According to this article (sorry, german only), the label apologised, but still considers the to be software illegal. From what I read from the article it appears that they consider software that searches for song lyrics illegal unless it includes a build-in lawyer that automatically purges unlicensed sites from the search results. I wonder how long it will take before they go after the big search engines.
An article describing possible links between the massive die-off of species experienced 250 mio years ago and ambient temperature increase due to CO2 buildup.
>>That being said, it's hard to know for sure if the Atlantis myth from the dialog was even a common Greek myth at the time, or if Plato invented it out of thin air.
IIRC, he claimed to have heard it from an egyptian priest during his travels. That would indicate that it was not common knowledge in Greece.
It used to be that you did not have to worry about email being scanned because the capability to automatically infer the content from the natural language was not there. This has changed. How long do you think it will take until similar things can be done with voicemail, especially if it already lives in an electronic format? Hint: you might well come up with a negative number.
Actually, there is one aspect in Snowcrash that made the Cyberspace-aspect (called Metaverse in the book, IIRC) much more unrealistic than in Neuromancer and the like. Stephenson described the user interface as Goggles and Keyboard IIRC. I just can't see how you could simulate something like a swordfight or a motorcycle chase with that. Especially if the protagonist's real-world physical skill in these activities should play any role. The idea of a neural interface was already there, I never understood why Stephenson did not use it.
That being said, I liked the other aspects of the book. To me, it was like a Manga in written form (and I happen to like Manga).
I keep getting those nonsense-spams, too (as if the other ones made more sense:-)).
From what I understand they are meant to somehow "poison" the bayesian filters out there so they can't do their job any longer. Maybe someone with more insight into the workings of bayesian filtering can tell us if this is feasible?
it has been reported that the chinese government decided against using the Transrapid technology for building a new connection from Shanghai to Beijing.
The situation is not really clear right now, according to this message, the german companies involved in the current project claim that these reports were due to a false report in a chinese newspaper and they still are look forward to follow-up projects.
(Sorry, link is in german only. Have fun with babelfish:-))
>> In fairness, Microsoft has never, and has never shown any indication that it will, used its patent portfolio to squish competition
I think I remember an Interview with Steve Balmer where he said something along the lines that they'd use patents against Mono if that ever became a threat to MS in the.net area. Anyone else remember this?
I don't know if I buy the "pens and soccer balls" analogy. I'd guess computers will be more like cars:
The vast majority knows how to operate one.
Many people know how to do basic repair and maintenance, using off-the-shelf parts.
A rather large group of people who are dedicated to the subject (with or without formal training) are able to do more complex tasks like customizing and advanced repairs.
Some people who invested a substantial amount of effort in their own education (either formal or informal) are able to design and assemble one from scratch.
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According to this article (sorry, german only), the label apologised, but still considers the to be software illegal. From what I read from the article it appears that they consider software that searches for song lyrics illegal unless it includes a build-in lawyer that automatically purges unlicensed sites from the search results. I wonder how long it will take before they go after the big search engines.
> But how would he explain the existence of Thunderbird?
Survival of the fittest, of course...
> It's just a pity that it is almost impossible to find out what all the short cuts are.
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Maybe this helps:
http://eclipse-tools.sourceforge.net/shortcuts.ht
This just came up on BBC news:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4184110.stm
An article describing possible links between the massive die-off of species experienced 250 mio years ago and ambient temperature increase due to CO2 buildup.
If you're interested in the book's subject, you might find the following links usefull:
Technical writing tips: http://www.docsymmetry.com/index.html
Plain English Campaign: http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/index.html
Get it write: http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/tips.htm
>>That being said, it's hard to know for sure if the Atlantis myth from the dialog was even a common Greek myth at the time, or if Plato invented it out of thin air.
IIRC, he claimed to have heard it from an egyptian priest during his travels. That would indicate that it was not common knowledge in Greece.
It used to be that you did not have to worry about email being scanned because the capability to automatically infer the content from the natural language was not there. This has changed. How long do you think it will take until similar things can be done with voicemail, especially if it already lives in an electronic format? Hint: you might well come up with a negative number.
Without looking on what anonymizer.com actually offers, your scenario can be taken care of with a setup like this:
local browser -> local proxy -> https -> anonymizer -> target website
Assuming that https is not trivial to break, the only information someone sniffing your network traffic can get is that you are using the anonymizer.
Actually, there is one aspect in Snowcrash that made the Cyberspace-aspect (called Metaverse in the book, IIRC) much more unrealistic than in Neuromancer and the like. Stephenson described the user interface as Goggles and Keyboard IIRC. I just can't see how you could simulate something like a swordfight or a motorcycle chase with that. Especially if the protagonist's real-world physical skill in these activities should play any role. The idea of a neural interface was already there, I never understood why Stephenson did not use it.
That being said, I liked the other aspects of the book. To me, it was like a Manga in written form (and I happen to like Manga).
I keep getting those nonsense-spams, too (as if the other ones made more sense :-)).
From what I understand they are meant to somehow "poison" the bayesian filters out there so they can't do their job any longer. Maybe someone with more insight into the workings of bayesian filtering can tell us if this is feasible?
it has been reported that the chinese government decided against using the Transrapid technology for building a new connection from Shanghai to Beijing. :-))
The situation is not really clear right now, according to this message, the german companies involved in the current project claim that these reports were due to a false report in a chinese newspaper and they still are look forward to follow-up projects.
(Sorry, link is in german only. Have fun with babelfish
>> In fairness, Microsoft has never, and has never shown any indication that it will, used its patent portfolio to squish competition
.net area. Anyone else remember this?
I think I remember an Interview with Steve Balmer where he said something along the lines that they'd use patents against Mono if that ever became a threat to MS in the
I don't know if I buy the "pens and soccer balls" analogy. I'd guess computers will be more like cars:
The vast majority knows how to operate one.
Many people know how to do basic repair and maintenance, using off-the-shelf parts.
A rather large group of people who are dedicated to the subject (with or without formal training) are able to do more complex tasks like customizing and advanced repairs.
Some people who invested a substantial amount of effort in their own education (either formal or informal) are able to design and assemble one from scratch.