I think lightpeak is both much faster and much more versatile, and aims to replace usb, firewire, dvi, hdmi, even ethernet. this may be a good thing, because my experience with USB ( and , no yet) has been quite bad, from compatibility issues, to slow transfers, to high cpu usage. I lamented the fact that firewire was not cheaper and more widespread... maybe i'll get my wish with lighpeak.
except the vga dongle only works in limited ways, and with progams that specifically support it. It is NOT a "regular" video output, in the sense that a PC laptop's (or MAcBook's) VGA/HDMI ports are.
Actually, as long as I can consume media on it (web, book, music, video), I'll be happy; and doing that really doesn't take much. I'll pay much more attention to the hardware (screen size/rez/quality, I/O, dock) thank to the OS/Apps, 'coz I'm pretty sure any OS can make me happy.
On the same note, I bought an WinMob 6.5 HTC HD2 3 months ago, and I'm mightily happy with it in spite of the clumsy OS and the scarce App catalog, because the thing is solid and the screen large and beautiful. Again, OS and Apps really did not contribute to my choice.
I'd be a bit more specific than "they genuinely believe to be in prevention of a terrorist incident", because that opens the door to any cowboy going jack bauer for no reason at all... except they really really believed they had a good reason (that guy was eating sheeps' eyeballs ! he must be one of *them* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingo_(novel) ))
Actually, i'm fairly sure no new laws are required, especially to promote vigilantism.
i don't think so, otherwise people would be running linux or mac at home, which they aren't. the iPad is merely the first tablet to get the ergonomics and hardware somewhat right (which must be hard for ms who have been trying to since forever). i'm fairly sure android stuff will overtake iOS stuff in the tablet space, same as in the phone space. Apple will still make oodles of money off of their captive users, though.
you've got to define "make available", because right now, your definition is "if you can take it, it's right to do so", which does not jive.
to me, if the hacker could not possibly have ignored the stuff was not free for all, the case is clear. kinda like it's NOT because my kid nephew's trolley or my bike are unattended in front of a shop that you can/should take them ? and BTW, I do expect police to treat me seriously if ever they get stolen ?
isn't that the nerd equivalent of "might makes right" ? To me the question is not whether you can hack something, but whether you can do the hack, or just use an existing hack, entirely without knowing you're stealing stuff. Rarely the case for hackers, sometimes the case for users.
I see nothing wrong with having to pay for maps ? actually, I see a lot wrong with wanting to watch sports broadcasts, but that's another issue ^^
are you sure the people clicking the links knew they were hacked ? If I sneak into a pool via the back door, I know I'm cheating. If I click on a link... not so clear, depends on context.
there was nothing much worth suing for either... certainly no sports video feeds. you can still do your top10 lists and pollsn what are you complaining about ? all the extra, for-pay content ?
you mean, same as publishers make you pay for books with public-domain texts ? Now, why would anyone on earth to that... oh, wait, you mean there's cost associated with publishing stuff ? you don't say !
My 4yr old nephew loves books. In part because it means with spent time with him, at first it was to read to him; but last time I was tired and had him"read" it to me, I was marvelously funny to get his vaguely relevant ad-lib intermixed with lines he remembered verbatim. I'll do that again !
there's no such thing as "an eePC". There have been 30+ models, from 7" to 12. Strangely, keyboard sizes vary accordingly, from maddeningly small to normal size or quasi-normal (98% IIRC)
I think he's saying these students have no right to gobble up all the available bandwidth to dl warez, porn, and play games, because most students actually need the 'net to work and study.
if university are, as i was told (but no [citation] sorry), seeing 80+% of their badwidth gobbled up by p2p, the huge majority of it illegal, or leisure, or both, I understand their irritation. Unis are in the business of teaching, not providig network bandwidth for leisure or illegal stuff.
the issue is, bandwidth is a shared ressource; freeriders, of the legal, or, worse, pirate variety, can ruin everyone's web experience. Throttling, usage caps, traffic shaping can alleviate that, but it's hard to do well, kinda expensive... everyone has to bear the cost necessary to handle pirates and freeriders.
If the uni has determined to a sufficient level of confidence that, statistically, p2p bandwidth hogs are doing somehting illegal, it may be more cost effective to refer them to the police for investigation, than to deploy layers upon layers of countermeasure to keep everyone's net working smoothly.
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I think lightpeak is both much faster and much more versatile, and aims to replace usb, firewire, dvi, hdmi, even ethernet. this may be a good thing, because my experience with USB ( and , no yet) has been quite bad, from compatibility issues, to slow transfers, to high cpu usage. I lamented the fact that firewire was not cheaper and more widespread... maybe i'll get my wish with lighpeak.
you mean, via lightpeak ?
except the vga dongle only works in limited ways, and with progams that specifically support it. It is NOT a "regular" video output, in the sense that a PC laptop's (or MAcBook's) VGA/HDMI ports are.
