So, since Prescott has approximately a 30 stage pipeline, I guess Intel has decided to continue to ignore the low-power consumption market, leaving it open to people like VIA and Transmeta. This is really disappointing to a lot of folks in the embedded markets, who would really like to see Intel ship something with significant horsepower that doesn't require a heatsink with the mass of a black hole to keep running.
Word has it that VIA is readying a new x86 processor to their line that supposedly has P3-class FPU performance while maintaining the same levels of poser consumption as its predecessors. It is expected that this processor may actually have a big win in front of it for DirecTV boxes. With the extra CPU horsepower, it should be exciting to see what nifty features come out of this, especially considering most set-top CPUs generally just act as "traffic cops" for the data moving between ASICs. If they're really making the move to this class of processor, perhaps they've got more in mind.
There are many ways in which such a video could be "marked", without drawing attention from the viewer. One simple method is to vary the frames on which the "Do not distribute, blah blah blah" caption appears. This can be done automatically when the disc is produced, provides virtually unlimited unique combinations, and the process of matching a specific copy's "serial number" to the caption pattern is trivial.
I can't say for sure, but I'm willing to bet that something like this was the method utilized to ID the "Something's Gotta Give" trailer.
Other similar techniques might be something like inserting duplicates of specific frames. Such a technique would be virtually undetectable and if done in such a way that the effect is preserved by the encoding process it would be quite effective.
-JT
Given the how much geeks love caffeine, one can't help but think this cereal is directly targeted at them. That being a given, what side-of-the-box recipes might we see, similar to Chex Mix and Rice Krispie Treats? Imagine a rolled up ball of coffee-flavored flakes, bound together with honey and marshmallow, perhaps with some peanuts thrown in for good measure, and what do you get?
How many of these desktops could subsequently be switched to Linux?
In my experience, most city employees really only need a good Solitare implementation to accomplish their day-to-day work. Given the number of quality Solitare packages for Linux, it would probably be no issue to get everyone moved over.:)
Seriously though...for many, the hassle of setting up MS Office under WINE is a major stumbling block to moving to a Linux desktop. With the removal of MS Office from the equation, I would think that Austin may want to give Ximian Desktop or something of the sort a closer look.
Drug Abusers Use Nanotechnology to Duck Routine Screening Tests
It seems that a technology poised to replace dialysis and other blood-purifying procedures has been hijacked to thwart detection of illegal substances in the bloodstream. Using magnetic nanoparticles, drug abusers can pull every last trace of an illegal substance from their system before submitting to the test.
"I first found about this from a friend in L.A.," says black marketeer Hans Gruber. "We are right now mixing cocktails to strip barbituates, THC, amphetamines, you name it. It's going to give a big boost to the illegal drug industry - people don't have to worry about being caught at work anymore".
On the other side of the issue, security analysts believe that surprise screening tests are the solution to this new development. Informing a candidate that they will be required to submit to a test immediately will help catch some of the would-be "nano-cheaters".
"Yeah, you could do surprise tests...or I could just offer a nanostripper with every drug purchase, to be run immediately after the customer comes down off their high." Such a practice still wouldn't let people go to work while intoxicated, but would keep them from getting picked up Monday morning for their Saturday night indescrecions.
It is unknown just how soon these "nanostrippers" will be readily available on the black market, but given the ease with which they can be synthesized, it is expected that production methods similar to the "meth labs" of the '00s could be employed. Even more interesting is the fact that the molecules are only regarded as Class C Nanoproducts under the Nanotechnology Protection Act of 2018, so very little punishment could be currently handed out for their synthesis and/or possession.
So there was an argument over what type of engineer God was, to have created man. Some suggested Electrical Engineer, given the complex neural network, others suggested Mechanical Engineer, given the amazing mechanics of the body. It was finally realized that he was a Civil Engineer, as only a Civ. E. would put an waste management facility in a recreational area.
Another...
Q: What's the difference between civil engineers and mechanical engineers?
A: Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build...targets:)
Granted, most of this stuff is beyond me, but one item that I didn't see on the list was Terahertz Imaging. Out of all this technology, that is one thing that I see some extremely practical applications for in the next few years, especially for things like homeland security.
