Do you ever get tired of masturbating to the idea that the government cares who you are?
Cars already log information for crash recovery. And that phone you use is ALREADY A TRACKING DEVICE. But if we put those two together to get automatic car's driving us 13 hours across country while we take naps... THAT'S where you draw the line?
Unless you don't travel (or leave the house?), in which case, I can see why you would be angry with such an amazingly useful invention. But for the rest of us, privacy is a completely separate issue from the idea of computer-driven cars, and both should be worked on.
But isn't the point of rounding-errors giving drastically different results mean it's ADDING error? As opposed to being able to see where the the results change based on THE DATA and THE ALGORITHMS, we're now supposed to be fitting to meaningless rounding error?
That would be like saying I have 5 significant figure data (123.45), I use integer data types, and now I say results are only possible with three significant figures (123) because "it shows where the diverging results start."
True, then again Martin could have kept walking, or called the police himself. Instead he took matters into his own hands and paid for it with is life. Zimmerman on the otherhand, did what any reasonable person would have done if they were looking out for suspicious behavior, and a person fit the profile of those who had already committed criminal actions in the area.
Then there are two things to be gleaned from this people in this exact situation:
1) Bring a camera.
2) Bring a friend.
3) Call the police. Screw em, they've got nothing better to do.
Kidding, of course.
But I did try and work out the logistics for tethered balloon LAN with RF / laser back in undergrad. I'm glad to see someone actually tried it, and it works!
As an "actual engineer" myself, I must ask what your degree and field of expertise is considering that only two processor generations ago, Athlon XP's were sold that could be "unlocked" by soldering/desoldering bridges on the top of the CPU package.
I looked through everyone's comments, hoping to see this important issue and everyone's too busy debating silly shit like heat. When is the end-effect of paradigm shifting ever the same as the issue a company portrays to the public? Did everyone think "Microsoft Open Technologies" was a true attempt at embracing open source software?
Let's look at what's actually going on:
1. Overclocking allows for people to buy cheaper processors that do the same thing as more expensive ones.
2. Increased voltage is required for overclocking.
3. Placing the voltage regulator on the CPU instead of the motherboard removes the control from the motherboard manufacturer and end user.
The end result?
4. Overclocking can only be achieved by "official overclocking CPUs" that cost much more.
Intel is working to take away the control people have over their processors. Whether this is the final step, or just a means to an even bigger end, we should be asking more questions.
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Do you ever get tired of masturbating to the idea that the government cares who you are?
Cars already log information for crash recovery. And that phone you use is ALREADY A TRACKING DEVICE. But if we put those two together to get automatic car's driving us 13 hours across country while we take naps... THAT'S where you draw the line?
Unless you don't travel (or leave the house?), in which case, I can see why you would be angry with such an amazingly useful invention. But for the rest of us, privacy is a completely separate issue from the idea of computer-driven cars, and both should be worked on.
Fix itself?
But isn't the point of rounding-errors giving drastically different results mean it's ADDING error? As opposed to being able to see where the the results change based on THE DATA and THE ALGORITHMS, we're now supposed to be fitting to meaningless rounding error? That would be like saying I have 5 significant figure data (123.45), I use integer data types, and now I say results are only possible with three significant figures (123) because "it shows where the diverging results start."
True, then again Martin could have kept walking, or called the police himself. Instead he took matters into his own hands and paid for it with is life. Zimmerman on the otherhand, did what any reasonable person would have done if they were looking out for suspicious behavior, and a person fit the profile of those who had already committed criminal actions in the area.
Then there are two things to be gleaned from this people in this exact situation:
1) Bring a camera.
2) Bring a friend.
3) Call the police. Screw em, they've got nothing better to do.
...all the robots Will Smith killed in I, Robot.
Kidding, of course. But I did try and work out the logistics for tethered balloon LAN with RF / laser back in undergrad. I'm glad to see someone actually tried it, and it works!
Stop using critical thinking! It's getting in the way of everyone's circle jerking.
Speaking as an actual engineer,
As an "actual engineer" myself, I must ask what your degree and field of expertise is considering that only two processor generations ago, Athlon XP's were sold that could be "unlocked" by soldering/desoldering bridges on the top of the CPU package.
But how will the Apple fanboys promote their products if we insist on using facts?
I looked through everyone's comments, hoping to see this important issue and everyone's too busy debating silly shit like heat. When is the end-effect of paradigm shifting ever the same as the issue a company portrays to the public? Did everyone think "Microsoft Open Technologies" was a true attempt at embracing open source software?
Let's look at what's actually going on:
The end result?
Intel is working to take away the control people have over their processors. Whether this is the final step, or just a means to an even bigger end, we should be asking more questions.