Because they keep influencing the industry with their methods. By this I mean prop formats that lock you in -- Sony is most famous for it, but others have tried to do the same thing. And with their quality going down but their prices continually going up they make all of us look even more like suckers than we are (which is saying a lot because so many are suckers) and that negatively influences the industry as well.
Um, check out this list. Which of these "prop formats" lock you in? There's more than one that does, but there are also many great formats. Many of the formats e.g. Compact Disc are of course developed as collaborations or consortiums, but Sony is clearly an innovator that has given us a great deal of technology which has become industry standard and most of which isn't "locked down".
Also, remember that some of Sony's failed formats are admired by the geek community - i.e. Betamax. Personally I think HD DVD is a cheapo implementation with less long-term potential than Blu-Ray and I can't wait to get my hands on cheap Blu-Ray drives and media; a format that will hopefully grow (with the addition of extra layers) at the same rate as my iTunes collection until the next format arrives.
One thing to watch while doing the initial configuration is that the FreeNAS server doesn't do any auto assignment of the network card. I assumed that since I only had one network card, it would automatically be assigned as the network card for the system. I was wrong. I only realised the problem after an hour of checking connections and cables. You must assign the network card as laid out in the "LAN interface and IP configuration" section of the user guide.
I used Spamcop's paid webmail service before Gmail came along. Naturally, it had semi-automated reporting. It took me to a reporting page with all the mail it thinks is SPAM and all those I've personally tagged and I had to tick all those I wanted to report.
I did "Select All" and went through the list looking for false positives. This process was only time consuming if you didn't do it regularly and it reassured me that I knew everything that was being reported was indeed SPAM.
Um, isn't this an article on AdSense whose introduction mentions the insular nature of the company?
I know it sucks for the small guy, but the way AdSense works is logical and good for the consumer. Previously it was not enough clicks = irrelevant ad = no more ad impressions. Now it's not enough clicks = irrelevant ad = higher price. Both solutions make, er, (ad)sense.
Living in Silicon Fen, i.e. Cambridge, England, clearly displays the need for a good transport system and maybe some houses too. Rich people, nerds, transport system, places to live. We're a bit lacking in the latter two, which is stifling our capacity for 'crop' output...
Agreed... When I say it was never going to happen, I meant for this particular war. The tech is too advanced and it's an unequal battle any way - it wasn't needed to win.
Please start marking the parent as uninformed, not funny. Pearl Jam is no longer with Sony. The new album is the first that marks their severing from the giant. They are now part of J-Records.
Um... no. J-Records is owned by Sony BMG. Check Wikipedia.
I'm reaching the end of my computing science degree and thought I'd chip in.
In the past five years I've had rubbish IDEs shoved down my throat and I've resented it. I go through the first lab sheet for each module, which introduces the IDE, and that's it. I've only ever used TextPad (www.textpad.com - notepad replacement including markup colouring) and Emacs for actual work in Java and C at uni, but they really did force us to use Visual Studio for C++.
Reasons I don't like IDEs:
- Take too long to load / use too much RAM
- Typically require so much faffing around that it takes *longer* to write a small program in an IDE than in a text editor.
- Text editors and compilers are more reliable i.e. crash less than IDEs.
- IDE = too much clicking... Mouse != fast.
- Different University staff have different preferences and experiences of IDEs, so you end up learning 5 different programs for the same task...
- Our University taught us to use a non-free IDE and locks the labs shut at 17.30. The IDE in question was something like $350 - talk about encouraging piracy.
My "boycott" attitude to IDEs at uni has saved me hassle, money, RAM, disk space and I am better able to reel off code from the top of my head (useful in exams and the workplace) than my peers.
Are you guys nuts?! This is a Sony BMG release; by exploiting a vulnerability in the handling of each video frame, simply playing this video in any format installs a rootkit:O
It was never going to happen; at the end of the day there are too many platoons and too many troops to roll out funky megasunglasses and the like - maybe this was just propaganda to reassure the public of minimum casualties.
PS - This Just In: US Army Recruits Counterstrike Hackers to Develop Wallhack for Combat Sunglasses!
Before I start, let me just say that £425 is indeed a lot of money. Even here in the UK, it buys you a reasonable computer.
...but:
1) Find me a fast CPU with 7 usable cores for that money.
2) I'm really excited about Blu-Ray because of its storage capacity and HD resolution; if it's cheaper than other Blu-Ray players at release time it'll be a bargain, otherwise it will drive the cost of Blu-Ray players right down as nobody's going to buy a low/mid-range player that costs as much as/more than the PS3. Win/win for Sony and the consumer.
3) Selling gaming hardware at a loss a la Xbox is a bad idea; it encourages the use of mega cheapo components (again, a la Xbox i.e. the overheating PSUs and dead fans) and drives up the cost of games + cripples developers.
