For goodness sake. We've seen the 'your equipment has a cryptographic lock' scheme in every DRM solution, and we've seen them all fail for the simple reason that the provider must hand you the key. Why is this naive re-hash of history interesting?
The media has got all the issues completely wrong. By melting the ice caps (and permafrost, which is much greater in volume), sea level rise of only about 15m would ensure - which is nothing compared to the regular, cyclic 100-300m sea level changes from plate techtonics (ridge spreading rate changes, hotspots) which occur over 10^5 to 10^7 year cycles. What we do need to worry about is the release of the methane held in permafrost - high levels of methane (although there were other causes) resulted in the Permian/Triassic extinction event, wiping out 50% of animal life. As for CO2 levels being 'normal', if one looks at the past CO2 levels from sediment isotopes, it's very clear that the current level is about 5 times the level of all previous cyclic highs. It is completely abnormal.
You're missing the point. It *is* now easier to forge, since the chip is easily copied without the receiver knowing, and people perceive the chip to be more secure and harder to copy.
The same govenment that wanted the keys to other people's encryption, claiming 'if your up to good, you got nothing to hide'. Hopefully they are on our side now:)
Non computer people ARE NOT JUST DIM! They just do not care to learn every detail and idiosyncracy of a computer because they have _better_ things to do with their time.
I feel no personal connection to him, and yet laugh. I hold no pretense of `protection mechanism', I just find this funny. I do not think I am doing anything wrong.
Graphics give diminishing returns. Look at the transformations ten years ago compared to XBOX `now with armpit hair' 360. The Playstation has 10x more power (or some silly statistic like that) and it definately does _not_ have 10x better graphics. Nintendo was right on - Until another leap and bound we cannot create proper photorealism, and developers should accept that limition and aim for stylised art (that doesn't mean cartoons).
Actually Cringely regularly reflects upon the success of his predicitions, and makes year predictions which he analyses a year later. He's usually quite accurate, and good at illuminating current trends and undercurrents even if some of his ideas are curiosities rather than cast-iron business plans.
He's a great read and you're not insightful.
There is continuity. You still beat and process through the little hours.
However, consider this: If a new individual was created, and your brain 'uploaded' into it, do you have any connection to that being at all? No. You could meet it, but you have no control or connection. Now someone shoots you dead. Are you seriously supposing you suddenly take control of another being? What happens to the being's current self? Re-incarnations all nice, but body stealing is just plain wrong.
You do realise that nearly every single point you made is under active work in gnome, or already fixed? Stop pretending that there's a big conspiracy against us, as really it's just the maintainers doing their job.
It's fun seeing everyone freak out because Microsoft bought and improved a decent program
Face it, no OS is perfect, and MS is adding more protection to theirs; that's a _good_ thing. They have a massive support crew, and can do a good job, indeed they have here. They catch more cruft, so use it. If anyone seriously thinks MS is generating false positives to look good, they have seriously warped worldviews.
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For goodness sake. We've seen the 'your equipment has a cryptographic lock' scheme in every DRM solution, and we've seen them all fail for the simple reason that the provider must hand you the key. Why is this naive re-hash of history interesting?
The media has got all the issues completely wrong. By melting the ice caps (and permafrost, which is much greater in volume), sea level rise of only about 15m would ensure - which is nothing compared to the regular, cyclic 100-300m sea level changes from plate techtonics (ridge spreading rate changes, hotspots) which occur over 10^5 to 10^7 year cycles. What we do need to worry about is the release of the methane held in permafrost - high levels of methane (although there were other causes) resulted in the Permian/Triassic extinction event, wiping out 50% of animal life. As for CO2 levels being 'normal', if one looks at the past CO2 levels from sediment isotopes, it's very clear that the current level is about 5 times the level of all previous cyclic highs. It is completely abnormal.
Wow, way to reply with something useful. No, wait you just used slashdot as a boost to your ego. And prompted this flame.
That you get tagged without ever touching the internet?
Actually, that's the question. Moron.
You're missing the point. It *is* now easier to forge, since the chip is easily copied without the receiver knowing, and people perceive the chip to be more secure and harder to copy.
It's built around a HTM model of the brain. Brains learn. And the model is a very structured yet flexible way to learn too.
The same govenment that wanted the keys to other people's encryption, claiming 'if your up to good, you got nothing to hide'. Hopefully they are on our side now :)
But I want to see my display!
Non computer people ARE NOT JUST DIM! They just do not care to learn every detail and idiosyncracy of a computer because they have _better_ things to do with their time.
But yes to Google anti-phish in Mozilla
I feel no personal connection to him, and yet laugh. I hold no pretense of `protection mechanism', I just find this funny. I do not think I am doing anything wrong.
Ads will make clothing cheeper? I ALREADY pay far to much money to display brand name logos! This really needs a Soviet Russia joke.
That article on Yahoo was neither cute nor funny.
`buy movies online to burn them from their computers onto DVDs, with some protections included, of course.'
I need to use protection for (ahem) solo-sex now? Oh god! What if it's too late?
Graphics give diminishing returns. Look at the transformations ten years ago compared to XBOX `now with armpit hair' 360. The Playstation has 10x more power (or some silly statistic like that) and it definately does _not_ have 10x better graphics. Nintendo was right on - Until another leap and bound we cannot create proper photorealism, and developers should accept that limition and aim for stylised art (that doesn't mean cartoons).
Actually Cringely regularly reflects upon the success of his predicitions, and makes year predictions which he analyses a year later. He's usually quite accurate, and good at illuminating current trends and undercurrents even if some of his ideas are curiosities rather than cast-iron business plans. He's a great read and you're not insightful.
There is continuity. You still beat and process through the little hours.
However, consider this: If a new individual was created, and your brain 'uploaded' into it, do you have any connection to that being at all? No. You could meet it, but you have no control or connection. Now someone shoots you dead. Are you seriously supposing you suddenly take control of another being? What happens to the being's current self? Re-incarnations all nice, but body stealing is just plain wrong.
Read the post dipshit. It's just a techdemo. Stop trying to find problems with every fucking thing.
You do realise that nearly every single point you made is under active work in gnome, or already fixed? Stop pretending that there's a big conspiracy against us, as really it's just the maintainers doing their job.
So, why does XP load so quickly? By accident?
Nope. it's because a lot of people put hard work into it.
It's fun seeing everyone freak out because Microsoft bought and improved a decent program
Face it, no OS is perfect, and MS is adding more protection to theirs; that's a _good_ thing. They have a massive support crew, and can do a good job, indeed they have here. They catch more cruft, so use it. If anyone seriously thinks MS is generating false positives to look good, they have seriously warped worldviews.
Beagle is quite similar in many respects, indeed when Apple went public on Spotlight they felt bited off
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They have a PFS test tell them life maybe there, well I've played a FPS test that shown me that there's one hell of a party on Mars.
Yes. I, for one, do not fantisize about elastic girls. I like real girls. Who can't fly.