Not necessarily. Think about the implication of the hardware acting as a "something you have" token in two-factor authentication. Today, a common implementation is to prompt for additional information or receive an email/text to confirm identity before setting a cookie to allow the particular device to be recognized.
Doing the same with a unique profile of the hardware would allow that device to permanently exist as one part of two-factor authentication, with a password being the other piece. This would--by far--be the most common use case. A friend borrowing your computer? They could log into their account with a simple email/text verification (a la Facebook) and their standard credentials. But since you've already tied that hardware to your account, you get to skip that step.
It needn't be all doom & gloom. There are practical applications.
I don't expect many people would disagree with the assessment, except those pesky "people" called corporations. For many companies, their workforce is paid a flat salary and any concept of "overtime" doesn't mean more money paid out, let alone time and a half.
To hire an extra worker for those extra hours means spending more money, something that does not align with the capitalistic goal of earning as much as possible.
FTA: "If you have a PIN or an unlock pattern set, all you have to do in order to bypass it is simply tap the lock button to wake the display and then let the screen time out and go black. Tap the lock button again and low and behold, the unlock screen is gone and the phone can be accessed with no PIN or pattern input whatsoever."
Just because you can't see the argument for a single bag doesn't mean that there isn't one. For example, when I recently traveled to Peru, I rarely let my backpack out of sight—I didn't random hostels enough to leave thousands of dollars of equipment there, nor did I have a vehicle. That said, I did very well with a single piece of luggage, the Calumet BP1500 Large Backpack. It fit my 13" Macbook Air (with plenty of room for a larger laptop), my DSLR with a couple lenses and requisite accessories, in addition to clothes and whatever else I needed to survive for 10 days. All with enough space to bring back souvenirs.
The simplicity of a single bag was a boon when cramming myself into a taxi colectivo for 2 hours with a dozen strangers. Honestly, I'm not sure there would have been room for extra luggage.
As for the author's request, most details can be found on the product page, but in my opinion, the best part of that bag was having a hip belt to take the admittedly heavy load off my shoulders while hiking.
You get what you pay for. If you want total control, man up and take it! Get a VPS from Linode or Slicehost and configure the server exactly how you want. They offer similar service for similar prices. To get you started, Linode has a LAMP StackScript available that can have you up and running in about 2 minutes. From there, configure Apache for multiple vhosts and you're all set.
The downside is that ultimately, yo're responsible. The upside is that they don't touch your stuff and are expandable nearly instantly
Probably my favorite idea is a type of scavenger hunt with clues that are decoded from Free Text tags posted around the city. Find a tag, decode the clue, leading you to the next tag, etc.
The other great use would be integration of a tag into your address book, so that if you want to transfer your contact info, just let someone snap your vCard tag off your phone screen.
another technology out there that you didn't mention was LCOS. it's similar to a DLP in size. sony is just about to release thier a2000 series which will sport 1080p resolution and 1080p inputs (thereby satisfying your request for more than 768 vertical resolution). there are tons of input types, so you shouldn't have to worry about getting the video to it.
the 50" should be available in the next week or so. they have a 55 and 60 inch projected to launch in the near future. there are a few reviews available with a quick google search, but for the most part, people are waiting (and anxious) to see this new model.
why not take a look at some high yield savings accounts? they can earn as much interest as a CD, but you have the convenience of instant access to money
right now, HSBC direct is at 5.05% APY another popular one is ING Direct at 4.35% APY i believe even citibank offers one
my suggestion is to sign up with several and transfer money between them depending on who has the highest rate. right now, i've put some cash into hsbc. you even get an atm card for immediate access to cash (note: this is not a debit/check card). transferring money is easy, too. once all the requisite materials have arrived via snail mail, you can link you existing online banking accounts.
i can transfer from my local bank to hsbc in about 3 minutes. the funds take a few days to transfer, but it's "instant" enough for me. i usually find the better deals crop up in the anandtech hot deals forum, but a google search may work as well
microsoft is just digging thier hole deeper and deeper. of course, the incentive to upgrade to office is typically called into question with each iteration; but after the vista delay media frenzy, this is probably not exactly what microsoft wanted.
While this may not be a direct contribution to open source, at least we have the positive side-effect of corporate time enhancing the FOSS landscape in some way. Google mentions contributing code to Wine - and I appreciate that.
Until someone decides to make an equivalent open-source version of Picasa, I'll gladly take a free version that enhances the community as a byproduct of its development.
