fibre CAN go faster than 2.5Gbps, the last section to the doorstep is not usually cat 3, and they still rely on fibre etc. to get the data within range of the customers. Yes, you do save having to swap the last section of copper, but it not usually the big issue in providing broadband.
attack defacto DRM! force material locked into CD-ROM to be released on LPs. Attacking DRM is admitting that the commercial interests have won. You have such a desire to have the material released in DRM format, but cannot afford etc, that you want to break laws to get at it. You want Disney Movies? Even if you remove DRM, you still have to buy a copy, to not pay for the material is theft, or is that the ultimate goal of many? to have a format that is easy to illegally 'share'? just a thought.
these are so old there are on special in some parts of OZ at a lot less than US$179. I like the idea for about 10 seconds then thought about how painful it would be to type with your fingers hitting a tabletop or something. To be fair, the did actually make it into production, unlike so many other 'breakthrough' gadgets.
The average switch-mode PSU is moderately efficient at providing the various different voltages required for the average motherboard, I can't see why moving these electronics to the motherboard would make any great change. In a rack based server installation, I would have thought that the existing 24 or 48 volt power would be a better choice. I should read the paper, but why RTFM?
There are organizations that support and install this type of thing in other countries (that don't have Homeland Security), maybe it's just your paranoia.
Often the solution is a box attached to a phone line which is used to call a preset number in Emergencies.
in Oz DVD zoning was declared anti-competative and it can be ignored. So I can just go out and buy a multi-zone DVD played, or hack my DVD drive, it's NOT a copyright issue. But the new laws will make it ilegal. Which will be tested in the courts again. Nothing free about about the FTA as they excluded many things like sugar and meat that Oz is very good at suppling, and USA does badly.
It's not George's fault, it is our PM's fault, Johnny errr.. something.
it's got my current resume, some crap photos, and a game demo. I was going to put more on but I getting paranoid about ID theft. My Next USB drive will have reasonable security built in.
I believe that is being used to demonstrate that a company it a H-tech company, or that is the way that it is being marketed. It may be OK for phone directory help, but totally wrong for just about everything else. I work for a company that gets wrong calls all day long because we have a name similar to another company, it is costing our company money because of the use of these systems.
innovative |?in??v?tiv| adjective (of a product, idea, etc.) featuring new methods; advanced and original
Broadly speaking, NONE of these items are actually innovative, almost every one of them is an item that built on the idea's of it's predecessors. Successful, yes, innovative, no, sorry. A good example, the IBM PC, successful only because IBM didn't defend it's IP, innovative?, name something about the IBM PC that wasn't found in an earlier computer/operating system.
Apple already makes the DRM format a licensable item, it is available to those who want it. The law does not require them to remove the DRM, it only allows others to get the info required to use the material, which (the DRM format) is already available for a fee.
This will be a stress test for both mobile and internet networks, as many mobile providers in Oz offer on-line video and updates, many ISPs offer streaming, not to mention the talk. I live in Melbourne Oz and this would have the biggest soccer following anywhere in Australia, so I'd guess that making calls in some areas will be impossible, and the 'net should get a little jerky.
my experience is that, in business, a pirated copy is another copy that they don't have to buy. If a business has gotten to the point where they are using pirated copies of something, they have no intention of buying a real one. This also extends to one copy for each computer licenses.
shifting functions away from the main CPU is not new, and adding a card or device to handle non-core functions is not new, so it's the specific functions that the card handles that are new(ish) Prior Art would include FPU chip, co/extra-processor cards (like PC cards for a Mac, Sidecar for Amiga), MPEG-2 cards, etc.
This PM promised that there would never be a GST, so saying it's not an ID card does not suprise anyone in Oz. Just because he doesn't call it an ID card, doesn't mean that it doesn't function like one. An Election is due in a year so let the voters decide.
If not a totaly buy-out then a partnership or partial control. Apple gets access to game developement, and music/movie content, Sony gets some cash and access to more markets, PSPs get sold in Apple stores... I'll talk to Steve about it, next time that I see him.:)
PPC chips were soldered onto small daughter boards, or in zif sockets, just like x86. In laptops they were soldered in, just like x86. And several companies provide PPC upgrades for some pretty old PPC Macs, not so with x86.
this news shifts the focus off the bad side of the laws which will adopt most of the crap that is US copyright, like making PS mods illegal, excessivly long copyright terms, and possible enforcement of DVD zoning. All of this is part of a package of crap changes forced on Oz as part of the FREE(?) Trade Agreement.
