Remember the intended target market is the laptop crowd. 256GB is big enough to compete nicely. When it comes with those sort of performance figures, it's a no brainer if you have the money.
The current largest widely available 7200rpm is only 200GB. The majority of notebooks ship with 200GB of HD space.
What planet are you from? No self respecting ISP in the world would try pull that.
You going to go an make some ideological bullshit point and piss all over your customers when it's not going to make the slightest difference to Google.
It can allow you to transmit quatum information over a classical channel or allow you to transfer lots of classical information over a quantum channel, but there is no instantaneous communication or channel-less communication. Sorry. Did you read the article?
" But the fibre could be severed and the two atoms would remain entangled, even if one were "carefully taken to Jupiter".
Thus have a one metre fibre cable with two black boxes on each end. Then transport the one box wherever you want. The channel is the spooky part, since it doesn't need a physical link in the traditional sense. Think quantum radio waves.
I predict this could very well be the beginning of the end for submarine and coast-to-coast fibre hauls in fact all fibre. Think about the possibilities, you could hook up remote islands with fibre-like connectivity too, by transporting these entangled photons to remote datacenters.
I suppose organised crime should not be classified either? There are some interesting parallels between the way they operate. Fear of getting "whacked" or fear of being sued into oblivion and blackmailed respectively.
It's a fine line. Look at the Jim Jones cult. Hundreds of people were brainwashed and coerced into suicide which perhaps could have been prevented if the government had taken earlier measures.
I do agree though it's a tricky one as I loathe censorship even more. Perhaps would be best would be to treat it as a suspicious organisation and nail them on conspiracy to commit xyz crime.
Perhaps its irrelevant what it once was. A hacker now is a bad guy. Trying to re-educate the massive public mindset for the sake of some historical correctness, seems like a futile experience. Eventually 99% of the population won't know or care the origin.
It's like complaining about the word "gay" being used by teenagers and not referring to a homosexual or when people say "Mac O.S.X" instead of Mac OS Ten
I had this problem too, people inviting you and you don't want to accept (school acquaintances etc). Well I just left lingering there in the top right corner and lets the requests pile up. That way you don't deny or approve them. Facebook really needs a "hide request" feature. I'd like to say that was my solution but after a while I got annoyed and just accepted them to my limited profile.:)
Let me just say the OP is completely correct. I'm a South African and work in the data center industry. Choosing Kenya was based solely on one thing: international fibre pricing. The cost of replicating their data at our pricing even the mighty Google couldn't afford.
I do feel Google's decision was a bit short-sighted though, as from Nov 2007 Telkom's (SA Telco monopoly) SAT3 exclusivity agreement will end along with its decade long tranny of all international fibre into SA. Other players (Neotel, Vodacom etc) will be able to get access to the SAT3 cable and pricing is going to plummet through the floor.
For Google they probably couldn't wait that long to make a decision. Kenya or Egypt would be the next choice in Africa in terms of growing IT industry. Egypt being to far north to be of benefit left Kenya with its more liberal policy and burgeoning industry.
Evolution and gravity are both theories. The common man refers to it as the "law of gravity" simply because in our observable timeframe of it occurring it has always acted predictably and so appears to be more "fundamental" than other theories. Though even so our understanding of gravity has evolved over time (newtonian vs quantum and relativistic models)
We may find in the future that gravity may only work in specific domains, universes, timeframes, special conditions etc.
Its taken the luddite politicians 20 years notice the rise and power of the internet. Virtual will mirror real world as power is rested from the techies into corporate and gorvernments. Privacy will never be mainstream. Although it will still exist for those willing to go the extra mile. Enjoy it while it lasts.
I can see myself looking fondly back on your post 5 years from now and seeing how it has dated. 50GB will be paltry to download by then. The network model is inevitable. Its just more efficient physically and temporally. Technology and moving information around is increasing exponentially in speed whereas physical transport of media is not.
Re:What about dynamic encryption algortithms?
on
A Mighty Number Falls
·
· Score: 2, Interesting
But with layered or onion encryption if you decrypt an outer encryption the result still looks like white noise. So you don't know to whether continue looking or start decrypting the result. Whith TripleDES the "meta key" is easy: Decode the contents 3 times using DES in succession.
