you could plant some trees around your house. It will keep it cool on the summer and warm in the winter. I don't know if it would work on regions where trees lose all their leaves on the winter, tough, but here it works pretty well.
In Brazil there is no limitation on what can a media conglomerate own. The biggest media companies in Brazil own television, newspapers, radios, weekly magazine, "internet portals", internet service providers, etc. It is very difficult for a community radio to get a license to operate legally (so they usually run as pirate stations), but for the few families that have political power for ages (and who own media brazilian conglomerates) it's very easy to open a new radio station or even tv station. Not only that, but these media companies not only run cable tv and cable broadband, but they usually run these business as a monopoly in many metropolitan areas.
It's common to only have access to the online version of magazine X if you subscribe to the ISP of the same media conglomerate. It's pretty messy, but people don't give a damn. What irritates me is when you see advertising of a new branch of the conglomerate in the other distribution media of the conglomerate, and you think to yourself that it is obvious that they didn't pay for that advertisement.
Oh, and we have our FCC. It's called ANATEL, for Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (National Telecom Agency), but it is also known as Aqui NAo TEm Lei (There is no law here).
Its interesting how people always believe that it will be easy to understand a very important part of being human once we have enough data, and once they have the data, they found out that things are not as simple as they think. First, AI, now the Genome.
They could also use the magnets to protect their floppies, or other media. Solar flares must be really strong up there. At least that's what my BOfH told me to do.
Sure, the guy who deciphered the secrets of the bible, scored higher than anyone in his county in a school test, invented the eternal life device, proposed his "new darwinism", etc, etc, etc.
I always visit his web site when I need a good laugh, but then I remember that everybody laughs at great geniuses at first.
I think I will link to his homepage and get myself a free pair of rings. Well, not the One Ring, now *that* would be really usefull.
There are so many issues here. At first it would seem that governments should issue certificates (possibly for free), since they already issue passports, IDs, and stuff, but imagine if your browser would need to have all government certification agencies registered in it. So many countries, nah. And don't forget that countries are usually clueless in the subject of tecnhology and data security/privacy. And there is also the case that some governments cannot be trusted at all. They could definitely certify companies interested only in scams. (sure, a certificate is not meant to certificate that a company is a good company, only certificate that they are who they claim to be). And to finish, there is also the problem that national borders are man made, and it is vey possible that a company would need to have many certificates in many countries, since that with the internet, the world is your marked.
Altough LaTeX has much more structure then, say, TeX, PS, PDF, it can still be considered a hack on top of TeX. It is a myth that the LaTeX user has only to worry about the structure, because usually when you process your document, there are always some modifications you have to do on the code in order to make it look perfect. That is why so many people use packages, but packages are never "default" and are chosen by the personal preference of the user.
I have the feeling that a book is much more then the simple ascii representation of the text. How many books have equations, pictures, photographs?
Sometimes, even emphasizing some words can give a completely new interpretation to a same sentence.
That's why, even though I understand that PG is now trying to focus on getting more titles, I feel is extremely important to decide which format our information will be represented in. (Once you "simplify" a book into an ascii representation, it is very difficult to add the missing information (emphasized words, equations, etc) later.)
So what are our options? PDF, PS, probably not. We need structure. I don't know if docbook could suit our needs, but something at least similar would be necessary. With it, later we could transform the book in other formats. I'm very worried with Microsoft promoting their ebook format, which encrypts information even when the work has no copyrights, disallowing a free (speech) implementation of a reader. If this format really takes off, it could put the free software community in a situation much similar (but probably worse) then the DVD case (since it will restricting our access even to material with copyrights expired).
In a related thought, I think the goal of the GNU Project, that is, to build a free OS, is now a reality. they did it, damn it. The FSF should target higher now, perhaps in ways of promoting the free access to information (audio/video codecs, free access to books, etc). Not necessarily going against copyrights, suggesting piracy, but at least fighting pay-per-use and suggesting new schemes to Digital Rights Management. The FSF should in many situations team up with the EFF, but always with the focus on free software solutions.
Now, no one can claim that they only run Linux because Windows can't run their Linux apps. Perhaps now windows will really gain market share, because we all know that what was missing in windows was apps.:)
For me, the real motive for pushing IPv6 is the adition of QoS directly in the protocol. Why do they need this? Well, they say it is for realtime applications and stuff, but it actually is to give better service to those who pay more, without really increasing the quality of the service (real bandwidth and real (shorter) latency). The current spirit of the Internet (a packet is a packet is a packet) is great because it treats everybody the same way but is no good to make money.
Why not? put some bikes on the track, take some pictures previously (storing localy), and then, during the event, say that they are live! Don't forget to use small, blury images or else it won't work so nice. It is also wise to say that you use a patented technoloy when asked, to justify the fact that you can't explain the technical aspects:)
Well, Bill Joy says XML is no good because it's just data (no behavior), ESR says it's cool because it's minimalistic. If I had to choose based on the personalities, I would definitely take the side of Bill Joy, but we all know that "incomplete but simple" has always triumphed over "complete but complex".
