This is very, VERY disturbing. This is still not "proof" of the eistance of Echelon, but it's pretty goddamned convincing. THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is something we need to be very, very concerned about. This direct threat to our privacy cannot go unmatched. Write your senators, congressmen, lords, whatever... this needs to stop IMMEDIATELY. I've spoken out in the past about the rampant paranoia of some slashdot readers, but this case is rather severe.
With the system described in the article, the RIAA cannot directly defeat the MP3 market. If they were to change the nature of audio data on CDs, they'd break every single CD player on the market (god knows how many millions of CD players there are. I personally own about 10) They cannot force people to use a specific MP3 ripper/encoder/player, either. Or can they? Imagine this scenario: The RIAA develops a series of encoders/players that support their new "architecture." This includes storing a fingerprint on the CD itself. Their software does everything described in the article. Then, they convince Diamond, NEC, and all of the other portable player manufacturers to use _their_ format, as well as the existing MP3 format. Diamond, etc, would agree to this with no problems at all. It would end the dispute between the RIAA and the manufacturers, and the manufacturers would lose no business. Now, the kicker. FLOOD the market with this software. Right now, the MP3 market is relatively small. The RIAA knows they can't convert existing MP3 users, so they have to go after the people who have no concept of online music. How do they flood the market? Store the player/encoder in a data track on every CD released. Think about it... they don't need a distribution model, because they already have one IN PLACE. So now, johnny and davie, who have never seen an MP3 player before, get a copy of this neat new whiz-bang thing with every CD they buy. All they have to do, is pop the CD in their computer and go. THIS is how the RIAA will put down the MP3 revolution. It's all marketing. Damn.
The article suggests that someone might create a bootleg video from the print. The equipment that would be necessary to create such a copy ( a QUALITY copy ) is very VERY specialized, very expensive, and difficult to use. However, I suspect we'll be able to purchase copies on 42nd street some time in the next week or two. Maybe now, someone will make a bootleg DVD. TO dream...
I saw this poll last week, and almost submitted it as a slashdot story, but decided (quite strongly,) against it. Tomorrow, we'll see ten thousand registrants for the poll, all supporting linux, by people who don't even have a clue as to what Pro/E is.
My personal opinion is that Linux isn't ready for Pro yet. Linux doesn't support the necessary 3d hardware yet, so a version of Pro (or any other serious CAD package,) for linux would be quite limited.
Good article, though definitely Katz. Your stroy sounds a bit familiar, though I started a few years later than Eric and yourself did. I, too, am living in a dull city, with few friends, with slow internet access. Sigh. What's a guy to do? Ah well.
Simple. Wait until it's either bombing you, or shooting at you. The B-2 loses its stealth capabilities when its bomb bay doors are open. The F-117A loses them for a brief instant when it fires its missiles. Once the plane is locked onto, though, they're easier to track.
My friend, you'd be surprised what a person without vision is capable of. I'm not quite blind, but very close, and (I think,) I perform quite well as a sysadmin. People adapt, and learn to do things differently. As for the cost of a braille terminal, most state governments are more than willing to assist those in need with the cost of these devices. Except for that whole driving bit, a blind person can function just as well as a sighted one.
This may provide an easy cutting line for the DOJ. If MS does get broken up, these new dividing lines would make the actual split very convenient for all involved. I wonder if this could have been intentional...
Normally, this would be the case. Something like this, however, almost seems to be suited for unix. If the various unix vendors were to adopt it, and implement it well, MS might have to adopt it out of necessity.
Pricing of software is based on the price the market is willing to pay AND the size of the market. Example 1 : Quake 2. Produced by a smallish number of people (No more than a dozen? Not counting the soundtrack.) Market : gamers, most of whom are low-income individuals. market size : Millions. Price : ~$49 Example 2 : MS Office. Developed by hundreds, if not thousands of programmers. Market : Many. Market size : Millions. Cost : Varies by version, ~$300. Example 3 : Pro/Engineer. Developed by a few dozen people. Market : CAD Designers. Market Size : Tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands. Cost : $20,000+ Some installations can cost $120,000 per seat. Example 4 : (Just for fun.) Linux. Developed by god-knows-how-many. Market : People who use operating systems;) Market size : 5 billion. Cost : Free.
