Last time I purchased an alkaline cell was one of those button cells, since they don't come in rechargeable versions. Needless to say I avoid devices that use button cells.
One thing that is well known is that shit like toxic heavy metals, that can circulate indefinitely in the body, tend to be safely captured by body fat and thereby stop being harmful for the duration of entrapment.
Conversely, one can surmise, that such toxins will continue their destructive process if there is little fat to trap them in.
Stuxnet did, of course, use autorun - A so called feature that was a glaring hole the day it was introduced. I can't believe autorun actually persisted beyond a year or so.
Early viruses lived by being run from floppies. Most embedded themselves in other executables but in the case of the Amiga, it's early firmwares had a bug that would run a particular named file from any floppy inserted instead of from the boot drive in order to validate the disc.
I just looked up that laptop, it was a very late (1994) Win3 release so possibly is using an ATA compliant HDD. Anything older wouldn't have much chance.
There's a pretty good chance of that failing. Modern cheap SATA/USB to PATA adaptors only talk ATA. ATA over IDE is not the same protocol as the original IDE.
I've always thought the universe seems very young. The Earth itself is what? nearly 5 billion years old. I don't expect any first gen stars to still have habitable zone. So, is Sol a second or third gen star? Can't be any more, surely.
The obvious extrapolation to the machines doing everything is no need for money. Every need is catered for by the machines. The machines maintain themselves.
The bigger question then becomes, what do the people do with themselves? The options for self-destruction get all the easier, especially with the machines at our beck and call. Can we have cultural aims that never include genocide?
I've happily used 32GB already. It's odd how press releases always limit themselves to what was tested with no indication that bigger sizes may also work.
I not long ago purchased a Transend MP870. Accepts microSD cards, plays OOGs, records FM radio, is pretty tough, isn't buggy and the battery really does last. Great device.
It requires a decent battery, and an inverter with the ability to run off-grid. Lead acids are cheap but short lived. Lithium phosphates are still expensive. The inverter/charger combo is much higher priced than plain grid-tying.
It only makes sense if you aren't already on the grid, since paying for a new line to the property has it's own hefty price tag.
NoScript for the win! And Ghostery as a safety net when desperate.
Actually, now you've mentioned it, I don't think I was hassled about the lack of a cellphone by the inlaws last Christmas, nor since. It had been a bit of ritual for the last decade or so. Maybe it's starting to sink in for them.
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"The stuff we're doing" is just a bit of eye candy then? Aka, a demo.
Yep, never. As the pressure for IPv4 addresses is reduced then the need to change old systems goes away as well.
Last time I purchased an alkaline cell was one of those button cells, since they don't come in rechargeable versions. Needless to say I avoid devices that use button cells.
Hehe, in other words:
Party A: You're fired!
Party B: Too late, I quit!
Isn't this just the result of Russia withdrawing supply of motors for military use?
Play Eve and he'll be all sorted
One thing that is well known is that shit like toxic heavy metals, that can circulate indefinitely in the body, tend to be safely captured by body fat and thereby stop being harmful for the duration of entrapment.
Conversely, one can surmise, that such toxins will continue their destructive process if there is little fat to trap them in.
Stuxnet did, of course, use autorun - A so called feature that was a glaring hole the day it was introduced. I can't believe autorun actually persisted beyond a year or so.
Early viruses lived by being run from floppies. Most embedded themselves in other executables but in the case of the Amiga, it's early firmwares had a bug that would run a particular named file from any floppy inserted instead of from the boot drive in order to validate the disc.
I just looked up that laptop, it was a very late (1994) Win3 release so possibly is using an ATA compliant HDD. Anything older wouldn't have much chance.
There's a pretty good chance of that failing. Modern cheap SATA/USB to PATA adaptors only talk ATA. ATA over IDE is not the same protocol as the original IDE.
I seem to need wider than 1024 pixel window to prevent overlapping columns on Slashdot's main page now.
Stress factors will always swamp out everything else.
There is never going to be any valid studies of heart disease as long as sources of stress aren't being accounted for.
I've always thought the universe seems very young. The Earth itself is what? nearly 5 billion years old. I don't expect any first gen stars to still have habitable zone. So, is Sol a second or third gen star? Can't be any more, surely.
The obvious extrapolation to the machines doing everything is no need for money. Every need is catered for by the machines. The machines maintain themselves.
The bigger question then becomes, what do the people do with themselves? The options for self-destruction get all the easier, especially with the machines at our beck and call. Can we have cultural aims that never include genocide?
... or something equivalent like disabled scripting.
It does give usefull feedback at least. :)
I've happily used 32GB already. It's odd how press releases always limit themselves to what was tested with no indication that bigger sizes may also work.
I not long ago purchased a Transend MP870. Accepts microSD cards, plays OOGs, records FM radio, is pretty tough, isn't buggy and the battery really does last. Great device.
An intelligence agency maybe?
I always figured magneto-optical discs would be a good candidate for packaging in a higher precision drive. Looks like that's on it's way. :)
Earthquakes are just mean. They'll completely null the entire area. Expect to rip up the entire network and start afresh.
It requires a decent battery, and an inverter with the ability to run off-grid. Lead acids are cheap but short lived. Lithium phosphates are still expensive. The inverter/charger combo is much higher priced than plain grid-tying.
It only makes sense if you aren't already on the grid, since paying for a new line to the property has it's own hefty price tag.
so that they stay operating, period! I hate being a passenger in modern cars.
NoScript for the win! And Ghostery as a safety net when desperate.
Actually, now you've mentioned it, I don't think I was hassled about the lack of a cellphone by the inlaws last Christmas, nor since. It had been a bit of ritual for the last decade or so. Maybe it's starting to sink in for them.
Lets decide not to have any secrets while were at it.
Doh! I'd misspelt the subject. :(