...movie industry remains convinced that they save more money by developing and implementing DRM than they would lose to piracy. You're not looking at the problem from the perspective of a corporate accountant. They don't look at developing and implementing DRM and say "look how much we are saving." Rather, they add it into their piracy cost projections and say "look at what piracy is costing us". Then they give those numbers to Congress and ask for stricter laws, harsher punishments, and more protection.
Stanford To Charge Reconnect Fee For DMCA Notices Cool. You mean Stanford is going to charge the **AAs $100 to $1000 for having to reconnect students after bogus DMCA notices?
Contrary to your extremist religious delusions that was not added later by "evul Liburalz" or any such thing. I was surprised to find someone take issue with this small part of your argument. Separation of church and state, as it stands today, is the result of liberals. Just go through the history of the courts and the reactions of conservatives.
The idea of not having prayer in schools even when conducted by the students on free time outside of classes isn't covered. The idea of forcing the schools into not to saying the pledge is a liberal idea and not connected to the constitution. I have no problem with students in state-run schools praying during free time outside of class. I rather liked the idea of having five minutes of silence when students could pray, or simply prepare themselves mentally for the day. I do take issue when students are pressured into praying, or not praying, by the school or school groups. As for the Pledge, I take issue with being forced to pledge allegiance to the Christian nation. The Pledge of Allegiance has an interesting history.Created in 1892, it wasn't until 1954 that "under God" was added. I'd have no problem with the Pledge if this corruption were removed.
Show me one part of the constitution that says the church and state should be separate completely. All you will find is freedom of and from religion Going over your arguments, I'm not sure that church and state should be separate completely. However, all too often, people forget the "freedom from religion" portion of that text, or interpret "freedom of religion" to mean your choice of Christian sect. My state government has often had this problem.
It is more like the liberal delusions were a professor can be fired for pointing out how certain government documents aren't allow to used in class again because references to some god are in it. But I guess when you have to sanitize any and all religious artifacts from the founders and the government documents and such, history would appear to be void of religious influences in government. Kind of like banning books and such. Except this would be heresy in reverse operation. I think it is heresy either way. How can you teach history without teaching religion's influence on it? Personally, I'd love to see a general philosophy class taught in middle school, and have a history class tied to it. I think it would greatly enhance student's understanding of history, as long as the history portion was as factually correct as possible and the philosophy covered relevant material, not just Christianity.
No, Logo teaches them to push a turtle around the screen. It doesn't really convey a sense to young children that they're "programming" a computer. I suppose it depends on how it was taught to you. I can see how you would form this opinion if your teacher only showed you the graphical commands. However, I was taught to push a turtle around the screen using functions, variables, and control logic.
I have two children in elementary school. It's disappointing that their teachers don't even know that LOGO exists. In school, the younger child has access to a computer lab once a week. She is allowed to play flash card type games. The older child has a computer at her desk. It's only use is to create Microsoft Powerpoint slide shows for her journal. I've taken it upon myself to teach my children how to use a computer. The younger child recently created a hangman game in LOGO. The older child has a problem with gloating about success. I thought it best to take a different approach with her. I started with Bash. However, she is very bored with it. She wants something that can create graphics. I've been thinking about starting her on Python.
So far the school has shown little interest in what I'm teaching my children, other then expressing concern that I'm teaching them concepts before the school gets around to it.
I didn't recognize the name at first. Bill Hilf did a Slashdot interview a while back. He is currently Director of Platform Technology Strategy at Microsoft. Before that he was Senior Enterprise Architect at IBM.
He talks about being hired by Microsoft as an expert in Linux-based systems. Near as I can tell, he is a glorified network administrator.
As for his comments, stating that the Free Software movement is dead because Linus has a job speaks volumes about his ignorance on the topic.
I wonder which definition General Gonzales is using when he states "hoping to ensure that any 'ill-gotten gains' are forfeited". Is he using the traditional definition where you pay restitution based on proven damages, or is he using the "War on Drugs" definition where all of your personal property is forfeit to the government for sharing a single MP3 file?