4) If the UK gets the PS3 at the same time as other markets, it saves the early adopter lots of cash / air miles so I reckon the average cost for such a consumer to be lower than other releases such as the PlayStation 1 - people used to buy imported ones for £600+.
5) Sony is using this money from its loyal customer base and stronger than steel franchise to produce a hugely innovative console. Kudos to them for using these assets to do something ambitious.
6) If you look at the rise in cost of the "enthusiast" graphics card solutions that PS3 is competing with, against the rise in cost of the PlayStation consoles, the situation looks a bit different.
Personally, I'm looking forward to preordering my UK PS3, and if you think £425 is expensive, wait till you see what they'll go for on ebay during the Christmas rush!
PS: The extra cash for the UK version is what it costs the lorries in fuel duty to get from the docks to the stores;P
>Think of the automotive industry: it's like setting the minimum fuel economy of a vehicle to a level above most vehicles today, and expecting the new designs to reach that level.
I don't agree, but your idea of setting minimum fuel economy sounds great! I'll suggest it to the Green Party...
OK, it's great that we're getting fancy consoles with mega graphics, but the cost of generating consoles makes it all but impossible for an innovative smaller company to come out with something that anyone's going to buy and it's now up to companies who can absorb a $500 million loss on console sales to make them.
Sega's already caved in, now only selling coin-ops and games; I suggest the next console from Nintendo will be the company's last. The days of being able to rely on the sale of games consoles and game software to run a business are over - there may never be another SNK/Sega/Atari/Nintendo. I say that's sad.
> Do they have any idea how much this would COST the ISP's and hosting companies??!
Um, a few mag tapes? All ISPs need to do is record the contact details and names of its subscribers, along with a record with time, date and duration of each DHCP lease. Websites will need to keep their usual access logs for longer.
This is all done already, they're just making it mandatory and specifying a minimum time for records to be kept...
So is it a flaw in the design or simply a few high temp FPU batches that cook when hot? Do those outside the 3K "affected" chips have the same inherent flaws but simply don't get so hot?
It's not the first time their server chips have experienced heat problems...
The quick time to market model necessary to compete in the fast-paced world of mobile phones and the lucrative potential of exploits that call/text premium rate numbers means we're gonna get insecure firmware with plenty of black hat wannabes trying to create exploits.
Before we had internet access universally and virus protection, protecting against floppy disk based viruses was a real issue on vulnerable OSes; you could have an antivirus program but you didn't get the definitions updates or OS/software patches.
I suggest that we're at the most vulnerable stage now - we have local technologies like Bluetooth and IrDA in our phones for quick transfer of exploit code and we've got big, complex firmware, without the universal availability of a fast method for delivering firmware updates or other protections such as 3G.
Hmm 24/26mpg combined for the normal car. Nice. In fact, I drove an RX8 with a friend at a dealer and we decided he shouldn't buy one because the comparitively mediocre performance wasn't worth the fuel bills!
Yep, excellent proof of concept, but they'd do _so_ much better for the environment by improving the economy of the normal car:)
Having said that, hydrogen RX8 would be pretty cool for town cruising...
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Oh for mod points...
Um, check out this list. Which of these "prop formats" lock you in? There's more than one that does, but there are also many great formats. Many of the formats e.g. Compact Disc are of course developed as collaborations or consortiums, but Sony is clearly an innovator that has given us a great deal of technology which has become industry standard and most of which isn't "locked down".
Also, remember that some of Sony's failed formats are admired by the geek community - i.e. Betamax. Personally I think HD DVD is a cheapo implementation with less long-term potential than Blu-Ray and I can't wait to get my hands on cheap Blu-Ray drives and media; a format that will hopefully grow (with the addition of extra layers) at the same rate as my iTunes collection until the next format arrives.
Er, yes it is. The slide says 16MB/s, not 16Mbps, i.e. megabytes, not megabits... 16Mbps would be pretty slow!
Agreed! Digg got Dug^H^H^Hpwned.
OMG screenshots of KDE! No ponies :( :(
heh, RTFM!
It's all about the clicks, baby.
I did "Select All" and went through the list looking for false positives. This process was only time consuming if you didn't do it regularly and it reassured me that I knew everything that was being reported was indeed SPAM.
I know it sucks for the small guy, but the way AdSense works is logical and good for the consumer. Previously it was not enough clicks = irrelevant ad = no more ad impressions. Now it's not enough clicks = irrelevant ad = higher price. Both solutions make, er, (ad)sense.
Living in Silicon Fen, i.e. Cambridge, England, clearly displays the need for a good transport system and maybe some houses too. Rich people, nerds, transport system, places to live. We're a bit lacking in the latter two, which is stifling our capacity for 'crop' output...
Agreed... When I say it was never going to happen, I meant for this particular war. The tech is too advanced and it's an unequal battle any way - it wasn't needed to win.
