It's not hacking, since the software and receivers have been available cheaply for years.
We use it all the time in Antarctica. I'm sure it is useful other places not covered by weather.com. You have to have line of sight on the sat, it has to have line of sight on the weather, so the range is limited, but good enough. The pixel size is huge, so it's no good for spying.
It does do both IR and visible, so you can get the temp/height of the clouds too.
Fry's sells this stuff too. It's funny because a coworker tried to buy one and the salesman didn't really want to sell it. The disclaimer is pretty clear; "they operate normally in most systems." Does normal include occasional crashes?
Instead you could argue that C's abstractions are no more leaky than assembly. For example, buffer over runs are a pretty common leak in C and assembly.
4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in modified form only if the license allows the distribution of "patch files" with the source code for the purpose of modifying the program at build time. The license must explicitly permit distribution of software built from modified source code. The license may require derived works to carry a different name or version number from the original software.
But, I see the problem. Part "VII" of the MAME license was written to protect MAME programmers from copyright law suits.
The specific clause says,
There are some specific modifications to the source code which go against the spirit of the project. They are NOT considered a derivative work, and distribution of executables containing them is strictly forbidden. Such modifications include, but are not limited to: - enabling games that are disabled - changing the ROM verification commands so that they report missing games - removing the startup information screens
I'm glad I never submitted any patches to MAME. I agree my anonymous post titled, "Open source vs Free software" is wrong, which makes me question my the third paragraph.
My final thought. I'd like to see a "+1 Good Question." The three "+1 I.*s" are pretty much the same. And "+1 funny" is used to make fun of posts as often as it's use for post that are intendend to be funny.
I don't want to start a fight, but I'm curious. Which of these criteria did the old MAME license violate?
I thought the old license fit all of these, but I admit I haven't checked line by line.
You are allowed more than 6dB gain. You just need to read a little more of the rules you quoted.
(i) Systems operating in the 2400-2483.5 MHz band that are used exclusively for fixed, point-to-point operations may employ transmitting antennas with directional gain greater than 6 dBi provided the maximum peak output power of the intentional radiator is reduced by 1 dB for every 3 dB that the directional gain of the antenna exceeds 6 dBi.
Fab-corp sells a 24 dBi parabolic. If my math is right, that allows you 18 dBi of gain.
I work with a guy who is very near sighted. He solders by taking off his glasses and holding his eyeball less than two inches from his work. Drives me nuts. Some people calls him microscope eyes. Yes, he has gotten solder in his eyes and he still keeps doing it.
On topic, I'm thinking of changing the decorative light on my mouse to a UV LED.
Common Sense was published anonymously. Since we know who wrote it, I'm not sure if it was "true anonmity" as you define it, but it was anonymous enough protect him from the English (aka The Man).
Back to today, the courts have ruled many times against things that have a "chilling effect" on free speach. I think tracking people in libraries is clearly chilling, but so was 9/11.
Neither PS or PDF can be modified significantly or easilly. Even with Acrobat, you can change some text, but you can't move anything around.
Actually, you can load postscript and PDF in Adobe Illustrator. It's very easy to make changes there. We used to use a UNIX product (Island Draw?), but the owner stopped supporting it.
But without access to an AC outlet, you're not going to find a laptop to be useful for more than 30-40 minutes or so
Most laptops run from 2 to 4 hours without AC. Mine runs over 2 hours at 2/3s speed. The laptop mentioned in the article runs 2h 47m. I'm not sure what's wrong with your laptop or why you posted without RTFA, but those are your problems not mine.
I'm glad it's not illegal here in the US. We have enough government secrets already. I like the fact that I can go to the court and see a list of everyone who was charged and I can tell anyone I want what I saw. I'm sad to see it changing because of terrorism.
As far a privacy, my state already sells voter and driver databases on CD, so your address isn't secret.
Showing that a mathematical model is accurate important, but you're right it's technically not a discovery. Once you've shown that you can detect "known" gravity waves, then you can start looking for unknown ones. Science is best done one step at a time. It lasts longer that way.
When I first saw these ads online, I thought, "That's what Arthur looks like in color." Arthur is the sidekick of The Tick. Arthur dresses up in white, but otherwise it's an almost prefect match (he's even kind of nerdy). I wont try to explain why the show is so much fun to watch.
Maybe they wanted to point out that the water had been frozen to form ice at some point. There are people who believe it was just created as ice, so it was never frozen.
If 99.95% of people throw it away without even looking,.02% open and buy, and.03% open and then actively avoid and boycott that product, the company loses money.
I do the same thing (and tell the company), but that only works for legitimate companies. It's hard for me to boycott a product I would never consider buying.
I wish I could come up with a good penis enlargement joke.
Don't say "your link has been rejected - linked from slashdot", we're smart enough to figure a way past that (If you're not, go read CNN). Just say, "Bandwidth Exceeded". That way I wont know that my referrer link that was being checked.
I run Proxomitron, but normally allow referrer information out.
As many have mentioned, this kind of thing assumes that few of the 1.5M actually vote. The "religious right" has done this quite a few times. They all get out and vote without the community noticing. Suddenly the school board is 100% from the religious right and they start changing a lot of things.
