It's a shame that third party candidates don't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. At least you know exactly what they would like to do, because they don't have to hide their agendas behind "moderatism".
That said, I'm still voting for Badnarik. It's better to vote for a candidate who won't win than to vote for one who would make a lousy president.
"That is the point of "information wants to be free". It doesn't mean "information morally ought to be free", it means that effectively preventing information from being free is difficult and will come at a heavy cost."
I call bullshit, and here's why. Information doesn't "want" anything. Information is not a living being with thoughts and emotions and desires. All the phrase "Information wants to be free" does is remove the human factor from the distribution of information, and therefore responsibility.
Without human intervention, in most cases, information does not propogate itself. The data on DVDs do not spontaneously copy itself onto people's hard drives and share themselves on P2P networks, nor do music tracks and software applications.
Information doesn't want to be free. HUMANS want information to be free.
...but still have some questions about the maturity of those involved.
1. Who thought adding this element was a Good Idea?
2. If the situation was historically accurate, what's the problem? Granted, the slurs were over the top, but if the game was about ancient Egypt, and women were actually treated like that, I don't see what the big deal is.
Either way, my original point remains; people get too jacked up over stupid shit these days.
On Monday, we offhandedly declared Blu-Ray the winner over HD DVD to be the replacement of now standard DVD. Many have said that it's "too early to tell," but given both competitors have announced there will be products with their technology available to consumers before the end of 2005, we here at Gizmodo certainly don't think so. On the contrary, it's almost too late.
And so, we're declaring Blu-Ray the winner. Sure, the fact we want to call our optical media "Blurry Discs" for the next 10 years or so is a factor, but that's far from the prevailing one--Blu-Ray is not only technically superior to HD DVD, it has a far stronger corporate backing, and has demonstrated the ability to have more content available to push the format. After the jump, we break down the three areas--technical, financial, and commercial--where Blu-Ray has set itself apart from its only competition.
Technical
Since "technical" is quite broad, I'll begin by telling you about the all-important capacity. After all, for consumers like yourselves, this is one of the only technical aspects (well, aspects that vary between the two formats) of the disc you'll ever deal with. The capacity of a dual layered Blu-Ray disc is, for now at least, 50GB. The capacity of a dual layered HD DVD disc is 30GB. Already we see that Blu-Ray has 66% more overall storage capacity than HD DVD. But it doesn't stop there; Sony has announced that layering a disc beyond dual layering is possible, allowing up to a 200GB capacity on a Blu-Ray disc with 8 layers.
After John finished with me, he reached over onto the nightstand and brought out what we prepared earlier. Five raw eggs, emptied and drawn into a turkey baster. John excitedly inserted the baster into my ass and squeezed. Thoughts of sanitation quickly left my mind as a rush of pure pleasure came over me. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, I realized the laxative I had taken just an hour earlier had kicked in. I tried with all my willpower to hold on. I could feel the warmth of John's breathing, and I knew his open mouth was right behind me. After what seemed like an eternity, I just let go. In a split second, a beautiful cocktail of raw egg, excriment, and man-juice erupted from my rear, coating John's face and hair and running down his body. A perfect end to a perfect evening--almost as perfect as when a troll like this gets modded up on Slashdot.
One of the technical advantages of HD DVD used to be how it was "backwards compatible with DVD," meaning, existing DVDs could be played on HD DVD players. I say "used to" because I don't consider this an advantage anymore--not only have plenty of companies already announced various technical elements (such as read heads, lenses, etc.) to be compatible with Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD, most Blu-Ray devices shown at this year's CEATEC JAPAN convention are also scheduled to be compatible with DVD. Backwards compatibility with DVD was one of the primary arguments HD DVD had against Blu-Ray, but as recent developments have suggested, that doesn't really apply anymore. In fact, just this past week, we reported on the "BD/CD Dual Format Disc," which is a disc containing both Blu-Ray and CD data layers.
So what are the other technical advantages of Blu-Ray? Supporters of HD DVD have claimed a primary strength of the format is on the production side, in that a DVD production line can be converted to an HD DVD production line "in 5 minutes." Also, the production of HD DVD discs is said to be around the same as that of current DVDs. While there is no response from the Blu-Ray camp about how long it would take a production line to "make the switch," Panasonic announced back in March of this year that production of Blu-Ray discs could have the same cost-per-disc price as current DVDs. Perhaps lower, even - remember that announcement about Blu-Ray discs made of paper from earlier this year? "The combination of paper material and printing technology is also expected to lead to a reduc
With as much emphasis as the survey put on wireless networking, I'd think good security would be one of the most important factors in a well-wired campus.
It's sad that something this high-profile apparently dismisses the importance of network security.
I agree! Let's start cutting our energy use by taking computers out of everyone's homes. Most people don't really NEED a computer at home. They're just wasting energy. We'll start with yours. Hand it over.
My point being, of course, that it's easy to stand on a pulpet and demand that everyone lower their quality of life for the sake of the collegtive good, but it's not so easy to make that sacrifice yourself.
A more realistic approach would be continued efforts at increasing energy efficiency while developing alternatives. Demand for energy simply isn't going to decrease. Ever.
