Wouldn't it make more sense to use different materials to print each denomination? Not only would that make it easier to differentiate between denominations by touch and make counterfitting more difficult, it wouldn't screw up my wallet. =) I don't think most Americans would go for different size denominations. We don't like anyone to ripple the waters too much.
It's about time we catch up with the 21st century and delineate paper money with color and size
Now I could get used to different colors, but I hope and pray they never start printing different sizes. That would wreak havoc on my wallet. It's not hard to find a bill when they're all the same size and you can sort through them, but if some are bigger than others won't the smaller ones get lost in the shuffle? I know other countries have had different size monies for a long time. Is it a problem?
From the linked articles, it seems one of the major motivations for changing the color is to help tourists distinguish between denominations. Is it really that hard to read the big number on any of the corners of the bill? It's also printed out elsewhere on the bill. How are colors going to help if tourists can't make sense of the numbers?
The redesign of $10 and $5 notes is still under consideration, but a redesign of the $2 and $1 notes is not included in the plans for the NexGen series
I haven't seen a whole lot of $2 bills lately. Are they planning a comeback or something? I sure hope not. It'll go the way of the one-dollar sacajawealadamabob coin they introduced not long ago.
Or get some 10-year-old to make a page with a link to the forbidden stuff, since in many jurisdictions he/she can't be charged with an offence.
Perhaps not, but you can sure be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The 10-year-old wouldn't have to worry about a thing, but someone has to take responsibility for the child.
Posting instructions on how to cook meth (which harms no-one) is a reasonable exercise of one's first amendment rights. But posting instructions on how to derail passenger trains, how to build C-4 bombs, or how to permanently destroy a woman's mink coat is inexcusable and deserves no protection.
I disagree. I think the vast majority of speach should be allowed. The only exceptions would be libel and some other minor things, but I'm not even sure about that. Spreading information about how to do something rarely hurts anyone. Acting on that information does. I know how to derail a train and how to build a bomb. Does that hurt anyone? Not a chance. Just because I don't like it ("it" being anything) doesn't mean it should be illegal.
I'm sure I don't have to tell you how much easier it is to read printed material than it is to read from a lit display. I really don't think it'd be feasible for extended use until ebook readers support electronic ink. It's just too hard on the eyes.
On another note, reliance on spell/grammer checkers is, I believe, leading to people not being able to spell well on their own or form gramatically correct sentences. I'm don't claim to be immune from this either. My spelling can be terrible at times (most of them). I won't even start on how grammer checkers have such bad grammer. Who are they helping?
If communication between employees about a client is made via IM, not only is it insecure, but it is not logged or otherwise recorded anywhere.
IM traffic can be logged and be done securely. I know Trillian (for Windows) supports secure IM along with various Linux clients. I know logging can be done too, but dont' know specifics off the top of my head.
What needs to happen is to get a large business software company (read: Microsoft) to integrate IM into their next Office suite.
Already done. Outlook XP (and maybe 2000 too) and Exchange server support corporate IM. There are also plenty of IM client/servers one can set up for use within a company. Go to tools/options/other and check enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook. I'm sure you could enable it by default and roll out MSN Messenger alongside Outlook. There are also plenty of IM client/servers one can set up for use within a company. I doubt it would be too dificult to give employees IM access to each other without giving them IM access to the rest of the world.
Well, the original poster _did_ ask for a mirror, and if the poster of the trolling, redundant, underrated and informative post didn't have access to a webserver, where he could place a mirror, he posted a copy of the article on slashdot in a reply to the request for a mirror, thereby turning Slashdot into a mirror of the article.
That wasn't too hard to understand, was it?
So what? What does that have to do with anything? How does someone asking for it make it any less redundant? Any redundant comment is just a mirror (maybe not word for word) of another comment or something in the story/article itself. If you want a mirror of the article, ask NYT. Otherwise its probably copyright infringment. The information is readily and legally available in the linked article therefor any reposting of that information within the comment section is redundant.
It's redundant because all of that information was in the article. Considering it was the article, that's not too hard to figure out. There is no good reason to copy this article and post it as a comment.
I think the idea behind the copy-protection isn't to prevent copying completely, but rather to make it more difficult. After all, the technique you describe works fine, but many people aren't patient enough to go through a long process like that. The industry is relying on that.
The thing is, only one person needs to put forth that effort then post the file all over the web and watch it spread. Of all the MP3s you have, how many of them did you rip?