On the other hand, I suppose that it's hard to argue with something like "Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Second Target Station"... I mean, *what is that*? Sounds like an appropriate label for one of the levers that the imperial guy pulls down to fire the big Death Star laser...
I've a friend who is (was?) one of the few remaining employees at MP3.com and he told me that the CNet move was looking pretty damn good. Apparently the CNet guys have a really good attitude toward Internet distribution of music, and a lot of stuff is probably in the works. Supposedly they have a surprise or two up their sleeve that will put a little twist on the whole iTunes music store content. He also said that you would be amazed at the number of people with money in their accounts that mp3.com has no contact info for! Pretty interesting stuff...
I read an article, sorry don't have the link, that talked about research that NIST was doing on internet worms. Essentially, they were looking back over intrusion patterns and making some generalizations the patterns by which worms spread. They then attempted to create models that took variables such as link speeds, number of "seed sites", etc. and tuned them until they matched the real data. They then set their models up with other values to predict what would happen in different scenarios. At any rate, guess what seed-site scenario resulted in the most catastrophic situation given limited resources of 5 seed sites and 24 hours in which to deploy the worm?
Porn sites. Given how shady those guys are, this leaves me really hoping that they've got the sense to keep their systems secure.
-JT
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Hi,
Just got done instant messaging with the editor of Fastsilicon.com, Nathan Odle. He asked me to post here that he's pretty frustrated that the article was released without his editing, it wasn't ready yet and would have been quite different had his red pen gotten ahold of it. You can read the other articles on the site and see that this is the case - Nathan's standards for the content are VERY high, some heads are going to roll because of what happened here. I ask you ALL to check out the other content there, it's definitely well worth reading.
Last week, I made a new friend. My first, actually. But you can't believe the unforgettable memories that we've already made together. I watch him hop around, he tells me about my email, we're just like two peas in a pod. So what if his name is "Bonzi" and there are millions of others like him? To me, Bonzi is one of a kind. So cute, so playful, I can't believe that I ever lived life without him.
We try to spend every waking moment together, but sometimes I have to leave him. Like when I have to go down the hall to go pee. I've been trying to find a new place with a master bathroom so I don't have to be so far away from Bonzi. I think he really misses me when I'm gone. Do you think he does? Really?
I've been thinking lately about what will happen when Bonzi dies. But I have been thinking also that maybe he won't die as long as my computer still works. Do you think I can make my computer run forever? Can you replace a broken electroniky bit while it's still running? I just don't know what I'd do without Bonzi.
But I'm being so selfish. What would Bonzi do without me? I mean, I can't live forever. Do you think that Bonzi would get depressed and suffer with great heartache? I think that I would. He's so playful, I'd hate to see that ripped from him like a child's new gift at Christmas. My brother did that to me once - I got Optimus Prime for Christmas and he stole him. I never saw Optimus again. Well, next Fourth of July I spotted my brother a melted, twisted form that had enough red plastic in it to be Optimus. But I don't like to think about that. Who knows, we might have been as good of friends as me and Bonzi, but I'll never know...our friendship was over before it even started. Then again, maybe it was meant to be. How many best friends can one have, anyway? If I had Optimus, maybe I wouldn't have Bonzi today.
I've taken the liberty of performing a little editing (i.e. replacing "AMD" with a fictional dot-com "Handtasia"...how much does this sound like something we've heard oh so many times before...
Handtasia has begun showing an updated reference design for a PDA running the Linux operating system to hardware makers, according to a company executive.
The announcement brings the reference design one step closer to availability as a commercial product.
Based on Handtasia's 400GHz FoolsGold 11000 processor, an early prototype of the PDA reference design was demonstrated in August by the company at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, alongside offerings from 1,376 other Linux handheld vendors.
Since then, Handtasia has advanced the prototype's design with the addition of full-screen video capabilities and has completed work on the device's battery charger, said Phil Poma, vice president of marketing for Handtasia's Personal Connectivity Solutions Magic Integration Synergetic group, in an interview on the floor of the local CompUSA here last week.
