Before starting, I should probably mention that I actually live in Manhattan, KS and attend Kansas State University, the proposed site for the lab.
I have to start by say that not putting something here because of tornadoes is a pretty thin claim, as tornadoes are a pretty rare occurrence by all accounts, especially in Manhattan due to it's location. In the seven years I've lived here only one has even brushed a portion of the town. While for some this may be too much of a risk, there are plenty of precautions that can be taken to lessen the risk.
More importantly, the campaigning for the location of this lab and all the money and frills that come with it has been very competitive and heated over the last couple years with a number of accusations and claims coming from all the sites. A good number of them coming from the contender site that was almost chosen in Texas that has been very critical of the Kansas location. Though it is rarely mentioned that the section of Texas in question has a greater likelihood of tornadoes by a large margin.
Do you have any idea how much legal copy would be involved to release concurrent patches for all those vulnerabilities? The mere thought boggles the mind.
First off, I think it's amazing that we're still able to communicate with these space-age relics, it's just incredible.
That being said, while they're obviously a long, looong way out there, with their ancient instruments and our antique equipment, are they really giving us any sort of information that we either don't know already or can't glean easier with newer technology?
I think a lot of us have seen something like this coming for a while. In fact the point in Reid's proposal that requires colleges to report their policies for policing and dealing with illegal file-sharing were already in the reauthorization bill before this. Congress is simply going after the easiest target in the conflict. There is plenty of illegal file sharing that goes on outside of colleges and universities, but if you target colleges and universities you get to blanket a number of people through a state-supported middleman without having to go after big telcom companies.
But I think the biggest points in the bill are the following.
From the Article:
"Provide evidence" to the Education Department that they have "developed a plan for implementing a technology-based deterrent to prevent the illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property."
How can any viable and self-respecting college network do anything like this without crippling their network and expending an obscene amount of money and man-hours. Congress constantly proves themselves to be less that tech-savvy, and this extremely tall order is just more proof. And, more importantly, the last thing I need is another tuition increase to pay for it.:P
And secondly:
The measure would also require the education secretary to annually identify the 25 colleges and universities that have in the previous year received the most notices of copyright violations using institutional technology networks.
I think the/. has had enough articles knocking and attacking and explaining the DMCA and how easy it is to use them without any basis whatsoever. The threat of a public scolding is only going to make already jumpy school administrators more likely to cave to pressure and/or institute stiffer punishments.
But, I don't really think it matters all that much, something like this is going to go into law eventually, I'm afraid.
I think I a lot of people lash out because they fail to understand what Ebert defines at "high art" or "great art." While I respect Mr. Ebert and regularly read and enjoy his critiques on various movies, I'm not in total agreement with him on this point. But, that doesn't not change the fact that he's being attack by people who do not totally understand his argument.
From the Article:
Barker: "I think that Roger Ebert's problem is that he thinks you can't have art if there is that amount of malleability in the narrative. In other words, Shakespeare could not have written 'Romeo and Juliet' as a game because it could have had a happy ending, you know? If only she hadn't taken the damn poison. If only he'd have gotten there quicker."
Ebert: He is right again about me. I believe art is created by an artist. If you change it, you become the artist. Would "Romeo and Juliet" have been better with a different ending? Rewritten versions of the play were actually produced with happy endings. "King Lear" was also subjected to rewrites; it's such a downer. At this point, taste comes into play. Which version of "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare's or Barker's, is superior, deeper, more moving, more "artistic"?
Barker: "We should be stretching the imaginations of our players and ourselves. Let's invent a world where the player gets to go through every emotional journey available. That is art. Offering that to people is art."
Ebert: If you can go through "every emotional journey available," doesn't that devalue each and every one of them? Art seeks to lead you to an inevitable conclusion, not a smorgasbord of choices. If next time, I have Romeo and Juliet go through the story naked and standing on their hands, would that be way cool, or what?
That said, let me confess I enjoy entertainments, but I think it important to know what they are. I like the circus as much as the ballet. I like crime novels. (I just finished an advance copy of Henry Kisor's Cache of Corpses, about GPS geo-caching gamesters and a macabre murder conspiracy. Couldn't put it down.) And I like horror stories, where Edgar Allen Poe in particular represents art. I think I know what Stan Brakhage meant when he said Poe invented the cinema, lacking only film.
