Though, another commenter pointed out that the PADDINGXX thing is a legitimate side effect of some Visual Studio compilation. Haven't gotten a chance to check on that, but if that's the case then I'm definitely just leaning on the "legitimate file that for some reason Symantec didn't want us to ask about" train.
Original submitter of the article here (wasn't logged in last night). Clever maybe, but not the case. I got the popup from Norton last night asking me to allow or block this executable's internet connection attempt. It was around 10 o'clock I believe. The inital few threads on Norton's forum were completely legitimate and no one was throwing around conspiracy and virus accusations. The problem started when Norton mods started deleting the threads, and blocking the people who posted them from creating more. About 1:30 I went to bed, having found nothing concrete. At that time there were a number of posts around the net, most notably the Zone Alarm forum (since Norton was deleting things). At that point the Norton boards weren't being raided by 4chan at all -- that happened sometime overnight/this morning.
The file is real -- I can send you a copy if you'd like -- and appears to be part of some Norton update. Really the only problem here, and what triggered everything was that Norton was trying to delete any mention of it from their forums. As many others have pointed out, this leads me to believe that either the file is something Norton doesn't want in the open because they're tracking/doing something they don't want us to know about (tracking personal info, rootkit, whatever) or that somehow the Norton update was compromised and sent out a file that they're desperately trying to cover up/fix.
I haven't disassembled the file, but I was looking at it in a hex editor last night when I noticed all the ascii "PADDINGXX" at the end of the file, which strikes me as odd and doesn't seem to have a readily available reason to be in a legitimate file. There's no more code after the PADDINGXX sections, so it seems to be there only to ensure that the executable is a specific size.
and the inefficiency of metabolic (or catabolic in this case) processes isn't an issue. most people living in developed nations have an excess of fat stores and energy reserves. and outside of extreme survival situations, most people don't have to ration their food intake or energy expenditure. it's not like having some electrocyte implants will cause a person to eat more food. an average person's food intake has nothing to do with their energy expenditure. most people can probably use burning some extra calories once in a while.
Sign me up for a few implanted cellular batteries. If something like this could be done, I can imagine a lot of people jumping on board just for some extra calorie burn. After that maybe we can start working on some cybernetic implants.
Not sure if you noticed, but that link (Famous Programmers) actually just redirects to the article List of Programmers. The description given is that "This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions." So they're not actually trying to call them famous, that's just an unfortunate redirect from a former page, and potentially a bad name choice for an old article which has been fixed.
Am I the only one that feels like $50 for a 4x20 character USB LCD is too expensive? I mean, I understand how it would be useful in situations where you don't want/need a full monitor, but the Samsung USB monitor runs from $225-$300 depending on where you get it and runs at 1280x1024. I'd feel better about it if the 4x20 display would come down to $25-30.
Yes, but that's not the sub-$100 model number. That model is:
CPU:VIA C7-M 1.6GHz 400MHZ FSB RAM:512 DDR II Memory HDD:30GB OS:Linux / Windows XP / Windows Vista Windows Vista:7" WVGA LED Backlights (800 x 480) Net work:Wireless Lan 802.11 b/g
10/100M Ethernet Controller Card Reader:Push-push SD socket Audio:Built-in Microphone and dual speakers Input/Output:USB 2.0 X 2 VGA
Microphone jack
Headphonejack RJ45 Battery:3 cell/3 hours Weight:900g (including battery)
Which is NOT the one in the video -- and is not the model number in the video. If that model number IS the sub-$100 notebook, then either the manufacturer's specs are wrong on the site, or they have two models with completely different specs with exactly the same model number.
From http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9413803799.html (the 6th link when googling for that model number): "HiVision's site, which offers pages devoted to its NBx line of notebooks, but which at press time has yet to post information on the new miniNote, should be available here."
Maybe I just have no idea who the guy in the video is, but why do you think it's a video made by competitors? It's some guy at a trade show looking directly at the Hi-Vision booth/products, and I got the model numbers from an info sheet in the video about their products.
