I think it goes without saying that you should use a different key on each volume when doing this. After all, you don't want anyone to brute-force the outer volume and be able to use the same key to open the inner volume - especially if the outer volume happens to use the weaker algorithm.
He's probably not in the US. Here in Australia (Europe's probably the same) MPEG layer 2 is the default for standard definition. Ever played a corrupt MP3 or scratched [S]VCD? Same thing - horrible.
We have AC3 for HD and some SD channels and, you're right, the sound simply mutes.
I'm not convinced. Surely there must be something so small that if it were any smaller it wouldn't exist. Or a distance so short that to move any less than said distance would be to not move at all.
If everything in the universe was made up of matter of this theoretically minute size, spaced apart in multiples of this theoretically minute distance, then I'd say the universe is digital. Although it probably isn't binary.
Disclaimer: IANA physicist, I drink booze, and eat badly.
I don't think it's physically possible for any DRM to work yet not impede fair use.
Fair use means being able to make a backup. For a backup to be of any use, it must be reliable. For a backup to be reliable, a device capable of reading it must be obtainable (especially if the device that created the backup has been destroyed). For a backup to be reliable, it must be accessible without asking for permission (from a company that may or may not exist anymore).
Allowing a backup to satisfy those two requirements would allow piracy.
I read somewhere (though I doubt it's true) that some music CDs are inferior to data CDs. The logic being that CD players conceal most errors and any old crap that failed quality inspection will do.
There's quite a difference between prioritising based on source IP and filtering based on payload. Doing the former does not automatically prove the latter is possible or feasible. Therefore it is not reasonable to expect them to suddenly act as babysitter/cop.
Especially those who are teenagers now but will be "ideal" customers very soon. They won't be going back. People hold grudges against those who discriminate against them. And even if they don't hold a grudge, they'll still remember it as "the place that sounds bad".
Same here. They should have started by making DVDs 10.3cm in diameter (put a ruler against a VHS cassette if the reason isn't obvious) and consumer high-def video formats should've been held back until using 8cm discs became feasible (the market isn't ready for HD yet anyway).
Ah, they days of microfloppies and compact cassettes. Fit right in your shirt pocket. If only those 8cm DVDRs were cheaper and more abundant.
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Just noticed hairyfeet's sig. Oh well.
Decided to unmask myself because nobody will see it anyway.
Of course not. If they were Netflix you'd make the copy for yourself and send them the original.
No box, just a "thumbs down" icon: http://slashdot.org/firehose.pl?tab=Slashdot.
I don't know if voting a story down after it's made the front page actually does anything, though.
Or, better yet, extort the MPAA.
Then again, the RIAA never bothers to check if they've got the right victim so why should anyone else?
I think it goes without saying that you should use a different key on each volume when doing this. After all, you don't want anyone to brute-force the outer volume and be able to use the same key to open the inner volume - especially if the outer volume happens to use the weaker algorithm.
Is there a chance these things will cook themselves?
Current processors are clocked at whatever speed they can safely run at and many of them automatically underclock themselves if they overheat.
Without a clock, what keeps the speed at a safe level?
Sony flogged the Betamax horse for a long time too.
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Look at the date on the revision you link to - very recent.
Now look at all the previous revisions - no mention of Terje.
Either the truth was conveniently uncovered this week or someone changed the article to back up a false claim.
He's probably not in the US. Here in Australia (Europe's probably the same) MPEG layer 2 is the default for standard definition. Ever played a corrupt MP3 or scratched [S]VCD? Same thing - horrible.
We have AC3 for HD and some SD channels and, you're right, the sound simply mutes.
I'm not convinced. Surely there must be something so small that if it were any smaller it wouldn't exist. Or a distance so short that to move any less than said distance would be to not move at all.
If everything in the universe was made up of matter of this theoretically minute size, spaced apart in multiples of this theoretically minute distance, then I'd say the universe is digital. Although it probably isn't binary.
Disclaimer: IANA physicist, I drink booze, and eat badly.
I don't think it's physically possible for any DRM to work yet not impede fair use.
Fair use means being able to make a backup. For a backup to be of any use, it must be reliable. For a backup to be reliable, a device capable of reading it must be obtainable (especially if the device that created the backup has been destroyed). For a backup to be reliable, it must be accessible without asking for permission (from a company that may or may not exist anymore).
Allowing a backup to satisfy those two requirements would allow piracy.
I'm not sure if you're joking, trolling, or genuinely have no idea what he's talking about.
I think he meant bonfire.
Most keyboards also have bumps on the F & J keys. They make finding the home row without looking a lot easier.
I read somewhere (though I doubt it's true) that some music CDs are inferior to data CDs. The logic being that CD players conceal most errors and any old crap that failed quality inspection will do.
Mmm, creamed corn.
I'll cheer for evil.
There's quite a difference between prioritising based on source IP and filtering based on payload. Doing the former does not automatically prove the latter is possible or feasible. Therefore it is not reasonable to expect them to suddenly act as babysitter/cop.
Especially those who are teenagers now but will be "ideal" customers very soon. They won't be going back. People hold grudges against those who discriminate against them. And even if they don't hold a grudge, they'll still remember it as "the place that sounds bad".
Same here. They should have started by making DVDs 10.3cm in diameter (put a ruler against a VHS cassette if the reason isn't obvious) and consumer high-def video formats should've been held back until using 8cm discs became feasible (the market isn't ready for HD yet anyway).
Ah, they days of microfloppies and compact cassettes. Fit right in your shirt pocket. If only those 8cm DVDRs were cheaper and more abundant.
Were the federal government, by any chance, smoking marijuana when they came to that conclusion?
If it were me, I'd keep my mailbox on a USB drive and physically move it between each machine.
Maybe I'm still stuck in the 56K mindset (avoid using bandwidth at all costs) though.
What argument? Who was the parent arguing with?
So he metioned Hitler. Big deal. If he said Saddam instead would his point be more valid?
I wonder if there's a link between this and the scarcity of cars that run on alternative fuels.
Unless there's a "Repair Permissions" feature in XP that I'm unaware of...
.BAT file too).
I'm not aware of one either, but there is CACLS.EXE which lets you set permissions from the command line (and therefore a