My last 3 laptops have been high-end HP workstation models with blank disks. They are, compared to the rest, very good about giving you exactly what you want in your computer. I haven't used it or anything, but I believe there is an option to get some of the more mainstream linux distros pre-installed as well. You may have to buy through another reseller like Newegg or CDW for that.
In the context of this discussion, though, there isn't much point...since I do just fine using Windows myself.
Singles are a hell of a lot more cost-effective than entire albums. If I actually paid for my music, I would not buy an entire album unless it was awesome all the way through. I would just buy the songs I like.
Does this mean I can sue Microsoft when Windows crashes and I lose a bunch of data that's not backed up?
I mean, they programmed it to do one thing and it broke and caused me fiscal harm. That's the same thing, right?
Oh wait, that's right - I clicked 'Agree' when I installed Windows and waived away all of my rights to sue for bad programming. Problem solved (for them).
This country never fails to remind me I'm living in the stupidest nation on earth......also what is the [SIC] on nuclear about? You DO know that's actually how it's spelled right? It's not nucular or anything? You get that?
It might be a good idea not to connect life-support and -monitoring equipment to the Internet? Even an internal network is a poor idea.
These infrastructures can't handle flawless transmission of the NORMAL data that isn't life-critical, so I sure as hell don't trust it to tell a doctor in any timely or reliable fashion if my heart rate drops or my O2 sats are off so they can come help. Perhaps a separate, dedicated system is in order? You could possibly use most of the same type of infrastructure components, such as Cat-5 and Ethernet standards, I just don't trust Cisco to keep me alive any more than Microsoft or Dell.
Sure, but it's only the for-profit part I object to. I believe software should be free, no matter what it cost to develop, but I don't find it ok that someone would charge for someone ELSE'S software.
Further evidence that computer security is a myth.
Your ability to protect information from unauthorized consumption will always be inversely proportional to the desire of determined individuals to know that information.
If you really want to protect files, keep them unconnected to the internet. The only way to win is not to play.
So they're just abandoning any hope of increasing performance and speed in favor of portability?
I'm not about to abandon a 2+ GHz Intel chip for a ~32MHz ARM chip or something. I haven't seen anything fast and stable come out of ARM pretty much ever.
If you think about it, realistically they violated that clause when they shut down (or demanded it of) the WikiLeaks DNS servers/site. Assange was clearly in the process/business of disseminating information in the form of a 'broadcast, or other similar form of public communication' and yet, the government didn't think twice before trying to shut him down.
You seem to be confusing the cushy county lockup you may have seen after a late-night bender with Leavenworth Prison, where they send those accused/convicted without proper due process and civil rights because they chose to put their lives at risk by joining the military.
The press has a right/obligation to protect its sources - it always has, and it always should. How good for business would it be for a journalistic outlet to go "Oh hey, guess what awful government secret John Doe over here just gave me" ? They'd never get another tip or story again.
Make a 'Your Own IP' feature for the cell providers which gives you the option of your own unique IP. Everyone else can just pull from a rotating pool of ___ IPs.
I don't think most average iPhone users give a crap if they have IPv4/IPv6 support or what their IP is at the moment, as long as their phone works and they can play Angry Birds.
Agreed! I don't know who this guy is, or why I should care, and the original list seems quite broad so it should encompass all new technologies without much updating.
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Remember, of course, that this is China.
Quality, safety, and any sort of standards mean nothing there - along the same lines as intellectual property and personal freedom.
My last 3 laptops have been high-end HP workstation models with blank disks. They are, compared to the rest, very good about giving you exactly what you want in your computer. I haven't used it or anything, but I believe there is an option to get some of the more mainstream linux distros pre-installed as well. You may have to buy through another reseller like Newegg or CDW for that.
In the context of this discussion, though, there isn't much point...since I do just fine using Windows myself.
Well I'd tend to agree, but the sixth - no fourth graders there don't have Google yet to look up how to use a Proxy.
Don't assume all countries are as technologically savvy and inundated as the US.
It's too cheap and simple to pirate stuff.
The music industry just needs to accept that no amount of features or discounts will ever beat a few clicks for free music.
