Capitalism only works when there is competition and DRM is based around monopoly powers, not competition, so no, they will not disable DRM even if it's better for them.
If there was competition, someone would just offer the content without DRM and the DRM'd version would not be able to compete, then we'd have capitalism.
That's why you want a modern computer that has an IOMMU, which forces the device to first ask the OS for permission to memory. It's like protected memory, for DMA. It only sees what the OS allows it to see.
Upcoming GPUs support protected memory, C++, and pre-preemptive multi-tasking. A GPU is just a type of CPU. You will actually be able to pass a pointer from the CPU to the GPU and not have to translate it, it will work natively with it.
YouTube buffers? I don't get buffering with up to 1440p on YouTube, but 4k buffers, even with 44mb/s coming at me, but I only have a 50mb connection, so I guess 44mb isn't too out of line. That, and my wife was watching Netflix. So yes, YouTube can saturate my 50mb connection, and the time is 9:37p, peak hours.
Once you include the cost of maintaining DOCSIS3 copper networks compared to an all fiber network, the fiber network would pay itself off in about 5 years just from savings. Then include that 1gb/1gb is brain-dead easy to do with fiber and you got a winner. Now add in that 10gb/100gb/1tb are right around the corner, why not just go fiber now?
Fiber Optics for long-haul communications have a relatively short shelf-life because of the long distances, so about 10-20 years, but they have shown to be able to use 30+ year old fiber with new tech.
For the last mile where distance are relatively short, so no repeaters or re-generators are needed, they're saying fiber has a useful life of about 40 - 100 years. Short of a line getting cut, there is little reason to ever dig up fiber.
According to a case 2 years ago, it took only 3 years to recoup all costs of going all fiber in a rural town. All profit after 3-5 years. Look at Chattanooga, they just announced dropping 1gb from $300/month to $70/month because they've finished paying off their network, so now they can offering prices as if they don't have a ton of debt.
Having fiber is more valuable than the expense of digging an extra trench.
But the natural monopoly is keeping that from happening, especially when those trenches cross both public and private property. Want to build your $1bil network? My land is in your way? Pay me $100k or your network won't get built.
Microsoft Research is the good side of Microsoft. They have done a lot of things, like a lot of GPU related features that everyone benefits from are because MS Research worked with GPU manufactures, other PHDs, and Kernel designers to create better scalable GPUs that interface better with all OSes. Most of their research is open, which also includes work on custom built 256core SMP systems that used fiber-optic IO channels, and worked with Intel and others on how to design OS Kernels and hardware that work well together. Because this research is open, it has helped Linux, BSD, and others.
MS Research has a lot of great minds and they help bring together Software and Hardware and work as middle-men to help manufacturers on both sides.
Because flying someone to a hospital 2+ hours away to get an emergency MRI is a good idea? MRIs have become fairly regular such that a hospital isn't quite a hospital without, more like a glorified clinic.
Since Helium is primarily created by heavily regulated nuclear reactors and Helium is a relatively scare resource that is almost entirely consumed by Government funded Research or Medical services. So the government is the primary producer and consumer, other than medical, which is also regulated to make sure people have access to MRIs and stuff.
I also wonder what is so hard about separating helium, an inert gas that is incredibly light, from almost anything. I would assume Helium would quickly stratify.
Could someone explain what is so hard about increasing the "grade" of the helium?
I see it like racing. Lots of money goes into making fast cars go faster for something that has no real value. Yet many of the technologies that go into race cars still make their way into regular cars.
These kind of situations making crazy ideas worth trying and lots of money to back it. How long until home users get the benefit for FPGA assisted networking because it becomes a well-know subject and gets crazy cheap to implement because some rich people wanted to try to make even more money in trading?
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I completely had a brain-fart and messed up that analogy. I need to stop multi-tasking.
Piracy should be discouraged the same as being wasteful should be discouraged, but at the end of the day, both increase revenue.
The anti-piracy campaign by Big Entertainment is akin to an anti-recycling campaign by Big Oil.
Copying NickleBack and playing it for your friends is emotionally harming. /s
prevent the theft of your hard work
I think you mean "Prevent the sharing of culture".
Capitalism only works when there is competition and DRM is based around monopoly powers, not competition, so no, they will not disable DRM even if it's better for them.
