Programmers wont be "extinct" and you know it... what a stupid thing to say.
Didn't we have a similiar scare about 15 years ago with the auto industry and everyone thought that auto-workers' jobs would go overseas? Hasn't happened yet.
In the meantime, another ridiculous bill will be proposed and approved that will allow organizations such as the RIAA/MPAA to bully consumers around in a different manner while the bill itself takes years to travel to the right courts to be struck down... only to have the whole process repeat.
A victory would be changing the system so that the very threats to personal privacy (like this) are moved to the VERY FRONT of the queue and are taken care of immediately instead of years after the fact.
What about those who have already been bulled by the RIAA's tactics that were just struck down? Do they get any kind of compensation?
This really should've been done within the first few posts..
The Man Who Grasped the Heavens' Gravitas By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: October 8, 2004
If Einstein is today's personification of scientific genius, he inherited that exalted role from none other than Isaac Newton, of whom it was said that this was "the greatest and the luckiest of mortals."
In the tribute, credited to the 18th-century French mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Newton (1642-1727) was deemed the greatest because he discovered the law of universal gravitation and the luckiest because there was only one universe. His brilliance extended not only to the motions of worlds and falling apples, but to an early system of the calculus and a radical new theory of light and color.
Newton's stature as one of the greatest figures in the history of science, and the influence of his ideas on the wider culture for more than two centuries, is the subject of a thoughtful and engaging exhibition at the New York Public Library. The show, "The Newtonian Moment: Science and the Making of Modern Culture," opens today and will run through Feb. 5.
"Newton was immensely curious and obviously immensely talented," said Dr. Mordechai Feingold, a history professor at the California Institute of Technology who is curator of the exhibition, as he conducted a tour of the hundreds of rare books, prints, instruments and other displays of Newtonian science.
A number of Newton's manuscripts from the Cambridge University Library, including a first edition of his most famous work, "Principia," bearing the author's corrections and additions for the next printing, have never before been shown in the United States. Dr. Feingold has also written a companion book to the exhibition, to be published this fall by Oxford University Press.
The Newtonian Moment began in the plague years of 1665-66 when the young scholar first formulated many of his revolutionary ideas of mathematics, optics and mechanics. He had already absorbed the essential science of Descartes, Galileo and Robert Hooke. As Dr. Feingold observed, much of Newton's genius consisted of "his remarkable ability to simultaneously consume and transform any knowledge he acquired."
Newton himself attributed at least some of his success to the fact that he had stood "on the shoulders of giants."
Newton came to prominence in 1671 when a small telescope he designed and built won him election to the Royal Society. Then Edmond Halley, he of comet fame, went to Cambridge to ask Newton's advice on the shape of orbits traveled by planets. Ellipses, Newton replied forthwith. He had already figured it out.
Impressed, Halley persuaded a reluctant Newton to write what became his magnum opus, "Principia," published in 1687. His other great work, "Opticks," followed in 1704, describing how a beam of light, when passed through a prism, dispersed into the many colors of the visual spectrum.
The exhibition dwells at length on the international response to Newton's science. Germans contended that Leibniz was the true inventor of calculus, and his principles are indeed the basis for today's calculus. The French stoutly defended their Descartes, whose universe was full of matter whirling in vortices. The ascendant Dutch universities served as arbiters in Newton's ultimate triumph.
The French, to their credit, eventually organized expeditions to Lapland and Peru that confirmed a prediction of Newtonian gravity: the Earth is an oblate spheroid, flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator.
The complex character of Newton is also explored in the exhibition. He was a pious man who dabbled in chronologies of biblical history, though he apparently held unorthodox views on Christian doctrine like the Trinity. He also devoted much effort to alchemy, the practice of trying to turn base metals to gold, which makes Newton a central character in a new novel, "The System of the World," by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow). Dr. Feingold suggests t
If I drive around and find (and pinpoint) unsecure wireless networks, is it illegal to say, "your network is unsecure.. see, I'm on it right now. I'll secure it for you for $20"?
It'd be hard for them to say no, so... kinda easy money, or is there some kind of law that states I have an obligation to tell someone if something is wrong (although I'm sure there isn't.. for techonlogy.)
