Re:But what if Microsoft offered it all together?
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Windows vs Mac Security
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If a user wants Anti-virus, anti-spam, encryption, image backup and restore then it is the users responsibility to install said software.
Or, as stated before, the OEM's job to put all these together for the user. And the OEM should be free to bundle/unbundle as he sees fit, according to user demand, without ANY input from the OS supplier.
actually, more likely they will offer an 'up-to-date reporting' discount. By coming in and reporting regularly (if the comp's maintain data , or peak data, etc. that long) you get a discount on your rate, as it gives them a more precise picture of your driving habits, and they can better determine their financial risk involved in putting their money behind you. Of course, they'll likely be more than happy to make an 'honest adjustment upward' based on the actual data revealed.
I don't mind the idea as it's intended: provide useful information to the authorities/insurance to help corroborate accounts of the incident, where at fault parties often get creative with the truth...
hmmmm... does anything out there do anything like this? Would make for an interesting LAN protocol. Especially in a lossy wireless network that doesn't use the full bandwidth. When I'm connected in some 'poor coverage' areas of my home, it still connects at 6-11(?)Mbps, but a ping to the wireless router can have anywhere from 5-20% packet loss (intermittant). My DSL can't fully utilize 6-11Mbps, but avoiding retransmission (I think) by pre-empting would reduce disconnects in some online games, which have stated that their implementation handles packet loss very badly. (for the sake of preserving my already tenuous reputation, I won't name the game here:) )
obviously from the way I've stated the above, this could all be crap. Please point out why if that's the case.
"What happens when they figure out that performance under linux/ogl is better because of the reduced overhead"
They'll still make the games for Windoze, and up the system requirements, because it's easier and there's enough of a gamer market willing to throw cash at upgrading their rig. Chicken and egg. Games aren't going hardcore over to other OS's until the market is bigger. They aren't driving that bus, either.
I think you misunderstood the meaning of the statement 'the need to keep things cool'. Or, at least, I'll assume Scarlet X knew what he was talking about. Currently most 'spintronics' in the R&D lab need to be cryogenically cooled (like superconductors). Thus, their off-state temperature needs to be dropped way low (think liquid nitrogen or less), so that when operating their total temp range stays within the regime where the proper properties exist. By room temperature, it would mean no supercooled temperature bias, and operation within normal 'room temp' limits. (10-50C temp rise, etc.)
although, with the other posts in this thread, spintronics is usually associated with lower heat production than current transistor-based technologies. I think this is related to the fact that it's typically performed with cooled superconductors, which will naturally have very low (near zero) electrical resistance. Not sure if that would apply with the green paint at room temp, though. Also, maybe fundamental to spin flipping is a reduced Joule heating effect. Not sure.
Here's a UK group looking into room temp spintronics. The page has a somewhat watered down description of what's going on: Spin@RT
"What Was Circuit City's reasoning?"
1) sell more expensive digital video players to joe blow consumers would couldn't rip DVD's themselves
2)... ummm... there is no #2
3) profit!
... (etc.,etc.)
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AND IT STILL MAKES MONEY!!!
spam is funded by idiots. we will never run out of idiots on the net. Thus, spam will always be profitible under the current email system. No matter what filters are used. Filters don't fix the spam problem any more than Virus Scanners stop viruses from spreading. It's all reactionary, which translates to 'fighting a never-ending battle on the losing side'.
But in the initial post he didn't say radiate cool. he said "radiant cold". if you're nitpicking semantics, stick to the right ones.
starting with a response to the validity of the term radiant cooling, it is just as valid as any other type of cooling. As said before, you never create "cold", i.e., destroy energy. You move it. Thus calling an effect heating or cooling is a relative term, and it is relative to the desired end temperature of the item of interest. your conventional room air conditioner doesn't create cold within your house, it heats the outside air by transferring energy to it from inside your house, leaving net less energy inside. Cooling just describes the end effect of that energy transfer on the interior condition of your house. Radiant cooling just means you've used the process of radiation to achieve a more comfortable personal heat transfer steady-state in your house.
Heating or cooling is a relative term. In either case your are just transferring energy from a hot item to a cold item. Even the terms hot and cold are relative. You are transferring energy from the item with more to the item with less. That item with less may seem hot relative to another item. If you say something is 'cold' you actually mean "it's colder than something else (your skin, etc.). If it 'feels cold' that means thermal interaction with it creates a transfer of heat from you body to the item.
