Most drives are already built to withstand some pretty crazy g's, both while operating and powered down. And, there are currently a lot of mp3 players available for cars, so they've either solved the damping question or realize it's not an issue. A popular example is here. An another one here.
(By the way, looks like Empeg is being aquired by S3. Yowzaaa.
Everyone was trying to boycott the challenge earlier, thinking that if we let them release, we'll break it after it's official. Then some people broke it (for the most part. Not forgetting that it's impossible to secure anyway). Now, they're saying it wasn't broken and are moving ahead anyway! That's the impression I get.
There's a shoe maker we're working with (can't say for sure here, but they're really, really big) that is embedding Digimarc ids right into the graphics on the clothing. Labels, hang tags, even the back of watches are currently embedded. Kinda cool, in a way. Hold the item up to a camera (or any reader, if it's RF or visual barcode) and boom, you're at the website with info, support, whatever about that item. So, there are some advantages.
Actually, following a link from a poster up above to here, they say he landed 14 minutes later. Holy shit. Can that be right?
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Or, if it's somewhat controlled course, put the gps in the third or forth bucket, and require map/compass/altimeter to find it.
I dig this stuff. I use the gps a lot for backroads travel, and a couple times a gps/compass was vital to finding the car in the dark in the desert. Not quite a life or death situation, but it allowed us to walk in a straigh line back, instead of a over-corrected but guarenteed route that would have had us walking until dawn, with no water.
Another thought. It seems that orienteering would be a perfect activity to get computer nerds outside. Math and problem solving. Seems like the natural outdoor sport of geeks.
I think part of the problem, as I'm sure a lot of people here will point out, is that we have no choice. Ask yourself, can you live without music? No f@#*in' way. Can you live with just independant bands' music? Maybe for some, most likely not for others.
Can you write-in and convince your favorite band to change labels so you'll buy their music again? Is it even possible for them to do that under their typical 'first-born, etc' contract they probably have to sign?
So it seems that because we'll always want music, but the masses (not the 1.3% who will bother going around the security) don't have a choice as to where they get music, then the megamedia corps will treat us anyway they want. Which apparently is the way we want it. Afterall, we only get what we deserve.
Jason
(Sorry if this has once again turned into random babbling. I had a good point directly related to your post, but somehow lost it somewhere...)
What about a copy that does something very, very similar? Link to it from all over the place, then just say it's some test code for some stupid encryption you were playing with a while back.
This article at apachetoday is just a copy of the press release from GreatBridge themselves (who are now working on postgres to expand and support). I looked around Xperts, who conducted the test, but couldn't find any information about the test, how they were conducted, etc. So, I wonder how fair things were. And who paid for the test.
There's lots of discussion on there about ways to make this actually work and be useful for this kind of thing. I think it's much better than this email idea. If only they read through there for some ideas first...
OK, all this stuff sounds pretty cool. But now the question is, which one to do? Distibuted computing is to the point now that it's no longer a big deal, and hundreds of projects will be available. Already there are dozens, if not over a hundred. So, anyone got a link that summarizes all the options?
Well, I have to agree with most of the posts around here about how ironic this is etc. etc. It makes me smile.
But, let's think what might happen in the long run. We all agree that paying for CDs is like bending over and getting it with no vasaline. And somehow, at the same time, the actual artists are mostly getting screwed. So if this suit goes through (final verdict expected around 2007?) then do you think the artists will get screwed even more? Or, hopefully, will then realize the RIAA isn't that vital, and finally get around to cutting out the fat middle man and producing more themselves? This could be yet another big push, after easy CD burners and Napster, etc., for the artists to go independent. Where do you'all see this possibly going?
I think that's a valid point. Japan leads in tech. Europe does pretty well finding real world, rational uses for the average bear, but no one seems to know it's available. The US, well, we can't come up with anything really, really cool and innovative, but we can market the shit outta anything and convince everyone here that they need it, even when we have no use for it except for the wow factor and to spend money (which is usually the case).
