The Census People need to start taking into account the increasing unwillingness to provide information to ANYONE, for ANY REASON.
What is ultimately needed is a PERSONAL INFORMATION BILL OF RIGHTS that essentially confers real property rights upon the information about ME to ME. I then control transfer and possesion. I could even monetize it if I wished.
Yes...it is all about MEEEEEEEE!!!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
The burden of infringing user identification NOW lies with the copyright holders. They therefore now have to set up a massive trial download system that is constantly looking for INDIVIDUALS sharing their material.
Now...once they set such a system up, we get into a very interesting area, namely an intersection with the Ebay vs. Bidders Edge lawsuit where the judge in that case has essentially ruled that bandwidth is private property and service providers can lawfully exclude commercial users of the service that are consuming bandwidth without permission. Napster should be able to EXCLUDE the bandwidth hogging robots that the record companies are GOING TO HAVE TO SET UP.
Furthermore, I completely expect to see a song dicing system set up soon that distributes audio files around in chunks, with no one holding more than 1 "fair use slice" of each track.
Its going to be an interesting year.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
I've had my Bonsai Kitty for 6 weeks now and I couldn't be a more satisfied
customer. I have had two dinner parties since receiving my "B-Kitty" and
have proudly featured it as the centerpiece on my dinner table! It is just
amazing how I have become the envy of all my friends and associates!
I do have a couple of Kitty-care tips to share but I did not see a spot on
your website where I could post them, so I am just going to include them
here so you can post them whenever you get around to creating your
"Bonsai-Kitty Kare Korner" section.
Tip 1. Unwelcome Nocturnal Meewing
This seems to happen more and more as your B-Kitty gets older and the best
way I have found to deal with this little problem is to drape the Kitty-Jar
with two heavy, thick moving blankets just around sundown. I'm pretty sure
that the darkness calms the B-Kitty and lulls it into a peaceful night of
slumber.
Tip 2. Fogging in the Kitty-Jar
This happens when you keep the ambient room temperature too low for your
Bonsai-Kitty. I've been keeping the thermostat at about 97 degrees F. in
the room where I keep my B-Kitty and I think the problem is pretty much
licked now.
Tip 3. Clawing Sounds.
These little noises may be cute but they can be distracting while discussing
the latest DotCom failures over dinner. I solved this problem by applying a
little petroleum jelly on the end of a slightly bent coat hanger and,
inserting it throught the 1/4 inch air hole, apply a dab or two to the
inside of the Kitty-Jar just under the Kitty's little foot pads! Works like
a charm!
Thank you again Bonsai-Kitty for all of the delightful conversations that
have been sparked by my new B-Kitty. My mother-in-law seemed very envious
(and her birthday is just around the corner), so be expecting a new order
from me soon!
Thanks again for a wonderful product!
Sincerely,
Alan K. McSwain
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
What self-respecting commando would...
on
Spidergoats
·
· Score: 1
 
...report for duty wearing a "GoatVar Battle Vest".
Worse, knowing that it was spider web technology would make my skin crawl!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
The real problem here is that the "Clue-Devide" is growing wider every day. There is a vast number of people in this country today that are having a trouble decerning reality from fantasy.
In a world where virtual reality is growing more realistic, how can we expect anyone to know the difference?
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
ONE. Rat out the cheats when you see them, being careful to also refer the potential sucker,..er abused client, to a firm (not yours) for a second opinion or a redo of the work itself.
TWO. Trust that Darwinism applys to all dynamic ecosystems. These weasels will eventually be selected out of the system.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Yes, but you don't need them to walk down the street or across state lines. There is NO law that says you HAVE TO carry id while you move about on foot. A Motor Vehicle license is not required to take your Boing Nikes for a spin.
Automated recognition at points of demarcation is NOTHING less than wholesale surveilance of the population which a fundamental violation to our collective and individual right to privacy.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
"I'm troubled by the extensive use of cameras to monitor us when we're in public places, but that doesn't mean it's illegal or unconstitutional," Chemerinsky said. "People have no reasonable expectation that when out in public, they cannot be photographed."
Erwin, we're no longer talking about merely being photographed. We talking about being identified in coffee shops and in cross-walks and in our own driveways next. We're talking the incredibly short leap technologically from having one of these systems at the Super Bowl(TM) and having thousands of them tracking our every movement as we live out our lives with the paltry few freedoms we have left.
And Irwin, baby, just when and where does passisve autorecognition at public waypoints be come in fact...a defacto form of "having to show your papers"?
