and I'll say it again: the phrase "Acts of the Apostles" has a very specific meaning to the moral community, and I for one am not at all happy to see it hijacked for use in some trashy thriller. People of faith have been mocked for centuries (millenia, really) but I don't see why Slashdot needs to give these bozos any more coverage than they warrant.
What's next, a 15-year anniversary review of "The Last Temptation of Christ?"
"The Last Temptation of Christ" was a great film, and probably one of the most realistic portrayals of Jesus ever made.
"Acts of the Apostles" is a good way of challenging "the moral community" because it frees the expression. Many people persue thier interests with devotion, and purpose...just as religious people persue god. It's not up to you to determine the correct way to persue god. If someone finds god in a kernal, or a diesel engine, or a dusty old book...it's better than not finding god at all...wouldn't you agree?
This is a good argument for some kind of QA process in open-source development. Most professional software shops have good compartimentalization between development and testing/QA.
It's very important to get user feedback also...not developer feedback...but actual user feedback.
I've always thought one of the biggest drawbacks to open source was the lack of user feedback/input. But unfortunately that shows little sign of changing...the developer community is very closed and tight-knit.
I really doubt that the OSS movement will produce software that the other 99.99% of the population wants or can use.
Linux is a good example...the only people who really have any business using linux are programmers, UNIX people, and server admins. That excludes just about everyone in your zip code except you and that guy you met at the user group last month.
while the business model the RIAA may be antiquated and just plain shitty, the rules for getting your band heard and noticed have not changed. the end result is the same, get as many people to listen to the music as possible...
nothing is more powerful than word of mouth. the simple fact is that you wont increase your online popularity without finding a way to generate some buzz
Yes, but there are success stories of bands who've managed to do this without being "discovered". There's one band in particular that comes to mind. They deliberately ignored self-promotion, and marketing in every sense. The only thing they cared about in thier early years was the music, and they excluded just about everything else. The result was them spending several years being totally broke, and playing shitty dives. But, they were so true to thier vision of making music...that they just didn't care and kept playing.
Somewhere along the way, they began to get really really good. Thier fan base grew from nothing, and soley by word of mouth began to have a huge following. They have subsequently released 10 albums, and are respected by some of the best musicians of our generation.
Now, this story could be about almost any successful band right? Except all of this occured completely outside the radar of MTV(and it's fascimilies) and radio. Yes, it happened right here in the US during the late 80s and early 90s.
The band is Phish btw, and as you can see from the photo they are hardly a cutesy boy band, lol.
produce and distribute content independantly of the mass media, and they know they can't control it, no wonder they're trying to shut it down!
Ya, but do you really think "we" can compete with the big networks?
Shows like Jerry Springer, and Surviver can only flourish in the minds of hostile backstabbing knee-biting power-lusting money-grubbing child-molesting depraved sick twisted neurotic small-dicked demented scumbags that write/produce/direct television and movies.
Face it, America wants blood. It's an acquired taste that's had more than enough time to be acquired. What are we gonna do, sing camp songs about the GPL? Boooooring. My brother, my father and my grandfather are all gonna turn to the channel with the orca mutilating seals on beach, or cops feeling up a 65 yr old woman while serving a warrant, or mass riots etc.
Unfortunately the content producers and thier audience are the exact same people. A look inside the mind of the average movie executive is just about as gruesome as the typical american TV program...which just happens to be the most popular stuff around. You know what the most watched form of televised entertainment in the US is? Pro wresting. I rest my case.
Gotta start somewhere...besides the "softer" the technology being patented(like music and software, as opposed to a new combustion engine), the more harmful long term IP terms are.
But the real question is this: Why would someone do this? Certainly someone with a cool million lying around did something to make that money. What is to be gained by an individual donating that much money to a cause that has its roots in opposing the big corporation and "the man"? Likely, it isn't because it was just philosophically the "right thing to do".
This happens all the time, when Joe Rich Guy donates 1M to Greenpeace, he can use it as a tax deduction. Same thing here.
So no, it's not pure philanthropy...it's using money that would have gone to the government to further a personal cause.
but once you get to storage levels this high, it's usually dead storage anyway. What do I mean by that? I mean you're throwing a ton of stuff on there, not using it for your system drive (I hope).
Ideally yes, but RAID system drives are expensive and complicated to set up. You usually need a fancy expensive SCSI controller, and anywhere from 3-5 expensive SCSI drives. Most people either don't have the money, or the expertise to set something like this up(even tho it's a great performance enhancement).
