I think you've misunderstood him. I believe the search pattern was "modern slavery." This makes a bit more sense, in the context of the book itself (what the ad was for).
In fact, I always found the BEST part of the station feeds on my old 10-foot dish to be the parts "in-between" the normal broadcast. I loved hearing the jokes told on the news (during commercial breaks), and I even got to see Jesse Jackson pick his nose on a live feed from some amusement park. Ah...those live feeds were always good.
And the public access shows; I got them from EVERYWHERE. All those nights staying up to watch Robin Byrd. (sigh) The Dish Network is good, but the frontier mentality of the 10-foot owner was so much fun. Glad I don't have one anymore.
Or are they? Could you use a similar detection mechanism to those laser-sensitive "radar" detectors? How little scatter could be detected from an IR transmitter? I assume the amount of scatter would increase if you tended to type in a sauna, or if you smoke like a chimney.
I think what you're TRYING to say, in your strange, 1337 way, is that a study comparing latency to game-success (i.e., score, frags, etc.) would be interesting.
I have to agree, it WOULD be interesting to see what sorts of correlations pop up. I have suspicions that you are correct when you state that the amount of "suckage" on online games has gone up. Think about it - the early online games required 1.)awareness of the Internet 2.)an Internet connection 3.)some technical skill or interest to adopt the game itself. In other words, persons with more gaming experience (computer geeks) tended to play more, thus, you had a higher percentage of better players in your game. Of course, with the current proliferation of higher-bandwidth Internet connections, plus the overall increase in gaming accessibility, you have more non-proficient players (suckage).
Of course, this doesn't really account for me. I've been a gamer since the 70's, have enormous amounts of bandwidth (software developer...I get to write it off...nyah nyah), and I still suck ass on Tribes 2.
This is sorta like the rules in tipping bad service (i.e., at a restaurant):
If you stiff the service, you MIGHT have just forgotten the tip.
If you leave a penny, you MIGHT have dropped the penny and forgotten the tip.
If you leave multiple coins, totalling LESS than 10 cents, the point is taken.
...could benefit from this sort of trick. What say we all switch to nice, simple XML-based documents, i.e., DocBook, and drop MS Word's DOC like a hot rock?
It just astounds me how such obviously inflammatory bullsh*t gets released to the press. How freaking obvious can Microsoft be when courting the entertainment industry?
We've been thinking about this for a long time. The problem with unlimited weapons is the danger exposed in robot retrieval (someone's got to go get the damn things out of the cage) and, especially, the Pit Area.
Can you imagine the liability insurance required to operate a Pit and Maintenance area with loaded machine guns, EMP devices, rockets, and whatnot!?
My only even possible solution:
Remote, desert location
No audience
Lots of video cameras
Concrete bunker for operators, refs, and organizers
One-time load and service for bots - No rounds, just one big melee
No removal of the losers - fight 'til everyone else is dead
Even so, there are LOTS of issues with danger...but it WOULD be cool as hell.
Remember, Battlebots made a bot reverse the direction of its saw in a tournament last year, as it was deemed "too great a hazard to the audience." Apparently, the bot threw its opponent high into the air with a reverse-spinning saw. The bot subsequently didn't do too well in later rounds, since its primary weapon was as useless as all the other saws.
...producers right where it hurts, eh?:) I mean, what will this do to shows like Sailor Moon?
Seriously, though...what sort of restrictions are really created by such legislation? As you know, the definition of "child" varies from locale to locale (such as between states), making the creation of child porn comparatively subjective. Think about how terribly complex this sort of a law can get; how can you judge the age of a "virtual child?"
Simple. Your telcos have been relying on old technology, in which they have a substantial investment in time, knowledge, and, above all, money.
No one, even modern telcos, likes to put money toward something that may or may not be the Next Big Thing, but will certainly require a deviation from the established manner of doing things. This requires a leap of faith that few are comfortable with, especially those conservative souls who serve as Directors for a large corporation.
Being Slashdotters, we easily recognize the benefits of quick advancements in technology, and find it unfathomable that such incredible improvements should sit idle while the moneychangers haggle and worry. We just don't see the fear in the eyes of those same moneychangers, nor do we feel it in our hearts.
Luckily, the clamor for faster, wider pipes is becoming loud enough to be heard in the top-floor boardrooms. As the din increases, you'll see more and more improvement, starting in the areas that show the most benefit for the costs: metropolitan areas. It may take awhile before it gets to the rural areas, because it's all about money, man.
