Let's be clear about the importance of reverse engineering. Were it not for that, if you own a Compaq today, you wouldn't. They reverse engineered the IBM PC BIOS chip way back when, and created the first PC clones. Reverse engineering is a fact, not something that should be made "illegal". Essentially every tire maker has reverse engineered the design of the tire from the first automobile tires, etc. I would argue that nearly all engineering is in some way reverse engineering, and as such, we should be very careful to preserve our freedom to go backwards around stuff... more examples? How about the 900 "Super soaker" knockoffs, despite the original having 10+ patent #'s printed on the plastic device itself? Ever see how many patents are on the cellphone? Yet many companies reverse engineer each other's technologies, and no one really cares -- competition is supposed to be healthy. I don't mean stealing their secrets or making fake Louis Vuitton bags, I mean how the Dooney & Bourke bag looks "interestingly similar" to the LV bag.
Even though you have to pay to get it back, Garageband has the old material. Mp3.com got 99% of their old hits from artists like me doing stuff with their pages from their houses. Without that bedroom industry support, they will be lost in the sea of half-RIAA-sponsored shelac. Might as well use live365.com to listen to mp3 radio of whatever you want -- at least then you don't have to pay too much to get commercial-free radio in your favorite genre. I will continue to make music, but I will only link to it from sites like this (back to my own site)... i'm not paying money so that my hard work gets lost in a sea of RIAA red tape.
That insanely complicated piece of software that can automatically figure out what it needs the chip to do at any given time for its own survival -- oh yeah, we have those... PEOPLE! Now, can I get those neural processor connects and graft this thing to my head already?
In a situation like a JPEG patent, the patentholder would want to wait until the technology was at its usage and value peak before trying to sue. That way, they stand the best chance of scaring the defendant into a quick and expensive settlement, rather than fight a behemoth on something they could care less about.
I know lots of people that have "worn out" cd's. The first time I heard that, I thought they were kidding, but no... even if you take super great care of say, an audio cd, it will eventually wear out. It's especially bad if you keep it in the original plastic jewel case, and take it out each time -- my friend's rare Pearl Jam CD's are nearly scratched beyond playability, but he was able to extract the digital information before it got lost. What makes CD's better than tapes is that the 0's and 1's will always "be the same" logically, unfortunately the physical media wears out quickly with use. I prefer to think of CD's as a temporary storage mechanism for a permanent idea, like a sketch on newsprint. Once the newsprint disintegrates, you'd better hope you made something good with the idea... it doesn't mean the idea is gone, but the medium isn't like stone.
I think this was just sponsored by the upcoming release of "The Day After Tomorrow." We all know that global warming is happening, it's just extra convenient that this comes out right when a movie with a similar plot is about to come out.
If you're in your mid-20's, this car probably means somewhat as much to you as it does to me... I basically have to have that. However, what happens when it gets wet? What if I time-travel and hit a pothole at the same time? That wasn't an issue in the valley, but in the Midwest it sure is!:(
All we have to do is drum up a story about someone where taking apart something, gluing a hub inside something, or anything tech-related where pictures are involved, then post said pictures on their site, and link the story from/. Crashola! Works every time. If only the HDD assault cannon was that accurate.
If it's a standard label, that makes it EASIER for kids to see -- they'll learn from that kid at school that always had the Playboy's or whatever, what the label is. At least now you can't really tell which ones are boring and which are "exciting"....Also, what defines sexually explicit? This sounds like first amendment stuff to me. Bad taste should not be legislated, only the 7 dirty words / a specific definition of "pornography" have ever been approved by the Supreme Court for restriction.
I still think we're headed for an all-cartoon prime time. It's so much cheaper to make cartoons compared to other shows, and the jokes can be so much clearer, plus you can fly under the FCC's crazy censorship witch-hunting by being "just a harmless cartoon".
I would like to see an integration of Ethereal with google's locator service, or one of those ip to geographical coordinate services. It could bring up a map of the world, and where people are coming from to get to you. Finally, I could project that map on the wall, and be just like in DEFCON 5 the movie! HA HA HA!
How about a study showing the time delay from when a cellphone rings in the theater to when people get mad, measured in milliseconds. In L.A. it must be higher than here,because we get people from there talkin on phones like it's their job, IN the theater, DURING the movie.
I want to see them get public domain songs up there too... if the RIAA hasn't filed a motion against that -- are there even public domain songs anymore?
