Youtube just took down two of my videos claiming they violate someone else's copyright. But they are animated films that I made in film school.
I can only imagine that maybe the music used is copyright, but the film is my work. And I don't have the freaking first clue how to fight this since the films were uploaded to youtube many years ago under a different account I don't have the password for.
As a result, I can't even login to READ the notice of why the films were removed. All I've got is the email notification that they were.
I tend to read a book and then lend it to a friend. I find this almost impossible with DRM'ed ebooks. So much easier with paper. Good luck lending those ebooks to a friend, or reading them by candle-light after a week-long power outage.
We spend gazillions of dollars to build stuff, and then via neglect, let it burn up, essentially setting cash on fire. After more than 100 Billion, in 2020, we're going to essentially do the same thing to the ISS.
We've followed the same pattern as Skylab -- we launch a space station, and then, because we don't have a working launch system, have no way to get to the thing, so we let it fall and burn up.
After putting up Skylab, we ended Apollo. Then there was a huge delay getting the Shuttle to work, so, we let Skylab fall. There was talk about launching something to shove into a higher orbit, but those plans were nixed.
Now we've got the ISS, and guess what, we ended the Shuttle and there's the same huge delay to get the next launch system working. So we're going to let the ISS fall and burn.
It seems wasteful. You would think at least the solar panels or other equipment could be joined together or repurposed. If we can't tie together bits and pieces of things that are already in space, we will never learn to build anything significant in space.
The Crossbow was once considered such a horrific weapon, and such a huge advance that "man might never make war again" because of sheer amount of death this device could bring to the battlefield.
Let's face it. it's going to take a major catastrophe to get America's collective head out of its ass. Of course Fox News will blame the whole thing on Obama, but eventually, people will figure out that we're being screwed by big corporations.
Unfortunately, history (Deephorizon) has shown us that, even after being screwed by big companies, the deep south still votes republican -- the base thinks that the free market should regulate itself. Hey, you voted for these clowns, live with the consequences.
All these Silicon Valley *geniuses*, flush with millions of dollars of venture capital... And nobody saw this coming?
I remember speaking to engineer after engineer about putting solar cells all over the roof and trunk and hood of every electric car -- and they all ignored my ideas, saying that the panels couldn't generate enough -- but that's not the point -- the point is that a car spends MOST of its life parked, and while it's parked it could be generating some power.
That's like the time I'm at the NY Auto show and my GF and I notice all these SUVs come with glass roofs, and my GF complains to the salesman that these cars are too tall, it's hard to get the snow off the roof. So I suggest to the sales guy that they run the wires through the roof like they do with the rear windows to heat up the glass and melt the snow. Dude whips out his iPad and starts typing furiously. I suspect the auto industry owes me a check.
Anyhow, point is: Sometimes the obvious escapes people.
The Amiga had dedicated sound hardware that was highly sophisticated for its time.
If you were doing this on a PC that had no soundcard (i.e., no sound hardware), and you were getting music out of the internal speaker usually known for just going "beep", then you've got something impressive.
The vast majority of "SUV" vehicles on the road do not even have 4-wheel drive capability. Sure, that's available as an option, but most people get the base-model to save a few bucks. As a result, you're more likely to see a 2-wheel drive "SUV" than a true off-roader. And yes, your subaru is probably better in a whole range of ways.
And when this vehicle was first announced, like 3 years ago, they claimed it was going to be in the $50,000 range, it was supposed to be the car that opened Tesla to the average joe (somewhat). They were supposed to be bringing the price down with each model, in an attempt to create a mass-market vehicle that was fully electric.
Instead; they have created a high-end toy for douchebags. And each successive model gets more expensive. This "X" makes the "S" look cheap. I'd say that they are the Apple Computer of cars, but, as we all know, Apple is building a car, and I'm sure that will be easily a half-million, and yet douchebags will stand on line to get it.
I work for a company that has paid out some 30 Billion Dollars worth of fines to the US government. Where does that money go? I think it goes directly into the pockets of well-placed individuals, because we never hear about where that money goes.
When you pay a parking ticket, where do you think that money goes?
All they have to do is buy a Senator or Presidential Candidate to rail against "job crushing regulations within the industry", and immediately propose removal of all regulations for cars.