Your more plausible alternative is that these other random sites are right and the manufacturers own website is wrong about the specs of their machine? Also, your third site is just referring back to the first site for the info. In addition that site actually has a Youtube video of the same video linked in the summary. If you jump to 3:58 in that video it shows you the model numbers.
The summary doesn't list any model numbers. It just refers to it as "Mini Note." The paper listing the specs in the video has them listed as the PWS700A and PWS700B, which are not the same model numbers as on their website for those other systems. So no, they're not the same model numbers.
I'm fairly certain that none of those Low Cost PC laptops on their site are what this summary is about. First of all, all of those are using VIA C7 processors, not MIPS. And in the linked video he says it has 128MB of RAM. Those also all say Linux/Windows Vista (or XP). While in the video they say it runs either Linux or Windows CE.
And I know from experience that many of these portable units are crap. We tried three different brands and the tank-full sensor failed to work on any of them, resulting in three cleanings of a very wet carpet. Eventually we moved the servers to a room with windows so we could put in more powerful window units which solved the problem. I highly recommend against portable "evaporative" air conditioners that claim they don't need drainage. They're lying.
Indeed. I actually think the one on the front page of their site is a bit better than the link in the article, but still has problems. Especially when she starts making weird faces at the end, the animated face's motions/expressions were enough off that many of them just end up looking creepy.
There's no reason they should need a gate to keep people out if the road really is marked with a sign stating that it's private property. Assuming this is true, and the sign is clearly visible, then Google is definitely in the wrong. However, I don't think the couple really has a case to be suing for $25,000 because of "decreased property value." A different article I read about it has Google's spokesman saying there's no reason for litigation, and apparently Google has a form/process for property owners to request removal of pictures. It's funny though, because now at the address there's just a nice gap in the Google street view where they pulled the images.
Okay... but if the offense is a civil offense, and they're asking if you did it, they're not asking a question "wherever the answer might tend to subject to criminal responsibility him who gives it" because the answer is only subjecting him/her to civil responsibility, so it doesn't seem to apply.
Well, I don't know that I'd want the program actually doing the purchasing directly without human interaction, but many/most professional investors certainly use forecasting software to help them decide what stocks to pick. The forecasting is the difficult part, adding functionality to buy/sell electronically I'm sure is fairly trivial.
I work with MRI machines as well. And by the time you're at the 5 gauss line you can see/hear the machine even if it's not actively scanning -- though I haven't worked with a scanner up in the 9T range, so I don't know if that's true at that level as well. What you're saying is that with older, very badly shielded machines or when you are in fact being "led to a machine" that you know is there you can feel it? Wow, shocking. What you seemed to imply in your first post was that when you were just randomly walking through a building with an MRI you could feel it, without giving any sense of how far away you were, or if you know whether a machine is present ahead of time or not.
Not exactly. Sure it's not as loud when it's not scanning, but it's always making noise and producing vibrations somewhat. How far away from it do you claim you can sense it? The magnetic field only extends out noticeably to a certain point, which is usually indicated by a line on the floor and is usually still within the same room as the magnet. If you're talking 10-15 feet, sure maybe, though it's just as possible that you feel different because you know there's a machine right there (and when you're that close you can definitely hear/feel the vibrations even if it's not scanning). If you're talking about being able to feel/sense it when you walk in the same building or are 50+ feet away, I'm not buying it.
I'm not positive, but I believe the spectrum auctioned was for the frequencies of the actual TV channels. Google is now after the small gaps in frequency between these ranges that were already auctioned.
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Though, another commenter pointed out that the PADDINGXX thing is a legitimate side effect of some Visual Studio compilation. Haven't gotten a chance to check on that, but if that's the case then I'm definitely just leaning on the "legitimate file that for some reason Symantec didn't want us to ask about" train.
