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On 24-1-2011 15:26, UncleHoot wrote:
> "Orchid XP v8"<voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
> news:4d3ad55f$1@news.povray.org...
>> On 22/01/2011 03:56 AM, Patrick Elliott wrote:
>>
>>> stupid people imagine computers
>>> are "magic", and all they have to do is demand someone make it happen,
>>> and it will work, somehow, eventually...
>>
>> I think you just articulated "reason #1 why computer projects fail"...
>>
>
> Reminds me of an idea that I had for a comic strip that I'd like to paste on
> my cubicle.
>
> Panel 1:
> (young man talking to wizard)
> young man: So... I really want this girl to fall in love with me.
> wizard: Hmmm...
>
> Panel 2:
> (wizard looks pensive)
> wizard: What you are asking is not simple. There are a variety of factors
> to consider. I should be able to give you an estimate within a couple of
> days, but you're probably looking at a couple weeks of work, at a minimum.
> This will not be cheap.
>
> Panel 3:
> (young man looks shocked, wizard looks stern)
> young man: What??? I can't afford that! I thought this would just take a
> couple of minutes!
> wizard: Well what do you think this is? Computer programming???
>
So why don't you draw that? creating comics has been done
before in this group.
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From: Patrick Elliott
Subject: Re: Regarding Australian content filtering...
Date: 24 Jan 2011 12:56:45
Message: <4d3dbd5d$1@news.povray.org>
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On 1/24/2011 10:32 AM, andrel wrote:
> On 24-1-2011 15:26, UncleHoot wrote:
>> "Orchid XP v8"<voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
>> news:4d3ad55f$1@news.povray.org...
>>> On 22/01/2011 03:56 AM, Patrick Elliott wrote:
>>>
>>>> stupid people imagine computers
>>>> are "magic", and all they have to do is demand someone make it happen,
>>>> and it will work, somehow, eventually...
>>>
>>> I think you just articulated "reason #1 why computer projects fail"...
>>>
>>
>> Reminds me of an idea that I had for a comic strip that I'd like to
>> paste on
>> my cubicle.
>>
>> Panel 1:
>> (young man talking to wizard)
>> young man: So... I really want this girl to fall in love with me.
>> wizard: Hmmm...
>>
>> Panel 2:
>> (wizard looks pensive)
>> wizard: What you are asking is not simple. There are a variety of factors
>> to consider. I should be able to give you an estimate within a couple of
>> days, but you're probably looking at a couple weeks of work, at a
>> minimum.
>> This will not be cheap.
>>
>> Panel 3:
>> (young man looks shocked, wizard looks stern)
>> young man: What??? I can't afford that! I thought this would just take a
>> couple of minutes!
>> wizard: Well what do you think this is? Computer programming???
>>
>
> So why don't you draw that? creating comics has been done
> before in this group.
>
If he could draw, he wouldn't be doing POV-Ray? lol Seriously though, I
have had ideas I would have loved to do too, but I can't draw with shit,
and 3D-ing it would have been an even bigger pain in the ass.
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"Patrick Elliott" <sel### [at] npgcable com> wrote in message
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> On 1/24/2011 10:32 AM, andrel wrote:
>> So why don't you draw that? creating comics has been done
>> before in this group.
>>
> If he could draw, he wouldn't be doing POV-Ray? lol Seriously though, I
> have had ideas I would have loved to do too, but I can't draw with shit,
> and 3D-ing it would have been an even bigger pain in the ass.
>
Bingo. My 12-year old daughter can now draw much better than I ever could.
Maybe I could do it in the style of xkcd, tho. Or heck, just send him the
comic. LOL
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Warp <war### [at] tag povray org> wrote:
> The problem with that is that it's unconstitutional (at least here).
> The government has no right to stop people from sending or receiving legal
> information.
And yet they banned radar detectors, which is just a radio; and "made illegal" a
dish that could receive the unscrambled HBO signal, way back when.
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From: Patrick Elliott
Subject: Re: Regarding Australian content filtering...
Date: 15 Feb 2011 11:10:51
Message: <4d5aa58b$1@news.povray.org>
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On 2/14/2011 11:07 PM, dickbalaska wrote:
> Warp<war### [at] tag povray org> wrote:
>
>> The problem with that is that it's unconstitutional (at least here).
