That article reminds me of the TV ads with scientists explaining how our patented hydro-oxytane reaches deep into your pores and assasinates uglificating bacteria.
Author seems to understand about as much about the primate visual system as... well... anyone else that's never studied it. The visual cortex doesn't "add blur."
His general point is probably correct, but is reasoning is fucked.
Right, but that has nothing to do with the prohibition to operate the product commercially. That has to do with modification, distribution, etc.
They're saying you can't *run* the program and get paid for it. That's something I've never heard from another developer. For example, Valve isn't going after any of the folks that get paid to operate CounterStrike servers for clans stuck on cablemodems.
Who thinks they're going to get C&Ded by at least one of the three trademark owners they reference with their product's name? I'd say Apple and Microsoft would even have a bit of a leg to stand on in court, but I guess Intel really wouldn't.
In France, artists have inalienable "moral rights" to their artwork. These rights are usually more powerful than copyright, and are established in their constitution.
The " - To operate XIII commercially" is idiotic, imho. They want to prohibit people from running servers for pay?
There was a bug in Excel where if your floppy was named "Macintosh HD" (Or whatever your system disk was named) it would write to the system disk rather than the floppy.
Hoo-ah. You could instantaneously blast any file on the system disk, no matter what kind of security they had set up. Including files that were locked for reading/execution. Like, you know, Finder. Or the System suitcase.
So why would Japanese law have such a requirement? It can't apply to VCRs, so what makes PVRs legally different?
Actually, Japanese law has an identical requirement for VCR recordings. Since 1983, they have used VHS tapes that disappear in a cloud of smoke and fire 31 days after the recording was made. This technology has been showcased in the American television show "Mission Impossible" (and later in the true crime documentary series "Inspector Gadget").
In order to prove the anthropic principle to anybody:
1) Ask, "What is the likelyhood that you will be punched in the face today?" 2) Punch them in the face. 3) Ask, "What is the likelyhood that you were punched in the face today?" If their answer is less than 1/1, give up. 4) Point out that our universe has already been punched.
The anthropic principle is unfalsifiable. Because it is defined to be true. Debating it is like saying, "I define blue to be the color of the sky," And then debating whether the sky is blue.
(If someone thinks I've misunderstood the anthropic principle, please do tell. I won't punch.)
"Encryption features" does not imply a server requirement.
Keyservers? C'mon, man, you're just trying to disagree.
File format is orthogonal to encryption.
Obviously encryption can encapsulate any file format. All I mean is that MS Word is going to need to accept files in a different format than previously. This is patently true: If they integrated PGP functionality, they'd need to accept.pgp files. If the.doc format is to encapsulate encryption, then it will need be extended, and previous versions of Word will not be able to read it.
And of course you can do this with other tools, like PGP. If there's nothing inherently wrong with PGP, then there's nothing inherently wrong with this either. Admit it.
Would anybody be upset if they integrated PGP into MS Outlook? No? Well, now they're doing it with Word. This is fine.
Obviously, encryption would require changes to the file format. This is a pretty standard sort of upgrade arm-twisting. They're adding a new feature. Woo.
I realize that you're just trying to pick a fight here, but the notable thing about those Morning Star crazies isn't just that they don't believe in evolution. It's the way that they'll let *that* disbelief define their worldview at least as much as they will the Bible. They'll ignore the clearest of fact if they suspect that it might be useful as evidence of evolution. They'd argue that the theory of gravity was false if it in any way supported the theory of evolution.
The luddites don't have a monopoly on crazy. That's all I was saying. I'm sure you agree.
PS. If you want to pick a fight about evolution, drop me an email. I don't feel like a firefight on slashdot, thanks.
Talk to someone from Morning Star Fellowship Church about evolution for a little while. Ultra-fundie weirdo non-denominational protestantism is sweeping the nation. I don't think luddites could scare me more.
Most sites that use machine unreadable images for automated Turing testing (Yahoo, for example) also use machine unrecognizable audio for blind users. I don't see why this wouldn't work for email.
