How do these guys handle roaming? What happens when I move out of one access point and into another? Anyone here has an idea what happens (or lives in Grand Haven and can give us all a report from first hand experience?)
I want to start an underground movement in my country where people all grant access to their accesspoints to the public, but then without roaming it's kinda silly.
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how Microsoft R&D department have a tendency to use "grand" naming schemes for projects they work ok?
Everything is a "foundation class", or "xxxx foundation". It's sickening. Anyone remembers AFC? JFC? They didn't really survive, but MFC did. In any case, it's just some library, what's with the names? MFC should have been named BWL (Basic Windowing Library), or perhaps SWL (Shitty Windowing Library) would be more fitting.
Down with the ego crap!
It's also kinda funny how Microsoft copies technologies from Apple, and then gives it a name that sounds very "core" to their future business operating system...
I've done exactly what you suggest with my last employer. They wanted me enough, and I approached them reasonably about it, and my changes were accepted. I made the changes myself, and my modified document was reviewed by the company lawyer who made sure it was ok (I was susprised to find no changes were made).
In short, I think what you ask for is quite reasonable, as long as you'r fair to your employer and honest to yourself that you really aren't being inspired by the subjects you touch upon during your day job...:-)
This kind of system has been in use for a few years now. What these guys have done is not new technology, but rather its repackaging into something that can be exposed for usage by third party service providers (restaurants, dating services, and so on).
But even this kind of package has been in use in Israel for the last 3 years. First, for commercials in malls and restaurants/shops, as a service called INeerU, and lately in a service called "Friends" that lets you know when you get close to a buddy of yours (all sides must consent).
It seems like the US is far behind with cellular solutions, but I personally think this is better, in the sense that the entire world serves as "beta" grounds, after which the American cellcos can adopt only the models and solutions that survived and succeeded.
I happen to be hosting a few domain names that attract a lot of joe jobs, if this method helps me reduce the amount of joe jobs by 5%, it was worth it. The amount is simply HUGE.
The Deterring factor:
If the Spammers are smart enough to check my domain for SPF records before doing a joe job on it, they might not select it for their joe job, simply because they will know their campaign might not be as effective as it would be if they used another domain that does not publish SPF records. So the deterring factor is important here!
Conclusion:
Every effort counts. And let's not forget that sometimes, all it takes for an idea to catch on is some large corporation using the technology or technique, and it will catch like wildfire. I'm also publishing SPF records for my own domains, and checking for them as well (with the help of qpsmtpd which has a nice SPF plugin).
They said the same thing about SPEWS... but heck, it works;-)
I'm working on another thing called DoNotPost.com, and that doesn't look like it has too good a chance, because while it mimics the Do Not Call registry, it doesn't have the same kind of enforcement (US Laws).
I don't think this is a hardware war mate. The name of the game (IMO) is Operating Systems. Linux will run on any processor, and with the appearance of various clusters in the market, which are better than a single powerful computer anyway (redundancy, resilience, cost, just to point out a few), the hardware has become irrelevant.
In an age where the operating system does not care which architecture it runs on, it becomes a question of social classes again - the high class people will buy expensive super-powerful processors/fast ram/amazing motherboards/huge drives, while the low classes (third world countries) will buy VIA's Eden processor (x86 clone, only just reached 1Ghz speeds). And then does it really matter? They will all run Evolution/KOffice/OpenOffice for you! Just a matter of convenience... and that's just the same as with anything else... I live in a shoebox of a house, but my rich neighbours own a huge cottage.
How about I create a little "bank" in which you can deposit, say $5; then I would publish an API to a site that would allow a merchant site to say, User X is asking to access page Y, which costs 1 cent (page id XYZ). I then tell the site, sure the user has enough funds, 1 cent deducted for product XYZ. The site then knows that I owe them 1 cent, and at the end of every month, I send them their 1 cent. They can also ask in the future if user X has already paid for XYZ in the past.
If course, minimum accumulated sums would be required before actually transferring funds, but as long as you trust me to do so, you have no problem with this, not to mention if you have a lot of traffic to your site, then you would pass the threshold quickly.
I can create such a system within days, question is, who will work with me? who will trust me enough to hold his pennies until he sells enough?
And maybe it isn't a big deal, if the threshold is $10 per transfer (for example), cuz if his service was not sold for more than that, he shouldn't bother anyway, right?
If you want a system like this, I really can have it running in a few days on my billing system. The more sites, the better, because when a customer deposits into the 'bank', it becomes much like a credit card company, with merchants who 'accept visa'...;-)
I'm sure this could be extended to P2P clients, with the same API applying!
Let me know if this interests any of you:-)
For anyone mentioning slashdot, I will only take 5%, not 10%!:-)
Nobody is going to use this. Calligrapher is not as good as you guys think. It takes people a long time to understand how to write with these things.
