Carrier or not Faraday is spinning in his grave as we speak 1998 and someones patented the EM communications
Of course the patent isn't on em communications... it's on the Ultrahigh-bandwidth-beamforming/cyclet method he's using.:p Since it's in Fullerton's name, you could probably find it on the patent server.
But you're right - this isn't 'new' technology -- the FCC has snubbed this kind of research since the 70s. "Not use sliced out frequencies? Put cellular antenae in boxes the size of brief cases? Heresy!"
There aren't any real holes I can think of in the movie except 2 (everything else has a plausible explanation). The reason why they typically used phones as the 'exit-patch' was because they needed some signal to lock onto so that their consciousness can exit the matrix to go back to the real world...
No - they needed a "hardwire" to get out... since everything in the matrix is conceptual (read gibson). The phone with it's cable represents a "physical" connection to the "real" world.
See... when the bitch cipher sells them out "The Man" cuts the "hardwire" on that "building" so now the "phone" doesn't work. But these are all anaolgies for software compenents that provide their "personas" with escape from the software that is the matrix.
And yet another thing that hasn't been touched on at all in this discussion - John Woo's signature shot in stop motion panning... I'm not sure whether that was 'reference' or what.
The whole movie is like a sci-fi, special effects, john woo flick on speed.:p right down to the pseudo religion, the questions of fate, and the "finding of self worth".
Why use real's technology when you can scream cast? You can already do that with be afik. And if you can't - it would be soo easy to write the app to do it.
Where would we be without the roads in the world? Where would we be without all that money poored into medical science? Into mechanical technology? The internet was based on the ARPAnet, which was a government (military) network. Should we abandon the net because it has a tainted origin?
But wait - what he was saying is exactly what you are glossing over! We use the roads! We benefit directly from spending on medical research! However, like he said, if the government finances something and then we don't get anything out of it, we are being abused as taxpayers.
On a philosophical level I agree comepletely that "If the DOD wrote [software x] using 'my' money, I should have at least the right to use the product"
And he's right of course, like we've all said: MS just isn't getting it when it comes to the "capitalism" point. Why shouldn't the "best" programmers invest in a project that isn't *greed based*. Isn't altruism a positive human quality?
No, no. Six... Think of all the lerkers... I'm going to write an article for TechWeb now using "VideoGates" so that ZdNet can rip it off, pick it up, and ExPloit it in catchy little image-captions!
The disadvantage is that you can't do anything illegal?! You can't secretly use patented code; You can't slyly break the law; Think about that a second. There's a criminal mind at work.
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Of course the patent isn't on em communications... it's on the Ultrahigh-bandwidth-beamforming/cyclet method he's using. :p Since it's in Fullerton's name, you could probably find it on the patent server.
But you're right - this isn't 'new' technology -- the FCC has snubbed this kind of research since the 70s. "Not use sliced out frequencies? Put cellular antenae in boxes the size of brief cases? Heresy!"
No - they needed a "hardwire" to get out ... since everything in the matrix is conceptual (read gibson). The phone with it's cable represents a "physical" connection to the "real" world.
See ... when the bitch cipher sells them out "The Man" cuts the "hardwire" on that "building" so now the "phone" doesn't work. But these are all anaolgies for software compenents that provide their "personas" with escape from the software that is the matrix.
"The red pill is a trace program"
Weird Al kicks ass!
Larry Wall kicks ass!
I just couldn't help myself.
The whole movie is like a sci-fi, special effects, john woo flick on speed. :p right down to the pseudo religion, the questions of fate, and the "finding of self worth".
Any thoughts?
Why use real's technology when you can scream cast? You can already do that with be afik. And if you can't - it would be soo easy to write the app to do it.
Junglism. biatch. ;)
But wait - what he was saying is exactly what you are glossing over! We use the roads! We benefit directly from spending on medical research! However, like he said, if the government finances something and then we don't get anything out of it, we are being abused as taxpayers.
On a philosophical level I agree comepletely that "If the DOD wrote [software x] using 'my' money, I should have at least the right to use the product"
And he's right of course, like we've all said: MS just isn't getting it when it comes to the "capitalism" point. Why shouldn't the "best" programmers invest in a project that isn't *greed based*. Isn't altruism a positive human quality?
(see all the EmbeddedCaps :)
:-D bwaha, sorry. Couldn't resist. Oh, the good old days.
The disadvantage is that you can't do anything illegal?! You can't secretly use patented code; You can't slyly break the law; Think about that a second. There's a criminal mind at work.