Regarding reads I'm sure that the problem is not flash memory itself but the cheap design of thumb drives. Flash-based hard drives have awesome transfer rates, though they're much more expensive.
Just name and date of birth would probably be enough. Maybe they could add one more fact at most. That's not "detailed personal information". If any more information is needed for opting out I bet they intend to use that information for something.
Also think about what an opt-out database is supposed to be used for. They only need to be able to find out if someone is in the database. They do not need the actual information in the database. The database could store hashes of data instead of actual data (like many password files).
Well, if the missile was designed to launch from a submarine it's a lot easier to launch it that way than to adapt it so it can be launched from land and build a launch pad.
Also remember that something launched from a submarine could be watched from nearby land, a ship or an aircraft.
It mostly worked for me (Firefox 1.0.4 in WinXP). I ran several games and the web browser. The only thing that didn't work is the asteroids game. Very cool!
XP N doesn't directly help PC makers or users. The only thing I can think of now is that Apple or Real could make some sort of deal with PC makers where they install XP N and include QuickTime or RealPlayer. Apple or Real could then pay the PC makers a bit and in return get more users. They could also include a free month of premium services and I'm sure some people would sign up for them after the free trial expires.
I use an IBM ScrollPoint II mouse. Instead of a scroll wheel it has a what looks like a button but functions like a miniature joystick. The harder you push in any direction the faster you scroll. This joystick is kind of like the mice on some old IBM laptops which looked like a pencil eraser and were near the J key except that it's wider.
This has absolutely no tactile feedback for the amount of scrolling. I don't find this to be a problem when scrolling in ordinary applications. There is almost never any need to scroll text with total precision. It's an advantage sometimes because if I need to scroll a lot I just need to keep it pushed in that direction. It's is however useless for selecting weapons in games.
That's awesome! Thanks for posting that; I would have never noticed that otherwise.
It's weird (and crazy?) how I've never seen this sort of solution to piracy mentioned by any other government. It seems all they focus on is DRM, tougher laws, prosecution and persecution.
Screen image quality kind of sucks on that photo. Plus it's too easy to fake that. You could have the PC display a Mac screenshot, perhaps a photoshopped Mac screenshot saying that it's running on x86.
No, I meant something like the downloads going through a CGI program. Instead of returning a file the web server executes a program and sends back the output of the CGI program. The program just reads from the DMG file and sends that for parts that are unaffected by the fingerprint. When sending parts affected by the fingerprint it reads from the file, applies the fingerprinting, and sends that altered data. It is easy to do. There doesn't have to be any delay because fingerprinting can be *much* faster than a download, and it is being done in parallel with the download.
I didn't know they used FTP servers but there must be some way to do this with FTP servers as well.
Why can't the fingerprint be inside the data of an image? It could be as simple as altering a single text file or some place in some executables. They could even put it in free space in the last block allocated by a file but after the end of that file. You just need to know the offset to write to. It would be harder if the DMG was compressed but it would still be possible.
As for snail mail, are they burned or pressed? If they're burned it's easy to add some fingerprinting.
Rhapsody DR2 seemed fairly compatible. Here's a list of drivers. No, it's like not like you could use whatever you want but you could use some of the most popular hardware and it wasn't locked to a particular chipset or processor. You could also use some OpenStep 4.2 drivers with it.
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If chip makers keep putting more and more cores on a CPU some of those companies might re-examine their pricing.
I've read that in Episode IV the light sabers were spinning mirrored rods. They couldn't touch because they'd stop spinning or break. It seems Wikipedia has some info. Go to the "Lightsaber effects in the movies" section of the Light_saber page.
Look at the leaflet that they were handing out. They're mainly talking about how Teflon and related chemicals are toxic. In this case the problem isn't nanotechnology but the material that is being used. Nanotechnology might make it worse by making smaller particles but that's not really special. Blaming nanotechnology would be like blaming all paint because of lead paint.
When I first saw that I thought that maybe they did it this way so the development machines can be ready sooner and the x86 Macs that are sold to consumers will probably have Open Firmware. However, later on in that page there's a link to an Apple page that says "Macintosh computers using Intel microprocessors do not use Open Firmware." Apple also says that disk partitioning will be different. I guess the "Mac" will have a PC BIOS and the standard PC partitioning scheme.
A while ago there was a Slashdot story about how someone modded a dual G5 Mac into a PC. He said he got it as a present and wanted something which could run the software he already had. A lot of Mac fanatics attacked this as sacrilage. It was an interesting discussion. I haven't been able to find it so far though.
