I dunno, the 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' episodes are still very entertaining, but contain at least 50% penis. Not really my thing, but I'm not afraid to see it either... I would really like some advance warning though... The unexpected transition from flying swords, blood and tits to a screen filling swinging penis is unsettling to say the least.
Oh, you missed the whole article on 'penis detection' huh? Youtube will probably include labels like: 'WARNING: this movie contains 5% penis. Click here to view original without bonus scenes.'.
But seriously, the great thing about an online editor that makes it so easy is this: they will keep the link to the old movie... no more 'this is a response to...' but 'this movie contains scenes from...'.
Yeah, but I want to bet the metadata will automatically be linked, so you're warned by the movie info: 'Contains scenes from: Cute kittens, Rick Ashley'. Very likely that a ban on a video will result in (partial) bans of other videos that use scenes. This could be a great step forward in the whole meta-web idea, content can actually be derived and linked in an organized fashion... true web 3.0, now also with: moar kittens!!!11!eleventy!!!LOL!
Hehe, fucking spelling-correct... you type 'apetite' and expect the thing to figure out you meant 'appetite'... Guess i'll have to grab a real dictionary next time when translating warning labels from the TV. On a related note: the WK will probably cost you some minerals, but most likely a lot of Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium... (saw that on another warning label just now, next to the: 'Fifa is not liable for heart-failure').
It's only a scam if you make outrageous claims that it can be used for everything, like building an efficient supercomputer. The Atom has a good purpose and that is low power CPU with some good capabilities you will need for (HD) media that will still allow your netbook to run for 10 hours (i've seen them actually work over 8 with WiFi and normal workload). The only other netbook option i've seen that can also do this is some underpowered Pentium M version... but I doubt that it can decode HD smoothly despite it's north- *and* south bridge, remember this optimization comes slow, and the Atom already is a big leap forward in lower power CPUs for regular use. I've just ordered a little PC for downloading and some media playback with a total power use of 20Watt (that's including the ION chipset), which is still able to play HD media... that's exactly what the Atom is good for, but not even close to optimal for servers or really low power computers.
That's why American TV now has warning labels: WARNING: may induce loss of apatite, vomiting, apathy, temporary blindness, unwanted pregnancy, or in case of BBC-viewers a high risk of severe brain hemorrhages!.
Same can be said for any $GOOD_CAUSE theater, it always has a negative impact on $GOOD_CAUSE as an unintended consequence. Like for example the BP oil spill: to limit bad PR and outrage (theater) they have to limit oil on places and animals in reach of camera's, so their solution is to use chemical dispersants which hide most of the oil from sight in giant clouds beneath the surface. Now they have alleviated one big problem on the surface by creating two new problems beneath the waves. All true environmentalists can see how this might effect the ecosystem even more, but the theater people only care about the oil on *their* beach and *their* animals... a bit selective, and typical for an actor in aforementioned theater.
Now if you asked me they should have brought in a tactical nuke and be done with it, the Russions did it and it worked, and the USA has plenty of underwater detonations so it's not like it's their first cherry going *pop*... [sarcasm]But *noooo*, the eco-theatre-hippies won't allow it because of some poor animals living there...[/sarcasm] Let me ask you to try this thought experiment and ask yourself: How many animals do you have to save to justify polluting their environment with one nuke? 1 thousand? 1 million? It's hard to define a line since everyone is basically against detonating a nuke. Right? Now start with 'saving the whole planet biosphere with one nuke' and work your way back... it's hard to define a line now too... But you do know there is some point where it becomes acceptable and, more importantly, becomes the lesser of two evils. Especially if you consider that one tiny nuke does negligible damage to the environment compared to, well basically anything humans do... but that's a whole different theater.
P.S. I don't care for BP, let them pay and be an example that a fuckup like this which could be prevented but wasn't (to save s couple million) will inevitably lead to a huge loss in the billions.
