Because soundex->text is the heart of speech-to-text, which is why speech->text is so crappy! Take a look at soundex codes; widely different text produces the same soundex code. Context doesn't help, either, and neither does accents. Soundex is more closely approximated by mouth movements!
Given the average IQ of the AOL subscriber, this is not a losing proposal (or loosing, for those of you on AOL). It's entirely within their rights to offer the service, but it will not bolster readership or subscriptions, because Time does not offer a service that is substantially different from any other (free) online service.
I really doubt that digital watermarking will work as a tool for catching copyright infractions.
First of all, I doubt it will take long for a hacker to remove/alter the watermark. Come on people - the music is zeros and ones!
Secondly, there won't be any convictions upon tracing back. 1) If you're downloading by the internet, then there's a good chance that your name is not real. 2) US Laws don't apply to all countries. 3) Here's a good defense - "Well, I downloaded the music onto my computer, but it just happened to be the folder that Kazaa uses for uploads. How was I to know?"
I'm not talking about Electronic News, I'm talking about this particular reply.
Look at the numbers - barely a quarter of the normal replies, and a tenth if it was a story about William Shatner doing an interview. That tells me two things: 1) This article does not belong in/. 2) It's no surprise that EN is dying.
I did read EN back in the 80's and 90's (it was good), but I haven't picked up a copy since then.
BTW - it would come as no surprise to me that this is neither read, replied to, or moderated, but you can prove me wrong. Go ahead.
Software that impacts the way we live will never be written using eXtreme Programming.
EXtreme Programming will only work effectively on development teams of less than twenty or a dozen, whereas most large software apps require hundreds of man-years. To work effectively, these projects are (unfortunately) using Rational's suite of tools and approach to software design.
...that a Republican publication is in favor of limiting the earning potential of major corporations (AOL/Disney/etc). Maybe this issue goes beyond money.
This sounds great, but there are a lot of limitations. It's not just that the archive is transient (every 60 days), it's also static. Any web pages that access pay sites are not found. Any cool database links that you put into your Web Page and accessed through a cgi - I'm guessing that they are toast.
And here I thought it was Mr. Peabody that invented the Wayback Machine. No, hang on, it was Al Gore...
But seriously, unless you know about this project, and the fact that you can ask to remove data from the archives (though there's no reference as to how to actually do it), it means that your Internet past can haunt you forever.
Or at least until simultaneous attacks occur on Cairo and San Francisco...
Yet Another Spammer Story, as if we haven't heard enough.
I recently saw the "Bart gets a job as a bartender for the Mob" episode. The episode ended with Bart: "I realize now that crime doesn't pay" Fat Tony: "Yeah, I guess you're right" At which point Fat Tony and his entourage leave in several strech limos.
The only point of posting stories like these seems to be: 1) enraging/. readers to a frenzy 2) proving that crime DOES pay.
Maybe a programming analogy for the introns (non-genic DNA) is that they are subroutines. The exons (genes) use different subroutine calls, resulting in different executables (people).
So I guess mankind is just self-evolving code. Cool!
I am a strong support of OSS, but I don't think anyone can claim that OSS has a $0 TCO. The article should have mentioned that keeping a healthy system for someone without a Linux guru or extensive IT dep. requiers outside consultans, and support is always useful. In addition training of personell requires relatively heavy investment. OSS stands out and is by many conceived as harder to learn than software that follow the MS standards that tey're used to.
I'd say that school systems do not have a plethora of staff that are willing, and most of all, able to become sysadmins for a network of either Linux OR Windows machines. While it's true that because of the support issue, Linux is not $0 TCO, I'd say that the "set and forget" feature of Linux systems is yet another feature that will drive the support costs down compared to Windows.
Sorry, but this is hardly a booster for Open Source. This is like saying, "People save money by shopping during a sale."
Sorry, but when my wife goes out shopping to sales, we don't save money. While I agree with your initial statement, the only way you can save money on a sale is to not buy anything. Unless the price is $0...