I treasure escapism in the movies. I tirelessly quote Pauline Kael: The movies are so rarely great art, that if we cannot appreciate great trash, we have no reason to go. I admired "Spiderman II," "Superman," and many of the "Star Wars," Indiana Jones, James Bond and Harry Potter films. The idea, I think, is to value what is good at whatever level you find it. "Spiderman II" is one of the great comic superhero movies but it is not great art.
While having highly detailed and in-depth articles about obscure science subjects is all good and well, if your goal is to be the most comprehensive and usable encyclopedia on the planet for anyone and everyone, accessibility should be your most important goal.
While some articles aren't going to be able to help being a little too arcane for the average reader, I think there are some examples that Wikipedia could do to emulate. A prime example would be A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.
Seriously, how can you not see(read:hear) this as sorta cool? I'm as jaded and cynical as the next guy, but I'm intrigued. Scrolling over various areas of the planet and hear the roar of Victoria Falls, the vibrant din of the rainforest, the grating cacophony of a busy metropolitan street, the ominous bells of Big Ben tolling the hour, and numerous other possibilities.
Don't get me wrong, the question is definitely a trap. But there's a difference between playing down your plans for movie merchandising and claiming you only have plans for a toy or two and then starting an international multi-billion dollar merchandising empire the likes of which the world has never seen.
Q: Speaking of money, what's your take on tie-in products? Toys, games, that sort of thing.
GL: I don't like them. As much as I love and admire Steve[n Spielberg], one thing I found distasteful about Jaws was all the commercialism around [the movie]. I mean, come on! A Jaws lunchbox? A book? Does a shark movie really need a novelization? Mark my words, you're not going to see anything like that for Star Wars. Well, maybe a toy or two for the little kids. But that's it.
...
Wow.
Apparently Lucas would have had us believe he had all of the best intentions at first... But eventually he obviously gave into the Dark Side. But don't get me wrong... I still love my Star Wars Legos.
The article breaks down how that viral video clip and word of mouth outrage reached the ears of the presidents of CBS and MSNBC, ultimately leading to Imus' dismissal.
The word of mouth outrage reached the ears of mainstream media, which in turn spread to the ears of the average American, which in turn made MSNBC and CBS's advertisers, which lead to them pulling their ad dollars from both networks, which in turn lead to a loss of revenue, which at this point the problem finally reached the ears of the presidents of CBS and MSNBC.
XM has exclusive Major League Baseball rights while Sirius has exclusive National Football League rights. While this isn't an issue for many people, for people like myself and a lot of my friends, it is huge.
"If they made things easy to use they might make a lot more money on it,"
What kind of new age, communist blather is this? I think Sony has a good handle on what their consumers want from their electronics. Ease of use? Please...
I would by an iPhone tomorrow if I could, despite the lack of 3rd party support or the $500. But regardless, I'm not going to buy one because with their poor coverage in my area and the plan I currently have with my provider for the last 6+ years, I have absolutely no plans to switch to Cingular.
If I remember correctly, Maximum Carnage on the SNES made a point of showing that it's whole sound track was done by Green Jelly. It was SNES and the music wasn't great, but they had it up there in the opening credits.
I've only seen a 1080p TV in a super high end audio/video store.
While I don't necessarily disagree with you on all your points, I wouldd like to point out that you've probably not made much of a search for 1080p TVs. I work part time in the electronics department at Sears, which is not exactly the industry leader in electronics and it's a pretty small Sears to boot. We've had 4 1080p TVs sitting out on the floor for the last month or so: 1 Plasma, 2 DLPs, and 1 LCOS. Now I'll be the first to admit we really don't carry anything that can push out a signal at 1080p, but the TVs are out there. And the prices range from about $2500 to $4000 in sizes from 42" to 65". And if I've learned anything in 3 and half years of selling electroincs is that those prices will come way down within the next year.
