DRM Sucks; but so does having to lock your house, lock your car, passing through borders, passwords on accounts, having to sign checks, jails, police, and all the little hassles we have to live with because not everyone is honest.
Being able to flash a light when the phone rings shouldn't be difficult; particularly for anything designed for a workplace, where ADA Disability compliance may be mandated by law.
But this made me think of the usual ways deaf persons access the telephone, such as TTY machines. Do most office VOIP solultions support plugging in a standard TTY? a deaf person may be able to use e-mail; but the person they are calling, or is calling them may not have access to e-mail at the time they call.
Running an application that requires you to run as Admin for no good reason is like buying a wallet with a chip that voice announces at random intervals how much cash you have on you.
X% of people will vote D Y% of people will vote R Z% are undecided
Each side wants to win, but they need to spend as little money as possible to do so, so that they have money for other elections.
So they each try to get just over 50% of the vote, using targeted ads, are spending the money in just the right places to get that 50% with as little excess as needed.
That used to be very difficult, but now with improvements in information technology, they can develop computer models to very presicely choose where to spend exactly the right amount of money to get 51%
The problem is, that both sides are doing it. I think, that because R's currently are associated with big businesses, they have on their side the advantage of highly trained and talented marketing people; which give them enough of an edge to beat the D's predictions.
In the future, elections will get closer and closer, as the marketing of canditates becomes more focused. Many people will make informed decisions, but the election will be decided by the guy who chooses what time slot to stick campaign ads in.
Personally, I not too disappointed that Bush won; even if there was a small percentage of fraud/manipulation, it's not like he only got 20% of the 'real' votes; if the differance is between 49% and 51%; I really don't think it's particularly awful for the 49%'er to get the job. In the end, it's like Coke vs. Pepsi, you're better off drinking tap water.
Optional software filters to 'enhance' audio (bass boost, noise removal, volume leveling...) may not be allowed to run in the 'trusted' DRM chain. In order to exclude possible digital copy work arounds, the DRM may only output directly to the A/D converter, not allowing any other software to touch the clear digital stream.
A player could use more electric power to decrypt DRM content than clear content; leaving less power to drive the speakers. (DRM music players drain batteries faster, in general)
The extra work done by the CPU creates more RF noise and heat, causing the analog curcuits to not perform as well.
I recently bought a Mindstorms NXT, it's very cool, etc. but the programming model is... different.
No 'stack', no 'functions' but instead a drag-and-drop GUI for modules.
If you want to pass/return a value to/from a sub-module; you declare a variable of the same name within the module, in a dialog under a menu. All variables are pretty much Global. I also wish they had gone for a bit more than 128kb of ram; which is sufficent, unless you want to display images/play sounds like it encourages users to try.
I'm eager to get it to talk via Bluetooth with my Palm Lifedrive, Bluettoth GPS, etc. though; good possibilities there.
I'd also have loved a rechargeable battery pack instead of AA's; that could possible hook itself up, like I heard Roombas can.
I was interviewing at a place, and they asked the oldest, most stale riddles.
In particular, they asked: "Where is the one place you can walk one mile south, one mile east, and one mile north, and end up exactly where you started."
My response (after some thought and diagramming): "The classic answer is 'the north pole', however there is an infinite series of concentric rings around the south pole starting at 1 plus 1 divided by pi divided by 2, where you could walk one mile south, walk a whole number of times in a circle around the south pole, then walk north and reach the same spot."
The interviewer appeared to not believe in any answer outside the standard one, but I stuck to that answer. I honestly believe that they wern't testing to see how well I could stick to an answer, but were instead just plain stupid. (plus, I was correct in my belief that their product was doomed to failure in the marketplace anyway)
March 32nd 1910: Today the Whip and Spur Manufacturing Association announced a lawsuit against Mr. Ford's Horseless Auto-Mobile company, seeking an injuction against production of carraiges that do not respond to Whipping and Spurring, as if such machinery would reduce the number of horses needed to travel, and would lead to a decline in their income.
The Representative of the W.S.M.A was rebuked by the Judge, ridiculed by the spectators, and removed from the courthouse by Bailiffs; and ordered not to return unless they had actual legal business to conduct therein.
Mr. Ford stated that dispite their folly, his offer to purchase from them essential parts for his Auto-Mobiles, such as machine belts from the whip-makers, and gears from the spur-makers; should they convert their manufaturing to the same; still stands.
Like HDTV, DVD-Audio, Fiber-Optic to the home, electric cars...
Most people don't bother to 'upgrade' because they see what they have already as being 'good enough'; This article highlights the point that Microsoft's greatest competition is themselves. Sure, some people will switch from XP to Mac or Linux instead of Vista; but most will just stick with XP, and not shange at all.