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fibre CAN go faster than 2.5Gbps,
the last section to the doorstep is not usually cat 3,
and they still rely on fibre etc. to get the data within range of the customers. Yes, you do save having to swap the last section of copper, but it not usually the big issue in providing broadband.
attack defacto DRM! force material locked into CD-ROM to be released on LPs. Attacking DRM is admitting that the commercial interests have won. You have such a desire to have the material released in DRM format, but cannot afford etc, that you want to break laws to get at it. You want Disney Movies? Even if you remove DRM, you still have to buy a copy, to not pay for the material is theft, or is that the ultimate goal of many? to have a format that is easy to illegally 'share'? just a thought.
these are so old there are on special in some parts of OZ at a lot less than US$179. I like the idea for about 10 seconds then thought about how painful it would be to type with your fingers hitting a tabletop or something. To be fair, the did actually make it into production, unlike so many other 'breakthrough' gadgets.
Apple used to be green with the use of plain brown recycled cardboard boxes, soy inks, no foam etc. But people don't buy brown boxes...
The average switch-mode PSU is moderately efficient at providing the various different voltages required for the average motherboard, I can't see why moving these electronics to the motherboard would make any great change. In a rack based server installation, I would have thought that the existing 24 or 48 volt power would be a better choice. I should read the paper, but why RTFM?
There are organizations that support and install this type of thing in other countries (that don't have Homeland Security), maybe it's just your paranoia.
Often the solution is a box attached to a phone line which is used to call a preset number in Emergencies.
I hope it supports using SLI, I still have at least 2 of these gems.
I'm sure this was covered before on /. some check the mag-tape.
in Oz DVD zoning was declared anti-competative and it can be ignored. So I can just go out and buy a multi-zone DVD played, or hack my DVD drive, it's NOT a copyright issue. But the new laws will make it ilegal. Which will be tested in the courts again. Nothing free about about the FTA as they excluded many things like sugar and meat that Oz is very good at suppling, and USA does badly.
It's not George's fault, it is our PM's fault, Johnny errr.. something.
I'm surprised that it took this long for a legal battle to start. YouTube was becoming the Napster of video and it had to be a target sooner or later.
An intel hack for Macs. I knew that it was a mistake to move away from the 68000 line.
it's got my current resume, some crap photos, and a game demo. I was going to put more on but I getting paranoid about ID theft. My Next USB drive will have reasonable security built in.
I believe that is being used to demonstrate that a company it a H-tech company, or that is the way that it is being marketed. It may be OK for phone directory help, but totally wrong for just about everything else. I work for a company that gets wrong calls all day long because we have a name similar to another company, it is costing our company money because of the use of these systems.
Nice to see the Virtual Desktop return to the OS. Versioning is nice, but my HD is not big enough. Time for another Dev Mailer subscription. :)
FINALLY full 64bit support!
innovative |?in??v?tiv| adjective (of a product, idea, etc.) featuring new methods; advanced and original
Broadly speaking, NONE of these items are actually innovative, almost every one of them is an item that built on the idea's of it's predecessors. Successful, yes, innovative, no, sorry. A good example, the IBM PC, successful only because IBM didn't defend it's IP, innovative?, name something about the IBM PC that wasn't found in an earlier computer/operating system.
Apple already makes the DRM format a licensable item, it is available to those who want it. The law does not require them to remove the DRM, it only allows others to get the info required to use the material, which (the DRM format) is already available for a fee.
This will be a stress test for both mobile and internet networks, as many mobile providers in Oz offer on-line video and updates, many ISPs offer streaming, not to mention the talk. I live in Melbourne Oz and this would have the biggest soccer following anywhere in Australia, so I'd guess that making calls in some areas will be impossible, and the 'net should get a little jerky.
my experience is that, in business, a pirated copy is another copy that they don't have to buy. If a business has gotten to the point where they are using pirated copies of something, they have no intention of buying a real one. This also extends to one copy for each computer licenses.
shifting functions away from the main CPU is not new, and adding a card or device to handle non-core functions is not new, so it's the specific functions that the card handles that are new(ish) Prior Art would include FPU chip, co/extra-processor cards (like PC cards for a Mac, Sidecar for Amiga), MPEG-2 cards, etc.
This PM promised that there would never be a GST, so saying it's not an ID card does not suprise anyone in Oz. Just because he doesn't call it an ID card, doesn't mean that it doesn't function like one. An Election is due in a year so let the voters decide.
If not a totaly buy-out then a partnership or partial control. Apple gets access to game developement, and music/movie content, Sony gets some cash and access to more markets, PSPs get sold in Apple stores... I'll talk to Steve about it, next time that I see him. :)
why not?
why not a mousepad with an adjustable sideways slope? it would do the same thing but with 'normal' mice. First to the patent office, wins the prize.
PPC chips were soldered onto small daughter boards, or in zif sockets, just like x86. In laptops they were soldered in, just like x86. And several companies provide PPC upgrades for some pretty old PPC Macs, not so with x86.
It's not new, x86 people are only just waking up.
this news shifts the focus off the bad side of the laws which will adopt most of the crap that is US copyright, like making PS mods illegal, excessivly long copyright terms, and possible enforcement of DVD zoning. All of this is part of a package of crap changes forced on Oz as part of the FREE(?) Trade Agreement.