I'm a bit confused as to your point. Linus did start with Minix. Your Andy Tannenbaum quote confirms that. Andy also states in that quote that "...MINIX had clearly had a huge influence on Linux in many ways, from the layout of the file system to the names in the source tree...". No, Linux didn't have any of the Minix code in it. However, this quote does not refute the OP point. The OP said "...since fixing Minix ended up meaning completely re-writing it because (at the time) the license didn't allow redistribution of modified versions (only patch sets, and those were growing unwieldy)." Taking the concepts from Minix and using new code to express them would support both of those quotes. The Andy Tannenbaum quote does not refute the OP's point.
The thought has crossed my mind more than once. However, I had enough problems moving between states. I can't imagine the difficulties once you bring immigration laws into play.
However, I always saw it as a way for Microsoft to loosen its illegal monopoly status: by letting free software use some of its patents, its leveling the playing field.
And now they screwed it up.
No. That is what the Novel deal was for. Novel is a company that sells Linux-based software and has a license agreement with Microsoft. They want to use Novel as a anti-monopoly pawn. Of course, Novel only writes a very minuscule amount of the code they sell. Obviously, the rest comes from the community that Microsoft is attacking. However, Microsoft has repeatedly demonstrated complete ignorance when it comes to community. They are probably thinking that they can funnel distribution of Linux though a few easy to control companies. This might work in the US when selling to US interests. Of course, it will kill the US open source community.
My spin on all this is that until I see a specific list, it's FUD. The longer they wait to provide this list, the more obvious this becomes.
Also, wouldn't it cause problems related to clotting and what not? Worst case, you get a plastic scab on a wound, but in reality, I would expect it to cause problems where you'd essentially become a hemophiliac because your blood could not coagulate.
Clots and scabs are made from platelets. I don't think that artificial red blood cells would affect the ability to clot.
Fast-forward 24 months and Linux sales will be good for institutional sales,
Since some of the local schools have started using Linux, I've seen an increase in requests to install Linux on old Windows machines. Parents see it being used in the school and don't want their kids to fall behind.
Finally, what concerns me most is we're now getting into a speeds-and-feeds business mentality where there will be good market research quantifying Linux-based OS penetration. This will simultaneously thin the distro herd, and give Microsoft's investors the information to force Microsoft to halt the spread of Linux-based OS distros that threaten their monopoly.
I'm not sure how Linux-based OS penetration will lead to a thinning of the distro herd, or provide Microsoft the ability to halt the spread of Linux-based OS distros. If someone wants to fill a niche with their own distribution, Linux market penetration isn't going to stop them. As for Microsoft, Microsoft will compete with Linux, OSX, Solaris, and any other competing product. They already do. Competition is a good thing. Linux can stand on it's own.
What if the only ISP that serves your house requires a Windows-based dialer?
Are there still ISP's around that are Windows only? I've been on broadband since 1998. It's always been an Ethernet connection. Before that, it was a PPP connection via modem. And before that, it was a terminal connection. I know AOL was Windows only at one point and time. However, even they have a Linux dialer now. I've never seen a local ISP that was Windows only.
Quite honestly, the only use I see for Wine is games and a few specialty applications (AutoCAD, Photoshop, and a few others). I know Wine promotes the use of their libraries to make porting from Windows easier. However, I don't think I've ever installed anything that depended on Wine.
If you can tell the difference between Halo, GRAW and Counter Strike vs. a game based on the Columbine shootings, than I think you ought to be to realize which category we should put simulated child porn in.
Halo, Ghost Recon, and Counter Strike are 3D military simulations. Super Columbine Massacre RPG! is a low quality RPG reminiscent of games I played in the late 80's. Quality and genre aside, the only difference I see is military killing people vs civilians killing people. I'm not sure I understand how that distinction has anything to do with simulated child porn. Unless your point is that one form of violence disturbs you more than the other. I'd be curious what your thoughts would be on a game based on Harvey Logan.
Professional thieves will have access to the method of activation...Steal a set of DVDs just like you always did, activate them, and sell them
Maybe I'm jut being naive. Wouldn't professional thieves just rent the movie and copy it? Of course, if you are talking about stealing the movies before they get to the store, that is a different matter.
I'm sure they originally thought she was 20 in the picture, and wanted to withhold her teaching certificate for underage drinking.
Reading through the comments and looking at the story, I'm left wondering how underage drinking warrants the removal of a certification that has been earned and paid for. Drinking under the legal age is generally punished by issuing a fine, not revoking your academic credentials. Now I might understand this a bit better if Millersville were a religious school. No one wants nuns in training to be caught sinning. However, it doesn't seem to be.