I still own a Newton 2000, and it has everything the article on Microsoft Research mentions. It actually looks suspiciously like they have taken the Newton 2000, and copied its features over into Win32 world.
Today, I use an iPaq PDA, even though I have the Newton 2000, and even tough I think the NewtonOS beats WindowsCE by far. Why? iPaq is simply smaller. I can stick it in my pocket, and it won't look too weird!
I can't imagine anyone using the tablet PC's as they are intended to be used. It's just too big to be a PDA, too small to be a desktop computer, it's like a new category. Let's not forget the form factor which will add to the cost.
I also personally think that no amount of marketing and brainwashing will actually make this product a worldwide hit. Some ideas look great on the surface but never withstand the test of time.
What we REALLY need is handwriting recognition on Linux, and a combination of Windows Manager + Set of Applications that give users the NewtonOS experience! Combined with a fast processor, very high resolution color screens (look at the recent Sony Palm devices for an example), and a tiny form factor, this is the winning product of tommorow, and guess what, all based on open source!
Our search for extraterrestrial intelligence assumes that an alien civilization wishing to make contact with other races would broadcast a signal that is easily detectable and easily distinguishable from natural sources of radio emission. One way to achieve these goals is to send a narrowband signal. By concentrating the signal power in a very narrow frequency band, the signal will stand out among the natural broadband sources of noise.
Ok, now, if the little green men have a headstart on us, and they are smart enough, why don't WE SMART EARTHLINGS not broadcast to THEM a powerful narrow frequency signal? If our guesses here are right about their higher intelligence, they probably have better resources for computing and will be able to process whatever it is we're sending... And all that, given that some gov body on earth is willing to invest in a project where a signal is being transmitted for over 50 years from earth towards space, and is willing to understand that IF the signal is being received and translated, a response will come in YET ANOTHER 50 years (And notice my optimism about the distance in light years, and in cycles of response!)... well, if such a goverment existed, it would be in Amsterdam, where pot is legal:-)
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He could always threaten to destroy the data storage facility (shoot himself in the head). :-)
Let's see them handle that one...!
Skaag
How do these guys handle roaming? What happens when I move out of one access point and into another? Anyone here has an idea what happens (or lives in Grand Haven and can give us all a report from first hand experience?)
:-)
I want to start an underground movement in my country where people all grant access to their accesspoints to the public, but then without roaming it's kinda silly.
Thanks!
Skaag
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how Microsoft R&D department have a tendency to use "grand" naming schemes for projects they work ok?
Everything is a "foundation class", or "xxxx foundation". It's sickening. Anyone remembers AFC? JFC? They didn't really survive, but MFC did. In any case, it's just some library, what's with the names? MFC should have been named BWL (Basic Windowing Library), or perhaps SWL (Shitty Windowing Library) would be more fitting.
Down with the ego crap!
It's also kinda funny how Microsoft copies technologies from Apple, and then gives it a name that sounds very "core" to their future business operating system...
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LSF (Linux Skaag Foundation)
I temporarily Mirrored the site here:
http://gw.nsa.co.il/pixelito
It was simply too slow and I figured why not...
Skaag
I've done exactly what you suggest with my last employer. They wanted me enough, and I approached them reasonably about it, and my changes were accepted. I made the changes myself, and my modified document was reviewed by the company lawyer who made sure it was ok (I was susprised to find no changes were made).
:-)
In short, I think what you ask for is quite reasonable, as long as you'r fair to your employer and honest to yourself that you really aren't being inspired by the subjects you touch upon during your day job...
Skaag
This kind of system has been in use for a few years now. What these guys have done is not new technology, but rather its repackaging into something that can be exposed for usage by third party service providers (restaurants, dating services, and so on).
But even this kind of package has been in use in Israel for the last 3 years. First, for commercials in malls and restaurants/shops, as a service called INeerU, and lately in a service called "Friends" that lets you know when you get close to a buddy of yours (all sides must consent).
It seems like the US is far behind with cellular solutions, but I personally think this is better, in the sense that the entire world serves as "beta" grounds, after which the American cellcos can adopt only the models and solutions that survived and succeeded.
Skaag
My own experience:
I happen to be hosting a few domain names that attract a lot of joe jobs, if this method helps me reduce the amount of joe jobs by 5%, it was worth it. The amount is simply HUGE.
The Deterring factor:
If the Spammers are smart enough to check my domain for SPF records before doing a joe job on it, they might not select it for their joe job, simply because they will know their campaign might not be as effective as it would be if they used another domain that does not publish SPF records. So the deterring factor is important here!
