Here's a comparison school kids might like: There's a girl that wants to do it with you - WITHOUT protection. Would you rather...?
a) make sure she has no sexually transmitted diseases, or... b) dive in, without worrying about the consequences?
NOTE: Assume that option a) costs no money at all.
After this example, you can mention Internet Explorer and the attack of the spyware and viruses, and compare with Mozilla Firefox as a *practical* example of Open Source programming.
Guys, think about this. In genetics, Natural selection does its work but it takes millions of years to reach improvements. What mankind has done (i.e. for breeding dog races, or mixing crops of wheat, etc) is to take the best, mix them, and see which ones work or not.
I think a similar effort should be done regarding linux distros. "Accelerate evolution", so to speak.
I've also noticed that the discrepancies between distros can be classified in the following categories:
In some distros, i.e. ubuntu hoary, the configuration tools depend on GNOME. If I switch to KDE or other WM, they're no longer available (or maybe they are, but not automatically and transparently).
So, if we make these independent from each other, the distro evolution might get a boost, so we could end up with a "meta-distro" where you can only change some parameters in the installation, and everything will still work as planned.
But then again, i'm no Linux expert, these are just my 2c.
I'd rather think that sensationalist science publishing has replaced science with sensationalism (doh).
In other words, boring science doesn't reach the headlines because it's pretty standard and well... boring. And we're in a news-for-nerds site, anyway. Do you think that the general public will be astonished by "scientists discover a predicted particle in an accelerator experiment"? O.o Or how about "another gene discovered for the red ant of the amazon"? The public is more interested in cures for cancer / aids, flying cars, green energy, life on mars and stuff.
See, not all scientific discoveries emit light, there's "dark research matter" as well;-)
I have a pioneer DV-470. Be careful if your DivX videos aren't set to "DivX Home theater" resolution, some of my anime fansubs (NON-licensed of course, so they're legal) have the subtitles clipped at the bottom of the screen, so the DV-470 becomes practically useless for this purpose. Bummer.
I just want to know is will this change the world in the same fundamental way that mineral oil did in the 20th?
It's an interesting fact that carbon is the key component for mineral oil. Carbon, just like silicon, has 4 electrons in their outer orbit. Carbon is one of the 4 components for life (C,H,O,N).
So, yes, why not?
But here's something *VERY* interesting: There has been research on nanotubes made with transition metals. As well as DNA-based nanotube-like structures.
I think this is just the beginning. This week physorg reported bioelectronical components using bacteria. Who knows what the future holds for us? of course, assumming we don't destroy ourselves before we get there.
Ever heard of the FLASH hard drives? Well, think about it. 10 times faster than flash drives, no limit to the number of write operations... this has the potential to become the *ultimate* hard drive technology. Silent hard drives, which can be operated no matter the humidity conditions (7500+ RPM hard drives don't operate very well in places with high humidity and heat, i.e. coasts)...
Only one thing concerns me, tho. 2 years ago, Nantero had announced the fabrication of their nanotube memory. I was skeptical then, and I'm still a bit skeptical. What if their prototypes don't work? Will Nantero suffer the fate of so many dot-com's we all (don't) know about?
My first thought when i read this is "Great Firewall".
Picture this:
1) China develops its incompatible format and patents it. 2) They won't provide licenses to anyone they don't want to. 3) They forbid the use of the DVD standard, so people won't be able to buy or copy DVD's. 4) They copy the DVD's and release them (censored of course) in their own format. 5) ??? 6) Total Control!
Or maybe I'm too paranoid? Perhaps they only want economical gains from this, so 6) Profit!!
Nice attempt to twist the logic, Mr. RIAA person, but we're not your average Joe Reader.
Everybody could hack a TPM by claiming "fair use", _BUT_ if they're caught giving copies to their friends, or selling them, they're still committing a copyright infringement, since Fair Use no longer applies, (and therefore DMCA does).
So, YES, there is a reason for TPM's to exist even if everybody can "hack them".
Unless of course, the *REAL* reason for TPM's to exist is to make consumers pay unnecessary fees for a product, or so that they can't back up and have to buy it again if the original breaks (happens often with DVD's, have you ever seen those cracks in the middle of the DVD?)
