As for Truecrypt, it's using a ciphertext block size of 16 bytes / 128 bits, so if one bit is corrupted in such a block, those 16 bytes will be corrupted. It's designed so that the remaining blocks are unaffected.
I think this will be more of a nuisance as e.g. the Truecrypt (in this case) storage format is lost. Having to disassemble the format and underlying file system (maybe not even the file system remains after all), remember what encryption method was used, hash algorithm, etc.
Something tells me Psystar expected this from the beginning and had a plan set up for it. I also hope Psystar wins this one. OK if Apple have their license agreements, but it's quite draconian when it comes to OS X, IMHO even worse than certain licenses Microsoft is using. "You can use OS X, but only on our hardware". I think that no software should be possible to restrict to any hardware (since it's after all two different markets, even if Apple is in both), especially if you purchased it in a damn store as a separate product, but maybe that'll just remain wishful thinking.
It's especially useful in the world of "Web 2.0" applications like Gmail and Digg (for those of you still clinging on to it), and also because Firefox the Browser itself is using Javascript.
Don't understimate the real-life issues that may carry over from networking sites... Depending on how well crafted the false info was, you may have a hard time fixing things, especially if that networking site was read by, say, 15 people you knew in real life. Maybe things will get better, but problems that may arise from this is in no way related to how "geeky" you are, at least.
Not really, dark matter isn't black matter hiding light. It's only called "dark" in a metaphorical sense.
Signs of it has been seen as being completely transparent and the only real visible sign of it being there thanks to it bending light due to gravitational lensing.
Game development is a fierce competition though, especially if you aim for the stars at the first try. Just ask the guys behind Flagship Studios, and then these were among the most experienced developers in the industry.
What at least one of them acknowledged though (I forget the name, I think he worked for QA on their sister company Ping0), was that they had a rather poor balance of people knowing how to run a company -- making decent products ship without putting themselves at risk. I.e. they had a large set of very skilled developers and designers, but that there are more essentials to a successful company than this, and he believed FSS made an oversight there.
Having used Vista myself and taking note of the default disk access behavior, I think the wording is perhaps a bit sloppy here. By "not optimized", they probably mean that Vista runs additional system services that access the disk more frequently than in XP, so it's not an as "suitable" operating system for the SSD idea.
So yes, it pages much more frequently than XP due to things like e.g. SuperFetch and the Windows Serach Indexer.
I've found that disabling these will cut down on disk access significantly. Especially SuperFetch seem to be a big culprit -- it's "intelligently" loading files to RAM (pretty much any file, not just executables) if it thinks it's about to be used this time of day. For everything but the most regular computer usage patterns, you see how ridiculous of an idea that is. I decided to start disabling that system service after I had noticed it was trying to cache an incomplete ~100 MB file that was being downloaded by a P2P application to RAM. WTF, I was never going to open that file until it was done! I can think of dozens of cases where that prefetcher will be wrong, and I'll prefer saving my hard drive life time in that case.
How is all of what you hear about Windows 7 news? The fact is that progress of any new version of any OS is news.
Yes, it's news, but is it worthy of Slashdot or not? The market adoption do have something to do with it. Really. But yes, Mandriva is pretty popular -- on the other hand, this isn't even a beta release. Windows 7 though, that's the sequel to the most common line of desktop operating systems in the world.
Yes, but it depends on how you look at it. I never really liked the cost inefficiency of the space shuttle program. Many lessons were learned, but I don't think this change is for the worse.
I don't think it is, I think it's far easier to learn than C++ thanks to all the backwards compatibility cruft being out of the way. I'm not sure that's what the author meant either, but that it can be challenging if you don't understand OOP basics. Like C can be challenging to learn if you don't have a good grasp of function oriented programming.
There is / has been such caps for our DSL plans though, but once you move to fiber optics (and why shouldn't you, if it's available where you live), you'll usually get both a more cost efficient subscription, more bandwidth (usually 10 or 100 Gbps up+down) as well as a lack of caps.
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As for Truecrypt, it's using a ciphertext block size of 16 bytes / 128 bits, so if one bit is corrupted in such a block, those 16 bytes will be corrupted. It's designed so that the remaining blocks are unaffected.
I think this will be more of a nuisance as e.g. the Truecrypt (in this case) storage format is lost. Having to disassemble the format and underlying file system (maybe not even the file system remains after all), remember what encryption method was used, hash algorithm, etc.
No, just like Microsoft has been known to abuse their position in the market, Apple is abusing theirs as a niche developer.
So far Microsoft has been slapped for it, let's just see if Apple is.
Something tells me Psystar expected this from the beginning and had a plan set up for it. I also hope Psystar wins this one. OK if Apple have their license agreements, but it's quite draconian when it comes to OS X, IMHO even worse than certain licenses Microsoft is using. "You can use OS X, but only on our hardware". I think that no software should be possible to restrict to any hardware (since it's after all two different markets, even if Apple is in both), especially if you purchased it in a damn store as a separate product, but maybe that'll just remain wishful thinking.
