Apache CouchDB, an Incubator project, uses Erlang. It is a document-oriented database with MapReduce views/indicies support. Its documents are stored as JSON objects and its MapReduce functions are typically written in JavaScript.
Call for Relative Trust Identity System
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In situations like this, it is once again called for that before we can continue to build the next generation of decentralized computing systems, we need a relative trust identity system. This means people can create online identities (real or pseudonymous) and then link to others whom they trust. A trust web is then formed where an individual can compute the relative trust level between themselves and a third party. This would enable in a decentralized world a tool to combat the annoyances of these issues.
Utilization of real-time translation in instant messaging is a great way for people who can not otherwise understand each other get one step closer to being able to do so. Imagine this being implemented server-side, say in a an XMPP (Jabber) server, where the user defines therir languages and the server automatically translates when two people of different languages communicate with each other. Howver, privacy of the communication stream may be an issue if using third-party translation services, though this is not an issue of interest to me.
The bay area sports a compex yet useful set of public transportation systems. The current easiest trip planner is that provided by 511: http://transit.511.org/tripplanner/
It would be sweet to see Google take in this information and provide the Bay Area with similar service.
Since a consumer has no business creating their own barcodes, we should ban all sales of barcode printers, make it a crime to possess such a machine, and make it illegal to use and create software that can generate barcodes. Furthermore, we should pass laws to make it so only one company is legally allowed to create a barcode format and all the hardware and software associated with it. Any other company who wishes to enter the barcode market should not be able to do so.
Since a consumer has no business utilizing peer-to-peer filesharing technologies, we should ban...
(Moral of the story: P2P is not a crime [in itself as a technology]!)
What about people who've grown up in the United States almost all of their life, but since they were not born here, get merely stuck after high school?
I have a friend like this. An F-1 visa, I think. Basically the way it was explained to me they must pay out-of-state tuition fees, can't work, and once out of college must get some fairly large corporation to sign off that they are needed or something like that. And this is a person who's lived here since they were like 5 or 6. I doubt they even remember their home country.
Do we really think it's fair to treat these non-citizens this way? Consider this: Immagration is a real thing. Almost every country has it. It is a way for people from other countries to move to ours. I don't know about the culture as it stands nationally, but at least here in California we tend to embrase diversity. Sure, opening up the business world to foreigners lowers the average pay, but one could argue on a global scale that this aids towards a globalization of an economy still quite disoriented.
And all that aside, think of the innocent lives of what I would argue American adults who grew up here but as they enter adulthood find their oppertunities shunted in the name of protecting our standards of living.
This is unethical and wrong and someone needs to make a stand for it.
Under Additional iTunes Music Store Restrictions in TFA, it says that it restricts back-up copies.
Truth is, songs can be copied to as many computers or storage devices as you want. The restriction comes in where only 5 computers can be authorized for playback.
Another concept that I feel hasn't gotten much attention is how P2P dissemination could cause earned customers rather than lost customers. Not just fans, mind you, but real paying customers.
Ever seen one of those QuickTime Wrapper movies? What if videos had pointers to external advertising/payment URLs that, when the video is opened, download and cache advertising or the lack thereof and play them inline the video.
Using simple stuff such as HTTP Authentication and Cookies, the media player can ask for a username and password or store a cookie, which could be used to identify a user. If a user had a premium account, the ads returned to be zero seconds in length.
This is just one example of how we can create P2P friendly media that earns revenue constantly. It's an anti-DRM, if you will.
Would some customers bypass the ads? Sure; but one would imagine that if the ads are targeted to the audience and the premium service is cheap enough, the system would work.
I predict the next 5 years for video will be what blogging has been for journalism. A new era of video production and distribution is amongst us; let us celebrate.
Why is Internet Indiscriminate Redistribution bad?
Look, who ever said that all third party P2P networks are good at merely piracy of content to lost customers? What if the media files distributed via these networks instead gained customers? What if the same third party P2P networks acted as an auxiliary or even primary way of distribution?
It shouldn't be hard. Embedding pointers to remote advertisement/payment service URLs into media files shouldn't be too difficult. Then, when third parties share these media files, each new peer becomes a new customer, as their client automatically connects back to our service URLs for advertising or payment. It's akin to DRM, but it's less proprietary and would work on existing P2P networks and media players such as QuickTime Player and possibly even VLC.
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Too late. Google Docs is already here, a JavaScript word processor with real-time collaboration features.
So does she know how to do an SQL SELECT query with a LEFT JOIN?
Over 4 out 5 people CAN tell HD from SD.
See how stats can be bent to mean anything?
I know here in the US we have groups like EFF and ACLU. Are there similar organizations at an international level?
Oh, I see.
So this is their excuse to filter BitTorrent and related high-bandwidth protocols.
Interesting strategy. It reminds me of censorship in the name of protecting children.
Congrats to the contributors!
Apache CouchDB, an Incubator project, uses Erlang. It is a document-oriented database with MapReduce views/indicies support. Its documents are stored as JSON objects and its MapReduce functions are typically written in JavaScript.
