Does this mean that legitimate companies, to keep up, will have to do the same thing?
Maybe they could even get into bidding wars over potential students/employees! This could only be a good thing...right?
From the second article:
In reality, songwriters already have a 70 year copyright - that is the length of their lifetime plus 70 years; the 50-year rule applies to recording owners like, er, the BPI's major label donors.
The musicians already have the copyright for their entire lives, PLUS 70 years after they die.
My most recent experience with a single Twinhead laptop involved two new hard drives, new RAM, a flakey power socket, a hinge that barely works and a battery pack with a failed cell (it splutters if you have the battery connected.
But what about the heat output? The convenient volume control wheel on the front edge? The "magnesium screen lid and bottom case with an attractive finish that looks like carbon fiber"?!
Wait, true story? Because that is insane. Half a year in jail for accidentally trespassing on unmarked land? Random drug testing? Geez.
I'd get the lawyer...or, better yet, find one who will do it pro bono, if possible. This should be as easy as waking up in the morning for a decent lawyer. (IANAL, though)
Agreed. I was lucky enough to catch some of the best professors at SU before they left. I feel sorry for the people coming in behind me, because they are getting a significantly lesser quality education.
Sadly, the CS department is feeling a lot of pressure from the "industry" to make these changes. I'm sure many of the comments here will reflect that. Well, some people actually want to get a CS degree so they can become computer scientists, not code monkeys.
Basically, I completely agree with the parent post and confirm its validity.
It'll be over when Aunt Tilly uses Linux on the desktop.
And why can't she use it today instead of Windows?
Really, these examples aren't very good. Let's assume Aunt Tilly has Windows:
Flash: I don't recall if it comes automagically installed for IE. If it doesn't, Aunt Tilly would probably have a hard time installing Flash player. "What's that? Why do I need it? Why doesn't it just work?"
Wireless: She wouldn't have a clue about which wireless card to buy, much less how to install it. If she could figure out how to install the hardware, put the driver disk in, set up her WEP key, etc., that's hardly more work than she'd have to do on any of the current 'easy-to-use' Linux distributions. Not to mention, setting up wireless on Windows can be a heck of a pain sometimes, even with vendor supplied driver CDs. Again, "Why doesn't it just work?"
Sudoers: huh? Oh, you mean to give her root access to do...what? If she's setup on Windows with a non-administrator account, then she'll have to use the administrator account to do the things she'd do with sudo access. Again, no different than Linux distributions that pop up little "Enter administrative password to do this:" dialogs. If she's doing it on Windows, she can do it on Linux. But she probably isn't.
I think, and many people will point out, that Aunt Tilly is actually a bad example. She wouldn't be doing anything that advanced anyway. She'll be happy (or unhappy) no matter what she has.
I wouldn't mind just having DSL 10x faster, actually. But, it's one of those things: the more you have, the more you want, and the more you need. This would be pretty great, though. Downloading Linux distros in minutes instead of hours...
Same music over and over
1) Perhaps there really aren't that many good new songs being released. (i.e. today's music really IS worse)
2) Maybe whomever is in charge of the music at the stations in my area are lazy.
3) What if (wait for it . ..) the music industry decision makers have lost touch with what's good and let great talent sit unnoticed?
Or you could just be getting older? You've heard it all already?
And, if you are listening to top 40 radio, then you are going to hear the same songs over and over regardless. Even you listen to an 'oldies' station (50s-60s-70s), you will hear the same songs over and over, and think how many songs they have to choose from! Why do they play the same songs all the time?
Downloadable movies/TV shows are great, because this is one area where they won't have too much trouble combatting filesharing networks if they do it right. Chances are the downloadable copies are gonna be of better quality than the freebies,...
I don't know...it only takes one person to download the paid version, then they can share it out on Bittorrent or whatever.
That's what works for me...a potential employer searching google for me?? Ha! I hide amongst the 10 million hits for other people with my name (sometimes the same first, middle, and last names). How are they to know which one is me?
And if they do think they are me, well, it actually looks pretty good. Rugby/football/hockey player, professor, musician, comedian, actor...man, I can do everything!
The article is kind of light on details, but this could be pretty cool.