I think we're going through a time when others are using loopholes in the law to get their way...
For example, the Patriot Act. The govt gets to do all kinds of crazy shit knowing that they'll have a year or two to do whatever they want until it's passed through courts and is ruled unconstitutional.
Knowing that it will eventually float back through the courts and be ruled out, this little time frame gives them enough time to do anything they please without repurcussions.
Instead of having this take time, it should be put the the very front of the queue, especially when it comes to privacy and your basic rights. That way, there's no way this shit could ever get pulled off.
What's scarier is how this even got passed to begin with. What dickhead Judge would rule in favor of an ISP snooping through people's email? One that shouldn't be in office, that's who.. and one that is a threat to everything this country stands for.
And yet people still want to vote for W. I just don't get it.
It's actually very simple: the american people are fucking stupid.
A case in point - people in general will trade basic freedom for a false sense of security. They also would rather see who Ben Affleck is banging as opposed to the current laws that are being passed in their own government.
Why isn't anything being done? Because no one (the public) is informed enough to care.
This is ridiculous. Let's just say I make a program and some method I use just so happens to be patented by someone else even though I completely thought of it on my own and in no way, shape, or form had planned on consciously using someone else's work for my own profit. There is NO reason I should get sued, even if I AM making profit from it.
There's a differece between a very unique concept, and there's another when it's commonplace. Corporations are now trying to patent a very common idea in an attempt to make a quick profit because someone else is using it.
Like Microsoft patenting a small computer system that is energized based on body electricity. Right... perhaps I should sue: I came up with that idea ages ago. Hell, I'm sure plenty of people have.
Amazon patented something really common in regards to tracking their users with cookies - as if someone hasn't ever thought of that before. Now if you just so happen to use the method they use, you put yourself in a position to get sued by them. Sorry, but that's wrong.
Kodak is totally out of line here. Should sun change up the techonlogy? Perhaps a bit, but $1 billion? Fuck that.
People (Judges) need to start using some common sense. Perhaps it wouldn't hurt them a bit to actually become aware of the techology they are ruling on before doing so, then they will see how assinine these lawsuits are..
These rides are more like "quick thrills" than a traditional roller coaster.
I had a season pass to Cedar Point last year and went quite a few times, and while the Top Thrill Dragster was fun, it doesn't compare to their other tall coasters, Millennium Force and Magnum.
Reason being, as you ride to the top of the MF or the Magnum, you anticipate dropping straight down 300/200 feet and there's more suspense.
With Top Thrill Dragster, the ride is seriously over before you know it. It's much harder to enjoy because it goes so fast. Don't get me wrong, it is fun, but calling these the fastest/tallest coasters is like saying the Ripcord (bungee/slingshot type ride) is the highest ride ever made. Yeah, technically it is, but it shouldn't count.
I'd much rather ride to the top of a 400/500 foot hill while anticipating the drop back down - seems much more thrilling.
It also sucks waiting 2/3 hours in line for a 10 second ride;)
Perfectly good and useful technology that everyone can use, and some asshat company has to f'n jump on the bandwagon and patent it in hopes to make a fucking dime... give me a break.
I weep for the future of technology if this is what it's gonna come down to.
Actually, I provide a valid email. The name/address on my domain remains invalid. If someone wants to contact me, they can email me.
That's all they get, and sorry,but I do have a right to keep my information private, regardless of what anyone says.
If any authority figure has a problem with it, I'll glady tell them to kiss my ass. If they want to try and do something about it, bring it the fuck on, because they'll be in for quite a surprise.
How about you live with it? I have a right to privacy. Right now, my name appears as Mr. Roboto on my domain.
It will stay that way and there's nothing wrong with it. My domain has a few paragraphs... one of which is about Lynndie England looking like a freak, theo the other two are meaningless nonsense I use to test my php scripts with.
If you think someone will actually arrest me for providing "Mr Roboto" for a domain that serves no purpose, then you truly have problems...
Flat out and to the point: I have a right to privacy.
My domain is a personal one. It's not meant to be a high profile public site... I get maybe 5 anonymous visitors a month.. why should I provide valid whois info? I don't feel comfortable with doing that and I will NEVER provide real info.
