Actually, it is likely impossible to track. Later today its bound to be a totally different value because our dollar value fluctuates on a near daily basis based on economy.
On the contrary, I began learning computers on my own at about 10 years old but schooling in the field at the 9-12 level really helped me develop into the field I wanted. I was exposed to computer science in high school and now I am nearly done with a degree in it. Holding off on computers until the college level could be HIGHLY detrimental to students, especially those that do not intend to go to college.
Push the cost off on the end-user and the ISP will benefit.
All kidding aside, this would be a pretty huge non-issue if they sucked it up and went to fiber like they have been told to do time and time again. The problem here is capping bandwidth usage in areas where it was previously uncapped encourages users NOT to use a high-bandwidth service like iPlayer which is bad for the BBC's business model as well as many other downloading/streaming sites. Places which allow you to download music and movies legally for pay(iTunes for example)stand to take a huge business cut because people will only download the bear minimum.
Possibly just a publicity stunt? We know that google shot themselves into the limelight and now they must try to stay there. Creative ideas to bring internet access to rural areas keep your good name alive among many. I believe they are attempting to continue to be seen as the "good" company where as many tech-oriented folks look at Microsoft as the "bad" company. Image is everything and I think they are trying to keep it together. However, I agree that this seems to be a bit out there.
Good point... if I am being malicious I could just take the time to either find a motherboard that does not have this module or take the time to reprogram the hardware module so that it does not do what it intends to do. Obviously there are many ways around any sort of protection you can try and come up with. If you have physical access to the machine, you could always execute a way around hardware or software protection.
Its really unpredictable. There will be bits in memory that last longer than others because bits in RAM are essentially little electrons that are either turned "on" or "off" based on the electricity (voltage) supplied to them. As we know from shocking our friends, electricity can vary in the time it takes to decay. Sometimes it goes away instantly, sometimes it lingers. Brands of RAM and types can't realistically predict this.
Could probably implement an algorithm at the operating system level that attempts to clear out DRAM except for what is actually needed for the operating system to power down/boot up. I am not sure of the exact logistics but it seems silly to just power down and leave the DRAM however it was, no matter if its instant cleared or take a few minutes.
Seemed like this was inevitable. Kind of strange that they chose to wait till the last day. They have an obviously vested interest in supporting this motion. As noted, its cheaper for them to limit P2P traffic unwatched than to face the glaringly obvious issue of bandwidth. If they had taken the government up on a plan to upgrade the nations network infrastructure, this wouldn't even be an issue.
We need some tech-nuts in the government to keep this kind of thing alive and stop letting companies clinch their fists around end-users. Internet should be regulated like any other utility(gas, water, electric).
Hey, if it were the US they would comply and keep it under wraps... after all, the government agencies will do what they can to get you immunity later, amirite?
Maybe I missed something but if load on servers is a problem and you are going to try and push that problem off onto customers, why not just use the bit torrent way of distributing patches? Blizzard has done it with WoW since day 0 and it has worked out for them... especially on large patches. Seems like an easy integration into your software. If even a single person helps seed that isn't your server, that's already a bonus.
I was under the impression from the article I read that the purchasable upgrades were merely cosmetic. That is, new gear that did nothing for your characters power in-game. In any event, it seems EA is prepared to make zero money off the consumer on this one.
Hopefully, though, not all games steer in this direction. I prefer my games to be ad-free. It's not enough that every time I turn on the TV I am assaulted with the same stupid ads over and over again that I need to see all of them in games too? No thanks, i'll pass.
Don't know if this is still viable but I do remember seeing the same show. Perhaps it was just that, a theory... but they sure did a good job of presenting it as known fact. In any event, this article seems to refute the whole "sound theory for inverse temperature of the Sun".
So no, you are not out of your mind... it was definitely presented as theory.
I'd say just ignore it. Unless you are an e-commerce business, its not much of a big deal. For instance, if you run a tech-based web-blog, a majority of your viewers are likely in Opera or Firefox anyway...
IMO, this doesn't change much except forcing big-pages that need complete compatibility to add an additional meta tag.
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Making babies? I'd love to know but the embedded video is broken.
Actually, it is likely impossible to track. Later today its bound to be a totally different value because our dollar value fluctuates on a near daily basis based on economy.
