Exactly what is the problem with national id cards? Civil liberties people are complaining, here and in the article, but it all seems like vague complaints of "big brother". There one complaint I saw was that this could allow people to be tracked. Well, unless you live in a unabomber shack, you can be tracked through your credit cards, airplane tickets, car rentals, etc.
The key to this system is the fingerprint authentication, something that at the least should be done with passports.
We are in the stone ages when it comes to this stuff. This wouldn't stop the WTC tragedy, since the terrorists were using foreign passports, but I could easily concieve a system where authenticated people with national id cards would go through a routine security and people without the id cards could go through a stricter security examination. Better yet, give foreigners a temporary id card (once again authenticated by fingerprints).
Biometrics is the key though. It's the most practical way to authenticate your identity.
That link has been there for a long time. As I recall Richard Hatch is renegade on this, and is in dispute with the producers/owner of the property (this might be old news).
Also, John Colicos who is mentioned on the link, is dead.
I was surprised at the high markup from the company to the consumer. I'm no hardware expert, so maybe I'm missing something. Does a middleman make modifications to the memory? Anyone care to answer?
Really rough notes, hopefully someone will fix it up and fill the gaps. THis was my first time hearing him. Thought he was really quite funny.
Asks how many are linux users and how many just wandered in the street. Doesn't like to talk, he's a programmer. Been forced to be the poster boy of linux. forced to OSS, should be Stallman
doesn't like softball questions, no questions, slideshow geared his speech to wall street, all the audience linux users
fragmentation is bogeyman of unix, when is linux fragemnation... infighting between unix vendors, instead of improving code lost the market
fragmentation is not so bad [good vs bad fragmentation] -linux succeeded in supercomputer, to small and feeble [computers] -succeeded in internationalization
supercomputers look like fridges linux runs on supercomputers and fridges talks about a web browser on a fridge, prevents people from getting people fatter fragmentation allows supercomputer linux vendors and fridge linux vendors
everyone saying java is dying [missed why he said that] modularity, modularity, modularity bad fragmenation: technical fragmentation don't improve fridge linux, improve the base linux linux is anti-fragmenting, forces everyone to live together, even if they don't want too community, community, community: forces companies to go to great lengths to avoid looking bad in front of the community
more high-brow values? not a clash between community and companies... companies have values (the better ones) linux is not supposed to be anti-commercial... pt of linux, nice to use and control what they're using.... every good company should do this cuz of happy customers
exchange of ideas has worked in science (end of shamanism), should work for comp.sci programs written by shamans, now a better system
technology for technology sake isn't very good, lose sight... commercial community brings another perspective... linux was good technology, interesting, but not very good... vendors have helped linux become a system people want to use
much of the work done is in userland... prettier, easier to use, linus hasn't worked on it, he doesn't know pretty if it hit him on the head
new devices, new bugs, commercial people do the boring stuff talked about the "development kernel" so it took long to make it productized doesn't want to be long between releases
linux 2.4 next version of kernel: balance between servers and small computers pre-phase, going back to California and start pre 2.4 only bug fixes, expects to take a few months
filesystem, infrastructure reworked - scaling "got asses kicked on some benchmarking" some mobile stuff/transmetta and making linux friendlier to these
3-d stuff for supposedly CAD, really for games
Audience questions: Q. some cable magazine guy: linux on settops, cable a major player for linux? A. was not a fan for special applications, but now realizes that special applications (doing one thing) is the way to go. Linux is suited because of modularity and open source though his crystal ball is broken for last 9 yrs open model is good for embedded devices
Q. linuxsecurity.com lack of journaling filesystem and the different standards A. wonderful world of standards! 2 filesystems that are production quality, vendors are already ... let them battle out, often it's timing (perfect)... standards should be driven by market forces
Q. Bruce Perrens, he wants to play DVD A. doesn't like the dvd situation; DVD wants to control the market by locking them ... hopes they lose the court case, he watches dvd himself out of the technical people's hands
I was involved pretty heavily in the BBS scene in the 80's and early 90's. It was one of the reasons I came so late to the internet. The scene is completely dead as far as I'm concerned.
So far I haven't come across anything having the same feel. I suspect there are two reasons. The main one is that BBSes had a strong local base, with the same cast of people. Everyone knew your name, you probably met many of the people behind the aliases (remember GTs (get togethers)?). The turnover was way lower than the equivalents we have today.
The fact that the Internet has allowed information to be specialized is another reason. Communities are highly focused on particular niches. Slashdot serves the open-source digerati types. There are communities based around the X-Files, etc. These communities tend to be too large compared to BBSes, and have people that may be too similar to each other.
