There will be a version for "machines which only cost $250 so there's no way we can charge the regular price or they'll end up with moblin on them instead".
What limits will it have? Whatever they can get away with...
You really think they won't record the images? They say they won't but the first "security incident" that happens will suddenly reveal a need to store all the images, cross referenced with the boarding pass.
Freedoms aren't 'taken' these days, they're 'eroded'. One step at a time.
Mythbusters tried shooting guns in a 'plane and nothing much happened. They made some holes but nothing that came close to putting the 'plane in danger.
I didn't see any mention of 390,000 secure tokens being handed out or anything on the amount of detail being kept in the access logs.
They did implement that... right?
390,000 is about 1 person in 150. To me that seems far too many. And why would the records of politician's children need special "shielding" if this is secure?
Even if they win and prove it isn't illegal, all they;ll get is a bunch of new laws making sure it is.
The RIAA has a big name, more expensive suits and money to spend on politicians. Politicians aren't going to listen to a bunch of people who run something called 'Usenet' which is full of scruffy hacker/hippie types who go on and on about how things should be 'free' (as in freedom, not beer!!)
I agree that in practical terms this achieves nothing (the million comments below will conform this).
On the other hand, it might some value in places which have code reviews and for people who now have to redo every instance of memcpy in existing code to make it compliant.
Besides, you very rarely need memcpy in a C++ program so it's no big deal.
According to the article, about 5% of Firefox users have adblock installed. That's a tiny percentage of Internet users and most of them wouldn't click on adverts anyway.
This puts the level of loss in the 'background noise' category. I don't think it's worth alienating adblock fans over a personal guilt trip.
How many "data files" will it make that are Windows 7 only, making return to XP impossible?
Makes no difference I suppose. It's pretty much a given that anybody who installs this and uses it for a year is a die-hard Windows fan who's not going back anyway.
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Let's just hope it's not fizzy Lambrusco.
3D games can also have perfect sync (and many of them do, especially on consoles...)
There will be a version for "machines which only cost $250 so there's no way we can charge the regular price or they'll end up with moblin on them instead".
What limits will it have? Whatever they can get away with...
Were 'scientists' impressed with the first one?
How about the second...?
Didn't think so.
Came here to say this.
The problem is lack of potassium, not excess of cola.
Solution: Go get some potassium.
You really think they won't record the images? They say they won't but the first "security incident" that happens will suddenly reveal a need to store all the images, cross referenced with the boarding pass.
Freedoms aren't 'taken' these days, they're 'eroded'. One step at a time.
You need to watch more Mythbusters.
Mythbusters tried shooting guns in a 'plane and nothing much happened. They made some holes but nothing that came close to putting the 'plane in danger.
That covers email...what about all the other stuff?
How do I ship a binary? So many distros, versions, CPUs, etc.
Am I supposed to have every single distro/version in house and compile on all of them?
Do I limit myself to the major distros? I'm sure I'll get lots of hatemail for doing that.
PS: I'm pretty sure item 2.5 is wrong.
Who says they killed the 'victim'?
Eating a dead chief might have been a way to honor him and make sure his strength stayed in the tribe.
Good idea. Every government database should start out with only politicians' data in it for six months.
I didn't see any mention of 390,000 secure tokens being handed out or anything on the amount of detail being kept in the access logs.
They did implement that ... right?
390,000 is about 1 person in 150. To me that seems far too many. And why would the records of politician's children need special "shielding" if this is secure?
Yes, and they left it all on a laptop in the back of a Taxi not too long ago.
My browser (called "Firefox") has a spellchecker...
Even if they win and prove it isn't illegal, all they;ll get is a bunch of new laws making sure it is.
The RIAA has a big name, more expensive suits and money to spend on politicians. Politicians aren't going to listen to a bunch of people who run something called 'Usenet' which is full of scruffy hacker/hippie types who go on and on about how things should be 'free' (as in freedom, not beer!!)
A newly-registered corporation with a very similar name comes along and uses the same offices/machines/employees to carry on the work...?
I agree that in practical terms this achieves nothing (the million comments below will conform this).
On the other hand, it might some value in places which have code reviews and for people who now have to redo every instance of memcpy in existing code to make it compliant.
Besides, you very rarely need memcpy in a C++ program so it's no big deal.
You don't call malloc/free in C++ either. What's your point?
All those companies which accepted Intel's bribes? Make them use AMD chips for the next five years.
Then why are we fixing the Hubble telescope (and developing newer space telescopes...)
Seems to me like the era of expensive/hard to maintain space telescopes is over.
According to the article, about 5% of Firefox users have adblock installed. That's a tiny percentage of Internet users and most of them wouldn't click on adverts anyway.
This puts the level of loss in the 'background noise' category. I don't think it's worth alienating adblock fans over a personal guilt trip.
Adverts don't have to be flashing, bouncing, animated AVIs with extra-embedded javascript.
There's a few sites I visit which have adverts done with this thing called 'text'. I can see them, which must mean that adblock isn't blocking them.
PS: Adblock is a tiny percentage of Internet users and they're all rabid anti-advert types so any revenue being 'lost' is just background noise.
If you "try" it for a whole year, yes.
How many "data files" will it make that are Windows 7 only, making return to XP impossible?
Makes no difference I suppose. It's pretty much a given that anybody who installs this and uses it for a year is a die-hard Windows fan who's not going back anyway.
he said the chipset isn't ... made by AMD.