Why should geeks have rights to use and view their content that others don't have? You either need to have unbreakable DRM (unlikely) or no DRM you can't create classes and segment your users.
I hate how geeks feel like they are better than everyone else because they can circumvent systems.
Maybe DVD Jon is just worried he will be out of a job. Didn't he work for months and even years to break Fairplay just so he could sell it to rival music stores? Regradless he also has his own interests that must be recognized, he is not simply a champion of free information.
The primary example that Knuth uses is the electron microscope. Why are there no degree programs in electron microscope science, clearly the electron microscope is an important tool like the computer? When you understand the differences between electron microscope and computers and why one has its own dicipline you can more clearly see the value of CS. Sorry to be so loquacious.
computer science is incredibly valuable as a profession, but not because it makes you a good programmer. It is a framework for thinking about the world that focuses on abstraction, compartmentalization, and procedure. These are very important things to be able to do, and serve you well in many areas beyond programming. I think the problem is that computer scientists only view themselves as programmers. There is no reason why computer science students shouldn't see a career in business, or even theology. The profession has boxed itself in for too long, but the framework of thought that computer science teaches is valuable in many areas outside of programming and its time to encourage people to branch out.
Isn't the very idea that they pledge not to sue anyone who is open source who has already done what they patented an admission that prior art exists? Am I missing something, or is it just that Open Source doesn't qualify for intellectual property.
In my opinion this patent is incredibly obvious as well. It would be like patenting medical software that seperates its users into Dr.s, Nurses, and patients. Of course thats where the distinctions are, its the way these insitutions are structured.
I dont think thats what he really showed us. It looks to me like he had a location bookmarked, then searched for Startbucks around that location. I don't think it has any idea where you are (at least usefully). Its still the old technology of setting your home location in google maps, much like I do now. The only thing is that you can have it on the go, provided you can find a hotspot.
Will you even be able to use this on an airplane? Seems to me that you need to turn off your cell phones and pagers for the duration of the flight? Can you shut off the phone part of it, yet use it to listen to music? If not, one of the killer applications of the ipod (using it on a long flight) may not be viable for iPhone users.
Thats true I never thought about how difficult this one is going to be to operate while driving. Now I usually fumble around with my phone but can at least feel the buttons and get the job done. Now I will have to look at it and have visual rather than tactile feedback.
I am most excited about it because I am looking for an ipod that I can happen to make phone calls on when I need to. I really hate cell phones and think theyre annoying. The iPhone looks to meet my needs because it still seems to be an iPod first, and happens to be the best smart phone out there (or soon to be).
Your argument assumes that there is no correlation in evolution between us, nature, and our tools. Humanities ability to develop tools, and use them has greatly contributed to our physical evolution. So if a species is physically identicle, then it assumes that we have similar tools and technologies. We evolve due to environmental stimulus, including both the natural world and the ways that we collectively engage it.
There are other environmental effects besides CO2 emmisions that need to be considered. For instance, while coal may be clean, it comes from mountain top removal mining (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal) , which is highly destructive. We may have a lot of coal here in the US, but we may level the Apalachain mountains to get to it. We really need to look beyond coal as a viable solution even if it doesn't directly release CO2 into the air.
Science and scientific diciplines are simply avenues to help create knowledge by explaining the world. Knowledge is used and distributed through societies to help shape opinion and world view. Politics is the backbone and organizing structure of all societies, therefore science is simply at its root a tool of politics. The two can never be disjoined, nor is is necessary or benificial. We should be conducting scientific research in areas that have some tangiable benifit for humanity.
Yeah I completely agree. I have a 50" DLP HDTV, but no 5.1 surround set. I would love to download the awesome picture, but let the huge 5.1 audio sit on the server while I download the 2.0 audio instead. I cant even watch a DVD with the 2.0 track as they dont include it.
...but it is made by Microsoft, who is not nearly as cool as Apple or even Sony etc when it comes to consumer electronics. I mean you can say a lot of other things about Microsoft being evil etc, but that aspect aside they just dont have the 'cool' image. So it seems to me that in order for the zune to have any meaninful impact it would have to be head and shoulders better than the ipod.
