According to Tivo Newsletter 62 which I received yesterday:
TiVoToGo Has Arrived!
So you want to transfer your recorded programs to your PC so you can watch them anywhere, right? Done! As part of your regular paid TiVo service subscription, all TiVo Series2? boxes -- except those with DVD recorders -- will be automatically updated through a scheduled rollout process to include TiVoToGo?, a brand-new home media feature only available with TiVo service! Remember: you'll need to have your TiVo box connected to your home network for this feature to work.
In fact, some of you may have it already. You can find out if you've received the new software update here.
If you haven't but are jonesin', add your name to the priority list so we know you're ready-and-waiting.
Coming soon! Build your own media library by burning TiVoToGo transferred shows to DVD with the purchase of Sonic's MyDVD software. TiVo subscribers can try it free on or around 1/15/05. Sign up now to be notified when the free trial is available.
I went to High School with Bram Cohen. He was brilliant back then too. The article paints a pretty good picture of what I remember of him. We went to Stuyvesant, a specialized HS in NYC with a standardized test to get in. Basically, it's a school for uber-nerds.
Found a picture of the Math team back in 1993. Bram's the guy with the bushy hair in the back row near the center next to the tall asian guy and another guy with a hat. He was the co-captain of the team that year, if I remember correctly. I think he ended up in the State University of New York at Buffalo. That always bothered me for some reason. He definitely was smart enough to make it into a better school. Why did he choose to go to Buffalo?
The survey was conducted during November and involved telephone surveys of 1,324 internet users.
1324 is a pretty small sample, relatively speaking. They didn't mention what the sample was in the study last year either. And why telephone surveys? This is internet users, right? Why not use On-line polls?
[i]"...as we further approach the 'convergence' asymptote..."[/i]
Asymptote is right. You can approach it but never touch it. Why work towards something that you can never acheive? Maufacturers need to pick up on Apple's philosophy of making devices that do one (or two) thing(s) but do them extremely well.
I went to Japan for the first time this year as part of a tour group. I also was afraid of the language barrier, even though I actually know a little Japanese and can read a bit. But it was a lot easier than I could have imagined. Many of the people know enough English to answer basic questions, especially the younger people.
At the hotels, all of the staff know quite a bit of English, as well as the staff at all the tourist spots. Mind you, I was in Osaka, not Japan, which should have been less-English friendly but wasn't. Many of the signs are in English on the Highways and in mass transit, so getting around was a piece of cake.
It was certainly easier to get around than I expected, and although I knew a bit of Japanese, I avoided using it (mostly due to my fear of being embarassed for saying something inadvertantly inappropriate). I'd imagine Tokyo would be even more friendly for tourists, and I'd definitely like to go there one day. In short, everyone should consider going there; the language barrier isn't much of one. I think I had a harder time getting around in Europe than I did in Japan.
Certain imported fruit can get very expensive in Japan. When I visited this year, I was surprised to see a half a honeydew on sale for about $20 USD at a supermarket in Osaka.
Your points are valid. I'm not really whining about the price, as I think it's very good. When I consider purchasing a new computer, a Mac will definitely be on the list. My point is that while $500 is attractive, $400 is even moreso and $300 makes it an auto-buy.
Apple is reducing it's price to bring in more customers. Well, perhaps they should take it a step further and release a unit without BT/802.11g for those customers (like me) who don't need or want it.
I've always loved the design of the [i|Power]Books and [i|e]Macs, but the price has always been too high to make the leap. Even a sub-$500 wouldn't be enough to make me to buy one though. At $400, I'd consider it, but not very long. If the price point was ever the same for a comparable PC, I'd switch in a heartbeat.
Information that is deemed for the public good should not have restrictive copyrights in place. You should consider switching to a Creative Commons license that allows for others to cite, copy, and otherwise distribute the useful information you've collected. Doing otherwise would be counterproductive.
You forgot to link to the Official Japanese Website for Howl's Moving Castle
For those who are Japanese-impaired, the first 4 links along the bottom edge of the letter read thusly: Info | Story | Character | Staff&Cast |...
