Why didn't they just buy a wildcard cert? They're so much easier to work with.:)
Do they even make those? I was under the impression it was hostname or nothing (I could certainly be wrong, IHNPASC - I have never purchased a security certificate)
Web browsers should not allow access to sites with messed up security. If all browsers errored out, sites like this would be unusable and would get fixed. Putting up a warning that the user learns to ignore is just crying wolf. People learn to ignore such things - so why implement them at all?
Development. It has to be possible to generate your own cert for testing purposes because of how wildly expensive the verified versions cost. See if your company will finance owning a cert while a new platform is developed over the course of a few months, or years.
That being said, it would be nice if the DEFAULTS of web browsers where a little stronger. The problem there is that the more an unknowing user is bothered by the defaults, the more likely they will switch to another browser (in this case, one that is less secure out of the box).
It's one of those unfortunate Catch-22s when the competition is so fierce.
1) The right sequence of events is this: Rename old file to backup name (atomic). Write new file, sync new file and then delete the backup file.
Really? Much better: Write new file into a temp file, sync, whatever you need to do. When you're done, delete original and rename the temp to the original's name. This way, if you die with half a file, you've got a corrupted temp file and not a corrupted original.
Sony locked it down with a firmware update. My biggest complaint about Sony is they're not very friendly to homebrew game developers (not that any of the console makers are).
And seriously? "It'll look stupid compared to someone running MGS4?" Is that REALLY supposed to compare? You don't find it in the least bit awesome that you can get all your favorite old games (that you own already, obviously) on your HDTV with a wireless controller? Are you really saying that the PS3 would be better if it did less? What kind of geek are you?
What is the point of purchasing the most expensive consoles on the market to play emulator games? This is not news. Linux on the PS3 is news. Seti at home on the PS3 is news. Running an emulator, solitaire or Tux racer on the PS3 is a waste good hardware (unless this is your primary Linux rig).
What is the point of purchasing the most expensive consoles on the market to play emulator games? So I can play them on my 52" HDTV. With an actual game pad. From the same rig that plays the latest releases. And my BluRay movies. In my living room, sprawled out on my comfortable couch with a metric assload of snack food instead of at my desk in my office chair where I can spill beer in my server.
but why? why put yourself through the trouble of making it run, when you could run Linux on a computer way easier and keep playing games on the PS3?
This is the fucking problem with geeks today, and why the dot-com boom ruined the tech scene.
Why? Because you fucking CAN! There doesn't need to be a point. It's INTERESTING, and you can learn about a new system by doing it. Hell, maybe you'll even find a way to unlock the graphics hardware instead of waiting for someone else to do it so you can just download the patch and be all l33t.
Now we've got all these lazy pseudo-geeks running around like "Oh, Linux on the PS3 is stupid, why not just use a PC?" and "Oh, pattern-recognition technology in video cameras is stupid, why not just use a bar-code scanner?" etc. Not sure if it applies to parent poster here or not (either way, shame on you, parent) but this is a result of all the people who went to school for computer science because it was the "hot new thing" and you could "get rich and retire when you're 30!". Now we have clusters of lazy, jaded nerds who resist change and new technology because they had a hard time leaning what little they know in the first place.
I can see useful applications for this, but I hope there is a switch I have to depress while I make the gesture, plus a "hold" switch so I can lock gestures on or off at all times. For example, if I catch my wife cheating and I look stunned, I don't want that to accidentally to push the "panic" button on my car alarm so my nosy neighbor starts poking around during the ensuing drama. That would certainly be a small and silly example of this technology making life more difficult instead of better.
...not that I'd ever be able to get a wife (let alone a girlfriend), but at least I made a good car analogy;-)
Spend the time and money to test competitors current CPUs against their compiler.
Take the blame when their compiler causes unforseen problems on current or newer models due to changes, or aspects they did not know to test for.
