We called those preppies, and even the Nerds beat the crap outa them! Those were the most self assuredly arrogant cretins it has ever been my misfortune to encounter. Smug little 'my daddy payed for it' wastes of time.
Same basic idea... it's not so much 'won't somebody please think about the children' to me, I never felt a child young enough not to understand what they are seeing should be going to the library alone anyway. But if controls are needed, they have to be the responsibility of someone human, not a machine. Especially in anything relating to education. The last thing I'd want is my children's ability to learn being chosen by anyone other than their mother and myself.
That is probably the most logical idea I've heard here... but this is slashdot...
I would ask, however, how you limit the young people from just using the PC's on the other floors? Are they in view of the librarian as well?
I would make a compromise... the PC's should be in view, and not just to protect the children. It would help limit hax0rs using them as terminals (not completely, but some). Make the users check out PC's like they do books. Give them a key that unlocks the PC, and children's keys let the filtering software work, while an adult key unlocks it. Make the users pay for lost keys, just like lost books.
Just an idea...
And since I had not Opted In (I never opt in for advertising), I would immediately change my mind and shop elsewhere. The problem with this idea is not the legitimate users, who only disseminate information that has been requested, it is the abusers who will, just like e-mail, turn this into a swamp of useless messages.
I already am bombarded with far more advertising than I ever cared for; billboards, radio ads, tv ads, movie pre-reel ads, magazine ads, ads in paperback books, adds in the newsprint, ads on the packaging of just about everything I purchase, ads in my e-mail, ads on web sites, adds on cars and vehicles, people handing out ads, ads under the wipers of my widnshield, ads on my front door, ads in my mail, adds on the clothes of the poeple around me, and any other place marketing drones can think to place them. How about instead of bombarding me with useless data that I (and others) quickly start tuning out, allowing the information to be available when I want it and specifically request it?
I know, consumers need to be informed etc. etc. I for one am tired of the advertising blitz, and of hearing about it. Even/. (no surprise) bombards me with useless ads.
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The problem with an OS CA is not the matter of technical ability to issue the certificates. It revolves around the more complex (and MUCH more expensive) issue of liability. In signing a certificate, the CA is assuming liability for the person they are issuing for. Basically, even if the certificate is verified, all it would take is one lawsuit to eat all the funds from the $5 cert. Unfortunately, this technology, like many other new approaches, falls before the lowest common denominator. The average joe punchclock.
Interestingly enough, I found out about PopFile on/. and started testing it at work. Two days and it was catching 95%+ accurate, tried it at home and took a bit longer, but still very accurate and very simple to use. It takes moments to install, runs completely in the background, and does not require a lot of technical skill. And my favorite feature, a low memory profile!
The oft quoted 'Moore's Law' as some have said before, is not in fact a law at all, but instead a theory proposed by Moore based on the economic and technological trends of his time. He by no means meant to imply that this measurement be used as a benchmark of the technology industry. The fact that is is not only known, but hotly debated in the industry shows not the accuracy of the 'law', but instead the success of the marketing campaigns based off that quote. To be quite realistic, some manufacturers have pushed out technology that has not been completely tested in order to compete in the marketing game of Moore's Law, and thus we have cheap, unreliable PC's. (Don't get me wrong, this is only one of many reasons for this effect!) </RANT>
One of the objectives of Zen meditation is to be able to turn off unnecessary senses, to allow the mind the freedom to explore itself... so it is quite possible to exert volitional control over the senses...
Makes one wonder...
Somehow, the idea of our pr0n lasting 500 years to be found by an archeologist leaves me with a strange sense of foreboding about the future of the human species...
Or imagine... someone 500 years from now finds a slashdot post... somehow gets the idea that Soviet Russia is a Profit center of our world...
Righto... instead of killing the trees by cutting them down, we will be making books that (virtually) never return to the environment, and considering the low quality of many of the books out there, will end up in a landfill somewhere for the next 500+ years. Not to mention we will still be killing the trees due to all the chemical pollution from the plastics manufacturing process...