A small example is Microsoft vs everyone else. Most people agree that most MS products aren't all that great. But they're everywhere just because their marketing department can convice us that bathing in shit is good for our skin, and as soon as everyone else around starts doing it then you won't be as lonely anymore (that would be the US). Then there's IBM, who comes up with some really cool stuff that hardly anyone ever gets to hear about.(That would be Asia.) Then there's Apple, who makes some very useful and nice things that just about anyone can get a lot of work done but only has a slice of the market (that would be Europe).
I would agree with you that violence most likely does not cause violent behavior. I do think that it de-sensitizes people to it in certain aspects, though. That's pretty much how medics and coroners become used to seeing bowels of puss and brains leaking out of ears, that sorta thing. They just get used to it.
I think the real debate is to what extent does having many young people being de-sensitized to violence and gore. It probably doesn't make then killers, but is it a good thing? Is it better that people are grossed out and put off by blood shooting out of what used to be an eye? Will it encourage people to be a little nicer if they can avoid it? If they see their father beat their mother, should they not mind the blood all over the place, or should they shit their pants and want to do something about it?
I don't know, but I think it's something to consider.
I don't think it's the rise in technology that's making people perceive less time. It's just increased greediness and competition in this stupid 'new economy' stuff. Everyone else is getting rich (mostly by luck) so others think they have to work hard to keep up.
I for one like using technology. People have to realize it's not a new way of life. They are tools. Use things as you see fit. I like having a pager on me all the time, and a cell phone near by. I just never turn on the phone unless I'm returning a page. And I have the option of returning a page, I don't have to.
For me, it's all a great way to get in touch with friends and put together plans. And it helps increase time having fun. Instead of hanging around a phone waiting for a call, I can be loading kayaks and on the way, and get a page with the latest plan (where to meet, etc).
Portable computers are nice for information on where I'm going. I don't have to use it for business. I can get the latest weather report or surf report and go have fun. Or look up maps to a friend's house when picking them up for the weekend.
So, you have a choice. Think of it as a leash and always be a slave to work, or just use it for what you need/want and ignore the rest.
I took a peek at homedepot.com and I'm unsure if it's a marketing move or just not great web programming. It looks like when you first arrive it does some kooky redirects while it sets up your session. So it could be that it wasn't a marketing suit standing over a programmer and saying to 'make it stay' but more of a programmer staying up late finishing off something in the easybutcheesy way.
Besides, the whole marketing angle on locking doesn't make any sense. Just close the dumb window and get over it. Or pull down the back button. sheesh.
I'm guessing that if several people sent a NICE letter the the webmaster then this could be fixed.
Paying for tickets online would be super sweet. But I guess only if you're going to pay the fine and not contest it at all. That would be really handy right about now as I have two tickets I have to get around to paying, and I lost the actual ticket. (well, maybe didn't lose them, maybe I just made a birthday card out of them for a friend. Hey, I was on the way to the party and needed something! They were the only colorful things in the car!)
I think there are a lot of gov services that would be sweet to have online. I was thinking of this a couple weeks ago. There's currently a big flap over paying fees for accessing state/fed/etc parks and wilderness areas. There's also fishing and hunting licenses, and extra tags for steelhead/salmon/etc. Someone into the outdoors trying to gather all the licenses, permits, tags, and other stuff has to keep track of a ton of bs and forms and shit in order to go outside and have a good time! It would be sweet if there was one source for these permits. Or even better, a subscription service that was renewed every year, with your current status and other info available online.
Besides being easier for people wanting to go outside and play, the gov would benefit by having more people actually pay because they would be an easy place to access the information they need.
There's some more info on the announcment at the International GPS Executive Board. There are some announcments from the secretary of commerce, so I think that's where some of the motivation came from.
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Most drives are already built to withstand some pretty crazy g's, both while operating and powered down. And, there are currently a lot of mp3 players available for cars, so they've either solved the damping question or realize it's not an issue. A popular example is here. An another one here.
(By the way, looks like Empeg is being aquired by S3. Yowzaaa.
Jason
Um, actually I was just re-iterating a very common prediction and mentioning that it's coming true. Sheesh. Everybody knows that.
