Obviously. It's my non-english upbringing:P. Obviously they don't assemble the thing, they just design it and make someone else do it. Still, they have to buy/own all the parts that are used, so the argument stands:)
You have to understand that apple might as well be the biggest gadget manufacturer in the world. They do desktop computers, notebooks, netbooks and phones (Not to mention iPod lines with touchscreens, for example).
And unlike android or windows, they do manufacture everything themselves, so the load is not spread between every company that decides to produce a windows laptop or android phone.
Yes, they do produce something... And I thank them for that.
But then "Company X" decides to use what they produced and make it better... Make it useful. Sometimes they are the only ones using it, since Microsoft (or any other big corporation) didn't see the value in it after it was done.
And they get sued OR pay massive royalties. This is what these big corporations do and that's, as I said, stifling innovation. I'm not saying these patent trolls are right, they are simple a byproduct of the current patent system.
The whole patent system needs a revamp but it is to protect us from companies like Microsoft, Apple and whatnot. They are the ones stiffing innovation.
I've seen working prototypes with working swappable batteries, so that shouldn't be an issue.
Same way every car either takes leaded gasoline, unleaded gasoline or diesel, just make 3 types of batteries (different power for different requirements).
The management part should be possible to overcome, especially because the adoption would be slow. The infrastructure would have to be built, but that doesn't meant it isn't doable. The up side is that you wouldn't require a gas post - every store could trade your depleted pack for a new one.
The only reason I see this not working is because of patents/money. Patents would be in the way of a standard, big oil would be in the way of widespread use of this idea.
Instead of refueling a battery, you change the whole battery every time you stop at a "gas" station. The system has been used for gas cans for decades now and it works.
I always wondered why do they assume that a car battery needs to be the same every time.
If the average computer can do 5 million hashes/secod, then just loop one million re-hashes so it will only get 5 hashes / second. No one can brute force that (for now)... And yes, bcrypt will work, but this is an easy solution to implement, that's all I meant.
If someone enters your system, they can access your salting code which is half way to breaking it.
I believe you'd be better off doing multiple hashes of the password in a big enough magnitude for it to become slow. That way most brute force approaches wouldn't easily work.
Anything left out in the sun (in this case, to recharge), can easily reach 60. Even if they are not next to the panel, they will get hot, eventually.
Lithium-ion batteries are extremely sensitive to heat. That's a well known fact...
The only way I can see a "solar powered laptop" is if the solar panel can be detached from the laptop and recharges it using a wire of some kind, to avoid solar exposure of the machine.
Are you comparing the kind of power required by a laptop with a calculator?
And you missed the point. 99% of batteries used in laptops/phones are extremely sensitive to heat. sun = heat, so I doubt that battery will keep it's power for long.
I'd say that the standard font size with the standard book would be an accurate measure.
When apple says a computer lasts 7 hours it doesn't mean you'll be playing a game for 7 hours. Just that you'll do some mixed web browsing and document editing.
Still way more exact than time. With every connectivity feature off and in busy months (less reading) I've used my kindle for over 2 months between charges:)
never charged me anything (granted, I don't browse the web with it, just the ocasional e-mail)
I was answering to this (that actually didn't compare anything)
"Amazon... Who filled the internet with ads, And was a little bitch over the wikileaks thing...
Or b&n... The provider of many many hours of enjoyable reading."
I have countless hours of enjoyable reading on my kindle, and amazon's service has been nothing short of awesome so far. That was my whole point.
PS: And if you want to use books in other formats you can. It already reads pdf's and ePub's can be converted to mobipocket with 2 clicks. That's a non-issue, I think.
... But isn't it apple suing Samsung for copying their design?
I can see why a judge wants Apple to see the next Samsung models, but I fail to understand why would he ever grant Samsung permission to check future Apple releases.
Your encrypted files should not be encrypted by those 4 digits. And if those 4 numbers are part of the way they generate the key, the other part should not be accessible by anyone that already has those 4 digits. That was where they failed.
What's the point of having 256 bit encryption if, trully, they rely on something that weak?
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Obviously. It's my non-english upbringing :P. Obviously they don't assemble the thing, they just design it and make someone else do it. Still, they have to buy/own all the parts that are used, so the argument stands :)
You have to understand that apple might as well be the biggest gadget manufacturer in the world. They do desktop computers, notebooks, netbooks and phones (Not to mention iPod lines with touchscreens, for example).
And unlike android or windows, they do manufacture everything themselves, so the load is not spread between every company that decides to produce a windows laptop or android phone.
Yes, they do produce something... And I thank them for that.
But then "Company X" decides to use what they produced and make it better... Make it useful. Sometimes they are the only ones using it, since Microsoft (or any other big corporation) didn't see the value in it after it was done.
And they get sued OR pay massive royalties. This is what these big corporations do and that's, as I said, stifling innovation. I'm not saying these patent trolls are right, they are simple a byproduct of the current patent system.
One of the patent hoggers got what they deserved.