What about dynamic encryption algortithms?
on
A Mighty Number Falls
·
· Score: 5, Interesting
Not sure if this is a new idea, but this topic got me thinking. Decrypting something means is really just a mathematical transform. We say its "decrypted" if the end result "makes sense". But what if we didn't know what the final data should look like? How would we ever know it was decrypted?
Decryption itself only makes sense once we know what method was used, ie RSA, DES, Blowfish etc. However what if that algorithm itself was dynamic and formed part of the encryption? Sort of like a more generalised version of onion encryption, ie encrpyting the same content a number of times using different algorithms. So that the algorithms used and the sequence in which they are used form a sort of "meta-key"
I can't stand it when people throw the "terrorist" label around. No matter what the cause, IMHO it's irresponsible. Period. When bombs start going off, then we can start looking at terrorism as a possible motive. Otherwise, forget it. Oh god no. The truth has blinded us. I think we may be dealing with a "terrorist" here boys. Right here in our very own slashdot.
Sorry you right I forgot to make the link. The point I was saying is nihilistic behaviour is more likely to get naturally unselected and hence the prominence of a God gene. The classic example is Nietche, not exactly the splitting image of a family man. Family promotes legacy of ones genes.
And yes as you say you can arrive at other conclusions than fatalism or nihilism, but I'm suggesting that if you starting out as an atheist you are far more likely to reach that conclusion. Religion steers one away from such reasoning.
Actually many in the community think "she" is in fact Mr Jan Krzysztof Rutkowski. A security researcher that "dissappeared" circa 2003, the same time Rutowsk*A* appeared on the scene.
The last few years I've been more and more convinced there is a genetic code that predisposes a belief in a higher power.
Why? Well for one it creates hope, a sense of community, purpose etc. These things are good for creating stable reproductive people.
OTOH as an atheist, for me the logical conclusion to that is nihilism. I mean if there is no afterlife then you might as well do whatever you want since it's all meaningless. The humanist argument of you make meaning by living your life the way you choose, just seems like another form of "religion". IE trying to be comfortable with the fact that everything is pointless and glossing over the brutal reality.
How could it be used to track position? I thought the MEMS inside the WII Controller needed constant calibration with the main unit. If you walking around in the forest what is your fixed frame of reference?
Slashdot Mirror
Remember the intended target market is the laptop crowd. 256GB is big enough to compete nicely. When it comes with those sort of performance figures, it's a no brainer if you have the money.
The current largest widely available 7200rpm is only 200GB. The majority of notebooks ship with 200GB of HD space.
What planet are you from? No self respecting ISP in the world would try pull that.
You going to go an make some ideological bullshit point and piss all over your customers when it's not going to make the slightest difference to Google.
Go right ahead!
So true.
PS Thank you for not saying, "over at xyz (Groklaw)". Its been so overused.
Can I be the first?
" But the fibre could be severed and the two atoms would remain entangled, even if one were "carefully taken to Jupiter".
Thus have a one metre fibre cable with two black boxes on each end. Then transport the one box wherever you want. The channel is the spooky part, since it doesn't need a physical link in the traditional sense. Think quantum radio waves.
I predict this could very well be the beginning of the end for submarine and coast-to-coast fibre hauls in fact all fibre. Think about the possibilities, you could hook up remote islands with fibre-like connectivity too, by transporting these entangled photons to remote datacenters.
I suppose organised crime should not be classified either? There are some interesting parallels between the way they operate. Fear of getting "whacked" or fear of being sued into oblivion and blackmailed respectively.
It's a fine line. Look at the Jim Jones cult. Hundreds of people were brainwashed and coerced into suicide which perhaps could have been prevented if the government had taken earlier measures.
I do agree though it's a tricky one as I loathe censorship even more. Perhaps would be best would be to treat it as a suspicious organisation and nail them on conspiracy to commit xyz crime.
Makes one wonder why TBP Allofmp3 etc don't host servers in Cuba. Allofmp3 is incurring pressure indirectly from the WTO.
a true slashdot classic!
Perhaps its irrelevant what it once was. A hacker now is a bad guy. Trying to re-educate the massive public mindset for the sake of some historical correctness, seems like a futile experience. Eventually 99% of the population won't know or care the origin.
