But don't punish the artists who's labels chose to be members. It's hard as hell to get signed, and the artist has to eat.
Hey, noone twisted their arm into signing with an RIAA label.
I hear the Microsoft employees have to eat also... does this mean I should support them? I have yet to buy a microsoft product. I will, every once in a while, buy a new RIAA label CD. However, the bulk of my purchases are now from artists I hear at www.magnatune.com and independent labels... because to me, I pay extra to places that treat their employees/workers fairly, and doesn't ignore new technology. Perhaps if a non-RIAA market springs up, the artists will either start choosing other independent labels, or the RIAA will soften it's stance.
This from a man who is *so offended* by the statue of Justice in the Supreme Court building, he ordered it covered up.
Let's not forget, this is also the same guy who lost his senate re-election bid to a dead guy... If he couldn't get re-elected even after his opponent croaked, who wants him?... I guess the guy who appointed him... hmm I wonder who that is....
If all the money that's been poured into fusion research so far had been poured into making those "cheap" solar arrays they keep telling us are "just around the corner" then we'd all have roofs made of the stuff that would make us energy self-sufficient and we'd even be driving electric cars that were powered by the sun.
Perhaps all this "enviro-clean" stuff is just a boondoggle? I mean, what do you get when you've pushed the limits of phyisics to get you a powerful power source? Let's see:
General scientific advancment, which gives other possible uses, instead of just "clean energy"
Possibility for fast, reliable interplanetary space travel now that you have a powerplant? This is also a way to get at the vast resources that exist on our solar system.
Weapons... now here's the biggie. Sure, we can destroy the world 10x over using standard fission-fusion-fission warheads, but what if we could do it for real cheap, and get orbital lasers, etc.... I think this is the big reason the research is moving here, sad to say.
You must be joking! Perl has always been broken. They may change the implementation as much as they want, but as long the syntax stays like it is I (along with many others) will consider it broken.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, you're probably a big fan of Python (or would be if you used it)... and a good reason why it is so popular today. So maybe Prothon will have the same success? Time will tell, I suppose
When HP budget injets and scanners come with Linux support in the box then I will take this sort of news seriously.
Ahem... I'm almost glad we don't have the choice of inkjets for linux, considering how shoddy most of these POS's are. Most of them are designed to sell ink, and manage to break 12-18 months after you buy them. I'd recommend getting an old LaserJet or cheap standards-based (postscript-compatible) Laser printer... but it's true that there are very few linux-supported multifunction (fax/scan/copy/print) devices out there...
But I think this is a chicken and egg problem... it's not like multifunction or inkjet drivers for linux aren't hard to make...teh companies just need a financial incentive to make them... and if there are more linux PCs and laptops out there, then it'll be more likely that you will see drivers in the future. Getting to "linux-topia" is a many-small-steps process, so don't dismiss this important step as insignificant.
As in when the programmers revolt and stage a cyber-coup.
Seriously, I did some test-led development, and that really helped out in defining issues early on... not sure if pair-programming or use-stories would work (we extensively use UML use cases at the requirements stage).
I wont buy any more home electronics that require a monthly/bimontly/annual fee to operate.
All my friends now have Tivos... and guess what, they don't pay a subscription fee. They get "basic service" for free. That means, 3 days of recording capabilities, no season passes, etc.
Not really. "Free" software implies source code is available. With source code available, I would be able to determine when, from where, and to where any data it collects is going. I can also remove that part of the code, recompile it, distribute patches that remove that part of the code for other people, and so on. People would then be free to use my modifications instead.
Hey man, just because Linux is Open-sourced, doesn't mean that apps (read: potential spyware) that runs on it is open-source. Do you think Oracle opensourced their DB when they released it for linux?
Q: Is it any easier in linux to packet sniff the data coming/going from your PC? Cause that's the only way you can analyze whats going on behind a closed-source app. And if Linux were mainstream, you better believe the spyware (along with a lot of non-spyware) would be closed-source.
How about apache? It dominates the web server market. BIND for the DNS market? Or even BSD code in the MS Windows distribution? Of course, they are not monopolists, but AFAIK being a monopolist doesn't mean one has to make sure everything works perfect, while smaller entities could get away with distributing inferior products. So it's not really about being a monopolist rather than marketshare. If you're talking about marketshare, a lot of free software dominates niche markets (like in the above examples), should they be fined too?
Suppose one day Linux achieves world domination, are free software developers obligated to ensure their software is 100% bug-free?
