"...you can do it by gradually perturbing the orbit through the influence of a second planet" claims the article.
But, if it were to happen slowly, doesn't that imply that at some point it has a minimal orbital speed (if that's the correct term), and would fall right in? Seems to me that if it reversed direction, it must have been a relatively quick event. Unless, perhaps, the planet ends up being sent away from the star, and is then recaptured in a retrograde orbit. But, that's still not a "gradual perturbation."
It would be trivial for Palm to make an app that reads said file and syncs without the need for iTunes to be running.
You appear to be making the unwarranted assumption that all of the tracks stored in iTunes will fit on a Pre, and/or the user wants all the tracks transferred.
The advantage of having iTunes do the syncing is that the user can select exactly which subset of tracks (via playlists) are sync'd with the device, and those playlists are in common with other devices which are sync'd. There are also advantages (assuming the Pre supports these features) of having the device up the play count, last played date, and other dynamic data, so it gets sync'd back into iTunes.
Yes, Palm could conceivably read the full iTunes XML, allow the user to create playlists, and sync from there, but that would involve more work for the user, instead of allowing them to easily sync already created playlists.
First, if an agency is encrypting their communications, there's not much hope for any other service to talk to them, unless (obviously), they all share keys. It's doubtful, though, that the FBI is going to share their encryption keys with the local volunteer fire department. So, the assumption must be made that this solution is meant for unencrypted (which is not to say, unencoded digital) communications.
Secondly, hams are not prohibited from using encryption. Part 97.113(a)(4) prohibits "messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning." There are reasons for using encryption other than to obscure the meaning - security of control links (i.e., not to obscure the meaning, but to protect that meaning from interference by others), etc., which are perfectly legal. Encryption has been used for years to protect the control links of ham satellites, with the FCC's blessing. One could use PKI to encrypt a message with their private key, and then transmit it over ham radio, provided the public key is, in fact, public, so anyone could decrypt the message.
Except that the old saying was originally to do with physical possibilities and team effort.
The old saying is attributed to GB Shaw, from "Maxims for Revolutionists" (1903). The original quote is "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches," and it originally had to do with "Education."
You cite no source for your claim, which seems to be cut out of whole cloth.
The article mentions the long delay for opening the hatch to wait for outgassing to occur, so the sensors won't get contaminated.
But, don't the pyrotechnic bolts which held the hatch closed (which the article also mentions) outgas, and perhaps even send metallic fragments flying? There is obviously some explosive process involved.
I understand they're more reliable than mechanical latches, but given the need, wouldn't a solenoid operated latch have been better? The hatch would have held closed on its own until in space (since it contained a vacuum), and there's presumably not a lot of force needed to release the hatch once in space.
Why should someone have to pay for technology in order to vote?
I (and you, apparently) am fortunate enough to have both phone and Internet access, but there are many citizens who don't. Homeless people have the right to vote, too, without having to seek out some technological proxy.
If this ever hits my area, I'll look forward to writing off my Internet access and computer costs when I do my taxes.
Finally, if you're "intelligent" enough to hang around/., you should already be aware of all the security implications involved with voting-by-wire.
just talk to one another? I can communicate by talking and listening without needing electricity (unless you count synapse firings).
Oh, I see the article says "greater than 2 km." The US Navy still uses semaphores, and a (non-electric) lantern could be used for nighttime signaling. Duh. Where's my million dollar research grant?
as a condition of the warranty, Nintendo can certainly require that the user run only Nintendo provided, unmodified, operating system software, since that is an "article or service provided without charge" during the warranty period.
I believe that would preclude running any homebrew stuff. Doesn't installing the Homebrew Channel involve breaking the chain of trust by installing a modified IOS?
1) Warranties must be written in clear language. ("Full and conspicuous disclosure of terms and conditions")
2) Manufacturer's may not, as a condition of the warranty, require the purchase of name brand parts, unless they can demonstrate that such parts are necessary for proper operation. ("No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name;...")
