I suspect that once these technologies mature a little, clients that can speak several of these sharing protocols will pop up and effectively unite the split communities.
[...] C #, that new Microsoft language. Is this thing going to take off?
I don't know about take off, but if they include it free with Visual Studio which I believe they plan to do, I'd be tempted to give it a try to build some simple dev tools I've wanted. They don't give away VB or I'd probably write it in that. Not that I have any love for either of these languages, but for free (gratis) I'll use 'em...
While Big Media has worked on extending the length of copyrights and various access-control methods, Microsoft has apparently been a prime mover behind UTICA, so they're not blameless either.
Well, I know hard drives are cheap, but I don't yet regard them as an exchangeable media:->
Get a couple of removable drive bays and they are. The only problems are running out of IDE slots ( esp. if you have a both a CD-ROM and a CD-RW), and master/slave jumper settings.
Beethoven died a pauper and was burried in a mass grave.
Ex-squeeze me?
From http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/3732/Beet- BioPages.html:
Beethoven's funeral took place at three o'clock in the afternoon, on March 29th. A crowd of possibly over 10,000 (and maybe not quite 20,000, as Gerhard von Breuning reports) had gathered in front of the Schwarzspanierhaus to bid farewell to him.
I agree, Open source stuff *is* about freedom but only for certain people. Those gifted as coders are free to look and alter the code but for others such as myself it matters little whether we get the source code or not.
Can you post a message and ask for free help? Can you write a check? Both are possible ways to get fixes if you have the source. Remember that with free software, you have a significant number of people whose motivation is more in getting things working right than in profit.
Amen to that my brother. IE is the great offender.
It's not just IE, since I use Netscape exclusively on Windows and still have that same problem. There is a general Windowing issue of whether applications that do not have focus should be able to grab it all the time, never, or under special circumstances and exactly what circumstances. Windows apparently makes it easy for focus to be grabbed all the time.
Here's a (possibly original, but I make no claims on it) thought: the ability to grab focus (i.e., become the active application) should be the subject of an ACL. That is, the user or sysadmin has to give a program permission to take the window focus.
In fact, there was a Rolling Stone article a year or two ago where they mentioned that Lotusland, at the time one of MP3.com's most downloaded artists, had their songs downloaded 70,000 times, but had sold only 93 CDs.
Others, like the Cynic Project, have sold multiple thousands of CDs. Is there something about Lotusland that makes people not buy their CDs but buy others? The only reasons I can see are either techno fans are more willing to buy, or people simply end up deciding they don't like Lotusland's music that much.
In that case, it is very unlikely that MP3 distribution is going to boost CD sales; they simply don't have the capacity to get disks out to everywhere they need to go.
Uh, who doesn't have access to parcel post?
If someone is going to buy your CD after hearing your MP3, they shouldn't have to get up and go to the store anyway.
Otherwise, if someone downloads your MP3 who has no way of buying your CD, then the download is irrelevant to you. Napster can't destroy a market that doesn't exist.
I looked at my music collection. The first Indie CD I found was one I only bought because I'd heard an MP3; I never would have heard of the group or bought the disk otherwise.
And then he goes an asks for tactile feedback in a mouse...
Logitech manufactures one of these. With an appropriately rigged GUI, it will give force feedback for things like buttons, scroll bars, etc., that makes it easier to be sure you're in the right place. I've never tried it, though.
Has anyone actually seen any Baptist Death Ray on Napster? Maybe it's different from USENET mp3s, but what I've seen is almost exclusively large label bands. And let's face it, most people have less of a sense of ethics about ripping off multimillionaires than fellow working stiffs. So those who download BDR are probably more likely to end up buying the CD if they like it. So I'm not sure BDR's fears are well-founded.
And since when is comercial software any better than Open Source Software?
Judging by your message, when it's Netscape, Star Office, Word Perfect, etc....
The disadvantages of proprietary software suck (and I say this as someone who develops it), but the advantage of having multiple developers spending 40+ hours a week working on a proprietary program is hard to beat.
Even if you have only a narrow band to use, communications can be either directional or local (or both).
Also, Slashdotters may remember previous Slashdot postings about increasing the data carried by a signal by using its "3-D" properties, at least when you're transmitting over a volume (like through the air) rather than through a wire.
