I suspect the problem is related to the poor coding practices used in academia. I see college professors who write code that barely compiles in GCC without a bunch of warnings about anachronistic syntax. Some of the C code used constructs that are unrecognizable to someone who learned the language within the past 10 years, and is completely type unsafe.
I can't tell much from the code on the link, but I do see #define used for constants which is no longer appropriate (yet is EXTREMELY common to see). C99 had the const keyword in it, probably even before that.
Actually, that 2GB MicroSD card is very inefficient as far as nature is concerned. That same amount of DNA exists in genetic material a million times smaller. We have a long way to go.
The problem is that many sites will check if the browser is IE, and then do various workarounds. So Microsoft is stuck: they can fix the browser, but then the sites have to be modified to say (if browser is IE, but version 7 then do the hack)
I think the only good workaround would be for Microsoft to change their user/agent string so it reports itself as Firefox:)
But with his trick of using SSL + unicode characters, it would say: "Do you really want to send your password to https://www.google.com/SecureLogin.asp?ijkll" Which looks perfectly valid.
I think it is possible to make something that actually puts out more light than the sun, but for a very short period of time. I see this phrase used when talking about femtosecond lasers and stuff.
You got me there, IANAL, so I can't. I'm just applying logic, so please fill me in here:
I've never heard of anything in copyright law that restricts how the product is used, only how it is distributed. I acknowledge that the text you highlighted seems to indicate otherwise - but I don't think it was meant that way.
When I write in the margins of a book, is Fair Use even relevant here? Any time I've heard discussions about Fair Use, it always involves copying.
Are you saying that copyright technically does forbid you from writing in the margins of a book? And that Fair Use considers that an exception? If so, how is writing in the margins of a book different from modifying a piece of software?
I don't see how the section you outlined contradicts what the original poster says. Copyright law does not make it illegal to highlight the naughty words in the dictionary, or to scratch out sections you don't like, to write in the margins, or to tear-out pages.
Considering point (2) in the above excerpt: Technically, those things are derivitive works. But until you distribute them, they don't fall under the scope of copyright law anyway.
Okay, so exactly what charge are they bringing against them? You can't just make-up a charge because some other country wants you to.
And does Sweden not have extradition laws to the rest of the EU? If they are breaking a law outside of Sweden, then that is the proper way to handle it.
The police would never come after you since you are hugely valuable to them. Instead, they would come to you and ask where to get heroin, and then go after the people selling it. Most likely, they would thank you for your help and shield your from any charges.
If the police want to stop piracy, they should use TPB as a way to find pirates and go after them.
This is one of the absolutely dumbest Ideas I have ever heard. It would makes Iowa completely irrelevent in the national elections.
I have to agree, and expound on it a bit.
This is completely senseless. It exaggerates the horrible round-off-error introduced by the electoral college. If for some reason, some selfless state wanted to give-up their power like this, wouldn't it make more sense to give your electoral votes PROPORTIONALLY? With their scheme, if someone wins the popular vote by 0.001%, then all of the states votes go to that person. That's silly.
What would really make sense is if states allocated their electoral votes proportionally according to the popular vote in the state. If every state did this, then we would essentially eliminate the round-off-error-syndrome of the electoral college. No more of this stuff where someone gets 51% of California, and suddenly they have 55 more electoral votes than the other candidates. I think a few states do it that way already.
Lots of these games can't be bought. That's a big part of why we need preservation.
Also, that media companies think that if I buy a game, I can't play it on an emulator. And if I buy a movie, I can't watch it on my computer. And if I buy a CD, I can't listen to it on an mp3 player.
I'm glad someone is taking preservation seriously. These are a part of our history. I wonder what the government will do about copyright, which is the usual counter-argument. Especially now that copyrights last for 6 billion years or so.
The problem with using old hardware is that a 500Mhz chip made 10 years ago is very different from a 500Mhz chip made today. The same processor made today would use SOI, copper interconnects, and have 1/10th the feature size.
Unfortunately this translator takes up most of the power and silicon real estate on the chip.
That is false. It actually takes up a few percentage points of power and silicon real estate. If it took up most of the power and silicon real estate, then they would not do it.
The Pentium Pro was the first Intel chip to have a translator, and to run RISC instructions internally. At the time, several techie magazines (Byte?) had articles on the architecture. Intel claimed something like 5% overhead from doing that. They even posited that they might be able to create a Pentium that could run any arbitrary instruction set, just by modifying the microcode in that 5%.
Since that time, all Intel chips (and most clones) include such a translator because it is so effective.
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n C99 it defines a VLA
Really? Is that required by the standard, or is that be up to the compiler? I would expect the compiler to treat that example as a fixed-length array.
(I'll have to go try this in GCC when I get home...)
I suspect the problem is related to the poor coding practices used in academia. I see college professors who write code that barely compiles in GCC without a bunch of warnings about anachronistic syntax. Some of the C code used constructs that are unrecognizable to someone who learned the language within the past 10 years, and is completely type unsafe.
