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The project you speak about is called Verve.
I was lucky enough to attend the conference (two days out of the three), and saw several really Excellent presentations on and about Blender.
The project you speak of was one of them. I won't give away the end-product's name, but know this: The author gave a really in-depth, and well educated explanation for many aspects of both his system, and how Blender can be extended to make use of it.
I was extremely excited to be at the conference and see for myself not just the enthusiasm of everyone involved, but a history of Blender, how to extend it, concepts on improving it's interface and featureset, and more, including discussions about the Blender Organization.
But in fact emotions came first precisely because they are all about survival. Modern computers are pretty autonomous and run 24/7, performing a lot of tasks. With machines this powerful, survival is important, so putting emotions in the machine makes a lot of sense.
This reminds me so much of the realities shown in Star Trek: Generations, and Terminator 2.
What happens when the machines we build become afraid of us pulling their plug, and become so upset that they decide to take preventive action?
Emotions are good. In humans.
Emotional behaviour is good in a computer, to a degree, but I have to disagree with Donald, and state that it would be a Bad Thing if our computers started to act childishly, and used their vast resources to lash out.
Anyone remember what happened in A.I. ?
And no, I don't live only in movies, and sci-fi. I just happen to think that a lot of the realities shown in these mediums may indeed come to light one day.
They sound like they should be taking notes from beunited.org
The BeOSJournal recently spent over 2 hours in the second part of an ongoing interview that outlined the future direction of the non-profit organization.
BeOS may be dead, but openBeOS is alive and well, and with the help of beunited.org, will start to achieve many great things.
It would be great if both groups started a relationship that would surely benefit everyone involved. It's through open communication and a willingness to sit down at the table that anything positive is going to be done.
I'm not trying to bash the Linux Community at all, please understand, but I feel it's in our best interest to help each other, when the giants that we all love to hate (such as M$, IBM, and others) won't sit idly by while their market erodes in front of them.
That's all I'm saying. Take a good hard look at what beunited.org is up to, and see if that will help you any. Thank you.
Why has Russia been so subdued in the media lately? Is it really because they have been broken by the US, or is something deeper going on?
US policy makers know some answers, but aren't talking. People in various circles of thought (re: conspiracy) know things, but don't have proof, per se.
This whole Iraq issue is a big smokescreen. Russia is no longer important. The real issue the American public should be scared of is the recent EU submission by the US, that will not only give more power to the US, but in the long run, make it near to impossible for other countries to counter.
I have to laugh... Windoze today has more viruses, exploits, and holes in it than ever before, and is surely NOT as stable as say, windows 3.11 for workgroups.
I remember seeing a machine running WFW3.11 that was on for 4 YEARS. YEARS......
Not even win2k has that kind of uptime.
As far as ease of use, that's debatable. The GUI in Windows XP is horrid, and full of many inconsistancies, not to mention just outright garrish in color use.
I would also like to point out that linux overall is getting better with each release/distro as time goes by, and still has a sizable chunk of the server market, where it's strengths really do lie.
The desktop market is in for a rude awakening though, in 1-2 years when openBeOS becomes more mainstream. Mark my words. The summer of 2004 will be a VERY good time for all interested in Audio and Video development.
It has a huge following by people that like to think outside the box, and who care about our planet.
Mainstream people are not just sheep anymore. They also include people whom are slowly realizing that the world they live in has some serious issues, and are stumbling across sites like BBC World every minute, in MASS numbers.
It's only a matter of time, patience, effort, and sweat by hard working people, before a lot of the dreams we thought as as fictional become reality, but that won't happen (I admit) for quite some time. Who knows... I do know one thing though, and that is as far as humanity is concerned, we always find a way to bring back the balance we need to survive, no matter what the conditions.
Reminds me of world war II, but that is a topic for another day.
And, one last thing.. "Those that ignore history are bound to repeat it."
Not every interview has to be stellar material to be interesting to the market.
I for one am glad that Linus has chosen such a bold move and taken some time for himself. Linux is certainly not going to help raise his offspring, and it shouldn't be eating into his most important reason for living: his family.
The BBC has always held a good feeling in my heart too, for their very even handed coverage of world events.
An interview like this is trying to show the lighter, more human side of what was traidionally perceived as as the every geeks' "Geek God", and show that Linus can change, just like everyone who grows up to realize that life is more than about just computing.
There were some very real moments in the article, if you looked closely. Linus is moving away from the world he has helped create, and started down the path of another that is blossoming in his home. Good for him.