Jason
Everyone was trying to boycott the challenge earlier, thinking that if we let them release, we'll break it after it's official. Then some people broke it (for the most part. Not forgetting that it's impossible to secure anyway). Now, they're saying it wasn't broken and are moving ahead anyway! That's the impression I get.
Sounds like a good deal to me.
Jason
There's a shoe maker we're working with (can't say for sure here, but they're really, really big) that is embedding Digimarc ids right into the graphics on the clothing. Labels, hang tags, even the back of watches are currently embedded. Kinda cool, in a way. Hold the item up to a camera (or any reader, if it's RF or visual barcode) and boom, you're at the website with info, support, whatever about that item. So, there are some advantages.
Jason
Actually, following a link from a poster up above to here, they say he landed 14 minutes later. Holy shit. Can that be right?
Jason
Or, if it's somewhat controlled course, put the gps in the third or forth bucket, and require map/compass/altimeter to find it.
I dig this stuff. I use the gps a lot for backroads travel, and a couple times a gps/compass was vital to finding the car in the dark in the desert. Not quite a life or death situation, but it allowed us to walk in a straigh line back, instead of a over-corrected but guarenteed route that would have had us walking until dawn, with no water.
Another thought. It seems that orienteering would be a perfect activity to get computer nerds outside. Math and problem solving. Seems like the natural outdoor sport of geeks.
Jason
I think part of the problem, as I'm sure a lot of people here will point out, is that we have no choice. Ask yourself, can you live without music? No f@#*in' way. Can you live with just independant bands' music? Maybe for some, most likely not for others.
Can you write-in and convince your favorite band to change labels so you'll buy their music again? Is it even possible for them to do that under their typical 'first-born, etc' contract they probably have to sign?
So it seems that because we'll always want music, but the masses (not the 1.3% who will bother going around the security) don't have a choice as to where they get music, then the megamedia corps will treat us anyway they want. Which apparently is the way we want it. Afterall, we only get what we deserve.
Jason
(Sorry if this has once again turned into random babbling. I had a good point directly related to your post, but somehow lost it somewhere...)
What about a copy that does something very, very similar? Link to it from all over the place, then just say it's some test code for some stupid encryption you were playing with a while back.
Just an idea...
Jason
Hey-
This article at apachetoday is just a copy of the press release from GreatBridge themselves (who are now working on postgres to expand and support). I looked around Xperts, who conducted the test, but couldn't find any information about the test, how they were conducted, etc. So, I wonder how fair things were. And who paid for the test.
Jason
Here's the link:
Distributed.net Captures Laptop Thieves.
There's lots of discussion on there about ways to make this actually work and be useful for this kind of thing. I think it's much better than this email idea. If only they read through there for some ideas first...
Jason
OK, all this stuff sounds pretty cool. But now the question is, which one to do? Distibuted computing is to the point now that it's no longer a big deal, and hundreds of projects will be available. Already there are dozens, if not over a hundred. So, anyone got a link that summarizes all the options?
Jason
Well, I have to agree with most of the posts around here about how ironic this is etc. etc. It makes me smile.
But, let's think what might happen in the long run. We all agree that paying for CDs is like bending over and getting it with no vasaline. And somehow, at the same time, the actual artists are mostly getting screwed. So if this suit goes through (final verdict expected around 2007?) then do you think the artists will get screwed even more? Or, hopefully, will then realize the RIAA isn't that vital, and finally get around to cutting out the fat middle man and producing more themselves? This could be yet another big push, after easy CD burners and Napster, etc., for the artists to go independent. Where do you'all see this possibly going?
Jason
I think that's a valid point. Japan leads in tech. Europe does pretty well finding real world, rational uses for the average bear, but no one seems to know it's available. The US, well, we can't come up with anything really, really cool and innovative, but we can market the shit outta anything and convince everyone here that they need it, even when we have no use for it except for the wow factor and to spend money (which is usually the case).
A small example is Microsoft vs everyone else. Most people agree that most MS products aren't all that great. But they're everywhere just because their marketing department can convice us that bathing in shit is good for our skin, and as soon as everyone else around starts doing it then you won't be as lonely anymore (that would be the US). Then there's IBM, who comes up with some really cool stuff that hardly anyone ever gets to hear about.(That would be Asia.) Then there's Apple, who makes some very useful and nice things that just about anyone can get a lot of work done but only has a slice of the market (that would be Europe).