I believe he's listed as Executive Producer for the English Language version. I'm not sure if his duties included voice direction, as there is no Voice Director listed in the credits.
The evidence is empirical. The conclusions are common sense. I'm surprised the article doesn't talk about False Positives, the bane of spam filtering. I usually sign up for a few mailing lists, and then create filters to automatically archive them. Recently, a lot of my mailing list traffic has been marked as Spam, even though my filter specifically says to archive all mail from the list.
MS-CHAP v2 is a password-based, challenge-response, mutual authentication protocol that uses the industry-standard Message Digest 4 (MD4) and Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithms to encrypt responses. The authenticating server challenges the access client and the access client challenges the authenticating server. If either challenge is not correctly answered, the connection is rejected. MS-CHAP v2 was originally designed by Microsoft as a PPP authentication protocol to provide better protection for dial-up and virtual private network (VPN) connections. With Windows XP SP1, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 SP4, MS-CHAP v2 is also an EAP type.
Although MS-CHAP v2 provides better protection than previous PPP-based challenge-response authentication protocols, it is still susceptible to an offline dictionary attack. A malicious user can capture a successful MS-CHAP v2 exchange and methodically guess passwords until the correct one is determined. Using the combination of PEAP with MS-CHAP v2, the MS-CHAP v2 exchange is protected with the strong security of the TLS channel.
The editor's implication is that MS-CHAP is what makes PPTP and LEAP weak. But the reality is that M$ acknowledges it, and depends on an encrypted channel to make the authentication truly strong. CHAP is inherently breakable, whether it's an MS implementation or not.
Depending on PayPal is hazardous to your health
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Slashdot reported on a October 11 about some server problems caused by a software update. The problem lasted for several days and cause a lot of grief to people on eBay who depended on PayPal as their primary source of income. When PayPal resolved their problems, they offered to refund some money for lost income, but it wasn't enough to smooth over hard feelings created from the incident. Luckily, Apple doesn't depend on PayPal as it's sole means of payment. Those that do should look into secondary payment processing as a back up.
Honestly, the only application for Picto-chat is to chat in a classroom or some other closed setting where you can't speak freely. But I'm sure schools will ban this as they have cell phones and other IM devices. So I agree with you, Chat is not a killer-app on the DS.
I also recommend this method to people. Of course, it requires that you're a touch typist. And as a side effect, you've eliminated a bunch of possible characters. In your particular shift, your password will never contain Q, A, Z, or 1. Still, it produces a pretty secure password.
Google Suggest : Frequently Asked Questions
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1. What is Google Suggest?
As you type into the search box, Google Suggest guesses what you're typing and offers suggestions in real time. This is similar to Google's "Did you mean?" feature that offers alternative spellings for your query after you search, except that it works in real time. For example, if you type "bass," Google Suggest might offer a list of refinements that include "bass fishing" or "bass guitar." Similarly, if you type in only part of a word, like "progr," Google Suggest might offer you refinements like "programming," "programming languages," "progesterone," or "progressive." You can choose one by scrolling up or down the list with the arrow keys or mouse.
2. That's pretty cool. How does it do that?
Our algorithms use a wide range of information to predict the queries users are most likely to want to see. For example, Google Suggest uses data about the overall popularity of various searches to help rank the refinements it offers. An example of this type of popularity information can be found in the Google Zeitgeist. Google Suggest does not base its suggestions on your personal search history.
3. Google works well as is. Why should I use Google Suggest?
By suggesting more refined searches up front, Google Suggest can make your searches more convenient and efficient by keeping you from having to reformulate your query. Google Suggest might offer suggestions that you will find novel or intriguing.
4. How do I get back to normal Google?
You can go directly to http://www.google.com, or type http://www.google.com into your browser's address field; either way, you'll be back using ordinary Google search without Google Suggest.
If Google Suggest comes on whenever you open a new browser window, it may be set as your home or start page. To set your start page back to http://www.google.com (or anything else) use your web browser's Options menu.
In Internet Explorer, you can do this by first selecting Tools, then Internet Options. On the Internet Options menu, look for the Home Page section, find the Address: text box, and enter http://www.google.com. Then select OK.
