Agreed. Digg is nice for a wider range of stories than you see on/., but if you're looking for a coherent discussion on the story, you won't find it there.
I've got a feeling that Apple won't play nice as far as software updates are concerned. Look at the cat and mouse game they're playing with Real. You want the latest Airport update? Either Software Update won't allow it to download, or it will, but it will also run a low-level check on your hardware using tools that get around the latest hacker tech, and disable the system if it doesn't find Apple hardware. Sure it can be hacked to run again... until the next update rolls around.
i doubt Apple is quaking in their boots over this. Pretty soon the effort to hack the OS will be something that only the l337est of haxx0rz can do, and Joe Sixpack will not have nearly the attention span to buy the $100 PC at Walmart and attempt this.
Re:Recommend your alternatives here
on
DivX 6.0 is Out
·
· Score: 2, Interesting
If a movie is encoded with menus, etc. will any player other than DivX's player be able to view it?
I have the DivX 5.2.1 codec on my Powerbook so I can watch movies with the Quicktime player. It doesn't have a clue, however, what to do with other container formats such as ogg or mkv. Those sometimes play, but if there are subtitles in a separate bundled file, there's no way to access it to turn them on.
Actually, because the broadcast flag is not in effect yet, the stories have been time-shifted. The other story was actually posted after this one. You're just reading them out-of-order.
That's because a lot of those companies have a business presense in the state of the buyer.
I used to buy stuff from the Apple Store online and never paid any sales tax. Then they opened an Apple Store in Milwaukee and just like that, the online store started charging me tax. It became cheaper to just drive to the store in the mall.
Mom and dad split up the kids. Or perhaps an option to lock two cars together so they go to the same destination. Toss the three kids into one with the controls disabled so they can't screw with anything except perhaps communicate with the car that Mom and Dad are enjoying by themselves. If there's a problem, the parents have the option to direct both cars to the nearest station.
The debate here seems to be that people can't be prohibited from using the spectrum for wireless use because of a misinterpretation of an FCC regulation. The logic seems to be that I should be allowed to set wireless access anywhere I want, regardless of other rules set forth by the property owner.
Suppose my employer has their own wireless network installed for employees to use, and for some reason, I choose to set up my own little mini-network that is detached from the company network. That network is causing interference and preventing people from accessing the company's network. Can the company tell me to shut mine off? According to some of the people here, the answer is no.
So I'm free to set up a wireless access point in the next plane I fly on? Who cares if the airline prohibits it? Federal law trumps the airline rules, navigational interference be damned!
Re:welcome to commoditisation
on
You've Got PC
·
· Score: 1
Um... right...
From the AOL site:
"Of course, the AOL Systemax PC runs on the award-winning Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system for incomparable performance and stability."
Slashdot Mirror
I just don't believe it...
Agreed. Digg is nice for a wider range of stories than you see on /., but if you're looking for a coherent discussion on the story, you won't find it there.
I've got a feeling that Apple won't play nice as far as software updates are concerned. Look at the cat and mouse game they're playing with Real. You want the latest Airport update? Either Software Update won't allow it to download, or it will, but it will also run a low-level check on your hardware using tools that get around the latest hacker tech, and disable the system if it doesn't find Apple hardware. Sure it can be hacked to run again... until the next update rolls around.
i doubt Apple is quaking in their boots over this. Pretty soon the effort to hack the OS will be something that only the l337est of haxx0rz can do, and Joe Sixpack will not have nearly the attention span to buy the $100 PC at Walmart and attempt this.
If a movie is encoded with menus, etc. will any player other than DivX's player be able to view it?
I have the DivX 5.2.1 codec on my Powerbook so I can watch movies with the Quicktime player. It doesn't have a clue, however, what to do with other container formats such as ogg or mkv. Those sometimes play, but if there are subtitles in a separate bundled file, there's no way to access it to turn them on.
Scroll to the east a bit and check out the Capitol building. It's completely pixeled out along with the surrounding buildings.
How about a security feature where besides entering a password, you need to tip your PB around in a certain pattern before it will unlock?
Actually, because the broadcast flag is not in effect yet, the stories have been time-shifted. The other story was actually posted after this one. You're just reading them out-of-order.
That's because a lot of those companies have a business presense in the state of the buyer.
I used to buy stuff from the Apple Store online and never paid any sales tax. Then they opened an Apple Store in Milwaukee and just like that, the online store started charging me tax. It became cheaper to just drive to the store in the mall.
You can also double-click on a point to recenter the map. A handy feature as you try to zoom in on a spot.
I just don't think I could do lutefisk...
Quick! Put that thing away!
Now with linkage!
Thanks, preview button!
A little bit about Xanadu now that we've killed it off for good...
I wonder if this was the same outage that took down Geocaching.com? Talk about your worst case scenarios...
Remember that story about the BBC site showing off its usage stats? I'd love to see what Apple's servers are going through right about now...
Oh, that's been done already...
Mom and dad split up the kids. Or perhaps an option to lock two cars together so they go to the same destination. Toss the three kids into one with the controls disabled so they can't screw with anything except perhaps communicate with the car that Mom and Dad are enjoying by themselves. If there's a problem, the parents have the option to direct both cars to the nearest station.
The government tickets speeders. Are you going to stop driving as well?
Yes... They would have to be some cunning linguists...
I did RTFA.
The debate here seems to be that people can't be prohibited from using the spectrum for wireless use because of a misinterpretation of an FCC regulation. The logic seems to be that I should be allowed to set wireless access anywhere I want, regardless of other rules set forth by the property owner.
Suppose my employer has their own wireless network installed for employees to use, and for some reason, I choose to set up my own little mini-network that is detached from the company network. That network is causing interference and preventing people from accessing the company's network. Can the company tell me to shut mine off? According to some of the people here, the answer is no.
Okay, how about a different example:
My employer keeps confidential data on its network and has prohibited the use of unauthorized WAPs due to the sensitive nature of the data.
Does the FCC's rules trump those of my employer's? Should I be allowed to set up an access point without fear of losing my job to insubordination?
So I'm free to set up a wireless access point in the next plane I fly on? Who cares if the airline prohibits it? Federal law trumps the airline rules, navigational interference be damned!
Apple's product hype cycle can be found here.
Um... right...
From the AOL site:
"Of course, the AOL Systemax PC runs on the award-winning Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition operating system for incomparable performance and stability."