I wonder if the RIAA or the MPAA even cares about me. 75% of the 5000 or so MP3's I have are J-pop, game sountracks, and anime soundtracks, most of which you'd have to pay a shitload to import anyway.
For the most part, I don't believe that gamers will be taking advantage of the 64-bit chips. I run a 2200+ Athlon, paired with a FX5200 card for the GPU, which is a 256-bit chip. (Correct me if I'm wrong). If I were to go with a 3000+ or 3200+ CPU and a 6800PRO GPU, then I would be able to run games at a comparable speed to those systems using a 64-bit CPU. It's really all about the GPU, and other tweaks that can be applied. That, and the fact that games and other programs have to be written specifically to take advantage of a 64-bit chip. Rumors that MS is going to release a 64-bit tailored version of XP are enough to make me want to stick with what I've got right now. Why pay for another chip, OS, and possibly a new version of the game I've already bought?
I'm still trying to cope with the fact that after Ep. 3, there will likely be no more SW movies. I think that the Thrawn Trilogy would make a great finisher, but I highly doubt it would ever happen.
While I think that the act, if passed, will create a huge market for encryption, I don't think that the average user will care all that much. People like us, with a thorough knowledge of such things, we are the ones that will be leading the fight. I for one will simply encrypt anything I want to be private. Just be glad that things aren't as bad as they could be.
For all of those thinking that this is a step in the direction of government regulation of the internet...
Wake up.
There is no way possible to regualte, of even monitor all internet-based communication. Anyone here who has heard of ECHELON and CARNIVORE knows how unreliable and backlogged those two systems are. One created to monitor VoIP would be similarly handicapped.
What I'd like to know is exactly what these collar computers would be used, or useful, for.
With traditional computers, you need two things to use them effectively. A way to input information, and a way to output information. Now, while advances have been made in the areas of display technology, I don't think we're to the point where you could have a practical, comfortable, usable display that can be worn. In the book "Digital FOrtress" by Dan Brown, an assassin uses a unique input system bases on the touching of contacts together in rapid succession, the contacts being worn on the fingertips. This might be an interesting concept.
So far as the display goes, my idea would be to use the "smart window" technology to have a small screen embedded between two panels of glass or plastic. These could be worn as eyeglasses. The application of a small amount of voltage causes these panels to become opaque or clear, depending on the setting. This might prove to be a viable display technology in a few years.
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I wonder if the RIAA or the MPAA even cares about me. 75% of the 5000 or so MP3's I have are J-pop, game sountracks, and anime soundtracks, most of which you'd have to pay a shitload to import anyway.
For the most part, I don't believe that gamers will be taking advantage of the 64-bit chips. I run a 2200+ Athlon, paired with a FX5200 card for the GPU, which is a 256-bit chip. (Correct me if I'm wrong). If I were to go with a 3000+ or 3200+ CPU and a 6800PRO GPU, then I would be able to run games at a comparable speed to those systems using a 64-bit CPU. It's really all about the GPU, and other tweaks that can be applied. That, and the fact that games and other programs have to be written specifically to take advantage of a 64-bit chip. Rumors that MS is going to release a 64-bit tailored version of XP are enough to make me want to stick with what I've got right now. Why pay for another chip, OS, and possibly a new version of the game I've already bought?
And I had to pawn off my Xbox for rent money...
I'm still trying to cope with the fact that after Ep. 3, there will likely be no more SW movies. I think that the Thrawn Trilogy would make a great finisher, but I highly doubt it would ever happen.
While I think that the act, if passed, will create a huge market for encryption, I don't think that the average user will care all that much. People like us, with a thorough knowledge of such things, we are the ones that will be leading the fight. I for one will simply encrypt anything I want to be private. Just be glad that things aren't as bad as they could be.
For all of those thinking that this is a step in the direction of government regulation of the internet... Wake up. There is no way possible to regualte, of even monitor all internet-based communication. Anyone here who has heard of ECHELON and CARNIVORE knows how unreliable and backlogged those two systems are. One created to monitor VoIP would be similarly handicapped.
I'm a Marine, and nobody with a sense of self-preservation calls a Marine a sailor.
Depends on whether the usage of "wires built into the jacket" counts as a computer.
What I'd like to know is exactly what these collar computers would be used, or useful, for. With traditional computers, you need two things to use them effectively. A way to input information, and a way to output information. Now, while advances have been made in the areas of display technology, I don't think we're to the point where you could have a practical, comfortable, usable display that can be worn. In the book "Digital FOrtress" by Dan Brown, an assassin uses a unique input system bases on the touching of contacts together in rapid succession, the contacts being worn on the fingertips. This might be an interesting concept. So far as the display goes, my idea would be to use the "smart window" technology to have a small screen embedded between two panels of glass or plastic. These could be worn as eyeglasses. The application of a small amount of voltage causes these panels to become opaque or clear, depending on the setting. This might prove to be a viable display technology in a few years.