As a writer, I'm certainly familiar with the concept of metaphor, but I still have to express some discontent with the propensity of the press to release these awful pop science stories - particularly when the science behind them is so darn interesting.
Still, a big switch on my head sounds like a good idea. Imagine how something similar could replace Viagra...
...could, of course, have some interesting repercussions. It surprises me that the enthusiasm of the press always seems to outweigh their analytical capabilities, especially in the area of health reporting.
Why doesn't anyone mention that this really needs to be a tightly controlled manipulation of CD45, rather than just a big, system wide shutdown? Sort of like blocking the sun to stop the rampaging robot agents? =)
Still, way cool.
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...we sacrifice the idea that a particle has an individual identity...
That is the key concept that is poorly conveyed within the Times article. It's obvious that even good science reporting is not necessarily understandable by the masses without the teaching genius of a Sagan or the like.
This brings up an interesting topic, the subject of many late-night, coffee-fueled debates around here: If you could teleport a human through some means, would this property of "no-unique-identity" actually allow you to create an EXACT COPY of the teleported human (who is unaware that he/she/it is even a copy), while, in fact, you KILLED the original? How would you detect this?
...is to keep applications and web sites as close as possible to "cross-platform compatible" HTML and scripting standards. If enough browsers will support good technology (DHTML, XHTML...), that allows simple, direct placement and control of web graphics, controls, and whatnot, it will be comparatively easy to create a UI that relies only on this base standard. All processing and special-purpose application work could then be confined to back-end, hidden processes, or sequestered away on specialty sites, where users who need the special functionality can be made aware of the reasons for the deviation from the standard, and of what will be expected of them and their browser. Basically, this is what N-tier should look like.
Unfortunately, people would rather show their fscking 1337 Java skeels than write working, usable code. It's part of the product-differentiation scheme that ALL companies follow: "Yeah, well look what my browser can do." As a developer, you have to resist this urge if you want to reach the greatest number of people with a wide variety of browsers.
I have to agree. Gaming does much to expose people to the magic that is computing. How many Slashdot readers first started programming in an effort to learn how to MAKE the very games that they were playing? Plus, the technical innovation, in both hardware and software arenas, that games display make the industry move. Don't ever short-change a gamer or his games.
...is studied in good detail in Joseph Bulgati's Ponzi Schemes, Invaders from Mars, and More Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, a sequel to the 1841 Charles Mackay classic. It's good reading, and you'll get lots of analogies to current news and trends. Oh, and you can find a reprint of the Mackay book in remainders at B&N!
...does anyone else hear that song in their heads?
Truthfully, though, I wonder how much credibility that we can give Mr. Hawking's opinions on such matters. His excellence in theoretical physics notwithstanding, I don't think he has expertise in all the disciplines that such a prediction requires. Still, he makes a valid point about the remarkable short-sightedness of man, and our horrible unwillingness to plan for future generations.
I wonder if anyone will pay more attention to him than they did to our dear Dr. Sagan?
...of the idea, "just because a function can be added, doesn't mean that it should be." Remember, a Swiss Army knife is sometimes useful, but it doesn't do anything particularly well.
Yes, I know this is a gimmick, but it really strikes me as a silly one. Can you imagine what this heavy, fragile turkey would be like on Yoda's Revenge? Or the old NORBA National Course in Elijay? I would most certainly NOT like to be the one stuck riding it.
I wonder, how important are ALL the bits of a music file, compressed or raw?
If the fingerprint is nothing more than some sort of hash, then it could easily be defeated by the steganographic trick of manipulating the low-order bits. In a photographic image, this introduces such minimal noise that it's imperceptable to humans, and it gives you a place to hide your own data (i.e., watermarks).
Could this method be used to beat the fingerprinting algorithm? Or would it introduce perceptable noise to the recording?
Of course, if the fingerprint isn't a hash, and makes use of this trick in the first place, it's really nothing to pull out the fingerprint.
should be taxed. All Universities and entities should be taxed, with no non-profit status whatsoever. Of course, taxes should be lowered or eliminated in most cases anyway, but I'm falling back on Abraham Lincoln's philosophy, "To have an unpopular law repealed, enforce it strictly." (Paraphrasing courtesy of my poor memory for amusing quotes.)
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I think you've misunderstood him. I believe the search pattern was "modern slavery." This makes a bit more sense, in the context of the book itself (what the ad was for).
