I know its large but, I also Know that they delete their large groups FAST! I have a subscription to Remarq/supernews and they are HUGE! But the input goes in faster than they can keep up. so they delete things in popular(fast feeling) groups to handle the flow. I know that newsservers are distributed however, unless you want to spend all day looking for free newsservers on the off chance it has that one post that hundreds of people already downloaded and have on their system anyway, it just seems having this program would be more effecient.
Funny, I was just thinking about a cool idea for a news reader before I read this. I have been using napster/gnutella for a while and I am realy impressed with the idea of distributing information and creating redundant backups. Well, I was thinking that if you created that(distributed programming/backups) for a newsreader, that would be SWEET! One problem I have with news servers is that they delete their news posts FAST! Especially Binarries. I am stuck with a 56k modem so downloading is SLOW!
What could be done is that when a file is deleted from a news server that you wanted and/or were downloading, the program could connect to other computers(that use it) and see if someone had already downloaded the file/post and continue(share the file(s) with you) where it left off:)
This is my idea and I give permission to anyone who wishes to use it and/or make it to go ahead:)
This is an idea that has been bouncing around my head for a while and I thought I would share it with the rest of slashdot(I am sure this is not a new idea but I don't think I have seen anyone mention it before so here it is). Laws are suppossed to be the oppinions of the people right? Well, Why dont they have a "vote a law" where the people CAN VOTE FOR THEIR OWN LAWS! What I mean is, Instead of having congress men decide are fate why don't we? We have the technology (had it since t.v. actully) It could be a simple as having a television channel or web site or both dedicated to what laws are being presented and people could call in/email and place their votes. This is a LOT more accurate on what the people want. Give the law a trial period of two years to see if it needs amending. Have a SUGGESTION BOX where people can post their own suggestions for the law and people can vote on that.:) I know their are a MILLION problems with this but I like this a lot better than ONE person deciding what I can and can not do based on THEIR OWN PERSONAL BELIEF AND FEELINGS.
Finally! Something to brag about, living here in the middle of nowhere(small town in alabama)!!! Rent goes for $250 to $300 a month for a nice room.:) Not on topic I know but I couldn't resist:)
For years people have harped about how unfare the prices for music cd's are and how crappy the music selections were. The music indistry could have avoided this whole issue if they had lowered their prices and/or survayed what music people wanted/liked on their albums but NNNNNNNOOOOOOOO! They got greedy and figured they were the only game in town so the cusumer had no choice but to buy their stuff at their prices. then napster/mp3 comes along and gives the public what it wants. Its just basic suply and demand. The people wanted something. The indistry didn't deliver and mp3/napster was created. It was bound to happen, It was just a matter of time.
I disagree. When the seatbelt laws came about that was just common sence. As for speeding, I remember when The speed limit used to be 60 mph on the highway but then they bumped it to 65 and then 70 because so many people complained about how slow it was. As for the music I belive they should change the method of distributation at the music stores. I know that a few stores were experimenting with custom CD's "You would go in and tell them what songs you liked and they would burn them on a cd. I think it was a dollar per song and two dollars for the cd." This is a lot more practical than the current method. Not to mention more financially affordable for the rest of us. Anybody know if they are still making custom cd's or did they scrap it?
I have been listening to the "Information(music) wants to be free/pirating music is illegal" argument for some time now and both sides have valid points. Most used Free thinker argument: 1. Music cd's are to expensive. 2. Most cd's have one good song and the rest is crap. 3. The only bands arguing against mp3's are the bands that have the most money. 4. If someone buys a cd(or any property for that matter), then it should be that persons right to do what ever he/she wants to do with it. Even make copies for friends. 5. Bands only make about 5% off the cd's while the music indistry makes 95%, so the artist is getting ripped off by the indistry and should be suing them....There is more but I haven't got time to put them all down. Pirating is illegal argument: 1. Pirating is illegal 2. Pirating is stealing from the bands. 3. stealing is wrong. No matter what. There is probably some more but most of the arguments I have heard come back to these three. What I find bothersome is that people aren't using their heads to think this threw. If someone wants something bad enough they are going to get it regardless of what any law(or anyone) says. Look how successfull the war on drugs is going(here in the US). We have been at a war on drugs for 30 YEARS and haven't made a dent(its actully on the rise). the police just arrest people(who probably never hurt anyone) and take their money and property claiming its a drug raid. then wonder why that person later in life DOES become a criminal. The same thing will happen with mp3's. The police/polititions will use this as an excuse to take everything you own and say its the law. The main people who will get hurt will not be criminals but people who couldn't afford to buy the cd's of the favorite bands.*sigh*
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I know its large but, I also Know that they delete their large groups FAST! I have a subscription to Remarq/supernews and they are HUGE! But the input goes in faster than they can keep up. so they delete things in popular(fast feeling) groups to handle the flow. I know that newsservers are distributed however, unless you want to spend all day looking for free newsservers on the off chance it has that one post that hundreds of people already downloaded and have on their system anyway, it just seems having this program would be more effecient.
