As someone deeply involved in the Patents Act process in NZ (I wrote my thesis on it;-) http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/1027?show=full
And presented to Parliament on the Act; I can tell you that the Select Committee report is the final stages before the Bill is either passed in Parlimentary Session or thrown out for another full round (considering the current Draft on the Table started in 2002 I doubt that will happen).
I am amused how Baldwins use the Car analogy. Given the recent prius debacle, I would have thought making a reference to software patents in cars would show exactly why software patents should be excluded, not support their argument.
They are Patent lawyers and their position is absolutely understandable, removing software patents from their portfolio will take a significant chunk out of their revenue.
Setup an Asterisk Callback Server attached to initial registration process.
Get users to provide a local callback number via a form. (They must have a local region code...)
Have the asterisk server ring the number as part of registration process, and have it attached to the IVR system, along with a generated pin the potential user has to enter when it dials
Well, while there are definately going to be a number of strategic motives behind somthing like this eminanting from MS. This is also a sign that irrespective of all else there is acknowledgement of FOSS in the from of Linux being somthing worth working with.
Don't let the strategic motives part cloud the positive aspects of somthing like this. insofar as OSDL, it has a responsibility to enagage in a Dialogue with MS... it would be irresponsible not to. (Would you have OSDL do what MS effectively did in it's internal policy of no-mention, no deal etc???).
And I think out of that, then guiding aims away from compartive work to more, benificial and productive works, would benifit both sides.
I think the posturing of this proposal would see it fail from the onset.
MS vs Linux? I would have thought that it would be better to do a joint study looking at how both technologies and products may be used to create a more effective environment both on the desktop and in the backroom.
Maybe I'm just being naive, but typically when you do a joint study your hypothesis should be one which aims to proove mutual benefit for both parties.
Perhaps MS and OSDL should consider changing the study's aim from a comparitive prosess, and take a more ethnographic approach (using the knowledge on the ground to assess the situation) insteed of comming at it from above with all high heavens of "Objective" "Truth"...
That's what we have been doing in the social sciences recently, perhaps it's time for the IT sector to look around a bit at how typically polarising communities can be brought together through "ethnographic" methods.
Cheers
Joel W (AEnertia)
NZ
I have an Idea, it's probably been proposed before but, i'm wondering if anyone with a better physics backround could verify or deny this idea.
Basically For Satalites/already in space systems. Is it feasible to use some sort of lazer propulsion system? I.e Light energy is the most readily available source of power (through solar panel) Could A series of high powered lazers be used to hit an adjustable pannel (also attached to the satalite) with enough force to move the satalite. Thereby getting rid of any sort of fuel need? Considering that the satalite's mass is nearly 0 in space. Firing a lazer with enough force to propell the satalite would be simple.
Or am I missing somthing here.??
How much did it cost all up. Those look like some expensive bits of paraphenalia. Also how long... this guy must have had ALOT of spare time... to much free time and money methinks =-)
I have been running my Opteron 248 at 2400Mhz. Sisoft seems to equate this to a PR rating of 3900+. I have no idea how it calculates this so please take that with a measure of salt.
3.7.0 Have severe bugs, which make many applications which use standard mesa/glut libraries display artifacts or not work at all (Try celestia with 3.7.0 and you will see what I mean).
Also winex3 has major issues with 3.7.0, warcraft3, starcraft become unplayable.
3.2.8 (the previous release). Seems to solve all these issues. Unfortunately ut2004 then becomes massivly artifacted... DAMMIT ATI get your s#$$ together, considering that NVIDIA only have 2 coders who work on porting the linux/*nix X free drivers, you would expect the reinging GFX card chip makers to do a better job and more thorough testing.
I've used these argument's before... The problem is not really a monopoly. Even in wellington (Where we have a pretty good range of options). Telstra's pricing scheme isn't much better (1mbit cable is !$150 per month for only 1000MB and.2$ theirafter)
There is also flatrate 256kb wireless provider for 99% but it's not speedy enough to host on and dosn't go everywhere.
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The problem I agree is broadband uptake, even tho NZ has the highest Internet Penetration in the world (besides south Korea), it's all dial up and people are happy with the service. But it's a catch 22, because early adopters of broadband content delivery (you me and other technophiles) services, can't afford the bandwidth charges, the normal users can't get exposed to these technology, thus itunes in this country wouldn't work, because we are effectively being taxed on each download by the carrier provider.