In fact, I always found the BEST part of the station feeds on my old 10-foot dish to be the parts "in-between" the normal broadcast. I loved hearing the jokes told on the news (during commercial breaks), and I even got to see Jesse Jackson pick his nose on a live feed from some amusement park. Ah...those live feeds were always good.
And the public access shows; I got them from EVERYWHERE. All those nights staying up to watch Robin Byrd. (sigh) The Dish Network is good, but the frontier mentality of the 10-foot owner was so much fun. Glad I don't have one anymore.
Or are they? Could you use a similar detection mechanism to those laser-sensitive "radar" detectors? How little scatter could be detected from an IR transmitter? I assume the amount of scatter would increase if you tended to type in a sauna, or if you smoke like a chimney.
I think what you're TRYING to say, in your strange, 1337 way, is that a study comparing latency to game-success (i.e., score, frags, etc.) would be interesting.
I have to agree, it WOULD be interesting to see what sorts of correlations pop up. I have suspicions that you are correct when you state that the amount of "suckage" on online games has gone up. Think about it - the early online games required 1.)awareness of the Internet 2.)an Internet connection 3.)some technical skill or interest to adopt the game itself. In other words, persons with more gaming experience (computer geeks) tended to play more, thus, you had a higher percentage of better players in your game. Of course, with the current proliferation of higher-bandwidth Internet connections, plus the overall increase in gaming accessibility, you have more non-proficient players (suckage).
Of course, this doesn't really account for me. I've been a gamer since the 70's, have enormous amounts of bandwidth (software developer...I get to write it off...nyah nyah), and I still suck ass on Tribes 2.
This is sorta like the rules in tipping bad service (i.e., at a restaurant): If you stiff the service, you MIGHT have just forgotten the tip. If you leave a penny, you MIGHT have dropped the penny and forgotten the tip. If you leave multiple coins, totalling LESS than 10 cents, the point is taken.
...could benefit from this sort of trick. What say we all switch to nice, simple XML-based documents, i.e., DocBook, and drop MS Word's DOC like a hot rock?
It just astounds me how such obviously inflammatory bullsh*t gets released to the press. How freaking obvious can Microsoft be when courting the entertainment industry?
Hey, they're looking for a spot in next year's X-Games on ESPN. I'm getting ready to thrash some serious code, man. Totally 1337.
We've been thinking about this for a long time. The problem with unlimited weapons is the danger exposed in robot retrieval (someone's got to go get the damn things out of the cage) and, especially, the Pit Area.
Can you imagine the liability insurance required to operate a Pit and Maintenance area with loaded machine guns, EMP devices, rockets, and whatnot!?
My only even possible solution:
Even so, there are LOTS of issues with danger...but it WOULD be cool as hell.
Remember, Battlebots made a bot reverse the direction of its saw in a tournament last year, as it was deemed "too great a hazard to the audience." Apparently, the bot threw its opponent high into the air with a reverse-spinning saw. The bot subsequently didn't do too well in later rounds, since its primary weapon was as useless as all the other saws.
...producers right where it hurts, eh? :) I mean, what will this do to shows like Sailor Moon?
Seriously, though...what sort of restrictions are really created by such legislation? As you know, the definition of "child" varies from locale to locale (such as between states), making the creation of child porn comparatively subjective. Think about how terribly complex this sort of a law can get; how can you judge the age of a "virtual child?"
Why weren't these barriers knocked down before?
Simple. Your telcos have been relying on old technology, in which they have a substantial investment in time, knowledge, and, above all, money.
No one, even modern telcos, likes to put money toward something that may or may not be the Next Big Thing, but will certainly require a deviation from the established manner of doing things. This requires a leap of faith that few are comfortable with, especially those conservative souls who serve as Directors for a large corporation.
Being Slashdotters, we easily recognize the benefits of quick advancements in technology, and find it unfathomable that such incredible improvements should sit idle while the moneychangers haggle and worry. We just don't see the fear in the eyes of those same moneychangers, nor do we feel it in our hearts.
Luckily, the clamor for faster, wider pipes is becoming loud enough to be heard in the top-floor boardrooms. As the din increases, you'll see more and more improvement, starting in the areas that show the most benefit for the costs: metropolitan areas. It may take awhile before it gets to the rural areas, because it's all about money, man.