Funny, I was just thinking about a cool idea for a news reader before I read this. I have been using napster/gnutella for a while and I am realy impressed with the idea of distributing information and creating redundant backups. Well, I was thinking that if you created that(distributed programming/backups) for a newsreader, that would be SWEET! One problem I have with news servers is that they delete their news posts FAST! Especially Binarries. I am stuck with a 56k modem so downloading is SLOW! What could be done is that when a file is deleted from a news server that you wanted and/or were downloading, the program could connect to other computers(that use it) and see if someone had already downloaded the file/post and continue(share the file(s) with you) where it left off :)
This is my idea and I give permission to anyone who wishes to use it and/or make it to go ahead :)
This is an idea that has been bouncing around my head for a while and I thought I would share it with the rest of slashdot(I am sure this is not a new idea but I don't think I have seen anyone mention it before so here it is). Laws are suppossed to be the oppinions of the people right? Well, Why dont they have a "vote a law" where the people CAN VOTE FOR THEIR OWN LAWS! What I mean is, Instead of having congress men decide are fate why don't we? We have the technology (had it since t.v. actully) It could be a simple as having a television channel or web site or both dedicated to what laws are being presented and people could call in/email and place their votes. This is a LOT more accurate on what the people want. Give the law a trial period of two years to see if it needs amending. Have a SUGGESTION BOX where people can post their own suggestions for the law and people can vote on that.:) I know their are a MILLION problems with this but I like this a lot better than ONE person deciding what I can and can not do based on THEIR OWN PERSONAL BELIEF AND FEELINGS.
since when does the government ever steal from you... HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA. Thats funny.
Finally! Something to brag about, living here in the middle of nowhere(small town in alabama)!!! Rent goes for $250 to $300 a month for a nice room. :) Not on topic I know but I couldn't resist:)
For years people have harped about how unfare the prices for music cd's are and how crappy the music selections were. The music indistry could have avoided this whole issue if they had lowered their prices and/or survayed what music people wanted/liked on their albums but NNNNNNNOOOOOOOO! They got greedy and figured they were the only game in town so the cusumer had no choice but to buy their stuff at their prices. then napster/mp3 comes along and gives the public what it wants. Its just basic suply and demand. The people wanted something. The indistry didn't deliver and mp3/napster was created. It was bound to happen, It was just a matter of time.
I disagree. When the seatbelt laws came about that was just common sence. As for speeding, I remember when The speed limit used to be 60 mph on the highway but then they bumped it to 65 and then 70 because so many people complained about how slow it was. As for the music I belive they should change the method of distributation at the music stores. I know that a few stores were experimenting with custom CD's "You would go in and tell them what songs you liked and they would burn them on a cd. I think it was a dollar per song and two dollars for the cd." This is a lot more practical than the current method. Not to mention more financially affordable for the rest of us. Anybody know if they are still making custom cd's or did they scrap it?
I have been listening to the "Information(music) wants to be free/pirating music is illegal" argument for some time now and both sides have valid points. Most used Free thinker argument: 1. Music cd's are to expensive. 2. Most cd's have one good song and the rest is crap. 3. The only bands arguing against mp3's are the bands that have the most money. 4. If someone buys a cd(or any property for that matter), then it should be that persons right to do what ever he/she wants to do with it. Even make copies for friends. 5. Bands only make about 5% off the cd's while the music indistry makes 95%, so the artist is getting ripped off by the indistry and should be suing them. ...There is more but I haven't got time to put them all down. Pirating is illegal argument: 1. Pirating is illegal 2. Pirating is stealing from the bands. 3. stealing is wrong. No matter what. There is probably some more but most of the arguments I have heard come back to these three. What I find bothersome is that people aren't using their heads to think this threw. If someone wants something bad enough they are going to get it regardless of what any law(or anyone) says. Look how successfull the war on drugs is going(here in the US). We have been at a war on drugs for 30 YEARS and haven't made a dent(its actully on the rise). the police just arrest people(who probably never hurt anyone) and take their money and property claiming its a drug raid. then wonder why that person later in life DOES become a criminal. The same thing will happen with mp3's. The police/polititions will use this as an excuse to take everything you own and say its the law. The main people who will get hurt will not be criminals but people who couldn't afford to buy the cd's of the favorite bands.*sigh*