I read through numerous posts, all conflicting on how their guy invented, or patented, or had the idea, or blah. Everyone using different defintions, with no logical arguments, just pure emotional jabs, many with seemingly racial or nationalistic bents.
Finally, one post decribing a process, a reason, a relevant issue of the story. Marked troll? I would meta-moderate more often if I believed it would do any good.
Cash is printed with a unique serial number on each bill. Mints track the institutions they give money to. Those institutions track the money they give you.
That is sort of odd, how some people complain about the negative effects of extreme copyrights (protectionist laws) but then think the solution is yet... more protectionist laws.
That would be like passing legislation to make OS requirements (like no bundling), because you hate MS, but then those very regulations in effect limit competition, thus turning MS into a real monopoly.
as being a very powerful medium. It's only natural for governments around the world to catch up, and realize that the power of information, and communicating information is important.
DARPA and ARPANET are good examples internet creation and usage that many still aren't aware of. But, with information becoming increasingly available, it's only natural to expect an increase in propaganda coming from government controlled news organizations, like the BBC.
I based my conclusion on 3 criteria, Materials, Manufacture, & Disposal.
Books
1) Wood is a renewable resource
2) Chemicals used in paper manufacture, bleaching and ink
3) At end of use, Recyclable
eBooks
1) Plastic (from oil) is not a renewable resource
2) Chemicals used to make the plastic, electronic components, and batteries are far worse
3) In 10 years, every one of these eBooks will be in the dump or a museum. I don't see Sony advertising how biodegradble they are.:-)
I'm still wondering who the target audience for this device is.
-More expensive than books
-Less 'enviroment friendly' than books
-More restrictive than books (a 60 day ebook DRM deadline that self deletes, versus at my leisure, 1 day through forever)
Rather than asking why thin-skinned reactionaries aren't rational enough to understand that the theme of 'Planet of the Apes' examines how society deals with racism, I would rather discuss the technical problem that is likely to come up again and again. That problem would be 'Exception Filtering'.
Examples:
a)Filtering out Metallica named files off of Napster.
b)Filtering out Chinese bloggers off of MSN.
c)Filtering out Planet of the Apes from similar themed Walmart DVDs.
Questions:
1)Is it even possible to filter successfully, against a majority that wants access?
2)Should we pretend that 'Exception Filtering' is possible, and place blame on programmers, so as to avoid dealing with the true societal problems.
3)If we do filter, who will decide for us? The government? Which government(s)? Big companies? Every easly offended minority?
I wonder how many geeks there are, do we count as a minority? Maybe then we could muster some political clout, and get something accomplished, rather than complaining about how technology ignorant polititions are.
Most any lawyer will take your case, if any of those people you mentioned truly deprived you of being able to work, sell, or save.
On second reflection, your comments all sound like whiny excuses for justifing ones own inexcusable behaviors. "Wah, that meanie baker expects me to freely pay him THIS month, not next year." or "Wah, that meanie baker controls 90% of the bread he makes, I guess I'll have to steal it as there's no rice or other foods I could cook."
You assume "taking the dough by force" will work. It won't. You will either end up in jail yourself, or the baker will not repeat the process, and there won't be bread on any store shelves.
Thanks for the course on bread making. Already had that down, though. I'm still waiting for a course of action for a government to take.
As I said before, the government should not bake the bread. The government should protect the freedom of farmer, baker, and banker. Do you think the government should provide Slashdot moderators too?:-)
Please don't mistake this for me being closed-minded. I'm listening. I'm just waiting for something that counts as an actual plan.
No problem, but bear with me as this might seem like I'm repeating what I said.
1) Baker processes ingrediants to manufacture bread.
2) Baker sells bread to stores.
3) Baker saves his money in bank.
4) Baker spends his money for more ingrediants.
5) Baker repeats.
Before someone comments that this explained nothing, let's 'read between the lines'.
1.5) Baker is processing the ingrediants because he 'wants' to. (self interest)
2.5) Baker is selling bread because he's free to do so. (free trade)
3.5) Baker feels 'safe' that his money won't be stolen or 'nationalized'. (private property + rule of law)
4.5) Baker is profiting, and likes it (positive response). (capitalism)
5.5) Positive responses reinforce Baker behavior. (Pavlov's dog)
Now that you've read this, instead of asking "How will I get 'bread' if the government doesn't provide it?", you can go out and make it. If you want to help someone, then give them some of your bread, or hire them at your bakery, or cooperate with others (an organization) to help others to help themseleves.
You keep asking the same question "how" are you going to do it, and I'm asking you "who" is stopping you from doing it! *maximum encouragement voice*
Your comments remind me of the story of an old woman living in the old Soviet Union.