Suppose your parents had had access to this technology. Would you like to have had them use it to "improve" you? I certainly wouldn't have objected to better immunity to disease, stronger musclature, even better memory and senses, less stinky sweat, less of a tendency towards chubbiness, and so on. Things like looks are a bit more difficult an issue, due to subjectivity (Rubenesque or Kate Moss?), but certain things are a clear win or a clear loss, and I wouldn't object to anyone not wishing the latter on their kids.
Programs like cyber patrol have been shown to be consistantly effective...
There's the big clue, guys, this is a troll. Move along.
Seriously, though, I think what a parent really wants for kids is not an opt-out list, but an opt-in. That is, a list of trusted providers, possibly with the providers themselves asserting their kid-friendliness, and trusted organizations providing the list(s). So if you want safe stuff for your kids, you grab the list from the organization you trust (which may be a Netscape-style bookmark file, for example; or perhaps it's a portal URL that you add to your short list). You disable the direct entry of URLs. Not only is this "safe", but you may also find it easier to find the good stuff.
The web is international. Take away the common carrier status for ISPs, and purient interest stuff just moves to another, *freer* country.
If you have the time and the ip address, you can contact the ISP and ask for the information.
Note, however, that AFAIK there is no legal requirement that ISPs keep userIDIP address assignment records. So an ISP that doesn't keep that information for long enough for a warrant to be arranged wouldn't allow them to track you down.
Whoop, I think CmdrTaco misread the story (and I misfollowed); this software doesn't fake files, it hunts for real ones on the net and IDs the provider.
Slashdot Mirror
I can't be the only one craving a crapped-out incomplete time-bombed browser that may or may not destroy every file on my hard drive.
With the exception of the time bomb, does any other commercial program you use absolutely promise not to do this?
looks like they are partying and can't code for at least a week because of a massive hangover.
Given that "cinco de mayo" means May 5th, if they still have a hangover it must have been one hell of a party...
Hmm, when I saw that picture, my thought for his quote was "DeCSS will starve the movie industry!"
I suspect that once these technologies mature a little, clients that can speak several of these sharing protocols will pop up and effectively unite the split communities.
[...] C #, that new Microsoft language. Is this thing going to take off?
I don't know about take off, but if they include it free with Visual Studio which I believe they plan to do, I'd be tempted to give it a try to build some simple dev tools I've wanted. They don't give away VB or I'd probably write it in that. Not that I have any love for either of these languages, but for free (gratis) I'll use 'em...
While Big Media has worked on extending the length of copyrights and various access-control methods, Microsoft has apparently been a prime mover behind UTICA, so they're not blameless either.
Well, I know hard drives are cheap, but I don't yet regard them as an exchangeable media :->
Get a couple of removable drive bays and they are. The only problems are running out of IDE slots ( esp. if you have a both a CD-ROM and a CD-RW), and master/slave jumper settings.
Beethoven died a pauper and was burried in a mass grave.
- BioPages.html:
Ex-squeeze me?
From http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/3732/Beet
Beethoven's funeral took place at three o'clock in the afternoon, on March 29th. A crowd of possibly over 10,000 (and maybe not quite 20,000, as Gerhard von Breuning reports) had gathered in front of the Schwarzspanierhaus to bid farewell to him.
I agree, Open source stuff *is* about freedom but only for certain people. Those gifted as coders are free to look and alter the code but for others such as myself it matters little whether we get the source code or not.
Can you post a message and ask for free help? Can you write a check? Both are possible ways to get fixes if you have the source. Remember that with free software, you have a significant number of people whose motivation is more in getting things working right than in profit.
Amen to that my brother. IE is the great offender.
It's not just IE, since I use Netscape exclusively on Windows and still have that same problem. There is a general Windowing issue of whether applications that do not have focus should be able to grab it all the time, never, or under special circumstances and exactly what circumstances. Windows apparently makes it easy for focus to be grabbed all the time.
Here's a (possibly original, but I make no claims on it) thought: the ability to grab focus (i.e., become the active application) should be the subject of an ACL. That is, the user or sysadmin has to give a program permission to take the window focus.
In fact, there was a Rolling Stone article a year or two ago where they mentioned that Lotusland, at the time one of MP3.com's most downloaded artists, had their songs downloaded 70,000 times, but had sold only 93 CDs.
