For those of you that do lots of work with the command line, give screen a try. It's great to just disconnect at work and then reconnect at home, right where I left off. I normally have five to ten consoles running under it. I started using it back when my 56K modem would disconnect me. With screen, I never lose my place.
It's a subtle point, but it's not the DMCA that says you can't read it. It's the author who says you can't read it. The DMCA says he can't tell you. You don't violate the DMCA by reading it; you violate the author's copyright. This kind of difference is important in matters of law.
I thought the best part of the animation was at the end. You can see how the junk was pulled around the Earth by the Moon giving it the extra energy it needed to escape.
Terrorist can always just use codes words. For all you know, when I say "blueberry" in a comment, I'm telling all my friends I'm going to have a big party next Friday.
Outlawing (or discouraging) encryption hurts innocent people far more than terrorist or your favorate evil of the day.
Usenet is NEVER going to be used by normal people, because there's no possibility for an instantaneous "search and download" capability.
Check out www.guba.com. Of course it's not hard to shut down one easy to use server, but you said it wasn't possible. Your free out: Just claim Guba isn't usenet.:-)
Example code would not help his case. You can't tell how fast code runs just by looking at it. Today's processors are very complex. Adding these instructions would slow the execution of all instructions, but you can't see that from only looking at code. If he showed an example of how it could be added to existing register renaming systems without adding overhead or causing pipeline stalls that would help his case. From what I can tell he doesn't even know how processors are designed.
A lot of people here don't seem to realize that computer architecture has been heavily studied. Don't you think if an idea this easy would work, Intel would have figured it out already? They aren't stupid.
Let me make one more try to rephrase my point. His idea is good, but it's already been done. You just don't see it because the processor instead of the compiler does it. There's usually some gain by moving work to the compiler, but it's not revolutionary (or usually worth it).
Where I graduated, they teach this stuff to undergrads.
I read the article. From what I can see this guy writes lots of assembly, but knows very little about how processors are designed. The huge gains you all see have already been made by register renaming and caches. There might be some gain left by giving the compiler direct control over these, but at the cost of much complexity in the register renaming hardware.
The P4 has a very deep pipeline. Looking for register conflicts is hard enough without adding another layer of redirection.
The fact that the article never mentions register renaming shows the author never did any research into this topic before writing.
"It's quite astounding that we've seen two in two nights," said John Bally, an astrophysics professor at CU. "Sporadic fireballs are quite rare. Unless we're in a meteor storm, it's very uncommon."
I guess the reporter figured that mentioning that it was the peak of Draconids would take some of the fun out of the story. The last paragraph left me thinking it was very uncommon, not that it was actually slightly unusual.
I know Larry McVoy (or more accurately knew him). He's brilliant, rash, and arrogant. He can do amazing things, but he's a tough guy to deal with. If you argue with him, you'd better have your facts straight. If you prove him wrong, he'll admit it. He has the biggest ego I've ever seen. When he gets into a project he doesn't stop until it's perfect. He is one truly amazing human. I'm glad to have worked with him.
The problem here is, it's his software and he can do what he wants with it. So you'll never argue him out of it. I just hope Linus will realize he made a mistake. BK is not free as in speech only free as in beer.
Every time a new RedHat release comes out, our campus pipe gets clogged. Yesterday I noticed it again when 8.0 came out. It's possible new releases are a problem for the backbones. Combine that with hardware trouble and things could get bad fast.
I also heard the NPR story. What I found most interesting was that the DNA of Malaria is made up almost entirely of T and A. Almost no C or G.
This made it harder to sequence.
I think they way they measured heat was a little strange. They just ran it in an open room and measured the temperature of the top of the drive. Why didn't they just measure the total power used during the test hour. That seems easier and more accurate to me.
In one case someone was invited into a home and placed hidden cameras without the owner's knowledge. This wasn't illegal.
In another case, the owner of a tanning salon installed hidden cameras without knowledge of the women underessing. Under existing law, this was legal. There was a big stink and the state law was fixed. What I find funny is they finally nailed the guy. Turns out some of the women he filmed were under age. That's a bigger crime than violating someone's privacy.
So if you decide to start filming up women's skirts, you'd better card them first.
I understand not wanting to get political. I'm reluctant to post this, since my origional point was about selective enforcment. Almost every day a cop sees me breaking the speed limit and doesn't pull me over (these days I drive +9).
In my city, the local government refused to raise the 55 limit (after congress changed the law). In a newspaper poll, a vast majority of people said they liked the 55 limit. A different majority also said they routinely violated it. The overlap was at least 20%. This made me mad enough to do my civil obedience and obey the law. Eventually the state over ruled the city saying it was too dangerous having some people obeying the 55 limit and others going 70+. I'm not claiming I personally caused the change, but I think I contributed.
One of the things going against all these toys in the U.S. is the body styles they produce, which are all Japanese.
Out of the eight starter kits on the Radio Shack website, two Chryslers, two Fords, two Hondas, and two Porsches. There are three upgrade body kits, one kit is American, the other two are Japaneese.
I want a yellow 2002 Civic Si Hatchback body, but I'm not holding my breath. If I want one, I'm to get one, I'm going to have to make it.
This follows the simple principal that if you or I drive 100 miles-per-hour on the highway, we get a ticket, but if EVERYONE drives 100 miles-per-hour, they change the speed limit.
