Had Concorde seen more demand, there would have been gradual improvement in efficiency and noise over time... There was already a model b concorde designed with a longer range and lower fuel use, but due to only 20 planes being built never went into production.
And a lot of time at the arrivals end waiting for passport control and waiting for bag collection etc...
They should do the immigration on board the plane, visiting each passenger at their seat once the plane is in the air. Some ferries already do this, so when the boat reaches land you just get off immediately having already cleared immigration.
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I'd be willing to pay them $15, but they discriminate against me.
The pirate bay doesn't discriminate, they don't care where i'm from and will happily serve me the same content. I'd rather pay $15 a month for a private bittorrent tracker.
No, there's not... Not to mention all the people who are on internet connections too slow or unreliable to stream. It's easy enough to download a torrent overnight and watch it the following day, but streaming requires a connection fast enough to download the show in realtime.
Pirating is often the ONLY solution available irrespective of cost...
Not all shows are available through legitimate channels in all countries... Game of thrones is simply not available AT ALL in some countries. And yet we live in a world with global connectivity where people from all around the world can communicate. Why should HBO get away with discrimination against some countries?
Even in countries where a show is available, doesn't mean its available to all residents of that country... Cable TV does not have 100% coverage, many areas aren't cabled up. Some shows are only available on streaming services, yet some people only have internet connections which are too slow or unreliable to stream video. Some people in apartments aren't able or permitted to install satellite dishes for receiving TV signals. Some people have no internet access at home, and have to download files in other locations, or buy copies from people who have done so. Visa restrictions often make it difficult, if not impossible to travel to a country where such shows are available.
It downloads the 2GB update on its own? Very annoying... On a related note, iOS has options to be frugal with data usage on cellular connections (as they're often metered and expensive), but always seems to treat wifi as a free for all... There's no option to declare a wifi network as being metered and prevent background activity from happening short of disabling all background activity in several places... I thought i'd disabled all of this when i connected to an in flight wifi service, but it proceeded to download all my email automatically, and quickly burning through the 5mb data allowance i was given.
Locking individual accounts is also a bad idea, it allows someone to intentionally lock out other's accounts causing a very easy denial of service. Also attackers won't usually try thousands of passwords against 1 account as thats not very effective, they are more likely to try the 10 most common password against thousands of accounts.
Actually in a work environment the computer belongs to the company, so it's their final call and the employee has to put up with it (or quit) even if the company made stupid decisions.
Most likely yes... Your 6400+ was cutting edge in 2007, but it's several generations behind and 10 years old... Modern mobile processors are likely more powerful while using a fraction of the power. There's no technical reason why a modern phone couldn't connect to an hdmi display and bluetooth keyboard/mouse and do everything that your 2007 desktop can.
It's a combinations of factors, as you point out unlike a few years ago older machines still perform the tasks that people want to do just fine so if you already have one that works there's no reason to replace it...
Another factor is that previously buying a pc was people's only way to access the internet, which is what many people bought them for despite being a terribly unsuitable tool for most people. Nowadays, many more devices are usable for internet access and are far more suitable for the vast majority of users. I know many people who regularly access the internet and seem to spend their whole lives on facebook, yet they don't even own a traditional pc.. Only a phone.
The desktop pc will return to its niches, enthusiasts and specialised business sectors. Everyone else will use less complicated devices which don't require specialist knowledge in order to operate safely.
But that's not solving anything, it's just encouraging the stupidity... They should have encouraged companies to actually set up their businesses in those new towns, so people could live and work in the same area and not have to waste significant amounts of their time travelling in and out of tokyo.
Mainly because a free market will never remain that way, once one party gains enough power to subvert the market they will do so.. Competition only benefits consumers, it hurts suppliers, so those suppliers will soon work out that colluding is more profitable all round than competing.
Well these destructive qualities are what you end up with anyway, so using a system which embraces but tries to control them seems to be the least flawed option so far... Your idea of a system that promotes the collective good is very noble, but it would rapidly be destroyed by corruption and greed, then probably end up much worse overall.
Linux has been attacked for years, there have been rootkits and exploits out there since the early days of slackware... Linux has had a significant presence on servers almost since its inception, and is now starting to make inroads in many other markets.