Iduno what blind-and-deaf folks will do. It's hard to think of a problem that could be piped to a teletype and be hard for a machine to solve while easy for a human.
After all, if spammers saw a lot of it, wouldn't they just learn to send the same spam several times at one hour intervals?
If you check the paper... that's the point. If spammers had to resend all their mail like that, they would have to increase their bandwidth & cpu usage, and that would reduce their profit margin.
Hrmmm I think you may be wrong on this one. Ever wonder why everybody hates American tourists and loves Canadians.
Because they are bigoted assholes? (I'll also point out that I disagree. When travelling, I've never run into someone that seemed to have a problem with American tourists. People complain about obnoxious tourists, not American ones.)
Give credit where credit is due. Check the description of the Curious Yellow worm.
BTW, it should be more like Kazaa/Altnet than Freenet if it wants to get anything done.
You've specified some details that Brandon Wiley left out, but really, they're all minor improvements. It's a very powerful concept that could be the end of the internet as we know it. Or not. But there you are.
Back then, it was essential to know the machine because otherwise you couldn't get a playable game out of it.
Now, due to the work of Carmack and the other nuts 'n' bolts guys, we can make games like GTA3, KOTOR, etc. and the designers won't really have to worry about whether the computer can keep up. They concentrate on plots, scripts, characters, and progression.
Anyone who thinks video games are going downhill simply isn't paying attention. And they're playing the wrong games.
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"Retreating"?
What an asshole.
That article reminds me of the TV ads with scientists explaining how our patented hydro-oxytane reaches deep into your pores and assasinates uglificating bacteria.
Author seems to understand about as much about the primate visual system as... well... anyone else that's never studied it. The visual cortex doesn't "add blur."
His general point is probably correct, but is reasoning is fucked.
Right, but that has nothing to do with the prohibition to operate the product commercially. That has to do with modification, distribution, etc.
They're saying you can't *run* the program and get paid for it. That's something I've never heard from another developer. For example, Valve isn't going after any of the folks that get paid to operate CounterStrike servers for clans stuck on cablemodems.
Who thinks they're going to get C&Ded by at least one of the three trademark owners they reference with their product's name? I'd say Apple and Microsoft would even have a bit of a leg to stand on in court, but I guess Intel really wouldn't.
Ubisoft is French, right?
In France, artists have inalienable "moral rights" to their artwork. These rights are usually more powerful than copyright, and are established in their constitution.
The " - To operate XIII commercially" is idiotic, imho. They want to prohibit people from running servers for pay?
Heh. That's barely scratching the surface.
There was a bug in Excel where if your floppy was named "Macintosh HD" (Or whatever your system disk was named) it would write to the system disk rather than the floppy.
Hoo-ah. You could instantaneously blast any file on the system disk, no matter what kind of security they had set up. Including files that were locked for reading/execution. Like, you know, Finder. Or the System suitcase.
So why would Japanese law have such a requirement? It can't apply to VCRs, so what makes PVRs legally different?
Actually, Japanese law has an identical requirement for VCR recordings. Since 1983, they have used VHS tapes that disappear in a cloud of smoke and fire 31 days after the recording was made. This technology has been showcased in the American television show "Mission Impossible" (and later in the true crime documentary series "Inspector Gadget").
I second the congratulations to those of us who have given up CD purchases.
I also would like to thank those of you running pirate operations selling fake CDs on the street and in retail outlets. Way to go.
We don't need no water.
In order to prove the anthropic principle to anybody:
1) Ask, "What is the likelyhood that you will be punched in the face today?"
2) Punch them in the face.
3) Ask, "What is the likelyhood that you were punched in the face today?"
If their answer is less than 1/1, give up.
4) Point out that our universe has already been punched.
The anthropic principle is unfalsifiable. Because it is defined to be true. Debating it is like saying, "I define blue to be the color of the sky," And then debating whether the sky is blue.
(If someone thinks I've misunderstood the anthropic principle, please do tell. I won't punch.)
