Seriously, someone explain to me why this is such a big deal? The announcement was made a few days ago that a joint announcement was forthcoming, and this is all they have? I seriously don't get it. I used to own a Nokia Communicator 9300i back in the day that was fully able to edit word and excel documents. Ok, not the most complicated ones, but the apps got the job done pretty well. This was at least 3 years ago by now.
Whooptiedoo! We can now edit files on the go! (sound familiar?)
What am I missing here?
And before people start posting [Citation Needed], here's a link to an article talking about Mininova in particular, but also mentions the current law in the Netherlands with regards to downloading music and movies.
Quoted from the article, for those too lazy to read it:
Under Dutch law, downloading games and software is illegal, but sharing copied films and music is not. The Dutch copyright law allows consumers to make a copy of CD's and DVD's they own, and to store those copies as files on their personal computers.
Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. The guy has achieved more than almost anyone on the planet, and all that while being completely wheelchair bound and having a speech impediment. Most fully healthy and able-bodied people can't even remotely come close to his intellect and insights.
It'll be a shame if this turns out to be his last hospital visit, but if it is, he knows his name will be remembered for a long, long time to come.
Good luck, mr. Hawking. I do hope you pull through once again.
Seriously, when is/. going to do something about kdawson? Crappy articles, misspellings, you name it.
If your guys can't even get the name right of the guy who pretty much wrote Linux, it's time to make some changes in the editorial department.
Common sense finally prevailing? Has hell frozen over?
On one hand I'm surprised that the MBTA has decided to work with these guys to make their system more secure, on the other hand I wish this would happen more often instead of the mindless suing that government organizations and other companies seem so fond of.
Saves them from having to use (and thus make public) that super laser which mr. Paglen claims to have a picture of, hehe
How did they get the sharks into space? A fair question, to which I think the answer would probably be: with a rocket. Whether they survived the trip or not is not known at this time, although it does seem very unlikely. Last I heard space was still lacking in the oxygen department and all:)
... didn't want the pictures seen online by the looks of it.
Seems the DoD and/or whatever organization is running these things has figured out that posting a link to an exhibit page on slashdot would completely obliterate the poor Berkeley webserver:)
Saves them from having to use (and thus make public) that super laser which mr. Paglen claims to have a picture of, hehe...
Regarding lag: depends totally where in space you are. Empire Hub systems are usually more busy and thus more 'laggy' compared to lower sec space which is empty most of the time.
Of course, it's not hurting them that they're gonna be placing a new 64-bits cluster somewhere mid Febuary, which should noticeably increase performance.
As mr. Oveur (main dev. over at the company who makes EVE) puts it:
7. How many PVPers do you estimate will be able to blob each other to death in a single 0.0 system?
Enough to make the baby jesus cry.
I know that this was the last drop for me and will make me look for another game.
*cough*EVE Online*cough* If you like mmorpgs, don't mind investing some time, love space and all things sci-fi, are interested in the social workings of a large community AND have the added bonus of playing in a single universe together with other people that are usually above 22 years old, this game is for you;)
I'm sorry, but I fail to see the comparison. *If* I was able to get my hands on the blueprints of a car, not only can I then make copies of it, but I am actually in possession of the 'source' of the car then, which would allow me to make changes, maybe even making it a better car (or worse) when I'm done.
Now when I copy a music track, I do not gain access to the 'source' of the music. All I get is (hopefully) an exact duplicate, with no insight whatsoever into how the track was put together and no option to change anything about the track (yes, there are possible exceptions if you happen to own a studio yourself).
Now I'm not advocating that copying/ripping/downloading music tracks is a good thing if the original CD or such is not your property, and neither is building a car based on copied original blueprints, but I do see some differences in the cases above.
Well, in all fairness, WoW had a massive marketing campaign behind it. Eve never did anything of the sort.
And subcribers... well, let's put it this way, you can have 3.5 million subscribers, but how much of those are actually playing in the same persistent world? Or are still playing at all for that matter? Or how many of those are second accounts? I have/had a WoW account just to try it out, and I don't touch it anymore. Still I would be included in that 3.5mil subscriber number you give.
Contrary, Eve Online has only 65.000 subscribers, and they hope to beat 90.000 by the end of the year. Every single one of them that logs in, actually ends up in the exact same persistent world that the other guys log into. No messing around with 2000-4000 people per server like WoW. We have 13.000 clients connected at the same time, in the same world. I call that impressive.
