All jokes aside, consider the fact that Matt is a computer-security researcher. The comparisons to digital security and the DMCA's impact on it will be obviously drawn. And since DMCA is being discussed so much these days, it is quite fortuitous that he should come out with this research, no?
Does anyone else other than me think that this paper could go a long way in highlighting the stupidity of the DMCA?
I don't understand the mentality of someone who feels the necessity to point out every mistake that slashdot moderators make. I mean, you could be a troll, or you could just be anal. In either case, you contributed nothing to anyone. You apparently think someone has hired you to act as a critic.
Well, aren't you Mr. Sunshine today?
A critic is "one who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter." (from Dictionary.com, FYI).
Read the 4 words that I posted. Do you see any judgement being expressed there, troll boy?
I just pointed out that this article was a repeat from last year. Nothing more. Nothing less. Take it for what those 4 words mean. Don't try to read too much into things. And practice some reading (and thinking) skills while you're at it.
I'll take a total stab in the dark: could it be because a color CCD is not actually imaging all the colors at all the pixels? A color CCD uses a Bayer pattern (a 2x2 pattern of RG,GB) and then combines the results. This is why you get moire effect in some images. If you want to do astrophotography, this Bayer pattern stuff could cause problems.
Of course, this is all theorizing here. I have no experience with astrophotography, and I just learnt about the Bayer pattern recently.
Quoting the article:
The researchers found that around a quarter of the systems contained regions where life-friendly planets could in principle exist.
If the requirement is that there be a "region" around the star where a planet could have water in liquid state all-year-round, wouldn't almost every star satisfy this? Every heat source has a distance at which it feels "nice" (as anyone who's been at a campfire can attest to).
Maybe I'm missing something here (which has been known to happen:-)
Well, if the professors are really interested in helping the students learn, they should start by teaching the students a lesson in personal responsibility: that you (the student) are responsible for your actions, and if you do not pay attention in class, your grades will suffer and you won't learn anything.
Trying to climb up a ladder and disconnect the AP is childish; it teaches the wrong lesson.
IMHO, the professors are trying to gain the students' attention by force, a tactic that rarely works. I have seen professors who continue to re-use their age-old slides again and again, and the lectures become extremely dull and boring (i.e., the students are not challenged). I'm not saying that the professors dress up in Barney suits and engage in gimmicks; but they should try to make the classes more engaging, instead of using brute force.
As long as the student who is surfing the web/chatting/whatever doesn't bother anyone else, why should it matter? The student could just as easily walk out of the class. In my class (when I used to teach as a TA) the rule was simple: as long as you didn't bother the others, do whatever you want. Sleeping was OK too, but not snoring:-)
These professors should lighten up and get with the times.
I'm sure there are a lot of readers here who'll say "but what about education/poverty/healthcare/yadayada", as always. I think it is time you guys changed your views on this. I know, a cellphone won't cure any illnesses (may even cause some, but thats besides the point..), but it can help in reducing poverty. Here are a couple of examples:
In some southern Indian states, fishermen have found a great use of cellphones. When they go out to sea for fishing, on the way back they call at all of the local harbors within their range, and find the best price for their catch! Some fishermen have found that their cellphone paid for itself in just a couple of weeks.
Farmers can keep in touch with their nearby mandis (wholesale markets), and strike deals which will maximise their gain from their harvest (i.e., pick the right time, sell their produce in advance, checkout prices at all nearby places and take their produce to the one with the highest prices, etc.).
These are but 2 examples; I'm sure if someone did a study, you'd find 100s more.
I liken this new technology to what happens when a man-made wreck lands at the bottom of the sea. Nature quickly finds ways to use the wreck to its advantage: new coral colonies bloom, fishes use it as their hideout, etc. Similarly, the people of India will quickly adapt and find ways to leverage this new technology in ways that we, here in the west, can't even imagine. I say more power to them!