Furthermore, with the "fair use" clause, The record labels couldn't sue artists for providing ways to crack DRM in CD's with their music.
So, really, what's stiffling innovation but maintaining a monopoly instead of a decentralized music distribution scheme where companies can compete with each other?
Putting an innocent person to jail will make him want to get some retribution for his time spent UNFAILY in jail.
Will he trust in the government after? In trials? In the police? The guy feels betrayed by the same government he paid taxes to! What they're teaching him is to be much more careful the next time he tries to hack a site. Yeah, nice way to "reform" a "criminal".
I'm still using Firefox 1.07, but for those testing, i have this question (for Windows users):
Does Firefox 1.5 solve the Flash 99% CPU usage problem? Everytime I browse slashdot, the Flash(TM) banners pump up the CPU to 99%. If I'm playing some videogame, even if i set the firefox process to "low priority", my game or processing application gets REALLY slow. I have to adblock the flash banners to return to normal.
For instance, you play music over the web. Your PC "buffers" the stream. RIAA made a case saying the buffering is a recording and therefore they need to be paid.
Grrr.... sometimes I'd wish Trinity appeared in front of RIAA executives and told them: "Buffer this."
Slashdot Mirror
Here's a comparison school kids might like:
There's a girl that wants to do it with you - WITHOUT protection. Would you rather...?
a) make sure she has no sexually transmitted diseases, or...
b) dive in, without worrying about the consequences?
NOTE: Assume that option a) costs no money at all.
After this example, you can mention Internet Explorer and the attack of the spyware and viruses, and compare with Mozilla Firefox as a *practical* example of Open Source programming.
and the clay gets thrown away anyway, because they can't keep it.
:(
Why, is it copyrighted or something?
http://news.com.com/IBM+Workers+genetic+data+off+l imits/2100-11395_3-5892244.html?tag=nefd.top
I think the text was copied verbatim, but I'm not sure.
Guys, think about this. In genetics, Natural selection does its work but it takes millions of years to reach improvements. What mankind has done (i.e. for breeding dog races, or mixing crops of wheat, etc) is to take the best, mix them, and see which ones work or not.
I think a similar effort should be done regarding linux distros. "Accelerate evolution", so to speak.
I've also noticed that the discrepancies between distros can be classified in the following categories:
* Installer
* Windows manager (GNOME,KDE)
* Configuration tools
* Bundled software
In some distros, i.e. ubuntu hoary, the configuration tools depend on GNOME. If I switch to KDE or other WM, they're no longer available (or maybe they are, but not automatically and transparently).
So, if we make these independent from each other, the distro evolution might get a boost, so we could end up with a "meta-distro" where you can only change some parameters in the installation, and everything will still work as planned.
But then again, i'm no Linux expert, these are just my 2c.
As far as we know [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
According to recent research [2,3,8,9,10]
Most observations [4,6,11] point to
Many physicists believe [3,6,12,13,14]
:) There.
I'd rather think that sensationalist science publishing has replaced science with sensationalism (doh).
;-)
In other words, boring science doesn't reach the headlines because it's pretty standard and well... boring. And we're in a news-for-nerds site, anyway. Do you think that the general public will be astonished by "scientists discover a predicted particle in an accelerator experiment"? O.o Or how about "another gene discovered for the red ant of the amazon"? The public is more interested in cures for cancer / aids, flying cars, green energy, life on mars and stuff.
See, not all scientific discoveries emit light, there's "dark research matter" as well
I have a pioneer DV-470. Be careful if your DivX videos aren't set to "DivX Home theater" resolution, some of my anime fansubs (NON-licensed of course, so they're legal) have the subtitles clipped at the bottom of the screen, so the DV-470 becomes practically useless for this purpose. Bummer.
I just want to know is will this change the world in the same fundamental way that mineral oil did in the 20th?
It's an interesting fact that carbon is the key component for mineral oil.
Carbon, just like silicon, has 4 electrons in their outer orbit.
Carbon is one of the 4 components for life (C,H,O,N).
So, yes, why not?
But here's something *VERY* interesting: There has been research on nanotubes made with transition metals. As well as DNA-based nanotube-like structures.
I think this is just the beginning. This week physorg reported bioelectronical components using bacteria. Who knows what the future holds for us? of course, assumming we don't destroy ourselves before we get there.
