No, time will not tell. If you had clicked on the "FCC doc 1" (and 2, 3) links, you'd find that they lead to PDFs hosted at FCC.gov (the Federal Communications Commission home page). The FCC documents are part of the FCC approval process (something most electronics have to go through, including computers). So, as long as you trust the FCC, then yeah, those are facts.
Right, except you only copied/pasted the part that you wanted to. The quote is actually talking about how they are sponsoring those projects, providing servers, bandwidth, and money.
While Round Two--formerly known as MozSource--puts the finishing touches on its own products, the company is sponsoring development of several other Firefox extensions.
These include FlashGot, which lets Firefox work with third-party download managers; Bandwidth Tester, which lets people determine their connection speed; and SwitchProxy, which lets people surf anonymously with Firefox by configuring Firefox to work with multiple Web proxy servers. Round Two is providing developers of these extensions with technical resources including Web servers, bandwidth, project management resources and some financial support.
(Emphasis mine.) They're also supporting (again, from TFA):
Round Two also said it was supporting StockTicker, TinyURL Creator, Copy Plain Text, Extension Uninstaller, Lorem Ipsum Content Generator, OpenDownload, Open Long URLs, Search Plugins and Secure Password Generator.
They're also developing their own extensions (which presumably you can buy):
As for Round Two's own extensions, Decrem said the company was considering antivirus software to integrate with Firefox.
Now, whether that (and possibly other future products) is useful, sure, let's debate that. But don't read the article and completely misrepresent what's written.
The submitter seemed to read what seemed to fit his view. The quote with context:
People who care about this institution and its mission -- as many of Mr. Wolfowitz's detractors do -- should think carefully before they damage it by attacking its new boss. Criticism of Mr. Wolfowitz's agenda for the bank may be healthy once that agenda emerges. But preemptive condemnation because of the Iraq war is not.
To be more precise, the article (for those of you who haven't read it) says that Wolfowitz should not be prematurely criticized because of his role in the Iraq war.
Mr. Wolfowitz's critics, domestic as well as international, should now get beyond their dislike of his role in the Iraq war and give him a chance to succeed at one of the world's hardest jobs.
All the Washington Post's editors are saying is that we should criticize him for the work he does at the World Bank, not for past deeds.
The Pentium Processor Extreme Edition will be combined with a new chipset named the Intel® 955X Express chipset, formerly codenamed "Glenwood," that includes features such as Intel® High Definition Audio, PCI-Express and faster dual-channel DDR-2 memory.
Intel will also couple its mainstream "Smithfield" processor with two new chipsets named the Intel® 945G Express chipset and Intel® 945P Express chipset, both previously code-named "Lakeport" in the second quarter of the year.
And:
And before you ask, the new dual-cores require new chipsets, so these CPUs will not run on existing systems. AMD fans, meanwhile, can still hope that their dual-core parts will run in Socket 939.
There's an interesting article at MSNBC about the "what-ifs..." After the disaster, NASA investigated what could have been done if they knew how badly the shuttle had been damaged during the flight. It's really very interesting -- it discusses how they might have repaired the damage while in space. Brings back memories of Apollo 13. It's a good read.
No, I'm pretty sure that it is hydrophilic. Hydrophobic means it repels water, which would cause the water to form droplets, in order to reduce the surface area. Since it's hydrophilic, the water is attracted to the coating, which makes the water sheet.
Unfortunately they're only available in Windows Media format, but MSNBC has a good list of this year's highlights, as well as a bunch of classic ads from the past Super Bowls.
MSNBC and Wired. Seems that no one was arrested (in the US, at least - 5 people were in England). One customs agent said each computer has an average of 1-2 terabytes of software (Wired article). Wow.
This sounds great and all, but like someone else pointed out, there's absolutely no mention of this anywhere on the MIT website, and a quick scan of the MIT website and directory for Harvey Dunkirk (the author, and supposedly an assistant to one of the lab directors) turned up absolutely no hits. I'd love to be wrong, this sounds cool, but this sounds really fishy.
The Spanish architects envisage 368 lifts, with the journey from bottom to top taking less than two minutes.
