Great point, re: Nixon/Kissinger. I can see the logic here, failing one catch-
As I understand it, all of our "pals" in the Middle East are either a.) still developing nuclear programs (i.e. Iran) and/or b.) those with weapons are still developing the mechanisms to deliver them ICBM-style. The present threat is a "dirty bomb" detonated from the ground (hence my original comment).
Have I fallen for more media lies? If so, I'd appreciate a link to some better info.
As one who grew up in the shaddow of "Reagan's thumb" I will wish my governement had resulted in a more intelligent population. Once those missles go up, it's all a hope and a prayer, friend.
Back in the 80's, evern aithiests understood this.
Am I the only one here who looks at Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq and thinks our money would be better spent on a few crates of AK-47's, body armor, and more benefits for the troops?
1. Design a series of algorithmic searching functions, each catered to specific datatypes? (i.e. porn, or PHP functions or whatever it might be we are looking at/for).
2. Connect all of these specialized search algorithms together, with a single, simple UI.
3. Use natural language processing (AI) to direct each query to the proper algorithm.
4. Convince 300 million people to stop using Google every day.
5. ???? (NOT ADS!)
6. ALL YOUR PROFITS ARE BELONG TO ME!
Joking aside, as someone smart enough to make it through grad school ("BS" = good description of my education), am I on the right path here, or waaaaaay off?
Let me say the following about our pal "free" Kevin:
a) As a hacker in recovery, I have a *very* tainted opinion here.
b) The suspension of Mr. Mitnick's Constitutional rights to due process were not justified.
c) The suspension of those rights, in the interest of protecting "national security", set a dangerous precedent.
The great thing about American law is that almost *everything* involved in the case is public record. If Google gives you grief, try Lexis Nexis.
Rather than spout my own inane opinions, I'll just suggest anyone looking for a solid term paper topic try "Kevin Mitnick: a precursor to the PATRIOT ACT?".
Only Kevin knows the "real" story, and like most hackers, he is far too egotistical to tell us the truth either. My interest in the case is not "w00t teh planet", but rather, the actions of our OWN judicial system, and their justification of those actions. Read the story. Find those facts. Then you tell me:
Who was the bad guy in this case?
P.S. Pro or con, agree or disagree, I'd love to read it if anyone takes me up on this.
P.P.S. As other posters have pointed out: Gates stole DOS, Woz was a "hacker", and the definition of that term has been totally destroyed by politics and media.
P.P.P.S. Seriously. You guys bitching about the misuse of "gay" have got NOTHING on the guys (like me) bitching about the misuse of "hacker".
FYI: The Minick story is about as tainted as any current discussion of Bush.
Not defending either, mind you. I usually like Wiki too. At this point, the Mitnick story is nothing but a 2600 PR stunt from the 90's, which is sad, becuase it really was a fascinating legal case, and a wonderful precursor to the PATRIOT ACT.
In other news, AOL, LLC announced plans to launch their own revamped "super search" engine, with data stored entirely on piles of those "FREE AOL" floppies.
You raise excellent points which warrant discussion.
As many have said, the "point" of the Interent (as I see it) is LIVE contact with (just about) everything.
As many of us understand, 99% of traditional media is owned by the major corps like Disney, Viacom, News Corp, etc. If this is conspiracy theory, then Jon Stewart is a tinfoil hat nut because this is all spelled out in the Daily Show's "America: the book."
Like many of you, I was attracted to the Interent because I assumed it escaped this sort of control paradaigm. I figured, heck, who would even *try* to control this much info?
These days, when I browse the top sites on Alexa for example, I see the same sort of "media mafia" tactic has overrun the web in 2006.
So what? IMO: we are all wrong. My extreme views are just as stupid as yours, however, as my grand-pappy used to say: "somewhere in the middle lies the truth". I feel that the "wackos" on all sides are CRITICAL, and that this "societal average" is the closest we will ever come to "truth". I find anything which threatens this function of the Internet as detrememntal to me, my country, and my fellow man.
Someone around here has a great sig (sorry, but I am terrible with names), something like: "the problem with wikipedia is that it only works in practice, in theory, it can't possibly work." To whomever shared this with me: right on. This is exactly how I felt about the Internet circa 1996, and the reason I am so hurt to se where it is 10 years later.
Funny you should mention those video sites. I've been up all night playing with YouTubes API, but don't worry, the result is well worth it (check sig).
If anyone likes this script, please help yourself. I'd love to see a "best of 80's cheese" or "best old school sci fi" list if anyone else is as addicted as I am.
Oh thank you goodness, d/l complete. Time for more Ren & Stimpy...
Call me immature if you must, but IMO, this is what Sunday was made for.
1986 was a fateful year for me. I was a 6 year old living in the Chicago suburbs, giving serious thought to the whole "what do you want to be when you grow up?" paradigm.
I wanted to work for NASA, that is until...well, I'm not going to make fun. You know.
After that tragedy, I figured I would go play 2nd base for the Cubs. Then we lost to the Mets. THE METS!
Looking back, is it any wonder I ended up a hacker?
P.S. What *DO* I want to be when I grow up? Maybe a fireman...
