Of course it is. But that is completely besides the point.
In this case, something unknown was called "scary" and thus "a threat" because they were idiots. This is lowest common denominator thinking at its finest. They want Sheeple who will obey even the most stupid of requests that have no basis for except for the security theater that we have.
And enough people WANT the security theater or worse, don't give a shit either way, that they hand over their lives to the very same idiots making such stupid decisions as this, and the poor lady that had her insulin confiscated because it violated the "liquid" ban policy.
These cases will continue until such time as we comply to their every rule. Ensuring we are the sheeple they want us to be. This is why more people out to cry out loudly and go to jail exposing these tyrants with badges every chance they get. If 10,000 people did this every day, they'd change the rules.
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, CACHE is usually SRAM not slower DRAM. Yes, it is RAM, but it is much faster than DRAM. IF they are pushing the proximity of DRAM to the chip package it would make sense. Especially if they can widen the bus to the DRAM and remove (or minimize) bottlenecks to the RAM.
I was carrying around a phone and a PalmPilot some years ago, wishing they were the same device. THE idea was not something novel, as I'm sure I was not the only one thinking the same exact thing. The moment you toss in Internet Access (DATA) availability, some things just become obvious. The problem isn't that these aren't inventions, they were obvious extensions of what already existed.
You can't say take "email" which has been around forever (computer terms) and suddenly patent "Email... on a PHONE!!!"
If there was ever a reason to separate the three branches of governance this is it. Prevent people from serving in two branches of government at the same time. Since this is only a problem with Lawyers (part of the Judicial branch by default) prevent Lawyers from EVER holding office of Executive or Legislative branches of government... ever.
They didn't cut 4 Trillion over 10 Years. They said they did, but it us up to future legislatures to make it happen. They did nothing except put on a dog and pony show for the kids at home. Nothing meaningful happened.
Seriously, who believes anything coming from Wall Street OR DC? We are continuously lied to, by people treating us like children getting ready for Christmas. "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus"
We've known about the budget problem, we've known about Social Security going bust, We've known about Medicare, three wars, pork barrel spending all draining money from our economy for YEARS and yet, all they do is kick the can down the street.
Both DC and Wall Street have one thing in common, neither ever takes responsibility for the crap they get us into. And I'm afraid that short of a million people showing up in DC armed to the teeth, that nothing is going to change. After all, people like teat of Momma Government and Daddy Wall Street's allowance.
We are the safest driving levels in a long long time. The number of fatalities per mile driven is way down from historical highs. This trend, however is slowly increasing with more "distracted drivers" out there driving while texting and shaving (yes, I saw this) while driving at 65-70 MPH (105-113 KPH). Size of cars is not saving people, better handling cars are.
Government should raise taxes on gasoline so that people drive less, not force them to drive inappropriate vehicles because of mandates. The result will be much better.
However, there is an economic cost to raising taxes, which is why they would rather raise the standards to unattainable levels, and then charge the automakers a fine for their failure to reach goals that are completely beyond reality. It is obfuscation of the goal, and results, the Politicians can say "I tried" while doing nothing.
Nobody has the guts to face things head on anymore. Which is why passing the buck down is a great pastime of Washington (and other capitals).
Government is not broken. The Electorate is. WE get exactly who we deserve, because we fall for stupid slogans "Hope Change" and think that is going to fix everything.
And what frustrates me the most is a large majority of the people here don't even realize that their own views are contradictory, in that they see the solution to all of mans problems coming from government mandates, while hating those very mandates that affect them negatively. They want higher Taxes, but not on themselves. They want Universal Health Care, but then belong to Unions that get exempted from it. Basically, they want to fix everyone but themselves.
I realize I gave (D) examples above, but really the (R) are just as bad. The same idiots that were against raising the debt this year, were all for it six years ago. And those that were for it this year, were calling Bush irresponsible for raising it back then. Both just flipped flopped. And the Koolaide drinkers keep drinking.
