Hey man,
I've used your game (downloaded it two days ago):) It was a blast figuring out what the weapons did. Big ol' Pile o dirt rocks:)
Anyways. I kind of agree with you - the 770 is a nifty little toy, but the software that's out there right now is terrible. The lags on the UI are insanely frustrating. Even with tiny horsepower they could at least have a better instant feedback mechanism to show you that it's TRYING to do something.
Rather than complaining about the new software features, perhaps you should've done your job as 'systems admistrator' and tested the new version before you put it in to production.
I wonder how long it will take for Debian to fork between the GNU-like religious faction and the pragmatists.
It's not likely to fork, considering that all the decisions are made by a democratic, open [to those who contribute], voting process. Just look at the numbers that supported this change.
Congratulations on proving yourself a loser. The point of the article was telling people the fundamental idea, not telling an EE how things work.
The fact that current doesn't actually flow isn't vital to the basic concept.
I hope next time that you make a point about a book, a lit major leaps down your throat because you didn't mention the... ok well I'm not a lit major, but you get the point.
Er,
a DSL modem is a modem. It does Digital to Analog and back modulation and demodulation. Just on frequencies that aren't audible, while traditional modems stick to the standard audio frequencies.
To bring any idea to fruitation, you should look towards spending upwards of $10K. The sad part is, most of this is filing fees and seldom goes into building the actual device. After the prototype I can contract to a firm to make the devices for probably $100 a piece, and marketing will bring it to $150 (Or less, if I sell over ebay...) and I can easily make $50 profit on each item, assuming they sell.
So, I have to sell approximately 100 before I even cover the filing fees. Great fucking deal.
The point of a patent is to help bring innovation to society. If you can only forecast making 100, what the hell is the point of protecting it with a patent?
No one is stoping you from producing the product without a patent.
If your so inclined, spend your money on the first 100, and let someone else build the next 1,000,000 that will actually benefit society. After you have sold your first one, no one will be able to get a patent and so no one else will be able to screw you.
Guess what, they are putting this product specifically FOR the people who want all those features that you don't need.
It's not like they are forcing you to purchase it - you can still buy an SB Live for about $30 US.
But they *gasp* wanted to fill a market for people who wanted more out of their soundcard. And, as far as I am concerned, they are the only ones who have successfully marketed to this segment of the consumer market.
Having just completed my first year at the University of Toronto for Engineering [obviously I don't speak on behalf of anyone], I'd like to say that your post is disgusting.
First of all, there are a lot of women in undergrad engineering at U of T, and a lot of my T.A.s (grad engineering students) were women too. Some of them are even hot:P
Most disturbing, however, is that "We Brasilians tend to like being real men."
What the hell does being a "Real man" have to do with engineering? Nothing. Most of the female engineers I know are doing much better than I am, and I'm doing pretty well. Additionally, most of them look better than I do too:)
It's pigs like you who turn them away. You should be ashamed.
It's Security through time. They've got the argument all wrong - it's not more secure because it's obscure - it's more secure because older software has been around longer, and the kiddies have already found the obvious bugs and they've been patched.
Would you run a 2.5 kernel on a computer where you worried about security? I'd hope not.
"... like AIX that has never been widely used for Net-attached servers but is adequate for handing out simple Web pages.."
Um, I don't know about you but last time I checked, AIX is far more capable than most UN*Xs out there at just about everything. By no means is it "old" or "outdated."
Slashdot Mirror
More interesting than the bell data are the responses from the other concerned parties.
Specifically, the response from Skype is a good read. The response from Cisco is pure crap and doesn't directly address the issue at hand.
Anyways, if you want to see the data yourself, look at the links here.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVII/eng/2008/8622/c51_200805153.htm
Bell zip file with data: .doc. Go figure.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/partvii/2008/8622/c51_200805153_1/920764.zip
Note that all the Bell responses are in
Skype response:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/partvii/2008/8622/c51_200805153/920240.PDF
Cisco BS:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/public/partvii/2008/8622/c51_200805153/920258.PDF
Hey man, :) :)
I've used your game (downloaded it two days ago)
It was a blast figuring out what the weapons did. Big ol' Pile o dirt rocks
Anyways. I kind of agree with you - the 770 is a nifty little toy, but the software that's out there right now is terrible. The lags on the UI are insanely frustrating. Even with tiny horsepower they could at least have a better instant feedback mechanism to show you that it's TRYING to do something.
Rather than complaining about the new software features, perhaps you should've done your job as 'systems admistrator' and tested the new version before you put it in to production.
Oh no, I think this is actually called for.
In Soviet Russia, Sneaker runs on Linux!
