You obviously don't own an Inspiron 5100. That's what I have... it has a desktop P4 CPU in it, not a P4M, so battery life is not the greatest.
Since it's a desktop CPU, it doesn't support SpeedStep, and thusly runs 100% power whether it's on battery or plugged in.
Suspending it isn't much better. If you suspend the machine, don't expect it to last more than a day before it shuts off.
But, I wanted a reasonable desktop replacement that would at least run Warcraft III, and it does that job well, so I'm not complaining. Ok, maybe I am, but not too much;-)
I'd bet money that he knows there's a way to rip streams from a hacked Tivo. But being a lawyer, he's not going to freely give out information that could hurt his cause.
"...when food-poisoning is traced to a store or restaurant the health-department makes every effort to inform those who may be affected. Shouldn't we demand the same when a businesses server poisons our computer.
Here's the key difference... when a food poisoning outbreak is detected, it's traced and made public because it has been investigated by a government agency, usually the health department, and that department has regulations and rules in place that tell them they have to publish said information.
When a website is compromised, the owner is not legally bound to tell the visitors anything, even if the visitors are suddenly succeptible to an attack. (I suppose they could conceivably sue for damages done to their computers, but that's a different avenue) They are not bound by this, because they are not regulated by any government agency.
So, what's the solution? Have the gov regulate the interweb? Perhaps you have to have your site approved by a governing body before it can be made public? Do you have to get said body's approval every time you update a page? Where's it end?
Sure, in a perfect world, the owner of a site should make news of an attack public, but one of the great things about the internet is that it's left to the owner's discretion, not mandated by a government body. I think it's a fair tradeoff, IMHO.
BSA is the group that was mass-mailing towns a couple years ago, giving small business owners 30 days of 'amnesty' to get their licenses caught up.
Thing is, the BSA had zero proof that anybody was doing anything wrong. They just got a list of small businesses from the local town hall, and sent mass letters to everyone in the town. I got mine.
Point is, don't believe anything the BSA says or does.
Honda's had that patent for as long as I remember, which is why the other Japanese dirtbike manufacturers have to route their front brake lines in a longer, stupider pattern.
If it's still in the same rack as it was 6 months ago, that is. I used to work for a web hosting company that had some co-lo space in a hosting facility. We set up 2 of the servers for weblogs.com as well as another server for another site. I never met Dave, but did everything through his partner. His partner was a super-nice guy, Linux afficianado, and slashdot reader. Kinda sad that they ran out of money.
(I have to be a bit vague on the details due to NDAs and such... Sorry for not including any specifics)
Don't blame the auto dealerships, blame your father-in-law for not knowing how to do a Google search for the answer. Any stereo installation shop will have the tool you need. I had to remove my stock Ford stereo yesterday, and instead of the "special tool" I jused a coat hanger.
No, you're missing the point. Justice is supposed to be blind. The DMCA forbids reverse-engineering copyrighted and encrypted code OF ANY KIND. It doesn't matter if it's on a microwave or a pacemaker. The ends are not supposed to justify the means when it comes to breaking the law.
If the automakers want to protect their code, they're well within their rights to do so. Like it or not, that's the law.
When the article said that the drive's burn speed was too slow "to really warrant a purchase", I was expecting 2+ hour burn times or something. 45 minutes isn't bad at all, considering that this is a new type of burner, with a new (to the consumer) type of media.
Remember waaaay back when the first Pioneer DVD+R drives came out? IIRC, it took hours to burn a 4GB DVD. I'd consider 4 hours too slow to warrant buying a drive, not 45 minutes.
I think the tradeoff of speed vs storage space is well worth it, personally.
While I applaud your use of a bunch of crazy symbols that a mere mortal such as myself will never understand, you seem to have missed one very important statement:
"The network link used to set the record spans from Los Angeles to Geneva, Switzerland.
You didn't factor in distance, just raw speed. Your SUV may be able to slightly beat the I2 record in Gb/s, but I'm thinking that the packets would reach Switzerland long before your vehicle.;-)
Kinda like calculating the length of the Kessel Run in Parsecs... oh, wait...
