Which would be 3,092.6 GB, or roughly 3 TBs. Now, let's see them make this, and this will probably replace current tape drives (being slow and all, unless they can make it read/write really fast) I think that at this density, it better be able to read/write at LEAST 750 MB/sec, if it's to be used as a backup drive, or over 1 GB if it's to be used as a common drive for whatever, games, encyclopedias, etc.
The ads, and the small width of the columns is why it used 27 pages. Most sites do this, but what I do to read the whole story on sites that decide to display this way is to find the 'Print article' link. Works every time. Usually only one ad banner (at the top) and sometimes one at the bottom.
Maybe *nix/BSD/other GPL/LGPL OS should have it's *own* BIOS, to work alongside Palladium? Have something like a boot menu, except selecting the BIOS to boot from (which would potentially launch into it's own OS selction menu?)
That it is, and in case someone ever writes a full-fledged program to view DVDs (a whole player program) except that you need a decryption runtime (this would get around the software itself being illegal...but you'd still need to find DeCSS or something like it) I've even got the Windows version (haven't used any of it..like you said, nice to have just in case)
IF these parents don't want kids playing these 'violence inducing' games...then why the fsck don't they just get together and have those who don't want them played in their house to NOT BUY THEM?
And they realized they'd lose, so they did this. They went and attacked the GPL anyway. Because they know they can't confuse most of America into thinking that buying something is cheaper than getting something for free. (Support costs notwithstanding)
Don't do what I've done...all my friends & family know I fix computers too, so I get all the questions from them! Stay silent, or be forever their helpdesk!
1)...INTERNET SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP TERRORISTS - THAT IS SPIN AND PROPAGANDA...
2)...Government say about surveillance - "you've nothing to fear - if you are not breaking the law"...
3)...e.g. Officials from US Defence Department agency have said that they want, "the same level of accountability in cyberspace that we now have in the physical world".
Do government currently keep records of everything that you touch in the physical world to analyse?
No they do not - So then, is that the same level of accountability?...
4)...Americans - the Total Information Awareness plan, USA Patriot act and Homeland Defence - you are more technologically aware, are you really that easily led?...
Now to respond to those, as a citizen of the US, and a recent voting-age person:
1)Correct...the terrorists despise the US, and all of our technology...if they use it, then they're being massively hypocritical, although apparently, one of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack terrorists
(referring to it as 9.11 is dumb...there's been 2002 9.11's since we started calling it AD..., in fact, I had a test question "when was 9/11?" answers:
a)9/11/04
b)9/11/03
c)9/11/01
d)9/7/95
I told the teacher, technically, a, b and c were correct.) had a hotmail email account, but the account timed out *60 days unuse, account cleaned* and the gov't was mad that it had, MS then said 'sorry, we didn't know.'
2)If we have nothing to fear, then we shouldn't have the TIA passed/created. Go take a look at the movie "Minority Report" (BTW, I haven't personally seen the movie...but from what I understand, it's about a time when police go back in time/look into the future to see and to stop 'future crimes,' and then the main character is hunted down for some 'future crime' and it's apparently a set-up) and you'll see what'll happen with this system...it's pretty much the same thing, IMHO.
3)The problem with cyberspace is that in one way or another, every shred of information passes through the top-level (Tier-1) ISP's, which are the ISP's ISP's...so all the gov't would have to do is tie into THAT system (instead of installing monitors in EVERY local ISP) and so they can have much more 'accountability.' But, in cyberspace, most things that are said or done do little permanant damage, notwithstanding viruses, and attacking key computer systems. (central databases, traffic control...neither of which should be connected to the internet anyway)
4)Those of us on Slashdot here ARE aware of what's going on...but there's only about 1/2 to 1 million of us maximum...and most of us don't have the time/resources/willingness to do anything about it...I would, and I do, as a member of my high school's journalism class, I cover all the MS and privacy stuff...and if need be, I'd be willing to vote for/run for a certain position if I could only get some more people to help.
Most of America is quite ignorant or else doesn't really care, that's where half the problem lies. The other half is that the big media conglomerates are probably some of those that would benefit (secretly, of course) from this database, and thus are either keeping it quiet, or else providing a positive spin on it, whenever they present it in the news.
*raises hand* I still have the tapes, and 5.25" floppys, BUT I still have the drives- and OS's- to go along with it all. Working systems, working software. I even made disk images of the DOS 6.22 and Win 3.1 install disks, and trust me, it SCREAMS on a Pentium 200 with 128 MB RAM..Windows startup time? 2 seconds flat.
"If you're going to get broken into... we're going to start regulating."