P.P.S. I understand a nuke has more implications (political for example) than just ecological... but at some point even the most die-hard eco-theater-actors would choose the lesser of two evils and demand: "Nuke the whales!"... right? I hope...:)
I totally agree with you. It should however be pointed out that some data that *can* be recorded because it is publicly transmitted is still not legally allowed (in at least some places). This includes common devices like older non-DECT analog wireless handset (counts as illegal wiretap) but also human voice (no recording without consent). The point is that until a specific law for a specific situation with this specific technology exists there should be no legal issues, so in this case with Google it does not apply. Google tried to tackle this problem like SETI, just record a band of spectrum and only pre-filter unwanted signals (encrypted), and then afterwards parse all this data and look for patterns (coverage, use, etc.). This should be allowed but the could have improved upon this by filtering immediately after interception, keep only the metadata and discard the content... and as soon as someone pointed this out they said 'sure, if it makes you feel better'.
It would have been different if they did filter right after interception and stored some of the user data in parsed form (like email, passwords, etc.), then they would already be collecting personal data from random people and have 'legal intent' to use that data, which could be illegal. The tinfoil hats will of course claim that Google knew they would be liable if caught red-handed and thus recorded *all* data to just parse the personal stuff from it later. Sure, it might be true, but it is also 'could-have' theory now and surely not enough to prove intent legally. It comforts me to know that Kismet and all other (wireless) frame dumping software (*PCAP) generally dump all data by default and don't perform too much parsing except for basic filtering (like removing the encrypted stuff). The fact that Google did not specifically enable this functionality also suggests that there did not have to be malicious intent.
Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.
We have created for the first time in all history a garden of pure ideology, where each worker may bloom, secure from the pests of any contradictory true thoughts.
Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth.
We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause.
Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion.
We shall prevail!
Steve Jobs has some amazing foresight! He knew his plan would take time, so he could easily claim that "1984 won't be like '1984'", he knew it would take at least 25 more years for him to slowly convert the unbelievers.
Don't you hate it when people use a warning (or spin-off) like '1984' as a fucking manual...
Excellent post! You make a good point that statistics are needed on a larger group first... But statistics are also very much abused without being blatantly false. For example with gamers a large portion of the society is gamer, so it should be a good average of that society. But the problem is most gamers are men of average age, and depending on region there may be some other factors like income class where gamers might be over-/underrepresented. This may lead to a simple tally where a gamer is more likely to hurt someone or even kill than on average. This does in no way mean that this is caused by the fact that they are gamers, it means the person who did the study is no real statistician otherwise the results would be weighed according to exactly the sex and social background of the individuals. But if the people are not interested in 'proper' statistics, but a shock number that will allow them exactly to measure (and influence) results on a personal level.
The people claiming that games cause violence could just as well claim that boxershorts cause sodomy (because men are more prone to wearing boxers), nothing will fix those kind of statistics where people are just trying to label a whole group and go out of their way looking for anything to back up their wild claims... The problem is the average Joe can't smell the difference between real statistics that make sense and this bogus science when it's in a newspaper headline. This used to be a job for journalists, but they are also more interested in shock stories than truth.
Everyone has thoughts about things you know are not right. You can just as well think in the car: "If I just let the steering wheel slide for a bit I will fly off this cliff and be dead...", but this realization does not mean you are willing to actually do it (in fact i'd say knowledge of consequence increases your feeling of responsibility). Most people follow up with a "Well, I'd better look out then!" thought and never think twice about it.
I've read a psychological study that suggested that people (with some pre-existing mental problems) can freak out because of these thoughts. When you weigh this too heavy you will become very afraid of actually following the thoughts with actions, and when you worry about this enough you can become obsessed. In some cases people's fear of doing something will actually cause them to do it eventually, and cause them to believe they had no control over it.
I've known someone that exactly matched this description, he freaked out because of fear for his own thoughts (for example pushing someone over the side of the cliff), his fear made him obsessed and even more afraid of himself. It's just like when he became fucking paranoid after smoking a joint (only time ever), any pre-existing mental problem can create problems with a lot of different parts of life a psychologically 'normal' functioning human would have no problem with (or not even notice it).
