Seriously - get into a balloon filled with helium, and you will die! Therefore Helium must be poisonous.
All airships and balloons should be filled with a 80/20 nitrogen/oxygen mixture. Its' the only gas the we can be absolutely sure is safe if it seeps into the atmosphere.
I think I'm happy to give the Wright Brothers the aeroplane. They successfully managed controlled, powered flight, and developed so many other essential flight concepts that were needed. All subsequent candidates were really fairly minor improvements on this design.
I'm a copyright producer. I don't actually own the copyright in order to release it.
Nor would I. Illegal file sharing being seen as sort of wrong but people getting away with it is a pretty good system. As long as illegal copying is difficult and getting legal copies is easy then things balance out reasonably well.
He's working on his own version for his employer. He presumably thinks it's better. That would explain why he's working on this project. It would be great if more people who were critical of products created a better version.
It's only a blog. It's not pretending not to have a bias. It's a blog. They're all biassed.
He's allowed to say what he likes. He was critical of the OLPC when Intel were amongst its proponents, so it seems pretty likely that this is his personal opinion. as such it would have been a bad idea to mention his affiliation with Intel since that may have suggested it was the company's views rather than his own.
It disallows the contestants from disassembling the drive. The professionals would presumably disassemble it as a matter of course. Of course, they're only going to have some fairly standard equipment, so perhaps it would be possible for a physics lab to get some information from the drive.
Well, I was thinking mostly this would be the P2P filesharing. This probably accounts for the majority of illegal copying. I've thought about how that might work as well. It's tricky. I think some means of fining the ISP, who may then pass the fine onto the infringer would almost work. Trouble is, that doesn't handle the countless false accusations at all.
Such an implementation has already been created, we computer scientists call it "the computer".
Okay... Get your "computer" to print out every single number between 0 and a googleplex. A UTM can do that. No computer can.
Now, no matter how powerful we make our "computer", no matter how (or if) we implement floating point it makes no difference to the number of possible trees a computer can generate.
100 floating point parameters. A float can handle approximately 4 000 000 000 values. 100 of these gives you something like 16 followed by 959 zeroes.
Not sure if the post was a troll or an attempt at humour - but the insighful mod makes me sad.
But I think we can all agree, those that want to infringe will, regardless of the laws.
Small fines, and a high probability of being caught would work. Basically a parking fine. These are effective deterrents, but nobody feels too sorry for those who are fined.
Infinity does not mean > FLT_MAX. There are a finite number of trees a system with finite resources can generate. If you want an infinite number of possible trees then create an implementation for a universal Turing machine.
Does anybody seriously believe that Apple wants to have DRM on iTunes ?
Yes. It locks iTunes to the iPod, and so they mutually support each other giving apple the monopoly. Speaking out against it didn't mean Jobs didn't like it. Just that he realised that if Apple didn't allow DRM free music on iTunes, it would mean competitors would be able to offer a better product. Apple had to make a concession here.
Just a law on the matter would probably be good enough.
Granted, in the EU, privacy is considered a basic human right, but the way this is handled is by standard European and national legislation rather than as part of the supreme law.
, but there is a certain segment of the British public that laps up anything the man says as gospel (a segment not unlike the rednecks mentioned above;-)
I'm sure they're balanced out by the segment that thinks that he's a dangerous lunatic who should be banned from British TV. I find both groups hilarious. (I think Clarkson probably does too).
YOU have no right to use it for any reason unless specifically stated by the creator of that content. Period. This is not a complex science or vague art.
Yes I have. I can't believe you use Slashdot and haven't heard of the concept of "fair use"
Yeah, as opposed to simply downloading from the p2p networks. Or, god forbid, buy the CD itself and ripping it.
Some people don't like downloading from P2P services. Either because they consider it dishonest or are scared of being sued. As for buying the CD and ripping it, clearly you're lucky enough to have a 24 hour record shop within walking distance, but some have to travel considerably further. Vouchers are small enough to be sold at convenience stores since they won't even take up any shelf space (just put them in the till).
