I am only responding because you are *SO* clueless about CCTV cameras that you somehow fail to notice. Your statements that "I don't see them so they aren't there" and "78 million isn't very much money" are sad.
Please research this for yourself.
The facts are - at least tens of thousands of monitored cameras - at least tens millions of pounds spent on using the cameras each year.
CCTV in Cambridge - note: estimated that each Londoner is watched by 300 cameras each day. Cambridge alone has 127 camera and spends 1/3 million per year. Nationally, 20 million+ per year for the last decade.
Wired article "British authorities have placed great faith in CCTV as a crime control device, installing an estimated 1.5 million police cameras along the country's streets, buildings and mass transport systems. Still shots taken from video feed are used to identify protesters and hooligans."
To all the responses that claim there is no camera network, etc. etc..
Wired says "British authorities have placed great faith in CCTV as a crime control device, installing an estimated 1.5 million police cameras along the country's streets, buildings and mass transport systems. Still shots taken from video feed are used to identify protesters and hooligans."
That may not be every street corner, but that sure is a lot of cameras. (Oh and why identify protesters?)
There aren't cameras on every street corner. There aren't cameras linked by some all-seeing network run by some all-seeing network.
Well if you don't see them, they must not be there.
I've seen tons of cameras in every city I've been to in England. Many times the cameras have zoom lenses and are not obtrusive. Maybe you've gotten used to seeing them and don't notice anymore. I agree they don't have facial recognition etc. etc. but if you've seen what Las Vegas casinos have done, the technology is easily applied.
Maybe you should watch some of the shows they run on TLC or DSC showing some footage of UK police monitored cameras. Yes, they do monitor just about all the roadways and I believe most pedestrian streets in cities are covered with steerable, zoomable, recording cameras with a human operator.
Usually they are going after some skateboarder or something stupid, and it is *not* quite big brother, but it is far from nothing to be worried about. Way to dismiss legitimate privacy concerns with this gem:
when it's about as inaccurate as saying the Statue of Liberty is in Vietnam or that the White House is a department store <== (I suppose this is "insightful")
Any one notice that we already DO feed billions and billions.. I think it is around 6.3 billions currently (ok so some percentage of them don't have food but we *could* feed all 6.3 billion of us)
It's a whole white paper of cliches..
Introducing -- Welcome Our New [BLANK] Overlords BINGOv.01.11.21
Human genetic engineering creates hostile super-race (2070)
Humans assimilated into net (2075)
Immortality chip - people move into cyberspace (2100)
Self-aware machine intelligence (2015)
Robotic exercise companion (2020)
Cybernetic gladiators (2025)
Emotion control devices (2025)
Emotion control chips used to control criminals (2030)
AI technology imitating thinking processes of the brain (2018)
AI Entity awarded Nobel Prize (and has a PhD which took two years to get) (2018)
Learning superseded by transparent interface to smart computers (2025)
Creation of The Matrix (2025)
Full direct brain link (2030)
'Real' toy soldiers using nanotechnology (2035)
Insect-like robots used for crop pollination (2012)
Electronic life form given basic rights (2020)
Smelly telly using chips with small reservoirs of chemicals (2010)
Living genetically engineered Furby (2040)
Side note: wasn't this *last* year?! ==> "MP3 Net downloads dominate over CD distribution (2010)"
I like the approach of some of these newer mix-ed mode games, where there is a few "planners" and the rest are foot soldiers (usually FPS-like). I always thought that the WarCraft genre would be cool if it was tag-team and one person could only do the resources/build units/research and another person concentrated on unit movements and battle. (Or maybe a smart AI or pre-programmed profile that handled decisions about what to research or when to build new units)
Device Profile: Roku HD1000 high definition digital media player
(Dec. 1, 2003)
Roku calls its first product, the $499 HD1000, "the world's first high-definition digital media player." The product displays content from memory cards or networked PCs on High Definition TVs (HDTVs) including LCD and Plasma TVs. The HD1000's open, Linux-based architecture makes it especially interesting to embedded hackers, and Roku encourages such use.
