So you're claiming that telemetry data for hundreds of millions of users, made by the largest software company, who owns the second largest computing cloud, has just two hosts assigned for collecting that data. That is totally credible.
I disagree with your maths. If the saving was 50/mo you'd break even in 6 months. The GTX 970 consumes 145 watt, the GTX 980 consumes 165 watt according to NVidia. In a total of 15 days of non stop full use, 360 hours, this translates to 52.2 kwh for the GTX 970 (USD 13.42, I pay usd 0.26/kwh) versus 59.4 kwh for the GTX 980 (USD 15.27). So the saving would be USD 1.85 per month, however if I'm not mistaken the GTX 980 is the better of the two so there is no 'saving' as such.
Not just Western science. Every culture on earth has some taboo on examining human psychology and physiology because of sensitivities, especially in the areas of sex and race. However this is constrained solely to homo sapiens studies. But I love how you somehow extrapolate this to troll physics research. Is the watercooler on the third floor still broken, Sergey?
How and when were chemical weapons universally abandoned? After they were used in large quantities. How and when were nuclear weapons regulated? After they were produced in large quantities.
Sure, many will have cried wolf before the turning point, but the past predicts what will eventually happen with AI and robot weapons. The problem is, this time the weapons display complex behaviour, making a rogue entity particularly hard to contain. We'd better prepare for such an event by developing anti-AI tech (such as EMPs) instead of holding back science out of fear for the unknown.
There may be less revenue from selling their own produced shows. But it works both ways, so instead of paying for foreign shows as they do now, they now get those for free. So there is no net loss. Lots of money will probably saved on the sales people, trade shows, beancounters and legal people, which can now be directed to producing TV.
I'm really not interested in other European state broadcasts. They all bring the same boring politically correct leftish point of view. It's sponsorship of a particular media channel while all the other commercial channels have to fight for every penny. Exactly the kind of government interference for which countries such as Russia and Iran are blamed.
Maybe it's time to let go of state run channels like the BBC as a relic of the past and let the market decide what viewers want to see. However, barring geolicensing creates a new set of problems by itself. It would mean that licensing costs for movies, tv series and sports events would skyrocket as the potential target audience is multiplied, while the stations will more or less keep the same number of viewers.
Which is totally opposite as it was half a century ago. At least, where I live. If you were too drunk to come home, you'd be taken by the cops to sleep it off and then you'd be able to go home without further consequences. Nowadays, if you drink too much you get arrested, it's added to your permanent record, a digital trail is created and you are labelled for life as an alcoholic. On the other hand, real crime like robbery or burglary was a grave offence, meaning you'd be punished harshly and excommunicated from your family. These days they are handled as if they are victims of society, getting light sentences if caught at all (first offence a slap on the wrist, second offence some community service, and so on) and are usually out after a few hours. It will get ugly indeed.
It amazes me how you can be arrested in the UK just for not being polite. I mean, a judge should have objected to that long ago as it goes against freedom of expression.
Such contracts are simply not valid in most developed nations outside of the US. I could agree to give up my firstborn in a clickwrap agreement, however that doesn't make it legal. Nice try, though. OT: perhaps Google could blacklist apps for just the jurisdictions in which the trademarks are valid.
I don't think you understand the phrase "With respect to a business model".
Sony, IBM, Facebook, eBay, Amazon, Google and many others
please point me to the source code of their *core product*. Google search algorithms? Closed source. Sony firmwares? Closed source. IBM DB2, AIX, Lotus? Closed source. eBay.com? Closed source. Amazon.com? Closed source.
The only people who swallow your bullshit are too lazy to check their facts.
The first version of OS/X was released in 2001, quite some time after Windows 95. Mac OS did not support proper multitasking like Windows did at the time. All versions of MacOS prior to OS/X were using cooperative multitasking.
Perhaps, if the companies were to pay their fair amount of tax, the EU wouldn't be chasing them for their money. instead these tech companies choose to employ the most drastic of measures to prevent paying up. I'm not surprised the EU takes drastic measures as well to recover these losses.
In that case, you still cannot be prosecuted for complying with NZ customs. You may be prosecuted for bringing a sensitive asset to a different nation. If you are violating the law as you state, this has happened long before entering customs.
> a drug addict, rapist, or mass murderer Addiction is a medical issue. Rape and mass murder are rather serious crimes. If my child became addicted to a substance, I'd take it in my house at any cost. But in the case of rape or murder, well, that will end family ties for a few decades.
> But sooner or later everything will move to some sort of desktop/app virtualization where the end user's comp can be anything. It's just a display/interface.
Always the same story since I started out in IT. First centralization, then decentralization. First coupling, then decoupling. First the terminal, then the fat client, then the thin client. First the server web apps, then the native client apps and so on and so on. It's just ping pong.
Those watches don't need an extended applecare plan to be supported for decades. They are made by companies whose core business is making watches. And they are still in prestine condition after half a century. When you suddenly need funds, you can always sell that Rolex you inherited. Now try to imagine a Pawnstars episode with someone offering a 10 year old gold applewatch with a dead battery (not servicable ofcourse), for 10k.
It will be really cool to wear in a three years time, when the device is no longer supported for updates. Or in 5 years time, when the batteries are dead, the charger is no longer produced, and the owner realises that it would have been a better investment to buy a real watch for that money. 10k for a watch with a one year warranty, hopefully the owners can afford applecare. Bring out Nelson!
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So you're claiming that telemetry data for hundreds of millions of users, made by the largest software company, who owns the second largest computing cloud, has just two hosts assigned for collecting that data. That is totally credible.
> What really pissed me off [..] is how Microsoft callously has ignored any wishes I had previously stated regarding my preferences [..]
Are you sure you used the correct e-mail address?
