Y'know, they're pretty picky about net broadcast fees. Exactly how are they going to bill people? And exactly who will be billed?
I'm all for this, don't get me wrong. But like any good idea that promotes the *AA's products, moron music execs will be all over it since it bypasses one of their revenue models.
Enjoy it for now, because it's probably going away soon.
The PC as we know it probably only has a decade or so left.
Boy am I tired of this old chestnut.
If anything, adding bandwidth or any other features or functionality will only serve to keep the PC around longer - the more it can do, the more reasons you have to have one. Your PC can now edit movies, be a mutlimedia station, a jukebox, a gaming console...and as it begins to compete in these new areas, devices that used to provide these services are going away. If anything is going away, it's your VCR player or your DVD player. Or your 5 CD changing stereo. Next, it's probably your TV.
And the PC can't be replaced in some ways. Exactly how are you going to program on your PS2? Ever tried surfing the web on an iPaq? The PC solves certain kinds of problems exactly perfectly, and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
In fact, I used to work at an engineering firm that made StrongARM platforms for embedded Linux and WindowsCE. Our CEO's business strategy was that the "death of the PC has begun", and we were ready to step in and fill the void.
They're bankrupt now.
Maybe a good idea but it should stop at the border
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I mean really, don't illegals have an easy enough time getting into the US? This is the blue collar equivalent of stringing a backbone cable to India.
You are the wrongest LoTR geek on the planet and here is why: you didn't read the book.
Oh that's so true! To confess completely, I don't even know how to read. The Silmarillion quote was beamed into my head by grey aliens the one night I forgot to wear my tinfoil nightcap. The rest I learned from watching the Rankin & Bass cartoons.
What we have here is a discrepancy in Tolkien's work, of which there are more than a few. All his writing was continually in flux as he wrote and re-wrote his stories, which he did continually throughout his life. So you're a little premature banishing me to an "eon of nerd". What I've found has just as much chance of being Tolkien's true intentions as what you have found.
Ok, even by Slashdot standards this is going to be a seriously geeky post. Prepare yourself - you have been warned.
Gollum is at least 969 years old, and probably a whole lot older. Proof follows.
In the Silmarillion, there is a quote in "Of The Rings of Power and the Third age" that goes as follows:
...the One Ring was indeed found again, by a chance more strange than even Mithrandir had foreseen; and it was hidden from Curunír and from Sauron. For it had been taken from Anduin long ere they sought for it, being found by one of the small fisher-folk that dwelt by the River, ere the Kings failed in Gondor;
Gollum found the ring while there was still a ruling king in Gondor, before the reign of the Stewards.
The reign of the Stewards began in TA 2050, after the death of King Eärnur at the hands of the Witch-King. So we know that Gollum had the ring before TA 2050.
The ring was destroyed in TA 3019. That makes Gollum at least 3019-2050=969, and that's only if he found the ring on the very day the Stewards claimed Gondor.
The Third Age begins with the defeat of Sauron by the Last Alliance. The earliest Gollum could have found the ring would be the day Isuldur lost it (TA 2), so he could be as old as 3019-2=3017.
So Gollum is somewhere between 969 and 3017 years old. Splitting the difference makes him probably around 2000 or so. In any event, he's a lot older than 587.
Why not copy other online communities...like eBay? Give any player a way to log a grievance against another player. Feedback. When a player begins to rack up complaints, that's when they get taken to the virtual woodshed for a talking to.
It's not perfect (think Slashdot moderation), but it would probably help in a large variety of noob bashing cases.
The technology, called partitioning, relies on a concept called virtualization that breaks the hard link between an operating system and the underlying hardware.
Well, that's what VMware and QEMU already do, isn't it?
I'm assuming "partitioning" is some sort of architecture change to make schemes like these work better/more easily/more efficiently - but I don't think they should be pushing it as something new.
Unless it *is* something new and I've missed the point, that is.
