I forgot to mention, this person also got rooted on their Linux server via an sshd brute force attack on account name "tester", password "tester"... so maybe I should take the view with a cellar of salt.
The only reason anyone is still using IE is because they have to
I'm not so sure, I know someone who works heavily with Linux yet still won't use Firefox on their Windows box, becouse IE is "so much faster". I don't understand either, I find IE quite slow to start up, there isn't much difference. Maybe it's slightly quicker at rendering once the program is loaded. This person seems to enjoy having "20 Internet Explorer..." in the taskbar. I don't use IE for three reasons - principle of supporting OSS, extensions, and security (not in that order).
Too right it's a marketing puff piece. All that chatter about viewing media in the living room, and no mention of Linux HTPC solutions, MythTV etc. Not that I expected it in this dross. "Viiv-certified PC" - sounds ominous. Say, do they want us to upgrade all our hardware so that they can slip in DRM unnoticed? No thanks, I'll stick with open solutions. Plus, what's this about "most consumers aren't interested in... playing games [in their lounge rooms]"? I bet they would if they knew they could do it. That was the second reason why I built a mythbox - the first being access to media.
It seems that something has to be done, since everyone is either unwilling or unable to catch the perpetrators. If it's true that extortion of money is behind this, you'd think that the authorities would be keen to catch them, and make an example of them. Like you say, this can't go on unchecked for much longer.
Was anyone ever fingered for the root nameserver attack of 2002? I'd imagine not.
Why is the parent modded 'troll'? The first thing that strikes me when seeing these Vista screenshots is, "it looks like OS X". Even the default font is the same or very similar.
I wonder that since they have such a huge number of businesses signed to the various ad products, and that those businesses are of many different types, big and small, and the cost to those businesses is fairly cheap, are they really in danger of falling to a downturn? They are not like the banner ad pushers of the late 90s, whose clients were generally big business. And I wonder how many of those businesses popping up next to Google search results rely heavily on being listed prominently on Google. They simply cannot afford NOT to pull Google ads. Otherwise their site disappears into the myriad of standard results.
I use a VIA M10000N, 1GHz with a tiny fan that creates little noise. I put it in a slimline mini-itx case with two small fans to push some air through. I use Knoppmyth and install on a local 40GB hard disk. I store media on Windows & Linux servers, accessed over Samba on the wire, and I put some media on the local disk. I mount all the shares at startup, in the/myth directory, and MythTV goes off and finds all the titles. Finally I use an ATI Remote Wonder (RF version) to control it from my chair. Total cost was around 250GBP. Everything you need to know is at the Knoppmyth forum.
Yes - I do this. And if you use BitTorrent you don't even need the TV card. There's not enough decent stuff on UK TV to justify a separate TV card. Anything decent that you missed can be found in the "usual" places".
And surely everyone has a stand-alone DVD player, so an optical drive in this Mini-ITX setup might be overkill for some. Keep it slim and it keeps the noise down.
Then what do you propose as a way the companies that deliver the websites you visit and block ads from should cover the costs they have for serving their content to you, plus a little profit ?
I'm afraid that's irrelevant - before I used an ad-blocker I never paid attention to the ads anyway. I've been freeloading on websites since 1994.
Incidentally, I suppose you'd also assert that I'm taking revenue away from TV companies when I press 'fast farward'? You sound like a marketing shrill.
That's what crossed my mind. Unsolicited mail offering cash lands in your inbox? Anyone sane would tell you to ignore, it cannot be anything other than a scam. Why should offers to businesses be any different - no more "legitimate" than the ones I get. And since the authorities are starting to make headway in the fight against 419, it wouldn't be impossible that the fraudsters move onto a new target.
I'd say that if the CEO gets asked to meet his supposed benefactors at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, he should start worrying.
"Intel promises to make content easier to buy than it is to pirate"
This is funny. Going to the shop, picking up the title and handing over money is still easier than downloading p2p programs, setting up firewalls, understanding how it works, finding where to grab stuff from, waiting around for it to complete, sorting out the fakes or the subtitled German-dubbed clips from the real thing... yet many people do the latter rather than the former. And in many cases, the reason is the M-word...
