That, says Princeton University composer Dmitri Tymoczko, "is why, no matter where you go to school, you learn almost exclusively about classical music from about 1700 to 1900. It's kind of ridiculous."
"Kind of ridiculous?" It's abhorrent. Think about all of the musical innovation that has happened since 1900. It's off the collegiate music curriculum. Try doing that in the field of engineering or medicine and see how the public reacts. But since it's just music, it's OK. We can all thank the NASM, the organization through which most music schools are accredited, for keeping us, figuratively, in the dark ages.
The public usually thinks of high standards as forcing everyone to do equally well. Unfortunately, they often result in everyone doing equally poorly; there are only so many hours available in a day, and so many credit hours available towards a degree. We need more diversity in music education, especially in higher ed. Perhaps Dmitri Tymoczko's work will help.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled/. discussion.
"As president, I will order an immediate review of our overseas deployments - in dozens of countries. The longstanding commitments we have made to our allies are the strong foundation of our current peace. I will keep these pledges to defend friends from aggression. The problem comes with open-ended deployments and unclear military missions. In these cases we will ask, "What is our goal, can it be met, and when do we leave?" As I've said before, I will work hard to find political solutions that allow an orderly and timely withdrawal from places like Kosovo and Bosnia. We will encourage our allies to take a broader role. We will not be hasty. But we will not be permanent peacekeepers, dividing warring parties. This is not our strength or our calling."
"As president, I will order an immediate review of our overseas deployments - in dozens of countries. The longstanding commitments we have made to our allies are the strong foundation of our current peace. I will keep these pledges to defend friends from aggression. The problem comes with open-ended deployments and unclear military missions. In these cases we will ask, "What is our goal, can it be met, and when do we leave?" As I've said before, I will work hard to find political solutions that allow an orderly and timely withdrawal from places like Kosovo and Bosnia. We will encourage our allies to take a broader role. We will not be hasty. But we will not be permanent peacekeepers, dividing warring parties. This is not our strength or our calling."
An electronic system... is still really only comprehensible to a minority of the population
Even if everyone *could* understand the software and hardware, who is to stop the system from swapping the "ok" binary for a compromised one at the instant of voting, only to be switched back, with absolutely no record? Or how about at the time of counting? If TrueCrypt can do all the things it can do, why can't voting machine software?
A paper ballot count could show a discrepancy. But if the paper ballots are not voter-verified, who is to say the paper count is any different from the electronic count? They could both be wrong.
Here's an idea: only count paper ballots. I don't care how you generate them - paper and pen, some off the shelf software and a printer, special adaptive devices, whatever - but only count paper ballots. Everyone is allowed to observe the counting process.
My entire life I have been seeking happiness by default. In 2007, I made the choice to seek a more meaningful life, in spite of whatever happiness or misery it may bring.
I assume you're asking whether mere possession should be a crime, though. The same question could be asked about possession of illegal drugs, firearms, etc.
The same question could be asked about possession of pictures of illegal things like murder. Should possession of holocaust pictures be illegal?
This is a good thread- a lot of intelligent people are promoting pen and paper, saving me the trouble of typing it all out. Convincing people of the same thing over and over again is really exhausting.
Making money is fine - I am happy to pay for stuff, including software and music.
But there is something riding against commercial vs. free software, and it's a double edged sword: feature creep.
In the commercial world, software has to keep adding features in order to sell the next version and keep the profits rolling in. This might help an otherwise under-featured bit of software gain widely sought-after functionality. However, we all know there comes a time when a software package is "just right," yet continues to add features and functionality that are unwanted and only complicate usability (e.g., winamp, nero, etc.)
With free software, there is no incentive to add unnecessary features. This is why I believe that in the long run, free software will dominate the marketplace, because it can afford to not give users features they don't need. But it can be difficult for a sophisticated package to take on critical functionality without a carrot.
Look at the state of video editing on Linux. Yes I have used Kino and Cinelerra, but anyone who has used them knows how tricky and unstable these tools are compared to, say, iMovie.
Free will win in the end, unless commercial software finds a way to bust the bloat.
Here's one for listening on your hifi speakers in a quiet room, with no effects or reverb or anything - let the sound fill the room for a "they are here" experience.
