all right, my lingering question after reading all these posts is this: what the hell is a "TV"? I mean, what do the initials even stand for? I think we have something called a "television" in one of the rooms in our house, but its use has been supplanted by a more stable technology called "the outdoors".
If I had mod points I'd mod the parent as "insightful"... I agree strongly with the sentiment expressed therein. I would love to see Mickeysoft go down, but not at the hands of a bunch of guys with an IP portfolio. A situation like that would further engender this whole miserable environment of "intellectual property" enforcement.
The ends don't justify the means, especially in this case!
Am I the only one who has realized the incredible potential to take this interface and apply it to the exciting field of mathematics known as Bistromathics? Think about it! Instead of acrylic pucks interfacing with a synthesizer, you could have plates, teacups, and olive forks interfacing with a mathematical engine! It could revolutionize mathematics. Of course, all the mathematicians in the world may end up dying of obesity, but it will be a worthy sacrifice.
are you serious about corporations respecting human rights and environment issues, or are you being facetious?!?!? Because I'm sure everyone knows they're second only to evil dictatorships in their abuses and ignorance of both issues. You've got Starbucks and a few others trying to make a difference, but everybody else just doesn't seem to care unless they'll be litigated for their actions.
You know what I love about Slashdot? You're always guaranteed to get at least three clever references to the Guide. Makes me feel warm inside, almost as if I'm family with people across the country whose only manifestation is a bunch of text on a screen ^_^
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ha ha ha! You go, man. Poetic justice at its best.
Question, though: why would a person want a seventh-order crossover? Won't that create a pretty tight passband? I'm just askin'; I don't know enough about audio to really know what I'm talking about, just enough to pretend I do ^_^
hmmmmmmmmm... I dunno if the author is looking for a survey that will hold water statistically (Slashdot, impartial? HA!). Seems like they just want to hear stories of "how and why", stuff like that. y'know, just finding out what the rest of the family is doing ^_^
very interesting quote! I enjoyed reading it. However, I was speaking less of copyright infringement and more of "derivative works"; e.g., using Tolkien's characters and places in new stories. He was all for that.
I'd strongly recommend that anyone interested in fair use and derivative works should read "On Fairy Stories" by Tolkien. He was very interested in the way mythology and fairy tales developed in human cultures, and this essay analyzes how they are formed throughout the generations. Actually, Tolkien said (somewhere else, not this essay) that he hoped he was throwing more material into the collective pot of myth by writing The Lord of the Rings, and actually intended for people to write derivative works.
does anyone remember a little device that came out a few years ago? It was a little cup that you'd put your index finger into, and it had a few electrodes that would measure... well, some sort of electrical resistance in your finger... if you thought "left", well, the cursor would go left, goshdarnit. I tried one and it was frightening.
Can't find any mention of it anymore, but it would be cool to see someone pick up where this company left off and refine the process (it was kinda jerky).
My only guess is that it used the same principles as that pendulum trick, where you think the word "circular" and the pendulum in your hand starts swinging in a circular motion, and then you think "line" it starts swinging back and forth. I think it has something to do with the power of suggestion.
hmmmmmmm... it's always nice to see things relaxing, but I don't know if I agree with this ruling... In my opinion, copyright should be separate from intellectual property: IP should be forever, even after the person dies (e.g., Hemingway should have the right to be associated with his work long after he dies). Copyright, however (meaning the privilege to claim a monopoly on your IP), should be only for a small while ^_^
A lotta people are still using rabbit ears; I work in a Radio Shack store and people still want to receive local channels because they're not on their satellite lineup yet, so they buy rabbit ears to use in tandem with their sat receivers.
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all right, my lingering question after reading all these posts is this: what the hell is a "TV"? I mean, what do the initials even stand for? I think we have something called a "television" in one of the rooms in our house, but its use has been supplanted by a more stable technology called "the outdoors".