Having had many surgeries, and as a result, no sense of smell remaining, I can fully agree with the parent here. Smell is not really sensative enough in humans to identify much of anything.
Animals, most notably dogs, have proven however, that it can be used to uniquely identify most living creatures, but can be easily confused. If a dog can't track across a river or under perfume, what makes them think a machine can?
The basic assumption I am making is that using audio compression the stream must be parsed in a continuous manner, where seek time on a drive is more latency inducing than a few extra CPU cycles in producing listenable output. When dealing with images, i.e. JPG2000, the time to render has a higher acceptable latency for the data stream than audio data. (See the article on using Audio for packet monitoring on Slashdot)
Oh, I quite agree... the point I was making is still valid, why store more than one original quality (or highest quality) copy of the file, since with peeling you can reduce on the fly for other uses... as long as you want to keep a high quality copy, you cannot escape the original space. The space for multiple versions will always equal the siZe of the original+the size of the copies.
Looking at your example of storing the variable bit rates as seperate files as an example, let's do some theoretical math:
Original High Quality file: 10mb 3/4 Quality file: 7.5mb Half quality file: 5mb Quarter quality file: 2.5mb Total for all variations without peeling: 25mb
Or, store the High Quality 10mb original only and dynamically peel. Savings, 15mb (1.5 times more files) No need te reencode a new file for each device (and some of us have many!)
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Please don't forget to bring 2 wire hangers and a roll of duct tape... works for every Ford ever made LOL
We called those preppies, and even the Nerds beat the crap outa them! Those were the most self assuredly arrogant cretins it has ever been my misfortune to encounter. Smug little 'my daddy payed for it' wastes of time.
Nope, my fiancee asked me for 512mb 333 DDR Ram and a new sound card... must be a new trend...
Tonight on Slashdot: Girls who want bigger, better hardware for Valentines, and the Geeks who would love to get em!
Same basic idea... it's not so much 'won't somebody please think about the children' to me, I never felt a child young enough not to understand what they are seeing should be going to the library alone anyway. But if controls are needed, they have to be the responsibility of someone human, not a machine. Especially in anything relating to education. The last thing I'd want is my children's ability to learn being chosen by anyone other than their mother and myself.
That is probably the most logical idea I've heard here... but this is slashdot... I would ask, however, how you limit the young people from just using the PC's on the other floors? Are they in view of the librarian as well? I would make a compromise... the PC's should be in view, and not just to protect the children. It would help limit hax0rs using them as terminals (not completely, but some). Make the users check out PC's like they do books. Give them a key that unlocks the PC, and children's keys let the filtering software work, while an adult key unlocks it. Make the users pay for lost keys, just like lost books. Just an idea...
And since I had not Opted In (I never opt in for advertising), I would immediately change my mind and shop elsewhere. The problem with this idea is not the legitimate users, who only disseminate information that has been requested, it is the abusers who will, just like e-mail, turn this into a swamp of useless messages. /. (no surprise) bombards me with useless ads.
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I already am bombarded with far more advertising than I ever cared for; billboards, radio ads, tv ads, movie pre-reel ads, magazine ads, ads in paperback books, adds in the newsprint, ads on the packaging of just about everything I purchase, ads in my e-mail, ads on web sites, adds on cars and vehicles, people handing out ads, ads under the wipers of my widnshield, ads on my front door, ads in my mail, adds on the clothes of the poeple around me, and any other place marketing drones can think to place them. How about instead of bombarding me with useless data that I (and others) quickly start tuning out, allowing the information to be available when I want it and specifically request it? I know, consumers need to be informed etc. etc. I for one am tired of the advertising blitz, and of hearing about it. Even
Or a name Lucas rejected for C3PO
The problem with an OS CA is not the matter of technical ability to issue the certificates. It revolves around the more complex (and MUCH more expensive) issue of liability. In signing a certificate, the CA is assuming liability for the person they are issuing for. Basically, even if the certificate is verified, all it would take is one lawsuit to eat all the funds from the $5 cert. Unfortunately, this technology, like many other new approaches, falls before the lowest common denominator. The average joe punchclock.
