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  1. There IS some source code on A New Web Image Format · · Score: 1

    ...unlike the original story commentary above stated. It's on AT&Ts site Right Here and you can download and tinker with it. But read the AT&T Source Code License first; you can only distribute patches to the distribution if you change anything. Also, they don't give you all the encoding code, omitting the background/foreground image seperation and the lossy JB2 wavelet encoder that handles bitonal images (some of their best examples of compression!). They actually suggest someone should make a GIMP plug-in for all this. And because they give you the rest of the JB2 back-end, they're practically begging for someone who's read the literature to bridge that gap.

    That was real nice of them.

  2. Re:I dont necessarily believe (you FORGOT) on Analysis of Amiga Virtual Processor ASM · · Score: 1

    Guys, this new assembly language IS NOT a language for some new fancy Amiga. It is a VM environment designed for an Amiga OS running on other platforms. This has almost nothing to do with C or assembly; it's more about a new, hackerish Java. That can be compiled into native bytecode. *grin*

  3. DA on: The universe exists because God created it on Why Does The Universe Exist? · · Score: 1
    Actually, you are NOT starting with zero information. Here are some of the things you have assumed beforehand:
    • That the soil/sand in which the hoofprints were made did not have any prexisting deformities
    • That the sand was compacted from the top, rather than surrounding areas disturbed from beneath
    • etc.

    It is not that science makes no, or few assumptions. We assume a lot of things, many of them we don't even acknowledge. Still, science tries to minimize what we assume, and keep it limited to things that seem "self-evident". Then when we find exceptions, we change the assumptions to keep it consistent, and integrated. Religion rather would fit phenomena into the mold the exists already, and throw it all into the "will of the gods" bin.
  4. Re:Imagine on First Digital Computer Dates back To 1944 · · Score: 1

    I just realized the mistake... I can kiss my karma goodbye. But the temptation was too strong!

  5. Imagine on First Digital Computer Dates back To 1944 · · Score: 2

    A beowulf cluster of these. Really, really, hot, noisy, and big.

  6. Re:Give the code on Microsoft Withdraws Linux NTFS Threats · · Score: 1

    Source code to what? NTFS is a format for shoving stuff into an array, essentially. Give us the spec. And it sounds like it's already known in full; the tricky part is getting it to work. I've heard NTFS calls for some magnicient acrobatics. Is anyone familiar with this?

  7. Re:Non-illegal uses for Napster on Jupiter Report Says Napster Users Buy MORE Music · · Score: 1

    Technically you have to buy the MP3 or make it yourself; someone cannot give you one that someone else made. MP3s of copyrighted music are illegal to trade, whether you own the music or not.

  8. Re:Dont forget the nuclear core to power it. on Plasma Propulsion Could Cut Time To Mars in Half · · Score: 1

    Remember, plutonium is not volatile in and of itself; it does not easily fiss nor is it very radioactive. It is safe enough to handle with bare hands. Your TV is a little more dangerous. If the ship were to fail (EXPLODE) in a chemical stage, it would destroy and scatter the plutonium. Although, it would also be very embarassing and cost a lot of money.

  9. X-Files on 'The X-Files' Returns For 8th Season · · Score: 1

    I feel the show has run it's course. I watched it from the first season, and have seen it's ups and downs. The ups have become fewer and fewer. Sigh. All I want from next season is some closure on the secret group stuff. I'm really getting tired of waiting until midweek to watch the Sopranos, so... and let's see some comedic action. I want more Lone Gunman!

  10. Re:Analog IS better than digital on Two Turntables and a Laser Beam · · Score: 1

    About the 5kHz pickup: If the 2 signals are mixed BEFORE the lowpass required for ADC, you WILL get the 5kHz tone, because this tone will be the only harmonic that passes through the filter. Same for pure analog. If the signals are lowpassed before mixing (because of some smart-alecky amp or soundcard), there will be no signal at all.

  11. the reason for p2p fs: on The Truth About File-Sharing · · Score: 1

    Is to take out the middleman... if you know someone who has stuff that you want, don't even bother. It could take longer to find what you want at a distro site, or they may only provide you want they want you to have or hear. Or they could be charging you. It's mostly common sense, and a good utilitzation of the fair TCP protocol.

  12. Re:Stupidity? on Why is BSD Not As Popular As Linux? · · Score: 1

    You are neglecting that fact that you don't _need_ RedHat, SUSE or Debian to provide you linux... users have the most control. If the companies were to go astray, the someone would do The Right Thing and resume distributing their untainted versions. Tbis is an important to watch out for,, Linux could become too commercialized at some point, and young computer nerds all over the world will retch simultaneously. But I think that some new group will step up to revive it to it's prior, geeky glory with some new logo and clever name.