I Agree the decision not to unbundle is a bit of a blow, but at the same time the recomendation is to force telecom to wholesale DSL services... which is basically the main thing that unbundling would have been used for.
NZ's problem at the moment is that the Jetstream service is a product which for 90% of customers find is fine and works out, it's the 10% like me who want to do basic hosting things, or transfer data from site to site, which makes it horendous. Some friends and I are looking at setting up a Data Wharehouse, in wellington with a 2MB guranteed international link through frame realy (cost around 5500$ per month), because combined we are paying more to just run our websites over ADSL.
This is a very complicated argument, I agree, but I do think it's fair to say people who do 60GB in four day's arn't doing anything but ruin the reputation of users of the service, and almost definately arn't doing things 100% legal. And as far as a protest goes... be active about it, write to telecom/telstra/government... I've done it before... the more people who hammer the issue home to the people in charge the more likely somthing will get done about it, providing reasons for them not to do it by downloading 60GB in 4 days, isn't protesting, it's providing amunition to the enemy
You are a moron!! The reason we still pay huge prices for reasonable bandwidth broadband in this country, is because in the 6 years since ADSL has been introduced as a consumer product, the 2 months trail of flatrate in 2000 idiots like you leeched as much as possible, thus confirming that if Telecom offered a flatrate product then leechorous scum would ruin them.
Irresponsible use of broadband bandwidth has resulted in the closure of NZ's only broadband consumer service (chello) and is also the principle reason that Telecoms ADSL pricing structure has remained unchanged.
As someone who has worked with both Saturn/Paradise/Telstra while Chello was offered I can tell you that the 5% of users who were leeching warez 24/7 are the reason the product was pulled, and not just because Telecom/Telstra/Saturn/AOL/Timewarner are evil bastards.
Ok...I have worked at Weta and Also have friends there. Weta have NOT repeat have not started doing any of the Narnia Stuff. Yes it's going to happen but alot longer schedule that whats here. King kong is what is being begun. Not narnia.
I Noticed that they didn't include Vorbis/flac encoding/ripping support. (I'm a loyal winamp2 fan, 3 was bollocks, 5 seems better tho). This seems silly. Anyway
Oh and not to be rip at full speed... I'm waiting for the plugin.. i'm guessing tomorrow =-). For now nullsoft would have been wise to include ogg and full speed in the free version, and then you could do the mp3 for a pay for version. And let people give them money if they liked it...
A group in the US was trying to loby for the same thing about 2 years ago. They published a few journal articles about it. You can find them through www.proquest.com.
This argument sparked alot of debate about whether using open source tools and software meant that the findings of that research was also open source (Obviously bolocks but that's what the appoenents were trying to say)
In this article we are given an inisight into Microsofts blaize Attitude
Cooper said, however, he was not yet concerned about the security holes because of the inactivity.
"There just aren't any new attacks being made" on Internet Explorer, he said.
The discovery of the holes
It's like they are admitting they don't care unlesss it's actually been exploited. How can they seriously go out in public and spread the gospel of the greatness of closed production software design, from a security standpoint. And that they Quote: "Are actively pursing Security as a major focus..."
And then turn around and basically publiclly anouncing they don't care until it's exploited. Sounds like there publicity is just that...
For the morally aware and just. I think there is truth in what they said tho. You purchace the music you wish to support, you download that which you don't care about. I agree tho this maybe only accounts for a small percentage of people who use these services.
Guilty on both counts of being mostly illiterate without a spell checker. =-).
You can't use an inocluation of gender to lend weight to this arguement. It matters just as little(much) as any other label in terms of applicability. Have I ever said that these terms are offensive? No I have mearly said that at some point individuals who see them as offensive may come in contact with them. And from that argued for at least an awareness of Major cultural/group differences in these interpretation at the STANDARDS level
Your attack personal characteristics without even knowing anything about me. If you actually had anything to contribute you should structure it around the points, which you disagree with, and those others you do agree with. (If you can managedto interpret anything from my messy spelling)
I would like to hear your arguments why those points Zeio/vsync64 brought up appeal to you more. Hopefully it's not just because their punctuation etc is better.
I thought we progressed past dictionary definitions a while ago. Gender as it is used in the social sciences is as I have presented it. Don't beleive me go find an academic in one of those fields that you trust and ask them.
The condition of being male or female... that actually implies conditional relevance dosn't it?