I cannot begin to imagine how fast those elevators must be... That's an average of 1850 feet per second if you're on the top floor... Fast elevators I've been in are about, oh... 500 feet per second. This thing would fly you up to the top. Craziness...
I'm really getting sick of all the whining about internet filtering software, in particular this comment. This is going to be a crow bar to push schools around? Far from it. First, let me tell you why not. Second, let me tell you my experience.
Already, a huge part of schools across America are implementing filtering programs on their networks. This isn't just limited to the schools - libraries are putting them in place as well. Why? Because there's universal pressure from the politicians in power to put them there. Look back at that chart of candidates. Did you notice that out of the six listed, four support filtering, and two didn't respond? Why's this? Because the vast majority of the public feels like it keeps their children safe. It's a nice warm, fuzzy security blanket.
Now to my experience. I'm a college student now, but I'm originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. I went to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, one of the greatest high schools in the nation. Our entire school system is consistently ranked very highly. I have personally dealt with filtering software. As of right now, nearly every high school in the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system is filtered by I-Gear, a product developed by URLabs (now owned by Symanted). Take a look at the FCPS overview and background info. On the background info page, scroll on down to the "Pilot results" section. You'll notice that 0.2% of the 1.1 million sites accessed over a six week test period were blocked. 0.2%! That's 1 out of 500. Additionally, notice that web access improved from 9 seconds per page load to 3 seconds (on average), thanks to the cache that I-Gear provides.
So you're telling me that this internet filtering system makes the internet a non-useful resource? A waste of time, and leads to poor education? I think that's a ridiculous assertion to make. Look at the FCPS system. Through the filtering, the million students in Fairfax County manage to obtain some of the best education anywhere in the United States. Yes, I agree that filtering sucks, and I wouldn't want it on my connection. However, if I live in a low-income area, where my school has no internet access, I definitely want to have a filtered system, rather than nothing at all. When implemented properly, filtering can work. This is going to a crow bar? No. This is going to be a positive addition to millions of childrens' lives.
There's a very good article in the Washington Post with lots of details. It also talks about the restrictions that will be placed on the Baby Bills - limits on bundling, uniform licensing, etc.
A 74-minute minidisc is about 120 MB, so assuming a 128kbit MP3, you can fit about two hours. I don't know, however, that this is such a great idea. I mean, the quality of music on a minidisc is really great, I can't tell the difference between my CD's and my MD's. For an extra 45 minutes, you're sacrificing a small amount of quality, but a large amount of compatability, I'd imagine. How's my Sony MD recorder going to behave when it finds an MP3 on a MD? I think it's a cool concept, but this is a bad way to do it. Unless they can come up with a foolproof way to "hide" the MP3 tracks, they're going to ruin compatability. Who knows, maybe I'm wrong? This would be very cool if it works.
A really incredibly well done article. The photo essay was wonderful, I laughed so hard... Hopefully further articles/letters like this will help convince governments to adopt logical legislation about internet and cryptography legislation. Very nicely done, Stand.
In recent history, suits against the tobacco industry have been successful, as it has been proven that there was a physiological addiction to the nicotine. However, before it was ever shown that
Nicotine is addictive
Tobacco companies know it
Tobacco companies hid that fact
suits against tobacco companies were, for the most part, unsuccessful. The argument of the tobacco companies was that you bought the product, it was your choice to continue using it. However, once shown that there were physiological reasons for continued use, suits against the companies won.
These kids are addicted simply because it's fun. From the article, it looks like one of the claims of the parents/kids is that schoolmates created an environment with such peer pressure that the kids felt like they had to play, or they would be ostracized. They might as well sue the friends!
The argument of this case is entirely ridiculous. The kids could have stopped at any time. No "addiction," besides that which was artificially created by the kids' friends. Nintendo will win this one on precedent alone. It's a ridiculous case.
God, I don't envy your position. I'm very impressed by all the changes you've made. Great features. BTW, I saw the article in Time Digital today about Slashdot. Nice to see you get recognition like that. Keep up the great work!
How many of the migrant workers do you think are illegal aliens? I'd bet a *very* significant portion are. Maybe the farmer shouldn't ask questions, but I know that there are people in America, legal citizens, unemployed, who could use work of any kind.
