Only about 5-10 a week make it to my inbox. Ignore the SpamAssassin filter that catches about 3,400 a week. Or the fact that this time last year it was only getting about 2,000 a week. Ipsos-Reid is infallible, I tell you!
Don't have to go quite that far.... in Canada, there is no DMCA, and all of the attempts to create something like it have failed. Even if there was one, parliament has ruled that there is no grounds for passing a law against downloading files of any nature.
Serving up copywritten material is still illegal, but as I understand it, BitTorrent is completely decentralized peer2peer, and the host websites don't actually host any copywritten material, no?
In all honesty, I wouldn't use that unless I had no other choice.
The reason there's no mainstream acceptance of 3d UI's is that they're novelties. Until artifical reality becomes a realistic possibility, they won't ever be anything other than a novelty. And the previous poster had it partially: it's not just the input method, it's the efficiency of using layered 2d. Until there's a virtual world I can walk in for my UI, a-la holodeck, I doubt I'll ever use anything other than a 2d environment. One of the few points where I thought Star Trek was realistic was LCARS, actually.
That said, there's something to be said for a layered 2d environment like what we're using today. Realistically, you won't be actively using more than one or possibly two windows at any given time, so why not save a few clock cycles by sticking them in the background so they don't have to be rendered? It's very easy to switch between them with a decent task switcher, with the taskbar being the most popular form. The only thing I really want out of my desktop is a 3d-accelerated UI, that's displaying a 2d image. Forget walk-around UI's, give me one that will allow me to use e-mapping, translucency, texturing, reflectiveness, lighting effects, etc. without being horrendously sluggish. Give me that, and I will be happy.
http://www.m-w.com Use their dictionary search for "effect". It'll come up with a whole bunch of different partial hits. In that box, click on "Effect[2,transitive verb]".
You'll find that "effect" is the right word for the situation, not "affect".
Thing is... the purpose of the expansion is for cellular. It's a pretty good idea to restrict which companies can use which frequencies, and that's why the licensing.
Think about it... unlicensed frequencies on a cellular network means that *anybody* can set up a radio on that frequency. A cell phone is basically a two-way radio, and the only way the cellular network works is by having a set of ranges that the phone can switch between when you're making a phone call. Have you ever lost a call when moving between cells, or heard a recorded message that due to volume, your call could not be placed at that time? It's because the network is operating near capacity. If there was no regulation as to who could set up a transmitter on cellular frequencies, then the situation would get worse, not better.
My question, though, is who's going to pay for it? I mean, $50billion is a lot of customers at $30/month....
I actually have a legit dummy account that I set up with my ISP for that. The guy at tech. support wouldn't let me have "fuckoffspammers" but did give me the UID "spamsucks". Has the advantage of being usable when a website wants to verify that it's a legit address before letting you register, without having to fill your real e-mail box. SpamAssassin is at 2 on that account, and catches about 2,500 spams a week, tho.:)
I check it with webmail when I'm expecting a confirmation e-mail, and otherwise end up dumping a few thousand messages from the inbox whenever I get around to it (usually each month. thankfully, the ISP tech. support is willing to delete the whole inbox upon request, so I just have to e-mail 'em and ask 'em to...)
Not to offend you or others, but... consider the source?
The following extracts were transcribed from a filmed interview with Valery Uvarov, of Russia's National Security Academy, conducted by Graham W. Birdsall, Editor of the UK-based UFO Magazine. The interview took place at the 12th International UFO Congress Convention and Film Festival, held February 2-8, 2003, in Laughlin, Nevada, USA.
and another exerpt....
VU: I cannot speak for astronomers in the West, but astronomers within our Academy tell us we have nothing to fear. I have heard people talk about a rotation figure of 3,600 years for this planet, which is in a similar orbit to that of the Earth but behind the Sun. We know that this planet and the installation in Siberia are closely connected. Let me say that we believe that this installation is keeping that planet in a stable orbit. If that planet were to move, to shift orbit, the entire solar system would become unstable. Those of us in the Academy are sure that this planet is inhabited, and that this installation is designed to protect them and us. We are sure that nothing dangerous will happen. Everything is under control.
