Um, yes I did read the article, but even there, the article didn't exactly make it clear what was being asked for. There was an implication that "format" was part of the problem.
Beyond that, there's alot of idiotic thinking in the responces that needed responding to.
Using a formula dosen't matter unless they are violating a patent.
If there is a name conflict, then there is a trademark case, but otherwise, get over it.
I suppose there should be no more puppet shows because somebody originally thought to hang a doll from strings.
I liked MST3K as much as the next geek, and I hope that they will make new content in the future. On the other hand, you can't just go letting others people's rights be infringed just becase you like the one group's production better.
Indeed, Why are people suddenly against reverse-engeneering and freedom of choice?
Once there's an emotional attachment it protects the propreitary vendor. Kind of like victims who fall in love with their captor, people want to have leaders who use and abuse their loyalties.
Go Real. You've made mistakes in the past, but here's to correcting them. You're doing the right thing.
When, in MS Windows, you can develop user-space software, and still manage to crash the operating system, the system is still not up to my experience with Linux.
On the other hand, it seems that a number of times Windows is out to provide the illusion of being ready.
For example take the Windows XP boot-up. If you boot up and log in, frequently after windows shows its desktop and looks "ready", the disk continues to thrash and will react slowly if you actually attempt to start an application or two.
Imagine if after being treated by medical personel, you would have to pay them a portion of any money you made. If they hadn't saved you, there would be no means for your later productivity. Shouldn't you pay them royaltees? If not, why should this be done for "intellectual" property?
Discovering an formula, which is what all algorithms boil down to, requires mental resources. How do you put a price on thought?
Thought has never been as overvalued as it is right now. If people don't come back to understanding real costs, things will get paid worse.
A programmer shuold not be paid more than a paramedic. Saving a life should be worth more. This is just one example where the system is askew. I maintain it is because of an overvaluing of thought and an undervaluing of action/physical.
Being smart is not everything. Acting, doing is.
The ultimate manifestation of this is the lawsuit company, what Baystar wants SCO to become. No practical output, just patents based on some kind of mental labour that has been overvalued.
In my opinion this is the populace "Routing around" the limited point of view that we receive on traditional radio.
If this succeeds and people can run 802.11 "radio stations" for local areas it will prove that the FCC has long ago left the needs of the people.
The reason I say this is the inconvenience needed to listen to this kind of radio. If it can succeed, imagine what would happen if we had that kind of diversity of regular radio.
The FCC hasn't served the people with respect to radio for quite some time.
I deal with usb-dvd drives. There was a very popular hack to make iTunes work for recording with various non-apple-approved hardware. It worked well and easily. When they moved to Panther, they changed the config file to an XML format (good move), but they also diabled the hack by not recognizing some changes to this xml file.
I'm one of those Linux users that might have considered the Mac for a Desktop or laptop at one point, but after seeing that kind of behavior I wouldn't consider even recommending them now.
(They were keying on the IDENT string of the drive. By using the ident you can identiy a vendor's driver to run with. ATAPI/the MMC command set, is a standard, but even it has ambiguities. Vendors tend to be consistant in how they work, within their chipsets.
The old hack was to change the ident string in the file for the appropriate vendor, to match the drive you had.
When you changed this in the new xml file, it still didn't recognize the drive for writing in iTunes, but it did change in the disk formatting utility)
The whole point of computerization is to improve productivity. That may mean less people, same amount of product, or it may mean same number of people, more product.
Unless you do it wrong, you either end up with more product (and the problems related to this..) or less employed people (with its problems as well).
If you do it wrong, you end up with the technology bubble (spending on technology but not really getting any benifit from it).
If you computerize and it requires the same number of people to do the same job, something went wrong.
The really interesting ethical question is: "Why is reducing the amount of work people are required to do a bad thing?"
I'm sick and tired of the "retrabution" method of "rehabilitation".
Most alcoholics are sick people. They should receive therapy not shame. They will receive shame enough, especially if they killed somebody in the process of abusing.
Punishment may be appropriate too, but come on, deal with the problem. If a drug addict is caught, they must undergo therapy.
Now, incarseration until they are willing to cooperate with detox/treatment would be a good idea.
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Um, yes I did read the article, but even there, the article didn't exactly make it clear what was being asked for. There was an implication that "format" was part of the problem.
Beyond that, there's alot of idiotic thinking in the responces that needed responding to.
Using a formula dosen't matter unless they are violating a patent.
If there is a name conflict, then there is a trademark case, but otherwise, get over it.
I suppose there should be no more puppet shows because somebody originally thought to hang a doll from strings.
I liked MST3K as much as the next geek, and I hope that they will make new content in the future. On the other hand, you can't just go letting others people's rights be infringed just becase you like the one group's production better.
With the vorbis people doing video/audio streaming, hopefully neither of us will have to deal with draconian licenses for much longer.
