licenses for software use of the CSS key is very hard to get (not that the hardware one is easy to get). Originaly they weren't even granted, hardware only. The DVD forum has always been paranoid about CSS in software players (for obvios reasons).
We all know that if you can view it, you can rip it. The only chance of stalling (there is no stopping it) this is to keep the process as obscure as possible.
(transfer the money, not the card number)----- With the new smart cards comming out (like the American Express Blue card), that's exactly what will be done. No card numbers will be sent. The money will be transfered from the card through AMEX to the site.
1. It's basic memorization, there is no real math or intelligence skills required.
So who came up with the solutions to memorize in the first place? Someone with 2 or 3 weeks training (I call these people pseudo-tech operators)?
Problem solving takes a lot of "intelligence skills". I was in tech support for three years and spent most of that time as a trainer and resource (a tech's tech). Pseudo-techs regurgitated answers on the phones while a few real techs solved the problems. We wrote new driver INFs, dissected the windows registry (registry == HELL), and wrote procedures for the pseudo-techs to follow.
So, anyone in the world, can learn how to be a pseudo-tech operator. It's basic memorization and regurgitation, there is no real math or intelligence skills required. All you need is a good solid 2 or 3 weeks of training and you can repeat answers on the phones too. But if you want to be a real tech and create solutions you need intelligence and skill.
2. Folks, a tech making fun of someone learning how to operate a computer...
Learning how to operate a computer is one thing, waiting four hours on hold to ask what a power cord is for is different. I just have to laugh at that. Everyone has read an email full of funny things kids do. Like a kid learning how to talk and mispronounces some words and thus creates a sentence that isn't quite right. Is it wrong to laugh at that? Is it mocking the child? No! Its just funny like a lot of the situations in tech support we laugh at.
3. "But Scott, I work tech support and we constantly get calls from complete idiots." They're not idiots, they just don't understand how a computer works internally.
Two words; power cord.
4. "Almost every caller I ever helped was an intelligent person..."
So there were some people worth mocking?
So are all tech support callers idiots? No! Can intelligent people ask stupid questions and do stupid things? Hell yes! And a lot of those really stupid questions and things are damn funny.
I find all of this quite odd. From what I've read, the CSS encryption can be licensed from Matsushita for free (although the application is a lengthy process).
So, my question then is "Why has no one made a player for Linux yet?" Licenses have been allowed for software players since may of '97. Has any Linux/DVD group tried to get a license for the CSS?
Of course, there wouldn't be a problem if any of the decoder card makers would make a Linux driver for there stuff, since the CSS is in the hardware.
The IDE standard allows for only two IDE controllers in one system. Newer motherboards have both of the allowed controllers built in (hence the four IDE devices). If you plug in another PCI controller it will not work because of the two controllers already opperating in the system.
Everything I have read on RAID (I'm not an expert but I have read a lot), has said it will not work on IDE systems. Here are the two reasons I can think of; 1) RAID trys to write accross at least 3 drives at once. Exactly what it writes to each drive depends on which type of RAID (0, 5...). This is no problem for SCSI drives on the same cable, because each drive operates seperatly. On IDE the drives work in the master/slave fashion and the slave is truly dependant on the master and must wait for the master to respond. Because of the master/slave issue, each drive would need to be on another cable. Which brings up problem... 2) only two controllers work in one system but three are needed to avoid slaving any drives. Three cables, three master drives, three controllers.
IMHO it can't be done.
If I'm wrong, I'd like to know, because I wouldn't mind running RAID on IDE's too.
sounds like a ground loop. make sure all of your stereo equipment is plugged in to the same outlet (or surge protector) then try moving the tv plug to the same one. Ground loops happen when the audio equipment has a better path to ground than say, your tv. so the tv will try to ground out through the stereo.
Sounds like the chip is an FPGA. That means the chip will be slower but its not just "software upgradeable" but could actually change itself on the fly to match the needs of the moment. If it comes to a heavy bit of number crunching then it can increase the FPU. FPGAs have their ups and downs, its all in the implimentation.
Wires are the problem (optic and copper). The cost is to high and bandwidth to low. As I see it the only way for us (meaning general public) to get the higher bandwidth we want, is to avoid the barriers caused by wires. Wireless is the only answer I can see and many of the new technologies are making it possible. I work for a company that is producing a wireless NIC for Internet connection. Because of new technology its range and accuracy are 14 times (up to 7 miles) that of current radio LANs. Bandwidth is at 2 Mbps and will soon be 11 Mbps. Not to sound like a marketing pitch, just want you guys to know that this is possible now. Soon we can all have T1 level bandwidth:)
Amazing... Kipling managed to get hacked the the world's first "marketing hacker". Breaks into sites and putes up nice little PR stunt pictures (then charges only half price for the service).
What kind of person hacks into a site and does nothing realy nasty?
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actualy, it refers to anyone not involved in compromising the trade secret.
How about a /. poll to find out how many innocent parties out there have DeCSS or at least took a look at the code?
