It's a little different to say "no" when your job duties are not clearly defined. The boss can always say, "well, someone has to do it, and you're the only one here who knows how... that's what we pay you for!" Well, fact is, there are places that will pay *more* for that kinda work, and they should be made aware of that. If the work you're doing is really above & beyond your salary/etc., it should be easy to find a job that either pays what you're worth, or only gives you a set of assignments you're comfortable with (i.e. at a bigger company, where people are more careful about such things).
Test that computer or any of your generic dual-proc PC's against a Sun dual-proc Ultrasparc box and be prepared to cry. There's a reason that Sun's multiprocessor machines are expensive -- you get what you pay for.
What great advice could this program really give? program: "hey you! don't crash the planes!" program: "Gee, you haven't saved this file in a really long time, and there's a t-storm on the way... nah." program: "Sunshine, happy thoughts and rainbows, lolli-pops!" (ATC's have the highest suicide rate of like any job)
Rather than defining what P2P is, lawmakers should focus on what "fair use" is, especially related to "sharing" of digital "works" versus flat-out copying for distribution. We all know that a vcr can tape any TV show, but SUPPOSEDLY, you'll only really get in trouble if you turn around and sell those episodes you taped of the Simpsons. Casette tapes have been able to record for years -- and the musical world has not ended. Again, this points to the fact that good/popular albums are still going platinum, but the "single with 10 fluff songs" albums, the bad albums by good bands, etc are getting reamed, and RIGHTLY SO. if the whole album sucks, why should people have to buy it to find that out?
And then we got a ridiculous number of HTTP requests about the problem, which caused our server to explode and rain tiny bits of hazardous material into Lake Michigan. Fortunately, the indigenous wildlife was not affected, because nothing lives in Lake Michigan.
Seems that Microsoft is falling prey to a basic design problem: how to innovate in UI without copying apple. This looks exactly like any Mac interface, with the exception that it's got more blue than i can shake a stick at. It would be REALLY INTERESTING, and also MY IDEA, if you could change the whole thing from blue to green, black, red, etc and have all the blue's change hue accordingly, so that all the gradients look more or less the same. That's what mac allows you to do to some extent, and forcing people to pick blue is just going to inevitably cause everyone to be blind in the blue hue range.
blue blind person: wow... nice grey eyes! me: they're blue. blue blind person: whatever!
wouldn't that be GREAT?!
Aren't a lot of these problems solved by life?
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I think a lot of these problems can be solved simply by observation of the real world, and then deciding to either subset it or superset it. It is easy to think of current existence as a black box with certain properties, that one would either want to take a subset of those properties, or extend them in some way. I don't think it takes a special book -- if you're looking for a book on life, try all the millions of great novels out there. Those writers (i.e. Steinbeck) present a lot of information about the design of a world in the way that they create their "virtual worlds".
That's not that many lines of code. I think you have to ask yourself if they could've just stumbled onto the same routine. Arguably, having the comments the same is a much more precarious scenario. However, I would argue that perhaps at the time SCO didn't really care, because I can't imagine a case where a programmer would be involved on a highly proprietary project, and would let source leak out without seeking some monetary compensation. If that is what happened, then clearly there is some fraud here. Otherwise, "oops, shouldn't have let people see the source."
It is really important to take a survey of jobs that you think you will need a Ph. D for, and ask the recruiter what they really think. One scenario where you NEED a Ph.D is for research positions like the one I'm shooting for, where they will tell you that getting a Ph.D is like getting a bus ticket -- without it, you can't get to the job. There are hardly any cases where you should need to pay for your own Ph.D, though. You should definitely work somewhere where they are getting you the Ph.D. If they won't do that, then either find a place that will, or don't get one.
it's about freaking time!
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I'm sorry, but they have been advertising this thing a little heavy considering they weren't even shipping them. I've visited the apple store here at least twice, seen the ad, and then looked in the store for the box. It is really disappointing to see the ad up as if the computer is right there, and it's not. I surely hope for their sake that there are no major bugs, recalls, etc! Could this be the box that changes the tide? interesting to think about.
There are so many individuals on filesharing systems who are not intending on buying a CD in the first place, whose revenue is not being lost, who are convinced by listening to a non-radio friendly music clip, intentionally set out to buy the CD which contains that song. Case in point, I would never have bought a Slipknot CD had I not heard them on Napster, because they were not played on the radio at all. Is there a chance the RIAA will cave to allow people to at least listen to 5 minutes of every album? No one is dumb enough to buy something they've never heard before, these days.
That's some pretty legitimate art
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Having an art-technology degree myself, I can say that this is some seriously cool art. I would like to see a show where there were a number of different materialed mirror machines.. cool!:)
More range is better, which can equate to louder "loud"'s, and softer "soft"'s. Just having the record be louder is going to sound like crap on really super-hi-fi systems that can pick up every little thing... you'll hear cats meowing in the studio, etc... I know from experience in the studio!
