Highest number of packets: MDNS (Multicast-DNS, Zeroconf) with a whopping 30% of all packets. Because computer Barbie says: Configuration is hard.
*rolls eyes* Yeah, what's with kids these days and their automagical service discovery.
Back in my day, we manually entered protocol names and IP addresses. Forget zeroconf, we didn't have DNS. We kept a list of IP addresses in a text file on our systems. And if we didn't know the IP address, we went out and walked over to the datacenter, uphill, both ways, in the snow, and we wrote it down using our own blood for ink so we wouldn't forget it.
Wouldn't it be more economical to simply directly use the energy that otherwise would have been used to raise the cattle in the first place, i.e. growing, harvesting and transporting the feed?
Yes, but we'd have to give up sausage pizza, cheeseburgers, steak burritos, and the other sustenance that is required for proper server maintenance.
... If that statement were applied to your desktop you'd be seeing red and you know it. Let's change it a little:
"Microsoft is only trying to 'stop' you when you use their OS. They aren't trying to stop you from using Firefox or Chrome or whatever on some other OS"...
If the above were the case instead of "limited" device like an ipad or iphone, far more people would have an issue with it.
The difference being that Microsoft is an established monopoly in a mature market. If Microsoft sneezes, the world gets a cold.
The iPhone is one of many competitors in a highly dynamic market, and the iPad is an interesting entry in a nascent market.
This is *really bad* from a freedom perspective. As soon as computers can reliably and safely drive cars, anyone who *dares* drive the car themselves will be considered negligent; they'll probably pass a law against it.
Probably only on public (taxpayer-funded) roads. Which I'm entirely in favor of. Public infrastructure exists to meet the needs of the public at large, not for individuals to play at being Dale Junior. I'm sure "stunt driving" by humans will remain legal on closed courses and tracks.
I expect a transitionary period with controlled-access roads like interstate highways and motorways going automation-only first, and surface streets following. And frankly, I can't wait.
In my day we managed to carry around weed and not get caught. The fact that she got caught with a Jolly Rancher proves what I suspect - kids today are a little slower, mentally speaking.
My motherboard still has a PS/2 connector, but it's not like you can buy PS/2 keyboards anymore. You can push future technology and still not be a douche to everyone using the old stuff.
You're missing the point. Someone did have to be that douche, otherwise all the keyboards would still be PS/2 today.
That someone was Apple, which shipped a USB-only (no serial, no parallel, no SCSI, not even Apple's own proprietary Mac keyboard ports) back in 1998. In 1998, there were no USB keyboards, except for the shitty one that came with the iMac.
And yes, it sucked for the people who bought them initially, since there was nothing at all available.
Or maybe netbook sales are cratering because instead of delivering quality models with high performance and low power packed into a lightweight enclosure, companies like Dell have axed all but the most profitable models, and replaced SSDs with magnetic disks and raised prices to the maximum they can squeeze out of customers. Netbook selection is terrible now compared to what it was a year ago. Last year there were many models and there was a price war, now there are a few models and they're just crappy low-end notebooks.
And maybe a touch of sour grapes. Adobe treated Apple like a second class platform back in the 90's when Apple was at its weakest. You mean, back when it WAS a second class platform?
Actually, you're both a little off base. Adobe through the '90s treated Apple as its first-class platform. Illustrator, for example, didn't get a syncronized port for Windows until 1997. Adobe had no problem making the technically backward Classic Mac OS a first-class platform for its software.
It's only more recently that Adobe has been neglecting OS X. Starting, I suppose, with the decision (later reversed) to discontinue the Mac OS version of Premiere, but continuing with the latest versions of the Creative Suite, which seem to get worse and worse on OS X with every release, despite increasing OS X market share.
Now that Apple is on top of this market I think Steve Jobs is handing out a little payback. Loyalty, or the lack of it, is hard to forget.
Apple owes a tremendous amount to Adobe; without Photoshop Apple would even today be in a weaker position.
Don't be silly. Businesses like Apple and Adobe don't feel obligation. Adobe supports the Mac because there are still a buttload of designers that use the Mac. With regular software, it''s 95/5, 90/10 if you're lucky. With graphic designers and photographers, it's 67/33, maybe 60/40. Adobe's not willing to cut off that limb just yet. It's certainly sent every signal it can that the Mac enjoys no special status there; it's pure business that keeps Adobe coming back.
How about all the students microwave their ID cards for 5 seconds destroying the RFID chip? When the attendance for every class reads 0 they will get the message.
No need. Just punch a hole for your keychain right through the dot.
As a bonus, it might help you recover your keys if you lose them in the gym.
If they're wrong, they'll be punished at exam time.
