This Philips paper is good but there is already a Full color version capable of running video at 70fps produced by Magink. There was an article in the International Herald Tribune and New York Times in August!
Guess you are right! I read about them in an article that said it was P2P but don't actually use the service. I think I will initiate a project to do this.
Earlier this week when people talked about the writer of SoBig leasing his virus network for spamming many people said spammers wouldn't want to be involved with virii/attacks. I think the DOSing of black list sites pretty much shows that the people sending spam have little moral problem with invading your computer to break the law.
I do understand Cringley's base concept. However, he see's the problem of just having one copy of every song and suggest allowing users to add there cd's to the mutual fund as a possible solution. I was pointing out the problem with this.
His plan of locking physical access to the CD's has some practical problems. Let's say that you have 1,000,000 users. Let's suppose that each user has 2 cd/dvd rom drives they can put cd's in for access. That leaves us with 2,000,000 CDs peak.
It seems like alot of CD's but how do you ensure that there aren't 2,000,000 Britney Spears CD's on the network instead of songs you'd actually want to hear.
One quick draw back I see in this system is on a computer where you have more small files than available RAM space. How does the system decide which small files to keep on the regular disk and which ones to keep in RAM?
What makes IM and e-mail so useful? The ability to do other things with your computer while chatting. With it's "robust graphical enviroment" I don't see how you could surf the web and talk at the same time.
Sadly, I think microsoft has the right idea with their next generation IM.
Another draw back of this is it seems to be a huge marketing focus group that you pay to be in. I hope the dot com bust has taught us one thing. People are adverse to experiances that are centered on marketing.
The only way this thing ever works is if they create a "light" client that is like regular IM so you could still chat with your friends and work.
There's a number of faux pas you can commit when using Bugzilla. At the very least, these will make Mozilla contributors upset at you; if committed enough times they will cause those contributors to demand the disabling of your Bugzilla account. So, ignore this advice at your peril.
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I'd like to start out by saying that I'm all for innovation and I hope that AOL/TW can actually make this work. It certainly changes the way you watch tv when you can set your own schedule. This service will have an advantage over Tivo in that you won't have to remember to record shows. Just search through the archive and press play.
I do see some reasons why I will still keep my Tivo:
Networks determine the availability of their shows
No ability to save a local copy
No commercial skipping
They'll be monitoring your tastes:
"Or one household might see a commercial for a luxury car while another sees a pitch for an economy model. 'Increase the effectiveness of advertising by sending different ads to different homes,' the demonstration promises."
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While in College at Purdue my local bank used finger print recognition on some of their ATMs. I always found this convenient, as I didn't have to carry a card with me. Just stick your finger on the sensor and you have access to your bank account.
The only thing that worried me about that was the fact that my fingerprints were then on file. And if I decided to become a criminal they could track my prints.
This is why I feel Iris based recognition is so necessary. Who care if a bank knows what your eye looks like? Your certainly not going to leave a
trace of that on any ransom notes you write.
They discovered it 20 years ago but immediately covered up the knowledge because it could be used to make cars that get 200 miles to the gallon and don't produce greenhouse gasses.
I'd like to start out by saying that I am not a spammer... but I do operate some large e-mail list for a division of a fortune 5 company and often send out mass e-mails to our clients(upwards of 100,000 in a batch) to do this I use to use some of the same tools that many spammers have.
Not only do I know how many emails were delivered I can also track who opened the email including there ip address and which links each individual person clicked. Of course this only works on HTML email but most clients support that now.
So Just replying with "TAKE ME OFF THIS LIST" is probably not hurting you anyways.
Why do writers insist on making Top Ten list that start at #1. It ruins the suspense in an otherwise great article. And that's what Physics is all about... suspense.
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This Philips paper is good but there is already a Full color version capable of running video at 70fps produced by Magink. There was an article in the International Herald Tribune and New York Times in August!
Guess you are right! I read about them in an article that said it was P2P but don't actually use the service. I think I will initiate a project to do this.
A spammer involved in DDOS attack would also be commiting a felony unless he own/had legal rights to all the computers participating(doubtful)
A simple way to solve this problem is with p2p blacklists
Earlier this week when people talked about the writer of SoBig leasing his virus network for spamming many people said spammers wouldn't want to be involved with virii/attacks. I think the DOSing of black list sites pretty much shows that the people sending spam have little moral problem with invading your computer to break the law.
I do understand Cringley's base concept. However, he see's the problem of just having one copy of every song and suggest allowing users to add there cd's to the mutual fund as a possible solution. I was pointing out the problem with this.
His plan of locking physical access to the CD's has some practical problems. Let's say that you have 1,000,000 users. Let's suppose that each user has 2 cd/dvd rom drives they can put cd's in for access. That leaves us with 2,000,000 CDs peak. It seems like alot of CD's but how do you ensure that there aren't 2,000,000 Britney Spears CD's on the network instead of songs you'd actually want to hear.
Later the article claims he plans on charging $6 million dollars. Sounds like a bargain to me.
One quick draw back I see in this system is on a computer where you have more small files than available RAM space. How does the system decide which small files to keep on the regular disk and which ones to keep in RAM?
