Optical media is use-once, maybe twice if you're cautious.
Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never had any optical media fail - either pressed or burned - unless it was from excessive scratch damage. Granted I've never used it extensively for backup or in a commercial setting, but I've been using various forms of optical media since 1987.
...of meeting the Chinese (or whomever) on this battlefield, but the sad fact is that we are not. Oh, we're death on "the threat" to RIAA and MPIAA interests, and we damned sure are doing what it takes to smoke out "teh terrorists" (all the while laying waste to our citizens liberties), but as a match for concerted, state-run effort the one we face with China, we're all but unarmed.
Given what we know (and obviously don't know) about the NSA, how can you come to that conclusion? It's not like we're going to brag about it if we're doing it...
But in reality, what would happen now if he mysteriously ended up dead of a 'heart attack'? There would be widespread speculation and even outcry in many circles (/. among them), but at the end of the day it would be business as usual. The US public still lacks the will to do anything to change the situation.
In another link above, if you assigned a machine (virtual or no) a new IP address every picosecond for the next trillion years you still wouldn't even come close to running out of IPv6 addresses.
I think about the only way we would run out is if, thousands of years from now, we start colonizing other galaxies. And by then I would hope the Internet would have been replaced...
But what do we do in 20 years when the IPv6 address space starts to run out? Think I'm kidding? I can remember when people thought they'd never fill a 20mb because it was so huge!
There are enough IPv6 addresses available to give each and every of the 7+ Billion humans alive today 4.6 x 10^28 addresses
Or as someone else put it, The earth's surface area is about 510 trillion square meters. If a typical computer has a footprint of about a tenth of a square meter, and we stacked computers 10 billion high blanketing the entire surface of the earth, that would use up one trillionth of the address space.
I seriously doubt we're in danger of running out in the next millennium or two.
but seems to me it's possible that they're trying to be able to identify behavior patterns, possibly to better locate individuals, or to be able to more accurately predict and track the growth of social/revolutionary movements in the US, etc.
I'll third this. We bought my son a Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit for Christmas a year or two ago and I'm amazed at all the stuff you can do with it. Very easy visual programming "language" but it can do a huge variety of cool stuff. He already built a robot that analyzes and solves Rubik's Cube with only one kit (using plans he found online). It's great for teaching theory and fun to play with.
If faced with the extinction of the human race, let's send as many as necessary to nearly guarantee destruction/deflection of the asteroid. If that means one or two accidentally explode on launch, so be it. Besides, a nuclear missile exploding probably doesn't mean a nuclear detonation. Scattered radiation, sure, but not a nuclear detonation. Better than losing all of us.
Actually, according to dictionary.com, the definition of fascism is: "a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism."
Maybe I missed the memo where I will be forced to wear these Cyborg looking glasses but, given the news coverage these things are getting, I have the feeling I did.
Citizen #472284, I have reported you for non-compliance with Google regulation #48279573, subsection 5, paragraph 3. You have until July 14th to explain your actions.
I would love it if google responded by saying it infringes no more than eyeballs do.
Right, but when you walk past someone on the street now, you have a reasonable expectation that you're going to be seen by one set of eyeballs per person, not potentially millions.
Actually, that's exactly why I posted it that way. I sort of figured smitten was correct. But saying someone was "smitten with llamas" just sounds...wrong.
I can't think of another business where the typical vendor prefers that his customer use less of the product he sells. It makes no sense to me.
It makes sense, it's just not a good way of doing business. It would be the same as an all-you-can-eat buffet worried about how much food customers are consuming for their flat rate. If customers consume more, the business loses more money. But yeah, the right way of doing it is like you're doing it: Just make more food so everyone has enough and raise your price a bit if you need to. I wish more ISPs would see it that way.
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Optical media is use-once, maybe twice if you're cautious.
Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never had any optical media fail - either pressed or burned - unless it was from excessive scratch damage. Granted I've never used it extensively for backup or in a commercial setting, but I've been using various forms of optical media since 1987.
...of meeting the Chinese (or whomever) on this battlefield, but the sad fact is that we are not. Oh, we're death on "the threat" to RIAA and MPIAA interests, and we damned sure are doing what it takes to smoke out "teh terrorists" (all the while laying waste to our citizens liberties), but as a match for concerted, state-run effort the one we face with China, we're all but unarmed.
