The article did say the CD's will be sold to concert-goers, so one could only assume that part of the price would be royalties for the artist.
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Have you ever used Castor? Its Marshalling Framework allows you to easily convert between Java classes and XML documents. This means that you can generate Java source code from an XML Schema (but not DTD, I think). Very useful: simply define your object model using XML Schema, and use Castor's Sourcecode Generator to spit out your Java source.
I interned at Raytheon in Canada, working on their Canadian version CAATS. One thing I was impressed about was that the software was prepared for system failure by having redundant servers, independently running processes, and Emergency Modes. At least NAV Canada isn't making the mistake of shoehorning in CAATS; they're progressively phasing it in and will run it in parallel with the old system for a while.
I think at some Universities, mine included, students can get through the CS program without really learning how to program. On the other hand, you can learn programming and other related skills that are very useful in industry by getting a two year deploma at a technical college.
It is not the role of a University to be a job-training center.
Shaw recently took over the cable service here in Vancouver. I must say, the sevice has been pretty good. The only downside is that they now have implemented DHCP, whereas Rogers was so cheap that we got static IPs at no extra cost!
I've lived in Vancouver for 20 years, and local calls have always been, and still are twenty five cents. Not only that, but the phone company has recently extended the distance of a local call. How long will it be before they bump up the cost to 35 cents? 50 cents?
The Ministry did not respond immediately to a request for comment, but said in a press release that it plans to protect its laptops by purchasing 15,000 thief-proof briefcases, each priced at 1,000 pounds apiece (about $1,438).
They may want to consider attaching 15,000 handcuffs at 2 pounds apiece.
HAL comes from Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer. Heuristics are, of course, rules of thumb, tricks or techniques that might work on a problem, or often work, but aren't guaranteed. Algorithmic implies inviolate rules, such as If A then B, and A, therefore B. HAL was supposed to have the best of both worlds.
C|Net story: The depth of the cuts, however, poses huge problems, according to some analysts. The Pentium 4 is a fairly large chip and expensive to make. Intel also continues to give PC makers rebates for each computer that includes Rambus memory and, for now, Pentium 4 systems work only with Rambus memory.
Just look at sound cards, for example. Several years ago, they were a hot technology, but have they now reached their end of the road? Many have become part of the motherboard, and as long as they provide decent surround sound, etc, they are basically a commodity, like RAM.
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You're right, the laws aren't the same from country to country. But that isn't stopping countries like Germany from going after the ISPs. An MSNBC article reports that
German and other European courts have begun to try to extend their national laws into the borderless world of the Internet. Last week, Germany's supreme court said that German laws against Nazi incitement could apply to people who put Nazi material "on the Internet on a foreign server [Internet computer] that is accessible to Internet users in Germany." That, in theory, could lead Germany to seek the extradition of people from the United States, including Americans.
It may be better to resolve this through education, but it looks like governments are trying the regulatory route. It will be interesting to see what happens...
For their next study, scientists will be researching the zero-gravity pretzel.
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It's also a liability issue, which you fail to realize. There are laws which prohibit hate and racist content from websites, and therefore the ISPs must keep it off their servers or else face penalties. The article already mentions French Yahoo! But it's still very difficult for them to do anything. Napster should also be responsible for harbouring such content, and since it is a new business entity, it should be liable if it fails to make an effort to remove hate music. Of course they won't be able to, and it will be a subjective decision whether the music is inappropriate or not.
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they'll never be able to regulate it. It's like how ISPs are responisble for the content in the websites they host. They in turn pass responsibility to their clients, and if inappropriate material is found, their accounts are revoked. The same should be said for Napster. It's just a matter of finding the inappropriate content...
The original idea didn't fly because Comte gave the months "superfluous" names. When the idea was later revived, it became popular in the United States. But the problem was the same then as it is now: fear of change.
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I'm sure it's already been said.
