I don't see anything about the OLPC supporting more than one cursor at a time. Think the chaos with about many kids hoarding one laptop and only having one mouse available to them at a time, versus having multiple cursors on the screen. The OLPC should include multiple mouse support for this reason.
See this study: Multiple Mice for Computers in Education in Developing Countries [PDF]
... of the English language.
IAL (I Am a Linguist) and, "A new technology is to be trialled" is a really bad example of back-formation and verb conjugation since the noun "to trial" from the verb "to try". And "will be" is means the same and is more efficient than saying "is to be."
Saying "A new technology will be tried" is more cromulent than the original example.
Google wasn't exactly blazing a trail in China. From reading the comments, it seems that Google is the only search portal in China. Now, AFAIK, other search engines in China, like Yahoo! and Baidu, provide content. Since Google isn't the first search engine to appear in that country, then one can't really argue that they made a tough decision by providing *some* content. *Some* content was already there, provided for by the aforementioned search engines.
What if I'm a US citizen, living abroad, and sharing many mp3s? Can the RIAA sue me? My machine, is after all, based in another country, but I'm curious as to how my American citizenship affects this.
life in the third world is inconvenient for computers and computer users. i live in mexico, not quite the third world country you would imagine, but nonetheless we experience random power outages with no viable explanation. it's frustrating to be working on something or just plain writing an email and POOF! lights go out for who knows how long. *shrugs* just my two cents
While the RIAA is primarily a legal organization, their technological tactics are merely tactics. They don't have geeks who work with a passion, and stand by their principles, like we do. You'll be sure that we will put up a hell of a fight for defending our principles.
We are many, many more than the RIAA could hire. We're the Viet Cong. We know our turf. I almost feel sorry for the RIAA because they don't know the mess they're getting themselves into.
Technological know-how with a passion is on the side of Truth, Justice, and the American way.
Most of your posts (and bad jokes) about Mexico are besides the point.
Mexico can pass all the copyright laws they want to but it isn't going to affect the average José. Reason being, Mexico has one of the highest piracy rates in the world. Geez, there are illegal software markets, like open air markets only for wares, apps, and games. And the police don't do anything about this. I've seen police at these illegal markets, not arresting, but shopping there. This isn't going to stop anytime soon, as it is an embedded part of the culture (open air markets that sell pretty much anything).
How do I know this? I've lived here for the past 7 years. I know about this. There is no problem with this new proposed bill. Unlike the US, copyright laws aren't really enforced. The cops are underpaid, there aren't enough cops to counter the software pirates, etc. You might as well stop extrapolating what goes on in the States to what goes on in Mexico.
If anything, copyright would be a problem if you had money. If you own a disco or a bar, then maybe you'd have some explaining to do. Since there isn't a big middle class like in the states, this law won't affect anyone but the big guy. We are all the little guys here.
I know this is sort of off-topic, but I've been wondering whoe gets to make the ficticious software that gets used in TV shows like "Dark Angel", "CSI", and what have you. These things look pretty slick, and I was wondeing who makes them and if I could get my hands on them.
Doesn't anyone see??? This is the just the beginning of the Anti-Linux!!! From what I see, they're developing something close to Linux, yet it will be completely opposite in the sense that it will shut you off even more from your computer whilst Linux brings you closer to the box. By further integrating the OS to the hardware, they are, in effect closing you off from tweaking or making any changes.
Cypher: "...but there's way too much information to decode the Matrix. You get used to it. I...I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, red-head..."
If you string together several Live Query columns, you something very similar to Matrix terminal screen.
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I don't see anything about the OLPC supporting more than one cursor at a time. Think the chaos with about many kids hoarding one laptop and only having one mouse available to them at a time, versus having multiple cursors on the screen. The OLPC should include multiple mouse support for this reason. See this study: Multiple Mice for Computers in Education in Developing Countries [PDF]
Saying "A new technology will be tried" is more cromulent than the original example.
Google wasn't exactly blazing a trail in China. From reading the comments, it seems that Google is the only search portal in China. Now, AFAIK, other search engines in China, like Yahoo! and Baidu, provide content. Since Google isn't the first search engine to appear in that country, then one can't really argue that they made a tough decision by providing *some* content. *Some* content was already there, provided for by the aforementioned search engines.
What if I'm a US citizen, living abroad, and sharing many mp3s? Can the RIAA sue me? My machine, is after all, based in another country, but I'm curious as to how my American citizenship affects this.
life in the third world is inconvenient for computers and computer users. i live in mexico, not quite the third world country you would imagine, but nonetheless we experience random power outages with no viable explanation. it's frustrating to be working on something or just plain writing an email and POOF! lights go out for who knows how long. *shrugs* just my two cents
We are many, many more than the RIAA could hire. We're the Viet Cong. We know our turf. I almost feel sorry for the RIAA because they don't know the mess they're getting themselves into.
Technological know-how with a passion is on the side of Truth, Justice, and the American way.
Most of your posts (and bad jokes) about Mexico are besides the point.
Mexico can pass all the copyright laws they want to but it isn't going to affect the average José. Reason being, Mexico has one of the highest piracy rates in the world. Geez, there are illegal software markets, like open air markets only for wares, apps, and games. And the police don't do anything about this. I've seen police at these illegal markets, not arresting, but shopping there. This isn't going to stop anytime soon, as it is an embedded part of the culture (open air markets that sell pretty much anything).
How do I know this? I've lived here for the past 7 years. I know about this. There is no problem with this new proposed bill. Unlike the US, copyright laws aren't really enforced. The cops are underpaid, there aren't enough cops to counter the software pirates, etc. You might as well stop extrapolating what goes on in the States to what goes on in Mexico.
If anything, copyright would be a problem if you had money. If you own a disco or a bar, then maybe you'd have some explaining to do. Since there isn't a big middle class like in the states, this law won't affect anyone but the big guy. We are all the little guys here.
I know this is sort of off-topic, but I've been wondering whoe gets to make the ficticious software that gets used in TV shows like "Dark Angel", "CSI", and what have you. These things look pretty slick, and I was wondeing who makes them and if I could get my hands on them.
Your computer: Your master or your slave?
If you string together several Live Query columns, you something very similar to Matrix terminal screen.