Instead, how about making sites that involve monetary transactions register valid names?
I don't give a rat's ass if "this is the internet, it's public," my right to privacy is my own. If you don't like it, tough shit. If they wanna make it illegal, then bring it on - I still won't provide valid info.
Sign onto AIM and GAIM at the same time and IM yourself.
The font you see in GAIM is actually a lot smaller than what it really is... so if you're seeing "normal" text im GAIM, your recipient is getting this god awful 18 pt type.
Honestly, they are the BIGGEST software company in the history of the world. Do you honestly think they care if your copy is pirated?
You'd think they'd be more concerned about maintaining a strong place in the PC market than who has registered what. I'm sure they'd rather you have a pirated copy of XP than a machine decidated to Linux!
Let's just say all machines had pirated copies of windows on em... well, MS would still dominate the market. Even if windows was free, they'd still profit like mad.
Tons of complaints about "Lucas needs a new Yacht" and "he's gonna fuck up/he has fucked up Star Wars"......only to have them immediately turn around and buy the damn product.
A religious politician (one who always spews "God bless" this and that) is never good for science.
For example, Bush's limitations on stem cell research..
Quite frankly, I think it's about time we actually separate church and state. I'm sick of politican's personal religious beliefs affecting something that effects everyone else.
If you don't believe in stem cell research because you feel that scientists are playing god, well, then it's kinda tough shit, because science really needs something like this.
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Programmers wont be "extinct" and you know it... what a stupid thing to say.
Didn't we have a similiar scare about 15 years ago with the auto industry and everyone thought that auto-workers' jobs would go overseas? Hasn't happened yet.
Quit being so paranoid.
This should've been caught much much sooner.
In the meantime, another ridiculous bill will be proposed and approved that will allow organizations such as the RIAA/MPAA to bully consumers around in a different manner while the bill itself takes years to travel to the right courts to be struck down... only to have the whole process repeat.
A victory would be changing the system so that the very threats to personal privacy (like this) are moved to the VERY FRONT of the queue and are taken care of immediately instead of years after the fact.
What about those who have already been bulled by the RIAA's tactics that were just struck down? Do they get any kind of compensation?
This really should've been done within the first few posts..
The Man Who Grasped the Heavens' Gravitas
By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Published: October 8, 2004
If Einstein is today's personification of scientific genius, he inherited that exalted role from none other than Isaac Newton, of whom it was said that this was "the greatest and the luckiest of mortals."
In the tribute, credited to the 18th-century French mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Newton (1642-1727) was deemed the greatest because he discovered the law of universal gravitation and the luckiest because there was only one universe. His brilliance extended not only to the motions of worlds and falling apples, but to an early system of the calculus and a radical new theory of light and color.
Newton's stature as one of the greatest figures in the history of science, and the influence of his ideas on the wider culture for more than two centuries, is the subject of a thoughtful and engaging exhibition at the New York Public Library. The show, "The Newtonian Moment: Science and the Making of Modern Culture," opens today and will run through Feb. 5.
"Newton was immensely curious and obviously immensely talented," said Dr. Mordechai Feingold, a history professor at the California Institute of Technology who is curator of the exhibition, as he conducted a tour of the hundreds of rare books, prints, instruments and other displays of Newtonian science.
A number of Newton's manuscripts from the Cambridge University Library, including a first edition of his most famous work, "Principia," bearing the author's corrections and additions for the next printing, have never before been shown in the United States. Dr. Feingold has also written a companion book to the exhibition, to be published this fall by Oxford University Press.
The Newtonian Moment began in the plague years of 1665-66 when the young scholar first formulated many of his revolutionary ideas of mathematics, optics and mechanics. He had already absorbed the essential science of Descartes, Galileo and Robert Hooke. As Dr. Feingold observed, much of Newton's genius consisted of "his remarkable ability to simultaneously consume and transform any knowledge he acquired."
Newton himself attributed at least some of his success to the fact that he had stood "on the shoulders of giants."
Newton came to prominence in 1671 when a small telescope he designed and built won him election to the Royal Society. Then Edmond Halley, he of comet fame, went to Cambridge to ask Newton's advice on the shape of orbits traveled by planets. Ellipses, Newton replied forthwith. He had already figured it out.
