Of course, a peaceful solution such as this agreement is always preferred, as it enlightens more and more people about the true nature of BitTorrent, and opens up the doors for more and more ISPs to do The Right Thing (tm).
I read that sentence as: "Cash has undergone many situations, but has NOT disappeared"... Which contradicts the idea of the summary that cash is gone, and now we only use plastic.
This is a little offtopic (feel free to moderate me appropriately), but I can think of no better place to ask this than here at/. and its grammar-nazis!
From the summary: "Money has all but disappeared."
What does this sentence mean, please? Whenever I read it, I read it as: "Everything imaginable happenned to money, except disappear." Or even: "Money has changed color, has lost its value, has been globally unified... but disappear? No way!"
But by the context of the summary, it seems I am getting exactly the opposite of it. Although I consider myself quite good at English, it is not my main language. Can someone clear this up for me? Thank you.
Well, I will ask something not related to databases, or even computing at all. From the "About Me" section in your blog, I can see you named your lovely cats Nausicaä and Kiki. I will assume that you are indeed a fan of Japanese Animation, especially the works of Hayao Myazaki. So I ask:
- What's your favorite Myazaki movie to date? - What's the reason for this choice? - And finally: I also love Myazaki's movies, but lately I have been struggling to find anime that I really enjoy.
They all seem repetitive and cliché. Would you dare recommend one? =)
Thank you a lot. My best wishes for you and your cats!
"Bit Rate: Where possible, we encode our MP3 files using variable bitrates for maximum audio quality and smaller file sizes, aiming at an average of 256 kilobits per second (kbps). Using a variable bitrate allows us to allocate a higher bitrate to the more complex sections of music files while using a smaller bitrate for the less complex sections. The average of these rates is then calculated to produce an average bit rate for the entire file that represents the overall sound quality. Some of our content is encoded using a constant bitrate of 256 kbps. This content will have the same excellent audio quality at a slightly larger file size."
Re:So Slashdot joins the anti-homeopathy conspirac
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People may claim over and over about it being a fraud, but we must not forget the study of Madeleine Ennis, who initially wanted to disprove homeopathy, but ended up reaching the conclusion that solutions, dilluted to the point of not containing even a single molecule, produced reactions just like the controls did.
I know her experiment was later "disproved", but then again, they used a method that didn't match her own, with many questionable practices.
I am not ruling out it being a total fraud, but I guess it would be more accurate to say it's a fraud if compared to our usual western medicine.
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Also important to mention are the things the iPhone DOESN'T do. (Not bashing the product, I really have high hopes for it.)
What the iPhone Doesn't Have:
- Songs as Ringtones - Games - Any flash support - Instant Messaging - Picture messages (MMS) - Video recording - Voice recognition or voice dialing - Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Streaming (A2DP) - One-size-fits-all headset jack (May have to buy an adapter for certain headphones)
Stuff we already knew it didn't have:
- 3G (EV-DO/HSDPA) - GPS - A real keyboard - Removable battery - Expandable Storage - Direct iTunes Music Store Access (Over Wi-Fi or EDGE)
The last paragraph of the article references a piece of comentary in the Reiser4 code. For the geeks out there, here is it, edited to pass slashdot's "few-characters-per-line" filter:
/* EVERY ZNODE'S STORY
1. His infancy.
Once upon a time, the znode was born deep inside of zget() by call to zalloc(). At the return from zget() znode had:
. reference counter (x_count) of 1
. assigned block number, marked as used in bitmap
. pointer to parent znode. Root znode parent pointer points to its father: "fake" znode. This, in turn, has NULL parent pointer.
. hash table linkage
. no data loaded from disk
. no node plugin
. no sibling linkage
2. His childhood
Each node is either brought into memory as a result of tree traversal, or created afresh, creation of the root being a special case of the latter. In either case it's inserted into sibling list. This will typically require some ancillary tree traversing, but ultimately both sibling pointers will exist and JNODE_LEFT_CONNECTED and JNODE_RIGHT_CONNECTED will be true in zjnode.state.