The whole patent system needs a revamp but it is to protect us from companies like Microsoft, Apple and whatnot. They are the ones stiffing innovation.
That is the basic idea, but it's really simple:
I've seen working prototypes with working swappable batteries, so that shouldn't be an issue.
Same way every car either takes leaded gasoline, unleaded gasoline or diesel, just make 3 types of batteries (different power for different requirements).
The management part should be possible to overcome, especially because the adoption would be slow. The infrastructure would have to be built, but that doesn't meant it isn't doable. The up side is that you wouldn't require a gas post - every store could trade your depleted pack for a new one.
The only reason I see this not working is because of patents/money. Patents would be in the way of a standard, big oil would be in the way of widespread use of this idea.
Instead of refueling a battery, you change the whole battery every time you stop at a "gas" station. The system has been used for gas cans for decades now and it works.
I always wondered why do they assume that a car battery needs to be the same every time.
I said exactly that.
If the average computer can do 5 million hashes/secod, then just loop one million re-hashes so it will only get 5 hashes / second. No one can brute force that (for now)... And yes, bcrypt will work, but this is an easy solution to implement, that's all I meant.
If someone enters your system, they can access your salting code which is half way to breaking it.
I believe you'd be better off doing multiple hashes of the password in a big enough magnitude for it to become slow. That way most brute force approaches wouldn't easily work.
Ok, are you trolling me or being serious?
Anything left out in the sun (in this case, to recharge), can easily reach 60. Even if they are not next to the panel, they will get hot, eventually.
Lithium-ion batteries are extremely sensitive to heat. That's a well known fact...
The only way I can see a "solar powered laptop" is if the solar panel can be detached from the laptop and recharges it using a wire of some kind, to avoid solar exposure of the machine.
Are you comparing the kind of power required by a laptop with a calculator?
And you missed the point. 99% of batteries used in laptops/phones are extremely sensitive to heat. sun = heat, so I doubt that battery will keep it's power for long.
Sun -> heat -> Dead batteries.
why charge it in the sun if you'll end up having 10 minutes autonomy after 1 month?
Because the title wasn't clear enough for you not to click it.
Don't like this kind of news, don't read them :).
Meh, that could easily be factored into the pageturns.
Just assume all pageturns are consecutive. The kindle, at least, lets you turn off your wifi, so you can make those pre-conditions to your test
(ex: test on a wifi-kindle with wifi off, and done during X number of days).
Way more accurate than saying "it lasts 2 years" (if you don't touch it).
I said "most", not all. You're one of those where it's not :P
I don't live in the US, so I have no idea how good or bad it is, I know that in europe conditions are pretty sweet every country I've been in.
I'd say that the standard font size with the standard book would be an accurate measure.
When apple says a computer lasts 7 hours it doesn't mean you'll be playing a game for 7 hours. Just that you'll do some mixed web browsing and document editing.
Still way more exact than time. With every connectivity feature off and in busy months (less reading) I've used my kindle for over 2 months between charges :)
never charged me anything (granted, I don't browse the web with it, just the ocasional e-mail)
I was answering to this (that actually didn't compare anything)
"Amazon... Who filled the internet with ads, And was a little bitch over the wikileaks thing...
Or b&n... The provider of many many hours of enjoyable reading."
I have countless hours of enjoyable reading on my kindle, and amazon's service has been nothing short of awesome so far. That was my whole point.
PS: And if you want to use books in other formats you can. It already reads pdf's and ePub's can be converted to mobipocket with 2 clicks. That's a non-issue, I think.
that's the announced standby time for the macbook air :P. Just giving an example
*most countries of the civilized world.
there, happy? :)
Because Amazon weren't the pioneers of hassle free reading (sarcasm)
Also, the kindle is available everywhere. Literally free 3g everywhere in the world.
I dropped my kindle once and Amazon replaced it, no questions asked.
Not saying the nook is bad, but the Kindle and Amazons' customer service just bought them a lifetime customer
Just say "it allows for 20000 page turns"
That way it's not a relative time, but a real number people can evaluate.
It's like saying my Mac can stay on for 30 days and not mentioning the fact that it's on standby.
... But isn't it apple suing Samsung for copying their design?
I can see why a judge wants Apple to see the next Samsung models, but I fail to understand why would he ever grant Samsung permission to check future Apple releases.
So, I don't know if I follow you, but... you're proposing security by obscurity? But then you say that is open to attacks itself.
Also, a man in the middle at the recipient's door, would't it bypass your proxy configuration?
I mistakenly moded you down, just answering so it clears
"please do not talk about security and encryption when you clearly have no idea what you're talking about"
Please teach me english, I seem to be failing at reading.
You maybe you are. Not sure yet. But that part where he says "you have no idea what you'te talking about" is interesting.
Very simple.
You use your 4 digits to unlock your phone.
Your encrypted files should not be encrypted by those 4 digits. And if those 4 numbers are part of the way they generate the key, the other part should not be accessible by anyone that already has those 4 digits. That was where they failed.
What's the point of having 256 bit encryption if, trully, they rely on something that weak?