################################# # I suppose I'll let the secret out: for a few months, before the moderation # system came into being, this little function faked "First Posts" and then # deleted them when a real comment came along. Worked pretty well, and nobody # figured it out. I disabled it when the moderation came online feeling that # it was a cleaner solution. -CT sub fpsBeDamned
That would essentially mean to give up level 0 to the trollers and flamers. Actually, that's what happening. Have you noticed the immense increase in spamming/. gets nowadays? I used to browse at 0, but have since moved to 1, at the cost of missing some good ACs (hopefully moderators rate them up).
I pity the newbies visiting/. for the first time...
Something should be done about it. Ideas anyone?
BTW: When I get moderator points, I try to exclusively moderate good posts up.
This sounds like a good suggestion but I think it's unnecessary.
When you apply for a patent, someone can make that claim invalid by proving there has been prior art. If the tech you're trying to patent has been used before, you won't get your patent.
So, rather than defensively patent everything, we should just make sure that everytime a mindless patent application comes along, we are able to show it's prior use to invalidate the claim.
################################# # I suppose I'll let the secret out: for a few months, before the moderation # system came into being, this little function faked "First Posts" and then # deleted them when a real comment came along. Worked pretty well, and nobody # figured it out. I disabled it when the moderation came online feeling that # it was a cleaner solution. -CT
In Europe at least, everyone who went to a computer trade show is a beta tester. Microsoft handed W2K Professional RC1 cds for free to everyone who cared at every major trade show past fall.
Needless to say, I grabbed a dozen and destroyed them in the microwave while performing a satanic rite, giggling insanely;)
I have another problem with the lawsuit. As an example, say you and I each own a copy of a CD. If I have a nice tape deck but you only have a cheap tape-playing walkman (remember those) but you want to go jogging and listen to the CD, can't I legally make you a copy to play on your walkman since you own the CD too?
PPC? Sparc? Alpha? Even more intriguing, what about IA-64?
From what I saw on the webcast and the first reports on the newssites, I just can't imagine this feature not being planned. Altough they said the current chips were "optimized" for X86, I was unable to figure out if they meant the actual VLIW hardware or only the code morphing software. I think it has to be the latter, and if it is, the only thing they'd have to do is create a specific code morpher for any instruction set to be supported. I really like this idea, let's hope it is the case...
Too bad they won't open up the translation stuff. That would enable third party developers to create translators for other chips. Oh well, it's their IP isn't it.
One thing to consider is Transmetas strong alliance with IBM (i suspect there's more between them than just IBM building the chips, Transmeta said something about having access to all of IBMs relevant know-how). IBM has always supported the PowerPC chip... Makes me wonder;)
No you're not. I do that all the time. It's fun. There should be a/. option to filter out higher rated posts (a low pass filter, bwahaha), as they really interrupt the flaming;)
BTW: That smargle guy is not half as witty as the glorious MEEPT was...
This is a bit of an understatment, but there is no way AOL can possibly even touch Time Warner. They may be able to snatch up divisions that spin off of Time Warner, but there is absolutely no way for AOL to takeover Time Warner. Time Warner is just too big. AOL, even with all of it's big name corporate ties, is still a relatively small entity.
Yeah, I know AOL Time Warner is supposed to be a merger... Is it really?
You're probably right, a BSD style license would probably have worked too. The advantage of the GPL, in my eyes, is that it prevents these companies of trying to go "the Microsoft way" (by closing off further development).
The main advantage of the GPL is that it forces companies to "play fair", by providing the sources. No secret APIs, no undocumented functions... In a word, heaven;)
I'd think they'd flourished DESPITE the GPL.
Completely agreed. But if DESPITE means forcing companies not to act in predatory ways, I would applaud that wholeheartedly.
Now I'm really depressed we won't be seeing any more of Lucy, Charlie Brown, or the football. Our kids kids probably won't have even heard of Charlie Brown.
They seem more occupied collecting Pokemons already. It gives me the creeps to think that the decision-makers of the future were raised with such crap... Now I'm REALLY depressed;)
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...Did you at least submit it? I don't see what's supposed to be inflammatory about this article.
Right now it either says "server full" or gets stuck while "reading response" (5 min. and counting).
Thanks alot for this enlightening post...
Too bad CmdrTaco beat you at it...
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# I suppose I'll let the secret out: for a few months, before the moderation
# system came into being, this little function faked "First Posts" and then
# deleted them when a real comment came along. Worked pretty well, and nobody
# figured it out. I disabled it when the moderation came online feeling that
# it was a cleaner solution. -CT
sub fpsBeDamned
As seen in Slash source, slashd, lines 181-224
0 isn't odd or even. It's not a number
Neither odd nor even, this I can grasp.
Butt, not a numer? You mean like x/0=[core dump] ? Please explain...
That would essentially mean to give up level 0 to the trollers and flamers. Actually, that's what happening. Have you noticed the immense increase in spamming /. gets nowadays? I used to browse at 0, but have since moved to 1, at the cost of missing some good ACs (hopefully moderators rate them up).
/. for the first time...