While I agree that something like --optimize_anyway_i_am_not_stupid would have been a good idea, does it make more sense for Intel to spend money and time making their competition faster? You'd need to make a lot of assumptions to think that optimizations for one CPU will work well for another, even from the same manufacturer. Besides, doesn't AMD have their own compiler?
The other big problem is headphones. No one likes to be surprised by a swell in dB while the sound is plugged directly into their head.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about the death of the Loudness War; I feel like people find it easier to listen to that "wall of sound" kind of stuff because they can turn down their volume and make it more like a picket fence of sound. Shame, really.
Oh really? Can you please point out where it says that in the TOS?
Don't get me wrong, I've been with the Apple camp since before I can remember (20+ years) and I hate Microsoft, especially for their business practices; however that's quite a statement to make with nothing to back it up.
Quicktime is used on the Mac for much more than just showing a video - converting sound and image files from any format to any format (the reason my program can play AIFF, wav, MP3, AAC, etc is because Quicktime converts it to a stardard format for me).
Therefore if the game is multiplatform like the Sims and all the sound effects are.wav files, Quicktime will probably be used as the standard API to convert them for playback.
It'll never be more than a novelty or specialized rescue equipment, sure. Doesn't mean it's a waste of time, and it'll allow us to play with the extended flight jet pack idea before free roaming technology is ready. Not sure what we could learn, but if we knew that we'd have learned it already!
What exactly are the advantages over just simply using a boat?
Convert boat to hydrofoil. Absolute minimal contact with water = speed Minuscule power-weight ratio compared to a normal boat = fuel efficiency Fun factor = huge
Personal water transit just got a whole lot cooler.
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Why didn't they just buy a wildcard cert? They're so much easier to work with. :)
Do they even make those? I was under the impression it was hostname or nothing (I could certainly be wrong, IHNPASC - I have never purchased a security certificate)
Web browsers should not allow access to sites with messed up security. If all browsers errored out, sites like this would be unusable and would get fixed. Putting up a warning that the user learns to ignore is just crying wolf. People learn to ignore such things - so why implement them at all?
Development. It has to be possible to generate your own cert for testing purposes because of how wildly expensive the verified versions cost. See if your company will finance owning a cert while a new platform is developed over the course of a few months, or years.
That being said, it would be nice if the DEFAULTS of web browsers where a little stronger. The problem there is that the more an unknowing user is bothered by the defaults, the more likely they will switch to another browser (in this case, one that is less secure out of the box).
It's one of those unfortunate Catch-22s when the competition is so fierce.
I thought you couldn't access chrome:// URLs from untrusted JavaScript?
1) The right sequence of events is this: Rename old file to backup name (atomic). Write new file, sync new file and then delete the backup file.
Really? Much better: Write new file into a temp file, sync, whatever you need to do. When you're done, delete original and rename the temp to the original's name. This way, if you die with half a file, you've got a corrupted temp file and not a corrupted original.
Marketing company devoted to selling/marketing products produced by other companies in return for a share of their profits.
...Stores?!?
You have missed the real problem - the article is fake.
You know, if they're all PXE booting, couldn't you just make it so that when they reboot that all gets reset to the proper config?
Sony locked it down with a firmware update. My biggest complaint about Sony is they're not very friendly to homebrew game developers (not that any of the console makers are).
And seriously? "It'll look stupid compared to someone running MGS4?" Is that REALLY supposed to compare? You don't find it in the least bit awesome that you can get all your favorite old games (that you own already, obviously) on your HDTV with a wireless controller? Are you really saying that the PS3 would be better if it did less? What kind of geek are you?
What is the point of purchasing the most expensive consoles on the market to play emulator games? This is not news. Linux on the PS3 is news. Seti at home on the PS3 is news. Running an emulator, solitaire or Tux racer on the PS3 is a waste good hardware (unless this is your primary Linux rig).
What is the point of purchasing the most expensive consoles on the market to play emulator games? So I can play them on my 52" HDTV. With an actual game pad. From the same rig that plays the latest releases. And my BluRay movies. In my living room, sprawled out on my comfortable couch with a metric assload of snack food instead of at my desk in my office chair where I can spill beer in my server.
