May not be a problem with SQL, but a problem with RDMBS' in general. I'm talking about optimzers. Should the burden be on SQL's back to determine optimal execution paths? SQL was never intended to be robust--this is evident in SQL's lack of variables, and lack of procedure (loops, etc). It cannot be viewed as other languages such as C++.
I think the key problem here is that RDBMS' are not stepping up to the plate and offering optimzer engines that will intelligently execute generic SQL efficiently.
Say you have an application that is running slow. You load the SQL with Oracle hints, analyze your tables on a weekly basis to ensure the cost-based optimizer executes the query in a similar fashion each day. Well, now you are no longer dealing with 'SQL', but instead 'Oracle SQL'. This is a problem next week when you want to switch to DB2. Maybe Oracle should spend more time on optimizers, and attempt to develop a system that will execute SQL consistently and efficiently, according to whatever physical storage characteristics.
Oracle is still the #2 software company in the world in revenues. Obviously, business continue spending 'riciculous amounts of money on licenses' each year because apart from DB2, there is little other choice in relational database technology when dealing with VLDBs (very large databases). True you have new options, such as NCR Terradata built for data warehousing, but the flexibility is limited. For the most part, Oracle exists for enterprise, and it does what it does better than anyone else aside from DB2.
Hardware and software business dying? I think not. Simply observe the usage of mainframe systems that still exist.
Oracle is sales driven--they will alter their sales model based on business. Once Microsoft SQL server and others catch up to the enterprise level, we'll see what happens with Oracle's pricing. I think your prediction does not reflect historical trends of the past.
As long as a check-in/check-out model exists, and possession of the intellectual property actually changes hands, there will be people creating software to override the application security to obtain copies. This would probably be one of the main arguments against such as system from the media companies. Perfect example of this is Streamripper for Shoutcast. Shoutcast streams audio through winamp, and Streamripper allows you to rip the Mp3's from the stream.
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"Organizers said they have carefully considered the privacy issue with specialists and intend to protect individuals. Before taking any action, they will dig deeper to be sure of a customer's identity and attempt to confirm any allegations and reports"...
Why is it that so often there are detailed explanations by government or business as to how these systems will be used "for good", but when a reasonable argument is presented from a privacy advocate, then there are ambiguous answers? Clearly there are no details as to how to prevent misidentification, only an unclear, vague pseudo-commitment.
Give the people what they want. Personally, I do not listen to radio. I'm a little surprised that their method works--since many different generes of music appear on the Billboard charts, resulting in a mishmosh of music that does little to satisfy one's desire for good music. For example, if I hear an old Floyd song, it sets me on a Floyd journey. Maybe throw in some old Stones, Doors, something that fits that's not necessarily as mainstream as what I just heard.
Shouldn't the burden fall on the networks in this situation? As a viewer, I have not in any way signed a contract to view commercials. If a commercial is interesting, I will view it. The disturbing prevailing thought of the day is to give the content providers control over the mediums. Mp3 players, PVR's, where does control stop? Same logic behind Sony attempting to enforce digital music "security" in devices--leveraging their weight as a media content provider to "strongly encourage" security technology to prevent playing certain music. By having citizens nodding their heads saying "gee, it sounds fair to me--they should be compensated" means that media corporations already have a strong foothold and have warped the minds of many. Never mind the enormous privacy concerns--media companies seeking to obtain demographics forcefully.
Granted it's a step in the right direction. Being able to recognize objects at 5fps is fairly decent. I would advocate an open source system to develop pattern recognition standards to be incorporated into a variety of "robots". Speed would improve gradually.
Based on the open-source AI, the mechanics could be left to whoever to build. No need for autonomous logic systems development.
Ghost in the shell--spooky.
It seems that a new model has developed. File sharing cannot be defeated entirely, and I believe the entertainment companies know this. They seek to "niche" the number of file-swappers by making it increasingly difficult to rip and download music, apps, etc. The irony is that proliferation of media still occurs because one person devises a method to circumvent copy protection, and then uses the internet to not spread the media itself, but more the knowledge on how to unlock and spread the media.
Until US citizens become more aware of privacy concerns, not only will businesses abuse information, but the US government itself. According to the ACLU, census data has been abused in the past, used by the government during WW2 to round up citizens of Japanese ancestry. Considering the local political climate of special interest, and the historical use of private information by the US government, it is clear to see how US policy will unfold.
In the current climate in the US, producing goods and services are becoming incidental part of the operations compared to branding. Naomi Klein's book
No Logo
describes this trend...
"This formula, needless to say, has proved enormously profitable, and its success has companies competing in a race toward weightlessness: whoever owns the least, has the fewest employees on the payroll and produces the most powerful images, as opposed to products, wins the race."
If a European customer orders goods from Company A in the US, who provides European Customs the sales figures? Does the burden fall on the citizen to show registers of the transaction to the local customs officials? Also, what if the transaction was confirmed electronically, and the company to circumvent the EU law decided not to include hard copies of receipts? How then would customs enforce this rule?