Any disc using GMR (Giant Magnetic Resistance), use principles of quantum mechanics. This is very different than quantum computing, and it is used today, in any HD greater than 1.8 GB
I suggest any reader interested in getting a good introduction to QC to take a look at a presentation given by Rob Pike at USENIX, available in MP3 audio here. It talks about the motivations on using information quantum mechanicaly (intrinsic parallelism, we are running out of atoms, etc); some historic aspects (Feynman's question: Can a computer simulate a QM system?); the approximations that you eliminate when you use QM computing devices (bits are not independent, but entangled); some algorithms (factoring, searching), etc. Not only nice, but funny too. Don't forget to get the slides also.
Just notice that there are two different aspects when we talk about QM systems, which most of the time are treated together: First, there is the QM way of representing information, which is to some point a reality now (on modern, high density Hard-Disk, for instance), the other is QM computers, which is something for way in to the future.
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That's true. Like the fine xmms requiring me to have Mesa installed just because of the fine plugin... Well, --force is my friend, but there should be a better way.
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conectiva is not saying they invented apt. Conectiva is concerned with one of the greatest problems of their (and others) distros, that is, dependency management. conectiva has gone a long way from simply a RedHat based distro, and just because you don like them, you should not just dislike anything that comes from them just because of that. I know some people who work there, and I pretty sure they are working hard to make linux better, in what they can. Sometimes I'm a big critic of Conectiva, specially regarding the way they try to make a business around linux, sometimes forgetting the roots of Free Software (Conectiva is an Open Source company, not a Free Software one), but when they try to make better stuff, I approve that. I for one will give Conectiva a try.
Actually I previewed, and then submited before reading until the end. Then I stopped netscape (before getting the reply), corrected, and tried to submit again, but the first submit had already made it, and I couldn't submit again.
(And now, I will click preview, wait to read it all, then submit.)
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you could plant some trees around your house. It will keep it cool on the summer and warm in the winter. I don't know if it would work on regions where trees lose all their leaves on the winter, tough, but here it works pretty well.
In Brazil there is no limitation on what can a media conglomerate own. The biggest media companies in Brazil own television, newspapers, radios, weekly magazine, "internet portals", internet service providers, etc. It is very difficult for a community radio to get a license to operate legally (so they usually run as pirate stations), but for the few families that have political power for ages (and who own media brazilian conglomerates) it's very easy to open a new radio station or even tv station. Not only that, but these media companies not only run cable tv and cable broadband, but they usually run these business as a monopoly in many metropolitan areas.
It's common to only have access to the online version of magazine X if you subscribe to the ISP of the same media conglomerate. It's pretty messy, but people don't give a damn. What irritates me is when you see advertising of a new branch of the conglomerate in the other distribution media of the conglomerate, and you think to yourself that it is obvious that they didn't pay for that advertisement.
Oh, and we have our FCC. It's called ANATEL, for Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes (National Telecom Agency), but it is also known as Aqui NAo TEm Lei (There is no law here).
Its interesting how people always believe that it will be easy to understand a very important part of being human once we have enough data, and once they have the data, they found out that things are not as simple as they think. First, AI, now the Genome.
They could also use the magnets to protect their floppies, or other media. Solar flares must be really strong up there. At least that's what my BOfH told me to do.
they really should use IBM Solaris.
Sure, the guy who deciphered the secrets of the bible, scored higher than anyone in his county in a school test, invented the eternal life device, proposed his "new darwinism", etc, etc, etc.
I always visit his web site when I need a good laugh, but then I remember that everybody laughs at great geniuses at first.
I think I will link to his homepage and get myself a free pair of rings. Well, not the One Ring, now *that* would be really usefull.
and worse, there is nothing better.
There are so many issues here. At first it would seem that governments should issue certificates (possibly for free), since they already issue passports, IDs, and stuff, but imagine if your browser would need to have all government certification agencies registered in it. So many countries, nah. And don't forget that countries are usually clueless in the subject of tecnhology and data security/privacy. And there is also the case that some governments cannot be trusted at all. They could definitely certify companies interested only in scams. (sure, a certificate is not meant to certificate that a company is a good company, only certificate that they are who they claim to be). And to finish, there is also the problem that national borders are man made, and it is vey possible that a company would need to have many certificates in many countries, since that with the internet, the world is your marked.
Damn, this post is confusing.
Altough LaTeX has much more structure then, say, TeX, PS, PDF, it can still be considered a hack on top of TeX. It is a myth that the LaTeX user has only to worry about the structure, because usually when you process your document, there are always some modifications you have to do on the code in order to make it look perfect. That is why so many people use packages, but packages are never "default" and are chosen by the personal preference of the user.
