I've always wondered, how does Yahoo shut out third party software without shutting out older versions of their own software? Do they push updates to their client? If so, couldn't third party software intercept and interpret these updates somehow so as to remain compatible?
Or, am I starting with a false assumption, and do Yahoo IM users have to manually download new software when Yahoo changes their protocol?
Faster as in.java ->.class time. In fact, the article does prett much say this; it's faster at compiling JSPs (which is a two step process: JSP ->.java ->.class), but once all your JSPs are compiled, and if they do not change, the use of Eclipse's tools is not an advantage.
[A]ll the effort put into making these nice websites and populating them should instead be put into campaigning companies like Epyx (or what's left of them) to release their Commodore 64 games for free.
Better yet, make it worth their while: Let the companies know that you'd be willing to pay for compilations of their old games. Activision, Namco, etc. have re-released old games for sale, presumably with commercial success.
But I think that had a lot to do with IBM seriously re-engineering the chip for low-power operation.
Remember, Motorola made the G4. IBM makes the G5, and made the G3 as well. Before that, IBM and Motorola both made (designed and/or manufactured) the "G2" (603, 604) and "G1" (601).
I think with the 3rd generation (3G) iPods, you couldn't recharge from the USB interface, which is what most Wintel users would use (versus FireWire). The 4G iPod, whether from Apple or HP, allows USB charging.
The Declaration of Independence has no legal force. It influenced the writing of the Constitution, to be sure, but nothing in it is legally enforceable.
Then, human pilots might only need to turn the steering wheel or press the brakes, while their flying cars guide themselves.
Hell, then my truck already has autopilot. I just need to turn the steering wheel, press the brakes and the gas, but other than that, my truck guides itself!
By definition, DRM is unfair and unreasonable. Contrary to convention wisdom, tools are not value-neutral objects that can be used for "good or evil"; tools are created with purpose, and the purpose of some tools is to do things that are unethical. Like DRM, for example.
Oh now come on! DRM, FairPlay in particular, is not out to do evil, nor is it unethical. It's purpose is to enable consumers to purchase music online while protecting the rights of the copyright holders. Hardly unethical.
What I find odd is that your brethren--those who deplore DRM--argue just the opposite when defending file "sharing" networks. "Oh, sure Kazaa, etc. might be used to steal music by a few bad people, but that's not its intended purpose!" Bullshit. The creators of Kazaa et al knew what the product would be used for; they were riding on Napster's coattails. It's like a 20-year old arguing to legalize marijuana for medical purposes ("It'll treat glaucoma, man!") when everybody knows all he really wants is to get high.
You mentioned that DVD was the fastest-adopted consumer electronics ever... but then, what's the slowest? HDTV may be a good contender (second only to the videophone??)
I don't know what the slowest-adopted consumer electronics product ever is...because I've never heard of it.
HDTV sellers are currently focusing on the sports-fan market, because those viewers are least bothered by inability to time-shift (no HD VCR or TD PVR)...
Many, many end users are quite happy with VHS-level quality...
The DVD had the fastest adoption rate of any consumer electronics device. No doubt this is in part due to convenience (no need to rewind), but quality is also a factor. Many, many users are much happier with DVD-level quality, and of course HD is higher quality still.
There are even people who risk arrest to sneak videocameras into theaters, which produces an obviously absymal quality. The fact that they even bother proves that there exists demand for low-quality content.
These people are probably more driven by the getting than the having, and by the very fact that what they are doing is illegal (the thrill of the forbidden). Likewise, their "consumers" (those that download the movies the taped) have much the same motivation. They hardly represent the majority.
The HDTV industry is struggling to create consumer demand for what is, after all, a minor improvement to the TV watching experience.
This is because of a chicken-and-egg situation: HDTVs are expensive because of relatively low sales. Sales are low because of little content. There is little content because sales are low. But the cycles is starting to break.
Another reason content is low is because the producers are paranoid about piracy, so they are reluctant to release high quality digital content. I think a lot of that paranoia is overblown, but what the stereotypical Slashdotter ("Information wants to be free. I want everything to be free!") is that we all lose from piracy, for the reason just mentioned. If we control ourselves (by not pirating), encourage others to control themselves, and we'll benefit from abundant content and bearable DRM (Apple's FairPlay is a good example). The alternative is a dearth of content and draconian DRM that makes whatever content is available so inconvenient that its impractical.
(There's a lesson for content producers there, too. Make it convenient and usable, and we will buy. Apple's iTunes again provides a good example).