Common, Irwin, you're a smart guy. Think this out a little better next time. I know you can 'cause I collect those "Constitutional Law Professor" trading cards and I'm just sure I have one with your picture on it!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
My math IS correct. 575.3125gb is correct. However, mia culpa on my inability to express the units clearly. My thought processes were temporarily compromised by the thought of all that MP3 space!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Napster, that rollover and play dead sellout in the fight against intellectual property tyranny can die a slow miserable death!!! When it is drawing it's last decrepit breath, I shall be wonderously indifferent
But...I really have no strong opinions about this.
The sig below has been upgraded to this less funny one. - GeneralEmergency
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Namely, if this cases wins and is upheld, then look next for a lawsuit seeking to shut down the SEC 'FraudCrawler' and any other government owned or contracted law enforcement crawlers that come along after it.
Here's why.
If Register.com wins, then the courts will have recognized bandwidth as an asset on an equal legal footing to money or physical property. Once bandwidth has gained this legal stature, then suddenly the fourth admendment of the constitution kicks in:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures , shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Because unauthorized consumtion of bandwidth would then be legally equivalent to a seizure, the government would have to obtain and serve a search warrant on the owner of any server that they wish to examine the contents of!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
ATTENTION...ATTENTION...
FOLLOW THE ANGLE OF THIS RADIO BEACON BACK TO A PLANET FULL OF MORONS FAT ENOUGH TO HAVE TIME ENOUGH TO BROADCAST THEIR IGNORANCE ABOUT BEING ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. NEED FOOD? COME EAT US! NEED SLAVES? COME ENSLAVE US! NEED A TARGET PLANET? AIM THIS-A-WAY!
Ever notice that a radio dish is really just a big dish?
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
ETHICAL employers balance the need of the company against the welfare of the employees. While it is true that employers have an ethical obligation to offer career advancement to all employees, this should never be proffered under duress. Doing so only embitters and dissillusions good people, because of the selfish nature of the act.
In situations that I have seen this occur, the primary motivating factor was one or more senior managers or VPs that were more interested in the advancement of their PERSONAL careers or wealth than the general welfare of the company or it's employees.
Sadly, there are only two solutions to your predicament:
1) Identify and sit down personally with culprits and explain to them WHY what they are doing is unethical, then repeat your offer to help select and train a new manager.
2) Vote with your feet.
Don't hold out much hope that number one will work, because the individuals involved would be forced to admit their own fallability and that's not easy for most individuals to do. If they are intelligent and ethical individuals, they will quickly come to see the error of their plan. But then again, why would they have come up with such a plan in the first place?
Hope this helps!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
This story reminded me of a few things I had seen on ZDNet. Read
this and
this.
The playstation processor is fast enough to be used as the targeting vision analysis module of a cruise missle. Couple this with the fact that small 50lb thrust turbines are now available for model airplane use....and GPS modules are cheap and plentiful. Ironically, a company in israel manufactures a low cost, very effective autopilot device known as the BTA autopilot which would be the logical choice for an initial guidance controller.
Speculating here...the most likely application would be an airburst dispersal of a bio-weapon over a populated area.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Have you opened it up yet? Do you at least know what kind of drives you're dealing with? Is the OS on the disk or in firmware? Are there any dipswitches in the MB and are they labeled? Does the managements software have any obvious references to HDD or volume size?
If you're a hardware newbie, then post hight res digital pics for us to examine and comment on.
Basically, if they turn out to be IDE drives, the investment in a pair of drives is reasonably small and experimentation is a good path. I'd use something like Ghost or Partition Magic (I know, PC stuff) to move the images to the larger drives.
Also, you are reasonable to proceed on the assumption that the original engineers kept an eye open to expansion and/or tollerating multiple HDD sources, which would invariably come in differing sizes and block/sector translation modes.
Hope this helps.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Slashdot Mirror
Let's engineer this bug to be heat and pressure resistant and also have a taste for H2SO4 and let's go...
T-E-R-A-F-O-R-M V-E-N-U-S !-!-!-!
Double Dibbs on the South Pole!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
The Census People need to start taking into account the increasing unwillingness to provide information to ANYONE, for ANY REASON.
What is ultimately needed is a PERSONAL INFORMATION BILL OF RIGHTS that essentially confers real property rights upon the information about ME to ME. I then control transfer and possesion. I could even monetize it if I wished.
