And if you've ever spent less than $1000 on one of these converters, you know they are definitely not up to par with said "DVD quality" and can't handle all the unusual resolutions and refresh rates used.
I like how Slackware does it even better; the setup program, when you install the sendmail package, lets you choose among a few different default configs that have never caused any problems for me.
It seems everybody is always vouching for Qmail (or some other non-sendmail sendmail), but I have yet to see a thorough analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of both (or more) packages.
Home internet access was the first big thing. "Tons of information and content!" Next, it was more-or-less unlimited dialup. "Download as much as you want!" Then, it was broadband. "Streaming video? No problem. Media formats and large content? We'll do it!"
Whoever wants micropayments wants the Internet to go back to being mostly just plain text pages, without all of this Flash stuff, all of these big banner advertisements, complicated layouts which take hundreds of kilobytes of HTML...
Oh, wait a second, my vote is for micropayments, then.;)
You make a good argument, but I still believe the notion of associated ideas is more intuitive than hierarchies (unless you had a good cross-reference system...) Of course, maybe we have different approaches to dealing with information, in which case you may be better off with a hierarchy, and I may be better off with a searchable database of keywords and metadata;) but options are always good.
Linux'ers typically expect the user to adapt to the technology. Microsoft, on the other hands, adapts the technology to the users.
Which do you think John Doe is going to be more comfortable with?
And, the difference between using HFS and MFS (metadata filesystems) is that keywords are much more like how the human brain is wired. If humans stored information hierarchically... Suppose you have a class where all assignments are numbered (CISC 283, for example). So Project #3, Part #2, for CISC 283, at Iowa State College, fall semester, 2001, could be put into a hierarchy in any number of ways depending on what other information you had to categorize, and how the different documents differed. In a keyword system, this is not the case at all. As long as you choose descriptive and specific keywords (in other words, if you know how to use a search engine) to associate with your documents, you should have little trouble finding them again. In fact, that whole descriptive string above could be pasted more-or-less verbatim into the keyword list, along with additional information like "Java, Data Structures, Network Problem, Graphs." Adding this extra data in a sane way in a HFS is difficult unless you are very, very clever.
If Joe User was so clever, he would be Joe Programmer, not Joe User.
I did some research on this sort of thing, abandoning filenames and using metadata to fully categorize things. I never got a working implementation, but I got part of one;) [I had an interesting field of metadata that you might not think of right away, but I thought it might be useful. In addition to a "Creator application" field, I had an "Author of creator application" field. I thought this would be useful because, after installing about a thousand packages on one linux box over the years, I realized multiple authors have come up with the same clever acronyms, leading to confusion and conflict. I figured that the chances of both the author names and application names being identical were far, far smaller than just the application names being identical.]
Kudos to the developer of newdocms, and maybe he'll take his package one step further and throw away filenames altogether.
I don't see how this is abuse. Algorithmic recursion is a subset of general "recursion" as the dictionary defines it. Algorithmic recursion is where the entire algorithm simply repeats, repeats, and repeats, (each repitition functions on a different subset of some data; otherwise this would just be redundant) to finish a task. This is different from iteration, which is a *piece of * the algorithm.
algorithm Bob: {data}
[ Recursive ]
step 1: do something;
step 2: do something;
step 3: do something with Bob(subset of data).
The evaluation of this algorithm causes the recursion.
algorithm Bob: {data}
[ Iterative ]
step 1: iterate {(substep 1: something * substep 2: something)(subset i of data)} with i from point1 to point2
The evaluation of this algorithm causes the substeps to recurse, but the algorithm does not recurse. This distinction is what makes the second version of the algorithm simply "iterative," even though it has inner recursion.
Besides, as we all know, the dictionaries are a function of time, social mentality, and the spoken word; words and definitions are forever coming and going from it.
If you look at the page source, you'll see this tag: embed src="atlminke10x.mov" width="80" height="20" type="video/quicktime" controller="true" autoplay="false" I used wget to fetch http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/sound01/background/seasounds/media/atlminke10x.mov and it played just fine in mplayer. I used the PCM writer plugin and Notlame to make an mp3 of it (please mirror!!!!!!)
