Of those/.ers out there that *have* ridden a Segway, who thinks that they're too dangerous for a sidewalk, given that the following is now allowed:
- jogging - baby strollers - jogging with baby strollers:-)
I've tried one out; I think they would be acceptable on sidewalks. You can't compare them to bicycles, roller blades, skateboards, or scooters. I think anyone that has ridden one would agree that they are completely different.
umm...A 12mph hit is *not* harder than any football tackle. I've seen football tackles where both players were running towards each other at well over 12 mph. A professional football player should easily be able to hit 15-17 mph. Carl Lewis could hit 25.
dunno about the WWF (and I suspect you don't either)
Which makes my point exactly. You *can't* compare this to rollerblades, etc. Compare it to walking. When was the last time you "careened out of control" while walking? Even walking fast?
And you will back up from the reaction, just as you back up (recoil) when you bump into someone while walking.
Is it a mistake to assume that everyone is a safe walker? Perhaps not, but a lot better assumption than a safe roller blader. It *is* really, completely, different from anything you've tried before.
I would think that you could tell them to stuff it up their ass. Unless the EULA of each individual piece of software specifically requires this upon BSA request (as opposed to the manufacturer's specific request) I would think you're in the clear.
What's interesting is that those who *have* ridden a Segway are much more likely to believe in it than those that haven't.
I have. I rode it with a friend of mine who was a huge naysayer. Now? He's a convert.
It *is* an amazing thing, and you really can't appreciate it until you ride it.
All this stuff about colliding with people I think is mostly moot. You won't collide with people because you *won't*. I don't see colliding with someone any more likely than when you walk, and I don't see it any more damaging either - as soon as you bump into someone you'll back up just from your reaction.
The other day I discovered that I couldn't burn CDs at 10x any more. In fact, I had to slow down to 2x in order for it to work.
This led me on a chase through my computer. Through a combination of Ad-Aware, Startup Cop, and Process Explorer I managed to get rid of a bunch of leftover or not wanted CRAP that was hogging up my system!
Quicken, for example, had two programs that started up every time my system started. There was a Lexmark printer application running, even though I no longer have the printer and had uninstalled the driver!
Just because it's two years old doesn't mean it's not interesting. The information in it is timely right now because of all the other intellectual properties debates going on
A simple idea: Let copyright be renewed indefinitely, but make it cost more each time. Valuable properties, such as Mickey Mouse would be protected, but only the valuable ones would rate. Put it at every five years.
Alternatively, make the renewal a percentage of the royalties that have been paid on that copyright.
Ha! You think that's the sticks? I live in Vermont, in a town of less than 1000 (Bolton), have a >1000 ft long driveway, and I've had DSL for six months! We have an independent full service telco that has been very aggressive in rolling out DSL service. $45/mo for 128K up, 300K download. Absolutely no problems at all so far.
Performance of course is relative. If you want to go fast in a straight line on dry pavement a big engine and rear wheel drive is just the ticket. If you want to bomb down twisty dirt roads or up ski area access roads in snowstorms (like I do) a mustang GT is a very poor performer (I have a WRX also). If you want to tow two loaded hay wagons through a muddy field, neither will be a good performer, but watch out for that 4wd 1 ton diesel pickup!
umm...yeah, C++ is a standard, but, for instance, MFC isn't.
I think you'd find it quite difficult to actually write a useful application that is entirely standard C++ code, especially in this era of windowed environments...
You have to take your best shot, balancing that risk and all others with the productivity you expect to have and the deadlines you have to meet.
We have an app that's been going since Delphi 1 and it still runs under Delphi 6 with minimal changes due to version issues.
We've been using Delphi since version 1, and our flagship software (which controls a semiconductor manufacturing tool) is about 200,000 lines of Delphi 5 code. It takes about 30 seconds to compile.
We also do C++ development, with CBuilder. Our largest C++ program, about 30,000 lines, takes 10 minutes.
We've found that our object pascal code is more reliable, maintainable, and understandable than the C++ code we've developed. Even the most diehard c++-heads in our group admit that there is really no technical reason to prefer C++. The only reason they give is that it "looks better on our resume" (to that argument I reply we should be using Java).
I think local officials are much better than national in this - perhaps they're just less busy. I've had several wide ranging email based conversations with my State representative.
I get the typical form letter reply to emails to my National ones, however.
At the very end, the article says that the judge "said she may appoint a special master to examine all documentation, including artist contracts" (emphasis mine) before ruling.
Including artists contracts...
I find this very interesting. What's the latest on Courtney Love's suit against the record companies?
With regard to mandatory back doors in encryptions products, it just won't work. There's already plenty of knowledge on how to securely encrypt transmissions and plenty of products out there. Even if key-escrow becomes mandatory, there's nothing to prevent people from just not upgrading to the key-escrow version of the product.
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"Yes there will be some small inconvenience to the native population at first"
You mean like massive starvation and civil war?
Good thing the researcher lives in Japan. He'd probably be arrested here (in the U.S.) for some sort of DMCA violation...
I don't think that I agree with this law (this kind of stuff should be up to the parents), but just for the sake of argument -
how is this different from movie ratings? You can't rent an R, NC17, etc movie if you're under a certain age.
I'd be curious to hear from those that think the movie ratings system and restrictions are OK but this law is not.
Also, what about CDs with those parental advisory stickers? Anyone think there will be a law about this?
