Wow, I remember Trixter. I can't believe it's really him still up to his old tactics. As a bit of background, he used to run Warzone.com and later moved to start the EGN client to compete with ICQ.
At one point, he was in control of now-defunct VRGN's Subspace servers. I volunteered to help them with the maintenance, and I was accepted on the basis of me running the largest non-VIE Subspace server at the time. As soon as Trixter got word of it, he threatened to immediately "withdraw all [his] blessings" from VRGN because an experienced volunteer wanted to help. That's the road to fame and glory alright.
I now also work for a rather large digital media company which sells over 350 million banner impressions a month. We have a lot consultants, but our most valuable asset is the ad sales team that we keep happy in a beautiful office overlooking a major city in southern California. Their sole focus is to call up every company and sell our inventory (available ad impressions) to them. We've also been making money since day one; maybe the approach has something to do with it.
...probably comes from the fact that all the web-based services use phrases like "for your protection" and "to ensure your privary" and they only go on to remind you to log out. How silly.
However, let's not forget the Slashdot story that Yahoo! will soon begin offering encrypted mail. That's a certain exception, and should prove employer's snooping efforts fruitless. Right?
I work for a company that recently made its way into the Media Metrix top 20, and I know that we built our name by focusing on popular, yet niche, content. Some of it didn't "rock," but that's all subjective, and we invested in the numbers.
Once we have the numbers, we can develop the investment and provide quality assurance in creative and informational aspects of the network. In fact, that happens to be what more than a few people do around here.
If they are really so concerned about competitors, why attack something they can't prevent like hardware drivers and/or devices?
They could far more easily and securely copyright the algorithm used to generate or scramble the barcode.
Sure they still face the interoperability offense, but at least all they'd have to face is ownership of the end result: the barcode generated with their code. Since each of the products also has a unique bar code and the generation thereof is on a case-by-case basis, they could trace violations directly back to the company responsible.
Although I am not Russian-born, I have an intimacy with the language. Samizdat directly translates to self-published. Isn't that what the web is all about anyway? If they are trying to kill the protocol of publishing by oneself, it is not time to migrate to another?
They could check each IP against the American Registry for Internet Numbers at whois.arin.net, which happens to list the owner of nearly every IP in the Americas.
Anyone not matching, or not listed, could be denied.
Of course, there is always a way to work around this. Then again, all encryption exports are curbed in the same manner, and it's acceptable to the government. Add a click-through agreement, and you're set for legality.
Well, copyright really doesn't apply ot "ownership." It applies to the right to distribute the code. But by keeping the source code closed, Microsoft pretty much forces their "ownership" and prevents other vendors from even deriving ideas from it.
The very nature of source code and compiled binaries is probably what scares a lot of programmers. There is very little way to tell whether or not your source code is used in a closed-source program as long as said program is distributed in a compiled binary format.
And finally, the source code could certainly not be released under the GPL, as it allows redistribution.
The original constitution cannot conflict with an amendment. If it does, the amendment takes precedence, as it is by definition part of the original constitution. Should any of the original document contradict the amendment, it is ignored. This is why we have amendments against slavery that don't conflict with the original clauses in the constitution.
Ok, for the uninitiated among us, what exactly is HAM radio? I know a lot of people think it's great, and I understand it's a form of amateur broadcasting. I assume that it does not fall under the restrictions the FCC has on conventional broadcasting means.
If someone could elaborate a little bit, I'm sure a lot of us would appreciate it..
Internet Explorer has supported this well since version 5.0.
On another point: isn't it the OS's duty to create the anti-aliasing in fonts? It was done in Win9x with a simple checkbox in the Effects preferences and affected all display of fonts.
I would imagine that the GIMP already has this built in; can't the code be propogated to the X codebase?
Now, I don't know about most webmasters, but the three I see most often are Perl, PHP, and ASP. I have to admit, ASP is great for connecting to databases, as long as you grab someone else's code.
This isn't too much of a problem, especially of late. Although it was quite funny looking through priceline.com's code and seeing "This is a trade secret and incorporates patents suchandsuch," reel.com and ford.com had no such limitations.
Wouldn't this also further the spread of emulators?