In FireFox, this menu is found under Tools, then Options.
In Mozilla, it is found under Edit, then Preferences.
In Opera, it is found under Edit, then Options.
5. Can I make Google Suggest my default search tool?
You can set Google Suggest as your home page in your web browser's options, as described above.
6. How about a few examples of when it works best?
Here are a few cases where we've found Google Suggest to be useful. As you find your own, please send them our way; knowing what our users find most useful is our most effective tool for improving our products.
You type: Google Suggest might offer:
"bass" "bass guitar"
"bass fishing"
"prog" "programming"
"programming languages"
"progesterone"
"progressive"
"duke" "duke university"
"dukes of hazzard"
"duke nukem"
"duke ellington"
"duke power"
7. When will you support other languages?
We're not sure yet. But we're always interested in expanding our products into more languages, and hope to be able to offer you such services soon!
8. Here's my comment about Google Suggest. Ready to write this down?
We love feedback. Please send your Google Suggest comments, criticisms and suggestions to us at labs+suggest@google.com -- we always read every email our users send us.
9. I don't want anyone to know I'm into lemur racing. Is my information private?
Yes, your information is private. Google Suggest does not base its suggestions on your personal searches, although it does use information about the relative popularity of common searches to rank its suggestions. Your Google Suggest searches, like all the information you send to Google, are covered under Google's privacy policy.
10. Can Google Suggest see what I'm typing?
Just as E.T.(TM) needs to phone home in order to get a spaceship to
Well said. From a business perspective, why would you want to support a non-proprietary format when you're proprietary one is now a market leader? Things might be different if the iPod wasn't so hot and Apple was forced to add features to try to gain marketshare. Things look different from the top. Just ask Microsoft.
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TiVoToGo Has Arrived!
So you want to transfer your recorded programs to your PC so you can watch them anywhere, right? Done! As part of your regular paid TiVo service subscription, all TiVo Series2? boxes -- except those with DVD recorders -- will be automatically updated through a scheduled rollout process to include TiVoToGo?, a brand-new home media feature only available with TiVo service! Remember: you'll need to have your TiVo box connected to your home network for this feature to work.
- In fact, some of you may have it already. You can find out if you've received the new software update here.
- If you haven't but are jonesin', add your name to the priority list so we know you're ready-and-waiting.
Learn more about the TiVoToGo feature.Coming soon! Build your own media library by burning TiVoToGo transferred shows to DVD with the purchase of Sonic's MyDVD software. TiVo subscribers can try it free on or around 1/15/05. Sign up now to be notified when the free trial is available.
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I went to High School with Bram Cohen. He was brilliant back then too. The article paints a pretty good picture of what I remember of him. We went to Stuyvesant, a specialized HS in NYC with a standardized test to get in. Basically, it's a school for uber-nerds.
Found a picture of the Math team back in 1993. Bram's the guy with the bushy hair in the back row near the center next to the tall asian guy and another guy with a hat. He was the co-captain of the team that year, if I remember correctly. I think he ended up in the State University of New York at Buffalo. That always bothered me for some reason. He definitely was smart enough to make it into a better school. Why did he choose to go to Buffalo?
The survey was conducted during November and involved telephone surveys of 1,324 internet users.
1324 is a pretty small sample, relatively speaking. They didn't mention what the sample was in the study last year either. And why telephone surveys? This is internet users, right? Why not use On-line polls?
[i]"...as we further approach the 'convergence' asymptote..."[/i] Asymptote is right. You can approach it but never touch it. Why work towards something that you can never acheive? Maufacturers need to pick up on Apple's philosophy of making devices that do one (or two) thing(s) but do them extremely well.
Oops, should read Tokyo, of course. It's times like this I pine for an edit feature.
Is it typically given the honorific O-fera? Ah well, if Tea (O-cha) and Sake (O-sake) can get it, I guess anything can.
I went to Japan for the first time this year as part of a tour group. I also was afraid of the language barrier, even though I actually know a little Japanese and can read a bit. But it was a lot easier than I could have imagined. Many of the people know enough English to answer basic questions, especially the younger people.