Personally I wish there was a simple (forgive the phrase) plug n' play version of a RAID. Just a low cost "black box" high-speed system/OS disk...naturually the capacity doesn't have to be that great, just 10G would be fine.
...it is a good amount to pay a small staff to research the actual cost and benefits of copyrights.
We really don't have clear data on how much work is impeded by copyright patent length, and how much worse it would be if it was lengthened.
Right, but the express purpose of this grant is to advocate that the current IP/patent paradigm is negatively affecting the economy, and slowing technological progress.
You're suggesting that a "scientific experiment" be conducted to measure the effects of "copyright patent length" etc...what happens if this experiment finds that the current copyright length is ok? Do you think the person who donated that 1M will be happy to hear that his/her money went towards refuting his/her assumption?
This money is about fighting a war against the abuse of patent/copyright law, you cannot have well balanced scientific inquiry when the person funding you has already taken a stand on the issue. So the money will more likely go toward developing rhetoric, and legal argumentation to change the current system.
I happen to agree, as do most of us I'm sure, that the current patent/copyright scheme is doing far more harm than good. But don't expect a "fair and balanced" evaluation of the effect of copyright law to result from this grant.
stricter copyright laws help the media corps sell more product, and GWB is in favor of anything that helps US corps sell more stuff
Every policy endorsed by GWB is about helping corporate america. The last thing he cares about is americans, or the citizens of the world.
Here's a nice little tid-bit about GWB, he's spent 42% of his term on vacation, while americans are losing jobs, and the recession shows no signs of abating.
If intellectual property laws are repealed, then Linux as we know it is doomed.
This one went right over my head. If 10,000 people scattered all over the globe have copies of the Linux kernel source, what can a bunch of lawyers do about it?
Time to step out of your Star Trek fantasy world and have some respect for how vast space is. There's nothing but junk in our solar system, and we aren't going to other stars any time soon.
Personally I think we have plenty of problems down here that need to be addressed first.
Dumbasses. Thats the problem with geeks. They make words that no one can pronounce like linux (lin-ucks) GNU (Guh-new)
I thought this too, but then I wondered if it's an intentional "freudian slip" in the backs of our minds. By making our top-secret geek tools unpleasant to say, it will stay out of the mouths of people who like to "nip things in the bud" before they get a chance to grow.
Most RIAA and MPAA execs are pampered babies who don't like to hear ugly things...how many times do you think the word "Ogg" will float around the RIAA boardroom? They are too egotistical and full of themselves...
So this is pretty cool, it's like geekcode for the verbal "word-of-mouth" space.
Once OGG is locked solid and working...we can always rename it to something more appealing later. So the theme is...first we built the lawyer-proof tanks, then we release them into the public domain...I love it!
Ya, but nature doesn't pay much attention to protestant ethics. This is about the efficient use of resources for the benefit of a technological system. For good or bad, the system right now is clogged...and it's trying to branch out into new areas in order to grow and thrive.
This is just like any other ecology. In nature single-celled organsims find ways of adapting and develop survival mechanisms to improve thier chance of survival. Single cells join and form multi-cellular "networks" in order to increase thier chance of survival.
None of us really care how our data moves...if our packets move by wire, or photon, or smoke signals...it doesn't matter in the least. The principle behind the entire evolution is to find the system that is the most reliable, most efficient, most secure(and before you start...there's a reason why the physicial and transport layers in IP are separate and distinct.), and most widespread in terms of usage.
As the guy from Jurassic Park put it..."nature finds a way". It always has.
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and I'll say it again: the phrase "Acts of the Apostles" has a very specific meaning to the moral community, and I for one am not at all happy to see it hijacked for use in some trashy thriller. People of faith have been mocked for centuries (millenia, really) but I don't see why Slashdot needs to give these bozos any more coverage than they warrant.
What's next, a 15-year anniversary review of "The Last Temptation of Christ?"
"The Last Temptation of Christ" was a great film, and probably one of the most realistic portrayals of Jesus ever made.
"Acts of the Apostles" is a good way of challenging "the moral community" because it frees the expression. Many people persue thier interests with devotion, and purpose...just as religious people persue god. It's not up to you to determine the correct way to persue god. If someone finds god in a kernal, or a diesel engine, or a dusty old book...it's better than not finding god at all...wouldn't you agree?