Roku was founded by Anthony Wood, who, according to Roku, "created Dreamweaver," "created ReplayTV," and "invented the digital video recorder." "Roku" means six in Japanese, and the company claims to be the sixth company founded through Wood's inventions.
Roku bases the HD1000 on "Roku OS," a Linux-based operating system optimized for digital media and open for application development. "Developers can extend the home entertainment experience to include new types of digital media and applications," says Roku CTO Don Woodward. Roku will actively cultivate third-party applications through an SDK it will release before 2004.
Woodward adds that Roku is focused on consumer-oriented design, "[We build] products from the outside in, so to speak, in contrast to inside-out PC-based products, which tend to be unattractive and complicated to use."
What'll she do?
High-definition TV content remains scarce, according to Roku, and the HD1000 is intended to help fill that gap, letting HDTV owners actually use their machines rather than just having them hanging there, on the wall, with nothing to do. "The Roku HD1000 gives HDTV owners the ability to create a high-definition showcase for art, music, and photos that is individual and unique," says Woodward.
The Roku HD1000 range of media capabilities comprises digital photos, art, music, and "dynamic media applications." Content is displayed through memory card slots for CompactFlash, MMC, SD, Memory Stick, and SmartMedia. Or, the Roku HD1000 can connect via Ethernet or Wi-Fi to a home network.
The device works with any TV, though it was built specifically for HDTVs.
Roku says that industry analysts predict 42 million U.S. homes will have an HDTV by the end of 2007. HDVT prices are falling, it says, and approaching regulatory deadlines will ensure implementation of high-definition standards and programming, in turn stimulating consumer demand for HDTV.
Along with the HD1000, Roku sells "Art Packs," which provide collections of high-definition still and motion art, called LiveArt, on removable memory cards. "Art Packs can transform any HDTV into an inspiring home gallery with endless digital media possibilities, from museum collections to nature scenes, dream cars, and professional photography," notes Woodward. "Looping HD MPEG2 clips, JPEG, or MPEG are all supported."
The Roku HD1000 and Roku Art Packs are available now in consumer electronics stores nationwide, but are only the first of the company's planned products. For example, the company is working on "visualizer" software to graphically represent music played through an HDTV system.
Third party opportunity
Roku says its HD1000 is the only digital media player that opens the door to third-party developers. Though transparent to the consumer, the Roku OS allows third-party developers to build applications that enhance enjoyment of high-definition digital media players.
The Roku HD1000 is based on the Roku OS, an open platform that includes Roku's advanced media APIs and the Linux Kernel. Roku says that developers can quickly craft innovative and custom applications that take advantage of the TV-centric user interface elements, network and memory card access, MP3, MPEG, windowing system, graphics library, and other media engines. A C/C++ SDK will be available by the end of the year 2003.
In addition, custom installers can control the Roku HD1000 without the SDK by using simple ASCII control commands. The HD1000 is completely controllable from the
I saw this on the local news just yesterday. How annoying this whole discussion is.. The recommendation was to only use the available sockets = safe?! The news was saying don't put more than 6 sockets in a six socket power-strip. Now/.'ers are saying "don't chain power-strips" and "I only have two free sockets in my room".
It is very simple for geeks to do all the necessary computations involved here..
Power(W) = Volt(V) * Current(A)
RMS is not same as AC is not the same as DC, but power ratings pretty much are
In the dorms, avoid halogen lamps and large CRTs (especially turning on and off)
Christmas lights (indoor-type) use very little wattage and you can chain tons of them together.
Your circuit breaker in a modern building WILL trip before you ever have a problem, so use as many power-strips until the power goes out.
