This sort of thing is exactly why I never listen to (mainstream) radio anyhow. I typically listen to MP3s, NPR, digitally imported (an online radio station, specializing in European Trance, Techno, Hi-NRG... www.di.fm if you don't trust me) and on rare occasion, I'll listen to our local pop radio station.
This allows me to listen to whatever I want. Without having the same songs being forced into my ears due to the licensing deals, and other fun stuff of that nature.
So let me get this straight. When he checked papers on a surprise basis, he found lots of cheaters! (or plagarists, etc)
But once word got out that he was going to be checking, his results plummeted? Well, DUH, of course.
You see, there's this thing called a thesaurus. You can find different words that mean the same thing... you make the connection.
On a different note (and I don't remember if I read this in a book, or a newspaper) don't some of the government agencies use minutely different wording for documents they hand out, so they can try to track leaks?
I'd have to think that if I was a mass mailer and suddenly I started getting my envelopes returned to me full of shredded paper, or even empty, I'd seriously start to re-think my business strategy.
Or do you suppose the limited number of responses recieved makes up for the vast majority of people who immediately roundfile any junkmail they get. I honestly don't know, but I'm guessing they do, judging from the amount of junk mail I get (how did I get signed up for this stuff?)
In reading the article... I came across the following quote:
The HDCP system can't be broken, however, because only high definition sets will have the HDCP decoder, according to Dan McCarron, national product specialist in JVC's color TV division.
I'm not a genius. I know I couldn't have written DeCSS. But isn't saying "Such and such can't be broken" pretty dumb? Didn't only DVD players and authorized DVD software have the correct keys in the beginning, too?
I just think it's a little optimistic to say "Ooh, lookie at us, you can't break our encryption. Ever."
I beg to differ. I've got one (18 gig, amber). I bought mine for the explicit reason that I was tired of carting CDs around, having em get scratched, etc. No, I don't care it runs linux. It makes me geekier in my friends eyes, which is always a good thing, though. Fine, you go buy your Aiwa car CD player, burn CDs of mp3s (Uh oh, what if you want a different playlist!) and be happy. I'm thrilled that manufacturers are building car MP3 players.
As for limited functionality, what's limited? At least with a hard disk and an OS there is room for upgrades and improvements, where as if you purchase a factory unit that decodes mp3s off of CDs, ok, that's all you get. This can be patched in the future for ogg, wma, wav, any new format. I can use the software and build playlists that include beastie boys, classical, kid rock, and natalie merchant without having to swap CDs. It's great.
True, it's pricey. I'm just glad that at the time when my number came up in the queue, I had the money and was willing to spend it.
Kligh
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Maybe even put a text link on the box saying where you can review the license.
Or instead of a text label, the publisher could put a::cue:cat barcode on it and then we could just scan the box with our::cue:cat!
I dunno how many of you have played NTN trivia, but it essentially lets you compete within a restaurant. Then it takes the scores, averages em out and ranks locations worldwide.
Now I realize that they are talking about games like pong, but does anyone really think there's a market for these? Sure, it might be fun once to play PONG versus somebody in another state in a bar, but I really don't see these machines as *game* machines going anyhwere.
The sun can't be the only thing out there exerting solar wind. Even so, though, how would you get back home? Or how do you even slow down?
They may be going for a trial in 2001, but there was no mention at all of getting back to earth, or even slowing down (or steering!) mentioned in the article at all...
I'm not sure about everyone else, but all I want in my job (at the present moment) is to be presented with a list of tasks at the beginning of the week and a list of due dates. Right now I'm expected to manage the budget, research and purchase new hardware/software, manage our file server and 4 print servers, build new computers, set goals for the company as it concerns me. This is not what I want to do.
If I wanted real responsibility like this I would have gotten a degree in management or something. I do not mind working FOR someone. I merely don't want to be responsible for every little detail. I like what I do, which is support the end user and make things work. I don't want to be the entire IT/IS department (which, at the moment, I am) which is NOT what I was hired to do, nor am I making anything near what would make it worth it.
clear that so far, 9 out of 10 new internet companies (the publicized ones, anyway), haven't failed.
Well obviously. The publicized ones were publicized because because they were the ones that made it. How many "we're-the-next-big-portal" companies made it. How many of the attempts at online retail made it? How many web hosting companies do you think folded? I think the 9 out of 10 statistic is probably pretty relavant, even in regard to.com companies.
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Can someone explain to me what happens NEXT? Do they heat water to form steam to turn a turbine? Or is the process much more advanced than that now.
It'd be quite cool if they could just go BAM, plasma->electricity.
