They seem to consider the link from there as 'spam' as they seem to have removed all those who link to a page, even a fellow who links to debian. Twenty years down the road they consider which words are appropriate and which are to be avoided (of course based on an objective a sophisticated semantic weighting scheme(tm)) to get indexed.
A 'space cadet keyboard' can still be patented in the US, e.g. USP 6885315, "The present invention relates to a keyboard having special keys provided thereon, and more particularly to a keyboard that enables a user to perform professional and convenient operation or document editing directly under a computer operating system without the need of memorizing and combining multiple keys or using a mouse as an aid." http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6885315-description.html filed 2002-04-08, Issued on April 26, 2005
The pro's , if any, could be satisfied by having a computer lab
True, but that would also perhaps promote getting aquainted to effects of joint effort to an unwanted degree, whereas the one laptap per individual model does much less so.
I am not stating that there is any conscious intention leading to the situation.
... literally:
Quote: "Research of the Racetrack has continued. In the April 1997 GPS World, Paula Messina, Phil Stoffer and Keith C. Clarke reported a GPS study they conducted of the Racetrack. In ten days of intense field work they mapped every featured of the playa using differential GPS to produce, "the first-ever, complete, georeferenced, submeter-resolution map of the wandering rocks." (Messina, 1997, p. 42)" http://sophia.smith.edu/~lfletche/deathvalley.html
Perhaps the biggest roadblock is the general inability of the masses to grasp technology
Eventually more like: "Perhaps the biggest roadblock is the general inability of humanity to navigate a complex system beyond an arbitrarily negotiated collection of local, mostly unrelated local optima".
More specifically, lack of ability of applications (or lack of applications able) to adapt to the needs of the individual user automagically (top of my wishlist: a memory crutch).
/satire This will be fixed once evil&co realize that such a 'profiler' is a well performing surveillance tool while at the same time realizing that 'progress' that is purely driven by the technologically feasible does not cut it.
"However, scalable fonts are, in the opinion of the Copyright Office, computer programs, and as such are copyrightable:
``... the Copyright Office is persuaded that creating scalable typefonts using already-digitized typeface represents a significant change in the industry since our previous [September 29, 1988] Policy Decision. We are also persuaded that computer programs designed for generating typeface in conjunction with low resolution and other printing devices may involve original computer instructions entitled protection under the Copyright Act. For example, the creation of scalable font output programs to produce harmonious fonts consisting of hundreds of characters typically involves many decisions in drafting the instructions that drive the printer. The expression of these decisions is neither limited by the unprotectable shape of the letters nor functionally mandated. This expression, assuming it meets the usual standard of authorship, is thus registerable as a computer program.'' 57 FR 6202.'' http://nwalsh.com/comp.fonts/FAQ/cf_13.htm
Probably facial expression are/get copyrighted soon enough too, given that programs (and lots of code) are involved as well.
The EU recognises the consumers' right to information and labelling as a tool for making an informed choice. Since 1997 Community legislation has made labelling of GM food mandatory for:
* products that consist of GMO or contain GMO;
* products derived from GMO but no longer containing GMO if there is still DNA or protein resulting from the genetic modification present;
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/gmfood/labelling_en.htm
However, I am not so sure whether Joe Sixpack cares.
Granted I only have about a dozen HD DVDs but I haven't found one to break that feature yet,...
An incentive to buy. Wait until the market is more saturated (as is the case with DVD), and you will enjoy the '''exciting enhanced viewing experience''' that comes with 'User Content Generated' advertising.
Scarcity is a necessary economic principle even for intellectual items, and without it, you won't see anyone interested in producing intellectual works.
Up until now I thought that 'intellectual work' most — if not all (which is an issue of definition) — time is happening in a space rather detached from (normative) 'economic principles'. Of course *AA trolls might think otherwise.
... On the other side of that, if you are really stressed out, and your mind is going 1000 miles a second, you will also lose a lot of energy. I also tend to be a very twitchy person. Always moving my hands or doing something. I'm rarely ever just sitting still. It drives my wife crazy,...
Reminds me of my past with the consequence of what was diagnosed 'burnout'. Take care.
