Would some sort of hack to bypass the check/overwrite be possible. I realize that we have no example to work on, but I highly suspect that if Sony were to put this in a console, it would get bypassed in no time.
That sounds a heck of a lot like a Software Engineer (and a crappy one at that). A good CompSci or a good Software Engineer is going to have a better idea of what size code is needed on this thing.
A MB of compiled code is compact...if you're working on an Athalon64. It's far from compact when you're working on an 8051. That said, it might be that those doing the highering need to be looking at Computer Engineers, not CompScis or Software Engineers. At my school, the CompScis only take two hardware classes (neither very advanced). Even so, most of them understand that "micro" does not mean a MB plus. I'd still recommend that companies working with hardware look at Computer Engineers over CS majors.
When I worked at the "helpdesk" at my college, we put laptop HD's in a desktop machine all the time. Adaptors from the laptop bus to standard IDE are not that hard to find. I will grant that we were doing it with a dedicated PC in an effort to recover a dammaged HD. It's still nothing new. The only real advantage (if the limited space on the small HD's doesn't out-weigh it) is the ability to cram more drives in less space. Even then, heat is going to be a major issue.
I can think of several reasons why the default action (or the default default action, since you can change the default) is first in the list. The most likely is that some "genius" decided to list them in his idea of the order of use. Other possabilities include the order being randomized by the monkey-at-keyboard method.
However, asking why someone listed something in a particular way (especially if it's not specifically documented or especially obvious) is an invitation to speculation. I personally suspect that this listing was one of several that was debated quite hotly in some meeting, after which the poor soul given the task of programing the menu completely ignored the entire debate and just picked one out of a hat.
Probably the same reason that Open is the first option when you right-click on an icon. Also, it's possible to change the default click action. In that case, having open in the list makes more sense.
>> Ok first off, this is an AP story - not a Yahoo! News story, because Yahoo! News doesn't write or report news any more than slashdot does, they just cut and paste.
While your statement is correct, it's not exactly relevant. The actual statement in the post was:
>> "According to a news story on Yahoo! News,...
The story is a news story on Yahoo! News. The link goes to news.yahoo.com, not an AP website. It's still correct to refer to a story on slashdot, even though the story didn't originate with slashdot.
Ok, as I understand the situation, the entire argument is over who controls the root DNS servers. If another country want's "control" of the "internet", all they have to do is set up they're own servers and require that ISPs in that country use they're servers.
There is absolutely no sense in having a government of any country in charge of the root DNS servers. Given the nature of the "internet" it's almost completely out from under the control of any government anyway. The control is entirely in the hands of the communications industry anyway.
Sounds like good advice. When I first read this, I was surprised that Apple made something that had such an obvious problem. But after your post it hit me that this is, indeed, a trend with apple.
My question is this: Were people not putting there origional iPods in their pockets with keys, etc. or were the screens on the regular iPods made from a better material. I know plenty of people who do put iPods in pockets and other places where they're likely to get scratched. None of them has had a problem as far as I know. So, if Apple did use a better material on the iPod, why isn't it on the iPod nano. And if not, what is actually causing the high number of scratches?
I've been using Gmail for over a year now. Before that I'd used a variety of webmail programs including Yahoo and Hotmail. I've found that Gmail has some very nice features. Yahoo also includes some nice features. However, none of this inherently makes one service "better" than another. If Yahoo's interface and format is easy for me to use, then Yahoo is the "better" service. If Gmail is easier to use, than Gmail is "better". We can argue about who's better until the world ends. I perfer to pick the one that matches me and let every one else do as they will.
Granted that I've never played the game, but I don't see how it will seriously hurt other areas of the gaming industry. It may create a bit of a monopoly in the MMORPG field but it's not going to affect the guy who never plays MMORPGs. WoW isn't going to appeal to the guy who is big on the latest racing game or foot-ball game.
I still buy games because I can pay a one-time fee and I've got the game forever. Fifty bucks is fifty bucks whether you pay it once or over six months. I'm just pickey enough to borrow it from a friend before I buy it myself.
Anyone ever see that movie? A guy was an expert check forger by the age of 19. While in jail, he got hired by the government to help catch other check forgers. It pays to have proven experts on staff. (Even if the proof is in the form of crimes.)
As for whether I'd hire them?...not with out being sure that the source of the crime is a combinaton of high ability, high energy, and low opertunity to exercise it. The guy who has it in for soceity is worthless to me, but they guy who just needs something to do would be a great asset.