Yes...it is all about MEEEEEEEE!!!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
The burden of infringing user identification NOW lies with the copyright holders. They therefore now have to set up a massive trial download system that is constantly looking for INDIVIDUALS sharing their material.
Now...once they set such a system up, we get into a very interesting area, namely an intersection with the Ebay vs. Bidders Edge lawsuit where the judge in that case has essentially ruled that bandwidth is private property and service providers can lawfully exclude commercial users of the service that are consuming bandwidth without permission. Napster should be able to EXCLUDE the bandwidth hogging robots that the record companies are GOING TO HAVE TO SET UP.
Furthermore, I completely expect to see a song dicing system set up soon that distributes audio files around in chunks, with no one holding more than 1 "fair use slice" of each track.
Its going to be an interesting year.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Dear Bonsai Kitty...
I've had my Bonsai Kitty for 6 weeks now and I couldn't be a more satisfied customer. I have had two dinner parties since receiving my "B-Kitty" and have proudly featured it as the centerpiece on my dinner table! It is just amazing how I have become the envy of all my friends and associates!
I do have a couple of Kitty-care tips to share but I did not see a spot on your website where I could post them, so I am just going to include them here so you can post them whenever you get around to creating your "Bonsai-Kitty Kare Korner" section.
Tip 1. Unwelcome Nocturnal Meewing
This seems to happen more and more as your B-Kitty gets older and the best way I have found to deal with this little problem is to drape the Kitty-Jar with two heavy, thick moving blankets just around sundown. I'm pretty sure that the darkness calms the B-Kitty and lulls it into a peaceful night of slumber.
Tip 2. Fogging in the Kitty-Jar
This happens when you keep the ambient room temperature too low for your Bonsai-Kitty. I've been keeping the thermostat at about 97 degrees F. in the room where I keep my B-Kitty and I think the problem is pretty much licked now.
Tip 3. Clawing Sounds.
These little noises may be cute but they can be distracting while discussing the latest DotCom failures over dinner. I solved this problem by applying a little petroleum jelly on the end of a slightly bent coat hanger and, inserting it throught the 1/4 inch air hole, apply a dab or two to the inside of the Kitty-Jar just under the Kitty's little foot pads! Works like a charm!
Thank you again Bonsai-Kitty for all of the delightful conversations that have been sparked by my new B-Kitty. My mother-in-law seemed very envious (and her birthday is just around the corner), so be expecting a new order from me soon!
Thanks again for a wonderful product!
Sincerely,
Alan K. McSwain
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Worse, knowing that it was spider web technology would make my skin crawl!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
The real problem here is that the "Clue-Devide" is growing wider every day. There is a vast number of people in this country today that are having a trouble decerning reality from fantasy.
In a world where virtual reality is growing more realistic, how can we expect anyone to know the difference?
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
ONE. Rat out the cheats when you see them, being careful to also refer the potential sucker, ..er abused client, to a firm (not yours) for a second opinion or a redo of the work itself.
TWO. Trust that Darwinism applys to all dynamic ecosystems. These weasels will eventually be selected out of the system.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
As with many programmers, I too yearn to give my creations the cognitive powers that I myself posses and I do think on this subject often...
Then I become humbled by the majesty of it all.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
But then...maybe that's the real plan here.
The Sig below has been sacked and I am currently accepting applications for a new one. - GeneralEmergency
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Yes, but you don't need them to walk down the street or across state lines. There is NO law that says you HAVE TO carry id while you move about on foot. A Motor Vehicle license is not required to take your Boing Nikes for a spin.
Automated recognition at points of demarcation is NOTHING less than wholesale surveilance of the population which a fundamental violation to our collective and individual right to privacy.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Erwin, we're no longer talking about merely being photographed. We talking about being identified in coffee shops and in cross-walks and in our own driveways next. We're talking the incredibly short leap technologically from having one of these systems at the Super Bowl(TM) and having thousands of them tracking our every movement as we live out our lives with the paltry few freedoms we have left.
And Irwin, baby, just when and where does passisve autorecognition at public waypoints be come in fact...a defacto form of "having to show your papers"?
Common, Irwin, you're a smart guy. Think this out a little better next time. I know you can 'cause I collect those "Constitutional Law Professor" trading cards and I'm just sure I have one with your picture on it!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
My math IS correct. 575.3125gb is correct. However, mia culpa on my inability to express the units clearly. My thought processes were temporarily compromised by the thought of all that MP3 space!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
A standard CD has 15.315 square inches of active area on its surface.
