Well it used to be a fun experience back in the day. I have vivid memories of wasting many dollars trying to work out why my isp wouldn't talk to this particular version of Redhat/SuSE/Mandrake... Then convincing myself I'd solved the problem only to waste another phone call finding out it was still broken. Ah memories!
I have long held the firm belief that I am a geek, until I went to this conference.... Now I'm having serious doubts about my geekhood, because I tell you what, When it comes to geeks, I've got nothing on most of those guys!!!
As alluded to at the end of the artical, a quite case does not mean a quite computer. In fact I have a friend who has just bought new computer whose case cost significantly less than $1,400 but yet is virtually silent. It has a single, very good fan in it. Unfortunately, one of the fans on the motherboard is very noisy, and is installed in such a way it would be near impossible to replace it.
As a result I see little value in spending such a large amount of money on a computer case when much cheaper and very quite alternatives exist. Especially considering the noise generated buy the case is likely to pale in comparison to that of other computer components.
Cool, I'm only 15 minutes away from there!! I'm starting to regret my decision not to attend the conference... WHAT WAS I THINKING!!! Still, it's not too late, just I think it costs more now.
On a side note, I hope he doesn't happen to wander into our CS department that would be enough to destroy any computer lover's soul...
Not sure about DOSEMU, but DOSBox will run Duke Nukem 3D. However, from their FAQ: Does Duke Nukem 3D Run?
Yes, but don't expect it to run smooth or fast or whatever
Now does it run Duke Nukem 3D Forever? Well if it won't, atleast no one else will be able to play it either...:)
DOSBox has the advantage that it can be run on more platforms than just Linux. It can even run on Windows if need be. I've personally found DOSEMU to be more usable speed wise in the past, however I've had less compatibility problems running dos programs in DOSBox than I have using DOSEMU + FreeDOS
Did the decision by AOL to 'murder' Netscape end up having a negative/positive/neutral affect on Mozilla or not? Was there a sharp loss of developers at all, or did it end up being more or less business as usual?
Personally I hope other distros don't change their release schedules around the new kernel. I think it would be foolish for a distro to release a product running on 2.6.0 as default. Best to stick with the 2.4.x series and have the 2.6.x series available as an unsupported extra to avoid any nasty surprises.
Hence if the next release of a distro was to be built on 2.4.x with 2.6 development kernel included, there is likely no need for a change in release schedule.
Not only that, but the associated topics are also 100% different. One would have thought at least some of the topics would have been assigned to both postings.
I have to wonder if the boarding security for the trains running in this proposed tunnel would at least meet that of air travel?
Hopefully not. The security level of air travel, at least where I live, has reached the ridiculous.
An example:
Today I caught a plane. Now it turns out I had forgotten to take a tiny little nail clipper out of my toiletry bag before going through airport security... As a result I was taken aside, and had to remove the nail clipper for inspection to see if the so-small-it-is-near-impossible-to-hold nail clipper could be used as a 'weapon'. wtf! Seriously, although sanity prevailed and they let me keep the clippers, they didn't ask to inspect any of the pens and pencils in my possession which would have made a far better weapon. And seeing they confiscated the nail cutters of the lady in front of me, I'm surprised they let me keep my car keys as they would be a much more effective weapon. Better still, I could just use my fist and feet. I'm sure I could inflict significantly worse wounds with them than what would be possible with that lady's pincy nail cutters.
Rant aside, the whole airport security thing has got a little rediculous and seems to be driven largely by paranoia. Also it is inconsistent. They scanned my bag, but anything (non-metallic) on my person would have made it through security just fine. Hence by the time this tunnel is complete, I hope people are a little less paranoid.
'The people who represent Canadian artists say everyone who has a hand in transmitting recorded music is liable.
Perhaps it's just me, but wouldn't this fault the recording industry as well? After all, they are the ones who have effectively transmitted the music from the studio to the average Joe listener. The average Joe has then ripped the CD, made it available on the internet, where it has then been downloaded. Hence the recording industry has had a hand in transmitting recorded music.
Just quickly, I don't have it wrong unfortunately. I'll just clarify in case this is the source of confusion, I'm talking about Australian copyright law, not American copyright law. So even though a big bad law like the DMCA has exemptions, this doesn't mean the Australian copyright Act does. That's how backward it is. In fact, the Australian copyright law is from 1968, so that gives you an idea of how out of touch it would be for modern day technologies. (I'm of course being a little unfair, the act has had some amendments since 1968.)
The so called 'fair use rights' you mention are explicitly denied in the Australian copyright act.
You can read a copy of the copyright act
here
if you want to.
An excellent info sheet, dated November 2001, which is presented in plain english and relating specifically to copying tapes, CDs and records can be found
here.
It is a clear, concise and worthwhile read, I'd recommend you take a look if you are at all interested.
