From what I've been reading, it appears that there are two kinds of mass - intrinsic and relativistic. In the case of photons, they have zero intrinsic mass in the same way that the quarks have only 5% intrinsic mass of the proton. However, their relativistic mass is derived from their energy (E/c^2), analogous to the remainder of the mass that makes up the proton as described in the article. I'm no expert, but that's what it sounds like.
Speaking of, where did the computer-science demographic on slashdot make off to? You know, the guys who are aware of historical minutiae like the time-honored milestone of a programming language becoming self-hosting? Just asking.
I wonder who had the power to make this decision since most artists sell their work to a label/studio. According to Wikipedia for example, The Holy Grain is currently produced by Fox and EMI in the UK and Cinema 5 in the US (who I've never heard of). But the others seem to have other distributors. It's strange that they would upload portions from the entire collection when it seems that different parts are owned by different companies....
But it's welcome news. Maybe it will set a precedent for others to do the same.
It's interesting that Mathematica is still supported on MacOS, Linux (including Itanium!) and Solaris. Support for AIX only disappeared recently. Supporting all those platforms does drive up costs just a bit.
Not that surprising. My research team used Mathematica on their Debian machines for Quantum Monte-Carlo simulations. It has a lot of use for research purposes in the areas of physical simulations.
Additionally, there's nothing in the GPL that says that you can't sell the software, and it explicitly states that you can sell copies of the source for profit. Nothing illegitimate about what Apple's doing really....
Though I disagree with Apple profitting off OSS which they did not initially create.
I don't really disagree with this; it's not like they broke any licenses at the time they did it. Now that the software is properly licensed, it'd be problematic if they stole from OSS, but it was probably legit when they first released OS X. Not that I know much about the history anyways, so maybe I should shut up.
My first advice is to not pressure her. Give her some space, don't try to influence her too hard. People that find their profession should come about it in a way by doing things they like, not because it'll please someone else.
As a college-level student, I'm finding that the way that we learn science and math in high school is far different from the way we learn it in college. And it's been a big turnoff for many of my friends who were strongly into math in high school and then tried to pursue it further in college.
Let her do what she wants. Maybe she'll gravitate towards math/science once she finds out what she really wants to do and all the things you can do with it. Let her be creative and explore what she's really into though. Besides, undergraduate education isn't the most important thing; where you get your Masters/PhD is far more important if you choose that track and by sending her to a liberal arts college, you still allow her to keep her doors open. Best thing if she doesn't know what she wants to do is to go to a big university - that way you get opportunities in anything you could want.
But honestly, I always thought that programming is really cool....
Analogous to the way the RIAA b*#@$es about file sharing. Corporations are very persistent when they risk losing their niche, but then again, no one likes losing, especially when there's money involved and especially in America.
It's not just a matter that they're trying OSS - it's whether they'll stick to it. A lot of governments/other organizations try it out and end up switching back after a while. Good thing that they're trying it, but not the end all, be all. We can just hope that it goes well.
It's true. A lot of people that turn out to be millionaires/have lots of money don't have lucrative sources of income - they're just smart with how they spend and don't piss it away on stupid things like an iPhone. It's not a matter of how much you earn, it's also a matter of how you use it.
The worst part (as mentioned in TFA): the spectrum (like many other things) is AUCTIONED. The rights are only going to end up in the hands of already-rich corporations who seek nothing but profit. No one will ever win.
Yes, the spectrum does need to be regulated - not by money - but by how it will benefit the people that use it.
When will America get it? Some things, like education, healthcare/health insurance, 911 (police, fire department, ambulance), and the internet should be offered to everyone. They're not assets, they're life essentials. Right now, they're only guaranteed to two of those and one of them (education) is fading fast.
There was once a time when the fire department was a private service - imagine what life would be like if they still had to pay for that (yes, I know we pay taxes anyways, but it's still granted for everyone). And how long are they going to treat other essentials like the internet as such?
Sadly the patent office just takes the money and hands out the paper.
It lets the courts do all the dirty work.
If there is prior art, the court overturns the patent.
If it is stupid, the court overturns it.
The only thing the patent helps is if you have it, you get to make a little money.
Chances are, a really good idea will be profited from while you litigate.
What's even sadder and more important is that until someone actually challenges the patent holder, nothing is going to happen. Put it in the hands of a giant like Microsoft with vast resources and the best legal team, and who's going to stand up to them, even if they're phony?
To be honest, I don't see where the.rpm vs.deb argument comes into play in the server world. Yes, it makes sense on desktops when you're constantly upgrading software, installing drivers for external devices, etc. Doesn't happen quite as much on servers - all you need is a periodic upgrade to some pretty limited software once every few months.
Furthers my belief that RPM-based distros are for the server and Debian-based distros (while they can do both) are better for the desktop.
It's a really talented and well-written article. It's things like this which need to be published on a mass scale (unfortunately, a college newspaper won't get you anywhere) before we see any change. When extortion of this level of cruelty happens legally, generating awareness is the only way to stop it.
As it is right now, politicians don't even know what the internet or a computer is, how are we supposed to make them defend our rights?
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From what I've been reading, it appears that there are two kinds of mass - intrinsic and relativistic. In the case of photons, they have zero intrinsic mass in the same way that the quarks have only 5% intrinsic mass of the proton. However, their relativistic mass is derived from their energy (E/c^2), analogous to the remainder of the mass that makes up the proton as described in the article. I'm no expert, but that's what it sounds like.
Speaking of, where did the computer-science demographic on slashdot make off to? You know, the guys who are aware of historical minutiae like the time-honored milestone of a programming language becoming self-hosting? Just asking.
They got real jobs.