Sorry, I meant "AJAX" there, that's more accurate, not "Web 2.0". :-p
Damn buzzword jungle...
It's especially useful in the world of "Web 2.0" applications like Gmail and Digg (for those of you still clinging on to it), and also because Firefox the Browser itself is using Javascript.
It's 2.7 times slower.
LOL, well, the exact number obviously depend on the application. That number came from the average of a tiny set of small sample applications.
Don't understimate the real-life issues that may carry over from networking sites... Depending on how well crafted the false info was, you may have a hard time fixing things, especially if that networking site was read by, say, 15 people you knew in real life. Maybe things will get better, but problems that may arise from this is in no way related to how "geeky" you are, at least.
And of those watts produces, the atmosphere is struck with around 1.4 kW per square meter. Not that bad either. :)
I thought KDE 4 evolved over KDE 3 in usability quite a bit? I mean, it's not just about a new chrome.
Stop using "it's" when you mean "its", both of you over there!
Not really, dark matter isn't black matter hiding light. It's only called "dark" in a metaphorical sense.
Signs of it has been seen as being completely transparent and the only real visible sign of it being there thanks to it bending light due to gravitational lensing.
Game development is a fierce competition though, especially if you aim for the stars at the first try. Just ask the guys behind Flagship Studios, and then these were among the most experienced developers in the industry.
What at least one of them acknowledged though (I forget the name, I think he worked for QA on their sister company Ping0), was that they had a rather poor balance of people knowing how to run a company -- making decent products ship without putting themselves at risk. I.e. they had a large set of very skilled developers and designers, but that there are more essentials to a successful company than this, and he believed FSS made an oversight there.
How many more web browsers do we need?
Aurora is not a browser, it's a video file demonstrating a couple of ideas. It's not software.
It's nice to see some innovation in software
According to the FAQ, Aurora is not a product to be released though. It's not software. It's a video, and that's all there seem to be to it.
Having used Vista myself and taking note of the default disk access behavior, I think the wording is perhaps a bit sloppy here. By "not optimized", they probably mean that Vista runs additional system services that access the disk more frequently than in XP, so it's not an as "suitable" operating system for the SSD idea.
So yes, it pages much more frequently than XP due to things like e.g. SuperFetch and the Windows Serach Indexer.
Yeah, this was what I noticed the very first time I had started using Vista.
To clarify, the reason for most of it is at least threefold:
SuperFetch, Windows Search Indexing, NTFS Defrag.
I've found that disabling these will cut down on disk access significantly. Especially SuperFetch seem to be a big culprit -- it's "intelligently" loading files to RAM (pretty much any file, not just executables) if it thinks it's about to be used this time of day. For everything but the most regular computer usage patterns, you see how ridiculous of an idea that is. I decided to start disabling that system service after I had noticed it was trying to cache an incomplete ~100 MB file that was being downloaded by a P2P application to RAM. WTF, I was never going to open that file until it was done! I can think of dozens of cases where that prefetcher will be wrong, and I'll prefer saving my hard drive life time in that case.
I agree, the submission was alright, but CmdrTaco has misunderstood it.
Huh, what does reading mail to bring up text ads have to do with this?
This is revealing account information, not revealing mail content. In that case, I'd see your point.
Windows Vista damage user motivation to work with it, not motherboards. ;)
How is all of what you hear about Windows 7 news? The fact is that progress of any new version of any OS is news.
Yes, it's news, but is it worthy of Slashdot or not? The market adoption do have something to do with it. Really. But yes, Mandriva is pretty popular -- on the other hand, this isn't even a beta release. Windows 7 though, that's the sequel to the most common line of desktop operating systems in the world.
Yes, but it depends on how you look at it. I never really liked the cost inefficiency of the space shuttle program. Many lessons were learned, but I don't think this change is for the worse.
It even makes use of Facebook accounts.
And Vista/XP only, while still being browser based.
Also, it's not really a Second Life competitor since you can't create stuff, part of what makes SL unique. It's more like just chat rooms.
Why must a well designed language be challenging?
I don't think it is, I think it's far easier to learn than C++ thanks to all the backwards compatibility cruft being out of the way. I'm not sure that's what the author meant either, but that it can be challenging if you don't understand OOP basics. Like C can be challenging to learn if you don't have a good grasp of function oriented programming.
Damn, sorry, mistyped the units there... Meant 10/100 Mbps, not Gbps. :-p On the usual cheap services that is, those that cost about 60 usd / month.
There is / has been such caps for our DSL plans though, but once you move to fiber optics (and why shouldn't you, if it's available where you live), you'll usually get both a more cost efficient subscription, more bandwidth (usually 10 or 100 Gbps up+down) as well as a lack of caps.