Now granted, of those 65.000 subscribers, not all of them play all the time. Still, last I heard (the dev team is very open and close to the community there), the subscribed vs. actual playing members are relatively high in Eve.
I do think however that if a survey was done under the WoW subscribers, you'd find by far most are under the age of 20. All I did was mention I don't feel the need to play a game where people go all "Hax! Sploits!", everytime you beat them at something ingame.
I'm sorry, but I don't think of WoW as my favourite MMORPG, as there are some out there, *cough*eve online*cough*, which are so much more feature rich, entertaining and engaging for people that like to think... Not to mention better looking and more geared towards the technological savvy too.
Besides, I prefer playing a game that size with mature people, not whiny 13 and 14 year olds.
So, a 100 dollars will get you a 20 Gb hard disk, wireless controller, wireless headset, Ethernet cable and remote control?
Not a bad deal. I do wonder how many people would actually get the "no hard disk" version.
On the other hand, it's still an expensive piece of kit, and odds are the version without a hard disk will still have the connectors on the inside, happily protected by "warranty void when opened".
... a mouse which can't click on certain links due to 'drm' constrictions, where the OS determines the user is not allowed to use the supplied anti-MS, anti-profit making link?
Where do you see it running Outlook? That screenshot is so small it might just be any decent mailclient. And besides, TFA merely states it can talk with outlook for synchronization...
1. What is SkyOS?
The Sky Operating System, or SkyOS, is an operating system written for x86-based personal computers. SkyOS was created in 1996 by Robert Szeleney as a small bootloader. In the past 8 years, SkyOS has evolved into a full-featured, modern operating system, with a goal to be the easiest to use desktop operating system available for the average computer user. The development staff has also increased to include business, software, and graphics developers.
2. Is SkyOS a Linux distribution? Is SkyOS a *nix? Is SkyOS BeOS?
No, no, and no. SkyOS is an operating system written from scratch. It isn't based on any other operating system.
The odd thing is that I did see the mention of them using DLL's for instance, and a screenshot which was apparently showing a text editor had a piece of code open in which something called MSCORLIB was being used. It might mean nothing, as the screenshot is titled " Security configuration and DotGNU (.NET)" and afaik MSCORLIB is a part of.Net.
Euhm, anyone remember that solardust collecting satelite that was supposed to return to Earth in once piece? Or what about that error with a NASA engineer forgetting to convert from metric to imperial or the other way round;) There are plenty more examples where that came from.
But, on the up side, the NASA guys usually never make mistakes.
Slashdot Mirror
...holding a city's computer systems random...
Yes, I see where that might be an issue... ;)
Seriously, someone explain to me why this is such a big deal? The announcement was made a few days ago that a joint announcement was forthcoming, and this is all they have? I seriously don't get it. I used to own a Nokia Communicator 9300i back in the day that was fully able to edit word and excel documents. Ok, not the most complicated ones, but the apps got the job done pretty well. This was at least 3 years ago by now.
Whooptiedoo! We can now edit files on the go! (sound familiar?)
What am I missing here?
Quoted from the article, for those too lazy to read it:
Under Dutch law, downloading games and software is illegal, but sharing copied films and music is not. The Dutch copyright law allows consumers to make a copy of CD's and DVD's they own, and to store those copies as files on their personal computers.
So there you have it.
Stephen Hawking is one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. The guy has achieved more than almost anyone on the planet, and all that while being completely wheelchair bound and having a speech impediment. Most fully healthy and able-bodied people can't even remotely come close to his intellect and insights.
It'll be a shame if this turns out to be his last hospital visit, but if it is, he knows his name will be remembered for a long, long time to come.
Good luck, mr. Hawking. I do hope you pull through once again.
Seriously, when is /. going to do something about kdawson? Crappy articles, misspellings, you name it.
If your guys can't even get the name right of the guy who pretty much wrote Linux, it's time to make some changes in the editorial department.
Common sense finally prevailing? Has hell frozen over?
On one hand I'm surprised that the MBTA has decided to work with these guys to make their system more secure, on the other hand I wish this would happen more often instead of the mindless suing that government organizations and other companies seem so fond of.
May you be the first of many more private space companies; we sure need you guys.
About time the RIAA loses a big case like this, and have the public know about it. Bunch of crooks...
... didn't want the pictures seen online by the looks of it. Seems the DoD and/or whatever organization is running these things has figured out that posting a link to an exhibit page on slashdot would completely obliterate the poor Berkeley webserver :)
Saves them from having to use (and thus make public) that super laser which mr. Paglen claims to have a picture of, hehe ...