Problems people have with: addiction, violence, sex and other general obsessive behavior have everything to do with pre-existing problems. The games, movies and drugs are just the random drop in the bucket that makes their conditions pop up. In my opinion we should try to help people with these problems instead of trying to punish the world by limiting our entertainment. I also want to bet there is a good chance real psycho's will go on a killing spree one day because 'they were bored because there was nothing to do, so he decides to create his own violent entertainment for fun', and after that watch and laugh/weep inside as the conservative wackos try to ban procrastination.:-)
This is North Korea's attempt to live up to the high standards of credibility of it's western rivals... China should be able to relate, because they know everything that is wrong in their country is because of this corrupting western influence.
Do joke inventions count as prior art? I thought it would count as fiction... and just like science fiction is no prior art to some technological inventions this would just count as 'thanks for the idea, we worked with it and actually built something'.
But I guess my plan of using my house's 'fat pipe' for broadband is foiled by Google.
... make purchases with a nod, a smile or even a raise of the eyebrow...
I want to bet this system will be so sensitive it will lead to a lot of 'purchases', which will be defended in court with reasoning along the lines of: "our patented method can even detect the body language of subconscious wants and needs with over 99% accuracy, which is a higher success rate than our patented 'one click buy' button which has a slightly higher error rate because of accidental clicks."
>>> FAST FORWARD >>>
Year 2042 history books describing the rise of the Amazon mega-conglomerate identify this patent as the most important one in Amazon's history:
This of course would lead to the infamous landmark lawsuit of Amazon VS Stephen Hawking who had an Amazon pop-up on his wheelchair-computer and accidentally ordered everything on Amazon.com by staring blankly at the screen...
The argument of SWH's lawyers that he could not possibly operate a Segway for lack of motor control and thus had no use for it - and did not want to order it - was refuted by the Amazon legal team because, according to them, "the lack of motor control gave him the strong subconscious urge to walk an do all the things a walking man can do, and thus order a Segway".
After losing this exhausting case Stephen commented: "One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem, but it is clear that intelligence has no long-term survival value.".
This legal tactic that set a precedent causing a new advertising phenomenon called 'drive by shopping'. Every pop-up ad from Amazon now has a mandatory purchase when you look at it, because they can prove 'without a doubt' you *want* to purchase the items they sell using their unique patented method...
Don't be a smartass without looking up the numbers:
- Hurt locker box office: $ 16,4 million domestic (box office numbers)
- Hurt locker extortion: $ 12,5 million (2500 × 5000 and counting...)
I'd say that's a fairly significant amount of money, and should not be discarded as motive for this scam. If they are true artists they would not participate in this witch-hunt-for-pay against their own biggest fans.
How is this different from any other revolutionary business model success stories??? It always involves the consumers getting raped in some questionable way. Everyone always wonders why the hell it is possible that the business method is even legally possible, until the law is changed to account for this new method, and they see it as a challenge to stretch that law to the limits. Rinse and repeat.
The fact that the government does not protect it's citizens in this case (even after some years of exploiting this 'business model') only tells us something about the lobby (or in layman terms: big fucking bribes) of the media industry.
Don't trust your government to protect you automagically, it will only happen if you demand it, and the only way to put some leverage behind your demands is with your vote (and votes of others around you). Please educate people of the possibility of voting a party who is looking out for the consumers and the artists alike (like the well known Pirate Party).
The GP pointed out this is not about resolution, but about touch sensitivity... I have not read anything about the iPad having a great DPI, it's just regular fat finger touchscreen technology for as far as I know, which should equate to roughly 130 DPI. That would make this tablets almost 20 times more sensitive and much more suitable for drawing...
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I dunno, the 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' episodes are still very entertaining, but contain at least 50% penis. Not really my thing, but I'm not afraid to see it either... I would really like some advance warning though... The unexpected transition from flying swords, blood and tits to a screen filling swinging penis is unsettling to say the least.