Quake is cheap because it has a large market, and low production cost. Office has a larger market, but it cost more to produce, so they have to charge more. Pro/E didn't take that much more effort to produce than office, and their costs are lower, but their market is tiny when compared to that of Quake or Office.
Keep in mind, I got C's in marketing and econ in college, so I could be wrong.
Umm, call me ignorant, but what does this have to do with MS? They're NOT a body of standardization; they just make stuff that a large percentage of the population uses.
Personally, I think it's neat-o, but hey... I've been wrong before.
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Oh sure, if you need to break into an office, cut the owner's arm off. Wonderful.
Forget the fact that it would be cool just 'cause it's freaky. Imagine the level of control you'd have over your sight! An eye in the palm of your hand would be more useful, but WOW that would be cool.
Intel couldn't go after the "kids in the basement," even if they wanted to, (which they don't.) Overclock it, underclock it... if someone found a way to make a 286 function at 2Thz, intel would say more power to 'em. The vendors selling overclocked chips as faster chips, though, should be penalized. I don't know for sure, but I don't think an OEM could legally overclock a chip, sell it at the price of the slower-speed chip, and TELL you about the overclocking. Thoughts?
I can't get onto the site, so I can't confirm, but DAMN that has to be expensive. I priced GSM modems about a year ago, and they're 35 cents a minute BEYOND your normal cellular charge. x16, that's $8.00 a minute during prime time! An hour of internet access costs $240! Nutbag.
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This is very, VERY disturbing. This is still not "proof" of the eistance of Echelon, but it's pretty goddamned convincing. THIS, ladies and gentlemen, is something we need to be very, very concerned about. This direct threat to our privacy cannot go unmatched. Write your senators, congressmen, lords, whatever... this needs to stop IMMEDIATELY. I've spoken out in the past about the rampant paranoia of some slashdot readers, but this case is rather severe.
sKroz
With the system described in the article, the RIAA cannot directly defeat the MP3 market. If they were to change the nature of audio data on CDs, they'd break every single CD player on the market (god knows how many millions of CD players there are. I personally own about 10) They cannot force people to use a specific MP3 ripper/encoder/player, either. Or can they? Imagine this scenario: The RIAA develops a series of encoders/players that support their new "architecture." This includes storing a fingerprint on the CD itself. Their software does everything described in the article. Then, they convince Diamond, NEC, and all of the other portable player manufacturers to use _their_ format, as well as the existing MP3 format. Diamond, etc, would agree to this with no problems at all. It would end the dispute between the RIAA and the manufacturers, and the manufacturers would lose no business. Now, the kicker. FLOOD the market with this software. Right now, the MP3 market is relatively small.
The RIAA knows they can't convert existing MP3 users, so they have to go after the people who have no concept of online music. How do they flood the market? Store the player/encoder in a data track on every CD released. Think about it... they don't need a distribution model, because they already have one IN PLACE. So now, johnny and davie, who have never seen an MP3 player before, get a copy of this neat new whiz-bang thing with every CD they buy. All they have to do, is pop the CD in their computer and go. THIS is how the RIAA will put down the MP3 revolution. It's all marketing. Damn.
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The actual laws vary by state, but the statute of limitations for robbery is usually 10 years.
The article suggests that someone might create a bootleg video from the print. The equipment that would be necessary to create such a copy ( a QUALITY copy ) is very VERY specialized, very expensive, and difficult to use. However, I suspect we'll be able to purchase copies on 42nd street some time in the next week or two. Maybe now, someone will make a bootleg DVD. TO dream...
I saw this poll last week, and almost submitted it as a slashdot story, but decided (quite strongly,) against it. Tomorrow, we'll see ten thousand registrants for the poll, all supporting linux, by people who don't even have a clue as to what Pro/E is.
My personal opinion is that Linux isn't ready for Pro yet. Linux doesn't support the necessary 3d hardware yet, so a version of Pro (or any other serious CAD package,) for linux would be quite limited.
Maybe in a few years...
sKroz
Is that truly how they view the market for Mp3w, as poor college students who can't afford albums? Open your eyes!