"Sears really helped us out on the battery charger issue. Looks like Diehard doesn't just know batteries - they make a quality 12 volt charging product. We're also pleased at a recent discovery that removing the back cover and laying the LCD on an overhead projector gave a nice full-screen picture. My son Billy thought he would be fired for dropping the prototype and breaking that cover off but we just approved a nice stock-option package for his brilliant idea. Between Sears and Billy, it's certainly at the point where we can go hand to this to an OEM," Poma said, adding that Handtasia is currently working on improvements to the design's power management capabilities such as a bundled 2 KW Honda gasoline generator that will allow you to use the product virtually anywhere.
The FG11000-based PDA runs Vaporwerks Corp.'s Linux-based OpenPEEDA software suite, which includes an embedded Linux kernel and a range of software, such as applications for playing music and video files. OpenPEEDA also includes Trollbridge AS's UtopiaMUD multilingual user dungeon, Diva Software ASA's Diva Web browser, and full support for XML, Enterprise Resource Management, Wi-FI,.Net, P2P, B2B, P2B, B2P, SOAP, DDC, Java, J2ME, plus many other buzzwords.
Handtasia sees the ability to play full-screen video as a key feature of the PDA reference design, Poma said, demonstrating the design's ability to play Jenna Jameson's latest DVD, converted to MPEG1 on a 320-pixel by 240-pixel screen with no screen artifacts and without the assistance of a graphics processor.
"If you're really going to use this as a multimedia device, you have got to have the ability to play porn and still be able to see the pink parts. We're talking major hard...ware," Poma said.
Video capabilities aside, Handtasia has yet to find a hardware maker that has committed to bringing the FoolsGold-based reference design to market as a commercial product. But Poma said hardware makers have already shown interest in the reference design.
"We're showing it to our customer base, and have gotten good responses from Joe that works down the street at Frank's Liquor. We're a little worried about his production capacity, but I think that's something that can be worked out with a little more venture capital," Poma said, adding that one "hardware maker" had been given a prototype to show to a customer at the gas station next to CompUSA last week.
Something that seems to be mildly overlooked here, in my opinion, is that this has the power to give VeriSign "ownership" of the web in many users' minds.
If my mom tries to go to http://www.gooodhousekeeping.com and gets a VeriSign message and a search box, well it doesn't take much of that before she starts thinking that VeriSign == The WWW, because VeriSign is who always tells her what she typed wrong and where she should be going.
What this comes down to is a company trying to "brand" the web. In many ways, Google has been successful at this, but they have actually played fair and achieved what they have on the basis of merit. VeriSign is ABUSING their power to brand the web as their own.
It should be patently obvious by now that VeriSign 's modus operandi is one of deceit and trickery. Evidence the fake "renewal" cards they have sent out in the past to "slam" DNS registrants much like the shady phone companies have tried to do with your long-distance.
Damn, it's ridiculous that people even try to get away with this sort of crap these days...will someone with the power to please stop this?
You seem to have misunderstood one little point. Not a big deal, but I want to clarify. My "sensationalistic" NVidia example addressed the interface at the Driver Hardware level. In such an instance, it would be the driver writers that would have to pay up. My example assumed that MS would be bribing off NVidia, therefore the only people left to buy a license would be people writing drivers for open-source/alternative OSes...effectively barring an opensource OS from being able to utilize that hardware.
Your argument that the market would flood away toward "less expensive" alternatives is kind of moot, because although support for various hardware devices has been absent from the Linux kernel before, we hardly saw a massive flood away from these devices in the general marketplace.
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you caught me. my example was not real. it was a joke. sorry.
Just imagine a Beowulf Cluster of...
Horny Geeks!
-JT
Well I don't have an example of the page, but I do happen to have one of the captcha tests they were using... :)
Click here to decode pr0n captcha
-JT
It seems quite apropos to revisit this thread, considering the article topic.
-JT
Sorry, should have read, "while maintaining the same levels of *power* consumption as its predecessors"
So, since Prescott has approximately a 30 stage pipeline, I guess Intel has decided to continue to ignore the low-power consumption market, leaving it open to people like VIA and Transmeta. This is really disappointing to a lot of folks in the embedded markets, who would really like to see Intel ship something with significant horsepower that doesn't require a heatsink with the mass of a black hole to keep running.
