We donâ(TM)t really know how this coin is created. You canâ(TM)t have a functional money without a basic transparency.
We know exactly how this coin is created! At least those of us that know how to read the technical specs and source code of the implementations. It is a strictly designed mathematical implementation that will release a certain number of bitcoins at a certain rate over a set period of time. Maybe to a guy that is used to the money supply tap being turned on and off on a whim might not understand that concept though.
Maybe we should stick to the instruments that the people on *his* side designed so that *we* have absolutely no idea how they work in managing to bring the global economy to halt except at the very top.
So what I think we need, is for the core team for each major toolkit to sit in a room and try to design an extensible network transport that they can all agree to use. With a core set of features, and perhaps some toolkit specific extensions. Perhaps ending up with a process similar to the way HTML has evolved over time.
I've just started using Windows 7 at a new job and a minor configuration setting (the theme) will bring it back to a mostly XP look/environment, at least for the overall UI. It actually has a slightly better task bar where you can drag and drop buttons to different ordering locations, which was something I've wished for for years in XP. Combine that with a couple registry settings to enable focus follows mouse and XKeyMacs and it's almost a useful environment. Almost.
Not that there's anything wrong with your comment, but I was pointing out that ISPs will still know which sites you are visiting (by IP address). This is a well known problem in secure communications; they know who you are talking to even though they don't know what you have said. And with the current belief of guilt by association, that will still be a problem.
The point of creating an open source alternative to a proprietary system is not to make something that is almost the same but not quite as good, it is to create something that will continue to live on after the proprietary company dies. Or something that allows you to modify and fix the code if you find a bug and the proprietary company is non-responsive to a legacy product.
RMS started his crusade when he couldn't get the manufacturer to fix a binary printer driver. This project aims to give that option to those that use modern cell phones.
It's not just about reimplementing what there already is, it's about creating open and free versions of what is closed a proprietary.
My work is still copyrighted, but I include a README file stating that people are free to redistribute my work for non-commercial purposes; anything else and they can contact me. So it's not just about downloading copyrighted work, it's about downloading copyrighted work that the distributor has not expressly permitted downloading.
I just finished reading the book 'Artificial Life' by Steven Levy and it goes in depth about such ideas (can computer programs and virus' be considered 'alive'). A very interesting read and highly recommended.
Yes, I realise that my editor (emacs) has an indent region function, and I use it when I move python code around. But I still have to think about how much to indent, and if i don't I can change the meaning of my code. In braced languages, I can simply re-indent the lines without thinking and the meaning of my code still stays the same. If python had braces I would say it would be one of the most perfect high level languages, without it...just a decent one.
I find brace-less languages fantastically difficult to move code around in. At least with braces you can cut from the start brace to the end brace, and then paste without losing your scope. Doing anything like that in Python means you not only have to get the code you cut correctly bound, you also have to make sure that you get the correct amount of whitespace on every line of code you paste so as not to lose your original scoping. It's a nightmare.
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Forgot to hit preview, step 2 should have been
sudo apt-get install < whatever window manager or desktop environment you want >
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sudo apt-get remove unity sudo apt-get install
Personally, I use stumpwm, but (gasp!) that requires editing your.xinitrc, the horrors!
I have to work on windows at work and the default behavior for clicking in the URL bar is to select all text, which is generally because *normal* people don't want to edit the url, they want to replace it. Exactly the opposite of what I need.
The best thing is that in Firefox this is a user configurable option in about:config: browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll. I haven't seen an option like that in any other browser, so for now, things like this keep me with Firefox (and NoScript, and AdBlock and Firebug and....).
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From the last paragraph of the article:
We know exactly how this coin is created! At least those of us that know how to read the technical specs and source code of the implementations. It is a strictly designed mathematical implementation that will release a certain number of bitcoins at a certain rate over a set period of time. Maybe to a guy that is used to the money supply tap being turned on and off on a whim might not understand that concept though.