I can't tell much from the code on the link, but I do see #define used for constants which is no longer appropriate (yet is EXTREMELY common to see). C99 had the const keyword in it, probably even before that.
Because Microsoft won't police software and only allow "approved" apps. That, IMHO, is the biggest weakness of the iPhone.
Actually, that 2GB MicroSD card is very inefficient as far as nature is concerned. That same amount of DNA exists in genetic material a million times smaller. We have a long way to go.
Except that I didn't actually use the hack.
The problem is that many sites will check if the browser is IE, and then do various workarounds. So Microsoft is stuck: they can fix the browser, but then the sites have to be modified to say (if browser is IE, but version 7 then do the hack)
I think the only good workaround would be for Microsoft to change their user/agent string so it reports itself as Firefox :)
But with his trick of using SSL + unicode characters, it would say:
"Do you really want to send your password to https://www.google.com/SecureLogin.asp?ijkll"
Which looks perfectly valid.
Why did the updater/installer even allow a file to be overwritten with a previous version? Does it not skip files if the one already present is newer?
Looks like Slashdot removed the s from the link...
Even better:
Same thing, but secure
I think it is possible to make something that actually puts out more light than the sun, but for a very short period of time. I see this phrase used when talking about femtosecond lasers and stuff.
...Please point me to the source that told you...
You got me there, IANAL, so I can't. I'm just applying logic, so please fill me in here:
I've never heard of anything in copyright law that restricts how the product is used, only how it is distributed. I acknowledge that the text you highlighted seems to indicate otherwise - but I don't think it was meant that way.
When I write in the margins of a book, is Fair Use even relevant here? Any time I've heard discussions about Fair Use, it always involves copying.
Are you saying that copyright technically does forbid you from writing in the margins of a book? And that Fair Use considers that an exception? If so, how is writing in the margins of a book different from modifying a piece of software?
I don't see how the section you outlined contradicts what the original poster says. Copyright law does not make it illegal to highlight the naughty words in the dictionary, or to scratch out sections you don't like, to write in the margins, or to tear-out pages.
Considering point (2) in the above excerpt: Technically, those things are derivitive works. But until you distribute them, they don't fall under the scope of copyright law anyway.
Okay, so exactly what charge are they bringing against them? You can't just make-up a charge because some other country wants you to.
And does Sweden not have extradition laws to the rest of the EU? If they are breaking a law outside of Sweden, then that is the proper way to handle it.
The police would never come after you since you are hugely valuable to them. Instead, they would come to you and ask where to get heroin, and then go after the people selling it. Most likely, they would thank you for your help and shield your from any charges.
If the police want to stop piracy, they should use TPB as a way to find pirates and go after them.
This is one of the absolutely dumbest Ideas I have ever heard. It would makes Iowa completely irrelevent in the national elections.
I have to agree, and expound on it a bit.
This is completely senseless. It exaggerates the horrible round-off-error introduced by the electoral college. If for some reason, some selfless state wanted to give-up their power like this, wouldn't it make more sense to give your electoral votes PROPORTIONALLY? With their scheme, if someone wins the popular vote by 0.001%, then all of the states votes go to that person. That's silly.
What would really make sense is if states allocated their electoral votes proportionally according to the popular vote in the state. If every state did this, then we would essentially eliminate the round-off-error-syndrome of the electoral college. No more of this stuff where someone gets 51% of California, and suddenly they have 55 more electoral votes than the other candidates. I think a few states do it that way already.
Lots of these games can't be bought. That's a big part of why we need preservation.
Also, that media companies think that if I buy a game, I can't play it on an emulator. And if I buy a movie, I can't watch it on my computer. And if I buy a CD, I can't listen to it on an mp3 player.
I'm glad someone is taking preservation seriously. These are a part of our history. I wonder what the government will do about copyright, which is the usual counter-argument. Especially now that copyrights last for 6 billion years or so.
If birds are so tough, how come we don't just make the whole plane out of birds?
I hope they aren't using Haiku to run their web site. If so, it may be pretty but it isn't good at handling a load.
I didn't say it didn't make a difference. Of course it makes a difference. Did you reply to the correct post?
I guess by "artificial" I meant what you said about pushing it too far.
The problem with using old hardware is that a 500Mhz chip made 10 years ago is very different from a 500Mhz chip made today. The same processor made today would use SOI, copper interconnects, and have 1/10th the feature size.
I don't want to be rude, but you're obviously just an arm-chair commentator on the subject.
But you were rude, and you are also wrong. I'll send you my notes from my VLSI classes if you need help understanding this stuff.
Unfortunately this translator takes up most of the power and silicon real estate on the chip.
That is false. It actually takes up a few percentage points of power and silicon real estate. If it took up most of the power and silicon real estate, then they would not do it.
The Pentium Pro was the first Intel chip to have a translator, and to run RISC instructions internally. At the time, several techie magazines (Byte?) had articles on the architecture. Intel claimed something like 5% overhead from doing that. They even posited that they might be able to create a Pentium that could run any arbitrary instruction set, just by modifying the microcode in that 5%.
Since that time, all Intel chips (and most clones) include such a translator because it is so effective.