At the hotels, all of the staff know quite a bit of English, as well as the staff at all the tourist spots. Mind you, I was in Osaka, not Japan, which should have been less-English friendly but wasn't. Many of the signs are in English on the Highways and in mass transit, so getting around was a piece of cake.
It was certainly easier to get around than I expected, and although I knew a bit of Japanese, I avoided using it (mostly due to my fear of being embarassed for saying something inadvertantly inappropriate). I'd imagine Tokyo would be even more friendly for tourists, and I'd definitely like to go there one day. In short, everyone should consider going there; the language barrier isn't much of one. I think I had a harder time getting around in Europe than I did in Japan.
I know what all of that means except for "ofera". Is that a typo?
"Do you speak Japanese? Do you like "ofera"? I want to H (ie, do something hentai)."
Certain imported fruit can get very expensive in Japan. When I visited this year, I was surprised to see a half a honeydew on sale for about $20 USD at a supermarket in Osaka.
Your points are valid. I'm not really whining about the price, as I think it's very good. When I consider purchasing a new computer, a Mac will definitely be on the list. My point is that while $500 is attractive, $400 is even moreso and $300 makes it an auto-buy. Apple is reducing it's price to bring in more customers. Well, perhaps they should take it a step further and release a unit without BT/802.11g for those customers (like me) who don't need or want it.
I've always loved the design of the [i|Power]Books and [i|e]Macs, but the price has always been too high to make the leap. Even a sub-$500 wouldn't be enough to make me to buy one though. At $400, I'd consider it, but not very long. If the price point was ever the same for a comparable PC, I'd switch in a heartbeat.
Information that is deemed for the public good should not have restrictive copyrights in place. You should consider switching to a Creative Commons license that allows for others to cite, copy, and otherwise distribute the useful information you've collected. Doing otherwise would be counterproductive.
The NBA has no reason to be afraid of EA. It has Ron Artest on its side (or did until it suspended him for attacking fans in the stands).
Movies get pirated as well. And one could argue that the movie piracy business is bigger than the game priacy business.
You forgot to link to the Official Japanese Website for Howl's Moving Castle For those who are Japanese-impaired, the first 4 links along the bottom edge of the letter read thusly: Info | Story | Character | Staff&Cast | ...
I believe he's listed as Executive Producer for the English Language version. I'm not sure if his duties included voice direction, as there is no Voice Director listed in the credits.
The evidence is empirical. The conclusions are common sense. I'm surprised the article doesn't talk about False Positives, the bane of spam filtering. I usually sign up for a few mailing lists, and then create filters to automatically archive them. Recently, a lot of my mailing list traffic has been marked as Spam, even though my filter specifically says to archive all mail from the list.
Here's a tidbit from Microsoft Website:
MS-CHAP v2 is a password-based, challenge-response, mutual authentication protocol that uses the industry-standard Message Digest 4 (MD4) and Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithms to encrypt responses. The authenticating server challenges the access client and the access client challenges the authenticating server. If either challenge is not correctly answered, the connection is rejected. MS-CHAP v2 was originally designed by Microsoft as a PPP authentication protocol to provide better protection for dial-up and virtual private network (VPN) connections. With Windows XP SP1, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 SP4, MS-CHAP v2 is also an EAP type.
Although MS-CHAP v2 provides better protection than previous PPP-based challenge-response authentication protocols, it is still susceptible to an offline dictionary attack. A malicious user can capture a successful MS-CHAP v2 exchange and methodically guess passwords until the correct one is determined. Using the combination of PEAP with MS-CHAP v2, the MS-CHAP v2 exchange is protected with the strong security of the TLS channel.
The editor's implication is that MS-CHAP is what makes PPTP and LEAP weak. But the reality is that M$ acknowledges it, and depends on an encrypted channel to make the authentication truly strong. CHAP is inherently breakable, whether it's an MS implementation or not.
Here's a link to more information about the first concert in LA earlier this year.
