"'Dear idiots: If you ever want to see your pets again, give us the avocado. Love, Waldo and Steve.' Hehehe" "WHAT??? That's not funny!" "Of course it's funny. Look, they cut out magazines to make the note and then they went and signed with their names."
Back in the day when Beyond 2000 was on, they occasionally covered small electric vehicals like these.
I remember it being mentioned that one of them was legally considered a motorcycle (maybe because of the three wheels, not sure).
And for those people saying this looks unsafe, I'd guess that it's safer than a real motorcycle (however safe you think that is).
This reminds me of one of my favorite parts of the Libera Manifesto (which refuses to load at the moment):
"There is such a thing as a free lunch, but don't forget to tip your waiter."
Katz quoted from it twice (even if he only acknowledged it once).
I've only seen the on-line version, so I couldn't say how prominent it was in print, but even the biggest title on the op-ed page doesn't draw nearly as much attention as the smallest one on the front page. (Who reads op-ed anyways?)
Even in a paper as prominent as the New York Times, op-ed isn't going to draw public support.
-Golden Eagle
The media is only as liberal as the conservatives who control it
When lightning hit the tree in my front yard it traveled through the root to the underground gas lines, traveled along that to both my house and the neighbor's, and then ruptured the line when it reached the meter in both cases, only at my house there was a fire, at the neighbors just a leak (not a good combination). Luckily the winds dispersed the gas and the heavy rain prevented the house from catching on fire.
The point, I suppose, is that even without wires in the ground (and we do have below-ground power lines) lightning can do nasty things with burried utilities.
Yes, files are saved on each user's machine, but they have to get there first. The main use of bandwidth are the background images, but lag can potentially get bad even with smaller graphics (particularly if the server isn't up to it).
There actually is code on Sourceforge, but it's very primative and doesn't have any networking component (I'm hoping someone more knowledgable in that area will tackle it), so I'll refrain from being more enlightening. If you're having trouble grasping the concept though, OpenVerse is a much, much more mature application similar to what we're trying to accomplish (in terms of multimedia chat), and if you're familiar with The Palace, that's sort of the grand-daddy (or something like that).
You are correct with your last statement, however. What I'm talking about isn't truly peer-to-peer, more of a supliment to a client-server architecture. Perhaps you would agree that p2p reduces bottlenecks when distributing files to users?
At least the idea is valid, even if there's no implementation yet.
I'm involved with an effort (however slow) to make a multimedia chat environment (Project Elysium), and one of the big concerns as far as networking is lag. Lag for a graphical chat environment is especially bad because of all of the graphics files that need to be downloaded. Peer-to-peer filesharing appears to be an excelent way of helping to eliminate the the bottleneck of the server having to simultaniously send everyone in the room a graphics file, however, as the task can be split up between the server and everyone who's already seen (and therefore downloaded) the graphic.
I assume that you're reffering to what my circle calls pelt, where after the sack is hit a certaint number of times you catch it and try to throw it at someone. A fun varient of this that we came up with, and fitting in with the topic, is where after cathing it, you can't throw it but must pass it to someone else who can then try to hit someone. Makes an interesting dillema of whether to run away to avoid getting hit or stick around in hopes of getting passed to.
That is indeed interesting, but I've always wanted two pointers in existing graphics apps. Moving the menu under the cursor with the second mouse is intreaguing (sp), but I'd settle for a second pointer to keep over the toolbar while I do "the real work" with the first pointer. It's not (usually) a problem to flick my eyes across the screen to move a second curser a little, but to move the first cursor over to the toolbar and then back where it was takes considerably longer. Also, the article makes some allusion to tear-off menus that can be positioned closer to what you're working on to minimize mouse movement (ok, I admit it, I only skimmed the article), but (a) if you have your mouse on say, a specific pixel, any movement necesitates extra time to reposition, and (b) at least the way I usually do things, tearring off toolbars means they eventually get in in the way and have to be moved around. On top of that there's the problem of something like a CAD application that has lots of toolbars and can get confusing if they're not in their normal place.
Hey, he was only given this comment to make a story out of, how else is he going to turn seven lines into a whole story unless he copies from the article? I'd also like to add that doing your research by reading the publication you're writing for is quite clever, but Katz loses points for lazieness. With all the effort that clearly went into this, he could have had it out two days ago.