A manufacturer can, as long as they spell it out clearly, void a warranty if unauthorized modifications are made to a product. An auto manufacturer could provide an engine warranty which is void if you hang fuzzy dice from the mirror, but they can't require you to use their brand of fuzzy dice. The MM Act does not put "the burden on the manufacturer to prove that an aftermarket part or enhancement caused the defect."
why should a web site have to explicitly exclude content. Why shouldn't exclusion be the default, and there be a standard for including/permitting content to be cached/indexed/???
The patent claims "A software program running on a computer automatically replaces itself with a newer version in a completely automated fashion, without interruption of its primary function, and in a manner that is completely transparent to the user of the computer. "
Getting around it is (quite obviously?) simple.
Just inform the user that you're updating the software, then it is no longer "completely transparent." You don't have to get the user's permission, just make it "completely apparent." It's the decent thing to do, anyway.
the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies..., for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,..., is not an infringement of copyright.... The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
The only reason for MP3 (vs. lossless/uncompressed) is to save storage space.
If your assumption that storage space will increase beyond need is true, then why bother with lossy files at all, let alone combination ones which are larger than lossless?
One can expect that media players, as their storage expands beyond that needed for lossy compressed storage, will support lossless and PCM (".wav") formats. The market leader already does.
Given ample storage, just use PCM (.wav) files, or lossless compression.
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"...you can do it by gradually perturbing the orbit through the influence of a second planet" claims the article.
But, if it were to happen slowly, doesn't that imply that at some point it has a minimal orbital speed (if that's the correct term), and would fall right in? Seems to me that if it reversed direction, it must have been a relatively quick event. Unless, perhaps, the planet ends up being sent away from the star, and is then recaptured in a retrograde orbit. But, that's still not a "gradual perturbation."
To have an Edge Monster?
You appear to be making the unwarranted assumption that all of the tracks stored in iTunes will fit on a Pre, and/or the user wants all the tracks transferred.
The advantage of having iTunes do the syncing is that the user can select exactly which subset of tracks (via playlists) are sync'd with the device, and those playlists are in common with other devices which are sync'd. There are also advantages (assuming the Pre supports these features) of having the device up the play count, last played date, and other dynamic data, so it gets sync'd back into iTunes.
Yes, Palm could conceivably read the full iTunes XML, allow the user to create playlists, and sync from there, but that would involve more work for the user, instead of allowing them to easily sync already created playlists.
First, if an agency is encrypting their communications, there's not much hope for any other service to talk to them, unless (obviously), they all share keys. It's doubtful, though, that the FBI is going to share their encryption keys with the local volunteer fire department. So, the assumption must be made that this solution is meant for unencrypted (which is not to say, unencoded digital) communications.
Secondly, hams are not prohibited from using encryption. Part 97.113(a)(4) prohibits "messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning." There are reasons for using encryption other than to obscure the meaning - security of control links (i.e., not to obscure the meaning, but to protect that meaning from interference by others), etc., which are perfectly legal. Encryption has been used for years to protect the control links of ham satellites, with the FCC's blessing. One could use PKI to encrypt a message with their private key, and then transmit it over ham radio, provided the public key is, in fact, public, so anyone could decrypt the message.
The old saying is attributed to GB Shaw, from "Maxims for Revolutionists" (1903). The original quote is "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches," and it originally had to do with "Education."
You cite no source for your claim, which seems to be cut out of whole cloth.
I shouldn't expect people to actually read the articles before commenting.
The Herschel was designed and built by the ESA, not NASA and the JPL. JPL had nothing to do with it.
Gaseous or not, an explosion produces residue. A solenoid produces none.
The article mentions the long delay for opening the hatch to wait for outgassing to occur, so the sensors won't get contaminated.