Onto the topic of technologies that allow copying and playing of copyrighted material. They are not illegal devices themselves because, for example, they could be used to copy and play music written by yourself to which you hold the copyright. Alternatively, it would be legal for you to make copies of music if you got the permission to do so from the person/record company that holds the copyright..... However, the companies who make these devices run a serious risk of facing litigation because they are 'authorising' copyright infringement, by 'inviting' people to break the law.
Unfortunately, just because every Australian man and has dog is breaking Australian copyright law doesn't make it legal. Just because technology has moved beyond 1968 doesn't make it legal. It is true that someone is unlikely to be sued for making a personal backup of a CD. Afterall, the law does apply to VCRs as well, and no one I know has been draged off to court for copying a show to watch later. Still it is the law, which was my original point, and that law is out of touch.
I was talking about this very topic with someone yesterday. It appears the ARIA is trying to use wording in Australian copyright law to claim ISPs are responsible for the copyright infingement of people who use their network. It's a stupid and somewhat illogical claim, but not really all that surprising.
Some high profile lawyers have already had a say on the issue, and have stated that ISPs would likely be in breach of the more recent privacy act if they were to implement the sort of censorship the ARIA is demanding.
As an aside, it must be said that both copyright and privacy laws have some serious issues in this country. It is illegal to copy music from a CD in any shape or form. You cannot legally burn copyrighted CDs to use them in your car, you cannot legally make MP3s from copyrighted music to use on your PC regardless of whether you purchased the music or not. Also, the new privacy act is so over the top in some places that it is virtually impossible for some organisations to come into compiance with it without breaking it in the process...
Well
here
is a link to the artical that appeared in my local paper this morning. It looks more or less the same as what was printed, except it is missing the pictures of the guys involved. It pretty much says what the original artical said, and I wouldn't exactly call The Advertiser credible... but it does contain a fraction more info...
As for your calculations. Yes, the monetary claims are ridiculous. Also, who's to say the people who downloaded the stuff didn't purchase CDs anyway. Some of them may have downloaded the music, listened to it and then decided it was all right.
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Well it used to be a fun experience back in the day. I have vivid memories of wasting many dollars trying to work out why my isp wouldn't talk to this particular version of Redhat/SuSE/Mandrake... Then convincing myself I'd solved the problem only to waste another phone call finding out it was still broken. Ah memories!
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You also need the Extra.DAT file which you can grab from here:
/.ed, you can download the Extra.DAT file from me using Kazaa...
In case the site gets
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You're having an identity crisis!!
I have long held the firm belief that I am a geek, until I went to this conference.... Now I'm having serious doubts about my geekhood, because I tell you what, When it comes to geeks, I've got nothing on most of those guys!!!
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As alluded to at the end of the artical, a quite case does not mean a quite computer. In fact I have a friend who has just bought new computer whose case cost significantly less than $1,400 but yet is virtually silent. It has a single, very good fan in it. Unfortunately, one of the fans on the motherboard is very noisy, and is installed in such a way it would be near impossible to replace it.
As a result I see little value in spending such a large amount of money on a computer case when much cheaper and very quite alternatives exist. Especially considering the noise generated buy the case is likely to pale in comparison to that of other computer components.
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(Though why they let you guys into the VFL I will never understand.) ;-)
:-D
I assume that was so the Crows could become back to back premiers and teach the Victorians how to play footy!
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"...before some other Nazi does."
:-D
;)
You calling me a Nazi!?!?
OK, OK, I'll stop being an idiot now...
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Just correcting my spelling before some other Nazi does.
:)
Only thing is you didn't. Unless I'm missing something...
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Ah, you must be Victorian! Or some equally vile person! :-D
:)
[insert bloody vics stealing our F1 Grand Prix or some other appropriate/inappropriate comment here]
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Cool, I'm only 15 minutes away from there!! I'm starting to regret my decision not to attend the conference... WHAT WAS I THINKING!!! Still, it's not too late, just I think it costs more now.
On a side note, I hope he doesn't happen to wander into our CS department that would be enough to destroy any computer lover's soul...
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Not sure about DOSEMU, but DOSBox will run Duke Nukem 3D. However, from their FAQ:
:)
Does Duke Nukem 3D Run?
Yes, but don't expect it to run smooth or fast or whatever
Now does it run Duke Nukem 3D Forever? Well if it won't, atleast no one else will be able to play it either...
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DOSBox has the advantage that it can be run on more platforms than just Linux. It can even run on Windows if need be. I've personally found DOSEMU to be more usable speed wise in the past, however I've had less compatibility problems running dos programs in DOSBox than I have using DOSEMU + FreeDOS
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Did the decision by AOL to 'murder' Netscape end up having a negative/positive/neutral affect on Mozilla or not? Was there a sharp loss of developers at all, or did it end up being more or less business as usual?
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Either that or there will be a lot more rich lawyers.
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Yes I agree, but in relation to the comment:
I imagine all the major distributions will have updates relatively soon
I still hope not.
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Personally I hope other distros don't change their release schedules around the new kernel. I think it would be foolish for a distro to release a product running on 2.6.0 as default. Best to stick with the 2.4.x series and have the 2.6.x series available as an unsupported extra to avoid any nasty surprises.