Key word I used: convicted. If Apache group were convicted of a) having a monopoly and b) using that monopoly coercively and c) refused to un-bundle extenstions... then YES, I'd say the same logic should apply (bonus points: is this even possible given their liscence?). Gee, is it that hard to grok? It's not about dominance. It's about paying the price for illegal activities. Besides, I'd say Google is a much more apt example since they are a profit-driven company, instead of an free-software organization.
How does this chip compare with that other energy-saving chip, the [corrected]Centrino/Pentium-M?
Well, from my viewpoint, it's a power/speed tradeoff. Here's my take from the list of laptops you might want:
Efficeon/Transmeta is the lowest power laptop chip you can buy. It scales very well, but is also not very fast (but is 1Ghz fast enough for laptop activities like browsing/doc editing/movies?)
Next is the G4 from Apple, which is also low power. My sister's iBookG4 is not exactly a slouch, but then again, it doesn't run windows (is that a pro or a con)?
In the middle is the Pentium-M, which is fairly low power, as well as being pretty dang fast. Con: high cost.
higher up on the power curve is AMD's AthlonXP... not much to say 'xept it's probably the cheapest x86 option out there.
Drawing more power is AMD's Athlon64-Mobile. Thing is, the power control on this puppy is so good that it's often cooler than the XP-M. It is by far the fastest mobile chip out there.
On the high end you have the Pentium4-M (which is what I have). Only use this if you never plan to test the term laptop. P4's run hot and were never meant to be put into a mobile architecture.
I'd say what you want depends on what you need. Cost not being a factor, I'd be happy with a Centrino/Pentium-M. If I wanted super low power/heat, I'd go with a Efficeon. If I wanted OSX (yummy), I'd of course, go with an ibook (still wating for those powerbook G5's). If I want cheap, AMD has me covered with their XP-M offerings. If I wanted a powerhouse/gaming 'top, I'd definitely go for an A-64M (just impressive). What I'd avoid: the P4M (abomination).
If monetary penalties were imposed on security bugs (or any other bugs for that matter), it would wreak havoc on the software industry.
It seems DocSnyder is not suggesting imposing fines on security or other bugs, but since Microsoft is a convicted monopolist, and has steadfastly refeused to unbundle these bug-infested products, they must pay the price. If they really believe that integrated media/internet/mail is part of the OS of the future, then they should ensure that said OS is secure. Linux/OSX etc won't pay a dime because a) they are not manufactured by a monopolist b) they can unbundle their software.
If not, I'll go back to basic cable (yes, evil comcast) and forego the additional $30-$40 of monthly fees.
That being said, it looks like Echostar is getting the squeeze from Viacom... I can't believe that Viacom is getting away with this, it seems like a petty power play.
Dude, you've got millions coming in from your illegal domain name scam. Leave the country. Sip espresso while watching the gorgeous parisian women walk by your cafe.
He's gonna have to go a bit farther than that. Like some country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US.
Relevant portion of article:
Meanwhile, however, Attorney General John Ashcroft recently signed two low-publicity multilateral agreements with the European Union (EU) on June 25. Known as the Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance agreements, they purport to provide a coherent, unified framework for extradition between the United States and every state in the European Union, primarily for the purposes of facilitating "counterterrorism cooperation." These treaties received very little attention in the U.S. media, but they are by far the most extensive and far-reaching agreements of their kind to which the United States ever has bound itself.
This whole idea of anonymity is getting out of hand. Guess what? Anonymity never existed and has never been protected by any government.
I think the Supremes may tend to have a different view than you... this text refers to marital privacy, but it does show that things that are not in the constitution can be "inferred":
The language and history of the Ninth Amendment reveal that
the Framers of the Constitution believed that there are additional
fundamental rights, protected from governmental infringement, which
exist alongside those fundamental rights specifically mentioned in the
first eight constitutional amendments
So yes, the Constitution does not explicitly declare Anonymity as a right, but I'm sure that there's a case to be made about it being inferred by the 4th amendment, especially when it comes to activities that are thought to be "one's own business".
Online music stores will be viable to me when I can download the same sound quality that I can buy on a disc from a meatspace establishment or from Amazon and MyMusic.
Then you should check out MagnaTune. Download the mp3 for free, and if you like it, most artists provide FLAC or WAV as well as vbr mp3 and ogg when you "purchase" the song. Of course, they aren't big label artists, but they definitely do have classical/jazz (and to my delight, ambient techno)
1. Kyoto protocol was voted against 95 to 0 in the senate, and therefore had no chance of being legally binding in the US. We don't live in a dictatorship a president signing a treaty is mostly symbolic.