A fair point. Sometimes I wonder who is breeding more fear; the terrorists or homegrown organizations?
On the contrary, I began learning computers on my own at about 10 years old but schooling in the field at the 9-12 level really helped me develop into the field I wanted. I was exposed to computer science in high school and now I am nearly done with a degree in it. Holding off on computers until the college level could be HIGHLY detrimental to students, especially those that do not intend to go to college.
Push the cost off on the end-user and the ISP will benefit. All kidding aside, this would be a pretty huge non-issue if they sucked it up and went to fiber like they have been told to do time and time again. The problem here is capping bandwidth usage in areas where it was previously uncapped encourages users NOT to use a high-bandwidth service like iPlayer which is bad for the BBC's business model as well as many other downloading/streaming sites. Places which allow you to download music and movies legally for pay(iTunes for example)stand to take a huge business cut because people will only download the bear minimum.
Possibly just a publicity stunt? We know that google shot themselves into the limelight and now they must try to stay there. Creative ideas to bring internet access to rural areas keep your good name alive among many. I believe they are attempting to continue to be seen as the "good" company where as many tech-oriented folks look at Microsoft as the "bad" company. Image is everything and I think they are trying to keep it together. However, I agree that this seems to be a bit out there.
I can see it now:
"New XYZ brand, bit decays instantly for super security! 2x1gig for $400!"
Good point... if I am being malicious I could just take the time to either find a motherboard that does not have this module or take the time to reprogram the hardware module so that it does not do what it intends to do. Obviously there are many ways around any sort of protection you can try and come up with. If you have physical access to the machine, you could always execute a way around hardware or software protection.
Its really unpredictable. There will be bits in memory that last longer than others because bits in RAM are essentially little electrons that are either turned "on" or "off" based on the electricity (voltage) supplied to them. As we know from shocking our friends, electricity can vary in the time it takes to decay. Sometimes it goes away instantly, sometimes it lingers. Brands of RAM and types can't realistically predict this.
Could probably implement an algorithm at the operating system level that attempts to clear out DRAM except for what is actually needed for the operating system to power down/boot up. I am not sure of the exact logistics but it seems silly to just power down and leave the DRAM however it was, no matter if its instant cleared or take a few minutes.
An update that makes things worse from Microsoft? Who would have thunk it? L2QualityTest imo. At least they are pulling it before it gets any worse.
Seemed like this was inevitable. Kind of strange that they chose to wait till the last day. They have an obviously vested interest in supporting this motion. As noted, its cheaper for them to limit P2P traffic unwatched than to face the glaringly obvious issue of bandwidth. If they had taken the government up on a plan to upgrade the nations network infrastructure, this wouldn't even be an issue. We need some tech-nuts in the government to keep this kind of thing alive and stop letting companies clinch their fists around end-users. Internet should be regulated like any other utility(gas, water, electric).
Kinda sounds like minority report... maybe we need to get tom cruise on the scene for this.
Hey, if it were the US they would comply and keep it under wraps... after all, the government agencies will do what they can to get you immunity later, amirite?
Maybe I missed something but if load on servers is a problem and you are going to try and push that problem off onto customers, why not just use the bit torrent way of distributing patches? Blizzard has done it with WoW since day 0 and it has worked out for them... especially on large patches. Seems like an easy integration into your software. If even a single person helps seed that isn't your server, that's already a bonus.
I was under the impression from the article I read that the purchasable upgrades were merely cosmetic. That is, new gear that did nothing for your characters power in-game. In any event, it seems EA is prepared to make zero money off the consumer on this one.
Hopefully, though, not all games steer in this direction. I prefer my games to be ad-free. It's not enough that every time I turn on the TV I am assaulted with the same stupid ads over and over again that I need to see all of them in games too? No thanks, i'll pass.
Don't know if this is still viable but I do remember seeing the same show. Perhaps it was just that, a theory... but they sure did a good job of presenting it as known fact. In any event, this article seems to refute the whole "sound theory for inverse temperature of the Sun".
So no, you are not out of your mind... it was definitely presented as theory.
I'd say just ignore it. Unless you are an e-commerce business, its not much of a big deal. For instance, if you run a tech-based web-blog, a majority of your viewers are likely in Opera or Firefox anyway... IMO, this doesn't change much except forcing big-pages that need complete compatibility to add an additional meta tag.