Is there any bayesian filter that works with Outlook Express? This is what my family uses, and I know that SpamBayes only works with Outlook. I don't think I want them to switch to Mozilla.
Of course, even if this is true, that allowing bootlegs is profitable, they'd never admit it. But being lax about it definitely means that they think something good does come from it. I mean we went from 8-tracks, to tapes, to CDs, and now to DVDs, and there still isn't a robust way for them to prevent customers from copying amongst themselves. I think this is because they don't care, and because allowing (by not enforcing) all-out copying of one's tape/CD means free advertising.
I disagree. It's all about "mindshare" and getting your software/music out there. The companies that buy software are still made up of people. And actually a lot of companies use pirated software (less nowadays, since the crackdown began). And my example was Corel, whose main products were Corel Draw, and now Wordperfect. Both these products are used by home users and corporate users. When a company buys software they look to their employeers for recommendation. If one guy uses a pirated copy of Wordperfect at home and gives it a glowing recommendation, and he doesn't use Office XP because of the huge price tag (and new "activation keys"), then that company will buy Wordperfect.
In the music industry, if I download the new Madonna CD, and then I play it for my friend who doesn't have a computer, he might decide to go buy it at the CD store. Or, like your example, I might download a demo or bootleg of some band on Kazaa, and this increases my interest in the band, which makes me a) buy tickets to their upcoming concert, or b) buy their new CD.
The analogy isn't perfect, I mean sure lots of companies go out and buy Word/Windows year after year, without really questioning the alternatives. But, if Microsoft keep preventing users from pirating software, and Corel doesn't, then more home users may switch to Wordperfect (or even openoffice). Eventually in the long run, this would lead companies to switch to Corel or openoffice, if users feel more comfortable using what they use at home. For me, I use a word processor more at home than I do at work, so the analogy makes sense, but I can see how it doesn't make sense for most users. For the company that pirates software (it still happens quite a bit) then the analogy works.
In your 2nd paragraph, it sounds like you're touching on a point that was made about the software industry before. And that is, that without software piracy, many software companies would not be around. Take for example, Microsoft. Would their software be as popular today if it weren't so easy to copy their software and give it to friends. Michael Cowpland actually admitted to this on camera once. He said that Corel would not exist if it weren't for software piracy, giving them free advertising.
I think you are saying the same thing about music. That putting files on the sharing networks can actually HELP the music sell in stores. And this is so true. Early demos are either bootlegged, or the artist probably recorded it, and make a bunch of CDs. Eventually they get spread somehow. I've seen a lot of weird, old Pink Floyd CDs in used CD stores. Strange demos, live recordings, etc.. Also, on eBay there are a lot of old demos, live stuff, etc.
First of all, the RIAA has been doing this (flooding Kazaa with fake music files) for ages, at least a year, so this is not new news. Anyone who uses Kazaa a lot knows this. Secondly, what they are doing is not spam. It has nothing to do with email, and besides, it is solicited. When you search for "dave matthews band" and you get all sorts of "dave mathews band.exe" and "dave matthews band.html" which are all 16kb in size, you asked for it. And really, if someone else wants to create such a file and share it, that is their choice. By using Kazaa and performing searches, you have to expect this sort of thing (lots of bad hits from searches). Apple's music service will not have this problem, but of course Kazaa is free, and illegal, so what do you expect?
"With digital cameras at regular stores with resolution over 5 megapixel it makes you wonder why it took so long to produce."
Easy, with a digital camera, you can capture the image (store charge on pixels, by opening shutter), then you can take your time reading it out. Reading this out at 30 frames/second (minimum 25 fps needed for humans to think it's a video) means you have to read it out in 0.033 seconds per frame. Or, for 5 megapixels, that's 6.6ns. Or roughly 500 MHz per pixel. I think that math is correct, at least it seems correct. Anyways, that's the challenge: reducing the delay, which mainly has come about via technology scaling (0.13 vs. 0.18, 0.35um, etc...)
Isn't the TSOP just the name for a chip package type? I thought it meant Tiny Small-Outline-Package or something like that. Why are they throwing the word around like it has something to do with the funtion of the chip itself.
