I guess the campaign contributions are paying off. Do they get a bulk discount for multiple FCC rulings.
I'm tired of getting screwed over by this administration. But I guess they don't worry about DSL and phone service in the red states. Cutting funding for DARPA research yesterday, now phone companies can refuse DSL service unless you have their analog phone service. What's next? I almost hope Bush gets his SS reform though congress b/c the way seniors vote, we'll have Dems in the white house and a majority of congress in two years flat.
You say 'find a dull actor' and you see XXX next. Does it require voice training? I would be worried about word transcription errors, especially if your kid uses it and ends up with spiceTV. I know that limited vocabulary speech recognition has gotten pretty good, but there are too many names of TV shows and channels and actors to limit the vocabulary enough to make this accurate. Good luck to these guys, they'll need it.
What does this mean for copy protected CDs? IANAL, but doesn't this mean that putting out copy protected CD, in addition to violating the terms of their agreement with the holder of the CD patents (a copy protected CD is one that breaks the CD standard so badly that computer CD drives refuse to read it), they are violating the consumer's rights? Does this open the doors to a huge class action suit? Inquiring minds want to know.
Google does ok. Not having a reference to what you do in your name means you get more word of mouth. People have to ask "What does that do?", and straight away they are interested.
I was just pointing something out, don't be so eager to insult. I googled for Pacman, and you know what, all the results were for the game, duh? I've been using Linux for 12 years now so I know about the names uses and yes, I could figure out what pacman does. But that doesn't mean most people can.
Yes, naming is hard, but pacman? That is going to confuse alot of people. And if they can't figure out what an application does from the name, they aren't necessarily interested. For instance, do you care what Kensho does? I doubt it. Just because something is obvious to you or I doesn't mean that it will be obvious to someone who just wants their computer to work. Not everyone is a programmer who has been using UNIX since before the dawn of time.
Is the hassle or the fear. But remember that Win32 is just a "flavor" of the NT kernel. Is it possible to make a Win32 "flavor" of the Linux kernel? I guess alot of the code from codeweaver does this kinda. Then it would be easier to port 3rd party Windows apps to Linux and maybe verders would do it. Yes, I know Wine would still be necessary for MS Office. The toughest part would be the GUI interfaces. Then put all of this together into a both a real and CD distro so people can try it out. Then maybe we can get some switchage happening...
Why does every FOSS package name tells us nothing about what it does? Pacman, that's not going to confuse anyone. Not that it really matters, it just occured to me. I guess it is better than Kensho, a product that I worked on last year, the name doesn't actually translate directly into any English word but it kinda means serenity.
This reminds me of the time the patent office was closed in the 19th century because someone proclaimed that everything that could be invented, had been invented. This is very short signed. The number of advances from DARPA research is quite impressive. Many top CS schools get quite a bit of money from DARPA. I don't know how they'll make up this shortfall. Of all the things to cut from the government budget, this is one of the worst. I'm not going to mention the B-word but how many stupid decisions is this administration going to make. How about we cut some of the congressional perks? Or any of the other 9000 things the federal government wastes on every year. Software is one of our few exporting industries, and now we are cutting its funding too. Not the end of the world, but still not a good thing.
Rebates have already been kinda of a scam. They make it as hard as possible to get them, but advertise the price after rebate. Meanwhile they are playing the float with your money. Its not that bad b/c they do pay after you jump through many hoops but they count on people not putting up with the hassle. This is a good bet b/c people value their time and sanity.
I'm glad that I'll never have to put up with these tatics from BestBuy again (not that I ever did, I use pricewatch and Fry's for my hardware needs).
i always hate this line of reasoning. the fact is, whether or not filesharing helps the actual copyright holder is irrelevant
You're correct, it is irrelevant, but if it turns out that file sharing increases total CD sales (and some studies have shown that it does) then sueing file swappers is just plain stupid. Microsoft (who has more money in the bank than the music industry grosses as a whole in 5 years and who grosses 5x what the entire music industry grosses in a year) built their empire by encouraging pirating of their software. Many bands have increased their CD sales by allowing music trading (Grateful Dead, hello?). The Grateful Dead also are one of the most successful bands in history measured by CD or concert sales. But I guess ignorate business strategy is okay as long a congress passes laws to prop it up. So, how is that job a the RIAA working out for you?
Was there any class you took or book you read that made you look at the world differently or left you hungry for more?
