and now.... RFID (Which is really just a modern bar code.)
Except that it is not. RFID has far more potential for invasions of privacy and abuse than a bar code ever could. And given the current corporate climate where everybody's information is for sale, do not think that companies will not abuse it.
It's the attitude that "it's just another barcode" among the general population is what is so dangerous, whether you believe RFID is the mark or not.
One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered origami community when slashdot confirmed that origami market share has dropped yet again, even before it was released to the genral public.
You don't need to be a Kreskin to predict origami's future. The hand writing is on the wall: origami faces a bleak future. In fact there won't be any future at all for origami because origami is dying. Things are looking very bad for origami. As many of us are already aware, origami continues to lose market share. Blue screens flow like a river of blue flash animations.
In a final tribute to an idea overhyped before release, potential users could be seen taking their blue origami foldings and tossing them in a pile. And then lovingly burning them, as an idea that could have been useful. Except that it came from Microsoft, and knowing the past, they already knew the future.
Normally I might agree that Yahoo (in this instance) would be the source of such aggravation. But if you look a little deeper you will see the truth.
It's in Yahoo's best interest to have as many subscribers as possible. Restricting format options (such as not offering MP3s) only decreases subscribers.
I do not think that it is any coincidence that there is no legal means of buying an MP3 download of music (outside of Mindawn, other indie labels, or Russia).
I suspect that the RIAA does not allow their music to be sold in MP3 format just on principle (theirs) alone. Hence Apples own proprietary music format.
IMO, if Yahoo were to offer unrestricted MP3 downloads, it would deep six itunes overnight.
I have a taurus also for a couple of years, and has worked well for me.
I only have one slow fan for the cpu. I use a big roomy old style server case, which I think is key for a fanless system.
Even if you were to use a fanless cpu heatsink, the heat still needs to be dissipated out the case, and you can use slow 160 mm fan for that (which will be the configuration for my next computer).
It's amazing how we went from 'holder' to the ivory tower of 'owner'.
Copyright is not enumerated by the constitution as a permanent property right, though others would like to create one in their minds.
The other posts above are tools for those who want to endlessly extend copyrights. The public needs to demand that they receive something in return for granting of the *temporary* monopoly, rather than giving a free handout to people who are not even the original artists.
How about having a CCD that takes true monochromatic images?
If you did not want to use a colored filter over the lens, I would think that this would be best done in post-processing with software. Most CCDs in cameras have Red/Green/Blue filters over each (very tiny) lense to pick up the component primary colors of a photo. It would be easier to build/buy a camera with just a greyscale CCD.
Hacking the CCD would be last place to accomplish this. You do not even need to open your camera.
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I suggest using Linux over Windows...Will do the trick for X. No drivers necessary.
What's more, if he's hard up to run that Windows app, he should look into codeweaver's crossover office.
How they get the coke for testing?
It's simple. Somebody whips out a twenty dollar bill out of their pocket, because ten out of eleven bills have cocaine on them.
and now.... RFID (Which is really just a modern bar code.)
Except that it is not. RFID has far more potential for invasions of privacy and abuse than a bar code ever could. And given the current corporate climate where everybody's information is for sale, do not think that companies will not abuse it.
It's the attitude that "it's just another barcode" among the general population is what is so dangerous, whether you believe RFID is the mark or not.
I hear the Turing committee actually has an infinite red tape.
Yes they do. But they are busy beavers.
Both the desktop and BSD seem to be under the weather lately, and might be dying.
The annoying part of this free lunch thing is consumers are already paying,
No, the really annoying part is that most of the so-called "infrastucture" that they already have is mostly dark fiber. Which means this is extortion.
What google needs to do is buy up/purchase an interest in the companies that have fiber already. And start laying some of their own fiber.
That way when some ISP comes out of their crack haze long enough to say that content providers owe them money, they can tell them to get lost.
No No...
The first message is sure to be "Netcraft confirms it....BSD is dying."
These robots are very small (about 1.5 cm by 3 cm), have limited on-board intelligence
Why are they going to have "limited on-board intelligence" when they could be running Linux??
Buzzword Buzzword Buzzword Buzzword Buzzword Buzzword
I take it that your are not feeling the synergy??
