It would be better if they could release it into the public domain. Then folks that want to liscense it and improve it under the GPL are welcome to do so, and their improvements will always be Free. People that want to use it commercially, or in BSD or whatever, they can do that too.
I obviously posted the comment because I thought it would be modded funny (and because i was frustrated with the story). I'm wondering, does anyone know what (if anything) in the list is actually funny? I'm just curious, as I often see a lot of +5 funnies (my own, included) being modded up w/o any discernible humor value.
And why do I post things just for karma? It's because/. is the only MMORPG I allow myself to play:)
I think that this will lead to a better understanding among facebook users that the info they put on there really is public. This should discourage people from placing things they don't want random people to know on that site.
I don't use facebook much, but this feature helps me know what's been going on since I've visited, so I love it.
One of the hardest things it seems is to find times to gather that an entire group of friends is free. I really hope that as more people's schedulekeeping is mediated via computing devices, that this information can be used to automatically suggest meeting times, activities, etc that would be interesting for a group. Doesn't take the place of good old-fashioned event planning, but it might increase the possibility of real-life socialization, which, to me, is a very big plus.
This is only tangentially related, but I thought/.ers would enjoy seeing this space elevator concept video, made by my friend Alan Chan. He's done special effects for LOTR and Harry Potter, so the production values on this video are much nicer than your standard NASA flick.
There is also a very good companion article on IEEE Spectrum, and a fun interview explaining how it was made (short answer: lots and lots of Lightwave).
No, I'm not getting paid to promote this or anything, I just enjoy sharing it with friends/family, and thought a few of you would like it as well. Alan Chan's a ridiculously cool guy, I mean anyone who could make a short film entitled 12 Hot Women and get people to play it at pretentious movie festivals... wow.
I've seen you on here before, so first of all, hello!
Second of all, you're #134? Damn. I was having fun competing with some people visiting where I'm staying, it's a lot of fun, but rather random, since sometimes you get a really weird partner that either can't type, or picks strange tags to guess.
I'm sure you've noticed, but if you haven't, hovering over completed entries gives you the guesses of your partner. Great to learn from.
And you're right, people who can't type fast, really, really, really suck. I wish there were a tier system of some kind.
The key to achieve this goal is AMD's single-die architecture and its ability to individually adjust the clock speed of each processor core. For example, if the full processing power of all four cores isn't needed, the architecture is able to reduce the clock speed of individual cores. One core running at full speed and three cores at one third of their maximum clock speed would drop power consumption by 40%. AMD can even completely shut down individual cores for even greater reduction of the CPU's power consumption.
I think it's pretty ridiculous, but I do find myself competing for ranking in the system. It's human nature to be competitive, and I know from experience that I'm competitive in even some rather ridiculous circumstances.
It's actually a lot more fun (and social) than many computer games I've played, because it's not just about finding applicable labels, but labels that you think the other person will guess. Also looking at what kinds of things matched before gives you some feeling of who you're partnered with, and what words they will likely use.
To me this looks like a winner, for Google at least. And you know what? If this is entertainment, and it helps people find the information they need, I don't mind doing "work" for Google, not one bit. So far they've been very good to me, and as long as that keeps up, I can't feel bad for supporting them.
Submit bugs to the KHTML/KJS bugzilla. I guarantee you, if you do that, the next Safari will be far improved (ie: where do you think they get their rendering engine from?)
WebKit is a fork of KHTML. Safari passed ACID2 well before "modern KHTML"-based browsers did because it is now a rather different beast - so different that many of the patches passed back to the original KHTML team are practically unusable. Making KHTML better at this point is nice, but unlikely to directly affect Safari.
Hey if HAMs have to deal with BPL, you can deal with having your DTV inturrupted.
My call sign is N3VNU, and as much I agree that BPL is a horrible idea and should be restricted, that doesn't change the fact that DTV interference may prevent people from using UWB technology in their homes or apartment complexes. I think we're trying to jam just a bit too much into an already very crowded spectrum.
I just came upon an interesting series of government studies that look into characterizing the succeptability of DTV receivers to interference from UWB. Interestingly enough, UWB signals are different enough from most modulated-carrier type signals that interference is not merely a function of power and frequency, but also specific temporal characteristics. The study also notes that it is heavily dependent on the level of forward error correction used by the DTV, along with the overall bandwidth of the DTV receiver.
I, for one, do not welcome our new DTV-wrecking overlords!
I think it's ridiculous that people complain about how many BSDs there are when there are so many redundant Linux distros out there.
I'm also rather upset about the number of Linux distros, however a decent amount of those are created with corporate funding (if there's an economic case for it, I think it's hard to call it a bad thing to develop). I'm more concerned about volunteer developers "wasting" time trying to help FOSS in a way that, in my estimation at least, is not terribly helpful.
I will say I do sympathize with distros like Ubuntu that decided that Debian would be really awesome if it actually released a stable version with reasonably current software at decent intervals, and many major distros are significantly different, or at least share the same kernel code, such that there is not *too* much overlap.
