Allrighty then. If you really want the flame war, I'll give you a flame war.:) The "right to bear arms" in the constitution pretty much means there's not as much can be done about gun ownership in the United States unless the Constitution is amended. Limits on interaction with other countries by the companies based in the US are not mentioned as specifically being protected in the constitution and so may regulated to the nth degree.
Frankly I believe the right to bear arms should include nuclear weapons!
Security was also at one time a non-engineer problem. The internet was free and open, and was designed that way. IPv6 adds IPsec. It wasn't inherit in the original IPv4 protocol specifications. Moving forward programmers and designers will have to take a broader view of their concepts and include commercial and political consequences to the choices they make in those views.
It seems to me that Microsoft is suffering from LOBP ( see subject ). They are taking the Big Brother knows best approach to fixing problems that they themselves are originally responsible for. A lot of their problems arise from things being automatically done for the user. Running macros in an email? That's just asking for trouble. And now they want to explicitly create a mechanism to allow changes to the OS? Give me a break. People should be sueing the living daylights out of them for producing such poor software in the first place. Until Microsoft feels the pinch financially things will not change.
I've always hated people who couldn't handle the five man shot and thought that the only way to fix that was to make it against the rules. As far as I am concerned if the ball goes in the goal its a score, no matter how it got there.
I can't help but think that Microsoft will back into production of Linux software via Web Services (.NET ? ). If an application runs in a web browser then why won't it run on Linux AND Windows. Yes, I know there are issues with Microsoft and proprietary extensions. But by 2004 I bet that Linux on the Desktop will have begun to make inroads in the corporate workplace to such an extent that Microsoft will be unable to ignore (corporate) customer demands for compatibility. And open source software providers/developers will have some of the proprietary extension reversed engineered. At least, I can only hope.
Yes, I could be completely off base, but I'm going to guess that the inventor of the rating system and the people seeding the values being plugged into the rating system are between the ages of 25 and 35 ( if that old ).
Of course, we will never get a concensus on what is the best science fiction film ever made. Reading through the comments you can't even get an agreement on what constitutes science fiction. But one thing that really should be considered when jugding any work of art ( yes, science fiction is literature which is art ( another can of flame bait waiting to be opened.:))) is it's influence on succeeding works.
I'm not going to make a list, but suffice it to say that the list Wired published is trash IMHO. Their method was highly skewed toward flash, which while cool, does not mean good. Battlefield Earth had all kinds of flash, but it was a lousy movie.
That said, I'm waiting for someone to do a good adaptation of Heinlein's "Have Space Suit Will Travel". Come on George. Please?! --
Moral and ethical issues take a back street to making money. We do not as a society place enough emphasis on what is "right" or "wrong". Just, "Is it legal". Simply because something may be legal doesn't justify mistreating someone.
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Think of a "group of people" brought together for one purpose. If that purpose is business, then making a profit is what they are all about. In the United States business schools probably teach as much ethics as they do in the computer science program I graduated from ( A 1 Semester hour course, as compared to 3 for normal classes ). Businesses do not exist to promote good ethics. They exist to make money. Please don't misunderstand me. Making money is not inherently bad ( hm. Or is it? ). But our society places great emphasis on it. Bill Gates is an admired man in business circles. There are those of us in the Information Technolody industry who may loathe him and his company, but if you speak with people outside the industry you find admiration more than anything else. He made it! All that said, what these companies are doing is trying to clean up their bottom line. Not providing support for products that they no longer make isn't inherently wrong. But I must admit that they tend to expire they products rather frequently. I tend to believe that they are doing this not so much because they are minimizing support costs, but are trying to maximize sales of new products. Hence they are "screwing people over".
I've been involved in managina an email list server for about five years now. We at NCSU recently switched from Listprob 8.0 to Majordomo2. This was a rough experience for some of our list owners but almost everyone agrees that the new software is much nicer. So, for anyone looking for a MLM, I would recomment it. And you can look ours over at http://lists.ncsu.edu.
Hm. Why don't these people ask an engineer how the pyramids got built instead of other archeologists. Engineers know how to build things. Archeologists dig them up. That said, if these kites are indeed lifting such large weigts, then they could easily lift a man. This would provide an explanation for how the pictures were drawn that everyone says are only visible from up in the air (plains in South America, can't remember name right now). They could easily have been made simply for the amusement of royalty. After all, who else would be honored with the ability to fly?