Just to let you know: this is untrue. You should not have been moderated informative or insightful.
Blame America is based on a unique variant of American exceptionalism: that we're uniquely evil-- that China, or the USSR, or Syria have no control over their own destinies becasue it's all Our Fault.
Pardon me, but that's bullshit. Blame America says we're uniquely evil simply because we're uniquely powerful. What other country has significant numbers of armed forces around the world? What other country spends anywhere NEAR as much as the US does? What other country effectively controls the worlds oil supply (either economically or militarily)? What other country has more nukes than the rest of the world combined (and then claims that other countries don't have the right to pursue nuclear technology)? The US is the ONLY remianing superpower.
Ok, so we're paying tax to fund the POTS network, yet when I'm assigned a number, it's transferrable, but I can't sell it? How does this hurt the providers?
I know that in the UK, there is a thriving market in trading/selling of number plates (aka liscence plates). See here for a search. Why is this kind of thing shunned here?
In what CEO Bill Gates called "an unfortunate but necessary step to protect our intellectual property from theft and exploitation by competitors," the Microsoft Corporation patented the numbers one and zero Monday.
Not to be a troll, but wouldn't this question be better suited for a consumer electronics discussion board?
Two things
Often these sites are confusing to the non-initiated, and biased to boot (even if it's just because the reviewer can only get demo models from certain manufacturers). Slashdot is effectively an unbaised third party in this respect
Slashdot has recently had a lot of product placements posing as articles. Compared to those, this kind of article is useful and interesting to me.
Slashdot Mirror
Hey, noone twisted their arm into signing with an RIAA label.
I hear the Microsoft employees have to eat also... does this mean I should support them? I have yet to buy a microsoft product. I will, every once in a while, buy a new RIAA label CD. However, the bulk of my purchases are now from artists I hear at www.magnatune.com and independent labels... because to me, I pay extra to places that treat their employees/workers fairly, and doesn't ignore new technology. Perhaps if a non-RIAA market springs up, the artists will either start choosing other independent labels, or the RIAA will soften it's stance.
Let's not forget, this is also the same guy who lost his senate re-election bid to a dead guy... If he couldn't get re-elected even after his opponent croaked, who wants him?... I guess the guy who appointed him...
hmm I wonder who that is....
Perhaps all this "enviro-clean" stuff is just a boondoggle? I mean, what do you get when you've pushed the limits of phyisics to get you a powerful power source? Let's see:
You must be joking! Perl has always been broken. They may change the implementation as much as they want, but as long the syntax stays like it is I (along with many others) will consider it broken.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, you're probably a big fan of Python (or would be if you used it)... and a good reason why it is so popular today. So maybe Prothon will have the same success? Time will tell, I suppose
Ahem... I'm almost glad we don't have the choice of inkjets for linux, considering how shoddy most of these POS's are. Most of them are designed to sell ink, and manage to break 12-18 months after you buy them. I'd recommend getting an old LaserJet or cheap standards-based (postscript-compatible) Laser printer... but it's true that there are very few linux-supported multifunction (fax/scan/copy/print) devices out there...
But I think this is a chicken and egg problem... it's not like multifunction or inkjet drivers for linux aren't hard to make...teh companies just need a financial incentive to make them... and if there are more linux PCs and laptops out there, then it'll be more likely that you will see drivers in the future. Getting to "linux-topia" is a many-small-steps process, so don't dismiss this important step as insignificant.
I think the third one will be:
- Extreme Programming Revolutions
As in when the programmers revolt and stage a cyber-coup.Seriously, I did some test-led development, and that really helped out in defining issues early on... not sure if pair-programming or use-stories would work (we extensively use UML use cases at the requirements stage).
All my friends now have Tivos... and guess what, they don't pay a subscription fee. They get "basic service" for free. That means, 3 days of recording capabilities, no season passes, etc.
Hey man, just because Linux is Open-sourced, doesn't mean that apps (read: potential spyware) that runs on it is open-source. Do you think Oracle opensourced their DB when they released it for linux?
Q: Is it any easier in linux to packet sniff the data coming/going from your PC? Cause that's the only way you can analyze whats going on behind a closed-source app. And if Linux were mainstream, you better believe the spyware (along with a lot of non-spyware) would be closed-source.
Suppose one day Linux achieves world domination, are free software developers obligated to ensure their software is 100% bug-free?