Imagine the monitors in the face being combined with facial recognition software. Haven't they already made bipedal robots? Take this head, put it on one of those, teach it commands like "clean the house," "wash the dishes," "walk the dog"...it's your basic household robot. I guess you should probably throw the Three Laws of Robots in there as well, to be safe.
As for the uses mentioned in the article...do you really need a "human-like" face just to provide department store information? Isn't that what the little touch-screens and maps are for? You'd think they'd think on a little grander scale...
Facebook actually provides accounts to university administrators, so they can keep an eye on things.
There have been plenty of cases where people get busted (even for minor things) because they post it on Faceboook, thinking it is private or limited to other students.
Daggonit, I was also going to add some details about how awesome a game it was.
The neat thing about the game is that you are about to take trips into a 'virtual reality' that was a progression of simulations into the future. At first, everything is good, but as you jump farther into the future, things turn very very bad. There are a set of politicians depending on your predictions to decide whether or not to go forward with a certain policy. Since the policy is good in the short-term, they start to go ahead with it. However, as you find out how terrible the future is going to be, you have to find a way to stop the,
I felt the game was very good at making you care about the characters in the 'virtual reality', even though they were only a part of the 'game within the game'.
Anyways, it's avaiable for download at abandonware type sites...I'd recommend it...
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Does this mean that legitimate companies, to keep up, will have to do the same thing?
Maybe they could even get into bidding wars over potential students/employees! This could only be a good thing...right?
In reality, songwriters already have a 70 year copyright - that is the length of their lifetime plus 70 years; the 50-year rule applies to recording owners like, er, the BPI's major label donors.
The musicians already have the copyright for their entire lives, PLUS 70 years after they die.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OHqnbRqX_sw
My most recent experience with a single Twinhead laptop involved two new hard drives, new RAM, a flakey power socket, a hinge that barely works and a battery pack with a failed cell (it splutters if you have the battery connected.
:)
But what about the heat output? The convenient volume control wheel on the front edge? The "magnesium screen lid and bottom case with an attractive finish that looks like carbon fiber"?!
You didn't address the important stuff!
Hahaha, that's great. :)
Wait, true story? Because that is insane. Half a year in jail for accidentally trespassing on unmarked land? Random drug testing? Geez.
I'd get the lawyer...or, better yet, find one who will do it pro bono, if possible. This should be as easy as waking up in the morning for a decent lawyer. (IANAL, though)
You should watch John Hodgman on this Daily Show clip, when they were talking about Net Neutrality.
(Sorry, looks like the more complete video was taken down)
Agreed. I was lucky enough to catch some of the best professors at SU before they left. I feel sorry for the people coming in behind me, because they are getting a significantly lesser quality education.
Sadly, the CS department is feeling a lot of pressure from the "industry" to make these changes. I'm sure many of the comments here will reflect that. Well, some people actually want to get a CS degree so they can become computer scientists, not code monkeys.
Basically, I completely agree with the parent post and confirm its validity.
It'll be over when Aunt Tilly uses Linux on the desktop.
And why can't she use it today instead of Windows?
Really, these examples aren't very good. Let's assume Aunt Tilly has Windows:
Flash: I don't recall if it comes automagically installed for IE. If it doesn't, Aunt Tilly would probably have a hard time installing Flash player. "What's that? Why do I need it? Why doesn't it just work?"
Wireless: She wouldn't have a clue about which wireless card to buy, much less how to install it. If she could figure out how to install the hardware, put the driver disk in, set up her WEP key, etc., that's hardly more work than she'd have to do on any of the current 'easy-to-use' Linux distributions. Not to mention, setting up wireless on Windows can be a heck of a pain sometimes, even with vendor supplied driver CDs. Again, "Why doesn't it just work?"
Sudoers: huh? Oh, you mean to give her root access to do...what? If she's setup on Windows with a non-administrator account, then she'll have to use the administrator account to do the things she'd do with sudo access. Again, no different than Linux distributions that pop up little "Enter administrative password to do this:" dialogs. If she's doing it on Windows, she can do it on Linux. But she probably isn't.