Of those /.ers out there that *have* ridden a Segway, who thinks that they're too dangerous for a sidewalk, given that the following is now allowed:
:-)
- jogging
- baby strollers
- jogging with baby strollers
I've tried one out; I think they would be acceptable on sidewalks. You can't compare them to bicycles, roller blades, skateboards, or scooters. I think anyone that has ridden one would agree that they are completely different.
umm...A 12mph hit is *not* harder than any football tackle. I've seen football tackles where both players were running towards each other at well over 12 mph. A professional football player should easily be able to hit 15-17 mph. Carl Lewis could hit 25.
dunno about the WWF (and I suspect you don't either)
Which makes my point exactly. You *can't* compare this to rollerblades, etc. Compare it to walking. When was the last time you "careened out of control" while walking? Even walking fast?
And you will back up from the reaction, just as you back up (recoil) when you bump into someone while walking.
Is it a mistake to assume that everyone is a safe walker? Perhaps not, but a lot better assumption than a safe roller blader. It *is* really, completely, different from anything you've tried before.
First post! Oh yeah, sorry.
I would think that you could tell them to stuff it up their ass. Unless the EULA of each individual piece of software specifically requires this upon BSA request (as opposed to the manufacturer's specific request) I would think you're in the clear.
IANAL, however...
What's interesting is that those who *have*
ridden a Segway are much more likely to believe
in it than those that haven't.
I have. I rode it with a friend of mine who was
a huge naysayer. Now? He's a convert.
It *is* an amazing thing, and you really can't
appreciate it until you ride it.
All this stuff about colliding with people I think
is mostly moot. You won't collide with people because
you *won't*. I don't see colliding with someone any
more likely than when you walk, and I don't see it
any more damaging either - as soon as you bump into
someone you'll back up just from your reaction.
Quote from article: "A central tenant is you leave it alone"
So are they going to charge rent to their central tenants?
Oh, wait, that should be "tenet". Sorry. Never Mind.
But does Falcon's Eye work with the new version? Looks to me like the site hasn't been updated in a while...
The other day I discovered that I couldn't burn CDs at 10x any more. In fact, I had to slow down to 2x in order for it to work.
This led me on a chase through my computer. Through a combination of Ad-Aware, Startup Cop, and Process Explorer I managed to get rid of a bunch of leftover or not wanted CRAP that was hogging up my system!
Quicken, for example, had two programs that started up every time my system started. There was a Lexmark printer application running, even though I no longer have the printer and had uninstalled the driver!
And don't even get me started on Real One...
What a pain in the ass...
Reverse Engineering? Nope, sorry, that's illegal under the DCMA/SSSCA....
Just because it's two years old doesn't mean it's not interesting. The information in it is timely right now because of all the other intellectual properties debates going on
A simple idea: Let copyright be renewed indefinitely, but make it cost more each time. Valuable properties, such as Mickey Mouse would be protected, but only the valuable ones would rate. Put it at every five years.
Alternatively, make the renewal a percentage of the royalties that have been paid on that copyright.
Actually, I believe that the Porsche Boxster has no access to the engine (other than the gas pedal :))...
Just one more point why Vermont is the best place to live...
Actually, it's the other way around.. :)
A mouse odometer - there's several out there, although I don't know of a distributed one...
Ha! You think that's the sticks? I live in Vermont, in a town of less than 1000 (Bolton), have a >1000 ft long driveway, and I've had DSL for six months! We have an independent full service telco that has been very aggressive in rolling out DSL service. $45/mo for 128K up, 300K download. Absolutely no problems at all so far.
You just need to pick the right sticks...
Performance of course is relative. If you want to go fast in a straight line on dry pavement a big engine and rear wheel drive is just the ticket. If you want to bomb down twisty dirt roads or up ski area access roads in snowstorms (like I do) a mustang GT is a very poor performer (I have a WRX also). If you want to tow two loaded hay wagons through a muddy field, neither will be a good performer, but watch out for that 4wd 1 ton diesel pickup!
umm...yeah, C++ is a standard, but, for instance, MFC isn't.
I think you'd find it quite difficult to actually write a useful application that is entirely standard C++ code, especially in this era of windowed environments...
You have to take your best shot, balancing that risk and all others with the productivity you expect to have and the deadlines you have to meet.
We have an app that's been going since Delphi 1 and it still runs under Delphi 6 with minimal changes due to version issues.
*that* ought to get some people to comment.
We've been using Delphi since version 1, and our flagship software (which controls a semiconductor manufacturing tool) is about 200,000 lines of Delphi 5 code. It takes about 30 seconds to compile.
We also do C++ development, with CBuilder. Our largest C++ program, about 30,000 lines, takes 10 minutes.
We've found that our object pascal code is more reliable, maintainable, and understandable than the C++ code we've developed. Even the most diehard c++-heads in our group admit that there is really no technical reason to prefer C++. The only reason they give is that it "looks better on our resume" (to that argument I reply we should be using Java).
I think local officials are much better than national in this - perhaps they're just less busy. I've had several wide ranging email based conversations with my State representative.
I get the typical form letter reply to emails to my National ones, however.
At the very end, the article says that the judge "said she may appoint a special master to examine all documentation, including artist contracts" (emphasis mine) before ruling.
Including artists contracts...
I find this very interesting. What's the latest on Courtney Love's suit against the record companies?
With regard to mandatory back doors in encryptions products, it just won't work. There's already plenty of knowledge on how to securely encrypt transmissions and plenty of products out there. Even if key-escrow becomes mandatory, there's nothing to prevent people from just not upgrading to the key-escrow version of the product.
A particularly silly idea, I think