Doesn't that sound like they should start regulating Microsoft, I mean, how many times do the MS servers get cracked? Seriously...I know some idiot's going to mark me as 'MS bashing' or whatever...don't mod me down for being 'typical' mod me up for pointing out the link to how we use this to prevent companies from creating insecure code.
Know all those 'free info' mailers? Fill some out in his name, mail 'em in...Let him get spammed the REAL way, and then they'll share the info with other '3rd parties'
...Sell your 'silly' console and buy a REAL gaming machine, a COMPUTER. Then, you can keep up with the latest technology, and run the emulators for (most) of the consoles as well, also, go online *not JUST with broadband, a la Xbox*
Every time a new vulnerability comes out, people'll have to go buy new hardware (or take it into a MS certified repair shop) to physically upgrade the software.
If someone says that under the {law} the accused must do {something} that they must also quote the specific section of the law, so that there's less not-legal acusations sent around. I wouldn't stop sharing the info until the accusers can specifically identify under what clause I am guilty of breaking.
One time, my aunt gave me a call (being the family computer specialist) and asked me what it would take to replace a CD-ROM drive. I asked her what had happened.
My 3-year old cousin had been playing in the computer room, and accidentially hit the button to open the drive. He saw this, and decided to......HANG FROM IT.
*SNAP*
No more CD-ROM drive.
I told my aunt, go buy a new drive, and just swap it out. My uncle then did that, no problems.
I've got some stuff *almost* like that...btw, anybody who wants a BRAND NEW (stuck in closet for 10 years after purchased, never used) 386 (SX, 16 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 2 HDD's, one's 250 MB, other unknown capacity, 3.5" and 5.25" floppies...let me know)
and I also have a shrink-wrapped Vic 20, if anybody knows what that is...I've used the other two, and the Commodore 64s for years, and I'm only 18...those were MY first programming systems
Eureka! You found the solution to the 'white' spam. Now, quick, you better hide before they realize you said that, 'cuz otherwise, Best Buy won't be able to sell people on the Audio DVDs and accompanying $4,000 sound system.
Slashdot Mirror
Which would be 3,092.6 GB, or roughly 3 TBs. Now, let's see them make this, and this will probably replace current tape drives (being slow and all, unless they can make it read/write really fast) I think that at this density, it better be able to read/write at LEAST 750 MB/sec, if it's to be used as a backup drive, or over 1 GB if it's to be used as a common drive for whatever, games, encyclopedias, etc.
Because then someone else might be able to purchase the entire trademark (or at least rights) to use the Windows name, and build off of its code.
The ads, and the small width of the columns is why it used 27 pages. Most sites do this, but what I do to read the whole story on sites that decide to display this way is to find the 'Print article' link. Works every time. Usually only one ad banner (at the top) and sometimes one at the bottom.
Maybe *nix/BSD/other GPL/LGPL OS should have it's *own* BIOS, to work alongside Palladium? Have something like a boot menu, except selecting the BIOS to boot from (which would potentially launch into it's own OS selction menu?)
NOT what Microsoft (or whoever else makes the decision) what I can and cannot run.
That it is, and in case someone ever writes a full-fledged program to view DVDs (a whole player program) except that you need a decryption runtime (this would get around the software itself being illegal...but you'd still need to find DeCSS or something like it) I've even got the Windows version (haven't used any of it..like you said, nice to have just in case)
IF these parents don't want kids playing these 'violence inducing' games...then why the fsck don't they just get together and have those who don't want them played in their house to NOT BUY THEM?
*GASP*
And they realized they'd lose, so they did this. They went and attacked the GPL anyway. Because they know they can't confuse most of America into thinking that buying something is cheaper than getting something for free. (Support costs notwithstanding)
Don't do what I've done...all my friends & family know I fix computers too, so I get all the questions from them! Stay silent, or be forever their helpdesk!
I came out ISTP as well, I'm going to take that test to my philosophy class when I go back to HS tommorow. *sigh*
Then, after that, I get to go play...errr...work on the school computers, and get credit for it! So much play work to do.
I still don't understand how Internet Explorer is required for Windows!
Also...maybe we ask them if it's alright if we mirror the story *in the article topic section* so that the servers won't GET /.ed. Just my thoughts.
to quote:
1)...INTERNET SURVEILLANCE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP TERRORISTS - THAT IS SPIN AND PROPAGANDA...
2)...Government say about surveillance - "you've nothing to fear - if you are not breaking the law"...
3)...e.g. Officials from US Defence Department agency have said that they want, "the same level of accountability in cyberspace that we now have in the physical world". Do government currently keep records of everything that you touch in the physical world to analyse? No they do not - So then, is that the same level of accountability?...
4)...Americans - the Total Information Awareness plan, USA Patriot act and Homeland Defence - you are more technologically aware, are you really that easily led?...