So, radiant cooling exists as much as radiant heating, as either is just transfer of energy via radiation. The person stated originally, "if you didn't heat the house the basement would be the warmest part from the radiant heat in the walls vs the radiant cold upstairs". Radiant cold, being a relative term, means it is a colder radiant source than the comparative hot item, meaning it will be a net absorber of energy. It is an item which primarily transfers heat via radiation yet primarily absorbs energy from the other radiative participants.
He didn't say "thermal sink" or anything that involved the "injection of cold into the system" which wouldn't make sense. He never sugested violating physics, and didn't even invent the radiant cooling terminology (Google radiant cooling or radiant cold). Technically he was not incorrect in that respect, and this whole argument/thread about radiant cold is rather silly. But then, it's slashdot. What else should we expect:)
let me rephrase that for you:
System on a chip or at least integrated GPU and CPU. VERY NOT COOL. In fact, likely to melt a hole through your motherboard. Unless they supply stock liquid cooling, or cut power to both Units by 50% at the same time. Just too much heat in too little real estate. You need the separate fans currently in place. One over both wouldn't cut it. Integrated might save you a few watts if they could share some resources, but probably not too much.
Darth Vader: There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you.
[pauses]
Darth Vader: Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.
Luke: Hmmm... well, how's your health plan? Will I get stock options?
Re:Why does everything need to be tech based?
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Re-Inventing Hotwheels
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Most parents, from what I've seen as of late, that keep their kids home schooled, do a POOR job of helping them in this respect
ahhh... and now we see the real issue, and source of your bias. You're basing it on 'what you've seen as of late'. Which would be? A couple stereotyped examples? South Park's spelling bee? comments on slashdot? A detailed (study or survey?
in contrast, what I've seen as of late are home school parents actually being the people taking the time to help their kids in this respect. I've known about half a dozen home school families (I'm not one of them). About 15 kids altogether. A few were very shy/introverted. Many were very outgoing with a significant social life, typically including non-homeschooled kids, kids from the neighborhood, kids from other groups they're involved with, kids of parents' friends, and yes, friends from church. A couple of the families were not "church-goers", just people who felt they could do a better job themselves. And I would say that at least, they were on par with the local public school district. I would surmise that you're likely to get a similar spectrum of social outcome from homeschool as well as anywhere else.
(note, the above linked study surveyed over 7300 people. Wikipedia summary of study. That Wikipedia summary mentions more studies by ERIC. (didn't have time to look up myself, but: "According to the findings, children who were educated at home 'gained the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to function in society...at a rate similar to that of conventionally schooled children.'"
Home schooling can be done horribly. It can be done well. By itself, it is not a bad thing. If good homeschooling is a positive thing for society, programs like this one supporting it are also a good thing.
whether the inquirer is reliable or not, this article definitely isn't.
And, including the horribly sensationalistic line ' "It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane," he suggests' is moronic for any news site.
They fail to answer the basic journalist questions: Where (a ??japanese conference??, they all have names, and usually websites), Who (again, which conference), What (again, a phonecall to the conference organizers, or the conference site could have gathered some information.)
yearly free credit report file from all three agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). Mandatory according to the FACT act for all US citizens. (Used to be just certain states were free.)
They should get all of their money back... minus depreciation. Since the software was useless to start with, you now owe them money. Luckily they take Visa, MC, PayPal...
"If there was hope, it must lie in the proles, because only there, in those swarming disregarded masses, eighty-five percent of the population of Oceania, could the force to destroy the Party ever be generated."
and
"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."
and
"Thus throughout history a struggle which is the same in its main outlines recurs over and over again. For long periods the High seem to be securely in power, but sooner or later there always comes a moment when they lose either their belief in themselves or their capacity to govern efficiently, or both. They are then overthrown by the Middle, who enlist the Low on their side by pretending to them that they are fighting for liberty and justice. As soon as they have reached their objective, the Middle thrust the Low back into their old position of servitude, and themselves become the High."
Addiction hurts others either directly (e.g., your DUI example) or indirectly (e.g., skipping work so you can mine that ore or beat it to Jenna Jameson for the 5th time today...). Or leaving your little kid alone in the bathtub so you can squeeze in "just 5 minutes" more computer time (for either of the above). Or neglecting "insert responsibility here" so you can "insert addictive activity here", adversely affecting others around you, usually familiy members who depend on you in some way. Sure, you didn't plow through a crowded sidewalk with your car, but it doesn't mean your addiction doesn't hurt anyone else.