Oh, you missed the whole article on 'penis detection' huh? Youtube will probably include labels like: 'WARNING: this movie contains 5% penis. Click here to view original without bonus scenes.'. ...'.
But seriously, the great thing about an online editor that makes it so easy is this: they will keep the link to the old movie... no more 'this is a response to...' but 'this movie contains scenes from
Yeah, but I want to bet the metadata will automatically be linked, so you're warned by the movie info: 'Contains scenes from: Cute kittens, Rick Ashley'. Very likely that a ban on a video will result in (partial) bans of other videos that use scenes. This could be a great step forward in the whole meta-web idea, content can actually be derived and linked in an organized fashion... true web 3.0, now also with: moar kittens!!!11!eleventy!!!LOL!
Hehe, fucking spelling-correct... you type 'apetite' and expect the thing to figure out you meant 'appetite'... Guess i'll have to grab a real dictionary next time when translating warning labels from the TV.
On a related note: the WK will probably cost you some minerals, but most likely a lot of Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium... (saw that on another warning label just now, next to the: 'Fifa is not liable for heart-failure').
It's only a scam if you make outrageous claims that it can be used for everything, like building an efficient supercomputer. The Atom has a good purpose and that is low power CPU with some good capabilities you will need for (HD) media that will still allow your netbook to run for 10 hours (i've seen them actually work over 8 with WiFi and normal workload). The only other netbook option i've seen that can also do this is some underpowered Pentium M version... but I doubt that it can decode HD smoothly despite it's north- *and* south bridge, remember this optimization comes slow, and the Atom already is a big leap forward in lower power CPUs for regular use.
I've just ordered a little PC for downloading and some media playback with a total power use of 20Watt (that's including the ION chipset), which is still able to play HD media... that's exactly what the Atom is good for, but not even close to optimal for servers or really low power computers.
That's why American TV now has warning labels: WARNING: may induce loss of apatite, vomiting, apathy, temporary blindness, unwanted pregnancy, or in case of BBC-viewers a high risk of severe brain hemorrhages!.
Same can be said for any $GOOD_CAUSE theater, it always has a negative impact on $GOOD_CAUSE as an unintended consequence. Like for example the BP oil spill: to limit bad PR and outrage (theater) they have to limit oil on places and animals in reach of camera's, so their solution is to use chemical dispersants which hide most of the oil from sight in giant clouds beneath the surface. Now they have alleviated one big problem on the surface by creating two new problems beneath the waves. All true environmentalists can see how this might effect the ecosystem even more, but the theater people only care about the oil on *their* beach and *their* animals... a bit selective, and typical for an actor in aforementioned theater.
:)
Now if you asked me they should have brought in a tactical nuke and be done with it, the Russions did it and it worked, and the USA has plenty of underwater detonations so it's not like it's their first cherry going *pop*... [sarcasm]But *noooo*, the eco-theatre-hippies won't allow it because of some poor animals living there...[/sarcasm] Let me ask you to try this thought experiment and ask yourself: How many animals do you have to save to justify polluting their environment with one nuke? 1 thousand? 1 million? It's hard to define a line since everyone is basically against detonating a nuke. Right? Now start with 'saving the whole planet biosphere with one nuke' and work your way back... it's hard to define a line now too... But you do know there is some point where it becomes acceptable and, more importantly, becomes the lesser of two evils. Especially if you consider that one tiny nuke does negligible damage to the environment compared to, well basically anything humans do... but that's a whole different theater.
P.S. I don't care for BP, let them pay and be an example that a fuckup like this which could be prevented but wasn't (to save s couple million) will inevitably lead to a huge loss in the billions.
P.P.S. I understand a nuke has more implications (political for example) than just ecological... but at some point even the most die-hard eco-theater-actors would choose the lesser of two evils and demand: "Nuke the whales!"... right? I hope...