Of course, any time you release a tool that can be used for good or evil, there will be people that use it for good and those who use it for evil. I would much rather at least have the tools exist than be stuck when some evil person creates a supervirus using a tool they stole because we can't get that tool publicly.
It's sure nice to hear about a fix at the same time as the bug... unlike MOST times, where you hear about a bug and then the fix is waaay later, later enough for every dolt to download the virus and infect their addressbook/shared playlist people/etc.
So, we all want to know who's gonna play the lead. I hope it's not Angelina Jolie -- of course, she's great, but I'd hate to see her become the "lead girl in video game movie" actress. I would like to see someone really unexpected play the part, like a female WWE wrestler.
Code numbers probably won't work, for the same reason that charging for mail won't work. People will accumulate a list of people's code numbers. How? You'll have to give out the code # to apply for a credit card at college and get that free t-shirt. I get TONS of paid spam at my house. Do you know how much it costs to print a color flyer and send it to thousands of people? A LOT!!! But I still get them. We all do. Nothing will stop advertising, charging for it will just mean more expensive ads being mailed out (i.e. the super bowl ads cost a ton, but there are still ads there.)
I want to skin my windows crash screens, can I do that too? It'd be great to skin the crash screen to look just like the regular o/s, so I get the impression that everything is fine.
Every college physics class has one day where they talk about this,where the road is lumpy in a specific way, and then the bicycle with square wheels can drive. You know what else has a smooth ride? the space shuttle crawler. If you weigh enough, you just crush anything that would otherwise be a bump. I'll be happy when I see a vehicle besides a tank whose method of ground contact changes shape to accommodate for the road (i.e. tank tread on a bicycle). That would be sweet!
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Let's be clear about the importance of reverse engineering. Were it not for that, if you own a Compaq today, you wouldn't. They reverse engineered the IBM PC BIOS chip way back when, and created the first PC clones. Reverse engineering is a fact, not something that should be made "illegal". Essentially every tire maker has reverse engineered the design of the tire from the first automobile tires, etc. I would argue that nearly all engineering is in some way reverse engineering, and as such, we should be very careful to preserve our freedom to go backwards around stuff... more examples? How about the 900 "Super soaker" knockoffs, despite the original having 10+ patent #'s printed on the plastic device itself? Ever see how many patents are on the cellphone? Yet many companies reverse engineer each other's technologies, and no one really cares -- competition is supposed to be healthy. I don't mean stealing their secrets or making fake Louis Vuitton bags, I mean how the Dooney & Bourke bag looks "interestingly similar" to the LV bag.
Even though you have to pay to get it back, Garageband has the old material. Mp3.com got 99% of their old hits from artists like me doing stuff with their pages from their houses. Without that bedroom industry support, they will be lost in the sea of half-RIAA-sponsored shelac. Might as well use live365.com to listen to mp3 radio of whatever you want -- at least then you don't have to pay too much to get commercial-free radio in your favorite genre. I will continue to make music, but I will only link to it from sites like this (back to my own site)... i'm not paying money so that my hard work gets lost in a sea of RIAA red tape.
That insanely complicated piece of software that can automatically figure out what it needs the chip to do at any given time for its own survival --
oh yeah, we have those... PEOPLE! Now, can I get those neural processor connects and graft this thing to my head already?
In a situation like a JPEG patent, the patentholder would want to wait until the technology was at its usage and value peak before trying to sue. That way, they stand the best chance of scaring the defendant into a quick and expensive settlement, rather than fight a behemoth on something they could care less about.
I know lots of people that have "worn out" cd's. The first time I heard that, I thought they were kidding, but no... even if you take super great care of say, an audio cd, it will eventually wear out. It's especially bad if you keep it in the original plastic jewel case, and take it out each time -- my friend's rare Pearl Jam CD's are nearly scratched beyond playability, but he was able to extract the digital information before it got lost. What makes CD's better than tapes is that the 0's and 1's will always "be the same" logically, unfortunately the physical media wears out quickly with use. I prefer to think of CD's as a temporary storage mechanism for a permanent idea, like a sketch on newsprint. Once the newsprint disintegrates, you'd better hope you made something good with the idea... it doesn't mean the idea is gone, but the medium isn't like stone.