Here's one for your car or earbuds - lots of compression, a typical mix for a noisy environment.
Here's one for your hifi headphones - full dynamic range with all of the reverb and effects, a "you are there" experience.
I think it was an episode of this week in media where someone said something like,
~"People think Hollywood is about creativity and artistic expression. It's not - it's actually a very strange investment system. You put some money in, and hopefully, get more money out. An established franchise is a form of hedging."
However, fear not, movie fans - the tools coming out will allow anyone with talent to produce a film with production values as high as any, and it's getting cheaper all the time. The red camera, increased competition in computer software, more powerful hardware, &c., and not to mention the internet as a distribution mechanism.
The future is bright for creativity and expression through film; the antithesis of Hollywood.
Does it make sense to anyone that the default behavior of a database is "destroy with no undo?" Let alone, the default behavior of MOST computer applications?
If it is a person's job to serve the computer, then yes, this behavior is fine - we need all the performance we can get, right?
Yet if it is the computer's job to serve people, then perhaps it is the computer that should change...
Unfortunately, doing anything year after year, month after month, week after week, day after day is very taxing on a human being, even if it's something you are passionate about in otherwise smaller doses.
When I went to OU, I lived in dorms for 3 years. Every room is provided with at least one school computer/monitor/printer, and often more, not to mention that IT would lend you a hub for free if you needed more ports, plus free wifi for students nearly campus-wide, and plenty of empty, air conditioned computer labs (rarely used because most people were using their computers in their rooms or their laptops on wifi... Beowulf, anyone?). So even the poorest student has PLENTY of accessibility.
Back then, there was a lot of port throttling going on. Trying to serve anything from inside campus was nearly impossible due to the bandwidth being quickly throttled down, even on port 80. As for getting information from outside the campus network, only port 80 worked with any reasonable speed. Other ports were throttled back to the extreme, so much that watching a streaming video was often impossible. If you think academic information only comes in the form of text on a web page, you're mistaken - as a music major, there were tons of video and audio resources made unavailable by draconian bandwidth throttling. And no, I'm not going to send a special request to IT for each instance; that's impractical.
While it is obvious that many students choose to infringe on copyright law, the true problem I believe is bandwidth usage. College is so expensive that I don't think any student would bat an eye at an extra $100/month in bandwidth expenses, to say the least. That's about the cost of books, though internet access provides enormous academic and social benefits.
The best way to handle the situation is to provide more than enough bandwidth for academic and social needs, and try students who infringe on copyright law in school court. If they're found guilty, they get kicked out of school for a year.
Add on to all this that OU subscribes to CDigix for all students - even if you live off campus. This company provides students with tons of cd quality music, entire albums, etc., of not only popular but also obscure artists, and it's completely legal, and many students are very happy with the content it provides.
Because of the quick pace of technology change, banning p2p seems unwise to me. However, OU is a business, and like any business, it will do whatever the directors feel it needs to in order to make as much money as quickly as possible.
If you are a developer of a networked application, you should embrace encryption, no matter what you are sending.
Yes, this is unfortunately one of those situations that is not, "user error," but rather, "developer error." Encryption is one of those things where all parties need to jump on board at once. It's a chicken and egg problem. How can I start sending encrypted instant messages or emails if none of my friends or colleagues can decrypt them?
Networked application developers, our liberty is at your mercy...
I'm all for UTC, but I also am someone who does not wear a watch, and I generally don't care what the time is. All I care about is that we all agree on what time is what.
Some people check the time regularly and have very strong feelings about "lunch is at 12," etc. I suppose they are our opposition.
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That, says Princeton University composer Dmitri Tymoczko, "is why, no matter where you go to school, you learn almost exclusively about classical music from about 1700 to 1900. It's kind of ridiculous."
/. discussion.
"Kind of ridiculous?" It's abhorrent. Think about all of the musical innovation that has happened since 1900. It's off the collegiate music curriculum. Try doing that in the field of engineering or medicine and see how the public reacts. But since it's just music, it's OK. We can all thank the NASM, the organization through which most music schools are accredited, for keeping us, figuratively, in the dark ages.