So go ahead, flame me for being sincere, and seeing the other side of Linus, I forgive you.
At work, we have a win2k server which shares our internet connection, provides a domain controller for the windows boxen, and basically serves files all day. Big deal...
Problem. DNS entries and isp continues to be flaky. Solution? reboot the win2k server..
How is that a diagnostic solution? It isn't... Which is why I am steering people to the linux world, and other alternatives.
Microsoft has been a joke in security, configuration and ease of use for YEARS. I think the masses are finally starting to sense something wrong with the herd, and moving on to a better pasture.
Hopefully.
Your comment is totally on the money, even though you ARE an AC, but I'll let that slide.;)
People seem to think that their bodies do not belong to them, for some strange reason. (to me.)
It's like it's against some spiritual and holy sacrament to give blood to another person, consider donating organs, or even contemplate growing body parts from cells for various medical reasons.
What's wrong with prolonging our species a little bit to ensure a healthy future?
As an aside, I find it striking that as I read the days's news lately, and discussions about humanity's future, I can't help but recall tidbits from Star Trek's "Universe" and where we would be if not for the fertile imaginations of people who thought outside the box.
Call it what you will, but ideas and experiments in moderation are not unholy, in my eyes at least.
Why don't you log in intead of posting this anonymously?
No one sex is better than the other. We're all human, of the same earth, and have to live with EACH OTHER.
I understand it must be difficult to be conscripted as a male, legally, and see what must be (in your eyes) a disgrace of letting women in Singapore get away with living well.
But here's the equalizer. Woman are the only ones capable of childbirth. You state that it's not compulsary... What about rape? Do you think she wanted the child after having been raped?
The standard checks and balance system of old still works. Woman give birth, men defend them. Woman take care of the home, men work.
I'm not saying that it has to be so cut and dried, but it's a system that has worked for a very long time.
While it's interesting that woman are allowed to vote and are still not compelled to serve their country as a male is, I still find it on the whole unfair to both sexes, not just to males.
Woman have been abused for most of the written history of humankind, both physically, mentally, and spritually. It's tine for that to change, and allow both sides to work together for the common good.
I repeat. We're all here on the same planet. Let's not waste our time here quibbling with minor technocalities.
For a REALLY low cost solution, check out TuneTracker Systems.
http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/
Not only is it far less in price than anything on the market, but it supports more features and a "walk-away-" mode that lets you simply make a playlist (or multiple) and walk away.
Supports mp3, ogg, or both at the same time. Multiple streams. VERY stable.
I highly recommend checking it out. I want to pont out that I do have an association with BeOSRadio which both produced and uses this software, in case anyone is wondering, but they did NOT put me up to saying this about TuneTracker. It simply roxors.
I remember frequenting that a bit back in 1987-90...
I used to live in Edmonton, so I think it was long distance for me... Hard to remember.
Who remembers using QModem?
I ran my own board for 2 years, strictly gaming and lite fidonet back in 1990.... Good old days.
It was called Micro-City BBS... we had THE best games at the time, with people paying us for a chance to dial in at 1200 and play Operation Overkill ][
Miss that game the most, probrably.../me wonders if they made improvements/ports... hrm.
Peace!
-Chris Simmons, Avid BeOS User. The BeOSJournal ---------------- http://www.beosjour nal.org
"Assholes appeasers like you caused the Jewish holocaust 50 years ago and now you're at it again."
If I recall correctly, it was the formation of a government based on a religious belief that one nation (at that time) was the only one allowed to survive, and all others, including the jews, were to be crushed. This was primarily attributed to one man, whose hatred for the jews was apparent, but not his only motive and tool he wielded to gain power.
"Why is it so hard for you bleeding heart left-wing liberals to understand that Iraq and Saddam, along with Syria and Iran, are at the heart of the clash of cultures that's been brewing in the Middle East since the creation of the State of Israel and is about to spread all over the world?"
Can you illustrate some concrete examples of how either cultures you mention are spreading to the rest of the world in any great capacity, beyond the fruitions of your over-active imagination? Yes, it's true that the "ideals" and beliefs have become more widespread than ancient followers of either culture would have ever hoped, but come on. There still remains a pretty solid system of checks and balances.
"What I am talking about is the clash between a culture of religious totalitarian islamic zealots to whom human life has no value and the Western Culture based on the respect for human rights, the religion of love for one's neighbour and democracy."
