Those shows are in "adult" timeslots however (as if timeslots matter anymore). For the people who are up in arms about video games, all video games are for kids. They would be just as horrified if you suggested showing kids CSI type shows, and don't understand that video games have ratings. These are the same sort of people who were horrified by comics back in the 50s, and D&D in the 80s. They don't actually partake of the media, they just hear third hand about how terrible it is and how they need to push to have it banned, it's just what good citizens do.
That was my original thought as well. "They're going to buy something using old technology at the end of its life, and it's going to last a few years and die on them." But I went and looked up the satellite they mentioned in the article and it was launched in 2009(!!). This is a modern bird, and the only reason it's up for sale is because the original owners went bankrupt. If they pull this off, it could be a coup for third world internet access.
The technique described in the article sounds like it would be defeated by applying a filter to the image before re-compressing it. It sounds like it is very dependent on having the encoder stumble over very specific bits in the image, and messing with those bits is likely to mess up the effect. Worse, if someone goes and finds your message (by encoding the image several times), it seems like it should be pretty easy to reverse the effect.
You've never used a GPS unit with a zoom/scan option? I've never seen such a device before, but I guess it could exist. Of course most people aren't going to zoom out every time they get a route and verify that it makes sense, but if you notice you're going to down a dirt road and you're still hours from your destination, most people would stop and check.
Of course some people won't, and they'll die, and the world will get a tiny bit smarter overall.
Benihana isn't bad, but it is badly overpriced for what it is. Unless you're lucky to get the chef who really knows how to put on a show it's simply not worth the premium over all of the other Japanese steakhouse options. The food is alright, but unexceptional--you're paying mostly for the show. If the show isn't outstanding, the whole thing tends to be a waste of time.
This also means reviews for those Steakhouses can vary quite a lot, depending on who the reviewer got that evening.
I had a long suspicion that the nudity was partially in there as a way of keeping kids and meddlesome busybodies from reading the magazine. Basically a tree fort in a magazine. A place where the good old boys can be boys without their wives/girlfriends/mothers watching over their shoulder. Reading Playboy was sort of like belonging to an exclusive club delivered to your mailbox (or newsstand) once a month. Even before the internet there were much harder magazines out there with much more explicit sex if that's all you were interested in. The decline of Playboy is certainly affected by the ease of acquiring pornography on the internet, but it's probably affected even more by the general decline of all print media in the age of the internet.
On the other hand, they had a coup with the Stars Play feature. Basically they argued (successfully) that the Starz contract allowed them to stream movies without having to negotiate extra streaming rights. However, that contract is up for renewal in a few months, and you can bet that the studios aren't going to make the same mistake twice. Losing the Starz content would put a big hole in the streaming library.
Basically, Netflix streaming is awesome, but the studios hate it with a passion and are going to figure out a way to kill it. They already bend over backwards to make sure nothing recent shows up on there.
It's hard to imagine a situation where giving the movie company a piece of every rental is worth saving some part of the $10 it would cost to buy the DVD retail (and I assume most rental places get wholesale). This probably made sense back in the 90s when VHS tapes often cost a fortune, but with DVDs it just doesn't make sense. Maybe if it gets you access to movies before they're available retail or something, but from a cost perspective I just don't see it.
I don't think he was ever planning to claim that it wasn't him to released the codes. His defense is probably going to be that what he did was tinker around with hardware he owned and published the result to the internet. Basically that he didn't break any laws.
I'm pretty sure you need some sort of loop and branch mechanic to be Turing complete. Well, the loop mechanic may not be 100% necessary, but branching certainly is.
You know the worst part? Even after you save their sorry butts in ME1, they stick dick around with you in ME2. I actually felt regret for saving them in ME2 because they were still treating me like some worthless piece of garbage and ignoring everything I said, even when I brought in incontrovertible evidence. They had better hope they don't need saving again in ME3, because Cmdr. Shepard is sick and tired of their bullshit.
Also, I didn't set off the bomb at the end of ME2, because it seemed like a giant Reaper base would be an enormously useful asset to have later, but it turns out that not blowing up our potential trump card is a Renegade action because Cerberus apparently has dibs on it (what, I can't tell the Alliance too?).
They refused to talk about the data plans? What is this, I don't even.
Anyway, there were exactly 3 things of interest at the press conference:
Verizon is getting the iPhone
It will be CDMA only (no LTE, no simultaneous voice/data)
It will allow a 5-person WiFi hotspot
That's it. I would think if they're going to bother holding a press conference like this that they would be willing to talk a bit more about the device first, but no, it's was only the most minimal sip of information they could get away with divulging.
First question that pops into my head: How are you supposed to be able to tell if it is the driver or the passenger on the phone? Unless you subscribe to the "any phone use in the car is dangerous, even people in the back seat" theory.
Horsepower used to be a big deal, when people didn't have nearly as much of it. Nowadays even a tiny 4 banger will get you to highway speeds in reasonable time (barring some exceptional cases) so it's not much of a concern. Our speed limits aren't going to go up anytime soon. That's why car makers are now scrambling to differentiate themselves some other way.
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Those shows are in "adult" timeslots however (as if timeslots matter anymore). For the people who are up in arms about video games, all video games are for kids. They would be just as horrified if you suggested showing kids CSI type shows, and don't understand that video games have ratings. These are the same sort of people who were horrified by comics back in the 50s, and D&D in the 80s. They don't actually partake of the media, they just hear third hand about how terrible it is and how they need to push to have it banned, it's just what good citizens do.
