Google itself will rocket through development like an adderall fueled college developer mainlining 4 loko's (blue raspberry old school of course) roll it out with maybe 60% of it done, get a few publisher's on board with sweet deals and throw tons of money at them, and users login for their Beta (it's always BETA) service.
Then the adrenaline haze wears off, Google actually has to support clients, wrangle in contracts from publisher's to put more games on the system, figure out how to get around bandwidth caps that your lovely ISP's enforce on you, roll out development updates while slashing the team and budget until 18 months later Google walks away for the next OOOHHH SHINEY! thing and we are left with a stillborn service that makes the Phantom console look like Steve Jobs christened it from Heaven.
Points of Reference: Gmail Hangouts G+ Whatever their Photo Service is Google Glasses ChromeOS etc etc etc
This is the thing most people don't realize they HAVE to do. I put on office clothes even though I've moved 20' from my bed to my office work area. This makes me FEEL like I still am in a work environment and productive even though I'm nowhere near the office.
My nearest collegue is 100miles away, we all work remote, we get together once every 6 months for a 'company' meeting to recall who everyone is.
Beyond that there is NO reason to be in the same office as everything we work on is scattered globally and we couldn't even PHYSICALLY touch the systems if we want to (READ: CLOUD), if the systems fall offline we call one of the big 3 and they go look at down systems. Other than that we keep the systems running and go on about our day.
I think I'm beginning to understand the update process.
1. Flaw found in infrastructure. Devs scramble for solution. 2. Devs find a way to fix this but the fix requires OS patching to mitigate the risk first, then the hardware needs an update. 3. Software players send out notifications they are doing Stuff and Things, OS vendors send out updates, people start rebooting servers. 4. Cloud vendors who control their hardware platform deploy CPU/BIOS level updates as they've already patched their systems at the Software Level 5. Intel releases a statement about sending out Microcode updates to vendors who will then patch the BIOS in the hardware to mitigate these vulnerabilities at the hardware level and to remove performance concerns at the OS level. 6. Asus, HP, Dell, IBM, Lenovo send out BIOS updates to consumers and business' to upgrade their BIOS with new microcode given to them by Intel which then assists in the patching done prior.
We have 2 steps here that are needed to be fully patched:
1. OS is patched to take advantage of new and upcoming microcode 2. The BIOS/Microcode itself by Intel.
Step 1 will get rid of the security problems, Step 2 will get rid of the performance problems.
I'll be neg repped into oblivion but it was NOT the Trump Administration that repealed net neutrality, there are 5 people who are in charge of this and they voted down party lines. You want to go after someone, go after these folks. Trump didn't make this happen, these folks did:
Name Position State of Residence Party Term Expires† Ajit Pai Chairman Kansas Republican June 30, 2021 Mignon Clyburn Commissioner South Carolina Democratic June 30, 2017 Brendan Carr Virginia Republican June 30, 2018 Michael O'Rielly New York Republican June 30, 2019 Jessica Rosenworcel Connecticut Democratic June 30, 2020
There ya go, enough content for several years worth. May have to go through the wayback machine to find it but there is a litany of stories that still resonate to this day.
You forgot most of the grognards on here are barely scraping by on retirement checks they got when they were installing punch card machines. They can't be bothered to spend $500 on shiney things that won't interface with their Green Screen mainframe AS/400 terminal.
As an owner of MS and Sony consoles the new XBOX is a monumental leap in quality, display, and functionality from the current generation. More power, better graphics, and getting rid of that bloody power brick hanging out the back and removing the ridiculous Kinect are all features that I want. 4K gaming to have betterer graphics "forcing" me to get a 4K HDR OLED TV (MERRY CHRISTMAS!) so I can view everything I want in crisp, clean, detail and play those same games with betterer graphics with my friends who are on Xbox Live.
Is this console for PC Gaming Master Race? No. Is this console for Grognards who are using Green Screen scripting COBOL code? No. Is this console for those of you that don't have any input better RGBYW 5 cable input on the back of their CRT/Projection TV? No. This is a console that is going to get 4K shoved into the home for good and push the envelope for Sony to put out the next iteration of the Playstation.
I say Good. Let Sony vs. MS compete on specs every 2-3 years and let me pass down the last generation to someone else who needs it as it'll play the same family of games but not as good.
Sure it only supported compact flash with an external kit you had to dock into it with, but it would allow me to play all my mp3s I had to download at school. There was even an Armband that you wore it on while exercising if needbe....i think.
All i remember is running miles with that thing blaring music into my ears that I couldn't get into another form factor at the time. Now? I wish I had a mini bluetooth mp3 player so I don't have to carry my phone around with me while running. It rains allot and water+iphone=bad.
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or get an American Express Platinum card which gives you all those benefits for nothing.
Every other distro is illegal.
Google itself will rocket through development like an adderall fueled college developer mainlining 4 loko's (blue raspberry old school of course) roll it out with maybe 60% of it done, get a few publisher's on board with sweet deals and throw tons of money at them, and users login for their Beta (it's always BETA) service.
Then the adrenaline haze wears off, Google actually has to support clients, wrangle in contracts from publisher's to put more games on the system, figure out how to get around bandwidth caps that your lovely ISP's enforce on you, roll out development updates while slashing the team and budget until 18 months later Google walks away for the next OOOHHH SHINEY! thing and we are left with a stillborn service that makes the Phantom console look like Steve Jobs christened it from Heaven.