Maybe we should stick to the instruments that the people on *his* side designed so that *we* have absolutely no idea how they work in managing to bring the global economy to halt except at the very top.
http://xkcd.com/927/
I see a story but it's devoid of links. Does anybody know where the papers can be downloaded?
Michael Bolton, is that you!??! ;-)
I've just started using Windows 7 at a new job and a minor configuration setting (the theme) will bring it back to a mostly XP look/environment, at least for the overall UI. It actually has a slightly better task bar where you can drag and drop buttons to different ordering locations, which was something I've wished for for years in XP. Combine that with a couple registry settings to enable focus follows mouse and XKeyMacs and it's almost a useful environment. Almost.
Not that there's anything wrong with your comment, but I was pointing out that ISPs will still know which sites you are visiting (by IP address). This is a well known problem in secure communications; they know who you are talking to even though they don't know what you have said. And with the current belief of guilt by association, that will still be a problem.
Think 'dissidents read slashdot'.
TLS does nothing to prevent your ISP from knowing which sites your are going to, only the data you are sending and receiving from them.
The point of creating an open source alternative to a proprietary system is not to make something that is almost the same but not quite as good, it is to create something that will continue to live on after the proprietary company dies. Or something that allows you to modify and fix the code if you find a bug and the proprietary company is non-responsive to a legacy product.
RMS started his crusade when he couldn't get the manufacturer to fix a binary printer driver. This project aims to give that option to those that use modern cell phones.
It's not just about reimplementing what there already is, it's about creating open and free versions of what is closed a proprietary.
> Keep your hands off my fucking internet.
It's not our internet anymore. It hasn't been for quite a while now.
My work is still copyrighted, but I include a README file stating that people are free to redistribute my work for non-commercial purposes; anything else and they can contact me. So it's not just about downloading copyrighted work, it's about downloading copyrighted work that the distributor has not expressly permitted downloading.
It's not all about illegal downloading.
..or Vi, whatever floats your boat.
When William Gibson was disucssing Neuromancer, he mentioned that the major technology that he completely missed was...the cellphone.
On ubuntu (I've used 10.04 or later) magnet links 'just work', popping up a dialog in Firefox and opening them in transmission.
I just finished reading the book 'Artificial Life' by Steven Levy and it goes in depth about such ideas (can computer programs and virus' be considered 'alive'). A very interesting read and highly recommended.
And if you're scared of Haskell, try stumpwm, another tiling window manager written and configured in Common Lisp.
That's the first thing I did when I got my Nexus S. Wiped it, built Android and installed it. Then I was quite sure I had a clean phone.
Yes, I realise that my editor (emacs) has an indent region function, and I use it when I move python code around. But I still have to think about how much to indent, and if i don't I can change the meaning of my code. In braced languages, I can simply re-indent the lines without thinking and the meaning of my code still stays the same. If python had braces I would say it would be one of the most perfect high level languages, without it...just a decent one.
I find brace-less languages fantastically difficult to move code around in. At least with braces you can cut from the start brace to the end brace, and then paste without losing your scope. Doing anything like that in Python means you not only have to get the code you cut correctly bound, you also have to make sure that you get the correct amount of whitespace on every line of code you paste so as not to lose your original scoping. It's a nightmare.
Forgot to hit preview, step 2 should have been
sudo apt-get install < whatever window manager or desktop environment you want >
sudo apt-get remove unity
sudo apt-get install
Personally, I use stumpwm, but (gasp!) that requires editing your .xinitrc, the horrors!
For that lispy feeling, I reccomend stumpwm...easy to use, easy to modify, easy to configure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yv-IWdSdns
I have to work on windows at work and the default behavior for clicking in the URL bar is to select all text, which is generally because *normal* people don't want to edit the url, they want to replace it. Exactly the opposite of what I need.
The best thing is that in Firefox this is a user configurable option in about:config: browser.urlbar.clickSelectsAll. I haven't seen an option like that in any other browser, so for now, things like this keep me with Firefox (and NoScript, and AdBlock and Firebug and....).
You set E to both 0 and 1.