Why is it that when somebody mentions "company X" is doing this, it's a good thing... somebody else always has to say "they're not doing it to be good, they're doing it to serve themselves."
Of course, anything that helps the community is self-serving at least in the perspective of PR, but it's not always done with that intent. I doubt they're thinking directly that "Action X = Result Y = More $$$ for us"." Carmac likes open source, and he's a great developer. By OS'ing previous engines, it helps the developer community well... make more people like Carmac. Good for us, good for ID, good for PC-game development in general.
It's almost impossible for a company to do something like this and be *entirely* altruistic, but that doesn't mean that they're looking directly at profits (exempting that they don't lose any). It probably comes down more to something like a pitch from developers saying how it's good for PR and will improve the developer pool etc etc, and a PHB going with it based on that idea - but not everyone is in this for profit.
If you think that John C or many others at ID do what they do out of complete focus on profit, I think you're ignoring a lot of "love" put into the games and love for the community itself.
It's a pain in the butt, but you can at least fix the ports for NFSv3 in order to firewall:
In your init: /sbin/rpc.mountd --port ${RPCMOUNTDPORT} /sbin/rpc.statd --port ${LISTEN_PORT}
And in/etc/modutils/nfs (or whatever works on your distro to set module params): options lockd nlm_udpport=4001 nlm_tcpport=4001
For the above, be sure to run update-modules after in deb. Then afterwards, allow "RPCMOUNTDPORT, LISTEN_PORT, and udp/tcp ports 4001 (or whichever you choose) through the firewall.
Actually, I might just download it for test - it would be interesting to see just how they coded it, how they detect instances of "piracy" as opposed to somebody's home video, etc etc.
I don't know about installing on my network, but I don't see why not - there's enough free/indie music and movie reviews (as long as I'm not stuck on 'opening night') out there to last me a lifetime.
And of course, if the program is crap, the OS'ness might allow one to find interesting ways to divert its attention elsewhere.
You won't see this in a home connection anytime soon, but you might see it within networks or between other backbones.
In the end, it can directly benefit the home user due to the fact that the overall bandwidth is increased, meaning that you and everyone on a backbone don't get bogged down by the 50% that are downloading/spamming/etc at higher-than-average speeds.
You won't mind installing this software in your home network - because it's all for the greater good then. How about bringing it to work while you're at it, after all we need to catch those dirty filesharers.
For FSCK, this isn't about "piracy is good" or "piracy is bad," it's about major corporations flexing their legal/financial muscle and enforcing their skewed ideas on everyone else.
Not one could get the sound working for more than brief periods.
You know what, I'd definately have to bite as "troll" on this one. Not only does the article not state the model of the soundcard (Intel card on an Intel board is the best you get), but it doesn't adequately describe the problem.
I'd say that the author either trolled around for a sound device he *knew* wouldn't work well. And excuse me, but doesn't it seem odd that this supposed new PC and new motherboard worked with the driver using "built-in" OS support all the way back to windows 95?
Now, let's go here. Every board I've checked either has a "soundmax" (I have one which doesn't autodetect on XP much less 95, not sure about 'nix) or an AC'97 (works just fine with 'nix on any mobo I've used that has it, NOT in windows 95 in many cases). I'm sorry, but this is just BS.
So, even if he got the Intel wrong what chance in hell is it that this MainStream board would be using a card based on an (technologically speaking) ancient model? Hell, I'm sorry but many times 95 won't even work well with my motherboard let alone the onboard sound
Intermittent problem: Maybe Fred forgot to set the mixer volume to pop up above 0 on bootup? The sound won't just "work sometimes," either it works, or it doesn't, or you're doing something weird.
What I would do is give Mr. Langa a well-built linux distro - installed - and windows 95. Then allow him the choice between the two after a month.
This isn't a legitimate criticism of Linux by far... it's a criticism made by a moron who either handpicked criteria or made it up.
Again, depends on the vehicle. '91 Accord, rear drum brakes were actually quite easy to service. Front discs/rotors are a pain in the butt, mainly due to the fact that the bolts must be accessed from towards the inside, requiring that the steering knuckle etc be first removed for access.
The rears, a few springs and a bolt or two, you're good. There's a little tensioning bolt that can be accessed once the brakes are on to adjust the distance between the pad/drum.
I do remember that my previous car (Toyota) was a lot simpler on front discs though, no pulling a bunch of extra crap off apart to get at the rotors.