They now say: "Note: Astalavista.com is NOT affiliated with Astalavista.box.sk, there are NO cracks/serials/keygens/warez etc. hosted on the Astalavista.com's server, and never were! Moreover, Astalavista.com is a security site, therefore requests for anything illegal are simply directed to the wrong party, and get ignored immediately!"
Quote (Lem, The Invincible, paraphrased):
"A powerful military space ship a "second-class cruiser" called Invincible, lands on the planet Regis III to investigate the loss of sister ship, Condor. During the investigation, the crew finds evidence of a new form of life, born through evolution of autonomous, self-replicating machines. The evolution was controlled by "robot wars", and the only form that survived were swarms of minuscule, insect-like machines. Individually, or in small groups, they are quite harmless to humans and capable of only very simple behavior. However, when bothered, they can assemble into huge swarms displaying complex behavior arising from self-organization, and are able to defeat an intruder by--what could have been called today--a powerful surge of EMI. Some members of the spacecraft crew suffered a complete memory wipe-out as consequence. The angered crew attempts to fight the enemy, but eventually recognizes the meaninglessness of their efforts in the most direct sense of the word." (emphasis mine)
Slashdot Mirror
If anyone cares:
Special Section on Net Neutrality, The International Journal of Communication, http://ijoc.org/ojs/index.php/ijoc
Pages and pages, opinions, pros&cons, etc.
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They seem to consider the link from there as 'spam' as they seem to have removed all those who link to a page, even a fellow who links to debian. Twenty years down the road they consider which words are appropriate and which are to be avoided (of course based on an objective a sophisticated semantic weighting scheme(tm)) to get indexed.
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dropped the PageRank on many (mine included)
/. ''homepage'', as they did with mine (for whatever reason).
They also removed your
search
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But it *is* like CTRL and ALT,
A 'space cadet keyboard' can still be patented in the US, e.g. USP 6885315, "The present invention relates to a keyboard having special keys provided thereon, and more particularly to a keyboard that enables a user to perform professional and convenient operation or document editing directly under a computer operating system without the need of memorizing and combining multiple keys or using a mouse as an aid."
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6885315-description.html
filed 2002-04-08, Issued on April 26, 2005
That is, 'when the inmates run the asylum'.
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The pro's , if any, could be satisfied by having a computer lab
True, but that would also perhaps promote getting aquainted to effects of joint effort to an unwanted degree, whereas the one laptap per individual model does much less so.
I am not stating that there is any conscious intention leading to the situation.
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the cost of software is not important, even though he admitted that the average annual salary in the West African country is only $160
/cynical True, because no one can afford the hardware in the first place,
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GAH! MY EYES!!! Put a warning on that link, geez.
...
Pfff
Real candidates here and WARNING! here!
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... literally:
Quote: "Research of the Racetrack has continued. In the April 1997 GPS World, Paula Messina, Phil Stoffer and Keith C. Clarke reported a GPS study they conducted of the Racetrack. In ten days of intense field work they mapped every featured of the playa using differential GPS to produce, "the first-ever, complete, georeferenced, submeter-resolution map of the wandering rocks." (Messina, 1997, p. 42)"
http://sophia.smith.edu/~lfletche/deathvalley.html
But it seems they have no real conclusion too.
What about 'The Force"?
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Debatable.
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
- A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_RoboticsCC.
Perhaps the biggest roadblock is the general inability of the masses to grasp technology
Eventually more like: "Perhaps the biggest roadblock is the general inability of humanity to navigate a complex system beyond an arbitrarily negotiated collection of local, mostly unrelated local optima".
For short one may name it "collective stupidity".
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0. Lack of (artificial) intelligence (still)
/satire This will be fixed once evil&co realize that such a 'profiler' is a well performing surveillance tool while at the same time realizing that 'progress' that is purely driven by the technologically feasible does not cut it.
More specifically, lack of ability of applications (or lack of applications able) to adapt to the needs of the individual user automagically (top of my wishlist: a memory crutch).
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Toshiba launched the same gadget - http://www.pr-inside.com/toshiba-launches-breakthrough-ct-system-r317005.htm
The most distuingishing feature of both is that they can do 256 slices, older tech could only do 64.