This is probably a good thing for all of us. When he does get brought on subpeona he will likely answer more truthfully and without reservation (ala Richard Clarke), rather than protect those above him. Although considering it is Rumsfeld, I won't hold my breath. But as a political optimist, this may turn out better for discovering the truth behind all of this...
I think it is important to remember that ITMS was not in existane when the ipod was first released. Itunes was used to manage the songs on the iPod like it is today, but there was no store. "Rip, Mix, Burn"
I remember when I got my 2G iPod that to use it for windows you had to use music match to do it. It totally sucked. Im surprised that it took off for windows (ie outside of the mac faithful) without decent software to manage the iPod. Apple was selling 'windows formatted' iPods without a decent solution because people wanted them that badly, myself included.
I think discussion of the iPods success should be focused around how it succeeded and reached a critical mass, before the entire iPod ecosystem developed around it. Its obviously the choice now becuase it is THE player but how did it get started like that. I mean, I hated mac stuff then but still got the iPod.
I think it has more to do with indexing and sorting/searching quickly than withpreventing copying.
The file names and folders are just hash codes designed to be easily searched and indexed. There is no hidden consipracy theory here, jut sound Computer Science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_code
I understood it to be more about trying to cast doubt on science and scientific theories that imply that any lifestyle choices are having negative consequences on others.
It is very American to feel like you have the right to do whatever you want as long as it doesnt harm others. So with smoking, now that it harms others it is fair game, same with global warming.
This is just furthering the agenda, and taking advantage of, the anti-intellectual, anti-science mood in the USA to create time to sell their goods.
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Why should geeks have rights to use and view their content that others don't have? You either need to have unbreakable DRM (unlikely) or no DRM you can't create classes and segment your users. I hate how geeks feel like they are better than everyone else because they can circumvent systems.
Maybe DVD Jon is just worried he will be out of a job. Didn't he work for months and even years to break Fairplay just so he could sell it to rival music stores? Regradless he also has his own interests that must be recognized, he is not simply a champion of free information.
The primary example that Knuth uses is the electron microscope. Why are there no degree programs in electron microscope science, clearly the electron microscope is an important tool like the computer? When you understand the differences between electron microscope and computers and why one has its own dicipline you can more clearly see the value of CS. Sorry to be so loquacious.
computer science is incredibly valuable as a profession, but not because it makes you a good programmer. It is a framework for thinking about the world that focuses on abstraction, compartmentalization, and procedure. These are very important things to be able to do, and serve you well in many areas beyond programming. I think the problem is that computer scientists only view themselves as programmers. There is no reason why computer science students shouldn't see a career in business, or even theology. The profession has boxed itself in for too long, but the framework of thought that computer science teaches is valuable in many areas outside of programming and its time to encourage people to branch out.
Isn't the very idea that they pledge not to sue anyone who is open source who has already done what they patented an admission that prior art exists? Am I missing something, or is it just that Open Source doesn't qualify for intellectual property.
In my opinion this patent is incredibly obvious as well. It would be like patenting medical software that seperates its users into Dr.s, Nurses, and patients. Of course thats where the distinctions are, its the way these insitutions are structured.
I dont think thats what he really showed us. It looks to me like he had a location bookmarked, then searched for Startbucks around that location. I don't think it has any idea where you are (at least usefully). Its still the old technology of setting your home location in google maps, much like I do now. The only thing is that you can have it on the go, provided you can find a hotspot.
Will you even be able to use this on an airplane? Seems to me that you need to turn off your cell phones and pagers for the duration of the flight? Can you shut off the phone part of it, yet use it to listen to music? If not, one of the killer applications of the ipod (using it on a long flight) may not be viable for iPhone users.
Thats true I never thought about how difficult this one is going to be to operate while driving. Now I usually fumble around with my phone but can at least feel the buttons and get the job done. Now I will have to look at it and have visual rather than tactile feedback.