But, don't the pyrotechnic bolts which held the hatch closed (which the article also mentions) outgas, and perhaps even send metallic fragments flying? There is obviously some explosive process involved.
I understand they're more reliable than mechanical latches, but given the need, wouldn't a solenoid operated latch have been better? The hatch would have held closed on its own until in space (since it contained a vacuum), and there's presumably not a lot of force needed to release the hatch once in space.
So that's what happened to the Anasazi. Now, somebody just needs to go clean up the mess they left.
Why should someone have to pay for technology in order to vote?
/., you should already be aware of all the security implications involved with voting-by-wire.
I (and you, apparently) am fortunate enough to have both phone and Internet access, but there are many citizens who don't. Homeless people have the right to vote, too, without having to seek out some technological proxy.
If this ever hits my area, I'll look forward to writing off my Internet access and computer costs when I do my taxes.
Finally, if you're "intelligent" enough to hang around
just talk to one another? I can communicate by talking and listening without needing electricity (unless you count synapse firings).
Oh, I see the article says "greater than 2 km." The US Navy still uses semaphores, and a (non-electric) lantern could be used for nighttime signaling. Duh. Where's my million dollar research grant?
most of the time. The real question is, does it work all of the time, every time?
it's obvious this isn't a review, but a rebuttal from someone holding a different view.
as a condition of the warranty, Nintendo can certainly require that the user run only Nintendo provided, unmodified, operating system software, since that is an "article or service provided without charge" during the warranty period.
I believe that would preclude running any homebrew stuff. Doesn't installing the Homebrew Channel involve breaking the chain of trust by installing a modified IOS?
the M-M Warranty act says essentially 2 things:
1) Warranties must be written in clear language. ("Full and conspicuous disclosure of terms and conditions")
2) Manufacturer's may not, as a condition of the warranty, require the purchase of name brand parts, unless they can demonstrate that such parts are necessary for proper operation. ("No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name;...")
A manufacturer can, as long as they spell it out clearly, void a warranty if unauthorized modifications are made to a product. An auto manufacturer could provide an engine warranty which is void if you hang fuzzy dice from the mirror, but they can't require you to use their brand of fuzzy dice. The MM Act does not put "the burden on the manufacturer to prove that an aftermarket part or enhancement caused the defect."
Feel free to read it.
, I wish /. had a digg-like "lame" moderation category.
appropriately named. Only "cluelesslollypop" would be more accurate.
Strangest acronym evar.
Agreed upon by whom? Obviously NOT by the web site owners who don't want their stuff archived.
Copyright law has been around much longer than that.
why should a web site have to explicitly exclude content. Why shouldn't exclusion be the default, and there be a standard for including/permitting content to be cached/indexed/???
The patent claims "A software program running on a computer automatically replaces itself with a newer version in a completely automated fashion, without interruption of its primary function, and in a manner that is completely transparent to the user of the computer. "
Getting around it is (quite obviously?) simple.
Just inform the user that you're updating the software, then it is no longer "completely transparent." You don't have to get the user's permission, just make it "completely apparent." It's the decent thing to do, anyway.
- US Code
The only reason for MP3 (vs. lossless/uncompressed) is to save storage space.
If your assumption that storage space will increase beyond need is true, then why bother with lossy files at all, let alone combination ones which are larger than lossless?
One can expect that media players, as their storage expands beyond that needed for lossy compressed storage, will support lossless and PCM (".wav") formats. The market leader already does.
Given ample storage, just use PCM (.wav) files, or lossless compression.
He has no choice but to honor the contract they've made with customers.
If, as most cable companies do, they've contracted to provide "unlimited" service, at "xx Mbps rate", then that's what they need to provide.
If such is the case, then throttling anyone is fraud.
Isn't it strange how Goofy (the dog) is Mickey's friend, but Pluto (the dog) is his pet? In the animal cartoon world, doesn't that make Pluto a slave?
And which did Iggy Pop mean when he sang "I wanna be your dog?"