If someone's credit card was physically pilfered, you might have an argument. However I can't imagine that piece of plastic is worth very much; my bank will simply send me a new one at no charge.
And this isn't about money either; this so-called "identity theft" never involves the physical theft of cash. Even if these "thieves" gain unauthorized access to someone's bank account, and make a balance transfer to another account, there still has been no loss of physical property. No theft has occurred.
If somebody behind me copies the number down on a piece of paper, I still have my card. No theft has occurred.
I was unaware that my identity was a physical object that could be carried away by burglars. Would a victim of "identity theft" no longer exist? Or would they become an identity-less zombie?
THIS IS NOT THEFT!!! Theft involves the physical taking of something!! Why do people insist on using inaccurate and inflammatory terms like theft when refering to the LIBERATION OF DATA!! INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE!!!!
...isn't just for end-users! If you anticipate that others will be working on future versions/releases of your software, good commenting can make the job SOOOOO much easier for the next codemonkey.
I'd say commenting is doubly important in OSS projects, as it involves many sets of eyes trying to comprehend what you coded.
"It was an independant media source that was taken down by the FBI for reasons unknown...."
...and Shashdotters are more than eager to fill in the blanks with little mor than insightless speculation and tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories.
This whole article is a troll. Perhaps a serious, informed discussion could take place if the editors had the journalistic integrity to gather some facts. Instead they chose to post a story ripe with Black Helicopters (tm) but lacking in information, presumably to whip up the froth glands of the/. faithful.
What, were the owners thrown in jail? Key thrown out? Offices burned to the ground?
For as little information that is available, you've certainly come to a lot of conclusions here. That's called SPECULATION. What if they were in fact served with a warrant? How would you like your crow prepared?
As popular as home wireless networks are becoming these days, did this book have any mention of at least some of the basics like security?
For that matter, did the book cover security at all? Teaching people networking basics without some basic security techniques is like teaching them how to load and fire a gun without mentioning the safety.
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1. Shoot self in foot by eliminating product's most popular feature.
2. ???
3. Profit!
Actually I just so happen to live in Pennsylvania :)
It's a shame that third party candidates don't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. At least you know exactly what they would like to do, because they don't have to hide their agendas behind "moderatism".
That said, I'm still voting for Badnarik. It's better to vote for a candidate who won't win than to vote for one who would make a lousy president.
I call bullshit, and here's why. Information doesn't "want" anything. Information is not a living being with thoughts and emotions and desires. All the phrase "Information wants to be free" does is remove the human factor from the distribution of information, and therefore responsibility.
Without human intervention, in most cases, information does not propogate itself. The data on DVDs do not spontaneously copy itself onto people's hard drives and share themselves on P2P networks, nor do music tracks and software applications.
Information doesn't want to be free. HUMANS want information to be free.
Truer words have seldom been spoken! Here's to hoping that dating will break the last ties that bind me to Everquest.
One of them became a Governor and ran for President!
...that crop up around here from time to time after setbacks, you HAVE to be amazed by what they have accomplished on an ever-shrinking budget.
Kudos, NASA! Some of us are still impressed!
...but still have some questions about the maturity of those involved.
1. Who thought adding this element was a Good Idea?
2. If the situation was historically accurate, what's the problem? Granted, the slurs were over the top, but if the game was about ancient Egypt, and women were actually treated like that, I don't see what the big deal is.
Either way, my original point remains; people get too jacked up over stupid shit these days.
IT'S A GAME!!
What was the average age of the participants? I suspect that this nonsense was bred entirely from immaturity.
I mean really, who besides a child (mentally) gets so spun up over a game?? I thought they were supposed to be fun!
Have I missed something?
FRIDAY, OCT 22 2004
Blu-Ray Has Already Won
On Monday, we offhandedly declared Blu-Ray the winner over HD DVD to be the replacement of now standard DVD. Many have said that it's "too early to tell," but given both competitors have announced there will be products with their technology available to consumers before the end of 2005, we here at Gizmodo certainly don't think so. On the contrary, it's almost too late.
And so, we're declaring Blu-Ray the winner. Sure, the fact we want to call our optical media "Blurry Discs" for the next 10 years or so is a factor, but that's far from the prevailing one--Blu-Ray is not only technically superior to HD DVD, it has a far stronger corporate backing, and has demonstrated the ability to have more content available to push the format. After the jump, we break down the three areas--technical, financial, and commercial--where Blu-Ray has set itself apart from its only competition.
Technical
Since "technical" is quite broad, I'll begin by telling you about the all-important capacity. After all, for consumers like yourselves, this is one of the only technical aspects (well, aspects that vary between the two formats) of the disc you'll ever deal with. The capacity of a dual layered Blu-Ray disc is, for now at least, 50GB. The capacity of a dual layered HD DVD disc is 30GB. Already we see that Blu-Ray has 66% more overall storage capacity than HD DVD. But it doesn't stop there; Sony has announced that layering a disc beyond dual layering is possible, allowing up to a 200GB capacity on a Blu-Ray disc with 8 layers.
