Certainly I interprete affection from my pet cat's actions, but I don't really know what's going on inside his head. I don't know how he's thinking, or if anything even remotely like emotions are happening inside the complex flesh computer that's his brain. It's not like it really matters to me that I don't understand my cat -- I often interpret some *very* human motivations to my cat that almost certainly arn't really there, and it doesn't really bother me.
That being said, I imagine one of the problems with AIBO would be that it's not warm. One of the things that makes it hard to snuggle with my Iguanas is that they're cold-blooded, and so very often they're not pleasant to snuggle with because all the warmth goes from me to them. My cat is a lot more pleasant to snuggle with because he's warm on his own:) I wonder what kind of heat tolerances could be designed into an AIBO to allow it to have a preferred warmer than room temperature body..
Windows keys throw me off
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This article brings to light why Windows keys are so irritating. It's not really the MS logos on my keyboards (although that kind of sucks too), it's that the nice space that used to be between control and alt that gave me subtle tactual hints what I was pressing is gone. *sigh*
What a clever way to ward off regulation
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The big genetic companies, seeing the possibility of patents on DNA being made impossible by legislation, cleverly decide to get the WTO to start up talk about new patent rules explicitly allowing genetic patents, so the US would look backward (or like a loose cannon) if it were to ban genetic patents. Pretty clever, and certainly not in our best interests..
I think it's great.. You can bet that chinese spy planes would be shot down if flown over the U.S... well, it's nice to know that the converse is true.. Personally, I got a good chuckle when the USSR shot down a spy plane back in the 80s
So it's about knowlege, not authenticity?
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Most people will *never* understand that kind of thing, and so the certification would be worthless. Which industry are you talking about anyhow?
Re:Hah, an internet drivers license?
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Why is a clue necessary before 'diving right in' as you say? There's no risk of harm to self, so your analogy to dangerous sports really doesn't hold.
I'm not saying anything about the righteousness of the situation. I'm saying rather that the words of Perens have the potential to greatly influence companies or groups that deal with our community. Corel may suffer because of Perens' words, but I wasn't trying to imply that that was a bad thing.
Hey, that sounds like an insanely great idea! Get RMS, ESR, Torvalds, Tale, Ritchie, and all the others who have made big contributions to the Unix community, and have them play music for a CD. I'd certainly get a copy of that:)
Bruce Perens is a fairly important spokesperson for a community movement. Cher is a.. musician? I don't really know much about Cher. I don't think the original author was arguing that Perens is more important to society at large (not that that would be a hard claim to make), but that Perens is certainly more influential to geek culture. Perens does more than program (programming presumably being the best parallel to doing music), he influences other programmers and portions of the movement.. I think this shows clearly that Perens is more important than Cher, at least in their relative contexts. Also, record executives arn't doomed if Cher badmouths them -- likely they don't suffer a bit, so I would argue that Perens is more important in a global sense.
The problem is that as a company eating from the hand of Microsoft, you can't really do much innovation on your own, or you'll be stomped flat. Consulting firms can survive without Microsoft. What exactly do you get from them that you can't do without? Microsoft-centric solutions work, but so do non Microsoft-centric solutions.
tal Research, IBM, Quarterdeck, Apple, most Unix vendors, Borland, Intuit, most ISPs, numerous hardware manufacturers, etc.
You're essentially complaining because your cut of the goods Microsoft is getting from destroying the industry as a whole might disappear.
The pricing seems to be fairly irrelivant to the main point. Personally, I don't think prices make a monopoly. However, WRT Windows and DrDOS, the point isn't that they didn't try for compatibility, the point is that they specifically aimed against compatibility. There's a world of difference... And yes, Windows was very dominant when the thing happened with DrDOS.
I realize it's too late to ask the lawyers this, but I recently read on another news site that Microsoft is encouraging it's employees to contribute to the Microsoft PAC (Political Action Comittee). What impact can that PAC have on the case at this point, what impact can that PAC have in politics in general, and how common is it for large companies to have PACs?
If DVD dies, and they come out with something new, someone will find a way to copy that too. There's no such thing as intellectual property, and if you put it out there, given enough time someone will find a way to copy it. That's a *good* thing.
So the germans who betrayed their country were serpents who should've been destroyed? Sure, I'd betray my country, friends, or family if I felt what they were doing is wrong.
WRT the ammunition issue, as many weapons are designed to kill outright, I doubt that anyone cares about creating treatable wounds... If that's the goal, why not allow paralytic gasses?
WRT prisoners, the real reason not to torture or maim them is that you get no strategic advantage from doing so.
WRT defenseless civilian targets, well, frankly I think that it's just as bad to be killing civilians as it is to be killing enemy soldiers
If I thought that the U.S. were involved in a war I didn't approve of, I'd be proud to use morphing or any other means neccesary to end, cripple, or otherwise harm U.S. military interests in the affair.
The problem is that when you engage in war, you pretty much lose all dignity you might have. There's no way any set of rules of engagement can make slaughter less of a bad thing. In war, brutality already reigns supreme. A set of rules for it is silly and pointless.
I didn't find Bill Seiler, but I did find someone else talking about certain aspects of the source, and it seems to be x86 assembly:( So maybe a complete rewrite is in order...
It looks like the original author is a Bill Seiler, who lived (lives?) at 317 Lockweood Lane, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 He also, according to the notes, handed out source for $30 in 1986. So.... we need to track him down...
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Certainly I interprete affection from my pet cat's
:) I wonder what kind of
actions, but I don't really know what's going
on inside his head. I don't know how he's
thinking, or if anything even remotely like
emotions are happening inside the complex flesh
computer that's his brain. It's not like it really
matters to me that I don't understand my cat --
I often interpret some *very* human motivations to
my cat that almost certainly arn't really there,
and it doesn't really bother me.
