Comment Re:Oh, sure, this guy gets the accolades (Score 4, Funny) 89
Sometimes a WiFi password is just a WiFi password.
Submission + - E.U. parliament votes to ban cloning of farm animals (sciencemag.org)
sciencehabit writes: The European Parliament today voted to ban the cloning of all farm animals as well as the sale of cloned livestock, their offspring, and products derived from them. The measure, which passed by a large margin, goes beyond a directive proposed by the European Commission in 2013, which would have implemented a provisional ban on the cloning of just five species: cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and horses. The supporters of the ban cited animal welfare concerns, claiming that only a small percentage of cloned offspring survive to term, and many die shortly after birth. The ban does not cover cloning for research purposes, nor does it prevent efforts to clone endangered species.
Submission + - "Happy Birthday" Public Domain after all? (techdirt.com)
jazzdude00021 writes: No song has had as contentious of copyright history as "Happy Birthday." The song is nearly ubiquitous at birthday parties in the USA, and even has several translations with the same tune. Due to copyrights held by Warner Music, public performances have historically commanded royalty fees. However, a new lawsuit has been brought to prove that "Happy Birthday" is, and always has been in the public domain.The discovery phase for this lawsuit ended on July, 11 2014, yet this past week new evidence surfaced from Warner Music that may substantiate the claim that the lyrics were in the public domain long before the copyright laws changed in 1927. From the source:
And, here's the real kicker: they discovered this bit of evidence after two questionable things happened. (1) Warner/Chappell Music (who claims to hold the copyright for the publishing, if it exists) suddenly "found" a bunch of relevant documents that it was supposed to hand over in discovery last year, but didn't until just a few weeks ago, and (2) a rather important bit of information in one of those new documents was somewhat bizarrely "blurred out." This led the plaintiffs go searching for the original, and discover that it undermines Warner Music's arguments, to the point of showing that the company was almost certainly misleading the court. Furthermore, it definitively shows that the work was and is in the public domain.
Comment Re:IOCCC style (Score 1) 1067
Oops, should have been
inline int div(int a, int b) {
return (a&-!!b)/(b|!b);
}
Comment IOCCC style (Score 1) 1067
For integer division, just say
inline int div(int a, int b) {
return (a&-!b)/(b|!b);
}
Then use div(x, y) to your heart's content.
Submission + - IOCCC 2014 is now in progress
leob writes: In case you haven't noticed yet, the 23rd International Obfuscated C Code Contest is now in progress. A pre-announcement was made in Twitter in the end of August; the online submission tool is now available until 2014-Oct-19 18:17:16 UTC.
Comment Re:Obscure dates/times, too (Score 2) 48
Retrospectively,
Aug. 1 is the birthday of Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician, author of The enjoyment of mathematics. Selections from mathematics for the amateur (with Hans Rademacher).
Oct. 3 is the day Edouard Lucas, French mathematician, known for his study of the Fibonacci sequence, died.
Comment Re:Significance of the times (Score 1) 23
pi = 3.141592653...
Submission + - The 21st IOCCC has been announced (ioccc.org)
leob writes: As promised at the end of the 20th IOCCC earlier this year, the 21st International Obfuscated C Code Contest will accept entries from 2012-Aug-15 03:14:15 UTC to 2012-Sep-14 09:26:53 UTC. The earliest announcement about the next contest was on Twitter on July 13, giving the interested parties more than 2 months to polish their entries.
Comment Anonymous-shmanonymous (Score 2) 175
Comment It's clearly a seisure! (Score 1) 594
Adding weight to the car reduced gas mileage, thus it is a fuel seisure. The amount may be negligible, but the question is, is it reasonable?
Submission + - Advertising on WIkipedia?
An anonymous reader writes: Some Wikipedians have objected to Virgin Unite's participation in the Wikimedia Foundation's fund drive, calling it adverising. But there's a strong case that Wikipedia should run advertising. The funds raised could support dozens of Firefox-scale free knowledge and free software projects, outspending all but the wealthiest foundations.
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Submission + - IOCCC 2006 is now open
leob writes: The 19th International Obfuscated C Code Contest opens one minute before the New Year to qualify for the 2006 designation. Entries accepted until the end of February. Start writing and submitting your entries now!
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