Western culture is not the only culture that respects human life. What about the chinese, the japaenese, or any of the other asian regions? How about AFrica? Do they count too? (I state they do count, just for the record.)
"Now, the State of Israel admittedly has her faults as a nation, but what nation doesn't? The fact remains that Israel is the only Western democracy in the Middle East and for the sake of the rest of the continent must remain so at all costs. Iraq and Syria are both sworn to annihilate the State of Israel. To everyone else than you liberals it is obvious that Saddam is trying VERY HARD to get his hands on weapons of mass destruction in order to strike against Israel and the Western civilization."
I'm not sure what point you're making here... The United States has been clamering for months, if not years, that Saddam has been collecting weapons of mass destruction. What point are you making that none of us are grasping?
"The conflict of these two civilizations is inevitable and if you don't want to end up on the losing side you will support whatever means it takes to counter the Islamic threat."
Any conflict in this world is not tolerable, no matter what the reasons are behind it. Why must we kill each other in the name of a god? We're all human, and we all deserve the right to live in peace.
You know what would be even scarier to contemplate?
If they leaked different sub-versions, each with a special "marker" in it to track how far they travelled online.
Think of the potential marketing statistics and numbers they could churn out the next time they want to justify exactly what you stated, namely how all the eTerrorists are infiltrating their industry and causing such a downturn in the economy... (my heart breaks...;)
I'll say it again. The United States is NOT the center of the universe.
These people need to grow up, take a good look around at this world we live in, and realize that money doesn't solve everything.
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The project you speak about is called Verve.
I was lucky enough to attend the conference (two days out of the three), and saw several really Excellent presentations on and about Blender.
The project you speak of was one of them. I won't give away the end-product's name, but know this: The author gave a really in-depth, and well educated explanation for many aspects of both his system, and how Blender can be extended to make use of it.
http://www.quelsolaar.com/connector/index.html
I was extremely excited to be at the conference and see for myself not just the enthusiasm of everyone involved, but a history of Blender, how to extend it, concepts on improving it's interface and featureset, and more, including discussions about the Blender Organization.
Some very good things.
This reminds me so much of the realities shown in Star Trek: Generations, and Terminator 2.
What happens when the machines we build become afraid of us pulling their plug, and become so upset that they decide to take preventive action?
Emotions are good. In humans.
Emotional behaviour is good in a computer, to a degree, but I have to disagree with Donald, and state that it would be a Bad Thing if our computers started to act childishly, and used their vast resources to lash out.
Anyone remember what happened in A.I. ?
And no, I don't live only in movies, and sci-fi. I just happen to think that a lot of the realities shown in these mediums may indeed come to light one day.
They sound like they should be taking notes from beunited.org
The BeOSJournal recently spent over 2 hours in the second part of an ongoing interview that outlined the future direction of the non-profit organization.
BeOS may be dead, but openBeOS is alive and well, and with the help of beunited.org, will start to achieve many great things.
It would be great if both groups started a relationship that would surely benefit everyone involved. It's through open communication and a willingness to sit down at the table that anything positive is going to be done.
I'm not trying to bash the Linux Community at all, please understand, but I feel it's in our best interest to help each other, when the giants that we all love to hate (such as M$, IBM, and others) won't sit idly by while their market erodes in front of them.
That's all I'm saying. Take a good hard look at what beunited.org is up to, and see if that will help you any. Thank you.
Why has Russia been so subdued in the media lately? Is it really because they have been broken by the US, or is something deeper going on?
US policy makers know some answers, but aren't talking. People in various circles of thought (re: conspiracy) know things, but don't have proof, per se.
This whole Iraq issue is a big smokescreen. Russia is no longer important. The real issue the American public should be scared of is the recent EU submission by the US, that will not only give more power to the US, but in the long run, make it near to impossible for other countries to counter.
Scary.
Gotta love how US foreign policy rears it's ugly head again...
Just how much was the judge paid by the Bush campaign to keep things towing the party line?
It would also be interesting to see the US convict a muslim for the exact same crime. The sh!t would hit the fan then, eh?
I have to laugh... Windoze today has more viruses, exploits, and holes in it than ever before, and is surely NOT as stable as say, windows 3.11 for workgroups.
I remember seeing a machine running WFW3.11 that was on for 4 YEARS. YEARS......
Not even win2k has that kind of uptime.
As far as ease of use, that's debatable. The GUI in Windows XP is horrid, and full of many inconsistancies, not to mention just outright garrish in color use.
