Maybe some cable network with an eye for series with plots (Are you listening, HBO?) would make a decent series of Foundation. It wouldn't make a good movie series, but maybe a nice long TV miniseries would do it justice. It wouldn't demand much in the way of a budget either (IE no multi-million-dollar CGI spaceship battles), just good sets, good actors and a good director.
Every time I hear about more draconian laws preventing fair use, I think to myself, "Is it really worth bothering with in the first place?" I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but I had to get it off my chest.
At night, from around 11pm to 6am, I hear the radio station Voice of America over my speakers. At first, I thought I was going insane, hearing quiet voices in different languages when nothing was playing over the speakers. Over headphones I don't get any interference at all, just on the speakers. It's a low end 4-speaker Koss surround set, btw, with a subwoofer. (Complaint to Koss: Don't market a surround system as 4.1 when the bass is just pulled from the front and rear channels. It's misleading and makes me wonder if the rest of your products are accurately labeled.)
It's all according to the laws of Movie Physics, which also apply to television. Rule #1 is "If it's cool, it's possible." Roaring starships in vacuum, wings and rudders that can maneuver a fighter in space as if they were in atmosphere, and visible energy weapons are all, by definition, "cool". Therefore, they exist.
I know it's technically possible (I love Ogle myself) but how did they legally pull this off? Does this "Broadcom graphics chipset with dedicated video capabilities" have a DVDC licensed CSS decoder, is it included with the DVD extras package they're selling, is this all thanks to Jon Johansen, or has some company released a Linux version of a legal DVD player? Neither the article nor the company's website gives any details.
It won't be IM. Anyone who wants to roll their own for that will just use Jabber. It'll probably be some kind of Palladium server clone that will authenticate everything instead of just what you're supposed to see. Then you'll really see some cease-and-desist letters fly, if not outright DMCA-sanctioned arrests.
It was sarcasm, but not sarcasm about China. It was sarcasm about the fact that western (god I hate that term) democracies seem to be in a rush to abandon their basic principles and emulate repressive governments.
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Damn, you're right. It's been so long, and all my old bookmarks are long since gone.
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It actually had searching. I remember when you could go to Yahoo at it's Berkeley student account website to see if any new websites existed today.
Actually, if you'd read the article, they said that the mod would not lower responsiveness so long as you used a bright enough LED. Bright red LEDs just happen to be cheapest. That's why they're used most often in manufacturing.
I can't speak for the FSF, since I don't work on any of their projects, but my guess is pride, ego, petty politics, and jealousy that some upstart school project snowballed and eclipsed their baby.
(And yes, I'm aware of the difference between microkernels and monolithic kernels., folks. I don't give a flying fuck, either. I just care about the difference between a working kernel and a non-working kernel. I do appreciate the utilities, though.)
They're pricy up here, but not too expensive. I usually get 50-pack spindles for about $35. That's about US$25, depending on the daily exchange rate. I know I can get them cheaper, but I live out in the sticks. There's a few good local places but none of those big bulk stores like Costco. I don't need to use much anyway, as I've got an mp3 discman with a high-quality line out. I can fit 6 or 7 256kbps albums onto one disc, average.
Interesting to see people's reactions at work. "What CD is this?" "Offspring." "Which album?" "All of them."
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Maybe some cable network with an eye for series with plots (Are you listening, HBO?) would make a decent series of Foundation. It wouldn't make a good movie series, but maybe a nice long TV miniseries would do it justice. It wouldn't demand much in the way of a budget either (IE no multi-million-dollar CGI spaceship battles), just good sets, good actors and a good director.
I'm actually looking forward to the building-computers. It might give the movie a kind of unusual retro feel to it.
But Will Smith? He's unpredictable. (Compare and contrast Ali and MIB2. Oy)
Slightly offtopic, but one of my greatest fears in life is that Foundation will catch Hollywood's eye. Here's to hoping it slips under their radar.
Every time I hear about more draconian laws preventing fair use, I think to myself, "Is it really worth bothering with in the first place?" I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but I had to get it off my chest.
Gee. I humbly apologize for not being able to afford top-of-the-line speakers. Does that make you feel superior?