Our investigations have shown that the Earth has a pulse-a finely tuned frequency that affects everything, every living thing. Some 12,500 years ago, this pulse corresponded to 360 days of the year-study the old Egyptian calendar-but then an asteroid struck the Earth. We believe the orbit of the Earth was altered, artificially, to compensate for this. Our planet moved further away from the Sun, to a frequency pulse of 365.
This has taught us to believe that we have friends-friends who watch over us, silently. They did not allow then, nor will they allow now, any planet, comet or asteroid to strike and destroy the Earth. This, for us, is now absolutely clear.
and later
Let me speak frankly. This installation has a power system, an energy source. We have located this. It was during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia that we first noticed an increase in the output of that energy. For us, it was incredible, but we now know that this installation reacts to social upheaval and conflict. Part of our investigation involved searching through ancient records and archives, and then we came across the Echutin Apposs Alanhor [sic] texts. We call them the Alanhor, and they are at least 4,000 years old. They describe the installation, in scientific terms, as to what was taking place there. It's amazing.
Not that I'm especially a disbeliever, but I am a critic. This sounds a *lot* like science fiction here, and a lot like I should really change dealers because somebody has better shit than the guy I buy my weed from.
He is extremely light on the details. Much of his answers are along the lines of "we can't tell you exactly where it is, but believe us, it's there." Sounds like Dubya.
Except that the emergency vehicles are often caught behind traffic when they trip lights like that. Until weenies stop using the lane on the right that peters out 15m past the intersection to get past traffic at red lights, the emergency vehicles would be pretty much stuck if they aren't at the front of the line when the light goes red....
As you know, them being at the front of the line means they wouldn't need to trip the light... they just need to put the flashers on, wait for traffic to stop, and go.:)
Why do you fear law abiding citizens with guns? It seems that you are the paranoid one.
It's not the law-abiding and responsible ones I fear. It's the ones who aren't that bother me. I would really feel more comfortable if joe psychopath couldn't get his hands on a gun, thank you, and if a thousand sane and normal individuals have to live without a gun to accomplish that, so be it.
Option 1: Don't install the software. That's not even a choice for a lot of/. readers, since the software is Win32 only.
Option 2: Whitelist the sites if it's so important to you. Personally, I can live without sites that promote gun ownership and use.
The NRA is partially right... the number of guns isn't really a factor. There's way more guns per capita in Canada than there are in the USA. The problem is one of mentality: why do people buy the guns? In the US, it's to "protect" yourself. In Canada, it's to kill wild animals for food or sport. For now, however, as long as people are paranoid about protecting themselves with firearms and prepared to shoot without thinking, I'd rather not have sites that promote gun ownership.
The question that it all asks, though, is why are Americans so much more violent and afraid of their person than the rest of the world? That turns into a long discussion that could hurt a lot of feelings... I'd suggest that if you're interested in finding out, you watch Bowling for Columbine. It doesn't answer the question, but it's a good start.
So they decided to add censorship to their reputation. There's good planning. Follow one stupid move with another. File this one in the What Were They Thinking? folder
Wait a second... were you expecting that their application designed to filter out pornographic material and other questionable information from the web surfing of their customers wouldn't be censoring anything?
You did read the article, right? You do know what the software is explicitly designed to do, right?
Don't get me wrong. I think that if the gun nuts and retards want to check out gun sites to help decide whether to take an MP5 or an M-16 to school for show and tell, let 'em. But if this kind of censorship prevents even one death, then it's a good idea. And don't gripe about your rights online: if it's so concerning to you, either don't install the software, or configure it to whitelist those sites. You did know the software can do that, right?
The reporters aren't necessarily stupid. It's the audience to which they write. If the average American drops his jaw and says "wha?" when you mention a solar ion storm, you make an analogy that he'll understand. Rather than complain about reporters dumbing down material, you should complain about the education system that produces people who need it dumbed down.
I'd be interested in finding out the results of the countersuit filed by Sharman Networks against the RIAA before I pass off on this batch. As I see it... Sharman's case is upheld, all of RIAA's suits are illegal. Sharman's case is rejected, precedent is set that can be used against the RIAA in their suits. Anybody with a background in law care to comment?