Baby sitters, etc.? They work for individuals, on a very temporary basis. What this is supposed to provide is a method of positively identifying someone, with less possibility of forgery, in my mind. If you hire a baby sitter, you're going to hire someone you know, or someone who comes from a similar situation to yours. You're not going to put an ad in the classifieds asking for a baby sitter. If you did, you'd probably be looking for something a bit more permanent, and in that case, knowing positively who they were would be a very good thing. I would never leave a kid for an extended period to someone I didn't know.
Lawn mowers? Again, I've got to think that that would be the neighborhood kid, not someone you actively search for. If you are searching for someone, it's probably going to be the neighborhood kid that you find, again someone you would know.
Wood carvers? Self-employed. If you're looking to buy a wood carving from someone, no, you don't need to know who they are.
I think you have to look at this as it's intended. For business/government, where positive identification without possibility of forgery is important. I don't think it's a bad idea.
According to the article, Lamar smith is "doggedly opposed to illegal immigration." Before we assume that he's out to be Big Brother, you've gotta wonder if he knows the possible implications here. It's a worrisome idea to most, I'm sure, but I don't know it's all that bad.
Having your social security number is not really a big deal. Where I live, my SSN is printed right on my driver's license. Having my fingerprint encoded on it, yes, that might be weird. However, I've really got to think that anything like this might not really be all that bad. What could possibly lead to more security would certainly not be a bad thing, and having a license which would be much more difficult to forge would be good. I've seen friends with fake licenses - certainly not anything professional, but what they did with an inkjet printer is amazing - you'd never know with a casual glance at one of these that they weren't real.
I especially loved the part from the ACLU... "We don't need a national ID card to be the legacy of efforts to keep undocumented people from working." Maybe I'm ignorant, but who's undocumented? I can't think of a circumstance where you would be legally in this country and working and not be documented. It seems impossible.
Smith at first strikes me as somewhat naive - not realizing what a privacy debate he's sparking - but before he gets flamed to death, he might have a good idea. He might not be going at it right, but it's not a bad idea. And really, if you're that worried about the government knowing your personal information, just think about what they can do without you knowing it...
At first glance, DiskDrake appears to be a very great step for Linux - no more reliance on Disk Druid or fips or Partition Magic, or whatever. However, it's missing one feature Partition Magic has which really sets Partition Magic apart - it can't resize ext2 drives. According to the website,
resize partitions (when not caring loosing its data)
That sounds to me like no ext2 resize-on-the-fly support. It's not needed often, but when it is, it's a really nice feature to have. I've had to install Linux multiple times after adding/removing DOS partitions for whatever reason, and it's no fun. DiskDrake looks like a great program, definitely a step up, but until it gets ext2 resize support, Partition Magic's the way to go for ext2 resize, DiskDrake/fips/whatever for your Linux partition manager of choice.
Slashdot Mirror
No, time will not tell. If you had clicked on the "FCC doc 1" (and 2, 3) links, you'd find that they lead to PDFs hosted at FCC.gov (the Federal Communications Commission home page). The FCC documents are part of the FCC approval process (something most electronics have to go through, including computers). So, as long as you trust the FCC, then yeah, those are facts.
For the lazy:
Right, except you only copied/pasted the part that you wanted to. The quote is actually talking about how they are sponsoring those projects, providing servers, bandwidth, and money.
(Emphasis mine.) They're also supporting (again, from TFA):
They're also developing their own extensions (which presumably you can buy):
Now, whether that (and possibly other future products) is useful, sure, let's debate that. But don't read the article and completely misrepresent what's written.
The submitter seemed to read what seemed to fit his view. The quote with context:
To be more precise, the article (for those of you who haven't read it) says that Wolfowitz should not be prematurely criticized because of his role in the Iraq war.
All the Washington Post's editors are saying is that we should criticize him for the work he does at the World Bank, not for past deeds.
There's an interesting article at MSNBC about the "what-ifs..." After the disaster, NASA investigated what could have been done if they knew how badly the shuttle had been damaged during the flight. It's really very interesting -- it discusses how they might have repaired the damage while in space. Brings back memories of Apollo 13. It's a good read.
