"Of course, with 850GB per disc, a single scratch will wipe out a couple gigs of data."
They will most likely have a cartridge around them. I just wish the DVD industry was that smart. I'm tired of getting a finger print on the disc from TAKING IT OUT and having my brand new f'n movie freeze half way through. I hate to sound like an old fogey, but I have serious reservations about going to HD-DVD.
"I'm reading the articles mentioning that they have been issued two patents, but is there anything tangible to these patents. So they have a working 850GB DVD using nanotech, or is this just another patent for tech that *could* be made in 2025."
I doubt they're thinking that far in advance. The main reason Iomega is around today is that their 100 meg zip drive came out at a time where hard drives were barely that size. They came damn close to becoming a standard must-have device until the CD-RW came around.
Iomega would certainly LOVE to get into that market again, so I seriously doubt it'll be a 2025 thing. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it were only a couple of years away. However, you're right, there's nothing tangible right now.
Ask me when MS isn't a distant second in the video game market.
Despite popular belief, MS can't just go make a monopoly. They actually need a little help from their customers. I realize this is a tough pill to swallow, but it's true. I'm surprised these little cracks fly around even though IIS isn't king, Sony and Palm are still around, and Logitech is still producing mice and keyboards.
"But that doesn't mean the presence of encryption tools meant he was guilty."
He wasn't found guilty for having it. They said it was relevent.
You can shake your head if you like, but which looks worse:
a. Finding child porn on somebody's computer with little indication of how it got there.
b. Finding an encrytped filer/folder that contains a bunch of child porn that he obviously tried to hide it with. (note: I don't know if this was the case, so please take this as a hypothetical question.)
Criminal cases aren't just about the act, but about the intent. It would be really irresponsible of the justice system to not take these things into account. I don't see why I need to make this speech, though, since the encryption bit of it wasn't what nailed the case closed.
"I did not RTFA, but didn't MSOffice act up, as in: without Linux and OO 'happening to be handy', the presentation would have been fubar?"
Whoever had it handy saved the day. In that situation niether OO nor Linux deserve credit for 'saving the day'. If either of them did something that Windows/Office couldn't do, then I'd have a differnt story to tell you.
"And not one story about all the presentations given at Linux World that were done using Power Point on Windows. "
Funny thing is, it probably wasn't anything special about Linux or OO that 'saved the day', but rather that was what happened to be handy.
I'm normally a Diet Coke drinker, but I was really really thirsty and Diet Pepsi is what I have available to me. If somebody described that as Diet Pepsi saving my day, I'd roll my eyes.
If the PS3 comes out as a media player (Like Sony wouldn't give the PSP...), then what are you going to do with a Cell processor that would actually be worthwhile?
I'm dead serious about this question. EVERY time there's a game system there's a big collective Slashdot woody over running Linux on it, but once a prompt comes up, everybody seems to shrug and wander away. You got MAME running on it. Greeaaaaat. $400 system with a multi-core processor running at ghz speeds but we really want to use it for stuff other than what it's really good at.
So... please, tell me I'm wrong. My perception may be incorrect so I'm totally open to changing my opinion here.
"Do we need honeynets to tell us there are stupid people out there?"
Good god. You use a computer a lot, and that makes a lot of people stupid BUT you? Question: Did you believe in Santa Claus growing up? Would you appreciate me calling you stupid about it?
Yeesh. Anyway, to answer your question: If Honeynets are revealing specific ways of screwing people, then specific warnings can be given out to help minimize the risk. You've never noticed how Paypal tries to very clearly explain to people not to click on paypal links in their email?
Only if I feel like an elitist asshole who thinks his shit doesn't stink.
I've never fought with flaming flourescent tubes, but I have done stuff that by all rights should have earned me a maming. I seriously doubt you should be casting any stones.
"It may be powerful, but is it readily mountable on a shark's head?"
*Sigh* Yet another shark joke in a story about laser beams. Why can't we all race to come up with an original joke? Why not something like "Michael Jackson's doctor was quoted as saying 'we can rebuild him..'"
"Well, telling you that there is a new game available in Xbox Live Arcade... Is that a banner ad, or is it an 'informative message.'"
It's Microsoft, so everybody's on a witch hunt to find anything that's wrong with it. If it were Sony or Nintendo, everybody'd be jumping up and down at the implication that game teasers and demos would be avabilable through their on-line service.
"So, if I understand this correctly, you're saying that every time technology changes in a big way, the public should give up a little bit of freedom."
No. I didn't say that. I never said anything about giving up freedoms. What I did say is that we have to pay for TV. I don't know why you guys expect free ad-free TV when an episode of Star Trek, for example, costs over a million dollars to make.
"I watch TV a lot, but I'd rather see TV die than take away people's freedom in order to save it."
That's fine, but I never said anything about recording shows.
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"Of course, with 850GB per disc, a single scratch will wipe out a couple gigs of data."
They will most likely have a cartridge around them. I just wish the DVD industry was that smart. I'm tired of getting a finger print on the disc from TAKING IT OUT and having my brand new f'n movie freeze half way through. I hate to sound like an old fogey, but I have serious reservations about going to HD-DVD.
"I'm reading the articles mentioning that they have been issued two patents, but is there anything tangible to these patents. So they have a working 850GB DVD using nanotech, or is this just another patent for tech that *could* be made in 2025."
I doubt they're thinking that far in advance. The main reason Iomega is around today is that their 100 meg zip drive came out at a time where hard drives were barely that size. They came damn close to becoming a standard must-have device until the CD-RW came around.
Iomega would certainly LOVE to get into that market again, so I seriously doubt it'll be a 2025 thing. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it were only a couple of years away. However, you're right, there's nothing tangible right now.
"Hopefully they'll be rewritable so I can just run my computer off it. That'd be nice, one disc for each OS."
