I think it's funny that the very thing that Microsoft used to nail the coffin on Netscape (as an independant profitable company) might put it down - giving away the product.
Fortunately for us who contribute software or programming to the world, we don't have to show a bottom line to a board that tells us what to do.
One of the reasons Maya is so powerful is that it is almost entirely written in it's scripting language, MEL. The core executable is the scripting language. This makes it easy to customize and build upon. This is why so many professional houses use it. They can customize it as they see fit.
One such advantage for them because of this is prototyping the interface. They (or anyone else) can simply re-write the user interface, menu system or anything else. I believethis is the key to innovation in the industry.
Point? Rather than looking at the design, look at expandability, power, and ease of scripting (MEL is a lot like C).
Unfortunately, setting up a trust is far more expensive than simply buying the land. Though it is a nice idea, the trust will eventually fold.
Even worse, if the trust goes bankrupt, the creditors (those who could care what happens to the land) take over. End of trust. End of preserved land.
You could donate the land to the BLM (bureau of land management), but Mr. Bush Jr. has shown that BLM land belongs more to the government than it does the people.
I guess I'm a pessimist, but this is one possible outcome that concerns me greatly.
This is a recuring question in modern music. Did I, as an artist, own the rights to the song as a whole or do I own the rights to every combination (or lack) of notes that have been recorded?
During the advent of sampling, keyboard players argued this actively. A keyboard player could sample a single note from... let's say a bass line and span that sample across the keyboard. The player could then play his/her keyboard and it would sound like that bass (or even something new/different if the sample is altered). Keyboard players in cover bands know this trick well.
Since most musicians spend a long time -years sometimes- to develop a good tone or sound, it was debated if tone could be stolen. Companies that produced volumes of pre-made samples for keyboard players would be pissed if they found out that someone had sampled their product and used it - even if the user didn't know they had sampled a sample. Oddly enough, this theivery is an often accepted in the music world (this may be different where you live or in what genre you adopt, but this has been my experience).
The reason is that this type of theft cannot be stopped. It's simply impossible to police every sampling device everywhere. I think this is the logical end to the DJ-Sampling/MP3/P2P debate as well.
I do wish people would include a source list of samples though. It seems like a respectful thing to do, but the current momentum cannot be stopped...
"When I'm a company"
"Don't come me what you thing is 'right'"
"everytime I get some interesting box in my fingers" (this one just has too many connotations) "I find it frilling"
"Will it cost my job _not_ to everything secret? guess no,"
"For me it's a matter of spine to make career"
"maybe centriues"
This seems like the id Software model. When the technology's old and not relevant to the cutting edge, let the community have it. After all, the community has supported the company for a while.
It seems a natural step in the symbiotic consumer/producer relationship to me. It would be nice for more software developers and hardware developers to see the trust this creates.
I have crystal balls... oh no... wait... They're just flesh.
Re:Cool, but.... They never said if was free!
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They could actually charge for a devkit or usage to break even on the project. Even if it did costsome money, I could see it being well worth the price, if it works well.
I just wonder how it will tie into my app. Will it open my browser? Will the Google Bar plugin be the foundation?
From the translation: The GPA - Source texts can download you here.
The "you" was actually a link! There I was thinking I was a sentient being, when all I am is gpa-0.5.0.tar.gz. Oh well. Can someone out there untar me?
It's done and works nice. I met the head of NewTek's animation department at Linux Expo. He showed me LW running on a dual Athalon system under Linux. It was sweet. The next version is going to rock! You'll love the compositing tools and interface changes (compsite interface, not modeller).
It's in beta right now from what I understand. The release will be this spring/summer.
and then it's up to the musician to prove they've got what it takes to succeed
Actually, I've known several musicians who made an album and got no help from the record companies for promotion or "branding". One even had his record company dissuade stores from carrying the album because the reps wanted to push the sound of the moment.
A lot of artists end up with their IP taken by the record company and left out to burn. Have you ever tried to promote yourself nationally? It takes years of touring and living in your car to do (see Ani DiFranco).
(from a previous comment)I'd quit my dayjob right now if I could go travel around the world and play my ukelele to packed arenas for a year.
With drunk people throwing bottles at you if they don't like you (even if your music is great)? Do you like sleeping in a car seat for months on end? Is sleeping four or five hours a night your thing? Would you like to travel the world without being able to see it or even plan your own day for that matter? Do you have a way to keep your apartment/stuff for free while your gone?
The reality is that touring is hell more often than not. Especially if the record company abandons you. Just because you have an album doesnot mean you have a golden opportunity.
"People come to us with very detailed information that they gathered through their access to company systems."
Doesn't that violate some non-disclosure agreements? Talk about backstabbing!