Hell, cars can come out of the factory without even seatbelts. Or wheels. Because it would stimulate the economy.
Either that, or they would work hard to get the law changed so that what VW did was perfectly legal. After all, that's how the financial industry works. Credit Default Swaps? Still entirely legal.
The iPhone may be designed by Apple, but it is manufactured by Foxconn, in CHINA.
So, the obvious solution is to design the car here in the USA, by Apple, but manufacture it in China, using an existing car factory -- Geely, BMD, or some other Chinese car maker. This allows Apple their usual 50% markup, since the manufacture will be cheap, and make use of existing infrastructure.
And it's still a very, very hazardous trip. However, in the name of tourism, it's been pedestrian-ized to the point that even a average mountain climber can reach the summit, if the weather is good.
Of course, that doesn't mean people don't die, your chances of dying on Everest still remain quite high (usually on the descent). But that doesn't seem to stop anyone from going.
And hanging around at the summit is a good approximation of Mars -- there's almost no O2, it's incredibly cold, and without some kind of life-support, you're likely to die quickly.
But the point is: people do it. lots and lots of people do it, dangers be damned. Mars is no different.
End of Life? Dude, I'm running Cobol code that probably dates back to before you were born!
If it does the job that's one thing. If it's all patched and up to date security-wise, you are OK. If however, the systems are constantly running at 100%, and you've got latency and throughput issues, then that's a different story.
If nothing's getting backed up because the systems are under huge strain, then in that case you are welcome to start upgrading. In fact, you might be able to keep the same hardware and simply "upgrade" to Linux slowly, which is less resource-intensive than Windows.
And the way to do it is to build a new box that "mirrors" an existing one; once you've tested it to death, and you're confident nothing has been missed, you retire the original box, then use that box for the next build that mirrors another box and so on.
Doesn't anyone remember that incredibly creepy bear that talked to you via a cassette of canned bullshit? We kept joking that all you had to do was replace the tape with "Kill your parents"; and we'd create a generation of psychos.
Now it's as easy as hacking barbie's server, and replacing the friendly AI with malevolent messages. "You're fat, kill yourself" "You'll never be as smart or as cool as me"
And presto! A generation even more screwed up than Millenials.
We'll be hitching ride with the Russians for the next 20 years (trust me on that, the timeframe will be pushed back even further). Of course that assumes we're not at war with the Russians by that point.
Meanwhile; corporate, privately-funded access to space will be ahead of NASA... While it may take 30 more years, space-X or virgin galactic will have a re-usable SSTO craft by that time.
We are the only country in the industrialized world where people pee their pants at the sight of a exposed circuit board.
Everywhere else in the world, Kids are experimenting with Raspberry Pi and similar cool shit. Here in the USA, you can't have any electronics that aren't encased in an Apple or Samsung shroud.
No wonder jobs are fleeing America. The people wonder why the "jobs creators" are moving their operations overseas, but the truth is evident.
In 10 years, there will be no educated workforce here, there will be no people who can design and produce the technology needed for late 21st century operations.
This country is done for. I need to seriously consider getting the hell out of this hole before the shit really does hit the fan.
In Texas, STEM must mean "Syberterrorism, Terrorism, Even More terrorism"... or maybe the M stands for 'Meth"; which is what you're doing if you even hint at liking chemistry.
In a country that is falling further and further behind the rest of the world in education, I find it particularly humorous (if it wasn't so sad) that we are spending billions on programs to push up the standards of schools; then we go and arrest the only students who show even a glimmer of intelligence.
Just so I've got this right, the only thing you're allowed to be interested in, while in school, is football.
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Youtube just took down two of my videos claiming they violate someone else's copyright. But they are animated films that I made in film school.
I can only imagine that maybe the music used is copyright, but the film is my work. And I don't have the freaking first clue how to fight this since the films were uploaded to youtube many years ago under a different account I don't have the password for.
As a result, I can't even login to READ the notice of why the films were removed. All I've got is the email notification that they were.
Just stand your ground like Cliven Bundy!
He owes a million bucks and hasn't paid a dime!
I tend to read a book and then lend it to a friend. I find this almost impossible with DRM'ed ebooks. So much easier with paper.
