I wouldn't say there is no other reason to encrypt sensor data, though in this case, it very well could be proprietary lock-in.
For instance, if enough information is recorded, you could reconstruct the whole flight using the sensor data in a flight simulator. This is very useful in determining exactly when and where a fault took place. There are many cases, however, where you don't want free and open access to that information (think military aircraft flights).
Let me ask you, though: How is technology supposed to move forward if all the smart people spend their time redoing the same things?
To me, you are saying that the people who made C++, Java, PHP, or <insert favorite language/> might be considered smart, but the people who use those languages are just not. After all, all they really did was learn other peoples' APIs. To me, the very essense of programming IS stringing pre-fab parts together. you want to use the std::vector? java.util.*? These are just packages pre-made so that future programmers can benefit. I'm not saying smart people don't reinvent the wheel (though feel free to still call me a leech); instead, I would say that smart people know WHEN to reinvent the wheel, and when to use off-the-shelf parts.
I'm sure the MPAA will try their best to stop these drives from going on the market. In the same sense that the RIAA tried to stop CD burners when they first emerged.
That would be a strange move on their part considering the following, from the MPAA website:
"The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) serves its members from its offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. On its board of directors are the Chairmen and Presidents of the seven major producers and distributors of motion picture and television programs in the United States. These members include:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution;(The Walt Disney Company)
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.;
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.;
Paramount Pictures Corporation;
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation;
Universal City Studios LLLP; and
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc."
I would think there is at least some communication between the different divisions of Sony.
The episode where the town was split into 2 area codes, Homer became mayor of New Springfield, and the Who played on a wall of garbage. The original area code was 939, the new area code was 636.
636 is eastern missouri, nowhere near the actual springfield, mo. the other/original area code for springfield in that episode was 939 - Puerto Rico. This makes me doubt the validity of these area codes as real clues.;)
Actually, if I remember from a Tolkien biography, that was half the charm of it. In interviews, Tolkien didn't act/say he made up middleearth, but that it was 'Discovered' by him, as if it were some lost piece of history.
heh, I remember once getting paid some small sum (like $30 or so) to manually virus-scan every floppy disk in the small business my dad worked for. At first, it was estimated at 50 or less disks, but once I got going, they were pulling floppies out of the woodworks for me to scan. originally, it was a $20 job, but the extra load got me an extra few dollars, plus, I got to keep all the floppies that were "dirty" (even though the scanning process also included cleaning when necessary). I ended up with a good 15 or so newly reformatted 5-1/4 floppies, and about $10-15/hour pay. Not bad for an ~eleven year old. Of course, that was back when I was hooked on Atomic Fireballs, so my dealer (liquor store down the street) probably ended up with most of it...
LOL, reminds me of Kevin Smith (A Night With said person) telling his story of the time he filmed a documentary for Prince.:) You're right, of course, but when something is done for free, or little money, you still only get what you pay for (i am not saying low-budget films can't be good, of course, just that you shouldn't expect to see lots of polish on them).
Yes, because I would much rather have a polished "making of" feature than have the crew work on the actual movie. Granted, those features are often VERY cool, but even if they were all polished and glitsy, I still doubt I'd watch them more than the once or twice they get. I may buy the Super Delux Collossal Special Collector's Edition DVD because of all this stuff, but the movie is still and always will be the main reason I buy the movie. If I have to pay an extra $10 or so to get all that stuff, that's fine. But if all that stuff cost me as much as or more than the actual movie because of all the money spent on the behind-the-scenes feature, I find it just not worth it.
no shit. When the first LOTR movie came out on DVD, a friend of mine bought a copy (what was it, 2-disk? 3?). Pre-ordered, even. Boy, was he pissed when I told him I was waiting until November because of the 4-disc set.
If cars, alarm clocks, chairs, buildings and so forth were all built with the same principles, we'd all be dead, late, dead, and more dead.
I understand the cars, alarm clocks, and buildings. But exactly how buggy would a chair have to be to kill someone??
More on topic, I think that many people are taught the "just get it done" thing even in college. Granted, the teachers might not actually teach that way on purpose, but most comp scis I know have at least once pulled an allnighter to finish a program the night before it is due. In that circumstance, it is not always so much "Does it work?" as "Does it appear to work?" A TA or professor might have a cheap little script to test the main functionality of the program, but it usually doesn't test limits and bounderies very much. With so many of us leaving college with this mentality (and not just us programmers, either) It's easy to see why such a problem is so prevalent. Of course, as with everything, there are always a handful who never partied in college (even us geeks party!) and actually leave with all the information they were given to become really good coders. And while the rest of us may include quite a few good coders, too, the fact is that the slacker mentality will probably still be present in the workplace, because we are "taught" that it works.
the link in the article is new to me, but one of the more interesting ones i have found on my own is elgooG. Not only is the whole page flipped, but to actually search for something, you have to type it backwards (or you get some even stranger results!)
I haven't gotten it yet, but as previous posts speculated, the extra data is probably sound and movie files, which i believe are stripped from the freeloader version (that, and pirate groups often cut extraneous stuff for a smaller release).
