I think the problem with Ubuntu is similar to the problem at M$. They feel that they have to make UI changes (they call them improvements) to show the end user it's not the same old thing.
I've really been wondering why a company doesn't just build something like litestep (basically a module loader and a large collection of modules) and continually beef each shell module's capability. Come up with a new layout each release to prove to people you're changing, while leaving old layouts around for people who liked them better.
Even the tech support guy not knowing how to tell you to do things over the phone would be no worse than it was with previous OS iterations "switch to '98 interface then click the gray bar" or they could now do the whole remote desktop thing.
are you sure those aren't also called brushless dc motors? this thingy seems to indicate brushed and brushless could both be refered to by the term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_motor
in any case, the intention of my message was: as long as we can buy/make motors controllable from a dc power source we should be able to create actuators to run 3d printers, and program them from our not-locked down computers.
I'll attempt to clarify with a little list: 1) Any DRM will be very easy to defeat, the brains on a 3D printer have opensource implementations. 2) It will be a worthwhile endeavor to defeat any finger printing DRM, even if you don't plan to make copies of patented or copyrighted works because of massive performance gain. 3) Craftsmen tend to want open ended tools. DRM on a 3D printer would be (somewhat) analogous to photoshop telling you what you can and can't draw, or a pianno that won't play certain note progressions.
I don't think that DRM on 3D Printers is, in any way, feasible.
The angle I think may be tried in the future: A massive mesh fingerprint database that has to be checked before a design can be printed. easy solutions: hack the driver to always return "no_match_in_database_ok_to_print" or gut 3D printer's brain and wrire an arduino to use its high precision linear actuators and chassis.
I really can't see that approach working ever. As long as there are computers with programming languages and DC motors you'll have 3d printing. I guess they could try to regulate all computer programming and electronics parts everywhere. so no one will ever be able to build a 3d printer.
yeah, horizon kinda blew. not nearly enough cars. i think a review i read described the cut-scene characters as "desperately hip", that pretty much sums up the game.
The game from the last 2 gens I've played the most is Forza, and on the xbone Forza will have to download stuff before you can complete the game. So, in addition to having the console require activation, they've already gone back to activation on a game.
I guess I'll be checking out Gran Turismo this gen.
...if every single parent sent every single child...
if we assume the power to influence such large groups of diverse people; what other, more efective, statements could we make in this fashion? 1) if every single voter refused to vote for a politician that lied... 2) if every single american got a sedan instead of an suv... 3) if every single nazi, had actually been a teddy bear...
and BS was strictly an entertainment show, without any shred of information applicable to reality...that way they can't be sued for libel at least. i guess since they're entertainers that is really all they're ever allowed to do, entertain always, never inform.
Which is it's largest base of users: Outlook, Office, and Windows XP+7.
For sure, but MS Office is available for other platforms, and when a bussiness ditches Windows it weakens the MS Office foothold substantially. Should we upgrade to the new office, or try something cheaper?
Do you really want a world of only Apple (expensive), Google (full tracking), Firefox (developers know best), Ubuntu (ads, social media, fads) and Red Hat OSes?
No, that was a projection, not a desire. In any case better to have Google tracking me than the NSA, right?! Oh wait.
The world would get along better if Apple or Google disappeared than if Microsoft did.
I don't mind apple so much as its cultists. The world would definitely be better with out the macolytes. I don't really want MS to dissapear, but they've been making some very bad decisions lately, and I don't think they'll start making good decisions, fast enough, to reclaim their relevance.
But just because I defended them doesn't mean I like them any better.
I used to like them. NT4 and Win2k were pretty solid OSes. Now it's Linux for any work, and a win7 box for games and cross platform testing.
best case i could give them is a wait and see approach.
when i look at these factors: the xbone fiasco. the windows8 mess. consumers seem to like apple now. ms' abysmal presence on mobile devices.
it's seeming very plausible that consumers will realize there just is no good reason for microsoft to exist anymore. about the only customer they haven't alienated is the ms office user.
but isn't it stranger than that? 1) we get taxed 2) iirc ~20% federal goes towards defense spending. 3) then some fraction of that goes to defense contractors 4) some fraction of that goes to the defense contractors lobbying budget... 5) which they use to buy our lawmakers into purchasing more of their products for use against us...
To illustrate how quickly firearms can be stripped, I just timed myself as I field stripped my AK47. Including magazine removal and clearing the rifle, it took 19 seconds. I guess I'm rusty, this is *not* considered quick for an AK.