This innocent party has read the whole code and given it to 3 other innocents too.
licenses for software use of the CSS key is very hard to get (not that the hardware one is easy to get). Originaly they weren't even granted, hardware only. The DVD forum has always been paranoid about CSS in software players (for obvios reasons).
We all know that if you can view it, you can rip it. The only chance of stalling (there is no stopping it) this is to keep the process as obscure as possible.
(transfer the money, not the card number)----- With the new smart cards comming out (like the American Express Blue card), that's exactly what will be done. No card numbers will be sent. The money will be transfered from the card through AMEX to the site.
Of course I won't buy the VHS, I don't have a VCR!
I would like to rant a little on a few points.
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1. It's basic memorization, there is no real math or intelligence skills required.
So who came up with the solutions to memorize in the first place?
Someone with 2 or 3 weeks training (I call these people pseudo-tech operators)?
Problem solving takes a lot of "intelligence skills". I was in tech support for three years and spent most of that time as a trainer and resource (a tech's tech). Pseudo-techs regurgitated answers on the phones while a few real techs solved the problems. We wrote new driver INFs, dissected the windows registry (registry == HELL), and wrote procedures for the pseudo-techs to follow.
So, anyone in the world, can learn how to be a pseudo-tech operator. It's basic memorization and regurgitation, there is no real math or intelligence skills required. All you need is a good solid 2 or 3 weeks of training and you can repeat answers on the phones too. But if you want to be a real tech and create solutions you need intelligence and skill.
2. Folks, a tech making fun of someone learning how to operate a computer
Learning how to operate a computer is one thing, waiting four hours on hold to ask what a power cord is for is different. I just have to laugh at that.
Everyone has read an email full of funny things kids do. Like a kid learning how to talk and mispronounces some words and thus creates a sentence that isn't quite right. Is it wrong to laugh at that? Is it mocking the child? No! Its just funny like a lot of the situations in tech support we laugh at.
3. "But Scott, I work tech support and we constantly get calls from complete idiots." They're not idiots, they just don't understand how a computer works internally.
Two words; power cord.
4. "Almost every caller I ever helped was an intelligent person..."
So there were some people worth mocking?
So are all tech support callers idiots? No!
Can intelligent people ask stupid questions and do stupid things? Hell yes! And a lot of those really stupid questions and things are damn funny.
I find all of this quite odd. From what I've read, the CSS encryption can be licensed from Matsushita for free (although the application is a lengthy process).
So, my question then is "Why has no one made a player for Linux yet?"
Licenses have been allowed for software players since may of '97. Has any Linux/DVD group tried to get a license for the CSS?
Of course, there wouldn't be a problem if any of the decoder card makers would make a Linux driver for there stuff, since the CSS is in the hardware.
Check out the DVD FAQ for a lot of good info.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.
The IDE standard allows for only two IDE controllers in one system. Newer motherboards have both of the allowed controllers built in (hence the four IDE devices). If you plug in another PCI controller it will not work because of the two controllers already opperating in the system.
Everything I have read on RAID (I'm not an expert but I have read a lot), has said it will not work on IDE systems. Here are the two reasons I can think of;
1) RAID trys to write accross at least 3 drives at once. Exactly what it writes to each drive depends on which type of RAID (0, 5...). This is no problem for SCSI drives on the same cable, because each drive operates seperatly. On IDE the drives work in the master/slave fashion and the slave is truly dependant on the master and must wait for the master to respond. Because of the master/slave issue, each drive would need to be on another cable. Which brings up problem...
2) only two controllers work in one system but three are needed to avoid slaving any drives. Three cables, three master drives, three controllers.
IMHO it can't be done.
If I'm wrong, I'd like to know, because I wouldn't mind running RAID on IDE's too.
sounds like a ground loop. make sure all of your stereo equipment is plugged in to the same outlet (or surge protector) then try moving the tv plug to the same one.
Ground loops happen when the audio equipment has a better path to ground than say, your tv. so the tv will try to ground out through the stereo.
Sounds like the chip is an FPGA.
That means the chip will be slower but its not just "software upgradeable" but could actually change itself on the fly to match the needs of the moment. If it comes to a heavy bit of number crunching then it can increase the FPU.
FPGAs have their ups and downs, its all in the implimentation.
Gates also said the Internet would go nowhere. Well, with a history of predictions like that, I think Linux is going to do just fine.
Wires are the problem (optic and copper). The cost is to high and bandwidth to low. As I see it the only way for us (meaning general public) to get the higher bandwidth we want, is to avoid the barriers caused by wires. Wireless is the only answer I can see and many of the new technologies are making it possible. I work for a company that is producing a wireless NIC for Internet connection. Because of new technology its range and accuracy are 14 times (up to 7 miles) that of current radio LANs. Bandwidth is at 2 Mbps and will soon be 11 Mbps. Not to sound like a marketing pitch, just want you guys to know that this is possible now. Soon we can all have T1 level bandwidth :)
Amazing... Kipling managed to get hacked the the world's first "marketing hacker". Breaks into sites and putes up nice little PR stunt pictures (then charges only half price for the service).
What kind of person hacks into a site and does nothing realy nasty?