Network applications such as VoIP (Voice over IP or Internet Telephony), streaming audio and video, file sharing, chat, network games, and others will be implemented...
Like people are really going to need to chat, share files, and watch streaming video during an emergency.
Does anyone else not get it?
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I don't know about you, but I don't really see the point of using an aerosol can to make computers. Yeah, I get the medical thing (and I think it's a good idea) but why do you have to spray it on? Why not simply apply it with some tweezers and glue? Is it funner to shake up a can, say "Close your eyes!" and press down on the little button?
With this you could take a pen and spray it and it becomes an interface in its own right.
Umm... okay... So everyone has a can of "Kwik-n-Ez Spray-on computers" sitting on their desk and then they say, "I want to interface with my computer!" shake up the can and spray their pen. "There! I typed a command, now I'd better throw the pen out and when I need to interface again I'll shake it up and spray!"
It's very relieving to think that it is this easy to recover your data on a hosed HDD. I'm not saying that this information is false, but believe me, if you rely completely on this method and neglect to make backups, you may find yourself in deep shit later. Still, it is great to have this option to try.
Why would you want to convert your voice into packets and send it using IP when you can just broadcast your voice into the air? Imagine if you were in an area with poor reception. You speak into the phone and... wait 60 seconds... the other person hears you.
And you can only call people with compatible phones!? This phone is going down the tube.
I don't see why websites should get your consent for cookies. Most modern day browsers like Mozilla or IE6, there are options to restrict first-party cookies and second-party cookies based on the website's compact privacy policy. You can even create a blacklist of websites you know abuse cookie power. Of course, some sites might not have a compact privacy policy, so maybe better legislation would require a policy on every site!
Even still, I've never been very concerned about cookies. If you're worried about them tracking your every movement on the internet, block third-party cookies. And keep in mind they can track you by IP address!
Overall, I think this is plain unfair to the websites that will have to completely rewrite their whole websites to comply with this ridiculous law. Luckily I don't have to deal with it!
The only problem here is that everyone is using too many IPv4 addresses. Why does every appliance or computer you own need to have a public IP address? It would better if they all have private addresses behind a firewall. If your washing machine (snort) needs to be accessed from the outside, you can simply forward the "washing machine" port on your one public IP address to your washing machine device.
We also need to get the big corporations to give back the IP addresses we gave them back in the days when we thought we had an unlimited supply of IP addresses. HP alone has 16 million public IP addresses. (That's the equivalent of all addresses in the 10.0.0.0 network) So every computer in their company has its own public IP address, even though most are behind a firewall. The 10.0.0.0 network was invented for a reason!
How they tie this to '9/11 fears' is curious considering the hijackers had valid paperwork.
The paperwork could have been forged. People do forge U.S. passports, and having a smart card would make it a lot more difficult.
Even if the the hijackers did have valid paperwork, the government is cracking down so that people like them don't get valid paper work. So therefore they have to try to forge their paperwork. See 1.
No, this isn't flaimbait! I've thought about this quite a bit!
I'm quite surprised that Linux isn't #1 on the list of threats. I don't think Microsoft has too much to worry about individual use of Linux, but rather companies switching to Linux to avoid paying the hefty licensing fees. And I don't think lowering the price of CE will help much. As I stated, the threat's with companies getting fed up with licensing.
I don't think opening the source code will help much either. It costs a lot to get the code, you aren't allowed to recompile it, and you're probably bound by a bunch of other restrictions.
If I were Bill Gates, I'd be worried sick about it and I would probably have nightmares about giant penguins chasing me with pitchforks.
Unfortunately, the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States (which states the right to bear arms) is hardly recognized anymore.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
That's the exact text (weird capitalization preserved). However, we haven't had a militia for a century, and the government is introducing more restrictive gun control.
Yes, this could be very dangerous. We've talked for years about enemy countries sending missiles into space to knock out our sattelites, but now single terrorists can do it from the comfort of their own couch! (If they have couches.) And since they're doing it from other countries, civilized countries with laws can't do anything about them!