Apple has been granted the right to subpoena O'Grady's PowerPage, AppleInsider, and Think Secret over leaks of information concerning an unreleased product code named "Asteroid" and "Q97," which has been described as a FireWire audio interface for use with GarageBand. The subpoenas are related to a lawsuit against an unnamed individual who leaked the information.
So...lemme get this straight.
This article is about products that don't exist, concerning a leak about what they may contain, and a lawsuit related to an unnamed person who may have leaked info about them?
...how about laying off cable TV? I've never understood why the Comedy Channel has to edit their damn movies. They're not broadcast transmissions. You have to pay to get them, you can't stick a coathanger antenna out your window and receive them - so what's the problem?
Years later, as an artist, I can honestly say that yes, 85% of the stuff people "read into" my work is totally random and stupid (or optimistic on their part).
I once decided to test this.
As a starving college student, I managed a trip to NY. Went to the Met. I was an engineering student, but looked oddball enough to possibly pass for artist. Early 20's, long hair but balding. Denim jacket, blue jeans, combat boots.
And I wandered around the Met spouting nonsense as I would stand in front of paintings. "I like it - it says a lot by saying a little. It's artistic without being artsy. This is from her introspective period, isn't it? It's amazing how blue you can be and still provide warmth."
And because I had an odd look and was saying odd things, the locals weren't sure if I was an asylum escapee or an unusually gifted artist. So they erred on the side of caution - and continually praised me for my insight as I wandered the museum critiqueing each piece.
"As I said, if this isn't the situation you are in; well, it certainly came across that way."
Yeah, that's what this means: "My pads are just a little low is all." Sorry if it's still not clear.
As for how it came across, it's not the best example probably, sure. Nobody has died from spyware. But my father was a 30 year truck mechanic, and he was the same way with automobiles as I am with computers. And he would think I was nuts riding around with low pads just waiting for them to screw up my rotors. Any professional mechanic would be. Just as any decent IT guy would abhor running a PC loaded with crapware, waiting to send your credit card number to some script kiddie in Russia.
And FYI, even if I'm riding around with my brake cables dragging the ground, this statement is unwarranted:
"Do us all a favour, and get your brakes fixed, or at least have the grace to wrap your van (and yourself) round a lamppost on some unused road in the middle of nowhere."
Couldn't wish a non-lethal accident on me, could you? Defend it all you wish, but this statement along with your inability to say "whoops, that was over the top, sorry" pretty much proves you're a tool.
Christ dude, switch to decaf. My pads are just a little low is all. Someday soon if I don't replace them it might damage the rotors. Jump to conclusions much?
How about apologies for wishing me to die, rather than being sanctimonious instead?
It's only strange to the Slashdot crowd...
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...because we know a lot about tech, and most people don't. We don't tolerate our computers being screwed over with spyware. But - it's only because we know what it is, how bad it is, and what's at stake.
But to put it in perspective - I'm sure a professional mechanic would think I'm exactly the same kind of lunatic if he were to have a look at the brakes on my van. I know there's a problem, and I haven't made it a priority to fix it. The mechanic (bein a pro and knowing what you can and can't get away with) would probably think I was insane.
It's not that they haven't caught on yet
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It's that they aren't really useful yet. Yeah, we do have the technology to simulate a 3d image. You need shutter glasses or a bizarre narrow-field LCD display or some other fairly clumsy way to get at the 3d-ness of the image.
We do not have the holographic projector R2-D2 used for the famous Leia scene yet.
And that's why they haven't caught on. They're not convenient enough yet. I guarantee if you can duplicate R2's projector, they will catch on.
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Y'know, they're pretty picky about net broadcast fees. Exactly how are they going to bill people? And exactly who will be billed?
I'm all for this, don't get me wrong. But like any good idea that promotes the *AA's products, moron music execs will be all over it since it bypasses one of their revenue models.
Enjoy it for now, because it's probably going away soon.
I can tell you that right now. More stupid strangle patents, like the infamous one click patent.
Bezos is a tool.
The PC as we know it probably only has a decade or so left.
Boy am I tired of this old chestnut.