On the other hand, what people think of as "linux" in this context is a multitude of different versions of the linux kernel with various modifications and all manner of different userlands running on top. Literally anyone can build a linux-based system and pile whatever garbage software they like on top of an ancient version of the kernel. Windows on the other hand comes from one place, in a small set of versions, and all of the vulnerabilities attributed to windows are present in this version and usually in a default configuration.
Microsoft fully control the versions of windows being released, and if a third party produces a device that bundles a windows install but has some additional vulnerable software running on top of it or a stupid default configuration (eg default passwords) that vulnerability is blamed on the device vendor and not on windows.
There are no shortage of such devices, and they routinely get compromised not only due to their own poor configuration but also because of vulnerabilities in windows itself (eg eternalblue).
When it comes to embedded devices, Linux is massively more widespread than windows, most people are likely to have more linux devices than windows and usually don't even realise it, only a subset of these devices are getting compromised because the manufacturers of those devices make stupid mistakes when building them and then fail to either provide updates, or provide a user-friendly way to apply them.
Because cities are where the jobs are. People don't want to live in cities, but most people prefer living in the outskirts of a large city and spending half their lives commuting to a job in the center than living with space in the forest.
Given the choice, I (and many others) would choose to live in a large house in a small town or village, and have a short congestion-free journey to work or work remotely. If i live outside the major cities, i can afford a much larger house which includes dedicated space for home working.
While a lot of products are manufactured in china, they are not all equal... The same product could be made in china and sold in europe/usa/asia, but the one destined for the european market will cost more and be manufactured to a higher standard because it has to comply with european law. The ones sold in asia, where many countries have no consumer protection law whatsoever will usually be made as cheaply as possible. Rich people in asia realise this too, and will actually pay much higher prices to import products from europe (which were originally made in china).
A house has a higher number of parts too, it may be made up of hundreds of discrete bricks or planks of wood. A smartphone has to be small, so it's made up of a small number of highly integrated and extremely complex parts. You could achieve the same functionality by connecting together a number of discrete parts but then you wouldn't get the form factor, you'd have a desktop computer or even a mainframe rather than a phone although it would be much easier to repair and replace individual components.
And now, consider this: car and appliance manufacturers manage to stock parts for their products for decades, and they have a vast, physical distribution and repair network.
Many countries have laws which force car manufacturers to continue providing parts for several years... Many cars also use standard interchangeable parts, and a lot of parts will continue being used in many subsequent models of car... I had a car built in 1998 with a mercedes gearbox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_5G-Tronic_transmission), this gearbox is still being manufactured today and being installed into current model vehicles.
The technology going into domestic appliances and cars has been around a lot longer than smartphones, they are tried and tested and much easier to make reliable. There are also far more relaxed weight and size constraints in cars and especially domestic appliances.
An F1 car breaks far more often than a family car because its cutting edge technology, where weight is a serious concern and performance limits are being pushed. I can't remember the last time i watched a grand prix where at least one car wasn't forced to retire due to mechanical problems.
Well a lot of people use various set top boxes, so the tv itself is basically just a monitor - it just needs to accept an input feed and display it. It's now difficult to buy a non smart-tv, even if you have no intention of using those features. My tv will keep defaulting back to tuner mode, even tho it hasn't got an antenna connected, and it's very easy to accidentally press a button on the remote causing it to switch to tuner mode too. I want it to remain on HDMI mode all the time, the only controls i want from the TV are on/off and to switch between several hdmi ports.
That's going to depend on the individual... If you assume that paedophilia is a medical condition (after all, its a matter of sexual preference which the individual in question has no control over), then perhaps a doctor should diagnose wether the individual will benefit from the use of a robot or not.
Being a paedophile does not harm anyone and is usually not illegal on its own... Actually practicing paedophilia is what's illegal and what harms child victims.
It's perfectly possible for someone to have such desires, but refrain from acting upon them.
Which is why DRM is such a bad thing... Digital brings the benefit of perfect copies, you can backup the media and keep the original safe. A spliced VHS tape may be playable while damaged, but a digital backup would be perfect. When dealing with kids, or media that will be played/kept in hostile conditions, it's always sensible to make backups.
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Had Concorde seen more demand, there would have been gradual improvement in efficiency and noise over time... There was already a model b concorde designed with a longer range and lower fuel use, but due to only 20 planes being built never went into production.
