If you read something and cannot manage to totally forget it, it will influence you. You can try to have it *not* influence you or your design, but that in itself is already an influence.
So can anyone provide an easy explanation why these can't get cracked?
If money is stored in the card, then the right device could put money into it by altering the balance.
I was thinking the only way to prevent this would be to check the balance with the transaction database before accepting any transactions... but in 1/5th of a second, accomplishing this would seem unlikely.
how about popup ads? false links? and the html spam that one gets in their inbox? there are many ways of going to a pr0n site without going to a pr0n site, because they all come to you instead.
and sharing your entire log is like giving up your house so a friend can look for condoms.
Manga is like Music. Music is for everyone, and there is nothing to grow out of. There are also 3 big reasons why this is so:
1) IDENTITY: The creator gains all the respect. Once the creator gains a following, fans will happily purchase and collect past and future works from that creator. So just like Music is for everyone, Manga is also popular in the same sense. There is something for everyone, and the readers choose their favorite authors, not their favorite superhero.
2) CONCLUSION: Manga ends. When the author gets tired of a series, they end it. When the inspiration is gone, it isn't re-brewed at long meetings, nor is the torch passed on to someone else. US Comics are like boy bands. Their audience is fixed, and the product is "engineered".
3) LEGACY: Cultural differences are often noted, but the industry in Japan was not built overnight or automatically. The success of past artists and their immortal work has helped build what Manga has become today. Sure, trains and Manga make a good match, but that doesn't say much about their influence on society, or their success:
How many engineers were inspired by Gundam? How many basketball players were inspired by Slam Dunk? How many students were inpired by Sangokushi? How many salary men were inspired by Salary Man Kintaro? How many kids burned their Cosmo (Saint Seiya), fired their Kamehameha(Dragonball), tried imitating one of Kenshiro's lines or moves (Hokuto no Ken), or wished they had a Docodemo Door (Doraemon)? Manga has helped DEFINE the culture.
Like music, manga has a huge influence, has something for everyone, and is constantly evolving leaving gems at every stage. And just like music, it is being able to relate to the content that binds you to it.
VHS v Beta analogy, they are not indicating a market failure but their own ignorance
Some analogies stick, and get imported by people who want to make a similar point. In this case, on technology and marketshare. To necessitate we all do research on everything we hear is obsurd. He even admits he's been working with these concepts for over 10 years, and that it isn't obvious. And to then accuse those who do not know what he knows as being ignorant is totally arogant and insulting.
It is fine to argue how something is actually wrong. In fact, that is an extremely popular outcome for many arguments: "in fact so and so is WRONG". But to add "and so those who think so and so are ignorant" just makes you sound hostile.
Sounds good. And if you need to have a couple of different configurations, then you could just make them manually, or have some simple installation script (or exe) that knows where to modify.
Um, so now that they've installed Linux on all these, who is going to teach the kids? Who is going to maintain them?
When I was in high school they got their first 5 computers in the library. To no one's surprise, their only use was games. One had a pr0n background within a week, and the last time I went 2 of them didn't boot.
Kids will hack. That is fine. But if the teachers cannot outdo them, then these computers are going to get trashed. And what are they going to teach? How to configure your window manager? And students will not automatically appreciate Linux. Most likely they will think it is a cheap, useless version of whatever is in their Vaio or HP at home.
Unless the classwork and the software installed is appealing enough to the students, and unless the schools are willing to do (read "pay for") maintenance, then I am not sure this is an easy celebration.
Right. And some technology will never be popular. And some people never like certain technologies. No one lives forever. etc. etc.
If it isn't SVG then it will be something else.
Sure. But I still don't see much point in comparing FLASH and SVG. SVG is just a graphics format. It is closer to PDF than it is to FLASH. SVG+DHTML will not replace FLASh though, simply because DHTML sucks. 90% of your work will go towards work-arounds, and it will still be slow, unstable, and disfunctional.
I do not like FLASH because of the software. They also just raised the price believing they can pull an Adobe on the market.