No, see, that's the point. Microsoft doesn't support Linux, but Linux people want some of the things Microsoft provides for Windows, so we have created our own. It's not innovation. I have never seen any open source programmer consider cloning proprietary software innovation. Major innovation (totally new ways of doing things) is usually somewhat rare in software created by hobbyists because companies generally spend thousands on research-and-development costs to majorly innovate. Open source is full of minor innovations, though (clever hacks, minor improvements, small enhancements), that can make the difference between software being a pain to use and a joy to use.
Microsoft is infamous for speaking so highly of their innovation while usually only performing minor innovation (many of their products are simple improvements on another company's software, or were straight-out bought from other companies which does not constitute innovation in any form). If you are going to talk of how innovative you are, come up with some really-damn-new, really-damn-good ideas on your own!
Actually, what I've noticed is that re-iterating the same ideas is supposed to be the sign of a ``better'' writer. Many teachers in high school and college would rather my essays be moronic but convincing rather than thoughtful but speculative.
I don't like to give people their opinions (I'd much rather just think on paper) but teachers don't like that attitude and will encourage less developed and creative writing in exchange for the same old boringness. Creativity doesn't fit into a rubrik, after all.
Back on topic, this is why I like free, small MUDs. The people tend to be friendly and you can get to know the developers; they do not suck away your money, and they don't suck away your time without giving you some enjoyment in exchange. I put down a game anytime I feel more frustrated than challenged, but many MUDs can keep me entertained for months on end.
I don't see why more people aren't using DVI to begin with. After all, it is a terrific format (although embedded figures and fonts are left out) but everybody insists on PDF files! Why?? Why???
By anonymity, I referred to the fact that all AC's are indistinguishable. I do not care to track you down in real life. Handles let me keep track of what trolls are biting today versus yesterday. (Just out of curiosity, are you one of those trolls that always has to have the last word? Most trolls seem to be like that.)
There are certain things like etiquette and unexpressed thoughts (as well as anger management) that are becoming less and less common. Should you choose to be less rude, you could perhaps write, ``Your comment lacked insight and added little that most users here did not already know.''
Look up Gesellscheft and Gemeinscheft in a psychology book sometime. You'll then understand what I meant by a small village.
It is quite curious that you refer to me in such a derogatory manner and think of me as unintelligent. I consider you an equal; I am nearly positive you hold a different opinion.
Btw, personal insults aren't very creative. You would be a far more interesting troll if you were to tell me something like, ``Your head is shoved so far up your own ass that the flaming gerbils you keep shoving in are getting stuck between your ribs.''
Last time I checked, fecal matter was smart enough not to feed trolls... or is it?
That wont work at many stores. Their policy is that if it plays in their equipment, the CD is fine. The problem must be with your equipment. Too bad.
Also, a discman probably wont have any hardware the makes it incompatable with copy protected CDs. It's stuff with CD-ROM drives (such as computers, MP3 discmans, car CD players, and high end component players) that have problems with them. The whole idea behind them is that if they can't play in a computer, they can't be copied.
Chances are the store will have a car audio player, or a high-end audio player, somewhere (places like Best Buy... for music and book shops, you're out of luck).
Wow, thanks for the detailed battle plan. Santa must have brought you some smarts for Xmas, you clever little dickens.
Isn't it funny how most trolls are from AC's or troll accounts? Trolls... the obnoxious little children who always have to get there way, who don't understand multiple points of view, and who do little more than take from the community.
Be glad slashdot allows anonymity, and that you probably will never need to ask for a favor on here. In small villages, people like you often find themselves with the short end of the stick because they have to face up to their words and actions.
The cynicism around here always seems to skyrocket right after holidays.
Why? My father has asked his doctor about them, my sister has asked her doctor about them, and they all say the same thing (detailed below).