Can't disagree:
BOO Apple AND Real.
Agreed. But don't confuse this with a different issue. Companies should be allowed to reverse-engineer.
If you don't encourage them for what they have done right, will you ever get them to continue on that path?
Indeed, Why are people suddenly against reverse-engeneering and freedom of choice?
Once there's an emotional attachment it protects the propreitary vendor. Kind of like victims who fall in love with their captor, people want to
have leaders who use and abuse their loyalties.
Go Real. You've made mistakes in the past, but here's to correcting them. You're doing the right thing.
When, in MS Windows, you can develop user-space software, and still manage to crash the operating system, the system is still not up to my experience with Linux.
I mostly agree with what you have said.
On the other hand, it seems that a number of times Windows is out to provide the illusion of being ready.
For example take the Windows XP boot-up. If you boot up and log in, frequently after windows shows its desktop and looks "ready", the disk continues to thrash and will react slowly if you actually attempt to start an application or two.
being paid for developement is different from receiving royaltees on patents.
Try this one:
http://www.roadstor.com/
Addendum:
Imagine if after being treated by medical personel, you would have to pay them a portion of any money you made. If they hadn't saved you, there would be no means for your later productivity. Shouldn't you pay them royaltees? If not, why should this be done for "intellectual" property?
Physical inventions require physical resources, thus practical costs.
Discovering an formula, which is what all algorithms boil down to, requires mental resources. How do you put a price on thought?
Thought has never been as overvalued as it is right now. If people don't come back to understanding real costs, things will get paid worse.
A programmer shuold not be paid more than a paramedic. Saving a life should be worth more. This is just one example where the system is askew. I maintain it is because of an overvaluing of thought and an undervaluing of action/physical.
Being smart is not everything. Acting, doing is.
The ultimate manifestation of this is the lawsuit company, what Baystar wants SCO to become. No practical output, just patents based on some kind of mental labour that has been overvalued.
This is why trade secret legislation exists.
Patents should only be given when I can drop the product on my foot.
No, they haven't served the people. I say that because people, in my observation, are more diverse than the radio stations that I hear.
In my opinion this is the populace "Routing around" the limited point of view that we receive on traditional radio.
If this succeeds and people can run 802.11 "radio stations" for local areas it will prove that the FCC has long ago left the needs of the people.
The reason I say this is the inconvenience needed to listen to this kind of radio. If it can succeed, imagine what would happen if we had that kind of diversity of regular radio.
The FCC hasn't served the people with respect to radio for quite some time.
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I deal with usb-dvd drives. There was a very popular hack to make iTunes work for recording with various non-apple-approved hardware. It worked well and easily. When they moved to Panther, they changed the config file to an XML format (good move), but they also diabled the hack by not recognizing some changes to this xml file.
I'm one of those Linux users that might have considered the Mac for a Desktop or laptop at one point, but after seeing that kind of behavior I wouldn't consider even recommending them now.
(They were keying on the IDENT string of the drive. By using the ident you can identiy a vendor's driver to run with. ATAPI/the MMC command set, is a standard, but even it has ambiguities. Vendors tend to be consistant in how they work, within their chipsets.
The old hack was to change the ident string in the file for the appropriate vendor, to match the drive you had.
When you changed this in the new xml file, it still didn't recognize the drive for writing in iTunes, but it did change in the disk formatting utility)
I've seen places that mozilla blocks popup's that the google toolbar dosen't.
Um...
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http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2002
Somebody shuold mention the Mutopia Project here, and I gues I'm the guy to do it.
They have been at it a while converting old editions and manuscripts. Help 'em out if ya can!
They've currently got 387 pieces of music going, and they're adding more and more quicker and quicker.
The whole point of computerization is to improve productivity. That may mean less people, same amount of product, or it may mean same number of people, more product.
Unless you do it wrong, you either end up with more product (and the problems related to this..) or less employed people (with its problems as well).
If you do it wrong, you end up with the technology bubble (spending on technology but not really getting any benifit from it).
If you computerize and it requires the same number of people to do the same job, something went wrong.
The really interesting ethical question is: "Why is reducing the amount of work people are required to do a bad thing?"
Hrm...
I'm sick and tired of the "retrabution" method of "rehabilitation".
Most alcoholics are sick people. They should receive therapy not shame. They will receive shame enough, especially if they killed somebody in the process of abusing.
Punishment may be appropriate too, but come on, deal with the problem. If a drug addict is caught, they must undergo therapy.
Now, incarseration until they are willing to cooperate with detox/treatment would be a good idea.
Now the trick is to get these to work in Gnumeric! :)
hehe
This is describing a packet being sent.
My ctrl-g caused a packet to be sent notifying the other readers that I had finished typing and there was new information from me.
What is NEW about their system?
If you think that he's really going to cut taxes and programs and solve the budget problem,
come visit my real estate business.
You'll be wanting to work after you leave your political carrer.