I second the use of rsync & ssh, at least for particular directories. (Also makes a handy replacement to FTP or CVS in a pinch... I used to devlop in BBEdit on my Mac OS X box and rsync the files to our RedHat server...)
I believe Lessig's intention was for the extension fee to be something like $1. It's more a gesture of having to go through the motions than someone actually making money off the extension fees.
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Yeah, I've had ganglion cysts for most of my life. Had one surgically removed when I was in 4th grade. 6 or 7 years later it was back and they drained it with a needle. At this point I've decided they don't bother me enough for me to pursue any further treatment. They might ache a bit in cold weather, and when I was playing bass regularly, my wrists could stiffen up a bit more, but it was bearable.
Yeah, I was a RINGO user, so I was quite amused years later when not only the technology, but their initial data set went commercial. I could log into Passport and the obscure music I was into 6 or 7 years earlier was still related.
Then again, back in the day I also contributed information to a system run by Dave Datta at UWP.edu. The system let you email a formatted list of links -- say, for instance, Tony Levin plays bass with Peter Gabriel -- and it would create symbolic links in an FTP structure. This was in the days when Gopher was fading, but HTTP didn't have many options in browsers yet. Kind of a cool system.
I've noticed that my sound dies sometimes when the machine's been asleep for a while, but hadn't thought to check if it had switched the output pref. A reboot always fixes the problem. Hasn't happened yet since I updated to 10.2.4, but it hasn't been that long... (It did happen in 10.2.3 today, FWIW)
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How about Penn Jillette's (of Penn & Teller) patent for arousing women in a hot tub?
Ok, so Peter Gabriel may be an "act" rather than a "band", but I'd have to take issue with anyone calling Tony Levin a "nameless backup musician." During the band introduction on Gabriel's last tour (promoted by Clear Channel), Tony's intro got an amazing response from the crowds.
I really enjoy Terry Gilliam's commentary tracks... you can learn a lot about filmmaking by listening to him... why he chose certain angles, lenses, etc... good stuff.
I have no idea what you're talking about. "Fair use" in relation to copyright is, by definition, a very limited subset of the original material. If someone wanted to pay $25 to buy (or $5 to rent) a DVD, pop it in this new player, and were only allowed to see 1 or 2 minutes of a 90 minute feature, the player manufacturer could argue "fair use". But leaving the bulk of the movie intact, and only omitting small portions is clearly creating a derivitave work, and that is most definitely against established copyright law.
IBM has some nice stuff online. I agree with a lot of it. In your case, since you're designing a thermostat, and most people know how to use a traditional thermostat already, you should make your interface as close as possible to that which they already know. They're going into your device with a notion of what to expect. Don't deviate from those expectations, and you should be OK.
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Success is obviously defined on a sliding scale. Years ago I was the bass player in a Celtic folk band. Growing up, I'd had dreams of being a famous musician, playing the big stages in front of huge audiences. I mean, that's what it means to be a successful rock star, right? So when I was in a Celtic folk band, I had to figure out what it meant to be a successful Celtic musician. It's not like Andy M. Stewart is going to sell out Madison Square Garden. But A) packing the small clubs regularly, and B) selling out your stock of CDs, even if you've only had a couple thousand pressed are decent enough goals, and sure enough, I found they were within reach.
Actually, most films today are filmed full frame with the intent that the framing can be adjusted in editing. I don't know of too many current films with hard mattes, but just about every movie projector in a commercial theater has a matte that they insert behind the lens to conform the image to 1.85:1 (for standard widescreen) or 2.35:1 (for "scope"). In fact, if you know a projectionist and can get a screening with the matte out, you'll usually see the boom and other rigging that the director definitely does not intend to be in the print.
The present invention discloses a communication system including a communications network, a multiplicity of communications terminals which are connectable to the communications network and which can be employed by users to communicate via the communications network, the user not necessarily being identified with a given communications terminal, apparatus for monitoring whether or not a user is connected to the communications network irrespective of which of the multiplicity of communications terminals that user is employing, and apparatus for annunciating to a seeking user, currently connected to the communications network via any of the multiplicity of communications terminals, network connection status information relating to other users who are in a set of sought users, which set is definable by the seeking user, and for providing the seeking user connection address information relating to those sought users who are currently connected to the communications network.
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I second the use of rsync & ssh, at least for particular directories. (Also makes a handy replacement to FTP or CVS in a pinch... I used to devlop in BBEdit on my Mac OS X box and rsync the files to our RedHat server...)
I believe Lessig's intention was for the extension fee to be something like $1. It's more a gesture of having to go through the motions than someone actually making money off the extension fees.