For the layperson, number theory and permutations are very accessible and interesting. These areas of math don't require alot of prior knowledge of obscure topics, formulea, or theories that won't really interest most people. Plus, there is a possibility (albeit a very slim one) that you could solve some interesting problem whereas most types of math require alot of topic specific knowledge just to understand the problem, let alone solve it.
Let's see here, in one case you are stealing actual money from the general public. In the other case, you are trading some copyrighted work that you already own. In addition, file trading isn't stealing, it is a violation of copyright law. Also, there is a reason to believe that file trading actually helps the artists by increasing the public's awareness of their music/art/whatever.
I can't believe that the slashdot editors greenlighted such a poorly worded post on the front page. At the very least, they should have edited the post before putting it on the front page. WTF, they should know the different between file trading and phishing.
Oh, they should string up the phishers by their thumbs. Good for MS (I don't believe I just wrote that, it really is April Fools Day)
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Since many of these articles are too lame to be funny. So here it goes...
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts:
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says: "yes you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."
"You must work in Information Technology," says the balloonist.
"I do," replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's no use to anyone."
The man below says, "You must work in Management".
"I do" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
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What is the point? Seriously, maybe if the entire kitchen was automated and you could download a recipe from the net and your kitchen would make it for you it would be cool. But isn't that really going too far. Some of us actually like cooking and think they can do it better than a machine.
Finally, a article that isn't a joke (I think). Anyway, cancer is caused by damaged DNA. This means that how close your DNA is to one of these "damaged cancer causing states" is how likely you are to get cancer. If you are unlucky enough to also get that right mutation in a cell then cancer starts. I guess magnatic fields can cause these mutations, but many other things can also cause mutations including other healthy cells(free radicals). So I guess you are screwed either way. But getting out and exercising every once in a while can't hurt (well not in the sense that is shouldn't damage your health).
I never understood the obsession with Star Trek but to each his own I guess. The bad acting always ruined it for me. Hey, its better than American Idol and The bachelor at least.
This is the first funny article of the day. I like the self-importance option. In truth, a tool like this is impossible to actually write, but it would be cool since I never comment my code. But I don't comment for job security and I hate my coworkers. Just kiddin'
I think this isn't real, but wouldn't this be just like the CoLinux discussed last year. Running the linux kernel as a process on the NT kernel just like a vertual server. I still don't really understand the purpose of such a piece of code since emulators would do the same job in a more abstract way. Anyway, will anything real be posted today?
100,000 servers $50 million
50 round trip tickets to the rain forest $50,000
30 cans of super strength bug spray $20,000
Putting one over on your boss who does realize that your actually going to South America for cheap prostitutes. Priceless
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I'm tired of getting screwed over by this administration. But I guess they don't worry about DSL and phone service in the red states. Cutting funding for DARPA research yesterday, now phone companies can refuse DSL service unless you have their analog phone service. What's next? I almost hope Bush gets his SS reform though congress b/c the way seniors vote, we'll have Dems in the white house and a majority of congress in two years flat.
You say 'find a dull actor' and you see XXX next. Does it require voice training? I would be worried about word transcription errors, especially if your kid uses it and ends up with spiceTV. I know that limited vocabulary speech recognition has gotten pretty good, but there are too many names of TV shows and channels and actors to limit the vocabulary enough to make this accurate. Good luck to these guys, they'll need it.
What does this mean for copy protected CDs? IANAL, but doesn't this mean that putting out copy protected CD, in addition to violating the terms of their agreement with the holder of the CD patents (a copy protected CD is one that breaks the CD standard so badly that computer CD drives refuse to read it), they are violating the consumer's rights? Does this open the doors to a huge class action suit? Inquiring minds want to know.
I was just pointing something out, don't be so eager to insult. I googled for Pacman, and you know what, all the results were for the game, duh? I've been using Linux for 12 years now so I know about the names uses and yes, I could figure out what pacman does. But that doesn't mean most people can.
Yes, naming is hard, but pacman? That is going to confuse alot of people. And if they can't figure out what an application does from the name, they aren't necessarily interested. For instance, do you care what Kensho does? I doubt it. Just because something is obvious to you or I doesn't mean that it will be obvious to someone who just wants their computer to work. Not everyone is a programmer who has been using UNIX since before the dawn of time.
