Keep in mind, bitcoin can't simply be generated all at once - it is released to the network in specific blocks at predefined times that get smaller and smaller over time.
In fact, over half of all bitcoin that will ever be created ever will be, and the rest will take another 100+ years to complete.
The only advantage of having the biggest mining operation in town is to increase your chances of getting those blocks when they're released...
Mysteriiously, same government representatives have a change of heart, buy all new licenses, and then happily leave their jobs a couple years later to work for Microsoft.
Exactly - Social Security is basically just a government-run ponzi scheme.
Having been born only a little bit after you were - I was raised with the assumption that it won't exist by the time I'm of retirement age, so I better find a better way to save.
Who's job is it to create reference drivers and release specifications for the hardware that nVidia makes?
nVidia seems to make it their job by refusing to release specifications for the hardware they create. They create this hardware to work with other open-specification hardware and software, and yet, they intentionally keep their own specifications secret.
I too always opt out of the body scanner - I'd rather have the temporary psychological stress of another guy putting his gloved hands on my thighs than permanent damage to my physical body from a machine that some "security company" lobbied to have placed in every airport in the U.S. under the guise that it miraculously makes us safer.
I wouldn't be surprised if the stress of dealing with the TSA and other privacy violations in a post-9/11 world has killed more people than terrorism ever did.
Once malware developers get their hands on this, they'll be sure to find a way to infect the process such that their stuff gets "reset" and "refreshed" along with everything else.
I doubt it will be that useful to evade the really nasty malware, but at least it will provide an easy way for someone to "go back to step 1" with their computer after they ruined it all by themselves... or even someone who wishes to give it to a friend/family member/goodwill for recycling.
I suspect one of the main reason people throw away computers after they buy a new one, rather than recycle it, is because they're afraid someone else will see all their porn and/or "sensitive documents" that might still be hidden on the machine.
You mean those institutions that take your money and then reinvest it to make money for themselves - occasionally causing an economic collapse that decreasing the value of your money drastically? They also happen to keep a pretty handy record of every transaction so that governments can see what you've been up to with your money...
Yeah, I can't see why anyone might be searching for an alternative form of currency.
Honestly, if I was even considering writing malware, this would smell like a major sting operation.
The group recruiting for this service must expect that plenty of white hats and/or law enforcement would apply just to see who responds. It would be asinine.
This is one of those industries where I would expect recruitment to be a "don't call us, we'll call you" type of situation.
1) My wifi signals don't need to leave my house. 2) My neighbors' wifi signals don't need to enter my house. 3) I *hate* cell phones, and now when people come over, their calls will drop, their bars will drop, and they'll turn the damn things off finally. 4) I have satellite TV. 5) I need better insulation.
I'm guessing Nintendo "represents" these very same game manufacturers because Nintendo licenses the right to produce software for the platform. Thus, as a result, Nintendo controls who can write software for this platform, and makes money from the manufacturers as a result - thus the manufacturers are "lucky" to get anything at all, since Nintendo makes the rules (sound familiar? hint: app store).
It's important to note that Nintendo does produce games of their own as well.
Besides, Haiku http://haiku-os.org/ is now much better than BeOS ever was - reviving BeOS would be pointless with a more modern open source replacement already in existence.
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Sounds like they teamed up with this guy: http://www.panono.com/ballcame...
Keep in mind, bitcoin can't simply be generated all at once - it is released to the network in specific blocks at predefined times that get smaller and smaller over time.
In fact, over half of all bitcoin that will ever be created ever will be, and the rest will take another 100+ years to complete.
The only advantage of having the biggest mining operation in town is to increase your chances of getting those blocks when they're released...
Or the other option...
Mysteriiously, same government representatives have a change of heart, buy all new licenses, and then happily leave their jobs a couple years later to work for Microsoft.
Exactly - Social Security is basically just a government-run ponzi scheme.
Having been born only a little bit after you were - I was raised with the assumption that it won't exist by the time I'm of retirement age, so I better find a better way to save.
Then who's job is it?
Who's job is it to create reference drivers and release specifications for the hardware that nVidia makes?
nVidia seems to make it their job by refusing to release specifications for the hardware they create. They create this hardware to work with other open-specification hardware and software, and yet, they intentionally keep their own specifications secret.
