But the trains are really too noisy (underground) to have an intelligent conversation. Most of the conversations probably won't be intelligent, but you know plenty idiots will try anyway.
They wanted this on every computer. Not use the folks who listen to Green Day. And you can bet dollars to doughnuts that this won't stop Sony, not for long.
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No, I don't think so. They are playing catch up no matter what they do. We all know that there have been cases of exploits that have been found, use, and not reported. At least they seem to be responding to pressure to do someting proactive about it now.
If we had to pick an annoyance, it's that you can't seem to bring up the program guide or navigate the menu without stopping the live TV or recording that you're watching. It gives you something to do during commercials.
1) Write all 1s then 0s to the drive, repeat 5x. 2) Use acetylene torch and reduce drive to slag. 3) Encase slag in concrete. 4)Drop concrete in Marianas trench.
I'm tired of using "killer" for this stuff in general. It never really is a "killer" application, no matter what it is. Once an application is so wide spread that rivals need to be called "killer" it's rather obvious that that's not going to happen. Unless the dominant company is asleep at the switch that is. Otherwise, it's just marketing buzz. Skype is not going to be killed any time soon, all thats going to happen is Microsoft spends money.
Basically, they take a glass/plastic mix of microscopic particles, coat the glass and then subject it to high heat, making a glass sponge (Very simplified explination). I always think of nanotech as something more novel. If this were thousands of billions of tiny squeegee bulldozers one micron across moving the water to the edge of the glass, then I'd consider it nanotech.
I would suspect that the Chinese Govt. is doing what just about any government would do. Monitoring what's happening, but keeping out of it just enough for plausable deniability.
Most of the places that they want to install this are RUAL areas. You know, small towns that typically have small populations with little money for infrastructure, like in West Texas. That means above ground power lines. Personally, I think that any town that buys this stuff is going to get stuck with a bunch of junk that they don't understand. Especally when the company they contract with goes out of business or gets bought out. This sounds like a great oppertunity for the fly-by-night folks.
I should have stopped reading right there, knowing the whole piece is spin. Sometime it's a good idea to read the whole thing to get an idea of what angle they're trying to spin. Then you can come up with an inteligent counter-argument.
I'd worry about dead pixles on the keys. And failure rates for keys, stuff like that. Seriously, the more complex a system, the more likely a chance of failure. The 101 keyboard is just one switch under one key, fairly easy to deal with.
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At least they aren't using Roland Piquepaille anymore.
God, what a silly name.
Specifically, Brazil by Terry Gilliam.
It could be you.
But the trains are really too noisy (underground) to have an intelligent conversation.
Most of the conversations probably won't be intelligent, but you know plenty idiots will try anyway.
So that's why your ip address keeps showing up on my 'bot list.
They wanted this on every computer. Not use the folks who listen to Green Day.
And you can bet dollars to doughnuts that this won't stop Sony, not for long.
I like Userfriendly's take on it.
Someone better tell DVD Jon about that. As long as he (and folks like him) are around, something will be done to counteract this.
I'll bet he doesn't have to pay any benifits to them at all.
No, I don't think so. They are playing catch up no matter what they do. We all know that there have been cases of exploits that have been found, use, and not reported.
At least they seem to be responding to pressure to do someting proactive about it now.
It's just lots of red.
If we had to pick an annoyance, it's that you can't seem to bring up the program guide or navigate the menu without stopping the live TV or recording that you're watching.
It gives you something to do during commercials.
Here. Still timely.
1) Write all 1s then 0s to the drive, repeat 5x.
2) Use acetylene torch and reduce drive to slag.
3) Encase slag in concrete.
4)Drop concrete in Marianas trench.
It's here.
...how long will it last? Any bets that Microsoft will be there, trying to get this reversed?
I'm tired of using "killer" for this stuff in general. It never really is a "killer" application, no matter what it is. Once an application is so wide spread that rivals need to be called "killer" it's rather obvious that that's not going to happen. Unless the dominant company is asleep at the switch that is. Otherwise, it's just marketing buzz. Skype is not going to be killed any time soon, all thats going to happen is Microsoft spends money.
Basically, they take a glass/plastic mix of microscopic particles, coat the glass and then subject it to high heat, making a glass sponge (Very simplified explination).
I always think of nanotech as something more novel. If this were thousands of billions of tiny squeegee bulldozers one micron across moving the water to the edge of the glass, then I'd consider it nanotech.
I would suspect that the Chinese Govt. is doing what just about any government would do. Monitoring what's happening, but keeping out of it just enough for plausable deniability.
Most of the places that they want to install this are RUAL areas. You know, small towns that typically have small populations with little money for infrastructure, like in West Texas. That means above ground power lines.
Personally, I think that any town that buys this stuff is going to get stuck with a bunch of junk that they don't understand. Especally when the company they contract with goes out of business or gets bought out. This sounds like a great oppertunity for the fly-by-night folks.
I haven't finished RTFA yet, but I wonder if this will work with that "MS Appproved Hardware" initiative that I've read about.
...we are turning into Feringi. Soon we'll have to negotiate a price to ride in elevators.
I should have stopped reading right there, knowing the whole piece is spin.
Sometime it's a good idea to read the whole thing to get an idea of what angle they're trying to spin. Then you can come up with an inteligent counter-argument.
We don't care about Windows, but we have a 50/50 mix of Solaris and Linux. Supporting both OSs, that would be something.
Seriously, the more complex a system, the more likely a chance of failure. The 101 keyboard is just one switch under one key, fairly easy to deal with.
I like the idea though.
Support or no support, I don't care.