If a child is exposed to the concept of a word processor, then learning the bells and whistles of another word processing program is not hard, especially for people as flexible as children. Using commercial software should not be the point, it should be learning how application type X (cad app, music app, whatever) can help you.
As for teaching kids both; why? That's twice as much (or maybe 1.5 times) to learn, and who'se to say that app X will still be around when the kid actually graduates? Well, maybe that's a bad example, but app X will not be around in its current form. Also, the kid may use app Y at home - are you saying the kid's parents should install M$ products so that he has a future?
Ms. Osbourne is right in that schools bring in computers to say "look at us, we're in the information age!" Computers in the classroom are glorified typewriters and babysitters. If you really want to edumicate your kids, do it yourself. You choice of OS may vary (see here).
I don't have a special insight into the on-line publcation industry, but it seems to me that there are a lot of Toms, Dicks, and Harrys blogging lately. Maybe these are ex-Salon writers, but blogs allow for an interaction between soapbox ranter and listener. Even with a 'Letter to the Editor' space, a publication is still one sided. "Here's my point of view - suck on it!". And, as we all know (as is the case with blogs and OS's), you just can't compete against something that's free...
From reading comments in here, I get the feeling that Salon's material is below par. It should come as no surprise that Salon is dead, but I'm amazed that they have lost as much money as they have. I wonder what they pay (paid) their writers?
Slashdot Mirror
- DoD's new "light emitting cell phones" cause massive outbreak of seizures. Spokesman says: "We're really shaken up about this."
- DoD investigating new "tin can and string" technology for secure landline communications.
The JackRabbit32 will be available in January 2003, and will cost $299.
Hey, that's just in time for Valentine's Day! Now I've got the perfect gift!
He: Look dear, I got you a JackRabbit32!
She: Um, that's nice, but what about....
He: Hang on, let me show you what this baby can do. It can burn a CD, or play one!, Or you can...
(Sound of door slamming.)
Because soundex->text is the heart of speech-to-text, which is why speech->text is so crappy! Take a look at soundex codes; widely different text produces the same soundex code. Context doesn't help, either, and neither does accents. Soundex is more closely approximated by mouth movements!
No, I'm guessing the process is more like:
Speech->soundex (or equivalent)->animation.
Because there's probably a way lower error rate on lip reading compared to Voice2Text.
Still no?
Ok, can you hear me now? Still no?
Ok....
My view is that true reading material has to pass the three B's:
- Bus
- Bed
- Bathroom
Given the average IQ of the AOL subscriber, this is not a losing proposal (or loosing, for those of you on AOL). It's entirely within their rights to offer the service, but it will not bolster readership or subscriptions, because Time does not offer a service that is substantially different from any other (free) online service.
I remember the Sun desktops being called Pizza Boxes. For /. geeks, that's OK, but I don't know about Lunch Boxes.
I really doubt that digital watermarking will work as a tool for catching copyright infractions.
First of all, I doubt it will take long for a hacker to remove/alter the watermark. Come on people - the music is zeros and ones!
Secondly, there won't be any convictions upon tracing back.
1) If you're downloading by the internet, then there's a good chance that your name is not real.
2) US Laws don't apply to all countries.
3) Here's a good defense - "Well, I downloaded the music onto my computer, but it just happened to be the folder that Kazaa uses for uploads. How was I to know?"
I'm not talking about Electronic News, I'm talking about this particular reply.
/.
Look at the numbers - barely a quarter of the normal replies, and a tenth if it was a story about William Shatner doing an interview. That tells me two things:
1) This article does not belong in
2) It's no surprise that EN is dying.
I did read EN back in the 80's and 90's (it was good), but I haven't picked up a copy since then.
BTW - it would come as no surprise to me that this is neither read, replied to, or moderated, but you can prove me wrong. Go ahead.
Software that impacts the way we live will never be written using eXtreme Programming.
EXtreme Programming will only work effectively on development teams of less than twenty or a dozen, whereas most large software apps require hundreds of man-years. To work effectively, these projects are (unfortunately) using Rational's suite of tools and approach to software design.