I first heard about this on All Things Considered yesterday. NPR has more coverage and an interview with a biologist. Just listen to yesterdays broadcast (available from the link).
NT wasn't actually a re-write. The 16bit portions got replaced chunk by chunk between 3.0 and 4.0, but there were revisions that had both (3.51). Further, some 32bit portions of 3.51 eventually became Windows 95.
Ah, back to the days when some apps were made for 95/NT3.51... Thank god things changed!
The NEW Advanced Angels and Saviours! The only Christian Role Playing Game! (from the makers of Advanced Path to Allah!)
Leading Brother:"Great! You have enough experience points for a level 12 cleric. Your character is a 'Prophet of Christianity'!"
Player:"Cool! My 'Water to Wine' spell worked! The Roman gaurds see the light of God! I'm going to cast 'Manna From Heaven' on the Roman governor now!"
Leading Brother:"OK. Roll the twenty sided... You'll need at least a 15"
{Player rolls a 1}
Leading Brother:"The spell fails and they crucify you!"
Player:"Doh!"
If this offends anyone, oh well. Consider it my revenge for six years of trying to play D&D at catholic school.
What about asking Wil to interview future stars? That sould lend a bit more credibility to/. so we don't get shoved aside like this in the future. I can hear it now...
Bruce (or PR guy):"Who the fsck is slash dot? I don't have time for this!"
How about it Wil? Wil you help us? If not Wil, does anyone else out there with entertainment clout want to help?
I found another post (http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=24165&cid=261 6302) that says:
generally does not make for the safest fuel source. Liquid hydrogen is *cold* (-400 F) and hydrogen in gaseous form tends to be explosive.
If you had a laptop powered by one of these, you would *not* want to drop it. If you did, you just might destroy your office.
Even if this were powered by some other combustible (such as gasoline) I'd have a hard time putting one in a child's toy, where it could be a fire hazard if the fuel tank breaks, let alone in a $2000 laptop.
So I guess this is a valid question. A further comment points out that the gaseous form is safe (non-explosive). As for autopron's comment "They didn't say anything about liquid hydrogen.", true - they didn't say. I'm just throwing another hypothetical out there. Other options would be compressed gas or solid hydrogen. If the liquid form is -400F then the solid must be even colder. Compressed gas might be the way to go then. Anyone have a clue what the temperature of compressed hydrogen would be?
I'm not trying to troll here, I'm just trying to get an idea of how this thing might work.
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Fortunately for us who contribute software or programming to the world, we don't have to show a bottom line to a board that tells us what to do.
One such advantage for them because of this is prototyping the interface. They (or anyone else) can simply re-write the user interface, menu system or anything else. I believethis is the key to innovation in the industry.
Point? Rather than looking at the design, look at expandability, power, and ease of scripting (MEL is a lot like C).
Even worse, if the trust goes bankrupt, the creditors (those who could care what happens to the land) take over. End of trust. End of preserved land.
You could donate the land to the BLM (bureau of land management), but Mr. Bush Jr. has shown that BLM land belongs more to the government than it does the people.
I guess I'm a pessimist, but this is one possible outcome that concerns me greatly.
During the advent of sampling, keyboard players argued this actively. A keyboard player could sample a single note from... let's say a bass line and span that sample across the keyboard. The player could then play his/her keyboard and it would sound like that bass (or even something new/different if the sample is altered). Keyboard players in cover bands know this trick well.
Since most musicians spend a long time -years sometimes- to develop a good tone or sound, it was debated if tone could be stolen. Companies that produced volumes of pre-made samples for keyboard players would be pissed if they found out that someone had sampled their product and used it - even if the user didn't know they had sampled a sample. Oddly enough, this theivery is an often accepted in the music world (this may be different where you live or in what genre you adopt, but this has been my experience).
The reason is that this type of theft cannot be stopped. It's simply impossible to police every sampling device everywhere. I think this is the logical end to the DJ-Sampling/MP3/P2P debate as well.
I do wish people would include a source list of samples though. It seems like a respectful thing to do, but the current momentum cannot be stopped...
"Don't come me what you thing is 'right'"
"everytime I get some interesting box in my fingers" (this one just has too many connotations)
"I find it frilling"
"Will it cost my job _not_ to everything secret? guess no,"
"For me it's a matter of spine to make career"
"maybe centriues"
If you're drunk, have one for me
It seems a natural step in the symbiotic consumer/producer relationship to me. It would be nice for more software developers and hardware developers to see the trust this creates.
OS? Where is Apple? Networking? Where's Apache? Linux?
I'm sure there are other interesting omissions (1 or 2 'm's?).
I just wonder how it will tie into my app. Will it open my browser? Will the Google Bar plugin be the foundation?
