This is the infamous network appliance made real. The OS is a simplified kernel with a specific set of supported hardware with a simple interface and no on-system storage for data. All apps and settings are "in the cloud" i.e., on google's servers.
For likely 90% of home users, this will be perfect. A relatively dumb device that only runs a web browser to use web apps (googles or anyone else's provided their signed by google) to do their work.
It takes user-friendly to an extreme and makes everything just part of the web browser experience.
The root OS partition is read only and the selection of hardware is prescribed by google. You can download the source to hack it, but you can't make an installable image as you can't cryptographically sign it for their okay. They're only planning this to be a bought with hardware purchase.
Sound familiar? It should, it's basically the Apple experience made into a net appliance.
While it's certainly true that the fuel itself is a low part of the cost, the fact it would take 10 years or more to build sufficient infrastructure to filter metals out of sea water in a way that is useful in producing the thousands of tonnes of uranium per year needed means this certainly is an issue.
Metals in sea water are in parts per million. Think about how many gallons of water per second would have to be processed reasonably efficiently to create 40,000 tonnes per year.
We'll need that up and running by 2013. I don't see anyone breaking ground on that today.
The scary thing is, if ACTA is presented as final, I can't imagine any Canadian government (Lib, Cons or NDP) not immediately ratifying it. the Canadian government has never been seen as defiant of US desires.
Most of the technologies in the article were overhyped but almost all have had real value in the marketplace.
For example, AI works and is a very strong technology, but only the SF authors and idiots expect their computer to have a conversation with them. Expert systems (a better name) or technologies that are part of them are in place in thousands of back-office systems.
But, if you're looking for HAL, you have another 2001 years to wait. Nobody seriously is working toward that, except as a dream goal. Everybody wants a better prediction model for the stock market first.
Not only police but CAB DRIVERS are also exempt. The number of times I've been cut off by a cab yapping on his cell is amazing. They have their radios to do dispatch, why do they need cell phones too?
Of course the number of times I've been irritated while riding in a cab by the driver yakking on his cell...
Exactly, the summary makes it sounds like their comparing bitrates when it's codecs they're comparing.
So, in effect, by mixing codecs and bitrates, the test proves exactly nothing.
this sounds lovely. We just need to paint all surfaces and make sure all doors and windows are painted over and sealed. Nobody gets in or out and then we're all safe from RF leakage.
Of course, then everyone in the building dies and there's no more need for the security...
And in 100 years, any format that the artwork is in will be obsolete and lost.
The only thing that might work is a self contained machine that is fixable using simple tools that includes not only the digital art but the software necessary to view the art. If the hardware can't be fixed using simple tools, it will eventually die leaving a useless paperweight that was once worth a lot of money.
Back in the very old days, we had slow modems with noisy lines. We used thinks like Zmodem and other things to handle this problem.
It might just be the thing that will work now to solve your problem.
And most games picked it up from Nethack as you could use the Wizard Mode to change into invulnerability and complete the game. You couldn't keep your score but that's never stopped people from using it.
How many of those 50,000 were spammers throwing junk on blogspot or other sites to get pageviews for spamvertising?
They'll continue to make tiny amounts of money for the spammer community forever!
What? Do you mean that the NYPD aren't the most special more sought after police in the world that makes the Chinese so envious that only the NYPD are being attacked?!?
how dare you be realistic in the face of terror!
That puts random bits in place as opposed to a regular pattern. Not that it will stand up to NSA scrutiny but it's more than enough for most data recovery.
Alan Cox decides what he works on. He'll have more access to Intel hardware and specifications but Intel has no chance on directing his work.
There are a lot of companies that would jump to have him work for them. If Intel tells him something he doesn't like, he could leave at his whim to one of them.
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Since when is visiting a website vandalism? This is terrifying! /. could have me arrested for almost 10 years of visiting!
Just like the early days of Linux.
This is the infamous network appliance made real. The OS is a simplified kernel with a specific set of supported hardware with a simple interface and no on-system storage for data. All apps and settings are "in the cloud" i.e., on google's servers.
For likely 90% of home users, this will be perfect. A relatively dumb device that only runs a web browser to use web apps (googles or anyone else's provided their signed by google) to do their work.
It takes user-friendly to an extreme and makes everything just part of the web browser experience.