But I have stronger doubts when it comes to these so called web standards. They are just adding to the heap of spagetti-bloat-ware. And it is going to be quite some time before SVG reaches critical mass. FLASH already has. And FLASH will let you do more, more reliably. That is what FLASH developers pay for.
I am sure you've seen enough bad FLASH to make you sick of it, but just wait til you see the bad SVG.
instead of specifying location per-pixel, filesize will be small
You are talking about the difference between raster and vector image formats. Just because it is a vector format does not make it small. Also, I think only BMP and the like specify per-pixel data as-is. GIF, JPG and others are formats that avoid this to achieve efficiency.
He does have a point. Namely that media companies try to chose wisely what they sell, so they can rely on it selling. But he is also missing one very important one. Actually 3.
[1] Technology is not what consumes content. People do. Whether they are people in charge of recruiting new artists, or people who actually buy the CDs, people filter content, and it should always be human-centered. Technology to assist human centered filtering is relevant, but technology alone is easily out of context.
[2] That said, here at slashdot, at amazon, and at many other places, we can already see the internet and p2p networks as an intermediary technology in assisting mass human filtering and preference propagation over immeasurable amounts of content.
[3] Finally, the creative commons has nothing to do with FILTERING!!! His article is thus, off topic! Media companies will filter your work whether like it or not, but that and publishing is another task. The commons only publishes. They never said they were a substitute.
But people themselves are original. And content based on people will always be original. Plot is artificial. Content based on plot will always be artificial.
As for creativity, here is a great quote:
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." - Albert Einstein
In japan they sell the original NES and SNES, but with a different shell and at a huge discount, or rather, cheaper-than-original-cuz-it-costs-F'ing-less price.
As for pirates, they will get the JP gamecube and pirate it all they want.
But those with PCs already have every NES and SNES title, so Nintendo really is probably just entering slowly, before deciding if to go big.
The article was informative and a wrap up of the current state I would say. But really, it isn't saying much.
Just another one of those articles that dances in a circle and ends up where it started. It gathers readers by pretending it might have some proof to disclose, but that never happens. And in the end, they talk about how "they're still a long way" or "maybe next year" or whatever.
sorry, I didn't consider all the corporate tech folks.
I was talking about outlook express. So now I am sure you know what I am talking about. Just to ellaborate:
Computers come with IE preinstalled, and they get old. Meaning, it is only a matter of time before a newer virus automatically gets downloaded from the mailbox, and automatically infects the computer through the outlook express message preview. THis is how millions of Windows users "break" their computers.
Many of these users don't even report it because they don't know they can, should, or need to. They usually just get a friend to help, or pull out the recovery disk and reinstall everything. Worst of all, they often think its their fault, and even feel guilty about it.
People who work with computers know not to trust IE especially. But many home users do start off trusting the "smart", "cutting edge", tech device they dished out thousands of dollars for, out of their summer bonus.
I am just another someone, like many here I am sure, who many often turn to for *help*. Just counting how many times I've fixed someones computer is enough proof for me to believe someone got their virus statistics wrong.
Slashdot Mirror
whether you wish or not.
If you read something and cannot manage to totally forget it, it will influence you. You can try to have it *not* influence you or your design, but that in itself is already an influence.
So can anyone provide an easy explanation why these can't get cracked?
If money is stored in the card, then the right device could put money into it by altering the balance.
I was thinking the only way to prevent this would be to check the balance with the transaction database before accepting any transactions... but in 1/5th of a second, accomplishing this would seem unlikely.
Right. But you have to *swipe* those.
The one's in Japan you don't have to swipe. You can leave it in your wallet and just hold your wallet against the panel for 1/5th of a second.
The way this was posted makes it sound stupid.. Cash replacements cards have been around for ages.
how about popup ads? false links? and the html spam that one gets in their inbox? there are many ways of going to a pr0n site without going to a pr0n site, because they all come to you instead.
and sharing your entire log is like giving up your house so a friend can look for condoms.
I thought Thomas Jefferson was the one who is famous for *regretting* he created the IP system before he died...