No, I'm pretty sure that it is hydrophilic. Hydrophobic means it repels water, which would cause the water to form droplets, in order to reduce the surface area. Since it's hydrophilic, the water is attracted to the coating, which makes the water sheet.
Wow, that sounds like a great idea! :)
Found this while browsing around here... Afroman's parody (Afrodot.org) of Slashdot.
Unfortunately they're only available in Windows Media format, but MSNBC has a good list of this year's highlights, as well as a bunch of classic ads from the past Super Bowls.
MSNBC and Wired. Seems that no one was arrested (in the US, at least - 5 people were in England). One customs agent said each computer has an average of 1-2 terabytes of software (Wired article). Wow.
This sounds great and all, but like someone else pointed out, there's absolutely no mention of this anywhere on the MIT website, and a quick scan of the MIT website and directory for Harvey Dunkirk (the author, and supposedly an assistant to one of the lab directors) turned up absolutely no hits. I'd love to be wrong, this sounds cool, but this sounds really fishy.
From the article:
I cannot begin to imagine how fast those elevators must be... That's an average of 1850 feet per second if you're on the top floor... Fast elevators I've been in are about, oh... 500 feet per second. This thing would fly you up to the top. Craziness...
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
I'm really getting sick of all the whining about internet filtering software, in particular this comment. This is going to be a crow bar to push schools around? Far from it. First, let me tell you why not. Second, let me tell you my experience.
Already, a huge part of schools across America are implementing filtering programs on their networks. This isn't just limited to the schools - libraries are putting them in place as well. Why? Because there's universal pressure from the politicians in power to put them there. Look back at that chart of candidates. Did you notice that out of the six listed, four support filtering, and two didn't respond? Why's this? Because the vast majority of the public feels like it keeps their children safe. It's a nice warm, fuzzy security blanket.
Now to my experience. I'm a college student now, but I'm originally from Fairfax County, Virginia. I went to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, one of the greatest high schools in the nation. Our entire school system is consistently ranked very highly. I have personally dealt with filtering software. As of right now, nearly every high school in the Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) system is filtered by I-Gear, a product developed by URLabs (now owned by Symanted). Take a look at the FCPS overview and background info. On the background info page, scroll on down to the "Pilot results" section. You'll notice that 0.2% of the 1.1 million sites accessed over a six week test period were blocked. 0.2%! That's 1 out of 500. Additionally, notice that web access improved from 9 seconds per page load to 3 seconds (on average), thanks to the cache that I-Gear provides.
So you're telling me that this internet filtering system makes the internet a non-useful resource? A waste of time, and leads to poor education? I think that's a ridiculous assertion to make. Look at the FCPS system. Through the filtering, the million students in Fairfax County manage to obtain some of the best education anywhere in the United States. Yes, I agree that filtering sucks, and I wouldn't want it on my connection. However, if I live in a low-income area, where my school has no internet access, I definitely want to have a filtered system, rather than nothing at all. When implemented properly, filtering can work. This is going to a crow bar? No. This is going to be a positive addition to millions of childrens' lives.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
There's a very good article in the Washington Post with lots of details. It also talks about the restrictions that will be placed on the Baby Bills - limits on bundling, uniform licensing, etc.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
It's not the Playboy bunny any more, it's the Playboy penguin!
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
A 74-minute minidisc is about 120 MB, so assuming a 128kbit MP3, you can fit about two hours. I don't know, however, that this is such a great idea. I mean, the quality of music on a minidisc is really great, I can't tell the difference between my CD's and my MD's. For an extra 45 minutes, you're sacrificing a small amount of quality, but a large amount of compatability, I'd imagine. How's my Sony MD recorder going to behave when it finds an MP3 on a MD? I think it's a cool concept, but this is a bad way to do it. Unless they can come up with a foolproof way to "hide" the MP3 tracks, they're going to ruin compatability. Who knows, maybe I'm wrong? This would be very cool if it works.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
Full mirror at http://www.tjhsst.edu/~dziegler/usvms/. Enjoy.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
A really incredibly well done article. The photo essay was wonderful, I laughed so hard... Hopefully further articles/letters like this will help convince governments to adopt logical legislation about internet and cryptography legislation. Very nicely done, Stand.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
In recent history, suits against the tobacco industry have been successful, as it has been proven that there was a physiological addiction to the nicotine. However, before it was ever shown that
suits against tobacco companies were, for the most part, unsuccessful. The argument of the tobacco companies was that you bought the product, it was your choice to continue using it. However, once shown that there were physiological reasons for continued use, suits against the companies won.
