I wouldn't call it unambiguous, as I've heard plenty of people call computers modems, and all other nonsense. Someone calling the actual hard drive after removing it from an external case a platter wouldn't phase me at all. Still, good luck going through the waste of every garbage truck in a major city looking for those specific hard drives.
I have an affected motherboard that I just bought from Microcenter some 3 weeks ago, and didn't even know of the issue until they mailed me notification of the defect and that when a solution has been provided, they'll alert me to it.
I don't think the formula is quite so simple. Basically, no matter how wide the screen, the limit should be 180 degrees of view. With your formula, a 6:1 ratio screen would give you a 405 degree view! I think in practice, they keep the 90 degree field of view and just chop off the top and bottom parts that would have shown up on a 4:3 screen. Example: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/08/widescreen-and-fov.html
On first read, I misunderstood your post as well, though on a second read, I can't figure out how I misunderstood it. I think it's because you used "it" to mean the competitors' products, when it could also have meant apple products.
I didn't realize all consoles come with "built-in voice chat". How long have they all been packaged with the required free headsets? What, they don't come with headsets just like pc's don't?
Really? You propose that water producers shouldn't be regulated and that surviving members of families that have lost people to arsenic poisoning should wait until their loved ones die, then try to find the cause, and then sue for material damages? Wouldn't you think that not having poisonous water in the first place is a preferred solution?
I'll agree with this poster. It's very nice to read semi-intelligent posts from people with diverse backgrounds (albeit mostly nerdy) that frequent slashdot. Several times, I've fallen for a story only to read the postings and realize that it's mostly bunk. Without other well thought out opinions, people tend to believe what they are told, much like people watching fox news or npr are further brainwashed by what they hear day after day.
What's sad, is that as liberal minded as I think I am, I never considered that perspective, and you're absolutely right. Maybe we should be glad this is as far as she got.
For local networks, does the difference between SSH and Telnet really matter?
The only difference is encryption. The attacker would still need the password, and with modern switches, it's impossible to steal the password without directly adding hardware somewhere along the chain of equipment directly between the two endpoints. (unless they've hacked your switch, i suppose)
I believe the real point of the article is that easy logons & passwords on Telnet are a significant security risk, especially on wifi accessible networks.
I don't know about your claims. I'm pretty sure that running your system at 100% load 100% of the time will drastically reduce it's life span compared to any typical user scenarios. It's probably even worse for people running their expensive video cards (with proprietary fans/cooling systems) as coprocessors for the aforementioned tasks.
Also, that one minute could be just enough to make it before the red light that will add more time - possibly in a cascading manner if other hazards/blockades occur between the two times (like semis backing into driveways in front of you).
Same here. I somehow stumbled across "The cat who walks through walls" in my high school library and was hooked, even though it was one of his less-liked later books. I still think that down the road some of his ideas like marriage-contracts will be in use.
I also really enjoyed Avatar in 3D. As for other movies, as long as they can advertise and push poor 3D films on the masses, they'll probably be successful. I think most people are heavily influenced by advertising.
Why'd you post anonymously? Your opinions are valid. One thing you can do if you want cheap gaming is download Steam from http://store.steampowered.com/ and buy your games online. They often have sales with older games costing 1/4 the already low price. And older games have much lower requirements. It's certainly worth a shot and they have lots of free demos as well.
I'm not sure exactly what you bought, but in the last month I bought an Asus P8P67 mobo + Intel 2500K 4 core processor for $300 (runs at 4.5GHz on demand using Asus' built in overclocking), 8GB ram for $80, CPU Heatsink $30, computer case for $100, and a Geforce 580 for $500. I saved some money by using the OS and HD from my old system. But I would call this more than mid range, and less than $1500 (or at least comparable if buying Win7 and a HD)
Same here. I had a 20" 1600x1200, and when it went bad, I went to a 24" 1920(or some such)x1200. When it went bad, I couldn't find any locally available 16:10 screens, so I went with a 16:9. It annoyed the heck out of me, and I immediately bought a 2560x1600 30" even though it was $1200 or so with warantee. The only problem is you have to have a sufficiently expensive system and video card to drive such a display smoothly.
If you happen to purchase a 30" monitor with 2560x1600 resolution, you pretty much need a $251+ video card for smooth games. Granted you can get away with a lesser video card, but cheaping out by $200 when your monitor costs $1000+ seems silly.
So in essence, you are saying that the correct amount of government intervention is the correct amount. I'll agree with you on that, it just seemed like you were trying to say that government intervention is unnecessary while leaving a loophole that may or may not have been on purpose.
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I wouldn't call it unambiguous, as I've heard plenty of people call computers modems, and all other nonsense. Someone calling the actual hard drive after removing it from an external case a platter wouldn't phase me at all. Still, good luck going through the waste of every garbage truck in a major city looking for those specific hard drives.