5. Get sued into the negative for false advertising when a majority of the time, all 3 chips disagree on the answer and never work.
I too always opt out of the body scanner - I'd rather have the temporary psychological stress of another guy putting his gloved hands on my thighs than permanent damage to my physical body from a machine that some "security company" lobbied to have placed in every airport in the U.S. under the guise that it miraculously makes us safer.
I wouldn't be surprised if the stress of dealing with the TSA and other privacy violations in a post-9/11 world has killed more people than terrorism ever did.
I found it pretty useful when my company gave me a used iPhone from a previous employee...
Once malware developers get their hands on this, they'll be sure to find a way to infect the process such that their stuff gets "reset" and "refreshed" along with everything else.
I doubt it will be that useful to evade the really nasty malware, but at least it will provide an easy way for someone to "go back to step 1" with their computer after they ruined it all by themselves... or even someone who wishes to give it to a friend/family member/goodwill for recycling.
I suspect one of the main reason people throw away computers after they buy a new one, rather than recycle it, is because they're afraid someone else will see all their porn and/or "sensitive documents" that might still be hidden on the machine.
You mean those institutions that take your money and then reinvest it to make money for themselves - occasionally causing an economic collapse that decreasing the value of your money drastically? They also happen to keep a pretty handy record of every transaction so that governments can see what you've been up to with your money...
Yeah, I can't see why anyone might be searching for an alternative form of currency.
Aha - but we make up for that in volume!
Honestly, if I was even considering writing malware, this would smell like a major sting operation.
The group recruiting for this service must expect that plenty of white hats and/or law enforcement would apply just to see who responds. It would be asinine.
This is one of those industries where I would expect recruitment to be a "don't call us, we'll call you" type of situation.
This is SPECTACULAR!
I want this stuff installed on my house.
1) My wifi signals don't need to leave my house.
2) My neighbors' wifi signals don't need to enter my house.
3) I *hate* cell phones, and now when people come over, their calls will drop, their bars will drop, and they'll turn the damn things off finally.
4) I have satellite TV.
5) I need better insulation.
Haiku and ReactOS both made it this year!
Two of my favorite alternative OS projects... :D
Obviously it's easier to rig elections with electronic systems, which is a good reason to like electronic voting if you're a scumbag.
I think you answered your own question there...
I found it here:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging-next-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9533e7ea3c410fed2f4cd8b3e1e213e48529b75
Looks like MIT/BSD style license.
I'm guessing Nintendo "represents" these very same game manufacturers because Nintendo licenses the right to produce software for the platform. Thus, as a result, Nintendo controls who can write software for this platform, and makes money from the manufacturers as a result - thus the manufacturers are "lucky" to get anything at all, since Nintendo makes the rules (sound familiar? hint: app store).
It's important to note that Nintendo does produce games of their own as well.
I'm ecstatic that they're going to open the source!
Having just experienced the Alpha 2 release of Haiku, I'd love to see a few of these games ported to that platform as well.
Now I'm glad I bought the Humble Indie Bundle, even though I haven't had time to play any of the games yet ;)
Most of the BeOS peolpe have moved on... several ended up back at Palm, some at Apple, but many ended up at Google working on Android, etc.
BeOS is history... these days it's much better to just use Haiku if you want an open source BeOS.
Palm doesn't own it... any why bother, when Haiku exists.
Yup...
Besides, Haiku http://haiku-os.org/ is now much better than BeOS ever was - reviving BeOS would be pointless with a more modern open source replacement already in existence.
Your rumor will die pretty quickly considering Palm doesn't own the rights to BeOS...
Which is why they're still trading in after hours (for as much as $5.94/share last I checked)... and the deal won't even be finalized until July 31st.
Even then, there's already a class action lawsuit being setup to investigate the "speedy" sale and Palm's fiduciary duty to its shareholders:
http://www.zlk.com/palm.html
I wouldn't be so certain this is a finalized deal quite yet...
Nope, it's owned by ACCESS now, and previous PalmSource. Palm hasn't owned it since PalmSource split off.
They say only sixeyate made it back online though...