Gamma for CRT's is 2.5. That's for *all* CRT's. Mac partially compensates to bring gamma down to 1.8. PC's get a 2.2 by having you shine a light on your monitor as you read.;-)
But this is not most copyright cases. This is a DMCA copyright case, and the DMCA has felony provisions, e.g. the "felony fair use" provision against circumventing an access control.
Dammit, I've got to read the the damn law. I can't check now, but the EFF has as amicus brief from a New York library association describing the effects of the law on fair use in considerable detail. I think it is at
Hmm, I have a dialup and find Usenet to be *the* most satisfactory internet experience. When I ran Windows, I used an offline reader (Agent). I now run a proxy server (Leafnode) on Linux. Either way, 10 minutes on a 26400 PPP connection (the maximum available to my 56k modem) has me set for hours of enjoyable reading. And my ISP grants shell access if I should care to use it. I generally don't. Pretty much everything they offer is something I can run by myself.
By contrast, the web (Slashdot) is a pain in the ass, and the text box I am using right now is a pathetic editor. It practically requires me to be online, thus tying up the phone, and it lacks the most basic editing functions. (Which probably accounts for some deficiencies on my part--e.g., how do you encode a link in a Slashdot post; do you encode it by hand, or do you use an html editor of some sort?)
My typical web browsing experience starts with a search. I quickly browse URL's and paste interesting ones into a second browser. I can then get offline and start reading using the Forward and Back buttons.
I could probably use a web proxy too, but I am not sure if it would be worth it. I can keep that second browser around as long as I need it, and then get rid of it with a couple clicks. In any case, I get what I want and then get offline. With Usenet, that's easy.
At least one admin at my ISP has stated (in a local newsgroup) that it is not their job to censor http traffic. This from an ISP that is very good at filtering spam for those who want it.
Is there some kind of disconnect at work in their thinking? How would you compare the two situations?
"It's not the size of the lock, it's the fact that it's locked."
One problem I have with this is that, generally, you won't be charged with breaking and entering if it's your own lock and your own property. That's what DMCA turns on its head.
That appears to be the reason the Norwegian kid was never charged in the original DeCSS hack. You can see a description of the state of Norwegian law at http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DVDCCA_case/20000118_b ing_norway_law_decl.html
You made a number of points that can be used effectively, but you never mentioned fair use. My own concern is that as a reader and a book owner, I will no longer be able to effectively purchase new books. There will be a license. I could well be reading on a pay per view basis.
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/MPAA_DVD_cases/200101 26 _ny_lib_amicus.eps describes what the DMCA does to fair use.
Easily--I just provided a couple of datapoints. Note that SETI itself doesn't support SMP. I'm running two processes under Linux, and only one under Win98.
-- Tom Hardy rthardy@email.msn.com rhardy@blakeschool.org
Just want to point out that anyone can test their CPU at "high end mathematical computations" (distinct from real time). Run SETI or the Mersenne prime program for two different kinds of tests.
I'm doing ~4.7 SETI units/day on a dual PII 400 running two Linux processes, or one unit per 30-40 hours on Win98. I don't think it's all in cache.
HTH:-) -- Tom Hardy rthardy@email.msn.com rhardy@blakeschool.org
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A GUI that ignores keystrokes won't make friends among power users. Sure, a point and click interface is easy to learn, but people are known to use a program for *years*. Given enough time, they will come to find keystrokes faster and easier and less strain on the wrist. By ignoring keystrokes, you are doing your part to keep them newbies forever (and Windows already does too much of that.) On the other hand, many if not most Windows programs *do* have a standardized keyboard interface; in that regard, they appear to have Linux beat.
Same deal for dialogs. The newbies seem to prefer a neat hierarchy; the long time user would prefer to have everything in one convenient place. There, you may have to make a tradeoff, but not with keystrokes. A GUI design that ignores experienced users is making a big mistake. Likewise, an OS without a standard GUI interface is an OS with GUI problems.
-- Tom Hardy rthardy@enail.msn.com robert_hardy@blake.pvt.k12.mn.us
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Gamma for CRT's is 2.5. That's for *all* CRT's. Mac partially compensates to bring gamma down to 1.8. PC's get a 2.2 by having you shine a light on your monitor as you read. ;-)
But this is not most copyright cases. This is a DMCA copyright case, and the DMCA has felony provisions, e.g. the "felony fair use" provision against circumventing an access control.