Or, they turn around and blame the professor (and the school) for failing to teach them. And ask for their money back. If the school can demonstrate, that they have not attended the classes, they can defend themselves.
Well, if the school has a written money-back guarantee, then it probably should give them their money back.
Last time I checked, though, no serious educational institution worth attending had such a policy. Who would take a guaranteed-passing-or-your-money-back degree seriously? You pay tuition for the privilege of attending, whether or not you make the grade. If you flunk, you come back next semester, or you transfer, or you go see if Macy's is hiring. Schools don't have to defend themselves against whining, they just show you the door.
Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited.
You cannot code in Objective C, C, or C++ unless you are using Apple's proprietary APIs.
The quote disproves your assertion. It does not say that you must use Apple's APIs; rather it says that you cannot use another API that uses Apple's APIs.
If only I could get a refund for my hundreds of web songs:(
Serves you right for paying for a license to listen to music instead of a downloaded file that you keep.
Anyone know of a service that sells downloadable, DRM-free music that you can copy to unlimited computers, burn to CD, back up, and maybe use with iPods?
I think the Amazon music store can do that. I wonder if there are any others....
EEE does not mean "buy out your competition." EEE means "subvert and discredit your competition, forcing them out of business."
An EEE strategy in this case would be: 1. Embrace: Announce that iTunes will become a Lala client, with full support for all Lala features 2. Extend: Offer new, proprietary features through iTunes that are not available through the regular Lala website, fostering dependence on iTunes as a Lala client 3. Extinguish: Remove support for Lala from iTunes, leaving all Lala users dependent on iTunes
In an EEE strategy, Lala would not have gotten a dime from Apple. Apple did not EEE Lala, Lala sold out to the man, plain and simple.
I hear people objecting about media consolidation.[...] so they can control what gets shown or not shown on broadcast
Except the Internet is a totally different world.
Old world distribution channels are limited by the number of venues, whether those are radio stations, TV channels, concert halls, or feet of shelf space on record stores. In the old world, artists would be shut out if radio stations wouldn't play them or if Wal-Mart and Barnes and Noble wouldn't put them on the shelves. Consolidation in the old world meant even fewer venues, and fewer venues meant less variety.
iTunes sells every song it can get a license to sell. There's no limit to its shelf space, or how many channels it has. New artists aren't going to be shut out of iTunes because there isn't enough room.
The only risk for consumers is that the lack of competition will drive up prices. Luckily, there are still Amazon and other online stores competing with iTunes. And really, since the RIAA cartel restricts the prices for iTunes and everyone else, that's not really an issue anyway.
I a bit of background. My dear lady has Leukemia. A particularly nasty type. She has undergone Treatment and came through in great shape, so well that after 2 years there is no sign of it coming back. Remission is a good thing. Now I do not know if you are aware of this, but most research work on this nasty problem occurs at only a handful of major research centers. They also do the vast majority of the final diagnostic work. Anyway, Several weeks ago she had to go into the office and have a blood draw for CBC and the like. At the time the Doctor asked if she was willing to allow the Mayo Clinic have some blood for testing to see if there is a genetic reason she did so well and other do poorly. She agreed. To make a short story even shorter there was a document that needed to be signed that stated exactly what test were to be done and that any additional testing would require authorization in writing. I asked why all the paperwork. The Dr. response, " it is the right thing to do, morally and legally" So this is how it works.
So in other words, in your case, the researchers were open and honest with you and your "dear lady," therefore it is okay for them to be dishonest with a few poorly-educated native Americans?
They have no right to do any tests other than those that were authorized and a violation would be a breaking of a legally binding contract.
That's the thing. The determined that the researchers in question had not received the proper authorization, and thus the contract was not legally binding. Because the people providing the samples often could not understand the written contract, they had to rely on what the researchers (apparently grad students) told them, and what they were told may not have been complete or correct. That can cause a court to void an otherwise "legally binding" contract.
And remember, that is what it is, a legally binding contract.
Funny thing about that. Scientists performing experiments are held to a higher standard than, say, payday lenders or used car salesmen. There is no expectation of caveat emptor when dealing a scientist. A scientist who says one thing while pushing a legally binding contract that says another is acting against the standards of his or her profession.
Meh, it all seems like another case of irrational, needless drama. Should the researchers have asked permission to use the DNA samples for other research? Probably. At the very least that would have been respectful. Nonetheless, who gives a crap if they didn't? So what, some scientists took your DNA, ran some tests, did some comparisons, and found out that, shock and awe, you are descended from other human beings just like the rest of us. Furthermore, they took a few extra steps and did some research on mental illness which may or may not have provided some beneficial medical data somehow. What's the big deal?
