Nah, but serious question here -- how does using nanotech allow for "cheaper" storage devices? The way I see it, this will make them more expensive... or will the cost go down a bit soon in the future? I'm not the biggest expert on nanotech, so I'm curious...
Next time you want to respond, please do so rationally rather than accusing me of doing something like making excuses for idiots. I think Ballmer is an idiot too, but I was just trying to add to discussion.
I'm not trying to defend Microsoft in any way, here, but that quote is often taken out of context. I think what Ballmer was trying to state was that any work that is a derivative of something based on the GNU GPL has to also be released under the GNU GPL. Note that I don't personally think this is a bad thing, I'm just trying to clarify best I can.
AFAIK, the current ESRB ratings they use on video games have nearly zero effect on the buying habits of younger gamers... and most parents will buy such a game for their child anyway. To me, this seems like an excuse to regulate video game content even further. The rating is all we need; parents should assume responsibility from there. Yay for yet more unnecessary law and legislation; as a resident of New York, I'm glad to see my NYS tax dollars are going to something useful. Right.
Not like there are tons of actually GOOD video games out anyway... the most fun ones are on the Wii. Everything else always seems to be yet another rehashed FPS based on an already-used-a-million-times game engine from 2000, or a sports game where the only thing that changes are the team lineups.
Proprietary buzzwords, what will they think of next? What will the next dynamic paradigm shift be?
In seriousness, with all of the glaring security issues and discomforts that people have with sharing their private information over a network, how will this idea ever seriously take off? Will the average home user ever consider such an idea? Personally, though it may be "inconvenient", I feel more secure having my data stored locally than working with it over a cloud.
It's obviously the latest Web 2.0.NET technology-based user-driven blogging paradigm that gives the bloggosphere the synergy for cloud-based dynamic content platforms!
Anyone with five minutes can learn how to use a blog to their advantage and learn how to operate one. In my opinion, this is not technological savviness. My grandmother can use e-mail; does that make her technologically savvy?
That any time you load up a website viewing pictures that you don't hold a license to, you're "copying illegal content into your RAM", right?
This handcuff-like licensing bullshit has to stop. And stop soon. Pretty soon it's going to be illegal to look at or listen to anything, anywhere, at any time, with the way things are going...
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Does anyone else think that at the rate things are going, it's going to be illegal to listen to anything, at all, anywhere? And that recording devices will cease to exist for the consumer?
Honestly, I don't see what the RIAA intends to gain from this. First off, there is always the analog hole, which makes DRM fundamentally impossible by principle. Secondly, you'd think that scandals like the Sony rootkit issue would make them realize that more restrictions hurt the legitimate consumer more than stop piracy. Thirdly, stereo mix recording actually has legitimate uses, and I've used it only for those kinds of purposes, personally.
Honestly, the MAFIAA needs to just suck it up and realize that they're never going to stop this, and they're just hurting more legitimate consumers along the way. "Piracy" has been around since the existence of recording and copying devices, just that it has become more prevalent recently.
My best guess would probably be that data density without going into the realm of nanotech has it's theoretical limits; there's only so much you can pack into a fixed amount of physical space, right? From what I've been seeing, it seems like the new developments now are different recording and reading methods, seeking algorithms, rotation speeds, etc etc...
Cool, my porn collection was already growing a bit large as it is.
Seriously though, how much is one of these things going to cost? And what benefit does it have for someone like me who is not an avid PC gamer (more of a console guy), but more of a multimedia buff? I have tons of multimedia, but not 1.5 TB worth.
I can't imagine even losing that much data if there's some kind of mechanical failure... I would rather have 500 gig disks with redundancy, myself.
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A beowulf cluster of this stuff.
Nah, but serious question here -- how does using nanotech allow for "cheaper" storage devices? The way I see it, this will make them more expensive... or will the cost go down a bit soon in the future? I'm not the biggest expert on nanotech, so I'm curious...
Sorry, but I figured I'd show pride for my school. Student of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute right here :-)
I can tell you guys from personal knowledge that this research is pretty damn cool.
...how many L.O.C./s this thing can transfer!
All your blue hedgehogs are belong to us!
The RIAA is still running amok on publicly-funded networks, aren't they?