It could still be worse. Windows for example stores passwords of any size in seven-character hashes. You could use the strongest password you want, but it will be no stronger than the best group of seven charcters stored. For example, suppose you use the password h9QY*(f9v3h4. Windows would store one hash of h9QY*(f and one hash of 9v3h4. By the time a password cracker cracks h9QY*(f it would have already cracked the 9v3h4. With so much reliance on passwords, why aren't stronger passwords/passphrases properly supported? I wouldn't think it'd be that difficult.
Still too expensive - I can go into best buy or circuit city and buy the full album for $13. Then rip to my heart's content. Prices have to be $5 or less for the full album in digital format.
I don't think so. I'd pay it if it proves to be decent quality, and I believe it will be. The only thing that doesn't rub me the right way is that the music will be first distributed as watermarked LiquidAudio files. They can be burnt to CDs, but they will still contain the watermark. This is most definately a step in the right direction, but I think they've got a few tricks up their sleaves yet. I suggest we consider supporting this decision. They will follow the dollars though it may take a while.
I started my first job yesterday, and I am forced to use Windos at work. My employer is wasting thousands of dollars in M$ licensing fees. His server crashes 3-4 times a day, and my workstation crashes even more often. How can you still say that that fits anyone's needs?
If your workstation crashes that often, you've got some serious configuration problems somewhere. Windows isn't perfect, but it has its uses. Personally, I think Windows is great for many applications. It's Microsoft I hate, not Windows.
The problem with that is that not everyone wants to select all their music. Satelite radio lets you pick a genre you like and plays a good variety. Who wants to spend hours downloading and sorting through MP3s or spend all kinds of money on CDs then rip them? What happens when new artists/music comes out that I've never heard of? There's also the point that XM and Sirius have access to a lot of music we don't. I like old country music. That's not exactly the most popular music floating around on P2P networks. What about the comedy, talk, and news channels?
Slashdot Mirror
What if I'm an auditory learner HUH!?
Read out loud
Wow, you must be rubbing a lot of people the wrong way today NanoGator.
Wouldn't it make more sense to use different materials to print each denomination? Not only would that make it easier to differentiate between denominations by touch and make counterfitting more difficult, it wouldn't screw up my wallet. =) I don't think most Americans would go for different size denominations. We don't like anyone to ripple the waters too much.
It's about time we catch up with the 21st century and delineate paper money with color and size
Now I could get used to different colors, but I hope and pray they never start printing different sizes. That would wreak havoc on my wallet. It's not hard to find a bill when they're all the same size and you can sort through them, but if some are bigger than others won't the smaller ones get lost in the shuffle? I know other countries have had different size monies for a long time. Is it a problem?
From the linked articles, it seems one of the major motivations for changing the color is to help tourists distinguish between denominations. Is it really that hard to read the big number on any of the corners of the bill? It's also printed out elsewhere on the bill. How are colors going to help if tourists can't make sense of the numbers?
The redesign of $10 and $5 notes is still under consideration, but a redesign of the $2 and $1 notes is not included in the plans for the NexGen series
I haven't seen a whole lot of $2 bills lately. Are they planning a comeback or something? I sure hope not. It'll go the way of the one-dollar sacajawealadamabob coin they introduced not long ago.
Or get some 10-year-old to make a page with a link to the forbidden stuff, since in many jurisdictions he/she can't be charged with an offence.
Perhaps not, but you can sure be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The 10-year-old wouldn't have to worry about a thing, but someone has to take responsibility for the child.
Posting instructions on how to cook meth (which harms no-one) is a reasonable exercise of one's first amendment rights. But posting instructions on how to derail passenger trains, how to build C-4 bombs, or how to permanently destroy a woman's mink coat is inexcusable and deserves no protection.
I disagree. I think the vast majority of speach should be allowed. The only exceptions would be libel and some other minor things, but I'm not even sure about that. Spreading information about how to do something rarely hurts anyone. Acting on that information does. I know how to derail a train and how to build a bomb. Does that hurt anyone? Not a chance. Just because I don't like it ("it" being anything) doesn't mean it should be illegal.
Sure enough =)
Why haven't they done this yet????
I'm sure I don't have to tell you how much easier it is to read printed material than it is to read from a lit display. I really don't think it'd be feasible for extended use until ebook readers support electronic ink. It's just too hard on the eyes.
On another note, reliance on spell/grammer checkers is, I believe, leading to people not being able to spell well on their own or form gramatically correct sentences. I'm don't claim to be immune from this either. My spelling can be terrible at times (most of them). I won't even start on how grammer checkers have such bad grammer. Who are they helping?
