Actually, soured by the BS from companys like Nokia and HP.
"We're releasing this product in a few months" "No, wait, next year" "Oh, never mind. We're changing directions" "Oops, changed out mind again..."
A year or two goes by and then they release a piece of garbage without half the promised features. They tease and tease with carrots, but in the end deliver an overpriced rutabega. I have my issues w/ both iphone and android, but the alternatives offered are garbage.
I don't know the particulars, but wasn't there a crontroversy with claims of plagiarism regarding A New Kind Of Science. That aside, the book is fascinating. I didn't read it, but flipped through most of the photos and illustrations.
Lawrence Lessig is a Harvard law professor. He is bright, articulate, technically savvy and an excellent speaker/presenter.
For those unfamiliar with him, he spent a decade focused on Law and Technology, especially related to copyright. More recently, he has shifted his focus to Institutional and Political Corruption.
He has taken a break from his blogging site, but its still a good read and his books are listed here:
http://www.lessig.org/blog/
Some ten years ago I did some web development for a real estate company that wanted to have 3D panoramas of their listings. It had to work seamlessly (no plugins or installs), be simple enough for the brokers to update and had to work with AOL. I put the brakes on that one quicker than I can say 'Jiminy Cricket'.
Mind you, this was a company where they would print out listings and rekey them to move them from computer to computer. And yes, they were networked.
But the Windows world isn't like that. It's a cold, unforgiving place where nothing is sacred, users turn like rabid wolves on any company that makes even the smallest error, and no prisoners are taken.
If the windows world was as cold and unforgiving as you say, microsoft would have been buried long ago. They've made many blunders and missteps, but are still around. So much for that theory.
I think you missed my point. The point being that it should be set to a lower threshold and allow the viewer to raise it to whatever level they are comfortable with. As opposed to the upper threshold where you would see everything, whether or not you wanted to. Then having to set the level to whatever they wanted. Only allow viewers who are old and intelligent enough to adjust the level to a more mature viewer level.
I think the 'V-Chip' is essentially useless the way it is, or was, implemented.
I think it should have been enabled by default and set to the G rating. That way, if you wish to enable anything above that rating, you must enable it yourself. That is the only way you can put the choice and responsibility in the hands of the viewer. This would have given programmers more freedom yet more accountable.
If you set 'V-Chip' to allow PG, or adult, then that's what you're allowed to see and programmers are allowed to show it. If something gets shown outside of its rating, well, then you have a right to complain and the programmers should be reprimanded, fined or whatever.
Unfortunately when they started shipping sets, the 'V-Chip' was off by default, so its too late implement the system the way it should have been. If you tried doing that now, all the people who already purchased a set would still complain instead of turning on their 'V-Chips'
The following is a from a contract presented to me from an IT company in DC. In addition to the clause below, there were a half dozen clauses I wanted amended and another half dozen I wouldn't even consider signing. Needless to say, I didn't sign.
10. COMPLIANCE AUDITING. Recipient agrees that for a period of seven (7) years after the date of the most recent interaction/interview withe Recipient under this agreement, to allow [company] or its agents to enter all property owned, leased, used or controlled by Recipient for the purpose of ensuring that the Confidential Information is not being used in violation of this agreement, if reasonable evidence exists that such violation(s) might have occurred. Recipient agrees to provide a letter signed by Recipient indicating that [company] and its agents have the right to enter and inspect all areas owned, leased, used, or controlled by Recipient on an unannounced basis. This letter shall be delivered at or before the time this agreement is executed.
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Mastered (or pressed) CDs which have impurities (Oxygen) trapped between the substrate and clear plastic protective layer will essentially rust from the inside out. So, you can properly store one in a cool dry place and still end up with garbage. Before CDs, I worked with laserdiscs. At first they were guaranteed for 100 years, then 20, then they took the language out altogether.
Who defines useful. What is useful to you may be quite important to me, and vice-versa. While you might not be interested in dwarfs having sex with chickens, I might thrive on it. There are plenty of sites of questionable content, many of which have banner ads. This tells me that there is atleast some interest.
Think about phones. What if cell phones couldn't call land lines, or if AT&T couldn't call Cingular or Verizon. The cellular networks would be almost useless. Even if you could get you colleagues and family on the same system, at some point, you'd find someone on an incompatible system. I think that's the point of the article.
Now, whether or not you can actually place a value on this is, or come up with an actual number is another thing altogether.
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If his speach is to be considered an important part of American history, it should be in the public domain. I'll listen to it when it is.
Actually, soured by the BS from companys like Nokia and HP.
"We're releasing this product in a few months"
"No, wait, next year"
"Oh, never mind. We're changing directions"
"Oops, changed out mind again..."
