As a Java Developer myself, some of the selling points on this aren't far from a miracle:
"...with the capacity to run applications written in C... With a 1.3MB memory footprint..."
I'd be interested in seeing the source to something like this. Can you imagine an entire Operating System written in Java that has a memory footprint of 1.3 MB?? That's simply amazing.
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
works like you would think. FOO is interpreted as a list and printed that way.
But try this:
print FOO[1]
You get a "subscript on subroutine" error. The reason for this, is if you've ever taken a glance at the source code for constant.pm, your "constant" is loaded into your scripts namespace (more or less) as an inline subroutine. It's the exact same as saying:
sub FOO{ return ( "I", "like", "foo", "bar" ) }
So, In order to get the correct value you need to say:
print ( (FOO)[1] )
PS: sorry for the perl rant, but this needed some clarification:)
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
The scientists who spend their time butchering innocent mice would be better off, both scientifically and ethically, spending their time doing something which is a) of benefit to people and not mice and b) less offensive to decent Christians.
Too bad not everybody agrees with you (or me, for that matter) Do you think we should always take into consideration what "everyone" will think? Hell, if everyone was so tied up with giving offense to other people, we'd have a world of Britney Spears. God forbid.
Did you take the consideration of offending "decent geeks" on this board when you posted that reply? Give me a break, getting all religious about the subject offends many people.
[insert foot in mouth here]
~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
The record companies will share an undisclosed amount of money received in the settlements with its artists.
If you have read the article, this seems to just further harden the relationship that record companies and artists have.. Looks like the artists are stuck just "getting a cut" from their own mp3s. How ironic that the Recording Industry is using it's own anti-competitive tactics and applying them to the current distribution methods of mp3 and the internet..
Maybe this signals a wake up call for us? Action needs to take place in the form of a slap in the face to record labels.. Things are getting out of hand
~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Too much! You're really preaching to the choir on these "moral implications of the modern era" essays that you write. I whole heartedly agree with you on almost all of the subjects that you write about, but I must say that it just seems to me that you are trying to win over your "target crowd" by over analyzing certain topics.. (this one included)
Maybe this is just a pet peeve of my own, but I consider it bad(read:pathetic) journalism. Report the stories that matter, and when it calls for a lengthy essay discussing moral implications or privacy, write it then. As a general rule of thumb, most people don't like to hear the same thing repeated over and over...
Just my feelings, no harm meant. ~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
It seems also, that Limp Bizkit and Cypress Hill are touring (a free as in beer) concert sponsored by Napster itself...Looks like we've got a dividing line amongst the different artists.. (Wish I had a link for this..)
~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
I am a student currently enrolled as a senior in high school in a small town that I'm sure no one has ever heard of. As I prepare for college, I begin to wonder where my life will be headed in the next 5-10 years, and how the college that I choose will have an immediate affect on that course. An "online college" is one that I've dreamed about for years, and would love to participate in, but it seems that a "true" employer would look at a degree from such a college and laugh. Is there room for more online colleges in our society, or do you personally think that it will take more time for people to cope with the realities of the Internet-era?
Also, an online college seems like something very wonderful to me as a high school student, but your program only allows graduate students to attend. Is there a specific reason for this?
Thanks for your time.
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
As a fellow web application developer, here's a simple way that seems would be a pretty good solution:
Have a per-user configuration file with a selected language as one of the preferences. Then, load a text (or library) file that has all the corresponding 'text' information for the application according to the users preferences.
This way your code base stays small, and you can debug config files a little easier.
~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Unfortunately, in Today's 'corporate' America, this is the god-awful truth.
While most of us here at Slashdot applaud you for your moral and ethical concern with WAVE, it isn't always the most affective way to talk to person in this standing, as they are mostly concerned with making budget so that all of their employees can be paid.
Also, on another note, It may be perfectly true that these people are ethically aware of the freedoms they are robbing from American children, but don't have enough guts to speak up against there own company (in fear of losing a job). Many people just can't afford to do such a thing (Maybe in their life, they are financially responsible for their family, and for almost *any* person, family comes first).
It seems what we have now, is a Conflict of Interest between the big-wigs in Pinkerton, but we will surely never see it, because family values come way before job values.
~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Doesn't everyone just love the old American spirit? If you don't like 'em, sue 'em! This kind of thing really shouldn't be tolerated AT ALL by the U.S Government.
I guess we can tack on another reason to hate the MPAA, and patiently wait until the public sees that their own hardware is being used against them to make money for major corporations. O well, until then we can sit and dwidle our thumbs hoping something will happen, or actually do something... I wish I was old enough to have a say in this country (I'm 17, people don't take us 'rebels' seriously), I'd be talking to my congressman ASAP. ~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Price per month is a steal -- yes you are correct, but the price for hardware is enormous for basic home users, and a free DSL modem and installation saves more in the long run.