I'll review your article in reverse order...
d) Oh GAWD!!! It's a first year Biology paper! Your drawing conclusions from a freshman undergraduate work which doesn't even cite biological or neuropsycholical journals... the author evens goes so far to say at one point: the inconsistencies that plague this area of research should be regarded as evidence for the complexity of the underlying question involved and the variation intrinsic in the answer.
Yes Brain structure differences exist and specific areas of control have differnt trends depending on species. The fact is that these are trends, and that individual differnces vary far more than any sex related gender trend. This articles author fails to grasp that. Pop Psyc like this is anoying, it's like saying "I'm a left brained person... therefore i'm more logial" It's nonsense, there are hymespheric asymertrys in all functions, appart from purposes of identification of areas of possible damage there is no relevance to personality or cognition (there is a link to a myths page about popular notions of left/right brain pop crap on the same page... no less). How does the fact that I note a trend in sex linked difference in brain structure imply a relation to how we understand the world anymore than the differences your brain structure or my brain structure are most likely quite physically differnt.
Hormones effect development, however there is little evidence related to the direct effect of hormones on actual perception/cognition. I will concede that hormones may act as regulators of certain neurological functions, but making that causal leap is too large for this skeptic to accept.
Article, c) Ok, i've known about this for a while, there is even a marker gene for homosexuality. This article typifys alot of hardcore biological sentiment, the problem is that they are still confusing what gender is, by operating on an outmoded psychological framework, (Biological sciences work to mostly a framework of Behaviourism and Evolutionary psychology), This is a very interesting and provocative area at the moment. The fact you bring it up demonstrates the power of genetics to define categorys which instantly offer a basis for discrimination. This is closest to the argument of the original thread. And offer a good insight into how simple categorys create conflict(Called minimal group paradigm in psychology). It also demonstrates the power of authoritvie sources. However it offer no insight into our argument about sex differences because it is merely confirming the obvious that genetic markers influence expression of physical traits. There introductory speil is misleading because the evidence presented offers little insight into the heading topic. Similarily they go onto to talk about ambigious genitalia differences and doctors gender labeling at birth. If you actually research transgender issues some more you will find that, even using genetic markers to identify TRUE SEX, many transgenders make choices against these genetics both knowinly and unknowingly. This only demonstrates that any confusion relating to gender with these individuals cannot truelly be a matter of genes....
b) It's just a newspaper report... common, your can't understand these types of concepts through popular media, they spin it. Trust me i've seen plenty of studies that i've had privy to, end up in the newspaper and not be anything near what the study was finding...Anyway.. this story is a rehash of the same studies, I gurantee the researchers were taken out of context on both counts. I agree if we were to research the areas of growth which these genes have, and then control over
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As someone deeply involved in the Patents Act process in NZ (I wrote my thesis on it ;-) http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/1027?show=full
And presented to Parliament on the Act; I can tell you that the Select Committee report is the final stages before the Bill is either passed in Parlimentary Session or thrown out for another full round (considering the current Draft on the Table started in 2002 I doubt that will happen).
I am amused how Baldwins use the Car analogy. Given the recent prius debacle, I would have thought making a reference to software patents in cars would show exactly why software patents should be excluded, not support their argument. They are Patent lawyers and their position is absolutely understandable, removing software patents from their portfolio will take a significant chunk out of their revenue.
Steven Joyce has clarified that you will be able to LEGALLY use a Phone as a navigation device. And childed authorities for making such a statement. Story here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/2912318/SatNav-mobiles-won-t-be-banned-Govt -Joel W Pauling (aenertia)
Setup an Asterisk Callback Server attached to initial registration process. Get users to provide a local callback number via a form. (They must have a local region code ...)
Have the asterisk server ring the number as part of registration process, and have it attached to the IVR system, along with a generated pin the potential user has to enter when it dials
Well, while there are definately going to be a number of strategic motives behind somthing like this eminanting from MS. This is also a sign that irrespective of all else there is acknowledgement of FOSS in the from of Linux being somthing worth working with. Don't let the strategic motives part cloud the positive aspects of somthing like this. insofar as OSDL, it has a responsibility to enagage in a Dialogue with MS... it would be irresponsible not to. (Would you have OSDL do what MS effectively did in it's internal policy of no-mention, no deal etc???). And I think out of that, then guiding aims away from compartive work to more, benificial and productive works, would benifit both sides.
