During the early 1990s, writers had a decent chance of getting away with misappropriating information from Internet-distributed strategy guides.
I myself had at least two Internet strategy guides plagarized or used without attribution during that time.
In the first case, an almost word-for-word copy of my Command & Conquer strategy guide -- which itself was a distillation of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy posts used by permission-- got printed as a booklet, and featured as an "extra" that month for a tier-one newstand magazine. I found out about it from a fan 10,000 miles away on another continent who sent an e-mail to congratulate me on making the cover.
The editor and I agreed that I would be compensated standard rates for the material, and that he would deal appropriately with the irresponsible freelancer.
In the second, a staff writer from a tier-one gaming website copied data from another guide -- I don't remember if it was Red Alert or X-COM 3, but it was stuff that could only have come from my guide. In any case, I wrote the editor, who in turn had a word with the writer. The next day, those portions had proper credit given to the guide.
There was also the email I got from a guy who wanted me to produce a valid U.S. copyright registration within 30 days or else he was just going to steal my work and publish it on his own. *shakes head back and forth*
So, anyway. The mid-90s was the end of the "get material free on teh Intarnet"* era for publications that wanted to remain respectable. Even then, the Internet audience had grown too large to plagarize Internet-distributed material without someone noticing the similarity and raising a stink.
As the 1-up case shows, the chance of someone getting away with that today is near zero.
* - it's even becoming more difficult for college students to plagarize term papers verbatim, as more professors are asking students to register their term papers on similarity-checking websites.
John C. Dvorak's opinions haven't been relevant since the mid 1990's. Now that we all have access to information via the Internet, Dvorak's opinion columns amount to little more than an angry man's rantings -- Slashdot has made him obsolete.
A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers
Status of this Memo
This memo describes an experimental method for the encapsulation of IP datagrams in avian carriers. This specification is primarily useful in Metropolitan Area Networks. This is an experimental, not recommended standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Overview and Rational
Avian carriers can provide high delay, low throughput, and low altitude service. The connection topology is limited to a single point-to-point path for each carrier, used with standard carriers, but many carriers can be used without significant interference with each other, outside of early spring. This is because of the 3D ether space available to the carriers, in contrast to the 1D ether used by IEEE802.3. The carriers have an intrinsic collision avoidance system, which increases availability. Unlike some network technologies, such as packet radio, communication is not limited to line-of-sight distance. Connection oriented service is available in some cities, usually based upon a central hub topology.
Frame Format
The IP datagram is printed, on a small scroll of paper, in hexadecimal, with each octet separated by whitestuff and blackstuff. The scroll of paper is wrapped around one leg of the avian carrier. A band of duct tape is used to secure the datagram's edges. The bandwidth is limited to the leg length. The MTU is variable, and paradoxically, generally increases with increased carrier age. A typical MTU is 256 milligrams. Some datagram padding may be needed.
Upon receipt, the duct tape is removed and the paper copy of the datagram is optically scanned into a electronically transmittable form.
Discussion
Multiple types of service can be provided with a prioritized pecking order. An additional property is built-in worm detection and eradication. Because IP only guarantees best effort delivery, loss of a carrier can be tolerated. With time, the carriers are self-regenerating. While broadcasting is not specified, storms can cause data loss. There is persistent delivery retry, until the carrier drops. Audit trails are automatically generated, and can often be found on logs and cable trays.
Security Considerations
Security is not generally a problem in normal operation, but special measures must be taken (such as data encryption) when avian carriers are used in a tactical environment.
It's currently impossible to get a Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the FAA, because the FAA have phased out LOAs.
Instead, you now get certified, by an authorized instructor, for certain classes of experimental aircraft. The DC-F18 is part of Group IX, along with the F-15 and Mig 29.
Right on. It's all about the convenience of not waving around fragile little plastic discs.
I hate CDs and DVDs so much that I built an IDE RAID-5 1 TB media library server for my home. I rip the DVD/CDs and free myself from the yoke of physical media.
I know a guy who is an Ph.D. organic chemist who spent three years at GE synthesizing Lexan derivatives of Lexan. This is what he says.
"The Lexan based material Paul is speaking of is a proprietary laminate of bisphenol-A polycarbonate and a silicone polymer. If you take some Lexan you bought at the store and tested its bulletproof behavior on a live subject, the subject would be injured and perhaps killed."
Just say no to round ATA133 cables. Every other wire on an 80-wire IDE cable is a ground. It's there to shield the data wires from one another.
When you bunch the individual wires up like that, you destroy the shielding. At high data transfer speed, you are going to get CRC errors due to interference, and this means lower performance as the IDE controller has to deal with them.
Rounded cables are suitable for low speed applications like CDROM and floppy drives.
From the US States Attorney's Office of Northern District of California, you can read both their press release and the complaint (including the signature of the FBI agent seeking the arrest warrant).
"'Having thus been rewarded for doing nothing, the programmer tries it again the next month'
is absurd, factually incorrect, and, when you think about it, contrary to what is known by every open source contributor!"
Having worked at a software company myself, I find Greenspun's statement insightful and extremely accurate. Why do you say it is absurd and factually incorrect?
Let Altavista be the judge, not Webster!