Warts are caused by viruses; some people have immune systems that are poor at preventing these viruses (these immunodefeciences are usually genetic). Warts tend to occur right after breaks in the skin or damage to the top layers of skin (burns, cuts, etc). The typical medical treatment plan is: do nothing. Why? Wart removal is usually more trouble than it's worth, and warts have a very good chance of coming back. If they are a problem because of their location, usually creams are tried first; if this is not successful, warts are frozen and then surgically removed (however, the success rate of this procedure can be argued to be somewhat low, as this breaks the skin and increases the chance of a wart growing there again).
While some slashdot users may appreciate your cynicism, please, in the future, keep it to yourself.
Customer walks into store with a CD from the store, a receipt, a couple other CD's, and two discmans. Customer: I'd like a refund on the CD I bought here. Employee: Sorry, we only refund CD's if they are defective. Customer: Well, I haven't scratched this or anything [shows bottom of CD], but look. Customer plays the other CD's just fine on both discmans, but attempts to play the CD from the store and both of them barf. Employee, fumbling: Well, ummm, if you take that to, uhhh, customer service...
The tendency to get skin warts on the hands runs in my family, and at the moment I have---count 'em---no less than 15 on my hands. Most of 'em occur on the pads of the ends of my fingers... and they come and go, so does that mean I would going to Kroger headquarters every two or three months to get new prints added to their database? I also tend to burn my fingers a lot, and I play bass and guitar but my practice schedule is irregular, meaning that callouses come and go...
That could actually happen if the website you linked said anything about you other than 'the website is shut down while being overhauled'. How hard is it to put a single mp3?
Sorry, Fraser's been a little busy, most of the new site is ready but he probably hasn't had time to touch it... It was only supposed to display that message while he was uploading the new files, but I don't think he ever finished =)
Just subscribe gil@clickformail.com and sales@clickformail.com to as many spam lists as you can find. In fact, see if you can get them on their own lists! Not that I'm advocating eye-for-an-eye, spam-for-a-spam, but...
Not that I'm suggesting anything, of course. And---why not just block incoming TCP connections on port 25 from their subnet, rather than blocking their whole subnet (or is this what oyu did, and you were just vague?) (or does your firewall not support this?)
Its wrong and it hurts musicians and people in the industry.
Hell, man, I would *LOVE* it if my band started getting traded on P2P software. We're an underexposed, underbooked multi-genre band from Delaware, and we just want an audience beyond our friends and friends' friends... (fz.os.us.eu.org if you're curious)
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Top ten modal dialogs in Windows DS/2010:
(10) WINVIEW: Error reading "cum lolitas.jpg". This problem has been automatically reported to Microsoft with a full profile of your computer.
(9) Due to overwhelming user request, "Clippy and his Crew" are now an integral part of the operating system and can not be disabled.
(8) Corruption in ADVERTIS.DLL. Windows halted.
(7) You have been idle or unproductive for the last thirty seconds. Activating HIVE parallel processing...
(6) HIVE.NET connection failed. Please unisntall any non-Microsoft software and try again.
(5) Application terminated unexpectedly. Please do not blame this on Microsoft again.
(4) Give me more honey!
(3) Give me more, honey!
(2) Wrong BigDVD key. Stinger engaged.
(1) DRM violation detected. Replacing your yellow-and-black stripes with black-and-white ones, please wait...
Now what would be cool is a C virtual machine running in a tape recorder, so you could just get one of those larger-capacity audio tapes, record the linux kernel broadcast for the next 600-something days, and then boot up linux on a tape recorder! Hah! NetBSD, beat that!
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And if you've ever spent less than $1000 on one of these converters, you know they are definitely not up to par with said "DVD quality" and can't handle all the unusual resolutions and refresh rates used.
I like how Slackware does it even better; the setup program, when you install the sendmail package, lets you choose among a few different default configs that have never caused any problems for me.
It seems everybody is always vouching for Qmail (or some other non-sendmail sendmail), but I have yet to see a thorough analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of both (or more) packages.
In other words, death to broadband?