Original submitter of the article here (wasn't logged in last night). Clever maybe, but not the case. I got the popup from Norton last night asking me to allow or block this executable's internet connection attempt. It was around 10 o'clock I believe. The inital few threads on Norton's forum were completely legitimate and no one was throwing around conspiracy and virus accusations. The problem started when Norton mods started deleting the threads, and blocking the people who posted them from creating more. About 1:30 I went to bed, having found nothing concrete. At that time there were a number of posts around the net, most notably the Zone Alarm forum (since Norton was deleting things). At that point the Norton boards weren't being raided by 4chan at all -- that happened sometime overnight/this morning.
The file is real -- I can send you a copy if you'd like -- and appears to be part of some Norton update. Really the only problem here, and what triggered everything was that Norton was trying to delete any mention of it from their forums. As many others have pointed out, this leads me to believe that either the file is something Norton doesn't want in the open because they're tracking/doing something they don't want us to know about (tracking personal info, rootkit, whatever) or that somehow the Norton update was compromised and sent out a file that they're desperately trying to cover up/fix.
I haven't disassembled the file, but I was looking at it in a hex editor last night when I noticed all the ascii "PADDINGXX" at the end of the file, which strikes me as odd and doesn't seem to have a readily available reason to be in a legitimate file. There's no more code after the PADDINGXX sections, so it seems to be there only to ensure that the executable is a specific size.
and the inefficiency of metabolic (or catabolic in this case) processes isn't an issue. most people living in developed nations have an excess of fat stores and energy reserves. and outside of extreme survival situations, most people don't have to ration their food intake or energy expenditure. it's not like having some electrocyte implants will cause a person to eat more food. an average person's food intake has nothing to do with their energy expenditure. most people can probably use burning some extra calories once in a while.
Sign me up for a few implanted cellular batteries. If something like this could be done, I can imagine a lot of people jumping on board just for some extra calorie burn. After that maybe we can start working on some cybernetic implants.
That's a no-brainer. One day coding, 6 days running because you can be doing other things while it's running.
This appears to be true at least as far back as Ubuntu 6.10 as well -- or at least specifically both my 6.10 and 7.10 systems default to 0.
Additionally it's 0 on Fedora Core 3.
On Redhat Enterprise 3 it defaults to 0, however, on EL 5 it defaulted to 1.
Not sure if you noticed, but that link (Famous Programmers) actually just redirects to the article List of Programmers. The description given is that "This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions." So they're not actually trying to call them famous, that's just an unfortunate redirect from a former page, and potentially a bad name choice for an old article which has been fixed.
Am I the only one that feels like $50 for a 4x20 character USB LCD is too expensive? I mean, I understand how it would be useful in situations where you don't want/need a full monitor, but the Samsung USB monitor runs from $225-$300 depending on where you get it and runs at 1280x1024. I'd feel better about it if the 4x20 display would come down to $25-30.
Hopefully they'd limit themselves to grammatically correct choices. So, no to that.
Seeing as how I've played Descent... remind me never to fly with you :)
Yes, but that's not the sub-$100 model number. That model is:
CPU:VIA C7-M 1.6GHz 400MHZ FSB
RAM:512 DDR II Memory
HDD:30GB
OS:Linux / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Windows Vista:7" WVGA LED Backlights (800 x 480)
Net work:Wireless Lan 802.11 b/g
10/100M Ethernet Controller
Card Reader:Push-push SD socket
Audio:Built-in Microphone and dual speakers
Input/Output:USB 2.0 X 2 VGA
Microphone jack
Headphonejack RJ45
Battery:3 cell/3 hours
Weight:900g (including battery)
Which is NOT the one in the video -- and is not the model number in the video. If that model number IS the sub-$100 notebook, then either the manufacturer's specs are wrong on the site, or they have two models with completely different specs with exactly the same model number.
From http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9413803799.html (the 6th link when googling for that model number): "HiVision's site, which offers pages devoted to its NBx line of notebooks, but which at press time has yet to post information on the new miniNote, should be available here."