A year or two goes by and then they release a piece of garbage without half the promised features. They tease and tease with carrots, but in the end deliver an overpriced rutabega. I have my issues w/ both iphone and android, but the alternatives offered are garbage.
I thought the federal government stated explicitly that it IS LEGAL to jailbreak your iphone.
Have I misread or misunderstood something?
I don't know the particulars, but wasn't there a crontroversy with claims of plagiarism regarding A New Kind Of Science. That aside, the book is fascinating. I didn't read it, but flipped through most of the photos and illustrations.
This is starting to get old - hp is doing this, now they're not, then again, but wait, but no.
C'mon, make a decision!
Lawrence Lessig is a Harvard law professor. He is bright, articulate, technically savvy and an excellent speaker/presenter.
For those unfamiliar with him, he spent a decade focused on Law and Technology, especially related to copyright. More recently, he has shifted his focus to Institutional and Political Corruption.
He has taken a break from his blogging site, but its still a good read and his books are listed here:
http://www.lessig.org/blog/
His contact information is:
http://republic.lessig.org/contact.php/
Interesting robot. However, why is this sponsored by the Navy? I could see if it had three fins, but it looks like its a landlubbing robot?
Some ten years ago I did some web development for a real estate company that wanted to have 3D panoramas of their listings. It had to work seamlessly (no plugins or installs), be simple enough for the brokers to update and had to work with AOL. I put the brakes on that one quicker than I can say 'Jiminy Cricket'. Mind you, this was a company where they would print out listings and rekey them to move them from computer to computer. And yes, they were networked.
This program is like the Whack-A-Mole carnival game.
There it is, WHACK! It's gone. Then its head pops up again, WHACK! Wait, over there, WHACK!
And, on and on it goes.
Oh, No! Now they'll have to pay unemployment, retirement and severance packages to all those loyal migrants.
When a public citizen on public land is told to turn off her or his camera, it is called coercion, and is illegal.
But the Windows world isn't like that. It's a cold, unforgiving place where nothing is sacred, users turn like rabid wolves on any company that makes even the smallest error, and no prisoners are taken.
If the windows world was as cold and unforgiving as you say, microsoft would have been buried long ago. They've made many blunders and missteps, but are still around. So much for that theory.
I think you missed my point. The point being that it should be set to a lower threshold and allow the viewer to raise it to whatever level they are comfortable with. As opposed to the upper threshold where you would see everything, whether or not you wanted to. Then having to set the level to whatever they wanted. Only allow viewers who are old and intelligent enough to adjust the level to a more mature viewer level.
I think the 'V-Chip' is essentially useless the way it is, or was, implemented.
I think it should have been enabled by default and set to the G rating. That way, if you wish to enable anything above that rating, you must enable it yourself. That is the only way you can put the choice and responsibility in the hands of the viewer. This would have given programmers more freedom yet more accountable.
If you set 'V-Chip' to allow PG, or adult, then that's what you're allowed to see and programmers are allowed to show it. If something gets shown outside of its rating, well, then you have a right to complain and the programmers should be reprimanded, fined or whatever.
Unfortunately when they started shipping sets, the 'V-Chip' was off by default, so its too late implement the system the way it should have been. If you tried doing that now, all the people who already purchased a set would still complain instead of turning on their 'V-Chips'
Are they a non-profit organization? Who gets the money? What are their admin costs?
I wonder what the Vegas oddsmakers put on this being cracked?
The Internet Archive Way Back Machine
w ww.hdmi.org/
Their site as of April 1, 2005
http://web.archive.org/web/20050401031619/http://
Although, that may not be the best date. Here's their front page where
you can enter (HDMI.org) and select how far back you wish to go back.
http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
Mastered (or pressed) CDs which have impurities (Oxygen) trapped between the substrate and clear plastic protective layer will essentially rust from the inside out. So, you can properly store one in a cool dry place and still end up with garbage. Before CDs, I worked with laserdiscs. At first they were guaranteed for 100 years, then 20, then they took the language out altogether.
It's not? What's GNU stand for?
GNU? What's that? Is it Unix?
Beautiful!
Well, there is a demand, but the cash ain't there!
Does anyone know who Mr. Davidson is? Has anyone tried contacting him re: this email?
Who defines useful. What is useful to you may be quite important to me, and vice-versa. While you might not be interested in dwarfs having sex with chickens, I might thrive on it. There are plenty of sites of questionable content, many of which have banner ads. This tells me that there is atleast some interest. Think about phones. What if cell phones couldn't call land lines, or if AT&T couldn't call Cingular or Verizon. The cellular networks would be almost useless. Even if you could get you colleagues and family on the same system, at some point, you'd find someone on an incompatible system. I think that's the point of the article. Now, whether or not you can actually place a value on this is, or come up with an actual number is another thing altogether.