On a related note, these military robots use "swarm technology" to mimic a group of ants or other "swarm" animals. Kind of a cool approach to A.I. At least it's not nanotechnology like in the (bad) novel by Michael Crichton.
Here is an article about how the Chinese have been blocking content from their citizens. What's interesting is how some American companies, like Yahoo, are cooperating to do business with them.
The Hacktivismo group has been writing software to help the Chinese and others that are being censored. I was very interested when I heard about the "Six/Four" protocal that they were writing for anonymous browsing. Has anyone heard any news on the development of this or any other projects like it. (I'm aware of freenet) Anyway, here is their project page. They're an interesting group that seems to be pushing for free distribution of information.
Now if we could just convince AOL to stop producing those throw-away CD's. There must be a large landfill somewhere with stacks and stacks of AOL (1000 hours of free access) CD's laying around. I'd rather pay a few bucks for some kind of video on demand service over the internet or cable. I'm not sure why anyone would want to buy a disposable movie.
Here is an article about a private company that wants to save the Hubble with a "space tug". I say if NASA is going to let it burn anyway, they should let private industry bid for the project. There are a lot of reasons that the Hubble is still relevant. NEO (near earth objects) anyone? The Hubble has made some amazing discoveries and I don't think it has outlived its usefulness yet.
I completely agree with your logic, but from the dslreport forums about this subject it's been explained differently. The users that have gotten abuse letters were told that it was based off others in their area. The top downloaders are the ones being targeted. If your neighbors are using their cable like 56kers, and you're downloading a few iso's and music videos, you are going to stick out. I don't think it's a matter of others complaining as much as them planning for the future and knocking down the 200-300 gig a month downloaders on the service. I wish it wasn't like that, my only choice for broadband is comcast.:(
From what I understand, the cap is based on your habits compared to the others in your node. If your neighbors don't have cable or just use it for email and casual browsing, you kinda stand out. If you get an abuse warning letter, I'd encourage your neighbors to download more pr0n.
In the dslreports forums this has been a hot topic for a couple of months. If you want and interesting read, along with a lot of rants, check out this thread. I don't think I've seen such a long one before and it's the second one on the subject.
I think the theatres did this when subliminal advertising in movies were outlawed. Joking aside, by the end, I really wanted the ring destroyed so I could have a smoke.
I loved the trilogy of movies, but the end of Return on the King is what comes to mind. I understand why the 'Scouring of the Shire' was left out, but I don't remember the book taking so dang long to end. I've been waiting years for a good adaption of these books into film and I think Jackson did a great job. The end was just kind of long.
Winzip is an example of a shareware program that has made a lot of money. Your logic behind lost profits is the same argument that the RIAA claims to have lost billions to p2p programs. I don't think anyone believes that every cracked program, ripped DVD, or downloaded song represents a lost sale. I'd like an example of a commercial program that isn't floating around the Internet, shareware or otherwise. I don't think there is a registration that can't be cracked...even in a day or so. That's not really the point. There will be Warez sites for as long as I can see, but there will still be honest people that are willing to pay for something of value. Shareware is a great way for an author, who lacks the financial resources of larger companies, to get their product out for very little money. If shareware makes so little money, why are there so many people/companies writing it?
The Association of Shareware Professionals has some great resources for writing, marketing, and selling software for the author on a tight (read almost no) budget. While some companies probably get VC help, I think this a great start for research if you are interested in trying out some capitalism with your software. There is a lot of competition due to the low barrier of entry, but a motivated individual with talent could end up quitting their day job. WinZip is a good example of a success.
I'm pretty sure the Springfield in the Simpsons has on ocean right by it....come to think of it, they have a desert, mountains and forests too. Maybe they move the town around.
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mod the parent up, a virus with dependancy hell, that's great.
Speaking of microsoft and "own3d", there is a story running on ComputerWorld about a variant of the virus "MyDoom" that is attacking Microsoft. I guess they are getting own3d too. Kind of a strang news day.
Actually, "you're" would be right in that context. "You're" could replace "you are", while "your" is the possessive of "you". You could say, "When 'You're' healthy you can call it 'your' labtop(sic)."
Printed music yes, but I was referring to the parents post about the XML being rendered into audible music by the browser. Although, I wasn't being too serious.:^)
I don't think this is a Republican/Democrat issue at all. I think citizens of the U.S. should always be concerned when rights are being taken away. I'd defer to the Fourth Amendment before I will to Ascroft. The Patriot Act is 342 pages long. Did you perchance read an abridged version read an abridged version?
I was happy when I read the headline. I've been against the Patriot Act since it was first mentioned on EFF.org. After reading the story, it looks like only a minor section of the Patriot Act was ruled on, and it was only decided on by a district court. I'm no law expert, but it seems like cases like these get turned over in the Supreme Court all of the time. I hope that this trend will continue. Maybe the whole dang thing will die after the sunset limit. Until then, I'll keep wearing my tinfoil hat and refusing flu vaccinations.
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He's probably waiting to give a verdict so he can complete his collection at home.
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On a related note, these military robots use "swarm technology" to mimic a group of ants or other "swarm" animals. Kind of a cool approach to A.I. At least it's not nanotechnology like in the (bad) novel by Michael Crichton.