And a lot of time at the arrivals end waiting for passport control and waiting for bag collection etc...
They should do the immigration on board the plane, visiting each passenger at their seat once the plane is in the air. Some ferries already do this, so when the boat reaches land you just get off immediately having already cleared immigration.
To access HBO GO, you must reside within the fifty states of the United States of America.
If you reside in this area and are still experiencing difficulties, please contact your television provider.
I'd be willing to pay them $15, but they discriminate against me.
The pirate bay doesn't discriminate, they don't care where i'm from and will happily serve me the same content. I'd rather pay $15 a month for a private bittorrent tracker.
No, there's not...
Not to mention all the people who are on internet connections too slow or unreliable to stream. It's easy enough to download a torrent overnight and watch it the following day, but streaming requires a connection fast enough to download the show in realtime.
Pirating is often the ONLY solution available irrespective of cost...
Not all shows are available through legitimate channels in all countries... Game of thrones is simply not available AT ALL in some countries. And yet we live in a world with global connectivity where people from all around the world can communicate. Why should HBO get away with discrimination against some countries?
Even in countries where a show is available, doesn't mean its available to all residents of that country...
Cable TV does not have 100% coverage, many areas aren't cabled up.
Some shows are only available on streaming services, yet some people only have internet connections which are too slow or unreliable to stream video.
Some people in apartments aren't able or permitted to install satellite dishes for receiving TV signals.
Some people have no internet access at home, and have to download files in other locations, or buy copies from people who have done so.
Visa restrictions often make it difficult, if not impossible to travel to a country where such shows are available.
Some of us have no way to legally see it, so torrents are the only option.
You don't need to run faster than a t-rex, you just need to be the 2nd slowest prey...
It downloads the 2GB update on its own? Very annoying...
On a related note, iOS has options to be frugal with data usage on cellular connections (as they're often metered and expensive), but always seems to treat wifi as a free for all... There's no option to declare a wifi network as being metered and prevent background activity from happening short of disabling all background activity in several places...
I thought i'd disabled all of this when i connected to an in flight wifi service, but it proceeded to download all my email automatically, and quickly burning through the 5mb data allowance i was given.
Locking individual accounts is also a bad idea, it allows someone to intentionally lock out other's accounts causing a very easy denial of service.
Also attackers won't usually try thousands of passwords against 1 account as thats not very effective, they are more likely to try the 10 most common password against thousands of accounts.
Actually in a work environment the computer belongs to the company, so it's their final call and the employee has to put up with it (or quit) even if the company made stupid decisions.
Most likely yes...
Your 6400+ was cutting edge in 2007, but it's several generations behind and 10 years old... Modern mobile processors are likely more powerful while using a fraction of the power. There's no technical reason why a modern phone couldn't connect to an hdmi display and bluetooth keyboard/mouse and do everything that your 2007 desktop can.
It's a combinations of factors, as you point out unlike a few years ago older machines still perform the tasks that people want to do just fine so if you already have one that works there's no reason to replace it...
Another factor is that previously buying a pc was people's only way to access the internet, which is what many people bought them for despite being a terribly unsuitable tool for most people. Nowadays, many more devices are usable for internet access and are far more suitable for the vast majority of users. I know many people who regularly access the internet and seem to spend their whole lives on facebook, yet they don't even own a traditional pc.. Only a phone.
The desktop pc will return to its niches, enthusiasts and specialised business sectors. Everyone else will use less complicated devices which don't require specialist knowledge in order to operate safely.
But that's not solving anything, it's just encouraging the stupidity...
They should have encouraged companies to actually set up their businesses in those new towns, so people could live and work in the same area and not have to waste significant amounts of their time travelling in and out of tokyo.
Mainly because a free market will never remain that way, once one party gains enough power to subvert the market they will do so.. Competition only benefits consumers, it hurts suppliers, so those suppliers will soon work out that colluding is more profitable all round than competing.
Well these destructive qualities are what you end up with anyway, so using a system which embraces but tries to control them seems to be the least flawed option so far...
Your idea of a system that promotes the collective good is very noble, but it would rapidly be destroyed by corruption and greed, then probably end up much worse overall.
Linux has been attacked for years, there have been rootkits and exploits out there since the early days of slackware... Linux has had a significant presence on servers almost since its inception, and is now starting to make inroads in many other markets.
