I would assume if they wanted to use the CPU cycles for something other than searching for ET, they would have to release a new client. Now they could be dishonest and release a new client that does something else and not tell anyone (I don't think they release the source, do they?), but if anyone found out (and you know they would) everyone would drop SETI@Home for something else in a cycle. Probably not a good idea to piss off people who are donating to your cause. Not sure if people would have sufficient grounds to sue, but I'm sure there are plenty of lawyers who would try.
That movie was painful enough as it is on the big screen, why torture yourself and watch it on a really, really big screen? On the scale of suckage this is like a blackhole.
Now the original starwars and empire, that would be cool (am I getting old?).
Is anyone else going to see episode 3 only because we know anikin is gonna get his ass kicked by obi-wan?
Among us people that actually have sex, yes HIV does just happen. Of course you can precautions (condoms, limiting the number of partners) but if you are getting laid there is a chance that you could get it. So maybe for those of you that can't get a date its not a problem, but for the rest of us it is.
Thus, the possibility of cross-species disease propagation is very real and very scary.
Yeah just like cow pox. Oh wait... cow pox was the first ever vaccination (vacca is the latin word for cow) and because of it smallpox only exists in 2 places in the world (frozen in Atlanta and in Moscow). We've been around animals like pigs and cows for so long that the risk of getting a new disease from them is very slim. The risk of a patient rejecting the organ is a major concern however. But I guess if you need a new heart you may be willing to take that chance.
If important code has to be removed from Linux and performance drop, the performance of all those expensive IBM servers drops. I don't think IBM is gonna give up Billions in revenue because of some small patent problem.
For what it's worth I agree completely with Linus. Am I, as a developer, supposed to check if someone has patented an algorithm before I start writing code? Come on, I would never get anything done (not saying I get much done anyways, but that's another story). I'm not a lawyer, so why should I be expected to know all the applicable patents to the programme I'm writing? How am I to be sure if a patent is bogus or not?
Screw that. Write the code, let the lawyers sort it out later. Most of these patents are shit anyway. Now that IBM needs linux to make money, I'm sure if someone comes forward with a patent on an algorithm, I'm sure they could take it to court and kill the patent.
Of course that doesn't change the fact that software patents are bullshit... But like Linus, I'm not worried about a peice of technology that the biggest computer corporation relies on for its business model
I have no problem with text ads. No problem with non-animated banner ads either. No problems with popups either since I use Mozilla or Konqi.
Here is my problem: Yesterday I saw a banner ad that was flashing red and white so fast that it was likely to cause seizures if I was prone to such a thing. The irony is I don't even remember what the ad was for. This is why I am likely to install ad blocking software. I have a dialup connection and these huge flashing banner ads take forever to load and take away from my browsing experience. Am I stealing? Maybe. Am I worried about marketers? No. If marketers made tasteful ads I'd have no problem viewing them. and 90% of the ads I have no problem with. But as with everything else, its the assholes that spoil it for everyone else.
I know that websites depend on ad revenue to keep running. The problem is, they've taken it too far. If a website depends on annoying me to remain in existence, then it doesn't deserve to live.
If you are so worried about ad-blockers then you, as an advertiser, should petition governements to regulate Internet advertising to prevent the sleazeballs from ruining it for everyone else. If all ads were either text ads or non-animated banners I would have no motivation to turn off ads. But as things stand no I have the motivation (annoying flashing banners) and the means to block ads. My eyes are tired, so I won't be looking at your stuff anymore.
Of course we all know the owners of the Mickey Mouse trademark are much less litigous than the owners' of Godzilla when it comes to intellectual property.
Perhaps some kind of micropaymentsystem: For each byte I download from you, I give you 1 digitally signed credit that raises your possibilities (like better search, skipping queues...)
My Big Idea is similar yours only there is no global currency only local ones.
Basically every client contains a list of "good guys" locally on the box that the client is installed on. If I download a song from you and the file is complete and is properly encoded, etc. then it marks you in my list as a "good guy" and gives you one point. Conversly if you are the RIAA and are putting up dummy files then you get negative points.
You might be thinking that it'll take you a long time to figure out who are all the good guys and who are the bad guys. To speed up the process have the blacklists and whitelists shared. Once someone gets high enough points on your list, your client asks the good guy for his lists and adds his lists to yours. You might want to prorate lists you recieve from others depending on how many positive points he has.
This system isn't likely to be abused on a large scale since those who abuse the system on a smaller scale will be ignored. There is not single point of failure since the lists are kept by each individual client. The list of known abusers of the network will quickly propogate through the system.
A similar system could be used to guess people's preferences. Everyone could rate songs. People who rate songs similarly to you would recieve positive points (note: seperate point system from the one I discussed above). People who like Britney Spears will get negative points. Now by getting the "recommended" lists from those with similar tastes in music to you, your client could actually recommend songs for you to download.
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ummm... just hit backspace on mozilla and it did the same thing... d'oh!
You think that's something then try Access 2000. One database -> multiple tasks. First you have the initial window that allows you to create new tables, queries, etc. then you might have a switchboard, then a form, then maybe a report... each with a separate window. One database can totally hammer your taskbar.
So lets recap:
Word - One Task for one document (I do like this)
Excel - One task for many spreadsheets
Access - Many tasks for one database
I guess they couldn't decide which paradigm was best, so they decided to use all of them at once...
Screw that, I'm gonna wait for someone to build a Star Destroyer. Of course as soon as I get that someone else will already have a Death Star, but they're vulnerable to starfighter attack anyway.