Note to people sick of the moderating: Could you PLEASE stop pointing out the +5 comments:
- How many posts have you seen
- "With a list of all the cliches"
- That someone can't stand to read as +5
- And now they are concisely put in a bitching list
- "But, now aren't funny like the original +5 posts"
Ok, so the grand universe is hinting that I should not be reading/. in the middle of the night... Here's my proof: an article about "how can I be less lonely?"
I did some research and the coolest features I've found for 20GB MP3 players:
(a) iRiver iHP-120 and Rio Karma both support Ogg
(b) Rio Karma supports ethernet LAN charger with RCA plugs for home theatre
(c) Samsung YP-910 has FM encoder and antenna for FM broadcast
(d) iRiver iHP-120 allows realtime recording from and of its inputs
(e) Almost all new players match iPod footprint
Most players typically have:
MP3/WAV playback
2" backlit monochrome LCD display
In-line remote
USB 2.0 support
Built-in Li-Ion rechargable battery
(Prices are estimates from pricegrabber.com) iPod ($388)
IEEE 1394a (USB 2.0 extra)
AAC/AIFF
Dimensions: 4.1" x 2.4" x 0.62" (5.6 oz)
Dell Digital Jukebox 20 ($325)
Front mounted 3-way scroll-barrel
WMA (7,8,9 DRM)
Built-in Voice Recorder Mic (WAV IMA ADPCM 8kHz Mono)
Dimensions: 4.1" x 2.7" x 0.86" (7.61 oz)
iRiver iHP-120 ($358)
FM Tuner and digital input & output
Backlit inline remote w/ 4-line LCD
Realtime MP3 recording from voice, FM, optical or analog inputs
Supports Ogg/ASF/WMA
Dimensions: 4.1" x 2.4" x 0.7" (5.3 oz)
Samsung YP-910GS ($315)
FM encoder (tx) and antenna (broadcasts to FM freq)
Built-in FM tuner
Dimensions: 4.19" x 2.54" x 0.78" (6.0 oz)
Rio Karma ($277)
Ogg/FLAC support
Base-station supports ethernet LAN with RCA jacks
Greyscale LCD with visualizations
Dimensions: 2.7" x 3.0" x 0.9" (5.5 oz)
Archos Gmini 120 ($306)
Gov. Taft,
I am outraged at the proposed changes that are included in H.B. 179. The proposed changes to O.R.C. are overly broad and would make criminals out of any electronics store customers and employees simply by testing out any of the recording equipment in the store. Any store that sold cameras or video-cameras would not be allowed to play videos on the same premises. It could be further suggested that modern cellular phones that include cameras would be considered recording devices and further put citizens at risk for criminal prosecution if the phones were brought into a movie theatre.
I feel this wording was adding due to pressure from large corporations such as the RIAA and MPAA and does not serve the citizens of Ohio. Please do not sign this Bill as written.
The feature size is independant of the fab tooling. AMD will implement the smallest affordable feature size at the time the fab comes on line and most likely will be running two feature sizes. Depending on who is making their chips in two years (probably IBM) they will most likely use the same masks and try to get matching silicon up to production levels.
The fab is mostly just the facility (shake proof bldg, class 1, 10, 100, etc, wafer handling). What goes into the fab is the latest equiptment. That equipment will support multiple generations of lithography.
"tech support for the mob" and "about P2P applications"
I thought organized crime on the internet has already hit the news... extorting people for money, manipulating courts and laywers, going after people's teenage daughters.. (shoot, now I'm confused if I mean SCO or RIAA)
If law enforcement obtains a court order that means they have sufficient evidence against the suspect. This is no different from tapping phones in that law enforcement has some evidence against a person but is looking for the final piece of the puzzle. Using the onboard navigation system goes one step further, however, allowing police to actually track someone down who is running from the law.
No, read the latest DCMA/SuperDCMA. Fact is there are now blanket terrorist claims that do not need "evidence" for court orders AND in many cases, a court order is not needed. The bigger concern is most criminals who are running from the law WILL NOT HAVE ONSTAR(tm) at least not until they are in most vehicles. Most people with ONSTAR are wealthy, middle-class, boring mini-van owners.
