Re:Oh, man. Hear it comes. (Score:5, Informative)
by QuaZar666 (164830) Alter Relationship on Thu 16 Jan 04:03AM (#5091822)
Now days the dod drills a hole through the platter on drives that are bad that have to be RMA'd and have contracts so all they have to return is the top of the drive with the label. as for drives they no longer need i do not know. im guessing they write 0 and 1 patterns on the drive 7+ times. (even then data recovery services could recover it)
Silly, but I have this association:
Ground control to major tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, major tom?
Yup, and if it was anyone other than Linus Torvalds, this piece will be filled with 400+ posts roasting him alive.
Read the following and check if you still like him.
Problems in the BitKeeper Gratis License
This is an excerpt from Rick Moen's Version-Control and SCMs for Linux document in regard to the problems encountered in the BitKeeper Gratis License.
Is encumbered by mandatory "Open Logging" of your metadata (privacy loss) if used with multi-user access.
Has a history of gaining more restrictive conditions over time. E.g.: The licence initially provided that, if the company's Open Logging servers cease to function for 180 days, the software would convert to GPL, but that provision was later withdrawn. Source code access was also withdrawn. The non-compete clause was added. A provision was added (and later removed) to allow BitMover to terminate the licences of any individuals or groups whose usage is deemed to have cost BitMover over US $20,000 in support costs. Consequently:
Publicly posted comments about BitKeeper are often outdated.
It is recommended to download the program and read its current licence agreement. (See slightly outdated licence analysis, copy 1 2, for which the author was unfortunately threatened with litigation.)
Is subject to mandatory upgrading, per the licence's requirement, when new versions come out. There are compelling technical reasons why BitMover requires this. However, it should be noted that replacement versions have often introduced new licensing containing novel restrictions, such as the non-compete clause. (The point is not to portray this as somehow sinister: It's to prevent people from assuming they may keep using older versions, if they don't like newer ones' terms of use.)
Is encumbered by a non-compete clause, http://lwn.net/Articles/12120/. If you or your employer develops, produces, or [re]sells a "substantially similar" competing product, you may not use it. BitMover sometimes waives this restriction for particular users. BitMover has advised some Linux kernel developers that they may not use the gratis-usage version, given their work on other SCMs. (They would have to buy the commercial version.)
Requires in recent versions that the the hosted repositories' source code contents be available (on BitMover request) via the BitKeeper access protocol.
So whether you take the view that Bitkeeper isn't compatible with the principles of the Linux project, or vice versa, is moot. It's simply a wonder it took so long for things to come to a head.
These tasks will be outsourced to the various native speakers of the countries that are ruled (technologywise) who will do it almost for free due to economical pressure. I am not sure, though, that this will lead to improved quality and do not hope for usefulness.
One should act in consonance with the way of heaven and earth, which is enduring and eternal. The superior man perseveres long in his course, adapts to the times, but remains firm in his direction and correct in his goals.
I wonder how long it will be before humans have no jobs left to do
Not sure about the date, but it will be before "system builders" (erm... politicians as well as C-person instances in charge of global players) realize that "consumers" are an extinct species.
Quote:
Contour Crafting is a fabrication process by which large-scale parts can be fabricated quickly in a layer-by-layer fashion. The chief advantages of the Contour Crafting process over existing technologies are the superior surface finish that is realized and the greatly enhanced speed of fabrication. The success of the technology stems from the automated use of age-old tools normally wielded by hand, combined with conventional robotics and an innovative approach to building three-dimensional objects that allows rapid fabrication times. Actual scale civil structures such as houses may be built by CC. Contour Crafting has been under development under support from National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research.
Even though the online page says "come back on day X", students still checked the page frequently. This is what I mean when I say it's impossible to evaluate my generation's behavior according to old standards or even according to common sense; I really believe the Internet hardwires developing brains with a click-happy sense of urgency that will not defer to reality. We are addicted to information and seek it even when we know it's not available. (Blake Ross)
Already about thirty years ago I observed people who ran obviously faulty pieces of code a second time hoping for a different outcome; my guess is that humans love voodo but that it ususally does not work. So I do not believe that there is another "Generation X" (whatever).