When you say "we gave up on the project" do you mean you don't print those barcodes, or you went with a Windows-based solution?
"Encryption features" does not imply a server requirement.
.pgp files. If the .doc format is to encapsulate encryption, then it will need be extended, and previous versions of Word will not be able to read it.
Keyservers? C'mon, man, you're just trying to disagree.
File format is orthogonal to encryption.
Obviously encryption can encapsulate any file format. All I mean is that MS Word is going to need to accept files in a different format than previously. This is patently true: If they integrated PGP functionality, they'd need to accept
And of course you can do this with other tools, like PGP. If there's nothing inherently wrong with PGP, then there's nothing inherently wrong with this either. Admit it.
"Newest MS Office to have encryption features."
Would anybody be upset if they integrated PGP into MS Outlook? No? Well, now they're doing it with Word. This is fine.
Obviously, encryption would require changes to the file format. This is a pretty standard sort of upgrade arm-twisting. They're adding a new feature. Woo.
There are laws against false advertisements here in the states too. Grandparent poster is talking out of his ass.
Yeah, like the other guy said. These folks seem to strenuously avoid a new name for their brand of Christianity, but they're definitely not Catholic.
I realize that you're just trying to pick a fight here, but the notable thing about those Morning Star crazies isn't just that they don't believe in evolution. It's the way that they'll let *that* disbelief define their worldview at least as much as they will the Bible. They'll ignore the clearest of fact if they suspect that it might be useful as evidence of evolution. They'd argue that the theory of gravity was false if it in any way supported the theory of evolution.
The luddites don't have a monopoly on crazy. That's all I was saying. I'm sure you agree.
PS. If you want to pick a fight about evolution, drop me an email. I don't feel like a firefight on slashdot, thanks.
Talk to someone from Morning Star Fellowship Church about evolution for a little while. Ultra-fundie weirdo non-denominational protestantism is sweeping the nation. I don't think luddites could scare me more.
Count your blessings.
Most sites that use machine unreadable images for automated Turing testing (Yahoo, for example) also use machine unrecognizable audio for blind users. I don't see why this wouldn't work for email.
Iduno what blind-and-deaf folks will do. It's hard to think of a problem that could be piped to a teletype and be hard for a machine to solve while easy for a human.
Wouldn't this fail if it became common?
After all, if spammers saw a lot of it, wouldn't they just learn to send the same spam several times at one hour intervals?
If you check the paper... that's the point. If spammers had to resend all their mail like that, they would have to increase their bandwidth & cpu usage, and that would reduce their profit margin.
Hrmmm I think you may be wrong on this one. Ever wonder why everybody hates American tourists and loves Canadians.
Because they are bigoted assholes? (I'll also point out that I disagree. When travelling, I've never run into someone that seemed to have a problem with American tourists. People complain about obnoxious tourists, not American ones.)
Are you suggesting that "Whip It" is relevant to our societal problems or to masturbation?
Give credit where credit is due. Check the description of the Curious Yellow worm.
BTW, it should be more like Kazaa/Altnet than Freenet if it wants to get anything done.
You've specified some details that Brandon Wiley left out, but really, they're all minor improvements. It's a very powerful concept that could be the end of the internet as we know it. Or not. But there you are.
Hey. That's Aloysius Snuffleupagus (pronounced snuffle-up-a-gus) to you.
Why do so many people think it's Snuffleufagus? They definitely never called him that on the show.
You've got it backwards, pal.
Back then, it was essential to know the machine because otherwise you couldn't get a playable game out of it.
Now, due to the work of Carmack and the other nuts 'n' bolts guys, we can make games like GTA3, KOTOR, etc. and the designers won't really have to worry about whether the computer can keep up. They concentrate on plots, scripts, characters, and progression.
Anyone who thinks video games are going downhill simply isn't paying attention. And they're playing the wrong games.
You know an art is nearly dead ... when it's got critics like classical music and literature.
Pick better examples, dude. Or tell me what's dead about literature.