You mean the microcomputers are suffering. Mainframes are doing just fine, thank you.
Are you forgetting the Worm of '88? NEVER assume, for as we all know, when you do you make an ass of Uma Thurman.
What kills me is every apple hater i have ever met has NEVER USED A MAC or anything APPLE.
I've used Apples from the IIe days. I don't care for hype. Doesn't matter who's spewing it. Remember, Marketing's job is to take a poop sandwich and convince you it's filet mignon. My tendency is to wait and let OTHER people sample that sandwich first.
Monopoly status doesn't magically come to an end like blowing up the Death Star with a single shot.
Somehow I don't think Ma Bell would agree with you there... The battle may've taken about 8 years, but in the end, all it took was a torpedo up that two-meter exhaust port.
Sure it would, because ID is ALWAYS about the Christian God in the USA in a political context.
Says who? I live in the US as well, and have never restricted the ID debate to a guy with a white beard and robe. I vote.
Sure, aliens could have designed us, but that's not what they really mean in a practical sense.
"They" who? Mighty dangerous to lump ANY group of people together like that... and who are you to tell us that we've not already allowed for that possibility? Here, I'll take ya one further... What if [and I don't personally believe this is the case] Jesus was sent along by those same scientists as a "litmus" test of our development? Did we flunk?
Jus' some thought fodder... {or cannon fodder, one of the two...}
That's what the legislature is for. That's what your democratically elected officials are for.
Be a pal and let THEM know that, would you? As far as I can tell, they stopped listening to individuals over 30 years ago. Voting someone out is an idea, sure, if their successor takes heed of WHY, else you're just trading in for a newer model of Nincompoop...
FTA:
Problem: none of his other systems (not to mention his several computers and other electronics) have experienced any major problems, and his father is, coincidentally, an electrician. The specific suggestion was brought up by Microsoft customer service again after the eighth console repair. This time, just to be certain, Justin had a contractor come to the house and check the wiring, where he was told that everything was in order, with no abnormalities in voltage of any of house outlets. Nevertheless, customer service has continued to suggest this as a potential cause.
Why is so wrong for Russia to have missiles pointing at you when you are doing the same?
Two points to make here...
First, at no [unclassified] point in the 1960's did we have nuke-tipped weapons less than 100 miles from their border.
Second, we're busy shutting down Gitmo. While the current administration may not like it, the legal pressure is building. Most Americans are ready for it to shut, myself included. Don't assume that just because the ninny at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue likes to jack with personal freedom, that all Americans do.
I don't see "life" as any evidence of a supreme diety, I see it as evidence of evolution.
I could've stated that differently. You mentioned not believing in an intangible "spirit". Could "life", as it's known, be just that? Let's go back to that first primordial pool, where life very first started here on this mudball. One moment you have a collection of chemicals. The next moment, you have something "alive". Guess why all you like, but that "in-betweeen" moment hasn't been explained or reproduced. There are a LOT of different "religions/theories" concerning how/why this started. I'd like to point out the simple fact that whether "fact" or "religion", it's still just a shot in the dark. Who knows? Mayhaps Jubal Harshaw really did have the best system.... As for your beliefs, if you're happy/more enlightened/content, then great! Carry on.
I'll support your right to believe differently than I do if you'll do the same.
Where is this evidence? I haven't seen any evidence of any supreme diety. Nor for any soul or spirit.
How about "life"? Going back before we were complex creatures with billions of cells, it had to start somewhere. While science is rather smug in asserting that it can define "life", and even create "new" organisms, it's yet to accurately that quality/process/paradigm that makes a difference 'tween a vibrant human and a corpse. I'm not saying that "faith" is necessarily the answer to such a conundrum... but science isn't... so far, we're told.
...but you do come across as the sort of whiny twat who will always find something to complain about when it comes to distribution of payed content, thereby 'justifying' your piracy habit.
Hate to play the part of Captain Obvious, but if you'd read my post, I'd made it pretty clear that I have NO intention of redistributing music. Let me rephrase my issue with the tagging, and I'll use your example:
Why would I need a metatag to tell me something's mine? I know it's mine. I was there when I bought it. Does Apple sticker your name and email address inside your iPod when you buy it? What about any of their computers? Any indication that the iPhone will have the user's information stored anywhere on the phone, or inside? Of course not. This tag isn't there to tell you the song is "yours."
I don't care for piracy, but I also don't like corporations trying to yank my chain.
And it's a good thing we don't come to you to give the final say on such matters. Mildly amusing snark, but irrelevant.
DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It sure does, and therein lies the problem. WHOSE rights? Not ours. While the methodology may change from implementation to implementation, I generally consider ANY method of copy-restriction/tagging that does NOT [note this part, folks] benefit the consumers' rights to be DRM.
Another point: technically, when you strip DRM from normal iTunes songs, because it relies on an encryption mechanism, you're in theory, violating the DMCA. ...and until they reconcile DMCA with the Fair Use Act, I could care less if American law is schizophrenic. I DO care when I'm treated as a criminal by default, and that is the most obnoxious idea to come out of DRM... that given free rein, I'm *guaranteed* to pirate music. The inference of "guilty 'til we adjust our market model to cope with reality" is obnoxious, and I'm amazed as many people move along with it as they do.
There's no encryption with the files being tagged as they are in the non-DRM version. ...and if you'd read the article I conveniently linked to, you'd see that it lists "fingerprinting" as an extension to "watermarking", and does NOT necessarily have to be encrypted to be considered as such.
Go to the console and type 'strings FILENAME' and voila, it dumps these so-called watermarks. It sure DOES dump it... RIGHT to the screen. If you wanted to *strip* the tag, on the other hand, that console command would look a lil' different. Not sure what point you wanted to make there...
If you want to put these on Bit Torrent, or some P2P network, fine. No one is stopping you. If your idea of fun is painting a bulls-eye on your rear and running onto a shooting range, great! Not I. When did I ever mention anything about pirating/redistributing these tracks?
No one is stopping you from easily stripping the tags, either.
Other than the Apple license where you agree NOT to?
Calling it DRM just makes you look completely ignorant on the subject.
We love you too, Buttercup. -smooch- I look forward to your reply.
I'd like some clarification, if possible. You'd said:
It only provides a [potential] trail of culpability.
It may be "watermarking" or not, but the Wikipedia article seems to think so, as quoted here:
"Another application is to protect digital media by fingerprinting each copy with the purchaser's information. If the purchaser makes illegitimate copies, these will contain his name. Fingerprints are an extension to watermarking principle and can be both visible and invisible."
As for whether it's DRM or not, IMHO, it IS. Whose benefit is the "trail of culpability" for? The customer, or the RIAA? Once again, IMHO, any technology that embeds information which ONLY benefits the recording industry should be considered DRM.
... and impact [printers] usually can't print the signatures.
Actually, the ones we use can. Look into the Samsung/Bixolon SRP-275... I get the Windows logo on every test print. This is our answer to clogged heads and ink lines, refill kits, and space constraints. As for using cheap paper, just use single-ply and print two receipts!
John, you MIGHT want to consider switching to thermal receipt printers... The paper costs more, but you never run out of "ink." Even using an impact printer like the venerable Epson TM88III would save on costs; it's ribbon-based.
Solid little printers in most cases; we deploy them for point-of-sale solutions all the time...
If you're a US tax payer, you've already paid for this software. Erm . . . no you havent. Maybe if the Govt created it, but it came from Caltech, not NASA.
FTA:"CLARAty development was primarily funded by the Mars Technology Program and it serves as the integration environment for the program's rover technology developments."
... and allow law abiding citizens which have not been declared mentally ill by the courts to CARRY guns in case some nut starts going on a shooting spree.
Having trouble with depression in your past doesn't necessarily mean you can't be trusted to responsibly own a firearm...
When certain aspects of a personality don't come over, like in text chat, it doesn't matter. But when you hear them a whole bunch of things you didn't notice before suddenly pop out and it's really hard to ignore them and just pay attention to the important thing. ...and by the same token, if a kid that lies lots gets sexually abused, and tries to report it, they'll have trouble getting help. Hell, many GOOD kids have tried to ask for help, but get ignored because "Uncle Bob wouldn't do THAT..."
I'm still convinced that "what they're like" isn't nearly as important as "what information they have"... and on a side note: My youngest son, age 9, gave me a cheat for AOE that I'd never seen before, even though I dug for them. Good thing I listened!
Sure, until you try to actually register a complaint.... I tried, and was told that the FCC didn't have the authority to make a company in Taiwan comply with captioning standards for their TV tuner cards sold here. Incredible? Call the FCC and ask for Jenifer Simpson, if she's still there; mayhaps SHE can give you their rationale.
Does anybody know what the missing step is?
Sure do! It's "2. Do not stress the importance of a clean, reliable power source."
That'll kill a motherboard faster than anything but liquid or toddlers. Get a decent, non-generic UPS, and run any cable/modem/network cabling through it as well. We had a similar issue out at a client of ours... Turns out that the juice at two stations, due to an ANCIENT voltage converter box, were only running at 96 volts. Make sure you've got 110v [US] or a good 220v for Europe.
