So you're going to ditch your primary computing platform and switch to something entirely different (spoken: sans Mac OS X) over a $50 pricing difference? Considering the total cost of the system, that seems a bit foolish. It seems you'd be better off buying a "gently used" system that has the features you want if you're really that concerned about the price. Frankly, I don't know why more people don't buy lightly used Mac laptops. They're a great deal in most cases.
It would appear the parent poster is right, so let's stop using the "Troll" mod on this one. Hey, I'm posting from a Debian machine, but it doesn't impeded my ability to reason effectively.
I didn't know about this feature set before, and appreciate the information. A little research on Google led me to a page on padlock, a "driver for the cryptographic functions and RNG in VIA C3, C7 and Eden processors."
From the description: "The C3 and Eden processor series from VIA include hardware acceleration for AES. The C7 series includes hardware acceleration for AES, SHA1, SHA256 and RSA. All of the above processor series include a hardware random number generator.
The padlock driver registers itself to accelerate AES operations and if available HMAC/SHA1 and HMAC/SHA256 for crypto(4). It also registers itself to accelerate other HMAC algorithms, although there is no hardware acceleration for those algorithms. This is only needed, so padlock can work with fast_ipsec(4)."
The Army doesn't used iPods to store data. Service members, however, have a habit of ignoring policies and using whatever storage mechanism is handy to transfer data between systems. I'm in the Navy, and I've seen similar behavior. Yes, there are policies against it on my side as well. Stuff still happens, and this is exactly why we have rules concerning storage devices.
Please forward me detailed information on this event. I happen to maintain an educational resources website for teachers, and I'm sure my community would love to hear about your teacher's actions. Frankly, this is ridiculous. The only time in my life I've ever been asked to destroy notes was when they were taken on classified military topics (I'm active duty Navy). I look forward to hearing from you.
I'm a Federal employee with a certain level of insight into these matters, and let me assure you that the headline is neither misleading nor sensational; it is merely factual. The true state of affairs with respect to the subject matter is much worse than you have been told.
That has got to be the most eloquent demonstration of skewed priorities, with people satisfying their short-term needs for entertainment while neglecting long-term critical needs, that I've ever seen. If you weren't already at +5 Insightful I'd be using mod points instead of replying.
Thank for your being a responsible member of our society. Hopefully your child(ren) will follow your example.
I don't know, I kinda miss the good old days sometimes... funny that you should mention GWBasic:). Remember those two different save options for programs, binary or straight text? Remember CHAINing several programs together. As a kid, I spent a lot of time with MS-DOS and language manuals; my first C compiler was for DOS 4. I wrote several programs for a Kaypro CP/M machine my dad kept in his workshop, too.
Hey, at least then more people who owned computers had half a clue what programming meant. Sure, getting paid to solve computing problems is great, but dealing with people who are rabidly resistant to learning anything still sucks.
Are you seriously proposing that PageRank will be used to predict actual Nobel Prize winners? Wow.
However, give the tech and networks behind such algorithms twenty years or so, and you'll probably find that human beings are no longer the most intelligent species on the planet.
Here's a perl of wisdom: when it comes to programming, you've got to stay sharp to avoid getting snared by the odd python. drink plenty of java to keep your senses tuned, and carry a large net to snare those nasty reptiles just in time.
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So you're going to ditch your primary computing platform and switch to something entirely different (spoken: sans Mac OS X) over a $50 pricing difference? Considering the total cost of the system, that seems a bit foolish. It seems you'd be better off buying a "gently used" system that has the features you want if you're really that concerned about the price. Frankly, I don't know why more people don't buy lightly used Mac laptops. They're a great deal in most cases.
Are you calling the matte option "pay-to-play?" You know, all Mac users aren't photographers or graphics professionals.
You decide.
While I am not the worlds best writer, I do feel I ok
Is it safe to assume you keep an editor on retainer? Sorry, I just couldn't resist :).
There must be many parents (and soon-to-be parents) here at Slashdot.
You must be new around here...
This, in turn, leads to the death of other web-servers because they can't implement these standards in inter-operable ways.
Trust me, friend... I don't think we'll be seeing "Netcraft confirms it" posts regarding Apache any time soon.
It would appear the parent poster is right, so let's stop using the "Troll" mod on this one. Hey, I'm posting from a Debian machine, but it doesn't impeded my ability to reason effectively.
I didn't know about this feature set before, and appreciate the information. A little research on Google led me to a page on padlock, a "driver for the cryptographic functions and RNG in VIA C3, C7 and Eden processors."
From the description: "The C3 and Eden processor series from VIA include hardware acceleration for AES. The C7 series includes hardware acceleration for AES, SHA1, SHA256 and RSA. All of the above processor series include a hardware random number generator.
The padlock driver registers itself to accelerate AES operations and if available HMAC/SHA1 and HMAC/SHA256 for crypto(4). It also registers itself to accelerate other HMAC algorithms, although there is no hardware acceleration for those algorithms. This is only needed, so padlock can work with fast_ipsec(4)."
More often than not they just use a stock BIOS which is itself buggy.
So let's start encouraging manufacturers to start using Coreboot as the "stock" option instead.
Given that 101 indicates entry-level courses, the GP post isn't really that surprising.
Pretty decent specs for mini-notebooks and such.
I want my own OS/2 derivative. Oh, wait...
/\/\/.ers
What community is that, Wavers?
Citation needed.
The truth wouldn't have been sensational enough to guarantee posting.
The Army doesn't used iPods to store data. Service members, however, have a habit of ignoring policies and using whatever storage mechanism is handy to transfer data between systems. I'm in the Navy, and I've seen similar behavior. Yes, there are policies against it on my side as well. Stuff still happens, and this is exactly why we have rules concerning storage devices.
You forgot all about taking care of business in bed and making you a sandwich afterward.
Please forward me detailed information on this event. I happen to maintain an educational resources website for teachers, and I'm sure my community would love to hear about your teacher's actions. Frankly, this is ridiculous. The only time in my life I've ever been asked to destroy notes was when they were taken on classified military topics (I'm active duty Navy). I look forward to hearing from you.
I'm a Federal employee with a certain level of insight into these matters, and let me assure you that the headline is neither misleading nor sensational; it is merely factual. The true state of affairs with respect to the subject matter is much worse than you have been told.
Dear Lord, I love your sig.
That has got to be the most eloquent demonstration of skewed priorities, with people satisfying their short-term needs for entertainment while neglecting long-term critical needs, that I've ever seen. If you weren't already at +5 Insightful I'd be using mod points instead of replying.
Thank for your being a responsible member of our society. Hopefully your child(ren) will follow your example.
I don't know, I kinda miss the good old days sometimes... funny that you should mention GWBasic :). Remember those two different save options for programs, binary or straight text? Remember CHAINing several programs together. As a kid, I spent a lot of time with MS-DOS and language manuals; my first C compiler was for DOS 4. I wrote several programs for a Kaypro CP/M machine my dad kept in his workshop, too.
Hey, at least then more people who owned computers had half a clue what programming meant. Sure, getting paid to solve computing problems is great, but dealing with people who are rabidly resistant to learning anything still sucks.
Are you seriously proposing that PageRank will be used to predict actual Nobel Prize winners? Wow.
However, give the tech and networks behind such algorithms twenty years or so, and you'll probably find that human beings are no longer the most intelligent species on the planet.
I want to know how they could have skipped over QuickBASIC.
Here's a perl of wisdom: when it comes to programming, you've got to stay sharp to avoid getting snared by the odd python. drink plenty of java to keep your senses tuned, and carry a large net to snare those nasty reptiles just in time.