Not to mention the rate for 768/128 is $34.95/month ($15/month higher, multiplied by 1 year, and subtracted from the price of a $200 modem + $100 installation, you still save over $100). This kind of endeavor is aiming to save money for organizations or other high bandwidth users, not Joe-Blow-Linux-Hacker-Using-Gnutella:) ~Marshall
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
I think a project on this scale is for people who know what they're doing with routers and networks.
The article suggests that the cost of one of these 'Do-It-Yerself' DSL lines is low compared to that of the phone companies charges. Where I live, Installation and Modem are free, and its $50.00/month for ISP & Line Service.(GTE) You can't beat a deal like that...(especially since the modems he's talking about are in the $500-$1000 range..) This price provides a constant 768k/128k down/upstream, and makes me perfectly happy.
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
This may not be as bad as everyone thinks..
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Note: This post may attract flaming but, some things should be set straight.
In keeping with the spirit of open source ethics, Monastiero says that InterVideo is looking at ways to open up as much of the product as possible to the OS community.
While we may not see the decryption, navigation, etc. opened, this is a very promosing statement from InterVideo. I know that MPEG-2 decoding is having some trouble right now (I'm subscribed to the livid-dev group), so obviously CSS and navigation aren't the only problems prohibiting a public, free, open source player from the linux developer community.
While, I don't agree with the MPAA at all on the way that DVD encryption is being handled (I'm also boycotting the MPAA, I've had to resist buying several DVDs just to know I'm doing the RightThing(tm)), I do think that a player with some open specs may speed the development of other open-source projects (i.e livid).
"But the CSS, Dolby, and navigation code will definitely not be open source. We're doing this to add a legal player to the market that the DVD industry can also be happy with."
By reading this, I get the impression that they are just pasifying the MPAA for now until some laws change. Being a fairly well known company, they would be committing suicide to go all out and create a free, open source DVD decoder/player. Maybe InterVideo isn't so evil after all, maybe their waiting for the right time? Sure hope so.
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
I use Bank One, (and have for the past few years. There Customer Service has been excellent (at least here, in the Dallas area), and Online Bill Payments have been nothing but a breeze.
I'm a programmer, and I have to admit, I hate dealing with money. I mean, I love money (don't get me wrong:) ), but the service that I get from Bank One has been a real heavy load off of my chest. No more random electricity turn-offs from your electric company (This was just great when I was working on a personal project...).
I guess the only complaint that I do have, is when your delving through your Account Online, and all the sudden $100 is gone! Where'd it go? Luckily you can verify bill payments online, so you know exactly when / where / why everything is happening.
E-Commerce: what a great revolution:)
-- Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
With all the recent craziness going on in the DVD industry, a move like this can only fuel the fire of the angry lawyers and help ruin the DVD industry we've all come to know and love.
Not to mention that, Lucasfilm (one of the movie giants in new on-screen technology) is the company behind all of it..
I hate to say it (as I love Star Wars myself..) but, maybe a boycott of the VHS in order? Or perhaps a few --polite-- emails sent Lucasfilm's way would help convince them otherwise?(doubtful).
I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something"; Marge: "Go crazy?"; Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
You can only imagine what kind of disputes this new finding will arouse...
Personally, I'm not the religious type, but the moral resposibilities a person takes on when attempting to create a living organism are tremendous (not to mention that by all rules of religion - this is NOT possible..)
I think the scientists have done the right thing by contacting religious leaders....This is one of the few times that its Morals vs. Technology...
I just hope we can be mature with the technology..
Mostly I listen to any kind of Upbeat music under the sun while coding...(lord knows programmers need the optimism) I mostly listen to Punk/Ska and Techno...really keep me rockin in my seat while coding (makes for great conversation topics during lunch break!):) ~Marshall
"You can be today's instant winner of $5000! Just download and set up this FREE program now, and check your Hotmail e-mail account to see if you've won!" Look at that...M$ is trying to bribe people into downloading their Messager service...while I do agree that them going open source for this project is a good move, I do not think they are "right". Once M$ has got the overhand to AOL, they will dominate the market just like they have with everything else. M$ realizes they aren't the leader in Instant Messaging Service, so they are trying to dominate, its as simple as that. AOL did make a bad decision by closing off its servers but who in their right mind would let M$ in anyway? Just my opinion
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As a Java Developer myself, some of the selling points on this aren't far from a miracle:
... With a 1.3MB memory footprint..."
"...with the capacity to run applications written in C
I'd be interested in seeing the source to something like this. Can you imagine an entire Operating System written in Java that has a memory footprint of 1.3 MB?? That's simply amazing.
