...a biometric program designed to stop counterfeit identification...
I guess we're doing too good of a job identifying those counterfeits right now...
Am I the only one confused by the fact that the Gamecube supported HD, but the "next-gen" console does not? That seems like a strange move for Nintendo, IMO.
There was a story a while back about the professor that found a formula to test if photos were fake or not. There's a photo in the Wikipedia article supposedly taken by Titor. Why not plug it into the formula and find out for sure?
It's really nice to finally see someone with published works on the side of the people. The point, counter-point arrangement of the article made perfect sense and cleared up a lot of things for me, and I hope it will do the same for record execs.
I still just can't believe that the RIAA is suing these broke 12-year-olds and college students. Hopefully that will come to an end soon.
This is definitely an unexpected move, but I'm not completely sure whether it's good or bad. I, personally, would never have bought the CDs, since I can just download the ISOs for free, and if I decided to get RHN, I could just register online.
However, now dialup users are basically screwed, unless they can order cds from LinuxISO or some similar site.
So it's kind of a toss-up. How many people were actually buying the boxed version is the real question. If not that many people were buying them, I can understand why they did this, because they were probably losing money.
You know, you can make a lot of money off of patents. I know that was a story just a little while ago here on./, but I just heard the other day that one of my grandpa's friends sold a patent to a big company back in the 20's and got tons of money for it. Just goes to show you that if you get lucky you don't necessarily have to work for your money.:)
That's cool that Linux is getting a bigger market share, but I still feel that it's too hard to use for the average computer user. I can use it just fine, but I don't know if someone like my mom or grandparents could. That's pretty much the main place Apple pulls ahead right now. That may change in the future, and I don't want to start a big argument, but that's just how I feel things stand right now.
I didn't even know that Anarchy Online was that popular. I thought Everquest dominated everything. Oh well, Star Wars Galaxies looks really good and it has a good chance of swallowing up both of them.
Well I don't think this will do much. It's like when the US outlawed the selling of Alcohol. People continued to buy it, just illegally. It will be the same here, just with file sharing instead of alcohol.
Yeah, Open Source is great, and it's great to have the option to use it, but I'm not sure if making it mandatory is the right thing to do. And a lot of people think that Linux is Open Source, and so is everything in it, but the truth is that there are some Linux programs (not under the GPL) that are not Open Source.
That's a very good idea. As it is, plastic takes hundreds of years to degrade in nature. This will help a lot. Next on the list is glass, which currently takes around 1 million.
I remember back in the 90's everyone used AOL (version 3.0), on an old 14.4k modem, yet! I remember after a few years we bought a 56k modem for a whopping $100, but it was a huge improvement. Just shows you how quickly times can change.
Personally I don't see any use for software firewalls for the majority of home users. I have a Linksys router and it completely shields both of my computers from outside access unless I use port forwarding. This is much easier to configure and use than a software firewall, and if there is ever a port you need to open for whatever reason, just use port forwarding and it's done in 30 seconds.
Wow, AMD sure is pumping out those chips fast. It seems like just yesterday they were announcing the Barton core. Now they've already got a new chip. In my experience, you should never buy the newest stuff anyway. Wait a few months, then buy it when the price goes down.
The big thing I don't understand about the music piracy subject is why Napster was shut down and all these clones have sprung up, but none of them have been shut down. The Napster guy should have copyrighted P2P.
In my opinion, all these lawsuits and accusations have just become pointless and ridiculous. So Apple used the Unix trademark while marketing OS X! Who cares? I've never even heard of the Open Group. What business do they have suing Apple? If anyone is suing Apple it should be IBM or SCO or whoever really owns Unix.
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...a biometric program designed to stop counterfeit identification... I guess we're doing too good of a job identifying those counterfeits right now...
Am I the only one confused by the fact that the Gamecube supported HD, but the "next-gen" console does not? That seems like a strange move for Nintendo, IMO.
You must be _kidding_, actually. Try again. :-P
There was a story a while back about the professor that found a formula to test if photos were fake or not. There's a photo in the Wikipedia article supposedly taken by Titor. Why not plug it into the formula and find out for sure?
