Nope, pudge is just saying that the viruses that he wrote are being illegally copied without his permission, and that he wants to be compensated. I don't know what his going rate is per virus, but since I haven't seen one GPL'ed yet, I'm sure people don't write them for free.
...Sacem said that unless Apple settles its growing account, the agency that collects the payments "will have no other option than to go immediately to court to make sure that the rights of artists, composers and producers are respected.
Sacem is playing the "starving artist" card, but they did it poorly. They said they wanted artists' rights protected, but if they really meant this, they should go after actual copyright infringers. They really just want money, which doesn't have much to do with rights.
I ordered one friday... from what already been found, it's looking good. Having the processor completely documented helps a lot - but I'll have to wait 'till I get mine to judge for sure. The firmware upload format looks like it may be ELF-based!
I meant in a practical way, not a legal way. Removing linux from a computer would render it pretty inoperable until you got linux back on or spent a significant portion of time porting code. (depends on the applications, of course). You might as well suck the non-linux stuff off the drives and hand over the drives, so when BofA wins the case, they can be up-and-running without messing up the chance to reinstall linux. Of course, it's all crazy. BofA wouldn't want to give the data on their drives to SCO, either.
In seeking relief from the courts, the original version of the document also said that it sought: "impounding all Linux software products in the custody or control of Defendant through the pendency of these proceedings;"
What kind of drug were they on when they thought that a court would allow them to impound all "linux software products" (impounding the hardware would be easier) before the trial had been decided? Proving irreperable harm to SCO would be very hard, and taking all of these computers from BofA would cause incredible harm. No judge would allow such a thing.
Which makes me wonder... who even suggested this - SCO management or their lawyers? Is the management that clueless/reckless?
IANAP, but I have a freind who is a handyman. He does all sorts of jobs - carpentry, electrical, landscaping, but he won't touch plumbing because the insurance costs are astronomical. Apparently, anything with a blowtorch in tight flammable spaces where a fire may start unnoticed and eventually burn down the house... tends to have a high premium.
Right on. I agree; it's sucky webdesign. Especially when a specific weight is listed right below "features:". It might as well say "fusion-powered" and "quad-processor", too.
Obglitory quote to everyone else who replied and weren't as nice as you were:
I can't see the check because I'm blind, using lynx, and the check mark has no image-text on acer's web page, you insensitive clod!!
No, seriously, there is no image text in the source.
yikes! And the kg/lbs conversion matches! I looked for someone else linking to acer.com before I posted, but I missed this post that shows another page that also has the heavier weight.
The first eprom was the 2kbit (256 byte) 1702, invented in 1971 -- the same year the 4004 microprocessor.
By 1977, you could get a whole Apple I for $666 and it came with 8 KB of memory, so my programmer must have been much older. I got it in about 1988, and used it for about a year - the serial download from my Apple II took a while.
I had an eprom programmer from the early 70's... it was maxed out at three 4KB memory boards (about RAM 16 chips on each), each costing $3000. It took a while to find the microprocessor on that thing because it was a 18-pin 4-bit chip.
But, this being slashdot, I'm sure someone would top that.
ha ha... I was just thinking of the sticker they used to have on that album. Interestingly, I looked through all 547 google image results, and found only two with the sticker I remembered: both looked like this. And in that picture, the sticker isn't where I remembered it.
"old stomping grounds"? most of the kids moved on!
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It's been 3 1/2 years since napster was shut down -- with a 4-year college, that means that anyone who used the old napster will be graduating out in about 2 1/2 months. This doesn't leave a lot of time for the new napster to get traction on the coattails of the old, especially when iTunes has been out since before the beginning of the school year.
The world record for hang gliding is 704 km (437 miles). Like all hanggliding, it was done by finding natural thermals, using them to gain altitude, and then once at the top, identifying and gliding to the next thermal. The really good hanggliding pilots are really good at predicting the weather. I think the record for my flight park was 100 or so miles over flat land, and there were a couple people in this league.
It's a little creepy that this website looks like this other famous site and that they both advocate leaving the earth for a long trip in a high-tech airship. Coincidence?
It's interesting that the Player supports Macs yet the required firmware update doesn't. Theoretically, for this product, you don't even need a computer because it can read the Compact Flash card you use with your digital camera. Well, I guess file rename, create folder, thumbnail views, zoom, rotate & pan aren't thing you'd really need or expect anyway... oh wait, the spec sheet sepecifically said "zoom and rotate"!
Whoops... I thought you had mentioned the FBI stuff (actaul spying) I linked to, but you were just talking about spying in general. Pretty much all systems are capable of spying.
Nice calculation. I forgot about the dropping of objects in all the rooms - that would make even many simpler games not possible. unless, of course, you changed the rules.
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Nope, pudge is just saying that the viruses that he wrote are being illegally copied without his permission, and that he wants to be compensated. I don't know what his going rate is per virus, but since I haven't seen one GPL'ed yet, I'm sure people don't write them for free.
...Sacem said that unless Apple settles its growing account, the agency that collects the payments "will have no other option than to go immediately to court to make sure that the rights of artists, composers and producers are respected.