Pity.
...that a Republican publication is in favor of limiting the earning potential of major corporations (AOL/Disney/etc). Maybe this issue goes beyond money.
I just realized - if terrorists blow up Cairo and the Bay area, I'm going to be the first one on the suspect list!
Damn! Now I'm really interested in how to remove stuff from their archive!
This sounds great, but there are a lot of limitations. It's not just that the archive is transient (every 60 days), it's also static. Any web pages that access pay sites are not found. Any cool database links that you put into your Web Page and accessed through a cgi - I'm guessing that they are toast.
And here I thought it was Mr. Peabody that invented the Wayback Machine. No, hang on, it was Al Gore...
But seriously, unless you know about this project, and the fact that you can ask to remove data from the archives (though there's no reference as to how to actually do it), it means that your Internet past can haunt you forever.
Or at least until simultaneous attacks occur on Cairo and San Francisco...
Yet Another Spammer Story, as if we haven't heard enough.
/. readers to a frenzy
I recently saw the "Bart gets a job as a bartender for the Mob" episode. The episode ended with
Bart: "I realize now that crime doesn't pay"
Fat Tony: "Yeah, I guess you're right"
At which point Fat Tony and his entourage leave in several strech limos.
The only point of posting stories like these seems to be:
1) enraging
2) proving that crime DOES pay.
Why bother?
Maybe a programming analogy for the introns (non-genic DNA) is that they are subroutines. The exons (genes) use different subroutine calls, resulting in different executables (people).
So I guess mankind is just self-evolving code. Cool!
Yeah, right, Probably not
I am a strong support of OSS, but I don't think anyone can claim that OSS has a $0 TCO. The article should have mentioned that keeping a healthy system for someone without a Linux guru or extensive IT dep. requiers outside consultans, and support is always useful. In addition training of personell requires relatively heavy investment. OSS stands out and is by many conceived as harder to learn than software that follow the MS standards that tey're used to.
I'd say that school systems do not have a plethora of staff that are willing, and most of all, able to become sysadmins for a network of either Linux OR Windows machines. While it's true that because of the support issue, Linux is not $0 TCO, I'd say that the "set and forget" feature of Linux systems is yet another feature that will drive the support costs down compared to Windows.
Sorry, but this is hardly a booster for Open Source. This is like saying, "People save money by shopping during a sale."
Sorry, but when my wife goes out shopping to sales, we don't save money. While I agree with your initial statement, the only way you can save money on a sale is to not buy anything. Unless the price is $0...
Kindergarden to grade 12? Just a guess...
If a child is exposed to the concept of a word processor, then learning the bells and whistles of another word processing program is not hard, especially for people as flexible as children. Using commercial software should not be the point, it should be learning how application type X (cad app, music app, whatever) can help you.
As for teaching kids both; why? That's twice as much (or maybe 1.5 times) to learn, and who'se to say that app X will still be around when the kid actually graduates? Well, maybe that's a bad example, but app X will not be around in its current form. Also, the kid may use app Y at home - are you saying the kid's parents should install M$ products so that he has a future?
Ms. Osbourne is right in that schools bring in computers to say "look at us, we're in the information age!" Computers in the classroom are glorified typewriters and babysitters. If you really want to edumicate your kids, do it yourself. You choice of OS may vary (see here).
I don't have a special insight into the on-line publcation industry, but it seems to me that there are a lot of Toms, Dicks, and Harrys blogging lately. Maybe these are ex-Salon writers, but blogs allow for an interaction between soapbox ranter and listener. Even with a 'Letter to the Editor' space, a publication is still one sided. "Here's my point of view - suck on it!". And, as we all know (as is the case with blogs and OS's), you just can't compete against something that's free...
From reading comments in here, I get the feeling that Salon's material is below par. It should come as no surprise that Salon is dead, but I'm amazed that they have lost as much money as they have. I wonder what they pay (paid) their writers?