Slashdot reported on a October 11 about some server problems caused by a software update. The problem lasted for several days and cause a lot of grief to people on eBay who depended on PayPal as their primary source of income. When PayPal resolved their problems, they offered to refund some money for lost income, but it wasn't enough to smooth over hard feelings created from the incident. Luckily, Apple doesn't depend on PayPal as it's sole means of payment. Those that do should look into secondary payment processing as a back up.
This is an in-joke from another Slashdot article. It's funny once you get the context.
Honestly, the only application for Picto-chat is to chat in a classroom or some other closed setting where you can't speak freely. But I'm sure schools will ban this as they have cell phones and other IM devices. So I agree with you, Chat is not a killer-app on the DS.
I also recommend this method to people. Of course, it requires that you're a touch typist. And as a side effect, you've eliminated a bunch of possible characters. In your particular shift, your password will never contain Q, A, Z, or 1. Still, it produces a pretty secure password.
Google Suggest FAQ
1. What is Google Suggest?
As you type into the search box, Google Suggest guesses what you're typing and offers suggestions in real time. This is similar to Google's "Did you mean?" feature that offers alternative spellings for your query after you search, except that it works in real time. For example, if you type "bass," Google Suggest might offer a list of refinements that include "bass fishing" or "bass guitar." Similarly, if you type in only part of a word, like "progr," Google Suggest might offer you refinements like "programming," "programming languages," "progesterone," or "progressive." You can choose one by scrolling up or down the list with the arrow keys or mouse.
2. That's pretty cool. How does it do that?
Our algorithms use a wide range of information to predict the queries users are most likely to want to see. For example, Google Suggest uses data about the overall popularity of various searches to help rank the refinements it offers. An example of this type of popularity information can be found in the Google Zeitgeist. Google Suggest does not base its suggestions on your personal search history.
3. Google works well as is. Why should I use Google Suggest?
By suggesting more refined searches up front, Google Suggest can make your searches more convenient and efficient by keeping you from having to reformulate your query. Google Suggest might offer suggestions that you will find novel or intriguing.
4. How do I get back to normal Google?
You can go directly to http://www.google.com, or type http://www.google.com into your browser's address field; either way, you'll be back using ordinary Google search without Google Suggest. If Google Suggest comes on whenever you open a new browser window, it may be set as your home or start page. To set your start page back to http://www.google.com (or anything else) use your web browser's Options menu. In Internet Explorer, you can do this by first selecting Tools, then Internet Options. On the Internet Options menu, look for the Home Page section, find the Address: text box, and enter http://www.google.com. Then select OK. In FireFox, this menu is found under Tools, then Options. In Mozilla, it is found under Edit, then Preferences. In Opera, it is found under Edit, then Options.
5. Can I make Google Suggest my default search tool?
You can set Google Suggest as your home page in your web browser's options, as described above.
6. How about a few examples of when it works best?
Here are a few cases where we've found Google Suggest to be useful. As you find your own, please send them our way; knowing what our users find most useful is our most effective tool for improving our products. You type: Google Suggest might offer: "bass" "bass guitar" "bass fishing" "prog" "programming" "programming languages" "progesterone" "progressive" "duke" "duke university" "dukes of hazzard" "duke nukem" "duke ellington" "duke power"
7. When will you support other languages?
We're not sure yet. But we're always interested in expanding our products into more languages, and hope to be able to offer you such services soon!
8. Here's my comment about Google Suggest. Ready to write this down?
We love feedback. Please send your Google Suggest comments, criticisms and suggestions to us at labs+suggest@google.com -- we always read every email our users send us.
9. I don't want anyone to know I'm into lemur racing. Is my information private?
Yes, your information is private. Google Suggest does not base its suggestions on your personal searches, although it does use information about the relative popularity of common searches to rank its suggestions. Your Google Suggest searches, like all the information you send to Google, are covered under Google's privacy policy.
10. Can Google Suggest see what I'm typing?
Just as E.T.(TM) needs to phone home in order to get a spaceship to
Well said. From a business perspective, why would you want to support a non-proprietary format when you're proprietary one is now a market leader? Things might be different if the iPod wasn't so hot and Apple was forced to add features to try to gain marketshare. Things look different from the top. Just ask Microsoft.