The article did say the CD's will be sold to concert-goers, so one could only assume that part of the price would be royalties for the artist.
Have you ever used Castor? Its Marshalling Framework allows you to easily convert between Java classes and XML documents. This means that you can generate Java source code from an XML Schema (but not DTD, I think). Very useful: simply define your object model using XML Schema, and use Castor's Sourcecode Generator to spit out your Java source.
you'll never go back.
I interned at Raytheon in Canada, working on their Canadian version CAATS. One thing I was impressed about was that the software was prepared for system failure by having redundant servers, independently running processes, and Emergency Modes. At least NAV Canada isn't making the mistake of shoehorning in CAATS; they're progressively phasing it in and will run it in parallel with the old system for a while.
I think at some Universities, mine included, students can get through the CS program without really learning how to program. On the other hand, you can learn programming and other related skills that are very useful in industry by getting a two year deploma at a technical college.
It is not the role of a University to be a job-training center.
Shaw recently took over the cable service here in Vancouver. I must say, the sevice has been pretty good. The only downside is that they now have implemented DHCP, whereas Rogers was so cheap that we got static IPs at no extra cost!
I've lived in Vancouver for 20 years, and local calls have always been, and still are twenty five cents. Not only that, but the phone company has recently extended the distance of a local call. How long will it be before they bump up the cost to 35 cents? 50 cents?
They may want to consider attaching 15,000 handcuffs at 2 pounds apiece.
If you don't care about "precious karma" then why did you post as an AC?
In fact, spam costs Internet subscribers worldwide more than $9 billion dollars every year.
He's paraphrasing. You are nit-picking.
I think it's time for P4 + DDR
In this interview, AI guru Marvin Minsky says that HAL stands for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer.
Or, tape them to large bricks before tossing them through the junkmailer's window.
Expensive, but excellent quality. (And I love the little speakers!)
And PC Magazine == Playboy for geeks?
I wonder how much Slashdot.org would pay me to name my kid "Slashdot." What do I call him for short? Slash?
Just look at sound cards, for example. Several years ago, they were a hot technology, but have they now reached their end of the road? Many have become part of the motherboard, and as long as they provide decent surround sound, etc, they are basically a commodity, like RAM.
You're right, the laws aren't the same from country to country. But that isn't stopping countries like Germany from going after the ISPs. An MSNBC article reports that
German and other European courts have begun to try to extend their national laws into the borderless world of the Internet. Last week, Germany's supreme court said that German laws against Nazi incitement could apply to people who put Nazi material "on the Internet on a foreign server [Internet computer] that is accessible to Internet users in Germany." That, in theory, could lead Germany to seek the extradition of people from the United States, including Americans.It may be better to resolve this through education, but it looks like governments are trying the regulatory route. It will be interesting to see what happens...
For their next study, scientists will be researching the zero-gravity pretzel.
It's also a liability issue, which you fail to realize. There are laws which prohibit hate and racist content from websites, and therefore the ISPs must keep it off their servers or else face penalties. The article already mentions French Yahoo! But it's still very difficult for them to do anything. Napster should also be responsible for harbouring such content, and since it is a new business entity, it should be liable if it fails to make an effort to remove hate music. Of course they won't be able to, and it will be a subjective decision whether the music is inappropriate or not.
they'll never be able to regulate it. It's like how ISPs are responisble for the content in the websites they host. They in turn pass responsibility to their clients, and if inappropriate material is found, their accounts are revoked. The same should be said for Napster. It's just a matter of finding the inappropriate content...
According to the Home Page for Calendar Reform, the 13-month calendar was devised by Auguste Comte in 1849.
The original idea didn't fly because Comte gave the months "superfluous" names. When the idea was later revived, it became popular in the United States. But the problem was the same then as it is now: fear of change.They are about one to ten millimeters in size, which makes them smaller than the width of a human hair.
10mm == 1cm. Maybe the author has dreadlocks, mon!