"If the difference between Edition 1 and Edition 2 is 10 minutes of additional footage, shouldn't consumers who already purchased Edition 1 get a steep discount on Edition 2? They've already paid for most of the content"
It's pretty simple really. If you are willing to spend X dollars to see those 10 minutes, then you spend those X dollars. If not, then you don't.
It's perfectly fair. Say you just bought a pair of shoes, and the next day you find a special edition version of the shoes you just bought. They are basically the same, except the shoe laces are slightly longer, and are blue. Why should the shoe manufacturer offer you a discount on the new shoes?
Or maybe you would like this one better: You go out and buy a painting. The next day you find that same painting for sale, except the author upgraded it by painting a small dog in the corner of the painting. Why should you get a discount on that special edition painting?
You may wish you had waited a day and gotten the special edition instead... but because your painting is nearly identical to the special edition, you don't feel it is worth the full price. Either you steal it, or you don't buy it. Pretty straight forward.
I'm guessing you didn't read the article. They've been able to do this over a distance of 6 miles in open air. Not bad, considering this is an infancy stage.
Yeah, it means the message can only be read once. But in this case the message is the key for a one time pad encryption.
Basically this makes one time pad encryption a whole lot more secure than it was before. One time pads, I think, are the best form of encryption--but the problem has been the security of the key.
this whole photon quantum encryption deal addresses that issue in a really neat way.
There are many different versions of cheese out there. Each one could be considered a special edition. I only by a few types, the types that I like.
Believe it or not, I'm not being exploited by the cheese manufacturers. There is no law stating that I must buy each and every type of cheese out there. When I go to the grocery store, I make a decision on what I want to take home. I don't mindlessly walk around picking up everything in the store simply because it is there.
You seem to think that the consumer has no will, or personal desire, or even capacity to make a decision about their purchases.
Podunk, Idaho (Reuters) Slashdot readers around the world have taken notice to the tragic decline of the once entertaining and enlightening website, SLASHDOT.ORG.
"The fact of the matter is that I just don't feel up to the job anymore," CmdrTaco said, on condition of anonymity.
"I used to wake up in the morning and be realy excited about the days work. I'd hop out of bed and put on my leather bondage get-up, and prepare to render the day's submissions into submission. But I lost the leather mask, and the rest of the outfit just doesn't work without it.
"I have this old bull whip, and after every anti-microsoft submission that was accepted, I would yell 'Who's Yo Daddy!' while cracking the whip. Sometimes during these celebratory episodes I'd even run around with a broom between my legs, pretending it was a horse.
"But without the outfit and mask, the whip isn't as exciting, the broom is just a broom, and I just can't do it anymore. Now I just accept the first submission on the list, and don't bother reading it."
Podunk, Idaho (Reuters) Slashdot readers around the world have taken notice to the tragic decline of the once entertaining and enlightening website, SLASHDOT.ORG.
"The fact of the matter is that I just don't feel up to the job anymore," CmdrTaco said, on condition of anonymity.
"I used to wake up in the morning and be realy excited about the days work. I'd hop out of bed and put on my leather bondage get-up, and prepare to render the day's submissions into submission. But I lost the leather mask, and the rest of the outfit just doesn't work without it.
"I have this old bull whip, and after every anti-microsoft submission that was accepted, I would yell 'Who's Yo Daddy!' while cracking the whip. Sometimes during these celebratory episodes I'd even run around with a broom between my legs, pretending it was a horse.
"But without the outfit and mask, the whip isn't as exciting, the broom is just a broom, and I just can't do it anymore. Now I just accept the first submission on the list now, and don't bother reading it."
Why can't he make a movie for the fan? They are the ones who made Lucas what he is today. Contrary to the article in the original story, I don't think he has learned his lesson. Although AotC may be more adult-oriented I think Lucas still doesn't "get it".
"Personally, I'd kill to have this, assuming it also covers international calling. My gf and I are spending nearly $80/month on calls back and forth from..."
1-900 numbers aren't included in this package, so you are out of luck.
There are basically two types of latency in PCI. The first latency is the amount of time it takes for a target to return a requested word. This is 16 33MHz clocks, according to the PCI 2.2 spec.
The second type of latency is the amount of time it takes a target to return a second word in a Burst transaction. This is 8 33MHz clocks, according to the PCI 2.2 spec.
