Except Streamburst is selling downloadable content, completely different from video rental. What you suggest would imply that Blockbuster is downloading movies, burning them to DVDs, then renting those out to customers, who then rip the movies into files that they share on P2P.
Assuming of course that the watermark even survived the transcoding-burning-ripping-transcoding process. Which brings up an interesting point: what if you burned the content to a DVD? Would it still have the watermark?
Well, there's no reason a digital camera *has* to throw away any data at all. It's likely the case that all digital cameras do perform on-the-fly JPEG compression, but it's not a limitation of the hardware, so why bother reinventing the wheel if you really care about losing data that much? Just make a digital camera that saves pictures as some lossless format.
And at any rate, how are the single-pixel cameras throwing away any *less* data than their plain digicam counterparts? Doesn't it all just depend on the encryption method used?
I don't understand why parent got modded Trollish.
It's a legitimate stance. Not ideal, but given the choice between closed source drivers and none at all (a choice any Linux user makes when using 3D graphics acceleration), I'd take the former.
By all means, disagree with the opinion. But this is in no way a troll comment.
All the CS masters students just got back from grueling labs and annoying TA duties. They're pissed because they see MS students in stuff like Theater, taking a break on fridays. All they want to do when they come home is collapse in their comfy chair and read/. Their patience is not to be tested.
Would it make a difference if the Game Dev degree were from a 4-year university, as opposed to say, an art school? I'm thinking that the 4-year might be better for making contacts, as you said, although the art school could have some good hook-ups as well.
That sort of strategy works if you're getting a degree in say, Art History or Philosophy. In the humanities and social sciences, most graduates end up working in fields unrelated to what they studied in college. With the sciences and engineering, it's quite different. I doubt many biotech companies would consider hiring someone with a degree in Civil Engineering.
GoDaddy's tech staff obviously isn't capable of configuring anything running on Linux (see the last GoDaddy article). Personally I'd rather see them send proper HTTP headers on a Windows platform than such malformed ones using Linux.
Some special account... like, the Administrator account, which almost all Windows users I know log in as all the time?
Rootkits exploit weaknesses in an OS. Of course the company that made said OS would be wise to get rid of those holes. But you can't blame everything on the OS. If I make software that crashes every 15 seconds, it might not be Windows, it might be that I just can't code for crap. If I'm Sony and I make software that has a rootkit hidden in it, it might just be that I'm at fault for being negligent.
I wonder how long it's going to take these innovations to catch on in mainstream computing? Given that most desktops are still running on architectures burdened by 30-year-old design practices... I'd just like to see RISC finally embraced to the degree it deserves. That alone would certainly open up a lot of innovative designs that aren't feasible with the x86.
Yeah, a lot of MS programs do stuff like that.:/ Well, at least you'll never have to worry about them integrating it into the operating system, a la IE. Fully functional office software bundled with an OS, at no extra cost? Not on MY watch.
Wrongfully arrested people tend to be released from custody. Wrongly imprisoned people, upon being found innocent, tend to be released. All we are asking is that the FBI be held accountable for mistakes. Maybe that means firing people who mess up too much, or it could be as simple as just erasing all recordings if they suspected the wrong person.
Hacking: Making a system, program or piece of hardware do something that it was not designed to do. Cracking: Gaining access to a system, program, server or piece of hardware via methods which bypass any security in place or give the 'cracker' inflated privileges within the targeted system, program, server or hardware.
This made me realize that if the erosion of tech freedom continues, pretty soon the terms "hacker" and "cracker" will pretty much become synonymous, and the people who misapply the terms will finally be right. *shudder*
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Except Streamburst is selling downloadable content, completely different from video rental. What you suggest would imply that Blockbuster is downloading movies, burning them to DVDs, then renting those out to customers, who then rip the movies into files that they share on P2P.
Assuming of course that the watermark even survived the transcoding-burning-ripping-transcoding process. Which brings up an interesting point: what if you burned the content to a DVD? Would it still have the watermark?
