Comment Re:cynicism (Score 1) 431
If they are 'hard to find' why do you say 'It won't be long before we are seeing them.' ?
Cisco Mulls Adding Verbal Interview To CCIE Exams 117
Julie188 writes "Here's a new idea to stop certification test-taking cheaters; Cisco is considering introducing a verbal interview portion to its CCIE lab exams across the world. Cisco confirmed that it is running a pilot in its exam lab in Beijing, China that involves candidates taking a 10-minute verbal interview as part of their lab exam. Cisco said that if the pilot is successful, the interview could be introduced as a requirement for CCIE Routing & Switching candidates worldwide. The company has been running the pilot since August."
Comment Re:Excellent! (Score 2, Insightful) 711
Yes.
But you wouldn't think everyone would catch on...
Managing Last.FM's "Mountain of Data" 139
Rob Spengler writes "Last.FM co-founder Richard Jones says the biggest asset the company owns is 'hundreds of terabytes of user data.' Jones adds, '... playing with that data is one of the most fun things about working at the company.' Last.FM, for those who have been living on Mars for the last two years, is the largest online radio outlet, with millions of listeners per day. The company surpassed Pandora and others largely due to its unique datamining features: 'Audioscrobbler,' the company's song/artist naming algorithm, can correctly determine a track even with tens of thousands of false entries. Jones says sitting on that much data has even helped police: 'thieves listening to music on an Audioscrobbler-powered media player have helped police in the US, UK, and other countries track down users' stolen laptops.' Does sitting on a mountain of data make Last.FM powerful enough to start making a stand against the record industry? CBS certainly thinks so — they bought the company for £140 (~$200) million last year."
Comment Re:Roddenberry (Score 4, Insightful) 356
We shall honor the dead how we wish.
Perhaps you need to lighten the fuck up.
Lame and rude? Like she cares now.
Do you seriously think she wouldn't laugh at these jokes, if she were here?
If that is the case, then I am glad she is gone. Those that can't laugh at themselves are the poorest souls, and life in it's wonder is lost on them; death is better.
Comment Re:1 Answer: (Score 3, Interesting) 405
While the Tivoization is allowed via GPL v2, it has been argued that it was never intended.
This is obviously not the case with the BSD license, and if it was they would have released another BSD license that fixed it.
Comment Re:Can someone help me figure out the ethics of th (Score 1) 273
That is the system I want to see for music. One where I am able to hear an artist's music before I spend money, and then vote with my dollars who I think is the best.
I humbly suggest Magnatune
Comment Re:Don't Let This Die (Score 1) 158
True. But commodore64's weren't being sold with "XP Ready" stickers on them before the XP launch either.
Comment Re:remember freedom? (Score 2, Insightful) 252
How would the GPL work if there were no copyright on software?
For example, lets say you make a peice of software called TextWriter. I like it, so I take it and modify it, add some stuff and make it incomputable with your version but still use most of the same code and a similar GUI that you developed. I don't give anyone the source code, or anything else but a $100 binary executable. If there is no copyright on the software, you can say you publish it under the GPL all day and I don't have to listen to you, because you have no legal right to control what I do with the software.
Comment Re:remember freedom? (Score 1) 252
I believe you are in error, good Sir/Madam.
3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)
Section 3c does not apply because they are selling the machines with the object code on them. Thus the machines must come with either the source code, or a written offer from Dibold to provide the source code. If neither of these are present, then they are in violation of the GPL regardless of weather receivers of the object code (purchasers of the machines) request the source code.
