Ready a company that offers IPv6 migration consultancy, and gather a bunch of contractors who are qualified to roll it out across large corporate or ISP networks, handle the DNS fixes, patch custom code, and/or upgrade ancient servers to an IPv6-ready OS.
IPv6 is not in demand, and will not BE in demand until there are new sites out there that don't have an IPv4 address because they can't get one, and thus are ONLY reachable from IPv6-enabled networks. When that does happen, demand will rise suddenly and rollouts will suddenly be worth the money. But most of the work will happen in a pretty short span of time - think Y2K panic - and that will be when you can cash in.
As a network engineer, I am waiting eagerly for this to happen. And anything that helps save IPv4 space from running out quite as quick is just delaying the inevitable. Give it all away! Announce there is no more coming! And finally you will bring on the long-awaited change.
Maybe we'll sort out multicast while we're at it:)
That's only as true as you let it be. If you copy across your data - photos, home video, ebooks, music, and whatever else you archive - each time you upgrade, and ensure that the passwords to any online storage are made available in your will, you can have a properly backed-up and reliable archive that will be available after your death - at which point your descendants can start copying that data across to the storage and archival systems they use themselves, and peek through it at their leisure. Certainly as storage gets cheaper, keeping Grandad's data around somewhere becomes an easy option.
Bits only rot if left to rot. This is Slashdot. Geeks should be capable of handling their data, and even non-geeks are learning the value of taking backups and/or keeping their data in several accessible places.
It's like when people say, "I literally exploded into a fit of rage" when in fact they mean that they figuratively exploded.
Argh! No! While it is true that they *actually* figuratively exploded, they quite correctly meant to *say* that they *literally* did. They are merely lying for emphasis.
It's about time we started seeing waterproof phones and e-readers, and if the power is wireless and communication is wireless, there shouldn't be many more barriers to this.
It's the refresh rate that's difficult, not extrapolating from alternate frames = 2 eyes to every 4th frame = 4 eyes = 2 players.
If not, I would like to hereby stake my claim to n-player 3D technology, requiring every 2n frame to be shown to a given eye and a n*120mhz refresh rate.
Also the cheapy version: n-player 2D, with glasses that show the same thing to both eyes, each pair of glasses displays every nth frame and only requires a n*60hz refresh rate.
I researched the different ebook formats/readers a while back, and came to this conclusion: buy ePubs that lack DRM or have DRM you can crack. Back them up in their non-DRM'd form.
I haven't bought an eReader yet, mind - I'm actually finding it surprisingly easy to get along with reading ePubs on my android phone with "Aldiko Premium". When I do buy one, you can bet it will support ePub, or at the very least include software that will convert ePubs on-the-fly as it fills up the device.
Any reader scores extra points for supporting PDF also - some types of document (though not so much novels) are better off as PDF than ePub or another ebook format.
The only thing you need to stop this unstoppable scam is for people to be unwilling to shell out a significant sum of money to some c**t who calls them up out of the blue.
I mean, £185, when you didn't know there was anything wrong with your computer in the first place? You'd need to have more money than brains to shell out for that.
As far as I'm concerned, that's enough to move this project from "appalling" to "kinda awesome". I'm not sure what (the otherwise excellent) NO2ID are on about here.
I love the Adobe DRM, as you can strip it in seconds with ineptepub. I wouldn't be buying epubs without the peace of mind that I'm in no danger of losing access to them at some date in the future.
Remember that this shit completely changes every few years. I used to build PCs for myself and my school as a kid (386/486), then couldn't affort to for a few years, then had to start reading PC magazines when it finally came time to afford a new PC (Pentium 2/AMD equiv). Fast-forward a few years to my next major upgrade, and I'm reading Wikipedia instead of the mags, but I'm still pig-ignorant of the latest tech until I've figured out whether AGP is still current (nope) and which of DDR2/3 will be needed, how many cores are worthwhile, etc etc etc.
Maybe it's easier for those who do hardware support or deal with servers (I mostly deal with routers/switches/firewalls), but I get completely left behind if I ignore the PC components market for more than a few months.
"The amount of detail about proteins, chemical signals and gene regulation that these 15-year-olds were devouring was amazing."
I can only imagine this is because they were able to make this information useful to the learner in a way not normally seen in a classroom: a great teaching technique.
I was quite upset about this until I realised that
a) The person viewing the image will be in another room and won't actually meet me, and
b) I can stand in that thing and jiggle my lard around like the dancing baby from Ally McBeal and make whoever is watching them image lose their lunch.
The FSF isn't saying the iPad should be banned, it's just raising awareness about the need for freedom in software.
Frankly with the amount of bullshit publicity this (somewhat underwhelming) device has had so far, I'm happy for a worthwhile organisation like the FSF to hijack a little for it's cause.
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I think Jail is overkill... so long as he pays up :)
Ready a company that offers IPv6 migration consultancy, and gather a bunch of contractors who are qualified to roll it out across large corporate or ISP networks, handle the DNS fixes, patch custom code, and/or upgrade ancient servers to an IPv6-ready OS.
IPv6 is not in demand, and will not BE in demand until there are new sites out there that don't have an IPv4 address because they can't get one, and thus are ONLY reachable from IPv6-enabled networks. When that does happen, demand will rise suddenly and rollouts will suddenly be worth the money. But most of the work will happen in a pretty short span of time - think Y2K panic - and that will be when you can cash in.