AAAAAA! Blast it! I'm all out of mod points!
ha ha. nice try, bud. I bet you were just waiting for an opportunity like that, weren't you? ^_^
If I had mod points I'd mod the parent as "insightful"... I agree strongly with the sentiment expressed therein. I would love to see Mickeysoft go down, but not at the hands of a bunch of guys with an IP portfolio. A situation like that would further engender this whole miserable environment of "intellectual property" enforcement.
The ends don't justify the means, especially in this case!
You know, that comment really really hurt my brains. So I modded you up.
heeeeeeeee.... boy, would that be fun! And think of all the other things you could do with this puppy.
Am I the only one who has realized the incredible potential to take this interface and apply it to the exciting field of mathematics known as Bistromathics? Think about it! Instead of acrylic pucks interfacing with a synthesizer, you could have plates, teacups, and olive forks interfacing with a mathematical engine! It could revolutionize mathematics. Of course, all the mathematicians in the world may end up dying of obesity, but it will be a worthy sacrifice.
are you serious about corporations respecting human rights and environment issues, or are you being facetious?!?!? Because I'm sure everyone knows they're second only to evil dictatorships in their abuses and ignorance of both issues. You've got Starbucks and a few others trying to make a difference, but everybody else just doesn't seem to care unless they'll be litigated for their actions.
ha! I can't believe nobody's said this yet: reminds me of a Louis Prima song. I-i-i-i-i-i-i ain't got no body...
You know what I love about Slashdot? You're always guaranteed to get at least three clever references to the Guide. Makes me feel warm inside, almost as if I'm family with people across the country whose only manifestation is a bunch of text on a screen ^_^
ha ha ha! You go, man. Poetic justice at its best.
Question, though: why would a person want a seventh-order crossover? Won't that create a pretty tight passband? I'm just askin'; I don't know enough about audio to really know what I'm talking about, just enough to pretend I do ^_^
hmmmmmmmmm... I dunno if the author is looking for a survey that will hold water statistically (Slashdot, impartial? HA!). Seems like they just want to hear stories of "how and why", stuff like that. y'know, just finding out what the rest of the family is doing ^_^
ewwwwwwwwwwwwww.... yeah.
very interesting quote! I enjoyed reading it. However, I was speaking less of copyright infringement and more of "derivative works"; e.g., using Tolkien's characters and places in new stories. He was all for that.
hrm... he hates it not because it's artificial; he hates it because it paints a legally and philosophically inaccurate picture of the issues involved.
I'd strongly recommend that anyone interested in fair use and derivative works should read "On Fairy Stories" by Tolkien. He was very interested in the way mythology and fairy tales developed in human cultures, and this essay analyzes how they are formed throughout the generations. Actually, Tolkien said (somewhere else, not this essay) that he hoped he was throwing more material into the collective pot of myth by writing The Lord of the Rings, and actually intended for people to write derivative works.
does anyone remember a little device that came out a few years ago? It was a little cup that you'd put your index finger into, and it had a few electrodes that would measure... well, some sort of electrical resistance in your finger... if you thought "left", well, the cursor would go left, goshdarnit. I tried one and it was frightening.
Can't find any mention of it anymore, but it would be cool to see someone pick up where this company left off and refine the process (it was kinda jerky).
My only guess is that it used the same principles as that pendulum trick, where you think the word "circular" and the pendulum in your hand starts swinging in a circular motion, and then you think "line" it starts swinging back and forth. I think it has something to do with the power of suggestion.
okay, that was the funniest thing I've seen on Slashdot all day.
Amen, brother.
Wait, I am French. Well, I still hate the French. Parisians, anyway.
hmmmmmmm... it's always nice to see things relaxing, but I don't know if I agree with this ruling... In my opinion, copyright should be separate from intellectual property: IP should be forever, even after the person dies (e.g., Hemingway should have the right to be associated with his work long after he dies). Copyright, however (meaning the privilege to claim a monopoly on your IP), should be only for a small while ^_^
A lotta people are still using rabbit ears; I work in a Radio Shack store and people still want to receive local channels because they're not on their satellite lineup yet, so they buy rabbit ears to use in tandem with their sat receivers.