That's my two cents.
Jason
And to make a tiny bit more interesting, adidas is based in Germany. Why haven't the banks hassled adidas in the past for using samba?
I would agree with you that violence most likely does not cause violent behavior. I do think that it de-sensitizes people to it in certain aspects, though. That's pretty much how medics and coroners become used to seeing bowels of puss and brains leaking out of ears, that sorta thing. They just get used to it.
I think the real debate is to what extent does having many young people being de-sensitized to violence and gore. It probably doesn't make then killers, but is it a good thing? Is it better that people are grossed out and put off by blood shooting out of what used to be an eye? Will it encourage people to be a little nicer if they can avoid it? If they see their father beat their mother, should they not mind the blood all over the place, or should they shit their pants and want to do something about it?
I don't know, but I think it's something to consider.
Jason
I don't think it's the rise in technology that's making people perceive less time. It's just increased greediness and competition in this stupid 'new economy' stuff. Everyone else is getting rich (mostly by luck) so others think they have to work hard to keep up.
I for one like using technology. People have to realize it's not a new way of life. They are tools. Use things as you see fit. I like having a pager on me all the time, and a cell phone near by. I just never turn on the phone unless I'm returning a page. And I have the option of returning a page, I don't have to.
For me, it's all a great way to get in touch with friends and put together plans. And it helps increase time having fun. Instead of hanging around a phone waiting for a call, I can be loading kayaks and on the way, and get a page with the latest plan (where to meet, etc).
Portable computers are nice for information on where I'm going. I don't have to use it for business. I can get the latest weather report or surf report and go have fun. Or look up maps to a friend's house when picking them up for the weekend.
So, you have a choice. Think of it as a leash and always be a slave to work, or just use it for what you need/want and ignore the rest.
Jason
I took a peek at homedepot.com and I'm unsure if it's a marketing move or just not great web programming. It looks like when you first arrive it does some kooky redirects while it sets up your session. So it could be that it wasn't a marketing suit standing over a programmer and saying to 'make it stay' but more of a programmer staying up late finishing off something in the easybutcheesy way.
Besides, the whole marketing angle on locking doesn't make any sense. Just close the dumb window and get over it. Or pull down the back button. sheesh.
I'm guessing that if several people sent a NICE letter the the webmaster then this could be fixed.
Jason
How do we stop?
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Just an FYI, I found you can pay lots of different fines (just payed a parking ticket) at ezgov.com, which has been mentioned a lot here today.
Jason
Paying for tickets online would be super sweet. But I guess only if you're going to pay the fine and not contest it at all. That would be really handy right about now as I have two tickets I have to get around to paying, and I lost the actual ticket. (well, maybe didn't lose them, maybe I just made a birthday card out of them for a friend. Hey, I was on the way to the party and needed something! They were the only colorful things in the car!)
Jason
I think there are a lot of gov services that would be sweet to have online. I was thinking of this a couple weeks ago. There's currently a big flap over paying fees for accessing state/fed/etc parks and wilderness areas. There's also fishing and hunting licenses, and extra tags for steelhead/salmon/etc. Someone into the outdoors trying to gather all the licenses, permits, tags, and other stuff has to keep track of a ton of bs and forms and shit in order to go outside and have a good time! It would be sweet if there was one source for these permits. Or even better, a subscription service that was renewed every year, with your current status and other info available online.
Besides being easier for people wanting to go outside and play, the gov would benefit by having more people actually pay because they would be an easy place to access the information they need.
Jason
They've already removed the links to the articles. Mirrors, anyone?
Jason
internet business paradigm: ship the business plan!
Jason
Jason
There's some more info on the announcment at the International GPS Executive Board. There are some announcments from the secretary of commerce, so I think that's where some of the motivation came from.
There's also a great representation of the difference in accuracy with and without sa on. take a look at:
http://www.igeb.gov/sa/diagram.shtml
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Anyways, have fun out there.
Jason