I didn't see this mentioned after a cursory look throught the comments, so here goes. The DCMA and its use to "protect" DVD content can be likened to a book that has been printed with a special ink. The ink is such that it will only be seen under a special lamp. This means that you must purchase the lamp, from licensed resellers of course, in order to read your book. You would not be able to use a plain light bulb. Comparing this to a DVD, one must purchase a DVD player and software that has been licensed to allow one to view the content of the DVD. This is not fair use. Much as I purchase a book I can read it in any light. I should be able to view the contents of the DVD whose license to view I have purchased using any method available to me. In fact, a viewer running on Linux would be using the same hardware that Windows uses, but a different player. The player on Linux is not licensed, so I can't view my otherwise perfectly viewable DVD, much as I can't read a book unless I use the correct lamp. This is not fair use.
Been hearing rumors here on the NCSU campus that IBM may allow us the use of a 390. I've also heard that Red Hat wants to work with NCSU to bring Linux to the campus community. Local efforts are already underway. Perhaps something broader may come of it.
You know, IANAL, but even I realize that 1) The copyright holder is allowed to specify where you can view their copyrighted material. 2) The copyright holder is not obligated by law to allow you to make backup copies of thier copyrighted material. 3) You do not have the right to change someone elses copyrighted material without their permission. This all being said, I personally believe that we should be able to watch DVD's from any region. To this extent I am glad I was able to get the APEX DVD player when I did. I understand they are getting harder to get. And at the risk of playing devils advocate, there is little reason to backup a DVD. Unlike magnetic media, it has less chance to become damaged. And currently, it would cost you more to make a backup than it would to go out and buy an new copy of the DVD. As for software and making backups, that is usually a right granted to the user by the copyright holder.
I'm often told by my friends that I will argue about anything, and indeed I often do. But when I see people make statements that are blatantly incorrect I feel I must say something.
Carl Sagan is mostly remembered for his non fiction dealing with science and technology and society. While I have not read everything he wrote, everything I have read of his has been execellent. So, if you get interested in something beyond fiction check his other works out.
"Contact" is the only work of fiction I am aware of him having written. And it is excellent. It deals with the Search for Extraterristrial Intelligence and finding it! The main character is a woman, which makes it all the more appropriate for a young girl to read.
While the Net may make offensive behavior more obvious, I think that there has been a severe erosion of manners in general in our society. There was a time when you were supposed to remove your hat when you went inside a building. It was simply polite behavior. Drivers are more aggressive every day. Thank goodness road-rage hasn't become too commonplace here yet. It almost seems that in order to fit in and be accepted that todays youth must reject social norms. Maybe this is the logical outgrowth of the 1960's when everything "establishment" was to be questioned. Questioning is good. But rejection for no reason is not necessarily the way to go either. Etiquette developed as a way to make it easier to get along with each other. Our behavior in public is guided by these rules so that people will accept us. If one does not want to be accepted, then failing to abide by the rules is a quick way to get what he or she wants.
Why take your hat off when you come inside? Two reasons. You don't need to wear it ( in most cases ) and because it's considered polite to remove it.
Great concept. Poor execution (no pun intended). The actors simply became annoying very fast. I was under the impression this film was supposed to scare people. It did not scare me. I did laugh at a few lines, but nothing made me scared. About the closest the director came to scaring me was when they unwrapped the one bundle of twigs to see what was in it. But the girl is shaking so much (to demonstrate her own fear of course) that the image doesn't hold still long enough for me to be sure what it is. I'll go back and see "Eyes Wide Shut" before I bother with this one again.
He was not concerned with being able to receive HDTV signals. At least he didn't mention that in his post. What he wanted to know was if someone manufactures a video card that will allow him to use his HDTV display as a display device for his computer. I am curious about this as well. I've seen a wide screen display on a Sun box, and it looked good!. But that was using an SBus video adapter. Now that Sun is starting to make machines with PCI buses, they may come out with a video adapter for this wide screen display that is PCI based.
Go back and look at the resolution he was asking about. It 1080X1920. While I cannot speak to the 1920 number, I do know that one of the HDTV formats is 1080i, where the i refers to interlace. This is 1080 lines. I would guess the 1920 number is not unreasonable, particularly in view of the fact that the screen has a different aspect ratio than most all current computer monitors available. Basically, what he wants to do is use his new HDTV screen as a display device for his computer. If I had bought one, so would I!
