I just downloaded one of those DOD bootup CDs that wipes the drive, booted off it on my last day and then went around shaking hands and saying goodbye. It was still running when I left but realistically it doesn't matter.. one wipe of 0s and nobody can get anything off that disk.
Not that there's anything worthwhile on it anyway...
Yes, but that's because consoles didn't give you multiplayer in any meaningful way back then.
Now you want to get into gaming? You buy an XBox or PS3. If you want to play PC games, you buy a Windows PC so you can play things like WOW. Linux is not even going to be on the radar here, and right now since Canonical has no "app store" to speak of, and no market share to speak of on the desktop world, they are willing to engage Valve here in order to bolster their platform. Valve is in a tight spot, but this is evolution... they have to evolve or die. And this is coming from a guy who has spent a LOT of money on Steam.
Because now Apple is getting virii and they want to start expanding their recruitment to actually replace their "security through obscurity" model by implementing *real* security measures.
Up until less than a year ago, there was no security division that external parties could even contact to tell Apple about vulnerabilities.
Organic crops use pesticides, but "organic" ones. These pesticides don't harm plants, but instead have a problem with runoff into the water supply and kill off fish ecosystems. And since they suck compared to traditional pesticides, they use a LOT more. Add to that the fact that people who grow organic as farmers do not engage in the science behind their crops, they use the organic pesticides in greater abundance since they think stupidly, that organic = safe. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
To do the research behind GM seed/food is actually a great thing; they've proven to be safe, often more nutritious, and grow with less pesticides and run-off into the ecosystem. In short, GM foods are great.
The problem of course is that Monsanto is almost a monopoly, and they are an egregious patent abuser. That leads people like Jeffrey Smith (the "King" of the 'natural foods' movement) to capitalize on making a patent abuser also somehow relate to making an unsafe product by using dubious "evidence" to damn them. Then a bunch of morons run into the fray saying "SEE! I told you GM foods are bad for you! I'm going FULLY organic!" which basically serves no purpose than to empty your wallet faster.
The problem is as nerds and what I hope would be a generally more scientifically "apt" community as here on Slashdot, I'd hope that we stand up for what's right and good. And GM foods are not evil. They are actually wholly beneficial to us as both an ecosystem (the human one) and as scientists who look to gain more yields and benefits through nutrition. And the Jeffrey Smiths of the world are ruining that. They are basically the equivalent of intelligent design advocates, or anti-evolution nuts. They have no place in our scientific discourse, but due to the evil that Monsanto operates with, they are given a pass because they associate the evils of PATENT abuse, to bad science. They are not one in the same.
And that is to release BES for all devices and cease being a hardware company.
BES is still the standard for all governmental agencies for some reason, so if they double down here using their already entrenched marketshare, expand it with feature packs, addons, and more management, then they could have a real good win. The company would have to shrink in size but would be more profitable due to not having the overhead to deal with devices any longer either.
But of course, the leadership at RIM will probably just do as another poster suggested -- pay themselves huge amounts of money, let the company wind down in debt and walk away saying it was "the other guy's" fault.
Google already did it. They don't advertise on the OS, they just take all your information and sell it to advertisers. Same family of stupidity, I suppose.
Might have been a Boston high school or something, but it's kind of irrelevant to WHERE.
The principal/school board were faced with big budget cuts, and so instead of cutting arts and sciences or liberal arts, they cut all the sports programs. They did this because they knew that parents would complain more loudly about the sports being cut than educational programs.
Sad state of affairs, though our public education system is pretty dismal nowadays, at least in the US.
It's a good game, runs well, it's fun in spurts, but honestly I just didn't see myself enjoying it for a long time. I guess my tastes have changed in the 11 years I've been waiting for it...
The "speculators" have already won. They control 80% of the futures market, when the CFTC previously allowed them to control I think 20% at most, and that was just so that the market could continue to function. When you own 80% of the market, you will only hope and pray that the prices go UP.
If Israel and Iran go at it, then the supply will tighten, but speculators aren't going to budge and they will hold their positions. They are already rich, do you think they give a flying @#$! if the price goes up? Of course not. They will continue to hold their contracts, prices will skyrocket, and they will make out like bandits because they controlled the market.
Saudi Arabia has enough oil production to satisfy the entire US, and they have actually racheted it BACK because of efficiency gains. Supply isn't the problem, nor demand (at an all time low), it's purely speculators in the market holding a hard line position.
And all distros of Windows (Phone/Server/Desktop/ARM) as well.