Not necessarily true; most modern antivirus software ships with virus and malware-detecting heuristics as part of the default install.
Not claiming that it's bulletproof, but it's something to think about.
I know it's Wikipedia, but bear with me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer#Free_and_open_source_software
Next time you want to respond, please do so rationally rather than accusing me of doing something like making excuses for idiots.
I think Ballmer is an idiot too, but I was just trying to add to discussion.
I'm not trying to defend Microsoft in any way, here, but that quote is often taken out of context. I think what Ballmer was trying to state was that any work that is a derivative of something based on the GNU GPL has to also be released under the GNU GPL. Note that I don't personally think this is a bad thing, I'm just trying to clarify best I can.
http://www.misterbg.org/AppleProductCycle/
AFAIK, the current ESRB ratings they use on video games have nearly zero effect on the buying habits of younger gamers... and most parents will buy such a game for their child anyway. To me, this seems like an excuse to regulate video game content even further. The rating is all we need; parents should assume responsibility from there. Yay for yet more unnecessary law and legislation; as a resident of New York, I'm glad to see my NYS tax dollars are going to something useful. Right.
Not like there are tons of actually GOOD video games out anyway... the most fun ones are on the Wii. Everything else always seems to be yet another rehashed FPS based on an already-used-a-million-times game engine from 2000, or a sports game where the only thing that changes are the team lineups.
Proprietary buzzwords, what will they think of next? What will the next dynamic paradigm shift be?
In seriousness, with all of the glaring security issues and discomforts that people have with sharing their private information over a network, how will this idea ever seriously take off? Will the average home user ever consider such an idea? Personally, though it may be "inconvenient", I feel more secure having my data stored locally than working with it over a cloud.
It's obviously the latest Web 2.0 .NET technology-based user-driven blogging paradigm that gives the bloggosphere the synergy for cloud-based dynamic content platforms!
/business-mode
I, for one, welcome our new defunct-ISP-turned-corporate-content-provider overlords.
Er, edit. Make that websites, too, in addition to blogs.
Anyone with five minutes can learn how to use a blog to their advantage and learn how to operate one. In my opinion, this is not technological savviness. My grandmother can use e-mail; does that make her technologically savvy?
The scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz would be jealous of the strawman you just came up with...
That any time you load up a website viewing pictures that you don't hold a license to, you're "copying illegal content into your RAM", right?
This handcuff-like licensing bullshit has to stop. And stop soon. Pretty soon it's going to be illegal to look at or listen to anything, anywhere, at any time, with the way things are going...
So... is that called "Bogoconfig"?
I definitely agree, after readig what I posted, I realized I also forgot to say that a lot of stuff these days is crap, anyway.
Does anyone else think that at the rate things are going, it's going to be illegal to listen to anything, at all, anywhere? And that recording devices will cease to exist for the consumer?
Honestly, I don't see what the RIAA intends to gain from this. First off, there is always the analog hole, which makes DRM fundamentally impossible by principle. Secondly, you'd think that scandals like the Sony rootkit issue would make them realize that more restrictions hurt the legitimate consumer more than stop piracy. Thirdly, stereo mix recording actually has legitimate uses, and I've used it only for those kinds of purposes, personally.
Honestly, the MAFIAA needs to just suck it up and realize that they're never going to stop this, and they're just hurting more legitimate consumers along the way. "Piracy" has been around since the existence of recording and copying devices, just that it has become more prevalent recently.
My best guess would probably be that data density without going into the realm of nanotech has it's theoretical limits; there's only so much you can pack into a fixed amount of physical space, right? From what I've been seeing, it seems like the new developments now are different recording and reading methods, seeking algorithms, rotation speeds, etc etc...
Wow, I'm braindead today. I didn't even think of high-definition content. What a disappointing nerd I am...
Customers call that "really unlucky". Companies call that "good engineering".
Cool, my porn collection was already growing a bit large as it is.
Seriously though, how much is one of these things going to cost? And what benefit does it have for someone like me who is not an avid PC gamer (more of a console guy), but more of a multimedia buff? I have tons of multimedia, but not 1.5 TB worth.
I can't imagine even losing that much data if there's some kind of mechanical failure... I would rather have 500 gig disks with redundancy, myself.
They're going to stop licensing their Vista performance upgrade?? :-(