Didn't the Soviets already do this? I don't remember it catching on very splendidly, though I guess than can be chalked up to the limitations of the times.
"The presumption that autotuning is somehow cheating is just that, proponents argue, since the technology won't transform a bad singer into a good one."
This is a good point from the article. For myself, I enjoy the actual music more than I do the history and background "behind the music". I listen to a song because I enjoy it, not because the singer is naturally 100% perfect. I sound like a stepped-on frog when I sing, no amount of computer trickery is going to make me into a Christina whatsherface. Frankly, I can almost appreciate the attention to detail that people will go to to protect my ears from bad notes.
Comparing computer viruses to the biological sort is a BAD one. Firstly, you have to make a distinction between worms and viruses and such. Secondly, we don't infect new computers with lesser versions of MBLASTER, we patch the vulnerablilty.
NASA appears to have fallen from a great height. I wonder if this means that the space program is going to become more and more privatized. It also makes me curious: if there was more public interest in space program in general (ie: more tax money for NASA), would this sort of thing still happen, or would it just be on a larger scale?
Give me a break. Linux (and Mac) don't have a huge share of desktops, but more and more companies (the kind of companies you want to hack and steal credit card numbers from) are running Linux-based servers. The source code for Linux is on millions of computers, naked to the world.
I learned about preventing buffer-overruns when I was in high school. This "most computers are running Windows" excuse for viruses is a cop-out, plain and simple.
He runs around grumping and growling, beating people up and taking their lunch money. Then someone stands up and pops him a good one in the face, and he starts crying and running to tattle-tale. What a wuss. All huff and no muscle.
Computer salesmen are using it like a club. You figure it would drive innovation, instead of driving CPU manufacturers take advantage of comsumer ignorance and do fairy magic with clock speeds. We should call it "Moore's Observation".
At work at the moment. Haven't gotten a single valid email all day. Network admin is foaming at the mouth.
There has GOT to be a better way to get these security holes fixed. For chrissakes, this is unacceptable. Even that dubious white hat worm from the other day is a better alternative!
No, private enterprise has fallen flat on its face in this regard. Aparrently your power didn't go out last week, 50 million other people weren't so lucky!
Obviously erroneous letters such as the one linked to here are ammunition for getting the DMCA changed. If Joe Average gets legal stormtroopers banging on his door because nobody took a few seconds to scan a canned letter for believablity, it's going to make ripples that are felt in government.
I can imagine the scenarios now. I smell a Dateline Special Edition.
The reason I posted wasn't my personal reaction: I hold the same opinion as you do (we agree, it cheapens it).
But the choice of the date appears to be a ploy to confuse the issue, and appeal to morality by making a sideways connection between the Euro DMCA and Terrorists. THAT is the part that I find revolting. Not because seeing 9/11 (or 11/9, I'm such an insensitive clod) written somewhere makes somebody teary-eyed.
Don't underestimate how cheap people can be. It goes hand-in-hand with greed. Windows is not precisely free.
Members of government are also accountable to their constituents. As people become more and more aware of Linux, they will also become more aware of the security problems with Windows. A few years ago, there was no basis for comparison. Now there is, and the more information that gets out there, the better. It's cliche' now to say this, but the days are numbered for stranglehold Microsoft holds, one way or the other.
People tend to avoid and denigrate subjects they don't fully understand or feel comfortable with. I am certain every reader can think back to an example of having a non-tech person make a disparaging, off-the-cuff comment about something of which they clearly don't grasp. Quotes like "empty suits" and "crooks" signify a response steeped in discomfort due to lack of knowledge.
This is an excellent point. The example is very relevant for the folks who read here. It's important to know the limitations of your own knowledge and experience. This is the sort of thing that is not self-evident to the big ego, and I'm thankful to the folks who are good enough to remind us every now and then.
I used to use throwaways, but then my significant other introduced me to the wonder that is NiMH.
The brand is Rayovac, and they work delightfully. I have a set of four batteries, and it came with a wall charger, so I simply swap two out when the other two die. They are perfect for my MP3-CD player, because it eats a great deal of power. I've had the batteries for a couple years now, and they are starting to show a little wear (I have an hour and a half commute every day, and plug my CD player into my car). The batteries no longer last quite as long as the Duracell Alkalines that I keep as backups, but for my purposes, it does not matter. Just charge em back up after a couple weeks (they hold a charge pretty well, and you can leave the in the charger for days without worrying about them being damaged).
I cower to think of the money I would have wasted (not to mention the environmental impact) had I used throwaway batteries. Definitely on the top ten list of great buys, possibly the best fifteen bucks I've ever spent. I highly, highly reccommend them to anyone who uses high-drain devices frequently.