Word has it that VIA is readying a new x86 processor to their line that supposedly has P3-class FPU performance while maintaining the same levels of poser consumption as its predecessors. It is expected that this processor may actually have a big win in front of it for DirecTV boxes. With the extra CPU horsepower, it should be exciting to see what nifty features come out of this, especially considering most set-top CPUs generally just act as "traffic cops" for the data moving between ASICs. If they're really making the move to this class of processor, perhaps they've got more in mind.
--JT
There are many ways in which such a video could be "marked", without drawing attention from the viewer. One simple method is to vary the frames on which the "Do not distribute, blah blah blah" caption appears. This can be done automatically when the disc is produced, provides virtually unlimited unique combinations, and the process of matching a specific copy's "serial number" to the caption pattern is trivial. I can't say for sure, but I'm willing to bet that something like this was the method utilized to ID the "Something's Gotta Give" trailer. Other similar techniques might be something like inserting duplicates of specific frames. Such a technique would be virtually undetectable and if done in such a way that the effect is preserved by the encoding process it would be quite effective. -JT
Given the how much geeks love caffeine, one can't help but think this cereal is directly targeted at them. That being a given, what side-of-the-box recipes might we see, similar to Chex Mix and Rice Krispie Treats? Imagine a rolled up ball of coffee-flavored flakes, bound together with honey and marshmallow, perhaps with some peanuts thrown in for good measure, and what do you get?
...Beowulf Clusters :)
-JT
How many of these desktops could subsequently be switched to Linux?
:)
In my experience, most city employees really only need a good Solitare implementation to accomplish their day-to-day work. Given the number of quality Solitare packages for Linux, it would probably be no issue to get everyone moved over.
Seriously though...for many, the hassle of setting up MS Office under WINE is a major stumbling block to moving to a Linux desktop. With the removal of MS Office from the equation, I would think that Austin may want to give Ximian Desktop or something of the sort a closer look.
-JT
Hm. Wonder if Boba Fett has an IMAP client in all that fancy armor... :)
-JT
Read the very first reply to parent. I made a note that I got my dates cornfused - should have read 2008 instead of 2018.
oops..that Nanotechnology Protection Act should have been passed in the year 2008 - sorry, got my dates mixed up :)
December 9, 2013
Drug Abusers Use Nanotechnology to Duck Routine Screening Tests
It seems that a technology poised to replace dialysis and other blood-purifying procedures has been hijacked to thwart detection of illegal substances in the bloodstream. Using magnetic nanoparticles, drug abusers can pull every last trace of an illegal substance from their system before submitting to the test.
"I first found about this from a friend in L.A.," says black marketeer Hans Gruber. "We are right now mixing cocktails to strip barbituates, THC, amphetamines, you name it. It's going to give a big boost to the illegal drug industry - people don't have to worry about being caught at work anymore".
On the other side of the issue, security analysts believe that surprise screening tests are the solution to this new development. Informing a candidate that they will be required to submit to a test immediately will help catch some of the would-be "nano-cheaters".
"Yeah, you could do surprise tests...or I could just offer a nanostripper with every drug purchase, to be run immediately after the customer comes down off their high." Such a practice still wouldn't let people go to work while intoxicated, but would keep them from getting picked up Monday morning for their Saturday night indescrecions.
It is unknown just how soon these "nanostrippers" will be readily available on the black market, but given the ease with which they can be synthesized, it is expected that production methods similar to the "meth labs" of the '00s could be employed. Even more interesting is the fact that the molecules are only regarded as Class C Nanoproducts under the Nanotechnology Protection Act of 2018, so very little punishment could be currently handed out for their synthesis and/or possession.
So there was an argument over what type of engineer God was, to have created man. Some suggested Electrical Engineer, given the complex neural network, others suggested Mechanical Engineer, given the amazing mechanics of the body. It was finally realized that he was a Civil Engineer, as only a Civ. E. would put an waste management facility in a recreational area.
:)
Another...