The only people that would ever buy this are people with non AMD processors. We can cook our bacon right on the heat sink.
Yahoo has a service very similar to this it's called Games on Demand. The difference is that you only get 10 games per month.
Now my girlfriend can finally cook me something I will like ...
... If I had a girlfriend! Thanks for reminding me how big of a nerd I am.
What makes IM and e-mail so useful? The ability to do other things with your computer while chatting. With it's "robust graphical enviroment" I don't see how you could surf the web and talk at the same time.
Sadly, I think microsoft has the right idea with their next generation IM.
Another draw back of this is it seems to be a huge marketing focus group that you pay to be in. I hope the dot com bust has taught us one thing. People are adverse to experiances that are centered on marketing.
The only way this thing ever works is if they create a "light" client that is like regular IM so you could still chat with your friends and work.
If Bugzilla blocked you here is the article:
Bugzilla Etiquette
There's a number of faux pas you can commit when using Bugzilla. At the very least, these will make Mozilla contributors upset at you; if committed enough times they will cause those contributors to demand the disabling of your Bugzilla account. So, ignore this advice at your peril.
That said, Mozilla developers are generally a friendly bunch, and will be towards you as long as you follow these guidelines.
1. Commenting
This is the most important section.
No pointless comments. Unless you have something constructive and helpful to say, do not add a comment to a bug. In bugs where there is a heated debate going on, you should be even more inclined not to add a comment. Unless you have something new to contribute, then the bug owner is aware of all the issues, and will make a judgement as to what to do. If you agree the bug should be fixed, vote for it. Additional "I see this too" or "It works for me" comments are unnecessary unless they are on a different platform or a significantly different build.
No obligation. "Open Source" is not the same as "the developers must do my bidding." The only person who has any obligation to fix the bugs you want fixed is you. Never act as if you expect someone to fix a bug by a particular date or release. This is merely obnoxious, and is likely to get the bug ignored.
No personal abuse. Bugzilla is a window into the world of Mozilla development. The fact that we permit anyone with an account to add a comment does not mean you may harass, harangue or otherwise hassle contributors. Do not make weak threats like "I won't use Mozilla until this bug is fixed!" If a respected project contributor complains about your Bugzilla attitude, then you may have your account disabled. If you don't like this possibility, become a respected project contributor.
2. Changing Fields
No messing with other people's bugs. Unless you are the bug assignee, or have some say over the use of their time, never change the Priority or Target Milestone fields. If in doubt, do not change the fields of bugs you do not own - add a comment instead, suggesting the change.
No whining about decisions. If a respected project contributor has marked a bug as INVALID, then it is invalid. Someone filing another duplicate of it does not change this. Unless you have further important evidence, do not post a comment arguing that an INVALID or WONTFIX bug should be reopened.
3. Applicability
Some of these rules may not apply to you. If they do not, you will know exactly which ones do not, and why they do not apply. If you are not sure, then they definitely all apply to you.
If you see someone not following these rules, the first step is to point this out by private mail. They may well not be aware of this document. Flaming people publically in bugs just causes resentment. In the case of persistent offending you should report the matter to Gerv.
This entire document can be summed up in one sentence: do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
I do see some reasons why I will still keep my Tivo:
"Or one household might see a commercial for a luxury car while another sees a pitch for an economy model. 'Increase the effectiveness of advertising by sending different ads to different homes,' the demonstration promises."
For those of you wearing tin foil hats that don't want to register go here
Yes but they would no doubt have all the rights to the dvd. And not only that, they would make sure the lawyers never made any money off of it.
This article makes me glad to live in a country where the government can't try you more than once for the same crime(if found not guilty).
Just imagine if special interest groups could put pressure on politicians to keep appealing cases that they lost. Scary.
They should have installed the memory, HDD, ect. before posting the link on slashdot
While in College at Purdue my local bank used finger print recognition on some of their ATMs. I always found this convenient, as I didn't have to carry a card with me. Just stick your finger on the sensor and you have access to your bank account. The only thing that worried me about that was the fact that my fingerprints were then on file. And if I decided to become a criminal they could track my prints. This is why I feel Iris based recognition is so necessary. Who care if a bank knows what your eye looks like? Your certainly not going to leave a trace of that on any ransom notes you write.
The Newton is just a pocket bible for the cult of the Apple
What happened to the good old days when college students sold blood, sperm or surfed the web to earn beer money!
They discovered it 20 years ago but immediately covered up the knowledge because it could be used to make cars that get 200 miles to the gallon and don't produce greenhouse gasses.
I'd like to start out by saying that I am not a spammer ... but I do operate some large e-mail list for a division of a fortune 5 company and often send out mass e-mails to our clients(upwards of 100,000 in a batch) to do this I use to use some of the same tools that many spammers have.
Not only do I know how many emails were delivered I can also track who opened the email including there ip address and which links each individual person clicked. Of course this only works on HTML email but most clients support that now.
So Just replying with "TAKE ME OFF THIS LIST" is probably not hurting you anyways.
These companies probably don't allow linking because they are afraid of a slashdotting.
Why do writers insist on making Top Ten list that start at #1. It ruins the suspense in an otherwise great article. And that's what Physics is all about ... suspense.