Most people buy a new screen, though, because it's the simplest part to upgrade.. integrating the computer into the monitor is just taking away this capability. Of course, if you could plug in a second monitor, that would be just as good, but I don't believe you can.
By tucking the electronic guts of the Mac right behind the LCD display, Ive's team essentially made the PC disappear. Can someone explain why this won't be the future of PC design for anyone other than gamers--or why the rest of the industry hasn't followed suit yet?
Because that's called a laptop without a battery and is fuckin' pointless. Sure, it looks cool but once its outdated you throw it away. People don't like that with laptops but they put up with it because its portable. This aint, so why put up with it?
The law specifically doesn't cover region coding. You are free to remove that restriction, if you can. The law only covers TPMs for preventing copyright infringement, and there's a large number of exceptions for when the public good supercedes.
and there's other exceptions, including interoperability and security testing.
Be nice if the SMH actually bothered to link to the drafts. What is it with newspapers, they seem to think the level of detail you would read on a dead tree is applicable to an internet audience.
He's the one you voted for last election cause he promised interest rates wouldn't go up if you did. He lied of course, but that's what politicians do.
the expectations of a community can become so out of step with reality that whatever is released will not live up to the image.
The gaming community currently believe that Spore will be a full ecological life simulation, real time strategy game, MMOG, flight simulator and SETI-at-home rival. This is the result of hype, and more specifically, the cultivation of spin. Maxis could be answering people's questions and saying "no, we won't have any synchronous multiplayer" but they aint. Why? Cause it will deminish the hype around the game. "I'm not going to buy it because it's a single player only game" is the last thing they want to hear, so they're totting around this "asynchronous multiplayer" jargon for sharing of content. It begs people to speculate on what other sorts of multiplayer the game will have instead of just laying down that there aint any. The result will be people rushing to the store to buy this game and then discovering it is not multiplayer. They'll be pissed off because they feel they were tricked (and they were), so they'll tell their friends it is crap and their friends won't buy it. Hype leads to the demise of an otherwise good game because somewhere the gaming industry lost the lesson that honesty is the best policy.
That's what happens when you hand over control of the union cause ya afraid of the boogyman: a new king. Question is, what's gunna happen next election? I'm still calling a Democrats win on the platform of video game violence, but no-one seems to see that one comin' but me.
Just watching the demos I thought of a dozen things I'd expect that game to do which I'm sure it won't. Like a mix between asynchronous and synchronous multiplayer. Be great, seems like a no brainer, will Spore have it? I doubt it.
What history is that? Mathematics history? I suppose you think the better product gets the most market share too.
The fact of the matter is that corporations will fix zero security bugs if they can get away with it. If customers are stupid enough to keep coming back they'll do nothing to improve their prod
Perhaps you could mention some then. Maybe start with your personal favourites? Then maybe we can have a discussion about the need to participate in mainstream culture.
I'm waiting for someone's kid to commit suicide because they're too ashamed to admit to their parents that they got sued for file sharing. Either the distraught parent goes on a political rampage and gets these stupid laws overturned or they go a vigilante rampage and scare the shit out of some of these prosecutors/CEOs.
Yes, absolutely. But that's not the definition of "responsible disclosure" that the vendor would advocate. Because even the hint of a vulnerability without a patch available is bad for business.
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Most people buy a new screen, though, because it's the simplest part to upgrade.. integrating the computer into the monitor is just taking away this capability. Of course, if you could plug in a second monitor, that would be just as good, but I don't believe you can.
Your grandmother will undoubtably throw away her computer and buy a new one at some point, if she doesn't die first.
By tucking the electronic guts of the Mac right behind the LCD display, Ive's team essentially made the PC disappear. Can someone explain why this won't be the future of PC design for anyone other than gamers--or why the rest of the industry hasn't followed suit yet?
