It has been reported that a recent new invention of google corp. by the name of 'maps' can be used for evil purposes. These new 'maps' show information about a given area so terrorists can find new targets to bomb. George Bush is putting a bill through very soon to ban this evil invention.
*YAWN* NEWSFLASH: Knives can be used to kill people.
Its all a double-edged sword whatever you do I guess.
I assume that the CCTV cameras are on a rolling loop so you'll only see limited footage from each camera. This would mean that people that may want to use this maliciously may have their usefulness severly limited for tracking people etc. This is perhaps more of a system of hopefully spotting a random crime taking place on the streets. Sending 400 separate video feeds to all homes would at best, be impractical.
Well, what do you think they'll do with it? Decrypt it of course! Whats to say that they havn't got the number-crunching technology to decrypt all of it (don't say its impossiable, just very difficult - for now!). Maybe they pay more attention to encrypted traffic because they think the people that use it have more to hide? If they can search through millions of phone-calls all the time, maybe they can do that decryption thing too?
More to the point, how many worms such as this would spread through the Linux community with user-intervention? I mean, does your average geek run anything with out knowing specifically what it is? You average user doesn't necessarily have the knowledge not to run an email attachment, or get enticed by Anna Kornikova picture? What I'm trying to say is that there are probably more ignorant people running windows that end up spreading the virus opposed to the Linux community which is much more computer-literate than the windows community.
Maybe this is all just a big conspiricy by SCO to make the open-source community seem like a bunch of immature wotsits? I mean, think of all the positive sco publicity they could milk out of this, not to mention maybe using it in the courts? Trying to associate the open-source community with the scum that writes virus' and worms etc.
If you want something like that, maybe you should consider trying Gentoo Linux? You compile everything from source. Its as easy as 'emerge dosbox' gets the full source, and compiles it as you want with any processor optimizations you want too:)
Wow, I havn't really read in to it, but is that very big? I mean, they were talking about not too long ago that 128bit encryption is "almost impossiable" to break. If this is 576bit encryption, and they've broken it, doesn't this mean that 1024bit is looking slightly weak? Whats the 'difficulty' of breaking this key on a relative scale?
Maybe they can put the source on to a blue disk or something, and only have it avaliable that way, and charge cost for the media (probably multiple thousands). Is there anything in the GPL which would allow them to do it this way?
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Have a look at this:
http://www.rex-guide.de.vu/
It should answer your questions, mpc is extremely faithfull music compression! Recommend you try it.
It could be just a rumour, like so many have followed before. Its very easy to make a fake iso. If someone could get a copy of the iso, then maybe read the filesystem, it could be interesting. I think for running code on the gamecube, the memory slot is the best bet. I read somewhere that you can run code directly that way.
Sorry, I meant its unique for the UK, I mean a crowded market with TiVo and some other random very simple PVRs. If Sky just opened their system and something like the DirectTiVo was released for Sky+. Sky+ would have a real competitor on their hands!
Have you ever used a TiVo? I mean, I live in the UK and have both a TiVo and Sky+ box. TiVo's were sold over here, but TiVo marketed it badly and they picked Sky as their partner in the UK (baaad idea!). Sky+ isn't as good as TiVo in many ways, such as the scheduling. With the TiVo, you record things by picking the program name (or lots of other ways I wont go in to), whereas with Sky+ you have to pick by time, or use their very broad 1 day A-Z listings (which are pretty crap). Season passes on Sky+ suck, with no real help with priorities and soforth. The only good things about Sky+ is the fact that you can record something, and watch something else (live) at the same time, the digital sound output, and the fact it records the direct digital stream, and doesn't reencode. The only reason Sky+ can, and TiVo can't, is because Sky is a closed system, they you can't buy CAM's for! If sky were to open their system, it would allow the devolopment of something like DirectTivo for the UK, and mean I don't have to be ripped off by murdoch so much! Don't get me started on Sony and Playstations. . .
There are always people like you. Yes, the EyeTV looks good. But it probably is no-where near as good as tivo, infact, EyeTV just looks like glorified VCR software, which TiVo isn't. Use TiVo and you will see.
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NEWSFLASH: Maps can be used for evil
It has been reported that a recent new invention of google corp. by the name of 'maps' can be used for evil purposes.
These new 'maps' show information about a given area so terrorists can find new targets to bomb.
George Bush is putting a bill through very soon to ban this evil invention.
*YAWN*
NEWSFLASH: Knives can be used to kill people.
Its all a double-edged sword whatever you do I guess.
I assume that the CCTV cameras are on a rolling loop so you'll only see limited footage from each camera. This would mean that people that may want to use this maliciously may have their usefulness severly limited for tracking people etc. This is perhaps more of a system of hopefully spotting a random crime taking place on the streets.
