Great... first it was Hercules, then CGA, EGA, VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, mini-DisplayPort, Thunderbolt... screw that, I'm done. I'm not switching to LSD.
We do have a few standards for batteries today (D, C, AA, AAA, N, etc), so I guess a few regular sizes for portable devices would probably be needed ("PB1" for an iPad, two or three "PB3" for a MacBook, etc).
But Apple's patent wouldn't be like patenting the wheel -- it would be even worse. It would prevent you from having any remotely-circle-like shape that rolls (say, a decagon).
According to South Park, Canadian cars wouldn't be targeted by this patent.
Here's a quick idea, feel free to refine it if needed.
The system only needs two hardware components and one software program: 1. kid 2. USB keyboard 3. translator
Explanation of the system: The kid, sitting in front of the USB keyboard, looks at the user. When the user moves, the kid types on the USB keyboard to describe what the user is doing. The translation software translates text such as "teh dude iz weaving is and at the xbox" to a proper computer-recognizable command such as "user is waving hand at xbox".
You are right that if you don't edit the metadata, iTunes could recognize the file based on its signature since they have the same copy on their servers.
The point being that just because the signature of the AAC file I ripped from a CD that I bought differs from the signature of the AAC file on Apple's servers doesn't match, doesn't mean that I acquired my AAC file illegally.
The only thing that iTunes won't let you do is re-encode an older 128kbps, DRM'ed iTunes-bought file into another format such as MP3. But you can still burn to an audio CD. If they wanted to prevent the alteration of the metadata of a licensed file, iTunes would be the first program to block it.
Laws differ for each country. And if it was such a big problem for the media companies, CD ripping would have disappeared from iTunes in earlier versions.
How can they check for a file's licensing? I may have bought an MP3 file from Amazon (messing with the metadata, which I can do, will screw up the signature of the file), I may have downloaded it from "another source" (random website, P2P, Torrent, etc), I may have ripped it from a CD that I borrowed and I may have ripped it from a CD that I bought.
There's also plenty of CD-ripping software out there, so there would be thousands of valid file signatures, even if you limit your search to "legal rip from purchased CDs". Different metadata also screws up the signatures, so it's basically impossible to distinguish legal files from non-legal ones.
The only thing that I know for sure is that all the tracks I downloaded from OverClocked ReMix won't be upgraded to AAC@256kbps.
The computer can't see the difference between a tune that you downloaded from some random website/via P2P/torrent , a tune you bought from a competing service, a tune one ripped from a CD you borrowed and a tune ripped from a CD you bought.
And since users can mess with the metadata, you can't use those to detect anything either.
That so-called expert should be fired immediately for these two incredibly starter-level errors: 1. that was not a "vulnerability in the browser" at all. 2. any idiot worth his lines of code would have seen this type of vulnerability coming from a lightyear away.
You reply also works for that "gadget to teach coding". The point of my comment is that no matter how much you know, someone else is going to be better than you.
I was expecting a reply that avr-gcc is "a crippled piece of shit made for little kids" and that real coders program directly in assembly.
Followed by another comment saying that assembly is "a crippled piece of shit made for little kids" and real coders write directly in binary.
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Too bad your password isn't five digits, otherwise it would have made a very smart, fresh and clever Spaceballs reference!
Tell me about it! I tried to call technical support but this ISP is so incompetent that L3!%z]`~C,9_+z=é}~\[NO CARRIER]
When will I learn to stop clicking all those stupid links!
P.S. / Hint: I grew up in the 80's, so it's only mildly annoying to click those links.
Mod parent up by about five million points.
If you think people are mad now, wait until the Facebook generation is in control.
Great... first it was Hercules, then CGA, EGA, VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, mini-DisplayPort, Thunderbolt... screw that, I'm done. I'm not switching to LSD.
Laptops got too small.
I do like the fact that the power supply of the unibody Mac mini is built-in, it takes a standard power cable.
We do have a few standards for batteries today (D, C, AA, AAA, N, etc), so I guess a few regular sizes for portable devices would probably be needed ("PB1" for an iPad, two or three "PB3" for a MacBook, etc).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:White_Nerdy_YOU_SUCK_cropped.jpg
According to South Park, Canadian cars wouldn't be targeted by this patent.
Here's a quick idea, feel free to refine it if needed.
The system only needs two hardware components and one software program:
1. kid
2. USB keyboard
3. translator
Explanation of the system:
The kid, sitting in front of the USB keyboard, looks at the user. When the user moves, the kid types on the USB keyboard to describe what the user is doing. The translation software translates text such as "teh dude iz weaving is and at the xbox" to a proper computer-recognizable command such as "user is waving hand at xbox".
That's a great idea! All that matters is what your boss can see, there's no way your internet connections could be logged by a server in another room!
Just because you can doesn't mean you should do it.
I'm tired of seeing that stupid squirrel anyway.
You are right that if you don't edit the metadata, iTunes could recognize the file based on its signature since they have the same copy on their servers.
But music bought on the iTunes store has been DRM-free for some years now. You can play those files on any player that supports the AAC format.
The point being that just because the signature of the AAC file I ripped from a CD that I bought differs from the signature of the AAC file on Apple's servers doesn't match, doesn't mean that I acquired my AAC file illegally.
The only thing that iTunes won't let you do is re-encode an older 128kbps, DRM'ed iTunes-bought file into another format such as MP3. But you can still burn to an audio CD. If they wanted to prevent the alteration of the metadata of a licensed file, iTunes would be the first program to block it.
Laws differ for each country. And if it was such a big problem for the media companies, CD ripping would have disappeared from iTunes in earlier versions.
How can they check for a file's licensing? I may have bought an MP3 file from Amazon (messing with the metadata, which I can do, will screw up the signature of the file), I may have downloaded it from "another source" (random website, P2P, Torrent, etc), I may have ripped it from a CD that I borrowed and I may have ripped it from a CD that I bought.
There's also plenty of CD-ripping software out there, so there would be thousands of valid file signatures, even if you limit your search to "legal rip from purchased CDs". Different metadata also screws up the signatures, so it's basically impossible to distinguish legal files from non-legal ones.
The only thing that I know for sure is that all the tracks I downloaded from OverClocked ReMix won't be upgraded to AAC@256kbps.
The computer can't see the difference between a tune that you downloaded from some random website/via P2P/torrent , a tune you bought from a competing service, a tune one ripped from a CD you borrowed and a tune ripped from a CD you bought.
And since users can mess with the metadata, you can't use those to detect anything either.
... my comment is only valid if TFS is right about simply changing a parameter in the URL to access other accounts. No I didn't RTFA.
That so-called expert should be fired immediately for these two incredibly starter-level errors:
1. that was not a "vulnerability in the browser" at all.
2. any idiot worth his lines of code would have seen this type of vulnerability coming from a lightyear away.
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#pcfree
Comparing the loss of a metal box to the loss of a human life... how dumb.
Come on man, you can troll better than that!
You reply also works for that "gadget to teach coding". The point of my comment is that no matter how much you know, someone else is going to be better than you.
I was expecting a reply that avr-gcc is "a crippled piece of shit made for little kids" and that real coders program directly in assembly.
Followed by another comment saying that assembly is "a crippled piece of shit made for little kids" and real coders write directly in binary.
Followed, of course, by that xkcd cartoon about how real programmers use butterflies.
It's funny because in AVR forums some people call Arduino "a crippled piece of shit made for little kids".