You can thank Motorola for this gaff, not Verizon.
Motorola Bootloader Lockdown Explained
It seems that, since the Droid X is using part of Motorola's code along with the Android OS, they did not want that open. Part of protecting their IP I suppose.
Are we sure he didn't become a lawyer -- or at least didn't start taking (and reporting) on these sorts of cases -- solely to get modded up?
Obviously I want him on our side, but it'd be good to know the truth about his motivations.
Yeah, I'm confused along with the GP. Last time I checked, the iPhone ran a 620 MHz ARM Processor, and the original OS X Kernel was not suited to run on ARMs, only PowerPC and x86 architecture. Then, the OS X system folder was originally 2 GB on a PowerPC/x86, yet it magically became less than 500MB on an iPhone? I feel to believe that some trimming was done to the Kernel and system files in order to make it fit, so who's to say that Microsoft can't trim Windows in order to fit better on a handheld? Steve Jobs did it!
The technology for multi-GPU processing is already out there (SLI, Crossfire), and now the companies are trying to increase the number of GPUs that can be daisy-chained (CrossfireX, 3-way SLI).
However, it seems with all of these methods, the weak link is always driver support. I think that drivers will have to develop further before anything like this can take true form and be useful.
As an aside, did anyone notice that half of the Slashdot description sounded like an advertisement for Asus GPU cooling?
No, Blu-Ray drives (BD-ROM) dropped in price by almost half to make sure that HD-DVD kicked it. If you look at the Blu-Ray DVD Standalone units, they actually went up in price after HD-DVD announced its retreat from the market.
"Jane Doe accused FriendFinder of causing her various sorts of harm by allowing "bogus" sexually explicit profiles that could be "reasonably identified" as portraying herself to be published without her knowledge by someone else to its Web properties, as well as in snippets in FriendFinder advertisements on search engines and other third-party Web sites."
So, from the wording, it sounds like she is suing because of the possibility of this happening, not the actual occurrence. Or am I just misreading the article? Does this entail those stupid IP-grabber ads on websites that show pictures with "Meet 20 year olds from (LOCATION BY IP)" above them?
The real reason why Nick White left is because too many people kept calling him "Vista" Nick White, and as soon as the ladies correlated that, like Vista, Nick White underperformed and was overhyped, they left him like a chubby kid at fat camp.
I work in an accounting office, and my wife works in a lawyer's office. One of the reasons why "incredibly outdated gear and software" is still in use is because the partners of these firms paid tens of thousands of dollars for this software, and likely thousands of dollars more to be trained in how to use it. It all has to do with the "perceived value."
Are you more likely to go out and buy a new car if: 1) the newest model now has bluetooth handsfree and heated/cooled leather seats, or 2) your current car's engine and transmission decide to die in the same week, which would cost you more than the depreciated value of the car to repair?
Another point about perceived value has to deal with the RoI, or Return on Investment. Since these are service companies, and they do likely bill hourly at rates dependent on staff level, would investing $10,000 in new computer systems and software improve productivity? It depends. I've had a relatively new laptop for the last year, and in the past month, we've upgraded our accounting software with Office 2007 (it's a piggyback module for Office, as are most accounting software suites). Since the upgrade, has our productivity improved? Likely not, since we had Office 2000 before, and it was much faster on our WinXP machines. However, new software we bought required Office 2007 for full usability, so the partners OK'd the deal. Now, I hear at least two partners a week complain that their Excel and Outlook is so much slower. But...that's what is required in today's technological days.
Plus, it's very likely that the senior partners of these firms (and, likely, the check signors) will be retiring before any of the staff, and why should they pay thousands of dollars to learn something that they'll never use again in three years?
I feel bad for anyone with a funny name or nick-name getting targeted with these ads:
"Has anyone ever said, 'Let's help Jack off this bench?' Perhaps you have Osteoporosis."
"Have you ever wanted to feel bigger, Dick? Hair transplants are the way to go!"
"Google ads reach over 100,000,000 people a day. Can you service that many people, Hore?"
