what drives me nuts is when people assume the hardware will breakdown and that quality is related to customer service. hp has better customer service than any pc or apple company. I want reliable. Apple does not have the reliability of a BMW. They do have good customer service. I built my desktop and own an ibook and a thinkpad. IBM is the BMW. Sorry fanboys.
That's all with MPEG-2 (what over the air digital will be using in ATSC). But broadband could use MPEG-4 which does better (better quality in less bandwidth) if you believe the proponents. I don't believe them. In the Boston area, Over-The-Air looks visibly better than MPEG4 from satellite. I suspect that might be from throttling the bandwidth, but ads claiming 4x the picture quality are lies, it's 4x the channels.
I won't like MPEG4 until I see it produce video quality equal or better than ATSC.
OTOH some of the data rates and/or file sizes are incredible considering a decent, but not impressive picture quality.
I'm not sure you know what fascist means. Why not enlighten him?
And just to cover it in advance, You're not sure I know what fascism is either. That doesn't keep me from knowing, though. And I'm glad it's still just semi-fascist.
it's also not eXtensible because they fail at desribing what it should do, it's not markup for the same reason. as ooxml it fails to be anything but OL. (I won't even make the argument that it's NOT open. Duh.)
...but calling them terrorists is the height of stupidity and is to buy in to the very crap... I think you meant to type '...and is buying into the very crap...'
I just wanted to point those errors out in a helpful, friendly way. I'm sure you won't ruin the validity of your argument by calling me a terror-- I mean 'Nazi'!
All my foes are spelling or grammar Nazis. Watch your tenses people! For the good of the Father--oops
You're implying that they have to file for copyright to receive it. This has not been true in recent times. They do have to prove that they own it. Where he contributed some it might get murky I guess, but proving you own the copyright to something is not that hard. IANAL, but I've gotten lots of advice from them on copyrights after being a hobbyist musician for 19 years. There's probably a reason it's still a hobby...
btw, you don't even have to use the circle-c symbol anymore, but it's a good idea to remind people.
Probably starting with "trusted computing" for many of us, certainty is all too real. (about this specific category of abuses; speaking as a Linux user who doesn't dual boot, I think I've seen plenty of evidence of BSD/Mac bias and a general hesitancy to criticize Linux. FWIW)
The Linux kernel is absolutely useless without the GNU userland (GCC, glibc, bash, ls, man, mc, etc, etc) You mean that I shouldn't just arbitrarily remove that software etc, etc from my computer, because then my computer would be useless? Thanks for the heads up. If I ever remove bash I'll make sure to replace it with a different shell. (I actually love bash and wouldn't really do this.)
I would like to make the point that if Linus can't reconcile himself with GPLv3, he has options. Sure, eventually gcc, glibc or bash or whatever, as they are now under v2, would be useless for future kernels. However, I'm aware of alternate versions of the compiler and shell, and wouldn't really know if glibc or the others you did or did not mention would be replaceable. Software can be rewritten and/or forked though.
If Linus refuses v3 and wants to ensure businesses can use.../Linux then I imagine the applications I run on a daily basis might be as much of an obstacle as anything else. So while I still appreciate the FSF, I think the Gnu/Linux thing is a little too much. If it was gnu userland on top of the windows kernel, would forcing gnu/windows on people who would rather just call it windows be as important?
Scott McNealy, is that you? Good, I wanted to tell you you're a jerk for hoping to implant tracking chips in your kids heads. If my dad had done that to me I wouldn't speak to him.
And I'm going to post AC to promote the illusion of my privacy...oops.
Actually the film score is copyrighted seperately anyway. And I guess you would copyright the 24-minute groups unless a whole series were able to be copyrighted (but that is unlikely I think).
Each chapter in a book doesn't get divided up when it is copyrighted. Why would you have to with TV? You wouldn't want to if you were paying a flat fee on each episode.
I'd like to see Carlos Mencia do this with his act, though, and only copyright the 30 seconds with the punchlines. Then I could put Joe Rogan's punchlines back in.
