The Austin-based service had legally obtained the addresses from the university, but the university started blocking the e-mail messages saying White Buffalo was part of a larger spam problem that had crashed the computer system.
I don't see anywhere in that article that says anything about the university selling addresses. "Legally obtained" could mean many other things...
No, that comment was not "from the article". It was "from the Peter Jamieson, the BPI Chairman. Let's not go crediting MSNBC for writing incorrect articles.
If you have a son or daughter (or sister, in my case) that spend a fair share of their time online, take a peek some day at what they are doing without them knowing you're watching. Some of the things my sister and her friends are doing are pretty neat and seem to be this generation's MUDs, MUSHs, and MOOs.
For example, my sister spends 2-3 hours an evening posting things on phpBB-esque websites that are seemingly topicless and random discussions can be had.
Instant messaging is a HUGE part of my teenage sister's life, as well. She comes home from school, hops on the computer and talks to her friends for the rest of the night. When I asked her why she doesn't just call her friends, she said that she couldn't do many things at once as easily when on the (cell)phone.
Sure, being a teenager (angst, emotional changes, etc.) hasn't changed much over the ages, but the way that they are spending their time going through it has definitely changed, and is continuing to change. This article makes it clear!
I thought the United States government dealt mainly with... the United States. Yea, the US is the world super power, but does that mean it should appoint someone whose main purpose is to tell another country what to do?
I can see how the US needs a foreign relations department (just like Dell needs a customer relations department...), but a piracy czar?!
If Apple can talk to the MPAA players in to releasing their movies for $20 or so at the same time as the theater release, encoded the movies with H.624 (the HD QuickTime codec) and surround sound, they might have a fighting chance to survive in the evolving distribution world in the "Post-P2P World".
Imagine it... Apple has the distribution model (iTunes with QuickTime 7 integrated, iTunes Music Store, Akami/etc. distributing the bits) and the hardware (Mac Minis with HD outputs, surround sound output (?)) already, so all they need is the content from the movie studios.
Hook up your Mac Mini to your brand spanking new plasma display and surround sound system (it'd be interesting to perform a survey to find out how many Mac hardware customers have such a set up in their living rooms) and stream high def videos over your cable connection for only $20! Cheaper than the cost of a trip to the theater, better quality!
I seriously doubt that Apple's UI engineers would allow the company to ship an iPod (at least with a 2" screen) that played video and expected the customer to use it.
Everything's "falling apart" because they are noticing it now.
If you had billions of DNA-Destruco-Sensors (tm) installed in your cells over the past few years and you tried to wake up and open the blinds to a bright, sunny (UV-filled) day, you would probably notice how fast you're "falling apart", too.
So when the power is out, the IP over PowerLines will go down too, thus enabling them to coordinate their efforts and HAM it up....unless it's only a brownout and you're still broadcasting interference on the other side of the street.
In my experience, although "music downloads" sap up a lot of bandwidth on campus networks, I would have to say that more and more the problem is becoming worm/virus/zombie-infested computers coming in from a summer of broadband connections.
A bandwidth shaper can more-or-less block or slow down "music downloading", but a virus spreading on the network is much harder to contain.
So far people have posted their sample Google Map mashups there along with some code samples. Most of this was done before the Google Maps API was released, so some of the sites may not work due to the new javascript file version.
Also, make sure to check out the Google-Maps-API and Google-Maps Google Groups. The Google-Maps-API group is particularly active and there ahve been over 100 posts just today.
So far people have posted their sample Google Map mashups there along with some code samples. Most of this was done BEFORE the Google Maps API was released, so some of the sites may not work due to the new javascript file version.
Also, make sure to check out the Google-Maps-API and Google-Maps Google Groups. The Google-Maps-API group is particularly active and there ahve been over 100 posts just today.
If you look at the last line of their article, they say "(The margin of error for the survey is +/- 100 percent.)" I'm no statistician, but that's a pretty darn big number for error.
A couple paragraphs down from where you looked it says that the cable operator has an option to provide bitmapped (decoded?) graphics:
(4)(iii) Ensure that these cable operator-provided high definition set-top boxes shall comply with ANSI/SCTE 26 2001 (formerly DVS 194): "Home Digital Network Interface Specification with Copy Protection" (incorporated by reference, see 76.602), with transmission of bit-mapped graphics optional, and shall support the...
I know this is really just a pipe dream because Google wouldn't do it, but I could see this being very useful in a car computer application. I have been doing some heavy duty searching and there just isn't a good app for in-car navigation available to the general public.
If Google allowed you to cache their street data and then project colors over the topo maps instead of the "streaming" satellite images, this would be a killer navigation aid for in-car usage. Point of Interest and Address data could be stored in a few gigabytes (they do it on DVDs nowadays) on a harddrive and updated every night when you drive in to the garage (over Wifi).
Everyone could always get the layout of the entire country's road system by downloading the TIGER/Line data. I downloaded 5 counties' worth of road data just yesterday. It includes road names, lat/long coords, etc.
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I don't see anywhere in that article that says anything about the university selling addresses. "Legally obtained" could mean many other things...
The first amendment gives you the right to free SPEECH, not free listeners.
Just because you say it doesn't mean everyone (or anyone) has to listen to you.
About $10/game more than they lost with the Xbox. :)
Oh sweet! So that $20 bill I have sitting in my room that someone wrote "1970" on and is all beat up is now worth $100.76!? Why didn't anyone tell me!
Boy oh boy, that content sure is getting expensive. Better make more use out of the "cheap" hardware:
http://xbox-linux.org/
No, that comment was not "from the article". It was "from the Peter Jamieson, the BPI Chairman. Let's not go crediting MSNBC for writing incorrect articles.