In order for science to work, the public must be able to trust the scientists. The subjects need to be able to trust that when a scientist says, "You will not be exposed to any danger from this experiment," or "Your information will be kept private," that that scientist is not going to go back on his or her word. There have been too many cases of scientists playing God, from Milgram to Tuskegee to the Nazis.
If that trust breaks down, then people will lose their trust in both the scientific process and the results it obtains.
Once web technologies evolve the web will be a foundation for apps, music, and video.......It wouldn't be a problem if Apple developed an open technology to replace Flash.
What you gloss over is that Adobe has gradually moved from a Mac-only developer, to a primarily Mac developer with some products on Windows, to a primarily Windows developer with some Mac products. Yes, (most of) the current Adobe lineup runs on OS X, but most of it (including Flash Player) are ugly, buggy, and slow.
Adobe has been screwing Apple's old sorority sister for years. Now Apple is throwing Adobe out of the apartment.
You log into your bank site, set up a recurring transfer, and log out. That takes, what, three minutes?
Even if you get no interest back at all, you get to see exactly how much you've saved at any time, and can withdraw on your own schedule, not the government's. Even the most inconvenient and obtuse bank is easier to deal with than the IRS.
Back when you could get a savings account with 5% APY I would agree with this wholeheartedly. Now that most institutions offer less than 1% APY it really makes me question if the effort is worth it for what amounts to one movie ticket.
Effort?
You log into your bank site, set up a recurring transfer, and log out. That takes what, three minutes?
Even if you get no interest back at all, you get to see exactly how much you've saved at any time, and can withdraw on your own schedule, not the government's. Even the most inconvenient and obtuse bank is easier to deal with than the IRS.
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Highest number of packets: MDNS (Multicast-DNS, Zeroconf) with a whopping 30% of all packets. Because computer Barbie says: Configuration is hard.
*rolls eyes* Yeah, what's with kids these days and their automagical service discovery.
Back in my day, we manually entered protocol names and IP addresses. Forget zeroconf, we didn't have DNS. We kept a list of IP addresses in a text file on our systems. And if we didn't know the IP address, we went out and walked over to the datacenter, uphill, both ways, in the snow, and we wrote it down using our own blood for ink so we wouldn't forget it.
And we liked it that way!
Wouldn't it be more economical to simply directly use the energy that otherwise would have been used to raise the cattle in the first place, i.e. growing, harvesting and transporting the feed?
Yes, but we'd have to give up sausage pizza, cheeseburgers, steak burritos, and the other sustenance that is required for proper server maintenance.
... If that statement were applied to your desktop you'd be seeing red and you know it. Let's change it a little:
"Microsoft is only trying to 'stop' you when you use their OS. They aren't trying to stop you from using Firefox or Chrome or whatever on some other OS"...
If the above were the case instead of "limited" device like an ipad or iphone, far more people would have an issue with it.
The difference being that Microsoft is an established monopoly in a mature market. If Microsoft sneezes, the world gets a cold.
The iPhone is one of many competitors in a highly dynamic market, and the iPad is an interesting entry in a nascent market.
This is *really bad* from a freedom perspective. As soon as computers can reliably and safely drive cars, anyone who *dares* drive the car themselves will be considered negligent; they'll probably pass a law against it.
Probably only on public (taxpayer-funded) roads. Which I'm entirely in favor of. Public infrastructure exists to meet the needs of the public at large, not for individuals to play at being Dale Junior. I'm sure "stunt driving" by humans will remain legal on closed courses and tracks.
I expect a transitionary period with controlled-access roads like interstate highways and motorways going automation-only first, and surface streets following. And frankly, I can't wait.
Could they pick a tackier or more insensitive name?
It's part of a theme that HP has going on. Their line of high-end servers was called Superdome
In my day we managed to carry around weed and not get caught. The fact that she got caught with a Jolly Rancher proves what I suspect - kids today are a little slower, mentally speaking.
Prob'ly 'cause their parents smoked so much weed.
My motherboard still has a PS/2 connector, but it's not like you can buy PS/2 keyboards anymore. You can push future technology and still not be a douche to everyone using the old stuff.
You're missing the point. Someone did have to be that douche, otherwise all the keyboards would still be PS/2 today.
That someone was Apple, which shipped a USB-only (no serial, no parallel, no SCSI, not even Apple's own proprietary Mac keyboard ports) back in 1998. In 1998, there were no USB keyboards, except for the shitty one that came with the iMac.
And yes, it sucked for the people who bought them initially, since there was nothing at all available.