She was very concerned about reformists that wanted to make steps towards democracy. She had concerns and questions very similiar to yours like, "if the government doesn't provide bread, then 'where' will I get it?" Sure, she could understand that enslaving people was wrong, idealistly, but ideals weren't going to give her any bread.
The point of the story is that some people are unable to understand what democracy is, what liberty is, what freedom is. In a free country, store shelves are filled from top to bottom with loaves, and at every store. This isn't because they are a "rich" nation, it's because they are "free" one.
Free to work, free to sell ones labor, free to keep what you have earned, and free to spend that which you have earned. The government is there to 'protect' these freedoms, not bake bread.
(Note for those that don't understand analogies, "bread" is being used in this story to relate to the parent poster's comments about the government being a 'nanny' state that 'provides' all things, like education, food, health care, jobs, etc... by forced enslavement of the populace, rather than the populace freely electing representatives to protect thier freedom.)
I thought your post was more insightful, than the flamebait tag it got, because I often feel that geeks are unable to successfully portray their "turf" against mass media advertising.
All hackers are considered crackers.
All computers are considered windows/apples.
All mp3 players are considered ipods.
All the dictionary entry really proves is that mass media advertisers can create more hype than geeks can. *shrug*
From the articles it appears they will only be streaming select content, and even then only during a limited hour timeframe. This does not meet my definition of easy access nor high quality picture.
If I was interested, I'd just watch the shows live or by DVR/VCR, and then later send them my email and IP address.
I wouldn't want to post something here, only to have my information handed over to Yahoo/PRC. Oh, and just in case, Tiananmen Square never happened, in fact I've never ever heard of it.
Non-constructive
By politicizing every single new scientific piece of information published, you are not helping us gain a better understanding of our planet.
Non-fooling
Additionally, what do you expect us to say? "Oh my, how could I ever have thought you were politizing science, hurricanes clearly show George Bush is an idiot, will you please be our new leader."
I've used hacking methods a number of times to help friends play practical jokes on other friends. But the only times I've ever been offered money was from requests to crack access to computers and emails of significant others.
I was amazed at how many people have no problem snooping on others, so I'm positive the guy providing this "Lover's Spy" service has made enough money to cover legal expensises, his eventual fine, and still have a nice sum left over.
I've never understood the argument that if life was found off-world, then it would mean the "decimation" as you say of all religious beliefs, when in fact, they have been the only ones to ever believe in extra-terrestrial life.
Isn't every star and planet named after a god or some non-human being? Isn't outer space called the heavens? Doesn't every story end with angels or Jesus ascending into heaven? maybe not specifically to Mars but somewhere out there.
Not to mention, there is a big difference between finding a race of sentient beings that claim they only wish to "serve man", and finding something that looks like the stuff found at the bottom of every shower.
Somehow I don't think making DRM open source will make music, books, and movies any less likely to end up on a darknet.
Unless the goal is to have all corparations support one format, whether it works or not, so that they can move forward with prosecuting anyone that possesses non-DRM media.
Still, I find it hard to believe that Apple, Microsoft, & Sony are all going to ditch their own efforts to license the ubiquitous DRM standard, and instead support Sun's?
Plan A: Closed source DRM business plan.
1)Make a DRM standard.
2)License to everyone.
3)Profit!!!
Plan B: Open source DRM business plan.
1)Support Sun's DRM.
2)Sue everyone.
3)Profit!!!
If someone is truly serious about filtering access or limiting children, then whitelisting is the only way to go because new information can appear every second out on the internet.
The problem with a.xxx domain is that once in place then any non-pornographic material that anyone finds politically "objectionable" this week will be threatend with legal action unless they also move off the internet, and into the blacklisted area.
Hence, the.xxx domain will only create a legal loophole to permit censorship by means of intimidation.
Bush was the governer of Texas, not California where this solor project is happening. While he was governer he signed off on energy deregulation that included a RPS (renewable portfolio standard) that helped turn Texas into the #1 creator of wind power in the U.S.
California's deregulation plan, on the other hand, was lacking a RPS, but made up for it by explicity regulating the price of energy. We in Cali call this type of regulation, California-style deregulation.
Trivia: Our wind farms here in Cali are #1 in another catergory though. That of killing birds, due to poor location selections. We have been assured though that more birds die by flying into car windshields, than they do by flying into windfarms. Thank goodness for statistics that put these things in proper perspective.
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I read through numerous posts, all conflicting on how their guy invented, or patented, or had the idea, or blah. Everyone using different defintions, with no logical arguments, just pure emotional jabs, many with seemingly racial or nationalistic bents.
Finally, one post decribing a process, a reason, a relevant issue of the story. Marked troll? I would meta-moderate more often if I believed it would do any good.
If all I had to do was say someone wasn't serving me well enough, in order to take 2.36 million from them, I'd consider it.
