These requirements dictate (among other things) firmware interfaces, debug ports, and DRM.
Where in there does it say that the hardware they want to make FOSS-compatible requires DRM? It looks to me as though he was merely describing some of the Windows Logo requirements as examples. No need to holler, "Shields up!"
I think the most interesting point in the article is that the developers won a $75K settlement and then turned right around and donated half of it back to the people from whom they won it. Now that's a class act!
- Rather a stupid thing to say when you realize that the director has far more influence on a movie than the script itself.
You have a point, but the script is also important. Terrible directing can turn a great script into a crappy movie, but without a good script, even the best director's hands are tied.
Knock it off already. You're destroying the value of the Star Wars saga by doing this. If the first remakes didn't realize your "vision", why did you do them? Are you positive this next go-round will do the job? If not, don't do them!
If you're that picky about the quality of your work, why don't you wait another 20 years or so, when you'll probably be able to do what you want with them? Stick them in "the vault", like Disney. Establish a moratorium until you have no doubts at all that the technology to do it your way is at your disposal. Just don't fuck with our heads every few years about "this is the way I wanted to do it".
I saw Star Wars in the theater when I was six years old, and I was absolutely astounded. You're never going to have that magic again, no matter how many times you tweak these movies. And if you keep it up, you're going to end up putting a lot of us off seeing them again. And again. And again.
Well, he does have a point. There are a good dozen or so stories just with 'Google' in the title that have been submitted in the last ten days. It seems like Google should just go ahead and buy Slashdot. Call it Slaggle or something.
OTOH, I'm kinda starting to warm up to the word. Google. Google. It's a little silly and makes me want to giggle. Giggle for Google.
Why is the FCC interested in CableCard?
The FCC has been promoting the transition from analog programming to digital programming as it looks to free up the spectrum used by analog television broadcasts. CableCard is supposed to help speed up the transition by making it easier and cheaper for consumers to access digital programming.
And there you have it. The FCC is looking to clean house in order to make room for more signals.
They're not being asked to open up their code. They're being asked to provide what amounts to API's. From TFA:
Microsoft agreed to create a server interoperability licence that would allow rival makers of server software to write applications that can "achieve full interoperability" with Windows client and server operating systems on "reasonable and non-discriminatory terms".
The commission is also concerned that open source vendors are "excluded" from the licence agreement. The spokesman said it is only asking Microsoft to provide the protocols necessary to build products that are interoperable with its servers and is not asking for it to reveal its source code.
I agree, picture quality is great. What's really good about the new formats (either one), though, is the increased storage capacity. Imagine storing an entire season of a TV show on a single disc. Computer backups will benefit as well -- finally, there will be a realistic alternative to tapes that will be just as easy to use and store.
Web developers everywhere would be dancing in the street if the various browsers all supported the same specs the same way. The need for extensive cross-browser testing would decrease dramatically. It's not as though he's really concerned that IE isn't living up to its full potential. Rather, if browsers were interchangeable with regard to their support and implementation of web standards, then the lives of web designers around the world would be easier. I'm no web designer, but I've puttered around a bit. I have to say that if I were a web designer, I'd be ecstatic.
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These requirements dictate (among other things) firmware interfaces, debug ports, and DRM.
Where in there does it say that the hardware they want to make FOSS-compatible requires DRM? It looks to me as though he was merely describing some of the Windows Logo requirements as examples. No need to holler, "Shields up!"
I think the most interesting point in the article is that the developers won a $75K settlement and then turned right around and donated half of it back to the people from whom they won it. Now that's a class act!
- Rather a stupid thing to say when you realize that the director has far more influence on a movie than the script itself.
You have a point, but the script is also important. Terrible directing can turn a great script into a crappy movie, but without a good script, even the best director's hands are tied.
But you have to do an awful lot.
Such as using one of those credit cards to buy some more bandwidth after the slashdotting?
...the editors missed the previous story. At least it's a few months old (Dec '04).
