In that case, I'd only save whatever key files I had (pics, MP3's) scanning them as they go, then completely FDISK/mbr , delete and recreate the partition(s), and reformat the drive. Reinstall Winder from a slipstreamed CD, and let 'er rip. I've only had to do this a handful of times for others. So far, so good in practicing SAFE HEX, I haven't had a machine I've owned get infected, yet.
Exactly! This might actually do something USEFUL: "Teach him a LESSON"! With proper guidance, this also could turn his life around! Kudos to a judge that actually DID use his head!
As far as I know, every major sporting event has a disclaimer with words to the effect, "Accounts and descriptions of this game cannot be disseminated with the express written consent of (insert team name here)"
So, that means they already severely frown upon it. However, unless and until they:
1) prohibit or confiscate all smartphones at the gate 2) install cell signal jammers at venues...it will be impossible to stop people from tweeting/texting about key plays in the games.
I would be insanely happy to take home 10% of that, are ya kidding me?! That would be enough for LIFE! My wife and I would also use it to help our families... bigtime... and STILL have PLENTY for ourselves!
You said, "...why do devices add the additional circuitry to count pulses off the mains grid rather than add additional circuitry to actually keep time?"
Because adding a SINGLE RESISTOR from the power transformer to a pin on the clock chip is far cheaper than a quartz crystal and load/calibrating capacitors. Follow the money. When you're making a million units, even a few pennies, each, adds up to some big dollars.
For the El Cheapo clocks, it's less expensive to couple the 60Hz from the power transformer, thru a resistor, into a pin on the clock IC, than to provide a quartz crystal & capacitors to said chip. Even if it's only a difference of $0.10 for each unit, multiply that by millions. Remember, just follow the money. Cheaper = more profit.
Has anyone else noticed the trend of LARGE corporations, like McDonald's, Coca-Cola, etc, not only having their own WEBsites, but ALSO "Like us on Facebook" in their own ads? Did we see this kind of trend with MySewer? No. It is almost as though Facebook is becoming a "second Internet" of sorts.
Advertisers are flocking to Facebook because it has a very effective advertising model. (I know, I have used it!) It combines the best of all features. Everything from extremely focused, targeted adverts with broad-scale, wide-distribution, to small-area/local ads. Mom and Pop businesses can EASILY afford to advertise (very effectively, BTW!) on Facebook, and limit the distribution of their ads to within just a few miles of their location. That's why I seriously doubt that Facebook is going away any time soon.
Unless, of course, they do something that utterly and completely ticks-off a majority of their userbase, so they leave en masse... but that would also depend upon whether a truly viable alternative existed.
The "Onion" article aside;) I hope that it isn't too little, too late... despite all indications that it may well be.
The resurgence of people tinkering is an encouraging sign. Of course, there are still plenty of Ham Radio Operators out there. Yeah, a LOT of them are "Appliance Ops", but there are still those of us out there that *DO* enjoy tinkering! Here is proof!:) http://www.mymorninglight.org.nyud.net/ham/ (My Ham Radio site, Coralized for Slashdot protection)
As a frequent user of Facebook, I find the numbers of rogue and bogus applications to be the most annoying aspect of the site. They need to start seriously vetting the developers and apps NOW. No more allowing apps to just be posted and start spreading SPAM from user-to-user.
I use Firefox, with the "NoScript" and "AdBlock" plugins, so 3'rd party sites have no access to ANY scripting functions. This allows me to visit these rogue app's sites and REPORT them, which I do frequently. I also warn my friends who fall victim to them, NOT to click the links posted on their pages. Many of them have thanked me for doing this. I have seen Facebook remove virus apps and links within minutes of my reporting them, which is "good", but not good enough!
It's high time that the people at Facebook took this much more seriously, and use PREVENTION rather than CURE after-the-fact.
So much for the free exchange of ideas. Rating my post "troll" is proof of someone's unwillingness to keep an open mind. It was not a "troll" post. It is what I believe will happen, and I still believe that it will. That is not being a troll.
With the low cost of modern computer technology, why does this device have to be THAT pricey? Just wondering.
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I was recently informed that I must have misunderstood something one of the Engineers was saying on the 2'nd day. (I missed the 1'st day.) I got the impression from what he was saying, that Watson was receiving verbal input... so I was wrong. Shoot me.
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OK, I missed the first show. I based my my post on something I heard one of the Engineers say on the second day, about it using a spoken word input. Either he misspoke, or I misunderstood. I am not perfect... so shoot me.
Not if the voice interface was limited to certain features or functions, and always under user control. If you don't want to speak, just keep using the mouse. Speak only when it's easier than mousing or keyboarding.
Loud Howard is another issue, altogether.
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Incorrect. Watson was, indeed, responding to the verbal input. Nobody was keyboarding anything. That is what makes this technology so impressive! The whole point was not just to play "Jeopardy", but that it was receiving, processing, and parsing SPOKEN input in real time, and making sense.
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Like someone said, "Nuke 'em from orbit."
In that case, I'd only save whatever key files I had (pics, MP3's) scanning them as they go, then completely FDISK /mbr , delete and recreate the partition(s), and reformat the drive. Reinstall Winder from a slipstreamed CD, and let 'er rip. I've only had to do this a handful of times for others. So far, so good in practicing SAFE HEX, I haven't had a machine I've owned get infected, yet.