The fact is, most people there require just regular phone service, not even cellular. Seeing how densely populated cities are, it would be impossible to lay the copper to connect everyone. WiLL is a godsend. People don't travel much (there) on a daily basis anyways (except, maybe in the 4 large metros). For them, WiLL is as good as cellular.
DNA samples are used to ID the remains, in case identification with any other means (such as dogtags, etc.) is impossible. Check DFDIL for more information.
Because they can do the math. The Satellites used for 'net access are Geostationary satellites, which are about 20000 miles away from the surface. Thats 107ms travel time each way. Add to this the time taken for the transponder on the satellite to receive the signal and retransmit it on another antenna, and you have a latency > 250ms .
I looked into RAC once. Most of the projects seemed to be "homework" projects (i.e., the person got a homework assignment and wanted someone to do it for him/her).
not really. all the above mentioned methods require the participation of the identified person
Not for eye (iris) scans. Here's an anecdote. 17 years ago, National Geographic published an eye-catching (no pun intended) picture of an Aghan girl in a Pakistani refugee camp. This year, after the fall of the Taliban, the original photographer (Steve McCurry) went back to that region to try and locate her. Well, to make a long story short, he found her; but the verification was done using iris scanning technology (story here). Interestingly, the company (Iridian) scanned the negative of the original, 17-year-old photo and used that to do the iris matching with the current photo of the girl (woman now). But the point is: the iris was captured from a 17-year-old photo.
Argh! Forgot the most important part! Let me rephrase that question: Are there any TV tuner cards out there that can output MPEG or MJPEG in realtime supported under Linux ?
There.
Dang slashcode. Won't let me post a correction. (twiddles thumbs as he waits for the 2 minutes to go by....)
One reason why you'd want to build your own (other than "just 'cause") is that you can customise it to do more. For example, if there are 2 shows on that you really, really would like to record, you can slap another tv capture card into your box, and record 2 shows simultaneously.
Which brings me to the question: are there any (cheap... goes without saying) TV tuner cards out there that can output MPEG2 or MJPEG in realtime? I'm thinking of building such a PVR box with multiple tuners ("just 'cause"), and I think the bandwidth requirements might be too much for multiple cards, especially if you want to do good quality capture (30fps?).
. I could save 36Euro per week, or 420 per year.
Assuming fuel prices will go up in the future (anyone remember anything else ?) I think I can safely say that such a car can save me 5000Euro in 10 years. That's Half a VW Lupo.
Err, your math's off, chief. If you save 36Euro;/week, you're saving 1872Euro/year, or 18720Euro over 10 years, which is twice your VW Lupo.
I was in my bank recently, and saw only 1 application running on the screen, in fullscreen mode: tn3270. Thats it. Everything that they do is done via tn3270 to an IBM mainframe. Now you tell me: what is the point in paying $100 to M$ and $? to the maker of tn3270?
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I have RH8 installed (yep, the .0 with the famous "blended" UI from RH). Whats the easiest way to move to KDE3.1 ?
Just FYI.
Does anyone else other than me think that this paper could go a long way in highlighting the stupidity of the DMCA?
One solution is tuners with hardware M(J?)PEG compression. Are there any that are supported under Linux?
Well, aren't you Mr. Sunshine today?
A critic is "one who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter." (from Dictionary.com, FYI).
Read the 4 words that I posted. Do you see any judgement being expressed there, troll boy?
I just pointed out that this article was a repeat from last year. Nothing more. Nothing less. Take it for what those 4 words mean. Don't try to read too much into things. And practice some reading (and thinking) skills while you're at it.
Repeat from last year October
Google is your friend
Of course, this is all theorizing here. I have no experience with astrophotography, and I just learnt about the Bayer pattern recently.
The researchers found that around a quarter of the systems contained regions where life-friendly planets could in principle exist.
If the requirement is that there be a "region" around the star where a planet could have water in liquid state all-year-round, wouldn't almost every star satisfy this? Every heat source has a distance at which it feels "nice" (as anyone who's been at a campfire can attest to). :-)
Maybe I'm missing something here (which has been known to happen
Trying to climb up a ladder and disconnect the AP is childish; it teaches the wrong lesson.