;)
Home internet access was the first big thing. "Tons of information and content!" Next, it was more-or-less unlimited dialup. "Download as much as you want!" Then, it was broadband. "Streaming video? No problem. Media formats and large content? We'll do it!"
Whoever wants micropayments wants the Internet to go back to being mostly just plain text pages, without all of this Flash stuff, all of these big banner advertisements, complicated layouts which take hundreds of kilobytes of HTML...
Oh, wait a second, my vote is for micropayments, then.
You make a good argument, but I still believe the notion of associated ideas is more intuitive than hierarchies (unless you had a good cross-reference system...) Of course, maybe we have different approaches to dealing with information, in which case you may be better off with a hierarchy, and I may be better off with a searchable database of keywords and metadata ;) but options are always good.
So what if the problems are "with" the user?
Linux'ers typically expect the user to adapt to the technology. Microsoft, on the other hands, adapts the technology to the users.
Which do you think John Doe is going to be more comfortable with?
And, the difference between using HFS and MFS (metadata filesystems) is that keywords are much more like how the human brain is wired. If humans stored information hierarchically... Suppose you have a class where all assignments are numbered (CISC 283, for example). So Project #3, Part #2, for CISC 283, at Iowa State College, fall semester, 2001, could be put into a hierarchy in any number of ways depending on what other information you had to categorize, and how the different documents differed. In a keyword system, this is not the case at all. As long as you choose descriptive and specific keywords (in other words, if you know how to use a search engine) to associate with your documents, you should have little trouble finding them again. In fact, that whole descriptive string above could be pasted more-or-less verbatim into the keyword list, along with additional information like "Java, Data Structures, Network Problem, Graphs." Adding this extra data in a sane way in a HFS is difficult unless you are very, very clever.
If Joe User was so clever, he would be Joe Programmer, not Joe User.
I've always considered them "nested directory" puppets, myself ;)
I did some research on this sort of thing, abandoning filenames and using metadata to fully categorize things. I never got a working implementation, but I got part of one ;)
[I had an interesting field of metadata that you might not think of right away, but I thought it might be useful. In addition to a "Creator application" field, I had an "Author of creator application" field. I thought this would be useful because, after installing about a thousand packages on one linux box over the years, I realized multiple authors have come up with the same clever acronyms, leading to confusion and conflict. I figured that the chances of both the author names and application names being identical were far, far smaller than just the application names being identical.]
Kudos to the developer of newdocms, and maybe he'll take his package one step further and throw away filenames altogether.
IMHO..
I don't see how this is abuse. Algorithmic recursion is a subset of general "recursion" as the dictionary defines it. Algorithmic recursion is where the entire algorithm simply repeats, repeats, and repeats, (each repitition functions on a different subset of some data; otherwise this would just be redundant) to finish a task. This is different from iteration, which is a *piece of * the algorithm.
algorithm Bob: {data}
[ Recursive ]
step 1: do something;
step 2: do something;
step 3: do something with Bob(subset of data).
The evaluation of this algorithm causes the recursion.
algorithm Bob: {data}
[ Iterative ]
step 1: iterate {(substep 1: something * substep 2: something)(subset i of data)} with i from point1 to point2
The evaluation of this algorithm causes the substeps to recurse, but the algorithm does not recurse. This distinction is what makes the second version of the algorithm simply "iterative," even though it has inner recursion.
Besides, as we all know, the dictionaries are a function of time, social mentality, and the spoken word; words and definitions are forever coming and going from it.
Before you throw something out as "full of shit", here something a simple googling turned up:
"The induced radioactivity decayed very quickly with time. In fact, nearly 80% of the above-mentioned doses were released within a day, about 10% between days 2 and 5, and the remaining 10% from day 6 afterward." [regarding Hiroshima]
So it seems residual radiation isn't so hard to hide, after all. Whether the conspiracy theory still holds water, though, is another matter...