Impressed, Halley persuaded a reluctant Newton to write what became his magnum opus, "Principia," published in 1687. His other great work, "Opticks," followed in 1704, describing how a beam of light, when passed through a prism, dispersed into the many colors of the visual spectrum.
The exhibition dwells at length on the international response to Newton's science. Germans contended that Leibniz was the true inventor of calculus, and his principles are indeed the basis for today's calculus. The French stoutly defended their Descartes, whose universe was full of matter whirling in vortices. The ascendant Dutch universities served as arbiters in Newton's ultimate triumph.
The French, to their credit, eventually organized expeditions to Lapland and Peru that confirmed a prediction of Newtonian gravity: the Earth is an oblate spheroid, flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator.
The complex character of Newton is also explored in the exhibition. He was a pious man who dabbled in chronologies of biblical history, though he apparently held unorthodox views on Christian doctrine like the Trinity. He also devoted much effort to alchemy, the practice of trying to turn base metals to gold, which makes Newton a central character in a new novel, "The System of the World," by Neal Stephenson (William Morrow). Dr. Feingold suggests t
And claim you were threatening to hack them if they didn't pay you the $20.
Hm, nope. I didn't say that. I'd simply walk away and say with a smile, "have a nice day!"
If I drive around and find (and pinpoint) unsecure wireless networks, is it illegal to say, "your network is unsecure.. see, I'm on it right now. I'll secure it for you for $20"?
It'd be hard for them to say no, so... kinda easy money, or is there some kind of law that states I have an obligation to tell someone if something is wrong (although I'm sure there isn't.. for techonlogy.)
I think we're going through a time when others are using loopholes in the law to get their way...
For example, the Patriot Act. The govt gets to do all kinds of crazy shit knowing that they'll have a year or two to do whatever they want until it's passed through courts and is ruled unconstitutional.
Knowing that it will eventually float back through the courts and be ruled out, this little time frame gives them enough time to do anything they please without repurcussions.
Instead of having this take time, it should be put the the very front of the queue, especially when it comes to privacy and your basic rights. That way, there's no way this shit could ever get pulled off.
What's scarier is how this even got passed to begin with. What dickhead Judge would rule in favor of an ISP snooping through people's email? One that shouldn't be in office, that's who.. and one that is a threat to everything this country stands for.
...you take the HD out and slap it into a Linux box and read the contents anyway, totally overstepping the added security.
Makes it kinda pointless.
Not really. It's not "fashionable", it's true - they are stupid.
Sorry if that upset you *shrug*
And yet people still want to vote for W. I just don't get it.
It's actually very simple: the american people are fucking stupid.
A case in point - people in general will trade basic freedom for a false sense of security. They also would rather see who Ben Affleck is banging as opposed to the current laws that are being passed in their own government.
Why isn't anything being done? Because no one (the public) is informed enough to care.
This is ridiculous. Let's just say I make a program and some method I use just so happens to be patented by someone else even though I completely thought of it on my own and in no way, shape, or form had planned on consciously using someone else's work for my own profit. There is NO reason I should get sued, even if I AM making profit from it.
There's a differece between a very unique concept, and there's another when it's commonplace. Corporations are now trying to patent a very common idea in an attempt to make a quick profit because someone else is using it.
Like Microsoft patenting a small computer system that is energized based on body electricity. Right... perhaps I should sue: I came up with that idea ages ago. Hell, I'm sure plenty of people have.
Amazon patented something really common in regards to tracking their users with cookies - as if someone hasn't ever thought of that before. Now if you just so happen to use the method they use, you put yourself in a position to get sued by them. Sorry, but that's wrong.
Kodak is totally out of line here. Should sun change up the techonlogy? Perhaps a bit, but $1 billion? Fuck that.
People (Judges) need to start using some common sense. Perhaps it wouldn't hurt them a bit to actually become aware of the techology they are ruling on before doing so, then they will see how assinine these lawsuits are..
These rides are more like "quick thrills" than a traditional roller coaster.