Most of the new features that were cut from Vista are things that typical users would never notice, or understand. (new file system, new command line, etc. Seriously, how many fewer copies would they sell without those?) while the ones that were kept (New UI, better device driver support, better security model) are things that unskilled users need, and make great bullet-points on the box.
I could see something like this used to lower the costs, and increase the scale of games like Everquest/World of Warcraft. Those games have dedicated server machines running AI's 24/7, for profit.
In this case; Stable, Easy to Use, and Cheap; pick any two.
If you want Stable and Cheap, Linux/BSD - and a steep learning curve. If you want Stable and Easy, Macintosh - and a lighter wallet. If you want Cheap and Easy...
With specific restrictions (in King County, Washington)
If it's still on private property, and posted as such "No Tresspassing", "Private Property, Do Not Enter"; or if there is a lock on the container - even if it is not engaged: it's illegal to take items from containers.
It is legal to Salvage/"Dumpster Dive" here (subject to city laws), as long as it's a publicly accessable container (like a dumpster behind a retail localation), and you are not taking anything that can be used for indentity theft (bills, recipts, medical records, etc.)
Binary Tree, one communicates to the 'host' (pda/pc/phone) and two branches; each branch then communicates with two others.
Limits are network lag becoming too long, the radio frequency becoming too crowded, nodes dropping from and adding to the network, and the tree getting imbalanced, and $200+ a node cost...
The planned location of impact is the polar opposite of the 'Peak of Eternal Light', a valley near the south pole of the Moon, dubbed 'Pit of Eternal Darkness'.
This site was chosen because when the people who built the probe were layed off, the management asked them as they were being escorted from the building, "Any thoughts on where the probe should go when we're done with it?", the response from one of them was "Stick it where the Sun don't shine."
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DRM Sucks; but so does having to lock your house, lock your car, passing through borders, passwords on accounts, having to sign checks, jails, police, and all the little hassles we have to live with because not everyone is honest.
A perfect world would have no DRM.
Utopia is impossible.
Is the IE7 Beta/RC/whatever currently out affected?
Being able to flash a light when the phone rings shouldn't be difficult; particularly for anything designed for a workplace, where ADA Disability compliance may be mandated by law.
But this made me think of the usual ways deaf persons access the telephone, such as TTY machines. Do most office VOIP solultions support plugging in a standard TTY? a deaf person may be able to use e-mail; but the person they are calling, or is calling them may not have access to e-mail at the time they call.
Running an application that requires you to run as Admin for no good reason is like buying a wallet with a chip that voice announces at random intervals how much cash you have on you.
What sort of applications would benifit from being distributed, and also being made to use Graphics/3d chip power for their calculations?
If this is a selling point for PS3; could something like it be a selling point for Physics chips, or that new AI dedicated processor?
It boils down to target marketing.
X% of people will vote D
Y% of people will vote R
Z% are undecided
Each side wants to win, but they need to spend as little money as possible to do so, so that they have money for other elections.
So they each try to get just over 50% of the vote, using targeted ads, are spending the money in just the right places to get that 50% with as little excess as needed.
That used to be very difficult, but now with improvements in information technology, they can develop computer models to very presicely choose where to spend exactly the right amount of money to get 51%
The problem is, that both sides are doing it. I think, that because R's currently are associated with big businesses, they have on their side the advantage of highly trained and talented marketing people; which give them enough of an edge to beat the D's predictions.
In the future, elections will get closer and closer, as the marketing of canditates becomes more focused. Many people will make informed decisions, but the election will be decided by the guy who chooses what time slot to stick campaign ads in.
Personally, I not too disappointed that Bush won; even if there was a small percentage of fraud/manipulation, it's not like he only got 20% of the 'real' votes; if the differance is between 49% and 51%; I really don't think it's particularly awful for the 49%'er to get the job. In the end, it's like Coke vs. Pepsi, you're better off drinking tap water.
To play devil's advocate...
Optional software filters to 'enhance' audio (bass boost, noise removal, volume leveling...) may not be allowed to run in the 'trusted' DRM chain. In order to exclude possible digital copy work arounds, the DRM may only output directly to the A/D converter, not allowing any other software to touch the clear digital stream.
A player could use more electric power to decrypt DRM content than clear content; leaving less power to drive the speakers. (DRM music players drain batteries faster, in general)
The extra work done by the CPU creates more RF noise and heat, causing the analog curcuits to not perform as well.
I'd call those linguists the worst examples of pedantic homosapiens, but I'm sure they'll claim they never touched that boy.
Bumper Bawls(bawlz? something like that) beat Neuticles I think; they were fake testicles for CARS.
I hope they were a joke.
I recently bought a Mindstorms NXT, it's very cool, etc. but the programming model is... different.
No 'stack', no 'functions' but instead a drag-and-drop GUI for modules.
If you want to pass/return a value to/from a sub-module; you declare a variable of the same name within the module, in a dialog under a menu. All variables are pretty much Global. I also wish they had gone for a bit more than 128kb of ram; which is sufficent, unless you want to display images/play sounds like it encourages users to try.