Points of Reference:
Gmail
Hangouts
G+
Whatever their Photo Service is
Google Glasses
ChromeOS
etc
etc
etc
The only way to win Pong is not to play. /WOPR
This is the thing most people don't realize they HAVE to do. I put on office clothes even though I've moved 20' from my bed to my office work area. This makes me FEEL like I still am in a work environment and productive even though I'm nowhere near the office.
My nearest collegue is 100miles away, we all work remote, we get together once every 6 months for a 'company' meeting to recall who everyone is.
Beyond that there is NO reason to be in the same office as everything we work on is scattered globally and we couldn't even PHYSICALLY touch the systems if we want to (READ: CLOUD), if the systems fall offline we call one of the big 3 and they go look at down systems. Other than that we keep the systems running and go on about our day.
Golfclap?
Golfclap
*GOLFCLAP*
You mean like Ikea?
Do these fixes mitigate the threat AND the performance loss?
I think I'm beginning to understand the update process.
1. Flaw found in infrastructure. Devs scramble for solution.
2. Devs find a way to fix this but the fix requires OS patching to mitigate the risk first, then the hardware needs an update.
3. Software players send out notifications they are doing Stuff and Things, OS vendors send out updates, people start rebooting servers.
4. Cloud vendors who control their hardware platform deploy CPU/BIOS level updates as they've already patched their systems at the Software Level
5. Intel releases a statement about sending out Microcode updates to vendors who will then patch the BIOS in the hardware to mitigate these vulnerabilities at the hardware level and to remove performance concerns at the OS level.
6. Asus, HP, Dell, IBM, Lenovo send out BIOS updates to consumers and business' to upgrade their BIOS with new microcode given to them by Intel which then assists in the patching done prior.
We have 2 steps here that are needed to be fully patched:
1. OS is patched to take advantage of new and upcoming microcode
2. The BIOS/Microcode itself by Intel.
Step 1 will get rid of the security problems, Step 2 will get rid of the performance problems.
Newegg is selling them right now.
/typing on my ipad
I'll be neg repped into oblivion but it was NOT the Trump Administration that repealed net neutrality, there are 5 people who are in charge of this and they voted down party lines. You want to go after someone, go after these folks. Trump didn't make this happen, these folks did:
Name Position State of Residence Party Term Expires†
Ajit Pai Chairman Kansas Republican June 30, 2021
Mignon Clyburn Commissioner South Carolina Democratic June 30, 2017
Brendan Carr Virginia Republican June 30, 2018
Michael O'Rielly New York Republican June 30, 2019
Jessica Rosenworcel Connecticut Democratic June 30, 2020
There ya go, enough content for several years worth. May have to go through the wayback machine to find it but there is a litany of stories that still resonate to this day.
You forgot most of the grognards on here are barely scraping by on retirement checks they got when they were installing punch card machines. They can't be bothered to spend $500 on shiney things that won't interface with their Green Screen mainframe AS/400 terminal.
I"m disagreeing with you on this one.
As an owner of MS and Sony consoles the new XBOX is a monumental leap in quality, display, and functionality from the current generation. More power, better graphics, and getting rid of that bloody power brick hanging out the back and removing the ridiculous Kinect are all features that I want. 4K gaming to have betterer graphics "forcing" me to get a 4K HDR OLED TV (MERRY CHRISTMAS!) so I can view everything I want in crisp, clean, detail and play those same games with betterer graphics with my friends who are on Xbox Live.
Is this console for PC Gaming Master Race? No. Is this console for Grognards who are using Green Screen scripting COBOL code? No. Is this console for those of you that don't have any input better RGBYW 5 cable input on the back of their CRT/Projection TV? No. This is a console that is going to get 4K shoved into the home for good and push the envelope for Sony to put out the next iteration of the Playstation.
I say Good. Let Sony vs. MS compete on specs every 2-3 years and let me pass down the last generation to someone else who needs it as it'll play the same family of games but not as good.
I sent lots of Thoughts and Prayers and +1 Likes on the Facebooks. That had to count for something right?
I have socks older than you....
is there any other reason really?
I hate these books, they waste paper, and I throw them immediately in the recycle bin when I get them. Pointless in this digital day and age.
Is this the new buzzword term of the week? What the hell is a Threat Actor? Tom Cruise on a bad hair day?
Microsoft is finally supporting KB and Mouse on the Xbox. There are beta testings going on right now with Xbox Insider program:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/minecraft-xbox-one-keyboard-and-mouse/
Yes it's for minecraft, but it's a start.
"Schwartz and Cramb are now being represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation."
All the more reason to send them your dollars so they can sue the shit out of Salesforce for their asstastical support of engineering.
Sure it only supported compact flash with an external kit you had to dock into it with, but it would allow me to play all my mp3s I had to download at school. There was even an Armband that you wore it on while exercising if needbe....i think.
All i remember is running miles with that thing blaring music into my ears that I couldn't get into another form factor at the time. Now? I wish I had a mini bluetooth mp3 player so I don't have to carry my phone around with me while running. It rains allot and water+iphone=bad.
Insert socialist, communist, or dictatorial regime and you got yourself articles for YEARS!