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Why are audiences plummeting in all major TV markets? According to a recent survey, the average Brit now spends more time on-line than in front of the TV. Though how much of that on-line time is spent actually watching TV is open to debate. For me, quite a lot.
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Mod him up. Interactive services are the great white (red?) elephants of modern TV. Content providers only push them as a revenue stream. They rarely offer anything insightful - in the UK, I can only think of the BBC's sport coverage, offering eg actions from many courts at Wimbledon. In the commercial sector, just ask Andy Duncan of Channel 4 whether interactive services are worthwhile. In the US, do we see much interactive penetration? Has Fox convinced idiots to part with money to vote via the TV on American Idol? For this is surely the only useful application, in their eyes.
And of course they target living-room PVR devices, but with the brouhaha over broadcast flags, maybe it's understandable that they want to keep it quiet. Do it the easy way with Knoppmyth
Damn straight. Out of 11 entries on this list, I've heard of precisely one venture - Skype. Either I don't get out much on the Internet, or this piece is nothing more than PR puff for some bedroom websites. I mean, "Yelp", a review site? "Real people, real reviews". That's what the world needs, another user-created review site. Well excuse me for never encountering it.
The "elevation" view shows a range of elevations; 21km to -9km or roundabouts. What I want to know, is how do you define "sea level" on Mars? What is the elevation above or below measured against?
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I forgot to mention, this person also got rooted on their Linux server via an sshd brute force attack on account name "tester", password "tester"... so maybe I should take the view with a cellar of salt.
The only reason anyone is still using IE is because they have to
I'm not so sure, I know someone who works heavily with Linux yet still won't use Firefox on their Windows box, becouse IE is "so much faster". I don't understand either, I find IE quite slow to start up, there isn't much difference. Maybe it's slightly quicker at rendering once the program is loaded. This person seems to enjoy having "20 Internet Explorer..." in the taskbar. I don't use IE for three reasons - principle of supporting OSS, extensions, and security (not in that order).
Too right it's a marketing puff piece. All that chatter about viewing media in the living room, and no mention of Linux HTPC solutions, MythTV etc. Not that I expected it in this dross. "Viiv-certified PC" - sounds ominous. Say, do they want us to upgrade all our hardware so that they can slip in DRM unnoticed? No thanks, I'll stick with open solutions. Plus, what's this about "most consumers aren't interested in ... playing games [in their lounge rooms]"? I bet they would if they knew they could do it. That was the second reason why I built a mythbox - the first being access to media.
Using the word "gay" as a synonym of "bad" also "jumped the shark" many years ago.
It seems that something has to be done, since everyone is either unwilling or unable to catch the perpetrators. If it's true that extortion of money is behind this, you'd think that the authorities would be keen to catch them, and make an example of them. Like you say, this can't go on unchecked for much longer.
Was anyone ever fingered for the root nameserver attack of 2002? I'd imagine not.
Why is the parent modded 'troll'? The first thing that strikes me when seeing these Vista screenshots is, "it looks like OS X". Even the default font is the same or very similar.
IE: I notice that they nicked the mini search-box in top right from Opera/Firefox too - really, why do they bother? Where's the innovation?
I wonder that since they have such a huge number of businesses signed to the various ad products, and that those businesses are of many different types, big and small, and the cost to those businesses is fairly cheap, are they really in danger of falling to a downturn? They are not like the banner ad pushers of the late 90s, whose clients were generally big business. And I wonder how many of those businesses popping up next to Google search results rely heavily on being listed prominently on Google. They simply cannot afford NOT to pull Google ads. Otherwise their site disappears into the myriad of standard results.