Let's deorbit our sattelites and switch to fiber optic baby!
This certainly looks like a good burner to me. It seems to have some cool features, like Silent Mode, and SpeedRead. (Yes, I did read the article, you should too.) And the SecuRec (encryption) and GigaRec (compression) sound great.
Since the GigaRec feature doesn't compress the data; it just makes the pits it burns on the disk smaller, you could zip the files and then burn them for even more space! However, not all CD-ROM drives can be expected to handle the smaller pits correctly, which is a major downside.
The SecuRec sounds good, because it can be read with any drive, provided you have the SecuViewer software. It is free, but only for Windows. That means trouble for MacOS and *nix users, like myself.
Another issue is whether cdrtools can support all these features. I'm not going to switch back to Windows just to use this burner. It'll be interesting to see how this catches on.
Personally, I would always try to encrypt my data transmissions over the air. However, I don't know what the big deal is that other people send in the clear. These are certainly interesting statistics, but I don't find them that shocking. What I'd like to know is how many of those people say they're using encryption.;-)
They also claim that ignoring low ink warnings can double the life of ink cartridges. I wish I could ignore the warnings, as my Lexmark printer forbids me to print once 75% of ink is gone!
It saddens me to see such so much anti-Apple sentiment in this discussion. I am mainly a PC user, and I probably will always be a PC user, for reasons I won't bring up here, but I've used Apples before and they aren't bad computers. For example, the video and multimedia capabilities on MacOS can be matched nowhere else. And my short encounters with MacOS X have been very enjoyable.
So take this anti-appleism elsewhere. You're ruining the experience for others.
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Network applications such as VoIP (Voice over IP or Internet Telephony), streaming audio and video, file sharing, chat, network games, and others will be implemented...
Like people are really going to need to chat, share files, and watch streaming video during an emergency.
I don't know about you, but I don't really see the point of using an aerosol can to make computers. Yeah, I get the medical thing (and I think it's a good idea) but why do you have to spray it on? Why not simply apply it with some tweezers and glue? Is it funner to shake up a can, say "Close your eyes!" and press down on the little button?
With this you could take a pen and spray it and it becomes an interface in its own right.
Umm... okay... So everyone has a can of "Kwik-n-Ez Spray-on computers" sitting on their desk and then they say, "I want to interface with my computer!" shake up the can and spray their pen. "There! I typed a command, now I'd better throw the pen out and when I need to interface again I'll shake it up and spray!"
1.3 million pound grant eh?
I too am concerned about gaim getting blocked. For more information, read GAIM's Official Statement about this matter.
It's very relieving to think that it is this easy to recover your data on a hosed HDD. I'm not saying that this information is false, but believe me, if you rely completely on this method and neglect to make backups, you may find yourself in deep shit later. Still, it is great to have this option to try.
Why would you want to convert your voice into packets and send it using IP when you can just broadcast your voice into the air? Imagine if you were in an area with poor reception. You speak into the phone and... wait 60 seconds... the other person hears you.
And you can only call people with compatible phones!? This phone is going down the tube.
Cool idea, but not practical.
I don't see why websites should get your consent for cookies. Most modern day browsers like Mozilla or IE6, there are options to restrict first-party cookies and second-party cookies based on the website's compact privacy policy. You can even create a blacklist of websites you know abuse cookie power. Of course, some sites might not have a compact privacy policy, so maybe better legislation would require a policy on every site!
Even still, I've never been very concerned about cookies. If you're worried about them tracking your every movement on the internet, block third-party cookies. And keep in mind they can track you by IP address!
Overall, I think this is plain unfair to the websites that will have to completely rewrite their whole websites to comply with this ridiculous law. Luckily I don't have to deal with it!
The only problem here is that everyone is using too many IPv4 addresses. Why does every appliance or computer you own need to have a public IP address? It would better if they all have private addresses behind a firewall. If your washing machine (snort) needs to be accessed from the outside, you can simply forward the "washing machine" port on your one public IP address to your washing machine device.