In a world with Linux, Solaris, OS X (a BSD, sorta), a zillion types of Windows, QNX, etc... why do we need so many BSDs? I mean, if someone wants to make their own version of an OSS project, that's up to them, but if you want to be relevant, you have to offer something new and relevant. If I'm going to run BSD on a server, I'm going to run something security oriented like OpenBSD so I can spend more time developing my applications.
I think the NetBSD folks have done some great work in the past, and it deserves to be remembered, but maybe it's best that they apply their efforts to some more relevant projects, such as another BSD, or better yet, Linux, which has been constantly lagging behind OpenBSD in security and the like.
Diversity is a powerful part of the FOSS model, however it can also dilute things by spreading resources to thin. Thanks for your hard work guys -- lets move on to the next challenge!
Assuming you are correct, how does DRM change any of this?
DRM makes it harder to get free copies of things. It's much easier to find high quality songs (assuming they are on there) on iTunes, and pay for them, than it is to find them on P2P apps, with all of the broken files, hosts signing off mid-transfer, different bitrates/encodes/rips, and bad spelling/naming.
Have you ever met a Radio Shack employee? Methinks they should all be fired (and replaced by someone who knows what they are talking about).
I used to want to work there, back when they sold computers and gizmos for hobby electronics instead of being a glorified cell phone store (though I do suppose cell phones are a type of radio, so it is more fitting...)
Posessing a hammer should not be against the law. Bashing a head in with the same hammer should be.
To be horribly trite: do you feel that nothing should be illegal to possess? If I happen to have a nuclear weapon lying around, is that OK as long as I don't feel like using it? Or maybe having a giant death pit in my yard that kids can jump into (Hey, it was clearly marked!)
Some things are dangerous. While I doubt this particular thing is, I do believe it's possible (IANAP) that it is, in fact, a contributing factor in situations such as this. Some people don't commit suicide until they see someone else do it in a "cool" way and then perform copycat actions (these people were probably just inside the edge of doing it, but still), and these copycat actions are taken very seriously by mental health professionals. I think it's fallacious to say that any particular behavior was motivated by one thing, and only one, but it is equally fallacious to think that because something typically does not cause a given response means that it never contributes to it.
That being said, I do disagree with this law, and I'm glad I live in the Land of the Free(TM). (just kidding)
The author shows a strong correlation between increased access to pornography and a statistical reduction in reported rapes.
Lets see if I get modded up for mentioning that correlation, on its own, does not imply causation. Furthermore these issues are very complex, and that is only a single study.
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This should end the need for wasting countless millions on professional seismic research stations. Once again, free software triumphs.
...because if I did, I'd never have noticed girls! Robots are just that damn cool!
It would be better if they could release it into the public domain. Then folks that want to liscense it and improve it under the GPL are welcome to do so, and their improvements will always be Free. People that want to use it commercially, or in BSD or whatever, they can do that too.
I obviously posted the comment because I thought it would be modded funny (and because i was frustrated with the story). I'm wondering, does anyone know what (if anything) in the list is actually funny? I'm just curious, as I often see a lot of +5 funnies (my own, included) being modded up w/o any discernible humor value.
/. is the only MMORPG I allow myself to play :)
And why do I post things just for karma? It's because
Yes, which hopefully this feature will prompt more people to do!
I think that this will lead to a better understanding among facebook users that the info they put on there really is public. This should discourage people from placing things they don't want random people to know on that site.
I don't use facebook much, but this feature helps me know what's been going on since I've visited, so I love it.
One of the hardest things it seems is to find times to gather that an entire group of friends is free. I really hope that as more people's schedulekeeping is mediated via computing devices, that this information can be used to automatically suggest meeting times, activities, etc that would be interesting for a group. Doesn't take the place of good old-fashioned event planning, but it might increase the possibility of real-life socialization, which, to me, is a very big plus.
This is only tangentially related, but I thought /.ers would enjoy seeing this space elevator concept video, made by my friend Alan Chan. He's done special effects for LOTR and Harry Potter, so the production values on this video are much nicer than your standard NASA flick.
There is also a very good companion article on IEEE Spectrum, and a fun interview explaining how it was made (short answer: lots and lots of Lightwave).
No, I'm not getting paid to promote this or anything, I just enjoy sharing it with friends/family, and thought a few of you would like it as well. Alan Chan's a ridiculously cool guy, I mean anyone who could make a short film entitled 12 Hot Women and get people to play it at pretentious movie festivals... wow.
I've seen you on here before, so first of all, hello!
Second of all, you're #134? Damn. I was having fun competing with some people visiting where I'm staying, it's a lot of fun, but rather random, since sometimes you get a really weird partner that either can't type, or picks strange tags to guess.
I'm sure you've noticed, but if you haven't, hovering over completed entries gives you the guesses of your partner. Great to learn from.
And you're right, people who can't type fast, really, really, really suck. I wish there were a tier system of some kind.
I think it's pretty ridiculous, but I do find myself competing for ranking in the system. It's human nature to be competitive, and I know from experience that I'm competitive in even some rather ridiculous circumstances.