I think this was just sponsored by the upcoming release of "The Day After Tomorrow." We all know that global warming is happening, it's just extra convenient that this comes out right when a movie with a similar plot is about to come out.
If you're in your mid-20's, this car probably means somewhat as much to you as it does to me... I basically have to have that. However, what happens when it gets wet? What if I time-travel and hit a pothole at the same time? That wasn't an issue in the valley, but in the Midwest it sure is! :(
All we have to do is drum up a story about someone where taking apart something, gluing a hub inside something, or anything tech-related where pictures are involved, then post said pictures on their site, and link the story from /. Crashola! Works every time. If only the HDD assault cannon was that accurate.
Of course, how can we forget his fellow collaborator in Ulm, the infamous Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm
I am probably biased here, my grandma was working with those cool sorting machines IBM used to have... I am 3rd in a long line of I.T. people.
I don't know why that's so innovative... it looks pretty much like MacOS's old "super easy" setting (i forget what it's called now,been years.)
I used to work at a tattoo shop, and a girl came in and wanted the source to Wolfenstein 3d tattoo'ed on her arm...
If you think that's something,you should see her compiler!
ha ha.
If it's a standard label, that makes it EASIER for kids to see -- they'll learn from that kid at school that always had the Playboy's or whatever, what the label is. At least now you can't really tell which ones are boring and which are "exciting". ...Also, what defines sexually explicit? This sounds like first amendment stuff to me. Bad taste should not be legislated, only the 7 dirty words / a specific definition of "pornography" have ever been approved by the Supreme Court for restriction.
I still think we're headed for an all-cartoon prime time. It's so much cheaper to make cartoons compared to other shows, and the jokes can be so much clearer, plus you can fly under the FCC's crazy censorship witch-hunting by being "just a harmless cartoon".
I would like to see an integration of Ethereal with google's locator service, or one of those ip to geographical coordinate services. It could bring up a map of the world, and where people are coming from to get to you. Finally, I could project that map on the wall, and be just like in DEFCON 5 the movie! HA HA HA!
How about a study showing the time delay from when a cellphone rings in the theater to when people get mad, measured in milliseconds. In L.A. it must be higher than here,because we get people from there talkin on phones like it's their job, IN the theater, DURING the movie.
I want to see them get public domain songs up there too... if the RIAA hasn't filed a motion against that -- are there even public domain songs anymore?
Of course, any time you release a tool that can be used for good or evil, there will be people that use it for good and those who use it for evil. I would much rather at least have the tools exist than be stuck when some evil person creates a supervirus using a tool they stole because we can't get that tool publicly.
It's sure nice to hear about a fix at the same time as the bug... unlike MOST times, where you hear about a bug and then the fix is waaay later, later enough for every dolt to download the virus and infect their addressbook/shared playlist people/etc.
(driving around with CPOD_hack tool)... "hey, there's a guy that needs a bad day."
> CPOD_hack that.guy.over.there -fake_heartattack
Some girl thinks she likes you, but isn't sure... send her CPOD a signal!
> CPOD_hack those.girls -symptoms_of_love
ha ha.
So, we all want to know who's gonna play the lead. I hope it's not Angelina Jolie -- of course, she's great, but I'd hate to see her become the "lead girl in video game movie" actress. I would like to see someone really unexpected play the part, like a female WWE wrestler.
Code numbers probably won't work, for the same reason that charging for mail won't work. People will accumulate a list of people's code numbers. How? You'll have to give out the code # to apply for a credit card at college and get that free t-shirt. I get TONS of paid spam at my house. Do you know how much it costs to print a color flyer and send it to thousands of people? A LOT!!! But I still get them. We all do. Nothing will stop advertising, charging for it will just mean more expensive ads being mailed out (i.e. the super bowl ads cost a ton, but there are still ads there.)
I want to skin my windows crash screens, can I do that too? It'd be great to skin the crash screen to look just like the regular o/s, so I get the impression that everything is fine.
Every college physics class has one day where they talk about this,where the road is lumpy in a specific way, and then the bicycle with square wheels can drive. You know what else has a smooth ride? the space shuttle crawler. If you weigh enough, you just crush anything that would otherwise be a bump. I'll be happy when I see a vehicle besides a tank whose method of ground contact changes shape to accommodate for the road (i.e. tank tread on a bicycle). That would be sweet!
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I think I was using the Windows version of that last week... all my AND gates turned into Bill gates! HA HA HA!
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