Yeah... because it's obvious that people who can fly big planes shouldn't be suspect. I forget... where did the pilots form 9/11 learn to fly? Your dad does a great service to this country and it's people - he does NOT deserve special treatment.
It's no wonder he/she potsed that anonymously... I can't wait for everyone with this attitude to get old and start complaining because when they were younger they voted out Social Security and they die a horrible death because of a lack of inexpenisve healthcare.
GET OVER YOURSELF and maybe you can still do some good with your life.
I was just salivating with the anticipation that one of those people in the demo video would punch through their nice 42" plasma screen. WHEN this happens (not if), I'm wondering how long it will take for the lawsuits to pile up...
That's why DVD boxes are so huge and full of junk.
No, DVD boxes are huge to prevent shoplifting in retail stores. They're full of junk because the space is there and it's an easy place to put ads, coupons, you name it.
As a former Best Buy Technician, I can attest to the sales people saying almost anything to make a sale. For years, I got to deal with hundreds of pissed off people: "Well, the salesman said that even if my dog ate my camcorder the service plan would cover it!" or "They told me you'd replace this P.O.S. laptop if anything happened to it! Why are you shipping it somwhere to FIX it?"
Aside from firing numerous sales people over the years, we often had to resort to showing them the service plan that they signed at the time of purchase stating the specifics of the plan.
Let that be a lesson to all of you. If you want to know what the "Extra warranty" actually covers, talk to a technician or even the tech supervisor to get a straight answer. This method won't always work in the all too often crooked world of sales, but you're far more likely to get a straight answer from them.
If ANYONE ever tells you that their service plan covers "Everything" you need to be suspect and dig a little deeper. Maybe even read the service plan for yourself! That three page pamphlet has some astonishingly clear information in it (and not just at Best Buy. Most other chains have similar informational pages)!
Yes, but it rarely does so. I find that If I leave it on overnight and it runs (for example) the SETI@home screen saver (don't worry, I've moved no to the CLI) I pick it up in the morning and it's damn hot. Are there settings somewhere with the OS to get the fan to turn on more often? It was plugged into power all night so I don't think it was a power saving "feature."
I have a 15" PB and although my battery's SN isn't in the range of the recall, I feel that it gets inordinately hot especially when running graphics intensive applications. Given the circumstances I don't think it's the battery causing the problem. Anyone else had issues like that?
I agree with you completely, but I'm not sure that's the only application/purpose of this concept.
I see this as more of a spam filtering tool (at least for those with near average intelligence). If it has a subject line with RE: in it and it's not from anyone you know or anyone that knows someone you know, it's probably safest not to open it.
In fact, why not expand on this technology and have the e-mail client smart enough to warn the (sub average intelligent) user that this isn't a response to anything you've sent out and is most likely not a safe e-mail to open.
Not to mention, my ID is laminated. Could they get a reliable 3d Scan of it throught plastic? How about new ID taht are all PRINTED on plastic? Some don't have real signatures. They scan in the signature and PRINT it on the card. How is this supposed to help in that regard?
Another benefit to using the G5s was the software designed by Apple (I forget the name of it) specifically for clustered environments. That's also why they upgraded from the G5s to the G5 X-Serves a few months ago.
Bear in mind that most artists have little or no say in what their label produces on their behalf. If Warner wants to release a DualDisc release of a Linkin Park album, there's not a whole lot that Linkin Park can do about it.
Is it possible to create a custom cookie or family of cookies that create the illusion that you have an online subscription to these places? I've seen some stories include a generic slashdot login and if we could compile those into one or several cookies, we would never have to deal with it again. Some research would need to be done so we could effectively emulate the actual cookies from the NYT and other reg. required sites. If accomplished, we simply download a txt file or zip file with a couple dozen txt files and place them in our browsers cookie folder.
Holy CRAP (no pun intended) a lot of people read slashdot from the crapper. Does anyone care to comment on the psychology of this phenomenon? I can't - I'm part of the case study.
So if it detects digitally altered images, why can't we just
1) Alter the image to our heart's content
2) Print it on a high quality printer ($500- $2K at CDW)
3) Scan it back in with a nice scanner
I've seen one model of PS out there with no moving parts (ie. no fans). They claim that it's also more efficient (it woudl have to be because if it releases a lot of heat, it would need a fan, etc). Is it theoretically possible to take all of the components of a working PS and spread them out throughout the entire case? This would A) increase the airflow around all of the heat producing components and B) make way for interesting case mods/new form factors. The downsides that I can see are the loss in voltage over the increased wire lengths and idiots who don't know what they're doing zap the sh** out of themselves by touching the wrong thing.
Does anyone think that this has potential or is it just a great way to kill off... er, teach some not-so-bright people about what 120VAC can do to your extremities?
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For starters, I'm 22. I just happen to think that the elderly should be treated as a resource instead of a drain on them.
Yeah... because it's obvious that people who can fly big planes shouldn't be suspect. I forget... where did the pilots form 9/11 learn to fly? Your dad does a great service to this country and it's people - he does NOT deserve special treatment.