He meant to create a distinction between a religion that's based on enslavement to practice, and one that's based on freedom. All archaeological and anecdotal evidence that exists about the druids indicates a great deal of freedom that's just not seen in most religions.
In other words, it's doubtful that Stonehenge was created to enslave the people. Most likely is the extant theory that it's a calendar/almanac. It can be used to predict solstice and equnox with a very great deal of accuracy, because the sun rising is visible between keystones in the henge only during the week preceding and following the event. It was probably used to determine when celebrations should be done, and when to plant/harvest crops.
Of course, in the absence of written records of its use, all we can do is speculate.
They were probably looking to create an exact 3D model of Stonehenge in a computer. Or to study how it could have been built with bronze age technology. I doubt they were looking for these kinds of results, at least.
One of the things I'm learning in my archaeology class is that very rarely do people actually find what they think they're going to find. They'll probably find stuff that answers the question they set out to answer, but it'll not be what they're expecting.
Oh yeah... and in order to get a Masters degree or greater, an archaeologist needs to contribute something original to the science. You'd be surprised at the number of ideas that people will come up with for their Masters Thesis in that light. (There be a reason my major is Philosophy and my declared minor is Languages, sir....)
According to statistics from 1997 to 1999, Canadian women have a life expectancy of 81.4 years compared with 75.9 years for men.
But when deaths from preventable causes are excluded, life expectancy for women is 73.5 years, slightly less than the average of 73.9 for men.
As the title says... I guess old age is a preventable cause of death. Why else would the average life expectency go down when preventable causes are excluded from the calc?
Ahh... you don't know your Spider Robinson, then. Pick up "By Any Other Name" (Baen 2001). It's an anthology of short stories, one of which deals with copyright law. In it, he suggests that music is just a combonation of numbers in a random order. Out of the myriad permutations available, most will sound like crap, but some will sound good. Copyright needs to expire, because there's still a finite number of possible combonations of numbers within a given time period, and eventually we will simply run out of possible combonations of numbers that sound good and only last 3 minutes.
In other words... Mozart's music wouldn't have been produced by Mozart if Amadeus hadn't existed, but mathematically, somebody else would have stumbled on it at some point in time....
Yet still, we credit Mozart with having written it. Because he discovered that permutation of numbers that's pleasing. So why shouldn't we also reward scientists for doing the same thing? (Though I do agree that this particular case deals with two similar but distinct applications of the same technology.)
And now back to your regularly scheduled discussion.
Remember when they renamed USB 1.1 to USB 2.0, and what had been USB 2.0 (the high speed) was renamed to USB 2.0 HighSpeed?
The bottom line is that to claim USB 2.0 compliance, it doesn't actually have to be USB 2.0 compliant. If that makes any sense. My laptop was made USB 2.0 complaint overnight by that change. I didn't even have to install anything! Wheee! Feel the burn?
Doubt it would be anywhere near as risky as a cell phone. First, you're not running anywhere near the same power requirements, second, magnetic fields are not radiation (they aren't measured by frequency, but rather by intensity,/wave Tesla), and third, your body is already accustomed to magnetic fields: you exist 24/7/365 in one that's a whole lot of decimal places stronger than the one this device proposes to use.
The risk with cell phones isn't so much the fact that you're exposing yourself to radiation as the fact that you're exposing yourself to radiation your body hasn't evolved to handle. If they operated on frequencies that you get bombarded with every day, either visible light, or infra-red, then they'd be far less dangerous than they are. They'd also be far more susceptible to interference, and have a much shorter range.
Haven't they also found that people who were exposed to more bacteria in growing up tend not to grow up into the people with 50 life-threatening allergies?
Maybe eating the bacteria is a good thing, folks. That which does not kill you makes you stronger...
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Only about 5-10 a week make it to my inbox. Ignore the SpamAssassin filter that catches about 3,400 a week. Or the fact that this time last year it was only getting about 2,000 a week. Ipsos-Reid is infallible, I tell you!
