for god's sake if you're an editor, put the words in order someone should let t0qer know since apparently he used to work for ricochet and has less than pleasant things to say about it and many reasons whi it failed
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but if the toaster was made by apple you would already have marmelaide!
"There's nothing in Pd that prevents someone else (MPAA, Disney, Microsoft, your boss) from setting up a partition on your computer and putting stuff there that you can't get at."
Isn't that a lot like the Tivo "feature" that reserves a set amount of space on the drive for automatically downloaded "content" that can't be removed?
may have played a central role in the development of modern humans' ability to speak could have given them a critical advantage may at least partly explain why humans can speak and animals cannot
The/. headline is misleading. It is suspected that this mutation in the FOXP2 gene is responsible for language development and not necessarily speech. Some birds can "speak" but they do not have language abilities.
The confusing part to me is the fact that gorillas obviously have language ability, as seen in Koko, a gorilla that is able sign. So the mutation in this gene does not determine whether a species has the capacity for language or not, perhaps it only determines the proficiency in language.
"... the DCP501 home theater system, a hybrid digital cable box, DVD player and high-end stereo that goes for $900."
I'd be scared to spend that sort of money on any TV tuner because the widespread adoption of HDTV is on the horizon. Undoubtedly the tuners of today will become useless within a few years time with DRM being built into programming and all. I've always seen that as a reason not to buy combo systems; when one of the components becomes obsolete, you have to replace the whole thing.
"High Power Microwave produces burnout and disruption in electronics while not affecting humans."
Yes, I realize that anything within a range of the spectrum around 2.4Ghz is considered microwave (cell phone, cordless phones, 802.11, etc.) but isn't the only reason they don't hurt people because they are relatively low power? I imagine if you pump enough power into one of those things it could start to make you boil.
Anyway, I'd hate to be one of the test subjects used in determining whether or not this actually does cause damage.
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What I think is ridiculous is the fact that on the under the sizes listed at Starbucks, "large" is displayed as "Venti (TM)." Now, "venti" is the Italian word for the number 20, and that particular size happens to be 20 ounces. I don't understand how they be allowed to hold a trademark on a number like that.
I haven't used a Mac in a while, but there were some cool shareware games out.
Off the top of my head, some great games were Lode Runner, Beam Wars, Hazardous, Taskmaker, Tetris, and a few more I can't remember the names of. Check for one of those shareware CD-ROMS they used to sell and the ones listed in bold are probably going to be pretty good.
RedHat sells software. They are, in fact, profitable. It's amazing the sort of thing you have to explain to people.
Umm... no. They lost $5.1 million last quarter and and $98.5 million within the last twelve months. Mind you, that's on just $77.1 million in sales a year.
I don't know if this is still true or what, but in the past wasn't a lot of the "office suite" type software for Macintosh done in-house by Claris or Apple? Maybe that all changed when Microsoft dumped a boat load of cash into the company. Either Apple really is as different from Microsoft as they could possibly be and supports competition, or Claris/AppleSoft is effectively dead.
It's a quote attributed to Silenus the Minotaur speaking to King Midas by Nietzsche in The Birth of Tragedy.
The full quote is
Ephemeral wretch, begotten by accident and toil, why do you force me to tell you what it would be your greatest boon not to hear? What would be best for you is quite beyond your reach: not to have been born, not to be, to be nothing. But the second best is to die soon.
For those of you who (like me) have a limited knowledge about the UCITA, Infoworld as an excellent summary of what it is and the problems with it.
What it essentially seems to do is make EULA's legally binding and allows them to be undisclosed until after the sale is made. It doesn't seem so much anti-open source as it pro-commercial software.
Maybe it's some vast conspiracy by the game publishing companies to force consumers to pay $59.99 for the latest piece of entermainment? Hm.. probably not.
The best thing I could think of was Hypercard for the Macintosh, it allowed games like The Manhole to be created with very little programming. Sure, it needed a significant amount of computer knowledge to create something enteretaining, but it was nothing like programming a game like Quake III in C.
My all-time favorite game construction kit was the Pinball Construction Kit. It came out in 1985, and it allowed for the creation of personalized pinball tables inside the game. The only problem is that the game required to play any pinball table you design.
Try searching google for game creation kit. It came up with a ton of results, and this one looks promising.
So if I train my dog so it kills someone, I'll get a cushy 4 years in jail, but if I train my computer so it causes only fiduciary damages, I can get life in prison? That seems screwy to me.
"maglev" trains remain a technological curiosity? I disagree. In China (actually Germany I think), one is being built now. Maybe still a curiousity, but only as much as anything else that is part of an evolving technology.
In my mind, the best application, and perhaps the most glamorous, is in energy storage using electromagnetic flywheels. A few years back, Scientific American published an article about electromagnetic flywheels being used as backup generators; get them spinning once and bury them underground, with almost no friction then spin for a LONG time. Power goes off, all you have to do is turn on the generator and you've got power to the length of time relative to the mass of the flywheel. For a while that was part of the big hype about hydrogen powered fuel cells in cars, though the 100,000RPM flywheel seems to seems to have scared away a lot of people.
I didn't say it was bad thing only if Microsoft does it. My point is that it is entirely possible for Microsoft to require some pretty major changes to the kernel for any software they create to work, and there really isn't much we can do to avoid it. The reply was only to point out my disagreement with the statement they're not going to be able to take over the kernel.
Oh, BTW, who is "you ppl"? I just want to know what group you're trying to classify me under;).
Never going to be able to take over the kernel? Never say never. Microsoft could very well require their own propriety modules be compiled into the kernel in order to get their software to work. I really wouldn't put it past them.
