"The problem is that artists are not getting paid."
I doubt that the artists are the major driving force behind these lawsuits. Indeed, it's the people who own the copyrights who are behind this.
While he mentions there are "many options," I disagree with von Lohmann's "obvious" "right" "answer." (Can you see I'm making bunny ears with my hands?) Frankly, I'm surprised a representative of the EFF would advocate a flat fee to be applied by ISP's to all users - especially universities where many students receive aid to utilize campus equipment and services. How does one justify these fees on a scholorship application?
I can see the Ask Slashdot discussion now.
I think universities are an ideal location for social initiatives, such as the importance of paying for the goods and services you acquire.
Frink: You've got to listen to me. Elementary chaos theory tells us that all robots will eventually turn against their masters and run amok, in an orgy of blood and the kicking and the biting with the metal teeth and the hurting and shoving.
"'We will begin to see similar agreements in Europe very shortly,' she predicts. 'Mobile carriers will build up their own network first and then work together with other operators.'"
followed by:
"Richard McBride,... told Unstrung that the potential challenges the five carriers may face should not be underestimated. 'I think it could be pretty tight to sort this by July, because there are so many commercial pressures pulling in all directions,' he remarks. 'You cannot downplay the technical aspects required if they are looking for full interoperability between the networks.'"
It's a shame they couldn't choose a standard first and then build their own networks. (I know little about WiFi nets but it does seem counterproductive.)
According to a CNET Asia article (21 March), the 3G will compliment the faster, cheaper WiFi when it's unavailable and in case of service-drops:
"The alliance members do not believe that the new deal will undermine the adoption of third generation (3G) mobile phone service, which will boast high-speed Internet access.
Kim Jung Soon, director of NESPOT, Korea Telecom's hot spot project group, said the two services will be complementary. Wi-Fi is fast and cheap but limited in coverage, while 3G is more expensive, slower but covers the country, he said.
'In future, we may have a system where a user with a PDA might enjoy low-cost, high-speed Net access in a hot spot. But when he leaves it, his terminal will transparently switch to a higher-cost, slower 3G service,' he said."
I wanted to install Gallery on my site, but alas, my host runs their Apache server in safe mode, and I was unable to find (or build) a cgi version of PHP as a work-around of safe mode (as suggested by the Gallery crew).
So, I use Coppermine instead, and I've been happy with it, mainly because it is easy to use and it has a slideshow feature. Plus, the set-up was a snap! Also, I think my basic php skills could modify it to fit my needs. FYI, it doesn't support multiple users' albums and, of course, it doesn't offer print services.:)
If the DoJ is going to replace a web site, they ought to ensure it adheres to federal regulations, namely the Section 508 Accessibility guidelines. In this case, they left out the ALT attributes of the two images they included from the old IsoNews site; the images comprise the IsoNews logo. For these reasons, the page does not meet the 508 requirements.
This error might seem trivial, but the first line of text relies on the image to convey the name of the site (IsoNews) and therefore it violates the mandate of accessibility.
Furthermore, the ALT tags provided for the two logos do nothing more than reproduce the text in those images - the name of each agency. Those ALT tags don't even attempt to convey the visual information contained in those images, such as an eagle clutching an olive branch, the latin motto of the DoJ, or the scales and key within the Customs Service seal.
ps - The name "Lissard" for school admin s/w reminds me of a particular school admin: Police Academy Cmndt. Eric Lassard.:)
Moore's Law: "The observation made in 1965 by Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since the integrated circuit was invented. Moore predicted that this trend would continue for the foreseeable future. In subsequent years, the pace slowed down a bit, but data density has doubled approximately every 18 months, and this is the current definition of Moore's Law, which Moore himself has blessed. Most experts, including Moore himself, expect Moore's Law to hold for at least another two decades." (read source)
Metcalfe's Law: "A theory argued by Robert Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, which states that the power of a network increases by the square of the number of nodes connected to it. For example, where X is the number of nodes, the power of the network is X squared.
Metcalfe observed that new technologies are valuable only when large numbers of people use them -- consider how less valuable the telephone would be if only two people in the world used them. The network becomes more valuable the more nodes that are connected to it." (source)
Experience different cultures, both geographic and "corporate" (whether it's Peace Corps, military, missionary, ESL, etc.). While you're bound to meet many different people while traveling, your projects will determine the kind of people you're immediately surrounded by.
Experience time - living abroad in the ".ne" domain has provided me with time to focus on learning new things (like horseback-riding) and improving my code, because I had time to RT*entire*FM. Maybe you can write some "man" pages for Passport;)
See *real* opportunities for applications and hardware and challenge your field abilities (e.g. packet radio).
Even the original Beowulf cluster assembled to assist people in a foreign land:
"But a warrior of Hygelac's heard of Grendel's doings; he was the strongest of men alive in that day, mighty and noble. That man called for a ship, said he would cross the ocean and help the king who needed help. Wise men urged him to that adventure though he was dear to them. They examined omens and whetted him on."