On the other hand, what people think of as "linux" in this context is a multitude of different versions of the linux kernel with various modifications and all manner of different userlands running on top. Literally anyone can build a linux-based system and pile whatever garbage software they like on top of an ancient version of the kernel.
Windows on the other hand comes from one place, in a small set of versions, and all of the vulnerabilities attributed to windows are present in this version and usually in a default configuration.
Microsoft fully control the versions of windows being released, and if a third party produces a device that bundles a windows install but has some additional vulnerable software running on top of it or a stupid default configuration (eg default passwords) that vulnerability is blamed on the device vendor and not on windows.
There are no shortage of such devices, and they routinely get compromised not only due to their own poor configuration but also because of vulnerabilities in windows itself (eg eternalblue).
When it comes to embedded devices, Linux is massively more widespread than windows, most people are likely to have more linux devices than windows and usually don't even realise it, only a subset of these devices are getting compromised because the manufacturers of those devices make stupid mistakes when building them and then fail to either provide updates, or provide a user-friendly way to apply them.
Because cities are where the jobs are. People don't want to live in cities, but most people prefer living in the outskirts of a large city and spending half their lives commuting to a job in the center than living with space in the forest.
Given the choice, I (and many others) would choose to live in a large house in a small town or village, and have a short congestion-free journey to work or work remotely.
If i live outside the major cities, i can afford a much larger house which includes dedicated space for home working.
There are dozens of brands, which are all manufactured by a tiny handful of companies...
Important point...
While a lot of products are manufactured in china, they are not all equal... The same product could be made in china and sold in europe/usa/asia, but the one destined for the european market will cost more and be manufactured to a higher standard because it has to comply with european law. The ones sold in asia, where many countries have no consumer protection law whatsoever will usually be made as cheaply as possible.
Rich people in asia realise this too, and will actually pay much higher prices to import products from europe (which were originally made in china).
A house has a higher number of parts too, it may be made up of hundreds of discrete bricks or planks of wood.
A smartphone has to be small, so it's made up of a small number of highly integrated and extremely complex parts. You could achieve the same functionality by connecting together a number of discrete parts but then you wouldn't get the form factor, you'd have a desktop computer or even a mainframe rather than a phone although it would be much easier to repair and replace individual components.
And now, consider this: car and appliance manufacturers manage to stock parts for their products for decades, and they have a vast, physical distribution and repair network.
Many countries have laws which force car manufacturers to continue providing parts for several years...
Many cars also use standard interchangeable parts, and a lot of parts will continue being used in many subsequent models of car... I had a car built in 1998 with a mercedes gearbox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_5G-Tronic_transmission), this gearbox is still being manufactured today and being installed into current model vehicles.
The technology going into domestic appliances and cars has been around a lot longer than smartphones, they are tried and tested and much easier to make reliable. There are also far more relaxed weight and size constraints in cars and especially domestic appliances.
An F1 car breaks far more often than a family car because its cutting edge technology, where weight is a serious concern and performance limits are being pushed. I can't remember the last time i watched a grand prix where at least one car wasn't forced to retire due to mechanical problems.
Well a lot of people use various set top boxes, so the tv itself is basically just a monitor - it just needs to accept an input feed and display it.
It's now difficult to buy a non smart-tv, even if you have no intention of using those features. My tv will keep defaulting back to tuner mode, even tho it hasn't got an antenna connected, and it's very easy to accidentally press a button on the remote causing it to switch to tuner mode too. I want it to remain on HDMI mode all the time, the only controls i want from the TV are on/off and to switch between several hdmi ports.
That's going to depend on the individual...
If you assume that paedophilia is a medical condition (after all, its a matter of sexual preference which the individual in question has no control over), then perhaps a doctor should diagnose wether the individual will benefit from the use of a robot or not.
Being a paedophile does not harm anyone and is usually not illegal on its own...
Actually practicing paedophilia is what's illegal and what harms child victims.
It's perfectly possible for someone to have such desires, but refrain from acting upon them.
Which is why DRM is such a bad thing...
Digital brings the benefit of perfect copies, you can backup the media and keep the original safe. A spliced VHS tape may be playable while damaged, but a digital backup would be perfect.
When dealing with kids, or media that will be played/kept in hostile conditions, it's always sensible to make backups.