Oops, I guessed this, and meant to comment on it...
Of course I might be ok with this if it was about the price of registering a domain name, and if you could choose to _not_ pay and connect VoIP with IP addresses So I think registering my phone # with T-Mobile (more compplicated than it sounds, I know) when I already have their service, should be somewhat comparable to registering a cheap domain name, not $9.99/month as it is now.
And, I should be able to buy a Nokia 6086 and only use VoIP the normal way, with no t-mob charges applying. Especially if I pay cash for it with no service commitment, as I did with my Samsung t509. Then it would have nothing to do with them unless they collude with cellphone OEMs to restric it.
I was always amazed that I could by not only rolling papers (which I truly purchased to almost exclusively roll actual tobacco) and bongs. I suppose you could technically put tobacco in it, and you would have a less harsh smoke. But that is unrealistic. Still, so what?
I haven't smoked anything but cigarettes (this year) and don't want my actions criminalized. What is drug paraphrenalia anyway? One thing that can't have a legitimate use would be nice to hear.
If I can buy a bong, but weed is unaccessible, so what?
More people can buy weed than can find bongs to buy. They're "still smoking"
nice - run a program with modified scheduling priority As I understand it, the priorities aren't changed, nice is more of a voluntary abdication of priority? or am I confused?
Wired has already answered this question extremely well. There's the answer(or answers) to why, but is there a solution? Here are at least my answers to "Why?"
It seems intuitive to say "innocent until proven guilty" but I don't think it is. Why would you assume anything. The truth is that you treat the innocent with respect and discretion. You assume investigations will vindicate the accused. We could probably agree to not assume either way and find out after the investigation, right? Not according to US tradition. There was a quote, something like, I'd rather see 50(?) men go free than lock up an innocent man. Well, that's not exact, just paraphrased sort of. But it's a basic idea of freedom. Or maybe it sounds extreme today? Doesn't quite ring true?
No matter how you slice it, talking to most people today about this, they'll treat it as cliche, or it's subversive. The same concepts, the same assumptions, the same arguments. Why the disconnect? I think it's because we grew up (many of us) hearing the right answers, even being trained to write them on tests, but it isn't applied to today.
Police pull you over and you _feel_ guilty. In the media, an accusation is proof. The courts have been weakening Constitutional protections. And people just aren't that educated. "The Intellectual Elite". And so many of us _have_ broken some law, sometime. I constantly break the DMCA for one. And often drive 30 MPH through school zones at 1AM. We probably are guilty. The solution is to put video cameras on the traffic lights so they can catch me.
My guess is some cell company might decide to charge for unlimited wifi calls, even though you're not using they're network. I'm cheating 'cause I already saw the t-mobile ad.
Of course I might be ok with this if it was about the price of registering a domain name, and if you could choose to _not_ pay and connect VoIP with IP addresses
Later in this thread I posted about the semantic desktop being part of a new Linux release. Unfortunately I was incoherent and seemed offtopic. However I replied to myself somewhat more intelligently in an attempt to clarify.
I'm basically theorizing that with KDE and Mozilla, among many others, combining to support the Semantic Desktop and web; with Apple having implemented KDE code in Dashboard and Safari and working with them, the Semantic Web has a chance to at least be tried. One day Opera and IE will seek to support it after Mac and KDE have it on their Desktops and on the web!
Okay I forgot to say that by "this" I mean semantic desktop, which would naturally be related to Tim Berners-Lee's prediction of the future including the semantic web.
I was typing two things at once and only proofread for typos. Not coherence unfortunately.
Basically, while not challenging OSX or Windows, KDE4 has a lot of users realative to the number of users who would normally be involved in implementing semantic anything.
At the same time as the semantic desktop will be available, the functionality will be compatible with Mozilla (Firefox Web Browser) and their XUL (an XML implementation for their User Interface.)