Get the making of Family Guy... it explains it all. I think it is DVD extras or something, (I got it off a torrent).. MacFarlane (Image/Spawn guy) tells all about Stewie and the origin of his affect and temperment.
How annoying, first they cancel the show despite the LARGEST viewer response of any cancelled program. Then they leave it cancelled just long enough so it will suck by the time they put it back on the air. And then they claim it was a "late-bloomer". Fact is they realized they fsck'd up when they looked at the DVD sales and some exec wanted an explaination.
Fox Television Entertainment Group chairman Sandy Grushow said a decision is expected soon and called the series a late-blooming phenomenon that may have aired before its time.
Pennsylvania already tried this type of mega-giant fiber plans, but got screwed by the telecoms. Hopefully the Morons with their genius city planning (seriously, they plan cities better than any one, well on a grid) will do this better.
What they paid: $2.1B + $3B extra by 2015
What they got: crap
What they paid for: "This capability falls short of Verizon's commitment; Verizon committed to providing two-way broadband capability of at least 45 Mbps," noted Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission member Terrance J. Fitzpatrick in a statement. "The Commission accepted this commitment, and approved the Plan based upon that commitment."
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I am only responding because you are *SO* clueless about CCTV cameras that you somehow fail to notice. Your statements that "I don't see them so they aren't there" and "78 million isn't very much money" are sad.
Please research this for yourself. The facts are - at least tens of thousands of monitored cameras - at least tens millions of pounds spent on using the cameras each year.
CCTV in Cambridge - note: estimated that each Londoner is watched by 300 cameras each day. Cambridge alone has 127 camera and spends 1/3 million per year. Nationally, 20 million+ per year for the last decade.
Wired article "British authorities have placed great faith in CCTV as a crime control device, installing an estimated 1.5 million police cameras along the country's streets, buildings and mass transport systems. Still shots taken from video feed are used to identify protesters and hooligans."
78 million pounds for 250 new CCTV monitored systems
40 million per year is currently spent on CCTV
In Jan 2000 a further 40 million was allocated to 218 public CCTV schemes.
At present, there are well over 750 local public closed circuit tv surveillance systems in operation in the UK.
Search Parliament for CCTV spending yourself
(Oh, BTW your officials are now selling footage of your cameras to the highest bidder)
To all the responses that claim there is no camera network, etc. etc..
Wired says "British authorities have placed great faith in CCTV as a crime control device, installing an estimated 1.5 million police cameras along the country's streets, buildings and mass transport systems. Still shots taken from video feed are used to identify protesters and hooligans."
That may not be every street corner, but that sure is a lot of cameras. (Oh and why identify protesters?)
There aren't cameras on every street corner. There aren't cameras linked by some all-seeing network run by some all-seeing network.
Well if you don't see them, they must not be there.
I've seen tons of cameras in every city I've been to in England. Many times the cameras have zoom lenses and are not obtrusive. Maybe you've gotten used to seeing them and don't notice anymore. I agree they don't have facial recognition etc. etc. but if you've seen what Las Vegas casinos have done, the technology is easily applied.
You're gonna get a million or responses about the new coyright laws...
She kissed Britney as a publicity stunt.. Wake up and smell the corporate shill..
Usually they are going after some skateboarder or something stupid, and it is *not* quite big brother, but it is far from nothing to be worried about. Way to dismiss legitimate privacy concerns with this gem:
Any one notice that we already DO feed billions and billions.. I think it is around 6.3 billions currently (ok so some percentage of them don't have food but we *could* feed all 6.3 billion of us)
It's a whole white paper of cliches..
