Think about it: Curtailment to free speech happens when a government threatens to do something (fine, jailtime, gestapo knocking at your door) if you say something they don't approve of.
So does that mean that copyright restrictions no longer exist in Cyberspace? If this is the case, I have a feeling it will be quickly remedied.
Seeing as how there's no controlling agency over the Internet dealing with these matters, technically, there's not a way to enforce copyrights on the Internet.
Doesn't mean the restrictions no longer exist, though; we just need someone to enforce them, preferably not affiliated with any country.
Personally, I think the idea of a cashless society is a good one; however, the organization in charge of it should:
Not be associated with any existing government;
Have the currency be based on several metals, rather than just one (I suggest a composite of platinum, gold, silver, and iridium in a 3-2-1-4 ratio);
Have sufficient computing/networking power to be able to handle on the order of 100,000 transactions per hour, minimum; and
Allow for transfers into and out of the system to bank accounts that currently exist.
As far as network organization, I'm actually in favor of a centralized system, so that all of the public keys can be kept together (yes, use RSA for this, preferably some ridiculously high-bit version; I suggest at least 1kbit keys, preferably higher).
BTW, a cashless society would work much better if it were Communist.
Factor of 150 to bring speed up; 30 months to double the speed of a graphics processor; 24 months to double the speed of a CPU; and 18 months to double the bus speed, therefore in 30 years we raise the speed by a factor of 2^47. Base 2 log of 150 is about 7.2288. Divide that by 47 and multiply by 360... 55 months and about 11 days (four and a half years).
Uh, sure the originals won't damage your system. And Microsoft (like all other companies) isn't out for a monopoly. Folks, we have here some premium A-grade BULLSHIT!
Point by point:
That it is only possible to damage audio equipment with the (non-functional) COPIES!
No. As other people have already pointed out, the originals can damage equipment simply because some hardware won't handle it correctly. I have no problem with the hardware just saying "nope, this isn't a CD". When it says "*boom* you need a new set of speakers", I get pissed - even if I can get a new set of speakers for $50.
As long as the original still sounds perfect and cant damage your audio equipment then is there really any chance of us being able to lodge a reasonable complaint.
Forgive me, but what qualifies as the original sounding "perfect"? Are we going to drag the band in for a live performance?
What really worries me about these copy protection systems is the effect it will have on the durability of the disks. If they have already killed the error correction in some parts of the CD so badly that the played has to interpolate then you had better hope you dont get any dust/scratches near-by!
Finally, you mention something that is actually useful. However, this kind of problem can happen even with regular CDs.
Remember, kiddies! Cactus isn't copy protection, it's a scheme for Sony to get you to buy speakers from them!
Hate to pull some kind of stunt like this here, but anyway...
If pi is the result of a chaotic system, then if all possible sequences of N digits occur at least twice (for all N), then pi must be repeating (since if a chaotic system returns to a state, it'll start repeating). Therefore either pi is not the result of a chaotic system (and, given the preceding digits of pi, it is impossible to determine the next digit, which has been disproven by that formula), or there exists some sequence of N digits that occurs only once, for each value of N.
Since all of the one-digit sequences ( through ) occur at least twice, pi is not the result of a chaotic system.
Someone check my logic.
I'd agree with you here, aside from the fact that I'm a fan of Jack L. Chalker (long live Nathan Brazil! oh wait... he's immortal, he WILL live forever). The reason I mention JLC is because of his trilogy The Wonderland Gambit - which has a near-infinite storage system (the Brand Box), and this amount of storage is needed because it's storing information on almost everything.
Once we hit the human-body resolution limits (until neural implants become possible), the major selling point of games will be realism. Realistic weather, realistic behavior simulations, etc. The next advance in storage isn't space. It's speed.
Over the next five years after we hit the wall, watch for 10KRPM drives to become more and more common, and then start watching for 20KRPM and higher speeds. Firewire will definitely start coming into its own soon... though I wouldn't be surprised if a 1Tb/sec technology is hiding out there for when these high-speed drives come out.
I can't wait until swap space is as fast as onboard memory...
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ICANN? More like "We Can't". As in "We can't get anything right".
Seeing as how there's no controlling agency over the Internet dealing with these matters, technically, there's not a way to enforce copyrights on the Internet.
Doesn't mean the restrictions no longer exist, though; we just need someone to enforce them, preferably not affiliated with any country.
Personally, I think the idea of a cashless society is a good one; however, the organization in charge of it should:
As far as network organization, I'm actually in favor of a centralized system, so that all of the public keys can be kept together (yes, use RSA for this, preferably some ridiculously high-bit version; I suggest at least 1kbit keys, preferably higher).
BTW, a cashless society would work much better if it were Communist.
That's oversimplifying in the wrong direction.
Factor of 150 to bring speed up; 30 months to double the speed of a graphics processor; 24 months to double the speed of a CPU; and 18 months to double the bus speed, therefore in 30 years we raise the speed by a factor of 2^47. Base 2 log of 150 is about 7.2288. Divide that by 47 and multiply by 360... 55 months and about 11 days (four and a half years).
Being conservative here... I'd say six years.
Can we start an APL renaissance?
Uh, sure the originals won't damage your system. And Microsoft (like all other companies) isn't out for a monopoly. Folks, we have here some premium A-grade BULLSHIT!
Point by point:
Remember, kiddies! Cactus isn't copy protection, it's a scheme for Sony to get you to buy speakers from them!
Hate to pull some kind of stunt like this here, but anyway... If pi is the result of a chaotic system, then if all possible sequences of N digits occur at least twice (for all N), then pi must be repeating (since if a chaotic system returns to a state, it'll start repeating). Therefore either pi is not the result of a chaotic system (and, given the preceding digits of pi, it is impossible to determine the next digit, which has been disproven by that formula), or there exists some sequence of N digits that occurs only once, for each value of N. Since all of the one-digit sequences ( through ) occur at least twice, pi is not the result of a chaotic system. Someone check my logic.
In a surprise move, the US government has chosen Judge Lance Ito to try this case. Microsoft is considering hiring Johnny Cochran.
Sounds like you're an antikarma whore. Are you trying to get as far into the negative as possible?
Is that 59% of web sites that have been hacked are on Microsoft systems, or 59% of the web sites that have been hacked are under microsoft.com?
The only thing beta that I have on this system is MAME and Win98SE.
I'd agree with you here, aside from the fact that I'm a fan of Jack L. Chalker (long live Nathan Brazil! oh wait... he's immortal, he WILL live forever). The reason I mention JLC is because of his trilogy The Wonderland Gambit - which has a near-infinite storage system (the Brand Box), and this amount of storage is needed because it's storing information on almost everything. Once we hit the human-body resolution limits (until neural implants become possible), the major selling point of games will be realism. Realistic weather, realistic behavior simulations, etc. The next advance in storage isn't space. It's speed. Over the next five years after we hit the wall, watch for 10KRPM drives to become more and more common, and then start watching for 20KRPM and higher speeds. Firewire will definitely start coming into its own soon... though I wouldn't be surprised if a 1Tb/sec technology is hiding out there for when these high-speed drives come out. I can't wait until swap space is as fast as onboard memory...