If you really want to make this something to play with, take the dual end idea a little further and make one of them male perhaps with a very short cord. Then put a little packetsniffer on it set to redirect to the ip of your choice. That way you can easily check the security of transmissions to the host/subnet of choice. I wonder what kind of throughput a device like this could redirect...anybody know?
don't use GUIs. I for one won't be terribly hurt by this because I can't seem to get one of these GUI thingies loaded after installing in ultra-secure-you-can't-do-anything-unless-it's-san ctioned-by-the-security-gods
mode.
On the other hand, maybe I've only been trying to install this here difficult-to-package Gnome.
That thing looks like you need more than a joystick. It'd be really great if they showed how many buttons they have on their control board. By my count the 5 segment version has 9 degrees of freedom. 1 for the front back and the other 8 for the 2 degrees of freedom for each joint.
Also, does it know which way is up and readjust or do you have to figure that out after it rolls?
It looks to me like the surface is covered with little whirlwind tracks. Do whirlwinds explain why there are so many lighter patches in the pictures from the animation?
This man is the greatest living chess player and he says he is retiring from competitive play? The article says he will continue to play because it is fun but will no longer play on a professional level.
How can he play at any level lower than pro? Won't that be boring when he's still dominates the game? We all like a little rest and relaxation but I only give him 2 years before he's back to pro tournament play.
TiVo is smart to be thinking of other revenue sources but I don't think the PC is going to bring them much. I have a TV capture card and the ability to record shows on the computer. It's cool to catch the end of a show or something but it doesn't touch TiVo.
The nice thing they have going for them is that it's hooked into the home entertainment system. You can record and playback all on your couch. When they move to the computer, they lose the oh-so-powerful couch comfort factor and most of their users.
I'd really like to see TiVo go more in the direction of the media pc that everyone wants...the one that hooks into ethernet and plays mp3 and videos off a shared network drive. They've got a great interface for media playback and they'd do really well to extend it's reach beyond broadcast and into your personal media store.
TiVo, forget the PC and extend your foothold in a way that makes sense for your current users!
10GB in 10cm means each bit is going to be stored in only 10 nm of length. With a 5-20 micron diameter of glass, it's going to be impossible to read one magnetic bit at a time. I'd say the bits would have to be on the order of the diameter of the coating. That means we're look it more like 5000 bits in that length of wire.
The problem is this. At precisely the time somebody else has filled this hole in Microsoft's shipping process they have introduced something that will stop it. I present the Microsoft Spyware Removal Tool!
Their too good at *not* shipping software for their own good.
for many small cities and towns to go out on a limb and offer free wifi. Even if it does cost something in taxes, it offers huge benefits in terms of quality of life and attracting smart people and businesses.
I look forward to a time when you can go to small towns across the country and see them revitalized by being well connected. This could be the solution to the last mile problem that the major telecom players are unwilling to solve.
Their cost/benefit analysis just doesn't have the community's interest at heart to the same degree that a mayor or city council will. This sort of legislation must be seen for the defensive maneuver it is.
I disagree with the idea that there's not much more to be done with calendars. If they could just port over that scrolling effect of maps to multiple calendar day views I'd use it...they can even keep it beta forever, I don't mind.
One of the main benefits of their apps is that they are accessible from anywhere...only a modest improvement is needed to make people switch and they are clearly trying to innovate.
I see this as the beginning of what could be called a vulnerability war. We all know there are tons of bugs in any software that's actually released to the wild. With that said, the number of vulnerabilities that are found is really just a function of how hard people look.
Once found, if people want to be malicious about it, they'll release the vulnerability information to black hats, then the public, then the company(if at all). If bugs cause people to switch browsers, all that needs to be done is make sure you find more bugs in your competitors software.
I read an article not long ago questioning whether posting vulnerability information in any public forum was really a good idea and the question still remains.
that we are well off by letting each member of a community act in their own best interest. It's hard to see how the spyware authors' best interest serves our internet community as a whole. Therefore the spyware author's self interest must be an important step in the growth of the internet and our own claims of personal freedom. If you care enough to not be watched while you surf or use, you will make sure your computer is not host to any spyware. I can say I don't have any spyware and if you really care, you can say the same!
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I can see it now...Outbreak 2.0 co-starring Ebola and a new Downloader variant.
If you really want to make this something to play with, take the dual end idea a little further and make one of them male perhaps with a very short cord. Then put a little packetsniffer on it set to redirect to the ip of your choice. That way you can easily check the security of transmissions to the host/subnet of choice. I wonder what kind of throughput a device like this could redirect...anybody know?
don't use GUIs. I for one won't be terribly hurt by this because I can't seem to get one of these GUI thingies loaded after installing in ultra-secure-you-can't-do-anything-unless-it's-san ctioned-by-the-security-gods
mode.
On the other hand, maybe I've only been trying to install this here difficult-to-package Gnome.
Also, does it know which way is up and readjust or do you have to figure that out after it rolls?
It looks to me like the surface is covered with little whirlwind tracks. Do whirlwinds explain why there are so many lighter patches in the pictures from the animation?
How can he play at any level lower than pro? Won't that be boring when he's still dominates the game? We all like a little rest and relaxation but I only give him 2 years before he's back to pro tournament play.
The nice thing they have going for them is that it's hooked into the home entertainment system. You can record and playback all on your couch. When they move to the computer, they lose the oh-so-powerful couch comfort factor and most of their users.
I'd really like to see TiVo go more in the direction of the media pc that everyone wants...the one that hooks into ethernet and plays mp3 and videos off a shared network drive. They've got a great interface for media playback and they'd do really well to extend it's reach beyond broadcast and into your personal media store.
TiVo, forget the PC and extend your foothold in a way that makes sense for your current users!
10GB in 10cm means each bit is going to be stored in only 10 nm of length. With a 5-20 micron diameter of glass, it's going to be impossible to read one magnetic bit at a time. I'd say the bits would have to be on the order of the diameter of the coating. That means we're look it more like 5000 bits in that length of wire.
Their too good at *not* shipping software for their own good.
I look forward to a time when you can go to small towns across the country and see them revitalized by being well connected. This could be the solution to the last mile problem that the major telecom players are unwilling to solve.
Their cost/benefit analysis just doesn't have the community's interest at heart to the same degree that a mayor or city council will. This sort of legislation must be seen for the defensive maneuver it is.
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United States of the World -------- 0
I say give him the month of jail time and a hefty fine. Then introduce him to people and organizations who fight spam.
Who better to help develop spam fighting tools than former spammers?
One of the main benefits of their apps is that they are accessible from anywhere...only a modest improvement is needed to make people switch and they are clearly trying to innovate.
Once found, if people want to be malicious about it, they'll release the vulnerability information to black hats, then the public, then the company(if at all). If bugs cause people to switch browsers, all that needs to be done is make sure you find more bugs in your competitors software.
I read an article not long ago questioning whether posting vulnerability information in any public forum was really a good idea and the question still remains.
the beginning of the web and blogs finally being categorized via the dewey decimal system. Quick, buy stock in card catalog cabinet manufacturers!
that we are well off by letting each member of a community act in their own best interest. It's hard to see how the spyware authors' best interest serves our internet community as a whole. Therefore the spyware author's self interest must be an important step in the growth of the internet and our own claims of personal freedom. If you care enough to not be watched while you surf or use, you will make sure your computer is not host to any spyware. I can say I don't have any spyware and if you really care, you can say the same!