http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/rl/
From the webpage:
rl is a command-line tool that reads lines from an input file or stdin, randomizes the lines and outputs a specified number of lines. It does this with only a single pass over the input while trying to use as little memory as possible.
Didn't know about it either. Seems marginally useful
If this is a Slashvertisement, they've got the audience wrong. I'm pretty sure everyone here knows how to copy a DVD without having to pay 20 bucks to Real Networks
People who want hassle-free DVD copying are usually the ones that like to watch DVDs in a DVD player, sitting on the couch of their living rooms. Why? Because they are not very computer literate (or can't be bothered, doesn't matter which).
And more people will port Open Source software to it.
Not really. There are loads of open source OSes out there, and only the big and famous ones get a substantial amount of developers, and developers tend to contribute where their code will have more probabilities of being used (that is, big, established OSes). It's kind of a chicken and egg problem
I agree it's unfair, but on the other hand, it looks like this time the guys at Redmond totally overdid it. What are the chances of the final version of IE8 going back to "normal"?
In Brazil, some times companies use Debian as their main SO, and hire their own support.
I must confess I have no idea how much "enterprise" distro charge for support, but I think that if companies are starting to use their own support, it must not be cheap. Maybe this should send a message to RH and company
Nope, they don't reduce crime. They don't even prevent them. They don't deter and they are pretty much useless.
CCTV cameras are everywhere in the UK, but, according to a recent report by the CCTV manager of Scotland Yard... They simply don't work, despite billions of UKP invested. You can read this analysis here.
Putting real, flesh-and-blood policemen, on the beat is the way to go. Putting cameras (which hardly qualifies as high-tech anyway) don't work.
That's an oversimplification. CCTV works against certain kinds of crime (burglary for example) but it is quite ineffective against others such as mugging (much more fast paced). The error made by the british was to think that cameras solve ALL kinds of crime
Although the point here is not how ludicrous the patent is. Small companies simply can't afford the legal fees necessary to show this on court. Every single software patent out there, no matter how silly, is effectively enforced to everyone who doesn't have the resources to show up in court.
The system is broken. I hope someone "up there" notices before it's too late
Come on, Nessie isn't an alien. Oh wait, that's in England.
Scotland actually:)
I'm not a Brit but living here in Scotland makes you realise how many people confuse The United Kingdom with the biggest of its constituents countries, England
As sad as it is, I think that the only way to remedy this are economics. When the materials used to build all this electronics become scarce enough, the price will rise enough to make proper recycling and reusing of old stuff cost effective.
It's like any other recycling. The ones that actually work (cans, paper sometimes) do because there is an economic incentive behind them (i.e: someone makes money out of it)
Knowledgeable people in Italy will just use Tor or whatever to bypass the block. Less knowledgeable people will just move to the next big thing (mininova, kazaa, etc...)
The "Goverment" will look like it has made as much as possible to protect the interests of the artist lobby groups that are pushing this
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For every bad mac - good pc comparison, there's a good mac - bad pc. Anecdotal evidence proves nothing. When will people learn this?
http://ch.tudelft.nl/~arthur/rl/
From the webpage: rl is a command-line tool that reads lines from an input file or stdin, randomizes the lines and outputs a specified number of lines. It does this with only a single pass over the input while trying to use as little memory as possible.
Didn't know about it either. Seems marginally useful
Maybe you should write them about that
maybe it was a roboSUV.....powered by Vista (I know, I know, cheap shot...)
If this is a Slashvertisement, they've got the audience wrong. I'm pretty sure everyone here knows how to copy a DVD without having to pay 20 bucks to Real Networks
People who want hassle-free DVD copying are usually the ones that like to watch DVDs in a DVD player, sitting on the couch of their living rooms. Why? Because they are not very computer literate (or can't be bothered, doesn't matter which).
And more people will port Open Source software to it.
Not really. There are loads of open source OSes out there, and only the big and famous ones get a substantial amount of developers, and developers tend to contribute where their code will have more probabilities of being used (that is, big, established OSes). It's kind of a chicken and egg problem
I agree it's unfair, but on the other hand, it looks like this time the guys at Redmond totally overdid it. What are the chances of the final version of IE8 going back to "normal"?
In Brazil, some times companies use Debian as their main SO, and hire their own support.
I must confess I have no idea how much "enterprise" distro charge for support, but I think that if companies are starting to use their own support, it must not be cheap. Maybe this should send a message to RH and company
Nope, they don't reduce crime. They don't even prevent them. They don't deter and they are pretty much useless.
CCTV cameras are everywhere in the UK, but, according to a recent report by the CCTV manager of Scotland Yard... They simply don't work, despite billions of UKP invested. You can read this analysis here.
Putting real, flesh-and-blood policemen, on the beat is the way to go. Putting cameras (which hardly qualifies as high-tech anyway) don't work.
That's an oversimplification. CCTV works against certain kinds of crime (burglary for example) but it is quite ineffective against others such as mugging (much more fast paced). The error made by the british was to think that cameras solve ALL kinds of crime
If you can afford to manufacture keyboards on a large scale, you can probably afford to get into the lawsuit needed for this...
That makes it right then!....oh wait, it doesn't!
If you can afford to manufacture keyboards on a large scale, I'm sure you didn't get there by paying lawyers to fight nonsense lawsuits
Although the point here is not how ludicrous the patent is. Small companies simply can't afford the legal fees necessary to show this on court. Every single software patent out there, no matter how silly, is effectively enforced to everyone who doesn't have the resources to show up in court. The system is broken. I hope someone "up there" notices before it's too late
Nice seeing someone in the ISP world is concerned about basic rights like freedom of speech. If only we could know which ISP it was....
Come on, Nessie isn't an alien. Oh wait, that's in England.
Scotland actually :)
I'm not a Brit but living here in Scotland makes you realise how many people confuse The United Kingdom with the biggest of its constituents countries, England
I like mine better
GPS will work down to a foot or so if you have the right antenna.
And sooner than later, deeper than a foot: Underwater GPS patent
Granted, will probably be used only for military applications, but would be quite cool to have one of those while scuba diving
It's like any other recycling. The ones that actually work (cans, paper sometimes) do because there is an economic incentive behind them (i.e: someone makes money out of it)
Knowledgeable people in Italy will just use Tor or whatever to bypass the block. Less knowledgeable people will just move to the next big thing (mininova, kazaa, etc...)
The "Goverment" will look like it has made as much as possible to protect the interests of the artist lobby groups that are pushing this