Hey everyone lets keep beating a dead horse and telling him the million and one ways that you need files greater than 2gb. Half of these posts just say "movies" anyway. So stop repeating yourselves.
Once again they use "a single strand of hair" as some sort of SI unit. Something isn't small until you tell someone how many you can fit on a strand of hair.
The Norweigan "Byrett" (district court) will try the Jon Johansen DVD case on December 9, 2002. The trial was supposed to take place this summer, but the court decided to postpone the trial to find a technology savvy judge. The case will be tried by one judge and a panel of two lay assessors.
Jon Johansen is being prosecuted by the Norwegian Economic Crime Unit (OKOKRIM) under Norwegian Criminal Code 145(2). Johansen created DeCSS software that can enable DVD playback on Linux. It is argued that the DeCSS software is a piracy tool.
Microsoft Set to Carry Out Part of Suit By JOEL BRINKLEY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Microsoft Corporation said this evening that it planned to carry out certain elements of its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department, even as a Federal District Court judge deliberates whether to accept the settlement or impose more stringent terms requested by nine state attorneys general.
A senior official involved with the nine states that are still active in the antitrust suit said the attorneys general had not reached a settlement with Microsoft, meaning the company was taking the step on its own, perhaps to influence the judge.
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Microsoft announced that it would conduct a conference call on Monday morning featuring senior members of its legal staff to make public the steps it intended to take.
"Microsoft has agreed to implement certain provisions of the settlement agreement while the court process is pending," the company's statement said.
After an appeals court upheld important elements of the antitrust ruling against Microsoft last year, the Justice Department reached a settlement with the company, but 9 of the 18 states that pursued the case along with the federal government refused to go along, saying the settlement was too lenient.
The case was given to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of Federal District Court here, who held a 10-week proceeding this spring on whether to accept the Justice Department settlement or impose the stronger terms requested by the nine states. The hearing ended in June, and her ruling is expected soon. Since Judge Kollar-Kotelly has not ruled, Microsoft's settlement with the Justice Department remains unofficial, and if Microsoft chooses to implement any elements of it now it would be doing so voluntary.
The company's proposed settlement with the Justice Department would give computer makers more flexibility to add icons and menu entries of their choosing to Microsoft's Windows operating system.
It would also prevent Microsoft from entering into certain restrictive and discriminatory pricing agreements, require the company to make some disclosures about its software code and restrict the company from retaliating against competitors.
The nine states have asked for more, including requiring Microsoft to offer a stripped-down version of Windows that does not include an Internet browser and media player.
Powers of Ten View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.
Once the applet has completely downloaded, a set of the arrows will appear that allow the user to increase or decrease the view magnitude in Manual mode. Click on the Auto button to return to the Automatic mode.
Notice how each picture is actually an image of something that is 10 times bigger or smaller than the one preceding or following it. The number that appears on the lower right just below each image is the size of the object in the picture. On the lower left is the same number written in powers of ten, or exponential notation. Exponential notation is a convenient way for scientists to write very large or very small numbers. For example, compare the size of the Earth to the size of a plant cell, which is a trillion times smaller:
Earth = 12.76 x 10+6 = 12,760,000 meters wide (12.76 million meters)
Plant Cell = 12.76 x 10-6 = 0.00001276 meters wide (12.76 millionths of a meter)
Scientists examine things in particular ways using a combination of very sophisticated equipment, everyday instruments, and many unlikely tools. Some phenomena that scientists want to observe are so tiny that they need a magnifying glass, or even a microscope. Other things are so far away that a powerful telescope must be used in order to see them. It is important to understand and be able to compare the size of things we are studying. To learn more about the relative sizes of things, visit our Perspectives: Powers of 10 activity site.
Note: - The sequence of images in the Powers of 10 tutorial has been optimized for maximum visual impact. Due to the fact that discrete exponential increments are not always the most convenient interval for illustrating this concept, our artists and programmers have made dimensional approximations in some cases. As a consequence, the relative size and positioning of several objects in the tutorial reflect this fact.
The original Powers of Ten concept was advanced by architect Charles Eames, who first utilized powers to aid in visualization of large numbers as early as 1952 and later, along with his wife Ray, directed a film having this title. Other notable contributors to this effort include Phil and Phylis Morrison and Kees Boeke.
