'P2P file sharing is designed to cause network congestion,' says the company. 'It contributes significantly to latency, thereby making the network unreliable for certain users at periods of such congestion.'
It's nice to see that a large Canadian ISP doesn't know anything about how P2P is designed. Also nice to see that they don't know the differences between latency, reliability and congestion.
Oh well, corporate research is highly overrated anyway.
The article talks about Conficker, a worm that ONLY affects Windows machines. I'm not advocating that everybody switch to Linux, but it's a bit of a stretch to go from "worm that targets Windows" to "internet needs to be replaced". If Microsoft started making software that was actually secure, we wouldn't be worrying about things like Conficker, would we?
What really caught my attention though was the second page of the article. The writer starts talking about IPv6 like it's going to solve all of our internet security problems. Here's a hint for you: it won't.
Clearly, John Markoff (the article author) has either not done any research into the subject matter he presents, or this is alarmist journalism at its "finest". Pay no attention to this utter shit.
There's nothing factually wrong with what you're saying, but isn't it simpler and more power-efficient to put in an x86 processor and have everything handled by the one chip, multimedia-related features included?
Forgive me if I'm wrong, I admit it's not my area of expertise.
Don't you think that such a generalisation about an OS that's not yet even released is somewhat unfair?
Vista sucks, we all know it. Build a bridge and get over it. Windows 7 has the potential to be a truly decent version of Windows, the first decent Windows version since XP. Yet all people seem to want to do is bash the hell out of it before it even gets to RTM.
Do yourself and the rest of the world a favour by at least waiting for Windows 7 to hit the shelves before berating it.
While I don't necessarily endorse the pro-Intel sentiment, I can't help but agree with the idea that ARM will be close to extinction within the next 10-15 years.
With processor architecture shrinkages happening almost yearly now, surely it won't take long for one of the embedded device manufacturers to try and take x86 or even x86-64 mainstream in their devices.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if such an attempt were made sometime this year. With smartphones being expected to do more and more, it's logical to assume that a processor capable of a larger instruction set would be needed in order to run more complex operating systems.
Touchscreens are popular in mobile phones because the way that mobile phones are used is conducive to touchscreens replacing more traditional forms of input.
For netbooks and laptops, however, the act of physically keeping your hand raised with a stylus in order to make effective use of the touchscreen would be a huge strain on your hand and arm.
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Neutrino detectors don't detect neutrons. They detect neutrinos. Maybe you should read the stuff you link to in your posts.
Does it run Linux?
'P2P file sharing is designed to cause network congestion,' says the company. 'It contributes significantly to latency, thereby making the network unreliable for certain users at periods of such congestion.'
It's nice to see that a large Canadian ISP doesn't know anything about how P2P is designed. Also nice to see that they don't know the differences between latency, reliability and congestion.
Oh well, corporate research is highly overrated anyway.
The article talks about Conficker, a worm that ONLY affects Windows machines. I'm not advocating that everybody switch to Linux, but it's a bit of a stretch to go from "worm that targets Windows" to "internet needs to be replaced". If Microsoft started making software that was actually secure, we wouldn't be worrying about things like Conficker, would we?
What really caught my attention though was the second page of the article. The writer starts talking about IPv6 like it's going to solve all of our internet security problems. Here's a hint for you: it won't.
Clearly, John Markoff (the article author) has either not done any research into the subject matter he presents, or this is alarmist journalism at its "finest". Pay no attention to this utter shit.
That's what you get for living in Wales.
There's nothing factually wrong with what you're saying, but isn't it simpler and more power-efficient to put in an x86 processor and have everything handled by the one chip, multimedia-related features included?
Forgive me if I'm wrong, I admit it's not my area of expertise.
Don't you think that such a generalisation about an OS that's not yet even released is somewhat unfair?
Vista sucks, we all know it. Build a bridge and get over it. Windows 7 has the potential to be a truly decent version of Windows, the first decent Windows version since XP. Yet all people seem to want to do is bash the hell out of it before it even gets to RTM.
Do yourself and the rest of the world a favour by at least waiting for Windows 7 to hit the shelves before berating it.
While I don't necessarily endorse the pro-Intel sentiment, I can't help but agree with the idea that ARM will be close to extinction within the next 10-15 years.
With processor architecture shrinkages happening almost yearly now, surely it won't take long for one of the embedded device manufacturers to try and take x86 or even x86-64 mainstream in their devices.
In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if such an attempt were made sometime this year. With smartphones being expected to do more and more, it's logical to assume that a processor capable of a larger instruction set would be needed in order to run more complex operating systems.
One does not simply accuse filesharers in Mordor!
Sensationalism and hype dominate the media, the direct result being that I don't listen to them anymore unless I'm looking for something to laugh at.
You're right. It's rocket surgery.
It beats sitting around doing nothing on a Sunday evening. Oh, wait...
For netbooks and laptops, however, the act of physically keeping your hand raised with a stylus in order to make effective use of the touchscreen would be a huge strain on your hand and arm.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome sufferers everywhere, rejoice.
A fantastic commentary on the finer mechanics of turd-dropping. You sir, are my hero.