The problem with this plan is that everyone gets pretty mad when they find out. Next election, everyone turns out and everything gets changed back. Sometimes there's even a recall.
That's a really great map, but it makes me wonder what the other peak is doing. If both peaks in The Twin Peaks of Kilimanjaro are shrinking the same, that would be a better indicator.
If you read the information he's posted, it's not you who've violated the DMCA, it's the author (potentially).
Right, that's what I said. Reading it doesn't violate the DMCA. That was the point in my comment. The comment I responded to, thought the DMCA said he couldn't read it. The DMCA doesn't say you can't read it, it says the author can't let you read it. That's the subtle difference I tried to point out.
I'm confused, you just agreed with me. You only added a longer explanation. The DMCA doesn't make it illegal for me to read about the patch. It's the author's license that does.
What part of that is completely wrong? It's straight from the article.
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We use it all the time in Antarctica. I'm sure it is useful other places not covered by weather.com. You have to have line of sight on the sat, it has to have line of sight on the weather, so the range is limited, but good enough. The pixel size is huge, so it's no good for spying.
It does do both IR and visible, so you can get the temp/height of the clouds too.
I always called this flash crowds after a Larry Niven book involving teleportation.
Fry's sells this stuff too. It's funny because a coworker tried to buy one and the salesman didn't really want to sell it. The disclaimer is pretty clear; "they operate normally in most systems." Does normal include occasional crashes?
I'd love to see a group lens for books. Movielens is awesome.
Instead you could argue that C's abstractions are no more leaky than assembly. For example, buffer over runs are a pretty common leak in C and assembly.
Now I'm imagining black helicopters scanning roofs for DVDs.
But, I see the problem. Part "VII" of the MAME license was written to protect MAME programmers from copyright law suits. The specific clause says,
I'm glad I never submitted any patches to MAME. I agree my anonymous post titled, "Open source vs Free software" is wrong, which makes me question my the third paragraph.
My final thought. I'd like to see a "+1 Good Question." The three "+1 I.*s" are pretty much the same. And "+1 funny" is used to make fun of posts as often as it's use for post that are intendend to be funny.
I don't want to start a fight, but I'm curious. Which of these criteria did the old MAME license violate? I thought the old license fit all of these, but I admit I haven't checked line by line.
(i) Systems operating in the 2400-2483.5 MHz band that are used exclusively for fixed, point-to-point operations may employ transmitting antennas with directional gain greater than 6 dBi provided the maximum peak output power of the intentional radiator is reduced by 1 dB for every 3 dB that the directional gain of the antenna exceeds 6 dBi.
Fab-corp sells a 24 dBi parabolic. If my math is right, that allows you 18 dBi of gain.
You might not have noticed the new standard. I say, "It's about time." I doubt my very republican state even had labeling laws.
On topic, I'm thinking of changing the decorative light on my mouse to a UV LED.
Back to today, the courts have ruled many times against things that have a "chilling effect" on free speach. I think tracking people in libraries is clearly chilling, but so was 9/11.
Actually, you can load postscript and PDF in Adobe Illustrator. It's very easy to make changes there. We used to use a UNIX product (Island Draw?), but the owner stopped supporting it.
Most laptops run from 2 to 4 hours without AC. Mine runs over 2 hours at 2/3s speed. The laptop mentioned in the article runs 2h 47m. I'm not sure what's wrong with your laptop or why you posted without RTFA, but those are your problems not mine.
As far a privacy, my state already sells voter and driver databases on CD, so your address isn't secret.
Showing that a mathematical model is accurate important, but you're right it's technically not a discovery. Once you've shown that you can detect "known" gravity waves, then you can start looking for unknown ones. Science is best done one step at a time. It lasts longer that way.
When I first saw these ads online, I thought, "That's what Arthur looks like in color." Arthur is the sidekick of The Tick. Arthur dresses up in white, but otherwise it's an almost prefect match (he's even kind of nerdy). I wont try to explain why the show is so much fun to watch.
No wait. Nevermind.
While your message has been modded to +5, it is, in fact, wrong.
The first statement doesn't prove the second. What if he had just said, 2+2=4? That's not in the article either, but that doesn't make it wrong.
If you still don't believe the message is correct, read this.
I do the same thing (and tell the company), but that only works for legitimate companies. It's hard for me to boycott a product I would never consider buying.
I wish I could come up with a good penis enlargement joke.
I run Proxomitron, but normally allow referrer information out.
The problem with this plan is that everyone gets pretty mad when they find out. Next election, everyone turns out and everything gets changed back. Sometimes there's even a recall.
Time for an expedition to the other peak.
(putting a hand over one eye)
Well, that'll save a bit of time.
Right, that's what I said. Reading it doesn't violate the DMCA. That was the point in my comment. The comment I responded to, thought the DMCA said he couldn't read it. The DMCA doesn't say you can't read it, it says the author can't let you read it. That's the subtle difference I tried to point out.
I give up.
What part of that is completely wrong? It's straight from the article.