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
There's a list of non-RIAA afilliated bands on napster's site.
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
"You can also use the following.
:)
use constant FOO => 1;"
This is fundamentally the same as an inline subroutine. Try this with your local perl interpreter:
use constant FOO => ( "I", "like", "foo", "bar" );
print FOO
works like you would think. FOO is interpreted as a list and printed that way.
But try this:
print FOO[1]
You get a "subscript on subroutine" error. The reason for this, is if you've ever taken a glance at the source code for constant.pm, your "constant" is loaded into your scripts namespace (more or less) as an inline subroutine. It's the exact same as saying:
sub FOO{ return ( "I", "like", "foo", "bar" ) }
So, In order to get the correct value you need to say:
print ( (FOO)[1] )
PS: sorry for the perl rant, but this needed some clarification
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Too bad not everybody agrees with you (or me, for that matter) Do you think we should always take into consideration what "everyone" will think? Hell, if everyone was so tied up with giving offense to other people, we'd have a world of Britney Spears. God forbid.
Did you take the consideration of offending "decent geeks" on this board when you posted that reply? Give me a break, getting all religious about the subject offends many people.
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
From the article..( no login required :):
The record companies will share an undisclosed amount of money received in the settlements with its artists.
If you have read the article, this seems to just further harden the relationship that record companies and artists have.. Looks like the artists are stuck just "getting a cut" from their own mp3s. How ironic that the Recording Industry is using it's own anti-competitive tactics and applying them to the current distribution methods of mp3 and the internet..
Maybe this signals a wake up call for us? Action needs to take place in the form of a slap in the face to record labels.. Things are getting out of hand
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Anyone silly enough to open an unknown program from an unknown email deserves punishment!;-)
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Too much! You're really preaching to the choir on these "moral implications of the modern era" essays that you write. I whole heartedly agree with you on almost all of the subjects that you write about, but I must say that it just seems to me that you are trying to win over your "target crowd" by over analyzing certain topics.. (this one included)
Maybe this is just a pet peeve of my own, but I consider it bad(read:pathetic) journalism. Report the stories that matter, and when it calls for a lengthy essay discussing moral implications or privacy, write it then. As a general rule of thumb, most people don't like to hear the same thing repeated over and over...
Just my feelings, no harm meant.
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
It seems also, that Limp Bizkit and Cypress Hill are touring (a free as in beer) concert sponsored by Napster itself...Looks like we've got a dividing line amongst the different artists..
(Wish I had a link for this..)
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Hi,
I am a student currently enrolled as a senior in high school in a small town that I'm sure no one has ever heard of. As I prepare for college, I begin to wonder where my life will be headed in the next 5-10 years, and how the college that I choose will have an immediate affect on that course. An "online college" is one that I've dreamed about for years, and would love to participate in, but it seems that a "true" employer would look at a degree from such a college and laugh. Is there room for more online colleges in our society, or do you personally think that it will take more time for people to cope with the realities of the Internet-era?
Also, an online college seems like something very wonderful to me as a high school student, but your program only allows graduate students to attend. Is there a specific reason for this?
Thanks for your time.
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
As a fellow web application developer, here's a simple way that seems would be a pretty good solution:
Have a per-user configuration file with a selected language as one of the preferences.
Then, load a text (or library) file that has all the corresponding 'text' information for the application according to the users preferences.
This way your code base stays small, and you can debug config files a little easier.
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
You tried to argue ethics to a businessman
Unfortunately, in Today's 'corporate' America, this is the god-awful truth.
While most of us here at Slashdot applaud you for your moral and ethical concern with WAVE, it isn't always the most affective way to talk to person in this standing, as they are mostly concerned with making budget so that all of their employees can be paid.
Also, on another note, It may be perfectly true that these people are ethically aware of the freedoms they are robbing from American children, but don't have enough guts to speak up against there own company (in fear of losing a job). Many people just can't afford to do such a thing (Maybe in their life, they are financially responsible for their family, and for almost *any* person, family comes first).
It seems what we have now, is a Conflict of Interest between the big-wigs in Pinkerton, but we will surely never see it, because family values come way before job values.
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Doesn't everyone just love the old American spirit? If you don't like 'em, sue 'em! This kind of thing really shouldn't be tolerated AT ALL by the U.S Government.
I guess we can tack on another reason to hate the MPAA, and patiently wait until the public sees that their own hardware is being used against them to make money for major corporations. O well, until then we can sit and dwidle our thumbs hoping something will happen, or actually do something...
I wish I was old enough to have a say in this country (I'm 17, people don't take us 'rebels' seriously), I'd be talking to my congressman ASAP.