I use a VIA M10000N, 1GHz with a tiny fan that creates little noise. I put it in a slimline mini-itx case with two small fans to push some air through. I use Knoppmyth and install on a local 40GB hard disk. I store media on Windows & Linux servers, accessed over Samba on the wire, and I put some media on the local disk. I mount all the shares at startup, in the /myth directory, and MythTV goes off and finds all the titles. Finally I use an ATI Remote Wonder (RF version) to control it from my chair. Total cost was around 250GBP. Everything you need to know is at the Knoppmyth forum.
Yes - I do this. And if you use BitTorrent you don't even need the TV card. There's not enough decent stuff on UK TV to justify a separate TV card. Anything decent that you missed can be found in the "usual" places".
And surely everyone has a stand-alone DVD player, so an optical drive in this Mini-ITX setup might be overkill for some. Keep it slim and it keeps the noise down.
Then what do you propose as a way the companies that deliver the websites you visit and block ads from should cover the costs they have for serving their content to you, plus a little profit ?
I'm afraid that's irrelevant - before I used an ad-blocker I never paid attention to the ads anyway. I've been freeloading on websites since 1994.
Incidentally, I suppose you'd also assert that I'm taking revenue away from TV companies when I press 'fast farward'? You sound like a marketing shrill.
Of course not, what do you take me for?
Remember that 419 dupees often meet "real" people when they get scammed. One guy in a suit looks much like another.
That's what crossed my mind. Unsolicited mail offering cash lands in your inbox? Anyone sane would tell you to ignore, it cannot be anything other than a scam. Why should offers to businesses be any different - no more "legitimate" than the ones I get. And since the authorities are starting to make headway in the fight against 419, it wouldn't be impossible that the fraudsters move onto a new target.
I'd say that if the CEO gets asked to meet his supposed benefactors at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, he should start worrying.
You link to your real name? I must be more paranoid than most.
Come on now, just open your eyes. I know you have an agenda to push, but really.
Well, that's hilarious. "Address to the 10th Anniversary Dinner, Westin Hotel, Sydney, 02 March 2006" *wipes tear*
"Intel promises to make content easier to buy than it is to pirate"
This is funny. Going to the shop, picking up the title and handing over money is still easier than downloading p2p programs, setting up firewalls, understanding how it works, finding where to grab stuff from, waiting around for it to complete, sorting out the fakes or the subtitled German-dubbed clips from the real thing... yet many people do the latter rather than the former. And in many cases, the reason is the M-word...
Heheh, I spy a new Slashdot meme...
"By Swedish, I am entitled to Halo 2!"
Why are audiences plummeting in all major TV markets? According to a recent survey, the average Brit now spends more time on-line than in front of the TV. Though how much of that on-line time is spent actually watching TV is open to debate. For me, quite a lot.
Mod him up. Interactive services are the great white (red?) elephants of modern TV. Content providers only push them as a revenue stream. They rarely offer anything insightful - in the UK, I can only think of the BBC's sport coverage, offering eg actions from many courts at Wimbledon. In the commercial sector, just ask Andy Duncan of Channel 4 whether interactive services are worthwhile. In the US, do we see much interactive penetration? Has Fox convinced idiots to part with money to vote via the TV on American Idol? For this is surely the only useful application, in their eyes.
And of course they target living-room PVR devices, but with the brouhaha over broadcast flags, maybe it's understandable that they want to keep it quiet. Do it the easy way with Knoppmyth
Damn straight. Out of 11 entries on this list, I've heard of precisely one venture - Skype. Either I don't get out much on the Internet, or this piece is nothing more than PR puff for some bedroom websites. I mean, "Yelp", a review site? "Real people, real reviews". That's what the world needs, another user-created review site. Well excuse me for never encountering it.
10.6N, 90W, apparently... try clicking "spacecraft" and find Beagle II in the list. +5 moderation on this post by the end of today, thankyou...
The "elevation" view shows a range of elevations; 21km to -9km or roundabouts. What I want to know, is how do you define "sea level" on Mars? What is the elevation above or below measured against?
FTFA: "We are exploring new ways to reach more people using innovative methods of communication and distribution."
I'm sure they are, but their big problem is that we already explored all that five years ago. Time to catch up, Hollywood, and fast!