At this point, Millersville seems to be implying that she didn't earn her certificate. The have a statement on their site. However, they are being very tight-lipped about it. If the school loses the case, I'd strongly suggest that anyone not wanting to attend a school with such unprofessional regard for their students avoid Millersville.
Um, in what way is AACS maintaining private information? AACS is a flawed encryption scheme applied to information sold to the public. It's only real-world purpose is to remove rights that traditional copyright law wouldn't touch. Without AACS, I'd be able to watch movies in my choice of player, make backups before my kids scratch the disk, or upload them to my private LAN for easier management of my collection. I would argue that it also prevents the material from entering the public domain. However, considering nothing recorded using a vinyl, magnetic, or laser disc medium has ever entered the public domain, current copyright law also prevents that.
So, Microsoft has discovered how to run VMWare in an application window? This reminds me of when Microsoft discovered that two people could be logged into a computer at the same time and called it Windows Terminal Server. The "New Technology" must be the attachment of the Windows name to the project.
Or maybe you couldn't have multiple keyboards/pointers assigned to independent windowed sessions in Windows before this? It's been a while since I've used Windows. If this is the case, it's good to see that Windows is starting to catch up.
Is this how you treat prominent (and talented) hackers - with presumption of guilt instead of innocence? If he's released, why would he ever write any code for people who laugh...
Given the number of comments above that are using the ReiserFS project as an example of why OSS is bad, I don't think the Slashdot community is solely comprised of people from the OSS community.
As for my thoughts on the project (and comments against it), ReiserFS fits my needs and I will continue to use it. However, the project has been in conflict with the rest of the community since the beginning. I can't really imagine any business being so tightly tied to a file system that they suffer loses should it's support end. However, if said business exists, why would they pick a file system with a single developer that is at odds with the community? Of course, I know a number of businesses that tied themselves to FAT32. I still see a lot of restore utilities that format the drive with FAT32 because they can't handle NTFS.
I do hope that Hans is proven innocent. I hope his wife turns up alive. Regardless of what happens, I hope that development of ReiserFS continues. It is a truly great file system.
I swear I need white-out.
Um, so you're saying I shouldn't worry when a loaf of bread costs me $20.00 and I lose my job because my employer can't afford to keep me due to our extremely cheap exports? That doesn't make much sense to me.
Um, so you're saying I shouldn't worry when a loaf of bread costs me $20.00 and I lose my job because my employer can afford to keep me due to our extremely cheap exports? That doesn't make much sense to me.
The problem, as you say, is that as soon as we can code an algorithm to solve a task, that task is no longer considered to require intelligence.
I've never really seen a definition for intelligence. Most people just give examples of what they think it means. I suppose you could apply this statement to any human state. What is love, hate, etc.?
So for my example; computers seem to have a very hard time with guess work. It seems to come naturally to humans. Humans guess at an answer, test their guess, and feed the results into a new guess. Though computers are better then us at modeling data, they stumble on the guess work. They need everything in concrete numbers. Abstract thought doesn't boil down to programmatic algorithms very well.
It's funny. I've heard so many stories about accidental discoveries. Maybe computers are just too perfect. Perhaps they need flaws and mistakes to gain intelligence.
If computers were already secure against viruses, there wouldn't be any need for antivirus products.
I've always believed that anti-virus companies were a scam. With proper security settings, and security practices, anti-virus software is not needed. Since there are so many poor analogies going around, needing anti-virus software is like needing someone to lock the door for you as you leave.
As long as there is a human behind the computer, there *will* be a possibility of exploiting a vulnerability on the system... the human being.
Here lies the real problem. People who install anything that says "Click Here for Ponies". People who use an account with administrative privileges to play Bingo. People who don't set a password or gladly give it out to anyone who asks.
Basically, people who refuse to follow proper security practices are the reason we need the security industry. Because they need someone to lock the door for them.
Let's say I make a sand sculpture on the beach. That's an artwork, covered by copyright.
Copyright only applies to works of art that can be copied. Now, maybe you take a picture of the sand sculpture. That picture is covered by copyright. You have the right to control who makes copies of that picture until copyright expires. After that point, you no longer have right. Anybody can make as many copies as they want.