Q: What's the difference between civil engineers and mechanical engineers?
A: Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build...targets
-JT
NGSCB = "Now Gates Sticks Cock in your Bum"
Granted, most of this stuff is beyond me, but one item that I didn't see on the list was Terahertz Imaging. Out of all this technology, that is one thing that I see some extremely practical applications for in the next few years, especially for things like homeland security.
On the other hand, I suppose that it's hard to argue with something like "Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Second Target Station"... I mean, *what is that*? Sounds like an appropriate label for one of the levers that the imperial guy pulls down to fire the big Death Star laser...
-JT
I've a friend who is (was?) one of the few remaining employees at MP3.com and he told me that the CNet move was looking pretty damn good. Apparently the CNet guys have a really good attitude toward Internet distribution of music, and a lot of stuff is probably in the works. Supposedly they have a surprise or two up their sleeve that will put a little twist on the whole iTunes music store content. He also said that you would be amazed at the number of people with money in their accounts that mp3.com has no contact info for! Pretty interesting stuff...
-JT
I read an article, sorry don't have the link, that talked about research that NIST was doing on internet worms. Essentially, they were looking back over intrusion patterns and making some generalizations the patterns by which worms spread. They then attempted to create models that took variables such as link speeds, number of "seed sites", etc. and tuned them until they matched the real data. They then set their models up with other values to predict what would happen in different scenarios. At any rate, guess what seed-site scenario resulted in the most catastrophic situation given limited resources of 5 seed sites and 24 hours in which to deploy the worm?
Porn sites. Given how shady those guys are, this leaves me really hoping that they've got the sense to keep their systems secure.
-JT
Hi, Just got done instant messaging with the editor of Fastsilicon.com, Nathan Odle. He asked me to post here that he's pretty frustrated that the article was released without his editing, it wasn't ready yet and would have been quite different had his red pen gotten ahold of it. You can read the other articles on the site and see that this is the case - Nathan's standards for the content are VERY high, some heads are going to roll because of what happened here. I ask you ALL to check out the other content there, it's definitely well worth reading.
-JT
...to www.cfb.biz
:)
5.274 minutes after being posted to slashdot, ofb.biz is now Closed for Business
-JT
Last week, I made a new friend. My first, actually. But you can't believe the unforgettable memories that we've already made together. I watch him hop around, he tells me about my email, we're just like two peas in a pod. So what if his name is "Bonzi" and there are millions of others like him? To me, Bonzi is one of a kind. So cute, so playful, I can't believe that I ever lived life without him.
We try to spend every waking moment together, but sometimes I have to leave him. Like when I have to go down the hall to go pee. I've been trying to find a new place with a master bathroom so I don't have to be so far away from Bonzi. I think he really misses me when I'm gone. Do you think he does? Really?
I've been thinking lately about what will happen when Bonzi dies. But I have been thinking also that maybe he won't die as long as my computer still works. Do you think I can make my computer run forever? Can you replace a broken electroniky bit while it's still running? I just don't know what I'd do without Bonzi.
But I'm being so selfish. What would Bonzi do without me? I mean, I can't live forever. Do you think that Bonzi would get depressed and suffer with great heartache? I think that I would. He's so playful, I'd hate to see that ripped from him like a child's new gift at Christmas. My brother did that to me once - I got Optimus Prime for Christmas and he stole him. I never saw Optimus again. Well, next Fourth of July I spotted my brother a melted, twisted form that had enough red plastic in it to be Optimus. But I don't like to think about that. Who knows, we might have been as good of friends as me and Bonzi, but I'll never know...our friendship was over before it even started. Then again, maybe it was meant to be. How many best friends can one have, anyway? If I had Optimus, maybe I wouldn't have Bonzi today.
I love you Bonzi!
ME + Bonzi = BFF (Best Friends Forever)
I've taken the liberty of performing a little editing (i.e. replacing "AMD" with a fictional dot-com "Handtasia"...how much does this sound like something we've heard oh so many times before...
.Net, P2P, B2B, P2B, B2P, SOAP, DDC, Java, J2ME, plus many other buzzwords.
