Blizzard just gets a little 'governmental' for lack of a better term.
They didnt like the free battle net software because 1. they couldn't control the gaming experience/viruses downloaded through it, etc. 2. they couldn't advertise for their games and other stuff inside of it.
The downloading software portion does not directly bring in any money, so they might as well use torrent. Not to mention if you used blizzards torrent you know it first involves downloading their torrent program, which is another place they can put advertisements...
a well encrypted message is hard to tell is encrypted anyway. There is a message in a message. We saw this a couple years ago with the messages hidden in the pictures.
So first you need to know its even encrypted at which point you have probably cracked the encryption anyway.
The only "iPod killer" is going to be something that looks as cool as an iPod, holds as much, but is smaller and cheaper.
There is the possibility that there will be no ipod killer (unless its apple records). The ipods I have seen have a very good size, and a durable feel to them.
If you can make that for less, then you stand a chance. If no DMCA provision prevent compatibility...
...so the government can share this information with the private sector to look for hits, without the private sector seeing the specific data.
I was under the impression it would require a strong level of DRM to enforce such a thing. And in fact the DRM would be the only thing special about this. Aside form DRM, how is this not just another database!?
But this was the objective from the start right? FCC wanted to get away from analog _broadcasting_. They could care less about the quality or type of signal you receive in the end.
So this being digital allows them to pack much more information in much less radio waves. So it is significant from that stand point. You still need a tuner or sorts, but the quality of the signal should be very far above that of analog broadcasts.
Note: I am assuming its a digital broadcast because otherwise how would you get so many channels into a single frequency.
keeping it in the network should be fairly easy. Reverse DNS lookups should give a huge boost. Especially with the broadband ISP situation today. Barring that, a couple of trace routes sent back to the server could eventually redirect traffic in an orderly manner.
On the one hand, the article here is misleading. The slashdot news story it cites claims 'c' is dying, but the article that news story cites does not. So the cited story got twisted on slashdot.
So now we have a new slashdot story running with the mistake...
The majority of CPUs in today's world are not running desktops.
Things with C
Linux
compilers
Automotive
engine controllers
ABS controllers
Airbag controllers
Memory seat controllers
etc...
Calculators
desktop BIOS and chipsets
Cell phones
etc...
Most code written to run on the hardware is written in C. So the contention being refuted is faulty in the first place.
And where's the big orange wheel and water bottle?
Re:The multi million dollar question...
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In Google We Trust
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· Score: 4, Insightful
The real question is why Google and not Yahoo!? I always used yahoo, and yahoo actually advertises its service on TV, Google does not. So how/why did so many people end up using Google anyway?
From what I know, I learned of Google on slashdot. Its lack of advertisements and painfully plesant and simple homepage devoid of millions of options and ads was just wonderful. I recommended it to all my friends.
Unless someone else can come up with a better reason, I believe Google is so strong because of the endorsement of Nerds. Probably also why AMD/Intel/ATi/NVIDIA let slip highly overclockable products every now and then.
The MHz myth is moot. It only serves to hide the performance myth that you even need a higher performing processor to read email and do word processing...
If intel dropped the MHz myth, it would be bad for AMD and intel.
Dude, next year? Everyone but McBride has been selling their shares like nobodies business. The only thing we are waiting on is McBride to sell his. I think he had some restriction on selling, but I believe that is far gone by now.
SCO is not a penny stock because SCO is a quality marketing (FUD) machine. SCO is not a software company. Once you accept that, their situation makes sense.
As for the stock holders, the majority of them are institutions at this point. Slight majority though. The stock is so illiquid who could afford to be in it but big players.
It does not matter which head stands at the end of the corporate money trail. After all, the same trail will lead to the same place no matter who walks it.
I will never vote democrat or republican. To wear that tag simply says you favor the status quo.
Its why I favor java so strongly. Yet this seems to be one of the targets of the "patch." I hope this does not signal a return to the days where MS intentionally broke applications but never let on about it.
This seems to be exactly why the government was suing them. They will support.NET making the adaption internally, but java is on its own. That is unfair use of monopoly power.
Re:Yes but what about bluetooth?
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The Universal Card
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· Score: 2, Interesting
Also seems like BS. You are not going to read an encrypted speed pass. I am assuming its encrypted like other RFID tech I have worked with.
I this case you require the cooperation of the card producer. Just like HomeLink universal garage door opener has cooperated so we get UGDO. But car alarm companies and car manufacturers have not so we do not have universal keyFobs.
I am more confortable with distribution/decentralization of my money access tools. This is why I dont use.NET universal login feature. though admittidly I tend to use the same id and pwd in most places...I have a spreadsheet full of ids and pwds I keep on my linux box.
I my by chance play craps at the craps table. But I will not waste time in any electronic gambling machine.
I feel the same way about voting. Unless the code and the whole process is open sourced, as a transparent government should be, I will not support it no matter how secure they can prove it is.
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Blizzard just gets a little 'governmental' for lack of a better term.
They didnt like the free battle net software because
1. they couldn't control the gaming experience/viruses downloaded through it, etc.
2. they couldn't advertise for their games and other stuff inside of it.
The downloading software portion does not directly bring in any money, so they might as well use torrent. Not to mention if you used blizzards torrent you know it first involves downloading their torrent program, which is another place they can put advertisements...