Good luck lending those ebooks to a friend, or reading them by candle-light after a week-long power outage.
We spend gazillions of dollars to build stuff, and then via neglect, let it burn up, essentially setting cash on fire. After more than 100 Billion, in 2020, we're going to essentially do the same thing to the ISS.
We've followed the same pattern as Skylab -- we launch a space station, and then, because we don't have a working launch system, have no way to get to the thing, so we let it fall and burn up.
After putting up Skylab, we ended Apollo. Then there was a huge delay getting the Shuttle to work, so, we let Skylab fall. There was talk about launching something to shove into a higher orbit, but those plans were nixed.
Now we've got the ISS, and guess what, we ended the Shuttle and there's the same huge delay to get the next launch system working. So we're going to let the ISS fall and burn.
It seems wasteful. You would think at least the solar panels or other equipment could be joined together or repurposed. If we can't tie together bits and pieces of things that are already in space, we will never learn to build anything significant in space.
Thank you for mentioning dear George Lass. That was seriously the best TV show I've ever watched.
The Crossbow was once considered such a horrific weapon, and such a huge advance that "man might never make war again" because of sheer amount of death this device could bring to the battlefield.
So, it's all relative....
Let's face it. it's going to take a major catastrophe to get America's collective head out of its ass. Of course Fox News will blame the whole thing on Obama, but eventually, people will figure out that we're being screwed by big corporations.
Unfortunately, history (Deephorizon) has shown us that, even after being screwed by big companies, the deep south still votes republican -- the base thinks that the free market should regulate itself. Hey, you voted for these clowns, live with the consequences.
All these Silicon Valley *geniuses*, flush with millions of dollars of venture capital... And nobody saw this coming?
I remember speaking to engineer after engineer about putting solar cells all over the roof and trunk and hood of every electric car -- and they all ignored my ideas, saying that the panels couldn't generate enough -- but that's not the point -- the point is that a car spends MOST of its life parked, and while it's parked it could be generating some power.
That's like the time I'm at the NY Auto show and my GF and I notice all these SUVs come with glass roofs, and my GF complains to the salesman that these cars are too tall, it's hard to get the snow off the roof. So I suggest to the sales guy that they run the wires through the roof like they do with the rear windows to heat up the glass and melt the snow. Dude whips out his iPad and starts typing furiously. I suspect the auto industry owes me a check.
Anyhow, point is: Sometimes the obvious escapes people.
The Amiga had dedicated sound hardware that was highly sophisticated for its time.
If you were doing this on a PC that had no soundcard (i.e., no sound hardware), and you were getting music out of the internal speaker usually known for just going "beep", then you've got something impressive.
The vast majority of "SUV" vehicles on the road do not even have 4-wheel drive capability. Sure, that's available as an option, but most people get the base-model to save a few bucks. As a result, you're more likely to see a 2-wheel drive "SUV" than a true off-roader. And yes, your subaru is probably better in a whole range of ways.
And when this vehicle was first announced, like 3 years ago, they claimed it was going to be in the $50,000 range, it was supposed to be the car that opened Tesla to the average joe (somewhat). They were supposed to be bringing the price down with each model, in an attempt to create a mass-market vehicle that was fully electric.
Instead; they have created a high-end toy for douchebags. And each successive model gets more expensive. This "X" makes the "S" look cheap. I'd say that they are the Apple Computer of cars, but, as we all know, Apple is building a car, and I'm sure that will be easily a half-million, and yet douchebags will stand on line to get it.
I work for a company that has paid out some 30 Billion Dollars worth of fines to the US government. Where does that money go? I think it goes directly into the pockets of well-placed individuals, because we never hear about where that money goes.
When you pay a parking ticket, where do you think that money goes?
All they have to do is buy a Senator or Presidential Candidate to rail against "job crushing regulations within the industry", and immediately propose removal of all regulations for cars.
Hell, cars can come out of the factory without even seatbelts. Or wheels. Because it would stimulate the economy.
Either that, or they would work hard to get the law changed so that what VW did was perfectly legal. After all, that's how the financial industry works. Credit Default Swaps? Still entirely legal.
Actually, she's no longer Secretary of State ('natch).