Don't have to go quite that far.... in Canada, there is no DMCA, and all of the attempts to create something like it have failed. Even if there was one, parliament has ruled that there is no grounds for passing a law against downloading files of any nature.
Serving up copywritten material is still illegal, but as I understand it, BitTorrent is completely decentralized peer2peer, and the host websites don't actually host any copywritten material, no?
In all honesty, I wouldn't use that unless I had no other choice.
The reason there's no mainstream acceptance of 3d UI's is that they're novelties. Until artifical reality becomes a realistic possibility, they won't ever be anything other than a novelty. And the previous poster had it partially: it's not just the input method, it's the efficiency of using layered 2d. Until there's a virtual world I can walk in for my UI, a-la holodeck, I doubt I'll ever use anything other than a 2d environment. One of the few points where I thought Star Trek was realistic was LCARS, actually.
That said, there's something to be said for a layered 2d environment like what we're using today. Realistically, you won't be actively using more than one or possibly two windows at any given time, so why not save a few clock cycles by sticking them in the background so they don't have to be rendered? It's very easy to switch between them with a decent task switcher, with the taskbar being the most popular form. The only thing I really want out of my desktop is a 3d-accelerated UI, that's displaying a 2d image. Forget walk-around UI's, give me one that will allow me to use e-mapping, translucency, texturing, reflectiveness, lighting effects, etc. without being horrendously sluggish. Give me that, and I will be happy.
Us geeks finally evolve effective x-ray vision, and bring about the death of the Internet because nobody's downloading porn any more. :)
http://www.m-w.com
Use their dictionary search for "effect". It'll come up with a whole bunch of different partial hits. In that box, click on "Effect[2,transitive verb]".
You'll find that "effect" is the right word for the situation, not "affect".
Thing is... the purpose of the expansion is for cellular. It's a pretty good idea to restrict which companies can use which frequencies, and that's why the licensing.
Think about it... unlicensed frequencies on a cellular network means that *anybody* can set up a radio on that frequency. A cell phone is basically a two-way radio, and the only way the cellular network works is by having a set of ranges that the phone can switch between when you're making a phone call. Have you ever lost a call when moving between cells, or heard a recorded message that due to volume, your call could not be placed at that time? It's because the network is operating near capacity. If there was no regulation as to who could set up a transmitter on cellular frequencies, then the situation would get worse, not better.
My question, though, is who's going to pay for it? I mean, $50billion is a lot of customers at $30/month....
I actually have a legit dummy account that I set up with my ISP for that. The guy at tech. support wouldn't let me have "fuckoffspammers" but did give me the UID "spamsucks". Has the advantage of being usable when a website wants to verify that it's a legit address before letting you register, without having to fill your real e-mail box. SpamAssassin is at 2 on that account, and catches about 2,500 spams a week, tho. :)
I check it with webmail when I'm expecting a confirmation e-mail, and otherwise end up dumping a few thousand messages from the inbox whenever I get around to it (usually each month. thankfully, the ISP tech. support is willing to delete the whole inbox upon request, so I just have to e-mail 'em and ask 'em to...)
Not to offend you or others, but... consider the source?
The following extracts were transcribed from a filmed interview with Valery Uvarov, of Russia's National Security Academy, conducted by Graham W. Birdsall, Editor of the UK-based UFO Magazine. The interview took place at the 12th International UFO Congress Convention and Film Festival, held February 2-8, 2003, in Laughlin, Nevada, USA.
and another exerpt....
VU: I cannot speak for astronomers in the West, but astronomers within our Academy tell us we have nothing to fear. I have heard people talk about a rotation figure of 3,600 years for this planet, which is in a similar orbit to that of the Earth but behind the Sun. We know that this planet and the installation in Siberia are closely connected. Let me say that we believe that this installation is keeping that planet in a stable orbit. If that planet were to move, to shift orbit, the entire solar system would become unstable. Those of us in the Academy are sure that this planet is inhabited, and that this installation is designed to protect them and us. We are sure that nothing dangerous will happen. Everything is under control.