They only want it if they can control it.
a well encrypted message is hard to tell is encrypted anyway. There is a message in a message. We saw this a couple years ago with the messages hidden in the pictures.
So first you need to know its even encrypted at which point you have probably cracked the encryption anyway.
That is for well encrypted message.
The only "iPod killer" is going to be something that looks as cool as an iPod, holds as much, but is smaller and cheaper.
There is the possibility that there will be no ipod killer (unless its apple records). The ipods I have seen have a very good size, and a durable feel to them.
If you can make that for less, then you stand a chance. If no DMCA provision prevent compatibility...
Sounds like the opening diaster of a video game. I saw the movie Resident Evil this weekend for the first time, and this sounds so familiar.
...so the government can share this information with the private sector to look for hits, without the private sector seeing the specific data.
I was under the impression it would require a strong level of DRM to enforce such a thing. And in fact the DRM would be the only thing special about this. Aside form DRM, how is this not just another database!?
But this was the objective from the start right? FCC wanted to get away from analog _broadcasting_. They could care less about the quality or type of signal you receive in the end.
So this being digital allows them to pack much more information in much less radio waves. So it is significant from that stand point. You still need a tuner or sorts, but the quality of the signal should be very far above that of analog broadcasts.
Note: I am assuming its a digital broadcast because otherwise how would you get so many channels into a single frequency.
keeping it in the network should be fairly easy. Reverse DNS lookups should give a huge boost. Especially with the broadband ISP situation today.
Barring that, a couple of trace routes sent back to the server could eventually redirect traffic in an orderly manner.
On the one hand, the article here is misleading. The slashdot news story it cites claims 'c' is dying, but the article that news story cites does not. So the cited story got twisted on slashdot.
So now we have a new slashdot story running with the mistake...
The majority of CPUs in today's world are not running desktops.
Things with C
Linux
compilers
Automotive
engine controllers
ABS controllers
Airbag controllers
Memory seat controllers
etc...
Calculators
desktop BIOS and chipsets
Cell phones
etc...
Most code written to run on the hardware is written in C. So the contention being refuted is faulty in the first place.
And where's the big orange wheel and water bottle?
The real question is why Google and not Yahoo!? I always used yahoo, and yahoo actually advertises its service on TV, Google does not. So how/why did so many people end up using Google anyway?
From what I know, I learned of Google on slashdot. Its lack of advertisements and painfully plesant and simple homepage devoid of millions of options and ads was just wonderful. I recommended it to all my friends.
Unless someone else can come up with a better reason, I believe Google is so strong because of the endorsement of Nerds. Probably also why AMD/Intel/ATi/NVIDIA let slip highly overclockable products every now and then.
The MHz myth is moot. It only serves to hide the performance myth that you even need a higher performing processor to read email and do word processing...
If intel dropped the MHz myth, it would be bad for AMD and intel.
Also consider the situation with NVIDIA and ATi.
What good will a TiVo protocol be without a TiVo server to connect to?
whew. I was just about to check it out for myself. But since I know its raunchy thanks to you, I can spare myself :)
Because were running short of those fragile humans...
Go easy on win95. It was the single greatest windows upgrade yet. I still remember waiting on the printer to finish in win31.
Dude, next year? Everyone but McBride has been selling their shares like nobodies business. The only thing we are waiting on is McBride to sell his. I think he had some restriction on selling, but I believe that is far gone by now.
SCO is not a penny stock because SCO is a quality marketing (FUD) machine. SCO is not a software company. Once you accept that, their situation makes sense.
As for the stock holders, the majority of them are institutions at this point. Slight majority though. The stock is so illiquid who could afford to be in it but big players.
I was under the impression Dish had better technology and lower prices than DirectTV!?
Why are people suggesting to simply go to DirectTV when this is not the issue at hand. Isin't that extremely short sighted.
If it works against Dish, you don't think DirecTV would be next?
One does not have to elect an official to get his respect. One has only to posses enough arms.
It does not matter which head stands at the end of the corporate money trail. After all, the same trail will lead to the same place no matter who walks it.
I will never vote democrat or republican. To wear that tag simply says you favor the status quo.
Its why I favor java so strongly. Yet this seems to be one of the targets of the "patch." I hope this does not signal a return to the days where MS intentionally broke applications but never let on about it.
.NET making the adaption internally, but java is on its own. That is unfair use of monopoly power.
This seems to be exactly why the government was suing them. They will support
Also seems like BS. You are not going to read an encrypted speed pass. I am assuming its encrypted like other RFID tech I have worked with.
.NET universal login feature. though admittidly I tend to use the same id and pwd in most places...I have a spreadsheet full of ids and pwds I keep on my linux box.
I this case you require the cooperation of the card producer. Just like HomeLink universal garage door opener has cooperated so we get UGDO. But car alarm companies and car manufacturers have not so we do not have universal keyFobs.
I am more confortable with distribution/decentralization of my money access tools. This is why I dont use
OK. So exactly how much does a professional hosting and design company charge for several years of design and maintainace?
The problem has never been too much power or information. The problem has always been not enough oversight.
There should not be one without the other. I fail to see how you can say it is of no consequence.
I my by chance play craps at the craps table. But I will not waste time in any electronic gambling machine.
I feel the same way about voting. Unless the code and the whole process is open sourced, as a transparent government should be, I will not support it no matter how secure they can prove it is.
Welcome to the world of slashdot Dogster...
Let that be a lesson to all of you!