A decent Stereo FM broadcast sounds pretty good to me... its up there with CD (to my ears - f**k knows what the spec is)
Re:Another good, old book, Soul of a New Machine
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"For a woman, Tracy really know her stuff and gets into a great amount of hardware detail."
You fucking dick.
Whats the algorithm described in the book..
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...ok, its been about 9 years since i read this, and i remember wishing it were a bit more technical. Then again, the whole point was that it described nerds to non-nerds. (Levy is the guy that Katz probably wishes he was).
But there was an algorithm mentioned, and a lot of hackers were trying to make it faster and faster. I think it was maybe a square root function? I never found out what this amazing optimisation was.
Basically, the objection is that once someone shows them how to break it, they`ll fix it and run another challenge until no-one can crack it, then they`ll go with that, and there`ll be no way to use the music outside of their strict guidelines.
Better to ignore them, let them release it, then write a quick converter to mp3 or whatever.
Go to the EFF page mentioned in the article and check it out.
"novelty sources like geothermal and wave/tidal aren't large enough or widespread enough"
Not really fair to write them off that that reason. Tidal had a bad press because of appallingly badly carried out tests in the 70`s; i think there are more ideas for this now, there just isnt the long-term thinking required to actually attack the problem again. I guess we`ll do it sooner or later though, this petrol `crisis` (which i have to admit i slept through, living pretty near to a well-stocked London) was a good dry-run.
well, yeah. i mean, the model is `pay taxes on fuel to pay for the damage it causes`. if some people were exempt, then the difference would have to be made up by other taxes.
Surely you mean "are you white? Then you have good reason to be ashamed of what your ancestors have done to other cultures in the recent past". Bit of a difference.
i agree with you, unlikely, but possible.
but do the maths:
n people a day, over y days, each pressing z buttons to phone a friend... whats the chance that there wont be just one incident over any given period of time.
keypresses DO count, as its a switch, as far as i know, athough IDFIAPSOCSFM (i dont fit inside a phone so i cant see for myself)
Wasnt it the case that American tax law wasnt agreed by all the states (or some such technicality) and so its not legal, and you can just choose not to pay? Or is this an Urban Myth. It was mentioned in a David Icke book, of all places...
Codemasters sold nintendo and sega games carts...got sued by both of `em, but (u.k.) courts told them to f**k off. You can do what you want with other peoples hardware, once you`ve bought it.
Nothing wrong with email (i can even do that from my phone already if i`m bothered), but with those pokey little displays.....why? Wont it wait until you get home, or else get a laptop or something.
What, dont tell me you`ve got a gameboy with a digital camera on it, and an mp3 player etc, all just because you can, rather than because its useful? If not, why not?
I see all this WAP stuff, but i dont really want to browse the net on my phone, any more than i want to watch tv/play videogames `on the move`. Looks a little expensive for what it is, too.
Think i`ll stick with my mobile phone that makes phone calls.
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Yeah, and if geeks dont wash (I`ve read Hackers!), isnt the sweat etc going to screw things up pretty badly?
A decent Stereo FM broadcast sounds pretty good to me... its up there with CD (to my ears - f**k knows what the spec is)
"For a woman, Tracy really know her stuff and gets into a great amount of hardware detail."
You fucking dick.
...ok, its been about 9 years since i read this, and i remember wishing it were a bit more technical. Then again, the whole point was that it described nerds to non-nerds. (Levy is the guy that Katz probably wishes he was).
But there was an algorithm mentioned, and a lot of hackers were trying to make it faster and faster. I think it was maybe a square root function? I never found out what this amazing optimisation was.
Does anyone know what i`m talking about here?
This post is wrong for so many reasons...
Basically, the objection is that once someone shows them how to break it, they`ll fix it and run another challenge until no-one can crack it, then they`ll go with that, and there`ll be no way to use the music outside of their strict guidelines.
Better to ignore them, let them release it, then write a quick converter to mp3 or whatever.
Go to the EFF page mentioned in the article and check it out.
..A whinge of farmers!
...in Moscow to send it on for you! Cant the american embassy do it, or am i just being hopelessly naive? :)
"novelty sources like geothermal and wave/tidal aren't large enough or widespread enough"
Not really fair to write them off that that reason. Tidal had a bad press because of appallingly badly carried out tests in the 70`s; i think there are more ideas for this now, there just isnt the long-term thinking required to actually attack the problem again. I guess we`ll do it sooner or later though, this petrol `crisis` (which i have to admit i slept through, living pretty near to a well-stocked London) was a good dry-run.
well, yeah. i mean, the model is `pay taxes on fuel to pay for the damage it causes`. if some people were exempt, then the difference would have to be made up by other taxes.
yeah, but i`ve heard of tesla, but not of the smithsonian, so its all swings and roundabouts.
or another book...
Surely you mean "are you white? Then you have good reason to be ashamed of what your ancestors have done to other cultures in the recent past". Bit of a difference.
Well, its not diamond, and it wont be the start of a new age.
Apart from that, hes spot on.
i agree with you, unlikely, but possible.
but do the maths:
n people a day, over y days, each pressing z buttons to phone a friend... whats the chance that there wont be just one incident over any given period of time.
keypresses DO count, as its a switch, as far as i know, athough IDFIAPSOCSFM (i dont fit inside a phone so i cant see for myself)
all switches can create a spark
for the info to filter in about how bad cigarettes were for you, i expect it`ll be a while before phones are checked out one way or the other.
junkbusters.com for the proxy server, and
waldherr.org for a frequently updated blocklist.
Wasnt it the case that American tax law wasnt agreed by all the states (or some such technicality) and so its not legal, and you can just choose not to pay? Or is this an Urban Myth. It was mentioned in a David Icke book, of all places...
I thought the u.s. dropped all export restrictions in January 2000? Perhaps that page is out of date?
If movies were shown at >24fps (25 here in u.k. `cinemas`) then maybe i wouldnt get headaches from watching long films.
Shouldnt it be Amazon.org.... looks like they`ll need to sell this stuff to make ends meet sooner rather than later!
Codemasters sold nintendo and sega games carts...got sued by both of `em, but (u.k.) courts told them to f**k off. You can do what you want with other peoples hardware, once you`ve bought it.
Eh?
Nothing wrong with email (i can even do that from my phone already if i`m bothered), but with those pokey little displays.....why? Wont it wait until you get home, or else get a laptop or something.
What, dont tell me you`ve got a gameboy with a digital camera on it, and an mp3 player etc, all just because you can, rather than because its useful? If not, why not?
Crumptet? How many sides does it have?
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I have a mobile phone. It makes phone calls.
I see all this WAP stuff, but i dont really want to browse the net on my phone, any more than i want to watch tv/play videogames `on the move`. Looks a little expensive for what it is, too.
Think i`ll stick with my mobile phone that makes phone calls.