It is about UBC's WebCT system, but since WebCT was actually started at UBC I'm sure the problems there affect all WebCT versions at all unis.
Personally I'd just make your own material and develop a comprehensive webpage. Don't use any ugly frames and fancy crap like on WebCT. For a forum, ask a keen student to set up a PhpBB, or use a mailing list.
I agree that WebCT is a piece of shite. I had to use it last year, and I think it had been around for about 4 years at least, since the last time I used it was in 1997. And in 4 years, it had barely improved at all. They were missing many features, such as: the ability to log out, secure login, and a lot of the http code was just plain buggy.
Are you serious??!!! That's awesome! How fast does it run? I mean I know how fast the processor is roughly, but when it comes down to actually doing a calculation, is it noticeably slow? I have an HP-48G and it is brutally slow at doing some of the most simple things, and my Palm is also slow when handling large databases. The Zaurus has more juice of course, but is it enough?
The thing I like best about Octave is that includes lots of things that are "add-ons" for Matlab. The the Matlab Control Toolbox, which must be purchased on top of the base package. But Octave includes most of these functions.
What's a Gentoo laptop? Is this some new laptop company? Does it run Linux? If not, is anyone trying to hack it to run Linux? I wonder if anyone has done any Gentoo laptop case mods. Hopefully they'll be something on Slashdot about it soon.
You idiot, why'd you compile it? Just get the binaries. Compiling is a gigantic pain in the ass for any package, don't single out Octave.
The Octave team needs to spend a little time improving their configuration and make files before that package can be considered a serious alternative to Matlab.
Yes I've once said myself that the only thing that separates Matlab from Octave is the makefiles. Har har har.
Ooops, I forgot about structs. It's been a long time since I've used structs. Last time I used a struct was back when I was doing some OO C for a TCP/IP stack. It was nasty stuff.
Mac sucks, it's all closed proprietary stuff. They should switch their operating system to UNIX or something like that. Then I think Macs could be really useful.
I saw on a documentary show called Wings Over Canada a plane that was made from a kit from Murphy Air. It took them a long time to build (I think 3 years) and several thousand hours. But I don't think it was any less safe than a factory built airplane. Many of the key components, engine, wings, prop are usually pre-made, so it's not like your making it truly from scratch. Besides, who's better at making something? Yourself? or some guys at a factory? I think you'd do a more careful job at making a homemade submarine or airplane because if you're going to use it, you'll probably make damn sure it's safe. But some guys in a factory, what do they care, really?
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Is there any bayesian filter that works with Outlook Express? This is what my family uses, and I know that SpamBayes only works with Outlook. I don't think I want them to switch to Mozilla.
Of course, even if this is true, that allowing bootlegs is profitable, they'd never admit it. But being lax about it definitely means that they think something good does come from it. I mean we went from 8-tracks, to tapes, to CDs, and now to DVDs, and there still isn't a robust way for them to prevent customers from copying amongst themselves. I think this is because they don't care, and because allowing (by not enforcing) all-out copying of one's tape/CD means free advertising.
In the music industry, if I download the new Madonna CD, and then I play it for my friend who doesn't have a computer, he might decide to go buy it at the CD store. Or, like your example, I might download a demo or bootleg of some band on Kazaa, and this increases my interest in the band, which makes me a) buy tickets to their upcoming concert, or b) buy their new CD.
The analogy isn't perfect, I mean sure lots of companies go out and buy Word/Windows year after year, without really questioning the alternatives. But, if Microsoft keep preventing users from pirating software, and Corel doesn't, then more home users may switch to Wordperfect (or even openoffice). Eventually in the long run, this would lead companies to switch to Corel or openoffice, if users feel more comfortable using what they use at home. For me, I use a word processor more at home than I do at work, so the analogy makes sense, but I can see how it doesn't make sense for most users. For the company that pirates software (it still happens quite a bit) then the analogy works.
I think you are saying the same thing about music. That putting files on the sharing networks can actually HELP the music sell in stores. And this is so true. Early demos are either bootlegged, or the artist probably recorded it, and make a bunch of CDs. Eventually they get spread somehow. I've seen a lot of weird, old Pink Floyd CDs in used CD stores. Strange demos, live recordings, etc.. Also, on eBay there are a lot of old demos, live stuff, etc.