In situations like this, it is once again called for that before we can continue to build the next generation of decentralized computing systems, we need a relative trust identity system. This means people can create online identities (real or pseudonymous) and then link to others whom they trust. A trust web is then formed where an individual can compute the relative trust level between themselves and a third party. This would enable in a decentralized world a tool to combat the annoyances of these issues.
More about this to come on my website soon.
Well, he doesn't have to. He could leave it as is; but that's not the point.
And yeah, if he did and another kept reverting his changes, he could throw up one of those controversial boxen thingies. I don't see the problem here.
Utilization of real-time translation in instant messaging is a great way for people who can not otherwise understand each other get one step closer to being able to do so. Imagine this being implemented server-side, say in a an XMPP (Jabber) server, where the user defines therir languages and the server automatically translates when two people of different languages communicate with each other. Howver, privacy of the communication stream may be an issue if using third-party translation services, though this is not an issue of interest to me.
The bay area sports a compex yet useful set of public transportation systems. The current easiest trip planner is that provided by 511: http://transit.511.org/tripplanner/
It would be sweet to see Google take in this information and provide the Bay Area with similar service.
Uh, I was making a sarcastic parody between Barcodes and P2P. If you took the statements literally then you missed the point.
Since a consumer has no business creating their own barcodes, we should ban all sales of barcode printers, make it a crime to possess such a machine, and make it illegal to use and create software that can generate barcodes. Furthermore, we should pass laws to make it so only one company is legally allowed to create a barcode format and all the hardware and software associated with it. Any other company who wishes to enter the barcode market should not be able to do so.
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Since a consumer has no business utilizing peer-to-peer filesharing technologies, we should ban
(Moral of the story: P2P is not a crime [in itself as a technology]!)
Oh, one thing that Google hasn't done is Database, although its existance is almost solely based on databases. When are we seeing GoogleSQL?
Check out Google Base. 'Aint no SQL but it's pretty damn close.
Yes, please. Pretty please.
Yes, please.
Zero. Software is just a bunch of 1s and 0s, it shouldn't cost anything.
What about people who've grown up in the United States almost all of their life, but since they were not born here, get merely stuck after high school?
I have a friend like this. An F-1 visa, I think. Basically the way it was explained to me they must pay out-of-state tuition fees, can't work, and once out of college must get some fairly large corporation to sign off that they are needed or something like that. And this is a person who's lived here since they were like 5 or 6. I doubt they even remember their home country.
Do we really think it's fair to treat these non-citizens this way? Consider this: Immagration is a real thing. Almost every country has it. It is a way for people from other countries to move to ours. I don't know about the culture as it stands nationally, but at least here in California we tend to embrase diversity. Sure, opening up the business world to foreigners lowers the average pay, but one could argue on a global scale that this aids towards a globalization of an economy still quite disoriented.
And all that aside, think of the innocent lives of what I would argue American adults who grew up here but as they enter adulthood find their oppertunities shunted in the name of protecting our standards of living.
This is unethical and wrong and someone needs to make a stand for it.
http://www.peercast.org/
This does the whole live-stream multicast over P2P thing. Suprisingly, it sometimes works.
I'd also like to know about the differences between the two.
Under Additional iTunes Music Store Restrictions in TFA, it says that it restricts back-up copies.
Truth is, songs can be copied to as many computers or storage devices as you want. The restriction comes in where only 5 computers can be authorized for playback.
I thought floppies were dead until I found out that the Multistate Bar Exam utilizes them when taking the test via a laptop.
USB Floppy Drive, attack!
Another concept that I feel hasn't gotten much attention is how P2P dissemination could cause earned customers rather than lost customers. Not just fans, mind you, but real paying customers.
Ever seen one of those QuickTime Wrapper movies? What if videos had pointers to external advertising/payment URLs that, when the video is opened, download and cache advertising or the lack thereof and play them inline the video.
Using simple stuff such as HTTP Authentication and Cookies, the media player can ask for a username and password or store a cookie, which could be used to identify a user. If a user had a premium account, the ads returned to be zero seconds in length.
This is just one example of how we can create P2P friendly media that earns revenue constantly. It's an anti-DRM, if you will.
Would some customers bypass the ads? Sure; but one would imagine that if the ads are targeted to the audience and the premium service is cheap enough, the system would work.
I predict the next 5 years for video will be what blogging has been for journalism. A new era of video production and distribution is amongst us; let us celebrate.
See http://pixelcort.com/2005/05/28/131/ for more information regarding my idea.
Why is Internet Indiscriminate Redistribution bad?
Look, who ever said that all third party P2P networks are good at merely piracy of content to lost customers? What if the media files distributed via these networks instead gained customers? What if the same third party P2P networks acted as an auxiliary or even primary way of distribution?
It shouldn't be hard. Embedding pointers to remote advertisement/payment service URLs into media files shouldn't be too difficult. Then, when third parties share these media files, each new peer becomes a new customer, as their client automatically connects back to our service URLs for advertising or payment. It's akin to DRM, but it's less proprietary and would work on existing P2P networks and media players such as QuickTime Player and possibly even VLC.
For more information on this idea, check out http://pixelcort.com/2005/05/28/131/
Those developers sure are fast if they can release all those new things mere hours after a product's been released.
Perish the thought that perhaps they've had almost a year to work on them, oh no!