Replacing the ABS sensors etc. I haven't done it since I don't have ABS... but I've heard that it can be annoying (depending on the vehicle) and of course it's another expense.
Is when somebody emails me a word document that is full of... text
Yes, that's right, no fancy formatting, no special fonts, just text. In fact, this happens rather regularly in many organizations... as a simple bulletin is mailed as a.DOC because it was also printed from word for the old nailing-to-wall method.
CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+V... paste it into an email and save the recipients a little confusion. Word documents (or other attachments) just take up space and mail email that much less searchable. Finding the memo sent in HTML/text 2 months ago is much easier than playing find-the-missing-word-attachment.
Right now I've got my main ride partially dissassembled. The tires are off, the front brakes are apart, and I have to finish next weekend after I grab a few parts that surprised me.
This is the first time I've done disc brakes solo, and probably the last. My last car wasn't that hard to do the front brakes... this car is a bit newer, and it seems that they purposely do things in as inconvenient a manner as possible (rotor bolts on the inside requiring the steering knuckle etc to be removed).
I'm lucky though, this car doesn't have ABS. Most newer cars do, which means that it will be much harder for me to service the brakes. In fact, it seems odd to me that the progression of electronics that I can *add* to my car is comparable to the electronics that I can't *service* on my car. My old tapedeck was replaced by a CD player, then an MP3 CD deck, and finally I am working on outfitting it with a nice mini-ITX PC to handle DVD-audio playback, wireless syncing, etc. It seems very odd to me that while I can easily add all these rather "complex" things to my car, a decade from now I probably won't be able to change my own oil due to the triple-sensor-electronic-bypass oil filter...
Perhaps strong against a sustained force, but brittle against a sharp impact (or vise-versa)? If you think titanic-like the hull was actually very strong, but under cold/ocean conditions the metal became more fragile allowing it to be punctured.
Seizures, particularly epileptic. Involuntary muscle movement etc are part of that as well.
Tourettes tics are usually smaller in scale (unless supressed in which case they can "explode" out)... not sure if the causes are very different or not from epileptic seizures in term of stay nervous impulses.
Aputees and other similar cases. If you fall into one of the following:
a) Irreperably severed muscle
b) Severely degenerated muscle (may be retoned, but for long-term degeneration it could be a long haul)
c) Missing limbs
If the muscle is broken, or the limb missing, then you haven't got anything to work with. Making the signal work with electronics is a large portion of the battle (in terms of mapping how human nerve impulses work) and being artificial limbs or electronic assistance equipment (think motorized leg braces) it can cover more people.
My question is: What is the bandwidth of the human brain. If we put it into terms of both latency (time before signal hits destination and a result is returned) and pipe size (how much data can we push through at a given time).
Does our bring have a "ping." That is to say, if we had a leg where the nerve receptors has died, but the muscle nerves work (leprosy?), can you tell if it is moving when we want it to, or is the only return signal from the nerves that sense touch?
It would be interesting to see if a wireless connection could handle brain bandwidth. I'd imagine that for the simple operatings such as moving an object etc low bandwidth is required. For a fully pluggable experience (how about integrating touch, hearing, and the optic nerve to pilot a mini-plane) I'd imagine that quite a lot of bandwidth is needed, as well as fairly low latency.
But then again, I was recently at the doctor's doing exercises when I noticed that if I tried to do leg pumps too fast, my leg would be trying to "pull" when at times it should be doing a "push" and so I either get a short stroke or a shutter. Is this the same as a data collision or just lack of reaction speed due to the muscle not being well enough toned (the muscle is degenerated due to being immobilized from a break, but muscle tone is probably already average compared to most people).
And while the actual visual/acting aspects of the scenes are well-scripted, the storyline is obviously not original.
Does "script" cound as just the acting cues etc, or is storyline included. I'd imagine that the latter has a seperate award - but if that isn't the case then it doesn't make much sense for a book-based-movie to win a script award?
Currently recordable DVD offerings for the general public are limited to 4.7GB, but the film-type DVD's are dual-layer and achieve roughly twice that capacity. Writers for the dual-layer standard can be expected in a few years.
...Is rather dumb. If you were blinded and dumped in a set that simulated a virtual seashore - would you believe it? Even if your ears didn't tip you off, you sense of touch, smell, taste etc would pick up variations in the air humidity, temperature, and other atmospherics.
Same if you were rendered deaf... even if your eyes could be fooled other senses come into play.
Senses run more as a mesh than individually. In many cases, sound is also accompanies by a touch sensation, and a visual one. The same for visuals.