The public usually thinks of high standards as forcing everyone to do equally well. Unfortunately, they often result in everyone doing equally poorly; there are only so many hours available in a day, and so many credit hours available towards a degree. We need more diversity in music education, especially in higher ed. Perhaps Dmitri Tymoczko's work will help.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled
"As president, I will order an immediate review of our overseas deployments - in dozens of countries. The longstanding commitments we have made to our allies are the strong foundation of our current peace. I will keep these pledges to defend friends from aggression. The problem comes with open-ended deployments and unclear military missions. In these cases we will ask, "What is our goal, can it be met, and when do we leave?" As I've said before, I will work hard to find political solutions that allow an orderly and timely withdrawal from places like Kosovo and Bosnia. We will encourage our allies to take a broader role. We will not be hasty. But we will not be permanent peacekeepers, dividing warring parties. This is not our strength or our calling."
- George W. Bush
Thursday, September 23, 1999
"As president, I will order an immediate review of our overseas deployments - in dozens of countries. The longstanding commitments we have made to our allies are the strong foundation of our current peace. I will keep these pledges to defend friends from aggression. The problem comes with open-ended deployments and unclear military missions. In these cases we will ask, "What is our goal, can it be met, and when do we leave?" As I've said before, I will work hard to find political solutions that allow an orderly and timely withdrawal from places like Kosovo and Bosnia. We will encourage our allies to take a broader role. We will not be hasty. But we will not be permanent peacekeepers, dividing warring parties. This is not our strength or our calling."
- George W. Bush
Thursday, September 23, 1999
An electronic system ... is still really only comprehensible to a minority of the population
Even if everyone *could* understand the software and hardware, who is to stop the system from swapping the "ok" binary for a compromised one at the instant of voting, only to be switched back, with absolutely no record? Or how about at the time of counting? If TrueCrypt can do all the things it can do, why can't voting machine software?
A paper ballot count could show a discrepancy. But if the paper ballots are not voter-verified, who is to say the paper count is any different from the electronic count? They could both be wrong.
Here's an idea: only count paper ballots. I don't care how you generate them - paper and pen, some off the shelf software and a printer, special adaptive devices, whatever - but only count paper ballots. Everyone is allowed to observe the counting process.
My entire life I have been seeking happiness by default. In 2007, I made the choice to seek a more meaningful life, in spite of whatever happiness or misery it may bring.
This is a rewarding but challenging way to live.
OSHA says it's ok to spend 8 hours in a 90db environment. I'm not sure about you, but I would demand a bit more from my office...
I assume you're asking whether mere possession should be a crime, though. The same question could be asked about possession of illegal drugs, firearms, etc.
The same question could be asked about possession of pictures of illegal things like murder. Should possession of holocaust pictures be illegal?
This is a good thread- a lot of intelligent people are promoting pen and paper, saving me the trouble of typing it all out. Convincing people of the same thing over and over again is really exhausting.
they play 8 songs in a row with a common theme...
A common musical theme?
Or a common poetical theme?
Let me guess... it's the poetry?
Music education: a huge success for North America!
Making money is fine - I am happy to pay for stuff, including software and music.
But there is something riding against commercial vs. free software, and it's a double edged sword: feature creep.
In the commercial world, software has to keep adding features in order to sell the next version and keep the profits rolling in. This might help an otherwise under-featured bit of software gain widely sought-after functionality. However, we all know there comes a time when a software package is "just right," yet continues to add features and functionality that are unwanted and only complicate usability (e.g., winamp, nero, etc.)
With free software, there is no incentive to add unnecessary features. This is why I believe that in the long run, free software will dominate the marketplace, because it can afford to not give users features they don't need. But it can be difficult for a sophisticated package to take on critical functionality without a carrot.
Look at the state of video editing on Linux. Yes I have used Kino and Cinelerra, but anyone who has used them knows how tricky and unstable these tools are compared to, say, iMovie.
Free will win in the end, unless commercial software finds a way to bust the bloat.
LaCie Ethernet Big Disk $299
*especially* as a home user.
Why not have multiple mixes?
Here's one for listening on your hifi speakers in a quiet room, with no effects or reverb or anything - let the sound fill the room for a "they are here" experience.
