I don't see where the article says that TiVo has to fund the local stadium. Here's the relevant excerpt:
This is an important point: The NFL is not asking the FCC to protect its television business -- never mind that the flag exists only to stop indiscriminate file sharing, not cure every copyright-infringement issue.
No, the NFL is asking for help with a stadium business, one that already benefits from massive government welfare. (A December 2002 Buffalo News story calculated that the taxpayers of Erie County, N.Y., had anted up about $148 million for the Bills and their stadium over the previous decade.)
I agree, the development is definitely "kafka-esque", but that is because this sets a precedent for new product designs/launches to be approved by the big G.
Another problem is that the very *taxpayers* whose money is currently funding the local stadium and other organizations are getting so greedy that they're trying to mandate laws/legislations against the very public that funds them.
Professor David Nutt, a leading government drugs adviser who sits on the committee, told the IoS that anti-drug vaccines for children are likely to be among the panel's recommendations when it reports next March.
what if an illness was the cause of the shift to bipedal motion by our evolutionary ancestors, and rote imitation by offspring or another set of circumstances locked it in?
As a male of the species, I can say with certaintly that I would try to impress the opposite sex by showing off my ub3r l33t skills at bipedal motion if the other lam3r wannabes were still crawing along on 4 peds.
I'm definitely impressed by the geekiness of the female in question though.
What will it take to get people to use them?
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3D mice have been floating around for a while, what will it take to get people to use them?
Here's an article I submitted last month regarding RIAA activities at Georgia Tech. Some useful links and information here:
2004-06-11 01:49:15 RIAA subpoenas Georgia Tech for student names
According to Georgia Tech's college paper,
the Technique,
nine Tech
students are among the victims of the RIAA's
last round of lawsuits. The RIAA has subpoenaed the Office of Information
Technology (OIT) to release the identities of individuals who were
using computers at specific network addresses identified as being the
sources of large amounts of file sharing. Tech has indicated they intend
to comply with the subpoenas. According to Randy Nordin, Tech's chief
legal advisor, the RIAA has asked that he tell the students to contact
their attorney to see if an out of court settlement can be reached. The
deadline to comply was June 2. In the past, violation of the school's Computer and Network
Usage Policy, would've resulted in disabling the student's Internet
access until the student matter was sorted out with the OIT or the Dean of
Student's office.
Bill Gates as The Dark Lord (aka Sauron)
Microsoft Corp as Mordor
Balmer, et al as The Nine
Linus Torvalds as Elrond
RMS as Gandalf
Tux as Frodo
Microsoft Windows (TM) as The One Ring and
Darl McBride as Gollum
Sorry, just thought of the parallelism while I was R'ing TFA.
Here's a story I submitted a few weeks back. I think it deserves visibility, and since I couldn't get/. to post it, a comment will have to do (Mods: not grousing about rejected stories, just trying to make myself heard)
contracts that Microsoft has with the PC manufacturers here? Or has it been conveniently overlooked by bought out politicians/FTC? I wouldn't be surprised if that is the case.
Blinkx has two selling points. First, it doesn't only search the web but simultaneously scours news sites, emails, attachments and your own hard disk. It also searches blogs.
Google searches blogs too. So their USP is that it "scours" your hard disk and emails and lots of other "local" information as well. That's exactly what spyware does.
Heck, I think (not sure here) that the Myway and other spywarish IE toolbars provide a search box to search the web while monitoring my "local" activity.
I really don't see what the big deal is here. It's a whole lot of BIG words (contextual/etc) without much substance.
This week, film companies in the UK joined forces for the first time to convince movie fans that buying pirate DVDs funds terrorism and drug dealing.
[snip]
Northern Irish paramilitaries and Afghan Sikhs are among those involved in selling DVDs in the UK, according to the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact), the industry's anti-piracy unit.
I remember we (on/. ) used to joke a few months back that it won't take long for pirates to be labelled "terrorists" and puppy killers. Now this is *actually* happening.
From Orrin Hatch labelling piracy as "anti-children" to this latest FUD, I can't believe they'd go so far (in cahoots with the government ofcourse) to spread their lies.
I could argue that the Record companies and "artists" are culprits in the first place, because they *produce* the music/movies which these "terrorists" pirate in the first place to fund their activities?
Maybe this is a trivial question for l33t haxx0rz, but how would a program figure out it was running in a debugger? The register article doesn't explain this. Are the checks limited to a set of debuggers, which probably set a certain environment/variables which can be probed?
One possible method I would probably use (off the top of my head) is to find out the time elapsed between executing two instructions - the time would be fairly high if the code were being singlestepped to.
I recently got myself a DVD drive for my computer, primarily for the CD writer. Uptil now, I thought DVDs were overrated and hyped by the studios just to push copyprotection technology (and ofcourse I was and still am in the process of boycotting MPAA/RIAA and figured a %age of my money would go to them as a DVD license).