I wouldn't be surprised to see someone make this system, and then to see the RIAA use all of its immense financial resources to pressure Congress into changing the "fair use" laws so that it specifically says you personally have to own the CD to hear a song... so much for radio if that happens!
It all hinges on how fair you think reverse engineering is. The fact is, anyone should be able to come out with a competing product without worrying that any similarity will bring a huge lawsuit and patent problems. If you stole their secrets, that's another thing, but a competing product should not automatically be illegal.
The trouble with closed content is that it's inaccessible to people who want to learn and do more in the future. Who knows what secrets we lost from ancient times, but we do have the stuff they shared, like statues. How important is that? Well, even WITH the statues it's hard to figure out how they did it. Knowing what was done would save us from reinventing the wheel after nearly 2000 years of "advances".
What happens then when the little battery dies? Does your machine completely shut down? Furthermore, what if I just take the HDD out and put it in a *brand* new machine that hasn't been powered up yet? Shouldn't the chip say, "no you're not another machine's HDD, you are MINE!" and take the thing hostage?
The DMCA should not keep people from finding out if they are reinventing the wheel. If I can access a subroutine from 15 years ago and make good use of it in research today, great! If I need to make a profit off of that *specific* routine, and the company, person, etc. are all gone, then guess what? it should be public domain.
Standardized rechargers will never come, though, because that would commoditize them instead of forcing you to buy a particular one for your phone. I would love to see the day when one "wall wart" can power anything, but it's just not gonna happen!
Just recycle older IP's! I seriously doubt that 4.3 billion IP's will be in use *simultaneously*. Ebay gets a billion hits a month, but not all at once!
It's only like the 10th post, and the screenshots are dead already. Maybe the phone should include a peer-to-peer bandwidth sharing algorithm, and then their site can host their screenshots on everyone's phone. OR, perhaps we can get a mirror on slashdot for picture links! please?:)
I can see it now, the new wave of hacking will be to steal the unique ID of someone's uber-remote, and then to control their entire house from Uzbekistan or something. Then, you can ransom back their UID to them or else not let them out for food or anything, plus you can broadcast the whole thing directly to the media for enchanced public outcry. WOO! That's modern technology!
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It's a little different to say "no" when your job duties are not clearly defined. The boss can always say, "well, someone has to do it, and you're the only one here who knows how... that's what we pay you for!" Well, fact is, there are places that will pay *more* for that kinda work, and they should be made aware of that. If the work you're doing is really above & beyond your salary/etc., it should be easy to find a job that either pays what you're worth, or only gives you a set of assignments you're comfortable with (i.e. at a bigger company, where people are more careful about such things).
Test that computer or any of your generic dual-proc PC's against a Sun dual-proc Ultrasparc box and be prepared to cry. There's a reason that Sun's multiprocessor machines are expensive -- you get what you pay for.
What great advice could this program really give?
program: "hey you! don't crash the planes!"
program: "Gee, you haven't saved this file in a really long time, and there's a t-storm on the way... nah."
program: "Sunshine, happy thoughts and rainbows, lolli-pops!"
(ATC's have the highest suicide rate of like any job)
For maximum humor, The list should contain non-technical products like coffee and shampoo (lather THEN rinse? no wonder!)
Rather than defining what P2P is, lawmakers should focus on what "fair use" is, especially related to "sharing" of digital "works" versus flat-out copying for distribution. We all know that a vcr can tape any TV show, but SUPPOSEDLY, you'll only really get in trouble if you turn around and sell those episodes you taped of the Simpsons. Casette tapes have been able to record for years -- and the musical world has not ended. Again, this points to the fact that good/popular albums are still going platinum, but the "single with 10 fluff songs" albums, the bad albums by good bands, etc are getting reamed, and RIGHTLY SO. if the whole album sucks, why should people have to buy it to find that out?
And then we got a ridiculous number of HTTP requests about the problem, which caused our server to explode and rain tiny bits of hazardous material into Lake Michigan. Fortunately, the indigenous wildlife was not affected, because nothing lives in Lake Michigan.
Seems that Microsoft is falling prey to a basic design problem: how to innovate in UI without copying apple. This looks exactly like any Mac interface, with the exception that it's got more blue than i can shake a stick at. It would be REALLY INTERESTING, and also MY IDEA, if you could change the whole thing from blue to green, black, red, etc and have all the blue's change hue accordingly, so that all the gradients look more or less the same. That's what mac allows you to do to some extent, and forcing people to pick blue is just going to inevitably cause everyone to be blind in the blue hue range.
blue blind person: wow... nice grey eyes!
me: they're blue.
blue blind person: whatever!
wouldn't that be GREAT?!