I'm eager to get it to talk via Bluetooth with my Palm Lifedrive, Bluettoth GPS, etc. though; good possibilities there.
I'd also have loved a rechargeable battery pack instead of AA's; that could possible hook itself up, like I heard Roombas can.
I was stunned when I helped someone install an HP printer recently; the disk that came with it wanted to install over 800 megabytes of stuff.
I was interviewing at a place, and they asked the oldest, most stale riddles.
In particular, they asked: "Where is the one place you can walk one mile south, one mile east, and one mile north, and end up exactly where you started."
My response (after some thought and diagramming): "The classic answer is 'the north pole', however there is an infinite series of concentric rings around the south pole starting at 1 plus 1 divided by pi divided by 2, where you could walk one mile south, walk a whole number of times in a circle around the south pole, then walk north and reach the same spot."
The interviewer appeared to not believe in any answer outside the standard one, but I stuck to that answer. I honestly believe that they wern't testing to see how well I could stick to an answer, but were instead just plain stupid. (plus, I was correct in my belief that their product was doomed to failure in the marketplace anyway)
And what's wrong with that?
If you replace 'stabbing little old lady' with possessing weed, breaking DRM, or having an abortion?
What if belonging to the opposing political party is a crime?, or being Black?, or Gay?
The tighter you squeeze the more slips out between your fingers.
I really don't see the point in excluding Felons from voting.
"Hmmm, better not stab that old lady, then I wouldn't be able to vote!"
it's probably not a deterant.
Losing the right to hold public office should be sufficent.
March 32nd 1910: Today the Whip and Spur Manufacturing Association announced a lawsuit against Mr. Ford's Horseless Auto-Mobile company, seeking an injuction against production of carraiges that do not respond to Whipping and Spurring, as if such machinery would reduce the number of horses needed to travel, and would lead to a decline in their income.
The Representative of the W.S.M.A was rebuked by the Judge, ridiculed by the spectators, and removed from the courthouse by Bailiffs; and ordered not to return unless they had actual legal business to conduct therein.
Mr. Ford stated that dispite their folly, his offer to purchase from them essential parts for his Auto-Mobiles, such as machine belts from the whip-makers, and gears from the spur-makers; should they convert their manufaturing to the same; still stands.
Can we get 3 15 gig layers?, or 4?, or 12?
Like HDTV, DVD-Audio, Fiber-Optic to the home, electric cars...
Most people don't bother to 'upgrade' because they see what they have already as being 'good enough'; This article highlights the point that Microsoft's greatest competition is themselves. Sure, some people will switch from XP to Mac or Linux instead of Vista; but most will just stick with XP, and not shange at all.
Most of the new features that were cut from Vista are things that typical users would never notice, or understand. (new file system, new command line, etc. Seriously, how many fewer copies would they sell without those?) while the ones that were kept (New UI, better device driver support, better security model) are things that unskilled users need, and make great bullet-points on the box.
I think that many people are willing to Code for free.
But very few people are willing to Document for free.
I could see something like this used to lower the costs, and increase the scale of games like Everquest/World of Warcraft. Those games have dedicated server machines running AI's 24/7, for profit.
I think the 2:3 rule comes into play.
In this case; Stable, Easy to Use, and Cheap; pick any two.
If you want Stable and Cheap, Linux/BSD - and a steep learning curve.
If you want Stable and Easy, Macintosh - and a lighter wallet.
If you want Cheap and Easy...
With specific restrictions (in King County, Washington)
If it's still on private property, and posted as such "No Tresspassing", "Private Property, Do Not Enter"; or if there is a lock on the container - even if it is not engaged: it's illegal to take items from containers.
It is legal to Salvage/"Dumpster Dive" here (subject to city laws), as long as it's a publicly accessable container (like a dumpster behind a retail localation), and you are not taking anything that can be used for indentity theft (bills, recipts, medical records, etc.)
That depends on how often you have to 'Cold Boot'...
If hibernation, instant on, power save mode, etc. are working, you shouldn't have to cold boot very often all all, even on a Laptop.
That's a pretty big if though. (hardware dependant as well)
Binary Tree, one communicates to the 'host' (pda/pc/phone) and two branches; each branch then communicates with two others.
Limits are network lag becoming too long, the radio frequency becoming too crowded, nodes dropping from and adding to the network, and the tree getting imbalanced, and $200+ a node cost...
The planned location of impact is the polar opposite of the 'Peak of Eternal Light', a valley near the south pole of the Moon, dubbed 'Pit of Eternal Darkness'.
This site was chosen because when the people who built the probe were layed off, the management asked them as they were being escorted from the building, "Any thoughts on where the probe should go when we're done with it?", the response from one of them was "Stick it where the Sun don't shine."