I'd say your scenario is doubtful at best. Check out the results of the lawsuits against Gator and WhenU. No judge yet has bought into the copyright infringement allegations. The only decision that has gone against WhenU was regarding trademark issues, which would not be a problem for ad-blocking software (it was a problem for WhenU because it was doing ad-replacement).
I put up a link there to the OpenVMS Documentation. Read the OpenVMS User Manual, chapter 13 for everything you want to know about Logicals. I personally don't know enough about UNIX environment variables to make a proper comparison.
Yup, this is one of my two faves. The other one is the lunar orbit coinciding perfectly with the lunar rotation, so that the same side of the moon always faces Earth.
That second favorite of yours is no coincidence. It's just the inevitable result of two bodies orbiting each other.
You should read up on tidal locking, here, I'll get you started.
Entire architectures and OSes have died this way (DEC/Alpha/Unix/VMS, for example).
Small nitpick here, Alpha isn't dead just yet, but will be after one more generation. And VMS continues to live, with an Itanium port allowing it to survive the future death of the Alpha.
Putting half of the smarts in the server rather than the device is sort of cheaping out, and also limits the device's capabilities.
The philosophy behind the Slim is to make the device as simple as possible, so that when new capabilities are desired, they can be added with relatively simple server side changes. Have a look at all the plugins available for SlimServer.
For example, if you have your MP3s on something like a SnapServer which is a self-contained NFS/SMB server, then you can't use the SliMP3. Period.
Well, if you also have a computer on the network capable of mounting the shares on that SnapServer, then you can use it to stream the music to the player. Also, if that SnapServer was capable of running perl, you could run the SlimServer on it.
Kind of amusing that in your Wired link, the device which they talked about the most was the SLIMP3, the predecessor to the Squeezebox.
And I also find it amusing that this supposed professional review is pretty much just a list of devices with very little info on each other than a price.
But what the hell, at least you stirred up a lot of comments.
Whoa now, I'd be extremely careful about relying on that hat, assuming that you can find it. How can you be sure that they haven't installed some sort of bypass mechanism! Most likely though, the hat has been taken for DNA and residual brainwave analysis.
My advice is to make a new hat, and this time, don't ever take it off.
127.0.0.1 is too obvious, using 192.168.1.100 (the default starting DHCP served address from Linksys broadband routers) is much more clever, even if it catches fewer people.
Both the gas and the movie provisions are in the same section of the law, so in the eyes of the legislators, the items aren't all that dissimilar. Both deal with "theft".
You just have to bend your mind to the slant that recording any part of a movie which is being shown is theft.
For the record, my mind is not bent in that particular manner, and I totally agree that a bill should have one and only one focus (kind of like the RISC version of government).
I wouldn't be so sure about your Neuros, (if it can record at all). All you have to do to meet the definition of "audiovisual recording function" is be able to record any part of the motion picture. The audio is part of the movie, so sound only recorders are covered.
I suspect that Boies and Co. think so too. Did you notice - they aren't working on contingency. They want money up front, now. If they truly believed in their cause I would think that they would prefer to wait for the big payoff.
While I don't disagree with your main point, this part isn't exactly true. If you look at the SEC filing under the Arrangement with Council heading, you will see that the $1 million + 400,000 shares is in addition to a 20% contingency fee (where one of the contingencies is the buyout of SCO).
That remote is pretty cool. Too bad if you lose it though. The main reason I can see for Slim Devices not going in this direction is complexity and cost.
Creative deals in much greater volumes than Slim Devices, so can make such a custom remote affordibly.
But you can get similar (actually greater) functionality with the Squeezebox. Just get yourself a PDA with a wireless connection and a web browser.
The SLIMP3 was first. The cd3o beat Slim Devices to market with wireless and digital out, but that is it.
The Voice Guide of the cd3o sounds interesting, but there is nothing stopping a similar feature being added to the SLIMP3/Squeezebox. As for the WAV tagging, as soon as a CPAN module supports it, so will the SLIMP3/Squeezebox.
That is the power of open source. Missing features can be added by whoever wants to take the time to implement them.
If you like the cd3o's remote better, guess what, you could probably modify the SLIMP3/Squeezebox code to be able to use it.
As to the $100 price difference, I'd wager that being venture-backed rather than being self-started can account for that. We'll see how long each company lasts.
That depends on whether you have a TV handy to serve as your display. I've got a SLIMP3 and stereo in my bedroom, but no functioning TV (nor do I particularly want a functioning TV in my bedroom).
If you don't mind streaming raw audio, and have some way of decoding on the server, you can play any format you want.
You can do the same on the SLIMP3, but it needs to be transcoded into MP3 before being sent to the player. With the Squeezebox, it just uses the raw PCM output from the decoder of your choice.
There will most likely be support for some sort of lossless compression between the server and the Squeezebox eventually, but that wasn't a priority for the initial release.
The law apparently has multiple parts to it. One of which is the provision making it a felony to share pre-release movies, another one criminalizes making a recording of a film.
Two thirds of the atoms in water are hydrogen and one ninth the mass.
That one kilo of hydrogen nets nine kilos of water.
Unfortunately, transporting one kilo of hydrogen to the moon is a very expensive thing, which is why it would have been nice to have plentiful water already there.
Slashdot Mirror
I'd say your scenario is doubtful at best. Check out the results of the lawsuits against Gator and WhenU. No judge yet has bought into the copyright infringement allegations. The only decision that has gone against WhenU was regarding trademark issues, which would not be a problem for ad-blocking software (it was a problem for WhenU because it was doing ad-replacement).
