It doesn't really matters how fast are AMD CPUs, people seems to care more about the chipsets, and that's the achiles' heel of AMD, they just make CPUs not chipsets.
I believe he was referring to Intel's market, not AMD's (and supporting chipset maker's) competence. To put another way, relatively minor issues in Intel's market will be perceived as bigger, and potentially more critical, issues than similar issues in AMD's space. I don't agree quite, but that's what I get out of it.
Oh it's better than that... He's flat wrong and he knows it.
You can certainly make proprietary software out of GPL code. Your code. If it's your code, you can release it under any license you want! You just can't make proprietary code out of someone else's GPL code. Now why would you think you have any rights to code you didn't write?
I got robbed, my car broke down 4 times, and my dryer died. Please send money.
Well, I might had you: a) Not used Frontpage to make that pitiful web page, b) Not inserted a midi file in it, c) Thought to entertain me a bit with your tale of woe.
I get a better sob story from bums on the street...
Perhaps if you had been here longer you might have noticed that the moderation system clearly promotes some opinions over others and encourages a self-reinforcing groupthink.
Swap with one of your own design. Since the password is on the disk, the orginal logic board has to get it, right? That means the logic board can talk to the platters... You just need a logic board that retrieves the password for you. Then swap back and do whatever you want.
I bet that's how the data recovery outfits do it. They even stated in TFA that known models are no problem, unknown models may take awhile. Yup, designing a logic board to talk to someone else's drive might take a bit of time.
Not always enough, sometimes you need telepathic powers to work out what the lecturer wants from a project, since they kindly ommited any of it from the assignment sheet and put down something completely diferent.
Well, isn't the purpose of education to prepare you for life in the business world? Sounds fair to me...
Everybody is forgetting each and every ethernet adapter has a unique serial number/address, called the MAC address. It would be very easy to prove/disprove you were the one or not by that address.
Google "etherchange" and see what you get... Here is the first hit... MAC addresses don't prove diddley...
So the guy hacks in to the network, steals personal information, downloads private pictures, sells all this stuff... and then he's able to get away with just one felony, no jail time, and even a work offer for the Secret Service?
If you think the Secret Service won't use his skills in exactly the same way he was offering to the public before he got busted, you are mistaken. That is to say (explicitly), the Feds will use this guy to break into private computer networks and steal information of interest to them. They will keep him at arms length in case he gets caught. This is the way law enforcement (unfortunately) works...
Well, I'm more interested in MS wanting to "validate" my Windows installation before letting me download the product. Looks like they want to verify you're "legit" before letting you remove spyware (though, as pointed out, you don't HAVE to do this...).
Especially amusing is the idea MS promotes validation as a user benefit, with no mention that the idea is really a benefit to MS for anti-piracy reasons.
No thanks, Bill. While my Windows is legit, I see no reason to become another record in your database. You want to catch pirates? Why not try working harder?
And, for those who are even slightly tech-savy this is a fairly non-trivial thing to do. It takes 1 CDRW and about 8 minutes a CD.
I believe you meant "trivial"...
And for me, I use a "virtual" CD-R that writes to an.iso file. (GREAT burn times w/no coasters!) You can then turn around and rip MP3's from the virtual CD (GREAT rip times with no read errors!). Yes, it's the same PIA, but it makes it a little less painful...
According to the article, a compromised key will be dropped so that device will no longer be able to decode new content. So the vendor has to explain to his customer why his product doesn't work anymore, likely through no fault of his own? Yeah, that'll fly...
Really, how is this different? When the OS rides directly "on the metal", you're supposed to get the best performance. Abstract the hardware layer and yes, you can do tricks like this but you pay for it in ticks. Maybe individually affordable hardware now has the ticks to spare. That, and while I love VM-Ware, it's still subject to the goings-on of the underlying OS...
Crap, wasn't the 386 supposed to do this? If only Intel had written the hardware abstraction layer instead of trusting OS vendors to do "what's right"...