I have no idea what the difference is between the two parties are any more.
No, Libertarians (I'm one) know full well that the law of unintended consequences happens, and that when government gets involved, it just opens up to legal restrictions to competition. We call them barriers.
Legislating Net Neutrality WILL cause problems, and the Telcos will figure ways around it, and you'll have to keep legislating additional terms and restrictions, at which time the Telco's will build in all their own exemptions into the law, so it won't matter anyways.And you'll end up where Telcos buy their friends in DC and we''ll still be screwed. Exactly right where we are today.
Just tried typing DIode into google. Not a single DOggie reference as I typed. In fact....
D... Dictionary.reference.com (and several other such) I.... Dictionary.reference.com (no change) O... Diocese and a bunch of Catholic sites. D... Diodes.... wikipedia entry on top.
The GPL2 was about sharing code.It wasn't even about 'choice' as you think. It was "if you use our code, cool. If you make changes, cool, just release the changes." PERIOD.
GPL3 violates that tenant which is why I hate it. I've actually read the GPL3, and there are some horribly written requirements in it, having nothing to do with code or sharing, but how it gets used. It crossed a barrier that makes it not free.
I know I get modded troll for not liking GPL3, but I'm not a troll. I love the GPL2 and what it stands for. I think GPL3 is a huge step backwards from freedom, and the fallout of it is just now beginning. GPL3 may kill a large portion of FOSS in a great number of places, simply because it puts way too many "Usage" restrictions on the playing filed.
Users don't audit and maintain software. Geeks do. And not all Geeks do, only a small subset do. And only a small subset of those actually wanted to break their TIVO with mods.
GPL2 was about code sharing, which TIVO complied with. GPL2 was not about controlling how the software was used (freedom), GPL3 is more about control of the software than it is about code sharing. See the difference?
Believe me, I understand that the GPL3 is less free than GPL2 was, I also realize that they've extended the mandate of the GPL from code sharing and freedom to use, to controlling how the software is used, and less about code sharing. Just don't complain when people stop using your software when you change the terms of use, and you now them how they can use it, and they don't like the new terms or how you're telling them how they can use the software.
What people like you don't understand, is that this is not good for "free" software, as it will get replaced with even LESS free software, that the people can control even more. When you realize that this doesn't help free software at all, let me know.
GPL3 is a horrible license and the fact that the hippie communists don't want people making money on GPL software, even when they comply with GPL2 licensing. The whole TIVO clause is nothing more than "I don't like what you're doing with my software I said was free, so I'm making it less free, and calling it more free".
Targeting Humans (flawed) is the quickest and easiest way to exploit a system. This is Mitnick 101. It is why Nigerian scams and click loaded malware works, even to this day.
By "don't want' I mean are socially regressive in some form or another (morally). We tried to ban alcohol, that didn't work out so well, and only produced gangs that supported the now illegal substance. We've made the same mistake over and over again with drugs and prostitution. The solution is not to make things like that illegal, but rather to tax them.
We have a great representative of this in cigarettes, where we've taxed them to a level that now is starting to create its own blackmarket. The tax revenue is diminishing on them. Which is why you don't see people wanting to raise the taxes any more, because the government already makes more on cigarettes than the tobacco companies.
Similar is Gasoline. Government makes more than Big Oil. IF we learned these lessons, why can't we apply them? Because all the prudes out there would rather deal with crime than make those who consume things pay taxes. I don't get it.
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Of course it is. But that is completely besides the point.
In this case, something unknown was called "scary" and thus "a threat" because they were idiots. This is lowest common denominator thinking at its finest. They want Sheeple who will obey even the most stupid of requests that have no basis for except for the security theater that we have.
And enough people WANT the security theater or worse, don't give a shit either way, that they hand over their lives to the very same idiots making such stupid decisions as this, and the poor lady that had her insulin confiscated because it violated the "liquid" ban policy.
