I'm not worried by this stuff. The basic pact I make with the people who read my stuff is: I only expect you to read it if you're interested. Forcing selling content down people's throats is not advertising, it's just annoying.
There are other ways to advertise - not limited to product placement. And personally, I think dreaming them up is more creative than writing ads today...
Btw - you may have misunderstood what's meant by subliminal advertising. It's not illegal, nor does it even exist.
'Subliminal' advertising - in this case, flashing a logo onscreen for too short a time to be consciously perceived - happened once, as part of a carefully-controlled experiment, in one cinema many decades ago. It's never been used since except as a spoof. And no, product placement isn't subliminal - otherwise, walking down the street would count! (Look at all those BMWs and Toyotas driving past! Gotta get me some of that!)
Interesting point - DJs of all kinds sample each others (and mainstream artists') work all the time. At what point does sampling stop and piracy begin?
OK, so it's somewhere short of the complete song, but there seems no consistency in test cases - everything from a single line to half a tune has been in some court case or other.
I just counted the fans in my desktop, and amazingly came up with 8: CPU, PSU, graphics card, and 5 spread around the case. (A CoolerMaster) And I'm not even a cooling freak. This thing should reduce those decibels.
The social interface BOB, the paperclip's accursed ancestor, tried to introduce a virtual valet that did this sort of thing- and flopped utterly. Like to know what happened to the MS executive dealing with the project?
Apparently the software will even read your email and try to schedule appointments for you, etc. Of course this is somewhat beyond the state of the art - but who'd want it anyway? I haven't even let human secretaries make appointments for me; let's face it, our time is one of the few things we can't increase, and I take issue with anyone who'd (inadvertently) waste it. Chris @ chrisworth.com
Open Media - and let's face it, the Internet in general - is based on a simple premise: say what you like, but be prepared to have people talk back to you.
It's this point that old media doesn't get. I've worked in ad agencies for years, and not one of them accepts that to be part of the Net, you've got to play by the Net's rules.
I'm sitting at a 26inch monitor with 1280x1024, which is a fair bit of 'bandwidth to the eyes'. But a lot of the time, I'm designing the site I'm working on using the wall behind - a 'screen' of 2 x 4 metres, with enough 'resolution' to fit 20 closely typed pages across its width.
I find this amazing - so open source doesn't submit itself well to a closed-doors 'expert review' where the experts are usually appointed through a political process rather than a skills one?
Open source's strength is that it's Darwinian. Yes, a program can start off full of holes, but the whole point is that these holes become evident through the development process, and get plugged.
Hell, even I get this, and I'm not even a developer/techie. (Read The Microsoft Matrix" to see what I've learned.
Recently I spoke to Activision's lawyer (Activision own Infocom, who made the classic 80s text adventures) George Rose, and he said that they've recently started a deal with Nokia to offer these classic games on phones.
(The reason I was talking to this guy was that I was inadvertently offering these games as warez on a page of mine... but that's another story.)
I think I actually WANT a Darwin Award - at least my death would've made someone laugh, and that's valuable. I shall henceforth stick my fingers into as many electric sockets, play with as much traffic, and use as many Microsoft products as I can find. Chris Worth
Yup, I believe it WAS a typo - it should be cubic m, not m. Apologies.
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The book contains detailed sections on Pi-bond torsion and strained aromaticity - yes they're problems, but not insurmountable. Gears simulated using the conservative MM2 model appear to stay stable up to 1THz.
I suspect you've worked with Prof Smalley, who, while a brilliant chemist, perhaps lacks the engineering insight to see these problems as engineering challenges, not showstoppers.
Well, at least the reviewer found it amusing. Chris Worth
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Hey BearPaw - yup, you almost hit the nail on the head: I wrote the review to get some facts into the debate. But it's principally to appeal to regular geeks who might be interested - after all, a lot of geeks have done the same for me. (See The Microsoft Matrix)
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...set of nano items that's actually been made. A pair of nano gears (spinning at terahertz) is the most modelled structure in the field, and one lab has (accidentally) made a sleeve and shaft bearing at the nanscale, bottom up.