I have an affected motherboard that I just bought from Microcenter some 3 weeks ago, and didn't even know of the issue until they mailed me notification of the defect and that when a solution has been provided, they'll alert me to it.
I don't think the formula is quite so simple. Basically, no matter how wide the screen, the limit should be 180 degrees of view. With your formula, a 6:1 ratio screen would give you a 405 degree view! I think in practice, they keep the 90 degree field of view and just chop off the top and bottom parts that would have shown up on a 4:3 screen. Example: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/08/widescreen-and-fov.html
On first read, I misunderstood your post as well, though on a second read, I can't figure out how I misunderstood it. I think it's because you used "it" to mean the competitors' products, when it could also have meant apple products.
Not only that, but to drive modern games smoothly at 2560x1600 requires a high-end machine and a $400 or more video card.
I didn't realize all consoles come with "built-in voice chat". How long have they all been packaged with the required free headsets? What, they don't come with headsets just like pc's don't?
Really? You propose that water producers shouldn't be regulated and that surviving members of families that have lost people to arsenic poisoning should wait until their loved ones die, then try to find the cause, and then sue for material damages? Wouldn't you think that not having poisonous water in the first place is a preferred solution?
I think it means she works for Sony Entertainment Online.
I'll agree with this poster. It's very nice to read semi-intelligent posts from people with diverse backgrounds (albeit mostly nerdy) that frequent slashdot. Several times, I've fallen for a story only to read the postings and realize that it's mostly bunk. Without other well thought out opinions, people tend to believe what they are told, much like people watching fox news or npr are further brainwashed by what they hear day after day.
What's sad, is that as liberal minded as I think I am, I never considered that perspective, and you're absolutely right. Maybe we should be glad this is as far as she got.
For local networks, does the difference between SSH and Telnet really matter?
The only difference is encryption. The attacker would still need the password, and with modern switches, it's impossible to steal the password without directly adding hardware somewhere along the chain of equipment directly between the two endpoints. (unless they've hacked your switch, i suppose)
I believe the real point of the article is that easy logons & passwords on Telnet are a significant security risk, especially on wifi accessible networks.
Oh, I was thinking about SETI and folding@home. Those are designed to use up all available CPU cycles and many people run them 24/7.
I don't know about your claims. I'm pretty sure that running your system at 100% load 100% of the time will drastically reduce it's life span compared to any typical user scenarios. It's probably even worse for people running their expensive video cards (with proprietary fans/cooling systems) as coprocessors for the aforementioned tasks.
Also, that one minute could be just enough to make it before the red light that will add more time - possibly in a cascading manner if other hazards/blockades occur between the two times (like semis backing into driveways in front of you).
That is the best suggestion ever. I wonder how we could get this implemented.
Same here. I somehow stumbled across "The cat who walks through walls" in my high school library and was hooked, even though it was one of his less-liked later books. I still think that down the road some of his ideas like marriage-contracts will be in use.
I also really enjoyed Avatar in 3D. As for other movies, as long as they can advertise and push poor 3D films on the masses, they'll probably be successful. I think most people are heavily influenced by advertising.
How do you know these out of country VPNs aren't honeypots and/or monitored by the CIA or some other government agency?
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Do you need a *hug*?
HmmLOL That's not a bad ideaLOL Though you should probably add a space before the LOLLOL
Why'd you post anonymously? Your opinions are valid. One thing you can do if you want cheap gaming is download Steam from http://store.steampowered.com/ and buy your games online. They often have sales with older games costing 1/4 the already low price. And older games have much lower requirements. It's certainly worth a shot and they have lots of free demos as well.
I'm not sure exactly what you bought, but in the last month I bought an Asus P8P67 mobo + Intel 2500K 4 core processor for $300 (runs at 4.5GHz on demand using Asus' built in overclocking), 8GB ram for $80, CPU Heatsink $30, computer case for $100, and a Geforce 580 for $500. I saved some money by using the OS and HD from my old system. But I would call this more than mid range, and less than $1500 (or at least comparable if buying Win7 and a HD)
Same here. I had a 20" 1600x1200, and when it went bad, I went to a 24" 1920(or some such)x1200. When it went bad, I couldn't find any locally available 16:10 screens, so I went with a 16:9. It annoyed the heck out of me, and I immediately bought a 2560x1600 30" even though it was $1200 or so with warantee. The only problem is you have to have a sufficiently expensive system and video card to drive such a display smoothly.
If you happen to purchase a 30" monitor with 2560x1600 resolution, you pretty much need a $251+ video card for smooth games. Granted you can get away with a lesser video card, but cheaping out by $200 when your monitor costs $1000+ seems silly.
So in essence, you are saying that the correct amount of government intervention is the correct amount. I'll agree with you on that, it just seemed like you were trying to say that government intervention is unnecessary while leaving a loophole that may or may not have been on purpose.