My dog pushed "I Agree". You can claim bad faith, but you can't call it a contract. And my minor children cannot enter into a contract without my consent, or I'm exchanging "Promisory Notes" for candy tomorrow at the bus stop (though that would probably get one arrested for different reasons...:)
This is why you do not actually purchase teh software.
Just a copy of it so First Sale doctrine does not apply.
Here we go again...
Ask Best Buy if it's a sale. (It is.) Ask Fry's if it's a sale. (It is.) Ask a Federal judge if it's a sale. (It is.) If it looks like a sale, it's a sale. You think Best Buy would refuse to sell software to my kid, who, being under eighteen cannot enter into a license agreement?
Legally, there are certain requirements for a contract, which is what a EULA is. Trouble is, EULAs don't meet the criteria. (Must be able to negotiate, must be of legal age, must show proof of acceptance of terms, must actually know who you are entering into an agreement with, etc.) EULA's are totally fiction. How many court cases have there been to seek damages from someone who didn't uphold the EULA? How about zero? Why? Because the publishers know they would lose and that would deflate the perception that these things are meaningful in any way.
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It doesn't really matters how fast are AMD CPUs, people seems to care more about the chipsets, and that's the achiles' heel of AMD, they just make CPUs not chipsets.
No, AMD just doesn't make chipsets.
(Damn, did I just feed a troll?)
I believe he was referring to Intel's market, not AMD's (and supporting chipset maker's) competence. To put another way, relatively minor issues in Intel's market will be perceived as bigger, and potentially more critical, issues than similar issues in AMD's space. I don't agree quite, but that's what I get out of it.
afterall, we all look like the same little mouse at one stage, then we look like monkeys with tails
"They tell us that, we lost our tails, evolving up, from little snails..."
(Note to self: Don't post while drinking...)
Oh it's better than that... He's flat wrong and he knows it.
You can certainly make proprietary software out of GPL code. Your code. If it's your code, you can release it under any license you want! You just can't make proprietary code out of someone else's GPL code. Now why would you think you have any rights to code you didn't write?
I got robbed, my car broke down 4 times, and my dryer died. Please send money.
Well, I might had you:
a) Not used Frontpage to make that pitiful web page,
b) Not inserted a midi file in it,
c) Thought to entertain me a bit with your tale of woe.
I get a better sob story from bums on the street...
Perhaps if you had been here longer you might have noticed that the moderation system clearly promotes some opinions over others and encourages a self-reinforcing groupthink.
:)
Excellent! Let's mod this up!
(sorry, couldn't resist...
Variation of the swap logic boards trick...
Swap with one of your own design. Since the password is on the disk, the orginal logic board has to get it, right? That means the logic board can talk to the platters... You just need a logic board that retrieves the password for you. Then swap back and do whatever you want.
I bet that's how the data recovery outfits do it. They even stated in TFA that known models are no problem, unknown models may take awhile. Yup, designing a logic board to talk to someone else's drive might take a bit of time.
This early on a Satruday and it's already down?
;)
No, it's worse than that...
"We are currently experiencing server difficulties, please remain calm as they are being resolved."
Kicking a server when it's down... Have you no shame CowboyNeil?
When you get there, build some wood cabinets, install the board that you brought with you, and hook the whole thing up to a car battery.
Put the cabinet outside or otherwise with good ventilation. Car batteries can give off hydrogen gas...
Not always enough, sometimes you need telepathic powers to work out what the lecturer wants from a project, since they kindly ommited any of it from the assignment sheet and put down something completely diferent.
Well, isn't the purpose of education to prepare you for life in the business world? Sounds fair to me...
Everybody is forgetting each and every ethernet adapter has a unique serial number/address, called the MAC address. It would be very easy to prove/disprove you were the one or not by that address.
Google "etherchange" and see what you get... Here is the first hit... MAC addresses don't prove diddley...
