Take a P2P system which splits up files and distributes the contents across the net already. Put an encryption front-end onto it so that any files written into it are encrypted. Then put a front-end onto all of that which allows you to "mount" the whole thing as a virtual drive.
Anyone who wants to have "X"Gb of data storage on the system needs only buy an "X"Gb drive and make it available to the system. In exchange for making "X" Gb available, you would have your files written (in encrypted form) to "the net" and automatically spread out across the Internet. If you want those files mirrored, then you can make "2X"Gb available in exchange for "1X"Gb of space, mirrored.
Just doesn't seem as though it would be that hard to do given all of the P2P software out there which already does a lot of this. I just, unfortunately, do not have the time to do it. Sigh.
I play Middle Eastern music and I'd like to use a recording of my own group as my ringtone. Apparently, RIAA has set things up such that I can't even produce my own ringtone! I resent that!
Many people have complaints about registration for sites however it, obviously, helps the site by allowing them to show how many readers they have in order to support the price to advertisers, etc. The problem is that readers have no incentive to register at all and thus resent having to do something which is, at the very least, a nuisance, and in many cases seen as a lot worse.
I'd like to see an online newspaper actually make use of their computing infrastructure in a productive, helpful, fashion and make registration actually profitable for the end-user at the same time. I should be able to register with a news site and fill out preferences saying what types of news I want:
(1) Any Computer Networking related news world-wide. (2) Any news about Apple Computers in the US. (3) Any news about Middle Eastern Music in California. (4) All local news for my town, except for sports related news.
The site would then create my news site built for me on-the-fly from the news service's database. I should also be able to RSS subscribe to any news articles which match my personal criteria.
This would give me some incentive to register with the site and the site would, in turn, have a good idea of how many people are really accessing their articles.
Finally, if the site doesn't allow motion ads, which seriously distract the reader, I wouldn't have any problem with the ads being included into the articles. Of course, if they really want to be progressive, they could allow the reader to control what types of ads they see and thus ads would be a lot more valuable.
This is, of course, closely related to the Buddhist idea of Karma in the sense that you build your own way of viewing the world and reacting to the world as you go. If you build negative ways of acting or reacting into your brain, then you're basically building negative Karma. You can build positive Karma as well, and usually with little or no additional effort.
I've also read elsewhere that a new habit usually takes about 4 weeks to establish itself, so if you can kick a habit for about a month, you're usually fairly clear of it. (Of course, this article seems to indicate that it may still have some small influence at a later date, but I think we all knew that already.:)
I can't find any references to this on the net. Can you provide references? Maybe some name-server IP addresses?:) (And, yes, I was on the net in 1995. At that point I had been on the ARPAnet for almost 10 years. I just don't remember hearing about this incident and would love to learn more about it.)
I thought I remembered an old ruling by the FCC which basically said, "if radio signals are passing through you, you're free to do with them whatever you like." This has been applied to things such as intercepting satelite TV transmissions and using radar detectors. (Yes, radar detectors are illegal in some states but that's only because no one has bothered to pay the money to take it to court yet.) I don't see why one part of the radio spectrum is any different from others.
Maybe my understanding of the FCC ruling is incorrect?
Also, it's interesting that I was reading about a large high energy particle emission which was hitting earth on the same night when Spirit went dead. There was a lot of talk about auroras as far south as middle latitudes in the US (which would be a rather large emission). Interesting coincidence? I'm seriously wondering if the flash memory got fried by this same high energy particle stream?
You would think someone would mention this or NASA would address this possibility.
Queuing up tunes, eh? Wait a minute. Does this law mean you can't use an iPod while driving? Actually, I think it means you can't have an iPod in running in the front seat while driving regardless whether you're actually using it or it's just playing a playlist. If it has a video screen, it's banned.
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Sim server for osgrid? Just install Ubuntu and access it via ssh.
