Oops, HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection. My mistake! Also I forgot to cite ICT, AACS and HDCP, which would have saved me from looking retarded when I checked the links. That's what I get for going by memory.
You are entirely confusing two seperate parts of the Advanced Access Content System (AACS). This is understandable since AACS is intended to be confusing. The Image Constraint Token (ICT) is what degrades signal quality when using an analog connection (VGA, S-Video, etc). It is intented to close the "analog hole," and prevent near-perfect copies from being produced. The XBox360 uses analog outputs, so it falls into this category. It is rumored that ICT will not be enabled until 2010 or 2012, if ever.
As for full digital, a High Definition Content Path (HDCP, or HDCP path, like PIN number) is required. ICT is unrelated to HDCP, which is designed to close the "digital hole" and prevent perfect copies from being produced. That means if you're using a DVI connection, you're screwed unless your video card and monitor both support HDCP. This is something like 0% of current setups. There is no content degredation when playing to a non-conforming digital display, or from a non-conforming video card -- it simply will not play, and there is no exception or degredation. It is not a flag like the ICT, and there is no (legitimate) way to remove this requirement.
Again, if you're using a traditional CRT, or an HDTV with a VGA input, you're likely unaffected, for now.
If you're using a monitor with DVI, or an older HDTV with DVI but no HDCP support, you're screwed.
Also no removable/expandable media, no mention about the battery access (probably sealed), no mention about compatibility with existing iPod interface (such as docks, car connectors, etc.), standby time, etc. It's got a SIM slot, but is the phone locked? Scratch resistance? Songs as ringtones? Format compatibility?
With advances in solar power, one has to wonder what the energy output of algae per square meter is compared to that of solar, including energy costs for maintenance and parasitic losses in the conversion.
True, but everything comes at a price. Many people would trade the stability of big business for the flexibility of small. And while no large business can be as flexible as a small one (especially if it's one's own SB), large companies are making inroads, such as flex-time and Google's 20% policy. Starting a business is a considerable risk as well, even if you're competent. That's not to say people shouldn't take risks, but it's not for everyone, especially those who may have families and place a higher proprity on stability.
That's only because 99% of coax in common use is single conductor electrical shielded cable, which is to coax as sheep are to mammals. Electrical shielded cable is just a type of coax cable. Also the function of the shielding is to eliminate EMI, not to provide any sort of return path. That it is typically connected at both ends is incidental -- it's just the simplest method of grounding the insulation.
when most people talk of stem cell research they are focusing on embryonic stem cell research.
And that stigma is why they need to give stem cell research a new, more palletable name, like organic healing research.
(With apologies to either Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert who said something similar, but I can remember neither who suggested it, nor what they suggested).
to the best of my knowledge and research - *adult* stem cells are the only ones which have actually demonstrated anything useful.
Likewise, only unmanned planetary missions have been successful, and 40% of accidents involve speeding. Nevermind that 100% of planetary missions have been unmanned, 80-90% of traffic is speeding, and the majority of stem cell research has been with adult stem cells. We cannot know what we're missing if we don't look.
"Coax," short for coaxial, is defined as "having or mounted on a common axis." In cables, it is any design in which a central conductor is surrounded by a shielded cladding -- they both encircle a common "axis" or center. All fiber cables are coax, except those used in toys and art. Most have multiple levels of shielding to protect against energy loss/insertion, physical stresses and environmental hazards, in order from inner to outer.
Really, were you in WWII? My grandfather was, and he never says crap like that. An act of heroism does not justify or excuse an act of villany. "I saved your life, now hold still while I nail your wife and daughter," as it were.
I guess reading TFA would be asking too much, so I'll just post the relevant part...
Although its nation status is disputed, Sealand boasts a military past like any other country, defending its sovereignty from outside threats.
Former British army major, Paddy Roy Bates, began occupying the island with his family in 1967, declared it a state in international waters and gave himself the title "prince".
Britain's Royal Navy attempted to evict him the following year but were unsuccessful.
As they entered territorial waters, Roy of Sealand fired warning shots from the former fort.
A judge then ruled in his favour that Sealand was outside British Government control as it was beyond the three-mile limit of the country's waters.
be subjected to a search that is more exacting than the routine search that passengers who present identification encounter.
So you can look at it as IDs providing privileges, or lack of ID carrying a penalty. Either way, it's capricious. It's an arbitrary imposition which doesn't solve a problem, but instead creates more problems for the general public. And all of this costs money.
He is free to travel by foot, bike, motorcycle, car, boat, or other device himself while not violating applicable pedestrian or traffic laws, or by bus or train, entirely anonymously.
