Hey, it's the one person using the SOAP interface to SQL Server!
On a more serious note, do you have any idea why they did that, instead of putting an app server in front of it, or just connecting people to the database directly?
They can, but it'll be treated in much the same way as a self-signed certificate, because none of the free signing authorities are in the default list of trusted authorities for Firefox.
Re-reading the article, it appears to be unofficial, but rather then sending out a C&D notice, they instead tried to give a job to the guy who wrote it.
You can find references to the (official) iPhone version on that blog as well.
On non-Windows platforms you have to stream it (probably having to wait while it rebuffers every so often) at a much worse quality
Yes, you do have to stream it, although I find that far more useful then sitting around waiting for the whole thing to download with their application. The announcement this story is about is there reaction to the "much lower quality" complaint.
You'll need to wait for it to buffer occasionally if your connection is slow, but you can't really blame the BBC for slow internet connections.
I'm completely with you that iPlayer isn't what it should be just yet, but I have high hopes for it, since the team doing the work seem to get that they can't go Windows only.
That's the whole point of this article. They're trying to do better then they are at the moment (which is saying a lot - it may not be completely platform agnostic, but it's getting close).
By using H.264 it should be possible to provide iPlayer to any platform capable of decoding video sooner or later.
And they don't consider "works on Windows, Linux and OS X" to be the end of the game. They also support the iPod Touch/iPhone, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation 3 now.
Not to mention that as a linux user, I have no access to iPlayer AT ALL !
Yes you do. You can stream the content using Flash.
You may well tell me that you want a completely Open Source solution, where you don't have to load any commercial software, but to claim that you can't access it "AT ALL!" is nonsense.
I can't find the post now, but one of the BBC blogs went into quite a lot of detail about which encoder they were using for the Flash streaming version of the site, on both the video and audio sides.
They also mentioned that they were working with the company that produces their encoder to get some bugs ironed out - so yes, I think they probably do know what they're using.
Yup. I have seen the research, and I clearly needed to step away from the keyboard.
Although I think my point stands, when the entire discussion on this article is on my crappy spelling and grammar, rather then the oh-so-exciting USB 3.0
If it's the same project I think it is, this can do it all using image recognition - correlating photos that appear to be of the same location, and then stitching them together.
It takes a crap load of processor time to do it, but it's largely a hands off process.
the people that control the drones get to see the result of their actions and they are having serious psychological issues as a result of that.
What? As opposed to all those other people in the armed forces who don't see the results of their actions?
It doesn't matter if you're doing it up close and personal with a rifle, or by remote control from a bunker in Arizona, killing someone is still going to have an effect on you.
It's a blacklist that allows Apple to prevent applications from using the GPS built into the new iPhones.
Usually the OS will pop up a dialog saying something along the lines of "Do you want to let [app name] use your current location?". Presumably if Apple blacklist it, it's not allowed to even pop up the dialog, and just fails in some way.
It makes a lot of sense to me, since most users aren't going to know that "Malicious App 7" is not only using your location to find the nearest sweet shop, but is also sending it to your local assassin so they can track you down.
Although it probably wouldn't hard to write an app with a legitimate reason to use the GPS, and throw in a few lines that will also tell the author where you are as well.
It's string theory. You can't put string *anywhere* without it getting tied together, so my guess is we'll spend several weeks attempting to untangle Earth.
A good sysadmin needs support when things go really bat shit crazy in a high load environment.
They probably could work the problem themselves. Our sysadmins are known for security auditing core utilities in their down time.
When you've got a business critical server that's down, you don't have time for that though, so you get a support contract just in case. When your business relies on a server to make money, a single issue resolved can be well worth the cost of a support contract.
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Hey, it's the one person using the SOAP interface to SQL Server!
On a more serious note, do you have any idea why they did that, instead of putting an app server in front of it, or just connecting people to the database directly?
Wow. You got to write your novel on the moon!
They can, but it'll be treated in much the same way as a self-signed certificate, because none of the free signing authorities are in the default list of trusted authorities for Firefox.
In spirit of text editor flaming:
Holy crap... you want me to try and do image editing with EMACS?
Clearly Vi would do a much better job of it ;)
There's your link
Re-reading the article, it appears to be unofficial, but rather then sending out a C&D notice, they instead tried to give a job to the guy who wrote it.