Ever heard of the FLASH hard drives? Well, think about it. 10 times faster than flash drives, no limit to the number of write operations... this has the potential to become the *ultimate* hard drive technology. Silent hard drives, which can be operated no matter the humidity conditions (7500+ RPM hard drives don't operate very well in places with high humidity and heat, i.e. coasts)...
Only one thing concerns me, tho. 2 years ago, Nantero had announced the fabrication of their nanotube memory. I was skeptical then, and I'm still a bit skeptical. What if their prototypes don't work? Will Nantero suffer the fate of so many dot-com's we all (don't) know about?
Only time will tell.
Serenity NOW!!!!!!!!!
(OK, someone had to do it)
yesterday: Ballmer threw a chair at Google.
Today: Gates yells at Sony
Sheesh, of those billions of dollars, the Microsoft guys should invest a couple thousands on a psychologist...
I'd like to select "Stop - Wake up" and search for songs with similar rythms...
Now I wonder what would happen if they categorize music for games such as Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (those ARE pretty complex).
Hey, I like Britney Spears.
Yeah but we're talking about the music here.
My first thought when i read this is "Great Firewall".
Picture this:
1) China develops its incompatible format and patents it.
2) They won't provide licenses to anyone they don't want to.
3) They forbid the use of the DVD standard, so people won't be able to buy or copy DVD's.
4) They copy the DVD's and release them (censored of course) in their own format.
5) ???
6) Total Control!
Or maybe I'm too paranoid? Perhaps they only want economical gains from this, so 6) Profit!!
I really don't know.
Nice attempt to twist the logic, Mr. RIAA person, but we're not your average Joe Reader.
Everybody could hack a TPM by claiming "fair use", _BUT_ if they're caught giving copies to their friends, or selling them, they're still committing a copyright infringement, since Fair Use no longer applies, (and therefore DMCA does).
So, YES, there is a reason for TPM's to exist even if everybody can "hack them".
Unless of course, the *REAL* reason for TPM's to exist is to make consumers pay unnecessary fees for a product, or so that they can't back up and have to buy it again if the original breaks (happens often with DVD's, have you ever seen those cracks in the middle of the DVD?)
Furthermore, with the "fair use" clause, The record labels couldn't sue artists for providing ways to crack DRM in CD's with their music.
So, really, what's stiffling innovation but maintaining a monopoly instead of a decentralized music distribution scheme where companies can compete with each other?
I meant to say "UNFAIRLY".
Putting an innocent person to jail will make him want to get some retribution for his time spent UNFAILY in jail.
Will he trust in the government after? In trials? In the police? The guy feels betrayed by the same government he paid taxes to! What they're teaching him is to be much more careful the next time he tries to hack a site. Yeah, nice way to "reform" a "criminal".
I'm still using Firefox 1.07, but for those testing, i have this question (for Windows users):
Does Firefox 1.5 solve the Flash 99% CPU usage problem? Everytime I browse slashdot, the Flash(TM) banners pump up the CPU to 99%. If I'm playing some videogame, even if i set the firefox process to "low priority", my game or processing application gets REALLY slow. I have to adblock the flash banners to return to normal.
Any ideas?
You can't sue *EVERYONE*. Seriously, is their goal to sue every single person in America ?
Oooh... i can already see the court, and the case being "RIAA vs. The People". Cool B-)
For instance, you play music over the web. Your PC "buffers" the stream. RIAA made a case saying the buffering is a recording and therefore they need to be paid.
Grrr.... sometimes I'd wish Trinity appeared in front of RIAA executives and told them: "Buffer this."
Rome wasn't downloaded in a day either, I guess.
:P )
Ah, but it was burned to DVD's in one night! (yes, by Nero
let them poison their shows. It's *THEIR* copyright, isn't it?
They're not doing anything "evil". Just let us download legal stuff in peace.
As long as they make a backup copy, I'm fine with it.
Hi, i just lost $600,000. Can you restore my backup please?
Using GPL and still wanting to sell "a product". GPL goes well with the service / customization / maintenance business model.
The only guys who were able to do business with a GPL product were MySQL AB. And this because they released it dual-licensed.
Did I miss something?
*Browses Microsoft's product list*
Hmmmm... nope.