I think the point he was making is that if you pay $100 cash at the grocery store, and the grocery store is then later robbed, that doesn't affect you. But if you had used your credit card, the robber could take the transaction log with your card # on it, then you'd be in trouble.
Did you read the introduction? (hint: you didn't). The actual interface uses left and right mouse buttons for zooming, but flash doesn't let them do anything with the right mouse button, so the demo had to use arrow keys.
I think it's a terrible idea still, but at least fault them for their genuine problems, not the ones imposed by macromedia.
First, the company isn't starting from scratch. They have a working base to start from, so the hard part is already done.
Second, if the company is so inept that it can't make minor changes to suit it's needs, they can pay one of the developers to add the features they need.
Well, open firmware isn't going to magically make your digicam better than a film camera. But in the event that it de-cripples your camera, that is an improvement in the camera. "Narrowing the gap", so to speak.
Huh? Since when do only articles that can survive the/. effect get posted? If every website could handle the load, it wouldn't be called the/. effect -- it'd be nameless and have no effect on anything. By definition, the/. effect is what happens when a website that can't take the load gets front page coverage on/.
At the risk of sounding like a zealot, Open Source is the obvious solution here. Most companies can just drop in a open source software package and use it as-is, much like they would for a COTS package. Companies who need customization can just make minor changes to the program, recompile, and voila! Best of both worlds -- you get custom software that meets your needs, but 99.9% of the development work is handled by the development community, so you don't have to start from scratch.
The problem here is that you're both right. Yeah, some places are too cold, some are too hot. The correct solution is to find a nice coastal city with a climate that is regulated by a sufficiently large ocean (they keep the summers cool and the winters mild).
If you create something really novel, even if it is in software, why *shouldn't* you be able to get a patent on it?
Because your program is already protected by copyright! Having both copyright & patent protection is double-dipping, IMO. You don't see Ford taking out copyrights on their trucks, and you don't see authors patenting books.
As far as I am concerned, software should either be protected by patents, or copyrights, but NOT both. And frankly I prefer copyrights.
Well, there are situations where a camera maker will release two identical cameras, except one is firmware crippled and cheaper. Same physical camera, just that one has less features to let you do stuff. Open firmware would let you turn the firmware-crippled one into the better one, but then that's just another reason for the camera makes to not open the firmware.
I'm afraid to post a link here lest the/. trolls find it and ruin it, but kuro5hin is a great tech site. As far as I've been able to tell, it's essentially the same format as slashdot, except they apply the same comment moderation system to the story que as well, so only the good stuff makes it to the front page. Lots of long articles with tons of original content. Not like/. where they plagiarize story summaries and then link to an article somewhere else.
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I think the point he was making is that if you pay $100 cash at the grocery store, and the grocery store is then later robbed, that doesn't affect you. But if you had used your credit card, the robber could take the transaction log with your card # on it, then you'd be in trouble.
Did you read the introduction? (hint: you didn't). The actual interface uses left and right mouse buttons for zooming, but flash doesn't let them do anything with the right mouse button, so the demo had to use arrow keys.
I think it's a terrible idea still, but at least fault them for their genuine problems, not the ones imposed by macromedia.
This seems like a fitting tribute to me.
This was a tribute to you?
Played fine for me in gmplayer, requires the binary codec pack, though.
I think he was talking about Southern California.
Being Canadian, I was actually referring to southwestern BC -- Vancouver Island perhaps.
the East Coast is next to a large ocean, but it still gets really cold there in the winter
Then I suppose the Atlantic is not a sufficiently large ocean.
Well, there are a couple points:
First, the company isn't starting from scratch. They have a working base to start from, so the hard part is already done.
Second, if the company is so inept that it can't make minor changes to suit it's needs, they can pay one of the developers to add the features they need.
Yeah, it's a misnamed GIF. I downloaded it, 'file' says it's a GIF, gimp won't open it until it's renamed to .gif.
So I'm learning now. k5 seems to have a better moderation system then, they're able to hide their trolls better.
Well, open firmware isn't going to magically make your digicam better than a film camera. But in the event that it de-cripples your camera, that is an improvement in the camera. "Narrowing the gap", so to speak.
Should Taxpayers Pay Twice For Weather Data?
A better question would have been "Should anybody pay twice for anything?" and the answer, of course, is "No, you idiot."
Funny, I didn't think GIF's had JPEG artifacting.
Huh? Since when do only articles that can survive the /. effect get posted? If every website could handle the load, it wouldn't be called the /. effect -- it'd be nameless and have no effect on anything. By definition, the /. effect is what happens when a website that can't take the load gets front page coverage on /.
From what I understand, funny is actually neutral now. So it would have no effect on karma.
For those wondering, it's because people are browsing from work and such.
At the risk of sounding like a zealot, Open Source is the obvious solution here. Most companies can just drop in a open source software package and use it as-is, much like they would for a COTS package. Companies who need customization can just make minor changes to the program, recompile, and voila! Best of both worlds -- you get custom software that meets your needs, but 99.9% of the development work is handled by the development community, so you don't have to start from scratch.
The problem here is that you're both right. Yeah, some places are too cold, some are too hot. The correct solution is to find a nice coastal city with a climate that is regulated by a sufficiently large ocean (they keep the summers cool and the winters mild).
If you create something really novel, even if it is in software, why *shouldn't* you be able to get a patent on it?
Because your program is already protected by copyright! Having both copyright & patent protection is double-dipping, IMO. You don't see Ford taking out copyrights on their trucks, and you don't see authors patenting books.
As far as I am concerned, software should either be protected by patents, or copyrights, but NOT both. And frankly I prefer copyrights.
Well, there are situations where a camera maker will release two identical cameras, except one is firmware crippled and cheaper. Same physical camera, just that one has less features to let you do stuff. Open firmware would let you turn the firmware-crippled one into the better one, but then that's just another reason for the camera makes to not open the firmware.
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Ahhh, Thorvalds, the Finnish God of Thunder!
HDMI and What it Will Do for You
It's not so much what it'll do for you, it's more about what it'll do to you.
Funny, I have the opposite problem. I'm buying DVDs so that I can delete the videos that are taking up so much space on my HD.
I'm afraid to post a link here lest the /. trolls find it and ruin it, but kuro5hin is a great tech site. As far as I've been able to tell, it's essentially the same format as slashdot, except they apply the same comment moderation system to the story que as well, so only the good stuff makes it to the front page. Lots of long articles with tons of original content. Not like /. where they plagiarize story summaries and then link to an article somewhere else.
people understand the concept that the browser is not the "internet" and you can run other browsers, etc.
Tell that to my mom -- please!
"What's a Mozilla? I want the internet!"
We consider them a$$holes.
George Washington, the greatest Asshole of them all.
Hardware is a commodity, but software is quickly becoming so as well. This is how it should be.