He probably doesn't take the gun-safe with him while he's concealed carrying.
What I'm guessing he means is: say there is a transponder wristband you have to have on you while shooting your smart-gun. What if the wristband comes loose? It could, and that is another point of failure.
Realistically the signature grip makes little sense really. Firearms are inherantly mechanical things and they are much simpler to work on than internal combustion engines. Getting past an immobilizer in a car's ECU can be a big challenge because you need the ECU for the fuel injection to work. I can't even think of a way to make "smart-gun" difficult to defeat. Most people who don't own firearms don't realize that an essential part of firearm operation includes field stripping (tearing the gun down) to clean it after a day at the range. after a strip it should not take long to modify the smart-gun to operate for anyone, and you'll also have a more reliable weapon than before. This means the only benefits of the techology are those cases where your gun would be used against you.
I'll place my trust in a complex machine, but when that machine needs a battery to operate is when I start to doubt it. It's like when you cross your fingers to start a car that hasn't been run in a while.
a) they're scared they won't make it out of the room, though if the board organized they would probably be able to overpower him with only minor casualties.
b) his net worth of 15.2billion (not sure how much is ms stock) they could be scared of what happens afterward.
c) the ms board is as out of touch with the market as ballmer is, and don't think something is wrong.
uhh, i think the fact that he hasn't been caught yet (and disappeared) suggests he knew exactly how bad the backlash would be. he knew enough that he could plan for it.
he did not take the path of least resistance here. if he were a coward, he wouldn't have leaked the info in the first place. knowing what he knew, and not doing anything about it, is probably what he saw as cowardly.
That sounds awesome!! But i thought a mass driver with discrete magnetic stages was considered a coil-gun...and a rail-gun had two straight rails and a conductive launching armature or conductive projective.
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I think the problem with Ubuntu is similar to the problem at M$. They feel that they have to make UI changes (they call them improvements) to show the end user it's not the same old thing.
I've really been wondering why a company doesn't just build something like litestep (basically a module loader and a large collection of modules) and continually beef each shell module's capability. Come up with a new layout each release to prove to people you're changing, while leaving old layouts around for people who liked them better.
Even the tech support guy not knowing how to tell you to do things over the phone would be no worse than it was with previous OS iterations "switch to '98 interface then click the gray bar" or they could now do the whole remote desktop thing.
some shops for this already exist. so grab blender and turn your dreams into a reality
shapeways.com
ponoko.com
are you sure those aren't also called brushless dc motors?
this thingy seems to indicate brushed and brushless could both be refered to by the term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_motor
in any case, the intention of my message was: as long as we can buy/make motors controllable from a dc power source we should be able to create actuators to run 3d printers, and program them from our not-locked down computers.
those can't be powered by direct current?
I'll attempt to clarify with a little list:
1) Any DRM will be very easy to defeat, the brains on a 3D printer have opensource implementations.
2) It will be a worthwhile endeavor to defeat any finger printing DRM, even if you don't plan to make copies of patented or copyrighted works because of massive performance gain.
3) Craftsmen tend to want open ended tools. DRM on a 3D printer would be (somewhat) analogous to photoshop telling you what you can and can't draw, or a pianno that won't play certain note progressions.
I don't think that DRM on 3D Printers is, in any way, feasible.
The angle I think may be tried in the future: A massive mesh fingerprint database that has to be checked before a design can be printed. easy solutions: hack the driver to always return "no_match_in_database_ok_to_print" or gut 3D printer's brain and wrire an arduino to use its high precision linear actuators and chassis.
I really can't see that approach working ever. As long as there are computers with programming languages and DC motors you'll have 3d printing. I guess they could try to regulate all computer programming and electronics parts everywhere. so no one will ever be able to build a 3d printer.
Isn't that like being too ethical?? How can one play too many games??!!??
yeah, horizon kinda blew. not nearly enough cars. i think a review i read described the cut-scene characters as "desperately hip", that pretty much sums up the game.
I hear that!
The game from the last 2 gens I've played the most is Forza, and on the xbone Forza will have to download stuff before you can complete the game. So, in addition to having the console require activation, they've already gone back to activation on a game.
I guess I'll be checking out Gran Turismo this gen.
...if every single parent sent every single child...
if we assume the power to influence such large groups of diverse people; what other, more efective, statements could we make in this fashion?
1) if every single voter refused to vote for a politician that lied...
2) if every single american got a sedan instead of an suv...
3) if every single nazi, had actually been a teddy bear...
tinfoil hats used to be a fashion choice. now they're a necessity.