3. His youth.
If znode is bound to already existing node in a tree, its content is read from the disk by call to zload(). At that moment, JNODE_LOADED bit is set in zjnode.state and zdata() function starts to return non null for this znode. zload() further calls zparse() that determines which node layout this node is rendered in, and sets ->nplug on success.
If znode is for new node just created, memory for it is allocated and zinit_new() function is called to initialise data, according to selected node layout.
4. His maturity.
After this point, znode lingers in memory for some time. Threads can acquire references to znode either by blocknr through call to zget(), or by following a pointer to unallocated znode from internal item. Each time reference to znode is obtained, x_count is increased. Thread can read/write lock znode. Znode data can be loaded through calls to zload(), d_count will be increased appropriately. If all references to znode are released (x_count drops to 0), znode is not recycled immediately. Rather, it is still cached in the hash table in the hope that it will be accessed shortly.
There are two ways in which znode existence can be terminated:
. sudden death: node bound to this znode is removed from the tree
. overpopulation: znode is purged out of memory due to memory pressure
5. His death.
Death is complex process.
When we irrevocably commit ourselves to decision to remove node from the tree, JNODE_HEARD_BANSHEE bit is set in zjnode.state of corresponding znode. This is done either in ->kill_hook() of internal item or in kill_root() function when tree root is removed.
At this moment znode still has:
. locks held on it, necessary write ones
. references to it
. disk block assigned to it
. data loaded from the disk
. pending requests for lock
But once JNODE_HEARD_BANSHEE bit set, last call to unlock_znode() does node deletion. Node deletion includes two phases. First all ways to get references to that znode (sibling and parent links and hash lookup using block number stored in parent node) should be deleted -- it is done through sibling_list_remove(), also we assume that nobody uses down link from parent node due to its nonexistence or proper parent node locking and nobody uses parent pointers from children due to absence of them. Second we invalidate all pending lock requests which still are on znode's lock request queue, this is done by invalidate_lock(). Another JNODE_IS_DYING znode status bit is used to invalidate pending lock requests. Once it set all requesters are forced to return -EINVAL from longterm_lock_znode(). F
There were reports on the BBC from NASA officials that four pieces of foam had broken off the fuel tank during take off, but these breakages were not considered to be too important, as they occured outside the "time window" of foam break off anticipated by NASA. If, for some reason, the Shuttle cannot safely return to Earth immediately, the astronauts can try to fix any damage using the machinery in the Shuttle, and, if this were to fail, the astronauts would be able to stay on the ISS for up to 80 days. In preparation for such an occurence, the SRB's and External tank for Atlantis are coupled inside the VAB; the Orbiter available for launch within 50 days.
No one here disagrees that Tuangou is really a good idea. But due to the way market works, if this trend catches on nationwide, soon there will be a slowly increase in prices, so that the discount they ask for will result in the current prices of today. Buying outside a Tuangou will become quite more expensive and impracticable.
The truth is that [Internet Explorer 7] actually looks pretty good. People don't expect me to say that, they expect me to say that it's terrible [...] I think that it's a solid product, but I think that by the time it comes out, we're going to be another world ahead of them again, so I think it's kind of a step or two behind us.
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.
I, for one, have pleasure being in the Firefox side of this "war". And it's relieving to know that Blake seems to have a very clear sight while leading this.
"In the fall, having the latest WGA will become mandatory and if its not installed, Windows will give a 30 day warning and when the 30 days is up and WGA isn't installed, Windows will stop working, so you might as well install WGA now."
I might be missing something, but what's bothering me is this: How is my current copy of WindowsXP supposed to know that it must shutdown? I have *NOT* installed WGA... so it does not contact Microsoft or anything...
Which program already installed in my current Windows machine will generate the 30 day warning? Was XP expecting to have WGA installed by Fall 2006 since its conception?