If I'm understanding this right, it's saying that the injunction was granted not necessarily because DeCSS is illegal, but because it MIGHT be and the cost to the defendents caused by the injunction is almost non-existant, while the cost to the plantifs by not having an injunction is potentially huge.
By the way, does anyone know what "IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plantiff DVD-CCA shall post a bond in the amount of $10,000 pursuant to CCP 529" is all about?
But "they" is plural and it's rather insulting to refer to a person as "it." Also, Latin isn't complex becuase of a wealth of pronouns, it's the number and gender specific way that words are conjugated.
The problem is that there is an infinate number of initial conditions, however many decimal places you'd like, and sensitivity to initial conditions means that you have to have the right number of decimal places; any rounding will cause completely diferent behavior in your model than in real life. So you have a one out of infinity chance of having the right numbers. Not too good.
If Jackson determines that Microsoft's business practices are broad violations of the antitrust law, then Campbell said it would be appropriate to hold a remedies hearing to explore what should be done.
This is news? "Buerocrat advocates buerocracy." Geez. This article would have been better summed up in 2 sentances and made an "Ask Slashdot."
Campbell said that no one can know the extent of Microsoft's liability, if any, until District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issues his "findings of fact," which may come as soon as this month.
So, Jackson knows everything and will reveal it all when he comes out of his inner sanctum to spread enlightenment to the nation? Everyone knows what Microsoft has done and continues to do. "If any" indeed.
As to what to do, I don;t think breaking up Microsoft will really acomplish anything. Sure, they can't be quite the bullies they were before, but they'd stil have a monopoly on operating systems for quite a while (how long depends on how cynical you are). The only thing I can think of at the moment is to make them release the source code to Windows, but that's not really very good because (a) who wants to deal with that mess? (b) they'd muscle out anyone who tried, and (c) embrace and extend. So, I don't really see a solution short of outlawing Windows (and that's not going to happen).
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Jaime McCarthy.
"'Dear idiots: If you ever want to see your pets again, give us the avocado. Love, Waldo and Steve.' Hehehe"
"WHAT??? That's not funny!"
"Of course it's funny. Look, they cut out magazines to make the note and then they went and signed with their names."
Back in the day when Beyond 2000 was on, they occasionally covered small electric vehicals like these.
I remember it being mentioned that one of them was legally considered a motorcycle (maybe because of the three wheels, not sure).
And for those people saying this looks unsafe, I'd guess that it's safer than a real motorcycle (however safe you think that is).
You should say "open source"
RMS has just dispatched a goon squad to your location.
This reminds me of one of my favorite parts of the Libera Manifesto (which refuses to load at the moment):
"There is such a thing as a free lunch, but don't forget to tip your waiter."
He said that "knowledge workers" want to go to places that have the 3 T's
:op
Or T3's
yesterday's Times op-ed by Lessig?
Katz quoted from it twice (even if he only acknowledged it once).
I've only seen the on-line version, so I couldn't say how prominent it was in print, but even the biggest title on the op-ed page doesn't draw nearly as much attention as the smallest one on the front page. (Who reads op-ed anyways?)
Even in a paper as prominent as the New York Times, op-ed isn't going to draw public support.
-Golden Eagle
The media is only as liberal as the conservatives who control it
When lightning hit the tree in my front yard it traveled through the root to the underground gas lines, traveled along that to both my house and the neighbor's, and then ruptured the line when it reached the meter in both cases, only at my house there was a fire, at the neighbors just a leak (not a good combination). Luckily the winds dispersed the gas and the heavy rain prevented the house from catching on fire.
The point, I suppose, is that even without wires in the ground (and we do have below-ground power lines) lightning can do nasty things with burried utilities.
Yes, files are saved on each user's machine, but they have to get there first. The main use of bandwidth are the background images, but lag can potentially get bad even with smaller graphics (particularly if the server isn't up to it).
There actually is code on Sourceforge, but it's very primative and doesn't have any networking component (I'm hoping someone more knowledgable in that area will tackle it), so I'll refrain from being more enlightening. If you're having trouble grasping the concept though, OpenVerse is a much, much more mature application similar to what we're trying to accomplish (in terms of multimedia chat), and if you're familiar with The Palace, that's sort of the grand-daddy (or something like that).
You are correct with your last statement, however. What I'm talking about isn't truly peer-to-peer, more of a supliment to a client-server architecture. Perhaps you would agree that p2p reduces bottlenecks when distributing files to users?