Maybe they're new here...and don't remember The John C. Dvorak Troll The Linux* Community School of Journalistic Excellence?
* who am I kidding: The John C. Dvorak Troll _ANY_ Community School of Journalistic Excellence.
it's kinda like quoting bill o'reilly.
and BS was strictly an entertainment show, without any shred of information applicable to reality...that way they can't be sued for libel at least. i guess since they're entertainers that is really all they're ever allowed to do, entertain always, never inform.
They even have ones specifically for tablets.
BDU cargo pants might work for a small tablet. People sometimes associate cargo pants with graffiti artists.
Which is it's largest base of users: Outlook, Office, and Windows XP+7.
For sure, but MS Office is available for other platforms, and when a bussiness ditches Windows it weakens the MS Office foothold substantially. Should we upgrade to the new office, or try something cheaper?
Do you really want a world of only Apple (expensive), Google (full tracking), Firefox (developers know best), Ubuntu (ads, social media, fads) and Red Hat OSes?
No, that was a projection, not a desire. In any case better to have Google tracking me than the NSA, right?! Oh wait.
The world would get along better if Apple or Google disappeared than if Microsoft did.
I don't mind apple so much as its cultists. The world would definitely be better with out the macolytes. I don't really want MS to dissapear, but they've been making some very bad decisions lately, and I don't think they'll start making good decisions, fast enough, to reclaim their relevance.
But just because I defended them doesn't mean I like them any better.
I used to like them. NT4 and Win2k were pretty solid OSes. Now it's Linux for any work, and a win7 box for games and cross platform testing.
Steve? Is that you? *ducks to avoid flying chair*
It seems that the drm will still be there in some form though.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/07/forza-5-requires-download-before-it-can-run/
though they've been backpeddling from that too.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/18/forza-motorsport-5-install-offline-details-clarified
best case i could give them is a wait and see approach.
when i look at these factors:
the xbone fiasco.
the windows8 mess.
consumers seem to like apple now.
ms' abysmal presence on mobile devices.
it's seeming very plausible that consumers will realize there just is no good reason for microsoft to exist anymore. about the only customer they haven't alienated is the ms office user.
but isn't it stranger than that?
1) we get taxed
2) iirc ~20% federal goes towards defense spending.
3) then some fraction of that goes to defense contractors
4) some fraction of that goes to the defense contractors lobbying budget...
5) which they use to buy our lawmakers into purchasing more of their products for use against us...
To illustrate how quickly firearms can be stripped, I just timed myself as I field stripped my AK47. Including magazine removal and clearing the rifle, it took 19 seconds. I guess I'm rusty, this is *not* considered quick for an AK.
He probably doesn't take the gun-safe with him while he's concealed carrying.
What I'm guessing he means is: say there is a transponder wristband you have to have on you while shooting your smart-gun. What if the wristband comes loose? It could, and that is another point of failure.
Realistically the signature grip makes little sense really. Firearms are inherantly mechanical things and they are much simpler to work on than internal combustion engines. Getting past an immobilizer in a car's ECU can be a big challenge because you need the ECU for the fuel injection to work. I can't even think of a way to make "smart-gun" difficult to defeat. Most people who don't own firearms don't realize that an essential part of firearm operation includes field stripping (tearing the gun down) to clean it after a day at the range. after a strip it should not take long to modify the smart-gun to operate for anyone, and you'll also have a more reliable weapon than before. This means the only benefits of the techology are those cases where your gun would be used against you.
I'll place my trust in a complex machine, but when that machine needs a battery to operate is when I start to doubt it. It's like when you cross your fingers to start a car that hasn't been run in a while.
and about 106 times the (human) population of earth.
here are some possibilities:
a) they're scared they won't make it out of the room, though if the board organized they would probably be able to overpower him with only minor casualties.
b) his net worth of 15.2billion (not sure how much is ms stock) they could be scared of what happens afterward.
c) the ms board is as out of touch with the market as ballmer is, and don't think something is wrong.
uhh, i think the fact that he hasn't been caught yet (and disappeared) suggests he knew exactly how bad the backlash would be. he knew enough that he could plan for it.
he did not take the path of least resistance here. if he were a coward, he wouldn't have leaked the info in the first place. knowing what he knew, and not doing anything about it, is probably what he saw as cowardly.
That sounds awesome!! But i thought a mass driver with discrete magnetic stages was considered a coil-gun...and a rail-gun had two straight rails and a conductive launching armature or conductive projective.