Cash is printed with a unique serial number on each bill. Mints track the institutions they give money to. Those institutions track the money they give you.
Oh, and there's always http://www.wheresgeorge.com/
That is sort of odd, how some people complain about the negative effects of extreme copyrights (protectionist laws) but then think the solution is yet... more protectionist laws.
That would be like passing legislation to make OS requirements (like no bundling), because you hate MS, but then those very regulations in effect limit competition, thus turning MS into a real monopoly.
...because the biggest economy spot is already taken by someone else.
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos
as being a very powerful medium. It's only natural for governments around the world to catch up, and realize that the power of information, and communicating information is important.
DARPA and ARPANET are good examples internet creation and usage that many still aren't aware of. But, with information becoming increasingly available, it's only natural to expect an increase in propaganda coming from government controlled news organizations, like the BBC.
Thanks for the clarification, your definition sounds more accurate. TFA linked the word qubit to this definition:
Unlike binary a qubit is capable of representing a 0, 1, or both 0 and 1 bit.
Either way, 3 states or many many many states, it still doesn't seem accurate to claim each additional qubit will "double" the computing power.
Each time a qubit is added to a quantum system, its computing power doubles.
Wouldn't a regular binary 2-postion bit (0 or 1) double the "power"? Similarly, wouldn't a qubit, 3-position bit (0 or 1 or both) triple the "power"?
I based my conclusion on 3 criteria, Materials, Manufacture, & Disposal.
:-)
Books
1) Wood is a renewable resource
2) Chemicals used in paper manufacture, bleaching and ink
3) At end of use, Recyclable
eBooks
1) Plastic (from oil) is not a renewable resource
2) Chemicals used to make the plastic, electronic components, and batteries are far worse
3) In 10 years, every one of these eBooks will be in the dump or a museum. I don't see Sony advertising how biodegradble they are.
The wikipedia entry says it should accept PDF files.
A general purpose reader would be more useful, than one restricted to only the BBeB format.
I'm still wondering who the target audience for this device is.
-More expensive than books
-Less 'enviroment friendly' than books
-More restrictive than books (a 60 day ebook DRM deadline that self deletes, versus at my leisure, 1 day through forever)
Rather than asking why thin-skinned reactionaries aren't rational enough to understand that the theme of 'Planet of the Apes' examines how society deals with racism, I would rather discuss the technical problem that is likely to come up again and again. That problem would be 'Exception Filtering'.
Examples:
a)Filtering out Metallica named files off of Napster.
b)Filtering out Chinese bloggers off of MSN.
c)Filtering out Planet of the Apes from similar themed Walmart DVDs.
Questions:
1)Is it even possible to filter successfully, against a majority that wants access?
2)Should we pretend that 'Exception Filtering' is possible, and place blame on programmers, so as to avoid dealing with the true societal problems.
3)If we do filter, who will decide for us? The government? Which government(s)? Big companies? Every easly offended minority?
I wonder how many geeks there are, do we count as a minority? Maybe then we could muster some political clout, and get something accomplished, rather than complaining about how technology ignorant polititions are.
Most any lawyer will take your case, if any of those people you mentioned truly deprived you of being able to work, sell, or save.
On second reflection, your comments all sound like whiny excuses for justifing ones own inexcusable behaviors. "Wah, that meanie baker expects me to freely pay him THIS month, not next year." or "Wah, that meanie baker controls 90% of the bread he makes, I guess I'll have to steal it as there's no rice or other foods I could cook."
You assume "taking the dough by force" will work. It won't. You will either end up in jail yourself, or the baker will not repeat the process, and there won't be bread on any store shelves.
:-)
Thanks for the course on bread making. Already had that down, though. I'm still waiting for a course of action for a government to take.
As I said before, the government should not bake the bread. The government should protect the freedom of farmer, baker, and banker. Do you think the government should provide Slashdot moderators too?
Please don't mistake this for me being closed-minded. I'm listening. I'm just waiting for something that counts as an actual plan.
No problem, but bear with me as this might seem like I'm repeating what I said.
1) Baker processes ingrediants to manufacture bread.
2) Baker sells bread to stores.
3) Baker saves his money in bank.
4) Baker spends his money for more ingrediants.
5) Baker repeats.
Before someone comments that this explained nothing, let's 'read between the lines'.
1.5) Baker is processing the ingrediants because he 'wants' to. (self interest)
2.5) Baker is selling bread because he's free to do so. (free trade)
3.5) Baker feels 'safe' that his money won't be stolen or 'nationalized'. (private property + rule of law)
4.5) Baker is profiting, and likes it (positive response). (capitalism)
5.5) Positive responses reinforce Baker behavior. (Pavlov's dog)
Now that you've read this, instead of asking "How will I get 'bread' if the government doesn't provide it?", you can go out and make it. If you want to help someone, then give them some of your bread, or hire them at your bakery, or cooperate with others (an organization) to help others to help themseleves.