Ha ha!
Or more to the point, I believe EDS has demonstrated themselves to be unreliable and unscalable...
It just makes Google's paid link more valuable... I don't think Google would care in the least.
"burglarized"
burgled.
The word you are looking for is burgled.
There is no such word as burglarized.
A burglar burgles.
You're absolutely right. I apogle.
Until this "feature" is mandated by law (not likely), I don't see it as a concern...
So the guy hacks in to the network, steals personal information, downloads private pictures, sells all this stuff... and then he's able to get away with just one felony, no jail time, and even a work offer for the Secret Service?
If you think the Secret Service won't use his skills in exactly the same way he was offering to the public before he got busted, you are mistaken. That is to say (explicitly), the Feds will use this guy to break into private computer networks and steal information of interest to them. They will keep him at arms length in case he gets caught. This is the way law enforcement (unfortunately) works...
Well, I'm more interested in MS wanting to "validate" my Windows installation before letting me download the product. Looks like they want to verify you're "legit" before letting you remove spyware (though, as pointed out, you don't HAVE to do this...).
Especially amusing is the idea MS promotes validation as a user benefit, with no mention that the idea is really a benefit to MS for anti-piracy reasons.
No thanks, Bill. While my Windows is legit, I see no reason to become another record in your database. You want to catch pirates? Why not try working harder?
And, for those who are even slightly tech-savy this is a fairly non-trivial thing to do. It takes 1 CDRW and about 8 minutes a CD.
.iso file. (GREAT burn times w/no coasters!) You can then turn around and rip MP3's from the virtual CD (GREAT rip times with no read errors!). Yes, it's the same PIA, but it makes it a little less painful...
I believe you meant "trivial"...
And for me, I use a "virtual" CD-R that writes to an
According to the article, a compromised key will be dropped so that device will no longer be able to decode new content. So the vendor has to explain to his customer why his product doesn't work anymore, likely through no fault of his own? Yeah, that'll fly...
Warning! Do not look into laser with remaining eye!
It wasn't a troll until you looked at it. Nice going...
Do you need to test a multi-machine app? Don't feel like buying more hardware yet? Guess what technology solves that problem ...
VM-Ware?
Really, how is this different? When the OS rides directly "on the metal", you're supposed to get the best performance. Abstract the hardware layer and yes, you can do tricks like this but you pay for it in ticks. Maybe individually affordable hardware now has the ticks to spare. That, and while I love VM-Ware, it's still subject to the goings-on of the underlying OS...
Crap, wasn't the 386 supposed to do this? If only Intel had written the hardware abstraction layer instead of trusting OS vendors to do "what's right"...
My dog pushed "I Agree". You can claim bad faith, but you can't call it a contract. And my minor children cannot enter into a contract without my consent, or I'm exchanging "Promisory Notes" for candy tomorrow at the bus stop (though that would probably get one arrested for different reasons... :)
Sure enough. I'm researching details, but on the face it looks plain wrong... Thanks for the link.
This is why you do not actually purchase teh software.
Just a copy of it so First Sale doctrine does not apply.
Here we go again...
Ask Best Buy if it's a sale. (It is.) Ask Fry's if it's a sale. (It is.) Ask a Federal judge if it's a sale. (It is.) If it looks like a sale, it's a sale. You think Best Buy would refuse to sell software to my kid, who, being under eighteen cannot enter into a license agreement?
Legally, there are certain requirements for a contract, which is what a EULA is. Trouble is, EULAs don't meet the criteria. (Must be able to negotiate, must be of legal age, must show proof of acceptance of terms, must actually know who you are entering into an agreement with, etc.) EULA's are totally fiction. How many court cases have there been to seek damages from someone who didn't uphold the EULA? How about zero? Why? Because the publishers know they would lose and that would deflate the perception that these things are meaningful in any way.
Kind of weird, huh?