The setting you are playing with in BIOS is probably the first latency... which is basically a setting in the PCI master, deciding how long to wait for data from a target before deciding to change the transaction to a delayed read. A delayed read basically frees the bus, and the master will check back with the peripheral at a later time to see if it has the data ready yet or not.
delayed reads slow down access to that peripheral, because no other transaction is allowed to take place with that peripheral until that delayed read is finished.
Older PCI cards didn't have the 16 clock limit on returning the first word of data, and they usually took longer. On new systems that try to be pci 2.2 compliant, to prevent a bunch of delayed reads from taking place, you have the option of increasing the latency timer in bios, so that it won't time out exactly on the 16 clock boundry, thereby speeding up access to that peripheral, at the cost of hogging the bus.
So anyway, adjusting the latency timer isn't likely to have an effect on newer peripherals... unless you make it too short, causing a bunch of delayed reads, and then your system will slow down.
word 2002 or xp or whatever works pretty well for me.
I was using word 97 before, and found no end of frustration with using outlines and paragraph numbering.
And the idea of having multiple people work on a document and merge them at the end was impossible with word 97.
I think I even saw a knowledge base article that said this was a bug and was not going to be fixed.
I hated working with word 97.. mostly because I have to write a spec for each project I work on, and that damn numbering scheme always got screwed up somehow. It'd start over in the middle of the document, and the only way to fix it was to use that formatting paint brush thing, and paint the formatting on to each individual paragraph heading. What a waste of time.
Anyway, this stuff actually works in word 2002.
You show me something that works as well as word 2002, saves in a compatible document so my co-workers can use it, and runs in Windows, and I'll give it a shot.
StarOffice, sadly, doesn't compare. I haven't tried the openoffice version lately, maybe I'll give it another shot.
Your argument about standards and compliance sounds like those linguists who are upset about slang destroying the "purity" of whatever language they study. And I'm talking about spoken language here, not code.
Much to many people's chagrin, dictionaries and grammar books don't define the language. Usage does.
Same is true of languages in the computer world. It's nice having a spec, good booster. Sort of like getting a grade school education.
But in the end, usage defines the language, not the spec.
"So I think it's fair to pay for the bandwidth you use as long as those that don't use it get an equivalent discount in the other direction. You can't have it both ways."
I'm pretty sure they can have it both ways.
Their line of reasoning was probably this: We project our average bandwidth use per user is X. At that rate if we charge $44, we will be making Y% profit.
So now maybe X is higher than they estimated, so they aren't making Y%... or maybe the operating costs have increased over the last few years (no way!), and they aren't making Y%... or maybe they are greedy and they actually want Y+n%.
I think the best and most effective way for them to do this would just be to raise everbody's rates. And I think that is perfectly fair too. I pay $44 per month to have *unlimited* bandwidth, and so does everyone else. You may only be downloading 1Meg or 2Megs, but that is your problem. If you didn't want to pay $44 for that, then you shouldn't have signed up.
I don't think TW will be able to make up the difference by charging more for the high bandwidth users, assuming that the high bandwidth users are only 5% of the population. They'd have to shuck out a lot of cash, and I doubt any of them will. There are other options available that become cost effective at that point.
So their option would be to raise everybody's rates, or define high bandwidth user such that it is something like 50%.
Luckily for me, there is DSL in my area. costs more, but it might not in the near future if TW goes through with this.
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I don't think there is too much to worry about here.
Even if time travel is possible, and this guy comes up with a gateway, there is the issue of actually moving through the gateway.
Unless you could instantaneously affect all of your atoms at once, I think there would be some ripping and tearing involved as you stepped across the threshold.
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Good point on the patent office.
Well, all I can say is if time doesn't exist: FIRST POST!
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nope.. the patent office doesn't extend backward in time indefinitely. It has a beginning.
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my enjoyment of cheese is intangible ;)
"If the difference between Edition 1 and Edition 2 is 10 minutes of additional footage, shouldn't consumers who already purchased Edition 1 get a steep discount on Edition 2? They've already paid for most of the content"
It's pretty simple really. If you are willing to spend X dollars to see those 10 minutes, then you spend those X dollars. If not, then you don't.
It's perfectly fair. Say you just bought a pair of shoes, and the next day you find a special edition version of the shoes you just bought. They are basically the same, except the shoe laces are slightly longer, and are blue. Why should the shoe manufacturer offer you a discount on the new shoes?
Or maybe you would like this one better: You go out and buy a painting. The next day you find that same painting for sale, except the author upgraded it by painting a small dog in the corner of the painting. Why should you get a discount on that special edition painting?