The Distribution of Satellite Galaxies: The Great Pancake
Noam I Libeskind, Carlos S Frenk, Shaun Cole, John C Helly, Adrian Jenkins,
Julio F Navarro and Chris Power
ABSTRACT
The 11 known satellite galaxies within 250 kpc of the Milky Way lie close to a great
circle on the sky. We use high resolution N-body simulations of galactic dark matter
halos to test if this remarkable property can be understood within the context of the
cold dark matter cosmology. We construct halo merger trees from the simulations and
use a semianalytic model to follow the formation of satellite galaxies. We find that
in all 6 of our simulations, the 11 brightest satellites are indeed distributed along
thin, disk-like structures analogous to that traced by the Milky Way's satellites. This
is in sharp contrast to the overall distributions of dark matter in the halo and of
subhalos within it which, although triaxial, are not highly aspherical. We find that
the spatial distribution of satellites is significantly different from that of the most
massive subhalos but is similar to that of the subset of subhalos that had the most
massive progenitors at earlier times. The elongated disk-like structure delineated by
the satellites has its long axis aligned with the major axis of the dark matter halo. We
interpret our results as reflecting the preferential infall of satellites along the spines of
a few filaments of the cosmic web.
I would argue (and I could be proven wrong) that today we have a very general understanding of how a mind works...
The implementation layer? Of course this heavily depends on what is to be taken for a mind (kind of a circle), but, sincerely, to me a "neural network" is far from a mind even if you heavily reduce the scope of the latter (or maybe you use a completely different frame of reference than I do ?).
We are tricked -- by a shockingly sophisticated facial recognition pre-filter in our brain -- into thinking that faces are widely distinct, but they are not (the old "all [race] look alike," is actually true... for all values of [race]).
So we do wear all the same green glasses?
pure intelligence
Quite optimistic to end up there, especially given the tricks that pre-filters may play on us (your words). IMHO, there is no such thing as "pure intelligence" in real life.
Other aspects of our instinctive measures of intelligence such as language, management of a human body (e.g. walking), etc. all have one or more of these auxiliary systems at their heart.
There goes the "pure intelligence":) More seriously, there are drawbacks...
language - class dependency (BERNSTEIN, 1971) (along with all other issues that led to (non-working) culture-fair tests)
management of a human body - think Hawking or Tai Chi
Besides, I know of gazillions of psychologists who worked on these "instinctive measures", not to much avail, if you ask me.
So we really have two problems: create a machine that can think; and create a machine that can behave like a human.
Can we create a machine that we attribute the characteristic "capable of thinking" that thinks different(ly)? Two issues here - meta-knowledge and hypothesized failure to recognize (not appreciate) thinking that is different (to put it simple and plain: a variaion of "women think different" on a more academic level).
The former is either within our grasp, or already possible. The latter is going to have to be the product of an enourmous reverse-engineering effort which has probably only just begun.
I know the former is within our grasp since about SHRLDU, the latter (IMHO) will not happen as evolution is taking care of the development of life (what species is a "Borg" or "effects of reverse engineering on the matrix").
Energy savings - why should DST save energy there while it does not here?
Considering desirability of DST, I have the feeling (not in the mood to look for evidence) that people here are quite satisfied (myself included), maybe because there is the illusion that the day is stretched a little.
Slashdot Mirror
personally for me, I'd like a button up in the toolbar that when clicked, opens every link in the current window in a new tab.
... or every link in an area defined by Mouse Gestures?
CC.
... or I missed their business model completely.
While I understand that you may base a business on for instance ZOPE, here I have trouble to imagine how they want to earn from whom.
In a comment to a German version of the note (at best), someone thought they would later consult with respect to mass migration from IE to FF. Maybe.
