Yep...once the virus is in the antivirus is useless. The virus will have no problem setting permissions, etc. so your antivirus can't touch it. And...given that most antivirus programs take a week or so to respond to new viruses, it makes them mostly useless.
If somebody's the sort of person who gets viruses an antivirus won't save them.
That's not the point. This is a bit like mp3 ringtones - completely pointless from a practical point of view (pure beeps are much more audible) but in a world where phones are status symbols they helped sell an awful lot of new phones.
...or some nice biological agent. Contaminating a few airports with some unseen horror would be even more effective at shutting down the entire country.
A single blown-up airplane would cause many people to cancel their flights, causing a lot of damage to the flight and travel industries. It would also scare the populace. A scared populace is less likely to spend money on anything. If the people aren't willing to spend money, then investors likewise will be tighter with their purse strings. The general populace and investors not spending money is bad for the economy.
The security theater is about money and little else.
All of that applies equally to suicide bombers blowing themselves up in the queue for the airport scanner.
According to Wikipedia it's about 640 light years away so that's the maximum delay before we see it die.
It also says "Betelgeuse is expected to explode as a type II supernova, possibly within the next million years" so it doesn't seem to have happened yet.
Here in Spain a big part of it is that politicians don't give a damn about anything except how much money they can divert into their own retirement funds.
That's what all the massive street-protests in Spain are about, even though the rest of the world sees something completely different in the news (if they see anything at all...)
I guess it depends on where you draw the line between "netbook" and "ultraportable laptop". Some people would still see your new machine as ridiculously small and underpowered.
My EeePC 900 had 2Gb RAM, 32Gb SSD and did years of service, even demonstrating 3D apps via projector. Last month I bought an Alienware 11.6" laptop because I needed more 3D power and antialiasing for the demos. The screen is only a couple of inches bigger but in its bag its twice as big as the EeePC and three or four times as heavy. You really notice the difference when traveling around.
Rubbish. Netbooks are perfectly capable of running most software (anything except 3D games). Any disadvantage they have compared to normal laptops is more than made up for in being *far* easier to carry around.
(Of course if you drive everywhere in an SUV that might be moot...)
'So rather than [receiving] the bits out in a synchronous way, instead you could download the hour's worth of video in 15 seconds and watch it at your leisure.'
You mean actually have the file stored on your PC? OH, yeah, that'll go down well with the MAFIAA.
I would have thought caller ID would be enough. You call them, it logs your number and calls you back.
If you're hiding your number for some reason then it can record DTMF tones of you typing your number (or whatever...use your imagination). There's no excuse for having people sitting on hold these days.
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Shouldn't it be "Pebibytes"? We're supposed to be geeks.
In other news: People are using Facebook to store their photos.
Yep...once the virus is in the antivirus is useless. The virus will have no problem setting permissions, etc. so your antivirus can't touch it. And...given that most antivirus programs take a week or so to respond to new viruses, it makes them mostly useless.
If somebody's the sort of person who gets viruses an antivirus won't save them.
A couple of them have been charged with distribution of child porn, yes.
I guess that's what you get if you recruit people via pizza boxes.
A couple of inches of lead on the inside of the scanner would fix all known problems with the machines.
Here in Spain we're already out on the streets trying to get rid of Government As We Know It. What are you doing in the USA?
It could bring the whole TSA down if a few people get cancer.
Or not ... because the taxpayer will be funding it and they've always got *trillions* to spare.
Even a quality gaming system that is part of a phone needs to have a good phone experience as well. Crappy phone + good gaming = mediocrity.
Awww, is somebody on your lawn?
That's not the point. This is a bit like mp3 ringtones - completely pointless from a practical point of view (pure beeps are much more audible) but in a world where phones are status symbols they helped sell an awful lot of new phones.
...or some nice biological agent. Contaminating a few airports with some unseen horror would be even more effective at shutting down the entire country.
...or you were pussies way back then but the government hadn't figured it out yet.
A single blown-up airplane would cause many people to cancel their flights, causing a lot of damage to the flight and travel industries. It would also scare the populace. A scared populace is less likely to spend money on anything. If the people aren't willing to spend money, then investors likewise will be tighter with their purse strings. The general populace and investors not spending money is bad for the economy.
The security theater is about money and little else.
All of that applies equally to suicide bombers blowing themselves up in the queue for the airport scanner.
Um, it's 640 light years away...
According to Wikipedia it's about 640 light years away so that's the maximum delay before we see it die.
It also says "Betelgeuse is expected to explode as a type II supernova, possibly within the next million years" so it doesn't seem to have happened yet.
Here in Spain a big part of it is that politicians don't give a damn about anything except how much money they can divert into their own retirement funds.
That's what all the massive street-protests in Spain are about, even though the rest of the world sees something completely different in the news (if they see anything at all...)
Was this study paid for by Apple...??
I guess it depends on where you draw the line between "netbook" and "ultraportable laptop". Some people would still see your new machine as ridiculously small and underpowered.
My EeePC 900 had 2Gb RAM, 32Gb SSD and did years of service, even demonstrating 3D apps via projector. Last month I bought an Alienware 11.6" laptop because I needed more 3D power and antialiasing for the demos. The screen is only a couple of inches bigger but in its bag its twice as big as the EeePC and three or four times as heavy. You really notice the difference when traveling around.
Rubbish. Netbooks are perfectly capable of running most software (anything except 3D games). Any disadvantage they have compared to normal laptops is more than made up for in being *far* easier to carry around.
(Of course if you drive everywhere in an SUV that might be moot...)
How can one high wattage PSU possibly be more expensive than a dozen lower-wattage PSUs?
'So rather than [receiving] the bits out in a synchronous way, instead you could download the hour's worth of video in 15 seconds and watch it at your leisure.'
You mean actually have the file stored on your PC? OH, yeah, that'll go down well with the MAFIAA.
Have you been asleep? Android overtook iPhone about six months ago and hasn't looked back since.
Yet Another Login - yeah, great.
I would have thought caller ID would be enough. You call them, it logs your number and calls you back.
If you're hiding your number for some reason then it can record DTMF tones of you typing your number (or whatever...use your imagination). There's no excuse for having people sitting on hold these days.
Netflix can continue to use Silverlight even if Microsoft deprecates it.
As for the "developers", I'm pretty sure Microsoft has a good idea of the real numbers. Apparently they don't think it's enough to worry about.
Have you noticed Silverlight hasn't even had the same security concerns and exploits as Flash?
It's certainly had its fair share of "critical updates"... ...none of which have managed to install itself on any of my machines.
I'm pretty sick of saying "don't install this" after it fails for the umpteenth time (but still asks me to reboot my machine anyway).
Look on the bright side: At least the bankers and defense contractors are doing OK...