At 300gb/sq.in. a standard CD could hold 575.3gb. Thus it would only take two disks to finally get to my magical holy grail of owning my own
!!!!****T-E-R-A-B-Y-T-E*****!!!!.
I'll take two please.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Napster, that rollover and play dead sellout in the fight against intellectual property tyranny can die a slow miserable death!!! When it is drawing it's last decrepit breath, I shall be wonderously indifferent
But...I really have no strong opinions about this.
The sig below has been upgraded to this less funny one. - GeneralEmergency
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
You would only get to keep 23 of those.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Wow... did I just write that?
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Nintendo's lawyers don't copyright their lawsuit filings?
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Moderate me now, baby.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Namely, if this cases wins and is upheld, then look next for a lawsuit seeking to shut down the SEC 'FraudCrawler' and any other government owned or contracted law enforcement crawlers that come along after it.
Here's why.
If Register.com wins, then the courts will have recognized bandwidth as an asset on an equal legal footing to money or physical property. Once bandwidth has gained this legal stature, then suddenly the fourth admendment of the constitution kicks in:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures , shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Because unauthorized consumtion of bandwidth would then be legally equivalent to a seizure, the government would have to obtain and serve a search warrant on the owner of any server that they wish to examine the contents of!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Screw the prime number series crap!
What this REALLY translates to is:
ATTENTION...ATTENTION...
FOLLOW THE ANGLE OF THIS RADIO BEACON BACK TO A PLANET FULL OF MORONS FAT ENOUGH TO HAVE TIME ENOUGH TO BROADCAST THEIR IGNORANCE ABOUT BEING ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. NEED FOOD? COME EAT US! NEED SLAVES? COME ENSLAVE US! NEED A TARGET PLANET? AIM THIS-A-WAY!
Ever notice that a radio dish is really just a big dish?
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
SLASHDOT.ORG TERMS OF EXISTENCE (TOE)
As a web netizen, you agree not to engage in any of the following activities:
1. Being an obnoxious Dick, Jerk, Wank, Weasel or other odeous creature engaging in human, elder, animal, bandwidth or customer abuse.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS WILL RESULT IN REPEATED SLASHDOTTINGS UNTIL YOU CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THE BANDWIDTH.
You have been warned.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
ETHICAL employers balance the need of the company against the welfare of the employees. While it is true that employers have an ethical obligation to offer career advancement to all employees, this should never be proffered under duress. Doing so only embitters and dissillusions good people, because of the selfish nature of the act.
In situations that I have seen this occur, the primary motivating factor was one or more senior managers or VPs that were more interested in the advancement of their PERSONAL careers or wealth than the general welfare of the company or it's employees.
Sadly, there are only two solutions to your predicament:
1) Identify and sit down personally with culprits and explain to them WHY what they are doing is unethical, then repeat your offer to help select and train a new manager.
2) Vote with your feet.
Don't hold out much hope that number one will work, because the individuals involved would be forced to admit their own fallability and that's not easy for most individuals to do. If they are intelligent and ethical individuals, they will quickly come to see the error of their plan. But then again, why would they have come up with such a plan in the first place?
Hope this helps!
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
This story reminded me of a few things I had seen on ZDNet. Read this and this.
The playstation processor is fast enough to be used as the targeting vision analysis module of a cruise missle. Couple this with the fact that small 50lb thrust turbines are now available for model airplane use....and GPS modules are cheap and plentiful. Ironically, a company in israel manufactures a low cost, very effective autopilot device known as the BTA autopilot which would be the logical choice for an initial guidance controller.
Speculating here...the most likely application would be an airburst dispersal of a bio-weapon over a populated area.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --
Have you opened it up yet? Do you at least know what kind of drives you're dealing with? Is the OS on the disk or in firmware? Are there any dipswitches in the MB and are they labeled? Does the managements software have any obvious references to HDD or volume size?
If you're a hardware newbie, then post hight res digital pics for us to examine and comment on.
Basically, if they turn out to be IDE drives, the investment in a pair of drives is reasonably small and experimentation is a good path. I'd use something like Ghost or Partition Magic (I know, PC stuff) to move the images to the larger drives.
Also, you are reasonable to proceed on the assumption that the original engineers kept an eye open to expansion and/or tollerating multiple HDD sources, which would invariably come in differing sizes and block/sector translation modes.
Hope this helps.
"A microprocessor... is a terrible thing to waste." --