Einstein is dead and he's no longer working
on his models for the universe. So does that mean that The Unified Theory is abandonware? Should physicists stop thinking about it until they
get a license?
Hellmouth was great, it let us all share and reflect, but it didn't change the world. A year later it still isn't chaning the world. Some people are even posting that they're sick of it.
So maybe it's time to move on. I'm not saying
forget about geek injustice entirely, but give
Hellmouth a rest. It's still pretty powerful,
but will lose it's ability to change things the
more we drive it into the ground.
So all of you who are still angry and still abused? How about the next step? Hellmouth is
the rallying point, and from there maybe change can be made. What about something similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act or Civil Rights Act? Why not organize politically and move for a law barring judgement based on culture, style, preference? Perhaps someone has a better idea for
the next step?
My final point -- if you're sick of Katz's stuff, I dare you to show him up and take it all to a whole new level!
Here's one example: Suppose you are blind. You LOVE DVDs because the alternate audio channels featuring director/actor/producer/composer/etc comments on EVERY scene, finally making movies something that
you can really experience.
But you can't get to those alternate audio channels without navigating through several
purely VISUAL menus. Perhaps you could write
your own DVD menu program that reads menu items
out loud, but you can't without getting licensed
or getting in trouble. I'm pretty certain an
individual can't afford licensing fees, and
your other, less legal options, get you in trouble
even though all you want to do is listen to a DVD
that you paid for.
Wouldn't any fragment from a comet burn up in the atmosphere?
No. Not if it's small enough. If it's small enough it'll reach terminal velocity in
it's fall long before it reaches speeds where
friction would cause it to burn.
And remember, we're talking about comet dust
here -- no entire comets were caught in the probe
filters. =)
I'll help you with this one. Black holes don't have infinite mass, but the do have infinite density. That's probably where that 'infinite'
probably wandered into your thinking.
What about this: Publish the DeCSS code with an obvious error. For example, place a comment tag at the beginning which never ends. Then no one can claim that the code can be used to violate any rights -- it wouldn't do anything.
The article mentions that there are only two Enigma encoders left in the world? What is that? I'm certain they were widely used by germans in WWII. Does anyone know why there are so few? My own speculation was that they were destroyed -- that even 50 years ago governments had problems with the possiblity of strong encryption falling into whichever they deemed to be in the wrong hands.
I wonder if the other enigma machine was in a museum in Germany. If so, then the only use for the machines would be for Germany to communicate with England, which is the opposite of what they were invented for! =)
Not when you build a farm or house or parking lot where the trees where.
I'm sick of this statement! People keep saying that trees are a renewable resource. I hate to break it to you folks, but while it's possible for trees to be renewed, almost no one is renewing them!
I have a great idea - how about a ban on Amiga "news" articles until they do something newsworthy? In the past weeks we've seen them tout products that don't exist, cancel programs that were never started, revamp their leadership, and now, they are alerting the world that they aren't doing anything yet.
Okay. First edition was Lion Rampant. That company merged with White Wolf Magazine to become White Wolf games, which published the second edition. WotC bought it for and released our beloved 3rd edition. Then it was sold to Atlas the 4th and current owner.
No, he's right, it's Atlas. But whether or not Atlas made it better or worse is a matter of opinion.
Interesting question. Ask someone else, but this might help.
Film (you know, that old fashioned stuff that you used to head about projecting movies) goes at 24 frames per second, because any slower and the human eye sees the flicker. Why isn't 24 frames good enough for video games? Because the monitor is also flickering. When you have a flicker on top of a flicker, you get problems that you've probably seen.
Of course, that's a real half-assed answer for you. Subliminal images are much shorter than 1/24th of a second, and we're pretty sure that some part of our visual system picks them up.
Furthermore, the whole system is influenced by all sorts of strange things. Ever get in a crash or a fight, and remember seeing things in slow motion? That was adrenaline at work, overclocking your whole body including your brain. Even
And of course, in the end, I don't think that the way human vision works could really be described in terms of frames/second. There's even things like compression going on.
The thing that saddens me, is the thought that the delay of the PS2 will directly effect the release date of the next Nintendo system. While Nintendo has been swearing up and down that they'll release their next gen console at the same time as Sony, many people have strong doubts that the big N will be able to hit that deadline. Besides, Nintendo has a pretty bad record when it comes to meeting deadlines. Since the only reason Nintendo wants to release in 2000 is to match the release of the PS2, if PS2 changes to 2001, Nintendo will probably follow suit, more than glad for the breathing room. Of course, Sony might just be jerking everyone around. It would be an awesome bit of manipulation if Sony could trick Nintendo into delaying the release of their next console. =) jackal!
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Einstein is dead and he's no longer working on his models for the universe. So does that mean that The Unified Theory is abandonware? Should physicists stop thinking about it until they get a license?
I'm a geek, also suffered, blah blah blah...
