"Sure, those ideas aren't original (what is?) but the key is that they have a direction and purpose.
Well, a static, non-video $2000 caller ID box is not what I'd bet on for the foundation of the Next Big Thing.
As for "PCs have become messes", well, I'd disagree completely. I'd say it is once again Microsoft that has the problem- last weekend I slapped together a new system from components, read half the instruction, threw three RH9.0 CDs at it and one reboot, and guess what? My Audigy, Geforce4200Ti and all worked, and worked well.
Wink2, OTOH, took at least 7 reboots to get all the drivers installed, and required some serious goofing to get the unworkable USB2 off so the rest of the USB system would work.
The best part is that should SW ever catch up to HW, I can rip out the Athlon 1800, kick it to 2800, and have a faster, better system. Now, if my MS callerID gets a bit lagged from the latest service pack, well, now I'm looking at dropping some serious cash for an overpriced MS-badged HP caller-ID version 2.0 that has serious restrictions on what I can do with it. "Open hardware", as things for the most part stand, is beautiful for its flexibility and remarkable vendor interaction in working on specifications. When I can go out and buy any mobo, and be reasonable sure it will fit in any case, that is a triumph of standards. Microsoft (and to some extent Apple's) solution/failure to be able to deal with diversity is anti-innovative, anti-consumer, and a Bad Thing all the way around.
Exactly my point- given a 50-50 weight distro, frictionless world, that ends up with the ramp axle being at very near the midpoint of the ramp. So when the front end of the wagon comes off the ramp, and the rear end is still behind the ramp axle, the ramp should pop up, or at least move, rather than staying firmly on the floor. I'm guessing there is more than just one CG scene here...Marketing..sheesh...
OK, the muffler could be CG, but what about the last second when the car rolls off the ramp? The front tires/tyres/whatever come off the ramp when the rears are still BEHIND the ramp axle- that ramp would have to be terribly heavy to have the front segment weigh more than the back segment+rear of car. If that is the case, how did they balance it to begin with? Hmmm....
Rather than backward-punishment, how about forward-education? Make everyone's first year on the road be on a motorcycle. Those that survive earn a car license, and now have proper respect for others on the road...
From the vnunet article...
"The other side of the coin is that limited disclosure disarms the script kiddies and cyber vandals by not giving them an exploit on a plate."
This kind of information is only going to be considered "handed on a plate" to the inexperienced/newbie script kiddie who poses a minor threat. The kind of person who is going to do real damage, who has the skills and experience to aggressively hack a system is not going to gain anything from public disclosure, they will already know about the exploit. Limiting release only protects the vendor from the incessant cry for a fix..
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"Sure, those ideas aren't original (what is?) but the key is that they have a direction and purpose.
Well, a static, non-video $2000 caller ID box is not what I'd bet on for the foundation of the Next Big Thing.
As for "PCs have become messes", well, I'd disagree completely. I'd say it is once again Microsoft that has the problem- last weekend I slapped together a new system from components, read half the instruction, threw three RH9.0 CDs at it and one reboot, and guess what? My Audigy, Geforce4200Ti and all worked, and worked well.
Wink2, OTOH, took at least 7 reboots to get all the drivers installed, and required some serious goofing to get the unworkable USB2 off so the rest of the USB system would work.
The best part is that should SW ever catch up to HW, I can rip out the Athlon 1800, kick it to 2800, and have a faster, better system. Now, if my MS callerID gets a bit lagged from the latest service pack, well, now I'm looking at dropping some serious cash for an overpriced MS-badged HP caller-ID version 2.0 that has serious restrictions on what I can do with it. "Open hardware", as things for the most part stand, is beautiful for its flexibility and remarkable vendor interaction in working on specifications. When I can go out and buy any mobo, and be reasonable sure it will fit in any case, that is a triumph of standards. Microsoft (and to some extent Apple's) solution/failure to be able to deal with diversity is anti-innovative, anti-consumer, and a Bad Thing all the way around.
Exactly my point- given a 50-50 weight distro, frictionless world, that ends up with the ramp axle being at very near the midpoint of the ramp. So when the front end of the wagon comes off the ramp, and the rear end is still behind the ramp axle, the ramp should pop up, or at least move, rather than staying firmly on the floor. I'm guessing there is more than just one CG scene here...Marketing..sheesh...
OK, the muffler could be CG, but what about the last second when the car rolls off the ramp? The front tires/tyres/whatever come off the ramp when the rears are still BEHIND the ramp axle- that ramp would have to be terribly heavy to have the front segment weigh more than the back segment+rear of car. If that is the case, how did they balance it to begin with? Hmmm....
Rather than backward-punishment, how about forward-education? Make everyone's first year on the road be on a motorcycle. Those that survive earn a car license, and now have proper respect for others on the road...
This kind of information is only going to be considered "handed on a plate" to the inexperienced/newbie script kiddie who poses a minor threat. The kind of person who is going to do real damage, who has the skills and experience to aggressively hack a system is not going to gain anything from public disclosure, they will already know about the exploit. Limiting release only protects the vendor from the incessant cry for a fix..