The MiniNote is NOT the NB0700
Maybe I just have no idea who the guy in the video is, but why do you think it's a video made by competitors? It's some guy at a trade show looking directly at the Hi-Vision booth/products, and I got the model numbers from an info sheet in the video about their products. Your more plausible alternative is that these other random sites are right and the manufacturers own website is wrong about the specs of their machine? Also, your third site is just referring back to the first site for the info. In addition that site actually has a Youtube video of the same video linked in the summary. If you jump to 3:58 in that video it shows you the model numbers.
The summary doesn't list any model numbers. It just refers to it as "Mini Note." The paper listing the specs in the video has them listed as the PWS700A and PWS700B, which are not the same model numbers as on their website for those other systems. So no, they're not the same model numbers.
I'm fairly certain that none of those Low Cost PC laptops on their site are what this summary is about. First of all, all of those are using VIA C7 processors, not MIPS. And in the linked video he says it has 128MB of RAM. Those also all say Linux/Windows Vista (or XP). While in the video they say it runs either Linux or Windows CE.
And I know from experience that many of these portable units are crap. We tried three different brands and the tank-full sensor failed to work on any of them, resulting in three cleanings of a very wet carpet. Eventually we moved the servers to a room with windows so we could put in more powerful window units which solved the problem. I highly recommend against portable "evaporative" air conditioners that claim they don't need drainage. They're lying.
Indeed. I actually think the one on the front page of their site is a bit better than the link in the article, but still has problems. Especially when she starts making weird faces at the end, the animated face's motions/expressions were enough off that many of them just end up looking creepy.
There's no reason they should need a gate to keep people out if the road really is marked with a sign stating that it's private property. Assuming this is true, and the sign is clearly visible, then Google is definitely in the wrong. However, I don't think the couple really has a case to be suing for $25,000 because of "decreased property value." A different article I read about it has Google's spokesman saying there's no reason for litigation, and apparently Google has a form/process for property owners to request removal of pictures. It's funny though, because now at the address there's just a nice gap in the Google street view where they pulled the images.
No. Just because you make the hypothetical political views more extreme doesn't make it any more legal to discriminate because of them.
Okay... but if the offense is a civil offense, and they're asking if you did it, they're not asking a question "wherever the answer might tend to subject to criminal responsibility him who gives it" because the answer is only subjecting him/her to civil responsibility, so it doesn't seem to apply.
"Tri-band GSM and GPRS for North America (850/1800/1900 Mhz) and the rest of the world (900/1800/1900 Mhz)"
From http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner
Well, I don't know that I'd want the program actually doing the purchasing directly without human interaction, but many/most professional investors certainly use forecasting software to help them decide what stocks to pick. The forecasting is the difficult part, adding functionality to buy/sell electronically I'm sure is fairly trivial.
I work with MRI machines as well. And by the time you're at the 5 gauss line you can see/hear the machine even if it's not actively scanning -- though I haven't worked with a scanner up in the 9T range, so I don't know if that's true at that level as well. What you're saying is that with older, very badly shielded machines or when you are in fact being "led to a machine" that you know is there you can feel it? Wow, shocking. What you seemed to imply in your first post was that when you were just randomly walking through a building with an MRI you could feel it, without giving any sense of how far away you were, or if you know whether a machine is present ahead of time or not.
Not exactly. Sure it's not as loud when it's not scanning, but it's always making noise and producing vibrations somewhat. How far away from it do you claim you can sense it? The magnetic field only extends out noticeably to a certain point, which is usually indicated by a line on the floor and is usually still within the same room as the magnet. If you're talking 10-15 feet, sure maybe, though it's just as possible that you feel different because you know there's a machine right there (and when you're that close you can definitely hear/feel the vibrations even if it's not scanning). If you're talking about being able to feel/sense it when you walk in the same building or are 50+ feet away, I'm not buying it.
I'm not positive, but I believe the spectrum auctioned was for the frequencies of the actual TV channels. Google is now after the small gaps in frequency between these ranges that were already auctioned.
I wouldn't call the lack of the letter e 'unique.'
That link is in the summary. This post is more about the review of the device.