You keep asking the same question "how" are you going to do it, and I'm asking you "who" is stopping you from doing it! *maximum encouragement voice*
Your comments remind me of the story of an old woman living in the old Soviet Union.
She was very concerned about reformists that wanted to make steps towards democracy. She had concerns and questions very similiar to yours like, "if the government doesn't provide bread, then 'where' will I get it?" Sure, she could understand that enslaving people was wrong, idealistly, but ideals weren't going to give her any bread.
The point of the story is that some people are unable to understand what democracy is, what liberty is, what freedom is. In a free country, store shelves are filled from top to bottom with loaves, and at every store. This isn't because they are a "rich" nation, it's because they are "free" one.
Free to work, free to sell ones labor, free to keep what you have earned, and free to spend that which you have earned. The government is there to 'protect' these freedoms, not bake bread.
(Note for those that don't understand analogies, "bread" is being used in this story to relate to the parent poster's comments about the government being a 'nanny' state that 'provides' all things, like education, food, health care, jobs, etc... by forced enslavement of the populace, rather than the populace freely electing representatives to protect thier freedom.)
I thought your post was more insightful, than the flamebait tag it got, because I often feel that geeks are unable to successfully portray their "turf" against mass media advertising.
All hackers are considered crackers.
All computers are considered windows/apples.
All mp3 players are considered ipods.
All the dictionary entry really proves is that mass media advertisers can create more hype than geeks can. *shrug*
From the articles it appears they will only be streaming select content, and even then only during a limited hour timeframe. This does not meet my definition of easy access nor high quality picture.
If I was interested, I'd just watch the shows live or by DVR/VCR, and then later send them my email and IP address.
I wouldn't want to post something here, only to have my information handed over to Yahoo/PRC. Oh, and just in case, Tiananmen Square never happened, in fact I've never ever heard of it.
Non-constructive
By politicizing every single new scientific piece of information published, you are not helping us gain a better understanding of our planet.
Non-fooling
Additionally, what do you expect us to say? "Oh my, how could I ever have thought you were politizing science, hurricanes clearly show George Bush is an idiot, will you please be our new leader."
I've used hacking methods a number of times to help friends play practical jokes on other friends. But the only times I've ever been offered money was from requests to crack access to computers and emails of significant others.
I was amazed at how many people have no problem snooping on others, so I'm positive the guy providing this "Lover's Spy" service has made enough money to cover legal expensises, his eventual fine, and still have a nice sum left over.
I've never understood the argument that if life was found off-world, then it would mean the "decimation" as you say of all religious beliefs, when in fact, they have been the only ones to ever believe in extra-terrestrial life.
Isn't every star and planet named after a god or some non-human being? Isn't outer space called the heavens? Doesn't every story end with angels or Jesus ascending into heaven? maybe not specifically to Mars but somewhere out there.
Not to mention, there is a big difference between finding a race of sentient beings that claim they only wish to "serve man", and finding something that looks like the stuff found at the bottom of every shower.
Somehow I don't think making DRM open source will make music, books, and movies any less likely to end up on a darknet.
Unless the goal is to have all corparations support one format, whether it works or not, so that they can move forward with prosecuting anyone that possesses non-DRM media.
Still, I find it hard to believe that Apple, Microsoft, & Sony are all going to ditch their own efforts to license the ubiquitous DRM standard, and instead support Sun's?
Plan A: Closed source DRM business plan.
1)Make a DRM standard.
2)License to everyone.
3)Profit!!!
Plan B: Open source DRM business plan.
1)Support Sun's DRM.
2)Sue everyone.
3)Profit!!!
If someone is truly serious about filtering access or limiting children, then whitelisting is the only way to go because new information can appear every second out on the internet.
.xxx domain is that once in place then any non-pornographic material that anyone finds politically "objectionable" this week will be threatend with legal action unless they also move off the internet, and into the blacklisted area.
.xxx domain will only create a legal loophole to permit censorship by means of intimidation.
The problem with a
Hence, the
Bush was the governer of Texas, not California where this solor project is happening. While he was governer he signed off on energy deregulation that included a RPS (renewable portfolio standard) that helped turn Texas into the #1 creator of wind power in the U.S.
California's deregulation plan, on the other hand, was lacking a RPS, but made up for it by explicity regulating the price of energy. We in Cali call this type of regulation, California-style deregulation.
Trivia: Our wind farms here in Cali are #1 in another catergory though. That of killing birds, due to poor location selections. We have been assured though that more birds die by flying into car windshields, than they do by flying into windfarms. Thank goodness for statistics that put these things in proper perspective.