Our investigations have shown that the Earth has a pulse-a finely tuned frequency that affects everything, every living thing. Some 12,500 years ago, this pulse corresponded to 360 days of the year-study the old Egyptian calendar-but then an asteroid struck the Earth. We believe the orbit of the Earth was altered, artificially, to compensate for this. Our planet moved further away from the Sun, to a frequency pulse of 365.
This has taught us to believe that we have friends-friends who watch over us, silently. They did not allow then, nor will they allow now, any planet, comet or asteroid to strike and destroy the Earth. This, for us, is now absolutely clear.
and later
Let me speak frankly. This installation has a power system, an energy source. We have located this. It was during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia that we first noticed an increase in the output of that energy. For us, it was incredible, but we now know that this installation reacts to social upheaval and conflict. Part of our investigation involved searching through ancient records and archives, and then we came across the Echutin Apposs Alanhor [sic] texts. We call them the Alanhor, and they are at least 4,000 years old. They describe the installation, in scientific terms, as to what was taking place there. It's amazing.
Not that I'm especially a disbeliever, but I am a critic. This sounds a *lot* like science fiction here, and a lot like I should really change dealers because somebody has better shit than the guy I buy my weed from.
He is extremely light on the details. Much of his answers are along the lines of "we can't tell you exactly where it is, but believe us, it's there." Sounds like Dubya.
Except that the emergency vehicles are often caught behind traffic when they trip lights like that. Until weenies stop using the lane on the right that peters out 15m past the intersection to get past traffic at red lights, the emergency vehicles would be pretty much stuck if they aren't at the front of the line when the light goes red....
:)
As you know, them being at the front of the line means they wouldn't need to trip the light... they just need to put the flashers on, wait for traffic to stop, and go.
Why do you fear law abiding citizens with guns? It seems that you are the paranoid one.
It's not the law-abiding and responsible ones I fear. It's the ones who aren't that bother me. I would really feel more comfortable if joe psychopath couldn't get his hands on a gun, thank you, and if a thousand sane and normal individuals have to live without a gun to accomplish that, so be it.
Option 1: Don't install the software. That's not even a choice for a lot of /. readers, since the software is Win32 only.
Option 2: Whitelist the sites if it's so important to you. Personally, I can live without sites that promote gun ownership and use.
The NRA is partially right... the number of guns isn't really a factor. There's way more guns per capita in Canada than there are in the USA. The problem is one of mentality: why do people buy the guns? In the US, it's to "protect" yourself. In Canada, it's to kill wild animals for food or sport. For now, however, as long as people are paranoid about protecting themselves with firearms and prepared to shoot without thinking, I'd rather not have sites that promote gun ownership.
The question that it all asks, though, is why are Americans so much more violent and afraid of their person than the rest of the world? That turns into a long discussion that could hurt a lot of feelings... I'd suggest that if you're interested in finding out, you watch Bowling for Columbine. It doesn't answer the question, but it's a good start.
So they decided to add censorship to their reputation. There's good planning. Follow one stupid move with another. File this one in the What Were They Thinking? folder
Wait a second... were you expecting that their application designed to filter out pornographic material and other questionable information from the web surfing of their customers wouldn't be censoring anything?
You did read the article, right? You do know what the software is explicitly designed to do, right?
Don't get me wrong. I think that if the gun nuts and retards want to check out gun sites to help decide whether to take an MP5 or an M-16 to school for show and tell, let 'em. But if this kind of censorship prevents even one death, then it's a good idea. And don't gripe about your rights online: if it's so concerning to you, either don't install the software, or configure it to whitelist those sites. You did know the software can do that, right?
The reporters aren't necessarily stupid. It's the audience to which they write. If the average American drops his jaw and says "wha?" when you mention a solar ion storm, you make an analogy that he'll understand. Rather than complain about reporters dumbing down material, you should complain about the education system that produces people who need it dumbed down.
I'd be interested in finding out the results of the countersuit filed by Sharman Networks against the RIAA before I pass off on this batch. As I see it... Sharman's case is upheld, all of RIAA's suits are illegal. Sharman's case is rejected, precedent is set that can be used against the RIAA in their suits. Anybody with a background in law care to comment?