You may wish you had waited a day and gotten the special edition instead... but because your painting is nearly identical to the special edition, you don't feel it is worth the full price. Either you steal it, or you don't buy it. Pretty straight forward.
I'm guessing you didn't read the article. They've been able to do this over a distance of 6 miles in open air. Not bad, considering this is an infancy stage.
Yeah, it means the message can only be read once. But in this case the message is the key for a one time pad encryption.
Basically this makes one time pad encryption a whole lot more secure than it was before. One time pads, I think, are the best form of encryption--but the problem has been the security of the key.
this whole photon quantum encryption deal addresses that issue in a really neat way.
There are many different versions of cheese out there. Each one could be considered a special edition. I only by a few types, the types that I like.
Believe it or not, I'm not being exploited by the cheese manufacturers. There is no law stating that I must buy each and every type of cheese out there. When I go to the grocery store, I make a decision on what I want to take home. I don't mindlessly walk around picking up everything in the store simply because it is there.
You seem to think that the consumer has no will, or personal desire, or even capacity to make a decision about their purchases.
Podunk, Idaho (Reuters) Slashdot readers around the world have taken notice to the tragic decline of the once entertaining and enlightening website, SLASHDOT.ORG.
"The fact of the matter is that I just don't feel up to the job anymore," CmdrTaco said, on condition of anonymity.
"I used to wake up in the morning and be realy excited about the days work. I'd hop out of bed and put on my leather bondage get-up, and prepare to render the day's submissions into submission. But I lost the leather mask, and the rest of the outfit just doesn't work without it.
"I have this old bull whip, and after every anti-microsoft submission that was accepted, I would yell 'Who's Yo Daddy!' while cracking the whip. Sometimes during these celebratory episodes I'd even run around with a broom between my legs, pretending it was a horse.
"But without the outfit and mask, the whip isn't as exciting, the broom is just a broom, and I just can't do it anymore. Now I just accept the first submission on the list, and don't bother reading it."
Podunk, Idaho (Reuters) Slashdot readers around the world have taken notice to the tragic decline of the once entertaining and enlightening website, SLASHDOT.ORG.
"The fact of the matter is that I just don't feel up to the job anymore," CmdrTaco said, on condition of anonymity.
"I used to wake up in the morning and be realy excited about the days work. I'd hop out of bed and put on my leather bondage get-up, and prepare to render the day's submissions into submission. But I lost the leather mask, and the rest of the outfit just doesn't work without it.
"I have this old bull whip, and after every anti-microsoft submission that was accepted, I would yell 'Who's Yo Daddy!' while cracking the whip. Sometimes during these celebratory episodes I'd even run around with a broom between my legs, pretending it was a horse.
"But without the outfit and mask, the whip isn't as exciting, the broom is just a broom, and I just can't do it anymore. Now I just accept the first submission on the list now, and don't bother reading it."
and so do you.
Why can't he make a movie for the fan? They are the ones who made Lucas what he is today. Contrary to the article in the original story, I don't think he has learned his lesson. Although AotC may be more adult-oriented I think Lucas still doesn't "get it".
You whine more than luke skywalker.
"Ummm. Phil. Why is your lightsaber red?"
lol. that is hilarious!
"MAJOR SPOILERS!!"
Man, I hope the movie is better than that. Maybe I'm just pesimistic, but that read just like the phantom menace.
I didn't much like the phantom menace...I probably won't much like this one either. Too bad really, but I guess I'll live.
That's the biggest load of bullshit I've read all day.
Entrapment consists of creating the crime. This is just temptation.
A person still has to decide that it is a good idea to jump in the car and drive off.
There is a difference between finding a watch on the street and finding a car on the street.
"Holy cow, look at all the cars people lost in this parking lot!"
--Scott
Thanks for posting that link. I tried it out, but mcaffee virus scan prevented the exploit from working, and brought up a warning about it.
on a side note, microsoft has had a patch out for this for a few weeks now.
"Personally, I'd kill to have this, assuming it also covers international calling. My gf and I are spending nearly $80/month on calls back and forth from..."
1-900 numbers aren't included in this package, so you are out of luck.
There are basically two types of latency in PCI. The first latency is the amount of time it takes for a target to return a requested word. This is 16 33MHz clocks, according to the PCI 2.2 spec.
The second type of latency is the amount of time it takes a target to return a second word in a Burst transaction. This is 8 33MHz clocks, according to the PCI 2.2 spec.