I thought it was "beers, steers, and queers", but maybe I just listen to too much RevCo.
I put up a link there to the OpenVMS Documentation. Read the OpenVMS User Manual, chapter 13 for everything you want to know about Logicals. I personally don't know enough about UNIX environment variables to make a proper comparison.
That second favorite of yours is no coincidence. It's just the inevitable result of two bodies orbiting each other.
You should read up on tidal locking, here, I'll get you started.
Quick link to 1st google result
Unfortunately it's only at that first glance that it works. The actual functionality of it appears to be about the same as grouping by subject.
Small nitpick here, Alpha isn't dead just yet, but will be after one more generation. And VMS continues to live, with an Itanium port allowing it to survive the future death of the Alpha.
The philosophy behind the Slim is to make the device as simple as possible, so that when new capabilities are desired, they can be added with relatively simple server side changes. Have a look at all the plugins available for SlimServer.
Well, if you also have a computer on the network capable of mounting the shares on that SnapServer, then you can use it to stream the music to the player. Also, if that SnapServer was capable of running perl, you could run the SlimServer on it.
Kind of amusing that in your Wired link, the device which they talked about the most was the SLIMP3, the predecessor to the Squeezebox.
And I also find it amusing that this supposed professional review is pretty much just a list of devices with very little info on each other than a price.
But what the hell, at least you stirred up a lot of comments.
Cool, I look forward to seeing it. The more the merrier.
Have you tried posting your modifications to the developers list? That way everyone else could be enjoying Unicode support.
Whoa now, I'd be extremely careful about relying on that hat, assuming that you can find it. How can you be sure that they haven't installed some sort of bypass mechanism! Most likely though, the hat has been taken for DNA and residual brainwave analysis.
My advice is to make a new hat, and this time, don't ever take it off.
Then in that same properties page check the "Do not move files to the Recycle Bin." option (and the "Use one setting for all drives" if desired).
127.0.0.1 is too obvious, using 192.168.1.100 (the default starting DHCP served address from Linksys broadband routers) is much more clever, even if it catches fewer people.
Both the gas and the movie provisions are in the same section of the law, so in the eyes of the legislators, the items aren't all that dissimilar. Both deal with "theft".
You just have to bend your mind to the slant that recording any part of a movie which is being shown is theft.
For the record, my mind is not bent in that particular manner, and I totally agree that a bill should have one and only one focus (kind of like the RISC version of government).
I wouldn't be so sure about your Neuros, (if it can record at all). All you have to do to meet the definition of "audiovisual recording function" is be able to record any part of the motion picture. The audio is part of the movie, so sound only recorders are covered.
While I don't disagree with your main point, this part isn't exactly true. If you look at the SEC filing under the Arrangement with Council heading, you will see that the $1 million + 400,000 shares is in addition to a 20% contingency fee (where one of the contingencies is the buyout of SCO).
I guess technically the TV works, I just haven't had it plugged in for over a year now.
That remote is pretty cool. Too bad if you lose it though. The main reason I can see for Slim Devices not going in this direction is complexity and cost.
Creative deals in much greater volumes than Slim Devices, so can make such a custom remote affordibly.
But you can get similar (actually greater) functionality with the Squeezebox. Just get yourself a PDA with a wireless connection and a web browser.
The SLIMP3 was first. The cd3o beat Slim Devices to market with wireless and digital out, but that is it .
The Voice Guide of the cd3o sounds interesting, but there is nothing stopping a similar feature being added to the SLIMP3/Squeezebox. As for the WAV tagging, as soon as a CPAN module supports it, so will the SLIMP3/Squeezebox.
That is the power of open source. Missing features can be added by whoever wants to take the time to implement them.
If you like the cd3o's remote better, guess what, you could probably modify the SLIMP3/Squeezebox code to be able to use it.
As to the $100 price difference, I'd wager that being venture-backed rather than being self-started can account for that. We'll see how long each company lasts.
The UI comes from pointing a browser at the SlimServer to set up the playlist for the stream going to your MP3 playing software.
So, say there was a SlimServer running at Slashdot.org. Then the URL you would point xmms or winamp or iTunes or whatever at would be:
http://slashdot.org:9000/stream.mp3
Then, to set up the playlist you would point your browser at:
http://slashdot.org:9000
That depends on whether you have a TV handy to serve as your display. I've got a SLIMP3 and stereo in my bedroom, but no functioning TV (nor do I particularly want a functioning TV in my bedroom).
Check out the new conversion framework in the 5.0 server, it handles the bitrate conversion for you.
If you don't mind streaming raw audio, and have some way of decoding on the server, you can play any format you want.
You can do the same on the SLIMP3, but it needs to be transcoded into MP3 before being sent to the player. With the Squeezebox, it just uses the raw PCM output from the decoder of your choice.
There will most likely be support for some sort of lossless compression between the server and the Squeezebox eventually, but that wasn't a priority for the initial release.
The law apparently has multiple parts to it. One of which is the provision making it a felony to share pre-release movies, another one criminalizes making a recording of a film.
Two thirds of the atoms in water are hydrogen and one ninth the mass.
That one kilo of hydrogen nets nine kilos of water.
Unfortunately, transporting one kilo of hydrogen to the moon is a very expensive thing, which is why it would have been nice to have plentiful water already there.