Or maybe netbook sales are cratering because instead of delivering quality models with high performance and low power packed into a lightweight enclosure, companies like Dell have axed all but the most profitable models, and replaced SSDs with magnetic disks and raised prices to the maximum they can squeeze out of customers. Netbook selection is terrible now compared to what it was a year ago. Last year there were many models and there was a price war, now there are a few models and they're just crappy low-end notebooks.
Indeed, at least one study in late 2009 predicted that Netbooks would fall off of their own accord
http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3855261/Netbook-Sales-to-Cool-Off-in-2010.htm
That was a month before the iPad was announced.
Can anyone determine if these are Automated ATM Machines?
I'd better be careful entering my personal PIN number into these from now on.
And maybe a touch of sour grapes. Adobe treated Apple like a second class platform back in the 90's when Apple was at its weakest.
You mean, back when it WAS a second class platform?
Actually, you're both a little off base. Adobe through the '90s treated Apple as its first-class platform. Illustrator, for example, didn't get a syncronized port for Windows until 1997. Adobe had no problem making the technically backward Classic Mac OS a first-class platform for its software.
It's only more recently that Adobe has been neglecting OS X. Starting, I suppose, with the decision (later reversed) to discontinue the Mac OS version of Premiere, but continuing with the latest versions of the Creative Suite, which seem to get worse and worse on OS X with every release, despite increasing OS X market share.
Now that Apple is on top of this market I think Steve Jobs is handing out a little payback. Loyalty, or the lack of it, is hard to forget.
Apple owes a tremendous amount to Adobe; without Photoshop Apple would even today be in a weaker position.
Don't be silly. Businesses like Apple and Adobe don't feel obligation. Adobe supports the Mac because there are still a buttload of designers that use the Mac. With regular software, it''s 95/5, 90/10 if you're lucky. With graphic designers and photographers, it's 67/33, maybe 60/40. Adobe's not willing to cut off that limb just yet. It's certainly sent every signal it can that the Mac enjoys no special status there; it's pure business that keeps Adobe coming back.
How about all the students microwave their ID cards for 5 seconds destroying the RFID chip? When the attendance for every class reads 0 they will get the message.
No need. Just punch a hole for your keychain right through the dot.
As a bonus, it might help you recover your keys if you lose them in the gym.
Or, they turn around and blame the professor (and the school) for failing to teach them. And ask for their money back. If the school can demonstrate, that they have not attended the classes, they can defend themselves.
Well, if the school has a written money-back guarantee, then it probably should give them their money back.
Last time I checked, though, no serious educational institution worth attending had such a policy. Who would take a guaranteed-passing-or-your-money-back degree seriously? You pay tuition for the privilege of attending, whether or not you make the grade. If you flunk, you come back next semester, or you transfer, or you go see if Macy's is hiring. Schools don't have to defend themselves against whining, they just show you the door.
False.
From the infamous section 3.3.1:
You cannot code in Objective C, C, or C++ unless you are using Apple's proprietary APIs.
The quote disproves your assertion. It does not say that you must use Apple's APIs; rather it says that you cannot use another API that uses Apple's APIs.
1) A large number of UAVs were found to be transmitting their video streams completely unencrypted.
No, it was discovered that the UAVs' signals were being decrypted and then re-transmitted in a completely unencrypted form for the benefit of allies.
The signals sent from the UAVs themselves (and the signals used to control them) are encrypted.
If only I could get a refund for my hundreds of web songs :(
Serves you right for paying for a license to listen to music instead of a downloaded file that you keep.
Anyone know of a service that sells downloadable, DRM-free music that you can copy to unlimited computers, burn to CD, back up, and maybe use with iPods?
I think the Amazon music store can do that. I wonder if there are any others....
Embrace
Extend
Extinguish
This gets +5 insightful?
EEE does not mean "buy out your competition." EEE means "subvert and discredit your competition, forcing them out of business."
An EEE strategy in this case would be:
1. Embrace: Announce that iTunes will become a Lala client, with full support for all Lala features
2. Extend: Offer new, proprietary features through iTunes that are not available through the regular Lala website, fostering dependence on iTunes as a Lala client
3. Extinguish: Remove support for Lala from iTunes, leaving all Lala users dependent on iTunes
In an EEE strategy, Lala would not have gotten a dime from Apple. Apple did not EEE Lala, Lala sold out to the man, plain and simple.
Well......
I hear people objecting about media consolidation.[...] so they can control what gets shown or not shown on broadcast
Except the Internet is a totally different world.
