On the other hand, a corporation that no longer exists, no matter how many copyrights they once held, certainly can't afford to pay $1 to renew. They're definitely not going to produce any more copies of that work, so why shouldn't anyone else be able to?
Off-topic, I know, but I found a desk, made of metal and pine, at Wal-Mart. It has a fairly modern appearance so works well as a computer desk, plus it has five shelves, so it makes it a great workspace.
Hey, great! I can't find part I of my Fellowship of the Ring DVD, I think it was lost during the move, where do I send for another piece of media so I can still use my license?
The problem here is that consumer DVD burners can't burn to track 0, where the keys to the encryption are kept; so when you burn a bit-by-bit copy, it's encrypted with no key, and therefore useless.
I don't have any idea what a professional DVD burner would cost.
Well, I would have done that, except I had a > instead of a <, so wound up moving the contents of my drive onto my drive. Crazy less than/greater than signs.
I just know the one on this hard drive has at least been tested and successfully sorted in at least 10,000 cases, probably more, so I'm pretty sure it's not inaccurate (although it may be wasteful, still working on that bit). Then I realized the structure I was working with wouldn't allow quicksort to work, since recursion wasn't an option, so I had to change to shell sort.
I'd lost my place; that's completely incorrect. This was written quickly in one go by a student, my apologies for the incorrectness. That should be greater than in line 6. (Of course, I also should have tested this or used the implementation of quick sort I found on my HD a few minutes ago.)
Like I said, "this implementation is kind of sloppy and may be incorrect, I just wanted to see if a perfectly ordinary algorithm would be '10 to 15 lines.'" It's incorrect, very much so.
It occurred to me about halfway through that "arraySize" was not as good a choice as "end," since this is a recursive algorithm. Since I was doing all the editing in the form, I didn't do a search-and-replace, which would have been a better choice. That should have read "end," rather than "arraySize."
It's not professional- or even project-quality code, it's a direct, literal translation of a common algorithm. I know it's not a good one, but that wasn't the point.
Exactly, that's what I was trying to illustrate. SCO wants a billion dollars for doing essentially what they've done. And, well, I want a billion dollars, too.
Okay, give me my billion dollars now. Note that I have no idea if Quicksort makes any appearance in the kernel--I doubt it does--but there is any number of standard-issue algorithms that are 10 lines or more. Also, I know this implementation is kind of sloppy and may be incorrect, I just wanted to see if a perfectly ordinary algorithm would be "10 to 15 lines." All the variables also seem obvious as well.
No, the device doesn't exist at this point, but I don't think there's any reason beyond no one's gotten around to building it. Your idea makes more sense than combining gadgets. There's also not much reason you couldn't add a zip cord to the bottom of a phone, with a USB connector. The technology exists, it just hasn't been combined at this point. (And then there are also the wireless technologies...)
I would like to see a simple/standard way of connecting digital cameras to mobiles as that would, at least allow for some kind of half decent image quality.
What are you suggesting, some kind of "Universal Serial Bus?"
Maybe I'll come off as ignorant here, but why would I want to watch C-SPAN? It's just full of people I'm not going to enjoy seeing in any respect of the word.
Except for how it makes tools for decryption illegal, unless you have express permission of the service provider. It's also unlawful to sell such tools.
So look out, Best Buy. Windows XP is now illegal,, and you're selling it. This is not FUD, excepting a misreading as IANAL, but here's the relevant portion from the law. I'm not sure if I've cited it correctly, because the formatting here is atrocious. It's also apparently a third-degree felony. So is aggravated battery. Max sentence of five years.
Here's the bit to start reading at: "A person may not knowingly intercept, receive, decrypt, disrupt, transmit, retransmit, or acquire access to any communications service offered by a cable operator or any other communications service provider, or knowingly assist others in those acts, unless specifically authorized to do so by a cable operator or other communiactions provider, or as otherwise specifically authorized by law. For the purpose of this section, the term 'assist others' in committing any of these acts includes:"
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On the other hand, a corporation that no longer exists, no matter how many copyrights they once held, certainly can't afford to pay $1 to renew. They're definitely not going to produce any more copies of that work, so why shouldn't anyone else be able to?
Off-topic, I know, but I found a desk, made of metal and pine, at Wal-Mart. It has a fairly modern appearance so works well as a computer desk, plus it has five shelves, so it makes it a great workspace.
So, in other words, you're taking orders from your PDA. This is Step 1 of the machines' plan to take over the world.
I always envisioned Orthanc turning into a kind of weird disco, with a bunch of floating lights around and Gandalf yelling, "Aruman!"
Let alone read the article.
Hey, great! I can't find part I of my Fellowship of the Ring DVD, I think it was lost during the move, where do I send for another piece of media so I can still use my license?
The problem here is that consumer DVD burners can't burn to track 0, where the keys to the encryption are kept; so when you burn a bit-by-bit copy, it's encrypted with no key, and therefore useless.