This is a good argument for some kind of QA process in open-source development. Most professional software shops have good compartimentalization between development and testing/QA.
It's very important to get user feedback also...not developer feedback...but actual user feedback.
I've always thought one of the biggest drawbacks to open source was the lack of user feedback/input. But unfortunately that shows little sign of changing...the developer community is very closed and tight-knit.
I really doubt that the OSS movement will produce software that the other 99.99% of the population wants or can use.
Linux is a good example...the only people who really have any business using linux are programmers, UNIX people, and server admins. That excludes just about everyone in your zip code except you and that guy you met at the user group last month.
Here's an interesting follow-up on Bedini.
There's also a mention in the article of this type of thing being demonstrated before, by a guy named John Bedini.
Here is a detailed description of the "mystery" device, including diagrams.
Once again, can a professional engineer confirm or deny the validity of these claims?
Can any EEs/physicists confirm or deny the physics behind this claim? It sounds very similar to todays other Slashdot article.
Does anyone have any clear and compelling evidence that this isn't a hoax?
The website is inconclusive at best.
Installing Linux is such a pain in the ass.
Look mods, this wasn't meant as a flame. It's the truth.
Installing Linux is such a pain in the ass.
while the business model the RIAA may be antiquated and just plain shitty, the rules for getting your band heard and noticed have not changed. the end result is the same, get as many people to listen to the music as possible...
nothing is more powerful than word of mouth. the simple fact is that you wont increase your online popularity without finding a way to generate some buzz
Yes, but there are success stories of bands who've managed to do this without being "discovered". There's one band in particular that comes to mind. They deliberately ignored self-promotion, and marketing in every sense. The only thing they cared about in thier early years was the music, and they excluded just about everything else. The result was them spending several years being totally broke, and playing shitty dives. But, they were so true to thier vision of making music...that they just didn't care and kept playing.
Somewhere along the way, they began to get really really good. Thier fan base grew from nothing, and soley by word of mouth began to have a huge following. They have subsequently released 10 albums, and are respected by some of the best musicians of our generation.
Now, this story could be about almost any successful band right? Except all of this occured completely outside the radar of MTV(and it's fascimilies) and radio. Yes, it happened right here in the US during the late 80s and early 90s.
The band is Phish btw, and as you can see from the photo they are hardly a cutesy boy band, lol.
produce and distribute content independantly of the mass media, and they know they can't control it, no wonder they're trying to shut it down!
Ya, but do you really think "we" can compete with the big networks?
Shows like Jerry Springer, and Surviver can only flourish in the minds of hostile backstabbing knee-biting power-lusting money-grubbing child-molesting depraved sick twisted neurotic small-dicked demented scumbags that write/produce/direct television and movies.
Face it, America wants blood. It's an acquired taste that's had more than enough time to be acquired. What are we gonna do, sing camp songs about the GPL? Boooooring. My brother, my father and my grandfather are all gonna turn to the channel with the orca mutilating seals on beach, or cops feeling up a 65 yr old woman while serving a warrant, or mass riots etc.
Unfortunately the content producers and thier audience are the exact same people. A look inside the mind of the average movie executive is just about as gruesome as the typical american TV program...which just happens to be the most popular stuff around. You know what the most watched form of televised entertainment in the US is? Pro wresting. I rest my case.
Face it, we're out of the loop.
No, two: side A and side B.
Unless you count the edge as a continuation of the groove, in which case it would be referred to as a mobius platter.
Ta Ta.
Nothing of the sort has been proven, fool.
It shouldn't even need to be proven. If I can hear it, I can record it...unless you find a way to digitally encrypt my eardrum(and everyone elses).
But there aren't enough nocturnal midget microsurgeons available to do that either! So case proved, QED.
Gotta start somewhere...besides the "softer" the technology being patented(like music and software, as opposed to a new combustion engine), the more harmful long term IP terms are.
But the real question is this: Why would someone do this? Certainly someone with a cool million lying around did something to make that money. What is to be gained by an individual donating that much money to a cause that has its roots in opposing the big corporation and "the man"? Likely, it isn't because it was just philosophically the "right thing to do".
This happens all the time, when Joe Rich Guy donates 1M to Greenpeace, he can use it as a tax deduction. Same thing here.
So no, it's not pure philanthropy...it's using money that would have gone to the government to further a personal cause.
It's Bill Gates. And yes, I'm very serious.
