In TFA (especially the PDF), the verification method is to use another algorithm to check the output. The PDF on Fabrice's home page goes into more details.
NOTE: The machine they were using to generate the second result broke, so they used another (3rd) algorithm to generate the last digits.
It's a touch screen, so it'll be easy to do that in software. In addition to this, it has an accelerometer, so it should be possible to detect when you shake the device. Result: expect an etch-a-sketch application for it any day now.
You do know that an ARM processor consumes less power than an Intel Atom processor, and thus increases battery life. In addition to that, the Pixel Qi LCD technology with an ARM processor can give 15-20 hours or more worth of battery life [1] (Pixel Qi uses 1/2 to 1/4 of the power that standard LCD screens use [2]).
The anime/manga point (with fan subbing) is an interesting point -- that part of the community opens them up to a more world-wide audience. And that audience is then likely to buy more anime/manga than they would have, having been introduced to it. It is also a niche market which (aside from successes such as Spirited Away) is not as successful commercially in the UK, US and elsewhere than other products (especially for less well known/obscure anime/manga).
Exactly. I discovered Jasper Fford by accident at a library -- picked a book at random, read the first page and then got it out on loan. I have since purchased some of his work.
It is the same with file sharing -- it is a discovery mechanism. The people who buy stuff will buy it; the ones that don't (or can't afford to at the time) won't.
And if you like an artist, you are more likely to buy more of their work.
We are not asking authors to give their work away for free.
Open Source is just that -- source code of programs freely visible to anyone to do as they want (without removing or modifying the copyright attribution or associated license, without permission of the authors). There is nothing in there that says that you cannot sell the programs (the GPL license does not prevent this -- it even explicitly permits it); all you have to do is provide the source code. There is also nothing preventing people creating businesses around Open Source software (what do you think e-book readers, wireless routers, mobile phones, media players, set top boxes and other devices are running on; what do you think a lot of websites and cloud-based services are using).
Has Open Source prevented Google from becoming successful? Or Red Hat (services and support around the software)? Or Sony (e-book readers)? Or Amazon (kindle)? Or what about IBM, Intel and others that employ people to write Open Source software.
There is nothing on the Open Source model that says that you should not sell the resulting software. Nor in the Creative Commons licenses. These licenses are about protecting both the author and consumer of the product, and defining a clear set of what is and isn't allowed.
Let me ask you this: if you release a work (photograph, painting, drawing, story, novel, musical composition) under a Creative Commons (or similar) license on a site like deviant art or youtube that people can view, listen to or read, don't you think that they will be more willing to pay for some of your work given that they have sampled your work (provided that they liked it)?
On-line distributions allow the authors to take more of the profit (e.g. through services like lulu.com), or all of it if they publish the material themselves. And with new digital formats like epub and supporting e-book readers (or computer software), it is even easier to publish your own work.
What makes you say that people aren't willing to pay for books, music and films?
Yes, e-books are gaining popularity now that the technology is becoming more portable and easier. This just means that it is easier for some/most people than carrying around/keeping shelves worth of books (compare how much space a season of TV takes up when comparing VHS and DVD).
Yes, because it is digital it is easier to copy. But what about the people scanning print books to create digital versions of them (legitimately for out of copyright works on sites like guttenberg, or illegally)?
Pirates will be pirates.
You say how do people make their money, but lets think about this...
* 2009 is the first time that films in cinemas have grossed over $10 billion!
* 2008's The Dark Knight made over $500 million in the US and over $1 billion worldwide. [1]
* Avatar has the second biggest opening week performance, below The Dark Knight, and is well set to becoming the 5th film to earn over $1 billion worldwide (Titanic [1997], Lord of * the Rings: Return of the King [2003], Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest [2006], The Dark Knight [2008]) -- all when piracy is supposed to be killing the movie industry. [1]
* Then there are runaway indie hits like Paranormal Activity ($107 miilion for a $15 thousand budget!) [3]
For music and books, i don't know what the figures are, but:
* Nine Inch Nails released an album for $4 or $5 (with limited edition versions for a lot more that sold out very quickly) and as a thank you released an album for free under the creative commons license, giving you permission to rework and remix it how you want
* Sandie Thom's career was launched via a webcast
* Various artists (such as Helen Austen, Poko Lambro and Lizzie Hibbert) are using YouTube and MySpace to help promote themselves as well as performing in pubs and bars, allowing them to gain a wider fan base
* The internet and the digital age are helping authors and musicians reach a wider audience (I like a lot of German music artists) -- especially new and upcoming authors and artists (I read quite a bit of internet fiction and buy some of their work where possible as a thank you)
* Self-publishing sites such as lulu.com are helping would-be authors publish their own work
The digital book formats are helping would-be authors publish their own works.