Others, like the Cynic Project, have sold multiple thousands of CDs. Is there something about Lotusland that makes people not buy their CDs but buy others? The only reasons I can see are either techno fans are more willing to buy, or people simply end up deciding they don't like Lotusland's music that much.
In that case, it is very unlikely that MP3 distribution is going to boost CD sales; they simply don't have the capacity to get disks out to everywhere they need to go.
Uh, who doesn't have access to parcel post?
If someone is going to buy your CD after hearing your MP3, they shouldn't have to get up and go to the store anyway.
Otherwise, if someone downloads your MP3 who has no way of buying your CD, then the download is irrelevant to you. Napster can't destroy a market that doesn't exist.
I looked at my music collection. The first Indie CD I found was one I only bought because I'd heard an MP3; I never would have heard of the group or bought the disk otherwise.
And then he goes an asks for tactile feedback in a mouse...
Logitech manufactures one of these. With an appropriately rigged GUI, it will give force feedback for things like buttons, scroll bars, etc., that makes it easier to be sure you're in the right place. I've never tried it, though.
Has anyone actually seen any Baptist Death Ray on Napster? Maybe it's different from USENET mp3s, but what I've seen is almost exclusively large label bands. And let's face it, most people have less of a sense of ethics about ripping off multimillionaires than fellow working stiffs. So those who download BDR are probably more likely to end up buying the CD if they like it. So I'm not sure BDR's fears are well-founded.
emulation can't get close to the real thing, no matter how good the code is
WINE is as much an emulator as Windows 2000 is for apps written for Windows 95. Each is simply an implementation of the same API.
And since when is comercial software any better than Open Source Software?
...
Judging by your message, when it's Netscape, Star Office, Word Perfect, etc.
The disadvantages of proprietary software suck (and I say this as someone who develops it), but the advantage of having multiple developers spending 40+ hours a week working on a proprietary program is hard to beat.
Even if you have only a narrow band to use, communications can be either directional or local (or both).
Also, Slashdotters may remember previous Slashdot postings about increasing the data carried by a signal by using its "3-D" properties, at least when you're transmitting over a volume (like through the air) rather than through a wire.
Suppose your parents had had access to this technology. Would you like to have had them use it to "improve" you? I certainly wouldn't have objected to better immunity to disease, stronger musclature, even better memory and senses, less stinky sweat, less of a tendency towards chubbiness, and so on. Things like looks are a bit more difficult an issue, due to subjectivity (Rubenesque or Kate Moss?), but certain things are a clear win or a clear loss, and I wouldn't object to anyone not wishing the latter on their kids.
Programs like cyber patrol have been shown to be consistantly effective...
There's the big clue, guys, this is a troll. Move along.
Seriously, though, I think what a parent really wants for kids is not an opt-out list, but an opt-in. That is, a list of trusted providers, possibly with the providers themselves asserting their kid-friendliness, and trusted organizations providing the list(s). So if you want safe stuff for your kids, you grab the list from the organization you trust (which may be a Netscape-style bookmark file, for example; or perhaps it's a portal URL that you add to your short list). You disable the direct entry of URLs. Not only is this "safe", but you may also find it easier to find the good stuff.
The web is international. Take away the common carrier status for ISPs, and purient interest stuff just moves to another, *freer* country.
Only if it can do more that 1 TB/sec.
Sure it can!
Ok, the latency is a little high, but if you drive a semi full of CDs over it, I'm sure you could break 1 TB/sec...
There were also filters for television sets sold in the U.S., with blue on the top, flesh tone in the middle, and green in the bottom.
This was before my time, or else I'd really be dating myself.
Well, it's not like anyone else would date me, anyway...
:) What is the world coming to, man?
If it isn't June 27, 2000, I'm going to be writing a nasty letter to the calendar people.
CNN's audience share problems have been extremely well publicized.
Where's another Gulf War when you need one?
If you have the time and the ip address, you can contact the ISP and ask for the information.
Note, however, that AFAIK there is no legal requirement that ISPs keep userIDIP address assignment records. So an ISP that doesn't keep that information for long enough for a warrant to be arranged wouldn't allow them to track you down.
Whoop, I think CmdrTaco misread the story (and I misfollowed); this software doesn't fake files, it hunts for real ones on the net and IDs the provider.