Jim: lets sell self-encrypted harddrives
Bob: too whom? Are there people that wander around with plain ole harddrives in their briefcases.
Jim: No, but the average Joe will buy them, especially when we scare them with threats of invasion just because they their taxes on thier pc.
Jim: profit.
Sure, it may prevent your hd from being raped when it's stolen by some goon that peddles crack on the corner. But if someone really wants your data AND has your hd, it's a matter of time.
I was under the impression the pressure for this decision was due to the EU mandate, which was addressing the OEM issue and not the average user. Now vendors can provide alternatives with their hardware.
And lets be honest, they look nice. I have the new macbook not just because it is capable of doing what I need (primarily java dev), but also because it's ridiculously sexy. It's more expensive than your standard Dell lappy, but I'm down with that, because your standard Dell lappy looks like shit. And I don''t have to install an alternative OS and dick around x11 configs, video drivers, wireless drivers, etc.
I agree totally about Mac's just working. I switched my home station to Mac after being fed up trying to get wireless working on my Fedora machine. I don't want to compile kernels anymore, I don't want to compile anything at home !! Those days are over.
I also find that my Mac hardware maintains it's performance value longer than my stock PC's. The original Macbook Pro's are still reasonably powerful machines.
While I hope this works I have a hard time picturing the outcome not being tarnished, influence, and wrecked by profit.
Like so many facets of R&D, the people doing the work are being paid to do so and the people doing the paying don't want to share.
I have never observed this phenomenon on myself or anybody else...but then I wash regularly. When he says "end up in the navel at the end of the day", I think he really means "end of the week".
I had to quote this as it makes me think you have the WORST belly button lint of anyone.
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Jim: lets sell self-encrypted harddrives Bob: too whom? Are there people that wander around with plain ole harddrives in their briefcases. Jim: No, but the average Joe will buy them, especially when we scare them with threats of invasion just because they their taxes on thier pc. Jim: profit. Sure, it may prevent your hd from being raped when it's stolen by some goon that peddles crack on the corner. But if someone really wants your data AND has your hd, it's a matter of time.
I was under the impression the pressure for this decision was due to the EU mandate, which was addressing the OEM issue and not the average user. Now vendors can provide alternatives with their hardware.
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And lets be honest, they look nice. I have the new macbook not just because it is capable of doing what I need (primarily java dev), but also because it's ridiculously sexy. It's more expensive than your standard Dell lappy, but I'm down with that, because your standard Dell lappy looks like shit. And I don''t have to install an alternative OS and dick around x11 configs, video drivers, wireless drivers, etc. I agree totally about Mac's just working. I switched my home station to Mac after being fed up trying to get wireless working on my Fedora machine. I don't want to compile kernels anymore, I don't want to compile anything at home !! Those days are over. I also find that my Mac hardware maintains it's performance value longer than my stock PC's. The original Macbook Pro's are still reasonably powerful machines.
While I hope this works I have a hard time picturing the outcome not being tarnished, influence, and wrecked by profit. Like so many facets of R&D, the people doing the work are being paid to do so and the people doing the paying don't want to share.
I have never observed this phenomenon on myself or anybody else...but then I wash regularly. When he says "end up in the navel at the end of the day", I think he really means "end of the week".
I had to quote this as it makes me think you have the WORST belly button lint of anyone.