For those who didn't RTFA: "He placed locks on the code and stipulated that Titleserv could run--but not alter--the programs, prompting a lawsuit from the company, which claimed it needed to make code tweaks in order to fix bugs and to perform other "routine" functions. Company employees ultimately picked the locks and made the changes they said they needed."
That sounds a lot like there were technological access control devices in place, which were then circumvented. I fail to see a basic difference between this and using DeCSS to view a DVD on a unsupported platform. Granted the suit being brought didn't seem to be about the DMCA. So it's entirely possibly that the employer could be innocent of infringement but not of violating the DMCA.
It would seem to me that there's a simpler way to phrase the question in many situations like this that doesn't rely on having two seperate guards. It only requires a single guard that either always lies or always tells the truth.
Simply preface whatever yes or no question you wish to ask with "If I were to ask you..." and suffix it with "what would your answer be?"
e.g. If I were to ask you if this is the door of death,what would your answer be?
A truth-telling guard would obviously say yes.
A lying guard would say no to the original question. They would then lie about their answer, and answer yes, which is the truth.
Well if you look at the pictures on the site, it looks more like 32x32 on the smaller keys.
Probably closer to 125 keys worth of area (since keys like enter, spacebar, KP enter, etc. take up more space).
None of the keys themselves seem to be using much more than 16 colors. So it could either be
32 bit color which would be 5MB/sec.
16 bit color would be 2.5MB/sec.
8 bit color would be 1.25MB/sec. + palette updates at around 50k so let's just assume the whole palette is sent each time.
4 bit color would be 625k/sec + 4k for the palettes.
So 4 or 8 bit color would have no trouble going over a USB1 connection, and that's assuming all keys are animated simulataneously.
As far as the cost concerns, even for LCDs, which would be more expensive than OLEDs supposedly, the cost is going to decrease significantly with smaller screens. At worst, it should be proportional to the area of the screen.
However, since the chance of a defect drops rapidly with decreasing screen size, I would think they should be at least cheap enough to offset the cost of any additional circuitry. And some things (like the backlight) won't need to be duplicated at all, one will server for the entire keyboard.
Keys seem to be about 5/8" x 5/8" so 125sq keys should be about 50 sq inches which is similar in area to an 10" LCD. Which as in this example can be had for under $40.
Granted, all these figures are a bit contrived and many details are glossed over, but I don't see any reason why this keyboard not being possible in the $100-$300 range, or being unable to support the data bandwidth necessary is a given.
I'm wondering if there isn't some way to semi-automate the torrenting process.
I don't see any reason a torrent client can't be set up to allow a HTTP seed in addition to all the torrent peers and seeds. Granted it's going to get very poor speed, but as soon as a chunk makes it out into the swarm it should disperse to everyone fairly rapidly, and the more automated it is, the sooner there will be other seeds to take over.
You would still need a database somewhere to provide a URL to torrent mapping, but perhaps something like the new distributed DB in the most recent Azureus would be flexible enough to encompass the task.
Once you have those two pieces in place, it's as simple as reassociating browser links to.avi.mpg.qt etc to the torrent client.
You're assuming that smoking tobaccp is a 100% efficient delivery method. That 20mg in the cigarette makes it into your system. By that logic a non-smoker smoking a cigar would die.
"Most cigarettes in the U.S. market today contain 10 milligrams (mg) or more of nicotine. Through inhaling smoke, the average smoker takes in 1 to 2 mg nicotine per cigarette."
from http://experts.about.com/q/2258/1632348.htm
OR
"But the amount of nicotine in a single cigarette is only 8 to 9 milligrams on average.
The amount of nicotine that smokers inhale from each cigarette is even smaller. Most popular brands of cigarettes deliver less than 1.5 milligrams per cigarette. "
from http://www.cigarette-smoking.net/understandwhy.asp
This is between 10 and 15% efficiency. So this theoretical non-smoker would need to smoke about 40 cigarettes (aka two entire packs) rather rapidly. And that's at 1.5mg per cigarette.
Access point with built in password based timed access.
A little pricey ($650). But unless the person who's setting up the theoretical linux box router is working for free, could be worth considering, as this would cover PC + AP + setup.
If you look a bit further down on page 6 you can see latency times in nanoseconds. It's about a 100% improvement in all cases (of memory sizes) but one (where it's 70%)
You realize in many cases this is breaking your ToS. So the providers would be perfectly happy if this were made illegal. Hell, when you do it, you're probably violating the DMCA. You're circumventing access controls to their network, where you can access their copyrighted content.
Chill out, didn't realize it was you all three times this was brought up. Don't attack me for repeating myself when you are doing the same.
The law you quote says:
"No person shall intercept or receive or assist in intercepting or receiving any communications service offered over a cable system, unless specifically authorized to do so by a cable operator or as may otherwise be specifically authorized by law. "
Here: Link In a Declaratory Ruling adopted today, the FCC concluded that cable modem service is properly classified as an interstate information service and is therefore subject to FCC jurisdiction. The FCC determined that cable modem service is not a "cable service" as defined by the Communications Act. The FCC also said that cable modem service does not contain a separate "telecommunications service" offering and therefore is not subject to common carrier regulation.