I totally agree with you. It should however be pointed out that some data that *can* be recorded because it is publicly transmitted is still not legally allowed (in at least some places). This includes common devices like older non-DECT analog wireless handset (counts as illegal wiretap) but also human voice (no recording without consent). The point is that until a specific law for a specific situation with this specific technology exists there should be no legal issues, so in this case with Google it does not apply. Google tried to tackle this problem like SETI, just record a band of spectrum and only pre-filter unwanted signals (encrypted), and then afterwards parse all this data and look for patterns (coverage, use, etc.). This should be allowed but the could have improved upon this by filtering immediately after interception, keep only the metadata and discard the content... and as soon as someone pointed this out they said 'sure, if it makes you feel better'.
It would have been different if they did filter right after interception and stored some of the user data in parsed form (like email, passwords, etc.), then they would already be collecting personal data from random people and have 'legal intent' to use that data, which could be illegal. The tinfoil hats will of course claim that Google knew they would be liable if caught red-handed and thus recorded *all* data to just parse the personal stuff from it later. Sure, it might be true, but it is also 'could-have' theory now and surely not enough to prove intent legally. It comforts me to know that Kismet and all other (wireless) frame dumping software (*PCAP) generally dump all data by default and don't perform too much parsing except for basic filtering (like removing the encrypted stuff). The fact that Google did not specifically enable this functionality also suggests that there did not have to be malicious intent.
Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.
We have created for the first time in all history a garden of pure ideology, where each worker may bloom, secure from the pests of any contradictory true thoughts.
Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth.
We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause.
Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion.
We shall prevail!
Steve Jobs has some amazing foresight! He knew his plan would take time, so he could easily claim that "1984 won't be like '1984'", he knew it would take at least 25 more years for him to slowly convert the unbelievers.
Don't you hate it when people use a warning (or spin-off) like '1984' as a fucking manual...
Excellent post! You make a good point that statistics are needed on a larger group first... But statistics are also very much abused without being blatantly false. For example with gamers a large portion of the society is gamer, so it should be a good average of that society. But the problem is most gamers are men of average age, and depending on region there may be some other factors like income class where gamers might be over-/underrepresented. This may lead to a simple tally where a gamer is more likely to hurt someone or even kill than on average. This does in no way mean that this is caused by the fact that they are gamers, it means the person who did the study is no real statistician otherwise the results would be weighed according to exactly the sex and social background of the individuals. But if the people are not interested in 'proper' statistics, but a shock number that will allow them exactly to measure (and influence) results on a personal level.
The people claiming that games cause violence could just as well claim that boxershorts cause sodomy (because men are more prone to wearing boxers), nothing will fix those kind of statistics where people are just trying to label a whole group and go out of their way looking for anything to back up their wild claims... The problem is the average Joe can't smell the difference between real statistics that make sense and this bogus science when it's in a newspaper headline. This used to be a job for journalists, but they are also more interested in shock stories than truth.
Everyone has thoughts about things you know are not right. You can just as well think in the car: "If I just let the steering wheel slide for a bit I will fly off this cliff and be dead...", but this realization does not mean you are willing to actually do it (in fact i'd say knowledge of consequence increases your feeling of responsibility). Most people follow up with a "Well, I'd better look out then!" thought and never think twice about it.
:-)
I've read a psychological study that suggested that people (with some pre-existing mental problems) can freak out because of these thoughts. When you weigh this too heavy you will become very afraid of actually following the thoughts with actions, and when you worry about this enough you can become obsessed. In some cases people's fear of doing something will actually cause them to do it eventually, and cause them to believe they had no control over it.
I've known someone that exactly matched this description, he freaked out because of fear for his own thoughts (for example pushing someone over the side of the cliff), his fear made him obsessed and even more afraid of himself. It's just like when he became fucking paranoid after smoking a joint (only time ever), any pre-existing mental problem can create problems with a lot of different parts of life a psychologically 'normal' functioning human would have no problem with (or not even notice it).
Problems people have with: addiction, violence, sex and other general obsessive behavior have everything to do with pre-existing problems. The games, movies and drugs are just the random drop in the bucket that makes their conditions pop up. In my opinion we should try to help people with these problems instead of trying to punish the world by limiting our entertainment. I also want to bet there is a good chance real psycho's will go on a killing spree one day because 'they were bored because there was nothing to do, so he decides to create his own violent entertainment for fun', and after that watch and laugh/weep inside as the conservative wackos try to ban procrastination.
