That's good information, thanks. I still believe that Trusted Computing has more evil uses than good, and that it should be resisted vehemently. Unfortunately, TPMs have been snuck in to most modern PCs and it's only a matter of time before they're used to enforce a DRM dystopia. I expect they'll be a nice market for "pre-ban" PCs in a few years.
"Same specifications and capabilities" include force-bundled products that most people don't have a use for, have a high margin, and are used by apologists like you to justify the fact that Apple products are boutique-priced.
Interesting, but I'll wager that you cannot find one school that has actually been sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Education for violating FERPA. And there is no private cause of action, so the student cannot bring suit against the school in federal court. FERPA sound scary, and universities pretend it is, but it has no teeth.
The Apple ][ wasn't very locked down--there were 3rd party operating systems, peripherals, and an open bus that AFAIK Apple didn't sue anyone who made expansion peripherals for. Their "walled garden" started with the Mac.
Good information, thanks--looks like they stayed with encrypted binaries rather than the TPM so they would not be perceived as supporting DRM more than they already do (cough, iTunes, cough). Or maybe they wanted to avoid infringing Lucky Green's patent:).
Please point me to the $100 commodity laptop which does all the things a MacBook does (except for OS X), because I think that would be a great deal, and would buy one.
Please read the word "desktop" in my post. The laptops are boutique-priced too, but not by $1,000 like the desktops.
Ding! Surprised more people haven't figured that out. The ISPs get to dump a bandwidth-intensive and sometimes even outsourced service. And as a bonus, they can say they're helping "protect the children."
Maybe some of those supers will flip over to Hilary. Of course, I'm pretty sure it's wishful thinking that Obama's flip-flop would cost him the nomination. And even if it did, Hilary can't beat McCain. I'm voting for McCain. I find his non-voting less repugnant than Obama's bluster about filibuster followed by a yes vote to sell out the people.
This assumes they won't be able to just get wholesale access to all the Usenet providers' logs. You know, for the children, but while they're there, they can't just ignore all that copyright infringement, no? Of course, the first dragnet prosecution of a Usenet provider's customers would be the end of that provider's customer base, so they won't give it all up without a fight--but the thin end of the wedge is already in.
Do you think the books sold at Barnes & Noble randomly teleport into the local store?
No, but I'm pretty sure they're not usually shipped one at a time, either--shipping to brick and mortar stores takes advantage of economies of scale that are lost when shipping items to individuals.
Awesome the way he backhandedly compared people building a throttling and surveillance infrastructure into major ISPs with those working on a cure for cancer. I wonder if he'd be making such a comparison if he had cancer. Tool.
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Media Player Classic or VLC FTW. And as a bonus, they don't call home to the mothership about the MP3s you're playing.
That's good information, thanks. I still believe that Trusted Computing has more evil uses than good, and that it should be resisted vehemently. Unfortunately, TPMs have been snuck in to most modern PCs and it's only a matter of time before they're used to enforce a DRM dystopia. I expect they'll be a nice market for "pre-ban" PCs in a few years.
"Same specifications and capabilities" include force-bundled products that most people don't have a use for, have a high margin, and are used by apologists like you to justify the fact that Apple products are boutique-priced.
Interesting, but I'll wager that you cannot find one school that has actually been sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Education for violating FERPA. And there is no private cause of action, so the student cannot bring suit against the school in federal court. FERPA sound scary, and universities pretend it is, but it has no teeth.
The Apple ][ wasn't very locked down--there were 3rd party operating systems, peripherals, and an open bus that AFAIK Apple didn't sue anyone who made expansion peripherals for. Their "walled garden" started with the Mac.
Good information, thanks--looks like they stayed with encrypted binaries rather than the TPM so they would not be perceived as supporting DRM more than they already do (cough, iTunes, cough). Or maybe they wanted to avoid infringing Lucky Green's patent :).
Please read the word "desktop" in my post. The laptops are boutique-priced too, but not by $1,000 like the desktops.
because it exposes the fact that today's Mac desktops are just commodity hardware with an extra $1,000 charge for an OS X dongle (TPM).
Ding! Surprised more people haven't figured that out. The ISPs get to dump a bandwidth-intensive and sometimes even outsourced service. And as a bonus, they can say they're helping "protect the children."
Mad propz to you for getting "Flavorade" right.
Your correct action at that point would have been Start - Programs - Accessories - Cash Dispenser Test :).
Maybe some of those supers will flip over to Hilary. Of course, I'm pretty sure it's wishful thinking that Obama's flip-flop would cost him the nomination. And even if it did, Hilary can't beat McCain. I'm voting for McCain. I find his non-voting less repugnant than Obama's bluster about filibuster followed by a yes vote to sell out the people.
You'll never see a mass market consumer level plug and go solution for this that isn't backdoored to hell and back.
While they might not miss the relatively few votes of those of us who cared about the Republic, at least we'll be able to say we made the attempt.
This assumes they won't be able to just get wholesale access to all the Usenet providers' logs. You know, for the children, but while they're there, they can't just ignore all that copyright infringement, no? Of course, the first dragnet prosecution of a Usenet provider's customers would be the end of that provider's customer base, so they won't give it all up without a fight--but the thin end of the wedge is already in.
That's okay. We don't want to work for you anyway.
Agreed. They could probably pull off something like the OS/2 subsystem in NT (which someone must have used) to run legacy applications.
Isn't that pretty much what Apple did with Classic in early Mac OS X until they finally put the knife through it?
Quite comforting to know you didn't mean prurient :). Cheers!
Either that word doesn't mean what you think it means or you're way too into SAE and ISO standards :).
No, but I'm pretty sure they're not usually shipped one at a time, either--shipping to brick and mortar stores takes advantage of economies of scale that are lost when shipping items to individuals.
It worked in Athens because the Athenian people were not yet corrupt.
They'll see your MLK and raise you an ETF.
Awesome the way he backhandedly compared people building a throttling and surveillance infrastructure into major ISPs with those working on a cure for cancer. I wonder if he'd be making such a comparison if he had cancer. Tool.
Not much "churn" going on where there are local Comcast monopolies, unless he's referring to the churning of butter.