These kids are addicted simply because it's fun. From the article, it looks like one of the claims of the parents/kids is that schoolmates created an environment with such peer pressure that the kids felt like they had to play, or they would be ostracized. They might as well sue the friends!
The argument of this case is entirely ridiculous. The kids could have stopped at any time. No "addiction," besides that which was artificially created by the kids' friends. Nintendo will win this one on precedent alone. It's a ridiculous case.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
God, I don't envy your position. I'm very impressed by all the changes you've made. Great features. BTW, I saw the article in Time Digital today about Slashdot. Nice to see you get recognition like that. Keep up the great work!
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
How many of the migrant workers do you think are illegal aliens? I'd bet a *very* significant portion are. Maybe the farmer shouldn't ask questions, but I know that there are people in America, legal citizens, unemployed, who could use work of any kind.
Baby sitters, etc.? They work for individuals, on a very temporary basis. What this is supposed to provide is a method of positively identifying someone, with less possibility of forgery, in my mind. If you hire a baby sitter, you're going to hire someone you know, or someone who comes from a similar situation to yours. You're not going to put an ad in the classifieds asking for a baby sitter. If you did, you'd probably be looking for something a bit more permanent, and in that case, knowing positively who they were would be a very good thing. I would never leave a kid for an extended period to someone I didn't know.
Lawn mowers? Again, I've got to think that that would be the neighborhood kid, not someone you actively search for. If you are searching for someone, it's probably going to be the neighborhood kid that you find, again someone you would know.
Wood carvers? Self-employed. If you're looking to buy a wood carving from someone, no, you don't need to know who they are.
I think you have to look at this as it's intended. For business/government, where positive identification without possibility of forgery is important. I don't think it's a bad idea.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
According to the article, Lamar smith is "doggedly opposed to illegal immigration." Before we assume that he's out to be Big Brother, you've gotta wonder if he knows the possible implications here. It's a worrisome idea to most, I'm sure, but I don't know it's all that bad.
Having your social security number is not really a big deal. Where I live, my SSN is printed right on my driver's license. Having my fingerprint encoded on it, yes, that might be weird. However, I've really got to think that anything like this might not really be all that bad. What could possibly lead to more security would certainly not be a bad thing, and having a license which would be much more difficult to forge would be good. I've seen friends with fake licenses - certainly not anything professional, but what they did with an inkjet printer is amazing - you'd never know with a casual glance at one of these that they weren't real.
I especially loved the part from the ACLU... "We don't need a national ID card to be the legacy of efforts to keep undocumented people from working." Maybe I'm ignorant, but who's undocumented? I can't think of a circumstance where you would be legally in this country and working and not be documented. It seems impossible.
Smith at first strikes me as somewhat naive - not realizing what a privacy debate he's sparking - but before he gets flamed to death, he might have a good idea. He might not be going at it right, but it's not a bad idea. And really, if you're that worried about the government knowing your personal information, just think about what they can do without you knowing it...
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com
At first glance, DiskDrake appears to be a very great step for Linux - no more reliance on Disk Druid or fips or Partition Magic, or whatever. However, it's missing one feature Partition Magic has which really sets Partition Magic apart - it can't resize ext2 drives. According to the website,
resize partitions (when not caring loosing its data)
That sounds to me like no ext2 resize-on-the-fly support. It's not needed often, but when it is, it's a really nice feature to have. I've had to install Linux multiple times after adding/removing DOS partitions for whatever reason, and it's no fun. DiskDrake looks like a great program, definitely a step up, but until it gets ext2 resize support, Partition Magic's the way to go for ext2 resize, DiskDrake/fips/whatever for your Linux partition manager of choice.
-David Ziegler
-dziegler@hotmail.com