No, but cable internet service was previously classified as a communications service. Which means under the Telecom Act of whenever they had to open their lines to competitors. The statute being quoted explicitly said "communications service". Which it no longer is.
Maybe so... but remember the cable modem service was recently reclassified as an "information" service. Explicitly NOT as a communications service, so that they wouldn't have to share their lines with competitors. It was in a former slashdot story i'm sure.
Maybe so... but remember the cable modem service was recently reclassified as an "information" service. Explicitly NOT as a communications service, so that they wouldn't have to share their lines with competitors. This would seem to indicate that the referenced statute would not apply.
Has anyone thought of writing a "Slashdot Guide to Employment Contracts". Like what to watch out for, what to change, what to run away screaming from? It seems like this and similar subjects have come up several times recently and a unified guide (rather than searching through the archives) might be quite helpful to those seeking a job.
Well if you remember some basic physics, if it went at a average velocity of 5900mph from a start of 5406mph then it's actual final velocity was 6412mph (assuming average acceleration). A difference of 1006 mpg or almost exactly 450m/s over the course of.03 seconds that is 15,000 m/s/s which is 1,530 Gs. But I'm guessing the discrepancy here is due to the fact that the acceleration happened chiefly during the first bit and then coasted.
not to say that we have to like it but.... "making backup copies for personal use is permitted under this law" is not the same as "allowing you to make backup copies for personal use is required under this law" it should be legal to circumvent this scheme if you can figure out how, and make a backup copy for yourself. but then DOH, you've just violated the DMCA!
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You also might have a point:
>SO what if the ISP blocks it? THEY are then >eating the cost of that incoming traffic, they >just aren't forwarding it on to you, so you pay >for it with higher fees.
However, if they block this at the IP level they can just refuse connections, so their bandwith never gets wasted. SMTP can look at the IP it's being sent from. Your computer using POP3 will only see the IP of your ISP, until after you've already downloaded the message.
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For those who didn't RTFA:
"He placed locks on the code and stipulated that Titleserv could run--but not alter--the programs, prompting a lawsuit from the company, which claimed it needed to make code tweaks in order to fix bugs and to perform other "routine" functions. Company employees ultimately picked the locks and made the changes they said they needed."
That sounds a lot like there were technological access control devices in place, which were then circumvented. I fail to see a basic difference between this and using DeCSS to view a DVD on a unsupported platform. Granted the suit being brought didn't seem to be about the DMCA. So it's entirely possibly that the employer could be innocent of infringement but not of violating the DMCA.
It would seem to me that there's a simpler way to phrase the question in many situations like this that doesn't rely on having two seperate guards. It only requires a single guard that either always lies or always tells the truth.
Simply preface whatever yes or no question you wish to ask with "If I were to ask you..." and suffix it with "what would your answer be?"
e.g. If I were to ask you if this is the door of death,what would your answer be?
A truth-telling guard would obviously say yes.
A lying guard would say no to the original question. They would then lie about their answer, and answer yes, which is the truth.
None of the keys themselves seem to be using much more than 16 colors. So it could either be
So 4 or 8 bit color would have no trouble going over a USB1 connection, and that's assuming all keys are animated simulataneously.
As far as the cost concerns, even for LCDs, which would be more expensive than OLEDs supposedly, the cost is going to decrease significantly with smaller screens. At worst, it should be proportional to the area of the screen. However, since the chance of a defect drops rapidly with decreasing screen size, I would think they should be at least cheap enough to offset the cost of any additional circuitry. And some things (like the backlight) won't need to be duplicated at all, one will server for the entire keyboard.
Keys seem to be about 5/8" x 5/8" so 125sq keys should be about 50 sq inches which is similar in area to an 10" LCD. Which as in this example can be had for under $40.
Granted, all these figures are a bit contrived and many details are glossed over, but I don't see any reason why this keyboard not being possible in the $100-$300 range, or being unable to support the data bandwidth necessary is a given.
Actually, more like 17.5 million.
If it covers a range of 6.1 miles, then we have something like 117 sq mi of coverage if we assume a circular area.
I'm wondering if there isn't some way to semi-automate the torrenting process.
.avi .mpg .qt etc to the torrent client.
I don't see any reason a torrent client can't be set up to allow a HTTP seed in addition to all the torrent peers and seeds. Granted it's going to get very poor speed, but as soon as a chunk makes it out into the swarm it should disperse to everyone fairly rapidly, and the more automated it is, the sooner there will be other seeds to take over.
You would still need a database somewhere to provide a URL to torrent mapping, but perhaps something like the new distributed DB in the most recent Azureus would be flexible enough to encompass the task.
Once you have those two pieces in place, it's as simple as reassociating browser links to
Batteries are, in fact, chemical reactions.
I for one welcome our new evil robotic shoe overlords.
What if your boss gave you your paycheck on friday, and gave a copy to a homeless person on the corner. Does that make your paycheck worth less?
Maybe it does, in some grand economic supply & demand sense.