I don't have any idea what a professional DVD burner would cost.
Well, I would have done that, except I had a > instead of a <, so wound up moving the contents of my drive onto my drive. Crazy less than/greater than signs.
I just know the one on this hard drive has at least been tested and successfully sorted in at least 10,000 cases, probably more, so I'm pretty sure it's not inaccurate (although it may be wasteful, still working on that bit). Then I realized the structure I was working with wouldn't allow quicksort to work, since recursion wasn't an option, so I had to change to shell sort.
I'd lost my place; that's completely incorrect. This was written quickly in one go by a student, my apologies for the incorrectness. That should be greater than in line 6. (Of course, I also should have tested this or used the implementation of quick sort I found on my HD a few minutes ago.)
Like I said, "this implementation is kind of sloppy and may be incorrect, I just wanted to see if a perfectly ordinary algorithm would be '10 to 15 lines.'" It's incorrect, very much so.
It occurred to me about halfway through that "arraySize" was not as good a choice as "end," since this is a recursive algorithm. Since I was doing all the editing in the form, I didn't do a search-and-replace, which would have been a better choice. That should have read "end," rather than "arraySize."
It's not professional- or even project-quality code, it's a direct, literal translation of a common algorithm. I know it's not a good one, but that wasn't the point.
Exactly, that's what I was trying to illustrate. SCO wants a billion dollars for doing essentially what they've done. And, well, I want a billion dollars, too.
Just 10 to 15? Let's see...
//1 //2 //3 //4 //5 //6 //7 //8 //9 //10 //11 //12 //13 //14 //15 //Unverified
void quickSort(int array[],int start,int arraySize)
{
int hold=0,i=start,j=end;
while(i<j)
{
for(i=start+1;(i<end) && (array[i]<=array[start]);i++)
for(j=end-1;(j>start) && (array[j]>=array[start]);j--)
if(i<j)
{
hold=array[i];
array[i]=array[j];
array[j]=hold;
}
}
hold=array[i];
array[i]=array[start];
array[start]=hold;
if(start!=end)
{
quickSort(array,start,i);
quickSort(array,i+1,end);
}
}
Okay, give me my billion dollars now. Note that I have no idea if Quicksort makes any appearance in the kernel--I doubt it does--but there is any number of standard-issue algorithms that are 10 lines or more. Also, I know this implementation is kind of sloppy and may be incorrect, I just wanted to see if a perfectly ordinary algorithm would be "10 to 15 lines." All the variables also seem obvious as well.
Congratulations. For the first time in years, I'm looking forward to get my e-mail.
I'm still surprised that those IBM commercials still haven't had the most obvious, "There is no silver bullet."
No, the device doesn't exist at this point, but I don't think there's any reason beyond no one's gotten around to building it. Your idea makes more sense than combining gadgets. There's also not much reason you couldn't add a zip cord to the bottom of a phone, with a USB connector. The technology exists, it just hasn't been combined at this point. (And then there are also the wireless technologies...)
I would like to see a simple/standard way of connecting digital cameras to mobiles as that would, at least allow for some kind of half decent image quality.
What are you suggesting, some kind of "Universal Serial Bus?"
Dolphins can't breathe underwater, they're mammals. They can just hold their breath for a very long time, like whales.
So, what you're saying is, don't expect politicians not to do something stupid? I wouldn't hold your breath.
Maybe I'll come off as ignorant here, but why would I want to watch C-SPAN? It's just full of people I'm not going to enjoy seeing in any respect of the word.
Voices given to...
The author
Members of Congress
Motion Picture Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
Conveniently absent are voices of typical users, any technologist, or even anything negative. So much for journalistic integrity.
We don't need them any more, now that people can just crouch and send shockwaves through the ground before taking off into the air.
From the article, "They [David Nelsons] realize there are trade-offs between liberty and security."
That trade-off would be, "We, the Government, take your liberty, and give ourselves security."
I can build 500 airplanes from what I've got in the printer.
Except for how it makes tools for decryption illegal, unless you have express permission of the service provider. It's also unlawful to sell such tools.
So look out, Best Buy. Windows XP is now illegal,, and you're selling it. This is not FUD, excepting a misreading as IANAL, but here's the relevant portion from the law. I'm not sure if I've cited it correctly, because the formatting here is atrocious. It's also apparently a third-degree felony. So is aggravated battery. Max sentence of five years.
Here's the bit to start reading at: "A person may not knowingly intercept, receive, decrypt, disrupt, transmit, retransmit, or acquire access to any communications service offered by a cable operator or any other communications service provider, or knowingly assist others in those acts, unless specifically authorized to do so by a cable operator or other communiactions provider, or as otherwise specifically authorized by law. For the purpose of this section, the term 'assist others' in committing any of these acts includes:"