I wasn't trying to promote KDE4, which is months away, or Mandriva, which I don't use. It's just really cool for those of us who've been looking forward to a semantic web where words will have more meaning. It seems like it might start with KDE users and as it grows spread to Firefox. And since the crucial parts of Apple's Safari and Dashboard are Open Source and based on KDE code, Mac users may be included in on this fairly quickly.
Then clone sheep if you're not going to try to sell them. Why clone a valuable animal that would be more valuable (ok, not drastically) if it were bred the old fashioned way?
Mandriva Linux is putting together a preview image with the KDE4 Desktop. KDE4 will be released in October. We'll have this in the Dolphin file manager (probably Konqueror, too?) and KDE PIM software.
Mandriva's Announcement
Mandriva and the NEPOMUK Consortium are extending the scope of the project by bridging existing initiatives related to desktop metadata management to make semantic features interoperable between different technologies. Mandriva is also leading the implementation of similar features on top of the Eclipse RCP and the Mozilla XUL frameworks
HP has a Linux-based Quickplay OS for some of their laptops, on a seperate partition, that it can boot for quick access to multimedia functions. This is a legal OS. I belive Toshiba has a similar feature. These would be fine or Desktops as well. Major OEM's that don't want to preinstall Windows should provide a Linux version that can offer basic functions. Or a full implementation, the solution I would prefer.
When Chinese users want to install Windows, or another OS, they could choose to leave this on it's own partition and setup grub to dual-boot. There could also be a self-destruct button that wipes the partitions and formats the drive. Everyone (except MS) should love this as a government's job shouldn't be to force OEM's to help a company sell software. (think RIAA.)
Even as a Linux user I can sympathize with MS and their frustration, but their reaction does not help the cause of capitalism or Democracy in that region. This is very short-sighted and wrong.
Thanks to China, Red Flag Linux is a popular Linux Distro. Even if you're a Mac or Windows user you should sympathize with Linux users' frustratioins with having to receive preinstalled, paid for OSes that they do not want. In China or the US or any region at all.
Exactly. This is the stupidest idea I ever heard of. (OK maybe not the stupidest.) Sure, they can make more money short-term because it sounds important, but that's only by counting on some people lacking either scientific understanding or common sense being in positions of authority.
Example: Company A offers specially-bred and _fully-trained_ drug sniffing dogs. They are constantly improving their capabilities and have the fullest potential available.
Company B used technology to make copies of previous generation dogs with drug sniffing capabilities. They are just as capable as Company A's previous animals. Doesn't that sound great?
Cloning might be better applied where you couldn't test an animal's capabilities before they were used. Maybe a one-time operation that killed the dog, but you would know before-hand if a dog can sniff drugs, right?
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what drives me nuts is when people assume the hardware will breakdown and that quality is related to customer service. hp has better customer service than any pc or apple company. I want reliable. Apple does not have the reliability of a BMW. They do have good customer service. I built my desktop and own an ibook and a thinkpad. IBM is the BMW. Sorry fanboys.
And Linus Torvalds is God. (well not really)
I can't make up my mind between Thunderbird and Evolution, bight I like them both. But I much prefer KMail from KDE over everything else.
I won't like MPEG4 until I see it produce video quality equal or better than ATSC.
OTOH some of the data rates and/or file sizes are incredible considering a decent, but not impressive picture quality.
And just to cover it in advance, You're not sure I know what fascism is either.
That doesn't keep me from knowing, though. And I'm glad it's still just semi-fascist.
it's also not eXtensible because they fail at desribing what it should do, it's not markup for the same reason. as ooxml it fails to be anything but OL. (I won't even make the argument that it's NOT open. Duh.)
...but calling them terrorists is the height of stupidity and is to buy in to the very crap... I think you meant to type '...and is buying into the very crap...'I just wanted to point those errors out in a helpful, friendly way. I'm sure you won't ruin the validity of your argument by calling me a terror-- I mean 'Nazi'! All my foes are spelling or grammar Nazis. Watch your tenses people! For the good of the Father--oops
'faboby' is snobol rot13'd right? i don't get it.
everytime I go to a Harvard party it's always a bunch of white dudes...
sry, couldn't help it.