You're assuming that smoking tobaccp is a 100% efficient delivery method. That 20mg in the cigarette makes it into your system. By that logic a non-smoker smoking a cigar would die.
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"Most cigarettes in the U.S. market today contain 10 milligrams (mg) or more of nicotine. Through inhaling smoke, the average smoker takes in 1 to
2 mg nicotine per cigarette."
from http://experts.about.com/q/2258/1632348.htm
OR
"But the amount of nicotine in a single cigarette is only 8 to 9 milligrams on average.
The amount of nicotine that smokers inhale from each cigarette is even smaller. Most popular brands of cigarettes deliver less than 1.5 milligrams per cigarette. "
from http://www.cigarette-smoking.net/understandwhy.as
This is between 10 and 15% efficiency.
So this theoretical non-smoker would need to smoke about 40 cigarettes (aka two entire packs) rather rapidly. And that's at 1.5mg per cigarette.
Here's a simple one piece solution.
d ex .html
http://www.tomshardware.com/network/20031016/in
Access point with built in password based timed access.
A little pricey ($650). But unless the person who's setting up the theoretical linux box router is working for free, could be worth considering, as this would cover PC + AP + setup.
If you look a bit further down on page 6 you can see latency times in nanoseconds. It's about a 100% improvement in all cases (of memory sizes) but one (where it's 70%)
He's assuming the numbers are in cycles though.
Look down a bit further and you'll see times in ns for various memory sizes.
WORST case is about 2.5 vs 4.3 or so (72% improvement) on the smallest size. The others are all close to or above a 100% improvement.
Does that hold true for:
Drinks Alcohol=Alcoholic?
Smokes Cigarettes=Addicted to Nicotine?
or is this restricted to arbitrary illegalized drugs only?
not to mention it wasn't even C r n d rTaco, it was "CrndrTaco on"
You realize in many cases this is breaking your ToS. So the providers would be perfectly happy if this were made illegal. Hell, when you do it, you're probably violating the DMCA. You're circumventing access controls to their network, where you can access their copyrighted content.
right back at ya :)
From the code you quoted:
(6)
the term ''cable service'' means -
(A)
the one-way transmission to subscribers of
(i)
video programming, or
(ii)
other programming service, and
(B)
subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming service;
It would seem to me that this doesn't include cable modem service, as it is decidedly not One-Way.
right back at ya :)
From the code you quoted:
(6)
the term ''cable service'' means -
(A)
the one-way transmission to subscribers of
(i)
video programming, or
(ii)
other programming service, and
(B)
subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming service;
It would seem to me that this doesn't include cable modem service, as it is decidedly not One-Way.
Chill out, didn't realize it was you all three times this was brought up. Don't attack me for repeating myself when you are doing the same.
The law you quote says:
"No person shall intercept or receive or assist in intercepting or receiving any communications service offered over a cable system, unless specifically authorized to do so by a cable operator or as may otherwise be specifically authorized by law. "
Here:
Link
In a Declaratory Ruling adopted today, the FCC concluded that cable modem service is properly classified as an interstate information service and is therefore subject to FCC jurisdiction. The FCC determined that cable modem service is not a "cable service" as defined by the Communications Act. The FCC also said that cable modem service does not contain a separate "telecommunications service" offering and therefore is not subject to common carrier regulation.
No, but cable internet service was previously classified as a communications service. Which means under the Telecom Act of whenever they had to open their lines to competitors. The statute being quoted explicitly said "communications service". Which it no longer is.
Maybe so... but remember the cable modem service was recently reclassified as an "information" service. Explicitly NOT as a communications service, so that they wouldn't have to share their lines with competitors. It was in a former slashdot story i'm sure.
Maybe so... but remember the cable modem service was recently reclassified as an "information" service. Explicitly NOT as a communications service, so that they wouldn't have to share their lines with competitors.
This would seem to indicate that the referenced statute would not apply.
Has anyone thought of writing a "Slashdot Guide to Employment Contracts". Like what to watch out for, what to change, what to run away screaming from? It seems like this and similar subjects have come up several times recently and a unified guide (rather than searching through the archives) might be quite helpful to those seeking a job.
Well if you remember some basic physics, if it went at a average velocity of 5900mph from a start of 5406mph then it's actual final velocity was 6412mph (assuming average acceleration). A difference of 1006 mpg or almost exactly 450m/s over the course of .03 seconds that is 15,000 m/s/s which is 1,530 Gs. But I'm guessing the discrepancy here is due to the fact that the acceleration happened chiefly during the first bit and then coasted.
not to say that we have to like it but.... "making backup copies for personal use is permitted under this law" is not the same as "allowing you to make backup copies for personal use is required under this law" it should be legal to circumvent this scheme if you can figure out how, and make a backup copy for yourself. but then DOH, you've just violated the DMCA!
You also might have a point: >SO what if the ISP blocks it? THEY are then >eating the cost of that incoming traffic, they >just aren't forwarding it on to you, so you pay >for it with higher fees. However, if they block this at the IP level they can just refuse connections, so their bandwith never gets wasted. SMTP can look at the IP it's being sent from. Your computer using POP3 will only see the IP of your ISP, until after you've already downloaded the message.