This isn't big news until they're using this technology on drives with more than one platter... I want my 120GB MP3 player, dammit.
You can probably get that by buying a clunky-large brick of a player that uses the 2.5" laptop drives, such as the full sized Nomad Zen. Then you swap out the drive with the new 120GB laptop drives.
This is great and all, but I kind of hope that we reach the limit for magnetic hard disks soon so we're forced to come up with a better replacement. Magnetic storage is way too slow.
I really don't think you understand, it is all about trade-offs. Magnetic is the best there is for capacity and cost, unless you think you can afford a 500GB flash drive. Actually, I think Flash drives might have much lower latency, but the best I've seen has a tenth the peak transfer rate of the fastest hard drive.
I agree. This is one of the problems with some of the proposed "WiFi n" standards - they take twice the bandwidth, meaning they take 2/3rds of the available band. With other proposed "n" standards, they stick to the same b/g bandwidth.
There simply aren't enough non-overlapping channels to accommodate this sort of use. Some people might point out that there are up to 14 channels available, but the problem is that the channels are spaced 5MHz apart and WiFi b/g takes 30MHz to communicate, stomping out the neighboring channels, meaning three (or fewer!) non-overlapping channels for most jurisdictions. I've seen some countries only effectively allow the use of a single channel.
Can it give me a decent signal more than one room away from the AP?
Maybe you could buy better equipment? With both Buffalo and Linksys equipment, I can manage a stable connection at 100+ ft through two walls and a ceiling. That is with typical 30mW devices, I get better distance with Engenius / Senao 200mW devices.
Something like enabling / disabling indexing for specific drives/volumes should have been exposed in the preferences pane as such, not terminal commands.
On the other hand, while a tad less intuitive, you could go to the "privacy" tab in the spotlight preference pane and enter or drag volumes / folders and possibly files that you don't want indexed, drag them back out if you need them to be indexed.
Each widget consumes 20MB of RAM, then consume a lot more of virtual memory. Some third party widgets don't know how to put themselves to sleep when Dashboard is off, so they continue to take CPU power.
Even on a system with 1.5GB RAM, I just decided to not use Dashboard, there are too many memory hogs and Dashboard really isn't useful enough. I think using Quicksilver to call up certain web sites and apps is quicker anyway.
Why do these game systems still refuse to be released with a game included?
If they are trying to lose money on every system to make up for it in game licences, then it doesn't make sense to include a game. It's an extra development expense to make a game that doesn't need to be spent, especially as most games don't have universal appeal.
I'm sure Sam's Club or Walmart will have an inexpensive bundle, and you can chose whether to buy the bundle or not.
Isn't part of the allure of smaller systems handling the specifically to get away from large dedicated systems that aren't nearly as reliable?
The allure of small systems is because of COST, not reliability. Large systems are and can be very reliable. Using consumer commodity computer parts by themselves is more likely to be less reliable, but if you set up failover clusters, then you get a cheaper overall system that is as reliable.
On my shop computer, I'm still running Windows 2000 on a 400MHz Pentium II, and that was made in 1998. Windows XP should run just as well using the older style skin and turning off the effects.
I dunno, it just rubs me the wrong way to see old technology hold its value so well, especially when I see used G4 iMacs out of warranty selling for more than a reconditioned G5 iMac with a warranty. I just bought a reconditioned G5 and left it at that.
...that the Internet was already largely a virtual red light district.
I'm not sure what the big deal is yet, I don't think.xxx would necessarily make the 'net seedier, nor do I think it would help "clean" it up for those that don't want to see it.
Apple computers seem to hold their value too well.
Barring damage, they probably would still be worth $500 or more. I mean, if a 750MHz G4 PowerMac still sells for $500, or a G4 iMac still sells for two thirds the price of a new G5 iMac, then something is wrong, IMO.
There's still a cost, since it takes energy to broadcast a signal, but we still call it "free".
Also, the signal has to get to the AP, generally meaning wiring, the cost of buying and setting up the AP, and the cost of buying the data service to the AP.
The thing that bugs me is the entitlement mentality that some have about this. If it is "WiFi" then it should be free. I too would like to know how it can be paid for if no fee is charged especially given the high cost of infrastructure.
Sure, free wireless works OK for coffee shops or restraunts here and there, as an incentive to get people to buy, but that is very small coverage and seems to encourage excessive loitering which is detrimental to business if they have too many people taking up tables several hours each during peak times.
Copying copyright music does not "deprive the owner of its possession", and therefore it is not theft. Do your homoework next time.
I think you completely missed the point of the argument. The point of the poster you quoted is that it is still illegal, and that the semantics of the argument used to justify breaking that law are absurd.
Besides, you took the definition for larceny, not necessarily theft. Also, there are legal definitions and social definitions, they vary in accuracy and meaning.
I think it is slightly different than that. While there may have been a time when the default was changed without permission, it might not be true now.
Still, every time there is an IE update, it places a new IE icon on the desktop and on the quick launch bar and people just revert to their old bad habits and click on the blue E.
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Actually, put one of those in a computer, and it would be more likely called a workstation or server than a desktop.
Yeah, that'll work unless you want to actually use the laptop that doesn't require being plugged into the wall.
This isn't big news until they're using this technology on drives with more than one platter... I want my 120GB MP3 player, dammit.
You can probably get that by buying a clunky-large brick of a player that uses the 2.5" laptop drives, such as the full sized Nomad Zen. Then you swap out the drive with the new 120GB laptop drives.