I use Nforce-based motherboards for all the computers I build at the moment, and have for over a year now. I'm running my main machine and file server on 2 different Nforce boards (Epox and Shuttle), and have built a half-dozen machines for business clients using Shuttle boards with integrated video. All the machines have been ultra-reliable. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to build a system.
Man, this sucks for 2 reasons
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First off, I'm a huge fan of the first one, as well as the comics. I'm not trying to incite a flamewar, but...
As was said earlier, the trailer gives away pretty much the whole damn movie! We see the initial backstory, the inner demons, Peter throwing away the spiderman costume, Peter putting it back on... I mean, am I going to have to stop watching trailers soon just so I'll be surprised at the theater?
And second, from the trailer the plot looks almost identical to the first. Evil scientist has a wardrobe malfunction (heh) that turns him crazy, and destroys NYC. Peter wants to be with MJ but has to choose what he really wants (Superman 2, anyone?). Crazy scientist captures MJ, Spiderman has to rescue her.
Joe Rogan said it best on News Radio: "Getting something off the internet once it's been posted is like trying to clean the pee out of a swimming pool."
Looks like this laptop comes with XP Home installed. Now, I'm no expert, but does XP Home even support a 64-bit proc? I know it'll at least run in 32-bit mode, but what's the point? If your OS can't deal with the newer instructions, why not just get a 32-bit Athlon at a higher clock speed?
If you quantify Bangalore's 'takeover' of Silicon Valley solely based on the number of techs, then yes, Bangalore looks to be in the lead. But if you quantify it in dollar amounts (average salary per tech x number of techs), I'd bet that The Valley still has a pretty sizeable lead.
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You obviously don't own an Inspiron 5100. That's what I have... it has a desktop P4 CPU in it, not a P4M, so battery life is not the greatest.
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Since it's a desktop CPU, it doesn't support SpeedStep, and thusly runs 100% power whether it's on battery or plugged in.
Suspending it isn't much better. If you suspend the machine, don't expect it to last more than a day before it shuts off.
But, I wanted a reasonable desktop replacement that would at least run Warcraft III, and it does that job well, so I'm not complaining. Ok, maybe I am, but not too much
No, he knows exactly what he's saying...
I'd bet money that he knows there's a way to rip streams from a hacked Tivo. But being a lawyer, he's not going to freely give out information that could hurt his cause.
"...when food-poisoning is traced to a store or restaurant the health-department makes every effort to inform those who may be affected. Shouldn't we demand the same when a businesses server poisons our computer.
Here's the key difference... when a food poisoning outbreak is detected, it's traced and made public because it has been investigated by a government agency, usually the health department, and that department has regulations and rules in place that tell them they have to publish said information.
When a website is compromised, the owner is not legally bound to tell the visitors anything, even if the visitors are suddenly succeptible to an attack. (I suppose they could conceivably sue for damages done to their computers, but that's a different avenue) They are not bound by this, because they are not regulated by any government agency.
So, what's the solution? Have the gov regulate the interweb? Perhaps you have to have your site approved by a governing body before it can be made public? Do you have to get said body's approval every time you update a page? Where's it end?
Sure, in a perfect world, the owner of a site should make news of an attack public, but one of the great things about the internet is that it's left to the owner's discretion, not mandated by a government body. I think it's a fair tradeoff, IMHO.
Even worse is when the algae combines forces with your computer innards, thereby creating a living supercomputer hellbent on taking over the world!
Man, what am I on today...
BSA is the group that was mass-mailing towns a couple years ago, giving small business owners 30 days of 'amnesty' to get their licenses caught up.
Thing is, the BSA had zero proof that anybody was doing anything wrong. They just got a list of small businesses from the local town hall, and sent mass letters to everyone in the town. I got mine.
Point is, don't believe anything the BSA says or does.
Yeah, because performing simple tasks in linux is sooo much easier. Troll.
Why not? Honda can patent routing a brake line a certain way (second paragraph down), so I'd say anything is fair game nowadays.
Honda's had that patent for as long as I remember, which is why the other Japanese dirtbike manufacturers have to route their front brake lines in a longer, stupider pattern.
If it's still in the same rack as it was 6 months ago, that is. I used to work for a web hosting company that had some co-lo space in a hosting facility. We set up 2 of the servers for weblogs.com as well as another server for another site. I never met Dave, but did everything through his partner. His partner was a super-nice guy, Linux afficianado, and slashdot reader. Kinda sad that they ran out of money.