I think the posturing of this proposal would see it fail from the onset. MS vs Linux? I would have thought that it would be better to do a joint study looking at how both technologies and products may be used to create a more effective environment both on the desktop and in the backroom. Maybe I'm just being naive, but typically when you do a joint study your hypothesis should be one which aims to proove mutual benefit for both parties. Perhaps MS and OSDL should consider changing the study's aim from a comparitive prosess, and take a more ethnographic approach (using the knowledge on the ground to assess the situation) insteed of comming at it from above with all high heavens of "Objective" "Truth"... That's what we have been doing in the social sciences recently, perhaps it's time for the IT sector to look around a bit at how typically polarising communities can be brought together through "ethnographic" methods. Cheers Joel W (AEnertia) NZ
Just goes to show what, ultra desirable branding will do to people. The marketeers at apple would be proud.
Yeah I realised I meant weight after I hit submit... previews are amazaing things... when used. =-)
Ahh so that's what a solar sail is... Cheers.
I have an Idea, it's probably been proposed before but, i'm wondering if anyone with a better physics backround could verify or deny this idea. Basically For Satalites/already in space systems. Is it feasible to use some sort of lazer propulsion system? I.e Light energy is the most readily available source of power (through solar panel) Could A series of high powered lazers be used to hit an adjustable pannel (also attached to the satalite) with enough force to move the satalite. Thereby getting rid of any sort of fuel need? Considering that the satalite's mass is nearly 0 in space. Firing a lazer with enough force to propell the satalite would be simple. Or am I missing somthing here.??
ARG... Still no 64bit release... this is really anoying.. If I want to use 64bit native browser I can't have flash... grrr...
How much did it cost all up. Those look like some expensive bits of paraphenalia. Also how long... this guy must have had ALOT of spare time... to much free time and money methinks =-)
Sillly...
Does this mean that everyone can sit in a que to name the biggest numbers that are known and crunched out by a supercomputer...
I have been running my Opteron 248 at 2400Mhz. Sisoft seems to equate this to a PR rating of 3900+. I have no idea how it calculates this so please take that with a measure of salt.
3.7.0 Have severe bugs, which make many applications which use standard mesa/glut libraries display artifacts or not work at all (Try celestia with 3.7.0 and you will see what I mean).
Also winex3 has major issues with 3.7.0, warcraft3, starcraft become unplayable.
3.2.8 (the previous release). Seems to solve all these issues. Unfortunately ut2004 then becomes massivly artifacted... DAMMIT ATI get your s#$$ together, considering that NVIDIA only have 2 coders who work on porting the linux/*nix X free drivers, you would expect the reinging GFX card chip makers to do a better job and more thorough testing.
There is also flatrate 256kb wireless provider for 99% but it's not speedy enough to host on and dosn't go everywhere.
. The problem I agree is broadband uptake, even tho NZ has the highest Internet Penetration in the world (besides south Korea), it's all dial up and people are happy with the service. But it's a catch 22, because early adopters of broadband content delivery (you me and other technophiles) services, can't afford the bandwidth charges, the normal users can't get exposed to these technology, thus itunes in this country wouldn't work, because we are effectively being taxed on each download by the carrier provider.
I Agree the decision not to unbundle is a bit of a blow, but at the same time the recomendation is to force telecom to wholesale DSL services... which is basically the main thing that unbundling would have been used for.
NZ's problem at the moment is that the Jetstream service is a product which for 90% of customers find is fine and works out, it's the 10% like me who want to do basic hosting things, or transfer data from site to site, which makes it horendous. Some friends and I are looking at setting up a Data Wharehouse, in wellington with a 2MB guranteed international link through frame realy (cost around 5500$ per month), because combined we are paying more to just run our websites over ADSL.
This is a very complicated argument, I agree, but I do think it's fair to say people who do 60GB in four day's arn't doing anything but ruin the reputation of users of the service, and almost definately arn't doing things 100% legal. And as far as a protest goes... be active about it, write to telecom/telstra/government... I've done it before... the more people who hammer the issue home to the people in charge the more likely somthing will get done about it, providing reasons for them not to do it by downloading 60GB in 4 days, isn't protesting, it's providing amunition to the enemy
Irresponsible use of broadband bandwidth has resulted in the closure of NZ's only broadband consumer service (chello) and is also the principle reason that Telecoms ADSL pricing structure has remained unchanged.
As someone who has worked with both Saturn/Paradise/Telstra while Chello was offered I can tell you that the 5% of users who were leeching warez 24/7 are the reason the product was pulled, and not just because Telecom/Telstra/Saturn/AOL/Timewarner are evil bastards.
Think...