;)
I had a season pass to Cedar Point last year and went quite a few times, and while the Top Thrill Dragster was fun, it doesn't compare to their other tall coasters, Millennium Force and Magnum.
Reason being, as you ride to the top of the MF or the Magnum, you anticipate dropping straight down 300/200 feet and there's more suspense.
With Top Thrill Dragster, the ride is seriously over before you know it. It's much harder to enjoy because it goes so fast. Don't get me wrong, it is fun, but calling these the fastest/tallest coasters is like saying the Ripcord (bungee/slingshot type ride) is the highest ride ever made. Yeah, technically it is, but it shouldn't count.
I'd much rather ride to the top of a 400/500 foot hill while anticipating the drop back down - seems much more thrilling.
It also sucks waiting 2/3 hours in line for a 10 second ride
So instead of questioning or challenging their ridiculous censorship, they're gonna modify their search engine to accomodate it?
Wow... that's pretty low.
Perfectly good and useful technology that everyone can use, and some asshat company has to f'n jump on the bandwagon and patent it in hopes to make a fucking dime... give me a break.
I weep for the future of technology if this is what it's gonna come down to.
Actually, I provide a valid email. The name/address on my domain remains invalid. If someone wants to contact me, they can email me.
,but I do have a right to keep my information private, regardless of what anyone says.
That's all they get, and sorry
If any authority figure has a problem with it, I'll glady tell them to kiss my ass. If they want to try and do something about it, bring it the fuck on, because they'll be in for quite a surprise.
How about you live with it? I have a right to privacy. Right now, my name appears as Mr. Roboto on my domain. It will stay that way and there's nothing wrong with it. My domain has a few paragraphs... one of which is about Lynndie England looking like a freak, theo the other two are meaningless nonsense I use to test my php scripts with. If you think someone will actually arrest me for providing "Mr Roboto" for a domain that serves no purpose, then you truly have problems...
hhahaha yeah, I'm sure I'll bit sitting in jail for providing fake whois information for a site that servers absolutely no purpose *laughs*
...you are an idiot.
Anyone who uses "murder" as an analogy to internet activities is automatically an idiot - just FYI.
Flat out and to the point: I have a right to privacy.
My domain is a personal one. It's not meant to be a high profile public site... I get maybe 5 anonymous visitors a month.. why should I provide valid whois info? I don't feel comfortable with doing that and I will NEVER provide real info.
Instead, how about making sites that involve monetary transactions register valid names?
I don't give a rat's ass if "this is the internet, it's public," my right to privacy is my own. If you don't like it, tough shit. If they wanna make it illegal, then bring it on - I still won't provide valid info.
What are they gonna do?
Sign onto AIM and GAIM at the same time and IM yourself.
The font you see in GAIM is actually a lot smaller than what it really is... so if you're seeing "normal" text im GAIM, your recipient is getting this god awful 18 pt type.
That's why you just install a version that bypasses the activation scheme. I'm glad I've never had to deal w/ that unnecessary BS.
Honestly, they are the BIGGEST software company in the history of the world. Do you honestly think they care if your copy is pirated?
You'd think they'd be more concerned about maintaining a strong place in the PC market than who has registered what. I'm sure they'd rather you have a pirated copy of XP than a machine decidated to Linux!
Let's just say all machines had pirated copies of windows on em... well, MS would still dominate the market. Even if windows was free, they'd still profit like mad.
Actually, it's usually the die hard fans who complain the most.
This is true for pretty much anything... especially music (i.e. Metallica used to be cool, they sold out. Excuse me while I buy their new CD.)
Tons of complaints about "Lucas needs a new Yacht" and "he's gonna fuck up/he has fucked up Star Wars"... ...only to have them immediately turn around and buy the damn product.
A religious politician (one who always spews "God bless" this and that) is never good for science.
For example, Bush's limitations on stem cell research..
Quite frankly, I think it's about time we actually separate church and state. I'm sick of politican's personal religious beliefs affecting something that effects everyone else.
If you don't believe in stem cell research because you feel that scientists are playing god, well, then it's kinda tough shit, because science really needs something like this.
Hahaha, yeah, they'll magically know what I'm running on my own computer, eh?
If that was the case, I'd be in prison for all the warez I have...