I totally agree with what you say......but doesn't it intrigue you that, after 8 hours of office work, you usually end the day feeling like shit. And after the same 8 hours of lan partying with friends, you usually leave feeling renewed?
While the controls - which force operators of popular games such as World of Warcraft to impose penalties on players who play for more than three to five hours a day...
Man... are they really trying to solve the addiction problem by forbidding the youngers from playing the games? I have no researches to base my ideas on, but to me it seems that's the worst possible approach.
Bad habits cannot be eliminated. If you want to get rid of a bad habit, you must replace it with a good one. The government should be doing some outdoor activities campaigns or incentive to practice sports, or anything else (the solution, of course, is not so trivial), but restricting the game hours allowed, and blocking minors from internet cafes *without* replacing this activity for something better will *not* solve the problem.
Hell, it may sound a little pessimistic, but this "solution" may even aggravate the problem if these kids/teenagers start developing even worst habits like drugs or alcohol because they have nothing else to fill their lives with.
Theres an extension that avoids opening PDF directly, gotta install it.
Although extensions are cool, this is overkill. This is a configuration in the Adobe Reader for that. Just go EDIT, PREFERENCES, INTERNET... and uncheck Display PDF in Browser.
Slashdot Mirror
Yes it does!
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/2438
Check your Official Firefox Release local time here:
http://tinyurl.com/4e7fv5
For those who still don't know, Mozilla is trying to enter GUINNESS
for most software downloads in a 24-hour period. Check it here:
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord/
Everybody is asked to participate by downloading one single copy of
Firefox 3.0 today, June 17th!
ONLY FULL DOWNLOADS ARE CONSIDERED!
So, go to the Firefox site and get one FULL COPY!
http://www.getfirefox.com/
There is also Project LRNJ, an RPG game that teaches you JAPANESE.
It is not browser-based, but it is available for every major OS.
Get it here!
And good luck getting rid of all those slimes!
Interestingly, this news comes almost at the same time Azureus develops a plug-in to detect ISPs that cripple your torrents transfers:
http://gizmodo.com/372442/bittorrent-plugin-detects-isps-raping-your-torrents
Of course, a peaceful solution such as this agreement is always preferred, as it enlightens more and more people about the true nature of BitTorrent, and opens up the doors for more and more ISPs to do The Right Thing (tm).
Just use kill -NERFGUN [zombie process] ... if your OS doesn't ban it, of course.
Yes, you are right: all but
Thank you!
I believe you are right: all but
Thank you!
Exactly.
"Cash has all but disappeared"
I read that sentence as: "Cash has undergone many situations, but has NOT disappeared"...
Which contradicts the idea of the summary that cash is gone, and now we only use plastic.
This is a little offtopic (feel free to moderate me appropriately), but I can think of no better /. and its grammar-nazis!
place to ask this than here at
From the summary:
"Money has all but disappeared."
What does this sentence mean, please?
Whenever I read it, I read it as: "Everything imaginable happenned to money, except disappear."
Or even: "Money has changed color, has lost its value, has been globally unified... but disappear? No way!"
But by the context of the summary, it seems I am getting exactly the opposite of it.
Although I consider myself quite good at English, it is not my main language.
Can someone clear this up for me?
Thank you.
Well, I will ask something not related to databases, or even computing at all. From the "About Me" section in your blog, I can see you named your lovely cats Nausicaä and Kiki. I will assume that you are indeed a fan of Japanese Animation, especially the works of Hayao Myazaki. So I ask:
- What's your favorite Myazaki movie to date?
- What's the reason for this choice?
- And finally: I also love Myazaki's movies, but lately I have been struggling to find anime that I really enjoy.
They all seem repetitive and cliché. Would you dare recommend one? =)
Thank you a lot.
My best wishes for you and your cats!
You are right.