Now to respond to those, as a citizen of the US, and a recent voting-age person:
1)Correct...the terrorists despise the US, and all of our technology...if they use it, then they're being massively hypocritical, although apparently, one of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack terrorists
(referring to it as 9.11 is dumb...there's been 2002 9.11's since we started calling it AD..., in fact, I had a test question "when was 9/11?" answers:
a)9/11/04
b)9/11/03
c)9/11/01
d)9/7/95
I told the teacher, technically, a, b and c were correct.) had a hotmail email account, but the account timed out *60 days unuse, account cleaned* and the gov't was mad that it had, MS then said 'sorry, we didn't know.'
2)If we have nothing to fear, then we shouldn't have the TIA passed/created. Go take a look at the movie "Minority Report" (BTW, I haven't personally seen the movie...but from what I understand, it's about a time when police go back in time/look into the future to see and to stop 'future crimes,' and then the main character is hunted down for some 'future crime' and it's apparently a set-up) and you'll see what'll happen with this system...it's pretty much the same thing, IMHO.
3)The problem with cyberspace is that in one way or another, every shred of information passes through the top-level (Tier-1) ISP's, which are the ISP's ISP's...so all the gov't would have to do is tie into THAT system (instead of installing monitors in EVERY local ISP) and so they can have much more 'accountability.' But, in cyberspace, most things that are said or done do little permanant damage, notwithstanding viruses, and attacking key computer systems. (central databases, traffic control...neither of which should be connected to the internet anyway)
4)Those of us on Slashdot here ARE aware of what's going on...but there's only about 1/2 to 1 million of us maximum...and most of us don't have the time/resources/willingness to do anything about it...I would, and I do, as a member of my high school's journalism class, I cover all the MS and privacy stuff...and if need be, I'd be willing to vote for/run for a certain position if I could only get some more people to help.
Most of America is quite ignorant or else doesn't really care, that's where half the problem lies. The other half is that the big media conglomerates are probably some of those that would benefit (secretly, of course) from this database, and thus are either keeping it quiet, or else providing a positive spin on it, whenever they present it in the news.
*raises hand* I still have the tapes, and 5.25" floppys, BUT I still have the drives- and OS's- to go along with it all. Working systems, working software. I even made disk images of the DOS 6.22 and Win 3.1 install disks, and trust me, it SCREAMS on a Pentium 200 with 128 MB RAM..Windows startup time? 2 seconds flat.
Doesn't that sound like they should start regulating Microsoft, I mean, how many times do the MS servers get cracked? Seriously...I know some idiot's going to mark me as 'MS bashing' or whatever...don't mod me down for being 'typical' mod me up for pointing out the link to how we use this to prevent companies from creating insecure code.
Know all those 'free info' mailers? Fill some out in his name, mail 'em in...Let him get spammed the REAL way, and then they'll share the info with other '3rd parties'
...Sell your 'silly' console and buy a REAL gaming machine, a COMPUTER. Then, you can keep up with the latest technology, and run the emulators for (most) of the consoles as well, also, go online *not JUST with broadband, a la Xbox*
Read the Automated... entry by OneFix entered after yours, ask him for his Linux script.
Opera.com
Every time a new vulnerability comes out, people'll have to go buy new hardware (or take it into a MS certified repair shop) to physically upgrade the software.
If someone says that under the {law} the accused must do {something} that they must also quote the specific section of the law, so that there's less not-legal acusations sent around. I wouldn't stop sharing the info until the accusers can specifically identify under what clause I am guilty of breaking.
One time, my aunt gave me a call (being the family computer specialist) and asked me what it would take to replace a CD-ROM drive. I asked her what had happened.
...HANG FROM IT.
My 3-year old cousin had been playing in the computer room, and accidentially hit the button to open the drive. He saw this, and decided to...
*SNAP*
No more CD-ROM drive.
I told my aunt, go buy a new drive, and just swap it out. My uncle then did that, no problems.
I've got some stuff *almost* like that...btw, anybody who wants a BRAND NEW (stuck in closet for 10 years after purchased, never used) 386 (SX, 16 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 2 HDD's, one's 250 MB, other unknown capacity, 3.5" and 5.25" floppies...let me know) and I also have a shrink-wrapped Vic 20, if anybody knows what that is...I've used the other two, and the Commodore 64s for years, and I'm only 18...those were MY first programming systems
Here's the link to the Desktop Linux article, and contained in there (deposited here for those too lazy) the link to the company's web site.
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8922070746.html
StepUp Computing
Eureka! You found the solution to the 'white' spam. Now, quick, you better hide before they realize you said that, 'cuz otherwise, Best Buy won't be able to sell people on the Audio DVDs and accompanying $4,000 sound system.