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for god's sake if you're an editor, put the words in order
someone should let t0qer know since apparently he used to work for ricochet and has less than pleasant things to say about it and many reasons whi it failed
but if the toaster was made by apple you would already have marmelaide!
"There's nothing in Pd that prevents someone else (MPAA, Disney, Microsoft, your boss) from setting up a partition on your computer and putting stuff there that you can't get at."
Isn't that a lot like the Tivo "feature" that reserves a set amount of space on the drive for automatically downloaded "content" that can't be removed?
This gene:
/. headline is misleading. It is suspected that this mutation in the FOXP2 gene is responsible for language development and not necessarily speech. Some birds can "speak" but they do not have language abilities.
may have played a central role in the development of modern humans' ability to speak
could have given them a critical advantage
may at least partly explain why humans can speak and animals cannot
The
The confusing part to me is the fact that gorillas obviously have language ability, as seen in Koko, a gorilla that is able sign. So the mutation in this gene does not determine whether a species has the capacity for language or not, perhaps it only determines the proficiency in language.
"... the DCP501 home theater system, a hybrid digital cable box, DVD player and high-end stereo that goes for $900."
I'd be scared to spend that sort of money on any TV tuner because the widespread adoption of HDTV is on the horizon. Undoubtedly the tuners of today will become useless within a few years time with DRM being built into programming and all. I've always seen that as a reason not to buy combo systems; when one of the components becomes obsolete, you have to replace the whole thing.
What intrigued me was the information about high power microwaves. It says
"High Power Microwave produces burnout and disruption in electronics while not affecting humans."
Yes, I realize that anything within a range of the spectrum around 2.4Ghz is considered microwave (cell phone, cordless phones, 802.11, etc.) but isn't the only reason they don't hurt people because they are relatively low power? I imagine if you pump enough power into one of those things it could start to make you boil.
Anyway, I'd hate to be one of the test subjects used in determining whether or not this actually does cause damage.
I noticed!
What I think is ridiculous is the fact that on the under the sizes listed at Starbucks, "large" is displayed as "Venti (TM)." Now, "venti" is the Italian word for the number 20, and that particular size happens to be 20 ounces. I don't understand how they be allowed to hold a trademark on a number like that.
Please be gentle! I found these in the forums
I haven't used a Mac in a while, but there were some cool shareware games out.
Off the top of my head, some great games were Lode Runner, Beam Wars, Hazardous, Taskmaker, Tetris, and a few more I can't remember the names of. Check for one of those shareware CD-ROMS they used to sell and the ones listed in bold are probably going to be pretty good.
RedHat sells software. They are, in fact, profitable. It's amazing the sort of thing you have to explain to people.
Umm... no. They lost $5.1 million last quarter and and $98.5 million within the last twelve months. Mind you, that's on just $77.1 million in sales a year.
I don't know if this is still true or what, but in the past wasn't a lot of the "office suite" type software for Macintosh done in-house by Claris or Apple? Maybe that all changed when Microsoft dumped a boat load of cash into the company. Either Apple really is as different from Microsoft as they could possibly be and supports competition, or Claris/AppleSoft is effectively dead.
I think Redhat up to 7.2 will install on anything with at least 32MB RAM. Gotta go back down to 6.2 for 16MB though.
It's a quote attributed to Silenus the Minotaur speaking to King Midas by Nietzsche in The Birth of Tragedy.
The full quote is
For those of you who (like me) have a limited knowledge about the UCITA, Infoworld as an excellent summary of what it is and the problems with it.
What it essentially seems to do is make EULA's legally binding and allows them to be undisclosed until after the sale is made. It doesn't seem so much anti-open source as it pro-commercial software.
What are the best oranges to grow in California?
and you respond with
You should move to Florida, you can grow much better navel oranges there.
The best thing I could think of was Hypercard for the Macintosh, it allowed games like The Manhole to be created with very little programming. Sure, it needed a significant amount of computer knowledge to create something enteretaining, but it was nothing like programming a game like Quake III in C.
My all-time favorite game construction kit was the Pinball Construction Kit. It came out in 1985, and it allowed for the creation of personalized pinball tables inside the game. The only problem is that the game required to play any pinball table you design.
Try searching google for game creation kit. It came up with a ton of results, and this one looks promising.
So if I train my dog so it kills someone, I'll get a cushy 4 years in jail, but if I train my computer so it causes only fiduciary damages, I can get life in prison? That seems screwy to me.
I disagree. In China (actually Germany I think), one is being built now. Maybe still a curiousity, but only as much as anything else that is part of an evolving technology.
In my mind, the best application, and perhaps the most glamorous, is in energy storage using electromagnetic flywheels. A few years back, Scientific American published an article about electromagnetic flywheels being used as backup generators; get them spinning once and bury them underground, with almost no friction then spin for a LONG time. Power goes off, all you have to do is turn on the generator and you've got power to the length of time relative to the mass of the flywheel. For a while that was part of the big hype about hydrogen powered fuel cells in cars, though the 100,000RPM flywheel seems to seems to have scared away a lot of people.
To restate what you said in true Southpark fashion:
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Phase 1: Download music from p2p service
Phase 2:
Phase 3: Profit!
Does it worry anyone else that it's the Texas flag on the time.gov site?
I believe it is conventially assumed that the elder is being referred to unless Jr., III, etc. are specifically mentioned.
It's all screwed up with Opera 6.01 also.
Oh, BTW, who is "you ppl"? I just want to know what group you're trying to classify me under ;).
Never going to be able to take over the kernel? Never say never. Microsoft could very well require their own propriety modules be compiled into the kernel in order to get their software to work. I really wouldn't put it past them.