I wonder who had the power to make this decision since most artists sell their work to a label/studio. According to Wikipedia for example, The Holy Grain is currently produced by Fox and EMI in the UK and Cinema 5 in the US (who I've never heard of). But the others seem to have other distributors. It's strange that they would upload portions from the entire collection when it seems that different parts are owned by different companies....
But it's welcome news. Maybe it will set a precedent for others to do the same.
It's interesting that Mathematica is still supported on MacOS, Linux (including Itanium!) and Solaris. Support for AIX only disappeared recently. Supporting all those platforms does drive up costs just a bit.
Not that surprising. My research team used Mathematica on their Debian machines for Quantum Monte-Carlo simulations. It has a lot of use for research purposes in the areas of physical simulations.
Excuse me? I thought the people who work in computer repair ARE the ones with porn-addicted friends.
-cough- Geek Squad -cough-
Additionally, there's nothing in the GPL that says that you can't sell the software, and it explicitly states that you can sell copies of the source for profit. Nothing illegitimate about what Apple's doing really....
Though I disagree with Apple profitting off OSS which they did not initially create.
I don't really disagree with this; it's not like they broke any licenses at the time they did it. Now that the software is properly licensed, it'd be problematic if they stole from OSS, but it was probably legit when they first released OS X. Not that I know much about the history anyways, so maybe I should shut up.
My first advice is to not pressure her. Give her some space, don't try to influence her too hard. People that find their profession should come about it in a way by doing things they like, not because it'll please someone else.
As a college-level student, I'm finding that the way that we learn science and math in high school is far different from the way we learn it in college. And it's been a big turnoff for many of my friends who were strongly into math in high school and then tried to pursue it further in college.
Let her do what she wants. Maybe she'll gravitate towards math/science once she finds out what she really wants to do and all the things you can do with it. Let her be creative and explore what she's really into though. Besides, undergraduate education isn't the most important thing; where you get your Masters/PhD is far more important if you choose that track and by sending her to a liberal arts college, you still allow her to keep her doors open. Best thing if she doesn't know what she wants to do is to go to a big university - that way you get opportunities in anything you could want.
But honestly, I always thought that programming is really cool....
You mortals!! LaTeX is my (old) new and only word processor!
Serves that bastard right for using it for the wrong purposes.
Stay away from my guns though. I reserve every right to carry them around in public.
They had their chance and they biffed it.
Analogous to the way the RIAA b*#@$es about file sharing. Corporations are very persistent when they risk losing their niche, but then again, no one likes losing, especially when there's money involved and especially in America.
It's not just a matter that they're trying OSS - it's whether they'll stick to it. A lot of governments/other organizations try it out and end up switching back after a while. Good thing that they're trying it, but not the end all, be all. We can just hope that it goes well.
It's true. A lot of people that turn out to be millionaires/have lots of money don't have lucrative sources of income - they're just smart with how they spend and don't piss it away on stupid things like an iPhone. It's not a matter of how much you earn, it's also a matter of how you use it.
The worst part (as mentioned in TFA): the spectrum (like many other things) is AUCTIONED. The rights are only going to end up in the hands of already-rich corporations who seek nothing but profit. No one will ever win.
Yes, the spectrum does need to be regulated - not by money - but by how it will benefit the people that use it.
When will America get it? Some things, like education, healthcare/health insurance, 911 (police, fire department, ambulance), and the internet should be offered to everyone. They're not assets, they're life essentials. Right now, they're only guaranteed to two of those and one of them (education) is fading fast.
There was once a time when the fire department was a private service - imagine what life would be like if they still had to pay for that (yes, I know we pay taxes anyways, but it's still granted for everyone). And how long are they going to treat other essentials like the internet as such?
Nevertheless, it's good publicity for FOSS. If you show that you can be productive with it, more adoption.
In fact, if more people that use FOSS say it, it will remove the stigma that such software is substandard to the business alternatives.
Sadly the patent office just takes the money and hands out the paper. It lets the courts do all the dirty work. If there is prior art, the court overturns the patent. If it is stupid, the court overturns it. The only thing the patent helps is if you have it, you get to make a little money. Chances are, a really good idea will be profited from while you litigate.
What's even sadder and more important is that until someone actually challenges the patent holder, nothing is going to happen. Put it in the hands of a giant like Microsoft with vast resources and the best legal team, and who's going to stand up to them, even if they're phony?
To be honest, I don't see where the .rpm vs .deb argument comes into play in the server world. Yes, it makes sense on desktops when you're constantly upgrading software, installing drivers for external devices, etc. Doesn't happen quite as much on servers - all you need is a periodic upgrade to some pretty limited software once every few months.
Furthers my belief that RPM-based distros are for the server and Debian-based distros (while they can do both) are better for the desktop.
30 years? Pfft, that's nothing compared to the year of the Linux desktop.
After all, the RIAA simply suggests you drop out of school to pay your fine.
It's a really talented and well-written article. It's things like this which need to be published on a mass scale (unfortunately, a college newspaper won't get you anywhere) before we see any change. When extortion of this level of cruelty happens legally, generating awareness is the only way to stop it.
As it is right now, politicians don't even know what the internet or a computer is, how are we supposed to make them defend our rights?
How difficult is it to use firefox, Openoffice, and Gimp? Seriously? It's not like we are asking them to use LaTeX.
Gimp is easier to use than LaTeX? This is news to me...
Er, a semicolon is helpful too: rm -r .macromedia;
ln -s /dev/null ~/.macromedia
I did this and it seems to work: rm -r .macromedia
ln -s /dev/null ~/.macromedia
YMMV.
So much for 'privacy mode' browsing. Then again, who needs flash when you're in privacy mode, right?
Let's just hope that 7 > 6. Didn't work out that 6 > 5.