I think a lot of these problems can be solved simply by observation of the real world, and then deciding to either subset it or superset it. It is easy to think of current existence as a black box with certain properties, that one would either want to take a subset of those properties, or extend them in some way. I don't think it takes a special book -- if you're looking for a book on life, try all the millions of great novels out there. Those writers (i.e. Steinbeck) present a lot of information about the design of a world in the way that they create their "virtual worlds".
I would love to hear that Microsoft's little craphole on port 135 caused the big blackout of 2003, and that this plant was the key infectee.
That's not that many lines of code. I think you have to ask yourself if they could've just stumbled onto the same routine. Arguably, having the comments the same is a much more precarious scenario. However, I would argue that perhaps at the time SCO didn't really care, because I can't imagine a case where a programmer would be involved on a highly proprietary project, and would let source leak out without seeking some monetary compensation. If that is what happened, then clearly there is some fraud here. Otherwise, "oops, shouldn't have let people see the source."
It is really important to take a survey of jobs that you think you will need a Ph. D for, and ask the recruiter what they really think. One scenario where you NEED a Ph.D is for research positions like the one I'm shooting for, where they will tell you that getting a Ph.D is like getting a bus ticket -- without it, you can't get to the job. There are hardly any cases where you should need to pay for your own Ph.D, though. You should definitely work somewhere where they are getting you the Ph.D. If they won't do that, then either find a place that will, or don't get one.
I'm sorry, but they have been advertising this thing a little heavy considering they weren't even shipping them. I've visited the apple store here at least twice, seen the ad, and then looked in the store for the box. It is really disappointing to see the ad up as if the computer is right there, and it's not. I surely hope for their sake that there are no major bugs, recalls, etc! Could this be the box that changes the tide? interesting to think about.
There are so many individuals on filesharing systems who are not intending on buying a CD in the first place, whose revenue is not being lost, who are convinced by listening to a non-radio friendly music clip, intentionally set out to buy the CD which contains that song. Case in point, I would never have bought a Slipknot CD had I not heard them on Napster, because they were not played on the radio at all. Is there a chance the RIAA will cave to allow people to at least listen to 5 minutes of every album? No one is dumb enough to buy something they've never heard before, these days.
Having an art-technology degree myself, I can say that this is some seriously cool art. I would like to see a show where there were a number of different materialed mirror machines.. cool! :)
More range is better, which can equate to louder "loud"'s, and softer "soft"'s. Just having the record be louder is going to sound like crap on really super-hi-fi systems that can pick up every little thing... you'll hear cats meowing in the studio, etc... I know from experience in the studio!
I wouldn't be surprised to see someone make this system, and then to see the RIAA use all of its immense financial resources to pressure Congress into changing the "fair use" laws so that it specifically says you personally have to own the CD to hear a song... so much for radio if that happens!
It all hinges on how fair you think reverse engineering is. The fact is, anyone should be able to come out with a competing product without worrying that any similarity will bring a huge lawsuit and patent problems. If you stole their secrets, that's another thing, but a competing product should not automatically be illegal.
The trouble with closed content is that it's inaccessible to people who want to learn and do more in the future. Who knows what secrets we lost from ancient times, but we do have the stuff they shared, like statues. How important is that? Well, even WITH the statues it's hard to figure out how they did it. Knowing what was done would save us from reinventing the wheel after nearly 2000 years of "advances".
What happens then when the little battery dies? Does your machine completely shut down? Furthermore, what if I just take the HDD out and put it in a *brand* new machine that hasn't been powered up yet? Shouldn't the chip say, "no you're not another machine's HDD, you are MINE!" and take the thing hostage?
The DMCA should not keep people from finding out if they are reinventing the wheel. If I can access a subroutine from 15 years ago and make good use of it in research today, great! If I need to make a profit off of that *specific* routine, and the company, person, etc. are all gone, then guess what? it should be public domain.
Standardized rechargers will never come, though, because that would commoditize them instead of forcing you to buy a particular one for your phone. I would love to see the day when one "wall wart" can power anything, but it's just not gonna happen!
Just recycle older IP's! I seriously doubt that 4.3 billion IP's will be in use *simultaneously*. Ebay gets a billion hits a month, but not all at once!
It's only like the 10th post, and the screenshots are dead already. Maybe the phone should include a peer-to-peer bandwidth sharing algorithm, and then their site can host their screenshots on everyone's phone. OR, perhaps we can get a mirror on slashdot for picture links! please? :)
How long will it be with this system in place until you can download the most ungodly of things from adult entertainment sites? EEEEW!
I can see it now, the new wave of hacking will be to steal the unique ID of someone's uber-remote, and then to control their entire house from Uzbekistan or something. Then, you can ransom back their UID to them or else not let them out for food or anything, plus you can broadcast the whole thing directly to the media for enchanced public outcry. WOO! That's modern technology!