Also, I would risk saying Sony is likely to embed some tracking using steganography, allowing them to know who uploaded the mp3 files downloaded from this service (which will still be a violation, remember)
Yes. It will be the person who bought voucher number Q73653284492. I have no sympathy for them.
So if someone is choosing a game console today, what game console do you think they will pick?
All things being equal - the one with the Blu-Ray player. But all things aren't equal. XBox 360 still has XBox Live, a better selection of games, video downloads and a lower price. A Blu-ray player is less of a draw than a DVD player was on the PS2. It's a hook for those who want a Blu-Ray player.
And even if nobody buys another XBox 360 or game, it's still not a huge disaster for MS. They've already profited from the XBox 360.
I want a car that I can drive somewhere, get out, tell it to find a parking place, and then I get completely wasted on spirits. Then a few minutes later I call the car, it drives back to where I left it, picks me up and drives me home.
But no matter how safe these things get, they'll never be allowed on the road without a sober human being backing them up. At least not any time soon.
How does this preserve my freedom? Before it was possible for the user to make a choice. GPL 3 seeks to take that choice away from me. We can't have an open source DRM media player even if we want one.
What is the value of letting a company use and modify the Linux kernel if they can legitimitely lock out any usage of a modified kernel on that hardware?
They can still sue the modified kernel on their own hardware.
Only thing I can't figure out is where is Ron Paul in all this? I think he represents 3D holographic TV. It's the darling of the techno-cognoscenti, but nobody really expects it to see the light of day.
An up and coming download format. Even if it wins in its domain isn't going to be leader until the next time consumers make a choice.
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Because some people want the HD movies now.
Seriously - get into a balloon filled with helium, and you will die! Therefore Helium must be poisonous.
All airships and balloons should be filled with a 80/20 nitrogen/oxygen mixture. Its' the only gas the we can be absolutely sure is safe if it seeps into the atmosphere.
I think I'm happy to give the Wright Brothers the aeroplane. They successfully managed controlled, powered flight, and developed so many other essential flight concepts that were needed. All subsequent candidates were really fairly minor improvements on this design.
I'm a copyright producer. I don't actually own the copyright in order to release it.
Nor would I. Illegal file sharing being seen as sort of wrong but people getting away with it is a pretty good system. As long as illegal copying is difficult and getting legal copies is easy then things balance out reasonably well.
He's working on his own version for his employer. He presumably thinks it's better. That would explain why he's working on this project. It would be great if more people who were critical of products created a better version.
It's only a blog. It's not pretending not to have a bias. It's a blog. They're all biassed.
He's allowed to say what he likes. He was critical of the OLPC when Intel were amongst its proponents, so it seems pretty likely that this is his personal opinion. as such it would have been a bad idea to mention his affiliation with Intel since that may have suggested it was the company's views rather than his own.
It disallows the contestants from disassembling the drive. The professionals would presumably disassemble it as a matter of course. Of course, they're only going to have some fairly standard equipment, so perhaps it would be possible for a physics lab to get some information from the drive.
Data recovery experts say "There's less than a zero percent chance" of data recovery. (No idea what 0% that actually means, but they seem pretty certain).
Well, I was thinking mostly this would be the P2P filesharing. This probably accounts for the majority of illegal copying. I've thought about how that might work as well. It's tricky. I think some means of fining the ISP, who may then pass the fine onto the infringer would almost work. Trouble is, that doesn't handle the countless false accusations at all.
Such an implementation has already been created, we computer scientists call it "the computer".
Okay... Get your "computer" to print out every single number between 0 and a googleplex. A UTM can do that. No computer can.
Now, no matter how powerful we make our "computer", no matter how (or if) we implement floating point it makes no difference to the number of possible trees a computer can generate.
100 floating point parameters. A float can handle approximately 4 000 000 000 values. 100 of these gives you something like 16 followed by 959 zeroes.