>> The government has no right to stop people from sending or receiving legal
>> information.
>
> And yet they banned radar detectors, which is just a radio; and "made illegal" a
> dish that could receive the unscrambled HBO signal, way back when.
>
Strictly speaking, the former is an attempt to undermine legal
authority, and the later was reception of content you where *supposed*
to be paying the company for. Sadly, it never seemed to occur to them
that the best solution was to encrypt the damn signal in the first
place, until later. Sort of like if some fool tried sending "secret"
data, in plain English, over telephone lines, but "encrypted" it as it
entered the building at its destination, then decrypted it again at the
telephone. Anyone with an ounce of sense would have gone, "Heh, now..
wait a second..."
In any case, one can argue that neither is, technically, "legal
information".
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Patrick Elliott wrote:
> Sadly, it never seemed to occur to them
> that the best solution was to encrypt the damn signal in the first
> place, until later.
You mean, until later, when the technology was economically feasible?
Remember that HBO was around long before even digital cell phones, let alone
cheap hardware encryption that could keep up with a signal as broad as a
television broadcast. Remember that HBO started five years before the Apple
][ and TRS-80 were cutting edge, and before even RSA public key encryption
was conceived.
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From: Patrick Elliott
Subject: Re: Regarding Australian content filtering...
Date: 16 Feb 2011 20:42:45
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On 2/15/2011 10:21 AM, Darren New wrote:
> Patrick Elliott wrote:
>> Sadly, it never seemed to occur to them that the best solution was to
>> encrypt the damn signal in the first place, until later.
>
> You mean, until later, when the technology was economically feasible?
> Remember that HBO was around long before even digital cell phones, let
> alone cheap hardware encryption that could keep up with a signal as
> broad as a television broadcast. Remember that HBO started five years
> before the Apple ][ and TRS-80 were cutting edge, and before even RSA
> public key encryption was conceived.
>
Well, that is true. There was a period in which it was probably not
feasible. But, this is a bit like making a digital player, which only
supports RAW, then coming back later and adding encryption and DRM. You
could argue that everything *prior* to the addition of those was fair
game, more or less, if you could engineer the means to see it, but
after.. not so much. In a fair world, it should be the copyright owners
suing the channel for the infringement, not the channel trying to do
something about the people that just happened to know how to make a
receiver (or bought one, for legit use).
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Patrick Elliott wrote:
> could argue that everything *prior* to the addition of those was fair
> game, more or less, if you could engineer the means to see it,
If it's coming into your house and there aren't laws about it, then sure.
And indeed, that's generally how it was looked upon. But then the
politicians passed laws making it illegal to build/use/etc a receiver for
the frequencies which were reserved for people paying for content.
> something about the people that just happened to know how to make a
> receiver (or bought one, for legit use).
I don't know where encryption comes into it, then. You could equally say
"fair game for people who know how to break the encryption", which is
exactly what the DMCA is addressing.
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> In a fair world, it should be the copyright owners
> suing the channel for the infringement, not the channel trying to do
> something about the people that just happened to know how to make a
> receiver (or bought one, for legit use).
Just because you know how to do something, have the equipment to do it,
or it's easy doesn't mean it should be legal. IIRC the law in the UK
states that receiving any information over the air that you are not the
authorised recipient for is illegal.
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From: Patrick Elliott
Subject: Re: Regarding Australian content filtering...
Date: 17 Feb 2011 21:26:58
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On 2/16/2011 8:17 PM, Darren New wrote:
> Patrick Elliott wrote:
>> could argue that everything *prior* to the addition of those was fair
>> game, more or less, if you could engineer the means to see it,
>
> If it's coming into your house and there aren't laws about it, then
> sure. And indeed, that's generally how it was looked upon. But then the
> politicians passed laws making it illegal to build/use/etc a receiver
> for the frequencies which were reserved for people paying for content.
>
>> something about the people that just happened to know how to make a
>> receiver (or bought one, for legit use).
>
> I don't know where encryption comes into it, then. You could equally say
> "fair game for people who know how to break the encryption", which is
> exactly what the DMCA is addressing.
>
Except, that is legal to do, for "your" media, but not for broadcast.
I.e., DVD decoding, where no other option exists. But, if there is
another option, then it is still illegal. Bloody mess, really.
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