You could buy a new notebook PC for the same price. You can do a whole lot more with it and it has a bigger screen and better image quality. You also won't have to worry about getting video to a format that is readable by the device. The notebook would almost certainly be able to play DVDs and you can install whatever codecs you need.
I guess the only good things about devices like this is that they're smaller and come pre-configured for their task.
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Regarding reads I'm sure that the problem is not flash memory itself but the cheap design of thumb drives. Flash-based hard drives have awesome transfer rates, though they're much more expensive.
Also think about what an opt-out database is supposed to be used for. They only need to be able to find out if someone is in the database. They do not need the actual information in the database. The database could store hashes of data instead of actual data (like many password files).
Also remember that something launched from a submarine could be watched from nearby land, a ship or an aircraft.
Yes, you're right. However, they don't really need detailed personal information in the opt-out database.
I think it may have more to do with the on-die memory controller. HyperTransport is just used for I/O (disk, AGP, USB, etc.) in this case.
MP3 players that can be used like a casette exist. They've been around for a while. Here's one example.
It mostly worked for me (Firefox 1.0.4 in WinXP). I ran several games and the web browser. The only thing that didn't work is the asteroids game. Very cool!
XP N doesn't directly help PC makers or users. The only thing I can think of now is that Apple or Real could make some sort of deal with PC makers where they install XP N and include QuickTime or RealPlayer. Apple or Real could then pay the PC makers a bit and in return get more users. They could also include a free month of premium services and I'm sure some people would sign up for them after the free trial expires.
This has absolutely no tactile feedback for the amount of scrolling. I don't find this to be a problem when scrolling in ordinary applications. There is almost never any need to scroll text with total precision. It's an advantage sometimes because if I need to scroll a lot I just need to keep it pushed in that direction. It's is however useless for selecting weapons in games.
It's weird (and crazy?) how I've never seen this sort of solution to piracy mentioned by any other government. It seems all they focus on is DRM, tougher laws, prosecution and persecution.
Screen image quality kind of sucks on that photo. Plus it's too easy to fake that. You could have the PC display a Mac screenshot, perhaps a photoshopped Mac screenshot saying that it's running on x86.
If they really suck as much as some people say they do you'd have a lot of unhappy customers.
I didn't know they used FTP servers but there must be some way to do this with FTP servers as well.
As for snail mail, are they burned or pressed? If they're burned it's easy to add some fingerprinting.
No, they don't have to make a new file for every customer. Downloads could go through a program which inserts the fingerprint.
Rhapsody DR2 seemed fairly compatible. Here's a list of drivers. No, it's like not like you could use whatever you want but you could use some of the most popular hardware and it wasn't locked to a particular chipset or processor. You could also use some OpenStep 4.2 drivers with it.
If chip makers keep putting more and more cores on a CPU some of those companies might re-examine their pricing.
I've read that in Episode IV the light sabers were spinning mirrored rods. They couldn't touch because they'd stop spinning or break. It seems Wikipedia has some info. Go to the "Lightsaber effects in the movies" section of the Light_saber page.
Look at the leaflet that they were handing out. They're mainly talking about how Teflon and related chemicals are toxic. In this case the problem isn't nanotechnology but the material that is being used. Nanotechnology might make it worse by making smaller particles but that's not really special. Blaming nanotechnology would be like blaming all paint because of lead paint.
Isn't this protest about the toxicity of Teflon, not nanotechnology?
LOL, the phrase "anti-patriot act nazi" is so ironic considering that the Patriot Act is making the country more like a tyrrany.
When I first saw that I thought that maybe they did it this way so the development machines can be ready sooner and the x86 Macs that are sold to consumers will probably have Open Firmware. However, later on in that page there's a link to an Apple page that says "Macintosh computers using Intel microprocessors do not use Open Firmware." Apple also says that disk partitioning will be different. I guess the "Mac" will have a PC BIOS and the standard PC partitioning scheme.
A while ago there was a Slashdot story about how someone modded a dual G5 Mac into a PC. He said he got it as a present and wanted something which could run the software he already had. A lot of Mac fanatics attacked this as sacrilage. It was an interesting discussion. I haven't been able to find it so far though.
I thought notebooks usually have some kind of sleep mode with fast wakeup from that.
I guess the only good things about devices like this is that they're smaller and come pre-configured for their task.