A buddy of mine was just chatting some politics with me. He said I should cheer up. He said, 20 years from now, we will think nothing of it when our president does the "Beavis giggle" when discussing anything "sensitive". Having ended that conversation only to read this one, clearly, my friend is on to something here...
Hey AC, thanks for that link. Tell the creators of "PL" that some annonymous geek said bravo. Seriously, if Brin knows what's good for him, that job offer should arrive shortly.;)
AI will not be learned by playing with some limitted 3rd party app. However, in my opinion, the first person to combine quality natural language processing with the wealth of data which can be spidered on the Internet will be the first to create a truly "intelligent" machine.
It may be because both of my parents were lawyers (and you thought your childhood was traumatic), but I am not impressed with these spans-of-ELIZA which do little more than regurgetate.
Anyone else around these parts working on some web-based AI projects? If so, I for one would love to see them. Also, I found that this book was exceptionally useful to me (nope, no commission tag- check for yourself;))
Finally, for anyone using PHP who thinks that AI is waaaay out of their league:
get_file_contents()
preg_match_all()
php.net
The way I see it, we'll *all* be enslaved to the machines sooner or later. May as well join the "winning team". (I kid, I kid!).
Just a quick FYI to the FBI bot scanning this convo- if the two posts above me got together and ran for office, not only would I vote, I'd also pay my taxes.
It's like I keep telling you wacky feds: *I'm* not the one being irrational here.
Allow me to butcher a George Carlinism (from one of his books): "I sometimes think about the radio waves, cellular towers, satellite beams, WiFi, etc, etc...all bouncing arounnd my head every day, and yet, 100 years ago, there was silence."
Please, please prove my "theory" wrong. Please. Someone out there. Someone *so* smart that, unlike me, they see beyond this petiness to the solutions. Profit from fuel cells. Profit from bio diesel. Profit from some common fucking sense. That's all I've ever asked.
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Great point, re: Nixon/Kissinger. I can see the logic here, failing one catch-
As I understand it, all of our "pals" in the Middle East are either a.) still developing nuclear programs (i.e. Iran) and/or b.) those with weapons are still developing the mechanisms to deliver them ICBM-style. The present threat is a "dirty bomb" detonated from the ground (hence my original comment).
Have I fallen for more media lies? If so, I'd appreciate a link to some better info.
Nope.
As one who grew up in the shaddow of "Reagan's thumb" I will wish my governement had resulted in a more intelligent population. Once those missles go up, it's all a hope and a prayer, friend.
Back in the 80's, evern aithiests understood this.
Am I the only one here who looks at Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq and thinks our money would be better spent on a few crates of AK-47's, body armor, and more benefits for the troops?
Circa 1865?
But you're right...it could never happened again.
You raise a valid point.
Remembering that "hack" is not synonymous with "crime", just like "homosexual" is not synonymous with "stupid" or "foolish", please educate me.
Why is this an unfair analogy?
You are about to learn a deadly lesson:
Never argue with a bitter, underemployed hacker with nothing better to do than troll.
Both gays AND hackers have been UNFAIRLY IMPRISONED for following their own inherint natures. I see this is a PERFECTLY valid analogy.
The key difference of course: hackers don't get parades. In all honesty, neither get fair media exposure.
You post rings true with me.
In your opinion, is this do-able:
1. Design a series of algorithmic searching functions, each catered to specific datatypes? (i.e. porn, or PHP functions or whatever it might be we are looking at/for).
2. Connect all of these specialized search algorithms together, with a single, simple UI.
3. Use natural language processing (AI) to direct each query to the proper algorithm.
4. Convince 300 million people to stop using Google every day.
5. ???? (NOT ADS!)
6. ALL YOUR PROFITS ARE BELONG TO ME!
Joking aside, as someone smart enough to make it through grad school ("BS" = good description of my education), am I on the right path here, or waaaaaay off?
Agreed: Correlation != Causality.
That is all.
Hey man, interesting project.
Is this of any use/interest to you? http://joshthejenius.com/experiments/technorati_sp am.php
Sorry for the false-start there, guys.
Let me say the following about our pal "free" Kevin:
a) As a hacker in recovery, I have a *very* tainted opinion here.
b) The suspension of Mr. Mitnick's Constitutional rights to due process were not justified.
c) The suspension of those rights, in the interest of protecting "national security", set a dangerous precedent.
The great thing about American law is that almost *everything* involved in the case is public record. If Google gives you grief, try Lexis Nexis.
Rather than spout my own inane opinions, I'll just suggest anyone looking for a solid term paper topic try "Kevin Mitnick: a precursor to the PATRIOT ACT?".
Only Kevin knows the "real" story, and like most hackers, he is far too egotistical to tell us the truth either. My interest in the case is not "w00t teh planet", but rather, the actions of our OWN judicial system, and their justification of those actions. Read the story. Find those facts. Then you tell me:
Who was the bad guy in this case?
P.S. Pro or con, agree or disagree, I'd love to read it if anyone takes me up on this.
P.P.S. As other posters have pointed out: Gates stole DOS, Woz was a "hacker", and the definition of that term has been totally destroyed by politics and media.
