I believe that all MS Software products go through 5 stages.
1. Poor attempt at entering a new market. Version 1.0
2. Steady improvement and implementation of needed and requested features.
4. Product Contains all features the user wants and runs well
5. MS runs out of stuff that was NEEDED and simply continues to bloat the GUI or add other crap every year from then on to get new users to try and boost upgrade sales
RTFA "It's interesting to note that the only images we've seen of the console, such as the one shown above, are simply 3D renderings and not photographs of actual prototypes."
Look like the same images you linked too.
It's posible that they are not renders but if you look at the other images on the site they all seem to be renders.
I am not sure why but my spare cell phone battery always causes alarm when I go through security. On the x-ray it must have a bunch of sharp looking things inside or something.
I imagine memory cards look like razors under the x-ray.
Very good point. I think the thing most linux supporters forget is DISTROS!..
Why do windows systems get exploited? Admin mistakes and missing patches and too many services running.
Looked at Red Hat or Mandrake default installs?
How many default services are started? How many 3rd Party tools are running?
I would say that Linux is only a step away from some massive exploit but for the moment every one targets windows because the user base contains fewer skilled admins and users.
I agree, It had philosophical ideas interrupted by 15min effect fests that did little to enhance the story. I think nearly every fight was 3 times to long. If you watch the first film then the second you really notice how long and boring these over the top scenes have gotten.
If you love that one how about the router debate?
Is the pronunciation a rooter or a rowter.
The computer device is a rooter.
The Woodworking tool is a rowter
Close. The way ADSL works here (Edmonton, Albert, Canada) is that Telus (Main phone company) owns almost all of the phone lines and they are connected to their wiring centre.
When you sign up for ADSL from an alternate provider. Your modem is connected to Telus lines and goes through the Telus wiring centre then it goes the the ISP you signed up for who then connects you to their backbone connection.
This also means that if Telus has screwed up your phone line or you simple have poor wiring it doesn't matter who you sign up with you get the same problems.
Also the alternate ISP is at the mercy of Telus support when something goes wrong at the wiring centre.
So your ISP controls your bandwidth and charges, but the Phone Company owns and controls the lines.
Funny how that didn't seem to stop several of my family members from getting infected by a virus. I even went and looked at their hotmail in Boxes and sure enough the virus infected e-mail was still in the inbox..
I am not sure if Mcafee is to blame or Microsoft but this was like 2 days after that particular virus had been reported.
Using audio, ask the user a question that is hard for a computer to interpret.
What is the first vowel in your last name? (leave blank for none)
If you added all the digits in you phone number up what would be their sum?
I am sure some text to speech software could produce good text, and someone could parse the sentence, but if you randomized the questions enough it should deter most automated attacks.
Then again these type of questions may offend those who just can't figure out the answers.
Well eccept in Canada where it is still illegal to traffic and possess large amounts.
But small amounts will now only land you a fine not a criminal record.
And maybe Lucas Arts Adventure Games;)
I just played all the way through Sam & Max hit the road using SCUMM VM and I must say the game was fun and challenging (but short).
Telus (ADSL $34.95/ mo 1.5 Mbps down/512 Kbps up) and Shaw (Cable 37.95 speeds up to 6-8Mbps down / up ??) have been competing in Alberta for some time.
both claim that you have a download limit of XX Gigs and can not run servers, but enforcement and charges for breaking these limits are almost non existent.
Unless you are running a public Warez FTP or a Pron site from your home connection you are highly unlikely to ever see an extra charge or get a warning.
Its been this way for the last 2 years or more.
I had one of the first CDMA phones in Canada that supported receiving text messages via an e-mail address.
At the time the provider was charging 10 cents for every message you RECEIVED.
I received about 5 messages and called the provider, they said they could not filter the messages so I had the text messaging turned off on my account.
The plans have changed now but I still don't use the feature.. I am sitting at a computer so often as part of my job I don't see the point.
Now if only they could put a decent PDA in the phone without turning into a brick.
The goals of the networks are different.
Freenet has no central points and is anonymous but with all of the encryption and packet passing its SLOW compared to BT. Freenet is for passing around content you don't want anyone else to know you have. This is good for 2 things, 1 freedom of speech in country's that wish to control information and to 2 pirating.
BT is meant to take the load of of one server for a popular file and place the load over many P2P clients. If is also fast, often it will max out you download bandwidth. bittorrent has nothing to hide because it was not meant to keep secrets. It was created so that when X patch or Y game demo or a new distro hits the net everyone has a good chance of getting the file at a resonable speed.
Hopefully on topic.;) It depends on the client.
Shareaza now has bittorrent support and it only uses one port for ALL connections.
I too would like to know if there has been any thought on how to solve to 2 weak centralized parts of torrent.
1..torrent files aren't that large but webservers serving them can often be overloaded.
2. trackers can become overloaded and make for easy targets to disrupt the network.
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I believe that all MS Software products go through 5 stages.
1. Poor attempt at entering a new market. Version 1.0
2. Steady improvement and implementation of needed and requested features.
4. Product Contains all features the user wants and runs well
5. MS runs out of stuff that was NEEDED and simply continues to bloat the GUI or add other crap every year from then on to get new users to try and boost upgrade sales
RTFA "It's interesting to note that the only images we've seen of the console, such as the one shown above, are simply 3D renderings and not photographs of actual prototypes."
Look like the same images you linked too.
It's posible that they are not renders but if you look at the other images on the site they all seem to be renders.