I disagree with your maths. If the saving was 50/mo you'd break even in 6 months. The GTX 970 consumes 145 watt, the GTX 980 consumes 165 watt according to NVidia. In a total of 15 days of non stop full use, 360 hours, this translates to 52.2 kwh for the GTX 970 (USD 13.42, I pay usd 0.26/kwh) versus 59.4 kwh for the GTX 980 (USD 15.27). So the saving would be USD 1.85 per month, however if I'm not mistaken the GTX 980 is the better of the two so there is no 'saving' as such.
Not just Western science. Every culture on earth has some taboo on examining human psychology and physiology because of sensitivities, especially in the areas of sex and race. However this is constrained solely to homo sapiens studies. But I love how you somehow extrapolate this to troll physics research. Is the watercooler on the third floor still broken, Sergey?
Until you travel at 0.7c and you discover the batteries are dead because solar isn't working at this speed so you cannot slow down.
How and when were chemical weapons universally abandoned? After they were used in large quantities.
How and when were nuclear weapons regulated? After they were produced in large quantities.
Sure, many will have cried wolf before the turning point, but the past predicts what will eventually happen with AI and robot weapons. The problem is, this time the weapons display complex behaviour, making a rogue entity particularly hard to contain. We'd better prepare for such an event by developing anti-AI tech (such as EMPs) instead of holding back science out of fear for the unknown.
There may be less revenue from selling their own produced shows. But it works both ways, so instead of paying for foreign shows as they do now, they now get those for free. So there is no net loss. Lots of money will probably saved on the sales people, trade shows, beancounters and legal people, which can now be directed to producing TV.
I'm really not interested in other European state broadcasts. They all bring the same boring politically correct leftish point of view. It's sponsorship of a particular media channel while all the other commercial channels have to fight for every penny. Exactly the kind of government interference for which countries such as Russia and Iran are blamed.
Maybe it's time to let go of state run channels like the BBC as a relic of the past and let the market decide what viewers want to see. However, barring geolicensing creates a new set of problems by itself. It would mean that licensing costs for movies, tv series and sports events would skyrocket as the potential target audience is multiplied, while the stations will more or less keep the same number of viewers.
Which is totally opposite as it was half a century ago. At least, where I live. If you were too drunk to come home, you'd be taken by the cops to sleep it off and then you'd be able to go home without further consequences. Nowadays, if you drink too much you get arrested, it's added to your permanent record, a digital trail is created and you are labelled for life as an alcoholic.
On the other hand, real crime like robbery or burglary was a grave offence, meaning you'd be punished harshly and excommunicated from your family. These days they are handled as if they are victims of society, getting light sentences if caught at all (first offence a slap on the wrist, second offence some community service, and so on) and are usually out after a few hours. It will get ugly indeed.
It amazes me how you can be arrested in the UK just for not being polite. I mean, a judge should have objected to that long ago as it goes against freedom of expression.
Such contracts are simply not valid in most developed nations outside of the US. I could agree to give up my firstborn in a clickwrap agreement, however that doesn't make it legal. Nice try, though. OT: perhaps Google could blacklist apps for just the jurisdictions in which the trademarks are valid.
I don't think you understand the phrase "With respect to a business model".
Sony, IBM, Facebook, eBay, Amazon, Google and many others
please point me to the source code of their *core product*.
Google search algorithms? Closed source.
Sony firmwares? Closed source.
IBM DB2, AIX, Lotus? Closed source.
eBay.com? Closed source.
Amazon.com? Closed source.
The only people who swallow your bullshit are too lazy to check their facts.
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The first version of OS/X was released in 2001, quite some time after Windows 95. Mac OS did not support proper multitasking like Windows did at the time. All versions of MacOS prior to OS/X were using cooperative multitasking.
They power up the device, and apparently it works by providing thrust somehow. What fault? I really need one of those for my car ASAP.
Perhaps, if the companies were to pay their fair amount of tax, the EU wouldn't be chasing them for their money. instead these tech companies choose to employ the most drastic of measures to prevent paying up. I'm not surprised the EU takes drastic measures as well to recover these losses.
> Windows Update dialog in Control Panel can be stuck
Windows update has been in the new settings app since a few preview builds ago.
In that case, you still cannot be prosecuted for complying with NZ customs. You may be prosecuted for bringing a sensitive asset to a different nation. If you are violating the law as you state, this has happened long before entering customs.
> a drug addict, rapist, or mass murderer
Addiction is a medical issue. Rape and mass murder are rather serious crimes. If my child became addicted to a substance, I'd take it in my house at any cost. But in the case of rape or murder, well, that will end family ties for a few decades.
You cannot contractually forbid anyone to comply with the law, so your point is moot.
> But sooner or later everything will move to some sort of desktop/app virtualization where the end user's comp can be anything. It's just a display/interface.
Always the same story since I started out in IT. First centralization, then decentralization. First coupling, then decoupling. First the terminal, then the fat client, then the thin client. First the server web apps, then the native client apps and so on and so on. It's just ping pong.
In which case, a USD 30 Raspberry Pi with kodi/xbmc beats them all, in price, performance and included features.
Those watches don't need an extended applecare plan to be supported for decades. They are made by companies whose core business is making watches. And they are still in prestine condition after half a century. When you suddenly need funds, you can always sell that Rolex you inherited. Now try to imagine a Pawnstars episode with someone offering a 10 year old gold applewatch with a dead battery (not servicable ofcourse), for 10k.
It will be really cool to wear in a three years time, when the device is no longer supported for updates. Or in 5 years time, when the batteries are dead, the charger is no longer produced, and the owner realises that it would have been a better investment to buy a real watch for that money. 10k for a watch with a one year warranty, hopefully the owners can afford applecare. Bring out Nelson!