As a network engineer, I am waiting eagerly for this to happen. And anything that helps save IPv4 space from running out quite as quick is just delaying the inevitable. Give it all away! Announce there is no more coming! And finally you will bring on the long-awaited change.
Maybe we'll sort out multicast while we're at it :)
... tell me the mice will each have their own little biodegradable parachute to help them get stuck up in the trees where the snakes are.
That's only as true as you let it be. If you copy across your data - photos, home video, ebooks, music, and whatever else you archive - each time you upgrade, and ensure that the passwords to any online storage are made available in your will, you can have a properly backed-up and reliable archive that will be available after your death - at which point your descendants can start copying that data across to the storage and archival systems they use themselves, and peek through it at their leisure. Certainly as storage gets cheaper, keeping Grandad's data around somewhere becomes an easy option.
Bits only rot if left to rot. This is Slashdot. Geeks should be capable of handling their data, and even non-geeks are learning the value of taking backups and/or keeping their data in several accessible places.
It's like when people say, "I literally exploded into a fit of rage" when in fact they mean that they figuratively exploded.
Argh! No! While it is true that they *actually* figuratively exploded, they quite correctly meant to *say* that they *literally* did. They are merely lying for emphasis.
1 bit per swallow, unless being painted/dyed doesn't count as being laden.
It's about time we started seeing waterproof phones and e-readers, and if the power is wireless and communication is wireless, there shouldn't be many more barriers to this.
Or you could, y'know, watch it and decide for yourself.
I mean Jesus, it's not as if you have to pay with torrents all over... erm.. *cough* never mind.
According to a TV show I watched on the subject some a while back, British Airways have been taking live telemetry from their planes for years.
So, escape speed, billion tons...impact energy is on the order of 40 gigatons of TNT.
So, which desert area will we use for safety?
Might I suggest Milton Keynes?
1. Erase all saved passwords and other saved data on your work PC/laptop/mobile device/etc before you hand them back.
2. Hand over a list of all credentials you have and advise they be disabled or changed.
It's the refresh rate that's difficult, not extrapolating from alternate frames = 2 eyes to every 4th frame = 4 eyes = 2 players.
If not, I would like to hereby stake my claim to n-player 3D technology, requiring every 2n frame to be shown to a given eye and a n*120mhz refresh rate.
Also the cheapy version: n-player 2D, with glasses that show the same thing to both eyes, each pair of glasses displays every nth frame and only requires a n*60hz refresh rate.
I researched the different ebook formats/readers a while back, and came to this conclusion: buy ePubs that lack DRM or have DRM you can crack. Back them up in their non-DRM'd form.
I haven't bought an eReader yet, mind - I'm actually finding it surprisingly easy to get along with reading ePubs on my android phone with "Aldiko Premium". When I do buy one, you can bet it will support ePub, or at the very least include software that will convert ePubs on-the-fly as it fills up the device.
Any reader scores extra points for supporting PDF also - some types of document (though not so much novels) are better off as PDF than ePub or another ebook format.
The OP was positing two possible theories, not offering either of them as fact.
It's definitely a frippery for movies, but I can imagine it being very cool for games - same as HDTV, in that respect (although much moreso).
They left the Droid open, but surprised us users of the EU version (the Milestone) by locking down the bootloader partition.
That was enough for me to move away from Motorola next phone I buy; but this eFuse crap is a pretty hefty final nail for the coffin.
Oh well, the HTC Eris is better anyway.
The only thing you need to stop this unstoppable scam is for people to be unwilling to shell out a significant sum of money to some c**t who calls them up out of the blue.
I mean, £185, when you didn't know there was anything wrong with your computer in the first place? You'd need to have more money than brains to shell out for that.
As far as I'm concerned, that's enough to move this project from "appalling" to "kinda awesome". I'm not sure what (the otherwise excellent) NO2ID are on about here.
I love the Adobe DRM, as you can strip it in seconds with ineptepub. I wouldn't be buying epubs without the peace of mind that I'm in no danger of losing access to them at some date in the future.
... And nothing of any importance was lost.
(fond memories remain intact)
Remember that this shit completely changes every few years. I used to build PCs for myself and my school as a kid (386/486), then couldn't affort to for a few years, then had to start reading PC magazines when it finally came time to afford a new PC (Pentium 2/AMD equiv). Fast-forward a few years to my next major upgrade, and I'm reading Wikipedia instead of the mags, but I'm still pig-ignorant of the latest tech until I've figured out whether AGP is still current (nope) and which of DDR2/3 will be needed, how many cores are worthwhile, etc etc etc.
Maybe it's easier for those who do hardware support or deal with servers (I mostly deal with routers/switches/firewalls), but I get completely left behind if I ignore the PC components market for more than a few months.
I've never seen a CV written in a format like that before.
"The amount of detail about proteins, chemical signals and gene regulation that these 15-year-olds were devouring was amazing."
I can only imagine this is because they were able to make this information useful to the learner in a way not normally seen in a classroom: a great teaching technique.
I was quite upset about this until I realised that
a) The person viewing the image will be in another room and won't actually meet me, and
b) I can stand in that thing and jiggle my lard around like the dancing baby from Ally McBeal and make whoever is watching them image lose their lunch.
The FSF isn't saying the iPad should be banned, it's just raising awareness about the need for freedom in software.
Frankly with the amount of bullshit publicity this (somewhat underwhelming) device has had so far, I'm happy for a worthwhile organisation like the FSF to hijack a little for it's cause.