All your senses working as one help you realize an environment, so you'd have to fool all rather well to do a proper "simulation."
However, as to the grandparents' post that sight is more advanced than sound because we can "fool" sound better... that's just BS. We can create "sounds" better than "sights" because the technology is currently more advanced, and because soundwaves are a bit easier to manipulate than light at the moment.
Still, something blasted from a very good stereo over a distance may sound perceptually equal to actuality no more or less than say, a very well-done painting or statue done at a distance, etc.
I'm not really sure the idea of a virtual church will catch on. It may be ok for those that are irregular churchgoers to begin with, but it's doubtful that those who are active in church events, socializing, and things such as communion will find this appealing.
Where I do think this would become useful is in the case of confessions: Perhaps by email or some more secure method, one could "confess" or just ask a priest for guidance - useful when you've got something on your chest at a given moment but the church isn't open.
Different people are better at remembering different things. Some are good with dates, others with physical descriptions, etc.
And besides... wouldn't a legal case require more long-term memory (what is short?). It doesn't take much to remember the basic description of a car for awhile in many people - it was a red corvette with spoiler and etc etc license plate ending in 923 - but remembering these to the point where you report it to somebody else might be a bit harder.
And the good new is, that laws can be challenged on the point that they are too cague. The bad news is that few people rarely do - or often enough can't afford to - take it to court when the law may be shot down.
While many devices use powered USB or an alternate source (such as my digital camera, which will use USB power or battery power as convenient), others (such as my webcam/scanner) are powered only by USB. In this case, I'd say that you'd probably be looking at a powered USB hub - which could be detached from the computer but would still need to plug into your devices and/or have a wall plug and/or batteries.
It seems to indicate that the car thieves are worse than rapists, the intent was to indicate that a "copyright infringer" is no in the ballpark of either other variety of criminal... even a car thief tends to create damage or deprive somebody of property.
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So you could equip your character with a discman and a "+50dmg Britney Spears" ear-breaking audio clip?
How about a treasure box with a trap: What first looks like some good pr0n is in fact a goatse which deals 999hp damage...
Why is it that when somebody mentions "company X" is doing this, it's a good thing... somebody else always has to say "they're not doing it to be good, they're doing it to serve themselves."
Of course, anything that helps the community is self-serving at least in the perspective of PR, but it's not always done with that intent. I doubt they're thinking directly that "Action X = Result Y = More $$$ for us"." Carmac likes open source, and he's a great developer. By OS'ing previous engines, it helps the developer community well... make more people like Carmac. Good for us, good for ID, good for PC-game development in general.
It's almost impossible for a company to do something like this and be *entirely* altruistic, but that doesn't mean that they're looking directly at profits (exempting that they don't lose any). It probably comes down more to something like a pitch from developers saying how it's good for PR and will improve the developer pool etc etc, and a PHB going with it based on that idea - but not everyone is in this for profit.
If you think that John C or many others at ID do what they do out of complete focus on profit, I think you're ignoring a lot of "love" put into the games and love for the community itself.
It's a pain in the butt, but you can at least fix the ports for NFSv3 in order to firewall:
/sbin/rpc.mountd --port ${RPCMOUNTDPORT}
/sbin/rpc.statd --port ${LISTEN_PORT}
/etc/modutils/nfs (or whatever works on your distro to set module params):
In your init:
And in
options lockd nlm_udpport=4001 nlm_tcpport=4001
For the above, be sure to run update-modules after in deb. Then afterwards, allow "RPCMOUNTDPORT, LISTEN_PORT, and udp/tcp ports 4001 (or whichever you choose) through the firewall.
Actually, I might just download it for test - it would be interesting to see just how they coded it, how they detect instances of "piracy" as opposed to somebody's home video, etc etc.
I don't know about installing on my network, but I don't see why not - there's enough free/indie music and movie reviews (as long as I'm not stuck on 'opening night') out there to last me a lifetime.
And of course, if the program is crap, the OS'ness might allow one to find interesting ways to divert its attention elsewhere.
You won't see this in a home connection anytime soon, but you might see it within networks or between other backbones.
In the end, it can directly benefit the home user due to the fact that the overall bandwidth is increased, meaning that you and everyone on a backbone don't get bogged down by the 50% that are downloading/spamming/etc at higher-than-average speeds.
You won't mind installing this software in your home network - because it's all for the greater good then. How about bringing it to work while you're at it, after all we need to catch those dirty filesharers.