As for advertising, why would I want to have that take up space on a website I am viewing, be forced to watch it on the DVDs I own or have to be interrupted while watching a TV program or film with annoying adverts (Sheila's Wheels, anyone!). If the solution is to put advertising in the middle of electronic books for any of the new books from major publishers, then count me out (same with DRM).
And before you ask, I buy CDs, DVDs and books (but will be buying more electronic books in the future).
What's worse is when Microsoft does not exist anymore at some point in the future. Eventually, the certificates will expire again; then -- without Microsoft to renew them anymore -- you're screwed.
Want to access your important, digitally protected documents? Sorry.
I just wish that the GNOME folks can look at what happened with (ex)FAT, both with TomTom and now with the licensing costs/requirements from Microsoft for what is likely going to happen with the.NET platform and Mono in the future.
Autism is a disorder, that is true. However, there are various degrees of autism, such as Asperger syndrome, so people usually use Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism-aspergers/) to account for this.
Also, garbage collection only works for memory. If that block of memory holds a resource (file, window,...) you still need to explicitly release the resource.
The CSS and JavaScript you knew yesterday will still work today. HTML is slightly different, but the core is the same, and is easy with tools like html tidy to clean up; the actual markup remains (mostly) the same.
With Microsoft and their ever changing shiny APIs is that they want you to use something *completely different* to what you are using yesterday in each release of Windows (GDI+,.NET, WinForms, WPF) in a way that if you want to support new shiny API you need to rewrite your existing application. Only you find that after porting your C/C++ Win32 application (or ATL/WTL or MFC) to Windows Forms, you find that it is no longer being maintained and that you should use WPF or Silverlight because it is new and shiny.
Oh, wait, IE still doesn't support those despite people keeping asking for them. Oh noes, CSS3 is not finalised! Oh noes, there are too many standards! Woe is us! (Read: we want people to use Silverlight instead.)
A subset B -- every element of A is an element in B A superset B -- B subset A
Mono is a superset of.NET is another way of saying.NET is a subset of Mono. Since Mono is not a complete implementation of.NET (Note: no version of Mono or.NET was specified), it can't be a subset/superset..NET is not just a language (or to be precise, a set of languages with a bytecode interpreter), it is also a collection of libraries. Some of those libraries are specified by the ECMA standard; others (such as ASP.NET, WinForms, WCF, WPF) are not, so won't be provided in Mono (or at least the core mono distribution).
There may well be other libraries and functionality provided by Mono that are not available in.NET (Pinvoke to Linux APIs, Gtk# and others for example).
You can't say that.NET is a subset of Mono or the identical phrasing that Mono is a superset of.NET -- that is because there are things in,NET that are not in Mono.
Likewise, you can't say that Mono is a subset of.NET for a similar reason.
Is it time to create a crowd-sourced news site that avoids the associated press and anything from News Corp? We almost do with sites like/., digg and redit.
"The problem with techies, they need to learn to think like a businessman. We control the information, get it together techies!"
Therefore, I referenced a site that you have to pay to get the answers to. If you do a google search for "how do you hide web pages from Google?" you will most likely see a link to that site with a "please register with a monthly membership to see the results" [1].
So I ask again: how is this modded troll? (Unless they misread the URL.)
[1] Or you can just scroll down to see the answers, but that's not the point.
Slashdot Mirror
In TFA (especially the PDF), the verification method is to use another algorithm to check the output. The PDF on Fabrice's home page goes into more details.
NOTE: The machine they were using to generate the second result broke, so they used another (3rd) algorithm to generate the last digits.
It's a touch screen, so it'll be easy to do that in software. In addition to this, it has an accelerometer, so it should be possible to detect when you shake the device. Result: expect an etch-a-sketch application for it any day now.
Additional storage: $30
Manufacturer supporting Linux by design: Priceless
You do know that an ARM processor consumes less power than an Intel Atom processor, and thus increases battery life. In addition to that, the Pixel Qi LCD technology with an ARM processor can give 15-20 hours or more worth of battery life [1] (Pixel Qi uses 1/2 to 1/4 of the power that standard LCD screens use [2]).