Heh. Burn a copy of Knoppix, use it for a day, then come back and tell me you want to run your OS off an optical drive.
Don't get me wrong, I love Knoppix, but you really do need a hard drive for OS's.
"I don't know about you .. but I wouldn't want all my eggs in one basket."
And you're not doing that with tape?
"Anyone else know how to spell 'monopoly'?"
Ask me when MS isn't a distant second in the video game market.
Despite popular belief, MS can't just go make a monopoly. They actually need a little help from their customers. I realize this is a tough pill to swallow, but it's true. I'm surprised these little cracks fly around even though IIS isn't king, Sony and Palm are still around, and Logitech is still producing mice and keyboards.
"Does it have the `any' key?"
Bah. A REAL keyboard only has a 1 and a 0.
"The most common scenario is related to premature ejaculation, most often due to mating with Slashdot readers."
So it's just a theory...?
"But that doesn't mean the presence of encryption tools meant he was guilty."
He wasn't found guilty for having it. They said it was relevent.
You can shake your head if you like, but which looks worse:
a. Finding child porn on somebody's computer with little indication of how it got there.
b. Finding an encrytped filer/folder that contains a bunch of child porn that he obviously tried to hide it with. (note: I don't know if this was the case, so please take this as a hypothetical question.)
Criminal cases aren't just about the act, but about the intent. It would be really irresponsible of the justice system to not take these things into account. I don't see why I need to make this speech, though, since the encryption bit of it wasn't what nailed the case closed.
"I did not RTFA, but didn't MSOffice act up, as in: without Linux and OO 'happening to be handy', the presentation would have been fubar?"
Whoever had it handy saved the day. In that situation niether OO nor Linux deserve credit for 'saving the day'. If either of them did something that Windows/Office couldn't do, then I'd have a differnt story to tell you.
"Let's encourage the stupid and mediocre and help to build a dull new tomorrow."
You would not be around today if you had your way.
"It should make a great small desktop"
So would an Intel based computer that already has software ready to go on it.
"And not one story about all the presentations given at Linux World that were done using Power Point on Windows. "
Funny thing is, it probably wasn't anything special about Linux or OO that 'saved the day', but rather that was what happened to be handy.
I'm normally a Diet Coke drinker, but I was really really thirsty and Diet Pepsi is what I have available to me. If somebody described that as Diet Pepsi saving my day, I'd roll my eyes.
Can we say "whoop-de-fuck"?
If the PS3 comes out as a media player (Like Sony wouldn't give the PSP...), then what are you going to do with a Cell processor that would actually be worthwhile?
I'm dead serious about this question. EVERY time there's a game system there's a big collective Slashdot woody over running Linux on it, but once a prompt comes up, everybody seems to shrug and wander away. You got MAME running on it. Greeaaaaat. $400 system with a multi-core processor running at ghz speeds but we really want to use it for stuff other than what it's really good at.
So... please, tell me I'm wrong. My perception may be incorrect so I'm totally open to changing my opinion here.
"Do we need honeynets to tell us there are stupid people out there?"
Good god. You use a computer a lot, and that makes a lot of people stupid BUT you? Question: Did you believe in Santa Claus growing up? Would you appreciate me calling you stupid about it?
Yeesh. Anyway, to answer your question: If Honeynets are revealing specific ways of screwing people, then specific warnings can be given out to help minimize the risk. You've never noticed how Paypal tries to very clearly explain to people not to click on paypal links in their email?
"We should celebrate events like this."
Only if I feel like an elitist asshole who thinks his shit doesn't stink.
I've never fought with flaming flourescent tubes, but I have done stuff that by all rights should have earned me a maming. I seriously doubt you should be casting any stones.
"Does this mean they're going to ban star wars movies?"
That depends on if they liked the movie or not. It's not like those people are consistent.
"The guy was in his 30's. I have NO idea how people like this make it through an average day."
How old are you and why haven't you seen an ethernet cable with a metal tip yet?
"It may be powerful, but is it readily mountable on a shark's head?"
*Sigh* Yet another shark joke in a story about laser beams. Why can't we all race to come up with an original joke? Why not something like "Michael Jackson's doctor was quoted as saying 'we can rebuild him..'"
"NASA has begun work on a replacement for the International Space Station. It is roughly spherical in shape, and resembles the AT&T logo..."
I just hope they don't litter the place with data ports that any old droid can fiddle with.
"Hey hey hey, let's not be so adversarial... give peas a chance."
Hmm.. well, that was 2/3rds of a pun. P.U.
"Damn... you can read my mind!"
"I never get first post, but I bet I can beat all these people to an Austin Powers joke!" x 50.
"What a load of CRAP."
You can honestly tell me that when a MS story comes along people don't go to stupid extremes to describe how what they're doing is wrong?
"Well, telling you that there is a new game available in Xbox Live Arcade... Is that a banner ad, or is it an 'informative message.'"
It's Microsoft, so everybody's on a witch hunt to find anything that's wrong with it. If it were Sony or Nintendo, everybody'd be jumping up and down at the implication that game teasers and demos would be avabilable through their on-line service.
"So, if I understand this correctly, you're saying that every time technology changes in a big way, the public should give up a little bit of freedom."
No. I didn't say that. I never said anything about giving up freedoms. What I did say is that we have to pay for TV. I don't know why you guys expect free ad-free TV when an episode of Star Trek, for example, costs over a million dollars to make.
"I watch TV a lot, but I'd rather see TV die than take away people's freedom in order to save it."
That's fine, but I never said anything about recording shows.
"I agree. I happen to like the extra features. If I didn't I would simply switch it off. I don't get why people are complaining"
Complaining earns you karma and it makes you look smart. I know that's why I do it. Heh.