So... let me see if I interpret your statement correctly. For a successful exploit, I need to:
(a) establish a basecamp (install a program with enough priveleges) on the machine.
(b) be able to call home at regular intervals
(c) have the ability to do what you want with the system
Check, check, and check. Looks like MS Genuine Advantage tool has already pwned us all.
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Or, as stated before, the OEM's job to put all these together for the user. And the OEM should be free to bundle/unbundle as he sees fit, according to user demand, without ANY input from the OS supplier.
actually, more likely they will offer an 'up-to-date reporting' discount. By coming in and reporting regularly (if the comp's maintain data , or peak data, etc. that long) you get a discount on your rate, as it gives them a more precise picture of your driving habits, and they can better determine their financial risk involved in putting their money behind you. Of course, they'll likely be more than happy to make an 'honest adjustment upward' based on the actual data revealed. I don't mind the idea as it's intended: provide useful information to the authorities/insurance to help corroborate accounts of the incident, where at fault parties often get creative with the truth...
obviously from the way I've stated the above, this could all be crap. Please point out why if that's the case.
"What happens when they figure out that performance under linux/ogl is better because of the reduced overhead" They'll still make the games for Windoze, and up the system requirements, because it's easier and there's enough of a gamer market willing to throw cash at upgrading their rig. Chicken and egg. Games aren't going hardcore over to other OS's until the market is bigger. They aren't driving that bus, either.
I think you misunderstood the meaning of the statement 'the need to keep things cool'. Or, at least, I'll assume Scarlet X knew what he was talking about. Currently most 'spintronics' in the R&D lab need to be cryogenically cooled (like superconductors). Thus, their off-state temperature needs to be dropped way low (think liquid nitrogen or less), so that when operating their total temp range stays within the regime where the proper properties exist. By room temperature, it would mean no supercooled temperature bias, and operation within normal 'room temp' limits. (10-50C temp rise, etc.)
although, with the other posts in this thread, spintronics is usually associated with lower heat production than current transistor-based technologies. I think this is related to the fact that it's typically performed with cooled superconductors, which will naturally have very low (near zero) electrical resistance. Not sure if that would apply with the green paint at room temp, though. Also, maybe fundamental to spin flipping is a reduced Joule heating effect. Not sure.
Here's a UK group looking into room temp spintronics. The page has a somewhat watered down description of what's going on:
Spin@RT
"What Was Circuit City's reasoning?" 1) sell more expensive digital video players to joe blow consumers would couldn't rip DVD's themselves 2) ... ummm... there is no #2
3) profit!
First, spam does not need to make sense to make money. Here's some of my latest received headlines:
- placing LEDhas
- pJapans mission
- capture Todays architect shared
- 6MZ
and the body text (with an attached image):-----
malware
USDA databases crop
entente cordial: admission relation contract GB giveaway andd
studios another page:
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AND IT STILL MAKES MONEY!!!
spam is funded by idiots. we will never run out of idiots on the net. Thus, spam will always be profitible under the current email system. No matter what filters are used. Filters don't fix the spam problem any more than Virus Scanners stop viruses from spreading. It's all reactionary, which translates to 'fighting a never-ending battle on the losing side'.
But in the initial post he didn't say radiate cool. he said "radiant cold". if you're nitpicking semantics, stick to the right ones.
starting with a response to the validity of the term radiant cooling, it is just as valid as any other type of cooling. As said before, you never create "cold", i.e., destroy energy. You move it. Thus calling an effect heating or cooling is a relative term, and it is relative to the desired end temperature of the item of interest. your conventional room air conditioner doesn't create cold within your house, it heats the outside air by transferring energy to it from inside your house, leaving net less energy inside. Cooling just describes the end effect of that energy transfer on the interior condition of your house. Radiant cooling just means you've used the process of radiation to achieve a more comfortable personal heat transfer steady-state in your house.
Heating or cooling is a relative term. In either case your are just transferring energy from a hot item to a cold item. Even the terms hot and cold are relative. You are transferring energy from the item with more to the item with less. That item with less may seem hot relative to another item. If you say something is 'cold' you actually mean "it's colder than something else (your skin, etc.). If it 'feels cold' that means thermal interaction with it creates a transfer of heat from you body to the item.