Introducing -- Welcome Our New [BLANK] Overlords BINGO v.01.11.21
Human genetic engineering creates hostile super-race (2070)
Humans assimilated into net (2075)
Immortality chip - people move into cyberspace (2100)
Self-aware machine intelligence (2015)
Robotic exercise companion (2020)
Cybernetic gladiators (2025)
Emotion control devices (2025)
Emotion control chips used to control criminals (2030)
AI technology imitating thinking processes of the brain (2018)
AI Entity awarded Nobel Prize (and has a PhD which took two years to get) (2018)
Learning superseded by transparent interface to smart computers (2025)
Creation of The Matrix (2025)
Full direct brain link (2030)
'Real' toy soldiers using nanotechnology (2035)
Insect-like robots used for crop pollination (2012)
Electronic life form given basic rights (2020)
Smelly telly using chips with small reservoirs of chemicals (2010)
Living genetically engineered Furby (2040)
Side note: wasn't this *last* year?! ==> "MP3 Net downloads dominate over CD distribution (2010)"
I like the approach of some of these newer mix-ed mode games, where there is a few "planners" and the rest are foot soldiers (usually FPS-like). I always thought that the WarCraft genre would be cool if it was tag-team and one person could only do the resources/build units/research and another person concentrated on unit movements and battle. (Or maybe a smart AI or pre-programmed profile that handled decisions about what to research or when to build new units)
Device Profile: Roku HD1000 high definition digital media player
(Dec. 1, 2003)
Roku calls its first product, the $499 HD1000, "the world's first high-definition digital media player." The product displays content from memory cards or networked PCs on High Definition TVs (HDTVs) including LCD and Plasma TVs. The HD1000's open, Linux-based architecture makes it especially interesting to embedded hackers, and Roku encourages such use.
Roku was founded by Anthony Wood, who, according to Roku, "created Dreamweaver," "created ReplayTV," and "invented the digital video recorder." "Roku" means six in Japanese, and the company claims to be the sixth company founded through Wood's inventions.
Roku bases the HD1000 on "Roku OS," a Linux-based operating system optimized for digital media and open for application development. "Developers can extend the home entertainment experience to include new types of digital media and applications," says Roku CTO Don Woodward. Roku will actively cultivate third-party applications through an SDK it will release before 2004.
Woodward adds that Roku is focused on consumer-oriented design, "[We build] products from the outside in, so to speak, in contrast to inside-out PC-based products, which tend to be unattractive and complicated to use."
What'll she do?
High-definition TV content remains scarce, according to Roku, and the HD1000 is intended to help fill that gap, letting HDTV owners actually use their machines rather than just having them hanging there, on the wall, with nothing to do. "The Roku HD1000 gives HDTV owners the ability to create a high-definition showcase for art, music, and photos that is individual and unique," says Woodward.
The Roku HD1000 range of media capabilities comprises digital photos, art, music, and "dynamic media applications." Content is displayed through memory card slots for CompactFlash, MMC, SD, Memory Stick, and SmartMedia. Or, the Roku HD1000 can connect via Ethernet or Wi-Fi to a home network.
The device works with any TV, though it was built specifically for HDTVs.
Roku says that industry analysts predict 42 million U.S. homes will have an HDTV by the end of 2007. HDVT prices are falling, it says, and approaching regulatory deadlines will ensure implementation of high-definition standards and programming, in turn stimulating consumer demand for HDTV.
Along with the HD1000, Roku sells "Art Packs," which provide collections of high-definition still and motion art, called LiveArt, on removable memory cards. "Art Packs can transform any HDTV into an inspiring home gallery with endless digital media possibilities, from museum collections to nature scenes, dream cars, and professional photography," notes Woodward. "Looping HD MPEG2 clips, JPEG, or MPEG are all supported."
The Roku HD1000 and Roku Art Packs are available now in consumer electronics stores nationwide, but are only the first of the company's planned products. For example, the company is working on "visualizer" software to graphically represent music played through an HDTV system.
Third party opportunity
Roku says its HD1000 is the only digital media player that opens the door to third-party developers. Though transparent to the consumer, the Roku OS allows third-party developers to build applications that enhance enjoyment of high-definition digital media players.