Possibly by some ridiculous interpretation of the law, Mr. Books was "hacking." However, he purchased the rights to use G-Archiver, and he did not recompile the program in a different way and label it his own. He used information that the program (to which he has the rights to use, unless otherwise stated in some bullsheet EULA) used, found out that this program acted like a Trojan virus and submitted private information to an individual's e-mail account, and subsequently removed his information and disallowed any new information to be read.
Granted, he probably shouldn't have deleted everything and changed the password (morally: yes, legally: no), so it's likely he may face charges because of this. That's our legal system, folks.
There's a difference between revenue and profit. I understand what you mean, with Hollywood Accounting in place, but only when your revenues exceed your costs can you make "profit."
The Box Office numbers are just how much money it rakes in. You'll never see a production company claim net income, especially with the number of tax incentives the U.S. Government gives to film producers.
From Motorola, we have the MOTOHOLE, which is a miniscule phone that can be inserted up the rectum of the next weird-ass gadget lover. Comes standard with Bluetooth 2.2 (since most people using Bluetooth talk out of their ass anyway) and auto-answer with butt clenching.
P.S. Don't ask about Caller ID or Voicemail. It's a prototype.
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No, they're only helping manufacture the CPU's in about 100% of the next-gen home consoles. Wii, 360, PS3, all powered with IBM's help. I'd like to think IBM is the winner in the next-gen console race.
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And that ladies is geeks...Is why you only gamble at Harrah's!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Caesar's Entertainment owns both Harrah's and the Rio. Hope your Faraday cage fits ar the Blackjack table.
you could say the companies need better....protection?
your smartphone is located in your shoe?
You can thank Motorola for this gaff, not Verizon. Motorola Bootloader Lockdown Explained It seems that, since the Droid X is using part of Motorola's code along with the Android OS, they did not want that open. Part of protecting their IP I suppose.
Are we sure he didn't become a lawyer -- or at least didn't start taking (and reporting) on these sorts of cases -- solely to get modded up? Obviously I want him on our side, but it'd be good to know the truth about his motivations.
I did it all for the karma.
I KNEW IT!!!
Good thing I use 802.11gore to connect without wires. Otherwise, I don't know how I would get Internet in New Orleans.
Well, we all know how much Japanese people love their underwear shots, apparently they want to remember them even more.
Wait, what?
Yeah, I'm confused along with the GP. Last time I checked, the iPhone ran a 620 MHz ARM Processor, and the original OS X Kernel was not suited to run on ARMs, only PowerPC and x86 architecture. Then, the OS X system folder was originally 2 GB on a PowerPC/x86, yet it magically became less than 500MB on an iPhone? I feel to believe that some trimming was done to the Kernel and system files in order to make it fit, so who's to say that Microsoft can't trim Windows in order to fit better on a handheld? Steve Jobs did it!
But...we have a razor with six blades already.
In a word...
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Not on your life, punk.
(Okay, maybe that was five words...still can't play Crysis.)
The technology for multi-GPU processing is already out there (SLI, Crossfire), and now the companies are trying to increase the number of GPUs that can be daisy-chained (CrossfireX, 3-way SLI).
However, it seems with all of these methods, the weak link is always driver support. I think that drivers will have to develop further before anything like this can take true form and be useful.
As an aside, did anyone notice that half of the Slashdot description sounded like an advertisement for Asus GPU cooling?
No, Blu-Ray drives (BD-ROM) dropped in price by almost half to make sure that HD-DVD kicked it. If you look at the Blu-Ray DVD Standalone units, they actually went up in price after HD-DVD announced its retreat from the market.
From TFA:
"Jane Doe accused FriendFinder of causing her various sorts of harm by allowing "bogus" sexually explicit profiles that could be "reasonably identified" as portraying herself to be published without her knowledge by someone else to its Web properties, as well as in snippets in FriendFinder advertisements on search engines and other third-party Web sites."