[1] http://www.pcworld.com/article/154541/jepsen_works_to_raise_laptop_battery_life_to_2040_hours.html
[2] http://www.pixelqi.com/
Well said.
The anime/manga point (with fan subbing) is an interesting point -- that part of the community opens them up to a more world-wide audience. And that audience is then likely to buy more anime/manga than they would have, having been introduced to it. It is also a niche market which (aside from successes such as Spirited Away) is not as successful commercially in the UK, US and elsewhere than other products (especially for less well known/obscure anime/manga).
Exactly. I discovered Jasper Fford by accident at a library -- picked a book at random, read the first page and then got it out on loan. I have since purchased some of his work.
It is the same with file sharing -- it is a discovery mechanism. The people who buy stuff will buy it; the ones that don't (or can't afford to at the time) won't.
And if you like an artist, you are more likely to buy more of their work.
There are various sites (depending on your taste) that already do this for budding authors, like NaNoWriMo and others.
We are not asking authors to give their work away for free.
Open Source is just that -- source code of programs freely visible to anyone to do as they want (without removing or modifying the copyright attribution or associated license, without permission of the authors). There is nothing in there that says that you cannot sell the programs (the GPL license does not prevent this -- it even explicitly permits it); all you have to do is provide the source code. There is also nothing preventing people creating businesses around Open Source software (what do you think e-book readers, wireless routers, mobile phones, media players, set top boxes and other devices are running on; what do you think a lot of websites and cloud-based services are using).
Has Open Source prevented Google from becoming successful? Or Red Hat (services and support around the software)? Or Sony (e-book readers)? Or Amazon (kindle)? Or what about IBM, Intel and others that employ people to write Open Source software.
There is nothing on the Open Source model that says that you should not sell the resulting software. Nor in the Creative Commons licenses. These licenses are about protecting both the author and consumer of the product, and defining a clear set of what is and isn't allowed.
Let me ask you this: if you release a work (photograph, painting, drawing, story, novel, musical composition) under a Creative Commons (or similar) license on a site like deviant art or youtube that people can view, listen to or read, don't you think that they will be more willing to pay for some of your work given that they have sampled your work (provided that they liked it)?
On-line distributions allow the authors to take more of the profit (e.g. through services like lulu.com), or all of it if they publish the material themselves. And with new digital formats like epub and supporting e-book readers (or computer software), it is even easier to publish your own work.
What makes you say that people aren't willing to pay for books, music and films?
Yes, e-books are gaining popularity now that the technology is becoming more portable and easier. This just means that it is easier for some/most people than carrying around/keeping shelves worth of books (compare how much space a season of TV takes up when comparing VHS and DVD).
Yes, because it is digital it is easier to copy. But what about the people scanning print books to create digital versions of them (legitimately for out of copyright works on sites like guttenberg, or illegally)?
Pirates will be pirates.
You say how do people make their money, but lets think about this...
* 2009 is the first time that films in cinemas have grossed over $10 billion!
* 2008's The Dark Knight made over $500 million in the US and over $1 billion worldwide. [1]
* Avatar has the second biggest opening week performance, below The Dark Knight, and is well set to becoming the 5th film to earn over $1 billion worldwide (Titanic [1997], Lord of * the Rings: Return of the King [2003], Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest [2006], The Dark Knight [2008]) -- all when piracy is supposed to be killing the movie industry. [1]
* Then there are runaway indie hits like Paranormal Activity ($107 miilion for a $15 thousand budget!) [3]
For music and books, i don't know what the figures are, but:
* Nine Inch Nails released an album for $4 or $5 (with limited edition versions for a lot more that sold out very quickly) and as a thank you released an album for free under the creative commons license, giving you permission to rework and remix it how you want
* Sandie Thom's career was launched via a webcast
* Various artists (such as Helen Austen, Poko Lambro and Lizzie Hibbert) are using YouTube and MySpace to help promote themselves as well as performing in pubs and bars, allowing them to gain a wider fan base
* The internet and the digital age are helping authors and musicians reach a wider audience (I like a lot of German music artists) -- especially new and upcoming authors and artists (I read quite a bit of internet fiction and buy some of their work where possible as a thank you)
* Self-publishing sites such as lulu.com are helping would-be authors publish their own work
The digital book formats are helping would-be authors publish their own works.