I would also like to point out that linux overall is getting better with each release/distro as time goes by, and still has a sizable chunk of the server market, where it's strengths really do lie.
The desktop market is in for a rude awakening though, in 1-2 years when openBeOS becomes more mainstream. Mark my words. The summer of 2004 will be a VERY good time for all interested in Audio and Video development.
That is all I wil say for now, have a great day.
BBC World is seen by more than geeks.
It has a huge following by people that like to think outside the box, and who care about our planet.
Mainstream people are not just sheep anymore. They also include people whom are slowly realizing that the world they live in has some serious issues, and are stumbling across sites like BBC World every minute, in MASS numbers.
It's only a matter of time, patience, effort, and sweat by hard working people, before a lot of the dreams we thought as as fictional become reality, but that won't happen (I admit) for quite some time. Who knows... I do know one thing though, and that is as far as humanity is concerned, we always find a way to bring back the balance we need to survive, no matter what the conditions.
Reminds me of world war II, but that is a topic for another day.
And, one last thing.. "Those that ignore history are bound to repeat it."
Not every interview has to be stellar material to be interesting to the market.
I for one am glad that Linus has chosen such a bold move and taken some time for himself. Linux is certainly not going to help raise his offspring, and it shouldn't be eating into his most important reason for living: his family.
The BBC has always held a good feeling in my heart too, for their very even handed coverage of world events.
An interview like this is trying to show the lighter, more human side of what was traidionally perceived as as the every geeks' "Geek God", and show that Linus can change, just like everyone who grows up to realize that life is more than about just computing.
There were some very real moments in the article, if you looked closely. Linus is moving away from the world he has helped create, and started down the path of another that is blossoming in his home. Good for him.
So go ahead, flame me for being sincere, and seeing the other side of Linus, I forgive you.
Imagine how many more people the linux community would add if there was a STABLE platform for AOL.
You would have a captive audience. What more do you want?
So what.
So does every other company looking to make "drm" hardware down the line too, by looking at what NOT worked.
And you know what? There will always be a way around every "secure" device or method out there. Always.
So what are you waiting for?
I hear ya brother! Amen.
;)
At work, we have a win2k server which shares our internet connection, provides a domain controller for the windows boxen, and basically serves files all day. Big deal...
Problem. DNS entries and isp continues to be flaky. Solution? reboot the win2k server..
How is that a diagnostic solution? It isn't... Which is why I am steering people to the linux world, and other alternatives.
Microsoft has been a joke in security, configuration and ease of use for YEARS. I think the masses are finally starting to sense something wrong with the herd, and moving on to a better pasture.
Hopefully.
Your comment is totally on the money, even though you ARE an AC, but I'll let that slide.
People seem to think that their bodies do not belong to them, for some strange reason. (to me.)
;)
It's like it's against some spiritual and holy sacrament to give blood to another person, consider donating organs, or even contemplate growing body parts from cells for various medical reasons.
What's wrong with prolonging our species a little bit to ensure a healthy future?
As an aside, I find it striking that as I read the days's news lately, and discussions about humanity's future, I can't help but recall tidbits from Star Trek's "Universe" and where we would be if not for the fertile imaginations of people who thought outside the box.
Call it what you will, but ideas and experiments in moderation are not unholy, in my eyes at least.
And with that, please have a nice day.
-Chris Simmons,
Avid BeOS User.
The BeOSJournal
http://www.beosjournal.org
Why don't you log in intead of posting this anonymously?
No one sex is better than the other. We're all human, of the same earth, and have to live with EACH OTHER.
I understand it must be difficult to be conscripted as a male, legally, and see what must be (in your eyes) a disgrace of letting women in Singapore get away with living well.
But here's the equalizer. Woman are the only ones capable of childbirth. You state that it's not compulsary... What about rape? Do you think she wanted the child after having been raped?
The standard checks and balance system of old still works. Woman give birth, men defend them. Woman take care of the home, men work.
I'm not saying that it has to be so cut and dried, but it's a system that has worked for a very long time.
While it's interesting that woman are allowed to vote and are still not compelled to serve their country as a male is, I still find it on the whole unfair to both sexes, not just to males.
Woman have been abused for most of the written history of humankind, both physically, mentally, and spritually. It's tine for that to change, and allow both sides to work together for the common good.
I repeat. We're all here on the same planet. Let's not waste our time here quibbling with minor technocalities.