First of all, the RIAA has been doing this (flooding Kazaa with fake music files) for ages, at least a year, so this is not new news. Anyone who uses Kazaa a lot knows this. Secondly, what they are doing is not spam. It has nothing to do with email, and besides, it is solicited. When you search for "dave matthews band" and you get all sorts of "dave mathews band.exe" and "dave matthews band.html" which are all 16kb in size, you asked for it. And really, if someone else wants to create such a file and share it, that is their choice. By using Kazaa and performing searches, you have to expect this sort of thing (lots of bad hits from searches). Apple's music service will not have this problem, but of course Kazaa is free, and illegal, so what do you expect?
I like Origami. Cranes are cool, but what I really like are boulders and rocks.
moneydance? that's got to be the stupidest name ever
Easy, with a digital camera, you can capture the image (store charge on pixels, by opening shutter), then you can take your time reading it out. Reading this out at 30 frames/second (minimum 25 fps needed for humans to think it's a video) means you have to read it out in 0.033 seconds per frame. Or, for 5 megapixels, that's 6.6ns. Or roughly 500 MHz per pixel. I think that math is correct, at least it seems correct. Anyways, that's the challenge: reducing the delay, which mainly has come about via technology scaling (0.13 vs. 0.18, 0.35um, etc...)
Good point, the CMOS one has always bugged me as well.
Isn't the TSOP just the name for a chip package type? I thought it meant Tiny Small-Outline-Package or something like that. Why are they throwing the word around like it has something to do with the funtion of the chip itself.
Of course Debian is king when it comes to net installs.
Yeah, it reminds of a Nigerian or Zimbabwe spam for some reason. This is a typical thing to see posted on Slashdot.
It is about UBC's WebCT system, but since WebCT was actually started at UBC I'm sure the problems there affect all WebCT versions at all unis.
Personally I'd just make your own material and develop a comprehensive webpage. Don't use any ugly frames and fancy crap like on WebCT. For a forum, ask a keen student to set up a PhpBB, or use a mailing list.
One colleague of mine has done a great job of cataloging some of these problems with WebCT.
Can someone scan the book and put it in their Kazaa Shared Folder please? Thanks.
Yeah, but chalk makes your hands all "chalky".
Are you serious??!!! That's awesome! How fast does it run? I mean I know how fast the processor is roughly, but when it comes down to actually doing a calculation, is it noticeably slow? I have an HP-48G and it is brutally slow at doing some of the most simple things, and my Palm is also slow when handling large databases. The Zaurus has more juice of course, but is it enough?
The thing I like best about Octave is that includes lots of things that are "add-ons" for Matlab. The the Matlab Control Toolbox, which must be purchased on top of the base package. But Octave includes most of these functions.
What's a Gentoo laptop? Is this some new laptop company? Does it run Linux? If not, is anyone trying to hack it to run Linux? I wonder if anyone has done any Gentoo laptop case mods. Hopefully they'll be something on Slashdot about it soon.
Use Debian.
The Octave team needs to spend a little time improving their configuration and make files before that package can be considered a serious alternative to Matlab.
Yes I've once said myself that the only thing that separates Matlab from Octave is the makefiles. Har har har.
Ooops, I forgot about structs. It's been a long time since I've used structs. Last time I used a struct was back when I was doing some OO C for a TCP/IP stack. It was nasty stuff.
You can't use the "dot" in C, only C++. You have to dereference the pointers manually.
Mac sucks, it's all closed proprietary stuff. They should switch their operating system to UNIX or something like that. Then I think Macs could be really useful.
I saw on a documentary show called Wings Over Canada a plane that was made from a kit from Murphy Air. It took them a long time to build (I think 3 years) and several thousand hours. But I don't think it was any less safe than a factory built airplane. Many of the key components, engine, wings, prop are usually pre-made, so it's not like your making it truly from scratch. Besides, who's better at making something? Yourself? or some guys at a factory? I think you'd do a more careful job at making a homemade submarine or airplane because if you're going to use it, you'll probably make damn sure it's safe. But some guys in a factory, what do they care, really?