~Marshall
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Price per month is a steal -- yes you are correct, but the price for hardware is enormous for basic home users, and a free DSL modem and installation saves more in the long run.
:) ~Marshall
Not to mention the rate for 768/128 is $34.95/month ($15/month higher, multiplied by 1 year, and subtracted from the price of a $200 modem + $100 installation, you still save over $100). This kind of endeavor is aiming to save money for organizations or other high bandwidth users, not Joe-Blow-Linux-Hacker-Using-Gnutella
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
express ourselves in 'source' more often....you know sometimes you just wanna burst out "PIPE GREP MORE!!" :)
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
I think a project on this scale is for people who know what they're doing with routers and networks.
The article suggests that the cost of one of these 'Do-It-Yerself' DSL lines is low compared to that of the phone companies charges. Where I live, Installation and Modem are free, and its $50.00/month for ISP & Line Service.(GTE) You can't beat a deal like that...(especially since the modems he's talking about are in the $500-$1000 range..) This price provides a constant 768k/128k down/upstream, and makes me perfectly happy.
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Note: This post may attract flaming but, some things should be set straight.
In keeping with the spirit of open source ethics, Monastiero says that InterVideo is looking at ways to open up as much of the product as possible to the OS community.
While we may not see the decryption, navigation, etc. opened, this is a very promosing statement from InterVideo. I know that MPEG-2 decoding is having some trouble right now (I'm subscribed to the livid-dev group), so obviously CSS and navigation aren't the only problems prohibiting a public, free, open source player from the linux developer community.
While, I don't agree with the MPAA at all on the way that DVD encryption is being handled (I'm also boycotting the MPAA, I've had to resist buying several DVDs just to know I'm doing the RightThing(tm)), I do think that a player with some open specs may speed the development of other open-source projects (i.e livid).
"But the CSS, Dolby, and navigation code will definitely not be open source. We're doing this to add a legal player to the market that the DVD industry can also be happy with."
By reading this, I get the impression that they are just pasifying the MPAA for now until some laws change. Being a fairly well known company, they would be committing suicide to go all out and create a free, open source DVD decoder/player. Maybe InterVideo isn't so evil after all, maybe their waiting for the right time? Sure hope so.
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
I use Bank One, (and have for the past few years. There Customer Service has been excellent (at least here, in the Dallas area), and Online Bill Payments have been nothing but a breeze.
:) ), but the service that I get from Bank One has been a real heavy load off of my chest. No more random electricity turn-offs from your electric company (This was just great when I was working on a personal project...).
:)
I'm a programmer, and I have to admit, I hate dealing with money. I mean, I love money (don't get me wrong
I guess the only complaint that I do have, is when your delving through your Account Online, and all the sudden $100 is gone! Where'd it go? Luckily you can verify bill payments online, so you know exactly when / where / why everything is happening.
E-Commerce: what a great revolution
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
Not to mention that, Lucasfilm (one of the movie giants in new on-screen technology) is the company behind all of it..
I hate to say it (as I love Star Wars myself..) but, maybe a boycott of the VHS in order? Or perhaps a few --polite-- emails sent Lucasfilm's way would help convince them otherwise?(doubtful).
I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens
--
Homer: "No beer, No TV make Homer something something";
Marge: "Go crazy?";
Homer: "Don't mind if I do!"
You can only imagine what kind of disputes this new finding will arouse...
Personally, I'm not the religious type, but the moral resposibilities a person takes on when attempting to create a living organism are tremendous (not to mention that by all rules of religion - this is NOT possible..)
I think the scientists have done the right thing by contacting religious leaders....This is one of the few times that its Morals vs. Technology...
I just hope we can be mature with the technology..
~Marshall
Kind of Ironic, don't you think?
MSNBC posting a Microsoft failure?
This seems like an unfair advantage in the press world if you ask me...
Maybe there's more going on behind our backs in all these mergers than we realize...
Mostly I listen to any kind of Upbeat music under the sun while coding...(lord knows programmers need the optimism) I mostly listen to Punk/Ska and Techno...really keep me rockin in my seat while coding (makes for great conversation topics during lunch break!) :) ~Marshall
"You can be today's instant winner of $5000! Just download and set up this FREE program now, and check your Hotmail e-mail account to see if you've won!"
Look at that...M$ is trying to bribe people into downloading their Messager service...while I do agree that them going open source for this project is a good move, I do not think they are "right". Once M$ has got the overhand to AOL, they will dominate the market just like they have with everything else. M$ realizes they aren't the leader in Instant Messaging Service, so they are trying to dominate, its as simple as that. AOL did make a bad decision by closing off its servers but who in their right mind would let M$ in anyway? Just my opinion