Well the try everything approach worked for Edison. He did coin the phrase "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." Though then Tesla came around and royally pissed him off. As everything Tesla tried worked.
"A Dramatically Different Design The revolutionary design of Foveon X3 image sensors features three layers of photodetectors. The layers are embedded in silicon to take advantage of the fact that red, green and blue light penetrate silicon to different depths--forming the world's first full-color
There have been a number of discussions about/./.ing sites that simply can't handle it. And whether/. should courtiously mirror the site.
After seeing this post at the top, what if the/. admin that posted the story made a comment with a bit of text from the linked URL as the first comment that showed up for everyone. Then you would only need to go to the URL if you wanted to know even more.
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From davelloyd.com the story posters website
Work: Field Technical Analyst, SGI
Now don't everyone go submitting their products at once.;)
This makes me wonder how a company and pin point the leakage.
If the number of recipients of a message of this type is not too large, the sender could always have say a trusted secretary reword slightly some of the sentences so that each recipient receives a different memo with the same content. Then when the leak gets out, you just match it up to the person.
I realy have to disagree with this. I could "publish" the statement 'poop is healthy to eat because after eating some I got over a sickness' but that would never get published in a medical journal of any type without substantial medical inquiry to back it up.
No one can prevent you from making false scientific claims on your website, and while they may pop up from time to time in journals they are fairly rare.
The problem is that MS is trying to give different customers what they want in the same package. People want security, bam there you go, oh but wait we want flexibility, bam there you go, but oh wait we had to remove some of the security so you could be flexible. vice versa and repeat
While ppl will argue linux gives you both, if you are a computer geek, this isn't a valid solution for the average home user. While linux may be secure enough for them, if purely because linux isn't a target platform for widescale hackers and virus writters, the average person will never make use of the flexibility in linux.
"And you can make kernel modifications as you want them"
"What's a kernel?"
"err well you can download other peoples kernel mods off the internet, compile them and add them to your kernel"
"Uhh What's a compile"?
MS is in the unfortunate position of catering to a large diverse market, and I don't really think there is a unified theory of doing so. I run w2k because it is stable. It may not be as flexible as say XP, but it suffices for me and what I want to do. And I have a win98 parition if a game won't work under 2k.
Maybe this will be one of those technologies MS buys just so it won't go anywhere in usage or development. I would not be saddened by such a thing. Am I the only ones who is sick of flash splash pages to websites? Just give me my content damnit.:)
In that case you're be correct most of the time you have enough context.
However I've seen other threads where they have I guess assumed that this technology would be used for music. I think that remembering a single line would be more apt and example in such a case.
Here's a real world problem. I was listening to NPR last weekend and only caught part of a program. I was able to track it down rather easily from the stations schedule of programs, but what if I couldn't? What if all I remember from the show is the line "and then she turned away from me and walked away. I was destroyed" how do you search for such a thing in the escentially fuzzy system you have described?
I see how your description would work in a key-word environment, but what about a phrasal aspect? Or is our best bet ever going to be a fuzzy system?
How can you reliably search for something if the automatic translation can be wrong?
the one in wetware, between your ears) isn't 100% accurate, and that doesn't stop you from understanding people, right?
The wetware has knowledge of context which helps reduce the choices of a potential vocal sound. This is one of the hardest things to build into a NLP system and afaik it currenlty isn't anywhere near perfect, otherwise we'd have voice interfaces to a lot more things in the common world
First I'd like to say that this would be wonderful for NPR to use. *drool*
On a serious note. I really didn't think NLP software was to the point to make this plausible. I've never actually used NLP tools, but what I've heard in the main stream is that while they work they aren't perfect. This is fine for someone starting at a screen while talking or someone who is going to review the transcription, but it seems like it would break any automated system when there is not system of checks in place, since this involves a human.
As far as I can tell Word 11 hasn't shipped, so why is it so bad that they haven't given info about an aspect of a currently unavailable product? It's like worrying a date will dump you and then yelling at them with out actually knowing.
"How dare you dump me" "huh? what are you talking about."
Paitence Is.
