This same question came up before the release of the last generation of consoles, and the one before that too. Why are we still asking the same question again and again?
Yes, every new round of consoles is closer and closer to an actual PC...but PCs advance too, and IMO consoles will never fully catch up.
I for one almost wholly dislike console gaming. My preference in games is in the RTS and RPG market, which I don't ever see being better on a console unless they add keyboard & mouse...at which point a console basically WILL be a PC.
But of people who do enjoy console gaming (and I know quite a few), many also play PC games. The divide is not nearly as black-and-white as game companies and sites would try to say.
So no, PS3 and Xbox360 will not "kill" PC gaming. In fact, as similar as the hardware in consoles are getting to PCs, I expect even more crossover games (not simple ports, but games actually written for both PC and the new consoles).
I'll second that, I've used DBAN a few times just in the last few days on old drives we're preparing to toss (finally retiring very old hardware).
I run it from the Ultimate Boot CD, http://www.ultimatebootcd.com, which has a ton of other diagnostic utilities on it, including the drive diag tools from all the major manufacturers. Extremely handy little CD to have around.
Come on people, calm the hell down. Mistakes happen. Your life is not going to end because the/. front page is bigger than normal. Get over it, move on, and hit PgDn a few extra times.
I've had the "Targus Sport Deluxe Notebook Backpack", which is on the page linked from the story, for about a year now. I've been extremely happy with it. Good padding for my laptop, waist and chest straps for taking weight off the shoulders, and lots of little compartments. Even a handy cell phone holder right on the shoulder strap.
I haven't really travelled much with it, but it's served me well for carrying my laptop and accessories to and from work on my bike. I'm sure it would easily survive an airplane trip as a carryon.
Since IP stands for Intellectual Property, then the natural answer is yes, since the word property is in the term being used.
Maybe the real question should be, is Intellectual Property the most appropriate way to refer to ideas? The term as it stands now simply implies property and ownership.
I'm not here to say what the term *should* be, but I just thought it was somewhat silly to ask whether a term that *has the word property in it*, is really property. Of course it is, because that's how "IP" is defined. Change IP to some other term, and that question becomes more valid, like asking "are ideas property?".
I totally agree. It's like Homer Simpson walking out of the first showing of Empire Strikes Back and exclaiming to everyone in line, "Who'd have thought Darth Vader was Luke's father?"
I have been quite enjoying Ken's ride on Jeopardy, but now that I know when it's going to end, it won't be quite as entertaining.
Yes, I did mistype in saying an integrated firewall.
What I found absurd was that he was asked a question about Windows security concerns being a fuel for Linux consumption, but he came back with a canned response about firewall appliances and market share/market awareness issues there.
To me, responding to that question in that way looks like MS (or at least this talking head) thinks having security-related appliances running MS-based software is the solution to their "percieved" security woes.
I understand that. But the question was in reference to security concerns about Windows, not about the lack of MS-based firewall appliances. He gives this answer like dropping a firewall in is the answer to the question posed about Windows security issues.
The biggest laugh of this whole article for me was that he seems to equate security as having an integrated firewall:
"CRN: Do you worry that Linux will gain more traction at the edge because of security concerns about Windows?
TAYLOR: Security is one of those workloads where Linux is getting traction, partly because we don't have a firewall appliance offering today. We have technologies, but we don't have a lockdown, hardened firewall that we can put in."
Sorry Mr. Taylor, but a firewall is NOT what the "security concerns" with Windows are. A firewall is a PIECE of a network security solution, but OS security has to be there first. A firewall won't do you any good if your web server is vulnerable to a trivial exploit.
I guess we can put this guy's comment to the test when XP SP2 ships with the firewall turned on by default. We'll see if the overall security of Windows increases dramatically just because of a firewall. I'm not holding my breath.
That's the first thing I wondered myself. How could they be so completely amateur as to store plaintext passwords in a database that was apparently not secured from outside access. A database like this should have NO REASON for any kind of outside world contact, ESPECIALLY with the sensitive content stored within. And the fact that they AREN'T SURE whether credit card info was compromised or not is even more amazing. Sounds like someone needs to teach these guys what log files are. Don't think I'd ever trust anything with this company from now on, especially personal information.
I'm very similar in my movie-watching style. Plus, I don't really watch movies often enough to justify a monthly fee. In fact, I've had a Blockbuster gift card here since Christmas, and it's still got half its value left, it's been months since I've rented everything.
That's why joining NetFlix has always been a debate for me, cause yeah it's a cool service and I'd LIKE to see more movies, but on the other hand...would I use it enough? Probably not.
