Sorry, but the need for gold connectors is a common misconception. Gold is not significantly better than relatively pure copper for transmitting signals - the only real difference is that gold will not oxidize, meaning it's handy for anything that's gonna stay plugged in for a long period of time (such as your stereo, but not your walkman).
It seems that, along with MS and the RIAA, audiophiles are a popular target of bashing on/.
I do agree that all the sh*t about oxygen free cables and motion dampeners and such is just that, but even so there is some truth to Hi-Fi. My uncle's an audiophile, but he's no fool and his system is good enough to make a grown man weep. It's not that there's so little distortion (in fact there's quite a bit from the tube amp, and I'm pretty sure your mind expects and wants a certain ammount of distortion), it's that the music sounds live - you can hear every little detail of what's on the cd/reel/record. He doesn't use oxygen-free cables or any other special gizmo, but he does use the highest quality (and thus expensive) electronics he can find, and it's the difference between a fuzzy picture and one that's perfectly in focus.
Well, I dunno... suppose you submitted your site to Slashdot...:)
You're right; noise isn't that big of an issue unless you happen to sleep in the same room as your computer (a la dorm room) but it's fun to build that kind of crazy stuff.
Jw
Agreed this might not be the best solution for a personal computer, for reasons of mobility and such. But such a system might be handy if you run a server or two, or for your firewall, since those computers don't move anyway.
Not a bad idea; have your net come into the garage, stick a server/firewall there with this kind of cooler, and then connect to your network.
In any case, I think it's pretty cool, no pun intended.:)
Yes, in the instance that I gave as soon as it stopped moving, the arm grabbed it. But is that the only factor that causes it to try and grab? It would be less useful if it could only grab objects that didn't move...
Jw
I agree for some of those videos, but in "hand-arm.mpeg", for instance, as soon as he holds the block still for a second, the arm distinctly reaches out and grabs it. What I'm curious about is what causes the arm to stop simply following the object and actually try to grab it.
Jw
DNA computing and Cryptography
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Does anyone know of any research into DNA computing and cryptography? I'd expect, given the massively parallel capabilities of DNA, it would be a very useful tool for a brute force attack...
Imagine coding all possible keys as dna, mixing in the message, and pulling out the only possible and logical match -> your decrypt.
" Why does every news-web-site feel it obligated to post fake news, on April 1st?"
Because sometimes it's funny, just not this time because they overdid it. They should have had regular news, with one or two fake ones that were realistic enough to fool the crowd. A triple posting about the "evil bit" does not qualify.
"Does April 1st even have a meaning outside of the US? Readers from outside the US, will be looking at all these news bits with confusion."
No offense, but you need to take more vacations abroad. April fools is definitly celebrated in Europe, and I expect any other country that western culture has influenced...
If I remember correctly, one of the first april fools jokes was in England in the 1700's, where one astrologer predicted another one's death. Everyone believed it, and the dead guy eventually had to retire because of the stigma of being a ghost:) Someone posted a history of April 1 somewhere in one of these articles, but I've forgotten where...
Anyone else read that and immediatly think "Black Ice," as in the nasty stuff that fried your brains in Neuromancer? Definitely useful as a deterrent, but, as the the summary said (yes I know it's probably a joke), what if it struck back at the wrong person? Imagine someone going on a hacking spree, frying innocent bystanders left and right...
As most people already said, radio waves DO interfere with one another, no matter how good your equiptment is. However, that may not be what he's talking about.
What if, instead of parceling out frequency X for TV, frequency Y for radio, and so on, we took all the frequencies and gave them to wifi, making one huge high-bandwidth network. Then, using good old ip, if you want to watch TV just connect to a television server and stream it.
I think this is what he meant with the statement that, "If you want to maximize the utility of a network, their paper maintained, you should move as many services as feasible out of the network itself." By using all the frequency to create a pure communication network, we then have plenty of bandwidth and flexibility to implement whatever service we want.
No, the FCC would not allow pirate stations. The FCC would simply not exist, as government regulation on industry is against the principle of Capitalism, where the only driving force is market force.
BTW, true Capitalism also allows for monopoly but, considering there are no patents/copywrites, It's a lot harder to start one...