I don't know about that. You would think that a solid OS would not only be stable, but would help to prevent the sort of crashing that poorly-written programs are capable of.
Rogue Program: "Time for an illegal instruction. BSOD, here we come." OS: "Nope, sorry. Won't let you do that." Rogue Program: "Curses, foiled again."
Ad-free Slashdot is already availible to everyone. It requires that you reach into your pockets, and not be a stingy, resource-leeching assclown. I can only imagine what this place would be like without advertisements (which are not full page blinking idiocy). Though, imagining a crater, and a site that's gone bankrupt and doesn't exist is not terribly difficult.
It's only paper, after all. However, the love of money IS. I think it's ALWAYS as simple as money.
Businesses need to cut costs to stay competetive, this is not in dispute. As has been said, it's cheaper to hire someone overseas. Technology has made it easier and easier to do this, as time goes on. Now instead of foreign technology jobs meaning that you pay illegal immigrants 50 cents a day to register Hotmail accounts for your spam empire, we have professional jobs for intelligent people being moved across the ocean.
The funny thing about technology is that we seem to take two steps back for every three we make forward. And like anything else, it impacts people who have nothing to do with it (technology). I would compare it to the blue-collar truck driver who lost his job when the dotcom he worked for blew up.
I do technical support as a full-time job, making a living. Maybe there is some spin in this article (that I can't read, because their servers are on fire), but I don't see how throwing out the things that I get by working for a real company will make me rich. I'm certainly not rich now.
Sometimes it's necessary to do something "quick and dirty" as a stopgap, but it's my opinion that it should only be used as an emergency strategy, to be followed up with a permanent solution ASAP.
I work at a small software company that operates in a niche market, though we have competitors. I am not a developer, but I work closely with them (I do QA). I have lost count of how many times one of the devs has slapped on a band-aid fix, made a build, shot it up to the company FTP, and next thing I know, I am dealing with irate clients who have to deal with bug fallout and unforseen consequences.
It it ALWAYS better to plan ahead, and do it right the first time. Money comes and goes, but your reputation is more important in the long run than any short term monetary gain.
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Didn't the Soviets already do this? I don't remember it catching on very splendidly, though I guess than can be chalked up to the limitations of the times.
"The presumption that autotuning is somehow cheating is just that, proponents argue, since the technology won't transform a bad singer into a good one."
This is a good point from the article. For myself, I enjoy the actual music more than I do the history and background "behind the music". I listen to a song because I enjoy it, not because the singer is naturally 100% perfect. I sound like a stepped-on frog when I sing, no amount of computer trickery is going to make me into a Christina whatsherface. Frankly, I can almost appreciate the attention to detail that people will go to to protect my ears from bad notes.
Comparing computer viruses to the biological sort is a BAD one. Firstly, you have to make a distinction between worms and viruses and such. Secondly, we don't infect new computers with lesser versions of MBLASTER, we patch the vulnerablilty.
NASA appears to have fallen from a great height. I wonder if this means that the space program is going to become more and more privatized. It also makes me curious: if there was more public interest in space program in general (ie: more tax money for NASA), would this sort of thing still happen, or would it just be on a larger scale?
Give me a break. Linux (and Mac) don't have a huge share of desktops, but more and more companies (the kind of companies you want to hack and steal credit card numbers from) are running Linux-based servers. The source code for Linux is on millions of computers, naked to the world.
I learned about preventing buffer-overruns when I was in high school. This "most computers are running Windows" excuse for viruses is a cop-out, plain and simple.
He runs around grumping and growling, beating people up and taking their lunch money. Then someone stands up and pops him a good one in the face, and he starts crying and running to tattle-tale. What a wuss. All huff and no muscle.
Could someone explain to me how a comment that hasn't been rated can be "over-rated" (referring to Parent)? My brain hurts.
I make no excuses. If I recall, my English teacher was always on the verge of throttling me, because I have terrible comma radar.
So, how does it feel to be perfect?
Computer salesmen are using it like a club. You figure it would drive innovation, instead of driving CPU manufacturers take advantage of comsumer ignorance and do fairy magic with clock speeds. We should call it "Moore's Observation".
At work at the moment. Haven't gotten a single valid email all day. Network admin is foaming at the mouth.
There has GOT to be a better way to get these security holes fixed. For chrissakes, this is unacceptable. Even that dubious white hat worm from the other day is a better alternative!
No, private enterprise has fallen flat on its face in this regard. Aparrently your power didn't go out last week, 50 million other people weren't so lucky!
Obviously erroneous letters such as the one linked to here are ammunition for getting the DMCA changed. If Joe Average gets legal stormtroopers banging on his door because nobody took a few seconds to scan a canned letter for believablity, it's going to make ripples that are felt in government.
I can imagine the scenarios now. I smell a Dateline Special Edition.