Not sure if the post was a troll or an attempt at humour - but the insighful mod makes me sad.
A troll is a lame attempt at humour.
But I think we can all agree, those that want to infringe will, regardless of the laws.
Small fines, and a high probability of being caught would work. Basically a parking fine. These are effective deterrents, but nobody feels too sorry for those who are fined.
Infinity does not mean > FLT_MAX. There are a finite number of trees a system with finite resources can generate. If you want an infinite number of possible trees then create an implementation for a universal Turing machine.
Does anybody seriously believe that Apple wants to have DRM on iTunes ?
Yes. It locks iTunes to the iPod, and so they mutually support each other giving apple the monopoly. Speaking out against it didn't mean Jobs didn't like it. Just that he realised that if Apple didn't allow DRM free music on iTunes, it would mean competitors would be able to offer a better product. Apple had to make a concession here.
Just a law on the matter would probably be good enough.
Granted, in the EU, privacy is considered a basic human right, but the way this is handled is by standard European and national legislation rather than as part of the supreme law.
, but there is a certain segment of the British public that laps up anything the man says as gospel (a segment not unlike the rednecks mentioned above ;-)
I'm sure they're balanced out by the segment that thinks that he's a dangerous lunatic who should be banned from British TV. I find both groups hilarious. (I think Clarkson probably does too).
although that was a step up from the rubber nightmare of the Spectrum 16k
Didn't they release a 48k version of the original spectrum with the rubber keyboard long before the Spectrum+?
YOU have no right to use it for any reason unless specifically stated by the creator of that content. Period. This is not a complex science or vague art.
Yes I have. I can't believe you use Slashdot and haven't heard of the concept of "fair use"
Result of typing to fsat.
Yeah, as opposed to simply downloading from the p2p networks. Or, god forbid, buy the CD itself and ripping it.
Some people don't like downloading from P2P services. Either because they consider it dishonest or are scared of being sued. As for buying the CD and ripping it, clearly you're lucky enough to have a 24 hour record shop within walking distance, but some have to travel considerably further. Vouchers are small enough to be sold at convenience stores since they won't even take up any shelf space (just put them in the till).
Also, I would risk saying Sony is likely to embed some tracking using steganography, allowing them to know who uploaded the mp3 files downloaded from this service (which will still be a violation, remember)
Yes. It will be the person who bought voucher number Q73653284492. I have no sympathy for them.
Yay! Ron Paul.
Although I reckon it will take something of a miracle for a Republican to win so why does it matter?
So if someone is choosing a game console today, what game console do you think they will pick?
All things being equal - the one with the Blu-Ray player. But all things aren't equal. XBox 360 still has XBox Live, a better selection of games, video downloads and a lower price. A Blu-ray player is less of a draw than a DVD player was on the PS2. It's a hook for those who want a Blu-Ray player.
And even if nobody buys another XBox 360 or game, it's still not a huge disaster for MS. They've already profited from the XBox 360.
I want a car that I can drive somewhere, get out, tell it to find a parking place, and then I get completely wasted on spirits. Then a few minutes later I call the car, it drives back to where I left it, picks me up and drives me home.
But no matter how safe these things get, they'll never be allowed on the road without a sober human being backing them up. At least not any time soon.
How does this preserve my freedom? Before it was possible for the user to make a choice. GPL 3 seeks to take that choice away from me. We can't have an open source DRM media player even if we want one.
So the purpose of GPL 3 is to prevent freedoms that developers previously had, on account that some people don't like it?
What is the value of letting a company use and modify the Linux kernel if they can legitimitely lock out any usage of a modified kernel on that hardware?
They can still sue the modified kernel on their own hardware.
Only thing I can't figure out is where is Ron Paul in all this? I think he represents 3D holographic TV. It's the darling of the techno-cognoscenti, but nobody really expects it to see the light of day.
An up and coming download format. Even if it wins in its domain isn't going to be leader until the next time consumers make a choice.