Maybe with Wal-Mart and possibly others joining the game things will get competitive, and the monthly fee will come down to a reasonable price for my watching habits.
Or maybe someone will introduce something like levels of membership, based on how many DVDs you want to keep at one time or something. Right now NetFlix lets you have up to 3 at a time, what if I just want to be able to keep 1 or 2 around at a time? A prorated membership fee for this sort of thing would work very well for me.
If only I had read about this a few days ago, but I just set up my old P2/400 Dell as my linux router this weekend. Would probably have been cheaper to sell the Dell and buy a used DC for this purpose, and it'd take up a lot less room. Ah well, live and learn...
For $100/month you can get a box at Rackshack with 60GB of hard disk space all to yourself. Plus 400GB/month transfers which should be more than enough. Granted, the $100 deal is only for a Celeron 1.3GHz box, but faster machines are available for a little more money.
I've got one of those servers with them now, and their support is really quite good, and the connection has been rock-solid.
Is it me, or are these things getting really big? If I recall correctly, the first mars rover was no bigger than a PC tower. Guess they need the space for a lot more instrumentation and tools?
Took the words right out of my mouth. Don't forget the fact that there are WiFi CF cards available for the Zaurus for around $70 last I checked. Not a bad little setup, IMO.
My Lian-Li PC-68 has a filter covering the front intake fans, it does a nice job with dust and cat hair. But, you can avoid needing a whole new case, SVC has fan filters for very little money at all, they can be made to work with almost any setup. Much cheaper than buying a new case.
PA has had a do-not-call registry since last fall. I put myself on it pretty early and really haven't been bothered by telemarketers since it went into effect this winter. Gotta love it.
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You ask "Why now?", I ask "Why Again?"
This same question came up before the release of the last generation of consoles, and the one before that too. Why are we still asking the same question again and again?
Yes, every new round of consoles is closer and closer to an actual PC...but PCs advance too, and IMO consoles will never fully catch up.
I for one almost wholly dislike console gaming. My preference in games is in the RTS and RPG market, which I don't ever see being better on a console unless they add keyboard & mouse...at which point a console basically WILL be a PC.
But of people who do enjoy console gaming (and I know quite a few), many also play PC games. The divide is not nearly as black-and-white as game companies and sites would try to say.
So no, PS3 and Xbox360 will not "kill" PC gaming. In fact, as similar as the hardware in consoles are getting to PCs, I expect even more crossover games (not simple ports, but games actually written for both PC and the new consoles).
I'm glad I'm not the only one who downloaded it a few times just to drive the number up. Gotta keep these corporate-types to their word, no?
I'll second that, I've used DBAN a few times just in the last few days on old drives we're preparing to toss (finally retiring very old hardware).
I run it from the Ultimate Boot CD, http://www.ultimatebootcd.com, which has a ton of other diagnostic utilities on it, including the drive diag tools from all the major manufacturers. Extremely handy little CD to have around.
Come on people, calm the hell down. Mistakes happen. Your life is not going to end because the /. front page is bigger than normal. Get over it, move on, and hit PgDn a few extra times.
Here's the direct link to the bag i talked about above:
Targus Sport Deluxe Notebook Backpack
I've had the "Targus Sport Deluxe Notebook Backpack", which is on the page linked from the story, for about a year now. I've been extremely happy with it. Good padding for my laptop, waist and chest straps for taking weight off the shoulders, and lots of little compartments. Even a handy cell phone holder right on the shoulder strap.
I haven't really travelled much with it, but it's served me well for carrying my laptop and accessories to and from work on my bike. I'm sure it would easily survive an airplane trip as a carryon.
Since IP stands for Intellectual Property, then the natural answer is yes, since the word property is in the term being used.
Maybe the real question should be, is Intellectual Property the most appropriate way to refer to ideas? The term as it stands now simply implies property and ownership.
I'm not here to say what the term *should* be, but I just thought it was somewhat silly to ask whether a term that *has the word property in it*, is really property. Of course it is, because that's how "IP" is defined. Change IP to some other term, and that question becomes more valid, like asking "are ideas property?".
Just my $0.02
I totally agree. It's like Homer Simpson walking out of the first showing of Empire Strikes Back and exclaiming to everyone in line, "Who'd have thought Darth Vader was Luke's father?"
I have been quite enjoying Ken's ride on Jeopardy, but now that I know when it's going to end, it won't be quite as entertaining.
Great job guys, thanks.
I have a GE 2.4GHz phone and a Netgear 802.11g WAP. I've never noticed a problem between the two when talking on the phone.
