How about a shield to protect the smarter percentage of the population from the damaging effects of stupidity? Stupid people's brains may give off stupid radiation, causing those around them to slowly become stupider. Do these shields work bi-directionally?
...to get rid of all those useless Cue Cats and AOL CDs. Dump 'em all in to an empty missle silo, seal it with TNT and pray to God no one ever opens it back up.
Hah, try and get a USB one! The packages say "For distibution with a new Compaq computer only."
I talked to a dumber-than-usual salesdrone who offered me a Cue Cat, PS/2 of course. I told him I don't have a port for that on my computer cause it's a Mac (okay, I do have a Mac, so it's not entirely lying - but I never use it.) and asked if he had any Cue Cats with a different connector... He gave me a USB Cue Cat. Finally. Trying it out wasn't all that exciting though, it's HID compliant and doesn't need any special drivers to work with the current windows hacks.
Okay, assuming you don't have a SO that objects ("You're gonna put a computer where?!"), there are really only a few reasons you'd actually want your computer near your primary TV:
DiVX;) - Nuff said.
Homemade Tivo - ATI's latest offerings have me considering this myself.
Video Capture - Kinda like the Tivo thing except you don't need specialized software.
Serious Hardcode Bigscreen Gaming (or Porn) - Size does matter.
MP3 Playback - There's something to be said for a home surround sound system compared to $19 K-Mart special computer speakers.
Okay, that's a few reasons... However, they're all kinda geeky "function-over-form" reasons and you end up with cables everywhere. Only geeks need apply. I just recently bought a DC10+ capture card and hooking it up involved buying the longest stereo A/V cable Recoton sells, a 12 footer. It barely reaches, and my computer and TV are in the same room.
If they're seriously interested in getting Joe Sixpack to buy into this, RadioShack should start giving away wireless audio senders. This has the added benefit that it would make a great MP3 sender if used in reverse. I've seen the free "convergence cable", it's too short and it's mono... Props to anyone who can find a good use for it.
Not far at all... Only now, the "arena" is a lan party, the violence is simulated and you're only dead until you respawn. All this technology, just so we can kill each other in virtual combat.
They used HAL in the movie to avoid being sued by IBM... Each letter is one "behind" its corresponding letter - HI AB LM.
A similar thing happened when the movie Eraser was going to feature a company called Cyrex as the defense contractor building the railguns. Cyrix got wind of this and the name in the movie was changed to Cyrez. You can still see that they originally planned to call the company Cyrex, as in the scene where the lead female actress (can't remember the name) is copying the file onto a disc, the shortened filename has an "x" in it, and there's no X in Cyrez.
source: http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/news/trends/t960627d.ht m
The name change was appropriate anyway, Cyrix's CPUs sucked for Quake.
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I was going to post this link as well... The LED Museum is a MUCH better site than the original posting with more scientific methods of testing brightness. Plus, the UV diode sounds damn cool - I want one.
Protected content is going to be sold to the masses the same way cigarettes are sold.
Pause for a second and imagine if cigarettes were a new product being announced, picture
the/. headline:
R.J. Reynolds, well known for its food wraps, has announced a recreational drug. In
many ways similar to the illegal drug marijuana, this new drug is made from the dried
leaves of plants, wrapped in paper, and is meant to be ignited and smoked. Pre-market
studies have concluded that this product will be addictive and have negative health
impacts. The government has required the package to contain a warning. R.J. Reynolds
has said they will promote this new product heavily by celebrity endorsements and a
massive advertising campaign. The question is, will the public buy it?
Okay, back to reality...
Once 14-year old Jason can't get his favorite songs on "standard" CD anymore and a new
smart card protected player comes out, you can bet your fair use he's gonna bug the hell
out of his parents for it. Of course, MTV will feature ads making standard CD players
look "so last century" and maybe feature discounts on clothing, food and music if you
present your smart card at select retailers. The industry will lure in its most valuable
customers (teens and young adults) by offering discounts and heavily promoting the
products with celebrities. It worked for cigarettes, and it will work again. At least smart
cards aren't harmful to your health.
Don't worry though, as it has been said before, you can still record anything you can hear.
For exact digital copies, ripping tools will still be made, albeit illegally. Don't want to
smoke tobacco? You can still smoke marijuana, albeit illegally...
Yes I'd like to live in a world where I can make perfect digital copies of music I have
purchased... It would be even better if I could get music I haven't purchased, for free.
However, the reality is, we live in a world with macrovision, smartcards, DeCSS lawsuits
and a large entertainment industry that couldn't sustain itself if the underground piracy that
really didn't hurt its bottom line became mainstream. Just like free ISPs, you can only give
away the farm for so long before you buy the farm...
Oh, and I don't smoke (well, as long as I'm not on fire).
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How about a shield to protect the smarter percentage of the population from the damaging effects of stupidity? Stupid people's brains may give off stupid radiation, causing those around them to slowly become stupider. Do these shields work bi-directionally?