Given what we know (and obviously don't know) about the NSA, how can you come to that conclusion? It's not like we're going to brag about it if we're doing it...
Lighten up, Francis...
One would think...
But in reality, what would happen now if he mysteriously ended up dead of a 'heart attack'? There would be widespread speculation and even outcry in many circles (/. among them), but at the end of the day it would be business as usual. The US public still lacks the will to do anything to change the situation.
You're forgetting about Virtual Machines....
Bring 'em on...
In another link above, if you assigned a machine (virtual or no) a new IP address every picosecond for the next trillion years you still wouldn't even come close to running out of IPv6 addresses.
I think about the only way we would run out is if, thousands of years from now, we start colonizing other galaxies. And by then I would hope the Internet would have been replaced...
Shhh, you're ruining the narrative...
Also: Clever troll is clever.
But what do we do in 20 years when the IPv6 address space starts to run out? Think I'm kidding? I can remember when people thought they'd never fill a 20mb because it was so huge!
There are enough IPv6 addresses available to give each and every of the 7+ Billion humans alive today 4.6 x 10^28 addresses
Or as someone else put it, The earth's surface area is about 510 trillion square meters. If a typical computer has a footprint of about a tenth of a square meter, and we stacked computers 10 billion high blanketing the entire surface of the earth, that would use up one trillionth of the address space.
I seriously doubt we're in danger of running out in the next millennium or two.
but seems to me it's possible that they're trying to be able to identify behavior patterns, possibly to better locate individuals, or to be able to more accurately predict and track the growth of social/revolutionary movements in the US, etc.
FTFY
I'll third this. We bought my son a Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit for Christmas a year or two ago and I'm amazed at all the stuff you can do with it. Very easy visual programming "language" but it can do a huge variety of cool stuff. He already built a robot that analyzes and solves Rubik's Cube with only one kit (using plans he found online). It's great for teaching theory and fun to play with.
When you outlaw cars, only outlaws will have cars.
Pretty sure he meant Bruce Willis...
If faced with the extinction of the human race, let's send as many as necessary to nearly guarantee destruction/deflection of the asteroid. If that means one or two accidentally explode on launch, so be it. Besides, a nuclear missile exploding probably doesn't mean a nuclear detonation. Scattered radiation, sure, but not a nuclear detonation. Better than losing all of us.
"Live long, and prosper" - Gandalf
Right because detonating nuclear devices in orbit is always a good idea...
But you would rather host a pedantry exhibition while America burns.
Yep. That's exactly what I want...
Actually, according to dictionary.com, the definition of fascism is: "a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism."
Maybe I missed the memo where I will be forced to wear these Cyborg looking glasses but, given the news coverage these things are getting, I have the feeling I did.
Citizen #472284, I have reported you for non-compliance with Google regulation #48279573, subsection 5, paragraph 3. You have until July 14th to explain your actions.
I would love it if google responded by saying it infringes no more than eyeballs do.
Right, but when you walk past someone on the street now, you have a reasonable expectation that you're going to be seen by one set of eyeballs per person, not potentially millions.
And how exactly would I go about shooting Microsoft in the face?
I don't know...Ballmer's head is a pretty big target... Seems doable.
I never eat anything with a faece.
If you did, would that make you two-faeced?
No, shit-faeced.
There you go.
Sometimes I miss the forest for the trees...
Actually, that's exactly why I posted it that way. I sort of figured smitten was correct. But saying someone was "smitten with llamas" just sounds...wrong.
I've got to change my default font, I first read that as "SMITE HIM WITH LLAMAS!" which was of course incorrect...
I would pay good money to see someone smited (smitten?) with llamas.
I can't think of another business where the typical vendor prefers that his customer use less of the product he sells. It makes no sense to me.
It makes sense, it's just not a good way of doing business. It would be the same as an all-you-can-eat buffet worried about how much food customers are consuming for their flat rate. If customers consume more, the business loses more money. But yeah, the right way of doing it is like you're doing it: Just make more food so everyone has enough and raise your price a bit if you need to. I wish more ISPs would see it that way.