P.P.P.S. Seriously. You guys bitching about the misuse of "gay" have got NOTHING on the guys (like me) bitching about the misuse of "hacker".
Yikes! Look at those typos! OK, no more posting to /. until my morning coffee, I promise...
FYI: The Minick story is about as tainted as any current discussion of Bush.
Not defending either, mind you. I usually like Wiki too. At this point, the Mitnick story is nothing but a 2600 PR stunt from the 90's, which is sad, becuase it really was a fascinating legal case, and a wonderful precursor to the PATRIOT ACT.
Read your history, kids.
In other news, AOL, LLC announced plans to launch their own revamped "super search" engine, with data stored entirely on piles of those "FREE AOL" floppies.
You raise excellent points which warrant discussion.
As many have said, the "point" of the Interent (as I see it) is LIVE contact with (just about) everything.
As many of us understand, 99% of traditional media is owned by the major corps like Disney, Viacom, News Corp, etc. If this is conspiracy theory, then Jon Stewart is a tinfoil hat nut because this is all spelled out in the Daily Show's "America: the book."
Like many of you, I was attracted to the Interent because I assumed it escaped this sort of control paradaigm. I figured, heck, who would even *try* to control this much info?
These days, when I browse the top sites on Alexa for example, I see the same sort of "media mafia" tactic has overrun the web in 2006.
So what? IMO: we are all wrong. My extreme views are just as stupid as yours, however, as my grand-pappy used to say: "somewhere in the middle lies the truth". I feel that the "wackos" on all sides are CRITICAL, and that this "societal average" is the closest we will ever come to "truth". I find anything which threatens this function of the Internet as detrememntal to me, my country, and my fellow man.
Someone around here has a great sig (sorry, but I am terrible with names), something like: "the problem with wikipedia is that it only works in practice, in theory, it can't possibly work." To whomever shared this with me: right on. This is exactly how I felt about the Internet circa 1996, and the reason I am so hurt to se where it is 10 years later.
Funny you should mention those video sites. I've been up all night playing with YouTubes API, but don't worry, the result is well worth it (check sig).
If anyone likes this script, please help yourself. I'd love to see a "best of 80's cheese" or "best old school sci fi" list if anyone else is as addicted as I am.
Oh thank you goodness, d/l complete. Time for more Ren & Stimpy...
Call me immature if you must, but IMO, this is what Sunday was made for.
1986 was a fateful year for me. I was a 6 year old living in the Chicago suburbs, giving serious thought to the whole "what do you want to be when you grow up?" paradigm.
I wanted to work for NASA, that is until...well, I'm not going to make fun. You know.
After that tragedy, I figured I would go play 2nd base for the Cubs. Then we lost to the Mets. THE METS!
Looking back, is it any wonder I ended up a hacker?
P.S. What *DO* I want to be when I grow up? Maybe a fireman...
A buddy of mine was just chatting some politics with me. He said I should cheer up. He said, 20 years from now, we will think nothing of it when our president does the "Beavis giggle" when discussing anything "sensitive". Having ended that conversation only to read this one, clearly, my friend is on to something here...
Hey Grey:
Does this remind you of when the Pres. of Harvard was chewed out for sharing some statistical facts?
Why does this world hate the truth so damn much?
As someone a) currently w/o dental insurance and b) with a cavity starting (I can feel that bugger) I appreciate the link.
Anyone got any pliers? :wince:
Hey AC, thanks for that link. Tell the creators of "PL" that some annonymous geek said bravo. Seriously, if Brin knows what's good for him, that job offer should arrive shortly. ;)
AI will not be learned by playing with some limitted 3rd party app. However, in my opinion, the first person to combine quality natural language processing with the wealth of data which can be spidered on the Internet will be the first to create a truly "intelligent" machine.
It may be because both of my parents were lawyers (and you thought your childhood was traumatic), but I am not impressed with these spans-of-ELIZA which do little more than regurgetate.
Anyone else around these parts working on some web-based AI projects? If so, I for one would love to see them. Also, I found that this book was exceptionally useful to me (nope, no commission tag- check for yourself ;))
Finally, for anyone using PHP who thinks that AI is waaaay out of their league:
The way I see it, we'll *all* be enslaved to the machines sooner or later. May as well join the "winning team". (I kid, I kid!).
Just a quick FYI to the FBI bot scanning this convo- if the two posts above me got together and ran for office, not only would I vote, I'd also pay my taxes.
It's like I keep telling you wacky feds: *I'm* not the one being irrational here.
It's the apocalypse all right. I always assumed marketing would have a hand in it.
Allow me to butcher a George Carlinism (from one of his books): "I sometimes think about the radio waves, cellular towers, satellite beams, WiFi, etc, etc...all bouncing arounnd my head every day, and yet, 100 years ago, there was silence."
Please, please prove my "theory" wrong. Please. Someone out there. Someone *so* smart that, unlike me, they see beyond this petiness to the solutions. Profit from fuel cells. Profit from bio diesel. Profit from some common fucking sense. That's all I've ever asked.