That sounds good in theory, but I'd be interested to know what percentage of travelers have ever been stopped. Individual instances of vehicular travel may be anonymous, but I'd wager that everyone is stopped as some point or another, whether at a DUI checkpoint (good luck getting through one of those without ID), or for having a tail light out. I know for a fact that in Wisconsin, police will sit on a road and run the plates of every vehicle that drives by (or some random sample thereof). Pedestrians are suspicious outside of certain environments. You cannot travel by train without ID. Busses and bicycles may be the exceptions, but there shouldn't be exceptions -- being left alone should be the rule.
it's simply a place to start for investigators AFTER an incident, regardless of whether the IDs were real or fake...enabling investigators to get a list of names (again, real or not), issuing agencies for the IDs, and sometimes even pictures (which are many times real, even if the ID itself is fake). This information could be critical to an investigation when other lives may be at stake.
So we figured out who did it. So what? That allowed us to do what, exactly? Invade a foreign country and create further destabilization? I'm sure glad we figured that one out, because we've taken a huge step toward mitigating the risk of another attack. I sleep soundly knowing that the citizens of the middle east are either sufficiently satisfied with US policy and their own place in life, or sufficiently frightened of making another suicide attack, because it's clear they're on the run now.
There are extremely limited circumstances under which identifying the perpetrator(s) ex post facto would be useful: When they're part of a larger coherent and isolated organization which can be effectively neutralized through capture or combat, or when they can be brought to justice. In the case of a decentralized organization with many weak ties and loose organization, retaliation only adds fuel to the fire. In the case of a lone individual, the problem has usually already "resolved" itself. If an individual is a traditional non-suicidal hijacker (i.e., the type who used to say "Take me to Cuba"), he can be identified, tracked, and/or apprehended after the fact, independantly of who he is/claims to be.
So there are limited benefits to indentification, but many costs. It's my opinion that, when weighed, the costs severely outweigh the benefits.
Star Wars has a much more loosely defined universe, and consequently it's easier for game designers to be imaginative. Star Trek has an OCD fanbase who knows every single detail of every character, race, and ship that was ever referenced, even tangentially, in any Star Trek episode, ever, and they're going to be pissed if there are inconsistencies. There are a few of those people in the Star Wars camp as well, but there just isn't the same sort of detail for them to pore over. Also Star Wars is a pretty straightforward hack-and-slash universe, while Star Trek is ostensibly about finding creative solutions to complex problems (or unnecessarily complex solutions to ridiculously outlandish problems, if you're a skeptic). The latter doesn't translate into a game very well.
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Oops, HDCP stands for High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection. My mistake! Also I forgot to cite ICT, AACS and HDCP, which would have saved me from looking retarded when I checked the links. That's what I get for going by memory.
To: Parent, GP, and GGP
Re: ICT, HDCP, and AACS
Dear sirs or madams,
You are entirely confusing two seperate parts of the Advanced Access Content System (AACS). This is understandable since AACS is intended to be confusing. The Image Constraint Token (ICT) is what degrades signal quality when using an analog connection (VGA, S-Video, etc). It is intented to close the "analog hole," and prevent near-perfect copies from being produced. The XBox360 uses analog outputs, so it falls into this category. It is rumored that ICT will not be enabled until 2010 or 2012, if ever.
As for full digital, a High Definition Content Path (HDCP, or HDCP path, like PIN number) is required. ICT is unrelated to HDCP, which is designed to close the "digital hole" and prevent perfect copies from being produced. That means if you're using a DVI connection, you're screwed unless your video card and monitor both support HDCP. This is something like 0% of current setups. There is no content degredation when playing to a non-conforming digital display, or from a non-conforming video card -- it simply will not play, and there is no exception or degredation. It is not a flag like the ICT, and there is no (legitimate) way to remove this requirement.
Again, if you're using a traditional CRT, or an HDTV with a VGA input, you're likely unaffected, for now.
If you're using a monitor with DVI, or an older HDTV with DVI but no HDCP support, you're screwed.
You are either misinformed or a liar.
Classy.
The target audience does not know about access levels. They do not know about proper security procedures.
Maybe it's time they learned.
Maybe next time I should use instead of to close my link tag.
I might take these claims seriously if they were coming from someone other than WildTangent. They may not technically be classified as malware, but they're right on the edge. My opinion is that they're just complaining because people won't be able to unintentionally install their garbage anymore. Until they find a workaround anyway.
Sure thing.
Also no removable/expandable media, no mention about the battery access (probably sealed), no mention about compatibility with existing iPod interface (such as docks, car connectors, etc.), standby time, etc. It's got a SIM slot, but is the phone locked? Scratch resistance? Songs as ringtones? Format compatibility?
"Isn't that wonderful?"
Fanboys go wild...
With advances in solar power, one has to wonder what the energy output of algae per square meter is compared to that of solar, including energy costs for maintenance and parasitic losses in the conversion.
That's not an advantage of small business; large businesses can be passed generationally as well.
Anyway, advantages and disadvantages.. that's all I'm saying.
True, but everything comes at a price. Many people would trade the stability of big business for the flexibility of small. And while no large business can be as flexible as a small one (especially if it's one's own SB), large companies are making inroads, such as flex-time and Google's 20% policy. Starting a business is a considerable risk as well, even if you're competent. That's not to say people shouldn't take risks, but it's not for everyone, especially those who may have families and place a higher proprity on stability.