Here's one for your car or earbuds - lots of compression, a typical mix for a noisy environment.
Here's one for your hifi headphones - full dynamic range with all of the reverb and effects, a "you are there" experience.
Now everyone's happy!
I think it was an episode of this week in media where someone said something like,
~"People think Hollywood is about creativity and artistic expression. It's not - it's actually a very strange investment system. You put some money in, and hopefully, get more money out. An established franchise is a form of hedging."
However, fear not, movie fans - the tools coming out will allow anyone with talent to produce a film with production values as high as any, and it's getting cheaper all the time. The red camera, increased competition in computer software, more powerful hardware, &c., and not to mention the internet as a distribution mechanism.
The future is bright for creativity and expression through film; the antithesis of Hollywood.
Does it make sense to anyone that the default behavior of a database is "destroy with no undo?" Let alone, the default behavior of MOST computer applications?
If it is a person's job to serve the computer, then yes, this behavior is fine - we need all the performance we can get, right?
Yet if it is the computer's job to serve people, then perhaps it is the computer that should change...
Unfortunately, doing anything year after year, month after month, week after week, day after day is very taxing on a human being, even if it's something you are passionate about in otherwise smaller doses.
Shameless plug for attention on my add-free blog: I wrote about almost getting Reason going on Linux.
When I went to OU, I lived in dorms for 3 years. Every room is provided with at least one school computer/monitor/printer, and often more, not to mention that IT would lend you a hub for free if you needed more ports, plus free wifi for students nearly campus-wide, and plenty of empty, air conditioned computer labs (rarely used because most people were using their computers in their rooms or their laptops on wifi... Beowulf, anyone?). So even the poorest student has PLENTY of accessibility.
Back then, there was a lot of port throttling going on. Trying to serve anything from inside campus was nearly impossible due to the bandwidth being quickly throttled down, even on port 80. As for getting information from outside the campus network, only port 80 worked with any reasonable speed. Other ports were throttled back to the extreme, so much that watching a streaming video was often impossible. If you think academic information only comes in the form of text on a web page, you're mistaken - as a music major, there were tons of video and audio resources made unavailable by draconian bandwidth throttling. And no, I'm not going to send a special request to IT for each instance; that's impractical.
While it is obvious that many students choose to infringe on copyright law, the true problem I believe is bandwidth usage. College is so expensive that I don't think any student would bat an eye at an extra $100/month in bandwidth expenses, to say the least. That's about the cost of books, though internet access provides enormous academic and social benefits.
The best way to handle the situation is to provide more than enough bandwidth for academic and social needs, and try students who infringe on copyright law in school court. If they're found guilty, they get kicked out of school for a year.
Add on to all this that OU subscribes to CDigix for all students - even if you live off campus. This company provides students with tons of cd quality music, entire albums, etc., of not only popular but also obscure artists, and it's completely legal, and many students are very happy with the content it provides.
Because of the quick pace of technology change, banning p2p seems unwise to me. However, OU is a business, and like any business, it will do whatever the directors feel it needs to in order to make as much money as quickly as possible.
I went for a walk on the evening of 4-19 and counted at least 3-4 meteors in the sky - a rather high number, as I rarely see even 1.
If you are a developer of a networked application, you should embrace encryption, no matter what you are sending.
Yes, this is unfortunately one of those situations that is not, "user error," but rather, "developer error." Encryption is one of those things where all parties need to jump on board at once. It's a chicken and egg problem. How can I start sending encrypted instant messages or emails if none of my friends or colleagues can decrypt them?
Networked application developers, our liberty is at your mercy...
Where'd you get the money for that? The ATM machine?
Now what? The data will match perfectly yet what you see will have been doctored.
Where are my mod points?
I'm with the "children need time for themselves" group. School shouldn't be life.
Let's get back to some basics before we move on to the transporters and replicators, shall we?
How about this: a computer's default behavior should not be "lose everything," but rather "save everything."
That's just the beginning.
I'm all for UTC, but I also am someone who does not wear a watch, and I generally don't care what the time is. All I care about is that we all agree on what time is what.
Some people check the time regularly and have very strong feelings about "lunch is at 12," etc. I suppose they are our opposition.