The reason I posted wasn't my personal reaction: I hold the same opinion as you do (we agree, it cheapens it).
But the choice of the date appears to be a ploy to confuse the issue, and appeal to morality by making a sideways connection between the Euro DMCA and Terrorists. THAT is the part that I find revolting. Not because seeing 9/11 (or 11/9, I'm such an insensitive clod) written somewhere makes somebody teary-eyed.
Look at the date when this monster is going in front of the European Parliament: September 11th.
Should we laugh, or cry?
A little background on how they already know where you are, and why.
Don't underestimate how cheap people can be. It goes hand-in-hand with greed. Windows is not precisely free.
Members of government are also accountable to their constituents. As people become more and more aware of Linux, they will also become more aware of the security problems with Windows. A few years ago, there was no basis for comparison. Now there is, and the more information that gets out there, the better. It's cliche' now to say this, but the days are numbered for stranglehold Microsoft holds, one way or the other.
People tend to avoid and denigrate subjects they don't fully understand or feel comfortable with. I am certain every reader can think back to an example of having a non-tech person make a disparaging, off-the-cuff comment about something of which they clearly don't grasp. Quotes like "empty suits" and "crooks" signify a response steeped in discomfort due to lack of knowledge.
This is an excellent point. The example is very relevant for the folks who read here. It's important to know the limitations of your own knowledge and experience. This is the sort of thing that is not self-evident to the big ego, and I'm thankful to the folks who are good enough to remind us every now and then.
The guy has to die (or otherwise have genes removed from the pool) for it to be a real Darwin. Maybe counts for an Honorable Mention.
I used to use throwaways, but then my significant other introduced me to the wonder that is NiMH.
The brand is Rayovac, and they work delightfully. I have a set of four batteries, and it came with a wall charger, so I simply swap two out when the other two die. They are perfect for my MP3-CD player, because it eats a great deal of power. I've had the batteries for a couple years now, and they are starting to show a little wear (I have an hour and a half commute every day, and plug my CD player into my car). The batteries no longer last quite as long as the Duracell Alkalines that I keep as backups, but for my purposes, it does not matter. Just charge em back up after a couple weeks (they hold a charge pretty well, and you can leave the in the charger for days without worrying about them being damaged).
I cower to think of the money I would have wasted (not to mention the environmental impact) had I used throwaway batteries. Definitely on the top ten list of great buys, possibly the best fifteen bucks I've ever spent. I highly, highly reccommend them to anyone who uses high-drain devices frequently.
I don't know about that. You would think that a solid OS would not only be stable, but would help to prevent the sort of crashing that poorly-written programs are capable of.
Rogue Program: "Time for an illegal instruction. BSOD, here we come."
OS: "Nope, sorry. Won't let you do that."
Rogue Program: "Curses, foiled again."
Compare Win2k to WinME, for a good example.
Ad-free Slashdot is already availible to everyone. It requires that you reach into your pockets, and not be a stingy, resource-leeching assclown. I can only imagine what this place would be like without advertisements (which are not full page blinking idiocy). Though, imagining a crater, and a site that's gone bankrupt and doesn't exist is not terribly difficult.
Not a great loss. It wouldn't do you any good even if it WAS funny, so says the almighty FAQ.
It's only paper, after all. However, the love of money IS. I think it's ALWAYS as simple as money.
Businesses need to cut costs to stay competetive, this is not in dispute. As has been said, it's cheaper to hire someone overseas. Technology has made it easier and easier to do this, as time goes on. Now instead of foreign technology jobs meaning that you pay illegal immigrants 50 cents a day to register Hotmail accounts for your spam empire, we have professional jobs for intelligent people being moved across the ocean.
The funny thing about technology is that we seem to take two steps back for every three we make forward. And like anything else, it impacts people who have nothing to do with it (technology). I would compare it to the blue-collar truck driver who lost his job when the dotcom he worked for blew up.
I do technical support as a full-time job, making a living. Maybe there is some spin in this article (that I can't read, because their servers are on fire), but I don't see how throwing out the things that I get by working for a real company will make me rich. I'm certainly not rich now.
Sometimes it's necessary to do something "quick and dirty" as a stopgap, but it's my opinion that it should only be used as an emergency strategy, to be followed up with a permanent solution ASAP.
I work at a small software company that operates in a niche market, though we have competitors. I am not a developer, but I work closely with them (I do QA). I have lost count of how many times one of the devs has slapped on a band-aid fix, made a build, shot it up to the company FTP, and next thing I know, I am dealing with irate clients who have to deal with bug fallout and unforseen consequences.
It it ALWAYS better to plan ahead, and do it right the first time. Money comes and goes, but your reputation is more important in the long run than any short term monetary gain.