These cases will continue until such time as we comply to their every rule. Ensuring we are the sheeple they want us to be. This is why more people out to cry out loudly and go to jail exposing these tyrants with badges every chance they get. If 10,000 people did this every day, they'd change the rules.
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, CACHE is usually SRAM not slower DRAM. Yes, it is RAM, but it is much faster than DRAM. IF they are pushing the proximity of DRAM to the chip package it would make sense. Especially if they can widen the bus to the DRAM and remove (or minimize) bottlenecks to the RAM.
Here's the problem with your whole scenario:
I was carrying around a phone and a PalmPilot some years ago, wishing they were the same device. THE idea was not something novel, as I'm sure I was not the only one thinking the same exact thing. The moment you toss in Internet Access (DATA) availability, some things just become obvious. The problem isn't that these aren't inventions, they were obvious extensions of what already existed.
You can't say take "email" which has been around forever (computer terms) and suddenly patent "Email ... on a PHONE!!!"
THIS!
If there was ever a reason to separate the three branches of governance this is it. Prevent people from serving in two branches of government at the same time. Since this is only a problem with Lawyers (part of the Judicial branch by default) prevent Lawyers from EVER holding office of Executive or Legislative branches of government ... ever.
They didn't cut 4 Trillion over 10 Years. They said they did, but it us up to future legislatures to make it happen. They did nothing except put on a dog and pony show for the kids at home. Nothing meaningful happened.
He's from Washington?
Seriously, who believes anything coming from Wall Street OR DC? We are continuously lied to, by people treating us like children getting ready for Christmas. "Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus"
We've known about the budget problem, we've known about Social Security going bust, We've known about Medicare, three wars, pork barrel spending all draining money from our economy for YEARS and yet, all they do is kick the can down the street.
Both DC and Wall Street have one thing in common, neither ever takes responsibility for the crap they get us into. And I'm afraid that short of a million people showing up in DC armed to the teeth, that nothing is going to change. After all, people like teat of Momma Government and Daddy Wall Street's allowance.
We are the safest driving levels in a long long time. The number of fatalities per mile driven is way down from historical highs. This trend, however is slowly increasing with more "distracted drivers" out there driving while texting and shaving (yes, I saw this) while driving at 65-70 MPH (105-113 KPH). Size of cars is not saving people, better handling cars are.
This is wrong. So wrong.
Government should raise taxes on gasoline so that people drive less, not force them to drive inappropriate vehicles because of mandates. The result will be much better.
However, there is an economic cost to raising taxes, which is why they would rather raise the standards to unattainable levels, and then charge the automakers a fine for their failure to reach goals that are completely beyond reality. It is obfuscation of the goal, and results, the Politicians can say "I tried" while doing nothing.
Nobody has the guts to face things head on anymore. Which is why passing the buck down is a great pastime of Washington (and other capitals).
You are right, in that they are not bundling Android with their Search, it is the other way around, bundling Search (and Gmail) with Android.
Go ahead, try to get an Android without gmail account.
China isn't afraid of us. We'd run out of bullets before they ran out of people.
Yeah, much better to have the Chinese do that huh?
Does FB allow me to pull all my data off their servers so I can have a copy of what is "me" on their site? ALL of it?
Government is not broken. The Electorate is. WE get exactly who we deserve, because we fall for stupid slogans "Hope Change" and think that is going to fix everything.
And what frustrates me the most is a large majority of the people here don't even realize that their own views are contradictory, in that they see the solution to all of mans problems coming from government mandates, while hating those very mandates that affect them negatively. They want higher Taxes, but not on themselves. They want Universal Health Care, but then belong to Unions that get exempted from it. Basically, they want to fix everyone but themselves.
I realize I gave (D) examples above, but really the (R) are just as bad. The same idiots that were against raising the debt this year, were all for it six years ago. And those that were for it this year, were calling Bush irresponsible for raising it back then. Both just flipped flopped. And the Koolaide drinkers keep drinking.