I think, and many people will point out, that Aunt Tilly is actually a bad example. She wouldn't be doing anything that advanced anyway. She'll be happy (or unhappy) no matter what she has.
Did you know that you have been quoted in Information Week?
Most likely, someone flagged it because it's essentially a political lie.
Where? I saw it and saw satire and comedy, but nothing outright dishonest. If you disagree with it, does that make it a lie?
I found the video hilarious, personally. But maybe I don't understand the politics enough to see that it isn't funny.
I wouldn't mind just having DSL 10x faster, actually. But, it's one of those things: the more you have, the more you want, and the more you need. This would be pretty great, though. Downloading Linux distros in minutes instead of hours...
*dreams happily*
Considering his last statement...maybe they were goats.
I find it funny that this unexpected and unpredicted result came from experiments attempting to find more predictable ways of making fullerenes.
Something where you could have a few side by side or on top of each other or both would be nice, although I'm sure there are some like that already.
It would also be nice to have one that's like a table...as that's why they end up being for me anyways. Coffee table/computer? It's an idea...
Same music over and over
.) the music industry decision makers have lost touch with what's good and let great talent sit unnoticed?
1) Perhaps there really aren't that many good new songs being released. (i.e. today's music really IS worse)
2) Maybe whomever is in charge of the music at the stations in my area are lazy.
3) What if (wait for it . .
Or you could just be getting older? You've heard it all already?
And, if you are listening to top 40 radio, then you are going to hear the same songs over and over regardless. Even you listen to an 'oldies' station (50s-60s-70s), you will hear the same songs over and over, and think how many songs they have to choose from! Why do they play the same songs all the time?
Just something to think about, I suppose.
Downloadable movies/TV shows are great, because this is one area where they won't have too much trouble combatting filesharing networks if they do it right. Chances are the downloadable copies are gonna be of better quality than the freebies, ...
I don't know...it only takes one person to download the paid version, then they can share it out on Bittorrent or whatever.
That's what works for me...a potential employer searching google for me?? Ha! I hide amongst the 10 million hits for other people with my name (sometimes the same first, middle, and last names). How are they to know which one is me?
;)
And if they do think they are me, well, it actually looks pretty good. Rugby/football/hockey player, professor, musician, comedian, actor...man, I can do everything!
That has been released for PS2, GameCube, Xbox and GBA. You can find it at retail stores. :)
I'd say that shows it can be done
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What about overclocking those babies?! Whooo!
No longer will atoms be bogged down at the n00b 'factory-spec' speed of light.
Now to find the multiplier...
People will see Pirates of the Caribean for Keira Knightly and Johnny Depp, not because it's about pirates.
No, they see the movie because it's Keira Knightly, Johnny Depp and pirates! Hooray pirates! Arrggg!
Seriously.
A group of 29 undergraduate students hardly seems enough to be able to generalize the results to the entire female gender.
The article is kind of light on details, but this could be pretty cool.
Imagine the monitors in the face being combined with facial recognition software. Haven't they already made bipedal robots? Take this head, put it on one of those, teach it commands like "clean the house," "wash the dishes," "walk the dog"...it's your basic household robot. I guess you should probably throw the Three Laws of Robots in there as well, to be safe.
As for the uses mentioned in the article...do you really need a "human-like" face just to provide department store information? Isn't that what the little touch-screens and maps are for? You'd think they'd think on a little grander scale...
Facebook actually provides accounts to university administrators, so they can keep an eye on things.
There have been plenty of cases where people get busted (even for minor things) because they post it on Faceboook, thinking it is private or limited to other students.
Daggonit, I was also going to add some details about how awesome a game it was.
The neat thing about the game is that you are about to take trips into a 'virtual reality' that was a progression of simulations into the future. At first, everything is good, but as you jump farther into the future, things turn very very bad. There are a set of politicians depending on your predictions to decide whether or not to go forward with a certain policy. Since the policy is good in the short-term, they start to go ahead with it. However, as you find out how terrible the future is going to be, you have to find a way to stop the,
I felt the game was very good at making you care about the characters in the 'virtual reality', even though they were only a part of the 'game within the game'.
Anyways, it's avaiable for download at abandonware type sites...I'd recommend it...