It's no wonder he/she potsed that anonymously... I can't wait for everyone with this attitude to get old and start complaining because when they were younger they voted out Social Security and they die a horrible death because of a lack of inexpenisve healthcare.
GET OVER YOURSELF and maybe you can still do some good with your life.
I was just salivating with the anticipation that one of those people in the demo video would punch through their nice 42" plasma screen. WHEN this happens (not if), I'm wondering how long it will take for the lawsuits to pile up...
That's why DVD boxes are so huge and full of junk.
No, DVD boxes are huge to prevent shoplifting in retail stores. They're full of junk because the space is there and it's an easy place to put ads, coupons, you name it.
As a former Best Buy Technician, I can attest to the sales people saying almost anything to make a sale. For years, I got to deal with hundreds of pissed off people: "Well, the salesman said that even if my dog ate my camcorder the service plan would cover it!" or "They told me you'd replace this P.O.S. laptop if anything happened to it! Why are you shipping it somwhere to FIX it?"
Aside from firing numerous sales people over the years, we often had to resort to showing them the service plan that they signed at the time of purchase stating the specifics of the plan.
Let that be a lesson to all of you. If you want to know what the "Extra warranty" actually covers, talk to a technician or even the tech supervisor to get a straight answer. This method won't always work in the all too often crooked world of sales, but you're far more likely to get a straight answer from them.
If ANYONE ever tells you that their service plan covers "Everything" you need to be suspect and dig a little deeper. Maybe even read the service plan for yourself! That three page pamphlet has some astonishingly clear information in it (and not just at Best Buy. Most other chains have similar informational pages)!
Yes, but it rarely does so. I find that If I leave it on overnight and it runs (for example) the SETI@home screen saver (don't worry, I've moved no to the CLI) I pick it up in the morning and it's damn hot. Are there settings somewhere with the OS to get the fan to turn on more often? It was plugged into power all night so I don't think it was a power saving "feature."
I have a 15" PB and although my battery's SN isn't in the range of the recall, I feel that it gets inordinately hot especially when running graphics intensive applications. Given the circumstances I don't think it's the battery causing the problem. Anyone else had issues like that?
I agree with you completely, but I'm not sure that's the only application/purpose of this concept. I see this as more of a spam filtering tool (at least for those with near average intelligence). If it has a subject line with RE: in it and it's not from anyone you know or anyone that knows someone you know, it's probably safest not to open it. In fact, why not expand on this technology and have the e-mail client smart enough to warn the (sub average intelligent) user that this isn't a response to anything you've sent out and is most likely not a safe e-mail to open.
How can tehy say it can't be reverse engineered? Didn't they say taht about DVD encryption? How can someone be so certain that it's impossible?
Not to mention, my ID is laminated. Could they get a reliable 3d Scan of it throught plastic? How about new ID taht are all PRINTED on plastic? Some don't have real signatures. They scan in the signature and PRINT it on the card. How is this supposed to help in that regard?
Another benefit to using the G5s was the software designed by Apple (I forget the name of it) specifically for clustered environments. That's also why they upgraded from the G5s to the G5 X-Serves a few months ago.
Don't worry, your humor didn't escape everyone. I got the "Office Space" reference.
No, but they've applied several times.
Bear in mind that most artists have little or no say in what their label produces on their behalf. If Warner wants to release a DualDisc release of a Linkin Park album, there's not a whole lot that Linkin Park can do about it.
Sleep it off dad, just sleep it off :-)
Don't CD's and DVD's use different laser technologies anywho? Or was that something my dad told me to get me to shut the hell up?
Is it possible to create a custom cookie or family of cookies that create the illusion that you have an online subscription to these places? I've seen some stories include a generic slashdot login and if we could compile those into one or several cookies, we would never have to deal with it again. Some research would need to be done so we could effectively emulate the actual cookies from the NYT and other reg. required sites. If accomplished, we simply download a txt file or zip file with a couple dozen txt files and place them in our browsers cookie folder.
Holy CRAP (no pun intended) a lot of people read slashdot from the crapper. Does anyone care to comment on the psychology of this phenomenon? I can't - I'm part of the case study.
As of right now I'm in the office bathroom on the pot with a wireless laptop...
So if it detects digitally altered images, why can't we just 1) Alter the image to our heart's content 2) Print it on a high quality printer ($500- $2K at CDW) 3) Scan it back in with a nice scanner
doubtful...
I've seen one model of PS out there with no moving parts (ie. no fans). They claim that it's also more efficient (it woudl have to be because if it releases a lot of heat, it would need a fan, etc). Is it theoretically possible to take all of the components of a working PS and spread them out throughout the entire case? This would A) increase the airflow around all of the heat producing components and B) make way for interesting case mods/new form factors. The downsides that I can see are the loss in voltage over the increased wire lengths and idiots who don't know what they're doing zap the sh** out of themselves by touching the wrong thing. Does anyone think that this has potential or is it just a great way to kill off... er, teach some not-so-bright people about what 120VAC can do to your extremities?
Pump Up the Volume with Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis? Same thing, except the movie shows a little more T&A than this camp probably does...