The Roku HD1000 is based on the Roku OS, an open platform that includes Roku's advanced media APIs and the Linux Kernel. Roku says that developers can quickly craft innovative and custom applications that take advantage of the TV-centric user interface elements, network and memory card access, MP3, MPEG, windowing system, graphics library, and other media engines. A C/C++ SDK will be available by the end of the year 2003.
In addition, custom installers can control the Roku HD1000 without the SDK by using simple ASCII control commands. The HD1000 is completely controllable from the
Neuros HD 20GB MP3 Digital Audio Computer ($199)
USB2.0 support not yet available
Five programmable preset buttons on case
Beta WMA/OGG support (linux also)
FM tuner
FM broadcast for play on FM radio
Can also carry other files as portable HD
Record to MP3 from mic, line-in, FM tuner
Dimensions: 5.3" x 3.1" x 1.3" (9.4 oz)
I saw this on the local news just yesterday. How annoying this whole discussion is.. The recommendation was to only use the available sockets = safe?! The news was saying don't put more than 6 sockets in a six socket power-strip. Now /.'ers are saying "don't chain power-strips" and "I only have two free sockets in my room".
It is very simple for geeks to do all the necessary computations involved here..
Power(W) = Volt(V) * Current(A)
RMS is not same as AC is not the same as DC, but power ratings pretty much are
In the dorms, avoid halogen lamps and large CRTs (especially turning on and off)
Christmas lights (indoor-type) use very little wattage and you can chain tons of them together.
Your circuit breaker in a modern building WILL trip before you ever have a problem, so use as many power-strips until the power goes out.
Note to people sick of the moderating: Could you PLEASE stop pointing out the +5 comments: - How many posts have you seen - "With a list of all the cliches" - That someone can't stand to read as +5 - And now they are concisely put in a bitching list - "But, now aren't funny like the original +5 posts"
Leave your house
Talk to people (or animals, maybe trees)
(profit?)
(a) iRiver iHP-120 and Rio Karma both support Ogg
(b) Rio Karma supports ethernet LAN charger with RCA plugs for home theatre
(c) Samsung YP-910 has FM encoder and antenna for FM broadcast
(d) iRiver iHP-120 allows realtime recording from and of its inputs
(e) Almost all new players match iPod footprint
Most players typically have:
MP3/WAV playback
2" backlit monochrome LCD display
In-line remote
USB 2.0 support
Built-in Li-Ion rechargable battery
(Prices are estimates from pricegrabber.com)
iPod ($388)
IEEE 1394a (USB 2.0 extra)
AAC/AIFF
Dimensions: 4.1" x 2.4" x 0.62" (5.6 oz)
Dell Digital Jukebox 20 ($325)
Front mounted 3-way scroll-barrel
WMA (7,8,9 DRM)
Built-in Voice Recorder Mic (WAV IMA ADPCM 8kHz Mono)
Dimensions: 4.1" x 2.7" x 0.86" (7.61 oz)
iRiver iHP-120 ($358)
FM Tuner and digital input & output
Backlit inline remote w/ 4-line LCD
Realtime MP3 recording from voice, FM, optical or analog inputs
Supports Ogg/ASF/WMA
Dimensions: 4.1" x 2.4" x 0.7" (5.3 oz)
Samsung YP-910GS ($315)
FM encoder (tx) and antenna (broadcasts to FM freq)
Built-in FM tuner
Dimensions: 4.19" x 2.54" x 0.78" (6.0 oz)
Rio Karma ($277)
Ogg/FLAC support
Base-station supports ethernet LAN with RCA jacks
Greyscale LCD with visualizations
Dimensions: 2.7" x 3.0" x 0.9" (5.5 oz)
Archos Gmini 120 ($306)
Supports CompactFlash
Upgradable Voice Recorder/FM/PhotoWallet modules ($$)
Dimensions: 4.45" x 3.07" x 1.02" (8.61 oz)
Nomad Jukebox Zen ($220)
Dimensions: 4.43" x 2.99" x 0.95" (9.5 oz)
Nomad Jukebox Zen NX ($250)
Dimensions: 4.4" x 3.0" x 0.86" (7.9 oz)