Hellmouth was great, it let us all share and reflect, but it didn't change the world. A year later it still isn't chaning the world. Some people are even posting that they're sick of it.
So maybe it's time to move on. I'm not saying forget about geek injustice entirely, but give Hellmouth a rest. It's still pretty powerful, but will lose it's ability to change things the more we drive it into the ground.
So all of you who are still angry and still abused? How about the next step? Hellmouth is the rallying point, and from there maybe change can be made. What about something similar to the Americans with Disabilities Act or Civil Rights Act? Why not organize politically and move for a law barring judgement based on culture, style, preference? Perhaps someone has a better idea for the next step?
My final point -- if you're sick of Katz's stuff, I dare you to show him up and take it all to a whole new level!
J
Here's one example: Suppose you are blind. You LOVE DVDs because the alternate audio channels featuring director/actor/producer/composer/etc comments on EVERY scene, finally making movies something that you can really experience.
But you can't get to those alternate audio channels without navigating through several purely VISUAL menus. Perhaps you could write your own DVD menu program that reads menu items out loud, but you can't without getting licensed or getting in trouble. I'm pretty certain an individual can't afford licensing fees, and your other, less legal options, get you in trouble even though all you want to do is listen to a DVD that you paid for.
J
Wouldn't any fragment from a comet burn up in the atmosphere?
No. Not if it's small enough. If it's small enough it'll reach terminal velocity in
it's fall long before it reaches speeds where friction would cause it to burn.
And remember, we're talking about comet dust here -- no entire comets were
caught in the probe filters. =)
J
You know you read /. too much when you look
at the ballot and fully expect to see "Hemos
the Hampster" on there...
J
I'll help you with this one. Black holes don't have infinite mass, but the do have infinite density. That's probably where that 'infinite' probably wandered into your thinking.
J
What about this: Publish the DeCSS code with an obvious error. For example, place a comment tag at the beginning which never ends. Then no one can claim that the code can be used to violate any rights -- it wouldn't do anything.
The article mentions that there are only two Enigma encoders left in the world? What is that? I'm certain they were widely used by germans in WWII. Does anyone know why there are so few? My own speculation was that they were destroyed -- that even 50 years ago governments had problems with the possiblity of strong encryption falling into whichever they deemed to be in the wrong hands.
I wonder if the other enigma machine was in a museum in Germany. If so, then the only use for the machines would be for Germany to communicate with England, which is the opposite of what they were invented for! =)
Not when you build a farm or house or parking lot where the trees where.
I'm sick of this statement! People keep saying that trees are a renewable resource. I hate to break it to you folks, but while it's possible for trees to be renewed, almost no one is renewing them!
Perhaps /. should have a cloud icon for any/all vaporware posts. =)
I have a great idea - how about a ban on Amiga "news" articles until they do something newsworthy? In the past weeks we've seen them tout products that don't exist, cancel programs that were never started, revamp their leadership, and now, they are alerting the world that they aren't doing anything yet.
Would that be the un-/. effect?
Okay. First edition was Lion Rampant. That company merged with White Wolf Magazine to become White Wolf games, which published the second edition. WotC bought it for and released our beloved 3rd edition. Then it was sold to Atlas the 4th and current owner.
No, he's right, it's Atlas. But whether or not Atlas made it better or worse is a matter of opinion.
Interesting question. Ask someone else, but this
might help.
Film (you know, that old fashioned stuff that you
used to head about projecting movies) goes at
24 frames per second, because any slower and
the human eye sees the flicker. Why isn't 24
frames good enough for video games? Because
the monitor is also flickering. When you have
a flicker on top of a flicker, you get problems
that you've probably seen.
Of course, that's a real half-assed answer for
you. Subliminal images are much shorter than
1/24th of a second, and we're pretty sure that
some part of our visual system picks them up.
Furthermore, the whole system is influenced by
all sorts of strange things. Ever get in a crash
or a fight, and remember seeing things in slow
motion? That was adrenaline at work, overclocking
your whole body including your brain. Even
And of course, in the end, I don't think that
the way human vision works could really be described in terms of frames/second. There's
even things like compression going on.
I hope someone posts a real answer...
The thing that saddens me, is the thought that the delay of the PS2 will directly effect the release date of the next Nintendo system. While Nintendo has been swearing up and down that they'll release their next gen console at the same time as Sony, many people have strong doubts that the big N will be able to hit that deadline. Besides, Nintendo has a pretty bad record when it comes to meeting deadlines. Since the only reason Nintendo wants to release in 2000 is to match the release of the PS2, if PS2 changes to 2001, Nintendo will probably follow suit, more than glad for the breathing room. Of course, Sony might just be jerking everyone around. It would be an awesome bit of manipulation if Sony could trick Nintendo into delaying the release of their next console. =) jackal!
CmdrTaco's just tired of seeing us post redundant comments. He just wanted to know why we liked doing it so much and try it out himself....