Sans writing something in MODERN Java the browser is NOT a good application platform. The tools are mediocre, the applications are slow, and the security issues are never ending.
The WEB browser was never designed for this. Stop trying to hammer your square peg into the round hole!
V6 will be used for comcast's communication mechanism to the modems but I'll bet you 5 bucks IPv6 for their cable modem customers as a regular service will be Aeons of years away.
Most Cable providers are still running at DOCSIS 1.x and are planning a rollout to 2.x over YEARS of deployment.
Your bandwidth is constrained by your cable ISP's bandwidth to their Tier2 or Tier1 provider and your subscription plan.
My modem was capable of a theoretical 40Mb/s+ 5 years ago. I doubt comcast will be offering ANY service in the next 5 years that max out the capability of my DOCSIS 1.x modem.
I'll probably get flamed big time for this but it's my opinion that the application and OS Vendors have done a great job in fooling the world for a LONG time. Basically they've weaved a magic spell that has convinced the world that managing security is primarily the job of the network (hence network security).
Problem is, for the most part the network is not insecure (sans router vulnerabilities). The networks do what they are supposed to do, transmit packets. The security problem is with each HOST on the network. The OS and application vendors have convinced us that your first line of defense is the network firewall which for a LONG time has let them off of the hook.
If the OS's and applications were reasonably secure, the need for a firewall and/or NAT device would be MUCH less. Firewalls cause problems with applications. The only reason we use them now is because the security risk at the HOST level is SO high nobody can risk leaving these systems on the network.
Because of stuff like EULA's nobody is able to hold the OS vendors and application developers accountable for shipping products that are insecure.
I should not have to build a mote around my castle because I can't buy castle walls or doors that are reasonably effective.
Does Blizzard DO anything other than WoW (That's been announced)? I went to their site a couple of weeks ago because I had not heard anything in a LONG time other than WoW and the site was basically one big WoW website.
NO! There is only OBVIOUSLY something wrong if there is EVIDENCE that something is wrong.
Mob, Press and Documentary video TV accusations do not constitute legitimate evidence unless they have facts to back up their claims (not saying they don't).
Guilt by association is one Logical Fallacy which is throw around a lot these days.
It could be that the LINUX kernel is entering a stage of it's life where each release will not really be revolutionary. I used to read about new ideas that actually made a difference in the user (desktop user) experience.
Now it seems it's all about virtualization. Don't get me wrong, I love virtual machines and such. It's just that there does not seem to be any new revolutionary ideas like the new swap mechanism some years back that did help performance out.
Side by side, with a reasonable set of controlled variables (compiler, settings, etc) is the Linux kernel any faster executing my program than say the windows kernel? FreeBSD?
Seems developers are more interested in features than improving performance. Unless like I said before nobody thinks there is much more improvement in performance and efficiency to be had.
Those of you who can't understand ANY motivation if it does not involve making money will have a hard time even considering this possibility.
I've had the sneaking suspicion that Linden Labs may not be a for-profit company in that their goal is to get rich and IPO.
My conspiracy theory is that the people who are funding Linden Labs, primarily Bezos and other Internet rich boys with cash set up Linden Labs to PRIMARILY develop and get the tech of a 3d world into wide use. Then their companies (Amazon for instance which is ALREADY working heavily in SL) utilize it in their buisness.
My inconclusive evidence?
1. They just don't seem interested in IPOing, when asked it's not really a priority. If you are going to IPO you do it when the hype is big.
2. They are open sourcing the client and server. If you were going to make money you'd charge a small but significant fee. Open sourcing the whole thing makes no sense. No, I don't think they are going the sendmail or mysql model by providing "consulting services". They don't seem interested in that either.
3. In their own Ego driven way somebody like Bezos could change the world. Ego inflation feels great!
So there..poopoo on it all you want. Not everything in the world is primarily motivated by money and profit.
Don't people understand that when you put the.torrent file on the same server as the iso's if one is being hammered the other get's killed too.
So....your mirrors are breaking. Yea! Bittorrent saves the day! Lets put the torrent file on the SAME SERVER that's currently melting down. That will fix it.:(
So your torrent servers don't get killed post the Magnet URI so that people can join the torrent independent of the accessibility of the.torrent file.
Here is the Ubuntu 7.04 i386 desktop
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DMDDBZV4X4NWSEHVEBBZHSMFY4GHDK XV
Note Slashdot has a problem with Magnet URI's there is NO space between the last K and XV
If I were Microsoft I'd calculate the total loss of pirated copies of Windows and tell the Chinese gov to pay for the licenses. If they didn't Microsoft could threaten "cooporate" with the NSA in providing a back door into windows for the specific reason of controlling the computers of Chinese consumers.
Graphics, controllers, sounds they all are secondary to one thing, having fun. If there is one word that should be on the wall of every game developer it's "FUN".
You can achieve this without spending a 100 million dollars in development.
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Sans writing something in MODERN Java the browser is NOT a good application platform. The tools are mediocre, the applications are slow, and the security issues are never ending.
The WEB browser was never designed for this. Stop trying to hammer your square peg into the round hole!
Why is it that generally the Dems seem against electronic voting and republicans for it? Or am I wrong in this assumption?
Is it because the companies that make the current crop of machines are somehow perceived (or in actuality) in the pocket of the Republicans?
We'll probably see Boba Fett singing.
:)
More of my childhood is being raped and pillaged!
You can laugh now.
V6 will be used for comcast's communication mechanism to the modems but I'll bet you 5 bucks IPv6 for their cable modem customers as a regular service will be Aeons of years away.
Most Cable providers are still running at DOCSIS 1.x and are planning a rollout to 2.x over YEARS of deployment.