That was my point though -- I think this is actually a benefit to the Windows ecosystem, and since the new version of.NET should allow people to take their projects, import them, and recompile for the next version... it will be easy to get started. Granted, non.NET apps will have to migrate if they want to use ARM, but if they move over "as-is" they will still work as good as they do now.
But if you develop your apps in WinRT, the same code will be able to compile into ARM or x86. I don't see a big deal, honestly. It's not like it will take developers extra work, since.NET and the JIT compiler should handle that workload. In fact, it makes Windows a more appealing development environment because you're hitting multiple platforms, form factors, etc... all with a single set of code.
The whole purpose of the Nest is to "learn" your habits and then figure out how to save you energy. Most reports say that users don't like that feature because it's very poor, so they opt instead to manually control it. They just like the "look".
Needless to say it's being developed and sold by a guy who made the iPod, and Apple is famous for selling devices at a premium that just "look nice."
I wanted to like the device but if it doesn't really save me money, while Ecobee and the Honeywell Prestige systems do, then it's pointless to buy.
The sync of an HDMI cable isn't fast -- it's slow. So if you swap to a HDCP protected stream and then off of it, the monitor will flicker or sometimes, not come back at all. Then you need to reboot.
Just basically, it sucks. Read about HDMI handshake issues and you'll see what I mean.
People hate MS so much here that they fail to realize this is actually not a bad thing. Granted, patent reform is needed, but this wouldn't be changed even under a good patent reform. They made the tech, they licensed it, people pay for it. That's just how it works.
They went after the content providers/creators and got alliances with them for the Xbox. Google still hasn't learned that lesson and we're going to get YouTube on a box, which I can already do with Xbox anyway.
I think that the media center wars will favor MS, but time will tell. There are a lot of companies to get on the same page, and MS has been working at it since they introduced Media Center (which now has a better uptake due to the Ceton cards out there), and they've finally got some stuff going after ten years. Time will tell who wins out ultimately, but if Google wins that's fine by me. I don't want Apple to win because I think I'll probably pay a premium for shit I could watch on a DVR for free.
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I just downloaded one of those DOD bootup CDs that wipes the drive, booted off it on my last day and then went around shaking hands and saying goodbye. It was still running when I left but realistically it doesn't matter.. one wipe of 0s and nobody can get anything off that disk.
Not that there's anything worthwhile on it anyway...
Can it play Crysis?
Yes, but that's because consoles didn't give you multiplayer in any meaningful way back then.
Now you want to get into gaming? You buy an XBox or PS3. If you want to play PC games, you buy a Windows PC so you can play things like WOW. Linux is not even going to be on the radar here, and right now since Canonical has no "app store" to speak of, and no market share to speak of on the desktop world, they are willing to engage Valve here in order to bolster their platform. Valve is in a tight spot, but this is evolution... they have to evolve or die. And this is coming from a guy who has spent a LOT of money on Steam.
Because now Apple is getting virii and they want to start expanding their recruitment to actually replace their "security through obscurity" model by implementing *real* security measures.
Up until less than a year ago, there was no security division that external parties could even contact to tell Apple about vulnerabilities.
The number of STEM degrees combined are not even half of the graduates who walk out with a theater and performing arts degree.
Makes me really sad.
Organic crops use pesticides, but "organic" ones. These pesticides don't harm plants, but instead have a problem with runoff into the water supply and kill off fish ecosystems. And since they suck compared to traditional pesticides, they use a LOT more. Add to that the fact that people who grow organic as farmers do not engage in the science behind their crops, they use the organic pesticides in greater abundance since they think stupidly, that organic = safe. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
To do the research behind GM seed/food is actually a great thing; they've proven to be safe, often more nutritious, and grow with less pesticides and run-off into the ecosystem. In short, GM foods are great.
The problem of course is that Monsanto is almost a monopoly, and they are an egregious patent abuser. That leads people like Jeffrey Smith (the "King" of the 'natural foods' movement) to capitalize on making a patent abuser also somehow relate to making an unsafe product by using dubious "evidence" to damn them. Then a bunch of morons run into the fray saying "SEE! I told you GM foods are bad for you! I'm going FULLY organic!" which basically serves no purpose than to empty your wallet faster.
The problem is as nerds and what I hope would be a generally more scientifically "apt" community as here on Slashdot, I'd hope that we stand up for what's right and good. And GM foods are not evil. They are actually wholly beneficial to us as both an ecosystem (the human one) and as scientists who look to gain more yields and benefits through nutrition. And the Jeffrey Smiths of the world are ruining that. They are basically the equivalent of intelligent design advocates, or anti-evolution nuts. They have no place in our scientific discourse, but due to the evil that Monsanto operates with, they are given a pass because they associate the evils of PATENT abuse, to bad science. They are not one in the same.