Is the past precedent set with the Sony v. Connectix case enough to prevent lawsuits against gaming companies formed to create "free" games without a license from Sony?
Actually, from what it says in the article linked from the story, one can conclude that Lucas really saw DVD as the ideal medium to place his unfinished scenes onto.
Perhaps he just doesn't want to release the DVD until he's finished them?
When I first installed VMWare on top of E, I couldn't believe how incredibly slow and bloated Windows felt.
So what happens when someone loads up Linux in a window? It's slow, and feels bloated. This stifles the great thing about Linux by putting a plastic bag over it, and telling users that it choking is its own fault.
In other words, "go back to Windows. It's faster."
Perhaps I'm the only one reading slashdot who didn't quite get this, but it actually appeared to me that the RIAA incurred a loss in 1999-- until I read the title for the article. I think that the satire, in this case, was grossly uncalled for.
My confusion was aided by the fact that loss is often reported as negative numbers. Check out some public companies' financial results, and you'll see this.
Much of the challenge for new operating systems on the x86 platform comes with application compatibility, which Be certainly lacks. On a more level field like internet appliances, widespread use of common applications is not as prevalent (if at all) as on the x86 platform. Simply superior technology, which Be is often praised for, should allow them to pull ahead and get them market share.
There are at least two reasons why this is beneficial.
This posting of pictures is akin to making a personal appearance-- we are told when Linus does so, even if it is (or was, in this case) to simply delay the announcement of Transmeta's chips. It adds a personal flavor to that which we want to know.
And closer to home; being hackers, we are interested in how stuff works. This gives us a much better insight into how slashdot works-- the people responsible for it.
With the loosening cryptography export regulations, either candidate really could appeal to the Slashdot mass by promising to continiue the tradition the Clinton administration has started.
Are there any public documents detailing their respective plans for cryptography export regulations?
This is where Microsoft's dominance comes in. The hardware companies are totally dependent on Microsoft for making the machines more usable, reliable, and of higher quality. The only thing they can push is raw power.
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For a moment there, I thought the headline of this story was "Illusionary LSD clock".
Makes a lot more sense, doesn't it?
And I thought he was only restating the obvious for his own entertainment. Maybe you the two of you are related?
At one point, he was in control of now-defunct VRGN's Subspace servers. I volunteered to help them with the maintenance, and I was accepted on the basis of me running the largest non-VIE Subspace server at the time. As soon as Trixter got word of it, he threatened to immediately "withdraw all [his] blessings" from VRGN because an experienced volunteer wanted to help. That's the road to fame and glory alright.
I now also work for a rather large digital media company which sells over 350 million banner impressions a month. We have a lot consultants, but our most valuable asset is the ad sales team that we keep happy in a beautiful office overlooking a major city in southern California. Their sole focus is to call up every company and sell our inventory (available ad impressions) to them. We've also been making money since day one; maybe the approach has something to do with it.
However, let's not forget the Slashdot story that Yahoo! will soon begin offering encrypted mail. That's a certain exception, and should prove employer's snooping efforts fruitless. Right?
Wow. Are you aware of any shop that may be willing to sell these secondhand?
Have you ever had any enemies?
I sure hope not, because then you could be receiving more pointless books on your front door than you could carry back to the post office.
I strongly disagree with this.
I work for a company that recently made its way into the Media Metrix top 20, and I know that we built our name by focusing on popular, yet niche, content. Some of it didn't "rock," but that's all subjective, and we invested in the numbers.
Once we have the numbers, we can develop the investment and provide quality assurance in creative and informational aspects of the network. In fact, that happens to be what more than a few people do around here.
If they are really so concerned about competitors, why attack something they can't prevent like hardware drivers and/or devices?
They could far more easily and securely copyright the algorithm used to generate or scramble the barcode.
Sure they still face the interoperability offense, but at least all they'd have to face is ownership of the end result: the barcode generated with their code. Since each of the products also has a unique bar code and the generation thereof is on a case-by-case basis, they could trace violations directly back to the company responsible.
Although I am not Russian-born, I have an intimacy with the language. Samizdat directly translates to self-published. Isn't that what the web is all about anyway? If they are trying to kill the protocol of publishing by oneself, it is not time to migrate to another?