Because that's called a laptop without a battery and is fuckin' pointless. Sure, it looks cool but once its outdated you throw it away. People don't like that with laptops but they put up with it because its portable. This aint, so why put up with it?
You mean other than the fact that he personally promised a FTA with Australia in exchange for our "support" in Iraq?
Australia has nearly 100% voter turn out.
Did I mention that it's illegal not to vote in Australia?
The law specifically doesn't cover region coding. You are free to remove that restriction, if you can. The law only covers TPMs for preventing copyright infringement, and there's a large number of exceptions for when the public good supercedes.
I think we all agree with the sentiment dude, but I don't think he reads Slashdot.
and there's other exceptions, including interoperability and security testing.
Be nice if the SMH actually bothered to link to the drafts. What is it with newspapers, they seem to think the level of detail you would read on a dead tree is applicable to an internet audience.
He's the one you voted for last election cause he promised interest rates wouldn't go up if you did. He lied of course, but that's what politicians do.
the expectations of a community can become so out of step with reality that whatever is released will not live up to the image.
The gaming community currently believe that Spore will be a full ecological life simulation, real time strategy game, MMOG, flight simulator and SETI-at-home rival. This is the result of hype, and more specifically, the cultivation of spin. Maxis could be answering people's questions and saying "no, we won't have any synchronous multiplayer" but they aint. Why? Cause it will deminish the hype around the game. "I'm not going to buy it because it's a single player only game" is the last thing they want to hear, so they're totting around this "asynchronous multiplayer" jargon for sharing of content. It begs people to speculate on what other sorts of multiplayer the game will have instead of just laying down that there aint any. The result will be people rushing to the store to buy this game and then discovering it is not multiplayer. They'll be pissed off because they feel they were tricked (and they were), so they'll tell their friends it is crap and their friends won't buy it. Hype leads to the demise of an otherwise good game because somewhere the gaming industry lost the lesson that honesty is the best policy.
That's what happens when you hand over control of the union cause ya afraid of the boogyman: a new king. Question is, what's gunna happen next election? I'm still calling a Democrats win on the platform of video game violence, but no-one seems to see that one comin' but me.
Just watching the demos I thought of a dozen things I'd expect that game to do which I'm sure it won't. Like a mix between asynchronous and synchronous multiplayer. Be great, seems like a no brainer, will Spore have it? I doubt it.
History shows that Logic wins.
What history is that? Mathematics history? I suppose you think the better product gets the most market share too.
The fact of the matter is that corporations will fix zero security bugs if they can get away with it. If customers are stupid enough to keep coming back they'll do nothing to improve their prod
I can't believe you think all lobbying is evil. Doesn't it make any difference what you are lobbying for?
Yeah, it leaves us as we were before: at the whim of our betters.
Unfortunately no-one's taken out the scissors and started cutting up the black leather yet.
Perhaps you could mention some then. Maybe start with your personal favourites? Then maybe we can have a discussion about the need to participate in mainstream culture.
Dose this mean that you are not aloud to put music on your mp3 player?.
are you trying to suggest that we do it quietly and not more than the recommended amount?
I'm waiting for someone's kid to commit suicide because they're too ashamed to admit to their parents that they got sued for file sharing. Either the distraught parent goes on a political rampage and gets these stupid laws overturned or they go a vigilante rampage and scare the shit out of some of these prosecutors/CEOs.
shouting publicly about it isn't necessarily going to get it fixed any quicker.
History shows you're wrong.
well, obviously you have to build a reputation for yourself, but if you never proclaim anything then no-one will ever believe any of your warnings.
Sounds responsible to me.
Meh. If people ignore your vague warning and then get burned, they'll listen to you next time. If they don't get burned then no problem.
I read that paragraph as saying that no public disclosure of the issue before disclosing to the vendor is acceptable, no matter how vague.
Yes, absolutely. But that's not the definition of "responsible disclosure" that the vendor would advocate. Because even the hint of a vulnerability without a patch available is bad for business.