The problem I have with this is that no one seems to be looking at the logistical problems of what would happen if the human life span was increased so much. I think that it is a pandora's box.
There is nothing new about any of this, except Webcomics are involved.
Creators have had an avenue to retain copyights of their material since Eclipse Comics And Pacific Comics came on the scene in the early 80s, and this continues today with the smaller publishers, such as Dark Horse, IDW, Avatar, and Image. And although it is a tiny part of their output, even Marvel And DC do some creator owned publishing.
I still read and collect comics, but I personally perfer to buy creator owned works when possible.
I don't think any platform has an alternative to Foobar2000. Personally, I would love to have a version of F2K for my Mac, as well as Exact Audio Copy (probably the best ripper in the world).
I've been meaning to ask this for a while on Slashdot, but how many people here use a SQL database as part of a hobby or for fun?
I currently have PostgeSQL running on my Tiger box. I initially installed it just to experiment with SQL and database normalization, but now I keep my comic book inventory on it. (I know that this is like swatting a fly with a nuclear weapon but I enjoy using PostgreSQL and it is FREE software.)
As for Oracle's announcement, I think that it can be a good thing, provided you are willing to live with their restrictions and only need support for Linux (x86?) and Windows.
Personally, I would love to see a Webkit based browser for Windows and BSD but I bet it would take a lot of work to get it to run on anything except Mac OS X.
The best example I can think of is SSH. The OpenBSD team went back, took the last free version, and improved upon it.
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You're right Dave, there are a bunch of pro copyright infringment assholes on Slashdot. There is no way they can justify breaking the law to me, also I am sure that they feel justified.
Here is a quote from an excellent article from Mike Davidson's Blog where he talking about how domain names expire:
"Contrary to popular belief, domains do not expire when they say they do. If the owner of a domain does not renew by the expiration date of the domain, the domain goes into "expired" status. For 40 days, the domain is in a grace period where all services are shut off, but the domain owner may still renew the domain for a standard renewal fee. If a domain enters this period, it is a good first indicator that it may not be renewed, but since the owner can re-register without penalty, it can also just be a sign of laziness or procrastination.
After 40 days are up, the domain's status changes to "redemption period". During this phase, all WhoIs information begins disappearing, and more importantly, it now costs the owner an additional fee to re-activate and re-register the domain. The fee is currently around $100, depending on your registrar. When a domain enters its redemption period, it's a good bet the owner has decided not to renew.
Finally, after the redemption period, the domain's status will change to "locked" as it enters the deletion phase. The deletion phase is 5 days long, and on the last day between 11am and 2pm Pacific time, the name will officially drop from the ICANN database and will be available for registration by anybody."
I am very anti-copyright infringment and I find some of the pro-infrigment attitude of some here on Slashdot is quite disturbing. That said, you cannot blame a P2P network for this, unless said network is actively encouraging the illegal sharing of material.
The RIAA is making a very broad statement that just doesn't jive with reality. Sadly, those is power are often too stupid to know better.
I'm not so sure. If you read this article, you can see where four companies rushed to file trademark claims after Google announced Gmail. Also, if IIIR has really been using this trademark since 2002, you have to wonder why they didn't already have the domain name registered, or why they didn't contest Google's aquiring it.
Does this really need to be done quickly? If not, you could do it yourself with just one to three pages a day, which should be very managable. This would save you the money of paying someone and it would give you the chance to quality check each page as you go.
Unless you plan on using OCR, these documents could also be saved in tiff, png, or jpeg formats. Personally, I would consider a format that allows for the embedding of keywords into the file, so that searching will be easier later on.
I think that Spotlight works pretty well but I did not need it, so I turned it off from the Terminal, like so:
%sudo mdutil -i off /
The same for Dashboard, which can also be turned off:
%defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES %killall Dock
(Dashboard is part of the Dock, which is why you have to restart the Dock for this to take effect. Of course, you could also just make sure that you have no Widgets set to load in Dashboard.)
I have to agree with you about Automator, but I think my dislike of it has to do with my dislike of Applescript.
Slashdot Mirror
It's full of links!!
People have submitted patches to make this an option but all have been refused. Linus is right. Gnome developers don't care about their users.
Well, maybe they should demand a refund.
Funny if that is true, as Yahoo's purchase of Del.icio.us makes it less delicious to me.
The problem I have with this is that no one seems to be looking at the logistical problems of what would happen if the human life span was increased so much. I think that it is a pandora's box.
There is nothing new about any of this, except Webcomics are involved.