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May not be a problem with SQL, but a problem with RDMBS' in general. I'm talking about optimzers. Should the burden be on SQL's back to determine optimal execution paths? SQL was never intended to be robust--this is evident in SQL's lack of variables, and lack of procedure (loops, etc). It cannot be viewed as other languages such as C++. I think the key problem here is that RDBMS' are not stepping up to the plate and offering optimzer engines that will intelligently execute generic SQL efficiently. Say you have an application that is running slow. You load the SQL with Oracle hints, analyze your tables on a weekly basis to ensure the cost-based optimizer executes the query in a similar fashion each day. Well, now you are no longer dealing with 'SQL', but instead 'Oracle SQL'. This is a problem next week when you want to switch to DB2. Maybe Oracle should spend more time on optimizers, and attempt to develop a system that will execute SQL consistently and efficiently, according to whatever physical storage characteristics.
Oracle is still the #2 software company in the world in revenues. Obviously, business continue spending 'riciculous amounts of money on licenses' each year because apart from DB2, there is little other choice in relational database technology when dealing with VLDBs (very large databases). True you have new options, such as NCR Terradata built for data warehousing, but the flexibility is limited. For the most part, Oracle exists for enterprise, and it does what it does better than anyone else aside from DB2. Hardware and software business dying? I think not. Simply observe the usage of mainframe systems that still exist. Oracle is sales driven--they will alter their sales model based on business. Once Microsoft SQL server and others catch up to the enterprise level, we'll see what happens with Oracle's pricing. I think your prediction does not reflect historical trends of the past.
As long as a check-in/check-out model exists, and possession of the intellectual property actually changes hands, there will be people creating software to override the application security to obtain copies. This would probably be one of the main arguments against such as system from the media companies. Perfect example of this is Streamripper for Shoutcast. Shoutcast streams audio through winamp, and Streamripper allows you to rip the Mp3's from the stream.
"Organizers said they have carefully considered the privacy issue with specialists and intend to protect individuals. Before taking any action, they will dig deeper to be sure of a customer's identity and attempt to confirm any allegations and reports"... Why is it that so often there are detailed explanations by government or business as to how these systems will be used "for good", but when a reasonable argument is presented from a privacy advocate, then there are ambiguous answers? Clearly there are no details as to how to prevent misidentification, only an unclear, vague pseudo-commitment.
Give the people what they want. Personally, I do not listen to radio. I'm a little surprised that their method works--since many different generes of music appear on the Billboard charts, resulting in a mishmosh of music that does little to satisfy one's desire for good music. For example, if I hear an old Floyd song, it sets me on a Floyd journey. Maybe throw in some old Stones, Doors, something that fits that's not necessarily as mainstream as what I just heard.
Shouldn't the burden fall on the networks in this situation? As a viewer, I have not in any way signed a contract to view commercials. If a commercial is interesting, I will view it. The disturbing prevailing thought of the day is to give the content providers control over the mediums. Mp3 players, PVR's, where does control stop? Same logic behind Sony attempting to enforce digital music "security" in devices--leveraging their weight as a media content provider to "strongly encourage" security technology to prevent playing certain music. By having citizens nodding their heads saying "gee, it sounds fair to me--they should be compensated" means that media corporations already have a strong foothold and have warped the minds of many. Never mind the enormous privacy concerns--media companies seeking to obtain demographics forcefully.
Granted it's a step in the right direction. Being able to recognize objects at 5fps is fairly decent. I would advocate an open source system to develop pattern recognition standards to be incorporated into a variety of "robots". Speed would improve gradually. Based on the open-source AI, the mechanics could be left to whoever to build. No need for autonomous logic systems development. Ghost in the shell--spooky.
It seems that a new model has developed. File sharing cannot be defeated entirely, and I believe the entertainment companies know this. They seek to "niche" the number of file-swappers by making it increasingly difficult to rip and download music, apps, etc. The irony is that proliferation of media still occurs because one person devises a method to circumvent copy protection, and then uses the internet to not spread the media itself, but more the knowledge on how to unlock and spread the media.
Until US citizens become more aware of privacy concerns, not only will businesses abuse information, but the US government itself. According to the ACLU, census data has been abused in the past, used by the government during WW2 to round up citizens of Japanese ancestry. Considering the local political climate of special interest, and the historical use of private information by the US government, it is clear to see how US policy will unfold.
In the current climate in the US, producing goods and services are becoming incidental part of the operations compared to branding. Naomi Klein's book No Logo describes this trend... "This formula, needless to say, has proved enormously profitable, and its success has companies competing in a race toward weightlessness: whoever owns the least, has the fewest employees on the payroll and produces the most powerful images, as opposed to products, wins the race."
If a European customer orders goods from Company A in the US, who provides European Customs the sales figures? Does the burden fall on the citizen to show registers of the transaction to the local customs officials? Also, what if the transaction was confirmed electronically, and the company to circumvent the EU law decided not to include hard copies of receipts? How then would customs enforce this rule?