I am sure other people here know more about this than I do.
speachless
Manga is like Music. Music is for everyone, and there is nothing to grow out of. There are also 3 big reasons why this is so:
1) IDENTITY: The creator gains all the respect. Once the creator gains a following, fans will happily purchase and collect past and future works from that creator. So just like Music is for everyone, Manga is also popular in the same sense. There is something for everyone, and the readers choose their favorite authors, not their favorite superhero.
2) CONCLUSION: Manga ends. When the author gets tired of a series, they end it. When the inspiration is gone, it isn't re-brewed at long meetings, nor is the torch passed on to someone else. US Comics are like boy bands. Their audience is fixed, and the product is "engineered".
3) LEGACY: Cultural differences are often noted, but the industry in Japan was not built overnight or automatically. The success of past artists and their immortal work has helped build what Manga has become today. Sure, trains and Manga make a good match, but that doesn't say much about their influence on society, or their success:
How many engineers were inspired by Gundam? How many basketball players were inspired by Slam Dunk? How many students were inpired by Sangokushi? How many salary men were inspired by Salary Man Kintaro? How many kids burned their Cosmo (Saint Seiya), fired their Kamehameha(Dragonball), tried imitating one of Kenshiro's lines or moves (Hokuto no Ken), or wished they had a Docodemo Door (Doraemon)? Manga has helped DEFINE the culture.
Like music, manga has a huge influence, has something for everyone, and is constantly evolving leaving gems at every stage. And just like music, it is being able to relate to the content that binds you to it.
VHS v Beta analogy, they are not indicating a market failure but their own ignorance
Some analogies stick, and get imported by people who want to make a similar point. In this case, on technology and marketshare. To necessitate we all do research on everything we hear is obsurd. He even admits he's been working with these concepts for over 10 years, and that it isn't obvious. And to then accuse those who do not know what he knows as being ignorant is totally arogant and insulting.
It is fine to argue how something is actually wrong. In fact, that is an extremely popular outcome for many arguments: "in fact so and so is WRONG". But to add "and so those who think so and so are ignorant" just makes you sound hostile.
This is hilarious.
I mean, anyone can break a window and jump right in!!
We can call that a "backdoor", and the plywood to cover them "patches".
Or do bicycles sound like the next revolution, if Segways were here first.
You could even get a UNICYCLE and use your own human hardware to control it. We come equipt with both computers and gyros.
500 dollars, or 200 dollars, maybe. But 5000 dollars would buy you half a car. Or 25 good bicycles.
I say AWAY with the SEGWAY! Not in my house!
just copy the directory
Sounds good. And if you need to have a couple of different configurations, then you could just make them manually, or have some simple installation script (or exe) that knows where to modify.
Um, so now that they've installed Linux on all these, who is going to teach the kids? Who is going to maintain them?
When I was in high school they got their first 5 computers in the library. To no one's surprise, their only use was games. One had a pr0n background within a week, and the last time I went 2 of them didn't boot.
Kids will hack. That is fine. But if the teachers cannot outdo them, then these computers are going to get trashed. And what are they going to teach? How to configure your window manager? And students will not automatically appreciate Linux. Most likely they will think it is a cheap, useless version of whatever is in their Vaio or HP at home.
Unless the classwork and the software installed is appealing enough to the students, and unless the schools are willing to do (read "pay for") maintenance, then I am not sure this is an easy celebration.
But I am happy they didn't give MS more money.
no technology will "always" be popular
Right. And some technology will never be popular. And some people never like certain technologies. No one lives forever. etc. etc.
If it isn't SVG then it will be something else.
Sure. But I still don't see much point in comparing FLASH and SVG. SVG is just a graphics format. It is closer to PDF than it is to FLASH. SVG+DHTML will not replace FLASh though, simply because DHTML sucks. 90% of your work will go towards work-arounds, and it will still be slow, unstable, and disfunctional.
I do not like FLASH because of the software. They also just raised the price believing they can pull an Adobe on the market.
But I have stronger doubts when it comes to these so called web standards. They are just adding to the heap of spagetti-bloat-ware. And it is going to be quite some time before SVG reaches critical mass. FLASH already has. And FLASH will let you do more, more reliably. That is what FLASH developers pay for.