Creators have had an avenue to retain copyights of their material since Eclipse Comics And Pacific Comics came on the scene in the early 80s, and this continues today with the smaller publishers, such as Dark Horse, IDW, Avatar, and Image. And although it is a tiny part of their output, even Marvel And DC do some creator owned publishing.
I still read and collect comics, but I personally perfer to buy creator owned works when possible.
I don't think any platform has an alternative to Foobar2000. Personally, I would love to have a version of F2K for my Mac, as well as Exact Audio Copy (probably the best ripper in the world).
I believe that these limitations mirrors Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, which is where they probably got them from.
I've been meaning to ask this for a while on Slashdot, but how many people here use a SQL database as part of a hobby or for fun?
I currently have PostgeSQL running on my Tiger box. I initially installed it just to experiment with SQL and database normalization, but now I keep my comic book inventory on it. (I know that this is like swatting a fly with a nuclear weapon but I enjoy using PostgreSQL and it is FREE software.)
As for Oracle's announcement, I think that it can be a good thing, provided you are willing to live with their restrictions and only need support for Linux (x86?) and Windows.
The article doesn't say, but how much time passed before Kremen discovered the domain had been hijacked?
Personally, I would love to see a Webkit based browser for Windows and BSD but I bet it would take a lot of work to get it to run on anything except Mac OS X.
Florian is correct. The differences between Mac OS X and Windows is probably a bigger factor than the differences in PPC and x86 CPUs.
Well, they are real good at tracking the movements of non-terrorists.
and list was Homeland Security is prepared for.
Putting software under a free license is paramount to charity. You can hope to profit from your charitable contributions but you shouldn't expect to.
The best example I can think of is SSH. The OpenBSD team went back, took the last free version, and improved upon it.
You're right Dave, there are a bunch of pro copyright infringment assholes on Slashdot. There is no way they can justify breaking the law to me, also I am sure that they feel justified.
This is Slashdot, my friend. Copyright infringment is always acceptable, unless we are talking about GPLed software.
That won't stop Slashdot, especially if they can put a pro-copyright infringment spin on it.
Here is a quote from an excellent article from Mike Davidson's Blog where he talking about how domain names expire:
"Contrary to popular belief, domains do not expire when they say they do. If the owner of a domain does not renew by the expiration date of the domain, the domain goes into "expired" status. For 40 days, the domain is in a grace period where all services are shut off, but the domain owner may still renew the domain for a standard renewal fee. If a domain enters this period, it is a good first indicator that it may not be renewed, but since the owner can re-register without penalty, it can also just be a sign of laziness or procrastination.
After 40 days are up, the domain's status changes to "redemption period". During this phase, all WhoIs information begins disappearing, and more importantly, it now costs the owner an additional fee to re-activate and re-register the domain. The fee is currently around $100, depending on your registrar. When a domain enters its redemption period, it's a good bet the owner has decided not to renew.
Finally, after the redemption period, the domain's status will change to "locked" as it enters the deletion phase. The deletion phase is 5 days long, and on the last day between 11am and 2pm Pacific time, the name will officially drop from the ICANN database and will be available for registration by anybody."
I am very anti-copyright infringment and I find some of the pro-infrigment attitude of some here on Slashdot is quite disturbing. That said, you cannot blame a P2P network for this, unless said network is actively encouraging the illegal sharing of material.
The RIAA is making a very broad statement that just doesn't jive with reality. Sadly, those is power are often too stupid to know better.
Doesn't Australia and the US have a treaty in place where these kind of things are observed?
I'm not so sure. If you read this article, you can see where four companies rushed to file trademark claims after Google announced Gmail. Also, if IIIR has really been using this trademark since 2002, you have to wonder why they didn't already have the domain name registered, or why they didn't contest Google's aquiring it.
Does this really need to be done quickly? If not, you could do it yourself with just one to three pages a day, which should be very managable. This would save you the money of paying someone and it would give you the chance to quality check each page as you go.
Unless you plan on using OCR, these documents could also be saved in tiff, png, or jpeg formats. Personally, I would consider a format that allows for the embedding of keywords into the file, so that searching will be easier later on.
Good luck.
Boo Hoo!
I think that Spotlight works pretty well but I did not need it, so I turned it off from the Terminal, like so:
%sudo mdutil -i off /
The same for Dashboard, which can also be turned off:
%defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
%killall Dock
(Dashboard is part of the Dock, which is why you have to restart the Dock for this to take effect. Of course, you could also just make sure that you have no Widgets set to load in Dashboard.)
I have to agree with you about Automator, but I think my dislike of it has to do with my dislike of Applescript.