Contributing Authors
Kirill I. Tchourioukanov, Nathan Kennedy, Christopher A. Burdett, and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310.
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Yeah, so what? Just because Robert Heinlein said it, doesn't make it wrong. He has a point. There shouldn't be this drive to sustain a crappy mode of sale.
- phranck@nycap.rr.com
It's funny, we have cars, but how many people can build their own car? 1 in 10,000? We have TV's but how many people can build their own TV? 1 in 100,000? How many people can build their own plane? 1 in 1,000,000? How many can build their own jet plane? 1 in 10,000,000? Face it, we are barbarians, we use things, but they might as well be magic to us. If civilization breaks down, it will go down fast and stay down for a long time. And very few traces of our existing civilization will remain.
It's funny. How many people can build the pyramids? 1 in 100,00,00? How many people can build extensive irrigation systems? 1 in 10,000? How many people can make a calandar that lasts 10,000 years without any corrections? 1 in 100,000?
You are basically talking about things that take more than one person. Obviously not many can build an entire jet plan, or even know how to build one. A group of people work together to do it. Just like the slaves how built the pyramid didn't know how to build.
- phranck@nycap.rr.com
Well fuck you. Hmm Let me think of an example. Oh, I got one, remember Napster, free as the sun, with millions of users? Remember what happened when the wanted to charge money. Bye-bye napster. Get real, people will go for the free candy buddy.
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if it gets fda approval to treat alzhheimers it will probably be protected like seeing eye dogs are
wut up tw gangstas
Hey everyone lets keep beating a dead horse and telling him the million and one ways that you need files greater than 2gb. Half of these posts just say "movies" anyway. So stop repeating yourselves.
That is nothing like kuro5hin.org. What a great idea!
Captain obvious strikes again!
Thanks captain obvious!
Yeah, I'm an ls junky. It's pretty much automatic cd blah; ls. I should just be done with it and alias it in.
Wow, you just scared me.
What would that do exactly, other than make your monitor do the happy dance for all of two seconds?
Do you think you just answered a rhetorical question?
it strunk you? What tense is that?
Yeah, that's so comforting.
This senator didn't exact leave the senate as much as he died in a horrible plane crash, killing him and his family.
Never underestimate the power of idiots in large numbers.
- phranck@nycaprr.com
It was from a Penny-Arcade
Once again they use "a single strand of hair" as some sort of SI unit. Something isn't small until you tell someone how many you can fit on a strand of hair.
- phranck@nycap.rr.com
you might as well let police search your house any time they want, because, you have nothing to hide, right?
karma karmeleon:
The Norweigan "Byrett" (district court) will try the Jon Johansen DVD case on December 9, 2002. The trial was supposed to take place this summer, but the court decided to postpone the trial to find a technology savvy judge. The case will be tried by one judge and a panel of two lay assessors.
Jon Johansen is being prosecuted by the Norwegian Economic Crime Unit (OKOKRIM) under Norwegian Criminal Code 145(2). Johansen created DeCSS software that can enable DVD playback on Linux. It is argued that the DeCSS software is a piracy tool.
EFF information on the Jon Johansen case.
Standard karma whoring:
Microsoft Set to Carry Out Part of Suit
By JOEL BRINKLEY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Microsoft Corporation said this evening that it planned to carry out certain elements of its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department, even as a Federal District Court judge deliberates whether to accept the settlement or impose more stringent terms requested by nine state attorneys general.
A senior official involved with the nine states that are still active in the antitrust suit said the attorneys general had not reached a settlement with Microsoft, meaning the company was taking the step on its own, perhaps to influence the judge.
Advertisement
Microsoft announced that it would conduct a conference call on Monday morning featuring senior members of its legal staff to make public the steps it intended to take.
"Microsoft has agreed to implement certain provisions of the settlement agreement while the court process is pending," the company's statement said.
After an appeals court upheld important elements of the antitrust ruling against Microsoft last year, the Justice Department reached a settlement with the company, but 9 of the 18 states that pursued the case along with the federal government refused to go along, saying the settlement was too lenient.
