hmmm, how about setting up a pool of (probably virtual) machines, and allowing them to get infected... then just waiting until it's one of their turns to be in control...
I was discussing that idea with a co-worker the other day.
All the ramifications of using 8 bits for a byte.
A 32 bit addressing system with an 8 bit byte can addresses about 4 billion sets of 8 bits, or 32 gibibits.
If you just used 16 bits in a byte, you could double the useable storage capacity of a 32 bit address model.
Advantage, a C 'char' would be able to hold a 16 bit unicode character, or a CD audio sample, or half a screen coordinate.
A 32 bit byte could hold a pointer to it's own kind, or a 24 bit color plus alpha channel, or a full size Unicode character (For hieroglyphics or Klingon characters) in one memory location, while giving quick access to 16 gibioctets of RAM.
Complex CPU instructions could be fixed-width single large bytes, allowing a very rich CISC dictionary, possibly some new instructions would be effective concatenation of multiple old instructions.
Hard drive manufacturers may not want to label what is now a '500 gigabyte' drive as '125 gigabyte', until they realize it's also a '4 terabit drive!'
By forcing a CPU-time consuming task, it could slow down botnet spam by a huge factor. A machine sending out 1,000 spams an hour is better than one sending out 1,000,000.
it's an in-between solution, for refining the 'gray-list', not mail from known senders.
My proposed spam-filter bypass solution was to give the sending computer some computationally intense task, such as 'factor this 100 digit number, and I'll accept your mail, otherwise, spam folder.'
Reading the recent articles on using CAPTCHA images to transscribe old texts, perhaps the ideal solution would be to say "Partially fold these two proteins, one is known, one is unknown; give the correct answer to the known one, and I'll accept your message, and forward you answer to the unknown one to folding@home"
I suppose what's needed first is a pluggable framework for mail authentication modules, such that if you are willing to Factor/Search for Aliens; and the mail server you are sending to wants Protein Folding/Factoring, it could negotiate which software module to use.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the de facto standard for e-mail transmissions across the Internet. Formally SMTP is defined in RFC 821 (STD 10) as amended by RFC 1123 (STD 3) chapter 5. The protocol used today is also known as ESMTP and defined in RFC 2821.
The only thing the Sender sould care about is the first digit of the response code, per RFC 1123:
Whenever possible, a sender-SMTP SHOULD test only the first digit of the reply code, as specified in Appendix E of RFC-821.
and also from Wikipedia SMTP:
RFC 3700 Internet Official Protocol Standards (STD 1). As of 2004, this RFC Designates RFC 821 and RFC 822 as the SMTP and MAIL standards, respectively, with RFC 2821 and RFC 2822 as proposed standards.
Even Microsoft knows by now, screwing with the sceduler is a bad idea... See the Vista/Gigabit/Audio issue, where because the system thread scheduler used a different 'mode' while playing multimedia content, it caused problems with high-speed networking.
Now, if we can only kill off Daylight Savings Time. (seriously, if you want to get up an hour earlier, just GET UP AN HOUR EARLIER)
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I wonder if people once had the same discussion about chastity belts.....
She may say she wants her boy to not look at porn, but that's probably not the root issue; perhaps she should contact this company, which has a solution to the real problem.
That animation explains why the technology came out so fast. Apparently perpendicular recording is made possible by the application of a technology which has been mature for decades... disco. Very interesting.
So that explains the dancing clean suit men in the Intel commercials...
frequencey band compression, by which I mean, turn all the normal colors into shades of green; then shift infrared into red, and ultraviolet into violet/blue...
The visual capabilities of Bees and Rattlesnakes combined... perfect eyeware for bear calvary, vampire ninjas, or lightsaber weilding nazgul.
1. Google (or someone else nice) wins spectrum auction, and provides an open wireless based server platform. Such that someone can write a service application and can host it themselves, or have it be hosted by Google so it executes in the datacenter nearest the client, using a simple server-side API.