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Would some sort of hack to bypass the check/overwrite be possible. I realize that we have no example to work on, but I highly suspect that if Sony were to put this in a console, it would get bypassed in no time.
That sounds a heck of a lot like a Software Engineer (and a crappy one at that). A good CompSci or a good Software Engineer is going to have a better idea of what size code is needed on this thing.
A MB of compiled code is compact...if you're working on an Athalon64. It's far from compact when you're working on an 8051. That said, it might be that those doing the highering need to be looking at Computer Engineers, not CompScis or Software Engineers. At my school, the CompScis only take two hardware classes (neither very advanced). Even so, most of them understand that "micro" does not mean a MB plus. I'd still recommend that companies working with hardware look at Computer Engineers over CS majors.
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You would think that people would have learned after the first time around. Apparently not.
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When I worked at the "helpdesk" at my college, we put laptop HD's in a desktop machine all the time. Adaptors from the laptop bus to standard IDE are not that hard to find. I will grant that we were doing it with a dedicated PC in an effort to recover a dammaged HD. It's still nothing new. The only real advantage (if the limited space on the small HD's doesn't out-weigh it) is the ability to cram more drives in less space. Even then, heat is going to be a major issue.
I can think of several reasons why the default action (or the default default action, since you can change the default) is first in the list. The most likely is that some "genius" decided to list them in his idea of the order of use. Other possabilities include the order being randomized by the monkey-at-keyboard method.
However, asking why someone listed something in a particular way (especially if it's not specifically documented or especially obvious) is an invitation to speculation. I personally suspect that this listing was one of several that was debated quite hotly in some meeting, after which the poor soul given the task of programing the menu completely ignored the entire debate and just picked one out of a hat.
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Probably the same reason that Open is the first option when you right-click on an icon.
Also, it's possible to change the default click action. In that case, having open in the list makes more sense.
>> Ok first off, this is an AP story - not a Yahoo! News story, because Yahoo! News doesn't write or report news any more than slashdot does, they just cut and paste.
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While your statement is correct, it's not exactly relevant. The actual statement in the post was:
>> "According to a news story on Yahoo! News,
The story is a news story on Yahoo! News. The link goes to news.yahoo.com, not an AP website. It's still correct to refer to a story on slashdot, even though the story didn't originate with slashdot.
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Ok, as I understand the situation, the entire argument is over who controls the root DNS servers. If another country want's "control" of the "internet", all they have to do is set up they're own servers and require that ISPs in that country use they're servers.
There is absolutely no sense in having a government of any country in charge of the root DNS servers. Given the nature of the "internet" it's almost completely out from under the control of any government anyway. The control is entirely in the hands of the communications industry anyway.
Sounds like good advice. When I first read this, I was surprised that Apple made something that had such an obvious problem. But after your post it hit me that this is, indeed, a trend with apple.
My question is this: Were people not putting there origional iPods in their pockets with keys, etc. or were the screens on the regular iPods made from a better material. I know plenty of people who do put iPods in pockets and other places where they're likely to get scratched. None of them has had a problem as far as I know. So, if Apple did use a better material on the iPod, why isn't it on the iPod nano. And if not, what is actually causing the high number of scratches?
I've been using Gmail for over a year now. Before that I'd used a variety of webmail programs including Yahoo and Hotmail. I've found that Gmail has some very nice features. Yahoo also includes some nice features. However, none of this inherently makes one service "better" than another. If Yahoo's interface and format is easy for me to use, then Yahoo is the "better" service. If Gmail is easier to use, than Gmail is "better". We can argue about who's better until the world ends. I perfer to pick the one that matches me and let every one else do as they will.
Granted that I've never played the game, but I don't see how it will seriously hurt other areas of the gaming industry. It may create a bit of a monopoly in the MMORPG field but it's not going to affect the guy who never plays MMORPGs. WoW isn't going to appeal to the guy who is big on the latest racing game or foot-ball game.
I still buy games because I can pay a one-time fee and I've got the game forever. Fifty bucks is fifty bucks whether you pay it once or over six months. I'm just pickey enough to borrow it from a friend before I buy it myself.
Anyone ever see that movie? A guy was an expert check forger by the age of 19. While in jail, he got hired by the government to help catch other check forgers. It pays to have proven experts on staff. (Even if the proof is in the form of crimes.) As for whether I'd hire them?...not with out being sure that the source of the crime is a combinaton of high ability, high energy, and low opertunity to exercise it. The guy who has it in for soceity is worthless to me, but they guy who just needs something to do would be a great asset.