You're probably right. Mexicans (who speak Spanish, incidentally, but are not Spanish people any more than we are English people) probably did poke fun at the name, but that likely did not seriously keep people from buying it.
This urban legend fails to take into account that people in other cultures have intelligence. You'd have to be dumb as a blue agave to honestly see the car and say, "Oh, I won't buy this car! It no go!" This legend is offensive for that reason.
What I do wonder about other cultures, though, is if they know how to chill (here's where I'll probably come off as offensive. Forgive me...and chill). How many movies have we seen where someone does not accept a gift or favor from some one of another culture (usually American Indian or Asian), and a son or daughter speaks up, "You will offend my father's honor if you do not accept this dung necklace!" Okay, that's just a ridiculous Hollywood stereotype, but when I see this cliché, I jokingly wonder, "What's up with these people? Why is their honor so easily offended?"
But for real, I do think the Saudis et al need to take it easy. A company that could be described as the Latin American Hostess recently began selling their packaged baked goods here in parts of the U.S. The name of the brand? Bimbo. As best as I know, people aren't getting up in arms about this. We know how to chill.
Now, if I'm not mistaken, Dominican's are not the same as Mexicans. Which was exactly the point the poster was trying to make: What is offensive in one Spanish dialect is not in another.
Shame on you for thinking independently. When you registered as a Slashdot member, you agreed to recognize the following:
Good:Linux, GPL, Ogg, open source, and anime. Bad:Microsoft, copyrights, audio formats other than Ogg (unless their stolen MP3s), patents, and TV networks other than Fox and the WB. Good, when they're stickin' it to Microsoft: Apple Bad, when they're protecting their intellectual property rights:Apple
Yeah, just like the took over the personal finance market from Intuit/Quicken. And the video game console market from Sony/Playstation. And the digital photo editing market from Adobe/Photoshop. And the desktop publishing market from Quark. Gee, I hope I don't have to go on.
The point is, Microsoft doesn't automatically dominate any market they choose to enter.
Secondly, you absolutely do have the right to use a work that somebody else holds the copyrights to however you want.
That's not quite right. For instance, you don't have the right to broadcast a song that you purchased. Nor can you play the song for public performance.
As I understand it, fair use rules basically say a copyright holder cannot sue you for exercising your fair use rights, but they don't have to give you the ability to exercise those rights. i.e., DRM and copy protection are legal. But hey, I'm no lawyer.
Exactly right. The flaw with this proclamation, and every other iPod obituary today, is that it assumes Apple will stay still, which they have not been known to do, at least since the return of Jobs.
It'll be a long time before cell phones rival the iPod of today, and by that time, the iPod will have gone through several more iterations and improvement cycles. Eventually, the iPod may very well converge with the cellphone, but that converged device is likely to carry an Apple logo, whether its on the case or in the software.
Apple could make a killing through broad licensing deals such as the Motorola deal. Think the Qualcomm of digital music.
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The first version that is "ready for prime time" should be called 3.0. Or maybe 3.1.
Or, am I starting with a false assumption, and do Yahoo IM users have to manually download new software when Yahoo changes their protocol?
Again, compiling is faster, not runtime.
Can you prove that? It's a good theory, and maybe even a contributing factor, but we shouldn't take it as fact.
Oh, uh, yeah, they did, but, um, I forgot the model number.
Remember, Motorola made the G4. IBM makes the G5, and made the G3 as well. Before that, IBM and Motorola both made (designed and/or manufactured) the "G2" (603, 604) and "G1" (601).
Which means the magnets only working during a Nebraska winter.
I think with the 3rd generation (3G) iPods, you couldn't recharge from the USB interface, which is what most Wintel users would use (versus FireWire). The 4G iPod, whether from Apple or HP, allows USB charging.
These are innovative. You manage playlists using Reverse Polish Notation.
The Declaration of Independence has no legal force. It influenced the writing of the Constitution, to be sure, but nothing in it is legally enforceable.
Old and stupid people keep buying computers, providing an endless fresh supply of newbies.
Then, human pilots might only need to turn the steering wheel or press the brakes, while their flying cars guide themselves.
Hell, then my truck already has autopilot. I just need to turn the steering wheel, press the brakes and the gas, but other than that, my truck guides itself!
I had no idea that noise is what keeps aircraft aloft.
My bet:
Slashdot-proof science journal web sites -- 50,000:1
Oh now come on! DRM, FairPlay in particular, is not out to do evil, nor is it unethical. It's purpose is to enable consumers to purchase music online while protecting the rights of the copyright holders. Hardly unethical.