Slashdot Mirror
"The problem is that artists are not getting paid."
I doubt that the artists are the major driving force behind these lawsuits. Indeed, it's the people who own the copyrights who are behind this.
While he mentions there are "many options," I disagree with von Lohmann's "obvious" "right" "answer." (Can you see I'm making bunny ears with my hands?) Frankly, I'm surprised a representative of the EFF would advocate a flat fee to be applied by ISP's to all users - especially universities where many students receive aid to utilize campus equipment and services. How does one justify these fees on a scholorship application?
I can see the Ask Slashdot discussion now.
I think universities are an ideal location for social initiatives, such as the importance of paying for the goods and services you acquire.
Don't you mean joesiXPack? That's the new title for our sysadmin who buys all of our servers.
Or was it JoePack 6.0? Hmm...
Frink: You've got to listen to me. Elementary chaos theory tells us that all robots will eventually turn against their masters and run amok, in an orgy of blood and the kicking and the biting with the metal teeth and the hurting and shoving.
Itchy & Scratchy Land, episode 2F01
First, two quotations:
"'We will begin to see similar agreements in Europe very shortly,' she predicts. 'Mobile carriers will build up their own network first and then work together with other operators.'"
followed by:
"Richard McBride,... told Unstrung that the potential challenges the five carriers may face should not be underestimated. 'I think it could be pretty tight to sort this by July, because there are so many commercial pressures pulling in all directions,' he remarks. 'You cannot downplay the technical aspects required if they are looking for full interoperability between the networks.'"
It's a shame they couldn't choose a standard first and then build their own networks. (I know little about WiFi nets but it does seem counterproductive.)
According to a CNET Asia article (21 March), the 3G will compliment the faster, cheaper WiFi when it's unavailable and in case of service-drops:
"The alliance members do not believe that the new deal will undermine the adoption of third generation (3G) mobile phone service, which will boast high-speed Internet access.
Kim Jung Soon, director of NESPOT, Korea Telecom's hot spot project group, said the two services will be complementary. Wi-Fi is fast and cheap but limited in coverage, while 3G is more expensive, slower but covers the country, he said.
'In future, we may have a system where a user with a PDA might enjoy low-cost, high-speed Net access in a hot spot. But when he leaves it, his terminal will transparently switch to a higher-cost, slower 3G service,' he said."
I wanted to install Gallery on my site, but alas, my host runs their Apache server in safe mode, and I was unable to find (or build) a cgi version of PHP as a work-around of safe mode (as suggested by the Gallery crew).
:)
So, I use Coppermine instead, and I've been happy with it, mainly because it is easy to use and it has a slideshow feature. Plus, the set-up was a snap! Also, I think my basic php skills could modify it to fit my needs. FYI, it doesn't support multiple users' albums and, of course, it doesn't offer print services.
Bart: "It's a victimless crime."
Nelson: "You mean like punchin' someone in the dark?"
This quote also comes to mind:
Homer: "They let me sign checks with a stamp, Marge... a stamp!"
This story reminds me of the Nigerian 419 scam, but with less money involved for the consumer, (though not for the cable company).
If the DoJ is going to replace a web site, they ought to ensure it adheres to federal regulations, namely the Section 508 Accessibility guidelines. In this case, they left out the ALT attributes of the two images they included from the old IsoNews site; the images comprise the IsoNews logo. For these reasons, the page does not meet the 508 requirements.
This error might seem trivial, but the first line of text relies on the image to convey the name of the site (IsoNews) and therefore it violates the mandate of accessibility.
Furthermore, the ALT tags provided for the two logos do nothing more than reproduce the text in those images - the name of each agency. Those ALT tags don't even attempt to convey the visual information contained in those images, such as an eagle clutching an olive branch, the latin motto of the DoJ, or the scales and key within the Customs Service seal.
ps - The name "Lissard" for school admin s/w reminds me of a particular school admin: Police Academy Cmndt. Eric Lassard. :)
GO!
Experience different cultures, both geographic and "corporate" (whether it's Peace Corps, military, missionary, ESL, etc.). While you're bound to meet many different people while traveling, your projects will determine the kind of people you're immediately surrounded by.
Experience time - living abroad in the ".ne" domain has provided me with time to focus on learning new things (like horseback-riding) and improving my code, because I had time to RT*entire*FM. Maybe you can write some "man" pages for Passport ;)
See *real* opportunities for applications and hardware and challenge your field abilities (e.g. packet radio).
Even the original Beowulf cluster assembled to assist people in a foreign land:
"But a warrior of Hygelac's
heard of Grendel's doings;
he was the strongest of men
alive in that day,
mighty and noble.
That man called for a ship,
said he would cross the ocean
and help the king who needed help.
Wise men urged him
to that adventure
though he was dear to them.
They examined omens
and whetted him on."