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"e-mail" vs "email"
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· Score: 1
According to my word search on Altavista,
email: 59305232
e-mail: 66829950
So there you have it. "E-mail" wins by a small margin, but "email" is catching up. People are lazy. Eventually, everyone will drop the hyphen.
Sir Trevor Ballis is the inventor of the clockwork radio. He spoke at my college graduation three years ago and I remember him telling us three things:
1. Beware of vulture capitalists.
2. If you have a good idea, keep your mouth shut.
3. He was working on a clockwork power source for laptops.
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During the early 1990s, writers had a decent chance of getting away with misappropriating information from Internet-distributed strategy guides.
I myself had at least two Internet strategy guides plagarized or used without attribution during that time.
In the first case, an almost word-for-word copy of my Command & Conquer strategy guide -- which itself was a distillation of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy posts used by permission-- got printed as a booklet, and featured as an "extra" that month for a tier-one newstand magazine. I found out about it from a fan 10,000 miles away on another continent who sent an e-mail to congratulate me on making the cover.
The editor and I agreed that I would be compensated standard rates for the material, and that he would deal appropriately with the irresponsible freelancer.
In the second, a staff writer from a tier-one gaming website copied data from another guide -- I don't remember if it was Red Alert or X-COM 3, but it was stuff that could only have come from my guide. In any case, I wrote the editor, who in turn had a word with the writer. The next day, those portions had proper credit given to the guide.
There was also the email I got from a guy who wanted me to produce a valid U.S. copyright registration within 30 days or else he was just going to steal my work and publish it on his own. *shakes head back and forth*
So, anyway. The mid-90s was the end of the "get material free on teh Intarnet"* era for publications that wanted to remain respectable. Even then, the Internet audience had grown too large to plagarize Internet-distributed material without someone noticing the similarity and raising a stink.
As the 1-up case shows, the chance of someone getting away with that today is near zero.
* - it's even becoming more difficult for college students to plagarize term papers verbatim, as more professors are asking students to register their term papers on similarity-checking websites.
John C. Dvorak's opinions haven't been relevant since the mid 1990's. Now that we all have access to information via the Internet, Dvorak's opinion columns amount to little more than an angry man's rantings -- Slashdot has made him obsolete.
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1149.html
It's currently impossible to get a Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the FAA, because the FAA have phased out LOAs.
Instead, you now get certified, by an authorized instructor, for certain classes of experimental aircraft. The DC-F18 is part of Group IX, along with the F-15 and Mig 29.
See this FAA document for more details:
http://www.warbirds-eaa.org/news/n_8700-24.pdf
Right on. It's all about the convenience of not waving around fragile little plastic discs.
I hate CDs and DVDs so much that I built an IDE RAID-5 1 TB media library server for my home. I rip the DVD/CDs and free myself from the yoke of physical media.
I know a guy who is an Ph.D. organic chemist who spent three years at GE synthesizing Lexan derivatives of Lexan. This is what he says.
"The Lexan based material Paul is speaking of is a proprietary laminate of bisphenol-A polycarbonate and a silicone polymer. If you take some Lexan you bought at the store and tested its bulletproof behavior on a live subject, the subject would be injured and perhaps killed."
Crime scene photographers do not have the option to use digital. Film is the only way to maintain the necessary chain of evidence.
This page was generated by a Squadron of Fake Automated Monkeys for rogerwong (104575).
Just say no to round ATA133 cables. Every other wire on an 80-wire IDE cable is a ground. It's there to shield the data wires from one another.
When you bunch the individual wires up like that, you destroy the shielding. At high data transfer speed, you are going to get CRC errors due to interference, and this means lower performance as the IDE controller has to deal with them.
Rounded cables are suitable for low speed applications like CDROM and floppy drives.
There are some purple LEDs that emit UV. You can buy some handheld UV LED flashlights at photonlight.com.
"affected" is correct. Remember that "affect" is a verb and "effect" is a noun.
The tendency of high voltage current to travel on the outside edge of a conductor is called the skin effect. Look it upon google.
I should have changed the subject title of the parent of this post. My bad, sorry!
y arov.html
_ 07_17_sklyarov.pdf
Press release:
http://www.usaondca.com/press/html/2001_07_17_skl
Complaint
http://www.usaondca.com/press/assets/applets/2001
From the US States Attorney's Office of Northern District of California, you can read both their press release and the complaint (including the signature of the FBI agent seeking the arrest warrant).
y arov.html
_ 07_17_sklyarov.pdf
Press release:
http://www.usaondca.com/press/html/2001_07_17_skl
Complaint
http://www.usaondca.com/press/assets/applets/2001
"'Having thus been rewarded for doing nothing, the programmer tries it again the next month' is absurd, factually incorrect, and, when you think about it, contrary to what is known by every open source contributor!" Having worked at a software company myself, I find Greenspun's statement insightful and extremely accurate. Why do you say it is absurd and factually incorrect?
According to my word search on Altavista,
email: 59305232
e-mail: 66829950
So there you have it. "E-mail" wins by a small margin, but "email" is catching up. People are lazy. Eventually, everyone will drop the hyphen.
Wow. It looks just like Sim City!
Sir Trevor Ballis is the inventor of the clockwork radio. He spoke at my college graduation three years ago and I remember him telling us three things:
1. Beware of vulture capitalists.
2. If you have a good idea, keep your mouth shut.
3. He was working on a clockwork power source for laptops.