(I have to be a bit vague on the details due to NDAs and such... Sorry for not including any specifics)
Don't blame the auto dealerships, blame your father-in-law for not knowing how to do a Google search for the answer. Any stereo installation shop will have the tool you need. I had to remove my stock Ford stereo yesterday, and instead of the "special tool" I jused a coat hanger.
No, you're missing the point. Justice is supposed to be blind. The DMCA forbids reverse-engineering copyrighted and encrypted code OF ANY KIND. It doesn't matter if it's on a microwave or a pacemaker. The ends are not supposed to justify the means when it comes to breaking the law.
If the automakers want to protect their code, they're well within their rights to do so. Like it or not, that's the law.
Or you could do like our neighbors up north and pick up a block heater
You've obviously never been to a Chinatown massage parlor...
...from History of the World Part one:
"Look how low we have become! Beggars! Begging from beggars!"
When the article said that the drive's burn speed was too slow "to really warrant a purchase", I was expecting 2+ hour burn times or something. 45 minutes isn't bad at all, considering that this is a new type of burner, with a new (to the consumer) type of media.
Remember waaaay back when the first Pioneer DVD+R drives came out? IIRC, it took hours to burn a 4GB DVD. I'd consider 4 hours too slow to warrant buying a drive, not 45 minutes.
I think the tradeoff of speed vs storage space is well worth it, personally.
I just tried to sign up for today's free song, and they wouldn't let me without a credit card. I refuse to store my cc info on any merchant's site.
Is there a workaround to this, or is it different with the pepsi caps?
While I applaud your use of a bunch of crazy symbols that a mere mortal such as myself will never understand, you seem to have missed one very important statement:
;-)
"The network link used to set the record spans from Los Angeles to Geneva, Switzerland.
You didn't factor in distance, just raw speed. Your SUV may be able to slightly beat the I2 record in Gb/s, but I'm thinking that the packets would reach Switzerland long before your vehicle.
Kinda like calculating the length of the Kessel Run in Parsecs... oh, wait...
I use Nforce-based motherboards for all the computers I build at the moment, and have for over a year now. I'm running my main machine and file server on 2 different Nforce boards (Epox and Shuttle), and have built a half-dozen machines for business clients using Shuttle boards with integrated video. All the machines have been ultra-reliable. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to build a system.
First off, I'm a huge fan of the first one, as well as the comics. I'm not trying to incite a flamewar, but...
As was said earlier, the trailer gives away pretty much the whole damn movie! We see the initial backstory, the inner demons, Peter throwing away the spiderman costume, Peter putting it back on... I mean, am I going to have to stop watching trailers soon just so I'll be surprised at the theater?
And second, from the trailer the plot looks almost identical to the first. Evil scientist has a wardrobe malfunction (heh) that turns him crazy, and destroys NYC. Peter wants to be with MJ but has to choose what he really wants (Superman 2, anyone?). Crazy scientist captures MJ, Spiderman has to rescue her.
Or am I missing something?
It was also the inspiration for Filter's song "Hey man, nice shot".
Joe Rogan said it best on News Radio: "Getting something off the internet once it's been posted is like trying to clean the pee out of a swimming pool."
How is this different from, say, Apple's Panther? I'm not saying it's good or bad, but you make it sound like this is some new MS thing.
Looks like this laptop comes with XP Home installed. Now, I'm no expert, but does XP Home even support a 64-bit proc? I know it'll at least run in 32-bit mode, but what's the point? If your OS can't deal with the newer instructions, why not just get a 32-bit Athlon at a higher clock speed?
I looked on MS's XP Home system requirements page, and it makes no mention of 64-bit support - XP 64-bit version looks like a totally different product.
If you quantify Bangalore's 'takeover' of Silicon Valley solely based on the number of techs, then yes, Bangalore looks to be in the lead. But if you quantify it in dollar amounts (average salary per tech x number of techs), I'd bet that The Valley still has a pretty sizeable lead.
(Yes, I realize I'm replying to my own post. My brain works in mysterious ways.)
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Maybe he should make the chimney functional, and stick a fan in there.
Wouldn't it get pretty warm in there?