Exactly! This might actually do something USEFUL: "Teach him a LESSON"! With proper guidance, this also could turn his life around! Kudos to a judge that actually DID use his head!
It's also great when Facebook goes down, to discern whether it's a problem with just your account, or everyone's.
Correction: That should read, "WITHOUT the express written consent..."
I need better glasses! ;)
As far as I know, every major sporting event has a disclaimer with words to the effect, "Accounts and descriptions of this game cannot be disseminated with the express written consent of (insert team name here)"
So, that means they already severely frown upon it. However, unless and until they:
1) prohibit or confiscate all smartphones at the gate ...it will be impossible to stop people from tweeting/texting about key plays in the games.
2) install cell signal jammers at venues
I would be insanely happy to take home 10% of that, are ya kidding me?! That would be enough for LIFE! My wife and I would also use it to help our families... bigtime... and STILL have PLENTY for ourselves!
That's actually a good idea. They could raise the price even more than $0.20!
...they got a note from Anonymous, and they realized they'd best go away... NOW!
65 Million ought to be enough for ANYBODY!!
You said, "...why do devices add the additional circuitry to count pulses off the mains grid rather than add additional circuitry to actually keep time?"
Because adding a SINGLE RESISTOR from the power transformer to a pin on the clock chip is far cheaper than a quartz crystal and load/calibrating capacitors. Follow the money. When you're making a million units, even a few pennies, each, adds up to some big dollars.
For the El Cheapo clocks, it's less expensive to couple the 60Hz from the power transformer, thru a resistor, into a pin on the clock IC, than to provide a quartz crystal & capacitors to said chip. Even if it's only a difference of $0.10 for each unit, multiply that by millions. Remember, just follow the money. Cheaper = more profit.
Has anyone else noticed the trend of LARGE corporations, like McDonald's, Coca-Cola, etc, not only having their own WEBsites, but ALSO "Like us on Facebook" in their own ads? Did we see this kind of trend with MySewer? No. It is almost as though Facebook is becoming a "second Internet" of sorts.
Advertisers are flocking to Facebook because it has a very effective advertising model. (I know, I have used it!) It combines the best of all features. Everything from extremely focused, targeted adverts with broad-scale, wide-distribution, to small-area/local ads. Mom and Pop businesses can EASILY afford to advertise (very effectively, BTW!) on Facebook, and limit the distribution of their ads to within just a few miles of their location. That's why I seriously doubt that Facebook is going away any time soon.
Unless, of course, they do something that utterly and completely ticks-off a majority of their userbase, so they leave en masse... but that would also depend upon whether a truly viable alternative existed.
Now that it's been hacked, it should be online soon, and you can Google it.
The "Onion" article aside ;) I hope that it isn't too little, too late... despite all indications that it may well be.
The resurgence of people tinkering is an encouraging sign. Of course, there are still plenty of Ham Radio Operators out there. Yeah, a LOT of them are "Appliance Ops", but there are still those of us out there that *DO* enjoy tinkering! Here is proof! :)
http://www.mymorninglight.org.nyud.net/ham/
(My Ham Radio site, Coralized for Slashdot protection)
I've posted the CORAL link to the PDF under the original article.
It looked like it was on the verge of a Slashdotting, so I CORALized it.
http://johanneskopf.de.nyud.net/publications/pixelart/paper/pixel.pdf
Very interesting, and quite effective.
As a frequent user of Facebook, I find the numbers of rogue and bogus applications to be the most annoying aspect of the site. They need to start seriously vetting the developers and apps NOW. No more allowing apps to just be posted and start spreading SPAM from user-to-user.
I use Firefox, with the "NoScript" and "AdBlock" plugins, so 3'rd party sites have no access to ANY scripting functions. This allows me to visit these rogue app's sites and REPORT them, which I do frequently. I also warn my friends who fall victim to them, NOT to click the links posted on their pages. Many of them have thanked me for doing this. I have seen Facebook remove virus apps and links within minutes of my reporting them, which is "good", but not good enough!
It's high time that the people at Facebook took this much more seriously, and use PREVENTION rather than CURE after-the-fact.
So much for the free exchange of ideas. Rating my post "troll" is proof of someone's unwillingness to keep an open mind. It was not a "troll" post. It is what I believe will happen, and I still believe that it will. That is not being a troll.
... they will find unmistakable evidence of Intelligent Design. Mark my words.
Honestly, I wish they *DID*! Maybe Jupiter igniting into a second sun would make those crazies in the Middle East settle down.
Ya think?
With the low cost of modern computer technology, why does this device have to be THAT pricey? Just wondering.
I was recently informed that I must have misunderstood something one of the Engineers was saying on the 2'nd day. (I missed the 1'st day.) I got the impression from what he was saying, that Watson was receiving verbal input... so I was wrong. Shoot me.
OK, I missed the first show. I based my my post on something I heard one of the Engineers say on the second day, about it using a spoken word input. Either he misspoke, or I misunderstood. I am not perfect... so shoot me.
Not if the voice interface was limited to certain features or functions, and always under user control. If you don't want to speak, just keep using the mouse. Speak only when it's easier than mousing or keyboarding.
Loud Howard is another issue, altogether.
Incorrect. Watson was, indeed, responding to the verbal input. Nobody was keyboarding anything. That is what makes this technology so impressive! The whole point was not just to play "Jeopardy", but that it was receiving, processing, and parsing SPOKEN input in real time, and making sense.