The setting you are playing with in BIOS is probably the first latency... which is basically a setting in the PCI master, deciding how long to wait for data from a target before deciding to change the transaction to a delayed read. A delayed read basically frees the bus, and the master will check back with the peripheral at a later time to see if it has the data ready yet or not.
delayed reads slow down access to that peripheral, because no other transaction is allowed to take place with that peripheral until that delayed read is finished.
Older PCI cards didn't have the 16 clock limit on returning the first word of data, and they usually took longer. On new systems that try to be pci 2.2 compliant, to prevent a bunch of delayed reads from taking place, you have the option of increasing the latency timer in bios, so that it won't time out exactly on the 16 clock boundry, thereby speeding up access to that peripheral, at the cost of hogging the bus.
So anyway, adjusting the latency timer isn't likely to have an effect on newer peripherals... unless you make it too short, causing a bunch of delayed reads, and then your system will slow down.
--Scott
word 2002 or xp or whatever works pretty well for me.
I was using word 97 before, and found no end of frustration with using outlines and paragraph numbering.
And the idea of having multiple people work on a document and merge them at the end was impossible with word 97.
I think I even saw a knowledge base article that said this was a bug and was not going to be fixed.
I hated working with word 97.. mostly because I have to write a spec for each project I work on, and that damn numbering scheme always got screwed up somehow. It'd start over in the middle of the document, and the only way to fix it was to use that formatting paint brush thing, and paint the formatting on to each individual paragraph heading. What a waste of time.
Anyway, this stuff actually works in word 2002.
You show me something that works as well as word 2002, saves in a compatible document so my co-workers can use it, and runs in Windows, and I'll give it a shot.
StarOffice, sadly, doesn't compare. I haven't tried the openoffice version lately, maybe I'll give it another shot.
Your argument about standards and compliance sounds like those linguists who are upset about slang destroying the "purity" of whatever language they study. And I'm talking about spoken language here, not code.
Much to many people's chagrin, dictionaries and grammar books don't define the language. Usage does.
Same is true of languages in the computer world. It's nice having a spec, good booster. Sort of like getting a grade school education.
But in the end, usage defines the language, not the spec.
--Scott
He wasn't born that way, Commander Idiot. And most males are physically capable of reproduction at 13 years of age.
Hawking was in his 20's before the disease started to afflict him.
oddly enough Yojimbo (saying that makes me laugh) is IMDb's movie of the day (4/10/02).
"You can measure what war 'gives' in terms of technology, but it's difficult to measure what it 'takes' away."
It 'takes' away either one's self or one's enemy.
"...a government is neither the most efficient innovator..."
What measuring stick did you use to come up with that one? I'm inclined to agree, but it's a bad habit to state speculation as fact.
Personally I think the Almighty Dollar is the most efficient innovator. Or am I thinking motivator?
"So I think it's fair to pay for the bandwidth you use as long as those that don't use it get an equivalent discount in the other direction. You can't have it both ways."
I'm pretty sure they can have it both ways.
Their line of reasoning was probably this: We project our average bandwidth use per user is X. At that rate if we charge $44, we will be making Y% profit.
So now maybe X is higher than they estimated, so they aren't making Y%... or maybe the operating costs have increased over the last few years (no way!), and they aren't making Y%... or maybe they are greedy and they actually want Y+n%.
I think the best and most effective way for them to do this would just be to raise everbody's rates. And I think that is perfectly fair too. I pay $44 per month to have *unlimited* bandwidth, and so does everyone else. You may only be downloading 1Meg or 2Megs, but that is your problem. If you didn't want to pay $44 for that, then you shouldn't have signed up.
I don't think TW will be able to make up the difference by charging more for the high bandwidth users, assuming that the high bandwidth users are only 5% of the population. They'd have to shuck out a lot of cash, and I doubt any of them will. There are other options available that become cost effective at that point.
So their option would be to raise everybody's rates, or define high bandwidth user such that it is something like 50%.
Luckily for me, there is DSL in my area. costs more, but it might not in the near future if TW goes through with this.
I don't think there is too much to worry about here.
Even if time travel is possible, and this guy comes up with a gateway, there is the issue of actually moving through the gateway.
Unless you could instantaneously affect all of your atoms at once, I think there would be some ripping and tearing involved as you stepped across the threshold.
Good point on the patent office.
Well, all I can say is if time doesn't exist: FIRST POST!
nope.. the patent office doesn't extend backward in time indefinitely. It has a beginning.
Not only that, but it is unlikely that your ISP would let a foreign IP address use the SMTP. Helps keep spam down.