If communication between employees about a client is made via IM, not only is it insecure, but it is not logged or otherwise recorded anywhere.
IM traffic can be logged and be done securely. I know Trillian (for Windows) supports secure IM along with various Linux clients. I know logging can be done too, but dont' know specifics off the top of my head.
What needs to happen is to get a large business software company (read: Microsoft) to integrate IM into their next Office suite.
Already done. Outlook XP (and maybe 2000 too) and Exchange server support corporate IM. There are also plenty of IM client/servers one can set up for use within a company. Go to tools/options/other and check enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook. I'm sure you could enable it by default and roll out MSN Messenger alongside Outlook. There are also plenty of IM client/servers one can set up for use within a company. I doubt it would be too dificult to give employees IM access to each other without giving them IM access to the rest of the world.
It's so sad that so few people can count to one. What a shame.
Well, the original poster _did_ ask for a mirror, and if the poster of the trolling, redundant, underrated and informative post didn't have access to a webserver, where he could place a mirror, he posted a copy of the article on slashdot in a reply to the request for a mirror, thereby turning Slashdot into a mirror of the article.
That wasn't too hard to understand, was it?
So what? What does that have to do with anything? How does someone asking for it make it any less redundant? Any redundant comment is just a mirror (maybe not word for word) of another comment or something in the story/article itself. If you want a mirror of the article, ask NYT. Otherwise its probably copyright infringment. The information is readily and legally available in the linked article therefor any reposting of that information within the comment section is redundant.
how the fuck is this redundant?
damn moderators dont know shit
It's redundant because all of that information was in the article. Considering it was the article, that's not too hard to figure out. There is no good reason to copy this article and post it as a comment.
has patents on lithography technology that is rewritable and goes down to 20 nanometers !!
http://colossalstorage.net/colossal.htm
That doesn't make any sense. I think you forgot the first part of your comment.
Do you really want to copy all 8 GB of full-motion-video cut scenes of a DVD-ROM game to your hard disk?
Well sure. What else am I going to do with a quarter-terabyte of hard drive space? I don't have that much porn.
I think the idea behind the copy-protection isn't to prevent copying completely, but rather to make it more difficult. After all, the technique you describe works fine, but many people aren't patient enough to go through a long process like that. The industry is relying on that.
The thing is, only one person needs to put forth that effort then post the file all over the web and watch it spread. Of all the MP3s you have, how many of them did you rip?
DOS=denial of service
and DDOS=distributed denial of service
nothing to do with disk operating system.
DOS=Disk Operating System
DoS=Denial of Service
DDoS=Distributed Denial of Service
A little pet peave of mine.
It could still be worse. Windows for example stores passwords of any size in seven-character hashes. You could use the strongest password you want, but it will be no stronger than the best group of seven charcters stored. For example, suppose you use the password h9QY*(f9v3h4. Windows would store one hash of h9QY*(f and one hash of 9v3h4. By the time a password cracker cracks h9QY*(f it would have already cracked the 9v3h4. With so much reliance on passwords, why aren't stronger passwords/passphrases properly supported? I wouldn't think it'd be that difficult.
Still too expensive - I can go into best buy or circuit city and buy the full album for $13. Then rip to my heart's content. Prices have to be $5 or less for the full album in digital format.
I don't think so. I'd pay it if it proves to be decent quality, and I believe it will be. The only thing that doesn't rub me the right way is that the music will be first distributed as watermarked LiquidAudio files. They can be burnt to CDs, but they will still contain the watermark. This is most definately a step in the right direction, but I think they've got a few tricks up their sleaves yet. I suggest we consider supporting this decision. They will follow the dollars though it may take a while.
I started my first job yesterday, and I am forced to use Windos at work. My employer is wasting thousands of dollars in M$ licensing fees. His server crashes 3-4 times a day, and my workstation crashes even more often. How can you still say that that fits anyone's needs?
If your workstation crashes that often, you've got some serious configuration problems somewhere. Windows isn't perfect, but it has its uses. Personally, I think Windows is great for many applications. It's Microsoft I hate, not Windows.
The problem with that is that not everyone wants to select all their music. Satelite radio lets you pick a genre you like and plays a good variety. Who wants to spend hours downloading and sorting through MP3s or spend all kinds of money on CDs then rip them? What happens when new artists/music comes out that I've never heard of? There's also the point that XM and Sirius have access to a lot of music we don't. I like old country music. That's not exactly the most popular music floating around on P2P networks. What about the comedy, talk, and news channels?
wouldn't that be an ass' ass?
No, it'd be an ass's ass. Get it right.
whore