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Actually, the current DHS Secretary is the former governor of Arizona, Kathleen Sebelius is the current Secretary of HHS.
Before starting, I should probably mention that I actually live in Manhattan, KS and attend Kansas State University, the proposed site for the lab.
I have to start by say that not putting something here because of tornadoes is a pretty thin claim, as tornadoes are a pretty rare occurrence by all accounts, especially in Manhattan due to it's location. In the seven years I've lived here only one has even brushed a portion of the town. While for some this may be too much of a risk, there are plenty of precautions that can be taken to lessen the risk.
More importantly, the campaigning for the location of this lab and all the money and frills that come with it has been very competitive and heated over the last couple years with a number of accusations and claims coming from all the sites. A good number of them coming from the contender site that was almost chosen in Texas that has been very critical of the Kansas location. Though it is rarely mentioned that the section of Texas in question has a greater likelihood of tornadoes by a large margin.
Do you have any idea how much legal copy would be involved to release concurrent patches for all those vulnerabilities? The mere thought boggles the mind.
This was legal to begin with? Umm... Yeah.
First off, I think it's amazing that we're still able to communicate with these space-age relics, it's just incredible.
That being said, while they're obviously a long, looong way out there, with their ancient instruments and our antique equipment, are they really giving us any sort of information that we either don't know already or can't glean easier with newer technology?
But I think the biggest points in the bill are the following. From the Article:
"Provide evidence" to the Education Department that they have "developed a plan for implementing a technology-based deterrent to prevent the illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property."
How can any viable and self-respecting college network do anything like this without crippling their network and expending an obscene amount of money and man-hours. Congress constantly proves themselves to be less that tech-savvy, and this extremely tall order is just more proof. And, more importantly, the last thing I need is another tuition increase to pay for it.
And secondly:
The measure would also require the education secretary to annually identify the 25 colleges and universities that have in the previous year received the most notices of copyright violations using institutional technology networks.
I think the
But, I don't really think it matters all that much, something like this is going to go into law eventually, I'm afraid.
From the Article:
Barker: "I think that Roger Ebert's problem is that he thinks you can't have art if there is that amount of malleability in the narrative. In other words, Shakespeare could not have written 'Romeo and Juliet' as a game because it could have had a happy ending, you know? If only she hadn't taken the damn poison. If only he'd have gotten there quicker."
Ebert: He is right again about me. I believe art is created by an artist. If you change it, you become the artist. Would "Romeo and Juliet" have been better with a different ending? Rewritten versions of the play were actually produced with happy endings. "King Lear" was also subjected to rewrites; it's such a downer. At this point, taste comes into play. Which version of "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare's or Barker's, is superior, deeper, more moving, more "artistic"?
Barker: "We should be stretching the imaginations of our players and ourselves. Let's invent a world where the player gets to go through every emotional journey available. That is art. Offering that to people is art."
Ebert: If you can go through "every emotional journey available," doesn't that devalue each and every one of them? Art seeks to lead you to an inevitable conclusion, not a smorgasbord of choices. If next time, I have Romeo and Juliet go through the story naked and standing on their hands, would that be way cool, or what?
That said, let me confess I enjoy entertainments, but I think it important to know what they are. I like the circus as much as the ballet. I like crime novels. (I just finished an advance copy of Henry Kisor's Cache of Corpses, about GPS geo-caching gamesters and a macabre murder conspiracy. Couldn't put it down.) And I like horror stories, where Edgar Allen Poe in particular represents art. I think I know what Stan Brakhage meant when he said Poe invented the cinema, lacking only film.
I treasure escapism in the movies. I tirelessly quote Pauline Kael: The movies are so rarely great art, that if we cannot appreciate great trash, we have no reason to go. I admired "Spiderman II," "Superman," and many of the "Star Wars," Indiana Jones, James Bond and Harry Potter films. The idea, I think, is to value what is good at whatever level you find it. "Spiderman II" is one of the great comic superhero movies but it is not great art.
While having highly detailed and in-depth articles about obscure science subjects is all good and well, if your goal is to be the most comprehensive and usable encyclopedia on the planet for anyone and everyone, accessibility should be your most important goal.
