umm... this flaw affects the server, not the client, so they would only have to patch the few server machines... but even if there was a security patch that needed to be applied to all public workstations, there is an automatic update deployment procedure... so no, sysadmins wouldn't ever have to go from computer to computer, replacing software...
actually, they can't even claim the ability to record 2 shows at once as an advantage. like you said, ultimate tv was directv only, and the directv version of tivo possesses the same capability to record 2 channels simultaneously.
hahahaha... i had forgotten about the tic tac toe board. i remember playing with my brother, and we would get so excited when we would find the room with the board. one of us would then try to use the board, fail miserably, and then receive a punch to the arm (how could you mess it up???)
great memories...
ok, this has gotten far too off topic
i love how his birthdate is the only one not listed... they should have put in ???? so he could be like those fighters with "mysterious backgrounds" in any boxing/fighting video game.
that game was so much fun to play... the funny thing is, i had no idea what do actually do with those pieces. i just liked running around the rooms and collecting items...
now i'm curious... what WERE you supposed to do with those pieces?
the samba guys used to use YODL before they switched to docbook. pretty easy to use, and you can convert to other document languages including html, latex, etc. http://www.xs4all.nl/~jantien/yodl/
the answer is that the numbers you quote were for quantity of consoles available at launch. They were continuing to produce and ship consoles during the timeframe listed in the article.
this is silly paranoia. yeah, there are inherent potential security problems when you use shared media, even when using encryption, as you point out, but only for those who absolutely need bulletproof security, i.e. computers with trade secrets or confidential government data on them. this product is intended for home use... most of us don't really need to be concerned that someone with petaflops of computing power at hand can break our encryption schemes and access our data.
and if you live near people who would ever think of trying to DoS you to get back at you for ruining their hedge clippers, you need to move.
not a problem... the homeplug spec provides for that concern. basically, homeplug cards have surge protection built in so (ideally) you're not going to fry your computer if you get a power spike.
seems hard to believe that he had to struggle to land the job at Apple, as such a prominent OS developer. I would have thought that the more successful/visible open source developers would have their pick of jobs at any firm... and Hubbard would be especially well suited to work on OSX, since it's based on freebsd. i bet he's just being modest...
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a GO network employee... GO is owned by ABC/Disney, which has a significant relationship with DEKA... they sponsor Kamen's robotics competition, among other things... also a reason why he choose good morning america (on abc) to unveil his device.
A t1 will run you AT LEAST $1000/mo, more like $2000/mo from a decent provider. So at 30 people * 40/mo, you might be able to afford a cheapo line. However, t1 split among 30 people will definitely not provide faster speeds than your average cable/dsl line... maybe faster outbound speeds, but not inbound. If you don't have any bandwidth hogs in your group, though, speeds might be acceptable, and, like you say, you wouldn't have to put up with an ISP's whims.
i've NEVER astroturfed here! "Watch a forum all day"? Remember, we don't even read our own site! Bunch of stupid linux zealots... cut your hair, lose the sandals and get real jobs, ya hippies.
The WHOLE article is based on this one little snippet of "information":
He [Allison] said as they discussed the Server Message Block's password changing scheme, the Microsoft representative, whom he declined to identify, commented: "You know, we have a patent on this, don't you?"
That's it. No hard info on whether microsoft is planning to enforce this patent, or if it's not something that can be worked around. Note that all the people quoted just spout vague generalities like "well, microsoft could screw us over thusly if they wanted to..."
Considering that to really wipe out samba, microsoft would have to destroy interoperability with previous windows versions... I think this article is just more zdnet sensationalist journalism.
actually, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I MUCH prefer dubbing to subtitles... unless the dubbing is just tragically bad. I don't want to have to read dialogue during a movie. Unfortunately, I seem to be in the minority, as all my friends always look for the subtitled version of a movie when we rent a foreign flick.
where can you get 15" lcd's for $350? Lowest prices on pricewatch are around that, but those are for ultra-generic's sold by vendor's I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole...
I was initially really intrigued by the start of the article, which points out that the web in its infancy was essentially a p2p system, even if the http protocol wasn't meant for it... almost everyone ran both servers and clients and shared content. But then I thought... the real reason why that kind of environment didn't continue isn't so much that the masses started connecting via transient means. It's that not that many people really have compelling content of their own to share. Just look at what most people use current p2p apps for: to redistribute other people's content. With only a few real content providers, there's no inherent reason why one-to-many is worse than many-to-many; in fact, there are many reasons why one-to-many is better (assured quality of content, for one... anyone else tired of downloading songs on napster or gnutella, only to find out later that they're incomplete?) The only reason why everyone is turning to p2p is because it's currently the easiest & best way to steal apps/music/miscellaneous content produced by others. If the music companies had any clue, they'd run their own servers serving digital copies of every song ever produced for a reasonable fee, and then we'd see the days of many-to-many return to the grave.
You don't think it's a joke?? Um, some choice selections from the faq:
5) Does the "middle corner" prove that 5=6?
Yes.
11) Does this fit in with the Hollow Earth theory?
Yes. Beneath the Earth, or hanging off the edges, is a land populated by either green-skinned women or Nazis. All those claiming to have seen this have misinterpreted it to fit in with the spurious and false Spherical Earth theory.