You're implying that they have to file for copyright to receive it. This has not been true in recent times. They do have to prove that they own it. Where he contributed some it might get murky I guess, but proving you own the copyright to something is not that hard. IANAL, but I've gotten lots of advice from them on copyrights after being a hobbyist musician for 19 years. There's probably a reason it's still a hobby...
btw, you don't even have to use the circle-c symbol anymore, but it's a good idea to remind people.
mmm...maybe FCD?
Probably starting with "trusted computing" for many of us, certainty is all too real. (about this specific category of abuses; speaking as a Linux user who doesn't dual boot, I think I've seen plenty of evidence of BSD/Mac bias and a general hesitancy to criticize Linux. FWIW)
I would like to make the point that if Linus can't reconcile himself with GPLv3, he has options. Sure, eventually gcc, glibc or bash or whatever, as they are now under v2, would be useless for future kernels. However, I'm aware of alternate versions of the compiler and shell, and wouldn't really know if glibc or the others you did or did not mention would be replaceable. Software can be rewritten and/or forked though.
If Linus refuses v3 and wants to ensure businesses can use
Scott McNealy, is that you? Good, I wanted to tell you you're a jerk for hoping to implant tracking chips in your kids heads. If my dad had done that to me I wouldn't speak to him.
And I'm going to post AC to promote the illusion of my privacy...oops.
Actually the film score is copyrighted seperately anyway. And I guess you would copyright the 24-minute groups unless a whole series were able to be copyrighted (but that is unlikely I think).
Each chapter in a book doesn't get divided up when it is copyrighted. Why would you have to with TV? You wouldn't want to if you were paying a flat fee on each episode.
I'd like to see Carlos Mencia do this with his act, though, and only copyright the 30 seconds with the punchlines. Then I could put Joe Rogan's punchlines back in.
even with all that bandwidth, wouldn't latency still be a significant problem when burning ISOs?
And, I should be able to buy a Nokia 6086 and only use VoIP the normal way, with no t-mob charges applying. Especially if I pay cash for it with no service commitment, as I did with my Samsung t509. Then it would have nothing to do with them unless they collude with cellphone OEMs to restric it.
I would _love_ to know if this is possible.
Steve
I was always amazed that I could by not only rolling papers (which I truly purchased to almost exclusively roll actual tobacco) and bongs. I suppose you could technically put tobacco in it, and you would have a less harsh smoke. But that is unrealistic. Still, so what?
I haven't smoked anything but cigarettes (this year) and don't want my actions criminalized. What is drug paraphrenalia anyway? One thing that can't have a legitimate use would be nice to hear.
If I can buy a bong, but weed is unaccessible, so what?
More people can buy weed than can find bongs to buy. They're "still smoking"
Good joke though possibly too subtle...
It seems intuitive to say "innocent until proven guilty" but I don't think it is. Why would you assume anything. The truth is that you treat the innocent with respect and discretion. You assume investigations will vindicate the accused.
We could probably agree to not assume either way and find out after the investigation, right?
Not according to US tradition. There was a quote, something like, I'd rather see 50(?) men go free than lock up an innocent man. Well, that's not exact, just paraphrased sort of. But it's a basic idea of freedom. Or maybe it sounds extreme today? Doesn't quite ring true?
No matter how you slice it, talking to most people today about this, they'll treat it as cliche, or it's subversive.
The same concepts, the same assumptions, the same arguments. Why the disconnect? I think it's because we grew up (many of us) hearing the right answers, even being trained to write them on tests, but it isn't applied to today.
Police pull you over and you _feel_ guilty. In the media, an accusation is proof. The courts have been weakening Constitutional protections. And people just aren't that educated. "The Intellectual Elite". And so many of us _have_ broken some law, sometime. I constantly break the DMCA for one. And often drive 30 MPH through school zones at 1AM. We probably are guilty. The solution is to put video cameras on the traffic lights so they can catch me.
