I would not be surprised if many of these students neglected to complete their assignment and intentionally bring in a floppy that is corrupted. This is not to say that floppies are dependable, but when unreliable technology is prevalent, it makes an easy excuse.
I hope this does not give all of you GwG folks the wrong impression. The environment is beautiful. We should strive to protect it. Do not go shooting down bald eagles because you think they can be grown back by science. Giving a scientist employment is not a rational justification for taking life.
...is that he is President of ITAA (and we know how organizations ending in "AA" behave).
Honesty I do not think Lawrence Lessig got enough credit. I watched and heard him debate with Jack Velenti last week and his argument in many ways seemed parallel the views of RMS (and we all know RMS is never wrong). Lessig is undoubtedly more knowledgeable than any of the other candidates in the legal field and probably more intelligent. Legal knowledge is especially important in forming policies for litigious American society. I think it is better to have an intelligent person who may be less familiar with some specific issues than someone less intelligent who may not see the enduring consequences of their actions.
Yes and no. First of all this was not a major bug that presented a security risk. If it were, it would get due attention and be fixed in ample time. The reason why it was not attend to was because the Kernel developers were working on other more important stuff. The reason why many complain about Microsoft is because their *major* bugs which present security risks take a long time for them to fix. This is because they are busy adding features (which nobody wants) and Windows is (by its very nature) a less protected OS. I would also guess that the Windows code is more spaghettish. This guess also has to do with the nature of the OS, because the Linux kernel is monolitic while Windows is a microkerel system and it is more difficult to recognize and isolate the exact origin of a bug. Plus we all know Linux kernel hackers are just better programmers than those folks at Microsoft.
There was another Slashdot story about the famous brain a while back.
Here is another book review by Craig Seligman of Salon.
And this is a whole site dedicated to the brain itself.
I learned something from my own post:
On the holiday and custom logos page there are some cool beta graphics and a BackRub graphic. According to the site, "[w]hen Google was a Stanford research project, it was nicknamed BackRub because the technology checks backlinks to determine a site's importance."
backrub.com, backrub.org, and backrub.net are all owned by different entities but nothing seems to exist at any of these locations.
I would not know because I do not use Napster. I think Napster has the capitalistic ideals of a corporation rather than the cooperative ideals of a society (but if I rant any more then I will be moderated down).
Make the download and available upload path one in the same, so that anything downloaded is available to others.
It would help to only show files that are _completely_ downloaded (I do not know how this would be done efficiently).
Some people (especially those with thin bandwidth) tend to become selfish but this would force some level of sharing without too much restriction (although it is not a perfect solution).
We *all* need post DeCSS on our severs. Everyone. That means you! The only way we can combat harassment and restriction of legitimate free speech is if there are more of us than their money and time can reasonably assail. I do not think I am the only one who feels strongly about this (but I am one of few who is doing anything). Once you have posted DeCSS, link it as a reply to this message. You can find it on my web server in the clouds. If mine is shut down try gnutella. Resistance is indispensable.
> If the langage was 100% open, companies like MS would have ruined it.
This has already happened. If the language were 100% open and standardized it would be adopted developers and could never be restricted by a single company. Companies like Microsoft can beat Sun but they cannot beat the developer community. Instead control remains with Sun. Sun is protecting its own interest in a proprietary language. By doing so, it will not take an external giant to ruin Java; Sun will bring its own downfall.
Sun walked away from the ISO several months ago because the ISO would not let them retain complete control, including imposing a licensing scheme, on the proposed ISO Java Standard. Sun merely did not want Java established as a standard, but they wanted to supercede the ISO when it came to formulating, monitoring, and enforcing the standard. This would have included huge licensing fees for anyone who used the ``standard''. It was little more than an attempt to get the ISO to become the licensing enforcement arm of Sun. When the ISO said no, Sun walked away.
So they tried to make an end run around the ISO through the ECMA (until Sun realized that Microsoft was and ECMA member), and now they are apparently forming an Executive Committee, (comprised primarily of corporations, as opposed to developers). If this is supposed to be the Java community-based Process program, where are the real members of the community, the developers!
Mr. McNealy, you cannot have your cake, and eat it too! Either Java is a copyrighted product, which you are free to license to third parties, or it is a standard. NOT BOTH! This is nothing more than another uncommitted publicity stunt by Sun that will accomplish nothing. Java will remain without standardization.
I cannot imagine the battery life is > 1 hour but maybe I am wrong. It is really more practical for _taking pictures_ but it will be hard to convince the/. audience of that. I do think it is nifty that hardware is being exploited beyond its "intended use". Maybe one day all devices will be able to do everything (...wait, that would mean we would only need one device...perhaps with a "Don't Panic" in large-friendly letters on the front).
The bundled QuickSync software in Agenda synchronizes Outlook from the unit.
QuickSync is compatible with any PC operating system that can run Outlook including Windows 95, 98, 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows Millennium. QuickSync requires 2MB of hard drive space and 16MB RAM...
Who is going to buy this thing? Windows users? I think not.
Contacting a machine could prove more exciting than biological life. Think about it, which is more exciting to you: the average life form or the average machine? A machine will engender insight into the intellect and wits of the creators (which is what we really care about when it comes to extraterrestrial life anyway).
"I think open source is a powerful legitimate shift in the software development model that has quite massive ramifications, particularly when you think about the globalization of markets and of the resources and talents that are out there anywhere in the world."