You can find references to the (official) iPhone version on that blog as well.
Yes, you do have to stream it, although I find that far more useful then sitting around waiting for the whole thing to download with their application. The announcement this story is about is there reaction to the "much lower quality" complaint.
You'll need to wait for it to buffer occasionally if your connection is slow, but you can't really blame the BBC for slow internet connections.
I'm completely with you that iPlayer isn't what it should be just yet, but I have high hopes for it, since the team doing the work seem to get that they can't go Windows only.
That's the whole point of this article. They're trying to do better then they are at the moment (which is saying a lot - it may not be completely platform agnostic, but it's getting close).
By using H.264 it should be possible to provide iPlayer to any platform capable of decoding video sooner or later.
And they don't consider "works on Windows, Linux and OS X" to be the end of the game. They also support the iPod Touch/iPhone, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation 3 now.
Yes you do. You can stream the content using Flash.
You may well tell me that you want a completely Open Source solution, where you don't have to load any commercial software, but to claim that you can't access it "AT ALL!" is nonsense.
Why would it surprise you?
I can't find the post now, but one of the BBC blogs went into quite a lot of detail about which encoder they were using for the Flash streaming version of the site, on both the video and audio sides.
They also mentioned that they were working with the company that produces their encoder to get some bugs ironed out - so yes, I think they probably do know what they're using.
I wouldn't be too sure about the guarantee either, seeing as how they're about to be made bankrupt by Apple.
Yup. I have seen the research, and I clearly needed to step away from the keyboard.
Although I think my point stands, when the entire discussion on this article is on my crappy spelling and grammar, rather then the oh-so-exciting USB 3.0
Damn it.
Three edits later, and it still makes no sense. I obviously meant to say "If not even the editor posting a stroy is interested".
[Goes to hide in a corner until he's able to type again.]
If not even the editor posting a story isn't interested, I'd think that would be an indication that it might not be worth posting.
If it's the same project I think it is, this can do it all using image recognition - correlating photos that appear to be of the same location, and then stitching them together.
It takes a crap load of processor time to do it, but it's largely a hands off process.
And then add 5%.
If the web server at that IP address is doing virtual hosting, you'll get the default website, rather then the one you requested.
If you're lucky, the default website is the one you wanted, but there's no way of guaranteeing that.
What? As opposed to all those other people in the armed forces who don't see the results of their actions?
It doesn't matter if you're doing it up close and personal with a rifle, or by remote control from a bunker in Arizona, killing someone is still going to have an effect on you.
I can't understand making that move at all.
Sure there may be competition in the market, but at least it's a market they're already a big player in.
Attempting to jump into the CPU business (almost) exclusively is likely to kill them, since AMD and Intel have the market fairly well tied up.
It's a blacklist that allows Apple to prevent applications from using the GPS built into the new iPhones.
Usually the OS will pop up a dialog saying something along the lines of "Do you want to let [app name] use your current location?". Presumably if Apple blacklist it, it's not allowed to even pop up the dialog, and just fails in some way.
It makes a lot of sense to me, since most users aren't going to know that "Malicious App 7" is not only using your location to find the nearest sweet shop, but is also sending it to your local assassin so they can track you down.
Not without it asking you first.
Although it probably wouldn't hard to write an app with a legitimate reason to use the GPS, and throw in a few lines that will also tell the author where you are as well.
It's string theory. You can't put string *anywhere* without it getting tied together, so my guess is we'll spend several weeks attempting to untangle Earth.
Why don't you ask your neighbour?
Something tells me the agency responsible for monitoring power outages might (and I'm just guessing here) have backup power and connectivity.
Did you just claim vim isn't user friendly?
Come on. What more intuitive version of "save and quit" can you think of then "<ESC>:wq"?
[Disclaimer: I have 3 vim sessions open at the moment. I'm joking ;)]
A good sysadmin needs support when things go really bat shit crazy in a high load environment.
They probably could work the problem themselves. Our sysadmins are known for security auditing core utilities in their down time.
When you've got a business critical server that's down, you don't have time for that though, so you get a support contract just in case. When your business relies on a server to make money, a single issue resolved can be well worth the cost of a support contract.