It's like complaining about the word "gay" being used by teenagers and not referring to a homosexual or when people say "Mac O.S.X" instead of Mac OS Ten
I had this problem too, people inviting you and you don't want to accept (school acquaintances etc). Well I just left lingering there in the top right corner and lets the requests pile up. That way you don't deny or approve them. Facebook really needs a "hide request" feature. I'd like to say that was my solution but after a while I got annoyed and just accepted them to my limited profile. :)
Let me just say the OP is completely correct. I'm a South African and work in the data center industry. Choosing Kenya was based solely on one thing: international fibre pricing. The cost of replicating their data at our pricing even the mighty Google couldn't afford.
I do feel Google's decision was a bit short-sighted though, as from Nov 2007 Telkom's (SA Telco monopoly) SAT3 exclusivity agreement will end along with its decade long tranny of all international fibre into SA. Other players (Neotel, Vodacom etc) will be able to get access to the SAT3 cable and pricing is going to plummet through the floor.
For Google they probably couldn't wait that long to make a decision. Kenya or Egypt would be the next choice in Africa in terms of growing IT industry. Egypt being to far north to be of benefit left Kenya with its more liberal policy and burgeoning industry.
Evolution and gravity are both theories. The common man refers to it as the "law of gravity" simply because in our observable timeframe of it occurring it has always acted predictably and so appears to be more "fundamental" than other theories. Though even so our understanding of gravity has evolved over time (newtonian vs quantum and relativistic models)
We may find in the future that gravity may only work in specific domains, universes, timeframes, special conditions etc.
Its taken the luddite politicians 20 years notice the rise and power of the internet. Virtual will mirror real world as power is rested from the techies into corporate and gorvernments. Privacy will never be mainstream. Although it will still exist for those willing to go the extra mile. Enjoy it while it lasts.
show some goddamn spine and stick to their guns! :)
So you mean its just like going on a blind date. Never know what you going to get. Picky bastard ;)
I can see myself looking fondly back on your post 5 years from now and seeing how it has dated. 50GB will be paltry to download by then. The network model is inevitable. Its just more efficient physically and temporally. Technology and moving information around is increasing exponentially in speed whereas physical transport of media is not.
But with layered or onion encryption if you decrypt an outer encryption the result still looks like white noise. So you don't know to whether continue looking or start decrypting the result. Whith TripleDES the "meta key" is easy: Decode the contents 3 times using DES in succession.
Not sure if this is a new idea, but this topic got me thinking. Decrypting something means is really just a mathematical transform. We say its "decrypted" if the end result "makes sense". But what if we didn't know what the final data should look like? How would we ever know it was decrypted?
Decryption itself only makes sense once we know what method was used, ie RSA, DES, Blowfish etc. However what if that algorithm itself was dynamic and formed part of the encryption? Sort of like a more generalised version of onion encryption, ie encrpyting the same content a number of times using different algorithms. So that the algorithms used and the sequence in which they are used form a sort of "meta-key"
Sorry you right I forgot to make the link. The point I was saying is nihilistic behaviour is more likely to get naturally unselected and hence the prominence of a God gene. The classic example is Nietche, not exactly the splitting image of a family man. Family promotes legacy of ones genes.
And yes as you say you can arrive at other conclusions than fatalism or nihilism, but I'm suggesting that if you starting out as an atheist you are far more likely to reach that conclusion. Religion steers one away from such reasoning.
Actually many in the community think "she" is in fact Mr Jan Krzysztof Rutkowski. A security researcher that "dissappeared" circa 2003, the same time Rutowsk*A* appeared on the scene.
a
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Joanna_Rutkowsk
The other hypothesis is of course she/he USED to post as a male (perhaps she/he thought the work would be taken more seriously)
The last few years I've been more and more convinced there is a genetic code that predisposes a belief in a higher power.
Why? Well for one it creates hope, a sense of community, purpose etc. These things are good for creating stable reproductive people.
OTOH as an atheist, for me the logical conclusion to that is nihilism. I mean if there is no afterlife then you might as well do whatever you want since it's all meaningless. The humanist argument of you make meaning by living your life the way you choose, just seems like another form of "religion". IE trying to be comfortable with the fact that everything is pointless and glossing over the brutal reality.
How could it be used to track position? I thought the MEMS inside the WII Controller needed constant calibration with the main unit. If you walking around in the forest what is your fixed frame of reference?