Hey I can see Kim Jong-Il's house there, that one little dot... He must not be able to sleep at night...
a Beowulf cluster of those?
But seriously wouldn't it be possible to hack a displayport as high-speed interconnect and use this for computation?
This is North Korea's attempt to live up to the high standards of credibility of it's western rivals... China should be able to relate, because they know everything that is wrong in their country is because of this corrupting western influence.
I could focus if only Slashdot would stop posting these (very) short bursts of information...
Do joke inventions count as prior art? I thought it would count as fiction... and just like science fiction is no prior art to some technological inventions this would just count as 'thanks for the idea, we worked with it and actually built something'.
But I guess my plan of using my house's 'fat pipe' for broadband is foiled by Google.
You quoted the date but still missed the joke... you just lost 1 geek point my good sir!
I want to bet this system will be so sensitive it will lead to a lot of 'purchases', which will be defended in court with reasoning along the lines of: "our patented method can even detect the body language of subconscious wants and needs with over 99% accuracy, which is a higher success rate than our patented 'one click buy' button which has a slightly higher error rate because of accidental clicks."
>>> FAST FORWARD >>>
Year 2042 history books describing the rise of the Amazon mega-conglomerate identify this patent as the most important one in Amazon's history:
This of course would lead to the infamous landmark lawsuit of Amazon VS Stephen Hawking who had an Amazon pop-up on his wheelchair-computer and accidentally ordered everything on Amazon.com by staring blankly at the screen...
The argument of SWH's lawyers that he could not possibly operate a Segway for lack of motor control and thus had no use for it - and did not want to order it - was refuted by the Amazon legal team because, according to them, "the lack of motor control gave him the strong subconscious urge to walk an do all the things a walking man can do, and thus order a Segway".
After losing this exhausting case Stephen commented: "One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem, but it is clear that intelligence has no long-term survival value.".
This legal tactic that set a precedent causing a new advertising phenomenon called 'drive by shopping'. Every pop-up ad from Amazon now has a mandatory purchase when you look at it, because they can prove 'without a doubt' you *want* to purchase the items they sell using their unique patented method...
I think you are confusing it with this... look at the photo, if any feature on the earth ever looked like a gate to hell it's this fiery pit. :-)
"All there worlds are yours - except Europa. Attempt no landings there."
Probably, but the distinction is almost gone with P2P. Since every uploader is also a downloader except the original torrent seeder...
Don't be a smartass without looking up the numbers:
- Hurt locker box office: $ 16,4 million domestic (box office numbers)
- Hurt locker extortion: $ 12,5 million (2500 × 5000 and counting...)
I'd say that's a fairly significant amount of money, and should not be discarded as motive for this scam. If they are true artists they would not participate in this witch-hunt-for-pay against their own biggest fans.
How is this different from any other revolutionary business model success stories??? It always involves the consumers getting raped in some questionable way. Everyone always wonders why the hell it is possible that the business method is even legally possible, until the law is changed to account for this new method, and they see it as a challenge to stretch that law to the limits. Rinse and repeat.
The fact that the government does not protect it's citizens in this case (even after some years of exploiting this 'business model') only tells us something about the lobby (or in layman terms: big fucking bribes) of the media industry. Don't trust your government to protect you automagically, it will only happen if you demand it, and the only way to put some leverage behind your demands is with your vote (and votes of others around you). Please educate people of the possibility of voting a party who is looking out for the consumers and the artists alike (like the well known Pirate Party).
The GP pointed out this is not about resolution, but about touch sensitivity... I have not read anything about the iPad having a great DPI, it's just regular fat finger touchscreen technology for as far as I know, which should equate to roughly 130 DPI. That would make this tablets almost 20 times more sensitive and much more suitable for drawing...
Just wait for it, in 3... 2... 1... Now it does! :)