Cheers
No Problem : Here's a link to the vorbis ripping plug =-P
Oh and not to be rip at full speed... I'm waiting for the plugin.. i'm guessing tomorrow =-). For now nullsoft would have been wise to include ogg and full speed in the free version, and then you could do the mp3 for a pay for version. And let people give them money if they liked it...
I spose they have to make a living.
This argument sparked alot of debate about whether using open source tools and software meant that the findings of that research was also open source (Obviously bolocks but that's what the appoenents were trying to say)
Cooper said, however, he was not yet concerned about the security holes because of the inactivity. "There just aren't any new attacks being made" on Internet Explorer, he said. The discovery of the holes It's like they are admitting they don't care unlesss it's actually been exploited. How can they seriously go out in public and spread the gospel of the greatness of closed production software design, from a security standpoint. And that they Quote: "Are actively pursing Security as a major focus..."
And then turn around and basically publiclly anouncing they don't care until it's exploited. Sounds like there publicity is just that...
For the morally aware and just. I think there is truth in what they said tho. You purchace the music you wish to support, you download that which you don't care about. I agree tho this maybe only accounts for a small percentage of people who use these services.
You can't use an inocluation of gender to lend weight to this arguement. It matters just as little(much) as any other label in terms of applicability. Have I ever said that these terms are offensive? No I have mearly said that at some point individuals who see them as offensive may come in contact with them. And from that argued for at least an awareness of Major cultural/group differences in these interpretation at the STANDARDS level
Your attack personal characteristics without even knowing anything about me. If you actually had anything to contribute you should structure it around the points, which you disagree with, and those others you do agree with. (If you can managedto interpret anything from my messy spelling)
I would like to hear your arguments why those points Zeio/vsync64 brought up appeal to you more. Hopefully it's not just because their punctuation etc is better.
Kind regards
The condition of being male or female... that actually implies conditional relevance dosn't it?
I'll review your article in reverse order...
d) Oh GAWD!!! It's a first year Biology paper! Your drawing conclusions from a freshman undergraduate work which doesn't even cite biological or neuropsycholical journals... the author evens goes so far to say at one point: the inconsistencies that plague this area of research should be regarded as evidence for the complexity of the underlying question involved and the variation intrinsic in the answer.
Yes Brain structure differences exist and specific areas of control have differnt trends depending on species. The fact is that these are trends, and that individual differnces vary far more than any sex related gender trend. This articles author fails to grasp that. Pop Psyc like this is anoying, it's like saying "I'm a left brained person... therefore i'm more logial" It's nonsense, there are hymespheric asymertrys in all functions, appart from purposes of identification of areas of possible damage there is no relevance to personality or cognition (there is a link to a myths page about popular notions of left/right brain pop crap on the same page... no less). How does the fact that I note a trend in sex linked difference in brain structure imply a relation to how we understand the world anymore than the differences your brain structure or my brain structure are most likely quite physically differnt.
Hormones effect development, however there is little evidence related to the direct effect of hormones on actual perception/cognition. I will concede that hormones may act as regulators of certain neurological functions, but making that causal leap is too large for this skeptic to accept.
Article, c) Ok, i've known about this for a while, there is even a marker gene for homosexuality. This article typifys alot of hardcore biological sentiment, the problem is that they are still confusing what gender is, by operating on an outmoded psychological framework, (Biological sciences work to mostly a framework of Behaviourism and Evolutionary psychology), This is a very interesting and provocative area at the moment. The fact you bring it up demonstrates the power of genetics to define categorys which instantly offer a basis for discrimination. This is closest to the argument of the original thread. And offer a good insight into how simple categorys create conflict(Called minimal group paradigm in psychology). It also demonstrates the power of authoritvie sources. However it offer no insight into our argument about sex differences because it is merely confirming the obvious that genetic markers influence expression of physical traits. There introductory speil is misleading because the evidence presented offers little insight into the heading topic. Similarily they go onto to talk about ambigious genitalia differences and doctors gender labeling at birth. If you actually research transgender issues some more you will find that, even using genetic markers to identify TRUE SEX, many transgenders make choices against these genetics both knowinly and unknowingly. This only demonstrates that any confusion relating to gender with these individuals cannot truelly be a matter of genes....
b) It's just a newspaper report... common, your can't understand these types of concepts through popular media, they spin it. Trust me i've seen plenty of studies that i've had privy to, end up in the newspaper and not be anything near what the study was finding...Anyway.. this story is a rehash of the same studies, I gurantee the researchers were taken out of context on both counts. I agree if we were to research the areas of growth which these genes have, and then control over