The software maker says it plans to disclose additional information on Office 11's XML schemas, possibly when the update ships next spring.
Sounds to me like they plan on telling people when the functionality is actually usable. While it may not be the "ideal" timeline for some I see know problem with it. You get the functionality you get the outline of the XML.
Maybe I missed something in the article, maybe Word 11 has been out for a while already, if I have I apologize.
It takes time because the member companies only get updates of the list every 3 months. That's the actual reason.
Why they don't have a much much better system? I have no clue. I've often wondered this of any company that has a mailing list they all say it will take time. I see no reason that a central database can't be consulted everythime a mass mailing is sent out from a company or why the member companies can't get weekly updates.
I've found that Yahoo's support for free services really really sucks. I can see why, but I'm starting to doubt any support even exists for these services. Good luck, though I think you are screwed.
There is probably a state law on the books that covers such things. It may even be under a Bait and Switch or untruthful advertising law.
You could have always shown up right before the theatre closed and demanded they show the movie showing your perfectly legally ticket, then demand a handsome compensation when they won't show it, like 16 tickets to a later show that you could go to with 15 friends:)
Well the article isn't claiming that prices are going down, just sales. You could see this as a reason for the price increase, but I think the link in the other response to my original message shows that they are just milking people.
On a side note, I like how CD prices are cheaper the week they come out and then get more expensive just to artificially inflate their first week sales. I guess at least everyone does it so it's more or less even, not like movies where for instance LotR TTT comes out on wed but it's weekend gross will include 5 days. Don't think I could sneak that kind of math past my boss.
Slashdot Mirror
Well the try everything approach worked for Edison. He did coin the phrase "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration." Though then Tesla came around and royally pissed him off. As everything Tesla tried worked.
From the X3 link
"A Dramatically Different Design
The revolutionary design of Foveon X3 image sensors features three layers of photodetectors. The layers are embedded in silicon to take advantage of the fact that red, green and blue light penetrate silicon to different depths--forming the world's first full-color
Makes you wonder what Google did concerning this and the Google Cache.
There have been a number of discussions about /. /.ing sites that simply can't handle it. And whether /. should courtiously mirror the site.
/. admin that posted the story made a comment with a bit of text from the linked URL as the first comment that showed up for everyone. Then you would only need to go to the URL if you wanted to know even more.
After seeing this post at the top, what if the
From davelloyd.com the story posters website
;)
Work: Field Technical Analyst, SGI
Now don't everyone go submitting their products at once.
This makes me wonder how a company and pin point the leakage.
If the number of recipients of a message of this type is not too large, the sender could always have say a trusted secretary reword slightly some of the sentences so that each recipient receives a different memo with the same content. Then when the leak gets out, you just match it up to the person.
Journals are just as suspect as the web.
I realy have to disagree with this. I could "publish" the statement 'poop is healthy to eat because after eating some I got over a sickness' but that would never get published in a medical journal of any type without substantial medical inquiry to back it up.
No one can prevent you from making false scientific claims on your website, and while they may pop up from time to time in journals they are fairly rare.
-shane
Is this "published" just because he put it up on his website and told people about it, or will it actually be published in a journal somewhere?
The problem is that MS is trying to give different customers what they want in the same package. People want security, bam there you go, oh but wait we want flexibility, bam there you go, but oh wait we had to remove some of the security so you could be flexible. vice versa and repeat
While ppl will argue linux gives you both, if you are a computer geek, this isn't a valid solution for the average home user. While linux may be secure enough for them, if purely because linux isn't a target platform for widescale hackers and virus writters, the average person will never make use of the flexibility in linux.
"And you can make kernel modifications as you want them"
"What's a kernel?"
"err well you can download other peoples kernel mods off the internet, compile them and add them to your kernel"
"Uhh What's a compile"?
MS is in the unfortunate position of catering to a large diverse market, and I don't really think there is a unified theory of doing so. I run w2k because it is stable. It may not be as flexible as say XP, but it suffices for me and what I want to do. And I have a win98 parition if a game won't work under 2k.
