I agree, though I haven't even seen DoS. Here is my record with the Jackson adaptations:
FotR - Saw 10 times in theaters, own extended edition DVD tTT - Saw 3 times in theaters, own extended edition DVD RotK - Saw once in a theater, own extended edition DVD aUJ - Saw once in a theater, didn't bother with the DVD DoS - Haven't even bothered to see, in a theater or on DVD / digital rental
The only way to keep up with this trend is to somehow *negatively* watch the next one. Maybe I need to prevent it from being released? Hmmm...;)
I have read another translation of Beowulf (not sure which one - it has been over a decade now) and I saw the last CGI film adaptation. It is an interesting story, and with how much I love Tolkien's own fiction I greatly look forward to reading his translation / adaptation. Crossing my fingers for a nice hardbound version, to sit next to my leather bound LotR and Hobbit books:)
Forcing you to use their router? Is this a Comcast-wide policy, or something local to your area? I have never used their router... and for that matter, I even use my own (owned, not rented) modem. I also have a different DNS set up, one that blocks a large amount of potentially objectionable websites (OpenDNS Family Shield).
I've been a Microsoft user myself, since about age 4 (now 30) - so I know Windows backward and forward, and knew DOS pretty well for a time. I'd like to branch out, and a top-notch training course in Linux for free seems appealing. I'm sure I could self-educate if needed, but having a more organized study laid out - for free! - sounds great.
I don't doubt the goal can be achieved at some cost, but they seem to want it for 'less than a penny per unit'. Considering that they admit it is 'a very advanced piece of hardware' I don't see how it could possibly be fabricated and installed for such a tiny cost.
Indeed, the 'woosh' appears appropriate here. From that I take it your response was meant in jest, though how I cannot tell (other than that your comment seemed largely to consist of techno-babble - but maybe that was intentional?). Anyway, I took it as serious and wanted to point out that I don't care how feasible the item they describe is... the cost they want is impossible for anything 'very advanced'.
If I have missed some grand joke, then I apologize:)
Perhaps I should have highlighted the problem I see with their statements. They want "a very advanced piece of hardware" that "costs less than a penny per unit". This is the impossibility in their reasoning, not that it couldn't technically work in some way.
Although, at times I have used facial recognition on my phone - so that could be the 'something you are'... though it falls back to a password or PIN if the recognition doesn't work, so I guess that is a moot point.
"SHIELD demands a tool that costs less than a penny per unit, yet makes counterfeiting too expensive and technically difficult to do"
and at the same time
"What SHIELD is seeking is a very advanced piece of hardware that will offer an on-demand authentication method never before available to the supply chain"
A text file, encrypted locally with a long password (something I can remember easily, but quite long) and then uploaded to Google Docs for easy access anywhere that I have the decryption software. If I need a password, I just open that file up and copy / paste the password needed - then close it again. If I make a change to a password I can just change it once and that populates to all the other locations where my Google Docs are stored, but it is fully and safely encrypted the whole time.
I even have an app for my phone in case I need it, but there is three factor authentication: my phone's login, a short PIN for the app, and then my full encryption password.
Huh, I'll check that out! The main thing with space sims, for me, is a realistic physics implementation for maneuvering and combat. I have tried a few other games like this recently and always been disappointed in the ship handling.
Apparently I'm nostalgic for my childhood in the 90s - I loved both the MechWarrior / BattleTech and Wing Commander / Freelancer franchises. MWO has been somewhat disappointing, but still fun enough, while Star Citizen looks to be coming along very well.
The behavior of light in the 2 slit experiment might be an example of this.
I find it hilarious, though, that people are open to this possibility but so hostile to the idea of creationism. Both amount to the same sort of situation: a created universe, rather than one devoid of any design or purpose.
After reading the article in more depth, the person interviewed apparently just gives up on the idea of making stuff here in the US:
"You realize that you can’t make many more products in-house, and you can’t do it in the United States—you have to go overseas."
I would disagree. You may not be able to make or source every little component here in the US, but the overall product certainly could be built here. It would cost more, that is true, but in many cases the benefits will outweigh the costs IMHO.
