Given that Microsoft has claimed that they have patents covering the Linux Kernel (but refuse to actually tell anyone which patents they are without a NDA) I suspect they would sue anyone in the mobile space using the Linux Kernel if they thought it was worth doing so
As an Aussie who saw the Howard government jump on board with Bush on this overpriced boondoggle (without even considering if other aircraft, American, European or otherwise were suitable for our needs at a cheaper price), cutting it completly and forcing Australia to evaluate ALL the options for aircraft suitable for our defense needs would be a good thing.
I doubt SONY will include backwards compatibility because it would lead to PS4 owners buying used PS3 games rather than brand new (and expensive) PS4 games.
It would also potentially open up security holes (i.e. someone finding a hole in the PS3 emulation to allow the running of unsigned/unauthorized PS3 code and using that to get into the PS4 environment somehow or even just using it to run pirated PS3 titles)
There may be other reasons (including the huge costs to develop such an emulator and whether IBM would have issues with Sony writing an emulator for the CELL CPU or not (e.g. IBM probably has patents that cover the CELL CPU and may also cover any emulators for it)
Or are they still using weak easily-cracked RSA keys? (the only purpose of which is to allow TI to say to schools and teachers and exam boards and stuff that their calculators are protected against "hacking" by kids trying to cheat on the math tests)
One of the problems in the US is that buses and bus systems are generally viewed as something only poor people use whereas in other parts of the world (London for example or here in Australia) they aren't viewed so negatively.
Unless something has changed recently, Australia is very much a first world country. And we most definatly produce sugar from sugar cane. If the US was serious about "free trade" they would allow Australian sugar producers to export their sugar to the US.
I think there are several factors at work here, the first being the demographics and the fact that the people who watch the reality show are more likely to be the right kind of people (the people who are most attractive to advertisers). The second is that if the show is a flop and doesn't make the money they thought it would (or doesn't get the eyeballs/ad dollars they thought it would) their sunk costs are much smaller so their risk is lower. Plus with a reality show, its easy to make changes mid-series if the ratings start to slide (e.g. throw in a twist, bring in new contestants, bring back old contestants, kick off contestants, force the contestants to sing whatever song is #1 on the charts or whatever else) but its harder and more expensive to change a scripted show (especially when the scripted show already has x number of episodes in the can at the point the ratings start to slide)
Wont happen because the ARM space is where Oracle makes all its JVM money these days (licensing J2ME and the ARM Java stuff). Also there would be licensing issues involved in sharing the details of the proprietary ARM Jazzelle Java instruction system.
Heck, I know people who are able to get car tires from online US-based shops like tirerack.com, get them shipped to Australia (at great expense due to the size and weight) AND pay a shop to fit them to their car (also costs a fair whack of money) and its STILL cheaper than buying them from the local shop.
Stop allowing Flash to be embedded in things like Word documents and PDF files. I have yet to see a single valid use of Flash in PDF or other document formats that couldn't be done as a web page instead.
I made the stupid mistake of buying a Sony Cyber-Shot point & shoot camera (that used SONY's own crappy memory format). Worst piece of junk I ever owned.
I guess I am just used to the way things are here in Australia where even the CBDs of the largest cities have plenty of supermarket choices alongside the fast-food options. Heck, I dont know of anywhere in Australia where there is fast food within easy reach but not a Woolies, Coles or other supermarket.
Under what I suggested, only FCC licensed entities (which those using it for emergencies, disasters, evacuation orders and other genuinely important uses) would be allowed to buy, install, own and use equipment for robocalling. Charities would be allowed to continue to call people but they would be prohibited from using robocalling equipment (or autodialers) to do it.
The solution to this is to ban autodialers and robocalling unless you have a legitimate valid reason (and get a license and specify that reason) So it would be possible for those entities that use robocalling to warn people of tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, school closures or any other similar emergency would be able to get a license. But someone wanting to sell you internet service would not be able to get the license.
All the other call centers (such as Comcast calling you to offer you their services or some charity wanting donations or a political party wanting votes and funding) would be able to do what they do, they would just have to do it with humans and not robots.
Actually, the REAL reason for caps and rate limiting is because more and more people are dropping (or considering dropping) Cable TV (or some of the more expensive tiers of Cable TV) for "cloud" entertainment (Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, Apple etc etc) and the cable companies will do whatever they can to make switching difficult or expensive.
I am an Aussie and love good Aussie music and I haven't heard of any of the songs in the top 20.
In saying that, I should point out to the foreigners here that Triple J isn't exactly mainstream (Triple J started out as a station to play all the artists that commercial radio was ignoring and still does so today in some cases)
Here in Australia, all the movie theaters (the ones I have been to at least) have signs in the lobby that say "turn off your phone during the show" and they have signage on-screen during the ads that says "turn off your phone during the show". I have never experienced people being annoying with their phones.
What about the US is different and why cant theaters just tell people to turn off their phone (make it a condition of entry and eject people being annoying). If you absolutely have to be contactable, you should either not go to the movie in the first place or you should set your phone to vibrate and leave the theater to use it.
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Please explain what makes the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 tablets worse than an iPad...
Given that Microsoft has claimed that they have patents covering the Linux Kernel (but refuse to actually tell anyone which patents they are without a NDA) I suspect they would sue anyone in the mobile space using the Linux Kernel if they thought it was worth doing so
ok, so exactly what aircraft SHOULD the RAAF be flying then?