My guess is some cell company might decide to charge for unlimited wifi calls, even though you're not using they're network.
I'm cheating 'cause I already saw the t-mobile ad.
Of course I might be ok with this if it was about the price of registering a domain name, and if you could choose to _not_ pay and connect VoIP with IP addresses
Later in this thread I posted about the semantic desktop being part of a new Linux release. Unfortunately I was incoherent and seemed offtopic. However I replied to myself somewhat more intelligently in an attempt to clarify.
I'm basically theorizing that with KDE and Mozilla, among many others, combining to support the Semantic Desktop and web; with Apple having implemented KDE code in Dashboard and Safari and working with them, the Semantic Web has a chance to at least be tried. One day Opera and IE will seek to support it after Mac and KDE have it on their Desktops and on the web!
Okay I forgot to say that by "this" I mean semantic desktop, which would naturally be related to Tim Berners-Lee's prediction of the future including the semantic web.
I was typing two things at once and only proofread for typos. Not coherence unfortunately.
Basically, while not challenging OSX or Windows, KDE4 has a lot of users realative to the number of users who would normally be involved in implementing semantic anything.
At the same time as the semantic desktop will be available, the functionality will be compatible with Mozilla (Firefox Web Browser) and their XUL (an XML implementation for their User Interface.)
I wasn't trying to promote KDE4, which is months away, or Mandriva, which I don't use. It's just really cool for those of us who've been looking forward to a semantic web where words will have more meaning. It seems like it might start with KDE users and as it grows spread to Firefox. And since the crucial parts of Apple's Safari and Dashboard are Open Source and based on KDE code, Mac users may be included in on this fairly quickly.
Then clone sheep if you're not going to try to sell them. Why clone a valuable animal that would be more valuable (ok, not drastically) if it were bred the old fashioned way?
Mandriva's Announcement Mandriva and the NEPOMUK Consortium are extending the scope of the project by bridging existing initiatives related to desktop metadata management to make semantic features interoperable between different technologies. Mandriva is also leading the implementation of similar features on top of the Eclipse RCP and the Mozilla XUL frameworks
HP has a Linux-based Quickplay OS for some of their laptops, on a seperate partition, that it can boot for quick access to multimedia functions. This is a legal OS. I belive Toshiba has a similar feature. These would be fine or Desktops as well. Major OEM's that don't want to preinstall Windows should provide a Linux version that can offer basic functions. Or a full implementation, the solution I would prefer.
When Chinese users want to install Windows, or another OS, they could choose to leave this on it's own partition and setup grub to dual-boot. There could also be a self-destruct button that wipes the partitions and formats the drive. Everyone (except MS) should love this as a government's job shouldn't be to force OEM's to help a company sell software. (think RIAA.)
Even as a Linux user I can sympathize with MS and their frustration, but their reaction does not help the cause of capitalism or Democracy in that region. This is very short-sighted and wrong.
Thanks to China, Red Flag Linux is a popular Linux Distro. Even if you're a Mac or Windows user you should sympathize with Linux users' frustratioins with having to receive preinstalled, paid for OSes that they do not want. In China or the US or any region at all.
Exactly. This is the stupidest idea I ever heard of. (OK maybe not the stupidest.) Sure, they can make more money short-term because it sounds important, but that's only by counting on some people lacking either scientific understanding or common sense being in positions of authority.
Example:
Company A offers specially-bred and _fully-trained_ drug sniffing dogs. They are constantly improving their capabilities and have the fullest potential available.
Company B used technology to make copies of previous generation dogs with drug sniffing capabilities. They are just as capable as Company A's previous animals. Doesn't that sound great?
Cloning might be better applied where you couldn't test an animal's capabilities before they were used. Maybe a one-time operation that killed the dog, but you would know before-hand if a dog can sniff drugs, right?