I wrote up an analysis of this idea, taking into account other recent information and trends, back in Jan.: http://latibule.net/cgi-bin/print_blog.cgi?blog=raj_blog&article=5
Take a P2P system which splits up files and distributes the contents across the net already. Put an encryption front-end onto it so that any files written into it are encrypted. Then put a front-end onto all of that which allows you to "mount" the whole thing as a virtual drive. Anyone who wants to have "X"Gb of data storage on the system needs only buy an "X"Gb drive and make it available to the system. In exchange for making "X" Gb available, you would have your files written (in encrypted form) to "the net" and automatically spread out across the Internet. If you want those files mirrored, then you can make "2X"Gb available in exchange for "1X"Gb of space, mirrored. Just doesn't seem as though it would be that hard to do given all of the P2P software out there which already does a lot of this. I just, unfortunately, do not have the time to do it. Sigh.
I play Middle Eastern music and I'd like to use a recording of my own group as my ringtone. Apparently, RIAA has set things up such that I can't even produce my own ringtone! I resent that!
It's all part of the same old story.
Many people have complaints about registration for sites however it, obviously, helps the site by allowing them to show how many readers they have in order to support the price to advertisers, etc. The problem is that readers have no incentive to register at all and thus resent having to do something which is, at the very least, a nuisance, and in many cases seen as a lot worse.
I'd like to see an online newspaper actually make use of their computing infrastructure in a productive, helpful, fashion and make registration actually profitable for the end-user at the same time. I should be able to register with a news site and fill out preferences saying what types of news I want:
(1) Any Computer Networking related news world-wide.
(2) Any news about Apple Computers in the US.
(3) Any news about Middle Eastern Music in California.
(4) All local news for my town, except for sports related news.
The site would then create my news site built for me on-the-fly from the news service's database. I should also be able to RSS subscribe to any news articles which match my personal criteria.
This would give me some incentive to register with the site and the site would, in turn, have a good idea of how many people are really accessing their articles.
Finally, if the site doesn't allow motion ads, which seriously distract the reader, I wouldn't have any problem with the ads being included into the articles. Of course, if they really want to be progressive, they could allow the reader to control what types of ads they see and thus ads would be a lot more valuable.
This is, of course, closely related to the Buddhist idea of Karma in the sense that you build your own way of viewing the world and reacting to the world as you go. If you build negative ways of acting or reacting into your brain, then you're basically building negative Karma. You can build positive Karma as well, and usually with little or no additional effort. I've also read elsewhere that a new habit usually takes about 4 weeks to establish itself, so if you can kick a habit for about a month, you're usually fairly clear of it. (Of course, this article seems to indicate that it may still have some small influence at a later date, but I think we all knew that already. :)
I can't find any references to this on the net. Can you provide references? Maybe some name-server IP addresses? :) (And, yes, I was on the net in 1995. At that point I had been on the ARPAnet for almost 10 years. I just don't remember hearing about this incident and would love to learn more about it.)
I thought I remembered an old ruling by the FCC which basically said, "if radio signals are passing through you, you're free to do with them whatever you like." This has been applied to things such as intercepting satelite TV transmissions and using radar detectors. (Yes, radar detectors are illegal in some states but that's only because no one has bothered to pay the money to take it to court yet.) I don't see why one part of the radio spectrum is any different from others. Maybe my understanding of the FCC ruling is incorrect?
Also, it's interesting that I was reading about a large high energy particle emission which was hitting earth on the same night when Spirit went dead. There was a lot of talk about auroras as far south as middle latitudes in the US (which would be a rather large emission). Interesting coincidence? I'm seriously wondering if the flash memory got fried by this same high energy particle stream? You would think someone would mention this or NASA would address this possibility.
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Queuing up tunes, eh? Wait a minute. Does this law mean you can't use an iPod while driving? Actually, I think it means you can't have an iPod in running in the front seat while driving regardless whether you're actually using it or it's just playing a playlist. If it has a video screen, it's banned.