Finally, I haven't found a decent interface for communities. Mailing lists are way to primitive, and web bulletin boards too klunky. The BBS Interface is still superior to anything I've seen thusfar.
There seems to be some demand for Linus to become a pitchman or spokesperson for some products. Maybe he could get an infomercial or go on the Shopping Channel and start selling stuff.
"Sick of the Colonel's Secret Recipe? Do you Big Macs make you feel crashed and bloated?" Try Kernel Linus' Chicken Wings. Our recipe is open sourced, and is constantly tuned and adjusted by legions of cooks and butcher's.
Linus' Chicken could even have several distributions going for it... each with their own angle. Some aimed for the business crowd, some aimed at student hipsters.
Maybe it's because I'm an adult now, but I've always felt the classic video games were superior to today's games. So many of the modern games seem to rely on graphics and sound, with little else to enjoy.
I consider Gauntlet to be the all time arcade game myself... nothing I've seen since, compares.
Castle Wolfenstein and Castle Wolfenstein II rocked. Nothing like playing it for the first time, and suddenly you see Hitler. It scared the shit out of me.
The Apple II rocked for games. Anyone remember Hard Hat Mack? I still think Wizardry I is the all time great RPG game.
Maybe Linux will bring a renaissance to classic games. With it's growing popularity, and minimalist feel, we could see a resurgence. Maybe a Wizardry type game...
Anyone remember a text-based adventure game (a la Zork), where you played a detective and had to find a killer. There was a butler named Fong, and it took place in a mansion... I never solved it, but I'd kill to know who the killer was. Me and my best friend spent like an entire summer playing that game, never being able to win it.
Anyone have the source for Lemonade Stand around somewhere?
For those living in Canada, this shouldn't surprise anyone. The French government has had long history of attempts to impose Franco culture/standards everywhere... even on the Internet.
The Quebec government now patrols the internet, looking for Quebec websites that are in English only. If the webpage is in English, and it's related to business/commerce, they can now be fined.
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Exactly what is the problem with national id cards? Civil liberties people are complaining, here and in the article, but it all seems like vague complaints of "big brother". There one complaint I saw was that this could allow people to be tracked. Well, unless you live in a unabomber shack, you can be tracked through your credit cards, airplane tickets, car rentals, etc.
The key to this system is the fingerprint authentication, something that at the least should be done with passports.
We are in the stone ages when it comes to this stuff. This wouldn't stop the WTC tragedy, since the terrorists were using foreign passports, but I could easily concieve a system where authenticated people with national id cards would go through a routine security and people without the id cards could go through a stricter security examination. Better yet, give foreigners a temporary id card (once again authenticated by fingerprints).
Biometrics is the key though. It's the most practical way to authenticate your identity.
That link has been there for a long time. As I recall Richard Hatch is renegade on this, and is in dispute with the producers/owner of the property (this might be old news). Also, John Colicos who is mentioned on the link, is dead.
I was surprised at the high markup from the company to the consumer. I'm no hardware expert, so maybe I'm missing something. Does a middleman make modifications to the memory? Anyone care to answer?
Really rough notes, hopefully someone will fix it up and fill the gaps. THis was my first time hearing him. Thought he was really quite funny.
... commercial community brings ... linux was good technology, interesting, but not very good... vendors
Asks how many are linux users and how many just wandered in the street.
Doesn't like to talk, he's a programmer.
Been forced to be the poster boy of linux.
forced to OSS, should be Stallman
doesn't like softball questions,
no questions, slideshow
geared his speech to wall street, all the audience linux users
fragmentation is bogeyman of unix, when is linux fragemnation...
infighting between unix vendors, instead of improving code
lost the market
fragmentation is not so bad [good vs bad fragmentation]
-linux succeeded in supercomputer, to small and feeble [computers]
-succeeded in internationalization
supercomputers look like fridges
linux runs on supercomputers and fridges
talks about a web browser on a fridge, prevents people from getting people fatter
fragmentation allows supercomputer linux vendors and fridge linux vendors
everyone saying java is dying [missed why he said that]
modularity, modularity, modularity
bad fragmenation: technical fragmentation
don't improve fridge linux, improve the base linux
linux is anti-fragmenting, forces everyone to live together, even if they don't want too
community, community, community: forces companies to go to great lengths to avoid looking bad
in front of the community
more high-brow values? not a clash between community and companies... companies have values (the
better ones) linux is not supposed to be anti-commercial... pt of linux, nice to use and control
what they're using.... every good company should do this cuz of happy customers
exchange of ideas has worked in science (end of shamanism), should work for comp.sci
programs written by shamans, now a better system
technology for technology sake isn't very good, lose sight
another perspective
have helped linux become a system people want to use
much of the work done is in userland... prettier, easier to use, linus hasn't worked on it, he doesn't
know pretty if it hit him on the head
new devices, new bugs, commercial people do the boring stuff
talked about the "development kernel" so it took long to make it productized
doesn't want to be long between releases
linux 2.4 next version of kernel:
balance between servers and small computers
pre-phase, going back to California and start pre 2.4
only bug fixes, expects to take a few months
filesystem, infrastructure reworked - scaling
"got asses kicked on some benchmarking"
some mobile stuff/transmetta and making linux friendlier to these
3-d stuff for supposedly CAD, really for games
Audience questions:
Q. some cable magazine guy: linux on settops, cable a major player for linux?
A. was not a fan for special applications, but now realizes that special applications (doing
one thing) is the way to go. Linux is suited because of modularity and open source
though his crystal ball is broken for last 9 yrs
open model is good for embedded devices
Q. linuxsecurity.com lack of journaling filesystem and the different standards
A. wonderful world of standards! 2 filesystems that are production quality, vendors are already
... let them battle out, often it's timing (perfect)... standards should be driven by market
forces
Q. Bruce Perrens, he wants to play DVD
A. doesn't like the dvd situation; DVD wants to control the market by locking them
... hopes they lose the court case, he watches dvd himself
out of the technical people's hands
TradeWars... haven't played that in years. Any Slashdot teams out there, or interested in forming one?
Mail me...
I was involved pretty heavily in the BBS scene in the 80's and early 90's. It was one of the reasons I came so late to the internet. The scene is completely dead as far as I'm concerned.
So far I haven't come across anything having the same feel. I suspect there are two reasons. The main one is that BBSes had a strong local base, with the same cast of people. Everyone knew your name, you probably met many of the people behind the aliases (remember GTs (get togethers)?). The turnover was way lower than the equivalents we have today.
The fact that the Internet has allowed information to be specialized is another reason. Communities are highly focused on particular niches. Slashdot serves the open-source digerati types. There are communities based around the X-Files, etc. These communities tend to be too large compared to BBSes, and have people that may be too similar to each other.
Finally, I haven't found a decent interface for communities. Mailing lists are way to primitive, and web bulletin boards too klunky. The BBS Interface is still superior to anything I've seen thusfar.
Peace.
Commander Taco sucks. Hemos sucks.
(portugese)
The tablet of parquet of the commander sucks. We have ourselves we suck.
(spanish)
The mark of commander I aspires. We have ourselves we aspired.
There seems to be some demand for Linus to become a pitchman or spokesperson for some products. Maybe he could get an infomercial or go on the Shopping Channel and start selling stuff.
"Sick of the Colonel's Secret Recipe? Do you Big Macs make you feel crashed and bloated?" Try Kernel Linus' Chicken Wings. Our recipe is open sourced, and is constantly tuned and adjusted by legions of cooks and butcher's.
Linus' Chicken could even have several distributions going for it... each with their own angle. Some aimed for the business crowd, some aimed at student hipsters.
Maybe it's because I'm an adult now, but I've always felt the classic video games were superior to today's games. So many of the modern games seem to rely on graphics and sound, with little else to enjoy.
I consider Gauntlet to be the all time arcade game myself... nothing I've seen since, compares.
Castle Wolfenstein and Castle Wolfenstein II rocked. Nothing like playing it for the first time, and suddenly you see Hitler. It scared the shit out of me.
The Apple II rocked for games. Anyone remember Hard Hat Mack? I still think Wizardry I is the all time great RPG game.
Maybe Linux will bring a renaissance to classic games. With it's growing popularity, and minimalist feel, we could see a resurgence. Maybe a Wizardry type game...
Anyone remember a text-based adventure game (a la Zork), where you played a detective and had to find a killer. There was a butler named Fong, and it took place in a mansion... I never solved it, but I'd kill to know who the killer was. Me and my best friend spent like an entire summer playing that game, never being able to win it.
Anyone have the source for Lemonade Stand around somewhere?
For those living in Canada, this shouldn't surprise anyone. The French government has had long history of attempts to impose Franco culture/standards everywhere... even on the Internet.
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The Quebec government now patrols the internet, looking for Quebec websites that are in English only. If the webpage is in English, and it's related to business/commerce, they can now be fined.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/editorial/pages/
http://www.montrealgazette.com/editorial/pages/
http://www.microbytes.com/protest1.html