OK, but why Duke?
but once you get to storage levels this high, it's usually dead storage anyway. What do I mean by that? I mean you're throwing a ton of stuff on there, not using it for your system drive (I hope).
Ideally yes, but RAID system drives are expensive and complicated to set up. You usually need a fancy expensive SCSI controller, and anywhere from 3-5 expensive SCSI drives. Most people either don't have the money, or the expertise to set something like this up(even tho it's a great performance enhancement).
Personally I wish there was a simple (forgive the phrase) plug n' play version of a RAID. Just a low cost "black box" high-speed system/OS disk...naturually the capacity doesn't have to be that great, just 10G would be fine.
Does anyone know of a product like this?
Tell them to fuck themselves.
If they advertise "always on, 1.5Mbs down/256kbs up" that better be exactly what they deliver.
If they say otherwise, call your lawyer.
New products like this make me feel like I'm not keeping up fast enough. I bought a 100GB drive last spring and it's not even half full yet!
Don't worry, once more people get broadband and decent P2P software running, you'll be glad you've got that extra space.
...it is a good amount to pay a small staff to research the actual cost and benefits of copyrights.
We really don't have clear data on how much work is impeded by copyright patent length, and how much worse it would be if it was lengthened.
Right, but the express purpose of this grant is to advocate that the current IP/patent paradigm is negatively affecting the economy, and slowing technological progress.
You're suggesting that a "scientific experiment" be conducted to measure the effects of "copyright patent length" etc...what happens if this experiment finds that the current copyright length is ok? Do you think the person who donated that 1M will be happy to hear that his/her money went towards refuting his/her assumption?
This money is about fighting a war against the abuse of patent/copyright law, you cannot have well balanced scientific inquiry when the person funding you has already taken a stand on the issue. So the money will more likely go toward developing rhetoric, and legal argumentation to change the current system.
I happen to agree, as do most of us I'm sure, that the current patent/copyright scheme is doing far more harm than good. But don't expect a "fair and balanced" evaluation of the effect of copyright law to result from this grant.
stricter copyright laws help the media corps sell more product, and GWB is in favor of anything that helps US corps sell more stuff
Every policy endorsed by GWB is about helping corporate america. The last thing he cares about is americans, or the citizens of the world.
Here's a nice little tid-bit about GWB, he's spent 42% of his term on vacation, while americans are losing jobs, and the recession shows no signs of abating.
If intellectual property laws are repealed, then Linux as we know it is doomed.
This one went right over my head. If 10,000 people scattered all over the globe have copies of the Linux kernel source, what can a bunch of lawyers do about it?
Are they gonna outlaw compilers?
Please explain.
Time to step out of your Star Trek fantasy world and have some respect for how vast space is. There's nothing but junk in our solar system, and we aren't going to other stars any time soon.
Personally I think we have plenty of problems down here that need to be addressed first.
Will you screwheads build some decent applications for once! Jesus christ we all know what an operating system is!
Dumbasses.
Thats the problem with geeks. They make words that no one can pronounce like
linux (lin-ucks)
GNU (Guh-new)
I thought this too, but then I wondered if it's an intentional "freudian slip" in the backs of our minds. By making our top-secret geek tools unpleasant to say, it will stay out of the mouths of people who like to "nip things in the bud" before they get a chance to grow.
Most RIAA and MPAA execs are pampered babies who don't like to hear ugly things...how many times do you think the word "Ogg" will float around the RIAA boardroom? They are too egotistical and full of themselves...
So this is pretty cool, it's like geekcode for the verbal "word-of-mouth" space.
Once OGG is locked solid and working...we can always rename it to something more appealing later. So the theme is...first we built the lawyer-proof tanks, then we release them into the public domain...I love it!
Ya, but nature doesn't pay much attention to protestant ethics. This is about the efficient use of resources for the benefit of a technological system. For good or bad, the system right now is clogged...and it's trying to branch out into new areas in order to grow and thrive.
This is just like any other ecology. In nature single-celled organsims find ways of adapting and develop survival mechanisms to improve thier chance of survival. Single cells join and form multi-cellular "networks" in order to increase thier chance of survival.
None of us really care how our data moves...if our packets move by wire, or photon, or smoke signals...it doesn't matter in the least. The principle behind the entire evolution is to find the system that is the most reliable, most efficient, most secure(and before you start...there's a reason why the physicial and transport layers in IP are separate and distinct.), and most widespread in terms of usage.
As the guy from Jurassic Park put it..."nature finds a way". It always has.