Yeah, we've got a bunch of workstations with 4 gig. They're used for big analysis projects.
Good article, though definitely Katz. Your stroy sounds a bit familiar, though I started a few years later than Eric and yourself did. I, too, am living in a dull city, with few friends, with slow internet access. Sigh. What's a guy to do? Ah well.
1. Stealth technology is rendered useless when :
Bomb bay doors are opened
Missiles are fired.
This plane was probably visible to radar for a split second, and a lucky shot got off.
2. If there were anything useful left of that plane, the next dozen or so cruise missiles launched would have been targeted at the wreckage.
Simple. Wait until it's either bombing you, or shooting at you. The B-2 loses its stealth capabilities when its bomb bay doors are open. The F-117A loses them for a brief instant when it fires its missiles. Once the plane is locked onto, though, they're easier to track.
Weirdo.
No kidding. If the last time you saw the world was 50 years ago, you'd think today's world was frightening, too. ;)
My friend, you'd be surprised what a person without vision is capable of. I'm not quite blind, but very close, and (I think,) I perform quite well as a sysadmin. People adapt, and learn to do things differently. As for the cost of a braille terminal, most state governments are more than willing to assist those in need with the cost of these devices. Except for that whole driving bit, a blind person can function just as well as a sighted one.
This may provide an easy cutting line for the DOJ. If MS does get broken up, these new dividing lines would make the actual split very convenient for all involved. I wonder if this could have been intentional...
For certain questions, sure... RTFM. But in this case, it was just a question of simple curiosity. Don't be a jerk.
I meant potential market. ;) World domination, one desktop at a time.
Normally, this would be the case. Something like this, however, almost seems to be suited for unix. If the various unix vendors were to adopt it, and implement it well, MS might have to adopt it out of necessity.
Pricing of software is based on the price the market is willing to pay AND the size of the market. Example 1 : Quake 2. Produced by a smallish number of people (No more than a dozen? Not counting the soundtrack.) Market : gamers, most of whom are low-income individuals. market size : Millions. Price : ~$49 ;) Market size : 5 billion. Cost : Free.
Example 2 : MS Office. Developed by hundreds, if not thousands of programmers. Market : Many. Market size : Millions. Cost : Varies by version, ~$300.
Example 3 : Pro/Engineer. Developed by a few dozen people. Market : CAD Designers. Market Size : Tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands. Cost : $20,000+ Some installations can cost $120,000 per seat.
Example 4 : (Just for fun.) Linux. Developed by god-knows-how-many. Market : People who use operating systems
Quake is cheap because it has a large market, and low production cost. Office has a larger market, but it cost more to produce, so they have to charge more. Pro/E didn't take that much more effort to produce than office, and their costs are lower, but their market is tiny when compared to that of Quake or Office.
Keep in mind, I got C's in marketing and econ in college, so I could be wrong.
Umm, call me ignorant, but what does this have to do with MS? They're NOT a body of standardization; they just make stuff that a large percentage of the population uses.
Personally, I think it's neat-o, but hey... I've been wrong before.
Oh sure, if you need to break into an office, cut the owner's arm off. Wonderful.
Forget the fact that it would be cool just 'cause it's freaky. Imagine the level of control you'd have over your sight! An eye in the palm of your hand would be more useful, but WOW that would be cool.
Intel couldn't go after the "kids in the basement," even if they wanted to, (which they don't.) Overclock it, underclock it... if someone found a way to make a 286 function at 2Thz, intel would say more power to 'em. The vendors selling overclocked chips as faster chips, though, should be penalized. I don't know for sure, but I don't think an OEM could legally overclock a chip, sell it at the price of the slower-speed chip, and TELL you about the overclocking. Thoughts?
I can't get onto the site, so I can't confirm, but DAMN that has to be expensive. I priced GSM modems about a year ago, and they're 35 cents a minute BEYOND your normal cellular charge. x16, that's $8.00 a minute during prime time! An hour of internet access costs $240! Nutbag.
Anyone have any idea when Star Wars 4, 5, and 6, will be available on DVD?
Yes. The development environment for the playstation is available for Wintel PCs.