Dick.
At night, from around 11pm to 6am, I hear the radio station Voice of America over my speakers. At first, I thought I was going insane, hearing quiet voices in different languages when nothing was playing over the speakers. Over headphones I don't get any interference at all, just on the speakers. It's a low end 4-speaker Koss surround set, btw, with a subwoofer. (Complaint to Koss: Don't market a surround system as 4.1 when the bass is just pulled from the front and rear channels. It's misleading and makes me wonder if the rest of your products are accurately labeled.)
I always thought Xenogears would make a rather good book in the hands of the right author.
Sounds alot like us Windows guys talkin about whether or not XP was gonna suck ass.....we only had one choice though.....
Yeah, I guess "Yes." was the only choice. :)
BeOS did work fine on older hardware. A pity it barely worked at all on newer hardware.
How can one improve on perfection?
(Many thanks, Patrick.)
It's all according to the laws of Movie Physics, which also apply to television. Rule #1 is "If it's cool, it's possible." Roaring starships in vacuum, wings and rudders that can maneuver a fighter in space as if they were in atmosphere, and visible energy weapons are all, by definition, "cool". Therefore, they exist.
Here's a hint. "Effective" when used by lawyers means "has the effect of", not "works well".
A pity that those of you behind foul-language filters wouldn't be able to read them.
I know it's technically possible (I love Ogle myself) but how did they legally pull this off? Does this "Broadcom graphics chipset with dedicated video capabilities" have a DVDC licensed CSS decoder, is it included with the DVD extras package they're selling, is this all thanks to Jon Johansen, or has some company released a Linux version of a legal DVD player? Neither the article nor the company's website gives any details.
Or maybe the engineers will just kill the legislators with their missiles and avoid the problem entirely. It's hard to pass laws when you're dead.
But trying to tell legislators "we know better than you" is immoral.
Yes, god forbid we should tell our elected representatives what we want them to do. Who the hell do we think we are? Citizens?
It won't be IM. Anyone who wants to roll their own for that will just use Jabber. It'll probably be some kind of Palladium server clone that will authenticate everything instead of just what you're supposed to see. Then you'll really see some cease-and-desist letters fly, if not outright DMCA-sanctioned arrests.
It was sarcasm, but not sarcasm about China. It was sarcasm about the fact that western (god I hate that term) democracies seem to be in a rush to abandon their basic principles and emulate repressive governments.
Damn, you're right. It's been so long, and all my old bookmarks are long since gone.
It actually had searching. I remember when you could go to Yahoo at it's Berkeley student account website to see if any new websites existed today.
Bah. Whippersnappers.
(Can I get a (+1, Old Fart) moderation?)
Others have answered it but here it is again.
Whew! Thank god I don't have any Star Wars stuff clogging my room, only a few shelves full of Gundams and Transformers. I'm safe.
Actually, if you'd read the article, they said that the mod would not lower responsiveness so long as you used a bright enough LED. Bright red LEDs just happen to be cheapest. That's why they're used most often in manufacturing.
I can't speak for the FSF, since I don't work on any of their projects, but my guess is pride, ego, petty politics, and jealousy that some upstart school project snowballed and eclipsed their baby.
(And yes, I'm aware of the difference between microkernels and monolithic kernels., folks. I don't give a flying fuck, either. I just care about the difference between a working kernel and a non-working kernel. I do appreciate the utilities, though.)
WIRED covered his ideas a few years back, basically a kind of nonlinear record keeping system (somewhat like hypertext, but with more structure).
Reminds me of Gopher. Or am I thinking of the wrong kind of structure?
You don't have to repeat yourself, you know.
They're pricy up here, but not too expensive. I usually get 50-pack spindles for about $35. That's about US$25, depending on the daily exchange rate. I know I can get them cheaper, but I live out in the sticks. There's a few good local places but none of those big bulk stores like Costco. I don't need to use much anyway, as I've got an mp3 discman with a high-quality line out. I can fit 6 or 7 256kbps albums onto one disc, average.
Interesting to see people's reactions at work. "What CD is this?" "Offspring." "Which album?" "All of them."