IMHO, the professors are trying to gain the students' attention by force, a tactic that rarely works. I have seen professors who continue to re-use their age-old slides again and again, and the lectures become extremely dull and boring (i.e., the students are not challenged). I'm not saying that the professors dress up in Barney suits and engage in gimmicks; but they should try to make the classes more engaging, instead of using brute force.
These professors should lighten up and get with the times.
- In some southern Indian states, fishermen have found a great use of cellphones. When they go out to sea for fishing, on the way back they call at all of the local harbors within their range, and find the best price for their catch! Some fishermen have found that their cellphone paid for itself in just a couple of weeks.
- Farmers can keep in touch with their nearby mandis (wholesale markets), and strike deals which will maximise their gain from their harvest (i.e., pick the right time, sell their produce in advance, checkout prices at all nearby places and take their produce to the one with the highest prices, etc.).
These are but 2 examples; I'm sure if someone did a study, you'd find 100s more.I liken this new technology to what happens when a man-made wreck lands at the bottom of the sea. Nature quickly finds ways to use the wreck to its advantage: new coral colonies bloom, fishes use it as their hideout, etc. Similarly, the people of India will quickly adapt and find ways to leverage this new technology in ways that we, here in the west, can't even imagine. I say more power to them!
Just read today that Telstra is also going in for WiLL, and is looking at what the Indians are doing as an example.
DNA samples are used to ID the remains, in case identification with any other means (such as dogtags, etc.) is impossible. Check DFDIL for more information.
Can't even put down a URL , and calls himself a geek...
Because they can do the math. The Satellites used for 'net access are Geostationary satellites, which are about 20000 miles away from the surface. Thats 107ms travel time each way. Add to this the time taken for the transponder on the satellite to receive the signal and retransmit it on another antenna, and you have a latency > 250ms .
Nice idea. And if you don't like the performance, you can just barbecue it. Gives a whole new meaning to "packet loss".
I looked into RAC once. Most of the projects seemed to be "homework" projects (i.e., the person got a homework assignment and wanted someone to do it for him/her).
not really. all the above mentioned methods require the participation of the identified person Not for eye (iris) scans. Here's an anecdote. 17 years ago, National Geographic published an eye-catching (no pun intended) picture of an Aghan girl in a Pakistani refugee camp. This year, after the fall of the Taliban, the original photographer (Steve McCurry) went back to that region to try and locate her. Well, to make a long story short, he found her; but the verification was done using iris scanning technology (story here). Interestingly, the company (Iridian) scanned the negative of the original, 17-year-old photo and used that to do the iris matching with the current photo of the girl (woman now). But the point is: the iris was captured from a 17-year-old photo.
by Anonymous Coward on 04:48 AM December 10th, 2002
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baxter yazbek
http://www.baxter2.com
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AHA! Now we know who the "Anonymous Coward" is. Not so anonymous any more, are ya, "Baxter"!!
Most stores have deals on cablemodems. I just bought a cablemodem: it cost me $20 after rebates. It'll pay for itself in 4 months.
I figure that I'm way ahead of the game because I rented.
It could be that you're getting lapped... ;-) ;-)
There.
Dang slashcode. Won't let me post a correction. (twiddles thumbs as he waits for the 2 minutes to go by....)
Which brings me to the question: are there any (cheap... goes without saying) TV tuner cards out there that can output MPEG2 or MJPEG in realtime? I'm thinking of building such a PVR box with multiple tuners ("just 'cause"), and I think the bandwidth requirements might be too much for multiple cards, especially if you want to do good quality capture (30fps?).
Err, your math's off, chief. If you save 36Euro;/week, you're saving 1872Euro/year, or 18720Euro over 10 years, which is twice your VW Lupo.
When will slashcode get a Euro symbol?