Sacem is playing the "starving artist" card, but they did it poorly. They said they wanted artists' rights protected, but if they really meant this, they should go after actual copyright infringers. They really just want money, which doesn't have much to do with rights.
Here's a size comparison from the Oshkosk website... their truck is 9 feet tall, a hummer is 6 feet.
Just curious (this being slashdot)... where did that teacher get the "long excerpts" of the movie?
TAL is on iTunes - example link. $3.95/episode - yikes! Just search for "Ira Glass" as the artist.
I ordered one friday... from what already been found, it's looking good. Having the processor completely documented helps a lot - but I'll have to wait 'till I get mine to judge for sure. The firmware upload format looks like it may be ELF-based!
I meant in a practical way, not a legal way. Removing linux from a computer would render it pretty inoperable until you got linux back on or spent a significant portion of time porting code. (depends on the applications, of course). You might as well suck the non-linux stuff off the drives and hand over the drives, so when BofA wins the case, they can be up-and-running without messing up the chance to reinstall linux. Of course, it's all crazy. BofA wouldn't want to give the data on their drives to SCO, either.
In seeking relief from the courts, the original version of the document also said that it sought: "impounding all Linux software products in the custody or control of Defendant through the pendency of these proceedings;"
What kind of drug were they on when they thought that a court would allow them to impound all "linux software products" (impounding the hardware would be easier) before the trial had been decided? Proving irreperable harm to SCO would be very hard, and taking all of these computers from BofA would cause incredible harm. No judge would allow such a thing.
Which makes me wonder... who even suggested this - SCO management or their lawyers? Is the management that clueless/reckless?
"bondage" returns lots of results, mostly porn. I don't see a search engine trying to block "adult content."
IANAP, but I have a freind who is a handyman. He does all sorts of jobs - carpentry, electrical, landscaping, but he won't touch plumbing because the insurance costs are astronomical. Apparently, anything with a blowtorch in tight flammable spaces where a fire may start unnoticed and eventually burn down the house... tends to have a high premium.
Right on. I agree; it's sucky webdesign. Especially when a specific weight is listed right below "features:". It might as well say "fusion-powered" and "quad-processor", too.
Obglitory quote to everyone else who replied and weren't as nice as you were:
I can't see the check because I'm blind, using lynx, and the check mark has no image-text on acer's web page, you insensitive clod!!
No, seriously, there is no image text in the source.
yikes! And the kg/lbs conversion matches! I looked for someone else linking to acer.com before I posted, but I missed this post that shows another page that also has the heavier weight.
The heaviest model is under 7 pounds... all it took was a google search for "aspire 1710".
The first eprom was the 2kbit (256 byte) 1702, invented in 1971 -- the same year the 4004 microprocessor.
By 1977, you could get a whole Apple I for $666 and it came with 8 KB of memory, so my programmer must have been much older. I got it in about 1988, and used it for about a year - the serial download from my Apple II took a while.
I had an eprom programmer from the early 70's ... it was maxed out at three 4KB memory boards (about RAM 16 chips on each), each costing $3000. It took a while to find the microprocessor on that thing because it was a 18-pin 4-bit chip.
But, this being slashdot, I'm sure someone would top that.
The only line going into someones house that's more pervasive than the phone line are power lines
Not true: Telephone service goes to 92.1% of U.S. households. Plumbing goes to
>99% of U.S. households.
Not that I'm proposing IP-over-water-pipes or anything...
ha ha... I was just thinking of the sticker they used to have on that album. Interestingly, I looked through all 547 google image results, and found only two with the sticker I remembered: both looked like this. And in that picture, the sticker isn't where I remembered it.
It's been 3 1/2 years since napster was shut down -- with a 4-year college, that means that anyone who used the old napster will be graduating out in about 2 1/2 months. This doesn't leave a lot of time for the new napster to get traction on the coattails of the old, especially when iTunes has been out since before the beginning of the school year.
Cute guy with his shirt off
The cute one has his skin off, too.
The world record for hang gliding is 704 km (437 miles). Like all hanggliding, it was done by finding natural thermals, using them to gain altitude, and then once at the top, identifying and gliding to the next thermal. The really good hanggliding pilots are really good at predicting the weather. I think the record for my flight park was 100 or so miles over flat land, and there were a couple people in this league.
It's a little creepy that this website looks like this other famous site and that they both advocate leaving the earth for a long trip in a high-tech airship. Coincidence?
It's interesting that the Player supports Macs yet the required firmware update doesn't. Theoretically, for this product, you don't even need a computer because it can read the Compact Flash card you use with your digital camera. Well, I guess file rename, create folder, thumbnail views, zoom, rotate & pan aren't thing you'd really need or expect anyway... oh wait, the spec sheet sepecifically said "zoom and rotate"!
Whoops... I thought you had mentioned the FBI stuff (actaul spying) I linked to, but you were just talking about spying in general. Pretty much all systems are capable of spying.
Actually, it was Tele Aid, Mercedes's version of the system. And the practice has been suspended, but not for privacy reasons.
Nice calculation. I forgot about the dropping of objects in all the rooms - that would make even many simpler games not possible. unless, of course, you changed the rules.