I am most excited about it because I am looking for an ipod that I can happen to make phone calls on when I need to. I really hate cell phones and think theyre annoying. The iPhone looks to meet my needs because it still seems to be an iPod first, and happens to be the best smart phone out there (or soon to be).
Uh, Nintendo DS seems to indicate that touch screen games are highly sought after, and profitable.
Your argument assumes that there is no correlation in evolution between us, nature, and our tools. Humanities ability to develop tools, and use them has greatly contributed to our physical evolution. So if a species is physically identicle, then it assumes that we have similar tools and technologies. We evolve due to environmental stimulus, including both the natural world and the ways that we collectively engage it.
There are other environmental effects besides CO2 emmisions that need to be considered. For instance, while coal may be clean, it comes from mountain top removal mining (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaintop_removal) , which is highly destructive. We may have a lot of coal here in the US, but we may level the Apalachain mountains to get to it. We really need to look beyond coal as a viable solution even if it doesn't directly release CO2 into the air.
Science and scientific diciplines are simply avenues to help create knowledge by explaining the world. Knowledge is used and distributed through societies to help shape opinion and world view. Politics is the backbone and organizing structure of all societies, therefore science is simply at its root a tool of politics. The two can never be disjoined, nor is is necessary or benificial. We should be conducting scientific research in areas that have some tangiable benifit for humanity.
Yeah I completely agree. I have a 50" DLP HDTV, but no 5.1 surround set. I would love to download the awesome picture, but let the huge 5.1 audio sit on the server while I download the 2.0 audio instead. I cant even watch a DVD with the 2.0 track as they dont include it.
Hopefully Microsoft was able to write their wrongs and put out a good product that will stand up to the attacks of hackers.
...but it is made by Microsoft, who is not nearly as cool as Apple or even Sony etc when it comes to consumer electronics. I mean you can say a lot of other things about Microsoft being evil etc, but that aspect aside they just dont have the 'cool' image. So it seems to me that in order for the zune to have any meaninful impact it would have to be head and shoulders better than the ipod.
This is probably a good thing for all of us. When he does get brought on subpeona he will likely answer more truthfully and without reservation (ala Richard Clarke), rather than protect those above him. Although considering it is Rumsfeld, I won't hold my breath. But as a political optimist, this may turn out better for discovering the truth behind all of this...
I think it is important to remember that ITMS was not in existane when the ipod was first released. Itunes was used to manage the songs on the iPod like it is today, but there was no store. "Rip, Mix, Burn"
I remember when I got my 2G iPod that to use it for windows you had to use music match to do it. It totally sucked. Im surprised that it took off for windows (ie outside of the mac faithful) without decent software to manage the iPod. Apple was selling 'windows formatted' iPods without a decent solution because people wanted them that badly, myself included.
I think discussion of the iPods success should be focused around how it succeeded and reached a critical mass, before the entire iPod ecosystem developed around it. Its obviously the choice now becuase it is THE player but how did it get started like that. I mean, I hated mac stuff then but still got the iPod.
Why because there are too many Arab immigrants?
I think it has more to do with indexing and sorting/searching quickly than withpreventing copying. The file names and folders are just hash codes designed to be easily searched and indexed. There is no hidden consipracy theory here, jut sound Computer Science. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_code
I personally think it has more to do with the proximity to China, rather than them having or not having nukes.
Thats why they are all called notebooks now. You aren't supposed to put them on your lap, but keep your notes in them...
Not to be a grammer Nazi, but its Snoop Dogg...
The S N double O P, D O double G
Yeah, it just gets funnier the more you repeat it.
I understood it to be more about trying to cast doubt on science and scientific theories that imply that any lifestyle choices are having negative consequences on others.
It is very American to feel like you have the right to do whatever you want as long as it doesnt harm others. So with smoking, now that it harms others it is fair game, same with global warming.
This is just furthering the agenda, and taking advantage of, the anti-intellectual, anti-science mood in the USA to create time to sell their goods.
Itunes without movies is like Hal Melvin without the blue notes, it'll never go platinum. Yo, Daz gimme a light.....