TightVNC, IMHO, was a bit easier to use with ssh tunnels since all it needs is a command line option (eg, -via localhost). With other VNC projects, it was a two step process: set up tunnel and then run vncviewer pointing to the tunnel.
I get a few commerical spams daily, each apparently coming from some nonexistant person on our network or on Yahoo and having been addresses to me alone. It is likely that the sender is forging email headers, making 'bulk' solicitations seem 'personal'.
How does this proposal address such a situation? (Nope, didn't read the article yet!)
Pathways into Darkness -- the storyline may have been a bit dry, but the action had some surprises. Marathon, definitely -- eerie plot, eerie music, able to cause your heart to jump when playing the game in a dark room. Doom -- Need any more be said?
IMO, Bungie sure had some talent (and was subsequently consumed by Microsoft, but that's OT).
1. They could *gasp* hire P2P people to develop an RIAA-sanctioned music download system. Apple seems to understand this.
2. Not only can they not fight their own battles (read: have to resort to get legislation behind them), but also they have not done their marketing homework. I think the RIAA have got sh*t for business brains.
sould writes "The Register is reporting that Hilary Rosen is to assist in writing Iraq's Intellectual Property laws. Can't have those Iraqi's pirating Eminem now can we?"
Depends on whether it's the US or the Iraqis who want the real Saddam Hussein to please stand up.
Says the story, 'Microsoft contends that setting [reliability] standards could stifle innovation, and the cost of litigation and damages could mean more expensive software.' The article also says, however, that consumers' favortism of flashy products over reliable ones is partly to blame for the current state of software."
Wow--I had no idea. Microsoft does practise what they preach.
Agreed, that humans have the knowledge and ability to better their lives. But I would aruge that the beaver builds for the purpose of survival. For example, humans more than likely won't become extinct becaues they can no longer enjoy swimming in Lake Havasu. Then again, in my view, Nature probably wasn't meant to be "redesigned" to support millions of people in the middle of the desert, when historically speaking, people have experienced a harsh life living in the desert (think: Anasazi, Tatooine).
But basically, yeah, I would say we have a fairly sizable say in the way we shape our destiny. It's just a matter of time scale whether {Mother Nature|g*d|...} "lets" us and whether we're smart enough to comprehend and adapt, if necessary, to the changes we have induced.
In 2001 I saw a seminar by one of the Google representatives. What they said agrees with what you said -- they HAVE to build redundancy into their clusters. In particular, the sheer number of hard drives they use makes them very vulnerable to drive failure (for one reason or another) so they had to develop their own mirroring system.
I can imagine that they have to account for buggy or failing memory and network components as well.
Oh, drat. I managed to plug up mine. Somehow, I get the feeling that the unjamming trick with the straightened paperclip just isn't going to cut it this time.
Our local PBS affliate is holding its quarterly fund drive. They make it sound as though your Point (1) is well underway (as has been over the last 5, 10, 15 years), but especially with the way the US economy has gone in the last 2 years.
If there is not to be a government supported broadcasting infrastructure, I wonder how practical it would be for the governemnt to set aside money for competitive proposals for citizens to write their own local TV shows?
If information is going to be collected and there is nothing that effectively is going to be able to be done about it, then I think everyone should have access to the raw data.
For example, you might want to use it to demonstrate to your health insurance company that they are not entitled to raise your premium because you take care of your health (eat well, don't smoke, etc.).
But thinking about how to micro-manage everybody's traits and habits just gives me a headache.
Well, in the days of the disasters known as Worldcom and Enron, here is a company (Google) that has money that the bankers and stockbrokers can't whore, pump up the stock price, and get out while the gettin' is good by selling off to an unsuspecting public.
Google, please please just continue to do good things. And stay private.
And, no, I am not just being cynical.
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'What would machines do if they did achieve sentience?'
Said machines would don T-shirts stating "I'm with stupid ---> ".
If a school wants to use clips of "gangs of new york" to illustrate points during a class on the history of the bowery, etc, more power to em. Fair Use as far as I'm concerned. However, if it wants to play that movie in the auditorium, and charge students 2 bucks a head to see it, that is _not_ fair use. So saying "schools are paying to use it" is not clear enough
In either case, the school makes money. In this light, tuition is another kind of cover charge. It's just that people generally agree it's okay for an educational institution to charge "tuition".
OTOH, european universities generally don't make students pay tuition (right?) because it's paid by the government and therefore ultimately by society. So I kind of think that DMCA would be conflicted in Europe as well.
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TightVNC, IMHO, was a bit easier to use with ssh tunnels since all it needs is a command line option (eg, -via localhost). With other VNC projects, it was a two step process: set up tunnel and then run vncviewer pointing to the tunnel.
There's a potential loophoole with BULK.
I get a few commerical spams daily, each apparently coming from some nonexistant person on our network or on Yahoo and having been addresses to me alone. It is likely that the sender is forging email headers, making 'bulk' solicitations seem 'personal'.