The reason mech properties at the nanoscale'd be nice is that bio is squishy, wet, and not very strong in general. Covalent diamond, by contrast, is a dream engineering material.
I think Bruce made an error in his last answer: yes, a quantum computer would reduce the difficulty of forcing a key by a square root - but that applies for every qubit you build into the system. It's not the limit for any quantum computer.
Granted, these things decohere easily, and it's possible even a ten-qubit quantum computer will never be built. But it'd be dangerous to assume that...Chris
One thing that doesn't seem to be evident in the book is Clark's sense of beauty - the way the Hyperion, Clark's 155-foot sailboat, was designed. I've seen it, and it's possibly the most beautiful yacht ever built, an oversized sloop with a fully-furling mast. The photos I've seen of the interior also point to great design sense on a human scale (Clark designed the interior himself.) I couldn't stand the guy until I saw his boat, then I thought "anyone who can cause that thing to come into existence is worthy of respect." It'd be almost worth giving up Linux for. (See The Microsoft Matrix.)
I think this demonstrates that much as we might want the Net to be sovereign, the real world and real geography-specific legal systems are going to dictate the way the web evolves. Nauru's a start, though - an anonymizer for cash! Now that's what I need when my 52% French tax bill comes due.
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I'm not worried by this stuff. The basic pact I make with the people who read my stuff is: I only expect you to read it if you're interested. Forcing selling content down people's throats is not advertising, it's just annoying.
There are other ways to advertise - not limited to product placement. And personally, I think dreaming them up is more creative than writing ads today...
Chris
Btw - you may have misunderstood what's meant by subliminal advertising. It's not illegal, nor does it even exist.
'Subliminal' advertising - in this case, flashing a logo onscreen for too short a time to be consciously perceived - happened once, as part of a carefully-controlled experiment, in one cinema many decades ago. It's never been used since except as a spoof. And no, product placement isn't subliminal - otherwise, walking down the street would count! (Look at all those BMWs and Toyotas driving past! Gotta get me some of that!)
Chris
Question: where did you hear that only half the license fee goes to the Beeb? This is news to me.
Chris
Like fiction? Try http://espressostories.com
Interesting point - DJs of all kinds sample each others (and mainstream artists') work all the time. At what point does sampling stop and piracy begin?
OK, so it's somewhere short of the complete song, but there seems no consistency in test cases - everything from a single line to half a tune has been in some court case or other.
Chris
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- Read fiction at www.espressostories.com
Damn, cackhanded typing missed the links
THAT Microsoft photo (from 1979 I believe) is at this link.
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Like fiction? Try espresso stories
Dear me! That photo's worse than the one of the Microsoft founders as spotty twentysomethings.
Chris
Like fiction? Try espresso stories
I just counted the fans in my desktop, and amazingly came up with 8: CPU, PSU, graphics card, and 5 spread around the case. (A CoolerMaster) And I'm not even a cooling freak. This thing should reduce those decibels.
Publish your ultra-short tales at espresso stories.
The social interface BOB, the paperclip's accursed ancestor, tried to introduce a virtual valet that did this sort of thing- and flopped utterly. Like to know what happened to the MS executive dealing with the project?
Bill Gates married her.
Chris @ chrisworth.com
Apparently the software will even read your email and try to schedule appointments for you, etc. Of course this is somewhat beyond the state of the art - but who'd want it anyway? I haven't even let human secretaries make appointments for me; let's face it, our time is one of the few things we can't increase, and I take issue with anyone who'd (inadvertently) waste it.
Chris @ chrisworth.com
Open Media - and let's face it, the Internet in general - is based on a simple premise: say what you like, but be prepared to have people talk back to you.
It's this point that old media doesn't get. I've worked in ad agencies for years, and not one of them accepts that to be part of the Net, you've got to play by the Net's rules.
