According to the article, people as far south as Georgia and Texas have seen 'em. I live in Alabama, and because of all the damned light pollution, I can't see shit.
Yeah, but If I do break into your trunk, what the hell are you going to do about it? Go tell the police that somebody stole your stolen laptop?
In addition, that scenario is flawed. In the theft scenario, the crime is already complete, and what is being done is revenge (which is wrong). I think both of us have flawed analogies. A more accurate representation would be if somebody was breaking into my house, and I hit them with a fucking brick to make them stop.
Could you argue self-defense? If somebody is hitting me over the head with a bat, and I shoot them in the arm to make them drop the bat, that is self defense. This seems to me to be very much the digital equivalent of the bat scenario. It would be interesting to watch it play out, anyway.
With the sidekick, I get unlimited data for 19.95/month. This includes email, AIM, web, SMS, etc. The net is always on, and always connected. The downside is that you have to be a member of their developer program to load apps onto the device.
A lot of people don't like it, but I love my Sidekick. It is just enough PDA for me, and more than enough phone. It is smallish, lightish, and very friendly. It has an available camera attachment (640X480 images), although I don't have it.
For $500 I can get the following: Apple iPod - top of the line 40 gigs. Olympus C750 (10x optical, 4.0Mp, upto 512Mb xD cards) GBA - And enough games to make my eyes bleed. iPaq - 400Mhz, bluetooth etc..
First off, you cannot get ALL that for 500 bucks.
Second, not everybody wants to wear a fucking bat-belt for all their gear.
Yup, 18 states do it that way. All the booze passes through, gets taxed, and then resold. Alabama is the same way. On the bright side, the state-run stores are open to the public and have CHEAP liquor. Beer and wine, on the other hand, goes direct to the stores (at least in Alabama).
I think that people that want to totally abolish software licenses are crackpots. They, like most zealots, totally ignore the ramifications of their ideology. In order for a capitalist economy to thrive, you have to have stuff to sell, and people to sell it to. Like you, I need to feed my family, and I do it as a developer.
Now that that is out of the way, here's my view on the subject, for what it's worth.
Infrastructure (like OS's, protocols, etc) should be open. By keeping them open, you ensure interoperability, which breeds competition. These open infrastructure components can then be used as the foundation for constructing useful applications. I think this more moderate approach gives the best of both worlds. Everybody is free to use the foundation, which stays open, and you can layer applications that add value and sell them.
Sure they are. Just limited access. It is still a TCP/IP connection to the internet.
Personally , I think this is a great idea. Especially if the ISP provides some kind of a web interface to allow the customer to open/close ports on their own (most wouldn't bother). Or maybe provide a router, pre-configured with the service. NAT and a basic firewall stops most k1dd3z cold. It would put a halt to the vast majority of the MS worm problems on home systems too.
Man, where are my mod points when I need 'em. That's funny stuff. And there is nothing wrong with old and grumpy. Or cynical. I love being the house on the block that all the kids are scared to go near.
I don't think that matters. Middle and High school isn't a vocational experience. Plus, in 10 years, windows won't look anything like it does today (think 3.1 vs XP). I personally would much rather have schools focus on abstract computer skills. Like telling kids what a variable is, what a icon is, how menus work and are used, maybe some basic networking terms and skills. Then, once the kids have an idea of what a computer is capable of, then they can choose their own environment. Variety is good.
It isn't the "information age" that is causing the problem. It is GROSS incompetence on the part of the patent office. They are not doing their prior art searches thoroughly enough. Government stupidity is a universal constant, and has nothing to do with information having value. If you recall, patents have existed for far longer than the "information age". The problem isn't the system, it's how it is being applied.
Seems to me like this interview is more of an advertisement. No technical details, no ethical questions, just "why are you the best?" and other such nonsense.
While I agree that is a stupid thing to have said, I believe what was meant was more along the lines of "Fifty million Americans have told us what they want, so we're gonna listen, and do it quick"
Now if only they cared so much about the opinion of the 50+ million that believe filesharing is OK.
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According to the article, people as far south as Georgia and Texas have seen 'em. I live in Alabama, and because of all the damned light pollution, I can't see shit.
Yeah, but If I do break into your trunk, what the hell are you going to do about it? Go tell the police that somebody stole your stolen laptop?
In addition, that scenario is flawed. In the theft scenario, the crime is already complete, and what is being done is revenge (which is wrong). I think both of us have flawed analogies. A more accurate representation would be if somebody was breaking into my house, and I hit them with a fucking brick to make them stop.