Please start marking the parent as uninformed, not funny. Pearl Jam is no longer with Sony. The new album is the first that marks their severing from the giant. They are now part of J-Records. Um... no. J-Records is owned by Sony BMG. Check Wikipedia.
PS if you can't do this, sorry, I don't have a PSP :)
In the past five years I've had rubbish IDEs shoved down my throat and I've resented it. I go through the first lab sheet for each module, which introduces the IDE, and that's it. I've only ever used TextPad (www.textpad.com - notepad replacement including markup colouring) and Emacs for actual work in Java and C at uni, but they really did force us to use Visual Studio for C++.
Reasons I don't like IDEs:
- Take too long to load / use too much RAM
- Typically require so much faffing around that it takes *longer* to write a small program in an IDE than in a text editor.
- Text editors and compilers are more reliable i.e. crash less than IDEs.
- IDE = too much clicking... Mouse != fast.
- Different University staff have different preferences and experiences of IDEs, so you end up learning 5 different programs for the same task...
- Our University taught us to use a non-free IDE and locks the labs shut at 17.30. The IDE in question was something like $350 - talk about encouraging piracy.
My "boycott" attitude to IDEs at uni has saved me hassle, money, RAM, disk space and I am better able to reel off code from the top of my head (useful in exams and the workplace) than my peers.
Are you guys nuts?! This is a Sony BMG release; by exploiting a vulnerability in the handling of each video frame, simply playing this video in any format installs a rootkit :O
PS - This Just In: US Army Recruits Counterstrike Hackers to Develop Wallhack for Combat Sunglasses!
I'm surprised a major cellphone company hasn't capitalised on this opportunity: disposable cellphone vending machines inside Guantanomo!
1) Find me a fast CPU with 7 usable cores for that money.
2) I'm really excited about Blu-Ray because of its storage capacity and HD resolution; if it's cheaper than other Blu-Ray players at release time it'll be a bargain, otherwise it will drive the cost of Blu-Ray players right down as nobody's going to buy a low/mid-range player that costs as much as/more than the PS3. Win/win for Sony and the consumer.
3) Selling gaming hardware at a loss a la Xbox is a bad idea; it encourages the use of mega cheapo components (again, a la Xbox i.e. the overheating PSUs and dead fans) and drives up the cost of games + cripples developers.
4) If the UK gets the PS3 at the same time as other markets, it saves the early adopter lots of cash / air miles so I reckon the average cost for such a consumer to be lower than other releases such as the PlayStation 1 - people used to buy imported ones for £600+.
5) Sony is using this money from its loyal customer base and stronger than steel franchise to produce a hugely innovative console. Kudos to them for using these assets to do something ambitious.
6) If you look at the rise in cost of the "enthusiast" graphics card solutions that PS3 is competing with, against the rise in cost of the PlayStation consoles, the situation looks a bit different.
Personally, I'm looking forward to preordering my UK PS3, and if you think £425 is expensive, wait till you see what they'll go for on ebay during the Christmas rush!
PS: The extra cash for the UK version is what it costs the lorries in fuel duty to get from the docks to the stores ;P
I don't agree, but your idea of setting minimum fuel economy sounds great! I'll suggest it to the Green Party...
Sega's already caved in, now only selling coin-ops and games; I suggest the next console from Nintendo will be the company's last. The days of being able to rely on the sale of games consoles and game software to run a business are over - there may never be another SNK/Sega/Atari/Nintendo. I say that's sad.
Um, a few mag tapes? All ISPs need to do is record the contact details and names of its subscribers, along with a record with time, date and duration of each DHCP lease. Websites will need to keep their usual access logs for longer.
This is all done already, they're just making it mandatory and specifying a minimum time for records to be kept...
It's not the first time their server chips have experienced heat problems...
The quick time to market model necessary to compete in the fast-paced world of mobile phones and the lucrative potential of exploits that call/text premium rate numbers means we're gonna get insecure firmware with plenty of black hat wannabes trying to create exploits.
Before we had internet access universally and virus protection, protecting against floppy disk based viruses was a real issue on vulnerable OSes; you could have an antivirus program but you didn't get the definitions updates or OS/software patches. I suggest that we're at the most vulnerable stage now - we have local technologies like Bluetooth and IrDA in our phones for quick transfer of exploit code and we've got big, complex firmware, without the universal availability of a fast method for delivering firmware updates or other protections such as 3G.
Hmm 24/26mpg combined for the normal car. Nice. In fact, I drove an RX8 with a friend at a dealer and we decided he shouldn't buy one because the comparitively mediocre performance wasn't worth the fuel bills!
Yep, excellent proof of concept, but they'd do _so_ much better for the environment by improving the economy of the normal car :)
Having said that, hydrogen RX8 would be pretty cool for town cruising...