There was a time when it was required to submit a copy of any copyrighted work to the Library of Congress. When copyright expired, anyone could then obtain a copy. I don't believe this is true now, but it should be.
Sometimes I miss things, even when I hit preview...
That last line should read: As for detecting emulated cards, I have no idea. I only know what I've discovered for myself. I have heard of emulated cards and of them being revoked. However, I've never tried it myself.
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...movie industry remains convinced that they save more money by developing and implementing DRM than they would lose to piracy. You're not looking at the problem from the perspective of a corporate accountant. They don't look at developing and implementing DRM and say "look how much we are saving." Rather, they add it into their piracy cost projections and say "look at what piracy is costing us". Then they give those numbers to Congress and ask for stricter laws, harsher punishments, and more protection.Oh, wait. I didn't read the fine article.
The idea of not having prayer in schools even when conducted by the students on free time outside of classes isn't covered. The idea of forcing the schools into not to saying the pledge is a liberal idea and not connected to the constitution. I have no problem with students in state-run schools praying during free time outside of class. I rather liked the idea of having five minutes of silence when students could pray, or simply prepare themselves mentally for the day. I do take issue when students are pressured into praying, or not praying, by the school or school groups. As for the Pledge, I take issue with being forced to pledge allegiance to the Christian nation. The Pledge of Allegiance has an interesting history.Created in 1892, it wasn't until 1954 that "under God" was added. I'd have no problem with the Pledge if this corruption were removed.
Show me one part of the constitution that says the church and state should be separate completely. All you will find is freedom of and from religion Going over your arguments, I'm not sure that church and state should be separate completely. However, all too often, people forget the "freedom from religion" portion of that text, or interpret "freedom of religion" to mean your choice of Christian sect. My state government has often had this problem.
It is more like the liberal delusions were a professor can be fired for pointing out how certain government documents aren't allow to used in class again because references to some god are in it. But I guess when you have to sanitize any and all religious artifacts from the founders and the government documents and such, history would appear to be void of religious influences in government. Kind of like banning books and such. Except this would be heresy in reverse operation. I think it is heresy either way. How can you teach history without teaching religion's influence on it? Personally, I'd love to see a general philosophy class taught in middle school, and have a history class tied to it. I think it would greatly enhance student's understanding of history, as long as the history portion was as factually correct as possible and the philosophy covered relevant material, not just Christianity.
I have two children in elementary school. It's disappointing that their teachers don't even know that LOGO exists. In school, the younger child has access to a computer lab once a week. She is allowed to play flash card type games. The older child has a computer at her desk. It's only use is to create Microsoft Powerpoint slide shows for her journal. I've taken it upon myself to teach my children how to use a computer. The younger child recently created a hangman game in LOGO. The older child has a problem with gloating about success. I thought it best to take a different approach with her. I started with Bash. However, she is very bored with it. She wants something that can create graphics. I've been thinking about starting her on Python.
So far the school has shown little interest in what I'm teaching my children, other then expressing concern that I'm teaching them concepts before the school gets around to it.
I didn't recognize the name at first. Bill Hilf did a Slashdot interview a while back. He is currently Director of Platform Technology Strategy at Microsoft. Before that he was Senior Enterprise Architect at IBM.
He talks about being hired by Microsoft as an expert in Linux-based systems. Near as I can tell, he is a glorified network administrator.
As for his comments, stating that the Free Software movement is dead because Linus has a job speaks volumes about his ignorance on the topic.
I wonder which definition General Gonzales is using when he states "hoping to ensure that any 'ill-gotten gains' are forfeited". Is he using the traditional definition where you pay restitution based on proven damages, or is he using the "War on Drugs" definition where all of your personal property is forfeit to the government for sharing a single MP3 file?
I'm a bit confused as to your point. Linus did start with Minix. Your Andy Tannenbaum quote confirms that. Andy also states in that quote that "...MINIX had clearly had a huge influence on Linux in many ways, from the layout of the file system to the names in the source tree...". No, Linux didn't have any of the Minix code in it. However, this quote does not refute the OP point. The OP said "...since fixing Minix ended up meaning completely re-writing it because (at the time) the license didn't allow redistribution of modified versions (only patch sets, and those were growing unwieldy)." Taking the concepts from Minix and using new code to express them would support both of those quotes. The Andy Tannenbaum quote does not refute the OP's point.