Philips HDD100 15GB MP3 Player ($269)
Dimensions: 4.19" x 2.54" x 0.78" (5.92 oz)
RCA Lyra 20 GB Jukebox MP3 ($240)
CompactFlash
mp3PRO/WMA
Dimensions: 5.2" x 3.14" x 1.0"
Archos Jukebox Multimedia ($229)
MPEG4
Dimensions: 4.45" x 3.11" x 1.18 in (10.23 oz)
RCA Lyra 40GB Jukebox RD2840 ($260)
mp3PRO/WMA
Dimensions: 4.5" x 3.2" x 0.9" (9.6 oz)
RCA Lyra Audio/Video Jukebox RD2780 20GB ($389)
3.5" color LCD QVGA 320 X 240
MPEG1/MPEG4 video
mp3PRO/WMA
Dimensions: 5.37" x 3.13" x 0.95"
Archos AV320 MP3/Video Player ($450)
Dimensions: 2.3" x 2.1" x 1.2"
Gov. Taft, I am outraged at the proposed changes that are included in H.B. 179. The proposed changes to O.R.C. are overly broad and would make criminals out of any electronics store customers and employees simply by testing out any of the recording equipment in the store. Any store that sold cameras or video-cameras would not be allowed to play videos on the same premises. It could be further suggested that modern cellular phones that include cameras would be considered recording devices and further put citizens at risk for criminal prosecution if the phones were brought into a movie theatre. I feel this wording was adding due to pressure from large corporations such as the RIAA and MPAA and does not serve the citizens of Ohio. Please do not sign this Bill as written.
The feature size is independant of the fab tooling. AMD will implement the smallest affordable feature size at the time the fab comes on line and most likely will be running two feature sizes. Depending on who is making their chips in two years (probably IBM) they will most likely use the same masks and try to get matching silicon up to production levels.
The fab is mostly just the facility (shake proof bldg, class 1, 10, 100, etc, wafer handling). What goes into the fab is the latest equiptment. That equipment will support multiple generations of lithography.
"tech support for the mob" and "about P2P applications"
I thought organized crime on the internet has already hit the news...
extorting people for money, manipulating courts and laywers, going after people's teenage daughters.. (shoot, now I'm confused if I mean SCO or RIAA)
No, read the latest DCMA/SuperDCMA. Fact is there are now blanket terrorist claims that do not need "evidence" for court orders AND in many cases, a court order is not needed. The bigger concern is most criminals who are running from the law WILL NOT HAVE ONSTAR(tm) at least not until they are in most vehicles. Most people with ONSTAR are wealthy, middle-class, boring mini-van owners.
Thanks to DCMA, you won't be able to do this!
Step 1: Procure 120 sharks Step 2: ..oh nevermind.. too obvious
Developers.. Developers.. Developers.. Developers.. (Thanks Steve for the millions of smiles)
Get the making of Family Guy... it explains it all. I think it is DVD extras or something, (I got it off a torrent).. MacFarlane (Image/Spawn guy) tells all about Stewie and the origin of his affect and temperment.
Pennsylvania already tried this type of mega-giant fiber plans, but got screwed by the telecoms. Hopefully the Morons with their genius city planning (seriously, they plan cities better than any one, well on a grid) will do this better.
What they paid: $2.1B + $3B extra by 2015
What they got: crap
What they paid for:
"This capability falls short of Verizon's commitment; Verizon committed to providing two-way broadband capability of at least 45 Mbps," noted Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission member Terrance J. Fitzpatrick in a statement. "The Commission accepted this commitment, and approved the Plan based upon that commitment."