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How often would you want to see that... If I saw any of my physics professors in tight jeans and halter top I'd go blind.
I would assume if they wanted to use the CPU cycles for something other than searching for ET, they would have to release a new client. Now they could be dishonest and release a new client that does something else and not tell anyone (I don't think they release the source, do they?), but if anyone found out (and you know they would) everyone would drop SETI@Home for something else in a cycle. Probably not a good idea to piss off people who are donating to your cause. Not sure if people would have sufficient grounds to sue, but I'm sure there are plenty of lawyers who would try.
I dunno DeLen's servant dude was kinda annoying...
Sorry, someone had to say it...
$2.99 is too much... wait for it to come on cable (and only if you have 2 hours to waste).
Now the original starwars and empire, that would be cool (am I getting old?).
Is anyone else going to see episode 3 only because we know anikin is gonna get his ass kicked by obi-wan?
Alright, mod away, I got karma to burn.
Sorry, it would never hold up... too much prior art.
ain't it sweet?
Yeah, HAL was programmed to intentionally lose 50% of the time at chess (so the crew didn't think they were losers).
Among us people that actually have sex, yes HIV does just happen. Of course you can precautions (condoms, limiting the number of partners) but if you are getting laid there is a chance that you could get it. So maybe for those of you that can't get a date its not a problem, but for the rest of us it is.
Hey that's from the New Testament. Orthodox Jedis don't believe in that shit...
Yeah just like cow pox. Oh wait... cow pox was the first ever vaccination (vacca is the latin word for cow) and because of it smallpox only exists in 2 places in the world (frozen in Atlanta and in Moscow). We've been around animals like pigs and cows for so long that the risk of getting a new disease from them is very slim. The risk of a patient rejecting the organ is a major concern however. But I guess if you need a new heart you may be willing to take that chance.
If important code has to be removed from Linux and performance drop, the performance of all those expensive IBM servers drops. I don't think IBM is gonna give up Billions in revenue because of some small patent problem.
The next president of the United States: {FATAL EXCEPTION IN 0x0E4F}
Screw that. Write the code, let the lawyers sort it out later. Most of these patents are shit anyway. Now that IBM needs linux to make money, I'm sure if someone comes forward with a patent on an algorithm, I'm sure they could take it to court and kill the patent.
Of course that doesn't change the fact that software patents are bullshit... But like Linus, I'm not worried about a peice of technology that the biggest computer corporation relies on for its business model
Anyone remember that episode of Northern Exposure?
Here is my problem: Yesterday I saw a banner ad that was flashing red and white so fast that it was likely to cause seizures if I was prone to such a thing. The irony is I don't even remember what the ad was for. This is why I am likely to install ad blocking software. I have a dialup connection and these huge flashing banner ads take forever to load and take away from my browsing experience. Am I stealing? Maybe. Am I worried about marketers? No. If marketers made tasteful ads I'd have no problem viewing them. and 90% of the ads I have no problem with. But as with everything else, its the assholes that spoil it for everyone else.
I know that websites depend on ad revenue to keep running. The problem is, they've taken it too far. If a website depends on annoying me to remain in existence, then it doesn't deserve to live.
If you are so worried about ad-blockers then you, as an advertiser, should petition governements to regulate Internet advertising to prevent the sleazeballs from ruining it for everyone else. If all ads were either text ads or non-animated banners I would have no motivation to turn off ads. But as things stand no I have the motivation (annoying flashing banners) and the means to block ads. My eyes are tired, so I won't be looking at your stuff anymore.
Of course we all know the owners of the Mickey Mouse trademark are much less litigous than the owners' of Godzilla when it comes to intellectual property.
My Big Idea is similar yours only there is no global currency only local ones.
Basically every client contains a list of "good guys" locally on the box that the client is installed on. If I download a song from you and the file is complete and is properly encoded, etc. then it marks you in my list as a "good guy" and gives you one point. Conversly if you are the RIAA and are putting up dummy files then you get negative points.
You might be thinking that it'll take you a long time to figure out who are all the good guys and who are the bad guys. To speed up the process have the blacklists and whitelists shared. Once someone gets high enough points on your list, your client asks the good guy for his lists and adds his lists to yours. You might want to prorate lists you recieve from others depending on how many positive points he has.
This system isn't likely to be abused on a large scale since those who abuse the system on a smaller scale will be ignored. There is not single point of failure since the lists are kept by each individual client. The list of known abusers of the network will quickly propogate through the system.
A similar system could be used to guess people's preferences. Everyone could rate songs. People who rate songs similarly to you would recieve positive points (note: seperate point system from the one I discussed above). People who like Britney Spears will get negative points. Now by getting the "recommended" lists from those with similar tastes in music to you, your client could actually recommend songs for you to download.
ummm... just hit backspace on mozilla and it did the same thing... d'oh!
You think that's something then try Access 2000. One database -> multiple tasks. First you have the initial window that allows you to create new tables, queries, etc. then you might have a switchboard, then a form, then maybe a report... each with a separate window. One database can totally hammer your taskbar.
So lets recap:
I guess they couldn't decide which paradigm was best, so they decided to use all of them at once...
Sometimes I see portage (gentoo) hitting ibiblio for source files. Some things never change...
Dude, yellow on a dark red background? They should forget about putting lasers on jets and just send people that link if they need to blind someone...
They're gonna put a frickin "Laser" on the things? That's it I'm gonna get myself a battlemech and a rebel blockade-runner.
Screw that, I'm gonna wait for someone to build a Star Destroyer. Of course as soon as I get that someone else will already have a Death Star, but they're vulnerable to starfighter attack anyway.