The thought has crossed my mind more than once. However, I had enough problems moving between states. I can't imagine the difficulties once you bring immigration laws into play.
And now they screwed it up.
No. That is what the Novel deal was for. Novel is a company that sells Linux-based software and has a license agreement with Microsoft. They want to use Novel as a anti-monopoly pawn. Of course, Novel only writes a very minuscule amount of the code they sell. Obviously, the rest comes from the community that Microsoft is attacking. However, Microsoft has repeatedly demonstrated complete ignorance when it comes to community. They are probably thinking that they can funnel distribution of Linux though a few easy to control companies. This might work in the US when selling to US interests. Of course, it will kill the US open source community.
My spin on all this is that until I see a specific list, it's FUD. The longer they wait to provide this list, the more obvious this becomes.
Also, wouldn't it cause problems related to clotting and what not? Worst case, you get a plastic scab on a wound, but in reality, I would expect it to cause problems where you'd essentially become a hemophiliac because your blood could not coagulate.
Clots and scabs are made from platelets. I don't think that artificial red blood cells would affect the ability to clot.
Nah, I'll stick with natural. This artificial stuff tastes too much like plastic.
Fast-forward 24 months and Linux sales will be good for institutional sales,
Since some of the local schools have started using Linux, I've seen an increase in requests to install Linux on old Windows machines. Parents see it being used in the school and don't want their kids to fall behind.
Finally, what concerns me most is we're now getting into a speeds-and-feeds business mentality where there will be good market research quantifying Linux-based OS penetration. This will simultaneously thin the distro herd, and give Microsoft's investors the information to force Microsoft to halt the spread of Linux-based OS distros that threaten their monopoly.
I'm not sure how Linux-based OS penetration will lead to a thinning of the distro herd, or provide Microsoft the ability to halt the spread of Linux-based OS distros. If someone wants to fill a niche with their own distribution, Linux market penetration isn't going to stop them. As for Microsoft, Microsoft will compete with Linux, OSX, Solaris, and any other competing product. They already do. Competition is a good thing. Linux can stand on it's own.
What if the only ISP that serves your house requires a Windows-based dialer?
Are there still ISP's around that are Windows only? I've been on broadband since 1998. It's always been an Ethernet connection. Before that, it was a PPP connection via modem. And before that, it was a terminal connection. I know AOL was Windows only at one point and time. However, even they have a Linux dialer now. I've never seen a local ISP that was Windows only.
Quite honestly, the only use I see for Wine is games and a few specialty applications (AutoCAD, Photoshop, and a few others). I know Wine promotes the use of their libraries to make porting from Windows easier. However, I don't think I've ever installed anything that depended on Wine.
If you can tell the difference between Halo, GRAW and Counter Strike vs. a game based on the Columbine shootings, than I think you ought to be to realize which category we should put simulated child porn in.
Halo, Ghost Recon, and Counter Strike are 3D military simulations. Super Columbine Massacre RPG! is a low quality RPG reminiscent of games I played in the late 80's. Quality and genre aside, the only difference I see is military killing people vs civilians killing people. I'm not sure I understand how that distinction has anything to do with simulated child porn. Unless your point is that one form of violence disturbs you more than the other. I'd be curious what your thoughts would be on a game based on Harvey Logan.
Professional thieves will have access to the method of activation...Steal a set of DVDs just like you always did, activate them, and sell them
Maybe I'm jut being naive. Wouldn't professional thieves just rent the movie and copy it? Of course, if you are talking about stealing the movies before they get to the store, that is a different matter.
I'm sure they originally thought she was 20 in the picture, and wanted to withhold her teaching certificate for underage drinking.
Reading through the comments and looking at the story, I'm left wondering how underage drinking warrants the removal of a certification that has been earned and paid for. Drinking under the legal age is generally punished by issuing a fine, not revoking your academic credentials. Now I might understand this a bit better if Millersville were a religious school. No one wants nuns in training to be caught sinning. However, it doesn't seem to be.
At this point, Millersville seems to be implying that she didn't earn her certificate. The have a statement on their site. However, they are being very tight-lipped about it. If the school loses the case, I'd strongly suggest that anyone not wanting to attend a school with such unprofessional regard for their students avoid Millersville.