For FSCK, this isn't about "piracy is good" or "piracy is bad," it's about major corporations flexing their legal/financial muscle and enforcing their skewed ideas on everyone else.
Since when does "Due Diligence" involve installing somebody else's software/hardware on your network.
If it were my network, I'd ask if they have an open-source version of the software... that'd get 'em.
Not one could get the sound working for more than brief periods.
You know what, I'd definately have to bite as "troll" on this one. Not only does the article not state the model of the soundcard (Intel card on an Intel board is the best you get), but it doesn't adequately describe the problem.
I'd say that the author either trolled around for a sound device he *knew* wouldn't work well. And excuse me, but doesn't it seem odd that this supposed new PC and new motherboard worked with the driver using "built-in" OS support all the way back to windows 95?
Now, let's go here. Every board I've checked either has a "soundmax" (I have one which doesn't autodetect on XP much less 95, not sure about 'nix) or an AC'97 (works just fine with 'nix on any mobo I've used that has it, NOT in windows 95 in many cases). I'm sorry, but this is just BS.
So, even if he got the Intel wrong what chance in hell is it that this MainStream board would be using a card based on an (technologically speaking) ancient model? Hell, I'm sorry but many times 95 won't even work well with my motherboard let alone the onboard sound
Intermittent problem: Maybe Fred forgot to set the mixer volume to pop up above 0 on bootup? The sound won't just "work sometimes," either it works, or it doesn't, or you're doing something weird.
What I would do is give Mr. Langa a well-built linux distro - installed - and windows 95. Then allow him the choice between the two after a month.
This isn't a legitimate criticism of Linux by far... it's a criticism made by a moron who either handpicked criteria or made it up.
Again, depends on the vehicle. '91 Accord, rear drum brakes were actually quite easy to service. Front discs/rotors are a pain in the butt, mainly due to the fact that the bolts must be accessed from towards the inside, requiring that the steering knuckle etc be first removed for access.
The rears, a few springs and a bolt or two, you're good. There's a little tensioning bolt that can be accessed once the brakes are on to adjust the distance between the pad/drum.
I do remember that my previous car (Toyota) was a lot simpler on front discs though, no pulling a bunch of extra crap off apart to get at the rotors.
"Does our bring have a "ping."
Well, apparently my brain has rather high latency right now... mainly due to lack of proper fuel (coffee)...
Apparently though, even in malfunctioning my brain is rather poetic.
Replacing the ABS sensors etc. I haven't done it since I don't have ABS... but I've heard that it can be annoying (depending on the vehicle) and of course it's another expense.
Is when somebody emails me a word document that is full of... text
.DOC because it was also printed from word for the old nailing-to-wall method.
Yes, that's right, no fancy formatting, no special fonts, just text. In fact, this happens rather regularly in many organizations... as a simple bulletin is mailed as a
CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+V... paste it into an email and save the recipients a little confusion. Word documents (or other attachments) just take up space and mail email that much less searchable. Finding the memo sent in HTML/text 2 months ago is much easier than playing find-the-missing-word-attachment.
Right now I've got my main ride partially dissassembled. The tires are off, the front brakes are apart, and I have to finish next weekend after I grab a few parts that surprised me.
This is the first time I've done disc brakes solo, and probably the last. My last car wasn't that hard to do the front brakes... this car is a bit newer, and it seems that they purposely do things in as inconvenient a manner as possible (rotor bolts on the inside requiring the steering knuckle etc to be removed).
I'm lucky though, this car doesn't have ABS. Most newer cars do, which means that it will be much harder for me to service the brakes. In fact, it seems odd to me that the progression of electronics that I can *add* to my car is comparable to the electronics that I can't *service* on my car. My old tapedeck was replaced by a CD player, then an MP3 CD deck, and finally I am working on outfitting it with a nice mini-ITX PC to handle DVD-audio playback, wireless syncing, etc. It seems very odd to me that while I can easily add all these rather "complex" things to my car, a decade from now I probably won't be able to change my own oil due to the triple-sensor-electronic-bypass oil filter...
Perhaps strong against a sustained force, but brittle against a sharp impact (or vise-versa)? If you think titanic-like the hull was actually very strong, but under cold/ocean conditions the metal became more fragile allowing it to be punctured.
Seizures, particularly epileptic. Involuntary muscle movement etc are part of that as well.
Tourettes tics are usually smaller in scale (unless supressed in which case they can "explode" out)... not sure if the causes are very different or not from epileptic seizures in term of stay nervous impulses.