Its not a tax (Government) its a levey (Private Group).
http://neil.eton.ca/copylevy.shtml#what_is_a_levy
I am not sure why but my spare cell phone battery always causes alarm when I go through security. On the x-ray it must have a bunch of sharp looking things inside or something.
I imagine memory cards look like razors under the x-ray.
"To win the X Prize, they need to build a rocket ship that can carry three people 62.5 miles above the Earth and then return them safely."
Just look at printers. You can purchase a new printer for nearly the same cost or sometimes LESS then purchasing new ink cart.
There is an install option to compile the compiler with optimizations for your system before even beginning to compile the rest of the system.
Not my idea of fun but it could make the rest of your compiling faster.
Very good point. I think the thing most linux supporters forget is DISTROS!..
Why do windows systems get exploited? Admin mistakes and missing patches and too many services running.
Looked at Red Hat or Mandrake default installs?
How many default services are started? How many 3rd Party tools are running?
I would say that Linux is only a step away from some massive exploit but for the moment every one targets windows because the user base contains fewer skilled admins and users.
I agree, It had philosophical ideas interrupted by 15min effect fests that did little to enhance the story. I think nearly every fight was 3 times to long. If you watch the first film then the second you really notice how long and boring these over the top scenes have gotten.
Well we now know what all that extra space on those new 100 GB + drives will be used for.
If you love that one how about the router debate?
Is the pronunciation a rooter or a rowter.
The computer device is a rooter.
The Woodworking tool is a rowter
Look it up
Close. The way ADSL works here (Edmonton, Albert, Canada) is that Telus (Main phone company) owns almost all of the phone lines and they are connected to their wiring centre.
When you sign up for ADSL from an alternate provider. Your modem is connected to Telus lines and goes through the Telus wiring centre then it goes the the ISP you signed up for who then connects you to their backbone connection.
This also means that if Telus has screwed up your phone line or you simple have poor wiring it doesn't matter who you sign up with you get the same problems.
Also the alternate ISP is at the mercy of Telus support when something goes wrong at the wiring centre.
So your ISP controls your bandwidth and charges, but the Phone Company owns and controls the lines.
Funny how that didn't seem to stop several of my family members from getting infected by a virus. I even went and looked at their hotmail in Boxes and sure enough the virus infected e-mail was still in the inbox..
I am not sure if Mcafee is to blame or Microsoft but this was like 2 days after that particular virus had been reported.
Molson Canadian or Kokanee
Because when you support a large network you find that clients like Eudora are naturally immune to common exploits found in OE.
I have come to really enjoy Eudora's filtering options and general usefulness.
Using audio, ask the user a question that is hard for a computer to interpret.
What is the first vowel in your last name? (leave blank for none)
If you added all the digits in you phone number up what would be their sum?
I am sure some text to speech software could produce good text, and someone could parse the sentence, but if you randomized the questions enough it should deter most automated attacks.
Then again these type of questions may offend those who just can't figure out the answers.
Well eccept in Canada where it is still illegal to traffic and possess large amounts.
But small amounts will now only land you a fine not a criminal record.
In the example of clothing why would it be harder to remove these tags?
Even if they are embedded, a few seconds in the microwave should effectively kill any circuits in the units.
And maybe Lucas Arts Adventure Games ;)
I just played all the way through Sam & Max hit the road using SCUMM VM and I must say the game was fun and challenging (but short).
Telus (ADSL $34.95/ mo 1.5 Mbps down/512 Kbps up) and Shaw (Cable 37.95 speeds up to 6-8Mbps down / up ??) have been competing in Alberta for some time.
both claim that you have a download limit of XX Gigs and can not run servers, but enforcement and charges for breaking these limits are almost non existent.
Unless you are running a public Warez FTP or a Pron site from your home connection you are highly unlikely to ever see an extra charge or get a warning.
Its been this way for the last 2 years or more.
I had one of the first CDMA phones in Canada that supported receiving text messages via an e-mail address.
At the time the provider was charging 10 cents for every message you RECEIVED.
I received about 5 messages and called the provider, they said they could not filter the messages so I had the text messaging turned off on my account.
The plans have changed now but I still don't use the feature.. I am sitting at a computer so often as part of my job I don't see the point.
Now if only they could put a decent PDA in the phone without turning into a brick.
The goals of the networks are different.
Freenet has no central points and is anonymous but with all of the encryption and packet passing its SLOW compared to BT. Freenet is for passing around content you don't want anyone else to know you have. This is good for 2 things, 1 freedom of speech in country's that wish to control information and to 2 pirating.
BT is meant to take the load of of one server for a popular file and place the load over many P2P clients. If is also fast, often it will max out you download bandwidth. bittorrent has nothing to hide because it was not meant to keep secrets. It was created so that when X patch or Y game demo or a new distro hits the net everyone has a good chance of getting the file at a resonable speed.
Hopefully on topic. ;) It depends on the client. .torrent files aren't that large but webservers serving them can often be overloaded.
Shareaza now has bittorrent support and it only uses one port for ALL connections.
I too would like to know if there has been any thought on how to solve to 2 weak centralized parts of torrent.
1.
2. trackers can become overloaded and make for easy targets to disrupt the network.
What other than the thousands of popup adds served by the spyware/adware installed with the official client?
Did you read the article? It said that the military has been using them for years at several listening stations.
My guess would be that the ballooon part of the technology has been very well tested and documented.