2. Palm provides a open wireless client platform, with a simple API, the ability to run Java and/or.NET/Mono programs that are wireless 'aware' (Battery life, intermittent connection, small screen size, GPS, etc.)
3. that 1 and 2 work together...
Getting web pages on a mobile device is nice, but I want to be able to not only create my own applications, but servers as well. You might be able to unlock an iPhone to work with another service, but do other services work with the iPhone?
Custom traffic maps rendered from traffic sensor data; traffic sensors which themselves could use the wireless... which then notifies you based on your current location, that if you don't leave in 10 minutes, you'll be late for an appointment.
Someone tells you about a cool new show, so you browse TV schedules, then set your DVR to record it remotely... then trickle it to your handheld in the background and watch it.
You can do a lot of that with existing web-server based tools, but sometimes a custom application that's aware of the mobile hardware could be amazingly useful, particularly if it needs to respond to 'events', not just while the page is loaded.
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hmmm, how about setting up a pool of (probably virtual) machines, and allowing them to get infected... then just waiting until it's one of their turns to be in control...
I was discussing that idea with a co-worker the other day.
All the ramifications of using 8 bits for a byte.
A 32 bit addressing system with an 8 bit byte can addresses about 4 billion sets of 8 bits, or 32 gibibits.
If you just used 16 bits in a byte, you could double the useable storage capacity of a 32 bit address model.
Advantage, a C 'char' would be able to hold a 16 bit unicode character, or a CD audio sample, or half a screen coordinate.
A 32 bit byte could hold a pointer to it's own kind, or a 24 bit color plus alpha channel, or a full size Unicode character (For hieroglyphics or Klingon characters) in one memory location, while giving quick access to 16 gibioctets of RAM.
Complex CPU instructions could be fixed-width single large bytes, allowing a very rich CISC dictionary, possibly some new instructions would be effective concatenation of multiple old instructions.
Hard drive manufacturers may not want to label what is now a '500 gigabyte' drive as '125 gigabyte', until they realize it's also a '4 terabit drive!'
Comcast forged the packets that appeared to come from the address they claim was assigned to me at that time.
By forcing a CPU-time consuming task, it could slow down botnet spam by a huge factor. A machine sending out 1,000 spams an hour is better than one sending out 1,000,000.
it's an in-between solution, for refining the 'gray-list', not mail from known senders.
My proposed spam-filter bypass solution was to give the sending computer some computationally intense task, such as 'factor this 100 digit number, and I'll accept your mail, otherwise, spam folder.'
Reading the recent articles on using CAPTCHA images to transscribe old texts, perhaps the ideal solution would be to say "Partially fold these two proteins, one is known, one is unknown; give the correct answer to the known one, and I'll accept your message, and forward you answer to the unknown one to folding@home"
I suppose what's needed first is a pluggable framework for mail authentication modules, such that if you are willing to Factor/Search for Aliens; and the mail server you are sending to wants Protein Folding/Factoring, it could negotiate which software module to use.
Maybe then Spam could cure Cancer...
From Wikipedia for SMTP:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the de facto standard for e-mail transmissions across the Internet. Formally SMTP is defined in RFC 821 (STD 10) as amended by RFC 1123 (STD 3) chapter 5. The protocol used today is also known as ESMTP and defined in RFC 2821.
The only thing the Sender sould care about is the first digit of the response code, per RFC 1123:
Whenever possible, a sender-SMTP SHOULD test only the first digit of the reply code, as specified in Appendix E of RFC-821.
and also from Wikipedia SMTP:
RFC 3700 Internet Official Protocol Standards (STD 1). As of 2004, this RFC Designates RFC 821 and RFC 822 as the SMTP and MAIL standards, respectively, with RFC 2821 and RFC 2822 as proposed standards.
I don't see anything obseleting 3700 yet.
Unfortunetly, I've read that all audio processing is done on the CPU in Vista, making any fancy high-end audio cards near useless...
Hopefully, it's just a matter of a new driver model, not a capability removed.