Key word I used: convicted. If Apache group were convicted of a) having a monopoly and b) using that monopoly coercively and c) refused to un-bundle extenstions... then YES, I'd say the same logic should apply (bonus points: is this even possible given their liscence?). Gee, is it that hard to grok? It's not about dominance. It's about paying the price for illegal activities. Besides, I'd say Google is a much more apt example since they are a profit-driven company, instead of an free-software organization.
Well, from my viewpoint, it's a power/speed tradeoff. Here's my take from the list of laptops you might want:
I'd say what you want depends on what you need. Cost not being a factor, I'd be happy with a Centrino/Pentium-M. If I wanted super low power/heat, I'd go with a Efficeon. If I wanted OSX (yummy), I'd of course, go with an ibook (still wating for those powerbook G5's). If I want cheap, AMD has me covered with their XP-M offerings. If I wanted a powerhouse/gaming 'top, I'd definitely go for an A-64M (just impressive). What I'd avoid: the P4M (abomination).
If monetary penalties were imposed on security bugs (or any other bugs for that matter), it would wreak havoc on the software industry.
It seems DocSnyder is not suggesting imposing fines on security or other bugs, but since Microsoft is a convicted monopolist, and has steadfastly refeused to unbundle these bug-infested products, they must pay the price. If they really believe that integrated media/internet/mail is part of the OS of the future, then they should ensure that said OS is secure. Linux/OSX etc won't pay a dime because a) they are not manufactured by a monopolist b) they can unbundle their software.
--Sen. Kerry? Is that you??
Just for good measure, I'd rather have a flip-flopper in office than a proven promise breaker.
You forget the GNU tools and the GPL without which, Linux would still just be a twinkle in Linus's eyes.
Although I don't use it, there's a good reason why RMS asks you to add the "GNU/" in front of linux.
If not, I'll go back to basic cable (yes, evil comcast) and forego the additional $30-$40 of monthly fees. That being said, it looks like Echostar is getting the squeeze from Viacom... I can't believe that Viacom is getting away with this, it seems like a petty power play.
He's gonna have to go a bit farther than that. Like some country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US.
Relevant portion of article:
Meanwhile, however, Attorney General John Ashcroft recently signed two low-publicity multilateral agreements with the European Union (EU) on June 25. Known as the Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance agreements, they purport to provide a coherent, unified framework for extradition between the United States and every state in the European Union, primarily for the purposes of facilitating "counterterrorism cooperation." These treaties received very little attention in the U.S. media, but they are by far the most extensive and far-reaching agreements of their kind to which the United States ever has bound itself.
I think the Supremes may tend to have a different view than you... this text refers to marital privacy, but it does show that things that are not in the constitution can be "inferred":
The language and history of the Ninth Amendment reveal that the Framers of the Constitution believed that there are additional fundamental rights, protected from governmental infringement, which exist alongside those fundamental rights specifically mentioned in the first eight constitutional amendments
So yes, the Constitution does not explicitly declare Anonymity as a right, but I'm sure that there's a case to be made about it being inferred by the 4th amendment, especially when it comes to activities that are thought to be "one's own business".
Then you should check out MagnaTune. Download the mp3 for free, and if you like it, most artists provide FLAC or WAV as well as vbr mp3 and ogg when you "purchase" the song. Of course, they aren't big label artists, but they definitely do have classical/jazz (and to my delight, ambient techno)
Furthermore, I assume this only applies to VOIP providers that interface with POTS?
Hopefully at some point in my lifetime, we'll get rid of POTS, and just eveolve to something better.
Just to let you know: this is untrue. You should not have been moderated informative or insightful.
Pardon me, but that's bullshit. Blame America says we're uniquely evil simply because we're uniquely powerful. What other country has significant numbers of armed forces around the world? What other country spends anywhere NEAR as much as the US does? What other country effectively controls the worlds oil supply (either economically or militarily)? What other country has more nukes than the rest of the world combined (and then claims that other countries don't have the right to pursue nuclear technology)? The US is the ONLY remianing superpower.
And I hope you remember what they say about power and corruption...
It seems as if the new results fly in the face of the ever heard chant from the mobile industry: "No results from any study proves danger".
I know that in the UK, there is a thriving market in trading/selling of number plates (aka liscence plates). See here for a search. Why is this kind of thing shunned here?
Besides for that much, I'd go for something with better ruggedness, like a thinkpad, or a powerbook.
Give credit where credit is due, coward!
Two things