The company says it has developed what it calls a technological protection mechanism that locates where its customers are, permitting the site to bar anyone from viewing protected programming outside Canada.
How does this stop me from building a VPN between my computer and a friend's machine in Canada? Then I am on a "local network" behind a Canadian firewall. There's really no way to truly detect this kind of thing, there will always be ways around it.
At least if they do this, that means I can actually watch TV over the net.;)
That's what initrd stuff is for. Red Hat already lets you boot off devices that are only modules using initrd, I don't see how the HPT-66 stuff could be any different, unless it can't be compiled as a module...
Perhapse he was notifying us of the possibility of a new attack -- the Crossing Guard stop-network spoof attack, where you spoof a notice to the nearest crossing guard to shut down someone else's network.:)
Yes, but at least at our library, they aren't banned from walking around and looking at the rest of the books, either. By your library analogy, the browser should start at some kid-safe site like Nickelodeon or Disney or Blue's Clues, but still let them type in the URL of something else if they want it.:)
The point of this rambling post, I guess, is merely to state that I am a single counterexample to his Ranger Rick's statement that Python and Perl are mutually exclusive. Of course, that means nothing, since he qualified it with 'usually', so I guess this means nothing at all!
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I have to say that writing Perl is a lesson in frustration and mental torture, or at least I found it to be so before I gave up on it altogether:) Personally I far prefer Python...
And you'll find just as many Perl programmers that say the exact same thing about Python; being "too restrictive, and Perl supports all the same things AFAIK". Let's face it, Perl and Python are (usually) mutually exclusive.:)
> Looking through Brainbench's list of > certifications that they offer, I noticed that > they offered a Linux Administrator offering.
As an aside, Brainbench certs are free. I believe they make their money by charging headhunters to scan their database.
I've taken a number of their tests, and while they are most definitely *not* comprehensive (like, 30 or 40 questions), they are fairly hard, and seem to cover a decent amount of subject matter. Our department is actually going to be using the Perl test there as part of our hiring process. Note, I say *part*. The important part isn't necessarily how they scored, but how willing they are to learn, and how they come off in an interview.
Our area is a bunch (or cluster, as another/.'er called them:) of geeks in the middle of a very conservative suit-laden place. HR doesn't know how to find people that fit what we do, and these tests can give us an idea if we have someone that has the right mindset.
> It sounds to me that the Commission's mandate is > exactly to 'protect the citizens' rights' when > the market tries to abuse them.
That's what I'm saying, though. Since when is viewing digital TV a right? That's like saying everyone has a right to a Rolls-Royce. It's one thing if the FCC is going to allocate the bandwidth for digital TV, but it's quite another to say "We are mandating a new road system. You'd better have it built in 5 years. It's the law."
The market hasn't abused anything, because the market hasn't really done anything at all...:) If there's enough demand for digital TV, it will happen. Trying to set an artificial timeline for it will just force them to try implementing things before they're ready, or the government will step in and screw it all up.
In the meantime, things like DVD have given the early adopters enough of a new toy with a better picture that they've taken the steam out of an immediate "need" for higher-quality TV.
> First of all, current low-definition TV takes a > lot less bandwidth than HDTV, and most cablecos > and TV networks would rather have more channels > than a few really high quality ones.
No kidding. We've actually got a couple channels here that are 2-in-1, to make room for the "digital" cable service ( = "look at the mpeg artifacts, honey!"). VH1 from 3am to 3pm, then it turns to Comedy Central... gee, thanks TCI.
Third, where the market does not work to promote consumer welfare, the Commission must. That's my job. It's in the law. It's our responsibility, and the public rightfully relies on the FCC when the market does not protect the public's interests.
God, that's scary... the whole idea that the privilege (not right!) to watch TV is something that the government thinks it is their job to dictate. I guess it's only a free market until the government feels like doing something else.
I would think the only place the government would have any say at all over is what bands this digital TV should broadcast over.
I dunno... maybe it's just a knee-jerk reaction, but whatever happened to "protect the nations boundaries" and "protect the citizens' rights". It seems like there's much better things we could be spending our time on... it seems like every time the government makes a standard, it turns into a joke (can we say OSI?:).
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Alpha? The *BETA* had already been released. You're going backwards. Oh! What? Um... Never mind.
:)
Of course, his customers would get pretty pissed about him only serving their databases during the *day*. ;)
No, no, no. That's the remake of The Grapes of Wraith. Get your rumours straight.