We'll just have to wait and see...
Didn't you see the logo by their mouth? Foot Instde (tm)
From the translation:
The GPA - Source texts can download you here.
The "you" was actually a link! There I was thinking I was a sentient being, when all I am is gpa-0.5.0.tar.gz. Oh well. Can someone out there untar me?
Since I happen to be watching The Simpson's right now, all I can say is: WooHoo!
It's done and works nice. I met the head of NewTek's animation department at Linux Expo. He showed me LW running on a dual Athalon system under Linux. It was sweet. The next version is going to rock! You'll love the compositing tools and interface changes (compsite interface, not modeller).
It's in beta right now from what I understand. The release will be this spring/summer.
Doesn't the line of Fett clones look a bit like storm troopers? Is this the first generation of troopers?
Actually, I've known several musicians who made an album and got no help from the record companies for promotion or "branding". One even had his record company dissuade stores from carrying the album because the reps wanted to push the sound of the moment.
A lot of artists end up with their IP taken by the record company and left out to burn. Have you ever tried to promote yourself nationally? It takes years of touring and living in your car to do (see Ani DiFranco).
(from a previous comment)I'd quit my dayjob right now if I could go travel around the world and play my ukelele to packed arenas for a year.
With drunk people throwing bottles at you if they don't like you (even if your music is great)? Do you like sleeping in a car seat for months on end? Is sleeping four or five hours a night your thing? Would you like to travel the world without being able to see it or even plan your own day for that matter? Do you have a way to keep your apartment/stuff for free while your gone?
The reality is that touring is hell more often than not. Especially if the record company abandons you. Just because you have an album doesnot mean you have a golden opportunity.
"People come to us with very detailed information that they gathered through their access to company systems."
Doesn't that violate some non-disclosure agreements? Talk about backstabbing!
Doesn't this mean that you can't return it? Aren't you transferring the licence back to them (or the record store)?
I know it's a stretch, but so is their legalese...
I first heard about this on All Things Considered yesterday. NPR has more coverage and an interview with a biologist. Just listen to yesterdays broadcast (available from the link).
Couldn't remember if there was, those floppies ar long gone ;)
NT wasn't actually a re-write. The 16bit portions got replaced chunk by chunk between 3.0 and 4.0, but there were revisions that had both (3.51). Further, some 32bit portions of 3.51 eventually became Windows 95.
Ah, back to the days when some apps were made for 95/NT3.51... Thank god things changed!
The NEW Advanced Angels and Saviours! The only Christian Role Playing Game! (from the makers of Advanced Path to Allah!)
Leading Brother:"Great! You have enough experience points for a level 12 cleric. Your character is a 'Prophet of Christianity'!"
Player:"Cool! My 'Water to Wine' spell worked! The Roman gaurds see the light of God! I'm going to cast 'Manna From Heaven' on the Roman governor now!"
Leading Brother:"OK. Roll the twenty sided... You'll need at least a 15"
{Player rolls a 1}
Leading Brother:"The spell fails and they crucify you!"
Player:"Doh!"
If this offends anyone, oh well. Consider it my revenge for six years of trying to play D&D at catholic school.
What about asking Wil to interview future stars? That sould lend a bit more credibility to /. so we don't get shoved aside like this in the future. I can hear it now...
Bruce (or PR guy):"Who the fsck is slash dot? I don't have time for this!"
How about it Wil? Wil you help us? If not Wil, does anyone else out there with entertainment clout want to help?
Thanks. I learned something!
I found another post (http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=24165&cid=261 6302) that says :
generally does not make for the safest fuel source. Liquid hydrogen is *cold* (-400 F) and hydrogen in gaseous form tends to be explosive.
If you had a laptop powered by one of these, you would *not* want to drop it. If you did, you just might destroy your office.
Even if this were powered by some other combustible (such as gasoline) I'd have a hard time putting one in a child's toy, where it could be a fire hazard if the fuel tank breaks, let alone in a $2000 laptop.
So I guess this is a valid question. A further comment points out that the gaseous form is safe (non-explosive). As for autopron's comment "They didn't say anything about liquid hydrogen.", true - they didn't say. I'm just throwing another hypothetical out there. Other options would be compressed gas or solid hydrogen. If the liquid form is -400F then the solid must be even colder. Compressed gas might be the way to go then. Anyone have a clue what the temperature of compressed hydrogen would be?
I'm not trying to troll here, I'm just trying to get an idea of how this thing might work.
So what happens when you spill some liquid hydrogen into your expensive laptop? Doesn't liquid hydrogen need/exist at a cetrain (cold) temperature?
I'm no expert, but I think the fuel itself could pose some problems. Anyone have more info?