If you look at the page source, you'll see this tag:1 /background/seasounds/media/atlminke10x.mov and it played just fine in mplayer. I used the PCM writer plugin and Notlame to make an mp3 of it (please mirror!!!!!!)
embed src="atlminke10x.mov" width="80" height="20" type="video/quicktime" controller="true" autoplay="false"
I used wget to fetch http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/sound0
No, see, that's the point. Microsoft doesn't support Linux, but Linux people want some of the things Microsoft provides for Windows, so we have created our own. It's not innovation. I have never seen any open source programmer consider cloning proprietary software innovation. Major innovation (totally new ways of doing things) is usually somewhat rare in software created by hobbyists because companies generally spend thousands on research-and-development costs to majorly innovate. Open source is full of minor innovations, though (clever hacks, minor improvements, small enhancements), that can make the difference between software being a pain to use and a joy to use.
Microsoft is infamous for speaking so highly of their innovation while usually only performing minor innovation (many of their products are simple improvements on another company's software, or were straight-out bought from other companies which does not constitute innovation in any form). If you are going to talk of how innovative you are, come up with some really-damn-new, really-damn-good ideas on your own!
Actually, what I've noticed is that re-iterating the same ideas is supposed to be the sign of a ``better'' writer. Many teachers in high school and college would rather my essays be moronic but convincing rather than thoughtful but speculative.
I don't like to give people their opinions (I'd much rather just think on paper) but teachers don't like that attitude and will encourage less developed and creative writing in exchange for the same old boringness. Creativity doesn't fit into a rubrik, after all.
Back on topic, this is why I like free, small MUDs. The people tend to be friendly and you can get to know the developers; they do not suck away your money, and they don't suck away your time without giving you some enjoyment in exchange. I put down a game anytime I feel more frustrated than challenged, but many MUDs can keep me entertained for months on end.
I don't see why more people aren't using DVI to begin with. After all, it is a terrific format (although embedded figures and fonts are left out) but everybody insists on PDF files! Why?? Why???
By anonymity, I referred to the fact that all AC's are indistinguishable. I do not care to track you down in real life. Handles let me keep track of what trolls are biting today versus yesterday. (Just out of curiosity, are you one of those trolls that always has to have the last word? Most trolls seem to be like that.)
There are certain things like etiquette and unexpressed thoughts (as well as anger management) that are becoming less and less common. Should you choose to be less rude, you could perhaps write, ``Your comment lacked insight and added little that most users here did not already know.''
Look up Gesellscheft and Gemeinscheft in a psychology book sometime. You'll then understand what I meant by a small village.
It is quite curious that you refer to me in such a derogatory manner and think of me as unintelligent. I consider you an equal; I am nearly positive you hold a different opinion.
Btw, personal insults aren't very creative. You would be a far more interesting troll if you were to tell me something like, ``Your head is shoved so far up your own ass that the flaming gerbils you keep shoving in are getting stuck between your ribs.''
Last time I checked, fecal matter was smart enough not to feed trolls... or is it?
That wont work at many stores. Their policy is that if it plays in their equipment, the CD is fine. The problem must be with your equipment. Too bad.
Also, a discman probably wont have any hardware the makes it incompatable with copy protected CDs. It's stuff with CD-ROM drives (such as computers, MP3 discmans, car CD players, and high end component players) that have problems with them. The whole idea behind them is that if they can't play in a computer, they can't be copied.
Chances are the store will have a car audio player, or a high-end audio player, somewhere (places like Best Buy... for music and book shops, you're out of luck).
Wow, thanks for the detailed battle plan. Santa must have brought you some smarts for Xmas, you clever little dickens.
Isn't it funny how most trolls are from AC's or troll accounts? Trolls... the obnoxious little children who always have to get there way, who don't understand multiple points of view, and who do little more than take from the community.
Be glad slashdot allows anonymity, and that you probably will never need to ask for a favor on here. In small villages, people like you often find themselves with the short end of the stick because they have to face up to their words and actions.
The cynicism around here always seems to skyrocket right after holidays.
Go see a doctor, dumbass.
Why? My father has asked his doctor about them, my sister has asked her doctor about them, and they all say the same thing (detailed below).