We also need to get the big corporations to give back the IP addresses we gave them back in the days when we thought we had an unlimited supply of IP addresses. HP alone has 16 million public IP addresses. (That's the equivalent of all addresses in the 10.0.0.0 network) So every computer in their company has its own public IP address, even though most are behind a firewall. The 10.0.0.0 network was invented for a reason!
How they tie this to '9/11 fears' is curious considering the hijackers had valid paperwork.
The paperwork could have been forged. People do forge U.S. passports, and having a smart card would make it a lot more difficult.
Even if the the hijackers did have valid paperwork, the government is cracking down so that people like them don't get valid paper work. So therefore they have to try to forge their paperwork. See 1.
No, this isn't flaimbait! I've thought about this quite a bit!
The Michigan Militia is different. The Founding Fathers meant for the militia to be instead of the police.
Check out this page and read the information under General.
I'm quite surprised that Linux isn't #1 on the list of threats. I don't think Microsoft has too much to worry about individual use of Linux, but rather companies switching to Linux to avoid paying the hefty licensing fees. And I don't think lowering the price of CE will help much. As I stated, the threat's with companies getting fed up with licensing.
I don't think opening the source code will help much either. It costs a lot to get the code, you aren't allowed to recompile it, and you're probably bound by a bunch of other restrictions.
If I were Bill Gates, I'd be worried sick about it and I would probably have nightmares about giant penguins chasing me with pitchforks.
Unfortunately, the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States (which states the right to bear arms) is hardly recognized anymore.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
That's the exact text (weird capitalization preserved). However, we haven't had a militia for a century, and the government is introducing more restrictive gun control.
Yes, this could be very dangerous. We've talked for years about enemy countries sending missiles into space to knock out our sattelites, but now single terrorists can do it from the comfort of their own couch! (If they have couches.) And since they're doing it from other countries, civilized countries with laws can't do anything about them!
Let's deorbit our sattelites and switch to fiber optic baby!
This certainly looks like a good burner to me. It seems to have some cool features, like Silent Mode, and SpeedRead. (Yes, I did read the article, you should too.) And the SecuRec (encryption) and GigaRec (compression) sound great.
Since the GigaRec feature doesn't compress the data; it just makes the pits it burns on the disk smaller, you could zip the files and then burn them for even more space! However, not all CD-ROM drives can be expected to handle the smaller pits correctly, which is a major downside.
The SecuRec sounds good, because it can be read with any drive, provided you have the SecuViewer software. It is free, but only for Windows. That means trouble for MacOS and *nix users, like myself.
Another issue is whether cdrtools can support all these features. I'm not going to switch back to Windows just to use this burner. It'll be interesting to see how this catches on.
Personally, I would always try to encrypt my data transmissions over the air. However, I don't know what the big deal is that other people send in the clear. These are certainly interesting statistics, but I don't find them that shocking. What I'd like to know is how many of those people say they're using encryption. ;-)
According to ThisIsLondon, Ink for home printers are 7 times more expensive than vintage champagne.
They also claim that ignoring low ink warnings can double the life of ink cartridges. I wish I could ignore the warnings, as my Lexmark printer forbids me to print once 75% of ink is gone!
Those greedy pigs!
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Don't click above! He specially crafted the URL to go to chofmann's IBM Olympic INFO Application javascript string append tester!!!
It saddens me to see such so much anti-Apple sentiment in this discussion. I am mainly a PC user, and I probably will always be a PC user, for reasons I won't bring up here, but I've used Apples before and they aren't bad computers. For example, the video and multimedia capabilities on MacOS can be matched nowhere else. And my short encounters with MacOS X have been very enjoyable.
So take this anti-appleism elsewhere. You're ruining the experience for others.
God == 0 (or NULL) until you do God = Google. Then it becomes some unknown value. So God is GOOGLE!