And that is to release BES for all devices and cease being a hardware company.
BES is still the standard for all governmental agencies for some reason, so if they double down here using their already entrenched marketshare, expand it with feature packs, addons, and more management, then they could have a real good win. The company would have to shrink in size but would be more profitable due to not having the overhead to deal with devices any longer either.
But of course, the leadership at RIM will probably just do as another poster suggested -- pay themselves huge amounts of money, let the company wind down in debt and walk away saying it was "the other guy's" fault.
Yes, because anecdotal evidence tends to be more true.
Google already did it. They don't advertise on the OS, they just take all your information and sell it to advertisers. Same family of stupidity, I suppose.
Might have been a Boston high school or something, but it's kind of irrelevant to WHERE.
The principal/school board were faced with big budget cuts, and so instead of cutting arts and sciences or liberal arts, they cut all the sports programs. They did this because they knew that parents would complain more loudly about the sports being cut than educational programs.
Sad state of affairs, though our public education system is pretty dismal nowadays, at least in the US.
It's a bank, for crying out loud. It just wants to avoid all the liabilities that being called a "bank" means. It's a freaking bank.
It's a good game, runs well, it's fun in spurts, but honestly I just didn't see myself enjoying it for a long time. I guess my tastes have changed in the 11 years I've been waiting for it...
You know, since the US invests so heavily in education.
Oh wait, that's the Netherlands and Korea.
The "speculators" have already won. They control 80% of the futures market, when the CFTC previously allowed them to control I think 20% at most, and that was just so that the market could continue to function. When you own 80% of the market, you will only hope and pray that the prices go UP.
If Israel and Iran go at it, then the supply will tighten, but speculators aren't going to budge and they will hold their positions. They are already rich, do you think they give a flying @#$! if the price goes up? Of course not. They will continue to hold their contracts, prices will skyrocket, and they will make out like bandits because they controlled the market.
Saudi Arabia has enough oil production to satisfy the entire US, and they have actually racheted it BACK because of efficiency gains. Supply isn't the problem, nor demand (at an all time low), it's purely speculators in the market holding a hard line position.
And all distros of Windows (Phone/Server/Desktop/ARM) as well.
That was my point though -- I think this is actually a benefit to the Windows ecosystem, and since the new version of .NET should allow people to take their projects, import them, and recompile for the next version... it will be easy to get started. Granted, non .NET apps will have to migrate if they want to use ARM, but if they move over "as-is" they will still work as good as they do now.
There's really no downside.
But if you develop your apps in WinRT, the same code will be able to compile into ARM or x86. I don't see a big deal, honestly. It's not like it will take developers extra work, since .NET and the JIT compiler should handle that workload. In fact, it makes Windows a more appealing development environment because you're hitting multiple platforms, form factors, etc... all with a single set of code.
But correct me if I misread.
The whole purpose of the Nest is to "learn" your habits and then figure out how to save you energy. Most reports say that users don't like that feature because it's very poor, so they opt instead to manually control it. They just like the "look".
Needless to say it's being developed and sold by a guy who made the iPod, and Apple is famous for selling devices at a premium that just "look nice."
I wanted to like the device but if it doesn't really save me money, while Ecobee and the Honeywell Prestige systems do, then it's pointless to buy.
You fail to get the point.. read about MF Global and what Corzine did there.
The sync of an HDMI cable isn't fast -- it's slow. So if you swap to a HDCP protected stream and then off of it, the monitor will flicker or sometimes, not come back at all. Then you need to reboot.
Just basically, it sucks. Read about HDMI handshake issues and you'll see what I mean.
DVI-D has copy protection just as good as HDMI. It supports HDCP.
I had HDMI on my monitor, and on my PC. And it sucked.
I swapped back to DVI for reliability's sake.
If we could mod up higher than 5, I'd do it.
People hate MS so much here that they fail to realize this is actually not a bad thing. Granted, patent reform is needed, but this wouldn't be changed even under a good patent reform. They made the tech, they licensed it, people pay for it. That's just how it works.
They went after the content providers/creators and got alliances with them for the Xbox. Google still hasn't learned that lesson and we're going to get YouTube on a box, which I can already do with Xbox anyway.
I think that the media center wars will favor MS, but time will tell. There are a lot of companies to get on the same page, and MS has been working at it since they introduced Media Center (which now has a better uptake due to the Ceton cards out there), and they've finally got some stuff going after ten years. Time will tell who wins out ultimately, but if Google wins that's fine by me. I don't want Apple to win because I think I'll probably pay a premium for shit I could watch on a DVR for free.
Gotta use HTTPS :)