They could check each IP against the
American Registry for Internet Numbers at whois.arin.net, which happens to list the owner of nearly every IP in the Americas.
Anyone not matching, or not listed, could be denied.
Of course, there is always a way to work around this. Then again, all encryption exports are curbed in the same manner, and it's acceptable to the government. Add a click-through agreement, and you're set for legality.
Well, copyright really doesn't apply ot "ownership." It applies to the right to distribute the code. But by keeping the source code closed, Microsoft pretty much forces their "ownership" and prevents other vendors from even deriving ideas from it.
The very nature of source code and compiled binaries is probably what scares a lot of programmers. There is very little way to tell whether or not your source code is used in a closed-source program as long as said program is distributed in a compiled binary format.
And finally, the source code could certainly not be released under the GPL, as it allows redistribution.
The original constitution cannot conflict with an amendment. If it does, the amendment takes precedence, as it is by definition part of the original constitution. Should any of the original document contradict the amendment, it is ignored. This is why we have amendments against slavery that don't conflict with the original clauses in the constitution.
Ok, for the uninitiated among us, what exactly is HAM radio? I know a lot of people think it's great, and I understand it's a form of amateur broadcasting. I assume that it does not fall under the restrictions the FCC has on conventional broadcasting means.
If someone could elaborate a little bit, I'm sure a lot of us would appreciate it..
Internet Explorer has supported this well since version 5.0.
On another point: isn't it the OS's duty to create the anti-aliasing in fonts? It was done in Win9x with a simple checkbox in the Effects preferences and affected all display of fonts.
I would imagine that the GIMP already has this built in; can't the code be propogated to the X codebase?
This was posted on the Quake sites a few days back. The comments generally went along the lines of:
(a) There were too many programmers, ever since Hook was replaced. Cash had nothing to do.
(b) Blizzard wanted him for a massively multiplayer title (unannounced, of course.)
This isn't too much of a problem, especially of late. Although it was quite funny looking through priceline.com's code and seeing "This is a trade secret and incorporates patents suchandsuch," reel.com and ford.com had no such limitations.
Wouldn't this also further the spread of emulators?
Is the past precedent set with the Sony v. Connectix case enough to prevent lawsuits against gaming companies formed to create "free" games without a license from Sony?
Actually, from what it says in the article linked from the story, one can conclude that Lucas really saw DVD as the ideal medium to place his unfinished scenes onto.
Perhaps he just doesn't want to release the DVD until he's finished them?
Is there _any_ reasoning behind all this silliness?
When I first installed VMWare on top of E, I couldn't believe how incredibly slow and bloated Windows felt.
So what happens when someone loads up Linux in a window? It's slow, and feels bloated. This stifles the great thing about Linux by putting a plastic bag over it, and telling users that it choking is its own fault.
In other words, "go back to Windows. It's faster."
Perhaps I'm the only one reading slashdot who didn't quite get this, but it actually appeared to me that the RIAA incurred a loss in 1999-- until I read the title for the article. I think that the satire, in this case, was grossly uncalled for.
My confusion was aided by the fact that loss is often reported as negative numbers. Check out some public companies' financial results, and you'll see this.
Much of the challenge for new operating systems on the x86 platform comes with application compatibility, which Be certainly lacks. On a more level field like internet appliances, widespread use of common applications is not as prevalent (if at all) as on the x86 platform. Simply superior technology, which Be is often praised for, should allow them to pull ahead and get them market share.
There are at least two reasons why this is beneficial.
This posting of pictures is akin to making a personal appearance-- we are told when Linus does so, even if it is (or was, in this case) to simply delay the announcement of Transmeta's chips. It adds a personal flavor to that which we want to know.
And closer to home; being hackers, we are interested in how stuff works. This gives us a much better insight into how slashdot works-- the people responsible for it.
With the loosening cryptography export regulations, either candidate really could appeal to the Slashdot mass by promising to continiue the tradition the Clinton administration has started.
Are there any public documents detailing their respective plans for cryptography export regulations?
This is where Microsoft's dominance comes in. The hardware companies are totally dependent on Microsoft for making the machines more usable, reliable, and of higher quality. The only thing they can push is raw power.