While some articles aren't going to be able to help being a little too arcane for the average reader, I think there are some examples that Wikipedia could do to emulate. A prime example would be A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.
It's no "Smell-O-Vision" but I guess it will do.
Seriously, how can you not see(read:hear) this as sorta cool? I'm as jaded and cynical as the next guy, but I'm intrigued. Scrolling over various areas of the planet and hear the roar of Victoria Falls, the vibrant din of the rainforest, the grating cacophony of a busy metropolitan street, the ominous bells of Big Ben tolling the hour, and numerous other possibilities.
Think of the kids!
Don't get me wrong, the question is definitely a trap. But there's a difference between playing down your plans for movie merchandising and claiming you only have plans for a toy or two and then starting an international multi-billion dollar merchandising empire the likes of which the world has never seen.
Q: Speaking of money, what's your take on tie-in products? Toys, games, that sort of thing.
...
GL: I don't like them. As much as I love and admire Steve[n Spielberg], one thing I found distasteful about Jaws was all the commercialism around [the movie]. I mean, come on! A Jaws lunchbox? A book? Does a shark movie really need a novelization? Mark my words, you're not going to see anything like that for Star Wars. Well, maybe a toy or two for the little kids. But that's it.
Wow.
Apparently Lucas would have had us believe he had all of the best intentions at first... But eventually he obviously gave into the Dark Side. But don't get me wrong... I still love my Star Wars Legos.
"They're not exactly black helicopters, but how long do you think until we see similar measures in high-crime American cities?"
Never.
Because ours actually ARE black helicopters.
Cells of the IMMUNE system, as HIV and AIDS are diseases that attack and destroy the human immune system.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Perhaps... But why would you need to release a fix or replacement due to a 'feature.'
The article breaks down how that viral video clip and word of mouth outrage reached the ears of the presidents of CBS and MSNBC, ultimately leading to Imus' dismissal.
The word of mouth outrage reached the ears of mainstream media, which in turn spread to the ears of the average American, which in turn made MSNBC and CBS's advertisers, which lead to them pulling their ad dollars from both networks, which in turn lead to a loss of revenue, which at this point the problem finally reached the ears of the presidents of CBS and MSNBC.
See? Simple.
XM has exclusive Major League Baseball rights while Sirius has exclusive National Football League rights. While this isn't an issue for many people, for people like myself and a lot of my friends, it is huge.
"If they made things easy to use they might make a lot more money on it,"
What kind of new age, communist blather is this? I think Sony has a good handle on what their consumers want from their electronics. Ease of use? Please...
I would by an iPhone tomorrow if I could, despite the lack of 3rd party support or the $500. But regardless, I'm not going to buy one because with their poor coverage in my area and the plan I currently have with my provider for the last 6+ years, I have absolutely no plans to switch to Cingular.
This is a good development.
Now when we invade Mars we won't fall victim to the same gruesome fate.
If I remember correctly, Maximum Carnage on the SNES made a point of showing that it's whole sound track was done by Green Jelly. It was SNES and the music wasn't great, but they had it up there in the opening credits.
More like:
[01:11] * G0D sets mode: +v Scott_Adams
Fossils! Fossils! Fossils!
I win.
(/Lewis Black)
I've only seen a 1080p TV in a super high end audio/video store.
While I don't necessarily disagree with you on all your points, I wouldd like to point out that you've probably not made much of a search for 1080p TVs. I work part time in the electronics department at Sears, which is not exactly the industry leader in electronics and it's a pretty small Sears to boot. We've had 4 1080p TVs sitting out on the floor for the last month or so: 1 Plasma, 2 DLPs, and 1 LCOS. Now I'll be the first to admit we really don't carry anything that can push out a signal at 1080p, but the TVs are out there. And the prices range from about $2500 to $4000 in sizes from 42" to 65". And if I've learned anything in 3 and half years of selling electroincs is that those prices will come way down within the next year.
extrasolar
protoplanetary
protostar
Seyfert
blazars
Kuiper
Just to name a few. Apparently they've been using this method of naming for a while now.
Can it play Global Thermonuclear War?