If the pirate party came into parliament I (as a Swedish TPB and PP supporter) think the laws will be changed swiftly to make this illegal, just like it happened for Zenon Panoussis. Even stronger forces than the CoS are against TPB.
But I'm glad that they're doing this, at least it's great PR..
Here in Sweden we used to have a direction service similar to what Google offers today. That service included ferry lines. However, their optimization tree had weighted all ferry lines to have a cost of zero (it is probably very difficult to properly implement ferries, with timetables and all), so the tree search algorithm they used dutifully reported the "optimal paths" to be ridiculous detours, just because they included ferrying large distances. It didn't matter if the ferry routes were overnight whilst the highway was below four hours by car, it still *only* showed that route. Fail.:)
We're still pretty cool. I don't think any other country has such a debate around intellectual property and YRO as ours. Also remember that the Pirate Party movement, that now involves dozens of countries all around the globe, started in Sweden. We're putting these issues on the agenda, and people are gradually realizing the ridiculousness of, among many other things, the *IAA mafia.
Code development (including sending patches)...via Slashdot comments? Must be a new record. Let's write an abstraction layer for this storage mode for a VCS and we're all done!
NASA would need to be sure that any lubricants used on the camera's moving parts (yes, even DSLR's have them) will not outgas if exposed to vacuum, or freeze/liquefy when exposed to the wide temperature variations experienced in space.
Yup, the previous set of DSLR:s NASA used needed a new lubricant before being allowed into space. The new cameras (which were ordered just last year, Nikon D3s to be specific) had incorporated this change into the stock model. Guess Nikon figured the change was so small it could be used on all cameras, possibly reducing the modification costs for the cams to be space-approved. This new generation will be used on the ISS without any modification at all (except for the aforementioned battery charger), during the spacewalks the cameras will need to be taped white to not get too hot. Vaccum doesn't absorb any heat in contrast to air, so the sun's rays would heat up a black object too quickly. The color change was all that was needed to get that camera into *space*. That's pretty cool methinks.
The Swedish [sic!] did pioneer the moose crash-test for obvious reasons.
The moose test is not a crash test. It tests the car's ability to make an evasive maneuver (for instance, with a moose in the middle of the road) and then get back on track again. See the wiki.
Redirect any request from those IPs to a web page that explain the situation and why that computer shouldnt be in the net for their own good, and have as direct download most typical cleaning and other essential at that stage applications
So how would this look any different to the very web pages we tell our parents and aunties *not* to trust? I'm talking about those "CLICK HERE FOR FREE COMPUTER SCAN" and "DOWNLOAD THIS TO REMOVE VIRUSES" kind of pages...
I did some digging but couldn't find an article on any "real" news sites. From Google it's showing on conspiracy sites, blogs, and social sites. Didn't find anything searching major news outlets.
If google has the DNS then Why doesn't google return the text-url when they could just return the numerical IP address in the link directly? That way you could skip the DNS step entirely. FOr sites you visit a lot they are probably already cached so a large fraction of uncached links come from google searches so this optimization might matter and it certainly would make google searches seem faster
When dealing with HTTP, you don't only have to work with connecting to the correct IP, you also need to connect to the correct hostname. HTTP uses a Host: header that indicates which host the client wishes to receive from, making it possible to host several different domains on a single IP. Thus, you can't just return an IP adress in the search result, that would be useless.See the Apache vhost documentation for more information about the Host: header and how it is used.
It might take 45min to clear up a small prop - but if you foul a prop of a massive vessel like these you're in for a day's work
Not to mention the fact that a merchant ship's propeller (often) is submerged under the hull, out of reach for any "rope cannons" or whatever you'd call it. Outboards are, of course, a completely different story. I'm a sailor and have seen several people get a rope stuck in their outboard propellers. It's probably the worst thing that can happen to you, 45 minutes is a very conservative estimate especially since TFA mentions specally-made kevlar ropes.
A range of 400m is also mentioned, but if I was a skipper of a merchant ship 400m is far too close. Add the effects of wind, fog and waves range and accuracy diminishes quickly. At 400m all the pirates have to do is to fire an RPG round over the deck to prove their point, then it's game over.
Works in theory, but a rotating spacecraft would in practice be a horrible experience. To achieve enough "artificial gravity" the angular velocity needs to be pretty high (assuming that the diameter of the spacecraft is much smaller than the diameter of the earth), which in turn generates a lot of coriolis forces. These coriolis forces are not very pleasant. Ever been on a thrill ride in an amusement park? Imagine being stuck in such a rotating thing for more than a limited amount of time...
Sure you can yank up the bandwidth of USB3, but as long as you're stuck with PIO that isn't much of a gain. I would rather have USB3 have a DMA extension for really fast transfers instead of having to have the CPU wake up for every little I/O operation. On a related note, does anybody know any laptop brand that sells computers *with eSata*? That would be awesome.
This is nothing new. The 1987 U.S. America's Cup challenger Stars and Stripes pioneered the idea of having a specifically structured texture on the outer hull. Source (see page 60).
Later on the internaional yacht racing rules were amended with rule no. 53,
A boat shall not eject or release a substance, such as a polymer, or
have specially textured surfaces that could improve the character of
the flow of water inside the boundary layer.