I've found out through experience that most telemarketers call around dinner, when they know people will be home. I've also found a very simple solution; don't answer the phone. If someone calls between 6:00 and 8:00, I just let the answering machine get it. They'll leave a message if it's important, and there's rarely a call urgent enough to interrupt dinner.:)
The thing is, in a true Capitalistic economy, as you're describing here, you wouldn't have the FCC restricting access either. As other people have said earlier, it's hard to get into radio with all the licensing required and such, and it only gets harder once a monopoly is in power. In true capitalism, pirate radio stations would probably spring up all over and then you'd get to see whether or not what the consumer prefers. America today is not a capitalistic country.
Agreed, it's a pretty good program, although it's been a while since I've used it. There is one disadvantage to the brain; when you hit open or save as in a normal program, you don't get the brain window but are instead put back into the traditional file/folder metaphor.
What may be worthwhile is to build a brain-like interface over newdocms...
Well, it used to be that way with second level domains when Internic (? old name of network solutions) was the only one who could register.com.net and.org. That's why three years ago a domain cost $35/year. Network Solutions is probably just pissed that they're no longer in control.
Personally, I'd much rather have a democratic system than to just leave it to a monopoly. As for ignoring domain transfers, if you run a business under that domain, would it be possible to take Network Solutions to court considering the domain is yours and they're interfering with your livelihood?
I am curious as to how many people actually read the first article. It rather clearly states that, even though you are allowing everyone to see the code, you are not giving them the right to modify/distribute your code.
"Note that I am not advocating open source licensing for commercial software. This is an important point. Companies and other organizations can still own their source code, just as Tom Clancy is the owner of his writing. The licenses for source code can be as restrictive or permissive as each company chooses. But the source code would be visible."
So no, this would not fall under the category of OSS and you are not "giving away" your code. It's about independent auditing and allowing people to examine the inner workings of (but not redistribute) a product they bought to assure themselves of its quality.
I disagree.
Kids are gonna get exposed to violence and sex no matter what parents do. It's much better if the parents talk with the kids about said subjects and make sure they understand that, although it may be cool on TV, it's not appropriate in real life.
Simply blocking their access to it isn't going to teach them anything and may very well do more harm than good, especially if they're good with tech and can find a way around it. If I had kids I'd rather they were exposed to it under my guidance than on their own, maybe getting the wrong impression.
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Sorry, but the need for gold connectors is a common misconception. Gold is not significantly better than relatively pure copper for transmitting signals - the only real difference is that gold will not oxidize, meaning it's handy for anything that's gonna stay plugged in for a long period of time (such as your stereo, but not your walkman).
Jw
It seems that, along with MS and the RIAA, audiophiles are a popular target of bashing on /.
I do agree that all the sh*t about oxygen free cables and motion dampeners and such is just that, but even so there is some truth to Hi-Fi. My uncle's an audiophile, but he's no fool and his system is good enough to make a grown man weep. It's not that there's so little distortion (in fact there's quite a bit from the tube amp, and I'm pretty sure your mind expects and wants a certain ammount of distortion), it's that the music sounds live - you can hear every little detail of what's on the cd/reel/record. He doesn't use oxygen-free cables or any other special gizmo, but he does use the highest quality (and thus expensive) electronics he can find, and it's the difference between a fuzzy picture and one that's perfectly in focus.
Jw
Well, I dunno... suppose you submitted your site to Slashdot... :)
You're right; noise isn't that big of an issue unless you happen to sleep in the same room as your computer (a la dorm room) but it's fun to build that kind of crazy stuff.
Jw
Agreed this might not be the best solution for a personal computer, for reasons of mobility and such. But such a system might be handy if you run a server or two, or for your firewall, since those computers don't move anyway.
:)
Not a bad idea; have your net come into the garage, stick a server/firewall there with this kind of cooler, and then connect to your network.
In any case, I think it's pretty cool, no pun intended.
Jw
Anyone here remember the fad with that little network computer? Dunno which version of QNX it had because I installed Linux over it...
That was a fun project while it lasted.
Jw
Yes, in the instance that I gave as soon as it stopped moving, the arm grabbed it. But is that the only factor that causes it to try and grab? It would be less useful if it could only grab objects that didn't move... Jw
I agree for some of those videos, but in "hand-arm.mpeg", for instance, as soon as he holds the block
still for a second, the arm distinctly reaches out and grabs it. What I'm curious about is what causes
the arm to stop simply following the object and actually try to grab it.
Jw
Does anyone know of any research into DNA computing and cryptography? I'd expect, given the massively parallel capabilities of DNA, it would be a very useful tool for a brute force attack...
Imagine coding all possible keys as dna, mixing in the message, and pulling out the only possible and logical match -> your decrypt.