If anything, adding bandwidth or any other features or functionality will only serve to keep the PC around longer - the more it can do, the more reasons you have to have one. Your PC can now edit movies, be a mutlimedia station, a jukebox, a gaming console...and as it begins to compete in these new areas, devices that used to provide these services are going away. If anything is going away, it's your VCR player or your DVD player. Or your 5 CD changing stereo. Next, it's probably your TV.
And the PC can't be replaced in some ways. Exactly how are you going to program on your PS2? Ever tried surfing the web on an iPaq? The PC solves certain kinds of problems exactly perfectly, and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
In fact, I used to work at an engineering firm that made StrongARM platforms for embedded Linux and WindowsCE. Our CEO's business strategy was that the "death of the PC has begun", and we were ready to step in and fill the void.
They're bankrupt now.
I mean really, don't illegals have an easy enough time getting into the US? This is the blue collar equivalent of stringing a backbone cable to India.
Is Microsoft's Single Sign-On vision edging towards oblivion?
Yes, the MS single sign on is going away and here's why. Anyone from Redmond reading this, listen up.
Microsoft is not the Internet.
I know, I know it's hard to believe...but it's true. The online community is actually *much larger* than Microsoft's vision for it.
This is why "embrace and extend" (and then make incompatible) keeps failing as a strategy.
You are the wrongest LoTR geek on the planet and here is why: you didn't read the book.
Oh that's so true! To confess completely, I don't even know how to read. The Silmarillion quote was beamed into my head by grey aliens the one night I forgot to wear my tinfoil nightcap. The rest I learned from watching the Rankin & Bass cartoons.
What we have here is a discrepancy in Tolkien's work, of which there are more than a few. All his writing was continually in flux as he wrote and re-wrote his stories, which he did continually throughout his life. So you're a little premature banishing me to an "eon of nerd". What I've found has just as much chance of being Tolkien's true intentions as what you have found.
Ok, even by Slashdot standards this is going to be a seriously geeky post. Prepare yourself - you have been warned.
Gollum is at least 969 years old, and probably a whole lot older. Proof follows.
In the Silmarillion, there is a quote in "Of The Rings of Power and the Third age" that goes as follows:
Gollum found the ring while there was still a ruling king in Gondor, before the reign of the Stewards.
The reign of the Stewards began in TA 2050, after the death of King Eärnur at the hands of the Witch-King. So we know that Gollum had the ring before TA 2050.
The ring was destroyed in TA 3019. That makes Gollum at least 3019-2050=969, and that's only if he found the ring on the very day the Stewards claimed Gondor.
The Third Age begins with the defeat of Sauron by the Last Alliance. The earliest Gollum could have found the ring would be the day Isuldur lost it (TA 2), so he could be as old as 3019-2=3017.
So Gollum is somewhere between 969 and 3017 years old. Splitting the difference makes him probably around 2000 or so. In any event, he's a lot older than 587.
So how's that? Geeky enough for you? =)
...even virtual cops?
Why not copy other online communities...like eBay? Give any player a way to log a grievance against another player. Feedback. When a player begins to rack up complaints, that's when they get taken to the virtual woodshed for a talking to.
It's not perfect (think Slashdot moderation), but it would probably help in a large variety of noob bashing cases.
From the article:
The technology, called partitioning, relies on a concept called virtualization that breaks the hard link between an operating system and the underlying hardware.
Well, that's what VMware and QEMU already do, isn't it?
I'm assuming "partitioning" is some sort of architecture change to make schemes like these work better/more easily/more efficiently - but I don't think they should be pushing it as something new.
Unless it *is* something new and I've missed the point, that is.
Apple has been granted the right to subpoena O'Grady's PowerPage, AppleInsider, and Think Secret over leaks of information concerning an unreleased product code named "Asteroid" and "Q97," which has been described as a FireWire audio interface for use with GarageBand. The subpoenas are related to a lawsuit against an unnamed individual who leaked the information.
So...lemme get this straight.
This article is about products that don't exist, concerning a leak about what they may contain, and a lawsuit related to an unnamed person who may have leaked info about them?