Actually, as long as I can consume media on it (web, book, music, video), I'll be happy; and doing that really doesn't take much. I'll pay much more attention to the hardware (screen size/rez/quality, I/O, dock) thank to the OS/Apps, 'coz I'm pretty sure any OS can make me happy.
On the same note, I bought an WinMob 6.5 HTC HD2 3 months ago, and I'm mightily happy with it in spite of the clumsy OS and the scarce App catalog, because the thing is solid and the screen large and beautiful. Again, OS and Apps really did not contribute to my choice.
What sound does the stricken wolf make, flying over your head ?
Wooooooosh !
I'd be a bit more specific than "they genuinely believe to be in prevention of a terrorist incident", because that opens the door to any cowboy going jack bauer for no reason at all... except they really really believed they had a good reason (that guy was eating sheeps' eyeballs ! he must be one of *them* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingo_(novel) ))
Actually, i'm fairly sure no new laws are required, especially to promote vigilantism.
i don't think so, otherwise people would be running linux or mac at home, which they aren't. the iPad is merely the first tablet to get the ergonomics and hardware somewhat right (which must be hard for ms who have been trying to since forever). i'm fairly sure android stuff will overtake iOS stuff in the tablet space, same as in the phone space. Apple will still make oodles of money off of their captive users, though.
you win ! nice, convincing argument !
what if your bank security is broken ?
so, if i can hack into your bank account, or your bank's systems, and wire myself all your money, it's a case of finders' keepers' ?
you've got to define "make available", because right now, your definition is "if you can take it, it's right to do so", which does not jive.
to me, if the hacker could not possibly have ignored the stuff was not free for all, the case is clear. kinda like it's NOT because my kid nephew's trolley or my bike are unattended in front of a shop that you can/should take them ? and BTW, I do expect police to treat me seriously if ever they get stolen ?
isn't that the nerd equivalent of "might makes right" ? To me the question is not whether you can hack something, but whether you can do the hack, or just use an existing hack, entirely without knowing you're stealing stuff. Rarely the case for hackers, sometimes the case for users.
I see nothing wrong with having to pay for maps ? actually, I see a lot wrong with wanting to watch sports broadcasts, but that's another issue ^^
are you sure the people clicking the links knew they were hacked ? If I sneak into a pool via the back door, I know I'm cheating. If I click on a link... not so clear, depends on context.
there was nothing much worth suing for either... certainly no sports video feeds. you can still do your top10 lists and pollsn what are you complaining about ? all the extra, for-pay content ?
you mean, same as publishers make you pay for books with public-domain texts ? Now, why would anyone on earth to that... oh, wait, you mean there's cost associated with publishing stuff ? you don't say !
My 4yr old nephew loves books. In part because it means with spent time with him, at first it was to read to him; but last time I was tired and had him"read" it to me, I was marvelously funny to get his vaguely relevant ad-lib intermixed with lines he remembered verbatim. I'll do that again !
No. What will hurt the iPad is tablets with equivalent hardware specs, a good OS+basic apps, and none of the closedness of the Apple Harem.
I'd rather have tablet with an optional keyboard dock, than be forced to carry the keyboard even the 90% of times I have no use for it
guess what.. you could install Linux on it too ! Maybe there'll even be all the drivers !
sorry to get in the way of a (good) bad whine.
that I have trouble imagining you have any kind of skill for tackling the issue.
You do realize you give us ZERO info on what the problem is, but do push a very specific (if not fringe) approach to your non-question ?
If your problem-solving skills are on a par with your problem-describing skills, you're in for hard times.
you are the imbecile if you can't think of other uses.
are you thinking about Apricot ?
mentioning Hitchcock's The Rope (2 long takes, stitched up as only one) nor Altman's The Player's 7-min opening shot.
nothing much required to pose as a pundit these days.... poseur being the operative term.
there's no such thing as "an eePC". There have been 30+ models, from 7" to 12. Strangely, keyboard sizes vary accordingly, from maddeningly small to normal size or quasi-normal (98% IIRC)
I think he's saying these students have no right to gobble up all the available bandwidth to dl warez, porn, and play games, because most students actually need the 'net to work and study.
if university are, as i was told (but no [citation] sorry), seeing 80+% of their badwidth gobbled up by p2p, the huge majority of it illegal, or leisure, or both, I understand their irritation. Unis are in the business of teaching, not providig network bandwidth for leisure or illegal stuff.
the issue is, bandwidth is a shared ressource; freeriders, of the legal, or, worse, pirate variety, can ruin everyone's web experience. Throttling, usage caps, traffic shaping can alleviate that, but it's hard to do well, kinda expensive... everyone has to bear the cost necessary to handle pirates and freeriders.
If the uni has determined to a sufficient level of confidence that, statistically, p2p bandwidth hogs are doing somehting illegal, it may be more cost effective to refer them to the police for investigation, than to deploy layers upon layers of countermeasure to keep everyone's net working smoothly.