It's not likely to fork, considering that all the decisions are made by a democratic, open [to those who contribute], voting process. Just look at the numbers that supported this change.
Dear ESR - :)
We will accept your critcisms of CUPS when you fix it. It is, after all, open source
-Your OSS pals.
while(1) { new int; } Simple core dump in *nix. Brings Windows to its knees.
Actually, it brings linux to its knees too, unless you place ulimits. Memory exhaustion pure and simple. Core dump isn't the right behaviour.
Congratulations on proving yourself a loser.
... ok well I'm not a lit major, but you get the point.
The point of the article was telling people the fundamental idea, not telling an EE how things work.
The fact that current doesn't actually flow isn't vital to the basic concept.
I hope next time that you make a point about a book, a lit major leaps down your throat because you didn't mention the
Er,
a DSL modem is a modem. It does Digital to Analog and back modulation and demodulation. Just on frequencies that aren't audible, while traditional modems stick to the standard audio frequencies.
So, I have to sell approximately 100 before I even cover the filing fees. Great fucking deal.
The point of a patent is to help bring innovation to society. If you can only forecast making 100, what the hell is the point of protecting it with a patent?
No one is stoping you from producing the product without a patent.
If your so inclined, spend your money on the first 100, and let someone else build the next 1,000,000 that will actually benefit society. After you have sold your first one, no one will be able to get a patent and so no one else will be able to screw you.
"DVDA, one of the newer ideas that has taken off, promises to roughly quadruple conventional hard-medium storage techniques"
Note to Anonymous Coward:
Most Women refuse to do DVDA.
Look somewhere else for your "hard-medium storage" you sick bastard!
Guess what, they are putting this product specifically FOR the people who want all those features that you don't need.
:)
It's not like they are forcing you to purchase it - you can still buy an SB Live for about $30 US.
But they *gasp* wanted to fill a market for people who wanted more out of their soundcard. And, as far as I am concerned, they are the only ones who have successfully marketed to this segment of the consumer market.
So cudos to them.
Even though I won't buy one
Motorolla said nothing.
Motorola said it all.
Zen.
for the poor sysadmin of his email server. :-/
It's gonna get SPAM Raped *AND* Slashdotted at the same time
The prevlant thinking is that dynamic linking is OK.
Otherwise every single linux app would need to be GPL'd (hello, system calls.)
My highschool bio teacher always said,
"When you assume, you make an ASS out of U and ME.
Dude, they don't have to GPL THEIR code, as long as they didn't use someone elses code as a base.
The kernel is just one small part.
As countless other people have said, they probably have a nice module or even *gasp* a user-space program that does all the neat stuff.
How they license that stuff is their choice, much like how I license my KDE applications is my own choice.
But what if someone can't call 911 because of the blocker?
I would fear installing these things because of liabilities. What's annoyance compared to the safety value of being able to use a phone anywhere.
Wow.
My bad.
If you get a kneejerk reaction, you just know your foot will endup somewhere painful.
Not Kernel Summit.
It's insane people actually get paid to run this site.
Heh, but somehow I don't imagine it being the first time you've said 'Yes, I'm 18' on the web.
Oh yeah, and I notice that your .sig doesn't say
anything about a being a P.Eng or any B.ASc or B.E.
Don't speak on behalf of us if you haven't put in the time.
[note I'm not either, but I'm working damn hard towards it.]
Having just completed my first year at the University of Toronto for Engineering [obviously I don't speak on behalf of anyone], I'd like to say that your post is disgusting.
:P
:)
First of all, there are a lot of women in undergrad engineering at U of T, and a lot of my T.A.s (grad engineering students) were women too.
Some of them are even hot
Most disturbing, however, is that "We Brasilians tend to like being real men."
What the hell does being a "Real man" have to do with engineering? Nothing. Most of the female engineers I know are doing much better than I am, and I'm doing pretty well. Additionally, most of them look better than I do too
It's pigs like you who turn them away. You should be ashamed.
PS Waterloosers suck.
It's Security through time.
They've got the argument all wrong - it's not more secure because it's obscure - it's more secure because older software has been around longer, and the kiddies have already found the obvious bugs and they've been patched.
Would you run a 2.5 kernel on a computer where you worried about security? I'd hope not.
"... like AIX that has never been widely used for Net-attached servers but is adequate for handing out simple Web pages .."
Um, I don't know about you but last time I checked, AIX is far more capable than most UN*Xs out there at just about everything.
By no means is it "old" or "outdated."
A Very nicely done joke though :)
:P
Notice, the only working link on the whole page is the the AOpen museum?
hmm... *cough* *cough* free advertising to the slashdot community, and even adbuster wont filter it
~ERTW.