Chris @ chrisworth.com
Raises a point of how big/hi-res is enough?
I'm sitting at a 26inch monitor with 1280x1024, which is a fair bit of 'bandwidth to the eyes'. But a lot of the time, I'm designing the site I'm working on using the wall behind - a 'screen' of 2 x 4 metres, with enough 'resolution' to fit 20 closely typed pages across its width.
I think it doesn't top out for a long time yet...
I find this amazing - so open source doesn't submit itself well to a closed-doors 'expert review' where the experts are usually appointed through a political process rather than a skills one?
Open source's strength is that it's Darwinian. Yes, a program can start off full of holes, but the whole point is that these holes become evident through the development process, and get plugged.
Hell, even I get this, and I'm not even a developer/techie. (Read The Microsoft Matrix" to see what I've learned.
Recently I spoke to Activision's lawyer (Activision own Infocom, who made the classic 80s text adventures) George Rose, and he said that they've recently started a deal with Nokia to offer these classic games on phones.
(The reason I was talking to this guy was that I was inadvertently offering these games as warez on a page of mine... but that's another story.)
Chris of chrisworth.com
You've chosen to try and execute a great idea. Like all great ideas, it needs demo'ing to possible investors and customers before it can really fly.
My question: is HavenCo in Sealand simply a flashy demo for a planned 'public beta' somewhere in Asia or the Carribean later on?
Thank you.
Chris Worth
The Foresight Institute has full texts of 'Engines of Creation' and 'Unbounding the future' online.
I think I actually WANT a Darwin Award - at least my death would've made someone laugh, and that's valuable. I shall henceforth stick my fingers into as many electric sockets, play with as much traffic, and use as many Microsoft products as I can find.
Chris Worth
Actually we DO only prosecute unsuccessful criminals. The successful ones get away with it!
Yup, I believe it WAS a typo - it should be cubic m, not m. Apologies.
The book contains detailed sections on Pi-bond torsion and strained aromaticity - yes they're problems, but not insurmountable. Gears simulated using the conservative MM2 model appear to stay stable up to 1THz.
I suspect you've worked with Prof Smalley, who, while a brilliant chemist, perhaps lacks the engineering insight to see these problems as engineering challenges, not showstoppers.
Well, at least the reviewer found it amusing.
Chris Worth
Hey BearPaw - yup, you almost hit the nail on the head: I wrote the review to get some facts into the debate. But it's principally to appeal to regular geeks who might be interested - after all, a lot of geeks have done the same for me. (See The Microsoft Matrix)
...set of nano items that's actually been made. A pair of nano gears (spinning at terahertz) is the most modelled structure in the field, and one lab has (accidentally) made a sleeve and shaft bearing at the nanscale, bottom up.
The reason mech properties at the nanoscale'd be nice is that bio is squishy, wet, and not very strong in general. Covalent diamond, by contrast, is a dream engineering material.
I think Bruce made an error in his last answer: yes, a quantum computer would reduce the difficulty of forcing a key by a square root - but that applies for every qubit you build into the system. It's not the limit for any quantum computer.
Granted, these things decohere easily, and it's possible even a ten-qubit quantum computer will never be built. But it'd be dangerous to assume that...Chris
One thing that doesn't seem to be evident in the book is Clark's sense of beauty - the way the Hyperion, Clark's 155-foot sailboat, was designed. I've seen it, and it's possibly the most beautiful yacht ever built, an oversized sloop with a fully-furling mast. The photos I've seen of the interior also point to great design sense on a human scale (Clark designed the interior himself.) I couldn't stand the guy until I saw his boat, then I thought "anyone who can cause that thing to come into existence is worthy of respect." It'd be almost worth giving up Linux for. (See The Microsoft Matrix.)
I think this demonstrates that much as we might want the Net to be sovereign, the real world and real geography-specific legal systems are going to dictate the way the web evolves. Nauru's a start, though - an anonymizer for cash! Now that's what I need when my 52% French tax bill comes due.