Sending 400 separate video feeds to all homes would at best, be impractical.
Well, what do you think they'll do with it?
Decrypt it of course!
Whats to say that they havn't got the number-crunching technology to decrypt all of it (don't say its impossiable, just very difficult - for now!). Maybe they pay more attention to encrypted traffic because they think the people that use it have more to hide?
If they can search through millions of phone-calls all the time, maybe they can do that decryption thing too?
Hello. .. Did that say AMD there?
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I'm sure you probably meant ATI.
Have nvidia and AMD ever competed in any significant level with each other? Ever?
I doubt it. .
Does this mean that projectors will get smaller, cheaper and more high quality?
The holy grail!
Chris
Hmmmmm. . ..I wonder how this will hold up in court?
More to the point, how many worms such as this would spread through the Linux community with user-intervention? I mean, does your average geek run anything with out knowing specifically what it is?
You average user doesn't necessarily have the knowledge not to run an email attachment, or get enticed by Anna Kornikova picture?
What I'm trying to say is that there are probably more ignorant people running windows that end up spreading the virus opposed to the Linux community which is much more computer-literate than the windows community.
Maybe this is all just a big conspiricy by SCO to make the open-source community seem like a bunch of immature wotsits? I mean, think of all the positive sco publicity they could milk out of this, not to mention maybe using it in the courts? Trying to associate the open-source community with the scum that writes virus' and worms etc.
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I'll put my tin-foil hat on now I think.
Chris
If you want something like that, maybe you should consider trying Gentoo Linux? :)
You compile everything from source.
Its as easy as 'emerge dosbox' gets the full source, and compiles it as you want with any processor optimizations you want too
I wont touch anything else now!
That doesn't stop MSBlast you fool!
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You have to disable RPC services instead.
Chris
Wow, I havn't really read in to it, but is that very big? I mean, they were talking about not too long ago that 128bit encryption is "almost impossiable" to break. If this is 576bit encryption, and they've broken it, doesn't this mean that 1024bit is looking slightly weak? Whats the 'difficulty' of breaking this key on a relative scale?
Chris
Don't you mean 'cracking'?
The commodore 64 version is teh win!
You tried it yet?
Maybe they can put the source on to a blue disk or something, and only have it avaliable that way, and charge cost for the media (probably multiple thousands). Is there anything in the GPL which would allow them to do it this way?
Have a look at this:
http://www.rex-guide.de.vu/
It should answer your questions, mpc is extremely faithfull music compression!
Recommend you try it.
It could be just a rumour, like so many have followed before. Its very easy to make a fake iso. If someone could get a copy of the iso, then maybe read the filesystem, it could be interesting. I think for running code on the gamecube, the memory slot is the best bet. I read somewhere that you can run code directly that way.
Yeah, but having AC takes away what little credit that the comment may have had.
Yep, whatever you say! .
Theres obviously a reason you posted under AC!
That says it all really. .
Does your e-mail address include "@cisco.com" by any chance?
Sorry, I meant its unique for the UK, I mean a crowded market with TiVo and some other random very simple PVRs. If Sky just opened their system and something like the DirectTiVo was released for Sky+. Sky+ would have a real competitor on their hands!
Have you ever used a TiVo? I mean, I live in the UK and have both a TiVo and Sky+ box. TiVo's were sold over here, but TiVo marketed it badly and they picked Sky as their partner in the UK (baaad idea!). Sky+ isn't as good as TiVo in many ways, such as the scheduling. With the TiVo, you record things by picking the program name (or lots of other ways I wont go in to), whereas with Sky+ you have to pick by time, or use their very broad 1 day A-Z listings (which are pretty crap). Season passes on Sky+ suck, with no real help with priorities and soforth. The only good things about Sky+ is the fact that you can record something, and watch something else (live) at the same time, the digital sound output, and the fact it records the direct digital stream, and doesn't reencode. The only reason Sky+ can, and TiVo can't, is because Sky is a closed system, they you can't buy CAM's for! If sky were to open their system, it would allow the devolopment of something like DirectTivo for the UK, and mean I don't have to be ripped off by murdoch so much! Don't get me started on Sony and Playstations. . .
Yes, they make binary drivers, which seem to work arguably well :)
That was irony. Not a literal comment f00l! That applies to my parent post, and the parent of that. . :P
There are always people like you. Yes, the EyeTV looks good. But it probably is no-where near as good as tivo, infact, EyeTV just looks like glorified VCR software, which TiVo isn't. Use TiVo and you will see.
Yeah, this used to work. But did you check it?
:P
Did you?
No, you didn't.
Please check things before you use them!
IMHO, from what I hear about this software, xbox media player is better, and seems cheaper to get running too!
Thats actully the primary use of my xbox at the moment, to look at *cough* movies.