I've recommended AntiVir to a number of family and friends. The usability increases with each iteration, and gives you options to schedule automatic updates. The only downside is during updates, it sends up a single advertisement for thier full-featured product. So far, I've installed it for my girlfriend, sister, mother, and grandmother. No one has yet had a virus breakout - of course, the promotion of Firefox to Default Browser(TM) and a little user education goes a long way.
As a sidenote, check out the Anandtech Consolidated Security Thread for great commentary on a slew of security products. As of version 6, (now version 7) AntiVir is rated at a 84.5% detection rate.
As for myself, I just use good ol' common sense and a router.
Dapper Drake is at what, Flight 7 now? It's about high time you apt-get dist-upgrade'd
Orange is the new Brown... and not in a good way. I appreciate the slight deviation from the norm, but let's stick to more traditional corporate colors. I mean, there's a theme switcher for a reason, right?
Maybe you need to re-read the comments. No one is bashing anybody. The point was simply made that the reason for failure was lack of knowledge/skills.
If anyone, you should be blaming the sysadmins for THIER ignorance. Despite that I work and live in a Windows environment, doesn't mean I don't/can't learn about another OS.
I bought an iPod recently and had a great deal of dificulty opperating iTunes. This showed me how used to Windows and/or Linux apps I was. I'm not used to the streamlined interface that Apple is famous for. Who's at fault here? As the Mac-ignorant person, I assume responsibility.
But that's the problem with many people, lack of personal responsibility. But what do I know, you probably troll the Slashdot forums, waiting to bash Linux zealots, you damn Windows junkie.
TFA exposes the "problem" in both instances that the company reverted back to Microsoft:
Lacking skill set
Under that scenario, any OS switch would fail. You can't blame Linux (or Windows or any other OS) for that problem. Linux should be viewed as Linux, not Another Windows. You need proper IT support.
Some of the problems were simply lack of knowledge. There were complaints of having to claim 3 passwords for VPN access and not utilizing a worldwide-accessible central information store. That's just laziness.
Although I recognize that my views are more closely aligned with the Democratic party, I am a free-thinking individual and thought I should bring up a few points:
According to TFA, the issue [of available broadband] doesn't seem to be tied to any particular agenda.
"We also believe that the nationwide deployment of high speed, always-on broadband and Internet and mobile communications will fuel the development of millions of new jobs in the United States," Pelosi said.
How in the hell does broadband mean more jobs unless we're assuming there will be a large shift towards telecommuting?
Further, since "creating new jobs" is always an agenda of both major politcal parties, any actual effect that broadband would have would not be recognized as a Democratic contribution. Rather, it may be attributed to his highness, King Bush Jr. and the Republican-controlled government since they are the ones in office right now.
In fact, it almost sounds like the Democrats may be trying to ride the wave of potential good fortune. Think about this: "We said there would be more jobs with an increase in broadband availability. See the more jobs? We did that with our push for more broadband." It's a given that broadband will continue to see an increased number of total users. It's also expected that the number of jobs will continue to rise (note that I didn't say employment rate here, but gross employment; since the number of people consuming resources continues to climb, so will our need to satisfy those allocations in product and services industries).
Most importantly, I would hope that no one - Democrat, Republican, or otherwise - would expect a broad statement about broadband and jobs would help win an election. Until people learn to not vote based on religion (think abortion issues), most of these statements/promises/whatever will have little effect.
Even prescribing to your suggestion of 5%, that's still a significant amount amount of revenue a company could lose out one. Let's do a little math:
WoW active subscriber base: 6 million Percent of hardcore players: 5% Total active hardcore players: 300,000 Cost of a game: $40 (this is very conservative) Total potential lost revenue: $12 million
If we increase the cost of a game to $50 (a much more realistic amount), the revenue jumps to $15 million. However, I don't think the cost of a game is really a variable here. I think the real problem lies in the 5% assumption. While this may be accurate for those that are hardcore players (and do not much else), another very large subset of players falls into the "doesn't play much else" category: casuals. Why? Becasue they're casual. They only play an hour or two each night, maybe not every night. This is typically because they have additional real life obligations. This would suggest they don't have time to play yet another video game.
I think the percentage of World of Warcraft players that don't play other games on a regular basis is much higher than 5%.
I know that console and PC gamers tend to be different breed, but could the huge success of WoW be a contributing factor to declining revenue in the game industry?
Blizzard's intent is to continue thier current subscription by introducing long-lasting content. With 6 million users, does anyone else think that this could have a definitive effect on other games (both PC and console).
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Not necessarily. Think about the implication of the hardware acting as a "something you have" token in two-factor authentication. Today, a common implementation is to prompt for additional information or receive an email/text to confirm identity before setting a cookie to allow the particular device to be recognized.