Well, there's no reason a digital camera *has* to throw away any data at all. It's likely the case that all digital cameras do perform on-the-fly JPEG compression, but it's not a limitation of the hardware, so why bother reinventing the wheel if you really care about losing data that much? Just make a digital camera that saves pictures as some lossless format.
And at any rate, how are the single-pixel cameras throwing away any *less* data than their plain digicam counterparts? Doesn't it all just depend on the encryption method used?
I don't understand why parent got modded Trollish.
It's a legitimate stance. Not ideal, but given the choice between closed source drivers and none at all (a choice any Linux user makes when using 3D graphics acceleration), I'd take the former.
By all means, disagree with the opinion. But this is in no way a troll comment.
All the CS masters students just got back from grueling labs and annoying TA duties. They're pissed because they see MS students in stuff like Theater, taking a break on fridays. All they want to do when they come home is collapse in their comfy chair and read /. Their patience is not to be tested.
;)
I should know, I live with one.
Would it make a difference if the Game Dev degree were from a 4-year university, as opposed to say, an art school? I'm thinking that the 4-year might be better for making contacts, as you said, although the art school could have some good hook-ups as well.
That sort of strategy works if you're getting a degree in say, Art History or Philosophy. In the humanities and social sciences, most graduates end up working in fields unrelated to what they studied in college. With the sciences and engineering, it's quite different. I doubt many biotech companies would consider hiring someone with a degree in Civil Engineering.
The choice of degree does matter.
GoDaddy's tech staff obviously isn't capable of configuring anything running on Linux (see the last GoDaddy article). Personally I'd rather see them send proper HTTP headers on a Windows platform than such malformed ones using Linux.
... world takes no notice. Movie at 11.
Some special account... like, the Administrator account, which almost all Windows users I know log in as all the time?
Rootkits exploit weaknesses in an OS. Of course the company that made said OS would be wise to get rid of those holes. But you can't blame everything on the OS. If I make software that crashes every 15 seconds, it might not be Windows, it might be that I just can't code for crap. If I'm Sony and I make software that has a rootkit hidden in it, it might just be that I'm at fault for being negligent.
Apparently parent can't get enough of this crap.
Would YOU trust an organization whose name is an anagram for "fib"?
Funny that he's forcing ALL students to take down ALL blogs then. Kinda like objecting to murder and banning kitchen knives.
How is parent not modded funny yet?
*ponders*
Ballmer's totally right, guys. Microsoft has always relied on innovation to compete in the market.
After all, they *invented* Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
I know... how about someone patents the IDEA of patenting! Then you can revoke the right to pantent for anyone else down the line.
God claims prior art.
Isn't this whole business rather ridiculous? Last time I checked you couldn't patent feathers or sweat glands.
I wonder how long it's going to take these innovations to catch on in mainstream computing? Given that most desktops are still running on architectures burdened by 30-year-old design practices... I'd just like to see RISC finally embraced to the degree it deserves. That alone would certainly open up a lot of innovative designs that aren't feasible with the x86.
I shall call him... *pinky to corner of mouth* Mini-Moon!
Yeah, a lot of MS programs do stuff like that. :/
Well, at least you'll never have to worry about them integrating it into the operating system, a la IE. Fully functional office software bundled with an OS, at no extra cost? Not on MY watch.
Wrongfully arrested people tend to be released from custody. Wrongly imprisoned people, upon being found innocent, tend to be released. All we are asking is that the FBI be held accountable for mistakes. Maybe that means firing people who mess up too much, or it could be as simple as just erasing all recordings if they suspected the wrong person.
Now we just need Google Subway. ;)
Grah... was supposed tp be:
fir<st>po</st>
But it wasn't first post anyway.
*shoots self*
Insert the following code into an HTML document:
firpo
...or maybe someone will get to work on an open source clone. Because this game NEEDS a level/object editor.
Cracking: Gaining access to a system, program, server or piece of hardware via methods which bypass any security in place or give the 'cracker' inflated privileges within the targeted system, program, server or hardware.
This made me realize that if the erosion of tech freedom continues, pretty soon the terms "hacker" and "cracker" will pretty much become synonymous, and the people who misapply the terms will finally be right. *shudder*