As a writer, I'm certainly familiar with the concept of metaphor, but I still have to express some discontent with the propensity of the press to release these awful pop science stories - particularly when the science behind them is so darn interesting.
Still, a big switch on my head sounds like a good idea. Imagine how something similar could replace Viagra...
...could, of course, have some interesting repercussions. It surprises me that the enthusiasm of the press always seems to outweigh their analytical capabilities, especially in the area of health reporting.
Why doesn't anyone mention that this really needs to be a tightly controlled manipulation of CD45, rather than just a big, system wide shutdown? Sort of like blocking the sun to stop the rampaging robot agents? =)
Still, way cool.
That is the key concept that is poorly conveyed within the Times article. It's obvious that even good science reporting is not necessarily understandable by the masses without the teaching genius of a Sagan or the like.
This brings up an interesting topic, the subject of many late-night, coffee-fueled debates around here: If you could teleport a human through some means, would this property of "no-unique-identity" actually allow you to create an EXACT COPY of the teleported human (who is unaware that he/she/it is even a copy), while, in fact, you KILLED the original? How would you detect this?
..."Fucking Idiot?" That seems to cover the lot.
So, then....
He was high?
NO
...is to keep applications and web sites as close as possible to "cross-platform compatible" HTML and scripting standards. If enough browsers will support good technology (DHTML, XHTML...), that allows simple, direct placement and control of web graphics, controls, and whatnot, it will be comparatively easy to create a UI that relies only on this base standard. All processing and special-purpose application work could then be confined to back-end, hidden processes, or sequestered away on specialty sites, where users who need the special functionality can be made aware of the reasons for the deviation from the standard, and of what will be expected of them and their browser. Basically, this is what N-tier should look like.
Unfortunately, people would rather show their fscking 1337 Java skeels than write working, usable code. It's part of the product-differentiation scheme that ALL companies follow: "Yeah, well look what my browser can do." As a developer, you have to resist this urge if you want to reach the greatest number of people with a wide variety of browsers.
An interesting account of this is present in the book, Njal's Saga , considered a must-read for those Libertarians among us. -mmmmmm
"...gaming should never be considered a waste."
I have to agree. Gaming does much to expose people to the magic that is computing. How many Slashdot readers first started programming in an effort to learn how to MAKE the very games that they were playing? Plus, the technical innovation, in both hardware and software arenas, that games display make the industry move. Don't ever short-change a gamer or his games.
...is studied in good detail in Joseph Bulgati's Ponzi Schemes, Invaders from Mars, and More Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, a sequel to the 1841 Charles Mackay classic. It's good reading, and you'll get lots of analogies to current news and trends. Oh, and you can find a reprint of the Mackay book in remainders at B&N!
...does anyone else hear that song in their heads?
Truthfully, though, I wonder how much credibility that we can give Mr. Hawking's opinions on such matters. His excellence in theoretical physics notwithstanding, I don't think he has expertise in all the disciplines that such a prediction requires. Still, he makes a valid point about the remarkable short-sightedness of man, and our horrible unwillingness to plan for future generations.
I wonder if anyone will pay more attention to him than they did to our dear Dr. Sagan?
...of the idea, "just because a function can be added, doesn't mean that it should be." Remember, a Swiss Army knife is sometimes useful, but it doesn't do anything particularly well.
Yes, I know this is a gimmick, but it really strikes me as a silly one. Can you imagine what this heavy, fragile turkey would be like on Yoda's Revenge? Or the old NORBA National Course in Elijay? I would most certainly NOT like to be the one stuck riding it.
...after all these many months of simply sucking.
I wonder, how important are ALL the bits of a music file, compressed or raw?
If the fingerprint is nothing more than some sort of hash, then it could easily be defeated by the steganographic trick of manipulating the low-order bits. In a photographic image, this introduces such minimal noise that it's imperceptable to humans, and it gives you a place to hide your own data (i.e., watermarks).
Could this method be used to beat the fingerprinting algorithm? Or would it introduce perceptable noise to the recording?
Of course, if the fingerprint isn't a hash, and makes use of this trick in the first place, it's really nothing to pull out the fingerprint.
should be taxed. All Universities and entities should be taxed, with no non-profit status whatsoever. Of course, taxes should be lowered or eliminated in most cases anyway, but I'm falling back on Abraham Lincoln's philosophy, "To have an unpopular law repealed, enforce it strictly." (Paraphrasing courtesy of my poor memory for amusing quotes.)