At least the idea is valid, even if there's no implementation yet.
I'm involved with an effort (however slow) to make a multimedia chat environment (Project Elysium), and one of the big concerns as far as networking is lag. Lag for a graphical chat environment is especially bad because of all of the graphics files that need to be downloaded. Peer-to-peer filesharing appears to be an excelent way of helping to eliminate the the bottleneck of the server having to simultaniously send everyone in the room a graphics file, however, as the task can be split up between the server and everyone who's already seen (and therefore downloaded) the graphic.
-Golden Eagle
I assume that you're reffering to what my circle calls pelt, where after the sack is hit a certaint number of times you catch it and try to throw it at someone. A fun varient of this that we came up with, and fitting in with the topic, is where after cathing it, you can't throw it but must pass it to someone else who can then try to hit someone. Makes an interesting dillema of whether to run away to avoid getting hit or stick around in hopes of getting passed to.
That is indeed interesting, but I've always wanted two pointers in existing graphics apps. Moving the menu under the cursor with the second mouse is intreaguing (sp), but I'd settle for a second pointer to keep over the toolbar while I do "the real work" with the first pointer. It's not (usually) a problem to flick my eyes across the screen to move a second curser a little, but to move the first cursor over to the toolbar and then back where it was takes considerably longer. Also, the article makes some allusion to tear-off menus that can be positioned closer to what you're working on to minimize mouse movement (ok, I admit it, I only skimmed the article), but (a) if you have your mouse on say, a specific pixel, any movement necesitates extra time to reposition, and (b) at least the way I usually do things, tearring off toolbars means they eventually get in in the way and have to be moved around. On top of that there's the problem of something like a CAD application that has lots of toolbars and can get confusing if they're not in their normal place.
-Golden Eagle
Hey, he was only given this comment to make a story out of, how else is he going to turn seven lines into a whole story unless he copies from the article? I'd also like to add that doing your research by reading the publication you're writing for is quite clever, but Katz loses points for lazieness. With all the effort that clearly went into this, he could have had it out two days ago.
If I'm understanding this right, it's saying that the injunction was granted not necessarily because DeCSS is illegal, but because it MIGHT be and the cost to the defendents caused by the injunction is almost non-existant, while the cost to the plantifs by not having an injunction is potentially huge.
By the way, does anyone know what "IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plantiff DVD-CCA shall post a bond in the amount of $10,000 pursuant to CCP 529" is all about?
But "they" is plural and it's rather insulting to refer to a person as "it." Also, Latin isn't complex becuase of a wealth of pronouns, it's the number and gender specific way that words are conjugated.
Reminded me of this:
:o)
From the 2000 Intel Talent Search Entry Form (Page 3):
"LIST HERE the hobbies in which you have engaged in since entering secondary school (e.g. photography, aviation, crypt-analysis, etc.)."
My first thought was, "who the hell does crypt-analysis for fun?!" For prizes on the other hand...
The problem is that there is an infinate number of initial conditions, however many decimal places you'd like, and sensitivity to initial conditions means that you have to have the right number of decimal places; any rounding will cause completely diferent behavior in your model than in real life. So you have a one out of infinity chance of having the right numbers. Not too good.
If Jackson determines that Microsoft's business practices are broad violations of the antitrust law, then Campbell said it would be appropriate to hold a remedies hearing to explore what should be done.
This is news? "Buerocrat advocates buerocracy." Geez. This article would have been better summed up in 2 sentances and made an "Ask Slashdot."
Campbell said that no one can know the extent of Microsoft's liability, if any, until District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issues his "findings of fact," which may come as soon as this month.
So, Jackson knows everything and will reveal it all when he comes out of his inner sanctum to spread enlightenment to the nation? Everyone knows what Microsoft has done and continues to do. "If any" indeed.
As to what to do, I don;t think breaking up Microsoft will really acomplish anything. Sure, they can't be quite the bullies they were before, but they'd stil have a monopoly on operating systems for quite a while (how long depends on how cynical you are).
The only thing I can think of at the moment is to make them release the source code to Windows, but that's not really very good because (a) who wants to deal with that mess? (b) they'd muscle out anyone who tried, and (c) embrace and extend.
So, I don't really see a solution short of outlawing Windows (and that's not going to happen).