What I find odd is that your brethren--those who deplore DRM--argue just the opposite when defending file "sharing" networks. "Oh, sure Kazaa, etc. might be used to steal music by a few bad people, but that's not its intended purpose!" Bullshit. The creators of Kazaa et al knew what the product would be used for; they were riding on Napster's coattails. It's like a 20-year old arguing to legalize marijuana for medical purposes ("It'll treat glaucoma, man!") when everybody knows all he really wants is to get high.
You mentioned that DVD was the fastest-adopted consumer electronics ever... but then, what's the slowest? HDTV may be a good contender (second only to the videophone??)
I don't know what the slowest-adopted consumer electronics product ever is...because I've never heard of it.HDTV sellers are currently focusing on the sports-fan market, because those viewers are least bothered by inability to time-shift (no HD VCR or TD PVR)...
Sure there is.
The DVD had the fastest adoption rate of any consumer electronics device. No doubt this is in part due to convenience (no need to rewind), but quality is also a factor. Many, many users are much happier with DVD-level quality, and of course HD is higher quality still.
There are even people who risk arrest to sneak videocameras into theaters, which produces an obviously absymal quality. The fact that they even bother proves that there exists demand for low-quality content.
These people are probably more driven by the getting than the having, and by the very fact that what they are doing is illegal (the thrill of the forbidden). Likewise, their "consumers" (those that download the movies the taped) have much the same motivation. They hardly represent the majority.
The HDTV industry is struggling to create consumer demand for what is, after all, a minor improvement to the TV watching experience.
This is because of a chicken-and-egg situation: HDTVs are expensive because of relatively low sales. Sales are low because of little content. There is little content because sales are low. But the cycles is starting to break.
Another reason content is low is because the producers are paranoid about piracy, so they are reluctant to release high quality digital content. I think a lot of that paranoia is overblown, but what the stereotypical Slashdotter ("Information wants to be free. I want everything to be free!") is that we all lose from piracy, for the reason just mentioned. If we control ourselves (by not pirating), encourage others to control themselves, and we'll benefit from abundant content and bearable DRM (Apple's FairPlay is a good example). The alternative is a dearth of content and draconian DRM that makes whatever content is available so inconvenient that its impractical.
(There's a lesson for content producers there, too. Make it convenient and usable, and we will buy. Apple's iTunes again provides a good example).
This urban legend fails to take into account that people in other cultures have intelligence. You'd have to be dumb as a blue agave to honestly see the car and say, "Oh, I won't buy this car! It no go!" This legend is offensive for that reason.
What I do wonder about other cultures, though, is if they know how to chill (here's where I'll probably come off as offensive. Forgive me...and chill). How many movies have we seen where someone does not accept a gift or favor from some one of another culture (usually American Indian or Asian), and a son or daughter speaks up, "You will offend my father's honor if you do not accept this dung necklace!" Okay, that's just a ridiculous Hollywood stereotype, but when I see this cliché, I jokingly wonder, "What's up with these people? Why is their honor so easily offended?"
But for real, I do think the Saudis et al need to take it easy. A company that could be described as the Latin American Hostess recently began selling their packaged baked goods here in parts of the U.S. The name of the brand? Bimbo. As best as I know, people aren't getting up in arms about this. We know how to chill.
Now, if I'm not mistaken, Dominican's are not the same as Mexicans. Which was exactly the point the poster was trying to make: What is offensive in one Spanish dialect is not in another.
Good:Linux, GPL, Ogg, open source, and anime.
Bad:Microsoft, copyrights, audio formats other than Ogg (unless their stolen MP3s), patents, and TV networks other than Fox and the WB.
Good, when they're stickin' it to Microsoft: Apple
Bad, when they're protecting their intellectual property rights:Apple
Now step back in line!
Damn Apple! Damn them for wanting to make a profit! Damn them to hell, I say!
The point is, Microsoft doesn't automatically dominate any market they choose to enter.
As I understand it, fair use rules basically say a copyright holder cannot sue you for exercising your fair use rights, but they don't have to give you the ability to exercise those rights. i.e., DRM and copy protection are legal. But hey, I'm no lawyer.
It'll be a long time before cell phones rival the iPod of today, and by that time, the iPod will have gone through several more iterations and improvement cycles. Eventually, the iPod may very well converge with the cellphone, but that converged device is likely to carry an Apple logo, whether its on the case or in the software.
Apple could make a killing through broad licensing deals such as the Motorola deal. Think the Qualcomm of digital music.