Good luck getting your HDD swapped in between the time the cops are busting in your doors and windows and when they pin you to the ground.
Check out the satellite they're looking at: it was launched in 2009! The only reason it's up for sale is because the orignal owners went bankrupt.
That was my original thought as well. "They're going to buy something using old technology at the end of its life, and it's going to last a few years and die on them." But I went and looked up the satellite they mentioned in the article and it was launched in 2009(!!). This is a modern bird, and the only reason it's up for sale is because the original owners went bankrupt. If they pull this off, it could be a coup for third world internet access.
The technique described in the article sounds like it would be defeated by applying a filter to the image before re-compressing it. It sounds like it is very dependent on having the encoder stumble over very specific bits in the image, and messing with those bits is likely to mess up the effect. Worse, if someone goes and finds your message (by encoding the image several times), it seems like it should be pretty easy to reverse the effect.
You've never used a GPS unit with a zoom/scan option? I've never seen such a device before, but I guess it could exist. Of course most people aren't going to zoom out every time they get a route and verify that it makes sense, but if you notice you're going to down a dirt road and you're still hours from your destination, most people would stop and check.
Of course some people won't, and they'll die, and the world will get a tiny bit smarter overall.
Benihana was the cheap option? I have to wonder where this guy normally goes.
Does Kuwait even have protected free speech? I know it's pretty liberal by Middle Eastern standards, but that's not saying much.
Benihana isn't bad, but it is badly overpriced for what it is. Unless you're lucky to get the chef who really knows how to put on a show it's simply not worth the premium over all of the other Japanese steakhouse options. The food is alright, but unexceptional--you're paying mostly for the show. If the show isn't outstanding, the whole thing tends to be a waste of time.
This also means reviews for those Steakhouses can vary quite a lot, depending on who the reviewer got that evening.
Yes. Any other questions?
Yes, I too believe strongly in the tyranny of the majority and seek to remove all blocks to its power.
I had a long suspicion that the nudity was partially in there as a way of keeping kids and meddlesome busybodies from reading the magazine. Basically a tree fort in a magazine. A place where the good old boys can be boys without their wives/girlfriends/mothers watching over their shoulder. Reading Playboy was sort of like belonging to an exclusive club delivered to your mailbox (or newsstand) once a month. Even before the internet there were much harder magazines out there with much more explicit sex if that's all you were interested in. The decline of Playboy is certainly affected by the ease of acquiring pornography on the internet, but it's probably affected even more by the general decline of all print media in the age of the internet.
On the other hand, they had a coup with the Stars Play feature. Basically they argued (successfully) that the Starz contract allowed them to stream movies without having to negotiate extra streaming rights. However, that contract is up for renewal in a few months, and you can bet that the studios aren't going to make the same mistake twice. Losing the Starz content would put a big hole in the streaming library.
Basically, Netflix streaming is awesome, but the studios hate it with a passion and are going to figure out a way to kill it. They already bend over backwards to make sure nothing recent shows up on there.
It's hard to imagine a situation where giving the movie company a piece of every rental is worth saving some part of the $10 it would cost to buy the DVD retail (and I assume most rental places get wholesale). This probably made sense back in the 90s when VHS tapes often cost a fortune, but with DVDs it just doesn't make sense. Maybe if it gets you access to movies before they're available retail or something, but from a cost perspective I just don't see it.
I don't think he was ever planning to claim that it wasn't him to released the codes. His defense is probably going to be that what he did was tinker around with hardware he owned and published the result to the internet. Basically that he didn't break any laws.
I'm pretty sure you need some sort of loop and branch mechanic to be Turing complete. Well, the loop mechanic may not be 100% necessary, but branching certainly is.
You know the worst part? Even after you save their sorry butts in ME1, they stick dick around with you in ME2. I actually felt regret for saving them in ME2 because they were still treating me like some worthless piece of garbage and ignoring everything I said, even when I brought in incontrovertible evidence. They had better hope they don't need saving again in ME3, because Cmdr. Shepard is sick and tired of their bullshit.
Also, I didn't set off the bomb at the end of ME2, because it seemed like a giant Reaper base would be an enormously useful asset to have later, but it turns out that not blowing up our potential trump card is a Renegade action because Cerberus apparently has dibs on it (what, I can't tell the Alliance too?).
Two things:
1. They're less efficient than liquid rockets.
2. There is no "off" switch.
Yeah, they're totally unreadable (missing blocks everywhere) with Acrobat reader.
No simultaneous voice/data? I guess the best way to make calls on the thing will be to use Skype over the WiFi hotspot.
Anyway, there were exactly 3 things of interest at the press conference:
That's it. I would think if they're going to bother holding a press conference like this that they would be willing to talk a bit more about the device first, but no, it's was only the most minimal sip of information they could get away with divulging.
Somehow I don't think they get the pheromones on the DVDs though.
Maybe you should just be cautious of all other cars.
First question that pops into my head: How are you supposed to be able to tell if it is the driver or the passenger on the phone? Unless you subscribe to the "any phone use in the car is dangerous, even people in the back seat" theory.
Horsepower used to be a big deal, when people didn't have nearly as much of it. Nowadays even a tiny 4 banger will get you to highway speeds in reasonable time (barring some exceptional cases) so it's not much of a concern. Our speed limits aren't going to go up anytime soon. That's why car makers are now scrambling to differentiate themselves some other way.