Hrm... 1 day before the free release of BeOS 5. Wonder if there's any significance? :)
How does this stop me from building a VPN between my computer and a friend's machine in Canada? Then I am on a "local network" behind a Canadian firewall. There's really no way to truly detect this kind of thing, there will always be ways around it.
At least if they do this, that means I can actually watch TV over the net.
I believe he was referring to glib, the low-level portability library for GTK (and gimp), not the GNU libc libraries.
From what I understand, it is a very nice, generalized, portability layer. (IANAC ;)
Isn't it ironic how Puff Daddy is quoted defending the RIAA, since his music is ripped from other artists... :)
Oh, and holding down left-shift on my keyboard didn't seem to help any.
That's what initrd stuff is for. Red Hat already lets you boot off devices that are only modules using initrd, I don't see how the HPT-66 stuff could be any different, unless it can't be compiled as a module...
Perhapse he was notifying us of the possibility of a new attack -- the Crossing Guard stop-network spoof attack, where you spoof a notice to the nearest crossing guard to shut down someone else's network. :)
Think about the children!
Copyleft has this one.
Yes, but at least at our library, they aren't banned from walking around and looking at the rest of the books, either. By your library analogy, the browser should start at some kid-safe site like Nickelodeon or Disney or Blue's Clues, but still let them type in the URL of something else if they want it. :)
That's right, realistic lurching motion! I call it: AccuVomit!(TM)
It's up at my site (defiance.darktech.org/merger.html) -- please try not to hammer it, it's a lowly 300k DSL line :)
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In NNTP, you would always be reading at -1, unless you have spam filters set up, just like any other news group.
And you'll find just as many Perl programmers that say the exact same thing about Python; being "too restrictive, and Perl supports all the same things AFAIK". Let's face it, Perl and Python are (usually) mutually exclusive. :)
Actually, the core is the only thing that isn't flawed, since NT's core is OS/2. :)
> Looking through Brainbench's list of
/.'er called them :) of geeks in the middle of a very conservative suit-laden place. HR doesn't know how to find people that fit what we do, and these tests can give us an idea if we have someone that has the right mindset.
> certifications that they offer, I noticed that
> they offered a Linux Administrator offering.
As an aside, Brainbench certs are free. I believe they make their money by charging headhunters to scan their database.
I've taken a number of their tests, and while they are most definitely *not* comprehensive (like, 30 or 40 questions), they are fairly hard, and seem to cover a decent amount of subject matter. Our department is actually going to be using the Perl test there as part of our hiring process. Note, I say *part*. The important part isn't necessarily how they scored, but how willing they are to learn, and how they come off in an interview.
Our area is a bunch (or cluster, as another
> It sounds to me that the Commission's mandate is
:) If there's enough demand for digital TV, it will happen. Trying to set an artificial timeline for it will just force them to try implementing things before they're ready, or the government will step in and screw it all up.
> exactly to 'protect the citizens' rights' when
> the market tries to abuse them.
That's what I'm saying, though. Since when is viewing digital TV a right? That's like saying everyone has a right to a Rolls-Royce. It's one thing if the FCC is going to allocate the bandwidth for digital TV, but it's quite another to say "We are mandating a new road system. You'd better have it built in 5 years. It's the law."
The market hasn't abused anything, because the market hasn't really done anything at all...
In the meantime, things like DVD have given the early adopters enough of a new toy with a better picture that they've taken the steam out of an immediate "need" for higher-quality TV.
> First of all, current low-definition TV takes a
> lot less bandwidth than HDTV, and most cablecos
> and TV networks would rather have more channels
> than a few really high quality ones.
No kidding. We've actually got a couple channels here that are 2-in-1, to make room for the "digital" cable service ( = "look at the mpeg artifacts, honey!"). VH1 from 3am to 3pm, then it turns to Comedy Central... gee, thanks TCI.
Third, where the market does not work to promote consumer welfare, the Commission must. That's my job. It's in the law. It's our responsibility, and the public rightfully relies on the FCC when the market does not protect the public's interests.
God, that's scary... the whole idea that the privilege (not right!) to watch TV is something that the government thinks it is their job to dictate. I guess it's only a free market until the government feels like doing something else.
I would think the only place the government would have any say at all over is what bands this digital TV should broadcast over.
I dunno... maybe it's just a knee-jerk reaction, but whatever happened to "protect the nations boundaries" and "protect the citizens' rights". It seems like there's much better things we could be spending our time on... it seems like every time the government makes a standard, it turns into a joke (can we say OSI? :).
Now with Kung-Fu Nose Pick Grip!
Hrm... took a look, but couldn't really tell what it was. Is this like the black version of "a polar bear in a snow storm"? :)