"But as the woman running Hsieh's hardware investments can tell you, getting those grand plans actually built overseas is the hard part."
So lets build them here (the US, for this writer) instead of overseas? Or if someone in Germany comes up with a startup idea, build it there. Why must everything be outsourced? Keep production local with design and management for faster communication, better quality, and better paying jobs in your area!
Just because a form factor looks good doesn't mean it is practical. Does the new Mac Pro look nice from the outside? Yeah, I suppose. Does the form factor lend itself well toward a performance computing solution? With the *exact*, *limited* specs they offer - well enough... but with a lot of caveats in terms of what you can do with it. And I bet it wouldn't look as nice once you have multiple external drives stacked around it, with tons of cables everywhere, because they won't let you put more than a single SSD inside the thing.
Not in full, no - I mostly look at the specs and prices (the price increase to upgrade from one part to another, specifically). The story is all there, in terms of value.
Hmm, are they really that powerful? It seems odd that Apple would overcharge for the RAM, the CPU options, the SSD... but then drastically under-price the video cards. Something else is going on there, methinks.
I didn't read that part of the article, but if the Mac version of Premiere Pro doesn't use dual GPUs then that is unfortunate. The PC version definitely can, though you only notice the difference when working with resolutions above 1080P:
This is not true - the Xeons and Core series chips that are built on the same tech generations perform almost identically in terms of heat and processing power. The Xeons can use ECC memory, which most of the Core series cannot, but there is no difference in heat generation or whatnot. A properly built Core i7 workstation can keep going - even with TurboBoost'd speeds - indefinitely, you just need to right sort of cooling in place (which is also true of the Xeons).
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I agree, though I haven't even seen DoS. Here is my record with the Jackson adaptations:
FotR - Saw 10 times in theaters, own extended edition DVD
tTT - Saw 3 times in theaters, own extended edition DVD
RotK - Saw once in a theater, own extended edition DVD
aUJ - Saw once in a theater, didn't bother with the DVD
DoS - Haven't even bothered to see, in a theater or on DVD / digital rental
The only way to keep up with this trend is to somehow *negatively* watch the next one. Maybe I need to prevent it from being released? Hmmm... ;)
Well played, sir! If only I could mod things on a thread I'm already participating in...
If you aren't a fan of Tolkien's writings, you can turn in your nerd card right now.
I kid, of course... but only just barely...
I have read another translation of Beowulf (not sure which one - it has been over a decade now) and I saw the last CGI film adaptation. It is an interesting story, and with how much I love Tolkien's own fiction I greatly look forward to reading his translation / adaptation. Crossing my fingers for a nice hardbound version, to sit next to my leather bound LotR and Hobbit books :)
Forcing you to use their router? Is this a Comcast-wide policy, or something local to your area? I have never used their router... and for that matter, I even use my own (owned, not rented) modem. I also have a different DNS set up, one that blocks a large amount of potentially objectionable websites (OpenDNS Family Shield).
I've been a Microsoft user myself, since about age 4 (now 30) - so I know Windows backward and forward, and knew DOS pretty well for a time. I'd like to branch out, and a top-notch training course in Linux for free seems appealing. I'm sure I could self-educate if needed, but having a more organized study laid out - for free! - sounds great.
I don't doubt the goal can be achieved at some cost, but they seem to want it for 'less than a penny per unit'. Considering that they admit it is 'a very advanced piece of hardware' I don't see how it could possibly be fabricated and installed for such a tiny cost.
Indeed, the 'woosh' appears appropriate here. From that I take it your response was meant in jest, though how I cannot tell (other than that your comment seemed largely to consist of techno-babble - but maybe that was intentional?). Anyway, I took it as serious and wanted to point out that I don't care how feasible the item they describe is... the cost they want is impossible for anything 'very advanced'.
If I have missed some grand joke, then I apologize :)
Perhaps I should have highlighted the problem I see with their statements. They want "a very advanced piece of hardware" that "costs less than a penny per unit". This is the impossibility in their reasoning, not that it couldn't technically work in some way.