ASCAP.
They want money from anywhere that music is publicly performed, even if it's your own origional creations.
Perhaps the exclusion of the RIAA president will be used as ground for an appeal.
problem EXISTS between keyboard and chair
Even Microsoft knows by now, screwing with the sceduler is a bad idea... See the Vista/Gigabit/Audio issue, where because the system thread scheduler used a different 'mode' while playing multimedia content, it caused problems with high-speed networking.
Now, if we can only kill off Daylight Savings Time. (seriously, if you want to get up an hour earlier, just GET UP AN HOUR EARLIER)
It's the Media companies, Again.
Price fixing music CDs; Bundling cable packages.
Don't blame the music store/cable co; blame Time Warner, Universal, etc.
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I can deal with animated, as long as they don't make any sound until clicked on.
And they must stay in their little box unless I click on them; no expanding on just a mouseover.
You are given the honor of choosing one of these 3 OS's to be deployed at your company:
1) SCO Unix
2) Windows Vista
3) CP/M
1) Will I be able to charge my phone on it?
2) Is just the raw data speed increasing, or are other limits being increased?, I heard that USB drives currently have a 2 terabyte limit. (Drobo)
3) will humping dog USB toys be prevented?
Expect McBride to turn up in a Microsoft advert before too long,
Like the Pets.com sock puppet?
There is some evidence that circumcision can reduce the incidence of AIDS.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16184582/
Personally; I have to wonder if the circumcised subjects ended up having less sex... at least for a while.
I wonder if people once had the same discussion about chastity belts.....
She may say she wants her boy to not look at porn, but that's probably not the root issue; perhaps she should contact this company, which has a solution to the real problem.
http://www.infernosoft.com/investments/viriguard/faq.html (many NSFW pages on links, but page itself mostly text)
That animation explains why the technology came out so fast. Apparently perpendicular recording is made possible by the application of a technology which has been mature for decades... disco. Very interesting.
So that explains the dancing clean suit men in the Intel commercials...
...the program will be restarted once the security and cost are re-evaluated."
this is like saying:
"You will be given a fair trial, followed by your execution."
...the program will be restarted once the security and cost are re-evaluated."
You will be given a fair trial, followed by your execution.
frequencey band compression, by which I mean, turn all the normal colors into shades of green; then shift infrared into red, and ultraviolet into violet/blue...
The visual capabilities of Bees and Rattlesnakes combined... perfect eyeware for bear calvary, vampire ninjas, or lightsaber weilding nazgul.
"This new suite of applications is a new way that we can make connecting, communicating and sharing anywhere a terrific experience on your Windows PC"
When reading this quote, I couldn't help but be reminded that the root of the word "terrific" is terrify. Which makes it pretty accurate.
I thought it was 'tariff', as in a cost or fee.
1. Google (or someone else nice) wins spectrum auction, and provides an open wireless based server platform. Such that someone can write a service application and can host it themselves, or have it be hosted by Google so it executes in the datacenter nearest the client, using a simple server-side API.
.NET/Mono programs that are wireless 'aware' (Battery life, intermittent connection, small screen size, GPS, etc.)
2. Palm provides a open wireless client platform, with a simple API, the ability to run Java and/or
3. that 1 and 2 work together...
Getting web pages on a mobile device is nice, but I want to be able to not only create my own applications, but servers as well. You might be able to unlock an iPhone to work with another service, but do other services work with the iPhone?
Custom traffic maps rendered from traffic sensor data; traffic sensors which themselves could use the wireless... which then notifies you based on your current location, that if you don't leave in 10 minutes, you'll be late for an appointment.
Someone tells you about a cool new show, so you browse TV schedules, then set your DVR to record it remotely... then trickle it to your handheld in the background and watch it.
You can do a lot of that with existing web-server based tools, but sometimes a custom application that's aware of the mobile hardware could be amazingly useful, particularly if it needs to respond to 'events', not just while the page is loaded.