I've still got my copy of E-mail Addresses of the Rich & Famous on the bookcase by my computer.
No. Not terribly useful anymore.
"Give me the book, or you're a dead man," sneered the thug behind the revolver.
"I can't," whimpered TedTodorov, "I lent it to my cousin Bruno."
Cocking the gun the thug replied, "Prove it!"
At which point TedTodorov slowly slid his laptop across the blotter on the desk, turning it to shine into the beady eyes of his foe.
"See? It says I checked it out to him last week..."
They've explicitly stated that they're not going commercial. There's also discussion to link titles to Project Gutenburg where appropriate.
No, "The Robin Williams of Print" is the one who wrote The Mac is Not a Typewriter .
Yeah, I've had ganglion cysts for most of my life. Had one surgically removed when I was in 4th grade. 6 or 7 years later it was back and they drained it with a needle. At this point I've decided they don't bother me enough for me to pursue any further treatment. They might ache a bit in cold weather, and when I was playing bass regularly, my wrists could stiffen up a bit more, but it was bearable.
At least I have a goal now... ~1/4 of the way there.
Yeah, I was a RINGO user, so I was quite amused years later when not only the technology, but their initial data set went commercial. I could log into Passport and the obscure music I was into 6 or 7 years earlier was still related.
Then again, back in the day I also contributed information to a system run by Dave Datta at UWP.edu. The system let you email a formatted list of links -- say, for instance, Tony Levin plays bass with Peter Gabriel -- and it would create symbolic links in an FTP structure. This was in the days when Gopher was fading, but HTTP didn't have many options in browsers yet. Kind of a cool system.
Or he's using a German iBook...
Likewise, I had a friend named Laura born shortly after Doctor Zhivago came out. She commented on the high number of Lauras in her grade.
I worked with a guy named boB once. Even had his official plastic name-tag created "boB". Also knew a Bobb.
What are you, Welsh?
I've noticed that my sound dies sometimes when the machine's been asleep for a while, but hadn't thought to check if it had switched the output pref. A reboot always fixes the problem. Hasn't happened yet since I updated to 10.2.4, but it hasn't been that long... (It did happen in 10.2.3 today, FWIW)
How about Penn Jillette's (of Penn & Teller) patent for arousing women in a hot tub?
Ok, so Peter Gabriel may be an "act" rather than a "band", but I'd have to take issue with anyone calling Tony Levin a "nameless backup musician." During the band introduction on Gabriel's last tour (promoted by Clear Channel), Tony's intro got an amazing response from the crowds.
All session players are NOT created equal.
I really enjoy Terry Gilliam's commentary tracks... you can learn a lot about filmmaking by listening to him... why he chose certain angles, lenses, etc... good stuff.
I have no idea what you're talking about. "Fair use" in relation to copyright is, by definition, a very limited subset of the original material. If someone wanted to pay $25 to buy (or $5 to rent) a DVD, pop it in this new player, and were only allowed to see 1 or 2 minutes of a 90 minute feature, the player manufacturer could argue "fair use". But leaving the bulk of the movie intact, and only omitting small portions is clearly creating a derivitave work, and that is most definitely against established copyright law.
IBM has some nice stuff online. I agree with a lot of it. In your case, since you're designing a thermostat, and most people know how to use a traditional thermostat already, you should make your interface as close as possible to that which they already know. They're going into your device with a notion of what to expect. Don't deviate from those expectations, and you should be OK.
"Spaceward Ho!"??? Sounds like another sequel to "The Leather Goddesses of Phobos"...
Forget bottled water. Drinking fountains are what it is all about. You should contact Halsey Taylor and see if they give tours.
Success is obviously defined on a sliding scale. Years ago I was the bass player in a Celtic folk band. Growing up, I'd had dreams of being a famous musician, playing the big stages in front of huge audiences. I mean, that's what it means to be a successful rock star, right? So when I was in a Celtic folk band, I had to figure out what it meant to be a successful Celtic musician. It's not like Andy M. Stewart is going to sell out Madison Square Garden. But A) packing the small clubs regularly, and B) selling out your stock of CDs, even if you've only had a couple thousand pressed are decent enough goals, and sure enough, I found they were within reach.
Actually, most films today are filmed full frame with the intent that the framing can be adjusted in editing. I don't know of too many current films with hard mattes, but just about every movie projector in a commercial theater has a matte that they insert behind the lens to conform the image to 1.85:1 (for standard widescreen) or 2.35:1 (for "scope"). In fact, if you know a projectionist and can get a screening with the matte out, you'll usually see the boom and other rigging that the director definitely does not intend to be in the print.
Ever notice that the Flux Capacitor and the Oscillation Overthruster bear a slight resemblence?
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