He meant to create a distinction between a religion that's based on enslavement to practice, and one that's based on freedom. All archaeological and anecdotal evidence that exists about the druids indicates a great deal of freedom that's just not seen in most religions.
In other words, it's doubtful that Stonehenge was created to enslave the people. Most likely is the extant theory that it's a calendar/almanac. It can be used to predict solstice and equnox with a very great deal of accuracy, because the sun rising is visible between keystones in the henge only during the week preceding and following the event. It was probably used to determine when celebrations should be done, and when to plant/harvest crops.
Of course, in the absence of written records of its use, all we can do is speculate.
They were probably looking to create an exact 3D model of Stonehenge in a computer. Or to study how it could have been built with bronze age technology. I doubt they were looking for these kinds of results, at least.
One of the things I'm learning in my archaeology class is that very rarely do people actually find what they think they're going to find. They'll probably find stuff that answers the question they set out to answer, but it'll not be what they're expecting.
Oh yeah... and in order to get a Masters degree or greater, an archaeologist needs to contribute something original to the science. You'd be surprised at the number of ideas that people will come up with for their Masters Thesis in that light. (There be a reason my major is Philosophy and my declared minor is Languages, sir....)
According to statistics from 1997 to 1999, Canadian women have a life expectancy of 81.4 years compared with 75.9 years for men.
But when deaths from preventable causes are excluded, life expectancy for women is 73.5 years, slightly less than the average of 73.9 for men.
As the title says... I guess old age is a preventable cause of death. Why else would the average life expectency go down when preventable causes are excluded from the calc?
Indeed. But 1,000,000 monkeys with 1,000,000 lyres could indeed produce the complete works of Amadeus Mozart if given enough time. :p
Ahh... you don't know your Spider Robinson, then.
Pick up "By Any Other Name" (Baen 2001). It's an anthology of short stories, one of which deals with copyright law. In it, he suggests that music is just a combonation of numbers in a random order. Out of the myriad permutations available, most will sound like crap, but some will sound good. Copyright needs to expire, because there's still a finite number of possible combonations of numbers within a given time period, and eventually we will simply run out of possible combonations of numbers that sound good and only last 3 minutes.
In other words... Mozart's music wouldn't have been produced by Mozart if Amadeus hadn't existed, but mathematically, somebody else would have stumbled on it at some point in time....
Yet still, we credit Mozart with having written it. Because he discovered that permutation of numbers that's pleasing. So why shouldn't we also reward scientists for doing the same thing? (Though I do agree that this particular case deals with two similar but distinct applications of the same technology.)
And now back to your regularly scheduled discussion.
Remember when they renamed USB 1.1 to USB 2.0, and what had been USB 2.0 (the high speed) was renamed to USB 2.0 HighSpeed?
The bottom line is that to claim USB 2.0 compliance, it doesn't actually have to be USB 2.0 compliant. If that makes any sense. My laptop was made USB 2.0 complaint overnight by that change. I didn't even have to install anything! Wheee! Feel the burn?
Doubt it would be anywhere near as risky as a cell phone. First, you're not running anywhere near the same power requirements, second, magnetic fields are not radiation (they aren't measured by frequency, but rather by intensity, /wave Tesla), and third, your body is already accustomed to magnetic fields: you exist 24/7/365 in one that's a whole lot of decimal places stronger than the one this device proposes to use.
The risk with cell phones isn't so much the fact that you're exposing yourself to radiation as the fact that you're exposing yourself to radiation your body hasn't evolved to handle. If they operated on frequencies that you get bombarded with every day, either visible light, or infra-red, then they'd be far less dangerous than they are. They'd also be far more susceptible to interference, and have a much shorter range.
No. To the pain.
Haven't they also found that people who were exposed to more bacteria in growing up tend not to grow up into the people with 50 life-threatening allergies?
Maybe eating the bacteria is a good thing, folks. That which does not kill you makes you stronger...
Today I use an Athlon XP 2400, 80GB HD, 512K RAM
Wow... my cell phone has more RAM than you.
I changed my KazaaLite username to "FuckOffRIAA".
Isn't jurisdiction nice? Oh Canada!