You must be a hit at parties.
but why? why put yourself through the trouble of making it run, when you could run Linux on a computer way easier and keep playing games on the PS3?
This is the fucking problem with geeks today, and why the dot-com boom ruined the tech scene.
Why? Because you fucking CAN! There doesn't need to be a point. It's INTERESTING, and you can learn about a new system by doing it. Hell, maybe you'll even find a way to unlock the graphics hardware instead of waiting for someone else to do it so you can just download the patch and be all l33t.
Now we've got all these lazy pseudo-geeks running around like "Oh, Linux on the PS3 is stupid, why not just use a PC?" and "Oh, pattern-recognition technology in video cameras is stupid, why not just use a bar-code scanner?" etc. Not sure if it applies to parent poster here or not (either way, shame on you, parent) but this is a result of all the people who went to school for computer science because it was the "hot new thing" and you could "get rich and retire when you're 30!". Now we have clusters of lazy, jaded nerds who resist change and new technology because they had a hard time leaning what little they know in the first place.
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I can see useful applications for this, but I hope there is a switch I have to depress while I make the gesture, plus a "hold" switch so I can lock gestures on or off at all times. For example, if I catch my wife cheating and I look stunned, I don't want that to accidentally to push the "panic" button on my car alarm so my nosy neighbor starts poking around during the ensuing drama. That would certainly be a small and silly example of this technology making life more difficult instead of better.
...not that I'd ever be able to get a wife (let alone a girlfriend), but at least I made a good car analogy ;-)
Mmmm, bacon. ...or am I just being fat and stupid again?
I sure hope you'd ask that about every browser.
If you believe any ISP let s TCP connection run as naturally fast as possible then I've got a bridge to sell you.
Ok I'll bite. By your logic, Intel should:
While I agree that something like --optimize_anyway_i_am_not_stupid would have been a good idea, does it make more sense for Intel to spend money and time making their competition faster? You'd need to make a lot of assumptions to think that optimizations for one CPU will work well for another, even from the same manufacturer. Besides, doesn't AMD have their own compiler?
The other big problem is headphones. No one likes to be surprised by a swell in dB while the sound is plugged directly into their head.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about the death of the Loudness War; I feel like people find it easier to listen to that "wall of sound" kind of stuff because they can turn down their volume and make it more like a picket fence of sound. Shame, really.
...the SNES with its 4 button controller...
SNES has 6 buttons and a D-Pad. First system with index finder buttons, L & R.
...there's a lot of stuff in my mom's basement.
Oh really? Can you please point out where it says that in the TOS?
Don't get me wrong, I've been with the Apple camp since before I can remember (20+ years) and I hate Microsoft, especially for their business practices; however that's quite a statement to make with nothing to back it up.
Quicktime is used on the Mac for much more than just showing a video - converting sound and image files from any format to any format (the reason my program can play AIFF, wav, MP3, AAC, etc is because Quicktime converts it to a stardard format for me). Therefore if the game is multiplatform like the Sims and all the sound effects are .wav files, Quicktime will probably be used as the standard API to convert them for playback.
Good points and all, man, but um...
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Saw the video weeks ago. Water intake can be in the foils. Stays underwater, no problem.
No, I wanna fly around on it :-)
It'll never be more than a novelty or specialized rescue equipment, sure. Doesn't mean it's a waste of time, and it'll allow us to play with the extended flight jet pack idea before free roaming technology is ready. Not sure what we could learn, but if we knew that we'd have learned it already!
Well, I'm certainly not going back to MySpace.
I assume this is dragging the boat after you.
What exactly are the advantages over just simply using a boat?
Convert boat to hydrofoil. Absolute minimal contact with water = speed
Minuscule power-weight ratio compared to a normal boat = fuel efficiency
Fun factor = huge
Personal water transit just got a whole lot cooler.