Also, consider this: if she had carried a gun, she could have saved herself a 45-minute chase.
As a firearm owner, I'd have to disagree with this idea. I'm not sure that her holding, in public, someone she THOUGHT was the person who stole her identity at gunpoint is necessarily a good idea. If someone is ACTIVELY committing a crime, then a concealed permit and sidearm MIGHT be called for, if it can be used *safely*. H'wever, I can see too many people with itchy trigger fingers and bad memories/eyesight creating more problems than they solve.
Illegally enter someone's HOUSE, on the other hand, and you get what you deserve.;)
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Are you forgetting the Worm of '88? NEVER assume, for as we all know, when you do you make an ass of Uma Thurman.
I've used Apples from the IIe days. I don't care for hype. Doesn't matter who's spewing it. Remember, Marketing's job is to take a poop sandwich and convince you it's filet mignon. My tendency is to wait and let OTHER people sample that sandwich first.
Somehow I don't think Ma Bell would agree with you there... The battle may've taken about 8 years, but in the end, all it took was a torpedo up that two-meter exhaust port.
Please do!
Says who? I live in the US as well, and have never restricted the ID debate to a guy with a white beard and robe. I vote.
Sure, aliens could have designed us, but that's not what they really mean in a practical sense.
"They" who? Mighty dangerous to lump ANY group of people together like that... and who are you to tell us that we've not already allowed for that possibility? Here, I'll take ya one further... What if [and I don't personally believe this is the case] Jesus was sent along by those same scientists as a "litmus" test of our development? Did we flunk?
Jus' some thought fodder... {or cannon fodder, one of the two...}
Be a pal and let THEM know that, would you? As far as I can tell, they stopped listening to individuals over 30 years ago. Voting someone out is an idea, sure, if their successor takes heed of WHY, else you're just trading in for a newer model of Nincompoop...
Problem: none of his other systems (not to mention his several computers and other electronics) have experienced any major problems, and his father is, coincidentally, an electrician. The specific suggestion was brought up by Microsoft customer service again after the eighth console repair. This time, just to be certain, Justin had a contractor come to the house and check the wiring, where he was told that everything was in order, with no abnormalities in voltage of any of house outlets. Nevertheless, customer service has continued to suggest this as a potential cause.
Two points to make here...
First, at no [unclassified] point in the 1960's did we have nuke-tipped weapons less than 100 miles from their border.
Second, we're busy shutting down Gitmo. While the current administration may not like it, the legal pressure is building. Most Americans are ready for it to shut, myself included. Don't assume that just because the ninny at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue likes to jack with personal freedom, that all Americans do.
Did you check? I tried digging for a bit, and amusingly enough, I got the link for this page from Google:
This blog from a week ago shows that it's possible the project is active and mayhaps even advancing...
I could've stated that differently. You mentioned not believing in an intangible "spirit". Could "life", as it's known, be just that? Let's go back to that first primordial pool, where life very first started here on this mudball. One moment you have a collection of chemicals. The next moment, you have something "alive". Guess why all you like, but that "in-betweeen" moment hasn't been explained or reproduced. There are a LOT of different "religions/theories" concerning how/why this started. I'd like to point out the simple fact that whether "fact" or "religion", it's still just a shot in the dark. Who knows? Mayhaps Jubal Harshaw really did have the best system.... As for your beliefs, if you're happy/more enlightened/content, then great! Carry on.
I'll support your right to believe differently than I do if you'll do the same.How about "life"? Going back before we were complex creatures with billions of cells, it had to start somewhere. While science is rather smug in asserting that it can define "life", and even create "new" organisms, it's yet to accurately that quality/process/paradigm that makes a difference 'tween a vibrant human and a corpse. I'm not saying that "faith" is necessarily the answer to such a conundrum... but science isn't... so far, we're told.
...but you do come across as the sort of whiny twat who will always find something to complain about when it comes to distribution of payed content, thereby 'justifying' your piracy habit.Hate to play the part of Captain Obvious, but if you'd read my post, I'd made it pretty clear that I have NO intention of redistributing music. Let me rephrase my issue with the tagging, and I'll use your example:
Why would I need a metatag to tell me something's mine? I know it's mine. I was there when I bought it. Does Apple sticker your name and email address inside your iPod when you buy it? What about any of their computers? Any indication that the iPhone will have the user's information stored anywhere on the phone, or inside? Of course not. This tag isn't there to tell you the song is "yours."
I don't care for piracy, but I also don't like corporations trying to yank my chain.
DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. It sure does, and therein lies the problem. WHOSE rights? Not ours. While the methodology may change from implementation to implementation, I generally consider ANY method of copy-restriction/tagging that does NOT [note this part, folks] benefit the consumers' rights to be DRM.
Another point: technically, when you strip DRM from normal iTunes songs, because it relies on an encryption mechanism, you're in theory, violating the DMCA. ...and until they reconcile DMCA with the Fair Use Act, I could care less if American law is schizophrenic. I DO care when I'm treated as a criminal by default, and that is the most obnoxious idea to come out of DRM... that given free rein, I'm *guaranteed* to pirate music. The inference of "guilty 'til we adjust our market model to cope with reality" is obnoxious, and I'm amazed as many people move along with it as they do.
There's no encryption with the files being tagged as they are in the non-DRM version. ...and if you'd read the article I conveniently linked to, you'd see that it lists "fingerprinting" as an extension to "watermarking", and does NOT necessarily have to be encrypted to be considered as such.
Go to the console and type 'strings FILENAME' and voila, it dumps these so-called watermarks. It sure DOES dump it... RIGHT to the screen. If you wanted to *strip* the tag, on the other hand, that console command would look a lil' different. Not sure what point you wanted to make there...
If you want to put these on Bit Torrent, or some P2P network, fine. No one is stopping you. If your idea of fun is painting a bulls-eye on your rear and running onto a shooting range, great! Not I. When did I ever mention anything about pirating/redistributing these tracks?
No one is stopping you from easily stripping the tags, either.
Other than the Apple license where you agree NOT to?
Calling it DRM just makes you look completely ignorant on the subject.
We love you too, Buttercup. -smooch- I look forward to your reply.
It only provides a [potential] trail of culpability.
It may be "watermarking" or not, but the Wikipedia article seems to think so, as quoted here:
"Another application is to protect digital media by fingerprinting each copy with the purchaser's information. If the purchaser makes illegitimate copies, these will contain his name. Fingerprints are an extension to watermarking principle and can be both visible and invisible."
As for whether it's DRM or not, IMHO, it IS. Whose benefit is the "trail of culpability" for? The customer, or the RIAA? Once again, IMHO, any technology that embeds information which ONLY benefits the recording industry should be considered DRM.
Actually, the ones we use can. Look into the Samsung/Bixolon SRP-275... I get the Windows logo on every test print. This is our answer to clogged heads and ink lines, refill kits, and space constraints. As for using cheap paper, just use single-ply and print two receipts!
John, you MIGHT want to consider switching to thermal receipt printers... The paper costs more, but you never run out of "ink." Even using an impact printer like the venerable Epson TM88III would save on costs; it's ribbon-based.
Solid little printers in most cases; we deploy them for point-of-sale solutions all the time...
FTA:"CLARAty development was primarily funded by the Mars Technology Program and it serves as the integration environment for the program's rover technology developments."
Having trouble with depression in your past doesn't necessarily mean you can't be trusted to responsibly own a firearm...
I'm still convinced that "what they're like" isn't nearly as important as "what information they have"... and on a side note: My youngest son, age 9, gave me a cheat for AOE that I'd never seen before, even though I dug for them. Good thing I listened!
Silly question here, and I'm not telling you to take all 11-year-olds seriously...
If someone has important information, why does their age/gender/religion/culture matter?
Sure, until you try to actually register a complaint.... I tried, and was told that the FCC didn't have the authority to make a company in Taiwan comply with captioning standards for their TV tuner cards sold here. Incredible? Call the FCC and ask for Jenifer Simpson, if she's still there; mayhaps SHE can give you their rationale.
Sure do! It's "2. Do not stress the importance of a clean, reliable power source."
That'll kill a motherboard faster than anything but liquid or toddlers. Get a decent, non-generic UPS, and run any cable/modem/network cabling through it as well. We had a similar issue out at a client of ours... Turns out that the juice at two stations, due to an ANCIENT voltage converter box, were only running at 96 volts. Make sure you've got 110v [US] or a good 220v for Europe.
As a firearm owner, I'd have to disagree with this idea. I'm not sure that her holding, in public, someone she THOUGHT was the person who stole her identity at gunpoint is necessarily a good idea. If someone is ACTIVELY committing a crime, then a concealed permit and sidearm MIGHT be called for, if it can be used *safely*. H'wever, I can see too many people with itchy trigger fingers and bad memories/eyesight creating more problems than they solve.
Illegally enter someone's HOUSE, on the other hand, and you get what you deserve.
Maybe 'cause there's a difference 'tween the oxides on a hard drive platter and the silicon used in memory?
Volatile memory != magnetic-oxide-based platter storage.