CC.
Maybe a little more complicated, given that the FSF lists some 80+ licenses, documentation related ones not included.
CC.
Too bad the moderators have modded the parent down as off-topic.
They were not able to read but could see that all was bold, thus thought it was a GNAA troll or such.
CC.
This article underpins what you said ...
t 143.shtml
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/14_03/sa
CC.
Re:Oh, man. Hear it comes. (Score:5, Informative)
by QuaZar666 (164830) Alter Relationship on Thu 16 Jan 04:03AM (#5091822)
Now days the dod drills a hole through the platter on drives that are bad that have to be RMA'd and have contracts so all they have to return is the top of the drive with the label. as for drives they no longer need i do not know. im guessing they write 0 and 1 patterns on the drive 7+ times. (even then data recovery services could recover it)
Silly, but I have this association:
Ground control to major tom
Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, major tom?
CC.
Read the following and check if you still like him.
Problems in the BitKeeper Gratis License
This is an excerpt from Rick Moen's Version-Control and SCMs for Linux document in regard to the problems encountered in the BitKeeper Gratis License.
from http://better-scm.berlios.de/comparison/bk-licens
"Is subject to mandatory upgrading, per the licence's requirement, when new versions come out." - AFAIK, even M$ does not do that.
CC.
Is this a troll?
No.
Can I call bullshit?
If you have got the number and if it helps to find out the truth, proceed.
CC.
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/04/06/torval ds_bitkeeper/
So whether you take the view that Bitkeeper isn't compatible with the principles of the Linux project, or vice versa, is moot. It's simply a wonder it took so long for things to come to a head.
CC.
These tasks will be outsourced to the various native speakers of the countries that are ruled (technologywise) who will do it almost for free due to economical pressure. I am not sure, though, that this will lead to improved quality and do not hope for usefulness.
CC.
One should act in consonance with the way of heaven and earth, which is enduring and eternal. The superior man perseveres long in his course, adapts to the times, but remains firm in his direction and correct in his goals.
I wonder whether this goal is correct (feasible).
CC.
... is that "they" have quite a wide scope of view.
Presumably a prerequisite for "culture" in general.
CC.
I doubt the ability of software to recognize anything but a small core of mediocre constructs
Completely agree; I have started looking for a decent programm to rate open-ended questions from surveys in the late seventies but yet to now avail.
and feel rather strongly that its use is a serious violation of civil rights
Interesting point I did not yet consider.
CC.
I wonder how long it will be before humans have no jobs left to do
... politicians as well as C-person instances in charge of global players) realize that "consumers" are an extinct species.
Not sure about the date, but it will be before "system builders" (erm
CC.
... with animations ... (up o 49MB :)
Quote:
Contour Crafting is a fabrication process by which large-scale parts can be fabricated quickly in a layer-by-layer fashion. The chief advantages of the Contour Crafting process over existing technologies are the superior surface finish that is realized and the greatly enhanced speed of fabrication. The success of the technology stems from the automated use of age-old tools normally wielded by hand, combined with conventional robotics and an innovative approach to building three-dimensional objects that allows rapid fabrication times. Actual scale civil structures such as houses may be built by CC. Contour Crafting has been under development under support from National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research.
CC.
Even though the online page says "come back on day X", students still checked the page frequently. This is what I mean when I say it's impossible to evaluate my generation's behavior according to old standards or even according to common sense; I really believe the Internet hardwires developing brains with a click-happy sense of urgency that will not defer to reality. We are addicted to information and seek it even when we know it's not available. (Blake Ross)
Already about thirty years ago I observed people who ran obviously faulty pieces of code a second time hoping for a different outcome; my guess is that humans love voodo but that it ususally does not work. So I do not believe that there is another "Generation X" (whatever).
CC.
Asking why is metaphysical in (at) the end :)
Anyway, there they have some more readable info
CC.