Aputees and other similar cases. If you fall into one of the following:
a) Irreperably severed muscle
b) Severely degenerated muscle (may be retoned, but for long-term degeneration it could be a long haul)
c) Missing limbs
If the muscle is broken, or the limb missing, then you haven't got anything to work with. Making the signal work with electronics is a large portion of the battle (in terms of mapping how human nerve impulses work) and being artificial limbs or electronic assistance equipment (think motorized leg braces) it can cover more people.
My question is: What is the bandwidth of the human brain. If we put it into terms of both latency (time before signal hits destination and a result is returned) and pipe size (how much data can we push through at a given time).
Does our bring have a "ping." That is to say, if we had a leg where the nerve receptors has died, but the muscle nerves work (leprosy?), can you tell if it is moving when we want it to, or is the only return signal from the nerves that sense touch?
It would be interesting to see if a wireless connection could handle brain bandwidth. I'd imagine that for the simple operatings such as moving an object etc low bandwidth is required. For a fully pluggable experience (how about integrating touch, hearing, and the optic nerve to pilot a mini-plane) I'd imagine that quite a lot of bandwidth is needed, as well as fairly low latency.
But then again, I was recently at the doctor's doing exercises when I noticed that if I tried to do leg pumps too fast, my leg would be trying to "pull" when at times it should be doing a "push" and so I either get a short stroke or a shutter. Is this the same as a data collision or just lack of reaction speed due to the muscle not being well enough toned (the muscle is degenerated due to being immobilized from a break, but muscle tone is probably already average compared to most people).
And while the actual visual/acting aspects of the scenes are well-scripted, the storyline is obviously not original.
Does "script" cound as just the acting cues etc, or is storyline included. I'd imagine that the latter has a seperate award - but if that isn't the case then it doesn't make much sense for a book-based-movie to win a script award?
FYI,
Currently recordable DVD offerings for the general public are limited to 4.7GB, but the film-type DVD's are dual-layer and achieve roughly twice that capacity. Writers for the dual-layer standard can be expected in a few years.
...Is rather dumb. If you were blinded and dumped in a set that simulated a virtual seashore - would you believe it? Even if your ears didn't tip you off, you sense of touch, smell, taste etc would pick up variations in the air humidity, temperature, and other atmospherics.
Same if you were rendered deaf... even if your eyes could be fooled other senses come into play.
Senses run more as a mesh than individually. In many cases, sound is also accompanies by a touch sensation, and a visual one. The same for visuals.
All your senses working as one help you realize an environment, so you'd have to fool all rather well to do a proper "simulation."
However, as to the grandparents' post that sight is more advanced than sound because we can "fool" sound better... that's just BS. We can create "sounds" better than "sights" because the technology is currently more advanced, and because soundwaves are a bit easier to manipulate than light at the moment.
Still, something blasted from a very good stereo over a distance may sound perceptually equal to actuality no more or less than say, a very well-done painting or statue done at a distance, etc.
I'm not really sure the idea of a virtual church will catch on. It may be ok for those that are irregular churchgoers to begin with, but it's doubtful that those who are active in church events, socializing, and things such as communion will find this appealing.
Where I do think this would become useful is in the case of confessions: Perhaps by email or some more secure method, one could "confess" or just ask a priest for guidance - useful when you've got something on your chest at a given moment but the church isn't open.
Different people are better at remembering different things. Some are good with dates, others with physical descriptions, etc.
And besides... wouldn't a legal case require more long-term memory (what is short?). It doesn't take much to remember the basic description of a car for awhile in many people - it was a red corvette with spoiler and etc etc license plate ending in 923 - but remembering these to the point where you report it to somebody else might be a bit harder.
And the good new is, that laws can be challenged on the point that they are too cague. The bad news is that few people rarely do - or often enough can't afford to - take it to court when the law may be shot down.
While many devices use powered USB or an alternate source (such as my digital camera, which will use USB power or battery power as convenient), others (such as my webcam/scanner) are powered only by USB. In this case, I'd say that you'd probably be looking at a powered USB hub - which could be detached from the computer but would still need to plug into your devices and/or have a wall plug and/or batteries.
In re-reading my post, the last should read:
in jail with rapists or even just car thieves
It seems to indicate that the car thieves are worse than rapists, the intent was to indicate that a "copyright infringer" is no in the ballpark of either other variety of criminal... even a car thief tends to create damage or deprive somebody of property.