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Actually, almost all elements are produced through fusion. Star Dust as some people would call it.
This includes anything heavier than iron.
Frankly I believe the right to bear arms should include nuclear weapons!
I guess the customer is never right anymore. It seems ompanies with BSA membership can't make money giving the customer what they want.
I hate Java. And by the way. Die Java, Die Die Die.
Yes, I could be completely off base, but I'm going to guess that the inventor of the rating system and the people seeding the values being plugged into the rating system are between the ages of 25 and 35 ( if that old ).
:))) is it's influence on succeeding works.
Of course, we will never get a concensus on what is the best science fiction film ever made. Reading through the comments you can't even get an agreement on what constitutes science fiction. But one thing that really should be considered when jugding any work of art ( yes, science fiction is literature which is art ( another can of flame bait waiting to be opened.
I'm not going to make a list, but suffice it to say that the list Wired published is trash IMHO. Their method was highly skewed toward flash, which while cool, does not mean good. Battlefield Earth had all kinds of flash, but it was a lousy movie.
That said, I'm waiting for someone to do a good adaptation of Heinlein's "Have Space Suit Will Travel". Come on George. Please?!
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I've been involved in managina an email list server for about five years now. We at NCSU recently switched from Listprob 8.0 to Majordomo2. This was a rough experience for some of our list owners but almost everyone agrees that the new software is much nicer. So, for anyone looking for a MLM, I would recomment it. And you can look ours over at http://lists.ncsu.edu.
Hm. Why don't these people ask an engineer how the pyramids got built instead of other archeologists. Engineers know how to build things. Archeologists dig them up. That said, if these kites are indeed lifting such large weigts, then they could easily lift a man. This would provide an explanation for how the pictures were drawn that everyone says are only visible from up in the air (plains in South America, can't remember name right now). They could easily have been made simply for the amusement of royalty. After all, who else would be honored with the ability to fly?
Nuff said.
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I just can't get past seeing Bruce Campbell with a chain saw for an arm. :)
I'm often told by my friends that I will argue about anything, and indeed I often do. But when I see people make statements that are blatantly incorrect I feel I must say something.
However, I will agree with others also and state that this feature really belongs in the BIOS the way its done by Sun.
Carl Sagan is mostly remembered for his non fiction dealing with science and technology and society. While I have not read everything he wrote, everything I have read of his has been execellent. So, if you get interested in something beyond fiction check his other works out.
"Contact" is the only work of fiction I am aware of him having written. And it is excellent. It deals with the Search for Extraterristrial Intelligence and finding it! The main character is a woman, which makes it all the more appropriate for a young girl to read.
Why take your hat off when you come inside? Two reasons. You don't need to wear it ( in most cases ) and because it's considered polite to remove it.
Take a course in Human Computer Interface design and see if you still feel that way.
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Great concept. Poor execution (no pun intended). The actors simply became annoying very fast. I was under the impression this film was supposed to scare people. It did not scare me. I did laugh at a few lines, but nothing made me scared. About the closest the director came to scaring me was when they unwrapped the one bundle of twigs to see what was in it. But the girl is shaking so much (to demonstrate her own fear of course) that the image doesn't hold still long enough for me to be sure what it is. I'll go back and see "Eyes Wide Shut" before I bother with this one again.
He was not concerned with being able to receive HDTV signals. At least he didn't mention that in his post. What he wanted to know was if someone manufactures a video card that will allow him to use his HDTV display as a display device for his computer. I am curious about this as well. I've seen a wide screen display on a Sun box, and it looked good!. But that was using an SBus video adapter. Now that Sun is starting to make machines with PCI buses, they may come out with a video adapter for this wide screen display that is PCI based.
Go back and look at the resolution he was asking about. It 1080X1920. While I cannot speak to the 1920 number, I do know that one of the HDTV formats is 1080i, where the i refers to interlace. This is 1080 lines. I would guess the 1920 number is not unreasonable, particularly in view of the fact that the screen has a different aspect ratio than most all current computer monitors available. Basically, what he wants to do is use his new HDTV screen as a display device for his computer. If I had bought one, so would I!