As for advertising, why would I want to have that take up space on a website I am viewing, be forced to watch it on the DVDs I own or have to be interrupted while watching a TV program or film with annoying adverts (Sheila's Wheels, anyone!). If the solution is to put advertising in the middle of electronic books for any of the new books from major publishers, then count me out (same with DRM).
And before you ask, I buy CDs, DVDs and books (but will be buying more electronic books in the future).
[1] http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/#alltime
[2] http://www.movienewsmovietrailers.com/hollywood-breaks-box-office-records-in-2009/90348
[3] http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=paranormalactivity.htm
Great, another layer of abstraction! (obligatory http://xkcd.com/676/).
What's worse is when Microsoft does not exist anymore at some point in the future. Eventually, the certificates will expire again; then -- without Microsoft to renew them anymore -- you're screwed.
Want to access your important, digitally protected documents? Sorry.
I just wish that the GNOME folks can look at what happened with (ex)FAT, both with TomTom and now with the licensing costs/requirements from Microsoft for what is likely going to happen with the .NET platform and Mono in the future.
Linux/GNU/NOME (GNOME is not GNU any more)
Autism is a disorder, that is true. However, there are various degrees of autism, such as Asperger syndrome, so people usually use Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism-aspergers/) to account for this.
Also, garbage collection only works for memory. If that block of memory holds a resource (file, window, ...) you still need to explicitly release the resource.
I'll be down at Avenue Q if you need me.
The CSS and JavaScript you knew yesterday will still work today. HTML is slightly different, but the core is the same, and is easy with tools like html tidy to clean up; the actual markup remains (mostly) the same.
With Microsoft and their ever changing shiny APIs is that they want you to use something *completely different* to what you are using yesterday in each release of Windows (GDI+, .NET, WinForms, WPF) in a way that if you want to support new shiny API you need to rewrite your existing application. Only you find that after porting your C/C++ Win32 application (or ATL/WTL or MFC) to Windows Forms, you find that it is no longer being maintained and that you should use WPF or Silverlight because it is new and shiny.
How about (X)HTML, SVG, SMIL, CSS and JavaScript.
Oh, wait, IE still doesn't support those despite people keeping asking for them. Oh noes, CSS3 is not finalised! Oh noes, there are too many standards! Woe is us! (Read: we want people to use Silverlight instead.)
And installing random stuff is an easy way to destabalise a system.
What... I want to install kubuntu-desktop on this ubuntu-desktop machine. (Yes, I know the issue is in Fedora, but the same principle applies.)
A subset B -- every element of A is an element in B
A superset B -- B subset A
Mono is a superset of .NET is another way of saying .NET is a subset of Mono. Since Mono is not a complete implementation of .NET (Note: no version of Mono or .NET was specified), it can't be a subset/superset. .NET is not just a language (or to be precise, a set of languages with a bytecode interpreter), it is also a collection of libraries. Some of those libraries are specified by the ECMA standard; others (such as ASP.NET, WinForms, WCF, WPF) are not, so won't be provided in Mono (or at least the core mono distribution).
There may well be other libraries and functionality provided by Mono that are not available in .NET (Pinvoke to Linux APIs, Gtk# and others for example).
You can't say that .NET is a subset of Mono or the identical phrasing that Mono is a superset of .NET -- that is because there are things in ,NET that are not in Mono.
Likewise, you can't say that Mono is a subset of .NET for a similar reason.
Is it time to create a crowd-sourced news site that avoids the associated press and anything from News Corp? We almost do with sites like /., digg and redit.
Troll?
"The problem with techies, they need to learn to think like a businessman. We control the information, get it together techies!"
Therefore, I referenced a site that you have to pay to get the answers to. If you do a google search for "how do you hide web pages from Google?" you will most likely see a link to that site with a "please register with a monthly membership to see the results" [1].
So I ask again: how is this modded troll? (Unless they misread the URL.)
[1] Or you can just scroll down to see the answers, but that's not the point.
Captain of the circle director Peter Jackson to co-write the Hobbit?
http://www.experts-exchange.com/
Bingo! (Ok, so do I win anything? -- Probably the Nigerian lottery, which surprisingly I haven't had any emails about yet, despite having ones).