As described, the hardware seems like it would work for lots of things. Two-handed sword, sure. Axes, staves, maces, lightsabers, these are all obvious directions to expand. But there's more out-there directions; in Tron (the original) the control system for the flying things (Recognizers) was a horizontal bar; seems like this could do that. Or handlebars for bike games. Shrink it a bit, put it in some gloves, and you can do martial arts or Minority Report UI (until your arms get tired). Unless it flops, I don't see this staying single-purpose very long.
I would, if they offered broccoli. Well, one double whopper with cheese and bacon, broccoli instead of fries, and a gallon of diet coke. hmmm. I think I see your point...
There's ways to keep the data passed back and forth from being constant. A challenge-response system, where the server sends a random blob and requires the client to manipulate it using the password in a fashion that it can verify using the database-stored hash, without actually transmitting either the password or hash. Of course, now we're well beyond the simple "hash this and see if it matches" and into automatic handshaking protocols...
I know a math degree doesn't guarantee she can get her head around various products well enough to train folks how to use them, but I'm pretty sure she'll do better than some... and the students are usually a little less riotous.
Sounds like he's figuring "Oracle has been prevented from shooting themselves in the foot with what they thought was a pistol but is actually just an aimer for an orbital laser cannon. In the long run they're better off, so really it's a win for them. Along with everyone else, of course."
the longer the wavelength the harder to focus. That said, if you could use it to see the WAP and had some extra circuitry to flag it if it's unsecured....:)
The problem with showing that stuff to the bridge crew is they're only equipped for the normal red-violet range, so anything the visor is detecting has to get mapped into that range, and since most folks can't see IR or UV, nobody worries about glare or reflection in those frequencies (in most cases), so without a lot of practice, a wider range is going to look like crap to a normal viewer. Lots of practice, or using a sliding filter to determine what frequencies you want to see now, should make it more useful.
This is pretty much standard for stuff that's out of support. Try to get a security patch for Win98. That's not to say that I think Adobe is right to say CS5 is at that level, but this is hardly the first time that the solution to a bug has been 'buy the new version'.
... assuming the customer in question have enough economic power to go somewhere else. Otherwise they're just hosed by being unable to work with an effective monopoly.
The TSA has no jurisdiction over you in a private car, and for that matter they don't have jurisdiction over you when you are using a private airport.
Yet. (Though remember their parent DHS claims jurisdiction and the right to search anyone freely at any point within 100 miles of the US border, which covers 90ish percent of the population, if I recall right.)
I'm sorry, I think I'm missing something. Is that a buck per megabyte or a buck per (megabyte-per-second) or what? Because a buck per megabyte doesn't sound very laughable.
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They didn't make it possible, but they didn't succeed in stifling it either.
At the risk of falling into meme-hell... FTFY
As described, the hardware seems like it would work for lots of things. Two-handed sword, sure. Axes, staves, maces, lightsabers, these are all obvious directions to expand. But there's more out-there directions; in Tron (the original) the control system for the flying things (Recognizers) was a horizontal bar; seems like this could do that. Or handlebars for bike games. Shrink it a bit, put it in some gloves, and you can do martial arts or Minority Report UI (until your arms get tired). Unless it flops, I don't see this staying single-purpose very long.
All things are better with bacon. Well, all savory things. Some sweet things get dicey. But whipped cream will handle them.
I would, if they offered broccoli. Well, one double whopper with cheese and bacon, broccoli instead of fries, and a gallon of diet coke. hmmm. I think I see your point...
There's ways to keep the data passed back and forth from being constant. A challenge-response system, where the server sends a random blob and requires the client to manipulate it using the password in a fashion that it can verify using the database-stored hash, without actually transmitting either the password or hash. Of course, now we're well beyond the simple "hash this and see if it matches" and into automatic handshaking protocols...
As I understand it, if the flow is expected to be pretty evenly bidirectional, you can still get free peering. If it's asymmetrical, expect to pay.
I know a math degree doesn't guarantee she can get her head around various products well enough to train folks how to use them, but I'm pretty sure she'll do better than some... and the students are usually a little less riotous.
That would involve actually reading the website. Based on the tenuosity of the connection, I don't think they could handle that.
Because he paid a lot of money to a lot of people.
I tend to have to use my tin snips; scissors are usually too wimpy. Can opener works pretty well as long as the package stays gripped.
Sounds like he's figuring "Oracle has been prevented from shooting themselves in the foot with what they thought was a pistol but is actually just an aimer for an orbital laser cannon. In the long run they're better off, so really it's a win for them. Along with everyone else, of course."
the longer the wavelength the harder to focus. That said, if you could use it to see the WAP and had some extra circuitry to flag it if it's unsecured.... :)
The problem with showing that stuff to the bridge crew is they're only equipped for the normal red-violet range, so anything the visor is detecting has to get mapped into that range, and since most folks can't see IR or UV, nobody worries about glare or reflection in those frequencies (in most cases), so without a lot of practice, a wider range is going to look like crap to a normal viewer. Lots of practice, or using a sliding filter to determine what frequencies you want to see now, should make it more useful.
This is pretty much standard for stuff that's out of support. Try to get a security patch for Win98. That's not to say that I think Adobe is right to say CS5 is at that level, but this is hardly the first time that the solution to a bug has been 'buy the new version'.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/05/oil_company_subsidies.html appears to be a list of subsidies matching that criteria, but it should be noted they're listed as subsidies that were being targeted for elimination in the 2011 budget. I don't know if they've actually been cut.
... assuming the customer in question have enough economic power to go somewhere else. Otherwise they're just hosed by being unable to work with an effective monopoly.
The TSA has no jurisdiction over you in a private car, and for that matter they don't have jurisdiction over you when you are using a private airport.
Yet. (Though remember their parent DHS claims jurisdiction and the right to search anyone freely at any point within 100 miles of the US border, which covers 90ish percent of the population, if I recall right.)
Indeed. Though TFA mentions that Providence Equity apparently thinks it's a dumb idea too; it triggered them trying to cash out their 10%.
I would have to agree that the real value of gold is a constant. The price, on the other hand, fluctuates with perceived value.
Time is an illusion.
Obviously they need to sue to have the peninsula renamed first.
only if they pass it. Though I'd raise them to a C if it at least passes the House.
They've just decided that overeducation is also bad, and that the best achievement is mediocrity. So they're testing for average knowledge.
I'm sorry, I think I'm missing something. Is that a buck per megabyte or a buck per (megabyte-per-second) or what? Because a buck per megabyte doesn't sound very laughable.