Your bandwidth is constrained by your cable ISP's bandwidth to their Tier2 or Tier1 provider and your subscription plan.
My modem was capable of a theoretical 40Mb/s+ 5 years ago. I doubt comcast will be offering ANY service in the next 5 years that max out the capability of my DOCSIS 1.x modem.
the "modem" part of Cable Modem is a marketing word so people who have dialup modems are familiar with them.
Cable "modems" are actually bridging devices.
I'll probably get flamed big time for this but it's my opinion that the application and OS Vendors have done a great job in fooling the world for a LONG time. Basically they've weaved a magic spell that has convinced the world that managing security is primarily the job of the network (hence network security).
Problem is, for the most part the network is not insecure (sans router vulnerabilities). The networks do what they are supposed to do, transmit packets. The security problem is with each HOST on the network. The OS and application vendors have convinced us that your first line of defense is the network firewall which for a LONG time has let them off of the hook.
If the OS's and applications were reasonably secure, the need for a firewall and/or NAT device would be MUCH less. Firewalls cause problems with applications. The only reason we use them now is because the security risk at the HOST level is SO high nobody can risk leaving these systems on the network.
Because of stuff like EULA's nobody is able to hold the OS vendors and application developers accountable for shipping products that are insecure.
I should not have to build a mote around my castle because I can't buy castle walls or doors that are reasonably effective.
I hate to break it to ya.
"old white guys" is a stereotype
It's just "executive suits".
Sounds like a recipe for more of the violence like happened down at NASA. Out of 100,000 layoffs how many of those might be psycho/sociopaths?
Ahhh....but there is continuing work being done with quantum computing. Combine old style computing with Quantum computing and.....
Does Blizzard DO anything other than WoW (That's been announced)? I went to their site a couple of weeks ago because I had not heard anything in a LONG time other than WoW and the site was basically one big WoW website.
I can see it now, terrorists running around cities with multi-faceted segmented mirrors all over their bodies...
NO! There is only OBVIOUSLY something wrong if there is EVIDENCE that something is wrong.
Mob, Press and Documentary video TV accusations do not constitute legitimate evidence unless they have facts to back up their claims (not saying they don't).
Guilt by association is one Logical Fallacy which is throw around a lot these days.
It could be that the LINUX kernel is entering a stage of it's life where each release will not really be revolutionary. I used to read about new ideas that actually made a difference in the user (desktop user) experience.
Now it seems it's all about virtualization. Don't get me wrong, I love virtual machines and such. It's just that there does not seem to be any new revolutionary ideas like the new swap mechanism some years back that did help performance out.
Side by side, with a reasonable set of controlled variables (compiler, settings, etc) is the Linux kernel any faster executing my program than say the windows kernel? FreeBSD?
Seems developers are more interested in features than improving performance. Unless like I said before nobody thinks there is much more improvement in performance and efficiency to be had.
No, it means that eventually all peer to peer applications will be using SSL over port 443 so nobody will be able to tell what the traffic is.
I guess you missed the big capital letters "PRIMARILY"
ahh..good point. Thanks! I'll file that away in an important place.
No..but pissing a pessimist off feels good
Those of you who can't understand ANY motivation if it does not involve making money will have a hard time even considering this possibility.
I've had the sneaking suspicion that Linden Labs may not be a for-profit company in that their goal is to get rich and IPO.
My conspiracy theory is that the people who are funding Linden Labs, primarily Bezos and other Internet rich boys with cash set up Linden Labs to PRIMARILY develop and get the tech of a 3d world into wide use. Then their companies (Amazon for instance which is ALREADY working heavily in SL) utilize it in their buisness.
My inconclusive evidence?
1. They just don't seem interested in IPOing, when asked it's not really a priority. If you are going to IPO you do it when the hype is big.
2. They are open sourcing the client and server. If you were going to make money you'd charge a small but significant fee. Open sourcing the whole thing makes no sense. No, I don't think they are going the sendmail or mysql model by providing "consulting services". They don't seem interested in that either.
3. In their own Ego driven way somebody like Bezos could change the world. Ego inflation feels great!
So there..poopoo on it all you want. Not everything in the world is primarily motivated by money and profit.
I predict we'll see all sorts of "glass half-empty" posts about this.
Guess what? Why not think of the "positive" aspects of this instead of taking a big steaming dump on it?
Don't people understand that when you put the .torrent file on the same server as the iso's if one is being hammered the other get's killed too.
:(
.torrent file.
K XV
So....your mirrors are breaking. Yea! Bittorrent saves the day! Lets put the torrent file on the SAME SERVER that's currently melting down. That will fix it.
So your torrent servers don't get killed post the Magnet URI so that people can join the torrent independent of the accessibility of the
Here is the Ubuntu 7.04 i386 desktop
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:DMDDBZV4X4NWSEHVEBBZHSMFY4GHD
Note Slashdot has a problem with Magnet URI's there is NO space between the last K and XV
If I were Microsoft I'd calculate the total loss of pirated copies of Windows and tell the Chinese gov to pay for the licenses. If they didn't Microsoft could threaten "cooporate" with the NSA in providing a back door into windows for the specific reason of controlling the computers of Chinese consumers.
That would get their attention
Graphics, controllers, sounds they all are secondary to one thing, having fun. If there is one word that should be on the wall of every game developer it's "FUN".
You can achieve this without spending a 100 million dollars in development.
Hmmmm...if this were true wouldn't the price of Honey be going through the roof?
The price of honey has not been rising consistently as far as I can tell.
I heard on the radio that some gov spokesperson for DOD said
...LOL
But it's a strong improving "F"
I don't recall that ever working with mom "But Mom...it's an improved F over the last F I got"