Also, here's a link that works in Firefox (MSNBC didn't load for me w/ Firefox): http://www.out-law.com/page-5967
You sound completely retarded and I hope I can turn you off...
(Retarded is a dumb word.)
If you have a son or daughter (or sister, in my case) that spend a fair share of their time online, take a peek some day at what they are doing without them knowing you're watching. Some of the things my sister and her friends are doing are pretty neat and seem to be this generation's MUDs, MUSHs, and MOOs.
For example, my sister spends 2-3 hours an evening posting things on phpBB-esque websites that are seemingly topicless and random discussions can be had.
Instant messaging is a HUGE part of my teenage sister's life, as well. She comes home from school, hops on the computer and talks to her friends for the rest of the night. When I asked her why she doesn't just call her friends, she said that she couldn't do many things at once as easily when on the (cell)phone.
Sure, being a teenager (angst, emotional changes, etc.) hasn't changed much over the ages, but the way that they are spending their time going through it has definitely changed, and is continuing to change. This article makes it clear!
I thought the United States government dealt mainly with ... the United States. Yea, the US is the world super power, but does that mean it should appoint someone whose main purpose is to tell another country what to do?
I can see how the US needs a foreign relations department (just like Dell needs a customer relations department...), but a piracy czar?!
IMDB: http://imdb.com/title/tt0379786/f 052ec99e36f/index.html
MirrorDot: http://mirrordot.org/stories/cf80588bb543b2334180
If Apple can talk to the MPAA players in to releasing their movies for $20 or so at the same time as the theater release, encoded the movies with H.624 (the HD QuickTime codec) and surround sound, they might have a fighting chance to survive in the evolving distribution world in the "Post-P2P World".
Imagine it... Apple has the distribution model (iTunes with QuickTime 7 integrated, iTunes Music Store, Akami/etc. distributing the bits) and the hardware (Mac Minis with HD outputs, surround sound output (?)) already, so all they need is the content from the movie studios.
Hook up your Mac Mini to your brand spanking new plasma display and surround sound system (it'd be interesting to perform a survey to find out how many Mac hardware customers have such a set up in their living rooms) and stream high def videos over your cable connection for only $20! Cheaper than the cost of a trip to the theater, better quality!
I seriously doubt that Apple's UI engineers would allow the company to ship an iPod (at least with a 2" screen) that played video and expected the customer to use it.
I WOULDN'T expect them to cancel if they had to run up and replace a COVER on a window that was TAPED.
I WOULD expect them to cancel if they had an increased chance of their engines running on empty (and probably causing some serious damage).
Everything's "falling apart" because they are noticing it now.
If you had billions of DNA-Destruco-Sensors (tm) installed in your cells over the past few years and you tried to wake up and open the blinds to a bright, sunny (UV-filled) day, you would probably notice how fast you're "falling apart", too.
Two words:
Byoor Ocrasee
(aka bureaucracy)
Can't you just practice over the internet using Skype?
Or maybe the power company will have "practice days" where they turn off the internet for a few hours.
So when the power is out, the IP over PowerLines will go down too, thus enabling them to coordinate their efforts and HAM it up. ...unless it's only a brownout and you're still broadcasting interference on the other side of the street.
In my experience, although "music downloads" sap up a lot of bandwidth on campus networks, I would have to say that more and more the problem is becoming worm/virus/zombie-infested computers coming in from a summer of broadband connections.
A bandwidth shaper can more-or-less block or slow down "music downloading", but a virus spreading on the network is much harder to contain.
Forgive the karma whoring, but I host a Google Maps wiki at the following URL:
http://gmaps.yellowbkpk.com/
So far people have posted their sample Google Map mashups there along with some code samples. Most of this was done before the Google Maps API was released, so some of the sites may not work due to the new javascript file version.
Also, make sure to check out the Google-Maps-API and Google-Maps Google Groups. The Google-Maps-API group is particularly active and there ahve been over 100 posts just today.
Forgive the karma whoring, but I host a Google Maps wiki at the following URL:
http://gmaps.yellowbkpk.com/
So far people have posted their sample Google Map mashups there along with some code samples. Most of this was done BEFORE the Google Maps API was released, so some of the sites may not work due to the new javascript file version.
Also, make sure to check out the Google-Maps-API and Google-Maps Google Groups. The Google-Maps-API group is particularly active and there ahve been over 100 posts just today.
But if no one has Blu-Ray players, then who will make Blue-Ray discs?
If you look at the last line of their article, they say "(The margin of error for the survey is +/- 100 percent.)" I'm no statistician, but that's a pretty darn big number for error.
I'll take this with 3 Rhode Islands of salt.
How do I login with Plus if I don't have a net connection?
A couple paragraphs down from where you looked it says that the cable operator has an option to provide bitmapped (decoded?) graphics:
(4)(iii) Ensure that these cable operator-provided high definition set-top boxes shall comply with ANSI/SCTE 26 2001 (formerly DVS 194): "Home Digital Network Interface Specification with Copy Protection" (incorporated by reference, see 76.602), with transmission of bit-mapped graphics optional, and shall support the...
I know this is really just a pipe dream because Google wouldn't do it, but I could see this being very useful in a car computer application. I have been doing some heavy duty searching and there just isn't a good app for in-car navigation available to the general public.
If Google allowed you to cache their street data and then project colors over the topo maps instead of the "streaming" satellite images, this would be a killer navigation aid for in-car usage. Point of Interest and Address data could be stored in a few gigabytes (they do it on DVDs nowadays) on a harddrive and updated every night when you drive in to the garage (over Wifi).
Hackers...take your mark, get set, GO!
Everyone could always get the layout of the entire country's road system by downloading the TIGER/Line data. I downloaded 5 counties' worth of road data just yesterday. It includes road names, lat/long coords, etc.
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/