Very true. Much of my early computer work was on CPM machines and they had lights for the address and data bus. Plus switches to key in address and values. It was how we bootstrapped the machine off the tape reader (paper tape, that is).
It was also useful in seeing where the machine locked up, or was in a tight look. You could halt the machine, toggle in a new value for a register and continue. Those were the days...
Why is it that you think you have a right to watch Star Wars on DVD? George owns the copyright on those movies, why can't he decide what formats it goes on, for what-ever reason.
Do you think Laws should force people to produce their works on all formats that anyone wants them on? Reguardless of the cost to that person?
Sure, in your example, SW on DVD would make a lot of money, but what about something else? Where do you draw the line?
It's this kind of thinking that hurts everyone trying to get reasonable limits on copyright.
Dish and Direct TV both should be forced to carry programming on a RAND basis. Their customers should be able to choose what they want with a finer grained degree than they do now.
The problem here is that the world needs diversity. If people got to choose only the channels they wanted, we would have more "crap" then ever, because only the top 10 channels/shows would ever be shown, and that "top ten" would be from the average American's top ten. By selling packages, networks get the most successful channels/programs to fund the more obscure ones. Ones that appeal to more nitch audiences.
Typical response from someone that lives in a big city. I grew up in a very small town in Oregon, and we got *no* off-the-air signals. Not even weak ones. If not for cable we would have had no TV at all. For a lot of people, there is no way to get "free" TV.
The remaining engines will have to push harder to maintain speed but this makes the entire aircraft want to turn constantly. Very few runways come in corners.
IMAP (I am a pilot), losing an engine on a commercial plane is no big deal. Any asymmetric thrust is easily countered by the auto-pilot or the pilot by use of the rudders. Landing on one engine is also no big deal. The only issue is holding altitude while flying high, the plane might need to descend to 20,000 or so, then it can hold altitude (required to by the regs). Even loosing an engine on take-off is not a big deal. The plane must have enough speed before rotating (Vr) to maintain flight if one engine goes out.
Your message kind of proves my point. Yes, I should have done a lot of things before connecting or installing wu-ftp, but I was a happy consumer that bought RH at CompUSA that kicked "next", "next", "next" on the install wizard.
My point is, out of the box, RH (i.e Linux to the masses) isn't much better than Windows. You shouldn't have to be a pro to get a secure version installed. Checking on the "net" is not what I would expect the consumer to do.
>>Seems to me it's been years since anyone could get even close to root access by hacking Linux.
About a year ago I installed RedHat 7.2. It was my first Linux install and after getting it up and running, I spent about an hour playing around with it before downloading all the patches (there were *a lot*). In that short time, a venerability in wu-ftp was exploited and my machine compromised.
Call my stupid (and I'm sure you will), but for a "boxed, off the shelve" consumer product, that doesn't sound too secure to me. There might not be a lot of holes in the kernal, but there are quite a few in all the tools that ship with it.
Granted, any expert would not have been caught by this, but if the goal is Linux in the home, this can't happen anymore that it can in Windows.
Really? Do they? How many RIAA musicans do you know? Or are you just spreading what you've read.
I'd really be curious to hear from actual artists to see what they think. It has to be from ones that are sells a good chuck of CD's and don't feel like they are getting paid enough for what the publisher is doing. I'm sure that there are a large number of artist that aren't selling any CD's and are complaining, but that's not the charge leveled against the RIAA companies.
I don't think you understand his problem. He is not soliciting business from individuals, he's doing it from other business. According to this law, if I email some potential business partner to suggest an opportunity we have, I can get nailed for this. Adding ADV: is not an option because everyone will filter. Now I have NO way to contact anyone via email. We're not talking about mass emails, just one simple directed email.
A bigger problem then number of pixels is quality of glass. Lens of lowend digital cameras stink. Even on higher end digital SLR, the quality of your lens has a huge effect on the quality of the image. But this is nothing new to photography. My point is, more pixels won't help if you're still using cheap PS lens.
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Very true. Much of my early computer work was on CPM machines and they had lights for the address and data bus. Plus switches to key in address and values. It was how we bootstrapped the machine off the tape reader (paper tape, that is).
It was also useful in seeing where the machine locked up, or was in a tight look. You could halt the machine, toggle in a new value for a register and continue. Those were the days...
Any game that has spare cycles isn't worth playing :-)
Why is it that you think you have a right to watch Star Wars on DVD? George owns the copyright on those movies, why can't he decide what formats it goes on, for what-ever reason.
Do you think Laws should force people to produce their works on all formats that anyone wants them on? Reguardless of the cost to that person?
Sure, in your example, SW on DVD would make a lot of money, but what about something else? Where do you draw the line?
It's this kind of thinking that hurts everyone trying to get reasonable limits on copyright.