So, from the wording, it sounds like she is suing because of the possibility of this happening, not the actual occurrence. Or am I just misreading the article? Does this entail those stupid IP-grabber ads on websites that show pictures with "Meet 20 year olds from (LOCATION BY IP)" above them?
Yeah, tell that to Ron Paul.
The real reason why Nick White left is because too many people kept calling him "Vista" Nick White, and as soon as the ladies correlated that, like Vista, Nick White underperformed and was overhyped, they left him like a chubby kid at fat camp.
So, since the star was decoded as root, does this mean you would have to "sudo" in order to get any readings from it?
I work in an accounting office, and my wife works in a lawyer's office. One of the reasons why "incredibly outdated gear and software" is still in use is because the partners of these firms paid tens of thousands of dollars for this software, and likely thousands of dollars more to be trained in how to use it. It all has to do with the "perceived value."
Are you more likely to go out and buy a new car if: 1) the newest model now has bluetooth handsfree and heated/cooled leather seats, or 2) your current car's engine and transmission decide to die in the same week, which would cost you more than the depreciated value of the car to repair?
Another point about perceived value has to deal with the RoI, or Return on Investment. Since these are service companies, and they do likely bill hourly at rates dependent on staff level, would investing $10,000 in new computer systems and software improve productivity? It depends. I've had a relatively new laptop for the last year, and in the past month, we've upgraded our accounting software with Office 2007 (it's a piggyback module for Office, as are most accounting software suites). Since the upgrade, has our productivity improved? Likely not, since we had Office 2000 before, and it was much faster on our WinXP machines. However, new software we bought required Office 2007 for full usability, so the partners OK'd the deal. Now, I hear at least two partners a week complain that their Excel and Outlook is so much slower. But...that's what is required in today's technological days.
Plus, it's very likely that the senior partners of these firms (and, likely, the check signors) will be retiring before any of the staff, and why should they pay thousands of dollars to learn something that they'll never use again in three years?
I feel bad for anyone with a funny name or nick-name getting targeted with these ads: "Has anyone ever said, 'Let's help Jack off this bench?' Perhaps you have Osteoporosis." "Have you ever wanted to feel bigger, Dick? Hair transplants are the way to go!" "Google ads reach over 100,000,000 people a day. Can you service that many people, Hore?"
...well, the cookie I was going to have for lunch DID look appealing before reading that post.
I guess I will just have the cake instead. At least I know THAT won't be a lie.
Possibly by some ridiculous interpretation of the law, Mr. Books was "hacking." However, he purchased the rights to use G-Archiver, and he did not recompile the program in a different way and label it his own. He used information that the program (to which he has the rights to use, unless otherwise stated in some bullsheet EULA) used, found out that this program acted like a Trojan virus and submitted private information to an individual's e-mail account, and subsequently removed his information and disallowed any new information to be read.
Granted, he probably shouldn't have deleted everything and changed the password (morally: yes, legally: no), so it's likely he may face charges because of this. That's our legal system, folks.
There's a difference between revenue and profit. I understand what you mean, with Hollywood Accounting in place, but only when your revenues exceed your costs can you make "profit." The Box Office numbers are just how much money it rakes in. You'll never see a production company claim net income, especially with the number of tax incentives the U.S. Government gives to film producers.
But....Pie R Round, not square, so the equation should be:
Area = Pie(Crust + Filling) * Hungry Children + Sticky Keyboards
Area = OLPCs covered with Pie Filling
Area = 0
From Motorola, we have the MOTOHOLE, which is a miniscule phone that can be inserted up the rectum of the next weird-ass gadget lover. Comes standard with Bluetooth 2.2 (since most people using Bluetooth talk out of their ass anyway) and auto-answer with butt clenching.
P.S. Don't ask about Caller ID or Voicemail. It's a prototype.
No, they're only helping manufacture the CPU's in about 100% of the next-gen home consoles. Wii, 360, PS3, all powered with IBM's help. I'd like to think IBM is the winner in the next-gen console race.
Gen Con LLC: You will not find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.