I often have my laptop out in the living room via the wifi, and my wife will be talking on the phone, and the laptop's connection doesn't even hiccup.
Perhaps my phone detects that channel 11 isn't the cleanest channel it sees, and chooses another to operate on for the call?
I think not.
No way this isn't connected to the Firefox recommendation. No way.
I fixed up my pastor's PC, and in return he has saved my eternal soul. :)
Yes, I did mistype in saying an integrated firewall.
What I found absurd was that he was asked a question about Windows security concerns being a fuel for Linux consumption, but he came back with a canned response about firewall appliances and market share/market awareness issues there.
To me, responding to that question in that way looks like MS (or at least this talking head) thinks having security-related appliances running MS-based software is the solution to their "percieved" security woes.
I understand that. But the question was in reference to security concerns about Windows, not about the lack of MS-based firewall appliances. He gives this answer like dropping a firewall in is the answer to the question posed about Windows security issues.
The biggest laugh of this whole article for me was that he seems to equate security as having an integrated firewall:
"CRN: Do you worry that Linux will gain more traction at the edge because of security concerns about Windows?
TAYLOR: Security is one of those workloads where Linux is getting traction, partly because we don't have a firewall appliance offering today. We have technologies, but we don't have a lockdown, hardened firewall that we can put in."
Sorry Mr. Taylor, but a firewall is NOT what the "security concerns" with Windows are. A firewall is a PIECE of a network security solution, but OS security has to be there first. A firewall won't do you any good if your web server is vulnerable to a trivial exploit.
I guess we can put this guy's comment to the test when XP SP2 ships with the firewall turned on by default. We'll see if the overall security of Windows increases dramatically just because of a firewall. I'm not holding my breath.
I've had iptables logging port 135 accesses for about two hours now. 55 total attempts, 44 from unique hosts. Most within my ISP. Wheee!
That's the first thing I wondered myself. How could they be so completely amateur as to store plaintext passwords in a database that was apparently not secured from outside access. A database like this should have NO REASON for any kind of outside world contact, ESPECIALLY with the sensitive content stored within. And the fact that they AREN'T SURE whether credit card info was compromised or not is even more amazing. Sounds like someone needs to teach these guys what log files are. Don't think I'd ever trust anything with this company from now on, especially personal information.
I'm very similar in my movie-watching style. Plus, I don't really watch movies often enough to justify a monthly fee. In fact, I've had a Blockbuster gift card here since Christmas, and it's still got half its value left, it's been months since I've rented everything.
That's why joining NetFlix has always been a debate for me, cause yeah it's a cool service and I'd LIKE to see more movies, but on the other hand...would I use it enough? Probably not.
Maybe with Wal-Mart and possibly others joining the game things will get competitive, and the monthly fee will come down to a reasonable price for my watching habits.
Or maybe someone will introduce something like levels of membership, based on how many DVDs you want to keep at one time or something. Right now NetFlix lets you have up to 3 at a time, what if I just want to be able to keep 1 or 2 around at a time? A prorated membership fee for this sort of thing would work very well for me.
If only I had read about this a few days ago, but I just set up my old P2/400 Dell as my linux router this weekend. Would probably have been cheaper to sell the Dell and buy a used DC for this purpose, and it'd take up a lot less room. Ah well, live and learn...
For $100/month you can get a box at Rackshack with 60GB of hard disk space all to yourself. Plus 400GB/month transfers which should be more than enough. Granted, the $100 deal is only for a Celeron 1.3GHz box, but faster machines are available for a little more money.
I've got one of those servers with them now, and their support is really quite good, and the connection has been rock-solid.
I never did play the original Sam & Max, for whatever reason. Maybe this is my chance to make up for that failing as a gamer. Looking forward to it.
Is it me, or are these things getting really big? If I recall correctly, the first mars rover was no bigger than a PC tower. Guess they need the space for a lot more instrumentation and tools?
Took the words right out of my mouth. Don't forget the fact that there are WiFi CF cards available for the Zaurus for around $70 last I checked. Not a bad little setup, IMO.
Duke Nukem 3D! Ahh the joys of playing this game on a 486 back in the day. Tons of fun, and trite system requirements.
Maybe SOMEDAY we'll have that fabled follow-up game. Maybe.
My Lian-Li PC-68 has a filter covering the front intake fans, it does a nice job with dust and cat hair. But, you can avoid needing a whole new case, SVC has fan filters for very little money at all, they can be made to work with almost any setup. Much cheaper than buying a new case.
PA has had a do-not-call registry since last fall. I put myself on it pretty early and really haven't been bothered by telemarketers since it went into effect this winter. Gotta love it.