I pity the newbies visiting
Something should be done about it. Ideas anyone?
BTW: When I get moderator points, I try to exclusively moderate good posts up.
If the Crusoe appears X86 compatible to the outside world anyway?
;)
It was said at the Transmeta presentation that the code morphing software is loaded up before the BIOS.
I presume this would mean that the BIOS sees a normal x86 when it loads itself up.
I suspect the BIOS modifications mainly consist in a giant Pinguin replacing the normal POST screen
True enough... I find that curious too.
I just found this (from the livid-dev mailing list archive). It explains how DeCSS was done and by whom, as well as Jons involvement.
Please have a look at it. It clears up a couple of things...
How was DeCSS developed (inhowfar was the Xing decoder invovlved)?
Who actually did the coding (I read it was a group effort and you were only marginally involved in the coding itself)?
I stand corrected, thanks.
Arrgh, hate this redundant rating. When I begun writing the post, there was only one comment yet!
This sounds like a good suggestion but I think it's unnecessary.
When you apply for a patent, someone can make that claim invalid by proving there has been prior art. If the tech you're trying to patent has been used before, you won't get your patent.
So, rather than defensively patent everything, we should just make sure that everytime a mindless patent application comes along, we are able to show it's prior use to invalidate the claim.
slashd, line 182, sub fpsBeDamned
;)
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# I suppose I'll let the secret out: for a few months, before the moderation
# system came into being, this little function faked "First Posts" and then
# deleted them when a real comment came along. Worked pretty well, and nobody
# figured it out. I disabled it when the moderation came online feeling that
# it was a cleaner solution. -CT
Cool hack... Left me ROFL
By the way heise produces the only two computer related magazines in Germany that are
worth a read.
Why be so modest? I think c't is probably the best personal computing magazine... Best one I ever read anyway (and I've seen alot...)
iX is nice too.
In Europe at least, everyone who went to a computer trade show is a beta tester. Microsoft handed W2K Professional RC1 cds for free to everyone who cared at every major trade show past fall.
;)
Needless to say, I grabbed a dozen and destroyed them in the microwave while performing a satanic rite, giggling insanely
I have another problem with the lawsuit. As an example, say you and I each own a copy of a CD. If I have a nice tape deck but you only have a cheap tape-playing walkman (remember those) but you want to go jogging and listen to the CD, can't I legally make you a copy to play on your walkman since you own the CD too?
Yes, it is called fair use.
Yes, but a good compiler will generate fully optimal code to begin with.
How do you prove a whole program (as opposed to a short algorithm like quick-sort) is optimal? Isn't this a very hard problem to solve?
Bravo /. that is the kind of stuff I wanted to read about the chip.
Shouldn't that be bravo ars technica?
There article on the K7 was great, btw...
what about other Instruction Sets?
;)
PPC? Sparc? Alpha? Even more intriguing, what about IA-64?
From what I saw on the webcast and the first reports on the newssites, I just can't imagine this feature not being planned. Altough they said the current chips were "optimized" for X86, I was unable to figure out if they meant the actual VLIW hardware or only the code morphing software. I think it has to be the latter, and if it is, the only thing they'd have to do is create a specific code morpher for any instruction set to be supported. I really like this idea, let's hope it is the case...
Too bad they won't open up the translation stuff. That would enable third party developers to create translators for other chips. Oh well, it's their IP isn't it.
One thing to consider is Transmetas strong alliance with IBM (i suspect there's more between them than just IBM building the chips, Transmeta said something about having access to all of IBMs relevant know-how). IBM has always supported the PowerPC chip... Makes me wonder
No you're not. I do that all the time. It's fun. There should be a /. option to filter out higher rated posts (a low pass filter, bwahaha), as they really interrupt the flaming ;)
BTW: That smargle guy is not half as witty as the glorious MEEPT was...
That's all fine and dandy. What about SGI's market cap? I'm (almost) willing to bet RHAT could buy SGI now...
That was my point, kind of...
Try that version:
This is a bit of an understatment, but there is no way AOL can possibly even touch Time Warner. They may be able to snatch up divisions that spin off of Time Warner, but there is absolutely no way for AOL to takeover Time Warner.
Time Warner is just too big. AOL, even with all of it's big name corporate ties, is still a relatively small entity.
Yeah, I know AOL Time Warner is supposed to be a merger... Is it really?
You're probably right, a BSD style license would probably have worked too. The advantage of the GPL, in my eyes, is that it prevents these companies of trying to go "the Microsoft way" (by closing off further development).
;)
The main advantage of the GPL is that it forces companies to "play fair", by providing the sources. No secret APIs, no undocumented functions... In a word, heaven
I'd think they'd flourished DESPITE the GPL.
Completely agreed. But if DESPITE means forcing companies not to act in predatory ways, I would applaud that wholeheartedly.
Now I'm really depressed we won't be seeing any more of Lucy, Charlie Brown, or the football. Our kids kids probably won't have even heard of Charlie Brown.
;)
They seem more occupied collecting Pokemons already. It gives me the creeps to think that the decision-makers of the future were raised with such crap... Now I'm REALLY depressed