If there was competition, someone would just offer the content without DRM and the DRM'd version would not be able to compete, then we'd have capitalism.
Lest re-phrase that. An Internet for the betterment of society. If they don't like society, then they can GTFO.
That's why you want a modern computer that has an IOMMU, which forces the device to first ask the OS for permission to memory. It's like protected memory, for DMA. It only sees what the OS allows it to see.
Upcoming GPUs support protected memory, C++, and pre-preemptive multi-tasking. A GPU is just a type of CPU. You will actually be able to pass a pointer from the CPU to the GPU and not have to translate it, it will work natively with it.
An Organic Apple?
YouTube buffers? I don't get buffering with up to 1440p on YouTube, but 4k buffers, even with 44mb/s coming at me, but I only have a 50mb connection, so I guess 44mb isn't too out of line. That, and my wife was watching Netflix. So yes, YouTube can saturate my 50mb connection, and the time is 9:37p, peak hours.
Once you include the cost of maintaining DOCSIS3 copper networks compared to an all fiber network, the fiber network would pay itself off in about 5 years just from savings. Then include that 1gb/1gb is brain-dead easy to do with fiber and you got a winner. Now add in that 10gb/100gb/1tb are right around the corner, why not just go fiber now?
Fiber Optics for long-haul communications have a relatively short shelf-life because of the long distances, so about 10-20 years, but they have shown to be able to use 30+ year old fiber with new tech.
For the last mile where distance are relatively short, so no repeaters or re-generators are needed, they're saying fiber has a useful life of about 40 - 100 years. Short of a line getting cut, there is little reason to ever dig up fiber.
According to a case 2 years ago, it took only 3 years to recoup all costs of going all fiber in a rural town. All profit after 3-5 years. Look at Chattanooga, they just announced dropping 1gb from $300/month to $70/month because they've finished paying off their network, so now they can offering prices as if they don't have a ton of debt.
That is because you weren't getting 30mbit to YouTube. I get 30-40mb from them all the time. An entire 1080p 2min clip buffers in a few seconds.
Having fiber is more valuable than the expense of digging an extra trench.
But the natural monopoly is keeping that from happening, especially when those trenches cross both public and private property. Want to build your $1bil network? My land is in your way? Pay me $100k or your network won't get built.
Microsoft Research is the good side of Microsoft. They have done a lot of things, like a lot of GPU related features that everyone benefits from are because MS Research worked with GPU manufactures, other PHDs, and Kernel designers to create better scalable GPUs that interface better with all OSes. Most of their research is open, which also includes work on custom built 256core SMP systems that used fiber-optic IO channels, and worked with Intel and others on how to design OS Kernels and hardware that work well together. Because this research is open, it has helped Linux, BSD, and others.
MS Research has a lot of great minds and they help bring together Software and Hardware and work as middle-men to help manufacturers on both sides.
Because flying someone to a hospital 2+ hours away to get an emergency MRI is a good idea? MRIs have become fairly regular such that a hospital isn't quite a hospital without, more like a glorified clinic.
Since Helium is primarily created by heavily regulated nuclear reactors and Helium is a relatively scare resource that is almost entirely consumed by Government funded Research or Medical services. So the government is the primary producer and consumer, other than medical, which is also regulated to make sure people have access to MRIs and stuff.
N2 is inert and that's about the only Nitrogen we encounter.
Just don't fall face forward when you pass out, you should start breathing again on your own.
What?
I also wonder what is so hard about separating helium, an inert gas that is incredibly light, from almost anything. I would assume Helium would quickly stratify.
Could someone explain what is so hard about increasing the "grade" of the helium?
I love magic, that's how computers solve problems.
Maybe not, but Ford, Honda, and everyone else, just passes the cost of racing down to the customer, so your car costs you more money.
If you an investor buying during a spike, you're doing it wrong.
I see it like racing. Lots of money goes into making fast cars go faster for something that has no real value. Yet many of the technologies that go into race cars still make their way into regular cars.
These kind of situations making crazy ideas worth trying and lots of money to back it. How long until home users get the benefit for FPGA assisted networking because it becomes a well-know subject and gets crazy cheap to implement because some rich people wanted to try to make even more money in trading?