Warts are caused by viruses; some people have immune systems that are poor at preventing these viruses (these immunodefeciences are usually genetic). Warts tend to occur right after breaks in the skin or damage to the top layers of skin (burns, cuts, etc). The typical medical treatment plan is: do nothing. Why? Wart removal is usually more trouble than it's worth, and warts have a very good chance of coming back. If they are a problem because of their location, usually creams are tried first; if this is not successful, warts are frozen and then surgically removed (however, the success rate of this procedure can be argued to be somewhat low, as this breaks the skin and increases the chance of a wart growing there again).
While some slashdot users may appreciate your cynicism, please, in the future, keep it to yourself.
Customer walks into store with a CD from the store, a receipt, a couple other CD's, and two discmans.
Customer: I'd like a refund on the CD I bought here.
Employee: Sorry, we only refund CD's if they are defective.
Customer: Well, I haven't scratched this or anything [shows bottom of CD], but look.
Customer plays the other CD's just fine on both discmans, but attempts to play the CD from the store and both of them barf.
Employee, fumbling: Well, ummm, if you take that to, uhhh, customer service...
The tendency to get skin warts on the hands runs in my family, and at the moment I have---count 'em---no less than 15 on my hands. Most of 'em occur on the pads of the ends of my fingers... and they come and go, so does that mean I would going to Kroger headquarters every two or three months to get new prints added to their database? I also tend to burn my fingers a lot, and I play bass and guitar but my practice schedule is irregular, meaning that callouses come and go...
That could actually happen if the website you linked said anything about you other than 'the website is shut down while being overhauled'. How hard is it to put a single mp3?
Here's some MP3's: http://fz.os.us.eu.org/songs.htm
Sorry, Fraser's been a little busy, most of the new site is ready but he probably hasn't had time to touch it... It was only supposed to display that message while he was uploading the new files, but I don't think he ever finished =)
Just subscribe gil@clickformail.com and sales@clickformail.com to as many spam lists as you can find. In fact, see if you can get them on their own lists! Not that I'm advocating eye-for-an-eye, spam-for-a-spam, but...
Not that I'm suggesting anything, of course.
And---why not just block incoming TCP connections on port 25 from their subnet, rather than blocking their whole subnet (or is this what oyu did, and you were just vague?) (or does your firewall not support this?)
Its wrong and it hurts musicians and people in the industry.
Hell, man, I would *LOVE* it if my band started getting traded on P2P software. We're an underexposed, underbooked multi-genre band from Delaware, and we just want an audience beyond our friends and friends' friends...
(fz.os.us.eu.org if you're curious)
Top ten modal dialogs in Windows DS/2010:
.NET connection failed. Please unisntall any non-Microsoft software and try again.
(10) WINVIEW: Error reading "cum lolitas.jpg". This problem has been automatically reported to Microsoft with a full profile of your computer.
(9) Due to overwhelming user request, "Clippy and his Crew" are now an integral part of the operating system and can not be disabled.
(8) Corruption in ADVERTIS.DLL. Windows halted.
(7) You have been idle or unproductive for the last thirty seconds. Activating HIVE parallel processing...
(6) HIVE
(5) Application terminated unexpectedly. Please do not blame this on Microsoft again.
(4) Give me more honey!
(3) Give me more, honey!
(2) Wrong BigDVD key. Stinger engaged.
(1) DRM violation detected. Replacing your yellow-and-black stripes with black-and-white ones, please wait...
Top Linux 3.4 kernel boot message:
iBee processor (986) detected.
DRM extension detected, workaround enabled.
Lose their Mickey copyright? Not a chance. You know how many friends in Congress they have.
....
Several ways to interact with guests.... let's see, there's stomping, running them into walls, cornering, flinging into the air, stalking,
Now what would be cool is a C virtual machine running in a tape recorder, so you could just get one of those larger-capacity audio tapes, record the linux kernel broadcast for the next 600-something days, and then boot up linux on a tape recorder! Hah! NetBSD, beat that!