It's actually a lot more fun (and social) than many computer games I've played, because it's not just about finding applicable labels, but labels that you think the other person will guess. Also looking at what kinds of things matched before gives you some feeling of who you're partnered with, and what words they will likely use.
To me this looks like a winner, for Google at least. And you know what? If this is entertainment, and it helps people find the information they need, I don't mind doing "work" for Google, not one bit. So far they've been very good to me, and as long as that keeps up, I can't feel bad for supporting them.
Submit bugs to the KHTML/KJS bugzilla. I guarantee you, if you do that, the next Safari will be far improved (ie: where do you think they get their rendering engine from?)
WebKit is a fork of KHTML. Safari passed ACID2 well before "modern KHTML"-based browsers did because it is now a rather different beast - so different that many of the patches passed back to the original KHTML team are practically unusable. Making KHTML better at this point is nice, but unlikely to directly affect Safari.
Besides, shouldn't you just use Camino?
Hey if HAMs have to deal with BPL, you can deal with having your DTV inturrupted.
My call sign is N3VNU, and as much I agree that BPL is a horrible idea and should be restricted, that doesn't change the fact that DTV interference may prevent people from using UWB technology in their homes or apartment complexes. I think we're trying to jam just a bit too much into an already very crowded spectrum.
I just came upon an interesting series of government studies that look into characterizing the succeptability of DTV receivers to interference from UWB. Interestingly enough, UWB signals are different enough from most modulated-carrier type signals that interference is not merely a function of power and frequency, but also specific temporal characteristics. The study also notes that it is heavily dependent on the level of forward error correction used by the DTV, along with the overall bandwidth of the DTV receiver.
I, for one, do not welcome our new DTV-wrecking overlords!
But... but... I worded the joke so much better! Methinks I should have tried harder to get a first post!
Why this is simply ridiculous! 640k should be good enough for any pocket!
I think it's ridiculous that people complain about how many BSDs there are when there are so many redundant Linux distros out there.
I'm also rather upset about the number of Linux distros, however a decent amount of those are created with corporate funding (if there's an economic case for it, I think it's hard to call it a bad thing to develop). I'm more concerned about volunteer developers "wasting" time trying to help FOSS in a way that, in my estimation at least, is not terribly helpful.
I will say I do sympathize with distros like Ubuntu that decided that Debian would be really awesome if it actually released a stable version with reasonably current software at decent intervals, and many major distros are significantly different, or at least share the same kernel code, such that there is not *too* much overlap.
In a world with Linux, Solaris, OS X (a BSD, sorta), a zillion types of Windows, QNX, etc... why do we need so many BSDs? I mean, if someone wants to make their own version of an OSS project, that's up to them, but if you want to be relevant, you have to offer something new and relevant. If I'm going to run BSD on a server, I'm going to run something security oriented like OpenBSD so I can spend more time developing my applications.
I think the NetBSD folks have done some great work in the past, and it deserves to be remembered, but maybe it's best that they apply their efforts to some more relevant projects, such as another BSD, or better yet, Linux, which has been constantly lagging behind OpenBSD in security and the like.
Diversity is a powerful part of the FOSS model, however it can also dilute things by spreading resources to thin. Thanks for your hard work guys -- lets move on to the next challenge!
Assuming you are correct, how does DRM change any of this?
DRM makes it harder to get free copies of things. It's much easier to find high quality songs (assuming they are on there) on iTunes, and pay for them, than it is to find them on P2P apps, with all of the broken files, hosts signing off mid-transfer, different bitrates/encodes/rips, and bad spelling/naming.
If somebody knew what they were talking about, would they be working at Radio Shack?
Actually I knew someone who knew what they were talking about, and still worked at Radio Shack, it was a very sad thing...
Have you ever met a Radio Shack employee? Methinks they should all be fired (and replaced by someone who knows what they are talking about).
I used to want to work there, back when they sold computers and gizmos for hobby electronics instead of being a glorified cell phone store (though I do suppose cell phones are a type of radio, so it is more fitting...)
Posessing a hammer should not be against the law. Bashing a head in with the same hammer should be.
To be horribly trite: do you feel that nothing should be illegal to possess? If I happen to have a nuclear weapon lying around, is that OK as long as I don't feel like using it? Or maybe having a giant death pit in my yard that kids can jump into (Hey, it was clearly marked!)
Some things are dangerous. While I doubt this particular thing is, I do believe it's possible (IANAP) that it is, in fact, a contributing factor in situations such as this. Some people don't commit suicide until they see someone else do it in a "cool" way and then perform copycat actions (these people were probably just inside the edge of doing it, but still), and these copycat actions are taken very seriously by mental health professionals. I think it's fallacious to say that any particular behavior was motivated by one thing, and only one, but it is equally fallacious to think that because something typically does not cause a given response means that it never contributes to it.
That being said, I do disagree with this law, and I'm glad I live in the Land of the Free(TM). (just kidding)
The author shows a strong correlation between increased access to pornography and a statistical reduction in reported rapes.
Lets see if I get modded up for mentioning that correlation, on its own, does not imply causation. Furthermore these issues are very complex, and that is only a single study.