Doing the same with a unique profile of the hardware would allow that device to permanently exist as one part of two-factor authentication, with a password being the other piece. This would--by far--be the most common use case. A friend borrowing your computer? They could log into their account with a simple email/text verification (a la Facebook) and their standard credentials. But since you've already tied that hardware to your account, you get to skip that step.
It needn't be all doom & gloom. There are practical applications.
Why must the system that ties accounts to hardware be inherently insecure? Pessimism, perhaps?
I don't expect many people would disagree with the assessment, except those pesky "people" called corporations. For many companies, their workforce is paid a flat salary and any concept of "overtime" doesn't mean more money paid out, let alone time and a half.
To hire an extra worker for those extra hours means spending more money, something that does not align with the capitalistic goal of earning as much as possible.
FTA: "If you have a PIN or an unlock pattern set, all you have to do in order to bypass it is simply tap the lock button to wake the display and then let the screen time out and go black. Tap the lock button again and low and behold, the unlock screen is gone and the phone can be accessed with no PIN or pattern input whatsoever."
Just because you can't see the argument for a single bag doesn't mean that there isn't one. For example, when I recently traveled to Peru, I rarely let my backpack out of sight—I didn't random hostels enough to leave thousands of dollars of equipment there, nor did I have a vehicle. That said, I did very well with a single piece of luggage, the Calumet BP1500 Large Backpack. It fit my 13" Macbook Air (with plenty of room for a larger laptop), my DSLR with a couple lenses and requisite accessories, in addition to clothes and whatever else I needed to survive for 10 days. All with enough space to bring back souvenirs.
The simplicity of a single bag was a boon when cramming myself into a taxi colectivo for 2 hours with a dozen strangers. Honestly, I'm not sure there would have been room for extra luggage.
As for the author's request, most details can be found on the product page, but in my opinion, the best part of that bag was having a hip belt to take the admittedly heavy load off my shoulders while hiking.
You get what you pay for. If you want total control, man up and take it! Get a VPS from Linode or Slicehost and configure the server exactly how you want. They offer similar service for similar prices. To get you started, Linode has a LAMP StackScript available that can have you up and running in about 2 minutes. From there, configure Apache for multiple vhosts and you're all set.
The downside is that ultimately, yo're responsible. The upside is that they don't touch your stuff and are expandable nearly instantly
...because I outlined potential uses 5 days earlier.
Probably my favorite idea is a type of scavenger hunt with clues that are decoded from Free Text tags posted around the city. Find a tag, decode the clue, leading you to the next tag, etc.
The other great use would be integration of a tag into your address book, so that if you want to transfer your contact info, just let someone snap your vCard tag off your phone screen.
another technology out there that you didn't mention was LCOS. it's similar to a DLP in size. sony is just about to release thier a2000 series which will sport 1080p resolution and 1080p inputs (thereby satisfying your request for more than 768 vertical resolution). there are tons of input types, so you shouldn't have to worry about getting the video to it.
the 50" should be available in the next week or so. they have a 55 and 60 inch projected to launch in the near future. there are a few reviews available with a quick google search, but for the most part, people are waiting (and anxious) to see this new model.
why not take a look at some high yield savings accounts? they can earn as much interest as a CD, but you have the convenience of instant access to money
right now, HSBC direct is at 5.05% APY
another popular one is ING Direct at 4.35% APY
i believe even citibank offers one
my suggestion is to sign up with several and transfer money between them depending on who has the highest rate. right now, i've put some cash into hsbc. you even get an atm card for immediate access to cash (note: this is not a debit/check card). transferring money is easy, too. once all the requisite materials have arrived via snail mail, you can link you existing online banking accounts.
i can transfer from my local bank to hsbc in about 3 minutes. the funds take a few days to transfer, but it's "instant" enough for me. i usually find the better deals crop up in the anandtech hot deals forum, but a google search may work as well
microsoft is just digging thier hole deeper and deeper. of course, the incentive to upgrade to office is typically called into question with each iteration; but after the vista delay media frenzy, this is probably not exactly what microsoft wanted.
I also find it very amusing how gold buyers are so quick to claim that people who don't buy gold don't have real lives.
What nerd said that? From my experience the road goes the complete opposite direction.
While this may not be a direct contribution to open source, at least we have the positive side-effect of corporate time enhancing the FOSS landscape in some way. Google mentions contributing code to Wine - and I appreciate that.
Until someone decides to make an equivalent open-source version of Picasa, I'll gladly take a free version that enhances the community as a byproduct of its development.