...to get rid of all those useless Cue Cats and AOL CDs. Dump 'em all in to an empty missle silo, seal it with TNT and pray to God no one ever opens it back up.
Port Scanning - Illegal
Cat Scanning - Not Illegal
I think we've got that nailed down now.
Hah, try and get a USB one! The packages say "For distibution with a new Compaq computer only."
I talked to a dumber-than-usual salesdrone who offered me a Cue Cat, PS/2 of course. I told him I don't have a port for that on my computer cause it's a Mac (okay, I do have a Mac, so it's not entirely lying - but I never use it.) and asked if he had any Cue Cats with a different connector... He gave me a USB Cue Cat. Finally. Trying it out wasn't all that exciting though, it's HID compliant and doesn't need any special drivers to work with the current windows hacks.
Okay, assuming you don't have a SO that objects ("You're gonna put a computer where?!"), there are really only a few reasons you'd actually want your computer near your primary TV:
;) - Nuff said.
DiVX
Homemade Tivo - ATI's latest offerings have me considering this myself.
Video Capture - Kinda like the Tivo thing except you don't need specialized software.
Serious Hardcode Bigscreen Gaming (or Porn) - Size does matter.
MP3 Playback - There's something to be said for a home surround sound system compared to $19 K-Mart special computer speakers.
Okay, that's a few reasons... However, they're all kinda geeky "function-over-form" reasons and you end up with cables everywhere. Only geeks need apply. I just recently bought a DC10+ capture card and hooking it up involved buying the longest stereo A/V cable Recoton sells, a 12 footer. It barely reaches, and my computer and TV are in the same room.
If they're seriously interested in getting Joe Sixpack to buy into this, RadioShack should start giving away wireless audio senders. This has the added benefit that it would make a great MP3 sender if used in reverse. I've seen the free "convergence cable", it's too short and it's mono... Props to anyone who can find a good use for it.
Not far at all... Only now, the "arena" is a lan party, the violence is simulated and you're only dead until you respawn. All this technology, just so we can kill each other in virtual combat.
It's at http://www.killfrog.com! It's actually quite a funny shockwave cartoon series.
They used HAL in the movie to avoid being sued by IBM... Each letter is one "behind" its corresponding letter - HI AB LM.
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A similar thing happened when the movie Eraser was going to feature a company called Cyrex as the defense contractor building the railguns. Cyrix got wind of this and the name in the movie was changed to Cyrez. You can still see that they originally planned to call the company Cyrex, as in the scene where the lead female actress (can't remember the name) is copying the file onto a disc, the shortened filename has an "x" in it, and there's no X in Cyrez.
source: http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/news/trends/t960627d.h
The name change was appropriate anyway, Cyrix's CPUs sucked for Quake.
I was going to post this link as well... The LED Museum is a MUCH better site than the original posting with more scientific methods of testing brightness. Plus, the UV diode sounds damn cool - I want one.
Protected content is going to be sold to the masses the same way cigarettes are sold. Pause for a second and imagine if cigarettes were a new product being announced, picture the /. headline:
R.J. Reynolds, well known for its food wraps, has announced a recreational drug. In many ways similar to the illegal drug marijuana, this new drug is made from the dried leaves of plants, wrapped in paper, and is meant to be ignited and smoked. Pre-market studies have concluded that this product will be addictive and have negative health impacts. The government has required the package to contain a warning. R.J. Reynolds has said they will promote this new product heavily by celebrity endorsements and a massive advertising campaign. The question is, will the public buy it?
Okay, back to reality...
Once 14-year old Jason can't get his favorite songs on "standard" CD anymore and a new smart card protected player comes out, you can bet your fair use he's gonna bug the hell out of his parents for it. Of course, MTV will feature ads making standard CD players look "so last century" and maybe feature discounts on clothing, food and music if you present your smart card at select retailers. The industry will lure in its most valuable customers (teens and young adults) by offering discounts and heavily promoting the products with celebrities. It worked for cigarettes, and it will work again. At least smart cards aren't harmful to your health.
Don't worry though, as it has been said before, you can still record anything you can hear. For exact digital copies, ripping tools will still be made, albeit illegally. Don't want to smoke tobacco? You can still smoke marijuana, albeit illegally...
Yes I'd like to live in a world where I can make perfect digital copies of music I have purchased... It would be even better if I could get music I haven't purchased, for free. However, the reality is, we live in a world with macrovision, smartcards, DeCSS lawsuits and a large entertainment industry that couldn't sustain itself if the underground piracy that really didn't hurt its bottom line became mainstream. Just like free ISPs, you can only give away the farm for so long before you buy the farm...
Oh, and I don't smoke (well, as long as I'm not on fire).
Why wasn't this taken to the forum at http://www.linux-hacker.net? They had no problem with hacking Netpliance into extinction.
Let the games begin.