Um, in what way is AACS maintaining private information? AACS is a flawed encryption scheme applied to information sold to the public. It's only real-world purpose is to remove rights that traditional copyright law wouldn't touch. Without AACS, I'd be able to watch movies in my choice of player, make backups before my kids scratch the disk, or upload them to my private LAN for easier management of my collection. I would argue that it also prevents the material from entering the public domain. However, considering nothing recorded using a vinyl, magnetic, or laser disc medium has ever entered the public domain, current copyright law also prevents that.
So, Microsoft has discovered how to run VMWare in an application window? This reminds me of when Microsoft discovered that two people could be logged into a computer at the same time and called it Windows Terminal Server. The "New Technology" must be the attachment of the Windows name to the project.
Or maybe you couldn't have multiple keyboards/pointers assigned to independent windowed sessions in Windows before this? It's been a while since I've used Windows. If this is the case, it's good to see that Windows is starting to catch up.
Is this how you treat prominent (and talented) hackers - with presumption of guilt instead of innocence? If he's released, why would he ever write any code for people who laugh...
Given the number of comments above that are using the ReiserFS project as an example of why OSS is bad, I don't think the Slashdot community is solely comprised of people from the OSS community.
As for my thoughts on the project (and comments against it), ReiserFS fits my needs and I will continue to use it. However, the project has been in conflict with the rest of the community since the beginning. I can't really imagine any business being so tightly tied to a file system that they suffer loses should it's support end. However, if said business exists, why would they pick a file system with a single developer that is at odds with the community? Of course, I know a number of businesses that tied themselves to FAT32. I still see a lot of restore utilities that format the drive with FAT32 because they can't handle NTFS.
I do hope that Hans is proven innocent. I hope his wife turns up alive. Regardless of what happens, I hope that development of ReiserFS continues. It is a truly great file system.
I swear I need white-out. Um, so you're saying I shouldn't worry when a loaf of bread costs me $20.00 and I lose my job because my employer can't afford to keep me due to our extremely cheap exports? That doesn't make much sense to me.
Um, so you're saying I shouldn't worry when a loaf of bread costs me $20.00 and I lose my job because my employer can afford to keep me due to our extremely cheap exports? That doesn't make much sense to me.
The problem, as you say, is that as soon as we can code an algorithm to solve a task, that task is no longer considered to require intelligence.
I've never really seen a definition for intelligence. Most people just give examples of what they think it means. I suppose you could apply this statement to any human state. What is love, hate, etc.?
So for my example; computers seem to have a very hard time with guess work. It seems to come naturally to humans. Humans guess at an answer, test their guess, and feed the results into a new guess. Though computers are better then us at modeling data, they stumble on the guess work. They need everything in concrete numbers. Abstract thought doesn't boil down to programmatic algorithms very well.
It's funny. I've heard so many stories about accidental discoveries. Maybe computers are just too perfect. Perhaps they need flaws and mistakes to gain intelligence.
If computers were already secure against viruses, there wouldn't be any need for antivirus products.
I've always believed that anti-virus companies were a scam. With proper security settings, and security practices, anti-virus software is not needed. Since there are so many poor analogies going around, needing anti-virus software is like needing someone to lock the door for you as you leave.
As long as there is a human behind the computer, there *will* be a possibility of exploiting a vulnerability on the system... the human being.
Here lies the real problem. People who install anything that says "Click Here for Ponies". People who use an account with administrative privileges to play Bingo. People who don't set a password or gladly give it out to anyone who asks.
Basically, people who refuse to follow proper security practices are the reason we need the security industry. Because they need someone to lock the door for them.
Let's say I make a sand sculpture on the beach. That's an artwork, covered by copyright.
Copyright only applies to works of art that can be copied. Now, maybe you take a picture of the sand sculpture. That picture is covered by copyright. You have the right to control who makes copies of that picture until copyright expires. After that point, you no longer have right. Anybody can make as many copies as they want.
There was a time when it was required to submit a copy of any copyrighted work to the Library of Congress. When copyright expired, anyone could then obtain a copy. I don't believe this is true now, but it should be.
Sometimes I miss things, even when I hit preview...
That last line should read: As for detecting emulated cards, I have no idea. I only know what I've discovered for myself. I have heard of emulated cards and of them being revoked. However, I've never tried it myself.