Dammit, posting the actual link would have helped here. Anyways, for the rebound:
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/cyclogyro/cyclogyro.htm
... here's a link to another page describing Cyclogyros and how they (should) work. ;)
Best of all, it has pictures!
"Right or wrong, definitely worth a read."
:)
Am I the only one who read that as "Right or Wong, definatly worth a read."?
Of course, it's not hurting them that they're gonna be placing a new 64-bits cluster somewhere mid Febuary, which should noticeably increase performance.
As mr. Oveur (main dev. over at the company who makes EVE) puts it:
I'd think that says enough
If you like mmorpgs, don't mind investing some time, love space and all things sci-fi, are interested in the social workings of a large community AND have the added bonus of playing in a single universe together with other people that are usually above 22 years old, this game is for you
I'm sorry, but I fail to see the comparison.
*If* I was able to get my hands on the blueprints of a car, not only can I then make copies of it, but I am actually in possession of the 'source' of the car then, which would allow me to make changes, maybe even making it a better car (or worse) when I'm done.
Now when I copy a music track, I do not gain access to the 'source' of the music. All I get is (hopefully) an exact duplicate, with no insight whatsoever into how the track was put together and no option to change anything about the track (yes, there are possible exceptions if you happen to own a studio yourself).
Now I'm not advocating that copying/ripping/downloading music tracks is a good thing if the original CD or such is not your property, and neither is building a car based on copied original blueprints, but I do see some differences in the cases above.
Well, in all fairness, WoW had a massive marketing campaign behind it. Eve never did anything of the sort. ... well, let's put it this way, you can have 3.5 million subscribers, but how much of those are actually playing in the same persistent world? Or are still playing at all for that matter? Or how many of those are second accounts? I have/had a WoW account just to try it out, and I don't touch it anymore. Still I would be included in that 3.5mil subscriber number you give.
And subcribers
Contrary, Eve Online has only 65.000 subscribers, and they hope to beat 90.000 by the end of the year. Every single one of them that logs in, actually ends up in the exact same persistent world that the other guys log into. No messing around with 2000-4000 people per server like WoW. We have 13.000 clients connected at the same time, in the same world. I call that impressive.
Now granted, of those 65.000 subscribers, not all of them play all the time. Still, last I heard (the dev team is very open and close to the community there), the subscribed vs. actual playing members are relatively high in Eve.
I do think however that if a survey was done under the WoW subscribers, you'd find by far most are under the age of 20. All I did was mention I don't feel the need to play a game where people go all "Hax! Sploits!", everytime you beat them at something ingame.
Besides, I prefer playing a game that size with mature people, not whiny 13 and 14 year olds.
So, a 100 dollars will get you a 20 Gb hard disk, wireless controller, wireless headset, Ethernet cable and remote control? Not a bad deal. I do wonder how many people would actually get the "no hard disk" version.
On the other hand, it's still an expensive piece of kit, and odds are the version without a hard disk will still have the connectors on the inside, happily protected by "warranty void when opened".
... a mouse which can't click on certain links due to 'drm' constrictions, where the OS determines the user is not allowed to use the supplied anti-MS, anti-profit making link?
Where do you see it running Outlook?
That screenshot is so small it might just be any decent mailclient.
And besides, TFA merely states it can talk with outlook for synchronization...
My dear friend, the basic MacMini costs 499,- Euro as well inlc. tax. The higher end version costs 599,- Euro. All this according to this site.
From the FAQ on the skyOS.org site:
.Net.
1. What is SkyOS?
The Sky Operating System, or SkyOS, is an operating system written for x86-based personal computers. SkyOS was created in 1996 by Robert Szeleney as a small bootloader. In the past 8 years, SkyOS has evolved into a full-featured, modern operating system, with a goal to be the easiest to use desktop operating system available for the average computer user. The development staff has also increased to include business, software, and graphics developers.
2. Is SkyOS a Linux distribution? Is SkyOS a *nix? Is SkyOS BeOS?
No, no, and no. SkyOS is an operating system written from scratch. It isn't based on any other operating system.
The odd thing is that I did see the mention of them using DLL's for instance, and a screenshot which was apparently showing a text editor had a piece of code open in which something called MSCORLIB was being used. It might mean nothing, as the screenshot is titled " Security configuration and DotGNU (.NET)" and afaik MSCORLIB is a part of
There are plenty more examples where that came from.
But, on the up side, the NASA guys usually never make mistakes.