Hence if the next release of a distro was to be built on 2.4.x with 2.6 development kernel included, there is likely no need for a change in release schedule.
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Not only that, but the associated topics are also 100% different. One would have thought at least some of the topics would have been assigned to both postings.
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I have to wonder if the boarding security for the trains running in this proposed tunnel would at least meet that of air travel?
Hopefully not. The security level of air travel, at least where I live, has reached the ridiculous.
An example:
Today I caught a plane. Now it turns out I had forgotten to take a tiny little nail clipper out of my toiletry bag before going through airport security... As a result I was taken aside, and had to remove the nail clipper for inspection to see if the so-small-it-is-near-impossible-to-hold nail clipper could be used as a 'weapon'. wtf! Seriously, although sanity prevailed and they let me keep the clippers, they didn't ask to inspect any of the pens and pencils in my possession which would have made a far better weapon. And seeing they confiscated the nail cutters of the lady in front of me, I'm surprised they let me keep my car keys as they would be a much more effective weapon. Better still, I could just use my fist and feet. I'm sure I could inflict significantly worse wounds with them than what would be possible with that lady's pincy nail cutters.
Rant aside, the whole airport security thing has got a little rediculous and seems to be driven largely by paranoia. Also it is inconsistent. They scanned my bag, but anything (non-metallic) on my person would have made it through security just fine. Hence by the time this tunnel is complete, I hope people are a little less paranoid.
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'The people who represent Canadian artists say everyone who has a hand in transmitting recorded music is liable.
Perhaps it's just me, but wouldn't this fault the recording industry as well? After all, they are the ones who have effectively transmitted the music from the studio to the average Joe listener. The average Joe has then ripped the CD, made it available on the internet, where it has then been downloaded. Hence the recording industry has had a hand in transmitting recorded music.
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Just quickly, I don't have it wrong unfortunately. I'll just clarify in case this is the source of confusion, I'm talking about Australian copyright law, not American copyright law. So even though a big bad law like the DMCA has exemptions, this doesn't mean the Australian copyright Act does. That's how backward it is. In fact, the Australian copyright law is from 1968, so that gives you an idea of how out of touch it would be for modern day technologies. (I'm of course being a little unfair, the act has had some amendments since 1968.)
The so called 'fair use rights' you mention are explicitly denied in the Australian copyright act.
You can read a copy of the copyright act here if you want to.
An excellent info sheet, dated November 2001, which is presented in plain english and relating specifically to copying tapes, CDs and records can be found here. It is a clear, concise and worthwhile read, I'd recommend you take a look if you are at all interested.
Onto the topic of technologies that allow copying and playing of copyrighted material. They are not illegal devices themselves because, for example, they could be used to copy and play music written by yourself to which you hold the copyright. Alternatively, it would be legal for you to make copies of music if you got the permission to do so from the person/record company that holds the copyright..... However, the companies who make these devices run a serious risk of facing litigation because they are 'authorising' copyright infringement, by 'inviting' people to break the law.
Unfortunately, just because every Australian man and has dog is breaking Australian copyright law doesn't make it legal. Just because technology has moved beyond 1968 doesn't make it legal. It is true that someone is unlikely to be sued for making a personal backup of a CD. Afterall, the law does apply to VCRs as well, and no one I know has been draged off to court for copying a show to watch later. Still it is the law, which was my original point, and that law is out of touch.
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I was talking about this very topic with someone yesterday. It appears the ARIA is trying to use wording in Australian copyright law to claim ISPs are responsible for the copyright infingement of people who use their network. It's a stupid and somewhat illogical claim, but not really all that surprising.
Some high profile lawyers have already had a say on the issue, and have stated that ISPs would likely be in breach of the more recent privacy act if they were to implement the sort of censorship the ARIA is demanding.
As an aside, it must be said that both copyright and privacy laws have some serious issues in this country. It is illegal to copy music from a CD in any shape or form. You cannot legally burn copyrighted CDs to use them in your car, you cannot legally make MP3s from copyrighted music to use on your PC regardless of whether you purchased the music or not. Also, the new privacy act is so over the top in some places that it is virtually impossible for some organisations to come into compiance with it without breaking it in the process...
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Well the Rugby World Cup escaped us too. But at least we beat the Kiwis!!! :-D
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But only in a vacuum I think...
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You mean to say you haven't got one yet?
Me, I'm still waiting for improved reliability and safety features!
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Someone posted them earlier on you can find there post ::here::
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Well here is a link to the artical that appeared in my local paper this morning. It looks more or less the same as what was printed, except it is missing the pictures of the guys involved. It pretty much says what the original artical said, and I wouldn't exactly call The Advertiser credible... but it does contain a fraction more info...
As for your calculations. Yes, the monetary claims are ridiculous. Also, who's to say the people who downloaded the stuff didn't purchase CDs anyway. Some of them may have downloaded the music, listened to it and then decided it was all right.
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