And anyway, high schools are obsolete, so stories about students are meaningless.
That's what we get for not RTF'ing the previous A: How To Talk To Aliens.
Give them a chance, it takes them fifty years to download the latest IE updates.
Sounds like they need the "if you found this cover without a book" notice.
George,
Knock it off already. You're destroying the value of the Star Wars saga by doing this. If the first remakes didn't realize your "vision", why did you do them? Are you positive this next go-round will do the job? If not, don't do them!
If you're that picky about the quality of your work, why don't you wait another 20 years or so, when you'll probably be able to do what you want with them? Stick them in "the vault", like Disney. Establish a moratorium until you have no doubts at all that the technology to do it your way is at your disposal. Just don't fuck with our heads every few years about "this is the way I wanted to do it".
I saw Star Wars in the theater when I was six years old, and I was absolutely astounded. You're never going to have that magic again, no matter how many times you tweak these movies. And if you keep it up, you're going to end up putting a lot of us off seeing them again. And again. And again.
Well, he does have a point. There are a good dozen or so stories just with 'Google' in the title that have been submitted in the last ten days. It seems like Google should just go ahead and buy Slashdot. Call it Slaggle or something.
OTOH, I'm kinda starting to warm up to the word. Google. Google. It's a little silly and makes me want to giggle. Giggle for Google.
Please shoot me.
From TFA (CableCard link):
Why is the FCC interested in CableCard? The FCC has been promoting the transition from analog programming to digital programming as it looks to free up the spectrum used by analog television broadcasts. CableCard is supposed to help speed up the transition by making it easier and cheaper for consumers to access digital programming.
And there you have it. The FCC is looking to clean house in order to make room for more signals.
The sentence as copied directly from the story:
News.com.com is reporting that Yahoo! has pledged full support of Firefox across its entire site.
I understand your point about apostrophes, but in this case there's nothing wrong.
They're not being asked to open up their code. They're being asked to provide what amounts to API's. From TFA:
Microsoft agreed to create a server interoperability licence that would allow rival makers of server software to write applications that can "achieve full interoperability" with Windows client and server operating systems on "reasonable and non-discriminatory terms".
The commission is also concerned that open source vendors are "excluded" from the licence agreement. The spokesman said it is only asking Microsoft to provide the protocols necessary to build products that are interoperable with its servers and is not asking for it to reveal its source code.
I agree, picture quality is great. What's really good about the new formats (either one), though, is the increased storage capacity. Imagine storing an entire season of a TV show on a single disc. Computer backups will benefit as well -- finally, there will be a realistic alternative to tapes that will be just as easy to use and store.
I hadn't seen a Google story in a couple of days, I was starting to suffer withdrawal.
Charlize Theron, but she's already playing Aeon Flux.
It'll clash with the tinfoil.
"Where are we going?"
"Planet Ten!"
"When?"
"Real soon!"
Can an antivirus company, say, get a grant from a government to run a job like that?
The U.S. government? Not likely.
Tell ya what sounds interesting, though...a class-action suit that forces Microsoft to pony up the cash for the cleansing.
*BUY SLIGHTLY USED PORN AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES*
Depends what they mean by 'slightly used'. It's not all sticky, is it?
(of course in US dollars, you godless heathen!)
I'm an atheist, you insensitive clod!
Big Stupid Deal?
Web developers everywhere would be dancing in the street if the various browsers all supported the same specs the same way. The need for extensive cross-browser testing would decrease dramatically. It's not as though he's really concerned that IE isn't living up to its full potential. Rather, if browsers were interchangeable with regard to their support and implementation of web standards, then the lives of web designers around the world would be easier. I'm no web designer, but I've puttered around a bit. I have to say that if I were a web designer, I'd be ecstatic.
That sounds like a bad Acid2 trip to me.
This is as boring as a reality show.
Next time on Survivor: W3C...
Tension mounts as the tribes try to win the Acid2 Challenge!