Although, at times I have used facial recognition on my phone - so that could be the 'something you are'... though it falls back to a password or PIN if the recognition doesn't work, so I guess that is a moot point.
Fair enough - I was thinking about whether that was the right way to describe it as I wrote. Thank you for clarifying :)
"SHIELD demands a tool that costs less than a penny per unit, yet makes counterfeiting too expensive and technically difficult to do"
and at the same time
"What SHIELD is seeking is a very advanced piece of hardware that will offer an on-demand authentication method never before available to the supply chain"
These appear to be mutually exclusive.
A text file, encrypted locally with a long password (something I can remember easily, but quite long) and then uploaded to Google Docs for easy access anywhere that I have the decryption software. If I need a password, I just open that file up and copy / paste the password needed - then close it again. If I make a change to a password I can just change it once and that populates to all the other locations where my Google Docs are stored, but it is fully and safely encrypted the whole time.
I even have an app for my phone in case I need it, but there is three factor authentication: my phone's login, a short PIN for the app, and then my full encryption password.
Huh, I'll check that out! The main thing with space sims, for me, is a realistic physics implementation for maneuvering and combat. I have tried a few other games like this recently and always been disappointed in the ship handling.
Apparently I'm nostalgic for my childhood in the 90s - I loved both the MechWarrior / BattleTech and Wing Commander / Freelancer franchises. MWO has been somewhat disappointing, but still fun enough, while Star Citizen looks to be coming along very well.
http://mwomercs.com/
https://robertsspaceindustries...
The behavior of light in the 2 slit experiment might be an example of this.
I find it hilarious, though, that people are open to this possibility but so hostile to the idea of creationism. Both amount to the same sort of situation: a created universe, rather than one devoid of any design or purpose.
After reading the article in more depth, the person interviewed apparently just gives up on the idea of making stuff here in the US:
"You realize that you can’t make many more products in-house, and you can’t do it in the United States—you have to go overseas."
I would disagree. You may not be able to make or source every little component here in the US, but the overall product certainly could be built here. It would cost more, that is true, but in many cases the benefits will outweigh the costs IMHO.
"But as the woman running Hsieh's hardware investments can tell you, getting those grand plans actually built overseas is the hard part."
So lets build them here (the US, for this writer) instead of overseas? Or if someone in Germany comes up with a startup idea, build it there. Why must everything be outsourced? Keep production local with design and management for faster communication, better quality, and better paying jobs in your area!
I hope it is easily view-able online, either live or shortly after. I'd go see it in person except, you know, wrong part of the country and all :)
Subject line says it all :)
Just because a form factor looks good doesn't mean it is practical. Does the new Mac Pro look nice from the outside? Yeah, I suppose. Does the form factor lend itself well toward a performance computing solution? With the *exact*, *limited* specs they offer - well enough... but with a lot of caveats in terms of what you can do with it. And I bet it wouldn't look as nice once you have multiple external drives stacked around it, with tons of cables everywhere, because they won't let you put more than a single SSD inside the thing.
Not in full, no - I mostly look at the specs and prices (the price increase to upgrade from one part to another, specifically). The story is all there, in terms of value.
Hmm, are they really that powerful? It seems odd that Apple would overcharge for the RAM, the CPU options, the SSD... but then drastically under-price the video cards. Something else is going on there, methinks.
I didn't read that part of the article, but if the Mac version of Premiere Pro doesn't use dual GPUs then that is unfortunate. The PC version definitely can, though you only notice the difference when working with resolutions above 1080P:
http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-Professional-GPU-Acceleration-502/#4k(Custom)Results
This is not true - the Xeons and Core series chips that are built on the same tech generations perform almost identically in terms of heat and processing power. The Xeons can use ECC memory, which most of the Core series cannot, but there is no difference in heat generation or whatnot. A properly built Core i7 workstation can keep going - even with TurboBoost'd speeds - indefinitely, you just need to right sort of cooling in place (which is also true of the Xeons).