Conclusion:
Every effort counts. And let's not forget that sometimes, all it takes for an idea to catch on is some large corporation using the technology or technique, and it will catch like wildfire. I'm also publishing SPF records for my own domains, and checking for them as well (with the help of qpsmtpd which has a nice SPF plugin).
You are trolling... haven't you noticed the acronym "SPF" is a link?!
They said the same thing about SPEWS... but heck, it works ;-)
I'm working on another thing called DoNotPost.com, and that doesn't look like it has too good a chance, because while it mimics the Do Not Call registry, it doesn't have the same kind of enforcement (US Laws).
Skaag
I don't think this is a hardware war mate. The name of the game (IMO) is Operating Systems. Linux will run on any processor, and with the appearance of various clusters in the market, which are better than a single powerful computer anyway (redundancy, resilience, cost, just to point out a few), the hardware has become irrelevant.
In an age where the operating system does not care which architecture it runs on, it becomes a question of social classes again - the high class people will buy expensive super-powerful processors/fast ram/amazing motherboards/huge drives, while the low classes (third world countries) will buy VIA's Eden processor (x86 clone, only just reached 1Ghz speeds). And then does it really matter? They will all run Evolution/KOffice/OpenOffice for you! Just a matter of convenience... and that's just the same as with anything else... I live in a shoebox of a house, but my rich neighbours own a huge cottage.
I think I have a better solution for this.
How about I create a little "bank" in which you can deposit, say $5; then I would publish an API to a site that would allow a merchant site to say, User X is asking to access page Y, which costs 1 cent (page id XYZ). I then tell the site, sure the user has enough funds, 1 cent deducted for product XYZ. The site then knows that I owe them 1 cent, and at the end of every month, I send them their 1 cent. They can also ask in the future if user X has already paid for XYZ in the past.
If course, minimum accumulated sums would be required before actually transferring funds, but as long as you trust me to do so, you have no problem with this, not to mention if you have a lot of traffic to your site, then you would pass the threshold quickly.
I can create such a system within days, question is, who will work with me? who will trust me enough to hold his pennies until he sells enough?
And maybe it isn't a big deal, if the threshold is $10 per transfer (for example), cuz if his service was not sold for more than that, he shouldn't bother anyway, right?
If you want a system like this, I really can have it running in a few days on my billing system. The more sites, the better, because when a customer deposits into the 'bank', it becomes much like a credit card company, with merchants who 'accept visa'...
I'm sure this could be extended to P2P clients, with the same API applying!
Let me know if this interests any of you
For anyone mentioning slashdot, I will only take 5%, not 10%!
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Nobody is going to use this. Calligrapher is not as good as you guys think. It takes people a long time to understand how to write with these things.
:-)
I still own a Newton 2000, and it has everything the article on Microsoft Research mentions. It actually looks suspiciously like they have taken the Newton 2000, and copied its features over into Win32 world.
Today, I use an iPaq PDA, even though I have the Newton 2000, and even tough I think the NewtonOS beats WindowsCE by far. Why? iPaq is simply smaller. I can stick it in my pocket, and it won't look too weird!
I can't imagine anyone using the tablet PC's as they are intended to be used. It's just too big to be a PDA, too small to be a desktop computer, it's like a new category. Let's not forget the form factor which will add to the cost.
I also personally think that no amount of marketing and brainwashing will actually make this product a worldwide hit. Some ideas look great on the surface but never withstand the test of time.
What we REALLY need is handwriting recognition on Linux, and a combination of Windows Manager + Set of Applications that give users the NewtonOS experience! Combined with a fast processor, very high resolution color screens (look at the recent Sony Palm devices for an example), and a tiny form factor, this is the winning product of tommorow, and guess what, all based on open source!
Just my two cents
Skaag
The article says:
Our search for extraterrestrial intelligence assumes that an alien civilization wishing to make contact with other races would broadcast a signal that is easily detectable and easily distinguishable from natural sources of radio emission. One way to achieve these goals is to send a narrowband signal. By concentrating the signal power in a very narrow frequency band, the signal will stand out among the natural broadband sources of noise.
Ok, now, if the little green men have a headstart on us, and they are smart enough, why don't WE SMART EARTHLINGS not broadcast to THEM a powerful narrow frequency signal? If our guesses here are right about their higher intelligence, they probably have better resources for computing and will be able to process whatever it is we're sending... And all that, given that some gov body on earth is willing to invest in a project where a signal is being transmitted for over 50 years from earth towards space, and is willing to understand that IF the signal is being received and translated, a response will come in YET ANOTHER 50 years (And notice my optimism about the distance in light years, and in cycles of response!)... well, if such a goverment existed, it would be in Amsterdam, where pot is legal :-)
My two buckazoids :-)
Skaag.