That's only because 99% of coax in common use is single conductor electrical shielded cable, which is to coax as sheep are to mammals. Electrical shielded cable is just a type of coax cable. Also the function of the shielding is to eliminate EMI, not to provide any sort of return path. That it is typically connected at both ends is incidental -- it's just the simplest method of grounding the insulation.
when most people talk of stem cell research they are focusing on embryonic stem cell research.
And that stigma is why they need to give stem cell research a new, more palletable name, like organic healing research.
(With apologies to either Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert who said something similar, but I can remember neither who suggested it, nor what they suggested).
And so you would advocate giving power to a limited few to make decisions for us all?
Sounds interesting. Tell me more about this representative government...
That doesn't make it low risk, but the point is moot -- the cells can be harvested after birth.
to the best of my knowledge and research - *adult* stem cells are the only ones which have actually demonstrated anything useful.
Likewise, only unmanned planetary missions have been successful, and 40% of accidents involve speeding. Nevermind that 100% of planetary missions have been unmanned, 80-90% of traffic is speeding, and the majority of stem cell research has been with adult stem cells. We cannot know what we're missing if we don't look.
I think the word you're looking for is Uzi. Perhaps not though..
"Coax," short for coaxial, is defined as "having or mounted on a common axis." In cables, it is any design in which a central conductor is surrounded by a shielded cladding -- they both encircle a common "axis" or center. All fiber cables are coax, except those used in toys and art. Most have multiple levels of shielding to protect against energy loss/insertion, physical stresses and environmental hazards, in order from inner to outer.
Really, were you in WWII? My grandfather was, and he never says crap like that. An act of heroism does not justify or excuse an act of villany. "I saved your life, now hold still while I nail your wife and daughter," as it were.
It is dead skin and serves no real purpose.
You bastard! I tried what you suggest, and now I keep dropping everything.
I'm no attorney, but I think monitoring my every movie may constitute a violation of Copyright law.
I guess reading TFA would be asking too much, so I'll just post the relevant part...
An AAA+++ title
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be subjected to a search that is more exacting than the routine search that passengers who present identification encounter.
So you can look at it as IDs providing privileges, or lack of ID carrying a penalty. Either way, it's capricious. It's an arbitrary imposition which doesn't solve a problem, but instead creates more problems for the general public. And all of this costs money.
He is free to travel by foot, bike, motorcycle, car, boat, or other device himself while not violating applicable pedestrian or traffic laws, or by bus or train, entirely anonymously.
That sounds good in theory, but I'd be interested to know what percentage of travelers have ever been stopped. Individual instances of vehicular travel may be anonymous, but I'd wager that everyone is stopped as some point or another, whether at a DUI checkpoint (good luck getting through one of those without ID), or for having a tail light out. I know for a fact that in Wisconsin, police will sit on a road and run the plates of every vehicle that drives by (or some random sample thereof). Pedestrians are suspicious outside of certain environments. You cannot travel by train without ID. Busses and bicycles may be the exceptions, but there shouldn't be exceptions -- being left alone should be the rule.
it's simply a place to start for investigators AFTER an incident, regardless of whether the IDs were real or fake...enabling investigators to get a list of names (again, real or not), issuing agencies for the IDs, and sometimes even pictures (which are many times real, even if the ID itself is fake). This information could be critical to an investigation when other lives may be at stake.
So we figured out who did it. So what? That allowed us to do what, exactly? Invade a foreign country and create further destabilization? I'm sure glad we figured that one out, because we've taken a huge step toward mitigating the risk of another attack. I sleep soundly knowing that the citizens of the middle east are either sufficiently satisfied with US policy and their own place in life, or sufficiently frightened of making another suicide attack, because it's clear they're on the run now.
There are extremely limited circumstances under which identifying the perpetrator(s) ex post facto would be useful: When they're part of a larger coherent and isolated organization which can be effectively neutralized through capture or combat, or when they can be brought to justice. In the case of a decentralized organization with many weak ties and loose organization, retaliation only adds fuel to the fire. In the case of a lone individual, the problem has usually already "resolved" itself. If an individual is a traditional non-suicidal hijacker (i.e., the type who used to say "Take me to Cuba"), he can be identified, tracked, and/or apprehended after the fact, independantly of who he is/claims to be.
So there are limited benefits to indentification, but many costs. It's my opinion that, when weighed, the costs severely outweigh the benefits.
Take KOTOR for xbox, as an example.
Star Wars has a much more loosely defined universe, and consequently it's easier for game designers to be imaginative. Star Trek has an OCD fanbase who knows every single detail of every character, race, and ship that was ever referenced, even tangentially, in any Star Trek episode, ever, and they're going to be pissed if there are inconsistencies. There are a few of those people in the Star Wars camp as well, but there just isn't the same sort of detail for them to pore over. Also Star Wars is a pretty straightforward hack-and-slash universe, while Star Trek is ostensibly about finding creative solutions to complex problems (or unnecessarily complex solutions to ridiculously outlandish problems, if you're a skeptic). The latter doesn't translate into a game very well.