Old world distribution channels are limited by the number of venues, whether those are radio stations, TV channels, concert halls, or feet of shelf space on record stores. In the old world, artists would be shut out if radio stations wouldn't play them or if Wal-Mart and Barnes and Noble wouldn't put them on the shelves. Consolidation in the old world meant even fewer venues, and fewer venues meant less variety.
iTunes sells every song it can get a license to sell. There's no limit to its shelf space, or how many channels it has. New artists aren't going to be shut out of iTunes because there isn't enough room.
The only risk for consumers is that the lack of competition will drive up prices. Luckily, there are still Amazon and other online stores competing with iTunes. And really, since the RIAA cartel restricts the prices for iTunes and everyone else, that's not really an issue anyway.
I a bit of background. My dear lady has Leukemia. A particularly nasty type. She has undergone Treatment and came through in great shape, so well that after 2 years there is no sign of it coming back. Remission is a good thing. Now I do not know if you are aware of this, but most research work on this nasty problem occurs at only a handful of major research centers. They also do the vast majority of the final diagnostic work. Anyway, Several weeks ago she had to go into the office and have a blood draw for CBC and the like. At the time the Doctor asked if she was willing to allow the Mayo Clinic have some blood for testing to see if there is a genetic reason she did so well and other do poorly. She agreed. To make a short story even shorter there was a document that needed to be signed that stated exactly what test were to be done and that any additional testing would require authorization in writing. I asked why all the paperwork. The Dr. response, " it is the right thing to do, morally and legally" So this is how it works.
So in other words, in your case, the researchers were open and honest with you and your "dear lady," therefore it is okay for them to be dishonest with a few poorly-educated native Americans?
They have no right to do any tests other than those that were authorized and a violation would be a breaking of a legally binding contract.
That's the thing. The determined that the researchers in question had not received the proper authorization, and thus the contract was not legally binding. Because the people providing the samples often could not understand the written contract, they had to rely on what the researchers (apparently grad students) told them, and what they were told may not have been complete or correct. That can cause a court to void an otherwise "legally binding" contract.
And remember, that is what it is, a legally binding contract.
Funny thing about that. Scientists performing experiments are held to a higher standard than, say, payday lenders or used car salesmen. There is no expectation of caveat emptor when dealing a scientist. A scientist who says one thing while pushing a legally binding contract that says another is acting against the standards of his or her profession.
Meh, it all seems like another case of irrational, needless drama. Should the researchers have asked permission to use the DNA samples for other research? Probably. At the very least that would have been respectful. Nonetheless, who gives a crap if they didn't? So what, some scientists took your DNA, ran some tests, did some comparisons, and found out that, shock and awe, you are descended from other human beings just like the rest of us. Furthermore, they took a few extra steps and did some research on mental illness which may or may not have provided some beneficial medical data somehow. What's the big deal?
In order for science to work, the public must be able to trust the scientists. The subjects need to be able to trust that when a scientist says, "You will not be exposed to any danger from this experiment," or "Your information will be kept private," that that scientist is not going to go back on his or her word. There have been too many cases of scientists playing God, from Milgram to Tuskegee to the Nazis.
If that trust breaks down, then people will lose their trust in both the scientific process and the results it obtains.
Once web technologies evolve the web will be a foundation for apps, music, and video.... ...It wouldn't be a problem if Apple developed an open technology to replace Flash.
You mean like WebKit?
Even when Adobe put their tools out for Windows
What you gloss over is that Adobe has gradually moved from a Mac-only developer, to a primarily Mac developer with some products on Windows, to a primarily Windows developer with some Mac products. Yes, (most of) the current Adobe lineup runs on OS X, but most of it (including Flash Player) are ugly, buggy, and slow.
Adobe has been screwing Apple's old sorority sister for years. Now Apple is throwing Adobe out of the apartment.
I thought the meaning of NIMBY was, "Yes, I agree that our town needs a new trash dump/electrical plant/sewage plant/prison, but Not In My Back Yard.
Put it on the Black/Poor side of town.
That is, historically, the meaning of NIMBY.
n/t
Effort?
You log into your bank site, set up a recurring transfer, and log out. That takes, what, three minutes?
Even if you get no interest back at all, you get to see exactly how much you've saved at any time, and can withdraw on your own schedule, not the government's. Even the most inconvenient and obtuse bank is easier to deal with than the IRS.
Back when you could get a savings account with 5% APY I would agree with this wholeheartedly. Now that most institutions offer less than 1% APY it really makes me question if the effort is worth it for what amounts to one movie ticket.
Effort?
You log into your bank site, set up a recurring transfer, and log out. That takes what, three minutes?
Even if you get no interest back at all, you get to see exactly how much you've saved at any time, and can withdraw on your own schedule, not the government's. Even the most inconvenient and obtuse bank is easier to deal with than the IRS.