Is the hassle or the fear. But remember that Win32 is just a "flavor" of the NT kernel. Is it possible to make a Win32 "flavor" of the Linux kernel? I guess alot of the code from codeweaver does this kinda. Then it would be easier to port 3rd party Windows apps to Linux and maybe verders would do it. Yes, I know Wine would still be necessary for MS Office. The toughest part would be the GUI interfaces. Then put all of this together into a both a real and CD distro so people can try it out. Then maybe we can get some switchage happening...
Why does every FOSS package name tells us nothing about what it does? Pacman, that's not going to confuse anyone. Not that it really matters, it just occured to me. I guess it is better than Kensho, a product that I worked on last year, the name doesn't actually translate directly into any English word but it kinda means serenity.
Imagine a beowolf cluster of these...
This reminds me of the time the patent office was closed in the 19th century because someone proclaimed that everything that could be invented, had been invented. This is very short signed. The number of advances from DARPA research is quite impressive. Many top CS schools get quite a bit of money from DARPA. I don't know how they'll make up this shortfall. Of all the things to cut from the government budget, this is one of the worst. I'm not going to mention the B-word but how many stupid decisions is this administration going to make. How about we cut some of the congressional perks? Or any of the other 9000 things the federal government wastes on every year. Software is one of our few exporting industries, and now we are cutting its funding too. Not the end of the world, but still not a good thing.
I'm glad that I'll never have to put up with these tatics from BestBuy again (not that I ever did, I use pricewatch and Fry's for my hardware needs).
You're correct, it is irrelevant, but if it turns out that file sharing increases total CD sales (and some studies have shown that it does) then sueing file swappers is just plain stupid. Microsoft (who has more money in the bank than the music industry grosses as a whole in 5 years and who grosses 5x what the entire music industry grosses in a year) built their empire by encouraging pirating of their software. Many bands have increased their CD sales by allowing music trading (Grateful Dead, hello?). The Grateful Dead also are one of the most successful bands in history measured by CD or concert sales. But I guess ignorate business strategy is okay as long a congress passes laws to prop it up. So, how is that job a the RIAA working out for you?
For the layperson, number theory and permutations are very accessible and interesting. These areas of math don't require alot of prior knowledge of obscure topics, formulea, or theories that won't really interest most people. Plus, there is a possibility (albeit a very slim one) that you could solve some interesting problem whereas most types of math require alot of topic specific knowledge just to understand the problem, let alone solve it.
I can't believe that the slashdot editors greenlighted such a poorly worded post on the front page. At the very least, they should have edited the post before putting it on the front page. WTF, they should know the different between file trading and phishing.
Oh, they should string up the phishers by their thumbs. Good for MS (I don't believe I just wrote that, it really is April Fools Day)
A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts:
"Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?"
The man below says: "yes you're in a hot air balloon, hovering 30 feet above this field."
"You must work in Information Technology," says the balloonist.
"I do," replies the man. "How did you know?"
"Well" says the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct, but it's no use to anyone."
The man below says, "You must work in Management".
"I do" replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
What is the point? Seriously, maybe if the entire kitchen was automated and you could download a recipe from the net and your kitchen would make it for you it would be cool. But isn't that really going too far. Some of us actually like cooking and think they can do it better than a machine.
Finally, a article that isn't a joke (I think). Anyway, cancer is caused by damaged DNA. This means that how close your DNA is to one of these "damaged cancer causing states" is how likely you are to get cancer. If you are unlucky enough to also get that right mutation in a cell then cancer starts. I guess magnatic fields can cause these mutations, but many other things can also cause mutations including other healthy cells(free radicals). So I guess you are screwed either way. But getting out and exercising every once in a while can't hurt (well not in the sense that is shouldn't damage your health).
I never understood the obsession with Star Trek but to each his own I guess. The bad acting always ruined it for me. Hey, its better than American Idol and The bachelor at least.
This is the first funny article of the day. I like the self-importance option. In truth, a tool like this is impossible to actually write, but it would be cool since I never comment my code. But I don't comment for job security and I hate my coworkers. Just kiddin'
I think this isn't real, but wouldn't this be just like the CoLinux discussed last year. Running the linux kernel as a process on the NT kernel just like a vertual server. I still don't really understand the purpose of such a piece of code since emulators would do the same job in a more abstract way. Anyway, will anything real be posted today?
The funniest April fools jokes are almost believeable. That's why this isn't funny.
100,000 servers $50 million 50 round trip tickets to the rain forest $50,000 30 cans of super strength bug spray $20,000 Putting one over on your boss who does realize that your actually going to South America for cheap prostitutes. Priceless