This is great and all, but I kind of hope that we reach the limit for magnetic hard disks soon so we're forced to come up with a better replacement. Magnetic storage is way too slow.
I really don't think you understand, it is all about trade-offs. Magnetic is the best there is for capacity and cost, unless you think you can afford a 500GB flash drive. Actually, I think Flash drives might have much lower latency, but the best I've seen has a tenth the peak transfer rate of the fastest hard drive.
Yeah. It would have only been hard if they also had to deal with invariant -manifolds.
I agree. This is one of the problems with some of the proposed "WiFi n" standards - they take twice the bandwidth, meaning they take 2/3rds of the available band. With other proposed "n" standards, they stick to the same b/g bandwidth.
There simply aren't enough non-overlapping channels to accommodate this sort of use. Some people might point out that there are up to 14 channels available, but the problem is that the channels are spaced 5MHz apart and WiFi b/g takes 30MHz to communicate, stomping out the neighboring channels, meaning three (or fewer!) non-overlapping channels for most jurisdictions. I've seen some countries only effectively allow the use of a single channel.
Can it give me a decent signal more than one room away from the AP?
Maybe you could buy better equipment? With both Buffalo and Linksys equipment, I can manage a stable connection at 100+ ft through two walls and a ceiling. That is with typical 30mW devices, I get better distance with Engenius / Senao 200mW devices.
Not a fake game.
As opposed to a real game?
Why wouldn't they just dust off their "push" standard and try pushing it on us again?
Has nobody seen Jurassic Park?!
Hey, anything that eats lawyers is fine with me.
Something like enabling / disabling indexing for specific drives/volumes should have been exposed in the preferences pane as such, not terminal commands.
On the other hand, while a tad less intuitive, you could go to the "privacy" tab in the spotlight preference pane and enter or drag volumes / folders and possibly files that you don't want indexed, drag them back out if you need them to be indexed.
My problem:
Each widget consumes 20MB of RAM, then consume a lot more of virtual memory. Some third party widgets don't know how to put themselves to sleep when Dashboard is off, so they continue to take CPU power.
Even on a system with 1.5GB RAM, I just decided to not use Dashboard, there are too many memory hogs and Dashboard really isn't useful enough. I think using Quicksilver to call up certain web sites and apps is quicker anyway.
I think the additional drive is really a cartridge-like unit, not necessarily external, though maybe externally accessible.
I hope so. You Britainers have to pay for extra shipping. You expect something for nothing?
I figured it to be VAT and import taxes.
Why do these game systems still refuse to be released with a game included?
If they are trying to lose money on every system to make up for it in game licences, then it doesn't make sense to include a game. It's an extra development expense to make a game that doesn't need to be spent, especially as most games don't have universal appeal.
I'm sure Sam's Club or Walmart will have an inexpensive bundle, and you can chose whether to buy the bundle or not.
Isn't part of the allure of smaller systems handling the specifically to get away from large dedicated systems that aren't nearly as reliable?
The allure of small systems is because of COST, not reliability. Large systems are and can be very reliable. Using consumer commodity computer parts by themselves is more likely to be less reliable, but if you set up failover clusters, then you get a cheaper overall system that is as reliable.
On my shop computer, I'm still running Windows 2000 on a 400MHz Pentium II, and that was made in 1998. Windows XP should run just as well using the older style skin and turning off the effects.
I dunno, it just rubs me the wrong way to see old technology hold its value so well, especially when I see used G4 iMacs out of warranty selling for more than a reconditioned G5 iMac with a warranty. I just bought a reconditioned G5 and left it at that.
...that the Internet was already largely a virtual red light district.
.xxx would necessarily make the 'net seedier, nor do I think it would help "clean" it up for those that don't want to see it.
I'm not sure what the big deal is yet, I don't think
I agree.
Apple computers seem to hold their value too well.
Barring damage, they probably would still be worth $500 or more. I mean, if a 750MHz G4 PowerMac still sells for $500, or a G4 iMac still sells for two thirds the price of a new G5 iMac, then something is wrong, IMO.
Dictionary.com on citizen:
1. A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.
2. A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there.
3. A civilian.
4. A native, inhabitant, or denizen of a particular place: "We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community"
I'd say it fits definition 4 pretty well, maybe the others.
There's still a cost, since it takes energy to broadcast a signal, but we still call it "free".
Also, the signal has to get to the AP, generally meaning wiring, the cost of buying and setting up the AP, and the cost of buying the data service to the AP.
The thing that bugs me is the entitlement mentality that some have about this. If it is "WiFi" then it should be free. I too would like to know how it can be paid for if no fee is charged especially given the high cost of infrastructure.
Sure, free wireless works OK for coffee shops or restraunts here and there, as an incentive to get people to buy, but that is very small coverage and seems to encourage excessive loitering which is detrimental to business if they have too many people taking up tables several hours each during peak times.
The best explaination I've seen is that the USA is the only country that uses "America" in its name, so really, it makes sense as a shorthand.
Copying copyright music does not "deprive the owner of its possession", and therefore it is not theft. Do your homoework next time.
I think you completely missed the point of the argument. The point of the poster you quoted is that it is still illegal, and that the semantics of the argument used to justify breaking that law are absurd.
Besides, you took the definition for larceny, not necessarily theft. Also, there are legal definitions and social definitions, they vary in accuracy and meaning.
I think it is slightly different than that. While there may have been a time when the default was changed without permission, it might not be true now.
Still, every time there is an IE update, it places a new IE icon on the desktop and on the quick launch bar and people just revert to their old bad habits and click on the blue E.