... and more credit ... (and to enhance discussion :) ...
Full article
The Distribution of Satellite Galaxies: The Great Pancake
Noam I Libeskind, Carlos S Frenk, Shaun Cole, John C Helly, Adrian Jenkins, Julio F Navarro and Chris Power
ABSTRACT
The 11 known satellite galaxies within 250 kpc of the Milky Way lie close to a great circle on the sky. We use high resolution N-body simulations of galactic dark matter halos to test if this remarkable property can be understood within the context of the cold dark matter cosmology. We construct halo merger trees from the simulations and use a semianalytic model to follow the formation of satellite galaxies. We find that in all 6 of our simulations, the 11 brightest satellites are indeed distributed along thin, disk-like structures analogous to that traced by the Milky Way's satellites. This is in sharp contrast to the overall distributions of dark matter in the halo and of subhalos within it which, although triaxial, are not highly aspherical. We find that the spatial distribution of satellites is significantly different from that of the most massive subhalos but is similar to that of the subset of subhalos that had the most massive progenitors at earlier times. The elongated disk-like structure delineated by the satellites has its long axis aligned with the major axis of the dark matter halo. We interpret our results as reflecting the preferential infall of satellites along the spines of a few filaments of the cosmic web.
CC.
Select one:
positiv: So MS values the "Wikiesque Process"
neutral: An interesting develpment
negative: Who will own the copyright? Surely M$!
CC.
If something's legal, it doesn't mean it's also moral and conversely, doing the morally right thing might not be legal at the time.
ad 1) Concentration Camps were legal in Nazi-Germany
ad 2) It was illegal to kill Hitler (or at least try to)
Just for the type of argument, which of course is BS in the context given.
CC.
The second link already seems to show white, so not exactly a replacement but perhaps an addendum.
CC.
The implementation layer? Of course this heavily depends on what is to be taken for a mind (kind of a circle), but, sincerely, to me a "neural network" is far from a mind even if you heavily reduce the scope of the latter (or maybe you use a completely different frame of reference than I do ?).
We are tricked -- by a shockingly sophisticated facial recognition pre-filter in our brain -- into thinking that faces are widely distinct, but they are not (the old "all [race] look alike," is actually true... for all values of [race]).
So we do wear all the same green glasses?
pure intelligence
Quite optimistic to end up there, especially given the tricks that pre-filters may play on us (your words). IMHO, there is no such thing as "pure intelligence" in real life.
Other aspects of our instinctive measures of intelligence such as language, management of a human body (e.g. walking), etc. all have one or more of these auxiliary systems at their heart.
There goes the "pure intelligence"
- language - class dependency (BERNSTEIN, 1971) (along with all other issues that led to (non-working) culture-fair tests)
- management of a human body - think Hawking or Tai Chi
Besides, I know of gazillions of psychologists who worked on these "instinctive measures", not to much avail, if you ask me.So we really have two problems: create a machine that can think; and create a machine that can behave like a human.
Can we create a machine that we attribute the characteristic "capable of thinking" that thinks different(ly)? Two issues here - meta-knowledge and hypothesized failure to recognize (not appreciate) thinking that is different (to put it simple and plain: a variaion of "women think different" on a more academic level).
The former is either within our grasp, or already possible. The latter is going to have to be the product of an enourmous reverse-engineering effort which has probably only just begun.
I know the former is within our grasp since about SHRLDU, the latter (IMHO) will not happen as evolution is taking care of the development of life (what species is a "Borg" or "effects of reverse engineering on the matrix").
CC.
Oxyride Car
Oxyride Test
CC.
Too easy.
Yes, perfect, I was just about to post exactly this.
CC.
P.S.: -1, redundant
So what is this "difference" you refer to?
Energy savings - why should DST save energy there while it does not here?
Considering desirability of DST, I have the feeling (not in the mood to look for evidence) that people here are quite satisfied (myself included), maybe because there is the illusion that the day is stretched a little.
CC.