Sometimes, even emphasizing some words can give a completely new interpretation to a same sentence.
That's why, even though I understand that PG is now trying to focus on getting more titles, I feel is extremely important to decide which format our information will be represented in. (Once you "simplify" a book into an ascii representation, it is very difficult to add the missing information (emphasized words, equations, etc) later.)
So what are our options? PDF, PS, probably not. We need structure. I don't know if docbook could suit our needs, but something at least similar would be necessary. With it, later we could transform the book in other formats. I'm very worried with Microsoft promoting their ebook format, which encrypts information even when the work has no copyrights, disallowing a free (speech) implementation of a reader. If this format really takes off, it could put the free software community in a situation much similar (but probably worse) then the DVD case (since it will restricting our access even to material with copyrights expired).
In a related thought, I think the goal of the GNU Project, that is, to build a free OS, is now a reality. they did it, damn it. The FSF should target higher now, perhaps in ways of promoting the free access to information (audio/video codecs, free access to books, etc). Not necessarily going against copyrights, suggesting piracy, but at least fighting pay-per-use and suggesting new schemes to Digital Rights Management. The FSF should in many situations team up with the EFF, but always with the focus on free software solutions.
Now, no one can claim that they only run Linux because Windows can't run their Linux apps. Perhaps now windows will really gain market share, because we all know that what was missing in windows was apps. :)
For me, the real motive for pushing IPv6 is the adition of QoS directly in the protocol. Why do they need this? Well, they say it is for realtime applications and stuff, but it actually is to give better service to those who pay more, without really increasing the quality of the service (real bandwidth and real (shorter) latency). The current spirit of the Internet (a packet is a packet is a packet) is great because it treats everybody the same way but is no good to make money.
Why not? put some bikes on the track, take some pictures previously (storing localy), and then, during the event, say that they are live! Don't forget to use small, blury images or else it won't work so nice. It is also wise to say that you use a patented technoloy when asked, to justify the fact that you can't explain the technical aspects :)
Not talking about SOAP. Read his interview published here some days ago.
Well, Bill Joy says XML is no good because it's just data (no behavior), ESR says it's cool because it's minimalistic. If I had to choose based on the personalities, I would definitely take the side of Bill Joy, but we all know that "incomplete but simple" has always triumphed over "complete but complex".
...since we all know he is a criminal. I don't trust a guy who illegaly export ammo from the USA, no matter that now he was considered innocent.
;)
You are automatically given an excuse to not invent anything, since your "inventions" won't belong to you.
Quite a way to encourage innovation, huh?
What does KnowNow do?
> Likely limited to USB 1.0's slow speed.
;-)
Yeah, It would take a lot of time (about 6 seconds) to fill all that storage.
I agree with that for larger storage devices, though.
It's ruindows because "ruim" means "bad".
Any disc using GMR (Giant Magnetic Resistance), use principles of quantum mechanics. This is very different than quantum computing, and it is used today, in any HD greater than 1.8 GB
(GMR was discovered in 88 by Mário Baibich)
I suggest any reader interested in getting a good introduction to QC to take a look at a presentation given by Rob Pike at USENIX, available in MP3 audio here. It talks about the motivations on using information quantum mechanicaly (intrinsic parallelism, we are running out of atoms, etc); some historic aspects (Feynman's question: Can a computer simulate a QM system?); the approximations that you eliminate when you use QM computing devices (bits are not independent, but entangled); some algorithms (factoring, searching), etc. Not only nice, but funny too. Don't forget to get the slides also.
Just notice that there are two different aspects when we talk about QM systems, which most of the time are treated together: First, there is the QM way of representing information, which is to some point a reality now (on modern, high density Hard-Disk, for instance), the other is QM computers, which is something for way in to the future.
That's true. Like the fine xmms requiring me to have Mesa installed just because of the fine plugin... Well, --force is my friend, but there should be a better way.
conectiva is not saying they invented apt. Conectiva is concerned with one of the greatest problems of their (and others) distros, that is, dependency management. conectiva has gone a long way from simply a RedHat based distro, and just because you don like them, you should not just dislike anything that comes from them just because of that. I know some people who work there, and I pretty sure they are working hard to make linux better, in what they can. Sometimes I'm a big critic of Conectiva, specially regarding the way they try to make a business around linux, sometimes forgetting the roots of Free Software (Conectiva is an Open Source company, not a Free Software one), but when they try to make better stuff, I approve that. I for one will give Conectiva a try.
.ch is not the TLD from China, but Switzerland.
:)
Actually I previewed, and then submited before reading until the end. Then I stopped netscape (before getting the reply), corrected, and tried to submit again, but the first submit had already made it, and I couldn't submit again.
(And now, I will click preview, wait to read it all, then submit.)