Actually, AES was designed to run on all sorts of hardware. It should actually be less processor intensive to calculate AES than DES, for the same key length.
The FAT format is simple, and thus doesn't take much to code it up. So, on a device where memory/ROM/CPU power are an issue, it makes sense. Testing becomes easier too, since the mainstream OS natively supports the format.
I'm sure that there are equally simple formats available. It'll just be a matter of time until people switch. There has never been a reason before.
That's why I specified in space. The loss on the ground was tragic, but is was a version 1. (Bad joke, sorry.) Overall, Apollo and Gemini had a much higher safety record that the shuttle, while arguably more dangerous. (They didn't have 30 years of experience behind them.)
I would prefer to land into the ocean rather than die due to exposure to superheated gasses, or from the impact of plunging into the water at 120 mph.
Many of the people here are into choice. Why not have the choice of using an economical capsule for missions that don't require the enormous payload that the shuttle can carry?
For a simple trip, the shuttle is overkill. The payload bay is bigger than a bus. (I've seen a full-scale mockup of the Hubble telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center. It's about the size of a (U.S.) school bus. The shuttle launched the Hubble.)
The 50-year old technology is generally more reliable than anything that we come up with now.
As the article states, Russia has had any problems since they've been using capsules in 1971. The US never lost a space crew in a capsule. We've lost two in the shuttle.
Ever hear of the Voyager spacecrafts? They worked for 30+ years with less computing power than your average dishwasher.
To bring it up a few decades, the standard, commercial 80386 processor is more radiation tolerant than some radiation-hardened newer chips.
Old technology doesn't mean out of date.
Your multimillion dollar Boeing 777 aircraft still has windshield wipers.
No problems? Do you know how many test rockets blew up during launch tests? No one was killed in those, though.
Every hear of "Gus" Grissom and the Apollo 1 launch test accident that resulted in the deaths of the entire 3-man crew?
http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS01/a01sum.htm
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I have been speaking with the C&W staff regarding this.
In November, they closed down a number of under-used datacenters, moving customers into other C&W owned facilities. The Waltham, MA facilities are profitable, and quite full. (I've been to Boston 2 just recently, and it isn't empty.) They lost very few customers when they did this consolidation, which speaks well for them.
Part of the problem is that the British stockholders are not comfortable in this market. It isn't what C&W was founded upon. They don't really know how to do it efficiently.
Another problem, like another post mentioned, is that they are paying leases on empty spaces, some of which were leased during the boom. They are paying premium money for empty buildings. As those leases terminate, their balance sheets will look better and better.
Their data centers aren't going anywhere. They are the largest hosting company in the US. (24 data centers AFTER they closed a bunch in November 2002.) Their Washington, DC facilties are nearly full. They are actually looking to get more space in that area.
Their hosting customer list is very enviable -- 70% of the Fortune 500.
They currently have a number of potential buyers doing due diligence. They won't go into details, yet, though. I am a little bit concerned, but any problems in the transition will be obvious fairly quickly.
Aspirin is a generic term because US seized all the property of Bayer (a German company) following the US's entrance into World War I.
http://webcampus3.stthomas.edu/paschons/language_h ttp/essays/bayer.html
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Actually, AES was designed to run on all sorts of hardware. It should actually be less processor intensive to calculate AES than DES, for the same key length.
The FAT format is simple, and thus doesn't take much to code it up. So, on a device where memory/ROM/CPU power are an issue, it makes sense. Testing becomes easier too, since the mainstream OS natively supports the format. I'm sure that there are equally simple formats available. It'll just be a matter of time until people switch. There has never been a reason before.
20% of the time people call in sick, it's on a Friday.
That's why I specified in space. The loss on the ground was tragic, but is was a version 1. (Bad joke, sorry.) Overall, Apollo and Gemini had a much higher safety record that the shuttle, while arguably more dangerous. (They didn't have 30 years of experience behind them.)
I would prefer to land into the ocean rather than die due to exposure to superheated gasses, or from the impact of plunging into the water at 120 mph.
Many of the people here are into choice. Why not have the choice of using an economical capsule for missions that don't require the enormous payload that the shuttle can carry?
For a simple trip, the shuttle is overkill. The payload bay is bigger than a bus. (I've seen a full-scale mockup of the Hubble telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center. It's about the size of a (U.S.) school bus. The shuttle launched the Hubble.)
The 50-year old technology is generally more reliable than anything that we come up with now.
As the article states, Russia has had any problems since they've been using capsules in 1971. The US never lost a space crew in a capsule. We've lost two in the shuttle.
Ever hear of the Voyager spacecrafts? They worked for 30+ years with less computing power than your average dishwasher.
To bring it up a few decades, the standard, commercial 80386 processor is more radiation tolerant than some radiation-hardened newer chips.
Old technology doesn't mean out of date.
Your multimillion dollar Boeing 777 aircraft still has windshield wipers.
Allow script kiddies to root your box.
This drives me insane too. I suppose that they think it makes them look intelligent.
Even if the plural of "virus" had an "i" at the end, it would be "viri", not "virii".
The plural of "virus" is "viruses", just as you'd expect using accepted [American] English grammar rules.
Every hear of "Gus" Grissom and the Apollo 1 launch test accident that resulted in the deaths of the entire 3-man crew?
http://www.nasm.edu/apollo/AS01/a01sum.htm
I have been speaking with the C&W staff regarding this. In November, they closed down a number of under-used datacenters, moving customers into other C&W owned facilities. The Waltham, MA facilities are profitable, and quite full. (I've been to Boston 2 just recently, and it isn't empty.) They lost very few customers when they did this consolidation, which speaks well for them. Part of the problem is that the British stockholders are not comfortable in this market. It isn't what C&W was founded upon. They don't really know how to do it efficiently. Another problem, like another post mentioned, is that they are paying leases on empty spaces, some of which were leased during the boom. They are paying premium money for empty buildings. As those leases terminate, their balance sheets will look better and better. Their data centers aren't going anywhere. They are the largest hosting company in the US. (24 data centers AFTER they closed a bunch in November 2002.) Their Washington, DC facilties are nearly full. They are actually looking to get more space in that area. Their hosting customer list is very enviable -- 70% of the Fortune 500. They currently have a number of potential buyers doing due diligence. They won't go into details, yet, though. I am a little bit concerned, but any problems in the transition will be obvious fairly quickly.
That is not how they show affection. They bring dead animals to the place that they feel safe.
It's just like how you go to the bathroom or bedroom to rub one out, rather than doing it in the living room with the blinds open.
Yes. That's why prior art can render a patent invalid.
Go ManchVegas!
Aspirin is a generic term because US seized all the property of Bayer (a German company) following the US's entrance into World War I. http://webcampus3.stthomas.edu/paschons/language_h ttp/essays/bayer.html
The plural of virus is viruses, not virii. Even if it were the Latin plural, it would be viri, not virii.