I have no idea what the difference is between the two parties are any more.
"It is just cheaper to buy them from China than to mine and process what is available domestically, due to regulations and NIMBYs"
FTFY
Which is why people are scared of China (and not the U.S.A.)
No, Libertarians (I'm one) know full well that the law of unintended consequences happens, and that when government gets involved, it just opens up to legal restrictions to competition. We call them barriers.
Legislating Net Neutrality WILL cause problems, and the Telcos will figure ways around it, and you'll have to keep legislating additional terms and restrictions, at which time the Telco's will build in all their own exemptions into the law, so it won't matter anyways.And you'll end up where Telcos buy their friends in DC and we''ll still be screwed. Exactly right where we are today.
Just tried typing DIode into google. Not a single DOggie reference as I typed. In fact ....
D ... Dictionary.reference.com (and several other such) ... Dictionary.reference.com (no change) ... Diocese and a bunch of Catholic sites. ... Diodes .... wikipedia entry on top.
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The GPL2 was about sharing code.It wasn't even about 'choice' as you think. It was "if you use our code, cool. If you make changes, cool, just release the changes." PERIOD.
GPL3 violates that tenant which is why I hate it. I've actually read the GPL3, and there are some horribly written requirements in it, having nothing to do with code or sharing, but how it gets used. It crossed a barrier that makes it not free.
I know I get modded troll for not liking GPL3, but I'm not a troll. I love the GPL2 and what it stands for. I think GPL3 is a huge step backwards from freedom, and the fallout of it is just now beginning. GPL3 may kill a large portion of FOSS in a great number of places, simply because it puts way too many "Usage" restrictions on the playing filed.
So, what you're saying is that when you're searching for porn and it is recommending non-porn search terms, it isn't helpful? ;)
Users don't audit and maintain software. Geeks do. And not all Geeks do, only a small subset do. And only a small subset of those actually wanted to break their TIVO with mods.
GPL2 was about code sharing, which TIVO complied with. GPL2 was not about controlling how the software was used (freedom), GPL3 is more about control of the software than it is about code sharing. See the difference?
Believe me, I understand that the GPL3 is less free than GPL2 was, I also realize that they've extended the mandate of the GPL from code sharing and freedom to use, to controlling how the software is used, and less about code sharing. Just don't complain when people stop using your software when you change the terms of use, and you now them how they can use it, and they don't like the new terms or how you're telling them how they can use the software.
What people like you don't understand, is that this is not good for "free" software, as it will get replaced with even LESS free software, that the people can control even more. When you realize that this doesn't help free software at all, let me know.
" becomes much less valuable if you can't replace the original binary with your adapted version."
It is less free. That makes it less valuable.
GPL3 is a horrible license and the fact that the hippie communists don't want people making money on GPL software, even when they comply with GPL2 licensing. The whole TIVO clause is nothing more than "I don't like what you're doing with my software I said was free, so I'm making it less free, and calling it more free".
Targeting Humans (flawed) is the quickest and easiest way to exploit a system. This is Mitnick 101. It is why Nigerian scams and click loaded malware works, even to this day.
When, if ever, has the world been secure?
Mankind is flawed, you cannot patch this flaw. You can only mitigate the flaws.
By "don't want' I mean are socially regressive in some form or another (morally). We tried to ban alcohol, that didn't work out so well, and only produced gangs that supported the now illegal substance. We've made the same mistake over and over again with drugs and prostitution. The solution is not to make things like that illegal, but rather to tax them.
We have a great representative of this in cigarettes, where we've taxed them to a level that now is starting to create its own blackmarket. The tax revenue is diminishing on them. Which is why you don't see people wanting to raise the taxes any more, because the government already makes more on cigarettes than the tobacco companies.
Similar is Gasoline. Government makes more than Big Oil. IF we learned these lessons, why can't we apply them? Because all the prudes out there would rather deal with crime than make those who consume things pay taxes. I don't get it.