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The Stars and Stripes design was to use microscopic V-grooves alongside the hull, and when optimized for a specific speed throgh the water, actually gave some improvement. If the scientists could get this to work in tough conditions like on cargo ships as well, we could save a lot of energy.
Yes, it is certainly possible to prove that pi is irrational. Wikipedia comes to the rescue.
Basically, a number x is called rational if there exist two integers a and b (b not equal to 0) so that x=a/b. Confusing as it may sound, there are numbers "between" the rational numbers that cannot be expressed as a quotient. The Wikipedia articles are an excellent introduction to the very interesting theory of numbers.
The limiting factor is usually the sensor getting warm, that's why you'll only be able to record 12 minutes of video. The digital sensors still have a long way to go before they get really usable. For instance, all DSLR:s that I know of still uses a mechanical focal plane shutter. The best reason not to do any movie recording at all is to reduce dust that gets stuck on the sensor.
I think that in the next 5 years the PP will focus more on presenting these issues to older people, as well. Singing to the choir will only get you so far..
Very true. The issues that PP attacks don't just concern youngsters, more and more people here in Sweden are raising their voices against the stupid laws that have been introduced.
On another note, my old grandmother told me she had voted for the pirates today. I've never spoken to her about politics before, but apparently she found out about the party on her own and sympathised with their agenda (she's 77!).
The pirate movement has reached critical mass and is now entering the large political arenas. Let's see what rhetoric the MAFIAA and IPFI will use now. We can safely say that less people will be fooled by their lies from this day.
Google fails to automatically translate the page, but not the content. Translation follows:
I don't know any Swedish, but it seems like a pretty good translation. The main thing left untranslated is the word "jävsfrågan" which recurs repeatedly throughout the text.
While I don't know Swedish, I know enough Germanic languages to guess (correctly as it turns out) that "frågan" is 'question'. And "jäv" appears to be 'bias' with 'jävs' the genitive form, thus "jävsfrågan" appears to be 'question of bias'. Similarly, "anklagade" is 'accused', so "jävsanklagade" is 'accused of bias'.
I'm pretty certain I've seen a film where that was the plot. Fucked if I can remember what it was called, and I sure can't be arsed to look it up. Sorry.
From the top of my head I remember seeing this in a Tintin story, though it seemed more of an automatic rifle hidden in a large-format camera.
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Balls or not, they can certainly use a donation or two.
If the pirate party came into parliament I (as a Swedish TPB and PP supporter) think the laws will be changed swiftly to make this illegal, just like it happened for Zenon Panoussis. Even stronger forces than the CoS are against TPB.
But I'm glad that they're doing this, at least it's great PR..
Here in Sweden we used to have a direction service similar to what Google offers today. That service included ferry lines. However, their optimization tree had weighted all ferry lines to have a cost of zero (it is probably very difficult to properly implement ferries, with timetables and all), so the tree search algorithm they used dutifully reported the "optimal paths" to be ridiculous detours, just because they included ferrying large distances. It didn't matter if the ferry routes were overnight whilst the highway was below four hours by car, it still *only* showed that route. Fail. :)
And "=!" != "!="
(Typing this line to avoid slashfilters)
We're still pretty cool. I don't think any other country has such a debate around intellectual property and YRO as ours. Also remember that the Pirate Party movement, that now involves dozens of countries all around the globe, started in Sweden. We're putting these issues on the agenda, and people are gradually realizing the ridiculousness of, among many other things, the *IAA mafia.
Code development (including sending patches)...via Slashdot comments? Must be a new record. Let's write an abstraction layer for this storage mode for a VCS and we're all done!
NASA would need to be sure that any lubricants used on the camera's moving parts (yes, even DSLR's have them) will not outgas if exposed to vacuum, or freeze/liquefy when exposed to the wide temperature variations experienced in space.
Yup, the previous set of DSLR:s NASA used needed a new lubricant before being allowed into space. The new cameras (which were ordered just last year, Nikon D3s to be specific) had incorporated this change into the stock model. Guess Nikon figured the change was so small it could be used on all cameras, possibly reducing the modification costs for the cams to be space-approved. This new generation will be used on the ISS without any modification at all (except for the aforementioned battery charger), during the spacewalks the cameras will need to be taped white to not get too hot. Vaccum doesn't absorb any heat in contrast to air, so the sun's rays would heat up a black object too quickly. The color change was all that was needed to get that camera into *space*. That's pretty cool methinks.
The moose test is not a crash test. It tests the car's ability to make an evasive maneuver (for instance, with a moose in the middle of the road) and then get back on track again. See the wiki.
Redirect any request from those IPs to a web page that explain the situation and why that computer shouldnt be in the net for their own good, and have as direct download most typical cleaning and other essential at that stage applications
So how would this look any different to the very web pages we tell our parents and aunties *not* to trust? I'm talking about those "CLICK HERE FOR FREE COMPUTER SCAN" and "DOWNLOAD THIS TO REMOVE VIRUSES" kind of pages...