No, when the speed limit was 55 and everyone drove 70, the police could pull over anyone they disliked. They didn't try to pull over everyone all at once. But speed limits are very different than copyright laws. When some of us started driving 55 (I kept right), the road became dangerous and they had to raise the limit.
The DMCA is only selectively enforced already. We can't make them enforce it.
I read the FAQ. I read it when it first came out ages ago. I reread it today and didn't see any new changes, but my memory isn't perfect.
Sure, the whole thing makes sence to me, but it's not going to happen. What I can't figure out is why he puts so much effort into renaming Linux? To me it's a wasted effort. There are easier ways to accomplish the same goals, so what's the reason for choosing this path?
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For those of you that do lots of work with the command line, give screen a try. It's great to just disconnect at work and then reconnect at home, right where I left off. I normally have five to ten consoles running under it. I started using it back when my 56K modem would disconnect me. With screen, I never lose my place.
It's a subtle point, but it's not the DMCA that says you can't read it. It's the author who says you can't read it. The DMCA says he can't tell you. You don't violate the DMCA by reading it; you violate the author's copyright. This kind of difference is important in matters of law.
I thought the best part of the animation was at the end. You can see how the junk was pulled around the Earth by the Moon giving it the extra energy it needed to escape.
Outlawing (or discouraging) encryption hurts innocent people far more than terrorist or your favorate evil of the day.
Check out www.guba.com. Of course it's not hard to shut down one easy to use server, but you said it wasn't possible. Your free out: Just claim Guba isn't usenet. :-)
A lot of people here don't seem to realize that computer architecture has been heavily studied. Don't you think if an idea this easy would work, Intel would have figured it out already? They aren't stupid.
Let me make one more try to rephrase my point. His idea is good, but it's already been done. You just don't see it because the processor instead of the compiler does it. There's usually some gain by moving work to the compiler, but it's not revolutionary (or usually worth it).
Where I graduated, they teach this stuff to undergrads.
The fact that the article never mentions register renaming shows the author never did any research into this topic before writing.
I'm sure that's what was intended.
"It's quite astounding that we've seen two in two nights," said John Bally, an astrophysics professor at CU. "Sporadic fireballs are quite rare. Unless we're in a meteor storm, it's very uncommon."
I guess the reporter figured that mentioning that it was the peak of Draconids would take some of the fun out of the story. The last paragraph left me thinking it was very uncommon, not that it was actually slightly unusual.
There were problems with this in Las Vagas. Not from terrorists, just casinos. Here's a page about it.
The problem here is, it's his software and he can do what he wants with it. So you'll never argue him out of it. I just hope Linus will realize he made a mistake. BK is not free as in speech only free as in beer.
NPR's All Things Considered did a story about this. Except, they did the story on Thursday, April 1, 1999.
That's my speculation to add to the rumor.
I know this guy's not a criminal, but IMHO it's the same kind of antisocial behavior.
Malaria is a very strange lifeform.
Ha! I don't think so. LOL
Yea, it's to early for anticompetitive behavior. RedHat's focusing on embrace and extend for now.
I think they way they measured heat was a little strange. They just ran it in an open room and measured the temperature of the top of the drive. Why didn't they just measure the total power used during the test hour. That seems easier and more accurate to me.
In one case someone was invited into a home and placed hidden cameras without the owner's knowledge. This wasn't illegal.
In another case, the owner of a tanning salon installed hidden cameras without knowledge of the women underessing. Under existing law, this was legal. There was a big stink and the state law was fixed. What I find funny is they finally nailed the guy. Turns out some of the women he filmed were under age. That's a bigger crime than violating someone's privacy.
So if you decide to start filming up women's skirts, you'd better card them first.
In my city, the local government refused to raise the 55 limit (after congress changed the law). In a newspaper poll, a vast majority of people said they liked the 55 limit. A different majority also said they routinely violated it. The overlap was at least 20%. This made me mad enough to do my civil obedience and obey the law. Eventually the state over ruled the city saying it was too dangerous having some people obeying the 55 limit and others going 70+. I'm not claiming I personally caused the change, but I think I contributed.
Out of the eight starter kits on the Radio Shack website, two Chryslers, two Fords, two Hondas, and two Porsches. There are three upgrade body kits, one kit is American, the other two are Japaneese.
I want a yellow 2002 Civic Si Hatchback body, but I'm not holding my breath. If I want one, I'm to get one, I'm going to have to make it.
No, when the speed limit was 55 and everyone drove 70, the police could pull over anyone they disliked. They didn't try to pull over everyone all at once. But speed limits are very different than copyright laws. When some of us started driving 55 (I kept right), the road became dangerous and they had to raise the limit.
The DMCA is only selectively enforced already. We can't make them enforce it.
Sure, the whole thing makes sence to me, but it's not going to happen. What I can't figure out is why he puts so much effort into renaming Linux? To me it's a wasted effort. There are easier ways to accomplish the same goals, so what's the reason for choosing this path?
Most of that code was donated to the FSF. For some reason, they never bothered to organize a kernel (until Hurd).
If it wasn't for Linus, I'm not sure we'd have a "GNU-OS" yet.
RMS was a great advocate for years. Now he's been totally neutralized by this stupid issue. What a waste.
Wow six figures! That quite a big number. Personally, I think he should have paid $4.33.