Handtasia has begun showing an updated reference design for a PDA running the Linux operating system to hardware makers, according to a company executive.
The announcement brings the reference design one step closer to availability as a commercial product.
Based on Handtasia's 400GHz FoolsGold 11000 processor, an early prototype of the PDA reference design was demonstrated in August by the company at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, alongside offerings from 1,376 other Linux handheld vendors.
Since then, Handtasia has advanced the prototype's design with the addition of full-screen video capabilities and has completed work on the device's battery charger, said Phil Poma, vice president of marketing for Handtasia's Personal Connectivity Solutions Magic Integration Synergetic group, in an interview on the floor of the local CompUSA here last week.
"Sears really helped us out on the battery charger issue. Looks like Diehard doesn't just know batteries - they make a quality 12 volt charging product. We're also pleased at a recent discovery that removing the back cover and laying the LCD on an overhead projector gave a nice full-screen picture. My son Billy thought he would be fired for dropping the prototype and breaking that cover off but we just approved a nice stock-option package for his brilliant idea. Between Sears and Billy, it's certainly at the point where we can go hand to this to an OEM," Poma said, adding that Handtasia is currently working on improvements to the design's power management capabilities such as a bundled 2 KW Honda gasoline generator that will allow you to use the product virtually anywhere.
The FG11000-based PDA runs Vaporwerks Corp.'s Linux-based OpenPEEDA software suite, which includes an embedded Linux kernel and a range of software, such as applications for playing music and video files. OpenPEEDA also includes Trollbridge AS's UtopiaMUD multilingual user dungeon, Diva Software ASA's Diva Web browser, and full support for XML, Enterprise Resource Management, Wi-FI,
Handtasia sees the ability to play full-screen video as a key feature of the PDA reference design, Poma said, demonstrating the design's ability to play Jenna Jameson's latest DVD, converted to MPEG1 on a 320-pixel by 240-pixel screen with no screen artifacts and without the assistance of a graphics processor.
"If you're really going to use this as a multimedia device, you have got to have the ability to play porn and still be able to see the pink parts. We're talking major hard...ware," Poma said.
Video capabilities aside, Handtasia has yet to find a hardware maker that has committed to bringing the FoolsGold-based reference design to market as a commercial product. But Poma said hardware makers have already shown interest in the reference design.
"We're showing it to our customer base, and have gotten good responses from Joe that works down the street at Frank's Liquor. We're a little worried about his production capacity, but I think that's something that can be worked out with a little more venture capital," Poma said, adding that one "hardware maker" had been given a prototype to show to a customer at the gas station next to CompUSA last week.
Something that seems to be mildly overlooked here, in my opinion, is that this has the power to give VeriSign "ownership" of the web in many users' minds.
If my mom tries to go to http://www.gooodhousekeeping.com and gets a VeriSign message and a search box, well it doesn't take much of that before she starts thinking that VeriSign == The WWW, because VeriSign is who always tells her what she typed wrong and where she should be going.
What this comes down to is a company trying to "brand" the web. In many ways, Google has been successful at this, but they have actually played fair and achieved what they have on the basis of merit. VeriSign is ABUSING their power to brand the web as their own.
It should be patently obvious by now that VeriSign 's modus operandi is one of deceit and trickery. Evidence the fake "renewal" cards they have sent out in the past to "slam" DNS registrants much like the shady phone companies have tried to do with your long-distance.
Damn, it's ridiculous that people even try to get away with this sort of crap these days...will someone with the power to please stop this?
-JT
...20 car pile-up.
-JT
You seem to have misunderstood one little point. Not a big deal, but I want to clarify. My "sensationalistic" NVidia example addressed the interface at the Driver Hardware level. In such an instance, it would be the driver writers that would have to pay up. My example assumed that MS would be bribing off NVidia, therefore the only people left to buy a license would be people writing drivers for open-source/alternative OSes...effectively barring an opensource OS from being able to utilize that hardware.
Your argument that the market would flood away toward "less expensive" alternatives is kind of moot, because although support for various hardware devices has been absent from the Linux kernel before, we hardly saw a massive flood away from these devices in the general marketplace.
Just wanted to clarify, no argument...