I just push "u" for shut down so I don't have to worry about it.
It's really nice to finally see someone with published works on the side of the people. The point, counter-point arrangement of the article made perfect sense and cleared up a lot of things for me, and I hope it will do the same for record execs.
I still just can't believe that the RIAA is suing these broke 12-year-olds and college students. Hopefully that will come to an end soon.
This is definitely an unexpected move, but I'm not completely sure whether it's good or bad. I, personally, would never have bought the CDs, since I can just download the ISOs for free, and if I decided to get RHN, I could just register online.
However, now dialup users are basically screwed, unless they can order cds from LinuxISO or some similar site.
So it's kind of a toss-up. How many people were actually buying the boxed version is the real question. If not that many people were buying them, I can understand why they did this, because they were probably losing money.
...either release a digitally-signed official Linux bootloader or face the release of a new exploit that supposedly works without a modchip.
Well, sounds like Microsoft is screwed either way!
You know, you can make a lot of money off of patents. I know that was a story just a little while ago here on ./, but I just heard the other day that one of my grandpa's friends sold a patent to a big company back in the 20's and got tons of money for it. Just goes to show you that if you get lucky you don't necessarily have to work for your money. :)
That's cool that Linux is getting a bigger market share, but I still feel that it's too hard to use for the average computer user. I can use it just fine, but I don't know if someone like my mom or grandparents could. That's pretty much the main place Apple pulls ahead right now. That may change in the future, and I don't want to start a big argument, but that's just how I feel things stand right now.
...strategic resources like H3, used in nuclear fusion.
Actually, that should be He3. H3 would be Hydrogen 3, but what is used in fusion (or I guess what will be used in fusion) is Helium 3.
I didn't even know that Anarchy Online was that popular. I thought Everquest dominated everything. Oh well, Star Wars Galaxies looks really good and it has a good chance of swallowing up both of them.
Wow, NASA really is out of ideas. Now they're resorting to ideas from cartoon shows. Pretty sad if you ask me.
I don't mind if they have these tools available, as long as you can still buy the unedited version.
Tickets are available for $20 million per seat aboard the Space Adventures-1 (SA-1) mission.
Well, doesn't look like I'll be going into space any time soon!
Well I don't think this will do much. It's like when the US outlawed the selling of Alcohol. People continued to buy it, just illegally. It will be the same here, just with file sharing instead of alcohol.
Well, all of this will be long forgotten when XM takes comes built-in to cars and takes over.
What I want to know is if this will impact anything at all. How widely used is AIX anyway? I thought most servers were BSD or Linux by now.
Yeah, Open Source is great, and it's great to have the option to use it, but I'm not sure if making it mandatory is the right thing to do. And a lot of people think that Linux is Open Source, and so is everything in it, but the truth is that there are some Linux programs (not under the GPL) that are not Open Source.
That's a very good idea. As it is, plastic takes hundreds of years to degrade in nature. This will help a lot. Next on the list is glass, which currently takes around 1 million.
I remember back in the 90's everyone used AOL (version 3.0), on an old 14.4k modem, yet! I remember after a few years we bought a 56k modem for a whopping $100, but it was a huge improvement. Just shows you how quickly times can change.
Personally I don't see any use for software firewalls for the majority of home users. I have a Linksys router and it completely shields both of my computers from outside access unless I use port forwarding. This is much easier to configure and use than a software firewall, and if there is ever a port you need to open for whatever reason, just use port forwarding and it's done in 30 seconds.
Wow, AMD sure is pumping out those chips fast. It seems like just yesterday they were announcing the Barton core. Now they've already got a new chip. In my experience, you should never buy the newest stuff anyway. Wait a few months, then buy it when the price goes down.
The big thing I don't understand about the music piracy subject is why Napster was shut down and all these clones have sprung up, but none of them have been shut down. The Napster guy should have copyrighted P2P.
In my opinion, all these lawsuits and accusations have just become pointless and ridiculous. So Apple used the Unix trademark while marketing OS X! Who cares? I've never even heard of the Open Group. What business do they have suing Apple? If anyone is suing Apple it should be IBM or SCO or whoever really owns Unix.