I did some digging but couldn't find an article on any "real" news sites. From Google it's showing on conspiracy sites, blogs, and social sites. Didn't find anything searching major news outlets.
All major Swedish newspapers report on the mystic spiral. Google translation here
If google has the DNS then Why doesn't google return the text-url when they could just return the numerical IP address in the link directly? That way you could skip the DNS step entirely. FOr sites you visit a lot they are probably already cached so a large fraction of uncached links come from google searches so this optimization might matter and it certainly would make google searches seem faster
When dealing with HTTP, you don't only have to work with connecting to the correct IP, you also need to connect to the correct hostname. HTTP uses a Host: header that indicates which host the client wishes to receive from, making it possible to host several different domains on a single IP. Thus, you can't just return an IP adress in the search result, that would be useless.See the Apache vhost documentation for more information about the Host: header and how it is used.
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It might take 45min to clear up a small prop - but if you foul a prop of a massive vessel like these you're in for a day's work
Not to mention the fact that a merchant ship's propeller (often) is submerged under the hull, out of reach for any "rope cannons" or whatever you'd call it. Outboards are, of course, a completely different story. I'm a sailor and have seen several people get a rope stuck in their outboard propellers. It's probably the worst thing that can happen to you, 45 minutes is a very conservative estimate especially since TFA mentions specally-made kevlar ropes.
A range of 400m is also mentioned, but if I was a skipper of a merchant ship 400m is far too close. Add the effects of wind, fog and waves range and accuracy diminishes quickly. At 400m all the pirates have to do is to fire an RPG round over the deck to prove their point, then it's game over.
Uh, I remember reading about this over three years ago. Come on, Slashdot! Give me some news instead!
Works in theory, but a rotating spacecraft would in practice be a horrible experience. To achieve enough "artificial gravity" the angular velocity needs to be pretty high (assuming that the diameter of the spacecraft is much smaller than the diameter of the earth), which in turn generates a lot of coriolis forces. These coriolis forces are not very pleasant. Ever been on a thrill ride in an amusement park? Imagine being stuck in such a rotating thing for more than a limited amount of time...
Sure you can yank up the bandwidth of USB3, but as long as you're stuck with PIO that isn't much of a gain. I would rather have USB3 have a DMA extension for really fast transfers instead of having to have the CPU wake up for every little I/O operation. On a related note, does anybody know any laptop brand that sells computers *with eSata*? That would be awesome.
What is the Slashdot crowd using these days for log monitoring?
OSSEC.
Later on the internaional yacht racing rules were amended with rule no. 53,
.
The Stars and Stripes design was to use microscopic V-grooves alongside the hull, and when optimized for a specific speed throgh the water, actually gave some improvement. If the scientists could get this to work in tough conditions like on cargo ships as well, we could save a lot of energy.
In Norwegian and Swedish you can call it "minne pinne".
That's outrageously bad grammar. "Minnespinne" would be the correct colloquial term for it.
Yes, it is certainly possible to prove that pi is irrational. Wikipedia comes to the rescue.
Basically, a number x is called rational if there exist two integers a and b (b not equal to 0) so that x=a/b. Confusing as it may sound, there are numbers "between" the rational numbers that cannot be expressed as a quotient. The Wikipedia articles are an excellent introduction to the very interesting theory of numbers.
The limiting factor is usually the sensor getting warm, that's why you'll only be able to record 12 minutes of video. The digital sensors still have a long way to go before they get really usable. For instance, all DSLR:s that I know of still uses a mechanical focal plane shutter. The best reason not to do any movie recording at all is to reduce dust that gets stuck on the sensor.
I think that in the next 5 years the PP will focus more on presenting these issues to older people, as well. Singing to the choir will only get you so far..
Very true. The issues that PP attacks don't just concern youngsters, more and more people here in Sweden are raising their voices against the stupid laws that have been introduced.
On another note, my old grandmother told me she had voted for the pirates today. I've never spoken to her about politics before, but apparently she found out about the party on her own and sympathised with their agenda (she's 77!).
The pirate movement has reached critical mass and is now entering the large political arenas. Let's see what rhetoric the MAFIAA and IPFI will use now. We can safely say that less people will be fooled by their lies from this day.
Google fails to automatically translate the page, but not the content. Translation follows:
I don't know any Swedish, but it seems like a pretty good translation. The main thing left untranslated is the word "jävsfrågan" which recurs repeatedly throughout the text.
While I don't know Swedish, I know enough Germanic languages to guess (correctly as it turns out) that "frågan" is 'question'. And "jäv" appears to be 'bias' with 'jävs' the genitive form, thus "jävsfrågan" appears to be 'question of bias'. Similarly, "anklagade" is 'accused', so "jävsanklagade" is 'accused of bias'.
Yes, your guess is correct. (I'm Swedish)
I'm surprised that this classic quote hasn't surfaced yet. TPB certainly had some inspiration from bash.org
I'm pretty certain I've seen a film where that was the plot. Fucked if I can remember what it was called, and I sure can't be arsed to look it up. Sorry.
From the top of my head I remember seeing this in a Tintin story, though it seemed more of an automatic rifle hidden in a large-format camera.
You mean they forgot to the article ?
Whoosh!