A fatal exception 0E has occured at 0137:BFFA21C9
One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered origami community when slashdot confirmed that origami market share has dropped yet again, even before it was released to the genral public.
You don't need to be a Kreskin to predict origami's future. The hand writing is on the wall: origami faces a bleak future. In fact there won't be any future at all for origami because origami is dying. Things are looking very bad for origami. As many of us are already aware, origami continues to lose market share. Blue screens flow like a river of blue flash animations.
In a final tribute to an idea overhyped before release, potential users could be seen taking their blue origami foldings and tossing them in a pile. And then lovingly burning them, as an idea that could have been useful. Except that it came from Microsoft, and knowing the past, they already knew the future.
..considering Yahoo's music service
Normally I might agree that Yahoo (in this instance) would be the source of such aggravation. But if you look a little deeper you will see the truth.
It's in Yahoo's best interest to have as many subscribers as possible. Restricting format options (such as not offering MP3s) only decreases subscribers.
I do not think that it is any coincidence that there is no legal means of buying an MP3 download of music (outside of Mindawn, other indie labels, or Russia).
I suspect that the RIAA does not allow their music to be sold in MP3 format just on principle (theirs) alone. Hence Apples own proprietary music format.
IMO, if Yahoo were to offer unrestricted MP3 downloads, it would deep six itunes overnight.
Sun to Give Nigeria Servers to Reviewers
hello my friend! i am a humble nigerian prince with millions of dollars and have selected you to...
It came accross to me as "Sun to give Nigerians Servers" and I shrieked in horror at the empowerment Nigerian scammers were about to receive.
Then I realized that they just had fallen prey to one of those emails.
and users can now register for IDs with this word because it is no longer a significant target for abuse.
Now that it has hit the front page of slashdot, it is once again the target for abuse.
I have a taurus also for a couple of years, and has worked well for me.
I only have one slow fan for the cpu. I use a big roomy old style server case, which I think is key for a fanless system.
Even if you were to use a fanless cpu heatsink, the heat still needs to be dissipated out the case, and you can use slow 160 mm fan for that (which will be the configuration for my next computer).
The opening blurb about Captain Kirk only reinforces untrue stereotypes about the potential of quantum teleportation.
That sounds like Captain Kirk's evil twin speaking.
LED watch == fine programmer.
No kidding. And those "binary" watches are for wannabes/posers.
You are entirely right.
It's amazing how we went from 'holder' to the ivory tower of 'owner'.
Copyright is not enumerated by the constitution as a permanent property right, though others would like to create one in their minds.
The other posts above are tools for those who want to endlessly extend copyrights. The public needs to demand that they receive something in return for granting of the *temporary* monopoly, rather than giving a free handout to people who are not even the original artists.
No matter how much they plead, cajole, or lobby.
They can pry my online gambling from my cold, dead hands.
Or until I loose all my money.
oh wait, it's a little something called freedom.
And it is why they need to be thrown in jail for "drive by downloading." In fact, I think it is already a felony in some states.
Felons should not be allowed to compete in the olympics. Just like they don't allow "dopers."
It gives the olympics a bad name.
Not common, but they are around.
If you need cheaper there are a couple of webcams/surveillance cameras that could be made to work depending on your specific application.
So stealing my laptop will allow anyone to go to websites and impersonate me?
Sorry to deflate your ego, but they are just interested in emptying your bank account and stealing your identity.
If it involves impersonating you, that's where they would draw the line. Because that would involve too much work and not be worth it.
and installed linux in it. when i put it back together it didn't work. what did i do wrong?
See that single teeny screw left on the table?? It goes somewhere.
Don't blame the penguin for your incompetence. If you can't handle it, ebay it as a "parts only camera."
How about having a CCD that takes true monochromatic images?
If you did not want to use a colored filter over the lens, I would think that this would be best done in post-processing with software. Most CCDs in cameras have Red/Green/Blue filters over each (very tiny) lense to pick up the component primary colors of a photo. It would be easier to build/buy a camera with just a greyscale CCD.
Hacking the CCD would be last place to accomplish this. You do not even need to open your camera.
When I first read the URL I thought I saw "camerawhacker.com".
Maybe it's the Elmer Fudd in me. Maybe I should put down the soldering iron.
I thought perl was already a game.