Funny. It didn't work on the DMCA. Maybe this isn't worth "freaking out" over, but to dismiss it as a piece of junk legislation that will be thrown out immediately is insane. The SSSCA does have a chance of passing, and unless there is a sizable outcry from the people, big corps like Disney, etc. can and will push this thing through.
NOT necessarily a future Windows. Just because Microsoft's lab guys have written these things down doesn't mean that they're bad concepts. Indeed, many of the things stated here are simply the logical conclusions of movements that are beginning now; not just on the Microsoft front, but in the computing industry as a whole. One thing is for certain, though...
Word of mouth spreads, and soon the web site's servers are overwhelmed. Or rather, would have been overwhelmed except that heuristics in the Millennium system had noticed the new link and already started replicating the site for increased availability.
This kind of intelligent system is not going to be possible, legally, under today's copyright law. And laws like the DMCA just place more stumbling blocks in the path of technological progress.
Port 80, hell. @Home has shut down ALL ports incoming in some nodes. Can't DCC send on IRC, can't connect to this system from work via SSH, can't do anything terribly useful, in fact. What's funny is they did that at the same time as they raised their price to $47/month. If RR was offered here I'd be on it like a duck on a junebug.
If you want the ultimate Lego movie, check out Legorsika. It won the Asm'01 Wild Demo contest. (Note that scene.org has a 275 user maximum. Anyone have a mirror?)
I had a teacher that insisted that calculators be reset (if you're not familiar with TI-85's, that means all your lovely games and test notes and such are toast) so naturally I wrote a fake reset program. When she caught onto that, she started insisting that the batteries be popped out and in before the test. Little did she know the TI-85 has a little backup battery inside. Ah, I loved that little thing...
Even if every single CD-R writer company did embed watermarking code in hardware, how long do you think it would take for someone to come up with a hardware solution? Think Playstation and modchips.
Mention "Netscape Navigator" to Joe Internetuser and he might have a clue as to what you're babbling about. "Mozilla", while sporting an infinitely cooler name, doesn't have nearly as much recognition. Your average user might be willing to try Netscape because they at least know the name, but why should they try Mozilla? Most people don't know (or care) about the connection between the two.
For us geek types, Mozilla is the way to go. But it's important that Netscape stick around, making these releases, so that the rabble can remember there ARE alternative to the great AIEEE!!
In the USA these days, odds are good that if he sues them (if nothing else, the model release issue gives him legal grounds) he'll get either a significant settlement or a significant award in a trial.
Nonsense. This is the USA. If he sued them, he'd have his ass handed to him, because they have more money. Therefore, they win.
You want to see software as a service, through a web browser? Check these guys out. They've been doing what you just patented since around 1995, and I guarantee you they are MUCH better at it. Application hosting and services, through a web browser.
How long did it take for Windows to gain wide-spread, relatively problem-free acceptance on the desktop? 5 years? 10? I think this death knell is a little premature.
Hell, when I cracked into my school's Mac network (hardly a challenge) they practically gave me an award, and had me help them rebuild the network more securely.
Slashdot Mirror
Funny. It didn't work on the DMCA. Maybe this isn't worth "freaking out" over, but to dismiss it as a piece of junk legislation that will be thrown out immediately is insane. The SSSCA does have a chance of passing, and unless there is a sizable outcry from the people, big corps like Disney, etc. can and will push this thing through.
And the Beowulf cluster of Alphas you'll need to use it.
Win2k SP2's ftp.exe has no mention of BSD in it. Only this:
Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
NOT necessarily a future Windows. Just because Microsoft's lab guys have written these things down doesn't mean that they're bad concepts. Indeed, many of the things stated here are simply the logical conclusions of movements that are beginning now; not just on the Microsoft front, but in the computing industry as a whole. One thing is for certain, though...
Word of mouth spreads, and soon the web site's servers are overwhelmed. Or rather, would have been overwhelmed except that heuristics in the Millennium system had noticed the new link and already started replicating the site for increased availability.
This kind of intelligent system is not going to be possible, legally, under today's copyright law. And laws like the DMCA just place more stumbling blocks in the path of technological progress.
I did. An Amoco, in fact. You idiot.
It's around $4.00/gal in the Quad City area (western IL).
No, because the company will simply sue him for the domain name and win. I'm surprised they haven't already...
Port 80, hell. @Home has shut down ALL ports incoming in some nodes. Can't DCC send on IRC, can't connect to this system from work via SSH, can't do anything terribly useful, in fact. What's funny is they did that at the same time as they raised their price to $47/month. If RR was offered here I'd be on it like a duck on a junebug.
If you want the ultimate Lego movie, check out Legorsika. It won the Asm'01 Wild Demo contest. (Note that scene.org has a 275 user maximum. Anyone have a mirror?)
I had a teacher that insisted that calculators be reset (if you're not familiar with TI-85's, that means all your lovely games and test notes and such are toast) so naturally I wrote a fake reset program. When she caught onto that, she started insisting that the batteries be popped out and in before the test. Little did she know the TI-85 has a little backup battery inside. Ah, I loved that little thing...
Even if every single CD-R writer company did embed watermarking code in hardware, how long do you think it would take for someone to come up with a hardware solution? Think Playstation and modchips.
Mention "Netscape Navigator" to Joe Internetuser and he might have a clue as to what you're babbling about. "Mozilla", while sporting an infinitely cooler name, doesn't have nearly as much recognition. Your average user might be willing to try Netscape because they at least know the name, but why should they try Mozilla? Most people don't know (or care) about the connection between the two.
For us geek types, Mozilla is the way to go. But it's important that Netscape stick around, making these releases, so that the rabble can remember there ARE alternative to the great AIEEE!!
In the USA these days, odds are good that if he sues them (if nothing else, the model release issue gives him legal grounds) he'll get either a significant settlement or a significant award in a trial.
Nonsense. This is the USA. If he sued them, he'd have his ass handed to him, because they have more money. Therefore, they win.
There's a petition. Hopefully it can get Lucas's attention.
You want to see software as a service, through a web browser? Check these guys out. They've been doing what you just patented since around 1995, and I guarantee you they are MUCH better at it. Application hosting and services, through a web browser.
Bob Holleyman, head of the Business Software Alliance
Look at the source. What did you expect?
Farg, and I just bought a mobo with VIA for my new Athlon CPU...
This is a superb troll. Someone mod it as such.
The first line of the original Aladdin reads, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy..."
How about good ole, regular MPEG? It compresses well, it streams, and every OS under the sun can play it.
How long did it take for Windows to gain wide-spread, relatively problem-free acceptance on the desktop? 5 years? 10? I think this death knell is a little premature.
This isn't flamebait, this is a valid point.
Hell, when I cracked into my school's Mac network (hardly a challenge) they practically gave me an award, and had me help them rebuild the network more securely.
Maybe he's just spending a year dead for tax reasons.
Isn't 1024 GB a terabyte? And 1024TB = 1 exobyte?