Dish and Direct TV both should be forced to carry programming on a RAND basis. Their customers should be able to choose what they want with a finer grained degree than they do now.
The problem here is that the world needs diversity. If people got to choose only the channels they wanted, we would have more "crap" then ever, because only the top 10 channels/shows would ever be shown, and that "top ten" would be from the average American's top ten. By selling packages, networks get the most successful channels/programs to fund the more obscure ones. Ones that appeal to more nitch audiences.
Typical response from someone that lives in a big city. I grew up in a very small town in Oregon, and we got *no* off-the-air signals. Not even weak ones. If not for cable we would have had no TV at all. For a lot of people, there is no way to get "free" TV.
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I'll let my mom know, thanks.
The remaining engines will have to push harder to maintain speed but this makes the entire aircraft want to turn constantly. Very few runways come in corners.
IMAP (I am a pilot), losing an engine on a commercial plane is no big deal. Any asymmetric thrust is easily countered by the auto-pilot or the pilot by use of the rudders. Landing on one engine is also no big deal. The only issue is holding altitude while flying high, the plane might need to descend to 20,000 or so, then it can hold altitude (required to by the regs). Even loosing an engine on take-off is not a big deal. The plane must have enough speed before rotating (Vr) to maintain flight if one engine goes out.
>>I must be missing something.
.05%. In the traditional direct mail world (old style mail), 2% was a huge return.
You are. 5% is way too high, it's more the
Just because someone does it in public is not good enough.
The point of civil disobedience is *to get caught* and challange the sentence, or use the uproar over being caught to change the law.
It is *not* about getting free stuff or hoping you don't get caught. You have to make sure you get caught.
Ron
Your message kind of proves my point. Yes, I should have done a lot of things before connecting or installing wu-ftp, but I was a happy consumer that bought RH at CompUSA that kicked "next", "next", "next" on the install wizard.
My point is, out of the box, RH (i.e Linux to the masses) isn't much better than Windows. You shouldn't have to be a pro to get a secure version installed. Checking on the "net" is not what I would expect the consumer to do.
Ron
>>Seems to me it's been years since anyone could get even close to root access by hacking Linux.
About a year ago I installed RedHat 7.2. It was my first Linux install and after getting it up and running, I spent about an hour playing around with it before downloading all the patches (there were *a lot*). In that short time, a venerability in wu-ftp was exploited and my machine compromised.
Call my stupid (and I'm sure you will), but for a "boxed, off the shelve" consumer product, that doesn't sound too secure to me. There might not be a lot of holes in the kernal, but there are quite a few in all the tools that ship with it.
Granted, any expert would not have been caught by this, but if the goal is Linux in the home, this can't happen anymore that it can in Windows.
Ron
Only if the government outlawed candles, denying them the ability to compete against the light bulb.
As a private pilot, I hope he keeps this thing below 1,000 feet.
Really? Do they? How many RIAA musicans do you know? Or are you just spreading what you've read.
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I'd really be curious to hear from actual artists to see what they think. It has to be from ones that are sells a good chuck of CD's and don't feel like they are getting paid enough for what the publisher is doing. I'm sure that there are a large number of artist that aren't selling any CD's and are complaining, but that's not the charge leveled against the RIAA companies.
Any recording artists on
Q1: Do you, or anyone in your office, regularly read slashdot?
>> if SCO sues IBM and loses, I don't believe they have the right to sue someone else on the same terms.
And you'd be wrong. This isn't a criminal trial. There is no such thing as "double-jeopardy" in civil trials.
I don't think you understand his problem. He is not soliciting business from individuals, he's doing it from other business. According to this law, if I email some potential business partner to suggest an opportunity we have, I can get nailed for this. Adding ADV: is not an option because everyone will filter. Now I have NO way to contact anyone via email. We're not talking about mass emails, just one simple directed email.
>>all products coming out of Redmond were blatant rip-offs...
Kind of like Open Source.
>>They pay artists a flat fee to make a movie
What?!? Have you ever heard of royalities? Actors get them, writers get them, directors get them, producers get them.
Please. EA as started in CA in the 80's. The Vancouver offices used to build racing games before it was purchased by EA.
Actually, what Franklin said was "...trade liberty for temporary security". There is a difference.
A bigger problem then number of pixels is quality of glass. Lens of lowend digital cameras stink. Even on higher end digital SLR, the quality of your lens has a huge effect on the quality of the image. But this is nothing new to photography. My point is, more pixels won't help if you're still using cheap PS lens.
RZ
ReplayTV changed my life. These PVR are here to stay and the TV networks need to learn how to use them to their advantage.
RZ
There are no restriction over nuclear plants anymore. They were lifted. There are already (and have been for years) restriction over wilderness areas.
RZ