It turns out I was right (I couldn't play a SouthPark (longer, uncut) DVD on Windows because of weird/annoying "unauthorized" and a variety of other messages about a legal copy (Blockbuster) of the DVD.
Studios/movie companies wanted a technology which would make it more difficult to rip movies than VCDs, and they wanted to implement the protection in hardware. What better way to do this than "invent" a technology which is "superior" to VCDs because of higher_capacity, menus and other bells and whistles, claim that it is the "hep" technology and phase the more convenient media out. Average Joe is happy to see the "extras" and "better" quality, and embraces the technology, and thus renders the more intuitive/convenient technology obselete.
If they really wanted just capacity and high quality to benefit the customer, they could've written plain AVI/MPEG files to DVD.
this is what I learnt about the system from a cursory read of the article:
What they're saying is that RFID can be applied to intangible information - content rather than the physical media - just like ISBN/Library_of_Congress system uses an identifier for a book rather than an instance of it.
In other words: RFID can be extended to apply to an entire class, rather than instances of it, as is usually done.
Bet somebody'll mention how this is great for pr0n in the next 5 minutes.
does a piece of code qualify to be classified as "malware"?
Really, is the malice of the programmer the only premise for calling the software malware? I think software that does enough damage, albeit due to stupidity/bad_coding rather than malice should qualify too.
Either that, or we need a new term called "el_stupidoware" (or variations thereof).
When you think of a bicycle, you most likely think of 2 tires, a chain, some gearing of some sort, and other assorted mechanical bits.
I would like to request that Slashdot drop it's discrimination/bias against unicyclists and tricyclists of the world. The poster assumes that everybody will think of two-wheeled "bicycles" when they think about cycles. This is not the case. I would also like to request all Girls to stop being biased against unicycle and tricycle riders. We are every bit as good as the so called "bicycle" riders.
Please join the fight against even-wheeled cycle fanatics.
Is it just me, or are the terms "all-American" and "un-American" beginning to sound hypocritical and hollow, mostly due to overuse by the beloved administration and media schills?
That seems to be the trend nowadays - label anybody or anything who/which is anti-war, anti-administration or anti-corporation as "unAmerican" and get done with it. It's right up there with the "Axis of Evil" and "Freedom".
We're seeing a definite growth in large-scale collaborative projects with the coming of age of the Internet. These ventures (open source, wikipedia, etc) are run by volunteers, pretty much like traditional non-profit organizations, except for the fact that the number of volunteers that they have access to is phenomenally (sp?) large compared to their offline counterparts.
Ofcourse, these projects go dead against the brick and mortar corporations (Microsoft, Britannica), which, for years have based their business around selling content that is now available for free due to the effort put in by organizers and volunteers of these open-source projects.
Needless to say, these corporations have been openly attacking these volunteer activities as anti-constitutional, anti-capitalistic, etc. Do you think, that collaborative, volunteer-based societies are the thing of the future? Do you think that someday people/organizations doing things for the good_of_society rather than for profit (hate that term) will become a rule rather than an exception?
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I don't see where the article says that TiVo has to fund the local stadium. Here's the relevant excerpt:
This is an important point: The NFL is not asking the FCC to protect its television business -- never mind that the flag exists only to stop indiscriminate file sharing, not cure every copyright-infringement issue.
No, the NFL is asking for help with a stadium business, one that already benefits from massive government welfare. (A December 2002 Buffalo News story calculated that the taxpayers of Erie County, N.Y., had anted up about $148 million for the Bills and their stadium over the previous decade.)
I agree, the development is definitely "kafka-esque", but that is because this sets a precedent for new product designs/launches to be approved by the big G.
Another problem is that the very *taxpayers* whose money is currently funding the local stadium and other organizations are getting so greedy that they're trying to mandate laws/legislations against the very public that funds them.
Linux seats have more leg space than Microsoft seats or Solaris seats. I'll be travelling Tux class on my next flight.
I can hear the sound of a million BSD-is-dying trolls banging on their keyboards.
Kinda figures...
*hot*mail. I'll start using SPF-90 sunscreen while handling hotmail.
As a male of the species, I can say with certaintly that I would try to impress the opposite sex by showing off my ub3r l33t skills at bipedal motion if the other lam3r wannabes were still crawing along on 4 peds.
I'm definitely impressed by the geekiness of the female in question though.
Most likely a functional 3D GUI.
2004-06-11 01:49:15 RIAA subpoenas Georgia Tech for student names
According to Georgia Tech's college paper, the Technique, nine Tech students are among the victims of the RIAA's last round of lawsuits. The RIAA has subpoenaed the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to release the identities of individuals who were using computers at specific network addresses identified as being the sources of large amounts of file sharing. Tech has indicated they intend to comply with the subpoenas. According to Randy Nordin, Tech's chief legal advisor, the RIAA has asked that he tell the students to contact their attorney to see if an out of court settlement can be reached. The deadline to comply was June 2. In the past, violation of the school's Computer and Network Usage Policy, would've resulted in disabling the student's Internet access until the student matter was sorted out with the OIT or the Dean of Student's office.