Could you argue self-defense? If somebody is hitting me over the head with a bat, and I shoot them in the arm to make them drop the bat, that is self defense. This seems to me to be very much the digital equivalent of the bat scenario. It would be interesting to watch it play out, anyway.
With the sidekick, I get unlimited data for 19.95/month. This includes email, AIM, web, SMS, etc. The net is always on, and always connected. The downside is that you have to be a member of their developer program to load apps onto the device.
A lot of people don't like it, but I love my Sidekick. It is just enough PDA for me, and more than enough phone. It is smallish, lightish, and very friendly. It has an available camera attachment (640X480 images), although I don't have it.
You can get one at the Bat-porn store. Second row, right side, right next to the bat-dong.
For $500 I can get the following:
Apple iPod - top of the line 40 gigs.
Olympus C750 (10x optical, 4.0Mp, upto 512Mb xD cards)
GBA - And enough games to make my eyes bleed.
iPaq - 400Mhz, bluetooth etc..
First off, you cannot get ALL that for 500 bucks.
Second, not everybody wants to wear a fucking bat-belt for all their gear.
Yup, 18 states do it that way. All the booze passes through, gets taxed, and then resold. Alabama is the same way. On the bright side, the state-run stores are open to the public and have CHEAP liquor. Beer and wine, on the other hand, goes direct to the stores (at least in Alabama).
I think that people that want to totally abolish software licenses are crackpots. They, like most zealots, totally ignore the ramifications of their ideology. In order for a capitalist economy to thrive, you have to have stuff to sell, and people to sell it to. Like you, I need to feed my family, and I do it as a developer.
Now that that is out of the way, here's my view on the subject, for what it's worth.
Infrastructure (like OS's, protocols, etc) should be open. By keeping them open, you ensure interoperability, which breeds competition. These open infrastructure components can then be used as the foundation for constructing useful applications. I think this more moderate approach gives the best of both worlds. Everybody is free to use the foundation, which stays open, and you can layer applications that add value and sell them.
You CAN do that, but that does not mean that you SHOULD do that. It will sound like ass.
Oh. I though it was a given that all story submitters were on crack :-)....
And that isn't very likely. The efficiency of large clusters drops with every node. Expect somewhere in the 60% range as a final efficiency. I think.
Umm, how about 2
Yeah, a vast army of shin-kicking, ankle biting, 30 cm tall robotic killers!
Sure they are. Just limited access. It is still a TCP/IP connection to the internet.
Personally , I think this is a great idea. Especially if the ISP provides some kind of a web interface to allow the customer to open/close ports on their own (most wouldn't bother). Or maybe provide a router, pre-configured with the service. NAT and a basic firewall stops most k1dd3z cold. It would put a halt to the vast majority of the MS worm problems on home systems too.
Man, where are my mod points when I need 'em. That's funny stuff. And there is nothing wrong with old and grumpy. Or cynical. I love being the house on the block that all the kids are scared to go near.
GET OFF MY LAWN!
I don't think that matters. Middle and High school isn't a vocational experience. Plus, in 10 years, windows won't look anything like it does today (think 3.1 vs XP). I personally would much rather have schools focus on abstract computer skills. Like telling kids what a variable is, what a icon is, how menus work and are used, maybe some basic networking terms and skills. Then, once the kids have an idea of what a computer is capable of, then they can choose their own environment. Variety is good.
OK Troll, I'll bite.
It isn't the "information age" that is causing the problem. It is GROSS incompetence on the part of the patent office. They are not doing their prior art searches thoroughly enough. Government stupidity is a universal constant, and has nothing to do with information having value. If you recall, patents have existed for far longer than the "information age". The problem isn't the system, it's how it is being applied.
whoops, that's the WMA software, not the driver, sorry for the oversight there.
Answers:
1. Yes, it pops up a EULA you have to agree to.
2. Yes, the tracks are rippable in any OS other than windows.
3. Maybe? In this assinine time, who can say for sure.
4. Don't know.
Seems to me like this interview is more of an advertisement. No technical details, no ethical questions, just "why are you the best?" and other such nonsense.
Nothing to see here, move along
Um, that's Boston, not Baltimore.
Just dock at the Rusty Scupper and whip out your laptop
Why bother? Just make sure you pick up a can of pringles before you set sail.
If you don't like the license terms, then use BSD or QNX or something else. Linksys knew the terms, now they have to abide by them.
While I agree that is a stupid thing to have said, I believe what was meant was more along the lines of "Fifty million Americans have told us what they want, so we're gonna listen, and do it quick"
Now if only they cared so much about the opinion of the 50+ million that believe filesharing is OK.