Or am I just dreaming?
Jw
" Why does every news-web-site feel it obligated to post fake news, on April 1st?"
:) Someone posted a history of April 1 somewhere in one of these articles, but I've forgotten where...
Because sometimes it's funny, just not this time because they overdid it. They should have had regular news, with one or two fake ones that were realistic enough to fool the crowd. A triple posting about the "evil bit" does not qualify.
"Does April 1st even have a meaning outside of the US? Readers from outside the US, will be looking at all these news bits with confusion."
No offense, but you need to take more vacations abroad. April fools is definitly celebrated in Europe, and I expect any other country that western culture has influenced...
If I remember correctly, one of the first april fools jokes was in England in the 1700's, where one astrologer predicted another one's death. Everyone believed it, and the dead guy eventually had to retire because of the stigma of being a ghost
Jw
Anyone else read that and immediatly think "Black Ice," as in the nasty stuff that fried your brains in Neuromancer? Definitely useful as a deterrent, but, as the the summary said (yes I know it's probably a joke), what if it struck back at the wrong person? Imagine someone going on a hacking spree, frying innocent bystanders left and right...
Jw
As most people already said, radio waves DO interfere with one another, no matter how good your equiptment is. However, that may not be what he's talking about.
What if, instead of parceling out frequency X for TV, frequency Y for radio, and so on, we took all the frequencies and gave them to wifi, making one huge high-bandwidth network. Then, using good old ip, if you want to watch TV just connect to a television server and stream it.
I think this is what he meant with the statement that, "If you want to maximize the utility of a network, their paper maintained, you should move as many services as feasible out of the network itself." By using all the frequency to create a pure communication network, we then have plenty of bandwidth and flexibility to implement whatever service we want.
Jw
No, the FCC would not allow pirate stations. The FCC would simply not exist, as government regulation on industry is against the principle of Capitalism, where the only driving force is market force.
BTW, true Capitalism also allows for monopoly but, considering there are no patents/copywrites, It's a lot harder to start one...
Jw
I've found out through experience that most telemarketers call around dinner, when they know people will be home. I've also found a very simple solution; don't answer the phone. If someone calls between 6:00 and 8:00, I just let the answering machine get it. They'll leave a message if it's important, and there's rarely a call urgent enough to interrupt dinner. :)
Jw
The thing is, in a true Capitalistic economy, as you're describing here, you wouldn't have the FCC restricting access either. As other people have said earlier, it's hard to get into radio with all the licensing required and such, and it only gets harder once a monopoly is in power. In true capitalism, pirate radio stations would probably spring up all over and then you'd get to see whether or not what the consumer prefers.
America today is not a capitalistic country.
Jw
Was browsing through the source code of init today and stumbled across this:
...
<code src="/usr/src/linux/init/main.c">
unsigned long loops_per_jiffy = (1<<12);
#define LPS_PREC 8
void __init calibrate_delay(void)
{
loops_per_jiffy = (1<<12);
</code>
Any reason for the duplication?
Jw
Agreed, it's a pretty good program, although it's been a while since I've used it. There is one disadvantage to the brain; when you hit open or save as in a normal program, you don't get the brain window but are instead put back into the traditional file/folder metaphor.
What may be worthwhile is to build a brain-like interface over newdocms...
Jw
Well, it used to be that way with second level domains when Internic (? old name of network solutions) was the only one who could register .com .net and .org. That's why three years ago a domain cost $35/year. Network Solutions is probably just pissed that they're no longer in control.
Personally, I'd much rather have a democratic system than to just leave it to a monopoly. As for ignoring domain transfers, if you run a business under that domain, would it be possible to take Network Solutions to court considering the domain is yours and they're interfering with your livelihood?
Jw
So no, this would not fall under the category of OSS and you are not "giving away" your code. It's about independent auditing and allowing people to examine the inner workings of (but not redistribute) a product they bought to assure themselves of its quality.
Jw
I disagree.
Kids are gonna get exposed to violence and sex no matter what parents do. It's much better if the parents talk with the kids about said subjects and make sure they understand that, although it may be cool on TV, it's not appropriate in real life.
Simply blocking their access to it isn't going to teach them anything and may very well do more harm than good, especially if they're good with tech and can find a way around it. If I had kids I'd rather they were exposed to it under my guidance than on their own, maybe getting the wrong impression.
Jw
Why bother with DoS? Linking to the article here on /. is much more effective.
Jw