I am sure you've seen enough bad FLASH to make you sick of it, but just wait til you see the bad SVG.
SVG is for vector graphics. If you haven't noticed, FLASH is much more than that.
And FLASH will always be popular for dynamic graphics and interactive content.
instead of specifying location per-pixel, filesize will be small
You are talking about the difference between raster and vector image formats. Just because it is a vector format does not make it small. Also, I think only BMP and the like specify per-pixel data as-is. GIF, JPG and others are formats that avoid this to achieve efficiency.
He does have a point. Namely that media companies try to chose wisely what they sell, so they can rely on it selling. But he is also missing one very important one. Actually 3.
[1] Technology is not what consumes content. People do. Whether they are people in charge of recruiting new artists, or people who actually buy the CDs, people filter content, and it should always be human-centered. Technology to assist human centered filtering is relevant, but technology alone is easily out of context.
[2] That said, here at slashdot, at amazon, and at many other places, we can already see the internet and p2p networks as an intermediary technology in assisting mass human filtering and preference propagation over immeasurable amounts of content.
[3] Finally, the creative commons has nothing to do with FILTERING!!! His article is thus, off topic! Media companies will filter your work whether like it or not, but that and publishing is another task. The commons only publishes. They never said they were a substitute.
able to put together a free version
Yes, I already have thousands of songs and games on my PC. I could get movies easily, but am not really into much.
But, since when was my computer FREE? And broadband isn't FREE either. What are you talking about.
A good PC will always outdo any media center console. And is second to none if you consider pr0n. Why, of course.
I have all my ROMs on my HD, can download anytime, send them anywhere... and guess what, my laptop has video audio output...
good point.
But people themselves are original. And content based on people will always be original. Plot is artificial. Content based on plot will always be artificial.
As for creativity, here is a great quote:
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to
hide your sources." - Albert Einstein
I second that.
In japan they sell the original NES and SNES, but with a different shell and at a huge discount, or rather, cheaper-than-original-cuz-it-costs-F'ing-less price.
As for pirates, they will get the JP gamecube and pirate it all they want.
But those with PCs already have every NES and SNES title, so Nintendo really is probably just entering slowly, before deciding if to go big.
I am assuming these writers don't get recognized or paid. Is that good or bad?
I guess ideas are free from IP laws, as long as they don't involve mice and speach.
But if it doesn't cost them anything, it would be cool to at least name the projects or objects after their sci-fi authors.
Do what you believe in. If you don't believe in anything, then help someone who does.
You will be amazed how many people don't follow or have their own beliefs. You will also be amazed when you see someone who does.
I am not talking about religion.
E=mc2 might not be entirely correct
Why, of course it *might*. That is not news.
The article was informative and a wrap up of the current state I would say. But really, it isn't saying much.
Just another one of those articles that dances in a circle and ends up where it started. It gathers readers by pretending it might have some proof to disclose, but that never happens. And in the end, they talk about how "they're still a long way" or "maybe next year" or whatever.
Reminds me of those UFO specials on TV.
sorry, I didn't consider all the corporate tech folks.
:)
I was talking about outlook express. So now I am sure you know what I am talking about. Just to ellaborate:
Computers come with IE preinstalled, and they get old. Meaning, it is only a matter of time before a newer virus automatically gets downloaded from the mailbox, and automatically infects the computer through the outlook express message preview. THis is how millions of Windows users "break" their computers.
Many of these users don't even report it because they don't know they can, should, or need to. They usually just get a friend to help, or pull out the recovery disk and reinstall everything. Worst of all, they often think its their fault, and even feel guilty about it.
People who work with computers know not to trust IE especially. But many home users do start off trusting the "smart", "cutting edge", tech device they dished out thousands of dollars for, out of their summer bonus.
I am just another someone, like many here I am sure, who many often turn to for *help*. Just counting how many times I've fixed someones computer is enough proof for me to believe someone got their virus statistics wrong.
ps.
Or maybe not =)...
thanks. I appreciate it
outlook. nuf'said.
someone forgot their virus statistics.