Interestingly enough, I found out about PopFile on /. and started testing it at work. Two days and it was catching 95%+ accurate, tried it at home and took a bit longer, but still very accurate and very simple to use. It takes moments to install, runs completely in the background, and does not require a lot of technical skill. And my favorite feature, a low memory profile!
Does this mean that Terminator action figures aren't human? What about He-Man, Mr. T (Ba Barcus), Hulk Hogan, The Rock, etc... makes you wonder...
Hey now! Bananas may be asexual, but don't forget the nuts!
Don't forget Oscillation Overthrusters!
The oft quoted 'Moore's Law' as some have said before, is not in fact a law at all, but instead a theory proposed by Moore based on the economic and technological trends of his time. He by no means meant to imply that this measurement be used as a benchmark of the technology industry. The fact that is is not only known, but hotly debated in the industry shows not the accuracy of the 'law', but instead the success of the marketing campaigns based off that quote. To be quite realistic, some manufacturers have pushed out technology that has not been completely tested in order to compete in the marketing game of Moore's Law, and thus we have cheap, unreliable PC's. (Don't get me wrong, this is only one of many reasons for this effect!)
</RANT>
One of the objectives of Zen meditation is to be able to turn off unnecessary senses, to allow the mind the freedom to explore itself... so it is quite possible to exert volitional control over the senses... Makes one wonder...
Somehow, the idea of our pr0n lasting 500 years to be found by an archeologist leaves me with a strange sense of foreboding about the future of the human species...
Or imagine... someone 500 years from now finds a slashdot post... somehow gets the idea that Soviet Russia is a Profit center of our world...
Scary!
Or the inevitable Joe37337... You see him approach, armed with everything imaginable, just before the XBox BSOD's...
Righto... instead of killing the trees by cutting them down, we will be making books that (virtually) never return to the environment, and considering the low quality of many of the books out there, will end up in a landfill somewhere for the next 500+ years. Not to mention we will still be killing the trees due to all the chemical pollution from the plastics manufacturing process...
We three pings of internet fame,
dodging trolls and slashdot flame,
servers seeking, responses testing,
Proving the servers down!
Oh, oh, oh!
Poor 'lil server,
Melted server,
Slashdoted now you burn bright!
Having had many surgeries, and as a result, no sense of smell remaining, I can fully agree with the parent here. Smell is not really sensative enough in humans to identify much of anything.
Animals, most notably dogs, have proven however, that it can be used to uniquely identify most living creatures, but can be easily confused. If a dog can't track across a river or under perfume, what makes them think a machine can?
What does Intel have to do with Mac users?
The basic assumption I am making is that using audio compression the stream must be parsed in a continuous manner, where seek time on a drive is more latency inducing than a few extra CPU cycles in producing listenable output. When dealing with images, i.e. JPG2000, the time to render has a higher acceptable latency for the data stream than audio data. (See the article on using Audio for packet monitoring on Slashdot)
Microsoft
Oh, I quite agree... the point I was making is still valid, why store more than one original quality (or highest quality) copy of the file, since with peeling you can reduce on the fly for other uses... as long as you want to keep a high quality copy, you cannot escape the original space. The space for multiple versions will always equal the siZe of the original+the size of the copies.
Looking at your example of storing the variable bit rates as seperate files as an example, let's do some theoretical math:
Original High Quality file: 10mb
3/4 Quality file: 7.5mb
Half quality file: 5mb
Quarter quality file: 2.5mb
Total for all variations without peeling: 25mb
Or, store the High Quality 10mb original only and dynamically peel. Savings, 15mb (1.5 times more files)
No need te reencode a new file for each device (and some of us have many!)
Just FYI
Don't forgete the following mythical creatures:
Geek with Girlfriend
Honest Politician
Trustworthy Computing
Secure Windows
etc...