Is this what we used to call DARWIN AWARD WINNERS!
Even before the Web, Usenet distributed texts yearly of the Darwin Awards, wonderful stories of people who took themselves out of the gene pool.
Selfies killing people?
Sound like a public service was performed.
Where does the iPhone get made?
The iPhone may be designed by Apple, but it is manufactured by Foxconn, in CHINA.
So, the obvious solution is to design the car here in the USA, by Apple, but manufacture it in China, using an existing car factory -- Geely, BMD, or some other Chinese car maker. This allows Apple their usual 50% markup, since the manufacture will be cheap, and make use of existing infrastructure.
And it's still a very, very hazardous trip. However, in the name of tourism, it's been pedestrian-ized to the point that even a average mountain climber can reach the summit, if the weather is good.
Of course, that doesn't mean people don't die, your chances of dying on Everest still remain quite high (usually on the descent). But that doesn't seem to stop anyone from going.
And hanging around at the summit is a good approximation of Mars -- there's almost no O2, it's incredibly cold, and without some kind of life-support, you're likely to die quickly.
But the point is: people do it. lots and lots of people do it, dangers be damned. Mars is no different.
End of Life? Dude, I'm running Cobol code that probably dates back to before you were born!
If it does the job that's one thing. If it's all patched and up to date security-wise, you are OK. If however, the systems are constantly running at 100%, and you've got latency and throughput issues, then that's a different story.
If nothing's getting backed up because the systems are under huge strain, then in that case you are welcome to start upgrading. In fact, you might be able to keep the same hardware and simply "upgrade" to Linux slowly, which is less resource-intensive than Windows.
And the way to do it is to build a new box that "mirrors" an existing one; once you've tested it to death, and you're confident nothing has been missed, you retire the original box, then use that box for the next build that mirrors another box and so on.
Doesn't anyone remember that incredibly creepy bear that talked to you via a cassette of canned bullshit? We kept joking that all you had to do was replace the tape with "Kill your parents"; and we'd create a generation of psychos.
Now it's as easy as hacking barbie's server, and replacing the friendly AI with malevolent messages. "You're fat, kill yourself" "You'll never be as smart or as cool as me"
And presto! A generation even more screwed up than Millenials.
The ISS will de-orbit by the time Orion flies.
We'll be hitching ride with the Russians for the next 20 years (trust me on that, the timeframe will be pushed back even further). Of course that assumes we're not at war with the Russians by that point.
Meanwhile; corporate, privately-funded access to space will be ahead of NASA... While it may take 30 more years, space-X or virgin galactic will have a re-usable SSTO craft by that time.
Texas, where you can open carry.
If he had said it's a GLOCK, not a CLOCK, that would have been ok, because GUNS are OK, but not an electronic device to tell time.
Oh, a device with bullets meant to kill people? That's fine, good kid, patriot, 'Murica!
versus
Oh my ghod! a device with a light up display! Terrorist! Heathen! Run for the hills, the Terrists have come to rape us, like Trump sez!
For some reason, I read the Police lines in the voice of Colonel Flagg from MASH...
We are the only country in the industrialized world where people pee their pants at the sight of a exposed circuit board.
Everywhere else in the world, Kids are experimenting with Raspberry Pi and similar cool shit. Here in the USA, you can't have any electronics that aren't encased in an Apple or Samsung shroud.
No wonder jobs are fleeing America. The people wonder why the "jobs creators" are moving their operations overseas, but the truth is evident.
In 10 years, there will be no educated workforce here, there will be no people who can design and produce the technology needed for late 21st century operations.
This country is done for. I need to seriously consider getting the hell out of this hole before the shit really does hit the fan.
And don't "open carry" if you're black, am I right?
In Texas, STEM must mean "Syberterrorism, Terrorism, Even More terrorism" ... or maybe the M stands for 'Meth"; which is what you're doing if you even hint at liking chemistry.
In a country that is falling further and further behind the rest of the world in education, I find it particularly humorous (if it wasn't so sad) that we are spending billions on programs to push up the standards of schools; then we go and arrest the only students who show even a glimmer of intelligence.
Just so I've got this right, the only thing you're allowed to be interested in, while in school, is football.