I've recommended AntiVir to a number of family and friends. The usability increases with each iteration, and gives you options to schedule automatic updates. The only downside is during updates, it sends up a single advertisement for thier full-featured product. So far, I've installed it for my girlfriend, sister, mother, and grandmother. No one has yet had a virus breakout - of course, the promotion of Firefox to Default Browser(TM) and a little user education goes a long way.
As a sidenote, check out the Anandtech Consolidated Security Thread for great commentary on a slew of security products. As of version 6, (now version 7) AntiVir is rated at a 84.5% detection rate.
As for myself, I just use good ol' common sense and a router.
You mean, SourceGear Vault.
We use it here at work. No complaints from me.
Dapper Drake is at what, Flight 7 now? It's about high time you apt-get dist-upgrade'd
Orange is the new Brown... and not in a good way. I appreciate the slight deviation from the norm, but let's stick to more traditional corporate colors. I mean, there's a theme switcher for a reason, right?
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=theory
Get thee unto a thesaurus.
I like to think of the problem as something attributed to GIGO
Maybe you need to re-read the comments. No one is bashing anybody. The point was simply made that the reason for failure was lack of knowledge/skills.
If anyone, you should be blaming the sysadmins for THIER ignorance. Despite that I work and live in a Windows environment, doesn't mean I don't/can't learn about another OS.
I bought an iPod recently and had a great deal of dificulty opperating iTunes. This showed me how used to Windows and/or Linux apps I was. I'm not used to the streamlined interface that Apple is famous for. Who's at fault here? As the Mac-ignorant person, I assume responsibility.
But that's the problem with many people, lack of personal responsibility. But what do I know, you probably troll the Slashdot forums, waiting to bash Linux zealots, you damn Windows junkie.
TFA exposes the "problem" in both instances that the company reverted back to Microsoft:
Lacking skill set
Under that scenario, any OS switch would fail. You can't blame Linux (or Windows or any other OS) for that problem. Linux should be viewed as Linux, not Another Windows. You need proper IT support.
Some of the problems were simply lack of knowledge. There were complaints of having to claim 3 passwords for VPN access and not utilizing a worldwide-accessible central information store. That's just laziness.
If I had evidence, it would be a fact, not a theory.
Didn't we just discuss this?
I still partly attribute this trend to the MMO effect.
Of course, this speaks nothing of groupthink.
According to TFA, the issue [of available broadband] doesn't seem to be tied to any particular agenda. How in the hell does broadband mean more jobs unless we're assuming there will be a large shift towards telecommuting?
Further, since "creating new jobs" is always an agenda of both major politcal parties, any actual effect that broadband would have would not be recognized as a Democratic contribution. Rather, it may be attributed to his highness, King Bush Jr. and the Republican-controlled government since they are the ones in office right now.
In fact, it almost sounds like the Democrats may be trying to ride the wave of potential good fortune. Think about this: "We said there would be more jobs with an increase in broadband availability. See the more jobs? We did that with our push for more broadband." It's a given that broadband will continue to see an increased number of total users. It's also expected that the number of jobs will continue to rise (note that I didn't say employment rate here, but gross employment; since the number of people consuming resources continues to climb, so will our need to satisfy those allocations in product and services industries).
Most importantly, I would hope that no one - Democrat, Republican, or otherwise - would expect a broad statement about broadband and jobs would help win an election. Until people learn to not vote based on religion (think abortion issues), most of these statements/promises/whatever will have little effect.
Flame on.
Even prescribing to your suggestion of 5%, that's still a significant amount amount of revenue a company could lose out one. Let's do a little math:
WoW active subscriber base: 6 million
Percent of hardcore players: 5%
Total active hardcore players: 300,000
Cost of a game: $40 (this is very conservative)
Total potential lost revenue: $12 million
If we increase the cost of a game to $50 (a much more realistic amount), the revenue jumps to $15 million. However, I don't think the cost of a game is really a variable here. I think the real problem lies in the 5% assumption. While this may be accurate for those that are hardcore players (and do not much else), another very large subset of players falls into the "doesn't play much else" category: casuals. Why? Becasue they're casual. They only play an hour or two each night, maybe not every night. This is typically because they have additional real life obligations. This would suggest they don't have time to play yet another video game.
I think the percentage of World of Warcraft players that don't play other games on a regular basis is much higher than 5%.
Thoughts? Questions? Comments?
I know that console and PC gamers tend to be different breed, but could the huge success of WoW be a contributing factor to declining revenue in the game industry?
Blizzard's intent is to continue thier current subscription by introducing long-lasting content. With 6 million users, does anyone else think that this could have a definitive effect on other games (both PC and console).
It's not called Warcrack for nothing.