As an Aussie who saw the Howard government jump on board with Bush on this overpriced boondoggle (without even considering if other aircraft, American, European or otherwise were suitable for our needs at a cheaper price), cutting it completly and forcing Australia to evaluate ALL the options for aircraft suitable for our defense needs would be a good thing.
I doubt SONY will include backwards compatibility because it would lead to PS4 owners buying used PS3 games rather than brand new (and expensive) PS4 games.
It would also potentially open up security holes (i.e. someone finding a hole in the PS3 emulation to allow the running of unsigned/unauthorized PS3 code and using that to get into the PS4 environment somehow or even just using it to run pirated PS3 titles)
There may be other reasons (including the huge costs to develop such an emulator and whether IBM would have issues with Sony writing an emulator for the CELL CPU or not (e.g. IBM probably has patents that cover the CELL CPU and may also cover any emulators for it)
Or are they still using weak easily-cracked RSA keys? (the only purpose of which is to allow TI to say to schools and teachers and exam boards and stuff that their calculators are protected against "hacking" by kids trying to cheat on the math tests)
One of the problems in the US is that buses and bus systems are generally viewed as something only poor people use whereas in other parts of the world (London for example or here in Australia) they aren't viewed so negatively.
Your idea will never work because it would raise the price of beef to the point where many consumers couldn't afford to eat it anymore.
Unless something has changed recently, Australia is very much a first world country. And we most definatly produce sugar from sugar cane.
If the US was serious about "free trade" they would allow Australian sugar producers to export their sugar to the US.
I think there are several factors at work here, the first being the demographics and the fact that the people who watch the reality show are more likely to be the right kind of people (the people who are most attractive to advertisers). The second is that if the show is a flop and doesn't make the money they thought it would (or doesn't get the eyeballs/ad dollars they thought it would) their sunk costs are much smaller so their risk is lower.
Plus with a reality show, its easy to make changes mid-series if the ratings start to slide (e.g. throw in a twist, bring in new contestants, bring back old contestants, kick off contestants, force the contestants to sing whatever song is #1 on the charts or whatever else) but its harder and more expensive to change a scripted show (especially when the scripted show already has x number of episodes in the can at the point the ratings start to slide)
Wont happen because the ARM space is where Oracle makes all its JVM money these days (licensing J2ME and the ARM Java stuff). Also there would be licensing issues involved in sharing the details of the proprietary ARM Jazzelle Java instruction system.
Someone should produce a Zero Dollar note for the USA and a Zero Euro note for the EU :)
Heck, I know people who are able to get car tires from online US-based shops like tirerack.com, get them shipped to Australia (at great expense due to the size and weight) AND pay a shop to fit them to their car (also costs a fair whack of money) and its STILL cheaper than buying them from the local shop.
Stop allowing Flash to be embedded in things like Word documents and PDF files.
I have yet to see a single valid use of Flash in PDF or other document formats that couldn't be done as a web page instead.
The devs have said many times that decapping will NOT help emulate Raiden II
Could be useful for future MAME work if someone is able to decap (and photograph) various otherwise un-dumpable mask-ROM-based MCUs and other chips.
I made the stupid mistake of buying a Sony Cyber-Shot point & shoot camera (that used SONY's own crappy memory format). Worst piece of junk I ever owned.
I guess I am just used to the way things are here in Australia where even the CBDs of the largest cities have plenty of supermarket choices alongside the fast-food options. Heck, I dont know of anywhere in Australia where there is fast food within easy reach but not a Woolies, Coles or other supermarket.
Anyone who can afford McDonalds food or a web-enabled device doesn't really count as "poor" in my book.
Under what I suggested, only FCC licensed entities (which those using it for emergencies, disasters, evacuation orders and other genuinely important uses) would be allowed to buy, install, own and use equipment for robocalling. Charities would be allowed to continue to call people but they would be prohibited from using robocalling equipment (or autodialers) to do it.
The solution to this is to ban autodialers and robocalling unless you have a legitimate valid reason (and get a license and specify that reason)
So it would be possible for those entities that use robocalling to warn people of tornadoes, hurricanes, snowstorms, school closures or any other similar emergency would be able to get a license. But someone wanting to sell you internet service would not be able to get the license.
All the other call centers (such as Comcast calling you to offer you their services or some charity wanting donations or a political party wanting votes and funding) would be able to do what they do, they would just have to do it with humans and not robots.
Actually, the REAL reason for caps and rate limiting is because more and more people are dropping (or considering dropping) Cable TV (or some of the more expensive tiers of Cable TV) for "cloud" entertainment (Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, Apple etc etc) and the cable companies will do whatever they can to make switching difficult or expensive.
I am an Aussie and love good Aussie music and I haven't heard of any of the songs in the top 20.
In saying that, I should point out to the foreigners here that Triple J isn't exactly mainstream (Triple J started out as a station to play all the artists that commercial radio was ignoring and still does so today in some cases)
The Russians launched a series of probes in the 70s (Luna 16, Luna 20 and Luna 24) that went to the moon and brought back samples.
Although I guess the novel thing this time is that it combines the Luna sample return missions with the Lunokhod rovers.
Here in Australia, all the movie theaters (the ones I have been to at least) have signs in the lobby that say "turn off your phone during the show" and they have signage on-screen during the ads that says "turn off your phone during the show". I have never experienced people being annoying with their phones.
What about the US is different and why cant theaters just tell people to turn off their phone (make it a condition of entry and eject people being annoying). If you absolutely have to be contactable, you should either not go to the movie in the first place or you should set your phone to vibrate and leave the theater to use it.