How does this proposal address such a situation? (Nope, didn't read the article yet!)
Nah, I have been around /. for a while. Color me as a born-again-linux-formerly-mac kinda guy :)
Pathways into Darkness -- the storyline may have been a bit dry, but the action had some surprises.
Marathon, definitely -- eerie plot, eerie music, able to cause your heart to jump when playing the game in a dark room.
Doom -- Need any more be said?
IMO, Bungie sure had some talent (and was subsequently consumed by Microsoft, but that's OT).
(Not meant to flame to you NanoGator)
1. They could *gasp* hire P2P people to develop an RIAA-sanctioned music download system. Apple seems to understand this.
2. Not only can they not fight their own battles (read: have to resort to get legislation behind them), but also they have not done their marketing homework. I think the RIAA have got sh*t for business brains.
Can anonymous first posters be banned from (b)log websites?
Depends on whether it's the US or the Iraqis who want the real Saddam Hussein to please stand up.
Says the story, 'Microsoft contends that setting [reliability] standards could stifle innovation, and the cost of litigation and damages could mean more expensive software.' The article also says, however, that consumers' favortism of flashy products over reliable ones is partly to blame for the current state of software."
Wow--I had no idea. Microsoft does practise what they preach.
See also: Word files.
Even if you believe you have complied with all the rules, the grantors can always find a way to find fault with your documentation.
Since TransluXent is based on XFree, I wonder if X is at all multithreaded and SMP aware? I'd love to run this on an SMP box!
Oops ... small tangent :) K9 made me do it.
Agreed, that humans have the knowledge and ability to better their lives. But I would aruge that the beaver builds for the purpose of survival. For example, humans more than likely won't become extinct becaues they can no longer enjoy swimming in Lake Havasu. Then again, in my view, Nature probably wasn't meant to be "redesigned" to support millions of people in the middle of the desert, when historically speaking, people have experienced a harsh life living in the desert (think: Anasazi, Tatooine).
But basically, yeah, I would say we have a fairly sizable say in the way we shape our destiny. It's just a matter of time scale whether {Mother Nature|g*d|...} "lets" us and whether we're smart enough to comprehend and adapt, if necessary, to the changes we have induced.
In 2001 I saw a seminar by one of the Google representatives. What they said agrees with what you said -- they HAVE to build redundancy into their clusters. In particular, the sheer number of hard drives they use makes them very vulnerable to drive failure (for one reason or another) so they had to develop their own mirroring system. I can imagine that they have to account for buggy or failing memory and network components as well.
What in the world do we call the collective group of those people who make computers work properly? ... I am thinking of... administrators,
Beats me. I've never been able to decide between a pulchritude of administrators or a rhumba of administrators.
Anybody who needs to run this server edition of windows is going to pay for it
;)
EXACTLY!
Oh, drat. I managed to plug up mine. Somehow, I get the feeling that the unjamming trick with the straightened paperclip just isn't going to cut it this time.
Our local PBS affliate is holding its quarterly fund drive. They make it sound as though your Point (1) is well underway (as has been over the last 5, 10, 15 years), but especially with the way the US economy has gone in the last 2 years.
If there is not to be a government supported broadcasting infrastructure, I wonder how practical it would be for the governemnt to set aside money for competitive proposals for citizens to write their own local TV shows?
If information is going to be collected and there is nothing that effectively is going to be able to be done about it, then I think everyone should have access to the raw data.
For example, you might want to use it to demonstrate to your health insurance company that they are not entitled to raise your premium because you take care of your health (eat well, don't smoke, etc.).
But thinking about how to micro-manage everybody's traits and habits just gives me a headache.
WTF? I visited the website and all I saw was a blank page. Sheesh...talk about setting a new standard for vaporware!
;)
Well, in the days of the disasters known as Worldcom and Enron, here is a company (Google) that has money that the bankers and stockbrokers can't whore, pump up the stock price, and get out while the gettin' is good by selling off to an unsuspecting public.
Google, please please just continue to do good things. And stay private.
And, no, I am not just being cynical.
'What would machines do if they did achieve sentience?'
Said machines would don T-shirts stating "I'm with stupid ---> ".
Looks like you're designing DNA!
Genome Assistant can help
you compose your artificial sequence.
First, tell us how you plan to design it....
-- Clippy
If a school wants to use clips of "gangs of new york" to illustrate points during a class on the history of the bowery, etc, more power to em. Fair Use as far as I'm concerned. However, if it wants to play that movie in the auditorium, and charge students 2 bucks a head to see it, that is _not_ fair use. So saying "schools are paying to use it" is not clear enough
In either case, the school makes money. In this light, tuition is another kind of cover charge. It's just that people generally agree it's okay for an educational institution to charge "tuition".
OTOH, european universities generally don't make students pay tuition (right?) because it's paid by the government and therefore ultimately by society. So I kind of think that DMCA would be conflicted in Europe as well.
"Hey Stan, it says here there is a new donut shop up ahead on Wilshire. We can even order over online! You game? I'll buy."