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"However, scalable fonts are, in the opinion of the Copyright Office, computer programs, and as such are copyrightable: ``... the Copyright Office is persuaded that creating scalable typefonts using already-digitized typeface represents a significant change in the industry since our previous [September 29, 1988] Policy Decision. We are also persuaded that computer programs designed for generating typeface in conjunction with low resolution and other printing devices may involve original computer instructions entitled protection under the Copyright Act. For example, the creation of scalable font output programs to produce harmonious fonts consisting of hundreds of characters typically involves many decisions in drafting the instructions that drive the printer. The expression of these decisions is neither limited by the unprotectable shape of the letters nor functionally mandated. This expression, assuming it meets the usual standard of authorship, is thus registerable as a computer program.'' 57 FR 6202.''
http://nwalsh.com/comp.fonts/FAQ/cf_13.htm
Probably facial expression are/get copyrighted soon enough too, given that programs (and lots of code) are involved as well.
CC.
Where I live, it has to be labelled:
The EU recognises the consumers' right to information and labelling as a tool for making an informed choice. Since 1997 Community legislation has made labelling of GM food mandatory for:
* products that consist of GMO or contain GMO;
* products derived from GMO but no longer containing GMO if there is still DNA or protein resulting from the genetic modification present;
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/gmfood/labelling_en.htm
However, I am not so sure whether Joe Sixpack cares.
CC.
Granted I only have about a dozen HD DVDs but I haven't found one to break that feature yet, ...
An incentive to buy. Wait until the market is more saturated (as is the case with DVD), and you will enjoy the '''exciting enhanced viewing experience''' that comes with 'User Content Generated' advertising.
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The font size is normal.
Last time I checked 'x-small' was not considered normal.
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it's not surprising
Yes indeed.
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I think we have to realize that a surveillance society is an inevitable consequence of surveillance capability.
Given the emphasis that is put on technical development, yes.
If humanities had the same weight as science, perhaps no.
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Scarcity is a necessary economic principle even for intellectual items, and without it, you won't see anyone interested in producing intellectual works.
Up until now I thought that 'intellectual work' most — if not all (which is an issue of definition) — time is happening in a space rather detached from (normative) 'economic principles'. Of course *AA trolls might think otherwise.
CC.
... On the other side of that, if you are really stressed out, and your mind is going 1000 miles a second, you will also lose a lot of energy. I also tend to be a very twitchy person. Always moving my hands or doing something. I'm rarely ever just sitting still. It drives my wife crazy, ...
Reminds me of my past with the consequence of what was diagnosed 'burnout'. Take care.
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... I would say Kudos for the elaborate AI displayed (so much for the 'online editorial assistant').
Otherwise, I would recommend some reading, this search gives a good start.
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WareZ engines like astalavista.com
It is 2007!
They now say: "Note: Astalavista.com is NOT affiliated with Astalavista.box.sk, there are NO cracks/serials/keygens/warez etc. hosted on the Astalavista.com's server, and never were! Moreover, Astalavista.com is a security site, therefore requests for anything illegal are simply directed to the wrong party, and get ignored immediately!"
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I think we would need a polish slashdotter to clarify
:)
Seems so (my family's Polish got lost somewhere in the course of time
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So they translated it wrong to English too, it seems.
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.1278
http://www.dict.pl/plen?word=Niezwyci%EA%BFony&lang=EN
??
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Quote (Lem, The Invincible, paraphrased):
"A powerful military space ship a "second-class cruiser" called Invincible, lands on the planet Regis III to investigate the loss of sister ship, Condor. During the investigation, the crew finds evidence of a new form of life, born through evolution of autonomous, self-replicating machines. The evolution was controlled by "robot wars", and the only form that survived were swarms of minuscule, insect-like machines. Individually, or in small groups, they are quite harmless to humans and capable of only very simple behavior. However, when bothered, they can assemble into huge swarms displaying complex behavior arising from self-organization, and are able to defeat an intruder by--what could have been called today--a powerful surge of EMI. Some members of the spacecraft crew suffered a complete memory wipe-out as consequence. The angered crew attempts to fight the enemy, but eventually recognizes the meaninglessness of their efforts in the most direct sense of the word." (emphasis mine)
Hint for a scientific career; Revive old stuff!
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