Maybe this will be one of those technologies MS buys just so it won't go anywhere in usage or development. I would not be saddened by such a thing. Am I the only ones who is sick of flash splash pages to websites? Just give me my content damnit. :)
In that case you're be correct most of the time you have enough context.
However I've seen other threads where they have I guess assumed that this technology would be used for music. I think that remembering a single line would be more apt and example in such a case.
Here's a real world problem. I was listening to NPR last weekend and only caught part of a program. I was able to track it down rather easily from the stations schedule of programs, but what if I couldn't? What if all I remember from the show is the line "and then she turned away from me and walked away. I was destroyed" how do you search for such a thing in the escentially fuzzy system you have described?
I see how your description would work in a key-word environment, but what about a phrasal aspect? Or is our best bet ever going to be a fuzzy system?
How can you reliably search for something if the automatic translation can be wrong?
the one in wetware, between your ears) isn't 100% accurate, and that doesn't stop you from understanding people, right?
The wetware has knowledge of context which helps reduce the choices of a potential vocal sound. This is one of the hardest things to build into a NLP system and afaik it currenlty isn't anywhere near perfect, otherwise we'd have voice interfaces to a lot more things in the common world
First I'd like to say that this would be wonderful for NPR to use. *drool*
On a serious note. I really didn't think NLP software was to the point to make this plausible. I've never actually used NLP tools, but what I've heard in the main stream is that while they work they aren't perfect. This is fine for someone starting at a screen while talking or someone who is going to review the transcription, but it seems like it would break any automated system when there is not system of checks in place, since this involves a human.
LoTR and ST:Nemesis: Weird! Gandalf is alive and Gollum betrays Frodo to a giant spider... but Data dies!
;)
Must I remind you SteweyGriffin, I am not alive and cannot die.
Data's not dead, he's just not operating within normal parameters
News just came today of a new Law and Order series - Law and Order: Special Friends Unit.
When exactly did AOL have a sex drive? The last thing I want to think about is AOL and sex. oh god, I need to go clean this filth off me now.
As far as I can tell Word 11 hasn't shipped, so why is it so bad that they haven't given info about an aspect of a currently unavailable product? It's like worrying a date will dump you and then yelling at them with out actually knowing.
"How dare you dump me"
"huh? what are you talking about."
Paitence Is.
The software maker says it plans to disclose additional information on Office 11's XML schemas, possibly when the update ships next spring.
Sounds to me like they plan on telling people when the functionality is actually usable. While it may not be the "ideal" timeline for some I see know problem with it. You get the functionality you get the outline of the XML.
Maybe I missed something in the article, maybe Word 11 has been out for a while already, if I have I apologize.
It takes time because the member companies only get updates of the list every 3 months. That's the actual reason.
Why they don't have a much much better system? I have no clue. I've often wondered this of any company that has a mailing list they all say it will take time. I see no reason that a central database can't be consulted everythime a mass mailing is sent out from a company or why the member companies can't get weekly updates.
Typically you will see the amount of mail you receive begin to decrease approximately three months after your name is entered onto the quarterly file
As the form says, it can take up to 3 months.
The $5 is only to submit it through the web, for the price of a stamp you can mail it to them, its what I did.
Loosely related, but you can currently get off Junk mail lists through a similar method.
I've found that Yahoo's support for free services really really sucks. I can see why, but I'm starting to doubt any support even exists for these services. Good luck, though I think you are screwed.
There is probably a state law on the books that covers such things. It may even be under a Bait and Switch or untruthful advertising law.
:)
You could have always shown up right before the theatre closed and demanded they show the movie showing your perfectly legally ticket, then demand a handsome compensation when they won't show it, like 16 tickets to a later show that you could go to with 15 friends
Well the article isn't claiming that prices are going down, just sales. You could see this as a reason for the price increase, but I think the link in the other response to my original message shows that they are just milking people.
On a side note, I like how CD prices are cheaper the week they come out and then get more expensive just to artificially inflate their first week sales. I guess at least everyone does it so it's more or less even, not like movies where for instance LotR TTT comes out on wed but it's weekend gross will include 5 days. Don't think I could sneak that kind of math past my boss.