I would pay for my music on principle, if the money actually went to the artists. As it stands, I refuse to fund the media mafia.
Singles are a hell of a lot more cost-effective than entire albums. If I actually paid for my music, I would not buy an entire album unless it was awesome all the way through. I would just buy the songs I like.
Does this mean I can sue Microsoft when Windows crashes and I lose a bunch of data that's not backed up?
I mean, they programmed it to do one thing and it broke and caused me fiscal harm. That's the same thing, right?
Oh wait, that's right - I clicked 'Agree' when I installed Windows and waived away all of my rights to sue for bad programming. Problem solved (for them).
This is what we in the REAL world like to call a 'bad idea'.
Didn't anyone see Jurassic Park?
If Sony can't be assed to put a second analog stick/pad on the damn thing, nobody can take it seriously as a gaming console.
What the hell are we supposed to do with a single stick on the same side as the D-Pad? Puzzle games maybe?
This country never fails to remind me I'm living in the stupidest nation on earth... ...also what is the [SIC] on nuclear about? You DO know that's actually how it's spelled right? It's not nucular or anything? You get that?
I really hope so.
It might be a good idea not to connect life-support and -monitoring equipment to the Internet? Even an internal network is a poor idea.
These infrastructures can't handle flawless transmission of the NORMAL data that isn't life-critical, so I sure as hell don't trust it to tell a doctor in any timely or reliable fashion if my heart rate drops or my O2 sats are off so they can come help. Perhaps a separate, dedicated system is in order? You could possibly use most of the same type of infrastructure components, such as Cat-5 and Ethernet standards, I just don't trust Cisco to keep me alive any more than Microsoft or Dell.
It should be a good indication that it took me as long to remember who Mark Z. was as it did to remember who Steve Case was.
Biology?
We'll all be computers in robot bodies in the next 100 years anyway.
I know this is /. but '100' is actually fewer characters than '10^2'.
Sure, but it's only the for-profit part I object to. I believe software should be free, no matter what it cost to develop, but I don't find it ok that someone would charge for someone ELSE'S software.
If we don't have big enough buffers on our network devices, where will the network-based sentient self-forming AI store itself?
Further evidence that computer security is a myth.
Your ability to protect information from unauthorized consumption will always be inversely proportional to the desire of determined individuals to know that information.
If you really want to protect files, keep them unconnected to the internet. The only way to win is not to play.
So they're just abandoning any hope of increasing performance and speed in favor of portability?
I'm not about to abandon a 2+ GHz Intel chip for a ~32MHz ARM chip or something. I haven't seen anything fast and stable come out of ARM pretty much ever.
The government's been pretty good with my Driver's License - on the other hand Facebook gave out my email from day one without permission.
Apple: Charging even more, for even less, since 1984.
If you think about it, realistically they violated that clause when they shut down (or demanded it of) the WikiLeaks DNS servers/site. Assange was clearly in the process/business of disseminating information in the form of a 'broadcast, or other similar form of public communication' and yet, the government didn't think twice before trying to shut him down.
You seem to be confusing the cushy county lockup you may have seen after a late-night bender with Leavenworth Prison, where they send those accused/convicted without proper due process and civil rights because they chose to put their lives at risk by joining the military.
The press has a right/obligation to protect its sources - it always has, and it always should. How good for business would it be for a journalistic outlet to go "Oh hey, guess what awful government secret John Doe over here just gave me" ? They'd never get another tip or story again.
I wouldn't be surprised if he 'anonymously' leaked it himself.
For all his faults, he does truly believe in freedom of information.
Make a 'Your Own IP' feature for the cell providers which gives you the option of your own unique IP. Everyone else can just pull from a rotating pool of ___ IPs.
I don't think most average iPhone users give a crap if they have IPv4/IPv6 support or what their IP is at the moment, as long as their phone works and they can play Angry Birds.
Agreed! I don't know who this guy is, or why I should care, and the original list seems quite broad so it should encompass all new technologies without much updating.
Did anyone else immediately think of the smack-addicted Dolphin from the Gibson story Johnny Mnemonic?