Seems to me that if everything was encrypted there would be more money being spent by [insert favourite government agency here] to crack the encryption. This would suck, because we'd continually need to come up with new encryption methods, generate larger keys, etc. in order to keep out prying eyes. So I say, let most of the traffic be unencrypted so that the [insert same favourite government agency here] doesn't have a hard time finding illegal activity so that their "need" to crack encryption (at least from [government agency]'s point of view) is small.
That said, most of the really bad evils already use encryption, so maybe it's a moot point. Maybe.
Yeah, this is a pretty bad bug: "Sorry, links to Bugzilla from Slashdot are disabled.";)
Seriously though. Linux still is in need of a standard clipboard format. The fact that there is any interoperability as far as copy/paste goes from program to program seems impressive to me. Then again, I've been sitting in a broom closet for a year, so maybe there IS a standard in Linux for clipboards now. Until I know for sure, though, I'll stick to my good ole' spring-loaded wood-and-metal clipboards.:)
Produce an XBox interpreter for a PC and then sell that for a few bucks. Costs them nothing to produce. Granted most computers can't keep up with the XBox, but anything with a GF3 or GF4 should be okay.
That said, I do enjoy seeing M$ lose money, so, nevermind.:)
Along the same lines... what about computers? HDDs are just huge magnets, and most of the other parts are magnetically charged. I'm not sure how dependent these things are on the Earth's magnetic field, but what would happen? Same question for tapes, and anything else magnetic.
I wonder how hot and loud six Athlon XPs get. Seeing as how MY box is about -30dB of noise, with ONE Athlon XP, I can't imagine what this would be like. Then again, it might be good if it's an aluminium box -- they could just put a coffee decanter on top of it for those long nights of fragging.
I'd like to know where you found a four-channel ATA/100 RAID-5 card for under $200. I really want a RAID-5 array but haven't been able to find the proper controller.
Actually, the SWF format is a recommended standard. Well, okay, that's not exactly true, but it isan open standard. It can be annoying sometimes, true, but it's also pretty nifty.
DVDs don't need to spin faster -- you've got more data on the same amount of space, which means it's easier to access it in a shorter amount of time, which means it doesn't need to spin as fast. Get it?
So, then, if this worked, are you saying that it's actually the POST OFFICE that's doing the actual dirty business of maintaining a list of people to send out these discs to?
Or, better yet, have the company RELEASE it as open source when they are no longer developing/selling it. Like what iD has done with their engines, only sooner.:)
And you're not even blaming the real conglomerates either, like Viacom, AOL-Time Warner, and the three other major groups whose names I don't recall, that hold 99% of all the record labels, television networks, magazines, newspapers, et al.
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Seems to me that if everything was encrypted there would be more money being spent by [insert favourite government agency here] to crack the encryption. This would suck, because we'd continually need to come up with new encryption methods, generate larger keys, etc. in order to keep out prying eyes.
So I say, let most of the traffic be unencrypted so that the [insert same favourite government agency here] doesn't have a hard time finding illegal activity so that their "need" to crack encryption (at least from [government agency]'s point of view) is small.
That said, most of the really bad evils already use encryption, so maybe it's a moot point. Maybe.
Yeah, this is a pretty bad bug: "Sorry, links to Bugzilla from Slashdot are disabled." ;)
:)
Seriously though. Linux still is in need of a standard clipboard format. The fact that there is any interoperability as far as copy/paste goes from program to program seems impressive to me.
Then again, I've been sitting in a broom closet for a year, so maybe there IS a standard in Linux for clipboards now. Until I know for sure, though, I'll stick to my good ole' spring-loaded wood-and-metal clipboards.
That's interesting, since IDSL is marketed as broadband because it's "DSL". Horray for corporate marketing and loose legal documents!
It's important to realize that at one point cable was the same way. Hopefully as the technology matures a bit more this limitation will go away.
Does anyone else see the irony in a NUCLEAR ROCKET being "gentle"?
Produce an XBox interpreter for a PC and then sell that for a few bucks. Costs them nothing to produce. Granted most computers can't keep up with the XBox, but anything with a GF3 or GF4 should be okay.
:)
That said, I do enjoy seeing M$ lose money, so, nevermind.
Along the same lines... what about computers? HDDs are just huge magnets, and most of the other parts are magnetically charged. I'm not sure how dependent these things are on the Earth's magnetic field, but what would happen? Same question for tapes, and anything else magnetic.
"TRAFFIC IS EXPENSIVE. thx slashfuck!"
I don't sense any anger at all. Nope. None.
I wonder how hot and loud six Athlon XPs get. Seeing as how MY box is about -30dB of noise, with ONE Athlon XP, I can't imagine what this would be like. Then again, it might be good if it's an aluminium box -- they could just put a coffee decanter on top of it for those long nights of fragging.
I'd like to know where you found a four-channel ATA/100 RAID-5 card for under $200. I really want a RAID-5 array but haven't been able to find the proper controller.
Anonymise it. Make statistics private/non-existant. If people feel like cheating they can take a screenshot of SETI@home and Photoshop it.
Actually, the SWF format is a recommended standard. Well, okay, that's not exactly true, but it is an open standard. It can be annoying sometimes, true, but it's also pretty nifty.
Ogg Theora was going to use the old VP3 codec and build on that... what does this implicate for Theora? And Tarkin, for that matter?
In order for something to come to an end, it needs to START first.
DVDs don't need to spin faster -- you've got more data on the same amount of space, which means it's easier to access it in a shorter amount of time, which means it doesn't need to spin as fast. Get it?
They converted the maps into Commodore 64 music? That's gotta be a rush.
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Australia was originally a country settled by criminals. ;)
Ah, the irony! Public safety workers using cell phones and frying their brains while (trying to) make the world a safer place for everyone else.
So, then, if this worked, are you saying that it's actually the POST OFFICE that's doing the actual dirty business of maintaining a list of people to send out these discs to?
Except if he's trying to get PUBLIC OPINION on this thing, he should probably speak in language non-law specialists might be able to understand.
And no, I'm not talking about using ebonics, thankyouverymuch.
Or, better yet, have the company RELEASE it as open source when they are no longer developing/selling it. Like what iD has done with their engines, only sooner. :)
What blind person do you know that can see artwork? I'd like to meet them. ;)
And you're not even blaming the real conglomerates either, like Viacom, AOL-Time Warner, and the three other major groups whose names I don't recall, that hold 99% of all the record labels, television networks, magazines, newspapers, et al.