That being said, I imagine one of the problems
with AIBO would be that it's not warm. One of the
things that makes it hard to snuggle with my
Iguanas is that they're cold-blooded, and so
very often they're not pleasant to snuggle with
because all the warmth goes from me to them. My
cat is a lot more pleasant to snuggle with because
he's warm on his own
heat tolerances could be designed into an AIBO to
allow it to have a preferred warmer than room
temperature body..
This article brings to light why Windows keys
are so irritating. It's not really the MS logos
on my keyboards (although that kind of sucks too),
it's that the nice space that used to be between
control and alt that gave me subtle tactual
hints what I was pressing is gone. *sigh*
The big genetic companies, seeing the possibility
of patents on DNA being made impossible by
legislation, cleverly decide to get the WTO to
start up talk about new patent rules explicitly
allowing genetic patents, so the US would look
backward (or like a loose cannon) if it were to
ban genetic patents. Pretty clever, and certainly
not in our best interests..
Looks like they're jealous of all the silly ways :) I wonder if they'll call it UNIT..
the US Govt wastes money, and are trying to play
catch up
I think it's great.. You can bet that chinese
spy planes would be shot down if flown over the
U.S... well, it's nice to know that the converse
is true.. Personally, I got a good chuckle when
the USSR shot down a spy plane back in the 80s
Most people will *never* understand that kind of
thing, and so the certification would be worthless.
Which industry are you talking about anyhow?
Why is a clue necessary before 'diving right in'
as you say? There's no risk of harm to self, so
your analogy to dangerous sports really doesn't
hold.
I'm not saying anything about the righteousness
of the situation. I'm saying rather that the words
of Perens have the potential to greatly influence
companies or groups that deal with our community.
Corel may suffer because of Perens' words, but
I wasn't trying to imply that that was a bad thing.
Hey, that sounds like an insanely great idea! :)
Get RMS, ESR, Torvalds, Tale, Ritchie, and all
the others who have made big contributions to
the Unix community, and have them play music for
a CD. I'd certainly get a copy of that
Bruce Perens is a fairly important spokesperson .. musician?
for a community movement. Cher is a
I don't really know much about Cher. I don't think
the original author was arguing that Perens is
more important to society at large (not that that
would be a hard claim to make), but that Perens is
certainly more influential to geek culture. Perens
does more than program (programming presumably
being the best parallel to doing music), he
influences other programmers and portions of the
movement.. I think this shows clearly that
Perens is more important than Cher, at least in
their relative contexts. Also, record executives
arn't doomed if Cher badmouths them -- likely they
don't suffer a bit, so I would argue that Perens
is more important in a global sense.
Anyone who buys the CD can redistribute the
souce.
This really isn't something I expect to see on
slashdot...
All they can really hope to do is attract the
hardcore geeks if they're not the dominant
product.
The problem is that as a company eating from the
hand of Microsoft, you can't really do much
innovation on your own, or you'll be stomped flat.
Consulting firms can survive without Microsoft.
What exactly do you get from them that you can't
do without? Microsoft-centric solutions work, but
so do non Microsoft-centric solutions.
tal
Research, IBM, Quarterdeck, Apple, most
Unix vendors, Borland, Intuit, most ISPs, numerous
hardware manufacturers, etc.
You're essentially complaining because your cut of
the goods Microsoft is getting from destroying the
industry as a whole might disappear.
The pricing seems to be fairly irrelivant to
the main point. Personally, I don't think
prices make a monopoly. However, WRT Windows and
DrDOS, the point isn't that they didn't try for
compatibility, the point is that they specifically
aimed against compatibility. There's a world of
difference... And yes, Windows was very dominant
when the thing happened with DrDOS.
I realize it's too late to ask the lawyers this,
but I recently read on another news site that
Microsoft is encouraging it's employees to
contribute to the Microsoft PAC (Political Action
Comittee). What impact can that PAC have on
the case at this point, what impact can that PAC
have in politics in general, and how common is it
for large companies to have PACs?
If DVD dies, and they come out with something
new, someone will find a way to copy that too.
There's no such thing as intellectual property,
and if you put it out there, given enough time
someone will find a way to copy it. That's a
*good* thing.
So is it like IRC? IRC has DCC for file
transfer... what makes napster better than
an IRC client?
Is this just a ftpd for windows?
So the germans who betrayed their country were
serpents who should've been destroyed?
Sure, I'd betray my country, friends, or
family if I felt what they were doing is wrong.
WRT the ammunition issue, as many weapons are
designed to kill outright, I doubt that anyone
cares about creating treatable wounds... If that's
the goal, why not allow paralytic gasses?
WRT prisoners, the real reason not to torture or
maim them is that you get no strategic advantage
from doing so.
WRT defenseless civilian targets, well, frankly
I think that it's just as bad to be killing
civilians as it is to be killing enemy soldiers
If I thought that the U.S. were involved in a
war I didn't approve of, I'd be proud to use
morphing or any other means neccesary to end,
cripple, or otherwise harm U.S. military interests
in the affair.
The problem is that when you engage in war,
you pretty much lose all dignity you might have.
There's no way any set of rules of engagement
can make slaughter less of a bad thing. In war,
brutality already reigns supreme. A set of rules
for it is silly and pointless.
I didn't find Bill Seiler, but I did find someone :(
else talking about certain aspects of the
source, and it seems to be x86 assembly
So maybe a complete rewrite is in order...
It looks like the original author is a
Bill Seiler, who lived (lives?) at
317 Lockweood Lane, Scotts Valley, CA 95066
He also, according to the notes, handed out
source for $30 in 1986. So.... we need to
track him down...