The case was given to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of Federal District Court here, who held a 10-week proceeding this spring on whether to accept the Justice Department settlement or impose the stronger terms requested by the nine states. The hearing ended in June, and her ruling is expected soon. Since Judge Kollar-Kotelly has not ruled, Microsoft's settlement with the Justice Department remains unofficial, and if Microsoft chooses to implement any elements of it now it would be doing so voluntary.
The company's proposed settlement with the Justice Department would give computer makers more flexibility to add icons and menu entries of their choosing to Microsoft's Windows operating system.
It would also prevent Microsoft from entering into certain restrictive and discriminatory pricing agreements, require the company to make some disclosures about its software code and restrict the company from retaliating against competitors.
The nine states have asked for more, including requiring Microsoft to offer a stripped-down version of Windows that does not include an Internet browser and media player.
Powers of Ten
View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.
Once the applet has completely downloaded, a set of the arrows will appear that allow the user to increase or decrease the view magnitude in Manual mode. Click on the Auto button to return to the Automatic mode.
Notice how each picture is actually an image of something that is 10 times bigger or smaller than the one preceding or following it. The number that appears on the lower right just below each image is the size of the object in the picture. On the lower left is the same number written in powers of ten, or exponential notation. Exponential notation is a convenient way for scientists to write very large or very small numbers. For example, compare the size of the Earth to the size of a plant cell, which is a trillion times smaller:
Earth = 12.76 x 10+6 = 12,760,000 meters wide
(12.76 million meters)
Plant Cell = 12.76 x 10-6 = 0.00001276 meters wide
(12.76 millionths of a meter)
Scientists examine things in particular ways using a combination of very sophisticated equipment, everyday instruments, and many unlikely tools. Some phenomena that scientists want to observe are so tiny that they need a magnifying glass, or even a microscope. Other things are so far away that a powerful telescope must be used in order to see them. It is important to understand and be able to compare the size of things we are studying. To learn more about the relative sizes of things, visit our Perspectives: Powers of 10 activity site.
Note: - The sequence of images in the Powers of 10 tutorial has been optimized for maximum visual impact. Due to the fact that discrete exponential increments are not always the most convenient interval for illustrating this concept, our artists and programmers have made dimensional approximations in some cases. As a consequence, the relative size and positioning of several objects in the tutorial reflect this fact.
The original Powers of Ten concept was advanced by architect Charles Eames, who first utilized powers to aid in visualization of large numbers as early as 1952 and later, along with his wife Ray, directed a film having this title. Other notable contributors to this effort include Phil and Phylis Morrison and Kees Boeke.
Contributing Authors
Kirill I. Tchourioukanov, Nathan Kennedy, Christopher A. Burdett, and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310.
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This revolutionary keyboard is the only one that can place the user in a completely orthopedically neutral position while doing data entry and cannot be adjusted improperly by the user.
The result? The SafetypeTM is the only keyboard proven in a Major University Study to virtually eliminate the high-stress postures that contribute to Repetitive Stress Injuries, such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
In fact, it makes so much sense that once you see our section on "How it works", you will probably understand more about keyboard ergonomics than most keyboard designers! Take a look right now, and you will see why NASA and the Technology Utilization Foundation chose this design as a promising future technology.
NEW! Streaming Video
Note: The Safetype(TM) keyboard is not offered as a cure for any medical condition.
For general information email info@safetype.com. For specific contact information click here.
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Yeah, so what? Just because Robert Heinlein said it, doesn't make it wrong. He has a point. There shouldn't be this drive to sustain a crappy mode of sale.
- phranck@nycap.rr.com
It's funny. How many people can build the pyramids? 1 in 100,00,00? How many people can build extensive irrigation systems? 1 in 10,000? How many people can make a calandar that lasts 10,000 years without any corrections? 1 in 100,000?
You are basically talking about things that take more than one person. Obviously not many can build an entire jet plan, or even know how to build one. A group of people work together to do it. Just like the slaves how built the pyramid didn't know how to build. - phranck@nycap.rr.com
Well fuck you. Hmm Let me think of an example. Oh, I got one, remember Napster, free as the sun, with millions of users? Remember what happened when the wanted to charge money. Bye-bye napster. Get real, people will go for the free candy buddy.
- phranck@nycap.rr.com