From Amazon's MP3 FAQ:
"Bit Rate: Where possible, we encode our MP3 files using variable bitrates for maximum audio quality and smaller file sizes, aiming at an average of 256 kilobits per second (kbps). Using a variable bitrate allows us to allocate a higher bitrate to the more complex sections of music files while using a smaller bitrate for the less complex sections. The average of these rates is then calculated to produce an average bit rate for the entire file that represents the overall sound quality. Some of our content is encoded using a constant bitrate of 256 kbps. This content will have the same excellent audio quality at a slightly larger file size."
People may claim over and over about it being a fraud,
but we must not forget the study of Madeleine Ennis,
who initially wanted to disprove homeopathy, but ended up
reaching the conclusion that solutions, dilluted to the
point of not containing even a single molecule,
produced reactions just like the controls did.
I know her experiment was later "disproved", but then again,
they used a method that didn't match her own, with many
questionable practices.
I am not ruling out it being a total fraud, but I guess it
would be more accurate to say it's a fraud if compared
to our usual western medicine.
Also important to mention are the things the iPhone DOESN'T do.
d oesnt-have-272571.php
(Not bashing the product, I really have high hopes for it.)
What the iPhone Doesn't Have:
- Songs as Ringtones
- Games
- Any flash support
- Instant Messaging
- Picture messages (MMS)
- Video recording
- Voice recognition or voice dialing
- Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Streaming (A2DP)
- One-size-fits-all headset jack (May have to buy an adapter for certain headphones)
Stuff we already knew it didn't have:
- 3G (EV-DO/HSDPA)
- GPS
- A real keyboard
- Removable battery
- Expandable Storage
- Direct iTunes Music Store Access (Over Wi-Fi or EDGE)
Source:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/what-the-iphone-
For the geeks out there, here is it, edited to pass slashdot's "few-characters-per-line" filter:
Erm... What does brains tastes like?
No one here disagrees that Tuangou is really a good idea. But due to the way market works, if this trend catches on nationwide, soon there will be a slowly increase in prices, so that the discount they ask for will result in the current prices of today. Buying outside a Tuangou will become quite more expensive and impracticable.
Please, correct me if I am wrong.
And quoting The Art of War from Sun Tsu:
I, for one, have pleasure being in the Firefox side of this "war".
And it's relieving to know that Blake seems to have a very clear sight while leading this.
Same list, with links:
10 - Transmission
9 - Potion Factory
8 - Podcast Maker
7 - Transmit
6 - Quinn
5 - AppZapper
4 - AcQuisition
3 - CoverFlow
2 - Newsfire
1 - Delicious Library
I might be missing something, but what's bothering me is this:
How is my current copy of WindowsXP supposed to know that it must shutdown?
I have *NOT* installed WGA... so it does not contact Microsoft or anything...
Which program already installed in my current Windows machine will generate the 30 day warning?
Was XP expecting to have WGA installed by Fall 2006 since its conception?
You can read some good reviews here and here.
I totally agree with what you say... ...but doesn't it intrigue you that, after 8 hours of office work, you usually end the day feeling like shit. And after the same 8 hours of lan partying with friends, you usually leave feeling renewed?
Just my two cents!
Man... are they really trying to solve the addiction problem by forbidding
the youngers from playing the games? I have no researches to base my ideas
on, but to me it seems that's the worst possible approach.
Bad habits cannot be eliminated. If you want to get rid of a bad habit, you
must replace it with a good one. The government should be doing some outdoor
activities campaigns or incentive to practice sports, or anything else
(the solution, of course, is not so trivial), but restricting the game
hours allowed, and blocking minors from internet cafes *without*
replacing this activity for something better will *not* solve
the problem.
Hell, it may sound a little pessimistic, but this "solution" may even
aggravate the problem if these kids/teenagers start developing even
worst habits like drugs or alcohol because they have nothing else
to fill their lives with.
Although extensions are cool, this is overkill.
This is a configuration in the Adobe Reader for that.
Just go EDIT, PREFERENCES, INTERNET... and uncheck Display PDF in Browser.
It also could be used to blur the glass between you and a stripp-- what? slashdot? Heck, wrong forum again!