Slashdot Mirror
I would not be surprised if many of these students neglected to complete their assignment and intentionally bring in a floppy that is corrupted. This is not to say that floppies are dependable, but when unreliable technology is prevalent, it makes an easy excuse.
If Windows Sneaks Onto Your Network
Al Gore seems to think so.
...DeCSS Distribution Center
I hope this does not give all of you GwG folks the wrong impression. The environment is beautiful. We should strive to protect it. Do not go shooting down bald eagles because you think they can be grown back by science. Giving a scientist employment is not a rational justification for taking life.
...is that he is President of ITAA (and we know how organizations ending in "AA" behave).
Honesty I do not think Lawrence Lessig got enough credit. I watched and heard him debate with Jack Velenti last week and his argument in many ways seemed parallel the views of RMS (and we all know RMS is never wrong).
Lessig is undoubtedly more knowledgeable than any of the other candidates in the legal field and probably more intelligent. Legal knowledge is especially important in forming policies for litigious American society. I think it is better to have an intelligent person who may be less familiar with some specific issues than someone less intelligent who may not see the enduring consequences of their actions.
Yes and no.
First of all this was not a major bug that presented a security risk. If it were, it would get due attention and be fixed in ample time. The reason why it was not attend to was because the Kernel developers were working on other more important stuff. The reason why many complain about Microsoft is because their *major* bugs which present security risks take a long time for them to fix. This is because they are busy adding features (which nobody wants) and Windows is (by its very nature) a less protected OS. I would also guess that the Windows code is more spaghettish. This guess also has to do with the nature of the OS, because the Linux kernel is monolitic while Windows is a microkerel system and it is more difficult to recognize and isolate the exact origin of a bug. Plus we all know Linux kernel hackers are just better programmers than those folks at Microsoft.
There was another Slashdot story about the famous brain a while back.
Here is another book review by Craig Seligman of Salon.
And this is a whole site dedicated to the brain itself.
I learned something from my own post:
On the holiday and custom logos page there are some cool beta graphics and a BackRub graphic. According to the site, "[w]hen Google was a Stanford research project, it was nicknamed BackRub because the technology checks backlinks to determine a site's importance."
backrub.com, backrub.org, and backrub.net are all owned by different entities but nothing seems to exist at any of these locations.
Linux Search
Mac Search
United States Government Search
University Search
But I like it best for the holiday and custom logos.
I would not know because I do not use Napster. I think Napster has the capitalistic ideals of a corporation rather than the cooperative ideals of a society (but if I rant any more then I will be moderated down).
Make the download and available upload path one in the same, so that anything downloaded is available to others.
It would help to only show files that are _completely_ downloaded (I do not know how this would be done efficiently).
Some people (especially those with thin bandwidth) tend to become selfish but this would force some level of sharing without too much restriction (although it is not a perfect solution).
We *all* need post DeCSS on our severs. Everyone. That means you! The only way we can combat harassment and restriction of legitimate free speech is if there are more of us than their money and time can reasonably assail. I do not think I am the only one who feels strongly about this (but I am one of few who is doing anything). Once you have posted DeCSS, link it as a reply to this message. You can find it on my web server in the clouds. If mine is shut down try gnutella. Resistance is indispensable.
If you really want to confuse people post the other DeCSS too.
This has already happened. If the language were 100% open and standardized it would be adopted developers and could never be restricted by a single company. Companies like Microsoft can beat Sun but they cannot beat the developer community.
Instead control remains with Sun. Sun is protecting its own interest in a proprietary language. By doing so, it will not take an external giant to ruin Java; Sun will bring its own downfall.
Sun walked away from the ISO several months ago because the ISO would not let them retain complete control, including imposing a licensing scheme, on the proposed ISO Java Standard. Sun merely did not want Java established as a standard, but they wanted to supercede the ISO when it came to formulating, monitoring, and enforcing the standard. This would have included huge licensing fees for anyone who used the ``standard''. It was little more than an attempt to get the ISO to become the licensing enforcement arm of Sun. When the ISO said no, Sun walked away. So they tried to make an end run around the ISO through the ECMA (until Sun realized that Microsoft was and ECMA member), and now they are apparently forming an Executive Committee, (comprised primarily of corporations, as opposed to developers). If this is supposed to be the Java community-based Process program, where are the real members of the community, the developers! Mr. McNealy, you cannot have your cake, and eat it too! Either Java is a copyrighted product, which you are free to license to third parties, or it is a standard. NOT BOTH! This is nothing more than another uncommitted publicity stunt by Sun that will accomplish nothing. Java will remain without standardization.
I thought this local news site might get slashdotted so I put the page on my server (so that it can get slashdotted).
I cannot imagine the battery life is > 1 hour but maybe I am wrong. It is really more practical for _taking pictures_ but it will be hard to convince the /. audience of that. I do think it is nifty that hardware is being exploited beyond its "intended use". Maybe one day all devices will be able to do everything (...wait, that would mean we would only need one device...perhaps with a "Don't Panic" in large-friendly letters on the front).
I want to know where NASA will be testing this "laser" and if I can watch (with stylish shades of course).
Who is going to buy this thing? Windows users? I think not.
Contacting a machine could prove more exciting than biological life. Think about it, which is more exciting to you: the average life form or the average machine?
A machine will engender insight into the intellect and wits of the creators (which is what we really care about when it comes to extraterrestrial life anyway).
nVidia GeForce 2 Ultra (see previous story), let us get working on those drivers.
Not according to 32BitsOnline...
I did not know there was such a thing as solid alcohol.