Here is an article about how the Chinese have been blocking content from their citizens. What's interesting is how some American companies, like Yahoo, are cooperating to do business with them.
The Hacktivismo group has been writing software to help the Chinese and others that are being censored. I was very interested when I heard about the "Six/Four" protocal that they were writing for anonymous browsing. Has anyone heard any news on the development of this or any other projects like it. (I'm aware of freenet) Anyway, here is their project page. They're an interesting group that seems to be pushing for free distribution of information.
Now if we could just convince AOL to stop producing those throw-away CD's. There must be a large landfill somewhere with stacks and stacks of AOL (1000 hours of free access) CD's laying around. I'd rather pay a few bucks for some kind of video on demand service over the internet or cable. I'm not sure why anyone would want to buy a disposable movie.
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We could use it to fill Dr. Hathaway's house with popcorn!
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Here is an article about a private company that wants to save the Hubble with a "space tug". I say if NASA is going to let it burn anyway, they should let private industry bid for the project. There are a lot of reasons that the Hubble is still relevant. NEO (near earth objects) anyone? The Hubble has made some amazing discoveries and I don't think it has outlived its usefulness yet.
The first rule of Orkut: You do not talk about Orkut.
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I completely agree with your logic, but from the dslreport forums about this subject it's been explained differently. The users that have gotten abuse letters were told that it was based off others in their area. The top downloaders are the ones being targeted. If your neighbors are using their cable like 56kers, and you're downloading a few iso's and music videos, you are going to stick out. I don't think it's a matter of others complaining as much as them planning for the future and knocking down the 200-300 gig a month downloaders on the service. I wish it wasn't like that, my only choice for broadband is comcast.:(
From what I understand, the cap is based on your habits compared to the others in your node. If your neighbors don't have cable or just use it for email and casual browsing, you kinda stand out. If you get an abuse warning letter, I'd encourage your neighbors to download more pr0n.
I guess that's why so many sites with "unlimited" bandwidth hosting get slashdotted.
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In the dslreports forums this has been a hot topic for a couple of months. If you want and interesting read, along with a lot of rants, check out this thread. I don't think I've seen such a long one before and it's the second one on the subject.
I think the theatres did this when subliminal advertising in movies were outlawed. Joking aside, by the end, I really wanted the ring destroyed so I could have a smoke.
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I loved the trilogy of movies, but the end of Return on the King is what comes to mind. I understand why the 'Scouring of the Shire' was left out, but I don't remember the book taking so dang long to end. I've been waiting years for a good adaption of these books into film and I think Jackson did a great job. The end was just kind of long.
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Winzip is an example of a shareware program that has made a lot of money. Your logic behind lost profits is the same argument that the RIAA claims to have lost billions to p2p programs. I don't think anyone believes that every cracked program, ripped DVD, or downloaded song represents a lost sale. I'd like an example of a commercial program that isn't floating around the Internet, shareware or otherwise. I don't think there is a registration that can't be cracked...even in a day or so. That's not really the point. There will be Warez sites for as long as I can see, but there will still be honest people that are willing to pay for something of value. Shareware is a great way for an author, who lacks the financial resources of larger companies, to get their product out for very little money. If shareware makes so little money, why are there so many people/companies writing it?
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The Association of Shareware Professionals has some great resources for writing, marketing, and selling software for the author on a tight (read almost no) budget. While some companies probably get VC help, I think this a great start for research if you are interested in trying out some capitalism with your software. There is a lot of competition due to the low barrier of entry, but a motivated individual with talent could end up quitting their day job. WinZip is a good example of a success.
I'm pretty sure the Springfield in the Simpsons has on ocean right by it....come to think of it, they have a desert, mountains and forests too. Maybe they move the town around.
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mod the parent up, a virus with dependancy hell, that's great.
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Speaking of microsoft and "own3d", there is a story running on ComputerWorld about a variant of the virus "MyDoom" that is attacking Microsoft. I guess they are getting own3d too. Kind of a strang news day.
Actually, "you're" would be right in that context. "You're" could replace "you are", while "your" is the possessive of "you". You could say, "When 'You're' healthy you can call it 'your' labtop(sic)."
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Printed music yes, but I was referring to the parents post about the XML being rendered into audible music by the browser. Although, I wasn't being too serious. :^)
Thank you, come again. -Apu
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Rendering music in a browser......
RIAA Lawsuit in three, two, one.....
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I don't think this is a Republican/Democrat issue at all. I think citizens of the U.S. should always be concerned when rights are being taken away. I'd defer to the Fourth Amendment before I will to Ascroft. The Patriot Act is 342 pages long. Did you perchance read an abridged version read an abridged version?
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I was happy when I read the headline. I've been against the Patriot Act since it was first mentioned on EFF.org. After reading the story, it looks like only a minor section of the Patriot Act was ruled on, and it was only decided on by a district court. I'm no law expert, but it seems like cases like these get turned over in the Supreme Court all of the time. I hope that this trend will continue. Maybe the whole dang thing will die after the sunset limit. Until then, I'll keep wearing my tinfoil hat and refusing flu vaccinations.
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