Does that about sum it up?
...but I just had to say that's one of the best laughs I've ever had on /. Perfect description!
That makes perfect sense - thanks. I didn't know that when you buy advertising time you get to know beforehand exactly what will be in the show.
It's too bad they can't simply say "we're selling advertising time between 8pm and 9pm", but oh well - that's how the system is set up.
...how about laying off cable TV? I've never understood why the Comedy Channel has to edit their damn movies. They're not broadcast transmissions. You have to pay to get them, you can't stick a coathanger antenna out your window and receive them - so what's the problem?
Years later, as an artist, I can honestly say that yes, 85% of the stuff people "read into" my work is totally random and stupid (or optimistic on their part).
I once decided to test this.
As a starving college student, I managed a trip to NY. Went to the Met. I was an engineering student, but looked oddball enough to possibly pass for artist. Early 20's, long hair but balding. Denim jacket, blue jeans, combat boots.
And I wandered around the Met spouting nonsense as I would stand in front of paintings. "I like it - it says a lot by saying a little. It's artistic without being artsy. This is from her introspective period, isn't it? It's amazing how blue you can be and still provide warmth."
And because I had an odd look and was saying odd things, the locals weren't sure if I was an asylum escapee or an unusually gifted artist. So they erred on the side of caution - and continually praised me for my insight as I wandered the museum critiqueing each piece.
...and a federal judge made a ruling with computers involved that made sense.
It's Sollog's brother Kellogg, who eats his nuts as part of a balanced breakfast.
If you're an alert user, and you find this task running on your machine, and you remove it...
Are you guilty of the Australian version of Obstruction of Justice?
If so, you could commit a serious crime by simply running a spyware scanner.
A camera without flash would be pretty useless.
"As I said, if this isn't the situation you are in; well, it certainly came across that way."
Yeah, that's what this means: "My pads are just a little low is all." Sorry if it's still not clear.
As for how it came across, it's not the best example probably, sure. Nobody has died from spyware. But my father was a 30 year truck mechanic, and he was the same way with automobiles as I am with computers. And he would think I was nuts riding around with low pads just waiting for them to screw up my rotors. Any professional mechanic would be. Just as any decent IT guy would abhor running a PC loaded with crapware, waiting to send your credit card number to some script kiddie in Russia.
And FYI, even if I'm riding around with my brake cables dragging the ground, this statement is unwarranted:
"Do us all a favour, and get your brakes fixed, or at least have the grace to wrap your van (and yourself) round a lamppost on some unused road in the middle of nowhere."
Couldn't wish a non-lethal accident on me, could you? Defend it all you wish, but this statement along with your inability to say "whoops, that was over the top, sorry" pretty much proves you're a tool.
Christ dude, switch to decaf. My pads are just a little low is all. Someday soon if I don't replace them it might damage the rotors. Jump to conclusions much?
How about apologies for wishing me to die, rather than being sanctimonious instead?
...because we know a lot about tech, and most people don't. We don't tolerate our computers being screwed over with spyware. But - it's only because we know what it is, how bad it is, and what's at stake.
But to put it in perspective - I'm sure a professional mechanic would think I'm exactly the same kind of lunatic if he were to have a look at the brakes on my van. I know there's a problem, and I haven't made it a priority to fix it. The mechanic (bein a pro and knowing what you can and can't get away with) would probably think I was insane.
It's that they aren't really useful yet. Yeah, we do have the technology to simulate a 3d image. You need shutter glasses or a bizarre narrow-field LCD display or some other fairly clumsy way to get at the 3d-ness of the image.
We do not have the holographic projector R2-D2 used for the famous Leia scene yet.
And that's why they haven't caught on. They're not convenient enough yet. I guarantee if you can duplicate R2's projector, they will catch on.
I agree with you, 100%.
the company plans to make more employees elgible for overtime.
Probably by giving pink slips to anyone who complains, thereby allowing them to find jobs somewhere else where overtime is a possibility.
Unfortunately? Call it a blessing, I would. =)