not have to abide by that contract.
Most software (and website) EULAs have an explicit clause that says that if any clause in the EULA turns out to be illegal, the rest of the EULA remains in effect.
-Keith
Would this possibly be at the University of Maine at Orono?
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Class taught by George Markowsky?
That class was the reason that I transferred to UMass Lowell
-- Keithel
Anyone know if it still exists?
YES! It exists in many forms. The most interesting form I have seen is done by some folks over at MIT. It's called StarLOGO. It takes the LOGO concept to the extreme -- where you don't just control one turtle in the environment, you control an arbitrary number of them, into the thousands.
Each turtle has a duplicate set of instructions -- and interacts with the other turtles, and the environment that its in. This has been used in a number of graduate research projects, and it's most noted for exploring emergent systems. Higher levels of order coming out of relative chaos.
It is quite interesting.
It is more advanced than the LOGO us 20 somethings remember, but still may be good to start kids off with -- maybe after they've had a bit of experience with regular logo.
You can find it over at the MIT StarLOGO site.
Originally it was only for Macintosh, but just recently they released a Java version that seems to work quite well. The Java version works quite well under solaris, linux, and windows 98 (my experience with it).
As they quote it on their website, StarLOGO is a PG-13 rated LOGO, and the others are G rated LOGOs.
--Keithel
This technology should be adopted to work with frequencies for cell phones. Put a short range frequency blocker in every restaurant, moviie theater, and bar, and I'll be happy! Damn people talking on their cell phones while eating dinner... man that pisses me off! At least people should have the courtesy to take their conversation outside, or in the lobby.
I seem to remember a few years back when he started donating stuff.
I seem to remember that he donated some fairly substantial number of computers (wintel boxes of course) to some schools (again, can't remember the details)...
When I first heard of it, and even now I do, I believe that that whole donation was just to benefit himself and microsoft. Think about it: increased beneficial PR saying Bill is nice to his neighbors, and, think a year or two down the road: those schools are going to have to upgrade their software/computers... well... oh boy, microsoft just made a pile of money, that well paid for the "donation".
Now, I haven't yet investigated these medical donations that he has made, but I wouldn't be suprised to find some sort of conditions to get them.. something along the lines of only being able to use the money at companies that use MS products or something. Let me know if I'm wrong.
Keith
>Snail mail? Heck, you could even use carrier >pigeons.
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Pretty funny! I seem to remember there was one of these for a coffee pot protocol... hmm...
Well, you all are complaining about Pokemon, well, if you were forced to watch either Barney, or Pokemon, which one would you choose?
You'd pick Pokemon, wouldn't you?
I thought so.
I would like to know if they can get a meaningful distance between the two ends of the 'hole'. A meaningful distance in this instance would have to be extraplanetary, as light does travel pretty damn quick.
But, think about it, you could just use multiple units and band them together into repeaters... Then, even if the distance isn't too great, you can get some improvement.
Now, of course, the time gained by the instantaneous gap would have to be greater than the time that it takes to read the signal, and relay it to the next transmitter, or else this is moot.
I'm guessing from the way Emmett worded it, I'm guessing that Universities haven't banned DeCSS due to bandwidth issues, but if they have, they sure are braindead.
I mean, how many people out there use DeCSS to rip DVDs and then post them for DL, and also, who in their right mind would spend the time to DL a DVD image?
It may happen sometime in the near future, but I don't think it's happening now. (now, is someone going to prove me wrong?)
I love vim (and thus, can use vi as well), and I was quite bothered myself with having to use the <esc> key which is so far from the home keys, to switch modes.
A few weeks ago, I found a nice key-combo that serves as a synonym for <esc>. This key combo is:
It appears to be an original vi feature, so you won't have to worry about it not working when all you have is vi instead of vim.
~Keith
Now, if you ask me, I think it was really stupid of the first IBM PCs and clones to ship floppy drives that did not have auto-detect of media. Amigas (and Macs) had them ever since their beginning. When I was forced/enticed to switch over to the x86 architecture, I was also forced over to use these brain dead floppy drives. Still, even with smarter removable devices like CD-ROMs, Zip drives, et al, unix and linux distros do not ship with automounting/unmounting of these media upon insert/eject.
I really enjoyed being able to plop my floppy in the drive on my amiga, and actually get some feedback (a floppy icon on the workbench) that the OS did indeed know that a disk was inserted. This also eliminates all these stupid "Insert disk # in the drive and press OK" requesters (EVEN ON CDs! -- in windows).
well, I've ranted enough on this (sort of) off-topic thing.
Keithel
It's just amazing the amount of computing power it takes to solve some of these problems...
I wonder when games with physics engines are going to be able to simulate the universe to this detail?
100 years? 1000 years?
It's just amazing how far we have come since the dawn of the information age!