After John finished with me, he reached over onto the nightstand and brought out what we prepared earlier. Five raw eggs, emptied and drawn into a turkey baster. John excitedly inserted the baster into my ass and squeezed. Thoughts of sanitation quickly left my mind as a rush of pure pleasure came over me. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, I realized the laxative I had taken just an hour earlier had kicked in. I tried with all my willpower to hold on. I could feel the warmth of John's breathing, and I knew his open mouth was right behind me. After what seemed like an eternity, I just let go. In a split second, a beautiful cocktail of raw egg, excriment, and man-juice erupted from my rear, coating John's face and hair and running down his body. A perfect end to a perfect evening--almost as perfect as when a troll like this gets modded up on Slashdot.
One of the technical advantages of HD DVD used to be how it was "backwards compatible with DVD," meaning, existing DVDs could be played on HD DVD players. I say "used to" because I don't consider this an advantage anymore--not only have plenty of companies already announced various technical elements (such as read heads, lenses, etc.) to be compatible with Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD, most Blu-Ray devices shown at this year's CEATEC JAPAN convention are also scheduled to be compatible with DVD. Backwards compatibility with DVD was one of the primary arguments HD DVD had against Blu-Ray, but as recent developments have suggested, that doesn't really apply anymore. In fact, just this past week, we reported on the "BD/CD Dual Format Disc," which is a disc containing both Blu-Ray and CD data layers.
So what are the other technical advantages of Blu-Ray? Supporters of HD DVD have claimed a primary strength of the format is on the production side, in that a DVD production line can be converted to an HD DVD production line "in 5 minutes." Also, the production of HD DVD discs is said to be around the same as that of current DVDs. While there is no response from the Blu-Ray camp about how long it would take a production line to "make the switch," Panasonic announced back in March of this year that production of Blu-Ray discs could have the same cost-per-disc price as current DVDs. Perhaps lower, even - remember that announcement about Blu-Ray discs made of paper from earlier this year? "The combination of paper material and printing technology is also expected to lead to a reduc
With as much emphasis as the survey put on wireless networking, I'd think good security would be one of the most important factors in a well-wired campus.
It's sad that something this high-profile apparently dismisses the importance of network security.
...are usually dismissed as "astroturfing" when Microsoft comes out on top.
For the love of Linus and RMS, please use the "Plain Old Text" option when you post an article's text!!
I guess companies couldn't sell enough "Collaboration Software", so they just same up with a new, trendy-sounding buzzword.
*YAWN*
I agree! Let's start cutting our energy use by taking computers out of everyone's homes. Most people don't really NEED a computer at home. They're just wasting energy. We'll start with yours. Hand it over.
My point being, of course, that it's easy to stand on a pulpet and demand that everyone lower their quality of life for the sake of the collegtive good, but it's not so easy to make that sacrifice yourself.
A more realistic approach would be continued efforts at increasing energy efficiency while developing alternatives. Demand for energy simply isn't going to decrease. Ever.
"Non-personal" information doesn't exclude much. Who's to say what information Google is collecting about your PC?
Where is that Slashdot skepticism? It's well past time that Google stops getting a free pass here. This needs to be highlited.
If someone's credit card was physically pilfered, you might have an argument. However I can't imagine that piece of plastic is worth very much; my bank will simply send me a new one at no charge. And this isn't about money either; this so-called "identity theft" never involves the physical theft of cash. Even if these "thieves" gain unauthorized access to someone's bank account, and make a balance transfer to another account, there still has been no loss of physical property. No theft has occurred. If somebody behind me copies the number down on a piece of paper, I still have my card. No theft has occurred.
How exactly is one's identity stolen?
I was unaware that my identity was a physical object that could be carried away by burglars. Would a victim of "identity theft" no longer exist? Or would they become an identity-less zombie?
THIS IS NOT THEFT!!! Theft involves the physical taking of something!! Why do people insist on using inaccurate and inflammatory terms like theft when refering to the LIBERATION OF DATA!! INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE!!!!
Ubetecha!
...isn't just for end-users! If you anticipate that others will be working on future versions/releases of your software, good commenting can make the job SOOOOO much easier for the next codemonkey.
I'd say commenting is doubly important in OSS projects, as it involves many sets of eyes trying to comprehend what you coded.
...and Shashdotters are more than eager to fill in the blanks with little mor than insightless speculation and tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories.
This whole article is a troll. Perhaps a serious, informed discussion could take place if the editors had the journalistic integrity to gather some facts. Instead they chose to post a story ripe with Black Helicopters (tm) but lacking in information, presumably to whip up the froth glands of the /. faithful.
What, were the owners thrown in jail? Key thrown out? Offices burned to the ground? For as little information that is available, you've certainly come to a lot of conclusions here. That's called SPECULATION. What if they were in fact served with a warrant? How would you like your crow prepared?
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As popular as home wireless networks are becoming these days, did this book have any mention of at least some of the basics like security?
For that matter, did the book cover security at all? Teaching people networking basics without some basic security techniques is like teaching them how to load and fire a gun without mentioning the safety.
Don't you do that after a patch? If I were you, I wouldn't want my boss to know about that.