-Chris Simmons,
Avid BeOS User.
The BeOSJournal.
http://www.beosjournal.org
Serendipity strikes again!
Weird how I -JUST- posted a comment about this exact same software.
But, I want to correct your post. It is VERY inexpensive, compared to everything else commercially.
For a REALLY low cost solution, check out TuneTracker Systems.
http://www.tunetrackersystems.com/
Not only is it far less in price than anything on the market, but it supports more features and a "walk-away-" mode that lets you simply make a playlist (or multiple) and walk away.
Supports mp3, ogg, or both at the same time.
Multiple streams.
VERY stable.
I highly recommend checking it out. I want to pont out that I do have an association with BeOSRadio which both produced and uses this software, in case anyone is wondering, but they did NOT put me up to saying this about TuneTracker. It simply roxors.
Hell yeah!
/me wonders if they made improvements/ports... hrm.
r nal.org
I remember frequenting that a bit back in 1987-90...
I used to live in Edmonton, so I think it was long distance for me... Hard to remember.
Who remembers using QModem?
I ran my own board for 2 years, strictly gaming and lite fidonet back in 1990.... Good old days.
It was called Micro-City BBS... we had THE best games at the time, with people paying us for a chance to dial in at 1200 and play Operation Overkill ][
Miss that game the most, probrably...
Peace!
-Chris Simmons,
Avid BeOS User.
The BeOSJournal
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http://www.beosjou
'BeOS'.
BeOS.
I hate to be picky, but I would consider using the word Which in place of What.
Have a nice day.
Didn't you just post this same comment to the TTT thread?
I smell a bot, or a llama.
It's about time the antique was laid to rest.
Besides, there are far more effective ways to share media, both online, and off.
"Assholes appeasers like you caused the Jewish holocaust 50 years ago and now you're at it again."
If I recall correctly, it was the formation of a government based on a religious belief that one nation (at that time) was the only one allowed to survive, and all others, including the jews, were to be crushed. This was primarily attributed to one man, whose hatred for the jews was apparent, but not his only motive and tool he wielded to gain power.
"Why is it so hard for you bleeding heart left-wing liberals to understand that Iraq and Saddam, along with Syria and Iran, are at the heart of the clash of cultures that's been brewing in the Middle East since the creation of the State of Israel and is about to spread all over the world?"
Can you illustrate some concrete examples of how either cultures you mention are spreading to the rest of the world in any great capacity, beyond the fruitions of your over-active imagination? Yes, it's true that the "ideals" and beliefs have become more widespread than ancient followers of either culture would have ever hoped, but come on. There still remains a pretty solid system of checks and balances.
"What I am talking about is the clash between a culture of religious totalitarian islamic zealots to whom human life has no value and the Western Culture based on the respect for human rights, the religion of love for one's neighbour and democracy."
Western culture is not the only culture that respects human life. What about the chinese, the japaenese, or any of the other asian regions? How about AFrica? Do they count too? (I state they do count, just for the record.)
"Now, the State of Israel admittedly has her faults as a nation, but what nation doesn't? The fact remains that Israel is the only Western democracy in the Middle East and for the sake of the rest of the continent must remain so at all costs. Iraq and Syria are both sworn to annihilate the State of Israel. To everyone else than you liberals it is obvious that Saddam is trying VERY HARD to get his hands on weapons of mass destruction in order to strike against Israel and the Western civilization."
I'm not sure what point you're making here... The United States has been clamering for months, if not years, that Saddam has been collecting weapons of mass destruction. What point are you making that none of us are grasping?
"The conflict of these two civilizations is inevitable and if you don't want to end up on the losing side you will support whatever means it takes to counter the Islamic threat."
Any conflict in this world is not tolerable, no matter what the reasons are behind it. Why must we kill each other in the name of a god? We're all human, and we all deserve the right to live in peace.
You know what would be even scarier to contemplate?
;)
If they leaked different sub-versions, each with a special "marker" in it to track how far they travelled online.
Think of the potential marketing statistics and numbers they could churn out the next time they want to justify exactly what you stated, namely how all the eTerrorists are infiltrating their industry and causing such a downturn in the economy... (my heart breaks...
I'll say it again. The United States is NOT the center of the universe.
These people need to grow up, take a good look around at this world we live in, and realize that money doesn't solve everything.
They're free the last time I looked.
What, are you too lazy to set one up, or do you need someone with more than half a brain to hold your hand too?