For the record, there is a GTA Classic pack for the PS1(/2). I've seen it at wal-mart for $20, and IIRC, includes GTA1, GTA2, and a gta expansion (3 top-down GTA games in all). Dunno how it would compare, as I've never played any of them for the PS1 (though I remember a phase where I downloaded many new usermade cars and maps for GTA1 on the PC)
Odd, I thought the american way was butter and syrup? Regardless, I'm american, and while I once loved syrup on my pancakes, I now prefer just plain butter/margarine (syrup occasionally, of course). Don't think I ever used sugar and syrup, though. Just seems like overkill to me.
I remember a Barney mod that had barneys running around with giant teeth as if trying to bite you. Still, as far as barney mods go, i thought the wolfenstein one i played was much better - barney replaced the soldiers, and when they saw you, they would pull a gun out from behind them (where they kept it i dare not ask) and shoot at you - it was humorous.
No shit, there's nottouching it with your thumb or something and really screwing up the whole thing.hing like typing out a nice good reply and then accidentally
happens way more than it should, though i've become more accustomed to it, so it really only affects my friends anymore.
For some reason, the first thing that comes to mind is getting someone a shirt fused with cat pheremones (or dog, deer, frat boys, etc). Would be interesting to watch, if only for the laughs.
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I wouldn't say there is no other reason to encrypt sensor data, though in this case, it very well could be proprietary lock-in.
For instance, if enough information is recorded, you could reconstruct the whole flight using the sensor data in a flight simulator. This is very useful in determining exactly when and where a fault took place. There are many cases, however, where you don't want free and open access to that information (think military aircraft flights).
nice troll.
/> might be considered smart, but the people who use those languages are just not. After all, all they really did was learn other peoples' APIs. To me, the very essense of programming IS stringing pre-fab parts together. you want to use the std::vector? java.util.*? These are just packages pre-made so that future programmers can benefit. I'm not saying smart people don't reinvent the wheel (though feel free to still call me a leech); instead, I would say that smart people know WHEN to reinvent the wheel, and when to use off-the-shelf parts.
Let me ask you, though: How is technology supposed to move forward if all the smart people spend their time redoing the same things?
To me, you are saying that the people who made C++, Java, PHP, or <insert favorite language
I haven't played it, so I can't endorse it in any way, but a quick google search turned up this: http://www.slimeland.com/games/mazewars/
That would be a strange move on their part considering the following, from the MPAA website:
"The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) serves its members from its offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. On its board of directors are the Chairmen and Presidents of the seven major producers and distributors of motion picture and television programs in the United States. These members include:
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution;(The Walt Disney Company)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.;
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.;
- Paramount Pictures Corporation;
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation;
- Universal City Studios LLLP; and
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc."
I would think there is at least some communication between the different divisions of Sony./.ed. Google Cache here.
The episode where the town was split into 2 area codes, Homer became mayor of New Springfield, and the Who played on a wall of garbage. The original area code was 939, the new area code was 636.
636 is eastern missouri, nowhere near the actual springfield, mo. the other/original area code for springfield in that episode was 939 - Puerto Rico. This makes me doubt the validity of these area codes as real clues. ;)
Actually, if I remember from a Tolkien biography, that was half the charm of it. In interviews, Tolkien didn't act/say he made up middleearth, but that it was 'Discovered' by him, as if it were some lost piece of history.
heh, I remember once getting paid some small sum (like $30 or so) to manually virus-scan every floppy disk in the small business my dad worked for. At first, it was estimated at 50 or less disks, but once I got going, they were pulling floppies out of the woodworks for me to scan. originally, it was a $20 job, but the extra load got me an extra few dollars, plus, I got to keep all the floppies that were "dirty" (even though the scanning process also included cleaning when necessary). I ended up with a good 15 or so newly reformatted 5-1/4 floppies, and about $10-15/hour pay. Not bad for an ~eleven year old. Of course, that was back when I was hooked on Atomic Fireballs, so my dealer (liquor store down the street) probably ended up with most of it...
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Wow. my third test is next Tuesday. heh.
You forgot Microsoft vs. Linux. Or is that implied?
LOL, reminds me of Kevin Smith (A Night With said person) telling his story of the time he filmed a documentary for Prince. :) You're right, of course, but when something is done for free, or little money, you still only get what you pay for (i am not saying low-budget films can't be good, of course, just that you shouldn't expect to see lots of polish on them).
--paul
--paul
I understand the cars, alarm clocks, and buildings. But exactly how buggy would a chair have to be to kill someone??
More on topic, I think that many people are taught the "just get it done" thing even in college. Granted, the teachers might not actually teach that way on purpose, but most comp scis I know have at least once pulled an allnighter to finish a program the night before it is due. In that circumstance, it is not always so much "Does it work?" as "Does it appear to work?" A TA or professor might have a cheap little script to test the main functionality of the program, but it usually doesn't test limits and bounderies very much. With so many of us leaving college with this mentality (and not just us programmers, either) It's easy to see why such a problem is so prevalent. Of course, as with everything, there are always a handful who never partied in college (even us geeks party!) and actually leave with all the information they were given to become really good coders. And while the rest of us may include quite a few good coders, too, the fact is that the slacker mentality will probably still be present in the workplace, because we are "taught" that it works.
--paul
"Taco Bell was the only one to survive the Energy Wars. Now ALL gas stations are Taco Bell."
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happens way more than it should, though i've become more accustomed to it, so it really only affects my friends anymore.
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