So, radiant cooling exists as much as radiant heating, as either is just transfer of energy via radiation. The person stated originally, "if you didn't heat the house the basement would be the warmest part from the radiant heat in the walls vs the radiant cold upstairs". Radiant cold, being a relative term, means it is a colder radiant source than the comparative hot item, meaning it will be a net absorber of energy. It is an item which primarily transfers heat via radiation yet primarily absorbs energy from the other radiative participants.
He didn't say "thermal sink" or anything that involved the "injection of cold into the system" which wouldn't make sense. He never sugested violating physics, and didn't even invent the radiant cooling terminology (Google radiant cooling or radiant cold). Technically he was not incorrect in that respect, and this whole argument/thread about radiant cold is rather silly. But then, it's slashdot. What else should we expect :)
let me rephrase that for you: System on a chip or at least integrated GPU and CPU. VERY NOT COOL. In fact, likely to melt a hole through your motherboard. Unless they supply stock liquid cooling, or cut power to both Units by 50% at the same time. Just too much heat in too little real estate. You need the separate fans currently in place. One over both wouldn't cut it. Integrated might save you a few watts if they could share some resources, but probably not too much.
[pauses]
Darth Vader: Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.
Luke: Hmmm... well, how's your health plan? Will I get stock options?
well, everyone else in the neighborhood does...
string bet, bad form.
copyright is inherent in creation, not an act that needs to be taken (a la trademark registration or patent filing)
ahhh... and now we see the real issue, and source of your bias. You're basing it on 'what you've seen as of late'. Which would be? A couple stereotyped examples? South Park's spelling bee? comments on slashdot? A detailed (study or survey?
in contrast, what I've seen as of late are home school parents actually being the people taking the time to help their kids in this respect. I've known about half a dozen home school families (I'm not one of them). About 15 kids altogether. A few were very shy/introverted. Many were very outgoing with a significant social life, typically including non-homeschooled kids, kids from the neighborhood, kids from other groups they're involved with, kids of parents' friends, and yes, friends from church. A couple of the families were not "church-goers", just people who felt they could do a better job themselves. And I would say that at least, they were on par with the local public school district. I would surmise that you're likely to get a similar spectrum of social outcome from homeschool as well as anywhere else.
(note, the above linked study surveyed over 7300 people. Wikipedia summary of study. That Wikipedia summary mentions more studies by ERIC. (didn't have time to look up myself, but: "According to the findings, children who were educated at home 'gained the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to function in society...at a rate similar to that of conventionally schooled children.'"
Home schooling can be done horribly. It can be done well. By itself, it is not a bad thing. If good homeschooling is a positive thing for society, programs like this one supporting it are also a good thing.
Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
And, including the horribly sensationalistic line ' "It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane," he suggests' is moronic for any news site.
They fail to answer the basic journalist questions: Where (a ??japanese conference??, they all have names, and usually websites), Who (again, which conference), What (again, a phonecall to the conference organizers, or the conference site could have gathered some information.)
horrible story.
no digg :P
yearly free credit report file from all three agencies (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). Mandatory according to the FACT act for all US citizens. (Used to be just certain states were free.)
ok then, what if I take a photograph of the Mona Lisa? with frame? zoomed inside of the frame (just the picture)?
If you take a photo of Big Ben, then it's not the photograph people will be looking for, it's the image (of Big Ben) in the photograph.
They should get all of their money back... minus depreciation. Since the software was useless to start with, you now owe them money. Luckily they take Visa, MC, PayPal...
Addiction hurts others either directly (e.g., your DUI example) or indirectly (e.g., skipping work so you can mine that ore or beat it to Jenna Jameson for the 5th time today...). Or leaving your little kid alone in the bathtub so you can squeeze in "just 5 minutes" more computer time (for either of the above). Or neglecting "insert responsibility here" so you can "insert addictive activity here", adversely affecting others around you, usually familiy members who depend on you in some way. Sure, you didn't plow through a crowded sidewalk with your car, but it doesn't mean your addiction doesn't hurt anyone else.
So... let me see if I interpret your statement correctly. For a successful exploit, I need to: (a) establish a basecamp (install a program with enough priveleges) on the machine. (b) be able to call home at regular intervals (c) have the ability to do what you want with the system Check, check, and check. Looks like MS Genuine Advantage tool has already pwned us all.
they would argue that if you're breaking laws, there is something wrong with what you're doing...
the RIAA would say otherwise. your purchase did not license you to use it the way you are...