1 26 _ny_lib_amicus.eps
Dammit, I've got to read the the damn law. I can't check now, but the EFF has as amicus brief from a New York library association describing the effects of the law on fair use in considerable detail. I think it is at
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010
Hmm, I have a dialup and find Usenet to be *the* most satisfactory internet experience. When I ran Windows, I used an offline reader (Agent). I now run a proxy server (Leafnode) on Linux. Either way, 10 minutes on a 26400 PPP connection (the maximum available to my 56k modem) has me set for hours of enjoyable reading. And my ISP grants shell access if I should care to use it. I generally don't. Pretty much everything they offer is something I can run by myself.
By contrast, the web (Slashdot) is a pain in the ass, and the text box I am using right now is a pathetic editor. It practically requires me to be online, thus tying up the phone, and it lacks the most basic editing functions. (Which probably accounts for some deficiencies on my part--e.g., how do you encode a link in a Slashdot post; do you encode it by hand, or do you use an html editor of some sort?)
My typical web browsing experience starts with a search. I quickly browse URL's and paste interesting ones into a second browser. I can then get offline and start reading using the Forward and Back buttons.
I could probably use a web proxy too, but I am not sure if it would be worth it. I can keep that second browser around as long as I need it, and then get rid of it with a couple clicks. In any case, I get what I want and then get offline. With Usenet, that's easy.
Argh! How about:. sh tml
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/05/31/1330202_F
and
http://grc.com/dos/grcdos.htm
Thanks. I'll read the article and think about it.
BTW, that URL gave me real trouble, but I was able to find and then follow the link to .
I just now have it in front of me.
At least one admin at my ISP has stated (in a local newsgroup) that it is not their job to censor http traffic. This from an ISP that is very good at filtering spam for those who want it.
Is there some kind of disconnect at work in their thinking? How would you compare the two situations?
"It's not the size of the lock, it's the fact that it's locked."
b ing_norway_law_decl.html
1 26 _ny_lib_amicus.eps describes what the DMCA does to fair use.
One problem I have with this is that, generally, you won't be charged with breaking and entering if it's your own lock and your own property. That's what DMCA turns on its head.
That appears to be the reason the Norwegian kid was never charged in the original DeCSS hack. You can see a description of the state of Norwegian law at http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DVDCCA_case/20000118_
You made a number of points that can be used effectively, but you never mentioned fair use. My own concern is that as a reader and a book owner, I will no longer be able to effectively purchase new books. There will be a license. I could well be reading on a pay per view basis.
http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/MPAA_DVD_cases/20010
Easily--I just provided a couple of datapoints. Note that SETI itself doesn't support SMP. I'm running two processes under Linux, and only one under Win98.
--
Tom Hardy
rthardy@email.msn.com
rhardy@blakeschool.org
Just want to point out that anyone can test their CPU at "high end mathematical computations" (distinct from real time). Run SETI or the Mersenne prime program for two different kinds of tests.
:-)
I'm doing ~4.7 SETI units/day on a dual PII 400 running two Linux processes, or one unit per 30-40 hours on Win98. I don't think it's all in cache.
HTH
--
Tom Hardy
rthardy@email.msn.com
rhardy@blakeschool.org
A GUI that ignores keystrokes won't make friends among power users. Sure, a point and click interface is easy to learn, but people are known to use a program for *years*. Given enough time, they will come to find keystrokes faster and easier and less strain on the wrist. By ignoring keystrokes, you are doing your part to keep them newbies forever (and Windows already does too much of that.) On the other hand, many if not most Windows programs *do* have a standardized keyboard interface; in that regard, they appear to have Linux beat.
Same deal for dialogs. The newbies seem to prefer a neat hierarchy; the long time user would prefer to have everything in one convenient place. There, you may have to make a tradeoff, but not with keystrokes. A GUI design that ignores experienced users is making a big mistake. Likewise, an OS without a standard GUI interface is an OS with GUI problems.
--
Tom Hardy
rthardy@enail.msn.com
robert_hardy@blake.pvt.k12.mn.us