But what is the actual process (yeah, I'm at work, and far too lazy to go research this right now for myself)
This sort of thing is exactly why I never listen to (mainstream) radio anyhow. I typically listen to MP3s, NPR, digitally imported (an online radio station, specializing in European Trance, Techno, Hi-NRG ... www.di.fm if you don't trust me) and on rare occasion, I'll listen to our local pop radio station.
This allows me to listen to whatever I want. Without having the same songs being forced into my ears due to the licensing deals, and other fun stuff of that nature.
So let me get this straight. When he checked papers on a surprise basis, he found lots of cheaters! (or plagarists, etc)
... you make the connection.
But once word got out that he was going to be checking, his results plummeted? Well, DUH, of course.
You see, there's this thing called a thesaurus. You can find different words that mean the same thing
On a different note (and I don't remember if I read this in a book, or a newspaper) don't some of the government agencies use minutely different wording for documents they hand out, so they can try to track leaks?
It ain't cheap. And it ain't portable.
... An Empeg player
But I got an 18 gig one
I'd have to think that if I was a mass mailer and suddenly I started getting my envelopes returned to me full of shredded paper, or even empty, I'd seriously start to re-think my business strategy.
Or do you suppose the limited number of responses recieved makes up for the vast majority of people who immediately roundfile any junkmail they get. I honestly don't know, but I'm guessing they do, judging from the amount of junk mail I get (how did I get signed up for this stuff?)
The HDCP system can't be broken, however, because only high definition sets will have the HDCP decoder, according to Dan McCarron, national product specialist in JVC's color TV division.
I'm not a genius. I know I couldn't have written DeCSS. But isn't saying "Such and such can't be broken" pretty dumb? Didn't only DVD players and authorized DVD software have the correct keys in the beginning, too?
I just think it's a little optimistic to say "Ooh, lookie at us, you can't break our encryption. Ever."
I beg to differ. I've got one (18 gig, amber). I bought mine for the explicit reason that I was tired of carting CDs around, having em get scratched, etc. No, I don't care it runs linux. It makes me geekier in my friends eyes, which is always a good thing, though. Fine, you go buy your Aiwa car CD player, burn CDs of mp3s (Uh oh, what if you want a different playlist!) and be happy. I'm thrilled that manufacturers are building car MP3 players.
As for limited functionality, what's limited? At least with a hard disk and an OS there is room for upgrades and improvements, where as if you purchase a factory unit that decodes mp3s off of CDs, ok, that's all you get. This can be patched in the future for ogg, wma, wav, any new format. I can use the software and build playlists that include beastie boys, classical, kid rock, and natalie merchant without having to swap CDs. It's great.
True, it's pricey. I'm just glad that at the time when my number came up in the queue, I had the money and was willing to spend it.
Kligh
Maybe even put a text link on the box saying where you can review the license.
::cue:cat barcode on it and then we could just scan the box with our ::cue:cat!
Or instead of a text label, the publisher could put a
What a great idea!
Since nobody was nice enough to provide a link to anything of note, here's a link to the article on the BSA site.
... GO slashdot effect!!
Note: Looks like the BSA site is already taking a beating
Click here for a link to the article from the BSA web site
I dunno how many of you have played NTN trivia, but it essentially lets you compete within a restaurant. Then it takes the scores, averages em out and ranks locations worldwide.
Now I realize that they are talking about games like pong, but does anyone really think there's a market for these? Sure, it might be fun once to play PONG versus somebody in another state in a bar, but I really don't see these machines as *game* machines going anyhwere.
just my thoughts.
The sun can't be the only thing out there exerting solar wind. Even so, though, how would you get back home? Or how do you even slow down?
...
They may be going for a trial in 2001, but there was no mention at all of getting back to earth, or even slowing down (or steering!) mentioned in the article at all
I'm not sure about everyone else, but all I want in my job (at the present moment) is to be presented with a list of tasks at the beginning of the week and a list of due dates. Right now I'm expected to manage the budget, research and purchase new hardware/software, manage our file server and 4 print servers, build new computers, set goals for the company as it concerns me. This is not what I want to do.
If I wanted real responsibility like this I would have gotten a degree in management or something. I do not mind working FOR someone. I merely don't want to be responsible for every little detail. I like what I do, which is support the end user and make things work. I don't want to be the entire IT/IS department (which, at the moment, I am) which is NOT what I was hired to do, nor am I making anything near what would make it worth it.
Anyhow, that would be my two zorkmids.
clear that so far, 9 out of 10 new internet companies (the publicized ones, anyway), haven't failed.
Well obviously. The publicized ones were publicized because because they were the ones that made it. How many "we're-the-next-big-portal" companies made it. How many of the attempts at online retail made it? How many web hosting companies do you think folded? I think the 9 out of 10 statistic is probably pretty relavant, even in regard to .com companies.