Bill Gates as The Dark Lord (aka Sauron)
Microsoft Corp as Mordor
Balmer, et al as The Nine
Linus Torvalds as Elrond
RMS as Gandalf
Tux as Frodo
Microsoft Windows (TM) as The One Ring
and Darl McBride as Gollum
Sorry, just thought of the parallelism while I was R'ing TFA.
Yup, as we all know, US=world and North America equals the Universe.
starts at 9pm EST! Yay!
I guess I better go and get some beer. I'm going to miss you /.
I love you, please come back soon :(
In this day and age of superfluous patents and frivolous lawsuits, Sir Tim Berners-Lee gently reminds us of the importance of free and selfless contribution for the betterment of humanity. Speaking at the ceremony for winning the Millennium Technology Prize (as reported earlier on Slashdot), he said that he would never have succeeded if he'd tried to charge money for his inventions. The prize committee agreed, citing the importance of Berners-Lee's decision never to commercialize or patent his contributions to the Internet technologies he had developed, and recognizing his revolutionary contribution to humanity's ability to communicate.
contracts that Microsoft has with the PC manufacturers here? Or has it been conveniently overlooked by bought out politicians/FTC? I wouldn't be surprised if that is the case.
Google searches blogs too. So their USP is that it "scours" your hard disk and emails and lots of other "local" information as well. That's exactly what spyware does.
Heck, I think (not sure here) that the Myway and other spywarish IE toolbars provide a search box to search the web while monitoring my "local" activity.
I really don't see what the big deal is here. It's a whole lot of BIG words (contextual/etc) without much substance.
[snip]
Northern Irish paramilitaries and Afghan Sikhs are among those involved in selling DVDs in the UK, according to the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact), the industry's anti-piracy unit.
I remember we (on /. ) used to joke a few months back that it won't take long for pirates to be labelled "terrorists" and puppy killers. Now this is *actually* happening.
From Orrin Hatch labelling piracy as "anti-children" to this latest FUD, I can't believe they'd go so far (in cahoots with the government ofcourse) to spread their lies.
I could argue that the Record companies and "artists" are culprits in the first place, because they *produce* the music/movies which these "terrorists" pirate in the first place to fund their activities?
One possible method I would probably use (off the top of my head) is to find out the time elapsed between executing two instructions - the time would be fairly high if the code were being singlestepped to.
It turns out I was right (I couldn't play a SouthPark (longer, uncut) DVD on Windows because of weird/annoying "unauthorized" and a variety of other messages about a legal copy (Blockbuster) of the DVD.
Studios/movie companies wanted a technology which would make it more difficult to rip movies than VCDs, and they wanted to implement the protection in hardware. What better way to do this than "invent" a technology which is "superior" to VCDs because of higher_capacity, menus and other bells and whistles, claim that it is the "hep" technology and phase the more convenient media out. Average Joe is happy to see the "extras" and "better" quality, and embraces the technology, and thus renders the more intuitive/convenient technology obselete.
If they really wanted just capacity and high quality to benefit the customer, they could've written plain AVI/MPEG files to DVD.
What they're saying is that RFID can be applied to intangible information - content rather than the physical media - just like ISBN/Library_of_Congress system uses an identifier for a book rather than an instance of it.
In other words: RFID can be extended to apply to an entire class, rather than instances of it, as is usually done.
Bet somebody'll mention how this is great for pr0n in the next 5 minutes.
is whether to read this book or not.
Really, is the malice of the programmer the only premise for calling the software malware? I think software that does enough damage, albeit due to stupidity/bad_coding rather than malice should qualify too.
Either that, or we need a new term called "el_stupidoware" (or variations thereof).
I would like to request that Slashdot drop it's discrimination/bias against unicyclists and tricyclists of the world. The poster assumes that everybody will think of two-wheeled "bicycles" when they think about cycles. This is not the case. I would also like to request all Girls to stop being biased against unicycle and tricycle riders. We are every bit as good as the so called "bicycle" riders.
Please join the fight against even-wheeled cycle fanatics.
Thank you.
That seems to be the trend nowadays - label anybody or anything who/which is anti-war, anti-administration or anti-corporation as "unAmerican" and get done with it. It's right up there with the "Axis of Evil" and "Freedom".
Ofcourse, these projects go dead against the brick and mortar corporations (Microsoft, Britannica), which, for years have based their business around selling content that is now available for free due to the effort put in by organizers and volunteers of these open-source projects.
Needless to say, these corporations have been openly attacking these volunteer activities as anti-constitutional, anti-capitalistic, etc. Do you think, that collaborative, volunteer-based societies are the thing of the future? Do you think that someday people/organizations doing things for the good_of_society rather than for profit (hate that term) will become a rule rather than an exception?