The root OS partition is read only and the selection of hardware is prescribed by google. You can download the source to hack it, but you can't make an installable image as you can't cryptographically sign it for their okay. They're only planning this to be a bought with hardware purchase.
Sound familiar? It should, it's basically the Apple experience made into a net appliance.
While it's certainly true that the fuel itself is a low part of the cost, the fact it would take 10 years or more to build sufficient infrastructure to filter metals out of sea water in a way that is useful in producing the thousands of tonnes of uranium per year needed means this certainly is an issue.
Metals in sea water are in parts per million. Think about how many gallons of water per second would have to be processed reasonably efficiently to create 40,000 tonnes per year.
We'll need that up and running by 2013. I don't see anyone breaking ground on that today.
The scary thing is, if ACTA is presented as final, I can't imagine any Canadian government (Lib, Cons or NDP) not immediately ratifying it. the Canadian government has never been seen as defiant of US desires.
Most of the technologies in the article were overhyped but almost all have had real value in the marketplace.
For example, AI works and is a very strong technology, but only the SF authors and idiots expect their computer to have a conversation with them. Expert systems (a better name) or technologies that are part of them are in place in thousands of back-office systems.
But, if you're looking for HAL, you have another 2001 years to wait. Nobody seriously is working toward that, except as a dream goal. Everybody wants a better prediction model for the stock market first.
Not only police but CAB DRIVERS are also exempt. The number of times I've been cut off by a cab yapping on his cell is amazing. They have their radios to do dispatch, why do they need cell phones too? Of course the number of times I've been irritated while riding in a cab by the driver yakking on his cell...
Disney is going to start selling a Microwave Oven? Will it be better than my EasyBake?
Exactly, the summary makes it sounds like their comparing bitrates when it's codecs they're comparing. So, in effect, by mixing codecs and bitrates, the test proves exactly nothing.
There are lots of phones with WiFi and many more that can get it though third pary add-ons. The iPhone was hardly the leader in that.
Neither is the Palm Pre's It syncs directly to the server you want (EAS and others)
Have these people never heard of a diff? How about just letting me download the changes! The Wiki can tell them what they are.
That's worse than useless if I have to redownload all of wikipedia to keep it up to date.
Luckily I have a smart phone with internet access.
The anti-virus software is MS's version of including condoms.... sounds like they actually expect nerds to have sexual partners.
MS did just that with MSDOS. Throughout the V2 and v3 release series, it broke things like Lotus 1-2-3 every release.
this sounds lovely. We just need to paint all surfaces and make sure all doors and windows are painted over and sealed. Nobody gets in or out and then we're all safe from RF leakage.
Of course, then everyone in the building dies and there's no more need for the security...
Please check for whooshing sound in chest.
And in 100 years, any format that the artwork is in will be obsolete and lost. The only thing that might work is a self contained machine that is fixable using simple tools that includes not only the digital art but the software necessary to view the art. If the hardware can't be fixed using simple tools, it will eventually die leaving a useless paperweight that was once worth a lot of money.
Back in the very old days, we had slow modems with noisy lines. We used thinks like Zmodem and other things to handle this problem. It might just be the thing that will work now to solve your problem.
And most games picked it up from Nethack as you could use the Wizard Mode to change into invulnerability and complete the game. You couldn't keep your score but that's never stopped people from using it.
How many of those 50,000 were spammers throwing junk on blogspot or other sites to get pageviews for spamvertising? They'll continue to make tiny amounts of money for the spammer community forever!
What? Do you mean that the NYPD aren't the most special more sought after police in the world that makes the Chinese so envious that only the NYPD are being attacked?!? how dare you be realistic in the face of terror!
If this passes, I'm going to open up an Institute of Paranormal Studies in Texas, and hire every two bit crackpot psychic to be professors!
I'll make a fortune off the gullible who believe in every kind of pseudo-reality!
I'll have leprechaun pots full of gold fast!
*insert evil laugh here*
I would recommend
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/disk bs=1k
That puts random bits in place as opposed to a regular pattern. Not that it will stand up to NSA scrutiny but it's more than enough for most data recovery.
In fact, the contest rules state that the poll is not binding and they'll choose whatever name they like.
Sucks, really.
Alan Cox decides what he works on. He'll have more access to Intel hardware and specifications but Intel has no chance on directing his work.
There are a lot of companies that would jump to have him work for them. If Intel tells him something he doesn't like, he could leave at his whim to one of them.