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umm... this flaw affects the server, not the client, so they would only have to patch the few server machines...
but even if there was a security patch that needed to be applied to all public workstations, there is an automatic update deployment procedure... so no, sysadmins wouldn't ever have to go from computer to computer, replacing software...
well, it's a bit redundant...
today is the (car (cdr life)) would be better, or maybe
(define today (car (cdr life)))
actually, they can't even claim the ability to record 2 shows at once as an advantage. like you said, ultimate tv was directv only, and the directv version of tivo possesses the same capability to record 2 channels simultaneously.
hahahaha... i had forgotten about the tic tac toe board. i remember playing with my brother, and we would get so excited when we would find the room with the board. one of us would then try to use the board, fail miserably, and then receive a punch to the arm (how could you mess it up???)
great memories...
ok, this has gotten far too off topic
i love how his birthdate is the only one not listed... they should have put in ???? so he could be like those fighters with "mysterious backgrounds" in any boxing/fighting video game.
that game was so much fun to play... the funny thing is, i had no idea what do actually do with those pieces. i just liked running around the rooms and collecting items...
now i'm curious... what WERE you supposed to do with those pieces?
the samba guys used to use YODL before they switched to docbook. pretty easy to use, and you can convert to other document languages including html, latex, etc.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jantien/yodl/
the answer is that the numbers you quote were for quantity of consoles available at launch. They were continuing to produce and ship consoles during the timeframe listed in the article.
this is silly paranoia. yeah, there are inherent potential security problems when you use shared media, even when using encryption, as you point out, but only for those who absolutely need bulletproof security, i.e. computers with trade secrets or confidential government data on them. this product is intended for home use... most of us don't really need to be concerned that someone with petaflops of computing power at hand can break our encryption schemes and access our data.
and if you live near people who would ever think of trying to DoS you to get back at you for ruining their hedge clippers, you need to move.
not a problem... the homeplug spec provides for that concern. basically, homeplug cards have surge protection built in so (ideally) you're not going to fry your computer if you get a power spike.
seems hard to believe that he had to struggle to land the job at Apple, as such a prominent OS developer. I would have thought that the more successful/visible open source developers would have their pick of jobs at any firm... and Hubbard would be especially well suited to work on OSX, since it's based on freebsd. i bet he's just being modest...
a GO network employee... GO is owned by ABC/Disney, which has a significant relationship with DEKA... they sponsor Kamen's robotics competition, among other things... also a reason why he choose good morning america (on abc) to unveil his device.
though the alpha was a 64bit processory, the wnt port was still 32bit.
A t1 will run you AT LEAST $1000/mo, more like $2000/mo from a decent provider. So at 30 people * 40/mo, you might be able to afford a cheapo line. However, t1 split among 30 people will definitely not provide faster speeds than your average cable/dsl line... maybe faster outbound speeds, but not inbound. If you don't have any bandwidth hogs in your group, though, speeds might be acceptable, and, like you say, you wouldn't have to put up with an ISP's whims.
just curious - what is the "somethingawful debacle" you're referring to?
i've NEVER astroturfed here! "Watch a forum all day"? Remember, we don't even read our own site! Bunch of stupid linux zealots... cut your hair, lose the sandals and get real jobs, ya hippies.
-- CmdrTaco
Considering that to really wipe out samba, microsoft would have to destroy interoperability with previous windows versions... I think this article is just more zdnet sensationalist journalism.
This is the first time i've laughed uncontrollably at a slashdot post. you made my day :)
actually, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I MUCH prefer dubbing to subtitles... unless the dubbing is just tragically bad. I don't want to have to read dialogue during a movie. Unfortunately, I seem to be in the minority, as all my friends always look for the subtitled version of a movie when we rent a foreign flick.
not true... i have a friend at square, and he says that a final fantasy 2 movie will come out in 2004 or 2005.
asked a friend who works at square about this once... they're not going to rerender all the speech scenes, too cost prohibitive.
where can you get 15" lcd's for $350? Lowest prices on pricewatch are around that, but those are for ultra-generic's sold by vendor's I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole...
I was initially really intrigued by the start of the article, which points out that the web in its infancy was essentially a p2p system, even if the http protocol wasn't meant for it... almost everyone ran both servers and clients and shared content. But then I thought... the real reason why that kind of environment didn't continue isn't so much that the masses started connecting via transient means. It's that not that many people really have compelling content of their own to share. Just look at what most people use current p2p apps for: to redistribute other people's content. With only a few real content providers, there's no inherent reason why one-to-many is worse than many-to-many; in fact, there are many reasons why one-to-many is better (assured quality of content, for one... anyone else tired of downloading songs on napster or gnutella, only to find out later that they're incomplete?) The only reason why everyone is turning to p2p is because it's currently the easiest & best way to steal apps/music/miscellaneous content produced by others. If the music companies had any clue, they'd run their own servers serving digital copies of every song ever produced for a reasonable fee, and then we'd see the days of many-to-many return to the grave.
As long as we're talking about penny arcade, you can't leave out Better than Penny Arcade, by the one and only jeff k. of somethingawful :)
You don't think it's a joke?? Um, some choice selections from the faq:
5) Does the "middle corner" prove that 5=6?
Yes.
11) Does this fit in with the Hollow Earth theory?
Yes. Beneath the Earth, or hanging off the edges, is a land populated by either green-skinned women or Nazis. All those claiming to have seen this have misinterpreted it to fit in with the spurious and false Spherical Earth theory.
Sure, it's not a joke...